some background, before there was the citizen's advisory committee, there was the balboa park station area plan, and one policy of the plan was to dissolve the west basin of the balboa reservoir to the greatest benefit of the city as a whole, as well as for the surrounding neighborhood, but what would be the greatest benefit for the city? the discussion never took place. one space, open space is one option. the former mayor preferred housing, and that was that. they got maybe 500 units at the time. reclaiming this site, another possibility. it is educational space for city college, which is also a valid option. in the late 1980s, the board of supervisors had once offered the reservoir site to city college for a token payment of 1 dollar, but the mayor next to that. we have come a long way since then, so the gilding height should have been 25 to 65 feet, that is what the parameters came up with, but that four -- the for-profit developer, having five to seven units, an accident -- asking for in excess of 75 to 85 feet. so from the parameter, to the community development did not really r

finally have the world-class facility that our animal shelter needs in the city >> the renovation of balboa parkdest in the city of san francisco, and now it is the newest part in the city of san francisco. through our partnership, and because of public investment from the two thousand eight fund, we are celebrating a renewal and an awakening of this park. we have it safer, happier, more joyous. >> 3, 2, 1, [laughter] =--[applause] >> it is a great resource for families, to have fun in the city, recreation. >> this is an amazing park. we have not revitalized it without public and private investment. the critical piece of the process of this renovation was that it was all about the community. we reached out to everyone in this community. we love this park dearly and they all had thoughts and ideas and they wanted to bring their own creativity and their personality to bear on the design. what you see is what the community wanted. these ideas all came from the residents of this community. as a result, there is a sense of ownership, pride and responsibility that goes along with what is going to be a

this video of the scene last year at the balboa park station in san francisco. the suit claims bartz platforms infrastructure and technology are outdated and do not conform to current safety standards. the plaintiff was penned by the train and had to have one leg amputated. he is seeking general and special damages including compensation for past and future medical treatments. bart has not commented on the lawsuit. >>> if you ride bart you might have noticed an increased police presence as some of the stations in san francisco. downtown san francisco. part of a crackdown on fair evaders. it is appears to >> reporter: it is not uncommon to see people jumping over or walking through the gates to bart. without paying. in fact fair evaders make up 5% of all bart passengers. that practice seems to come to a stop when police officers are visible and watching.>>> we are studying it as we go. we focus on the downtown san francisco state stations. we have seen some impacts. >> reporter: is april 3 police substation more than a dozen officers as stations in downtown san f

should be a very good candidate as it transit oriented development within walking distance of the balboa park bart station served by the kay, the eighth, the 29 the, the 43rd, # 39 but the reality of that service often falls short so the planning commission meeting about the project last week, a lot of concerns were expressed about the project as being too big and i don't knobeyond the capacity . the president of planning commission herself and i'm quoting her now, said that the transit infrastructure of the area quote sucks. unquote. so, i think it really would be a tragic opportunity if that project were denied or scaled back because concerns about the ability of muni to serve the project so i urge muni to make it a priority to look at ways to improve the quality and the capacity of service from the area including by providing transit signal, priority along ocean avenue and addressing two train service and addressing sources of delays such as left turns on ocean, chronic problems at saint francis circle, overcrowding in buses by students during peak school periods, so i hope muni will look

want funding support for maintenance, beautification and the production bridge over that 280 and balboa park station at city college that five paces -- bypasses high end recorders. i'm grateful to developers for their support for the beautification a safety of the pedestrian bridge, further understanding of how it fits into the neighborhood transit solutions, and for the engagement on this community issue. regarding my personal engagement with the balboa reservoir public process directly, my experience has also been positive, one, i submitted concerns about the original open space design, that is my time, it anyway. >> you've 20 seconds. >> okay. did to his exposure to wind, i was pleased to see the developers to do a wind study and reoriented the building to block wind from the open space. i'm guessing that i was that one of many with experience with the department that had concerns. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> i am but, michael adams again for coming to you as a former city planner, not in this city, letting other cities. i have had experience with public housing admin

this is video of the scene last year at the balboa park station in san francisco.there forms, infrastructure and technology are outdated and do not confirm conform to current safety standards, he was paid by the train had to have one leg amputated, he is seeking general and specific damages including conversation for past and future medical treatment. bart has not commented on the lawsuit >>> hayward police are investigating two terrifying attacks and consecutive nights as crime reporter henry lee tells us two victims were pistol whipped in their own homes >> i am still shaken up, like it is scary. >> this woman and her mother were pistol whipped before dawn by four armed masked robbers who broke through their window. >> as i opened the front door there was a man with a gun to my head and he tried to back in the house. >> reporter: it happened at the lord tennyson apartment complex on sleepy hollow. her cousin also came face-to- face with the intruders. >> they are putting the gun in our face, hitting my auntie and her face with the gun. two of them stayed in the f

balboa reservoir. it has never had water, i have always called it city college. we have hand the land -- we have had the land under utilized since 1946. most of it has been meeting the parking needs getting back to our 32,000 students, and do wrap your head around 32,000 people coming to campus every day. it is like the city of hercules, moving in. we are a commuter college, and we really have that one function for all the bay area, actually. so think about those thousands of students. most of them, proportionally take public transportation now, but we still have those who have needs that have to drive in or use a car in some way. we also call the colleagues, most of us who have been here many years -- the land that is being used or considered for all of these huge houses frequently has 35 to 45 mile-per-hour winds comes right out from the ocean, and goes right up to france hill , it bounces around, terrible vortexes, very dangerous. when the proposal three years ago was rejected, we were very concerned about environmental problems of not having enough water, for example, for emergencies, which was mentioned it still hasn't been addressed. we will look at the e.i.r., what h