so, my name is mark bruno. i live in north beach and i've been involved with the subway project for the last year. as you know, because you approved the original eis, e-i-r, one of the considerations was possibly leaving the machinery under the ground. i advised you at the last time we had a chance to speak here to, in fact, do that. to leave the equipment under the ground. and every time it's been asked -- that you've asked what that would mean to mr. funge, i feel that the explanation unintentionally has been ambiguous because we don't quite understand -- maybe people in the room don't understand -- what the machine looks like. it's on the site for the sfmta. so, mr. funge has explained that this is a 300-foot, meaning a football length field piece of equipment. but, in fact, the piece that we've suggested leaving under the ground is only about about 15 feet deep. it's a train, 300 feet long, a train, that's pushing a disk. you can see here this disk is much larger in circumference than this train. this disk,

bruno. >>> meanwhile a man is recovering when boulders fell in sausalito. mark demolian's her -- mercedes suffered major damage when it struck the boulders. two other cars also hit the boulders and were damaged. cars and debris covered the road. the hillside was deemed secure and all lanes were finally reopened. >>> criminal charges will not be filed against a driver who hit and killed a 14-year-old girl redwood city girl. they say the teen should have yielded to the gmc truck. she attempted to make the same turn, hit the vehicle and was run over. the girl's family says it disagrees with the findings and is launching their own investigation. >>> police are looking for j era me balmonte posas of milpitas. they say he jumped out of a black ford mustang convertible and ran away. and they say he threw a loaded gun away as he ran. >>> a bay area debut in the stock market was a hit. it's another sign of good times for silican valley. >> reporter: san francisco based marin software team rang the bell. by day's end the price for a share of its stock has increased by mor

jason bateman, bruno mars and mark halperin.huge. this is very -- >> it's a healthy magazine. you guys are always like what's happening to prince? one of our biggest issues of the year. >> what's the deal -- >> define the table of contents. >> i know. i was looking for it. same thing. >> it starts way inside. >> what is in the table of contents? >> great stories this month, a fantastic piece which i really love about this -- you can now be kidnapped. you can pay a company to kidnap you. $500. i think maybe that's where joe and mika are today, i'm not sure. but they -- if you want the visceral thrill of being kidnapped, pay $500. >> wait. >> i'm serious. >> so not just -- >> visceral thrill? >> you can actually have the experience? >> yes. and you don't know when it's going to happen. they give you a window of time. and then you fill out a form beforehand, and they ask you, do you have any phobias, would you like to be waterboarded? it and they -- they kidnap you for four hours. >> "gq" -- >> only in america. >> this piece about

mark. >>> the san francisco giants world series trophy tour taking a bit of a victory lap. trophies from the giants 2010- 2012 titles will pass through south san francisco and san bruno tomorrowk they will be in the move again to hayward. tomorrow the trophies will be on display from 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon at the joseph fernekes building. then from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the veteran's memorial recreation center. >> we might have another one. >> let's hope so. >>> a local boxer is preparing for the fight of his life. >> and a local women's basketball team is preparing for the conference win. sports wrap is next. ♪

mark. >>> the san francisco giants world series trophy tour taking a bit of a victory lap. trophies from the giants 2010- 2012 titles will pass through south san francisco and san bruno tomorrowl be in the move again to hayward. tomorrow the trophies will be on display from 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon at the joseph fernekes building. then from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the veteran's memorial recreation center. >> we might have another one. >> let's hope so. >>> a local boxer is preparing for the [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant there's no subtext... just tacos. yeah, it's our job to make you want it. but honestly... it's not that hard. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff. beefy. creamy. stroganoffy. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. there's no subtext... just tacos. yeah, it's our job to make you want it. but honestly... it's not that hard. old el paso. when you gott

bruno. they had just spent the evening at the spca bark and wine fundraiser in san francisco. she put up flyers mentioning a reward, but it's not clear how much that reward is. >>> today marks ailestone in san francisco history. it was 50 years ago, that the prison on alcatraz island was shut down. mike mibach spoke to a former guard who told haunting stories. >> reporter: sticking out of the bay like the intimidating rock she is, alcatraz captivates those who can't escape her stare. >> to see the view of everything else and not be able to go anywhere else. you know you're trapped. >> hundreds of feared inmates. >> you can feel creepiness in here. >> reporter: all listening to the sounds of san francisco echo across the bay. >> an epic part of history, knowing people were that bad then, and still that bad now, and they had to place everybody on a rock. >> reporter: once inside these cells, guys with names like capone, whitey, bird man, and over the years, there were 14 escape attempts. inmates were killed, guards were killed. this was no five star hotel. >> they all had a pair of scissors. they were just chopping the hell out of each other. >> reporter: patrick ma honey has s

bruno. they had just spent the evening at the spca bark and wine fundraiser in san francisco. she put up flyers mentioning a reward, but it's not clear how much that reward is. >>> today marks aach spoke to a former guard who told haunting stories. >> reporter: sticking out of the bay like the intimidating rock she is, alcatraz captivates those who can't escape her stare. >> to see the view of everything else and not be able to go anywhere else. you know you're trapped. >> hundreds of feared inmates. >> you can feel creepiness in here. >> reporter: all listening to the sounds of san francisco echo across the bay. >> an epic part of history, knowing people were that bad then, and still that bad now, and they had to place everybody on a rock. >> reporter: once inside these cells, guys with names like capone, whitey, bird man, and over the years, there were 14 escape attempts. inmates were killed, guards were killed. this was no five star hotel. >> they all had a pair of scissors. they were just chopping the hell out of each other. >> reporter: patrick ma honey has stories to tell. on that day he was there escorting inmates onto the boat. >> even the last one out, they brought h

bruno, 65. but pacifica at 58. sunny and warmer. most of the sunday does look cooler next week. >> it is 7:11. a man claims a sink hole drained a pond on his property. mark says he went to bed sunday night with a pond still in his backyard and this is what he woke up to next morning. all that's left behind is mud. one professor says there is a lot of mining in the area and an under ground cavity might be to blame. >> the city of san francisco has come up with a way to deal with chronic public drunkenness. repeat offenders would get arrested and thrown into county jail. then given a choice of trial or go to rehab. san diego launched the program. categorizes repeat offenders as those who get five drunk citations in a month. san francisco's program may well begin in may. >> 7:11. a rather weighty debate. why a drug store chain is requiring employees to do monthly weigh ins. >> tiger woods known for being seriously protective of his privacy explains why he released photos of him and his new girlfriend. >>> still some patchy low clouds towards parts of the peninsula. san jose mainly. breezy once we get rid of these clouds. highs below average. 60s inland. >>