i do not think the argument for a wonderful green rupert or an obnoxious green fence -- green roof or obnoxious green fence have anything to do with what we're talking about. they will be dealt with as in normal situations. i have some problems with the project itself. i know we're not discussing the project, but we are enabling it. that is why i am trying to be very cautious about how i approach it. we still have the der and the project itself to come before us. we are saying it is ok to go to 136 at that point. that is basically all we are saying right now. i may go for it. it is not the best land use plan. >> a lot of comments about the fact that won approval is to each other, which is not the case. each has to be considered and it -- individually. we noticed the uses are different in the southern waterfront and the northern waterfront. we try to have some similarities and try to have some marion. this certainly would be in the context with what the southern waterfront is showing us, too. the other question i had was in regards to, i guess what commissioner moore brought up. she ca

the ugly green fence? that is put up by one of the owners of the property, one of the parkers. in washington does none of these a million things, so what does it do? it built condos that cost that2.5 millionto $7 million. -- $2 million to $7 million. on top of that, mr. fu is a partner in the spirit he will be making millions of dollars selling the land. he has been systematically converting rent-controlled apartments in the golden gateway for years. so we are going to raise the heights for the two benefits. housing for the half percent, and are going to reward somebody for taking away the red- controlled house in the middle class family in the city are crying for. so why? revenue? i would plead with you to read the port term sheet. it is robbing the city. let me show you how. if you can see this on the overhead, this is the site. one of the major claims is they will raise $40 million through infrastructure financing. as you can see, 20% of the site is owned by the port. 80% is owned by the city. if you read the term sheet, they are taking all the tax increment. they are taking

you talk about the green fence, they have kept it that way to make the argument that the only way to do this is to do the project. the 1200 unit golden gateway to short-term vacation and sweet. how do i know that? there is the hotelization of the middle class rental housing. the picture on the front of very much looks like something else, and if you go to the executive suites or a number of the sites for short-term rentals on the web, these are advertisements. hundreds and hundreds of units are being lost, so getting 29 units a lot of this does not make up for what we will lose year after year after year. why reward this kind of behavior? the same property owner is not paying their fair share of property taxes. another loophole, they have figured out a way to transfer partnership interests in increments less than 51% to avoid a reappraisal, so when they bought the building, and never recorded as a sale, he said they are paying property taxes based on an assessment in 1994 increased by one% a year. it may be legal. but it is not ethical, and it is wrong, and according to the whistle-b

there will be a profit, and one is responsible to the green fencing, and in addition to what the opposition is trying to support. >> there is an option to purchase the property, so in any situation like that, a purchase and sell agreement, the current owner would be paid to sell their property, so that is certainly a benefit to them. in addition, they will get back at the end of the day a condominium interest and a fitness club. if this gets approved in the wisdom of this board and others, there will be a condominium created as part of the purchase price, so there is actual cash that gets paid. there is cash that gets paid to the board, to the current owner of the club, and then they will receive an edition in kind payment with a fitness club being given back to them, but i think it is important to make that clear. the golden gate apartments have nothing to do with this project sponsor, or anything going on at the club, and i do want to be clear. i appreciate you having the hearing today, but it is important for the board to keep an open mind. there were so many things that were said that a

it will renovate existing facilities and replace the parking lots and green fence with a vibrant waterfront community of residential housing, new retail and and restaurants, belowground parking, and three new public open spaces. this is the final piece of the ferry building waterfront area. this is a good example of the kind of responsible development that can occur with the support of the commission. >> thank you. >> i am and landscape architect and environmental designer. i am a certified green professional. i am here to voice my support for the eight washington project and the green earth alliance. the green earth alliance is an advocacy group for green infrastructure. it is made up of architects and others that strive to promote environmental, social, and other benefits that green infrastructure provide. san francisco has long seen itself as a leader in green innovation and sustainability. it is. the green innovation is being undertaken by other cities to address their aging sewer systems and co2 emissions. they are now leading the way. i feel 8 washington represents an opportunity for

currently, pedestrians are met with the high green fence used to protect the tennis courts. this detracts in the belief from the pedestrian experience. we support the washington future -- we urge you to support the washington project when it comes before you in the future. >> good afternoon. my name is dave stockdale. we operate the farmers market at the ferry building, and at -- in that capacity, i am representing my board, my staff, and the small businesses that come to the city on a regular basis and rely on the access and sense of community and strong visuals that are currently in our part of the waterfront. think about what used to be there. there has been radical change in recent years. what we are doing, we now represent the part of a resurrection, an example of best practices. we believe that the eight washington project is also an example of best practices, of a best use of that particular site, transforming it from a surface parking lot and private club to a multi layered project with residences that we believe are at an appropriate height for the transition from t

you see that green fencing? it is enclosed right there on that vacant lot. here is a bird's eye view which shows about 14 tents inside and they say they are in for the long hall and they have an established paramedic on the scene. they plan to expand into a more secure stable place. >> they are finding -- when they find a good place they can establish themselves and continue to grow. >> reporter: this is the second occupied camp since the main end can'tment was -- encampment was shut down last month. they were at a home which was in default. objecting buyers first -- occupiers first claimed they had permission but the only knowner wanted -- homeowner wanted them off the land. they plan on making this a bigger and larger encampment than we have seen in the past, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this morning feds roll investigators -- federal investigators will arrive on a seen at an area near highway 4. lorraine blanco joins us with more information about the polite and the passenger. >> reporter: the pilot knew he was in trouble and you can still see

>> reporter: you can take a look, it is right behind the green fencing but it is over near the enclosed vacant lot. he gave us a bird's eye view of the encampment and i counted 14 tents inside. now since the main encampment was closed last month back in oakland city hall, it was at 18th and linden at a home which was in default. they first claimed they had permission to stay there but the owner notified them they wanted them off the land and the area was quickly cleared out. they are planning to stay here for a while and like i said, they had a food table set up. like i said there were 14 people set up and we'll see how long this one holds out. >>> governor brown is now weighing in at the port of oakland. he says the state and city must do everything possible to keep the busy port open and that will include calling in aid as occupied activists have shut down the port two times in the last two months and mayor jean quan said she may be unable to keep the port open during future protests. >>> protesters are planning on taking part in next monday's rose parade in pasadena. coming up, the f

protesters have been here for four days, it's hard to see them but they are located behind this green fencingere in the vacant lot. here is a bird's-eye view of the encampment which has about 14 tents. the groups say they are in it for the long haul. they have food, a table and an established paramedic. they want to -- and this lot is gonna be their ground zero. >> if we can just establish a base and expand from there, orderly, as a staging area, a safe, secure, stable place. >> reporter: this is the second obpie encamp inment in oakland. the first west oakland site was at 1th and lyndon at a home which was in default. occupiers first said they had permission to stay there. the owner wanted them to leave and they left that land without incident. back out here leave, there's only 14 tents out here. but they plan to make this their home base and plant to grow bigger. >>> there's a $2500 reward being offered in connection with the attempted kidnapping of a 9-year-old boy in oakland. police say he was playing outside his home on arrowhead drive on monday afternoon when a man walked up to him and

while valley state's dormitory layout and spacious green yards might remind some of a college campus, razor wires, guard towers and the electrified fence leave no doubt this is prison. and the 3,600 women who live here are criminals. >> when i first came to prison, i was 19 years old. and i'm here for second degree murder. and i have 15 to life. >> sharon phoenix is now 41 years old. >> everything was, like, silent. you had to be very careful in the way you walked and the way you talked and your attitude. i was dealing with women who didn't care. i seen one woman get beaten. i've seen women o.d. >> more than 80% of the women at valley state are in for drug-related offenses. >> i used to use heroin, started at 16, using it. >> i'm addicted to crack cocaine. >> heroin. >> i've been using since i was 12 years old. >> substance abuse is an underlying factor of most of the crimes committed by the women here because in order to support their drug habits, they end up committing burglaries, petty thefts, various crimes that will result in a felony conviction. and as a result they end up in prison. >> what you mean you need some more food? star

they gave the green light to keep an off lead law at the end of the park. the city is planning on inn stalling fencingnd that project is expected to cost $16,000. >>> they are planning to have their busiest delivery day of the year. they will handle at least 26 million packages today. ups deliveries leading up to christmas are up to 60% from last year. fedex is seeing more growth and shipping performance and forecast from delivery companies are being closely watched because they tend to indicate how the economy is doing or if they are growing at all. >>> they may see a lot of delivery trucks, it appears and sal may see busy mall parking lots. >> let's go out and take a look at the roads, we are doing well at the toll plaza. there is a little bit of a delay in some of those lanes so it is not completely empty. as you drive, you will see traffic mostly on the good side getting into the city. looking good, no major problems getting up to downtown. and if you are driving 680 from venetia bridge to walnut creek is all clear. back to you. >>> mostly clear skies, way too dry for fog, northeasterly winds are

green car worth $380,000. grinning from ear to ear, he drove away in his prize. listen to this. before the night was over, he hit a patch of black ice and slammed right into a fencegetting fixed, and dopp is selling it. he says among other things $3,500 every 6 month for insurance is just too much. what he plans to do now is buy his family a more practical car. >> okay. >>> outside tonight, more mild temperatures. napa 54. santa rosa. 57. what's going on? the wimentds are slightly out -- winds are slightly out of the north, so we have downsloping winds. it's keeping things warm. do not be fooled. it will be cold tonight. the winds die down, santa rosa, and the inland valleys easing down toward the mid-20s, upper 20s. patchy fog especially in the inland areas. fairfield's gold. everybody is cold. there will be frost again tomorrow morning. the winds are going to die down. winds are doing this downslope thing that's going to back off in a few hours. sunny and dry tomorrow. no rain in the forecast. the freeze warning in the north bay, patchy frost throughout the bay region in your thursday is going to look like your friday, look a lot like saturday, which can look a

green car worth $380,000. grinning from ear to ear, he drove away in his prize. listen to this. before the night was over, he hit a patch of black ice and slammed right into a fence car is getting fixed, and dopp is selling it. he says among other things $3,500 every 6 month for insurance is just too much. what he plans to do now is buy his family a more practical car. >> okay. >>> outside tonight, more mild temperatures. napa 54. santa rosa. 57. what's going on? the wimentds are slightly out -- winds are slightly out of the north, so we have downsloping winds. it's keeping things warm. do not be fooled. it will be cold tonight. the winds die down, santa rosa, and the inland valleys easing down toward the mid-20s, upper 20s. patchy fog especially in the inland areas. fairfield's gold. everybody is cold. there will be frost again tomorrow morning. the winds are going to die wind thing that's going to back off in a few hours. sunny and dry tomorrow. no rain in the forecast. the freeze warning in the north bay, patchy frost throughout the bay region in your thursday is going to look like your friday, look a lot like saturday, which can look a lot like sunday. enjoy