2013.0317a (lily yegazu: 415-575-9076) 901 battery street northwest corner of battery street and vallejo street. assessor's block 0135, lot 003 request for a certificate of appropriateness >> i make a motion to recuse mr. hylan? >> second. >> on the motion to recuse commissioner hylan? >> hylan. >> yes. >> commissioner johns >> yes. >> johnck. >> yes. >> matsuda. >> yes. >> pearlman? >> yes. >> wolfram. >> yes. >> and hasz. >> yes. >> you are recused. >> good afternoon again, planning department staff. the project before you currently is a request for a certificate of appropriateness for a property located at 901 battery street. and commonly known as the petri cigar building, it is a four story reinforced building that was constructed in 1923, the subject property is identified as a con tributing structure within the north east landmark district. the proposed project involves the addition of the ex-per or and interior and i guess that is great for the building and the restoration and including the replacement of the architectal features and the addition of the canopy. specifically the scope inc

that will be heading to and from oakland, alameda main street, harbor bay, vallejo and san francisco thomas. ferries will depart every 45 minutes during peak commute hours. with all of these added services, transit officials advise you to give yourself extra time. >> continuing our team coverage of the bay bridge closure this morning, as we recommended the san mateo bridge will be a popular route. that is where we will find mike pelton alive. >>live. >> a tow truck is on his way to this accident but at this point it does not matter. it is as great a lot. there is clearly a lot of people who got up early to get beat this. but at this point there commute is corn to be even longer. if you are taking the san mateo bridge, it will be as slow process. >> i will go behind here to give you a look at what i am seeing. if u-turn as all the way around you could see the traffic behind here. we will hold all the way, all the way to the end. as you can say with all of these lights, it is backed up very very far. >> we will start here and we will hear a lot of horror stories. stay with kron4 and wi

they will be heading to and from the oakland, alameda main street, harbor bay, vallejo and san francisco terminals. ferries will depart every 45 minutes during peak commute hours. even with all these added services, transit officials advise giving yourself enough time to get to your destination. now in effect. >> let's go live with kron4 as mike pelton. >> there is no problem this morning and i see a steady string of traffic. we compare this to the typical morning commute. you can see the toll plaza off in the distance. so far there are no backups. people are moving through with no problems. >> we will talk more about the eastern span. although eastern span may be closing for good it will not be disappearing any time soon. bay bridge officials say it will take about three years to take apart and remove the entire span. the old stand cannot be blown up, because the debris would fall and pollute the bay. it will have to be removed very carefully due to its proximity to the new span. remove most and cost $233 million. >> and word what will happen till the bay bridge patrotroll. here is, if

from the ferry's oakland, alameda main street, harbor bay, vallejo and san francisco terminals. ferries will depart every 45 minutes during peak commute hours. can the best place to get all the latest infomration on other ways to get around the bay when the bay bridge is closed is our website rkon 4 n.com in the newsroom jw k4n. and all this information. plus. is on our website kron 4 dot com. today temporary connector modules. for the new span's bike and pedestrian path. were lifted up onto the bridge. they will be put into place during the labor day weekend closure. they will allow bikers and walkers to get on side. will be like to walk on the 15- foot wide path. and the path will be policed by c-h-p officers on bikes. >> ".on the roadway." the path is also expected to fax the same day the bridge will reopen to cars. in the air. for now, people will only be able to get about two- thirds of the way across. the path is not expected to be complete until late 2014. connect to treasure island. >> stay with us will be back [ trina ] i'm a student at devry university. and these are m

. >> el servicio de ferrys también auentara, de alameda, vallejo y san francisco, también entre maiune streetla cobertura continua y además para más información en univisión 14.com-. >> y las autoridades han echado mano a nueva tecnología para el incendio crim, además el modelo de avión puede permanecer 22 horas conitnuas lo que ayudará a saber si hay nuevos brotes. >> luego de que sus hogares se vieran afectados por el incendio en fairlfield, bianca nos trae sus reacicones. >> hoy más de la mitad de la casa de gustavo está inhabitable. >> se propago hasta quemar 40 acres, 2 autos y 15 casas, dos completamente destruidos. >> según el director del departamento de bomberos este ha sido uno nde los incendios más grandes en fairfiels. >> el incendio ha sido contenido en sus totalidad pero los bomberos están alerta si vuelven a surgir las llamas. >> cuando shirley llego a su casa vio que la casa de sus vecinos estaba ardiendo, su única perdida fue su patio trasero. >> ella dice que estando tan cerca tuvo mucha suerte de que la estrucutra no haya sido dañado, gustavo dice que se quedarán en un hote

it appears at this point the men, one from richmond and one from vallejo were driving down the street when another car drove up and the people in the car started shooting. the victims did not stop even though they were both hit. that's why there are two scenes. they drove to a half mile away and after officers found them. one man was pronounced dead. one is in critical condition. police told me they are trying to notify the victim's families. there not releasing any other information but they had tied to antioch. this morning, though, we have a description of the suspect vehicle for you. we'll put it on the screen. it is a four door honda or chevy. we do not know the model but it is gold colored. anyone with information is asked to give police a call. in the meantime, we know this morning investigators have been busy with interviews and gathering evidence. we come back out here live to the crime scene again that was cleared in the last hour. and they're trying to put all the pieces together figure out what happened here. >>> and so, sal, watching traffic. what are you keeping an eye o

and a little farther to the south, in vallejo, eastbound side of 80, at tennessee street, and that's where we have a stalled vehicle. it looks like clear conditions for the most part. but we do have a lane blocked here and there. not too shabby. taking it outside, looking at san jose and seeing what's happening there. quite a few cars making their way away from 80 over toward san jose airport, but moving along at top speeds. >> thank you. >>> diplomats from the european union are meeting in brussels to discuss responses in egypt. -fÑ warning egyptian authorities that the people's calls for fundamental rights cannot be disregarded. 900 people died in violent clashes since last wednesday. they say security forces fired tear gas at a prison truck sunday in an attempt to free a badly beaten police officer from rioting detainees. it was transferring captured members of the muslim brotherhood. 36 prisoners were killed. egypt's army leader vows the military will not tolerate further violence. >>> military drills under way this morning in south korea involving u.s. forces are drawing protest

the shutdown.and says they will add extra boats to and from their oakland, alameda main street, harbor bay, vallejo san francisco terminals. >> reporter:transit officials suggests that everyone gives themselves plenty of time to get to where they need to news. >> pam: next. the dictionary gets a needed >> pam: upadte. we'll show you the newly added words -- and what they mean. then -- why you might want to hold the phone. before you trade in your old i-phone -- for the new one. >> pam: and -- kron4 is counting down to the shutdown. less than three hours to bay bridge closure. coming up -- what could happen to the troll -- yes the troll -- that lives under the bay bridge eastern span. a7 >> reporter:which you can now find in the oxford english >> reporter:a selfie is when someone takes a picture of themself.usually when using an intelligent phone. >> reporter:also added to the dictionary: >> reporter:twerking. >> reporter:yes.this maneuver right here that miley cyrus so famously acted out sunday at mtv's video music awards. >> reporter:the technical definition: >> reporter:"a dance to popular music

vallejo, was listed in critical condition. police would not release other information. streets were shut down as police collected evidence and conducted inview -- interviews. those who work in the area also trying to make sense of it all. >> we're still trying to figure out what's going on. >> reporter: this shooting happened and a fairly busy roadway in antioch. investigators hope anyone with information will call them. they do expect more information to be released later this afternoon. in antioch, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in oakland, police are investigating a deadly shooting on 8 on the avenue near international boulevard. it happened -- 80th avenue near international boulevard. no word yet on a suspect. >>> new at noon, an alarming report out today shows the number of suicides by gun in the bay area is on the rise. the centers for disease control says 325 people, age 10 and older, committed suicide by gun in the bay area between 2009 and 2010. that compares to 242 suicides three years earlier. a 34% jump. the number of suicides increased as the unemployment

it appears at this point that these two men, one from richmond, the other from vallejo, were driving down the streetund 7:45 when another car drove up and the person or persons inside started shooting. they did not stop. the two drove about a half-mile away from somersville road in buchanan. that's where officers found them. the man from richmond was pronounced dead. the other man from vallejo was at last word in critical condition at the hospital. police are still trying to notify the victim's family. we're not getting ages or any more specific information about that. we're told the men have ties to antioch. not sure if that means they have family or friends here. we want to show you a description of the suspect vehicle. it's described as a four-door honda or chevy. we don't know the model. it's gold in color. that may make it stand out a little bit. anyone with information is asked to give antioch police a call. coming back out here live to delta fair boulevard and buchanan road. we can tell you what they did, they all fanned out. investigators were out. they came back together for a briefing. we

vallejo. police say ray fraire posed as a pg&e worker and went into a home on farrell street earlier this monthe inside, he and his partner pistol-whipped one of the people living in the house and tied everyone up including a 6-year-old girl as they took cash and other items of the police are still looking for this man, darryl lee cox also wanted for two other robberies. >>> more bay area headlines. richmond police arrested nearly two dozen gang members as part of operation exodus. police listened in on calls made by members of the deep-c gang for nearly two months. they say the wiretaps caught several possible crimes. they seized guns and cash as part of the operation. >>> oracle team usa officials will try to get out of hot water as they defend themselves on allegations that the team illegally modified boats. the team will go before a five- man panel tasked with resolving disputes overrules for the race. they also had extra weight. >>> san francisco is turning off some of its lights at night but it's not to save power. it's to save the birds. bright lights on big buildings can blind birds con

the oakland terminal the alameda main street harbor bay vallejo and san francisco series will be departingduring peak commute hours transit officials are still saying give yourself extra time. we have seen on the road to that people have been backed up for hours on end. >>darya: if you use bart. parking is limited. kron4's haazig madyun explains why. >>: available parking is filling up fast here at the walnut creek a bart station and for bay bridge commuters who may be taking part for the first time and are not used to the parking situation here to close look at that permit signed a there creek when you see one of those stay out of that lot unless you have a permit. it could be a $40 to get otherwise. that is until 10:00 a.m. when its public parking for everyone for just a $53 as you can see, parking is being strictly enforced today with this bay bridge closure. and walnut creek, haazig madyun and, kron4 news. >>mark: there is a big back up there this morning. mike felt live with an update. >>: stay with kron4 as we will keep you posted on the commute. this is the first commute back to wor

vallejo for construction. >>> the number of claims rose to 330,000 last week. it is the lowest level since 2007. job growth in the u.s. remains slow. wall street has a losing streak. the dow gained 27 points. people lined up in alameda to land one of 300 new jobs at target. the job fair runs tomorrow and saturday from 8:00 to 5. formula may be more su su -- susceptible for heart disease. >>> there is a new ruling before you go to candlestick park. only clear plastic or vinyl bags allowed. women can bring a small clutch bag. many had to use plastic bags and leave their things behind. >> everything else will have to stay in the car. it is kind of weird. >> nfl says the rules are to protect fans and speed up lines. >> reporter: it looked like a winter storm. there were light showers and drizzle. the focus of the thousander storms toward eureka banking along the shore line will increase coverage. half moon bay is .04. santa rosa is .01 inches. to start out your day, temperatures will be 56. we are adding drizzle. you can count on another start with wet road ways. overnight clouds and cooler temperatures and the cool weather pattern remains in plac

. >>> vallejo police went to check on an elderly woman and found her decomposing body inside a home on florida street. today, they arrested the woman's caretaker. investigators say the 78-year- old woman was dead for a long time before they discovered her body. a 37-year-old woman her care provider faces felony charges of elder abuse and neglect. >>> a woman killed at a construction site on the san jose city college campus has now been identified. officials say 49-year-old magda gonzalez of san jose died yesterday. school officials believe she may have been there to enroll in the upcoming semester. the college president says the accident happened as crews were upgrading the water system. that project is on hold. the police department is investigating >>> a san francisco bicyclist is dead after being hit by a big rig. police say they were both turning at 6th and folsom when they collided this morning. the cyclist a 24-year-old woman died at san francisco general. the big rig driver did stay at the scene and was not cited. this is san francisco's third death of a bicyclist so far this year. all of last

streets. this happened august 14th as she was heading to work. >>> the vallejo police officer has returned a van load full of marijuana to a dispensary owner. matthew was shot during a raid of february of last year but the charges were dropped because of a lack of evidence. yesterday the police returned the pot to him under a court order. but after being in storage all that time there is really not much he can do with it. >> all these bags after bags of weed all of these ruined. >> he was one of the stars of a tv show called weed country. he had about 9,000 clients before that police raid. he's now planning to sue vallejo for his losses. >>> alameda county ground breaking law on drug disposal could go into effect. take back unused or expired prescription drug drugs in the county. the coalition of pharmaceutical companies asked to have the law blocked saying it interfered with commerce. >>> time now just 5:18. sal, it's early. are you seeing a lot more traffic? >> it's about the same. a little bit less in some areas. and about the same in others. the san mateo bridge for example we had a minor cr

street. they told the family they needed to check a gas leak. on appearance things looked okay so the family let them in. vallejo police said then the suspects got violent. they pistol-whipped the man and tied up the family including a 6-year-old child. >> the degree of the crime this time i have never heard of a kidnapping of the whole family for probably what was not even that much money or not much valuables. so it's really sad. >> reporter: police say the man did what he could giving the robbers all of their money to get them to leave. lieutenant dejesus says investigators have seen this type of crime two times before. >> we're treating these robberies individually. we're not at this point willing to tie all these together until we have anything conclusive that would lead us to believe that they are associated. >> reporter: now neighbors are not taking this lightly. this neighbor says everyone needs to step up. >> we have to look out for each other. that's the only thing we have to do. we have to do a better job of looking over each other's backs. >> reporter: if you aren't expecting service, call the compan

. >>> vallejo police say two men posing as pg&e workers robbed a home on farrell street near central avenue. officers say the suspects wore orange vests and hardhats and once they got inside the home threatened the resident with a gun and tied him up. they drove away in a gold suv that looks like a cadillac escalade. you should always check identification through a peep hole before opening your door. >>> a gun buy-back event will be held tonight in san francisco's mission district. guns in working condition can be turned in for $100, assault rifles can be exchanged for $200. the event is scheduled from 6:00 to 8:00 in the u.s. bank parking lot at 22nd street and cap streets. >>> 6:37. major league baseball is urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the city of san jose. the city recently filed suit against mlb over its failure to decide whether the as can pursue a downtown san jose ballpark. the san francisco giants are trying to prevent the as' move. the giants base that on territorial rights they received during their failed attempt to move to san jose in the '90s. >>

streets. they found a man shot at least once. he later died in the hospital. >>> a five-year-old vallejo girl is being treated for serious injuries after falling from a second story endo. it happened on fairhaven way just after 6:00 last night. when firefighters arrived, the screen was off the window. little girl was on the ground. she was air lived to children's hospital oakland. her condition has not been released. >>> a man mauled by a pit bull are hoping the owners will come forward. it happened at a popular off leash park in san francisco's dog patch neighborhood. nick smith has the story. >> the next thing i knew he had her pinned on her back. >> ray said he was taking his dog skyler for a walk through this park when the ten-year-old beagle and lab mix was attacked. >> within seconds she was in the pet bull jaws and the pit bull was shaking her like a rag doll. >> these are the injuries she sustained after being mauled. this puncture to her gap and a tear on left side. a gaping wound that required multiple stitches. >> i question why he wasn't in control of his man in the first place. >> he con granted the man he thought wa

. >> a vallejo man is behind bars for a car theft and a hit and run that left three people injured. it happened friday night on broadway street. police say dashawn williams held a man at gun point and demanded the victim's car. according to police, the suspect then drove in the stolen car and hit two other cars before leaving the scene on foot. williams was eventually found inside a business and taken into custody. two of the victims in the hit-and-run suffered major injuries. the third victim suffered moderate injuries. >> in campbell, the food chain safeway has agreed to reimburse rewards members and pay a fine for overcharging customers at a gas station. according to the santa clara county district attorney's office, safeway has repaid customers whose credit card bills showed higher amounts taken out than on charge slips in more than seven hundred transaction slips at a safeway gas station on hamilton avenue. the store chain also paid a civil penalty of over 46 thousand dollars while not admiting any liability or wrongdoing in the case. >> and mountain view police are on the lookout for this puppy, whom they believe was st

say all seven arrested are responsible for a lot of the drugs being sold on the streets near santa cruz beach. >>> in vallejoct has been shot by an officer after an alleged armed robbery. it happened on springs road. police say when they approached the three one of them showed the officer a silver object, police say the allege robber suffered a gun shot wound. >>> police are reviewing surveillance footage of a bic accident that killed a woman. it shows the accident that happened on august 14th. investigators say that the bicyclist was on a bike when she was struck and killed by a truck . driver of the truck has not been charged. the bike coalition has been pushing for better safety measures. >> construction is underway on a project to honor a fallen police officer. where it is and the lives that officer changed even after his death. >> the cdc is investigating a new drug after people in georgia are rushed to the emergency room unable to breathe. >> first, let's take you outside for a look at traffic on the golden gate bridge. this will be one of your alter nail routes during the closure and it'll be very bus

streets. >> let's go back a few decades. it's all about the '70s with high temperatures today near the water. 79 from vallejo, belmont 77.0s for union city and berkeley. but you see all the clouds in the background there. it's getting foggy already. we'll talk about a cooldown coming up. >> i'm dennis o'donnell. alex smith has a message for his scouters. >> obviously we disagreed with what happened last year. >> reporter: the 49ers rookie that caught jim harbaugh's eye four years ago. >> that's something i'll be able to say the rest of my life. >> and the raiders suffer a critical injury on offense. sports won't let you down, coming up. ,,,,,,,, female narrator: the mattress price wars are on the mattress price wars are on at sleep train. we challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to

vallejo. and 12 from harbor bay. not to mention, they have added direct routes from alameda main street to san francisco and oakland tooat. so if you are looking for a guaranteed seat, the ferries are the way to go this morning. live in alameda, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> all right, cate. thanks. chopper 5 is over the toll plaza there nearing the san mateo bridge. liz will update your traffic and lawrence will have the weather coming up next. stay right there. female narrator: through labor day at sleep train get 36 months interest-free financing plus big savings of up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get three years interest-free financing on serta icomfort and tempur-pedic plus free same-day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save but this special financing offer ends labor day at sleep train. ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> good morning. let's check the san mateo bridge commute. it is pretty much backed up from end to end this morning on westbound 92 from hayward out to foster city. that drive time is about 35 minutes right now. all right

. >> reporter: well, vallejo police say when they arrived on scene, they noticed a young man laying on the grass across the streetover, witnesses spotted a person running near beverly hills elementary school, this all happened 20 minutes after 6:00 this mornings, police were able to catch him. he was being taken away as we drove you. the sergeant said he's considered a person of interest. we also saw what appeared to be a gun used in the actual shooting. police say the victim is expected to survive and interesting to note about two weeks ago there was another shooting a few blocks from this elementary school a 19-year-old was found shot to death in his car. now, as far as we know, school is open and classes are resuming right now. live from vallejo i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:42. there is a new controversy surrounding george zimmerman, the man acquitted in the trayvon martin shooting. why zimmerman's wife just admitted to breaking the law. it has to do with the second- degree murder trial. >> reporter: sodas could be banned at searn city facilities used by -- certain city families

vallejo, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> also new this morning, san francisco firefighters looking into the cause of a fire that happened overnight. the fire started at golden star laundry near the intersection of california street3rd avenue in the richmond district. firefighters say the business was heavy damaged and likely a total loss at this point. so far we haven't heard if there was any damage to apartments above the business. so far no injuries have been reported. >>> raise your hand if you're happy it's friday. >> i'll raise them both. >> i'm talking about, it's on fire. >> we don't need no water. >> raising the roof. >> so many people will be in town this weekend and they're going to want to stay in town once they get a taste of this beautiful weather. a lot happening. you've got the raiders, the giants, outside land, fanfest at candlestick for the 49ers. no better place to be as we get into the second week of fog-ust because of all the low cloud cover. the cool west early flow has been in place. what i can tell you is we'll finally get out of it. high pressure will build back in. more of the same for today. that pretty much goes for tomorrow as well. you'll notice the warmup by sunday. 58 in livermore,

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