it's a rotation, so they are not permanently assigned to candlestick. all of our officers are expected to protect that asset. >> so that has changed? we were looking to increase that patrol. >> it is a 24-7 coverage assignments, so it works out. >> it is five, perhaps six, so there was a commitment that 5 or six of those are on a rotation down at candlestick. we change it from a permanent assignment to a rotation, but it is true that five or six of them are of the park's schedule and on to the stadium schedule. >> so at any given time, there are a few of them out at candlestick? >> there are one, if not two, 24-7. only 80 or 19 in general for everything -- that means any given shift throughout the day, evening wore night shift, there is no more than two or possibly three present at any one given time because of the 24-7 commitment. >> the person you are looking to point to this thing, his duties will be management capacity between the staff and you? >> his or her. they will run the scheduling, administrative oversight. all of those oversight and managem

i want to assure supervisor cohen, where candlestick is her district. it went as well as it could go. we've gotten a lot of compliments from the nolve how it went -- nfl on how it went. our main mode of communication, police and fire, is via radio, not by cell phone. i never spoke to the reporter that wrote the article. what was taken was out of context from a budget and finance committee meeting earlier in the week when we were speaking to the bay web project and the advantage of having exclusive public safety spectrum in a disaster when asked why wouldn't we just go with a commercial carrier and we said, because in big events like loma preetta, 9/11 or n.f.c. championship game, sometimes cell phone service can be unreliable and text messages at time. that does not include radios. we were on top of it the whole game. we had a great plan, as rob said, it went off without a hitch and we appreciate that and apologize for anybody thinking it was otherwise. >> thank you, chief. yes, mr. ginsburg? >> the department of emergency management, not just the n.f.c

to meet face-to-face with every single season 60 holder at candlestick. we're allocating seats that are same or similar to what they have at candlestick. >> there is no plan to have the oakland raiders join the niners >> we have had some high-level conversations with them to allow them to understand what this project looks like, and what the stadium is going to look and feel like in santa clara. there hasn't been anything meaningful if terms of a partnership. >> york says the next step is to start building. >> groundbreaking will hopefully begin soon. now, it's the construction. so it's making sure that we get shovels in the ground and start building. 2015 is definite. >>> kron4's chuck clifford has more on the '9ers' plan. he talked with santa clara's mayor about the final loan. >> reporter: mayor genie matthews has been working on bringing a new stadium to the south bail for years -- south bay for years. >> i'm excited about this news and what it means, which is of course the nfl's strength behind the stadium, and their belief in it. >> building the new

i think that is a better use of candlestick park. to help the homeless. my second suggestion is to turn treasure island into another area where the homeless can benefit from the open space. you can put portable classrooms there. you could put in recreational -- recreational facilities. we could use the buildings to educate the homeless. i think that those two can help. the third suggestion is that would like to see city leaders publicly donating money, so we know who really supports the homeless. thank you. [applause] >> good morning, city operations. walter paulson. walter paulson. ♪ if you are going to san

police and fire at candlestick was excellent. we got information out to everyone in the stands through the various radiofrequency is made available to the security, including officers, rec and park staff. in a matter of seconds, those that did not understand what was going on, who may have initially thought it was a surprise is that that was going to occur, they were informed to remain calm. no evacuations were called, but we immediately went into planning mode, in case that was necessary. everything was safe, and that was the number one concern. having said that, obviously, we all experienced a national embarrassment for this happening. we were on the phones last evening, during and after the game, and this morning, to make sure that this does not happen again. we expect another playoff game in january. the failed splice line has already been repaired by pg&e, but we will be going through protocols with them, with the public utilities commission, and our staff, to make sure we cover every base to make sure this does not happen a

important to note a big piece of our budget challenge this year was better than expected news out of candlestick. it is important for us to remember, as we look ahead, the department, commission, and city will have to grapple with a very serious hole in this department's budget, if and when the niners stop playing at candlestick. it is something that we have to keep in mind under a two-year budget cycle. potentially, we have to begin the discussion next year. there will be up and downs and we will continue to keep updated, but we have some good news, we were making the right decision to create programmatic sustainability in our department, but we need for public investment in our parks, and we need to continue to be as efficient as we can and think about ways to support the department through earn revenue strategies. commissioner buell: commissioner harrison. commissioner harrison: by way of an explanation for my concern, i think we should be cautious and controlled on any hiring of new staff, at the same time, having our staff several furlough days, non-paid work time. these are things we have

video from the niners/raiders preseason game at candlestick. images we all remember.ne of several fights that night in the stands. in this video posted on youtube shows fists flying before the game in the parking lot. and outside the stadium, after the game, shots fired. three fans hospitalized. a violent game that produced more than 70 ejections and seven arrests. >> the violence we saw at that game, all the fights and the shooting after the game, that makes me sick. >> there is a huge police presence tonight at dodger stadium. >> reporter: we also closely watched the aftermath of that unforgettable opening day fight at dodger stadium. >> all because of that brutal attack. >> reporter: giants fan and santa cruz resident bryan stow beaten by dodger fans, months in the hospital, a life-changing brain injury. >> thank you. you're welcome. >> reporter: they are the two highly publicized and highly criticized examples of fans out of control. and our investigation has found there are many more. >> i got hit right here, square in the left eye. >> reporter: 66-year-old manua

the aftermath of his family trip to candlestick park. >> i don't like the idea of waking up with a headachee morning. i don't like throwing up. i don't like the pain in my neck and my back. and all that started there. >> reporter: austin's son witnessed the first punch, then defended his dad. >> i believe if i wasn't there, these guys wouldn't have stopped. >> you guys bought tickets for a football game and you ended up at a fight. >> yep. yep, absolutely. not what we signed up for. >> reporter: the game manuel austin and his family attended, records show it was the most violent regular season game of the year. 38 fights and 57 ejections. two months after the fight, sfpd has issued one misdemeanor ticket, but no felony criminal charges against the men who attacked manuel austin. >> what do you think about these guys? >> i think they should be incarcerated. i think that we're not dealing with the wild, wild west anymore. >> reporter: for the austins, their experience that december night at candlestick will not be forgotten, will not happen again. >> i'm a huge sports fan and i'm done. you're

the city of san francisco has retained seats at candlestick pack for every 49er game dating back three's on the up and up. >> reporter: here's how they justify not paying. in this space the city leases all of candlestick park to 49ers except the luxury boxes and 76 seats meaning the city owns them and claims it receives nothing from the 49ers. a creative justification that avoids state laws limiting gifts to politicians. the tickets are considered free. >> how many games did you attend this year? >> i attended about three. >> reporter: city records show mayor received 15 tickets for every game giving most to local nonprofits. public records also show 7 of the 11 san francisco supervisors accepted free tickets this season and attended games. for the nfc championship game, you decided to pay for your ticket. why? >> it just felt like the right thing to do. it was a personal decision. >> reporter: and that's an interesting contrast. instead of taking the free ride for the nfc championship game the president of the board of supervisors wrote a check and paid for his tickets. i >> i mean it

america's cup, this, that, and the other, the larger properties of mission bay, hunters point, candlestick point, comes under your jurisdiction or one way or another. whether it is you wersewer, clen water, and also, energy. even transportation effects you in one way or another because of the infrastructure. so because every development has gone away, other large parties are primed to come in, if they have the money some of which they do in some cases. in so i am here to say that with a sewer system improvement project, which is in our backyard, and with whatever else is happening, sfpuc is poised to have san franciscans, because we know the training was done and a lot of money came from the redevelopment and other enterprise agencies are going to have changes there. and so i am here to request that the southeast sector is taken care of so that we have people with skills to do the right thing when the right time comes. thank you very much. president moran: and you. any additional public comment? -- thank you. seeing none, communications. we have a fairly rich set of communications that hav

the chief mentioned that during the playoff games at candlestick, as well, some examples where things could have worked better if we had a bay web approach to our other agencies to promote higher levels of data exchange. we need to get there and i want to signal to the board that our staff, working with d.e.m., will make sure we answer every question about the financing aspects to it that might be of concern and make sure we get through that quickly so we can get on to building a system in collaboration with all the other agencies that are involved in the bay area, all their responders, all their emergency agencies. we need this because we are going to be hosting more events in this great city that command a level of bay area collaboration and with that, we need, then, data and communications that work across our cities. that's important to us and we are also honoring the serious federal funding that had been made because they believe this is also their goal in supporting us, as well. and finally, again, i want to acknowledge all the members of the disaster council, including the new

this means the team has two seasons remaining at candlestick park in san francisco. >>> coming up nextgary goes one-on-one with 49ers managing general partner jed york and the warriors take on steve nash and the suns. looking for their third win. gary has all the highlights and the sports. he is up next. >>> all right. good evening, everybody. the warriors produced a first tonight and they did it against the suns. steve nash leading the nba with 10 assists. david lee, 28 points, 12 rebounds. and doing great work. he starts the game and they give him the hook. he has been playing a lot of center. he does it himself. warriors for the first time this year won two in a row. 102-96. jeremy lin mention. he is the nba's player of the week. since running the show for the knicks. they are 5-0. they are in toronto tomorrow night with amare stoudemire scheduled to rejoin jeremy lin and the knicks. sharks in a two week road trip. return home february 28. they are in washington. rare start for him. and there it is. slap shot from center ice. gives san jose a 1-0 lead. bret burns delivers a slapper.

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. >> reporter: the edwards family has been loyal to the 49ers since they came to candlestick in '71, and before that, caesar stadium. >> the catch one, catch two, catch three. >> reporter: they say the team's plan to move to a new stadium in santa clara isn't in the play book for them. >> we're not going to be able to enjoy that anymore. it feels horrible. dad bought these tickets in 1948. >> reporter: they, and apparently many or long-time fans feel candlestick isn't the only thing 49ers are leaving behind. >> we talked to a number of people at the stadium and asked season ticket holders, are you going to renew your tickets? not a single one of them told us they would renew their tickets. that is not rewarding to the faithful. >> reporter: we took the question to the 49ers. >> what do you tell those people? >> i can certainly empathize with long-ticket holders that can't afford a club seat per se, but i would tell you and all the season ticket holders is there's a wide range of options for them. >> reporter: what isn't an option for some is the team's seat licensing fee, or what the

mayor lee says candlestick is just too old and no longer sustainable. he says it will be demolished in the next two to three years to make way for the development of hunters point. >>> new at 6:00 we are getting official reaction to news california's high-speed rail project used taxpayer money to try to sway lawmakers. documents filed earlier this week show that more than $160,000 was spent to lobby sacramento politicians. that total could grow to $300,000 with interest which would be paid out of the state's depleted general fund. the rail authority's new chairman says that practice has been stopped. >> we're building up our staff internally. right now we have a employee who deals with the legislature, state employee just like caltrans or any other state agency would have. that's the appropriate way, that's what we'll continue to do. >> they were trying to convince the legislature to approve $6 billion for construction of the project's first phase in the central valley. >>> it's not something we're used to seeing in the suburbs. [ yelling ] >>> protesto

. >> reporter: the edwards family is loyal to the 49ers since they came to candlestick in '71 and before that, kezar stadium. >> i mean, the memories, the catch one, catch 2, catch 3. >> reporter: they say the team's plan to move to a new stadium in santa clara isn't in the playbook for them. >> we are not going to be able to enjoy that any more. it feels horrible. dad bought these terry nichols 1948. >> reporter: they and apparently many other long-time fans feel candlestick isn't only thing the 49ers are leaving behind. >> we talk to a number of people at the stadium and asked season ticketholders, are you going to renew your tickets? and not a single one of them said they are. that is not rewarding the faithful. >> reporter: we took the question to the 49ers. what do you tell those people? >> i can emphathize are long- term season ticket holders that can't afford a club seat. but what i will tell you and what i will tell all the season ticketholders is there are a wide range of options. >> reporter: what isn't an option for some is the team's seat licensing fee or what the 49ers are c

the 49ers have two more seasons to play at candlestick. >>gary: coming up, our annual valentine's. feet are our robert >> as of right now it is not a criminal investigation. >>pam: beverly hills police reaffirming that there's no suspicion of foul play in the that the whitney houston. the case has been sealed pending the release of the coroner's report. some new details and did the merger to date. grant lodes is here with more. >>craig: first, news happening right now, this was the scene a few minutes ago outside of the funeral hall in newark and new jersey. the singer was found dead in her room at the beverly hilton hotel late saturday afternoon. we do not know why she died, but we have a much clearer picture of what happened immediately before and after her desk. she was in a room on the fourth floor of a luxury hotel on wilshire boulevard. about 3:00 p.m. on saturday, she said she is going to take a bath. >> about a half an hour later, her hair dresser knocked on the door to let her know it was time to start getting ready. when she did not answer, she entered the room and found

resulted in priority projects worth over $600 million, including a geneva brt line, reconfigured candlestick interchange, and other improvements. i anticipate you will have a report on that in the next couple of months as well. the chair already mentioned the agreement on the presidio parkway second phase funding. i will not review that again. we also have underway the process for getting the van ness brt project on the ground, the draft eir eis was released in november 2011. the project has already been mentioned, named the top performer for small start at the federal for the third year in a row by that ftfederal transit administration. there will also be a parallel decision at the mta board. we will be working with them to have that be the best course of the city. a total expected cost of $125 million. geary corridor has also made progress. they are essentially hoping to present designs in spring 2012, the cost expected to be around $215 million. transbay transit center has made a lot a progress this year, $70 million demolition contract completed, 185 million contract excavation for the b

if everything goes according to plan the 49ers could be done playing at candlestick park.fter the next two seasons. in addition to the $858 million contract approved last night the nfl invests about $200 million in loans for the costs. if they don't finish by august 2014 the company will be slapped with penalties, $6 million for each game missed but if they finish construction at least one week ahead of schedule, it will then get $5 million bonus. back to you. >> thank you. >>> ' popular waterslide in pleasanton won't open and its future is in doubt. official at shadow cliffs regional recreation say there is no money to pay for costly repairs. the waterpark attracts 25,000 customers a year. park managers are studying all options including replacing or dismantling the water slides. >>> a family farm in sonoma county is on the brink. foreclosure. >> yeah. but it's not just the humans who face eviction. dozens of pint-sized animals in penngrove would also be turned away with nowhere to go. for 30 years lee romero owned the ranch with mini horses. she can't pay the rent. in no

adequately cover the to under 20 neighborhood parks and golden gate park's and we have obligations at candlestick for 82470 -- 24-7 basis. that unit has suffered from lack of resources and the lack of leadership and support, it is a unit which has, because it is a 24-7 operation, it's a unit that needs more accountability and oversight. right now, we have paid memory -- right now, our field staff hard doubling as supervisors and it's not a model that is working. we want to have the administrative head reporting and that would allow us to put more park patrol capacity in the field and do a better job with fiscal accountability and budget issues. >> so there would be a new person as administrator? >> the proposal is to add a park patrol manager. it's a managerial class and that would allow us the classes that are doing the administration work and that the whole purpose is to manage the unit effectively. to add a little bit of public safety. >> how many park rangers do you have? >> we have about 18. >> 18 full-time employees? >> they operate on a 24-7 basis. it is a very large and critical function

adequately cover the to under 20 neighborhood parks and golden gate park's and we have obligations at candlestick for 82470 -- 24-7 basis. that unit has suffered from lack of resources and the lack of leadership and support,

>>mark: that means only two more seasons for the 49ers at candlestick park. >>george: and interstate 580 westbound, there was a multi vehicle injury accident. pretty serious injuries reported at the scene of this crash which is right at your way boulevard. it was first reported multiple lanes were blocked. the chp confirmed how leslie blocked >>george: the 580 ride was good westbound coming of the optima past but if the backups merge you could be looking at a major delays in the fifth hot spot for the westbound 580 ride. it was in the bay bridge this morning it had access to a little bit earlier. although was quickly cleared it managed to back traffic of of of of the incline section of the metering lights were activated early this morning. there's already a backup of the bay bridge toll plaza westbound. this could of been the trigger that creates a huge backup. we will have the money to that very closely if for your ride all the san mateo bridge is a problem free to. of the golden gate one of what southbound, it's easy to live across the and with no problems