>> i do not have one propose, but i can look up -- for van ness, do we have a possible date? >> i do not have one proposed, but i can look it up. >> is looking at the calendar. i do not know how long that would be needed. i am thinking something like the middle of march. i do not know, march 15 or march 22. >> march 22. >> march 22. >> yes, let's think about that. commissioner miguel: is there any public comment on the items proposed for continuance? >> i am larry, representing fresh and easy. if you're going to take that item up at the call of the item, then i will comment at that time. thank you. >> sue hester on 8 washington. i clarification, i left a message with linda. i want a clarification, this is continued until 10:00 a.m., so we do not have any glitches. that is my understanding. but i think it should be clear that it is continued to 10:00 a.m. on march 8. thank you. >> i am sorry, that is right. yes, that is my understanding. commissioner miguel: any other public comment on items up for a continuance? if not, public comment is closed. commissioner antonini. commiss

i know, for instance, with van ness brt, district 3, two, would be impacted. making sure that those two supervisors provide their input as we try to figure out a preferred alternative. with respect to anything else, -- goyal drive, for instance -- doyle drive, for instance, making sure that the district supervisor is informed of what is happening. >> thank you. we are in the process right now of scheduling update meetings with all of the appropriate offices on van ness brt and a couple of other projects. it is a good suggestion over all, and we will be following up on that. commissioner campos: i would also encourage my colleagues, if there are any projects within your district or outside, that you are particularly interested in, make sure to reach out to us if you would like to have an additional brief or further information. thank you. is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. please, come forward. >> united public workers for action. i wanted to talk about the ongoing retaliation by the m

supervisors on a cost recovery basis, you will be happy to know, managing our heaviest corridors, van ness, south of market to direct traffic, and we also met some people, since it was moving 24 hours, to move people, and the project was finished early, and i think we're going to start budgeting a couple of extra years in all of our project so that we can and them early. -- end them early. we had no complaints, so i thought it was pretty good. a pretty significant closure can go off without any adverse impact in san francisco. next, we, this is something i started working on in my last job, which is the repaving of mission street, it down in the mission. the work to pay for this, this is a coordinated project between the pc -- puc, dpw, and us. it is very important as a corridor for us and for the city, so we are working very hard with the other agencies to do adequate outreach and planning to make sure the process goes smoothly, but very important infrastructure work for us to get done, so we will have re-routes. many will operate on south or red -- south van ness, so many of the buses wi

south van ness at mission, 11th street at mission, also affected this morning.d the area if you can. duboce is closed between elgin park and mission for that transformer fire. so again, lots of activity around the area. so expect some delays. muni may also be affected through there this morning. we'll continue to keep you updated on that. elsewhere the rest of your freeways not doing too badly. here's live look at the golden gate bridge and you can see traffic moving along no problems. clear all the way to the pay gates. 13 minutes southbound 101 from 580 to the golden gate bridge toll plaza. bay bridge toll plaza problem- free towards the maze. only 18 minutes westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. mass transit a good choice systemwide no problems for bart, ace, muni, caltrain and your ferries muni might see delays around the mission district due to the transformer fire but caltrain ferries, all checking in problem-free this morning. the rest of the bay area also looking good. 880 we have some early-morning morning roadwork is wrapped up. we have s

accomplishments i.n.s. -- van ness. we love the idea of combining that.the team is talking about this. when i walk up to sign there are many choices. let's give people some good information and they will what can buy. >> our next two speakers. >> board of directors, i was in auckland where tehe last america's cup was. i reviewed the environmental impact reports. very familiar with ceqa. what i would like to impress upon the city is that we have four rooms in the various neighborhoods so that the people understand exactly what this all means to all san franciscans. what is happening here is in 18 months, we're trying to fast track allot. i hear you are saying somehow that you understand this. but when we talk to the engineers and the people who are involved with construction, they find it difficult how all this is going to be fast-tracked. we have to do it somehow. we do have some impediments. if you watch the planning department and they're talking about this building or on washington street, the condominium, coming at the same time as our construction on

tomorrow night at the war memorial building in the green room just across the street, across van ness avenue. please come, and you will learn what the dutch experts and what our local experts and stakeholders think we need to make san francisco a truly great bicycling city, which i am sure we can do. thank you so much for coming today. we appreciate your enthusiasm and hope to see you tomorrow night. [applause]

here is a live look from the roof on van ness ave. sampras's go looks beautiful. cut in >>darya: 653, this morning we continue our look at activity by homeless people in the bay area. we first should be several of them living inside of area freeways. here is stanley roberts with an update on what is being done. >>stanley: notices have gone out to residents in the area of copper co that it is about to be cleaned up. >> as soon as i posted this and make a copy. a lot of people tried or assault. this is a legal document. >>stanley: they now have 72 hours to pack up whatever they want to keep before caltrans comes in to clean of the area. workers will be picking up meals like this one but caltrans is not the only one headed this way. caltrain is also discussing what to do about this area. the eaves these include the california highway patrol, the senate tail county sheriff and the public utilities commission. they will be taking a closer look at boats docked in the water illegally, especially this bill because the engine was reported stolen. other agencies include the

. >> the work will take place between van ness and friendsehip heights. on the orange and blue lines shuttle buses will run from courthouse to foggy bottom. and arlington station and rosalynn will close altogether. >> it will be hard. >> the work involves renewing rail passages, and cleaning track beds, all part of a capital improvement plan that focuses on safety and bringing metro up-to-date. it will also replace escalators and metrobuses this year. while most welcome the work, some have said they are not convinced the short-term pain will lead to long-term gains. >> let's see over time what happens. >> if you take the green and yellow lines you are in luck. they will not be doing any work on them this weekend. normal service will resume monday morning on the other lines. >> a change of heart tonight by one of the nation's leading breast cancer charities. this is in g. komen foundation reversed their decision to cut funding for breast cancer screening at planned parenthood. this comes after three days of public backlash following the news of the funding

buses are shuttling passengers between the van ness and west portal stations. that's repairs are expected to take several hours. >>> we're following a developing story out of newark. a s.w.a.t. standoff is now in its 7th hour. police are looking for several suspects wanted for a crime they say was committed in fremont. officers from both cities have had the house on 36000 block of cedar boulevard surrounded since around noon. at least two people have left the home and were questioned by police. details of the initial crime in fremont have not been released. >>> fears tonight that a bay area city is on the road it bankruptcy. -- on the road to bankruptcy, being past due on a key payment. now a lawsuit demands it pay. but in a place so deep in the red, mike sugerman asks, where could that money come from? >> reporter: in hercules city hall they keep a scrapbook of stories when the city makes news. it's a collection of doom and gloom, homes under water, manager details financial crisis, circus angers residents. but people here still think hercules has a lot going

here is a live look outside from the roof on van ness ave. right now is 48 in san francisco, looking at a high of 50. >>mark: here is a wide view of the bay area. not a lot going on in terms of rain fell except maybe in the south bay. let's take a closer look at what can expect weather wise for the sierra. snow is falling at about 5,000 ft. and above. there are a chain requirements and effect as a result area chain requirements on both 80 and 50. ha house rules offs have hot >>mark: on tuesday, a chances in the morning and evening. debitors around the '30's and getting down to freezing. we are back with a localized forecast coming up. >>erica: i am following help headlines. tomorrow is valentine's day. romance could have a positive impact on your cardiac health. the study also says that consuming chocolate could provide anti-inflammatory benefits. for a list of all of the health-related benefits if for celebrating valentine's day, you can check out the lead on my facebook fan page. >>mark: heartbreak at pebble beach. a terrible day for tiger

that includes van ness and we have five under construction. three or four others under planning, like market street. from the puc to redevelopment, planning,vs department, police department working gear along with the contractors, they all have to be thanked. the most important people i want to acknowledge today are the residents who live here on the street. thank you for your cooperation. q were working with us on day one to embrace the idea that we could use infrastructure to enliven our streets. i see a lot of smiling faces. you want to see santa come here, too. you are not displaced. this is your home. you what this street to reflect the duty of all of san francisco. thank you for working closely with everybody, thank you for your patience, thank you for welcoming us in to share in this new street. [applause] >> thank you, mr. mayor. supervisor malia cohen is a staunch advocate for her residence, as well as the residents of district 10. we thank her for her leadership on this project and we are pleased to partner along with her and the res

in the green room of the veterans building on van ness avenue, there will be sunshine and ethics training for city officials. while it may sound routine, it is an important issue, particularly for commissions like rec and park. i want to encourage senior staff and fellow commissioners to attend. with that, let's proceed with the agenda. i have a couple of commissioners want to comment. >> i just want to report to the commission one of our longtime patrons of our parks, member of the portsmouth board, louis passed away. i would request that when we adjourned, we do so in her memory. >> i am on the committee for the community opportunity fund. we have had our first meeting on that. for those of you that would like to apply for those funds, please contact our planning department. thank you. >> is there any public comment on the president's report? item 3 is general manager's report. >> good morning, managers. spring program registration begins on march 3. summer day camp registration begins on march 17. we ask everyone to log on to our website to browse our catalog of classes for the entire

pulling up in front, on the other side of van ness, and that is just one incident. i know you see this all of the time. another time, i was in the valleyç on halloween, and there was one at 24th and castro, and there was 824 does a derryl -- a division derryl -- divisadero. one supervisor of was there. there was a 71 in back of it, and the other bus, i cannot remember the number, whether it was six or 43, probably another six, but there were two buses waiting for the tour bus to pull out of the stock, and i think you should be concerned about this and should look into a policy with the bird -- board of supervisors to charge these buses and ticket them. this is an economic justice kind of thing because i do not work for one of the tech industries. i do not make a lot of money, and people who ride munis tend to make less money, so i really encourage you to look into this. we did have somebody come in, and i am a member of that, and testified that they did a ruling to say that it is ok. i could not get no confirmation of that. i called. vice president brinkman: thank

tomorrow night at the war memorial building in the green room just across the street, across van ness avenue. please come, and you will learn what the dutch experts and what our local experts and stakeholders think we need to make san francisco a truly great bicycling city, which i am sure we can do. thank you so much for coming today. we appreciate your enthusiasm and hope to see you tomorrow night. [applause] >> the right to vote s to vote for candidates or party and it is a significant way to have our voice heard. exactly 100 years ago, women were given the vote in california. the battle for women's suffrage was not an easy one. it took more than 70 years. a woman could run for president in new york. >> organizing this conference, basically it modeled itself on a declaration of independence for women. it marked the beginning of the women's equality movement in the united states. >> at that time, women were banned from holding property and voting in elections. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it wa

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tomorrow night at the war memorial building in the green room just across the street, across van ness avenue. please come, and you will learn what the dutch experts and what our local experts and stakeholders think we need to make san francisco a truly great bicycling city, which i am sure we can do. thank you so much for coming today. we appreciate your enthusiasm and hope to see you tomorrow night. [applause] >> hello. you're watching the show that explores san francisco's love affair with food. there are at least 18 farmers markets in san francisco alone, providing fresh and affordable to year-round. this is a great resource that does not break the bank. to show just how easy it can be to do just that, we have come up with something called the farmers' market challenge. we find someone who loves to cook, give them $20, and challenge them to create a delicious meal from ingredients found right here in the farmer's market. who did we find for today's challenge? >> today with regard to made a pot greater thanchapino. >> you only have $20 to spend. >> i know peter it is going to be tou

here is a live look outside off of the roof on van ness avenue, a lot of rain but right now it is a 48. looking for a high of 50 this afternoon. fox >>mark: in a live look as we take a look at traffic approaching the eight rich. here we have more heavy drizzle, spotty across the bay area. in florida, authorities are saying they found the body of an 11th victim inside of a truck days after this deadly interested crash. 18 people were taken to hospital with injuries. fog and smoke from a nearby fire reduced visibility to down near zero along a stretch of 75 near gainesville. the road was closed for three hours on sunday but it was reopened in and the crash happened. it was closed again later as a precaution. the crash is considered the worst in the past 30 years. an 11th victim just found. >>darya: of the children of the minnesota couple missing in the italian cruise ship disaster are planning a memorial service for their appearance. thereto of 16 passengers still missing from the shipwreck. italian authorities called off the search citing a danger to rescue workers. the ship ran aground

a big rig proved to be too big and took down the muni overhead bus wires at van ness and market.roof of the semi was almost ripped off. crews repaired lines by late afternoon. >>> 49ers have taken another big step in their effort to build a new stadium in santa clara. yesterday nfl owners approved 200 million dollars in loans for the one billion dollar project. the pham final financing hurdle the 9 -- the final financing hurdle the 9ers needed. the 9ers had already secured 850 million dollars from bank loans. >> this is obviously, an unprecedented day for the san francisco 49ers. this is a very big vote of confidence from the league. >> if it is such a great deal why did they not find private investors? why is it coming on the city company this entire scheme has been a bait and switch. >> opponents say santa clara residents were misled about financing. they are trying to force the issue pew back to voters. 9ers plan to open that stadium by 2015. >>> judge refused to lift court order barring two occupy oakland protesters coming within 300 feet of if plaza. attorneys for the men sa

the 25 van ness real estate team, leslie, jerrold and john updike. one of the things that we're looking at is how to bring this to the 21st century in technology, where, also, we're going to have a large conference room. i believe it's going to fit about 150 people, and that will be able to bring community people in, but it's also going to be an advantageous one for us. we're talking about telemedicine so we can speak to other parts of the world in terms of our work. so the department of technology. do we have representatives? all right, great. and our own san francisco department of information technology unit, do we have our staff here? and turner construction. what could we do without a construction company. so -- [applause] again, i wanted to thank all our staff but also it's really important to acknowledge the role of our commission who continue to support our efforts, and this effort. i wanted to introduce steve cherney. >> i just want to take a second to congratulate everyone. i had the pleasure to work in this 100-year-old building for a whil

there will also be signal tracking between van ness and friendship heights. >>> and you can expect the inconvenience that comes with closures and delays on metro for years to come, especially on the system's busiest line. there will be "a steady stream of maintenance" for at least the next three years on the red line. that mean there's will continue to be stations closed and single tracking on most weekends. metro also says it hopes to hire nearly 900 new employees this year to help fix and maintain the aging system. >>> 4:38 now. it is 39 degrees out there. ahead on new 4 today, the threat of war is growing in the middle east. why some believe an attack on iran could come any day now. >>> more than just high schoolers, the latest person to come down with that mystery illness. >>> it's a chilly start to i'm in a tricky situation here. i'm bidding on a 1979 dukes of hazzard lunchbox, but my auction ends in 15 seconds ! even worse, my buddy's bidding on the same lunchbox. it's airbrushed ! but i've got verizon 4g lte. it's so fast that i can outbid him at the last second. i got it ! yes,

93 comes in from the golden gate toll plaza and goes to -- close to christie field and goes down van ness ave. this is doing the heavy lifting and there are buses that are already there. they have proposed a service plan and they offered to make a rate comparable to the mini rate. with the fast passage does not matter. you can ride the muni. this goes along the waterfront all the way on the northern waterfront to the battery and comes down the east side of telegraph hill. this is a line that commuters wanting to go to the east side of telegraph hill to bart can ride. it is an opportunity to -- for something we have been looking at doing. a few more notes. the ferries are offering more services. ac transit is offering of similar service. it would pick up san franciscans at treasure island and take them to the east bay. it is something we have been looking at doing with the treasure island development plan. to make all this piloting easy for people, we were going to use the clipper card in expanded ways. one of the things we're doing is allowing people to pre-load and pre purchased clippers

tomorrow night at the war memorial building in the green room just across the street, across van ness avenue. please come, and you will learn what the dutch experts and what our local experts and stakeholders think we need to make san francisco a truly great bicycling city, which i am sure we can do. thank you so much for coming today. we appreciate your enthusiasm and hope to see you tomorrow night. [applause] >> you can see that it is amazing. you can hear that it is refreshing. you reach for it because it is irresistible. and the taste. simply delicious. san francisco tap water. it engages the senses. 311 is an important resource for all san franciscans. shouldld

identified as high performers, seven are in san francisco, including some of our local transit projects, van ness, of brt project, more regional projects, caltrain electrification, and also some of the pricing initiatives that san francisco is developing locally. with respect to low performers, there was just one project in san francisco. that is the historic streetcar expansion program. this project has two components to it. the first is building a turnaround at fourth and king that would enable creation of a new line, e line, and would operate between fourth and came and to the fisherman's wharf. the second component is extending the f line from its current terminus to fort mason. mtc has said that project is at the cusp of a low performer. added benefit to cost ratio of 0.9, with a cup threshold of being one. there have also given cmas information about how to move forward from here. in particular, three criteria that we might use to make a compelling case as to why the project should continue to be considered for the rtp. we are confident that will not be an issue for this project. the projec

identified as high performers, seven are in san francisco, including some of our local transit projects, van ness, of brt project, more regional projects, caltrain electrification, and also some of the pricing initiatives that san francisco is developing locally. with respect to low performers, there was just one project in san francisco. that is the historic streetcar expansion program. this project has two components to it. the first is building a turnaround at fourth and king that would enable creation of a new line, e line, and would operate between fourth and came and to the fisherman's wharf. the second

campus and consolidate those services into one larger hospital at the old cathedral hill spa on van nessing to have a huge impact, both in terms of the neighborhood in district 2, not only the new campus, but what happens to the pacific and california campus. also, is a huge job creator. we're making sure to do it in a way to we have every constituent buy into the project, create a ton of new jobs, and move forward with a health care system that benefits all of us. otherwise, some of the other issues coming up -- francisco reservoir in russian hill is going to be an issue that comes up. we have a huge project on doyle drive that is getting finished in the next couple of years. we need to make sure we wanted to the impacts. it is going to be a big deal. after leaving here, i am going down there with the mayor and the head of our department of transportation to really make sure we understand exactly what is happening at this point in time in the project. that is just a smattering of some of the issues, but they are very important, and a plan to spend a lot of my time -- and these are the n

shuttle buses are taking passengers between van ness station and westportle. it could be several hours though before those lines are fixed. >>> keep an eye on your screen. see that ball right there? that ball of light moving across the sky? the faa says that's a giant meteor. the dash camera of the police cruiser in texas caught the images during a traffic stop. police from as far south as waco and north as oklahoma city reported seeing it. >>> and tonight, a legal push to stop construction in the heart of san francisco's presidio district. the plan right now is to demolish almost 100,000 square feet of buildings in the main post to make space for a hotel and expand the presidio chapel and theater. today two groups filed a lawsuit against the presidio trust which oversees the national park to stop the plan. >>> a lot of folks with poor credit and they're desperate to buy a car end up with a questionable kind of financing deal called the buy here, pay here plan. on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains some say it's time to put the brakes on those deals. >>>

then in 1850, van ness, who was the supervisor, did the addition.was called the western addition, even though it was in the middle of the city, because it was west of larkin. >> i did not understand that when i was a child. it always seemed that it was east of where everything i knew was. >> all this down here was county of san francisco, so there was a point in time where you could be in the county of san francisco, but not in the city you live in these outside lands. >> lead problem is if you look at the orientation, no. is up. we are going to turn it the way we are normally accustomed to seeing it. here is where the golden gate bridge is. here is where the bay bridge is. the county went all the way down here, and about a year later, they moved the county to write about here, so this was county land or outside land, and this was the city. this was 1861, so the city has grown by this much. these were added, and they are basically pasture lands. that is where petrero street is. >> and out here, the rancho -- what is a rancho? >> it is a mexican land

service though was stopped for much of the day yesterday on the k, l and m met though lines between van ness and west portal but was fixed a few hours ago. a train somehow pulled down the overhead electric line near the church street stakes and then a semi truck took down other lines in the area. it was a messy commute even with a bus bridge. >>> another court appearance this morning for san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. this time, he will be in family court to get permission to see his 2-year-old son. the judge in mirkarimi's domestic violence case has issued a stay-away order until the trial is over but did say family court was the place to challenge the order. >>> tonight police in walnut creek plan to beef up patrols in downtown bars after a number of late night fights there. nine people were arrested last weekend in fights outside bars on locust street. there's been an increase in bar brawls and the degree of violence has been escalating. the police chief says one convenient that bars have been serving people who are already drunk. >>> surveillance video capturing images of a shooto

i am -- i currently serve on the van ness and brt. i served on boards and the yerba buena cvt and in my neighborhood. i understand how the commissioner on this planning commission affects the quality of life of people like me who live in san francisco, as well as the community. i also understand how land use policy is necessary to deal with the impending ecological disasters. i know ms. wu, of her background. for advocacy on behalf of the committee and for her deep knowledge in all of the important issues. personally, i cannot think of any more qualified person to represent my needs as well as the community needs. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. is there any other public comment on item number three? public comment is now closed. colleagues, is there any discussion? we do currently have a motion. the motion is to approve or reject the president of the board of supervisors nomination of cindy wu. so we do need to make an amendment to that motion . supervisor farrell: i would like to amended to approve ms. wu to the planning commi