now, we love lake merced and we're proud of lake merced and it certainly needs a similar type of investmentthing we see today. but it was the witness dovepble the park and recreation commiss, -- commission -- wisdom of the park and recreation commission at the time that said no, we need to do something more substancive, more significant and they decided to reach out got a that built the city hall and the opera house in that great beaux-arts style. for those of you visiting, come down 8:30 to 5:30 monday through friday to city hall and enjoy one of the most remarkable civic institutions anywhere in the united states. it was done by arthur brown. designed by arthur brown, who came up with this concept. people thought for years that this, and i kid you not, and i know the chief will talk a bit more about some of the legacy and the hysterics and a lot of the rumors about what this was purported to be designed on behalf but i'll leave that -- and no, it's not what you were thinking. that is shameful, really. just not right. but the fact was there were a lot of rumors about this, including the ru

what we have is a request to install a sign on lake merced boulevard. currently, there are signs that are placed within the property not. what the owners want to install is a corresponding sign that will mimic the sign they currently have in the right of way along the boulevard. this has been reviewed by city agencies, the planning department, in your commission, and they of all approved it. it is now left for board review and evaluation. president maxwell: all right. thank you. you know why they want more signage? >> this is just more to identify that community. president maxwell: all right. thank you. colleagues, any comments or questions? any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed, and if there is no objection, we will move this forward without objection. madam clerk, and number two. madam clerk: the california environmentall quality at findings for water system improvement program habitat management action. >> good afternoon. we are here to request that you adopt the ceqa findings and the reporting program to implement th

one of these women was my grandmother, merced moynihan. in la dominica, one of the best cafes in the world, located on oreilly street, where my grandparents met. ticket to ride, i talk about my family history but after they marry -- i am reading a little from the book -- my grandparents were at the center of many fascinating things. i found myself at el centro, the literary and musical gatherings. their house on calle mercades became a cultural cross roads with the traffic of foreigners created a new inspired geography. they travel everywhere. my grandmother, merced, nina played the piano and read poems, while edward read the poems besides playing the fiddle and violin, behaved like an avant garde composer, moving around furniture. according to the journalist were a dynamic duo that rescued the famous hotel sevilla from dereliction in 1919. they also constructed the biltmore neighborhood where many irish american families have homes. when i said irish americans, i go back to the americas, irish-spanish americans and french-irish, et cetera

what we have is a request to install a sign on lake merced boulevard. currently, there are signs that are placed within the property not. what the owners want to install is a corresponding sign that will mimic the sign they currently have in the right of way along the boulevard. this has been reviewed by city agencies, the planning department, in your commission, and they of all approved it. it is now left for board review and evaluation. president maxwell: all right. thank you.

what we have is a request to install a sign on lake merced

of river were all but drained as water was rerouted to irrigate a million acres of arid land from mercedbakersfield. and within a few years the chinook salmon ceased to exist in the upper reaches of the san joaquin river. >> the thing that's most remarkable to me about them is that in spite of all the changes that have occurred and alteration to either habit and historical conditions that they still somehow persist. >> reporter: chinook are the largest of the salmon species. they travel thousands of miles, spending three to five years in the open ocean before making the difficult journey upstream to their river origins to spawn and die. but the dams on the san joaquin were built too high for the powerful fish to traverse. and chinook salmon have been barred from 90% of their ancestral spawning grounds for more than 50 years. today the dwindling population found in san francisco bay's delta hangs on the edge of extinction. but that could soon be changing. in 2004, after environmental organizations sued the federal bureau of reclamation, a federal judge ordered that water be returned to th

this is lark merced blvd. it's all made of clay. it's going to slump. these are the roads built in the oakland hills. nate, red woods. skyline. and enabled them to go up and develop the hills. the rural roads that go through the coast range. this enabled them to get their stuff to market. this is at road built by the ccc. this is a bridge. this is highway one and you won't know, except you look at the bridge and you will see dates, 1938, 1939. the airstrips are ccc. and the one out at treasure island. long beach, burbank. this is oakland and the whole built line railroad was redone. 19 is a pwa project and our great amphitheatres are from that time. this is santa barbara bowl. this is the forest theater in carmel and these are ccc workers putting huge bolder. here's 6 thousand people getting ready to enjoy oklahoma in that theater. big basin is a ccc project and this one, on the east river, new york. a project built where people from the lower east side could see performances and still do. our parks and recreation. almost all from them. that's the conse

we received two proposals for merced heights and one for lewis. as i mentioned, i finally in march contacted city college after mass oing view approached the park about the two facilities. and told them that -- that, reminded them that there was -- there was an r.f.q. out. i was told they had no money to participate as far as rent is concerned. so, i told them that -- that we would not pursue anything until after their spring term because everything that had already been advertised for their classes and we didn't want to preclude their activities there, so then i proceeded with -- discussions with the language in action. >> a couple of the -- of the parents speaking had said that they would not -- you know a continuance would be a burden on them, because they -- they needed to make a decision about a preschool in the near future. if the schools in existence around the corner, i didn't understand that comment. >> i think amory could answer that better than i could. >> identify yourself. >> i'm amory donahue. i'm the founder of plan in action. since

merced near the 100-degree range, and some of the influence moving in towards our state as well.e had some isolated thunderstorms towards yosemite. here locally, it's a split. here's a look from our high definition camera, and you seek the fog bank sitting near the coast and temperatures in the upper 50s and 60s. but antioch, 95. livermore, 90. also have 90 in concord. 84 right now in fremont. san francisco, because of the low clouds moving in, sitting at 62 degrees. we have 59 in oakland, 80 in san jose, and 79 right now in santa rosa. here's a look at a few highlights for you. low clouds and fog will spread inland. it will be another warm day tomorrow mainly inland, and then we will all begin to cool down heading into monday, tuesday, and wednesday, and next week, some temperatures will be below where we should be this time of year. low louds and fog near the coast, and generally a cool day. warm temperatures inland. now, i want to take you to live doppler 7 hd. we are getting reports of isolated thunderstorms. you can see it right here. the yosemite village area getting hit wi

the ocean merced ingleside neighborhood is extremely underserved regarding affordsable rental housing in particular. this is an ideal location for the proposed handsomely designed mixed use project. the development team comprised of the housing fail yachts of mercy housing is extremely experienced in developing and managing quality affordable housing throughout san francisco and -- and the region, in terms of mercy housing and has shown their commitment to work very closely with the diverse community, which is the o.m.i. so thank you, and we hope for your support. >> thank you. i like to open it for public comment now. >> my name is lambe, i come from hale avenue. i got 457 person resident in ocean district to -- to build this building. the reason is the proposed location is the traffic due to attending nearby city college of san francisco. beth streen are coming into the living area. in addition to a project of approximately 50 units of housing has been approved by nearby adjacent property on ocean avenue. the two projects sticking together will generate over 120 units of new housing

merced ranked third. fifththe ontario area. stockton came in sixth. mortgage rates have hit a new record low. government backed freddie mac cede today the rate on a 30 year fixed mortgage fell to 4.5% this week. that's down from 4.6 a week ago. this is the sixth straight week the late has broke a record. >>> google has hired 1,970 full time employees this year. that's about a 20% increase in their work force. google says it might have to hire more people to accommodate the growth of the business. >>> it was a wobbly day on wall street. >>> for a change, it's starting to once again feel a little bit like summer out there. let's check in with chief meteorologist bill martin. >> it does feel a bit like summer than it usually does. temperatures have warmed up a couple of degrees. i'll show you the temperature footprint right now. using colors, you can see the 90s out where you expect the 90s. around the bay, oranges showing up. you have 81 right now in livermore. that's up where it was. highs tomorrow will be a degree or two warmer. these are the official

but just to ease the blo so you say that lucy merce was his mistress for life. from 1916 or thereabouts in warm springs from a >> yes. hemorrhage. >> and point of fact, she married ruth ford who was a bachelor in washington and quite well-to-do. believe that the mistress status was continue us because ruth ford died and she was a free agent fo about 3-4 years before roosevelt died am i correct? >> you are correct about that. >> what's to make you thin she was continuously serving as a mess tress to him? >> their relationshi several different phase that he did have polio and that was disabling in som sfloopts they kept in toh. >> absolutely. >> that's a strong -- >> that's a friendship. >> at least a friendship. bearing in mind this was an era when one could not easily have a relationshi especially in politics. everything had to be kept subterranean there is a lot of hidde history. wasn't at his side and the time of his death? >> i have no reason to doubt she loved him sin skerly. i have no reason to doubt that at all but i do think they were two people who were

merced is fourth, stock son is sixth and vallejo and fairfield is ninth.ity royce and petaluma ranked 62nd and fremont ranked 4 3rd and sunnyvale and santa clara came in at 46. >> san francisco public utility commission are likely to vote on a proposal to help people. it it requires companies like pg&e to inform customers they have a right to range a payment plan spread over three months. it comes after shutoffs spiked this winter when many californians struggled to pay their bills. >> cash for alliances program has been expanded. they are adding solar hot water heaters to apply yansz available for rebates. they have $19 million for people that replace older appliances with energy efficient models. >> you can receive $50 all the way up to $1,000 for heating and cooling systems, most popular is refrigerators and clothes washers. >>> program operates a first come, first served basis. >> 4:44, still ahead, unwanted visitors. the extreme measures in one south bay community to stop a worsening problem. >> and safety on the streets of san francisco, sudden spike

will have warmer air mass and for your get-away friday triple digits anywhere from fresno through mercednto sacramento 109 redding, triple digits in yukaya, mid-80s in palo alto, 91 degrees in campbell, east bay up numbers up to the triple digits. brentwood, tracy, oakland, pleasanton, livermore, somebody's backyard will hit 101, mid-80s in n naff and mid- 90s in sonoma. extended forecast calls for barely any dent in the temperatures saturday, partly cloudy skies with a return of the marine layer over the weekend and make sure you keep your animals, your pets, cool because this is a bit of a prolonged heatwave. there's jazz trying to keep cool. ken. >> thank, roberta. >>> well, we're happy to report there is a happy ending to a story we brought you yesterday. dozens of hens at the marin humane society they're trying to find homes for them have been adopted. about 70 birds were rescued from a farmer who couldn't care for them anymore. the humane society tells us it took some 30 hours to find a roost for all of them. partially fund your bid for office. a >>> it's one thing to believe in yo

y los espectadores quedan a merced de un toro embravecido. >> un hombre es brutalmente atacado cuandoas rejas a un agente. >> sacan a un conductor de un auto expresado segundos antes que el auto es darse es la mÁs... >> y asÍ nos vamos a comerciales... pero mÁs adelante... n ocultarle que nació hombre. y angelina jolie nos cuenta de su familia y selena gómez nos el primero es rápido. el primero es 4g, pero se lleva muy bien con el 3g. el primero tiene una cámara hd de 8 megapíxeles y videos stream en vivo vía internet. el primero tiene un puerto hdmi. el primero comparte wifi con ocho equipos al mismo tiempo. el primero no es jimmie johnson aunque éste, a menudo llega primero. el primero tiene un soporte para ver videos. ¿qué es lo primero que harás con evo, el primer teléfono 4g? sólo de sprint. el now network. bueno amigos como saben continúen en priks lindsay lo n lohan. >>> las internas alegan que la actriz tiene privilegios lohan deberá entrar a un programa de rehabilitación muy emocionado alejandro sanz con su nueva gira hablamos con él vamos a ver. . >>> con nuevo look y cumpli

so was thomas ponce and epifonia solis, both from mexico who were on their way to visit family in merced>>> still there's no details on what caused the fire of six cars cars in a sfo long term parking lot. >>> there is new technology in the hor horizon that could allow you to charge your electronic devices, not through an old plug in the wall but through the air. ken pritchett joins us how it works in tonight's special report. >> reporter: imagine snagging free power from your local tv or radio station. or charging your cell phone whenever you move. >> you can see the signal coming out. >> reporter: it is technology that now exists in the lab that might hit store shelves soon. >> it means that certain type of devices would never need a battery and could be powered just off of the ambient energy that's around. >> reporter: joshua smith is an engineer with intel in seattle. this is being powered by signals from television towers located miles away. >> the tv power is putting out a signal. gets picked up by this antenna. converted to steady electricity. >> reporter: with today's electronics

. >> rather than try to start a dead river, why don't we work on the merced or stanislaus and invest>> but they say the salmon will come back and they don't have to look any farther to where the water flows again to see that life is slowly returning to the san joaquin river. >> dan says under the current agreement there are a series of milestones that must be be reached over the next 16 years. >> don't go away. 7 on your side is up next. >> smart meters is leading to more customers to having their power disconnected. both sides coming up on 7 on $ñ$ñ$ñ$ñ$ñ$ñ$ñchúiúiúiúiúiúiúiúñ >>> the state regulators -- excuse me we are taking a live look at mount tam, with the marine layer, definitely below the peak of mount tam. difference you are going to get depending on where you live is probably 30-40 degrees range. heat wave we've been having that is soon to be going away. lisa argen will join us for an update on the forecast. >>> now to the story about state regulators who are concerned that more people could be forced to live without power as pg&e installs more smart meters. this is becaus

. >> rather than try to start a dead river, why don't we bring up the merced that has an existing salmon invest in that. >> but they say the salmon will come back and they don't have to look any farther than where the water flows again to see that life is slowly returning the to the san joaquin river. >> there are series of milestones that must be reached over the next 16 years. one will be a new assessment of where things stand. don't go away, 7 on your side is next. >> smart meters leading to more customers to have their power [ fele announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked strawberry toaster strudel [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel, the one kids want to eat. swimming is♪ y favorite thing. and only two things can get me out of the water. prunedoes... ♪ and totino's. ♪ we're the kids in america >>> welcome back everyone. 5:50. this is lake tahoe this morning as everyone wakes up to see the breeze. it's headed to 86 degrees. if you are headed up to the sierra, what a beautiful day. it's celebrity golf going on right now in south lake

triple digits sacramento, stockton, merced, modesto, fresno, manteca. 70s in lake tahoe.storms in the yosemite area. and your tahoe forecast does call for upper 70s on saturday and a dry forecast all the way through monday. your pinpoint forecast, coast 60s. 88 in san jose and los gatos. 94 campbell. east bay numbers with the westerlies up to 15. 96 in walnut creek. 97 degrees for the outside number in brentwood. 70s in el cerrito through the alameda area. 85 in petaluma tomorrow, best advice sonoma at 94 degrees, and remaining pretty cloudy in stinson beach. sun will be the warmest day of the -- sunday will be the warmes of the weekend, 98 inland. a very deep marine layer returns us to seasonal readings tuesday through friday. okay, here's a great contrast for you. chris, she sent me this picture from dillon beach. notice how socked? she said it was very drippy with fog. at the same time i took this picture inland, livermore, lake del valle, and it was 96 degrees there at that time. we want to see your summer fun photos. keep them coming to cbs5.com. only in the bay area

. >> one of the reasons i just love to shop in the huge merced market in downtown mexico city be s becauseof this, the enormous variety and quantity of dried chiles, herbs and spices that you'll find here. oh, you really did that! so now just start peeling the bark off of those things. long about april you'll be able to harvest the green garlic or you can let it continue to grow until say around 4th of july when the heads are fully formed. i'm going to scoop them into a saucepan and then measure in about a half cup of the liquid. okay. when those guys cool down, then chop it up into little pieces. to match the potatoes kind of irregular like you did the first time. then you have to chop up these guys. this is a little bit complicated but take the chorizo out of the casing and cook that through. got that? >> just that? >> that's all you've got to do, good luck. there will be just enough for me to spread on some garlic bread. how about all that parsley now >> okay. looking good. >> yes. >> so everybody what do you think of the mole? (applause) >> rose: this past may he was invited by the pre

they were on their way to visit relatives in merced. >>> ktvu news has learned there was no sign of any accelerant at the scene of that car fire at sfo yesterday at the parking lot. right now, investigators are paying special attention toward a toyota mini than. that was the first vehicle to -- to have caught fire. >>> 7:36. we want to check in with sal, who is gonna tell us about a new crash in sonoma county. >> that's right. northbound 101, this accident occurred when a haven't somehow came off the roadway and hit a bicyclist on the right hand side, according to chp. not really sure how that happened, although chp now is talking about how the van driver -- van driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel. northbound 101, there is a little bit of a crowd developing there in the petaluma area in sonoma county. let's move along to live pictures, traffic is light at the bay bridge toll plaza with no major problems coming into the city. we did have an accident approaching the intersection but traffic is still low. here's mark. >>> good morning to you. we're still on fog watch again. pretty m

i grew up in the merc creek -- a marine corps family. my father was a career officer in my mother served during world war ii. but dad was killed in vietnam in 1966 when i was a freshman in college. when i graduated, i was proud to decommission the second lieutenant in the marine corps. -- be commissioned a second lieutenant in the marine corps. it was a great experience for me all around but i decided i was going to go to law school. i got out of the marine corps, graduated from the university of virginia law school in 1977, and i'd been engaged in the private practice of law here is that the district of columbia ever since then. i joined my firm in 1984. thea trial attorney in litigation's department of this use law firm. we have about 1700 lawyers around the world. the firm to its great credit has always been a very strong supporter of the professions commitment to pro bono legal services. when i saw the pictures, as we all did, of those orange-clad man with the goggles over their highs kneeling behind a chain- link fences and guantana

i grew up in the merc creek -- a marine corps family. my father was a career officer in my mother served during world war ii. but dad was killed in vietnam in 1966 when i was a freshman in college. when i graduated, i was proud to decommission the second lieutenant in the marine corps. -- be commissioned a second lieutenant in the marine corps. it was a great experience for me all around but i decided i was going to go to law school. i got out of the marine corps, graduated from the university of virginia law school in 1977, and i'd been engaged in the private practice of law here is that the district of columbia ever since then. i joined my firm in 1984. i'm a trial attorney in the litigation's department of this use law firm. we have about 1700 lawyers around the world. the firm to its great credit has always been a very strong supporter of the professions commitment to pro bono legal services. when i saw the pictures, as we all did, of those orange-clad man with the goggles over their highs kneeling behind a chain- link fences and gua