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earlier this year, i have the privilege of announcing sf park. there was a great deal of interest. we rolled that out to the delight of many people who started using that application to lessen the congestion when they were looking for parking. we are starting today in our castor district to want the pay by phone program that will allow you to use your smartphone and be able to pay a parking meter. then you have an electronic reminders sent to your cell phone while you are eating or shopping to remind you that the parking meter needs to be replenished so you do not suffer the consequences of a ticket. it is not to say we are decreasing revenue for muni, but ed and the board have decided these are conveniences' the public need to have to allow the traffic congestion to be lessened and make its smarter the way we do things. i get to announce with our partner here today with the pay by phone application and suggest to the rest of the conference of mayors that we are an even cooler city. we are one of the first in the country to do this. we think it will work and will be very exciting. w

steve, manager of sf park. director, others, as you can see, this is really an sf mta effort with regard to the various things, and with your permission, i would like to mention some additional names that i believe these contractors in turns are definitely a part of the team and are no less deserving of recognition. tony, lauren, alex, lisa, jamey, joseph, hank, cindy, randy, sunjay, sai, sorry, guys, lisa, michael, adam, eric, kevin, and steve. some of these folks are in the room today sorry. surry. definitely everyone played a part in the. with that everyone's contribution, i do not think we would be standing here today. >> thank you. president nolan: it has gotten so much attention, international attention, so thank you. director brinkman: i attended an event, and congratulations to all of you. it is an amazing program. i thought i knew a lot going in, and i learned a lot and the two days, and it was fascinating to see the others there, as he said, waiting to learn from us and to see what goes on in san fran

as you know, sf park is the brand under which we are moving with a new direction, moving toward parking easier and more convenient for drivers. it will benefit small businesses and the rest of the transportation system. this is a picture of what we're trying to avoid. it means that people double park or circle to look for parking which is a waste of fuel and time and not the kind of experience we are looking for. it has negative consequences for transportation because being stacked is part of the reason why muni is not as fast or as reliable as it could be. part of it is a shift from how we managed parking for over 70 years. this is a picture of the mayor offered -- operating the first parking meter. [laughter] it was a great day in san francisco. we have managed parking in the same way for a long time. simple me to rates but a very short time limits of 60 minutes. those time limits can be inconvenient and do not result in the kind of outcome we're looking for. we are zeroing in on the goal of turnover which is the availability of open spaces. that is what customers want for small busin

background, i guess with the exception of one, saying it is the best thing since the clipper comic it is sf park, a concept that has very rapidly gone from a concept which is unimaginable a very short time ago to something that because of the work of these folks, we have been successfully able to pull down a significant amount of federal funding and implement and get up and running in an incredibly short period of time, getting an up and running including parking space sensors drop the city, 5900 smart meters, just the logistics of that alone, just the operational part of that. it is incredible, and without taking into account the incredible thinking and foresight and planning and outreach that has gone on behind it, so i am happy under her leadership to present these people, all from one shop, and these others from the other shop. the sign shop, all of these within the street division, in the one guy who does not mind being out front sometimes, paul rose from communications and also james from enforcement, so i want to congratulate you on a really outstanding effort that the rest of the world i

hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to subsidize golf in pacifica, when that money can be used in sf parks, where that money can be used, and whatever you think, in the next decade or two, this golf course is in trouble. with the sea level rise, the cost will be at least $17 million, which can be saved and used in parks and golf courses here. that does not even mention the enormous value of these precious species which are almost nowhere else in the world. i am not against col. my dad is a golfer. i like going with him, but no matter, if this golf cart -- golf course is closed, golfing in san francisco will thrive, but these species, their survival is at stake, as is millions of dollars which belong to the residents of san francisco. thank you. >> i wrote to this 4.5 hours ago, so, good morning, supervisors. my name is -- i am here to say a few words for the senior golfers who want to say a sharp part. i believe you saw a few in the video. i attribute my good health to playing in sharp park twice a week, mondays and thursdays, or rather thursday's mondays. in chinese, there is a word that

the first recommendation to -- is to sf the park a valuation data to determine effectiveness and park maintenance activities. that is a differentiation from past years, which is to merely use it, because of the stuff that and taken within the division to use our data and the institutional lineups. these different structures are being put in place and now is the assessment of a is there receptivity on the staff line. that's exciting new recommendations. the second recommendation is to determine the key drivers of the valuation scores of the parties to more effectively manage park maintenance. that speaks to our resources in happens at the parks. we don't know to what level -- if i put a custodian here, how does that affect things down the line? is there a key driver moving a score and if so, how can we best allocate those resources? the next is to revise or clarify standards and methodology entrain evaluators to improve the consistency of the violations. in general, we are seeing -- this is our sixth year of evaluations and we see people have been interpreting the evaluations in differ

. >>> paying for parking just got a little easier in san francisco in the castro district. the sf mta launched its new pay by phone parking pay service. drivers can pay for meters with smart phones and get text message warnings when the time is about to expire. if successful the program will expand to other neighborhoods. >> i like the warning part. >> i know. >> that would save me a lot of money. >>> what you are served may not have been safe to eat. the scandal that allowed some bay area restaurants to pass food safety tests. >>> often they get lost or stolen. what you should do to protect your gift cards and maybe even help bust the bad guys. >>> and how demonstrations in the bay area and around the world influence "time" magazine's pick for person of the year. the ,, ,,,,,, believed responsible for raping two women in the mission distrcit. the suspect was ca >>> police in san francisco are looking for a man believed responsible for raping two women in the mission district. suspect was call on surveillance video. police describe him mid-30s, between 5'9 and 6' tall wearing a bl

>>justine: police say someone phoned in a bomb threat for candlestick park sf police searched the areand said there was no merit to that threat. >>james: the game itself would according to plan at least for jim harbaugh. the san francisco's top rate defense force for turnovers in a 20 to 3 win against the pittsburgh steelers. the 49ers became the first team in nfl history to have gone 100 straight games without allowing a rush. they visit the seahawks on sunday. the 49ers could even clinched the top spot if green bay lose their last two games. in other news around the bay, holiday travel. the clear weather forecasts for the bay area will make it a smooth but busy holiday week. san francisco international airport will be bustling with crowds this internally. friday the 23rd will be the busiest day. more than 130,000 travelers are expected to go through the gates at sfo. between friday december 16th and monday january 2nd, more than 2 million passengers with passed through the airport and that marks a 5% increase from the same time last year. it is relatively quiet at terminal no. 2. but

sf website. thank you a guinta rec and park for your support over the years. >> thank you. we're expecting the release of the 2010-2011 annual report, prepared by the city services auditor. while i do not want to steal their thunder, we will be back a month from now with analysis on the report. we're very pleased with the findings. we're holding steady our overall scores, and they dropped about 1% this year. the last two years have been the two highest years of scores the we have had since the study began. we saw improvements in some critical areas of focus for step, which is restrooms, athletics, sports, and playgrounds. we have seen an increase in scores in one of our historically low performing park service areas. we're pleased. the report is expected to be finalized this week, and we will be back in december with a more thorough analysis. speaking about standing park maintenance work, and i have the distinct pleasure of announcing that, i take it was monday, we were given the news that steve castillo, our golf and turf manager has won an award of excellence. as the mana

park are deplorable. the only condition between occupy sf and a homeless encampment are catchy signs.am stanley roberts kron4 news. >>reporter: christmases' run around the corner and if you cannot figure out what your kids will show you some of those high-tech toys out there. stay with us. >> high-tech warrior gabe slate is here. he has so much to say. we have to talk through this segment. >>gabe: this is one the hottest toys out there right now this was made by a local bay area company call flow --photorama. now this reminds me of the buzz light year it will project both on your ceiling on the wall and with your gun you shoot the ghost on the back of the gun is a counter. is a refund game for kids. you can shoot them and compete with each other. >> can you use this gun to shoot this pain when this is crazy. >>gabe: this is called dancing singing happy feet to eric ball. it says a bunch of things and dances to music. it is fun, i find it a loud but the kids love it. >>gabe: check this out this is new, the hot wheels video racers. this is so cool there is a video camera in the front of

the conditions inside the park are deplorable the only difference between occupy sf and the homelessampment are catchy signs. in san francisco i am stanley roberts kron4 news. >>jacqueline: we continue to see winds picking up this evening. take a look of the feature cast as the wind gust pick up. to the wind gusts in the 20 mi. per hour range. we continue with windy and gusty conditions all through the overnight hours. this is where we are supposed to see peak cooling. that will not happen with these wins in place. >>jacqueline: i think we have already hit our low temperatures in fairfield. >>jacqueline: it will not get much cooler overnight. the temperatures will warm up into the afternoon not as warm as today the upper 60s in the south bay. here is a quick look to your extended forecast we have windy conditions for the morning and, conditions for the afternoon hours expended to top off at to the edges about 60 degrees in the north. >>gary: the evening everybody, come off of a 50 nothing loss and the firing of their coach, the last place at ucla figured to be with a championship gam

sf both. here is a shot from the roof camera outside of our building. it is not too bad serious a team of the parking enforcement officers are growing around, if he stayed too long at curbside they will tell you to move. kahan its four months visit >>will: where you're expecting a crowd? >> yes. i >>will: as far as the crowd is concerned, everything is moved so far. a little bit of warning, this is christmas, people are wanting to free gifts to loved ones, according to the airport spokesperson, do not have your guests. chances are when you go through security they will tell you to unwrap it. here is the best part, they have stations here that will wrap your gift for free. much more on the crowds at sfo coming up at 7:00 p.m.. >>james: we are hot enough for snow. cooks call hot--we are watching the debate thermometer. there is not a lot of unity or frost. it is stating very cold. many people are born to be getting up and going shopping. >> there is not much in a way of cloud cover. a freeze warning issued for the north bay valleys and east bay valleys in the south bay valleys. for the peninsula, not s

park. it started around 7 a.m. on the 2400 block of renwick street. fire crews are still investigating the cause. >>> "occupy sf" is in the market for a new long-term home after being evicted from justin herman plaza. some have simply just moved up market street while others are trying to retake their former campgrounds. anne makovec joins us with more. >> reporter: i am one block from justin herman plaza, where they had their "occupy" encampment for two months. you can see a group of people there in front of the federal reserve. now this group has thinned out significantly from the gathering of sleeping people we saw there overnight. but they are working on regrouping and they have a protest planned for 6 p.m. tonight. >> how are y'all doing this morning? >> >> reporter: with the trademark mic check, another day of "occupying" begins but in a new location for many of these people, who were kicked out of justin herman plaza yesterday in an early-morning police raid. last night, dozens brought their sleeping bags to the site of the first "occupy" san francisco camp in front of federal reserve on market street. u

sf weekly a week after he was part of a cover story. will you, parents and grandparents, let him get away with poisoning our parks? it is your responsibility, along with the mayor, to clean up the contamination of stow lake and the toxic behavior sign rec and park management. thank you. >> good morning. my name is ernestine. i am going to complain, too, about corruption. people want very part restored. we cannot put up with corrupt dirty politics. that has to go. your job is to serve the people first and foremost. that is what your job is all about. you promised me mark -- hello. you promised me, mark, make me believe with the. we're not the only ones that have complained. we gave you a petition to do it. you ignore us. we're fed up with it. put the name back. the people hate the sign that there, sue bierman park. you do it against our will, and you're not doing good public relations. please get rid of the illegal name of sue bierman park, which did not test the board of supervisors due to its illegal contents in the ordinance. get with it. start action. i read more and more articles about rec and park not respond

sf members said they want to stay here. police are just beyond the scene where across the park on stewart street, there are still barricadeslaced. we'll have more on the situation as it develops coming up in the six:00 hour. for now reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the beginning of this newscast we told you how people all across the bay have been caught in these strong winds which are bringing lots of problems. >> reporter: gasia, a lot of people are still nervous because there are trees everywhere in the east bay. and people have been watching they make sure those limbs don't cause more damage. >> in san leandro the high winds brought down power lines causing this fire in an abandoned building overnight. the winds also brought down fences and rolled over christmas trees. many said they watched nervously as wind damaged almost everything that wasn't bolted down. >> i looked out here and my cable was down. >> reporter: the high winds brought down a tree branch on the b.a.r.t. tracks between the hayward and south hayward stations. all train service was stopped for more than an hour b

the sf mta also set rates and fares without board approval, in addition to other matters and control over the streets. you have the ability to regulate parkingstopping, and the flow and direction of traffic. the role of the board in the performance of the agency functions is, first of all, to set policy directions for the agency, first and foremost. you also a point and remove the director of transportation and the secretary, your own secretary, the secretary to the board. the sf mta board approved settlements recommended by our office, and you approve the rates and fees and fares that are relative. you also approve the sf mta budget, and the board also has the ability to acquire intuit any matter in the jurisdiction. so i want to talk about a few of your roles and duties in a little more detail. regarding policy direction, the board sets policy for the agency consistent with the city's legislation, most importantly including the city charter, and the board gives direction to the staff of the agency through the director of transportation. as part of your policy-making function, the board can require the director of transportation to get boar

the sf mta also set rates and fares without board approval, in addition to other matters and control over the streets. you have the ability to regulate parkingstopping, and the flow and direction of traffic. the role of the board in the performance of the agency functions is, first of all, to set policy directions for the agency,

park back to the people of san francisco. >> reporter: the city is not giving any specifics on the plan but officials say no matter who protesters decide, there will be only one occupy sfp going forward and it'll not be the one on the plaza. >> he had a face mask, a vest and a large parcel. his visit to a post office triggered a response by the bomb squad. that masked man has an expractice nation for his clothing though. >> reporter: the first reports were unnerving, a man with a mask stuffed a package into this post office. the bomb squad, firefighters and the postal inspector closed down the street and after four hours a robot blew up the package. it turned out to be nothing by begs the question, what about the man in the mask? >>> you look like a terrorist. >> i know. i try not to think aboutt. >> reporter: he is a 29-year- old nursing student and fitness buff on a so-called cross fit work out, a new exercise. the mask is designed to restrict your breathing to simulate training at high at attitudessers the vests had ten pounds of weights. >> reporter: can you see how it may scare people? >> yeah but -- but, when i'm in my little zen zone and just running -- yeah it