it would manage and improved plant and wildlife habitat in the and developed portion of yerba buena islandportation facilities include the construction of hubcap which would provide bus service to downtown, ferry service from the west side of treasuring into downtown san francisco, in shelters on both islands, and the ferry terminal would be constructed, including dogs, breakwaters, with a network of bicycle and other paths connecting the islands. infrastructure improvements including new or upgraded distribution piping from the island, but new tanks, a recycled water treatment plant with a recycle water for irrigation and appropriate clothing facilities, commercial and residential buildings on treasure island, new were waste water collection, a new waste- water treatment plant, near the electricity, natural gas, and a communications facility in solar power generation facility. the proposed project in prince seismic safety. components include a stabilization of the causeway connecting the islands, and there would be it's film where the buildings and roads are proposed. there will be long-t

we are a membership organization, and several of them actually live on yerba buena island. they have been treated unfairly. they have a wonderful community they have been building out there, and they have been made promises initially and about their ability to retain those times on the islands, and those promises have not been kept, and there is a lot of concern among members of the island about how they have been treated throughout this process. in addition to the arguments made during the ceqa appeal, there is an opportunity to do right by this community. there is an opportunity to do this legally, but we also have a moral responsibility to consider the impacts on that community as we move forward. unless you can find some legal mandate to force us to do it, we will not. what i want to urge the board to consider it not only what is legally required but also what is the right thing to do for the members of this community. thank you. >> hello, my name is barbara. i am a resident of san francisco. i do not want to be repetitive to what other people have touched on. there need

fundamental legislation that allows the transfers of entitlement and trust from treasure island to yerba buena island are pursuant to legislative authorizations from the state legislature that expressly says that it expects development of the treasure island will move forward as a redevelopment plan. that redevelopment plan would use the authorities under redevelopment law to increase the amount of affordable housing available. instead, what is happening now w

. >> adopting the treasure island and your buena island plant as in the agreement. an ordinance amending the planning code to include the treasure island, your boy island city limits and for the establishment of a special use district. item number 20, the zoning maps to show the new zoning map districts and special use districts. item number 21, and ending the said division code pertaining to this subdivision process and the establishment of a procedure for reviewing and piling tentative transfer maps and, from the land use and economic development committee without recommendation, item 22 is an ordinance approving a development agreement between the city and treasure island community development for certain properties located within treasure island/your buena island. -- your bubbling island. supervisor kim: many of our community members have been involved in this process for the last several years. i would like to thank members are city worked tirelessly to make this happen and get a lot of last-minute moving pieces going. i want to personally thank the treasure isl

island community development, llc, for certain real property located on treasure island/yerba buena island; approving an interagency cooperation agreement between the city and the treasure island development authority; and adopting findings, including findings that the agreements are consistent with the city's general plan and eight priority policies of city planning code section 101.1, and findings under the california environmental quality act. supervisor chu: thank you very much. >> from the office of economic workforce development, we have a brief presentation for the project in front of the general public benefit for the project. land use already before the title board in planning commission for a number of public meetings, we will

i am the chair of the treasure island/ yerba buena island citizens advisory board and have been in that capacity since its inception in 2001. we're a diverse group of individuals, including longtime residents of treasure island and your but when the island, each with his or her very unique perspective. as i said, this is our 11th year of meeting, and over those years, we have held literally hundreds of public meetings. i think it is close to 300. since the beginning of last year, we have held 40. through april of this year, an additional eight. during that time, we have reviewed these entitlement documents, and over the 11 years, we have vetted and number of items including but not limited to community benefit sea level rise, global warming, transportation, sustainability, open space, bike and pedestrian paths, wetlands, on and on and on. the process has been extensive, and on the april 9 meeting, we took action on the recommendation to the tida board approvals of the final transaction and recommendation entitlement documents, including the items on your agenda today. of the current 24

the eir by its own title is the treasure island and yerba buena island redevelopment plan project. after the draft was circulated and even after responses to comments were submitted, on april 12 of 2011, the planning commission came forward with a memorandum notifying the planning commission that the project was no longer a redevelopment plan. instead, it was a special use district area plan not to be financed through the redevelopment law, but through the air infrastructure financing districts. none of these approvals were noticed in the eir that was circulated to the public. the changes to the project have resulted in a recommendation by staff to eliminate 400 units of affordable housing for the project in order to make up for the projected shortfall in funding that would occur due to the city abandonment of the proposed redevelopment project. ceqa guidelines 15124 requires them to have a list of all of the permits and approvals that are being proposed. this eir does not have that. a ceqa guideline states that if the agency is proposing to use a eir for a prior project proposal b

>> a development agreement for treasure island and it year by buena island for property development. >> good afternoon, supervisors. we do not have a presentation prepared. we are here to insure we are in compliance with the state notice requirements for the agreement. we have been here before on this item as well as the budget from early in may in both cases. we're just here to answer any questions and listen to public comment. supervisor mar: colleagues, any questions? supervisor wiener: i wanted to ask you or someone else to explain the concept of the flex the zone. in reviewing them materials, it seemed like the opponents have relied on that phrase to imply the zoning is somehow undefined and random and could be not sufficiently defined. in my review of the materials, as i understand it, flexed the zoning has been used in a number of projects in san francisco, including mission bay. there are still maximum heights for the zoning, but once you reach a certain height, it triggers other kinds of bulk and spacing of limitations. i understand the maximum population for treasure island

. >> adopt alternative 2b as the locally preferred alternative for the berba buena island ramps improvement project. >> discussion? none. public comment? none. take it without objection? so moved. >> program $579,000 in san francisco safe routes to the school capital funds to the san francisco municipal transportation agency for the sunset elementary school and apgiannini middle school project. >> take it out obligation. so moved. >> approve local project screening criteria for the regional transportation plan. this is an action item. >> any comments or discussions? >> thank you mr. chair. to the executive director in terms of item number nine, i see from the memo and the attachments, i believe three and four, that the authority received over 200 projects from the public and over 100 proposals from the implementing agencies. question to you, how are we going to fund all of these needs given our limited resources and how do we prioritize? and i am especially concerned about investing in good projects that are fiscaly responsible and provide the bang for the buck we are looking for in terms o

development, we construction, rehabilitation, we use, and conversion located on treasure and yerba buena island. for the welfare and common benefit of the residents of the city and county of san francisco. this was said to the budget and fiscal provisions of the city charter. the pellets also allege that fundamental changes to the project description and sponsor objectives that occurred after the eir were circulated means there needs to be further public comment. there was tax fund in using -- features which could in turn result in a full environmental impact. production from 30% to 20% affordable housing. production in height limits. changes have occurred. the planning department has read them all at it and determined that none would result in new significant physical and impacts. as described in detail in a response, none of these revisions are a fundamental change that would result in new significant physical and environmental effects. all were gone over by the planning department, no incident has been found. no physical features of the project have been altered as a result of the financing.

one, there are some tanks on the island, on yerba buena island in particular, that are cracking and in need of repair. there is also a pump station on the eastern side under the current bay bridge. when demolished, that station will also be demolished, and that is the back of source for getting water on to treasure island. -- that is the backup source. we have several options for taking care of that, but what is currently in our budget is over the next two years, to put enough money aside to rebuild the pump station. the new bridge has pipes. one of the pipes is for us to provide back up water to the residents of treasure island -- backed up -- backup water to the residents of treasure island. supervisor chu: thank you. mr. rose, i believe part of your report covers this. >> yes. on page 6 of our report, regarding item 1, and i have some revised numbers on the bottom of page 6 in terms of how these revenue bonds would impact the average single-family residence. the correct numbers are the water bill would be impacted 23 cents per month in 2011-2012. 35 cents per month -- and this is fo

thousands of federal, state and local emergency officials today for a ribbon cutting at yerba buena island. >> it becomes a new home of the intraagency operation center. >> reporter: the building has housed the coast guard, they will now share this building with u.s. customs and border protection agents, state emergency management workers and transportation security administration agents. >> we have desks set aside for them and now it's just joining together their secure classified material with ours. that's probably the biggest challenge. >> reporter: the goal is multi agency team play on rescues, smuggling and security threats. >> we share information on common targets involving vessels, sometimes we have the áf crew members coming -- we have crew members coming in or also cargo coming in. >> reporter: neighboring agencies helped as a man jumped from the golden gate bridge. >> they came right in to see if we had any vessels in the area. >> reporter: the coast guard also showed off their new technology. david stevenson, ktvu. >>> the taliban is taking credit for an attack. at least eight

president chiu: ok, colleagues, today we have before us the final appeal of the proposed treasure island/yerba buena. you all have copies. the procedure that we will proceed with debate, first, we will hear from the appellants who will have up to 15 minutes in total. we will then take public comment from individuals who wish to speak on behalf of the appellants. each speaker will left up to two counts to speak. we will then hear from the planning department who will have up to 15 minutes about the final eir. final the presentation, 50 minutes to present, and then we will hear from individuals who wish to speak on behalf of the parties of interest, the project sponsor. each speaker will have up to two minutes, and then finally, the appellate will have up to five minutes for rebuttal. colleagues, any objections or comments about proceeding in this way? ok, i understand that the court reporter needs a few minutes to set up. do you know how long? colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, our court reporter needs a few minutes to set up, so we will recess for five minutes and start fresh at 6:00. [gavel]

the coast guard today cut the ribbon on its new interagency operations center on yerba buena island. facility allows several agencies including local, state and federal to work together in close proximity to improve communications during a disaster. >> >>> a former bay area naval base is part of a wildlife refuge. skaggs island which was a center for naval intelligence during world war ii was turned over today to the san pablo bay national wildlife refuge. the raising of the flag signalled the transfer of skaggs island from the navy to the u.s. fish and wildlife service. it had a base until 1993. it took years and a public- private partnership for the transfer to happen. >> all those folks out there that had a vision of something bigger than skaggs island but a bigger better inconvenient for us the people. >> skaggs island was once a thriving tidal marsh in the bay. it's part of the pacific flyway for migratory birds. it will be returned to marshland. >>> for the first time visitors to the san francisco zoo can say hello to the park's newest siberian tiger. it's a donation after poli

right at yerba buena island. if you are commuting along the east shore freeway, live look at interstate 80. this is heading through the berkeley area. headlights move westbound. right now, drive-time from the carquinez bridge to the maze a light 19 minutes. on the san mateo bridge, traffic moving nicely here in both directions. the headlights are moving eastbound to the hayward area. mass transit no, delays. everything so far is operating on schedule. terry, kristen? >> thanks a lot. >>> 5:08. >> still ahead, catching a ride from the airport. the growing complaint that sfo's biggest shuttle service is getting preferential treatment. >> also a website that can help you reach your a dream of going to college. get this, by matching you with someone willing to foot the bill. >> myspace has a new owner. next, the big role justin timberlake will play in trying to revive the struggling social networking site. i'm laura, and this is my cvs. i just transferred a prescription to cvs because they have care 1on1. it's where

the chp activity near yorba buena island. originally reported as a camper shell and then a few other things. we didn't see any headlights for a period of time. christina did show you that shot. the upper deck is now showing headlights heading into san francisco. we had a call into chp. the officers told us there's nothing big going on. those people were walking on the shoulder of the freeway. you aren't supposed to be walking there. sounds like they might have had a stall. but the lanes were blocked for a period of time. no details from chp. no injuries and nobody is in trouble. looking at the backup forming at the toll plaza there. these are not the metering lights. these are the toll plaza lights. the green lights are the open lanes. cash for the folks waiting. and over to the right we have the fast track lanes. and turnover the left, those are the hov lanes. we'll get another look outside. this is the golden gate bridge. we had an earlier incident cleared from the roadway. hasn't been a problem for the flow from marin coun

. >>> a new inner agency operation center will open soon on yerba buena island. nancy pelosi is expected to be here. the center was created under the port act. >>> 8:19. testimony has just resumed in the case of a florida mom accused of killing her young -- accused of killing her own daughter. how the defense team tried to bring the trial to a end. >>> testimony is underway in the casey anthony trial. we've been watching what's happening in the courtroom. casey anthony is accused of killing her young daughter caylee and dumping her body in nearby woods. yesterday her team of lawyers tried to get a mistrial. they told the judge they didn't think that casey anthony was mentally competent based on private discussions. the judge came back, reviewed the reports, and he decided that casey an tony economy tent to stand trial -- casey anthony is competent to stand trial. >>> we've been bracing for a rainy day. hey, sal, how is the commute holding up? >> is going okay. i just discovered that our newschopper2 is on the san mateo bridge. we've just had an accident reported

im the share of the treasure island, uruguay 9 citizens advisory board. -- yerba buena citizens advisory board. and now this is a thorough and adequate legal document under the law. i am urging the board to approve the project entitlement project so they can move forward and finally began. our cabinet is a group of diverse members, each with his or her own unique perspective. we have held literally hundreds of public meetings. during that time, we discussed everything you have read about in the er, but specifically, we have also talked about global warming, sea level rise and more recently, tsunamis. i am also a sailor company so i am familiar with now called the water and networks. as we saw with reasons unfortunate japan earthquake, when the tsunami reaches here, it has a wide mouth, and then it disperses into two days, so the infrastructure will actually make treasure island higher than the district. this included residents who also serves. i thank you for this opportunity to speak. i appreciate the long hours. a i want to thank the staff. >> i have been a carpenter for the last 17 ye

right now on treasure island or your balbuena -- or yerba buena, there is no jurisdiction that would be triggered. we would rely on the planning department and their historic experts to analyze a project in terms of its compatibility with the secretary of interior's standards. certainly one thing that you could do in this case -- there is a provision in the design for development which is one of the documents that is part of the special use district, which is coming up later on your agenda. you could certainly propose an amendment to that that rather than having tihdi rely on -- right now, they are qualified as a historic resource experts. you could qualify that the expert be from the planning department. they could then consult with the hpc if they decided to do that. this is more of a procedural matter in terms of who does this kind of review. it does not address or does not create any concerns about inadequacy, which is a matter that is before you right now. i think some of the earlier amendments which were discussed to some of the other documents were procedural in nature and do

local state and federal agencies will work together at a new facility on yerba baena island, the ioc opened on yerba buena and it will serve as a central base for multiple agencies. the idea is to improve port security and water rescues and environmental disaster response. the new center was created in response to the safe port act. >>> there's a new bill to make it easier for military veterans to become firefighters in california and it's making its way through the legislature. assemblyman mike morrell says the bill would allow servicemen and women to get to work faster after returning home from duty. it will allow the federal fire certification to be equal to the basic certification california requires for firefighting jobs. >>> we told you earlier the legislature for the second time in two weeks has passed a budget, but is it truly balanced and will it pass muster? there's only one person on your tv screen right now who knows the answer to that. let's ask nbc bay area legal analyst, is it balanced? >> you get the very famous yes and no. yes, the legislature has passed a new budget. yes, that's correct.

la comunidad en long island el sospechoso disparó hasta no dejar vida y una delincuente es una víctima, vamos a pasar con el informe con la última información. >>> qué tal muy buenas se trata de uno de los crim unes más violentos y despido además en ra comunidad según la policía un hombre entró a la farmacia a mis espadas donde asesinó a todos los empleados y clientes antes de huir una dotación de médi medicament medicamentos. >>> un día después de la masacre los detectives investigan la escena dónde cuatro personas fueron ejecutadas por un tiro en la cabeza. según autoridades el sospechoso se dio a la fuga pero su imagen puede capitán á por la cámara de seguridad lo acusan de llevarse una mochila llena de drogas que requieren receta médica. >>> consideramos que el sospechoso es un drogadicto armado y peligroso y dice la policía que aptoaron la vigilancia de farmacias del área al igual que dieron advertencia que estén en alerta con personas que busquen remedios, los familiares de esta joven están sin consuelo. >>> perdió su ángel y el dolor. no hay un dolor para una madre. >>> el padre de jennifer cuenta que su hija de 17 años quién trabajaba como cajera, se gradu