looking at crosswalks, how you can have better timed crosswalks. maybe we could have more crosswalks to crossed diagonally across the street. overall, our budget, we are in our fifth year of major budget deficits. i have been chair of the budget committee for the past couple of years. i am still involved in budget issues. i want to make sure i can be helpful to my colleagues who are grappling with our huge deficit. it is inevitable that we are going to make painful cuts, so how do we do it in a way that will minimize the impact to every day san franciscans, how can we keep our parks in good conditions? how do we maintain our safety net for public health services, public security services, public safety? all these are critical decision that need to be made. the pension question is something that comes up. the cost of our pension liability will cost the city, especially because of our investments in the market have come down since 2008. we are spending more of our general fund to pay our pension costs. that is a big challenge. it is a long-term probl

for over a year and a half the paintings on the crosswalk were fatded. pibig pot hole. i do not know how nobody died there.

for over a year and a half the paintings on the crosswalk were fatded. pibig pot hole. i do not know how nobody died there. until i brought it to the attention of our majoyor, ed reiskin, and copied it to a few others. thank god within 48 hours or 72 hours the problem was resolved. we need just one application. once that is pointed in the direction of this agency, it is because we pay them to serve us. thank you very much. supervisor campos: thank you. >> run, run, run the bus motor. zing, zing, zing for these projects. the cash came and italy -- and did really well because you gave it the time. to the end of the line. and rum, wrong, wrong when the bus motor. dayan, ding, the cable car bell. andzingzing, zing, zing and the cash came in. it did really well because you gave it the time until the end of the line. supervisor campos ++ he accommodated us. he accommodated the first people. you may think that they are building these ramps. you may think that you are participating in the so-called civilization, lacking spiritually. we have to do right by the first people. i'm

it is that the crosswalks so it should not interfere. >> for those coming out to watch fireworks, what can they expect when they get here? >> for parking, we encourage you to come early. the new year's eve crowd tends to be late crowd. plan to pay to park because you may not be able to find free parking. you can also take mta bus and metro and light rail. there are a lot of parties going on inside with the fireworks. get a headstart so you are not caught in traffic. >> we have the band going. any other entertainment leading up to the fireworks display? >> we have the hourly laser and lights showed tonight. it will go up until 11:00. at midnight is the big fireworks show. >> we will be out here all evening talking to police officers as they get ready for the crowds. there are not many people out here yet. it is still early. we're live tonight at the inner harbor. sheldon dutes for wbal-tv 11 news. the public will be funneled to the nine entrances seen on the map. there are a number of street closures. your best bet is to take public transportation. the city circulator will operate with

she was not in the crosswalk when she was hit. the person who hit her is cooperating with investigators. >>> red cross is now helping four people. now everybody made it out of the building and some say they never heard any fire alarms. they say sirens from the fire truck was actually their first clue of trouble. they are investigating those flames. >> because of the incident that occurred we want to make sure everything is in order. this could have been a lot worse if our fire systems were not in order. >> it will question each of the 102 residents to see if they herd any alarm investigators are still trying to determine what started that fire. >>> burning flames. the fire on 24th and utah had that fire under control in just about an hour and nobody was hurt. the red cross is helping. >>> they are now the subject of a 2012 campaign ad. the campaign targeted, coming up in just about 9 minutes. >>> let's go to sal for a complete check of traffic, sal, the roads are still wet out there, around they sal? >> yes, so if you are driving

>> reporter: the accident took place in that crosswalk a week ago. medical examiner ruled that he died from internal injuries that he suffered during the crash, which is one reason his family wonders why he was treated and released at the hospital. a grieving widow, surrounded by family. nearby candles flicker and the picture of the 66-year-old. >> we are still in shock. she's not here. >> reporter: the father of eight died early wednesday morning, five days after he was struck by a car. five days after initially treated from a nova fair tax hospital. when the family called for an ambulance tuesday night, he was rushed back to nova fairfax and died seven hours later. the family wonders why he wasn't kept overnight and observed after he was struck. >> i think the doctor should have, you know, protect his life first. i don't know if it was an insurance issue they didn't think he would pay them. i don't know. but i think, i mean, that type of hit, you know, and not seeing any injuries outside, i mean, i think they should have said, you know, maybe it's

this is like, i'll just look right. >> she's not crossing at a crosswalk, she's in the back of a trucksing between a truck and a car. >> the reason i show these videos to you ---or careful when you're walking around in russia. >> yeah. >> thanks again, russia. >>> we'll take a quick stroll down memory lane. remember these guys? >> yeah. >> uh-huh. >> they're playing what song, nick? >> "sandman" from metallica. >> this is the mini band, they've been hugely popular. people are watching their videos all over the globe. we just had their original song on our show a couple of days oong. metallica had a little something to say about the mini band. >> oh, my goodness. >> the mini band is on the television screen and then slowly the camera pans over. [ cheers and applause ] >> the whole band. it's metallica. >> by the time you guys are our age you're going to be so incredibly great. >> you guys are very cool. maybe one day we could work something out and we could come out and open up for all y'all. >> metallica wants to open for them. >> the kids in the mini band were probably negative 15 whe

the project features a host of safety and green features, more trees and planter boxes and raised crosswalks. city began this program in 2005. and part of the bay view hunter's point redevelop prompt jekt. >> st. anthonies is in the middle of a christmas curbside donation drive saying kit use clean clothes and new socks as well as canned and dried food. volunteers will pick up your donations from 8:00 until 6:00 christmas eve there. is time to give a cash donation. and you can text to donate $10. >> and still ahead a discovery in space. >> scientists are excited about a pair of planets found. stay with us. >>> at 6:00 he's being called a miracle soldier. the salute for a wounded vet also, online program that could have you trading gifts with big name celebrities and our review of girl with the dragon tattoo. what makes it one of the best films of the year. it's coming up at 6:00. >> thank you. >> and finally here, scientists found first two earth-sized planets outside of our solar system. >> experts say it's an encouraging sign. >> they were discovered using the keppler telescope. >> you can

investigators believe he was not in the crosswalk. 4 door honda accord then hit the man after he was on the ground. >> if somebody is throughout that saw something, get in touch with us. i guess that's the right thing to do. >> this is very busy intersection so i know there's other vehicle throughout that might have seen what occurred but not realize that the 2 vehicle had hit a pedestrians. >>reporter: police say good samaritan performed first aid and cpr on the man until the paramedic arrived. the family says he lived in a homeless camp not far from where this happened. he served with the marine corps in the 1980's. >>> violence has hit a popular oakland taco shop for second time this year. 20-year-old employee was found shot in the neck on 39 avenue and international boulevard last night. sheriff's deputy took him to the hospital where he is expected to recover. the victim was on his way to the a party at the or tests restaurant when shot in the ca car. >> i know these people personally so it's very sad. i'm sad by the fact that they have to experience this. >>reporter: the april

she was in a crosswalk with her mother when a teenage driver ran into her. the driver said she was texting at the time. driving while using a cell phone has become an epidemic. >> people are on the phone all the time and i'll drive alongside of them and i'll say, you know it's against the law? and i'll tell them, you're doing the exact same thing that killed my daughter. >> they do not have the power to enforce the restrictions, but. >> near illinois street and boulevard to respond to the area and found 30-year-old michael webster. paramedics found him dead at the scene. >>> california lottery officials asking to find a man suspected of stealing lottery tickets. cashed in winning tickets he's stolen from 18 retail locations. the past two weeks, expected of burglarizing 12 san jose stores. near little saigon. >>> you might call it an inspired makeover. how far it's going to try and save lives. and it's a surprise twist in the case of jerry sandusky. what he did today that some believe might actually help his alleged victims. >>> outsiders are expecting anothe

this slide shows, one of improvement that was recently opened, not a new crosswalk across ocean avenue where it connects the new west side walkway with the park and the north side of ocean. bart is working and we're working closely with them on the project. this will provide a further link from the west side of the walkway over to our boarding area. finally, we are eager to participate with the authority in their upcoming circulation study which can tackle some issues which did not give fully resolved such as issues related to the freeway reconfigure rations. i would be happy to answer any further questions. thank you. >> thank you. so, the capacity study did not delve into the issues as well as the freeway interchange issues or the exchange for drivers getting on the freeway. will there be any mention of that in the study? >> those are treated. they have recommended providing a drop area that is basically taking the existing northbound on ramp from geneva and splitting it so that a portion would go right next to the station. >> this is more long term? >> yes, long term. >> in terms of

and this is a stretch is that does not have a crosswalk, his friends acknowledge he was jaywalking. >> my opinion if it was someone a law-abiding citizen not that i'm a square, but they could wo have pulled over. >> his friendand says he stepped away to buy a beer at circle k. >> i asked could it be they didn't realize they hit him? police say he was hit by two vehicles. >> might have been a silver late-model toyota rav 4. another vehicle was driving behind that. >> police say the second vehicle was a 2003 to 2007 honda accord four door able to line up witnesses with one witness. his three older brothers were notified and they're hoping someone might help with more information. >> if there is smn out there, that is the right thing to do. >> his three brothers tell me he's a veteran serving three years as a marine in beirut in the mid 1980s. if you have information you're urged to call police. reporting live in fremont abc 7 news. >> and thank you very much. >> and homeowners in san jose need to know about an important change. police there will no longer respond to burglar alerts that

they cannot get out of the crosswalk in time and cars, up to them and run them over.if i stand here with other patients, will you protect them in their city? will you serve, will you protect, we advocate for the citizens of san francisco. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> i feel the patient's boys has been silenced we would prefer a hired consultant over a genuine patient. thank you. >> i am disappointed as well. some of the experiences i have seen, i am surprised you would not find an individual. i do not want to go into detail but i mentioned quite a few things to the assistant. i have seen patients harassed. i am on thelega legal committee. i spent five hours to support a disabled man. it is shocking, especially since i have not felt the support. i don't know if you know the politis. just because it is an organization, it might not serve the de made submissions. i have been there for 20 years. let's help the people here. what is this about. i am surviving. i have had all kinds of thoughts about how i could take care of about how i could take care of mysel

investigators believe he was not in the crosswalk. a four-door honda accord hit him while he was on the ground. >> if you saw -- if you know somebody that saw something, get in touch with us. >> i know there are other vehicles that may have seen it occur, but not realize it hit a pedestrian. >> police say good samaritans performed first aide until the paramedics arrived. his family says he lived in a homeless camp near the scene of the accident. he was with the marine corp in the 1980s. >>> starting new year's day, burglar alarms may not be answered by police. officers will no longer respond to alarms unless they are verified by the alarm companies. security companies are afraid people will then try to investigate the alarm themselves. police say it is a matter of economics and results. >> they may not be trained. they may not be armed. it is very dangerous to have untrained people respond to the alarms, and that's what happens in a great majority of cases. >> our false alarm responses are not cheap. >> police say less than 1% of the

we're putting in a crosswalk, but that work is generally progressing well. also, in terms of service enhancements, the transit folks have been focusing on one of our busiest lines this month, 14 and 14 l, so we are doing what was reported previously, at least in committee, talking to drivers, other stakeholders to identify possible improvements. one of the kind of most exciting things to come out of that will be extending the 14 l. mr. haley will be bringing a report to the policy and government committee. they wanted you to know after focusing on the 28 and 29, we are moving up to the 14, with one and exciting announcement, a connection to bart. the jfk by claims have gone through a lot of work between us, recreation and parks, dpw, and they have gone up through the recreation and parks commission. and the impact they might have on people in the disability community. we are working through those issues with those folks, with a large internal staff meeting this meeting. we will be meeting with some of the folks later this week. there has been a lot of email

aged woman -- police say she was trying to cross the street possibly at a point where there is no crosswalk. they state 20-year-old driver stopped immediately, is cooperating and didn't seem impaired. >>> in hayward, police are investigating a deadly pedestrian accident involving a man in a wheelchair. 40-year-old david gomez was crossing gomer street with his wife late saturday night when he was hit by a van making a right turn at patrick avenue. the van driver stopped and is cooperating. >>> card theft scam that has affected hundreds of lucky supermarket shoppers has hit our nation's troops. organizer with the blue star moms who send care packages to troops say the scammers have stolen at least $3,000 out of their account. that money was donateed to send holiday care packages and help homeless vets. the group is scrambling to make up the loss until it hears back from lucky and investigators if you would like more information on the 24 bay area lucky locations targeted or how to donate to the blue star moms check out abc7news.com, click on see it on tv. >>> californians bracing for big bud

this slide shows, one of improvement that was recently opened, not a new crosswalk across ocean avenue where it connects the new west side

the occupiers wore sandwich boards and marched in the crosswalk at north main. they said they were there to support the millions of americans who are unemployed, in poverty, and without health insurance. and they hope to raise the consciousness of people who shop and work in walnut creek. >>> police are planning to keep occupy protesters from disrupting the rose parade. organizers are urging supporters to bring large black and white signs criticizing corporations to monday's parade. protesters say they'll bring a 40-foot wide inflatable octopus to symbolize the grip corporations have on the political process. >>> hundreds, including activists from other parts of the country, are expected to target inside and outside campaign offices. organizers hope to disrupt the slew of campaign events. there are no plans to disrupt the actual voting process. >>> a man is in the hospital after being run down on a city sidewalk. it happened late this afternoon at 98th avenue and eaves street. police were looking for a woman wanted on illegal drug sale warrant. the woman spotted

police say the woman was not in the crosswalk. the 20-year-old driver of the car did stop and police say he is cooperating with investigators. >>> the coast guard is monitoring a sinking tugboat which is leaking oil near richmond. a large part of the decommissioned navy tug is submerged in water. it began to sink yesterday and it's leaking fuel into the bay. it's believed about 300 gallons of fuel have spilled out. the coast guard says booms have been placed around the area and no wildlife has been affected so far. >> luckily, the wind was with us and the oil stayed within the dry dock and we have three layers of booms to make sure the oil does not get out of the dry dock area. we've seen no significant oil anywhere else except within the dry dock. >>> this morning, stanley hall on the uc berkeley campus reopened after shutting down over the weekend because of a diesel fuel spill. about half an hour ago, officials said they tested air quality last night and in the morning to make sure this was -- it was safe for students an staff

police tell ktvu the victim was in a crosswalk when he was hit by a car. he's only been identified as a 45-year-old man. the driver wasn't cited but they impounded her car. >>> a traffic stop ended with two people taken to the hospital. deputies pulled over or tried to pull over a small compact car in hayward. the driver refused to stop the car. while attempting to enter northbound 880 hit the freeway sign. police say both people will likely be arrested when they are released. >>> south san francisco police are cracking down on gang violence. we want to show you video or extra patrols that are put on the streets last night. the shooting was gang related even though the families of the three victims disagree. since then the city has hired four extra officers to focus on gang violence. a community action group was also established. those three men were -- the suspects fled the scene. >>> new zealand southern island is being rattled by more earthquakes. there you see people running for cover. several hours ago a series of earthquakes hit christ church. the fi

investigators believe he was not in the crosswalk. a four-door honda accord hit him while he was on the ground. >> if you saw -- if you know somebody that saw something, get in touch with us. >> i know there are other vehicles that may have seen it occur, but not realize it hit a pedestrian. >> police say good samaritans performed first aide until the paramedics arrived. his family says he lived in a homeless camp near the scene of the accident. he was with the marine corp in the 1980s. >>> starting new year's day, burglar alarms may not be answered by police. officers will no longer respond to alarms unless they are verified by the alarm companies. security companies are afraid people will then try to investigate the alarm themselves. police say it is a matter of economics and results. >> they may not be trained. they may not be armed. it is very dangerous to have untrained people respond to the alarms, and that's what happens in a great majority of cases. >> our false alarm responses are not cheap. >> police say less than 1% of the

the cable car down to restaurant row would be able to have many more amenities for pedestrians, crosswalks, expanding into the parking lane where appropriate, lighting, and landscaping. the building design guidelines for new development critical to supporting the pedestrian life as we would like to see in fisherman's wharf. the challenges, the surface parking lots. buildings that turned their back to the street and did not engage and activate it on the ground floor is too little to contribute to the street, and the use of cheap, poor quality materials. at all of these will be addressed in the design guidelines. it will include ensuring that buildings are oriented towards the street and scaled to the pedestrians, supporting at the side walked on the ground-floor retail on key streets, the use of high-quality materials, minimizing the negative effects of parking on vehicle access on the streets, and integrating more seating to the new development and provisions to make sure that private open space is high quality. public open space. a critical component for any neighborhood that is based on

measures to address safety in the ferry building area appear these measures include repainting area crosswalks, installing signs on the promenade that say you should share the path, and optimizing traffic signal timing along the length of the embarcadero to approve crossing time and give trends a priority. staff are also considering options for improving the bike lane right in front of the ferry building area, such as adding green paint or other alternatives. in addition, staff have been discussing ways to add additional safety warnings, education, and enforcement in the area appear as part of the effort, we have invited the executive director of the bicycle coalition here to present the persistent and growing demand for bicycling in the area and sfpuc's safety and outreach program. we also invited peter albert to respond to questions about the proposed america's cup transportation improvements should they arise. if you have questions about the mentioned measures, i am available for questions now or after the presentation. there you go. >> good afternoon, commissioners. thanks so much for the

rush hour drivers turning left often tangle with cyclists and pedestrians in the crosswalk. >> people want to get through the light before it changes, so they'll come right here, and then the bikers are supposed to cross too. so i saw someone get hit that way. >> we've learned the cameras will be turned on in early january, with signs posted, warning of fines up to $350 for illegal left turns. >>> up next, peter mcgowan signs off about a revival of a turf war. >>> meteorologist mark timile tells us if the end of the year holds any surprises. >>> you can watch bay area news at 7:00 and all our newscasts on your computer. we're streaming like for you at kd ktvu.com. [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. citi financial tools. easier banking. standard at citibank. >> the former head of the san francisco giants owner group

ambassador program, and we're working closely with community planning and development to but more crosswalks on sixth street. something residents have talked a long time about. how we make sixth street safer to cross. second is economic revitalization. we want to see businesses come to mid market. that is what market street corridor was created for. we are finally seeing some of it happening. some of it was policy we passed, but a lot of it is a real commitment the city has seen, and we have so many amazing community partners that have dedicated years before we came to this point to develop plans to bring people here. i want to thank redevelopment. the soma pac chair who is here. it is amazing to see people talking about what we can do to revitalize this area. of course, i want to thank the mayor's office of economic workforce development. as urgent as the process is, they understand we need to listen to the community and neighborhoods that have already existed here to make sure their input is included in this revitalization effort. [applause] last is that this corridor does belong to the ci