began working for the city and county of san francisco in 1989 as the investigator for the city's first whistle blower program. prior to employment with the city and county of san francisco, he was the managing attorney for the asian law caucus. i first met ed in 1992 when he became the executive director for the human rights commission and we were both 16. that's two decades ago, ed. i watched him soon become the director of city purchasing and then going on to become the director of public works. i think ed is the only mayor in city history that can carry tlau on the campaign promise to fill the potholes because he actually knows how and he's the only mayor in city history that can say he actually knows every single city street because his crews probably paved them. i have had the privilege of

. >> the first republican to get more than 50 percent of the vote in 25 years. >> bill blagio is the first democrat elected mayor of the city since 1989. here is other results making headlines today. if you want to smoke pot in colorado, you are going to have to pay a lot for it. voters overwhelmingly approved a special 25 percent tax on recreational marijuana which works out to be $67 million a year. a large chunk of that money will go towards school. the houston astro dome will be likely a memory soon. the iconic stadium will be demolished after voters did not approve a referendum to turn it into a convention center. it is good to be a teenager if you live in tacoma park maryland. 16 and 17-year-olds were allowed to vote. it is the first city in the country to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. kathleen sebelius is being drilled again as congress is sorting out the observe caobama. what is expected today. what is on tap? >> we had some of the biggest advocates with the healthcare law. kathleen sebelius is returning to capitol hill today. she will get fresh questioning from senators addressing growing concerns not only ab

first woman mayor. one of the california's first senators. and the first woman in the city judiciary committee. ein was first elected in 1972. shortly after she was elected to her second straight term. randy shandobil talked to her about her life in politics and the events that catapulted her into the limelight in the 1970s. >> reporter: the year was 1978, dianne feinstein delivered shocking news to the city. >> both mayor masconi and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. the suspect is supervisor dan white. >> reporter: only an hour earlier feinstein had stopped by the press room at city hall and told the reporters there that she was about to retire. >> you were going to retire because? >> my husband died. i was in my third term. i felt i had accomplished what i wanted to accomplish. and frankly, his death really knocked me for a loop. and i just didn't feel like i wanted to continue. >> reporter: but with the mayor and the first openly gay city supervisor assassinated she says she had a new sense of purpose. >> i made the decision that i didn't want assassination to succeed. theref

the nation's eyes are on mexico as albuquerque might be the first city to ban abortions after 20 weeks. however, the state allows t. and what does this mean for new mexico and the rest of the country? lisa fletcher it away, and my man is stepping in as coost. and look, omar, nothing is nowhere contentious as abortion, and this might reflect t. >> there are a lot of people weighing in with strong feelings, and we have a tweet from kate: and, we have lynn: of course, for those of you at home, we want you to be part of this conversation, and don't forget to tweet us at the hashtag that you see on the screen right now. >> albuquerque is set to vote on this issue next tuesday, and if passed, it bans pregnancy after 2 20 weeks except in cases of rape or incest. three have bans, but albuquerque would be the first in the united states to approve such a ban. the ban would be felt statewide, as albuquerque is the only city in new mexico that offersbortioningoffersabortion . who should have a say? tonight, joining me. lila rose, and tara bresler, the editor of think progress, who has been coverin

the first recommendation made was the city should formalize a system to gather information on the characteristics of golden gate park dwellers and why they live in the park. this system, we've been using since july of 2005 that's evolved and gotten better since. it's called a coordinated care management system and we use it to record demographics and use it to record where we find people, locations and then it actually serves as our case management record and it has pretty comprehensive information and in addition to this it gets inputs from the hospital, public health hospitals, the jail house system, the shelter system and ems transports. it's a comprehensivi system to figure out where our folks maybe and how we are taking care of them. that recommendation was completed already. recommendation two was information about golden gate park dwellers should be used to tailor support services to specific populations whose age and circumstances affect their needs for services. we agree about the importance of this and cms social security -- we use for this. in the last two or three years we've had most

new york was the first city to ban the product. >>> unbelievable scenes as flash mobs turned into flash throbs and rumble out of stores with racks of merchandise. what the thieves are targeting. >> another twist in the bullying investigation into an nfl player. why many teammates say they were shocked to hear the accusation. >> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. a mix of sun and clouds around the bay area now but some cooler temperatures to come and a monster storm hitting the philippines. we'll talk about it coming up. ook at this: the to thosuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 800-675-2607. the troubling trend of "fla mob" robberies. groups hit th hority >>> take a look at this. the troubling trend of flash mob robberies. groups hit three different sports authority stores in chicago

for the public and entrepreneurial community, it creates city staff and agencies to interact with the public about relevant data set and is the priority of certain data set and is creates for the first time in the nation a strategy for residents of san francisco to access their own data and furthermore and very importantly ensures we have the tightest privacy measures to protect our resident and is our city from any privacy concerns. the ordinance in front of us today will further establish san francisco's role as a national leader in the open data movement and i'll talk about a few of the details tat legislation, the chief data officer when hired and when create witched the further passage will be responsible for drafting rules and common stray technical standards such as ensuring data being available for download in machine readable format and conducting with our city attorney's office what sets are available for public disclosure. since the city is also a custodian of private data, the chief data officer will be charged with creating a plan for the release of this data on a format and on systems so people can securely access their own data on themselves, digital versions of their

former general council to the unified school district that san francisco unified was one of the first cities to protect transgender students to make sure they feel safe and welcome in their schools. i'm proud of the work on this board who served supervisor kim, supervisor yee and supervisor mar. adapted in 2002, the san francisco unified school district includes access to support actively and locker rooms that core responds to the students identified. not every student it is as lucky that are here in san francisco. in this state there are still many districts that don't know how to support the trarpd students and lack basic protection to those students. transgender students in california continue to be included from participating in programs and facilities. ass ashton a transgender boy from northern california for example, was assigned to girls p and made that harder to focus on school. there are some. stories about trarpd students who have excluded from programs. why am i introducing this resolution today. unfortunately we're facing usually situations. we have to take a stand. after louis a

the outcome dashing organizers' hopes of making munich the first city to host both the summer and winter games. two years ago the city failed in a bid to host the 2018 winter games. joining me now in the studio is our correspondent. does this come as a surprise to you that the people of munich turned down the bid? >> i think it will come as a surprise to anyone who has been to an olympic games or to the world cup in germany. they're very inspiring. germany has been a great host in the past. i think on the other hand, this does play to a sort of trend of german ambivalence to troublesome infrastructure projects, be them in stuttgart or hamburg or berlin, because they come with strings attached, in this case a hefty bill, possibly environmental impact even if this bid is improved in that respect. i think people are jaded having failed in the last bid so recently. hence the low turnout. >> do you think it's something bavarians might come to regret? >> i think it could be. munich is set to grow by 200,000 people in the next 15 years or so. that will require new infrastructure. you are not go

san francisco one of the first cities in the united states to establish a public defenders office opened it's doors in 1921. whereas gideon's promise lives on in the san francisco public defenders office which service 25,000 indigent people every year. whereas city of the san francisco joined with the public defenders and the legal aid lawyers to celebrate the right to counsel. therefore be it resolved the san francisco -- march 18th as gideon versus wayne right day as acknowledgment for the 50 years of the united states landmark decision as well as the work of the public defenders who continue to fulfill the rights. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. i would like to thank the board of supervisors and the mayor's office as well. i would like to share with the public defenders. ken is here and as well as dave from the public defenders office. [ applause ] >> i'm sorry. ron from the santa clara's office. key note speaker. this came out yesterday on the anniversary. she's a contributing editor and writer at the washington magazine. her work has appeared in the nation, news day, new york t

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stockholm and the public in stockholm, "do you like or dislike that the city puts up a demand on you to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle?" 75% likes it. >> in 2010, stockholm became the first city to receive the european commission's green capital award for its exemplary environmental planning, effective reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, and goal to be fossil-fuel-free by 2050. the city is continuing that legacy by transforming the stockholm royal seaport, a rundown district on the northeast edge of the city, into a model city of the future. formerly the king's hunting ground, the city purchased the area in the 19th century and converted it to an industrial port with oil- and gas-handling facilities. today, empty buildings are reminders of the past industrial revolution. but by 2020, developers plan to turn this 583-acre area into a mixed-use eco-city, an attractive place to live and work. >> my name is staffan lorentz. i am head of development for the stockholm royal seaport project. we are planning in transforming an old industrial import area into new areas for living for 10,000 new apartments and 30,000 new work spaces. the projects in this phase actually started

some relief flights are making their way in and out of the airport, the first city hit by the typhoon. the mayor says it's possible that up to 10,000 people died in the storm. the storm surge created a 20-foot wall of water and some areas still have not been reached because they're cut off by flooding and landslides. >> we want to show you some new video in tonight that shows the ferocity of the few -- typhoon. the moment it hit land. take a look. >> windows didn't stand a chance. those winds so powerful, smashing windows, ripping off portions of the building's roof. these images were captured friday as haiyan battered a hotel. some residents stood in prayer as the storm roared through. here's the latest. reporter: wind, water; and weeping. all the cruel calling cards of supertyphoon haiyan. winds driving rain up to 159 miles-per-hour, left behind wastelands. ace hundreds are known dead with the toll likely to soar into the thousands. >> we just made a mass grave for 57 people who died, says the mayor of this town. that number is going do increase. the storm made this chapel a morgue.

the upland and work by gravity." and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can hold more than a year's supply -- over 580 billion gallons of water. almost all of the system is fed by gravity, without the use of energy-consuming pumps. valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built up by gravit

if berkey goes forward with that, itould be the first city to ps such a measure. >>> todas openingay of crab season ot off to a slow srt. many boats still hadn't left the wharf early ts morning. some roh weather, wind, and fog rolled in on the other side of the golden gate. that pt the boats from going ck up to pick up their pots there is some good news though. >> we'll have the crabs for thanksgiving. a couple of yeas ago we had the problem with the oil spill. things are loing good this > r. >>> this will also get y into the holiday mood. you're lookin at new video previewing san jose holiday light display. the clebration marks ten years of downto ice at the circl of ponds. it's right next to fairmont hotel. it will feature the halo that illuminate palm trees and the lights are synced to music. >>> we're back with more on batkid. >>> we have demonstrated that san francisco is the best city in the world. i think we took the internet >> yes, they did because everyone is crazy for batkid. it was an extraordinary day. eity by the bay turned itself upside down for a 5-year-old cancer surv

now the government has finally picked its first monument. it was the the northeastern city preserve the hotel destroyed in the disaster the reconstruction agency has chosen title concorde hotel in me up a city you want the prefecture. giant tsunami in golf for stories of the six floor hotel the dead you strip away everything from the bottom two story is except the hotel's steel frame the agency earlier promise to shoulder the initial cost of preserving one monument predecessor it municipality so me up with it he will receive about two million dollars to help reinforce the structure. city officials say the hotel will help enhance disaster awareness and remind future generations of the taxi. investors on wall street on buying stocks and the dollar. i expected this from the business that's sign what's behind the scenes some of the economic numbers rise investors have received positive data on consumer confidence and employment and us stock markets continue to rise. the dow jones posted a record high for the fifth day in a row ending at sixteen thousand ninety seven and the nas

the same could be said for the new york city's meryl race, bill de blasio was the first one to win that city in years. he will make all the taxes smell like chanel number 5. to hear conservatives tell it, it's about to turn back into nothing but triple x movie theaters. and it differs from mayor michael bloomberg. as mayor of our largest city, which is largely democratic, bloomberg has urked his -- >> mr. mayor, thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. 55 days, to be exact. >> so congratulations. your candidate in virginia, terry mcauliffe got a victory. but you were used against democrats and i want to get your reaction to your name being used in this attack ad being put out by the nra political victory fund. >> he -- herring will back gun control, gun rationing. a ban in the most popular rifle in american. >> i guess you get used to that sort of thing. but what did you think about you being used against democrats? >> i'm not sure that the nra in retrospect should have done that. when we started mark herring was something like six points behind. and at the moment, they have t

hope ing attentn will prevent the need for cardiac cure. >> seven years ago, new york became the first city in the u.s. to ban trans fats. mayor michael bloomberg released a statement thursday to praise the fda's decision. our prohibition on trans fats was one of many bold public health measures that faced fierce criticism to gain widespread acceptance and support. the fda hopes it will help americans live longer health year lives. billions of dollars of tax refunds given to the wrong people. the new report that's putting. >>> the woman who has been working for two decades to revitalize the motor city is seeing her work pay off. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? it drives discussion across america. >> share your story on tv and online. >>> people using stolen identities received $4,000,000,000 in fraudulent tax refunds. >> that's according to a new report by the treasury department's inspector general. the irs says during this year's tax filing season, more than 1.6 million people had their identity stolen. some of the funds were sent outside this co

from a state leadership to the nation's largest cities, the new mayor will take over in the motor city and it's bankruptcy problems. but first new york city is poised to elect it's first democratic mayor in nearly a quarter of a century. randall pinkston joins us from brooklyn. joe lotus said the numbers will shock everyone. why does he believe he has a shot to win? >> reporter: he's looking at the last 20 years under the republican leadership, giuliani and bloomberg. they've brought this place to a pretty good place. crime, murder rate is way down to levels that have not been seen since the 60s, and if the current trend continues new york city could see murder rates down as low as in the 50's. of course, all the election polls say that he will loose. >> what will the major policy differences between these two candidates? >> well, crime. they promise to stop the stop and frisk, which a lot of minorities hits them especially hard. the democratic candidate, bill de blasio said he will end stop and frisk. that's one major different. also de blasio comes from a liberal social activism background. he wants to do things that takes

the nation's eyes are on mexico as albuquerque might be the first city to ban abortions after 20 weekshowever, the state allows t. and what does this mean for new mexico and the rest of the country? lisa fletcher it away, and my man is stepping in as coost. and look, omar,

today commemorating the legacy of jfk. >> a city for 50 years has tried to shake off the of reputation, if you like, of the city where jfk died, where he was killed and now for the firsthis anniversary of his death. >> and shortlily there will be a ceremony. musicians from the dallas symphony orchestra will perform. we'll also hear spaechs and have a moment of silence marking the exact moment of the assassination. we will bring you all those events live on cnn. >> there's going to be a monument unveiled at the grassy knoll. >> a new poll shows jfk is the most popular president of the last century. when you break down the numbers, the approval rating is even higher among americans who were alive during his presidency. >> those who have memories of the time. kennedy was very popular during his time in office. his average approval rating, according to gallup, was 70%. that's actually the highest in gallup's polling history. now, earlier this morning, the late president's younger sister laid a wreath at her brother's grave. >> jean kennedy smith is his last surviving sibling. she campaigned around the country for him in 1960, and in dallas, the city where he fell, a momen

the west bank. -- this isthe first newfirst and only planned city. t sparks interest and controversy. >> the biggest private investment in west bank history shows the world that palestinians are busy laying the foundations of their future. that is what this multimillionaire says about his pet project. in very first planned city the territory. 6000 units expected to house some 30,000 residents at an overall cost of nearly $1 billion. >> if we could do a project like this, then try us and see what we can do if the political circumstances get better. we are working under occupation and despite occupation we are producing. the locals have been flocking to the site in hopes of finding the home of their dreams. this businessman bought an apartment here because he believes that it is the future. anything, it is a new city and a modern city with new and modern infrastructure. the buyer is proud of the location he picked and how it defines his social status in the eyes of the community. that he will finance half of the $120,000 super deluxe model. project is n

the annual turkey game for the city championship lincoln could not stop the quick strike offense. kyle nelson to dontel jackson for the 80-yard touchdown. the lions win 34-30 for the first city title since 2009. and jaw son kidd still has a few things to learn as a head coach. he was fined $50,000 for spilling a soda so the nets could get an extra timeout while they clean the floor. you can see taylor say, hit me. >> okay. somebody is watching. >> yet, they still lost. >> see you at 11:00. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (school bell ringing) (belches) announcer: and here they are, the sofa speedsters-- the simpsons on brown lightning! the piggly wiggums! the bumble buggy! the greed hornet! dr. groom! glasgow-a-go-go!

the city becomes arms for a city of culture. the puma movement that covers the afternoon. edgy urban contemporary. these are the teams that would define limerick city of hydrogen thousand and fourteen the first to get national designation. irish audiences will see the first time street performance with an open faced state circus equipment. the romanian national cancer. ever doubts would begin its twenty first street or in the city the river shannon would be central to many shows that the first ever play performed on a post a sculpture shows of the river from us. but local community projects which last last two pounds and fourteen are also an important feature some of the entire program highlights that we have five squares of krishna and found structure to vintage pieces that are coming in they can be in secret locations in the sixty seven opener of the us bail yes the libyans national program is actually an irish premier says the fuel. if you want to see that kind of work which is really exciting this can happen in them or class. the government made six million euro with a level two from the first ever national city of culture and they expect a return on investments. an enormous challenge. i

munich scope of becoming the first city to host both the summer and winter games has spread beyond reach. some soccer news now and sunday was a day of interviews in the bundesliga to secure bragging rights in the new britain bed with a convincing three one win away to find for the hosts of being a juggling domestic and european treaties and were punished by a dazzling the angst the initial contracts. with two goals for stuttgart and has notched seventeen year old linda keen to hold on to prove that if you're good enough you're old enough. steele was to stuttgart stalwarts to put them ahead. the student who said he didn't use it for the opener in the ninth minutes. only seconds later though then the band who sold the fly toward the fence to make it to heal and beat the hosts reeling . they took their turn to recover with his good news that it was will see my single life substitute michael kay gave them a glimpse of hope that the strike in the seventy eighth minute. with only eight minutes left to play then completed an extraordinary three one when he becomes the youngest player ever to sc

mayoit was the first meeting ofe city council since mayor ford admitted to smoking crack cocaine. this is a video of him in a drunk en rage. >> most toronto city council members want mayor ford to take a leave of absence but they have no power to make him do so unless he is convicted of a crime or stops coming to work for a long prepare period of ti. >> i'm not aned addict of any sort. i'm not help. >> is there some way you can explain to us why you won't take

the city turned ielf upsidedown to make batkid's dream come true. he oumartedvillains, rescued victims. a very grateful city. traffic sloweds mil went from crime sce to scene crime in a lborghini bat mobile, the first time the bat mobile was equipped with a car seat. san franciscans me together to make the adventure come gether. some othem highly placed. >> you saved the city. i ha to believe you worked up quite an appete. head onown to the burger bar d tell them lch is on the chief of police. od, veryood chiefordon. miles' stunt, sittinghrough a ceremony, a key of the city. he got a second key madef chocolate. >> is that chocolate still avaible tonight? >> thas in his tummy. >> we cover plenty of feel-good sties. this isne of the most unique, for sure. >> thanks for watching bay area news at 6:00. >> hopeo see you at 11:0 good night. >>> ec baldwin under fire. pushed to the edge, hiwife cos to his defense. now on "extra." >>> alec provod again by a relentless reporter. >> you're on again dealing with the onslaught of paparazzi. >>ilaria baldwin standg up to her man and breaking her silence about puing their crazed slker behind bars. >> she's putut things like i

while it's potentially the first localized city wide ban, it would have huge implications for women not only in new mexico but in other states as well. . >>> aid reaches devastated islands - the scale of the disaster starts to become clear. >> this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - russia's prime minister tells sri lanka to investigate allegations of war crimes for face an international inquiry. >> libya under pressure to deal with militias after dozens of protesters are shot dead in tripoli. >> china relaxes