we want a laguna honda. other communities across this country and even in the world do not have a public hospital devoted to rehabilitation and skilled nursing care. we do. and when we talk about putting that bond issue, that great big bond issue -- there were people who said i do not think we can do it. but i always knew we could. and the secret weapon was always the families of those for whom at laguna honda has cared for for so long over the years with the great quality of care that we have. and the voters did vote overwhelmingly to rebuild laguna honda. so for those naysayers in other parts of the country who say, "maybe san francisco once knew how to do it," i say we still do. we have still got the passion, the dedication, the vision, and the team work to get the job done. and we have done it today. [applause] and it is my great pleasure now to actually call a man from speaker policies office. -- speaker pelosi's office. i got calls from her and from congresswoman feinstein. they have asked me to say th

we would need over 10 laguna honda's. we are not going to let arnold schwarzenegger have his way so that people can have the option of dignity. thank you all for joining us today. [applause] >> san francisco has a great elected city family. i want to acknowledge the president of the board of supervisors, president david chu, supervisor maxwell, subp-- superviser chiu, jose cisneros, the former mayor -- we are all proud to have you here. thank you. we have a special supervisor because he represents this district and has been looking out for laguna honda since he was elected. we are very grateful to him for that and for all he did to make today house -- to the possible. police help -- please help me recognize supervisor elsbernd. >> good afternoon, and welcome to beautiful and sunny san francisco. i would also like to single out and think my friend and colleague and recent father, supervisors mirkarimi, who is over there with his son, for all he has done. there are a few more things that i would like to offer. we are going

thank you for spending your saturday afternoon at laguna honda. at the new laguna honda. san francisco has much to be proud of. laguna honda has been providing compassionate care for san francisco hit safety net for over 150 years. we will continue this tradition for the next 150 years to come. second, the new laguna honda, as the most modern rehab and skilled nursing facility in the first certified leed hospital in california, we will deliver on being a model for other facilities around the country and the world in long-term care and rehabilitation care. and most importantly, laguna honda is a community for healing and wellness. you will see this for yourselves as you speak to our staff. thank you, mayor knew some, -- may newsom, mayor brown, jackie speare, the former president of the health commission when prop. 8 past, the health commission, turner construction, derek miller, the arts commission, the staff of laguna honda, our labor partners, and the entire san francisco community for your support in ensuring laguna honda has a bright future. [applause] i will end with

we would need over 10 laguna honda's. we are not going to let arnold schwarzenegger have his way so that people can have the option of dignity. thank you all for joining us today. [applause]

and it will come out of laguna honda. all of us should be proud. all of us should be grateful that we have had a small piece of that particular history. because that history helps me bear a lot of responsibility, to be a husband, to be a father. this institution will always be part of my life. you have taught me how to be that better person. thank you very much and god bless all of you. [applause] >> we are so blessed in our elected leaders in san francisco. senator mark leno has helped us on a bill to make sure that people who need help in a community and want to stay in the community can do so. we are very proud of this new building. at the same time, we want to make sure that people who want to stay in their homes will be able to do so. and so the senator has carried a bill that will enable us, if someone has medicaid, to use those medicaid dollars to increase the number of in-home hours that person has so that we can use those federal dollars instead of hospitalization, instead of long-term care here, in the home. our goal is that the person al

laguna honda was first challenged because it was seismically unsafe. it was the unchallenged because it had 30 person wards, and that was unacceptable. and so the work again. we said "yes we can," and now we say yes we did. we transform laguna honda into a remarkable long-term care facility for the residents of this great city. i was really privileged to be able to carry legislation. it was not easy, but we did come up with 200 million more dollars to put into this facility. your heart will skip a beat just like mine did when i walked into that building and saw the extraordinary are work that will live on in this building forever and that will be a reflection of our great love of the arts. i just want to say that i came here often as a youngster. my grandfather was here for two years. he had a stroke and became disabled and paralyzed. he came to this country in 1950 and became a u.s. citizen and worked at mountainside hospital in their janitorial services. so he spent two years here. i used to come here on the weekend. it was dreary and dingy. oftentim

the full spectrum have come to laguna honda. and in our day we were great participants in all of the city life. difficult circumstances, sometimes crushingly difficult, have brought many of us here at last to laguna honda. not at last for some of us. despite all differences, we need the healing that laguna honda is famous for. some people who come will be rehabilitated and will leave sunday. others will need 24-hour care for the rest of their lives, and so they will look forward to spending time in the spending -- in this building for years to come. it is exciting to have a new building. it is even more exciting to receive a new model of care, care that is resident centered, care that honors each person as an individual instead of a body in a bed. care that involves talking to us, and more important, listening to us, hearing our voices. so many have worked so hard, has you have been told -- as you have been told, to bring the state to pass. and now we have a dazzling new setting to present to you. when you leave today, you will

. >> thank you very much to honda. >> this newly renovated warehouse became home to honda's new distribution center. it opened a grand opening celebration this afternoon. 10,000 new honda vehicles are at the port waiting to be shipped to dealers. richmond is one of three ports of entry on the west coach. >> it means we have at least $100 million of revenue in the next 15 years. >> in the 1970s, honda operated out of this port but? 1990shifted operations to san diego and now they said they will save money by returning. >> in the past we would truck them up to here, so by opening up this port and bringing the cars here, we eliminate 1.5 million truck miles. >> honda says they have already provided 200 new jobs. >> pretty big deal for me. >> how come? >> it helps pay my mortgage. >> 48-year-old now has a job inspecting vehicles at the port. he had been laid off for 9 months. he's helping to recruit new more workers. >> hiring then? >> yeah left and right. >> several miles away the chambers of commerce hosted an economic summit saying they're focused on helping the 18.5% unemployment rate among

honda's new distribution center. 10,000 new honda vehicles are in the port waiting to get shipped to dealers all over the country. >> it means we have $100 million of revenue over the next 25 years. >> reporter: in the 1970s, honda operated out of this port but closed up shop in the 1990 and shifted operations to san diego. now the auto maker says it will save money by returning to richmond. >> in the past we would truck those vehicles from san diego to hear. we've eliminated $1.5 million truck miles that's not going up the california highways. >> reporter: honda also says it has already provided 200 new jobs. >> it's a big deal for me. >> reporter: how come? >> it helps pay for my mortgage and my truck. >> reporter: 48-year-old michael rant now has a job inspecting honda vehicles at the port. he had been laid off for nine months. lance is helping to recruit more workers. >> reporter: they're still hiring. >> we're looking for people left and right. >> reporter: 70 miles away, the chamber of commerce hosted an economic summit saying it is focused to lower the city's 18.5 unemployment

he bammed into the honda, the honda bammed into the back of me and then the honda hit the turn another way and hit the bmw and the bmw hit the side of my door and then all these cars just started banging each other. >> five people were hurt. no one seriously injured, though. the truck driver not expected to be cited. >>> the only surviving person connected to a series of bay area murders is now out of jail. 72-year-old charles rittenhouse was freed in solano county yesterday evening on $25,000 bail. the bodies of rittenhouse's wife and her friend were found at his vallejo home last week after he reported his wife missing. rittenhouse's bail was reduced yesterday just hours before he was released. originally, it had been set at $2 million. >> the $2 million was based upon the declaration of the officers indicating they were investigating his possible involvement in a homicide. we did not file homicide charges. >> so far solano county prosecutors only have filed charges for possession of explosives and making an explosive device. investigators suspect efren valdemoro, that man, a former

he bammed into the honda, the honda bammed into the back of me and then the honda hit the turn another way and hit the bmw and the bmw hit the side of my door and then all these cars just started banging each other. >> five people were hurt. no one seriously injured, though. the truck driver not expected to be cited. >>> the only surviving person connected to a series of bay area murders is now out of jail. 72-year-old charles rittenhouse was freed in solano county yesterday evening on $25,000 bail. the bodies of rittenhouse's wife and her friend were found at his vallejo home last week after he reported his wife missing. rittenhouse's bail was reduced yesterday just hours before he was released. originally, it had been set at $2 million. >> the $2 million was based upon the declaration of the officers indicating they were investigating his possible involvement in a homicide. we did not file homicide charges. >> he is charged with possession of explosives and making a destructive advice. investigators suspect efren valdemoro, that man, a former houseguest in the murders of rittenhouse'

the parade will have a new logo as well incorporating the honda brand. the president notes the parade has worked with honda for five years. >>> mark's here with supports. it didn't take long after the 9ers game yesterday to have something done. >> yeah, something had to be done. the 49ers are badly underperforming. something needed to be done. they were outplayed, outcoached, maybe more importantly in kansas city. although the dreadful 0-3 start has his own job in jeopardy, singletary claims it was his decision to fire jimmy ray replacing him with a man called a visionary, another assistant, mike johnson. >> sometimes you can look at it in a different way and you are looking for some thing specific and it's really something to put your finger on it but you see it. it's hard to describe but it's there. >> he seems like he's a creative guy. he seemed like he will take chances, a lot of chances and he's just -- he's young. he's hungry. so -- i mean, i think it's a great opportunity for him. >> of course, talking about the new guy, mike johnson. hey, let's t

the driver of the honda walked away. the back seat? empty. >> miracle nobody is in the back seat. >> oh, well yeah, because the truck is well in the interior of the car. >> a domino effect followed as a dozen cars were smashed around. 5 people went to the hospital. ruby white, bus driver, saw the whole thing doctor i was sitting at the red light and i saw this dump truck come zooming down the ramp and i said to myself "is he gonna stop," i said to myself am i ever gonna see anything like that in my life,. >> reporter: she was driving special needs children when she saw it. >> he hit the honda, the honda hit me, turned the different way to hit the bmw and it hit the side of my door and then these cars start banging each other. >> oakland police say they will not likely charge the dump truck driver. he thanks god everyone was okay. >> he is the only known survivor in the bay area murder mystery that left five miami- dade and, tonight, he is out of jail. charles righten house was freed less than three hours ago. police found the body of h

a honda crossed over into ongoing traffic and was taken broadsided by a white toyota. the two men in the honda, a 19-year-old and a 20 yeecialgd died at the -- 20-year-old, died at the scene. three people in the toyota are in critical condition. no word on what causeled the honda driver to veer off course. >> alan: the "wall street journal" quotes unnamed sources as saying the oracle founder is interested in finding a spot for huard. huard resigned from hp amid a an investigation that uncovered unauthorized expenditures by huard. larry ellisson criticized theboard of directors for letting him go. >>> the california supreme court is set to hear arguments whether the governor has the power to fewer low opportunities of thousands of state employees, 144,000 workers have been ordered to take three unpaid days off a month. the high court will hear arguments in three lawsuits filed by worker grounds who say the furloughs violate union contracts and state law. the governor argues they're empowered to order furloughs in the face of a fiscal crisis. the supreme court has up to