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we had waves breaking over the embarcaderos sea wall. it is going to get more is prone to failure, too. it can be age. it can be corrosion, and it can also fail in performance due to size. our treatment plants are really were courses. they are working, working, working. we have mechanical processes that have to run 24/7, and then have to be reliable. we have equipment that has excessive wear and corrosion and facilities reaching the end of their useful life. we talk a lot about the digesters. the digesters are a 1940's design, but we also have issues with our treatment plants. you can see the collapsing ceiling. most of you have seen the situation and conditions, and it is dire. we are living on effectively borrowed time. over the last 18 months, we went through hearings and workshops and public workshops and hours and hours of discussion and came up with goals and levels of service for the waste water system. i'm going to run through these five, and then we will start drilling into what the project are in a sewer system improvement prog

waves crashing over the sea wall of the embarcadero.county residents have to bust out rain gear and wind shield to get this get to this + 3 day. maureen kelly. >>reporter: this subway is the latest to be held up by a suspected serial robber. he is described as an african-american male, 5 in. feet 10 in., and he is wearing a red hooded sweatshirt and a black baseball cap. with a smaller build, and he is linked to five upbraid aid and other subway shops. haazig madyun >>catherine: and the president has offered his budget with cutting trillions over the next decade. with expansion of some and spending and some areas like the epa, and the fta will lose funding. >>reporter: with the governor's plan to balance the budget? that question was put legislative analyst's to this to the california. what these options. it could lead to increasing class size for k- 3. it could cut the lead to tuition level increases at the college level and additional pay cut for is state workers. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >>reporter: san francisco, the gallon of gas i

he was here when the embarcadero had a half-dozen railroad tracks and the sea wall lot still had cars on them. in the earthquake came and brought down the freeway, and john help the port get back on its feet. i love this part. john lived through the three transportation projects that transformed the embarcadero to its current palm tree-lined boulevard. he has worked on the big water main at pier 80, which we relocated for rail tracks out there. this is my absolute favorite part. john has worked underneath every pier that the port maintains, repairing broken water mains and sewer piping. sir john's retirement is very well deserved, but i'm loath to let him go, so congratulations, and more importantly, we accept all our gratitude for having served us so well because everything is still working beautifully. please come back often. congratulations. [applause] >> we also have a beautiful plaque that says john, in appreciation of your 25 years of hard work and dedication at the port of san francisco, march 1986 to march 2011. >> congratulations, john. >> you get your picture taken. [laughte

>>reporter: in san francisco along the embarcadero high tide, stormy conditions the bay waters are continuing against the sea wall problems for pedestrians and drivers. you can take a look at this video and of the water has caused flooding on the westbound of the embarcadero. maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >>reporter: the oakland library has brought this cedar tree down. the weight came crashing down on this minivan parked on madison. luckily, on occupied but he was on his way to take his daughter to school. it was not occupied that vehicle. the road crews had to come in and remove the tree. haazig madyun >>reporter: the self a continuing to make roadways very difficult. especially along highway 1 0 1. they have seen a lot of accidents because drivers are not taking the time they need. also of flooding. on/off ramps and the what drivers to be very cautious. in redwood city, christine connolly, kron 4 news. >>jacqueline: esteban! alpine meadows 34 in. of fresh powder. snow bum--and 65 in. of the bays and sugar bowl. in the last 24 hours, and more snowfall on the way for the high country. www.snowbomb.com for discount

will continue team >> reporter: pedestrians need to watch their step on the embarcadero, bay waters are surging up on the sea wall the side. this has to do with the stormy conditions we have today, as well as high tide. this is one of the highest tides of the year today. 6.2 ft. at the golden gate bridge. >> james: 10:40 a.m., much more straight ahead. >> james: 10:45 a.m., new video just into our newsroom 13th and madison. a tree came down at this point they thought it was storm related. more than 24 hours of consistent rain softened up the ground enough, that the gusty winds have brought trees down. i wouldn't be surprised if we see more of this around the bay area over the day today. keep it tuned here for ongoing coverage. it's not over yet. in fact it's getting worse in the north bay. a flash flood warning? >> louisa: a look at james lick camera. let's go to the radar and zoom and showing you the area. flash flood warning for willowbrook creeks in petaluma. it is currently showing 61 ft., the next couple of hours expecting it to rise over and start flooding some of the areas downstream of willowbrook creeks.