is it a san francisco-invented word? so i looked it up yesterday in the oxford dictionary. to my surprise i found the origin of the word "wiggle" is in dutch. sorry about that. it's to wiggle. to move to left to right. that's something we do in the netherlands. in politics as well. and even i find out that the name beggler, somebody who wiggles, is a common name in the netherlands and in the dutch translation of harry potter, the lady who writes all the booklets for the school in the harry potter school is madam wiggli. i thought it might be good to contact her to get some additional support for this workshop and then i find there's no need for it because we have tall resources here. you could look at the dutch team and all the professionals here in san francisco to work on the three projects in the next few days, and as you, mr. mayor, i'm looking forward to the results. it's an honor for me to introduce to you hillie talens, who is a great professional in the netherlands about biking, biking infrastructure, the safety of biking. a lot of experience. i would like to give y

they droppedabc7 abc7 in san francisco. >> i invented this kind of oil making machine. there is so much plastic in the world. it will be a serious problem. >> his partner is the ceo of the company. this video from the united nations university showed them demonstrate ago desktop unit at a school in japan to teach children about the importance of cleaning up plastic trash. >> in nepal there was a truck that runs around. it is powered by the fuel. the system basically has a filtration that is similar to a converter. so the only two things that is coming off is water and small amount of co2. >> this is one area they want to a garbage patch. a yyra is a system that swirls around a central point that create a whirlpool effect that pushes the debris to the center. >> some estimate there are millions of tons of plastic floating over many square miles of ocean. >> one of the biggest things we can help to keep the plastic out of the ocean to provide a monetary value for the plastic trash. >> they would like to see a program similar to recycled cans and bottles. they could melt t

. >> today we're going to make the san francisco classic dish invented by italian and portuguese fishermenl be like a nice spaghetti sauce. then we will put in the fish soup. the last thing is the dungeon as crab, let it all blend together. it will be delicious. when i could, i will try to make healthy meals with fresh ingredients, whatever is in season and local. those juicy, fresh tomatoes will take about an hour to cook down into a nice sauce. this is a good time to make our fish stock. we will take a step that seems like trash and boil it up in water and make a delicious and they speed up my parents were great clerics, and we had wonderful food. family dinners are very important. any chance you can sit down together and have a meal together, it is great communal atmosphere. one of the things i like the most is the opportunity to be creative. hello. anybody with sets their mind to it can cut. always nice to start chopping some vegetables and x and the delicious. all this double in view is this broth with great flavor. but your heart into it. make something that you, family, and friends

cable cars were invent in san francisco to solve the problem with it's unique, vertically challenged terrain. we are still using cars a century old >> the old cable car is the most unique thing, it's still going. it was a good design by then and is still now. if we don't do something now. it's going to be worse later. >> the cable cars are built the same as they were in the late 1800's. we use a modern machinery. we haven't changed a thing. it's just how we get there. >> it's a time consuming job. we go for the quality rather than the production. we take pride in our work and it shows in the end product. >> the california line is mostly locals. the commuters in the morning, i see a lot of the same people. we don't have as tourists. we are coming up to street to chinatown. since 1957, we are the only city in the world that runs cable cars. these cars right here are part of national parks system. in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monument. the way city spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco, first thing they think about is, le

san francisco. they bring different perspectives, and together, we built a city like no other on earth and made san francisco the innovation capital of the world. and today, more than ever, san francisco is always to invent the future, right here and right now, by capitalizing on the greatest resource, our people. innovations about a different way of thinking and approaching our problems, and with the innovative approaches to crime fighting and community involvement, san francisco is one of the safest big cities in america. last year, violent crime was down by 6%. pension reform is another example of what i am talking about. the innovative way, and the key to meeting the challenges of the future. across the country, this was a wedge issue that shut down government and divided people, but in san francisco, we showed that we are a city that knows how, and we brought everyone to the table, with tough negotiations, and we produced the reform measure with business and government and labor standing side-by-side, in a way that respected all of the hard- working city employees. where else have you seen that across the country. and when we are on the subject -- let's take a moment to remember warren helmund. [app

san francisco. >> reporter: most recently the company's sales force said it would double office space in the city, signing a 400,000-square-foot lease. >> and today more than ever, san francisco is uniquely poised to innovate and invent the future right here, right now, by capitalizing on our greatest resource, our people. >> reporter: and sales forces, 18-year leases were worth $13 million making it the world's largest office deal in more than a decade. they are hoping more people make a reason to call san francisco home. >> monty, thank you. there were several other inaugurations in san francisco as well, but perhaps the most controversial are ross macarini's. the ceremony took place this afternoon. the inauguration prompted the judge, who was supposed to perform the swearing in, to back off and she had to be replaced. he is accused of bruising his wife's arm during an argument on new year's weekend, and during the ceremony, macirini referred to the day as a cloud over his day. then he had his wife and young son at his side. both deny there was any kind of abuse in their relationship. >> i really -- i don't want to -- >> it has been completely taken out of context. this is a private and family matter. >> the d.a. i

. >> domestic violence survivors do not invent allegations for political motives. >>> san francisco'sdistrict attorney has said he hopes to have a decision on possible charges soon, possibly tomorrow. >>> there's a lot of talk about what is being called the facebook affect and how it could be a real tax fall. an initial public offering could be $10 million for a company and a tax cut bonanza for the state. just yesterday's the state's legislative analyst says it would be such a big jump in revenue that the state would have to make adjustments. >>> across the system, there were 161,000 applications, 33,000 of them were from out of state. uc berkeley and ucla had the most. each getting 12% more than last year. campuses will begin sending out acceptance notices in march. >>> the university of california announced plans today to kick the habit banning smoking and chewing tobacco at all 10uc campuses. john sasaki tells us the restrictions don't stop there. >> reporter: the university of california is marching to the beat of a familiar drum. it's set to ban cigarette smoking at all of its s

. >> domestic violence survivors do not invent allegations for political motives. >>> san francisco'sdistrict attorney has said he hopes to have a decision on possible charges soon, possibly tomorrow. >>> there's a lot of talk about what is being called the facebook affect and how it could be a real tax fall. an initial public offering could be $10 million for a company and a tax cut bonanza for the state. just yesterday's the state's legislative analyst says it would be such a big jump in revenue that the state would have to make adjustments. >>> across the system, there were 161,000 applications, 33,000 of them were from out of state. uc berkeley and ucla had the most. each getting 12% more than last year. campuses will begin sending out acceptance notices in march. >>> the university of california announced plans today to kick the habit banning smoking and chewing tobacco at all 10uc campuses. john sasaki tells us the restrictions don't stop there. >> reporter: the university of california is marching to the beat of a familiar drum. it's set to ban cigarette smoking at all of its s

inventions or just play some games at... >> good morning, everyone. i'm the executive director of the san francisco tradition nor did. the me take a second to welcome you all warmly to this event. -- transportation authority. i am glad that we are able to hostess for the third time in a decade. i have the honor of introducing the official welcome to the city, edwin lee, the 43rd mayor of the city and county of san francisco. a former city administrator, former director of public works for san francisco. he was appointed unanimously as the successor mayor in 2011 to fill the remaining year of former mayor gavin newsom's term. as you know, former mayor newsom was sworn in as the lieutenant governor in january to 10 -- 2010. mayor lee is the first asian- american mayor in the city's history. 2010, mayor lee was appointed to a second term by mayor newsom. his appointment at the time was confirmed unanimously by the board of supervisors. as city administrator, he spearheaded reform that would be reduced the size and cost of government, from reducing the vehicle fleet, to consolidating departments, to saving tax dollars. h

inventions are changing the world. >> iphone fans and the apple obsessed take san francisco by storm. cnet's kara tsuboi is here with what's hot at macworld in a couple of minutes. >> reporter: the states are high for san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi at a court hearing today. we'll tell you what the judge is set to decide coming up. >> plus a crucial city council meeting interrupted by "occupy oakland." how a heated debate over saving jobs turned into near chaos. today to see his family. what a legal shakeup means for his domestic violence trial. affic ad libs >>> san francisco sheriff fighting today to see his family once again. a little shake-up in his domestic violence trial. >> macworld kicks off today. we'll tell you about the san francisco street closures coming up. >>> high clouds and dense fog in the bay area. we'll talk about the forecast coming up. >>> good morning, everyone. thursday, january 26. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. the time is 5:29. >>> we begin with the second time this week san francisco sheriff is heading to court. >> he returns this afternoon to