it is a tough city. the city has been very generous to the court and to the needy. we will do the best we can to preserve services that provide the core services like food, housing and at risk the services. there will be reductions that will be painful. and the deputy director for finance and administration. >> good morning. and the deputy general manager for the public utilities commission. he by no less as the san francisco water department or the municipal power agency. for example, electricity comes from what the system. we are an enterprise department. he'd gather all of the revenues from the rate payers. most of the water users are outside of san francisco. we have customers that contractually a supply water to. the budget is quite large. it is a hundred and $60 million. i wanted to highlight the rebuild we are doing right now. the largest public works project in california today. as a stand here, we have $2 billion in completed construction. we will have $3 billion in construction. we just received bids on our signature project on friday. the engineer estimat

and we pointed out that this is a tough city for the planning and we have a transit system that's robust and needs fixing and we have a bike network to get out of the injunction phase and get back to building. and we have a parking challenge and on top of that we have the pedestrian concerns and network and imperative. and i see as pedestrians as special, they are probably the most vulnerable of all modes of transportation. and at some point, every one of us, we are pedestrian, this is the one mode that cuts across everything and demands the most immediate attention. where is all of this going to go? and now i will make sure that we cover these issues and write on the easels and the comments that you give, this will be materials that feed the better streets plan, and materials that will go into the effective plan, and how can we pretend to come up with a network that doesn't include the pedestrian's needs. and include this in the bike plan and work with the transportation authority and as they update their plan and be sure that the priorities in that plan and they have money and that can

. >>> of course, not just public safety budgets, times are tough, cities and counties battling unprecedented budget deficits. in the san francisco the budget deficit has climbed to $300 million, it turns out the same number that the city is paying in pension costs this year. the mayor addressed the deficit at a packed town hall meeting. a union coalition recently announced a proposal to cap pensions in the city at $195,000 a year per person. a number that critics say is ridiculously high. the mayor must present a balanced budget by june 1st. but lee says he is optimistic. >> we'll get through these bad economic times through negotiations, through agreements, through working together, and that's what i think this represents. >> lee is pushing a majorover haul of pension and heal care benefits. he said he's negotiating with public employee unions and hopes to put the plan on the november ballot. >> san francisco city attorney is joining the ranks of leaders speaking out against a new alcohol drink that appears to target teens. the drink is called blast by colt 45 and comes in several fruit fla

the big picture for us -- it has been a tough couple of years for the city, as you all know. it has been a tough couple of years for all of us individually in the city, struggling with the economy. we are starting to see some signs of hope and good news out there in the economy, but we are in the very early stages. the city government is, of course, depended on tax revenues, which are driven by economic activity. when we look out into the economy, we are starting to see things stabilize. we are not seeing the big losses that we have over the past couple of years, but it is the beginning of a slow recovery, so there is some good news out there, but it looks like it is going to be a slow recovery that is going to happen over the next couple of years. also, while our local tax revenues are recovering and while our economy is recovering, we also are taking a loss from the state and federal governments, as the mayor said. they are cutting revenue to local governments as they try to balance their own budget and deal with their issues in washington and sacramento, so that is taking a

. >> city parking is tough. getting into the city is easy. the east shore freeway is an 18 minute drive. a smooth ride. 65 miles per hour into the city. 50 across the span itself. a giants game is the note approaching the city from the peninsula. slowing starting early this afternoon as folks head to the city. postwork traffic as well. avoid at&t park unless you have tickets or hoping to find new friends over there. south of the east bay, earlier construction. davis as well as 238, construction cleared. from 880, no problems to the bridge. we have construction still for 680 northbound and around costa. they are sticking around for a half hour or so until the crews completely clear it. a 14 minute drive for that commute. we look at a live shot there. northbound with the headlights coming up. starting to pick up a tad bit. things are moving smoothly. back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:23. we have an update this morning on a deadly subway bombing. the number of people killed in the explosion has risen to 12. 150 people are injured. officials

the city is faced with tough budget decisions. including where to make cuts and whether or not to increase taxes. how will he make these tough choices -- will you make these tough choices? supervisor campos: the budget is the most important policy document that the city can pass. it reflects the priorities of city government. i believe we have to be creative in how we look at the issue of the budget. it is important for me that certain things happen. i think that public safety has to be a priority in the budget, the public safety cannot be compromised to save a few dollars. but i think the public safety goes beyond funding the police department and the fire department, as important as that is. it includes funding violence prevention programs, after- school programs so someone has -- and people have something to do after school, funding our department for recreational opportunities for young people during the summer or after school. if you do not do that, that will have implications on public safety. the safety has to be protected,

city. what's tough for our members is knowing that even if we give them their 10% cut in pay that they are asking for it's not going to avoid if lay offs of over 100 officers. >>> a city negotiator tells k tvu the pay cut offer may not go too far because it is only for a year. >>> the el cerrito man's honda plunged off the oakland hills. an east bay park ranger was driving along grizzly peak yesterday when he spotted the honda 150 feet down the hill with the driver still inside and still alive. crews say it was a very extensive rescue effort to get down the cliff and bring that man back up. rescue crews say the man was in and out of consciousness. we did check with the hospital and he is expected to make a full recovery. >>> we're looking forward to a gorgeous day. meanwhile outside your doors a gorgeous looking start. take a look at this from our roof cam toward the bay area this morning. you can see plenty of blue sky over the city. and temperatures warmer because of all these winds. we have gusty conditions in napa. 20 in oakland, 20 near the airport at san francisco and 15 miles per hou

. >> that's a tough balancing act in oakland. this month the city's on a mission to patch the potholes. there are a lot of them to repair because we have so much rain during the winter and spring. the goal? fix more than 2,000 potholes. a very tricky task given the city's budget shortfall. >> we try to do as many as we can but unfortunately, our streets are in the condition they're in and it's an ongoing task trying to just fill the potholes that we have. >> the agency faces a $435 million backlog of pavement repairs but it's still urging people call if they have a specific pothole they want fixed. >>> will it make a final cut? how close a ban on circumcision to end up on the ballot in november. >> layoffs going out to hundreds of san jose city workers. how it will affect public. >>> facebook jumping into the digital coupon club. how these deals differ from all the others. >> from the cbs 5 weather center, spring has definitely sprung here in the bay area. now the number of days you can expect to go without rain. the pinpoint forecast as eyewitness ne

davis is leading the city through some tough economic times. you will recall the city filed for bankruptcy back in 2008. >>> in san jose this evening, city leaders met with members of the community to discuss ways to rebuild trust in law enforcement. it was part of an ongoing effort to stop the division between police officers and the public. >>> >>> new information on a giant's fan that was badly beaten. ktvu's amber lee live now in san jose with an outpouring of support for the man and his family. >> reporter: the injured giant's fan bryan still works here at hp pavilion. as part of a paramedic team during sharks games. today fellow first responders held a fundraiser for him. the sharks also donated pucks. stowe's coworkers spent the day trying to gather donations to auction off. >> these messages will be taken to the hospital tomorrow. fellow paramedics tell me stowe has been taken out of a medically induced coma. >> he's a fighter and he's not one to back down from a fight. >> reporter: at hp pavilion tonight, the sharks played the los angel

davis is leading the city through some tough economic times. you will recall the city filed for bankruptcy back in 2008. >>> in san jose this evening, city leaders met with members of the community to discuss ways to rebuild trust in law enforcement. it was part of an ongoing effort to stop the division between police officers and the public. >>> the big news paramedics are telling us about a fan's condition. >>> and what tests reveal about rainwater and radio active iodine. ♪ atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> new information on a giant's fan that was badly beaten. ktvu's amber lee live now in san jose with an outpouring of support for the man and his family. >> reporter: the injured giant's fan bryan still works here at hp pavilion. as part of a paramedic team during sharks games. today fellow first responders held a fundraiser for him. the sharks also donated pucks. stowe's coworkers spent the day trying to gather donations to auction off. >> these messages will be take

it's been a growing city and when i moved out here it was a little intimidating because it is a tough city and everyone lives outside the city and i moved to arlington so as you live here for a while you kind of realize there's more condos growing in the market's coming up and a lot more restaurants and chefs coming in from around the country. so for me the scene has been growing huge and more and more places to go every day and i'm excited to be part of the growth. >> there is a narrative of that because obama's boesh's for not begun until local restaurants but there is the notion that obama's boosted the scene to go out. is that true that there's a sort of a definitive cause and effect when they go out -- kafta has a positive spin? >> i think it has, i really do. i know i've cooked for michelle obama many times and to know that the president and first lady are going to these restaurants to eat on a regular basis chose something positive and i think it does help sales and i do think it keeps the city interactive and more of a family oriented type of place and it's like a very successful t

. >> the city is faced with tough budget decisions, including where to make cuts and whether to raise taxes and fees. how will you approach the difficult choices? >> i think the biggest challenge in the budget is the cost associated a city employee pensions and benefits. those are the single biggest driver to our expenses, far exceeding our revenues. i have a single-minded focus dealing with that. for the last few months. we have been sitting down with our various public employee unions trying to come together on a way to balance the city's needs versus respecting the rights of the employees. if we are able to come to some sort of agreement and present the voters in november with a fair proposal, that will address a lot of the smaller budget issues. we are talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. on pension and benefits alone, we will be spending just shy of 1 million -- $1 billion. that was with a b. if we can get a handle on that, some of the other issues will stand down. >> do you feel like we're on the right track? >> we are on the right track. it is february. we're where we

mayor says the town hall meetings are useful for helping city leaders understand the public sentiment. he said the input helps in making the tough decisions over cutbacks. >>> hundreds of san jose city workers will learn in the coming weeks if they will lose their jobs in june. the city is trying to close a $115 million budget gap. and says it still needs concessions from several unions. the decision on the layoffs will come when the city releases its budget may 2nd. >>> checking some other headlines around the bay area. a santa clara woman arrested after leaving her toddler locked inside her suv while she played cards at the garden city casino. the woman was spotted by surveillance cameras about 5:30 thursday evening. a guard spotted the child inside the car an hour later. the little girl was hot but okay. she was released to her father's custody. >>> a funeral today for andy jang, the 16-year-old found shot to death in a san francisco home last weekend. a 15-year-old friend is charged with murder. an 18-year-old is also charged with trying to set the home on fire to conceal the body. both suspects have claimed the shooting was

retirement benefits and cost structures we have in this city we could start to add employees and add services but we need to make those very tough decisions now. >> reporter: and pension reforms are happening in cities all over the bay area. we just got word from sunnyvale public safety department agreed to do some pension reforms including increases their own pension contributions creating a two tiered systems. they also agreed to raise the retirement age to 55. so, elizabeth, this is happening all over. it appears that the unions are starting to have a lot more movement than they did last year acknowledging that this problem is going to be with us for some years and want to be part of the solution. >> sounds like there is a lot of problem solving still to be done. >> reporter: absolutely. >> len ramirez, thank you. >>> the accused serial killer suspected in four cold case murders in northern california told a judge he wants to represent himself. he was seen during a court appearance earlier this month says he has given it a lot of thought. police say the 77-year-old who once lived in yuma targeted women whose first and last na

mayor says the town hall meetings are useful for helping city leaders understand the public sentiment. he says the input helps in making the tough decisions over cutbacks. >>> hundreds of san jose city workers will learn they will lose their jobs in june. the city is trying to close a $115 million budget gap and says it still needs concessions from several unions. the decision on the layoff will come when the city releases its budget may 2. >> native americans continue their fight to keep a sacred burial site in the east bay in tact. they held a vigil and gathering today at glenn cove waterfront park. the native americans say it is sacred space and shouldn't be touched. they joined in protest today. >> i think it's beautiful. i think we have people from all walks of life that have come out to support us and to pray with us and understand what the issues are and really want this place to remain open land. >> the dispute is getting state and federal attention. u.s. department of justice and state senator noreen avins stepped in to reach an acceptable resolution. >>> it is a mystery. dead or dying leopard sharks are washing up on t

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from the lgbt perspective, this is going to be tough, and i submit to the city that they consider the following list of ideas which i have cryptically penned for this testimony. i have noticed that time has gone over, and i know how that feels, so i would just read one or two of them and make my testimony available in writing. the one that i would like to read which may add to what the professor had to say is, i think the city and county needs to form an urgent advisory committee and instruct a point person to work with our congressional representatives and senators to include promotion. that's send citizens to washington d.c. -- washington, d.c. they really do want to hear from us. i have another list of ideas that i would like to present to you. i will not take your time now. so my respectful and more urgent request, if you could get to make and use them to get a phone call as soon as possible to rep gutierrez's office and senator schumer's office to tell them how important it is to have comprehensive reform here and that it must include our gay and bi-national couples. we need to e

. >> once again, the city is faced with tough budget decisions, including where to make cuts and where to increase taxes and fees. how will you approach these difficult choices? supervisor chu: we know that our budget deficit is a significant one. at the moment, blooms are around $380 million -- at the moment, it looms around $380 million. we could not meet that gap. i think the city needs to take a balanced approach, and if you take a look at previous years, we have taken a look at things like where are fee revenues, what do those look like? where are the changes in other revenue pictures, whether it is transfer tax or hotel tax or other things that help to improve the picture. in addition to that, how is it that we can really control some of our expenses? i think that in order to address the $380 million budget deficit, we really have to take a look at both sides, revenue side as well as the cost side of things, and i think there are certain things that the city can do right now that might that not impact this year's budget or -- that might not impact this year's budget for next year

the council voted today to have the city of san carlos run the recreational program. >> it is tough t. is something that is transitioning and many other cities will have to look for a regional approach to the services they offer to their community. >> reporter: the police outsourcing is expected to save half a million a year. it could take effect this summer. >>> well, a private fire company has apparently offered toy provide service to the city of san carlos. san carlos and belmont are disolving their department. they are considering out sourcing fire protection to redwood city or cal fire. but the san mathey kwroe journal -- san mateo journal says a private bid came through. >>> the fire department is investigating a fire that started this morning on queen's road. no one was home at the time. fire was centered in the main floor damaging the kitchen, living room, hallway and causing smoke damage in the bathrooms. a contractor at the scene estimated the repairs would cost $700 to $8,000. >>> the attorney general addressed the topic of teen bullying at a conference in mill valley today

libyan officials are reportedly fleeing the country the regime stands firm with resume to tough on the rebel held city. there will be no american boots on the ground in libya recent press reports at least indicate the cia operatives on the ground so boots on the ground as i would define it the u.s. top brass gets grilled in congress over the libyan campaign but failed to clear up confusion over the aims of the operation and come from. georgia once the world to know its own to complain to why fall is corruption so what is rhodey folks a businessman georgios a hundred million dollars sentenced to seven years in prison told the details are coming up in just a few minutes. live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching our team with me and you see now why it's six pm here in the russian capital three pm in london more civilian jobs from coalition strikes are being reported in libya with seven people found that after the recent bombing of the eastern city of greg the u.k. is said to be holding talks with a senior aide to the libyan regime is believed to be seeking an exit strategy for colonel

this is during a time when the city was going through the really tough economic downfalls that we experiencede years ago. the community-based partners were being hit left and right on the state, federal, and other departments. the public partners like the human services agency, also, the private partners. trying to be as targeted and purposeful as possible. and improving our systems. of the things that guided our thinking and our planning, i apologize for that little thing. it says to serve all families city-wide. it is mandated that we serve all children in the city of san francisco. we made the policy decision to prioritize children that are living in hardship. we prioritize children and families that are involved. they're either in the system, the juvenile justice system, where they are under house. it includes homeless and families that are living in situations where there are living with other families or other single-room occupancies. and of course, children and families that are experiencing challenges have put them at risk for negative outcome. the statement was to highlight the fact

. >> again, the city is faced with tough budget decisions, including word and make cuts and where to increase taxes and fees. how are you going to approach these different choices? >> those are really tough choices. i think often, the economy in san francisco is not in a vacuum, and we are impacted by the state and federal government, so we need be advocating with our legislative delegation to prioritize health and human services job development and work force development and important projects as much as we can. at the state level, as we face this huge budget deficit as well to make sure there is flexibility in spending at the local level. but i absolutely think that we need revenue measures that come on the ballot, and voters have to be thinking about ensuring that we have enough revenue so that we maintain infrastructure, the building and maintenance of the streets and buildings and even a kind of parts of the coat -- coast. the need to make sure infrastructure is there and also that we have money that -- to protect the critical safety net for seniors and young children and famili