both pier 39 establishing pier 39 fourth consecutive annual sales. the occupancy rate in 2014 was 97% and expected to be 94% in 2015. pier 39 conducted visitor research every two 2 years and the most recent research conducted in 2014. you can see the most recent findings here. interestingly the port of visitors have been great. the percentage of the visitors using the internet has increasedover the last 5 years. the mode of arrival has varied over time with automobile use ranging from 33% and 50% of visitors. 96% of customers were satisfied or very satisfied with their visit to pier 39. pier 39 operates with the bay and continues to grow. pier 39 holds dozens of events and with complete week in october and tree lighting in november. these events bring an additional half million visitors each year. pier 39 recognizes the unique asset to control and manage and committed to keeping the property fresh and first time visitors and the others are repeat visitors and creating an enticing environment. pier 39 began it's program for it's operating expenses. we

one and a half and a lot of them are doing pier trips pier 39 we got the letter of sense or acceptance a regular stop in the next thirty days here's where they're getting off from pier one and a half and fisherman's wharf it used to be no one would come from high street pier until the signage got improved that's made a huge difference this is an interesting figure people are 50/50 in terms of come back to us we've not lost anyone and never came back to see use it surprise me i imagine people will wonder off this is the figure i'm interested in the total capacity the full button is 1-800 people we do many trips 7 thousand people per month for 84 thousand a year that's one boat if we do double boating i want to know from the captains that's the average capacity right now 83 percent breakdown by most the yellow shows you the ridership and the black the potential passengers now all of that black actually means we ran a boat during that period of time on the water expecting a passenger if we're going to have to have dependable services this is a little strong company i created a unique mode

70 overall we've spent a lot of time talking about that pier 70 is showing the variety uses at pier 70 a full 75 percent of the entitle of the site is something other than open space and maritime uses and historic building and of the 25 percent is new construction approximately half of that are buildings that are 75 photo and blow and buildings between 70 and 90 feet so with that i'm going to turn it over to jack. >> so very quickly as brad mentioned either the end of april or early may issuing what's called the notice of preparation that effectively describes the project with a little bit more detail particle to your knowledgely it is sent to all the agencies and all the stakeholders that have been involved not process an opportunity for people to submit in their thoughts on what they would us to study and the questions they have that become included in the analysis that our ceqa team will actually prepare our hope would be that hopefully by christmas we can deliver a christmas present a draft eir and then sometime in the middle of summer of 2016 we'll have our financial environmen

both pier 39 establishing pier 39 fourth consecutive annual

years hosted the street festival in the mission that attracts people to this event is happening at pier 70 this august through that partnering we are working on is finding the right enterprises through la can citizen that operates the trucks that are a compliment to drinking beer we ufbl want the food to be a match here are early graphics from the speak easy folks and their architects a wooden deck one of the things understanding we are trying to create amenity that ultimately could move into the 28 acre site but knowing we could have as little as two years another that location we need to be resource full and focus we're working with the ports team to fourth things like fire access and ada but we're very excited about speak easier the fact their local and from the bayview they hire in the bayview and that this is going to be something that is going to be a use willow be able to i think worth noting here is that the goal is not this is here for two to four years and then we wrap up and put it aside the goal is to establish something that is drawings thousands of people here every year a

one and a half and a lot of them are doing pier trips pier 39 we got the letter of sense or acceptance a regular stop in the next thirty days here's where they're getting off

30-32 that ultimately found its way into the system at pier 27 when we got it done as a long and it is your reduce route he did something similar at pier 70 we are critically proud of the effort because as you saw the last meeting it has produced incredible results in the reduction of our emissions we're very dedicated to for the most part jay thank you for that and the other thing that stands out in my mind jay was one of the outstanding responder to the costco oil spill that happened earlier in the morning but it effects went on for acquittal if i recall jay dispatched himself up to awe kwfk park and tried to get a grasp to the marin environment based on what he was finding open the beach and quickly started relying the evidence it was moving quickly not good for awe consecutive or beach life it was a touch day for a number of reasons and i'll never forget your leadership in that regard jay and appreciate our thoughtfulness and guidance and just your dedication to doing the right thing by the environment and not what was right for and personally so that's been fantastic and, of co

is there a dock for water taxis to come into pier 39? >> yes. the water taxi is a tenant in our marina. he docks the boat all day and drops people off all day long. the answer is yes. >> is the restaurant still there? >> no. >> i built that restaurant 1978. >> wow. >> that's a new bit of history. >> yeah, for sure. >> thank you, tyler for that presentation. it's good to get update on what's happening in pier 39. i remember when we first visited. it was a major attraction in the 80s and when it opened in 1978 and certainly my children have enjoyed it. i haven't about there in a while, but i think it's a great attraction and the first thing that people think of as far as fisherman. warf. when troy was up with his presentation i guess we have to keep really pushing forward with the rest of the relevant departments and agencies of the city to figure out what we can do with traffic and also to help both those who work on the water front as well as the sros to the water front because i think that's one of the issues. it will be some out of the box thi

i want to point out something that earlier speakers said around the warf and pier 39. we don't tv have the crowd of fisherman. warf now but when it's build-out. bae is going to be squeezed. parking is going away and we don't have decent transit yet. it is critical that we get your support for the water front transportation assessment and for implementation of improved transportation particularly transit and other non-single occupancy vehicles around that entire water front because pier 70 is goes to be in the same position, i hope in not too many more years as the northern water front with congestion and the inability of workers to get to work unless we can improve alternative means. thank you. >> thank you. that was the last of my speaker cards. is there anyone else wishing to make public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, commissioner whoo-hoo? >> i would like to thank ricky and all the port staff for this presentation. it is a complex lease and situation and i want to say we want to appreciate some of the improvements that have been made sin

pier to actually enhance and add on to the whale infrastructure eaten geotech an engineering study the port commissions it is economically and geotechnically feasible to build a facility that is economic at the site the engineering firm i've mentioned they came duo to us as part of the engineering design or engineering study with a concept design of a facility we could potentially build another pier 96 the loop track from the rail generated we're connecting the two trails at the warrant those will connect the tracks to allow for the efficient movement of trains out to pier 96 to unload and load their ore and get the trains back to the rail generated this also shows a railcar unloading facility down there are towards the bottom of the rail track it shows materials handling systems and storage shed and also ship loading conveyance system to load the very well in the request for proposals we'll the respondents can choose to use this design we've provided for them or come up with we they consider a better design of their own this the diagram shows a larger the larger rail infrastructure co

and 22nd street and the special use district. >> good evening, commissioners i'm brad benson with pier 70 team binding red diane and david ricky and sarah dennis with the office of economic workforce development we're joined by jack and kelly from forest city i'm going to make my introduction to this item very, very brief we have been working with forest city since 2011 to plan development of the waterfront site at 20 ieshg acre site within pier 70 they enforced a sheet in intuitively we are that well on the way to developing a land use plan consistent with the land sheet and the voter weighed ♪ prop b in 2013 at the staff level we're impressed how quickly reacted to that and adapt to the new reality to voters needing need to approve the height limit for the development along the port they did outreach and got consensus around the proposition f on the november ballot increasing heights for the waterfront site from 40 to 90 feet effective when the commission and if the commission approvals a project consistent with that that proposition f offset a number of policies statements related t

>> so i'd like to point out some of the damages that we found here on our pier as you can see we had a metal plate here that would be able to rise and flex with the tide >> stanley: this is steve jones form the sfpuc and he gave me a tour of exactly what is missing from this dock >> at this part of the pier they took the entire section we're more concerned about somebody falling off the side so we put nice strong redwood >> stanley: just off the third street bridge in san francisco and if this place looks familiar you are right it's right near copper cove the place where i once did a segment named copper cove pirates in fact while i was there the driver of this red mini van was here he was one on the "copper cove pirates" and he claims he is getting a bad rap that he only takes copper and not aluminum. the san francisco police tell a different story they tell me they have witnesses that place at least one of the copper cove pirates at the boat dock ripping it apart they use this boat to moor at the dock and then take the pier apart >> the whessl that ride along the column have all be

off the pier and he's caught up in a fishing line.hat's happening on the pier guys trying to get fish out of the water. you can see he's totally caught up. but you know what? help is on the way. netcoms comes down, pier superviseorsupervisor. >> you can see how cool the bird was when you get up close and personal. cutting away releasing him from the situation. >> what a mess. >> you've got to be a conscientious fisherman. >> you know i think this guy had his line down there, probably no doubt an accident. he's here trying to help out as well. everybody gets together. eventually look at this new york problem once untangled. supervisor picks him up and sends him on his way. >> the oldest daughter i've rock legend has now stepped into her own spotlight. >> this is lovely. >> this is an apocalyptic style video released by arrow. this is their debut single ahead of the debut album. the front woman of the band has a famous name. also a gorgeous, haunting voice. ♪ ♪ a thousand words that you can't hear♪ >> recognize this woman? >> not yet. >

there are three possible sites here at pier 33, pier 41, and also at fort mason. it's that fort mason site -- possibility that makes residents of the marina upset. they don't like the idea of 1.7 million annual passengers flooding into the area and causing traffic headaches. passengers like this tourist from the midwest. they'll go wherever the ferry landing is. >> don't. just as long as it goes to al cooal. >> i think alcatraz speaks for itself. people go wherever it takes. >> reporter: the park service says since fort mason is already federally owned, it makes the spot attractive. a public meeting is set for 4:00 this afternoon at pier 1. live in san francisco, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >>> facebook employees will be settling into their new digs today. the company is expanded its head quarters in menlo park that includes a new structure totalling more than 330,000 square feet and includes a nine acre roof garden and will hold nearly 3,000 employees. facebook worked with 15 local artists the give the new headquarters a colorful look. the large sculpture is one of sever

there are three possible sites here at pier 33. up the embarcadero at pier 41 and al at fort -- also at fort mason. residents don't like that plan because of the 1.7 million annual passengers flooding into the area. passengers like this tourist from the midwest who will go wherever the ferrylanding is. >> no, just as long as it goes to alcatraz. >> i think alcatraz speaks for itself. i think get people to go wherever it takes. >> reporter: the national park service says since fort mason is already federally owned it makes the spot a attractive that public meeting at 4:00 this afternoon over at pier 1. we're live in san francisco, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >>> it's not a tesla but a futuristic looking mercedes that's stealing attention in san francisco. take a look. the self-driving car was spotted in the hill area. this one actually had a driver though. crews were shooting a commercial for it. and neighbors say they're used to seeing camera crews around. >> very often in our neighborhood, this is a popular hill. very popular for movies a

the expansion over the beach and won't just out over the water like the original pier.should be done by next year. >>> and a north jersey landscape, the company will pay a hefty fine for price dodging during sandy. they agreed to pay $33,000 to resolve the state's allegations. the state says the company was selling recalled generators at elevated prices during a state of emergency issued because of that storm. the state also says the company was selling gas without a license. >>> talking about schools next. the declining enrollment absent students and two of the many problems schools are facing. >> there is a rallying cry to change all of that. ♪ ♪ >> next, a unique program pairing philadelphia school leaders with business pros. >>> international travelers close to home share their emotions tonight. a co-pilot was supposed to keep them safe. instead, deliberately brought the plane down. what local flyers are saying about the tragedy next. ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! >>

pier carlo padoan was saying. he talked about the importance of quantitative easing and what it is doing to drive down the euro and greater strength in exports. on greece's ability to pay debt, mr. pier carlo padoan seemed to be suggesting there could be bumps down the road. pier carlo padoan: i'm fully confident the solution will be found. the greek government has popular support which in some stage may clash with requests from europe. i am confident a compromise will be found in the interest of both. hans: greece has a payment due today. 588 million euros. on friday another 350 million two. they need to roll over about 1.5 billion euros in short-term debt. that could be the biggest question. who will buy the debt? will the ecb put pressure on them not to stop up? mr. varoufakis speaking to german broadcaster, in an interview aired last night and he referred to greece's liquidity problem as "insignificant" and they would not have a problem meeting their short-term obligations. we have big payments are due and the

so thank you jim for keeping up updated i'm also pleased to announce the caravel miserable go is in pier 70 for repair call it will be there approximately 10 days and departing on march 18 the carnival milk went into service 10 years ago she carries on average 21 passengers and 9 hundred crew and coming in for a regularly scheduled maintenance and refurniture job at the ab shipyard it provides thirty thousand hours of local labor and intaushlths we're pleased to have the work it shows our dry dock is attractive to our crews lines we're pleased about that and i hope all of you had a chance to see the beautiful lights on the top of the ferry building commiserating the 1915 panama exhibition if you haven't catch it maybe on your way out what daylight savings it may not be up but it is generously lit as one hundred years ago from february to december in the 15 implementing the panama was a big celebration to really tell the world that san francisco was open for business following the the 1906 san francisco earthquake but actually, the panama canal opened in august of 1914 and the port had a

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sin bad's restaurant, which has been serving food and drinks on pier 2 for decades, continues to do so tonight even though the port authority says it was supposed to shut down today. sergio? >> reporter: sin bad's has been in that same spot since the summer of 1975 and the owner tells me he and his crew have survived plenty of ups and downs over the decades. he says he does see the end of the line for his restaurant, but it's not this weekend. sinbad's is one of only a handful of old watering holes still open on the embarcadero spectacular view of the bray bridge has been a hallmark of the spot but the port has been planning an expansion of ferry and water taxi service and sinbad's is slated to be demolished so three new piers can be built. a spokesperson provided me with a statement. she says quote, according to an agreement they signed in december 2012, they were required to vacate the premises by december 2014. the port gave. the an extension until march 21 2015. at this point, they are willfully trespassing. >> we have communication from them saying that we are welcome to stay unti

so the building can be demolished to make way for more piers. they've been serving up seafood and drinks with spectacular bayviews for the past four decades. they said on their facebook page the restaurant remains open. now, the port has been trying to close sinbad's down since 2012. the plan is to use that space to expand ferry and water taxi service near pier 2. the brothers who own the restaurant told the chronicle that they are trying to work out a deal to keep the restaurant open for one more week. the end may not be here just yet but it is in sight. and this is told a fight that could heat up as we move throughout the day as the owners may be served with an actual eviction order at some point later on today. >> all right. alex savidge in san francisco. we'll talk to you later. thank you. >> okay. >>> well, today, the la fayette city council will consider whether to extend an agreement about a hotly debated development plan. the proposal would allow a large apartment complex or houses to be built on land along highway 24 across from the hig

. >> they use piers like this one to for drug trafficking. >> they say since operations started there has been a 50% increase in arrests and see sures. >> an arrest in one country can lead to another arrest in another country. coordination can lead to many arrests and perhaps to drug kingpins. >> an example of that coordination happened at the headquarters recently. tea packets were being used to smuggle methamphetamine, locally called ice. laos saw a similar thing on their side of the border. now law enforcement know to keep an eye out for the tea packets. >> about 5,000 soldiers and police officers are directed by the mekong coordination center. in each country they're working in several provinces either bordering or connected to the golden triangle here. their operations range from anti-trafficking to breaking up money laundering syndicates. >> their joint investigations but no joint operations yet. >> it is a trust-building exercise, to work together on the same initiative at the aim time. barriers come down. you have to trust each other to work together. >> as nightfalls on the m

the first major project along those lines will be pier 70 in district 10. it's nearly a billion dollars worth of private development, all falling under local hire ordinance. also there's enhanced first source requirements on a number of major projects which is also something that developed after the introduction of local hire provisions, so both on california pacific medical center as well as for park merced development which will be coming forward. in addition just last year also the unified school district adopted local hire provisions as well, so as much as this is really positive but it also creates additional pressure on the local work force and it's really exceptional construction economy. and lastly, and this is as recent as last week, as most know who are following the mandatory local hire ordinance, there's an exemption for projects that receive federal funds. several of the projects have been led through the mta, the municipal transportation organization, sfo, fta, federal dollars, they are exempt from mandatory local hire ordinance. very recently

other options are keeping it where it is on embarcadero or moving it back to pier 41 where it was based until 2006. the lease now expires next year. a public meeting is help march 31. >>> now the weather forecast. there is rain but it is not impressive. >> no what will happen tomorrow and tomorrow is there is a dry intrusion in the atmosphere. however, we have a lot of moisture out there the form of dense fog and it will not translate into the much needed rain but below 1,500' we are under a dense fog advisory until 10:00 so unlimited visibility at quarter mile andization at time -- and dangerous at times. the bridges rise into the fog and come out of the grades or through our tunnels. quarter-mile in hayward is where we have the thick of the fog right now and we are looking at 880 and 580 and 238 and 92 all the areas probably are socked in with fog. a few areas we are not seeing any fog is walnut creek southbound into the san ramon valley and limited sunshine but still, a mild air mass today. scattered light showers tonight and tomorrow and near record warmth this weekend. as far as to

from when there was a bridge structure there and caltrans had cut off portions of the piers and covered a portion of it on the ramp and now we had on remove those so when digging in the ground you don't know what you're going to find. we looked at drawings and as much information as we can but we didn't know. we can't anticipate the contaminated materials and nothing in the design or study phase that we would encounter these. we are hoping that the reserves ary plenished to get united states through because the. >> >> transportation authority isn't in a position that we can continue to work and extend costs beyond what is allowed in our memorandum agreement so if we run out of money we will stop the project and we're trying to make sure that doesn't happen because that's in nobody's best interest. i have no cause of spending your money without good cause and it's coming back to you -- >>not us. the people. >> we're a public agency just like you so we're doing this for the people. we are doing it as a congestion management agency and i am sad this is having cost over runs and we are to s

planks down and stuff like that and a confederate courier on horseback came pounding out along the pier yelling get your ship cast off. get your ship out into the stream, get your ship out into the harbor away from the dock and before they could do that a gang of 200 confederate soldiers away from the garrison and post were fed up and swarmed the ship and broke up the holds looking for liquor/alcohol. when they found that they started drinking. by this time a large group of citizens had arrived and were watching all of this. and pretty soon the looting became general. and you had women and children and civilian and soldiers all going through the cargo of this runner who had arrived and taking anything they could use, anything they thought they might be able to sell. just taking everything they could get their hands on. and finally the captain managed to get enough people off the ship he could cast off and he got going again and picked up the crew of another runner when was wrecked the night before over on a peninsula. on the night of may 24th he headed back out into the gulf of mexico o

sin bad's restaurant, which has been serving food and drinks on pier 2 for decades, continues to do sohough the port authority says it was supp to shut down today. sergio? >> reporter: sin bad's has been in that same spot since the summer of 1975 and the owner tells me he and his crew have survived plenty of ups and downs over the decades. he says he does see the end of the line for his restaurant, but it's not this weekend. sinbad's is one of only a handful of old watering holes still open on the embarcadero spectacular view of the bray bridge has been a hallmark of the spot but the port has been planning an expansion of ferry and water taxi service and sinbad's is slated to be demolished so three new piers can be built. a spokesperson provided me with a statement. she says quote, according to an agreement they signed in december 2012, they were required to vacate the premises by december 2014. the port gave. the an extension until march 21 2015. at this point, they are willfully

cory: live from pier three in 10 crisco, welcome to best in san francisco -- live from pier three in 10 crisco, welcome to "bloomberg west." . the greek prime minister. >> the european union needs bold initiatives that respect democracy and the treaties and leaves behind crisis and moves towards growth. cory: angela merkel about to keep the euro intact before heading to brussels telling lawmakers of the euro fails, europe fails. this was national bank president pledging to keep interest rates low. -- the swiss national bank president. >> in the very short-term term we have to accept that inflation is below zero. we spent -- expect that inflation will be back in positive territory early 2017. cory: the swiss franc remains significantly overvalued. watch out, apple. google and intel teaming up with tackg to develop a smart watch. >> we announced a huge partnership. silicon valley has met switzerland. google and intel will partner together in order to make the next tag watch. cory: others was swiss watchmakers are adding digital features to their watches. the website hosting company sel

>> reporter: just three weeks ago caltrans announced that it wants to remove the old bay bridge piersa series of small explosions beneath the bay a sort of mini implosion they describe as more bay- friendly. >> so we can really minimize the impact to wildlife. >> reporter: and less expensive. >> and we're done in about 6 seconds. >> reporter: but now, the california department of fish and wildlife wants to make sure that cost-effective implosion strategy won't cost the lives of too many smelts and this isn't the first time the demolition has run into wildlife concerns. >> at this point in terms of deterrents and monitoring, we spent $3.3 million. >> reporter: protecting birds on the ol

he would have touched down either right at the edge of the pier or even onto solid ground. that long piece on the end is really an overrun area used for planes taking off in the opposite direction. he was several thousand feet down the runway when he left it. >> so maybe the ice didn't factor in. we don't really know. >> we don't know what happened. there are a lot of things the ntsb will look at as they do their investigation. they'll look at thepilot ss, the runway conditions the plane itself, if there was any kind of mechanical failure on the brakes, reverse thrusters, the flaps. >> so many things to look into. that will take some time at least everyone is okay. ken hoenig, thanks for your thoughts today. >> thank you. >>> well sunday marks one year since malaysia airline flight 370 disappeared without a trace. now the airline upgrading its system for trying to track planes. the international civil aviation organization has proposed new standards requiring planes to report their location now every 15 minutes. the guidelines are not mandatory yet but malaysia airlines lau

here on the pier. we had a metal plate here that would rise and fall with the tide. >> this is stephen jones. and he gave me a tour of what is missing from the dock. >> this part of the pier. they took the entire section and we are more concerned with someone fueling off the side. >> we put strong redwood. >> this is off the place. it looks familiar? you are right. copper cove. where it is named copper cove pirates. the driver of the minute any van arrived. he was one of the pirates and he claimed he was getting a bad rap. and takes only copper and not aluminum. >> they will tell me a different story. one of the pirates at the boat dock ripping it apart. they use this to moore at the dock and take the pier apart. >> they have all been removed. >> they claim the damage may be anywhere from $10,000 upward of $20,000. >> because specific pieces have to be manufactured. >> scrap aluminum sells for 40 contents a pound. >> so, someone's stole that. and it is 10,000 times more. >> so, the pppuc is looking for

corey: live from pier three in san francisco, welcome to "bloomberg west." i am cory johnson. talks over iran passes nuclear program mixed in the deadline according to officials. it would only be on broad strokes. the foreign has returned to the talks. >> one can never be sure with anything 100%, nobody makes mistakes too high or gets advantages at the last moment instead of trying to somehow find equilibrium in talk spirit i believe the process are rather good. cory: if an agreement is reached, they have until june 30 to reach a more comprehensive agreement. a federal probe in the bank asset management. thousands of pages of the internal documents whether the investments benefited the bank. the index rose more than three points from february with the job market. home prices are gaining the index of prices in 20 u.s. cities. 4.6% in the 12 months since january. -- through january. consolidation in the cable industry. a majority stake in the network and $.4 billion stock deals. 73% stake in the company's. charter targeted after losing out to comcast. ibm spawned a partnership w

the idea is to have the building demolished to make way for more piers. this waterfront landmark has been serving up drinks and seafood. but the owners of sinbad are not going quietly. they are pushing back against that order to vacate. telling everyone the restaurant remains open. but the port of san francisco says the owners are trespassing. now this is a long running dispute. the port has been trying to close sinbad's down since 2012 to make way for that expansion project. the plan is to use the space to expand ferry and water traffic service. the brothers that own ginbad's says they are working out a deal to keep the restaurant. an ejection own ever -- may have bought itself a little bit of time. >>> time is 6:05. it has officially begun. the 2016 presidential campaign officially started early this morning. republican senator ted cruz of texas became the first major candidate to atown he is running for the -- to announce he is running for the white house and he did it while on twitter. >> it's going to take a new generation of courageous conservatives

gangplanks down and stuff like that, and a confederate courier on horseback came pounding out along the pier yelling, "get your ship cast off, cast off, get your ship out into the harbor away from the dock." and before they could do that, a gang of about 200 soldiers confederate soldiers who were away from their garrison away from their post, they were fed up, they swarmed the ship, and they began breaking open cargo holds and and looking for liquor, looking for alcohol. and when they found that they -- and they found that started drinking by this time a large group of citizens had arrived and were watching all this, and pretty soon the looting became general. and you had women and children and civilians and soldiers all going through the cargo of this blockade runner that had just arrived and taking anything they could, anything they could use, anything they thought they might be able to sell, just taking everything they could get their hands on. and finally the captain of the lark managed to get enough people off of his ship that he could cast off. he got going again and picked up the crew

supervisor farrell and supervisor tang we're requesting the board authorize the public health to accept the pier program through the mental health services administration this program will provide much needed peer support to participants in 3 of the collaborative courts program the veterans and the drug and behavorial health court the folks will be dual diagnosed with substance abuse and bringing in peers to work with the inmates and we're excited about this program. >> thanks very much if no questions we'll open up for public comment we don't have a budget analyst report anyone wish to comment seeing none, public comment is closed. >> can i have a motion to send this item forward we'll take that without objection. >> madam clerk call item 13. >> resolution authorizing the probation department for the guaranteeing the program by the state and community corrections. >> hi, i'm karen shane from the adults probation department this essentially what is happened in january the adult probation department submitted a proposal to the newly corrections a portion the proposal of the board was requirement

the pier 33 location. a lot of people who live near fort mason they are angry about the idea of having 1.5 million tourists using that area and flooding into their neighborhood. >>> baskin robbins is serving up a sweet deal. the ice cream company that offers 31 different flavors each month is offering its single scoop regular cones and cups for $1.31. they can fete a regular two scoop sunday for $3.31. >> i will support them with all my heart. >> world class chocolate is my favorite. >> i will try it. >>> time 5:22. far, far away from home an experiment to see how living in outer space can effect the human body over time is getting under way. what that man astronaut scott kelly is saying this morning as he settles in for his extended stay. >> now you can buy a sink online and hire someone to install it as well. up next the brand new service being rolled out by amazon. ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ beco

in san francisco, they have the family day happening at the wharf in pier 39.ely free. rock climbing, wall activities. you will notice the temperatures very comfortable, back into the upper 60s by noon. 70 will round out the temperature by noon and 4:00. we will notice as we take you in specific. while we have the cloud cover, not as warm as it was yesterday, 69 there, half moon bay, you will be up to 72 for your high. in santa cruz, more sunshine. the rest of the coastline, up to 74. yesterday, 81 degrees in santa cruz. we have shifting winds happening at the surface. that onshore flow brought in the cloud cover. we have offshore winds for places like the tri-valley. eventually, those winds are going to shift and that's going to mean for some rain in the future. starting wednesday, that's when we are watching our next storm system. tuesday night, on our doorstep. wednesday morning, showers, light activity. i don't think it will amount to much, maybe a quarter of an inch as this whole system moves through. it will be out of here by thursday morning. trace amoun

it's the latest pier to pier money transfer services. also services by square and snap chat. >>> the feds benchmark rate has been near zero since the recession began in 2008. many now expect the rate hike could come as soon as june. >>> wall street was mixed ahead of the feds announcement the dow dropped 128 pounds. and the s & p500 lost six months. >>> a final goodbye for a 14- year-old honor student and football player who was shot and killed last month for no apparent reason. hundreds of people game came out to gospel church to honor the life of ellis. last month he was walking to a neighborhood store with some friends when someone pulled up and shot him. his father christopher says a kid who didn't do anything to anybody shouldn't end up in a casket. >> no family should go through this. it doesn't make no sense and i don't want anybody to feel like this. so i'm starting up a foundation and we need to work with the community to clean up these streets. >> reporter: in honor of devon ellis there will be a youth march for peace this sund

the pier wants to demolish it.estaurant owner ignored a saturday deadline to move out, and today was handed a 30 day notice to vacate. a long time restaurant manager says he's not opposed to the pier taking over the property, but the project isn't starting to months, and he wants to be able to continue on. >> until they find an absolute need to recapture this property for much greater cause than our own. >> he's hoping the agencies involved will change their minds and let the restaurant stay for the time being. he says it will give them more time to hopefully find a new location. >>> meantime, a new restaurant opened today in san francisco. it is a dream come true for the owner who first came to the united states 20 years ago. ktvu's allie rasmus shows us how a non-profit group helped the woman and others find success in the food industry. >> knowing this recipe by heart. she's prepared this dish a thousand times before. but today is her first big test. we're so happy to be here she says for all the support. here w

an amusement pier where the roller coaster was washed into the ocean. the white house.earlier today the white house announced president obama and first lady will meet with pope francis september 23rd and today marks six months from pope frances frances's historic visit to till philadelphia. >> the pope is expected to attend closing events for the world meeting of families on the ben franklin parkway. >> there are days of activities that lead up to it. jim rosenfield breaks down the schedule so you know what's happening, where and when. >> they will come by the thousands as summer turns to fall in philadelphia. the gathering centered on families and faith at a crucial time for the catholic church in america. >> how important is this whole event in terms of reenergizing the faithful here in america? >> it is enormously important. >> beginning in rome two decades ago, the world meeting of families has taken place in international cities every three years after pope john paul ii wanted to strengthen the bonds of the family unit across the globe. >> this is the first time th

. >> officials say a protected fish could be put at risk if caltran detonates a pier on the old spanbay bridge, with the smelt swimming in the bay waters in november which was said to be the best because there would be fewer fish at span. fish and wildlife said 2,000 smelt could be at risk. they are struggling because of the drought. caltran and the environmental regulators are discussing ways to reduce the impact of a detonation. >> sold the santa clara water district board is holding the first public discussion on a possible rate hike because of the drought. the 31.5 percent rate increase is over three times higher than last year. the rate hike would generate $42 million for moving water from sawyers outside the county. some wonder why the water district cannot dip into the $557 million reserves. >> the board will consider the federal reserves the organization has. many of those are in place for very catastrophic emergencies such as an earthquake. the consumption is less now so they want to charge you more? like refinery. they change you more although oil is plummeting. another way

the people that made it happen finally as follows: if you're here please raise your hands we have pierundation and auto detect i know your how the i out there the fun family and bernard oh, my gosh and the platinum advisors (clapping) and scott from the steering wheel bank and representatives from the steering wheel bank and the can bar in the front row the california history society addressed the website yes adam are you here and jason and all the people i've made my friends with the c h example f and the ferry building and the port of san francisco and now i'd like to introduce you to friend of mine tale of two cities toby that stepped up to the plate with the great donation and made the bay lights and dominated the gift that list the fine arts this is one illuminated man and would you like to say a few words oh, okay (laughter). >> actually donna 0rg9d me to say a few words that was a command performance doug go away i have a few things to say about you (laughter) first of all. >> said you'd never tell. >> first of all i wanted to recognize the talents and the effort and the energy

developer bart blackstein wants to redevelop the pier shops. the attorney for caesars say it owns where it sits. he says trespassing and no right to move forward with development plan. >>> a "jersey shore" school apologized. in atlanta county during a basketball game last month they were taunting players from atlantic city high school while wearing monkey and banana costumes. holy spirit high school read that statement that reads in part. holy spirit offers our heartfelt apologies for offending anyone that evening. holy spirit high school does not tolerate any type of offensive or discriminatory behavior." >>> some are outraged on the west coast after a police involved shooting. the incident was caught on video. we'll show you why it's stirring so much controversy coming up. >>> isis declares war on twitter. we'll tell you why the terrorist organization is threatening the leaders of the social network. glenn. >> well enjoy the thaw while you can. more snow and ice on the way. it's going to be a really busy weather week. i'll show you what's in