one, that the fee is ok as long as it only applies to out-of- towners'. i believe a trait of all great people is how they treat their guests, and increasingly, we treat our guests in san francisco as little more than cash machines. two, that the fee is all right because of the botanical gardens charge a fee. i believe it is contrary to an ideal that most of us hold, the concept of san francisco exceptional some, that we do what is right, not what others deem acceptable. and 3, that this is the cost of having a world class institution. but i ask -- what cost? that these institutions are to be enjoyed by a chosen few? unfortunately, our public places are becoming more like private space than the playground of a healthy citizenry. rachel carson wrote to warn about the dangers of pesticides. now, our public -- [bell rings] supervisor chu: thank you. [applause] >> good afternoon. i am the executive director of the hunters point family. we are a nonprofit organization in bayview/hunters point, and i am in support of continuing nonresident fees for the botanical

. >> james: san francisco, the fighter to whether church and out-of-towners' to enter the gardening golden gate park will be decided by the board of supervisors as $7 fee was expected to generate over six and $2,000 but instead it is more like half that. the committee will decide whether to kill the feet or extended. >> justine: i was thinking with the pending shutdown of the trucks, some to close have met with pan am. coming up, some of san francisco is most neglected neighborhoods are getting fixed. >> james: one could be the organizers of the birmingham festival moving to st. a disco. we will tell you how that will play a part. the quick check from our roof camera in san francisco, we're wet in some areas. windy just about everywhere. more on your forecasts coming out. >> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. storm tracker 4, rain to the north. and along the peninsula. south bay a moderate cell moving toward san jose. louisa is tracking that for you. we'll get an update in a moment. >> justine: some of san francisco is most neglected neighborhoods are getting an out.look. met ed lee m

. >>> the board of supervisors did approve a plan today to continue charging out of towners a fee to enter the city's botanical garden in golden state park. the $7 fee went into effect in august and will continue for at least another two years. >>> well it's probably chilly if you plan to head to the botanical gardens today. it seemed that it was chilly throughout much of the bay area. let's check in with our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> it was chilly out there. temperature right now in oakland is just 57 degrees. that's chilly. let's take a look at down the peninsula or southern peninsula. 67degrees near minlow park. overnight we see clouds increase. here's the computer model as we go through time. you're going to see here that the clouds increase. now we're into wednesday morning. this is that slight chance of a sprinkle we mentioned. you see sprinkles out in concord. out in san rafael and san mateo. that's not a deal breaker for your morning commute. it's moist, it's springily but sprinklely but it's not the end of the world. santa rosa has the best chance for a wet commute

continue charging out of towners up to $5 to visit the gardens. the fees went into effect last year but were set to expire by the end of june. the supervisors are expected to >>> more developing news to tell you about right now. we are just learning that a person has been hit by a b.a.r.t. train within the hour. right now crews have cut power to the tracks so that firefighters can try to free the victim. we just got off the phone with b.a.r.t. we are told the individual who was hit by the train is breathing. at this point no trains are running through rock ridge. and train service is delayed. if we learn more we will pass it along to you either on this newscast or on our website ktvu.com. >> mark joins us tonight to tell us more about the giants- dodgers game. >> play time appears to be over. giants look like business tonight and that includes the bearded one out of the bullpen. they even led the series with the dodgers a game a piece. but they were down early 3-0. fought back to within three. aaron ro rowan and this single. later buster posey who

continue charging out of towners up to $5 to visit the gardens. the fees went into effect last year but were set to expire by the end of june. the supervisors are expected to take a vote by the end of next week. >>> we're getting late word that a b.a.r.t. train has hit a person. b.a.r.t. service is now delayed. details after the break. >>> more developing news to tell you about right now. we are just learning that a person has been hit by a b.a.r.t. train within the hour. right now crews have cut power to the tracks so that firefighters can try to free the victim. we just got off the phone with b.a.r.t. we are told the individual who was hit by the train is breathing. at this point no trains are running through rock ridge. and train service is delayed. if we learn more we will pass it along to you either on this newscast or on our website ktvu.com. >> mark joins us tonight to tell us more about the giants- dodgers game. >> play time appears to be over. giants look like business tonight and that includes the bearded one out of the bullpen. they eve

. >>> when abc 7 news at 9:00 continues here tonight, california lawmakers turn into out of towners. >> i'm nannette miranda in sacramento. more than two million californians are out of work and now a delegation from the capital about be traveling to another state for answers on how to create more jobs. i'll tell you where. >>> plus, parents pushing kids to get into sports at an early wage. the new wave of sports superstars. here is the question, is it too much too soon? >>> plus, the effort in the bay area to keep kids healthy. i will interview someone on the frontl >>> good evening. firefighters in san francisco blame the wind for making their job harder as they fight a fire on the city's mission district tonight. the pictures from mission mission.org show the fire minutes after it broke out at mission and 29th street a little over an hour ago. cecilia vega took these pictures of the fire. the fire started in the rear of one building and then straight ahead to two adjoining buildings. one firefighter suffered a minor injury after falling off a ladder. six p

. >>> a debate is brewing over whether to charge out of towners a fee for visiting san francisco's botanicaldens. a $7 fee went into effect lamps summer. the committee heard arguments from people who want to eliminate it. they say it's hurting attendance. others say it helps pay for the garden's upkeep. >>> japan was rocked by yet another huge earthquake. this triggered a tsunami warning. >>> the major development that's expected in one hour in the jaycee dugard case. >>> an update on the wet and windy thursday morning. >>> good morning. another huge quake has rocked japan. we're told it's an after shock. >> also, tragic news from south america. the gunman -- a gunman has opened fire at an elementary school. >>> in about an hour, the man accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard will enter a guilty plea. >>> and the cause of an early morning fire in berkeley is underway at this hour. why this fire was difficult to fight. morning on 2 continues. >>> good morning. welcome back to morning on 2. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. >> breaking news. moments ago another huge quake hit japan. this was

those runners brought in $3 million in oakland, with each out of -- out-of-towner runner spending moneys well. >>> u.s. car and truck sales rose 11% in march. that's a smaller increase. sales were led by small cars and crossovers. as people bought higher mileage vehicles. gm says the chevy crew led their sales. analysts correct -- correct a higher increase. >>> we've just learned that a giants' fan was beaten in the parking lot of dodger stadium. police say the fan was followed to his car and the attackers yelled slurs against the giant and began to kick and punch the men. one victim suffered a head injury and was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. at this point, no one has been arrested. certainly something you don't want to hear about at any baseball game. >> no, you don't. >>> let's check in with sal, another look at our commute, sal. >> all right. right now, things are still pretty busy on 8 a and 580 getting -- 80 and 580 getting out to the bay bridge. you will see the traffic is slow on 80 getting out to the bay bridge, getting out through the maze here in oakland. we-

right now out of towners have to pay to get in the gardens. this upcoming week the board will decide whether to make the fee permanent or take it away. the group opposing the fee says it is a failure. they claim attendance at the garden is down. >>> making san francisco market street bicycle-friendly is the goal of a scientific study. just about five minutes from now more than 40 volunteers will take part in the better market street project. they have been trained to study pedestrian, bicycle and stationary activity. they are pros. that information will be used to redesign market street to make it more accessible to cyclist as well as pedestrians. >>> let's go back out to rosemary who is following our changing temperatures today. >> good morning. big changes in store for today. a big cool down expected as we get outside and take a look at the golden gate. dealing with the overcast conditions throughout most of the day. by the afternoon we'll have partly cloudy skies. 51 degrees santa rosa. mid 50s oakland. 54 freemont. in addition to the cloud

. >> darya: a fight over whether to keep charging out-of-towners' to keep entering the botanical gardens of $7 fee it was supposed to generate 600 dozen dollars and set to reader and $50,000 is it worth it? mitty will decide. a live look here from the golden gate. chile around the bay. >> justine: big breaking news, a powerful earthquake has just brought japan in the same area devastated by the tsunami. video of this is now pouring in. this is new video that we've been watching on our monitors, this is that power can video from japan, you can see as it shakes bart to force. the earthquake hit at about 1130 japan time. it is dark out. -- the 11:30 p.m. they have to get the higher ground and a fine summer say fast. this video coming in people in an office building you can watch as their computer monitors sheet back and forth. that guy looks like he's about to duck for cover. people are holding on to their computers. one of the other things. this is an explosion in the background but we're not sure of that comes from. we are hearing now that the tsunami has been lifted. people at we will k

and a bunch of out of towners have stone walled the project on alleged environmental grounds. pipelines are the most cost effective and environmentally sound way to transport oil and natural gas. oil must reach the refinery some way. we can either import oil through a safe and reliable pipeline from our friends and neighbors, the canadians or rely on risky tankers coming from unstable middle eastern countries and dictators. even the e.p.a. should be able to figure this out after two years of delay. gasoline is nearly $4 a gallon. the administration needs to be rerealistic and approve this pipeline immediately. it's about time we start laying pipe. that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: it's time to cease fire and sit down and negotiate. one would believe i'm speaking about the conflict in the middle east and libya. but i'm really speaking about the governor of the state of texas and the challenge