the golden gate master plan includes a chapter on part safety. it underscores the importance of maintaining a safe park and calls for a number of stress -- steps. one of the reasons we are grateful for this hearing today is to contemplate legislation to assist the police department in calling for stiffer penalties for certain crimes. it talks about ensuring the highest possible level of maintenance in our parks. it talks about expanding park patrol to 24 hours a day, which is something we have done, with limited resources. it talks about a british court nation with san francisco police. i do not think that court nation has ever been stronger. we are not challenged by a lack of cooperation by the san francisco police department to work with us or with our park patrol. it talks about an interagency approach to adapt -- address camping, drug abuse, and other problems in the park. we are out in golden gate park every morning with a combination of service providers, part professionals, and representatives from the police department in a multi-pronged

let's talk about the stairs and the gate. but to install the gate? >> the international gate company. >> are they licensed? >> yes, they are. >> if they are installing gates that are not up to code, you are probably going to have recourse with them. the police are not responsible for advising on building issues. >> he advised me what to do to heed the tenet -- >> i understand that, but this issue was under the jurisdiction of building and housing. i think that what we are s to look at it is this gate that provides a health and safety issue according to our building code. i am concerned that a gate company would be putting it in a gate that is not to permit. i have an issue with that. you may as well. international game company -- is that the name? >> i did not realize that was a problem until the inspector came. >> the gate is not the issue. it might be ok and has been installed. there is no landing in front. >> which is a violation. >> is there a way for this game to be relocated to where there is a landing? >> i could put it in the middle, but some

over all, golden gate park exists within an urban area. to expect that we have a certain level of crime in an urban city, whether it is in neighborhoods, in the parks, we would all like it to be zero, but realistically, what are we seeing in terms of trends? are we seeing more or less violent crimes? from the recreation and parks department, what would be helpful to understand is a little bit more in-depth understanding of where you identify your problem areas to be. we have had a lot of conversations on how recreation and parks department staff is hamstrung to address a lot of different things, having to deal with a lot of side issues, like illegal dumping. part of what was gleaned from the conversation between the police station and where there is had seen more prevalent types of crimes and what we can do to improve the physical environment to deter crime, those would be areas that i would be interested in finding out more fully from the recreation and parks department, as well as the potential priorities. you clearly cannot address all

supervisor chu: and golden gate park does not have that. just some of the neighborhood parks. >> golden gate has a provision against camping or sleeping in the park from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. supervisor chu: one of the things that the caption mentioned earlier, a lot of the things that are being reported are happening in the daytime. that seems to be counter to what you are saying, finding these problems in the morning. can the capt. talk about this discrepancy? >> certainly. i am commenting on crimes reported. of the 213 part 1 crimes reported year to date, 160 are larceny, theft, and most are auto break-ins. what concerns me is the amount of crime that is not reported. supervisor chu: so the auto break-ins are happening when? there are no cars there at night. >> that is right. in the day. what concerns me -- the number of folks we encounter in the park and are disinclined, for one reason or another, to reach out to the pleas for assistance. i am of the opinion that a lot of crime is not reported. there is a certain amount of crime that i

i just want to voice my concern about thgolden gate park. everyone should be doing their part to make this icon of the city safe and accessible to everyone. like everyone, i use this part, at minimum, of which were times a week. increasingly, i have become afraid to bring my family because of all of the activity occurring in the park lately. especially at night, but also during the day. i continue to see graffiti, violence against homelessness, or alcohol and drug abuse through a park. as a citizen, i do not want the part to decline to a point where i no longer use it. i would urge rec and parks, please department, board of supervisors, to do everything to preserve this icon of the city. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. i in the community manager of the grove festival. as one of the largest parks in your district, you have always been a supporter of the festival and a supporter of stern grove. we have been the victim to countless acts of graffiti, vandalism and property damage. it is difficult to know when

the sfpuc is planning to build something in golden gate park. i attended meetings on alternative sites to the factory. it remains the selected location for this factory. you requested that the department pursue finding an alternative location. at that meeting, the department's representatives did not question the location of golden gate park. she strongly defended its and said that the master plan supports the recycling plant because the golden gate park master plan supports recycled water. this is such a gross misstatement of the master plan that those of us in the audience that actually read the plan and gas in astonishment. we have faith that this area must be used for recreational purposes. please direct the department advocate for an alternate site for this factory outside of golden gate park. i encourage the public to attend the next meeting on december 9. save golden gate park from this industrial development. more information is on the web site. thank you very much. president buell: thank you. let me ask the audience not to applaud or in

out of golden gate park. a lot of them are using the facility to bring recycleables. they bring other things to the facility and to bring to recycling. they are finished with those bags, they just leave them there. we have to come along, go around the facility, clear up the area, so it is an ongoing process and just around the facility to keep that area clean. it is not just our one area, but it is a big area. it is a nuisance to bring that area under control. >> i would like to summarize what would be some of the public safety concerns. i have oversight and management of the park patrol unit that works very closely verysfpd. -- with sfpd. you heard us speak of illegal camping here, and we will update you on the efforts. reducing the presence of golden gate park, we are at a point where we have the long-term and very persistent population that we estimate with our cleanup crew experience, the clean-up crew is 7 days a week. eight hours a day. through both of their collective experience, we estimate long- term

a lighter showers down south of the old gate. this will certainly change in the next couple of hours we have very heavy rain on the way. future cast for putting a heavy rain and to the north bay at 5:00 and about 6:00 to. this is a refined computer models will pick up all the little details the notice how widespread it puts a heavy rain. this will be a remarkable storm pushing through in the next several hours. in to the 7:00 hour were seeing moderate to heavy rain in the north bay. into the o'clock hour look all the red on your screen. san rafael, santa rosa, petaluma, not all of the coastline all seen downpour. rainfall rates could be as much as an inch an hour coming out over the north bay which is why we have a flash flood watch in the area. into the 9:00 hour the heavy rain rides the coastline else a san francisco down the san mateo coastline sing downpours. or say moderate for the rest of the bay area is well. through the east bay you see this orange on your screen. by midnight that we will push down the the south bay. cont

will not -- the gate and the cars will not fit. so it's just a mathematics problem that these are pictures of two small cars and if you put a gate there, it's not going to work. so we would like it restored to its original -- original view. >> thank you. project sponsor, you have two minutes if you wish. >> i agree with larry, original intent of the permit was there was never supposed to be two cars there and the landscape buffer that was supposed to be there to keep cars within the property is not there now and it needs to be added off the gate that's supposed to be there to screen the cars on the street is not there, and that's part of the permit we're applying for now is mitigate all of these concerns that they have. >> thank you. i must say i went out there and actually measured the parking pass and there's no way it can take two cars. in fact there was one car parked diagonaly on the space hanging over the sidewalk at that time. i'm no positive in my mind with landscaping and with the gate how it would even take one car. i wou

i really enjoyed golden gate park. it feels like the voices of the people who live directly around the like are overshadowing those of us -- are over shedding those of us who live around the like. at that don't see how making huge improvements to a site with deep commitments to the environment as a bad thing. i don't see how bringing more people to park is bad. i don't see how bringing new people to the park is bad. i urge you to move forward. thank you. >> david, patty, richard, james, henry, time yet ortega. it -- tanya ortega. >> good evening. my name is mark. from talking to the ortegas, i like their passion and what they want to do to work with the community. the way of preserving the integrity and the history of the building -- i think it is great. i am in favor of it. it is a place that will be new and serves the community. everything i have heard them say is they want to do things consistent with the community and work with the community. i think it is great. thank you. >> thank you. >> i will just repeat what

golden gate,, 101 no problems to report.ic set a limit, slow spot we have is on our maps at a antioch, westbound, the red is beginning to build. 25 mi. per hour but then it clears up as you make your way to pittsburgh. great start for public transportation no problems to report still running on time. >> continue in weather and traffic team coverage this turn to one of our stroll reporters yoli is giving us this job. good morning , how are the roads? >> not so bad, i wouldn't say this week, is just kind of damage. looks like it once during this is not raining quite yet. let's bring those that stops. the rain hasn't quite hit here yet. prepares of we know it's coming. >> thank you, developing story at a san francisco where city officials are looking at ways that muni can restore the service that was cut back in may. in september they find extra money to roll back 61 percent of those cuts. now they're tossing around a more creative ways to save money and improve service. eliminating stops on wrath which means people might have

the golden gate park is the ideal spot. it is so open and the trails are so big that i don't think they would interfere with anybody out there. the number of people taking the tour would be so small. it is no wider than a person. they share with hikers, joggers, people with baby strollers. they would be limited to such a slow speed that everybody would be able to get around them. is the only vehicle out there that can balance itself when it is not moving up like a bicycle that would fall over. -- unlike a bicycle. [chime] president buell: thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i have been a neighbor since they opened five years ago along the waterfront. i hope to soon be their neighbor behind the band shell. i have seen the business grow from the first year along the northern waterfront. the first thing that really noticed is the quality of the operation. i have observed several times the required training procedures that are conducted prior to the departure and they are very extensive. what seems to have caused such

and our staff spent several hours finding gates, polling every plane to put them at the gate. the responsibility which is something that belongs to the airlines. >> reporter: one bay area rights advocate says the fingerprinting won't help people stuck for hours. >> it's embarrassing in the u.s. that we don't have plans at the airports. the airports were not required to have contingency plans. that's a mistake. >>> coming up in sports: the 49ers start the interview process for their vacant general manager's position. and the first tuesday nfl game since 1946 with surprising results. sports next. u=b(b]@@ >>> all right. 49ers search for a general manager officially underway. jed york brought in the first of the candidates today. he brought in tony softy from the rams and carolina panthers. he will also interview ted sunquist. he already has trent balky in his pocket. so stay tuned as the candidates continue to be interviewed. pro bowl honors are out. patrick willis. been to the pro bowl every year that he has been in the league. his fourth straight time. he'll be in as a starter

there are two gates. on the monterey side, there's a beautiful ornamental gate that welcomes people. all bungalows. >> what do you mean by that? >> traditionally, it is all on of little half story -- it is up on a little half story. they are smaller homes. there were supposed to be within reach of the average working man. >> architecturally, the bomb blows -- bungalows were derived from craftsman style and affected by the mission revival. this is a very attractive neighborhood. for years, i would appraise in this neighborhood and think, these homes are lovely. they have fairly large lots. they are set back. they are attractive treescapes. they were very under-valued. that has not been the case for 10 or more years. >> ingleside was more of a hodgepodge. it developed piecemeal. it was not macro planned in any way. >> this looks like it was over the track, but it is not. >> you will find early reports of people saying it was a dog racing track. >> this is the racing track. this is on the southwest side. >>

bush's column in a gated community in dallas. it happened yesterday bush and his wife were not injured. their house was not damaged. in fact the home was not endangered they just went through the gate. the driver was question and he had been visiting a neighbor and dallas police are continuing investigation. 6:42 a.m. back with a couple half a dozen southern california cabbies are still under state of emergency spirit the good news this forecasters say the storms will wind down today. that is good news for this animal hospital. it has flooded the hospital staff members move the animals to make sure they were safe. hundreds of residents are being told to get out will flash floods and mudslides threaten the area and road. >> i thought we're going to the straight into the river. it was very scary. >> dozens of guests rescued from a san diego hotel 5 ft. deep water. residents are unsure what to do. >> i can even get home to get my dogs. >> the stadium is under water were navy and san diego are scheduled to play today. they have been

let's go back outside and have live look at the golden gate bridge. but what commute no matter where you are. we will be right back. welcome back to kron 4 time rain now is for 44 area bufor 40 4:0e seeing heavier rain currently sitting over the san mateo bridge we show you the radar giving you an idea of where the heavier rain is at this hour. north bay shores her petaluma, san rafael is well up into santa rosa. we will watch a cells and in offshore pushing through. we are looking at possibly heavy rain through some francisco. watching us all move through 1 01 moving to the east bay and also you can see through livermore and also san ramon breakthrough dublin pleasanton interchanged getting heavier down doors as well. the north of 580 having heavier rain. right now what we are looking at as low pressure system to the north this is basically a hoist of moisture pumping rain into our area. continuing with system after system pushing in more and more rain. this certainly will be a wet weekend future cast 4 set into motion showing us by the afternoon the

it was classified golden gate park say great park. having a recycling center in there is inconsistent with its use as place of recreation and i hope that hanc can continue its function in a more appropriate location. thank you. >> thank you. >> name is antonio romano, and i'm a lifetime native san franciscoan and urban farmer and co-founder of the san francisco agriculture alliance, which opposes this measure. the main reason why i oppose this measure is because it just doesn't make sense. the site is not appropriate. someone tried to equate growing native plants with growing food plants and that's just ignorant. there's a big difference in the amount of food food plants need to native plants. that is a factor. there's plenty of available sites that have been explained and i would say yes, we want community gardens in that space. i live in the mission. i don't live in the neighborhood but i can imagine there's a lack of community gardens and i support making community gardens but that's not the right part. to me it seems like a railro

and eventually to the golden gate bridge, toward san francisco.quick update on sierra travel, the chains are required for highway 88. one way traffic control in effect for highly 88. this is due to landslides in the area, caltrans says you should expect a 20 minute delays. good news, no change requirements in effect for highway 50. well. >> staying with the transportation stream caltrans is requiring the public very increases are set to go in effect on gin refers. here's the list, 25¢ per zone there will go up from $140 to hundred $55, a pilot program for we can be people as expressed in stopping at seven stops between sentences, san jose, elimination of two south and north brown trains from midday schedule. all of these or other close projected $2.3 million budget gap. bay bridge has seen a drop in carpoolers, it appears it may be more than just neutrals contributing. the number of multi person vehicles has dropped from was a percent between 2009-10, a decrease there was more than twice as much as overall drop in traffic. the drop box does not fa

golden gate bridge.een early morning problems they say now they have just cleared. it affected only inbound trains they had the destruction at 21st and judah for while were substituting shuttle buses but we just checked with me a few moments ago and they say there may be residual delays but otherwise things should be back to normal there fairly quickly. that is really the only mass transit problem reported so far this morning. keeping an eye on wall street now from the kron 4 newsroom here is james. >> keeping our eye on the big board as i expected stocks are positive the dow was up 4 1/2 the s&p is up 3.9 nasdaq up 7.6 at this hour. so far so good better than expected labor department report on jobless benefits last week. the outlook looking better on the jobs front we are following the latest out of london for the protests began and the part of students in front of british parliament voting on raising tuition fees one of the things they're trying to put in place to relieve some of the debt we will see

in the golden gate bridge is starting off wet. he proudly will need your windshield wipers, just a very light rain that this current are, in the '50s, 54 san francisco, mid-50s san rafael. south bay, you coming in ritter and 56 degrees. taking to the day, only in a way to expect, 6:00 spotted showers similar tour where seeing for the next couple of hours and looks like we'll just see the whi light stuff. in the afternoon heavier rain, you can see some of these cells embedded in the system and of pushing through a moderate-heavy downpours this isn't the afternoon. 2:00, widespread showers this continues until 3:00. evening commute could be wet. it could drive it out in places like santa rosa, petaluma. still seeing these cells and moderate-heavy rainfall. by evening, and looks like you'll see the rain taper off. setting the stage for what is to be a fairly wet work week. wednesday, thursday a bit of a break, friday heavy stuff, same for saturday. periods of red heavy rain is expected. the intensity by the end the week a stronger th

one was the repair of a gate. the only other item that has been done is vegetation has been removed. dilapidation, lack of care that has gone on in this building for quite some time. the notice of violation gave the property owner 30 days to repair, they did not do so. they went to a director's hearing of august this year. at that point in time, gave the property owner an additional 28 days to comply. it was an advisement. the property owner did not do so. there was a building permit required to do some of the exterior work that i just showed you and some of the interior work. that permit has not been applied for, -- it was just a plot for last friday. we're not getting any timeliness in this case. as you can see, people are living in a building that has not been properly maintained and also has harbored rats and other types of things. all these photographs are in the staff report that you have, available for the public. because of the extent of the work, the fact that the property owner has had six months to make