i am the director of the adomings center at the san francisco spca. also i spent a good number of years on the commission of animal control and welfare, the dog advisory committee and would like to thank you, supervisor wiener, for bringing this forward. this has been a topic that has been discussed for many years. as martha said, it is a topic where there has been interest and support from user groups. that is unique. our main concern is the welfare of animals. we are big advocates for responsible animal care for the good of the animals and the community. the legislation that you have drafted here is really good. since we are a city that has more dogs than we have children, this is wonderful rmed to -- time to highlight the fact that professional dog walking is a skill, and advocating business licenses and things that recognize this as a professional. we have a wonderful community of professional dog walkers already who are doing wonderful things and being responsible about their dogs, the parks and so forth. this will help when there are changes or

. >> lana and krista from the san francisco spca nice to see you. >> nice to see you a that s for having us. >> always happy to have you guys. let's talk about lana, a beagle naturally curious. >> she is 5-years-old, doesn't have that typical beagle personality she likes to explore, go on walks and sniff around and color her world. >> -- and explore her world. >> just wanted everybody to see her face. >> she is gorgeous. >> she just had puppies. >> yeah november 1st. she came to the shelter with a litter of four. wonderful mom did a great job of raising them the puppies are up for adoption now and she is looking for a home as well. >> tell us how macy's is going this year? >> really well. we are up in terms of adoptions which is wonderful. it is our best year so far. we'll be there through new year's. looking for volunteers as well. >> nice seeing you, thank you. >> thanks for having us. >>> within moments, we are expecting a judge to sentence barry opinions for his role in the balco steroids scandal. he could be sent to prison on obstruction of justice conviction. >> we are extending th

. >> lana and krista from the san francisco spca nice to see you. >> nice to see you a that s for having us. >> always happy to have you guys. let's talk about lana, a beagle naturally curious. >> she is 5-years-old, doesn't have that typical beagle personality she likes to explore, go on walks and sniff around and color her world. >> -- and explore her world. >> just wanted everybody to see her face. >> she is gorgeous. >> she just had puppies. >> yeah november 1st. she came to the shelter with a litter of four. wonderful mom did a great job of raising them the puppies are up for adoption now and she is looking for a home as well. >> tell us how macy's is going this year? >> really well. we are up in terms of adoptions which is wonderful. it is our best year so far. we'll be there through new year's. looking for volunteers as well. >> nice seeing you, thank you. >> thanks for having us. >>> within moments, we are expecting a judge to sentence barry opinions for his role in the balco steroids scandal. he could be sent to prison on obstruction of justice conviction. >> we are extending th

spca. the number is on your screen. >>> turns out the san francisco woman suspected of burglarizing alex trebek's hotel room will not be punished with the three strikes charge. lucinda moyers allegedly broke in the room, stole a purse and a wallet. the host says he tore his achilles tendon while he was chasing her down the hallway. if convicted, she faces 30 years behind bars. she has been convicted of four burglaries since 1990. >>> high-speed rail project could be derailed by the very same people who supported it. recent poll shows 64% of californians want a do over, have another vote. if it were on the ballot again. doubling the estimated cost of the project to $100 billion over 20 years. voters say they're concerned over spending huge amounts of money during a weak economy. >>> list of san francisco businesses being booted from the waterfront to make way for the america's cup later on today. mayor ed lee announcing the city's plan to move 27 tenants away from pier 27. dozens of businesses will have to pack things up for that america's cup. that's set for 2013. >>> bittersweet time for militar

san francisco. >> reporter: winn adopted her from the human society spca. and right now senior vice president scott delucci is hoping that people will do as winn did this holiday season. >> our organization, the peninsula human society, is opened to it given the right circumstances. >> it turned out to be the right match. the medals and pictures show his life now revolves around running marathon. a little four-pound pup ended up saving his life. >> i'm given a second chance with life and i feel like i've given her a second chance with life and she's given me a second chance with life. and i'm healthy. >> reporter: in san francisco, cheryl herd, nbc bay area news. >>> coming up, a live picture of san francisco ition where volunteers are spreading cheer to bay area families. [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announ

spca hopes to track them down. >> reporter: and could the warriors be leaving oakland? why they are talking with san francisco's mayor and oakland's mayor's press conference scheduled today. >>> and a heated battle over a billboard. this one involves the raiders and a bay area burger king. . >>> mayor quan will talk about baseball at a press conference. but there's questions than more -- about more than just the as. claudine wong has more. >> reporter: good morning. we're in coliseum country right now. the mayor is expected to talk about redevelopment for this area. but fans we've been talking to this morning say, look, if you want to keep the as, the warriors and raiders here -- the as, the warriors and raiders here, you better fight for them. >> i don't think our city is doing enough for the teams, especially the raiders, the players who paved the way for oakland. >> reporter: are you surprised about the warriors? >> the warriors leaving? that's ridiculous. somebody needs to step up and keep our bay area teams here. >> reporter: the mayor is expected to talk about baseball today. she's called a press conferen