it seems like a misfit to have cal trans doing local agency transit project, meet the clearance. therefore you opposed. when i checked with the office yesterday, they indicated they will put the bill over until next year. they just run into too much opposition. one area of interest where the three measures where you took a support position that reduced the threshold, these will be constitutional amendments and go straight to the ballot. sca 11, the first 2 deal with transportation and includes sales taxes, the 3rd one only applies to special taxes which allows special tax for transportation to be included but it's a broader net in terms of it's authority to do a threshold. all of those are scheduled to be heard with several other measures to deal with other policy areas for senate government and finances committee on may 5th. i had a conversation with the protem's office and we may see these bills move to keep them alive and in position from a deadline perspective, but he does not expect any of these voter threshold bills to be adopted year and anticipates if any due it will be i

my first phone call in this project was to cal trans.n cal trans working together with the bay area with the mayor's office here in the county of san francisco and coast guard, official wild life, all of these came together to find a way when typically the system is designed to say no, people found a way to say yes to this project. the arts commission, this collusion support from the san franciscmuseum of modern art. i apologize for the folks i will be missing because this is a cast of a thousand that made this happen. we certainly love our lawyers in this process. morrison who helped it become a very established and professional way in getting the contract involved in getting this project to an amazing legal footing. the technology network in san jose who made this a crucial project. i want to call out a thanks to or tactical team. we know how to make it small, not over 150 feet in the air. we have a studio, zone engineering and i have to say thanks to hmr who has been a rock star and directly one of the reasons this is happening. an ex

cal-trans come up with 1 million dollar solution to construction defect on the new bay bridge. it is a fix it plan for the busted bolt they have already installed and can't even get to any more of them. thomas explains the problem and the solution. >> professor has work on bridges worldwide. he says the if you problem with these seismic report rod should not be a major concern. >> this is not something that we should worry unduly at all. bridge is not in danger of any future seismic safety issue. that's not the case. >>reporter: he's approve of bridge and structural engineering at uc berkeley and often a critic of cal-trans2í t he says for every engineering problem there is a solution. he knows that engineers are already considering one of them. cal-trans spokesperson an true gordon showed a piece of one of the 2 88 rods or bolts that need to be replaced. he says replacing the rods some of which are 17 feet long and can be access from top and bottom is not the problem. but the one shown on the right of the cal-trans animation can't be removed. >> bolt are inside the column hol

cal-trans is still working on a fix. it's not known if the bridge's planned labor day opening will be affected. >> pam: the u-s senate blocked a proposal to expand background checks on gun sales. the plan failed to get the 60 votes needed to pass. families petition to the leaders with the unspeakable gregrief not just the children that were perished. 90 percent of the democrats voted for that. but it is not going to happen. sparking anger from the president and others. and disappointment from the parents of the school children who were massacred last winter in newtown, connecticut. >> pam: congresswoman gabrielle giffords, who was severely injured in gun violence, also stood by the president's side. tonight she is quoted as being "furious" the measure did not pass and accused the opposing senators of "cowardice". the final vote tally was 54 to 46. the proposal was part of a compromise struck by a democratic and a republican senator. it was backed by president obama, but faced fierce opposition from the national rifle ass

this cal trans animation shows how the bolts sit underneath the road bed. the broken ones inaccessible inside the foot jg, in 2008 they were exposed and could have been tested but were are not. because of missing documentation the bolts were heat treated twice by a dyson sub contractor tc industries. the is second round might have made them brittle. >> the toll bridge program is conducting a thorough investigation into what happened and caused the bolts to break. we know there was an excess of modrow again. we were looking at what point into the fabrication pro is 70s this became a problem. >> reporter: cal trans directed the contractor american bridge floor abf to test the 96 dyson bolts and later they write cal trans does not require the testing. >> at this point we are are not the in a position to comment on anything until our thorough investigation is done and we have come to a conclusion. >> reporter: that conclusion could take awhile. the first priority is fixing the problem. >> the focus at this time is to come up with the best solution that will giv

we have calls into cal tran and the metropolitan transportation authority. as soon as we hear more from them, we'll pass that along. >>> time now 6:36. let's get everybody moving this morning. a lot is happening in our commute this morning. sal, where are you focused now? >> we are still looking at fremont. even though the traffic crash the truck that son its side has not effected the freeway so far. you cannot use the commission boulevard south off ramp until they right the truck and get it out of there. i do want to mention a crash overnight that occurred in the santa cruz mountains. one person was killed when the car went off the roadway and unincorporated santa cruz county earlier this morning. the traffic collision located on bear creek road just west of state route 35 reported just before 1:00 in the morning a passer by noticed skid marks on the road and called police. they noticed someone had gone down the embankment. they did retrieve the body. the car is down there. they'll get that car later today. bear creek road may be blocked temporarily. let's

we have calls into cal tran and the metropolitan transportation authority. as soon as we hear more from them, we'll pass that along. >>> time now 6:36. let's get everybody moving this morning. a lot is happening in our commute this morning. sal, where are you focused now? >> we are still looking at fremont. even though the traffic crash the truck that son its side has not effected the freeway so far. you cannot use the commission boulevard south off ramp until they right the truck and get it out of there. i do want to mention a crash overnight that occurred in the santa cruz mountains. one person was killed when the car went off the roadway and unincorporated santa cruz county earlier this morning. the traffic collision located on bear creek road just west of state route 35 reported just before 1:00 in the morning a passer by noticed skid marks on the road and called police. they noticed someone had gone down the embankment. they did retrieve the body. the car is down there. they'll get that car later today. bear creek road may be blocked temporarily. let's

>>reporter: cal-trans expects to have all the nets fixed by sunday. until then she will continue to come out here unthe petaluma river bridge to document all the dead birds. in petaluma, amma, 7 news. >> new at 11:00 protestors rally in san jose against fast-food giant mcdonald's. new mcdonald's has been proposed at the corner of ball road and miller avenue across the street from hyde middle school. demonstrators say not only is the food unhealthy but the restaurant would bring more cars to already busy streets. >> traffic already a nature mayor many pretty much throughout the day particularly during school and after school hours. now imagine having another mcdonald's drive through that is going to be increasing 0more traffic. >>reporter: city councilman told us he will recommend the full council approve the project. he says the developer already made significant im prachlts to address people's concerns. >> in arizona very close call for pilot. emergency landing caught on camera. now this small plane had to come in as you can see without the landing g

the thing about the other the cal trans, reading this, i can't determine whether the cal translegal department asked us to replace cal transgeneral parking or whether it is the parking for the lawyers for cal trans. yes, it is for the lawyers they parked in the former. >> yes, they parked in the former transbay, terminal. and this is a condition as for so long as their offices in san francisco that we will provide them with replacement parking that was in the formal terminal. >> that is very interesting. >> those lawyers. >> how many parking spaces? >> we pay for about 20 spaces it is just under 7600 a month. >> you think that they would be better to us, wouldn't you? >> okay. and i actually have the exact same question when i read the report. i was wondering if that was... >> it was the employees and that is amazing is there a team so in congress with what this project is about, and what the city's first transit policy. do we think that we have the opportunity to renegotiate that? >> a point that is raised by this board every year. the cal trans, director always seems to be absent when this q

>>reporter: cal-trans expects to have all the nets fixed by sunday. until then she will continue to come out here unthe petaluma river bridge to document all the dead birds. in petaluma, amma, 7 news. >> new at 11:00 protestors rally in san jose against fast-food giant mcdonald's. new mcdonald's has been proposed at the corner of ball road and miller avenue across the street from hyde middle school. demonstrators say not only is the food unhealthy but the restaurant would bring more cars to already busy streets. >> traffic already a nature mayor many pretty much throughout the day particularly during school and after school hours. now imagine having another mcdonald's drive through that is going to be increasing 0more traffic. >>reporter: city councilman told us he will recommend the full council approve the project. he says the developer already made significant im prachlts to address people's concerns. >> in arizona very close call for pilot. emergency landing caught on camera. now this small plane had to come in as you can see without the landing g

>>reporter: cal-trans expects to have all the nets fixed by sunday. until then she will continue to come out here unthe petaluma river bridge to document all the dead birds. in petaluma, amma, 7 news. >> new at 11:00 protestors rally in san jose against fast-food giant mcdonald's. new mcdonald's has been proposed at the corner of ball road and miller avenue across the street from hyde middle school. demonstrators say not only is the food unhealthy but the restaurant would bring more cars to already busy streets. >> traffic already a nature mayor many pretty much throughout the day particularly during school and after school hours. now imagine having another mcdonald's drive through that is going to be increasing 0more traffic. >>reporter: city councilman told us he will recommend the full council approve the project. he says the developer already made significant im prachlts to address people's concerns. >> in arizona very close call for pilot. emergency landing caught on camera. now this small plane had to come in as you can see without the landing g

an ohio supplier after cal tran said more than one third of steel rods supplied by them broke after being tightened. the san francisco chronicle reports the failure has raised concern about their ability to stretch during a major earthquake. repairs could cost $1 million. >>> san jose's mayor has sent a letter to bud asking for a face- to-face meeting on the a's proposed move to the south bay. they've been trying to relocate the a's in san jose. he's thinking about putting a ballpark measure on the ballot. the giants have objected to the a's proposal saying they have territorial rights. >> there are people getting hurt feelings and getting upset about the delay, and i think the best way to deal with it is to have a conversation and figure out what issues he's got and give him the answers he wants to we can move ahead. >> a spokesman said the commissioner has not seen the letter and would have no further comment. >>> the average personal income in california went up last year compared to the year before. the figures came in at just under $45,000. that is a 4% increase from 2011. anal

an ohio supplier after cal tran said more than one third of steel rods supplied by them broke after being tightened. the san francisco chronicle reports the failure has raised concern about their ability to stretch during a major earthquake. repairs could cost $1 million. >>> san jose's mayor has sent a letter to bud asking for a face- to-face meeting on the a's proposed move to the south bay. they've been trying to relocate the a's in san jose. he's thinking about putting a ballpark measure on the ballot. the giants have objected to the a's proposal saying they have territorial rights. >> there are people getting hurt feelings and getting upset about the delay, and i think the best way to deal with it is to have a conversation and figure out what issues he's got and give him the answers he wants to we can move ahead. >> a spokesman said the commissioner has not seen the letter and would have no further comment. >>> the average personal income in california went up last year compared to the year before. the figures came in at just under $45,000. that is a 4% increase from 2011. anal

it's a landmark knew. >>> more than a month after cal-trans discovered 32 broken rods. >> the fact is that there are several alternatives that are still under evaluation and discussion. >> that fix isn't the only roadblock to opening. crews are keeping a close eye on another batch of rods. they're built from the same specifications. why did one group of connecting rods fail and another one hasn't. its focus is safety, but the labor day deadline is moving. even if we move passed labor day, it's not going to be by much. >> definitely wanted it to be as safe as possible. >> but say they're willing to wait for the safest bay bridge possible. reporting live on treasure island, jean elrie, nbc bay area news. >> santa collar ra sheriff's deputies think he parked. that's the guy in the hooddie that we're talking about. surveillance cameras didn't capture the conversation between them outside. but they wanted you to take a good look at the guy outside. they think it's his friend. >> just a few days ago, a jentle man was found on my balcony trying to break in. luckily, i wasn't home. when i was

only cal-trans does.plays to the the railroad controlled by union pacific. >> property that we can't control like cal-trans property and railroad property are horrible and many cases they take a long time to get fixed so from us stating to us because of all the work we put in on san jose property. >>reporter: cal-trans didn't return our calls. san jose officials are now pushing cal-trans and union pacific to invest in access barrier that will keep taggers out. in san jose, lee ann, abc 7 news. >>> most popular car in the world is now the ford focus. bumped the toyota control a top spot. ford sold more than 1 million units of the focus last year. good portion of them to china in the mean time average price for new car has risen 10% over the last 4 years to 31,000 now. and yet the average monthly payment has dropped from 4.65 to power 60 a month. the price drop is due of course to lower interest payments and much longer loan. loan for cars are now averaging about 5 and a half years bit is not up common for

cal trans has asked authority to take on more responsibility with the p 3 contractor and with this there would be additional $3.3 million of expenditures but no overall budget adjustment. the budget will remain the same for that project. for the better market street, this was an item heard before the board. an additional $305,000 and we anticipated spending $327,000 of that in the next fiscal year to. highlight, i would like to say $61,000 was received in grand by the harney way transportation plan. we were able to contract a couple more items through the travel demand model service bureau. we also will be taking off the caesar chavez redesign services because we were able to finish that project during the last fiscal year. in terms of our capital project for the prop k program initiatives, we are increasing our capital projects by $20 million. this is for 59, 40 foot motor coaches procurement project they were able to procure this item in advance of what the original schedule so we plan on adding $20 million to this budget. last item, as you may recall during july of last year, we were

cal tran will no longer commit to the span opening on time. paul. >> reporter: officials have said the new span would open labor day weekend. with last month's discovery of that problem with the bolts they said today they hope to make that holiday deadline, but it's not guaranteed. >> oakland and san francisco are expected to bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars from the opening of bay bridge. >> hotel rooms were filling up. >> last month ending gineers found that a third of the 96 bolts installed the bridge failed. now they're trying to figure out if additional bolts will be okay or need to be replaced. doing so would place back the labor day deadline. >> we think we're going to be okay on schedule. until we get to that point, i don't think we can give you a guarantee. >> if those are canceled, that's a lot of empty rooms and lot of resources that aren't going to happen. s they say it's safer than the existing bridge. however, that news isn't sitting well with some people. >> i'm just glad they found it before they opened the bridge. if

cal trans, let's give a quick heads up. i expect to come to the plans and program committee shortly. the process is under way for the transportation. through the mayor's office we have prepared a comment letter on the scoping for the environmental document for cal tran. a year ago this body of executive directors signed a northern california high speed memorandum you mean agreement. in the peninsula quarter which is a blended system of cal trains and high speed rail operations. the first project to get funded, and the project control project, they are three different names but tightly linked together. san francisco and sat san mateo and we are working with the mayor's office in identifying what sources could be used to do that. this is really in two different options. we have some commitment sometime this spring because we have the contract on the positive modification of the project. the program is in late 16, 17, 18. the san francisco transportation plan that we can identify potential new revenue source for the project. t