. >> the project also includes ground floor retail because as you know folsom street will be the major new retail area, 206 bike parking spaces shared open space on the ground floor and streetscape improvements. >> the block 9 includes a good faith deposited credited against the land purchase price 43.6 million $6 million and deposited into a a trust account by the close of escrow. . obviously also requires compliance with contracting policies. commencement of construction is expected to occur as as soon as the fall of next year no later than 18 months which is anticipated to happen february 3rd , 2015, and construction expected to take 3 years. to date, the project has achieved 50.9 percent participation of the total fees 23.8 percent are mb's and are mb's and as you know the schematic designs are before you today and this model is a representation of the schematic designs for block one. the development team has worked collaborative ly included as attachment 3 to your memorandum and the design was approved at the at the november 6th meeting. they conform to all of the requirements and

the western soma are on the alleys and another big issue was kind of protecting and enhancing the folsom as the main street of soma over all and west, and another big sticking point was entertainment, over all as an issue, and essentially what the western soma plan did, before it was adopted not having to the entertainment was not permitted anywhere in soma and in other words, in this portion of soma and harrison street here, kind of following on the freeway was the dividing line and you can see the colors shift and north you have the yellows and the browns, and south, you have the blues, and for the most part and what that represents, is north of harrison is primarily intended to be mixed use, with mostly residential. south of harrison was service and light and industrial and it stayed the same, and it just changed to sal or sally to emphasize the arts and but it was still no residential, but the one change is that entertainment uses are permitted there now, and also in the wnuo which is the office district, which runs along towns and then also runs along 11th street to capture what is

to, an llp, and you know, these are all of the businesses that took a chance to folsom when there was no business and it is a shame that we could not give them the support to at least help their happy hours to keep going, because there is not very many spaces left that you can afford. and obviously you can go to the sally and do something from the ground up but who has a couple of million dollars? you know? and so if we can somehow help these businesses that are existing. >> well, pardon me if i am wrong, but folsom and ct allows the limited live, right? >> yes. >> and so would it..., a couple of things, and i think that it is one, the fct allowing the limited live and so if folsom does and what it does not allow is the new entertainment uses and so that is also, it is kind of related. >> the purple part. >> a related question. >> and so, if i could, so just, cami was smart and she wrote it down and so that the brown, and the mug does not allow, the llc. >> okay. >> and the rcb does not allow the light blue, those two, i think were the conversation no one sort of discussing, and the r

these are public parcels in the transbay area primarily along folsom street. i'd like to ask the acting project manager to present this item. >> good afternoon commissioners. first of all i apologize i apologize i have a little of a cold here i'll do my best. i'm here before you today to seek approval -- can you turn this on -- seeking approval of a disposition and development agreement and conditional approval. . the development program includes a tower and ground floor retail and town homes along clementina street. design and develop a high density mixed income project in in in the transbay project area. on on july on july 16th 2013, after competitive selection process the commission approved the development of block 9 with the development team led by levant housing along with essex property trust. the team included the led architect for the tower component and a small business enterprise for the low rise building. >> the project has evolved since execution and the total number of units decreased to 545 because the number of floors was decreased from 43 to 4

other crews are clearning stores around the corner on folsom. the workers have been hired by the city to clean up the mess. continuing our team coverage -- kron4's jeff bush is live in san francisco -- where many of the businesses in the area have been through this several times before. our captain residence and business owners in this area on fortunately the city says there's not much that can be done about thatjeff? take a look at this video provided to kron four news by a business owner on folsom streetit has been sped up about 600 percent and shows the water rising higher and higher early on wednesday morning. you can see debris floating down the street and over the sidewalk and eventually, into the homes and businesses that line this fateful street. the aftermath is always the samemud and sewage and water everywhere. well this year yet 6 in. of water and sewage that if this come in here we're battling mother nature and the forces of gravity the city has tried several temporary fixes but none of them really work. every time the rain comes do

but if we could do 100% affordable at 4th and folsom, that would be great. we would love to do that. so of the five parcels identify, three are 100%. >> so 1950 is actually 100% affordable? >> yes. >> i have one other question, maybe mr. cohen, he is still here? given the scarcity of resources issue that we just heard about, and your advocacy for the inverse, what do you say to that? >> well, miss heartily is correct, we have a certain amount of resources now and those are all been programmed and there is sort of a game plan for the next five, six years. but the conversation is about adding more resources. so what we need to be thinking about is how to meet our housing goals? because we saw earlier, we're at 41% in produce of low-income and 16% of moderate. we have to figure out what we want to achieve and then what that costs and that becomes the a. sizing for our new revenue package and housing working group came up with six ways from sunday how do you find new money? we're bog to be work on that as well. so we don't work backwards from how much money we h

street to folsom stream. contractors setting up flood gates and plugging up drains that are notorious for flooding. a flood last week shut down this cafe. >> the whole street has been underwater. >> reporter: we were there in 2012 when heavy rain backed up drains. the pipe system was overwhelmed and the cafe was flooded with rainwater and raw sewage leaving owner thomas lackey to clean up the mess. >> that's the kitchen floor back there. you see that gritty stuff. that is all sewage. >> reporter: this area was built on a lagoon and mission creek. when the rain comes it flows downhill and pools here. last week, shasink says rain flowed into the robotics firm where he works. >> we had eight inches up. >> reporter: tonight, people who live here are not taking any chances with their cars. >> i'm going to park my car downtown instead of keeping it in the garage since it is very low. >> reporter: in san francisco, christin ayers, kpix5. >> well store shelves all over the bay area are clearing out tonight. >> one gu

street in the mission district, the area of 17th and folsom, which is actually the lowest point in the city which always floods every time that there is -- not even a significant rain. even a minor rain sometimes, and over the post few weeks we have been working with community members to prepare for the storm and i want to thank the public utility commission for the hard work they have done to help folks. this is a complicated problem and so this is basically a hearing that would allow us to have a long-term discussion about a more permanent solution. the rest i submit. thank you. >> thank you supervisor campos. supervisor cohen. >> thanks very much. first, i just wanted to make an announcement and raise the level of attention around a very important item. i just want to recognize that earlier this week congress passed a bill that could result in a complete national data collection on police shootings and other deaths that happen in law enforcement custody. this is pretty significant because what it is is a reauthorization of legislation that expired in 2006. this is legislation that w

it began in 1972 on folsom street with san francisco lgbt community. original location closed in 2001 and the project would bring back hamburger mary's and there would be a live component which will include drag performances and d j equipment. we have worked with the castro neighborhood association for operating conditions for the live entertainment. hours will be limited depending on the days of the week and guarantees have been made with the no sound leak with the noise ordinance and we have had them come out and do testing. we have cleared it and he's going to need to come back and test again before we get the live performance permit as well. we are going to be absolutely sure that we don't have sound leakage. we have widespread support for the project. as to date we have 672 e-mails of support in support of all the groups, castro merchants and castro, in closing the project will allow for castro districts with the early lgbt culture and we respectfully request your support and we are here for questions. >president cindy wu: thank you. let's open fo

from market to folsom at least is always a mess. right now there are 222 second story building is going up and they have narrowed the street because of the construction and they have the scaffolding coming out farther but in general even before 22 second street, that part of second street was always pretty dangerous for cyclist. people were making right turns onto howard street, the muni stops and goes around you and it goes actually uphill so people who don't have bike messengers and it can be a little bit dangerous for them. i reallien y encourage us to look at this again. just as the embarcadero plan that's coming out now that it has to be two complete separate responses northbound and southbound. those are just my comments, i look forward to what's going to be in the actual eir and i'm sure there are other forums and if any response to what i have just said, i would be happy to hear it. >> debra dwyer, planning department staff. thank you for your comments. i think our purpose first and foremost was for the environmental review

police say the folsom school district confirms the participants had complained he was being teased. it also says there is a history of bullying reports dating back through elementary school. >> is he involved with the junior eagles cheerleaderring program. my understanding being a part of that program was a positive experience for him but we're aware of allegations that he was bullied for a variety of reasons. >> the school district says all of the bullying allegations were fully investigated. the folsom middle school principal sent a letter yesterday afternoon to parents concerning the boys death. >>> our time is 6:55. the owners of a south bay candy store want your help. they want to get back something it may not mean anything to anybody else but it's priceless to them. to sell their candy at fairs around the state. the cart was inside a white trailer but it was stolen early tuesday morning. now they are worried thieves might throw out george to keep that trailer. >> i restored it. and it's one of a kind. we can't get another one. >> yeah the scotts say their 6 by 10-foot trailer

my uncle worked for new folsom or something to do with the folsom penitentiary. my biological father worked at tracy at one time, and now works at a women's prison in chowchilla. my mom right now currently is getting ready to retire from tracy prison. she's not a cop, she's an accountant. she works for the corrections department. >> when kirkpatrick left his gang, he asked his family to take him back. >> all these letters i have all over my bed right here, 90% of those are from my mom. >> but there are complications. kirkpatrick's past makes it impossible for him to even keep pictures of his relatives, including his mother. >> oh, i don't want one. my mom don't like the way she looks in pictures. i said, it doesn't matter, i'm your son, it's not like i'm going to go around showing it. she's like but what you don't understand is i work for cdc. i don't want my picture going through and people might recognize me or know who i am. i was like all right, i understand. and that's [ bleep ] up because that shows that she's ashamed of me. you know what i'm saying? that's

why you will be disappointed even though folsom lake has risen 7 feet.s. >> we have to clean it up and come back a place to get our life back to normal. >> clean up from the last storm is underway now there's another round of rain on the way. the problem work crews may be seeing a lot more of this week. . take a look everybody. storm tracker 2 showing the first phase of rain moving through the bay area. we've seen a lot more green show up on storm tracker 2 within the last hour and this rain is expected to pick up overnight. just as people continue to cleaning up from last week's big storm now comes preparations for more wet weather. christina rendon learned falling trees remain a big problem. >>reporter: just as flooded streets are drying out the bay area is bracing for more rain. >> hopefully the pumps work and it doesn't flood again when the rains come. >>reporter: residents at this mobile home park in redwood city are still cleaning up after thursday's storm that left them underwater. >> we have to clean it up and come back. try to get our life back

the 4th and folsom subway station site was just sited. as can you see when you see context that it's within a wonderful senior neighborhood with dramatic amenities and shopping and perfect transit, this is the perfect site for senior housing. it's a small site, but somewhere, depending on the height from 60-120 efficiency studio units would fit on this site. you may know that federal funding for senior housing has dried up and there is not much in the pipeline, even though we're all away there is a time bomb -- a population time bomb of all of us aging baby-boomers that need senior housing in the next 20 years. that is a real problem. south of the freeway the puc has a wonderful site as well. currently at downtown storage yard. the half of it, that is between the two alleys is an excellent site for affordable housing for families. it's less than half a block away from 4th street. it's a transit station. it's shopping, the receiveway and all of that. it's a perfect site. it's 44,000' which is plenty for up to 200 units. it's an excellent s

folsom lake is at 37% of capacity.ake sure you stay right here with ktvu and, of course, ktvu.com for continues storm watch coverage. we're also posting updates on twitter and on facebook. >>> eight minutes before 8:00. we have a new update on the situation in sydney, australia. police say the cafe hostage situation is over after more than 16 hours, at least two people appear to be injured. coming up in the next hour of "mornings on 2," brian will have another on exactly what happened and we'll also tell you how uber is connected to the standoff and what the texas- based company -- san francisco- based company is accused of doing. ♪ >> plus -- on a lighter note we're still searching for the best holiday displays around the bay area. up next, boy, there is a house in newark. it's not like anything you have ever seen. sebastian is learning his "time" tables. two times four is eight! bravo! when sebastian was diagnosed with a brain tumor, his parents turned to st. jude children's research hospital. we've changed how the w

out here, folsom and 17th here in the mission district, folks, here preparing for the worst last week and this is good news. they just simply left their sandbags in place because flooding has been a common problem in this particular area. one of the reasons is that the drainage system could not keep up with the water. some of the businesses that flooded justed closed to let it dry out. >> oh, i don't care. >> residents at redwood city, mobile home park also spent the day mopping up. they got swamp on friday. the flood water has receded fore meantime. people there live there tells us the canal next door, that's the problem. and storm drainage could not kep up with the flow of water and they want the city to do something about that. >> the rain has picked up a little bit. the worst of it is passing over an hour ago. that's when we saw a lot of big heavy rain drops. now, just a steady, light rain here in the mission district. we are live in san francisco. kpix 5. >> it is a perfect day to be reporting. snooment >> how >> how about traffic? >> it is a wet weather and it is causing a bad m

we'll keep an eye at this situation here at 17 and folsom.if it gets worse in any part of the city we'll bring you the latest. now, we are live in san francisco, kpix 5. >>> thank you, the rain will make its way to sou california where people are recovering from the storm. making it vulnerable from the storm because there are not many trees to stand up to all that mud and soil and it is flown in a number of neighborhoods. >> i was taking my dog out yesterday and it was beautiful and you see the greens, it was nice to see that. >> last week, it was dry and there was no creek and this week, a roaring creek. >> there you go, bear. >> you know, as soon as i get done with this, i am calling national service, we have a lot of pondering on the road ways. right now, this is what's causing the. ponding. >> it is raining and pouring. we have moderate rainfalls to light rainfalls. san jose back in the willow glenn area and cupertino and campbell, it is a nasty morning commute coming in. heading towards that 586 and corridor and pleasanton, light to mode

it stops being a mine tunnel when we run out of rock at the other end, beyond folsom street, halfwayto howard street. also at that stage, the 3-track tunnel starts to widen out to 6 track s to get into the station. so it more than doubles in width and no tunnel machine would touch that. the transbay terminal is presently under construction and the train box in the orange section is, in fact, almost finished and we're now coming up out of the ground. there is a green section at the end, which i will talk about later, but that is the extension to, in fact, accommodate double-length high-speed rail trains. that is two sets of 220-meter trains to make a 400-plus meter train. now the downtown 4th and townsend station, we have done recent maneuvering to improve the land and to build it with a single platform in the middle and bypass track on the south side. this station is only for caltrain trains to stop and start, not for high-speed rail. so it has the ability for high-speed rail to bypass, should there be a station -- caltrain. the station is now under townsend street as opposed to prev

the stable cafe is located at 17th and folsom street in the mission district. even though it is paved over there, the creek flows when it rains. workers sandbagged the buildings ahead of the storms but yet this place was flooded for the fourth time in the last six years. the stable owners say the city has made the situation worse by repaving folsom street, causing the street to be higher than the homes and businesses. >>> well, sfo say there is are only nine canceled flights this morning, a big improvement after more than 250 flights were canceled yesterday. no major problems expected at the oakland and san jose airports, however, if you are flying today, it is pretty wise to check on your flight ahead of time. >>> if you are headed to sfo this morning, you may want to go buy food before you go to the airport. this is day two of a strike by a thousand airport restaurant workers who walked off the job yesterday over concerns about job security and health care. the walkout shut down most of the airport restaurants right at the peak of the storm. the workers are e

all along folsom and 17 street you can find evidence of the aging system failure. the warehousemanger spent the day sorting through soggy sweaters. he will clean and donate damage merchandise. >> hopefully somebody can find place for it rather than a land phil. >> flood damage is estimated at 100,000 dollars here. the christmas merchandise destroyed by sewage tainted water. >> p-200 cutting boards gone. >> last time it flooded it tack the city 6 month to pay the claim. >> that's more frustratep than the water the length of time it takes for them to help us recoup our loss e.progress evidence. if this store reopened today. the cafe kitchen is much better than before but still no with near ready for customers. fight assistance kling isn't good enough for her. she wants the storm fueled floods to stoychlt the interruption in business is an incredible burden. >>reporter: public utility commission says they offered best as grant to help install back flow pre-convenient terse last yivrment unfortunately nobody really wanted to take us up on it. >>reporter: robertson look

the stable cafe is located on 17th and folsom street in the mission district. that is the original location of mission creek. even hoe though it is paved -- even though it is paved over, the street still floods when it is raining. this place was flooded for the fourth time in the last six years. the stable owners say the city made the situation worse by repaving folsom street, causing the road to it is higher than the homes and business that is line up. >>> a pedestrian was hit and killed yesterday by an ac transit drive at otis drive and grand boulevard. the man was walking in the crosswalk when the bus hit him. police have been talking to the bus driver to determine what led you have to this deadly accident. >>> starting this afternoon bart riders and holiday shoppers can ask for safety escorts at three bart stations, aimed to help curve crime for holiday shoppers riding back from the city. cadets and volunteers will be on hand to walk people back to their cars. it runs from 4:00 to 7:00 in the evening at the west oakland bart stations. the escorts are wearin

we're at 13th and folsom, where you can see the water is absolutely pouring down from that stretch of roadway. we drove this. i drove while photographer josh shot the video. this was just minutes ago. there are three large sections of standing water on that central freeway section where you drive on it and the water just shoots up and it's really shaky. the risk of hydroplaning is very high. chp says several vehicles have already spun out in this section. the good news is the vehicles have gone on and there have been no crashes. and at the 9th street civic center there are two sections of deep water the first one is especially large and anyone going too fast is at risk of losing control. it's raining consistently and from the 101 central freeway, it absolutely coming down hard. you can see how much water is flooding up there. the message is to be very careful. we have a report of ellis on-ramp redwood city up to 1 1, half of the ramp is flooded. so people out and about this morning must be very careful. of course mike will have all the details on that. stephanie chuang, "today in the

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