we had our regular volunteers volunteering. we had such an overwhelming response from city employees, from the members of the general public that we had way more volunteers than we could ever have hoped for. we had to come up with a training program. i mean, there are different functions of this whole operation. you were either, you know a check-in person. you were a greeter. you were part of the license issuing unit. you were deputy marriage commissioner, or you were on the recording side. each one of those functions required a different set of skills, a different oath of office if they needed to be sworn in as a deputy county clerk to issue marriage licenses or as a deputy county recorder if they were going to register the marriage licenses or the deputy marriage commissioner if they were going to be performing ceremonies. >> donna, place the ring on her ring finger. >> the marriage commissioner training was only about a half hour. it was very simple. very well run, very smooth and then we were all sworn in. >> they said we w

and volunteers -- without volunteers we couldn't do what we do. the park district we have nearly 13,000 annual volunteers, about 125,000 hours of service they contribute. so we couldn't do a lot of things without volunteers. >> so you definitely want people to head out here at 8:30, 9:00. >> right. >> thank you for talking to us this morning. >> thank you. >> this isn't the only park where in effort will be taking place. this is part of a statewide effort in honor of earth day and earth week coming up this week. there's a list of a dozen parks here in the bay area where you can help. among them -- if you show up and want to help out and volunteer, you got to be there around 8:30 this morning. but they're looking for people to help and clean up. reporting live, ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there are several other earth day events today in the bay area. this weekends they're going to be two locations where you can recycle electronic waste, including old tvs and computers. it's the fastest growing category of solid waste in the country. here

we're volunteering as teams. my team has worked right on campus restoring natural plant life, so this is our experience right now. thank you. >> thank you so much for being here. you have some great students. all right. any other public comment at this time? seeing none, public comment is now closed. [gavel pounds] colleagues, any suggestions or thoughts? we have three applicants for two seats. mr. hillen and ms. shirttor seat one and ms. suths land for seat three. it's my understanding that mr. hilland does not qualify for seat three, since his certification has lapsed. >> thanks, supervisor kim. i think, once again, we have a lot of great applicants here. for both seats. it seems to me that megan is the only one qualified for seat three, so i think that is, at least in my opinion, an easy one. the first one is obviously much tougher. two people who are currently assigned and one person who couldn't be here the last time. that means that in the future we'd love to find a way to get bonnie back on. but right now

thank you very much for volunteering today. [applause] >> today, it is really exciting because together, we have created a solution. we are coming together to make one-stop event where people can come together for holistic services, and that is because of your work. again, thank you, and have a wonderful day. [applause] >> is one that probably a lot of you don't understand the intricacies of it. a good portion of that goes to police services, social services that you value the most. and what i try to do in spreading the word with our commissioners, the department heads, and with you here today, i gave three general principles to guide us. i want the city to be safe. not only safe in the public safety sense, but in the core level of social services safety net. how one of the city to be solvent that we have programs that we can afford to pay for. i want the city to be successful. that we celebrate and try to support all of the diverse things that we do to bring visitors here to keep our children here and keep families wanting to

thank you very much for volunteering today. [applause] >> today, it is really exciting because together, we have created a solution. we are coming together to make one-stop event where people can come together for holistic services, and that is because of your work. again, thank you, and have a wonderful day. [applause]

thank you very much for volunteering today. [applause] >> today, it is really exciting because together, we have created a solution. we are coming together to make one-stop event where people can come together for holistic services, and that is because of your work. again, thank you, and have a wonderful day. [applause] >> this morning, everyone, and welcome to the 2010 s justice some of. there must be justice. i want to begin -- to the 2010 justice summit. there must be justice. i want to begin by welcoming you. i am a public defender here in san francisco, and i will be overseeing the first part of the program today. we are going to be talking about something is called ordinary in justice. if you look if the word, it says, an unjust act, and within the criminal justice system, there are a lot of fun just as if that occur. we just do not hear about them. -- a lot of unjust acts that occur. we have probably all heard there have been 150 human beings who have been exonerated after being sent to death row. that means 150 people i

it is national volunteer day and thousands of volunteers are doing what they can in our neighborhoods. allie rasmus is live. >> reporter: this is an adult and senior center for people in the community here in redwood city. we should start seeing volunteers going through these doors. the project they are going to be working on is just across these doors. in order for them to do this project it's a big project. they're going to take down walls to create a larger area. 3,000 volunteers are helping out and this is all because it's national rebuilding day. they are taking place at this site along with schools in the peninsula. how does this help, is this something that you will be able to do without the help of this national organization. >> this is enormous for us just because funds are tight right now and it would be very hard for us to find the funding and rebuild this without this sort of volunteer effort. so we are so grateful to rebuilding peninsula. it wouldn't be possible other wise. i think they recognized how important this center is and how necessary a lounge was. so we're so gr

>> reporter: led by workers from berkeley, an army of 300 volunteers cleaned things up. and it is not just trash these plants are not nayive the area and have to be thrown out. >> reporter: it is part of the earth day cleanup. you can see scenes like this at dozens of parks across the state. >> we are at 36 sites all over the state. we are expected 5,000 volunteers. >> reporter: the state park system needs the help. it is facing a $22 million budget cut this july. >> that money is going to mean that parks will close all over the state. but we are waiting for a list to come out. the legislature established criteria but we don't know what is on the list. >> reporter: the parks that the volunteers are cleaning up could be closed a couple months from now. >> i think that is terrible. it impacts all of us. we forget how much we enjoy the park. >> reporter: as long as the shoreline is open she will continue to help any way she can. in berkeley, ktvu channel 2

a large part of my life has really been to work with volunteers. you get the greatest things done when you do it from the heart. not doing it for money. not for fame or politics. today, what you are going to be doing is offering probably one of the few smiles that people on the streets get. a genuine look directly into the eye. an offer of assistance of how i can help you. what do you need? what can we do today to make their life a little easier? and then, hopefully, with all of this great service that we have today sponsored by cpmc, and i think all the volunteers here today, but i also want to note that there will be a moment today, hopefully, that you will be able to talk to somebody who is on the streets and maybe suggest that there is a way out in the long term. that is what these opportunities have suggested to us. there is always a way out. you do not have to be stopped, and you can get the services here today, but you can also get them every day. a life can be changed. you are part of that great opportunity. you are going to be part of that

thank you very much for volunteering today. [applause] >> today, it is really exciting because together, we have created a solution. we are coming together to make one-stop event where people can come together for holistic services, and that is because of your work. again, thank you, and have a wonderful day. [applause] the single largest expense increase has been pension expense. the annual expense will reach $500 million by 2013-2014. simply put, san francisco cannot afford to pay the pensions of the employees it already has, let alone the same program for new employees. our whole concern -- confirmed their support for pension reform, a full 2/3 of voters are in favor of changing the pension plan for new city employees moving from the guaranteed benefits model to a 401k-like defined contribution system, a change already in place at most of your own businesses. san francisco voters agree with most chamber priorities, putting jobs first, encouraging government efficiency, and investing in the city's assets. now is the time to p

we recognize and honor volunteer efforts of mr. john johnson, who for nearly three years dedicated his time and energy for improving and beautifying parts of golden gate park, including the rhododendron dell and the botanical garden. he helps staff keep the garden clean. it's in became obvious that he possessed an attention to detail and the creative spirit to move on to some of the finer tasks of maintaining a japanese- style garden. he eventually became a skilled kronor. he is very dedicated to the work, and the japanese tea garden is better for him. he is also a pleasure to be around. each year, the parts department depends on more than 129 hours from volunteers. we think mr. johnson for his continued effort to improve our park spaces. we thank you both. i think we would like to present these to you and person. -- in person. [applause] president buell: i understand if mr. cutts could not make it. i have one more that is a special one i want to give and we have a special guest i want to say a few words. with that, this is a resol

we are expected 5,000 volunteers. >> reporter: the state park system needs the help. it is facing a $22 million budget cut this july. >> that money is going to mean that parks will close all over the state. but we are waiting for a list to come out. the legislature established criteria but we don't know what is on the list. >> reporter: the parks that the volunteers are cleaning up could be closed a couple months from now. >> i think that is terrible. it impacts all of us. we forget how much we enjoy the park. >> reporter: as long as the shoreline is open she will continue to help any way she can. in berkeley, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up, it's playoff fever at the shark tank. >> it's all teal all the time as the sharks try to go up 2-0 in this first round with the kings. the fans tell us how the team can do it tonight. >>> the death toll rises as severe storms slam into the south leaving a path of destruction. >>> music lovers rejoice, thousands come out to honor record stores including a bay area location honored as the best in the nation. >>> most of the bay

and so, that's how we run this garden is through volunteer labor. >> yeah. yeah. i like this farm so much since all these fruits and vegetables growing here. >> you know, there's a victory gardens history in san francisco when people were growing-- i heard up to 40% of the city's food was grown within the city limits. and i feel like that's totally realistic. >> we're starting trails of new agriculture of new things. we have peach trees. >> my mother-in-law always says she wants green beans and things like that. i'm like, "don't go to the store! i'll bring you some." you know it's right in the garden. she loves the organic beans as opposed to her beans. so, you know, everybody's just getting healthy around here. we need this in our community. >> if you know what nature is, you can survive through nature. >> the u.s. department of agriculture says there are thousands of community farms and gardens throughout the country. >> being a small little market garden, it's not as if we!re growing a toof food. but we are showing people in urban places like san francio how th

and the combined san francisco education fund, san francisco school volunteers as executive director, focusing work on tackling the barriers to academic achievement by partnering with people. whereas her career is dedicated to expanding community investment in public education since she graduated from the harvard business school, beginning with the position at american express where she was on loan to meche corps, the pioneering program to engage young people as teachers in public schools nationwide. whereas in 1963 san francisco volunteers has promoted volunteerism among community members in our public schools and since 1979 san francisco education fund has created important private sector partnerships to expand resources to classrooms. drawing from the distinct strength of each organization, under the leadership of ms. spinali, the two respected organizations were merged into a single san francisco education fund. therefore be it resolved that the board of education for the san francisco unified school district commends lisa spinali for her distinguished tenure at the san francisco

we have people volunteering in both our recreational programming and park side. please volunteer. please get involved. our website is sfrecpark.org. it is very easy. one click can give you all of the information about volunteering in our parks and rec centers that you would want. as for just a touch on the couple of other points, as for smoking pot, no, that's not a good thing in our parks. i actually just left -- mr. mayor, i don't know if you know this, today is april 20th and it's 4/20 on 4/20 there's a little party with sharon meadow. i was with a few of your colleagues and still getting texts. statewide phenomena apparently where a lot of people get the munchies at around 4:30 or 4:40. we want to keep our parks safe for all of our park users. it's amazing, we actually comprise about 12% of all of the city's land. that gets to the resource question. it's really difficult to cover pan trol every nook and cranny and every neighborhood park in our system. which gets back to your first point, why we need the help. so yes, yes, and please. thank you. [applause] >> barry? >> excuse

it depends on what is available in terms of the volunteer's time right now. but the primary thing that is most important is to be consistent. if you say you are going to be there, make sure you are there. >> the last thing they need is to promise something and not deliver. patrick, how did you get involved? >> i started mentoring in the bay area and i thought, how can i help out in the community. when you speak of children, you say let's help the less fortunate, i thought, how can i take action, especially in the black community. there are tons of kids that are black or latino who need help but there was no one stepping up. this was my chance to take action and step forward. >> do you think you wonder how good you would be? maybe people say i don't know how to talk to a kid. >> my first kid who was in a foster home when i met him, he was 15 and it was hard to relate. a teenager. >> a teenager. although you are young. >> still, it was stuff. luckily the program allowed me great support, support specialists who helped me out and said okay, here is what you can

. >> had they want on highlight the volunteer shortage. they have 38 dentists and the problem is doctors can't cross state lines. you have to have a california license. representative lee is aware of the problem and brought people to volunteer here today. >> we know how to make sure that the volunteers are recruited and the people are provided with the health care they deserve. >> patients and volunteers were delighted to see her here, they hope it translates to change. >> i want them to do more health care in our bay area. we don't have any dental. it's not enough. >> if you want to come to the clinic tomorrow, organizers say you treat this like a rock concert. get midnight or 1:00 in the morning, they are going to hand out numbers around 3:30 in the morning. they hope they don't have to turn people away but there is a possibility. >> eric: police chase ended with a crash in burlingame this morning. sky 7 was overhead. it begin in san mateo when police tried to pull over this suv. it was driving on the sidewalk. officers followed it until

and look at our grooming program and volunteer program and many say, hey, this

. >> had they want on highlight the volunteer shortage. they have 38 dentists and the problem is doctors can't cross state lines. you have to have a california license. representative lee is aware of the problem and brought people to volunteer here today. >> we know how to make sure that the volunteers are recruited and the people are provided with the health care they deserve. >> patients and volunteers were delighted to see her here they hope it translates to change. >> i want them to do more health care in our bay area. we don't have any dental. it's not enough. >> if you want to come to the clinic tomorrow organizers say you treat this like a rock concert. get midnight or 1:00 in the morning they are going to hand out numbers around 3:30 in the morning. they hope they don't have to turn people away but there is a possibility. >> eric: police chase ended with a crash in burlingame this morning. sky 7 was overhead. it begin in san mateo when police tried to pull over this suv. it was driving on the sidewalk. officers followed it until th

nicole shows what volunteers are doing help out. >>reporter: nearly 250 volunteers clean up the streets of the market in san francisco. the beautiful ridinthese volunteers are working with the department of public works across the bay in oakland nearly 4000 volunteers work to clean parks, public areas and schools in dozens of neighborhoods. at diamond park, they rallied a volunteers of all ages to revamp the landscape removing excess brush. the restoration project that's been going on for years. >> people want to come out and help unify their parks. what really brings it home is it the results, you're able to see what several years of hard work does. it brings a lot more light, more species, more singing birds even trout in our creek that have come back once we cleaned up the rubbish, the cement and the extra garbage. >>reporter: many efforts will continue through the weekend into next week's earth day celebrations. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>vicki: habitat for humanity kicked off its 20 eleven earth they build the font. the sus

all the physicians and volunteers, medical professionals, are volunteers. and it's not just dental services that they're offering. with the 80 chairs there are more than 50 medical exam stations and 20 vision exam stations. this clinic is organized by an international non-profit group called remote area medical. they've done about 600 other clinics like this, all across the u.s. we spoke to the founder and ceo of the organization about the need for these services and who can receive care here. >> the criteria is you've got to show up and you've got to show up early. we don't ask any questions. there's no government money involved in this. it's totally free. no taxpayer funds involved. but you got to show up. and the only place we'll ask you is where does it hurt? >> some people started waiting in line for this clinic as early as 10:00 last night. hundreds of people spent the night outside the coliseum so they could secure a ticket to get a spot into the clinic today. but this clinic goes on for the next three days. it goes on until tuesday, april 12th. orga

experiments using humans what top secret in the soviet union and it wasn't thing the volunteers were out there. we were brought up that way we weren't afraid of extreme situations or simply no fear as the space program developed this became more sophisticated the imitation of weightlessness or immersion was invented and soon preceded in many trials one of the most unpleasant tests is being stuck in this cab so after the national. been battered by the waves although you can see. an actual cross roads burn a maximum of three hours in this position as part of their training while the test engineer has had the last three or four days in forty degree heat or cold. there in last the longest of all three days while his seasick companions gave up one after another but. not everyone survived those tests and we never thought of ourselves as heroes we bled and hurt but told no one we needed to prove humans could do it and after all those years and over three hundred experiments i came to the conclusion my point was made even more important for space science than if i went into space once or twi

. >> hundreds of bay area volunted part of their day tomorrow cleaning up state parks. berkeley's east shore state park is where volunteers will pick up trash and weed out non planteds. it's part of the earth day restoration and clean up day. we have a link on our website www.ktvu.com for a list of all the locations. just click on the ktvu tv 36 tab. >>> one of the nation's best known volunteer program crosses a threshold. >>> and a bay ner school that's leading the way. >>> and how -- and a bay area school that's heading our way way. >> the new homes are part of a larger residential complex on 84th avenue and east street. organizers say these affordable energy efficient three-bedroom town homes will eventually sold to low income families. and everyone working on the homes going to have great weather. nice today, nicer tomorrow. >> in fact the temperatures arep a few degrees as we head into the weekend. right now the maps i can show you on live storm tracker 2 at least some of the coverage mainly for crescent city where we have the showers showing up as well. a few spri

. >> walk up is part of a campaign of volunteers documenting homelessness in america. it's called homeless in the heartland. >> sometimes it's cold and sometimes it's frightening. >> to me, their lives are in danger. >> the grandson is in charge of code enforcement. they estimate there are 250 people on the streets of vallejo and only two shelters. >> oftentimes when citizens call about a homeless encampment, they are complaining about trash junk, debris. >> it's her job to respond to those complaints and make sure people are following the law. abandoned buildings may offer shelter but as this video provided by the city shows, they also have serious health and safety concerns. >> all has been red-tagged and people are occupying them. >> part of the dealership burned that fire but that has not kept people out. >> there some on water, no electricity, no sanitary facilities. >> cities are obligated by law to follow up on those code violations but they often don't have the cash to deal with the problem. so they rely on community groups to fill in where city services fail.

morning news today volunteers once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to hope for a shelter rooted a. lucky. if the ocean would be soon which brightened if you remove all the song from the phones to question these.

coons: i rise to mark national volunteer week and delaware volunteer week. americans and delawareans will be engaged in volunteer services. volunteer fiewntses include helping the homeless, tending to the environment and working to keep our communities safer and stronger and free from fires and accidents and injuries. here in the senate, one can't talk about community service or national service or volunteerism without thanking and recognizing our colleague, senator barbara mikulski from my neighboring state of delaware. she has has been a leader on volunteers, most of them alongside the late-senator ted kennedy. and i am proud to be working with her to fight to save our national service programs. when delaware's tireless governor was sworn no office in 2009 he decided to forego the traditional governor's inaugural ball and he along with his wonderful wife instead organized a week of service projects across our state. today that week of service continues and has become a tremendous opportunity for nonprofit organizations, community service organizations acro

it also would not happen without hundreds of volunteers. i'm going to ask right now, everyone threes' spread the word. we still need hundreds of volunteers. jack l. sundaystreetssf.com. -- check out. join us and enjoy what is i think one of the best activities in all of san francisco. thank you all so much. [applause] >> as you know, this year's lead sponsor is bank of america. we are very pleased to have them on board and would like to introduce michele from the b of a. >> thank you very much. we are looking forward to coming down to sunday streets and taking advantage of all the help become a wonderful outdoor activities that this event will have to offer. we know that private sector support is critical in bringing these events to the community, and we are happy to be able to support these events this year. neighborhood excellence is very much a philanthropic focus for the bank, our support of these activities makes a lot of sense for us, so if you want to find out about more of our neighborhood activities, i invite you to visit our web s

>> when i first started volunteering for rock just as a volunteer, i used to be -- i used to feel guilty i would go into these programs and i would feel like i was getting much more out of it than the kids and i realized that is okay to have that feeling and as i became executive director i still have that feeling so i guess it filled that void in my life where i wanted to do something good and that feeling of just helping out -- >> uh-huh -- >> it is there now -- >> yeah -- >> -- coming from a family of people who have helped in their careers, so you know making that change from the corporate world to doing this is very fulfilling. >> it makes you feel like you are doing something that matters. >> yeah. >> kirk, i thank you to much -- >> -thank -- >> -- if you go to rock sf.org. that is rock sf.org. you can browse and there is a place to hit donate, only if you can send a couple of bucss bucks and that is what we learned today from beginning to end. i am susan socorra, thank you for watching. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc.

one can volunteer in all sorts of ways. i like to volunteer information.id know the aardvark has a gestation period of seven months? now you do and i feel great. to make the process simpler, we put together a short video that will make it easier for you to pitch in and do your part. >> so you want to be a volunteer? good for you. volunteering is rewarding. fun, and easy. first, identify and contact the organization you would like to support. in all likelihood, it no longer exists. call another. that was doesn't return your calls. and no, you cannot come in for an interview because you have a job. if you succeed, wait for thome to do a background check. it will take no longer than a month, possibly two. and go through inoculation for diseases even though all you want to do is read to kids. you are set to lecture elderly about how they do things for an hour. and you are ready. and you may get to read to a child. congratulations, volunteer! [ applause ] >> jimmy: see how easy it is? very good news for the economy today. according to "entertainment weekly, " t

the general said professional soldiers have started to control some of the less predictable volunteers. the rebels are still excitable but we are united with them, he says. we're all the army. during our interview, a new attack. and then this -- gadhafi forces firing artillery. in the last few minutes they've come under attack and we're seeing something we haven't seen before. they're not running. with help from the front line the rocket's position and fire. there even appears to be battlefield strategy. commanders up front are sending orders to the launchers in the back. spotters on rooftops look for government forces. incoming shells keep dropping but the line doesn't move. it is by no means a match for what they face up the road but it looks like this rebel army is doing better with what they have. stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> in this country returning now to the story having people talking and frequent flyers concerned, this rash of air traffic controllers asleep in the tower. aircraft trying to raise them at night and in some cases, landing anyway. there have been five such repor

loyal hopes his kids will learn about giving when they see volunteers at their door step this weekendnd in the future. damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> well, in may fair alone, volunteers will help rebuild and repair ten homes. >> it's drug take back day. it will happen in communities across san francisco. they are hosting the event at all district stations. consumers can safely get rid of medicines which are expired or unwanted. collection containers are for pills only. it's a way to avoid environmental hazards. >>> okay. less than 20 minutes away from game time for the sharks. we're back in a moment with brody who is covering tonight's game. back in a moment. was an up clo at the budget battle for fourth graders at the capital. the lesson they learned? closing the gap may be harder than they thought. >> reporter: 9-year-old jasmine was from pleasanton fourth grader to california state senator with a proposed bill to extend the year. >> then we have to vote. >> and like her valley view classmates, senator jazzy got a real life lesson in partisan politics. >> so, unfortunately,

do this or not is based upon personal experience and understanding what's going on in their volunteer the military is volunteer i want to say very quickly that these people have to rely on the people to the left and the right in a foxhole and they're much more confident and nobody's there voluntarily we have the best military in the world and it's voluntary so i don't think we need a draft you're saying so if by that logic we had a draft in world war two we had in fact in one of our one we had a draft in the vietnam war so when those guys are not looking out for their counterparts they're soldiers because they where they have saw a lot of that when john kerry came back here it was obviously apparent he wasn't looking out for as well as soldiers he was looking out for himself and himself only and there's a bunch of examples the whole winter soldier movement is a quintessential example of that ok well ryan do you agree this assertion that the generals know what and what the toll of war costs and so they're going to counsel the politicians with the best advice possible because they know

without volunteers, i would have to be honest to say this wouldn't be much more than a pound. we thank god that we have the number of committed people coming down and helping us out, it makes all the difference in the world. >> when you want to come in and volunteer, you go through a general orientation, about two hours. there is a lot of flexibility. and the various programs available, are baseline dog walking. you can work with the cats. you can work with tony's kitty rescue, with the small animals and guinea pigs and birds and chickens. >> you always have an appreciative audience. >> do you feel that what you have learned here helped you with your own dogs? >> the training they don't have? yes. and it's things that you learn, we usually outlive our dogs and every time you get a new one, you have skills to teach them. >> one of the programs is training program and it's staffed by a member of the community and one of the programs she has is dog socialization. >> we started this program for canine socialization. and all the dogs available for adoption get to play for two hours