scott weiner, malia cohen who just came from china lot -- not long ago from a trip.ng here. to our family associations, our department heads, our other commissioners and friends, happy new year, and welcome to our official celebration here at city hall of our wonderful chinese lunar new year. we just came from the official lighting of our new lantern. i hope you will stay tonight long enough to view all of its beauty and the lightness of it. there are a lead the lights on there. there are recycle cd's on the dragon boat. it is 76 feet long. it is, of course, my entry into the america's cup. anyway, i want to thank everyone for being here, for helping us celebrate. as we have been saying, this is one of the most exciting, attractive holiday seasons for the whole of san francisco and all of our communities. we look forward, and i hope you join me, in not only the very big chinese new year's parade of will happen this saturday, but the whole weekend. there are community affairs. there is the coronation ball. we just finished the street for a couple of weeks ago. the pag

supervisor scott weiner is here, and supervisor olague. thank you both for joining us. our next speaker is phil ting. since assuming office in july of 2005, he has worked to reform the assessor recorder's office and find new revenues in san francisco. please join me in welcoming assessor recorder phil ting. >> it is an honor to join our mayor and board of supervisors. i want to wish you all a happy new year and an incredible year of the dragon. hopefully, this suspicious time for us all -- we all are facing challenges with our local and national economy. so i hope it is a good year for us in terms of job creation, as well as economic growth. [speaking a foreign language] thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. our next speaker is the regional vice president of the external affairs for at&t, here in san francisco. at&t is proud to not only sponsor today's event, but to sponsor the chinese lunar new year parade this weekend. please welcome him. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. thank you jason, mayor lee, mrs. lee, general gao. at&t is all about connecting peopl

live on the golden gateway, where they want to build a 12 story condo, which we do not need, as scott weiner recently wrote. it is out of the question unnecessary. it is in front of a high-rise with no setbacks from the street. it violates the waterfront land use plan, in that it does not connect the land to the water, as the recommend in the planning department. this is totally corrupt in every which way. furthermore, a garage of 500 cars underground on this corner is the craziest proposition i have ever heard in my many years working on the waterfront to beautify it. it is one of the busiest in the structures on a narrow street that cannot accommodate it. there is all the pollution from the cars. we need to get rid of cars, not encourage them in this city. that is what portland oregon does. i recommend it to people here. i hope you will handily defeat it unanimously, because this is one of the worst propositions ever to come across the real estate game in this city. i developed the open space park, which should be preserved. instead, it will take shows all over the place. it will destroy i

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supervisor scott weiner says the law that bans food trucks hurts small businesses. parents groups say students will choose cheaper and unhealthier food trucks. >>> the 49ers move from san francisco is getting more serious. a ground lease for the football team's new stadium was approved by the santa clara stadium authority last night. the authority passed the first two parts of the 40-year lease nextgreat america allowing construction on the 68,000-seat stadium to start july. the 49ers new home will cost nearly $1 billion. >>> the oakland as are starting off spring training with a plan b. >> they have to. dennis o'donnell reports from phoenix. the team will be without a key player. >> reporter: frank and grace, good morning. with the devastating knee injury suffered by scott sizemore he is done for the year. so now the chance to earn that job goes to josh donaldson. >> i'm 26 years old. i'm not getting any younger. this is my fifth major baseball chance. i have an opportunity to make something happen. finally josh donaldson will get a chance to be the as starting thi

. >>> this morning san francisco supervisor scott weiner will introduce two bills in support of food vendors in the city to sell food within a block of middle and high schools. currently, city rules ban them from operating within a three- block zone. supervisor weiner will also introduce a resolution against a state assembly bill which calls for a ban on food trucks within 3 blocks of all schools. >>> and today is national pancake day and miss america, laura kepler, is encouraging everyone to take part. i hop is serving free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes at its 1500 restaurants around the country. in return, the company is asking guests to make a donation to the children's miracle network hospitals. kepler is taking some time during her 1-year rein to visit children in those hospitals all around the country. >> dave: it's a great program. it really is. i hosted a children's miracle network telethon one time. it's great. >> tori: wonderful. >> dave: all right. our time is 7:51. >>> more warnings this morning about cyber security. what security experts say about the growing probl

today, scott weiner introduced the new food truck plan to the board of supervisors. if approved, it would be able to park closer to schools. current rules state that they have to be 1500 feet away from the schools. the new 500 feet rule could provide healthier food items. >> not having the trucks parked directly in front of a school but allowing us as a community to have food trucks. >> he says this map shows how much of the city would be off limits to food trucks in the new state assembly bill passes. he wants supervisors to oppose that bill and allow local jurisdictions to make their own food truck rules. >>> one of the most coveted invites of the world may be coming out. apple is handing out invitations for the unveiling of it is new product. >> and who here at nbc got that? scott budman. we're talking apple and oil. >> yes. all around. let's start with the slight drop in oil prices. add a big boost in consumer prices and throw in a red hot apple. the dow closing above 13,000 for the first time since may of 2008. tech stocks leading the way up. apple is not in the

supervisor scott weiner says the law that bans food trucks hurts small businesses. parents group say students will choose the cheaper and unhealthier food trucks instead of eating at the school. >>> santa clara county supervisors have approved a plan for healthier foods at all county-run facilities. new standards call for food with less sugar, fat and salt in the vending machines, cafeterias and the cafes. most of the new rules will go into effect july 1. >>> ready or not, the next ipad may be upon us. apple sent out invitations yesterday to an event next week that takes place wednesday at the yerba buena center for the arts in san francisco. the company is expected to unveil a new version of the tablet computer. now, here's why we think it's all about the new ipad. the invitation shows a finger hovering over the application of an ipad. also the rumors? it's been a big rock in the desert for ages. >> but in a few days, it will be a big piece of art. 340-ton rock is big, that baby is being moved from a quarry in riverside county to the l.a. county museum of art. its

supervisor scott weiner is trying to drop the ban on the trucks on those campuses.ffering more food options is actually a good thing. "the examiner" reports that weiner is also work on a plan to overhaul the city's regulation controlling food trucks. >>> and forget about coffee, forget about the red bull for your caffeine fix. the next big thing is going to have people inhaling caffeine from a lipstick sized tube. this is an aero shot. it went on the market last month in massachusetts and new york. each canister contains about 100 milligrams of caffeine powder. that's about the amount in a large cup of coffee. [ laughter ] >> i think i'd stick to the medium regular. >>> ready, aim, fire. >> yeah. president obama tapped into his inner geek by helping an arizona teenager launch a marshmallow cannon. here it is. >> whoa! let's check the marshmallow, see what happened. >> the project all part of the white house science fair. the president offered to help pump compression air into the eighth grader's cannon. the projectile hit the far upper corner of the state dining roo

and also supervisor scott winer -- weiner is here also. let's welcome him. newly elected schedule.e presence of our new mayor. we, as i mentioned earlier, we had the pleasure of working well. are city administrator at the time ed lee and supervisor ross mirkarimi in connection with the adoption of the slavery disclosure ordinance a couple years ago. and we look forward to working with him on many issues to come. please welcome mayor ed lee. >> hello, everybody. you know i don't like to read speeches. i've been doing that in the past, so i want to have a chance to speak from the heart. this is our celebration of black history month. and i am so happy to see all of you come to city hall to recognize this and to recognize the great work that pat williams is doing because about the stories that need to be told. and i, as my life becomes unfolding in front of a lot of other people you're going to hear about me and i want you to know there's a lot of part of the black community that has to do in my peam and gsh famed -- family and so i want to tell you a story. it's a true one. so when i

some critics say there are not enough cabs in san francisco and that includes supervisor scott weinerbesides adding more cabs he wants to create a centralized dispatch system to direct customers to nearby available taxis. you can never find a taxi when you want one. >>> time now is 8:07. we can always find sal. the we had weather is keeping you busy. how are we doing? >> it's a busy morning, bill -- bill is our producer. you're dave. >> of course i'm dave. >> our producer just made it on the air. good morning, everybody. let's look outside, the commute is slow here and still windy, so driving around the bay area is going to be slower than you normally see it, no question about it. you can see northbound 880 traffic is busy, passing high street getting up to downtown oakland. 580 also getting up to the same general area is backed up from at least high street heading west. good slow traffic getting to the bay bridge, which also by the way is crowded. the bay bridge is backed up for at least a 25 minute delay. if you're on the span, you can expect more slow traffic on the way to the city

yesterday, city supervisor scott weiner introduced legislation to lift operating restrictions on foodcks in san francisco. right now they are banned from places like sf state and kaiser hospital, but the supervisor weiner says this will provide employees and students with more food options. >>> also new report out that shows nine out of 10 americans consume too much of that, salt. the centers for disease control identified 10 foods that make up almost half a person's sodium intake. they include breads, lunch meat, cheese and snack foods like chips. too much sodium will raise your blood pressure, it also increases a risk of heart disease and strokes. diet guidelines recommend consuming no more than a teaspoon of salt a day. >>> it's 7:17. 16 san jose middle school students face off to find out who could make the best and healthiest breakfast. it's part of a national competition to help students make healthier eating choices. students that come up with their own recipes and had 90 minutes to make their meals. the judges considered how the meals used grains, fruits and vegetables. studen

weiner and ceo bryan stockton reveals his goals for mattel. that's just ahead on the halftime report. back to carl on "squawk on the street." >> see you in a few minutes, scottss. market on the other hand of course continuing its upward climb. today notwithstanding. leads us to wonder whether now is the time to take on more risks or safer investments like dividends still the better way to go. bill mcveil is the lead portfolio manager in the turner growth fund and michael geo president of permanent portfolio funds. good to see both of you guys today. thanks for being with us. >> thanks, carl. >> bill quite a run so far this year. why take risks at levels of which people say are a little overbought at least in the near term. >> it has been a good start to the year. the two things i want to focus on are macro events and gdp. 2011 macro events dominated the headlines, etf and index focus so really hard for active managers to do well in a high stock correlation. 2012 macro events more under control, leads to a less etf-driven environment, better chance for active management to do things and on the go, dp side, less than 2%, tougher market historically for equities