you applied for a tow driver -- you submitted a tow driver application for a new company named nelson. >> no. for bay ridge. i have previously held one for numerous years, just until i branched off to get a second job with a second company. >> vice president fung: and what's the name of that company? >> the company was named bay bridge. i previously held a permit for like 15 years, already, before bay bridge. >> vice president fung: okay. perhaps i got to hear from the department. i'm still confused but we'll straighten this out. >> okay. >> good evening, commissioners. officer fenaris appearing on behalf of the san francisco police department, permits division. the reason for denial for mr. johnson's tow car permit was it's actually two-part. it's basically the municipal code -- he has municipal code violations and it was an incomplete application. i have evidence but i will show it to you on the overhead. he applied for a new tow car application on december 14 of 2011. however, he did not submit his fingerprints as required by municipal police code section 3003(b). i called mr. john

and the administrative tow fee, the mta's administrative tow fee, can you explain the difference or what the administrative tow fee is, does that help you to recover lease expenses and if that's the case, then is the contractor storage fee sort of a duplicative item? >> we're governed by prop 218 in terms of the fees we can charge, we're more or less at 100% fee recovery, there's no duplication, there's the processing on our side that would be in the administrative fees and there's the contractor's cost and that's what we're recovering. >> and then just i guess a question about whether or not the mta has determined that there's any way to reduce the administrative tow fee, are there ways to find efficiencies in that area to control it, can we get a better rate than 210? >> it's possible. it was something early on in my tenure that i got a question from the board of supervisors about how high our tow fees were, and as a result of my inquiry, i got at the time a more detailed breakdown, i asked to the extent folks had looked at ways of reducing the cost and basically the answer i got

at this time, do you understand that you have an operable license to tow trucks, to operate a tow truck? >> yes. >> you have a license. >> yes, ma'am. >> under nelson's. >> yes, ma'am. >> so you have not been issued a revocation. >> no, ma'am. >> but your brief, your letter, indicates that you're appealing the revocation. >> well, ma'am, i don't -- i think it might be confusion, but i -- >> may i just read from the letter. >> sure. >> this is your letter, sir. it says on june 20, 2012, the police department made a decision to revoke my existing tow permit under nelson's tow which has been in effect since may 2007. >> i don't mean to cut you off but that's what i thought he was trying to do and that's what i thought i needed to address because i thought it was taking everything that i got, and i got a family it feed. i mean i got to go to the end with it because i've been working here for the last 15 years, no problems. so i thought that's what was going to, to take the existing thing that i have, to work here in san francisco. >> okay. and that's because, at the top, as mr. pacheco's po

the denial of the permit application to operate a tow truck for nelson's tow. i think there were due process violations with regard to revoking the permit and the due process violation was specifically a matter of notice, and that takes -- i mean due process is notice and opportunity to be heard in a fair hearing. i think if i was representing the other side here i would say yeah those things weren't allowed clearly enough with regard to revoking the permit that mr. johnson holds for bay bridge towing. with that being said the reasons for denial is reasonable as i stated. those same reasons, convictions would be used to revoke, and the code is pretty clear under 3011 of the municipal police code that if in fact there is a conviction that's discovered by the permitting authority that that conviction, which in this case is the malicious mischief to a vehicle, can be used to to revoke, so practically speaking i think what will happen here is if you decide to allow mr. johnson -- because of these mistakes that were made, these due process mistakes -- if you allow h

a tow truck and you need to tow not one, but two cars.r of the two cars, put that on top of the other car. >> with the burlap sack. >> and then drive the larger of the two cars on top of the flatbed, drive away, boom. >>> ladies and gentleman, the video you are about to watch is absolutely real. pro golfer jake shepherd is going to hit a golf ball and formula one racer david is going to catch it with a mercedes benz amg. >> they're going to give the car a bit of a head start, right? >> 3, 2, 1. >> whoa! >> unbelievable. >> no way! >> this was a guinness world record, so guinness verified that this did happen. now, i watched the prevideo to see how they made it. they did a couple of practice runs. they did smash one windshield in the making of this video, but in the end they were able to do it. >> it doesn't surprise me that the car could catch up to where the ball was but it surprises me that the driver was able to maneuver it right to where the ball is falling. >> it can't be easy to see this ball and then get it to fall in your car. >>

number one, it didn't happen in a tow truck. >> mr. johnson speak to us please. >> number one -- he said it happened in a tow truck. my incident didn't happen in a tow truck and i paid for my incident and everything that was said here is because he has a badge and tell a lie about somebody. i work with many officers out here for the last 20 years. i have been working with every dwt officer here in san francisco and if you drive a bike and you know what i am and i did my job for 20 years in san francisco. you're just a guy that is behind -- >> please. no disparaging comments please. thank you. >> well, i guess my question really is about the criminal conviction itself. i understand you could not share the actual rap sheet, but i have nothing in front of me to indicate that there was a conviction that falls within subdivision a. >> i guess we were expecting this might be a problem some day. >>i think it is. >> because there are so many permitting decisions, whether it's with regard to someone who wants to be a masseuse, tow truck driver,

on tow fees, i think san francisco has a very, very, very high tow fee already.udget analyst report has been about whether or not we are recovering enough to pay for this lease at the site. the mta gave a number of reasons why, including that the space isn't going to be completely used by tow, et cetera. i would be very cautious about increasing the tow fee because it is sittingly high. we have seen so many folks come in with hardships to be able to come back and grab their vehicles. so i would be very concerned about that. i just want to articulate that. i will be supportive of the motion supervisor kim made. supervisor avalos. >> thank you for mentioning the tow fee too. i think we might have the highest tow fee in the country, which is not something we can actually even think about raising. yet i think our being able to make this purchase or lease viable in future years might be precluded on the tow fee. that is something i'm concerned about. i'm prepared to continue the item. i'm not sure -- i think we can get a lot of information but i don't think it is goin

. >>> further south, a tow job in texas turns powerless while another tow goes south in the snowy northeast. animals can have horrible days too. rush hour on a freeway is always bad but for a tiny dog, it's life threatening. these are the stories of when order days turn into very bad ones. caught on camera, very bad day. >>> a woman in iowa fights for her life. after her small boat capsizes over a dam. june 30, 2009 is just winding down for an iowa bridge construction crew along the des moines river when crane operator joe low note advertises something wrong. >> i seen the boat drift down and he started it up and he was trying to wrap with an anchor or rope or something. then i heard him holler at his wife, put her life jacket on and he didn't have one on. >> there's nothing anyone nearby can do to keep them plummeting over the dam. the man is carried down stream but the woman is caught in the turbulence or boil of the falls. a swift water rescue team is called in and captured by local nbc cameras. they know time is not on their side. the short falls create a powerful under toe too strong f

place, and with the tow lot four miles away, he won't make it.pull it out to a more open area of the lot and release it and then lift it again by the back wheels to tow it away from the complex. the first attempt to lift the heavy pickup doesn't work. he realigns his rig and tries again. then two men run out of the complex and one throws a beer bottle at the tow truck hitting the back window. >> usually in a situation like that, without the beer bottles being thrown at them, usually the drivers get out of the vehicle and approach to explain to them what's going on. the law also offers them the opportunity for us to release the vehicle on site, collect payment for being parked illegally. >> what the [ bleep ] are you doing? >> what are you doing? you throw a bottle at my truck? who threw the bottle? who threw it? >> what are you doing? >> you can't park there. >> with the verbal confrontation, the offender loses any chance for edward to cut him some slack. >> calling the cops on all your drunk [ bleep ]. >> get out of here. >> when the bottle thro

for instance the tow-trucks -- the towing facility starts behind the hall of justice. so that tow customers are able to pick up their cars there within the first 24 hours. then they are towed to -- at this current time -- to pier 70. they would, if this lease were approved be towed to 2650 bay shore, which is accessible by the t line and the 9 and 8 ax muni routes. while they operate 24 hours a day, they receive only 25 vehicles a day that would be put into long-term storage at the facility both inside and out. they will have weekly auctions, which they currently have at pier 70 and it's approximately anticipated 300 people would attend, but the cars, approximately 100 sold each wednesday 8:30 to 2:00 p.m. would be picked up at alternative times. if it's enforcement, those are the people who give the parking tickets, they would be moving there and operate 4 hours a day, 7 days a week with 9 different shifts. but it's unclear at this point if they will be relocating there. the new operator training and maintenance training and refresher courses would occur in offices an

we have just now this tow truck pulled up into the street. there's an ambulance over here that they're actually trying to tow. i have to tell you, the water is not too deep because we're standing in sand. there is all kinds of sentiment here. they're trying to tow this ambulance out of the middle of the street. i'm not sure how it got caught there. of course, willie, some people did try to save their properties by bagging up over here. but as you can see, again, you see that water mark? let me hop over here real quick for you. that water mark again, i don't

the tow line is still attached.eems a little safer, gets you up to altitude before you plummet off the mountain. >> he's like in a cocoon. >> no, this is what you have to do when you hang glide. you put yourself into that little sack almost. it's a sling that just holds you stationary, keeps your legs from dangling. that way you're kept in a little, you know, parallel to the ground. >> that's called a cocoon. he catches a draft and goes a little higher. the tow plane was a bit lower. and just cuts away. releases the tow line and he's in preflight now. isn't that awesome? >> i think that would be a more fun way to hang glide, because would be more likely to have the truck tow me rather than saying i'm going to run off this 5,000 foot mountain. >> the pilot was in belgium. how does he get down from something like this? >> couple nice circles, pops out of the cocoon or sling. >> becoming a butterfly at this point. >> i like to think the pilot is putting his landing gear out. >> yep. >> perfect. perfect. perfect landing

the car now sits in this tow lot racking up $72 a day in storage fees and a tow truck driver says nan to pay. >> basically, the guy at the tow yard is saying i can ruin your credit just because you won't pay me. that's not right. >> reporter: while the owner of the tow yard would not speak on camera, he gave us this dmv paperwork in a still lists nan hawkins as the pontiac's registered owner and says that makes her responsible for the fee. >> how can i be released of liability but then still be listed as the owner that the tow yard can go after for the funds? >> reporter: according to california vehicle code, she can't. section 5602 states as long as she has handed over the car and signed the title she is no longer subject to civil or criminal liability. it's not contingent on the dmv actually processing the paperwork. >> i have the notice of lien. >> reporter: but what complicates the issue is what nan doesn't have a copy of the signed title or the buyer's id. so until the dmv transfer goes through, she has no way to prove she is no longer responsible for this $500 car that's now acc

doesn't look like a very secure tow. >> like a bungee cord?don't think it's even a n bungee cord. it looked like a tampon string. don't want to use a tampon string. >> that's what it looks like. >> it's being towed oddly. watch what happens when it goes around the traffic circle. >> the rope broke. >> that when into a brand new car? what the heck? >> it went into oncoming traffic, just rolls right into the kia dealership, but doesn't seem to hit anything. >> it parked itself. he figured, you know what? they need a new car, i'll park to the side, trade myself in. >> that car knew it was not being towed appropriately. >> that car got confused at the traffic circle, just like everyone else does. he's like where do i go? he went straight. >> i parked himself near the new cars to make sure nobody notices it. >> the car who was towing it, oh, i'll get in the other lane, pretend it wasn't me. >> traffic circles. >>> jaywalking can be dangerous, especially if it's a mom and her baby crossing the street. look at this video from alliance, ohio. >> out o

he towed it because it was in a fire lane.e say he should have been more careful. >> he should have looked in the vehicle before he towed it. from what information i have he pulled up and picked up the car and drove off. >> the tow truck driver was arrested and the mother was charged. >> the battle over the same sex marriage bill. >> reporter: last month opponents of the same sex marriage oppose value -- proposal rallied. it's a battle expected to be one of the longest and hard fought in the state legislature. >> i don't believe that we're going to lose. >> reporter: delicate is against the bill. he's also a pastor in baltimore county and says more religious groups are speaking out. >> people are rushing up to me saying we don't want this. >> reporter: he's one of eight that wants same sex marriage legalized in the state. his office is bombarded with phone calls for and against it. he says at least 1000 supporters are expected. >> it's a sign of growing support we have on this issue and i think we're going to continue to see t

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