>> ten,adopt a finding declaring that the sfpuc's francisco reservoir property, located at bay street between larkin and hyde streets in san francisco (francisco reservoir tract) in its current condition, is surplus to the needs of any sfpuc utility; authorize the general manager to execute an mou between the sfpuc and sfrpd for a jurisdictional transfer of the francisco reservoir tract at fair market value of $9.9 million to sfrpd; authorize a request to the board of supervisors and mayor to approve a conditional jurisdictional transfer of the francisco reservoir tract at the fair market value of $9.9 million, subject to the terms of the mou and applicable law. >> >> move it. >> it has been moved. >> second. >> and it has been seconded. >> mr. clerk? >> that is fine, it will be glad to answer any questions, i think that the title explains the action that we are today. >> we will ask you, is there any public comment on this item? item ten? any public comment? >> oh, yes. >> president, could i have two minutes? >> please. >> public comment will be two minutes, i have a number of speake

san francisco reservoir and quarter mile buffer. it shows the mid-range of need and in close proximity and could potentially serve areas that the designated as greater higher needs. the goal of this potential park project is to serve the broader community to access these incredible views in a larger space. as the supervisor mentioned the san francisco reservoir working group has been working closely with us on pledging funds for development and maintenance. they have raised over $9 million and pledge to raise $11 million . 5 will be ooud -- used for development and maintenance of the park. our next acquisition policy is to look at the variety of the recreational and open space uses. this area is large and with our existing land it will be over four 4 acres of open space. we can do a number of things on this land. from eating, to active areas, possibly a dog play area and walking and bicycling and sports. for details of the acquisition. the purchase price is $9.9 million. we are looking to pay that over 12 arrears from -- years from

san francisco reservoir and quarter mile buffer. it shows the mid-range of need and in close proximity and could potentially serve areas that the designated as greater higher needs. the goal of this potential park project is to serve the broader community to access these incredible views in a larger space. as the supervisor mentioned the san francisco reservoir working group has been

this time, they're actually voting on the reservoir and what's going to be a transformative project, not only for surrounding neighborhoods but city of san francisco. when i first came into office in 2011 we started working with our public utilities commission around the reservoir and what it would look like to repurpose the site. i want to [inaudible] both of their hard work on this matter and, you know, as we continue to talk about open space here in the city of san francisco as we continue to increase our density i'm such a huge believer that in every single neighborhood across our city we need to be proactive creating new forms of open space and this is simply a once in a lifetime opportunity to create a brand new 4.5 acre park in one of the densest parks of san francisco. this partnership we have formed over the last three years is really in four largest neighborhood organizations, many of whom are in attendance today with their stickers and have been with us every step along the road. these neighborhood organizations have stepped up and their leadership has stepped up and this project would not be possible without them. the working group hel

i will just say given the francisco reservoir has gone through the same process and there has been a great deal of community support for this project. >> i did have a quick question. can i just ask, i do know jill fox and a lot of indian basin neighborhood and i really appreciate their work because i think it connects the access for families that are living there, but has there been much activity among the hunters poise -- points of community groups because i know they would benefit as well as the indian basin neighbors? >> sure. the bright organization has been presented to on this acquisition and they are supportive. i can if necessary, i can get letters of recommendation to you all by the end of the day. also, the baby hill neighborhood association, we've had discussions, there is no form offal endorsement of it. but they are also supportive. >> thank you. supervisor wiener has been in the roster for a while. supervisor wiener? >>supervisor scott weiner: if you have something to say, i can wait until you are done. >> i just wanted to add to supervisor's question about the level of

to the working group from san francisco reservoir, i want to thank everyone involved. leslie, your support and leadership has been incredible. i want to thank our city's office, who spent a lot of time with our puc and rec and park departments, as well as in particular from my staff, margo kelly whose support has been unbelievable and we would not be here without her efforts over the past few years. again, from my perspective, certainly someone who grew up using this area, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity that i don't think we can pass up. i'm so proud of where we've come over the last three-and-a-half years. it's's been a labor of love for everyone involved and this is such an opportunity for our neighborhoods and san francisco, and i ask for your support. >> thank you supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. >> thank you. wanted to talk a little bit about my thought process around this conditional jurisdiction transfer which is i have really spent the last month-and-a-half really debating about. a lot of thinking around the open space acquisition funds, but i want

in terms of the open space nature of this park, this has been designated san francisco reservoir since the 1980s. it is zoned p for public under the planning code zoned as open space under the heightened district of the planning code and this is open space over the decades. we are finally here with an opportunity to move it forward. this is an area that is very very densely populated. russian hill is

growing quite large if we hasn't acquired anything for a while was going to be town square, francisco reservoir, the inne and i think we're all -- i know i'm very committed as i know supervisor kim is and you all are to make sure we get more open space in district 6 and i'm sure we'll be able to identify a wonderful site for the community there. it's a very citywide effort because these parks because -- i still have people that will tell me that delores park is just a neighborhood park. but these are parks that are enjoyed and used by not just the entire city, but in a lot of instances, the entire region and i know francisco reservoir will fall into that category. it's going to be amazing. i want to thank everybody who made this happen. it's an exciting day. >> i will be brief, colleagues. i want to thank ern thank everyone for their comments. we were able to negotiate with being thought about right now by a rec and park department for acquisition can get completed. a lot of talk with supervisor kim and i appreciate those comments around district 6 open space. you have my commitment to work on

>> ten,adopt a finding declaring that the sfpuc's francisco reservoir property, located at bay street between larkin and hyde streets in san francisco (francisco reservoir tract) in its current condition, is surplus to the needs of any sfpuc utility; authorize the general manager to execute an mou between the sfpuc and sfrpd for a jurisdictional transfer of the francisco reservoir tract at fair market value of $9.9 million to sf

i'm addressing you this morning in support of the san francisco reservoir park. wearing three different hates, from -- hats from the child development center and serving many families, second, as board member. >> it's wonderful to have you back in the chambers after a day. congratulations on your retirement. >> thank you very much. second as board member of the head start, an early care education agency serving close to 300 low income preschoolers and their families. it currently operates three centers in the north beach area and third as cochair of network for healthy california project. an obesity program focusing on healthy eating and physical activity. so there is a great need for more open space in san francisco but especially in the neighborhood where the proposed reservoir park will be located. the adjacent neighborhood are under parked and these are some of the most densely populated neighborhoods in our city. and there is definitely not enough open space. the proposed property is accessible by a number of muni lines and especially by the hyde street cabl

i'm speaking in support of the san francisco reservoir. as we've heard this is a once in a lifetime opportunity in a densely populated area. it will serve the community very well for now as well as into the future. we strongly support this acquisition today and thank you very much. >> thank you, next speaker, please. >> hello, my name is gene lack man and retired schoolteacher. our family moved to san francisco in 76. we raised our children there and loved it. according to an article in the marina times. it states that san jose has 25,000 people per square mile. san francisco has an -- astonishing 877,000 people per square miles. as our cities population increases and we build more high rise units, it is essential that we as human beings have a place to play, to run, to relax, to picnic. the francisco park is for all of san francisco. this area needs it, but more importantly san francisco needs this as well. this would be an extraordinary legacy for the board of supervisors and a lasting tribute of it's stewardship for our beautiful city.

and the open space fund, and it allows for like gray said it allows for the san francisco reservoir to be purchased and to be renovated to a park, and it allows for two other identified acquisitions, and allows for 38, over 38 million dollars to be left in the open space fund over its life, for other acquisitions. and in all corners of the city. and then, the third point is really just i think, that this is just 4 and a half acres of open space that we are going to be proud of to see turned into a park at the end of the day and personally i have been proud to work on this project and with that we ask for your support. >> thank you for being here. >> are there any other necessary public comments on this item? >> please, come to the front. >> thank you very much. >> rebecca evans, commissioners and i am here on behalf of the sierra club and we support, and i want to respond to the housing comment, there is housing going up and i live less than a mile from here and there is new housing and new housing that is being built and a lot of other priority development areas in the city and no ret

the transition of the francisco reservoir property to the recreation park department. and the memorandum of understanding was made public on eight days ago, and most people have not looked at it yet. i wanted to say that many of us citizens believe that the spuc should take the risk and go to planning and the board of supervisors and get zoning and the height in bulk to allow housing and open space on this site. the site is two blocks from aquatic park. there's enough room in this space to put a children's play ground, but it's an insult to rate payers to not explore the possibility of selling the soft for development once you get the entitlement and allowing some housing there. in a couple of days we're going to be experiencing rather increases and i've heard private developers saying that just three acres of this would probably bring 60 to $80 million if it was bid on the open market. that would wipe out rate increases for four years for residential rate payers. i think it's reasonable and appropriate for the puc is explore having a hybrid of a combination of housing

. >>> a long empty reservoir in san francisco could some day become a city park. san francisco chronicle is reporting that the sfpuc today approved selling the francisco reservoir for $9.3 million. it's been empty for 75 years. the deal still needs to be approved bid the board of supervisors and the player. >>> california high speed rail and nature lovers are at odds over a stretch of land they both want. the land is located in the town of wilton and sacramento county north of lodi. a recreational group has been eyeing it for 14 years to make a trail between sacramento and lodi. >> a lot of lodi wineries are very excited about having a trail that people could possible cycle from sacramento. >> reporter: the high speed rail authority wants the land as a possible option for a bullet train. but before they will even start an environmental review has to be completed and that's not expected to happen until 2029. >>> a pilot for frontier airlines is being praised by passengers for an act of generosity. the pilot treated the entire train of passengers to dinner and had 5

36, san francisco one step closer to adding another city park, talking about the long closed francisco reservoir on russian hill. yesterday san francisco puc decided to transfer it to the recreation and parks department. the deal must still be approved by the board of supervisors and the mayor. if that happens the city will pay nearly $10 millions to the puc over 12 years. >>> this morning the owner of a dog found with the word "free" written across his body could face abandonment charges. this dog was discovered by a woman coming home from work in benic benicia. she found the dog covered in permanent marker with free on its body and i need a home on its forehead. betancourt could not leave the dog behind so she took it home. >> heart broken. it was really sad. nobody wants to see an animal like that, ever. she's super well trained it makes no sense. >> betancourt named the dog libby, short for liberty. short for liberty. she plans to formally adopt the home. >> sounds like she's in a much better place now. good morning to take the dog for a walk? >> it's a really nice morning out there. good mo

the san francisco chronicle reports because reservoirs are low power companies cannot produce as much electricity from hide dre electric dams, meaning they have to pie power from traditional sources like coal or natural gas burning engines. >>> a new study suggests kids who attend better schools are healthier. researches at ucla compared inner city kids in los angeles selected to attend high-performing charter schools and students who attended lower-performing schools. those at charter schools had better overruled health and engaged in less risky behavior like binge drinking and safe sex and drug use. only nine percent dropped out of the charter schools compared to 20 percent at other schools. >> a bay area business reached an incredible milestone. >>> find out if anymore precipitation is expected in our near future. spencer christian is up next with the forecast. >> coming up in sports, giants and a's highlights as rory mcilroy wins the british open going wire-to-wire. heat shields are compromised. we what's that alarm?ures. fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in ma

the san francisco chronicle reports because reservoirs are low power companies cannot produce as much electricity from hide dre electric dams, meaning they have to pie power from traditional sources like coal or natural gas burning engines. >>> a new study suggests kids who attend better schools are healthier. researches at ucla compared inner city kids in los angeles selected to attend high-performing charter schools and students who attended lower-performing schools. those at charter schools had better overruled health and engaged in less risky behavior like binge drinking and safe sex and drug use. nine percent dropped out of the charter schools compared to 20 percent at other schools. >> a bay area business reach an incredible milestone. >>> find out if anymore precipitation is expected in our near future. spencer christian is up next with the forecast. >> coming up in sports, giants and a's highlights as rory mcilroy wins the british open going wire-to-wire. >> a sweet celebration today for an oakland favorite. benton's creamery marked its 120th anniversary with a giant birthday

. >>> a long closed reservoir in san francisco's russian hill neighborhood could soon become a park. this is what it looks like now. you can see an unattractive plot of fenced off land near bay street. here's what some advocates say it could look like. san francisco's public utilities commission approved a land transfer yesterday. the park still needs approval by the board of supervisors. >>> the annual san fermin festival in spain is known for the running of the bulls. coming up, the celebration turns bloody! >> i'm roberta gonzales in pleasanton where brown is the new green. the details with mobile weather. >> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. skies beginning to clear out the breeze is blowing. will we see more fog on the way? we'll talk about that coming up. ib ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, questioning today from the er >>> the dow once again approaching the magic 17,000 mark as we approaching the closing bell in about 45 minutes. >>> l.a. clippers owner sterling will face new questioning today from the lawyer of his estranged wife, shelly. the judge will deci

the san francisco chronicle reports because reservoirs are low, power companies like pg&e can't produceuch electricity from hydroelectric dams and that means they'll have to turn to power generated ed by or natural gas. >>> happening today, lawyers for l.a. clippers co-owner donald sterling are beginning to lay out their case in determining who will own the team. a judge rejected a bid to strike the testimony and reports of two doctors who say sterling is mentally incapable as acting as administrate of the family trust. >>> 6:37 is our time. just how accurate are those fitness bands that everybody seems to be wearing these days? coming up, we have results of a new abc news investigation. >>> walkers lacing up runni nin shoes for a fight against aids. >>> a live look outside right now. golden gate bridge with those low clouds and drizzle in spots. how much rain are we going to get? not enough. mike nicco will have the forecast coming up. >>> we're back at 6:40 on this monday. temperatures for today will be slightly warmer than yesterday. we'll see more sunshine than yesterday. if you're

the san francisco chronicle reports that because of reservoir levels being low, power companies like pg&e can't produce as much electricity from hyd hydroelectric dams. they'll have to turn to power generated by coal or natural gas burning plants. in addition, farmers are forced to pump more ground water. those pumps use generators fueled by diesel or gasoline which emit more greenhouse gas. >>> now a check on the forecast and let's find out more about the possibility of drizzle out there. >> good morning again. here's a live look at the radar returns. a report about 2:00 this morning of rain coming down. not enough to use the windshield wipers. that's what i ran into also. this is from the monsoon moisture reaching the ground in the form of raindrops. let's zoom in and show you the highways that could be affected. we know 101, 116, 121 and 12 possibly and 29 from sonoma to napa back toward petaluma. this will be slowly rotating to the north up toward santa rosa. for today some sprinkles possible. some drizzle possible for the rest of us. notice it's mild once again. low to mid 60s w

the san francisco chronicle reports that because reservoirs are low, power companies like pg&e can't produce as much electricity from hydroelectric dams. this means they'll have to turn to power generated by coal or natural gas burning plants. in addition, farmers are being forced to pump more ground water using generators fueled by diesel or gasoline which emit more greenhouse gas. >> we wish the moisture this morning would lead to more ground water. won't be that way. >> most of it isn't even reaching the ground. doppler radar has capability of estimating how much rain reached the ground out of this system. we'll go to the north and show you from about 300 just north of there and all reporting stations at the ground say nothing has reached the ground yet. that's the potential if some of this would reach the ground across the north bay but so far it's not hitting the reporting stations. sprinkles are probably what you're dealing with. how about mid 60s on the peninsula today? right now from 64 to 66. that's the way it is everywhere until you get to napa at 61. 60 at santa rosa. 62 a

the san francisco public utilities commission took a step to transferring an abandoned reservoir to the recreation and park department which is prime real estate in one of the most pricey neighbors. this was talk of developing housing but neighbors pushed for a mark. the mayor and the board need to approve the deal which would have the city paying $10 million. >>> there is were more ahead at 11 o'clock including serious injury at the running of the bills in spain and one is an american with a past connection to the dangerous sport. >>> world cup riots. police crack down on looters after brazil loses in a blow out to germany. >> looking outside at the bay, meteorologist mike nicco is up next with the forec >>> in spain two men including an american are in the hospital after being gored at running of the bills. a 32-year-old from chicago was gored in the thigh and a spaniard was gored in the chest during the festival. both are expected to survive. the american who was gored is a man who wrote a chapter in "how to survive the bulls," and he plans do run again next year. >> in brazil riot w

francisco. critics say water conservation is less dire there where customers rely on the hetch hetchy reservoir, versus sacramento, where there's a severe water shortage and they already cut their water use 10%, beating the governor's statewide average. the time decision rests -- the final decision rests with this board and if approved they start august 1. fines would last 270 days. then at that point, the board has an option to renew them an additional 270 days until, frank, this drought comes to an end. >> mark, these water restrictions would be for all of us? >> reporter: yes, business and residential. but how things go there are of course exceptions. in san francisco you won't be fined for power washing your streets and removing human waste off the sidewalk. that's good news. in the newsroom, mark kelly, kpix 5. >> indeed. okay, mark, thanks. people living under a berkeley overpass will be able to stay a little longer now. the city postponed today's plan to clear out the encampment under the gilman street overpass at interstate 80. the city manager's office says it will give folks there a li

restrictions in effect across the bay area as well as reservoir levels in really time just look under hot topics. >>> soda drinkers in san franciscosoon be paying more for their pop. the proposal passed 6-4. rob is live now in the city with whether the idea is going to gain ground or should we say fizzle out, bob. >> reporter: well here at city hall the board of supervisors agreed to let the voters decide whether san francisco should become the first city in the nation to levy a tax on sugary drinks. >> the motion is approved. >> reporter: the board of supervisors voted 6-4 to place the soda tax proposal on the november ballot. the beverage battle is now on. >> we will definitely lose business. >> reporter: here is a store that sells 900 different types of drinks. >> we know this is going to hit everybody in the pocket a little bit harder. >> we're hoping that a unanimous support. >> reporter: supporters rallied outside of city hall before this afternoon's vote they say it's a health issue. >> the liquid sugar has been shown to have more of complications around health. like type two diabetes. >> reporter: the tax would be 2- cents