>> biggest issue right now and for potentially decades to come is parker said -- park merced. the owners have proposed demolishing half of the units and building 8000 new ones over the course of the next 25 to 30 years. that is a significant change for the district and the region. it is right there on the corner of california highway one. whether or not the project moves forward and if it does, how the city and region grapple with the growth is probably the biggest challenge of the district. >> how will you balance the needs of the city against the needs of your district? >> that is the biggest challenge for any representative, whether it is a local supervisor, assemblyperson, or congressional representative. it is important that i keep in the back of my head that i sit on the city and county board of supervisors. there is a responsibility to the city as a whole. there is no easy way to balance it. you deal with those issued by issue. >> the city is faced with tough budget decisions, including where to make cuts and whether to raise taxes and fees. how will you approach the di

we have also together put finishing touches on what i call once in a generation projects, like park merced and treasure island, and working together, we have balanced this year's budget in a fiscally responsible way and without compromising our ideals. i want to say to you though that we all just heard the governor released his budget predictions for this year, and as you know, there was $4 billion in revenue that the governor had intended with the state legislature to close. they were only able to close $1.80 billion of that, so the trigger cuts have been announced as of today, so i pledge to work with you, with the community- based organizations to try to figure out how to protect our most critical services, and we have already begun that service, that effort, by meeting with our community-based organizations and certainly by individual meetings with each of you, supervisors, as well, so these coming months, we will be making a very strong effort to make sure our budget is balanced, also with an understanding to how these trigger cuts will impact us. clearly, there is a lot that remains

i came before you because i am a resident of park merced. it was recently disclosed to me on may 24, it was an unbelievable day because the first amendment rights of the residence and the public here in san francisco were denied in the land use committee at a later that afternoon before the sort of -- on board of supervisors. we were prohibited from reading the 14 pages of revisions that were introduced by supervisor david chiu in land use committee that changed the contract. we were not aware of the fact that there is a memo included in the legislation and the memo refers to $50,000 to be given to a project in supervisor carmen chiu's district. it is on muni stationery written by employees, and is a supplemental money. however, nowhere in the documents posted online and did this ever surfaced. that is alarming and disturbing. one of the things i did not mention in my letter, i think an investigation is warranted because i think it is a conflict of interest for that legislation to have been included within the development agreement that the

this is similar in many ways to park merced, in that it has a number of low-rise units, which i understand are up the zone, and i would anticipate that those are going to be demolished at some point, and we will see luxury high-rise condominiums built their -- there, and there will be a loss of many units due to hotelization. this is being rented out to corporations, for their pilots' and their attendants back, and that is not only taking affordable rent-controlled housing for the people need it, it is also robbing the legitimate hotels from their business, and it is robbing the city from its hotel tax revenue. it is technically legal that they can do that, as mr. paul pointed out, but i think a quick fix in the lot to redefine the rental of less than 30 days, even if the rental is greater than 30 days, that is less than 30 days, it is a violation of the apartment conversion law. but nonetheless, we should not be rewarding golden gateway for these illegal conversions. we should not be setting the stage for golden gateway to become another parker said fight, and we certainly do not need mor

merced. one of the contentious items around the lake our responsibilities for the leases. currently, rec and park manages all the leases at the lake merced tract. that includes the hard the golf course, which is technically now leased with the pga, and for the boat house. i would also have a responsibility for issuing rfp used for recreational opportunities. we would also participate in rfp for use of the bauhaus. on the pc side, and -- the p u c side, we look at the area on the south side of the south lake, where the issues are recreational to some extent, but there are watershed issues. we think it is important we have to take on those issues directly. with rfp's, we are talking about management of the watershed in a way we believe would directly affect the quality of beneficial uses of the lake. we have a public process regarding the memorandum of understanding. we should draft the mou in mid july this year. the watershed committee and citizens advisory committee had a public meeting at the clubhouse. we met with the public parks and recreation open space advisory committee, prosaically called

commissioner vietor: having sat in on a couple of lake merced meetings, i know there was quite a bit of discussion around rec and park. to date, they have not stepped up to the plate in the way that the puc or community would like, as far as maintaining and taking care of lake merced and bring it back to its, at minimum, their level, but at best, its former glory. does this mou address those concerns squarely? i know we will be hearing some public comment about it. i guess i understand that one of the core competencies of the puc is not around recreational activities, but we are sort of developing and building a better realistic program, after much discussion. possibly, it make sense, at least from a leaseholder perspective, to be the ones who are entering into the lease arrangements on the variety of leases held out of lake merced. i guess i would like to hear a little bit more from you on the conversations. it does seem like there is still a division of lee's holding in this mou -- leaseholding in this mou rather than the puc taking over the lions share. >> it calls for a continuation, to some extent. the leases an

manager for lake merced, i joined an organization that started around 1999 the consisted of more than 30 stakeholder organizations, including this agency and other representatives of rec and park, for example. the city council supervisor member -- it was quite a large group of stockholders. we monthly had meetings and work on issues related to lake merced. we raise the money to improve lake merced. in the year 2006, we discussed with these agencies the potential of a puc taking over the management responsibility. we have also been engaged in a master plan for lake merced, which ultimately became the watershed report you are going to talk about today. we decided that if this could happen, if the management responsibility were taken over by the puc, that perhaps there would not be a need for the task force to continue. in 2009, with that assurance, through a resolution we made, we decided to sunset. in i believe january, possibly later -- actually, in july of 2009. we had a meeting where the resolution was approved unanimously by all the representatives. we had members of rec and park and i believe sean elsbernd himself. sean had requested through the city supervisors that this

basically as a brief overview, i am going to talk about the proposed lake merced management mou between the puc and park commission, the watershed reports, and specifics about the bauhaus, which is a particular -- about the boat house, in dealing with the lake or said water levels. here is a photograph of lake merced. three legs. south lake, the main body. northlake, which is kind of the park at the top. at the bottom is an area called in how -- impoound lake. it is separated off because of sewer facilities. it is our responsibility overall. this would update the puc resolution. it does not replace that revolution, but would define better our responsibilities, defining the rec and park responsibilities. the whole point is we defining the responsibilities so that expectations are clear for all to say. on the pc front, there is a laundry list of items about attracting collaboration with rec and park, really focusing on water levels, water quality.

a big branch is blocking some parking meter spaces, but otherwise traffic does not appear to be affected. >>> an autopsy will be perform on the body found in the mercedat yosemite national park. the rangers think the body may be one of the three people who died last july. they were swept over vernal falls, only one of the bodies was recovered. witnesses say they -- the three plummeted to their deaths because they ignored warning signs. hikers went around a guardrail at the top of the falls, about 317 feet high. >>> marin county sheriff's deputies are increasing patrols around miller creek middle school in marinwood after death threats made against staff members. the newspaper reports a letter last week that contained threats against several employees. e-mails were sent out alerting parents. if you have any information, contact the police. >>> san francisco police say just walking down the street using your smart phone can make you a target of thieves. according to the san francisco chronicle, there were more than 40 cell phone muggings reported in november, and the chronicle says most of them involve a gun, a knife or physical assault. police say sma

merced. these places are primarily watershed have the parents that not places where rec and park makes money off of. whatever agreement you come up with. -- whatever grimsson you come up with, please make sure rec and park does not take money out of this situation. we need to defend the natural habitat, not turning into a times. for example, the lake house which rec and park is in charge of has been given over to a concessionaire that is a national chain with more than 200 restaurants. whatever happens with the boat house, it needs to be local. the workers need to be local. hopefully a nonprofit set up and something -- and not something that is geared towards profit. please make sure that you say the stewards of this area. i do not think that our city and tim have agreed on anything ever. when he and i are both coming up and raising strong concerns that the sfpuc needs to stay this land, this is a powerful statement. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am the superintendent of recreation and community services with the rec and park department. one year ago, our apartment entirely restructure the

. >>> yosemite national park, a ranger found and you identified body in the merced river. it could be one of the victims of a summer accident. three people fell into the water and swept over the 317 foot high falls on a day trip in july. only one of the bodies had been recovered. witnesses say the victims had gone around a guardrail at the top of the waterfall and disregarded warning signs. it is expected to take days for an autopsy to identify the body. >>> mcdonald's is getting around a law by charging 10 cents extra for anyone who wants a toy in happy meals. burger king has followed suit. the happy meal law allows toys to be included for free, only with meals that meet certain nutritional standards. mcdonald's has made changes, including apple slices not enough to meet the law. mcdonald's and burger king say they will charge 10 cents for the toys in kids' meals. mcdonald says the money will benefit ronald mcdonald house. >>> with the winds most of us have been dodging leaves and debris. you had a bigger object to -- >> a downed tree, right in the roadway across the enti

. >>> park rangers at yosemite says it's too early to tell if a body found in the merced river was one of a group of hikers that went over the walls in july. of the three people that went over the walls, only the remains of one has been identified. david and two others climbed over a guardrail before slipping into the swollen river. >>> legendary bay area radio station, kgo, is dismissing most of its top talent. that announcement was made a few hours ago, that many of the station's most recognizable voices will be let go. as the station switches to an all-new format between the hours of 2:00 p.m. to midnight. the strange starts monday. among those leaving, bill berns, gene gross, and bill rothman. kgo was sold to kbs media. station management says it hopes to reinvent itself with the new format. the new slug, kgo 810, the bay area news and information station. >>> when we come back, they were hungry to get here. now, they're just hungry. why a jamaican marching band is on a bay area adventure without food. and they need help tonight. >> almost 50 bucks. you can do a lot with 50 bucks.

. >>> yosemite national park officials believe they recovered the bodies of all three hikers who were swept over the falls last july. officials identified a body in the merced river liassic as ninos yacoub. they found another body on saturday. a third body was found a month after the accident. the three all fell over the falls. >>> "occupy oakland" protesters blocked burger thing this afternoon to discourage customers from entering. they said they targeted them because they don't give back to low income communities. >>> the university of california today named a task force to look in to the pepper spray incident targeting protesters at university of california at davis. that instant triggered protests, national head explains calls for the resignation of the chancellor. university of california's president appointed 12 students, faculty, staff and alumni to the panel. they will be responsible for making recommendations on police protocols involving future demonstrations. >>> authorities issued an amber alert for three children kidnapped in west sacramento. the suspect is 30 years old, a white male, 5'11", brown hair, driving a black car. license place 6thu70

. >>> a body just recovered from the merced river may be one of two hikers missing from the yosemite park. three san joaquin residents were swept over the waterfall. they were hiking with friends at the time. rangers found one body a few weeks later but the other two had remained missing. >>> former b.a.r.t. police officer mehserle was cleared today after claims that he beat up a man. mehserle broke down in court after the verdict was read. >> i guess he let his emotions go and the trial concluded. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. attorney says this was a -- deliberated five hours before concluding he was the aggressor, carrouthers was seeking $1 million in damages. carrouthers believe if video had existed the outcome in his case would have been different. as a result of this suit, b.a.r.t. now requires officers to require videos from station cameras whenever an arrest is made. while this case drew nothing close to the notoriety of the grant case, grant's relatives sympathized with carruthers. >> i did not think that he would get justice because i haven't seen a black man get justice when it comes t

. >>> a body just recovered from the merced river may be one of two hikers missing from the yosemite park. three san joaquin residents were swept over the waterfall. they were hiking with friends at the time. rangers found one body a few weeks later but the other two had remained missing. >>> former b.a.r.t. police officer mehserle was cleared today after claims that he beat up a man. mehserle broke down in court after the verdict was read. >> i guess he let his emotions go and the trial concluded. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. attorney says this was a -- deliberated five hours before concluding he was the aggressor, carrouthers was seeking $1 million in damages. carrouthers believe if video had existed the outcome in his case would have been different. as a result of this suit, b.a.r.t. now requires officers to require videos from station cameras whenever an arrest is made. while this case drew nothing close to the notoriety of the grant case, grant's relatives sympathized with carruthers. >> i did not think that he would get justice because i haven't seen a black man get justice when it comes t

park rangers in yosemite have found the body of a third victim from an accident last summer. three hikers fell into the merced river and went over a waterfall. they had stepped over a railing to pose for a picture and a young woman slipped and fell. then two male companions tried to save her. rangers believe they have the woman's body now. the two men's remains were found earlier. >>> the former chairman of hewlett-packard has died. patricia dunn passed away sunday after a decade long battle with cancer. she was once one of the most powerful women in corporate america. but her career was tarnished in 2006 after she authorized an undercover probe of members of the hp board. she was indicted on four felony counts all of which were dropped as her health declined. dunn was 58 years old. >>> the sentencing phase begins today for rod blagojevich. the former illinois is expected to get about 10 years in jail. he was convicted on corruption charges including attempting to sell president obama's old senate seat, you may. sentencing is expected sometime tomorrow. >>> may be two books published by those involved in a se