we have got to stand up as richmond district residents to say what our needs are in the richmond district. there are great pockets of need. at the neighborhood center, we have many food banks across the richmond district. our food bank on thursday, we have to close down at 200 people. they are predominantly. and families. since 2010 and those numbers have gone from seniors to more and more families coming. so we have younger people coming to the food banks. we have got to hold onto those people and support them and give them jobs. one of the things we do through the beacon program is jobs for youth. we train people to feel good about themselves, that they have the talents and tools they need to be the best possible worker, whatever it is we're doing. i encourage all of you -- thinking so much for coming, thank you for having these town halls, and remember the richmond district and all of these people sitting here very quietly. wonderful, safe neighborhoods with lots of pockets of need. do not forget us when you go to do the budgeting process. thank you. [applause] >> and it could have bee

i live in the richmond district. i was appointed to the mta citizens advisory council by supervisor mar. thank you, supervisor, for appointment to that and for inviting me to participate in this event. when it comes to transit, municipal transportation agency is an enterprise agency, so it is -- there are budget discussions around the transit agency, but it is supposed to have its own budget, that is past due balance annually. the mta already did its budget and balanced it, but there are ways the general fund budget can impact the mta. when i come to the issue of transit, on a personal level, i look at the big picture. in our current transportation system, we do not have enough money in general every year. we are cutting corners here and there in the agency. we might be cutting service, we might be raising fees. we might be raising fares. so, that is one issue -- an ongoing issue with the agency. we are also not using energy efficiently. we need to have enough money to run the system and we need to use our energy eff

the richmond district. i am one of them. so we have the executive director of the golden gate senior services who will talk to us about senior needs. >> mayor lee, supervisor olague, chiu, mar, i am the director of golden gate senior services and also a senior myself. one of the programs we operate is the richmond senior center, which is out on geary boulevard between 26 and 27th ave. i appreciate the opportunity to speak with you tonight. golden gate senior services is a non-profit agency and was established 37 years ago to provide services to seniors at about half the cost to the city if they were to provide similar services. we can do this because our salary scale is about half of what the city would pay for similar positions. we have a scaled-back health plan for our staff, and i'm ashamed to say we have no retirement for our staff. there are over 15,000 seniors in district 1, and the richmond senior center is full every day providing a full range of activities and lunch. each year we are asked to take budget cuts. in th

outer richmond, in a richmond -- inener richmond. >> to preserve? mr. mcdonnell: in addition to or replacing -- mr. pilpel: i am generally not with the language they provided. i think it is less hopeful. i think this language is better. mr. mcdonnell: we will go district by district. the proposal is to utilize -- the district is described on the bottom of page 8. mr. alonso: yes. mr. leigh: yes. ms. melara: yes. ms. mondejar: yes. mr. schreiber: yes. ms. tidwell: yes. ms. lam: yes. mr. mcdonnell: thank you. all right. district 2. oh, -- mr. pilpel: oh, can we also have them not avoided -- voided -- mr. mcdonnell: please keep going. >> can we separate and jordan park from the village? mr. mcdonnell: the proposal is to keep -- i will refer to it as the consultant draft. >> i am sorry. no. mr. mcdonnell: hold on. the proposal is to use the consultant language of district 2. mr. alonso: yes. mr. leigh: yes. ms. melara: yes. ms. mondejar: yes. ms. lam: yes. mr. pilpel: no. mr. schreiber: yes. ms. tidwell: yes. sure. do i leave it in the paris laugh -- paragr

typically richmond officers ride solo.by pairing them, police are sending the message. >> the streets know that people are out shooting and there's a back and forth going on and they also see us. >> reporter: this week alone two men have been shot to death in what police say is a battle between a faction from north richmond and a faction from north of town. >> we put patrols specifically looking at those two groups because they are the ones committing it right now. they were given a message that we would come after them if they did gun violence and that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: neighbors say they can feel the tension. richmond is like a ghost town today, hardly anyone is out. everybody is scared bullets will ring out. >> enough is enough, we need to stop this. >> reporter: officers do roll up on this group standing on a sidewalk on what police say is a well known drug area. officers say this man is on probation for gang activity, they search him but find no drugs and weapons so they order him to leave. i'm go

i live in the richmond district. i was appointed to the mta citizens advisory council by supervisor mar. thank you, supervisor, for appointment to

>> i am a richmond district resident, i have been for 35 years. this is one of the most beautiful parts of the park. i am so happy to be here. this is a very nicely planned events, and most of the time, they say there will be listening to you, but let me go over the rules. we realize not everyone will be able to speak tonight, but we will compile all the information from the board. you all have blue cards were you can write down what you want to ask, and then there will be queued to pick that up. you can hold up your card and people will come around. there is also a series of budget hearing before the budget and finance committee. in order to have an effective meeting, we want to lay out a fewou

it is slow from richmond to emeryville. thank you 2 mobile 54 a live report.re we are following this accident, still in the lanes. a multiple vehicle crash. so it is still pretty slow from highway 85. it is now 12 minutes on the guadalupe parkway from highway 85 out 211. looking good through downtown. >>

>> i am a richmond district resident, i have been for 35 years. this is one of the most beautiful parts of the park. i am so happy to be here. this is a very nicely planned events, and most of the time, they say there will be listening they say there will be listening to you, but let me go over the

richmond police have been on the scene since 10:00 last night. i have been told that officers were tracking a suspect involved in the february shooting that happened at hilltop mall where one person was critically injured. the suspect was released from jail with an electronic monitoring device. he took off that device and ever since then police officers have been tracking him and they spotted him last night at an apartment. since then, that suspect has barricaded himself in and they don't know if he has a weapon. apartments in the immediate area have been evacuated and surrounding residents have been told to stay in place. negotiations have continued and we know that the male is a suspect in his 20s and a perimeter has been set up. we know for sure that basically, the leak has been shut down, no, alice has been shut down. we expect the public informational officer to be on scene in just a few moments to give us more details but that is basically what has been going on. >> a rediscovered cemetery has delayed work on a new hospital building in the

. >>> we also have breaking news in richmond with their s.w.a.t. team called out to deal with a police standoff. little information so far. we know it is happening in an apartment on ellis and gately avenue. a man is barricaded in a home. this has been going on since midnight we'll bring more information on this standoff as we get it. >>> this morning marks two months since the disappearance of sierra lamar. 8 a.m. volunteers will go out again searching for clues. the 15-year-old vanished after leaving for school from her home on march 16th. deputies spent the past two days searching waterways with special sonar. another search is planned for saturday.ur9lt >>> richmond city council voted last night to put a soda tax measure on the november ballot. the proposed measure would add a one penny tax on each ounce in the can. a 12 ounce soda could cost an extra 12 cents. opponents say they can't afford to pay more. they say the idea is to attack childhood obesity. >> i'm a cardiologist t this is a major killer. >> let's call it what is a tax on poor peop

[applause] also, many leaders from the richmond district that our office's work closely with over theyou'll hear from them a little bit later we hope that the budget process will be one that is very sensitive and transparent, especially fair for our communities. district 1, the richmond district, and the other neighborhoods of district 1 feel strongly that seniors and the aging population of our district are critical, part of the critical safety net. we have a number of speakers that will be speaking later. nick and linda from the golden gate senior service center. seniors in our aging population is critical. also, for transportation and transit needs, we have a leader from the sierra club in the richmond district. sue is on our committee for a transit as well. i want to acknowledge that children and families are critical to the nature of the richmond district. i am happy to be working closely with the richmond district neighborhood center and the staff there. they will make remarks later. the community-based organizations, the schools, the parks, and the many neighborhood clubs and o

i am the commanding officer of richmond station. to prepare for this hearing, i did extensive community outreach to the residence at the richmond district. i have advertised this hearing in my weekly newsletter. i have spoken about it in my monthly community meetings. i have spoken about it to my police community advisory board to inform them of this hearing and subway's intention to be open 24 hours. i have reached out to the geary merchant association and the planning association for the richmond district. so far, i have had no objections to the after-hours permit from the residence, through e-mail or phone calls. i have researched this service for the past two years, especially between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. and there had been very few calls for service related to the subway establishment. the only call that we can say -- we can pinpoint to the subway was on trade 3, 2012. the manager was cited for not having an after-hours permit. that was the only call in the last two years between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. we subm

is the richmond a good place. say are you on top of an old farm pond or creek or garbage dump? it can have profound impacts in the settlement over long term and if there's an earthquake, that can amplify the ground shaking; is that right? >> absolutely. it can affect the behavior of the home. one of the things pat brought up is the wide garbage door opening i guess it's an issue you guys call soft story? >> exactly. >> what is that? >> it means the upper floors are rigid and in an earthquake the building will wanted to drift sideways a certain amount. if the upper floor the rigid and it doesn't occur there, it occurs on the first floor and if it leans so far the build willing lose stability and collapse. that's one of the projects the city is working on to try to come up with an economical efficient way to retrofit the doors so they don't become projects unto themselves. >> i think there's a limited likelihood in the middle of the block, buildings are going to collapse. you have buildings on either side holding it

reporting live in richmond. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> obviously developing story there. we will keep on that this morning. >> absolutely. it is 4:31. first check on weather. meteorologist christina loren to tell us about the hump day forecast. >> hump day looking okay. good morning to you. temperatures are already in the 50s and nice and mild to start. we are headed towards the mid 80s. looks like this will be the warmest day of the week. your full forecast is moments away. let's find out if will are any problems on the road. >> no problems. road crews working hard. eastbound 24. westbound had a couple lanes blocked. it clears up. ooeps bound not showing any slowdown as you head towards the walnut creek interchange. very early. we did have debris. big piece of metal was on highway 4. that got cleared up. routine, says the crew. westbound highway 4 not showing any slowdowns yet either. more construction for 680 south of here. i will show that to you coming up. >> thank you very much. >>> also new thi