. >> the cleanpowersf program and the california public utilities commission and cleanpowersf energy efficiency and facilities and local jobs patrols strategies and. >> maybe thank you mr. chair typically we start the status with the status of the puc and barbara hail is here to provide that to you. >> thank you. most of our activities recently on the cca front for in puc proceedings where pg and e's green tariff option has continued to move forward. developing a green rate the statute requires a commission decision by july so we are expecting that the commission will need to issue at least a proposed decision in the april time frame in order to meet that statute requirement at this point we would expect pg and e's projected green tariff rate to be initially offered at 12.3 cents a kill owatt hour and that rate is forecast to increase to 9.4 cents a kilowatt hour in january so pg and e's basic service energy component of basic service rates is increasing come january to 9.4 cents and their current proposal before the cpuc under the green tariff option would be to offer the one hundred

at what point do you look at the people of california and say, the quality of education in californiae? we reach a point where it doesn't make any sense to provide to dream all of the professors who are currently teaching in michigan or in new york or are reaching higher and higher salaries. is there a limit to the extent to which there ought to be a pat kron edge of the university system in california? >> well, of course you aim at the stars there are always stars further away. you keep trying for quality. i think there are reviews necessary that there is a temptation in california to say the university of california is the greatest university system in the world and therefore we sit back smugly. i think we have to be pretty realistic. i don't think it's the greatest with regard to teaching under graduates. the university of california built the reputation on research and on attracting great scholars under the guise these are professors that teach our young and we bury them under research projects and the students never see them and the students are caught by teaching assistance. eve

to say the university of californiast university system in the world and therefore we sit back smugly. i think we have to be pretty realistic. i don't think it's the greatest with regard to teaching under graduates. the university of california built the reputation on research and on attracting great scholars under the guise these are professors that teach our young and we bury them under research projects and the students never see them and the students are caught by teaching assistance. every once in a while we have to shake ourselves and take a look and say wait a minute -- we put up a great marquis and the display case and are we beigoin over board in filling that display case at the expense of something that is not so good behind? the trouble with government is we make our claims on quantity. it isn't like private business you show a profit you are either successful on the basis of a profit or you are a failure. will the me turn from education to another in one sentence. we boast for example california now led the

one hand the limited resources of people even in california and on the other hand the federal dread nought that comes in on the 15th of april and scoops up everything in sight? do you have to maneuver within what's left? >> we are in that position now. here is a state that's one of the highest tax paying states in the union per capita. at the same time as a result of several years of careless management of the funds we are in a desperate financial plight. california in violation of its own constitution is spending more than it takes in. we have come to the day of reck reckoning. we have to turn to the people and ask them for upwards of a billion dollars. i can't call it new taxes. we are getting along without new taxes. we are raising the old ones a billion dollars. knowing the comp tif situation in attempting to keep industry here, keep our people employed, competing with states in the same business, or businesses, we have to be careful we don't make it uneconomic for businesses to operate in california. we must present a tax bill with the sw

this is the california street facade and new facade. and battery street elevation with its new facade. and hallock has much less detail but has the same ryhythrhythm. and we are using the same logic and taking that rhythm through the building. one other additional at the ground level element that we have been asked to add as part of the street scape advisory board is to consider a bump out, widening the sidewalk at california street. providing planting and bike parking and seating along that edge. we have done that as part of this submission. here are some overall views of the street scape. showing these elements at the ground. at the ground level a lot of -- there has been some of the ground level that has been updated in years past. mainly the lobby. and with details that have illuminated light panels and stainless steel. this is a shot of the existing lobby as it stands today. we have taken this spirit and planning to continue that along the frontage of california, and battery street and a part of hallock. it features clear glass and

today marks the completion of not only this project but the california trance retrofit program. 24 is the last of 9 bridges 7 of which are in the bay area and they've been respected to accumulate safety. we've yupd more than 34 hundred bridges for safety. cancels i can't understand depend upon their bridges. the old bridge has been part of the life in the area for 7 seven years but it's time for an upgrade. every bridge has a story the old bring has a story and i believe that the new bridge already has a story a story of beauty and construction safety. we honor those from the great demonstration that built the first bridge and from this day forward we'll honor folks that built this bridge on this labor day. i want to tip my hat to my predecessors and there is one more and i welcome him but i stand on the shoulder of my predecessors. there are so many people who invested in this bridge and i couldn't possiblyly name all of those involved but i will at risk try to identify some of the key figures. t y end and dennis changing - (calling names) (clapping) i've got 3 more don mcdonald, her

the new deal deals with things in a different way. when i was going to school, california school's were the best. now they are among the worst with the new budget cuts. of course, my university is being privatized. all of the higher education is being privatized. all through the uc system. how do you run a modern state with tax cuts? we resort to desperate, back last november, we were asked to vote to make four indian casinos in san diego county pony up money. i thought this was a joke. they voted to do it. now, the governor proposes to borrow against future revenues. how did they deal with these social problems when the economic problems were far worse than what we can imagine today? this is from larry halprin's. and it has these quotes from roosevelt on the wall. he said in one of his talks to the people, "the test is not whether we have more, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little". it's a different philosophy than that which we have become used to. what i am going to show you is a lost civilization. it's a strange place. and yet, it becomes oddly

and the california street doesn't do that. it doesn't stop at a connection. you have to walk a couple of blocks. and during the winter, during rain, and all of that kind weather, but i have also rode the cable car when it went all the way to presidio, the california cable car. thank you >> thank you sir. [ reading speakers' names ]. >> mark christenson, third generation san franciscan. very simple put there are elements of the transit effectiveness project that need to be reevaluated before implementation. there are two elements that many believe are flawed. getting from point a to point b is the supposed time savings for the individual transit rider or for the muni vehicle? at appears that the proposal are for the vehicle to get to point a to point b at the sacrifice of the passenger to get from starting point a to their final destination point b. elimination of stops. this means that the individual rider will have to walk a greater destination and the time it takes to walk from the discontinued stop -- this does not help the individual getting from point a t

. >> across the country in california, state republicans stooped to a new low to sabotage the law. >>> it's called cover california, and the administrators say it could set the stage for the rest of the country. >> on the left coast, the launch of the state exchange covered california wents pretty well. it reports it is signing up 2,700 people a day. that's good news for golden staters who need health insurance. bad news for republicans who are determined to undermine the affordable care act. enter connie conway. it is billed as a california resource guide and it looks like any generic health care website. it has something for everyone, if you're uninsured you can click through the ie don't have health insurance icon to find a page dominated by a calculator with the penalties imposed for not buying insurance. if you're young you can read that young adults will end up paying for much of federal health care reform by subsidizing the cost of sicker people. if you're a senior, you will find in the the handy faq accident that medicare provider wills see cuts in the next decade and it could

, are designing integrated care models while the coordinated care initiative is california's demonstration project under the ac a. coordinated care initiative requirements beneficiaries who also qualify will be enrolled into managed care health plans for their medical benefits. i just want to review at a minimum, at a minimum. ihss, mssp the multipurpose senior citizens program and community based services and skilled nursing facilities will be included and provided through managed care health plans there will be many other services and supports as well but those are required mandatory. the goals of calmedi connect -- we'll talk more about calmedi connect just for a bit. to increase access use a person centered approach coordinate benefit and see increase the availability of home and community based services. also to maximize the ability of dual eligibles to remain in their home and see homes instead of institutional care and preserve consumer's ability to self direct their care. so where is calmedi connect starting in california? in 2014 the first 8 counties or the pilot dem

the california labor federation has said that public employees are being scapegoated here. that the fiscal problems so many cities are facing have to do more with city administrators not managing their funds very well. is it a case of fiscal mismanagement as well by cities? >> there's certainly been fiscal mismanagement. part of that is promising people things they can't deliver, thins that can't be paid for, thins that have to be paid for by future generations. that's part of the fiscal mismanagement. i'm trying to give cities all over the state and the state of california itself the ability to sit down at the bargaining table and make changes to future expectations in order to save cities, in order to be able to make sure that employees get what they've earned. we're trying to protect the employees. and to do that we need to control these future cost increases. >> a number of mayors have come out in opposition to your proposed ballot initiative. in fact, 19 mayors have signed a letter urging you to drop it, including oakland's mayor jean quan and sunnyvale's mayor sp spit

the san francisco 6 adaptation of finding under the california environmental quality act of gentle referral and request for permit authorization and a mike smith. so mr. gillman gave you guys a go presentation. i'm going to skip to the necessary stuff. 3 of the sites are located with within the city's coastal zone the lake merced and the south wind facility and the north wind facility. pursuant to planning code section 330 the that planning zone application is required as the project site is located within the coastal zone boundary. the project is appeal able to the commission because it's a major works project. the lake merced facility is currently in an undeveloped area adjacent to the access road that is off of lake merced boulevard it's the entrance to the pump station. the south windmill site is located at the western end of the golden gate park that's occupied by an existing well petroleum station while the surrounded area is used by the rec and park and contains stock appeals of concrete and other debris. the north lake well site also open western combrp is currently occupied by an e

the difference is in the california building code. i can also give you tips on how to choose and specter appeared first of all, the program has an inspector's knowledge of the california building code, and the reason why that is so important is because you have to comply with both. the california billing code is enforced when you get a building permit, and forced by the local building requirements. it says all new buildings have to be totally accessible. it also says that new buildings when you do an alteration course have to be accessible when you do a project. there's a big difference between a big project and a little project. a big project is going to be not as accessible as a new building, but a smaller project actually has a smaller level of access required in the california building code. you might think that because you got a building permit that that means that everything is good and you are complying with the

research done and the california academy's i rhinology lab suggests that the assassin spiders have been doing this for over 150 million years. this glassed in room is a real scientific laboratory, and the people in that room are preparing specimens of vertebrate, that is mammals and birds. the way they do this is to remove the skin, sew it together in a relatively lifelike pose, and ensure that it does not decompose. >> i am a really big class actress fan, so i am here to see them, and beer week. >> i wanted to learn something and have fun. >> i always enjoy it. i am not all is well -- always working as i am tonight. sometimes i come to enjoy the music and to dance. ♪ >> culturewire covers the arts in san francisco, and one of my favorite culture artists is here tonight. jason, thank you for being on culturewire. tell us about some of your posters that we have here today. >> most of the posters here are four specific shows or tours. i am hired by the bands or the venue. >> what is the inspiration behind these posters? >> no, disease of the related to the bay and, of course. music -- it

who led the university of california to first divest its funds in south africa. and whereas we see yesterday some very unfortunate partisan comments as a result of barack /o bam obama living the spirit as he shook the hands of castro on a public stage. from the university of california, to the state legislature, to the city and county of san francisco, it was our board of supervisors, the first local legislative body in the country, led by cecil, thank you for reminding us of harvey milk, his successor on the board of supervisors, harry brit led to divest in south africa. so state of california, city and county of san francisco, we led the way in divesting significant amounts of money, which the rest of the world followed and turned the tide in south africa, and i think we should take some pride in that. [applause] >> doctor king once said the power without love is where wreckless and abusive and love without power is sentimental and anemic, but power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. that was nelson mandela and that is the memory of nelson

>> what we do is legal in the state of california. , federally, it is still 100% prohibited. hi. >> hello. >> in the delivery, i.d.s examine and checked with the same thoroughness as if at the dispensary. >> okay. there is $53. >> and because of the crackdowns on banks and credit card companies with the dispensaries all of the harborside transactions are conducted in cash. why is marijuana such a important part of your life? >> i have a history of being underweight. i go down to 80 pounds which is not good. but if i will smoke a little before each meal, i find that i can eat more. >> what happened to the foot? sh. >> this is the purpose why you are over here visiting myself today. >> what happened? >> i broke my ankle. >> gabrielle is a care giver for her husband, a veteran who did three tours of duty and currently struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. >> how long has your husband been on medical marijuana now? >> three years. >> how was it before? >> oh, that was not a pretty picture. because we have to give him medicine that

data breaches, following only the social services department. and just ahead of california's department of motor vehicles. >> it's actually ludicrous to me. >> she does not believe her personal dat at that time was lost. when we showed her the numbers of breaches, she was shot. >> we expect corporate businesses to run at a high level. and then this just shows me thoo our own state is in the dark ages when it comes to computer systems. >> we went further and discovered 1153 preliminary reports of successful exploits or attacks to find, as an incident that bypassed security control. although data wasn't accessed or down loaded. even so that's nearly one successful attack today. >> there were 1153 that were reported. >> dave garret is managing director. >> there may have been a lot more that were you can is seszful that the state of california doesn't know about yet. that was a big part of the problem. stf computer security and cyberintelligence, with offices located around the world. >> a huge problem. i think most people have no idea. >> the state's preliminary reported breach

the operating room during her procedure. a knee surgery that will cost her $5,000. back home in californiait would have cost $12,000 to 14 grand. >> what i have to pay every year for malpractice insurance compared to my colleagues in the u.s., i am paying a tenth. >> the low cost has more and more patients shopping around for medical procedures. >> i did the gastric sleeve in november of last year, and this year i am doing the breast lift, and tummy tuck and an arm reduction. >> we met another california woman in the operating room next to jen kepbz. >> i can do one surgery in the u.s. for the price of doing two here. or three. >> deals like a face-lift in latin america for $5,000, or 15,000 stateside, or a heart bypass surgery for around 5 grand in india, and $140,000 in the u.s., and a knee replacement surgery for $11,000 in america compared to this in malaysia. what is the downside? >> i see a patient every two weeks that has an issue. >> plastic surgeons say it could be anything but reliable. at her practice in lafayette, her regularly performed corrective surgery on patients that look

again, we've seen other jurisdictions do this throughout the state of california. and because the fhfa concerns are doing all we can as a city to protect our owners and give them the comfort and certainty they need to participate in this program. governor brown recently passed in his budget a reserve fund for pace programs in the state of california that will address the fhfa's concerns and ensure that fannie mae and freddie mack will noting negatively impacted by these programs. san francisco will be participating in the state reserve fund so that our property owners here in san francisco are fully protected. in the end of the day green finance sf will further cement our city's national role as a leader in reducing the adverse effectses of climate change and make it easier for property owners in our neighborhoods to make energy efficient upgrades to their homes while creating good local jobs on these local projects. we do have more work to do in rolling out the successful program and hope that you'll join me and many other city-wide in supporting our efforts to res

it's a five-block walk to the nearest one california stop. and way longer to get to sutter. so i don't know -- so i take the 3 jackson and i just want to say please don't eliminate it. it is how i get downtown if i want to go to laurel village after school, i take the 3 jackson the other way to presidio and california. so the one california is like -- especially if i am coming from my dad's office back-to-school for some reason, i would end up walking up five blocks of steep hills instead of walking, like, no blocks, no streets. [ laughter ] so yeah, please don't eliminate it. thank you. >> thank you. [ reading speakers' names ] >> you will have a greater future in city hall, i can tell now. [ laughter ] >> is mr. schmidt here? laura stillman. theresa oberzero. >> good afternoon. >> i'm on a different matter, which is the j church stop, but i'm really appreciative of all of these folks and their points, and i won't repeat them. a very, very steep hill and if our stop were eliminated, liberty street. if you walk in one direction, you have to go up-and-down and up in the other

prevailing wages and i ask you to help me in welcoming the council of california mr. robby hunter (clapping) >> >> the state building construction trade represents 4 hundred and 80 thousand workers. i myself am a member of the structural and workers and spent almost thirty years building skyscrapers and bridges thought california. as we stand here today in the shadow of two of the most historic bridges built over 80 years ago on this labor day i decade those words to all the workers even the ones that are gone. construction of thousands of bridges those historic spans - those - of historic bridges spanning the great national divides this will allow our nation to grow. part of the new deal to lift us up from the great depression the construction of this bridge one of the greatest employment for our nation. the jobs this bridge provided during this time helped many families to get through the did the times. a bridge of this type of is one of the most dangerous of the construction folks. over 1 hundred million hours were worked with no loss of life. i would like to thank

this is managed by the california pg&e and pg&e is requesting a 36.6 percent there for the charges in san francisco. that's as i mention that's pending all the hearings and the process is complete we're waiting for a decision from the california puc to know whether our funding will be increasing and those funds are to allow pg&e to recover their capital expenses. we're charged by pg&e a fee for distributing the electricity. all the lolts whether we own or they own them is power so we're able to minimize our costs of the supply component by delivering our own kilowatt hours to those lights. we pay pg&e about $343,000 every year for the distribution component. and we also pay pg&e for transmission to the distribution level. when you look at that on an annual basis in 2013 we'll pay almost 2 million to pg&e for precision maintenance for those street lights that pg&e own in san francisco. if the rate increase goes forward it will be 2.6 million and that's another one of those connoting draws for the limited draw us we have. so when we talk about you how much the puc pays for on street lig