cable cars were invent in san francisco to solve the problem with it's unique, vertically challenged terrain. we are still using cars a century old >> the old cable car is the most unique thing, it's still going. it was a good design by then and is still now. if we don't do something now. it's going to be worse later. >> the cable cars are built the same as they were in the late 1800's. we use a modern machinery. we haven't changed a thing. it's just how we get there. >> it's a time consuming job. we go for the quality rather than the production. we take pride in our work and it shows in the end product. >> the california line is mostly locals. the commuters in the morning, i see a lot of the same people. we don't have as tourists. we are coming up to street to chinatown. since 1957, we are the only city in the world that runs cable cars. these cars right here are part of national parks system. in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monument. the way city spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco, first thing they think about is, le

the application is a little bit unique. this is actually a story store, but they are going to license a small, specific area of the premises, so it will allow people of any age to come into the store, but the area to access alcohol would be restricted to those 21 and older. we are recommending this application for approval. i would point out is not in an area of high crime. is located in an area of undue concentration. we are recommending approval with the following conditions. sales, service, and consumption of beverage shall be permitted between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. each day of the week. next, no noise shall be allowed beyond the area under the control of the licensee. next, loitering. ordering defined as standing idly about, lingering aimlessly without lawful business is prohibited on a property adjacent to licensed premises under the control of the licensee. interior lighting maintained there shall be sufficient to make easily discernible the appearance and conduct of all persons. and patrons in the po

this is unique in its visibility. it is unique in its uses, with the commercial real-estate and open space. and unique in its different characteristics that reside along the northern waterfront. i am excited about the opportunity to showcase san francisco and the ability to contribute to the city and its reputation. we have that opportunity at hand right now. i understand the complexities and balancing the stakeholders' interested in the waterfront. generating a positive bottom line for the city during these difficult fiscal times, and also, figuring out how to generate more jobs. i look forward to understanding of these projects with a capital plan and how to move this forward in terms of timing and affordability and all the updates since these plans were issued. i want to thank some of the supporters who are here today, and those who also wrote letters on my behalf. thank you. >> we did get several letters of support on your behalf. and are there any questions? >> this is obviously an important partner in the city o

one of the great benefits of this opportunity is that each of these branches has a unique artwork that has been created specifically for that branch, based on input from people who live near that branch, in the surrounding neighborhood. >> trur- minded. there was a lot of community support for the project. i try to make it about the true hill and its history. they were something that natives used for making houses. the construction of the pond is based on abalone house construction. at the bottom of the form, it is woven into a rope which transforms into a manufactured rope. that is a reference to the cordish company, a big industry at the waterfront that went along with the shipbuilding industry. other examples of art work in libraries that you might be interested in seeing it is dana zed's glass shatters in front of a library. there are a wall sculptures in the lobby of the glen park branch library. and then there is an illuminated book on the wall of the mission bay library. >> "ocean current." we are on ocean avenue, so there is a connection to that. that is what this is about. cul

it is such an honor and unique experience, and of just having a great time and look forward to making a big difference in city hall. >> great. we have been talking to supervisor farrell from district 2. thank you for joining us on sfgtv's "meet your district supervisor." four episodes when we come back with another of our city supervisors. thank you very much. >> you bet. >> this lodge is home to some of the best fly casting pools in the world. these shallow concrete pools don't have fish. this is just a place where people come to practice their fly casting technique. ith was built in the 1930's and ever since, people have been coming here to get back to nature. every year, the world championship of fly casting is held in san francisco and visitors from all over the globe travel to be here. >> we are here with phil, general manage of san francisco rec and parks department at the anglers lodge. what do you think about this? >> it is spectacular, travis from oregon, taught me a snake roll and a space cast. >> there are people from all over the world come to san francisco and say this is

. >> it's unique. will not see anything like it where you go to compete in the world. competitions in ireland, scotland, norway, japan, russia each year, the facilities here in the park are second to none. there is no complex in the world that can touch it. >> i'm here with bob, and he has kindly agreed to tell me everything i need to know about casting. i'm going to suit up and next, we're in the water. >> what any gentleman should do. golden gate angling has free lessons the second saturday of every month. we have equipment show up on the 9:30 on the second saturday of every month and we'll teach them to fly cast. >> ok. we are in the water. >> let me acquaint you with the fly rod. >> nice to meet you. >> this is the lower grip and the upper grip. this is a reel and a fly line. we are going to use the flex of this rod to fling away. exactly as you moved your hands. >> that's it? >> that's it. >> i'm a natural. >> push both arms forward and snap the lower hand into your tummy. push forward. >> i did gave it a try and had great time but i might need some more practice.

we are keenly sensitive to that, and i think this one was unique. it is my understanding, cvs did do some outreach to the community and the community is not opposed. for these reasons, i think we are on track to proceed very cautiously. supervisor avalos: ok. and my comment about willy-nilly was not about your work. i know we are going to see more and more of the pharmacies coming forward, and walgreen's and cvs as they want to increase business in san francisco, will probably come forward. >> there's no question that every segment of our industry is looking for potential revenue streams. i can tell you that absolutely, we will be seeing cbs -- cvs tried to emulate walgreen's, not only with the number of locations in the city, but hoping to get licenses. we are seeing it every day where people are looking for innovative things, places that once used to shut down at the end of normal business hours are now operating later, trying to get one-day licenses to bring in a possible revenue streams. there is a lot of creativity out there, and that does come

we have unique restaurants. we have to keep that, or we lose our competitive a vintage. -- competitive a bandage -- advantage. there are not a lot of small businesses in this area because there are not a lot of employees. this city is unique because of small business. thank you. commissioner clyde: i also want to thank everyone for being here and showing such a great solidarity with this issue and with the small independent stores. the effect of predatory pricing is, and has been demonstrated repeatedly -- one small shops go out of business, then the prices increase and increase. i have some experience with a local safeway that is exponentially higher than other safeway's simply because it does not have any competition in the area at all. this has been happening for years. it continues to happen. there is that time where a community might enjoy lower prices, and that is great, but once those little shops close, then the price goes to what the market will bear, and prices are often higher. in san francisco, with

unique to california. and what prison officials there say, well, we're going to transfer some to local, to county control. we're going to give some more good time credits. but that's a lot of people to get rid of and it seems like it will be impossible not to free some people before their time has been actually served. >> is this something that will visit other states? will this case have an overshadowing effect elsewhere? >> it shouldn't. because california's situation was so unique, and what justice kennedy said in his opinion, it was really heavily criticized in the courtroom by justice scalia, getting involved in public policy issues. prisons and other institutions that should be the domain of legislatures. but justice kennedy, who wrote the opinion said, we're not about to start stepping into other venues. this is unique to california. they have had decades to try to fix this problem. the state has been under court order for a long time to try to reduce the population. and he did spg very unusual in h

it's a unique experience that in many cases kids can be very strengthened by. >> it is a very uniqueerience and i think that's one of the reasons why that when we developed our operation purple camps so that kids could be kids and also realize that they're not alone and there are other children in their same, in the same boat. >> we're seeing pictures from that right now, this summer camp, 25 state in oak noah japan. operation purple. tell us more, kelly, how this helps kids. >> as i said, it allows them to be kids and to see that they're not alone. we also have mental health counselors available at the camps in case kids would like to talk, but it allows them to just do good things that every other kid are doing. >> what we see with a lot of these kids, just like the parent who is deployed might be involved in combat and they can't talk about that experience with anybody else other than somebody else who was in combat. now these kids know what it feels like to move from city to city and country to country and becoming an informal support group where for one another. >> the children

26 commissioners who all share a fellowship based on the conviction that the asian art museum is unique, the best of its kind, and a tremendous asset to our city. your expertise will be a substantial supplement to the work of your fellow commissioners, and notably, your background in finance and work cochairing the campaign for the san francisco ballet will be an extremely welcome asset. like all the other commissioners, the import work done by the 27 commissioners, the strength of the museum greatly benefit our whole city. it enhances our quality of life, a reputation as a cultural center, and also -- an important point -- city appealed that brings in visitors and millions of dollars a year. thank you for your work and for what you will be doing with the commission. thank you for being here. [applause] on the commission of the status -- on the status of women, what an important commission. san francisco is the birthplace of the united nations and the first and still only city that has enacted a local ordinance reflecting the principles of the united nations convention on the eliminatio

that is something that is very unique to sports, that sports can pull people together. very much in the same way, the 49ers are an important part of the community and san francisco 's identity, and i would love to do what we can to help them today. >> if you have a lot of projects in your district that you are excited about. can you share any information about the goings on in your district? supervisor chu: our district again has so many families, and we think about how we plan for the future and make sure that the next generation has the amenities that we do not have right now, and we have got a new poll that has recently opened up that we are so happy about -- we have a new pool that has recently opened up that we are so happy about. it is already well utilize. we have two playgrounds currently in the process of being remodeled in addition to a brand-new library that is opening up. we are very excited about what this means for the many kids and families who use the library, go to the parks and plate, and who really just utilize those public services. there are many ex

kind of unique characteristics that define them. neighborhoods have the chance to define themselves. i am really thankful to be a part of that. i want to make sure that will continue. there is no way i could find such a fulfilling chance at employment and advancement, and the ability to make money, to be part of the city, in a larger corporation like that. this is high turnover was just retail and just cashiering. that is now we are about. thank you for your time. president o'brien: thank you. any further public comment? >> good evening. i am a land-use attorney with a law firm representing petco in their conditional use application process for their store. i wanted to take this opportunity to express to the commission the our legal concerns with the ordinance that has been proposed at this point. we have been in touch with the city attorney's office. i have a letter here from april. among the to express some of the major issues we have here. in 2007, the california supreme court issued a ruling that stated that zoning ordinances ar

these are exactly the kind of very unique businesses that make san francisco the diverse city that it is. i also wanted to point out that a few of our loan recipients in the city have also graduated and able to later on success -- access traditional bank financing. two of those have been able to move on to get traditional loans. i would like to really thank the community partners that working solutions works with. we collaborate with organizations like the small business assistance center that -- assistance center, the san francisco small business development center, and pacific community ventures. all of these organizations and more create a network of vital support services and resources for small businesses in san francisco. i would also like to take the opportunity to thank working solutions' staff, board, supporters, and volunteers, who are really a big part of the success that we are celebrating this morning. finally, i would like to thank the city, mayor lee, supervisor wiener, and the small business commission for continuing to prioritize the needs of small businesses. it is m

your uniqueness can change the world. don't stand in front of the mirror and try to look like everybody else. be you. no. 2 -- remember others. the greatest exercise for the human heart is not jogging or aerobics or weight lifting. it is reaching down and lifting another up. find a cause larger than yourself, then speak out and take action. never let it be said that you were too timid or too weak to stand by your calls. learn what that feels like to give 100% to others. it will change your life. no. 3 -- embrace failure. some of you probably have not landed the job you wanted. i am sure many of you have faced hardships. i have. failure only hurts if you cannot turn it into a learning experience that makes you stronger and wiser. sometimes that momentary setback, that failure, seems like the end of the world. my heart has broken more than once when friends of my kids, in moments of despair, have taken their own lives. please remember, when you encounter an obstacle in life, four of the most powerful words in the english la

it is not unique to the me system. that is how it is done in the transit industry across the country. -- it is not unique to the muni system. rail cars are expensive. we are looking at increasing the fleets. in the meantime, we're doing this rehabilitation. the fleet increases another 25 cars over the next 10 years. at the same time, we will be looking at a new design of car in terms of weeks as well as dealing with low floor vehicles versus the stairs in the vehicles we have now. thank you. [applause] supervisor wiener: thank you. the next question will be for bill ginsberg. the ggrna proposal will concentrate dogs in smaller areas which will lead to inevitable problems. how will the city deal with this? i have been working with bill on this issue. >> i was expecting to be challenged by a love questions tonight, but the dog question might be the most challenging of all. i think we are all falling -- following the public discussion facing the golden gate national recreational area draft eir that will restrict off-leash

this is a unique event. by bringing these two sets of government officials together, energy efficiency and transportation officials, we hope to set a new agenda in the region for energy-efficient transportation. we have a lot of interest in this opportunity. from september 14 through 17, the women in economies summit. this is such an important event. my boss, secretary clinton, will be chairing it. but it is also a unique opportunity for apec to set the agenda for how the economies of the region should endeavor to increase women on entrepreneurship and women's participation director region. we expect this set of meetings to result in a set of findings which will then be in north by the leaders in hawaii to establish a new understanding throughout the region on how to pursue issues in this area. lorraine is going to give you a more detailed briefing on the meeting in a moment. another one to highlight is the health systems innovation dialogue on september 16 and 17, which will also involve senior government o

each phone has a unique identifier. so that that particular phone is unique in the world. so, you can tie a unique identifier to the location. so you know precisely where a precise phone has been. in many cases you're using services where they know things about you. like, you might have a facebook app on your phone. well, facebook knows who you are, where you live, knows your phone number. that type of information can all be tied together. >> belva: personal computer technology columnist here, you probably knew that's what he was going to say. it's time for this interesting conversation. to move on, but it is interesting. we'd like to have you back again to find out more of what we don't know. >> oh, dear. >> belva: well the rotc, reserve officer training corp, was banned from stanford university campus during the vietnam war but there is a controversial move to bring that program back as "newshour" correspondent spencer michels. >> reporter: if student at stanford want to join the rotc, they have to travel 16 miles to attend class at santa clara university. >> carry on. c

the director hopes to continue to grow the farm and new found business. >>> from a unique farm to unique produce, a business savvy college graduate set out to grow a cubed shaped watermelon and succeeded. they're grown inside special containers to give them their shape and inspirational words are stamped into the rinds. the melons are sold for 20 times the normal price and he claims they're tastier, too. >>> finally, talk about a false alarm. officials in england were quick to jump on reports of a tiger on the loose. police responded with a thermal imaging helicopter and enlisted zoo experts. they evacuated areas and stopped play at a cricket match to trap the rogue animal. it turns out not until the tiger was moved by the wind it turns out it was simply a life sized stuffed animal. >> i thought it was real. >> really bill? >> it wasn't moving. >> do tigers just sit there? >> take the high road. >> it is time now for an early look at the stories we will follow throughout the day on nbc. a judge will decide whether jared loughner accused of shooting arizona congresswoman gab real giffords

. >> do you see as the development tool of choice or was this a unique deal done in unique circumstances? >> i think it began as a unique one because we have been struggling with how to activate the mid market with many years. many of you know this is the closest thing to skid row that we have. the struggles with middle-market and talking with supervisor kim and david chu, we felt that was the appropriate tool because we had tried everything else in that district. this is a tool that we believe will be successful. twitter management, even though -- when we compromise on the six months of exemption, that was the right thing to do for the corridor. we have invited them and we know there will be other businesses because when you walk into their offices and you know how it operates and the engineers informed us of this, that operate in clusters. you hardly ever see an employee working alone. the applications companies are there with them. even in their current site they have a whole floor of other companies that are working with them as well. we think this will be the way to do middle-market