this is an existing boad know of cesar chavez. it is designed -- existing photographs of cesar chavez. it is designed p foreak-hour travel. you see people parking on the sidewalk. i wanted to make a parallel with the richmond district. in the 1970's, there was an effort to add traffic coming measures to the richmond district. -- calming measures to the richmond district. this is what the end result was. people in the richmond district have put in traffic cones. they are 40 years behind on schedule. the differences are eye opening. you can tell this is much safer. with that, imagine what cesar chavez can look like with the about -- adoption of this project. we have been to some public hearings. all of the hearings have been done by our standards. we are at the mta board today. the work is projected to start in spring, 2011. construction time is about 18 months. that is the project website at the bottom of if people would like more information about this web site. >> there are some members of the public to would like to address this

of the dangerous part was going down the cesar chavez corridor. as i was sitting at the light, i had to just wonder what was going to happen that day. i would gladly add a minute or two to ensure safety. >> next speaker, please. >> i am a long-term resident in the cesar chavez corridor. it stand to improve the health, safety, and welfare of a number of people. i think the city of san francisco can accommodate that. it is a city street that should serve the people of san francisco safety -- safely and sustainably. >> i of the building -- own a building on chavez street. it is kind of like the old san francisco. there are 500 individual users. if i had more than 24 hours' notice, half of them would be in this room right now. it is impossible to get across the street. if you see an old lady terrified to open the door on the traffic side, it is a dangerous place. there are accidents that don't even get reported. we have all got our cars swiped. you can see people put the right wheel of on the curb to get out of the freeway. it is crazy. i think this p

this is an existing boad know of cesar chavez. it is designed -- existing photographs of cesar chavez. it is designed p foreak-hour travel.

it is related to cesar chavez streetscape project. i wanted to emphasize the pedestrian related parts of this project. pedestrian safety has been of great interest to you and members of the board lately. we are interested in working collaborative lee with the city. -- collaboratively with the city. >> on the remaining items, which are 10.1, a10.2 10, l-w, and 10. >> is there a motion to approve? >> sutton. >> all of those who approved. >> aye. >> the mta has been working collaborative lay with other departments to improved thestreetscape for cesar chavez. this project spans the light of the street between u.s. 101 n guerrero street. includes street lighting, streetscape, signals, and reorientation of the travel lanes. we as a city adopted these last year and allow the various elements to be fully integrated and built up a work costs due to department of scale with other departments working together. i would like to call up at this time come mike from our sustainable st. the vision to give you an overview of the project so you will und

. >> no podemos olvidarnos dle dolor y el sufrimiento de cesar chavez. ,>> los 40 acres es conocico comoearon el sindicato. >> la constante organización de neusrtra union en el vaklle central esta basada aquí . >> los documentos podrian aclarar la muerte del periodista muiguel salazar. >> nucna han dicho la erdad, no han dicho porque utilizaron esa bala que no se usaba mas que para penetrar edificios. >> $0 años despuñs de la meurte del periodista manuel salazar se siguen cuestionando el porque ,. >> por 40 años nadia, exepto los alguaciles habian tenido acceso a la enidencia, hace unso días la hija puedo ver los archivos. >> clasificar esos documentos es la prueba de que alñgo se oculta. >> el reporte de 20 páginas será revelado mañana a las 10 de la mañana , pero se adelantoq no pondra culpas sobre nadie, hasta el momento no ha habido ninguna accion disciplianria por la muerte de salazar. >> la herida sigue aberta, por eso la hija dijo que despuñs de 8 años de secretos las 8 cajsa de evidencia deben ser entregadas a los abogados . >> una disputa de parejas temrino con disparos y el atr

i always want to be in the company of illuminaries like cesar chavez.eople making a difference, but to people's hearts. giving people a sense of tangible hope. one thing is to be famous, it is quite another for people to like you. i am grateful for this award. it is another blessing. i do not take it for granted. this is an incredible city. everywhere i go, i tell everyone that this is the atlantis of today. there is no other city in the world -- i have been everywhere. there is nothing like san francisco. in fact, to me, it is not even the united states. you can see how fox network always attacks us. we do not have an inferiority complex. we just do not follow blindly. we question authority. as i said before, a person for person, there are more artists and con artists in the bay area. >> you are someone who has identified so strongly with the bay area. a lot of it reflects the values that you also identify with. i know that you have been promoting an idea for a work of public art that could be pretty transformative. could you talk about that? >> peace

. >>> este evento viene a siendo parte de una extensión llegaron a la plaza cesar chávez para compartir>> esta almohada es con la que tú duermes? >>> no es una que tenía en mi cuarto. >>> puedo? >>> (risas) (risas) (risas) (hablan en inglés (hablan en inglés le pegas con esto que quié te gusta o a quié odias o a quié te cae mal? >>> uno qu quieres en este lado, otro que odias. >>> me cae bien (risas) donde escucharon acerca de esto, en facebook, lo mandaron por montan de amistades amigos. >>> dicen que quieren que este evento tenga subase aquí en san josñ, porque en año pasado la ciudad de san francisco ha venido realizando este evento donde hubo quejas de la ciudad, porque no limpiar el lugar. >>> aquí no hay problema, porque tambié voluntarios secencargaro de limpiar el lugar. >>> exciten alternativa familiares le pueden regalar algo más cariñoso >>> este es uno los mejores evento que se han realizado aquí en san josñ, donde se demuestra la simpatía y la amistad. >>> para mañan san francisco hay una actividad como a esta en la plaza (...) esta vez organizaciones están mejor preparado,

there's been flooding in san francisco along 280, cesar chavez. taking a look at 880 north and southbound that commute will be busy. farther down in hayward, 880 southbound another day, another accident. southbound 880 at ten ni son there's a crash. traffic is slowing down approaching highway 92. if you're driving into south bay, 280 is slow at 17 but 17 north and south not good driving in the mountains. if that is your commute, you need to give yourself extra time. >> the front is barreling through. there have been reports of hail, windy conditions. sal touched on rain. a strong cell around danville, heading towards dublin, pleasanton. we're starting to see a decent system right there. that's heading to hayward in the next couple of minutes. it will be moving through as well. there's some very intense parts that continue to go through. as far as the rain goes throw, if i come out wide, you can see it's gone through the north bay. put this into motion. there goes the system. right there is that line, pick up towards the south bay. as we come out w

it is the former home ofme civi rights leader cesar chavez. damien was the only reporter there south of visalia as the compound simply known as 40 acres. >> reporter: he put the weight of the farm workers' struggle on his shoulders. cesar chavez carried his nonviolent fight for civil rights to the small central town of delano. he fasted in 1968 and again in 1988 to strengthen the resolve of those who followed. and this was the bed that witnessed his weakest physical moments, but his strongest spiritually. >> this was '88, right? when he did this fast? >> reporter: today interior secretary ken salazar toured the compound known as 40 automaticers. >> i am committed, dedicated, devoted and will not stop until we tell the story of all the people of america. including the stories of all of those people whose stories historically were swept under the rug. >> reporter: with the power of the wourks secretary salazar officially dedicated 40 automaticers as a national historic landmark. >> this property possesses national significance in commemorating t

i wish the guys could live on cesar chavez and enjoy the things you presented today. they can't afford it. they live outside the city and have to commute in. it is not like they could come together and meet in one place or anything like that. they work all kind of different shifts in different areas. i wish you guys would respect that and look at that. >> thank you. next speaker. >> the last speaker on this matter. >> thank you, directors. the -- i understand that the parking comes with the -- with the union contract. if you don't honor your union contract, this is really improper use of political process. this is not the place -- you don't say, we -- we signed our names over there but over here we're going to work it out some other way. that's just rotten. the other thing i like to point out is that -- the wording of this item is boilerplate. it is not possible to read this and know that you're talking about taking a parking place away from people. it sounds like you're trying to charge for space that is yours. that sounds reasonable. if it doesn't sound like what --

recently i had 108 temperature on cesar chavez' birthday on march. i went to cedars and they said do you want to hurt yourself or killing yourself? i said no. i said, yes, -- they asked if i wanted to hurt anyone else? and i said yes, like my neighbor across the hall abused me. i think they should be possible. call reports on people who have abused you. sometimes they apologize and you-all get alone long. and you know people have real problems and are doing different things. they don't take it seriously. they allow it to build up on you. i am here to say for the people out there, we need intervention. we learn to live isolated. one lady she hit me in the eye because i didn't give her a joint. i learned at that time, make sure women have cannibus. two months later she pushed her tv out the window. san francisco is known as the number one place where people commit suicide. we want to be part of the intervention with the officers and everything. thank you. president mazzucco any further public comment? hearing now, it is time for the commissioners. i wa

mahoney is a rel known supporter of immigrant workers and marched alongside cesar chavez and he was involved in a sexual abuse scandal that led to a record breaking $660 million settlement. >>> san francisco police are asking for the public's help to keep an eye out for a 63-year-old man missing since wednesday. he suffers from dementia a couple blocks north of golden gate park. the owner of the assisted living home where chen stays has been passing out flyers. yesterday, dozens of volunteered searched the golden gate park but no luck and concerned because of recent cold temperatures. >>> san francisco police are investigating a homicide that happened around 7:30 next to the potrero recreation center. they found a 26-year-old man shot to death in the driver's seat of a parked car, pronounced dead at the scene. >>> nevada investigators say an autopsy will be performed this tuesday on the remains found in the backyard of a missing man's home. there is growing speculation it could be that of 74-year-old dale smith. neighbors say they haven't seen him for months. the wife of the missing man, eve

the suspects drove away after the shooting near alabama and cesar chavez streets. police think it was gang- related. and they are asking for the public's help in solving it. >>> and it's back to court today for those trying to get an injunction against gang members in oakland. attorneys for some of the suspected nortenos gang members are trying to disqualify city attorneys and a private law firm hired by the city. the claim by those lawyers illegally accessed juvenile records of the suspected gang members. >>> more than 400 people working in san francisco's school district including 170 teachers will be getting notices soon that they may lose their jobs. the layoffs hinge on whether governor brown can get an extension of state tax increases. but a possible special election won't happen until june. and school districts are required to tell employees about potential layoffs by may 15. the governor's propose the budgets spares k through 12 education from cuts but only if the tax extension passes. >>> we are looking at 6:06 on your monday. time to look at traffic and t

the 27-year-old victim was in a car on alabama street near cesar chavez when he was shot several timesects drove off. police think the shooting was gang-related. the victim is being treated for life-threatening injuries. >>> officials say a man rescued after falling off a steep cliff may have been drinking alcohol. that man in his mid-20s was found at the bottom of a 350- foot cliff at lands end in san francisco early yesterday. investigators say he had taken off his shoes and he fell from a hiking trail on a rock saturday night. he broke his ankle in the fall and spent a cold night stranded. yesterday morning another hiker heard his calls for help >> i was coming along the trailheading north and heard a scream and i knew immediately something was wrong somewhere. so i jumped over the fence and looked down and spotted him on a rock yelling for help. >> he then found another hiker with a cell phone and they called for help. fear department rescuers had to rappel down the cliff and lower the victim to water where a jet ski took him t safety. he is recovering from hypothermia. >>> a cold

. >>> hundreds will join the family of cesar chavez to dedicate 40 acres as a national historical landmark. he was a labor leader and civil rights activists during the 1960s, '70s and '80s. maybe of the pivotal movement that shaped chavez's life inspired millions to political activism. the dedication ceremony kicks off at 9:00. >>> news this morning that nathaniel ford is a finalist to run the airport in washington, d.c. ford has no aviation experience but the washington airport is adding a 23-mile extension to metro rail. if he does get the job then ford plans to keep his muni job for another six weeks. the bay area's busiest transit agency could face a budget shortfall of more than $1 billion over the next 20 years. >>> it is 6:15 right now. texas is getting ready to give college students and professors the right to carry guns on campus. more than half the members of the statehouse signed on as co-authors of the bill. it tells universities to allow concealed handguns. the senate is expected to pass it as well. and the governor is expected to sign it. the supporters say the measure could

. >>> hundreds will join the family of cesar chavez to dedicate his land to become a city landmark. many of the events that shaped his movement took place on the 40-acre plot near bakersfield. the movement inspired many to political activism. the dedication ceremony the will kick off at 9:00 this morning. >>> the mavericks surfing competition could be a big wipeout. if there are no big waves by the end of the month the competition will be canceled. these are pictures of last year's competition. large swells are needed for organizers to call surfers to the bay area. we are talking big ones here. if the waves make it before the end of the month, surfers have 24 hours to drop everything and to make their way to half-moon bay for the contest. if mavericks is canceled it will be the third time in five years they called the whole thing off. you have to be brave to take on those waves. >> as we know, some surfers who even if they are experiences, it can be very deadly. >> i don't like to go in the water at all. >> it is dangerous to stand on the sand around that place. >>> we want to check

if you think this is just about money in the budget, then you might believe cesar chavez was just working to get a couple pennies more per pound for grapes or martin luther king was working for access to hotels and restaurants. for over 80 years in america we've recognized the rights of our workers to freely gather together collectively bargain so they can have fairness in the workplace and fairness in compensation. that is what's at stake here. it goes way beyond this budget issue. this governor of wisconsin is not setting out just to fix a budget he's setting out to break a union. that's a major move in terms of american history. i believe the president should have weighed in. i think we should all weigh in and say do the right thing for wisconsin's budget but do not destroy decades of work to establish the rights ever workers to speak for themselves. >> david, if i could just add. this is a campaign flyer i have. i don't know if you can see it from the last election cycle where wisconsin unions said if you elect this guy scott walker he's going to reform or limit collective bargaining.

northbound 280 at sea cesar chavez, no major slowing, but the volume of traffic is increasing. you can see 101 heading to the off-ramps. there's a little slowing there. and the deadly accident, the investigation continues on geary boulevard in both directions. three lanes in each direction are still closed. we are looking at a 7:00 a.m. opening. christie smith is bringing us updates as they occur. crews are moving around the area, so there could be progress on the investigation. meanwhile, a nice drive approaching the toll plaza with no major backups. our chopper was out there over the approach, look at that nice smooth drive down the east shore freeway, but the volume is starting to pick up there in the east bay. now back to you. >>> thank you, mike. >> 6:11. still to come on "today in the bay," a congressman resigns after a shirtless picture of him pops up on the internet. find out who that picture was supposedly intended for coming up. >>> and i'm bob redell in the south bay where there's surprising support for an increase in the sales tax rate. i'll explain coming up. >>> a

if you are driving into san francisco along northbound 101, all of a sudden that's busy from cesar chavez out to the 80 split. now let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sir. a cold morning, sunshine. 20s, 30s. we'll end up in the mid- to upper 50s, maybe near 60 if you can get a light north wind. it will be sunny today. mostly sunny on wednesday. we cloud it up on thursday and there's going to be some rain. there might be some low snow, dave, tori. it just remains to be seen. >> you are seeing lower snow levels thaft last weekend? >> yes, if everything continues to come in as advertised. >> okay. >> you will keep a close eye on the models for us, as always did. >> always. >> thanks for watching, everyone, have a great day. [heart beat] >> today on the "dr. oz show," all new. you feel old, tired, and fat. that ends now. dr. oz has the seven essentials every woman over 40 needs. >> used in other parts of the world. >> from your bedroom to the fridge to the makeup bag. >> it's the ultimate universe. >> the cheat sheet you've been waiting for. plus secrets to speed up your weight loss.