the purpose of utility undergrounding is to eliminate the overhead wires along leland avenue. that is both for ease of maintenance and aesthetics. this was the number one request of the community coming out of the planning process in 2006. the scope of this current request is covered, design work, including utility agencies, on the run in districts, community outreach, and development of a funding plan for the property owner conversion portion of the work. the total request about is $215,000.800 $60. -- $215, 868, 000. >> thank you. let's hear from the budget director. >> i would note, the public library used to million dollars of the requested infrastructure funds that are being requested to be appropriated under this ordinance. that would be to prepay library preservation fund that had already been advanced and expended for this project. also on page 7 of the report, we point out this infrastructure fund has an available balance of $1.7 million, however, the proposed ordinance would appropriate $2.3 million. so therefore, given there are not sufficient funds currently in the

it seems to me that this proliferation goes against any intention to ultimately buried the utilities underground, like the area immediately surrounding us. while constant exposure to one of vice might not offend, according to the fcc standards, how about this kind of density? who is asking these questions on our behalf? are they being asked? the more i research, the more i learn how my hands are tied -- how our hands are tied as residents and homeowners as far as what we can do about this, i understand that the new regulations will allow for an appeal in two years when the permit comes up for renewal. we have to live up to the monthly service crews, and the fear that this equipment might come down with a large storm for two years. i think that the public needs to be notified as part of the curve in the process for any size antenna. politics is personal, and so is aesthetics. we should have a chance to voice our concern and to learn about how our coverages provided. the placement of these facilities across the city needs to be made with more consideration and more equity. thank you. supervisor ma

oh, as far as undergrounding, utility undergrounding, there was the last thing in the existing program. right now, there is no existing programs. i know there is a group of neighbors who want to form a little neighborhood group or a boundary, protrero. but there is no>> i do not have. ok. i would like to ask you to grant this appeal. i have to say that when i heard about nextg's equipment, installing these before the law changed, i was pretty disgusting. while there was no laws requiring them to notify the neighborhood, their future potential clients, customers, they obviously could have done it on their own, and, instead, they chose to send in executives who loitered in the neighborhood and ask people randomly if it bothered them. i think that that haphazard interest in the wants and needs and concerns of the neighborhood shows a real -- is really concerned, because these of the people who are installing and are in charge of maintaining this equipment in a residential neighborhood, near people's houses, and if there is that negligence in the neighborhood with residents, how can you a

but underground utilities for unio. >>> pyrex, yeah, the cook wear, it's pretty much had a reputationg indestructible over the years but it may not be as sturdy as you think. on our consumer watch julie watts brings us a shattering glass investigation from consumer reports boom you know, it was like whoa. >> she has bitter memories of the last time she used pyrex. >> i removed my dish, closed the oven, and turned to start walking towards the counter, bonk it exploded. >> reporter: she suffered burns and deep cuts, she was browning chicken under the broiler, something the instructions say not to do. her friend carla fadden was baking tomales when -- >> i heard this boom, opened the oven, and to migrate surprise there was a mole ten melted mass. >> reporter: prompted by stories by valerie and carla's they studied it for a career. they found reports of 163 shattering incidents with 42 reports of injuries, it also compared american made pyrex and hawking glass bake wear to more expensive european made pyrex made of a different material called borrow sil eye keith. they put dry sand in whi

san francisco has a policy of undergrounding utilities, and this will undermine that in the future. such an industrial facility is inappropriate and presented public safety hazard. for example, it causes a problem when two devices like this come up, and this was the cause of the fires in malibu. there are no inspections for devices like this. if also, there are backup batteries on this that contain toxic batteries. -- toxic chemicals. please consider this jurisdiction request. thank you. >> thank you. is there anybody here representing nextg? you also have three minutes. >> thank you, commissioners, for this opportunity to address this issue. my name is natasha, and i am the director of government relations and the california area for nextg. excuse me. projection, please? to show you what we are talking about, this is advertising for sprint. this just came out because they're currently launching their 4g network, in san francisco. we are a corporation in california. the device that was constructed and 36 ashbury is going to be used in support of this network launch, which, you can s

i live in a district that has very little underground utility poles, and what happens is they are a primefor wireless technology for cellphone to go up all across the city. what happens is there is no aesthetic standard put in place for these facilities when they are put up on a pole. over night, residents can come home at night, and they will see a huge box sticking out of a utility pole in front of their window. there are many places in my district where that has happened. between lisbon and paris. there is a part of the sidewalk where you have to walk between the utility pole and the bay window. this is happening all over the city, and we can do better to make sure we have standards about creating value through our utility poles for the city and county of san francisco. there is public notice on private property, but for the public, there is no notice. this as a few things. it establishes a different review process, starting a three-tiered system based on visual impact. there will be tier one, relatively small, and it will have of permitting process that will not necessarily go through

crews will start relocating underground utilities for the union square and market street area. that means lots of construction. but the city says it won't cut off access to any businesses. you can expect a phase, this phase of the project to continue through june 2012. >>> an unlikely group is protesting a plan to plant 1,000 trees. believe it or not. they are environmentalist. the city council voted to move forward to put those trees in a park. now, the city says this is to offset about 200,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions that are generated by highway 84. but an environmental group is worried about the effect of the new trees, the effect specifically they would have on burrowing owls. >> what they need is the grassy meadow with the the habitat where they can get back for some protection but they can hunt out over the grassy area. >> opponents are also worried that the trees roots could reach a nearby landfill causing the release of methane gas. >>> we had temperatures from anywhere from 57 degrees to 80 degrees. 70 in san jose for a record. the old record was back in 19

today construction crews will relocate underground utilities in the union square and market street areasly one lane of stockton street will be open near market most of the day. the other lane will remain closed except between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.. work and traffic restrictions will continue through june of next year. >> governor brown presents his state of the state speech today from the assembly chambers of the state capital. how to tackle the state's $25 billion budget deficit is expected to be the main focus of his address tonight. it will be hills first state of the state in 35 years. in his previous two terms of governor beginning in 1975, brown's annual state of the state were usually short and mostly written by himself. the speech begins at 5 p.m. and we'll be streaming it live on our website abc7news.com and on our i-pad app as well. >> that's the state of the state. as for the state of the forecast, we need to turn to mr. mike nicco for that. >> gotta listen to you. >> i wrote this one myself, also. on the fly. >> exactly! (laughter) >> there you go. good morning, everybody. welcom

they're moving the utility lines underground there. they're going to be digging them up. and then later on -- much later in the project they're going to be making a tunnel right through there. it's going to be a few interesting years in san francisco that's for sure. let's go out and take a look at the commute northbound 101 speaking of san francisco. northbound 101 approaching the 80 split that traffic is moving along okay. there are no major problems coming in to the downtown area. san mateo bridge traffic looks good. so does the dumbarton bridge in case you're wondering heading to highway 101, 101 and 280 are doing fine this morning so far down in the peninsula. and in the south bay we're off to a nice start here as well. so this is been a pretty nice start to the commute. but steve and i have been telling you about thick fog. in fact, we cannot see highway 24 or highway 4 from our camera network because they are socked in. let's go to steve. >>> sal, it's really bad. so the fog advisory will take us until 11:00 a.m. for the north bay and east bay. you can always tweet

. >> reporter: this coming monday, crews will begin digging up stockton street to move underground utilities>> nummi officials say the project will cost just under $1.6 million and be ready for service in 2019. until then there will be tumbling and detours. >> it'll be worth it having more transportation around the city. >> reporter: but not everyone agrees. some say the cost and years of congestion aren't worth it. >> personal opinion, no. we're not new york city. i mean we're san francisco, we're compact. >> reporter: the work will begin monday right hoer on stockton -- right here on stockton. the best way to avoid the traffic jam is to use public transportation. sal castaneda. >>> next month the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to take up a proposed measure putting new restrictions on handbill distributors. offenders could be fined up to $100. >>> great news tonight about the surfer that nearly drowned while surfing maverick this past weekend. initially tret was in critical condition but today sanford medical center says he is conscious, his vital signs are stable and he is

. >> reporter: this coming monday, crews will begin digging up stockton street to move underground utilities>> nummi officials say the project will cost just under $1.6 million and be ready for service in 2019. until then there will be tumbling and detours. >> it'll be worth it having more transportation around the city. >> reporter: but not everyone agrees. some say the cost and years of congestion aren't worth it. >> personal opinion, no. we're not new york city. i mean we're san francisco, we're compact. >> reporter: the work will begin monday right hoer on stockton -- right here on stockton. the best way to avoid the traffic jam is to use public transportation. sal castaneda. >>> next month the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to take up a proposed measure putting new restrictions on handbill distributors. offenders could be fined up to $100. >>> great news tonight about the surfer that nearly drowned while surfing maverick this past weekend. initially tret was in critical condition but today sanford medical center says he is conscious, his vital signs are stable and he is

today construction crews will start relocating underground utilities in the union square and market streetas. the work will involve daily lane closures on stockton and nearby streets. and, frances, it's going to continue for some time. >> till next june. getting into san francisco isn't as bad, backed up to west grand. especially not bad considering there was a stall on the upper deck earlier. what is slow is westbound 580 as you make your way through the altamont pass. that stretch is going to take you 40 minutes from 205 after 680 and north 101 a little slow near the capital expressway. heavy on north 280 right near highway 17. kristen. >> frances, thanks a lot. oprah: all new. powerhouse oscar legends sissy spacek, holly hunter, and susan sarandon. then, oscar nominees -- wow! then, oscar nominees -- wow! melissa leo, geoffrey rush, twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. >>> welcome back. beautiful picture from sutro tower. clouds that await you this morning. the fog thickest around novato at three-quarters of a mile and even thicker around livermore, a quarter of a mile. check out thes

crews will relocate underground utilities in the union square and market street areas. of stockton street will be open for most of the day between sutter and market street. construction work and traffic restrictions will continue through june of next year. >> governor brown presents his state of the state speech today from the assembly chambers of the state capital. how to tackle the state's $25 billion budget deficit is expected to be a major focus of his addresses tonight. it will be his first state of the state in 35 years. in his previous two terms as governor beginning in 1975, brown's annual state of the state addresses were usually short and mostly written by himself. the speech begins at 5 p.m. we'll be streaming it live on our website abc7news.com and on our i-pad app. >> it was yesterday morning about this time when i was so rudely awakened by hail. >> can you say that on tv? >> rudely awakened? >> hail. >> what the hail. the hail pounding on the skylight of my house. it was that loud. >> definitely interesting storms, mike. >> some of those thunderstorms do d

today construction crews relocate underground utilities in the union square and market street area.ne at stockton street will be open between sutter and market for most of the day. work and traffic restrictions will continue through june of next year. >> for those stuckna traffic mess today as well as for construction workers, you're going to have a nice day to do whatever you are doing. >> makes it so much better. (laughter) >> the rain is gone. we will see sunshine this afternoon. temperatures pretty close to average. good morning to you. looks like we'll have another extended dry period. we'll talk about that approximate when we get to the 7-day forecast. pretty thick fog especially around livermore. 36 degrees there around napa and vos 101 to san rafael and novato. temperatures mid to upper 30s. low to mid-40s mountain view, san jose, san francisco and antioch. the other big story this morning, how much colder it is than this time yesterday. san francisco 6, fairfield 7. everybody else double digits. 10 to 18 degrees cooler than yesterday except antioch, 1 degree warmer. as we h

crews will start relocating all the underground utilities for the union square and market street arealong stockton street which means, lots and lots of construction. the city says though it's not going to cut off any access to any of the businesses there. you can expect this phase of the project to continue though through next june. >>> an airbus a-380 will soon be flying in and out of sfo on a regular basis. lufthansa will fly daily to frankfurt starting in may. the plane is owned by another carrier. but it has more than 500 seats. lufthansa says even the economy class cabin is a lot roomier than you would typically find. >>> well, water fountains at sfo are getting a face-lift. the city has several new tap water refilling station. the company global tap designed them so you can put your reusable bottle under the nozzle. other refilling stations are at golden gate park, the academy of sciences and several schools. >> i like that idea. >> how many times do you see people going through the security line and they have a nice brand-new bottle of water completely forget they can't take it

crews will start working on underground utilities for the $1.6 billion project tomorrow near union square. that means only one lane of traffic will be open on stockton street between sutter and market during most of that construction work. two lanes will be open from 3:00 in the afternoon until 7:00 in the evening weekdays and from 10:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the evening on weekends. the rest of the time, only one lane will be open, so reroute if you can. >>> plastic bags in sonoma county could be a thing of the past. they'll hold a meeting this morning to discuss reduction or elimination of the plastic bags. advocates say 123,000 tons of bags end up in landfills every year. they also say only 5% of the 19 billion bags disposed of in california are recycled annually. a growing number of cities and counties across california including san jose and san francisco recently banned plastic bags. >>> free monday's solar panel maker solindra is having trouble seeing the light. a global market is one problem. they face stiff competition overseas from low-cost chinese manufacturers. analysts

crews are slowing -- closing the other lanes so they can i stall underground utilities.roject will connect minnie street cars to chinatown. >>> 8:32. sanfrancisco's new mayor says he's ready to leave the -- lead the fight to save the 9ers. he says he's determined to stop the 9ers from moving to santa clara. he hopes to a -- he hopes a forge the relationship with ed york and convince him to move to the stadium in hunter's point. newsom and the yorks had a tense relationship. >>> it's deadline day for uc berkeley athletes to see if there -- to see if their sports will be reinstated. >> reporter: this is where cal began their practice other the weekend. over the weekend. ktvu caught up with the team yesterday during their afternoon practice on this field. the team today is expecting to find -- to find out whether their sport will be reinstated. they announced that the school was denoting cal rugby. but by october, a group of supporters called save sal sports came together to launch the start of a campaign. the group has a website. and according to the website, they raise th

that's why federal officials have ordered the utility to confirm what is underground across the rest of the system. >> san jose city leaders are on the verbal of name ago new police chief. but tonight some community activist are criticizing both the expected choice and the selection process. city manager is expected to recommend to the council acting police chief chris moore for the job. we have reaction. >>reporter: community members representing a number of ethnic group spoke with one voice today. they think oakland police chief anthony bass is the best person to lead san jose police department and want the city counsel to meet with him. >> chef bass is far and away better qualified to do the job. and the fact that he had an opportunity to speak to the council, the process is ho, hijacked. >>reporter: city manager appears to have made her choice and is expected to recommend the council hire acting police chief chris moore for the top job. former police officer and council member pete constant is looking forward to tuesday's vote. >> i think he's a person that brings a very wide l r

have been prevented if pg & e has properly identified the risks that it had underground in the glen view neighborhood. the utility will have to answer for eight deaths, the suffering of burned victims and 38 destroyed homes. >>> if you want to read the full ntsb report just go to ktvu.com and click on the san bruno fire tab. >>> you saw federal investigators swarm an east bay university earlier this week right here on ktvu. tonight new documents reveal the school wasn't in the business of teaching. ktvu rob roth poured owl those documents, so rob what were they doing at the school. >> reporter: in those legal documents, officials call tri city a sham that allowed people from other countries to receive student visas illegally. agents from immigration and customs enforcement walking out of this small university with computers and other potential evidence. and we showed i.c.e. agents raiding this home, a home owned by the head of the university susan su. authorities would only say that the raids were part of a legal investigation. federal prosecutors claim su made millions of the dollars in a scheme to fraud the u.s

life might have been prevented if pg&e properly identified the risks it had underground in the glen view neighborhood. the utility will have to answer for eight deaths and 38 burn victims. >> who was watching over what they were doing? >> the san bruno resident is one of the homeowners whose house burned down the night of the explosion. her property is a half block from where the pipe ruptured. >> i just hope this doesn't happen to somebody else. they need to go through and reinspect every inch of pipe they've got. >> pg&e de -- declined the on camera interview. >> all pipelines in the pg&e system that are a similar size have not been pressure tested and are continuing to operate at pressures that have been reduced by 20%. this measure builds a significant margin of safety into the current operating conditions. >> today's report was the finding of fact and not a final report. the ntsb has yet to report the cause of the explosion. they plan to hold a hearing in march. >>> san jose police have shut down a major part of the street while they investigate the deadly shooting of a young man during rush hour. officers f

the utility thought it had a certain type of pipe underground, turns out it was a weaker type of pipe. and federal officials are worried this may not be the only case. federal investigators are so concerned, they've set up hearings and sent at warning to all pipelines. >> if you don't know what type of pipe you have, you can't do the right risk assessment. >> reporter: in philadelphia, the pipe has been capped, as investigators try to figure out what caused the nation's latest deadly explosion. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> still ahead on "world news," have scientists found a breakthrough test that can tell you whether it's alzheimer's or another possibly curable form of dementia? >>> the tiny gadgets that can pose a big hazard for all passenger planes. >>> and, a titan of wall street, passing on the secrets of his fellow bankers. before he died, what he wanted you to know. >>> tomorrow, a panel of experts will advise the fda whether to decide to recommend a milestone test in helping diagnose alzheimer's disease. tonight, dr. richard besser reports. >> reporter: 70-year-old

the utility thought it had a certain type of pipe underground.ns out it was a weaker type of pipe. and federal officials are worried this might not be the only case. federal investigators are so concerned, they set up hearings and sent a warning to all pipelines. >> if you don't know what type of pipe you have, you can't do the right risk assessment. >> reporter: in philadelphia, the pipe has been capped, as investigators try to figure out what caused the nation's latest, deadly explosion. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> controversial florida pastor, terry jones, has been banned from entering britain. jones, of course, made headlines and sparked a national uproar last year when he threatened to burn a koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. he had planned to address a british right-wing group next month. but the government there says he's not allowed in the country because of his views. >>> scientists are gain new ground in the battle to stamp out the growing bedbug problem. researchers at ohio state university, have sequenced the e

might have been prevented if pg&e properly identified risks underground in the glenn view neighborhood. we also contacted california public utilities commission for their reaction. they have not responded. >> pg&e has come up with a plan to simplify process, offering to buy all 38 lots were wr homes were destroyed and turn them over to a developer for reconstruction. it's not clear how many homeowners might go along with the plan but 10 hired their own architects. >> and prosecutors in the barry bonds case will be allowed to call former pro athletes to testify about steroid use. it's not likely the gft will be allowed to show key documents linking bonds to steroid use. and. >> the judge rejected a defense move that would have excluded testimony but upheld a ruling barring jurors from seeing some documents that link bonds to positive steroid tests. barry bonds is facing 10 counts of lying to a grand jury in 2003. grand jury investigating distribute frgs the drug lab in burlingame and police seized records from his personal trainer greg anderson indicating anderson was supplying steroids to a number of other players. the district jud

the utility traced that problem to a faulty piece of underground equipment. >>> the cable network msnbc has abruptly parted ways with its most popular host. last anaheim keith olbermann told his viewers he has taped his final countdown show and is leaving the network. he did not offer any explanation. msnbc only stated the decision to end his contract had nothing to do with comcast's acquisition nbc universal this week. olbermann's combative liberal opinions made him a target of critics and often battled with his own bosses at msnbc. >>> today arizona congresswomen gibb giff starts her -- gabrielle giffords starts her new rounds of rehabilitation. he was shot two weeks ago. the new hospital's chief medical officer says she has great potential for recuperation. they expect she will be in therapy for months but doctors do warn that she may never completely recover her ability to walk or talk. >>> that cruise ship that left passengers stranded out at sea last year is on its way to the bay area. the carnival splendor left san diego yesterday after several delays. we did talk to maritime off

underground in the glen view neighborhood. now we also contacted the california public utilities commission for their reaction.they have not responded. in san bruin oshtion david louie abc 7 news. >> to simplify the process of rebuilding that san bruno neighborhood pg&e is offering to buy all 38 lots where homes were destroyed and turn them over to single developer for reconstruction. item not clear how many homeowners might go along with that plan. >>> federal prosecutors in the barry bonds perjury case will be allowed to call former pro athlete to testify about steroids use but not likely the government will be allowed to show some key documents linking bonds to steroids use. mark matthews was there in court this morning for the evidence hearing. >> barry bonds is facing 10 counts of lying to a grand jury back in 2003. grand jury was investigating steroids distribution from the drug lab in burlingame and police seized records from bonds personal trainer greg anderson indicating that anderson was supplying steroids from the lab to a number of other players. today federal district judge said she's inclined to

the utility thought it had a certain type of pipe underground.t was a weaker type of pipe. federal officials worry this may not be the only case. federal investigators are so concerned they've set up hearings and sent a warning to all pipelines. >> if you don't know what type of pipe you have, you can't do the right risk assessment. >> reporter: in philadelphia, the pipe has been capped. as investigators try to figure out what caused the nation's latest deadly explosion. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> thus far investigators have not realized what the cause of this all was but they're saying there's more an an increased urgency to check high-pressure pipelines like david mentioned. >>> we'll be more with after this. this. tatatatatatatatatatatatataa ♪ >>> welcome back. we have a special treat with us on the show today, chef ed cotton. i feel like you're food royalty to anyone who watches "top chef" like me because we recognize you from season seven. >> well, thanks. >> what was it like being on that? it's such a competitive show. anyone th

but many are wondering ff they have more sloppy weld on underground pipeline in the bay err d area that may put more people at risk. the utilities commission has ordered pg&e to produce reliable records by march 15. if those records can't be found, pg&e may bh forced to shut down its pipeline for days to run tests to detect any weaknesses. >>> thank you. what's ahead now is unclear, except one thing -- the cuts are coming. that's expected to be the message from governor jerry brown as he gets ready to deliver his state of the state address next monday. he's already hinted h eeel touch on his positives, however, he'll be blunt about the looming budget cuts and the state's $25 billion short fall. brown's ability to focus on his plan to cut the state deficit helped it get public support. >> this is not going to be easily done. i think he'll make a strong case for that, as well as the tax extension measures in june. . >> governor brown told all state agencies to cancel any plans to buy any cars and turn in any cars that are not essential. he wants to cut the fleet of passenger vehicles in half. we'll stream governor brown's state of

underground, alarming for residents of san bruno to hear, of course. that has consequences across the state. jackie speier now wants pg&e to do pressure tests on all of the utility'sipes in the state that has parts made by the same company that manufactured parts of the san bruno pipe that exploded in september. spear said she got to see the ruptured pipe at the lab in washington and said the flaws in the pipes were so obvious it was astonishing. she told the san francisco chronicle it was so bad she picked up the phone and called the president of pg&e himself. 38 homes were destroyed in that fire. eight people died. speier said pg&e can't even find the records of a third of their pipelines in populated areas. testing the lines can cost anywhere from $125,000 to $500,000 a mile. speier says she wants them tested, it has to be done because this can't happen again. live in san bruno, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. 5:03 now. likely to be standing room only for a key vote today in the golden gate bridge board of directors. the board will decide today whether to switch to a new toll system that takes humans completely out of the equation. terry mcs

underground. obviously that's alarming for san bruno residents who hear but that has consequences for the entire state. jackie speier now wants pg&e to do pressure tests on all the utility'spipes in the state that has parts from the company that made the pipes that exploded in september. these got to see the pipe in washington. she said the flaws in the pipes were so obvious, it was astonishing. she told the san francisco chronicle it was so bad she picked up the phone and called the president of pg&e. 38 homes were destroyed in that fire in september and 8 people died. as speier, pg&e can't even find the records of one-third of its pipelines in this populated area. it is expensive. it can cost $125,000 to $500,000 per mile per pipe. >> amy, thanks a lot. 6:16. three of the state's largest health insurers are delaying rate increases for 60 days after being asked to do so by state insurance commissioner dave jones. aetna and anthem blue cross and pacific care are putting raises on hold. it will raise premiums on 200,000 californians. for some rates will climb as much as 59%. >> 6:16 now. you mentioned the possibility of flight delays because there's fog out there. mike, di