. >> there are only a few hours left to strap on your skates and head to san francisco's union square. the ice rink near macy's is set to close at the end of the month. >>> a little creativity is helping increase the peace in one neighborhood. coming up, how an art project is inspiring safety for young people. >>> and bundle up. it's chilly outside, but it's only going to get colder. we'll look at a freeze warning going into effect tonight coming up. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh. >>> just a dusting of snow in the sierras made the roads slick today and caused many accidents. the crashes all blamed on the icy roadways. today marked the first snow in reno since november 20th. the previous report for a dry expel was set back in 1961 -- dry spell was set back in 1961. >> we will have to prepare for those wet roads, but not tonight. our temperatures reall

. >>> part of the macy's in san francisco's union square is up for sale.ccording to the business times the property owners have failed to reach a lease agreement with the department store. the portion for sale is 110,000 square feet just to the right of the gary street entrance. now macy's could be forced to buy it, pay a higher rent or break apart the store. >>> consumers looking for great deals on big screen hdtvs before the super bowl need to step up their game. this is usually a great time to buy but last year's holiday sales of hdtvs were strong and retailers will not have as many on hand as in previous years. >>> fans will have a unique opportunity at this weekend's fan fast. the general manager will sit down for one on one talks. they have made a number of moves. wolf has also been pushing to move the as to san jose, the fan fest starts sunday at 10:00 in the morning. >>> the hunt is still on for the man suspected of groping 4 women at san jose state university. we are following the story including what was said moments ago in san jose as authoritie

he spent more than 50 years as a san francisco union leader. he retired at the age of 80 in 2004. i think our current secretary- treasurer of the labor council and many brothers and sisters of the labor movement are honored with his -- honoring his memory at grace cathedral this weekend. he earned a reputation as a fierce but friendly fighter for workers' rights. he was respected for his ability to help settle disputes. when the council got involved in bart negotiations shuttling back and forth between the unions and management, he in ado his union work, he served on several non-profit boards. i also wanted to thank his longtime colleague, alexis gonzales that worked so closely with walter over the years for making sure that we have been informed about the wishes of his family and the labor movement. they had three children, then moved to south san francisco in 1955 where they became active in the lutheran church. he dedicated his life to social justice and never stopped fighting. he could be heard saying, out on the street, keeping the beat, singing along. his son, his parents an

will members of the board, the san francisco union night district sacrifice the core principals of the mission including cultural sensitivity and democratic responsibility for the sake of the school reform measured through the physical information such as test scores? i stand before you as a representative of a growing body of agriefed parents who have joined together to demand positive and healthy solutions to the following issues. dismiss the current principal. it appears she has reformed the school by increasing president mendoza: excuse me, i'm sorry. there was no hissing when you guys had an opportunity to speaker when anybody else is at the podium. i would like for you to be please be respectful. not everybody is going to agree on what is being said. if you could please be respectful. go ahead, anna. >> by increasing scores marginally over a course of the year. however, the damage she has done -- do i continue? president mendoza: you need to wrap up. >> ok. her discriminatory practices are a liability to the school district and have already earned negative attention through telev

your attendance of the port of san francisco. union pacific generally comes in in the morning. we are increasing our business, and the port is looking for more opportunities. we have got money for infrastructure, and we want to create more jobs in bayview. this is sort thisa pdr area with industrial stuff. we're concerned about the increase in our business, whether that will affected. we have had very fruitful meetings, and their commitment is wonderful. i believe in what they are doing. they're passionate about it. they're going to work with us and the india basin to deal with these issues of parking and safety. the port is planning a variety of different emperor for projects around the intersection. a tricky intersection when you have that kind of confluence of tonnage and the kind of thing. kind of scary. we are afraid of the president this said. other than that, i think this is long overdue. supervisor mar: i see the rail line around quint. i see some kind of a brick building. >> that is where they are. there will be on the third street side of that. building two. they're s

. >>> an historic bar in san francisco's union square could be soon closing its doors. the owner of the gold dust lounge says he's received an eviction and lease cancellation notice from his landlord last month. we spoke to the bar's owner who says the notice could affect other businesses as well. >> there's a big name clothing company that's looking to try to take over the lease on this whole corner of the block. so you know it could not only be us but it involves a couple of the other businesses on the corner as well. >> reporter: the manager said nothing is for sure. the owner does plan to appeal. the gold dust lounge opened its doors in 1933. the notice give it is bar three months to shut down. >>> avid movie renters may have to wait a little longer to watch the newest dvd releases. sources close to warner brothers says the studios have reached a deal with netflix to delay dvd rentals until two months until they're sold in stores or online. that would double the 28 day delay. experts say other movie studios are likely to follow suit. >>> just like phones are getting

. >>> an historic bar in san francisco's union square could be soon closing its doors. owner of the gold dust lounge says he's received an eviction and lease cancellation notice from his landlord last month. we spoke to the bar's owner who says the notice could affect other businesses as well. >> there's a big name clothing company that's looking to try to take over the lease on this whole corner of the block. so you know it could not only be us but it involves a couple of the other businesses on the corner as well. >> reporter: the manager said nothing is for sure. the owner does plan to appeal. the gold dust lounge opened its doors in 1933. the notice give it is bar three months to shut down. >>> avid movie renters may have to wait a little longer to watch the newest dvd releases. sources close to warner brothers says the studios have reached a deal with netflix to delay dvd rentals until two months until they're sold in stores or online. that would double the 28 day delay. experts say other movie studios are likely to follow suit. >>> just like phones are getting sma

san francisco might be forced to close it doors. >> it's a watering hole dating back to the mid 1960s. here is joe ross sat toe junior. >> reporter: san francisco's unionquare, a shopping destination for the latest styles. sometimes when people want to duck into the past, they head to the gold dust lounge. since the early '60s this eclectic bar has been where tourists and locals rub elbows. this man and his brother bought the bar in the '60s, the chandelier and painted ceiling were installed by the previous owner, bing crosby. >> used to be the highest drink in the city, $1.25. >> reporter: san francisco columnist herb cain used to hang out here, so did janice joplin. but the last chapter of this old time many bar may be written in the next couple months. the owner of the building served the bar an eviction notice to be out in march. >> can't fight the landlord. you have to do whatever they give to you. >> reporter: long-time fans say the closure would take some of the heart out of union square. >> you lose ambiance, it's like tearing down a victorian. once it's gone, there's nothing you can do to replace it. >> reporter: it's the kind of place, they s

and the reason macy's in san francisco union square could be forced to break apart its store.hese clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >>> welcome back. our time is now 7:55. a mercedes was pulled out a canal near los angeles, the driving she thought she was getting on to a freeway, even though there are no freeways in this area. look at these pictures. police say right before she hit the water, she was going about 70 miles an hour. police gave her a sobriety test and determined she was not drinking. >>> part of the macy's in san francisco union square is up for sale. according to the san francisco business times, the property owners have failed to reach a lease agreement with the department store. the portion for sale is 110,000 square feet, just to th

. >> i am a san francisco attendants union, and i am here to speak out against 8 washington. this has shown the we have vastly overbuilt housing for the rich and wealthy. there is no demand for that. we have on develop housing for affordable housing and middle- income people, and what we do not need is more luxury condominiums that are going to go up to $7.50 million. housing for the 1%. what we need is housing for the 99%. this morning, there was a hearing on the acute rise in the number of homeless families. that is to we need housing for, people who are homeless, especially families that are homeless, and that is a stark contrast. if in the morning, we're talking about the need for housing for homeless families, and then in the afternoon, we're talking about building condominiums for rich people, and i think we need to not be talking about condominiums for the wealthy. further, i think this project will in danger golden gateway. this is similar in many ways to park merced, in that it has a number of low-rise units, which i understand are up the zone, and i would anticipate

. >> i am a san francisco attendants union, and i am here to speak out against 8 washington. this has shown the we have vastly overbuilt housing for the rich and wealthy. there is no demand for that. we have on develop housing for afo

i am the president of the international longshore warehouse union in san francisco. i am for the american cup. there is a lot of benefits of the city is going to receive, and not just with my organization, which we will be doing the work of unloading and loading cargo which we have done for 100 years on these stocks. what i see is that these and docks are being reconstructed, refitted for public use. for long-term use. with the cruise ship terminal, activities for the community, it is a win-win. most of the maritime work is out of san francisco. i encourage any building of a maritime. you need to have not just tourists, but maritime. that is what built this city. i would encourage you to " it up. -- vote it up. i wanted to say a point about the tv, i appreciate that kind of ladder a movement. it is important for the maritime community to make an issue with this. i appreciate your time. i encourage you to go with it. >> good evening, my name is jason, i am the president of local 75. i am a four generation member born in san francisco. we have been in charter since 193

just a few blocks from the area and there are a bunch of hotels and san francisco police have an area blocked off in front of a union building. this is very preliminary information but a female was tacked just before 4:00 a.m. san francisco officers on patrol just happened to be driving by and witnessed the attack. they rescued the young woman and arrested the suspect and the young woman was a tourist from another country and somehow got separated from her group and there is no information yet on what their conditions are and we do know and they can confirm a female juvenile tourist was attacked in the bushes here and of course as we get more information we will bring it to you. for now reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is now 5:02, richmond police are investigating the shooting death of a student as the man and his sister were heading to class. christian captain will tell us more about what happened. >> reporter: we are standing by here at the richmond police station and at last checked, the victim's families had net been notified so they did not release his name. it was a 22-year-old con

. >>> historic bar in san francisco's union square could be forced to close its doors. the owner of the gold dust lounge on powell and geary streets says he received an eviction and lease cancellation notice from his landlord last month. we spoke with the bar's manager who says nothing is for sure. he says the owner of the bar plans to appeal. the gold dust lounge opened its doors in 1933, and the notice gives the bash three months to shut down. >>> the tribune is threatening legal action this morning against occupy oakland. they have been publishing a newsletter in blog called occupied oakland tribune. the tribune says the newsletter and blog are trademark infringements because they used the name and image of the tribune tower. the publisher of the occupied tribune has not commented yet on the possible legal action. >>> a state assemblywoman sentenced in a shoplifting case. in october she allegedly stole $2500 worth of clothing from a san francisco neiman marcus. yesterday her attorney realized a brain tumor caused her behavior and affected her judgment. the charge was

conference is planned this afternoon in an effort to save a long-time watering hole write here in san francisco near union square. the gold dust lounge may have to close in march because it hasn't been able to reach an agreement with the property owner. it has been there forever. supporters of the bar on powell street started an online petition in hopes of keeping it open. and working. >>> those barking sea lions at pier 39 in san francisco are celebrating an anniversary of sorts. they arrived at the pier 22 years ago and have been one of the waterfront's top attractions ever since. they were only a few dozen at first. but the numbers grew because of the plentiful supply of herring in the bay. and they have also got an audience there as you can see. free educational tours are being offered to the public at pier 39. >>> a tennis player giving new meaning to the phrase, bad sport. he went all mcenroe on it. the courtside meltdown you have to see. plus this. >>> while in labor the focal point for me so it was awesome. >> a double dose of joy for these 49er fans. you are going to hear from the couple that tur

if you wanted to get out on the ice at san francisco's and union square but never found the time, tonightur last chance. it will close tonight at 11:30 p.m.. that is in your time to strap on your skate after work. it has to open since early november. the embarcadero is already close. and if you want to state this month, there is one other place. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] call at&t today to get high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a 1-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price

. >>> union workers were among those marching in down town san francisco. this group includes a couple hundred protesters that just picketed at union square. hotel union organized it is aing it is outraged over the waeupbls and work practices. the -- wages and the work practices. >>> herman plaza was a gathering spot. a few dozen people staged a flash mob to kick off a ralliy. they joined the other -- rally. they joined the others marching downtown. >>> 100 cities across the country today including san francisco, san jose and in oakland where these pictures were taken. they are protesting limits on corporate spending and federal elections. the activists are calling for an amendment that is saying constitutional rights belong to humans only not corporation. >>> an 11-year-old girl who was subject of an amber alert was safe after she was rescued by the police. there was a dramatic ending that saw police officers shoot and killed kidnap suspect. >> reporter: the police surrounded this home after they received a frantic call at 1:30 in the morning that a man bro

in san francisco, lots of umbrellas in union square today. not a lot of rain fell but enough to get wet and mess up your hair if you didn't have an umbrella. >> in lake tahoe, no truth to the rumor only 49ers fans are allowed on the slopes. they're making the snow angels. the storm dropped nearly two feet of fresh powder on the slopes and more is on the way. >> leigh: hi there, guys. more snow is on the way. probably pick up as much as three additional feet of snow up there at the 7,000-foot level in the next 24 hours. we have a lot of weather to get through and the brunt of the next system will move through while we're sleeping overnight. the live doppler 7hd showing you scattered showers that are rotating into the heaviest cells north of petaluma. near the stick, a little bit of a break. we can see some cells redeveloping off the coast and those will sweep in as we continue the play there. of course, this rain will intensify as we head to the overnight hours. boulder creek right now pick upg moderate rain, scotts valley and santa cruz, movi

in san francisco the third world liberation front was formed to challenge education. the front was spearhead by the black student unionead a coalition of hispanic and native american and others they had 15 demands intending to change the focus and the power structure of san francisco state. these 15 demands had 3 themes. the right of third world students to an education. the formation of a school of ethnic studies. and the hiring of third world faculty. school administration gave little response. history professor john martinez and george mirror were disciplined the school student actions were disrupted this had an increased police presence on campus. inspired by malcomx's philosophy, by any means necessary they made the decision to strike on november 6. 1968. hundreds of students disrupted classes and marched to the office. by november eighth class attendance dropped by 50 percent. students had police violence and arrested. many leaders within the third world liberation front were arrested and jailed cut off from actions on campus. the pressure was affecting the administration. college president robert smith resignd

. >> i am the executive director of the san francisco labor council, representing 150 different unions in town, and i do a lot of work on labor law enforcement. thank you, budget share chu and supervisor kim, and a supervisor weaner for sponsoring this legislation. and supervisor mirkarimi -- and supervisor wiener, some as a mirkarimi, good to see. we want to move this forward with recommendations. i know that all of you, as supervisors, as well as the mayor's office and the compliance office and everybody in san francisco has scratched their heads over some of the contracts they have had to get out where, ultimately, you have found out that workers are being exploited after these contracts are out because of loopholes. in particular, industries that we're talking about right now, the building construction trades, prevailing wages are firmly embedded in the city charter. that has been the model that these other industries have been trying to replicate as they move forward. i just want to say that -- and again, as we recommend in the labor council that we move forward, that to answer so

union address. live in san francisco to show us the company and why it's widely popular called instagram is instantly famous. >> reporter: it may seem like san francisco is stealing silicon valley's thunder, but when i talked to the cofounders, they say when it comes down to it, it's all the bay area. >> i will freak out if they say instagram. >> exciting times for the cofounder. his business partner was among the invited dignitaries in the first lady's box attending the state of the union address. >> it's awesome to see this company be at a point where it's not only relevant enough, but it matters to the american public that innovation happens. >> it's over a-year-old, but gaining in popularity. a pip and cool way to share pictures on your iphone. 25,000 users signed up the first day. >> what's awesome is we have over 15 million people registered in a little over a year. >> like justin bieber used it so much it put stress on the system. it's an ap used by the president himself. in the state of the union address, mr. obama stressed innovation when it comes to building the economy and putting people b

san francisco. thank you. i hope you have great ideas and cooperation. thank you. [applause] >> just a few steps away from unionsquare is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >> it is philosophy that attracted david linger to mount a show at meridian. >> you want to feel like your work this summer that it can do some good. i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. we did not even talk about price until the day before the show. of course, meridian needs to support itself and support the community. but that was not the first consid

went to an apprentice school at the old o'connell and so did almost every other union construction worker in san francisco for many years. commissioner murase: i want to thank the community for the t- shirts that we received and just to report that at the november 28 meeting of the building and grounds committee, we heard a compelling argument about the reasons for the name change and the community made a positive recommendation area. commissioner fewer: congratulations and best of luck. commissioner norton: i want to thank dr. gomez for the shot in the arm, the energy. there has been a lot of good things going on at all, before you were there. your effort and trying to raise the profile of the school and making sure people know that there are some great things going on there, that leadership is really helpful. thank you for your energy. it has been great. president mendoza: i want to ditto what commissioner norton just said. you have come into a school where you have not been before and have in still pride. it is fantastic. i want to thank you for coming in full on and i want to acknowledge the ct announ

asian-american government employees, japan town merchant associations of san francisco, ktsf television, sugar bowl bakery, and union bank. and media partners, abc-7, a.m. 1400, asian week.com, comcast, and choir.net, ktsf tv, s.f. gov tv, the examiner and world channel. thank you so much for your support. [applause] and if you're -- this celebration also received the support of so many individuals as well as professional small businesses and community organizations. you'll see their names listed on the screen and in the program book. and on the website. a.p.a. -- apasf.org. those attending this celebration for the past few years, we have been treated to so many fabulous and unique ethnic, cultural performances. this year, certainly no exception. the northern california cherry blossom festival just celebrated its 44th year. during which the 2011 queen and court was selected. so tonight, the 2011 court will perform their opening number from the queens program, choreographed by mickey nowitzki and music by shina ringo entitled ringo uotota. please welcome the 2011 northern california cherry blossom court. [applause] ♪

san francisco sheriff is facing domestic violence charges, battery and dissuading a witness. he will be arraigned in san francisco at 2:30 this afternoon. reporting live in san francisco, i'm christie smith. >> thanks. union city high school teacher is due in court to enter a plea on multiple charges of having section with a student. 36-year-old peter faces 21 felony charges for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old. investigators say that the james logan high school teacher began the relationship last march. they are looking for additional victims. >> killed in an instant. the driver at a light never saw this couple. he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and it cost him his life. robbery suspects smashed into oohis car going 80 miles an hou. this happened on mowry avenue. the two-car collision flipped the suspect's car. two ran but they were later caught. moments before the accident police were chasing the suspects from a robbery scene. officers say they backed off before the crash occurred. >> an east bay city could begin using a controversial method to combat gang violence. the hayward city counsels sl talking about a gang injunction. opponents say it's an infringement and too expensive

san francisco's labor council. thank you. >> think you for calling this very critical hearing -- thank you for calling this very critical hearing. this is a coalition of 15 community groups and 10 labor unions that have come together over the past couple of years to try to enhance, broughton, and create the city of san francisco that we care about. that is -- it is difficult now. there is all lot of competing issues. we have members out of work. we have a lot of our members who are looking for the cheapest way to go, because they cannot make ends meet and cannot afford to buy things at certain stores. where are all about trying to balance the needs of every community and every community as you know is different and its needs are different. when we look about formula retail stores, we have studied this over the past several months and we agree with a lot of things people have said. it is important to know that formula retail stores need to be thought about in the greater context of living in san francisco. we agree for instance, with the planning commission's comments about strengthening the formula retail legislation. it needs to be tighter. it needs to be -- closed loopholes so when stores

san francisco's famous food history is back. there it is, original joe's open for diners in a new spot on union street in san francisco. of history here. first opened in 1937. 75 years ago. but it closed due to a fire. the new spot with a tony bennett room right there and this is what it's all about. it is the joe's special a scramble with ground beef, spinach and onions. there you have it, the original joe red booze the famous boots. it's a hotspot now open for business in san francisco's north beach. >>> another historic spot reopened this week, sweetwater music hall in mill valley a venue for 30 years. it's been saved by local music makers and including bob weir from the grateful dead. the new venue serving up good music and great eats. >>> all right. finally, i will be at laffite in san francisco on the embarcadero for a blazing hot contest that's saturday from noon until 2:30, a charity cookoff for the california firefighters foundation. top chefs and firefighters will battle for the foodiechap trophy. see you there. that is your food-filled liam mayclem's list. there you have it. enjoy the rest of your weekend. c

san francisco's famous food history is back. there it is, original joe's open for diners in a new spot on union street in san francisco.f history here. first opened in 1937, 75 years ago, but it closed due to a fire. the new spot was a tony bennett room right there, and this is what it's all about. it is the joe special, a scramble with ground beef, spinach and onions. the original joe red booths, famous booths, a hot spot. now open for business in san francisco's north bay. >>> another historic spot reopens this weekend, sweetwater musical in mill valley, music venue for 30 years has been saved by local music makers, including bob williams and the grateful dead. serving up good music and also great eats. >>> finally, i will be at lafitte in san francisco on the embarcadero for a blazing hot contest. that's saturday from noon to 2:30, a charity cookoff for the california firefighters foundation. top chef and firefighters will battle for the foodie chap trophy. i'll see you there. >>> that is your food-filled liam's list. there you have it. enjoy the rest of your weekend. cheers! that includes th . >>> coming up next, o