it is fitting that the presidio parkway should be leading the way. i cannot and my remarks without acknowledging in a curtailed fashion the partnership of the federal government in the process, and particularly the leadership of secretary ray low hood -- ray lahood. they supported this project with generous allocations. i would be remiss if i did not also acknowledge the tremendous partnership that we have with the state, particularly through the good offices of the secretary and his staff. thank you of course speaker of the house nancy pelosi. we look forward to continue a fruitful partnership in the years to come. thank you very much. [applause] >> let me take a second now to acknowledge the president of the san francisco board of supervisors, david chiu, who has been a member of the board for the last year and a half and has impressed me as someone who cares about transportation despite the fact that he has to be in the trenches, fighting the battles on everything on the budget. our board does not have the luxury of being a single person -- a sing

that is one of two short tunnels that would connect the highway with the presidio. the top of the tunnel will connect the historic battery to lincoln boulevard and the national cemetery and give access to bicycles that go to the trails behind us. a temporary bypass would be built to allow traffic unimpeded during construction. the contract is funded entirely by the american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009. it started sooner than expected thanks to governor schwarzenegger's efforts in expediting this and getting it funded. this is getting construction workers back to where they belong, improving our aging transportation infrastructure. from this location, you can see the construction activity this project has created. the structure was built in 1936. the new one will accommodate future transportation needs and improve safety with wider lanes a continued shoulder and a wide landscaped area, and it will separate the traffic for northbound and southbound. this is an exciting time with the department and also the construction industry. the presidio parkway is the re

i also want to it knowledge the chief operating officer of the presidio trust. a major comeback indispensable partner in the product -- execution of this project. we have had the pleasure of working with him for several years and look forward to working with them and the future until the project is completed. i also want to acknowledge the first vice-president of the golden gate bridge district team. i also want to thank the chief engineer. of course, the study on doyle drive. mary curry, the leader of public affairs. let me take a moment to introduce the administrator of the federal highway administration. we are simply delighted that he has been able to take time from his busy schedule, which he spent reshaping the way we think about transportation, to come to san francisco to be here with us. when he leaves today, he will take with him this memento. it is a little shovel. we are giving you a paper shovel made right here in san francisco that has embedded in it native plant from the presidio. take them to your house, put them in a pot and you will have a piece

you a paper shovel made right here in san francisco that has embedded in it native plant from the presidio. take them to your house, put them in a pot and you will have a piece of the presidio park with forever. it may even bloom. plastic? no, it is recycled american paper. american trees. there you have it, the ultimate sustainable gift. victor mendez is an extremely good choice as the highway administrator. he has been on the job exactly one year and three days. victor was here in october to help us kickoff the project. he oversees almost 3000 employees at the highway administration. it is no stranger to overseeing things. as director of the arizona highway department, he had a challenge their. he is a civil engineer. i always like to say -- since i am a civil engineer, too -- we can actually manage, and many of them do. they can think big. there is another example of someone not buying the traditional idea of what a freeway is, how people should move, and in doing a tremendous job to change the thinking in washington. that has been recognized by professional organizations around the cou

some people say it's the ololdest building in san francio or the presidio officer's club. this is an adobe building built in the late 1700's and survived the earthquake. >> second location of the mission and original was two blocks down. >> and this was 1790. >> when they realized they built the original mission in the best farming area and moved it and 18th street had a creek flowing down it and that's why they move toda moved away and ae street used to be the barracks for the workers and i will use that term loosely and they weren't happy to be there. >> unhappy workers. >> they didn't want to be part of the mission at that time. >> how thick are the walls? >> probably two to 3 feet thick. >> and performed well in the 1 1906 earthquake? >> it does. does did. i think t to it didn't do well but this is so massive. >> another building and the sunny side conservatory and build in 1901 and fell into disrepair and people tried to demolish and got the permit and did a third of the building until the neighbors got up in arms. >> monterey boulevard. >> it's open to the public and

revenue to help the presidio remain self sufficient when federal funding runs out. the executive direct jerz 95% of their revenue comes from lease autos when preserving historic buildings, best thing to do is reuse them, you can lease them. it works well with the presidio. >> kevin was treated for broken bones here when he was a marine in 1978. >> i think it's nice that they are were able to do something with the old building. >> 40 units will be available at the end of the month. first move ins are expected in august. >> and coming up there has been a major deeb yaift on a popular diabetes drugs, experts say it increases of risk of heart tack and stroke. >>> a big element on the well spewing oil into the gulf of mexico. >> i'm sandhya patel. getting ready for hot days of summer. where temperatures will approach and where you can escape heat if you don't like temperatures coming up. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> after a government ordered delay, bp has begun testing a new cap on the leaking oil well. the valve on the top portion was sh

as a supervisor who represents district two and the presidio, we have had a number of committee hearings right here in land use on the proposed museum in the presidio that clearly did not work out. but one thing that i do want to say is how thrilled i am to see this actually come to fruition, to see it at that one moment where i think we are finally taking that step to make a reality, and in so doing, i would like to thank everyone that was involved in it. i would certainly like to thank the fissures for their generous gift, which really cannot be underestimated. i would like to thank moma for all the hard work they have put in to making all this work, and charles schwab, who before mr. fisher passed away, he was instrumental in helping to bring him to this point, and i just really do feel that this is one of the true great steps that san francisco will be taking in our cultural life and existence, and it is another facet, i think, to what we bring to the united states and our cities, so thank you very much. supervisor maxwell: thank you. and i remember the late nights when we were talki

we are going to mark that with a short ceremony in the presidio. we are expecting the federal highway administrator and business administration housing secretary will be attending. it is a major milestone to the project and is a reminder that the project is quickly becoming a reality. it is a hectic time of year, but i hope that you can join us tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. at you need any more information, i recommend you speak to transportation staff. we have also been busy with the licensing measure, putting it on the ballot. that will be in our topic of discussion later on as you know, this is our last meeting before the summer recess. i feel we can go into the summer recess the way that a great deal has been accomplished over the past few months. we have updated our operating policies, completed the prop k strategic plan, and all of the five-year priority plans for prop k. lay the ground for another clean audit. we are moving into the next fiscal year with our house in order and as ready as we can to take on the new fiscal year. i should also that we

that was built in 1936 at the same time as the bridge and at that time the presidio was an army and theyivilians on their turf. and the road was built high. >> we need access and you have a 70 year-old facility that's inadequate for today's transportation needs. and in addition to that, you have the problem that it wasn't for site extenders. >> the rating for the high viaduct is a higher rating than that collapsed. and it was sapped quite a while before used and it was rusty before installed. >> a state highway through a federal national park connecting an independently managed bridge to city streets. this is a prescription for complication. >> it became clear unless there was one catalyst organization that took it on as a challenge, it wouldn't happen and we did that and for people to advocate. and the project has a structural rating of 2 out of 100. >> you can see the rusting reinforcing in the concrete when you look at the edges now. the deck has steel reinforcing that's corroded and lost 2/3's of its strength. >> this was accelerated in 1989 when the earthquake hit and cal came in an

looking back from the golden gate bridge to presidio, you are more aware of the park land and less of the roads. and the viaduct will parallel the existing one and to the south and can be built while the existing one remains in operation. and the two bridges there with open space between them and your views constantly change and not aware of the traffic in the opposite direction and notice the views more. and the lanes of course are a foot wider than they are today. and they will be shoulders and if your car is disabled, you can pull off to the edge. and the next area, the tunnel portal will have a view centered on the palace of fine arts and as you come out, you can see alkatrez island and bay. and the next area is about 1,000 feet long. and when you come into one, you can see through the other end. it's almost like driving through a building than through a tunnel. and noise from the roadway will be sheltered. and the traffic will be out of view. >> when you come out of the last sort tunnel and as you look forward, you see the golden dome of the palace of fine arts and what more perf

chiu, i am glad to address you on the occasion of such an important event in the development of the new presidio parkway. the start of construction of the first major tunnel. as chair of our county transportation authority board, i am delighted to welcome you to san francisco on this fine morning. it is not often that we get to mark the commencement of construction of something this big and this important, so i think it is very fitting that we take time to mark this moment appropriately. i think this tunnel is a perfect allegory. it is as if we are digging our way to a different dimension. in a sense, the entire project will flow through this tunnel, and when we come out the other and we will have succeeded in reshaping the relationship between the roadway and the park. we will have a project that is worthy of its location in the largest urban national park. but that will not be all, because we also have succeeded in our goal of achieving seismic safety for the

we have residents living in the presidio that means our need in an earthquake could be even greater. the support that we had back in 1989 is no longer there, and we need it even more now to prevent any problems from occurring, anything we can do to prevent a real disaster from taking place. i like to think the task force and anyone who has been involved in this effort. president chiu: i understand that several colleagues would like to continue this conversation until after the budget discussion. supervisor avalos has made the motion. seconded by supervisor mar. >> is there a roll call on that motion? president chiu: let's have a roll call vote. >> what is the connection to the budget? why do we need to continue this? >> no budget monies will be used. >> i think that there are other things in discussion, other revenue measures that are still being discussed. i would feel more comfortable having this later in the meeting today. president chiu: rollcall votes to -- supervisor daly. supervisor daly: i am wondering why we would continue several charter amendments until later in the meeting

. >> this stretch of dirt will some day be the southbound battery tunnel of the new presidio parkway.his animation shows what the tunnel will look like when completed. >> this tunnel is about 800, 900 feet. >> cars will come into daylight before heading that another tunnel where pedestrians will have an uninterrupted view between the main post-and crissy field. when the tunnel is built it will connect with the bridge. first detour road projects are getting started started a year ahead of schedule thanks to stimulus funding. >> we rebuild the infrastructure of america. >> this is legitimate stimulus project. this is a shovel ready project that would not have taken place a year ahead of schedule which will save the taxpayers some $90 million had it not been for the leadership of pelosi and president obama. >> the mayor says 6200 jobs will be created directly and indirectly here. concrete pumping is based the bay via. the owner says she was able to increase staff from three to five thanks to two contracts worth three million. she could not have won without the recovery act and out reach

there gavin newsome said the presidio park where project will create 6200 local jobs. as an example there is this woman to lead shields cal can't pumping in severance as good a point she bid on two faces of the project and got $6 million in work. that allowed her to buy this concrete pumping machinery and hire three unemployed people expanding her small company payroll by 65 percent. sulfur employes cried she spoke she held back tears as she expressed her appreciation to the crowd. the key from the bottom of my heart. it is hard for small businesses to make in this tough world right now every project opportunity. the billion dollar project to build the presidio parkway to the golden gate bridge will be finished in 2013. in severance is the mark jones kron 4 news. the tech giant will be slashing hundreds of jobs. it applied materials which produces technology for solar panels and they're going to cut up to 500 jobs with the main goal of making the company profitable by next year. after the plan is complete applied materials as they expect to expand by hundred million dol

and we're live from the presidio quite a ceremony, today. >> this drew officials state and local. e below existing doyle drive that will be torn down and replaced with a new structure in its foot print that will be the northbound lanes. and before then, they're going build another bridge that will be southbound lanes that will connect with a new tunnel that is starting where that tarp is. this stretch of dirt will be the southbound battery tunnel. this project shows what the tunnel will look like when completed. >> this is only about 800 feet. >> there is cars coming into daylight, again before heading into another tunnel. there is air view and route between the main post. this will qekt a new bridge and there is a is a project getting started a year head of schedule. >> we're rebuilding the economy. and the infrastructure of america. >> this is a legitimate stimulus project that would not have taken place a year ahead of schedule saving some $90 million add it not been for leadership of speaker pelosi. >> the mayor says 6200 jobs will be created directly and indirectly here, this

that was built in 1936 at the same time as the bridge and at that time the presidio was an army and they didn't want civilians on their turf. and the road was built high. >> we need access and you have a 70 year-old facility that's inadequate for today's transportation needs. and in addition to that, you have the problem that it wasn't for site extenders. >> the rating for the high viaduct is a higher rating than that collapsed. and it was sapped quite a while before used and it was rusty before installed. >> a state highway through a federal national park connecting an independently managed bridge to city streets. this is a prescription for complication. >> it became clear unless there was one catalyst organization that government television. >> good afternoon. everyone hear me all right? ok. i will try to talk loud, but sounds like the mikes are working. thanks for coming, everybody. welcome to the new great valencia street. i'm the director of public works in san francisco. it is a great honor to be here with you and all of the great folks we have around us. it is great to be here on

there are a few people buried here and in the presidio and other than that if you look at the other cemeteries were disenturd and moved out but you have to go in there and take a look and walking through this building it's a big building. it's three stories tall and goes around and around and there are interesting -- >> call emmit2861181 and he said give him a ring and he does tours. >> and they were going to tear this down and the people did something legally so it wouldn't be abolishes and not land grant but a technical term that prevented the city from tearing it down. >> it was abandoned in the 30's a society purchased it in ti terrible disrepair and emmit was there restoring . >> it's by the cemetery and it's strange now but when it was built there was a huge cemetery around it. >> it's off of geary boulevard and lo rain court. >> geary and stanon. >> where the cornet theater is. >> here is another circular building. this is the old built line engine house and built at this time and served san francisco waterfront and freight on to the fearies and operating throughout the 90's. >> i remem

surface road will substantially be diminished and will be brought underthe tunnel that will connect the presidio and crissy field. this is gonna be an extraordinary gift. >> reporter: officials estimate that project will create 6,000 jobs. >>> a raid on a bay area marijuana growing operation this morning resulted in a man being shot and killed by law enforcement officers. and tonight, more than six hours later, investigators are still on the scene. it all happened in the santa clara county hills near alameda county. robert handa has been covering the story all day long. he's here with the latest information. robert? >> reporter: well, frank we're up here in a remote location in alameda county. near the border of santa clara county. if you follow this road which is the road close to mines road, you will get to the rocky ridge area, where the officer- involved shooting took place. the santa clara county sheriff's department has set up a command post office up the road. investigators say this morning a sheriff's department marijuana eradication team along with some alameda county deputies approache

the tides foundation and center is head quartered in the presidio and partners to help fund grants for a variety of projects and this is has been criticized for ties to liberal groups. we help people and address social problems. and this is in the best traditions of america. >> police say williams blamed the groups for the problems in his life. a traffic has posted a series of videos on you tube showing cars trying to turn as well as police and emergency vehicles on the scene. chp says two cars were struck by bullets and that police are investigating those incidents. >> moving on now. a challenging day for anyone who takes ac transit. drivers didn't show up for work because of a contract dispute. today another 200 drivers or 20% of the transit work force, called in sick, for a second day. we are live with the story. >> reporter: we're at west oakland bart station watching the buses. this one arrived at 4:4 supposed to leave at 5:00 just a little bit behind schedule. that may have been because of our presence here. the district said it had to impose contract to save $15.7 million over t

police say he wanted a shootout in the presidio. >>> in the first 30 commute days, i had been overchargedmes. >> it is supposed to make your commute easier. the wide range of complaints about those new clipper cards. >>> and the latest complaint about those pg&e smart meters. it has nothing to do with the bill. good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. the news... starts now. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com [ sound of gunfire ] >>> he opened fire on police on an east bay freeway last weekend. but now investigators say that was not the intended target. they say byron williams was headed to specific locations in the bay

california in the san francisco financial district as well as the progressive fill an tropic in the presidio. he planned to camp out in front of the offices and eventually open fire on staffers. >> as a charitable organization, we help non- profit organizations, we help people provide services in low income communities, address social problems. the work we do is in the best traditions of america. i can't imagine why somebody would want to target us. >> reporter: authorities are now revealing more details about the gun fight it. the chp says early sunday morning an officer stopped williams for speeding and weaving along 5 # 0. he was wearing body armor and was heavily armed with a handgun, a shotgun, and a rifle with armor- piercing bullets. during the stop one officer stayed back to provide cover, as the other officer first approached the vehicle. in an instant he says he saw williams reach for his handgun and start shooting. with bullets flying all around them the officers retreat todd the rear of their own police vehicle, crouched down, and began exchanging fire with the gunman. and then,

oakland police say he was headed to the tides organization, a non-profit group here at the presidio as well as the aclu in downtown san francisco to open fire on the people inside. >> we have learned through the course of our investigation and evidence collected at scene and his statements that on saturday night he was going to san francisco to an organization called tides and the aclu for the sole purpose to kill people. >> anybody who appears to engage in behaviors of this kind i think is in obvious mental distress. >> reporter: head of tides told us that it was startling to learn from police that williams had singled out the organization. now, williams is known by some to be a man consumed by anti-government sentiment, and people who know him say that his mother also had a stockpile of weapons at their home in groveland. today was his first appearance before an oakland judge but certainly not his last. live in san francisco, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> thanks. >>> arson 101. berkeley police are trying to figure out who is responsible for setting a string of fires on and near

the american civil liberties union of northern california and the tides foundation located in the presidio. >> we have certainly heard you know adverse comments about our work from various parties in the back but never anything like this, no, nothing even close. >> reporter: the tide ceo drummond pike says he had never heard of williams. >> i wouldn't even try to explain this type of behavior. this person is a very unbalanced soul. >> reporter: byron williams never made it to san francisco because patrols pulled him over in oakland. highway patrol officers stood their ground. >> they are to be commended for their bravery, they are to be commended for intercepting this guy. and stopping him from inflecting death to many civilians and perhaps other law enforcement personnel. >> reporter: the fbi is investigating now because of a notebook found inside williams truck. that notebook was released to the fbi for investigation. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this is on pace to being the deadliest year for officers. 80 officers died in the line of duty from january 1st to june 30th this year

have a ton thall will connect the presidio and crissy field. >> also $83 million is from the recoverynd we're creating jobs. >> reporter: an estimated 6,000 jobs. san francisco contractor julie berry is responsible for pumping the concrete to create the tunnel. >> for the two contracts to be had it's estimated $3 million. it keeps my employees employed. >> reporter: the location offers one of the most stunning views of all the way has to -- bay has to offer. for engineers, it offers big distractions. >> noise restriction. we couldn't drive the piles. so the designers came up with a design where you have to oscillate the foundation into the ground. on top of that, we have the v.a. cemetery adjacent to the sunle -- tunnel. >> reporter: the project is being paid for with $83 million in federal funds and $33 million in local funds. it's scheduled for completion in -- in 2013. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tomorrow, the b.a.r.t. board will consider extending train service from the coliseum station to the oakland international airport. the board will discuss a ne

the american civil liberties union of northern california and the tides foundation located in the presidio. >> we have certainly heard you know adverse comments about our work from various parties in the back but never anything like this, no, nothing even close. >> reporter: the tide ceo drummond pike says he had never heard of williams. >> i wouldn't even try to explain this type of behavior. this person is a very unbalanced soul. >> reporter: byron williams never made it to san francisco because patrols pulled him over in oakland. highway patrol officers stood their ground. >> they are to be commended for their bravery, they are to be commended for intercepting this guy. and stopping him from inflecting death to many civilians and perhaps other law enforcement personnel. >> reporter: the fbi is investigating now because of a notebook found inside williams truck. that notebook was released to the fbi for investigation. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this is on pace to being the deadliest year for officers. 80 officers died in the line of duty from january 1st to june 30th this year

well, san francisco will celebrate milestone number two in the conversion of doyle drive to the presidio. now, construction's already underway on the first of four tunnels. this morning, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held for a second tunnel. the southbound battery tunnel. these tunnels will lower the roadway and create more park space above it. that event bean against at 10:00 a.m. >>> it's 8:24. we want to take a look -- go to sal who is taking a look at the bay area bridge. >> bay area bridges looking pretty good. a little bit of slow traffic on the richmond bridge. the traffic on the golden gate looks okay and there are no major problems on the san mateo or bay bridge. bay bridge has listen lighter than usual coming into the city. let's go back to mark. >> good morning, sal. the cooler weather pattern is here to stay for today. berkeley right now, 57 degrees, reporting overcast skies. even drizzle showing up near the immediate coastline, especially. as far as the mapping, we can show you where the current fog pattern is, pretty much distributed across the bay. at the airport, her

behind me is the presidio. when police arrived they found a woman and she was pronounced dead on the scene. as far as how she got there police aren't saying much. it is unclear if there are any witnesses. all the rooms are filled up. don't know if we have witnesses or how she got there. they classified it as a suspicious death but it is possible they are being careful about what they say. they may know more than what they are selling us. >> 5:09. now that a controversial scientist is back in iran will three american hikers being detained there also be headed home? we will tell you what the parents of those hikers are saying. >> and it was a site rarely seen in the peninsula a thousand nurses kong verging on the home of the republican candidate for governor. [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: -- reacting to the news -- [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ] >> -- traffic moving well out to the high rise. more traffic and weather coming up on the morning news. [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ] >>> welcome back. 5:13. so far so goo

they have talked to the federal park plis patrolling the presidio there. is one response tonight from one of the two targets but the aclu again is officers are located and not talking to reporters. >> and there is this new video posted by a driver showing a massive trafx jam saturday night. and you can see cars trying to turn around as they heard shots being fired. the patrol says they received two calls from drivers and police are investigating those incidents. >>> ac transit workers will get their day in court. the union filed papers today asking a judge to block the contract this past sunday. union leaders claimed imposed contract restructured skpfs assignments force something to work long hours behind the wheel. >> we carry live human beings. we have to make sure that they're 100% safe going out there and when we operate buses. >> about 20% of the transit drivers called in sick last two days and the union blames that on the sudden schedule changes. and management says the union is being reckless. >> this district cut everything, management. and they're

the two tunnels are so named because they are right along the historic batteries once manned by the presidiors. doyle drive has to be replaced because the 1936 structure is very dangerous in an earthquake. it's supposed to be completed in 2013. >>> this year san francisco marathon is underway. first wave of runners started just a few minutes ago outside the ferry building. you can see them there in this live look. organizers say more than 24,000 registered run are expected to take part this year and bandits of people that just jump in the race. you can expect detours all along the marathon route including the golden gate bridge and embarcadero. marathon ends in front of the ferry building. we've already said, they have cooler temperatures this morning. >> right now, 52 degrees in san francisco with patchy fog. a live look at emeryville, not too bad. you can see temperatures about 51 degrees there. a little breezy. >> also ahead, bay area foster kids who aged out of government assistance and neighborhood fiber one chewy bar. how'd you do that? do what? it tastes too good to be fiber. you ma i