Submitted to the clerk, items acted upon today will be appear on the supervisor agenda unless otherwise stated. Er can we get a motion the excuse supervisor mar from todays meeting. Motion from supervisor cohen, without objection. Call item 1. Item 1 is a a motion confirming the mayoral appointment of Eleni Kounalakis to the Port Commission term ending may 1, 2016. And i believe she is here today. Thank you very much. Members of the rules committee, supervisors tang and cohen, im very honored to be here today and to have been nominated by mayor lee to serve as the San Francisco Port Commission, i grew up in Northern California and left my heart in San Francisco bh i was a young girl on a special visit to the city to visit family. My husband marcos who like me is a child of greek immigrant parents was born and raised in San Francisco. We have made our life here for most of the last 16 years, raising our two children and being part of the civic life of this great city. Like many first ge
According to the lawsuit, when officer brian jobgen arrived on scene, without warning, he hit a 13 Year Old Girl with his patrol baton. The day after the incident, Dubuque Police told tv9 the officers involved did what they were supposed to do. Police said officer murray responded appropriately and his use of force was in response to deans behavior at the scene. Thats because of her behavior and her choices that she made. It will not have any adverse effects or long term effects on the baby. The attorney in this case, dave obrien said this is the fifth lawsuit hes filed against the Dubuque Police for alleged excessive force. He told me today quote, theres a real problem with police in dubuque and the city isnt reognizing it. Today Dubuque Police are not commenting on the lawsuit. Live in dubuque Katie Wiedemann kcrg tv9 news. The Cedar Rapids Police department has a new program in place that puts four officers on the streets to focus on neighborhood crime. Chief wayne jerman officially
Republicans by a wide margin in national polls. Its still tight here in iowa in recent polling against ted cruz. Yesterday, trump stopped at the university of iowa yesterday where plenty of supporters and protestors showed up. Kcrgtv9s Sarah Mccarthy has more. This space inside the university of iowa fieldhouse was completely filled with people waiting to hear from republican president ial frontrunner donald trump. But not everyone was a supporter. Scenes like this stopped Donald Trumps speech at least half a dozen times tuesday night. An organized group of protestors with bright red tshirts reading i stand with my muslim neighbors interrupted trump with plastic whistles. For one iowa city mother, shes here for her son. Stand up when he sees things that he doesnt agree with, so i feel like i needed to be here. I really feel strongly that love is more powerful than hate. But several supporters also stood in the crowd including several university of iowa football players. Cj beathard and
Hell serve time at a juvenile center until hes 18. Then a judge will either release him or send him to adult prison. The Eastern Iowa Airport says the powder found in baggage claim is medicine and henna powder. Cedar Rapids Police shut down the baggage area after someone found a suspicious package around seven last evening. It ended up being much ado about nothing after interviewing the owner, police determined the powder wasnt hazardous. The baggage area re opened around 4 this morning. We want to thank the people that called us about this. Remember when you see news, call newsline nine. That number is 3193659999. You can also send us pictures and videos to newsroom at kcrg dot com. Meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. Joe, parts of our viewing area saw snow today, but thats about to end, right . Scattered flurries remain in the forecast into tonight as a series of weak systems move across iowa. After a quiet end to the week the next one approaches fro
Now have an exact number of Homeless People in the area. U. S. Department of housing and urban development requires all agencies using federal dollars to preform a count every other year. Hours checking spots like car washes, parks, and bridges for people who dont have shelter. If they do find someone, they make a note. They also offer to help them to an open bed in a nearby shelter, or give them with hand warmers and a sleeping bag. Community housing initiatives, a Transitional Housing Program for the homeless, participated in the group. Development director Marileigh Fisher says the count is an important thing to do. 29 1128 it helps us get an understanding of whats going on in the community, and as a a using provider we need to know if there are Homeless People on the streets during the winter time. It keeps people informed of whats going on, the Community Needs to know whether thats during the last count, only 8 unsheltered were found. Local shelters would like to get that number d