work and reviving our local economy. as some of you may recall, last september, we announced the city would have its own modified version of the federal jobsnow program. because congress failed to act, the city partnered with local businesses to keep san franciscans working, and we call it jobsnow2. as a result, we have partnered with over 100 businesses and employed over 500 local residents, with 70 of them working in the private sector. today, we are here to announce we still have a lot of financial opportunities for private citizens to participate in the jobsnow2 program and we will continue to help put san franciscans back to work. we would like to increase and focus this jobsnow2 program on local small businesses. local businesses are missing a great opportunity to use this resource to their advantage. this increase of subsidy we are seeing today could help small and medium-sized businesses expand and reduce overhead. jobsnow2 will reimburse employers for the first $5,000 of wages paid to an employee hired from the

-- infused in our local and state economy. that is a very complicated question, and one i have only brush the surface on. that is another segment. >> we will follow that by another complicated question. i would like to get your thoughts on homelessness and what the city is doing about homelessness, what direction you think we should be headed in, a big issue in san francisco. >> homelessness is interesting. when you look at it as a sociological perspective, we have some of the people in the homeless community enjoying being on the street. others want help. i think when we also -- we need to do a better job of taking care of those mentally ill. when you are on the street and you listen to the homeless folks or you watch them interacting, you see they are a little disturbed. i think the city overall has done a good job in terms of housing and taking them off the street, providing services. mayor newsom started a private -- program connecting members of the homeless community to services, dental, vision, therapy, housing, mental

unemployment, and boosting our local economy. thank you, supervisor avalos. supervisor avalos: good morning. good afternoon. it's great to be here. mayor lee, you are speaking my language. it's wonderful to hear. i'm excited about where we are right now. we passed legislation late december. became law. that was only the first guard. we had to move all of our state departments to work together to make sure that we had an implementation for local hire that was going to work and trickled down to the community level. being here today at the playground in hearing the children's voices at a playground where i've played ball -- i always thought that this would be about creating big, municipal buildings, big monuments. we know that it trickles down to the neighborhood level. there are probably people in the city build classical have been to this park as children and to have taken their kids to this park. they may be part of the work that is constructed here. they will come afterwards and use the facilities they built with their own hands

san francisco need responsible businesses that contribute to the local economy and provide jobs. in preparation for our relocation, i began out reach nearly one-and-a-half years ago. we are active members of the lower palatinate could association and they support our relocation. i have spoken with leaders of the middle polk neighborhood associations are because about our product, the cathedral hills association supports our project. when members of the merchant association and a support our product. we have 450-plus letters of support from residents and customers, 60-plus letters from local businesses, and the majority of the businesses on the 1400 block wellcome our presence. numerous personal letters and support letters from businesses. we held an open house at our new location at 1423, and invited our new neighborhoods on the 1400 block to discuss our project and hear their concerns. we have sent all of our mailings and posting requirements required by the planning department and that abc, and i have documentation of such. we have tried to be open and honest with our project a

we need to create a better economy for our local artists. this is a city that has many thousands of small businesses. as someone who used to run a small business, the city can do a much better job of nurturing that sector. that is part of the life blood of who we are as san franciscans. >> we could do better. are we on the right track? >> i think we are in a transition right now. we have an interim mayor and a new board of supervisors. i do think we have a new tone at city hall to move things forward. we have a lot of challenges we are facing. i am doing everything i can to put us back on track. >> let's talk about the role of sports in the city's economic future. are you happy with the plans for the america's cup? >> i have been a huge fan of the america's cup. i am proud of this board came together unanimously after a fairly contentious debate to support bringing the america's cup to san francisco in 2013. it is estimated it will not only be an incredible sporting event, not only showcase our city and the natural amphitheater of the bay, b

between the race and local hospitals is a drain on the local economy. sobering tents will be moderate with police officers in case anybody gets out of hand. people get removed or taken to jail. maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >>pam: cannot forget that we have the exclusive coverage on the sunday may 15th. cameras also along the coast it starts and a sunday morning at 8:00 p.m. right here on kron 4. >>pam: gabe slate's tech report the small black. was it just unbuilt. the company behind black. just unveiled behind blackberry both phones are the 9900 and 9930 the blackbery running systems have a lot more options. and will have more update tonight at 6:00 p.m. gabe slate's tech report >>pam: a programming note to tell you about. this saturday will that nbc programming of the giants will be on nbc. kron 4 news will be on at 9:00 p.m.. we will be back. (music) >> jacqueline: tense going down a bit. that warming trend will continue towards tomorrow. fog along the coast what tends to go down a bit--temperatures. 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. that fog will clear and then cl

the seevent an important sporting event that will have importance to the local economy, create jobs and will bring positive changes to the san francisco waterfront, whereace an unintended consequence of the race facilities can be the displacement of a number of san francisco small businesses. many of the potentially affected small businesses are destination businesses and contribute to the character and vitality of the city. the small business commission recognizes that the disaccomplicement of many of these businesses may be a necessary consequence in order to hold this international event. when relocating businesses will face significant up front permit, entitlement and impact fee costs, including fees charged by the planning department, department of building inspection, department of public works, sfmta, public utilities commission and other city departments. the office of economic and workforce develop andment the port of san francisco have dedicated staff including a dedicated point person to work with the americas cup race event authority in producing this event. therefore be it

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we need to support each other by creating a more vibrant local economy. create networks, share best practices, and hope that the city and port create a cohesive policy is that will support their industries. i am proud that the majority of businesses are located here in district 6. when you walk around our district on any given day, you can smell the coffee that is being produced. you can walk up howard streets and visit the sisters that produced their own stationery for weddings and birthdays and other special events. there are many immigrant owned garment manufacturing businesses. many of you carry rickshaw bags. other products are produced locally in san francisco. i am proud to honor the organization. the director is here today. she will talk a little bit more about the organization. all week long, they will be hosting free tours of their member businesses. i would encourage you all to come out to their event tomorrow. thank you so much for all of your work. really excited about what is happening in san francisco. >> thank you very much. we really appr

economy. i am supporting this project to move forward. >> what is your business again? >> it is island market and deli. a very small deli. it is not big enough to accommodate what the tourists need. >> thank you. mr. theriot. >> michael theriot. again, should be no surprise to you that after testifying on behalf of this project and a couple other hearings and meetings we remain in support of it. we are disappointed that the state's potential actions on redevelopment and encoloneled by mr. schumakers presentation of the alternatives to secure low income housing should possibilities occur. thank you. >> good evening. i am a native san franciscoan and retiree of civil service. we have a wonderful project for the island and we are so excited to work toward this knowing the island will be developed. the treasure island museum which closed by the navy in 1997 when they left and stored all of the cleckedses. the museum association of which i am president managed to put on exhibits using other resourc

the organizers are brain storming ways to keep the tech exodus from draining the local economy. >> the economy is so interconnected. we need people to stay here, to work here, because then they shop here, they live here and they can come to council meetings, they can coach their kids soccer team and has a huge impact. >> the second goal of the tech conference is to get at least one business funded. >>> traffic relief for drivers tonight in the sierra nevada. it is back open and earlier than scheduled. construction crews closed the highway for more than a week to replace a roadside barrier that did not meet safety standards. the transportation department planned to close 50 for two weeks but the road work went faster than expected reopening the highway this afternoon. >> it is nice to see that this is done actually in advance of the schedule and it is a pleasure to be up here and we have a safer highways. >> the entire highway should be open by memorial day weekend. >>> well, the kind of weather that can blow you away literally. lawrence has the pinpoint forecast next. i know you're wor

economy depends on nuclear power. a city on the japan coast is one such city. after the fukushima daiichi disaster an incumbent who said the city's nuclear power plant was indispensable won in the mayoral election. >> we'll get back to you in a minute. >>> most of japan's nuclear plants are in remote areas that are not densely populated. central government gives grants and subsidies to the areas that host them. nhk world has more. >> reporter: the crisis at fukushima has worried locals. >> translator: they say the hamaoka plant is stave, but i don't believe it anymore. >> reporter: but the city depends on the plant for more than 40% of its revenue. nuclear money paid for the city's hospital and swimming pool. >> translator: there's no doubt the plant has helped us. we've benefited in terms of jobs, commerce and industry. >> reporter: a number of nuclear reactors stopped operating following the march 11th quake and tsunami. some others have been shut down for regular checkups. nhk asked local and regional governments t

economy every year. >> every congregation in the study was studied extensively. staff was interviewed. we look at their financial documents and budget. it took many months to gather the data for these congregations. >> there are trash cans in the car. >> this nursery school class teacher says alcohol left her unable to work until the congregation intervened. there are many activities whose economic value has been hidden. >> thanks to calvary, i did not have to hit solo before my recovery began. >> churches are central to community life in america. there are 2000 of them in philadelphia alone. churches also play an important role in any society. volunteers cannot match the care provided by governments, as some warn. bikeworks was designed to improve the lives of vulnerable children. government services have become so scarce that charities are left to provide e emergency care. >> making the non profit sector responsible for the glue of people's lives is a little scary. >> for each child riding a bike, hundreds more do not get help. people doubt that a bigger societ

economy, representing an unprecedented return of federal dollars in federal investment. a big thank-you goes out for working with us. thank you. >> -- supervisor campos: if i may, there are certain conditions that staff is recommending on page 186 where the mta would respect those conditions. >> my recollection of the board action today is that they are included in the reference and foliate knowledge by the program, which fully intends to comply with the proposed conditions. as we have shown through the prior conditions imposed. >> one of the conditions is the same schedule and cost funding plan adopted by the authority board. is that an action that needs to be taken by the board? >> that action will be taken this afternoon. supervisor campos: rate. thank you very much. supervisor chu: i was surprised to see in camp -- condition no. 2 the delegation of staff. again, i want to understand, did management not understand who was responsible for these management pieces? is there a reason that needs to be called out here? >> the agency has resources that have been edified and

>> in addition to the local economy that impacts the merchant corridors, to many vacant storefronts, transit issues, in every neighborhood we're having a real conversation about how we change, whether we should preserve aspects of the important characters of our neighborhood or think about building new things. there is also a real discussion we're having in many neighborhoods about affordability. i hear from too many tenants in the process of being evicted, homeowners being foreclosed on. we need to think about how all of us can continue to live in a city where the whole world wants to be. >> it is a great place to be. >> it is a great place to be. how do you balance the needs of your district versus the needs of the city as a whole? >> i have an incredibly diverse district. it encompasses north beach and chinatown. we have the city's famous hills. we have for the world comes to work, the financial district's, where the world comes to shop in union square, where the tourists spend time on fisherman's wharf , and the wonderful polk street neighborhoods. my district encompasses the eth

economy. we have the third street merchant corridor and an opportunity to revitalize what i consider to be the main artery of the bayview district, of the southeast quarter. third street is a pretty long streak. from at&t park, it goes all the way to candlestick park. there is a lot of opportunity. don't squander that. we wanted to be a healthy mix that reflects the cultural history of the southeast part of the city. >> what are your thoughts on how the city can deal with the budget issue? >> we are in a very difficult time financially as a country, as a state, as a county. we have a multimillion-dollar deficit. what i see is we have competing priorities. >> ok. >> there's a whole host of non- profit and service organizations that provide a service and a social safety net for people. if people are not able -- they're not making money to get on calworks, or they get on aid, we cut that aid, that has an adverse affect on a population that needs it. i would like to see the city continued to move

economy a shot in the arm. durbin day was last saturday at the santa cruz boardwalk. hotels were almost filled, visitors spent $3 million. the popular young singer was voted off last week. the final three contestants on idol will perform tonight here on channel 2. >>> and san jose sharks and vancouver canucks are getting ready for game two of their playoff series tonight. the canucks took game one of the match-up sunday evening. sharks hope to turn things around after losing four of their last five playoff games. game 2 of the finals is 6 p.m. >>> we're tracking all the new information coming out of governor arnold schwarzenegger's sex scandal. we'll have new information tonight that shows why a political sex scandal could be a good thing for some. and a ktvu reporter on their way to los angeles right now, at dodger stadium tonight for the first face-off between the dodgers and giants since the beating of brian stowe. those and more in our next newscast at 5. thank you for watching. have a great day!

mendota's leaders, headed by mayor robert silva, have spent years trying to diversify the local economy. >> 93% of the jobs in mendota are ag-related, so we wanted to get away from that, and that's why we managed to do a lot of different things the last couple years. >> reporter: the city council went after a multi-million dollar federal prison. >> this mayor out of delano, they had a prison there, and he was telling me, "oh, robert, there's a lot of good things that come out of the prison." >> reporter: like jobs. the new prison is scheduled to open this spring. guards there will earn twice the average salary in mendota. but few of them will be from town. hardly anyone here qualifies for the federal prison jobs. they require a college degree and good credit. >> i'd say when that place is built if we have five people from this community working there, that's gonna be like, wow! >> reporter: but last fall, another. economic opportunity came up. >> c.c.a. takes great pride in providing a safe, secure and positive environment both for our corrections professionals as well as the individual

economies in libya they talk about democracy but the bottom line is we have to manage these resources in these indigenous economies and popular movements see. there jim for management they come in and talk about humanitarian interventions every time there's humanitarian intervention and we can talk about the americans in iraq. right now and. thousands and thousands and thousands of. displaced. forced immigration. pollution radioactive pollution from modern weaponry on and on what the public gets to know or doesn't get gets assured of is that your commodity price that you can barely afford and we can certainly profit from. are you surprised. he's playing in the military intervention in libya let's look at nato established right after world war two to real or imagined counter soviet influence in the west due to so much corruption that happened by industrialists in the why. we might add. it was called the north atlantic treaty organization north atlantic that means western europe and for real terms where is the north atlantic treaty organization active today well of course it's active in

across all 26 communities studied, there's consistent anomaly while perceptions of the local economy do not play a significant factor in driving community attachment, those communities with the highest attachment also have the highest rates of economic growth. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> supervisor james green. i'm resident of the city and participated in the design construction of single family homes and i'm responsible for creation in 1991 as the city's first historical land mark referred to earlier, park emergency hospital building. clearly i believe in the value of maintaining the architectural character of our diverse neighborhoods as well as individually and meritorious and private buildings. however, i also believe if someone owns a home or lot, they should be able to build their dream home. in this way neighborhoods evolve, renew themselves, speak physically, esthetically, economically and culturally to the particular moment in time in which they're built. the same sentiment must be extended to the city government. the city has a duty to provide for changing need

economy. and i think that the project is beautiful and as someone in direct proximity, i am in full support of the project. and i hope we get more projects like this in the area to help make our city better and more beautiful. and to help our neighborhood grow and be that much more wonderful and we continue being world class city. thank you. president olague: thank you. is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner antonini? commissioner antonini: thank you. i am supportive of the project and as was mentioned, there's lots of support with the 30 letters from liberty hill and also in terms of the issue with the shadow, we have already d discussed that all things considered, it is still below the .1% annual increase in what would be the allowable amount at .06 and as far as the height is concerned, i think at 52 and a quarter feet they are a little higher than the original project which was probably 50 feet or below but part of it is crafting into th

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. >> the solar panels aren't just good for the environment, they're good for the local economy. d.c.-based bolt energy supplied the panels for that project. >>> pepco customers, you're going to get a break because starting june 1st, maryland residential customers should see their bills go down by about 15%. so if you use the average 1,000 kilowatts each month, your bill will go from about $151 to $129. the decrease stems from a recent reduction and the standard offered service rates by the maryland public service commission. >>> just about everyone is pitching in to help clean up that mess left behind from the tornadoes that ripped through alabama. many of the homes in tuscaloosa were destroyed by last week's storm and more than 230 people were killed. thousands of homes and businesses are without power. >>> let's go take a look at our weather. >> yeah, much quieter now. the rains are pulling away, that's good news. it's chilly, though, only in the low 50s now. yesterday we were at 81. >> i know. from the air conditioner to -- >> you'll need the heaters tonight, we've got 40s and pos