." >> reporter: debra rented a house, part of her new start in a picturesque part of newport called balboasland. and she ran her business with a new lightness. and at night was loved by this accomplished doctor, this sensitive man. what did he do for you? >> everything. from run errands to me to back rub every night. just would listen to my day. we would take walks every night. he held my hand. i mean, he was everything that you would want. >> pinch yourself. you've got it finally. >> yeah. >> reporter: then, just before thanksgiving, as terra helped her mother move into the balboa house -- >> he started moving his stuff in, too. >> reporter: terra didn't like it. not a bit. she confronted her mother. >> i told her it looks fishy. i don't get it. she told me i needed to mind my own business. and he came up behind her. >> reporter: what'd he say? >> he was saying that you're just trying to get your mom all to yourself. and i started screaming back at him, no, john. that's what you are trying to do." >> reporter: the next day was thanksgiving, and debra quite fed up, told her suspicious daug

members not only want to build the respiratorierequiredhouses but e consequences of low available housing. the balboa advisor reservoir ins several benefits. this is a true housing development, not mixed use, not office with residential units and not a focus on retail. 1100 units with 550 designated as affordable housing and will go a long way to meet the housing goals. i would be remiss to mention what this could do for jobs and economy. reservoir community partners have made a commitment to labor for this project and it has the potential to create hundreds of jobs that will keep carpenters working and in the trade through the current recession. this is imperative to keep a solid pool of construction workers as we move out of a recession. the balboa reservoir development won't solve or affordable issues but it's a huge step in the right direction. the commitment to labor and the community shows. in conclusion, the carpenter's union is in full sport of the balboa development and we ask to move this project forward and thank you for your time. (please stand by). >> clerk: thank you for your comments,

members not only want to build the respiratorierequiredhouses but e consequences of low available housing. the balboa advisor reservoir ins several benefits. this is a true housing development, not mixed use, not office with residential units and not a focus on retail. 1100 units with 550 designated as affordable housing and will go a long way to meet the housing goals. i would be remiss to mention what this could do for jobs and economy. reservoir community partners have made a commitment to labor for this project and it has the potential to create hundreds of jobs that will keep carpenters working and in the trade through the current recession. this is imperative to keep a solid pool of construction workers as we move out of a recession. the balboa reservoir development won't solve or affordable issues but it's a huge step in the right direction. the commitment to labor and the community shows. in conclusion, the carpenter's union is in full sport of the balboa development and we ask to move this project forward and thank you for your time. (please stand by). >> clerk: thank you for your comments,

happening today, the san francisco board of supervisors duda vote on a housing development near city college. it's called the balboa reservoir housing development. it would include 1100 units to be built on a parking lot. 550 of the units would bed staff for city college. the development includes four acres of open space, a childcare center, and community center. >>> the santa clara board of supervisors will vote on a proposal to extend through september the moratorium on rental evictions. renters have up to six months to pay part of their background , or 12 months to pay in full. we talked too fast food worker whose hours have been cut and is two months behind on her rent. she and four family members share a one-bedroom apartment in downtown san jose for $1600 a month. >> i have been selling stuff at the flea market. i have been making desserts to sell. i have been trying to find houses to clean, and the extension would give me more time to figure out how to make th also debate whether to further crackdown on landlords and impose fines for those who ignore the banner use litigation to get around it. >>> it is gett

was it just solely the balboa reservoir project in terms of the housing? does it include some of the things city college might do later, whether it's five years from now, 20 years from now or, you know, 100 years from now? could you tell me if you studied that or not? >> wade, would you like to take this one? >> thank you. i'm with the planning department staff and yes, absolutely, president yee. we, in the draft eir, we acknowledge the city college's draft facility's master plan and potential upcoming bonds at that time. and the various projects that could be included in that bond. and the draft eir analyzed the combined impacts of the project with city college and disclosed the impacts from that. and then in response to numerous public comments on the draft eir, we just pointed back in the response to comment's document where they analyze and impact the city college. >> there was also some mention by public comment about loss of the parking spaces. it's questionable how much will be lost and how much is the current parking lot that's there, is utilized o

was it just solely the balboa reservoir project in terms of the housing? does it include some of the things city college might do later, whether it's five years from now, 20 years from now or, you know, 100 years from now? could you tell me if you studied that or not? >> wade, would you like to take this one? >> thank you. i'm with the planning department staff and yes, absolutely, president yee. we, in the draft eir, we acknowledge the city college's draft facility's master plan and potential upcoming bonds at that time. and the various projects that could be included in that bond. and the draft eir analyzed the combined impacts of the project with city college and disclosed the impacts from that. and then in response to numerous public comments on the draft eir, we just pointed back in the response to comment's document where they analyze and impact the city college. >> there was also some mention by public comment about loss of the parking spaces. it's questionable how much will be lost and how much is the current parking lot that's there, is utilized o

right now, the san francisco board of supervisors is discussing a new plan to fill the balboa reservoir with housing. kpix 5's don ford shows us a vote in favor could set the stage for one of the largest developments on the west side in decades. >> 100 years ago when the reservoir was first built, it deedto hold water 25 p. but yet single drop ever stored here. but for the last 40 years, people have been trying to fill it. fill it with development. and today, that effort continues. it's one of the largest undeveloped pieces of land in san francisco that's not a ovowg city llege. it belongs toe . e wants housing, not parking. >> i've been pushing this concept of fordham loy housing development for the last few years to have the planning commission to adopt some language around what it really means. it means the zoning must be changed before housing goes in. the potential developer, bridge housing corporation says the unit proposal has lots of affordable housing. >> the parameters required a 50% affordable housing component here. pretty high bar. unprecedented in san francisco, frankly. >> there will

an ordinance amending the general plan to revise the balboa park station area plan and the recreation and open stays element and amending the housing element in with regard to the design of families with children and adopting property findings. item eight is an ordinance joining the planning code and zoning map to rezone the balboa reservoir basin site generally bounded by the city college of san francisco. and numbers can call that number at 415-655-0001. the system prompts will indicate that you have raised your hand. please wait until the system indicates that you have been unmuted when public comment begins and you may begin your comments. you will only need press star 3 once to stay in the queue. thank you. >> thank you, madam clerk. we are joined by our board president and district seven supervisor, supervisor yee. the floor is yours. >> okay. thank you, chair peskin and supervisors preston and safai for and thank you for the robust discussion and i was listening to to the whole discussion and there is a good connection between those items four and five and these items. the balboa reservoir project started in 2015 as a propos

.>>> knew at 11, that effort to fill san francisco's balboa reservoir with affordable housing just got theh ancisco at is not a park. right now it serves as an overflow parking lot for city college. the 17 acre plot belongs to the city of san francisco. tonight the supervisors decided they want housing built they are, not a parking lot. the plan also includes acres of parks, a day care center and a new community center. >>> a silicon valley startup has developed a new covid-19 testing system. this a booth atthe berkeley adult school is the first example of a walk-up, self testing kiosk in the country. this is how it works. users take a spot, sticking out of the slot, wipe the inside of their mounts for about 20 seconds and then put that swab into a plastic vial. from there it is sent off for testing.>> that is where a whole lot of capacity is where we built systems just to do this at a pandemic scale. >> i didn't realize this was an oral swab, i was expecting to get jabbed in the sinuses. this was totally easy and totally painless. >> the test was created by a company that says it can

housing. especially such a large site as the balboa reservoir. we cannot be selling off our public resources sm thsources. the very resources that we need to make housing affordable. to build and sustain a livelihood in this city. we have to ask who are we building for and what are we billing. >> thank you for your call. next speaker, please. >> there was no clear understanding of the basis for the land use agreements. today you heard president yee speak about many unre unresolved issues. why is this being sold to a developer. there's a shortage of land in san francisco. why is a for profit developer being able to buy this land for 5% of it's market value. what portion of the affordable housing is the developer paying for? why didn't the environmental impact report consider 100% affordable housing project? why aren't all the decisions for this project being tabled until an mou between city college and developers has been agreed to. it will protect the interest of city college and is so vulnerable should it good fore ases kurnly planned. please pos

an ordinance amending the general plan to revise the balboa park station area plan and the recreation and open stays element and amending the housing element in with regard to the design of families with children and adopting property findings. item eight is an ordinance joining the planning code and zoning map to rezone the balboa reservoir basin site generally bounded by the city college of san francisco. and numbers can call that number at 415-655-0001. the system prompts will indicate that you have raised your hand. please wait until the system indicates that you have been unmuted when public comment begins and you may begin your comments. you will only need press star 3 once to stay in the queue. thank you. >> thank you, madam clerk. we are joined by our board president and district seven supervisor, supervisor yee. the floor is yours. >> okay. thank you, chair peskin and supervisors preston and safai for and thank you for the robust discussion and i was listening to to the whole discussion and there is a good connection between those items four and five and these items. the balboa reservoir project started in 2015 as a propos

. >>> the effort to fill san francisco's balboa reservoir with affordable housing just got the green light after a battle that stretched on for decades. one of the largest undeveloped areas in san francisco that's not a park. right now it serves as an overflow parking lot for city college. the 17-acre plot belonosurvisor inesacres of d t rking. parks and a daycare center and a new community center. >> i've been pushing this concept of family housing development for the last few years to have planning commission to adopt some language around what it really means. >> the plan also includes acres of parks as we said, a daycare center and that community center. >>> another good day for tesla and an update from facebook. on its policy of removing hate speech and harmful information. diane king hall breaks it down for us in today's money watch report. >> reporter: a late selloff left stocks lower on tuesday. the dow lost 104 points and nasdaq dropped 185 and the s&p 500 fell 26. >>> after the bell, tesla announced a 5 for 1 stock split sending shares of the car maker higher. ock ice seen g

obligated to criticize the recent and shameful board of trustees' decision to proceed with the balboa reservoir housing two humane concepts that public land should remain in public hands and that housing built on public lands should be 100% affordable. your committee can't grant the demands for social and economic justice to good people are urging and i would suggest that you recognize those that the convergence of the pandemic and the cool but historically familiar murder of george floyd has awakened the conscience of the people and change the word in ways that we'll never go back to. you are appropriate budget and appropriations committee doesn't have the power and resources to prosecute racist killer cops and disband law enforcement organizations but you have the power to do several things, three that recommend or one substantially reduce the police budget and social workers and other unarmed public servants. they help people who need it. two, increase funding to raise to the minimum compensation or the salaries of the low paid workers who provide essential services to most vulnerable community memb

. >>> the effort to fill san francisco's balboa reservoir with affordable housing just got the green light after a battle that stretched on for decades. it's one of the largest undeveloped areas in san francisco that's not a park. right now it serves as an overflow parking lot for city college. the 17-acre plot belongs to the city and now supervisors decided they want housing there not parking. the plan also includes acres of parks and a daycare center and a new community center. >>> still ahead, california's eviction moratorium expiring in just two days. the frantic effort underway. that's ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> well, i'm watching the fog roll in along the coast right around the bay. even a gray start in spots inland this morning. as we head through the afternoon, we'll see that fog, at least burn off for us. and looking at temperatures on the rise. a full forecast coming up. >>> and as we take a look at the roadways right now. that drive into the altamont pass already getting busy. wind advisory also in effect. we'll have a look at that plus a look at y

obligated to criticize the recent and shameful board of trustees' decision to proceed with the balboa reservoir housing projects which repeatedly in my vow two humane concepts that public land should remain in public hands and that housing built on public lands should be 100% affordable. your committee can't grant the demands for social and economic justice to good people are urging and i would suggest that you recognize those that the convergence of the pandemic and the cool but historically familiar murder of george floyd has awakened the conscience of the people and change the word in ways that we'll never go back to. you are appropriate budget and appropriations committee doesn't have the power and resources to prosecute racist killer cops and disband law enforcement organizations but you have the power to do several things, three that recommend or one substantially reduce the police budget and social workers and other unarmed public servants. they help people who need it. two, increase funding to raise to the minimum compensation or the salaries of the low paid workers who provide essential servic

housing units on a vacant lot near city college and seven cisco. the board of supervisors voted to approve it. it has been contested and paddled about for years. the balboa reservoir parking lot was sold to developers for $11.4 million. the plan is to build 1100 housing units, half of them would be affordable housing. 150 will be set aside for teachers and staff at city college. >>> the people who live outside palo alto are trying to convince city leaders to open a park that has long been reserved just for residents. foothills park is west of 280 one page mill road. it is next to the los altos hills. but only palo alto residents and guests who were accompanied or allowed to go in. we show you the latest on the debate to get rid of that requirement. >>> footballs hill park is described as serene. but the beauty of this park is marked with controversy of who can and cannot enter. >>> the mayor of palo alto among those wanting the park to be open to all. as it stands only palo alto can enter the main gate on weekends. visitors have conditions. they must be accompanied by someone who lives in palo alto, can visit on a weekday, or walking at a different route

housing units on a vacant lot near city college. the board of supervisors voted to approve the project for which will go up on the site of the balboa reservoir parking lot . the 16 acre site was sold to developers for $11.4 million. the plan is to build 1100 housing units, with half of them affordable housing. of those, 150 will be set aside for city college teachers and staff. >>> new at 10:00, a controversial issue in palo alto, nonresidents turned away from a public park because of the long-standing city ordinance. foothills park is west of 280 along page mill road. it is next to the los altos hills, but only people in palo alto are allowed to use it. a lot of people say that the residents requirement is discriminatory. >> reporter: yes, it is a highly contentious matter, a city ordinance some call divisive and elitist. many want the role abolished, including the mayor, while others want to preserve palo alto's environmental roots. foothills park in palo altoand serene. but the beauty of this 1400 acre nature preserve marred with controversy for who can and cannot enter. >> this is an issue of ethics and morals. there is a right

housing coming to san francisco for those trying to make it in the bay. after decades city supervisors just approved construction of more than a thousand new units along the balboa reservoir site. proposals to transfer the 17-acre property off of ocean avenue have beenwell, that prop serves as a parking lot for the city college of san francisco. more than half of the units will be sanctioned for affordable housing. >>> well, conditions during the pandemic. now, members say that the international chapter is not allowing its members to opt out of their housing contracts. it claims that they still must pay nearly $2,500 in fees to maintain the housing facility despite not being able to actually take advantage of it during the pandemic. the plan to gather outside of the school's mlk library at noon in protest. >>> well, it is wednesday and you might need a pick me up to make it through the weekend. and we have some stories for you. here is kris sanchez with some stories that will hopefully make you smile. >> now to something good to make you smile this morning. southern california, the largest oak tree in north america is still standing despite the fact that it was

housing for families with children. item 16 amends the planning code and zoning map to create the balboa reservoir special use district and rezone the balboa rememberer voyeur west basin project site, and item 17 is an ordinance approval a development agreement between the city and county of san francisco and reservoir communautÉ metropolitaine de montrÉal partners, l-lc., for the balboa reservoir proje-- a reservoir community partners, and to make the appropriate findings. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, go ahead and call the roll on these items. >> clerk: on items 15 through 17 -- [roll call] >> president yee: okay. without objection, the ordinances are finally passed unanimously. madam clerk, let's go to new busine business, and please call the next item. >> clerk: item 18 is a resolution approving the c.a.r.e.s. act emergency solutions grants coronavirus program, authorizing the mayor, on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the city's c.a.r.e.s. act e.s.g. program round 2 entitlement from the u.s. department of housing and urban development, in the amount of a43.6 mill

balboa reservoir. i want to speak briefly on this item. i feel like it is related. this item is about affordable housing and it's about educator housing. it's about facilitating 100% affordable housing. my clients believe that's an extremely laudable goal. we encourage the board to do everything it can to increase that kind of housing. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you for your comment. next speaker please. >> good afternoon supervisors. i'm theo gordon. i'm a renter in district five calling to support this legislation. i would like this to pass and go further. prop e was a watered-down version what the mayor originally proposed to do birate process for affordable educational housing. let's expand this much further and say if you building anything, that has this amount of affordable housing or any type of land, you get year permits automatically if you go through fire and safety. there's no reason community groups or neighbors living in multimillion dollar houses should be able to put a break on people who are most needy guess housing. progressive city doesn't ask for permission before build housing for needy people. thank you

continued the ordinance to exempt affordable housing for density limits to a date uncertain and finally the committee heard the two legislative items for the balboa reservoir project and they heard the items may 28 and recommended approval with supervisor yee's proposed amendment. at the land use hearing they did not make recommendations because the pending ceqa appeal but recommended it to the full board without recommendation and they urged the city to build housing as soon as possible or sell to the private developer or turn it over to a city college or turn it over for 100% affordable housing and there were neighborhood preference radius for affordable housing and adding a unit clause and they ford forded -- forwarded it to the full board with positive recommendation and the zoning map for the hub project passed the second read. supervisor ronin's ordinance to amend the zoning district passed the first three as did the ordinance to allow the parking lot behind the theatre to continue operation for next five years. supervisor peskin's resolution issuing landmark resolution for california fresco was adopted and they considered the proposed proj

balboa reservoir. i want to speak briefly on this item. i feel like it is related. this item is about affordable housing and it's about educator housing. it's about facilitating 100% affordable housing. my clients believe that's an extremely laudable goal. we encourage the board to do everything it can to increase that kind of housing. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you for your comment. next speaker please. >> good afternoon supervisors. i'm theo gordon. i'm a renter in district five calling to support this legislation. i would like this to pass and go further. prop e was a watered-down version what the mayor originally proposed to do birate process for affordable educational housing. let's expand this much further and say if you building anything, that has this amount of affordable housing or any type of land, you get year permits automatically if you go through fire and safety. there's no reason community groups or neighbors living in multimillion dollar houses should be able to put a break on people who are most needy guess housing. progressive city doesn't ask for permission before build housing for needy people. thank you

in the tuesday vote, the balboa reservoir, what i've been working on forever, for the last four or five years, in trying to get into the planning code, definition of family housingdefinition of family with children housing. and i note -- i feel like that -- having that definition as we move forward, it just goes right into the discussion, the earlier discussion with chair fewer and supervisor walton in terms of, you know, how do you -- how do you take into consideration, you know, when you're looking at the type of housing you're building and who's it for? as we all know, many of the new developments in the last few years have been targeting, especially market rate, even places that don't have amenities for children, basically. if we work to take this element very seriously and any major development, that can actually help push us in a direction where we can start to assist families, in which people of color have a lot of families that get pushed out because there's nag there for the there's nothing in there for them. i want to thank the planning department for putting that in there because it's in there, and i want us to take that into consideration when we sta

balboa reservoir. i want to speak briefly on this item. i feel like it is related. this item is about affordable housing and it's about educator housing. it's about facilitating 100% affordable housing. my clients believe that's an extremely laudable goal. we encourage the board to do everything it can to increase that kind of housing. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you for your comment. next speaker please. >> good afternoon supervisors. i'm theo gordon. i'm a renter in district five calling to support this legislation. i would like this to pass and go further. prop e was a watered-down version what the mayor originally proposed to do birate process for affordable educational housing. let's expand this much further and say if you building anything, that has this amount of affordable housing or any type of land, you get year permits automatically if you go through fire and safety. there's no reason community groups or neighbors living in multimillion dollar houses should be able to put a break on people who are most needy guess housing. progressive city doesn't ask for permission before build housing for needy people. thank you

in the tuesday vote, the balboa reservoir, what i've been working on forever, for the last four or five years, in trying to get into the planning code, definition of family housingdefinition of family with children housing. and i note -- i feel like that -- having that definition as we move forward, it just goes right into the discussion, the earlier discussion with chair fewer and supervisor walton in terms of, you know, how do you -- how do you take into consideration, you know, when you're looking at the type of housing you're building and who's it for? as we all know, many of the new developments in the last few years have been targeting, especially market rate, even places that don't have amenities for children, basically. if we work to take this element very seriously and any major development, that can actually help push us in a direction where we can start to assist families, in which people of color have a lot of families that get pushed out because there's nag there for the there's nothing in there for them. i want to thank the planning department for putting that in there because it's in there, and i want us to take that into consideration when we sta