a protest last night and camped out at city hall and are waiting right now to enter this very special city hall meeting. >> we really want to have the right to collectively bargain. this is something that say fundamental city right and the only way to secure a good future. >> the council has responded really well to the community pressure. i think they're moving in the right direction, so it is really important for us to be vigilant and keep them going that way. >> reporter: in may, nay your reed announced a proposal to declare a fiscal and public safety emergency. to avoid further cuts of services and lay-offs to hundreds, reed proposed setting limits on retirement benefits for new and current employees and retirees. city council was supposed to vote on the declaration today but deferred action on the declaration until august 2nd. >>> earlier today i spoke with david lobe, a policy an cyst who says the city is currently working with five of the 11 urine i don't knows to tackle retirement reform. the city is still hopeful to strike deals with the remaining six unions. negotiations with the

protestors gathered this morning outside san jose city hall hoping to secure seats for today's special city council session. they are upset about the mayor's budget plan which calls for layoffs and cuts to city workers, pay and retirement benefits. today's councilmembers will discuss current negotiations with unions. the council will likely delay votes on fiscal reform ballot measures and whether to declare a fiscal emergency because of the ongoing negotiation. >>> one reason to celebrate the 4th of july weekend, gas prices could go down because of a surprise move by president obama. kristy seifkin is in redwood city. she is going to tell us how low the price could go. kind of surprising. usually prize rise through labor day. >> reporter: people expect for the holiday weekend they are going see prices up at the gas stations but it's a surprise that we are going to see this drop in prices. they are estimated up to 50 cents a gallon. i smoke to some individuals as to whether or not they would be driving more with these lower gas prices. here's what one gentleman had to say. >> do you have any

this is a special city. we have a community that actually use the children of the community as their children, like the mayor said. and it makes such a big difference, having them step up and be there for the children. it has been fabulous. and to have these advocates, it is great to have a relationship with them. my hat is always of to them. they pushed us. they pushed the school district. they pushed us to do great things for our children. a couple of years ago, we had a conversation to talk about the a-g program for all students. we started with ninth graders. everyone takes required glasses. and as a result, yeah, we have a few kids who do not make it. and so, this summer, we were trying to figure out -- we had some money. think about it -- in california 70% of all the money for summer school has been wiped out. we no longer get the funding. how are we going to do that. we decided to prioritize and give summer school to our seniors, because if they cannot pass, they will not graduate. every year, we have

are gathering this morning just outside of san jose city hall hoping to secure seats for today's special city council session. they are upset they say about mayor reed's budget plan which calls for layoffs and cuts to city workers' pay as well as retirement benefits. at today's meeting, councilmembers will discuss current negotiations with unions. because negotiations are ongoing, the council will delay votes on fiscal reform ballot measures and were to declare a fiscal emergency. >>> large crowds and big traffic problems are expected in san francisco for the 41st annual gay pride weekend. events begin this afternoon including concerts, parties and exhibitions as well as the parade set for sunday morning. if you want more information, just go to our website, cbssf.com. >>> same-sex marriage is prompting some very heated debate in new york's state capital. the state senate ended a marathon session last night without voting on several issues including a bill to legalize gay marriage. now, it did pass in the assembly but several amendments have been proposed since then to better protect religiou

. >> the city council special meeting will start at 1:30. but before that, in an hour, there will be a special blessing service outside city hall in support of collective bargaining. now, overnight, a number of people camped out on the steps of city hall. to make that very point about collective bargaining. the group of labor activists want to avoid declaring a fiscal emergency, which mayor chuck reed already suggested as a way to deal with the rising pension costs and to avoid even deeper service cuts and even more layoffs. now, this afternoon's meeting the council and the mayor are going to get more information on the cost of the budget problems and the dealings with city employees. as well as the possibility of a fiscal reform ballot measure for now has been put on hold until early august. >> whatever solution they come should be done at the bargaining table. with a voice through the union. they should be able to have a voice. together, we should come to a resolution. >> we hope the people that camp out got a good night sleep. it will all

. >> the city council special meeting will start at 1:30. but before that, in an hour, there will be a special blessing service outside city hall in support of collective bargaining. now, overnight, a number of people camped out on the steps of city hall. to make that very point about collective bargaining. the group of labor activists want to avoid declaring a fiscal emergency, which mayor chuck reed already suggested as a way to deal with the rising pension costs and to avoid even deeper service cuts and even more layoffs. now, this afternoon's meeting the council and the mayor are going to get more information on the cost of the budget problems and the dealings with city employees. as well as the possibility of a fiscal reform ballot measure for now has been put on hold until early august. >> whatever solution they come should be done at the bargaining table. with a voice through the union. they should be able to have a voice. together, we should come to a resolution. >> we hope the people that camp out got a good night sleep. it will all

the special tribute at a city landmark starting tonight. it's all ahead here on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us. it's tuesday june 7. i'm pam cook. how's the weather? let's check in with steve paulson for a look. good morning, steve. >>> good morning. the first five days of june have been the coolest for many ever. today i'm going to say something i haven't said in a long time. it will be a little warmer. not by the coast but inland we'll see some 70s. i know that's below average but still warmer than what we've had. >>> interstate 880 moving along nicely past the construction zone at high street and all the way downtown. also looking at the commute on northbound 101 in san francisco, that's at the speed limit. 4:31. let's get to the news with pam. >>> we begin with news from overnight. two teenagers are in the hospital after an early morning crash. that was the scene at about 2:30 this morning on 66th avenue in oakland. police say a 15-year-old and 17- year-old were in the gray sedan. they were trav

this is the highest honor that a city can bestow upon a dignitary, and it just seems appropriate that we bestowed this honor today on this special in our great city and county of san francisco, charlotte will provide the countdown to the delivery

city. >> they both have landskip assessment districts. so property owners pay a special tax every year, and the city has maintenance responsibilities for i believe all the trees and sidewalks. supervisor avalos: would you say that is generally how this is covered in places around the state of california, or do you think it is part of our general fund effort? >> it is a whole mix of things. there's a special california code creating landscaping and lighting district. there are a number of municipalities that have those. there are some districts, some municipalities have parcel taxes dedicated to trees. there are some places where it is part of the general fund responsibility. some places are largely private responsibilities except for trees that are fronting public buildings. in california, it is a whole hodgepodge. outside of california, it is mostly municipal responsibility. i grew up in minneapolis. all the trees were maintained by the park board. all the street trees. the cardboard had their own tax levy liked the school district does. they could levy property taxes i

it had taken off from concord buchanan airport. >>> the san jose city council is supposed to hold a special meeting moving forward with employees on retirement reform. the city council will defer until august a proposal by mayor chuck reed to declare a fiscal emergency to reign in skyrocketing cost in retirement benefit. his proposal calls for setting a limit on the limit. the city council is considering an election on the issue possibly next march. dozens of city workers demonstrated last night, some dressed as zombies saying they are the working dead. they want to use bargaining to solve problems rather than fiscal emergency or ballot box. >>> the foreclosure crisis continues. to take a heavy toll in silicon valley. value of one-quarter of all properties in santa clara county are below the purchase price. almost 30% of single family homes and nearly half of all condos are under water. that is a loss on paper of an astounding $27 billion. less than 1% of all properties increased in assess value. owners of expensive homes are taking the hardest hit. >> i think it's because during the dot co

it has been great to listen to you to hear why this will be special for your city. we do things big in san francisco. [applause] most of us, when you think about the bay area council, is great to see so many friends here. thank you, by the way, akiko. i think this is the right place to be holding this event. we think about the work that the council does on renewable transportation, energy, water, and stuff like that, but some of you probably do not know in 1945, the council was founded by the leaders at the time, gov. earl warren, stephen bechtel. the first act was to think about what would happen in the postwar economy to make san francisco and the bay area thrive. san jose had a population of 45,000 people. it has changed a little bit. the vision of some of these people have led to the bay area that we know today. hopefully for the better. the first act was to bring you and delegates here to sign a charter. here we are 66 years later. it is in our blood for the bay area council to have formed cal apec. they were the group to convince world leaders to come here to

completion patients in the city's southeast quadrant would have to travel to other sections of the city for specializedcare, while residents and businesses close to cathedral hill will be burdened for a campus too large for the site in terms of land use, traffic, transit and just pure neighborhood character. thank you. president olague: thank you. [applause] >> hello, commissioners. my name is sandra manning. i'm a resident of the tenderloin and i'm a tenant organizer from the central city s.r.o. collaborative. we, as the tenants in the tenderloin, are asking cpmc, they should provide services and community support that justify its nonprofit status. what is the point of building this hospital when you will not serve the people in the community? all we are asking, cpmc -- if you want to build this hospital in our neighborhood, you must open the door to us for equitable health care for all of us. before you serve us, listen to the community. thank you. [applause] >> good evening, commissioners. my name is angel ca and i'm part of the good neighbor coalition. the mayor's proposed condition for development

city hall. they are determined to secure seats for today's special session of the city council. they say they are upset about mayor reed's budget plan which calls for layoffs and cuts to city worker pay as well as retirement benefits. at today's meeting, councilmembers will discuss current negotiations with unions. because the negotiations are ongoing, the council will likely delay votes on fiscal reform ballot measures and whether to declare a fiscal emergency. >>> a judge told caltrans to stop construction on a commute route in the east bay. highway 84 known as niles canyon road between fremont and sunol is only two lanes and an alameda county judge has halted work to make it four lanes. caltrans started the project more than 40 years ago but the suit that stopped it is less than a month old. there is a challenge to the environmental impact report so work is stopped until that suit is resolved. >> what we found was the data that was supporting their proposal was flawed, seriously flawed. >> this canyon provides an environment for a lot of species of animals, the protected ones

the san jose city council is set to hold a special meeting today with moving forward on retirement reform. chuck reed is trying to declare a fiscal emergency for retirement benefit. every city employee is taking a 10% pay cut and benefit to help trim deficit in the next budget. dozens of city workers demonstrated they want the city leaders to use collective bargaining to solve pension problems rather than declare a fiscal emergency or take it to the ballot box. >>> vallejo police are investigating a murder of 23-year-old man shot to death yesterday afternoon. sky7-hd was overhead soon after the 4:00 murder outside of porter street apartment complex. he is the ninth homicide victim of the year. his identity has not been released. police have not said if they have a motive or identified suspects. >> east bay school district agreed to $25,000 settlement in lawsuit by parents who claim the district did not protect the students. in 2007, 14-year-old vernon eddins was shot and killed outside bernard middle school in an encounter with a group of latino men. families of six african-american stude

council was counting on passage from that measure to help balance the city budget. >>> in a special election in hercules. 86% voted to recall the mayor. 80% to recall the city council man. >>> voters chose william wilkins to take mayor ward's place. >>> now the plan to redevelop treasure island is a big step closer to starting. san francisco board of supervisors gave anonymous approval. it includes 8,000 new homes as well as commercial and office space. critics say it will create too much traffic on the bay bridge. >>> and this fall voters in san francisco will decide on a $250 million bond to fix the city streets. supervisors voted to place the measure on the november ballot yesterday. the money would be used to upgrade roads and sidewalks. >>> honoring san francisco's fallen firefighters. >> i thought it was awesome. really touching. >> the emotional attribute that had many people in tears. >>> and remember that deadly raid in the mediterranean sea last year? the dangerous mission some bay area activists plan to carry out. >>> good morning, highway 4 traffic looks good. we will le

and in san francisco almost every weekend there's a special event in the city. we are trying to do a better job of tracking special events because right now our systems don't separate some of the hours we need to do a better job of that. the second bullet on this page is also critical because the facilities are in such poor condition, we're having to maintain and back fill them on a regular basis and it requires a lot of attention from our maintenance staff. so as was mentioned, traditionally the m.t.a. has managed the overtime costs within the budget so for example, because we have so many savings and because we're not hiring quickly, those dollars available in our nonovertime line items to cover overtime costs and since i've been here for the past four years, we've always exceeded our overtime business but not our overall budget in salaries and benefits. that seems to be the way to create flexibility, to include overtime and to keep the positions on our inventory so we can continue to hire them. this is my last slide. what we're trying to do, these are the five

. >>> san francisco's police chief led the way as the special olympics torch wound its way across the city. it's called the flame of hope. the torch started a 12-mile journey around 9:30. officers will pass it from hand to hand as they run from union square to downtown along the embarcadero and back up union street. san francisco is one of several northern california cities where officers have taken part in the city. it's all in anticipation of the special olympic games. >>> coming up -- some things will soon be different on the internet. and the bay area beach road that's closed again in san francisco, the reason why just ahead. >>> stocks climbing for a third day. that's actually the longest streak since may as some buyers are emerging. there's some news that's impacting the markets including wall street's victory and the supreme court -- pie the supreme court and oil is falling at worries of europe climb. right now the dow sun 56. nasdaq is up 8, s&p is up 4.5. expect to start seeing hundreds of new website names next year. this morning, the organization that sees domain names voted to

and see how the geology of the city affects the environment. their special problems and issues that arise we will try to answer questions as we go, particularly related to how the environment release to the underlying geology of the city. those are questions that rarely get asked. this is a chance for you to join us and ask your questions as well. welcome, frank. i see that you brought a big aerial photograph with overly geology. >> it is a big google map with overly geology. the different colors depict the different formations or deposits beneath san francisco. san francisco is a young environment. it is a relatively young environment. the basement rock beneath san francisco is known as the franciscan complex or formation. it is throughout the city, most notably twin peaks, edge hill, telegraph hill. every once in awhile, you hear about those who make the news with a rock fall or landslide. usually occur in the telegraph and twin peaks. . above the rock are the soil deposits. the most common is dune sand. it is nothing but rocks that has been worn down from

cities i think in this planet and certainly in the united states. it is built with indigenous resources to that help make us that special. our natural environment both by land and by sea and water. and just a wonderful history that we have made us a standout city where i think other cities, which they had some of that aspect we doff. we're also a cost prohibitive city. it's expensive to be here. i think it's extremely important we remain sensitive to strategy and implementation of making sure the city retains its class diversity. there's always a lot of discussion about diversity in terms of culture and race. class diversity is something that shouldn't be subordinate to that discussion. i want to make sure that san francisco has a working class population. i want to make sure we do not take for granted because we are seen as more cosmopolitan, that that excuses us from not tackling issues of poverty, which there are still substantial pockets of it in san francisco. just by what others may argue. that to me obligates our requirement to make sure this city, being in its reputation of being forward thinking and progressive,

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. >> bill latest developments in san jose, city council is holding a special meeting this afternoon to discuss the possibility of this city declaring a fiscal emergency. that move would allow the mayor to push pension reform for city workers. labor and community leaders are rallying at city hall. will tran is live with the latest. >> they are mad because the mayor wants to declare a fiscal emergency. that will give the mayor power to circumvent the collective bargaining system. you can see sleeping bags. protesters are waiting for the meeting to begin at 1:30 p.m.. the mayor has a steep hill to climb. even the state says, do not declare a fiscal emergency at this time. it is not just the union that is upset with the mayor read at this time, also people who are not public employees. activists like to jamie who lives in san jose, you say that this takes the right away from unions? >> the mayor has not taken off the table to different ballot measures for collected bargaining. itself this setup in our opinion if we lose the right to a voice at work, that is something that will undermine ou

the city provides the opportunity for density bonuses through special districts such as is before you today. the city provides on-site counseling and services. community services. assure that the residents have access to need services. booker t. has been operating since 195 2. here the continuing use to have community snort will not disrupt nor distract in the neighborhood. here are some additional penguinses -- policies that are also from the urban design element and are relevant but not discussed by the am lanlt. policy one. emphasize the characteristic pattern of the city and reinforce that pattern, especially as it relates to topography. building slightly higher on the hills helps emphasize the city's dramatic form. promote harmony and relationships with and shall -- and transition between older and newer buildings. this is key. on the overhead we're going to show an illustration. this building is new and modern but shares architectural elements with neighboring buildings. the massing is broken into several units. glenn, if you could just point to those. let's turn our attention t

the city is offering special course for western ways. this hotel manager has already had a few hours of instruction. >> i want to gain certain qualifications. it is important to know more about the mentality of foreign guests. this hospitality training gives us an opportunity to learn. >> next of is lviv stadium. there is still much to do. it has become a symbol of ukraine's for planning and construction -- poor plaing an construction. they were threatened with being stripped of their status. the city has made heavy investments. >> there are still people who are pessimistic and do not believe the stadium will be finished. but our stadium and the infrastructure around it are already 65% complete. i am sure we will get it done on time. >> shortly before midnight, we visit lviv's main station. we take the night train to the capital, kiev, 500 kilometers away. we arrived early the next morning. 2.5 million people live in kiev. independence square is in the heart of the city. next summer, and thousands of fans will be celebrating here -- next

the challenges facing our neighborhoods and the special jewels that are the urban villages we live in. i ran for office because i wanted to serve the citynd protect all that is so special about san francisco. >> what lessons did you learn after campaigning for supervisor? >> san franciscans are incredibly interested in their city government, local politics, and making sure that we remain the most amazing city in the world. i learned that san franciscans during campaign read everything they are sent in the mail. they love to meet the candidates and engage in conversations with them. i learned how important it is to build bridges between different communities, particularly communities of diversity that we have. i was incredibly honored to have been elected in november of 2008. >> where do you place yourself on the political spectrum? >> i consider myself someone who shares the progressive values that many sentences can hold dear. we have been a beacon to the rest of the world region that many sentences skins hold dear. we have been a beacon to the rest of the world for those. >> you are president of the board. describe the role of the opp