. >> i heard about westportal and at that time there were a number of stores that went away.but the people came to find the things you couldn't find anywhere else. it's like being back in the midwest. >> it has a great transportation and old fashion feeling. the most unusual street of any part of san francisco. >> i love it, not for the summer weather, but i like the ocean and lake and beauty of the area and when it's sunny and nice, it's special. >> there are many active neighborhood groups in district 7. in next segment hear of the concerns. >> you have distinct neighborhoods and they share a common desire for the basic quality of life. >> i think there is an ongoing dissatisfaction with city hall and representation of our district. i think people think it's okay çin district 7, but people are concerned as the city about parks and schools skr crime and the dreaded pot holes that are everywhere in district 7. >> they are looking for the city to deliver basic city service: that's what they are calling us fo do, just focus on basic day-to-day work and that's what they are loo

academy and from its principal. >> let's review what we know so far. >> westport academy will be in the national spotlight for its dramatic turnaround. test scores are up and the school is no longer on the state watch list. >> it is a great difference. >> felicia irick has been invited to new york to tell her story. she is quick to give credit where she says it is due. >> i would have to say that i have the best staff -- a group of people who are truly committed to students and their families. >> if your card. whose turn is it? >> it all starts in the classroom where teachers have been given the freedom to change. >> the administration has encouraged the teachers to work as a community and to really take ownership of what is going on in the classroom. we're to do the things we need to do that need to be -- that we need to be successful and to help our students to achieve. >> there is a clear plan of action. it is heavy on the basics, especially reading. >> if we're not executing the plan, it will not work. >> the principle is quick to point out people like this dedicated volunteer.

westportal, there was a creek that flowed all the way down to pig lake. i think that's what the spanish called it. there was a deep ravine. they filled it in with the tunnel muck and they filled in the ravine and built houses. the other area is really interesting, down 18th street. there was a creek coming from eureka. there is a street called pond. it's not a coincidence. >> part of what we're going too try to do is update this map and give it historical data. there are more significant data. >> how do you know if your individual lot? >> one is these lines are very clearly defined as boundaries. they don't actually mean, this is the exact edge. you could be on one side or the other. it's not okay here and not okay 10 feet away. but, on the other hand, we have taken this map, which was published by

westportal, there was a creek that flowed all the way down to pig lake. i think that's what the spanish called it. there was a deep ravine. they filled it in with the tunnel muck and they filled in the ravine and built houses. the other area is really interesting, down 18th street. there

westport open up this whole area down here, with the reservoir. the tunnel was built and two different ways. one of them was cut and cover, the other was a tunneling machine. as they came close to the side of the hill, they dug down vertically, took out the dirt. they took the dart -- they took the dirt and replaced it as phil -- fill all along the lower part of market street. they filled in the ravine. >> thank you all very much. that was a heck of a tort of san francisco. thank you for your attendance. we hope to see you every third thursday right here. >> i work with the department of environment and we are recycling oil. thank you. we can go into a refinery and we can use it again. they do oil changes and sell it anyway, so now they know when a ticket to a. hal>> to you have something you want to get rid of? >> why throw it away when you can reuse it? >> it can be filtered out and used for other products.

westport open up this whole area down here, with the reservoir. the tunnel was built and two different ways. one of them was cut and cover, the other was a tunneling machine. as they came close to the side of the hill, they dug down vertically, took out the dirt. they took the dart -- they took the dirt and replaced it as phil -- fill all along the lower part of market street. they filled in the ravine. >> thank you all very much. that was a heck of a tort of san francisco. thank you for your attendance. we hope to see you every third thursday right here.

student test scores are up at westport academy and the school is no longer on a stake watch list. >> the key word this year is execution. if we are not executing the plan, it is not going to work. >> be sure to tune in to 11 news on monday. tim tooten will bring us a full report. tomorrow night, right here on tv 11, seasoned 36 premiere of "saturday night live". >> being in the cast of saturday night live is one thing. being host for the first time is another story. >> is there any familiar character we can see? >> we are going to do crazy susan barrett >> you are making of names. these are not real people. >> i don't like to hear that at all. >> it takes a lot of pressure off, because she knows how it works here. it makes it easier. stint comes hosting two months after giving birth to her second son. >> she is just an unstoppable machine. >> the team also includes katy perry. >> the video did not seem that bad to meet. there might be a a different standard than there is on sesame street. >> you can hear more about "saturday night live" premier. stephen colbert brought his usual sarc

i opened my first small pet supply store on westportal avenue back in 1980. since then, we've stride to provide customers with quality products and great customer service. we chose not to sell pets but put our efforts into promoting the adoption of homeless pets and helping every rescue and shelter throughout the bay area. we work very hard to-ing be good neighbors and fit well into our communities. during the process of planning commission approval for a proposed new store, we reached out to the neighborhood. michael williams spent two months talking to neighbors about the process and obtaining signatures from the business owners themselves. through the outreach, we received overwhelming support from the individual merchants in the commercial district of the of the 93 merchants polled, 74 supported us opening up the spot, three were opposed and 16 did not voice an opinion. the report, i believe, is in the packet. in addition, we received letters of support from both of the merchant associations in rncd, the sacramento merchants. we also received the support

own command and control of interest rates we can fix interest rates whatever we want as a group of westport connecticut peter schiff has said all assets will deflate against gold you know we talk about war is them the other issue we're always talking about is the warfare state of america and this headline is very shocking veterans agency made secret deal with prudential this is the line this is the what this is like makes me think as an american myself i feel so embarrassed and so ashamed the u.s. department of veterans affairs failed to inform six million soldiers and their families of an agreement and maybelline prudential financial incorporated to withhold lump sum payments of life insurance benefits for survivors of fall in service members apparently this is a verbal deal struck in one thousand nine hundred nine under the clinton administration that they would actually not have to pay the lump sum that the survivors the beneficiaries of these policies would want a lump sum and they want to keep the cash you know invested as they want but apparently prudential has been sending them a che

. >> but there is a clear plan of action in westport, one heavy on the basics, especially reading. >>re is execution, because we can come up with the best plans, but if we are not executing the plans, it is not going to work. >> nina owens a dedicated school volunteer who is on campus five days a week. >> there is always room for extra hands. this is something extra she won't have to do. it is the kind of spirit west port leaders hope will catch on beyond the schoolhouse. >> tim tooten, l wbal-tv 11 news. >> besides the west port principal, dr. alonzo will be on a panel discussing educational change agents. baltimore county school chief and kirk schmoak are among those attending the education summit. be sure to tune in on monday. tim tooten will be heading up to the big apple for education nation. >> a backout called for at m&t stadium. >> ideas that pump up the crowd while raising money for a good cause. >> coming up in sports, week four of high school football four of high school football coverage. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first

the study is gray and is a by-81 and westport. -- they steadiest rain is i guess 81 and west were.estward. tomorrow morning it will come to an end. but it will be widespread in terms of actual accumulations. it depends on exactly where the downpours end up. it will clear out by tomorrow afternoon and another chance of rain potentially heavy by late wednesday into thursday. the weekend will be sunny and in the '60s. theirgo back to lisa with wet morning commute. >>> it does not look so pretty on the highway sprayed it will take you longer to get there this morning. we will quickie -- we will quickly taken to the picture that tells the hotel southbound on 270 with delays leaving 70. the next picture in virginia will tell the tale for you. 66, 95, and 395 no accidents reported. >>> a woman is fighting for her life. police are looking for the driver who ran her down. this happen saturday night along the 8700 block of carroll ave. courtney robinson is live in silver spring. >> good morning. this is a tragic story as the 24-year-old woman is in a hospital in serious condition. officers h

westport's street, crash being cleared from the two left lanes.nother one being cleared involving a pedestrian. 7 mi. per hour. i-95 -- rather, white marsh -- all the way down to a daughter 95 split. -- the 895 split. if you are gonna travel on the outer loop northeast side, seven minutes. 795, here is what it looks like. calling from franklin to the accident. here is what looks like at the accident scene. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> obviously, we have a little bit of rain to contend with this morning. heavy rain a couple of hours ago, but now just scattered showers. frederick, carroll county, parts of howard county. nothing are run baltimore city. off and on showers, maybe a thunderstorm this morning. we expect high temperatures in the upper 70's to around 80 degrees. degrees. >> bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists helped write utility regulations. we got stuck with a 72% rate hike. but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four year

host: our first caller is call on the democrats line in westport, conn., good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to ask you, i think there have been a few studies comparing the use of tort reform in the use of county "a" as opposed to the use of it in county"b." can you comment on any of those studies and what you think their ability is? guest: our estimates in the paper studies that compare states that have different levels of tort reforms in place and do doctors order more tests and procedures in states that have imposed credit controls on liability costs and the answer is, yes. we do see a utilization of some kinds of health care services in settings where strong toward reforms or caps on damages are in place. it is probably 5% or 6% lower costs. the savings is not huge. and it comes mainly from medicare patients. and they come from studies of a particular occurrence of health care conditions, such as cardiac care. it is a little dangerous to generalize after the national level, as we do in the paper, but these reforms do make a modest difference. host: we have

we have an education psychologist and the principal of westport academy in baltimore, and also joiningll three of you. we'll start with a viewer e-mail from kathleen in illinois. she writes, i wish i had known that one bad teacher can turn your child off from learning. i would have home-schooled my kids. if i'd known our education system can make children feel bad about themselves and equal the quell their natural curiosity and drive to learn. maybe, david, you're the first person to ask since you're a teacher. >> if this parent is having this concern, i think the first thing is to contact the school and the teacher to set up a time where they can come in and meet with the teacher. a lot of times, teachers don't get any feedback from other teachers or support staff at school. i feel if the parent is involved and makes an appointment to see the classroom, give their suggestions to help. >> i've got to be honest. some parents, a lot of parents, are afraid to take on a bad teacher. they're afraid if they do, their child will be punished. michelle? >> exactly. what you're really looking fo