she has worked with the san francisco district attorney's office, the police commission, the california state senate, senator leno, and many merchants. among those that support the renaming of the spas include the merchants of upper market and castro, all of your candidates to succeed me as supervisor and state senator mark when all. -- all of your candidates who succeed me as supervisor and state senator mark leno. i just want to say i have not had any question about the appropriateness and value of naming this in jane's honor. the problem of public works is not here today, but they have expressed that they have no issue and are very comfortable with this measure. with that, perhaps we can open to public comment. supervisor chu: thank you. are there any members of the public who wish to speak on item 3? >> i would like to introduce myself. i was officer jane warner's wife for two decades. i would like to share some excerpts from journals we shared together, so you may hear how jane felt about the castro and the gay community in her own words. "june 28, 1993. going to my first gay pride. it is spell

the california international relations foundation. he provides assistance to the california state senate in furthering economic, environment, educational and cultural exchanges with foreign governments and citizens. president brooks also served as director of administrative services for the city of san francisco where he was responsible for policy and planning for 14 city departments, managing over 300 employees, and a budget of $100 million. please join me in welcoming president brooks. . >> thank you, susan leyall, and good morning, welcome here. before i start i want to thank our general manager leyall who has done an extraordinary job here at the san francisco puc and also i want to recognize two people that just walked in, our vice president commissioner ann (inaudible) and commissioner dennis nolan that just arrived. thank you very much. i want to echo what miss leyall said, welcome everyone to this historic summit here in san francisco. the next couple days we're going to tackle very tough issues, the issues of global warming, issues of waste water, hydropower, the electric power in the city and i'm very proud that california is

california state legislators getting paid? you're looking at the highest- paid state insulators in the country. that's right. california's 120 assembly and senateaid more money than legislators in any other state. according to the national conference of state ledge islay tours current legislative pay in california is $95,291 per year. >> not the huge six-figure salaries some assumed but still not chickenfeed according to brandon klein with the group common klein. >> they don't set their own pay. it's actually determined by the california compensation commission which was established by voters in 1990. >> the voters fed up by the legislators seeming inability to pass the legislation on time passed 1f that passed last year. that puts a halt on any increase in pay in any year the state runs a deficit. have each advocated withholding their pay altogether until a budget is passed. >>> it wouldn't have course make a substantive difference in the budget deficit. >>> not much at all. >> no. >> you might as well pay them and make them go to work? >> right. at least they are accountable, i mean, if you're paying them. >> i need your good questions. send

with sarah palin, i also want to talk about the growing number of women running for major offices in this election, certainly in the state of california, the senate candidate, the candidate for governor, women of the tea party. i am out of time, but more of this conversation on our website with rebecca traister. her book is called "big girls don't cry." go to pbs.org for more of our conversation with her. until then, thank you for attending and it and good night from l.a. and keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org tavis: join me next time with harold ford jr., plus adam levine. that is next time. we will see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers lik

choppers in california may not have the option of paper or plastic for much longer -- shoppers in california may not have the option of paper or plastic for much longer. if approve bid the state senated if the governor signs it which he has indicated that he will, the bill will make california the first state in the country to outlaw plastic in grocery store, drugstores and some convenience stores: a few stores in san francisco have already instituted their own bans on plastic bags. >>> a warning is going out in one bay area neighborhood about coyote attacks. >>> our neighbor to the south is one of the primary destinations for american tourism. today it received yet another black eye. i'm tom vacar, that story straight ahead. >>> new at 6:00, stay out of the water in one upscale bay area community. we're asking the city why a recent sewage spill ended up being 10 times worse than it was first reported. also, more than 100 bay area workers at risk of being laid off. why the next few weeks could determine whether or not they keep their jobs. >>> plus police shoot a mountain lion. we just spoke to officials, see what they just told us about their encounter with the cat. >>> u.s. offici

senator barbara boxer, who from the beginning, has worked on the transbay project. a forceful advocate for families, children, consumers, the environment, and state of california, barbara boxer became a u.s. senator in 1993 after 10 years of service in the house of representatives. elected to a third term in 2004, she received more than 6.9 million votes, the highest total for any senate candidate in history. a liter on environmental protection, she is the first woman to chair the u.s. senate's environmental an

the longest overdue budget could fall. in sacramento, channel 2 news. >> if proposed by the senate and if the governor signs it, makes california the first state to outlaw plastic bags at grocery stores and convenient stores. a few cities including san francisco have instituted their own ban. >>> in less than 24 hours, senator barbara boxer and her republican will hold their one and only debate scheduled so far. it takes place at st. mary's college. it will start at 7:00 p.m. and you can watch it here on tv 36 that will preefferent the regular lairly scheduled bay area news at 7. >>> coming up, people that live in one san francisco neighborhood celebrate a grand opening and why some say it's the start of a new chapter. >>> and the bay area will get warmer in the coming days. bill martin will let us know how warm it will get. [ man i was deciding what to do with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glass breaks ...again. ♪ [ child run! [ man first it was the mailbox. then my squirrel. and now, this. so i used my points to make a donation to get the park down the street built. when it finally opened, i also used my points for... car repair. [ mal

senator barbara boxer, who from the beginning, has worked on the transbay project. a forceful advocate for families, children, consumers, the environment, and state of california, barbara boxer became a u.s. senator in 1993 after 10 years of service in the house of representatives. elected to a third term in 2004, she received more than 6.9 million votes, the highest total for any senate candidate in history. a liter on environmental protection, she is the first woman to chair the u.s. senate's environmental and public works committee. she advocates forcefully for clean air and water and the fight against global warming. in addition, senator boxer also serves on the senate foreign relations committee, commerce committee, is the democratic chief majority whip, and serves on the committee of oversight and investigation. she has been married to her husband for 35 years -- 48 years. has two children, a daughter in law, two sons, and an inspiration to all of us here today. senator barbara boxer. [applause] >> thank you. if i did not have this box, honest to god, i would not be able to see anybody. i have to update that biography. we have been married 48 years, but who is co

i testified before the california state assembly, judiciary committee, and provided written testimony to senatorleahy for the uniting of american families act. the irc, in making their recommendations to the mayor and board of a supervisors, to improve and enhance the quality of life into the participation of all the grim immigrants in the city and county of san francisco must include the plight of same-sex couples and by-national relationships. at the four of any immigration reform discussion, particularly for this city, the current immigration law fails so many immigrants and families. yes, same-sex relationships stand on prejudicial ground when compared to their heterosexual counterparts. without specific language such as that in the united families act which seeks to have permanent partners, same-sex by dutch national couples will remain victims to the law that compels discrimination against lgbt couples, including the right to sponsor a spouse, and with no right to a k1 same-sex visa. we are advised that took schumer will introduce same-sex reform in january 2010. we are also told that pass

the budget. >>> there will not be a statewide ban on plastic grocery bans in california at least in the near future. the state senate yesterday rejected the bill that called for stores to stop giving out plastic bags starting in 2012. also called for retailers to charge customers for paper bags. well, the bill's supporters say billions of plastic bags hurt environment but opponents say the bag would cost the state jobs and add to financial burdens on people and businesses. yesterday's vote, though, is not going to affect the plastic bag bans that are already approved in several california cities. >>> it is 6:05. a transition ceremony this morning in baghdad to mark the end of operation iraqi freedom. vice president joe biden and defense secretary robert gates are there. these are live pictures from that ceremony in iraq. it ushers in the final phase of the iraq war, called "operation new dawn." it shifts the focus of the 50,000 u.s. servicemembers in iraq away from combat operations. now they will prepare iraqi security forces to protect their own country. >>> hurricane earl is now downgraded it a category 3 storm.

the house and senate combined. >> let's bring it to the state of california, polls show democrats have a 14 point advantage. blue state yet polls show much of the races, senate and goodbyer that to recall running neck and neck. -- gubernatorial. >>> mchas been everywhere in this strait with republican candidates we registered 15,000 new republicans in a one week period last week. you will see that same momentum reach california and down into the lower ranks of the constitutional offices. i think 2 if tony strickland can win the controllers race. >> you get to inherit the budget mess again. >> we have to change things in california we can't do the same stuff over and over agape. instead of things like lowering the limit, we should stop all business in california, by july 1st unless legislators do their basic job which is the budget. >> thanks for joining us we appreciate it. >> during a week of unity in the muslim community and after weeks of tension over plans to burn a stack of korans. bay area's islamic group makes a distouring discovery. >>> chance of showers beginning to evaporate a closer look coming u

the california-based committee will begin a national tour of rally voters. among the stops, california, texas, and new jersey. the group has helped several underdogs claim senate victories. >>> approval ratings for stateeaders are at an all-time low. california voters have given them some of the lowest marks ever. results of show 10% of registered voters actually approve of how the 120 members of the legislature are doing their jobs. 80% disapprove. that's the lowest approval rating since the poll was started in 1983. >>> all right. it is 6:38. getting ready for the holidays? wow, the slick move toys 'r us is take and how you can reap the benefits. >>> plus, move over, ipad. it's new rival and the one feature blackberry is touting. ,,,,,,,,,, so i got this new job last week, but their health insurance doesn't cover my kid's pediatrician. which is not cool. she was so fantastic. she had this sock puppet that she would use to explain exactly what she was doing and why she was doing it. i just wish there was someone to explain to me how i'm going to find another doctor like that. [ male announcer ] we know a good doctor is hard to find. we have some of the largest networks in california so you can choose

the latest list of the ten senate seats most likely to flip parties. here's the top ten. ten, the state of washington. senator patty murray showing strength. number nine is california.rbara boxer and carly fiorina are no a tossup. number eight, wisconsin. and at number six, colorado with ken buck looking strong against bennett. we'll have the five most likely seats to switch later in "hardball." if you think all batteries are the same, consider this: a tornado hits, air life denver takes off... their night-vision goggles keeping the rescue mission safe... and powering those goggles-- the only battery air life trusts: duracell. >>> no secret that there's been a rather unflattering portrait of me painted these days. i'm not counting on the national media to vote for me on november 2nd. i'm asking all of you to vote for me. >> that was christine o'donnell thursday at a candidate forum in delaware. she took center stage today at the values voters summit. she was the big story this week. we're joined by christina, a senior reporter for talking points, and politico's jonathan martin. let me start with you, jonathan. here's o'donnell today. in order to try -- and just look

the senator's office, miss erin keenan. we know that center -- senator yee is a strong advocate for mental health in san francisco and throughout the state of california. we appreciate him sending a representative here to witness the proceedings. thank you very much. i want to welcome you all to the public hearing on the impact of the mental health budget cuts. over the past 10 years, the severe reductions in inpatient psychiatric bed capacity has led to a crisis in san francisco. these cuts are a great threat to public safety. they expose the city to increasing costs in crime and homelessness while failing to provide humane treatment and the hope of recovery to residents with mental illness. when services are cut, we end up paying higher costs in our hospitals, streets, and jails. tonight, we will hear from front-line positions -- physicians who have seen a reduction in bed and services and the increasing demand from clients. we shall also herar from an officer from the san francisco police department who will speak on the impact of an adequate psychiatric inpatient capacity and community mental health services, and the frequency of red alerts and di

the bluest of blue states. that includes california, where the longtime ultra liberal senator barbara boxer is in the fight for her political life. now the left leaning san francisco chronicle has announced for the first time it will not endorse boxer, saying she's responsible for "18 years of uninspired representation." not a ringing endorsement. here with us a author of 2010 take back america, dick morris. welcome back, good to see you. you are in pennsylvania toomey still up by eight points there. wisconsin, pennsylvania, ohio, certainly a bellwether for what we can expect in 36 days? >> absolutely. i'm here in pennsylvania. i was campaigning for kim burns who lost the special election to critz for murtha's seat now he's five points ahead. i think in pennsylvania we will pick up six additional house seats. i think burns will win. bar let toe will defeat juror ski. argyle will defeat holden. we are looking at a wipe out of the democratic establishment in this state. all over the country. what i just did is i counted in all the public polls, how many districts a republican challenger is leading a democratic i

the implications for that for somebody like california is profound. whether you're talking about a red state, a purple state or blue state. the republican nominees for the senate are quite conservative and carly fiorina in in california is much more conservative than a republican nom night might have been at other times. one of things you're seeing in the traditionally blue states, like california, we saw it in maryland, a governor's poll this week, maybe washington state, you are seeing some movement back towards democrats among democrats. much less valuable for them in the swing areas, in the house that lean republican. we haven't seen as much evidence of that yet. >> we've steen a tightening of the race in as la ka. there is a possibility that murkowski could come close on the write-in. mike castle decide not to stay in the race in delaware. >> i think what ron said is absolutely true, what i'm finding. in the middle of the country, you don't get much fist shaking anger. what you get is tri anxiety and a great deep of skepticism from independents about the president. they respect him, at least that's what they say. but they disagree with him and don't like

points ahead of strickland in the gubernatorial race in ohio in their senate race republican portman is seven points ahead of fisher. out in california in the golden state meg whitman leads jerry brown by six points in the race for governor. fiorina's quest to unseat boxer is going strong still within the margin of error. analyze all these numbers we bring in the one and only mr. frank luntz. good to see you. >> you noticed in those numbers that the undecideds are down 4%, 6%. we are still 49 days from the election and yet everybody has made up their minds and there's not that much room. to me knows numbers are harder than people realize and it is going to be hard for the democrats to come back. >> sean: dick morris contends any break will move in the republican column. democrats have owned washington, one-party rule white house, both houses of congress. so any break, any undecides will go republican. >> traditionally the break is 2-1 for the challenger over the incumbents. not just republicans benefit because they are not democrats, they are out of power that gives them another opportunity. the second thing thisg is÷.+q an older electorate. not going t

the country. in the senate you have really blue states. washington, oregon, california, new york.re not good states for us. >> sean: and delaware. >> and connecticut i'm happy to see linda mcmahon, though not my number one choice, she crushing blumenthal and she deserves to. >> sean: you are optimistic republicans will take over the house. what do you see in the senate? >> i never thought we could take the statement. -- the senate. by the way establishment republicans not whining about christine o'donnell. >> sean: who would have thought russ feingold would be down eight points? >> that's a good example. i hope this fantastic republican running against him, johnson, a businessman and he's running -- fabulous speaker. i heard about him when i spoke in milwaukee this year. >> sean: i'm surprised you didn't go to madison with the president yesterday. >> at lost i could be sure feingold wouldn't be there. >> sean: i don't know if you saw politico today. a number of republicans in the senate are attacking jim demint. >> he's our hero. >> sean: i agree. he's been the one guy willing to

five points ahead of ted strickland in the state gubernatorial race in ohio senate race bob portman is now seven points ahead of lee fisher. and out in california in the golden state, meg whitman leads jerry brown by six points in the race for governor and karly fiorina trails barbara boxer by just two points but still within the margin of error to. help analyze number wez bring in the pollster, one and only mr. frank luntz good to see you and undecided are down at 4%, 6%, we're still 49 days from the election. yet, everybody made up their minds there. is not that much room to. me those numbers aren't soft. they're harder than people realize. this is going to be hard for democrat autos dick morris contends any break is going to move in the republican column. >> democrats in washington one party rule. they have white house, both houses of congress and so... any break going to take place, any undecided will go republican. >> and traditionally the break is about two to one for challenger over incumbent. it's not just republicans benefit because they're not democrats they're out of power so that gives them another opportunity. second thing is that

virginia could run into the same kind of financial problems that california is now in and push back from democrats in the state legislature. the democrats narrowly control the senate here. laura? >> and they're in dire straight straits in california. thank you, john henrehan. >>> still ahead on fox 5 news at five, republicans unveil their pledge to america. how the gop plans to regain -- the bill for congress if they win. >>> and protecting student athletes, the doctors on the hill today warning congress of the risk of concussion. >>> are you paying too much for your power? you might be if you haven't shopped around. coming up on fox 5, we'll show you how to do it. >>> >>> another hot one out there today. first day of fall. didn't feel like it at all. are we going to have fall weather coming this weekend? a first look at the forecast is coming up. stay with us, fox 5 news at 5 continues.  n right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments i

the state's economy. >>> another nail biter is in california. usually a very blue state. democratic incumbent senatorxer in a statistical dead heat with carly fiorian. a state where president obama won by a landslide but now nearly half of the voters 46% do not think he deserves to be reelected. the gap between republicans and democrats is a bit wider in ohio and pennsylvania. in ohio, republican rob portman a 7-point lead over democrat lee fisher. shep? >> thanks. as we countdown to the all important mid term elections fox news has a brand new iphone app to track the information. get up-to-date information on the races in your area and beyond. from the best political coverage anywhere. go to fox news calm and get the app download details. it is your short caught to american politics. >>> police are warning facebook users to watch what they post after a burglary ring used information from the facebook to target and rob dozens of homes. please rob me i'm not at home. details, next. >> shepard: watching a situation happening in france now. the eye fel eiffel tower has bn evacuated and the parks around

the budget. >>> there is not going to be a statewide ban on plastic grocery bags in california at least in the near future. the state senatected a bill that called for stores to stop giving out plastic bags starting in 2012. it also called for retailers to charge customers for paper bags. the bill's supporters say billions of plastic bags hurt the environment. opponents say that ban would cost the state jobs and add to financial burdens on people and businesses. yesterday's vote, though, is not going to affect the plastic bag ban already approved in several california cities. >>> also rejected as the state legislature wrapped up its session, a bill to ban the chemical bisphenol a. that chemical is commonly called bpa. the bill's author says it has been linked to delayed development of young children. seven other states are restricted the use of bp a, the chemical used to make plastics shatter-proof and to line food cans. >>> hurricane earl now downgraded to a category 3 storm but it's still prompting evacuations along parts of the north carolina coast. that storm already causing problems for beach lifeguards yesterday. off

the future of our state and the values of our state. this is about alaska. >> but with all due respect, senator demint and the tea party people from california didn't vote inlaska primary. alaskan republicans voted in them and they voted you out. so what happened? and since they voted you out, doesn't it look like sore loser to now launch this write-in campaign? >> let me respond to that, because that's a perfectly legitimate question. there is a process there. but what happened in my particular race, you had the tea party express, this california-based group, come in at the last minute in a campaign, run a mudslinging, smear -- just a terrible, terrible campaign with lies and fabrications and mischaracterization. they came in, dumped $600,000 into a small market here in alaska, and they absolutely clearly influenced in outcome of that election. but, again, keep in mind, keep in mind, you have a process here where so many alaskans did not have an opportunity to speak up and vote for the person that they wanted to, which in -- >> but isn't that the process, they could have come voted, were they republicans, isn't that how the process works? and isn't there

the: let's talk about senate race in california. barbara boxer versus carly fiorina. he will vote as an independent for carly fiorina. guest: a very democratic state. if republicans win california, they could take over the senate. that is exactly how bad a year it is. a tough race. a tough battle looms. she raised a lot of moeny ney. she is pressuring fiorina as too far right for voters. host: go to our website if you want to watch the exchange in their debate. lexington, ky. al on the democratic line. caller: i was calling to comment on the bush legacy and his legacy as what has got us into this quagmire. taking care of the rich folks where the trickle down has never gone to pour people. it is what he has done over the past eight years that got us into this dilemma. host: is that sentiment enough to get you ought to vote for democrats? caller: absolutely. we cannot put tea partiers in like rand paul, will not do anything for blacks and minorities. he will go back to years of the reminders of slavery and those types of things. all these people have the same ideas thatbus bush had. host: al, do you think your democratic friends are is motivated as

the white house says mrs. obama will be making at least nine political appearances in six states, including california. she is scheduled to arrive in san francisco on october 25. the campaign for senator barbara boxer. >>> apparently she can't turn back time. cher is leaving las vegas, calling it quits after 200 shows, over-the-top kcostumes ad elaborate productions. the last show is set for february 5. ticket for her final run of shows starting january 11 will go on sale saturday. >> goodbye to another diva. >> she still does it for me. sdp >> she's pretty good, isn't she? >> is mayor nistrom stepping down? oh, you're saying rookie of the year. pull up the tarp. governor posey tohe t rescue. no, the sharks back in town? we're back in a moment. i'm done with all these lists. and driving all over town. i want one list. for one store. [ female announcer ] at safeway, you get it all. great quality and great prices. so you just need a safeway list. [ male announcer ] with thousands of everyday low prices you'll save all over the store. [ female announcer ] with club card specials like honey bunches of oats just 2 for $5 and safeway butter top breads 4 for $5. [ male announcer ] quality an