we would be giving them two options, either francisco or the visitation valley. >> so -- the valley, chinese -- literacy. what was it? >> what is happening? i'm sorry. >> the middle school -- >> elementary has a chipe these program. >> bi-- chinese program. >> canton eagles biliteracy. and then -- then the cantonees speakers transition over to the middle school with some instruction and introducing mandarin? >> correct. that's the hope. >> so we wouldn't -- you're not looking at this valley, and beginning -- beginning with mandarin also at a younger age and then being able to transition over to -- to this middle school. is it a possibility that they would be -- there would be a mandarin strand. i'm wondering if -- if we do that -- that -- if we, we start other mandarin immersion programs over on the east side, then we would have a middle school that -- that -- those schools can feed directly in to. do you know what i mean? we're lacking mandarin immersion programs over on this corner of the city. >> right. >> if we were to develop more. the plan to develop more, so we would then. i g

we would be giving them two options, either francisco or the visitation valley. >> so -- the valley, chinese -- literacy. what was it? >> what is happening? i'm sorry. >> the middle school -- >> elementary has a chipe these program. >> bi-- chinese program. >> canton eagles biliteracy. and then -- then the cantonees speakers transition

we would have -- actually the visitation valley elementary school has a chinese bilitcy program. they would feed into visstates valley and we would also have students from the chinese ed center as well. we would be giving them two options, either francisco or the

like the mission, soho where we have actually seen the most enrollments are in the southeast visitation valley neighborhood. we have had an uptick in the last year. supervisor mirkarimi: since the city college satellites hosting this, is in there anyway you can also encourage the john adams camped se visitation nine neighborhoods. we have had a significant uptick in the western edition in the last year. and chinatown. supervisor mirkarimi: since the city college satellites that are hosting this is in the south, southeast, isn't there any way they can also be encouraged? and john adams can is near the western addition or chinatown or what have you that we can actually also have outposts for the training in those city college campuses as well? >> we are limited by the facilities that are required. you need april is a given amount of space and could dent. with our other programs and academies, we are actually partnering with the john adams can around our health care academy, which of course has lab space. city college and we are therefore somewhat confined on the facilities needs and restrictions

. >> i want to encourage you, to think about the deep south and visitation valley, executive park area. both of which are project areas. in need of transportation and often just left and unconsidered. but there are many high-density projects that will be coming. you are scoping and i am just planting the seeds to take root and bear fruit. >> i can do that for you. >> any other questions? >> thank you. >> i just wanted to reinforce the signifigance of this investment, that will make the electric car more viable in the eyes of the regular consumer. the beauty of the combination of the short-term rental of the city car share, so that, to the user, who will be taking the car a few hours, there is no risk. it is a trip to ikea or the trip to wherever, you need something you can't cary ory on muni. you are not making any investment, but you want to experience how reliable it is. you can get -- with the best charges, we will recharge to 80% in a half-hour. it is a great way to chip away at the myths of how viable this technology is. we have a history of being early adapters and pushing techno

i am in a family of four, living in visitation valley and attending galileo high school. i ride the abx and 45 to my school. i am not qualified for free lunches, but i have many friends who qualify for free lunches. they live across the city and every month it is hard for them to pay for their fast passes. since there is only $1.50 million that was supposed to be used for the lifeline this year, i was wondering why in has not been used. i would like this money to be used for free passes this year. there are currently three months left for this year. i would like to urge you to pass this this year to create the youth lifeline passes. i wish you a nice day. supervisor campos: i am good to call a few more cards. martino, maria luz-torre, jorge tohama. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am a volunteer for power. although i am here to ask that you pass the resolution for fast passes, i would also like to ask that you consider how public transportation supports the economy of the city of san francisco. free bus passes are unimportant steps, but only -- are an important step, but

he attended san francisco schools including visitation valley middle school as well as san francisco city college. desmond has played with the san francisco pop warner football league. i believe it was the rams, right? excuse me, i stand corrected. he went on to a successful athletic career at uc-berkeley, including leading the pac-10 conference in tackles in 2006. in 2007, desmond was drafted by the packers. today, we are so blessed to be joined by dennis and sherry, the parents of desmond. please come to the podium. [applause] this recognition has been earned not only by desmond himself but also the mother and father who created this. [applause] i also would like to add back dennis and sherry also serve as a shining example of the african-american family together, high school sweethearts remaining intact and raising healthy children. [applause] there is more to this legacy. originally started with a man by the name of mr. curley bishop. please join us at the podium as well. [applause] mr. curley bishop moved from arkansas to san francisco around 1954. he is now 80 years old and sti

. -- this includes the transbay terminal and visitation valley. this will have a devastating impact on san francisco. jobs will be lost in the city and county. keep in mind that a majority of these jobs are blue-collar construction and paper veiling wages. job losses mean taxes the city and county are going to use. -- are going to lose. i live in district 5. i definitely want to support the resolution to save kusf also. >> i am a member of the chinese radio and a community advocate. there is a commercial organization bringing in a program on kusf. [unintelligible] they bring in chinese music and education, and other relevant information in the san francisco area. these programs have received an outstanding award as the best radio program. there are many newcomers in this area. they would like to hear this chinese radio on kusf fm, 90.3. i sincerely appreciate your support. thank you. president chiu: next speaker. >> good evening, board of supervisors. my name is j.j. hollingsworth. i have a master's from the san francisco conservatory of music. i

i was born and raised in visitation valley. -- my name is alex sandoval. the other day, you're talking about police chiefs. i have dealt with a lot of officers in san francisco all my life, and people kept saying, "who do you think7Ñ i would like for you to think about a man who has proven himself time and time again. he has worked with the community. he knows have to listen. that is important. he is strong. he came here with integrity, respect, strength. he has the same qualities. we are very fortunate to have him. i think he is going to do a good job. i also want to invite the commissioners to the bay view police station. i think it is important if you guys want to come out and talk. i look forward to seeing you there. a lot of deaths have happened there for way too long. i know you guys cannot stop them. i think there are tools in the neighborhood that could be implemented. gregg actually came down to the church of visitation on sunnyvale. he did his time to come down and talk to the community when some of them were nervous and frustrated and did not kn

visitation valley . we sent the samples to an independe independent. the results came back negative. mitchell park in paolo alo alto 93 e. coli programs. ten times as in less than three per gram. how do all these numbers stack up when it comes to safety standards in? they don't. turnt he's the director of redwood city parks, and he spent two year years. >> he thought there was a bacteria or something in the sand. >> do 200 for e. coli. anything above that you consider un -- they didn't refute the test results but no records of any illness. they may have been recontaminated by a type of pet. they replaced two sandboxes with water features. >> e. coli is a big enough deal for little we hads in this park. watered-down classic childhood experience but that may be the future. redwood city is no longer adding sand woxs no. the number of children who get sick is impossible to know because the symptoms may not show up for up to seven days. the basic rule still applies. make sure your kids don't eat the sand and they repriceive. inch that's why the diaper hack

lincoln high school mustangs out there, communities in the richmond, bayview hunters point, visitation valley -- this is not my museum along. this is your museum, this is your history. please support the museum. please make sure that this can stay here for your generation and for our kids. thank you for the tremendous leadership we have seen today, and thank you in advance to the community for their support. [applause] thank you -- >> thank you so much supervisor carmen chu. now i think we have all been waiting to hear from our city comptroller ben rosenfield about key points of the proposal to restructure the foundation's bond. [applause] >> that would be the first time that people would be waiting to hear me speak. [laughter] i am just happy to be here today because that means we found a solution to a set of problems that threaten the viability and vitality of this wonderful institution. more than anything, i am pleased that collectively we have gone to that point. i will talk through some of the high points in the deal. fundamentally, this is a complicated negotiation agreement that involv

the t line now ends at visitation valley. we need to look at a connection perhaps at geneva, and glen park moving through those neighborhoods to be able to connect. most of the people i've talked about this concept are very receptive to that, i am not saying right through glen park, but where j is now, moving through areas of the excelsior to connect. the transit now has to grow around in a circle to get back to the bart from the t. while it may not affect your plans directly, i think we have to view these in view of the future. >> that is an interesting idea. perhaps kim and i could talk about that further. >> i have a couple of other things i wanted to add, too, but if we could look at that. maybe more of a concept, like balboa park. i think we have to think about both areas and decide where the eastern connection should occur. and then i wanted to add a couple of more things. i agree with the neighbors about their concerns about the nct zoning. i think we do not want to just provide more housing, but housing that is approp

>> if you look at the pap, slide 14 -- if you look at the map, slide 14 -- so for visitation valley, we would have -- actually

the ordinance would apply specifically to the tincon -- rincon hill, balboa park, and visitation valley areas. currently, affordable housing that receive support from a city housing agency, would not be subject to developer impact fees. the specific language is the product of coordination with staff from the planning department, the mayor's office of housing, and affordable housing developers. right now, i think planning staff is going to make a quick presentation. thanks. >> steve wortheim, department staff. i worked with supervisor maxwell's office the previous year to develop this legislation. the change is being proposed to remove the planning commission discretion over the waiver. it provides a as a right if it meets the criteria. the affordable housing -- is now would apply to all housing units below 80% of the area median income, as long as those units are subsidized by the san francisco housing authority or redevelopment agency. we are maintaining that these units must be subsidized in a manner -- in a manner which maintains a portability for no less than 55 years. i am happy to

the fire broke out at about 6:00 this evening in the 2100 block of bay shore boulevard and visitation valley. a few minutes ago, police told ktvu news that they were called in after firefighters found about 300 immature marijuana plants. police also say the house was empty except for those plants. and that they do not have any suspects at this time. in about ten minutes, the latest on a series of suspicious fires in san francisco's castro neighborhood. and why the firefighters are telling nervous neighbors they need help. >>> it is official tonight dna confirms that the child's bid found in a canal on tuesday was 4-year-old juliani. authorities say his mother has been notified. so far no word on the funeral arrangements. police say he was kidnapped by jose rodriguez. his mother's ex-boyfriend. rodriguez's car was pulled out of the canal a week ago. his body has not been recovered. >>> ktvu news has learned that attorneys for barry bonds filed a flurry of legal motions late today trying to exclude some of the government's medicine from bonds upcoming trial. in one filing bonds' attorneys aske

the fire broke out at about 6:00 this evening in the 2100 block of bay shore boulevard and visitation valley. a few minutes ago, police told ktvu news that they were called in after firefighters found about 300 immature marijuana plants. police also say the house was empty except for those plants. and that they do not have any suspects at this time. in about ten minutes, the latest on a series of suspicious fires in san francisco's castro neighborhood. and why the firefighters are telling nervous neighbors they need help. >>> it is official tonight dna confirms that the child's bid found in a canal on tuesday was 4-year-old juliani. authorities say his mother has been notified. so far no word on the funeral arrangements. police say he was kidnapped by jose rodriguez. his mother's ex-boyfriend. rodriguez's car was pulled out of the canal a week ago. his body has not been recovered. >>> ktvu news has learned that attorneys for barry bonds filed a flurry of legal motions late today trying to exclude some of the government's medicine from bonds upcoming trial. in one filing bonds' attorneys aske

it will eventually connect of visitation valley to chinatown. the official say this will decrease transit time and relieve congestion. it's also being done on sutter, gary, cruise will be working from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.. the detour at stockton will remain in effect for the next 10 months. the entire project will be completed until june of 2012. live in san francisco, kron 4 news. >> another road closure on i-80. between highway 4 and the sky way off rep. tonight, the offering will be closed from 10 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.. you may want to go in a ride on the train after this. gasoline prices are on the rise. the average price is $3.31 a gallon. in northern california its $3.42 a gallon. at the highest this san francisco as always at $3.50 a gallon. san jose $3.42. it could get worse, the experts say gasoline to could move near the $5 mark by this summer. >> these temperatures will start to drop off pretty quickly as the sun goes down. right now upper 50's and low 60s, we will drop into the 30's tonight. i will have details of the chilly morn

several officials from the obama initiation visited silicon valley last month to strengthen ties with local entrepreneurs and business leaders be tomorrow's meeting will include facebook founder mark zuckerberg among other leaders, a private event where the president will likely aim to gain critical support for his budget. >> nearly rallied the troops or so he can get his programs through. >> reporter: the president is expected to fly out up sfo on friday morning and head north to hillsboro, oregon for a meeting at the intel plans there. >> you can see more on a website, click the tab on our homepage at ktvu.com. >>> state authorities have arrested the commander of the condor county authorities task force on charges that he was dealing drugs. we have video from an unrelated ktvu interview from norman walsh last month. he is a supervisor with the california department of justice. he is accused of selling methamphetamine, marijuana, and steroids. >>> south bay prosecutors announced they have charged a former customer service agent at american airlines and students hundreds of thousands

the latest stop after his quick visit with silicon valley ceo's. >> he'll continue his push to keep spendingn hi-tech initiatives even as republicans move to slash the budget. terry mcsweeney joins us from san francisco international with more. terry? >> yeah, very short stay for the president. he came here to the bay area to talk about education and jobs. he's going to portland, oregon, to talk about education and jobs and he'll take a tour. we'll take a look what he's going to be touring in a few minutes. a tour of what they describe as the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing plant in the world. it's just outside portland. check out the company's initiatives to encourage young people to become hi-tech scientists and engineers. maybe not such a great idea for california considering oregon is ratcheting up a hi-tech corridor up there and while he's there he's going to ask for help. under cloudy skies president obama left sfo about 8:45 just 16 hours after arriving. this was an official visit to the bay area to talk to heavy weights in the silicon valley about job creation and education

it will eventually cracked a visitation valley to chinatown it will not be completed until 2018. reggie kumar, kron4 news. >> will: another road closure, interstate-80. work on the new h o v lane is taking place on 80 between highly-4 in the sky ramp. closed until 6:00 a.m. to morning. additional closers will start down willow avenue and not to are as well. preliminary hearing continues today in the high- profile case of william lynch accused a revenge attack on the priest who allegedly molested him when he was a boy. rob flood about was in court yesterday has the details. >> reporter: 43 year-old william lynch is replete is amazing charges in connection with the what they say is revenge beating. supporters of lynch carrying signs reading free willy, say the wrong person is on trial here. >> a agree completely, this is a man has gone unchecked for decades. it is heartbreaking to watch my friend go through this. when it really is to be there around >> reporter: .he's accused in the beating of father gerald. a long time priest at the secret hard judgments under. he agreed to and ou

. >>> president obama will visit silicon valley this thursday. what it houses he will meet with technology leaders. no word on where the meeting will take place but it will focus on jobs, education, innovation and green tech. it will be the president first trip to california since democratic fundraiser he attended last october. of course we'll cover his visit. >>> officials at chevron reacted angrily at their san ramone headquarters to a judge ruling in equador. chevron was fined at least 8 billion dollars in a ruling that holds chevron responsible for wide spread contamination in the oil field of northern equador. environmental groups there blame chevron for damage and illnesses dating back almost 40 years. allegedly caused by texaco now owned by chevron. in san ramone chevron issued a statement saying it plans to appeal and call the ruling illegitimate and unenforceable and the product of fraud. the if. >> middle east where today that spark of rebellion first lit in tunisia and fueled by 18 dramatic days in egypt caught on now in iran. protesto