the initial vote to approve your decision failed on a vote of 4- 7. the board would have needed six votes in order to appeal the decision. they would have needed a super majority to overturn your decision. the board unanimously voted to table the item and by tabling the appeal, your conditional use authorization stands. you are approved the environmental impact report on august 31st of this year. this consists of the demolition of three buildings and retail based shopping. the primary issues were with traffic and pedestrian concerns and preservation of the theater. prior to the hearing, the developer agreed to provide additional funding at a rate of 20 cents per vehicle and to work with the department on revising the design. at the hearing, the board voted to uphold the environmental impact report. the mayor introduced an ordinance that would establish a policy requiring the city departments to make data available to the public. the building commission introduced a host of ordnances. an ordinance was introduced that would amend the planning code which would add

on july 14, 2010, the board voted 4-1, commissioner hwang dissenting, to uphold the revocation of. on august 18, the board voted 5- 0 to adopt findings. hold on one second, please. mr. hollis, you may begin. >> i am not very good at public speaking, so basically i am going to read a prepared statement. i am the owner of executive taxi. think for a minute how desperate i had to be to resort to filing a lawsuit against the texas commission. i had tried everything else within reason to try to get them to understand that small-cap companies are important and have a right to exist. i had written numerous letters to the taxi commissioners. i wrote the supervisors. i even wrote the mayor. i described by the existing rules were unfair and did not work for small cab companies. all cabot companies start small. the taxi commission continue to make rules that only work for companies with 10 or more cabs. bad things will happen to the industry. i made several appearances at taxi commission meetings and pleaded with commissioners to make rules that would treat small cab companies fairly. i was ig

role call, please. >> i am adding all the board member names. >> yes. >> role call vote taken. >> seven yithe. >> thank you. at this time we are moving up to the board members report. i am going to move it up as a whole. vice president mendoza. >> thank you. we had a very long meeting on september 21st for two very big issues for our district. the first was the special ed redesign. we had a full report from the findings of our auditor, the special ed collaborative, and they gave us the full low-down on some of the challenges we have in the school district, which is going to be a great framework for us to work from. and then we did a -- let me just go back a little bit. we had some community presentations as well to share that report publicly. then we had a teacher housing report, and it was just to talk a little bit about two properties in particular that we have that are surplus properties. that was 1155-page street and 1950 mission street and bringing the school board up to speed on some of the thoughts we had as a committee from buildings and grounds on what we could do with the prop

the board voted to uphold the denial of the tougher permit with the adoption of findings at a later time. the public hearing was held and closed on august 18 and was scheduled today for further consideration. the matter was continued to allow time for parties to respond in writing to the proposed findings. >> we have left copies of revised findings. they were revised to make some technical requests -- technical corrections. copies have also been destroyed it did to the parties. with the president's consent, i will give the parties each three minutes to address the board. >> my name is ann seldon. i have been asked to read a statement from peter koehelr. our permit to operate should never have been denied or revoked. we proved all the allegations from the march 10 denial false in our april 1 brief to your board. your findings do not reflect this at all. we would like to know how your board could summarily dismiss our efforts to remain operational by giving credence to accusations come here say, and hyperbole by officers and people who bear a grudge against us. the history is clear. the se

at that time, the board voted to uphold the denial of the tow firm permit with adoption of findings at a later time. president peterson: i would just like to confirm that you are able to revert -- review the video, commissioner garoh? commissioner goh: i did it, i was able to review the video and the finding. president peterson: commissioners, the department is an agreement that the appellant is not. i would like to give the appellant three minutes to address the board. >> asked me to read a prepared statement. he says, i do not agree with your findings that it poses a threat to public safety. we vehemently disagree that we have violated state and city law regulating the cartel and industries engaging in unfair and deceptive business practices. there are two parallel lawsuits against the city and county of san francisco pending, one in state court by the california tow truck association, and another in federal court. we trust of the trees will be revealed and feel strongly that we will be exonerated. the statements are false accusations, evidence of fraud. we have proven that the incid

at that time, the board voted 4- 1 with commissioner hwang dissenting to uphold the revocation of color scheme permit and overrule the revocation of medallion on condition that said medallion be suspended for one year with adoption of findings at a later time. president peterson: the appellant does not like the findings. i don't know if anybody is here, is anybody here representing mr. hollis? they were very well apprised of this evening, i explained that if they had no objection they could come here. they do not appear to be here. >> and there is nothing in writing specific to their objections? >> she did not believe that the allegations supported the ultimate decision to suspend and revoke. president peterson: nothing more specific than that? >> mr. hollis double checked that the time would go for 10 days? they're waiting to request a rehearing. president peterson: is there any public comment on these findings? scene 9, the matter is submitted. -- seeing none, thematter -- the matter is submitted. commissioner garcia: i move that we adopt as written. >> on the motion to adopt the find

meantime, a few members of the california chamber of commerce are stepping down after the board voted to endorse whitman. the community college chancellor who resigned on friday called the endorsement destructive to the chamber's core mission. the president of the university of california system, mark udoff, also left the board. he said that his position in education prevents him from taking political sides. >>> coming up next at 11:00, the president's poll numbers are sliding and now democrats are turning to another person in the white house for help. there she is. could the move pay off for democrats in november? >>> and check out these little birds. we'll tell you where you can see these baby pink flamingos and why their presence is quite unusual. >>> as we get ready for the last day of this long weekend, last weekend of the summer, it's going to warm up. we've got the live shot of the golden gate bridge. not much in the w of fog. we'll talk about that seven-day forecast coming up in a bit. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be ho

the board vote unanimously last light to cut half the weekend service 2/3 of the overnight lines. the move will mean 90 job cuts. the reductions are expected to save more than $1 1 million. >> you better damn well have a good explanation. >> it's unavoidable. we can't afford it. >> i don't know how i would get home and back. >> you got blind people. you got people on crutches. you got all kinds of peoples out there who need help. and you talking about cutting. i bet you don't none of you don't put your mercedes in the garage. i bet you drive them. so why can't you do what you are supposed to do and take care of the people that need your help? >> this will be the third time this year that they reduced service to save money. >>> one of its primary mission assist to create jobs. but the san jose redevelopment agency is cutting nearly 20% of its staff. kcbs radio's matt bigler shows us why it's happening and what it means to the city. >> reporter: here in san jose, 14 employees of the city's redevelopment agency are being laid off. they are getting pink slips because the state has bee

meantime, a few members of the california chamber of commerce are stepping down after the board votedo endorse whitman. the community college chancellor who resigned on friday called the endorsement destructive to the chamber's core mission. the president of the university of california system, mark udoff, also left the board. he said that his position in education prevents him from taking political sides. >>> well, we have one more day left in this three-day weekend. people want to know what it's going to be like. should i get outside? ria taormina is here to let them know. >> you should certainly get outside. this is the last hot one for a while. clear skies throughout the bay area, whether it's the beaches, inland, along the bay. hot in san francisco, even the overnight numbers are not getting cool. still in the mid to high 60s. 56 oakland, 58 hayward. down in san jose, almost 60 degrees. a bit of a temperature change from yesterday especially in north bay. appalachian a degree or two warmer here. the winds are calm. that's a big within of why the temperatures are going to be so wa

. >>> two members of the california chamber of commerce are stepping down after the board voted to endorse gop candidate for governor meg whitman. the chamber member had stayed out of politics. the chancellor who resigned on friday called the endorsement destructive to the chamber's core mission. and the president of the university of california system mark murdoch also left his position, saying his position kept him from taking political sides. >>> the budget needs work more than ever, but a proposition on the november ballot aims to punish them for missing the constitutional deadline. under prop 25, workers would stop getting a paycheck after the deadline, and it wouldn't be retroactive. they wouldn't get it back after the budget was passed. that's not all. >> the other element is that it would change the required vote to pass the budget from two-thirds to a majority. and a lot of people are going to be very unhappy with that, especially people who would like to keep the status quo. >> check out our blog on n brkr our web site. >>> they voted on a plan that would place a fee on alcohol.

chancellor for the state community college system both resigned from the board of the california chamber of commerce after the board votedo endorse meg witman for governor. it is the latest example of the state's largest business organization, increasing its political profile. uc president mark yudof stopped his chamber membership last week in anticipation of the chamber board's vote. yudof says he cannot take sides in intellectual politics. chambers traditionally stays out of politics but the group is often seen as republican-friendly. community college chancellor jack scott also left the chamber of commerce board. >>> one in ten californians have labor day off, because they don't have a job. the "l.a. times" reports the unemployment rate could remain high for years, leaving americans out of work. right now, the national unemployment rate is at 9.6%. in it july, california's jobless rate stood at 12.3%, third highest in the nation. here's, slight growth is expected, san jose is expected to improve, and oakland by .3%. as for those hardest hit, a new report suggests it is people over the age of 50. the "mercury news" rep

the board voted to revoke half the cuts starting this weeken but the transport workers union claims miot properly meet with drivers about schedung changes, including some with late nit buses and trains. the union hassked the state board to impose an injunction that would stop muni from restoring service this weekend. >> a rabbi and a presbyterian minister came together to bless the first grapes plucked from the vines in the east bay wine region. the livermore vaey wine country is home to nearly 50 wineries. the ea's annual blessing of the gres took place this morning in livermore. >> for thousands of yea, wine has played a central role in how men and women have understood the abundance of god's blessings in their lives no matter how skillfully we may practice our craft, at some point we must put our faith in the source of the grapes, e source of the weather, the source of the earth. >> the cool summer weather has pushed back the start of the harvest by about two to three weeks. growers expect to pick up 16,000 tons@ áh of wine grapes over t next two months. >> all right. it's your las

the board voted to revoke half the cuts starting this weekend but the transport workers union claims properly meet with drivers about scheduling changes, including some with late night buses and trains. the union has asked the state board to impose an injunction that would stop muni from restoring service this weekend. >> a rabbi and a presbyterian minister came together to bless the first grapes plucked from the vines in the east bay wine region. the livermore valley wine country is home to nearly 50 wineries. the area's annual blessing of the grapes took place this morning in livermore. >> for thousands of years, wine has played a central role in how men and women have understood the abundance of god's blessings in their lives no matter how skillfully we may practice our craft, at some point we must put our faith in the source of the grapes, the source of the weather, the source of the earth. >> the cool summer weather has pushed back the start of the harvest by about two to three weeks. growers expect to pick up 16,000 tons@ áh of wine grapes over t next two months. >> all right.

at that time, upon motion by garcia, the board voted 4-0-1 -- vice president goh was absent -- to uphold the revocation of the subject massage establishment permit with adoption of the hearing officer's findings. >> thank you. >2w3thank you for the continua. president peterson: state your name for the record? >> christopher hall, appearing for the permit holder at 450b jones street. she requested a rehearing in this matter because she felt that it would be manifest injustice served and the end result would be manifest injustice, if there is an outright revocation as opposed to the gradual penalty that could have been imposed, meaning a penalty of suspension. i would like to point out there were two issues raised in our brief, and one deals with the testimony that was brought to the attention of the board back on august 11. that was the statement that he received a complaint in july of 2010 of prostitution at this establishment. that issue, that statement was never raised in the city's brief before the hearing on august 11. until this date, we had never received any evidence whatsoever o

. >> here's a look at the final tally, greg bernstein has 49% of the vote, jessamy has 48% of the vote. we begin with pat at the board of elections where the votes are still being counted another this hour. >> reporter: apparently when the board of elections stopped counting votes last night with greg bernstein ahead by 1,400, not all of the votes in the city had been counted. the vote count ended in the city's state's attorney's race early this morning. with greg bernstein ahead by about 1,400 votes. >> we don't know the totals yet. >> reporter: but what no one seemed to appear until this morning was that not all the votes had been counted. a total of 27 takes from six districts were left out or missing. >> her understanding from a conversation with her people and her representatives with the campaign, is this totals six to 10,000 votes. that's what she's hearing, we're waiting for this information to come from the board of elections, but her people are down there. >> reporter: jessamy's spokesperson says the votes could make a significant difference, rendering absentee ballots. we're told that 100% of the ballots h

the board by a vote of send ayes approved the contract of one deputy general counsel. the board by a vote of five ayes, two nos, approved a 30-day unpaid suspension of a classified employee. item u, other information l items. acceptance of gifts for the month of august, 2010, and informational notice of classified personnel trance ases, and that's it. item b, we adjourn our meeting tonight in the memory of john carrier. he is a retired employee of the school district. he worked for the district since 1992 and was a supervising purchaser in the purchasing drt and serve as manager of purchasing until his retirement. we extend orcondolences to the family. the meeting is adjourned. so are you going out tonight? i can't. my parents say i have to be home right after work. ugh. that's so gay. totally gay. ugh. that is so emma and julia. why are you saying, "that's so emma and julia"? well, you know, when something is dumb or stupid, you say, "that's so emma and julia." who says that? everyone. announcer: imagine if who you are were used as an insult. >> good morning, consuls g

the board of he vation by a video of 4-3 approved the chief, program administrator. in a claim against the district , by a vote of five eyes and two. ed board approved a setment and release agreement in the amount of $38,000. the board by a vote of five eyes and three and sent, approved a resolution of intent to -- to suspend the employee pending hearing. >> item u. other informational items. tonight we are adjourning our meeting in memory of listened apierce, a cousin of principal james jerky, who passed away on august 23rd, 2010. linda was born in san francisco. they received her teaching credentials from essex state university. she enjide a 30-year career with the s.f.d. with a love for first grade classes. she loved her city pie the bay, voting, cooking, reading a than playing piano. the board of education and superintendent of schools express sincere sympathy to the family. meeting adjourned. thank you very much.

the board voted unanimously to support our proposal to replace the trees. alamo square is the heart of our neighborhood and tourists come to see our victorian homes. we have fillmore street and we also have the corridor, which has transformed the neighborhood into a wonderful boulevard of shops, restaurants, art galleries and coffee shops. this included planting of trees and adding landscape of trees and flora to the median. this is what's going on around us. every tourist destination as an icon that every visitor has to see. paris has the i've ell tour, new york city has the statue of liberty and san francisco has the golden gate bridge and the painted ladies of post card row. this is on the eastern view from on top of alamo square hill. and this image of san francisco that everyone sees, over 15 million visitors come to our city and most of them want to take a photograph of this. the allure is understandable. more than a century of history on thousands of glossy photos. in the two blocks of victorians on the eastern side of the square offering differing p

secretary pacheco: on the motion from the board's president to adopt the minutes, -- the vote -- the 's vice president to adopt the minutes, [reading role] item number six, jennifer salerno, meridian management group, against the department of public works, involving it a tree -- involving a tree. commissioner hwang: we always start with the department. ms. short? >> good evening. carla short. we approved three. tonight's concern is about the denial of the four remaining trees. two of these are one species, and two are another kind. that is a red flower when regionflo -- that is a red flowering gum. this will still allow the repair of the sidewalk, four feet for the pubs of trouble. so the decision was recommended that the property owner could contact us when they begin to undertake these sidewalk repairs, and the bad points in time, based on the route structure, we did not believe that we would grant an emergency removal permits, so we have wa to the condition of the trees, and it is based on the condition of the trees and, of course, public safety. if we think it can be repaired, we

. >>> california clean air standards already among the toughest in the nation but the board voted to strengthen those standard for power companies. now utility will be required to get one-third of the electricity from renubble sources like wind or solar. that's by the year 2020. they are already struggling to comply with 20 percent of the power from green resources by next year. >>> the first woman executed in the united states in 5 years was put to death tonight in virginia. 41-year-old teresa lewis died by injection at the greenville correctional center in jarrett. lieu i was convicted of enticing 2 men to shoot her husband and his son while they were sleeping for a quarter million dollar insurance pay out. lewis apologized in the moments before her execution. >>> federal aviation administration is blame ago near miss over minneapolis on air traffic control errors. u.s. airway jet is the yellow line in the animation. red line is a cargo plane took off on parallel runway at almost the same time. planes were in thick cloud cover and didn't see each other a but came so close that the u

the board and the public. >> so before school lets out in the end of mays what you're thinking. the board would have voted on adopting the new feeder participates. st that your plan? >> is that your plan? >> i'm looking at the superintendent who seems to be saying yes. >> there's no way for me to say that the board would have voted it. we will have it presented to the board. >> i'm trying to. i have got questions from the community. i think because we -- after we did a little bit of public engagement around the original draft plan, people are -- people want to make sure that we do this earlier. next year. so it sounds like that's our plan, so that is good. my last question is whether -- i continue to get questions -- as you know, i have been sending them to you. i continue to get questions and suggestions about how could you move this boundary line here and why is this part not included in that area. i know we're going to vote on the attendance areas tonight. we're locking them down for fall 2011 enrollment. how do you envision the process of -- of adjusting -- teavendance area boundaries in future years

the d.c. board of elections. roby. >> reporter: we've been monitoring the elections. so far only about 6,000 votes have come in. it's been very slow. we've said that all day. let's go right to the d.c. board of elections. talk to us a little bit about some of the frustrations that you've had tonight. >> we're implementing some new processes, and we're making sure to emphasize accuracy over speed, so the information is starting to come up onto our website, and you're welcome to take a look at our website, www.dcblee.org. that's where all of our information is being released first. you'll see every precinct report as it reports. >> reporter: certainly everyone understands the need for accuracy, and we know in 2008, we had some issues. talk a little bit about any unforeseen problems with this new equipment you may have stumbled upon just so people out there can understand what's going on upstairs in this big delay. >> we have a lot of procedures that we're implementing for the first time today. we're really proud of our coworkers, they did a wonderful job of implementing new equipment, touch screens, new ballot pro

the board of education to ensure that procedures from this proposition are expended for the purposes described in the proposition. at the san francisco school board meeting on november 12, 2008, the school board voted on 811-12 fp 3, creation of an oversight committee. i've emailed the president of the school board a number of times asking for the names of the oversight committee. i've also looked at the school site and have not been able to find those. would you guys like to talk or would you like to listen? thank you. is there an oversight committee and if so war the names of committee? also contained, government code 50075.1 complain of the following. the members of the board, the superintendent of the district, the office of the district, are hereby requested and directed individually and collectively to provide accountability procedures pursuant to government code 50075.1 that include, but are not limited to, all of the following -- statements indicating the specific purpose of the qualified special tax, a requirement that the procedures be applied only to specific purposes identified pursuant to the subsection, creation of a separate special account into which procedures from this taxes shall