president -- commissioner yee riley: i so move. president o'brien: premature move without objection. getting it done it. thank you. next item, please, chris. clerk: commissioners, you are now on item number 10, a discussion and possible action on proposed legislation for a waiver of temporary street space occupancy fees on may 7, 2011, saturday, and saturday, may 21, 2 dufty 11, for small business week. this would be a proposed ordinance waiving the fees and public works conception 724.1b for temporary street cred space occupancy in certain sections of the city on saturday, may 7, 2011, and saturday, may 21, 2011, as part of small business week. we have the presentation. >> the waiver for st. occupancy is something that the commission does annually for small business week. supervisor avalos has agreed to be the representing supervisor and sponsor, but normally, what we do with the commission is that brings forth the draft for you to take a look at, because, generally, with the timing, to get as many in the merchant's association in

president mendoza: commissioner yee, did you have any -- commissioner yee: in terms of the other part of my questioning, the whole piece of give-and-take and the issue of how much less money they're getting? if they're operating now, independently. and they're not going broke or anything, what is so different from this how we go forward? >> my concerns are twofold, really. this document is meant to be a promise of how the organization is going to work going forward for the next five years. and some of the information provided here was a reflection of what has happened in the past rather than a documentation of how we're going to operate in forward. based on the criteria we have set out, what we need to have, this is what is going to have been going forward. largely around the financial section, they don't have to choose an auditor that has these qualifications. we give this information to the board of education. we did articulate that in our comments on the first time around. it has not been added since then. there is more information about what has happened in the past, but not more

commissioner ye. -- yee. vice president yee: thank you. i just wanted to add another happy note to our board meeting. this is an opportunity for may 7 , we're going to have five schools participating in this program on a saturday. a city college from one to three. and -- from 1:00 to 3:00. and basically it's to take off from the documentary about the kids in new york ske citi where they learned partner dancing in the fourth and fifth grade. this is going to be about 50 or 60 fourth and fifth graders from these five schools that will be participating and they're going to be dancing things that they'd never think they'd be dancing. they're going to be doing salsa and swing and it's going to be great. i've seen them practice for the last two months, basically, and they're getting pretty excited about coming and if you have time, please come and support them because this is the first in san francisco and you're going to be basically missing history because i anticipate that this is going to grow and grow and grow and also if that's not enough,

commissioner yee riley: sort of. that is going to be kind of expensive.resident o'brien: commissioner clyde? commissioner clyde: where you need a c.u., since that is a different thing than limits in live performance, that is why we want to go with the option to allow -- north beach has an embarrassment of issues. there is so much going on. it is an issue, allowing flexibility within that very dense community. it is an issue. but the fact is, there is a lot of it now, and much of it happens later and into the evening. we are trying to get these permits to bridge the gap before 8:00 or the 5:00 to 10:00. it would be helpful if we could get those permits in north beach, but it would be extremely valuable to get this to the outlying areas where, again, there are very low impact so i would definitely support the wider options. we are looking at the whole thing, not just a couple of neighborhoods. and this is technical. this has to do with limitations. one is compliance with new ways violations under article 29. basically, if a neighbor complains, you have to t

president -- commissioner yee riley: i so move. president o'brien: premature move without objection. getting it done it. thank you. next item, please, chris. clerk: commissioners, you are now on item number 10, a discussion and possible action on proposed legislation for a waiver of temporary street space occupancy fees on may 7, 2011, saturday, and saturday,

commissioner maufas: i am in agreement with vice president yee. their questions will have to ask that there is no real chance here for dialogue we have to listen to -- i will try to ask some questions. first, i am looking at the member of the curriculum committee. it was quite strong. this is a running operating the school. running today, of all students, families and teachers, children are learning. i am on the little -- i can't get my mind around it. it doesn't look like the same thing going forward. can you give me some explanation on this curriculum? it says here that you don't believe you can implement it. is that a recommendation from the wall? >> page 8. at the top of page 8. the first listed reason -- >> thank you, commissioner maufas. to clarify, demonstrably, that would be the overarching program. the specific findings are included underneath that particular crowns for the nile. there is also another citation on the rental process that specifically cites an unsound educational program. this is the broader context that might include finan

---el senador estatal "leland yee" recibio otro mensaje amenazante.o antes de las 10 de la maÑana de hoy, alguien envio un fax anonimo a la oficina de "yee" en sacramento.---el mensaje esta escrito con el mismo tipo de letra y usa el mismo vocabulario que otras amenazas que le enviaron al senador en enero y abril del aÑo 2010. ---el fax de hoy no lo amenaza de muerte, como era el caso de otros mensajes, pero incluye la palabra "achtung", una expresion usada por los nazis que significa "alerta"... ademas, el mensaje llama a "yee" cabeza de pescado y se refiere al presidente "obama" como un mono. las autoridades aumentaron la vigilancia en la preparatoria "hayward."esto, despues de que, esta semana, se registraran varios pleitos en el plantel, debido a tensiones raciales entre estudiantes hispanos y afro-americanos. --se cree que esta violencia esta relacionada a las pandillas. --estas imagenes que aparecieron en "youtube" muestran el momento en que ocurre una pelea.--la superintendente del distrito escolar, "janis duran" asegura que la escuela continua

commissioner yee riley: yes. >>

commissioner yee riley? item number two, the presentation of the small business commission is to begin of honor, recognizing in local small-business. >> is my honor to present -- it is my honor to present ms. petersen so the weekend recognize her with the small business recognition reward. as you know, they have been very active on the divisidero corridor and assisting with the revitalization of that corridor. on this monday, april 11, 2011, the small business commission is proud to the knowledge the contribution of ms. peterson for the vitality of san francisco. mini bar demonstrates how my life and community can come together. the merchants association has become a strong representative of the neighborhood merchants and events, such as the art walk, and how they are helping the neighborhood thrives. her dedication is commendable, and she has felt give a strong foundation it, and it is sure to continue past her tenure as president. there is in collaboration with the office of work force development. it is a

vice president yee: i was able to get out there. i saw these diagrams or pictures of several students, i guess, hanging on the wall, that shows what you are interested in. then it's sort of had eras going all over the place. i am just wondering. is that how you start your interests? i mean when you start discovering what you are interested in to learn, is that sort of the activity you start with? do you know what i am talking about? >> are you trying to say our learning plan? vice president yee: the learning plan. >> when we first started, everyone was confused. we did lessons to see what we were interested in. over time, people changed their interests. they started with art and expanded to maybe culinary photography, and veterinary -- things like that. i guess that happens. vice president yee: i was impressed when i was out there when i

linda yee, thank you. >>> people are going to be going to spend the evening outside. >> roberta? >> partly to mostly cloudy conditions currently across the bay area unless you're north of the golden gate bridge where we have seen the cloud cover all day. this is our live cbs 5 weather camera. i'll scoot out of the way so you can see the city by the bay, the city of the san francisco. currently we are at 60 degrees. other numbers around the area, 60 miles south of san francisco, campbell 72 degrees. look at the east bay pleasanton, at the sports park 70. to the north penngrove upper 60s and around the peninsula, redwood city with partly sunny skies. 71 degrees. out and about for the next 60 minutes, temperatures in the mid-60s to the low 70s except at the seashore, 60 in ocean beach. cloudy overnight, 40 to 48 degrees overnight lows. we have some rain showers to the north of the bay area and light snow. can you see the pink there around the mount shasta area? all this is associated with a weak disturbance that promises a chance of light rain in the north bay tonight as the system

vice president yee: here. president mendoza: here. >> here. >> here. men men if you'd like, please -- president mendoza: if you'd like, please join us for the pledge of allegiance. thank you. the approval of the board minutes. we have no approval tonight. the presentation to the board of education, the superintendent's report. >> good evening. first of all, i just want to give a big shoutout there of congratulations to the san francisco school of the arts for being named 2010-2011 california distinguished school and we really want to, you know, we're really proud of their efforts. there's only -- yeah. there's approximately 97 middle and high schools that are given this award this year and so to be in that top group, that shows that they're really work withing on closing the achievement gap. i think it's really exciting. the other item i wanted to mention is that obviously yesterday the district was closed and i'm sorry to say because it was another one of those fur low days that we all dread and that's not dish don't see it as a good way to solve all

in san jose linda yee, cbs5. >>> firefighters from 25 states are in west texas tonight. they are battling more than a dozen fires that have already scorched some 50,000-acre. one in the fort davis area has destroyed 50 homes. other fires are burning in mostly rural areas. the worst single fire day one firefighter says he has ever seen. >>> the danger with tornadoes in the midwest. this one caught on camera last night near mapleton, iowa. a witness says it appeared to be a quarter mile wide and on the grounds for nearly a mile. some of the worst damage happened at a turkey farm. most of the builds were killed or left in shock. this is the damage done to the town. about 20% of the business district is leveled the mayor said. many of the century-old trees that gave the town its name were uprooted. the weather service confirmed at least four other small twister senior. >>> meteorologist lawrence karnow here. you're talking about a storm but nothing like that. >> nothing like that at all. a few clouds off the coastline. this storm as it comes onshore falling apart. turned out

at at&t ballpark in san francisco, linda yee, cbs5. >> an emotional meeting. people were with brian stow when to dodgers fans beat him. he is in a medically induced coma for another three days and there was no way they could miss this game. >> it is going to be a very emotional day. it will be a very emotional roller roaster for a long time. brian would want us to be here today and represent him and he would be here screaming and cheering on the giants and that's what i'm going to do all day. >> he talked about it all winter long. couldn't wait for this beautiful day. >> there will be a fund-raiser during monday's game and a reward lead to go an arrest is now at at least $150,000. >>> all right, let's go to robert lyles. he is 234 for roberta. hi, robert. >> merely an ideal day today with the exception of a daytime temperature. we were about 8 to 10 degrees below seasonal averages. but if you were out at the ballpark i don't think you mind at all. clear skies and when we have clear skies that means chilly temperatures overnight. now that cold front that pushed

commissioner yee riley: thank you. president o'brien: commissioner o'conner? commissioner o'conner: what about the money that theoretically has been soundproof -- ben soundproof -- been found? >> we have close to about $100,000. we have never reverted money to the general fund actually, but that is in 10 years or nine years of enforcement. commissioner o'conner: so in nine years -- >> last time i did a run, it was like $25,000, so that was for a few years. commissioner o'conner: so you are saying that that money should be cycled back through the department? >> it already is. president o'brien: commissioner kasselman? commissioner kasselman: i just had a few questions. how many cases, and how long before it goes to a judge could >> our office probably has findings, i will say in a ballpark, 30 different contracts, public works contracts, with violations in a fiscal year, and of that, maybe two or three go to hearings. and, you know, what we have found, sometimes the department is ready to close out a contract, and we have to rush the process and get our certifi

in san jose, linda yee, cbs5. >>> firefighters from 25 states are in west texas tonight. they are battling more than a dozen fires that have already scorched some 60,000-acre. one in the fort davis area has destroyed 50 homes. other fires are burning in mostly rural areas. one state forestry worker says it is the worst single fire day he has ever seen. in the midwest the danger was tornadoes and this one caught on camera last night in iowa. a witness said it appeared to be a quarter of a mile wide. some damage was to a turkey farm. many of the birds were killed or left in shock. this is the damage done to the small town of 1200. the mayor of mapleton says about 20% of the business district is leveled. made of century-year old trees. the tornado was just one of several reported in iowa last night. the weather service has confirmed at least four other small twisters. >>> this is point when i usually complain about some aspect of our weather but when you see that we have nothing to complain about. >> we got a lot of sunshine this weekend. still looking at a pretty good eveni

vice president yee: aye. president mendoza: yes. >> that's unanimous. president mendoza: congratulations, lisa. >> so i just -- goodbyes are not my thing. so, i'll be seeing you very soon i'm sure in many way shapes or form as i wrote to a couple of you. i'm only a text or an email away. i think that as every job, i've been working for about 25 years now. this has been by far the most important and meaningful work that i've ever had a chance to do. and why it's as important as it is is for our kids. as a first-generation college-going person, i know the difference education manges and in our city, we can and will be a world class education system for our kids. because we can do it. and how we do that is shoulder to shoulder and if i leave here topped today and it's bittersweet because i've now figured out how things work, it takes a little, while -- a little while, and when i see everybody that i've worked with, that's the rocket fuel that makes this thing go. and there has been no greater honor for me than has been in service to our students or teacher

linda yee, walnut creek. >>> the search is on for a killer of a young man in san jose. the shooting happened at 6:00 this morning on capital avenue. a woman says her -- a man came into her home and shot her friend. no suspect information has been released. >>> tomorrow crews will begin removing the siding off of hangar 1 in months cat field. it raised concerns about harmful chemicals that could be released into the environment. nasa says it cannot comment on the environmental impact report. preserve visionnist do not want the siding removed and are raising money to restore hangar 1. >>> he is one of the vanishing breeds. the survivor from the 1906 earthquake. 105-year-old william demon take is considered to be one of only three survivors from that quake and fire. he was the only one at the lunch. he doesn't remember the quake, he was only 3 months old on april 18th, 1906, but he has heard the stories all his life. >>> the 105th quake anniversary ceremony kicks off at 5:00 tomorrow morning at lada's fountain, it will include a wreath in honor of the people in the earthqu

as linda yee shows us he is a 13-year-old dynamo with a cause. >> thank you so much for coming out. >> reporter: he is only 13. but don't underestimate noah's determination. his cause, education against bullying. he was deeply affected by news of the gay rutgers student delivered to suicide. >> stu side is such a terrible thing. and i felt like suicide is because you are being bullied for being gay is just so ridiculous and should not be happening but i really needed to do something to help that. >> reporter: so this 4'10" mini mogul in the making organized this concert tonight. the money will benefit the trevor project, a nationally recognized teen suicide help line. >> it started off with fund- raising. i e-mailed out a power point. >> reporter: getting the rock band was even harder. >> i was really worried at first because a lot of the bands e-mailed me no, we are busy. we are touring. we have a recording session. something of that sort. but, yeah, when i got the first band to sign up, it really just let me know, oh, okay. so maybe i can actually pull this off. >> reporter: he got

not drag queens in this camp but as linda yee shows us to make money for the rape crisis center. >> ild like to think that i have phenomenal taste in women's high heels. >> reporter: size 10 feet squeezed into delicate heels. >> the balls of my feet are killing me and i haven't even started walking yet. >> reporter: it is not a pretty sight. but then neither is the problem these men want to highlight. violence against women. this is the ninth annual men's march to benefit the san jose ywca program to stop rape, sexual assaults and gender violence. it is really important for us to be out here and show that there are men out there who care about this stuff. >> reporter: so they walk a mile in her shoes. a symbolic if not painful way to show their support. >> this is the least we could do. a mile is easy. >> reporter: men in suits. young men. burly men. some in uniform. >> somewhat uncomfortable. >> reporter: the annual march is important to this rape victim. >> to semen actually talking about it. to semen acknowledging it is such an important step in bringing society to acknowledge that