as a san francisco homeowner i'm here to show my support for the freel project. as a first generation, i can appreciate what it means to start a family. my parents came to san francisco like the freels and i'm proud to call our city our home. we plan to remain a part of the san francisco as our family grows. i think the new building proposed will be a wonderful improvement to a great neighborhood. i appreciated its nice weather and eureka valley. the freels have been generously making extensive changes. . yoim asking that the commission not take the dissnigsary -- discretionary plan. >> are there any more speakers? you can step to the mike. >> i live at 704 castro street and evidence the pleasure of knowing myra for over 20 years and i have also known the freel family and 20 years that i have known myra, one or more of the freel and i believe that myra lived there 16 years. my point is that the freels are long-term residents and in renovating their home, they intend on staying long-term. i have been very impressed with the freels' willingness to address concerns w

the yellow pages could be a rare sight for san francisco homeowners. they will vote to limit distribution of the phone directory. people can receive the book only if they request it. if passed the city is the first to eliminate yellow pages. scott mcgrew has rare, good news for california's economy. we need good news. >> we do. we don't get hard numbers about how many californians are working but the unemployment department, the state added more jobs in the first quarter, that's january, february, march than it did in all of the year 2010. california's unemployment level is still terrible, 12%, but on the whole, with the enormous state, it's 12%. when you look at the bay area and the tech heavy south bay in particular, it's much brighter. meanwhile, apple sent a letter to congress explaining how the phones work and why they gather all that data about you. the house committee on energy and commerce wanted the answers. google and apple face the senate at tomorrow's hearings. >>> the british newspaper, the sun, reports the royal highness, head of the stat

i work in san francisco. i'm a homeowner, supervisors. we voted for you. and you are our representation to vote yes to allow san francisco to have more choices on quality high-speed internet. scott, thank you very much for responding to my email. and this is to improve the quality of our lives in san francisco. this is to generate income for san franciscans and for those who work in san francisco and this is to help increase the city's operating revenue because the majority of my family, relatives and friends rely on high-speed internet access in order to work at home in san francisco. their children also rely on high-speed internet disos do homework in san francisco. the group opposed to give san francisco high-speed internet access do now represent our voices. they do not represent san francisco. san francisco wants better and more choices on high-speed internet access. vote yes for at&t to invest in san francisco and vote yes to improve the quality of our lives, and by the way, ugly san francisco is not caused by the cabinet, it's caused by social proble

i am a homeowner in san francisco, and i am an immigrant. i came to the united states and the bay area now 22 years ago. almost 23. and i came to san francisco almost 20 years ago. i have been a renter, and i have lived in a loft in south beach. i am in love with the city. i have not been living here as many other people have been living here many decades. in san francisco, i am only four years, but i am in love with the best part of the city as well as the other parts of the city. i wish i could live in all of them. they are wonderful for their distinctiveness. san francisco is a beautiful city. with a diversity of the people, diversity of its culture, diversity of its architecture. most of my friends who are immigrants and who have come, like my husband, to silicon valley in the bay area -- they do not want to be living in san francisco. i want to just remind you that the character of different neighborhoods in san francisco, the beauty of san francisco, the san francisco keeps different characters of its neighborhoods -- just to remind yo

san francisco. would be homeowners are gobbling up a fair share of rentals. >> we were look to go buy a house when west got back. >> reporter: bryce dunwoody moved back to the bay area from france. he has a good-paying tech job, was willing to put 30% down, and the banks still turned him down repeatedly for a home loan. >> the banks are fairly risk- adverse now. is. >> reporter: he is not alone. tight credit markets are forcing many to rent. others are scared in another buyer's realm. the foreclosure crisis means they've they are wean underwater or know someone who has. >> instead of going through the pain and agony of the foreclosure you you have a 30- day notice to move. >> reporter: it is driving some people to rent. college graduates who doubled up in apartments or lived at home with their parents are now moving out on their own. >> reporter: >> now that the pendulum has swung and the job market has improved they admit they don't like their roommates all that much or don't like living in their parents' basement as much as they used to. >> reporter: recent research showed there was also a sudden d

san francisco. and would be homeowners are gobbling up a fair share of rentals. >> we were looking to buy a house when we first got back. >> bryce moved back to the bay area from france. he has a good paying tech job, was willing to put 30% down, and the banks still turned him down repeatedly for a home loan. >> the banks are clearly risk reverse now. >> tight credit markets are forcing many to rent. others are simply scared in the buyer's realm. the foreclosure crisis meant they have been under water or know someone who has. >> instead of going through the pain and agony of the foreclosure, give them a 30 day notice. >> believe it or not, the recoverying economy is driving them to rent. they are now moving out on their own. >> now that the pengulum has swung, they are admitting that they don't like their roommates as much. >> research shows there was also a sudden drop in the housing supply. remember, construction came to a near standstill when the economy tanked in 2009. >> no new project is going to open its doors to late 2012 or so. which means inventory growth for 2011 and most of next year has b

i'm a 40-year resident, homeowner in san francisco. i could not believe my ears when i heard that the solar -- go solar sf program stands a chance of being the most. when we had mayor knew sonewsom around, there were so many ideas floated. i thought, we are on the right track. they were talking w talkingiabod

i'm a 40-year resident, homeowner in san francisco. i could not believe my ears when i heard that the solar -- go solar sf program stands a chance of being the most. when we had mayor knew sonewsom around, there were so many ideas floated. i thought, we are on the right track. they were talking w talkingiabod generator. they were talking about a tidal generator under the bay bridge. the one program that got us started was solar. it is here. the development is getting better. it's becoming cheaper and you want to nip it in the bud. just to show you where you are on this, go up to the top of twin peaks and look down. see if you can find those 2400 installations. they're lost in a sea of empty rooms. you have to be visionary and you have to think like this. where there is a will, there is a way. all the numbers mr. harrington was throwing at you -- they do not mean a thing. you can find the numbers. you can find the money. where there's a political will, there's a way. i hope you are on board. thank you. [applause] >> my name is john riss

. >> i have a homeowner in the valley of san francisco. i am here to express my extreme displeasure. i was required to higre an outside architect to produce a report. the city charged me to have the city review it. architect's cost was approximately $3,000. it could of god to seismic reinforcement, building features, or other things. the city has chosen the most cumbersome, most expensive, and most time-consuming process that can be imagined. the result of it is that it discourages any type of increase to residential housing. >> i have a field services director helen partnership with the preservation. i worked with the organization have a local government streamlining and demanding ordnances for educating of the benefits of historic preservation. organizations have existed in california for the distinct purpose of preserving the history of california and the resources to reflect the history. the goal of historic preservation like many other planning tools is not about stopping that change. it is about managing the change. it is about the s

i am a homeowner in san francisco, and i am an immigrant. i came to the united states and the bay area now 22 years ago. almost 23. and i came to san francisco almost 20 years ago. i have been a renter, and i have lived in a loft in south beach. i am in love with

that we feel we deserve, that we feel is not a privilege, but a right as taxpayers and homeowners in san francisco. i am a native san franciscan, and i have lived in many areas of the city, and i finally feel like we are being noticed. i feel like eric's work, why it was so important -- and his colleagues because he worked with other people -- but together, things we are not supposed to what as people of color in the community -- we are not supposed to care about the ecology or storm drainage containment. we are not supposed to care about -- we are supposed to be complacent and not feel like we can be activists and make a change. when he presented the plan to us, it was so over the top -- there were water streamers coming out of the ends of the blocks of the people would not drive through quickly. but it gave us a lot of ideas, some of the tangible idea is still being realized in the still being realized in the current plan.

i have lived in many areas in san francisco as both a renter and homeowner, and i happen to be the mother of one of two kids, one of who is missing soccer practice right now because i thought it was important enough to come here today and just make a comment on two points. i have to agree with just about everything that has been said by everyone who is here today talking about the way the third draft has materialized. contrary to the expectations of various leaders from the homeowners' associations around the city who were happy with many hours of work put in to draft two, only to find something it sounds like was a little bit sneaky materialized suddenly in the form of draft 3 in changes to zoning requirements and the 30 magical words that will make everything miserable for a lot of us in some of the neighborhoods that have single-family homes and would like to keep it that way. i learned about this at the last minute. i do not know how all that came about, but it sounds like it would be why is it input could be obtained from the people who spent so many hours trying to make draft two ha

homeowners that is up last year ago. in las vegas, it's 85%. prices in san franciscot was about 26% of homeowners so chief economist fell as much as 9% this year and won't be firm until next year. stocks this morning, we are positive across the board. we have the dow up 22. nasdaq is weakest, barely in positive territory. mountain view based company, value between the website in a deal in more than $3 billion. in january the plans involved raising $175 million so a billing change there. and apple overtaking google to be the world's most valuable brand. a new versions of iphone and ipad helping give apple that boost. the report is clear that every single employed they have been nurturing their plans. >> that is pretty incredible. >> forecasters in tennessee now say the mississippi river could crest in memphis later tonight instead of tomorrow. it continues to gush through parts of tennessee as it reaches 48 feet that is a foot shy of record sed set back in 1937. they spent the weekend telling people they should evacuate. many memphis residents have been abandoning thei

san francisco. >> reporter: and would-be homeowners are gobbling up a fair share of rentals. >> we were looking touy a we first got back. >> reporter: bryce moved back to the bay area from france. a good paying tech job and was willing to put 30% down and the banks still turned him down repeatedly for a home loan. >> the banks are clearly risk adverse now. >> reporter: he is not alone. tight credit markets are forcing many to rent. others are simply scared of the buyer's realm. the foreclosure crisis has meant they have either been underwater or know someone who has. >> instead of going through the pain and agony of a foreclosure, you can give a 30- day notice and move. >> reporter: believe it or not, the recovering economy is also driving some to rent. young college graduates who lived at home with their parents or doubled up in apartments to save money are now moving out on their own. >> now that the pendulum has swung and that the job market has improved i think they are willing to admit to themselves that they don't like their roommates all that much or they don't like living in their parents'

san francisco. i'm also an at&t employee and my job here is to maintain and install the existing network that we have here. i'm also a resident and a homeowner in cathedral hill neighborhood up the street from us. san francisco has had a long and rich tradition of being a union city. "u.s. news and world report" recently showed san francisco as one of the top five labor friendly cities in the united states. the net effect, if you allow at&t to proceed with this build-out of the lightspeed network and exceed in video services, would be approximately 200 permanent full-time union-represented jobs in san francisco. the current economic climate, this would certainly be a welcome addition to the city. i believe i speak for all my brothers and sisters in the local 9410 when i ask you to allow at&t to proceed with lightspeed upgrade to the network at this time. as a consumer, i'm tired of being held hostage by the current monopolistic video provider in san francisco. they're vehemently opposed to letting their employees enter into collective bargaining agreement. when their employees attempt to organize, they are systematically fired for their acti

no more single family zoning protection in san francisco, no more protection of legally binding arrangements or ccnr's between homeowners and their homeowner associations. the significance of just thesetwo third draft revisions are huge and the effects haven't been addressed in the e.i.r. because the planning commission dropped them in three weeks ago after the e.i.r. was complete. this is deception and fraudulent. and i can't believe the planning commission approved it even after it was repeatedly brought to their attention. the housing element is not good for san francisco or any city unless it's manhattan and the e.i.r. is inadequate for a number of reasons. please return the housing element to the planning commission with instructions to at least -- [bell] president chiu: thank you very much. thank you, next speaker. >> patricia voy, marina holland neighbors and merchants. supervisor wiener, the superior to this is that we live in the united states and they're denying the public the right of process. that's number one. number two, this housing element does not take in tourism. it just does not take in the value of t

san francisco very frequently. most of my clients are developers. i have plenty of single-family homeowners as well, but developers often try to make additions on to the buildings to offset the carrying costs while under construction. it takes about six to eight months to get a permit for a residential real model in san francisco. that means developers are getting to where they just don't want to do it anymore. if that happens, it means that developers are the only ones that will go into these buildings and get them to the degree that we can fully seismic retrofit them and make them energy-efficient and firebreak them, which benefits the entire city. i don't have any problem with preservation planning. i have restored these buildings and that my problem is it takes so long to get the permits. [tone] i wish there was a way to speed up the process of the permitting. supervisor wiener: thank you very much. >> i come today to ask a few questions specifically around the parks themselves. our biggest point is at as our city grows, demographics are going to change it will see a huge influx in the

eight months after the san bruno pipeline disaster some homeowners are taking a big step in the rebuilding process. >>> with a passenger on board a flight from chicago to san francisco says he saw when a man was walking toward the cockpit. >>> and arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver are separating. what the couple is asking for this morning. it's all ahead here on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. it's tuesday may 10th. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here's steve. >>> pam and dave, thank you very much. we do have mostly clear skies. at least away from the coast it's clear. by the coast some patchy fog on the santa cruz san mateo coastline. but inland we'll see some slightly warmer temperatures. low to mid-70s around the bay. mid to upper 60s closer to the coast 50s and 60s with patchy fog. now, sal, an update on traffic. >>> steve, highway 4 looks good. this weather is absolutely clear. you can even see in the distance the traffic is slow coming out through pittsburg but here in bay point it looks okay. also the morning commute looks good on 24 westbound driving up to the tunne

cal fire says homeowners should remember to clear 100 feet of defensible space around your home and have an evacuation plan. >>> san francisco police report a growing crime wave in the city's upscale marina and cal hollow neighborhoods. there have been a series of armed robberies and breakins during the past month. many of those crimes have taken place during broad daylight. police issued an important safety message in a neighborhood meeting last night. >> if you don't have something to protect yourself, your business, your property a little better than the next guy, the opportunist is going to keep walking and look for the easier mark. >> police are now taking a close look at surveillance tape from several stores. so far there have been no arrests. >>> a solemn ceremony. how chp officers killed in the line of duty will be remembered this morning. >>> plus a special job for man's best friend. how dogs will help out some local college students this week. >>> welcome back to the morning news. cal osha will visit a redwood city asphalt plant today to investigate an explosion and fire that prompted a shelter in place. the explos

homeowners that have these problems. >> we the building department issues weekly calendar of all trainings we can come up with in the san francisco area. we will post that on your training website as well. >> okay. question here? >> you are advocating fresh air for your buildings health what about the houses that have sealedat iings no gable vents that's trapped air and moisture. >> the building codes have almost always required vent laugz in your attics. there is a ceiling joist and above that area would require ventilation. i found some where there is a small space in san francisco a seals joist and roof rafters over that in a small space that are not ventilated. we are climate zone 3 we don't have a lot of the problems that places with more climates with build up of moistures. those areas are supposed to be ventilated to the outside. it's easy to do except where you have property lying walls you can't cut holes to ventilate because you can't have holes that's how fire spreads from building from builds. you have to have it mushrooms. ventilation is critical in concealed spaces. >> i see a lot of modern doors put. people replace

homeowner or the organization has to pay to put solar up. that means that we carry that incentive. this allows for low income people in san francisco to get access to solar, which has transformed who gets solar in san francisco. it's really a question of vision and commitment. with respect to the $1.3 million that is left, go solar has always run out of money in the past year. supervisor chu: thank you. >> do you want me to end? i was going to answer the question of supervisor wiener. supervisor wiener: please finish, very briefly. >> in the past, we've had boom cycles where we've gone through the money very quickly. it did not require all installations to have certified go solar sf work force development employees and now there's a requirement of 50% of the workers. what happened at the beginning of this fiscal year is that the sf puc made a number of changes reducing the amount of the incentive, expanding the jobs from just installer to back office and required that all installations have go solar sf work force development employees on the job. what that did is it witreduced e drop of the incentive. it is a good thing. it was a b