this is on geary boulevard between scott and 28th. the overhead. parts of that are going to be affected by this. this ordinance also amends section 712.10 to replace the zoning table for the commercial moderate scale for the zoning district. i'm going to talk about how this ordinance will benefit the public and why is being proposed. the design and use of building ground floor has a direct influence on the pedestrian experience. active uses provide a visually interesting edge to the important in the neighborhood commercial streets. all of their buildings usually accommodate this but providing -- by providing a use that is available for walk-up's and provides a minimum of a 12-foot high ceiling. as you see in this picture, this is an example of an older building and with a high ceiling that has active store fronts. in some new buildings have moved away from adding such visual interested. this is mostly due to the height limit that has been practiced in the city for a while. they result in a ground-floor -- usually, product sponsors try to maximize t

particularly on balboa and large parts of geary, there are small- scale entrepreneurial. when the buildings come in, we mostly built larger buildings. that is the nature of how it goes these days. they are aggregated and create a larger building footprint where it is very easy to have one lobby and one or two spaces that are too large for the entrepreneurial merchants which characterized the strength of san francisco's commercial environment in these areas and other areas. i strongly ask that that be built in when we encourage this legislation. i can not create the verbiage which would correctly addressed that without -- but would ask planning to step in and guarantee that we are allowing for that to be a basic foundation when we are looking at 12-foot ground floor height. president miguel: do we have a motion? >> i moved to approve with modifications. commissioner moore: could i ask the city attorney of the particular phrase as how to write a particular phrase as applicable to this particular legislation? >> this piece of legislation is already introduced to the board by

. >> it's off of geary boulevard and lo rain court. >> geary and stanon. >> where the cornet theater is. >> here is another circular building. this is the old built line engine house and built at this time and served san francisco waterfront and freight on to the fearies and operating throughout the 90's. >> i remember seeing it when there was a turn around in front. >> and chucking up and down the embark dareo and now converted to offices and in beautifully restored condition. it was restored in the mid80's and a city landmark. it points out the fact that these buildings at some point went on into disrepair and people wanted to tear them down and later generations have a different talk on it so when we think how much buildings are today and even today they might not meet our needs or utility they might have great value in the future. another one and enormous billboard over this and this is at samuel at la contan cont ande cost of construction of $3,000 and joseph nevelo and the department has a tremendous record collection so i can actually pickup up the records for most of the buil

it was another piece of legislation with supervisor mar when we heard some of the controls around geary boulevard. it was not -- there was a glitch in the agenda izing. this was separated so the other portion of the legislation could move forward. this is a supervisor mar making sure that portion of their original piece of legislation gets moved forward. the commission voted in full recommendation for this. >> commissioner comment? >> i would move to approve. >> public comment. president adams: do we have public comment? seeing none -- >> who is going with that one for second? recommending approval seconded by

it was another piece of legislation with supervisor mar when we heard some of the controls around geary boulevard. it was not -- there was a glitch in the agenda izing. this was separated so the other portion of the legislation could move forward. this is a supervisor mar making sure that portion of their original piece of legislation gets moved forward. the commission voted in full recommendation for this. >> commissioner comment? >> i would move to approve. >> public comment. president adams: do we have public comment? seeing none -- >> who is going with that one for second? recommending approval seconded by commissioner rally. roll-call vote? >> commissioners clybum aye, commissioner dooley, aye, commissioner dwight, aye, commissioner o'brien, aye, commissioner riley, the motion passes 6-0. >> we will go back to item 13. recognition of commissioners janet clyde and michael o'connor. >> as part -- director and the office, do you want to take a moment to recognize the commissioners? commissioner o'connor could not be here tonight. he had already planned a business meeting. he is in las

. >>> police investigating a major accident tonight on san francisco geary boulevard at 12 avenue. 2 people were hospitalized after a jeep collided with the bmw sending it crashing into a liquor store. police say both victims were in the car. there is no word on the condition. police had to close geary eastbound for about an hour after that wreck. >>> crew including helicopter team rescued a man who got stuck down a cliff at fort fun stop tonight. we were overhead during the rescue. san francisco fire crew say the man had leg injury and was unable to make it back up. >>> pros cawtors announce today that no charges will be filed against the shark fan who knocked 16-year-old girl unconscious at game last december. she was at the shark tank rooting for hometown canuck when hit from behind. prosecutors though say they couldn't find any witnesses. the girl who had been treated in the past for brain tumor suffered a slight concussion. the woman accused of striking her said it happened accidentally while she was cheering for the sharks. >> federal appeals court in san francisco will announc

. >>> police investigating a major accident tonight on san francisco geary boulevard at 12 avenue. 2 people were hospitalized after a jeep collided with the bmw sending it crashing into a liquor store. police say both victims were in the car. there is no word on the condition. police had to close geary eastbound for about an hour after that wreck. >>> crew including helicopter team rescued a man who got stuck down a cliff at fort fun stop tonight. we were overhead during the rescue. san francisco fire crew say the man had leg injury and was unable to make it back up. >>> pros cawtors announce today that no charges will be filed against the shark fan who knocked 16-year-old girl unconscious at game last december. she was at the shark tank rooting for hometown canuck when hit from behind. prosecutors though say they couldn't find any witnesses. the girl who had been treated in the past for brain tumor suffered a slight concussion. the woman accused of striking her said it happened accidentally while she was cheering for the sharks. >> federal appeals court in san francisco will announc

ite 7-b, malik aslam, doing business as jack in the box, 4649 geary, please be quiet on your way out. thank you. ms. kane. i'm sorry, mr. kane >> suggest at the start the meeting the applicant handed me some additional information for the file and you're seeing that now. it's just feet as of signage that was -- i'm not sure honestly if it was recently installed or already installed. i'll let them speak to that. those are going around. since we have a new commissioner for the first time tonight and only the second seating of another commissioner, i'll start from the beginning and explain how we got here. i'm sure you all know jack in the box. it's a fast food service restaurant and this is an application to offer it between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. this item was continued from our january 10, 2012 hearing at the request of the applicant in conjunction with neighbors and supervisor eric mars' office. the stated reason was to give the management opportunity to attend a community meeting with neighbors, and that meeting did happen last week at richmond station. the politic -- he applicant

police had to close geary eastbound for about an hour after that wreck.rew including helicopter team rescued a man who got cliff at fort cliff at fort fun stop tonight. we were overhead during the res fire francisco fire the man had leg injury and was unable to make it back up. >>> pros cawtors announce today that no charges will be filed against the shark fan who knocked 16-year-old girl unconscious at game last december. she was at the shark when when hit from behind. prosecutors though say they couldn't find any witnesses. the girl who had been treated in the past for brain tumor suffered a slight concussion. the woman accused of striking her said it happened accidentally while she for the. >> federal appeals court in san francisco will announce the decision tomorrow on whether same sex marriage should be legal in california. at issue is whether proposition 8 voter approved measure that banned same sex marriage in 2008 violat the c the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian. >> yes on 8 people just doesn't, they don't have anything. they try their da

then they entered union square blocking the intersection of powell and geary for ten minutes. then they marched back to market street where they surprised some shoppers. >> actually i was worried after that, no, they were like screaming and having fun. >> security manage to get them to leave and then the rain convinced them to call it a night. >>> a santa rosa middle school student was rushed to the hospital after drinking a beverage police think that was laced with active thc. four other students were sent home with the parents. hospitalized youngster was treated and release. >> a final report to find two san francisco firefighters died because of a chain of events that started with a broken window. the two were killed last summer after a small house fire turned into a deadly inferno. both suffered burns on more than 40% of their bodies. temperatures reached as high as 700 degrees. it caused a window to break on the floor below where they had entered the home. >> it was extreme heat event that they experienced. they were on the ground floor but when the window failed directly

it starts at second and market street and heads west on geary street and then finally north to portsmouth square. >> golden gate tolltakers could be out of a job as soon as december. they will launch automated toll system. all tolltakers will be gone by next february. by phasing them out, they expect to save $16 million over ten years but it ends a human touch that has been part of the bridge since it opened since 1937. >> dan: on to sports. >> kobe bryant didn't know much about jeremy linn. >>> good evening, tiger woods look more relaxed and positive than we've seen in past couple years but he lost ground today in round two. >> here is the tickleish guy. >> you are a mess. >> yeah, what do you think after that. and larry is there in the rough and almost in. tiger woods and birdies one but the play cost him a few strokes. six under and falls back and six off the pace. phil mickelson with a birdie. rusty had a 65 and dustin johnson, a birdie on 18. shoots even 72. now three back of charlie that fired a 69 at pebble and is 12 under. wi is searching for his first victory. vijay

dozens of demonstrators blocked the intersection of geary and powell streets before being cleared out by police. the group also went into the westfield mall on market street. police say there were some confrontations between officers and protesters but no one was seriously hurt. at least one person was arrested, accused of vandalize ago police car. >>> we'll tell you why businesses say that the big crowds in town for the chinese new year parade couldn't have come at a better time. >>> the gop race is heating up. the results of the maine caucuses have just come in, and it was close. >>> a very special dog here with a long story goes up for adoption today. we'll tell you about him coming up. >>> lunar new year celebrations bring in thousands of tourists and businesses welcome the tradition. we're live in china town. >> reporter: a lot of excitement out here. we can tell you a lot of businesses around chinatown really look forward to this. everyone from local restaurants to big chain hotels say it's a shot in the arm during what's usually a slow tourist season. the sights and sounds of n

the parade begins at second and market street, then heads west on geary, going through union square, spend hon to post and then kearney street and the square. sergio? >> reporter: we have kind of positioned ourself so we can show you some of the behind -- the-scene setup. you can see floats lined up down market street. this is the area where they kind of start smooshing together everything. here's the floats and band members who are waiting to actually stage. a little further occupy. on down the way on second street, this where is this starts. earlier today we got to see the floats getting prepped for the tour through the city. dozens of people stoled through the setup area to snap a few pictures. there will be 100 different acts or units, as parade organizers call them. units are floats, bands,ing a crowe bats --ing a crow bats bad everyone else. isit she about a spectacle. i talked to some young women from france. >> biggest outside of china. >> that's what we heard. so hopefully it's going to be great. >> have you watched the parade before? >> no. first time. >> excited? >> yeah.

lane separation that will be on van he is or geary. on 16th, bus and right-of-way exclusive travel pass for buses on 16th. so then about 2% would go to regional transit providers like bart to upgrade their cars to increase capacity. bart moves a lot of people in the city. a small portion will go to perch d, bike, and transit programs. we would like it to be larger, but the modeling does not show that those programs have a marked effect on transit. and then this is probably the most important slide for business owners and developers. this piece of the proposed fee rates that you see in front of you. i think the most important thing to note is the introduction of a residential fee. at this point there has been no residential impact fee except for a few of the plan areas like eastern neighbors or residential transportation impact fee. most of the nonresidential fee levels you see here are small increases of what exist today under tidf. p.d.r., production distribution repair actually goes down substantially in the updated nexus. with updat

tonight's celebration begins at 5:00 on fillmore between eddy and geary. we have more gatherty grau coverage -- mardi gras coverage on our website. look for the special second up the -- under the top story pox at ktvu.com -- story box at ktvu.com. >>> ahead -- you will hear new data on whether american shoppers are continuing to accept online shopping in a big way. [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] call at&t today to get high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a 1-year pr

this is about 9:00 at 12th and geary street. a car hit a jeep and swerved into the wall there. >>> in 12 hours now the court of appeals will rule on whether california's ban on same-sex marriage is legal or not. kron 4's dan kerman has a preview. >> reporter: in august of 2010, vaughn walker ruled the ban preventing same-sex couples from marrying was unconstitutional. tuesday they will up hold the ruling or over turn it. >> is there a right to be married whatever your sexual orientation may be. can they marry members of members of members of the same sex. a question of equality. >> reporter: he is a professor of law. >> seems like there is little rational justification to forbid people to get married to people of the same sex. other than we haven't seen it done. as a matter of equal protection it doesn't seem like a hard case. >> reporter: whatever the ruling, ruling, the losing side will likely appeal to the u.s. supreme court or to the 9th circuit. tuesday's ruling will make a difference as the case works its way up the latter

street cars and buses, and then they headed tore union scare, blocking the intersection of powell and geary. that went on for about ten minutes and then they marched back to market street and into the westfield center where they surprised some shoppers. >> actually, i was kind of worried, but after that, no, because they were like screaming, but laughing and having fun. >>> mall secured managed to get them to leave and the rain convinced them to call it a night without any clashes with police. >>> a santa rosa middle school student was rushed to the hospital yesterday afternoon after drinking a beverage police think was laced with thc, the active chemical in marijuana. four other students said they shared the drink at lunch complained of symptoms including dizziness and sent home with their parents. the hospitalized youngster was released and police are investigating. >>> a report found two san francisco firefighters died because of a chain of other events that started with a broken window. anthony valerio and vincent perez were killed last year after a flash. temperatures reached as high a

is there any public comment on shabu pub 3809 geary? >> michael nulty. as aneighbooodactivist, i woul either deny this or continue it until the application was filled andth fi ifor all e violations obviously, he isnot understanding all the business. i would talk to the city attorney about withholding his business license. vice chair joseph: thank you. is there any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. tostaff, rificatioof the nile -- when can the applicant apply again? after nineon ice ai joseph: 9 months? not a year? >> i think it is a year. ice aijoseok commissioners, i am perplexed. if we continue this, we have to hear it at the next meeting. if the applicant conties it would come back to us when the applicant hadurll the defect i am not sure what the aress onel if we had a kaoke bar on arel i do not know if it is e same place. i amnot inclined to ask, because we're doing with this location. i entertain a motion on this permit. somebody? >> i make a motion to deny. do you want to continue this or go forward with the motion? do y

it starts at second and market street and heads west on geary street and then finally north to portsmouthquare. >> golden gate tolltakers could be out of a job as soon as december. they will launch automated toll system. all tolltakers will be gone by next february. by phasing them out, they expect to save $16 million over ten years but it ends a human touch that has been part of the bridge since it opened since 1937. >> dan: on to sports. >> kobe bryant didn't know much about jeremy linn. the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today. >>> good evening, tiger woods look more relaxed and positive than we've seen in past couple years but he lost ground today in round two. >> here is the tickleish guy. >> you are a mes

there are going to be some road closures including main, market, second and geary throughout the day. there's also going to be about two dozen different muni delays or reroutes. so we'll have more on this coming up. in the meantime, back to you guys. >> thank you. mayor ed lee will be here it talk about the parade in a few minutes. >>> an fbi file casts steve jobs in a harsh light. in the 1990s the first bush administration considered jobs for an appointment on an export council. the fbi did an extensive background check end viewing dozens of people who knew the apple cofounder. more than one person had questions concerning his ethics and morality. and several said his growing power caused him to at times to lose sight of honesty and integrity and he would lie to get his way. >>> an illegal immigrant from oakland appears back on track for a kidney transplant. we're talking about jesus navarro who had private insurance to pay. but when medical center officials learned of his immigration status they said they couldn't do it. and the reason they gave him is because it was unclear if he w

geary corridor has also made progress. they are essentially hoping to present designs in spring 2012, the cost expected to be around $215 million. transbay transit center has made a lot a progress this year, $70 million demolition contract completed, 185 million contract excavation for the but his work. that is under way. above grade construction package is 90% complete. we are essentially all go on the first phase. the second phase, however, we have a shortfall. that will be the focus of commissioner wiener's initiative on high-speed rail for a unified product delivers the downtown extension of electrification and separation along the peninsula. the next slide talks about the initiative that the chair moment -- mentioned a moment ago related to a fast start concept to high-speed rail. we are working with the mayor's office and involved agencies, including the high-speed rail authority, a ticket to a project that serves our needs and meets the requirements of getting to the transbay in our lifetime. central subway is also

of snow expected to fall over the next 40 hours of geary typically in february, 4-5 in.w down. >>darya: san francisco residents involved in the civil case such as a custody battle were attended landlord dispute will have access to free legal counsel. they could soon have free legal counsel from an ordinance passed by the board of directors. residents would be assisted one of the city paid for a single staff member to coordinate the program. the board gave initial approval to the plan in the under the plan san francisco would become the first right to civil council city in the entire nation. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues to read here is a live look at the bay bridge. let's look at an update on a toll plaza as we're watching traffic around the bay area. things can't getting ready to plant? chances are your soil is like this: compacted, drained of nutrients. it'll hold your plants... but it'll also hold 'em back. the solution: miracle-gro garden soil. the perfect mix of rich, organic ingredients, and miracle-gro plant food. just mix it in. and tu

then heads west on geary before going through union scare and then on post and finally north to portsmouthe. all those folks who are going to be carrying the dragon will have their work cut out for them but they are expecting a million people or so. >> rain or shine it's always a huge, huge deal. >> that brings us right into rain? >> oh, well, okay. we have the wet pavement this morning. definitely some mist and drizzle, light showers out there. temperatures are much, much warmer. here's a look at emeryville. we have one system heading out and another one on the way. i'll tell you when and if the parade is going to be dry straight ahead. >> all right. also more lynn-sanity. another huge night for the knicks and this time how about outscoring kobe bryant? we have the highlights coming up in this morning's sports. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. n

i did the geary shandling show. he was my collaborator. the lord is my creator. he was my collaborator. billy crystal. it goes on and on. when i write to by myself -- >> you discover you have no talent. [laughter] >> there is nothing there anymore. it is fun raising by yourself, because i can flex muscles i did not have before, but it is very lonely. it is not natural to sit in a room by yourself and be funny. i look forward to collaboration, just as a way to get away from salatin. hence, hello. >> is it easier to have somebody to bounce things off of? >> of course, there is a synergy to it. there's a built-in editing process. somebody waiting to react to it. absolutely. >> dave, most of your career, you wrote the peter pan books with ridley. how do you like working with others? >> i love it. i enjoy it but you can bounce it off. when riding alone, what goes through -- when you are writing alone, you sit and think you are a fraud. anyone who writes comedy knows that feeling peter i am not funny. i do not have skills. i used of all the jokes. that is kind of how y

the parade starts on market street, proceeds up geary to union square and heads to powell to kerrny. the parade should last about two hours. since it's the year of the dragon, there's no shortage of large, colorful dragons this year. >> probably have about eight dragons in this parade. many of them from the line dance groups and our dragon is coming. and i think it measures 268 feet long. over 200 people will be carrying it through the street as a finale. with 600,000 firecrackers. >> many of the floats include light displays and organizers say the parade is the largest illuminated parade in north america. i should also mention that traffic is very heavy here in downtown san francisco and several streets are closed. if you're not planning on attending the parade, you should steer clear of this area. the parade is supposed to get under way at 5:15, so check back in at 6:00, it should be under way, back to you. >> you rest your voice in the next hour, thanks, monty. >>> after losing the last three nominating contests, mitt romney is celebrating two wins. first, he won a straw poll of c

it is on it geary boulevard. the eastbound lanes are shut down between 31st and 29 because of a power outage in the area. there were reports that there could have been an underground vault failure. 1600 pg&e customers were without power. that is why the street has been closed. presumably the crews are working there. you will have to divert one block to the north or one block to the south to get around that problem. as we check the bridge is one more time, if you look at the bay bridge, we are almost seeing the end of the backup which reaches just beyond the 80 over crossing. the 880 approach south to the bridge is clearing out very nicely. it is the shortest delay. your ride on the san mateo bridge has been a good ride all morning long. right now, the delays are minimal. there is no delay on the approach. the golden gate bridge is an easy ride through marin county. the commute is now under 28 minutes from novato to the toll plaza. >>darya: in world news, an italian court has refused to lift an order of house arre

it starts at second and market street and heads west on geary street and then finally north to portsmouthuare. >> golden gate tolltakers could be out of a job as soon as december. they will launch automated toll system. all tolltakers will be gone by next february. by phasing them out, they expect to save $16 million over ten years but it ends a human touch that has been part of the bridge since it opened since 1937. >> dan: on. to sports. >> kobe bryant didn't know much about jeremy linn. >>> good evening, tiger woods look more relaxed and positive than we've seen in past couple years but he ground lost groundy in round two. >> here is the tickleish guy. >> you are a mess. >> yeah, what do youafter thinkr that. and larry is there in the rough and almost in. tiger woods and birdies one but the play cost him a few strokes. six under and falls back and six off the pace. phil mickelson with a birdie. rusty had a 65 and dustin johnson, a birdie on 18. shoots even 72. now three back of charlie that fired a 69 at pebble and is 12 under. wi is searching for his first victory. vijay singh is tied

>>pam: still ahead geary is joined by his wife elise c. as the answer e-mail's and gary goes one-on-one with troy paul molitor of the steelers. that and more coming up. >>kimberlee: the asp for the academy awards is freed. it is intended as a companion to the oscar telecast an offer is exclusive right carpet and backstage video screens. those looking for trivia might try and out like i mbb for apple the and android. the virtual encyclopedia movie knowledge has practically everything you want to know about this year's nominees and the nominees and winners of the past. participants can vote in categories and create a pool to compete with friends. hot the oscars has tab will give users plenty of use. >>gary: coming up later in the broadcast a very special guest. troy is getting into the restaurant business. cannot forget my why police as well. >>stanley: let's take a look at this minivan in san francisco. inside are four people but only the driver knows how to work the camera. welcome to one of the most crickets streets in the bay. the other

it starts at 5:00 between eddy street and geary boulevard. i was laughing there. it's the fillmore district. >> some say it's on like donkey kong. brian wilson says elbow pain isn't slowing him down. what he's saying about his prospects for opening day. >> plus, it's not your grandmother's white meat. >> the traffic for 580, it's not on yet. it's early for this commute but i have an issue in the south bay. hey, your high speed internet here, at home... ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. high speed internet from at&t at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the go. woo-hoo! [ together ] it's an unbelievable deal. well, gotta go. but wait -- there's more... [ female announcer ] go to the website below today and get high speed internet for the unbelievably low price of just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need at a great price. you can chill online at a park. here, pidgie, pidgie. [ pigeon coos ] and surf the web at your favorite bookstore. our internet at home includes access to the

i did the geary shandling show. he was my collaborator. the lord is my creator. he was my collaborator. billy crystal. it goes on and on. when i write to by myself -- >> you discover you have no talent. [laughter] >> there is nothing there anymore. it is fun raising by yourself, because i can flex muscles i did not have before, but it is very lonely. it is not natural to sit in a room by yourself and be funny. i look forward to collaboration, just as a way to get away from salatin. hence,

in the late 1800s, local flower growers pould pedal their goods at lotta's fountain where market, geary, and kearny streets converge in downtown san francisco. today local growers continue to supply the mart with bushels of bouquets, providing the first crucial step in a day in the life of how flowers get to you. >> people that i know, most of them don't even know that the flower market exists. and if they do, they have no idea that it goes on in the middle of the night. >> and i think that anybody that comes here and sees what goes on in the early mornings, they can see the spirit and how everybody really enjoys it. just look at all these beautiful flowers. this is the larst flower market in the world. it's got every variety possible. and if you can't find it here, it's not available or it's not in season. you're helping your dad today, huh? >> a little bit. >> yeah, that's good. don't forget to go and have a piece of cake over there. >> what's the celebration? >> anniversary, 48 yearsyeah. >> congratulations! >> i started out going to the flower market at 12 years old. i'm giving my a