only 20% stays in the local economy. i did a calculation. if san francisco reduced car ownership by 50% to 200,000, we would keep an estimated $2.5 billion in the local economy annually and reduce carbon emissions by 1 million carbon metric tons. in this room, we have get around and relay rides. we could have the most powerful economic development program right here. what if the entire economy of san francisco was built around access like car sharing? that is what is happening. that is what these entrepreneurs are doing. the sharing economy is not just about new ways to consume. it is also about new ways to produce. it can be a platform for micro- entrepreneurship, creating jobs locally and organically, new technology, shared access models, and online marketplaces have dramatically lower the barriers to resources needed to create products, offer services, and want companies -- launched companies. tools the only large companies could afford are now accessible to the masses. the san francisco tech shop is one example. for a small monthly fee, y

only 20% stays in the local economy. i did a calculation. if san francisco reduced car ownership by 50% to 200,000, we would keep an estimated $2.5 billion in the local economy annually and reduce carbon emissions by 1 million carbon

reduce car ownership in the city by 15,000 units, it would keep an estimated $127 million in the local economy annually. only 20% of the money people pay towards their cars -- it is the second highest household expense. it is over $8,000 for the average car owner. only 20% stays in the local economy. i did a calculation. if san francisco reduced car ownership by 50% to 200,000, we would keep an estimated $

the local area. >> with that 11% longer time on the roads, how does that affect the local economy? >> well, what we are seeing out there is you know, 70 of the top 100 cities in the country had decreases in track congestion over last year. traffic is down about 30% nationwide. so baltimore is not dropped nearly as much as the rest of the country and what that does tell sus that while we are seeing some economic struggles out there on main street, things in baltimore are not as bad in other place around the country as far as that is concerned. >> back he is the coauthor of the traffic scorecard thanks for the time. >>> time tore the local traffic with -- time for the local traffic check. >> reporter: 20 hours -- over 20 hours wasted in the car. 95 in white marsh is clear and southbound no delays to talk about from the beltway to downtown baltimore. that stretch will take you 14 minutes altogether. and heading out on 695, here's what it looks like in towson. top side in great shape this morning. and inner loop moving very, very well down towards 95 and that outer loop will be delay fr

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. >> it will take several months to calculate how much the preakness helps the local economy. the downtown partnership says the race typically generates millions of dollars for the local economy. >> mike ebbit says the impact could reach further. >> from the standpoint of the national exposure, this is one of the few sporting events that really highlights the city. it is a full day on channel 11 of coverage for the race and all that translates nationally as well. you can't buy that kind of exposure. >> back at pimlico, rob and michelle are excited to be one step closer to their dream, and their bets are on a triple crown. >> the triple crown is quite amazing. we'll see if i'll have another wins another race to give us that hope for a triple crown this year. it's been a lot of years, so i'm hoping this year is the year. >> sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and time now is 9:09. already 65 degrees here on tv hill. coming up, more preakness coverage straight ahead, including an all-important fashion show. >> from the dress to the hats, we put together a fashion show for you comin

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. >> that is hundreds of millions of dollar as it the local economy. -- dollars for the local economy. >> reporter: the 49ers press officer didn't return our calls but they hope the team will move executive officers to san francisco. >> cheated? no. >> reporter: some fans will follow the team, others say the 2015 season should stay that stick. >> reporter: the propose goes before the board of supervisors tomorrow. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the smell is gone but the mystery remains after people reported a strong smell of natural gas this morning. at 8:00 a.m. the smell was so strong schools evacuated. pg&e, firefighters and the county hazmat team tested the air but didn't find anything. >> the weather is very calm this morning, probably slight inversion that would hold down the odor. >> the smell dissipated a hour later and the students were sent back to class. >>> whether you are looking for a tour of the golden gate bridge, perhaps a souvenir hat or a picture that top of the bridge, this is the place you will want to be ahead. >> a very warm to hot d

. >> it takes awhile to calculate how much it helps the local economy, the race typically generates millions of dollars for the economy. >> from the standpoint of national exposure, this is one of the few sporting events that highlights the city. all of this translates nationally as well. >> back at pimlico, they are excited to be one step closer to achieving their dreams and their bets are on the triple crown hopeful. >> tomorrow, we will see if we get that victory for the triple crown. >> if you will be out here, we would like to see pictures of your hats, your boat ties -- bo wties. >> thank-you. you can bet that there might be more than just a few traffic snarls in the morning. >> the department of transportation officials say that fans should part in commercial lots and not in neighborhoods. the southbound exit ramp to eastbound northern part will be closed. motorists will be redirected. the same areas will be affected tomorrow evening from 5:30. at a clock. -- from 5:30 until 8:00. we will have live traffic updates tomorrow. >> maybe you are not headed to pimlico but would like to put

the trend we have seen thus far through the fiscal year which is a continued improvement in the local economy, fueling better than expected tax revenues. and continued savings in departments as they work to plan for next year's budget. as you see on this slide, the bottom line news in the report, we project $172 million ending balance in the general fund. that is a $43 million improvement versus the six month report which we issued three months ago. it can also see on the summary slide and i will talk about the details in more depth. this $43 million is being driven almost in even parts by improvement in our local revenue picture and department told expenditure savings. it is kind of split on both sides of the ledger. >> off to highlight some of the revenue news, we do see now at the nine-month mark $20.70 million in projected improvements vs. our six month report across most of our general tax fund revenues. we have summarized those on the slide and it is mixed news here. we have very good news in accelerating improvement in our local payroll tax and property transfer taxes which are to of a

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>> in addition to the local economy that impacts the merchant corridors, to many vacant storefronts,ransit issues, in every neighborhood we're having a real conversation about how we change, whether we should preserve aspects of the important characters of our neighborhood or think about building new things. there is also a real discussion we're having in many neighborhoods about affordability. i hear from too many tenants in the process of being evicted, homeowners being foreclosed on. we need to think about how all of us can continue to live in a city where the whole world wants to be. >> it is a great place to be. >> it is a great place to be. how do you balance the needs of your district versus the needs of the city as a whole? >> i have an incredibly diverse district. it encompasses north beach and chinatown. we have the city's famous hills. we have for the world comes to work, the financial district's, where the world comes to shop in union square, where the tourists spend time on fisherman's wharf , and the wonderful polk street neighborhoods. my district encompasses the ethni

that of the infrastructure, and helped the local government at the local economy. >> my name is javier flores. i'm not going to talk about how bad it's been the last two or three years. i am pretty sure everyone knows about the construction industry. this is one of the hubs that we have, about seven of them work for the members and for any other union. all we can ask you, if we can call it a favor, support this project. president chiu: any other members of the public here for general public comment? public comment is closed. we have a number of members from the district council and want to welcome you to the board chamber. why don't we go to the adoption calendar? >> 46-50 are being considered for immediate in unanimous adoption without committee reference. president chiu: would anyone like to separate any items? >> 49. president chiu: can you call the roll on the balance of the roll call? [roll call vote] >> there are 11 aye's. president chiu: item 49. >> resolution supporting the commitment to issue revenue bonds as insurance funding for the central subway project in the event of any

they grew first and they are pulling the local sector of the economy forward. when that upswing went down in 2008 and we had the start of the recession we are currently in, those industries went down first and local industries or more successful. when we went into recession, the local industries suffered the most. in 2010, the creative industries and disaster industries were showing growth while local industries were showing a decline. these industries are seen together in one the city economy but the ones driving the change are competing in markets outside of san francisco and bringing the income in or not selling it in as they're doing badly. i want to talk now about how these different sectors of the economy have been doing competitively. these charts offs are a device to simply see how different industries are performing competitively. each type represents a bubble and each sizes the number of jobs. the board to the right they are is how fast they have been growing in the past business cycle. toch where they are on the vertical access is san francisco's conc

plans to recommend to the local partner that it will rely on machines and other systems to help boost operation and improve. japanese funds are to play to boost the local economy. and gain. the tryout has just begun. nhk world. >> and that wraps up our bulletin. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successes on "the road ahead" every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> an elderly woman who has survived a pair of tsunami have been telling other people how they can save their lives too. to get her message across, the woman relies on an old fashioned technique. she works from a picture story painted illustrations that say company her narration. >> reporter: 87-year-old yoshi tabata presents her picture in her city. tabata lost her family to the tsunami. she was eight years old at the t time. she plays the main role in her story. she has been telling her story for over 30 years to warn people about the danger of tsunamis. >> reporter: this is the area of miyako cit

the utmost importance. this diversifies our local economy in a greater way. it's not massive, but it is real. these are real folks and we should be supporting them. one folksy -- one. the folks at the san francisco travel association made, -- does it promote folks shooting locally and having san francisco on the big screen and from a general civic pride point of view, having san francisco on the big screen, we don't disappoint and i think that's important for our city and i want to make sure i was clear on why i think this is important. >> if i could add some comments -- she was just hired for the witty alien -- for the woody allen movie and they will be doing local hire. another local writer-director and production manager is local and they intend to hire local. very often, the key people have, the head of costumes and set decorators are often brought in from l.a.. but the more production we get here, the more these companies will see we have this talented group and with all of the loss of production to other states, so many of these people have had to go to louisiana, the mexico, and new yor

how they helped the local economy to inform people in the south bay asking to make more than minimum wage. the great area sports franchise shovel is taking another turn this time we talking basketball what it would take to move the warriors across the bay. >>> and they of the confidence they just need the cash the plan to build it amounts to a floating city of the silicon valley. >>> the and the king we reported on the new bay area crime wave thieves stealing people smart phones but in all those stories would never heard of anything like this. the berkeley police chief orden ##this officers to work overtime to find one teenagers still in iphone and is kept tells us that teenager is the police chief's son. >>> into the project isn't one to give police the benefit of the doubts that she was cautiously optimistic when police chief michael meighen was once office. we hope that should be more effective administrator because it came from outside of berkeley but when she learned she order for detectives to track down his sons missing cellphone and worked two hours of overtime when he seems

manufacturing a quality product, exhibiting in elevation, creating jobs for the local economy, and making a significant and positive contribution to the sf made community. the honoree is one of sf made's youngest. hold on. i've always wanted to do that. and fastest-growing companies. they started only two years ago with a novel design for an ipad case and a passion for books. and customers were lining up to buy the very first ipad outside the apple store. and it is from those humble beginnings that this company has grown to full operations right here in our very own backyard. in just two years, the company has created 21jo

solving it has been highlighted, with warnings that the european crisis is the biggest threat to the local economy. the report on how the situation in greece is affecting countries outside the euro. >> thousands of years of history and prestige, but where does gris go from here? looking to the future is uncertain as ever. there is a sense of waiting for something to turn up. as to what that something is, no one is daring to guess. many people in the u.k. and around europe will be asking again this week how greece got into this mess. and why is the small greek economy causing such shock waves around the world? greek government debt soared, so it had to be bailed out. it had to pay a crippling 30% interest rate if the bailout stops and it has to go back to the market. by comparison, uk costs are below 2%. the economy has been shrinking in a lengthy recession. by the end of 2012, output would have fallen nearly 27% over five years. why is the economy stuck in reverse? i asked the head of the leading greek business organization. >> people prefer to keep whatever euros they have in a safe or the wallet

association and from all indications, this program has been highly successful in stimulating the local economy and creating jobs. in addition to direct jobs, this program has a significant impact on attracting tourists to the city in a number of ways. first, the production crews support the hospitality industries like lodging, restaurants, caterers, rental cars just to name a few. but equally important, the scenes ever filmed here are basically free advertising. they create aspirations throughout the world to come visit our beautiful city and doing so, attract visitors that support our local economy and help create jobs. for those reasons, we hope that and strongly urge you to support this extension. >> i am a location manager working here in the san francisco area for 27 years. i wanted to speak directly to the financial impact that network television series can have on san francisco. i worked this season on ",." i was asked to gather a one page briefing for the film office that describe the impact on city departments, the police department, park and iraq, and it -- park and rec. over the six

jobs and the economy continued to be ranked as the top issue for the city. about 24% of workers, second only to homelessness. the local economy and quality of life have improved, and we hope that all of you will join the chamber and the center for economic development as we work together to create jobs and create a prosperous future for the city of san francisco, and i want to end by talking about the process of how we elect our leaders, which is an issue that is shared by the majority of folks in the city. the experiment out of maryland is a terrible way to select a leader. no person in san francisco should have any question about who they are voting for, how their vote will be counted, or whether their vote will be thrown away. it is extraordinary we are faced with such a situation. it should be one person, one vote, one time for a healthy democracy, and i think the people of the city agree with that with over 58% for runoff elections versus 31% for voting, almost a 21 margin, and i think it is time for a change. i want to invite steve and back up to share more of the details, and i will take that. i should have an

local development. it raised about $1 million to pay for land. >> translator: the government of laos doesn't regard our oda as sufficient enough for the development of the local economy. they think it depends on how much we can promote local employment or technology transfer. for these areas, japanese companies can contribute more. >> reporter: the oda france h p helped reduce the investment risks for the farm. local people are now hopeful the expansion will go ahead. >> translator: the farm is contributing to the economic development of the area. i hope that by helping each other, the village will become prosperous. >> reporter: this combination of public and private investment is helping improve the lives of people living in the small village in laos. it could also serve as a model for other developing countries. akiko ichihara, nhk world. >>> people across southeast asia are preparing for the monsoon season. last year the rain caused widespread hardship across the region. so, many people are hoping and praying that this year will be luckier. in thailand, survivors of last year's deadly floods participated in an annual rocket festival on sunday. villagers fired roc

in the short term, this project will bring billions into the local economy. many small businesses, local workforce, and families will benefit from the building of cpmc and benefit in the future care that cpmc can provide. unless your entire family, and anti workers, there are not any reasons for you not to support this project. i urge all of you to about -- vote yes for this project. >> i called your name? ok. >> good afternoon, president fong. i am -- lived in the tenderloin for 10 years. i am a member of the [unintelligible] community association. i am here to let you know we want a hospital that will address the health care needs of our community. tenderloin residents need greater care needs. tenderloin residents need greater access to quality health care. cpmc messed -- must accept more medicare and medicaid patients. they can provide adequate service to the community and the residents can have preferred access. we want to see a agreement that is acceptable and beneficial to the community. thank you very much. president fong: ok. anna valdez, other speaker

manufacturing a quality product, exhibiting in elevation, creating jobs for the local economy, and making a significant and positive contribution to the sf made community. the honoree is one of sf made's youngest. hold on. i've always wanted to do that. and fastest-growing companies. they started only two years ago with a novel design for an ipad case and a passion for books. and customers were lining up to buy the very first ipad outside the apple store. and it is from those humble beginnings that this company has grown to full operations right here in our very own backyard. in just two years, the company has created 21 jobs and scores more at their manufacturing partners here in the city. for helping to turn the page in the bookbinding industry in san francisco, and the new men and women that employes, this year's new maker award goes to -- are you guys ready? [cheers] it goes to [unintelligible] [applause] year to accept the award are the co-founders. we've got craig dalton, patrick buckley, and mark manning. [applause] i want you to know that i'm also a dodo case owner. it has been to

in the last five years, the local economy here has gone flat. in 2007 the left of nearly half a first-round votes. the national party with 7%. this time they came out on top with 28%. the socialist vice president of the department is here to learn the lesson. >> people tell me they have had enough. they don't feel safe if. they have no money in their pockets. they are unemployed over 13%. 20% among young people. >> it is the kind of isolated village the party targeted around the country where the factories have closed and dissolution has grown. >> this thing has gone -- a big difference. >> will you vote in the second round? >> its possible. i want to change presidents. >> 1/4 of the people who voted last week under the age of 35 turned out for the national party. typically they are white, working-class, many of them are first-time voters. they are disillusioned with the two main parties and motivated by a much simpler populist rhetoric of marine le pen. that message has become so popular that it has drifted into the political mainstream. two men

those dollars are beginning to roll into the local economy. >> the sound of the bell has never been soet for facebook employees who in an instant are now millionaires. the company alone expected to rake in $15 billion, and that makes silicon valley as green as ever. >> it is a market unlike anything else i've ever seen. >> even before today's ipo, home prices in the region spiked as much as 20% with starter homes going for close to 2 million bucks, and the buyers are young. >> some in their early 20s are buying multi million dollar. generally that's multi-million dollar condos, not homes. >> also the demand for luxury cars. this lexus dealership is reeping the rewards. >> saw some rewards from facebook the previous month. some thought i am going to get the money, i'll go ahead and get the car now. >> who needs a car when you can fly. >> think of it like netflix dvds. >> surf book is ready to launch a ready to fly airline company. members can fly first class in one of these swiss made jets from palo alto to los angeles, for example. the ceo banks his company will take off thanks in part

how much the preakness helps the downtown compli, the race typically generates millions for the local economythe impact could reach further. >> this is one of the sporting events that highlights the city. it is a full day on channel 11 of coverage. you can't buy that kind of exposure. >> back at pimlico, rob and michelle are one step closer to be achieving their dream, and their bets are on a triple crown hopeful. >> tomorrow it will be fun to see if i'll have another wins another race to give us that vote for the triple crown this year. i'm hoping this is the year. >> sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> so maybe you are not an avid racing fan but still caught up in the duel between kentucky derby winner i'll have another and the second place finisher. if you are looking to put a couple bucks down on your favorite horse. here are some things you need to know before you do thafment the bases are, "win." place a bet on a horse to finish second or first, meaning they are going to show. the next is to show. you bet on a horse to finish first, second, or third, and they are just going to show up. i

local development. it pledged about $1 million worth to prepare for clearing the farm. >> translator: the government of laos doesn't regard our oda as sufficient enough for development of the local economy. they think it depends on how much we can promote local employment or technology transfer. for these areas, japanese companies can contribute more. >> reporter: the oda plans helped reduce the investment risk for the farm. local people are now hopeful the expansion will go ahead. >> translator: the farm is contributing to the economic development of the area. i hope that by helping each other the village will become prosperous. >> this combination of public and private investment is helping improve the lives of people living in a small village in laos. it could also serve as the model for other developing countries. akihiko ishihara, nhk world, saravan. >>> all right, let's go straight to rachel ferguson now who is standing by with the world weather forecast. >> good morning, catherine. >> i noticed you had your rubber boots on this morning. >> i did. i saw you with your umbrella as well. japan, it is a wet day for much of the country. unfortunately, we'll see almost as much as 120 mi

mayor vincent gray says it's a crucial boost to the local economy. destination d.c. says the tourist spent about $6 billion on their visits. >>> and number one tonight, maryland schools are getting almost $350 million in school construction funding. state leaders approved the money for fiscal year 2013. that is on top of what was already planned. in our area, beltsville elementary and prince georges county will get $489,000 and pine crest elementary in montgomery county will get $212,000. and that is tonight's fox 5 top 5. brian. >>> here we go. a little bit of rain, hanging out. >> still soupy out there. we haven't seen that much here locally, but out to our west. a live look outside. and it is definitely humid out there. we have our fair share of clouds and we'll be showing you that most of that thunderstorm activity and the downpours are stuck to the west of d.c. tonight. but thankfully, not hanging out over prince william county, loudoun, and fauquier as of tonight. all right, first stop is radar. you can see what i'm talking about with eastern suburbs in the clea

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