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Special election following the death of former mayor ed lee. In may, bree got her first major challenger in the supervisor whose district includes neighborhoods like ingleside, excelsior and the outer mission. But today another big name officially through his hat in the ring. You might know him as a local philanthropist or as air to the levi strauss fortune. Jose martinez takes a look inside his Campaign Announcement and the early response. Reporter what is the first thing that comes to mind whe...

[applause] i just realized i dont know if we get a sound check. Its so good to see everyone here. I love doing book events because weve got to keep books alive. I want to thank the Simons Foundation for supporting all of our initiatives here when we do live in the present date for private events that are science themed or inspired and its with their support we are able to do these. So a shout out to science. [applause] i want to mention before i introduce the guest of for the amateur Astronomers...

Astronomers at harvard and here is dana hello and welcome. [applause] i just realized i dont know if we get a sound check. Its so good to see everyone here. I love doing book events because weve got to keep books alive. I want to thank the Simons Foundation for supporting all of our initiatives here when we do live in the present date for private events that are science themed or inspired and its with their support we are able to do these. So a shout out to science. [applause] i want to mention ...

I want to thank the Simons Foundation for supporting all of our initiatives here where we do private events, events that are science themed or science inspired and its really with the support that we are able to using these events, were excited to shout at simon. I want to mention before i do this, our guest is an amateur astronomer, he will be out in the cold gardens, applaud a lot louder. Hes out in the cold garden tonight and helping us and the claim is that the cloud sphere, is right about e...

Answers. Some complain they pump out their basements but the floodwaters just come back. Checks totaling 65,000 were to help victims. The mayor stopped by with doughnuts and coffee to thank first responders. Where is where the rescue team is based that saved 330 trapped residents in rock springs. The mayor said they will hold public hearings in response to the flood. The bureaucratic finger pointing stops today. This happened in my city, im responsible. Reporter in san jose, david louie, abc 7 n...

Of fremont street in concord. Sky7 was over the home where a year and a half old shepherd mix named charlie reportedly attacked the 10monthold child. His mother was in a room nearby. The child sustained injuries to his head. 911 was called, and he was rushed to the hospital. Abc7 News Reporter Laura Anthony spoke with Concord Police about what happened. Very tense and a very scary scene when they were getting this call. When we get here, the dog is actually still running freely throughout the ya...

Money as a part of the president s Healthcare Plan but also he has friends in the establishment, certainly in the moneyed establishment and the press likes him allf which makes those diehard conservatives suspicious of him and if you look at the Republican Party and its history since the 40s they always have been two types the establishment candidate and antiestablishment canidate he is the blipts man now we have to figure out who plays the second role. Rose and the conservatives are not happy a...

Visit with president obama, mr. Sharif attempted to try to create a sort of a new basis for partnership, and the americans obliged, approved 1. 3 billion, et cetera,ut is the old pattern and in that old pattern things will not move smoothly, the americans think that just by giving aid they will get pakistan to change. That wont happen. And the pakastanis think they can continue to tap the american treasury without changing, and i dont see that happeningither. So what we will see is fits and star...

Under McInnis' tenure, Stony Brook was awarded one of the largest gifts to a university in U.S. history with a $500M unrestricted endowment from the Simons Foundation.

McInnis, the current president of Stony Brook University, was a surprise pick and will be Yale's first female president.