improvements along san bruno avenue. we have had a series of events to promote a neighborhood pride and involvement, such as an night on the portola, chinese leaders dinner, and a pop-up art gallery this past february right there in that space, which is available for lease. this is the site of our future pocket park and hopefully a coffee house right there in that space. [applause] and i wanted to thank others for their efforts and architects for humanity. [applause] thank you for helping us move this forward. i would like to give a very special thanks to oewd who has been instrumental and supportive. this coming thursday at 6:00 p.m.-exact location, we will be having a needs assessment workshops to determine the needs of the neighborhood in hopes of continuing to make the portola of better place. we still have a lot to do. we're confident that with the mayors of the city's continued support, we're going to get some great things accomplished. thank you, mayor lee, for your commitment to helping the portola and other san

we're celebrating the successful efforts to revitalize san bruno avenue. this city has had a great partnership with the portola never its steering committee, where some of it's never the investments include streetscape improvements, from planting trees and leaves to utility underground in and fixtures and to install office saw improvements and much more. today, mayor edwin lee will talk about launching the investing in iran initiative. joining him is supervisor malia cohen, robert ramirez from the portola neighborhood steering committee, and many department heads, including jennifer from the office of economic and workforce development, ed harrington from the san francisco public utilities commission, regina from the small business office, bevon from sf hope, and revitalizing our commercial corridors has been near and dear to mayor lee's heart since his days as director of dpw and as city administrator and down as mayor. whether it did the dpw community corridor program, ambassador program, or the challenge grant, the mayor is always asking us how can we s

we're in front of san bruno city hall where moments ago, san bruno mayor announced that the city and pg&e reached a settlement in the amount of $70 million. now, that $70 million will help pay restitution for the san bruno community, to help recover from that tragic accident. the mayor says the money will come from shareholders and not from rate payers. pg&e says the utility company will make the payment within 30 days, and the city plans to create a group to help manage and decide where those funds will go. now, these funds are going to be allocated to the city and are not considered part of citizens lawsuit against pg&e. today's press conference, the mayor urged pg&e to settle those lawsuits quickly as residents work to rebuild their lives. now, the mayor says there is still much work to do rebuilding homes and infrastructure and a hole in the heart of the city that exists physically and emotionally. >> we know that nothing, no amount of money, no amount of apologizes will ever bring back the citizens we lost, the home has that were destroyed, the family heir looms that were burned

. >> la compañía de gas y electricidad hizo un acuerdo con san bruno para borrar las huellas de la explosiony tenemos las distintas impresiones, a continuacion . >> llegaron a un acuerdo de indemnizacion para las víctimas de san bruno . >> pero el alcalde dice que ningún dinero devolvera lo más preciado, que son las vidas que se perdieron . >> el acuerdo se debera acordar en un tiempo especifico . >> el punto de este acuerdo es un pago de 70 millones de dólares que se pagara en 70 días. >> el presidente de la compañía indico que lo que pasó es lamentable tragedia . >> no repara vidas, deben ser más exigentes como manejan las tuberias de gas . >> tienen que tener más responsabilidades . >> hay que aclarar que los 70 millones que se otorgan, no implican las demandas que hagan otras personas afectadas. >> es mi reporte en vivo en san bruno . >> gracias . >> la comisión de servicios públicos de california dio a conocer un informe de seguridad sobre los gaseoductos, estaban incompletos y desordenados. >> al regresar... . >> los talibanes advierten que se vengaran después que un soldado estadounid

in september 2010, the blast in san bruno killed eight people and wiped out a neighborhood. new at noon, tara moriarty joined us live from san francisco's city hall to let us know the details of the settlement. tara? >> reporter: what the settlement means, is $70 million for the coppers of the -- coffers of the city of san bruno t must be paid over the next 30 days. how it will be spent has yet to be determined. the money is not for the actual victims who have their own lawsuits pending but for the city to use however it sees fit. it does not include renewing the site. the mayor says this is important for monetary and psychological reasons. >> there isn't a day that goes by that i don't hear people talking about the city. kids still have trouble sleeping night. it's a citywide issue. we as council memorial -- counsel members are affected by this. >> reporter: san bruno amayor says the city will -- san bruno says the city will -- he asked the city to settle other victims' lawsuits quickly, with the understanding that people here need to get on with their lives. i'm tara moria

today a friend of the missing man from san bruno will be back out in pacifica searching for him.joseph mchenry told friends he was headed out to pacifica tople ka overnight and do rock climbing. that was eight days ago. police found the former marine's car and some of his belongings but still have no clue as to where he is. >> reporter: detectives found joseph mchenry's car parked in this neighborhood near the sharp park golf course in pacifica. >> this is crazy. >> reporter: they served in the marine corps together in iraq and lived as roommates in san francisco for about a year. >> i don't know, i'm just deeply concerned. he's a great guy. he loves to go camping and things like that. i know for sure he loves to -- all that outdoor stuff. i just don't know what could have happened to him. >> reporter: investigators say mchenry told someone he was going rock climbing and camping overnight at a secluded beach in pacifica. >> i assume joseph's experienced with camping and all that. and figured he would know his way around the woods, too. he's been missing since the 2nd. >> reporter

. >>> pg&e will pay the city of san bruno $70 million. ktvu's ken pritchett is live with why the money does not cover the physical damages to the neighborhood. ken? >> reporter: this settlement is unusual. pg&e already pledged money to repair the streets and the damage. the money announced today is set apart, to be spent by the city as it pleases. >> reporter: 8 lives lost, 38 homes destroyed, dozens more damaged duing to the explosion. >> we lost 8 souls, friends, family, neighbors. >> reporter: the san bruno mayor said the city was also harmed. that money is not intended to compensate homeowners but to be spent by the city on undecided projects. >> that will be decided by the people of san bruno. >> reporter: the money is separate to pay for repairs. >> we committed on that day that we would work with the city and with the victims to do whatever we could to help them in the rebuilding and healing process. >> reporter: several homeowners have lawsuits against pg&e but city can only sue for physical damages, which sets the settlement apar

this is that problem in san bruno that we're following. for a while the connector ramp from southbound 280 to eastbound 380 was completely shut down. there was a jackknifed big, big. they were able to get the rig out of lanes. everything is gone. so all lanes are once again open to traffic and everything is good to go. by the way, mass transit always a good option and that's on time. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> this is kind of eerie. a "speed freak" killer says there is another burial site with the remains of murder victims. wesley shermantine sent another letter to our sister station in sacramento. and he says there is at least one person buried in a linden orchard belonging to fellow killer loren herzog. he also says he has doubts he will get money promised to him by bounty hunter leonard padilla for reviewing the victim locations. shermantine then says he is, quote, holding the best for last suggesting that he has not revealed all of his secrets just yet. >> 5:20 now. this morning two alameda county supervisors are ho

. >>> a traffic alert in san bruno at 3 a.m. a big rig jackknifed and they closed the connector ramp from southbound 280 to eastbound 380. if you have flight plans to get over to sfo, 280 not the best route. that connector ramp southbound 280 to eastbound 380 is completely closed this morning since 3 a.m., due to the jackknifed big rig. more on that in just a minute. first the bay bridge toll plaza, they have a high wind advisory in effect on several bridges this morning. so those gusts are strong ahead of this morning's storm. you can really feel it on the upper deck. all right. elsewhere, san mateo bridge, there's also a wind advisory there and a quick check of the south bay where 280 traffic so far is very light out of downtown san jose. i mentioned that jackknifed big rig. gil diaz is live at the scene. what's going on. >> reporter: behind me, you can see chp blocked 280 south connector to 380 east. we don't know when it will reopen but it is because there is a big rig blocking somewhere on the 380 east near the tanforan sho

. >>> a landmark settlement today for san bruno. today pg&e announced it will pay the city $70 million for pain and suffering caused by the 2010 pipeline blast that killed eight people and leveled the neighborhood. but cate caugiran reports the city says there's still a long road ahead to recovery. >> reporter: the city of san bruno one step closer to rebuilding. >> i'm pleased to announce that san bruno has reached a settlement with pg&e in the amount of $70 million for restitution for the citizens of san bruno. >> reporter: the announcement came earlier today. the mayor says the money will help the city recover from the deadly blast in 2010. the money will come from shareholders, not ratepayers. pg&e says the utility company will make the payment within 30 days. the city plans to create a group to decide where the funds will go. these funds are not considered part of citizens' lawsuits against pg&e. in a conference, the mayor says the settlement is only beginning. the mayor says there is still a lot of work to be done physically a

n.san bruno there is a mess with schools. and do something for children. >> boy leave that up to our elected officials and see where it's needed best. >> there is among the families who are seeking damages in a different lawsuit against pg&e. >> this is something i respect them for. >> and now, the city of san bruno is expected to get a compensation from the california public utilities commission and this is a national transportation safety board which said that the p.u.c. did not adequately police the utility company. i'm live in san bruno abc 7 news. >> and airline employees received some training today to help prevent one of the fastest-growing crimes in the world, human trafficking. joining officials to provide first training of the kind at the airport. the program developed as a front line of defense to enable airline and hotel workers to identify behaviors and traffickers and victims. one victim shared her story. >> myself being trafficked, i have a deep desire to help others especial from monster who are dealing with b

the san bruno man hasn't been seen for a week. he told friends he was going for an overnight camping and rock climbing trip. a cop found mchenry's car. and there's no sign of the marine. >> it's been seven days since someone's seen joseph mchenry. tonight, we talk to one of his friends who wonders where he could be. >> this is kind of crazy. >> reporter: cody martin and mchenry served in the marine corps together in iraq. they also lived as roommates in san francisco for about a year. >> i'm deeply concerned. he's a great guy. he loves to go camping and things like that. he loves all that outdoor stuff. but i just don't know what could have happened to him. >> reporter: investigators say mchenry told someone he was going rock climbing and camping overnight. a secluded beach at pacific a. >> i figured he would know his way around the woods, too. >> reporter: police, sheriff's deputies and the u.s. coast guard searched the beach where mchenry's car was parked. but couldn't find him. >> i hope he's still out there. he probably knows

anne makovec live for us in san bruno. thank you. >>> this sunday will mark the one-year anniversary since that deadly tsunami and earthquake hit japan. more than 19,000 people were killed. the tsunami wiped out several communities. the effects were even felt of course right along the california cost including some heavy damage as you can see here to the santa cruz harbor. who can forget this video. state and federal officials will tour the harbor sunday to get a firsthand look at the ongoing repair efforts still under way there. >>> sections of that apartment building that was gutted by a fire in berkeley have been demolished today. the fire destroyed the three- story building yesterday. the owner got emergency permits to demolish parts of it. city officials will check the remaining walls for stability and if the building is clear, the people living in some of the surrounding apartments will be cleared to go back home. >>> republican presidential candidates are campaigning in two southern states that are holding primaries

this one involving the pipeline disaster in san bruno. a news conference going on now, city leaders and pg&e announcing $70 million settlement in the wake of the explosion that killed eight, destroyed dozens of homes. utility will turn over a check in the next 30 days as part of the restitution to the city. an independent group will manage the fund and determine exactly how it will be used for city improvements. this money, keep in mind, separate from the $70 million earmarked for repairs to san bruno's infrastructure. >>> new at 11:00 a plan to bring b.a.r.t. to the south bay is moving further down the track. stephanie chuang live in san jose where the project got a major cash infusion. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. inside the city hall rotunda behind me, city officials are still there. a check for $100 million presented minutes ago for the b.a.r.t. extension project which is huge. it's promised hundreds of jobs. there's been uncertainty with it. today, though, it got its final piece of funding for the first phase. the federal

major delays on caltrain because of track problems in san bruno. so the problems are in san bruno.things i want to mention, it's also causing delays on san bruno avenue at huntington there by the railroad tracks. good area to avoid. we'll let you know about this mayor caltrain delay coming up. now let's go to rosemary. >> good morning to you. today a lot like yet. giving you a live look at mostly cloudy sky, overcast for the northern half of the bay area. we have high clouds, mid- and low level clouds. if you saw sal's traffic cam, skies were mostly clear. 50s outside your door this morning. a few still lingering behind in the 40s. napa also reporting 49 degrees right now. but we continue to rebound now that the sun is up. partly cloudy skies expected for the afternoon. and an outside chance of maybe a few sprinkles. down into santa rosa. maybe sonoma county. this rain is going to stick to the north of us for today. eventually we will have the sun come through. near clear lake we have seen scattered showers from time to time. but for most of us we're dry. in the south bay we're not

. >>> pg&e has agreed to pay the city of san bruno $70 for that deadly 2010 pipeline explosion.ight people were killed and dozens of homes destroyed in the blast. but the money will not go directly to the victims. san bruno's city manager says the city will set up a nonprofit and decisions on how to spend the money will be made after a public process. the $70 million settlement is on top of a trust set up by pg&e to pay for infrastructure repairs. >>> yesterday state investigators blasted pg&e for keeping disorganized and difficult-to-access records on its gas pipelines. the california public utilities commission has been investigating whether the company's recordkeeping violated any laws and contributed to the rupture in san bruno. pg&e faces millions of dollars in fines for violating safety rules. >>> a long-time medical marijuana advocate is vowing legal action against a san francisco hospital after she says they kicked her out for using cannabis. ucsf committed angel rach to help monitor her seizures. during her stay, rach tried to use a medical marijuana vaporizer. she clai

for everybody in san bruno for the blast that happened here. dana? >> phil, i'm wondering if the city of san bruno has identified the person or people who will administer this money? >> reporter: they are talking about a nonprofit, a group that's outside of city hall so that it doesn't necessarily go to city expenses. but they haven't named anybody. they are going to do that after the money winds up in the bank. >> thank you, phil matier. >>> and new at 6:00, a bicyclist who hit and killed a pedestrian in san francisco has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. last july, randy eng ran a red light on the embarcadero and hit a tourist from washington, d.c. the 68-year-old victim was crossing mission street with her husband. now, as part of the plea deal, eng was sentenced to three years' probation and 500 hours of community service. >>> also new tonight, one of the "speed freak" killers is revealing a possible new burial site. in a letter to our sister station in sacramento, wesley shermantine talks about bodies buried up and down

san bruno avenue, we talk about san bruno avenue where all the businesses really are, district 9. right off the bat the targeted areas are district 9, a tan, and 11. that correction is important. secondly, when you offer more loans to entities like renaissance who are connected with the redevelopment, you also need to offer assistance to other entities. one of the ways if you really want to find out about any entity, if they are very fair, is to do an audit. a simple audit on some of the entities that have been mentioned today, you'll find out that even if their employees cannot be working in those areas because of whatever. and the questions that were asked by the supervisor of wells fargo, even though he could offer you $5 billion, wells fargo was very instrumental in many foreclosures. [bell rings] so i am very dubious about bank of america and wells fargo giving monies for this, even if they give it at 0.5%, because they have not treated district 9, 10, and 11 in a fair manner. thank you very much. supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. steve, president of

we have more on what we have learned about the grades in san francisco and san bruno. >> top of the shows of the veterans association went before congress today in an effort to get themselves out of the gloom controversy, one that includes mistakes on 100 and two grades. i put them at the national cemetery in presidio and the other half of the golden gate cemetery in san bruno. the veterans administration spokesperson tells us that the department is now working to correct for the bismark headstones and that they will mark three grades there that were previously identified as i'm not. as for golden gate cemetery, they say they will present three incorrectly placed at stones and stones and will order 18 new headstones which will mark previously unmarked graves. while there are headstones dating back to the indian wars, the va says most were very bulk of the san bruno. oh support from the 40s through the 60's so they can't be sure of his mistakes happened. congress has been told it was generally sloppy work on behalf of contractors who did cemetery renovations through the years. denis. but b

. >>> big multi-million dollar settlement between pg&e and san bruno could be announced today. the company has set aside a 70 million dollar funds arrest for the natural gas explosion and fire that killed eight people in 2010. the chronicle reports san bruno officials have been pushing the company for up to 100 million dollars in extra compensation. it looks like the city will get a hefty chunk to pay for a new library or another major project. >>> 10 days and a san bruno is still missing. joseph mchenry last seen a week ago friday. the former marine told friends he was going camping in pacifica. some items belonging to him were recovered in that area. dozens of volunteers searched for him over the weekend. >> we are searching the ocean bluffs along the pacifica coast as well as inland areas from the bluffs an area he indicated he was possibly going to go camping. >> mchenry's car was found last week in a residential neighborhood. >>> members of the occupy movement are taking their protests to county recorder offices in 20 counties across the state today. they plan to kickoff a

and in san bruno, streets were slick with rain, no reports of any major traffic problems from today's storms. this, though, is what it was like in sonoma county this afternoon, this happened in hillsburg at 3:00 on north fitch mountain road, not far from the russian river. pg&e is working to restore power to customers there. >>> and roads cleared on the way to the sierra tonight. as you can see here at donner summit, this afternoon, interstate 80, problem-free, the storm is expected to bring a few inches to the higher elevations. >>> and looking at the big board, all green, the rain wouldn't stop. >> the bay area covered with a blanket of green now, usually we're talking spotty cells now, rain will continue to pick up as the front slowly heads to the the south. you can see the live storm tracker two, the front stalled out today, bringing the bulk of the rainfall for the western portions of the area, and for the northern portions of the area. right now, the latest developments with action developing in parts of the south bay and east bias well. we'll clear it out. looking at the centra

gmy bank is on san bruno. the chinese supermarket are frequent is on san bruno. i have what my dogs of the park. i think the argument is not belong in district 9 is bogus, and i think the argument that the 280 barrier is bigger than the 101 is a bogus argument. >> thank you. next speaker. but i am here to speak about keeping the together. as a former legislature gavaid,i have firsthand experience of the social issues and safety issues of lower hateight. the residents want to make sure we do not make the same mistake as in the last new redistricting efforts. it has been a struggle for the last 10 years in regards to safety and consistency of social issues in district 5, and our office took action because district 8 office did not have the priority is to deal with social and safety issues within the western addition. they worked together on safety issues, and used projects. everything is together, so to split it does not make sense. i am here to stay to keep it together and the interest of safety and economic development. >> next speaker please. >> good afternoon.

but over months of negotiations san bruno officials stressed to the utility's president that the entire city suffered that day and still suffers. >> this is going to last. i told chris johns before we want to thing taken care of because in fact when the neighborhood is rebuilt physically and all we're going to see of you is a monthly bill we still have a lot of rebuilding to do, psychological rebuilding in this community. and this will help us do that. >> the payment announced today is in addition to what the utility is paying for damages and neighborhood restoration. it is also separate from the dozens of civil lawsuits filed by victims of that explosion. >>> the search continues tonight for a former marine from san bruno who disappeared ten days ago. 27-year-old joseph mchenry told friends he was going camping and rock climbing near pacifica. his car was found last wednesday near the sharp park golf course. some of his gear was discovered on thursday, but investigators aren't saying what was found or where they found it. searchers from the san mateo county sheriff's department searche

police say he was riding on the san bruno 9 san bruno bus in visitation valley got into an argument with another man on the bus as the teen tried to leave through the rear doors the other man shot him three, maybe four times and the gunman then ran from the bus. >>> a nanny from campbell faces 14 counts of committing lewd acts against children. 41-year-old john walker was taken into custody last week after investigators looked into allegations. police say walker molested numerous children over the last 10 years while working as a nanny in their homes. investigators believe there are likely additional victims who have not come forward. >>> developing news from japan, major quake sparked small tsunami this morning the 6.8 quake centered 146 miles south, the japan agency says a tsunami of half a meter came ashore in the same area that was damaged by last year's quake and tsunami. officials say this latest quake produced no serious damage or injuries. the warning center in hawaii said there is no threat of a tsunami striking hawaii or the pacific coast. >> that area just marked the one year

. >>> rebuilding san bruno. >> the new signs that things are returning to normal. also ahead. >> it's a scary death. it hurts. >> a rally cry for a bay area woman. the what killed a dozen dogs. >> the family is kicked off a plane. what a toddler refused to do before take-off. ,,,, ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ when i want you... ♪ ...in my arms... ♪ when i want you... ♪ ...and all your charms... ♪ whenever i want you, all i have to do is... ♪ ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam [ female announcer ] stream full seasons of shows and top movies instantly. introducing streampix. rate will come in at eight- point- three percent ... the same as in january. the jobs >>> economists expect the february unemployment rate will come in at 8.3% the same as in january. the jobs report for february comes out of washington in just about 20 minutes from now. investors believe that the economy created 210,000 new jobs last month. >>> people whose homes were destroyed by a pg&e pipeline explosion are slowly moving back to their s

>>reporter: san bruno east resident we spoke with today hardly seemed overwhelmed by the amount of therestitution while others had ideas on how they would like to see the money spent. >> in san bruno everything is such a mess any way with the schools why don't they take care of the schools and kids and do something for children? >> not sure it's fair settlement. something but i don't think it's fair. >>reporter: restitution is in addition to previous 70 million dollar trust set aside by pg&e to pay for direct damages of the explosion which killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes. in a statement pg&e president chris john says quote we committed the night of the tragedy and continued to commit that we will help the victims and the community heal and rebuild end of quote from the president of pg&e. >>> new push is under way to change the way the state of california assesses property taxes. it would mean revising the landmark initiative proposition 13. but only for commercial property. capitol correspondent annette is in sacramento. >> a lot of california homeowners covet proposition 13. la

. >> the city of san bruno receiving a record breaking $70 million restitution payment from pg&e for the 2010 pipe line explosion. it will be used to help the community heal and rebuild. on the heels of the announcement a preliminary report on the utility's record keeping calling the books, quote, a mess. information is scattered and accuses pg&e not knowing about pipe locations and leaks. >> how can you deep pipe line safe if you don't know what they are made of or how old they are. we're concerned about every inch. >> the reports call part of the cpu investigation into whether pg&e's record keeping violated laws and contributed to the san bruno disaster. >> there is a lot of public outcry over a program that uses homeless people to create wi-fi hot spots. during a conference in texas people can log onto a wireless 4g network supported by homeless people carrying the equipment. the tern advertises the service on the street. a british taxpayer labs is behind the program. >> you ready for this. suring is getting sued. he bought an iphone last fall and is not happy with his assistant.

the entire length of mission street, the southern portion of the 8 x and san bruno would benefit the nine. the stockton corridor into market street. the second phase of routes are shown in blue. they represent important routes on the network and we chose not to star with them. in some cases because they had fewer benefits her cost, but we wanted to coordinate with other city-wide efforts. it is planned for major sewer work and the 2018 timeframe so we thought it stall -- it was ok to coordinate with the larger projects. the trends of preferential street's tool kit is applied to each of these corridors, but all roll up to about five categories of engineering changes. hist first is lame modifications. aha this includes widening cognition, fulton and stockton where a 10.5 foot bus is traveling in a tight fit travel lane. it is slow and creates a lot of friction and requires the best to operate in two lanes of traffic. we have corridors around j church for we have frequent stop signs along the rail corridor. we are recommending changing those two traffic signals or where it is not warran

. >> and the city of san bruno receives $70 million in restitution from pacific gas and electric for the september, 2010 pipeline explosion and fire. under the deal announced today pg&e will pay money in 30 days. the city plans to establish a not for profit entity to manage funds and determine how that money should be spent. >> still, we know that nothing, no amounts of money, no amount of apologies will bring back citizens lost, homes that were destroyed. >> san bruno residents we spoke with hardly seemed overwhelm bid the amount and others had ideas on how they'd like to see the money spent. >> in san bruno everything is a mess, anyway. why they don't take care of the schools and kids? do something for children. >> settlement. something. i don't think it's fair. >> and the restitution is in addition to a previous $70 million trust set aside to pay for direct damages of the explosion which killed eight people, destroying 38 homes, pg&e's president issued a statement saying quote we committed the night of the tragedy and continue to commit we'll help victims and the community heal an