developer treasure island community of llc would include development on treasure island and near yerba buena island of up to 140,000 square feet of commercial and retail space, up to 100,000 square feet of new office space, adaptive reuse for buildings on treasure island, with up to 311,000 square feet of commercial retail or flex space, 500 hotel rooms, rehabilitation of historic buildings on yerba buena island, new or upgraded public facilities, new or upgraded utilities, 300 acres of park or open space, including shoreline access or cultural uses, new and upgraded streets and public ways, bicycle, transit, and to the facilities, landslide and waters of the sow is for the treasure island sailing center, lan/services for expanded marine and, and a new ferry terminal and intermodal hub. construction bill the other oppose product would be faced and that its bid to occur over approximate 15-20-year period. the draft eir of death was potentially significant an unavoidable impact on aesthetics, historic architectural resources, transportation, noise, air quality, wind, and biological resources. please

. -- east side of yerba buena island. our project will go ahead and include standard the celebration for the offramp. we have now also added the retrofitting of the nine structures on the west side of the island to a basically, a series of structures that lead to the westbound on ramp. those are integral to the circulation on the island. also, to the bay bridge. we feel the approach is cost- effective. we've been working very closely with caltrans. we have been identifying the best project for the island. it is a very significant engineering challenge. there's only limited opportunity in terms of merging on and off the bay bridge. caltrans also improves some east on and off ramp improvements, which we are working with them on. finally, as part of the treasure island development authority, and they planned local circulation improvements. it will be a much better circulation network on and off the bridge and to

think we can look forward to a very good project that would increase not just access to yerba buena island, but safety for everybody, which is very important thank you thank. commissioner mar: thank you. any questions? let's open this up for public comment. any comments from the public? seeing none, public, it is closed. it has been moved an. both items 5 and 6 move forward positively. next item? >> item 7, state and federal legislative update. this is an information action. >> a couple quick things i want to cover for you. the state budget has commenced with the conference on friday. they went transportation to a number went items yesterday. none of them directly affect san francisco or any of the programs we're watching at this time. it dealt with more caltrans issues. i want to highlight five bills. one is a new one for support. ab 1871 deals with cars year program insurance. this allows or clarifies a private individuals vehicle could be used by an official car share program without negatively affecting their insurance on the personal side. in other words, it will be covered by the pro

the third neighborhood is yerba buena island, where we will be building new, single-family homes that will nestle with in the concourse and the tree-lined of that existing natural vegetative island to have a very light impact, but to create a terrific new neighborhood. these neighborhoods, which will hold a total of 8000 homes, will be surrounded by 300 acres of public park. what is important is that we create a system in which they provide a wide range of uses so that the maximum number of people within our city and region can take ownership of those, so we have beautiful walking parks that celebrate public parks, but we also have sports fields. we have natural areas like the wild wetlands, and we have a beautiful promenade along a new marina. community facilities, which include police and fire, but also an urban form where we can have an educational opportunity to have children connect with what really makes life whole and sustainable, which includes food. i do not want to get into detail, but to just touch on a few things, the island plan involves the total geo-technical remaking o

right now, crews are working on the bridge between oakland and yerba buena island. the extra money will cover more construction work and problems that may come up during the remainder of the project. the bridge is set to be finished in 2013. >>> and we are getting our first look at a traffic project aimed at easing congestion on i- 680. the 14-mile stretch of freeway over the sunol grade is some of the worst traffic in the bay area. the agency converted the existing carpool lane into the new express lane. a fastrak system will be switched on to collect tolls. carpoolers can still access the lanes for free. the new lanes will open on september 20. >>> a little dog snatched out of a bay area home. how lula was finally reunited with her owners. >>> what brought hundreds of people to a bakery on opening day? it's not just the taste of the cake. ,, [ female announcer ] we know jerry brown was mayor of oakland, but what were the results? fact: brown promised to improve schools. but the drop out rate increased 50%, and the state had to take over the schools. fact: the city

she's on yerba buena island now with the very latest.morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. yes. the search is underway actually in the far distance we can see the helicopter that's just made a path through here. that helicopter went up at 6:45 this morning looking for the distressed boater. the coast guard started their search last night after this mayday call came in just a few minutes before 10:00. it wasn't a call that gave them very much information, however. they heard a woman's voice as she hailed on this emergency frequency. she basically just said she was putting out a mayday. but that's it. they tried to call her back, get her back on the radio. but they weren't able to do that. they sent out a couple of vessels to start searching the waters. they were able to pinpoint the location to the tiburon peninsula. but after that, they weren't able to get any more information. so what they've done now at first light. they've come back out on the -- over the air to search the waters out here to see if they can find out any

root now crews are working on the suspension bridge between oakland and yerba buena island. the extra money will cause construction work and problems that may arise. that bridge will be completed in 2013. >>> a big marijuana growing operation near san ramon busted. it was in a remote area in the las trampas regional wilderness. police and sheriff's deputies found 1800 pot plants yesterday. they arrested a pittsburg man they say was living there. another suspect, though, got away. investigators estimate that marijuana is worth a quarter of a million dollars. >>> it's 6:34. >>> friends and family gathered yesterday to pay tribute to a local broadcast pioneer. dave mcelhatton. a memorial service held at a san francisco church to celebrate his life and career. the long time newsman for kcbs radio and kpix tv died last month in his home in southern california. among those who spoke yesterday, former kpix sports director wayne walker who remembers the first time he met mac. >> i know you are watching this. and i thank you for your gentle kindness and for that wicked sense of humor

not pushed off, but off of the roadway via the off-ramp at yerba buena island.rom oakland to san francisco along the upper deck. you see the more volume picking up as it continues. we will see slowing on the east freeway. we see green chicklets with speeds into the 80s as you look on average off of the bridge. an 18-minute drive. you might find slowing because of an earlier hit-and-run. there is a carrot side of the road that was hit. the other car ran and as we saw anything, call it into chp. from richmond through the richmond bridge. we will take a look at oakland. reports of debris and a large metal spring at the top. no reports of problems, but we will watch for activity. not a problem, but the warm autumn is. we have a spare the air day and we encourage folks to use bart system. there is a system there at the coliseum. that's the hot forecast. >> it is. we are trying to cool things down, but the models said no way. they brought up the temperatures and yesterday we had seven record tying or high temperatures. we stay hot inland. along the beaches, more of a

right now, crews are working on the bridge between oakland and yerba buena island. the extra money will cover more construction work and problems that may come up during the remainder of the project. stoors in less than two weeks a -- >>> in less than two weeks a major caltrans project will be finished at a bad spot for traffic . anne makovec says drivers have to be willing to pay up. >>> reporter: the new i-680 express lane will run along a 14-mile stretch of southbound 680 from highway 84 to 237 in alameda and santa clara counties. the existing carpool lane is now being converted. it will be separated from the rest of the interstate with a double yellow line plus a single white line. there will be three entry an exit points along the way. electronic signs will display the price, which depends on the traffic. it could be anywhere from 30 cents during non-commute hours to over $10 when it's congested. the average will be $4 to $6. and there are no tollbooths involved. you have to have a fastrak transponder which will be read by an overhead antenna. if you are a sing

right now crews are working for suspension bridge between oakland and yerba buena island.se during the project. >>> traffic and weather right after this. ,,,,,, [ male announcer ] have something you love doing? cheerios could be your ticket to do it. big time. you could win a once in a lifetime chance to live your passion by choosing from t never-dreamed-possible prizes. from a customized v.i.p. vacation, to a hollywood red carpet experience, to cooking with a celebrity chef, and more. find details on specially marked boxes of cheerios. why cheerios? because whatever you love doing, you'll need a healthy heart to do it. ♪ >>> good morning. let's take a live look at the south bay. traffic coming out of downtown san jose, it is slow in stretches from downtown all the way out to cupertino. an accident in cupertino approaching wolf road. car and dump truck quickly moved to the shoulder but chp still on scene. pretty heavy commute as you can see there. 101 towards 85 almost a half hour through that stretch. slow in stretches from san leandro up into downtown oakland. you will f

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