. >> resolution approving the united school district expenditure plan for the public education in richmond found. -- in richmond fund. -- enrichment fund. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mirkarimi: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. >> there are 11 ayes. president chiu: this resolution is adopted. items 23 and 24 are related to continental airlines. >> item 23 approves execution of modification number 6 of the 1981 airline airport lease to provide a retroactive rent credit for terminal round of exclusive use space but it did in terminal one. 24 authorizes the execution of modification one with continental airlines to modify the desired premises by elimination of exclusive use space in terminal one. president chiu: same house and call? these resolutions are adopted. >> item 25, authorizing the general manager of the public utilities commission to execute sewer system improvement for an amount not to exceed $150 mil

the los angeles united school district is mandating teachers to limit homework assignments to 10% of a student's final grade. while kids may celebrate, some educators worry the policy will encourage students to slack off and disregard assignments. but administrators hope to lessen the burden on students with parents who may not be able to help at home school districts nationwide are tracking the homework issue. some limit the amount of work assigned to students, while others prohibit homework on weekends and holidays. however, according to research from the u.s. department of education, students who do their homework perform significantly better than those who don't. >> well, breaking news, kids who do their homework are better students. what do you think about this? it seems that they're sort of butting the blame on parents a in this situation, when they made these rules that was certainly their explanation. do you think parents were to blame for this, or do you think that isn't any blame to sign? >> i don't necessarily think blame is to assign here. parent, yes, probably do carry s

school. she the part of the united players who is in the house here. and we came to meet bianca when she started interning. so thank you for being a part of this. carlos garcia is the super intendent of the city and county. we are so lucky to have him in san francisco. we served in the fifth faster growing school system in clark county. he worked as a principle including horace man in san francisco. thank you very much super intendent for being here. nathaniel ford is the director of the transportation authority. prior to joining the municipal authority. he served for the atlantic authority for 5 years. he started as a train conductor in the new york city transit system. let's give it up for director ford. jim dierck is a principle, but not only a principle and an educator. he is someone who designd and developed innovative concepts where there was an incident that involved safety. for the work he was recognized at the national principle of the year. and he is somebody who is on the ground and has worked to empower young people at his school. he took h

more news than around fifteen minutes time but right now they miss school safety unit a little village and schools and. go all smoking with featuring king gold has won the british a prince of the old days the. beautiful indeed he's forty two there's not a six pack in sight but darren clarke is the british open champ and we're going to have a look at how he did it in just a second. welcome to sports to be here with me union o'neal plenty to head over the next ten minutes including. american shot brazil joined argentina exiting the at the quarter final stage holding the feet to part of what. does its after a twenty year long wait darren clarke cleans his major title at the british open becoming the third northern irishman in thirteen months to win one of goals for premier tournaments. motoring ahead to jenson button of the truth. nine formula one champion returns to the russian capital to take part in the moscow city ri sing effects. let's get the ball rolling pitch side where yet another giant of world football has full enough to cop america brazil going i thought the last eight stage o

world's youth united under similar slogans and that's to be healthy in body and spirit through that means of flexibility reflex coordination and most importantly the. remark calls for an r.c. school. and finally to one of the most bizarre football spectacles of late take a look now at how the united arab emirates school that but ultimately goal in a seven two victory over lebanon and an international friendly. watching quite a surprise for their posing goalkeeper producing us in the face of all spot takes the strategy however drew criticism from his own team manager as my or i should have been coach. on impressed by the kick calling it quote disrespectful amazingly the twenty year old midfielder is now looking at a fine or even suspension meanwhile lebanon coach. played down the incident admitting it come to regard it as an insult. fall for the moment coming up next as the wild weather than kerry will bring you the news headlines. for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. download the official anti up location to go i phone or i pod touch from the i.q. exams to. watch on t.v. life on the go. video on demand ati's

. >> reporter: the way they won like the victory against france is all the talk of dynamo united, a high school girl's team from mississippi on tour here in germany, playing a little four on four on the banks of the river. >> abby wambach heads goals so amazing. last second. we would die to do that. we try so hard. >> whoa! >> reporter: in new york central park, soccer stars are learning the names of the players. just like she did with the squad of 1999. >> so exciting to have a player come and say they want to be just like one of them. >> reporter: the difference now, it's not just the girls. >> even though they're girls, we like to watch soccer. >> reporter: true in new york and on this field at the u.s. army garrison. who's going to watch? these 8 and 9-year-olds all have a parent who has done multiple tours in iraq or afghanistan. so guess what they like best about the women's team? >> they don't give up. >> reporter: it's their hallmark says espn analyst judy fuady, a member of the 1999 team. >> to show courage and the will to persevere when everything is against you will be their legacy i

spectacles of late just take a look now at how the united arab emirates school that not some of go in the seven to victory over lebanon in an international friendly. a one up loving quite a surprise either the most innovative spot kicks the strategy however drew criticism from his own team management is mild rushy don't coach. on the impressed by the keep calling it quote disrespectful amazingly this twenty year old midfielder is now looking at a five or even suspension meanwhile lebanon coach emil rustam played down the incident admitting it can be regarded as an insult. that's always full for the moment coming up next is the world whether than kerry will bring you an update on the main news stay with r.t. . culture is that so much excitement and which of course the right kind of comes up here is a dead end long as the deadline for the u.s. to increase its debt ceiling looms would appear to be more about politics and upcoming elections than fixing a crippling. the observed nature and discover its buzy. least a communicate with the wild and learn. test yourself and become free. to. se

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school district. the children of san francisco, the members of the united educators of san francisco, and the school community of what phil and his office for the work that they have done in san francisco. because here, we see the san francisco values are more than just lip service. but our real and mean providing the resources to take care of our children. this is why we are pleased to be here. we thank filled for his efforts. -- we thank phil for his efforts. >> [speaking spanish] >> my name is chris martinez. i am translating. she said good afternoon. -- my name is grace martinez. she said she is a child at the heart and a member of days. -- child at brett hart and member of grace. "my concern are all the cuts that have affected our schools." >> [speaking spanish] >> it is necessary that we find funds for education and to improve services for our families. we need to be able to work and have the capacity to have good working jobs. thank you very much. >> good afternoon. i am the political action share for seiu local 1021 and a nonprofit worker here in san francisco. we represent workers, rn's and other hea

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involved, a kind of harmony that is unique to their school, and this is what builds great communities, great neighborhoods, and a great city. the unitednistrators of san francisco -- thank you all for putting yourself on the front lines, every day to make these schools extraordinary. we really appreciate this. thank you. >> carlos, if you can come up and join us, in giving the awards to the school principals. the first of them -- this is jolene washington. [applause] >> the mayor will hold the evnvelope. >> do they lok thook the same? >> let's see what you've got. >> lunch at collettos and four tickets to the giants game. >> thank you. >> good afternoon. mayor lee, superintentdant garcia, hydra, mendoza. jan, good afternoon. i am jolene washingotn, principal at jose ortega elementary. this has been a wonderful year of recognition, and i would like to thank everyone who supports the work with us, the parents and the support staff, the teachers, and especially the wonderful students. thank you to the unity spiritual center of san francisco. they provide uniforms and supplies, so students who are not able to afford uniforms will have the

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unit mergers. of course, the school system. it is not a planning issue or has a relationship to a. -- relationship to it. so, very interesting that you have hit upon these things. i think there are a lot of reasons, although we always talk about cost. cost is a factor. these residents in san mateo county are paying just as much. they can get housing with conditions that are more acceptable to their families. we have to look at the process, what we're doing to drive families away. president olague: i just wanted to welcome jose campos. i do not know if you have a few words force at this time? go ahead, please. tell us a little bit more about yourself. >> thank you, president olague. my name is jose campos. i am new to staff. i am coming from spain where i was the last six years, but prior to that, i was a member of the san francisco planning agency for eight years. president olague: welcome. i also want to acknowledge that we will of the chinatown urban institute with us today. i do not know if you want to stand up for wave or s

but our guess is that by-and-large, you want to figure that you can't get out of high school in the united states without being offered illegal drugs. >> but that doesn'tean it necessarily accepts them? >> that's right. that's why i say parents are important. they are the guys that have to help give these kids the values not to take or not to say yes. nancy reagan took a lot of ridicule for just say no campaign. just say no is the right message. >> what about a racial component? >> the racial thing that disturbs us most in the survey was that 12 and 13 year-olds hispanic and black kids are 3 times likelier, 12 and 13 year-olds, to be offered drugs than 12 and 13-year-old white kids. 20% of black and hispanic kids we surveyed said they had been offered drugs at age 12-13. nonly 7% of white kids said that. now that says those drugs are widely available, and it also says something about law enforcement. we tolerate here in washington in south central l.a., and in new york and harlem, and in california and california south central and here in washington in the southeast, drug czars that would

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building capacity to design, manage and fund sustainable national safe events like the one in the united states school lunch program would've been so successful in america. as we work to develop agricultural economies, we must remember the sound agricultural policies here in the united states and in others she 20 countries and in the developing world are founded on good information. that's why another priority for a few security, which i look forward to discussing the counterparts next week must be increasing transparent tea and agricultural systems. that means establishing data collection, information and regulatory system so that nations can make informed decisions to establish some policies cannot respond to changing food supplies and reap the many benefits of agricultural trade. the united states supports the un's efforts to improve global, agricultural statistics and provide accurate and timely market information and forecasts. and we support in country efforts to improve data collection and analysis in many countries. we're also working to bolster here in the u.s. national agricultural data syst

school district and, of course, our kids. i just wanted you folks to hear that. wearing my other hat, and the president of the united administrators of san francisco, representing all the school principals, and we would like to thank you for the great work you do with us in the schools, with the police officers that are assigned to the various i schools, some of the middle schools where we really need help and support. i know you guys to not get to hear from us too often. i thought i would just point those out. thank you. president mazzucco: thank you. next speaker. >> commissioners, chief suhr. i just want to say welcome to the captain of ingleside. he is the best we could have around here. give me my $20 and i will go outside. seriously. the concerns of the residents living near. citizens do not normally come -- cabs

psychologist in area in every school oh maybe to establish the institute of a school or school commission of which units rights. few different issues but all of them can be the system for prevention of so high numbers of suicide. among young children but who will children trust i mean you need a lot of people young people that will be trusted by kids well well well you can have britney spears. working at it as such a person mediating but. you need people of this level of trust from. this is a main idea of a person. who can be. who who children can trust to and who they will talk to i mean exactly and. i'm sure that every city in every region we can find such person who can do it and the problem is that nobody wants to search his people. who can be a mediator or some. unofficial afford to for these children ever see but there are hundreds of schools so we need hundreds of people like what one was a major source of prevention for children. to build a form of trust. a special term for special tell one year and we had that for their own number which is now our work in a region in the recent years telephone

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school nurse to just under 5,000 students. so there's a great range of what children are receiving in the united states for school health services becoming scarce. >> it is not a shortage of nurses, it is a shortage of funded positions. school districts need to make that a priority and need to have a funded position available for a school nurse to be in the building. >> reporter: the school acknowledges they could use more funding and more help. >> certainly, i think every school district could use more nurses. oftentimes it is a matter of funding and finding personnel to staff those positions. >> reporter: janette meres says the lack of a school nurse not only contributed to mercedes' death but also killed the heartbeat of her family. >> i don't see it as being a paramount. >> the meres family filed a lawsuit against the district seeking $15 million in damages. >>> joining us from washington is amay garcia of the american nurses association. good to have you with us. >> good morning to you. >> we see kids like mercedes meres right there. it is a case with tracking consequence there is. on a national scale, how often are we seei