s caesar chavez is. leyland avenue is next and though the next mayor will take the credit 19th avenue is next and that is long overview. this is what this represents. we told these ideas from all across the country. portland was doing some of this. but we don't like being second place to portland. so, eat your heart out, portland. we took a little bit from bloomberg in new york and that was the idea of payment to park land but we don't like to be second place, we are now doing more on that and we took the ideas from chicago. and i will say if there is any father or mother of these ideas it is mayor daley in chicago who is on these things years and years ago. i went out there when i first became mayor, got so jealous going down michigan avenue i said we have to do something so we stole their greening director and brought her out here and tasked here with putting these plans together and i want to specifically acknowledge astrid and her hard work and collaborative effort with all of you as well. i'm excite

what come to mind is a project i worked on at caesar chavez and gererroro. this house was delomolished. it was concrete and now it's a dumping ground. because in the absence of any plantings it as a freeway connecter came tire land and encampment and the cattate a rat and -- it built. so we pulled it down and planted it. getting resources in the neighborhood. there was a little old lady across the street that lived there forever. when she sees anybody out there doing something she yells at them. we passed the plate around and got a hose and sprayer. she waters and when she's on vacation she talks to her neighbors on either side. it's not rocket science. i encourage to you walk around your neighborhood and look at where there is too much concrete. there are a lot of ridiculous concrete things that are crying out for something. you know planters or garden spaces. those are the things that make neighborhoods liveable and the process of doing something with them also what makes neighborhoods liveable. go ahead. >> well, i would, the question is, where do you sta

we have a backup on northbound 101 to caesar chavez. that should be cleared shortly.a good alternate. no delays on bart. at the bridge toll plaza, metering lights have not been turned on yet this morning. we have a slight backup to the cal tran parking lot. that should be about a ten-minute wait time to make your way through the tolls and head into san francisco. if you're commuting on interstate 80, a live look through the berkeley area. headlights moving west bounds. the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze, about 22 minutes. we are seeing some slowing there. for commuters across the san mateo bridge, a live look where traffic is moving nicely in both directions. the headlights are moving eastbound into hayward. for the latest traffic updates, go to our website at abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. eric? >> megan, thank you very much. it's 6:53 now. new developments in the case of three u.c. berkeley graduates who have been in prison in iran for the past year. in an exclusive interview, their attorney will get news this week they'll either be re

this is caesar chavez park. with the wind cooperating out there.u have video you would like to share us e-mail it to us. >> and great day to ride your bike down there. >> that is such a fun event over there. the wind coordinated nicely. we had westerly winds up to about 25 miles an hour. this is high definition sutro camera and the fog is moving through the gap there. a good sign what we're going to wake up to tomorrow morning. we managed to warm up a few degrees inland. 83 in livermore as well as fairfield. 60 in santa rosa. mountain view 73. san jose at 75. cool 55 with low clouds in half moon bay. clouds you see them there and they will continue to push inland overnight. below normal temperatures will remain with us the next few days. then it does look like we get a little bit of warming as we head into thursday and part of the weekend. wall of fog off the coast and a little eddy right here, counterclock wise spin around point reyes. as we saw, that is moving rapidly and filling in towards san francisco bay and heading out to the east bay overni

ureport powered by youtube, this is caesar chavez park.f you do have video, send it to us. >> the port of oakland has two low profile cranes on a barge and shipping them to boston. they are about 12 stories tall are nolonger need. they we used when the alameda air station was in service because it didn't get in the way of flights. massachusetts port authority wantthe low profile claims because the proximity to logan airport. they replaced them with twice as tall. >> napa officis say the astronauts aboard the international space station may have to do an emergency spacewalk this week. part of the cooling sysm was shut down. astronauts are not in nay danger but repairs need to be made soon. they shut down saturday night. it ensures that electronic gear doesn't overheat. a faile of the second system would endanger critical equipment. >> the united arab emirates is planning on banning blackbries they say the devices use en cryptic channels th can't be monitored for illegal activity. they want to establish itself as an internaonal business hub.

ureport powered by youtube, this is caesar chavez park. have video, send it to us. >> the port of oakland has two low profile cranes on a barge and shipping them to boston. they are about 12 stories tall are no longer needed. they were used when the alameda air station was in service because it didn't get in the way of flights. massachusetts port authority wants the low profile claims because the proximity to logan airport. they replaced them with twice as tall. >> napa officials say the astronauts aboard the international space station may have to do an emergency spacewalk this week. part of the cooling system was shut down. astronauts are not in nay danger but repairs need to be made soon. they shut down saturday night. it ensures that electronic gear doesn't overheat. a failure of the second system would endanger critical equipment. >> the united arab emirates is planning on banning blackberries they say the devices use en cryptic channels that can't be monitored for illegal activity. they want to establish itself as an international bu

we worked on greening on san jose we have 9 blocks done south of caesar chavez and we are working to go north. the community challenge program has been retool indeed 2005 to encourage neighborhood involvement. that's me. >> this is david wincelow. >> i'man architect and urban planner and currently take into practice one. focuses of my research over the last 20 years is alleys. and i will talk about that as we get started. >> i'm director of kid serve an art program where we guide community and young people through the process of creating permanent permanent mosake art and transform a wall in the neighborhood. >> the panelists what were invieded here because they have received community challenge grants but they also have public processes in terms of for one thing, creating something oust nothing where nothing was possible previously but figuring out who the stake holders are in their community and involving them on going. hopefully with a view being able to channel that involvement into other issues. because that typically is the thing that sustained neighborhoods if you grow from a

manager is here for a significant part of the process and more significant part when we get to caesar chavez. we had a support from the better streets, league of conservation voters, state department of transportation, cal tran and many others and the merchants around here were wonderful to work with. i also want to acknowledge i mentioned our director of cultural affairs is here and we have a lot of art here. the artists on this project and i pt want to acknowledge michae with that project. modestly hiding behind his art. i want to finally bring up one of our partners in this process and it was not just a partner in name but a partner sitting at the table, not just as we designed but as we did the construction to make sure safe passage for what is one of the fastest growing modes of transportation in san francisco. i would like to bring up the acting executive director of bicycle coalition. renee rivera. >> thank you, ed. it is a wonderful day to be here at the san francisco bicycle coalition we are so excited about these wonderful changes to valencia street. we have been around san francis

that's the daytime hyatt caesar chavez park. up the peninsula 72 degrees for a daytime high.t looks like the naval air station right there doesn't it, the hangar there at move at field, a story about that how they are going to keep that going. 68 degrees in no vlad oh, these are the forecasts as you head into thursday. 76 in livermore, that's just cool. look at these 76s, pleasanton, 77 in antioch. again those should be 80s easy. low 90s, 77 in milpitas, this is how it is. you're used to it so certainly know how to deal with it. cool on the coast, mild inland, mild around the bay. it's hot. you can find heat, get out to redding and stockton and modesto. it's an interesting interesting year. we'll look back when this is over and start crunching the numbers. it will be interesting to see how it all flushes out. >> very cool. >> thanks bill. >>> well they are so popular at easter but once summer rolls along how those cute bunnies often get discarded and tonight one shelter is issuing a desperate call for help. . >> the ktvu channel 2 stock report brought to you by honda. . >>> a

king sent a note of support to a very famous latino community icon, caesar chavez that said, our separatee, a struggle for freedom, for dignity, and humanty. that still rings true today. we reaffirm that promise that was made and we commit to live to that promise together. and while much has changed since dr. king's time, the struggle continues. that is the reason that, for 40 years, we have stood shoulder to shoulder with our brothers and sisters in the african american community to promote equal opportunity for all americans. as dr. king noted, we cannot walk alone. i am a child of dr. king's hope and it is his hope and his positive vision for america that we need to remind everyone here today and across this city at the other end of the mall that it is a positive message of hope that we have for our future, and together we know there is more that unites us than divides us. we commit as latinos to working with our african american brothers and sisters to live his dreams. thank you very much. yes, we can. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the assistant secretary of the united state

king sent a note of support to a very famous latino community icon, caesar chavez that said, our separatemade and we commit to live to that promise together. and while much has changed since dr. king's time, the struggle continues. that is the reason that, for 40 years, we have stood shoulder to shoulder with our brothers and sisters in the african american community to promote equal opportunity for all americans. as dr. king noted, we cannot walk alone. i am a child of dr. king's hope and it is his hope and his positive vision for america that we need to remind everyone here today and across this city at the other end of the mall that it is a positive message of hope that we have for our future, and together we know there is more that unites us than divides us. we commit as latinos to working with our african american brothers and sisters to live his dreams. thank you very much. yes, we can. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the assistant secretary of the united states labor department, william sprigs. >> thank you very much. yes, howard university. so, i am glad to be here. this i