st. francis medical center for partner with us every year. the care that they have for each and every patient walking through the door is amazing. the burn center does great work for people who are burned, either through fire or scald injuries. it is the holiday season and we want to ensure a happy holiday season, so we have this demonstration for you. we want to make sure during the holidays you do not leave those candles unattended. certainly, you want to keep those trees hydrated, as they can cause great damage. i want to thank engine company 38 for coming out to provide the vigil. we have the fire chief battalion here with us. once again, have a healthy and happy christmas, holiday season, and 2011. thank you very much. >> next from st. francis memorial hospital burns center, we have our medical doctor. >> thank you everyone for coming here this morning. i also want to thank assemblywoman mauck for being here this morning. i also want to thank the wonderful firefighters that keep our city safe. as we celebrate this holiday season come as

st. francis? >> sure. st. francis demonstrates well the evolution of elevated technology. and substantially damaged the 1906 earthquake and rebuilt in 1907 or 1908, and extend it again in 1913. then a new tower was added in 1932, so there is all sorts of elevator technology you can see at the st. francis that very much represents the building history of san francisco. >> i understand there is a really old elevator still operating here. >> that is right, the elevator installed in the 1913 expansion. we can go look at that. >> let's go take a look. here we are in a spectacular st. francis lobby. here is the clock. when people say "meet me at the clock in the st. francis." let's look at that elevator. >> ok, let's do it. >> here we are in the elevator installed as part of the expansion, and this is the way it was originally installed about 100 years ago. it has a manual switch just like elevators did back then, and it runs on dc power. this was from a time before elevators ran on ac power. >> when did they switch? >> decided to switch in the 1920's, so this elevator predicts

st. francis yacht club and the st. francis -- san francisco yacht club. i have been part of five america's cups, and in the mid- 1980's, i was the general manager of the first challenge for the america's cup. this is a very historic and exciting opportunity. set aside what you know about the grand 159-year history of the america's cup because its san francisco gets to host the america's cup, in our city, we can transfer the america's cup on the most exciting, popular, financially viable america's cup ever. there are three reasons why this is the case -- our natural a minute, our reliable wins, and a spectator-friendly, spectator- oriented race course -- our natural arena, our reliable winds. this is a great contrast to the offshore races, which have been characteristic of the america's cup until now. the races are all 20 miles offshore. a spectator could ever see them. secondly, reliable wins. in newport, about 40% of all the races were canceled. in valencia, half of all the races were canceled. by contrast, the reliable wins in san francisco, averaging 2

st. francis down at the end of the street destroyed by the fire and earthquake. that is old st. mary's the church that was built by archbishop allemeny 1854 dedicated chris mat eve 1854. >> it is of course the pope john paul the second who is rugging the little boy who was -- had aids and that was during the papal visit 1987, great moment, the pope embraced the boy and the world at the same time. >> that is st. mary's cathedral built by reardon destroyed by fire in 1962 and that is the fire blazing away. there is the destruction, the wrecking ball to destroy the old st. mary's cathedral and prepare the way for the new one. >> that is bishop james oh todd he died tragically add a young age and it was one of the most sad moments in the history of the archdiocese. >> this is the blessing of the bay bridge, the cardinal later becomes pope pious the 12th, that is midi next the him and cardinal spellman of new york next to him. >>> can jubilee celebration in 2000 the first major event at pack bell park former pacbell park great event for the archdiocese. >> and that is bishop sheen th

st. francis work. the only location where we could switch back was at broad and the imf, roughly eight minutes from the terminal at geneva, which affected the seven or eight stops. in a lot of cases, what we had to do was make adjustments at the other end of the line at embarcadero by extending trains out to fourth and came, or do what john mentioned earlier, reordering trains. it was necessary to balance the lines. so to your larger question as to the n line compared to others, it has more service. so the opportunity to service is greater. there are 17 trains operating in rush-hour on the n judah, compared to the l or m. so the percentage is larger just by sheer numbers. supervisor chu: just so the public is aware, the slide shows 0.03, but that is percentage. supervisor avalos? supervisor avalos: i am just someone unfamiliar about the n judah line. you have to walk a great distance through the sunset to get there. you are waiting longer and you already have to walk a long way to get to the n judah. t

st. francis. i mean, after all, you might catch the spirit of st. francis. fire burning, people may come to see us burn. and that's -- that spirit is strong in somebody's like myself. somebody who has given themselves to god as a kid. here's a song for you. little girl in the garden. she digs and she plants. and she plant a rose bush beside the garden path. snap, crack, mr. johnson's foot, he broke the rose bush, he broke it, it's a stem. oh, no. oh, no. little nelie cried. please, no. nobody listens to her. people blamed nellie. nellie belly swelly, nellie belly swelli. nellie goes to the dark. she goes and returns and takes away her toys. nellie, no more a child, nellie no more a child. no ticket parade. but in her little tiny heart -- president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> ladies and gentlemen, i'm clementinaagriev. i'm a member of de sen pofment ra guadalupe. -- de senora guadalupe. i represent thousands of latinos. we are the ones who bring food to your

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st. francis girls presented with the army national guard trophy today in a ceremony at the school. st. ancis won california division two state championship max prep had them atopt list of some 17,000 teams across the country. >> i hope girls get to enjoy this for a few more months. and it's a wonderful experience for them. you couldn't ask for anything more for 13 teen-aged girls to experience this is just unbelievable. >> that is incredible. >> and we have more ahead. coming up next natalie portman ashton kutcher get involved with "no strings attached". xçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxç >>> update on a search for a 4-year-old boy boy wex understand the sheriff's department detected yet another car in the canal they've been searching. and this westbound the fourth car pulled. they are beginning to pull it out of the water, we going to have that story for you tonight at 11:00. >> and join me at 9:00 and coming up, from iphones, things that experts say will cost you less. and if this is a lawsuit over one of taco bell's menu main stay autos and in theaters tonight natalie portman is out of

st. francis circle of 19th avenue. one significant concern in the morning is the amount of children commuting to school. i drive new kid of we will preschools, five elementary schools, and one high school and two universities. hundreds of our children in countering hundreds of cars, buses, and trains daily. his fortunes a big safety concern to so many people who travel through the west side of the everyday to get to work or school or conduct their daily business. i wholeheartedly embrace any program, development, or initiative that develops -- addresses the ever-increasing problems of transportation, traffic, and public safety. due to the city fuzzy budget problems, they singularly are unable to deal with this monumental task. the proposal by the developer to operate road and highway intersections, extend streetcar lines and provide car and 5- sharing options would collectively go a long ways towards relieving the pressure on the currently overburdened commute options. i trust staff to oversee the developer agreement,

st. francis drive. the victim a 35-year-old woman told police a man approached her as she parked her car in front of her home. the woman handed it over. the victim was not hurt and later described the thief as a young african american male. clean shaven and tall with a medium build. police cannot say if it's linked to other robberies. the department has made seven arrests. but in many descriptions it matches the thief. all of the robberies have been through main thorough fairs. reporting live in palo alto this morning jade hernandez. >>> time now 6:08. you better bundle up and pack on clothes this morning and be prepared to scrape off your car windows. this is a picture of really frosty cars. this is a picture of oakland. temperatures are expected to warm up a bit for us. steve will bring you a full forecast in a minute or so. >>> all right now let's check in with sal. sal. >> i just spilled coffee on myself. that's what people go through at home. if you will get out on the road -- [ laughter ] i don't

st. francis drive. she told police a man approached her, pointed a handgun at her and demanded her purse. the victim was not hurt and gave the victim a vague description of of the. the woman said the sedan with a motor running but police don't know if the car had anything to do with the robbery. we spoke with a sergeant from the department learned from that sergeant that there has been 16 robberies since september. the department has made several arrests but in many of these cases the picture matches the thief. >>> our time now 5:30. in san jose a body found inside an suv is believed to be strict avenue connected to a nightclub violent scene that left two other people dead. they found a latino man in his 30s shot to death in the back of a black suv. 12 hours before there was a shootout. two men were found dead inside that club. a third man is in the hospital now with life threaten injuries. >> right now quite honestly anything is possible. we need to figure out who is the aggressor, who is trying to fle

st. francis. i look forward to working with you here rat the board to doing this work, to leading together together, here as elected officials, as public servants, and as san francisco cans in this beautiful city by the bay in our beautiful city of san francisco. thank you very much. [applause] and at that time let me ask madam clerk, do we have any more business in front of our board? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president. supervisor chiu: our meeting for today is officially adjourned. there is really, only one boy... one girl... one tree... one forest... one deep, dancing ocean... one mountain calling... one handful of sand through our fingers... one endless sky overhead... and one simple way to care for it all. please visit earthshare.org and learn how the world's leading environmental groups are working together under one name. earth share. one environment... >> ok, let's get started. good morning, everyone. i am happy to see so many city leaders here as well as students from

st. francis was, after all. all the other restaurants have patio's. i have been watching dream -- people drink margaritas across the street. the bottom line is that one noisy neighbor should not prevent a street that has suffered from an economic downturn in many places to eat and drink to attract more business. take a look at chestnut street on a saturday night if you need more proof. i am happy to see it picking up again with the additions of wonderful destinations and continuing jobs. it is counterproductive to make it difficult for people to do business. >> thank you. >> i live about six blocks away from brickyard and have been a customer of many of the restaurants for several years. i was very excited to see the space was going to have a new restaurant. it is a total transformation from what i consider a poorly run bayside is the sport -- busy sport lounge. as a neighbor myself, i think they should be able to come to some sort of agreement and not completely changed the concept. i think it would be a great thing to sit outside and enjoy a white o

st. francis just after mid nye. the victim, a 35-year-old woman, told police a man approached her as she parked her car in front of her home, pointed a gun at her and demanded her purse. the woman handed it over. the victim was not hurt and later described the thief as a young african-american men, clean-shaven, wearing a f lat- rimmed baseball cap, gray hooded sweatshirt and police cannot say if this is connected to recent robberies since september 20th. the last robbery reported last month, in december. the department has made seven arrests which has closed a few cases but in many of these still open cases, the description matches the thief. all of the robberies have been near main thoroughfares. no yu updates in this investigation -- no new updates in this investigation. back to you. >> thank you, jade. >>> 7:34. in mountain view, police are south searching for a man who -- out searching for a man who attacked a woman while she was out walking. police say the suspect grabbed the 27-year-old victim about 1 0:40 p.

st. francis hotel at union square.never honored for saving the life of the president, and the reason is simple. and he was a homosexual. and i believe that san francisco owes him a thank you. he died in 1986, and i believe that this board, which i am sure not a penny people have heard of oliver, no that you do know of him, you do have a duty, and i hope you recognize oliver and give him the respect that he is entitled to as a human being. i hope this is not turned into a gay issue, because it is not. if you save the life of a president of united states, you should be honored and not dishonor, and i hope you can see through all of the silliness that we go through in lies and honor a man. the in life and honor a man. president chiu: thank you. next speaker, please. >> blondest scarface, commissioners. -- good afternoon, commissioners. as natives of not only san francisco, we want some representation out here in san francisco, and the only one that we believe and is supervisor david campos, right, and the reason for this

st. francis drive. the woman was not injured. she describes the robber as african-american, 18 to 20 years old, with a medium build and no facial hair. she said he was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and a baseball cap. there have been other recent robberies of a similar pattern but police don't know if they are related. >>> an arctic blast is dumping snow, sleet and ice across southern states today. that's creating treacherous conditions where stranded vehicles are littering roadways. the snow is dumping up to 9 inches of snow. cities and counties are u nprepared for this weather and have little snow removal equipment. drivers are being urged to stay home. >>> the storm has prompted the cancellation of hundreds of flights leaving many passengers stranded. near le 2,000 -- nearly,000 flights were stranded in the south -- 2,,000 fright flights were -- 2,000 flights were stranded. >>> certainly not the case here in the bay area but pretty d arned chilly this morning. let's check in with mark. >> good afternoon. a very cold start t

st. francis yacht club and the golden gate yacht club.ur right and there's the golden gate yacht club down at the end of the peir. they have been enormously supportive of us since we started our pursuit of the america's cup in 2003. we made it to the finals. we lost to a team, a swiss team, that was led by the most successful competitive sailor in the history of competitive sailing. a guy by the name of russell. [applause] if i recall correctly, russell only lost two races in new zealand in 2003. they were both to a boat called usa 76 and it wasn't a bmw oracle racing team. they were triumphant. they went on to defeat team new zealand. for the first time ever of the america's cup -- it moved to europe. the great sailing nation, switzerland. [laughter] i love the suisse. they are good that tennis. they are good that a lot of things. it was russell the first one the -- won the america's cup for new zealand, and then won on behalf of the swiss team. there was a pattern i began to recognize. [laughter] russell is on team new zealand and a win

st. francis yacht club does not have anything for parking. why is this unusual for the export-oriented, by the way, they will not have any parking by the embarcadero. why can't they just do what the rest of us do? we can eliminate the idea of 18 spaces on our block that will affect our people. >> thank you. >> what i am here to ask is to recognize that we have passed on to you our concerns and think that maybe now. all right to build this park, but you are not there yet improving this. i am here to ask you to postpone the decision at this time and give us a chance to work with your people. i have a whole ton of questions. we have not had an opportunity to ask. my request is that you just postpone this decision until the next bead -- the next meeting. thank you. but but, but >> good afternoon, commissioners. i've submitted a statement in writing and copies for all of you. basically, my comments pertaining specifically to the fact that you have two community outreach sessions and you asked for the neighbors suggestions. the neighbors unanimousl

st. francis drive between embarcadero road and oregon avenue that the latest robbery occurred. it was just after midnight on saturday morning when a woman unloading her car in her own driveway was robbed by a man at gunpoint. he demanded her purse and other personal property. the victim complied and was not physically hurt. >> very scared, yes. >> this woman lives on st. francis and says the news of the robbery is making her more alert. >> well, i just close the blinds. and i start driving more often. >> try to keep your eye out to see if anyone is around? >> yes, i just keep driving if i seep something strange, i just keep driving and not stopping in front of my house. >> if this latest robbery is found to be connected to the others, it would be the 16th such crime since september. this map shows the previous robberies stretching all the way from the crescent park neighborhood in the north to the green meadow neighborhood in the south. and in all cases, the mo is the same. >> the suspects are going to random parts of the community and the outskirts of the downtown area. they a

st. francis circle project, as you are aware, we ended the mass of heavy construction real replacement project this summer. we did have some remaining items that need to be addressed in the field, starting january 18. we are working with the community in that area, and we haven't formed among the additional work that will be needed to be done to complete the project. with the holidays now behind us, remaining activities now include sidewalk work, relocation of the bus shelter on the circle at slow boulevard, modifications to the traffic sign it, and roadway items. this work will start shortly and will be completed within the next eight weeks. motorists, bicyclist, and pedestrians will be assisted by construction flight personnel as well as off-duty police officers. on december 17 and 18, in conjunction with the mayor's office, we hosted a bicycle sharing technology. members of the public were invited to testify. we have some remaining technology currently in use in cities such as washington, d.c., of denver, montreal, london, chicago, and minneapolis. the mayor was on hand to inspect the bicyc

st. francis yacht club and the golden gate yacht club.ur right and there's the golden gate yacht club down at the end of the peir. they have been enormously supportive of us since we started our pursuit of the america's cup in 2003. we made it to the finals. we lost to a team, a swiss team, that was led by the most successful competitive sailor in the history of competitive sailing. a guy by the name of russell. [applause] if i recall correctly, russell only lost two races in new zealand in 2003. they were both to a boat called usa 76 and it wasn't a bmw oracle racing team.

st. francis yacht club. if not, i will take over later on. we have one for them. general myatt, are you able to come up here and receive this from the port? [applause] commissioner brandon: "with gratitude and friendsship, 2010 fleet week committee, congratulations." [applause] [applause] [applause] >> can i say a few things? >> absolutely, general. >> it is amazing, this wonderful committee of volunteers. i'm serious about that. i have some of them here. michael allen, are cfo, who kept their records. we did great on financing. ed worked on two things. here's one of them. i'm going to show you. stand up. she designed our logo, which we think is an improvement. john did not know anything about the parade of ships, but he became our expert. liam, we really wanted to combine the italian heritage week with fleet week, instead of competing. that was very successful. capt. hooper really helped us a lot on the whole business of dealing with the ships coming in. pete was in charge of raising money. jeff was in charge of the humanitarian assistance portion of our fleet we