it mobilized thousands of individuals to help save the san francisco bay from destruction, to ensure that it is protected from pollution and inappropriate shoreline development. over its history, the organization has helped to engage more than 25,000 supporters, advocates, and volunteers to protect the bay. for those of you who had a chance to see the recent pdf series narrated by robert redford, you would appreciate the history of what everyone has tried to do to protect this incredible natural resource and historic resource, and in particular, the work of saved the day. i wanted to take the opportunity to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the largest regional organization working to celebrate our san francisco bay, an organization that has been named non-profit of the year by the bay area chapter of the association for corporate growth and an organization that has been recognized repeatedly for its work on the environment. with that, david lewis, congratulations. >> supervisors, this body has been second to none in taking a leadership role in protecting the environment, and esp

only the ability to master a 33-foot craft, such as this one, but the views here you get on san francisco bay, well, they are not that bad either. >> every time i go out, it is different. any direction you look, particularly in the central bay, you can assume you are somewhere else in the world. oftentimes when you sail up in this area, it appears like you are in the caribbean some place. in the bay, it is so beautiful, alcatraz and other places people sail to, there's always something new. and there are many sailors that have never left the golden gate because there's so much here within the bay. it is an absolutely beautiful area, naturally beautiful. >> reporter: brody brazil, nbc, bay area sports. >> very nice story, brody. by the way, the giants are leading 2-0. highlights in an hour. more news right after the break. >>> looking for a used car? you may get the best deal here in california as part of jerry brown's efforts to cut governor spending. he ordered each department to return all vehicles deemed non-essential. so some of the 3800 vehicles returned will be auctioned off next month

jeff wants to know, what is the average depth of san francisco bay? ight's good question. >> san francisco bay with its deep blue-green waters is a favorite destination for tourists worldwide. so what i'm going to tell you is just for us locals. the bay on the average, about as deep as your neighborhood swimming pool. >> when you look on to the water, you assume it's dark, murky water, it must be fairly deep. the average depth is between 12 and 15 feet deep. that's it. >> carrie chin, the director of conservation of the aquarium says it's misleading because we see big ships coming in and out of the bay every day. but what you may not know is that they are restricted to very narrow channels that have to be constantly dredged. >> we still need to come in and dig out some of that extra sand and mud that is coming down from the mountains and rivers or else the cargo ships that come into the many ports would not be able to navigate in. >> the deepest part of the bay is where all the action is. right under the golden gate. that's where the title action comes

jeff arcuri of foster city asks...what is the average depth of san francisco bay? >>> it is big, beautiful and ours. tonight's good question, the question is what is the average depth of san francisco bay? san francisco bay with its deep blue green waters is a favorite destination for tourists worldwide. so what i'm going to tell you is for us locals. it is about as deep as your swimming pool. >> you think it must be fairly deep. >> reporter: the director of conservation at the aquarium of the bay says yes, it is a little misleading because we see big ships coming in and out of the bay every day. but what you may not know is that they are restricted to very narrow channels that have to be constantly dredged. >> we still need to come in and dig out some of that extra sand and mud that is coming down from the mountains and from the rivers. or else a lot cargo ships that come into the many ports would not be able to navigate in. >> reporter: the deepest part of the bay is where all the action is, right under the golden gate. that's where the tidal action comes in and c

says it's admitted more than 220 brown pelicans to its san francisco bay wildlife center since june 1st. all have had life threatening injuries from fishing lines and tackling equipment. most of the birds are from the monterey area. >>> a somber milestone is reached in the war in in [ bailiff ] fee court is now in session.

, she has been a pioneer in educating youth and the general public on caribbean dance in the san francisco bay area. -- korean dance in the san francisco bay area. once again, are round of applause for our opening number. it is such a pleasure to be with you here tonight for this special celebration. please stand now for our national anthem, sung by ayumi perry. ayumi. >> ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly str eaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> and up in coming -- an up- and-coming singer-songwriter. thank you for the beautiful rendition of the national anthem. please be seated now. >> cameras, cameras. >> and if you are a sponsor and are looking for your seat, we have them all down here, all reserved for you. come on dow

san francisco national historic -- san francisco national maritime historic park. more than simply spectator venues they provide over 16 million visitors annually from near and far an opportunity to enjoy the natural scenic, cultural resources of the bay area. from frequent daily visitors, residents from san francisco running or biking or the aquatic park to the out of town visitor who takes their first trip to alcatraz island. our mission can be simply stated. it is important because that is the lens through which we see it. preserve park resources and values. we want to recognize first that the city staff worked hard on getting this document out in a short time frame, given the construction schedules necessary. we have worked in providing extensive scoping comments and have worked with them with the rest of the staff to look at mutual solutions, and at the present time in the document some of those solutions have not been addressed and some of the commitments and mitt gailingses are not there. they are deferred to the people and park plans. we recognize that they may have been developed post when that plan went to draft. but without that level of detail and a lack of commitments on some of those mitigations it is difficult to judge

is executive director of san francisco bay keeper. i am here on behalf of approximately 15,000 members in san francisco. yes significant impact with the mission and the -- we have significant impact with the mission and the dolphin club. there may be other dolphin club members to, up, but i will segue into water quality issues. there are groups working together in close coordination with the city to support good environmental planning. to that end, we worked with the city to provide an early administrative draft of the document and cemented over 90 pages of impacts and recommended -- submitted over 90 pages of impact and recommended mitigation. we feel like we will make progress through the supporting plans for the city. i will say we were surprised to see so little of our comments in the actual draft. our main concern is a level of detail. if they are going to be brought in the ceqa process, they have to be finalized before the final eir. our legal team and science team is very concerned the eir will leave the city open to litigation

i was sorry to see this rich man's project impede upon just plain folks in the bay area, not just san francisco. thank you. >> yes, hi. good afternoon. my name is terri shore. we are at an ocean conservation group based in marin. i am here today because i love the bay. i admit i am getting a little bit cold feet because the environmental prenuptial agreement, if you will, that has been written does not go far enough to protect the bay area's air and water and marine life from the effects of the crowds and the marine vessels and the waterfront developer that is proposed as part of the project. -- the waterfront development that is proposed as part of the project. it could be a match made in heaven if bt were put in measures -- if the teeth were put in any measures in the environmental impact report. there will be vessels coming from all over the world. california has some of the strongest standards for marine fuels and engines, so the city should demand any other vessel from out of town has to at least meet our standards. another big concern is the cruise ship terminal. i was here not too long a

whereas the theme of this year's san francisco carnaval, live your fantasy, i think that's what i'm doing, celebrates the magic of life in the san francisco bay area and our city's legacy of acceptance, tolerance and equality for all people. and whereas california's largest annual multicultural celebration, the san francisco carnaval, will take place in the historic mission district for its 33rd year to showcase the very best of latin america and the caribbean cultures and traditions. now therefore be it resolved that i, ed win lee, along with the board of supervisors, in recognition of the celebration of our diversity, proclaim may 28 to 29, 2011, as carnaval weekend in san francisco! >> so, greetings. i would get to follow the mayor. well, of course let me start by saying to mayor ed lee, on behalf of san francisco cultural arts traditions, on behalf of the artists and per for mars that take part -- performers that take part in carnaval, in part of all the carnaval community, we thank you very much for this proclamation and we are deeply honored that you showed up here today personally to present it. now, mayor lee, if you'll forgive me, i

. >>> in two hours the san francisco coast guard will be out looking for a missing canoer on the bay. stephanie chuang is on treasure island to explain why that man went back to the capsized canoe. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. we are moved to yerba buena island kind of the main post for the coast guard in the san francisco bay area. we last heard that the coast guard actually has an 87-foot vessel out there in the waters around here and around treasure island that's called the pike and it's been looking in the early-morning hours for the miles an houring canoer. joining me is a petty officer with the u.s. coast guard with the latest. what can you tell us? >> the latest in the search he was are we have the coast guard cutter pike out on the water searching right now. we have assets from station golden gate that is scheduled to deploy around zero 500 this morning. also weather permitting we are planning to conduct an overflight at approximately 6:30 this morning. >> reporter: so of course ongoing. now, it's been dark of course in these overnight hours. how difficu

it's of massive importance to the people what comes in and out of san francisco bay. they can't see it where they are. they get the idea to build a giant wooden structure. the years that it was up here, it gave the name telegraph hill. it survived although the structure is long gone. come to the 1870's and the city has growed up remarkably. it's fueled with money from the nevada silver mines and the gold rush. it's trying to be the paris of the west. now the beach is the suburbs, the we will their people lived on the bottom and the poorest people lived on the top because it was very hard getting to the top of telegraph hill. it was mostly lean-to sharks and bits of pieces of houses up here in the beginning. and a group of 20 businessmen decided that it would be better if the top of the hill remained for the public. so they put their money down and they bought four lots at the top of the hill and they gave them to the city. lily hitchcock coit died without leaving a specific use for her bequest. she left a third of her estate for the beautify indication of the city. ar

san francisco. the fog has started to move in toward the bay. temperature wise antioch 51 and 56 in napa and 58 in san francisco right now. half moon bay is starting to see the fog build and san jose right now 62 degrees. here is a look at our weather highlights to get you started for your workweek. coastal drizzle overnight. a warmer day tomorrow. we will keep a little patchy clouds right near the coast, and then 90s to return across the bay area. east bay locations as we head into tuesday, wednesday and thursday. as we continue through the evening hours through theover night and in through early tomorrow morning, the bank of fog sitting just off the coast with the west winds will continue to funnel itself right on inland. 10 if you have commute it takes you to tomorrow morning around fair field. and you will experience some pockets of dense fog there as well as up toward santa rosa, san francisco, half moon bay, and even some pockets of dense fog expected near san jose tomorrow morning. keep that in mind. we'll do vtle extra travel time. lows a

right here in the san francisco bay area. now tonight overnight with the blanket of clouds over at&t park and into our inland areas. kick starting the morning tomorrow with gray skies, but not anticipating the drizzle. our pinpoint forecast shows this marine layer is quite compressed. 12 to 1400 feet deep. it does retreat back rapidly toward the coastline and see some late day clearing at the beaches. stenson beach at 60 degrees. otherwise low 80s. a pair of 7's. 67 degrees tomorrow in richmond with the west wind 10 to 20 miles per hour. 88 degrees. meanwhile, pretty much into the 70s. we start to see warmer temperatures as you veer toward the south in towards the santa clara valley. 90 for one of the warmest locations and in gilroy. looks like each and every day we'll start to see some gradual cooling and that's because the marine layer. i say 1200 feet deep t. will deepen over the weekend and that will bring down the temperatures from the coast to our inland areas. you want to see something funny? i can never fire off that