st. francisco. we do not need to make things more streamlined for them -- note is crazy to have a project in san francisco. the new urbanists, basically los angeles, go too fast to get a good result. chair maxwell: all right, next speakers, please, and also this other. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is sue vaughn. the sierra club opposes weakening ceqa. i do not know if people knew about the 11 changes and the additional ones from the historic preservation committee, but the sierra club opposes weakening ceqa. thank you. >> david. i agree completely with what sue vaughn said. i did not have much time to review this, and i have heard about it before and was concerned about it. basically, ceqa is the way to protect us, the community, and having a way to slow things down, and the planning department is consistently used in such a way where it does not follow the rules. the public has no right to appeal if they do not find out that the planning department did not do what they were supposed to do

st. francis. san francisco, st. francis. from the most mighty to the most humble, this city takes care of its own, all working together to do the right thing. this cannot stand any longer. it's beyond legal questions. it's beyond mere financial questions. this has to be atorded and give the educators a decent retirement. act now. don't delay any longer. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> good evening, i'm one of yourly aceon assigned to 11 schools. i was helping build capacity in all aspects. i assist families. i help with prevention and intervention with these families and doing home visits, walking in the communities and doing some investigation work to locate june accounted for students. i am training key personnel at the schools to use technology used for tru and n crmp y. i hard every day. i'm here to speak to you as a young paraphernaliaa affected by this fraud of a pension plan. this district should be ashamed of itself for the treatment of the hard working paraphernaliaaa -- paras. that we need to work together to h

st. francis. san francisco, st. francis. from the most mighty to the most humble, this city takes care of its own, all working together to do the right thing. this cannot stand any longer. it's beyond legal questions. it's beyond mere financial questions. this has to be atorded and give the educators a decent retirement. act now. don't delay any longer. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> good evening, i'm one of yourly aceon assigned to 11 schools. i was helping build capacity in all aspects. i assist families. i help with prevention and intervention with thesm

st. francis, san francisco.his is the story of the portuncuhla. >> you almost cradled it in your arms. >> well, you know, i look at it and i just still can't believe it. i have been francis can since i was 18 years old i became a member of the secular order in florence, the same place dant, the devine poet became a member of st. franciss order >> you were a wild teen. >> i was a wild teen but francisco entered my heart when i was 15 in assisi for 40 years i have been going to assisi on august 2nd for day of pardoning. the concept we have created here in his american city and the pope has made it a holy place. and named it portuncula nuova on it. it has a huge significance to its identity with the original and so now we are no long aeroreplica we are now the portuncula nuova and have the pardon of san francisco. >> before we go can you show us the bread of number of people who have been involved. >> the art on the original -- >> that we saw at the beginning of the video you say it was bobby kennedy junior. >> oh

memorial scholarship in her honor, and donations can be sent to mission high school -- 3750 18th st., san francisco >> mr. president, that concludes roll call for introductions. >> i forgot with all the excitement to read out my introductions. can we refer back to supervisor mar? supervisor mar: 90. i wanted to be added on to the in memoriam for kathleen cecil. she was a unique feature. we know from her activism for teachers for social justice, but i will just say that she was a tremendous activist, but she treated teaching every day as if it were her first day of teaching. a tremendous, inspiring person that had a stubborn belief in all of a student's abilities, even if they did not have the same belief in themselves. what a loss for mission high. i know that all the teachers at mission will never let her memory die, and all her students that she has inspired will continue on as well. i also want to join supervisor avalos later in supporting the san francisco pier court. that is coming up later as well. i also wanted to mention i was introducing a resolution today. some of you may have read in the

st. louis. >>> san francisco has already seen a huge economic boost from the national league playoff and is no line for even more with the world series starting here on wednesday. but there is an event 245 could -- that could eclipse that and that would be the world cup. >> got him looking and the giants win the pennant! >> unlike the world series, the america's cup is in a class by itself. >> as a matter of fact, the america's cup people are telling us it's now graduated to the point where teams number in two, three years in advance. so all of a sudden, you have gonna have what we say will be comparable to three super bowls. and every super bowl in every city has been $350 million to $500 million. >> it will continue to showcase the city on a world stage. >> reporter: this man is with australia's quantas airlines. >> it increased a lot of little businesses and they are the type of people to be in the city. they spend. they stay in hotels. >> reporter: and if san francisco should get the america's cup, then a lot of other planned waterfront projects would be sped up. i'm tom vacar, ktvu channe

=pilar niÑo= niÑo= hoy la emocion de halloween se vivio en pleno en la escuela st johns de san francisco muy emocionante para mi ninito porque le gusta disfrazar, salir con sus amigos sin embargo las precauciones siempre estan en la mente de los padres, que se alistan para este 31 de octubre octubre a mi lo que me preocupa es que mis hijos se me pierdan como hay tanta gente que esta disfraazado no se sabe quien es quien si me da un poquito de nervios, pero me siento segura seguralos expertos recomiendan que los ninos se pinten la cara en vez de usar mascaras y que carguen linternas y disfraces brillantes para ser visibles en la oscuridad de la . noche. y aunque estas recomendacion es se repiten ano tras ano es porque las autoridades dicen que el dia de halloween los ninos tienen cuatro veces mas posibilidades de ser atropellados por un auto, que en cualquier otro dia del ano de hecho, segun el centro de control de enfermedades,el numero de muertes de ninos de 5 a 14 anos de edad tambien es cuatro veces mayor en la noche de las brujas.datos de agencias federales muestran ademas, que cuand

st san francisco authored the bill and says the new law will prevent low level drug cases from clogging up the court. and allows drug agents and law enforcement to focus on more serious crimes, therefore saving money. >> there will be many millions and millions of dollars saved specifically at the county level. >> reporter: previously as a misdemeanor, offenders face arrest, a possible criminal record and a am maximum fine of $100. now with an infraction the fine will remain the same. but it will be equivalent to some traffic or parking tickets. the law was opposed by most republicans lawmakers. some law enforcement groups and others concerned that marijuana users might stop receiving state had been funded drug treatment. the california district attorney's association and even the police chief association support the new law. >> the process is very much the same, except the officers won't be writing a police report anymore. >> reporter: the new law will take place jan 1 t.v.st. reporting from san francisco, janna katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> inspect santa clara a drug task force

st. louis. live in san francisco, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, paul. will be very heavy traffic around the ballpark this afternoon. you may want to avoid taking your car in the area. the game will likely end around the time of the evening commute. so there will be a lot of. >>> a lot of giant fans have been sending us pictures. here is a look at one. go to the "orange october" section on our home page to see more. >>> the nfl announced it's getting tougher on dangerous and flagrant hits, especially those involving helmets. the league says it will immediately begin suspending players for violent hel him-to- helmet contact. the new measures will be in place for this weekend's games. how far, league officials say they will be looking at some of these hits from last weekend's game, several of which ended up in a concussion. >>> the senate public safety committee and the senate communications committee are holding a meeting and focusing on pipelines and how to make them safer. they also heard from people who experienced the explosion and fire firsthand. >>

san francisco general and st. luke's. so if we are looking at a developer to sponsor the institutional plans and the business plan for the health care institution, using that point of view saying we have two sites and we could build a large hospital with the small hospital and that would seem to make sense. and two large hospitals and other hospitals and it would be more equitable, but instead, it was proposed by the institution. and the reason is health care institutions are competing for quality health care dollars. there is a competition for all the major hospitals in san francisco to seek out the highly insured, more well-to-do patient. and when we ask the health care institutions to voluntarily comply with the health care plan, that means all the hospitals are in one place and no health care in other parts of the city and has to be a compliance for us to have health care planning and equitable geographically and for the business needs in san francisco. president miguel: thank you. is there further public comment on t

st. francis memorial in san francisco since explosion trade >> governor sports figure is appealing a federal decision to deny disaster money to the city of san bruno and the stage for last month's data line explosion in a letter sent to president barack obama the governor asked that he not reverse its decision. the pipeline explosion destroyed 37 homes and killed eight people. fema has agreed to reimburse the state for up to 75 percent of firefighting costs but will not cover other expenses. funds from state and local governments along with money pledged by pg&e would cover those costs. fries and cell phone customers could be the first in the bay area to get what the company claims is faster four g internet service right on the phone. jonathan blum shows us where it will happen first. >> >> it's really a race for the hearts and minds of us. bay area were so influential in the nation in the whole you so much data these companies is there going to be competitive nationwide have to show well here in san francisco. >> tech talk-show host toledo talked over sky " a very technologies will really s

st. louis, $2.59, san francisco $3.16. >> we will be back with more moment team coverage of the whether we are headed for more rain in the next few days we will pinpoint that for you. looking at the commute pretty heavy for this hour but moving ok at commute pretty heavy for this hour but moving ok at the golden gate bridge. expecting different results. insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for different results. i've built businesses. i've built a business. met the payroll. met a payroll. i enter this office beholden to no one except you. i will owe my office to no one but you. i don't owe anyone anything. i don't owe anyone anything. what's the worst that can happen? what's the worst thing that can happen? 6:26 a.m. 70 forecast shows us still a lot of rain. today mix of clouds that will be the pattern today and tomorrow. wednesday evening the chance of showers, thursday real chance of rain and and may very well push back into the world series. if the of forecast holds may be the rain will stop in time for trucker trading.trick or treatia tall it is snowingtahoe

francisco all the way down to pail low alto, heavy rains. all the way through san jose and livermore. 1.31 inches of rain. st. helena almost an inch of rain. quite a bit, 2/10 in san francisco, give you one more round here. napa almost a little over a tenth, this is just the beginning. we have a second one coming in tomorrow, we'll have more specifics on that one specifically. more rain tonight, heavier rain tomorrow, and i'll take you through the week ahead, there's more in the seven-day forecast. >> just in time for the weekend. >>> as a result of this rainstorm, there's flooding, believe it or not, on at least two bay area freeways, it's causing problems. monty francis is near 280 with a look for us. hello, monty. >> we're just north of the ceasar chavez street off 280 about can you see there is some flooding to tell you about. you can see there on the left the highway patrol says at one time this afternoon there was six inches of water there, in the number three southbound lane. there is water across all lanes of southbound traffic here on 280. the chp is running traffic brakes, drivers slowdown. needless to say earlier this did cause a

who is he. >> he came to san francisco at the age of 11 following several older brothers, grew up in the city, attended st. marys college. started a law practice in the same building where apg and e had built a new headquarters for his bank of italy. the building is still there. it's a landmark building. from the time he was at st. marys was a devout activist in working with archbishop hannah in the italian-american community. he was active through san francisco public life through the degree this a coalition of anticatholics took the opportunity of italys declaration of war against the u.s. to accuse andriano and his close friend of being facist asians. >> i think we have a look. maybe you can tell us about it. >> this is andriano on the right. they are both being sworn in as members of the police commission by mayor anglo rossi on the left. >> what's going on in san francisco? >> san francisco politics since the early 1920s had been marked by a growing presence and a growing activism by the communist party of the usa which was formed at the end of world war i. this sending of a number of new communist r

st. ann's school tomorrow in san francisco.nd from 8:00 in the morning >>> in the newsroom at 6:00, it's a slogan democrats hope will keep them in power, tonight their made in america campaign. also, ceo of chevron's trip into enemy territory whae. told the capitol of clean tech today about the future of nalt tiff fuels and afghanistan. like you've probably never seen it before. after 6:30 a rare look back at a country devastated by years of war and turmoil. it's coming up tonight on the news at 6:00. and now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you very much. >> and finally for us, a collectable barbie. proceed goes to a good cause. >> check this out. the doll will be wearing a necklace featuring a real pink diamond. >> boy. well she's up for auction in new york for an estimated 300,000ses today $500,000. >> christie's says she'll be the world's most-expensive barbie. proceed goesing to breast cancer research foundation in support of breast cancer wareness month. >> and barbie has bling! >> and barbie has bling! >> as governor, he

st. # 209 will serve the convenience of the people of the city and county of san francisco. >> good morning, supervisors. i am here on the secret wine shop at 1097 howard st.. propose operations -- sunday clothes, saturday through friday, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.. if approved, the premises will operated shop was on sale and of sale premises of wine. applicant premises is located in a high-crime area appeared applicant premises is located in a low concentration area. there are no records of protests. conditions -- sales, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted only between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. each day of the week. no persons under the age of 21 shells sell or deliver alcoholic beverages. the interior lighting contained herein shall be sufficient to make easily discernible the appearance of all persons and patrons in possession -- on the premises where alcoholic beverages are possessed or consumed. supervisor chu: thank you. any questions from the committee? i will open it up to public comment. are there any members of the public that wish to speak

francisco. he attended st. ignatius high school, then studied at santa clara university.rown as many know intended to be -- he wanted to be a seminary, a catholic priest. but he changed his mind and entered u.c. berkeley. he's always had a fascination with religion and a deep thinker. he at 72 years old, jerry brown is currently the attorney general. he's served as oakland's mayor from 1999 to 2007. brown spent two terms in california -- as california's governor, from 1975 to 1983. obviously if he wins in november, it will be his third time at the state house. now because he served as governor before the passage of term limits, he is eligible to serve a third term. the whitman camp says brown is a sacramento insider who won't change what's wrong with sacramento. and joining us now you is nbc bay area's jodi hernandez. i know you spent time with brown talking to him about what he hopes to get out of this evening. >> reporter: as you know, jerry brown loves the debate setting. he is very comfortable debating the issues. and his campaign manager says expect to hear him talk

francisco. i am an educator and the mother of a son who attends st. paul's elementary school. i am a community member in san francisco. san francisco is my home. i love it here and i want to stay here. one of the ways that may make it possible for me to stay here on my limited educate a salary, i have to just make a complement to the mayor's office of housing and to the board for really providing an amazing surface -- service to san franciscans. now that i know about it, i have found the mayor's office of housing staff to be compassionate, well-intention, and very professional. what i'm speaking directly to right now is that one-time waiver of the requirements. i do understand your concern regarding making sure that before bmr units -- that the bmr units are maintained for their integrity, and i do think more people can benefit from them if those one-time waivers are considered. the restrictions right now for their requirements right now are really -- it is a very slender margin of people who can actually qualify. my income has to be low enough to qualify, but i need to have en

francisco. this event included an additional st. closure on mason street. there was also the java conference. providing sound for various events, including the largest that has taken place on charger i have been for the last few years. some of you may remember, the 2009 event got numerous complaints from island residents and even further away than treasure island. this year however, staff is extremely pleased to report that there were virtually no sound complaints from a party for 20,000 people on the island that went until 1:00 in the morning staff believes this was due to the very hard work of inspector granelli, who did sound checks earlier and then was on scene during the event. there were also outreach efforts to the residents. the studios did great work. this down vendors to keep the sound directional and reasonable throughout the evening. -- the sound of vendors. -- sound vendors. five calls came in on one line throughout the whole evening, and most of them were concerned with traffic issues. this has brought a lot of money to the city in many ways, not just of the ski event of treasur

st. in san francisco, right in front of the u.s post office this sign reads 10 min parking from 8 am tillcity is all slightly different. it reads 10 minute parking from 9 am until 6 p.m. i guess no one bother to read the sign when the painted the curb. outside of 18th and delores, outside the creamery, yet another green zone with another confusing message. because on the curb it reads 10 minute parking from 9 am until 6 pm, which seems fair but if you read the official street sign. it says tow-away no stopping they your years of from 4 pm until 6 pm, so which official sign do you believe? the the over at 16th and sanchez, the senate bill fell over adding new disabled ramps, they of even move the hydrant but apparently it was just a little too hard to move the red one with the hydrant, because here is the hydrant and here is the red zone. this is the proper way trees or i to paint a curb around a if hydrant, three feet of red on both sides that is city law. over on page and laguna this hydrant has, get this, a 30 foot red zone. but they placed this no stopping sign to fix it. although, it

name is keith loring and i am an emergency physician in the city and worked at san francisco for over 15 years and st. mary's and i see things from a provider perspective and i think that what concerns -- i do have some concerns on the overall with the possibility of hamhocking the possibility to plan for health care in the city. i think as the arguments for or against whether we need a master plan, i think that is a very wise thing. how we structure that and how that process goes forward, i think that is worth very careful thought because there is there where we are accelerating the change of the delivery of health care as mentioned by the commission here. and nowhere do you understand this more than on the front lines in the emergency departments of the city. we do take care of 50% of the homeless. and so any look at this legislation and i just want to make the comments brief and really needs to take a much broader look at purpose and goals and aim and not be so caught up in the details to drag us to slow down and increasing and rapidly changing delivery and payment for health care. thank you. >> g