the second example i will show is 368 eureka street, a before and after pictures. 368 eureka is another example of a huge expansion in our very small area to a 1906 building. it was a 10 foot vertical edition. it was more like a 25 foot vertical addition, as you can see in the before and after pictures. this is another example, at 376 eureka. the developer bought a small 1907 house, raising it, adding a large rear addition and a complex roofline that was visible from the public way. the same architect that stevenson -- stephen fowler is using for this project also deemed that compliant. basically, the board of supervisors overturned the environmental documents for the project. a more sensitive and respectful project was since completed their and is now occupied by great neighbors. it is the city's responsibility to body weight projects against cumulative impact. this is not happening in our district. so the word it acknowledged in a memo to the project sponsor -- sophie hayward acknowledged in a memo to the project sponsor that there needs to be an analysis of the boundaries and charact

president miguel: thank you. >> i am the president of the castro eureka neighborhood association. many of you might be familiar with me. i am the one who wrote the 47 conditions for the cafe and worked closely with the cafe. and that has been a model relationship. it has been fabulous. there are no complaints from the cafe. there's been a couple of problems here and there, but the owner of the cafe and the manager worked quite closely with the neighborhood and is very responsive. the experience with greg started when he -- i'm not going to rehash a lot of what was said -- but my experience started with greg when he wanted to open up trigger. and he reached out to us, so i, again, wrote the conditions of use. i seem to be good at that. and we actually revised a number of conditions and felt after the success with the cafe and based on the fact that greg reached out to us, we weren't quite as stringent. i regret that now because it's been nothing but problem after problem after problem and i know the project sponsor wants to portray this as a couple of neighborhoods or neighborhood

it is on stage in san francisco's eureka theater. angel in america has since fofshed into an exhibit and is now in san francisco where you can see it and we'll give you a preview of that and here is brad rosen stein, he's a curator at the the san francisco museum for design. welcome. what an idea to have an exhibit on this. let us talk about angels, first of all. most of us heard of it. you couldn't miss the award especially after the hbo. it won pulitzer, it won the best play in the tonee's. >> they opened in different season. only play in history to do that. it contronted aids and the closeted approach to being homosexual. what do you think in the material made it so cutting-edge? >> it is incredible. it works on so many different levels. tony kushner is a master of language, first of all and the language of the play is extraordinary. going back to the plays for these exhibition i was bowled over with what a brilliant writer he is. how many ideas he can pack into a simple exchange between the characters. he was talking about the po

this works for a nonprofit eureka -- for a nonprofit. these are the kinds of people we should be welcoming. i have known in for 25 years. i know firsthand what a caring teacher she is. she is there for her students 24-7. having close neighborly relations with these parents and reinforces this is a community school in the true sense of the word. this is a teacher you want to work in your neighborhood. it is the desire to work as an extended family of. is this not what we should be fostering? these are trying to carve out a life for our lovely neighborhood. this is not what we should be subjected to. i would like to ask nannette this is not what we should be subjected to greater -- subjected to -- this is not what we should be subjected to. >> i am a school teacher. the community of teachers is becoming thinner due to the high cost of housing. we are fortunate she is able to be of school early and stay late. she is able to volunteer, and this has been her pet project. she has integrated a connection to the learned and to the local environm

. >>> a minor earthquake hit this afternoon near eureka. the u.s.g.s.es is the 3.9 quake struck this afternoon located 39 miles southwest of eureka. there were no reports of injuries or damage. almost a year ago a 6.5 earthquake hit humboldt county, causing more than $12 million in damage to eureka. and in chile, a 7.1 earthquake shook the southern part of the country. there were no reports of death or damages. but nerves were certainly fraid as tens of thousands ran from the coast for higher ground, faring that the quake could trigger a tsunami. >>> hot mail users are complaining this weekend about hundreds of lost or delete email messages. microsoft, which runs the email service is not commenting on what is causing the problem or how widespread it is, but hundreds of complaints have been posted by hot mail users on windows live help forums. the company says it's working to resolve the issue. hot mail is the world's most used web-based email service with about 360 million registered accounts. apple iphone users counting on the phone's alar

i live in eureka valley, it two blocks from the proposed project. i have reviewed the plan and it is within the guidelines of the planning department and also aesthetically pleasing to the neighborhood. i was impressed with those stephen m. renee's willingness to work with the neighbors as a -- have a great expense to them. i was going to read a letter from another neighbor that is in support. i do not want to spend your time doing that. i approve the project standing before you. >> good evening. i have been arrested hud -- a resident of both eureka valley for the last 10 years. i am in favor of the plan for 479 douglass street. this would be a considerable improvement over the existing accounts -- house, and enhanced the neighborhood. it would complement the houses within the bloc. i encourage you to approve the project and thank you for your time. >> i am renee stephens. i am the co-owner of the subject property and and mother of two. we have lived in san francisco since 1993. i want to thank you for being here, commissioners. especially at this l

upper market, eureka valley. noe valley. twin peek.iamond heights, glen park and the san jose gererro area. because it's such a large area we can only scratch the surface in our half-hour program. we will will introduce you to the beautiful attractions, vexing issues and unique plans for the future that make district 8 a special place to live, work and visit. >> i view district 8 as being a little like maybury in the castro it's gaybury. our neighborhoodses are tightly woven. there is a lot of connection of people and awareness of what's going on in the world and the state and locally. >> there are so many things about it. its beautiful. got great views. of the 3 places i have lived 2 had spectacular vistas of san francisco which we appreciate. >> initially when i came here it felt very warm and friendly and welcoming to all kinds of people. >> close to transportation. >> not just the castro. the most of the district is not the castro. >> the neighborhood goes up to the hill the. fancy houses in the hills down to delores park and the m

concord-livermore 44. 30s up in eureka. cold air all the way down to las vegas. there is yesterday's system as it goes down to nevada. the next one coming down. as it does high pressure will build in. big system out there but it's heading north. dry today. patchy morning fog. some of that will be thick. partly sunny. forecasted highs in the 50s today. we will go 51-55. we get a little sun earlier. the trend is for no rain. thick fog will be popping up north bay and east bay. that looks like that will be the forecast for the next couple of days. >>> startling accusations directed at outgoing governor arnold schwarzenegger what he did before he left office. >>> also a newly surfaced video causing a lot of embarrassment for the navy. the man behind that video and what it shows that is so controversial. >>> if you are driving anywhere in the bay area right now so far it looks pretty good. >>> welcome back to the morning news. there is new calls for permanent u.s. bases in afghanistan. lindsey graham says he believes such bases would insure that afghanistan never fall

the quake was centered 39 miles southwest of eureka. there were no reports of any damage. it's in roughly the same area where a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit almost a year ago, causing an estimated 12 and a half million dollars in damage to eureka alone. >>> on his last day in office, governor schwarzenegger has commuted the sentence of the son of a former assembly speaker. estevan nunez was serving a 16 year prison sentence for the stabbing death of a 22-year-old man killed in 2008 during a fight. the governor cut his sentence to just seven years. nunez is the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. prosecutor said the young man and his friends were looking for a fight after they were refused entry to a fraternity party at san diego state university. >>> the highway patrol's aggressive maximum enforcement program is wrapping up in a few hours. so far this weekend, dui arrests are down. according to the c.h.p., officers statewide have arrested 873 people for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. that's down from last year's total of 898 for the same peri

eureka, reading, crescent city.ne system and another one, pretty good when they're wrapping themselves up. that allows the high to build up later. that will prevent us from warming up too fast too son. warm weather for the coast but inland, it might be another pattern where you get that fog. 30s to 40s. clouds and light rain. could get a quarter inch out of the system. then clouds and rain in the forecast with low 50s for some. mid-50s for others. couldn't find a 50-degree temperature five days ago. mountain view 59. low 60s to mid-60s farther south but not as warm as yesterday. morgan hill about 66 to 68. then we'll see high pressure building. the storm tracker will go north. areas could be in the upper 60s by monday. >>> a california judge has been tapped to decide the fate of the man accused in the tucson shooting. why none of the judges in arizona could do the job. >>> plus, the book that's flying off the book shelves. >>> it's a loophole that could be costing californians millions of dollars. >>> hours ago seve

eureka at 29 degrees. system is getting closer. it's still a day away. this system will spread rain heavier to the north. it will be light rain that carries into wednesday morning. 20s to start off with. a lot of 30s. by noon mostly sunny. 48 on the temperatures. 48 to 55 with high clouds coming in with later this afternoon. five-day does have rain coming in tuesday afternoon into early wednesday and then we clear it out. i would not that fog coming. >> all right ux thank you, steve. >>> 5:37 is the time. one of the victims of the arizona shooting has a northern california connection. what friends and families are saying about the young man. >>> why the worst may be yet to come. >>> good morning. we do have very cold temperatures this morning. a lot of 20s. there are some partly cloudy skies. we will end up with a little bit of sun and then highs in the 50s. >>> thank you. welcome back. good morning to you. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we are following for you right now at 5:39. jerry brown run vail details of his budget plan. the gover

same for reno. 39 ukiah. 39 eureka and you go south and find clouds. 40s and 50s down toward las vegas. a little low spinning in. the first low that comes in breaks the first stretch of high pressure. it doesn't have a chance. it runs into too much resistance. it's giving us cloudy skies and it will give us a little bit of rain. not very much. this system again is a weak system. light rain confined mainly toward the north bay. cloudy and cool and breezy. a rainfall trace of .01. warmer lows. instead of 20s and 30s. breezy hills. upper 40s for some. napa in there. santa rosa. fairfield. oakley. san jose. 55. san mateo at 52. clouds a few showers into wednesday and that is is it back to high pressure. warm for some but foggy for others. >>> time now 6:41. the victims of the arizona massacre are on the minds of millions of americans. >>> also the frightening memories the tragedy brings back for one local member of congress. >>> you will soon see general motors in a place it hasn't been since 2008. >>> welcome back to the morning news. it's now 6:44. mourners will gather in tucson arizona

a big difference compared to yesterday. 30s light rain toward ukiah and also eureka.outh of that is just cloud cover. you can see the system spinning in. when it runs into high pressure most of it has been around for most of this month. the mere fact this is giving us some light rain we have to give it credit. it doesn't have much of a chance as the system slides by we will juice up at the atmosphere a little bit. the light rain mainly north bay. today's forecast has a lot of clouds in the forecast. certainly today and into tomorrow. cloudy light rain. 38-46 on the lows. by noon 42-48. there could be light showers. again this is more clouds than anything else. clouds and breezy. san jose 54. antioch and fairfield. after wednesday and thursday back to high pressure and probably more fog. >> thank you, steve. >>> ford announced it will hire 7,000 workers in the next two years and it is targeting one bay area city for one of the new workers. the company plans to recruit 750 engineers from nine cities with san jose near the top of the list. they will work on hybrid own ot

sunshine, high country looking good, cloudy skies, lake tahoe a chance of a few showers in toward eureka lou diskies, -- partly cloudy skies, i think folks this will only keep us high and dry over the next 5 to 7 days this could keep us dry until the end of the month before we start to talk about rain we will have to contend with the fog, a little less fog as we head in toward tomorrow night and looks like the next couple days, dry air continues to mix down, a couple patches of dense fog, numbers not that bad by the afternoon and south bay 64 degrees, san jose, 64 morgan hill and 62 degrees in fremont, east bay temperatures, those will be the tricky numbers, i think we will see 60s towards liver more computer models, warm things up central valley, cooler, plan on 50s. dense fog slowly burn away, 58 in pittsburgh, 58 brent wood and 58 degrees in antioch. north bay, cool to start with, but by the afternoon break out sunshine down slope winds, warm things up nicely, santa rosa, 56 degrees, 63 petaluma, and 53, next couple days a little less fog patchy dense fog showing up in valleys, looks

the department has received 11 additional letters from neighbors, including a letter from the eureka valley neighborhood association in support of the dr request. the sponsor has an agreement with the adjacent neighbors north and south. they are not opposed to the project. the plans before you reflect that agreement. the residential design team reviewed the project and determined it is in line with the residential design guidelines because the additional debt is substantially set back -- additional depth is substantially set back. the one story portion that extends beyond the adjacent building's rear wall is neither and characteristically deep, being only 15 feet -- unchari acteristically deep, being only 15 feet. we recommend you approve the project as proposed. vice president olague: thank you. we have two dr requestors. >> my name is lesley. i live at 455, three buildings north of 479 douglas. i lived there with my husband. i am here in defense of our neighborhood. this project has passed like a bulldozer through the neighborhood. the house served as two affordable housing units f

eureka and reading. 50 yosemite, still very mild. lots of sunshine, southern california. palm springs with the fog holding throughout the 9:00, 10:00 hour and monterey temperatures mild there in the upper 60s. back home low 60s for sunnyvale, milpitas today. looking at numbers still about 6 to 7 degrees above the average. very dense fog to start out on the peninsula, at the coast. and 64 half moon bay. about 63 millbrae. san francisco coming in at about 63 today. north bay, you saw a wide range yesterday. today mainly the low to mid-60s. further north though ukiah, 68. hercules low 60s with 65 fremont. and down around pleasanton today, 64. notice the upper 50s from pittsburg with very dense fog. not willing to mix out through much of the day. another 70 in salinas and watsonville. here's the 7-day forecast. i think we'll get sunshine sooner tomorrow. maybe a few degrees warmer. a few degrees cooler tuesday and wednesday but no rain. temperatures a little above normal right through next week. >> it's feeling like spring. >> it is. >> thank you, lisa. well, our state's high

i'm the president of castro eureka valley neighborhood association. i'm not going to restate everything that has been said. really, all i wanted to say was we are fully behind this. the most important aspect of what has been talked about was the community really engaged in extensive process of looking at copper market and what we wanted in 2007. the community overwhelmingly said it wanted market octavia controls to extend up into the castro. unfortunately, that was never caught a fight, and this whole process was just to codify it. in the interim, what happened is neighborhood residents, community members have had to engage each project one by one, whereas all we are asking is control so the neighborhood does not have to be constantly vigilant and have to work with each project sponsors so that we can all work under the same rules and guidelines. it has been a lot of work, and i personally do not feel that it should be my job to make sure that these things happen. that with the community decided on, really should be planned and codified. that is reall

tonight, the rain as well to the north on the redwood coast near eureka. it move southbound coming up for sunday. it notice it's pushing toward ukiah, this is the tail end of the system so it has a hard time getting much farther south than ukiah but it's an entirely possible will have to view sprinkles here or light showers and the best chance will be for the north bay. lesser chance of the farther south we go. it now were looking at temperatures we have 50's and low 60's at 10:00 a.m., were going to warm up to the mid-60s possibly a upper 60s for some spots. a little patch of 70 showing up to the north of santa rosa. for today to gorgeous day for the afternoon perhaps a few patches of fog still sticking around to the early afternoon. otherwise, mostly sunny, 60s with mid-60's san jose, upper 60s livermore and santa rosa. here's your 7 day are around the bay look into the rest of the holiday weekend tomorrow there are the clouds i put in a couple small rain drops for tomorrow. chance for sprinkles, morning fog afternoon sunshine for martin luther king day

eureka, crescent city a little bit. i'm emphasizing a little. most is quiet.his week foggy morns although a decrease in the fog as we head towards wednesday and thursday. warm days if you don't have the fog or along the coast there's no rain in sight. and some near 70-degree temperatures. santa cruz, monterey. big sur was 80. caramel valley was 80. if you can get the sunshine and a component of an offshore breeze it's gorgeous. the east-northeast wind just brings the fog in. a north wind would definitely help mix up that fog. maybe it will pick up later on. there are signs napa airport east-northeast at 3. fairfield north at 5. concord east- northeast. it all just sucks that fog right back in from the valley. 40s for everybody. mid, upper not much changed there. sunny and warm down in southern california. upper 70s, low 80s. although they are looking for cooler weather into the next couple days. 40s in the valley. and a lot of fog. that footprint of the fog is established itself most of the sacramento valley no doubt about it san joaquin valley. 101 might be a

we've added more moisture as well. 38 up in tahoe. 26 reno. 53 eureka. a couple days ago they were 29 degrees. our system came by and gave us that light rain. there's one more out there. you're probably saying it doesn't look like much. it isn't. but it will give an increase in clouds and keep mostly cloudy skies in the forecast at least through about thursday. then after that everything says high pressure. ridge city we will go with no rain maybe until around the 22nd or 23rd. cloudy in the morning. then mild with some sun. the lows are noticeably warmer. little breezy in the hills though. it continues to be that way. temperatures will stay in the 50s to near 60 degrees for some. low 50s if you can't get through that cloud cover. if you can, upper 50s to 60 degrees. we will have a dry pattern there might be a little rain thursday to the north and after that we're done. highs in the mid to upper 60s at the coast but fog still in the 50s. >>> all right. thank you, steve. the winter storm that's slammed the south has reached the east coast and it's wreakin

u eureka, snow, maybe a shower around sacramento. further south there's showery-type weather.othing to be too concerned with. fresno, possibility of light rain out there. now as we go through the next couple of days, all the focus for all the wet weather moves further to the north. we could see significant rainfall, maybe even flooding in the days ahead in the pick northwest. that's a look at your tuesday d see snow. changing to rain as temperatures warm up. >>> we'll talk about that wet and soggy extended forecast coming up. >> hmm. it is cold out there, bill. bottom line. >> just about everywhere, yeah. >>> and where we strike again, optimism for earnings and the car and truck of the year. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, michael douglas' miracle. he tells matt lauer he has beaten the big "c." >>> college football's national title game decided in the final seconds thanks to an unusual play. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this mo

spinning off to the west of eureka.hat's going to slide later on this evening on into tomorrow morning. the big pattern change you've been seeing is a strong ridge of high pressure giving ground to the area of low pressure which will drop right along the coastline as you head into tomorrow. the main event will get started at 8:00 tonight, probably through mid-morning tomorrow. i would not rule out a slight chance of a thundershower, especially on the coastline, maybe into tomorrow morning. as we head into monday, what we're going to see is the system clearing out as we get into sunday evening. cool and breezy conditions behind it. the rain is going to move on. the work week looks dry. a little chilly as we could have patchy frost in a few areas. you can see hour by hour through 11:00 tonight, mainly areas of lighter rain. the main event showing up right around 6:00 tomorrow morning. the yellows and oranges popping up here on the future cast model, indicating pockets of heavier rain and possibly a chance of an isolated t

the rain is to the north and eureka. 54 tahoe.re a central construction hub is proposed as well as a four-story train depot. reporter shannon handy reports from our sister station in fresno. >> 12 chinese officials got a bird's-eye view saturday what will be the first phase of california's high-speed rail system. with a price ago of $45 million, the entire project will link l.a. to san francisco through fresno. fresno supervisors says aside from china, other countries including japan, germany and france are all interested in the project. >> i think the chinese are competitive but they understand and embrace the fact they're going to partner with local valley businesses and higher local labor to do the work. >> high-speed rail is expected to create more than 100,000 jobs in the valley. the chinese want to build the trains the tracks, and possibly a manufacturing facility in fresno. jeffrey chang works with beijing. think can bring their expertise. >> built more high-speed rail than the entire world all together. they have the exper

around the state today a little light rain around eureka. everybody else dry.peratures in the low to mid-50s along the coast into the central valleys. 57 big sur. check out l.a., 71 today and tahoe 41. back home tonight we have temperatures in the mid-40s inland rz upper 40s to near 50 around the bay shore and out to the coast with mainly dry conditions but thicker clouds. we have the cold front move through last night rather quietly. a small area of high pressure will bring us pockets of sunshine today. look for the rain to move in and mainly stay up in the north bay as this next system will also get steered to the north. your forecast, 500ths inch of rain, maybe nothing measurable tomorrow. look at the 60s throughout the forecast. for saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday. have a great day. here's frances. >> back to sunnyvale where eastbound 237 still complete closed because of this fatal accident. the traffic is detoured off at the lawrence expressway and you can take tazman to get on great american parkway. i called the chp and they're gonna check with calt

maintenance to the space station and when they arrived here today they laid some flowers at the statue of eureka current as it is fifty years since he was the first man in space so all three of you first of all been up there for six months what would you say you've achieved in your time in csma not six miles just a little less than six one of the just going to do it here you know it's an easier for. the for was a base in spades unfortunately for the two of us yeah maybe you might be going to go. for it in the us system isn't so six months in space posts like just one day but they were lots of challenging and interesting tasks during that time one of the first was a problem with docking with the new russian module where we had to work to repair it for one and a half hours before we could actually dock with the i assess the crew showed firmness and calm and acted like real professionals also during one of the space walks some equipment broke the work to repair it was really tough and one should praise the courage and professionalism of all the six crew members that were in space at the time we car

as the library campaign organizer for the library campaign, we reopened the eureka valley branch after a renovation in october 2009. as a nonprofit, we always seek the most cost-efficient way to feed the large crowds we see at these events. we solicit donations and discounted food from our neighbors. we saw a lot of generosity in this neighborhood, but not as much as from ike's place. with just a phone call, we had 100 sandwiches with which we were able to feed 1000 people. that must cost at least $1,000 for ike, for which he sought no recognition. he was just happy to provide that to the neighborhood on what is an extremely important and exciting neighborhood celebration. i am just here to speak on behalf of ike's as a wonderful neighbor and a community member. my name is mary aubler, friends of the san francisco public library. thanks. >> i am alan parker. i worked in the office of economic workforce development. i have been working closely with ike and his business manager to make sure they are aware of the concerns they had before and that they take active space -- active steps in

i have personally seen the great work that you did at the eureka valley recreation center, lovingly restoring a property that is very valuable in the community, and i know you have been very much part of ensuring that local businesses, local individuals can participate in the work of the city, and i think you would do a stellar job, so i'm very grateful you are here before us. >> thank you very much, a supervisor dufty. supervisor mar: i just wanted to add, thanks for the work of the immigrant rights commission. you would bring a breath of knowledge to the commission. thank you, ms. kong. supervisor alioto-pier: thank you. is there any public comment on this item? >> maybe i have to lean forward. first of all, i want to thank the supervisors for the ability to address you here this afternoon and anyone else that may be here in this room. my name is richard armstrong. i have been a representative for nearly 20 years. i now represent the largest this division company in the west, and as such, i have done business with the ironworks owned by florence kong for many years. we have done many contra

support for the conditional use modification from the devose triangle neighborhood association, the eureka valley association, and three other neighbors. the department has not received any opposition. i am also joined here today by jay connor, planning enforcement staff, who managed the violations for trigger, chris hahn, manager of the code enforcement team, and a member from the entertainment commission and the sound technician. and this concludes my presentation and i am available for questions. thank you. president miguel: thank you. this is a conditional use project. >> good afternoon, commissions. jeremy fall speaking for trigger. about a week and a half ago, the district supervisor called us into his office and we hammered out a resolution. frankly, there have been some sound issues related to this smoking patio, but the alternatives to in terms of just closing a smoking patio didn't help the situation as far as the district supervisor decided. the way this patio works on the sidewalk is to increase interaction between what's in the club and what's out of the club, which creates it

space power with it so yes rock is the number one and only choice for astronauts but even before eureka darren's famous first flight it was russian adults that became the first living beings to reach orbit as our reports more of man's best friends are headed for the stars. it's fifty years since the first human went to space it's counted as one of our greatest achievements but as some scientists point out we shouldn't forget the role of first space pioneers for working for the truth of all animals live shorter lives than humans their metabolism is different so we can extrapolate data from animal experience to the conditions of man's flight into outer space. here with the intuitive biomedical problems in moscow these rodents are hoping solve space riddles being in orbit can have big effects on our bodies and although man has been space for decades there's still much that we need to know if we want to travel further away from permit on earth. the purpose of all the previous flights where the buy in program was just evolution how the zero g. condition effects living organisms and to conduc

that the proposed legislation be expanded to include polished stones beads blankets and trinkets eureka more ignorant g.o.p. politicians are the dupes who vote against their own interests and then finally g.o.p. and their nutty unhinged ways well yeah it's amazing that the so-called left so-called progressive in america have bought hook line and sinker this idea that a federal reserve note that has no collateral value whatsoever that's exchangeable into nothing is somehow of value in an economy like the u.s. at the same time of course we're talking about raising the debt ceiling in the us to fourteen fifteen sixteen twenty trillion dollars why do they have to keep raising the debt level because they keep flooding the the economy with these worthless bogus. us dollars silver is up eighty three point five percent last year gold is up twenty nine point five percent the dollar is up one percent i remember the dollar is allegedly a safe haven in these you know tumultuous times and here are these people holding onto the dollar for dear life inside and laughing at anybody who would dare buy si