senator mark leno will now share with you how san francisco, university of california, and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. senator mark leno. >> good morning everyone, it is a great privilege and humbling opportunity to be able to address you today. as nelson mandela of course transcend eded one of the most severe human dignities, harsh imprisonment for the crime of being who he was, for being the man who believed in the dignity of all and the fair treatment of all and for having dark skin. that was his crime. but he chose, as we heard, to forgive and he chose the path of peace when he could have chosen the path of war and he knew in his heart that only love conquers hate. i have personally experienced the dividends that have been paid as a result of his teachings and his mentorship. my good friend alice huffman who drove down early this morning from sacramento to share her thoughts, is one of her disciples. when i first introduced the nation's first air quality bills in the state legislature back in 2

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. >>> there is a warning to students at san francisco state university after a violent post was writteny the president of the palestinian group. a man is holding a knife claiming he wants to stab an israeli soldier. >>> be wear of the brrr. after a warm thanksgiving weekend, the cold is coming to the bay area. get out your winter coat and your cold weather gear. when is it getting here and when is it leaving? >> reporter: through the overnight hours. we will have chilly conditions the entire week. it was mild or the thanksgiving weekend. we saw mild conditions today as well. 60s for the north bay. we do have the tail end of it here pushing into north california bringing us cold conditions. we are getting a blast of cold arctic air. it will be much cooler tomorrow afternoon and down right freezing. we will talk more about the frigid temperatures in a bit. >>> a new report from the state department of water resources say california could face a third straight dry winter. >> reporter: california's rainy season started dry and then wet. both winters were dryer than normal. the resser reserv

san francisco into a union family and i'm now 78 years old. i didn't start lookbacker work at the ballpark until after i retired of my clear job in san francisco state university as part aof the financial aid, i worked in the loan department of san francisco state for almost 25 years where i retired from and i had to go back to work to supplement my income because i accept support members in my family that should be out and about on their own which includes a great granddaughter now of 17, i'm applying for a contract not for myself because i am retired but for the next generation that includes my son who also works at the ballpark. i want to make sure these people keep their jobs and remain in good jobs. please support us by joining to our boy cut of center place, thank you. >> linda chaplain from the land use committee. i know many of you are concerned about affordable housing, and there was a conditional use appeal of larkin that they voted to change as an emergency measure and they decided to -- the fact that the project for [inaudible] instead of the tndc project which we pontbacker wanted and we felt it was the best sites for senior housing which would ha

>> as we first reported last night on kron kron 4 news, they have issued a warning to san francisco state university about a potential threat to jewish students. this shows a young man holding a knife and claiming that it makes him want to stab an israeli soldier. a statement was released regarding the alleged threat. the statement, quote, we are confident that our campus community is safe. we will continue to explore all aspects of the incident and take additional actions that may be warranted. we'll withhold any further comment until that is complete. >>> new tonight at 11:00, richmond's antismoking laws are some of the toughest on record. tonight a new step to expand those laws to include e cigarettes, banning the electronic cigarettes in certain areas. it says violaters can be hit with fines up to $1,000. it will get a second rating early next year and may become law 90 days after that. >>> some families on treasure island say they're being forced to move and they're angry about it. >>> huge tips at restaurants, we'll look into the history of who is doing it. >>> you won't want to miss sportsnit

while attending san francisco state university as an accountinging major, anthony's friend jokingly suggested 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, cookies an

san francisco area. commemorating nelson mandela this past week city leaders invoked the area's own contribution to end apartheid. >> san francisco, the universitycalifornia, and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. >> anti-apartheid protest students took place here in the 1980s at uc berkeley. including a sit in and rallies that brought thousands of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police and more than 150 people were arrested. >> students, community people here again overnight all day long in solidarity to ask our regions to divert. >> nancy skinner now a state assemblywomen, was a student who led the anti-investment committee. >> we felt we were morally i am ply crated in the regime that was denying the people of south africa their freedom, their ability to participate in government and other parts of democracy. >> larry wright harass a longshoremen unloading ships at port. he recalls how union members refused to remove cargo off ships. >> every day there was a demonstration. every day the longshoremen refused to work. they tried to negotiate to get the ship

the free ♪ and the home of the brave >>> as it was at moat veterans' day ceremonies, at san francisco state universitye people of honor were easy to spot. be their service on full display or hinted at. >> what veterans are, they're our family members. >> except one man in the second row. >> daniel bernardi is also a naval veteran serving among his many tours of duty, one in iraq just four years ago. >> 2009, my number gets punched, right? it's a presidential recall to iraq. i have a pregnant wife and a little kid. i'm tenured and i have to go and i go. you can do your thing over there. we'll support you. >> reporter: daniel says at least around campus he keeps his military past low key. he prefers to keep the focus on student veterans which makes sense, because putting the spotlight on other veterans is what daniel is spending a lot of time doing these days. under his leadership, san francisco state has embarked on an ambitious project, the veterans documentary corps, a series of short films telling the story of an individual veteran. all wars, both genders, different stories with one goal. improve wh

my main job has been doing social work for san francisco state university. i have been a community organizer, a social worker, but i have also been a legislative aide. i worked mostly for community- based organization supporting kids and families, working for labor. i got to see how city hall could be an effective tool to create change. i looked at running in 2007, 2008, and somehow i made it. i have been in politics for so many ways, doing work around central america, supporting people in central america against u.s. imperialism, their right to live, self determination. i did a lot of work on that on campus when i was in college. a bit of work on apartheid when i was in college as well. >> i never got involved in supporting a candidate. i never thought a candidate was someone that i would support. then when tom ammiano ran against willie brown, i got inspired. i thought, someone with integrity and honesty, if they can run for mayor, maybe i can be somebody who represents what is true about our people. that is what inspired me to run and be a candidate. one

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that was an audition tape made by a young san francisco state university grad who hoped to join the "mythbusters." well it worked. tori has been on the tv show since its third season. he put himself in harm's way ever since his dad taught him how to make a molotov cocktail. he was almost arrested for making a pipe bomb in his front yard. his latest show is "blow it up." so i'm a bit unclear as to what the point of "blow it up" is. can you sum it up? give me three words. >> "blow it up" is little self-explanatory. identify been working on "mythbusters" for ten years and the thing i love the most is we get to blow things up. when i was 19 i almost got arrested for making pipe bombs. don't try this at home. it was something i was curious about. i loved fireworks. i loved fourth of july. so when i started on "mythbusters" it was just like that was like the most exciting part of the show for me personally was when we blew stuff up. it would be cool to do a web show. so luckily we were able to pull it off. >> you say don't try this at home, kids. you blew up a teddy bear. >> the thing is if

. >> san francisco, the university of california, the state of california played a leading role in beinghe initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. >> anti-apartheid student protests took place here in the 1980's at uc berkeley including a continuous sit-in and rallies that brought together hundreds of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police in more than 150 people were arrested. >> reporter: students, community people here again overnight all day long in solidarity to ask our regions to divest. >> nancy skinner, now a state assemblywomen, was then a graduate student who led the divestment committee. >> we felt we were morally implicated in the regime that basically was denying the majority of people of south africa, their freedom, their ability to participate in government and in any democracy. >> reporter: many others took action not only students. in 1984 larry wright was a longshoreman. he reports how union members refused to move south african cargo off ships. >> the ships sat there for 11 days. every day there was a demonstration. every day the longshoremen r

threat to some students at >> pam: the simon weisenthal center has issued a warning to san francisco state university. about a potential threat to jewish students on campus. a violent online post has been uncovered -- allegedly written by the president of the campus palestinian student group. >> pam: a picture in the post shows the young man holding a knife. and claiming that. it makes him want to stab an israeli soldier. today, the school says, it has performed a threat assessment procedure. and released a statement regarding the alleged threat. >> pam: the statement says. -- quote -- we are confident that our campus community is safe. we will continue to explore all aspects of the incident and take additional actions that may be warranted. we will withhold any further comment until that exploration is complete. >> pam: new tonight at 8-- >> pam: one extremely generous restaurant - goer. has been dropping big tips all across the country. including and here in the bay area. sometimes leaving thousands of dollars on a single check. kron 4's charles clifford has a closer look at this mystery. >> report

san francisco bay area. commemorating nelson mandela this past week city leaders invoked the areas own contribution to the antiapartheid movement. the strategy in the 1980s, municipal and investment stopped in south africa. >> san francisco, the university of california, and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement of south africa. >> antiapartheid student protests took part in 1980s. including a continuous 100 day sit in and rallies bringing together thousands of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police, 150 people were arrested. >> students, community people here - again, overnight, all day long in solidarity to ask our renaling ents to divest. >> nancy skinner was a graduate student who the let the campus divestment committee. >> we felt morally implicated in the regime that basically was denying the majority of people of south africa their freedom, their ability to participate in government and any democracy >> others took action, not only students. in 1984 larry wright was unloadingships at port, remembering how south african cargo was refused to be moved off the ship. every day the long shore maup refused to work. they tried to negotiate with us on how to get the ship u

the simon weisenthal center has issued a warning to san francisco state university.about a potential threat to jewish students on campus. a violent on line post has been uncovered -- allegedly written by the president of the campus palestinian student group. a picture in the post shows the young man holding a knife. and claiming that. it makes him want to stab an israeli soldier. today, the school says, it has performed a threat assessment procedure. and released a statement regarding the alleged threat. the statement says. -- quote -- we are confident that our campus community is safe. we will continue to explore all aspects of the incident and take additional actions that may be warranted. we will withhold any further comment until that exploration is complete. >> in the north bay. people are gathering for a protest and vigil in honor of teen andy lopez. who was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy while he was carrying a replica assault rifle. >> supporters of lopez gathered at the old courthouse square in downtown santa rosa. they came together to protest and wa

san francisco bay area. commemorating nelson mandela city leaders invoked their i know contribution to the apartheid movement. municipal and international divestment to south africa involving billions of dollars. >> san francisco, the university of california and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. >> antiapartheid student protests look place here in the 1980s at uc berkeley, including a 100 day sit-in and rallies bringing together thousands of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police. more than 150 people were arrested. >> students, community people here, again overnight, all day long in solidarity to ask our renaling ents to divest. >> nancy skinner was a great ute student. >> we felt that we were morally implicated in the regime denying the people of africa their freedom, and ability to participate in government. >> many other took action, not only students. in 1984 larry wright was a long shoreman, recalling how union members refused to move south african cargo off ships. the ships sat there for 11 days, every day there was a demonstration. the long shore man refused. they tried to negotiate but we refused. >> the union gained momentum u

san francisco bay area. [ music ] >> commemorating him this past week, city leaders invoked their own contribution to the anti-apartheid movement. back in the 1980s, musical and instilltutional investments involving billions of dollars. >> san francisco, the university of camera and the state of california played a leading role in initiating the movement in south africa. >> anti-apartheid student protests took place here in the 1980s at u.c. berkeley including a 100-day sit-in and brought together thousands of students. >> police and more than 150 people were arrested. >> students, here, again, overnight, in the solidarity. >> now, a state assembly woman was then a graduate student who led the campus divestment committee. we felt we were morally implicated in the regime that basically was denying the majority of people in south africa their freedom, ability to participate in government or any democracy. >> many others took, not only students. in 1984, larry wright was a long shoreman unloading ships at ports. he recalls how will union members refused to move south african cargo off ships. >> the ship set there for 11 days. every day there was a demonstration, every day the longshoremen refused to go. they tried to negotiate to get the ship unloaded

. >> san francisco, the university of california and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. >> antiapartheid student protests took place here in the 1980s at uc berkeley, including a continuous 100 day sit-in and rallies that brought together thousands of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police. >> students, community people here, again, overnight, all day long in solidarity to ask our renaling ents to divest. >> nancy skinner what is a graduate student who led the divestment committee. >> we felt morally implicated in the regime that was denying the majority people of south africa their freedom, their ability to participate in government and any democracy. >> many others took action. not only opportunities. in 1984 larry white was a long shoreman, and he recalls how they refused to move cargo from the ship. >> every day there was a demonstration, they tried to negotiate with us to get the ship unloaded. we refused. >> the movement gained momentum until devestment was inevitable. >> until the world sto

san francisco. >> the harvard university student accuses of making bombing threats on monday has the first hearing in federal court this morning. the 20-year-old psychology major since hoax mails to get out of taking the final exam which warned bombs were in four harvard buildings including one where he was about to start an exam. police evacuated the buildings and swept the campus for hours before determining there were no explosives. harvard says they are saddened bit agencies. >> former firefighter is accused of starting a deadly wildfire. september 9 fire killed one person and destroyed 60 homes and 130 buildings. the fire charred more than 8,000 acres and it took 1,500 firefighters a week to stop the blaze. 29-year-old peterson is charged with 200 counts of arson. investigators believe he set other fires in shasta county, as well. >> if you want to reduce your chances of suffering from depress, take a trip. a study from the travel association suggests travel benefits the mind and body. for example, will women who travel twice a year have a lower risk of heart attack than those who went years

they would vote for her. 22% say they are voting for joe tuman who is a professor at san francisco state university. 150% pay tour port commissioner brian parker. 20% are still undecided. >>> anticipation is building for the last fight hunger bowl ever at at & t park. wild, wild west there. pep rally was held in union square yesterday. its battle between the washington huskies and the byu cougars. organizers say they will donate one meal for every ticket purchased. kickoff is set for 6:30. the game will move to the new santa clara stadium. >> they certainly have nice weather. >> absolutely. >>> they held local political office decades ago but they are still receiving health insurance on the public's dime. in the next half hour taxpayer medical ever funding for -- medical funding for life. >>> our traffic is looking pretty good at this hour as you head into the weekend. right now this is a look at san francisco 101. we'll have more traffic straight ahead. >>> a cloudier, cooler day in the forecast. coming up how much cooler and whether this is a trend that all carry for your weekend. >>> welcome bac

business is item 5-a presumed innocent a lease agreement for block 7 west and the university of california san francisco and housing partners. an to construct 200 affordable units. madam director. >> good afternoon to the members of the public. thank you for joining us. you approved in june of this year a redevelopment loan. disbursement condition of that loan provided for actual disbursement could only come once you approve the amendmented dda so that action is before you from block 7 and assigning that to mission bay block 7 housing partners and i'd like to ask catherine -- to present this item. >> good afternoon madam chair and commissioners. today we have one resolution action the approval of 2 documents and lease agreement between ucsf transferring an existing dda to the develop or and basically taking that dda and modifying it to reflect the current project which would -- as the director mentioned it is comprised of chinatown i refer to them as a single developer. mission bay it's located on 4th street north to the south china basin to the north and then block 7 directly abutting to the east. this

health planner has been a great advisor on this issue as well and roberto vargas from the university of san francisco health policy program and dr. laura smith who is a professor of health policy at ucsf who have been visors on this study and advising us on the impact of sugar sweetened beverages. at public comment i just want to acknowledge beatrice cardenas duncan who is a community leader and active with groups like shape up sf and the labor movement as well is here. breks board of education board of education president is here. and corner store coalition and an organizer with t ndc and todd davis who has been a great leader in our neighborhood as well. they will be speaking at public comment. we also have a number of other folks from different communities that will speak a little bit later. before i introduce the first speaker, i want to know if my colleagues have any opening remarks. >> supervisor wiener? >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you supervisor mar for your work and your partnership on this important issue. the coalition that has been forming in san francisco around the proposed sugar