by consolidating these and stepping down towards the embarcadero. on the density and streetscape, there is the terror -- terracing scheme. this is on the west side of the embarcadero, where we know that urban spaces are prone to fail without people. combining copy shops and restaurants with public open spaces would ensure the streetscapes at various times of the day, and lastly, the existing athletic center could move into the new one, supporting the relationship. on a city scale, this would benefit from the public spaces that replace these. and this contributes to a larger urban experience. chair mar: there is about 30 seconds to go. miss? >> good afternoon. this is out of baby. this is development. we respectfully request a project. if you look at the district with this project, we will know that the height is actually not an issue. this is a local business enterprise. 8 washington is sincere. for businesses and residents, so i urge you to support this also. chair mar: thank you. i am going to call a few more names. [calling names] ma'am? >> my nam

the easterly building along the embarcadero is six stories. stepping down to five stories near the health club building. this exhibit shows the uniform existing height limit across the entire site. whereas the next exhibit illustrates the step from a maximum height of 136 and the various taping -- to bring an scoping down to the northerly portion. the northernmost portion, the areas left of the public space, further enforcing the step map. the transitions in height scope the form in a manner that is sympathetic to the shorter residential, commercial, and boca buildings and preserves the legibility of the progression of taller buildings with any financial district to the southwest. -- within the financial district to the southwest. this is a helpful illustrative. the planning commission recommended the heights are appropriate because they queue off and implement a sloping front of height. i want to reiterate the heights proposed are consistent. those are consistent with the recommendations of the northeast embarcadero study. that concludes my pr

the traffic, as he's off alive, live on the embarcadero and on to broadway. xi muni is being impacted. the f line runs along there. the alternates, the 30, the express or the powell street cable cars are in rough your usual reasons to take the applied. >>j.r: a big chunk of that is on the ground. firefighters are still busy at work. burkhardt cough cough. in this video, you can see the flames shooting into the air. pier 29 is one of the peers being used for the america's cup. christopher buckley this area affected is used for storage. they do not think any major problems will arise because of this fire. qr he cooks the backside of this fear was not affected. >> i took a walk around the entire perimeter. it is basically three quarters of this building. the good news here is that knowledge is hurt. workers inside weldon before this happened. we really did not know at this point that had anything to do with the fire. >>catherine: still with kron4 for continuing coverage of the year 29 fire. we have pictures and video on www.kron4.com. the weather was greatly in f

the concept of stepping down towards the embarcadero has long been promoted. in one sense, this would mimic the contour of the hills that defines san francisco. this would be some fear -- superior aesthetically. chair mar: thank you so much. next speaker. >> can we get this on the overhead, please? chair mar: yes. it should be there in a moment. >> that afternoon. dave barnett. i have been a 30-year resident of the neighborhood. everything involves trade-offs, and while you are dealing with the height situations, supervisor chiu mentioned the streets and their wits -- widths, and this is basically an four-lane street with a divider. another is a four lane approaching north. it becomes two lanes in front of the golden gateway property, and one of the things that we have is the entire situation. this disposes of all of our garbage. we have 1200, refuse trucks and that sort of thing. the other thing is that the northbound street is used when the embarcadero is closed. now, the developer is proposed janeiro washington street by 11 feet by taking out this center div

id and it's about time the embarcadero at places -- isn't it about time the embarcadero at places where people could stop and smell the roses? this is about people living along the most scenic and spectacular location. thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is bill ferrie. i am a long-term cow hollow resident. i am a user of the waterfront and nine in favor of the 8 washington project. i think it is -- i am in favor of the 8 washington project. i think it is a good use of valuable land. it clearly has attractive financial benefits to the city and to the port, regardless of how the funding is divvied up between those two entities. over $10 million for affordable housing, more than twice that amount in direct fees and payments. the $50 million of ifd funds, again, depending on the timeframe you choose. but substantial in any case. increased parking, and incremental tax revenue from businesses and residents, plus, badly needed jobs. in the context of a port operating budget at $90 million a year, this is significant revenue. it is money the port badly needs for waterford -- waterfront impro

the back is now the front like these other sites along the embarcadero. his has the opportunity to make the embarcadero and world- class boulevard. thank you. >> good afternoon. i object to this whole project because it is totally unnecessary. we have open space which i created at free parking we do not need it anymore. it is seriously flawed and violates all the rules and the height is obscene. we do not need 132 feet. 84 feet was out of line credit should go to 40 feet away the rest of the embarcadero has been set. there is no set back from the building. it goes right to the sidewalk. it does not connect the bay with the land which is another violation. i could go on and on. the obsession with cost must end. we do not need the underground garage. i defeated a garage at carry part because it was not feasible. we have plenty of parking at the gateway. he even offered a parking space there, there is plenty of spate -- space in the gateway grudge -- garage. it isnot -- is not lucrative for the port. it does not need a jackson street entrance and exit because

portion of the site and the project is not taking advantage of the height that applies, along the embarcadero road frontage. every project and request for a height change would be analyzed on its own merits and the design was such as -- sloping down to the waterfront, receding into a lower scale procession of buildings. president chiu: thank you. supervisor mar: i am looking at the zoning around -- along drum street. this is for a footprint of 15,000 square feet and zoning is 7500 square feet. >> that is right. in aggregate, the area ever -- proposed for rezoning is less than 20%. >> what is the square footage of the entire site? >> britney. 135,000 square feet. president chiu: thank you. if i could ask a couple of questions. we're talking about a 200% bolten increase. there were things i wanted to ask about. the project would widened sidewalks. this actually shrinks in size. could you talk about why that is the case if you compare it to the sidewalk? that is much bigger than the sidewalk you have which is smaller than what we have today. >> with respect to the specifics of sidewalk dimension

along the embarcadero they are starting to let some cars pass on the embarcadero from lombard southbound toward broadway. but as you can see over here the crews and the firecrews and the personnel are still out here moping up the fire earlier today. they are buttoning down the seem and there is an expectation it could reopen the embarcadero this the next hour. what a mess and what a fire. >> flames roared through the rooves and the ladder trucks attacked the blaze by tapping into the high pressure water lines. >> the crews did a phenomenal job containing the fire to the front building. it didn't spread to the adjacent building or to the rear structure on the pier. >> two times parts of a facad crashed on to the sidewalk as crowds of tourists snapped pictures on cell phones. the pier was being converted into a center for spectators at the america's cup yacht race. san francisco's port director said welders had worked at the pier earlier in the day, but the building was vacant when the fire broke out. no one was injured. five cars stored inside were removed. >> the project will remain on-l

along the embarcadero they are starting to let some cars pass on the embarcadero from lombard southbound toward broadway. but as you can see over here the crews and the firecrews and the personnel are still out here moping up the fire earlier today. they are buttoning down the seem and there is an expectation it could reopen the embarcadero this the next hour. what a mess and what a fire. >> flames roared through the rooves and the ladder trucks attacked the blaze by tapping into the high pressure water lines. >> the crews did a phenomenal job containing the fire to the front building. it didn't spread to the adjacent building or to the rear structure on the pier. >> two times parts of a facad crashed on to the sidewalk as crowds of tourists snapped pictures on cell phones. the pier was being converted into a center for spectators at the america's cup yacht race. san francisco's port director said welders had worked at the pier earlier in the day, but the building was vacant when the fire broke out. no one was injured. five cars stored inside were removed. >> the project will remain on-l

very soon, we're hoping that the embarcadero will reopen. live in san francisco, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now. the america's cup event authority released a statement they don't anticipate today's fire will have any impact, and still plan to move on with the construction of the america's cup village. >>> it's been eight hours since this fire started, and things are still not back to normal tonight along the san francisco waterfront. amber lee is live along the embarcadero near the foot of chestnut, where pier 29 is located. she tells us about the impact on traffic and muni. >> reporter: julie, we're standing on the track of muni's f line. we're right in front of the fire damaged building. the f line is not running here. we're told the embarcadero will remain closed between bay and broadway until midnight. officers are orchestrating traffic moves in the midst of the chaos caused by the fire. this is what the embarcadero looked at like at 8:00 tonight. unaware that a fire had broken out at a building on pier 29. >> wow. i

the curb cut along the embarcadero would be eliminated, enhancing safety for bicyclists and pedestrians by removing conflicts. presented by vehicles that must cross the bike lanes. the project include 161 bicycle parking spaces and six cars share spaces that would be provided along with showers and lockers for bicyclists use, recognizing the bicyclists continuing emergence as a primary means of transit for area workers, visitors, and commuters. a parking agreement with the master tenet with the ferry building was executed in 2001 to provide parking spaces to visitors at the ferry building a number of locations including seawall lot 351 and the golden gate with a garage. given the ongoing retail business in the ferry building iraq, parking may be temporarily impacted during the construction of eight washington. as shown on the table, ports that is working with stakeholders such as the ferry building to maximize parking availability during construction and the bill port obligations under our parking agreement. staff has been discussing this proposal with the ferry building and is hopeful

along the embarcadero they are starting to let some cars pass on the embarcadero from lombard southbound see over here the crews and the firecrews and the personnel are still out here moping up the fire earlier today. they are buttoning down the seem and there is an expectation it could reopen the embarcadero this the next hour. what a mess and what a fire. >> flames roared through the rooves and the ladder trucks attacked the blaze by tapping into the high pressure water lines. >> the crews did a phenomenal job containing the fire to the front building. it didn't spread to the adjacent building or to the rear structure on the pier. >> two times parts of a facad crashed on to the sidewalk as crowds of tourists snapped pictures on cell phones. the pier was being converted into a center for spectators at erica's cup yacht race. san francisco's port director said welders had worked at the pier earlier in the day, but the building was vacant when the fire broke out. no one was injured. five cars stored inside were removed. >> the project will remain on-line and on budget. i am happy to tell

the curb cut along the embarcadero would be eliminated, enhancing safety for bicyclists and pedestrians by removing conflicts. presented by vehicles that must cross the bike lanes. the project include 161 bicycle parking spaces and six cars share spaces that would be provided along with showers and lockers for bicyclists use, recognizing the bicyclists continuing emergence as a primary mean

is there a word as to when the embarcadero will be opened up again? y 7 just showed us a shot of traffic seemingly lined up forever. >> that is a good way to bank on it. the road is blocked and doesn't look like this is going to clear up soon. >> and this is unless you're on a petty cab. >> moving on torj news of the day, defense rested today in the sex abuse trial of jerry sandusky. >> the case will go to the injury tomorrow. we have more. >> td jury in the trial of jerry sandusky will get the keys tomorrow. the defense and prosecution rested today after sandusky did not take the stand in his own defense. >> i can't comment. there is a gag order. >> counsel for one ald victim questioned whether it's the right move. >> only person who could have said this didn't happen in this particular case, under these circumstances was mr. sandusky. he chose not to do it. and while a defendant has the right to remain silent, the question, the pregnant question in this case is whether that right is going win him an acquittal. >> was it good strategy for sandusky? it

for years, i worked on the embarcadero and am familiar with the challenges it presents. i am pleased to be here on behalf of the many individuals who worked at for was the four years to support that thoughtful development of the waterfront communities. chairperson chu: can i ask you to pull the microphone closer to you? priced to be sure, a parking lot surrounded by green and in does not belong on the embarcadero. san francisco citizens deserve the right to have the opportunity to find real purpose uses along the water's edge. a need to continue to evolve with dignity and grace. remained difficult, but there is no question that the sound principles, a historic sensitivity, and connectivity between neighborhoods in the bay are all important things. the city must work to ensure its success, and this project as just that. after several years of planning and design, public participation and city approval, there is now they use from the embarcadero to the waterfront preserve. mixed use for the public, a new health club, aquatics facility, 1000 -- approximately 30,000 square f

those buildings backwards toward the embarcadero, and i go there. i was at the port commission, and i know that if i can drive there, it is a back alley and a vacant lot. it is causing the light, and it is underutilized and does not serve the city. this is a terrible use of our waterfront. our ability to get their, so as you come down along the embarcadero, we do not have demolished lots, and we need to move this project forward and bring more vitality to the waterfront that we have and bring it to life more. chair mar: thank you. i am going to call a few more names. [calling names]

very soon, we're hoping that the embarcadero will reopen. live in san francisco, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now. the america's cup event authority released a statement they don't anticipate today's fire will have any impact, and still plan to move on with the construction of the america's cup village. >>> it's been eight hours since this fire started, and things are still not back to normal tonight along the san francisco waterfront. amber lee is live along the embarcadero near the foot of chestnut, where pier 29 is located. she tells us about the impact on traffic and muni. >> reporter: julie, we're standing on the track of muni's f line. we're right in front of the fire damaged building. the f line is not running here. we're told the embarcadero will remain closed between bay and broadway until midnight. officers are orchestrating traffic moves in the midst of the chaos caused by the fire. this is what the embarcadero looked at like at 8:00 tonight. unaware that a fire had broken out at a building on pier 29. >> wow. i

the new site is seawall lot 324 at the embarcadero and broadway. taff at the meeting explained the design is under refinement to address the historic preservation guidelines found in the northeast waterfront historic district. at the february meeting, this commission expressed interest in having the opportunity to comment on the proposed design early in the process, well in advance of the staff request for approval of the lease. at this point, i want to bring up mark miller to walk you through the design. >> thank you. nice to see you all today. i am pleased to update you on a project that we originally brought to you on the 23rd. the and dances and modifications have to do with input we received from port staff and the city's historic preservation commission, all of which have been in informal contact, but as we have been searching how to best provide the project to be in accordance with urban criteria designed and historic preservation carbide's. the proposed approach is trying to look of two elements. the festive character of the program and the

having lived here all these years, thank goodness the embarcadero freeway is gone. union square has been rebuilt the beautifully. stuart streets. all these things have happened over the objections of many people. one thing that did not change was the building of the cable car -- rebuilding of the cable cars. gentlemen, this is not a cable car proposal. simply, the children who we have talked about, we have been told have the opportunity to go to day camp there at $100 a day right now, or you can be a member of the club for $5,000. maybe that is not true. anyway, the port will receive $100 million here. there will be a bigger and better outdoor pool and a new fed is building. >> richard. >> can we just ask that whoever's lord keeps going off that you turn it off? >> thank you for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the 8 washington project. i have been a member of the athletic club for quite some time. i have used the tennis courts but i'm speaking for the project. i also have a law office close to pier 31, but i am too lazy to walk. i use that parking lot that is c

i will stress the role it will play in san francisco -- in making san francisco's embarcadero a truly world-class boulevard. the waterfront today is remarkably different from what it was two decades ago, in large part because the city and the port and the cbc -- bcbd have been working together on this. the result is a historic piers along the embarcadero. some parts of the embarcadero have complementary structures. in other spots, chain-link fences and other nondescript structures are along the boulevard. this project will replace one of these with a beautiful structure that will provide exciting open public spaces at the foot of market street. however imperfect current conditions may be, we have learned to live with them. on the other hand, change is measured not by its benefits, but it's possible flaws. whatever flaws in the embarcadero project has, if there are any, it will still replace a design blemish with architectural and -- architectural beauty. >> next speaker, please. and then veronica sanchez. and after that, nicklaus and o'neill. .wra sanchez speaking on behalf of the in

the overall uses include 134 housing units in two buildings between washington, jackson, the embarcadero to three city blocks of the project. a second block at pacific prostitutes -- constitutes the swim club, doubling the pool space of the current facility. and then a third block is a smaller block transformed between that part and broadway and the embarcadero. there is about 30,000 square feet of public open space. on the ground floor of both the residential building and recreation facility, there's about 20,000 square feet of restaurants, cafes, and retail facilities. there's a 30,000 square foot aquatics center. there are 255 underground parking spaces, or up to two hundred 55 spaces. -- 255 spaces. there are lanes for bicycles and commuters. the waterfront is transformed from a blank surface parking lot to a number of uses along the embarcadero. and the inclusion of the public realms recommendations from the northeast embarcadero steady for activating and beautifying this portion of the waterfront. as i mentioned, but public parking is an important consideration for this area. in 20

southbound drivers on the embarcadero are forced to turn on to be street. rthbound traffic is worse there. they are being forced to turn on to broadway. that is a live picture that we just showed you. the meeting of line is being impacted. >>catherine: 16,000 americans are known to have been set celesta by catholic priest. one of those victims chose a unique way to respond. he went into this retirement home for increased and is still to a bloody building on a 65 year old father, the man he says it reached him in the mid-70s. he is now on trial for felony assault and elder abuse. he is hoping this case will put the freeze on trial and the court of public finance. cost >> lynch's faces two felony counts for assaulting a father to the intent. his parents say it is time to set the record straight this thoughtful its >> the entire family has been affected by this. cost sphere >> jill father jerry. >> supporters were outside the courthouse saying the wrong man is on trial. >> he is the one and should be tried, he sodomized those boys. >> he alleges that father jer