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 public space. when you are a visitor to the waterfront, riding the ferry are coming down to enjoy the waterfront, that public space is what you expect and enhances the visit. >> i remember something about uses on the waterfront having to be maritime related. is there a change in that direction? >> the port is a very nontraditional port. when you think of most ports, they are cargo facilities. the port of santa cisco has limited cargo, but it is very diverse. -- the port of san francisco has limited cargo, but it is very diverse, fishing industry, tugboats, ship repair, cargo, and a couple of others. as we redevelop the waterfront, we are integrating all of those individual uses into new development.

a question was raised by the manager of the ferry building in terms of substitute parking for the ferry building. have we made plans for that? what will transpire during construction? >> we are looking at that question. we have been discussing the issue with the very building management. support staff has been. we do not have a completely resolved yet. we're working towards a solution with them. we do not have an answer to that question today. the parking agreement between the port and the ferry building management does propose an area to consider for replacement parking should a garage contemplated. we are using that as the template to guide our discussion. i can answer the question she raised about the construction period. according to environment to review documents, it is a 24 month construction when a. >> there has been a lot of discussion about giving up the tennis courts. was there no other option to maintaining the tennis courts? >> i should probably defer to the developer on that. >> i just want to respond to the question. the recreation center was never given to the developer

we have water, a ferry, water taxis, rail, bikes, bus. i look at this project not only as -- at the forstall condominiums, which offers inner city living, which is highly desirable, white at the tod, as well as many other things. when the bottom, we're going to of people living in town using cars, to some extent, but the impact on the bridge, because of the location of this project, will be less than the standard stuff that you see in this country. i like the design elements that seidman has introduced -- simon has introduced. in particular, if the past is prologue, i really like the quality of the work that he did hepier 1.5, 3, and 5. the thing speaks for itself. >> thank you. next. >> commissioners. i am from the san francisco trade this area. i have spare you the little ground normally drive with me to these things. i am is thinking myself this time. i am sure it will have occasion to bring that back in the future. i want to reiterate our continuing support for this. it has continued to improve. i am it especially excited by the repla

is this something you would envision along the ferry building as well? any other thoughts. that is also a good opportunity coming to your point about psa's, taking advantage of the various modes of transfer that will be employed during the america's cup to educate the cyclists, maybe not your usual cyclists, but motorists as well about safely to sharing our system. >> thank you, commissioner. thank you for your early leadership of the board of supervisors. we are really excited about america's cup. i want to recognize peter elbert. he is somewhere in the audience. he has been a godsend for us on these issues. we know we cannot move tens of thousands of extra people around the city by car. we cannot do it only with transit. we're going to need to count on bikes as an option. i commend the mayor's office, the port, and the mta for thinking ahead on this. they're already thinking about bike-sharing program. they're thinking about secure bike parking valet. we want to make sure they're parked safely come out of the way of pedestrians, and not in the way of reviewing our commerc

coming up later, he expects -- kurdish militants have hijacked a ferry with people on board. the minister has been killed in a helicopter crash three years after his predecessor dies under similar circumstances. welcome once again. the venezuelan government says that the baseball player that was kidnapped by armed men has been found alive. he is said to be safe and sound. the country's information minister said that security forces had located him in mountains. he is a catcher for the washington nationals in the united states. >> it had been a day of vigils for baseball fans in venezuela, especially for supporters of the washington nationals. the players appear to have been answered. the young catcher has been rescued in the mountainous region and is said to be safe and well. he had been kidnapped earlier this week from outside his parents, by a group of armed men. the sportsmen in venezuela have been the target of crime in the past, but this was the first time one had been taken off the street at gunpoint. he had just finished his rookie season with the nationals in the u.s.

on july 27, 1999, the port commission adopts a resolution naming the plaza immediately west of the ferry building as harry bridges plaza. the commission's resolution also called for a monument recognizing harry bridges and to direct a project sponsored to return to this project for approval of the monument design. since then, the committee has selected an artist and developed a design for the monument, as you can see here. harry bridges is widely considered one of america's great labor leaders because of his commitment to labor issues, being at the forefront for racial equality, civil liberties, and world peace, and he played a prominent role in the san francisco general strike, which brought labor issue to the forefront across the country. he also served on this commission from 1970 to 1982. the sculpture will be a bronze, a 12 foot tall likeness of harry bridges. i believe this is a 50% scale model, but we are looking at 81% sculpture -- a 200% sculpture in real life. the sculpture would stand on top of a square 4 foot tall granite base with embedded text informing visitors of his acco

this man's neighbor is on the ferry. when they didn't return home, he said, i came down to the port. but for the time being, there's been very little information available. they requested fresh supplies. the families are in for an anxious night. will grant, bbc news. >> mexico's interior minister has been killed in a helicopter crash. 45-year-old francisco blake mota is one of eight people who died in what's thought to be an accident outside mexico city. he played a leading role in the fight against drug gangs. peter bose reports. >> the minister's helicopter came down in the hills to the south of mexico city. he was traveling to a meeting with a number of officials from the mexican government. the cause of the crash isn't known. a spokesman for president felipe calderon said authorities launched a full investigation. translator: at this moment we're investigating all possible causes of this very unfortunate incident. with respect to relatives and public opinion, there will be a fall investigation by authorities to clari

there are a lot of kids that come down on weekends because of a ferry building. the whole sea waterfront has changed, and there are kids everywhere. i love the area. i love living where i live, and i would love to continue to do so. i plan to continue to do so, but there's a couple of things that i would like to see. as you know, parks are extremely important for children cognitively. and they say that there's a correlation from lack of parks, and that is a known fact. so every day, i used to drive my kids every single day to chestnut street part -- park so they could play. i would love to see this develop. supervisor chiu: banking. that speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. -- thank you. next speaker. >> i would like to speak up for the seniors and the grandparents. as the last speaker mentioned, we mostly live in the golden gate way apartments and so forth in a rather small accommodations, so it would be nice to have -- with the grandkids come, had a place to go and to take them, so i think it is really important, and there are a lot of seniors in the neighb

then the ferry building itself. in 2003, the project that we developed it appears. in 2006, finished. and, of course, you are familiar with the brown street wharf and various other aspects like the cruise terminal which is under planning right now and the exploratorium, which is under construction. bringing us back to this area. this area is -- in this area on the right hand portion, it is the smaller shape which is sea wall lot 351. in 2005, we were looking at the waterfront land use plan, which in course the court to seek ways to combine seawall to351 with digits in golden gateway land. undertook this project, came to the port in 2005, with this idea. at that point, this land -- the adjacent land was still under the purview of redevelopment, that redevelopment has now expired in time. but the waterfront land use plan, urging the exploration of how to combine these sites to maximize it, and reduce housing, retail, recreation, and open space, is what we hear about today. so i am going to rush through this a little bit so we can maximize mark's time on the design. bu

theft and a lack of visitors to the landmark ferry building. we bring in nbc bay area's traci grant at the ferry building where management and merchants are asking the city for help. this sounds a lot like oakland. what is next? >> reporter: raj, i want you to imagine. this you're here shopping or eating at the ferry building and you run into a group of men wearing nothing but boxers. i mean we're talking no shirts, no shoes. this is one of the things that the management company has reported in addition to rampant shoplifting. they're saying that the occupy sf members are inappropriately using the ferry building and the merchants are footing the bill. >> it has people kind of on edge. tourists are like what is happening here. the locals aren't seeming to come down quite as much. >> reporter: she has noticed a change at the stall she manages in the ferry building. two cell phones and some merchandises have been stolen from here, and she has seen people using the public bathrooms in the same way they would use bathrooms in their own homes. for in

we should have been praised to the heavens giving you the gift of ferry park. the ongoing lies must stop. it's well known that i created ferrt park before corruption won. your statement was grossly misstated. the jurisdictional transfer from jpw, the city agency, to rec and park. no money was involved. it's the most valuable land in the city. you all destroyed it, as evidenced not only by my past criticism, but john king's article stating all the criticisms and titled, "a wasted opportunity." noelle rea outreach. no supervision. this could have been avoided. talk about wasted funds. $37,000. inadequate lighting costing $200,000. where are your ethics? missing in action. corruption and greed must not succeed. the people are no fools. they know what's going on. >> catherine howard? >> good morning, commissioners. you will see from the ink that my printer has a problem. i think i have enough just for the commissioners. this is our regular report on the bluegrass festival that was held september through october 2. i will slip right over to the photos. they are the

bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries all on time. that is traffic.ack to you. >> thank you. >>> veterans day is a holiday to honor u.s. military vets, of course. and the roots date back to the end of world war i. >> anser hassan is in downtown san jose home to the bay area's biggest and longest running veterans day eventful he joins us with more. are they lining up? >> it is nice and warm out here. good morning. right now the streets are quite. but give it a few hours and this place will be packed with people coming in for the parade. it's a big deal here in the south bay. this is one of the largest and biggest parades in the country. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the event starts with a memorial ceremony at cesar chavez plaza at exactly 11 a.m., the exact time world war i ended back in 1918. after that the parade kicks off at 12 noon. starting here near hp pavilion. operation yellow ribbon and the los gatos rotary club are two of the big organizers behind today's big event. the parade will run east along santa clara street to market street. and from mark

when you step away from the energy and the adrenaline in here, with wounded people being ferried out pretty much every minute from the front lines where there are clashes going on

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