in the first quarter of 2011, 12% of sustained cases were completed within nine months had won sustained case as i indicated earlier was completed more than 365 days after receipt. during the same time, only 6% were completed within nine months. the impediment to a more timely completion of sustained cases are attributable to a least four factors. the increased number of sustained cases in both in 2010 and 2011, a d.c. creasy -- a decreasing number of investigators. compared to 17 during the fourth quarter of 2010. the third factor is the active trial calendars where the prosecuting attorneys also served as a vice attorneys on sustained cases and sustainability reviews of investigations. finally, the increased policy were for the analyst attorney that also served as an advisor attorney on sustained cases hand in sustainability reviews. in looking at the types of cases and allegations in cases that were sustained, neglected city represents the sustained allegations in 10 of the 16 complaints. five of these complaints with sustained and neglect of duty allegations or 31% of them or failure

it is the difficulty of making sustainable farming more profitable for producers and sustainable foods more affordable for consumers. there is so much concerned about this my "state of the union" that the president mentioned earlier carried out a study why sustainable food production systems struggle to make a profit and how it is that the food cost less. the answer to a last question may seem obvious but it is a less apparent reason. there were five case studies and discovered two things. that the system of farm subsidies is geared in situated it is overwhelmingly those types of agricultural techniques that are responsible for the many problems i just outlined. second, the cost of that damage is not factored into the price of food production. consider for example, when pesticides get into the water. it has to be cleaned up at to enormous cost to the water bill. or take the emissions from the manufacture of -- mfg. from a nitrogen fertilizer is not the cost at source into the equation. to a situation that farmers are left better using intensive methods and consumers who prefer to buy s

it is not sustainable. what is a sustainable food production system?uld be clear about it or else we will end up with the same system we have now, but dipped in green wash. for me, it has to be a form of agriculture that does not exceed the capacity of its local ecosystem and recognizes that the soil is the planet's most renewables source. topsoil is the cornerstone of most prosperous nations. it acts as a buffer against drought and it is the primary source of all animals, plants, and people. if we degrade it as we are doing, mr.'s capital will news its resilience -- then nature's capital will lose its resilience. try to look for a moment at what is probably not a sustainable form of agriculture for the long term. by that, i mean generations yet unborn. in my view, it is not dependent on the use of chemical pesticides or on artificial fertilizers. you would have thought it would be unlikely to create cultures that treat animals like machines. nor would you expect it to drink the earth dry, clock streams and create enormous dead zones in the ocean. you

again, we look at bringing in small sustainable winery's to pair with our sustainable jewelry. we are currently the only business of sustainable jewelry like this in the united states of america. we will not be the last one. it happens really fast. the sustainable wine part is really to allow us again to have some clientele abilities and not really use it as a bar. we have already shown great success in our business. we continue to pare the wine bar part of it so that we continue to grow the business. am i making sense at all? supervisor avalos: it makes sense. i guess, again, i get the position where i want to consider what is the city's overall policy of around pudding wine bars in retail outlets? i know we do it in our galleries because we just approve one recently for an art gallery. i would say they your jewelry store is more on the art side. >> it is not a zales. it is not like a mass-produce store. [inaudible] supervisor avalos: i see it as distinct in that way from other places. but is that why it makes sense to put a wine bar there, compared to zales jewelry store or s

and an upsurge in interest with the sustainability program. in july of 2009, the executive director -- executive directive talking about healthy and sustainable food for san francisco, i asked all departments to carry out posturing food production in the city. today, we have are before us, literally, groundbreaking legislation. what he will sign into law today, what the mayor will sign into law today represent a big of a to the city's regulation of local food production. our community gardens and backyard kitchen gardens will be permitted everywhere under this legislation. surprisingly enough, prior to this legislation, the sale of that food was not. the products are primarily derived from locally grown foods. it establishes operational standards to ensure compatibility of urban agriculture within our existing neighborhoods. there are [unintelligible] from the agricultural commission as well. it is my great pleasure to introduce the champion of environmental sustainability. he was director of public works and the city administrator. he has bee

allbee: it's not just about the sustainability of the assets, it's about the sustainability of our water resources. parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich, they have source supply issues, they have serious questions about how they're going to accommodate additional growth in their communities. melosi: if we can find alternatives, we can preserve a water supply. conservation of water is a way of generating more water. allbee: we think that a household can actually reduce its water usage by about 30%. and that's hugely important in terms of the amount of infrastructure that community's going to require. narrator: las vegas is one of the fast-growing areas in the country. it's a relatively new city under constant construction. but because it's in the arid mojave desert, the challenge of las vegas is supply. woman: all the growth and everything that's occurred in southern nevada has been with colorado river water. without it, the west as you know it today couldn't exist. narrator: to sustain the

in a climate watch conversation, how business can benefit from environmentally sustainable practices. that's coming up next. ♪ >> good evening. i'm belva davis, and welcome to "this week in northern california. "joining us on our news panel is michael cabanatuan, staff writer with "the stan frefk chronicle and scott shafer, host of "the california report" on kqed public radio, jill tucker kate education reporter, also with "the san francisco chronicle." jill, tell us, this week's demonstrations by teachers in hopes of getting the legislature to change its position on more money for schools, how has it gone? >> well, there definitely has been a lot of teachers, a lot of parents, a lot of children out on the streets. right now as we speak there's a rally going on at civic center in san francisco, and they have been out in pajamas in the morning and rallying at malls in the afternoon, but when you talk to republicans, they keep saying i'm not changing my mind about new taxes. so how much long-term effect it's going to have in getting their way for the increased and extended taxes, i'm no

it's done ain a sustainable way. i really insist that you keep your mind open. supervisor mar: thank you very much. >> good morning. i'm a business representative with the international union of elevator constructors, local eight. thank you for allowing me to speak. i've been a resident of west would park for the last 20 years. i've worked in the downtown area for probably the last 30 years. it's with great pride that i watched the renewal and revitalization of the south of market area and areas around downtown. it was a project on the west side of the city which has not experienced any such renewal. this project is -- has enough provisions in it to protect the tenants in light of supervisor chiu's proposed amendments. i would strongly urge, in light of that, that you allow this important project to move forward. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. >> i am peter andersson. i'm a business owner, architect, and faculty member of california college of the arts. i strongly support this project and believe it should now be brought forward to the board of supervisor

you have met a high level the sustainability. you can go to leed silver or gold. it's leadership of environmental design. it's a process of the u.s. green building council. beverly is ahead of this curve. we see every new building as sustainable features. they are not all leed certified. that's what the market demands >> our work is in the public sector. community colleges and so on. 5 years ago, we were trying to get them to think about it. then think about california is on the forefront of nation. san francisco is on the forefront of state >> and beverly prior is way up there. we are up there at the top. it sounds like the challenge came to making this physical reality achiefable. what is the marginal cost? every always asks me. what is the marginal costs. may be i shouldn't ask. i have to say, there's a huge difference. between building a building from scratch, where you can design at will features from the ground up and the marginal cost then when you take an existing building. you were talking about major changes. i presume that has a major impact. >> we don'

i also question the designation as sustainable. the e.i.r. notes many of the environmental impacts are significant. the amount of allowable parking, one space for every residential unit plus many commercial is too high and the california -- >> please wrap up. >> california department of transportation is saying that the oakland bay bridge is already congested and others have as well. thank you. >> thank you. >> i am here to speak on behalf of the sierra club. the pattern should be designed to encourage shorter car trips and enhance economic viability of public transit. right 32.5% of greenhouse gas emissions in san francisco come from private car use. there are over 10,000 spaces for commercial and marina and hotel use on this island. that is a rate beyond one per unit. we recommend limiting it to just over 4,000, which is less than one per unit to decrease car traffic. right now the change plan because of the complications have changed the master developer to the treasure island l.l.c., which is a private company and the treasure island tran

they are based on achieving the highest level of sustainability. creating a new san francisco neighborhood -- there are 300 acres of parks and open space that are meant to be regionally- serving. also existing and future residents are serving as a connection to the larger reason, and finally, the suite of community benefits for public facilities such as the waste water treatment plant, a new fire station, and an entirely new infrastructure system we will walk through with you today. this is a detailed breakdown of the development program that was analyzed under the eir. the ceqa findings in need -- in the mnrp -- approximately up to 500 hotel rooms, 12,000 square feet to be used. approximately 20,000 square feet for historic structures. and as i mentioned, parks and open spaces. so treasure island and yerba buena were originally constructed in 1937 as a works projects. treasure island is a 400-acre man-made island. the navy built the island in increments, so the infrastructure is tied together -- what is the best word? not the most rational layout.

it predicts how the community might grow more sustainably. it has major assumptions that are important to note. one is it is not 2011. there is an assumption there is a lot of money to do different things to implement this vision. there is unconstrained funding for affordable housing, for neighborhood infrastructure, for transit. also in terms of meeting the targets, it assumes that every household that would want a home in the bay area can have one. unlike our past forecasts were we assumed much of the housing was accommodated in surrounding regions such as the central valley, under state law, we now have to at least plan for housing needs within the nine counties, a departure from the past. it is important to note that in this tight timeframe, the region has stepped up between november and january to provide staff with a lot of information about what might go into this mission, how different communities can accommodate future growth. staff has been terrific in terms of working with us on this, as well as related focus progress. we appreciat

or the sustainability of time certain needs. there is no guarantee of a performance bond that would ensure the risk to the city, proving that you can under pin it, given the possibility i will legality or questionability. you should not proceed with this hearing any further. supervisor mar: thank you. >> my name is jeannie scott, and i am a resident of park merced. when i first heard about this vision plan, i was very enthusiastic about it. i heard about it a couple of years ago. i have been to many meetings. i lover all aspects of it. >> please pull the mic closer to your mouth. >> i have been to many meetings. i have red articles in the paper about it. one thing

this is job creation and job sustaining, and that is the growth. i was here in the original opening. we welcome the in sony at the time. things change, and new things occur, and then we is the success to that they have had in the shopping center a block away. and we adopted a beautiful addition to the city, because every time that we have done shopping, we just look up constantly, and all the people have the same vision that they have here. you could be looking up to many floors of wonderful attractions, restaurants, eating, and all kinds of entertainment. and my wife and i have been here many times. this theater is going to continue to be a vibrant theater here. this is one of the region this is part of the city, where the office is working with redevelopment, and we will continue along the market to bring forward the new technology companies, the companies in the room right now talking about how we can make them excited, with perhaps a relaxation of the stock options and the taxing that we have done, so that we do not hurt them as they grow into

whether to achieve a sustainable fiscal position. you can tell from the debate in washington that there are big differences among republicans and democrats. the divisions are very substantial, most pronounced in three areas, how best to promote economic growth, how to reform the tax code, and how to protect health care. given these differences,e believe the most realistic approach is to design a framework that force is necessary political agreements on reforms. to do this, we are trying to negotiate a multi-year plan mark of dead cats and targets with a substantial down payment -- cut of a dent caps and targets but substantial down payment. this down payment has to be substantial relative to the total amount of deficit reduction we need over the next decade. all of the fiscal plans on t table shows that there is broad agreement on the ultimate goal and timeframe. the components of the down payment have to touch all parts of the federal budget. from defense to medicare and medicaid and they should be balanced by changes in revenue. it

and this plan is a very sustainable plan. high density urban housing near transportation is becoming the best development for sustainable living. san francisco needs economic development. the jobs that will be provided, the construction jobs, the electrical jobs, the union jobs. i have talked to my neighbors as well. i have a neighborhood who was scared to death. they are going to tear down my apartment. what am i going to do? my daughter had to move in because she lost her job. when i explained that he was going to be moving into a brand new apartment much more energy efficient, water efficient and all of that, he was very happy. i'm sure that there are many people in the residents who do not understand because they have been misled by misinformation. one of the things i think is important about these hearings is that good information comes out from people like michael varney and some of the union people, the people who support the plan. so i urge you to support it. thank you very much. supervisor mar: please do not yell out

sustainable means, politically but also fiscally sustainable. unacceptable i think translates to the administration's corrado, an unacceptable drop of security as one that undermines our ability to eventually disrupt and defeat al qaeda in the region. we are making afghanistan stable as a means to the and of defeating al qaeda in the region. and that as a lobar compared to bigger ones in the past. but it will not cost a lot of resources to get there. that's probably a separate question. >> we will come back to that in a minute. dr. jones, do you agree? >> i am comfortable with dr. kilcullen's definition. i would say just to support him, what we do not want is an attack on the u.s. homeland. that emanates from this region and we do not want in my view a government for a group that allows training camps and missions to the plan from this region. that is what i think we can reliably tell the american public we are looking to prevent. >> dr. bill? >> i agree wholeheartedly with my new members on the panel. i would be cautious of identifying the thre

or the sustainability of time certain needs. there is no guarantee of a performance bond that would ensure the risk to the city, proving that you can under pin it, given the possibility i will legality or questionability. you should not proceed with this hearing any further. supervisor mar: thank you. >> my name is jeannie scott, and i am a resident of park merced. when i first heard about this vision plan, i was very enthusiastic about it. i heard about it a couple of years ago. i have been to many meetings. i lover all aspects of it. >> please pull the mic closer to your mouth. >> i have been to many meetings. i have red articles in the paper about it. one thing that struck me is that i keep reading about how the residents are not in favorite of this vision plan. i am, and i knew others were. i volunteered. when i first heard that park merced was going to send out staff members to go door to door to communicate with people on a one-on-one basis to answer questions and concerns, they asked for volunteers and i volunteered as a

another one said she had no idea how and when she sustained her injuries. the third victim, the one punched in the face was intoxicated and vomiting outside the nightclub and he was punched once in the head. with the overserving. these are just the victims. i don't know the suspects and how much they were served. that intoxication level goes against abc. when we talk about the clubs being responsible, they are responsible for the safety. just giving the patrons all of this alcohol just to make some extra money causes great problems. there could have been -- injuries were pretty significant here. non if you got a chance to look at -- i don't know if you got a chance to look at the reports. they were pretty significant injuries. a lot of this could have been avoided by not overserving. we'll talk about retraining. the last incident was on may 15 at club slide. the victim went toward the bathroom. just before he got into the bathroom. somebody asked him where he was from. before he could respond he was punched in the face and attacked by several suspects. the

it is my great pleasure to introduce the champion of environmental sustainability. he was director of public works and the city administrator. he has been instrumental in moving electric vehicle policies forward as well as leading an overall effort to make the city far more sustainable. it is my great pleasure to introduce you today. >> good afternoon, everybody. it is my personal pleasure to be out here. i want to thank supervisor mar, the environmental department, the agricultural commissioner, the real people and volunteers, i have just been acquitted with the names of eli and caitlin. and all of these more famous people in my opinion because of what they have been doing with this example. we are personally very happy to sign this legislation. i know we got started some time ago. we are out here, but we are not going to be out here for five hours like the planning commission meetings. we are out here to do something very good for neighbors. we have the neighborhood here that are all in concert. it will be very good deal for the city. my wife wants to be on that l