you walk under 1100 lombard to lombard st. commissioner hillis: you walk along the garage to a servants -- to a service entrance. >> there was construction today when we were there. but yes, it is adjacent to the garage but under the three units that are above it. >> thank you. good evening, president garcia and members of the board. i am jim ruben. this is a pretty straightforward and simple permit. let me show you. in the ground level of the neighboring property, not the property we own, this area -- commissioner hillis: could you pull that a little so we? >> yes. this area is the area that they claim prescriptive right on. that is our property in. the lot line goes to hear. they filed a lawsuit on february 2 and have not pursued the lawsuit and had not saw any court jurisdiction and they are not going to win when they do that. the door that they are talking about goes into our property. and they are claiming that they go all the way out here. i am going to try to answer some of the questions that i heard posed. there are th

i think it is 1112 lombard. it has property windows the whole way around. there are a lot of issues. there is a fire escape going from 2323 hyde as well that encroaches on to 1100 lombard. the front easement crosses property lines. there are a lot of chris- crossing property lines. there are a lot of parts that support the upper section of the building. i do not know what to say. it is very messy and complicated when you go into the courtyard area. a judge will sort that out. those are my comments. commissioner fung: are there any other bridge -- any other building permit applications? >> there was another before us with regard to some seismic work. that is going very well. the tenants complained a little bit, but it is moving forward. there is interior remodeling at 1100 lombard as well. >> do you have anything, mr. sanchez? >> just to be brief, most of these issues are building and fire code issues and not planning issues. this is the fifth permit that has been issued on the subject property in the last year. most of those relate to interior work. one was

normally because of traffic you would never walk down the red brick path on lombard street. an unfortunate accident turned into a rare opportunity for t r tourist tuesday. >> water shot up 20 feet in the air. it was amazing. >> reporter: this fountain in the middle of lombard street is the dramatic aftermath of a car crash this afternoon. from the front end dam gentleman you wouldn't have guessed this c car. the driver didn't appear to be hurt. but emergency crews blocked off lombard to traffic to deal with the flooding. >> i was disappoint weed couldn't drive it. but, you know, sliding down the water was almost as good. >> a destination for us. >> we were looking forward to walking down this adorable street. >> reporter: pedestrians were allowed to walk down the zig-zag street. something they normally wouldn't have had ability to do because of the bumper-to-bumper traffic. this man lives nearby and some times he worries about the drivers on lombard. >> all too often, people have their video phone, the cameras out for their phones, taking pictures. and pretty much doing ever

it is on 110 lombard st. and it is protesting the issuance of a permit to alter a building to create a new 10 foot high, fire- rated wall in an existing court. there was a supervisor in this matter the other day and the appellate has asked that the board continue its hearing on this matter until after the ceqa appeal is considered by the board of supervisors. we have not received a timeliness determination yet as to whether the board of supervisors will accept this appeal. i believe president garcia has agreed to give the parties to minutes each to discuss whether the matter should be continued this evening. we start with the appellant. the appellants attorney. >> good afternoon. president garcia: let's give them three minutes both, if they need it. would you repeat your name? >> my name is krista shaw. i am council for the appellant. we are asking that the matter be continued pending our ceqa appeal. we are also hoping to be able to come to an agreement with the neighboring property so that we do not have to

>>pam: the historic section of lombard street is trying out this weekend. that is good news.lier today, a car crashed into a fire hydrant sending thousands of gallons of water pouring down the winding brick road. >> like niagara falls. you could have written a raft down the road. >>pam: 84 is driving this car told police that the car in front of him made a sudden stop. he said he swerved out of the way and hit the fire hydrant and said. water receding into the year for a good hour or so. no one was hurt, there are no cetaceans given. j.r stone spoke with a woman whose house was flooded by all of this water. >> this one about a sudden surprise when she came home to a lot of water and a lot of firefighters. >> it is all wet, that is all i know. >> i was downtown shopping, i got a phone call and it was completely full of water. if the firemen were here, it was just flooded everywhere. >> it came in the front entryway to the hall, through the bathroom, down a hallway and into our bedroom. hour or rug was completely soaked. this was a complete surprise. and never would have though

reporting from lombar lombard, 7 news. >> what a mess. the. >> very different story in marin county. this lack of rain fall this season is seeing residents need to tap into a reservoir they last kind into in 1991. the marin municipal water district rely on rainfall for 75 percent of the supply. they don't get water from the sierra lake most of the bay area. this year rainfall as you know well below afternoon. now water being pumped from fine ix lake for thfirst time in 20 years. >> we don't expect to have to ration on this year but we are doing what we can to the maximize our supply this is year so when the best possibility disposition, when the fall comes around and we hope it's a rainy winter. >> level of phoenix lake will likely drop 10 feet by the time all this pumping is done. it doesn't lack like we have got any rain in our immediate forecast either. sandy is here now. >> yes. we are 27 to 48 percent of ample rate now. so we are really hurting for moisture and next 7 day i don't have major storm coming in here so jaws warmer trend.

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police say the driver what, victim was walking across lombard street. the driver stay on the scene and cooperated. >> the mother of sierra lamar has asked the class kids foundation to get involved. she was last seen near her home 10 days ago and police have just a few clues. mark is in morgan hill where they have been holding several candlelight vigils. the morning. >> it has now been more than one week since sierra lamar vanished on her way to school. another candlelight vigil last night as law enforcement officers spent the weekend looking for more clues. the searches cowered in the area around her home but found no new clues. yesterday investigators say what they did was took the day off to evaluate all the evidence collected so far. at the vigil last night, sierras mother expressed her thanks to the efforts of the searchers and the support of the entire community >> is amazing how everyone is coming together and sierra will be so amazed because i'm saving all this stuff because she will come back and i want her to see how much she is really loved. >

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. >> coming up more on the mishap on lombard. action by a tourist led to water rushing down the street flooding some nearby homes. >> and state prisons hit a milestone. how the symbol is a thing of the past. . >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2news at six. >> san francisco's most famous crooked street turns in to a river. the mishap that caused it to be a water slide. good evening. >> water rushing down the street creating quite a stir along that famous stretch of road. mike is live on the street with how the action of a tourist is what led to the mess. >> reporter: talk about a tale of two stories, on one side you had tourives taking pictures, the other side residents scratching their head saying what happened and the focus of this story was right here at this one hydrant. it's the only hydrant on this block. it was a tourist driving her car that knocked it over spraying water ten to 15 feet into the air and it had to go somewhere so it wound down into a couple of homes. >> never seen so

. >> and crews are still cleaning up a mess left behind on san francisco's lombard street tonight this, video shows water just spewing into the air, flowing down the street just before 12:30 a car hit a hydrant. the driver trying to avoid another vehicle, then it stopped. some water went into garages of homes and only one property was flooded. >> this became has good storage areas are well damaged. >> and just over a half hour to turn off water on the crookedest street in the world. >> and huge drop in rainfall this season has residents using watt grer a reservoir that they last dipped into in 1991. they don't want to get water from the sierra. and this year, rainfall is 50% below average. so, now water is being pumped from phoenix lake. it's the fifth for the first time in 20 years. >> we don't expect to have to ration this year but we're doing what we can to maximize our supplies this year. so in the best possible decision when fall comes around we hope it's a rainy winter. >> the level of the lake will likely drop 10 feet by the time pumpbing is done. >> there is a milestone, state

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and a world leaving up to its name as a failed attempt to drive lombard street leads to. this and is yelp a lasting investment? we are going to ask the >> there is is ruling one of the chilean kidnappers should go free. richard schoenfeld a court said has served his 34 year sentence and should be immediately released on parole, perhaps as soon as may. schoenfeld, along with two other men, kidnapped a bus load of school children in the central valley and buried them in a rock quarry back in 1976. >>> the crooked he had street in the world became the wettest for a short time. take a look at cell phone describedio taken moments after a car struck a hydrant on san francisco's lombard street yesterday. driver said he swerved to avoid another vehicle that stopped short. it took fire crews a half-hour to turn offer the quarter water. the water entered several garages along the street but only one suffered property damage >> the second phase of the project to rebuild the approach to the golden gate bridge is back on track. the san francisco con cal is reporting the san francisco

. >> here we are at the base of telegraph hill on lombard street. this is owned by the city. behind you is a large piece of something exposed. you are looking at a large class that was xextricated in a quarry about hundred years ago. this is a secretive sandstones, shales, accumulated debris. essentially it ended up piled up here. the quarry activity was so intense and they used some much at dynamite that the kind of over blasted. 10 feet of the face was left shattered. you can see the fresh colors and a pile of debris which is precariously perched on the edge of a cliff up there. it is more fresh and more recent than the rest. it stands out because there's no vegetation. there is no weathering of material. those are the kinds of things you look for. >> there are many types of slides. there is the bedrock slides which we are looking at in is a combination of a block slide and where the material is just out of balance and is falling off. rainfall pushes from the ground water and out of the cliff. as you can see, the slides artistic one of many types of landslides or slope fail

the structures are planned at 2323 hyde and 1100 lombard. they were originally built as a single residents. there were subdivided in the late 1930's, and since then have been occupied and operated separately. the permit at issue, i can show the overhead, would require closure and filling of this door and this window. this door is the only access to the exterior of this home from the permit's west side. it is a very large home, over 8500 square feet, and this is the only exit door from the interior of the home. by granting this fire will permit, you essentially are eliminating an emergency exit from this side of the house. the other door being shown is a mechanical service door. part of the reason we have a ceqa appeal on file is that the building permit for the fire well shows only this door and this window has been impacted on the 2323-building, but the overall plan is filed with a very supplication at the planning department. it shows closure of all these other shaded windows. my understanding is that that was not part of the consideration

and the lombard street leads up to its name. is gel the kind of investment you want to make and stay with? we >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> a state appellate court ruled that one of the chin chilean kidnappers should go free. richard schoenfeld, a court said, has served his 34-year sentence and should be immediately released on parole, perhaps as soon as may. schoenfeld, along with two other men, kidnapped a bus load of school children in the central valley and buried them in a rock quarry back in 1976. after 16 hours in there bus driver ed, who rose to national attention at the time, along with some help of children, manage to open up the top of the container that they had been placed in and they escaped. >>> the crookedest street in the world became the wettest for a short time. take a look at cell phone video taken moments after a car struck a hydrant on san francisco's lombard street yesterday. driver said he swerved to avoid another vehicle that stopped short. there went the fire hydrant. it

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about 20 years to did portraits of many of the great actors and actresses like bette davis and heavy lombard am sure the temple. this is very early in the 1930 he remembered her as being a very nice young lady. >>> at a cloud the picture of shirley temple, pierre. >>> that was from high the from the movie at hand comes into the camera. that was 1938 or 39. >>> there she is she had her home here for many years in the bay area. >>> i love to speak with their because looking for paintings that were done of shirley temple. >>> he certainly had a varied career been in hollywood now where you when he was a hollywood >>> i was a gleam in my dad's eyes. >>> you didn't get to see any of the cadets and glamour. >>> off girl in a palace to the stories because my dad grew up in hollywood and worked at some of the studios with my grandfather. i always heard the stories. my father was an opera singer by profession but my grandfather when he left some of fell he was drawn to the hearst castle and worked for four years on the interior of the hearst castle so if you go there you'll see some of his >>> have n

we did not own 1100 lombard at the time. i really cannot answer that question. president garcia: it seems odd that a property could be transferred without having well- defined property lines. >> i agree. >> anything further from the department? >> in the 2010 san francisco building code, we have a local ordinance for going through a garage area. exiting on 2323 hyde could apply for that. we do have something there that lets people get through garages for exiting in certain time -- in certain conditions. president garcia: would they need a door or would they be able to use the door as it currently functions? >> i think you need a man door and a designated path. and some painted markings in the garage to make sure you exit through that. i have not inspected one, but i have seen it used before. it is a case-by-case basis. i just thought i would point that out. >> commissioners, the matter is submitted. commissioner hillis: this sounds to me like it is the tip of the iceberg. we have a fire wall caused by a ceqa appeal and this permit being appealed to us. as commis

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a pedestrian was hit and killed on westbound lombard around 9:00 last night. the driver of the vehicle did stay at the scene and he has not been cited. they are trying to determine exactly what happened. >> kristen: a new poll finds broad support for governor brown's proposal to raise taxes on high income earners and hike the sales tax. they surveyed the voters in the poll and say they favor the proposal which brown hopes to put on the november ballot. the plan has support of 80% of democrats who responded to the poll. 75% of independents are also in favor of the plan. the support of independents is critical to getting the plan passed. just 38% of republicans say they support the governor's ballot proposal. >> united states supreme court begins three days of arguments on the constitutionality of president obama's healthcare overall. it's been two years since the president signed into law the changes aimed at extending medical insurance to more than 30 million americans. 26 states and a small business group are fighting the law. they argue the mandate to carry

police say a pedestrian was struck and killed on westbound lombard toward van ness. it is early in the investigation and police have not released the details of what happened. >>> on the westbound bay bridge tonight, the chp has just cleared all lanes after an accident between a motorcycle and a limo seen. it happened just after 10:00 on the incline west of the toll plaza. there are injuries involved, but we don't know yet how serious they are. >>> president obama tonight told north korea to abandon its defiance and join the international league of nations. the president spoke at the university in the south korean capital of seoul. he addressed north korea directly saying the days of being rewarded for provocation are over. that it has left it more isolated than ever. >> to the leaders i say this is the choice before you. this is the decision that you must make. today we say have the courage to pursue peace and give a better life to the people of north korea. >> the president is speaking to both north and south korea and also said treaties will be enforced and violat

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this after a car struck a hydrant on lombard street. the car had to swerve to avoid another vehicle and stopped short. it took firecrews half an hour to turn off the water. the water entered several garages along the street, but only one property was flooded. what a mess. >>> it is a delicacy to some, but cruelty to others. what happened outside a san francisco restaurant. >> and an east bay man's appeal for help in his fight against obesity. the video that he made that has gone viral. >> the website that was famous thanks to your reviews. and then on "night -- nightline." >> the latest on the deadly tornadoes tearing right through the middle of the country. and the boot camp for guys who can't get a date. that's right after you. ♪ let me get that door for you... [ man ] i loved my first car... sometimes the door gets stuck... oh sure. ooh! [ man ] ...and then, i didn't. um... [ sighs ] [ man ] so, i got a car i can love a really, really long time. [ male announcer ] for the road ahead, the l-new subaru impreza®. ♪ experience love that

there are two front gates to the garage that open onto lombard street. i urge you to allow us to proceed. there is nothing to gain by waiting. frankly, there are problems with waiting. thank you. >> is their departmental comment? >> scott sanchez, planning department. i want to clarify one point about the ceqa check. overall, it was finalized by a very capable planner, but it was additionally reviewed by one of our preservation specialists. it did have two planners are reviewing the analysis. it was clearly shown as a category eight known historic resource and that was included in our evaluation. the ceqa appeal was filed yesterday. it could've been filed any time after the ceqa was issued more than one month ago. the city attorney has yet to make a decision about the timeliness. that is all i will say. thank you. >> is there any public comment on the continuance question? seeing none, commissioners, the matter is yours. president garcia: before we deliberate, would you, madam executive director, or the city attorney, explain what the effect would be if

department and dpw to realize a full comprehensive plan, and that plan called for a new library at 701 lombard street in addition to the additional space for the joe dimaggio playground. the funding for that was going to be through a second series of lease revenue bonds, but i am here to provide some was it -- positive feedback in the fact that we will not be incurring additional debt for the project because we have some sources of funding. first and foremost, some realize savings from closeout projects. we also have, as is detailed in the report, some opportunity to transfer some bonds from the library preservation fund to make the north beach project whole, and in some additional dollars, about $401,000. that is included in your report. i should say that this project required a full environmental impact report, which was certified by the planning department in april of last year. it was, in fact, appeal before the full board and was also -- the recertification was up held in june of last year. we do have a challenge pending on this, but we are optimistic that we will move the project forward

." >>> a live picture from mobile5 where san francisco's famed lombard street was turned from what we like to call the crookedest street in the world to the crookedest river! it was shut down earlier today after a car going down the street slammed into that fire hydrant right there. let's show you what that looked like. a watery mess caught on cell phone video. another tourist did this for us. you can see the water flowing down the road. it is like a recover. it took crews more than 40 minutes to turn the water off. >>> in other bay area headlines, san rafael police believe two gas station robberies were committed by the same man. one robbery happened last tuesday on dell presidio avenue, the suspect hit the clerk on the head with a gun and took cash. two weeks earlier, a similar scenario on northgate drive. police describe the suspect as 6'6" tall with shoulder length belonged hair pulled back into a braided ponytail. >>> a man's in jail tonight accused of using a meat cleaver to slash a woman's face in san francisco. now, police say that about 8:00 last night, a 54-year-old woman go