>> well there are good symphonys.ays feel that it's not only important to conduct all the symphonys but it is important to find what is different about six and seven or seven and eight or eight and nine and especially four and five. recently conducted in london. and i put together four and five. very unusual program. number four, moler it is enough for one concert. >> people say oh, it's too big. there was some time before we agreed let's do it. and when we did it, i thought most of the people there were maybe 6,000 people now. i thought they were that we can do this. they are so different. and composers spends much time to think i'm growing. i am changing. my number five will be definitely different than number four. so for conductors, the challenge, you know, i would do number five alone. i would try my best. but four and five, or one and four, that's a challenge. that's a challenge. >> you mentioned the fact that at some point you started your own music company or you did and skornt with others. in order or because

you can say the performing arts, the asian arts, the symphony and the ballet.e also have the commercial buildings, the triple-a buildings, the performing arts. so across the board and across the map you can see a diverse group that has supported us. and the services. again, why are people voting for this and excited about it? it is services above and beyond what the city does. over the eight months that we met, we look at the needs in the district and what characterizes the district. we did a survey. we determined it is safe, but it doesn't feel safe. it is dark at night. it would be nice if there was a safety presence, more things happening in civic center plaza to bring the place alive. there is cleanliness needed in the market street area. we looked at the area by zone, and the services are done by zone. the safety sftses are throughout the district, but we have extra safety at night in the middle zone in the pink zone for performing arts and what have you, and then additional cleaning in the mark area in the green zone. property owners if each of those zone

. >> yes, the hottest young talent performing tonight at symphony haul. >> we have to take a listen. take a look. ♪ >> you were saying she is not from san francisco. >> she lives in boston and teaches music. she is the youngest constructor ever there. she started teaching there in her early 20s. she has been in many major groups. she broke out two years ago with her own music and her own group. >> i have seen people like dave rubic on stage. i have seen -- i introduced

we go there frequently for the opera, symphony, stuff like that. it's beyond your purview but i would support livening up, in europe, you have city halls where you get the best beer and bratwurst, certainly that would -- president buell: that would be a big improvement in this city. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comments on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners? president buell: commissioner heirson. -- harrison. commissioner harrison: i look at this almost as a privatization of public spaces. we witnessed where people in the mission dolores park were upset about us putting vendors in their park for the parks department to generate money. under this situation, the park department will have to pay something like $32,000 we don't have. these neighbors are going to be taxed, which in my mind is a parcel tax. we're told we can't put out a parcel tax because the voters won't take it. how will these people look at this, when they're asking to give $100 or whatever it is per year for 10 years or however long it's sup

we go there frequently for the opera, symphony, stuff like that. it's beyond your purview but i would support livening up, in europe, you have city halls where you get the best beer and bratwurst, certainly that would -- president buell: that would be a big improvement in this city. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comments on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed.

. >> chicago symphony or kiss virginia announced that the new musical director is sick and will miss his remaining performances. he missed last night's perform ', symphony officials said it is because he is suffering from extreme gastric distress. he will go back to milan and they are expecting he will be back in time for the february performance. >> we want to make sure is he 100%. when he doesn't feel as well, then he can't give as much and he is so dedicated to service to our community that we want him to recover fully. >> in a written statement, he said that he regrets not being able to finish as musical director, but he and the chicago symphony orchestra will make beautiful music when he returns. >> friends and family of a injured in the line of duty hosted a benefit in his honor. he was paralyzed last year in a traffic accident pursuing a suspect in a burglary. the fund-raiser was held at marionett park on bourbon street. the money raised will help pay for his medical bills and rehabilitation. one the suspects has been charged. >> bond set for a quarter million dollar for a wes

child bud crosscy has been a board member and contributor to the symphony for years. born and raised in oakland, he played with the marin symphony as a young man before turning to business. he has been a volunteer piano teacher at local schools for 50 years ago and just retired from a second career as a farmer. see you at 6:00. t. remember the t. remember the ,, i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. he worked his whole life, served his country defending our freedoms, and depends on social security. so, who would want to privatize it? corporate lawyer david harmer. harmer's social security privatization plan would cut guaranteed benefits and gamble with social security on wall street. while we worry, harmer's wall street friends would make billions in profits from privatization. david harmer. a social security privatization plan we can't afford. she's against banning assault weapons... and that's reckless and dangerous. she's for risky new oil drilling that could threaten our jobs. fiorina's plan would mean slashing social security and medicare, which would

he has been a board member and contributor to the symphony for many years. born and raised in oakland he played with the marin symphony as a young man and then became a businessman. he has been a volunteer piano teacher at local schools for 50 years and until recently worked as a apparently. the oakland east bay symphony starts its season every year with a concert for students. >>> giants fever and felines? they go hand in hand, right? today the peninsula humane society and the spca said about 50 black and orange cats have been adopted since promotion began 10 days ago. if you want to adopt one of those pretty kitties for $9, much cheaper than the normal fee. the promotion goes until october 30. >> name one buster and one posey. >> or one cody and ross. >> lots of combinations. >> you're making fun of me because i have facebook friends. i love social media because i can get a lot of information that way. >> i'm not making fun. >> jerry facebooked me and predicted the giants would win 3-0 and did this mathematical equation so i just face booked him back, or m

about embodying what the symphony does at this concert. >> we are hoping is it will simply broaderenr horizon. don't all have to be musician but they need to be exposed to all the different things that go on in the world. >> thank you all. see you next year. >>reporter: in oak land, abc 7 news. >> great story. when we continue here tonight. education. immigration. and pension reform. big issues in the governor race as you know. meg whitman and jerry brown side by side again tonight. >> east bay residents waited years for rank choice voting. now they have to wait a little longer just for the results of the november election. >> and aircraft carrier with no aircraft? brit' makes massive cuts to its military. another half hour of wearing shirts ♪ ♪ which caused a trend alt ♪ and everyone ♪ saw everybody ♪ ll'em all ♪ tellm something, where to go and what it's all abo ♪ ♪ tell them how to fl when they shout it out ♪ ♪ tell everybody else ♪ and everyone ♪ tell everydy else >> good evening once again. start this half hour with politics. meg whitman and jerry brown both say they will protec

we are also looking at several sculptures from henry more, one in front of the symphony building. we are also looking at yen and yang, a much loved peace -- piece. but the team has been damaged over time, so we need to treat -- patina has been damaged over time, so we need to treat it. >> roof and was given a lifetime award for her contributions to and influence over the bay area artist community. >> the lifetime achievement award -- it is embarrassing to me but i have to learn to accept it. this is the way it is. also, everybody here is good things happening about them after they are dead. i have the opportunity to see this happen while i am still lives. i look at this award as an opportunity for me to find a place for my craft and keep the art program going. >> the director of the program address the crowd and ask for each member to consider donating funds to help save some of san francisco's most important neighborhood landmarks. >> as one of san francisco's living treasures, we respect you and, frankly, we are in off -- awe of your 50 years of tireless effort as an early art o

right on the corner there of the symphony and we'll have a brand-new building there. >> when?we're schedule to break ground this may so just right around the corner. >> you think it will be up and running by? >> fall of 2012. >> wow! you better talk to those train people. how challenging to raise money for it? >> very. if any of you watching no somebody who is a big jazz fan, now is the time to come forward. >> will everything happen there at the center? >> 90% will. we'll expand our education programs. lots of our perform man's will be there and focused there. >> we want you to know the 28th san francisco jazz festival or sf jazz is up and running through november 20th. we're going to leave you with a look here. i'm susan sikora. thank you for watching. ♪

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and certainly do have some problems when people are coming to, for instance, the symphony and the operan the same night. people who drive into the area, they want to have dinner first, they want to park they want to go. there are not enough parking spaces. there are not enough seats in the restaurants for people to be able to just come in, drop in, and have a pleasant evening without having a big impact on the neighborhood itself. >> in japantown the balance between tourism, the community itself and the residents has always been a unique balance. i think it's been a good balance but not one that's always been done in full cooperation of each other. certainly we've had our influences by government that has dictated changes, evicted residents, evicted businesses, allowed other businesses to come in, not necessarily with community support or input. redevelopment was really to create -- what in my opinion as much to eliminate blight but to create a tourist destination. san francisco japantown is really in the heart of san francisco. there are not that many japanese-americans that live in ja

restaurants along haight street and hayes street being within walking distance of city hall and the symphony, ballet, the open practice, the neighborhood offers something to everybody. this is the oldest and first japantown established in the united states of america. it's where the japanese first landed to begin diplomatic relationships, in the mid-and late 1900's, was the first place where the consulate was established. the first buddhist church, the first christian church, the first non-profit, the first businesses were created here. so it has a unique place in not only japanese-american history but california history for the japanese to begin to develop community here in america. it is still a gathering place not only for the japanese-americans in san francisco but throughout the bay area. >> tkpwo*ep golden gate park park is beautiful. the physical beauty is hard to beat. it is well served by public transit. its central location is extraordinary. without question, haight ashbury is one of the most famous neighborhood in the world. there is a certain live and let live tradition. it's act

sfoet ♪ >> stirring music from the oakland east bay symphony music. >> showing them a wider world andng them also the importance of gathering together to hear live music. ♪ >> along with the audience of students is doug, who's been teaching piano at his alma mater for more than 50 years. >> let me give back something when i went to school. (applause) >> a thank you to a modest man volunteering to advance children's music education. pretty remarkable for a guy who is 99 years old. he calls music an international language. >> can barely talk to each other and play beautiful music together. the music is something nice. >> it's happened to him with two students, a vietnamese girl and a chinese boy. >> they have never seen each other, never met each other. i teach them separately. christmastime they play a duet. >> a crusade to enrich children's lives through music. what the symphony does at annual young people's concerts. >> what we're hoping is it will simply broaden their horizons. they don't have to be musicians but be exposed to different things that go on in the world. >> see you nex

in c to a symphony by the young beza anwatching tt unfold chged life. >> it changed your life. >> it steered me in the direction of dance. >> it changed your le cause itgave you somethinthatou appreciated all your life within increing passion. >> that is right. >> and the passion is till there. the nce isn't always still ere. buthat is another story. >> robert gottlieb, sarah, thelife of sarah bnhard. dana milbank sheer, a veteran litical reporter d columni for "the shington pt," also the author of a new book on glenn beck tears of a clo. glenn beck and the tea bagging of america. over the past few years beck a cable television hostas become a leader in the modern conservative movement. in august he horted the restoring honor rally in washington d.c. wch attracd hureds of thousands of attendees. i'm pleased to have dana milbank back on this program. welcome. >> thank you, charlie. grt to be here. >> rose: it is well-known because he is emotional and he does cry a fair amount. >> uh-huh. rose: whadoes he sa about that >> y know, these are actual tears but they are actually caused by p