in san francisco state, the debate went on day after day. >> reporter: 1968 anti war protests converge on the nation colleges and universities. stanford and especially berkeley gain national fame but nowhere did turmoil hit harder than san francisco state. >>> in may 1968, students took over the administration building. >> i'm not sure what our next step is. we're going to clear this building for the moment. >> sanctions on campus begin to polarize. >> i was a supporter of the war and a supporter of the movement. it was hard for me to see people under that banner attacking me. >> reporter: early in 68, san francisco state had began and experimental studies. >> we felt the revolution was here, and we were going to have it here. and people were taking sides. >> reporter: but in the fall, blacks studies department suffers cut backs. in november the black student union calls a strike. 300 teachers join in and 5.5 months of turmoil begin. the campus is closed. classes cancelled. >> i'll stand up regardless of how effective i'm going to be. i'm going to stand up and protest. >> reporter: a l

. >> i'm brittany hammond from san francisco state university.re to kind of understand how public hearings work. but also, i'm in support of the plan, because i feel like it will be a good way for the city to kind of have more community vibe. it is easy for people to just go to work and go home, but i think it will have an opportunity to have a nice green space. i think that that's really important. there have been studies done about people that have seen green spaces and it relaxes them a bit more. i think that is really good to go ahead with it. supervisor mar: thank you. is there anyone else that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. to the san francisco state students, this is a good opportunity because the planning director is here. there is a great proposal for the expansion of the museum of modern art as next month. the development you're talking about, there are a bunch of different agencies that are involved. who controls the plaza will be the community college board. that might be another local body to look at as a

san francisco state, sonoma, san jose and cal-state east bay are taking par.professors were given a 5% pay raise they would only get if state revenues met expect days. they have not so the raise is not likely. members voted to hod a day long strike next thursday the >>> are you ready for your refinanced? why the nation's biggest bank will be returning 400 million dollars to customers. >> i will talk about any and all -- >> he's not backing down. herman cain guess on the offensive today against the woman gash owes the offense today against the woman who accused him of public impropriety. >>> president obama and france's president caught >>> he's a college football coaching legend. but it now appears joe paterno's days may be numbered. university officials haven't given an exact date but are planning his departure possibly this weeks. he's been with the university for 46 seasons. paterno was recently accused of knowing his former defensive coach jerry sandusky sexually assaulted at least one young boy and doing nothing to turn him into authorities. turn k

first and foremost, we began with some assistance from san francisco state. i got a group of san francisco state students in to look at community land trust ideas. one of those students as stayed on to continue work in the community. she is in the audience today. we also were recipients of a $30,000 grant through the ford foundation to acquire burlington and associates as one of the leading experts nationwide on community land trust, to evaluate this idea of enhancing local ownership opportunities or exploring this particular avenue and possible changes in global ownership of some of these strategic properties in japantown. we were also the beneficiaries of -- we got a $50,000 add- back funding provided by supervisor mirkarimi, who has been incredibly supportive of that this process the entire time. we engaged the services of cycle consulting to look at the economic feasibility of a community land trust. so burlington and associates was hired to look at the government -- governance issues and explore the idea of what would be perhaps the first time in the coun

san francisco state, sonoma, san jose and cal-state east bay are taking par.professors were given a 5% pay raise they would only get if state revenues met expect days. they have not so the raise is not likely. faculty members voted to hold a day long strike next thursday the >>> are you ready for your refinanced? why the nation's biggest bank will be returning 400 million dollars to customers. >> i will talk about any and all -- >> he's not backing down. herman cain guess on the offensive today against the woman gash owes the offense today against the woman who accused him of public impropriety. >>> president obama and france's president caught trading gripes about isisisisiss copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lu

they're occupying a building at san francisco state university. vic is there. vic? >> a sit in continues as i head here in the lobby of the building of sab fran state. it started at about 1:30 this afternoon. when students gathered in the center of the campus to sign letters. asking the board of trustees not to raise their tuition, again. then, they parred and giving speeches. there are 200 students and said now there is about 50 students left. trustees hoflding the meeting at long beach tomorrow to vote for a budget for the 2012 year. and students say over decades, the tuition has quadrupled. >> this is to voice our opinion and a lot of us were leaving college with this mass amount of debt we cannot pay off. we don't have jobs lined up for us. >> there is now about 50 students left. many have left. and the protestors really have not decided whether or not to stay in the lobby when doors closed. doors normally closing at 6:00. i spoke to the administration they say that they will keep doors open until night classes close at about 11:00. it's been peaceful. there is n

carolyn has the growth of veteran services at san francisco state university. >> from the battle fieldo the class ramp. tl making transfriction soldier to student. he served with the army in afghanistan and completed 2 tours of duty in iraq latest mission use money from the gi bill to earn a agree in international relations from san francisco state university. >> one of the hardest transitions that could take place in human life to be perfectly honest. >> nancy pelosi is a lawsuited veteran students here last year and the university for its outreach there are 4 30 million tear vets vets on the campus and san francisco state with well known and long history of anti-war sentiment is welcoming the warriors with open arms. stv tv this has been named nation top military friendly schools by gi job magazine. vets and their dependent get priority in registration. there are mental health resources. career counseling. and key component the veteran center which celebrating the one year anniversary this veterans day. one stop shop 0run by former marine. >> the our support team that we have created

staff members at san francisco state are demanding more pay. the california staff association said they went back on a pay race agreement made two years ago. the chancellor said they were based on funding it never got. >>> the governor's plan to fit the growing peculiar problem is picking up more support. the legislative analyst called it a bold step toward much needed reform. republican an lawmakers also supporting the proposal. it would increase the retirement age and would people to pay more toward their retirement. >> a software flaw could let hackers access i-phones. a researcher found it and managed to up load an app to i- store that could take over phones. apple hasn't commented but the researcher said his developer account has be closed. >>> android users getting help finding parking. officials said the sf park app is now available on google's phones. it gives people realtime information on open parking spot around the city. the app was introduced in april. >> he has spent more than half his life here. now the last different effort unde

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

there are 430 military vets on this campus, and san francisco state, with a long-known history of anti-warming the warriors with open arms. this university of 30,000 students has been named one of the nation's top military-friendly schools by "g.i. jobs" magazine. vets and their dependents get priority in registration. there are mental health resources, career counseling and a key component, the veterans center, which is celebrating its one year anniversary with veteran's day. it's a one-stop shop run by a former marine. >> kind of a support team we created. with admissions office, financial said, other sources, and they can basically come to me when they have a problem and i already have my contacts that while they are setting here i usually can resolve most of the issues. >> if i had to go wait in line with 18-year-old kids and talk to somebody who might not know about veterans, can you just call v.a., if i had to deal with that i might not have enrolled. >> the 27-year-old former marine is pursuing a career in film. this time last year he was in afghanistan using his cameras to record d

there are 430 military vets on this campus and san francisco state with a long known history of anti-warentiment is welcoming the warriors with open arms. this university of 30,000 students has been named one of the nation's top military-friendly schools by gi jobs magazine. vets and their dependents get priority in registration. there are mental health resources, career counseling and a key component, the veterans center, which is celebrating its one year anniversary with veteran's day. it's a one-stop shop run by a former marine. >> kind of a support team we created. and they can basically come to me when they have a problem and i already have my contacts that while they are setting here i usually can resolve most of the issues. >> if i had to go wait in line with 18-year-old kids and talk to somebody who you might not know about veterans, can you just call v.a., if i had to deal with that i might not haven rolled. >> the 27-year-old marine is pursuing a career in film. this time last year he was in afghanistan using his cameras to record dangerous missions. college has been an adjustm

san francisco state with a well known and long history of antiwar sentiment is welcoming warrior washen they have a problem and i have contacts that while here i can resolve most issue autos if i had to go wait in line with an 18-year-old kid and talk to someone who went you went where? can you call the va? if i had to deal with that i probably may not have enrolled. >> this 27-year-old he-year-old former marine is pursuing a degree in film. and this time last year was in afghanistan. using cameras to record daempk russ mission. >> this is a surreal existence you come home and everybody's biggest complaint is that darn assign oomt their challenges are different. shaek suffered a traumatic brain injury and now uses a special pen to help him. >> taiktsing a picture of everything i write. >> resources are invaluable. and so is the veteran's club on campus. and offers emotional support. >> this is coming from a world where there is a team a squad a platoon a company. you lose that. we're trying to gain and rebuilt bild that feeling. >> in times of devastating cuts the university presiden

day fund, use it wisely and use it to keep our children better the most important thing in san francisco state and what a great education. i could go on for days, because this gentleman deserves that, but it is an honor and a privilege to invite our honored guest, edwin lee, the mayor of san francisco. [applause] >> thank you, carlos. and i did not get pushed to come here. i ran to come here. and iran to come here because i am so enthusiastic. we have a lot of things to work on and celebrate. how many of you are dreamers? this week we got something really big to celebrate. the california dream act was signed by the governor. what about wonderful? [applause] in my previous life, and you know this as a fact, i used to be a civil rights attorney before i started working in government, and it means so much, especially now since carlos and i are from is burt -- immigrant families, and now we have to be leaders of immigrant families to seek good legislation and promises that really start filling the challenges of our youth. not to be able to fill the stream all over the country is the incredible cha

san francisco university. a person tells us the two teens were found safe in antioch. they are now back with family members but it is still not clear how they got from san francisco statetioch but again the breaking news, the two missing teens we have been talking about found safe in antioch and they are with family members. >>> time for the update, we get an update on your commute, sal, how are we looking? >>> we are okay for the most part but there is something i want to tell you about, in fact there is a crash involving a big-rig so watch for slow traffic in this area because only one lane is getting by. earlier we showed you slow traffic from our roof camera. one southbound lane is not affected as much. traffic is light getting into san francisco, no problems on the bridge and this morning's commute in san jose, northbound and southbound 280 looking good and that's actually 880 here in oakland and tell you that is looking ghoul as well, -- looking good as well, let's go to steve. >>> we have a northeasterly breeze, sunshine and good weather but big changes as the system in the gulf of alaska dives in here. but today lots of sunshine, breezy in the hills to win dig,

it start this is morning at san francisco state. then a dozen more tomorrow including san jose state and cal state east bay in hayward. >> several say the occupy protest could force them to close for good. building owners in the area say they will not renew the leases because of the protests. she thinks protests that turned violence have set downtown businesses back several years. >> both fall and winter are now upon us. now we're getting a taste of not quite jack frost, but not real nice. >> no, it's his grandfather, old man winter. we're looking okay so far. even more so tuesday. wednesday will be the warmest day of the week. you know after it rains, especially in the inland cities and agricultures areas. the high pressure comes in wi with vengeance and compresses the moisture. all the way from livermore to concord. cities in the 30s now we have the densest fog. so watch out this morning. 680, 580, could find dangerous areas as we have reduced visibilities down to a mile maf in concord. mile and three quarters in fairfield. and jus

he has taught american in his music at san francisco state and three-year recipient of the council artist in residence grant. as a dancer and educator he has performed throughout the western united states, including the san francisco ethnic dance festival , the olympic games, and in powwows across the nation. as a playwright and film maker, his works have been presented on stage at such venues us the center for the arts and this brought the theater. -- and the brava theater. i am also proud to say as president of the board of friendship house, eddie has been a faithful and dedicated board member since the year 2000. he is a local treasurer and

todaodotÑ san francisco state, sonoma state, san jose state and cal-state east bay.professors were give haven't a 5% raise tied to the economy which did not -- did not materialize. faculty members plan to hold a day long strike over the issue next thursday. >>> a lawyer supporting prop 8 says he will appeal a federal judge's ruling that donors to the campaign banning same-sex marriage in california are not entitled to anonymity. the ruling dismisses a law sight by committees that back prop 8 seeking exemption from state law that makes public the names of all who contributed $100 or more. the suit says disclosing their names would invite harassment and keep donors away from future campaigns. the judge rule there is is no evidence of that.x?e÷ and says the disclosure requirement helps voters make informed decisions about ballot measures. >>> cool this morning if you are inland or in the north bay, grab that heavy coat. >> this is the morning for it. >> absolutely. 32° on my car's thermometer some of the official reporting stations getting down to freezing. we could hav

he has taught american in his music at san francisco state and three-year recipient of the council artist in residence grant. as a dancer and educator he has performed throughout the western united states, including the san francisco ethnic dance festival , the olympic games, and in powwows across the nation. as a playwright and film maker, his works have been presented on stage at such venues us the center for the arts and this brought the theater. -- and the brava theater. i am also proud to say as president of the board of friendship house, eddie has been a faithful and dedicated board member since the year 2000. he is a local treasurer and respected treasurer in the community. i think you. -- i thank you. [applause] eddie. >> just like you, i am hoping it is for the latter also. for those of you that know me really well, like my family, you will know because of my voice i will not be talking very long. [applause] there is my family. [laughter] it is an honor and pleasure to be nominated and receive this award. i want to say thank-you to the people that nominated and the people that ch

fraudulently used disabled placards, the 2007 report recommended that the san francisco 28 request the city of san francisco's state legislative delegation to hold hearings on blue-collar abuse and consider updating the issuance and use. four years after agreeing with this recommendation, san francisco park has finally come out with a document entitled draft summary or proposal to improve the sensible parking. the key proposals are instead of unlimited exemption from posted time limits, it would reduce the exemption to at least four hours. san francisco mta proposes to major all parking spaces in commercial areas. secondly, instead of a complete exemption from paying parking meter fees, it proposes to limit the exemption to low-income drivers would be entitled to at least 50% discount on posted me to rates. in its report, sf park consider proposals are based on the best practices of the cities. i urge the members of this committee to carefully review the report on best practices in title accessible parking practices and laws in other jurisdictions, issued by sf park in 2009. it will clearly show that the minimums t

they will walk out from 10 csu campuses including san francisco state and sonoma state. zen more walkouts are planned for tomorrow including at hayward and san jose state. >>> a nurse recovering after she was attacked by a patient at an oakland hospital. the attack they say happened on friday at the alta bates summit medical center. it comes as the hospital is locked in labor negotiations some of which deal with work he safety. coworkers witnessed this attack, too. >> he pinned her on a bed and choked her and repeatedly hit her on the back of her head. [ crying ] >> nurses claim this is all part of an ongoing pattern and there is not enough staff or security protocol in place. the hospital said the incident is being reviewed adding, quote, the safety and well- being of our employees at alta bates summit particularly our nurses is of the utmost importance. >>> the search is on this morning for a pair of armed and dangerous men in the east bay. the masked men are suspected in at least two robberies. kristy seifkin is in concord with the possible connection. good morning, kr

. >> i am a student at san francisco state university. this is based on your policies and what you can do towards future projects. i would like to suggest that this takes into account the project to be approved under your jurisdiction. we would like to see any remaining wildlife habitat remain in tact. entire ecosystems have been destroyed. san francisco was once the site of diverse wetlands that provide services such as flood control, water purification. it is our responsibility to share that we protect as much wildlife habitat as possible and we should work to ensure that the public park and recreational areas are not threatened or removed. these enhance the city with beauty and also recreational opportunities. the committee support projects has sustainable projects. this is an environmentally sustainable san francisco. >> it is there additional public comment? >> i was hoping to be here for the early special meeting. i was going to talk about the academy of art. this is very frustrating. you have done a lot in the last few months. you

the picket include san francisco state and sonoma state. >>> today a murder suspect pleaded guilty to killing a woman inside her russian hill apartment in san francisco. 4-year-old gary scott holland accepted a plea deal so that he could avoid the death penalty. he will get 50 years to life instead. he was arrested in november of last year and accused of killing 46-year-old publicist kathleen horan. police say holland talked his way into the home and kill horan with a crowbar and knife. >>> former oakland police officer has to pay $40,000 to two men who were illegally strip-searched in public. this incident happened in 2005. in august, a judge order the city pay the two men a combined $205,000 but friday the judge ruled the ex-officers should also pay. >>> police say crime is down in an area of north oakland covered by gang injunctions. overall, crime in the 10 0 block area decreased by 2% since the injunction went into effect in june 2010. there's been an uptick in serious crimes including assault with a deadly weapon, robbery and carjacking. >>> you never know when your mic is who.

a faculty member a at -- at -- at san francisco state says 500 protesters are expected tomorrow. faculty members at san jose state and csu east bay are set to protest own wednesday. >>> res than one hour ago -- less than one hour it was announced that a lawsuit was being filed against the federal government seeking a crackdown on medical marijuana operations. >> the government'ser rational -- the government's irrational policy, we're here to tell the federal government that they can no longer continue with their flip-flopping and their irrational policy towards medical canny was -- cannabis. >>> an arrest in richmond may be linked to a series of burglaries in marin county. police recovered a number of items early this morning, including several bicycles from a stolen pickup truck. police say three suspects ditched the truck following a chase over the richmond bridge. the chase started after police spotted the suspect leaving a larks spur apartment complex where there's been a string of burglaries. police are now checking to see if items in the truck belong to any of the burglary v

i graduated from san francisco state and it was creative writing within the english department. i was taking a class much like this. writers on writing and a writer came to speak to a group of young writers the first writer who came was a poet. and i was i fell madly in love with language. i think that's why i'm probably conscious with the writing process because i began with the foundation of language, which is poetry for me. it made me aware of how to use language. not to over use language. you know things like that that aspects of it. i talk a lot about the writing process for a lot of reasons because i think that if you tell what it really means to be a writer people will think oh , it's not -- i think to a large extent you all think we run with the bulls. you know and you think we are sitting in cafes and i can never write in a cafe because i would watch people too much. how can you sit in a cafe and write a novel? we all have our process. i think the interesting things to talk about is the process how you do it because we all do it differently. i don't run with the bulls o

coordination with stakeholders involving the transit agencies, east bay peninsula, city and county of san francisco, state, and federal agencies. with respect to our construction documents, early below rid of construction documents were received on the member for, on target to issue the bid for the early below great package around february 2012. 100% contraction documents for the transit center, 95%, 96% cds will be issued in the spring. we have moved a bit date to january 2012 to allow the design team to complete further testing. with respect to the bus storage, we are making good progress with caltrans. we are ready to issue an rfp for construction management services some time at the beginning of next year. we held an outreach meeting this tuesday which lasted two hours, well attended. we had over 50 people there. the rail extension, we continue to work closely with a high- speed rail authority on the construction documents, the low- grade components of the document as well as the extension. in addition, i wanted to announce on december 2 we will be hosting an archaeological exhibit at our building at

association will hold job protests at all 23 csu campuses locally professors will be walking out at san francisco state sonoma state, san jose state and cal-state east bay for several hours in the current budget professors with given a 5% pay raise they only get if revenues met expectations, they have not. so the raise is unlikely. faculty members voted to hold a day long strike next thursday heads-up. >>> 6:07. mike and sue both on the lookout for road ice, black ice if you will, it could be dangerous out there. >> because temperatures are approaching freezing. >> 32 in novato, the fog starting to form allowed the temperature to warm up to 36. our closest temperature to freezing is in santa rosa. black ice still possible but the likelihood is starting to wan ex-specially with the sun starting to peak over the who are -- frost advisory temperatures still hang around cool numbers. temperatures when you step out over antioch and los gatos being the same everybody else one to eight degrees cooler than yesterday morning. our highs by the afternoon hours will be in the low to mid 60s whether you are around

san francisco -- the original county of san francisco came from san mateo county. they decided it was too large a county, said the card off another county. at the time, the largest population in the statesan francisco. l.a. barely made a presidio. they had, like, 50 or 60 people. 90% of the population was in san francisco, and everyone down the peninsula is saying if they are in the county, san francisco has this huge population, we are going to have to go along with them, so they can't get off -- they carved it off. >> it looks like it is the richmond district, but a kind of shows what was on the west side town. a great deal of it was sam, and for that reason, people thought that the weather and the san -- it was really not a place that people wanted to live, and it was going to be very typical for san francisco -- very difficult for san francisco to expand west. >> if you look at the early maps, it was 3 miles wide by about 6 miles long, this huge sand dunes that just moved around. >> here is an 1875 map of the laguna. says along the side of the map, high sand hills between the pacific ocean and the like. by the way, this had actually opened directly into the ocean. >> lake merced ha

the professors and lecturers will walk out at 10 campuses including san francisco state and sonoma state. a dozen more walkouts are planned for tomorrow including at hayward and san jose state. >>> a nurse is recovering from minor injuries after she was attacked by a patient at the oakland hospital. coworkers who witnessed the attack say it happened on friday at the alta bates summit medical center. it comes as the hospital is in labor negotiations some of which deal with worker safety. >> he pinned her on the bed and choked her and -- [ crying ] >> -- repeatedly hit her in the back of her head. >> in a statement, the hospital said it's being reviewed and said the safety and well-being of all employees particularly our nurses is of the utmost importance. >>> this morning investigators are searching for the source of a fire had killed five people at a monterey county home for disabled adults. the flames broke out at the mount carmel adult residential facility in the marina about midnight saturday night. someone driving on highway 1 spotted the fire and called 911. >> when they arrived the

he has taught american in his music at san francisco state and three-year recipient of the council artist in residence grant.

i see on your application -- you did not mention this -- your professional work at san francisco state. thank you for all the work you do there. that said, i think we really have made a focus of bringing in some post-9/11 of debts to that commission, and i think hearing about mr. towers' involvement already, respectfully, i think he is the choice today -- we really have made a focus of bringing in some post-9/11 that's -- vets. >> i would be happy to support that. i think everyone here knew this was coming today, but this was one of those things where we cannot do enough for our veterans, and to have veterans come forward and apply for commissions like this, it is a horrible decision we have to make, but this is also a commission with these seats come up, and i am start your experience was turning in an application a year ago and just hearing about it. maybe it was not your specific seat that came up but others did, so we would love to consider you for wendy's, again. to all the applicants and those serving on the veterans affairs commissions, thank you for all you guys do it again. i