businesses into a great note to them that we want to make sure that as we approach a financially sound city goal, that business and labor and community groups are all part of that magic, the board of supervisors worked so closely with me. with this, something that charlotte schulz always reminds me, when you're happy, when you have unity in the city, you wear your best time. [laughter] so i have not taken is off since yesterday at the white house, so i wanted to celebrate with our board of supervisors. so at this time, we signed the final budget. there you go. [applause] >> all right, this is one pen down. [laughter] >> there you go. there you go. and greg. [cheers and applause] >> and with that, the budget is done. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. >> welcome to the department of building inspection brown bag lunch. you are always invited to join us on the third thursday. today, we have a special program about san francisco's neighborhoods geology. we have frank, the geotechnical engineer who will walk us through a lot of this. we also have an architect who knows a lot about the history

businesses into a great note to them that we want to make sure that as we approach a financially sound city goal, that business and labor and community groups are all part of that magic, the board of supervisors worked so closely with me. with this, something that charlotte schulz always reminds me, when you're happy, when you have unity in the city, you wear your best time. [laughter] so i have not taken is off since yesterday at the white house, so i wanted to celebrate with our board of supervisors. so at this time, we signed the final budget. there you go. [applause] >> all right, this is one pen down. [laughter] >> there you go. there you go. and greg. [cheers and applause] >> and with that, the budget is done. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. supervisor chiu: i fully appreciate the concerns raised by some tenant leaders. i would never supported the project if i did not feel comfortable that tenant rights have been protected here with parker said -- part merced. i say this as one of the few tenants on the board of supervisors, who has been a staunch advocate of tenants before i was

sound. while we all recognize the importance of tourism as one of the primary economic engines for the city, supervisor chiu has been hearing from many residents across the city that their quality of life is being negatively impacted. they can destroy the peace and quiet of residential streets as

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sound analysis and identify changes of reduced noise. we retained a local acoustical engineering firm that has worked on numerous city projects, including the young museum. on friday, july 8, the current principal conducted sound readings at the brickyard. they confirmed the findings of the previous entertainment commission reports that the proposed use of the patio conforms to the noise ordinance. mr. salter also shed light on two points mentioned by appellants at the last meeting. specifically, sound readings taken from street level are accurate, because the city of san francisco considers the property line to be a plane extending into space. was levels at the second and third stories would be the same as those measured at street level. the brickyard interior does not act like a trumpet projecting sound out of the front doors. architectural features of the venue, such as sound absorbing wall and ceiling panels, and help control noise buildup within the venue. mr. salter is here today to answer any questions you may have. this is three separate sound readings by experts that confirm the conditions are adequate to maintain the noise leve

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bern, we have reported that indicate 60 percent of the city is without power and 30,000 people live there. the storm has pushed water to the soundr, there, and right into this city, so, several feet of water surged in there as the eye of irene passed 40 miles to the east of it. to the east. and it is my understanding they have 17" of rain. is that right? 17" of rain? 17" of rain according to rick and the fox extreme weather center, 17" of rain has fallen in new bern, north carolina. on top of the rain from last week. my goodness, get a canoe on park avenue in new york if that happens. they were losing a pier, how is that going, jonathan, with the pier? >>reporter: we will zoom in and show you what is going on with the pier. a third of it is missing. it is being eaten by the ocean. the part that remains, when you go 50' out, it is buckling and we will lose more of it before the storm system is completely over. we have been remarking how amazing and unusual it is, just how powerful the back half of the storm is. you have covered many of the hurricanes and when the eye passes by you and goes over land, the back half starts to fizzl

it went to the november ballot and got defeated in a very sound way. as a city employee for 21 years, i observed very closely what happened, and he, of course, and bird so many san francisco employees -- angered so many send francisco employees. janitors, street cleaners, fire, police -- they all in very large voices resoundingly helped to defeat the proposal because they felt it was done in a way in which they were never included in that discussion. it was their lives, their pension that they feel that they earned in the city that they love, so they asked us, that they were willing to cut and support a pension reform that would increase their contributions, if it was done the right way. we asked what the right way is, and they said the right way was to include all the unions and make sure it is something that they can pay attention to, that they understand and will participate in, so we did that in a very different way. we met with all the unions and discovered that the unions were very willing to give up more, to pay more into the pension program, so that the

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. >> chris: 75 miles per hour wind sounds bad. but in a city with canyons and tall mountains and things like that, winds can be more severe particularly in the higher levells of the sky scrapers? >> guest: absolutelyy. we can see 20 or 30 percent increase as you move up a hundred feet or more n the high rise, get away from the high rise buildings and move down in the lowwer part of the building and don't go outside. we don't have reports yet. we may have a window pop out or debris pop off. so far, loss of life hasn't been as great as we were fearing. but we want to have people stay safe . >> chris: what reports about the damage so far about the damage where irene has hit as it made landfall in north carolina. >> guest: north carolina emergency reportted 57 swift water rescues where they got people out of the water that were trapped. they are lookking to get to the barrier ilans to get ferry service restored. half million more people are without power. we are seeing the report comes in and we'll get better idea of how much road and structural da

city. the sounds of jet engines have been roaring around moscow over the past few days with the flying machines tearing up the skies are tears at the max international air show and we'll bring you all the highlights throughout the weekend. aerobatics team such as the russian knights and the swiss with their gravity defying stunts among the favorites the russian fifth generation stealth fighter the t. fifty model enjoyed its international debut is also among the must see jets of the show aircraft deal signed during the event of already surpassed the previous record of ten billion dollars on the shopping list for airlines established offerings from the likes of us but also tempting some to put pen to paper a double delight for russia the new m s twenty one mid-range. and the sukhoi superjet. tested one of them the company. only approved a time just a year ago. is now officially in business over two hundred orders already bought from airlines in russia and from abroad now we have an. image that can be called out of i speak from asia so we are now more affordable and more. optimistic and positive a

bitter rivals inside in beijing and it's a long street to china in over fifteen years in sound more familiar with the city having played the same match at the same venue two years ago they were down to a lot so than barbie in their ads during every game the trophy last year defeating roma so into our super cup holders while milan are the reigning italian champions coach alegria saying his man will do their best to bring the trophy back to the red and black parts of milan. last season would be to torrance in the league but last season was the plan just doesn't mean we're going to have this time i think both considering the super cup a very seriously it's important to want to win with a look and certainty. now is this once eleven here a basket as last than a month away now team russia can say here that preparations here in moscow with only the finalists qualifying for the london olympics david plotz injury had scored as a tough sentimental have a month put cause it has nor. russia's training camp began in early july in moscow with the head coach american david blatt concentrating mainly on bringing his larg

sounds like a new york city place, i can attest to that. he had them all removed, but is unsure about any further crawling or slithering surprises. >>> in florida, one camp is adding a sweet touch to summer vacations. campers here learn all about chocolate and how to create a smorgasbord of treats, the camp is designed to introduce kids to different kinds of chocolate and give them opportunities to create their own chocolate snacks. >>> now for a look at your national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. bill, good morning to you. >> we have do get you in some nicer living arrangements. >> it's pretty depressing. 450 square feet of it. >> you're fine. >> woe is me, woe is me. >> the doorman can get that steak for you, no problem. >>> good morning, everyone. a beautiful weather out there up through the great lakes and new england. now this is the dew point. now the dew point is a little different than the temperature, a a measure of how much moisture is in the air, when you're in the 60s and 70

and then upper 70s. 60s on the coast and also in the city where the temperatures are running cooler. >> only 50 here, 60 there. doesn't sound like august. >> that's true. >>> during the past hour, the city of san jose honored a young swimming pool hero. on monday, 8-year-old ishon king came to the rescue of a little girl who nearly drowned in a swimming pool at apartments. witnesses say the alert boy spotted the unconscious 3-year- old at the bottom of the pool. the city saluted him for his actions. >>> people may want to think twice about turning on the fan at night in this heat. with dust, pollen and bacteria trapped inside -- inside, turning on the fine can make it worse. >> it's pulling up dust and particles from behind. but if there's dust already, it will start blowing out all of the dust. >> some physicians says it helps to clean the blades, perform frequent dusting and put new filters in your air conditioning system. >>> new at noon, the 49ers just wrapped up a media briefing for their design system in santa clara. team officials showed off a model what the team hopes to build next to great america. designers want t

new york is bracing itself for its fate it will be the worst storm in a generation it sounds ordered to be the city's public transport and subway shut down. and also british world war two veteran who's been leading a campaign to. additional corruption has been jailed for six months in the recording at point hearing eighty five year old norman scholars claiming to do shrinks trying to silence him. and their comic up and it's high.

city. >> reporter: lee hasn't said he will run but he sounds like it. >> that's what resinates with people. they want to see city government doing the work we've done. i feel good about the things we've done and i'll continue working hard to do it. >> lee will make an announcement about the mayor's race tomorrow morning at city hall. an announcement, department of elections, what does that mean. >> he's leaning towards a run. thank you much. well, officials were warned months about the risk of disaster. documents filed showed the risk management group all but predicted an incident. upkeep and emergency plan created an unacceptable risk of disaster. they called the safety program weak and talked about what executives had known or should have known. >> flames started shortly after 4:30. it was driven in part by the wind. firefighters are three different stations were called because homes were threatened. flames burnt uphill right up to the fire break and stopped. no one was hurt and it's not clear what started the fire. >>> firefighters in southern california still working to surround a wild

does it sound like that city is really prepared? >> i think the mayor's on it.s people are nearly as read up on what you should do as the mayor is. he's certainly got the message, he's got the culture of preparedness and the concept of resiliency down. how does he diffuse this to his citizens after this incident, continue to remind him that you always have to be ready to be their own first responder, take care of themselves, take care of their neighbors, and take care of their friends. >> let me ask you a really direct question. if, indeed, worst-case scenario, that that sea wall pops, that we actually see water coming into that city, he's talking about how prepared he is. >> total different story. >> in that snare yore, mother nature will probably, for a period of time, overmatch the capacity to deal with it and then more assistance would have to go in and help them. if that sea wall breaks. let's say if wall street feet get wet, change scenario. >> wow. >> game changer. >> mm-hmm. well, hopefully that won't happen, but these are the lessons we all learned as a

sound. while we all recognize the importance of tourism as one of the primary economic engines for the city, supervisor chiu has been hearing from many residents across the city that their quality of life is being negatively impacted. they can destroy the peace and quiet of residential streets as well as hinder the enjoyment of those utilizing outdoor seating and other amenities outside the corridors. we also worked with other groups to come up with a proposal before you. the legislation would require tour bus operators to discontinue using electronic amplification systems in their ohm air sightseeing buses. in 2010, new york city enacted similar legislation and tour bus destinations around the world have been using headphones systems for years. also notably, recently in san francisco, there's a precedent, one of the major tour bus companies switched entirely over to headphones systems. as the legislation is currently written, it goes into effect in july of 2011, so obviously we have to make that amendment. and we will be meeting with representatives from different tour bus operators in the

rebels and government forces have reportedly resumed in tripoli with the sound of nato planes and explosions heard around the city all these are the very latest pictures from there it follows a night of confusion when one of the sons claim to have been arrested by the rebels it a surprise appearance in the crowd of supporters this has added to questions over just who is in control of the capital as both government and insurgent forces insist they have the upper hand. also downs are cast over whether a rebel victory would actually leave the libyan people in control their destiny as experts point to were those who fought for the revolution added up with a government they didn't choose. and.

the sound of sniper fire rang out across city streets. bashir al assad has been credit krit sized. the death toll between 75 and 140 people is expected to climb. >>> in norway this morning, there is reason to believe that attorneys for the gunman at the center of last week's deadly attacks could be looking for a new defense strategy. that of a forensic panel that will evaluate anders breivik's state of mind says it is unlikely the admitted assassin will be declared insane because he appeared to be in control of his actions at the time of the attack. it would be difficult to conclude they were the work of a delusional madman. >>> josh fatal and jashane baue have been held after straying across the border into iraq from iraq. a third hiker sha er sara shour freed on bail and released last year. >>> now, a look on stories making news in america. in ohio a test flight of a wright brothers replica plane led to a tragic end for two pilots. both died after their plane crashed in a rural area. authorities were notified of the crash an hour after the plane took off. the cause is under inves

city of zalwi. even if you couldn't see the fire fight close up, you could hear its deafening sounds reverberating from the city. so it is just getting too close. there are sniper on the tops of buildings, loud bangs, artillery fire, morters. we have to get out of here. despite the major battle going on around him, a rebel fighter who did not want to be identified to protect his family was confident of a victory. considering the fighting is fierce here, how long do you think before you're able to push into tripoli? >> hopefully a couple of days. >> reporter: a couple of days? >> a couple of days or one week maybe. >> reporter: you think it will be that soon? >> i think so. we are -- we are in control 80%. >> reporter: but to push forward, they need to secure the whole city where gadhafi's army is doing everything it can to keep hold of this strategically important town. why is this so important? >> because of oil factory. >> reporter: they have one of the last remaining functional oil refineries in the country. and is the most direct supply route to the capital of tripoli. as of now, the rebels have ca

city. >> it looks like we are just about out of time, and it sounds like there is a lot happening in cityall today, so we are going to wrap this up. >> there is. >> always. are there any other issues or things you would like to share briefly with respect to your new position as supervisor, or thoughts you have about san francisco before we wrap up our conversation? >> i touched on it earlier. for me, personally, especially coming from my background outside of city government, i knew my role on all the economic activity in san francisco, focusing on jobs, but also, a lot of quality of life issues. young families, what is like to live here as a san francisco, and what we can do in city hall to make life better for san francisco residents. to me, that is a huge deal. i think we have lost focus on that in city hall over the past few years. it is something i want to focus on. to me, it is a huge priority, why i did this. i will be very true what i talk about on the campaign trail. representing a. 2, but also the city -- representing a district 2, but also the city and county of san francisco.

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every house but the maze underground passageways probably stretched as far as a edge of the city and then had a sound why even across the river on this one here we haven't fully on earth yet we will have dug almost ten meters deep and there's still no end in sight and we need to. cut the skin vaults the children are painting these young artists were born during the height of the georgian a certain turmoil only in the past three years of they finally begun giving and pace. just. destroying features a park with children hanging out implying. the sun is shining. and i've been to philly it's just it's cheerful. so nobody has to work there. everything is bright and colorful. i'm drawing my brother and myself we're all out in our courtyard and skill involved playing together but the thing i wanted to help by to alice it because i do. to c.c. invalid you can fast food so i've done up by painting i'd like to be like paris. chicana spent days tidying in a basement strewn the two thousand and eight attack on skin bob now she paints a city which she would like to see as the most beautiful and peaceful place in