i performed at the marsh. i know that i can't imagine performing with construction noises in the background and how very vital and important it is to let people know exactly whenever they are going to be living next to an active wonderful marvelous theatre. thank you. >> good evening, my name is clarence isaac. i have lived in san francisco for 30 years now. i have attended the marsh since it's been in san francisco. to me it's an extraordinarily great place. to me it was astonishing and belittle i -- brilliant on your part to come up with what is best for the community. the developer i'm sure has a lot of money in this and he has a vested interest. at the same tone he needs to understand the environment he's moving into and the neighborhood he's moving into and needs to accept the decision you made that is you must be a good neighbor and treat your neighbors in a way that is not going to perhaps affect their ability to survive. that's what this is all at stake. for that i thank you for taking efforts to make s

i have attended the marsh since it's been in san francisco. to me it's an extraordinarily great place. to me it was astonishing and belittle i -- brilliant on your part to come up with what is best for the community. the developer i'm sure has a lot of money in this and he has a vested interest. at the same tone he needs to understand the environment he's moving into and the neighborhood he's moving into and needs to accept the decision you made that is you must be a good neighbor and treat your neighbors in a way that is not going to perhaps affect their ability to survive. that's what this is all at stake. for that i thank you for taking efforts to make sure the marsh doesn't thrive and survive. i think we can coexist. thank you for allowing that. >>> good evening, my name is joy and i'm speaking on behalf of the housing association. i'm asking you to comply with the last hearing. the last california code 56689.5 is inapplicable. i read the law. it's unapplicable on numerous ground because of the process not having been completed. the board o

i'm here for the marsh, for the community, for san francisco. i'm here to reiterate that the findings and conditions that you set out in desert ones that we are asking you to continue to find valid because they are. other people have been more effective in their speaking than before and i just want to say that i hope you continue to hear the depth of concern of the neighbors and the citizens that live in this area that we don't just start being blah blah blah. the message that has never changed and that's what we want you to remember as you uphold your fine decision that you made in december. >> my name is isabelle barz a. i have lived for 16 years 1 block away from the marsh theatre. i'm a resident for 16 years. my son works with a problem with the marsh especially myself. i have been a state employee for 29 years. i thought i was middle class but now it turns out i cannot afford the below market rates talked about now. the hoa fees. it's all a sham. i hope that the board that this appeals committee really makes a stand for diversity in this co

i performed at the marsh. i know that i can't imagine performing with construction noises in the background and how very vital and important it is to let people know exactly whenever they are going to be living next to an active wonderful marvelous theatre. thank you. >> good evening, my name is clarence isaac. i have lived in san an

item 7 a, b: 7aa appeal no. 13-095 the marsh, appellanttss vs. dept. of building inspection, respondent planning dept. approval 1050 valencia street. protesting the issuance on july 17, 2013, to m. rutherford trust / shizuo holdings, demolition permit demolish one-story restaurant building with 2,000sf of ground floor areaa. application no. 2010/12/27/7436. public hearing held dec. 11, 2013. for further consideration today and for the adoption of tentative findings and conditions. 7bb appeal no. 13-096 the marsh, appellanttss vs. dept. of building inspection, respondent planning dept. approval 1050-1058 valencia street. protesting the issuance on july 17, 2013, to m. rutherford trust / shizuo holdings, permit to erect a building erect a five-story, 12-unit apartment/retail/parking building with 3000sf of ground floor areaa application no. 2010/12/27/7437"s". public hearing held dec. 11, 2013. for further consideration today and for the adoption of tentative findings 7 abc and d. these will be heard together. item 7 a, b: 7aa appeal no. 13-095 the marsh,

the marsh is a valuable resource in a historic district. the decision you made in december is a brave one. the amount of attention it has gotten since then has been surprising special fully context with reality where there is so much construction happening and still we have an affordability crisis. i hope today we expect to have a floor building with 10-12 units with on-site affordable housing because we do need to retain economic diversity cultural diversity and art particular cohesion and neighborhood characteristics. thank you. >> hi. my name is mike mayor. i'm treasure of the liberty hill association and want to make a statement about affordable housing. lha supports affordable housing in the neighborhood. we made a public statement stating this includes on-site affordable housing and mission district development. ha does not support mission displacement of residents. along with everybody else thank you for all that you have done until now. is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners, the

the goal was to revitalize the marsh land. diversions like that, are among the 109 projects in the new costal master plan. >> many fisher mapp would rather see barrier islands rather than the dredges and diversions here on is mississippi inlet. they feel like if those barrier islands are built, sand and sediments that that will actually help the cause rather than damage their way of life. george rigs heads the nonprofit, and say the diversions are dangerous. that sending the fresh water into saline ecosystems is harmful. >> the commercial and recreational fishing industries are $4.1 billion a year industry. they employ over 17,000 jobs. >> and rigs doubts that more water diversions will help create new land. it won't rebuild over like the delta did, and we don't have 7,000 years to wait, what it will do is is totally devastate our fishing our commercial recreation and seafood industries. the organization that wrote the new plan. >> if we don't do anything, it will change to the point where you don't get to recover. >> he unders

. >>> the victim found in the north carolina marsh had suffered a violent death. she was beaten, stabbed and her nude body left in the marsh in the cold of winter. but who was this person? >> her remains were laid out in the lab, and she was somebody i saw every day. every day i go in the lab, turn the lights on, work on another case or we hold a class in there. i would look over at her and often wonder how long it was going to take to get any kind of confirmation. >> investigators had a theory that the killer was local. >> it had to be someone who had some familiarity with that particular plot of land. >> and if the killer was local, the victim might be as well. so investigators searched missing persons reports for caucasian females living in a 50-mile radius who disappeared in the last 18 months. this yielded a number of possibilities, but the closest match was 31-year-old scarlett wood. she was unmarried and living at home so she could care for her mother who was suffering from liver cancer. on the night she disappeared, she told her mother she was going to a p

. >> fire was right in the middle of a marsh makes it awfully tough to put out. firefighters wade through water just to get close to fight the flames. good evening. >> i'm carolyn johnson. fires burning off willow pass road and that's where allen is with the latest for us. allen? >>reporter: this battle is all but won tonight and there is a crew out here making sure it stays down, but when you see how fast this fire consumed 40 acres, you will understand why they are still keeping an eye on it. as the sun went down on pittsburgh, firefighters gain control of what they called an unusual fire. >> burning on top of water fire on water. >>reporter: 8 to continue feet high burned over a bogy marsh filled with 3 to four feet of fire. firefighters rely on cat walk for the flames but when those caught fire they slog through the marsh. this is non-operational this plant so there was no threat of power outage but threat from transmission lines above. >> pg&e transmission lines contain high voltage and in some cases smoke matter burning from fires cause arcing between the li

we've heard about the deleterious effects on dredging the marsh to the endangered species. i'd like to also talk about the berm. the berm is something that created that whole zone in there and it's not long for this world [speaker not understood] and periodic el nino [speaker not understood]. so, you're maybe facing some involvement with the san mateo supervisors. i've heard the san mateo county supervisors, at least two of them, are dead set against what they call [speaker not understood] or beach armoring. beach armoring has wiped out pacific [speaker not understood]. all of that has happened dows -- and then, increased or exacerbated because [speaker not understood] having [speaker not understood]. so, please, have a full e-i-r so hopefully that issue will be brought up in the e-i-r. thank you. >> next speaker. >>> my name is tom bennett and a golfer, [speaker not understood]. been on several trips with sharp golf club members. i'm here not to argue against sharp park, but for good environmental [speaker not understood]. for over 40 years or almost 30 years, 20 in the ar

. >> fire was right in the middle of a marsh makes it awfully tough to put out. ghters wade through water just to get close to fight the flames. good evening. >> i'm carolyn johnson. fires burning off willow pass road and that's where allen is with the latest for us. allen? >>reporter: this battle is all but won tonight and there is a crew out here making sure it stays down, but when you see how fast this fire consumed 40 acres, you will understand why they are still keeping an eye on it. as the sun went down on pittsburgh, firefighters gain control of what they called an unusual fire. >> burning on top of water fire on water. >>reporter: 8 to continue feet high burned over a bogy marsh filled with 3 to four feet of fire. firefighters rely on cat walk for the flames but when those caught fire they slog through the marsh. this is non-operational this plant so there was no threat of power outage but threat from transmission lines above. >> pg&e transmission lines contain high voltage and in some cases smoke matter burning from fires cause arcing between the lines or

the marsh land made it ugh to fight. what is happening right now? >> reporter: well, 5 minutes ago, contra costa county fire crews cleared out of the area after hours of putting off names after 40 acres of marsh land burned this afternoon. >> fire on water. >> call it a omen for the fire season that hasn't begun yet. they burn intensely. >> announcer: was fought from had air and the ground. the dern not the non--- the concern not the power plant or empty oil tankers but the pg&e lines and 250 nearby homes. >> there was a issue, they told us to stay inside. hopefully it doesn't catch fire. >> the rush to put out the flames to prevent them from getting worse and destroying local air quality for days. >> the fire can burn to the subservice and if that starts burning it is difficult to put that fire out. >> with flames raging on water and a drought looming, firefighters know they are in for a long haul. >> we are surprised at the aggressive fire behavior in march. we are concerned about the fire behavior we will get this summer. >> concerned about june,

. >> fire was right in the middle of a marsh makes it awfully tough to put out. rs wade through water just to get close to fight the flames. good evening. >> i'm carolyn johnson. fires burning off willow pass road and that's where allen is with the latest for us. allen >>reporter: this battle is all but won tonight and there is a crew out here making sure it stays down, but when you see how fast this fire consumed 40 acres, you will understand why they are still keeping an eye on it. as the sun went down on pittsburgh, firefighters gain control of what they called an unusual fire. >> burning on top of water fire on water. >>reporter: 8 to continue feet high burned over a bogy marsh filled with 3 to four feet of fire. firefighters rely on cat walk for the flames but when those caught fire they slog through the marsh. this is non-operational this plant so there was no threat of power outage but threat from transmission lines above. >> pg&e transmission lines contain high voltage and in some cases smoke matter burning from fires cause arcing between the lines or down

it just buried itself into the marsh. >> a second engine was alongside. a third was on the opposite side of the bridge. four derailed cars were nearby. as a local salvage crew began the grim task of pulling the dead from the bayou, investigators wanted to know what caused the deadliest accident in amtrak history. >>> in the early hours of september 22, 1993, amtrak's sunset limited plummeted off the bayou canot bridge in alabama, killing 42 passengers and 5 crew members. ten minutes before the sunset limited derailed, a freight train crossed the bridge in the opposite direction without incident. so, what happened in those ten minutes? divers recovered the train's event recorder from the bayou, which is like an airline's flight data recorder. the tape revealed the train was traveling at 72 miles per hour and there was no brake application. whatever caused the crash, the engineer never saw it. investigators also discovered the signals on the track were green. >> the signals are controlled by a current that goes through the rail, and if the rail breaks, the s

use the correct procedures most prestigious tale the boats that are the whistleblowers john wilson the marsh mccabe said to be very pleased and thankful for the over our cars are marks on road safety minister brown has said he will be introducing regulations to make it clear that text in accessing the internet on the phone went riding even when it is a non speak rachel is illegal colin sullivan artsy news dublin castle. a photobooth reform to the dump our jaws of david to these rocks of the over i can say that this is something of a contrast to what i would shudder to say about all of this set. they are fulfilled that could be forgiven too much for would be what is government policy on all whistleblowers. this is as much of the city the commission does a good day. there was a glorious themselves go to every minister shares alan shepard's play opinion of mark and tell them that was a senior from where the minister was quoted an old name for this service he said. i'd say criticizing the commissioners propensity to get into scraps with these critics try to roll with it eats up with the pc and k

bisexual and transgender community purchased the beginning march to celebrate international women's day the marsh which was authorized by city authorities was attacked by anti gay protesters were swiftly detained by police some say discrimination against the gay community is linked to discrimination against women. the not so the idea that its termination of homosexuals also has a general them into it. it is particularly link homophobia because there is such a stereotype that male homosexuals demonstrate feminine qualities that they take the woman's role and this from society's corner view is the betrayal of its nature and society views as negatively and will achieve nothing. despite the harsh anti gay propaganda loss recently passed in the country analysts say that the country's attitudes are breaking away the old hysterical weights but progress is slow . i do the top hollywood tv writers have traveled to the melody and to participate in b is really produces associations tv writers summit where they will try to enlighten an audience of local industry professionals about the art of writing for the

the marsh lands behind will observe much of any major storm's power. a much smaller feature or 45-foot berm can protect at-risk homes. you can save million of dollars you plan to spend on armoring and pumping. my second issue, san francisco rec and park has consistently attempted to hide the big picture, that is the environmental impact of this project. behind smaller [speaker not understood] such as this pumping issue, they are worded in such a way so the biological effects there are hidden. so, i just sake all of you to vote for an e-i-r, thank you. >> next speaker. >>> good afternoon. my name is [speaker not understood] and i live in pacifica -- >> sir, can you speak into the microphone? >>> my name is edwin gear. i live in pacifa and i'm also on the board of directors at sequoia audubon and we have great interest in saving the guarder snake and the red legged frog. and i'm here today ~ to give voice to them and ask that you at least an environmental impact report before making any big decisions. it's so important that these animals are protected an

doubling their estimate, not 10, but 20,000 gallons had leaked into the nature preserve's marsh. third spill in this area coming from a 1,000-mile pipeline owned by sunoco stretching the length from texas to michigan. while news about these spills in utah and lake michigan and ohio were limited for now to the pages of local papers, they're becoming sort of a daily occurrence. and one day it's nearly 200,000 gallons all becoming just par for the course. the increasingly petroleum fouled course. that does it for us tonight. rachel will be back on monday. if you want to find me, you can find me on twitter at ari melber. up next, weekends with alex witt. >>> rattling nerves. a series of after shocks on the west coast after the second quake in the l.a. area in as many weeks. we have a live report next. >>> a new search area. have the latest efforts turned up anything in the plane mystery? is a potential breakthrough on the horizon? >>> the strong words from bridgette ann kelly after the christie administration report. >>> what would you do? the tale of a teenager who suddenly discovere

doubling their estimate, not 10, but 20,000 gallons had leaked into the nature preserve's marsh. this area coming from a 1,000-mile pipeline owned by sunoco stretching the length from texas to michigan. while news about these spills in utah and lake michigan and ohio were limited for now to the pages of local papers, they're becoming sort of a daily occurrence. and one day it's nearly 200,000 gallon gallons all becoming just par for the course. that does it for us tonight. rachel will be back on monday. if you want to find me, you can find me on twitter at ar ari melber. and as rachel would say, you guys, it's time to go to prison. good night. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> welcome to the jungle. >> one inmate makes himself at home in very familiar surroundings. >> i've been in this jail more

the goal was to revitalize the marsh land. diversions like that, are among the 109 projects in the new coastal master plan. rather than the dredging and diversions here. they feel like if those are built with sand is and sentimentses that that will actually help the cause, rather than damage their way of life. that sending the fresh water is harmful. >> the recreational fishing industries are $4.1 billion a year industries. they employ over 17,000 jobs. >> and ricks doubts that more water diversions will help create new land. >> it won't rebuild land like the dethat did. and we don't have 7,000 years to wait. but what it will do is totally devastate our fishes -- our commercial recreational fishing and seafood industry. >> you have the fresh water. >> jerome has the organization that wrote the new master plan. >> if we don't do inning, it will change to the point where we get to the point where we don't recover. >> he understands the concerns of environmental and fisherman. >> we will continue to lose our coast to the tune of 1

in the marsh, in the swamp. the same type of individuals who were at the alamo were in sam houston's army. it was a little larger, almost 600. and these were individuals of all races. they were people from the united states, foreign countries, from mexico, tejanos, and they finally decided that on april 20 , that they were going to stop where they were on the plains of san jacinto, in the marsh, and pitch battle. now the plan was to have the battle on april 22. what had happened was santa ana had already caught up with them. he had pitched his tents, he had his 1,000 or so soldiers, he had two other armies still in texas, moving toward him to reinforce him, and everyone expected this battle to take place on april 22. but, history and war determines when battles are to take place. sam houston talked to his commanders, they decided it was time on april 21 to do battle. history has always shown, battles take place at dawn. they still do. these texans didn't get around to it until noon on april 21 and they decided t

let's begin with our aviation correspondent rene marsh with the very latest. rene? >> a sudden shift in focus. again, this search zone has moved and authorities say that's thanks to a credible lead. that lead? more analysis of existing data with an entirely new search zone in play, does that mean crews wasted time searching the wrong area for more than a week? the new zone, roughly 1,023 square miles, larger than the state of new york and 300 miles closer to the australian coastline a shorter trip for search planes. >> this is our best estimate of the area in which the aircraft is likely to have crashed into the ocean. >> reporter: so why change everything three weeks after the plane disappeared? more radar and satellite analysis makes investigators believe the plane was flying faster than previously thought. as it moved between the south china sea and the strait of malacca.

. >> but a week after trisha's disappearance, they needed to go to the marsh grocery store. >> you thought you would be safe and you would be fine. >> exactly. not far at all. i can see the campus. what's going to happen? >> it was getting dark by the time they left the shopping center walking the same route tricia would likely have taken. >> we were maybe halfway up the road when heather turned to me and said, did you happen to notice that brown van? and i said, no. >> then the van passed again, slowly. >> we still were not alarmed. he came by again. >> a third time? >> a third time, yup. really slow this time. looking at us. the hair on the back of our necks started to stand up. >> the van pulled up right up be side them. >> how close, show me. >> he was, i mean, his wheels were right on the side of the curb. this was me. this was heather and he leaned over and started to say something and at that point we were both like -- run, just run. >> the girls called security, describing a two-tone van driven by a man with mutton chopped side burns. officers spotted the van and talked to the driv