if the union didn't occupy the embarcadero side of the building who did? there have been no answers provided to these questions. of course there were walls on the second floor, but there's no evidence that the union facilities did not stretch all the way to the embarcadero facade. like any commercial buildings walls are moved and based on tenant needs. the project sponsor claims the building is only historic if it's associated with persons in the past or represents the work of an important creative individual. they wrote that in their brief and they're right on both counts. the building was harry bridges headquarters when he came to prominence and [inaudible] who has landmark buildings in san francisco and east bay. the project sponsor also claims that very few features of the building from 1934 are discernible. the board of supervisors found this claim to be especially absurd in 2009. supervisors stated they wouldn't have difficultly locating the building. it states in the brief that the embarcadero facade has been substantially altered over the years suc

that happened from the embarcadero side, no less from 110. this event was culminating with the police on each side killing countless people and that's the legacy being desguised and landmarked. landmark as the convention called and demanded. i want to point out to you members of the board that on september in 2014 the ceo of the commonwealth club stated "i'm a daughter of a [inaudible] and in san francisco in the 1930's. the father was born then and had a part-time job. it wasn't in the docks and you had to be 18 years of age to be in either. let's see where the half truths lie brothers and sisters. we need to be cognizant fact they're under siege right now and imposed with a contract and lock out in disguise and mediation to do that and the legacy has never been more relevant and not the secretary of defense or the pentagon or the speculatorringses in silicon valley that can do the landmark of legacy of 1934. not -- >> thank you sir. >> [inaudible] >> thank you. next speaker please. >> [inaudible] >> thank you sir. your time sup. thank you. n

[inaudible] one along the embarcadero and the other along steuart street. while much of the embarcadero facade is original and contributes to the building's history the significant property closely associated with the steuart street facade. the changes to the embarcadero facade will not cause a material impairment and such that the building will no longer convey the significance. the project will preserve and restore the facade with the completion of the project and give the significance under criteria one. with regard to the design and not being compatible with the neighborhood character the department disagrees with the appellant. the department disagrees with the statement that the property is within a potential historic district and out of design with the neighborhood character. the department studied the surroundings buildings and didn't find that with the theme. many of the buildings have been drastically altered and don't maintain sufficient integrity. the property is a historic resources whether under one criteria or two -- significant for more than

where the get on the train at least your the embarcadero station some writers table the off the trainrotest but also about montgomery station hundred 40 protestors and split up market street rise in the station and causing disruptions. some the >> reporter: some people caught in the cars and sidestep are traffic and traffic on roads let's check. >> reporter: accident on the golden gate bridge for about the last 50 minutes has been tied up the ride and somewhat surprisingly this crash has not yet been cleared as much traffic not backed up all the way across the bridge. >> reporter: reported as a seemingly minor accident and and and appear it take so long to clear. >> reporter: but beyond this point all late alexander be on the thought south on 11 ride this low-cost extra 510 minutes. have been otherwise could commute on 101 softbound. >> reporter: bay bridge right we still have a backup westbound heavy traffic even out of the macarthur mayest they're not due to the bar protest this morning if you decide to drive you have to contend with barely been a backup. at the backup >> reporter:

there is no whitewash to pretend the events didn't happen in embarcadero. the issues of ceqa, if the events caused the building to be historic and those events happened all around embarcadero. wouldn't those similar buildings be historic. i think that defeats the historian guidelines for the ceqa and historic determination. you have to show there are facts supporting that. here, the department concluded based again and not just on their own evaluation but on the independent evaluation who also did the evaluation in 2009 and found the building was a historic resource based on the events. the difference between 2009 and today and why nobody thought about the embarcadero facade is the building was going to be demolished. that puts the entire category in another consideration. but today it formed the bases for historic preservation, that is being preserved when thinking in the more common situation if the basic historic preservation with contact with associations. i'm hoping that again, if you look at the facts and i can read them but they are in our letter and

well with the seawall shortly after the guidelines the port adapted the waterfront and in 2004 the embarcadero historic district and in 2014 the land works historic district we've found that the current sign guidelines are not responsive to how you place signage on historic structures and don't allow full visibility with the one-size-fits-all approach as you go down the pier protons the building inspection buildings go don't meet the needs how signage goes on historic structures the attempt to look at those and come up with solutions the good news throughout the last 10 to 15 years since the adaptation of the waterfront plan we've had success in the development world we've worked with the state historic officer as to how to put signage on buildings we've heard again, a great concern on how to put signage on those buildings in the embarcadero praumd how to place signs on buildings in a manner it's consistent with the secretary standards for historic renovation we've also heard concerns about placing the sooifrnz on the seawall how the developers with familiar with the city sign and it's differe

the common wealth club. their new headquarters at 110 embarcadero. san francisco beautiful supports the club's proposal to renovate the building that has long been neglected. with the design proposal sensitive to community needs and to preservation. the club has appropriately honored the historic events associated with this building by preserving and restoring the historic stuart street facade. their careful attention to the historic prominence of the building is show cased by their effort to educate visitors about the history of the building and the water front area, particularly of the labor history. the common wealth club's relocation to the neighborhood along with their extensive programs for all age groups will increase civic engagement and activation at the water front. san francisco beautiful request that you uphold the planning department and planning commission's preliminary mitigated negative declaration and advance this project. policy manager, san francisco beautiful. >> public speaker: madam president, members of the board. my name is rod

over the embarcadero in san >>> good-bye 2014, hello 2015. ireworks lit up the sky at midnight over the embarcadero in san francisco as hundreds gathered below to ring in the new year. good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> you missed a good show last night. >> we did. >> happy new year, i'm frank mallicoat. 5:00 on this new year's day. as we welcome a new year, many people not welcoming the temperatures that are coming along with it. part of the bay area hit freezing overnight. some of the coldest temperatures we have seen in the last couple of weeks. >> it looks like in this video everyone listened to you, roberta. they bundled up. >> they just felt the chill. most notably, important to wear a hat because you lose like most of your heat, your boat temperature heat, through your head. and i notice a lot of people are wearing hats last night. it was really a pristine night for fireworks. >> it was beautiful. >> right? >> did you see the moon coming up this morning coming in, too? >> it's a half moon

something that you should know is that the embarcadero station will be closed. it closed five minutes ago. also, i can tell you now that the protests are supposed to be starting at 9:00 and will last until 1:00 in the morning, i'm told. kron 4 news reporting live from san francisco. >> we're keeping an eye on the chilly temperatures. right now not too bad in some places. san francisco is still 52. but temperatures dropping into the low 40s in a number of locations including san mateo and san jose. all of those places 44. 42 in sunnyvale. we're headed for the 30s and even the 20s overnight. so if you're headed out this evening, 40 for the most part right now. but those 30s are not far behind. as we move into the 10:00 hour, you can see the 30s filling in inland. and then by midnight, we're seeing 30s in the north bay. more 30s in the north bay. portions of the south bay will be in the 40s though, closer to the coastline. then the 30s take over the picture tomorrow morning. also we will see some 20s briefly tomorrow morning out the door. so here is what you can exp

and the utility of the structure along the embarcadero and the bulk head buildings that is really important to understand the seismic risks as we go forward into public planning seawall rise the commission asked us to be mindful about the policy for the capital plan this slide is showing the projected seawall rise for 36 inches blus a hundred year flood that has a one percent chance of happening in my one year it is projected for 21 hundred you see the current shoreline there's flooding in multiple areas many mission bay and the creek and the downtown areas of san francisco if you look at the projects for 20050's that are 12 inches plus a hundred year flood it protects the city from flooding it may need improvements but it won't last forever we don't know when this seawall rise will hoop the science is pointing out at regions so looking at a section view if you have been walking along the seawall the water level has been my right up a pier level in some cases with the storm surge and with 12 inches of seawall rise the piers are subject to frequent flooding with 36 niches regularly flooded a

. >> reporter: on the cold final night of 2014, the hot seat in town was any seat along the embarcadero. >> your resolution to make sure dad doesn't get you out in the cold? >> yeah. >> reporter: and the warmest spot in the propane bill on kevin hutney's hot dog stand. the heat is going to cost you. >> we are going to do them for four. >> reporter: and the fashion police night need to look the other way during the new year. the only sparkle was coming from the bay bridge light because the trend of the day was layers. >> a sweater, another sweater. hoody and the jacket. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but the clear skies didn't necessarily mean clear headed thinking or warm winds for every new year's reveler. >> bare legs. no tights. >> no tights. tights don't go with this. >> reporter: there is always next year to make common sense a resolution. >> i will be inside watching the fireworks from the warmth. >> muni, cal train and vta offering free rides home tonight. and taxis are fighting uber's surge pricing with $10 flat fares in san francisco. >>> at midnight, a freeze warning kicks in for m

tens of thousands of people lined the embarcadero for the midnight show. some of them were dressed for the chilly temperatures. others not so much. >> pants, sweater -- i know the sweater -- hoodie and the jacket. >> we got the sequins out. i see you have a jacket on, but bare legs. >> bare legs no tights. tights and [ indiscernible ] don't go together. >> she looks cute. temperatures were down in the 40s by the time the fireworks started. >>> and the crowd along the embarcadero included a few dozen people protesting against police shootings. police kept an eye on them as they marched down the embarcadero in a peaceful demonstration. some of the people in oakland were arrested after bottles were thrown at police officers a group in oakland failed to disperse when ordered to do so. police were on high alert after a banner was posted at a fire station with a threat against police officers on january 1. >> the oakland police department is aware of threats that have been made against law enforcement agencies. >> because of the threats against officers, oakland

take a look at the embarcadero right now from sky 7 hd. hundreds of thousands of people are expected. police say they are prepared for both the crowds and the protesters. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is there live with more. >> reporter: well, we are going to see two protests tonight. one in oakland and the other of course in san francisco. both beginning at 9:00 this evening. now, police here in san francisco have increased the number of officers that will be out on the streets tonight. they always do. but they hope that these demonstrations don't become a major distraction. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: while many were planning their new year's eve celebrations, these demonstrators appeared in front of san francisco's hall of justice to say for them, it would be a night of protest along the embarcadero. >> hundreds of people are coming out. it's a perfect time to send our message out that this is going to continue to happen, we are not going to stop. >> reporter: demonstrators have made it a habit to protest on major holida

they are also not stopping at the embarcadero station. e protesters there and now we hear protesters are headed to the powell station in san francisco. that's not closed yet but we are keeping an eye on that. right now embarcadero, montgomery, b.a.r.t. stations closed. trains are not stopping there. we're keeping an on eye on the powell situation. one protester has been arrested at the montgomery station. this has been planned. it ended in a march on martin luther king day. protesters have released demands including for bart to drop all charges against the black friday 14. that's a group of 14 activists arrested for chaining themselves to a bart train at the west oakland station on november 28th. we're looking at a train that's empty right now. >>> tori? >> there is a couple of people on there. it looks like the door is opening. sal? >>> bart has reopened the montgomery station. trains are running through embarcadero. we're also getting information that some of the protesters may be heading to powell. what bart appears to be doing wherever

little bit cold you know we're not used to it. >> reporter: he plans to watch fireworks along the embarcadero in san francisco with thousands of others. >> we've got extra heaters coming in to make sure that all areas are sufficiently at comfortable temperature. >> reporter: get down the street at this water bar, strong winds toppled a few plants yesterday. now it's much calmer. they're prepared for a busy new years eve. >> we open up reservations 30 days in advance. so on december 1. and we were at about 50% capacity within the first day. >> reporter: the fireworks display is close to both restaurants. >> there as 4,000 to 5,000 devices that are going to be fired in a 15-minute period of time. >> reporter: he is with the pyrospectacular. he expects weather to cooperate. >> the heavy winds are supposed to subside this afternoon. we don't shoot until tonight at midnight. my understanding there could be a breeze normal winds. >> reporter: barricades are up as spd has extra officers as the city rings in the new year. >> it is a family event. no alcohol. so we're asking for them not to bring alco

a live look for you at the embarcadero, where hundreds of thousands of people are expected along the waterfront. so definitely bundle up if you are heading out. >> spencer christian is live outside with your fireworks forecast. happy new year spencer. >> happy new year to you. things are looking really great so far. clear skies all over the bay area but it will be pretty cold. let's take a look at current conditions with live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies a few high clouds around and notice the winds have dropped off significantly from those powerful gusts we had yesterday and last night. right now we don't see any gusty conditions at all. let's move along to a live view from mount tam looking down on the bay. these are current temperature readings. 57 in san francisco, oakland 56 55 san carlos, 54 apiece at san jose morgan hill and half moon bay. beautiful view of the western sky from the east bay camera in emeryville. 62 right now 62 in santa rosa. upper 50s at napa novato concord, livermore. 50 in fairfield. here's our midnight -- event planner midnight forecast for new year's eve. ou

hundreds of thousands will gather to watch the fireworks along the embarcadero. and take a look at the growing crowd in new york's types square. there they're expecting about 1 million people to make their way. this celebration before midnight, back there right now it's about 9:30. while we await the arrival of 2015 in the u.s. australia has already welcomed the new year in in its usual grand style. now, that's grand. fireworks lighting up the skies of sydney over the city's harbor. more than 1 million people at the harbor for the world-famous show. >>> back live to times square sarah live in the middle of awe the excitement bundled up and looking warm. >> reporter: i've got to bundle up, it is in the 20s here tonight. but a million people are braving the cold to come to one of the world's biggest celebrations. times square shut down tonight, transformed into one massive street party. bundled up and ready to celebrate. more than 1 million people are prepared to ring in the new year in iconic times square. >> winter coats, gloves scarves, freezing our tails off to

this is the embarcadero in san francisco. thousands of people will gather to watch the fireworks show there. you can count on it being coped. earlier today in san francisco the sun was out but so were coats, hats and gloves. runners braved the weather bundled up. in san jose thousands were in the cold last night. they had no power. wind toppled a tree taking down eight power poles on silver creek road. neighbors say their homes were freezing! for much of the night. >> and we heard a big boom. and my kids went out and checked and the post was down and we had no power until almost midnight last night. >> we we have no power or heat. >> power is still out for more than 3,000 customers. our team is keeping an eye on this cold windy weather. first, ryan takeo has the clean- up across the bay. >> reporter: liz, we are bundling up getting ready for tonight's fireworks show here on the embarcadero. but most of today was spent cleaning up from last night's dangerous winds. >> it was crazy. >> reporter: winds brought down trees on el ca

we have perfectly clear skies here above the embarcadero, so the show should be spectacular.t show for everybody. again, that show gets underway midnight tonight. lasts for about 15 minutes, and they're promising, it's going to be a spectacular show. >> i was there last year, and it was great last year. >> couldn't ask for better weather. >> exactly, thanks christian. >>> a popular east bay sports bar announced it's closing. a go to spot for fans to watch games and wet their whistles. this video was taken during the world series. it was named after giants first baseman, willie mccovey. they plan to move near at&t stadium. >>> the mavericks surf competition opens tomorrow. but this year, there will be no public festival at the big wave competition. unforeseen circumstances and challenges are what forced the change. they plan to announce sometime soon how fans can watch the surf contest. in the past, there's been a live internet stream. the festival has been held in half moon bay for the past couple of years. that move came after people at the beach at pillar point were knocked

underway that is looking at how to increase 2 feet within the tunnels there are many things like the embarcadero turn around but we're planning the use of all of the light rail fleet in particularly looking at the problem in our system the tunnel f in the prlt to the tunnels and and the related issue i'll take up with director nolan i know there's changes i believe there's changes in the way we're running the shelter service we may want to reinvite revisit the shuttle service and worthwhile to have a brief update of our our pilots went i get oath questions as we're planning to purchase new cars i imagine the questions where are we in the shuttle service. >> if i may to add the truck tunnel to approve the other things and the shuttles 90 days or so we're going to redo the rail schedule from top to bottom we've continued to make adjustment in the real schedule based on the active car count rather than what we have i believe we've turned a corner with the car council holding it another a level that allows us to deal with what we can by capacity having two car trains in the m for the most part but i

we'll begin this half hour with a look live at the embarcadero. city expects it will be packed with thousands of people by midnight. you can see people are already starting to gather on the embarcadero. but we still got two and a half hours or so before the fireworks. >> we'll have more on the celebrations ahead on the abc 7 news at 11:00 on channel 7. and at midnight, abc7news.com will stream the fireworks for you. >> well, we are still counting down to new year's in the united states. >> but in other parts of the world, the celebration is on. >> abc news reporter lindsey janus with a look at how they're ringing in 2015 elsewhere. >> sydney, australia at midnight. for the first time this breathtaking new year's light show captured by drone. seven tons of fireworks illuminating the sydney harbor bridge and the iconic opera house. celebrations from hong kong's victoria harbor to a glittering light show outside beijing's olympic stadium. in dubai, this spectacular display at the tallest building in the world. over 70,000 l.e.d. panels reaching nearly

. >>> kpix 5's ryan takeo joins us live from the embarcadero in san francisco. new year's eve celebrations are bound to get a little chilly. ryan, you're bundled up. >> reporter: the countdown is on. by the time 2015 arrives there will be a frost advisory in parts of the bay area. >> i haven't been to a fireworks show for a long time. >> reporter: and never celebrated a new year with a waterfront fireworks show. her family is ready for the cold temperatures. >> so we packed everything and all our jackets. >> reporter: with about 200,000 others packing the waterfront, police have barricades ready to deal with what is sure to be a zoo. at an actual zoo animal keepers in oakland are trying to keep the animals warm. these tortoises are not used to frigid nights. >> a lot of our animals at the zoo come from more tropical environments and need more heat than we have in the bay area. >> reporter: the zoo double- checks the heating systems and added more heat lamps ahead of the cold. the tortoises have their own heated barn >> the barn usually stays above 70 degrees so i

adjacent stations the worst-case scenario you could see ripple effects and trains are stopped at the embarcadero station that is when the problem begins because trains coming from the east bay into san francisco and start backing up behind if they cannot get trains out of the montgomery street station that we did and i did change into san francisco. >>george: is not unusual to see a back up at this hour this being friday perhaps there's a little more traffic that is pure speculation the west bowriders our results for west grand avenue and that is not a completely unusual circumstance for friday morning looking into ride for 92 in december sale hours it was a lie in the easy ride still in both directions and speaking of bridges of all the advisory is in effect and was recently updated for the ride on interstate 680 across the bernice a brisk this morning but that is the only bridge so far to be under the official advisory less get a look at the web of the weekend is coming >> erica: we're looking at a 10 percent chance in the activity we do see will be far north of the golden gate bridge i think

at the embarcadero station, go to the muni that, will get you around the delay and then get back on the b.a.r.t. headed towards powell street. if you're coming the opposite direction, hop on powell or whatever station you'll be at, skip the montgomery station, take embarcadero and eventually back over to the oakland side. keep in mind, because of these protests, that could go on, we don't know how long it could go on and how it could disrupt service. overall if you are using the b.a.r.t. today, use the muni to avoid protests. we don't have any delays reported on the muni or the caltrain or bca but we wivta bu we'll track this closely. >>> a story still developing right now, that massive hunt for terrorist suspects across europe. an overnight raid authorities arrested more than two dozen suspects in france and germany and in belgium following a sweep where a firefight fwrobroke out two terrorist suspects were killed, stopping what belgian authorities say was an eminent attack. going gun [ gunfire ] yesterday belgian police plofd in a hideout in verviers where two suspects were killed, a

the crowd at the embarcadero include the dozens protesting against police. police kept an eye on them as they marched down the embarcadero. >>> a modest earthquake hit around 4:15 this morning. usgs says the quake was big a magnitude 5.3, 70 miles west of fern day about 100 miles south of oregon. residents noticed shaking, no damage and no injuries reported. >>> bundle up. the new year is off to a chilly start. here are some scenes today in downtown san francisco. inland areas in the low 30s. over into the temperatures were the coldest of the winter so far. the cold has sucked all the moisture out of the atmosphere than combined with the winds has made for -- and that combined for the winds has made for very clear visibility. >>> a new year's day tradition on san francisco bay. dozens of swimmers got on a couple of boats before dawn and jumped off near alcatraz and braved the chilly waters back here to san francisco. they swam to aquatic park swimming right up to the beach before finally standing up. they are moving a little slowly there afterwards. they say

. >> the presentation of the lbe request for retail space located at pier 3233 on the embarcadero san francisco law business currently working with the community-based organizations. >> good afternoon commissioners congratulations to commissioner adams and commissioner president katz thank you for your leadership throughout it last year and continuing to carry on on behalf of the staff happy new year to commissioners and we're delighted to be starting off our presentation for this informational presentation as i said for this pilot retail community at pier 33 and a half this is a project that started back with an rfp in april of 2014 which went out to a number of community-based organizations we are engaged in with an extensive outreach for the diversity among the poor retail tenants when i do our presentation give you an overview of what the project objectives are and just a brief description of the rfp process a description of the respondents, talking about the evaluation process and i'm going to turn it over to bob davis what is the principle analysts that's joined the port to disc

>>:reporter: in the embarcadero san francisco side of the bridge.inly 40 degrees this morning. this afternoon will repay is to place it was sunny and mild weather and high as well end up in the low 60s. and over the weekend we have a very slight chance of rain. things are changing with the forecast and will keep you updated. darya folsom: 15 coverage of the fog. will teheran is that the bay bridge right now looking at the conditions. >>:reporter: when a column to scan center for nothing less talk about the fog he concedes a lot better than an hour ago. the cars into looking at are now passing the approach in getting into the tunnel. the fog is molding you look off into the dense in the distance and clearly see all plan as a clear day but right now you can see you can barely make it out. visibility is not as good at that location in but if you're heading to san francisco what struck the bay bridge particularly at this location the fog had lifted and is a beautiful tuesday morning. >>:reporter: san jose police are still searching for suspects wanted i