entrance four union square market street for the central subway. what you see in front of you, this is the engineering configuration in which the station is located and extended between market street and the theory. we have the escalators and stairs located on jury -- on geary. this would result in no identity to the station if they were separate and we would like to combine the two. by doing so, we have the opportunity to locate an emergency ventilation shaft at the location of the old elevators. this is the new configuration, the new layout. the station is deep and is connected to the concourse level which is right below the street level and from their distribution will go from between the market street area and union square. the area in question is the southwest corner of the union square and we go into more detail of the configuration. what we have identified is the location which is the back of the house of the union square where the emergency stairs from the garage are at the same location for the tunnel and for the station. with this renderi

one needs to walk or take a transit vehicle to union square. additionally, station platforms are so long, up to 1,000 feet, it would be a burden and even painful to get to a train. i also understand that to get up and down from deep underground would take considerable time. what if an escalator or elevator is out of service? is it also possible for the central subway to accommodate people with packages or who are disabled or elderly? who then have to take another means of transportation to get to blocks between stations. i can tell you right now, i will not be amongst that number of passengers who transit claims they will accommodate. thank you very much -- supervisor campos: thank you very much. welcome to the rules committee, sari, plans and programs committee. >> i think that chinatown certainly needs improvement in the munis service, but i do not think that this is it. high-speed rail construction is already under way and it means jobs now in the city for construction workers. if they could work immediately at the terminal, let's see -- i a

hopefully the folks here in union square will get out there umbrellas then. reporting live, christine conley kron 4 news. >> is another storm bearing down in the bay area, a public utility officials are gearing up for the worse by getting the crews out on the road to check for potential problems. kron 4 sam roberts went out in search of the screws. >> in an effort to keep the lights on during stormy weather, and pg&e tree trimming crews from abortion around the bay. i found one crew and down street in the diamond heights section of san francisco, trimming back branches. the reason for a trim back the branch is simple, when the storm hits in the wind blows, the tree limbs come in contact with high-voltage power lines which because electric out ditches. so pg&e trimming crews are good preventative maintenance, let's stay on. we see potential bombs with trees and power lines, you should get pg&e a caller reported for the storm hits. this weird lights stay on. in severance is go, stanley roberts kron 4 >> news> this year is going to see lots of fresh power with t

it is in at union square. people come there to experience the city, not to stay in a room and watch tv, although they could if they want to. but in general, the hotel itself is occupying a very small part of the ground floor, a lobby being this zone, the rest occupied by a large restaurant and bar as well as a basement. we have a very small basement occupancy for a laundry and a break room for the staff. this is the ground floor plan. the only part of the ground floor we're occupying as a small lobby, just enough for a few seats and a desk and the existing elevator and stair. it will be well appointed, but minimal. ically and they'll be double paned, also, for environmental reasons. it's an improved window but visually will look the same as what was there already. the other thing about the second floor is there will be a small public area on the second floor. [bell] president miguel: thank you. if there's more questions, we'll call you back. thank you. foster weekes. >> good afternoon, my name is foster weekes

after three or four backs, back to washington street to go to the subway, then to union square, walk up, and then to powell street to take the l car. i want carmen chu to explain to the sunset residents -- the bulk of the chinese come from the sun seset. most chinese will say, the hell with the subway, i will take the bus. commissioner campos: next speaker please. >> my name is bernard myers. i am a member of the people of task force of the board last year. our concern in that task force was to help the continued robustness of the entire public transportation system in the city. the allocation of substantial amounts of public funds, to me, to this project -- and i will let others speak about what is wrong with the product itself, but the allocation of these funds, the potential of being held for any cost overruns, has the potential to impoverished the system for years to come, which will not allow a lot of jobs to take place. just to justify it on the basis of leveraging federal funds is almost an end in itself, as this the gentleman indicated, does not do it. you should not be so bl

from fisherman's wharf to union square, the rain didn't seem to dampen the spirit of those outside. >> we haven't seen this much in a while. we kind of like it. >> i love the rain, i could be in the rain all day. >> some were a little more excited about it than others. >> i think it looks pretty bad. >> manny and her family visiting from tahoe were on the hunt for a kid-sized umbrella. with most stores closed for christmas, they were out of luck. >> the ice rinks at union square and embarcadero were closed for a while because of the wet weather. once the skies cleared, the gates reopened. >> i love it, it's christmas. this is better than han louisiana. you can't do this in honolulu. >> no ice skating in honolulu? >> no, not there. >> we found one person making a splash with her christmas gifts. >> i have on these great new rain boots, so i wish it was raining more. >> you have been stomping around in puddles. >> rain or shine, people found a way to have a good time. >> it's not idea, but it's got a certain ambience to it. >> and despite the storm, there were no major delays reported a

sharon chin shows us what's going on at the collection site at union square. sharon, hello. >> reporter: hi, sydnie. near front of the lefty o'doul's, here in front of the restaurant they are working to make christmas bright for 15,000 children. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: it's 4:30 a.m. and these kids from san francisco mission district are urging people to donate to the around the clock toy drive on union square. >> we do this every year, so every year a child can get a new present. >> every year, there's a smile on someone's face, and every year someone has something new to play with. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: for the 10th year in a row, lefty o'doul's restaurant and bar is staging a christmas eve marathon toy drive for the city's less fortunate. the goal, top last year's 10,000 toys and collect 15,000 toys between 4 a.m. today and 1 a.m. christmas day. >> we have seen the spirit of christmas just kick in and at 5 a.m., already. and people are already dropping off toys. >> thank you guys very much. >> reporter: the donations go to the san francisco firefighters

-estar con mi familia."16:57la pista de patinaje sobre hielo aqui en union square es definitivamente otra actividad ademas de comprar aqui. 43:42 " y bueno asi es como los latinos del area de la bahia les gusta pasarsela y divertirse durante esta epoca de navidad. desde san jose, blanca garza, telemundo....felices fiestas!" 43: 54 y asi nos despedimos esperamos que haya disfrutado de este programa especial deseandoles una feliz navidad nuevo lleno de amor,

does it mean tourists were interviewed at union square or something? >> this is from our electronic town hall where we invited people to participate in a web march and it's from a -- webinar and it's from a panel what is random digit selection. we wanted to know more about the regional opinion. most of the outreach has been san francisco-based and we wanted to know the benefits and impacts in san francisco obviously. because it's a regional market, if you go towards the downtown, we wanted to hear from regional travelers as well. they are not tourists. they are folks who work in san francisco or come to san francisco a couple of times a month. we did want to at least get people who come to san francisco. commissioner o'conner: got you. president yee riley: director. >> so you had mentioned that it is the state that is the authorizing agent for trolling vehicular movement so disprove 26 affect the c. -- does prop 26 affect the c.t.a.'s inability to act? >> we are getting an opinion on that and other people are getting an opinion about prop 26. from what

it is in at union square. people come there to experience the city, not to stay in a room and watch tv, although they could if they want to. but in general, the hotel

they can go in and around union square. we have space is now up in the castro, in fact. >> how many are there? >> we have about 420. >> are they here all year round? >> out of the 420, i know 150 to sell all year round. i mean like five-seven days a week. >> are they making their living of of this? >> this is their sole source of income for many. >> how long have you been with this program. how much has it changed? >> i have been with the program since it began 37 and a half years ago but i have seen changes in the trend. fashion comes and goes. >> i think that you can still find plenty of titis perhaps. >> this is because the 60's is retro for a lot of people. i have seen that come back, yes. >> people still think of this city as the birth of that movement. great, thank you for talking about the background of the program. i'm excited to go shopping. >> i would like you to meet two street artists. this is linda and jeremy. >> night said to me to print them -- nice to meet you. >> can you talk to me about a variety of produc

a lot of people here in san francisco milling about from the fisherman's wharf all the whey to union square. people are committed to enjoying this christmas day, despite the weather. they say they're still going to stick around to enjoy the sights, including the decorated department store windows. since a lot are close d, it's slim pickings getting a snack or buying an umbrella. there are still plenty of ways to entertain yourself, despite the rain. >> i don't mind the weather. rain or shine, very a good time. >> we knew it was going to be raining, we weren't really prepared to the downpour. >> it's great, we're having a great time. >> the rain has lightened up dramatically in the last hour, and from pier 39 to fisherman's wharf, there are crowds out and considerably more stores open here compared to union square. a lot of these stores here, of course, catering to tourists. live in san francisco, kimberly terry, nbc bay area news. >> thanks very much, kimberly. americans at home and abroad celebrating christmas in both traditional and less than traditional ways. brian mooar has a look. >> f

sharon chin is in union square at today's holiday toy drive.ing. >> reporter: good morning, sydnie. here at lefty o'doul's restaurant they are for the tenth year in a row trying to collect toys. this year they are hoping to do that for 15,000 underprivileged children in san francisco. and so between now and 1 a.m., they are asking folks to come down and donate an unwrapped toy and as we listen to songs here from the stars of the future, giving back singers from the mission directed, we are going to talk to peggy, the executive director of the foundation for kids. you have done this for the last ten years. >> yes, i did. ♪ [ music ] >> i was asked to do it for a couple of hours and i ended up staying a whole day and it's ten years later so this is the best day of the year for us. >> reporter: what is the joy for? >> oh, my goodness. all these kids need help. listen to these kids from the mission district singing every morning. now we have gone through some of the toy shelves and we have seen that there is such an incredible need again this year.

sharon chin is in union square with more on today's holiday toy drive. good morning, sharon. >>> reporter: good morning, robert. yes, we're at lefty o'doul's where we have been entertained this morning by the stars of the future giving back singers. 15 kids from the mission district singing carols this morning and as we hear them, we are going to be talking to the owner of lefty o'doul's. he is going to tell us about this. >> a cab company will pick your toys up for free and drive them here or you can drive by in your car at geary and powell and drop off the toys. yes, we're at lefty o'doul's where we have been entertained this morning by the stars of the future giving back singers. 15 kids from the mission district singing carols this morning. ileana your done this for years. why do you do this? >> because a lot of kids are less fortunate and we're blessed so i think it's good we give our blessing to other people so they can enjoy the christmastime that we felt. >> allison, why do you do this? why is this important for you to be here? >> it's important

are property owners in attendance of the 27 block area around union square. i have also participated for the past several years in the mobility access pricing study business advisory committee. i have had the benefit of several presentations by the staff that are members. she has been very patient with us. i am here on behalf of members to ask two things of view. one is to ask and receive the file for the feasibility report. the other is not to proceed with studies until more is known about the impact of the proposition. san francisco is not london, not stockholm, as the previous speaker said. we do not suffer the same congestion levels of those cities that inspired them to implement congestion pricing. the streets are not overcrowded or congested, not burdened beyond capacity. the congestion we experience is largely one that comes to us from the bay bridge and leaves us at the bay bridge. san francisco as a world-class favorite destination. we should be creating incentives for people to come here. not establishing barriers to entry. as one person from the pe

john toomey has been santa at the union square macy's the last 20 years but he was fired after an adultple complained about a slightly naughty joke he told him while they were sitting on his lap. the owner of the bar offered him a new gig with a nice pay increase. he will start at 3:00 this afternoon through christmas eve. anything who visits is asked to bring awe new unwrapped toy for a holiday-sponsored holiday toy drive. >> many familiar faces helping to ring in the holidays for the salvation army in san francisco's union square today. ho ho ho! merry christmas! >> have you seen the gentleman before? i have. he's abc 7's own arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez and he got into the act a short time ago in front of macy's. this marks the 30th year local celebrities are ringing bells to encourage people to toss coin and bills into the salvation army kettle. the bell-ringing tradition started in san francisco in the 1890s before going global. i don't remember who used to drop 20-dollar gold pieces in there back then. >> all that small change does add up though. it really doesn't.

life. >> it is not stopping anyone from coming to union square. they are having fun and making the most of it. >> it is unnecessary. >> a little rain won't hurt anybody. >> we are excited to be here. it feels like christmas to us. who cares if it is raining? and to make sure it felt like christmas in the square, the sylvan choir sang christmas carols. the forecast worried some of the parents. >> we thought, okay, do we have a stand by plan, do we have a contingency plan? will we can sell it? our director is responsible unless the highway patrol says our bus isn't getting through, and we will come down there and we will sing. >> glad they did. it was lovely. it is supposed to be a bad storm, but so far it is taking it easy on san francisco. the most exciting call we heard for police tonight was for a fight between some people with umbrellas as they fought over a taxicab. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> oakland is offering free supplies for those who volunteer to maintain a drain. all you have to do is keep t

john toomey has been santa at the union square macy's the last 20 years but he was fired after an adultple complained about a slightly naughty joke he told him ile they were sitting on his lap. the owner of the bar offered him a new gig with a nice pay increase. he will start at 3:00 this afternoon through christmas eve. anything who visits is asked to bring awe new unwrapped toy for a holiday-sponsored hiday toy drive. >> many familiar faces helping to ring in the holidays for the salvation army in san francisco's union square today. ho ho ho! merry christmas! >> have you seen the gentleman before? i have. he's abc 7's own arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez and he got into the act a short time ago in fron of macy's. this mks the 30th year local celebrities ar ringing bells to encourage people to toss coin and bills into the salvation army kettle. the bell-ringing tradition started in san fransco in the 1890s before going global. i don't remember who used to drop 20-dollar gold pieces in there back then. >> all that small change does add up though. it really doesn't. >> don ha

christine conley as live in union square in san francisco with more on that. christine. >> can have you finished your christmas shopping? >> of course not. >> i haven't either any of these folks. uc just a big lot of people here, folks that i talked to some say there used to waiting till the last minute so they're trying to get out a couple of days before now. it there's a lot of traffic to. we'll show you some of the lines of cars here. were the big problems is that parking is: this area passioi talked to some shoppers about how hectic it's been take a listen to what they had to say. >> if you saw how many people were in the shops, it definitely feels last minute because it was a scene in there. >> parking was horrible, everything else was good. it was worth it, a little too expensive lines are too long. >> i am coming back and try to come early in the morning to beat the crowds. >> so people definitely having to deal with crowds as they come down here. a lot of the shops of long lines of people in them. it it landed you come down there could be a lot of peop

they went out and studied, talked to people going out and shopping three spots around union square. there is whole other parts to this. what about the people that are working and shopping within polk street, within chinatown, not coming from outside, but just within another area. you would think they would be talking to those basic people. that's what this commission is charged with. i think you should be looking at that. what really concerns me also is who is going to get exempt on this whole thing. commissioner o'conner talked about taking his kid to and from school. what about the teachers that have to come every single day to school? are they going to be exempt or are they going to be charged? they shouldn't exempt. of course, this building and all of the state buildings and all of the federal buildings, will the state say all of our employees will be exempt and since the state, city, and fed workers comprise the largest amount of workers, what is that going to do? some thought. you're exempting whole areas of the city. president yee riley: thank you. any more? go ahead. >> if i

union square. >> this is only valet parking. please go around the corner. side waiting. if there this white card. >> and i cannot open this, because you to get around and get in line. >> you just let somebody else it go. >> and that is valet. i cannot. >> and his police and let me cross the other day. >> and. christmas! >> and stupid is the new smart and a greek is the new happy and santa claus has in place. >> remember to eat your vegetables, remember to eathe good, and remember, to not to not be badly. >> and its it is as close, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. >> the n.c.a.a. on the the ohio players for this selling their own property. and vern glenn wilson dowwill st down with players, coming up. >> right now, and kron 4 right before you go to holiday travel traffic. take a look to our traffic page. the color-coded map will tell you where to start, if there is work, and strategic weather up-to-the- minute camera coverage www.kron4.com >> we are back, that he reserves mike singletary, officially naming troy smith as a starter quarterback. and this playoff h

mark speaking of shopping we are down from union square. all lot of shops already open including macy's. you'll come down here be generous but be warned. rain and thick jacket. i'm all little cold right now. all of the fun is having a great time. they will collect items until 2:00 a.m. at closing time delivering the guest tomorrow. >> thank you for the updates we will be right back as the news continues. light traffic this morning. your holiday forecast brings us partly cloudy today but by christmas not the day to do barbequing. if you want to do it get a tent. it may have traditions you want a step too. best it wins and sunday keeping chance of showers in the pictures as well. we are starting to get off pretty cool mid-30s in santa rosa, 39 napa, san rafael, 37 in through fairfield 383 livermore. afternoon highs in the '50s and '60s in some spots. mid-50s san rafael and 56 for richmond. in this set a better chance of rigs of sun so it could warm up to 60 in the afternoon through around you and redwood city. down to san jose as well. future

. >> reporter: the christmas tree here in union square is all aglow. and 6796 much of the crowd has gravitated over to union square. the ice skating rink. and some are watching some of these street performers still out here this morning singing some christmas carols. a much different scene from what we saw out here a few hours ago. a less crowded throng of shoppers pouring out of stores to tackle their shopping list. >> what motivates a last-minute shopper? for some it's a rush. >> i always wait for the last minute, love the excitement of christmas eve. i just love it. >> others love the rewards. >> i saved 200% off, you know, it's a good deal. >> reporter: at 4:00 the best buy parking lot in emeryville was a sea of brake lights. shoppers were looking for bargains. >> i got some ads of last- minute deals and decided i would come down to see what i could grab. >> reporter: for some last- minute grabs is a necessity. >> we just got here today because we have been working. >> reporter: the corner drugstore gift cards and plenty gifts on the shelves. some

. >> reporter: the christmas tree here in union square is all aglow. and 6796 much of the crowd has gravitated over to union square. the ice skating rink. and some are watching some of these street performers still out here this morning singing some christmas carols. a much different scene from what we saw out here a few hours ago. a less crowded throng of shoppers pouring out of stores to tackle their shopping list. >> what motivates a last-minute shopper? for some it's a rush. >> i always wait for the last minute, love the excitement of christmas eve. i just love it. >> others love the rewards. >> i saved 200% off, you know, it's a good deal. >> reporter: at 4:00 the best buy parking lot in emeryville was a sea of brake lights. shoppers were looking for bargains. >> i got some ads of last- minute deals and decided i would come down to see what i could grab. >> reporter: for some last- minute grabs is a necessity. >> we just got here today because we have been working. >> reporter: the corner drugstore gift cards and plenty gifts on the shelves. some

. >> reporter: from fisherman's wharf to union square the rain didn't dampen the christmas spirit for those determined to spend part of the holiday outside. >> a lot of rain. we haven't seen this much in a while. we kind of like it. >> i love the rain. >> reporter: some were a little more excited about it than others. >> i think it looks pretty bad. because of the weather. >> reporter: mattie and her family visiting from tahoe were on the hunt for a kid-sized umbrella, with most stores closed for christmas they were out of luck. >> i really wanted one. they didn't sell one. >> reporter: the ice rinks at union square and the embark dara were closed for a while because of the wet weather, but once the skies cleared the gates reopened. >> i love it. it's christmas. this is christmas, better than honolulu, you cannot do this in honolu honolulu. >> no. not even. >> reporter: probably no puddle jumping there either, but in san francisco, there was plenty of that. we found one woman deliberately making a splash with her christmas gift. >> i have on these great new rain boots so i actually wi

. -- four hour peio,d the -- period, they were union square shoppers. people that were mentally ill are sitting there talking to themselves. the treat them with compassion. they are committing small crimes in trying to urge them to move on. two of them said they were immediately contacting the occ . the officers have to deal with quite a bit out there in the streets. they are not psychologists for psychotherapists. it turns out one of these people as a convicted sex offender. again, the work was great. a call came out over the air, and the cooperation of this one call, a woman got off the bus in chinatown and her 6-year-old son did not get off the bus. immediately, they had a cantonese speaking officer there and we had officers coming in from the motorcycle units volunteering to stop the buses throughout the city. she had a disabled child and shopping bags. it was incredible. if found them heading back and walking back to his house. it was a pretty scary thing. again, i urge all of the commissioners to do that. i rode with a very experienced police offi

here in california do not have reliable drinking water. [ music ] >> the sounds of the season in union square. we will take you behind the music. [ music ] . >>> closed captioning for the 10:00 news is brought to you by mancini sleepworld. 0 a 0 . >>> a small central valley town southeast of fresno is the latest to be affected by polluted well water caused by fertilizer runoff. we have the story. >> reporter: at the lone school in saville, california, students drink water from the water bottle. the drinking fountains have been disconnected. >> when you see a kindergartener having to drink out of a bottle, there is something not quite right there. and so you look at where the water comes from. >> reporter: home to 350 residents saville is supported by the agriculture and livestock industries, orange groves and dairy farms. activists say the well water is polluted from nitrates from fertilizer and animal waste and crusty old pipes expose their water to soot and sand. currently there is no program in california that prevents contamination into our groundwater sources. it is unacceptable. enough