carolyn is a valued san franciscoan and she is an important member of our community. i am a 22-year resident of san francisco, i've been a home owner in the mission district and a member of the liberty hill neighborhood association and i know that carolyn powell is extremely invested in seeing not only her neighborhood flourish but this city flourish. carolly, one shining example of this is her support of the women's initiative for self-employment, of which i am a board member, she and i served together on the women's initiative. she has been a supporter of buding women entrepreneurs, this program that helps low income women start their own businesses and rise, get themselves out of poverty and achieve economic independence. carolyn has played a critical role not only in providing mentorship and her business expertise but also providing financial contributions to that organization and has been a leader in that organization. she also has been actively involved in other organizations, the horizons foub daition, a local chapter of the aha, quality california, lambda legal

we san franciscoans love our food and desserts are no exceptions. there are places that specialize in any and every dessert your heart desires, from hand made ice cream to organic cakes, artisan chocolate and cupcakes galore, the options are endless. anyone out there with a sweet tooth? then i have a great stop for you. i've been searching high and low for some great cookies and the buzz around town that anthony's are those cookies. with rave reviews like this i have to experience these cookies for myself and see what the fuss was all about. so let's see. while attending san francisco state university as an accountinging major, anthony's friend jokingly suggested he make 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 sta

. >> they did not know each other but they acted as we would think san franciscoans would act with a big heart, without thinking about the danger to themselves. >> i was trained adds an observation lifeguard in south carolina and did it many years. i actually have a foot injury and i was contemplating whether to go in and when i saw the situation deteriorating, i decided that i needed to go in. >> it is a person's life and i don't think about the consequences. >> together, the woman was pulled from the water with first responder showing up. >> without a moment's hesitation, rushed in, she was unconscious when they got her out and in a coma at the hospital for a couple of days and now she is 100 percent. >> she is back living in her native taiwan. if you called both of these brave men "heroes," you would be right. >> very heroic thing. do you feel like a hero? >> yeah, sometimes. >> no time to be modest, he is a hero, a third go samaritan also received the commendation, but he could not be here today he lives back east. >> well deserved honor. >>> san francisco city lowers including m

avalos says this latest proposal and the ordinance would create jobs and benefits san franciscoans whoe find right in their own backyard. a couple walking their dog made a discovery that made them millionaires. that discovery was a container full of coins, but as you can imagine, they weren't just any coins. ktvu's walker live now. noel, i saw your tweet today. you got to hold it, and you have one now. >> gasia, this is what a million bucks looks like. it's $20 face value, but worth a million dollars. this 1866 coin, all gold, is one of 1400, take a look at some of these down here. it's one of 1400 gold coins that a couple found on their property in gold country. they found it buried in rusted-out cans. these are some of them. they were eight cans. this particular coin, the experts say that this is a better example of its kind than the one that is on display in the smithsonian. the collection is a collector's dream. a young couple taking their dog for a walk stumbled on a can sticking out of the ground. they opened it, and then found some coins caked in dirt. they didn't really know ho