city to champion what was supposed to being the process being led by the un. we were the first city to that with reference to women. [applause] i don't think there is any of the municipality anywhere in this country that ever matched what we did it in terms of trying to inspire women to become full participants in the pursuit of justice and equality. i am just delighted to present this award. all of you who have been responsible, i am delighted that it will go on my wall. my daughter susan -- somebody thinks i am the man of the year. [applause] >> we have one more quick presentation. before we do, a couple of people mentioned the past women's summit. a lot of women lead that an audience. there are others. if we could just ask you to stand up, because we want to recognize you for the work you did and the history you created. thank you. [applause] >> and we have something else for mayor brown. i'm really happy to present him one of our awards today. for all those years he has been working on the death star. he has done all of the things to support us, and we especially want to gi

issue is resolved the city updates the apt to show the issue as a result in the the person who reported the issue will get a direct message from the city. >> oakland is one of the first cities in the country to engage the community. they're asking residents to be their eyes and ears on the streets and help improve the quality of life. i love it. i think it is brilliant and i encourage all residents to get involved. >>gabe: log onto www.kron4.com and look for my tech page for more information. >>grant: we have been enjoying some beautiful weather. has not been raining much this winter, if you want to call the winter. what are we in for next? >> rain. >>grant: i do not believe it. >>brian: rain tomorrow but the rest of the day should be nice. the >>grant: if you want to get out of the morning if that is the time? >>brian: exactly. >>grant: would be used has has at the age of 48, as looseleaf, let's take a listen to that legendary voice.

the goals of this program are to, in general, better align city practices with citywide policy goals and more specifically, we have an opportunity for the first time ever to harmonize ceqa with our city's 40-year-old transit first policy. by transit first, that policy includes not only transit, but pedestrians, and bicycles, all modes, other than the single-occupant vehicles. this also presents an opportunity to integrate impact fees with the ceqa process. believe it or not in san francisco and most places in the state, when developers or a project sponsor pays an impact fee, there are no ceqa benefits associated with that impact fee. it's almost like the two things live in different universes. i'll explain more of that later. it's part of an ongoing evident from our office and the planning department to attempt to streamline ceqa review. it can take sometimes, add years to a project approval which makes many new development projects in feasible or extremely difficult to finance. >> and then finally, this presents an extraordinary opportunity to fund a high efficiency transportation improvements that results in measurable mitigations on a cit

we announced the city of san francisco, the first city to oppose pipa and sopa. [applause] thank you. we started a dialogue with other cities who had blindly signed on to those things, not knowing what they were about. now we have a conversation going that we cannot use the excuse that just because we are trying to end piracy that we curtail innovation. coming from san francisco, it means a lot to the city. i took advantage of our staff. i went to the president of the u.s. conference of mayors and said, "since we are innovating in san francisco, why not allow us an audience with the rest of the mayors across the country? could we create a task force?" they said absolutely. i get to head the task force for the u.s. congress of mayors. when you innovate, and i talk to you about what you are doing, and get to present those on an annual basis to the rest of the mayors. if you are going to win tonight, that is the list i am going to start working from. i will then give you a national audience, so that if, by chance, your innovation would not only have the attraction o

city in the country to make growing pot in large warehouses legal. >> last night, oakland becoming the first city to authorize industrial-scale farms to grow medical marijuana... >> montgomery: oakland's idea was to auction off four licenses for massive indoor grow facilities to supply the state's medical marijuana dispensaries, the first official experiment with industrial-scale pot production in the country. ( applause ) oakland city officials were feeling pretty confident about the plan. in october, at the opening of the we grow marijuana superstore, the main candidates for mayor were running hard on the economics of pot production. >> people often ask me how much taxes do we get currently? under the current system, we're getting just under a million dollars in taxes... sales tax for the medical marijuana. but when the production facilities come online, we're estimating, in the first few years, $5 million to $8 million. now, that is a sizable chunk of change. >> was the city council in the city of oakland perhaps dazzled by the great riches that were going to come our way? absolutely. the

we will be the first to be our right to civil counsel city. he impact of this legislation cannot be underestimated. there is no shortage of circumstances in civil proceedings to which you are not entitled to counsel that demand counsel. you can get counsel for minor shoplifting offenses that involve nothing more than a minimum fine. you can get sent back to a country where you can confront persecution and possible death without having the constitutional right to counsel. similarly, you can be kicked out of your home or denied custody of your child. of dire consequences without the right to counsel. i applaud the rules committee for taking up this matter and we will be urging the full board to adopt the ordinance. once we are finished with a pilot project, we will have a better sense of what we are dealing with. it will underscore the dire need for the legislation, and hopefully we will be able to sustain it in a measurable way that will be true to the right to counsel and honor san francisco as the progressive city, and the first to be right to

the city attorney's office to enthusiastically support an amicus brief to reschedule marijuana. or you can pass an ordinance directing the city attorney's office to join the state petition to consider marijuana. you could be the first city to join a multi-state effort, and send a clear message to the state of california that marijuana is medicine and the fed's need to butt out. in closing, you're going to hear a lot more examples behind me. thank you for listening to all of us. we are urging you to have a heart and defend it safe access. -- defensive access. >> happy valentine's day. my name is tony. i have been in medical cannabis advocate for 10 years. i am here to ask you to take access -- take action. i moved back from maryland in april, where are was working to build safe access on the east coast. in 2005, and helped pass the regulations we have now. i am amazed to find our community under attack. i saw many great new dispensary models that i was proud to see when i first arrived. we have had only five complaints in the five years we have had those regulations. i was very proud of that. to see this crackdown happening is a shame. with resolutions and press statements, they are welcome leadership, but we need m

the kind of role that he has played. first, behind the scenes. now very much in the front of the room as mayor. san francisco is, i think, the first cityl being destructive on twitter and everything. almost 80% of all the trash generated in the city goes somewhere besides a landfill. that is one of the highest rates in at the world, and it is on the path to be 100% landfill- free by 2020 and also for the city to be renewable power by 2020. if you are here last year, you heard his predecessor gavin newsom talk about some of the vision of what has been going on in the city. not just the vision, but the accomplishments. a terrific story. this is a man that has been making this happen for years and years. please join me in welcoming mayor ed lee. [applause] >> good morning. thank you very much for coming this morning. i want to wish you all a happy lunar new year. i was behind the stage with joel for a few minutes and we discovered we're but year of the dragon. if you know about chinese zodiac, you will know that the dragon is one of the most powerful animals of the chinese zodiac. and in the year of the dragon, it means that you confront

the first to bring this to the attention of the board. i do want to make sure we spend some time working with community groups and those who work together to put together the first city public financing program and our ethics commission to put together something that was a little more comprehensive. the second item is an initiative ordinance to get the balance -- to the ballot on june of 2008. both measures are similar and i can go over the brief differences between the two, but in case we are not able to pass this through the board, because this program is so important to many of my colleagues who want to ensure there is another mechanism that we can make these changes to the public financing program if we are not able to do it as an ordinance. briefly, i want to acknowledge that john is here from the ethics commission. since october, we have had this measure go through the ethics commission i believe twice. we were able to get a lot of good feedback from community advocates who have been working on public financing for many years and are ethics commissioners. i'm happy with what is coming before us today. some of the main changes we're seeing is that we are raising

the first to bring this to the attention of the board. i do want to make sure we spend some time working with community groups and those who work together to put together the first city public financing program and our ethics commission to put together something that was a little more comprehensive. the second item is an initiative ordinance to get the balance -- to the ballot on june of 2008. both measures are similar and i can go over the brief differences between the two, but in case we are not able to pass this through the board, because this program is so important to many of my colleagues who want to ensure there is another mechanism that we can make these changes to the public financing program if we are not able to do it as an ordinance. r

the center of a new petition drive at san jose university. students are getting the city to bumpb the minimum wage from $8 to $10. earlier this year, san francisco became the first city in the country to top $10 an hour. the students feel san jose should do the same. >> we do feel that, you know, because the cost of living matches there, that we should be around $10 an hour. which don't feel that $8 is enough to live in san jose. you know, cost of living just keeps going up. >> the students will have to get 19,000 signatures by may 15th to get the measure on the november ballot. >>> the ground has been shaking in the east bay. two jolts in two days from nearly identical earthquakes. a 3.5 magnitude quake hit at 9:15th morning near i-80 in vallejo. it was just blocks away from another 3.5 quake that shifted the area last night around 9:00. both quakes hit a depth of five miles. >>> new jersey passed a bill that legalizes gay marriage. the measure will be sent to republican governor chris christie who has already promised to veto it. >>> odds are that you own something apple. in kt fa, you might own two or three things apple. tomt, t tonight, the biggest company i

government into the twenty first century and to address the paperwork at the city assessor's office where there are literally millions of paperwork that are often difficult to cement. i have an item to allow the assessor to move the records online and establish an electronic record and delivery system, this is the resolution required by state law in order to create digital electronic records. i do have fun -- have an in memoriam for mae louis, who after moving to san francisco from hong kong in 1948 built several successful businesses in chinatown and founded the chinatown merchants association, as well as the autumn moon festival. she was well-known and highly respected as an entrepreneur, a woman business leader, and activists. -- a activist. she poured it -- she supported civil rights and was always on the front line, fighting against unjust treatment of chinese americans. she organized against housing discrimination in the sea cliffs. she advocated for more community services in chinatown. she is someone we knew as a courageous and relentless activist. i am hon

if you will be the first city in the united states that has directly addressed, as a municipal matter the deprivation that the people are experiencing in the courts on a daily basis. i know you are all lawyers, those of us in court see these people like a late-night movie wandering the halls trying to figure out the water -- the order. how can i maintain a relationship with my child, how can i get evidence of spousal abuse? what is admissible? are my papers in good order for the clerk's office? these stories would bring tears to a stone. this statute is not only aspirational, but it is practical. i think evaluation is crucial. it is a real program and it should be critically evaluated. this statute lives in a moment because i have not seen the bar. not only here in the city, but nationwide. i have not seen them on their hind legs defending the court because of the representation of the courts. it is also historic. why would we dare to even think of doing this? because this is san francisco, and you had tony bennett on the steps. this is a special city, and your predecessors and you ha

the first iranian-american elected to office in san francisco. said there is a great affinity between our communities and one that i have not lost sight of since taking office when we were the first city years. many in our community have celebrated together. this is not an occasion i would miss. very proud to be here. [speaks for the language] >> thank you, mayor lee and supervisor mirkarimi. next i would like to introduce the ceo of art.com which has sponsored a moderate iraqi art exhibit. he will give a few words about this amazing collection. >> thank you. thank you, nearly peter i am and and a grid myself, a french- american. i became american in the beautiful city of san francisco three years ago, so i can relate a lot to what you said earlier. i am here today because we are presenting a collection, an important collection of original art from iraq, and i wanted to share a very brief story about how i came across this article and why we are sharing it today. it is back in 2003, there was just a ceasefire in baghdad, right after, you know the second world war,. and someone flew straight into jordan, hired two bodyguards, hired a four-wheel drive, and went straight into baghdad. wh

the city. and i can pedal up it with no problem at all. very easy because the bicycle has an electric motor that does most of the work. san francisco is poised to be the first city in the country to offer electric bike shared. >> reporter: driving and parking in san francisco seems to be getting worse. >> i always walk whenever i can't. always traffic congestion. >> reporter: bicycles can park anywhere but there are those hills. these folks pedal up 1 of the steeper grades. never broke a sweat. >> you are not huffing and puffing. you feel like you made it. >> reporter: they cost a couple thousand dollars. why not just borrow one? >> reporter: the folks who run the city car share program are getting a federal grant to operate 90 electric bikes. it is designed to show case even greener vehicles. >> i am a big advocate of electric vehicles. i might use that. >> takes all the hesitancy of riding a bike. >> reporter: he sells electric bikes. 20 miles per hour. need no license and recharge in two hours. some folks still hesitant. >> i don't trust the drivers in the city. >> reporter: the program is expected to begin sometime this summer. university of california

staff >> oakland is one of the first cities in the country to engage the community this week. they're asking residents to be their eyes and ears on the streets in help improve the quality of life in folks. i think is a brilliant and i encourage all residents with a smart phone to get involved. just download see, click, fix. >> i am giving away cases for the ipad to. it is a stylish and is limiting cover. to enter to win visit my face the page. like me and then look for this week's six have. >>jaqueline: it was a gorgeous day out there but we do have changes to the weekend. as we head into saturday, conditions will improve. with what we >>jaqueline: this bit of rain is extending well offshore. we could get so wrapped around showers. spotty showers will be the role of the dates and are. nothing organized, no heavy rain. keep the umbrella candy. temperatures will be a lot cooler. >>grant: they fuse sparked a fire in an underground vault today, that prompted several street closures. no injuries or outages and it is still unknown will cause the equipment failure. >>gary: coming up

. >>> richmond is the first city to throw its support behind california tax millionaires. last night they had the so called million fair -- millionaire tax. it would fun public safety and education and 500,000 signatures will need to be done by april to qualify for that initiative. >>> and including san francisco, they want apple to demand improvement and its working condition. several people signed on to show their support and the demonstrators say they love that onel prod -- apple products and they don't want them tainted by human rights. they could turn around the economic future, we will have that story. >>> a bill to legalize same sex marriage is now on its way to the governor's desk. she looks forward to signing it into law. now washington becomes the th straight to legalize same sex marriage. >>> the pentagon is changing its rules to serve in more jobs closer to the frontlines. women were once considered to serve in combat. now the news rules will likely go into effect this summer if connect agrees with the changes. >>> highway patrol is warning drivers to slow down

not so much the case for the first part of the morning. some citiestill feeling the aftermath of those clouds clearing. still overcast in places like oakland and san francisco. we still have flight delays, but we're starting to clear out nicely just about everywhere except right by the water. let's take it live and we're expecting to end up at 64 in san francisco, 65 this san jose and 66 degrees in the valley for today. clear skies overnight will make for a very, very cold night. much colder than what we experienced as we woke up this morning, so make sure you get that winter coat ready to go. forget for the umbrella the least the next few days. 44 in napa, 44 in oakland and 41 in gilroy tonight. as we head through the next 48 hours, things don't change all that much. we'll stay nice and quiet, mild weather persists as this area of high pressure sets up over the great basin. that's going to drive that cloud cover out to sea as we head through the second half of your day tomorrow, so we'll see even more sunshine right off the bat for your thursday. the

leadership ruling by the supreme court to go from citywide elections to city elections that were to occur three weeks after the earthquake with the hope of its electing their first latino councilmember in years. neither the county nor city had a strong relationship with the spanish-community organization and after the hospital and the foundation was damaged, our county health department headquarters was about 14 miles away and we quickly knew that we were on our own. and our clinic staff right after the earthquake continued to provide medical services right across the street at a plaza right in the park. and a fire captain coming by saw what we were doing and provided me with a radio. thank you, chief. that i used to -- i did a little bit of radio work when i was a ranger and i heard what they were asking for so i took this radio from the police -- from the fire department and listened all night to hear that they were asking for things so i thought wow. this would be great. so i asked for a generator and a large stadium light and extension cords. this allowed us to provide services for the next 24 hours. for the next seven days since we knew the hospital was in

the city to bump what's minimum wage from $8 to $10. the students will have to get 19,000 signatures to get it on the november ballot. san francisco became the first city in the country to top $10 earlier this year. >>> the occupy movement is on the move. the protesters are camping out on the steps of dole memorial lean raer. they decided to move the tent from sky hall over to the university's lean raer to help turn student's attention to library cuts. the camp site is not allowed and it's asking the group to voluntarily leave. >>> okay. tennis, anyone? >> sounds like a good idea. the s.a.p. open hitting center court this week in san jose. nbc bay area's bob redell is warming up live at the hp pavilion. we hear you're getting ready to take onna i pro. this is frank moezer, he's -- congratulations, first off. you and kevin anderson made it to the semis in doubles. quickly, before we do the fast serve competition between you and i where i will show you the fastest serve ever which will break 50 miles an hour. what is your average surf speed? >> i don't know. i don't really pay attention. it's pretty fast. i don't have the fastest in the world, but i

>> today members of occupy said they plan to sue the city for police violence and unlawful detention. >>> oakland made history today, becoming the first city to name a african american woman as fire chief. >> this is not just any department. this is my fire department. this is the department that serves the city that i call home. that makes it very special. having the opportunity to serve the community i live in is a huge honor for me. >> members of teresa reed's reads family. she lives in oakland but from the san jose fire department. >>> officials named interim oakland police chief howard jordan to load the department permanently. >> some people will be surprised to know i shed a tear of joy, okay, because it has been a very long road. >> he has been with the department for 25 years. he was named interim chief in october and served in that position in 2009. they are grappling with the hayway it handles the occupy protest and -- with the way it handles the occupy protests. >>> a group is using logos to advocate for medical marijuana. ktvu's robert handa will show us what is lighting up this feud. >> reporter: we are at one of the lar

the first tee. you have run all of this through the city attorney's office? >> absolutely. >> thank you. >> we have concluded public comment and it is in the hands of the commission? >> i will entertain a motion. all those in favor? hearing none, it is unanimous. thank you very much. >> we are on item number nine, the ocean beach parking lot celebration of the life of a warren hellman. >> i'm be acting director of property management. we brought last month to you and i am approving or road closures and amplifying sound permit for the public celebration of the life of warren hellman. it has been a public item that has moved quickly and we are back today to ask for an amendment to the amplified sound permit. quite frankly, there were too many great musicians who wanted to perform and i think we are in a position where we could not say no to people who have been coming out for over a decade to perform at the festival. the item before you would extend the amplified sound per met on sunday until 6:15. it is currently 5:00. the department feels strongly this is acc

the year of 2012? we have a historic mayor. first chinese-american. the best mayor in the whole world in my opinion, but now, he got elected by the people of the city as the first asian elected mayor. should we all give our wonderful mayor a 22-year experience in city government a big round of applause? [applause] as i said many times during the several events that i was involved, you can see the history continue to be made by our great mayor in the next four years, eight years, and beyond, believe me. our mayor has already shown his leadership ability to all of you. you know, what he has done -- i do not have to repeat what he has done. you have your own judgment, and he is a visionary mayor. he has done everything for us. not only chinese americans, but the city and every part that is involved. we're so grateful that the mayor, together with our president of the board of supervisors approved this program. we started talking about it maybe three weeks ago. can you imagine within the short time, three weeks, the department of public works, under the leadership of director -- in oneand last night, we had a meeting from 6:00 to 8:00, and we completed a