. >> the san francisco port commission acknowledge we are in the unseated homeland of the alone.nous stewards of the land and accordance with the traditions never seated lost nor forgotten their responsibilities of the care takers of this place and all people who reside in

. >> the san francisco port commission acknowledge we are in the unseated homeland of the alone. as the indigenous stewards of the land and accordance with the traditions never seated lost nor forgotten their responsibilities of the care takers of this place and all people who reside in their territory we recognize we benefit and working on their homeland and wish to pay respect by acknowledging ancest relative (inaudible) sovereign rights as first people.

port commission. being a native in san francisco and living on the waterfront for 15 years i'm aware of the issues the port faces along san francisco and the port faces the sea level rise. aging sea wall and waterfront we are luck tow have an outstanding group of port commissioners. with that said, we know the many of the businesses holding leases on port property are struggling as are businesses throughout the city. adding stevens skill set would add perspective as the port and the business ordinance navigate through the difficult times. not only to help the businesses survive but traching the right actions for both parties to thrive. steven's experience speak for themselves a seasoned business person with over 30 year 'experience. understanding the impact that krid krid had on mallnesses. understanding when it is prount to take risks when others might opt to take an easy path of least resistance and stein is embedded in the community. understand what is it takes to make decisions to ensure businesses have the opportunity to 63ed while keeping the priorities of community front and center. thank you f

port commission. being a native in san francisco and living on the waterfront for 15 years i'm aware of the issues the port faces along san francisco and the port faces the sea level rise. aging sea wall and waterfront we are luck tow have an outstanding group of port commissioners. with that said, we know the many of the businesses holding leases on port property are struggling as are businesses throughout the city. adding stevens skill set would add perspective as the port and the business ordinance navigate through the difficult times. not only to help the businesses survive but traching the right actions for both parties to thrive. steven's experience speak for themselves a seasoned business person with over 30 year 'experience. understanding the impact that krid krid had on mallnesses. understanding when it is prount to take risks when others might opt to take an easy path of least resistance and stein is embedded in the community. understand what is it takes to make decisions to ensure businesses have the opportunity to 63ed while keeping the priorities of community front and center. thank you f

san francisco connection to peter pan. of course we had the barbary coast sex workers, but what about the fact we are a big port? there were trading ships that came to san francisco, right? >> right. a lot of historians made connections between the names of the streets and a names of ships that passed through the port of san francisco. lending further credence to this theory is the fact these names show up mostly in soma, which has long been historically a working-class neighborhood, lots of longshoremen and very much connected to the port. kristen: did you go diving into the ledgers of the names of ships that had come into port the past 200 years? >> i did not get quite into that nitty-gritty but i could turn this into a longer piece and dive deeper. kristen: what about the two best sounding streets, octavia and dolores? was there actually an octavia or dolores? >> there was. octavia was the sister of charles gauff, and you know gauff street is parallel to octavia. he seems to have been something of a character himself. he was a milkman by trade and i am not sure that would qualify you to get such a long name bu

because this port belongs to the community and the citizens of san francisco. still think this sport a beak be of light. and i'll compare this port to any port not just here in the united states but throughout the world. i want to give a shout out to the staff in the back. thank you for making us look good. carl, next item please. >> item 10 is the consent calendar 10-a requests an approval for findings under urgenty legislation to allow members of the this body to attend meetings remotely. 10-b requests an approval or or aclimb, inc. for round house, l-16 for sound house and l-1698 under which one the port and tenant will agree to a 4-month payment -- 14-month rent holdover rent and redusks past due based rent and the tenant will have a stipulate. judgment for the tenant to pay outstanding rent if the ten can't fails to comply and three, waivers of rent fees and attorney fees and 20% of past due rent if the ten can't completes a payment plan. that is 2234. subject to approvals by the board of supervisorses and the california state lands commission as required.

i'm calling you supervisors, because you need to read this article regarding the san francisco port authority. where the planning to build a sea wall and it will cost them 20 billion dollars. much like the [inaudible] at the bay view that started 6 billion now 12 billion and will cost 25 billion when it it is completed. you board of supervisors you still have a grand time allowing the sanning fran public utility commission to puff [inaudible] room 250. and now -- because of the fbi we know. the city attorney the public city attorney accident not do anything the controller could not one supervisor tried to 90% of the do you means were redacted. so, this department should be audited regularly. thank you very much. >> thank you front cisco decosta for your comments. do we have other callers in the queue? that completes the queue. >> thank you. mr. president. >> thank you madam clerk no more callers in the chamber or on the phone, public comment is now closed. would you call for adoption without committee reference 53-57. >> 53-57 were introduced for adoption without reference to committee a unan

i'm calling you supervisors, because you need to read this article regarding the san francisco port authority. where the planning to build a sea wall and it will cost them 20 billion dollars. much like the [inaudible] at the bay view that started 6 billion now 12 billion and will cost 25 billion when it it is completed. you board of supervisors you still have a grand time allowing the sanning fran public utility commission to puff [inaudible] room 250. and now -- because of the fbi we know. the city attorney the public city attorney accident not do anything the controller could not one supervisor tried to 90% of the do you means were redacted. so, this department should be audited regularly. thank you very much. >> thank you front cisco decosta for your comments. do we have other callers in the queue? that completes the queue. >> thank you. mr. president. >> thank you madam clerk no more callers in the chamber or on the phone, public comment is now closed. would you call for adoption without committee reference 53-57. >> 53-57 were introduced for adoption without reference to committee a unan

also the port of san francisco, pretty straightforward. make your reservations and your viewing spot early. take public transit and dress in layers. the fireworks show was banned here in 2021. but they are hoping this year we will see the pre-pandemic numbers. >> being able to come again and celebrate america together with fireworks. it means everything to us to provide that for people. >> talk about the public transit schedule. they will provide extra service from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. one on the ferry building and the other from this depot. after the show, if you are thinking about getting home between 9:00 and 11:30, you will also provide service to the ferry building. bart will also run from 8:00 a.m. to midnight. and making its way is the train. a quick reminder, fireworks are illegal in san francisco and san francisco county. if you see them taking place you can report and call them in. happy fourth to you. >>> you look so beautiful in that red with the background. we were talking about it, gorgeous. see you again, soon. >>> in san jose.

after a 23-2 vote the san francisco conservation and development commission voted to remove the howard terminal's port use designation. the area can be used for other purposes such as a stadium or mixed-use development. but does it mean the a's have a green light to build there? not just yet. this was a procedural vote that keeps the door open for a ballpark to are constructed. it wasn't an endorsement that the a's belong at the howard terminal. however, today's vote keeps the door open for the a's to have a future in oakland. i just spoke with the a's president about the significance of today's vote. >> if we would have lost, it would have been over. our efforts in oakland would have been extinguished. so to get a positive 23-2 yes vote to move to the next phase and give us a chance at the final approval this year is just a great accomplishment. >> reporter: he says this is the closest they have been to a new ballpark in oakland. with in hurdle cleared the oakland city council is back up to bat. they will have to vote on the community benefits and developmen agreement. >> i'm ecstatic. 23-2 in favor

. >> with its 23 to 2 vote, the san francisco bay conservation and development commission will no longer require the howard terminal be reserved for port related activity. found force anchorman follow the meeting today. he has the story. >> you have 23. to now. >> with that vote, the san francisco bay conservation and development commission agreed to remove the howard terminals designation support priority you, syria, meaning it no longer must be used for port related activities that keeps the oakland a's plan to build a water front ballpark. they're alive. it's what oakland mayor libby schaff asked for prior to the vote. this is oakland shot. >> i ask for your approval today to remove howard terminal from port use. thank you. >> the commission's decision was focused on whether removing the designation would adversely impact the ports ability to handle increased cargo in the future. commission staff said it would not howard terminal. >> propriety, you say it could be removed without detracting from the regions i

california arm that and then start rating the pacific ashbury harpending didn't get past the the port san francisco. the plan was foiled by one. i think i don't know if it was the cook somebody on the ship gave him away. and they were arrested and and he was hucked in prison for a while. he was lucky to escape with his life. but that was that was the sort of inglorious and short career of confederate piracy in the pacific. that that's very interesting. i haven't heard that story either so fascinating one last question and i will say that there have been so many comments pouring in about what a great. talk this was tonight and what? interesting new information. so i think it's new to a lot of us one final question though about the apaches and the navajos and did they take sides during the war in the invasion of new mexico? did they see it primarily as a war between white people? yeah, that's that's a really good question in in one section in the book. i sort of i lump indigenous people and mormons together, which is a really odd pairing. that's not a pairing that they would have naturally put togeth

. >> reporter: the explosion at port chicago was so loud, it could be heard in san francisco. but what happened afterwards could be heard across the country, and it's still echoing today. in 1944, port chicago used segregated, all-black units to load munitions aboard ships. on july 17th, something went wrong, and two ships loaded with 5,000 tons of explosives blew up, destroying the base and much of the nearby town. 320 sailors died, but one who survived, morris suble, later told his son about the conditions at the base. >> he said, we were never trained to load ammunition. it was something we had to learn on our own, so we improvised. >> reporter: immediately following the disaster, the surviving sailors were sent to vallejo to resume their jobs. but 50 refused to work without proper training. the so-called port chicago 50 were tried and convicted not for refusing an order but for mutiny. this is the nephew of one of the sailors killed in the blast and a former air force paralegal. he says the trial was a sham, tainted by racism and would never happen today. >> if you are give

san francisco, alameda and santa clara counties. san francisco expects to receive 4,200 vaccine doses this week. >>> truckers taking over the port of oakland, here's a live look at that port right now, where demonstrations by truckers are expected to continue today. they have trying to block traffic since monday to make their point. so the conflict here is over a pending state law that requires truckers to be employees of freight companies, shutting out workers who drive their own rigs. independent truckers on the protest lines say they should not be forced out of their lifestyle. on the other hand, local union leaders say the new law could give truckers more rights. >> the greedy trucking companies are denying drivers that basic human right of forming union if they want to by misclassifying them as non-employees. that's not right. every worker, every driver deserves the right to have a union and all the benefits that come with that. >> an owner/operator becomes an owner/operator because they want to be their own boss. >> protesters say if the law takes effect, it could increase supply chain issues. we definitely don't need that. t

supervisor stefani, will be there to represent the city and county of san francisco to vote on an all-day meeting application to remove the port priority designation from howard terminal in the port of oakland as it relates to san francisco restoration authority, we last met last friday, june 24, and dealt with budget issues and authorized the disbursement of prop aa funds to a number of projects around the bay, including on the peninsula in east palo alto. we voted to increasing funds to advancing shoreline projects which actually has some funding for san francisco county on it and worked on the travel policy. as to my policy, i will submit it all and speak to none of it. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor peskin. mr. president, seeing no additional names on the roster, that concludes introductions and new business. >> president walton: thank you, and we are now at public comment. >> clerk: thank you. those of you in the chamber, please lineup to my left, by the window. once everyone in person has spoken, the clerk will go to the remote comment system. a quick primer on the remote. hopefully you dialed in earlier. if not, dial t

. >> reporter: the explosion at port chicago was so loud, it could be heard in san francisco. but what happened afterwards could be heard across the country, and it's still echoing today. in 1944, port chicago used segregated all black units to load munitions aboard ships. on july 17th, something went wrong and two ships loaded with 5,000 tons of explosives blew up, destroying the base and much of the nearby town. 320 sailers died. but one who survived, morris suble later told his son about the conditions at the base. >> he said we were never trained to load ammunition. it with something we had to learn on our own so we improvised. >> reporter: immediately after the surviving sailors were sent to vallejo to resume their jobs, but 50 refused to work without proper training. the so-called port chicago 50 were tried and convicted, not for refusing an order, but for mutiny. jason is the nephew of one of the sailers killed in the blast and a former air force paralegal. he says the trial was a sham, tainted by racism and would never happen today. >> if you are given an order that is

the san francisco bay conservation and development commission >> will no longer require that the howard terminal, the reserved for portated activities. our kron four's dan kerman. he's been following the meeting for us and has this report >> the oakland a's have moved one step closer to building their waterfront ballpark at the howard terminal thursday afternoon, the san francisco bay conservation and development commission voted to remove the howard terminals designation as a port priority use area, meaning it no longer must be used for port related activities. among those speaking in favor of this decision prior to the vote was oakland mayor libby schaff? >> i ask that you give oakland its shot. to allow this project to proceed to allow us to explore what incredible community benefits may come from. it. is to allow oakland to have its chance. >> the commission staff recommended removing the designation on the grounds. the port of oakland will be able to accommodate projected cargo growth without this property. but those with the international longshoremen's union took issue with that and the a's project. they want a

san francisco, oakland and walnut creek. lots of cheers over this. the oakland a's. now another step closer to building a 12 billion dollars ballpark at the port of oakland on thursday, the san francisco bay conservation and development commission voted 23 to 2 to allow howard terminal to be turned into a mixed use area where a new ballpark can be built. now, keep in mind this latest move by the commission is not the end by a long shot. it is just one more step in a series of required moves. other state approvals are still needed, including an agreement with the ports and approval by oakland's city council. here's what people on both sides of this issue shared with us. >> they want to and cry like 5 year-old children because they want what they want. not what theyywant to give the community of oakland. >> it would be in danger. the maritime industry in the area and will. in it as well. the the workers on the port. >> i think we have a huge opportunity in front of us today with this. a proposed stadium project to bring an actual economic engine to the city. brain jobs and critically needed help. >> clearly a hot button topic. the a's currently

the san francisco bay conservation development commission had to decide to remove port priority use atterminal, essentially saying it's not necessary for the port's future expansion. if they voted down the issue it would have been game over for the a's ball park plans, but instead it's a crucial win and step forward for the a's. >> to win so convincingly 23 to 2 was a big deal, so we're really excited to build on the momentum of the vote. we need the city council to basically come in and decide on a date, hopefully in the next couple of months to vote on the development agreement and community agreement. that's the last binding vote we need to move forward and one that's critically important. we're really running out of time. the mayor will leave office at the end of the year, she's termed out, so we really need to get on this and get a positive outcome with oakland. >> there is opposition. the east oakland stadium alliance that represents port workers and terminal operators is suing to stop the project believing the port is essential to future growth. >> what happens between now and 3

the san francisco bay or bcdc voted to remove the howard terminal's port use designation. so what does that mean? the area can be used for other purposes like a stadium or a mixed use development. but does it means the a's have the green light to build there? well, not just yet. this was truly a procedural vote that keeps the door open for the ballpark to be constructed at the howard terminal. but this was not an endorsement that the a's belong at howard terminal. however, today's vote does in fact keep the door open for the a's to have a future in oakland. i just spoke with the a's president dave capel about the significance of today's vote. >> well, it was a do or die vote. if we had lost, it would have been over and our efforts in oakland would have been extinguished. so to get such a positive 23-2 yes vote to move to the next phase and give us a chance at the final approval this year is just a great accomplishment. >> capel says this is probably the closest they've been to getting a new ballpark built here in oakland. so now with this hurdle cleared, the oakland city c

the san francisco bay conservation and development decides if they need to move port priority in howard terminal. they are essentially saying the terminal is too small and too old to be of any use in a future port expansion pan. it would be game over for the a's. there were plenty of passionate supporters on both sides of the debate today. >> after losing to the warriors and the raiders, our staff has -- our members have had their hours greatly reduced. they need to keep it here. >> what happens between now and 30 years from now? every single scenario anticipates compound and growth. every single scenario then that means we need more -- not less. >> the commission has given a reason for the a's to continue to cheer. opponents say, it is not game over just yet. there is still much more to come before that ballpark can become a reality. in san francisco, karina jones, bay area news. >> > plenty of boats out on the bay today. only one vote with it without it captain. it was out your angel island after two boats collided, sending one person into the bay. you can see what happened here. that

recently the san francisco bay conservation and development commission reclassified that section of the port of oakland as a mixed use space where the stadium can now be built. guys? >> all right, thanks, liz. that sag go continues as a's president dave kaval told us while it was good vote for oakland, they're still pursuing a potential stadium in vegas as a, quote, parallel path. >> we wanted to get the perspective from vegas about how that city is actively working to lure the a's away from oakland. we're joined by chris matthews from our sister station in vegas. all right, chris, a little bit of a rivalry situation going on here. but the a's do seem like they're serious about keeping their options open. >> it really does. and you just mention two hurdles they cleared over the past five days. and as you mentioned, the parallel paths continue for las vegas, looking to build the $1 billion stadium somewhere in las vegas. but there is two sides. some are saying major league baseball wants las vegas. perhaps they do. there is another side saying the oakland a's are just using las vegas as lever

let me start by recognizing andre colman from the port of san francisco. [applause] so, in community, one of the early things we all saw was what happens when you have covid on a cruse ship and we became a national parody of another cruse ship coming into port, passengers are sick and for me, coming from that perspective to where we are today, where we not only have cruse ship coming back to port, we are restoring the critical role that it plays in our economy, but we have and have implemented some of the safest safety protocoals and health protocols on the cruse ships of any city in the country and that is due in large part to your work, so thank you. [applause] from sister agencies the airport, rhonda chu. [applause] >> rhonda is the airport capital director. stabilize the airport financial operations among other things refinance bonds in the airport $8 billion debt. expanding access to short term capital and lead a team to receive over $250 million in federal stimulus funding, collectively it helped us sustain in my opinion the most wonderful airport in

san francisco had a growing gay population because of the military installations. world war ii brought hundreds of thousands of service members from across the country to the port city. but the military saw homosexuality as a threat. a number of them decided to stay rather than go home and face discrimination. aside from the military, carl says san francisco and the surrounding regions had a lot of good-paying defense-related jobs where employers never asked to see discharge papers. and that attracted outed veterans from all over the country, including people like helen james. >> i was discharged with an undesirable discharge. >> she was kicked out of the air force in 1955 for being a lesbian. >> i went directly to california, because i had to leave my family and friends. >> why was that? >> i couldn't talk to them, and i was the same. and embarrassed. >> in california, they found strength in numbers, acceptance and new careers. >> together we're a strong group. >> the story doesn't end there. with the help of attorneys, the military upgraded boat helen and carl's discharge to hon ran, more than six decades later. >> the ptsd didn't stop, but it's freed me internall

recently the san francisco bay conservation and development commission reclassified that section of the portoakland as a mixed use space where the stadium can now be built. guys? >> all right, thanks, liz. that sag go continues as a's president dave kaval told us

port traffic. attorney general rob bonta's office is denying san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins requestrecuse herself from 2 high profile cases. jenkins had asked bonta to take over the case of mayor london breed's brother, napoleon brown. he has served half of a 44 year sentence for manslaughter and robbery. and he's been asking for an early release. jenkins also requested that. but to take over the prosecution of 2 men charged in the killing of jerome melroy. her husband's cousin. in a statement botta said that jenkins office is taking the right measures to create a quote, ethical well around jenkins and that her office is the best agency to handle the cases. jenkins says insisting she will have no involvement. it is now exploring whether a different local agency can take over those cases. >> at least 8 people are dead and more than a dozen are unaccounted for. following flash floods in eastern kentucky. the area saw more than 6 inches of rainfall this morning. officials are calling the flooding historic. it left streets under water and buildings damaged. kentucky's governor says that

well the redesign project for ports smith square in san francisco's chinatown is getting a big boost . san francisco assemblyman phil ting today announced the project will receive $4 million in state funding. the 1.5 acre park has been a popular gathering spot in the heart of chinatown since the 18 thirties. there will be upgrades and improvements. the redesign project includes a new two story clubhouse for classes and other activities, and it will create a new outdoor space for people in the neighborhood to enjoy this is where they congregate. this is where they this is where they talk. this is where they played card games. this is where they hang out. so this is why it's so important to fix it up. this is why it's so important to make sure that the square finally gets the renovation. it has absolutely long long needed. the redesign is possible because of proposition a approved by san francisco voters in 2020. the state funding will help with increased cost due to inflation and supply issues. a major bus by the alameda county sheriff's office leads to the seizure of more than £34 of

port related activity. found force anchorman follow the meeting today. he has the story. >> you have 23. to now. >> with that vote, the san francisco bay conservation and development commission agreed to remove the howard terminals designation support priority you, syria, meaning it no longer must be used for port related activities that keeps the oakland a's plan to build a water front ballpark. they're alive. it's what oakland mayor libby schaff asked for prior to the vote. this is oakland shot. >> i ask for your approval today to remove howard terminal from port use. thank you. >> the commission's decision was focused on whether removing the designation would adversely impact the ports ability to handle increased cargo in the future. commission staff said it would not howard terminal. >> propriety, you say it could be removed without detracting from the regions ability to meet the growth in cargo based on the information that we have. >> but those with the international longshoremen's union took issue with that and the a's project they want to and cried like 5 year-old children because they want what they want. not what they wan

san francisco's 2 acres in size. it started on twin peaks boulevard right near port told drive and that intersection. you can see the smoke here. the fire is now fully contained. so that's the good news. no buildings were in danger. no injuries were reported. the fire department did tell people, though, to close their windows because of the small amount of smoke that was produced. governor gavin newsom has a new campaign ad that's airing in florida that, well, the move is renewing questions about his potential plans for future presidential runs. perhaps it's also fueling the flames in the national political rivalry. we have our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. it's independence day. let's talk about what's going on in america. governor gavin newsom's reelection campaign dropping its latest ad on 4th of july. but instead of speaking to california voters, the ad is airing nearly 3,000 miles away in florida on fox news cable zones across that state freedom. it's under attack in your state taking aim at florida governor ron desantis and his efforts to ban abortion limit free speech in clas

. >>> it is 5:48 and money is set to port into a much-needed makeover and san francisco. announcing $4 million for the square in the center of chinatown. there will be $65 million in renovations and this is a look at the renovations and it was approved in 2020. >>> and the comic con festival in san diego. >> and a recent project for heavy metal, savage circus. it's a 12 part series that develops a group of circus animals that escape as police chase a group of fake robbers. brandon says he got the inspiration from the movie that i love, gremlins. it was actually written by his father, a hollywood filmmaker and director. >> he could sue me, but i hope he doesn't because it rips off gremlins. everybody likes getting together and celebrating something like love , especially in niche things like comic books. >> keep it in the family and he is announcing two new comic books. next week his savage circus comic will be released as a graphic novel. >> good for him. >>> if you are in santa cruz this weekend, maybe you want to catch a whiff, or maybe you don't, of something that will

stadium project was kept alive when the san francisco bay conservation and development commission voted. >> to remove the howard terminals designation as a porty use area, meaning it no longer has to be a used for port related activities. but now the a's are facing yet another hurdle, the possibility of a public vote. our first and current reports. >> the mayor is leaving office of the end of the year. there's going to be a new council we really have between now and the end of the year to get this sorted out. >> he's president dave kaval made it clear last week. the a's want the city council to vote on their howard terminal waterfront ballpark project before the end of the year. but there could be another roadblock at tuesday's city council meeting councilmember noel gallo proposed letting the public decide with an advisory vote during the november election during a public hearing, speakers were ublic vote were from and their beliefs. >> we deserve the right to vote whether to use our federal, state and local county city public dollars for this project or not. is a money grab that used to get most of the but $4. more than 11,000 open resident

do during the war against mexico, first of all they captured the most important california ports, san franciscoalogues of odessa and nikolaev, if we act according to the precedent, we will act, as we acted in the united states of america now about these accusations against the food crisis, in which the second. we we remember with you that in texas as a whole there is an initiative to hold a referendum on secession from the united states of america. it seems to me that we need to find these separatists and really lend a helping hand to them in these difficult times. let's continue. we say once again that the united states of america is acting hypocritically and the statement it makes does not correspond to historical reality. and in this case, we can say we are acting according to precedent, we take as a basis the experience of acting in similar situations in the united states of america therefore all claims. that's where the topic is for american politicians and the president, who grabbed 55% of the territory of mexico and supported the rebellious republic of texas. in this case , we are doing

ballparp at howard vote, but the san francisco - bay conservation and development commission voted that will no longer designate howard terminal that property as a port property, which means it won't be reserved strictly for port related business. and that would open the door for other things like a potential ballpark. the commission staff recommended removing that designation on the grounds at the port of oakland will be able to accommodate more cargo in the future in other areas. but the international longshoremen's union is not very happy about talk of the ballpark there. >> they want to and cry like 5 year-old children because they want what they want. not what they want to give the community of oakland. >> it would be in danger. the maritime industry in the area and will. in as well. the the workers on the port. >> i think we have a huge opportunity in front of us today with this. a proposed stadium project to bring an actual economic engine to the city. brain jobs and critically needed. how. >> views on both sides of the issue there. this latest move by the commission is not the end of a long shot. just one more step in a series of required mov

port of oakland. developing that land requires sign-off from a number of government agencies and commissions. the san francisco bay conservation and development commission, known as bcdc, voted 23-2 to allow the team to move forward with plans for developing the 56-acre site, clearing a major hurdle for the project. some are celebrating. >> we are going to deliver a great project for oakland. not just for its people but its future. approval this year is a great accomplishment. >> reporter: but critics say the terminal site shouldn't be used for private development, and the a's should build on the coliseum site without taxpayer funding. one council member is asking for the issue to go on the november ballot, which will be decided at the council meeting next tuesday. >> they want a voice, they want to have an advisory say in terms of their support or no support for howard terminal. >> reporter: the entire project is estimated to cost more than $12 billion, but there's no set number for how much taxpayers might have to kick in. the final hurdle for the project is approval from the oakland city council, which coul

supervisor stefani, will be there to represent the city and county of san francisco to vote on an all-day meeting application to remove the port priority designation from howard terminal in the port of oakland as it relates to san francisco restoration authority, we last met last friday, june 24, and dealt with budget issues and authorized the disbursement of prop aa funds to a number of projects around the bay, including on the peninsula in east palo alto. we voted to increasing funds to advancing shoreline projects which actually has some funding for san francisco county on it and worked on the travel policy. as to my policy, i will submit it all and speak to none of it. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor peskin. mr. president, seeing no additional names on the roster, that concludes introductions and new business. >> president walton: thank you, and we are now at public comment. >> clerk: thank you. those of you in the chamber, please lineup to my left, by the window. once everyone in person has spoken, the clerk will go to the remote comment system. a quick primer on the remote. hopefully you dialed in earlier. if not, dial t

it was a -- san francisco bay confirmation development commission had to decide whether to remove poor prior to use at the terminal. singh, the terminal is not necessary for the ports future expansion. if they refuse, it would've been game over for any of the ballpark considerations on the bay. there are plenty of passionate and high profile supporters on both sides of this debate >> this is about letting the people have access to the waterfront. guaranteed living wage, union jobs. invest them into affordable housing. >> what happens between now and 30 years from now? every single scenario anticipates compounding growth. we need more acreage, not less. >> joining us now is the president, dave powell. nice to have you on the program. plain english, how close was this boat today? >> it was like an elimination game. it was a big win, obviously convincingly, 23-2 is a big deal. we are excited to build on this momentum and get the city council to pick up our proposal on the new ballpark. >> is this game over? will this ballpark be built? what needs to happen. >> we need the city council to come in and decide on a date, hopefully, in the next couple of months to vote on

the san francisco bay conservation and development commission will no longer designate howard terminal as a porty use area. that means that it no longer must be used for port related activities. the commission staff recommended removing that designation on the grounds that the port of oakland will be able to accommodate projected cargo growth without this particular property. however, those with the international longshoremen's union took issue with that. and with the a's project. >> they want to and cried like 5 year-old children because they want what they want. not what they want to give the community of oakland. >> it would be in danger. the maritime industry in the area and will. in as well. the the workers on the port. >> i think we have a huge opportunity in front of us today with this. a proposed stadium project to bring an actual economic engine to the city. brain jobs and critically needed help. >> the latest move by the commission, not the end of this by a long shot. one more step in a series of required moves in just one other state approvals are needed. also an agreement with the po

fact, they're all still cancellations on the boards here at castro pat port in copenhagen at the destination, such as san francisco, los angeles, up to stock home sites still plenty of disruption. they've been around $900.00 scandinavian airlines pilots on strike. more than 2000 flights, canceled tens of thousands of passengers affected either not being able to get to that destinations at all. being indeed, surrounded on holiday. now these as i, as pilots have made some exceptions and as some have flown out to fetch people. but that has sold over the last few days as well. now i want these talks, the sticking points in these talks surround the 560 also pilots. they will let go during the current of ours. and i think by essay us now the, the pilots want them to be hired back under the same terms. what can't deny it. even airlines have been doing instead is using to of that subsidiary companies to hire new staff at lower right. and that's what the pilots union has not been happy about at all. but as i say, those talks ongoing in stockholm at the moment to try and end this 10 day strike that's been costing as a us ar