and you brought up san francisco state and brotherhood way developments and i know the 19th avenue corridor study looked at the massive plan from f.s. state from 2007-2020. i think there were only a couple paragraphs in the e.i.r. that considered that san francisco state is planning to grow from 20,000 students to 25,000 students in a short period of time. that's increasing about 25% of the student population so that's 5,000 new students. and as a former san francisco state faculty member, i know parkmerced very well because that's where we circle driving around to find parking and i know that gridlock and it increases in the number of students and about 700-plus faculty and staff will increase that gridlock as well. i'm just wondering why there wasn't more of an analysis of the creative arts building that's going to be built with 1,200 feet auditorium and a lot of other improvements that san francisco state is planning. i know you said they're not set in stone, but it's definitely something that san francisco state is planning to move towards as i talk to robert corrigan and leroy morista,

they sent it home. >> reporter: there's a lot of worry on san francisco state campus. they're making arrangements for 12 students to get them out of japan. narz no word on which they arrive back in the bay area. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle, "nbc bay area news." >>> we're go back to tokyo, and also the nuclear concerns in our own backyard. we take you where cameras don't normally go. a look at this along the california coast. >> they escaped unharmed and go back to see what's left behind. we go along with a japanese family who witnessed the destruction of the tsunami and lived to tell about it. >>> good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff friendary. we're tracking the weather across japan. back here at womeom wee tckra rainfall from the north bay to the east bay. details on who is getting it in the worst in minutes. >>> if you've ever experienced a disaster first hand, the tearer is soon replaced by the horror of loss. as it has been for so many in japan. >> so many have lost everything, their homes and possessions and sadly for some, their lives. one fa

and you brought up san francisco state and brotherhood way developments and i know the 19th avenue corridor study looked at the massive plan from f.s. state from 2007-2020. i think there were only a couple paragraphs in the e.i.r. that considered that san francisco state is planning to grow from 20,000 students to 25,000 students in a short period of time. that's increasing about 25% of the student population so that's 5,000 new students.

. >> about 100 san francisco state teachers rallied about governor brown's 1.4 billion- dollar cut in higher education and san francisco state stands to lose up to $32 million. >> this is the first time in a half of century that we are telling students that you have worked all of this time and we are going to tell you no because of money reasons. >> reporter: the cuts mean more delayed education because fewer classes will be available. >> in the beginning of the year there's usually about 40 to 50 to 100 kids more than there is seating in the classroom so people are falling out of the hallways and fighting for a seat. >> reporter: the cuts are being shared equally on campus. >> there are people higher up in management that are getting nice salaries and paychecks and they are not taking cuts but we are taking the cuts and the teachers are. >> we stand together with our students and our faculty and everyone here on campus in say that more funds and more support for true assessable affordable higher education in california is important. >> reporter: protesters marched through the city co

after receiving that diploma in 2005, i went on to city college and san francisco state a couple months back i received my bachelors degree in sewsology and psychology. [applause] sociology and psychology. thank you. i'm currently a research assistants at san francisco state and doing research on attitudes with incarcerated populations and applying to grad schools right now. what i can tell you from my studies and what i have learned is that when in rome, we do what the romans do. what five keys has done is provide an environment that replaces the environment of violence and crime that is currently in place in our jails today without such programs. that environment, you know, it turned me back on to academics and i would not have been able to complete any of this if that and i would not have been able to complete any of this if that

made my way out to san francisco when i was a college student, and i sat in the class is in san francisco state as well, and i remember growing up at that time around clement street. we call the richmond district the new chinatown in the 1980's at that time. just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering san francisco in the 1980's as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. i worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the mental health center in the richmond area multi services in the 1980's, and i was also a staff are at the chinatown youth center -- i was also a staffer. a lot of my work has been supporting community empowerment, especially in an immigrant and people of color communities. most recently, i have been teaching at san francisco state. i ran the immigrant rights coalition in the city in the 1990's for several years. i'm also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant communities in the city as well. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? supervisor mar: a lot of peopl

building that's going to be built with 1,200 feet auditorium and a lot of other improvements that san francisco state is planning. i know you said they're not set in stone, but it's definitely something that san francisco state is planning to move towards as i talk to robert corrigan and leroy morista, different officials of f.s. state but my sense is the e.i.r. should look carefully at the analysis of a neighboring institution like f.s. state with a very ambitious master plan that's going to increase expansion significantly and i think make the traffic analysis even more complex than it is. and the environmental illustrate pictures as well but i'll just ask that question to respond, mr. cooper. >> my response simply would be that we've incorporated all the growth that's projected under the master plan into our analysis of the traffic impact. president chiu: and knowing first hand how the traffic throw is from holloway as we circle to find parking, i know that will be significantly increased. i don't think the e.i.r. has that human and environmental impact as i read through it. i would say i was infl

i also was with a number of students from san francisco state today. students are preparing for the march 2nd days of action for public education. they are in celebration -- in solidarity with the number of teachers and officials in tucson defending their ethnic studies program from a state policy that seeks to wipe away the teaching of people's ethnic heritage and sharing of our culture's with each other. it is a very dangerous time in tucson and we are expressing solidarity. i will be joining a number of labor and community groups tomorrow with a day of action for public education. at city college, there is a rally for public education at noon in the main quad area. at san francisco state, at 11:00, students, faculty and staff are meeting at 19th and haul away for a big action. in the evening tomorrow, number of us may be joining jobs with justice, a coalition of 20 plus labor based groups in a town hall on public education. the theme of the forum will be at the mission campus of the community college system at 11:20 -- at 1125 valencia. the scene is

we are at san francisco state with what students and teachers are demanding. david. >> reporter: this day of action saw a smaller turn out than last year. the protesters told us that it is a crisis stage

we went to san francisco state university to get my credentials and my master's degree. we had to close the school down to get to ethnic studies. the police marching on us at san francisco state. after leaving new orleans and coming here, it was still a fight. comparing the schools, yes, i can see the different -- i can see the difference. those parents are there, and they bring in money for those schools, and they have all kinds of book fairs and arts festivals, computer labs, and at hunters point, it is a whole different story. you do not have a computer labs there. we do not have a parent involvement. it is a total difference. >> your perspective on jamal, awaiting the decision on whether he will be executed or spend his life in prison. >> he should be released. [applause] one of my professors actually is working on his case, so i have been following through her visits and conversations, but i think it is the quintessential example of what is happening with the intellects in our community. he is a brilliant brother. if you have not gone on youtube and seen him offering

after receiving that diploma in 2005, i went on to city college and san francisco state a couple months back i received my bachelors degree in sewsology and psychology. [applause] sociology and psychology. thank you. i'm currently a research assistants at san francisco state and doing research on attitudes with incarcerated populations and applying to grad schools right now. what i can tell you from my studies and what i have learned is that when in rome, we do what the romans do. what five keys has done is provide an environment that replaces the environment of violence and crime that is currently in place in our jails today without such programs. that environment, you know, it turned me back on to academics and i would not have been able to complete any of this if that academic intervention had not happened. so based on all of that, i would just like to thank board for your support and ask that you grant these two charters. thanks. [applause] >> hi, my name is martin -- i should have come first. i'm a very recent graduate from san bruno. i too have an illustrious career of crime and i

locally, san francisco state and san jose state university also participated and there was a set of issues down at san jose state, as well. apparently, some protestors were blocking the faculty parking lot during the day of action. we haven't heard of any arrests going on there. again, three protestors from uc- berkeley expected to be in court this morning. sydnie. >> but all quiet now. >> reporter: yes. >> thank you very much, anne makovec at uc-berkeley. >>> the national transportation safety board hearing into the san bruno pipeline explosion wraps up today. engineers and pipeline experts on the witness list today. san bruno's fire chief testified yesterday that had he no idea there was a gas transmission line under his town prior to the explosion that killed eight people. >> the fire department was only aware -- we thought the gas distribution system was what serviced the city of bruin. we did not know -- city of san bruno. we didn't know there was a transmission line through the city until after the incident. >> the board also heard from pg&e supervisors who testified that automatic s

locally we saw protests at san francisco state and san jose state universities.o knowledge of any arrests at those campuses, just here at uc-berkeley. again, 17 people total arrested for trespassing, three of them also charged with resisting arrest and they are expected in court this morning. >> thank you, anne makovec at uc-berkeley. >>> an inmate has escaped from a jail in alameda county. sheriff's deputies now searching for the the 21-year- old man. he was reported missing around 11:00 tuesday night from the santa rita jail. he was last seen five hours before that returning from the fremont courthouse. somehow he made it into the area of the jail where inmates are released. he is facing stolen vehicle and pursuit charges. >>> an early-morning fire has severely damaged a restaurant in east san jose. firefighters say the flames broke out in the kitchen of la gaviota around 1:30. the restaurant located in the strip mall on lucretia avenue. fire crews stopped the flames from spreading. no injuries. the damage, though, estimated at $200,000. the fire chief believes

i remember in san francisco state college and i later went there, i was doing a production of -- i can't believe i'm telling this story, antonini and cleopatra. my character was named dare sadist. the first rehearsal there was an actor, guy named george ebbey -- hi, george. i came out of the first rehearsal and who art thou? they are sadists i'm called. and i remember i said whatever it takes, whatever it takes, i will take george ebbey down. >> now n. a moment like that there were two reactions that come to mind immediately. one is you were so humiliated and embarrassed, you run and hide somewhere. and the other is you summage the courage to say i am not going to let this defeat me and i will work my way through it. >> that was nice. i kind of did both. in this i feel very relaxed and yet if you and i were going have coffee and you hadn't asked me to go for coffee yet, i would probably be more shy. tavis: that's why i would rather ask you. get coffee here so we can tell more stories like these. >> can we get some coffee? we need spencer. tavis: yeah. were you always funny? >> no. i reme

amy it there, an emeritus professor and former chair of the department of counseling at san francisco state university. one of my accomplishments during my tenure in the department was creating and implementing a specialization n gentle on the counseling in partnership with the master's program in gerontology more than 15 years ago. i am a friend, if you will, of the next program, as i am a resident of maryland law park. i am here to do a test to the dedication, talent, and the plain hard work of these board members who wish to provide a vehicle for services and support to their neighbors as they age. they exemplify the notion of each one, help one, which makes me proud again to live in this terrific city. i strongly support the funding of a full-time paid staff person using funds under increasing participation in senior villages. i urge this committee to support the work of next sf by proposing the 2011-2012 budget include legislative option to, "provide a san francisco-based millage organization with general funds from the subsidy to pay for a member of reach and targeted demographics, su

san francisco. what i am saying to you all, ladies and gentlemen, is that there is a state of emergency here in san francisco. african americans seem to be insignificant right here in san francisco for whatever reasons. i am not blaming anyone in this chamber. i definitely see my leaders here. ♪ blacks are leaving this town, and i want to know, where is willie brown? i need to talk to jerry brown need to know what is going on me to know who is in control right here in san francisco -- need to know ♪ most of the time, you all do not hear me. i have 17 seconds. why do we not have a hearing on why african-americans are leaving this down? african americans leading san francisco. i want to note who is in control -- african americans leave st. -- leaving san francisco. -- i want to know. president chiu: anymore public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. clerk calvillo: these items will begin acted upon by a single roll call vote. president chiu: colleagues, would anyone like to sever any of the items? if we could take a roll-call vote on items 31 through 34? clerk calvillo: [reading roll] ther

during the first 20 years, i was a professor of research at san francisco state. i was involved in several research firms and then i had my own company for three years. after that, i went into real estate. i am a real estate broker and i have done everything from an little bar in the mission to the home in the sunset. most of the time, this is south of market. several colleagues said, you have some openings down there. i said, okay, i will come down. i am basically a property owner and a taxpayer. the city would like to maintain its tax base and property owners should not be taxed anymore. >> next, we have mr. marc watts. >> good afternoon, i am mark watts. i am a real estate developer and appraiser for over 20 years. i grew up here in san francisco. i currently live in -- over my career, i have seen a real estate, the ups and downs. our personal opinions really do not matter that much compared to what the people coming before us have to argue. this would give me an advantage and do a good job as an appeals court member. >> are there any questions? >> is are any p

charles go in the mission, noted a high school, san francisco state university, and the university of francisco law school. she co-founded and served as board president of people organizing for environmental groups, a grass-roots organization based in the mission district, in powering residents around a variety of environmental and economic justice issues. their first campaign led to the successful implementation of the childhood lead poisoning information act in 1991. she represented low-income communities of color disproportionately affected by toxic waste and advocated on behalf of low-income communities in the areas of health and environmental justice. she has got a tremendous record in the nonprofit social justice field as well. she was a senior program officer. she developed and managed various funding initiatives that led to millions of grand dollars being channelled towards youth development and organizing an empowerment, environmental and economic and racial justice initiatives, especially in poor neighborhoods, including and developing and providing funding. it is always a p