produced by jamie hopper of san francisco university, former intern and now city employee. (showing video) [ music ]partment of emergency managementdepartment of emergency managementdepartment of emergency managementdem the department of emergency management and that concludes the general manager's report. >> we do have public comment on it. meg wong. good morning commissioners, general manager. i just wanted to come and say as an ordinary citizen interested in our parks and open space that the many times that i have been able to attention prozac meetings, les has been very inviting, informative and very fair as answering our concerns and it was a pleasure to be at his meetings and you look forward to going to future meetings with my good friend linda. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> is there anyone else who wishes to make public comment on the general manager's report? being none, this item is closed a. and we're now on general manager public comment. >> before that let me say that those in the back we're required to make sure everybody has a seat. >> we're on genera

before beginning my report, i would like to welcome this year's class of san francisco state university interns who are spending the spring with us. so if you could all please stand. rebecca, who is working in our trails program. lisa, who is going to work in early childhood education and marisa in permits and kelly in the marina and david working in city services. joshua in sports and athleticks and jackie, who is going to be working with ana alvarez. this is the fourth year, i think, fourth or fifth year that we have blessed with a great partnership with san francisco university and we have been blessed with a talented group of interns who are majors in parks recreation and tourism academic concentration at san francisco state. it's a very competitive program and we have an incredibly talented class this year and i know that already. many san francisco state interns have gone on to work with us in our department. so it's a great workforce training opportunity and we are thrilled to have you. so welcome to our commission meeting. so it was just a few short months ago we were saying mer

all, mention once before but now hear to speak to you alahandro mahe and teaches at the san francisco university and short story edit tore and award winner and here he is. >> thank you. >> you look fabulous. you remind me of my first girlfriend. only she was not as tall. but, i want to thank the mayor lee, and the mayor's office, and jeff, and world rainbow fund and all of you for the invitation to be here tonight. we are so privileged to be able to gather together in community and joy and celebration and hope while so much of the world is plunged in darkness and chaos and war and intolerance. i am honored to read a poem for you tonight. >> the last time that i tried this, i pulled out a parking ticket. i got lucky this time. in spanish, hope, is aransa. and the plural is suransa many hopes. this is esperansas, in memory of sadako. >> for mother nature, and the ocean. but the rivers and the forest. who will speak for the redwoods and the brisle cones? for the sailors lost at sea, for the eyes that search for them, for the soldier and the soldier's widow. for the one in jail, and for the one that

while attending san francisco state university as an accountinging major, anthony's friend jokingly suggestedmake cookies to make ends make. with no formal culinary training he opened his own bakery and is now the no. 1 producer of gourmet cookies in the biarea and thank you for joining us on quick bites. how do you feel? >> i feel great. >> so i want to get to the bottom of some very burning questions. why cookies? >> it was a recommendation from a friend. hard to believe that's how it all started. >> why not pies and cakes? what do you have against pies and cakes, anthony. >> i have nothing against pies and cakes. however, that was the recommendation. >> you were on the road to be an account apblt. >> actually, an engineer. >> even better. and it led to making cookies. >> in delicious ways. >> delicious ways. >> this is where the magic goes down and we're going to be getting to the truth behind cookies and cream. >> this is what is behind cookies and cream. >> where were you when the idea came to your mind. >> i was in my apartment eating ice cream, cookies and cream ice cream. how much fun

gnome natured for best documentary and "beasts of the southern wild" with visual effects by san francisco universitynot walk away with the reward. >> california film institute in san rafael posted the longest running official oscar parties outside of hollywood and last night was no exception. the party took place at the theater which has instituted the party for 19 years so there were quite a few connections between this year's oscar winners and the movie house. >> we have a long list and introduced the first work "pushing hands" in the united states. >> best director was at the theater in october for the mill valley film festival with a star of "argo." good place to be. >> now the weather forecast. tell us about the allergies. >> tree pollen is more prevalent and the warm weather is starting to burst the buds and you can see them around. they going to create issues so to speak. here is what is going on in downtown san francisco on the embark dairy, it is quiet. we are warmer in oakland at 63. napa at 64. redwood city and san francisco and san jose one to two degrees cooler-than-average. snow headed

in san francisco -- police are now looking for a gunman, who they say, shot two women and pistol- whipped another, during an attempted robbery. it happened near san francisco state university early sunday morning. near garfield and byxbee streets. police say, a suspect pointed a gun at one of the victims, and demanded her purse. leading to a struggle. that's when the suspect struck the victim with a firearm. and then shot her in the neck. authorities say, the suspect then shot a second victim in the leg before running away empty- handed. all three victims were transported to san francisco general hospital. and treated for their injuries. in other big stories. tonight -- the san francisco 49ers are back in the bay area. after last night's heartbreaking loss to the baltimore ravens. they landed at san jose international airport. greeted by dozens of fans who still have love for their team. and as both the niners and ravens head home from new orleans. so do thousands of fans. kron-4's j-r stone has been in new orleans since the beginning of super bowl week. he wraps up our coverage from the big easy. >> of these fans are headed home the baltimore ravens are the champions. lea

no, it's not a trend. >> ifill: john sullivan of san francisco state university, mickey maynard of forbes.com, thank you both very much. off >> brown: yes, a large chunk of the country has been hammered by a fierce winter storm this week. but even so, scientists and businesses are concerned we've seen less accumulation and faster melts in places that crave deep powder-- the ski slopes. hari is back with our story. part of our series, "coping with climate change." >> sreenivasan: it's peak ski season in aspen colorado. the mountain town draws tens of thousands of visitors from around the world every winter just for the snow. for championship skier chris davenport, skiing is more than just a pastime. >> skiing through powder snow, champagne power as we call it here in colorado, is almost an indescribable experience. you've got gravity pushing you down the hill, the snow is sort of coming up over your body silently, the air is cold, it's blue sky, and these crystals are sort of glistening in the air, it's almost an out of body experience. and that's the thing that makes skiers, gets skiers addic

in san francisco, $10.55. universal health care, been there, done that. paid sick leave. we also did some things for preschool. a model for the country. universal preschool. and the anti-poverty, these measures of build a stronger economy, not just a stronger middle-class. it is outperforming. in many ways, we are their worst nightmare, because we are proving it. tavis: i hate that term minimum wage. it ought to be a living wage, but that is exactly what it is. democrats in washington, a democrat as president in the white house, why are they not more aggressive? the last time the president talked about this, he talked about $9.50. he has dropped down to $9. i love the guy, but he is negotiating a against himself. he started at $9.50, and now he is down at $9. democrats have to be mom about raising it anymore, -- have to be mum about raising it aboutmore. -- raising it any more. >> that cheese. we get reelected. look at california. i love my state, and we are turning the corner, but we all got reelected with that unemployment rate. we are a stone's throw away. 25.5% unempl

while attending san francisco state university as an accountinging major, anthony's friend jokingly suggestedke ends make. with no formal culinary training he opened his own bakery and is now the no. 1 producer of gourmet cookies in the biarea and thank you for joining us on quick bites. how do you feel? >> i feel great. >> so i want to get to the bottom of some very burning questions. why cookies? >> it was a recommendation from a friend. hard to

as a sign language expert and interpreter, he established a death services program ast san francisco state university, provided support services for colleges. we don't call them disabled. they happen to have a disability. he joined pacific bell, helped organize honda the advisory group for people that happen to have a disability. he gave them put to that company on how to develop features that will help them do better. he became the director of death and disabled services. he was executive director for berkeley in 2001. under dmitri's direction, they have expanded it, they have done so many different things. i can't even less the mall. he sends people out that happen to be disabled and of a test things. before they get out there, to make sure that they are done the right way. so they can practically help people. it is my pleasure right now. give a warm welcome cojones -- to mr. dmitri belzer. [applause] >> thank you, dave. i just decided who will be giving this speech that my memorial service, that is a great introduction. i want to talk to them about how people with disabilities use computers. the f

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the secret sauce and life sciences at the university of california at san francisco. the secret sauce in innovation in the university of california and i was meeting with the fed share man in 2000 greenspan and he said governor you have something that no one else has, you have 14 research universities then 12 now 13. ten at the university of california a place that i went to called stanford which by the way was never in the top ten we lost every football game my first year, but thanks to the coach going pretty well know, thank you, go 9ers. >> but stanford, sc and cal tech and we have 14 universities that really can invent the future. and he said to me, just invest in your research universities, and you will create whole new economies that you can't even imagine. that is what mission bay will do in the life sciences, and that is what uc will continue to do, keeping us at the cutting edge of innovation. and trust me, in a world where everyone is outsourcing jobs, the best guarantee against outsourcing is to be in the innovation business because you can't outsource a job

san francisco. the supreme court is having a special session at the university of san francisco to celebrate the school's 100th birthday. the justices will rule on a case on whether local governments have the right to ban dispensaries. voters approves them in 1996. despite that, 187 and counties state-wide have banned the dispensaries. the special session is underway at 11:00. >> the san jose city country will consider taking an official stand on marriage equality today. next month. supreme court reviews two cases that says the california ban on same-sex marriage and the defense of marriage act which denyies federal benefits to bay and lesbian married couples. the want to strike down both laws. the kid line for san jose to join the san francisco brief is valentine day. >> look at this police sketch of a man police are looking for who forced his way into the home of a 74-year-old woman and her daughter open friday. the man punched the older woman in the face. the mother and daughter escaped but the man and a second suspect chased them. they attacked the older woman a second time before running off. >> the

. >> today's special session was held at the university of san francisco law school in honor of that university's 100th anniversary. the court has 90 days to issue its decision. >>> tomorrow the city of concord may move closer to banning marijuana growing operations outdoors. in december, the city council asked the city attorney to write up a proposed ban. residents complained about the smell of pot growing and expressed concern about crime. the planning commission will take up the issue at its meeting tomorrow night at 7:00. >>> san francisco leaders say they will be celebrating this valentine's day with a global effort to end violence against women and children. supporters of the b day awareness movement are organizers a splash mob. >> i think it's really important for men to show up and really stand up because this is not about women. this is about all of us and again real men do not abuse other people. they certainly do not abuse more vulnerable people and they do not abuse women. >> we posted more information under web links on our home page. there you can find a video of the dan

the small film "the beasts of the southern wild" with effect by san francisco academy of art university was until natured but did not walk away but they were nominated. >> we give you the statue for best meteorologist on the midday show. >> an honor to be here but. >> an exclusive club. >> where's the statue? i am not leaving without it. >> good morning, everyone, a beautiful morning, full moon this morning and you get a chance to see it rise again later on during the early afternoon or early evening hours if you missed it this morning. it was gorgeous. tomorrow morning, there will be less clouds than this morning. a little shy toward the end and it was a gorgeous sight so hopefully you can see it tonight. notice how dry the cold front is, not a radar return to be found, head up north and that is where the bulk of the storm is and how much radar return up here, either, some at the higher elevations in the form of snow but not much at the lower elevations in the form of rain. a cold front is coming through but it is doing so quietly, kicking up a few passing clouds and downtown san jose,

it's causing sewage to back up near san francisco state university. dozens of homes and cars are flooded. ktvu claudine wong is near the stones town galleria mall with more amazing peck curs. claudine, i have never seen so much water around cars. >> unbelievable mess. resident some of them in tears over the mess that is left behind. i want to give you a look at the scene. this is the intersection of 15th and wanona. the water has receded. if you take a look at these vehicles you can see how high it went because the water mark up over the door and car tires. that is mud you are looking at. what the puc told us they thought the sewage backed up. they no longer think that is the case. the break happened up this street on 15th avenue and the water rushed down here. what happened it actually didn't break through the ground. it actually just went underground. that washed away the ground underneath. what you are looking at now is the mud it pushed up. let me tell you what it looked like a short time ago. this is really an unbelievable site that people woke u

. >> reporter: over in tiburon researchers with san francisco state university are learning more abouting it. >> this is where it all starts for these sickle celled phytoplankton. >> reporter: the natural usually harmless organisms that causalgy blooms big enough to be seen from space and all it takes to make the stuff is sunlight, carbon dioxide and nitrogen. >> natural nitrate that you get from upwelling from the coast or pollution from excess runoff. any of that excess fertilizer not used by the plants, let's say all the strawberries in monterey county all that fertilizer is flushed out to the coastal ocean. >> reporter: that's just more fuel for potentially toxic algae. >> our research shows they grow just as well on the pollutant as the natural forms of night gent. >> reporter: from there it's up the food chain from algae to fish to sea lion. >> they wander out and don't get back to the ocean. >> reporter: the same thing happens in the rare cases when those toxins build up in people. >> they are fine in every other aspect but they can't remember where they parked their car. >> rep

on march 1 coming up is a presentation about universal design from professor ricardo gomez from san francisco state. and the purpose is not only to talk about what is universal access and universal design, but he is going to be announcing there a two-day symposium at san francisco state, whose intention is to attract young people with disabilities into design professions. so i think it's really exciting and i'm happy we're going to be doing that at the library. so thank you for your time. >> thank you. any further public comment? >> is there anybody on the bridge line? >> yes. >> go ahead. >> hello. >> go ahead. >> yes, my name is keith dennis. and i would like to say god bless you board members and god bless the city and county of san francisco. today i want to ask a question. do other committees or groups have public phone calls, where when they have public comment, like they say for the board of sups if i wanted to make a public comment over the phone, is that available to me? >> hi, mr. dennis, i apologize to you, there is a problem with our bridge line. if we could have someone from the