i live in the city. i am a business representative for the international brotherhood of electrical workers local 6. we represent about 2600 electricians in the city. the majority of our members live and work in the city, and unfortunately, we have right now over 30% unemployment, and we do not see any other major development coming in the city, and this long waiting project can benefit not only our members, but residents in the city. i urge you to approve this project. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am executive director of the bay planning coalition. the non-profit partnership-based organization. a good portion of our activities is supporting projects and programs that keep our ports and waterfront industry socially vibrant, environmentally healthy, and financially strong. we have been involved over the past several years working on a waterfront land and more recently, the northeast studies. spent many long nights reviewing the guidelines -- i am also a resident here for 45 years, so i take a great dea

all my family lives and still lives in the city. san francisco is the only city i have ever known. at first, i was very hesitant. there was so much to do and i am not sure which place to start. at the time, the housing market was under decline and this is a great opportunity for us to buy a house and start a family. we can only be able to afford one or the other. two things helps me to decide, supporting my wife and my desire to be able to own a home and continue to live in the city. we took on the task of doing something with the property. this process has been an emotional roller coaster. now we stand before you pleading our case. there are some anything's to say. we are not the previous owner of the property. there are restrictions on what you can do. i want to share something with you that is not documented. my wife and i are a very active couple and think we have a lot to offer the neighborhood. besides helping our neighbors get rid of the eyesore, the best thing my wife and i can bring is a sense of community. gathering signatures at the support of our project, many neighbors

that seems like a growing, live city. i used to live in the south end. i would not want to live in the south end now, because it has totally changed. it is very boutiquey, high restauranty, and very different from what it was. so i think that is an example of historic preservation helping, not by itself, but perhaps helping by some change. also a property i worked on a long time ago in roxburyy, a community health center that was an historic building, these people were hanging on by the thread. we helped get them a national nomination which helped get them money. i drive by today, they have several buildings. the building they were in has been restored. it's in the middle of a very distressed neighborhood. and i feel that's a great thing that they were able to do seeing the result today. so i understand that commissioner's concern that this is all potential and everything is in the process of becoming, but i do think one difference from what i was in boston then, people would say, jim, we have never done it that way. and when i moved here, i people would

melinda live at city hall with more on edwarr rice junior disappearance. melinda? >>reporter: well council vice presiddnt ed rice is working very losely right now with city police to try to retrace his father foot steps from last friday. that is when edward riceejunior went for a walk to a local check ccshing business around 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon. the 89-year-old man is about 5 foot 8 and eiihs 190 pounds. he was lass seen weaaiig a blue jacket and blue pants. police confirm that he -údid ass 2 checks that seem to have disappeared after wavrmentdz he did not have anysr dimension but takes some medication that he left at home along with his cell phone so it is clear he did not intend to be gone for long. now no one including his own son or even his girlfriend has heard from him ince october 1st so naturally they are beginning to get very worried. city police is asking if anyone has seenn& him or has any information on had where is better. please& give them a call. live from city hall, fox 45 news aa 5:30. >>> and how are the roads looking on this ride home

jayne miller is live tonight at city hall. >> helen holton will remain on the city council, but she has now been booted from leadership. the council president, jack down, just announced it during the council meeting that she ll no longer serve as chairman of the taxation, finance, and economic development committee. in a brief meeting this morning, helen holton pleaded no contest to one count of violating election law. >> it is over. the debate and this case are over. >> it is a guilty plea except in the name. she was fined $2,500 and given probation before judgment which is technically not a criminal conviction. according to the fact of the case, in july 2007 while chairing the committee that oversees financial projects, she asked two developers including john paterakis the so called "a bakery man" to cover the cost of a public opinion poll. she made no mention of the payments in campaign finance reports filed that the time. the two developers pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations. as she left court today, she would not answer any questions. will you share with us why you as to

live at city police headqqarters, fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> thann you keith.. it was haiied as the most progressive contract in the country but baatimore city school teachers have sent it down in defeat. proposed new contract failed by a vote of 58 percenn to 42 percent. jeff is here now to tell us what is next. jeff. >> union leaders have spent 8 most hammering out this deal but tonight they are going back to the bargaining table. when teachers cast their vote last night the deal became no deal. proposed contract would have linked their pay to their performance. but many teachers radical they didn't have timeso to study them. school headquarters today dd. andre seemed confident both sides would comm to an agreement. >> i take if the vote very much about teachers saying what you arr asking us to do is so extraordinarily different than wwat we have done that we need a lot more time. >> yawn leaders are call this defeat a bump in the rrad but teachers must ccme to an agreement soon. current contract expires in two weeks. this is news at 5:30. >> thanks so much. o

Ñ feature and way to approach the city, which i think and lively city, and it really goes to h3g the waterfront needs to be developed. as a model,dn a way to look atl the districts and parcels thatk will be coming up in the future, so i fully support and endorse this project. commissioner+b fong: thank you. %?÷>>m$ it is impossible to reah over and get this. i saw for the first time the swap parcels in an exhibit, but ñ not in your document. i will show you, thiskñ is your parcel. this is your parcel here. the development is in the parcel south of jacksonqhñ stre, and what is illustrative of the problemsnñ you have is the port 80% is under the city's jurisdiction, not the port)lñ pe you have structured an entire deal assuming you can take city portlegy it is in two different places. you aredj÷ assuming you will hae an infrastructure finance district for improvements, and that money is going to come from the parcel that is not it is under city control, but the monlls to the port pirie even more important, you are assuming that you are the redevelopment agency and you can exp

free spending scar also needed penalties to overcome bottom side the chance live city after edging god on the road atlanta equalized twice but still lost. three. in a few days time it is the start of the new basketball season in russia we're going to is predicting a successful start for the newly formed leak professional basketball league is the successor to the now defunct simply none of the former teams will compete this season along with one rookie side nizhny novgorod the chairman of the new league's council on the river contin and sports. we're optimistic about the future so just. be aware it's the first league in russia established by the basketball clubs themselves this isn't an unusual thing in europe where clubs come together in determine the rules of the game russian basketball isn't it its best and probably now is not the best time to start a new project but nothing could stop us sitting there when you've finally an embarrassing moment for one footballer hertha berlin defender payton the mayor has apologized after accidentally touching the breast of a woman referee what's wo

i've lived in york city for some time. i'm looking forward to the spirit of the city. there is diversity in the tenderloin and mission. thank you for listening. >> great, thank you for your comments. >> my name is susan bryant, i am resident of the tenderloin, the area where this will be i was there for the opening, this looks like a very comfortable place. this has the old san francisco kind of feel. i notice the music, i noticed that it was very relaxing. this would be catering to the jazz and singer-songwriter is and small bands. this is sort of very mellow. the only thing out ask is that they always hire local. and thank you. >> thank you for your comments. public comment is closed. >> i would like to think -- you are developing a smart response. the summary that you've given us is good outreach to the neighborhood and knowledge in that there are issues and the applicants can do the things that will address those issues and as a result, you have neighbors showing up in full support of the project. >> let's do this at the call of the house. >> item d, dba as pandora

wgn nancy loo is live at city hall with details. >>> well, with the imminent retirement of richard m. daily, this is among the final group of chicago's finest and bravest to be recognized by this particular mayor. as always, his honor devoted a healthy chunk of his schedule to honoring the best of the best within the city's police and fire departments. the top award winners this year, a firefighter jason durbin off duty last december when he rushed into a high-rise fire climbing 28 stories into a smoked filled apartment to rescue a woman proceeding to carry her 28 stories back down to safety. also honored, chicago detective dominik. who studied a pattern of armed robberies before spotting the suspect and foiling the last attempt ending a string of 25 robberies many at gas stations. >> as far as being in the right place at the right time. we were watching the robbery patterns where they were going and picked a certain area and it had good results. >> adrenaline kicks in and a situation where you don't think about what you are doing. when i got done -- down to the first floor and handed

for our city also live in our city. they live in our neighborhoods. they care about the places they work for and they work in. and i think a lot of that, you'll see, as they -- as we go forward, because of all of the work and hard work that they have done. i am so excited today. i'm excited about the valley community, the library is amazing. and that's because community and people had a lot to do with it. the center is really off the hook, real different, so come and see and you'll get a taste of the valley greenway. i have to thank the p.u. crfment but because -- because a lot of property came from the p.u.c. i want to thank the community and the folks that made this lap. it was really a city effort to make it what it is. thank you, fran, thank you, nick. thank you for all of your work. thank you. thank you supervisor maxwell for the leadership. if it weren't for her, we wouldn't be here today and you wouldn't seat library and other things happening. we had references to the public utilities commission. on the face of

. >>> and we're back live. city crews will be out here to demolish this 95-year-old building first thing tomorrow. and, ken, i should mention at the academy of art not only took care of the dozen or so students they knew of but they also asked us to put it out on tv that in there were some students that didn't touch base with the academy they are putting them up in dorm rooms right here in the neighborhood. >> joe vasquez in san francisco tonight, thanks joe. >> think of one thing you might not want to hear from your doctor. >> well, i am being paid by big pharmaceutical companies. >> yeah, the doctors who bribe what you take on who prescribe what you take are on that list. >>> b.a.r.t. shakes it up. why it is stopping all of its trains tomorrow. >> take a look at this right here, we do have clouds and we also have quick tower with all of its glory of orange, but what you need to know about tomorrow's giants game tomorrow's giants game forecast, we continue right ,,,, [ female announcer ] have you tried this ye

reporting live from city police headquarters, kelly mcpherson. >>> kelly, lewis is now charged with first degree murder, assault and child abuse. >>> a shocking crime emerged from facebook. a 40-year-old man is charged with having sex with a 13-year- old. she told the deputies that the two had had sex earlier this year. the 22-year-old denies it, he is being held on $80,000 bail. >>> baltimore city teachers are headed back to the negotiating table. they would have tied their pay to their performance. gigi barnett has the latest. >> reporter: after a two day vote, city school teachers say no to the city contract and the way they receive pay raises and other rewards. more than 2,000 of the districts 6,500 teachers cast a ballot this week. >> i'm voting against that because i feel as though i did not receive enough information about the new contract. >> reporter: other teachers wanted it to go through. >> evaluation system right now is broken and right now this is a change we have, these are the changes they're giving us and i'm saying go for it. >> the new changes will do away with how teac

they only come if it is nice to live in your city. k4they were trying to reduce te parking, which was 10%. we went into negotiation with the employers' organizations and with employers, telling them that it is not only a problem of the public, but also a problem of their own companies. it worked. after half a year of talking, 17 companies directly signed the agreement, also some americans among them. it was quite a lot. we made a program for motivating employees working at home. it is quite easy to work from home, do your work from where you are, making smart working centers. it is better than if you need to go to an office. you do not need to go to your office. there are also similar programs for bicycles. we also worked on business areas. !Ñppwe started sharing bicycles, scooters, car sharing, people who live in the same village for the same street, different companies, we brought them together so they could share a vehicle. we also were in discussion with the local authorities about optimizing the public transport. if you know ho

theresa garcia is live in foster city. theresa, how long is this going to take? >> kristen, caltran was originally estimating 24 to 48 hours to complete that emergency repair work. now it is saying hopefully it will be done by this afternoon. that work did begin yesterday after crews discovered a crack in a steel plate. caltran's crews found that 10-inch long crack on a section of the san mateo bridge yesterday. it's underneath the roadway, the structure that's designed to hold the bridge together in a earthquake. caltran has closed a segment of the far right westbound lane closer to the foster city san mateo side. caltran says the retrofit beam has been there since 2001 and they're not sure why it cracked but says it poses no immediate

live at city headquarters, linda so, abc2 news. >>> on top of all that violence, authorities say 78-year-old sterling palmer was stabbed to death friday night inside his home on edison highway in northeast baltimore. they are their's no word on suspects or a motive. megan. >>> one minute after five. he had the heart of a champion but it was his heart that broke on the basketball floor. over the weekend, harford community college honored 18-year-old devonte bundley. the medical examiner told his mom an irregular heartbeat took his life. team members and friend signed a ball at a me moral service for the athlete. >> his goal was to earn 64 credit and transfer to alabama state and he wanted to be a nba player. >> bundley was four sport athlete in high school and wrestled and ran track and field and played football and basketball. >>> it's 5:0 # 2. it was comfortable october afternoon where we didn't have to entete it -- sweat out the fourth quarter except for two split second the game was not in doubt. ravens 31 denver 17. the second home game of the year and fans got there plenty early as rave

. >> you have lived internationally, you have lived in cities like new york and beijing, now shanghai. you made a very conscious decision to lend this culture to san francisco as opposed to having it premier as an exhibition at another museum. >> i am very satisfied with the turnout and i lived in new york for 8 years and all of my children were born in new york. i already have the american spirit. i am proud to be here and i really appreciate the spirit of committing to things and being honored and being collaborative. when i flashed back to my career, i think about what an artist can do is a teeny tiny thing. i want to contribute to the hall human society. what art can do is just this tiny bit. >> your invitation has already proven to be a great success and we really look forward to spending time with your sculpture. thank you for being part of "culture wire." >> thank you for being part of this project. >> thank you for watching. join us for future episodes. you can supervisor campos: good morning, everyone and welcome to the october 21, 2010 meeting of the board of supervisors rul

ktvu's allie rasmus is live in the city with the details. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco's civic center plaza where you can see the giant flags are now on display. right now plans are in the works to possibly put up an outdoor screen on this end of the plaza and broadcast the giants game on saturday. >> there will be no public viewing of the giants game here tomorrow but this could be the first gathering spot for the giants first game in texas. >> we realize that people want to come together as a city and cheer the giants on collectively. >> reporter: from civic center plaza to downtown trolleys, san franciscans rally. the city also welcomed fans from the other team. this afternoon rangers fans started arriving at the downtown westin san francis. >> the rangers have never done it and they're both underdog teams and they're wonderful. >> reporter: this couple from corpus christi, texas decided to make this part of their honey moon. they looked at vacation packages for four possible world series cities. >> of those, san francisco was the prettiest. so we decided to book here

live in union city today in the east bay. >>> good morning to you. we are off to a mild start around parts of the east bay. 68 in oakland to fairfield. we have 55 degrees and 60 in livermore. 65 in san jose and 63 in san francisco. we still see this battle between offshore winds and a developing sea breeze. the offshore wins are winning towards hayward. northeast at 8 and at fairfield, we don't have a spare the air day. we suspect that you will see a late day sea breeze pick up, but you might have noticed if huh allergies, when you get high pressure over the bay area, it acts like a lid and 10s to trap a lot of pollen. hopefully we will have to scoop some of that and send it out towards the central valley. >> an interesting view causing mid-level clouds. no rain underneath, but you may notice them. bigger changes offshore. you can see the frontal system that will push in the sea breeze and drop the temperatures here as we wrap up. highs today near 92 so the trivalley is toasty today. 80 in san francisco. a sea breeze is picking up. low to mid 80s and

. >> you have lived internationally, you have lived in cities like new york and beijing, now shanghai. you made a very conscious decision to lend this culture to san francisco as opposed to having it premier as an exhibition at another museum. >> i am very satisfied with the turnout and i lived in new york

live in union city, christie smith today in the bay. >> important to know. thank you. >>> also new this morning, the livermore mother accused of having sex with two teen boys is expected back in court today. she will be at a pretrial scene. she pleaded not guilt to more than five dozen sex crimes and paying for sex for more than a year. hubs remains in jail on $4.3 million bail. new this morning, a part of antioch will be safer. it will be between 6 time 30 and 9:30 weather permitting. that is bordered by sunset lane, hillcrest avenue and deer valley road. watch for that tonight. now more developing news in an alleged terror plot. >>> the u.s. state department is still active. they are watching the wires for more from the newsroom. >> this morning they are worried about the potential attacks in europe. earlier this month, the u.s. state department issued a travel warning. they told american who is are traveling to or living in europe to be cautious. at the same time the american air force's predator drones were hitting the plotters in pakistan. the state dep

live in union city with what parents should know. good morning. >> good morning. i wanted to start by saying i spoke with a maintenance man this morning and he said she among those who will be tested for tuberculosis. the district held an informational meeting this week to try to let parents know what's going on. they are also notifying the families in writing to let them know if their child is indeed one of those who will be screened for tuberculosis. with a final letter to be received by friday. it is believed about 500 students here will be screened. as it stands, what we know is that logan high school is working with the alameda county health department to investigate the case and identify students and staff who may have been exposed. the person has not been identify and is no long or camps and you is being treated right now. according it a letter that went home, tb is rarely spread to a person who spends a small amount of time with another active case. the public health department set up an informational phone line for those who have questions, but testing co

four women now living in one of the city's secret shelters. >> our lives are full of violence and problems, even from childhood. there's a lot of violence in our life. >> incredibly, they all say they are still better off now. at least they have courts to appeal to and shelter to hide in. amid the chaos and fear, like still goes on. a final stop at a wedding party. men and women dancing and celebrating, albeit in separate rooms. the groom told me proudly his was an affair of the heart, not an arranged marriage. a young man starting a new life in a troubled country. he has faith things will get better. >> it will take 10 years, maybe 15 years. the future of afghanistan is bright because we have the support of the international community. >> this is a country of come to know, a wild and beautiful land. blighted by poverty and the wars. parents still dare to hope that their children will live in peace. >> or watching "bbc world news." still to come -- >> happy birthday to you have a birthday to you have a birthday, prime minister. >> birthday greetings for prime minister putin. you give the m