spur is a nonprofit. member-supported think tank in san francisco committed to the success of the city in all its forms. many of you are already members. can we get a show of hands of spur members? that's fantastic. thank you so much for your continued support of our organization. without your help, none of this would be possible. for those of you who are not yet members, i hope you'll join us and get involved. roll up your sleeves and really get involved in the nuts and bolts of the city. we can all work together to engage the city so we can all succeed together. we're all investors in this town. thank you very much for all of your support and for joining us this evening. it is now my pleasure to introduce wade rose, the chair of the 2012 good government awards. wade? [applause] >> thank you, cory. appreciate it. good evening, everyone, and welcome to the 32nd annual good government awards. 32 years. finding people to give awards do because there are a lot of people who are dedicated to making sure that

i want to thank spur. i know that the best ideas in city government do not come from the politicians. they come from all of you. i want to thank spur for helping to convene not just the smartest people in san francisco, but the smartest people from around the world to help us figure out how to innovate. it is my honor to introduce the first award thee of this evenin. this is a very unique award. this is the lifetime achievement award. mfac has to select one individual out of 26,000 who best exemplifies what service is to our city. when i was first elected to office, i asked a lot of people, literally hundreds of people, who is the smartest person in government. with all due respect to the other smart people in this room, there was one name that came up over and over again. that was our awardee. whenever i have a question that was difficult to answer, i would ask my staff, who are we going to call? the same name always came up. it was our awardee. i'm going to tell a story that has not yet been told publicl

welcome to spur. i enjoy being here because every time i come here, some part of my brain wakes up that has not been woken up before. i am here to welcome you. earlier, i had a wonderful opportunity to exchange with our panel members about what they are doing and how they're doing it. . i think these panel members are here as part of their own entrepreneurial spirit. they own companies but love the city. they know the spirit of the city is one of innovation, that invites peoples and views, and smashes them -- meshes them together to see if we can make an even better san francisco. we have two other supervisors who may be coming later. we're all part of the initial group of policymakers at city hall who want to hear news views and ideas on the new collaborative economy. we're interested in it because it has aspects that have piqued our interest, about hoour environment, how to improve life for more people, how to make an expensive city more affordable to more people, how to utilize the strengths of the

a lot of good information from sf fist and spur online. if there are no further questions, let's open this up to the public. anyone like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor wiener. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i just want to thank president chiu for taking leadership on this and addressing something that should have been addressed, frankly, a long time ago. we know that a public spac

a lot of good information from sf fist and spur online. if there are no further questions, let's open this up to the public. anyone like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor wiener. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i just want to thank president chiu for taking leadership on this and addressing something that should have been addressed, frankly, a long time ago. we know that a public space is not just a traditional open space like parks, they are in a densely populated 7 by 7 urban environment like san francisco. we need to take advantage of public spaces wherever they are and they take all sorts of different shapes and forms and popos are certainly an important part of that mix. so i just wanted to express my thanks to president chiu for moving us forward and i move that we forward it with a positive recommendation to the board. i also adopt the amendment. >> i also really appreciate the increase of awareness of these public open spaces from redwood park in the shadow of the transamerica pyramid to the incedible roof sun

thank you, spur. i want to make a quick announcement. a wise person told me that if you want people to come to your revolution, through the best party. i am headed over to thursday -- thirsty bear after we experience the hospitality of spur. drinks are on me. [applause] yeah! i want to echo the comments of david chiu. i think this is a big moment. i want to celebrate. mayor lee's working group can make a great city even greater. other cities are watching san francisco. what we do here will influence them, and that could change the world. there are a lot of questions, too. the sharing economy waits to be shaped by policy. it is in its adolescence. this is a transformative moment. it is waiting to be shaped by policy, but for whose benefit? we believe it should be shaped for the benefit of as many people as possible, and especially for those who need it the most. . we also need new regulations, not simply application of the old. otherwise, the sharing economy will fail to meet its promises. 30 of things that are the biggest threats to our

the spurs strong down the stretch. the spurs win 100-85.riday night high school football takes us to dunbar- wilson. don r.'s quarterback steps up and finds his brother. -- dunbar's quarterback steps up and find his brother. they win this 120-14. for a complete wrapup of the high school football, be sure to tune into our sister station. -- they win this [ male announcer ] jay likes it when his mobile phone helps him deposit his checks. jay also like it when mother nature helps him wash his car. mother nature's cool like that. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard atitibank. [ woman ] don't forget the yard work! okay. [ male announcer ] with citibank's popmoney, dan can easily send money by email right from his citibank account. nice job ben. [ male announcer ] next up -- the gutters. citibank popmoney. easier banking. standard at citibank. >> a very special evening in boston. -- held its annual benefit. this is one of our heroes. the little lights offers tutoring and mentoring programs. some of the success stories that we shared to

she serves on spurs, ocean beach master plan with me and supervisor chu and a tremendous activists to make sure that we have a sustainable future about everything and it's her dream and vision for businesses giving back to the stay and i want to thank you for the restaurant and this the vision you carried out and this is laura. >> thank you so much. [applause] >> that was a wonderful introduction. i really appreciate it and thank you so much supervisor mar for this wonderful honor to all of our supervisors and mayor for creating this opportunity for restaurants and it's wonderful to be among so many amazing restaurants in the city receiving this great award. we're very appreciative, and on behalf of my husband and partner gar and all of our team i want to express what a privilege we feel it is to operate restaurants in what we believe is one of the most beautiful parts of san francisco, golden gate park and ocean beach and as supervisor mar mentioned we have been working diligently for the last 15 plus years not just on these restaurants which are just so close to our hearts and it's

. >> my name is tamika moss from spur and i wanted to take a few moments not to reiterate many of the comments that spur has agreed with in relationship to this plan but to talk more specifically about the people, for the last 9 years, i worked as a tenant organization in other parts of san francisco and i think it's important that we look at this plan as a plan of tradeoffs, certainly individuals who -- low-income people and seniors who call the parks an extension of their community really do need to be e vap waited -- evaluated as part of this decision, i was one of the people who worked on the boeddeker park, and we worked hard to ensure that that renovation which will be before the commission very soon was going to be something that supported the needs of the community so i think it's really important that we recognize that shadows and other conditions of the park are really important to consider. however, what i think is important is that the benefits that the plan before you really does provide is the tradeoff, in fact, we're talking about investments for affordable housing, we'

i want to thank spur, john king of the san francisco chronicle as well as the planning department for their strong advocacy to ensure this legislation would help move forward better signage requirements and i also want to thank supervisor wiener for his attention to this topic as well. we have a brief presentation from the planning department and i'd like to invite planning staff to make that presentation. >> good afternoon, chair mar and supervisors, kemia hadadar from the planning department. i'm going to go over the issues we found out through (inaudible) also our own trips to these spaces. there were multiple issues this legislation is trying to address. one is the size of these plaques. currently the code doesn't regulate the size so that made these signs to be

this will help move the party project forward while spurring job growth. maryland's unemployment rate to 7.1%. leading economist calls the governor's plan risky. >> it does sound like a mini- stimulus package. it is an obligation that has to be paid back and the taxpayer is on the hook. these obligations will be -- >> ongoing problems in europe and stifling construction spending. and so are prolonged higher oil prices. the looming across the board budget cuts, sequestration, could it md. hard. sequestration could reduce md. wages by $2.5 billion. directly cut 12,600 jobs. even if the lame-duck congress comes to terms after the election, md. is exposed. >> its still remains vulnerable to long-term cutbacks. it is one of the reasons the taxpayers should remain concerned about any increases to the state's debt. >> the committee voted 4-1 to raise the debt ceiling. the state comptroller of post. he wants to float as much as $750 billion in debt over five years, but the committee is only allowed to vote on one year at a time. >> some classic tv shows now on wba

first, i would like to thank spur and mfac for this prestigious award. also, ed harrington for nominating me. also, a special thanks to my family. mason, kelly, tray, my wife, naomi, my sister joy, and my mother-in-law. they have been supporting me for a long time. behind this individual all board, there's a team of people that are responsible for making things happen. just for a moment, i want the puc to raise their hand and give a shout. we have a lot of folks who really committed in making the systems wwork. again, we have billions of dollars that we are entrusted with delivering in a timely way, which needs to be within budget. systems like this will really elevate and make it really transparent that we are delivering these programs in a very conscious and deliberate way so we can save the ratepayers' money. with that, i just want to thank you guys for this award. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> if you are a consultant or you work for a company that does work for the puc, raise your hand. that's about half the room. thank you, harlan kelly. >> it

the move could spur as many as 18 peninsula cities to launch their own bans. shoppers would have to bring their own bags or pay 10 cents for each paper bag. >>> wet weather has caused major problems across california including huge pile-up on i-5 north of los angeles. the early morning accident involved nine big rig trucks. new video into the newsroom shows the scene shortly after the 3 a.m. crash. one driver was hurt, taken to the hospital. 400 gallons of diesel was spilled. expected to take several more hours to clear the roadway. >> in the sierra snow continues to fall blasting the higher altitudes causing traffic delays encouraging ski resort officials you are looking from heavenly valley resort. parts of i-80 closed off and on today between tahoe and truckee due to poor diving conditions. officials expect as much as two feet of snow on higher slopes. looking more like rain. >> skiers and snowboarders are looking -- [ unintelligible ] >> i think some of that is going to melt this happens every october. >> they are hoping to open friday. >>> 11:20, good mor

we're recommending you bail out at the 270 spur. otherwise he will be sitting there for quite some time. we have not gotten word from state police as to how long this closure will occur. that is the inner loop just before 355 wisconsin ave. also flooding in montgomery county from the rain last night. a couple closures. connecticut avenue still shut down in the southbound lanes as you approach franklin street in the kensington area. back to you is. >> -- back to news. >> the prince george's county police department has lost a second officer and a crash. >> kevin bowden was off duty when his vehicle collided with an sec. there are a lot of questions as to what went up to the crash. we're live at the police headquarters with more. >> good morning. two officers that in less than two months. the collision construction unit was at the scene for several hours trying to figure out who was at fault and is be played a factor. >> the image of the young police officers crews are wrapped around a light pole is difficult to look at. officer kevin

the move could spur as many as 18 peninsula cities to launch their own bans. shoppers would have to bring their own bags or pay 10 cents for each paper bag. >>> wet weather has caused major problems across california including huge pile-up on i-5 north of los angeles. the early morning accident involved nine big rig trucks. new video into the newsroom shows the scene shortly after the 3 a.m. crash. one driver was hurt, taken to the hospital. 400 gallons of diesel was spilled. expected to take several more hours to clear the roadway. >> in the sierra snow continues to fall blasting the higher altitudes causing traffic delays encouraging ski resort officials you are looking from heavenly valley resort. parts of i-80 closed off and on today between tahoe and truckee due to poor diving conditions. officials expect as much as two feet of snow on higher slopes. looking more like rain. >> skiers and snowboarders are looking -- [ unintelligible ] >> i think some of that is going to melt this happens every october. >> they are hoping to open friday. >>> 11:20, good mor

[applause] the good government awards also support spur's good government work. it is a central part of our mission. our agenda is admittedly ambitious. we analyze every local measure on the san francisco ballot, which until recently was a pretty formidable task. we participate in most of the major issues of city government from pension and payroll tax reform to some of the most

the beltway is backed up to at least the 270 spur.ant it take the 270 north exit from the beltway coming up potomac. make a right on democracy boulevard and a left on old georgetown. that will take you back to 270 south, and that will get you around this accident. looking at 270 itself, just start to go see delays coming south from 109 in towards shady grove. and on the rails, the brunswick eastbound 870 train is now delayed 32 minutes. metro, the red line is cross-honoring marc tickets this morning. >>> coming up, the big blunder by google that could shake up wall street today. anncr: seven-hundred-thousand jobs. that's what the plan george allen supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committ

spur conducted a -- convened a work group to really look at the cost effectiveness of how to keep the central subway project its most cost effective and maintaining our schedule for construction costs is really the best way to contain construction costs, so we really encourage the commission to approve this phase of the project and really get this project done. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> thank you. i might have a question of the city attorney that relates to the previous pecker's objection that the resolution violates the charter section 4.113 (2), can you opine? >> certainly, commissioner? i believe the section of the charter referenced by the speaker prohibits the non-recreational or non-park use of park property would require approval of the voter's for use, this includes find chastising the commission will be mainlining that this does serve a park and recreational purpose and that's specifically on page 4 of your resolution, there are several findings where how it will improve access to the

spur is doing an amazing job leading this process and that is super vieting and we have been thrilled to work with our leaders and also i want to say a business and one of san francisco's vital industries, the hospitality industry, your support of our businesses is really so important to our success, and our ability to contribute to our communities, so we really want to thank you for that as well. thank you so much. [applause] >> our last presentation today will be by our district ten colleague supervisor cohen. >> thank you very much. good afternoon everyone. it's nice to see you. it's always fun to come to the chamber when we're celebrating. i want to read something to you. school is a social group of fish that swim in a coordinated manner to increase their family's over all defense, efficiency and success. this is the same principle that built a restaurant inside district ten also called school. not to be confused with old school which is also district ten business, but school. yeah. please come up. i am pleased here to honor a unique san francisco restaurant and skool and her and

the thirty one year old center half will miss chelsea's lunchtime to london darby apps tottenham a spurs manager andre braugher spaces his former club for the first time. why later champions manchester city go to inform west brom with manager at about the mancini full of praise for the baggies rookie boss steve clarke. medical progress to dream because of the very good job until now in this moment i think that was a bridge is the best team that played the best for the one and tomorrow so far as it would be a tougher game now they are moving on to basketball where sonny wins was once again says counts here as the army men claimed a stunning overtime victory at parties on belgrade to stay in the euro late last week says got home going to beat a q a a side two of us leads us seventy five points to seventy three and they you know and it was a similar story on thursday night at the moscow side squeezed past parties and seventy six points to seventy one after the extra period in the set in capital weavers was again the go to man sinking i use of his thirty points in overtime as the army men ov

good ball movement here, back to the top of the key -- the spurs would take over. good ball movement here. back to the top of the keys. the season starts for real on tuesday. >>> when we come back, fighting night is tomorrow night at the patriot center. we'll hear from local product jimmy lang, that guy, after the break. in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> 326 nhl games have now been lost. all games through november 30th have been canceled and the prospect of a full regular season has now been lost. as of right now, 26% of the season has been wiped out. the league's most recent offer including a 50/50 split of revenues with the players has also been taken off the table because this will not be a full regular s

here's the spur, trying to get to the inner loop.o if you're just heading out the door, you know what to avoid. now what you need to do is maybe take montrose, randolph. connecticut avenue combination, to connecticut. that will get you around it north of the beltway as well. so again, inner loop before 355 will be blocked for at least another hour so those that have been stuck on the beltway have been there already for two hours and not moving. now let's take a look at the other side. here's what it looks like at montrose road southbound 270. these are the people that will hit that delay to eastbound 495, now let's take a look at the outer loop where there's another accident at connecticut avenue. hence this delay as well. i'll be back with more coming up in a few minutes. back to you guys. >>> thank you monika. cbs news takes a look at the latest developments in the presidential race. >> one of the stories fora o'donnell has -- norah o'donnell on "cbs this morning." she joins us from washington. good morning to you. >> hey good morn

inner loop is slowing at the exit for the northbound 207 spur or to continue around towards 355. i know it's the bit out of the wait but at least it is moving to go northbound on the spur and use those options of democracy boulevard or montrose road as your workaround. authorities tell me inner loop traffic is being diverted off at old georgetown road. the roadway will be blocked until further notice. no one is getting by on the inner look loop headed over towards rockville. southbound 270, you will merge on to the inner loop past the accident scene. this will not affect you. northbound on the gw park way in virginia, accident activity occurred before the memorial bridge. you are in a tie-up leaving the memorial bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> it looks like potential voters in maryland could be leaning towards approval for both the dream act and same-sex marriage. a "washington post" poll finds that 59% of likely voter in the state backed the dream act which would allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates. 35% opposed it. 52% favor ques

we'll have details on a plan to spur job growth in construction. am i not everybody is on board. -- and why everybody is not on board. >> i have >> the women's industrial exchange in baltimore was incorporated and has been in business every sense, serving fabulous food and selling great handmade goods. >> you can find clothing, toys, jewelry, and all kind of handcrafted local goods. >> it is a colorful and exciting place. so many local handcrafted items. i shopped here myself. >> these vendors are a part of what is become a piece of baltimore history. the exchange is celebrating its 130th birthday. it inc. back in 1882 as the outlook for creative women. >> is started as a -- the women would come down. today, it is all local artists. >> if you think decade by decade, the different things that have happened. >> the exchange is not just a place to sell your goods. the also offer education class is for small-business owners. >> we have classes your every third saturday. they come in and train them how to do business proposals. i teach them how to do --

we are seeing delays across the american legion bridge towards the 270 spurred -- spur. back to you. >> thank you very much. still to come on abc 7 news at 5:00 she was the first african american woman to rise to the rank of admiral, and there is more to her story. >> and tonight, we wi i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. these appliances could have been made here in america. but zed profits by paying its workers next to nothing... under sweatshop conditions in china. when mitt romney led. even knowing that the firm promoted its practice of exploiting... low-wage laborabo its investors. mitt romney - tough on china? since when? bye, mom. we're here! [ giggling ] these days, nobody has time to get sick. mom, i don't feel good. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from strep throat to sinus infections with no appointment necessary, so you can feel better in no time. minuteclinic, the medical clinic in cvs pharmacy now offering flu sts every day, no appointment necessary. find a cli

. >> general electric is expected to announce a program today to spur hiring of military veterans. a group of 76 companies set a goal to hire 100,000 veterans at the end of 2020. they are moving in the right direction. still have a long way to go. unemployment is 9.7 percent the national average. >> but every job counts. >> absolutely. >> thank you so much. see you on the business channel. >>> 17 minutes after the hour. time to brew on this. here is today's topic. traveling for work it turns out it could be bad for your health. there is new research out there that breaks down what causes the most stress to business travelers. that stress could lead to health problems. try telling your boss that one. >>> at the top of the list lost or delayed luggage. not far behind is having an internet connection and having a bad seat on a long flight. what stresses you out the most while traveling. send you tell your comments at fox friends first or send us an e-mail at fox frie friendsfirst@foxnews.com. >>> if you think the u.s. is falling over the fiscal cliff and it won't affect your household