and the expanded park block, which will create a new civic presence for the north beach community. with that, i'd like to turn it over to karen. >> hello. karen, planning unit of the recreation and parks department. thanks very much for allowing us a few minutes to speak a little built about the project. i just wanted to mention that we have here a model of the project we are continuing to trying to develop for the park. we can eventually get funding to build the park portion of the project. again, one of the advantages of this preferred master plan and the ways that we propose managing the park and the library build-out is it allows the library portion of the project to proceed while the rec portion still seeks funding. i wanted to also mention that one of the things that i know you all know well, because you're very familiar with the city's general plan, but the recreation and open space element of the city's general plan has designated this area as an area of very high need for a long time, and i'm sure in the future i think that chinatown-north beach will fill the areas of high

neighborhood deserves a new park -- this neighborhood deserves a new park. i do not know what is going to happen to north beach or what will become of our neighborhood, but i think we have a lot better chance with this at the heart of it than if we have the concrete joe delmon geo and currently decrepit library are allowed to remain. if you will help us do that, we will be very grateful for your support, and thank you, supervisor chu, for spearheading this today. supervisor chu: are there any other members of the public who would like to comment on this issue? mr. chair, it looks like it is over. supervisor mar: thank you. supervisor wiener? supervisor wiener: i want to thank those people who took the time to come out today, those taking the time and then going back to school, the incredible work done on the project. i think this is a stellar project, and in san francisco, so often, we have opposition, in and it is easy to rally people to oppose anything that changes anything about any aspect of san francisco, no matter what it is, and anytime you have a pro

phase two would include future park improvements, including the new children's playgrounds, to be relocated at the center and heart of the site and also, the relocation of the tennis courts, so that the whole park block becomes connected and the library is now integrated into this new full park block. the 701 lombard site actually offers great opportunities. it's at the crossroads of north beach with incredible views to the coit tower, st. peter and st. paul's church, the crooked part of lombard street and transamerica peer mid. it offers great opportunity to take advantage of abundant natural light and ipping corporate these important landmarks into the library and also to provide great connection to the expanded park block. as this diagram shows, the triangle offers a clear diagram for how to incorporate the three important program areas of the children's area in one corner, the adults in a separated space in the main part of the triangle and a separate teen area, all with a centralized and efficient staff area at the center of the proposed building. this is a more detailed plan showing p

phase two would include future park improvements, including the new children's playgrounds, to be relocated at the center and heart of the site and also, the relocation of the tennis courts, so that the whole park block becomes connected and the library is now integrated into this new full park block. the 701 lombard site actually offers greatop

we can't buy back new parks in those areas. once you build around it, there was nothing but an air shaft. and that's what happened. almost wiped out st. mary's park, the only one in chinatown at the time, et cetera, et cetera. economic debate was held and decided by the voters overwhelmingly, i might add. the ballot says -- if you read the ballot argument on the front page, you shall if you vote for this, you want to establish permanent standards. if you vote against this, do you want flexibility? that's what the voter handbook says. the arguments in the voter handbook f. i can learn it on all sides, including planning director of the times and many other times, said the same thing. there is no legitimate strategy for changing the amount of sunlight in the park. it was in the study. study said it couldn't take anymore. there's no bases other than you want to allow someone to build, and that is contrary to the law and the express will of the public. save a lawsuit, save a lot of fights, do what the voters asked you to do, especia

. >> right now a protest continues in vallejo over plans to build a new neighborhood park on what's considered sacred ground. as we first told you last night

>>pam: parking >>reporter: new parking technology to an entirely new level. the mayor was joined by local and national officials for the parking program. allowing real time parking information on their iphone, ipad, or computer. this application will show you where parking is available, and even how many spots on each block. this blue = they are available. the red is that they're not available. this is open to stop drivers continue to circle to look for parking. >> parking wars in this town have been historic. now i think we have a solution. >>pam: also real-time pricing which will be demand-based. the more space available? the less than you'd pay. parking to go up for major events like baseball games. this will also be available soon on android. also to prevent users from accessing these programs while driving. a warning pops up if you're moving. over 10 m.p.h. >>pam: silent night is being treated at the marina center and the is to hizoo is getting ready to accommodate this sea lion and also another one named " henry " who is also blind. these two sea-land wi

also, the new parking facility san francisco is rolling out to put a new spin on "feeding the meter." >> my business fuel expenses has gone up $400 a month. >> gas prices continue to spiral toward $5 a gallon. who is making all the money from it? allegation of animal abuse against local biotech firm. documents review how they treat lab animals. [ mom ] can a little bowl of cereal change your life? i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor, and that's amazing to a mom like me. as a parent you dot want to have to tell your kids "no" all the time. it's nice for me to be able to say "yes" to something th they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. >>> welcome back. check out the heat brewing in the south. look at dallas. 93. all the way to the midwest, 83 in st. louis. notice chicago, 41. that is a 42-degree spread across about 250 miles. guess what is going to erupt in the midwest and up the mississippi and o

reminder of what the scope of public improvements that we are discussing to finance, there are three new parks. the infrastructure plan includes be redesigned of pretty much all of the streets in the area. bill received essentially a better streets redesign makeover. all of the design work was done prior to 2005 and is included in the master plan that the planning department published which was approved by the board of supervisors in 2005. we updated the estimates as part of the proposal, and we are looking at about $32 million of improvements. we anticipate that about 52% will be funded by infrastructure impact collected from the project. and the gap will be funded by an infrastructure financing district. either bonds, or pay-as-you-go financing. we have the $22 million of bonds. we have a bonding capacity of $22 million. what does that represent? the next increment is relatively modest compared to the way typical redevelopment area workes. over time, as projects go on line, you can see how that large green portion is being untouched general fund increments. between the blue and the dark gree

the transportation municipal transportation agency is launching the new parking program on thursday. you can establish an account by your cell phone or by the internet. you can enter the location -- the parking meter located on the meter. >> i would use my phone. other pay services are gonna be going towards a pay phone. >> the sfmta says there will be a 45 cent fee for every transaction and it will go to the contractor. >>> we are a few days away from the royal wedding. special teams are checking -- are checking the areas along the parade route. tear are crews in helicopters that will play a big role on security on day. >> maybe they don't want thes noise of a helicopter rising over the top. we'll move away and be adistance away -- be a distance away. >>> nearly 2 billion people around world are expected to watch the royal wedding. you will be able to watch the royal wedding right here. coverage begins at 2:00 a.m. on friday, april 29th. >>> coming up on the news at 5:00, in the oakland hills today, neighbors are fighting a proposed, new 100-foot tall communications tower. residents

park. she'll have more details on all the sporting news when the edge continues. stay with us.  >>> good evening. i'm lindsay murphy. capitals defenseman dennis wiegmann took a hard hit during tuesday's game and wasn't in the lineup today. he's in the hospital with a significant leg hematoma as a result of blood leaking into soft tissue. there is no telling when he may return. meanwhile his teammates hit the ice tonight. there's alex ovechkin against the columbus blue jackets. early in the 1st period caps on the attack. brook laich's shot would be stop with john carlson to put home the rebound. his seventh of the year 100 career game. 1-0 capitals. later in the period a brawl. the gloves dropped, two of the big fighters from each squad. each received five minute majors. this game goes into overtime tied at three. carlson liking jason chimera hooked up for that first goal. carlson to laich, scoring the game winning goal against his former team. the capitals win 4-3 and they eclipse the 100 point mark with tonight's victory. >>> opening day was col

the council said it'll take time to study all of the proposals but they do want to have a new parking rule in place by the end of the year. in walnut creek, linda yee. >> thwalls are coming down on the landmark hanger one. crews will start dismantling the hanger tomorrow. the long term plan is to restore the landmark but there is still a lot of work to be done. >>> hundreds of volunteers went to oakland to take part in habitat for humanity's latest builda thon. they are helping build seven homes. this weekend's build is part of an earth day green building event. all homes designed to meet energy star and other green standards. >>> stanford is considering a satellite campus in new york. the school is proposing a ten acre site minutes from manhattan. it would serve about 500 first and would grow overtime. more than two dozen schools are bidding for the opportunity. >>> a tea party activist from southern california is refusing to resign from republican party committee afterwhat some are calling a racist e-mail. the picture shows a family of monkeys with the president's face over the baby

this diagram shows face to come up with the new library already constructed and the future park improvements or relocating the new children's play area to the heart of the site and moving the tennis courts along greenwich street. the site of 701 lombard provides a number of opportunities for the new library. it is located at the crossroads of north beach with incredible abuse. -- with incredible views. the site allows maximum opportunity for daylight inside of the new library. there is a potential connection to the park. the plan also allows for a clear organization on one level for the three major program components of a separate space for a children's library, teen area, and adult reading room, with a staff area at the center of the library. this is a more detailed drawing of the library plan, with one block of main street clothes, again providing expanded open space and clear connection from the library to the park. as was mentioned by president chiu, in december 2009, one block of mason was temporarily closed as a pilot project to help study the actual effects of a street vacation. last

to unify the park and the new library, enhancing productivity between the amenities and creating a memorable civic hub for the community. and finally, to minimize disruption of services to the community, the library and park operations. the principal architect of the firm was engaged by the departments for our master planning efforts. she's going to walk you through the master plan. president olague: thank you very much. >> as jill said, we began the master plan process in 2008 and we conducted three public neighborhood meetings. in addition, we had two commission hearings, and we also had numerous meetings with a full range of stakeholders and organizations in the neighborhood. and the result -- oops, maybe get the image back on. the result is this master plan. it is in your pact. over the course of the master planning process we looked at numerous alternative locations for the library in various corners of the site, and we ended up with the selection of the master plan that you see before you with the library at the 701 lombard site and a re-designed library with a children's playground lo

. >> and san francisco begins rolling out new parking meters today. why these devices may be welcome into neighborhoods. >> eric: republicans and democrats gear up for the next big money battle in washington. the threat some say it poses to the economic recovery. >>> good morning, it's 4:42. hope you had a nice weekend. a little cloudy out there and it will be a little cooler. mike is going to talk more about the weather and frances has traffic. checking out the conditions for the giants game against the dodgers too. >> eric: a lot of security on hand. tell you more about gas prices which are approaching an all time high. latest survey says a gallon of gas is 19 cents more are today than it was three weeks ago. national average, 3.76 a gallon. san francisco has the highest price in the nation, 4.13. tucson, arizona, lowest 3.41. >>> parking meters went up to a four hour limit are set to be operating in the marina district today. it will give people extra time for shopping without having worried about getting a $55 parking lot particular ticket. it is

news park for a giants fan severely beaten at donor stadium. news begins in 60 seconds >> we begin tonight with developing news in marin county where man in his 70's held for 4 murder committed in the 70's and 90's. lillian joins us now with late details from the county sglail san rafael. lillian. >> joseph has been booked here at the marin county jail. he is under arrest for 4 counts of murder. 2 of which go as far back as the 1970's. he's 77 years old and from reno. police arrested him in nevada as soon as released from jail today. he had been serving time for a probation violence stemming from another case. authorities aren't yet revealing too much about the 4 murder he has been arrested for but they did say the killings occurred in 1977, 1978, 1993 and 1994. the marin ij report that go one of the 1970's cases was the murder of a marin county woman. now spoke to to former neighbor of him and she didn't want to be identified but she did say she found him to be unusual. >> he had a little bit of a play off the ham temper at times. you know, he

according to -- just reading commissioner moore's statement, it talks about an increase of 3,642 new parking spaces and how that's been measured in the e.i. sklmplet how do you relate to such an increase in parking spaces with -- how's that tally with our goals around reducing greenhouse gas emissions and what's the e.i.r. statement on that issue? >> i think you're asking two aspect. how did the parking affect the transportation analysis and the greenhouse gases. i think you're asking two aspects of the question. how does the parking affect the transportation analysis as well as the greenhouse gases. of z supervisor avalos: these are two separate questions. >> an analysis is all aspects of greenhouse gas -- forgetting which speaker had the graphic. it's accurate to say that greenhouse gases from construction would be most the storyline in the early phases. the operational stages. cars are a primary part of greenhouse gases to the extent there's parking this people use their cars, they will contribute to greenhouse gases. supervisor avalos: how's that been measured in terms of met gation meas

and we are installing new meter make it much more easy tore pay and responsive pricing and make it easier to find parking in the city. >> it is mobile technology. cand we made it available. and other features of the new program. and meres of the cell phone. the peter is about to run out. >> high tech parking system was implemented in redwood city and gotten mixed reviews. >> it is for the elderly community to figure out how to use it. >> it is according to pran fran mayor, parking can't get much worse than the current state. he is optmistic that the new system will save time and money and frustration . >> it has to be successful. now as the program becomes more popular more apps will be developed for a smart phone. cualways acess. it is in san francisco, katy hammer, abc 7 news. >> still ahead on abc 7 news. proposed new speed limit on the golden gate bridge for bike riders. find out why the think they are being singleled out. -a - singled out. >>> and another storm system approaches us on saturday and just how wet might this weekend be. we'll have the >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleep

the greater play out recreation district to have their national trails and hands and received a new parkingrican opposes the reservation. many native americans dating back over 300 years. de >> darya: bay area bargains + bay area sports highlights we'll be right back. >> darya: fish, news, arcade fire, if you don't know what i'm talking about then you're just charcoal. those are groups that are handing the outside plans music festival in golden gate park the tickets go on sale this morning. it's set for august 12th. the tickets go on sale and then the you can only buy three they passes. a three day passes are hundred and $35, while theretofore under $50 depending on what you want. and then you have to get the three day parking pass from hundred and $40. this is an expensive little proposition. they will have a set date for a special daylight the bands. that is not for now. for now it's all free. >> mark: another exciting that at&t parked at tying solo home run to see this, he had him twice. are we did our boat by with gary? >> darya: yes. >> mark: a last-minute phelan, there is the home run

condition. >>> plans to avert a vallejo park is drawing opposition of the proposal calls for adding a new parkingo the glen cove waterfront park sometime later this year. but according to some legal activists, the site is also the resting place of many native americans. some date back 3500 years. they want the development to stop. >>> oakland school district says hundreds of pink slip teachers will keep their jobs after jaw. more than 500 preliminary notices were sent out. but district says final notices will not go tout 0 -- will got not -- will not go out to elementary high school teachers. >>> at a meeting this morning, the california public utilities commission is expected to approve an agreement to better deep an eye on pg&e. it calls for the utility to provide a semiannual safety report verifying on how money is spent on pipeline safety. after the san bruno disaster, questions were raised about how pg&e rises its priority projects projects. state regulators are considering pressure reductions after pg&e failed to produce some key safety records after that san bruno disaster. >>> it is 8:05.

interprets this second point that was the california coastal commission and the installation of new parking devices that we're not going inside an existing facility but we're brand new. and the court upheld it. >> ok. that may be. that's regardless of whether class three fits and i also acknowledge it's substantial evidence standard. supervisor elsbernd: i've got questions on that. this case seems to be on point that says this notion that it has to go into an existing facility. that case doesn't suggest that at all. it says the exact opposite. >> i would suggest that since the substantial evidence standard applies to whether something fits in a category, if there's evidence on the city's side, i haven't -- we haven't focused on that point. the more important point is that the cumulative affect of so many of these -- so it's not -- i would just move on from there and say, yes, you have a reasonable argument, i'm not aware of the case you're talking about. supervisor elsbernd: i appreciate that. the cumulative impact really is the kind of frankly lone hook the apellants have. >> and the unusu

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the price to ride a trains will increase 25 cents and parking would also increase. >> transit officials are watching the next phase of a newilot parking program. the goal is to decrease air pollution. drivers can find realtime information about where parking spaces or available in seven neighborhoods. the hope is the access to the information that they will spend less time circling city streets. information will be available through a new free iphone application or by going to the city's website. we have a link on our website at abc7news.com. click on see it on tv. >> now, in the next phase of the parking program, drivers will be able to pay by phone with a credit or debit card and drivers will receive a text message reminder before a meter expires. that is expected to begin at this summer. >> officials are considering fee for bicyclists. they would not be allowed to go faster than 10 miles an hour on most bridges and dropping to 5 miles an hour. currently there is no speed limit. bicyclists have bone clocked going more than 20 miles an hour and that is contributing to accidents. if approved the chp would enforce the speed

the price to ride a trains will increase 25 cents and parking would also increase. >> transit officials are watching the next phase of a newilot parking program. the goal is to decrease air pollution. drivers can find realtime information about where parking spaces or available in seven neighborhoods. the hope is the access to the information that they will spend less time circling city streets. information will be available through a new free iphone application or by going to the city's website. we have a link on our website at abc7news.com. click on see it on tv. >> now, in the next phase of the parking program, drivers will be able to pay by phone with a credit or debit card and drivers will receive a text message reminder before a meter expires. that is expected to begin at this summer. >> officials are considering fee for bicyclists. they would not be allowed to go faster than 10 miles an hour on most bridges and dropping to 5 miles an hour. currently there is no speed limit. bicyclists have bone clocked going more than 20 miles an hour and that is contributing to accidents. if approved the chp would enforce the speed

. >>> new way to pay for meters parking. how you'll need a smart phone to use it. >>> some of us waking up a little soggy. we'll explain. >>> good news for cal train riders when people are expected to decide on a plan to prevent budget cuts. the morning news continues. >>> good morning to you. welcome to tuesday. it's april 19th. i'm dave clark. >>> good morning. i'm pam cook. let's start with weather and traffic starting with rosemary orozco. how's the weather? >>> good morning to you. it's moist. it's very moist out there. even a little bit of drizzle your windshield wipers may be going this morning. low clouds, widespread and the overcast is expected to stick around through the morning hours even some fog out there some of our local bridges visibility down to about half a mile. take it easy. we will be dry. it will be warmer for the afternoon. partly cloudy skies. but the clouds are rolling back in tonight as we await the next system. we'll talk more about today and what you can expect for the week ahead coming up. sal. >>

pesterprotesters on -- protesters saying that they will say until they abandon plans to build a new park we don't want a bedroom on tp of our creme tear zwl -- cemetery. >> that plan has been delayededn supports the land. >> we don't want to ruin any ancestor ground. >> this camp out is a last minute roadblock after a decade of work. >> the way it is right now, thes an open sewage system, an abandoned mansion, and it's a mess and we want to clean it up. >> to me that's a compromise, to compromise on sacred burial sites. >> ken prichet, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we tried to reach the city fr comment, but were unsuccessful. a new york couple says police told them suspected sooerl killer -- serial killer wrote a diary telling how he'd like to torture and kill a woman. they arrested him and not yet entered a plea. the couple lived near him in the mission district and say they had no idea he wrote about the woman in his notebooks. >>> students protested budget cs by cutting down on their clothing. some wore posters and parents called jerry brown's office asking them to not strip their education

it allows you to consolidate park uses and create a new library, making it up to a situation for the uses of both facilities. i think the street closure mimics what we have done throughout san francisco when we have had the opportunity to expand park property with these unusual street grids. market street during the rebuild -- during the bart metro development in the late 1960's -- we closed a number of these trials including public holiday plaza down at busch market to create larger public spaces. that hat -- that is being done at this site with little impact on traffic patterns. i urge you to improve the street vacation plan. >> aimee alden. i am here as a resident of north beach. my husband and i are raising our sons in the neighborhood. one of the things that amazed us is how many families with children there are in north beach. we see families everywhere in the neighborhood, particularly at joe dimaggio playground, which is used by a lot of family day cares. frequently, it either drop my son off or dropped him off at joe dimaggio. one of the facilities we do not use very much is

park j. r. stone, kron 4 news. fund raiser for the giants and was brutally beaten. you see his picture, price and stow the donations are being collected. price and sto bryants attacked by two men entered the season opener against the giants on march 31st. still, he is still in a medically induced coma in a los angeles hospital with brain damage. 100 to $2,000 reward has been issued for information leading to the rest with $150,000-a-the giants are doing their part. reggie kumar is law that at&t park with more on what the team is doing to. reggie? >>reporter: legal worthe co- workers of brian stow are inside the stadium. they are showing their support. some of these a m r employees are still wanting to help. during the game they're going to ask both fans to fill this for the first couple of innings. they will continue to do this outside of at&t park. a m r employee is failing to love even from the dodgers fans. >> a lot of the dodgers fans are coming forward. the love that everybody has for brian is pretty intense r

the new park inging parking meter plan.ter year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> welcome back. look at live doppler7 h.d. quiet across the country or most of the state i should say, as we look at the state forecast. we have mountain rain around tahoe and 48. drizzle in the central valley that will turn into sunshine with upper 60s around chico and san francisco. 74 in fresno. coolest weather outside the mountains. 85 in palm springs. eric? >> thank you. >>> 5:47 now. look at the stories we're following. caltrain may have a plan to keep stations opened for another year. passengers may have to pay more. it could cost quarter more one way and dollar a day increase in parking fees will be part of the package. they are expected to take action on how to limit the number of dispensaries in the city. they could not agree on a pro proposal to cut the clubs from 110 to 10 15 or 30. >>> president obama has a white house meeting today on immigration with a bipartisan panel that includes fo

you can park up to 4 hours instead of two. the new meeters will be rolled out in several other neighbors. >>> supporters of a decades old gay bar in san francisco will be meeting to discuss strategies to keep it open. according to a facebook page it is set to close april 29th. the landlord doesn't want to sign a long term lease. >>> the first pitch is less than an hour away now. >>> and i'll have a matchup of the day's game between the giants and dodgers coming up at at&t park. >>> organizers of outside lands user festival. top acts fish, muse, arcade fire and mgmt. this is video from last year's show, john fogarty and the roots are some of the other headliners for the event. it all begins february 14th to 28th in golden gate park, tickets go on sale this thursday. >>> at at&t park. sorry about that. >> we'll also add you can see a complete list of the bands on our web site. look under the ktvu right now section. >> it all begins at at&t park in 45 seconds, doesn't get much better than that. >> you wanted to know if blair rezito still

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we'll take you live to the dog park that's now closed as a grieving pet owner waits for answers. >>> a new way to pay for your street parking at san francisco. why you'll need a cell phone to do it. >>> good morning. if you're driving on 280 northbound so far so good. highway 17 also looks good. we have a complete look at traffic and weather straight ahead. >>> good morning. welcome back. this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news. already tuesday. >>> okay. >> april 19th. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now almost 5:30. rosemary orozco is in for steve paulson. what's the weather like? >>> we are looking forward to partly cloudy dry afternoon. this morning a whole different story. plenty of low clouds to go around. we even have drizzle out there for the time being as we move through the morning hours. we will continue to see this finally clear out of the way. our temperatures are up from yesterday in some cases. so very muggy start. dry warmer afternoon. clouds returning by tonight. and the next storm already on the horizon. we'll take a look at your future forecast as wel

. >> also, san francisco begins rolling out new parking meters today. we'll tell you why these devices may actually be welcome. >> and republicans and democrats gear up for the next money battle in washington. next the threat some say it poses to the economic recovery. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> president obama picks up the lead and the next round of budget battle in congress. he will give a speech laying out his plans to slash the deficit. he is willing to cut medicare and medicaid. also on the table, spending cuts and tax increases, that is something republicans have opposed. many republicans are skeptical the president really wants to cut. >> we had to bring this president kicking and screaming to the table to cut spending. >> we can't take a machete, we have to take a scapel. >> before the budget talks he has to convince congress to raise the country's debt ceiling. economists. >>> the price of gasoline is approaching an all time high. gallon of gas is 19 cents nor today than it was three weeks ago. $3.76 a gallon