i don't know if miss hester is correct. i don't want to negotiate the alternatives that were discussed. i think it is clear what the alternatives were that were discussed by listening to the tape. i would just mention one, which was the alternative re- examining the re-use of the power itself. there were a number of issues about a whole issue of demolition and how that came to be without any analysis of the ir -- of the eir, and that is one aspect, the other aspect could have been even if that was considered, there was not an offended if -- there was not an alternative that looked at the reuse of that building. it could be reused, which calls into question the entire analysis and the eir itself. that testimony went to the ceiling heights of the building, which we were led to understand were too short, the configuration of the structural elements, which we were shown on the floor plan that there could be workable units in the building, etc. all of that led me to believe there should be an alternative that looked at, for exam

greg olsen went to the university of miami as did devin hester. and devin has a huge crowd tonight, about 40 people that he is getting tickets for as he tries to reach personal milestone. i think it will be interesting to see how miami treats devin hester. he has 13 career punt and kickoff returns for touchdowns. that's combined punts and kickoffs. that ties nfl record held by brian mitchell. one more for devin and he has the record all to himself. and he talked earlier this week about what it might be like to set that record right here at home. >> the more joy that i get out of this is probably being at home with my family and those guys that don't get opportunity to come up and watch me play other than my mom or dad or brother. but my aunties and cousins don't get a chance to get up there. it's very exciting. i'm hoping to put on a show for them. >> devin can feed off of a lot of things. i have seen -- it doesn't take a whole lot to get him going. i think it's always special for all players to play in front of someone that they know somewhere wh

he came back kind of an angry man. >> reporter: one month after their wedding, 34-year-old richard hester committed suicide. >> i always sympathized with him... empathized, i guess, would be the word. and understood. i never blamed him and i'm like you left two little girls without a dad, you left me with a mess to deal with, why would you do this? >> reporter: it's a question the army is struggling to answer as well. the army suicide rate is now double the national average. fort hood has had a record 20 confirmed or suspected suicides this year, four in just one week in september. and while it's clear the stress of nine years of war contributes to the problem, it's not the only cause. at fort hood, the majority of the victims had never been in combat or served only one tour, and none were connected to the mass shooting of soldiers here one year ago. while commanders at fort hood say there's no single factor contributing to the spike in suicides, they believe there is a solution: better leadership. >> are you thinking of committing suicide? >> reporter: unit leaders are now being trained

hester and sam nakamura first down themselves in this situation, and so they applied more than a year ago for this program. what makes this important is that this home requires structural work. the contract in front of us requires more than $250,000 in foundational repairs to make it earthquake-safe. i wanted to ask the planning department to present on their recommendations, followed by the assessor's office to share their work with you. >> tara sullivan from the planning department. the item in front of you is a historical property contract. it is individual landmark 916-447-call 55. it was constructed in 19 -- 1876. the application was filed on december 1, 2008, and the historic preservation commission heard this item on june 3, 2009. the h.p.c. recommended approval with a vote of 5-0. they found specifically that 1818 california quasi face for the program because it is an individual landmark under article 10 of the code. it is valued at over $3 million. however the h.p.c. determined the building is significant due to the style and the people that live there. they found that the ma

>> sue hester, i want to supplement comments made by susan brand holly. i am the attorney for local 2. i have questions about the directions that mr. wyco successes on page two. i do not think it appropriate for the commission to give direction on the alternatives at this point under any circumstances. the eir record was closed. it was not a certification of the eir. this commission may not discuss alternatives to the project as he seems to indicate. he -- i mean, i am reading what this paragraph that starts out, on the other hand, as questioning the commission for direction on what alternatives you want to be really actively considering. i don't think you can do that. what you said in your comments when you voted was what the deficiencies were, and there were clearly questions raised by the public about the inadequacies of the analysis on a re-use alternative. that was picked up in the summary that commissioner sugaya did, and perhaps one of the other commissioners. i don't have the transcript in front of me. but that is a huge issue. the re-use of that

devon hester has sneaked out to be with some of his family. tomorrow's a big game in terms of milestones for a couple of the bears players too. for one, brian urlacher, four tackles away from mike singletary's all time franchise record. he could care less about that, he wants to win the game. and devon hester is close to a milestone that could be something. his next return gives him the nfl record. what if he did it in his hometown of miami? >> it's not an individual goal. it's a team effort thing. and when those guys see that and understand it, that's when they put in the willing and drive to do the best they can. and end of the day, i'm not going to say it's me. >> i think devon would be excited. i know his family would definitely be excited. this team will be greatly excited for him. we're working for that. we were short maybe 40 yards away. hopefully we can get it. >> we realize where devon is, a chance to do something no one in the history of the game has done. all of our players have noticed that too. we want to get it for him. we don't

cutler to a streaking devon hester, 14-10 bears. cutler again, 19-yard strike, the bears win. >>> the redskins' next opponent, the tennessee titans, struggled today. very first play, the quarterback is hurt. he hit his own lineman. he is out for the game. tyler thigpen is in, and he comes in throwing touchdowns. miami wins. >>> the indianapolis colts taking on the bengals. touchdown cincinnati. the bengals recovered the onside kick. paul r. back to work. he is fighting for extra yards. -- palmer is back to work. the colts recovered the fumble and a hold on to win. >>> texas, hello mary, that never works, right? right into hands of his receiver. the jaguars win. >>> easy afternoon of work for gary williams and the maryland team at the comcast center. steals the ball, on the run, inside to jordan williams, the score. maryland by 12. here comes tucker again. what a thief. look at this pickpocket. he finishes with the slam, maryland be its main by 30. -- maryland beats maine. >>> the game winner, acc soccer championship, maryland is the

. >> reporter: but for gordon hester it became a dangerous drive. >> all of a sudden, i got pain on my leg like something hit me. >> reporter: it was not a bird but a gunshot leaving a nasty wound that swelled and bruised. his was one of five cars that a gunman shot at. >> you saw the bb. >> then i saw the bb on the floor mat. >> and you thought? really? >> yeah, right. can you believe it. yeah. it's crazy. >> reporter: police say the bb guns shootings took place sunday around 11:00 p.m. many windows were blown out along with hector, a 25-year- old man was injured when glass flew into his eye. police believe the shooter was hiding in these woods, the elevated location gives the suspects two advantages advantages, you can see the cars clearly and it's a disguise. >> it's ridiculous that somebody didn't get hurt, that somebody didn't crash their car after getting hit. >> reporter: the suspect could face a long list of criminal charges for assault and property damage. reporting at police headquarters, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >>> and the victim who got glass in his eye was treat

these are the folks that worked with the contractor, mcgwire and hester to get this work done. i want to thank them for that. last but most -- the woman who manages the great streets program that has taken the mayor's vision and the board's policy directive for great streets and actually put it into practice so that we see these projects here, mr.ings all of these prodge -- manages all of the projects, chris opreck. let's give her a hand. if there's anyone i missed, accept my apologies know my gratitude is there. with that we will cut the ribbon. >> all right. we'll do, five, four, three. >> no. no. no. that was really bad. >> everybody. ready? five, four, three, two, one, [cheering] thank you, everyone. ♪ president vietor: good afternoon, i like to call the meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission to order. >> [roll call] the entire commission is present, madam president. president vietor: of like to welcome -- i would like to welcome commissioner torres to the commission. >> approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of november 9, 2010. >> second. presi

sue hester. >> in the 1970's, i was working on health care issue and zoning issues and i was on the comprehensive planning council and on the san francisco and regional health systems agency and was involved with others in drafting and getting through the institutional ordinances. san francisco at that time operated under a federal planning commission at the health care system and because the planning department was faced with immense amounts of controversy of health care institution, huge. they decided it could be good to have input on health care institutions and thus, the institutional master plan which originally until it was drafted a couple of years ago were mandate when a hospital proposed the master plan, it was reviewed and when projects came through you have the input and i have sat there and was not on the panel, but sat through the entire evaluation at the facilities of children's hospice. nancy walker was the supervisor and i was on the planning pod. and you had information that helps you sort through land use issues. that is still a need. and it is fortunate that they struggle with

fourth quarter, philip rivers finds jacob hester. rivers, 15 of 24. 233 yards. ties a personal high with four touchdowns. >>> dwyane wade back from a sprained wrist. while away, the heat have lost on saturday, facing the pacers monday. second quarter, danny dwranger hits the three. pacers up 14. then, brandon rush, chipped in with 20 with a basket. wade, underneath the basket, blocked by solomon jones. he's upset with the play when you shoot 1 for 13 on the night. gets the technical foul. wade, frustrated. three-points on the game. late fourth quarter. granger, for three. big win for the pacers. they win it 93-77. >>> this has been your espn news update. back to you in the studio. >>> oprah winfrey has wrapped up her two-day favorite things giveaway, in true oprah fashion. >> how about if we give each person in your audience the brand-new totally redesigned 2012 volkswagen beetle? >> the car has the "o" stamp of approval. oprah herself owns and drives the 2011 v.w. beetle. >> i just want one of her favorite things. >> let's call oprah. >>> coming up next, we'll

>> sue hester. a couple weeks ago you heard the case of 35 lloyd and continued the case to december 2. yes, december 2. i talked with staff to find out what the turnaround time is to be with the revision to get this back before the commission. because of the holidays, the turnaround time is the end of next week. my status report -- i am the attorney for the project, is the architect you gave instructions pretty clearly that the architects talk to each other, and the architect on this project is joe poplar. what i understand is this is not going to be ready. it is not going to be ready because it has taken a long time. we have not even had a meeting, unless it happened the past couple hours. there was a request from the developer with elaborate conditions before there would be discussions, that there had been agreement on the number of units, bedrooms, four stories, that one of my clients before a community board, which i thought was a waste of time. it is a lot of this procedural stuff. my clients a

. >> everything in susan's letter, everything sue hester said, testimony from the employee at the hotel union, transportation issues commissioner morrore raised. commissioner moore: i would expect to be proper addressed a proper structural the violation statement which is conclusive to all partisans that this building is not reusable. there are very clear discussions that -- between numbers of professionals in the city to of looked at the structure. the letter which is included in the back of the response document is not sufficient professionally to substantiate a finding on the structure. >> that can be cleared. i think commissioner sugaya was very clear. that is very helpful. was a concern about the existing structure, that you feel that reducing the structure would take away some significant impact associated with the demolition as a historic structure, or because of the impact of the demolition? i am trying to understand the context. commissioner moore: all of the above. commissioner sugaya: i guess the question is was there -- i mean, if the project sponsor's goal is demolition, as

>> sue hester. a couple weeks ago you heard the case of 35 lloyd and continued the case to december 2. yes, december 2. i talked with staff to find out what the turnaround time is to be with the revision to get this back before the commission. ca

these are the folks that worked with the contractor, mcgwire and hester to get this work done. i want to thank them for that. last but most -- the woman who manages the great streets program that has taken the mayor's vision and the board's policy directive for great streets and actually put it into practice so that we see these projects here, mr.ings all of these prodge -- manages all of the projects, chris opreck. let's give her a hand. if there's anyone i missed, accept my apologies know my gratitude is there. with that we will cut the ribbon. >> all right. we'll do, five, four, three. >> no. no. no. that was really bad. >> everybody. ready? five, four, three, two, one, [cheering] thank you, everyone. ♪ >> good afternoon and welcome to this special meeting of the city and school district select committee. we are joined by alioto-pier, daly, fewer, mendoza. i ask if we can excuse alioto-pier and kim, and thank our liason from the school district and the committee clerk. i want to thank the staff of sfgtv, who make it possible to see the city government at work today. >> in

. >> reporter: thursday is a home coming for major wright and hester. the exhurricane was launching super bowl 41 with a game opening 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. >> where do you rank the touchdown in the super bowl the first time you touched the ball? >> top two. >> in the super bowl? >> maybe top one. >> reporter: dan roan, wgn news. >>> okay. the big game now just two days away. pregame for you on thursday 6:30. game here on wgn followed by a post game report during the news. the bears are gunning for their third in a row. >>> the blackhawks, their six game circus trip starting tomorrow. they have lost to the oilers in chicago twice. hawks are 9-2 and hope the long journey can provide from spark. >> you got to get off to some success early on. tomorrow night's game is definitely big. and you want to get off to a good start off the road trip. makes a big difference. hawks the trip go by quicker too. it's the key right now. >>> and a couple of baseball notes. roy halladay is a choice for psi young. that's it. you're done. i'm done. >> that's

the vikings took the lead but cutler found hester over the middle. weaving through the defenders and diving for a touchdown. the defense was dominate again forcing farve to throw interceptions. bears win. they are now tied for the division lead with green bay at 6-3. jay cutler credited defense with another strong performance. >> we talked about it last night and talked about the vikings and they have been the champs and any sign they can beat anyone. they did another stellar job. they did it again. >> the bears take on the dollins on thursday a pregame coverage starts at 6:30. kickoff at 7:00. >>> after being passed up for cubs manager position, ron sandberg will manage in the minors. he will coach the iron pigs an affiliate of the phillies. he started in philadelphia before being traded to the cubs. he was selected manager of the year last year in the pacific coast league for the iowa cubs. he was considered to be lou's replacement. that's a look at sports. lottery drawing is next. until i look at the gumline. the problem is, you could have plaque

. >> reporter: but for gordon hester, it became a dangerous ride. >> out of nowhere, i got a pain on my right leg, like somebody had punched me. and i thought perhaps it was a bird that had flown into the convertible. >> reporter: hector quickly realized it was not a bird but a gunshot, leaving a nasty wound that swelled and bruised. police say his was one of five cars the triggerman randomly shot at. >> then you saw the bb. >> then i saw the bb on the floor mat. >> and you thought, really? >> yeah, right. can you believe it? it's crazy. >> reporter: police say the bb gun shootings took place sunday, around 4:00 p.m. patrols surrounded the scenes where many windows were blown out. along with hector, a 25-year- old man was injured, when glass flew into his eye. >> reporter: police believe the shooter was hiding out in these woods. the elevated location gives the suspects two advantages. number 1, you can see the cars clearly. number 2, it's a great disguise. with all of these fringes, can you hide out anywhere. >> police conducted an extensive search throughout the area. but we were u

right now devin hester i tided for the nfl record with 13 kick and punt returns with touchdowns. one more and he is alone at the top. ryan-- brian urlacher is four tackles away from passing singtary -- singletary as all time leader. >>> the more joy i get out is just being home with my family. and those guys that don't get to come up and watch me play. thing i don't get is -- i just playing. it's going to be very exciting. i'm hoping to put on a show for them. >>> well, you can see how they do tomorrow night right here on wgn. we have the game, a live pregame show at 6:30, kickoff at 7:00 on the ol' number nine. pregame show at 6:30, kickoff at 7:00 on the ol' number nine. and she's fed up with the daily hassle of her old hearing aid. so she got a lyric in her life and everything changed. which one? you'll never know because the lyric is in her ear. 100% invisible. you can't see it, and it's the only device that works round the clock with zero daily hassle. no batteries to change. no taking off and putting on everyday. in their report, a leading newspaper said "lyric appears to h

the parents are in those days you had what is called the pope hester. this person would ask questions. and if you pass a question then you could register. and so my mother was very fair skin, long hair, and et cetera, so, what job you have? she said i'm a schoolteacher. and he said then you probably know who the first president of the united states was. she said, oh, yes. george washington. he said fine, you go register. and he looked at my father, a big imposing man, dark skin, six to, but like a football player. he said to my father, how many beans are in that jar? and they were hundreds of beans in the jar. so my father couldn't enter. he said you failed. so my father was very unhappy. he went back, was talking to mr. frank hunter, an old ministers. he said don't worry, i will show you how to get registered. he said there's a clerk down there, and she's a republican. she's trying to build the republican party. he said, she will register anybody who will say they are a republican. [laughter] if you didn't register by party, but i suspect this woman wa

more recently, in 2005, sergeant leanne hester, a military police officer in the kentucky army national guard, became the first female soldier and was awarded the silver star since world war ii. in 2008, the first female four- star general officer in the united states military. this is just a small part of the history of the american fighting woman. this is our history. as we look back in time and reflect on the significant contributions of servicewoman, let me say how proud i am to wear the uniform that represents the united states of america and to serve my country. it is my honor to stand on the shoulders of great american service women who made it possible for females to serve in leadership positions. i will continue to share the her wrote stories of women so that generations to come will know of their tremendous sacrifice to this nation. veterans day gets us an opportunity to thank all veterans and to pay respect to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. it is also at an appropriate time to recognize and thank our families. many times it is the military family that carries the

more recently, in 2005, sergeant leanne hester, a military police officer in the kentucky army national guard, became the first female soldier and was awarded the silver star since world war ii. in 2008, the first female four- star general officer in the united states military. this is just a small part of the history of the american fighting woman. this is our history. as we look back in time and reflect on the significant contributions of servicewoman, let me say how proud i am to wear the uniform that represents the united states of america and to serve my country. it is my honor to stand on the shoulders of great american service women who made it possible for females to serve in leadership positions. i will continue to share the her wrote stories of women so that generations to come will know of their tremendous sacrifice to this nation. veterans day gets us an opportunity to thank all veterans and to pay respect to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. it is also at an appropriate time to recognize and thank our families. many times it is the military family that carries the

write a story to tell told me the story of one of his most imminent and egghead writers called eric hester who had constantly be has to do the way. eventually it be in german. and eventually he went away for two weeks and wrote something and came back with a manuscript and dropped in on curt mutchler's desk and said there you are, now you can shut up. and this was a book called e-mail to type this and it became one of the greatest classics about german children's literature. as curt mutchler said to be very happily, he said it's the only book that still in print. [laughter] c. you must do children book. i thought that's good advice. and so in these two books, maybe they'll be books of mine that will remain, which would be cool by the way. i've had enormous pleasure writing them. and i thought i just shared that if of it with you. the story about a boy, luke is the younger brother, but much later, 20 years later comes a child of his experience old-age and his father is weakening. he was as fireplace and there's a point early in the novel where he falls into what's called the sleeve, but is

these are the folks that worked with the contractor, mcgwire and hester to get this work done. i want to thank them for that. last but most -- the woman who manages the great streets program that has taken the mayor's vision and the board's policy directive for great streets and actually put it into practice so that we see these projects here, mr.ings all of these prodge -- manages all of the projects, chris opreck. let's give her a hand. if there's anyone i missed, accept my apologies know my gratitude is there. with that we will cut the ribbon. >> all right. we'll do, five, four, three. >> no. no. no. that was really bad. >> everybody. ready? five, four, three, two, one, [cheering] thank you, everyone. ♪ >> 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. >> [speaking sp