in addition to the center median of the embarcadero road way and jefferson street. be executive director may approve banners on of the streets have become appropriate, such as a newly developed pier 70 area. the criteria described banners in three categories. just some examples on the graphics here that you can look at as i talk. a banner announcing an event to the port or its tenants, a public agency banner, which is announcing an event sponsored or supported by the city or its departments or other government agency, and that furthers the mission of that agency, and an even better, which announces an event which will benefit a government agency or charitable nonprofit organization and that will take place on publicly- owned property within the city of san francisco and further a public purpose. banners would not be allowed for political purposes or for general commercial advertising. as for duration, banners would be permitted for up to 50 days or until five days after the day of the sponsored event. banners could be reinstalled for an additional 50 days after they

. >> live look at the embarcadero, downtown san francisco. we have high clouds but no rain this morning. a couple of chances in your forecast. i'll tell you when in a few minutes. >> and few incidents reported right now. chp says it's a good ride out there with very light traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> good thursday morning. >> it's 5:00 a.m. april 14th, today would normally be tax day. >> but thank goodness we got an extension. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm janelle ngt the voog for a mistake nau manager after a current one resigned after reaching a one million dollar severance deal. some say there was pressure on for her to quit.

the excitement we talked about work the mid market, although they're moving in probably along embarcadero but they're coming in to establish a headquarters. mozila -- mozilla is a major player, companies are starting to pay attention. we're creating a different dialogue. you get to hear it before it gets announced. you're privileged to talk with the mayor tonight, that's because you've been a wonderful audience for us. i know you're great citizens, i heard the emotion around this project, i was violent because i don't know that much about it. we'll be talking with the supervisor about making the best decision process around that. >> juanita, you're up and i know

the marginal wharf is a 50 foot swath on the bay side of the sea wall running along the embarcadero. part of it was built in 1914, the other was 1965. we tried non-destructive concrete piles. so far found to be suitable for advanced construction projects. if you recall, from our last phase, the first is what we intend to deliver for the america cup. at that time we did not have to deliver the plaza transportation area. there would be elements of the building not expelled at the time. with of those changes, we are able to fully fund phase one. reducing the shortfall of $12 million in face to. as we progress the design, we are looking at other value engineering phases. possibly deferring some element into the future. these changes could be implemented in order to keep the project on schedule, something the department of public works could be amended to enable so that it could continue its role as project manager and have the design team continue in its role for the next page of the prague -- next phase of the project. they have met our schedule and to deliver the drawings and specifica

that is a contributing resources to the embarcadero historic district. the purpose of those combined benefits was to provide the public with an area -- the northeast or if plaza -- where they could appreciate the day, have a fairly and unobstructed views. the idea about removing the pier 23 shed was really to provide great views of the bay bridge. the uses that were envisioned for this site in the special area plan, waterfront land use plan at the time, for pier 27 through 31 complex, mixed use, and at the other, birthing. the most of corporate location for crews birthing along the waterfront. we have consulted with bcdc about how that cruise terminal project relates to the proposed benefits. certainly, the cruise terminal team has done an excellent job of trying to incorporate the vision of the northeast north plaza into the design of the cruise terminal but our initial consultation has given us the impression that bcdc staff views the cruise activity as impacting the park and diminishing the value of the open water basin. additionally, a major project

in addition to the center median of the embarcadero road way and jefferson street. be executive director may approve banners on of the streets have become appropriate, such as a newly developed pier 70 area. the criteria described banners in three categories. just some examples on the graphics here that you can look at as i talk. a banner announcing an event to the port or its tenants, a public agency banner, which is announcing an event sponsored or supported by the city or its departments or other government agency, and that furt

>> we might address the question by telling you how we administer the space on the embarcadero now. we keep some charts based on a month by month that when we get an applicant, they can come in -- they must show up at least two weeks before. i cannot remember the exact number, but two weeks before and not more than 120 days before, so we are able to keep our accounting set, and we assign it -- we try to match the location of the event with the location along the promenade. there is a statement in here that says or sponsored a waterfront event. i do not have the exact wording. would get preference over city- sponsored events. we can develop in the spring. we had a very quiet month in january, february, up until about mid-march when it comes in. if it became much more popular, it could become an issue. right now, it seems to balance out quite well, and we are able to keep, i think, pretty much everybody satisfied and able to find a place for them, although not always their first choice. most applicants want to be right in front of the ferry building, and there is only one right in fro

you surely cannot park on embarcadero to deliver. you need a place to do it. when i tried to drive back here, they will not let me. >> there are a number of public and private parking garages within walking distance. people who visit the farmers market or ferry building can find those. some of those are on the website. >> we just heard three blasts of the ferry horn. that means? backing up, and 5 means watch out, imminent danger. look at the ferry building, it was built in 2003, just after returned 100 years old. that is the first major piece of this area. the next piece will be the continuing expansion of the downtown ferry terminal, keeping the transportation function of the ferry building authentic. it is the ferry building, outgoing on ferries. that is the primary use. also, looking at renovating the other historic structures. pier 1 has been renovated, one- and-a-half to 5 are on the historic register. to continue to take care of these historic resources, and then improve the facilities for passengers, more covered waiting areas, and also looking at the p

about 20 years and one month ago, demolition work started on the embarcadero freeway. it was great. for those of you recall that, there were a few articles. it was a great anniversary. i remember those big machines, eating at the freeway, and here we are. there is a freeway column, so you can get a sense of what the outline of this was. the waterfront was a great project. it has really been -- i say a generational project. this event has the opportunity to advance the idea of creating the greatest waterfront in the world, a people's waterfront, and i think we have made tremendous progress, but if this could be able to get a bunch of products that have been in people's minds or been on the books for a while, get those going. it is that permanent legacy piece i think that we want to see. any event is a terrific amount of work and a terrific amount of energy goes into it. we want this to be great for all the attendees, but we also what folks to walk around. barcelona is a great example. as an olympic city, they were able to create a permanent legacy said that decades after the event, t

there is some roadwork in the southbound lanes of 880 still between broadway and 16th embarcadero. but other than that, you're pretty good to go across all your approaches towards the bay bridge. the bay bridge itself looks great. no metering lights. no delay right now heading into san francisco, although we still have the high wind advisory in effect for the bay bridge. it's the only advisory issued this morning. san mateo bridge is fine, the right side of your screen the commute direction westbound 92, about 13 minutes between hayward and foster city towards the high-rise and silicon valley commuters, westbound 237 so far nice and light. you can see a couple of headlights there on westbound 237. cruising towards san jose. and mass transit off to a great start, as well. bart has all their trains on time. ace train number one off to a great start and muni metro, caltrain, also report knowing delay. that's your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a video of a 6-year-old getting an airport patdown goes virals. this morning we'll tell you how the tsa is responding to the criticism

that's good news a few of the business along the embarcadero. the nearby only as san francisco gunshop the manager said crew ships like the wonder are good for business. >> to bring traffic in here in our business goes up. they can increase our business anywhere from 10 to 20 percent when a crew ship comes in. >>reporter: according to the port of san francisco they see 50 cruise ships annually. >> last year was not bad, this year it is pretty soft. this month coming up in they will be a very strong month for cruise ships. >>reporter: some more good news for san francisco, disney cruise lines plans to return of the six times during 2012 in the port of san francisco is using the upcoming america's cup race to lure more cruise lines to the area. >> it's a good point because if you on a crew shop and you tried appear you get a good view of the races when they occur. i think that would be a good selling point. >>reporter: the wonder is scheduled to leave san francisco tomorrow evening. they're going to spend the summer cruising the coast of alaska. i

this is embarcadero. right now things are quiet. no delays to report. traffic coming offer the 280 extension to king street things look nice but later on it will be busy due to the game today. giants versus the cardinals. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> at&t park officially out of hibernation. >> it sure is. giants home opener just hours away. the biggest change fans will see at the stadium when they go there, all coming up. stay right there. ,,,, hey, ellen, what are you doing? just brewing up some dunkin' donuts coffee -- want some? [ whoosh! ] i'd love some. one taste, and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee. pick some up where you buy groceries. america runs on dunkin'. >>> there is a pretty sight. >> just a couple of hours it's going to be filled with fans. >> a lot of hot dogs, a lot of popcorn. and some giants and some cardinals, big day today to say the at least. >> that's right. a few hours more and everything starts there. at&t park as well as the fans. >> i found out after a little visit there yesterday morning.

. >>> good morning, this might have you singing rocket man this morning, a live look at the embarcaderon san francisco. nice time to get out and get some exercise. we all try to eat healthy, but sometimes in a pinch. but now some fast food restaurants are advertising healthy options. and some of us might be grabbing fast food more and more. but the question is, how healthy are those options, really? here's barbara thomas with what you need to go before you get your breakfast on the go. >> it contains 16 ingredients. most of them not natural. >> it's sugar. i guess i i wouldn't be surprised, but it's very healthy. >> mcdonald's is not alone in marketing it's breakfast menu as healthy. a wrap is 280 calories and 10 grams of fat seems like a healthy choice. but it contains more than 70 ingredients and 900 milligrams of sodium. it's no surprise that marjorie freedman believes that if you have time to go through the drive through, you have time to grab some fruit and yogurt as you're heading out the door this morning. if you're going to start the day eating out, she suggests going for a lowe

. >> to learn more about the civic art collection, visit >> here we are at the embarcadero. we are standing at one of locations for the street artists. can you tell me about this particular location, the program? >> this location is very significant. this was the very first and only location granted by the board of supervisors for the street artist when the program began in 1972. how does a person become a street artist? there are two major tenants. you must make the work yourself and you must sell the work yourself. a street artist, the license, then submitting the work to a committee of artists. this committee actually watches them make the work in front of them so that we can verify that it is all their own work. >> what happened during the holiday to make this an exciting location? >> this would be a magic time of year. you would probably see this place is jammed with street artists. as the no, there is a lottery held at 6 in the morning. that is how sought after the spaces are. you might get as many as 150 street artists to show up for 50 spaces. >> what other areas can

you can see it blowing around downtown san francisco and right along the embarcadero. it was a marvelous day even though temperatures cooled off. only in san francisco. on monday we had temperatures in the 70s. winds westerly at 17 miles per hour. more of an onshore flow continually cooling numbers down. 67 in the valley and low 60s from fremont out to livermore. let's get the numbers right now. widespread, you can see most everyone in the 50s from santa rosa down to san jose. showers to the north and dropping to the south is this trough of low pressure. it's going to be moisture-starved comes from the north to the south across a lot of land. not a lot of water content, but it brings the chance of thunderstorms tomorrow that could drop a decent amount of rainfall. colder as well with low to mitt 40s. you need a jacket as you head out on thursday. not too much warming. mid-and upper 40s at 10:00 aim o thursday. how much rainfall? about a quarter of an inch. not a large storm. four to eight inches possible across the summit levels. looking great for you skiers. doing any

special passports will be handed out at the nearby embarcadero station. the first 5,000 people who get them stamped by six exhibitors at the festival will get a $6 bart ticket free of charge. >>> from a world renowned film festival to easter tradition. abc7's don sanchez has it all in the "what's hot" report. ♪ ♪ >> the kensington symphony orchestra brings classical music to east bay with stirring performances, work by what they call the other b's saturday at the church. the easter parade on union street is a spring celebration. streets will close for biggest little parade with easter bonnet contest on sunday. plenty of other easter events around the bay. ♪ ♪ if you are planning to head south, join friends for the palm springs folly. a glamorous show that has become a desert must-see. stunning costumes and sensational dancing. at the folly theater in palm springs. the san francisco international film festival is one of the most prestigious events in the nation. the 54th annual showcase presents 200 films to 100 film makers opening tonight. >> on home vide

it begins at noon at the embarcadero plaza and runs through the financial district. >> also in san franciscoon's biggest comic book conventions opens today. hundreds of thousands of fans will gather at mogscone center. >> convention runs through sunday. >> a little cooler and special downtown for sure. >> thank you for joining us. >> that is going to do it for us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. >> have a great day. >> bye-bye. versus toyota. which is better? [ male announcer ] why do so many car companies compare themselves to toyota? maybe it's because toyota has more hybrids on the road than all other automakers combined. like the 50-mpg-rated prius, the best selling hybrid in america. and prius was also named a best overall value of the year. plus, every new toyota comes with toyotacare, a complimentary maintenance plan with roadside assistance. we're #1 for a reason. come see for yourself. hurry in for the best selection. ♪

commissioner moore: the embarcadero is designed for people, not for cars. you are still -- i hope you are concerned that this is huge. >> this is a remarkable place in front of the waterfront, to have people getting over there. >> antonini? >> commissioner antonini: the transportation is a work in process, this is certainly at a rapid transit, allow for the side that is adjoining the park. there may be a change in elevation to allow pedestrian access underneath or above the passage way. this makes a lot of sense to me and i am not certain that this is not a possibility. this may also be the smartest way and you may have to stop traffic routinely. that is not part of this development. that is part of the planning and as a concession, i ask for them to put some of the paperwork in to show the relationships to the other parts of the plan. >> in order to help for this to be a successful neighborhood rather than an isolated island, this is our responsibility to ask those questions. there is a lot of land in there. >> do you wish to address this issue? >> i repre

this man on the fulton street embarcadero platform is in violation.he same would apply to this man. drinking coffee on market street and not because of the coffee. it is because he is smoking on the platform. the 20 ft. rule for smoking is saying that you cannot smoke for the entire transit area of 20 ft.. not just the shelter. this man was also in violation. he will probably not be fined. and how many actual tickets are written for the 20 ft. roll? the answer = very little. the 20 ft.-rule. the 20 ft. rule is only enforced if somebody calls 311 and complains. if somebody does? but the time the response is there about offender is gone. if you stand directly underneath the soaring there is a good chance that you could be if you're standing right there? you could basically get away with it. >>pam: if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, you can email us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m we will be right back. >>pam: only four days to go. for the royal wedding. the controversy over the guest list. >> kimberlee: 11 people are saying that the list

some of the things that i lot about it was a center block to allow us to get down to the embarcadero safely. this was my decision. i am excited to hear what the previous presenter was talking about. and the next presentation, i will make some comments specific to the developer of the issues that they have on their previous project which is the metropolitan and serious unfinished business with respect to that. we have to do something to deliver to this. people come here to make it a community and i am particularly concerned about first street. there is a divide between this project and the rest of rencontre hill -- rincon hill. >> it is there additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> i have a question. we had this discussion with treasure island. i would assume that the 57 sense that we're able to utilize this is a product and we can utilize a higher percentage if we were able to use these for -- is that true? >> we are in the best position of any city in the state. we have 57 cents to play with. many cities have even less. assuming that we development goes

the deal has been tweaked to realize the rich maritime heritage of the embarcadero as a nationally recognized historic district, preserving the waterfront and historic buildings. the proposed preservation plan goes to the next step, and it really is protecting uses. i think that court staff agrees. it is needed in a lot of different ways. as defined in the land use plan, those require access to the water in order to function. does it really have to happen? does it need water access to thrive? the policy experts presented today, it is for formal and more specific policy direction, measures to foster financial and other strategies to support current and long term protection of valuable and limited connections and facilities. our days as a dominant cargo port are over. we still boast a very proud maritime portfolio, passengers moving across the docs. we don't of the largest commercial floating died drop -- dry dock in america and our home to pilots and marine exchanges, as well as others. it looks like after decades of effort, we are very close to building a middle-class cruise ship terminal. pl

it begins at noon at the embarcadero plaza and runs through the financial district. >> also in san francisco, one of nation's biggest comic book conventions opens today. hundreds of thousands of fans will gather at mogscone center. >> convention runs through sunday. >> a little cooler and special downtown for sure. >> thank you for joining us. >> that is going to do it for us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. >> have a great day. >> bye-bye.  

the marginal wharf is a 50 foot swath on the bay side of the sea wall running along the embarcadero. part of it was built in 1914, the other was 1965. we tried non-destructive concrete piles. so far found to be suitable for advanced construction projects. if you recall, from our last phase, the first is what we intend to deliver for the america cup.

that's right by the embarcadero center. we're trying to get in touch with pg & e to get more information to pass it on to you. if we get some answers we'll update you on the bay area news at 7:00 on channel 36. >>> and while president obama was visiting the bay area, his secretary was doing a different type of board meeting. the story a local surf instructor is telling us. >>> turns out treasury secretary timothy geithner hit the beach during president obama's bay area visit. a surf instructor says he didn't realize he was teaching a vip until he caught sight of secret service officers keeping watch of the beach. >> those guys in suits on the beach, you have to watch out for them. >> with ear pieces in their ears. >>> and the sharks, how are they doing tonight? >> they've had very impressive wins in the past few days. they work out today to get ready on what they hope will be a close out. right now they have a 3-1 lead in their series against the kings and looking to give them the kiss of death down in the tank in san jose

later on, though, you're going to see busy conditions on 280 extension and along embarcadero for the giants game as they take on the braves. more traffic coming up. >> okay, gianna. thank you. 5:23 your time. >>> an incentive to go green because today's is earth day april 22 set aside each year to inspire awareness of the earth's natural environment and find ways to keep it here, preserve it. it began in 1970 as a nationwide environmental teach- in. several events planned today and tomorrow all throughout the bay area. here's a peek, too. starbucks is celebrating earth day. they are giving out free coffee. you can get coffee or tea and it's on the house if you bring in your own mug. you don't have one, you can request a store's "for here" mug and then that drink will be free. liz has already done that three times today. [ laughter ] >> four. but who's counting. >>> all right. a story now about lavatory luxury. take a look at a $6,400 super toilet. so if you have never seen one, now you have. you might call it a smart potty. motion sensors detect when you walk up to and the lid opens