time limit on the meters. the only time when that is really important is when there is something going on at at&t park, at which point we definitely want them to 11:00 and definitely want special rates to apply. until 11:00, i understand you do it on the embarcadero, but it is a kind of different neighborhood at mission bay. and outside of game days, i do not think he will make enough money to warrant the extra enforcement you will have to put in, but i get that you want to be consistent. i would like you to monitor this very closely and see whether it is really necessary to run the meters until 11:00. we do not want to discourage our mission day retail, which we do not have much of yet. as i have talked to retail brokers who have said they want to be able to have turnover. they want to have people be able to park it to go to restaurants or what ever. the un limilimit of the nature e meters does not encourage that kind of thing. this is stuff we've been talking to the mta about are ready. the one size does not

you are not to go to the meter. you can use your smart phone and extend the meter? >> that is correct. >> any other comments? >> perhaps something that could be looked into that has not been discussed is if there may be some way of getting there through the parking cards you can purchase for the various leaders around the city, if there may be reduced rates to provide those cards to businesses in the area for employees. >> i can discuss that with mta. i will discuss that with mta. we're willing to do so in think we should come up and i cannot imagine it would be extremely difficult to manage that, but i will check in to see if that is feasible. >> thank you. >> item ten10c -- >> sorry. we have to to approve. approve. >> we have a motion on the table. it has been seconded. all in favor? >> item 10c, request approval to award the pier 7020 history historic buildings of element opportunity to orton development and to enter into exclusive negotiations for a lease and development agreement of these buildings to achieve the objectives specified in the ports october 4, 2011

i think it makes sense to hold off on the meter banking fee. the citation increase, it has been increased again by the state. we cannot continue to absorber that one. that will have to be passed on. parking meters into the evening in select neighborhoods in selected areas. we are lucky with this one. oakland tried to do this and it did not work. they didn't have the data to back it up. they could not show what kind of impact it would have on the business district. we do have a lot of the background and information. it does make a lot of sense to approach this as a neighborhood by neighborhood thing. we know not every meter needs to go from 6:00 until 9:00 or 10:00. it could help the business district. certain neighborhoods are going to embrace this. as we see how it works neighborhood by neighborhood, we will be able to move forward to other neighborhoods. the charge for parking, we thank the director for clarifying that. it is not so much that they oppose paying for the meters on sunday, it is so that they can buy enough time to talk about thei

the meter says to our parking. -- two-hour parking. but you will still not get two hours of parking. not that we did not try. and try. it turns out despite all the signs, these leaders maximum time is just one hour. the only place it says that is a little writing on their digital displays. >> you get one hour. >> if you try to put more than an hour's worth of money, you will not get it. >> the signs do not match up with reality. a third of the meters are broken. >> it is unfair. >> we called the city, we called a three-one-one. >> they told us there are times when the leaders and signs conflict. in this case, i am told the signs and decals are correct. the time limits on the meters will be updated. >> the fact that you guys help us out, we are so happy. it means that people can stay for two hours and not worry about getting a ticket. >> even the meager agrees, you can park for two hours. just like the sign says. >> a ilsley -- shostly sign. that story is still ahead. we are >> about 20 minutes ago a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck. no d

about one-third of the meters are broken. it is said. >> unfair. >> we call the city. we call 311. the problem was not getting solved. >> within 48 hours of asking them to explain the confusion they fix debt. they tell us there are times >> the fact that you help us out, we are so happy about it. it means people can actually come and stay for two hours and not have to worry about getting a ticket were moving their car. >> even the leader agrees you can park for two hours now just like the sign says. >> if you are not pinning you are missing out on the latest trend to sweep the internet. pinterest has become the fastest-growing website of all time. they added 70 million users in march. users create virtual bulletin boards and in links for items recipes, or even decorating ideas. in february, they drove more people to retail sites than twitter, google plus, linked in, and youtube combined. facebook is facing a firestorm over changes to its privacy policy. one change is that it is now called a data use policy. another change is language that says your friends actions can have an impac

the emergency also means that handicap drivers go back to being able to park anywhere at any meter for free with the handicap on display. >> parking, as so many of you realize, that is a premium. our goal is to create turnover parking. >> a bigger problem, not addressed, might be people with phoney handicap. he spots 8 to 9 fraud ewe 9 fraudulent. he doesn't have the enforcement authority. >> we know that they are parking at the meter and some key areas that we need to have turn over parking. >> 4 to 500 meters had been in place with another 600 waiting to be installed. that won't happen now. bruce johnson, 9news now. >> the d.c. council will revisit the issue in 90 days after he submits a report with what he is trying to accomplish. >>> the biggest risk to police officers not necessarily bullets or flames. it's getting hit by a car while they are stopped on the side of the road. tonight, authorities are out with a big campaign to tell us about a law that says you have to move over and slow down. >> i'm bruce leshan in college park. in maryland and in virginia, but so far, not in d.c.

as expected, the metering lights have been activated. we are starting to the world that a week westbound. there are no problems, we are still incidents free of the upper deck. there are no hot spot to try get around the bay area. your ride to the san mateo bridge, as the switch over to 92 and look at the right side of the screen, is delighted and use wisely move to this of the clock tower. on the golden gate bridge, no delays. the volume is up and the drive time from marin county is still an easy one. 23 minutes. if you are leaving san francisco headed for sfo, you have an easy 12-16 and a drive the and and and when you entered the freeway. no problems on 101 south of or for the rest of the peninsula commute. fulfill >>mark: members of the l.a. unified school boards are calling for changes to make it easier to fire employees in cases of sexual misconduct. fistic officials plan to announce to resolutions, one called on legislators and california to streamline the dismissal process for teachers in sexual misconduct cases. the other makes it

both the metering lights or at the the early.is often the case when wind advisories are issued. your ride on the san mateo bridge this morning, eastbound and westbound is problem free with no delays. the volume has definitely increased westbound. i noticed some flashing lights on the right-hand shoulder. if it appears as though there could be installed. from the golden gate, take a look at 101 southbound from marin county. problem free across the sands here if let's check the traffic maps. the ride in the east bay, 680 southbound still looks good. the ride on 80 westbound is starting to show how the lives of the slowing. with in the san ramon valley, heavy traffic on 580 westbound and the potential for a hot spot on the sunol grade for leading to it on 680 southbound. there are reports of debris in the lanes. first, it was reported as a ladder. even after it was clear from the lanes, a number of vehicles have flat tires and are sitting on the right- hand shoulder a winning tow trucks or other help. so in the south bay, things are

they had to pay but got twice the posted time on the meter. the stoppage means you won't be charged a $250 fine if you park at the meters even if you don't have a disability permit. >>> time to get the forecast now. meteorologist veronica johnson, a foggy start. still warm, though. >> yeah. put on your fog glasses. maybe that will help. i don't know. your fog lights, right? yeah. turn on your fog lights. we've got some dense fog. look at gaithersburg. right in d.c., cambridge, pax river, and i think areas just south of annapolis, too. the visibility right now is down right around a quarter of a mile. we're going to see it gradually improve. i don't think the fog is going to completely lift until around 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. this morning. so conditions north of d.c. and east of d.c. right now the worst. not too bad in leesburg or manassas now. let's talk temperatures out there now in -- definitely today it's going to be warm again for us, into the 70s. areas down south plenty warm, too. that warm air starting to get shaved back more and more as the

i want to speak to the issue of funding parking meter fees. i want you to understand the impact that this would have on our christian congregations throughout the city. most people do not have parking lots. some of them are historic churches that were built well before the use of the automobile. we can only imagine what would happen, 15 minutes into the service, when there is an exit to feed the parking meter. some of these people have to walk long distances to find their cars. they would just give up, missing out on their worship experience and very important fellowship experience that happens afterwards. we understand the need for more revenue. one could understand this extension as a way for the law of unintended consequences that could have a serious impact on many communities of faith in our city. we respectfully ask you to reconsider your plan to extend parking meter fees during sunday's. thank you very much. >> keeping a brief, if the parking meter leaders were able to facilitate longer periods of time if it was implemented near the vari

would you rather have them focusing on the meters, rather than double parking? i think -- i would like to find out the deployment numbers. how many people do you have today versus yesterday, sunday, or saturday. if you do not hire more pco's to handle these issues or focus on certain violations more than others, i think it is useless to raise fines. first, we need to review publicly the number of violations given now for these types of issues. it is more lucrative to give a double parking violation. >> motion to approve. >> is there a second? on the topic itself, i strongly support this. it particularly bothers me about bicycles on sidewalks. after all of the efforts that this board has made to improve bicycle safety around town, it is unconscionable. i hope that a strong message goes out. >> i will just remind the board, and the public, that it was referred back at the last meeting. we had more presentation about the number of citations on the number of pcl's. -- pco's. we brought it back to the board. >> i want to second my support for this locally, as well as

here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, you can expect the metering lights to be going on 6:02 let'sead back to the desk. >>> they head to an education rally in sacramento. paul chambers joins us with their plans to make us heard, paul? >> reporter: just as you said, you can see there is a line and there is actually two buses and they expect them to be holding a brief rally in san jose and they will be boarding buses to the state capital. these students will be joining up with thousands of other bay area students and staff including people who began a four day walk last thursday. once they get there, they say they want their voices to be heard. they say it is so that the government will put an end to slashing the education budget while increasing tuition costs. >> the facts that it cost an upwards of $30 a unit right now makes it incredibly difficult to pay for school and that does not include books or what it costs to get to school. >> reporter: they would like state officials offset the costs and they want the millionaires taxes to be raised. as you can see they are about to board

the tops are painted red. >> do you note meaning of those meters? up next, information that could keep you from breaking the law. >>> we've got cool temperatures to start your day. we've got clouds on the increase and some rain back in the forecast by later this afternoon. we'll time that out for you and take a look at traffic coming up right after the break.  >>> welcome back. it is 5:15. good morning, guys. >> good morning. everybody is excited it's friday. >> the weather was so nice yesterday. >> the weather was gorgeous. i don't need to tell you. the high temperature was 07 degrees at reagan national. >> strolling out of the park yesterday with the children. almost had a picnic. almost. >> picnic? >> almost. >> i thought you said a piglet there. >> i may have said that but i was trying to say picnic. it's early. i don't start talking right until 6:00. >> right now at reagan national, we are 43 degrees. gaithersburg at 32. we are on the chilly side. much colder than we were 24 hours ago and you are going out to take the dog for a walk. bring

all must now pay at meters and the red top meters are for disabled drivers only. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> the former head of the faa appeared in court today on drunk driving charges. randy babbitt was arrested in fairfax is he? december. he was driving on the wrong side of the highway. today's hearing was continued until may. >>> a showdown in the senate today over birth control, republicans tried but failed to roll back a provision of the healthcare law that requires most employers or insurers to cover the cost of contraceptives. fox 5's tom fitzgerald reports. >> reporter: when healthcare reform became law, it mandated employers offer free contraceptive care in their health insurance. >> the clerk will call the roll. >> reporter: in the senate thursday republicans offered a measure to end that mandate saying it forces churches and religious groups to violate their beliefs on birth control and abortion. >> i believe that such a mandate poses a threat to our religious freedom. >> it's not within the power of the federal government to tell anybody what to beli

> i have seen across the city times when people, perfectly able bodied people are taking up all the metered because they want to steal working from us. >>> all right, it's a story you first saw on fox 5 news, customers with serious allegations against a tax filing company. >> now the feds are getting involved, that's coming up next. time now 4:51. what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. >>> a big development in a story you saw first on fox 5, the justice department has filed suit against a tax preparation company. >> the company has been involved in fraud against both customers and the irs. tom fitzgerald has the latest. >> reporter: fox 5 started looking into instant tax service in february. >> when i go to pick up my check it's short and i'm like this is not right. >> they didn't give me no paperwork. >> reporter: now the justice department is suing the instan tax service. >> these fran chases have been engaging in perva

on the bay bridge, it could mean early activation of the metering lights. we could have a bigger than normal backup. the san mateo bridge has no such problems. the golden gate southbound, traffic is moving pretty smoothly. they have added a fourth lane southbound. >>darya: we have been talking about a week of rain, >> we will have a break for most of the day. as for right now we're seeing showers in the north bay and the some near the santa cruz mountains. really light activity in the north bay. here is the white you again, we still have some wet weather tracking to the north bay. it will be the north bay that sees a lot of these impulses. it will be tonight we see things picking up again and again. for the most part the winds are not a big factor as they were yesterday. mid-60's in san jose, los cousin morgan hill. and >>darya: miss san lorenzo river is threatening the santa cruz boardwalk after the river's path changed course. as craig skalar tells us, the city is trying to keep the damage from getting worse. >>craig: experts say the river has shifted to t

you have the meter. that's how pg and e /khrarpblgs us. you have the big main. usually there are 60 or a hundred or 50. the little guys are 20-15-30. if you want to shut off the power you shut off the little guys first than the main. when you throw a switch there is the arch. like water when water flows in an old house any you shut it off quick you get the hammer effect? that's like electricity. is it safe to do it if you smell natural gas? show of hands. >> nobody has their hands up. it's not safe to flicking any switches if you smell natural gas. how about if there is smoke coming out of an outlet. if you shut this off in an area where there is no gas, good idea. >> just about anything can be a hazardous material, cleaners, solvants, hair products anything can be hazardous. they are every where. the only time they are hazardous if they are misused our there is a disaster. do you see these in san francisco? that's probably propane. we have a port. in an industrial area. it identified where they are stored. are there hazardous storage places in this air? no. are

slow traffic stays with you to the metering lights. e golden gate, southbound traffic is moving well approaching the toll plaza. san mateo bridge, there is an accident southbound 880 approaching 92 at hayward. so far traffic is fine at san mateo toll plaza. >> tomorrow morning, things will be much different. >> especially in the north bay. more on the rain tomorrow morning. but that is going to do it for now. we'll be back with a local update at 7:24. keep track at the latest breaking news at twitter and talk about it on facebook.

the metering lights just went on. f extra time if you need to get into san francisco. finally san francisco this is a live look at 101. traffic on the bottom portion of your screen they are heading downtown. the taillights are folks heading to sfo. no delays in the city. let's check in with steve. >> thank you very much. happy friday everybody. we have clear skies. it will be sunny and warm. a little cold this morning. much colder to the cloud cover. temperatures will be warming up as we go into the weekend. clear skies now. patchy fog and frost most lows are in the upper 30s to low 40s. a breeze helps although it's not too bad around here. 30s and 40s will give way to a lot of upper 50s. that is a big old dome of high pressure. it's coming right over you and me. so if i can steal a line from herman herman song the weather be dandy. sunny and breezy. temperatures in the 60s. [ laughter ] and upper 50s low 60s. it will be warmer tomorrow. what? yeah. the morning lows will be cold. 70s near 70s for highs on the weekend.

they have become a familiar sight at a quarter of the 28,000 parking spots. these sf park meters and street sensors use realtime data to raise and lower pricing at some of the most in demand parking areas, the goal is to make it quick and easy to find available spaces. >> took me less than a couple minutes to find a space that usually not easy. >> reporter: it launched in 2010 letting drivers pay for parking by credit card, coin and cell phone. they hope to get funding to extend it after its pilot part end this summer. transportation officials say it's had a big impact on parking patterns and penalties. >> our parking meter revenue is going up and the citation revenue is going down which is great. we would rather get it through the meter than by ticketing. >> reporter: some say its forced them to be more picky about where they park to get the most minutes for their money. >> good one will give you five minutes. >> reporter: critics say it penal eyes the poor or may drive drivers to park in private lots. >> may as well would go in to the building and use their parking lot. they ar

according to the audit, there is no actual meter readings for 4 1/2 years, and an actual bill led to ies sold at a tax sale. the city council president has spruced a resolution calling for a two-year moratorium on seizing properties based solely on unpaid water charges. officials say they've hired for employees to improve the system, and they promise an updated automated reading and billing system in the future. >> we're making additional steps we need to make, and we want to make sure our customers get their accurate, timely bills. >> and they say also right now the only meters that aren't being read -- and that is to say, the meters that are only being estimated -- are the ones that they can't get to. and so, they are saying that that accounts for about 1,400 meters throughout the city. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> jen, thank you. an annapolis man is in police custody this morning, accused of attacking his mother with a hammer. robert benscoter faces attempted murder charges after police say he hit his 61-year-old mother in the head and torso. we're told

. >>> feeding the meters on sunday is getting a chili reception from the -- chilly reception from theious community. they want to start operating meters between noon and 6:00. the head of the san francisco interface council says that plan could hurt churches. >> that would mean that because some of the services are like three hours that people would have to interrupt their worship life to come out and pay the meter. >> they want to add 1,000 new parking meters and raise the price of parking tickets by $5t. is part of a proposal to close a short fall. they will talk about this plan next tuesday. >>> demolition got underway at pier 6 in san francisco to make way for the new wharf. the new wharf will include 57,000 square feet of pedestrian access. half will be made up with a grassy area with tables and benches and it will create jobs and prepare the city for the america's cup race next year. >>> the whole foods grocery chain says they will stop selling seafood that is not considered sustainable. it will start on earth day april 22nd. relying on monterey bay aquarium they say they stop s

the meter what if for example someone comes up to you and says hey boy come on let's get out of here if i'll say no i will not go with you you're drunk again well that's why she's not trying but sober i will look over the meter that's right one shouldn't go anywhere with strangers. and. the end of. the book. in the metro the to me it's marie in a field of here's another actor of the theater. hello mary ethel old how you know mccain. let's go come on there is already aware of the upcoming changes in her friend's creative life so tell me victor what's posited in all caps in the playing. a soldier who world has killed and burned people's houses down. well don't worry about it let's say. don you. see. out. in the war well this library is where we rehearse for. something. good a good day who's you really here. one moment is here to. lose that lana. no no let's give it a try let's go. is the director and founder of the theater of the ingenuous which was created in one thousand nine hundred nine the actors are performed in many shows over the years now they're rehearsing a new production. l

on the upper deck things are thinning out because the metering lights have been activated. ride is problem free from marin county. this tests from >>darya: international news, the case of a florida unarmed teenager has made its way to the nation's capital. the parents of treyvon martin attended a forum on racial profiling into the briefly spoke before a congressional panels for thinking those who have rallied in support of their son. his mother reiterated this morning that she wants justice. there really believe this guy chased my son and my son was protecting himself. >>darya: while investigators are sorting out the events, the city has become a symbol of public outcry. treyvon was wearing a heady at the time he was killed. >>mark: in colorado, two people have been found dead. about 900 homes have been evacuated and thousands more on standby for evacuation. the fire could be the result of a controlled burn. >>darya: we will be back in just a couple of minutes as we continue to focus on weather and traffic. we do have shower activity still happening right now. the >>james:

they believe the water used to cool it was about three meters deep. they found the depth was only about 60 centimeters. the video shows the endoscope being lowered about six meters into the containment vessel, and reaching the water's surface. floating matter thought to be peeled paint and rust can be seen floating on top. the operator says the substances are not melted nuclear fuel. the technicians could not verify or identify areas of damage in the vessel but they did detect levels of radiation mesh tours 72,900 millisieverts her per hour. any human exposed to this amount would die within seven minutes. this is the first time since last year that technicians have been able to directly monitor radiation inside the vessel. the readings and shallow wateren a setback in efforts to scrap the reactor. spokes jnl persons for tokyo electric power company say they do not plan to end an endo scope into reactors number one and three because of the continuing high levels of radiation. >>> traders on the dow jones sold overnight. ai uchida joins me with details a

we have the metering lights on at the bay bridge., the wind is calmer and meteorologist christina loren will say it's probably helped with the fire fight. what's going on today? >> it's actually rather interesting. wind are calmest that they have been over the past 272 hours, it's a blustery week and we have calm conditions. one of the reasons why the dense cold air is able to settle to the surface and why we're freezing cold this morning from fairfield to santa rosa, even gilroy at 31, we're at 37 in oakland. we're headed toward near record warmth. a lot to talk with. a couple of storms next week, first we'll 2 back to you and today's other top stories. >> 6:33. san jose's finances will get a review by state auditors. lawmakers agreed to have the joint legislative audit committee hook at the the books for the past three years on the heels of a report that found the mayor grossly exaggerated the city's pension fund costs to sell a reform to voters. the awe dill will look at the pension obligation to the budget. the audit will take fo

the metering lights are on at the bay bridge. you can tell here.e are starting to see some delays behind those pay gates. it is jammed up for at least a 10-minute wait. more traffic coming up. back to you at the desk. >> we have a crew in el cerrito reporting on the two earthquakes we felt in the bay area this morning. >> we will get more information from the usgs. phoners from all over the bay area. we will bring you all of that information in a few minutes. the earthquake happens at 5:33 this morning. a 4.0. waking up a lot of people on this monday morning. we'll be right back. ,,,, ,,,,,,,, ♪ [ male announcer ] no success is overnight. ♪ it's about working harder. ♪ and smarter. ♪ it's the culmination of a million decisions. it's where you see yourself going and how you choose to get there. the all-new 2013 gs. our boldest response ever. there's no going back. ♪ >>> welcome back. if you're just joining us, we've been following breaking news in the east bay. a 4.0 quake centered near richmond. it happened around 5:33 this morning. and then a very