i've been a roller at lake merced for the past 20 years and i was co-chair of the lake merced task force. welcome, president torres. >> thank you. >>> and also to commissioner moran, thank you so much as president for your continued interest in the issues of lake merced. we appreciate very much your comments. and to michael car lan, i've not seen you sitting in that seat before. you look very comfortable. [laughter] >>> anyway, i think i'm making the comment at the right time and stop me if i'm wrong. i have seen that your staff has delayed the next lake merced update to you for another two weeks. at the may 8 meeting earlier this year, you were very clear in saying that you wanted something very specific about the proposed m-o-u with rec and park department in six months. and since then that has been on the events calendar for a revisit on november 13. now, jerry calligan who could not be here today, but he is here in one sense in that he did make a recording of the may 8th meeting, commission meeting, and i'd like to quote one of the commissioners who stated, "not happy with the m-o-u,

you know the city has been in a rather difficult position with the pacific rod and gun club at lake merced. after many months, some extent years of debate with the gun club i'm pleased to bring forward a settlement that the gun club has agreed to, that will set in place a process by which the rod and gun club will largely be exiting the premises, and much more importantly, be participating in the environmental clean up that needs to be done. for decades the work -- not the work, the activity that happened at the rod and gun club caused significant environmental damage to lake merced, by some estimates over $10 million and thankfully the settlement reached by the city attorney and the puc of the rod and gun club will be participating in the cleanup cost. so i'm pleased to bring this forward, pleased we're finally bringing in i won't say conclusion to the process but beginning the final steps in ending that use out there, and finally allowing the public to have a discussion that i think the public has wanted to have for decades is a rod and gun club truly the highest and best use of 14 acres

in the beginning our conversations were about children, schools, the city parks, pools and lake merced. my experience of having served on the planning commission, and i recognize -- having served in those days, our conversations switch to life issues, and dr, discretionary review. it is apparent to me that darryl has a passion for san francisco; is well-trained to sort out conflicting facts. his personality and commitment to teamwork will be a big plus for our city. please approve darryl's nomination to the board of appeals. thank you. >> supervisor kim: thank you. >> my nam

ford by lake merced and they don't get that warm inland and 82 should cover most of the spread and we will keep an eye on things. 40s and 50s to 61 in san francisco. look at fairfield and antioch, 61 in the city and everything has flip-flopsed. i think he was with offshore breeze. offshore pam, she was here yesterday and by tomorrow, the west wind kicks in and temperatures start to cool down. chillingly lows, not so much on the coast though. lows are 70s to near 80 today. -- near 80s today. this will be more of a cold system than a rainy system and the weekend looks nice but it will be brisk in the morning. >>> officials in several states are trying trying to make shoe sure let they can vote. in new jersey those displaced by the storm will bible to post an many still don't have power. a and many are worried about gas and there are people offering gas on craigslist for as much as $30 per gallon. price gouging is illegal and pricers face problems for gouging. >>> the private entrance room was damaged bywater and the reflected fountains surrounded by victims' names are okay. >>> a non-pr

in the beginning our conversations were about children, schools, the city parks, pools and lake merced. my experience of having served on the planning commission, and i recognize -- having served in those days, our conversations switch to life issues, and dr, discretionary review. it is apparent to me that darryl has a passion for san francisco; is well-trained to sort out conflicting facts. his personality and commitment to teamwork will be a big plus for our city. please approve darryl's nomination to the board of appeals. thank you. >> supervisor kim: thank you. >> my name is sabrina g. shin, san francisco native. in chinatown i am an elder. i am on the board of chinatown's committee development; and i in the business partner of darryl honda. the only see him on committee meetings and i get the rest of them. i have been working with darryl for several years. i work in three things in a partner: us you work as hard as i do? does he have personal integrity? is he smart? he meets all three criteria. he is a number one win-win problem solver. in the board of appeals there will be any wi

make sure that the boat house at lake merced is built with input from the community and becomes a beaconocal residents and their families. i will also make sure there is a real pipeline for students and a local academic institutions. return thousands of jobs that are becoming available as companies seek to improve and move into the city and hire and thrive. my career has been prepared for me for this job. i have the record of experience to serve and the ability like no one else in this race for district 7. i humbly ask for your vote in the election district 7. please vote fx rally number 1 on november 6. >> hi, i'm joel, the only candidate endorsed by the san francisco chronicle to be your next supervisor in district 7. i'm running for supervisor because we don't need city hall to ban toys and happy meals. we need city hall to fill potholes. you know, we paid to fill those potholes twice. first in taxes and then a bond. but do you think our streets are twice as good? we need accountability for our money. we also need common sense. i know common sense is a buzz word, but people are hungry

august, yesterday bringing an air cushioned vehicle ashore on the beach, landing helicopters at lake merced and working between us and the national guard, exercising the evacuation of casualties under the control and observation of the department of emergency management, and these are things that we can only really understand through exercise, through training and then figure out where the gaps are and what we need to do to smooth those out. i'll also reference lan wilder if i can. she said something that was pretty revealing. prior to yesterday and getting out on the beach and seeing us, her thinking was just to ride out the disaster. now she feels like she's in a position where she can do some strategic thinking and strategic planning, which is really an obligation for all of us in charge. as captain jones said earlier this morning, we do not know what this is going to look like and it's certainly not going to look like what we anticipate. but having us understand how to react and how to interact with each other will give us a basis upon which we can go forward and move hopefully very qui

. >>> and unwanted guests in san francisco's lake merced are making their prince known. these crow-sized creatures are making their presence known. the grackel have been seen eating the eggs of other birds in the area. experts say they likely migrate here because of human-caused changes to their natural environment. >>> the national christmas tree arriving at the u.s. capital today, traveling 5500 miles from colorado. it made several stops along the way at military bases. it will be decorated with 5,000 ornaments. speaker of the house john baner will light the tree next week. >>> coming up, damage we found at a vietnam war memorial. >>> the solemn tribute found at ambassador chris stephens grave here in northern california. >>> taggers strike a war memorial not once, but twice within a matter of days. jade has the story. >> reporter: taggers hit this vietnam memorial right here in concord. this park closes at dusk, and you can see it's gated,

map, let me show you that the police thieves broke onto this stones town gallery and this is near lake merced near 19th and going north. they caught up about 3 mi. north near golden gate park. 17/lincoln. that is where the ipad was recovered and the two women were arrested. the third suspect is police believe to be on the loose. >>pam: this yacht was taking on water in the san francisco bay. this is from abc's seven high-definition video from berkeley. and even a family dog, cat, snakeroot were rescued. and the medical assistance was needed on the scene. >> this beautiful friday. this holiday weekend, this live look from mount pam. the sun is beginning to set and you are looking at the san francisco skyline. meteorologist, brian, and can we expect this nice weather to stick around? >> it looks like the entire weekend is looking sunny. the high temperatures are mid upper 60s and even low 70's. 71 degrees in santa rosa. oakland, redwood city. similar in store for tomorrow. we will see sunshine and there could be some patchy fog, early. to the north bay but otherwise, sun and at the temperatures

it's a 4-mile run or walk around lake merced out in the city's southwest part of town.he run raises money for the rotc and awareness for veterans issues. >>> there's also a veterans event on the uss hornet in alameda today. it's a tribute to astronaut neil armstrong, the first man on the moon who died this past august. armstrong was a naval officer who flew during the korean war. the event is set to start at 1:00 p.m. >>> well, before we go, we want to congratulate a colleague who broke barriers in bay area journalism. >> hello. i'm belva davis and welcome to this week in northern california. >> last night, belva davis hosted her final show on kque. the 80-year-old davis is the first african american television reporter on the west coast. >> i thought, now, how have i made it all these years? i have no college degree, no real experience when i came in, and how did i make it? i realize it was because of friends. >> davis is married. she retired channel 2 photographer bill moore and has received numerous awards and has written a book about her life in journalism. she does

they say they will be allowed to stay in its 14-acre space on lake merced for two more years.this comes with the club negotiating with the city. >>> voters overwhelming ly passed -- overwhelmingly passed proposition 36. >>> 8:52. a controversial measure in the east bay was ejected -- was rejected. >>> and sal will have one more look at our morning conditions on highway 4. >>> breaking news from central america. we've gotten word of a magnitude 7.5 earthquake off guatemala's coast. the quake was centered 28 miles southwest of champariko. there's no word of damage or a possible tsunami. but once again, a 7.5 earthquake just reported off the coast of guatemala. >>> voters in birkly rejected the controversial sit/lie law. the measure would have banned sitting and lying in that area at certain times of the day and the night. the meche ure lost 52 -- measure lost, 52% to 48%. >>> voters defeated a temporarily tax -- measure o. >>> some san francisco holiday tradition get underway today. two ice ridges get going at 10:00 a.m. the ridge at the embarcadero -- ice ridges get going at 10

lake county. kent field in marin county, when it rains, kentfield is one of the leaders of the pack. only 1600ths. merced heights in san francisco, steady rain, wind as well. that's up in lake county. it's been lit -- it's been lit up there as well. santa rosa, windsor, in the russian river area. today is just a general rain. we'll keep an eye on things. tiburon, sausalito. a little bit more closer towards mt. tam. concord, alameda, there's heavier rain. and then also down along the coast. nancy in pescadero said it was pouring. woke her up. the heavier rain has been to the north of them. we'll have updates including this next system coming in this about 10 minutes. >>> our team coverage of all of the storm activity continues next. the rain, the winds causing a tough commute for you this morning. we'll check some of the trouble spots. >> reporter: rain and strong winds blowing into the bay area right now. we'll tell you about the warning that's going out to boat -- out to boaters and anyone planning to go near a beach today. >>> we are on stormwatch this morning. we want to go if right to meteorologist,