elaine forbes is the interim executive director of the port of san francisco. sot it's time to shore it up so that in a big earthquake is in good shape and can be an area of reponse in an emergency. nats on tuesday, the study was presented to the port commission. forbes says that they are working on a plan to improve the seawall. possible options include drilling through the wall and injecting cement into the mud below to stabilize the ground or they could strengthen the wall itself with concrete and bulkheads. forbes says the work would probably be done in stages, rather than all at once, and as you can probably guess it won't cheap or quick. sot we are estimating 2 to 3 billion dollars and up to 5 billion if we are also addressing sea level rise and we would like to see major investment in the seawall in the next 8 to 10 year period. police are on high alert...after a man allegedly exposed himself to a young girl while she was playing at her palo alto school.. monday afternoon. it happened at ohlone elementary school, while the 7-year-old girl was at recess.

. >> elaine forbes is the director of the port of san francisco.sday, the commission heard the result of an extensive study looking at the seismic risk of the sea paul. from michiganer man's wharf to the mission creek. the results are not reassuring. >> the study shows that the sea wall would move bayward than could cause a lot of damage to historic resource, to the embarcadero and we need to fix that >> sea wall which helped provide the foundation for many buildings, including the ferry building was built more than 100 years ago in what was described at weak, bay mud. the cost to shore it up could cost $3 billion. >> it's expensive to do because it's hard to get here. we have to get through a very solid concrete dike to shore up the soil underneath the sea wall. >> those waiting to hop on the ferry told us they had no idea of the potential danger lurking below and hope there is a solution. >> you know, i knew there was concern, but now, it raises a serious amount of concern for people living in the san francisco area in particular. >> while the en

. >> elaine forbes interim port director. i'd leak to report on the happy item about the opening of crab season. it was near the end of crab season when the ban on fishing was lifted march 26th by the department of fish and wildlife. the commercial crabbing season typically opens in mid-november. however this year a warm ocean temperatures caused an algae bloom that made the crab unsafe to consume. to celebrate the late opening of crab season, the pacific coast federation of fisher map's association hosted a media event april first in front of fisherman's and seaman's membe morreale chapel. mike mcguire and aquaculture, our mayor, edwin lee, a champion of san francisco's fishing p community and lori french a member of the multigeneration of fishing family all mailed remarks. president adams and i were in attendance. on february 9th, 2016 this commission approved the crab industry relief plan which waived port of san francisco fees on boating and crab receiver lease rent and storage fees. the last day to apply was last month m