we began to save the water that comes down the canal adjacent to lake merced and divert it back intothe lake, and there has been a huge increase in the water level and i think we could bring it back up to its full height by doing things in park mereced. commissioner sugaya: a couple of things. that may be helpful for the commission to have the emphasis in other cases that might affect the development agreement. i think some people are nervous, although we have been assured everything is ok, something from the city's attorney's office might be helpful. just starting as a consultant on a project in marin county which involves an institution which has property that is a lot smaller than this, they have done a complete carbon footprint analysis, which was interesting. i have not seen the results, but involved everything from looking at the number of conferences that would have at the site and figuring out the number of people that would attend, and generally where there would be coming from, including things like the carbon footprint of the airplanes it would be taking back and forth and

lake merced boulevard is on the left. there is an embankment in the center of the site, which is where the existing retail store is located. that is about a 30-foot drop from 19th ave. by the time you get to the west side of the neighborhood, there is a total of about a 100-foot drop. it is quite dramatic. this is the existing tower. when you are out there

lake merced boulevard is on the left. there is an embankment in the center of the site, which is where the existing retail store is located. that is about a 30-foot drop from 19th ave. by the time you get to the west side of the neighborhood, there is a total of about a 100-foot drop. it is quite dramatic. this is the existing tower. when you are out there on 19th avenue, you have the sense that you're looking at the tops of those towers. you basically are. you are up at about 100 feet. they are at about 145. >> the other thing that we took note of, the retail part that i mentioned his under ownership -- it is owned by a separate owner. there are plans that we were noticing that the plans called for development on the block and it would create a four-story fabric up against nineteenth ave. what is interesting is that the 65-foot base that we are talking about, by the time you get up to nineteenth avenue, it will be about 35 feet above the high point. the towers that i mentioned in the southeast corner, the view coming in

. >> lake merced had a high water level. since we paid over much of the city, the water levels have dropped, but at one time, the late actually trade out into the ocean approximately where the dog diner is that now. somewhere in the 1870's, they saw the damage at the water in the late so it did not exit out uncontrolled, and for 10 years, people were drinking lake merced water as drinking water. it is much bigger, too. if you go to san francisco state, the practice will appeal this part of the lake. i do daily city, that was part of the lake. it was huge. >> the southern area [inaudible] but there is a different area. >> there was a creek that came down basically through west portal and said that particular lake. >> that was filled in when they develop west portal, and they had the brilliant idea when they dug but,, they needed a place to put it, so they build the creek in with the tunnel muck. >> you can see in 1910, we are talking about after the earthquake, but outer richmond is still pretty sparsely settled. >> or anyone

we are actually here at lake merced right now and you might be able to see some of the wild foul out the lake right now. earlier today we watched one of the collared birds out here this afternoon and although you can get within a few feet of those birds, it is tough to catch them. they are raising money to buy specialized netting to catch them. one of the collared birds was among the flock of sea gulls gathered at lake merced this afternoon. the director of wildlife rescue says the bird is one of as many as five birds wearing the beer can collars. there is no chance the birds could have collared themselves. someone did it on purpose. >> they would have had to have set a certain trap and would have been a malicious act. >> reporter: reports of the collared birds began filtering in over the last two months. the birds aren't in immediate danger. >> because he is getting cold. and so he is miserable and he wants this thing off of him and he is going to probably spend more time doing that than eating. >> reporter: they used a hand net to try to capture one but he is skiddish. >> the second

just south of the bridge across lake merced -- president miguel: 12. >> i sincerely hope you look at this and consider yourself in these deliberations. president miguel: eric, carol sautner. >> eric goodman, a member of the parcmerced action coalition. i wish to extend this to the january 27 date as an organization formed in parcmerced is forming. you have students going on holiday. there were limited comments from people able to attend, listen, and learn about the documents. i think the entire series of documents is extensive. you commissioners have problems with the size and scale of the documents presented to you. i do not see how you can rush through this into hearings without giving the community time to go through these documents adequately. i am an architect and a savvy person with the computer, and it was difficult for me. i do not see how a lot of people who have full-time jobs have the time and energy to go through this during the holiday season. president miguel: thank you. >> thank you. >> my name is dr. foster. i am appearing as an individual and on behalf of janis norri

things i did not know is the kind of reenergize in -- putting the water back into the ground for lake merced, which is a huge problem for anybody on the west side. it has been a problem and it continues to go there. the other thing, it is smart growth. it is something where you have a responsible developer who is coming up and taking most of the burden from the city. i believe the development agreement is enforceable, and i think we have had a recent success with another project on market street where it was promised that some of the units would stay affordable. they moved into a brand-new building, and i have not told anybody there, but everything i have heard is that has been a huge success and the people who moved in their are happy with their new and improved, safer, cleaner, better development. these guys are giving us everything that we want with this. i urge you to have an open mind and work with them. thank you. president miguel: thank you. is there additional public comment on this item? if not, public, disclosed. commissioner moore? commissioner moore: thank you. this is a difficul

this seagull captured at lake merced yesterday. it was freed and then healthy enough to be released. the rescue group is asking the public to watch for and report other birds that have these collars. there is a $3,000 reward for information in this case. >>> a pretty popular appetizer has a couple of california men suing a bay area restaurant. they say that their order of escargo exploded scalding them with hot butter. the two men were eating at the seafood peddler restaurant in san rafael when they say that the appetizer flew off the plate. >> literally jumped at least two to three inches out of the plate and like small balloons just exploded hot guess. the got me in the tear duct and it got mr. rhigetti along the side of the nose. there was so much grease coming off of this escargo that it completely sprayed our shirts and trousers. >> the men have filed a $7,500 lawsuit in small claims court for gross negligence and asking for an apology. >>> federal officials are defending new screening procedures at the nation's airports, a fu

this was at lake merced in san francisco. >> this was a really horrible way for an animal to be suffering. it is no longer able to turn around and put its feathers in alignment and groom. it could potentially hurt its abilities to feed. certainly to swim and bathe. >> who would do something like that. >> reporter: wild rescue and california beer and beverage distributors are offering a $6000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the people responsible. >> we are treating the birds and cans as evidence. there is a potential to pick up finger prints and/or dna after the cans. >> reporter: all of the birds did have budweiser beer cans wrapped around its neck. one bird was spotted right here in fish alley in san francisco's fisherman's wharf but the rescue group said they need more information. their website is on our website at cbs5.com and then click to the link and numbers. don't try to catch these birds, dana, they are saying, just report it. >> this is a federal offense. >> it is. they cannot touch, chase, pursue migratory birds like sea gulls. >> linda yee in san francisco, th

the gull was captured at lake merced. rescue workers first spotted that bird about two weeks ago but weren't able to capture it until today. they cut the beer can collar off and examined the bird but they say that wasn't easy. >> it took a really long time, a lot of different strategies we tried, but he was very weary because somebody had already caught him and hurt him so it was harder to draw him closer to us. >> well the bird, they say, was healthy enough there to be released. the rescue group is asking the public to watch for other collared birds and there is a $3,000 reward that leads to the arrest and conviction for whoever is responsible or the collar those birds. >>> it was supposed to be a simple procedure. >> i don't know if he fully understood what he was buying. >> how a bay area man got taken to the cleaners when he signed on for a low-cost duct cleaning. >>> reusable bags good for the environment. how the solution has now become its own problem. >>> well for the second consecutive day we have record heat her

this gull was captured at lake merced.cue workers first noticed the bird in the area two weeks ago but were unable to capture it until today and it wasn't easy to cut the can off and examine the bird. >> it took a really long time. a lot of different strategies we tried. but he was very wary because somebody had already caught him and hurt him so it was harder to draw them in closer to us. >> the bird was healthy enough to be released. the rescue group is asking the public to watch for and report other charred birds, there is a $3,000 reward for any information. >>> and the calendar says thanksgiving is next week. but doesn't feel like it, does it, roberta. >> by the time the sun sets we had 6 record new high temperatures in the bay area. now, by the time the sun comes back up the change you need to know about. instant me it has drivers in one bay area city hitting the >>> email, that's so last decade. facebook's plan to combine email, texting and instant messaging? it has drivers in one bay area city hitting the brakes. b

. >> picture-perfect day at lake merced for round three of the charles schwab cup at harding park.peak of perfect, michael allen had a near perfect round, 10 burned, no bogeys, a course record 61 and moves into first place with 10 birdies and no bogeys. >>> ever player who ever played football at fremont's jfk high school has one thing in common they were all coached by pete. >> the young man in the front of this row right here coached his father. >> reporter: he has been the central figure of fremont's john f. kennedy football team over the last five decades. but he is hanging up the whistle after saturday's season finale. >> some of the junior kids that, you know, what are we going to do? you're going to play football next year and do a good job. you're going to get up at 6:30 in the morning, go to film study and you are going to do the things that you have to do. that better be what you do! >> reporter: michael known as coach mike by his players is the only football coach in school history. >> holy crap! >> reporter: 46 years of roaming the sidelines makes coach mike the longest

a picture perfect day out at lake merced for round 3 of the charles swabb cup. course record shot of 61 and moved into first place. >>> world series mvp edgar renteria wants to keep playing. he said that he will not retire as many had speculated. however, if he wants to stay with the giants he will have to take a pay cut after the team declined his 10.5 million option. >>> the raiders. >>> that's right, dana king. raiders and chiefs tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. right here on cbs5 followed by "the 5th quarter." an update on the coach's final game at j.f.k. high school they did lose 14-0 to irvington but obviously he goes out on top just for what he has done for the community and the kids that have passed through his program over the last 46 years. >> lots of people he has touched. >> thank you so much. >> we will be right back. ,,,, [ jogging ] [ breathing heavily ] whoa! [ male announcer ] sometimes you just don't see it coming. that's why we have some of the largest doctor networks in california. blue shield. [ smack! ] [ insects buzzing ] [ male announcer ] you never

this gull was was captured at lake merced.ced the bird in the area about two weeks ago, but were not able to capture it until today. they cut the can off, and examined the bird.... but it wasn't easy. 15:06:47 "it took a really long time. a lot of different strategies we tried. he was really worried because someone had already caught him and hurt him, so it was harder to draw him closer to us." the bird was healthy enough to be released. the rescue group is asking the public to watch for other collared birds. there is a three-thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for abusing the birds. today was the official opening day for the commercial crab season in the bay area. crab boats from san francisco and other local harbors were ready to go out today. but . >>> today was the official opening day for the commercial crab season in the area. crab fishermen were ready to go out but crabbers and processors couldn't agree on quality and price so most boats didn't go out. but jus

this seagull was captured at lake merced. rescue workers first noticed the bird in the area about two weeks ago but couldn't capture it until yesterday. the bird was healthy enough to be released. the group is asking the public to watch for and report other collared birds. there is now a $3,000 reward for information on the person responsible. >>> 5:21. a rookie cop is no dummy. how he is getting speeders in one bay area city to slow down. >> they literally jumped at least two to three inches out of the plate and like small balloons just exploded hot grease. >> a lawsuit filed against a bay area restaurant. the appetizer that one man says nearly blinded him. ,, ,,,,,,,, we gave it a more powerful duramax turbo diesel and allison transmission to help it move over 21,000 pounds. and then we gave it an advanced exhaust brake system, to help slow it down. saving wear and tear on your brakes. and on you. with a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles... introducing the new chevy silverado hd. our most powerful heavy duty ever. okayhel

this seagull was captured at lake merced. >> it took a long time with different strategies.ody had already caught him and hurt him so it was harder to draw him closer to us. >> the bird was healthy enough to be released. the rescue group is asking the public to watch for and report other collared bird. there is a $3,000 reward for information. >>> it is 6:38. apple set to make an announcement less than a half hour from now and it involves the music of the beatles. mark sayre joins from the company's headquarters in cupertino. mark, can you feel the anticipation in the air? good morning! >> reporter: good morning, sydnie. all apple is officially announcing at this point is that there will be an official announcement at 7:00. but the "wall street journal" this morning is reporting that what that announcement is going to be is an announcement that the entire catalog of the beatles will now be available on itunes. right now songs from i had have beatles are available but not the collection of the fab 4, not on itunes or not anywhere else for that matter. if you check apple's hom

workers from the group "build rescue" found the bird at lake merced in san francisco yesterday. they cut off the cans and set the bird free. >>> a number of other birds have been spotted with cans around their necks. >>> let's check in with traffic and sal, things are busily happening out there. they are happening and we're checking on that accident. we told but that last time in san rafael. southbound 101. it looks like they've made some progress on it. still there on the shoulder. but traffic is very slow past the scene. you can just tell people are slowing to take a look at it and then they move on. unfortunately traffic is backed up into up well into novato. 101 is no good. this morning's commute on the peninsula is terrible. southbound 280 at 380 there is an accident driving through daly city and out of san francisco down the peninsula. it's terrible on 280. i would use 101 instead at this point. let's go back to the maps real quick. i want to show you -- there we go. 880 southbound between hayward and union city, look at all of that slow traffic. when you see red on the ma