sue hester. >> sue hester. i didn't identify myself on there, but i have attended all of the public workshops for input on pier 30, 32, and i would ask this commission and the staff to direct everyone who is a negotiating party to when they attend these public meetings to shut up and identify themselves. there was a lot of furor at my table at the latest est session which was quality of life because one of the negotiators of the warriors sat at our table and had input and was very vocal and didn't identify herself with the warriors until the entire thing was over, and people freaked out. i request that there be a rule and enforced on all negotiations, particularly the golden state warriors that in the case the port, owd and particularly the warriors not participate as members of the public, and wear big badges saying who they are because people hide behind anonymity and i know because i of around the block oweb -- i don't know the golden state warriors but the know the port and oweb but i'm unusual and most are

>> it's a bmw. >> reporter: hester says after he complained, he was fired.a&e, which is half owned by disney, the parent company of abc, told us today they will not comment on pending lawsuits, but one of the show's producers did say this recently. >> i can honestly tell you that the stuff found in those containers are found in the storage containers. >> reporter: although he did admit they sometimes move items from one storage locker to another. this is not the first time the level of reality in reality tv has been questioned. recently, a former participant on hgtv's requests house hunters," which follows families choosing a new home, said producers knew she and her husband had already purchased their new home before they taped the show in 2006. >> finally the producer said let's do whatever. so we called our very closest and kindest friends who were that generous and they offered up their houses for us to tour as our pretend decision making houses. >> reporter: in a statement, hgtv said we aren't showing a documentary, we're simply entertaining our viewers

>> 250. [ auctioneer ] >> hester is saying no!y are stuffing the lockers either putting things in there at a&e in the lockers to make the show more interesting. >> i don't like this show. i watch a lot of these types of reality shows. this one i don't care much about. this is absurd. next they're going to say hoarders, they scratched trash in the house. >> everything on t.v. is fake, except this show where we have a real conversation. seriously, those houses are not for sale and the guys featured on the shows already bought their houses. it's amazing the whole thing's a lie. >> hester was fired because he challenged them. he makes $25,000 per episode $25,000 signing bonus, $25,000 just for nothing, $124,500 expense account. >> thank you guys. >> when we come back. we've got breaking news, there's a shooting in portland. of course there is. we'll tell you the kind of damage that's been done, unfortunately, as usual and then later in the program,al very stone. i'll be talking to him. >> you did go to vietnam. >> i went there for a m

hester acknowledged there is an issue with c-e-q-a. i think that's been frustrating for a lot of people because c-e-q-a provides information. it doesn't say, a project is good or a project is bad. it is a way of decision-makers having information to determine whether or not they want to move forward with the project. in pretty much even on projects that people don't agree with the c-e-q-a document, it outlines that there are significant unavoidable impacts to whatever, you know. and you may agree that the statement of overriding consideration if you're talking about an e-i-r are great or not. in the areas of cad ex and negative declarations, i think that is an area where there is a bit of abuse because a lot of times we're talking about single-family homes, projects. when you're talking about cad x's, categorical exemption, i.e., a house becoming a house or a house expanding a house, that's the kind of cases you're talking about when you're talking about a cad goerth cat exemption. a negative declaration is usually -- it can be a simil

hester. let me call a few more names. >> i would sit down if there were people ahead of me. >> i called the names. it appears they're not here. >> sue hester. i sent my letter to individual members of the commission and the bureaucracy and the secretary. i am concerned about the rules of the planning commission, and i have particular attention to intention to the require requiring two week packets. it's in the rules of the planning commission, and the rules belong to the public as much as they belong to anybody. a commission matter that is complicated is supposed to have a packet two weeks in advance. it's supposed to go to the commission with acknowledgment the commission may want to read a complicated case with more leisure, and they're available to the public. the attention by staff to the two week rule is hit and miss. occasionally they're produced but they don't come to the commission. occasionally i am told they are produced but they remain in the file of the person doing the review. th

thank you. >> thank you. >> sue hester i got my feet wet in this area by participating in the giants project, and that went on for several years, and the giants showed us all how it is done. they worked with the community, the community of their neighbors, the broader community of the city. the eir took a couple of years at the port and the planning commission, the board of supervisors, and this was after they were on the ballot twice, and there was a huge discussion. instead we have a cooked deal. i don't know how familiar you are with what you're voting on. you are voting on a schedule, and you're voting on rejecting the eir alternatives. the study that you have before you, and there are many studies, the conceptual framework says the port rejects out of hand at the start of the process any alternative site especially any site north of the -- north of here, or south of here. north of here is fully developed. no one in their right mind is proposing an arena north of the bay bridge, but the port commission is voting to reject alternatives. you are setting a schedule, and you have hea

. >>> sue hester. i think i've probably done more c-e-q-a work before this commission in the city than anybody. and i was going to just sit this hearing. what mr. vettle said provoked me to come up. if the planning department, if supervisor wiener had gone about this really correctly, they would have solicited comments by everyone who is responding because they were surprised. this is not the way to do legislation. i have my own list of c-e-q-a improvements and therefore a few that i want. but i wasn't asked by scott wiener. i wasn't asked by by bill wyco. i wasn't asked by anybody. and i get every notice that you conceivably have. in a lawsuit settlement, back in the '80s, i insisted that i get cad ex he's. i'm the only person that gets them and i read them. * i am not the cad ex a stamp on the back of a permit. but if they issue them, you will find me on that list because of a lawsuit settlement that should not have to come to this point. i know because i get the notices that no one else gets what i

hester says the producers "regularly salt or plant the storage lockers with valuable or unusual itemseate drama and suspense." he points to specific examples such as this car, found under a pile of trash. >> whoa! >> it's a bmw. >> reporter: a&e, which is half-owned by disney, the parent company of abc, told us today they will not comment on pending lawsuits. but one of the show's producers did say this recently. >> i can honestly tell you that the stuff found in those containers are found in storage containers. >> reporter: although he did admit they sometime move items from one storage locker to another. this is not the first time the level of reality in reality tv has been questioned. recently, a former participant on hgtv's "house hunters," which follows families choosing a new home, said producers knew she and her husband had already purchased their new home before they taped the show in 2006. >> it felt like we just had a few days to scrounge up some houses to look at, and it was our responsibility to find the houses. >> reporter: in a statement, hgtv said, "we aren't showing a

hester said that if the supervisor would open it up a little bit, there may be other areas of c-e-q-a reform that we could be looking at that he hasn't thought of or haven't been brought forth by the people he's been talking to. and ms. hester might have additional in the neighborhood organizations might have additional c-e-q-a reform ideas that could be incorporated into this process. i do have a question with respect -- well, back to the original question that supervisor borden started with or other commissioners have mentioned. in terms of the process of automatically going to the board of supervisors on issues like zoning or whatever that they also have jurisdiction over , isn't the wording in the legislation such that it says the board of supervisors will be the final certification body? i didn't quite understand that language. because if we're now saying that the -- that this commission certifies the e-i-r, then how can the board of supervisors certify the e-i-r? >> bill wyco again. there's was one commenter -- actually, it should be the board. that's not what the legislation sa

. >>> sue hester. i want to acknowledge the recent comments asking the board to act with cognizance of the people in the area. we are human beings and the planning department and the -- planning department environmental review and all the city agencies are acting as though kind of we are not. they had the big input on election eve when people would walk in precincts. we were down at the quality of life workshop. and, so, there is an expectation that citizens are going to give up thanksgiving and christmas and new year's because the warriors and the city staff are going to give them up because they're paid to do so. and, so, i'll just tell you, people are dead serious when they say this is coming too fast. i still have four meetings between now and christmas, and some of them are right after thanksgiving. the timelines are horrible and the giants were a very good model for this neighborhood and they are part of the plan. they met with people over several years and they came up with restriction on the nu

david hester makes his living by bidding on items supposedly abandoned in california storage lockers.how's producer, saying he was fired after confronting them with his concerns. now, he's speaking more than $2 million in damages. >> there's not only a legal court, but a court of public opinion, that would place massive pressure on them to settle this. >> reporter: this isn't the first time that the reality of reality television has been called into question. recently, a texas woman that appeared on "house hunters," said the producers told her to fake interest in homes not even for sale. we manage certain production and time constraints while honoring the home-buying process. then, tlc's "breaking amish." some characters may be faking amish, allegedly having left the faith years ago. tlc and producers said, much information about the show is not true. and some it is. and the show addressed those in recent episodes. >> reality tv is like a lot sausage. you might like how it tastes. but you might not want to know how it's made. >> reporter: as for "storage wars" while a&e has said in th

jane kim and beyond the city family the advice and assistance of the respected land use attorney sue hester. tmi and other property owners along the corridor. john kev lynn and amir massy at art stone properties and in the neighborhoods particular. to the south of market action network, to jerry crawl and the neighborhood network, the po tear i don't boosters and rincon hill and other residents south of market. commissioners i ask you to help hence forth that the neighborhoods are always welcomed into a full partnership with the city for all future planning efforts. this is how community planning should be done. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> okay. thank you jim. moving forward we're going to deal with the first topic of review from last week, and that is -- we're going to start with general overview of the zoning and how it's proposed to change so we have a clear picture of that and we will see in the maps in a moment the board of supervisors directed the task force to use the existing zoning as the base. it wasn't an attempt to completely change the type of zoning in western soma,

. >> a very emotional reaction from devin hester. mrs of life is in the nfl. people get hired and fired. fill emery will not speak today. you have in this conference tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.. the bears fans already weighing in with their opinions. we're not finding a lot of fans that are all that surprised that he is out. frankly not a lot of them are upset to hear that either. not a lot of love lost for him. use generally muck by most of the last nine years. he led the team with that even kill them in there. even keel demeanor. >> the coach is the one that always gets the criticism in most cases. that is a hard pill to swallow for a coach. if you're not winning, you're not winning. >> he did nothing to improve the line. >> i think the last couple of years have been a little rough. >> as well as his biggest downfall offense keeps coming up as the topic of conversation. and obama is scheduled to speak about 30 minutes. this is as capitol hill lawmakers are battling the clock trying to keep the nation from going off the cliff. the autumn >> at expanding cuts and t

devin hester returned from a concussion, while alshon jeffery is back after having knee surgery two weeks the vikings will be without their top receiver percy harvin, who was placed on season- ending injured reserve. the white sox found a new third baseman at the winter meetings. 32- year- old jeff keppinger signed a three- year 12- million dollar deal. he's played for seven teams in his career, and hit .325 for tampa bay last year. keppinger does not strike out often and is a good in- fielder. the move means the sox will not sign free agent kevin youkilis, but g-m rick hahn says the team is not done making moves. the cubs have added depth in the outfield. nate schierholtz signed a one- year deal worth two- and- a quarter million dollars. he's a left- handed batter with a .270 career batting average. schierholtz is expected to be the primary right fielder, but could easily be moved by the trade deadline, since it's a short contract. that's a look at sports. your live illinois lottery drawing is next. lottery - pick three - 30-4-4. lottery - pick four - 5-6-3-5. [ horn honks ] [ male annou

one of the former stars of the show, dave hester, is claiming that the show is rigged. says some of the items inside the units are planted by the show. and he says he and others went to the execs and complained about it and then he was promptly fired in retaliation for raising his concerns. here's clip of the show. >> 850, 875. >> i pushed this unit far enough. i hope he enjoys his box. >> last and final call. guess what. got it your way. 850 bucks. thank you. >> i don't know, man. grab this stuff off it. i'll tell you what. >> what is this? >> it's a bmw --. megyn: and that, he says was fake, among other things. joining me now to discuss it, arthur aidala, former prosecutor and now defense attorney. janna spill bore, same pedigree. thank you for being here. i don't know the show but a lot of people watch it. four million people watch it and they say this guy is like one of the main stars. he is one of the guys who goes in and checks it out for five minutes and gets to bid. he is saying in particular that bmw among many other items are complete bs. the producers put it

dave hester claims the network fired him in retaliation after he complained about the network stuffingngs to make the show more exciting. i believe they call that assisted reality. he also claims the show rigged the bidding, even paid for a female member elastic surgery to add sex appeal. this on storage wars. a spokesman told radar they don't know about any lawsuit and have no comments. say it ain't so. if you can't believe reality tv, what can you you believe. >>> so camping out for the holidays, no, not know a few smartphone or video game. listen to this, they are camping out to be close it a job. it is an incredible story and we have it for you coming up. >>> plus game change the sequel. the 2012 presidential race getting the book and perhaps? day the movie treatment. en it c the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer

we're talking about the cast member dave hester, and imagine that.ongly terminated after he accused the show of committing fraud. in the filings of this lawsuit, he says he complained to a and e that they were stuffing storage lockers with more valuable items than were originally in there in order to make the show seem more inviting or more enticing. he says after he complained, he was fired for doing so. now, we have reached out to a & e and all parts involved. we haven't heard back but we have seen the filing of this lawsuit, so it looks like the court will decide whether or not the show is real. >> oh, really. that might set a precedent about other shows. >> it could. you know, i don't think that every show out there in reality tv land is 100% real. it seems like there may be some things that go on a time or two, if i may say so myself, but it could set a precedent if there's some legal decision handed down. >> i like this story. this is a real reality about reality tv. hey, let's talk about sag now. who came out on top, nischelle? >> yeah, a lot

according tory dar online former star dave hester suing the a & e!, claiming that he was fired retaliation after he complained about stuffing lockers with valuable things to make the show more exciting. >> a reality show that's not real? what? >> it's shocking. say it ain't so. the show rigged the bidding and paid for a female cast member's plastic surgery to add sex appeal. if you can't believe in reality shows what can you believe? >> no santa claus. >> can't believe in storage wars. >> the news you can believe in. >> i have watched news in the middle east and al jazeera, and middle east. everybody has a different news story about the same story. different interpretations. >> what is the truth? interesting. but this guy says it ain't "storage wars." a >>> let's talk about charlie crist, changing sides. he says he didn't leave the party, the party left him behind. he served as governor state of florida and ran for senate as an independent and spoke at the this summer's dnc. democratic national convention, here is what he said. >> half a century ago,

know, i think the problem is that if speaker boehner wants to adhere -- insists on adhering to the hesterity to bring anything to the floor, the more elements there are in any plan, the harder that becomes. so if it were just the tax rates, i think we could come to a deal very quickly and -- but that's not what the republicans want. they want spending limitations and something to deal with medicare and medicaid. that will make it harder and harder to get that majority of a majority. so it is going to be tough. >> do you think the tragedy in newtown is bringing people together on this and making it less rancorous out there? >> i think it has changed everything. the mood on the floor last night, we had a moment of silence and chris murphy, the senator from connecticut spoke brilliantly and poignantly last night. i think yeah, anybody who gets up there and tries to make a partisan argument now is going to certainly look petty. >> bill: are you nervous that, as a democrat, that president obama might give away the store in order to get a deal? i mean he is talking about -- i keep forgetting th