public transit is plentiful. we have conquered the steps, we have watched the dogs, and we have enjoyed a beautiful view. this is a place to take someone special on a romantic stroll and enjoyed a beautiful look out. welcome to corona heights located in the heart of this district. it offers a view of the downtown skyline, the bay bridge, and the east bay. it is one of the best kept secrets in the city. it is hardly ever crowded. on any given day, you will run into a few locals. , bought a 37 bus to get there without any parking worries. for legged friends can run freely. there is also a patch of grass for the small box. >> it is a great place. it is a wonderful place to have these kinds of parks. that dog owners appreciate it. >> take time to notice of the wildfires that are on the grassland and keep your head out on the lookout for hawks and other bird life. be sure to take your camera and be prepared to take a view of the city will not forget. it has a beautiful red rock formations. you could watch the sunrise

we will talk to a san francisco planning and urban research about public transit options.y with us. we >> we are back with "beyond the headlines" talking about urban development. spurs was called san francisco urban research but now it is much, much bigger. >> we have opened in san jose, which many people don't know is not only the largest city in the bay area but all of northern california. >> a lot of people need to get around there. >> what do you do? >> i'm the regional plning director so i am trying to tink about the bay area as we a today and where we're going and how we get there. the urban policy think tank but we are also a group with members. we really try to bring a lot of the urban planning ideas out to the people and to t decision makers to think about where do we go? >> how doou do that? hall meeti? >>e have an urban center. we just opened an urban city. we have speakers on a wide array of topics. >> we have about 400,000 people who rly on public transportation daily. >> about 10% of people are taking public transit to work each day. it equates to 1.5 million

. >>> giants fans were urged to take public transit and market street is getting back to normal after a lot of effort. >>> the cheers and confetti rained down. a celebration that left behind goodwill and tons of trash. >> a lot of the trash. 2010 we picked up about 17 tons of garbage and 2012 it went up to almost 22 tons. >>> batting cleanup, a crew of 100 followed the last float raceing to clear and reopen the streets to traffic within a couple of hours. the city encouraged everyone to take public transit and some said problems during the 2012 celebration prompted them to take their cars. >> we took the ferry. >> you learned a lesson from earlier. >> yes. >> lines for training formed the moment the parade ended. bart ridership was up by 60,000. >> there is a lot of people but it shouldn't be too bad. we have done it before and it is simple. >> the agency said the rain may have kept the numbers from being even bigger but with one party over, two others are beginning. critical mass bicyclists setting to take to the street with trick-or-treaters. >> i took the bus and not too bad. it is

neighborhood having never owned a car in san francisco i'm also a long time and regular user of public transit folks thank you for the opportunity to offer comment on the proposed van ness bus rapid transit plan over all we think the plan is a great improvement for our neighborhood we applaud the foresight and care you are putting into it but on behalf of the ballet and i believe other art associations in the center we'd like to call attention to one serious concern about the stop at grove street given city hall the access to bill graham auditorium and of course the opera house and davis city hall i think it would be hard to find an scene of an intersection on van ness with more pedestrian traffic so we'd ask that you take a closer look at that for all of our organizations a significant portion of our audience is senior citizens. we're very concerned about making access less convenient for them and a growing number are disabled citizens so we would ask that while we support the project, that you take a close look at at the elimination of that particular location. >> thank you sir. >> next spea

. >> reporter: today may be a good day to take public transit. >> darya: is more dacias francais in maryland this see her being kidnapped the police showed up the kidnapper was arrested police fired her and the kidnapper in a car and they arrested him police say that she suffered some injuries but she is doing ok generally. can help save her life because she was struggling even though she was bound by her kidnapper she kicked up their rear side window of the vehicle she was thrown into i >> reporter: will have the latest on the bay area and more on your morning commute. a man accused of killing his girlfriend and posting pictures of our online will show you a high-tech way to get to your hotel room without the key. [phones rings] it's amanda. hey sweetie. what? okay, i'll send it. one hundred seventy-two dollars for a chemistry book, what is it, made of gold? just use citi popmoney. boom. ah, she's feeling lucky. hey sweetie...cancun, yeah no, you'll be spending spring break with your new chemistry book. with citi popmoney it's easy to send money to just about anyone, anytime. visit your loc

that in san francisco, you know, we will and i think that this will help to build, support for public transit, and we, at the 350 san francisco are very much putting that on our agenda, as something that we want to push for support for public transit and also, we do have people coming through and i think that we do have a lot of fruit traffic of the people on vacation and this is something that they are not going to see this every day in their town but it will be something that they would take home with them from their travels and it is result in san francisco, right? and among a lot of other different things that they see her. so, just thank you very much, and you know, again, i work a lot on the trying to stop fossil fuel extraction, and there is always a push back and what about the consumer? what about the demand side and i think that this also gives us a talking point in our conversation there to say yes, we are in 350 in the city and the governments that are working on demand side as well as the supply. thank you. >> any more members of the public that wish to speak. if you want us to s

man -- many fans took public transit to the event.y was the third highest ridership in bart's history. its second highest day was the 2010 parade. the 2012 parade is at the top spot with 568,000 passengers. cal tran operated at full capacity from early morning through much of the afternoon. in comparison, traffic on the bay bridge was down by more than 2600 vehicles as folks seemed to leave the cars at home and took public transit instead. >>> 2 investigates has found a company, issuing its own parking tickets at a private lot in emoryville, despite warnings from the city. a frustrated driver said he was hit with a $60 penalty if an expired meter. the lot near the bay street shopping center is run by the canadian company in park. issuing these so-called notices is a common industry practice, but legal experts say the charges are not legal under california law, unless the city has an ordinance saying it is okay. >> they seem to be intimidating people and trying to get money. >> they all know that the city stance on this is that they sh

the clammer had begun for the experiment including public transit people. e and for the people. the idea of a consolidated city-owned transit system had begun traction. and in 1909, voters went to the polls and created a bond measure to create the people's railway. would become a reality three years later. on december 28, 1912, mayor sonny rolph introduced the new geary electric streetcar line and the new san francisco railway. that he said would be the nucleus that would host the city. and san francisco gave further incentive to expand the city's network. a project by way of tunnel leading into chinatown by way of north beach. in december the first streetcar was driven into the tunnel. just two years after its berth, muni had added two lines. and k, l and m lines that span out from westportal. in 1928, the j line opened heading west to the beach. in 1944 san francisco voters finally approved muni take-over of the market street railway. by then motor bus and trolley bus improvement had given them the ability to conquer san francisco's hills. after the war mo

. >> reporter: the first reports of delays on public transit. 10 to 11 minute delays.ve a closer look at that in just a few minutes. >> darya: this is fraught with the queue is video you'll ever seen. is a five week old southern see otter she was gone on out to first. tahoe she is at the aquarium and chicago they're having a round-the-clock care for her she does not have a name yet. >> reporter: there is what it looks like outside here is a look at the forecast and just a moment. >> reporter: will start with this live look pointed at the finance the district the flag not moving at all at the hotel is still mourning the to see the clouds less talk about the temperatures are moderate this morning. it is somewhat of a blanket over my wheat attracted some of that heat. we're still say some mid-40s up to santa rosa. this is what the cause look like on the satellite greater. fairly widespread as resume and take a look at the temperatures because the clouds are they're blocking the sun will see temperatures that will be a little bit cooler than yesterday. maybe one or to agre

. >>> and public transit did resume normal service today in downtown in san jose. this after a gas leak prompted evacuations and street closures. evacuation orders were lifted after that gas leak was capped. the bus service, which had been rerouted, did return to normal today. the construction company is now investigating how it happened in the first place. >>> and happening now, construction work has several lanes closed on the golden gate bridge. traffic kind of heavy coming into san francisco. the workers are preparing the span for a new movable median barrier. the prep work is helping the bridge get ready for placement of the new steel and concrete barrier. that will be coming up january 10th and 11th. >>> tomorrow we may see unhealthy levels of air pollution in the bay area. let's turn to our meteorologist for more on what we can expect. >> high pressure over the bay area right now. if you looked across the bay, we have these hazy skies over san francisco right now. still 73 degrees. as we head into the nighttime hours, the warmer air alofts. all the smoke pol

we check with public transit systems and public transit is a good option for you.in some areas. here is steve. >> that is right. petaluma and santa rosa seem to be out here on the fog report. we do have a dense fog advisory for the north bay. other advisories clear. not much of a breeze. fog and fair. weekend not bad. next week warm and then rain maybe. there is one system wednesday possibility later in the week. but we have a lot of lead time on that. rainfall has been turned upsidedown. they are all close ton the total. yet as a percentage of normal 63% forson jose. 55 san francisco. only 33% for santa rosa. there has been more rain to the south. san francisco sunset 4:59 p.m.. 80 not that long ago in 2008. there is the dense fog advisory. visibility didn't seem to be that bad. some fog after that once it burns off you can see the higher clouds. they are pushing out of the picture. some rain and you can see it there. not a lot showing up on radar. 40 in tahoe. much warmer in denver. bismarck 30 happen new orleans at 38. atlanta 30. everybody in the plunge of the

sports director on why the warriors hopped on public transit. warriors hopped on public transit. >> bike theft on the rise in walnut creek. police say there's been a 63 percent increase in stolen bike since last year. the spike contributed to the rise in bicycle part. >> more people biking and getting around that way. i know that it's been this is just on personal opinion. bike theft has been a bigger problem be in san francisco and berkeley. i think it's just i think it's spreading more to the suburban area. >> to help police get a grip on bike theft they encourage resident to register the bicycle. right now it cost about 35 dollars. over 25,000 are reported stolen. 15 percent of all the bike reported stolen in the country. >> free mont gas station owner is offering a 5,000 dollar reward for information about the theft of more than 750 gallons of diesel fuel. happened early friday between 12:30 and 3:00 a.m. at the gas station on maur avenue. this video from the service station shows what happened the suspect siphon off the detainees freely gro

supervisors is excited about it really could be a persistent in terms of which how to there the public transit services for the residents this is a complex project in the organizing of the construction to minimize the impact on the community and traffic construction we have a precedent for doing this before dpw did bring an amendment for the general hospital project into district 10 to allow proposals to allow c m and for contractors instead of the c m j for the subcontractors in a preconstruction phase to enhance the design for the implementation sfmta will require similar ordinances for the van ness brt and this ordinance is before the board of supervisors before the land use commission and so the gentleman is here to answer questions from the committee thank you, supervisor kim any questions okay. seeing none opening it up for public comment any public comment on item number 2 seeing none, public comment is closed and mr. olson would you like to make a motion. >> yes. to send this with with a positive recommendation i want to thank sfmta to assure we have the most efficient project moving f

opportunity for more people to feel comfortable walking down towards bart or any other form of public transit to get to the game. and then the special events opportunities here is great for the whole neighborhood i think. our biggest weekend ever were this last world series, this past fleet week and with america's cup last year. and i think this is an opportunity for those kind of events to bring greater impact into the neighborhood. i strongly support the plan and urge you to approve it. thank you. >> any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner murphy, i know you need to leave shortly, so, have you ask questions first. >> what is this escalation mean on this spreadsheet? 170,750? i know what it means in real estate terms, but -- >> is that the cpi you're referring to, the escalation? the minimum rent, the base rent, there is an escalation. it's every five years. we do a cpi. the minimum is 10%, the maximum adjustment would be 20%. >> and the hard cost? >> yes. >> sorry, it's confusing. it's in the cover of construction hard costs, you're referring to rental

public transit is plentiful. six, 24, or 71 bus. we have conquered the steps, we walked the dogs, and we have enjoyed a beautiful view the park has to offer. this is the place to take someone special and enjoyed a beautiful look out. " come to corona heights, located in the heart of this district. it offers a spectacular view of the downtown skyline, the bay bridge, and the east bay. the park is one of the best kept secrets. unlike twin peaks, it is hardly ever crowded. on any given day, you will run into a few locals. hop on a 37 bus to get there with that any parking worries. locals can bring their dogs to run with other dogs. there is also grass for small dogs. >> it is a great place. it is a wonderful place for the city to provide these kind of parks. the dog owners appreciate it. >> take time to notice the wildflowers on the grassland. and keep your head on the lookout for hawks and other bird life. take your camera and be prepared to review the city in a way you will not forget. it is prominent with beautiful formations that a

have the safety and security of the building lobby while still maintaining the ability to use public transit or ride sharing services like uber and when they arrive at the building it's a very short walk to the front door. they intend to move the loading zone to around the block zero protection from the elements and poorly enforced and it's also a location where car break-ins have happened over night. . taxis are not likely to wait for someone with limited mobility to walk around the block. it discourages use of transit additionally while i'm not a legal expert the regulations seem to indicate that such a change could be a potential violation and we've been told that this was a decision already made and i reviewed the resolution records from 2005 to 2013 and i could not see any mention or record of the bod making the public notice to remove the loading zone thank you for your time. >> thank you sir. >> good afternoon. i am the general manager of the palms and we did receive notice that our white zone would be moved from the front of the building to around the block i received several e-mails

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as we roll through the day maybe you're grabbing the public transit there to head out to your shopping activities or maybe at work like we are. 34 right now on the smart phone. stormtracker 6 app shows you 32 by 8 and 38 by noon and 39 by 3bg and by 6:00 down to 35. brisk, cold wind blowing today with wind chills making it feel like 20s most of the way. do things get better over the weekend. matt pellman accuweather will have that just ahead for you. >> good morning, david, hope you had a nice thanksgiving. of course, this black friday morning wherever you watch the mall traffic right now we're watching tacony palmyra bridge. maybe you can see the bridge is in the up position. there's a bridge opening underway. icy conditions open the bridge because of snow shower that quickly came through. salt trucks were out here a few minutes ago salting down the bridge. doesn't matter at this point you can't get by anyway. bridge should be down shortly. we have had accidents already this morning. one open the roomp schuylkill eastbound to the blue route. this vehicle ran off the ramp into the wood

this is really geared for muni and public transit and we carry 700,000 people a day and we want to makethat those people can get through the city as fast as possible. the better we make it for muni, the better it is for cars. tesing was done on mission street earlier in the year and voter approved funding guarantees the expansion of the project. muni officials say this will save bus riders time. some of our major corrodors will see transit signal priority to make sure that muni can move as fast as possible. eventually, muni wants theses sensors throughout the city.the next street for the new sensors will be potrero avenue. officials say they have seen positive results alreadywith a time savings of six to ten minutes. i'm jeff bush in san francisco, kron four news. tonight. only on 4. frustration for some oakland residents who were victimized by a burglar. they say, they not only caught a crook on camera. but they also tracked him down. this is surveillance video taken on friday. from a home near the fruitvale district of east oakland. the homeowner. who only gave her first name - judy.

she's also allowed to take public transit.owever, she must coordinate travel with authorities and have daily monitoring for symptoms. >> doesn't it seem like the holiday shopping season, jessica, just starts earlier and earlier. >> every year. >> every year. still to come on "eyewitness news" we'll tell you where you can start finding deals starting tomorrow. >> tomorrow. and speaking of shopping, one major chain is hoping to cash in on a new idea. what wal-mart is now promising its shoppers. kathy. >> it will feel more like the holidays 'cause temperatures are just going to get colder over the weekend. we will be falling to freezing. i'll show when you coming up with the seven-day. >> and it is almost time to fall back. but can the time change be harmful to kids? we'll have some it gives you options based on your budget -- it's a piece of cake. i was told there would be cake. get a free quote at progressive.com. >> it is of course halloween and some kids got a real treat along broad street and cecil b. moore avenue tonight. t

i think if there's an exception for muni there should be an exception for taxis we're part of public transit and the cheaper it is for them and the quicker we can pickup the next person and i think you know we fit right into that category and we should have that same privilege as muni and the other thing i'll say looking at the map it seems like it's an awfully long distance between the mission street stop and maccal cal ister and there's no stop on market street and i think there certainly should be one close to that and i also i'm hearing what the people from the symphony are saying that's a very busy corner and seems to be an appropriate place as well so thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i remember some some of the initial meetings and i know it's going to happen but there are some concerns that that ought to be dealt with and looked at just in case these issues come up. a lot of the cars are going to end up switching to the other north-south streets in order to be able to make those left and right hand turns and could create problems on those streets and create messes as well esp

office has always been about affordable housing and open space, and the street infrastructure and public transit, but now we should be looking at child care, and kthrough 12, and maybe asking, and seeing whether that should be a part of our area planning, whether we should be looking at parcels or setting aside parcels for the growth of usd and if we should be looking at a study and developer impact fees for this as well and that is exciting and i look forward to the next stage of conversation. and i assume that we will want to keep this item at committee. so, i will make a motion to continue to the call of the chair. and i think that it would be great, also to have sfmta involved in a future conversation because transportation is a key piece to this as well. not just housing and our schools. and i think that you know, it is really interesting as we see increased congestion in our city because of our growth in worker and resident population there will be i think more questions on how we do the student assign sxment enrollment. and so seeing, no further comments, i will take a motion to continue

we are seeing green for the most are to you hit the 87 interchange reappoint as for public transit werk: a major shift in in washington republicans taking control over the senate. >> reporter: we expect the election i to be a good one for the gop but even the most loyal republicans did not predict this many wins as in so many unlikely places. the empire state building). that chance seems to be a this approval the republicans now control both houses of congress. the dow will still be challenging. >> reporter: 80 to itself for more years before and as the campaign against charlie. tomorrow marks and today is time to put all of the division behind us and come together. >> reporter: upset in maryland election season is not over for louisiana senate it is heading to a runoff >>darya: pro marijuana advocates are cheering this morning. congress is still block the move and the district of columbia but the measure of of oregon and alaska was allows the cells of marijuana is suing years or older. the measure and it is 60 percent of the vote to pass no medical marijuana and florida will continue

he was confirmed to have ebola and criticized for using public transit and as part of his treatment, he received a plasma transfusion from another ebola survivor. he is the last patient in the u.s. with ebola. >>> also today, the nurse who defied quarantine orders in maine no longer needs to be monitored for symptoms. it ended about four hours ago at midnight. she has been an outspoken critic for aide workers who treated ebola patients in west africa. >>> the family of joan rivers says they're outraged after learning the results of an investigation into the comedian's death. according to new york state health department the clinic where she underwent surgery made several errors. the staff failed to notice her deteriorating vital signs but does not accuse the clinic of negligence. the clinic says it's addressing all the issues raised in that report. >>> today president obama will meet with china's president in an effort to open trade and create jobs. this is chinese president greeting president obama at his arrival for the apec summit. the first time the leaders have met on chinese so