visitors to the embarcadero will have a place to stop and rest.lastly, ongoing good news -- what can i say? it continues to be great. the 27th cruise terminal which continues to be on time and on budget. so, with that -- myself and others that are available for any questions you may have on the details. thank you. commissioner ho: is there any public comment on the presentation of the americas cup? >> i think it is wonderful to see things moving so smoothly. thank you, monique and everyone. this is wonderful. thank you. >> i will take a self indulgence moment and welcome commissioner adams and the stench of. -- in abstentia. >> what is happening on the 30, 32? i thought the teams were going to the marina? >> the focus of the racing is going down to marina green. the team is based though we're really there is the workshops for each individual team. >> ok. >> i thought that was altogether. >> yes, during the race days next week, they will be available for public viewing, etc. >> the media center itself, which was originally going to be a pier 23, co

we tore down the embarcadero freeway and rebuild the ferry building.isitors and locals flocked to the waterfront and there's absolutely no reason to build a wall to raise the height limits to build a structure that will be 50 ft. higher than the old embarcadero freeway, it does not make any sense. people from all over the city are opposed to it >> people out here say, you know what, you can do 8 2 over vote next week. if not, that referendum will kick into place and will be on the ballot nov. 2013. >> for years, dog treats from china have been blamed for killing pets yet they remain on store shelves >> for the first time we have a list of the brands linked to the incidents. some are blaming the fda. >> it has been said there are five stages of grief after losing a loved one but pet owners nationwide are struggling to get past anchor >> i think they should make who ever made them eat them themselves >> thousands of beloved pets have become sick or died after eating chicken treats made in china and their owners are furious that the trees remain on store

you saw the new residential neighborhood which has been planned for in the former embarcadero freewayand and a neighborhood of about 10,000 housing units. it will be a high density neighborhood. those plans were adopted in 2005. as a result of this planning, the next step is to revisit the core of the transit district itself, largely made up of private property which formerly housed the embarcadero freeway. within a transit center, investments are being realized and entering construction. this is the pride of this city, to revisit the development control and growth immediately around the transit center to see what more we could do to enhance this area to absorb growth. scott spoke about the various components of the transit center projects. you can see the rail extension which is the next phase of the project which has a substantial funding program which this plan is helping to achieve. the plant area is bounded by market street, the waterfront and the east and hawthorne street on the west, about the eastern edge of the year but when a district. we are primarily focused on the private

for car has the embarcadero and north beach. the central district is a truly a center of business, commerce, and tourism. we are home to 20,000 hotel rooms in our district and have 24 schools and 24 parks and or playgrounds in the district. this is in a very small geographical area. we average 5500 calls per service per month. we cover union square, chinatown, the financial district, north beach, russian hill, telegraph hill, the embarcadero and fisherman's wharf. our main supervisor is supervisor david chiu and supervisor marc farrell has a pocket and supervisor james kim has a pocket along geary street. the population is about 75,000 residents in a 1.8 square mile area. on any given day, the population swells to about 350,000 people because of all the people coming to work in the financial district. the demographics in the central district -- female is about 50%, males 49.8%. it's almost even. age 17 and under is 17.56% which equates to about 5300 people under 17. our senior population is twice that much or approximately 11,50

for car has the embarcadero and north beach. the central district is a truly a center of business, commerce, and tourism. we are home to 20,000 hotel rooms in our district and have 24 schools and 24 parks and or playgrounds in the district. this is in a very small

and the proposal that pg&e will talk about today is to connect the 230 kv line from the embarcadero substation in downtown to the petros substation. -- potrero substation. the idea is that if there were a major earthquake in the city, that in some way it disconnected the existing 115 lines that serve thedede substation, that there would be seismically-sound redundant transmission lines serving downtown so that the lights will not go out. this is a major transition project.

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

heading into san francisco, word from traffic spotters that it is very heavy on the embarcadero by the building, there's construction blocking lanes. also, westbound across the san mateo bridge traffic looks great out of hayward into foster city and san mateo, 101 problem free peninsula into san francisco, 101 north bay who major trouble this is southbound on the right past the marin civic center, delay-free to 580 and the golden gate bridge. >>> :19. >>> ahead, prince harry's las vegas pool pals share their story. >>> "good morning america" goes primetime the appearance featuring the entire gma team and an update on robin robe >>> good morning. :23 on this friday among. a look at light traffic in the east bay this is i-680 taillights southbound from north main as you can see on this friday morning even though folks have gone back-to-school this week and some back from vacation, traffic here not very heavy more information on that with frances in a couple of minutes. >>> this morning, buckingham palace is threatening to take legal action against british newspapers that print the nude p

altamont to 680, 30 minute drive. 101 northbound still a stall blocking left lane at the embarcaderoere and we have a stall at the bay bridge also, right lane on the incline section tough to see with the sunrise, beautiful, but traffic is bumper-to-bumper behind the toll to at least the west grand overcrossing. beautiful ride coming from marin over the waldo grade, fog-free, lovely drive past the toll plaza into san francisco over the golden gate. >>> 6:40. >>> ahead, the new strategy for facebook as it tries to increase ad sales. trading underway on wall street. we have a live report from the new york stock exchange. the dow is down 21 points. >>> first, new legal action from kidnapping victim jaycee dugard the witness tampering accusations her lawyers are bringing. >>> he's the head of the cia, also served as top military commander. will general david petraeus soon be [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i've never written a fan letter before, but you've done the impossible. you made gluten free cereals in a whole bunch of yummy flavors. cinnamon chex and honey nut chex are two of our favorit

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development of piers 30-32 and the sale or lease and development of the lots back on the by the embarcadero >> commissioners, planning and development director. i am representing the core team of staff. brad and patricia. also representing the office of economic and workforce development under the direction of jennifer. we'n to be able to partner with the golden state warriors on this project, and they are operating through the entity of gsw arena llc. they're being represented today by jesse from the strata investment group. i have a brief powerpoint presentation to take you through this project. we're asking for authorization to enter into exclusive negotiations with gsw for the purpose of developing piers 30, 32, and 330. in particular, gsw would be taking on the development of a multi-purpose facility that would be the home of the warriors, and their home games would be played there. but also conventions and other activities, as well as recreation and water-oriented facilities that would be developed as well. the exclusive negotiating agreement would be for a two- year time span, which

here's 101 toward the embarcadero exit. there's that southbound side with construction and no slowing and another live look out. it shows you the san mateo bridge. back to you. >>> still aheaahead, new rules get rid of gas guzzlers on the road. president obama's ambitious goal for gas mileage on new cars next the. >>> she's out to prove nobody is too old for technology. a 100-year-old woman keeping up with the times and kids online. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408 number? you'll still need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out! >>> this is "today in the bay." >>> welcome back, everyone. what a beautiful, live look outside. embarcadero. sometimes you see a few runners and walkers this morning. a few cabbies waiting for us all.

that is the embarcadero in san francisco, very fogged in this morning.ugust 20th, this is "today in the bay." >> it's 5:29. good morning everybody. always happy to have you with us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. new details are unfolding in the steroid scandal around giants all star melky cabrera. christie smith is live at at&t park with the unusual steps he is accused of taking to cover up his alleged drug use. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. another strange turn. really, a troubling allegation that one of melky cabrera's associates bought a phony website on his behalf to, basically, try and explain away a positive drug test, that according to the new york daily news. the scheme fell apart as the giantsll star prepared his case to challenge the test. major league baseball announced the 50-game suspension. according to the daily news the associate paid $10,000 for the website with the plan to try and fool major league baseball by suggesting that cabrera ordered a supplement that was spiked with tes

we'll get a live look at university and embarcadero.see a little slowing so this may be a non-issue. i'm tracking the report of a wrong way driver along the peninsula. looks like 101 should be cleared but i'll send you updates. >> we'll check back. >> 5:57. still ahead a full scale arsenal attack on mosquitoes. more on what's happening on the peninsula. >> a live look outside, look at that gorgeous blue sky. ask me what it's like when my tempur-pedic moves. [ male announcer ] why not talk to someone who owns an adjustable version of the most highly recommended bed in america? ask me about my tempur advanced ergo. goes up. goes up. ask me what it's like to get a massage anytime you want. goes down. goes down. [ male announcer ] tempur-pedic brand owners are more satisfied than owners of any traditional mattress brand. ergonomics. [ male announcer ] tempur-pedic. the most highly recommended bed in america. [ female announcer ] for more information or to find a retailer near you, visit tempurpedic.com. >> a mosquito invasion. the pesky pro

, christina talked about the america's cup and if you want to head out in person, embarcadero is goingwded. it's still going to be crowded because of the activity. also note in the city, we do have the police activity. bob redell is on the scene. suspicious items around geary and jones, 38 and 27 bus lines go through the area. that will mean a minor reroute because a couple of blocks are closed. look for sfpd and where they have it blocked off. that will mean another two or three minutes through the area. as long as the signals are okay for you. coming off of the san mateo bridge, a smooth drive westbound. eastbound away from the peninsula a smooth drive. a flat section here, look at that, you see folks coming off the bridge. to the south. no slowing. but over labor day weekend it's closed, starting friday at 10:00 and the south bay construction. 880 at 101. back to you. >> good to know. >> 5:21. why republicans plan to do things a little differently at this year's national convention. >> plus, the question is are they unstoppable? we hope so. petaluma advances in the little league wor

this will be installed next week along with a plywood barrier along the embarcadero. it will keep crowds safe from the damaged area and the construction work. future actions are moving rapidly with the integrated design approach with analysis of the upgrades, code, as well as energy upgrades. these are going to be covered by the insurance policy. i'm available to answer any questions. >> one of our earlier speaker said it best. thank you to all of you involved in getting this moving along so rapidly. it was very unfortunate circumstance, but a real tribute to everyone who was involved. i am pleased we have so much focus on the historic restoration. >> the temporary, what we're doing to cover up, is it like a facades? >> this is gone to be a fabric that is going to be like a breathable fabric and it is going to have a graphic on it that will be of the historic -- >> it will look to the public like the building appears as normal? >> it is going to be a scaffold. it will be clear that it is a picture, but it will be conveying our thought process, a sentiment that this wi

taking a live like over the embarcadero. not much of a marine layer means a hot day ahead. 70s at the coast today. your full forecast in just a few moments. >>> san mateo bridge from the peninsula side, things are picking up. those slowdowns are coming up. >> it's about 6:31. good morning. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. a well-loved gymnastics coach who died enjoying the great outdoors will be remembered today. >> friends and family say 57-year-old russell wright was a pillar of his community on the peninsula. wright was swimming in yosemite's merced river last week when he drowned after getting trapped in the water. the gymnastics coach lived in san mateo and taught children of all ages in palo alto. we spoke to one of his colleagues to reflect on how much he meant to everyone around him. >> he just did a wonderful job with the young kids. he had such a gentle and calming approach, and the kids and parents just loved him. so he's going to be missed. >> today a memorial service will be held for wright the at

there's several other -- along the embarcadero.here's several other locations think what you want to do if you want to see fireworks or fleet week maybe a friend of yours has a roof deck. the racing continues officially tomorrow through sunday then next sum her when the real america's cup takes place in san francisco, you ca enjoy 55 days of racing. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> we have a link to the america's cup world series schedule and a map showing the best places to see from it. go to abc7news.com click on see it on tv. >>> gang violence continues to take a big toll in san jose police have two more shootings to investigate, one fatal. six people have been murdered in the past seven days. police were called to this scene around 6:30 last night they found a 24-year-old man woundedded he died at the hospital. 7 lawyer think another scene two mile as 20-year-old man expected to survive that one. police are not sure if the two are connected. >>> federal investigators still keeping an eye on chevron's richmond refinery as hydrocar

look from our high-def camera towards the embarcadero, bay and bay bridge traffic there moving okay so far back-to-school, back to work for many frances will have a look at your commute coming up. >>> three people in the hospital after a race car crashed into a crowd all caught on camera. it happened last night during the battle of the badgers race at the missouri state fair, an old police cruiser outfitted as a race car lost control and crashed into the pit area hitting at least three people, two had to be taken to the hospital. no word on the extent of their injuries or why the driver lost control. a scary, scary accident. >>> hollywood is mourning the death of well-known director tony scott this morning. scott directed top gun, spy game and man on fire. police say he died after jumping off a bridge in los angeles yesterday. investigators say they found a suicide note at his office. the 68-year-old scott was working on a film with his brother director ridley scott. >>> in texas five more planes will spray a second coat of pest of pesticides. four planes took off yesterday to spray th

. >> here we are at the embarcadero. we are standing at one of locations for the street artists.ar 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 a licensed street artist go to? >> they can go to the fisherman's wharf area. they can go in an

cars -- street cars, adding service on the embarcadero.we do have a couple of ball games, one saturday at 1:00 p.m. and another at 5:00 p.m. on sunday. this for help with this. we are testing the people plan earlier -- during this week. including the most notable ltd. and the 37 limited. those will be connecting people from bart up to event areas in the north of the city, the marina green. it will provide connection to the regular service and will continue to provide regular service to our regular riders. there will be increased demand testing does, bart and the ferry and the golden gate writers providing enhanced service. there will also be freed valet bike parking at the green. and anyone who does need to drive, despite all the great transit service and bike parking, should use the satellite parking lots. there is good information on the america's cup website and presumably on our website. there is also a web page on the 511.org website for the america's cup. we're looking for a bigger event in october and then another next year. the nex

southbound 101 in palo alto and embarcadero an accident blocking right lane traffic still moving close70 miles an hour, still pretty light through the area, no need to take alternates. 680 walnut creek no problems, southbound towards highway 24 as you move towards the san ramon valley, traffic is fine. >>> 5:54. >>> electric vehicle with a lot of buzz may be in trouble. >> here's jane king. >>> good morning. chevy volt may be running out of power general motors lance to halt production for four weeks starting next month after weaker than expected sales of the electric car. general motors says it is temporarily closing the plant as it gears up for production of the impala. how likely are you to get into a car crash? pretty likely if you live in washington, d.c., drivers in the nation's capital are the most accident prone in the nation. collision once every 4 1/2 years among residents large cities phoenix drivers have the best record. new york's attorney general looking at whether the fast growing industry is deceiving customers with misstatements about ingredients and health value. subp

. >>> on friday's during months of august there is live from embarcadero station. >> bikes were first allowed on bart in 1974 with a lot of restrictions. now, today you can take your bicycle on bart but not during peak hours. and there is an experiment working in new york city. bicyclists and passengers will learn to co-exist during busiest hours, but only on fridays. >> this will be easier. >> and the boort said yes to the program to measure impact during peak hours. >> presently only bicyclists are excluded when you can bring luggage,, strollers. >> there will be rules to follow and they cannot block aisles or doors and not on escalator autos changes are good. >> not everyone son board with the idea. >> the san francisco bicycle coalition says bart realizes their customers are changing wait they get from a to b. >> bart understands grow gs number making sure they can move from county to county is really a new customer base for bart. barlt wands feed back. >> there is a short survey. >> this is at the end of the traichblt clearly labeled he costly but probably something well see. bar

this is from san francisco, the embarcadero. more lights and the moon glowing there off the water. that's very much worth the price of admission. it's 5:12. >> also look at your business news. the bay area job market taking top honors for job growth thanks to the tech industry. >> san jose's job market the strongest in the nation from june 2011 to june 2012. the next strongest jobs market, the san francisco, san mateo, marin region rose 3.6%. houston sugarland a 3.3%. >> scott mcgrew joins us. that's a bright spot in a disappointing jobs picture. >> sure is. if you look in the sugarland there's not a lot to be happy about as far as fast growth. tomorrow we get the july jobs number. the guess is by some that the nation added about 100,000 jobs in the past month. they don't expect the unemployment rate to change. another place where we're excelling is the south bay up to the peninsula to san francisco, all of those markets have turned the corner from 2007 lows. we're talking hard data, not wishful thinking. >> now, don't get too excited. we expect a sawtooth bottom, up, down, more im

. >>> on the embarcadero behind us, sunshine starting to break out, i don't think we will get total sunshineause the sea breeze is too fast. >>> thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a >> who wants to be a millionaire is next.

it's going to extend from grant avenue along jackson street to washington to the embarcadero until 4:n. it coincides with the second annual china town's ping-pong tournament that begins at 8:00 this morning at portsmouth square. mayor ed lee plans to attend. >> coming up next, an amazing effort as the petaluma little leaguers dream almost came true in the world series. >>> and the republican convention is delayed because of tropical storm isaac.

. >>> on the embarcadero behind us, sunshine starting to break out, i don't think we will get total sunshinese the sea breeze is too fast. >>> thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next.

reverse their first vote this view could change for those folks walking along this part of the embarcadero. >> reporter: a rally on the steps outside of city hall. also known as 8 washington. a condo slated to be built on prime water front property north of washington. >> eye sore. >> reporter: they collected 31,000 signatures to qualify a referendum for the 2013 city ballot changing the -- challenging the height. >> voters are with us. >>> the board of supervisors voted in favor of increasing the height to 136 feet but now the board is scheduled to vote again on tuesday. he is trying to lobby three supervisors, all three voted yes and now he wants them to vote no because the polls show they are against the height limit. >> we came out today to give them a chance to do what the people want. if they don't the people will decide for them. >> reporter: just got off the phone with a spokesman, he says the only thing that changed is a misleading paid signature drive. the project has been in the works in 7 years. it is alive. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> developing news out of contra co

market no longer connects with embarcadero. today, he would have to skip through the -- >> you know california street. >> yeah. >> coming down the hill on a cable you can just see many my office. >> reporter: not anymore and bob hope's character would have a tough time paying the rent today because the entire block is now occupied by the ritz carlton hotel. a lot of the sky above california street has disappeared. >> in 1958's vertigo. the location is actually the broco bay apartment come lek. the same spot visiting 10 years olderrer by rita hayward on. much like children fighting over a new toy, producers have tried to become hip and powerful. paul and lloyd our perennial sightseeing sleuths took a drive to oakland. you could stop dead in your lane and not annoy anyone, traffic was so light. when the pyramid, the laughing policeman did its best to squeeze the newly marked landmark into every shot. after the futuristic hyatt regency it became the premier lodging place. in 1970 during the construction of the b.a.r.t.'s transbay

i was out there at the embarcadero yesterday and saw the sail boats coming by. low pressure brought us the scattered showers yesterday morning. they have since pushed off to the north and east. big thunderstorms in lake tahoe again yesterday. i don't think we will see quite as active day today as the system moves to the north and east. the accuweather forecast shows the leftover showers along the sierra push off to the east. lake tahoe looking pretty good today. the fog kind of stays along the coast, hugging the coast throughout much of the day today. all right. the forecast, the morning clouds today. temperatures cool, only in the mid-50s throughout the morning hours. about 78 inland. we should top out about 65 in the city to upper 80s further inland for your high temperatures. we will take a look at some areas today from campbell, about 82 for you. sunnyvale, 78 degrees the high temperature. san jose about 80 degrees. and cloudy, foggy conditions from pacifica down through half moon bay. temperatures there only in the upper 50s. same for daly city. kind of coo