upper market, eureka valley. noe valley. twin peek.mond 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 mis

was not able to -- the team partnered with the eureka valley recreation center and golden gate wrestling club and went from doing really poorly to be invoiced to when the city championship. so we are really proud of the wrestling team. [applause] this is going to be a really simple format tonight. i'm going to turn it over to the mayor, and he is going to speak. as well as greg wagner, the mayor's budget director, to talk about the mayor's budget to talk about the budget situation. you will hear briefly from a number of department heads, and after that, we will have questions from members of the audience and whoever is the appropriate person to answer the question. that said, why don't we grabbed the microphone here. turn it over to mayor lee. mayor lee: thank you. good evening, everybody. i am not too prone to give long speeches, so that is probably good for you and me. anyway, i want to thank supervisor wiener for hosting this tonight. and for all the department heads that are here. i know there is probably commissioners here as well and other friends. by the way, i am a resident of di

and there are maps from the 1800's that show the farmhouses in the valley, the eureka valley, and missiontrict that were done by the army. so the army is its own resource for the history of the city before there was a building department. they would have everything. you could find out what was the original house in an area. again, this is the 1800's more than the 1900's. but the earthquake obliterated a lot of records. >> there's the survey map that the government did. that's a great resource to just kind of show -- you know, we saw that map on the grid pattern. they had that, like i said, on maps in 1968. but there's no streets yet. but the coast survey map will show you where there are streets put in and buildings sometimes. there's lots of great resources out there. >> that was terrific, woody. thank you so much. >> i couldn't have enjoyed it more. [applause] >> we'll see you next >> welcome to "culturewire." since december 2005, the museum of the african diaspora, known locally,moad, has presented programs that celebrate and explore the culture, history, and art of people with african

in every major city of california, and, in fact, we are now in the central valley, up in your rica, other areas -- up in eureka. there was deployment about three years ago, and we had issues before the board. we withdraw the application and continued to build in other cities. we have statewide ceqa laws, as you all know. most of the cities, over 260 cities, have not required any ceqa at all. as the total vacations kroatian, a utility. there are four or five cities that have required a ceqa review, and they have given us an exemption. supervisor elsbernd: you have not had to do an eir? >> we have not. supervisor elsbernd: thank you, ken. if you can complete your analysis? >> sure. in fact, i do not think i got to the cumulative impact, but to get to it, there is an evidence standards, which i think i sort of mentioned, but the only punitive impact that has been addressed brings us back to what i was going to talk about in the context of unusual circumstances, because the same set of case law applies about the aesthetics or cumulative aesthetics. aesthetics is judged according to the immediate surroundings. all

rain in eureka for your go away friday. 63 degrees so the south of monterey. mid-70s central valley. 56 a threat of rain in the high sierra. rain moving into pengrove very light in the overnight hours. for your saturday, official sunup at 6:36. a smattering of precipitation towards the delta also as well. otherwise, it looks like for your saturday numbers coming down ever so gently slightly below average. upper 60s in san jose. down from 73 today. again, we do have juvenile diabetes research walk on sunday. a 5k. you can do that. come on out and join the fun. 63 degrees. otherwise, the extended forecast does call for -- we do have some sunshine on sunday morning and then we will increase the cloud cover becoming mostly cloudy. another chance of rain tuesday. derek dynamite reed sent this picture. thank you, sir. we invite you to send your pictures to mypics@cbs5.com. >>> 10-year-old and 11-year-old siblings were presented awards during the 911 heros awards ceremony. >> recognizing you for your heroic actions during your mother's critical time of need. you are a testament to the trem

eureka. we do have partly sunny skies in the central valley. rain chances overnight, playing tag with the far reaches of the north bay, otherwise there is your sun-up, kind of combination of some clouds. we are going to refer to it as partly to mostly cloudy for your saturday. chances to the north. then we'll get a little break by saturday night to sunday morning. another chance of rain by sunday night. here's how we're playing your numbers for your saturday. 60 pacifica to 70 degrees in santa rosa, concord and in napa. the extended forecast does call for again a little bit of a break saturday night through sunday. then another chance of rain by sunday night through monday. and then we'll have a few clouds by tuesday through thursday. i was waiting to get to this because i emailed derek and told him that he was going to be using his photographer and he said tell everybody that's my correct name. the derek dynomite reed. hope to see you sunday and also on saturday at the strictly sail pacific show in jack london square and again if you are out a

eureka. mid to upper 50s through the central valley through san diego. mid to upper 50s around big sur.e and 47. palm springs, 85 degrees with mostly sunny skies. >> janelle: taking a look at the stories we are following. barry bonds' attorneys are planning ago a challenge and possible appeal after he was convicted of one count of obstructing justice. a federal jury failed to reach a verdict on three perjury counts that involved allegedly taking steroids. >> bart will search for a new general manager this year. the fired gm is stepping down. she submitted a letter of resignation after finalizing a million dollar severance package. she spent 19 years in total at bart and was the agency's first female manager. neither side is saying what led to the resignation. >> oakland school district says 230 teachers will be able to keep their jobs for next year. about 400 high school and middle school teachers are still waiting to hear their fate. the latest on these stories coming up at 6:00 a.m. >> in marin county, federal officials say signs stating leash laws are missing. they are not sure what

eureka. otherwise, pleasant conditions in throughout the central valley and approaching 50 on the south and northore. winds tomorrow out of the north 10 to 20 miles per hour. blowing the pollen around. the tree count remains on the medium to high side and if your eyes are itchy could be from the grass count also medium to high. your high temperatures for your saturday will be going up in comparison to today when we had 71 degrees in napa. 76 tomorrow. it was 58 degrees in half moon bay. counting on low 60s there. otherwise 73 in oakland. low 70s in santa clara. there you have the extended forecast. warmest day this weekend will be on sunday. we are talking near or record warmth on wednesday. that's when we will peak with this impending warming trend and gradually cooler conditions by this time next week. don't go away. we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,, i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvu

some rain and cool temperatures in eureka. 54 degrees. 60s and 70s in the central valley.try will get some of the rain too. not snow, just too warm. so they will get rain for tomorrow looks like. then it will get a little colder heading into thursday. a chance of some rain and snow mix and by friday just leftovers. looks like we have a series of storms to deal with. no strong ridge of high pressure building out here so that is leaving the door open for these storms just to drop over the top of us. not real strong. but enough to bring some showers. so chance of showers in the forecast for tomorrow. probably going to continue into thursday morning then we will try and dry things out as we head into the weekend. let's see if we can time it out for you a little bit. turn the computer model to 8:00 a.m. in the morning. this model may be a little bit slow but as we head through the day you'll notice clouds and chance of showers will be on the increase especially as we head into the afternoon showers moving onshore. so could be a bit of a wet commute on the way home tomorrow. and

the one going through now south bay and santa clara valley and next section coming down eureka that's the really cold part. see how it carves itself out? i love that. that's going all the way down to southern california. by tomorrow we'll be on the northern edge. but we'll be on the breezy cool edge of it as well. and the really critical minimums will be friday morning and saturday morning in wind protected areas. today highs in the 50s. possible thundershowers snow level around 2500 feet. this is a cold system. so if we do get snow, it's late tonight or early friday morning. and the sierra definitely dealing with some snow. could be bursts for a couple hours of moderate snow mainly around 6:00 to 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning. by then it will slide south. maybe a foot to foot and a half in higher locations. cooler windy today off and on showers. 50s and a possibility of thundershowers later on. we'll still keep it quite active into early friday and then looks better except for the cold lows in the morning. we will warm fast on the weekend. >>> all right. time now 6:11. parts of the bay

temperatures across the state from mid to upper 50s through the central valley, yosemite, los angeles and san diego. 55 in eurekaoe and warm spot will be palm springs, 81 degrees. >> eric: our time is 6:43. in japan, nuclear regulators have raised the severity of the crisis that the crippled nuclear plant from level five to level seven, highest on the international scale. on par with the chernobyl melt down. the actual amount of radiation leaking from the plant is just 10% of chernobyl. investigators upgraded the japanese disaster because radiation has contaminated the air, tap water, vegetables and sea water as workers continue to try to fix the plant, country continues to deal with aftershocks of 6.3 magnitude aftershock was felt this morning. >> a group of little leaguers in southern california was supposed to my to tokyo for a tournament with japanese players. they decided to donate their airfare so the japanese players could come here. they arrived yesterday. first trip to california. they'll be staying with local families so they won't face any out-of-pocket expenses. >> it was horrible what happened in ja

valley. still a chance of rain towards eureka, high country looking good. so high pressure a flat ridge.e difference between the two pressure systems yeah they are going to cause windy conditions developing not only today but probably tomorrow. so we are going to see those winds blow for the next couple of days. the wind will switch directions toward the weekend. 58 and windy in half moon bay. east bay numbers up near 70 in places like antioch and brentwood 60s and winds whipping up into berkeley and richmond. cool at the coast, winds down a little from yesterday and probably tomorrow. toward the weekend lots of sunshine coming our way and looks like some royal temperatures too as those numbers up into the 70s and 80s. let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> love it. all right. thank you, lawrence. let's go out towards pacifica. highway 1, one way traffic control in effect until 7:00 this morning. approaching linda mar they are doing some roadwork there along the coast. all right. elsewhere roadwork lanes blocked eastbound 84. this is the dumbarton bridge. approaching the high-rise variou

eureka at 57. and around .75 because the lake level is 54 in tahoe. central valley low to mid-70s.ngs, 93. los angeles, 85. heading up to the sierra, valley rain and mountain snow throughout the weekend. yosemite is drying and you have possibility of rain. southern california we will stay in the mid to upper 80s. slightly cooler on sunday and san diego low to mid-70s. >> eric: it's 6:43. state lawmakers are losing one of their most cherished perks, the compensation commission is taking away the teacher financed vehicles for the assembly and state senate. they will be giving $300 a month to offset the cost of gas and insurance for their personal cars. >> i think everybody has to share in the pain and these are cuts that have to take place. >> the change will go into effect in december will save california $2 million over five years. >>> a republican plan to cut billions of dollars to cut the federal budget going before congress today. congress has sent a budget bill that averted a government shutdown last week. it's ready for him to sign when he returns from an illinois campaign sym

eureka. currently dry from the south bay towards the east bay. 74 in the almaden valley. 60 in san francisco. redwood city, 64. right now in oakland, a few mid level cloud cover. temperatures right now in the upper 50s. not so bad. we also have 65 in sunnyvale, 61 in san jose. 59 in napa. a few areas of fog mainly for the coastal locations. clear in the interior regions for the south bay and our baaside communities. here's the great news. high pressure building in from the south will eventually bring us some mild weather over the next 72 hours. the warmest stretch of weather, in fact, it looks like we've had in weeks at this point coming our way in our seven-day forecast. 3:00 p.m. into tomorrow, looking at 42 in san jose. 43 in sunnyvale. 45 in novato. if you're doing any traveling, there are delays across st. louis down to dallas. there's cleaning up of that tornado outbreak on friday. more severe weather hitting them at this moment. we'll have details of when 70-degree weather is going to be here for quite a while coming up. >>> thank you, jeff. one of san francisco's cable car lines is pa

eureka at 53. tahoe 50. with sunshine. 62 in big sur. low to mid-70s throughout the central valley and l.a.gs. if you are heading up to the sierra for the weekend, chance of i'd say the lake level rain and mountain snow saturday and sunday. eric? >> mike, thank you very much. >>> 5:47. it's easter weekend. hundreds of thousands of christian pilgrims are in jerusalem today to mark good friday. this is the day that christians commemorate jesus' crucifixion. many retrace the last step leading to the ancient church revered as the site he was buried and resurrected. . households and businesses across the country trying to figure out how to cope with skyrocketing gas prices. even the president is fighting one cause of the high prices. emily schmidt is in washington with a closer look at the problem and repercussions. >> gas prices at nearly three-year high, commuters are now feeling the number crunch. >> 50-mile plus round trip. over $110 a week. easy. >> the neighwide average is $ -- nationwide average is $3.85 and climbing. >> everybody complains but they know we are not the cause. >> yesterday

valley. look at mid80 in los angeles and palm springs . cooler in san diego and breezy and any rain in eurekan karlos is moving ahead with plans to contract with redwood city for fire-fighting services. they voted not to hire a private company. but if negotiations with redwood city fails, the option could be back on the table. >> there is a warning about spike in peeping tom incident in ucberkeley. they have received the incident since january. it happened last week wheel a residents was showering. the suspect had black spiky hair. >> police are questioning a man who showed up with a gun around 9:30. when the woman went to the neighbor to call 911, the house mate confronted the suspect and was shot several times. >> the u.s. energy department confirms what you know. gas prices rose four cents in the past week and now more than a dollar high schooler. higher prices are driving up the food prices. by the end of the year beef prices will rise. that will have a ripple affect. >> we don't go out to movies. >> keep from eating filet minon and lobster. im down to chicken wings and canned soup. >> ri

valleys today with the upper 60s to near 70. sunshine along the coast to the mid-to-upper 50s from eureka to big sur. clouds through san diego.round yosemite right now for 64. sunny 82 in palm springs. eric? >> thank you. >>> 6:46 now. it's a stunner. this morning, major league baseball is taking over the day-to-day operations of the financially troubled los angeles dodgers. owners frank mccourt vast fortune is tied up in a messy divorce. the wife was the team ceo until two years ago. mccourt is reportedly having trouble meeting the team payroll. the move by commissioner bud selig to take control of the team is seen as the first step to end mccourt's ownership of what was once baseball's most profitable franchises. mccourt says he will challenge selig's decision. >>> a new study finds california cash-strapped school could generate a billion dollars statewide every year taxing soda. the state public health advocacy service says it would raise $233 for every student in state schools. note that part of the funding could be used to fund the childhood obesity prevention initiatives. the study is based on soda tax bill by assembly

eureka with clouds and rain. 98 sunshine in palm springs. in between, we've got 70's and some clouds in the central valley. 71 in yosemite with 65 along the montereyl and breezy with a few clouds along the central coast. warmer weather here. 72 in campbell. a lot of sunshine. peninsula numbers, still have that stratus and the low cloudiness early on. it should thin out and we'll see 59 pacifica. 68 san mateo. 66 downtown so near average highs with partly cloudy conditions in the city. north bay numbers, 70 and mild in petaluma. you'll have mostly cloudy skies. partly cloudy, berkeley. 70 in fremont and out over the hills, low 70's today. and down by the monterey bay, mild 74 near the boardwalk. tonight if you're headed to the coliseum, 60's but then 50's. temperatures kind of typical. bring the jacket. today, the warmest day of the week, a little cooler tomorrow. light rain tomorrow night into monday and then much cooler with only mid 60's for highs. few more clouds around on wednesday. so still feeling like spring. >> it is. ok, thanks so much, lisa. well, it is well known that people who lose a lot of weight can improve their health but a new st