in 2007, the city approved an economic strategy which identified the experience sector as a key sector for the city economy. the sectors that support those businesses -- we think this supports that goal of the economic strategy by enhancing and expanding the user experience of the city. it ultimately provides opportunities for visitors to stay longer and do more in the city and support the overall city economy, and overall

s he a laying out his plans to improve the city's economy, education, and primaries. rah palin's new reality show debuts tonight. sarah palin's alaska as it's called showed the former vice-presidential candidate, an adventure loving wife and mom exploring the outdoors and the show debuts the at 9 a.m., you have to catch it. >> already a sarah palin drinking came for the show. she does certain things that people on the social network will do this. you have to drink if she does this. >> you betcha. >> that's one of them. >> college football number one oregon escapes and beat cal, number two, auburn, they beat georgia. the game of the day, well, at least the score of the day happened in madison, wisconsin. badgers putting on a show against indiana. they did not score 60 points. they didn't score 70 points. try 83 points. and that's the most points scored in the school. >> were they playing the broncos? >> oh, sorry. >> in 95 years. >> oh. wisconsin would score on all 12 possessions and 83-20 against the conference opponent indiana, mind you. if the badgers win the final t

the net result is that the city has specifically lost the money usually generated in to the local economy. fortunately, hbo, doing business on multiple productions has committed to film in san francisco. the film is entitled hemingway and kill warned the residents -- still filmed in san francisco. production is currently a tentative. they are an office tenant in good standing. engaging in several leases, several locations at a modified rent schedule, the networks that would result would be the port. these are proximate depending on the start date and end date. the port will receive about $57,000 per month, or $230,000 for the term of the lease. plus, service valued at $350,000, the total would be called would not be expanding any of its own resources the benefit from these leases because of with awareness of its public opinion with local production persons and i think that those numbers are fairly impressive. in the there were two dollars in there, 50 cents kovac to a, -- into the local economy. home productions is wrapping up to this point, $500,000 locally on local labor. prosing in kin

it's boosting civic pride and the city's economy. ond millions of dollars in direct spending delivered by two world series games and four playoff games, a spokeswoman from the -- for the convention visitors bureau says the exposure alone will deliver business to the city for some time to come. san francisco mayor gavin newsom tells the san jose mercury news that the city's successful hosting of a parade attended by hundreds of thousands of people helps future events. it helps larry allison to choose san francisco for the next home for sailing seas america's cup race. we should know more in the next couple of weeks. what we know today is that it is raining in the bay area. lisa argen here with your preview of the accu-weather forecast. >> heavy rain in the north bay. not raining yet around the monterey bay but beginning to push into the south bay. the golden gate bridge, you can see the light to moderate rain there. i'll detail the rest of your sunday and a pretty good looking week ahead. that's coming up. >> also coming up, another im

this was to allow the character of the neighborhood to evolve with the gradual shift in the city wide economy that has led to some closures of retail establishments along the inner clement. the proposed project would be consistent with the mixed use character of the north clement -- inner clement ncz. i am available to answer any questions. president miguel: thank you. project sponsor? vice president olague: just start talking. it will come up. >> ok. good afternoon, commissioners. i am very happy to be here. i am dorothy chandler. i am the property manager for the building where the proposed restaurant is located. q the owner. i have managed the property for many years, and this is a very unique situation for us. handicapped person threatened to sue the owner because of one step. this building is over 100 years old. we have a retail store that recently was the target for a lawsuit. the only way to free the honor from a lawsuit was to lower the entire floor by one floods. it cost over $100,000 to complete this project. we started screening prospective tenants as soon as construction began. t

was accompanied by a 60 page final step of the city report by the mayor he writes that " a model city is a coherent, cohesive city, a kurd in a vibrant economy, or its citizenry is healthy, well-educated, well-trained, well-informed, incapable of effective interactions with the civic, economic, social, and cultural institutions of our community. ".it outlines his

this was to allow the character of the neighborhood to evolve with the gradual shift in the city wide economy that has led to some closures of retail establishments along the inner clement. the proposed project would be consistent with the mixed use character of the north clement -- inner clement ncz. i am available to answer any questions. president miguel: thank you. project sponsor? vice president olague: just start talking. it will come up. >>

cities have been celebrated as widely and memorably on screen as new york. in that the industry can be seen as a priceless marketing tool for the city. further propelling its economy, prosperity, and vitality. from the visitors' bureau prospective, we think that moving ahead will not just be a short-term boom during production, but a long-term boon. >> thank you. any other public comment on this item? any others? all right. i kind of wanted to echo thoughts on the ability is for the deerow port and commission to try to attract more business in a measurable way. and the economy. to the real-estate department, twice per year at the next program perhaps looking to see if we are of pricing ourselves, looking at more competitive cities to see where we stand. it is a great opportunity. not just for the rent, but for all the things that go along with being on television. i know that i have heard that the original hawaii 5-0 television show was stimulated by the chamber of commerce, as well as they watch -- baywatch. i think we are all familiar with hawaii tourism. san francisco still has that opportunity. i am in support of this short- term lease. any other questions, co

the city manager says it will cost $450,000 to build the wall and the city can't afford it until the economy improves. if you have a problem, upload your video on our website at www.abc7.com, click on the you report link on the left-hand side of the page and don't forget a phone number and e-mail address where contact contact you. >>> it's estimated that one in five athletes playing contact sports will suffer a concussion this year. one north bay high school is turning to technology to keep athletes safe. leigh glaser reports. >> ten years ago, mount tam quarterback took a bit hitting that left him with a severe concussion. >> i'm just laying there and everything is black and i don't see anything. >> he didn't know how bad the injury was until he took a brain function test. >> what data from the test allowed us to do in the unfortunate event that one of the athletes should have a concussion, they would return to our clinic and retake the same tests they took today. >> it's similar to a memory test. athletes like the ones here are evaluated on reaction time to what they see on the screen and

these brimming streets are strong reminder of the immense contribution they make to the economy and city. >> back in june, israel announced it would ease its three-year economic book -- blockade of the gaza strip. it looked like a response to international condemnation of the killing of nine turkish activists on ships trying to break the blockade. more food, more consumer goods, should be let into the territory. the officials see no real change for people living there. >> lunch break at the united nations school in the central gaza strip. a simple enough scene, but this is no ordinary school. look closely, and you can see it is built out of shipping containers. 30 boys in a steel box in 30- degree heat. the u.n. says it won't do and that at least 100 new permanent schools are needed in gaza. further north in gaza city, this should be the site of two new schools. even since israel announced it was easing its blockade, the u.n. says it is still not being allowed to bring in the construction material it needs. >> there comes a point when you have to say, it is not working. we are at that po

the city's high schools. as you know, innovative economies are fuelled by intellectual capital. colleges and universities need to attract the best tunes from across the nation and around the world to pursue their locations. we are not competing with each other for students. our competition is outside the bay area. wheat compete regularly with the art institution of chicago and private institution in brooklyn, both of which can add -- we compete regularly with the art institution of chicago and pratt instutition in brooklyn, both of which can offer affordable housing. you have already heard about the craigslist problem, where we think 40,000 students are hitting each fall. these functions should be able to coexist and floors together -- student housing and permanent residents. you have already heard about the situation in boston. there is a super door in chicago. there are plenty of examples of winning conditions. this city needs college and university students. the work in bookstores, they played music in coffeehouses. they interned at design firms, and a renewed the intellectual

the greatness of that city. -- and i think that does contribute. it is essential that we look at learning in higher education as a part of our economy and the identity of san francisco as a city. these institutions really a defined what san francisco is and what we can be -- really have defined what san francisco is. students and hands the urban character. they support the arts, restaurants, entertainment venues -- students enhance the urban character. students by far and large use craigslist as a mechanism, and what we can do is maintain a significant portion of our family housing stock for families rather than simply being passive and expecting that students split up apartments. we want to make this feasible through the process, and what we want to try to do is recognize that students in and of themselves are basically low- income generally and to recognize that we can create incentive and look at commercial buildings that have not been successful or dynamic in looking at ways that we can do this while protecting our existing housing stock, so with that, i will recognize miss sullivan. i want to thank the housing coalition. this has been issue tha

the most sustainable city in the nation. there electric charges stations outside of city hall. >> the tough economy and the new one will be in gilroy. had has stores and now in gilroy. last year it created 650 jobs and the store is in the 18th location with the town plaza shopping center. >> president obama will award the medal of honor to a staff sergeant. the first living recipient of that award since three other members earned it in 1976. he fought off several fighters to help wounded soldiers and he himself was shot twice. he told nbc's brian williams he thinks the medal of honor does not belong to him. >> if i will be the that gets it, it's fine. by no means is that fine. i'm the there at that time. from iraq and afghanistan. the unsung heroes. >> the rest of the interview is coming up tonight on nightly news. >> 64 people are dead from a collapse in india today. one witness said the collapse within seconds like it was made of sand. rescuers are using shovels or their hands to try to find survivors in the rubble of the five-story building. another 30 of thought to be buried under the rubble. 200 people lived in the buil

if you look at the impact of biking on the local economy, is even more extreme. there are many cities for which they have seen a significant boon to local merchants, businesses, the local climate, because of improvements in investment. if you look at portland, toronto, canada, if you look at valencia street coming here in san francisco, when you add bicycle lanes and parking, it helps the local economy. where are we going cu ? we established as a city to have 10% of our cities heckling by 2010. we are not there yet, but we are making significant headway. i believe it is a good time for us to set some goals. it is important because there are numerous plans we have in our city that are developed by our planning department, mta, tsa, other organizations, where we ought to embed a city goal. this will help drive city planning, budgeting, and will help us to figure out what is a more sustainable transportation plan. i think it is important now for us to think about what we want to look like when we are coming up on 2020. what does a 21st century san francisco transportation world look like

was accompanied by a 60 page final step of the city report by the mayor he writes that " a model city is a coherent, cohesive city, a kurd in a vibrant economy, or its citizenry is healthy, well-educated, well-trained, well-informed, incapable of effective interactions with the civic, economic, social, and cultural institutions of our community. ".it outlines his accomplishments over the past four years. he will be replaced as mayor in january by city councilwoman jean kwan carried now look outside at traffic on wednesday its our camera in walnut creek the 680-24 split the headlights' are northbound and traffic is moving quite slowly in both directions there. much more news ahead and rob black has a look at your money when we come back. the black widow spider's severe bite can cause coma and even death. the african black mamba can kill a man with one bite. but there's an even deadlier predator you can't really love me. i know about gayle. i don't know what you're talking about. if you just tell me what happened... [ ding ] [ man ] 35th and archer. next stop hamilton. [ brakes hiss ] ♪ [ male announcer ] u-verse brings you entertainment acros

the city. >>> a tough economy is not toing a family operated northern california grocery chain from opening another new store and creating more jobs. mi pu ebb low will be in gilroy. a look at some of the stores this year alone, the grocery chain created 700 new jobs and has stores in san rafael, newark, and in gilroy. the chain created 650 new jobs. it's the chain's 18th location in the town plaza shopping center. >>> worst health officials are talking about controls on tobacco. 170 nations are signing the framework convention for tobacco control. delegates are analyzing to limit the use of additives in tobacco. some of those are believed to make cigarettes more appealing. growers say more restrictions means less money for them. >> people who grow tobacco would have to sell it and limit the consumption. >>> england's royal family is making a big announcement, the second in line to the british is engaged. his long time girlfriend kate middleton will marry next year. prince charles is delighted to announce the engagement to katherine middleton. they were engaged last month in a vacation in kenya. >>

local hiring in the city of san francisco benefits san francisco's economy and puts many san franciscoenswork. san francisco may not have met local hiring and the economy is booming but we need it now. we know that the locals san franciscoens who work on this local hiring jobs will spend their hard-earned dollars in san francisco. this spending will create even more economic activities and create more jobs to get san francisco back to prosperity. there are not any good reasons to adopt a local hiring legislation because local hiring is good for san francisco. it would turn more benefits to the taxpayer who pays for the projec

local hiring in the city of san francisco benefits san francisco's economy and puts many san franciscoenswork. san francisco may not have met local hiring and the economy is

local hiring in the city of san francisco benefits san francisco's economy and puts many san franciscoenswork. san francisco may not have met local hiring and the economy is booming but we need it now. we know that the locals san franciscoens who work on this local hiring jobs will spend their hard-earned dollars in san francisco. this spending will create ee

local hiring in the city of san francisco benefits san francisco's economy and puts many san franciscoens to work. san francisco may not have met local hiring and the economy is booming but we need it now. we know that the locals san franciscoens who work on this local hiring jobs will spend their hard-earned dollars in san francisco. this spending will create even more economic activities and create more jobs to get san francisco back to prosperity. there are not any good reasons to adopt a local hiring legislation because local hiring is good for san francisco. it would turn more benefits to the taxpayer who pays for the project and san franciscoens will be proud to have participated in projects in our -- and build our own landmarks. local hiring is also green because the workforce will not miss -- have to drive from other cities to come to san francisco to work. there are many qualified workers in san francisco who can build our public works projects. there are no excuses for not hiring local businesses and local residents to do our job. i run a steel company. i hire 90% san franciscoe

is still flying off the shelves not to mention how great the team's success was for san francisco's economy and the national exposure for the city. >>> still, no final results in the first ranked voting election for mayor of oakland. but city council member jean quan is cautiously optimistic. quan and her supporters popped the champagne when the count showed that she is now ahead of former front-runner don perata 51 to 49%. >>> san francisco voters also used rank choice to vote for supervisors. anne makovec shows us how it works and why some voters are still confused. >> reporter: these machines are getting a workout long past election day counting votes for not only the top candidates but also the candidates that voters would rather have if they lose. >> it doesn't make sense. the person i voted forgot the most votes. i don't understand why they are not i office. it's very confusing. >> reporter: it's rank choice voting holding up results in several races since no one got more than 50% of the first choice votes. so the automatic runoff begins in round after round. the last place candidate is eliminated and voters who chose that

the city won't be the same. we have a long few years with a bad economy and difficult jobless numbers. there are a lot of things that weigh in people's minds and a chance to enjoy time in the hometown and just celebrate is something wonderful. its joy. >> and has just come behind. so close to not making it the playoffs and it turned around in september and the excitement has been building everyday. >> look at this group of people all in the orange shirts. like we said, maybe 700 people are going to walk. let's go to sheryl and kristen sze. you must be seeing some wonderful things. >> we are out in the parade. everybody is high fiving us. you can't believe it here. >> i feel great. this is an awesome time to be here. it's amazing. i have to go. >> in the parade. >> the parade is leaving. >> thanks, guys. >> that is fun. he has a parade. >> they have to get to civic center plaza. >> and little boy with the beard this is going to take, you know what, it will be the best walk ever. it just a terrific scene, just a terrific scene. >> i'm guessing some of the players, i don't know if you wan

understand one, it would knock out all the clean energy jobs and the growth we're gonna city in an incredibly vibrant and enlarged part of the economy. and is the second thing is it's really bad for the health of californians. >> i have patients that come and see me and they tell me that they can't breathe. there's many things outside of their control the air quality, pollution, is outside of their control. >> to not be able to help their patients, that's what doctors are supposed to do, right? we're supposed to help patients, to feel better or to fix or cure them, when you can't do that it's very heartbreaking when you can't do that. >> proposition 23 is gonna exacerbate smog and potentially negate a bunch of years of progress we have already made in cleaning up the air. >> these oil companies are putting this proposition on our ballot for their bottom line and it's to the detriment of california's public health. . >> a ballot issue that is funded primarily by the oil from another state to me represents a disaster. >> it makes me angry that agreed and prove it are what's behind proposition 23, that isgonna affect our air quality, a

when the city was going through a huge recession as result of the.com the call of real estate and the fact that it kept turning over really kept our economy. one of the legs that kept us standing up. >> the debate is how do we create a city that really is for all of us that's not for sale. and that encourages people to live here because they care about the community and they want to engage in community life not because they can afford to live here. >> one of the unfortunate things i see with people moving into the city buying million or multimillion dollars housing is that there is a sense that once you get your house what you care about is protecting your house and your little piece of the pie. i see less and less commitment to the community. >> is there a phenomenon where people are trap indeed their houses. if they sell they will not find something comparable or better. part of the city's responsibility is to look at that in the upper market process where i'm trying to look at the mix of housing. i'm putting a measure on the balet in june to build more family affordable housing units which would allow you within the envelope to possibl