you applied for a tow driver -- you submitted a tow driver application for a new company named nelson. >> no. for bay ridge. i have previously held one for numerous years, just until i branched off to get a second job with a second company. >> vice president fung: and what's the name of that company? >> the company was named bay bridge. i previously held a permit for like 15 years, already, before bay bridge. >> vice president fung: okay. perhaps i got to hear from the department. i'm still confused but we'll straighten this out. >> okay. >> good evening, commissioners. officer fenaris appearing on behalf of the san francisco police department, permits division. the reason for denial for mr. johnson's tow car permit was it's actually two-part. it's basically the municipal code -- he has municipal code violations and it was an incomplete application. i have evidence but i will show it to you on the overhead. he applied for a new tow car application on december 14 of 2011. however, he did not submit his fingerprints as required by municipal police code section 3003(b). i called mr. john

and the administrative tow fee, the mta's administrative tow fee, can you explain the difference or what the administrative tow fee is, does that help you to recover lease expenses and if that's the case, then is the contractor storage fee sort of a duplicative item? >> we're governed by prop 218 in terms of the fees we can charge, we're more or less at 100% fee recovery, there's no duplication, there's the processing on our side that would be in the administrative fees and there's the contractor's cost and that's what we're recovering. >> and then just i guess a question about whether or not the mta has determined that there's any way to reduce the administrative tow fee, are there ways to find efficiencies in that area to control it, can we get a better rate than 210? >> it's possible. it was something early on in my tenure that i got a question from the board of supervisors about how high our tow fees were, and as a result of my inquiry, i got at the time a more detailed breakdown, i asked to the extent folks had looked at ways of reducing the cost and basically the answer i got

at this time, do you understand that you have an operable license to tow trucks, to operate a tow truck? >> yes. >> you have a license. >> yes, ma'am. >> under nelson's. >> yes, ma'am. >> so you have not been issued a revocation. >> no, ma'am. >> but your brief, your letter, indicates that you're appealing the revocation. >> well, ma'am, i don't -- i think it might be confusion, but i -- >> may i just read from the letter. >> sure. >> this is your letter, sir. it says on june 20, 2012, the police department made a decision to revoke my existing tow permit under nelson's tow which has been in effect since may 2007. >> i don't mean to cut you off but that's what i thought he was trying to do and that's what i thought i needed to address because i thought it was taking everything that i got, and i got a family it feed. i mean i got to go to the end with it because i've been working here for the last 15 years, no problems. so i thought that's what was going to, to take the existing thing that i have, to work here in san francisco. >> okay. and that's because, at the top, as mr. pacheco's po

on tow fees, i think san francisco has a very, very, very high tow fee already.udget analyst report has been about whether or not we are recovering enough to pay for this lease at the site. the mta gave a number of reasons why, including that the space isn't going to be completely used by tow, et cetera. i would be very cautious about increasing the tow fee because it is sittingly high. we have seen so many folks come in with hardships to be able to come back and grab their vehicles. so i would be very concerned about that. i just want to articulate that. i will be supportive of the motion supervisor kim made. supervisor avalos. >> thank you for mentioning the tow fee too. i think we might have the highest tow fee in the country, which is not something we can actually even think about raising. yet i think our being able to make this purchase or lease viable in future years might be precluded on the tow fee. that is something i'm concerned about. i'm prepared to continue the item. i'm not sure -- i think we can get a lot of information but i don't think it is goin

for instance the tow-trucks -- the towing facility starts behind the hall of justice. so that tow customers are able to pick up their cars there within the first 24 hours. then they are towed to -- at this current time -- to pier 70. they would, if this lease were approved be towed to 2650 bay shore, which is accessible by the t line and the 9 and 8 ax muni routes. while they operate 24 hours a day, they receive only 25 vehicles a day that would be put into long-term storage at the facility both inside and out. they will have weekly auctions, which they currently have at pier 70 and it's approximately anticipated 300 people would attend, but the cars, approximately 100 sold each wednesday 8:30 to 2:00 p.m. would be picked up at alternative times. if it's enforcement, those are the people who give the parking tickets, they would be moving there and operate 4 hours a day, 7 days a week with 9 different shifts. but it's unclear at this point if they will be relocating there. the new operator training and maintenance training and refresher courses would occur in offices an

a lot of us are actually here to help. >> reporter: the call came from knockout towing and rice towingrvices. they got a few trucks to surround the baltimore home where five people died in a fire. four kids, ages 7 and younger died with their grandmother. >> my mother was kin. she cared for anybody. if you didn't have a place to stay, she didn't even have to know you. she would let you in. >> reporter: the family has no connection to the towing industry, but a few dozen drivers circled the home. >> get the family to get help. >> reporter: money was raised to bury all victims. >> they come together. they work hard every day trying to get back to a family that's had a major loss. >> that you strengthen them. >> reporter: and a prayer was said with the family, tow truck drivers not looking to make a dime. instead they saw a need and wanted to give it away. >> because without their support we would be lost. there's five of them at one time. >> all five victims will be buried together this thursday. if you're interested we have information on how to donate to the family on our web site, abc

, that killed five people, this happened last week, the call came from knockout towing. they got a few dozen trucks, see them there, to surround the northeast baltimore home where nancy died with her four young grandchildren. they presented the donations to her daughter to help cover the funeral expenses. >> without support, we would be lost. >> people get bad names for tow truck drivers. >> all five victims will be buried together. we have information on how to donate. it's posted on abc2news.com. >>> nfl players apologizing after leading police on a wild chase, steelers defensive lineman is facing a number of charges today. police say it started when they found him driving the wrong way crashing in to cars. he tried to flee, nearly running over a number of officers when police caught up with him, they say he resisted arrest so heavily, they were forced to punch him in the face to get him to stop restraining. a breathalyzer showed he had a bac level of point 196. >>> families who lost loved ones in aurora colorado at the shooting, they are receiving payments for their s

the bright lights and the loud engines from towing trucks is not your normal vigil but the towing industry in baltimore is getting behind the family that needs so much help. nancy worrell and her four young grandchildren died in that fire last week. trucks are gathering at pauly high school. they will caravan over to the home and they will do what? leon binge joins us. >> we are here to help out the family, local independent drivers top donate some money to help them with their funeral. as you can see several of the drivers are here. >> there will be one funeral for all five victims. will money be raised to help with the funeral cost? >> yes. that's the intention. >> reporter: no offense we typically don't want to see a tow truck driver but tonight you're sending so much good. >> it's good to give back to the community. some where along the line these families have used one of our service, so we're here to give back to the community. >> reporter: you're with lb towing. hey, -- guys, wave to us. we will be leaving from pauly high school heading to the home in northeast baltimore. there they

for the tow up to mayor island they want to beat the weather. it is conceivable after a decade on the waterfront it could be gone in a couple weeks. that's what i'm personally excited about. the next couple of steps. in the next week or two, as soon as we have two pieces of information back from titan salvage, the general contractor, we will have everything we need to have staff get together on this and make the evaluation as to what the -- which of the four or five options we recommend for the final disposal of the dry dock. and whichever way we go, whether it's through grabbing onto the titan salvage general contractor, one of the subs, we will be back before you requesting authorization for a contract to complete the rest of the work, which will -- only once we hit phases 2 and 3 will involve port funds. that's why we'll be back. that's it. >> so moved. >> second. >> any public comment? commissioners, questions? >> [speaker not understood]. [laughter] >> in terms of the bisecting and retaining the mid section, how, i guess water worthy as opp

i was towed here after a wipeout in the bay yesterday -- it was towed here after a wipeout in the bayay, strong wind part of the problem, also the massive 72 foot boat is strong and fast and hard to control. now oracle team united states a which is the current america's cup champion, is facing major set back for 2013. >> the fact that this boat will be out of action for a period of time is where the setback is. they won't be able to train, learn, make the boat go faster. >> reporter: this is home video captured from a woman she said she has never seen a boat capsize so disastrously. that yacht is worth between 8 and 10 million dollars. the team says they are just glad nobody was hurt. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> the city of oakland may be willing to turnover control of major unit of its police department to avoid a full federal takeover. the council heard a plan that calls for control of the internal affairs v to be turned over to outside receiver. the division is responsible for investigating allegations of officer misconduct this stems from reforms the department was ordered to p

we currently -- the lease initially would house the towed vehicle facility that's currently run by our contractor auto return out of pier 70. pier 70 is a pretty old, dilapidated facility. it was not obviously built for this function. the port of san francisco has notified us two years ago that they are pursuing development on that facility. at some point we would need to vacate the facility. while, you know, as of today that's not imminent, because of the time it takes for us to transition a big operation like this, we need to plan. we can't wait until the development is imminent and then kind of scramble to take our way out of the due diligence we have to do to either purchase or lease space and the city processes we have to go through and all the steps. it takes time. so once we were informed by the port of this need to move, we started the process of evaluating alternative sites. that both i think are reports and subsequent info but the budget analyst's report speaks a little of that process. some of the sites and challenges in finding space this big in san francisco that was avail

the call came out from knockout towing. they got a few dozen trucks to surround the northeast baltimore home where nancy died and her four grandchildren. they presented the donations to her daughter. the purpose is to help cover the funeral costs. >> without support, we would be lost. >> a lot of people get bad names for tow truck drivers. they are here to help. >> it turns out they said all of the victims will be buried together. it's going happen thursday. if you are interest insides helping out, we have information posted op how to donate to the family on our website at abc2news.com. >>> a fourth body found in the collapsed garage in florida, the accident happened last week on the campus of one of the colleges there, the man's body is in a unstable place of high rubble. three workers died when a garage collapsed during construction. >>> take a look at this, a woman crashing her car through a business in orlando. surveillance cameras caught the whole thing. the woman was taken to the hospital and expected to be okay. >>>

crew members had to work into the night to tow it back to pier 80 here in san francisco. crew members will up expect the damaged boat. this is video of the inspection after the crash. the $8 million cata moran cap sized -- capsized during a training run on the bay. 11 members were on board and everybody escaped with just some bumps and bruises. it actually drifted about four miles out into the ocean passed the golden gate bridge. it took several to tow it back in and they were grateful there were no serious injuries. >> if any of the chris were not able to -- if any of the crew were not able to hold on, they would have been injured. >> reporter: the biggest blow is the main mast, the sale which catched the wind is destroyed. have to wait to find out what else was damaged when they actually pull it out in headquarters and i am told that will happen around is sunrise. of course with this boat out of commission it means less training time for the oracle team as they prepare to defend their title. alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> 6:03 an alleged carjacker was invo

it was towed in and arrived here early this morning. the boat capsized yesterday afternoon near the golden gate bridge. the wind had been blowing at around 25 knots. the catamaran was making a big turn and it took a nose-dive into the water. 14 crew members were on board at the time. the boat skipper says he'd been in a similar situation before but just never on a boat this size. as for what this does to their chances to defend the america's cup, the team will have to find a way to cope. >> obviously, we've got a lot of work. we'll come up with a new plan and strategy. >> reporter: the team is sensing exactly what kind of damage was done to this ac-72. they do know that the wing is badly damaged. this was only the boat's eighth day on the water after being launched back in august. live at pier 80, i'm arturo santiago, "today in the bay." >>> never thought date night would end like this. an east bay couple car jacked after their nice dinner out. a police chase ensues. a terrifying inning to it all. now, how a tree may have actually saved

you can see they're trying to tow it. it the ocean. sky 7 is live over that scene near the golden gate bridge. the 72 footer boind ora cell team usa. this mast is broken. folks are trying to do what they can. the team says there are no injuries and coast zbaurd observing. >>an francisco giants landed in st. louis. second baseman scutero did join them. a lot wondering if he will be okay after this play. he slid well past second base. that is the rule. you just don't do that. he stayed in the game despite a hip injury. marcos's status remained in doubt this morning. he went to the doctor as teammates boarded buss.. >> it's impressive he got two hits. you know? there is going to be hard play both sides, stuff happens.. >> there is aggressive play and overly aggressive. holiday was over the line clearly. it remains unclear. dave fleming, the giants broadcaster tweeted he expected scutero would be ready to play. we'll hear the report starting tomorrow on awc 7 news. >> how about 49ers? they're in the running to host 2016 super bowl. at the

. >> reporter: the really cool part of this story is the fire victims had no connection to the towing industry. the two local companies hard the story and decided they wanted to do something. they are both located in ball. both gathered here tonight in the rain about an hour ahead of the care pra van a will go from holly -- caravan that will go from holly high school. early in the morning nancy and her four young grandchildren died. the family didn't have insurance to pay for the funeral. if you don't mind, tell us what tonight is all about. >> we're going to caravan to the family's house. this event was put together by fathers, by men prove they were impacted and want to make a statement that they are doing something to help. >> reporter: i think it's cool. you're going to be lifting up spirits. >> yes. these tow truck drivers are vested in their community and they want to do something to support. >> reporter: you're going to tough it out in the rain. thank you so much for joining us. throughout the next our tow trucks will be arriving at paulie high school and then heading to the ho

the call came out from knockout towing and rights towing service. they got a few trucks to surround the home. they raised money and presented the family donations for her daughter to help cover the funeral expenses. >> without support, we would be lost. >> a lot of people get bad names. we are here to help. >> all victims will be buried together. that's thursday. if you are interested we have information on how you can donate to the family. we posted it on our website at abc2news.com. >>> crime that claimed the lives of adults and children. you can honor victims of domestic violence. the vigil will be in bel air tonight at 6:00. [technical difficulties] [no audio] [technical difficulties] october is domestic violence awareness month. >>> taking some of the top stories this morning, happy ending for two veterinarians who disappeared while hiking in the national park. they were found yesterday afternoon, the pair were from maryland and now live in virginia. they disappeared friday. rescue workers spent days searching before locating them. they had no

northwest 23 in sack tow.ing aville. 70 degrees and if it does it will blast passed the core casted highs. but we are a lot cooler than yesterday, that is for sure, air mass is dry and we will allow that temperature to settle in. everything is going up over the ridge of help and however our forecast model says, big changes, our first one from the north, 70s and 80s with that north wind and that's the highest i have seen so far. windy and the hills, out to 90s, 70s and 80s coast and bay. santa cruz will be warm to hot but that cooling trend starts friday and it will be much cooler. >>> apple is sending out invitations for what is set. we have a little more to show you and it is a big hint that apple will unveil the ipad minute -- mini. the numbers will give them more controls after adding new information. this is interesting. partnering on a new line of beauty drinks that will be sold in french pharmacies, the drinks will be a mix of mineral water fruit juice additives -- juice and additives. it will help them

tow crews are out there but they have to get one car still on that tow. this could take a while to clear and as you can see police are out there continuing their investigation. there were major injuries for at least one person in that accident. 280/85 side roads, expressway, call train maybe a great option to avoid that area. you can see the backups extend to 880. miles of traffic delays. in the other direction there's another accident southbound 101 right before the guadalupe parkway. that's causing things to slow in the southbound direction as well. one lane is blocked and four cars are involved. let's check bridge ares across the bay area. at bay bridge they turned the meter lights on so we have the latest in cash and fast track lanes. this is your usually back up heading toward the pay gates. heading out of hay worth pretty light toward foster city. for more on your forecast, going to be a gorgeous day. here's more. >>> should be a beautiful day. the offshore winds likely to kick in and we're going to see a little heat wave in the bay area. temperatur

we've got a tow truck that is here on the scene.like they're efforting getting one of these tractor-trailers out of the area. although, even when they do pull the trucks out, we have a fuel spill they're going to need to contend with. that's why all of the lanes are shut down here. we're talking about the inner loop of the beltway just at the 355 exit, just prior to it. they closed down all lanes of traffic. so there are a lot of folks, i would say hundreds of cars, hundreds of vehicles that are stuck in between the 355 exit and the old georgetown road exit. you can see there a loin of headlights, the line of traffic here. these folks are just been sitting here on the highway. some of them have gotten out of their cars. they're texting. they're walking up and down the road. some of them are gathering in groups talking to one another. it's a real mess out here on the inner loop here this morning. if you normally take this way, just avoid it this morning. we've been told by police it's going to take hours for them to completely clear

name of the towing company and the towing companies must allow people to get the vehicle back at all hours of the day. you must also now come to a complete stop for nonworking stoplights. the best way to keep it in mind is to treat it like a 4-way stop that can come in handy when we have the power outages following severe weather. >>> in other news, omazzing time of the year. the boys of summer becoming the boys of fall. last night the orioles cline ached play off spot and swept boston here at home -- clinched a playoff spot and swept boston here at home. team ran into a bump on the way to tampa for the final series of the regular season. someone saw smoke in the front of the charter night and the plane had to be diverted to jacksonville. the team was later able to make it the rest of the way to tampa and they play tonight shortly after 7. 7:05 is your first pitch. and we will have every thing you need to know. abc2 beer trying to -- we are trying to find out who it is the -- who is the bigger o's fan jamie costello or lauren cook. go to our website and vote for whichion you say has

so once the tow truck is able to put that car back right side up and tow it out of the way that intersection will be clear. back over to you. >>> coming up on 13 after the hour now. the curious find that stopped the mars rover right in its tracks. >>> also investigators say it is the worst case of hoarding they have ever seen. what they found inside the home so packed you couldn't even stand. >>> and next jerry sandusky's i approve this message. mitt romney: "i'm not in favor romney's being dishonest here an independent, non-partisan liberals will raise taxes on the chairman of that so-called romney's former company. gingrich was there too. it's not independent. it's just not true. >>> they could make me out as a monster, they could treat me as a monster but they can't take away my heart. in my heart i know i did not doing these alleged disgusting acts. >> from his jail cell former penn state assistant football coach made a surprise plea pro claiming his innocence. in just a few hours, sandusky will be sentenced for abusing ten boys over a 15-year period. sandusky as well as some of the vict

and so ac transit brought one of their towing vehicles out and actually towed a broken down bus around the bay, configuration. both maneuvering around the bus and to make sure that there were no conflicts with the ceiling if they needed to tow a bus out of the bus deck. we also looked at the drive aisles. so if there is a bus broken down in the drive aisle and a bus stopped at the curb, where a bus be able to still make it through around the bus deck? and so, all of those logistics were tested out in this study. at the bus plaza, the ground level, we have done additional coordination with both the operators and golden gate transit and mta that are located here and also working with the mayor's office of disability on access flow and configuration. at the time that we did the 50 percent construction documents we knew that it was going to be at the two northern and two southern islands with the golden gate transit in the middle. the operators have revised those so that golden gate has gone to the northern most drive aisle and uni will have the southern portions of the bus plaza. >> we al