they look at the entire city budget to find solutions. all we can do is look to the health department. i certainly sympathize with your feeling about this. >> thank you. i am happy to say that maria sue from the department of children and families is here as well. next speaker. >> my highest priority in the city is to see that our vulnerable populations are protected. i want to express appreciation to mayor lee for an approach that has been unprecedented this year in holding many meetings with community-based organizations to hear our side of the story and also to have transparency and stop some of the cuts before they happen. the cuts to organizations will cost us more in prison and hospital costs in the end. we need to fix that. we need to take more of a revenue approach. i realize this is potentially long term. banks caused the mess we're in. banks and large corporations need to do their fair share to get us out of this. yes, we need tax reform. i am not a fan of the piecemeal twitter approach. let's put this on the ballot next year. le

in santa rosa, that is what we have been watching the entire city of santa rosa, light rain up there. that rain will continue to slowly encroached suddenly as we expect san francisco and the rest of the bay area to see widespread rain. 9:00 a.m. the rain is still mainly confined to the north. by noon, the heaviest will roll over san francisco. by 4:00 p.m., the rain pushes through the east bay. light, moderate, even heavy rains at times. it is not until 6:00 p.m. that the upper portions of the day will clear. now, san jose gets into the mix. by 10:00 p.m., things will break up and moved out of the area and we will get back into shape for the fourth of july weekend. temperatures this afternoon will be on the cool side. santa rosa, 63 degrees. 90 degrees colder than normal for this day in june. 70 degrees in san jose, 72 and deliver more. 71 expected for antioch. -- 72 in livermore. we are regrouping as we head towards the weekend, sunshine back in the mix. temperatures back on the rise. the fourth of july weekend is a good one to be back on the water. 6:33 a.m., good morning, george. >

with all of these upgrades completed, this reservoir will be possible of heating be -- feeding the entire city following a major earthquake. be completed some improvements to the inlet-outlet piping of the reservoir that will allow us to backseat our transmission system so that customers in the upper peninsula do receive water following an emergency. i am really proud of the hard work of our project team. there to be commended for successfully delivering the project and also for their dedication to the program. i also wanted to highlight the pretty impressive track record of the regional project manager, howard fung. job well done, howard. [applause] thank you. >> thank you. just to make sure we understand, this is a partnership of a lot of folks. the general manager of the puc, the general manager for infrastructure, the assistant manager for external affairs, and a lot of you who have worked hard for the puc, we appreciate it. we also have the leadership of the puc, the commissioners to make the decisions. we have the president and the vice president of the commission. francesca is here to m

over the next 12 months we'll be rolling out the entire city on the microsoft platform, a new email system will be in place for all of the employees, state of the art. we're very excited about this opportunity. we're excited not just about the email but what it means for the future of the city, where we're going for the next five years. as many of you tomorrow we'll be released our first five-year strategic i.t. plan for the city. this is one of the key projects, one of really the key initiatives that we're focusing on the city to demonstrate where we want to go over the next five years. and we want to thank gail and microsoft for being here today and talking a little bit about this project. gail, if you want to talk a little bit. >> thank you very much to john. i'm hoping everyone can hear us ok on the other side. thanks so much for joining us as well. and i just want to really say thank you to john and his entire team here in the city and county of san francisco for this partnership. and the tremendous vision that you've shown in terms of the efforts to continue to have a have a t.j.ic v

the history of san francisco's gay pride parade and tell you about the 1977 crime that brought the entire city together behind the gay community. >>> plus we take you back in time to a san francisco institution. the nokios a place where things were not always what they seemed. >>> and we tell the story of oakland native gertrude sign who said there is no their there. when she said it and what she meant. >>> good evening i'm julie haener and this is a second look. san francisco held its gay pride today. it's an event that traces its roots back to 1970. as it has grown over the years so has the political and economic influence of san francisco's gay community. but it wasn't always so. in 2000, ktvu's bob mackenzie brought us a look at how things have changed for both the parade and the community. >> reporter: gay and lesbian people wouldn't have dared marched together in the street 15 years ago, let alone carry signs and wear the clothing. he says there was not hard finding gay bars. to go t.o. gay bars or to a gay party was to live dangerously. but the danger then was not of violence on the str

the fire forced the evacuation of the entire city. >>> meteorologist rosemary orozco is here. just about done with this rain. >> we are talking about a half inch to 1 inch of rain. let's take a look at the radar here. we have watched a push-up to the east. some of us dealing with a few scattered showers at this hour and temperatures are city in the lower 60s. very cool out there. we saw temperatures anywhere from 10-15 degrees cooler to where we were sitting yesterday. showers over the bay area health and we will continue to see the clouds overhead. 59 in napa right now, 60 degrees in santa rosa. we are not completely finished. the front has moved through, steady rain. we still have the center of the storm that will roll through. possibility of maybe a few showers in the morning. over in the east bay there were some reports there. tonight just a few scattered showers in the area. we may wake up tomorrow morning with all of this grey sky, a little bit of drizzle and light rainfall. by the afternoon we are clearing out pretty good and once we are after that, we are in pretty goo

behalf of all of us, thank you for being good leaders to the teachers, and to the students and the entire city thank you. >> i also want to acknowledge a couple of our supporters. he has been a wonderful part of the city family, so thank you for joining us. i know that -- the want to say a few words? then we will have each of you come up. one thing the mayor was sharing, we have three envelopes and three different packages. one of them includes tickets to the san francisco giants, and opera tickets. this is worth over $700. this as well watching, lunch at alito -- whale watching, lunch at colleto, and a mac book. we cannot choose for you. we have three envelopes that you will each get an opportunity to have, and you can trade these. >> thank you very much. >> the board of education -- and all of the great people who have come out to support the principles, i would like to say that these three principles are the backbone of their community. and what makes them extraordinary leaders is that when you go to their schools, you can see from the children to the parents, and the students involved, a k

my district encompasses the ethnic and economic diversity that exists throughout the city. i think my district is emblematic of the entireity. you can find every political perspective you can possibly want in district 3. oftentimes, the interests of my district and the city are aligned. i do not have to think about those differences quite as often as some of my colleagues may have to. >> let's talk about the budget situation. we have been faced with some tough budget decisions again, including where to make cuts and whether or not to increase taxes. how will you approached these hard choices? >> our budget is one of the very top challenges facing city government right now. over each of the years i have served, we have had to balance budget deficits that were around $500 million. this year, we're facing another budget deficit of almost $400 million. fortunately in recent years, we have had some ability to do some one-time budgeting tricks that allow us to balance the budget that do not exist this year. in past years, we've received federal stimulus money. we received more monies from the state government. last year our la

front program, and i want to thank "the examiner" for printing this up and distributing it to the entire city today. [applause] we have some great partners in the artery project. we are standing here in front of the new home of the home for the arts -- the home of the arts gallery. plaza -- [applause] they have been fabulous partners with us throughout the whole artery project. tonight, there's a recession and an opening, and we encourage you to visit and sit down with them -- there's a recession and an opening. down at the plaza, you can see two magnificent sculptures. [applause] while you dance with the space cowboy dj collective. [applause] so there is an incentive to work our way down market street today. some of the local merchants are staying open late for this lot and programming in there were, or they are offering coupons, which you will find in your program today. this year, rickshaw is a san francisco company creating art in storefronts bags. [applause] one of our artists whose work is directly across over there. these bags are available for sale for $100, but we have 10 to raffle o

starting may 2, you'll see the rollout of neighborhood prosecutors throughout the city ha, ha and the goal was within 12 must have the entire city cover by this process. they're hoping to create more room so we can attend to the more serious crimes while not forgetting the quality of crimes and all those other was under so important to everyone in order to have a good city to live in. secondly, lee wanted a shield -- make sure that we deal with white collar crime. there are a lot of problems here. there are consumer problems. when only have some bad banking practices, and at the end of the day, will also have the tremendous impact. finally, in order to get all of the gun and try to do it as efficiently as we can, we are reorganizing the office. as a matter of fact, i am reaching to fry the partners that we will work with a look for ways to make the office and better run and a more efficient office. our priority will be public safety. white collar crime. who and how to do this in a more efficient way. >> home the morning. the san francisco police department budget for the $471 million, of that, 90% of that is salaries, fring

the entire community. in a sense, it reflected larger issues that are impacting the city as a whole. so, there are issues like that that would require a knowledge of the neighborhood, and knowledge of what is happening on the ground, and knowing the difference is of how all bernal heights may look at an issue vis a vis the mission or portola. as a supervisor, i do have to be able to balance managing citywide issues, which is very important, but at the same time, focusing on the specific needs of your neighborhood. that is really important to us. one of the things we need to prioritize is that making sure we focus on the nuts and bolts of government. a lot of the calls we get involved fixing alights, replacing a pothole. i think it is really important to make sure we get those things right and we try to work very closely with the city agency to make sure government is responsive. if we do not do those things right, those little things, which are big things in life of a neighborhood. >> how you reconcile the needs of your district with the needs of the city? supervisor campos: i think

the blaze has forced the evacuation of the entire city of los alamos. that's a population of 11,000. >>> well, yesterday at this time, of course, we're talking ode -- we're tracking moderate to heavy rain. right now the rain is south but we still have clouds in place. that will be the seem across at least a good portion of the forecast area later on -- later on. right now, the main rain shower activity is heading out to the sierra. but we're gonna hold onto the clouds. as far as the records, i can't remember a june like this. the record yesterday, .81. the old record was .22 set back in 1952. this is making june 2011 the second wettest june is on record. the record, the all-time record is 2.57. a lot of numbers show to show you but a very impressive storm that moved into the region. you can see some of the current numbers as far as temperatures. it's cold. most areas in the upper 50s to the upper 60s. livermore checking in at 60 and 63. santa rosa, 62 and san francisco in the upper 50s at 59. you can see the system moving across northern california now h

is equivalent to giving the entire city of san francisco free parking for three days. i just want to make clear that our issue is that with mr. ford, personally. our issue is with the management of the mta. six months ago, the board approved the contract with mr. ford. the mta has no business signing a contract that rewards poor performance superviosr wiener -- proof -- poor performance. this $80,000 golden bears to -- we argue, plus the 1200 boaters -- voters -- argue that this is one. please agree with us. to the right thing. did the right thing for the city and for muni. chairman nolan: would any other members of the public like to address the board? simenon, public comment is closed. we should have talked about it in there, but in terms of going forward, are we ready to talk about that? >> we might want to ask if it is appropriate. chairman nolan: 2 we have legal counsel here? -- do we have legal counsel here? >> on the advice of counsel, i refuse to answer that question. actually, we will of more on that topic -- >> mr. chair, i do not know if this is permissible,

is equivalent to giving the entire city of san francisco free parking for three days. i just want to make clear that our issue is that with mr. ford, personally. our issue is with the management of the mta. six of the mta. six months ago, the board approved

starting may 2, you'll see the rollout of neighborhood prosecutors throughout the city ha, ha and the goal was within 12 must have the entire city cover by this process. they're hoping to create more room so we can attend to the more serious crimes while not forgetting the quality of crimes and all those other was under so important to everyone in order to have a good city to live in. secondly, lee wanted a shield -- make sure that we deal with white collar crime. there are a lot of problems here. there are consumer problems. when only have some bad banking practices, and at the end of the day, will also have the tremendous impact. tremendous impact. finally, in order to get all of

generations, and one of the paramount thing is, aside from the larger issues that are important to the entire city -- i think the big issue that is really in people's minds is the state of the economy. how is it that we are going to be able to bring down the unemployment rate in san francisco? how is it that we can have sustainable job growth in different sectors in san francisco? how is it that our future generations -- our kids and use -- are trained so they are able to take advantage of what is emerging -- our kids and youth. weather is the health care industry and other things that might be looking rosier -- whether it is the health care industry and other things that might be looking rosier in terms of job activity. >> how will you balance the needs of your district against the needs of the city as a whole? >> -- supervisor chu: a lot of people ask that question. they ask how you can be an effective supervisor and have the city's overall interests in mind, but the thing people often lose is the fact that what is good for the city often times is good for our residents as well. if we are seeing

to get some context, it contains hundred and 10 units on the entire city block. it isn't even a quarter of a city block in the original plan also called for 110 units, only 10 of which were dedicated. it was down to 50 studios. 25 of which now will house the kids. all of this is sharing with a large gymnasium and a community center. affordable housing is needed. there is room for both, but not for 50 units. it used to be reduced in scale and billable amount of units built. the compromise is the only thing that has been proposed in a credible manner that comes close to matching this goal. to those that argue that any units lost, i would ask how many lives can be saved and reduced in size. were they reduced or eliminated? they were simply rebuilt to their current size to be a thousand more square feet of housing. to simply rebuild was already there will dramatically impact the neighborhood. we have always been willing to compromise. we urge you to continue to find something that meets every buddy's needs. >> i have a native san franciscan, a resident, and property o