thank him for his cosponsorship urging the national park service to cease efforts to locate the alcatrazervice at fort on workingo'ég8çu)u$ the port to confine continued service at the port of san francisco. as a bit of background on june 2012 of this past year mps began pjpublic scoping process establish a long term ferry service between san francisco waterfront and alcatraz island. they're also evaluating possible fer y service to sauc sausalitod are looking at three sites at the port of san francisco. piers 31 1/2ened have operated on the port of san francisco property for the past few decades. currently over 1.4 million people visit alcatraz island each year from their existing site at fisherman's wharf. fisherman's wharf is a bustling commercial district with restaurants, gift shops, over 3,000 hotel rooms and tourist attractions well served by public transportation. contrast that to fort mason and the marina au>%( f predominanty residential neighborhood that i represent with a population of 23,000 residents. 23,000 residents. mps is looking at-0 wharf. the fort mason location woul

supervisor farrell will speak more broadly about this but at this time over 1.4 million people visit alcatraz island from the existing ferry site in fisherman's wharf in my district which is a commercial district that absorbs close to most of the 16 million tourists that visit san francisco. contrast that with the residential neighborhood of the marina to add 5,000 visitors a day or 35,000 visitors a week will more than double that residential neighborhood and create impact on traffic. i hope you will join us on this resolution. the rest i will submit. >> clerk calvillo: thank you. supervisorn%(olague. >> supervisor olague: are we going back to the -- >> president chiu: roll call. >> supervisor olague: i will submit. >> clerk calvillo: supervisor elsbernd. supervisor campos. >> supervisor campos: thank it is with a great deal of sadness that i do an in memorium or howard l. wallace and ask that we adjourn the meeting in his name. and i know that supervisor avalos and president chiu wanted supervisor olague, and it might be appropriate to do it on behalf of the board, the entire board. but how

they sent the navy out to protect our wealth and constructed alcatraz. we had the honor of sending out 2.5 million men from piers 18 and 20 and where it's home ported. this is a major port in the world and the state. and one of our merchant ships that was torpedoed and lost in the war of the pacific. we will never forget how the navy and the army came to our rescue. the port was occupied 90% by the army and the navy. our history is so rich and makes us so proud to welcome you home to see the next generation of military personnel who are coming both men and women, bringing their families and reuniting in san francisco. you honor us by coming here for fleet week. i have for you, bear with me. a plaque which i will find a small space on that large ship and every time you come, you bring sunshine in some fashion and you are always welcome here. thank you for your hospitality. thank you. [applause] >> if you will all indulge me for one more minute. on behalf of the mayor and my colleagues here today. i want to thank the fleet week committee under the vision o

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supervisor farrell will speak more broadly about this but at this time over 1.4 million people visit alcatrazexisting ferry site in fisherman's wharf in my district which is a commercial district that absorbs close to most of the 16 million tourists that visit san francisco. contrast that with the residential neighborhood of the marina to add 5,000 visitors a day

sheerly is amazing woman and was at alcatraz and taught children and supported me as a single mother, took care of my child there and i think she's one of the amazing woman in the community and this is a long over due award for her and congratulations shirley. [applause] so now we're going to -- now we're going to have a video. >> my name is shirley cavara and work for oakland school district and early education and people come from san joaquin valley and my family is located in the area. the best thing about working here is meeting all the families, and connecting with the kids, and when it finally clicks to them "oh that's what that means". even if it's small steps with some kids it's a great feeling that you have made an accomplishment in their lives that they will remember, so here it started down at ice age and moved to second avenue because it got too big want there was a preschool there and out grew that area and we had three choice in oakland to have the child care center at and the parents chose this one and up in the hills and don't feel like you're in oakland and conducive

the ferry building, the alcatraz, the port of oakland, and the on the -- ottoman pass, and the -- parents say the low-tech course works just fine for the hip high-tech kids of today. >> it takes me back to my youth, i used to go to a.place much like this back in wisconsin, and tried to not get into too much trouble. >> i think it's great for the city of alameda. and it's is great for the kids. you can. >> reporter: and it has created now five full-time jobs. >> a lot of people choosing doing what they love. or alameda, consumer editor tom baker, ktvu news. >> also, people took the time to raise money and honor a woman who died 11 years ago. the hayward plunge held the annual turkey swim in honor of karen gordon. it goes to -- she was killed by a drunk driver on her 19th birthday. she was a lifeguard at the pool and she also worked as an intern here at ktvu. here, a father award awarded 1,000-dollar scholarships for that fund. >>> the mars rover that found curiosity also discovered solid evidence that water once flowed in the galliano a crater, and those findings may lead to another discov

while you're in san francisco, make sure you take a tram, go across to alcatraz. >> what's the priceat's $279 a night. >> and let's go to the houstonian in houston. i'm sure that's the bush's favorite. >> you might see george bush in the restaurant or barbara bush in the spa. there's also an enormous activity center. they've got a rock climbing wall, lots of personal trainers. it's a really, really fun place to hang out, and that costs 179. it's also near the city's great art district and great shopping. >> that one, too, fairly reasonable. let's go to hawaii. you have to carve out a lot of time in order to make that big trip, but tell us specifically about the kahala hotel and why it is one to visit. >> the kahala, every president since lyndon johnson has stopped by here, including barack obama in his 2008 presidential campaign. he had an event here. it's a peaceful hotel on 800-foot white sand beach. there are some fishing, snorkeling and scuba diving. that costs from $661 a night at the moment. >> wow. it's a gorgeous scene no matter what. no matter where you are in hawaii, who is

he participated in the escape from alcatraz triathlon last year. >> it's a challenge, you accomplish it. then you're -- it's that much sweeter. you know. if it's easy it's no big deal. >> some people tell me don't worry, you're the same as you were and blah blah blah. this is not the case. >> reporter: but lad is slowly learning how much he can do instead of concentrating on what he can't. >> you know it's just like an eye opener that happens, it's so impercentable that the changes are being made but they are, every day. >> reporter: in san francisco, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> during those 70 years when it sat on the shelf i'd look at it every once in a while and think why isn't this being played? >> he served his country in the second world war and he wrote a symphony. >> unseasonably cool today. that's right. even san jose averaging a good nine degrees below average. and tonight, get out the extra blanket. the areas that will bottom out at freezing as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs 5. with over 200 varieties, keurig makes brewing a delicious cup of coffee simple. how do

alcatraz island and clear conditions.his is the last day as clouds are going to start to roll in this evening. temperatures are at 72 in novado. 67 in san francisco. 73 degrees here in san jose. basically, running about as warm at this hour as we were 24 hours ago. we are expecting to break more records through the day. marla pointed out you don't with a to take the weather for granted. 83 bay side. it works out like this. we will see temperatures in the upper 70s in some of your cities throughout tomorrow. a major drop off in terms of temperatures today. we hold off on the breeze and the fog free conditions will continue for just one more day. look at what is headed our way. area of low pressure will dramatically change our pattern. 20 to 25 degree dropoff, rain and wind and snow levels dropping to 2,500 feet. when we talk about a drop like that, cold air is on the way to the bay area. we could expect our first mountain snow dusting on thursday. we have a better chance of that over mt. hamilton on friday morning. 86 degr

it has spectacular coastline, includes muir wood, alcatraz, we get to tell the stories, stories about essentially what you and your predecessors did this this area. our headquarters, fort mason, was the fisherman's wharf area was the port of embarkation for the wars in the pacific. just this week we brought in a world war ii 16-inch bottle ship gun to the marine head lands to put it up at battery townsly which would have been the pinnacle of coastal artillery in world war ii. so, we now have a canon or artillery collection that spans in our park that spans from the civil war to the cold war, including a preserve 19-missile base. some of you also know that during the 1906 earthquake, the army assisted greatly in the response to the city's needs. and the public flocked to the open lands at golden gate park and at the presidio, the open areas that they had there. the army provided tents and food for them during that transition period. all of our planning indicates that that probably would happen again if we had a big one. they probably would be coming to the lands that we now manage. so,

he participated in the escape from alcatraz triathlon last year. >> it's a challenge if you accomplish it, then you're -- it's that much sweeter you know. if it's easy that's no big deal. >> some people tell me don't worry, you're the same as you were, blah la blah, it's not the case. >> reporter: but lad is slowly learning how much he can do instead of concentrating on what he can't. >> you know it's just like an eye opener that happens. it's so imperceptible that these changes are being made. but they are. every day. >> reporter: in san francisco, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> about every quake hits an area not used to them. the people in eight other states say they felt it. >> she's become a source of globulins ration, the worldwide -- global inspiration. the worldwide day of action in honor of the injured pakistani girl fighting to make sure girls get an education. >> from the cbs 5 weather center. gong everybody. get out the -- good evening everybody. get out the extra blankets. the areas that will drop to the freezing point. we'll pinpoint those locations as eyewitness news continues

he participated in the triathlon last year with escape from alcatraz. >> it's a challenge, if you accomplish it it's that much sweater. >> some people tell me don't worry. you're the same as you were. and blah blah blah. it's not the case. >> reporter: but lad is slowly learning how much he can do instead of concentrating on what he can't. >> you know it's just like an eye opener that happens. it's so imperceptible that these changes are being made. but they are. every day. >> reporter: in san francisco, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> it's called operation christmas child and volunteers have packed 100 million shoe boxes full of cheer for kids all over the world. cbs reporter talks to one special volunteer leading others in sacramento. >> packing clothes and toothpaste. and a toy. >> reporter: operation christmas child is set to roach a milestone -- reach a milestone using a simple gift. shoe boxes filled with toys, school flies and items will be distributed to over 100 countries reaching 100 million gift boxes. >> this is a christian ministry. a christian outreach. and we -- we looked to partner

cosponsoring with supervisor farrell, urging the national park service to abandon plans to locate the alcatraz fort mason pier and move

marina green i'vspent a lot of recreational from this place you have a great view of the marina and alcatrazdd a tax revenue spot with a great restaurant in that location is an icon to the city and in consideration with the fact that you might say the view of those things can be inhibited from the pictures they showed it seems obvious that would not be the case. i think the view would be fine. you would be able to walk by. they showed the path for the bikers so it doesn't seem to be a problem there. i know the mcnifns and can say those are the right people, if you're going to do the project that's the team you want, they will do it right. thank you. >> supervisor farrell: thank you. next speaker please. >> very good job on pronouncing the name. no one ever gets it right. my name is jake, the manager of the fillmore location woodhouse. and as far as being part of the community, i know that -- i know so many regulars names. i know the community. i can walk down the street on fillmore and recognize not just people that come into the restaurant, but the people in the community. as far as being a

capone go on the federal tax wrap alcatraz. doocy, how could you not a know that? one. >> yeah, i guess you did. alll: right, maccallum, congratulations, four for fourht but you could still blow it. >> i could. >> bernie madoff back in the news this week as the owners of the new york mets settle a lawsuit stemming from their investment in madoff's fund. >> whenwn fred wilpon was in federal court today they appeared happy. the legal settlement with the investors trustee included dropping that wilpon and catherine willfully blind. they did not know they helped madoff steal other investors money. >> bill: also there was a new sentencing madoff was sentenced to play center field for the mets this season. all right. cruel and unhuman punishment i believe. all right, now, there is also another madoff baseball connection. another one of his ripped off investors was which hall of fame pitcher? which pitcher lost money in the madoff scheme. cards up, please. and the answer is. sandy i knew you were going to blow a up. >> gang centers i gangsters i know. >> i will call it a

they had been living in kennels in a 50-year-old cramped building that some called dog alcatraz. >> volunteerslking a dog, they're all going off. the cats were not soundproof from the dogs so they're having toless ton the dogs the whole time. >> reporter: we got a sneak preview of the state of the art animal shelter with much more space, an on-site medical center, and climate controlled kennels. >> kennel cough amongst dogs and the w the systems we have in place here, we're expecting the illness rate will go down significantly. >> reporter: the staff and volunteers were helping to ready the new shelter. voters approved a $2 million bond measure, but the city couldn't find a suitable location. last year the shelter adopted out more than 550 dogs and cats. with the new location, they hope to find homes for even more animals. >> it's big, it's clean, the habitats are really nice. i think it will be appealing for people to come here. >> reporter: the new shelters are expected to open to the public for the first time tomorrow morning. >>> local team usa is recycling pieces of its wrecked sailboat.

this morning looking down from mount tamalpais tiburon, belvedere, sausalito, angel island, alcatraz,an francisco, i can keep going you can see a lot of visibility this morning, doppler dry, checking out that dry air picking up clouds out over the ocean, high clouds streaming over top of us again today, going to be the weather story another bright day on the way with warmer weather right now chilly fairfield, concord, santa rosa, mid to upper 30s rest of us 40s, san francisco 51. monterey bay microclimates 42 watsonville, santa cruz, gilroy 38, salinas 49. today mostly sunny and we'll build on that warmth from yesterday, we'll climax that warmth tomorrow before and you cemented pattern develops thursday into fry -- before an unsettled pattern develops thursday into fray did. napa high 66, 65 san francisco, live more 68 -- oakland 67, redwood city 68, most of us in the mid to upper 70s around the bay and inland, 60s along the coast today low to mid 60s there, monterey bay temperatures in the 60s until you get to watsonville inland salinas and hollister 70 to 71°. fairfield 39 tonight e

you can see san francisco bay bridge, golden gate bridge, you can see alcatraz.peratures, if you are going sightseeing, wear something warm because it will be mid to upper 50s in most places. with that breeze, winds are going to feel colder than that. most appliances on the market are designed with energy efficiency in mind but front loading washers sometimes have a flaw. here is michael finney. >> richard of san francisco is showing us what happens when he puts a small pile of socks into his front loaded washing machine. >> it will shut down. >> he says his new kenmore washer sometimes stop in the middle of the cycle and he has to reset the machine. >> i accepted this. i have to put up with this only to find out, it's very small print this is endemic to this machine. >> here is what he found. >> in the very small print, very small. >> unbalanced error message could mean the load is too small? so he can only do laundry if he has a lot of it? >> i called sears, i said, listen, i wish it said something because i wo might not have bought the machine. >> sometimes th

capone go on the federal tax wrap alcatraz. doocy, how could you not a know that?i had to miss one. >> yeah, i guess you did. alll: right, maccallum, congratulations, four for fourht but you could still blow it. >> i could. >> bernie madoff back in the news this week as the owners of the new york mets settle a lawsuit stemming from their investment in madoff's fund. >> whenwn fred wilpon was in federal court today they appeared happy. the legal settlement with the investors trustee included dropping that wilpon and catherine willfully blind. they did not know they helped madoff steal other investors money. >> bill: also there was a new sentencing madoff was sentenced to play center field for the mets this season. all right. cruel and unhuman punishment i believe. all right, now, there is also another madoff baseball connection. another one of his ripped off investors was which hall of fame pitcher? which pitcher lost money in the madoff scheme. cards up, please. and the answer is. sandy i knew you were going to blow a up. >> gang centers i gangsters i know. >> i wi

almost the arctic circle you can see how easy it is to see from mount tamalpais, sausalito, tiburon, alcatrazay bridge you can see the san mateo bridge in morning. -- bridge this morning. no spare the airs, no pollution, just a few showers in our outskirts into the southern sections of the santa clara valley into the monterey bay that's the best chance even near king city in the higher elevations we are getting a little snow outside the valleys there you could see this is definitely a cold air mass. last three hours, we still have rain pulling away if the dumbarton bridge heading towards 237 milpitas out of the sunol grade that may be one of the few areas still leaving -- still receiving light rain. 37 santa rosa, everybody else in the low to upper 40s this is one of the warmer nights we are going to have over the next couple mid to upper 40s arm the monterey bay and inland showers going to come back in afternoon, they will bring thunder, hail and snow levels to at least 3,000 feet, then the frost especially north bay valleys the next couple of nights. low pressure moving through now, one mor