it focuses on the missing links of vocational training, and that is where i hope we endeavor to unify city county with unified school district, city college, and ultimately speaking with hiring and recruiting practices in the public safety sector of our city to give our young people a chance to have a job with something that they might seek, summer -- some real career potential, and i think the dividends are completely without any ceiling. supervisor chiu: thank you. i want to thank you for your leadership on this important topic and for moving forward what i think is a very good set of ideas for our young people and for work force development. colleagues, can we move this forward with recommendation? supervisor elsbernd: let me just say that i'm happy to vote for this order is because all this ordinance does is say, " apartments, ride a plan." there really is not much action. there is not really much to this or events at all, but to be clear, it suddenly, the plan turns into something else, i do not want this ordinance to be held over our head as some sort of unfunded mandate. that is a m

to look at what are the educational options that we have both within san francisco unified and within the larger city. there are other options beyond san francisco unified that might support some of the students. job corps might be a good option for someone. a five-piece charter program might be a good option. so i think we need to look beyond just the limits of what sfusd has to offer, but what are the city-wide resources that can serve these you who have been underserved by our system? supervisor dufty: i would offer the in your reporting relationship, you would be reporting to the school district, but i think there's tremendous value in communicating to the city because we really have to look at young people that our aging out into adulthood and may not have -- they are not going to leave with the skills from school in order to advance successfully, and what we need to do to really prioritize these individuals in other programs that you are describing? whether it is job corps or -- then my ged program. supervisor dufty: there are a number of things we can do, so i think it is essential that there

to look at what are the educational options that we have both within san francisco unified and within the larger city. there are other options beyond san francisco unified that might support some of the students. job corps might be a good option for someone. a five-piece charter program might be a good option. so i think we need to look

truancy initiatives by the san francisco unified school district and the city and county of san francisco. supervisor dufty: great, thank you so much. i would like to welcome of the planning and policy manager for violence prevention and intervention, and following that, she will be joined by liz jackson since then from the ymca. welcome. -- liz jackson simpson. >> i want to thank you for the opportunity to present to you the progress of the work. a quick reminder, in february 2010, the mayor announced that they would open a truancy and assessment resourced center. the office or some of its efforts is actually co located with the community assessment and referral center at clark. part of it is instrumental to making sure we support young people that are habitually truant, so some of the partners that we are actually gathering here today and are present here in the room are ymca huckleberries program, sfpd, dcyf, and jpd. we are trying to create a one- stop center where we would actually provide youth academic and psychosocial assessments, and it would work closely with the district in ord

the hayward unified school district in union city brought in buses, and will hopefully drive them back filled with supplies for families that can't afford them. the buses will be parked outside the wal-mart store through 5:00 p.m. on sunday. >>> all right, well it should be a nice day for you to head to union city. hopefully a little warmer. let's check in with our meetologist mark tamayo. maybe that much warmer? >> maybe a little warmer. especially away from the coastline today there will be plenty of sunshine and mild numbers out there. as you can see, here's a closer look, you see the fog making a come back coast side. still lingering patches around the bay for oakland out toward richmond and right around berkeley as well. the crowd still keeping san francisco on the cool side. san francisco still in the mid- to upper 50s. a look outside, you can see we have clear skies out toward walnut creek with a little bit of a breeze. on track to reach 80s about three or four hours from now. the weather story is this. it has not changed much in the last two or three weeks. fog returns once aga

this legislation just helps unify from the different entities of city college, school district, and they and county, and colleagues, i would be more than happy to answer any questions if you would like. and i would just like to say that i have had very positive and constructive discussions with chief gascon and the police department and department of h.r. and the school district and those who run the police athletic league. very appreciative of their enthusiasm and optimism. the chief says he really liked this idea. he frankly was surprised san francisco does not have something in little more institutionalized. >> i agree with you again. 343. the police activity lead -- we just graduated 28 young men and women on friday, ages 13 to 18 that now will be intense in both english side and bayview station. leadership skills, the goal attainment -- it was a fantastic class. it was a four-week academy where they learned a lot about themselves. again, we came from an environment where the explorer program is probably referencing exactly what you're talking about. each police station in los angel

truancy initiatives by the san francisco unified school district and the city and county of san francisco. supervisor dufty: great, thank you so much. i would like to welcome of the planning and policy manager for violence prevention and intervention, and following that, she will be joined by liz jackson since then from the ymca. welcome. -- liz jackson simpson. >> i want to thank you for the opportunity to present to you the progress of the work. a quick reminder, in february 2010, the mayor announced that they would open a truancy and assessment resourced center. the office or some of its efforts is actually co

program, but it would actually be part of the unified school district where it could earn some credit, and as people who have earned credit may want to go on to citylege where they have a well-known criminal justice program and burn their -- earn their aa and perhaps after that pursue a career in the police the bombing, that they would have to pass muster of all the clearances, psychological tasks, -- a career in the police department, that they would have to pass muster of all the clearances. that would then give them a leg up potentially, to somebody who has endeavored through high school and then through city college or whatever other secondary education they may have, post-secondary, in order to get in, that speaks loudly that this

at the wal-mart store in union city have being asked to stuff two buses it's part of an event to get school supplies for new haven's school district. an the neighboring unify school district. the buses will be parked outside the wal-mart store at the union landing shopping center through 9:00 p.m. sunday. >>> 72 and 72 that's the name of the pet adoption event at the san francisco spca office. the goal is to place 72 dogs and cats with new families within 72 hours. adoptions of cats are especially encouraged because workers say right now is the height of kitten season. folks visiting the spca at 250 florida state will also find evening mixers and daytime workshops promoting animal welfare. >>> american idol fans can expect to see major changes coming up on the show. judge diaguardi has been fired from the show and jennifer lopez and steven tyler of arrow smith will be hired as new judges. the news comes days after degeneres announced she will not be back. >>> a former warrior star is back and what he did today could save lives. >>> ronie toriof told a group of children with heart problems that he was inspired to start the heart to heart foundation in febru

severe state and city budget cuts to early childhood education are being blamed for the closures, parents and volunteers had planned on staffing the centers themselves, the oakland unified school district said it's too much of a liability. for now, sequoia, mansinita, piedmont will be shut indefinitely. >>> new numbers about how congestion pricing is affecting traffic on the bay bridge. a live look at the toll plaza, at the beginning of this month, new tolls went into effect. among them, first time fees for car poolers. it seems those new fees are changing driving habits. >> reporter: in life there is always a good and bad sight. change. case in point, the recent toll hikes on the bay bridge. the increase to $6 for peak congestion tolls has inspired some commuters to change their habits. >> the first thing we're seeing is a lot less traffic on the bay bridge during the peak. one's wait time, one's feeling of being in congestion has been cut in half. >> transportation officials say the addition of a new $2.50 toll for car poolers is also having an impact. the number of car poolers is down 30% from this time last year. >> in other cases, we think that because the congesti

unified in our commitment. treating this as someplace that might be contrary to the view of the police department, that helps tip it in the question that obligates city government to look at other resources and support a strategy enacted by the voters. thank you. >> i agree with everything you are saying, that we need to work together and foster more cooperation. but what i found interesting is the woman that stood behind me, every woman behind me said the same thing. keep the foot beats working. foot beats are working. i was encouraged that everybody was complementary. therew as -- there was not any disagreement. during this conversation, i have never uttered budget and resources. at the end of the day, we can implement policing without legislation. i thank you for your time and for allowing me to address this board. supervisor campos: thank you, captain. we look forward to continuing to work with you. supervisor alioto-pier. supervisor alioto-pier: thank you, chief. nice to have you here. through the chair, we wrote here during the last foot beat debate -- unfortunately, supervisors campos and mar missed it. but part of the reason why, actually the

attending city amending section 16.123-6, to authorize the youth plans submitted by the school five commission, amending section 16.123-8, to require theday reserve policy for the san francisco unified school district covering local revenues suspend disbursements from the fund to the school district section 16.123-7 as obsolete. supervisor campos: this item was introduced by supervisor alioto- pier, we know the chest to leave soon. supervisor? supervisor alioto-pier: i am sorry, we have a hearing soon, i will jump out, go to my hearing, and i will be back. what i would like to do with this charter amendment, it is nowhere near ready for the ballot. [laughter] i would like to change the date, making it for the following november election. that would give it time to work it through in the intervening months and have it back on the agenda during the next charter season. supervisor campos: so, a motion to continue it to the call of the chair? supervisor alioto-pier: with that work? i suppose so -- how would that work? i suppose so. right now we would not do it for this election cycle. supervisor campos: before we take action, maybe we should open it to public comment. any members of the

city. the barn owl, which is drawn by one of our elementary school age kids -- that was part of the zoo's wild about art and science program, which was a collaboration with san francisco unified school district. this kicks off our kids will campaign where kids will have free admission during the month of august along with a paying adult. this campaign is under the board of directors as well as fisher- price, who is sponsoring play at the zoo we can. as far as exhibit at it, thanks to a gift from a marin county family, we will be able to open a portion of the south american rain forest exhibit this september. the newly opened area will feature the 0's 11 anaconda. the south american paris and frogs as well as an indoor topical area to encourage connections with children. thanks also to gifts, we are now planning to build another phase of construction, which will include a flood of floor exhibit as well as an area for risky squirrel monkeys. programming for the exhibit will focus on the negative effects of the illegal animal trade that plague south america. lastly, the zoo's attendants in may, which is above projection, and i thought actually i could take a break and grieve for

city budget cuts and early childhood education are to blame for closures. parents and volunteers planned on staffing the centers themselves but the oakland unified school district says that is way too much of a liability. if and when state lawmakers pass a budget, some schools could reopen. >>> the closings could be especially devastating for students a recent study published by science daily shows that preschool can give a jump start to kids from families struggle to make ends meet. good preschools set a sound foundation for later learning and they can help in development and social skills. the study did reinforce that quality preschools are not the magic bullet and put emphasis on a stimulating home environment j people living in oakland have to pay new taxes for teachers. the city council approved a mesh sure that demands all property owners pay an extra $195 for the next ten years. the school tax would pay for higher wages for teachers, staff and professional development. earlier this week earthquake the city council voted to put a $360 partial tax on the ballot that would pay for more police officers. >>> a developing story right now this morning, out-of-c

city of los mochis. he was known for his "narco- corridos," ballads about drug traffickers. as mourners attended the funeral for rodolfo torres this week, president felipe calderon appealed for a unified response. >> ( translated ): it is essential that the national political forces and the different authorities of the state meet in an urgent way for dialogue, and give an unique and efficient answer, a serene and determined answer that shows a common front from all of us who represent the citizens. >> suarez: in late 2006, calderon deployed thousands of troops and federal police to drug hot spots across mexico. since then, an estimated 23,000 people have been killed. they include three people tied to the u.s. consulate in ciudad juarez, shot dead last march. today, mexican federal police arrested a number of suspects, including an alleged drug gang leader accused of ordering the attack. as for sunday's elections, the government is urging citizens to stand up to the drug cartels by turning out to vote. for more on the worsening violence, we turn to tracy wilkinson, the mexico city bureau chief for "the los angeles times." >> tracy, the headlines are shocking. 21 dead in a gun battle, 1