at ucsf she joins tiffany quan in the department of biochemistry at ucsf. she'll tell you much more but in a nutshell she tells us how embryonic stem cell's work. when i got to see her in action she did her presentation in english and even though i do speak english i didn't understand what she was talking about and then she turned around and did her presentation in spanish. not missing a beat. truly bilingual. if you wouldn't mind helping me welcome to the microphone jasmine valdez. would you do a little bit of your presentation c'mon over. [ applause ] . >> good evening. my name is martha jasmine. i'm currently a senior at balboa high school. i'm in the internship program where i interned in the lab at mission bay campus ucsf. i was nominated and extremely excited when i was accepted. the lab work of these stem cells are very important. one is cell renewal when the cell divides it may and look like the original one. the se

medical interpreters at ucsf sent us a letter to senior ucsf management to migrate our in-person interpreting to [speaker not understood]. for the record i have taken it upon myself to send this to you so i don't want to put any of my other colleagues' jobs in jeopardy as a result of my actions. the data used by management to justify migration is not based on ark tail utilization data [speaker not understood]. the so-called inherent structure inefficiencies of inperson interpreting used as justification by management is actually due to serious mismanagement. this is documented via years of e-mail as well as incident reports on behalf of patients who either did not receive interpreting or received substantial interpreting bilingual employees and minorses to interpret. the inherent draw backs in the use of video technology include primarily the problem that medical interpreters vital role as cultural brokers completely being disregarded by this and could be seriously compromised if we are over a video screen. [inaudible]. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >>> can i use this one? can i use t

at ucsf she joins tiffany quan in the department of biochemistry at ucsf. she'll tell you much more but in a nutshell she tells us how embryonic stem cell's work. when i got to see her in action she did her presentation in english and even though i do speak english i didn't understand what she was talking about and then she turned around and did her presentation in spanish. not missing a beat. truly bilingual. if you wouldn't mind helping me welcome to the microphone jasmine valdez. would you do a little bit of your presentation c'mon over. [ applause ] . >> good evening. my name is martha jasmine. i'm currently a senior at balboa high school. i'm in the internship program where i interned in the lab at mission bay campus ucsf. i was nominated and extremely excited when i was accepted. the lab work of these stem cells are very important. one is cell renewal when the cell divides it may and look like the original one. the second ability is clear potency which means that it can become any cell in the body as well. our lab was interested in factors that we mai

as you see we've got more in particular asian americans, we've invited the dean of ucsf. if you want as a follow up, the new dean of education. i can send you the ethnic breakdown. >> thank you. commissioner mendoza mcdonnell? i >> i want to thank you for pull this together and you know the program is expanding and we've been working with a lot of industry. this will help to guide the work we want to do around our academies. even though it was difficult to get folks, this is definitely a lot of interest out this and people wanting to support our academies and in the coming months and in elk year we are going to see a lot of robust programming coming through because of this support. as a member of the larger community and in particular of this advisory committee will help us to formulate some really strong strands. >> any other comments from the board? commissioner maufas. >> i heard the comment about the dean of the sf, he has an amazing background in social justice. i'm happy to hear he's on this committee. >> okay. seeing no further comments from the board, roll call pl

. >>> ucsf researchers say more food sooner may be the best way to treat anorexic patients. traditionally doctors have taken the start low, go slow approach, starting patients on 1100 calories. but the ucsf team found that 1800 calories was effective, efficient and a safe way to start what's called the re- feeding process. re-feeding is a critical step of gaining we to reduce medical complications from the disease. after that, the patient can move on to more long-term treatments. >>> john muir health is asking for volunteers to be laid off. ceo cal knight has sent an e- mail to employees, offering severance packages to 212 potential volunteers. john muir health has to cut $20 million in labor costs this year. employees have until mid- october to decide if they want to apply for that severance program. >>> the employment development department said today the unemployment rate in california is now at 8.9%, up 2/10 of a percentage point from july. 1.6 million californians are out of work. the biggest job losses were reported in the trade, transportation and utilities and inform

. >> we flew home went to ucsf and in my older son they found the same kind of tumor. >> it felt like we had bad luck. >> that's all tumor. that's all tumor. >> reporter: the possibility, the reality, of both boys having the same brain cancer even struck dr. michael at ucsf who has been treating brain tumor patients for 30 years. >> to have these two boys with the same tumor in the same part of the brain, it's in my experience quite remarkable and very unusual. >> reporter: zach had the same surgery as his brother and is back at columbia university now. >> trust me, there are deep reservoirs of sadness and fear and anger. they're there. but they don't help you. you have to find a -- you have to direct your energy at what's possible. >> reporter: but they found no one is funding olligo research. >> you have no choice. you're either going to kind of step up to the plate and deal with this or, you know, boil over. >> i'm not quite up in my own life anymore. >> reporter: stepping up is what the greens are doing. >> kind of asker in chief. but the magic is all in the responses. >> reporter

. >>> in san francisco the campus of ucsf is now tobacco free. a new policy went into effect today and applies to all ucsf locations and communities. the goal of the new policy is to improve the air quality and health of students, faculty and visitors. other uc schools are also in the process of implementing the new policy. >>> there's a new recommendation to tell you about tonight involving the flu vaccine. the american academy of pediatrics recommends all children six months and older should be immunized against the flu. the cdc say it is vaccine can reduce the risk of illness by about 60%. >>> former nba star dennis rodman is back in korea. rodman says he has no plan to negotiate with leader un with the release of a man who is currently serving a 60 year sentence. instead rodman says quote i'm just going there on another basketball diplomacy tour. >>> the 13th season of american idol begins right here in january. >>> firefighters gaining more ground against the rim fire in and around yosemite. also san francisco's mayor addresses concerns abou

top of his class and went to medical school at stanford and became the youngest tenured professor at ucsf. myself and the sheriff's department was to partner with the school district on the scholar league. thank you. >> all right. public comment is now closed. thank you. we are moving on to item k advisory committee reports and appointments to advisary economies by board members. >> i'm very happy to appoint the specialist to the bilingual committee community council.

top of his class and went to medical school at stanford and became the youngest tenured professor at ucsf. myself and the sheriff's department was to partner with the school district on the scholar league. thank you. >> all right. public comment is now closed. thank you. we are moving on to item k advisory committee reports and appointments to advisary economies by board members. >> i'm very happy to appoint the specialist to the bilingual committee community council. previouslly she worked at bilingual school. she was a california representative for early language learning and participated in the meetings for the american council of the foreign languages and the bay area foreign language program. she's a dedicate or and i know she will contribute a lot. >> thank you. any other appointments? seeing none. we'll move to item l. we have two action items. the first item is the ratification of the san francisco unified school district may i hear a motion and second please. may i hear a reading of the recommendation, please. >> requested action is the san francisco board of education as set for

. >> her lab located at the institute here at ucsf key player in identifying the vast array of microbe this take up space in the stomach. but researchers in europe and the u.s. were able to trigger weight loss in mice by manipulating the bacteria in the gut. she hopes the same strategy might work in human. >> specifically in body weight that obese people have a different microbe than then people. >> company offer customers a chance to do their own gut check. they have begun mailing out kits for the stomach and other areas of the body. >> use learn information about your gut and that can help to you understand better what's going on in your body. >> it's partnering with other companies and areas including diet and nutrition with hope to some difficult overbroad array of services based on specific. >> if mean time katie and her team are working to identify mark that's could help identify if it's healthy or producing disease perhaps some day help target weight related disease such as diabetes. >> we could use this as diagnostic tool but what i'm i wanted in long-term is not these markers

. >> her lab located at the institute here at ucsf key player in identifying the vast array of microbe this take up space in the stomach. but researchers in europe and the u.s. were able to trigger weight loss in mice by manipulating the bacteria in the gut. she hopes the same strategy might work in human. >> specifically in body weight that obese people have a different microbe than then people. >> company offer customers a chance to do their own gut check. they have begun mailing out kits for the stomach and other areas of the body. >> use learn information about your gut and that can help to you understand better what's going on in your body. >> it's partnering with other companies and areas including diet and nutrition with hope to some difficult overbroad array of services based on specific. >> if mean time katie and her team are working to identify mark that's could help identify if it's healthy or producing disease perhaps some day help target weight related disease such as diabetes. >> we could use this as diagnostic tool but what i'm i wanted in long-term is not these markers

i'm in the internship program where i interned in the lab at mission bay campus ucsf. i was nominated and extremely excited when i was accepted. the lab work of these stem cells are very important. one is cell renewal when the cell divides it may and look like the original one. the second ability is clear potency which means that it can become any cell in the body as well. our lab was interested in factors that we maintained these two important abilities in the cells. understanding how such a small part of these specific cells have developed and understanding of how stem cells work will aid our efforts in learning to manipulate stem cells to contribute towards development of regenerative medicine. the first day of the program i was extremely nervous and i think we all were. i saw the faces of 20 individuals whom i would later share a special unique experience for eight weeks. the first day in the lab arrived. i was very nervous and i can speak for the rest of our group that we all thought the same. we didn't know what to expect and we didn't know what to do. a process

ucsf. that is this area right here. >> it is an earthquake hazard micro zone. >> again, another example of the wpa. the streets, they wanted to get to the top of the hill, said the duties beautiful walls and stairways. they are doing well. >> all of these hillsides have catalyzed the design and construction of the interesting foundations and sub framing. >> up there, you'll find quite often, because it is rock, they have dug holes, filled it with concrete, put pulls up, and built their buildings. they have been there actually now 67 years. >> some of these are significant earthquake hazard? >> many of them, because they're not properly braced, because the foundations are not deep enough. the consequences could be significant during an earthquake. >> the tunnel opened that whole section up to development. did that lead to park side? >> west portal is right here. it this slope. westport open up this whole area down here, with the reservoir. the tunnel was built and two different ways. one of

. >> her lab located at the institute here at ucsf key player in identifying the vast array of microbe this take up space in the stomach. but researchers in europe and the u.s. were able to trigger weight loss in mice by manipulating the bacteria in the gut. she hopes the same strategy might work in human. >> specifically in body weight that obese people have a different microbe than then people. >> company offer customers a chance to do their own gut check. they have begun mailing out kits for the stomach and other areas of the body. >> use learn information about your gut and that can help to you understand better what's going on in your body. >> it's partnering with other companies and areas including diet and nutrition with hope to some difficult overbroad array of services based on specific. >> if mean time katie and hertey mark that's could help identify if it's healthy or producing disease perhaps some day help target weight related disease such as diabetes. >> we could use this as diagnostic tool but what i'm i wanted in long-term is not these markers for disease but actually u

another reason to get healthy, researchers at ucsf say a strict regime of exercise, diet and meditation can reserve -- reverse aging. those who changed their live style had younger cells in genetic terms had to do with what are called telemeters. as we age, they get shorter, weaker. this study suggests they can be lengthened. >> if you're thinking about buying a truck, you're in luck. >> best one out there on the road. >> michael finney is here with the story. >> you know we are, i brett people in the bay area do not know this but pickup trucks are the top-selling vehicles in america. nearly two million bought every year. ford f 150 leads the pack but there is stiff competition. >> pickup trucks aren't just for hauling stuff around. more and more they're built for every day driving. full-sized pick ups like these have plenty of room and are pricey. >> not only can you use them for heavy work or towing but civilized to serve as family transportation. >> the ladder for climbing into the bed is lever but didn't earn top scores in part because handling isn't agile. the ride isn't refined. >

many people come from outside the city for services at ucsf and kaiser and even as a dentist i have 30 percent of my patients who reside outside of san francisco. the needs of a particular medical facility are dictated by their patient base, not necessarily everybody who happens to be living in san francisco. so i have some concerns about what would happen in land use terms because i don't want to put another barrier for development for health care facilities might be beneficial to the city or to many people who are needing health care services. and in particular there was some talk about the obviously having a cultural diverse facility, but how specific would it be? would you be telling institutions that they have to have bilingual staff. i want to know how much teeth is in it. >> thank you for your comments commissioner antonini. the way ween -- envision is for three possible outcomes. the first is incentives, culturally competent care and serving vulnerable patience. it doesn't mean it's not consistent. if it locates in a place that has sufficient services that is not intended to se

a dream come true for a lot of gamers and the study was down here at ucsf and we will take you inside the lab the day before the findings are published. taking out bad guys, aliens and other invaders is a favorite past time for gamers. >> you have to try different experiments of how to play. >> nicole says she believes that video games are entertaining and educational, something adam gozale has past five years to prove. >> it happened by accident. they are entertainment games and not trying to do this. by trying to do it, we can do it better. >> he designed the game racer to improve the multi-tasking abilities of people over 60. what he found was that the brain boost affected more than just attention span. >> for example, working memory, holding a face and mind for a very brief period of time and responding to it correctly, that gets better in people. >> there is skepticism. it is game over for game training saying if you practice a video game it will help improve your memory. >> victoria thought video games were bad but is taking part in one of the studies to find out for herself. >>

many people come from outside the city for services at ucsf and kaiser and even as a dentist i have 30 percent of my patients who reside outside of san francisco. the needs of a particular medical facility are dictated by their patient base, not necessarily everybody who happens to be living in san francisco. so i have some concerns about what would happen in land use terms because i don't want to put another barrier for development for health care facilities might be beneficial to the city or to many people who are needing health care services. and in particular there was some talk about the obviously having a cultural diverse facility, but how specific would it be? would you be telling institutions that they have to have bilingual staff. i want to know how much teeth is in it. >> thank you for your comments commissioner antonini. the way en -- envision is for three possible outcomes. the first is incentives, culturally competent care and serving vulnerable patience. it doesn't mean it's not consistent. if it locates in a place that has sufficient services that is not intended to serv

ucsf. that is this area right here. >> it is an earthquake hazard micro zone. >>

that is ucsf. adolph sutro donated the land. >> he had a lot of land. >> did. he bought a rancho in '82, and it was a huge chunk of land in a little peninsula. it took decades for it to fill in with housing. >> when he died, he leapt 1,100 acres to widows and orphans, and his children that truck. they comprise the woods, sherwood forest, forestville. it was a contentious thing. it took about 13, 15 years in public. >> this is actually in golden gate park, the casino. it was a controversy at the time to have a place that serve liquor and had card games in golden gate park. eventually, it moved to 24th ave. >> we still have the newly recently refurbished stop along the great highway. the beach shall i -- chalet. i always find it ironic that these federal highway funds were used to refurbish this place for drivers to get a drink. terrific. [laughter] >> there were farms, and there were dairies, as these houses are starting to be built, and they are more conventional residents is, and they are still a farm. in the distance, you can see it is still sand dunes. >> an

ucsf researchers tested pregnant levels and discovered levels of the toxin were down two-thirds. >>> frequent fliers, your time is running out. the cheapest reward ticket passengers can get with southwest airlines is getting more expensive. starting march 1st of next year the wanna get away fare will cost 70 cents per dollar instead of current 60 points. southwest is giving members more than five months to adapt to this change. executives say the shift is necessary to keep the rapid rewards program. >>> sget ready to pay more to send your letters. raise to 49 cents. the third increase in three years. the postal service says the 3 cents rate hike is necessary to help pay its mounting bills. >>> well, about 15% of adult americans say they don't use the internet. we'll tell you why, next. [ maragno ] if the car was invented today, it would run on the most affordable energy source available. it would charge overnight. every morning, you'd wake up with a full tank, ready to go. if the car was invented today, it would be the 100% electric nissan leaf. with over 200 million gas-free miles d

a little local piece of data at ucsf, 25% of our liver transplants today are a result of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. that is new, and that includes children. this is not just adults. so, where liver transplants formerly were related to alcohol, these are now related to drinking sugar drinks. seriously, that's a serious consequence. notice this pretty picture of teeth here. these are fondly called one on the left, the mountain dew mouth and the one on the left is diet soda mouth, if you will. just to make the point that water won't do this to your teeth. [laughter] >> sugar and acid combine to create a really negative impact on your teeth. it wears away the enamel and leads to a mouthful of rotted teeth. it is similar also -- i don't know if you've seen pictures of [speaker not understood], these are similar. you can put [speaker not understood] underneath and it would be the same. it's the same thing going on in your mouth. again, the other consequences are osteoporosis. and this goes back to that chart i showed you earlier around milk and the fact that sodas are replacing milk.

. >> reporter: well, now a team of brainiacs at ucsf may have figured out a surprising new way for older adults to strengthen their brains. it's a multitasking videogame where you swerve around a wildly winding road. >> it's very attention nally demanding to do that. the road never stays still. >> reporter: while at the same time correctly picking out select road signs. >> you have to press the button as a player as rapidly and accurately as you can only to target time like a green circle. >> reporter: a new study finds after 12 hours of playing the game over the course of a month the brains of older adults showed significant improvement. they had better short-term memory as well as long-term focus. >> that was really, really exciting for all of us. i know from my own perspective and a lot of our participants felt the same, they can actually feel the change in themselves. >> reporter: researcher and neuroscientist dr. adam gazzaley says these changes persisted for months after the volunteers stopped playing the game. brainwave recordings done before and after the experiment provided even

. >> ucsf is getting a $68 million endowment. sequoia capital will be donating $30 million of the university has kicked in another 25 million to supplement the contribution plan to raise $5 million more. the fund will help cover the education and living expenses of students who are pursuing documdoctorates in the basic sciences. ucsf is a graduate student only helped scientists school that trains doctors and produces the '80s and disciplines such as biochemistry, neuroscience and genetics. >> to the teachers' unions filed a lawsuit on behalf of the san francisco's city college. they're asking for a court injunction, to prevent the school from losing its accreditation. that commission basic house a list of 14 recommendations to keep its accreditation. this set in july, the the school on it till the 14 recommendations. a judge will decide on a possible injunction in the next few weeks. >> drivers and the state will not have to watch closely how they drive by bicyclist. governor jerry brown signed a legislation that requires drivers

my wife and i moved to the marina when she was [speaker not understood] residency at ucsf medical center and we thoroughly enjoyed our time there and we're looking to purchase a home. three of the attributes we're looking for is a side yard, rear yard and plenty of natural light and i am here to avoid what i would consider a destructive precedent in the neighborhood. it's my understanding the project at hand proposes at least five variances from the rear backyard requirements. first addition of a separate laundry room. second, the expansion of a mud room to a bedroom on the first floor. third, the expansion of the kitchen and powder room and addition of a deck on the second floor. fourth, the expansion of a bathroom and balcony on the third floor. and fifth, the expansion of a fourth floor tiled roof feature, 4-1/2 into the rear yard that currently exists. as you all know, san francisco planning code section 305 article 3 mandates that to meet a variance you must meet the initial threshold test of the variance must be to the extent necessary to overcome a practical difficulty or unnecess

. >> i just wanted to thank ucsf for bringing together great health experts and doctors and officials like you with community-based groups and linking action-based research with community needs as well. but thank you for the great work. >>> sure, no problem. and i do support this and really applaud the work that san francisco department of public health does make an impact on children's health. >> next speaker? are there any more speakers? >>> hi, good morning. good morning, supervisors, commissioners. my name is hector vargas and i'm here representing [speaker not understood] bayview hunters point and we're doing work to improve opportunities for accessing good nutrition, healthy foods. we are working to transform corner stores where we're working to increase access to physical activity in schools and out in the community, et cetera. and i really am happy that you all are taking up this issue today and looking at how we can improve access to healthy drinking water. there are some statistics that i'd like to share. currently in san francisco, 74.3% of latino are obese or overweight, a