detectable ramps. they are all detectable.hing down below or protruding that people are going to get snagged up on. smooth clean that nobody is going get caught up on. >> our no. 1 issue is what we see here, the uplifting and shreufting to concrete due too street tree roots. here is another problem we have with street trees. if i have i was a person blind, this would be an uncomfortable way to find out. >> we don't want to create hazards. >> sometimes vendors put sidewalk cafes where people push the chairs too far out. >> sometimes it can be impassable. so much foot traffic that there is no room for a wheelchair or walker to go by. >> san francisco is a lively street life, it can be an issue with people with visual disabilities as well. they have these diverting barriers on other side of this tables and chairs area. if people can find thraeur way around it without getting tangled up, it is still fully accessible. >> we don't want anything special. we want people to basically adhere to the regulations and laws as they are on th

and the transition plan for curb ramps and sidewalks, identifies 15,000 curb ramps that are missing or need repair, and a potential 16 ,000 more that we haven't surveyed yet that probably need replacement or installation, because there is nothing there. this commitment is $78.9 million for curb ramps for the next 10 years and 92 for sidewalk ramps and we provide guidance for other departments and better street plan and department of public works and those who design things for livable streets. and we provide said for the better street plan project and access ibleible curb ramps and stops. and one thing that we want to communicate, these are not stand alone elements, they are building blocks placed in the public right-of-way. and we encourage these to be integrated into the pedestrian environment and not as isolated elements. how do you do that? that's through what we call universal design. and we have a board in the back that talks about the seven principles of university design. and equitable use and that it doesn't disadvantage any group and flexible in use and it provides for the wi

so i wrote a check, and we put that temporary ramp, which has been made a permanent ramp, that is still there today, and made that chamber accessible. that is not to impress you but to impress upon you that i recognize that when we got here as a supervisor, we had a lot more to do that i could ever imagine. we worked to get more van taxis. we worked to focus on making sure the decision was made real. we worked to make sure there were more buses, signals, and the like, but when i became mayor, i had a little more leverage. here is just some of the things we have done just to highlight the point. we started with boating because there's no more principled thing there. in 2004, we made some progress, but just north of half of our polling places were accessible with accessible boating equipment. today, i'm proud to say, we are not 100%, but 95% of all the polling places now are accessible with voting machines that people can use in private, which is good. [applause] we then stop at the war memorial building because in 2004, we had this great transition plan you all worked on. it looked good

they were hoping to get the off- ramp re-opened by 5:00 this morning. hopefully the off-ramp will be open. it is a little slow going on the lower deck. so if you do need to access treasure island, what you have to do is go the long way around. you have to use the westbound ride. you have to go all the way across the bridge, get there back on the toll plaza and use the westbound treasure island off-ramp, which by the way is delay-free. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. antsy about the warmup? first what's happening out the door, fog, low clouds and drizzle for the coast and for the bay. low clouds inland for this morning and temperatures ranging from the lower to the upper 50s, the all-important seven-day forecast. somewhere elizabeth's warmup? >> it's coming, slowly, gradually. patience is a virtue. sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday, slightly more pronounced, the 90s inland, temperatures near 70 at the bay and mid-60s for the coast. the warmup will more so be for inland location. the bay will get in on

lastly, the bus ramps, this is just a drawing showing the ramps. the structure is -- they are requesting a vacation where it passes over the street for a purpose of maintaining the structure. and like all the other vacations, it begins at about 18 feet above grade. so the street, actually as we use the streets today from the sidewalk up, will not be affected. it will still remain in city jurisdiction. city property. it is the part below it has the being vacated. the planning department, and working with the city attorney, they agreed to a series of deed restrictions regarding these vacations, which are very notable. the first is that these street vacations in the property can only be used for the purpose of the transbay project including the associated ramps and rail extension. the second tjpa cannot convey these vacated street portions to any other party except another government entity that may subsequently operate the transit center and lastly, that if any of these portion that are vacated, are ever sort of abandoned in terms of its use for the

the old ramp was shut down this weekend. the new ramp is farther west making it easier for drivers to merge. this change is part of the caldecott tunnel project. caltrans says they moved up the ramp opening to accommodate fans attending cal's opening football game next saturday. >>> former major league pitcher roger clemens has a date in federal court in washington this afternoon accused of lying to congress about his use of republicans performance- enhancing drugs. >> let me be clear, i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> clemens is expected to plead not guilty to six counts in a federal grand jury indictment stemming from his testimony in 2008 that he did not use drugs. at the same hearing, his former trainer claimed that he injected clemens with those drugs more than 30 times between 1998 and 2001. >> throughout the course of the years it was stance nol, testosterone, steroids and hgh. >> rojer did not use steroids. he didn't use hdh and he didn't lie to congress about it. >> the 48-year-old clemens could get up to 30 ye

in 2001, i was called for a ramp medallion permit.he ramp medallion is to permit a wheelchair riders. i accepted it. from 2001, i have been running it. the business is good. when i first got it, the regional taxi company, and then lock start and abc car moved that permit from company to company. there was so much competition and difficulty about it. back in 2006, toward the end of best tap company, which i am still operating today. i started it in 2006. iío6

shows c,gt the highway ramp, off guard.igh week morning commuters will have the same problems. >> so i got ready to go down in one direction, but i had to turn back as it wasn't there. how >> everyone sells bal will close again in november. officials tell me that it will be done overnight. so will not impact many drivers. in san francisco register for more kron4 news. >> movie details on a hit-and- run victim. a driver in 89th mercedes hidden kill him. police found a car couple blocks away. 38 year-old man was arrested and charged. police said no one had yet to charge a new and the murder of this woman. also killed this past week in san francisco. she was shot and killed last sunday walking with her husband. shoes, the crossfire of a shootout between two groups of people after a party. an 18 year-old from san francisco was arrested, but police said he will not be charge of the present time due to lack of evidence. creators of the new gaming system could be the end of video game consoles as you know it. find out how much you

the off-ramp is closed as well as the on-ramp until about 8:00 this morning.dge toll plaza, things looking good. average speed about 50 miles per hour making your way coming into san francisco. things looking good there. there is the golden gate camera, things are still dark. as you can see, not too much going on out there right now. there is a giants game this evening at 7:15, they host the cubs, if you are making your way there, give yourself some time. nice, smooth commute heading into the city across the golden gate bridge. that's it let's take a look at weather. >> we'll have our weather forecast in a moment, but back to you guys. >> a grain bin turns into an upscale hotel. check this out. we'll show you how the owners put it altogether coming up. >>> time is 5:23 on a monday morning. live look outside coming to you from the south bay. nice and clear out there. no rain, no cold weather. wait a minute, no, there's cold weather. temperatures are chilly out there. >> it's august. incredible what's been going on. this has been the coolest summer in about 40,

a big rig crash has shut down an off-ramp in vallejo. the columbus parkway off-ramp is closed.is coming from eastbound 80 in vallejo due to a big rig crash. road work causing delays in pleasetant ton. you'll find a few lanes are blocked between hacienda drive and the boulevard. that should be reopened and cleared by 6:00. >> it's 5:36. >> a major new bike path is ready to open in the north bay. there's just one problem. still ahead, how the state budget crisis is throwing a new hitch into the final construction. >> why an ambitious plan to ease congestion on one of san francisco's busiest streets seems to be working. >> and some of television's most popular shows are celebrating with orbitz, i know what to expect from my vacation. bad dog, balloon pop. [ dog whimpers ] because orbitz has price assurance. leaf in face, marie, man with computer. [ man ] marie! if another orbitz customer books the same hotel or flight for less, they'll send me a check for the difference automatically. so i know i'll get their lowest price. and i like knowing what to expect. bike, unrealistic splas

the chp are to the sure if the big rig came off of the off-ramp or ended up on the off-ramp. watch that transition heading over to highway 37. look like my maps are frozen. the speed sensors would have shown now problems around the carquinez bridge. >> we are about to go back up the hill heading towards the middle part of the week, but this morning take a jacket with you. lunch time temperatures, 70s to near 80. middle part of the week, things are heating up. we'll show you how hot it will get in a few minutes. lawyer? >> thank you. this morning an east bay police officer is in the hospital after getting shot while serving a search warrant. his surgeries required massive amounts of blood. this week people around the bay area can help. christie smith is live in oakland with more. >> people are already coming out in droves and helping by giving blood. they did so this weekend. officer young required heavy transfusions after his initial surgery. the latest information we have is that he is listed in critical but stable condition this morning here at highland hospital. more surge

in fact, right here at the off- ramp, the 27th street off-ramp. the california highway patrol said the man did not have identification with him but they did find a backpack near the scene. officers could not find physical evidence of a hit-and- run accident but his injuries are consistent with a car hitting him. officers discovered the man on westbound 980 on the 27th street off-ramp last night. he suffered major head injuries and is at a hospital in critical condition. the chp hopes to talk to him at some point if possible because as i mentioned, they have very little to go on this morning. several drivers noticed the young man lying on the side of the freeway around 11:30 last night and cree hp wants anyone who may have seen this accident to call authorities immediately. reporting live in oakland, jade hernandez ktvu channel 2 news. >> 5:04. >>> the investigation continues into a deadly high rise apartment fire in san francisco. it broke out early yesterday morning 8 stories up at the trinity towers. one woman leaped to her death from her burnin

, include to curb ramps as well. the main response we have to this is we agree this is a priority for the city. we need a dedicated and stable funding stream. the 10-year capital plan has allocated, stable funding streams for this. there are some financial issue glitches but we have always prioritized this work second only to safety in this city. the fifth recommendation was not something that we had to respond to. it was the department of public works. it was a response to barriers that arise in the public right of way, usually from construction or activities. i would like to refer to the department of public works on that. the sixth recommendation was to look at how the city's training of disability rights issues is done, especially with respect to the police department and municipal transportation agency. clearly, they deal with a broad swath of people. the disability community is understandably invested that they handle these issues well when they come up. we have done training for both the san francisco police d

we ramped those rates up to pay for the upcoming cost. the lighter blue portion is if we stacked on top of the residential, business bill, the sewer program. $83 would be the total combined bill for water and waste water. if that were to grow through 2030, the projected completion time of the ssip, you would see a projected average, total sales, would grow from $83 to write around $53. that seems like a lot of money. i would like to take a moment to see what inflation looks like. the red line that we have marked, if we do nothing, and the world on average has a 3% inflation, which has been the post-war average, every cost will double. so between now and and 2024, and everything will cost twice as much. and the other metric used, in terms of capital planning, if we do nothing, construction cost inflation tend to significantly outpaced regular inflation. we are assuming that will be 5% of construction costs. those are always two key inflation numbers that we keep in mind as we do this production. the total bill, as far as what it means on a

the old connector ramp will be closed this weekend and the new ramp is part of a caldecott tunnel projectcrews are digging that fourth bore to widen the tunnel. cal tran says they moved up the ramp opening to get ready for cal's opening football game against uc davis next saturday. >>> well, a san francisco man and his son are being honored by the chp for quick life- saving action. it happened on a bay area freeway about five months ago. jennifer mistrow tells us how they saved the life of a man they had never even met. >> reporter: st. patricks day weekend seemed like a great time for alfonso rodriguez to take his family for a drive, but this single dad's car trip turned from recreation to a rescue. >> the vehicle was on fire. my concern was if there was anyone inside. >> reporter: anthony lovelies car had been in an accident at the 101/280 split near san francisco. the chevy cavalier had spun around and was facing the wrong way on the road. >> as i was able to drive right next to it, i saw mr. lovell, who was being burned at that time. >> reporter: the entire car was on fire. alfonso pu

that's the 23rd street on ramp. this morning's commute on westbound 80 looks pretty good heading out to the mcarthur maze. 6:01. back to the desk. oakland police uncovered a pot growing operation overnight. tara moriaryt is live with details on what led police to that scene. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is a restaurant on the bottom floor and a marijuana growing operation to the floor. we are on 12th street and 12th avenue right off interstate 880. police received a burglary call. as they arrive, they discovered more than 20 marijuana plant as well as equipment to sustain a major operation. when police arrived, they saw two men, one man was arrested immediately. the second suspect tried to run. he was caught by the canine which bit hip three times. >> they said, what i'm doing? i said talking to my girlfriend and that's all. >> again, police came tout to this aledged pot house two years ago around the same exact time, just after merchandise night when two men when trying to break in and try to stea

the old ramp was shut down this weekend. new ramp is farther west, making it easier for drivers to merge into exiting traffic. this change is all part of the caldicott tunnel project. they said they moved up the ramp opening to accommodate fans attending cal's opening football game next saturday. >>> parents announced their plans today to keep a pair of child care centers in the east bay open. they plan to occupy the child development center starting tuesday, one of seven originally set to close due to budget cuts. five have been spared, at least for now, but parents say they want the state to come up with the money to keep them all open permanently. >> we want public education for every young person in oakland and we want the little ones, you know, and 3 to 5 and after school programs to exist for children to develop and have an equal start in life. >> state budget cuts have reduced the oakland school district to reduce funding for early childhood education by $13 million, that's almost 3/4 of the total state funding. >>> i

off-ramp blocked for the past hour.d 580 approaching the dublin interchange, that's what it looks like towards tassajara. this is what it looks like coming out of the altamont pass. drive time 20 minutes. typical, from the altamont pass to 680. another slow spot highway 4 speeds under 10 miles per hour especially as you pass a street where it bottlenecks and all your approaches to the bay bridge still look okay but still no metering lights just small delays and only in cash lanes. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. forecast for the morning including just a few clouds as we move into the afternoon more sunshine expected to cross into the bear. upper 70s in fairfield and in napa. 75 santa rosa. 77 in concord, 57 in livermore. mild temperatures quite nice. 69 in oakland, 17 in fremont. 64 san francisco. crows to what we had yesterday. 71 in fremont. so today it's mild, but look at what happens. just around the corner. our warming trend tuesday, wednesday, thursday. temperature

. >> a big rig crash shut down the off-ramp in vallejo. all the details in a few minutes. >> 6:01 this monday morning. back to work and, yes, back to school for most people in the bay area. thanks for joining us. i'm eric some mass. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news, the gunman accused of wounding a fremont police officer could be back in the bay area today to face charges. the suspected gang member was caught over the weekend trying to escape to mexico. terry mcsweeney is live at highland hospital in oakland. what's the latest on the officer? >> fremont police officer todd young is in critical but stable condition and improving after surgeryÑñyesterday. officer young is expecting to have additional surgeries later this week. he was shot friday trying to arrest a suspected gang member on domestic violence charges in oakland. the 22-year-old was arrested saturday near the border in mexico. a fellow police officer donating blood gave her perspective on the shooting. >> it can happen anytime, anywhere, any type of a call, whether a regular

silver creek, the on-ramp there, the on and off-ramp report the close at blossom hill until potentially at 6:00 a.m. however, i have seen speeds that were below 50 now around 50. that's an indicator that crews are starting to move from around the area. they may be picking up here. no major delays throughout the rest of the northbound routes coming out of the south bay. the bay bridge, where a lot of people will be focused in the next hour and a half. a nice steady flow off of the maze. about an 18-minute drive off the carquinez bridge. coming off the lower deck, no problems. keep in mind, the overnight construction is still there for the upper and lower deck. upper deck should be cleared in a few minutes. lower deck in a few minutes. laura? ♪ >> think you have some smooth dancing moves? just ahead we'll take you to argentina for the world tango contest wh oeerthf best dancers are competing. b >>> a hole ripped in the side of a jet engine. scary moments for a flight forced to land moments after it took off the ground. >>> president obama is expected to talk about the end of combat operat

the old ramp was shut down this weekend.ew ramp is farther west, making it easier for drivers to merge into exiting traffic. this change is all part of the cal cut tunnel project. they said they moved up the ramp opening to accommodate fans attending the oakland football game next saturday. >>> some 500 east bay preschoolers depend on them for daycare and tonight their parents are vowing to keep them open. they say they plan to occupy the golden gate child development center starting tuesday when one of seven originally set to close because of budget cuts. five have been spared at least for now but parents say they want the state to come up with the money to keep them all open permanently. >> we want public education for every young person in oakland and we want the little ones, you know, aged 3 to 5 and the after school programs, to exist for children to develop and have an equal start in life. >> state budget cuts have forced the oakland school district to reduce funding for early childhood education by $13 million, that's

the off-ramp is close until 7:00. the on-ramp is closed until 8:00 a.m. looking at the south bay, construction there as well in between 101 and 87 and i-80 a couple blocked lanes due to construction. that's getting ready to open back up. at bernal in silicon valley there, some construction there. things on the upper bay bridge deck looking good. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> check back with you later. >>> many teens spend their summer vacations being lazy, but a few are spending their summer learning how to be stars, both in front and behind the cameras. stacy stouffer visits the camp. >> all right, guys, you remember how we did this last week, right? the camera is set. quiet on the set. >> reporter: the camera operators, audio technicians and directors, filming a music video for the rap duo m.o.s. they are teenagers. >> i like it. >> reporter: instead of spending their summer watching music videos at home, 15 kids are learning how to make it. part of a free summer camp giving the teens opportunities they otherwise wouldn't have. >> want to te

southbound 880, that connection ramp closed until 5:30 this morning., kristen. >> thanks. 20 minutes before 5:00 this thursday morning. >> the warning you will now get if paroled sex offender he is give parole agents the slip. >> a mother of one of three hikers in iran makes an appeal for a serious medical condition she says her daughter may be suffering. >> taking a sip of beer or wine could cost you more in san francisco. the financial boost the city would get from a booze tax. ♪ [ female announcer ] why choose between delicious or 100 calories? ♪ with yoplait delights, now you can finally have both. ♪ it's the perfect parfait, with two indulgently rich layers of chocolate and raspberry yogurt and only 100 calories. yoplait delights. get rid of the "or." >>> welcome back, everybody. you're looking from the rooftop camera down here near the embarcadero. the ferry building and the bay bridge. overcast this morning. i'm not sure the coast is ever gonna get un-over cast. >> un-over cast. >> a brand new word, just in. >> when you play scrabble, right? sar

pg&e crews on scene now but effecting a lot of on and off ramps, 101.e are seeing a little bit of slow traffic likely due to lights out. they hope to have power restored by 7:00 a.m. this morning. hang tight give it 40 minutes or so. >>> at bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights on and no big delays. slight delays a couple cash lanes. remember our radio partners. that is your traffic. here is tracy with a check of your forecast. >>> speaking of light how about natural light, sunlight. 6:18 a.m., sunrise officially at 6:20 a.m. as far as i'm concerned that is close enough. you can see just coming up there, plenty of sunrise or sunshine i should say from our camera high atop mount vacca but for many in the bay area it will take quite a few hours before you see sunshine. morning clouds are low clouds drizzle along the coastline and around the bay. areas of low clouds inland, lower to upper 50s. this afternoon, sun line when it is really part of our forecast, mostly sunny conditions, mild, temperatures lowe 80s. up to lower 70s. areas of fog and cool. we

the off-ramp is open, just slow at the campbell exit.he rest of the south bay moving smoothly because of the light volume of traffic now. construction in many spots picked up along 101. is the exit off of northbound 101 at santa clara that will be closed potentially until 6:00 a.m. if you are heading to downtown at all today, in san jose, julianne street is open to two-way traffic. that's a change. watch for a disturbance to the flow. right now moving nicely through and into the area. we have a closure for the on and off-ramp at southbound 880. auto mall parkway opened up early overnight. construction going on through the next week as well. 680 south, sunol, we will show you the live shot. keep in mind, at androtti, the slow lane is blocked. a person put out flares because of their disabled truck. good, safe note. stay over to the left and everything should be okay. >>> the board game monopoly is family fun and now 75 years old. it made its debut back in 1935. and this year it's getting an extreme face-lift. the classic board game going