so dance to the sound of a violin or the guitar is one of the unique forms of perare you vaifian dance and brought with the african slave trade in the 16th century. the spaniards started it and not only as a form of social dominance but ways of enforce their ideology and with the footwork and done individually or in a group. >> (speaking spanish). >> so we started with a certain type of dance until at least two dance we challenge each other, yes. >> (speaking spanish). (applause). >> (speaking spanish) (applause). >> this type of patterns that he just performed are called this and this is a communication with the son and the mother and when we die, and the second one is with the

as part of the design, there are a number of unique features. the first one is the living rooftop garden similar to ortega. dole be adding more green space and areas for butterflies and other creatures to enjoy. when i was raising my children, i came to the spark -- this part many time with the kids. we watched demi carve many of the sculptures. there are many hidden trails along the hillside and all- around. those will continue. tdx will be the builder. it is a contractor we have worked together on a number of projects. they just finished the library at bernal and another library. they are a very good contractor. they work very well with the community. we have our team of architects, landscape architects, and the whole team along with our construction management team they will all make sure the project is finished on time and on budget. thank you for being here today. i am looking forward to the construction to start. >> last but certainly not least, i want to bring up chris dillon , the president of the cayuga improvement association. they have

francisco in the 1980's. >> i am hoping we can not support small businesses like this because they are the unique character that makes neighborhoods like this so rich and lively to live in. >> i have also been active as a community organizer. i worked at the chinese progressive association. i also worked at the mental health center in the richmond district. i have always been passionate about civil rights, equality for everyone. i have a 10-year-old daughter, so having a girl has made me much more sensitive to gender equality issues. i guess i have always been vocal about my politics, but as a supervisor, i have to listen to other perspectives and making decisions. >> very soon there will be of much more seniors in that area. we are trying to focus on whether a stop sign or stoplight might help. >> tried to look at issues of senior nutrition programs, alzheimer's research, even housing policies that allowed our buildings to become more senior-friendly. also looking at how to support senior services, neighborhood- by-neighborhood programs that allow aging in place. people who are getting older hel

there is also the unique needs around health care. obviously there is a very high rate of not being insured in the transgendered community for health care. most people now many are living in sro's. the challenges they face in those environments. i'm not saying anything that anyone here does not already know. there are some particular days around the transgendered community. it deserves further exploration in terms of on needs. in terms of cultural sensitivity training, that might be something the city should be exploring more. thank you. >> we have exhausted the yellow cards. is there anyone who has not filled one out who would like to speak? please come forward. in order. -- any order. >> good afternoon, supervisors. it is a great pleasure to speak here and to have you conduct this hearing. i am going to tell you a tale of two of my queer friends. les gilbert at age 92. she was under the care of onlock. every new year's eve we would go to jon's grille and drink ourselves silly. the conductor on the cable car would get her back home. s

the first one is, um, best described, i think, as women uniquely understand the importance of building relationships. um, i think women understand this and value this in a unique way, and i'll tell you in a minute why -- how i think that's different. women nurture, we seek them out, we seek out relationships, we nurture them, we worry about them, we promote them and foster them, and i think that lays a particularly strong foundation for problem solving and solutions. i often try to, for instance, in my work life build relationships with authors so that we're working with with them over a series of books, not just an individual book, and i think that's just a very simple way of illustrating how a relationship can help in business. but i also think, um, that the unique way that women approach relationships is applicable beyond just publishing, obviously. i think, um, one way of thinking of it is the difference between networking and relationships. i think a lot of people think well about networking, and sometimes that's really code for who do i know and what can i get out of them. and so

and travel to one of the most unique farmers markets in the stata. it's all ahead, and it starts now. you would think being around watermelons all day, you might get sick of eating the sometimes messy snack, but not for farmer dan van groningen. >> that's good. that's crispy. it's sweet. it's wet. it's everything a watermelon should be. >> but then again, he's had a lot of practice eating watermelons at his family farm in ripon. for more than 70 years now, they've been growing the picnic favorite and have loved every minute of it, seeds and all. >> 1939, we started growin' watermelons the first time. my grandfather did, and, uh, my father was young then, and he would do the harvesting. they would, uh, load the watermelons into small, little trucks and-- and bring 'em to the rail car and load 'em--stack 'em by hand in the rail car, and that's how a lot of the watermelons were shipped. >> dan's right. when it comes to the harvesting of watermelons, not much has changed over the years. the melons love the warm days and cool nights the central valley off

. >>> and "beyond the bath," the unique exhibit both about sharing and healing. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds. . >>> friends and family of injured san francisco giants fan bryan stow held a fundraiser tonight to help pay for his soaring medical costs, noelle walker is live. noelle. >> reporter: ken there is an interesting mix of giant's fans and deadheads and that is because a giant's coach and former member of the grateful dead are headlining. there are some people who dream of seeing their name in lights, most don't share a a marquis with tim plannery or bob weir of the. benefit concert for bryan stow puts the giants fan center stage, though he is unable to be here. stow was brutally beaten at an away game against the dodgers last march. he is still undergoing rehabilitation. tonight's goal is to raise money and awareness. >> you can love sports all you want without hating the other team. >> reporter: mother and sister say bryan is and ware of all the attention and they are are overwhelmed by it. >> you know, to see so many people still come out for bry

the main issues raised is that because there are such, it creates a unique situation. they do not trigger affordable housing contracts. gooin response, they ensure thee was adequate water and sewer capacity, and the environmental review, a portion of it did look at a larger area than those three lots. the environmental review was limited and cannot go further than that. they were not triggered. the development will be appropriately taken into consideration. the second issue you brought up was that the project will remove on street parking, and it is currently used, which is currently just a staircase, so they have no vehicular access. the planning code requires these to have two parking spaces. 7çánf]4there is an additional requirement based on the size of the buildings. the only alternatives to removing on street parking is to get a variance, which is required, so we are ok because they were maximize for on street parking. az be adequate access for a emergency vehicles, and there could be soil movement after construction. we did consult with the fire department to ensu

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in conclusion, the 8 washington project would destroy a unique recreational facility and it generates and needed congestion and pollution, only to serve those few who can afford the most expensive housing in san francisco. thank you for your attention. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am bill. i have lived at the gateway for 22 years. i am president of the golden gate way tenants association, and i am here to spoke in opposition -- to speak in opposition of the eight washington project. we live in a densely populated area. the proposed project is directly across the street from one of the high rise gateway buildings that s 440 residential units, and anyone who has ever lived or worked near a construction site can tell you about the effects of pile drivers. the tremendous noise generated by pile drivers, the excavation portion of it is estimated to last six months. it will put a real serious hardship on residents in the building as well as other nearby buildings. in addition to that technical difficulty, there are downsides to the project. the first is to raise the plan for the taller

it's the uniqueness of the iowa caucus. another example, in primaries, people vote to make their voices heard. in a caucus, people show up to make their presence felt. if you're going to be willing to sit in a room and listen to boring political speeches for two hours, you're probably not going to be somebody who's going to tamper with the system too much. >> doug, to be clear, since you have been in iowa, i know you've been there a long time handling communication now, trying to make sure everybody understands things from the perspective of the party, has there been a fight within the party over gt fact you don't have to show a photo i. d. to vote? has there been consternation for that? they're trying to change the rules for the state's election. there has not been worry about that for the caucuses? >> not at all. i've been with the secretary of state before our debate in sioux city. the issue didn't come up. to be honest, the first time i heard about this issue being an issue is when i got the fine phone call to appear on

so that really stands out to me as the unique feature that sounds pretty cool. >> there are actually wo bikes. there is to reverse trike that will stay at company headquarters. the other bike, but to live there and no less impressive, will be ruffled off. >> they had the idea that they need to help other people. so they will collect money from this and you gain the chance to join the sweepstakes. >> twilight winner will right away within the machine, the real winner art to children in need of loving homes. the choppers will be used to raise money or do we care for oregon's programs. >> we care for children who are not able to be adopted by provided some of the financial support that they need. >> this is something that he and his wife chantelle practice. they have poor children of their own that they felt the need to reach out. >> we said we would pray about it and give it some time and over the course of the next two months it became an idea that we realized wasn't our idea about an idea that god put on our hearts. >> it wants later they were in the ukraine, picking up their baby gir

we are extremely proud of our inclusive environment that respects the uniqueness of every individual and encourages the contributions of people from different cultures, backgrounds, experiences. diversity is one of our biggest pluses as an employer. the postal service issued its first service of lunar new year stamps through 2004. in 2008, we introduced a new series of stamps commemorating lunar new year. since then, we have probably pay tribute to the year of the rat, the year of the ox, me, the year of the tiger, and the year of the rabbit. we're pleas stamp for the year f the dragon to the popular series. according to one chinese legend, all of the animals of the kingdom were invited to a meeting but only 12 showed up. as a reward, he gave each animal a year of his own. the dragon is the fifth of 12 animals associated with the chinese lunar calendar. of the 12, is perhaps the most potent and recognizable in images and mystic tales. it has been said that people born during the lunar new year tend to of the traits of the an

they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the pr

us to come up with more ideas as to how we could solve some problems that plague us, whether at the unique, in homeless areas, or whether it might be trying to catch a taxi cab in a more efficient way. we think we could have a more to do to a partnership with a code of america. we are announcing today -- by the way, code of america will be moving into larger offices at ninth and mission in the next few months, and be right with us, both physically, and this innovative strategic partnership that i want to announce today, to really bring in code of america in a strategic way. the second announcement i want to make is, i cannot do this myself. in fact, i am still trying to figure out how to do better with tweeting the things i want to get done. the conversation that i have had with ron conaway and companies that have registered a tremendous interest, working with john walton and are part of technology. we think it is absolutely necessary to register our interests in innovation by declaring the chief innovation officer for the city. perhaps the first in america, certainly in san francisco. i h

i must beg you to have an environmental impact report that takes into account all of the unique factors of the neighborhood. i am sorry to take up one more moment. right now brewster street is a sizable to only one vehicle at a time. if to vehicles meet, one of them has to back up. x1f3tmu>> good evening, commiss. i am an nine-year resident of joyous street. one of the concerns i have businesses -- i have is the real lack of planning. we are concerned about this approach, but really there are 10 or more lots that have to be looked at in the big picture. the infrastructure that is going to be needed to provide service to these buildings immediately sets of the remaining lots to be developed for current owners because infrastructure is in place for all of the lots. we have struggled to collaborate with them. on the rare occasions we have not been asked to meet with them, there has never been a proactive approach to reach out to neighborhoods to see where there might be opportunities to resize the homes to fit the character of the homes. every night i walked up those stairs. i am going to

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and in our experience unfortunately goboc, who oversees the program, knew even less about the unique and life changing experience of becoming a whistleblower than we did. over the past two years we've been a lot of research on this subject and would like to offer some suggestions. all new members should get some information beyond what the controller gives them. whistleblower advocacy groups should be giving information to all employees and also to perspective whistleblowers. the national whistleblower center has a guide book. a step by step guide to doing what's right and protecting yourself. the government accountability project guide book. corporate whistleblowers, survival guide, a hand book for committing the truth is another valuable resource. the government accountability project also puts out a free newsletter called whistleblower news and finally the government accountability project has an introductional video on legal and ethical videos that includes a two hour educational film, and it's an excellent film. you can download it on the internet and it features whistleblowers,

and city risk manager have both found a modified indemnification language is reasonable, based on the unique situation, and the fact it is necessary to enter into this agreement in order to comply with federal mandate. the budget analysts office has recommended approval, and i would be happy to answer questions you might have. supervisor chu: thank you. this is an ability for the department to go forward with a for the $20,000 planning contract. in terms of implementation, we do not know what that costs will be until after the planning process? -- $420,000 planning contract. >> that is included in the capital budget and fiscal feasibility study. this is just asking your approval to enter into an agreement with this particular company, as they are the on the one that can provide material that the faa has required we use, since we cannot accommodate the 1,000 feet at the end of the shorter runways. supervisor chu: in terms of implementation, after the study period, after we decided with the organization, there is already a budget for that? >> yes. supervisor chu: do you know what that level is

but the most you meek thing about the -- unique thing about the car is when you look at it from the outside, it looks small. when you get in you're like wow, i have a lot of room in here. just come on down to the show. >> there's a lot of head room too. >> oh, yeah. absolutely. >> for tall people. >> the auto show opens to the public today and it is open every day through sunday. february. of course super bowl sunday. tickets for adults are $12 and kids age 6 to 12 are $5. $2 off for seniors and military personnel. on tuesday, all active duty and retired military get in free with a valid id and thursday it's 50% off with any valid student id. >> you got in the car and when you were saying held room, you know it's really does have the head room. >> it's huge inside for such a little tiny vehicle. it's about a foot shotter than the mini -- shorter than the mini cooper. but it a real car and actually quite adorable. >> the safety features i can see the kids graduating from something ooh baby me, a down payment or just buy it for me. >> a cabriolet version. >>> at 4:53, it is time for the quest

. >>> and rising on the production, of the late san francisco mayor, we explained the unique tie the director has to the bay area icon. join us for this and more at 7:00. >>> and it is a red carpet event, taking place on alcatraz island. ktvu's eric rasmussen is there, with the stars on the new show, hearding to the rock for the hollywood premier. eric? >> reporter: and we just got here to alcatraz the last 30 minutes or so where they will hold the red carpet for this event tonight. of course the show called alcatraz is holding a little premier party here tonight. they're talking about -- the show that is starting on monday, that is going to be based around alcatraz and the city of san francisco, the premise is that 302 prisoners disappeared in 1963, and then began to be seen on present day. but i can tell you on the boat ride over here for the party today we actually had an opportunity to talk to one former inmate and two former guards who were here at alcatraz when it operated. obviously very real history to be shared here tonight as they talk about the program airing on channel 2.

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in a typical style, sherwood brought the unique political situation in to his thank you speech. >> youe're not respected on capitol hill or on the congress or by the president because of our lack of abilities in this town but we respect ourselves here today. we respect each other. our local washington is only as good as the people active in it. i mean that with all my heart and thank you for this award. thank you. >> and another thing about tom, he is a very funny man. the magazine has given the award now for 40 years. way to go, tom. >>> well, that's all for news 4 this week. i'm veronica johnson. thanks for joining us v.. have a good one. see you back here next week. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur?] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that c help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best pr