i see first ideas really dealing with developing san francisco as a waterfront city. i believe that the work is thorough. i believe the work is creative. i'm intrigued by the sizing of buildings. i'm very intrigued a the building height. it's not actually protruding above the cliffs beyond but it nestles in front of it. i think that's a positive sign. i'm sensitive to the questions that community is asking. i appreciate commissioner johnson actually digging deeper and having experts talk to the particular aspects of it. we have actually supported development agreements and certainties that come with supporting them. many of the larger projects in the last eight or ten years are all based on that same model. i assume he will come up and speak to it. i'm very confident that the document that thorough planning effort are all spot on and i feel very comfortable of supporting them including the guidelines package. at this moment, i'm in full support of all aspects of the project and i like to also say that i believe that they presented themselves as extremely responsible d

waterfronts. >> there are also certain cases where somebody just absolutely needs vertical, you know, d ructure along city waterfronts ings like that where you've got wharfs and marinas or maybe ports and harbors. going to a natural shoreline e.ere is... is really somewhat counterproduct >> sreenivasan: but back on the banks of the choctawhatchee bay in florida, oyster reef living shorelines like this one have ngen very effective at protectiand from erosion and silding natural habitat. as a finp, the team plants supplementary grass along the shore. >> fishing is going to g good out here. >> sreenivasan: homeowner butch richard, a retired air force pilot, is optimistic tre on the far side of his property will start to build back up afte years of erosion. >> once you get that grass going and going intohe water, towards the water, then you're making big progress. >> sreenivasan: the c.b.a. has ngilt more than two miles of lihorelines around the choctawhatchee bay, and the group says the idea is gaining traction; there's currently a e-year-long waiting list to have an ster shell living shoreline installed. >>

minutes and police are reminding people that others in this city hosted event, all fireworks in san francisco are illegal. >> along the waterfront in the city there -- thanks amber. now the forecast for tomorrow and the big question is, what will the fog be like? >> along the bay as well -- >>> let's look at the mean -- marine layer, deep tonight and tomorrow. that works out well because the fireworks come off underneath the deck so you get reflection from the top and you get a nice look. forecast temperatures for tomorrow, along the coast, jackets, upper 50s. around the bay, 60s and in the warmest spots, mid-70s and right now this is what temperatures look like and that's what they will look like tomorrow night, to coso about this time you will just be finishing up your fireworks and looking at 62 degrees. it's going to work out fine, but we are not going to see a very warm evening, especially around the bay. we will see you back here with the full forecast. >>> and on air website we've posted a full list of parades and fireworks shows around the bay. just look for the headlines on the front page. >>> a plea deal today for the

there's a port seawall program looking at seismic and flood risk on the northeast waterfront. the city is updating hazard mitigation plan to include climate change. and we're updating our climate action strategy, which is the climate mitigation/greenhouse gas reduction side of it. we want to be sure that our efforts work in parallel. so what we've been doing on the action plan in particular is, as we move around this circle, we've reviewed the science. a big part of climate change planning is understanding what we're likely to see and the science foreseeable is very good, especially in california. we have a lot of state revenue poured into this. and we're really looking at aissing vulnerability and risk. it's about consequences. we're working with our infrastructure agencies, what does this mean for muni and public utilities commission, parks, and then, what does it mean if those systems face impacts. what does it mean for the people that live here, work here, come to visit. that will turn into the vulnerability and consequences assessment. this is, again, not yet the list of strategie

city. simply put, this project is good for the waterfront, for the economy and for our community and it represents golden opportunity to further activate our beautiful waterfront. i encourage your support today. thank you. >> good morning, commissioners. thank you very much. is nice to be on the side of the microphone. let me say that for 15 years i was on the board, the golden gate national park conservancy and i shared that board for eight years. during that time and in previous years check the total amount privately raised philanthropic lead by the conservancy for the national park exceeds $400 million. this is by far and away greater than any other organization that helps parks, including the national organization. the course of that time -- in the course of that time, we built crissy field, they did a warming hut there, they did the golden gate bridge visitor centre, they did the land ten visitor centre, they did the beach visitor centre, and when he think of all these partnerships with people, they've all been both successful in their goals, as well as economically successful and winners of

from there to her next stop at the waterfront hall in the city, and a message for the eu.ave compromised, now it's your turn. the white paper represents a significant development of our position. it is a coherent package. early in this process , coherent package. early in this process, both sides agreed a clear desire to find solutions to the unique circumstances in northern ireland. we have developed our proposals and put an approach on the table which does precisely that. it is now for the eu to respond, not simply to fall back on two previous positions which have already been proven unworkable. strong words, then, from theresa may, but what about reflections from others in northern ireland 7 about reflections from others in northern ireland? there is no good news in brexit. i am sure she will hear from businesses of the catastrophic inflation —— implications in terms of trade and business. i thought it was a very wide—ranging speech and the commitment of the union is to be welcomed, which she reiterated on a numberof welcomed, which she reiterated on a number of occasio

is also prepared for the city's big celebration and if you take a look behind me you can see the no stopping signs posted along the waterfront and people tell us this is a special holiday. they want to celebrate in style. san francisco celebrates early as only the city knows how. a software engineer by day and a skateboarder after hours. >> celebrating the best way possible by looking like a total goof. >> reporter: 10,000 fireworks are being loaded onto barges and wired to a sound system with the choreographed show set to patriotic music. the barges will be towed to two spots off of pier 39 and here in aquatic park. >> when everyone is screaming and yelling and happy -- that's what it's all about .>> reporter: extra burgers and fries are on the menu at the pub, located across the street from a prime viewing spot near aquatic park. he says his family owned establishment normally draws mostly tourists, but the force brings in many locals, making it the second busiest time of the year behind only fleet week. be prepared to wait for a table. >> coming here after the fireworks you are looking at an hour and a half or two hours e

waterfront. do you want to -- >> uh-huh. >> i manage the city's design group. i'm the principal urban designer for the waterfront. thank you very much for having us here today. so i think you're asking for the extension south of here towards -- >> from china basin near at&t park to india basin. >> oh, so mission bay. >> yeah, just wondering what's happening within the total waterfront and why we're just focused on this specific area, if there's any other funding measures being applied anywhere else in the eastern neighborhood along the port. and i'm just asking that because i know there's going to be resources that are needed to make these improvements happen. and i know the port is probably going to have to contribute something to that. so i'm looking at the overall picture of our waterfront and the planning efforts for improvement in -- in the eastern neighborhoods plan, how this particular area will affect the entire waterfront. >> no, i greatly appreciate the -- your emphasis on the -- sort of pulling back the lens and asking how the whole waterfront works t

from there to her next stop at the waterfront hall in the city, and a message for the eu.romised, now it's your turn. the white paper represents a significant development of our position. it is a coherent package. early in this process, both sides agreed a clear desire to find solutions to the unique circumstances in northern ireland. we have developed our proposals and put an approach on the table which does precisely that. it is now for the eu to respond, not simply to fall back on two previous positions which have already been proven unworkable. strong words, then, from theresa may, but what about reflections from others in northern ireland? there is no good news in brexit. i am sure she will hear from businesses of the catastrophic implications of brexit in terms of trade and business. i thought it was a very wide—ranging speech and the commitment to the union is to be welcomed, which she reiterated on a number of occasions that that was not to be a hard order in the island of ireland and also not within the uk. that was the strong message that she kept repeating. and

the city is deceptively quiet in its early mornings. slumber. kites flying on the waterfront seem to be dancing with the fading mood. in the park it's time for touching china's downtempo anti-stress workout. but then the pace picks up as the city always. start to working day by meeting about seto. she's now eighty years old and his business savvy as she was when she started baking buns thirty years ago. what it stood still holds a local event so the back then i didn't know how to fill in forms. so i went to round to see how other people made them i copied everything i know from them the book was a palette. to us but. since then other people have copied her legendary bazza she feels the soft go with the sumptuous pork in onion filling the recipe however remains a closely guarded secret. but. does. the fear strangle who did this guy has. to worry about time not sweets but what if i don't need to scale i can feel the weight of the ingredients with my fingers and all i need to work out the proportions for a meat filling is my heart. no start to the day and shanghai is complete wi

plan for the future of san francisco's waterfront this year the port is updating it's marts plan the plan working group to invite a wide variety of poichdz from the city and bayview and other advisory teams to share their expertise if intense and maritime operations the waterfront land use plan has guided the use and development of the lanes for the last 20 years major physical changes take place along the waterfront and now is the time to update the waterfront plan to continue improvements that will keep our waterfront vibrate, public and resilient the biggest challenges facing the waterfront are out the site an aging seawall along the embarcadero roadway and seawalls that will rise by 21 hundred to provide and productivity of tides seawall is built over weak soils and mud the next earthquake will cause it to settle several feet without the urgent repairs that will damage the promenade and other things we've been fortunate over the last hundred years less than one foot of seawall over the next hundred years scientists say we'll have 6 feet of seawall rise imagine the pier 30/32 will be floated, the embarcadero will be flooded our transportation syste

are unable to attract investments to that to what should be the most valuable waterfront land along lake michigan. the city of zion comprehensive plan calls for the development concepts that are intended to preserve and enhance the natural areas and to create economic opportunities for new housing, educational, and tourism uses. the lost opportunity for economic development for the lakefront property is one of the most difficult realities for our community. it is the 2010 settling of the yucca mountain program, we are not naove enough to believe the routes will be removed anytime soon. we therefore believe our community should be compensated. we also believe that the federal government should do the compensating. in 1982, the united states congress enacted the nuclear waste all of the act, which was intended to begin the process of disposing of nuclear waste. the act contains the sections entitled interim storage find. this section references impact assistance with says that the secretary shall make annual payments to a state or appropriate local government or both in order to mitigate the social or econom

city's marina. the planning board approved the design which includes housing units, affordable housing, and it upgrades the commercial maritime facility. people will have more access to the waterfront the bay trail. the city council meets this evening at 7 p.m. >>> a major development project is starting on treasure island and there are already road blocks. phase one calls for improving infrastructure. and that's turned much of the island into a construction zone with orange cones and rode detour signs. some are losing customers because of it. >> the city did help us by creating these signs, these white signs that guide everyone. and the construction signs that show the big detour. >> the construction has narrowed roads near the entrance affecting cyclists. the plan calls for up to 8000 new homes island. >>> in a couple of weeks a familiar snack on southwest airlines will disappear. they're going to stop serving peanuts on southwest airlines beginning august 1st. the decision to remove the free peanut packages is being done out of consideration for passengers with peanut allergies. free pretzels and cookies and chips will still be served. >>> uber is getting into the scooter rental

cities? michael: part of the brooklyn waterfront -- when we started complaining the brooklyn bridge project 20 years ago, people were saying, nobody will come there. last year, there were 5 million visitors. it felt like there were 5 million visitors last weekend. -- whyto ask a question has this sea shift happened? why is it that people are saying about where they want to live, why have we reached a moment where this is becoming a higher concern? i don't know that i have the answer, i know that it is true. theink it is because of general emphasis on quality of life. consequencewhat the of our society, but this is something that is going on all over the world. it is interesting to think about what has shifted. reached some tipping point. learned that for their life to be meaningful the way they want it to be, they want to have access to that. what is so interesting in brooklyn bridge park, we have 2. people living in brooklyn alone in new york city. when you go there, it is not brown, it iste and literally people from 80-100 nations around the world and every possible variation on religious be

. >> the city is encouraging everybody, don't drive down to the san francisco waterfront.arking is limited. the fireworks show is due to start at 9:30. it will last about 24 minutes. >>> one of the most popular bay area independence day parades and color is in danville. in danville in the east bay, the event attracted about 40,000 people every year. you can see the people have set up chairs. they have staked out the price spots along the parade route in historic downtown danville. it begins at 9:00 this morning. and it twhrooftz to three hours. -- it lasts two to three hours. >>> food is synonomous with the fourth of july as well. we'll talk about joey chestnut going to be at championship again at the hot dog eating championship. and the largest potato will be rolling in. >> i can eat that. >> this is a 28-ton replica poe trait toe. this is a - potato it is a campaign for the idaho potatoes. >>> the tipsy tow service begins tonight. aaa will toe your car free of charge up to ten miles. nice se ktvu.com. our website has a list of parades and fireworks in the area. look for

cities marina. the planning board right unanimously recommending that the new design. the recommended hundreds of new housing units and upgrades to the maritime community. it will also give people more access to the waterfront a major development project is starting on treasure island. there are already a lot of roadblocks. phase 1 of the road block -- construction calls for infrastructure. that has turned much of the island into a construction zone, with orange zones and will detour signs. some small businesses say they are losing customers. others are finding creative ways to stay afloat. >> the city did help us by creating the signs, these monuments have -- that have these white signs that guide everyone, and the construction signs showing the big d torp >> the construction has narrowed roads near -- the plan calls for up to 8000 new homes on treasure island. >>> a campaign dissolved -- san francisco's crisis as collected enough signatures to get on the november ballot. it is called the our city, our home measure. the supporters turned and 28,000 signatures, 80,000 more than they needed. it aims to raise $300 million to pay for programs that provide the homeless with permanent housing, show -- shelter, h

they tell us to keep people safe, they still extra patrols throughout the city this holiday week, especially along the waterfront where the fireworks show will be. dan and dion? >> all right, thanks very much, kristen. >>> this past weekend provided a tragic reminder of the danger and power of the pacific ocean. coming up, the selfless act that cost one woman her life. >>> also next, only on abc 7, you'll see the reunion between a retiring police officer and the ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> new developments now in a santa rosa shooting. the man who attacked his ex-wife's home wounding two family members and killing a neighbor has died. walter ross of colorado springs went to his estranged wife's home on garfield park avenue on june 24th. he fired 15 rounds before turning the gun on himself. bullets wounded his 41-year-old son and 4-year-old grandson. both have been released from the hospital. the shooting also left a neighbor, 43-year-old timothy

waterfront. it's over a century old, highly vulnerable earthquake damage and it run -- is running out of time to protect the city. phase one will very vel op the overall program and construct critical safety and disaster improvements. phase one is budgeted at 500 34i8 i don't know and -- million and scheduled to be completed by the end of 2026. we're in the program development phase with the goal of completing the program. this predesigned work includes collecting data, field investigations, development and analysis of a range of alternatives, and selecting a preferred program. $15 million is budgeted for this program development work. we've assembled the dedicated team of port staff and consultants to carry out this work, to add to the port team, we are currently recruiting a project funded environmental planner four whom we hope to have on board in september. the major consulting contracts are in place. civic edge consulting, and ch 2 m arca -- no significant modifications during this quarter. engineering work is progressing from data collection you heard about last time, and outcome of the data collection eff

hundreds of people have set up their waterfront viewing spots at the berkeley marina for the city's julylar event a family tradition. >> you get here early. you get your real estate. you set up. you're here for the day. we're in the best spot to see the fireworks right off the water. it's an amazie ining place. >> it's worth the drive. it's worth coming out here. it's very beautiful. if you have a good setup. bring blankets. >> and a jacket. it does get a little chilly. >> and visitors have been entertained all day long with live music, arts and crafts booths. but it's the fireworks show over the bay that they're most excited to experience. >> of course. >>> now crowds lined the streets in novato for one of the largest fourth of july parades in the bay area. families began arriving early this morning to claim a spot along grant avenue. that parade boasts more than 100 entries including floats and classic cars and even decorated bassett hounds. the small town feel seemed to have international appeal. >> we're originally french. >> that's my daughter. i come to visit her. she took me strai

just investments in our bridges, our streets, and our roads, and our waterfronts, these are investments in the very future of the city of san francisco. [applause] >> and because i care very deeply in the future of this city, the city where i was lucky enough to be born, lucky enough to be raised, and where i have lived my entire adult life, i am honored that this budget fulfills many of the legacies of our late mayor ed lee. i truly believe this budget would make him proud. i believe in the greatness of our city, in our residents, our leaders, and i want to leave this office a place where the next mayor, whoever that may be, will have every opportunity to succeed. to that end, i do commitment to the next mayor my full support both personally and with my staff to make the transition before -- between our administrations as smooth as possible because i believe that no matter who holds the office of mayor, as san franciscans, we will all have a vested interest in the next mayor's success, and i pledge my complete and full support to make that happen. the poe el dylan thomas said the following about our amazing city. he

buildings built illegally along the waterfront on the night of the fire was buildings like these that blocked the route the people desperately trying to flee to the safety of the city walls like this one made access even harder essentially leaving people trapped in lands to bed to the depths if they did then manage to reach the corridos like this one that go on to the waterfront they often then found that there were no steps leading down on to the beach is known a girl fell to her death just a few meters from him. people here now want and says why were these pleas safety violations ignored by the government for now though all authorities can do is assess the damage so nothis is lucky his house is still habitable almost as the inspectors say they're doing all they can to help residents like him try and rebuild their lives the kind of dog that up the engineer will register the damage and submit the repair estimate to the ministry for approval i want to stress that the state is present we here and we're helping people we're with them all of us just have a vision to bring the country back to his feet just like alexis our prime minister has so much as most people get to

critical element in our effort to build and create a city that's socially vibrant, connected, resilient, and a joyful place to be. and the central waterfront is one of those areas that is receiving new development recently as a result of the 2008 central waterfront area plan. it's initiated a lot of changes in the neighborhood. it's really the central waterfront area plan that helps to speed the transition from industrial heritage to one that's mixed with a lot of new housing coming in, especially with the north end of the neighborhood, while the p.d.a. base in the south remains. now the city really needs to ensure that as this change and growth occurs, a complete neighborhood emerges from the other end. to that end, this is a critical role that planning is ideally suited to play. as the convener of a conversation with the public. to determine what the public priorities are with the public realm and to how best match the available funding to the priorities. so the plan will function as implementation tool and guide you in your discussions here as well by providing guidance with impact fees in parks and open spaces the interagency effort ha

the city manager says the marina fund is facing a growing financial crisis partly because of the declining conditions at the waterfrontallow the r-vs to stay until next monday morning. ( darya ) the dirty streets and homeless problem could be costing san francisco businesses money. a large medical convention that has been coming to san francisco every few years since the 1980's is now looking for a different host city. officials with that medical convention say ... the change is because of san francisco's homeless problem. that convention usually brings 15-thousand people to the city and puts about 40-million dollars into the local economy. <-kevin carroll - executive director, hotel council of san francisco - " when these things leave it affects all of us the taxi the hotel the restaurant we need to be concerned." >( darya ) tourism is san francisco's biggest industry... and brings 9- billion dollars per year into the city and is reponsible for 80-thousand jobs. ( james ) coming up in the next hour... san francisco police will have extra patrols on the street tomorrow for the 4th july... but you won't notice them. (

from there to her next stop at the waterfront hall in the city and a message for the eu.e unique circumstances in northern ireland through a close future relationship. we've now developed our proposals and put an approach on the table which does precisely that. it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back on previous positions which have already been proven unworkable. strong words then from theresa may but what about reflections from others in northern ireland? there's no good news in brexit and i'm quite sure she will hear this from businesses, the catastrophic implications of brexit in terms of trade and employment, she will hear all of that today. i thought it was a wide—ranging speech, the commitment to the union is welcomed and should be reiterated on a number of occasions. and also there will be no hard border, that was her strong message today. visiting northern ireland matters because of that crucial sticking point of the border with the republic, how to keep it open in the long term after brexit. the uk and eu need to agree if they are to sign a with

waterfront down the street from us at abc 7. it's going up on the corner of howard street and the embarcadero. city labor leaders held a groundbreaking yesterday. here is video of the site. we will take you from drone view 7 to see what it looks like. the 20-story building will include 120 units, supposed to have spectacular views of the waterfront, prominent on the skyline and provide 200 construction jobs. >> it's not off we get to work on a new project on san francisco's waterfront. something that people will see coming across that bridge, something that they will see coming in on the ferry, something our members can be proud of. this will be a handsome building. i think it's going to be a great addition to san francisco. >> this is expected to be one of the last new condo complexes on the waterfront and should be ready by late next year. >>> a head's up before you brush your teeth this morning. water pick is recalling thousands of electric toothbrushes because they could be unsafe. the charging station of the sonic fusion flossing toothbrush can overheat and catch fire. no other water pick flos

in 2014, the city acquired 9 900 innes, in the bayview-hunter's point neighborhood. it includes scenic views, waterfront access and natural resources and is the recreation and parks department's only san francisco bayfront property. our office understands the department endeavors to build a park that's spectacular and crucial to the help of the underserved communities that you all, i'm sure, are very familiar with the fact, have historically experienced this investment and access to parks and open space. in recent years, has been great leadership to provide additional access to ensure that the disproportion now comes in health and lack of physical activity. we have opportunities for children and families to access better open space the development of 900 innes will be in a historic access, with social equity, waterfront, resiliency and habitat rest invasion. i want to double click on the supervisors' understanding and hope that we invest in climate change and the impact of climate change because it's a unique part of san francisco when it comes to threats for climate change. if there is an earthquake, t

waterfront, amber lee, ktvu fox 2 new. >>> if you're hoping to beat the crowds and headed to the city early, i have great news. go now because it is easy to get through the toll plaza road. around 7 pm, that may be different. >>> do not forget, despite the holiday, in the city, parking meters are still in effect in the street sweeping restrictions are being enforced as well. >>> if you're thinking of using public transit, do not forget, local agencies are on a sunday holiday schedule. bart starts again around this evening and it plans to have extra trains. the transit agency is writing longer trains on the richmond springs line at the start of service for the a's game at the coliseum. >>> semper cisco is on the only city putting on a show. you can see official fireworks shows at the alameda county fair, the berkeley marina, concord, the county fair, napa county fair, or san jose and santa clara. >>> that is not even the complete list, for all of the details and start times, go to ktvu.com , we have it all on our front page. >>> teams continue to battle county fire and so far the fire has burned through 82,700

city. we're certainly thinking about it. >> i will appeal to my colleagues. it's not the kind of thing where we had a development project on the waterfront and it was signed, sealed and delivered and then people said, we have to build housing there. this is something that i take seriously when you talk about the citizens, children and the public school system. 56,000, that ain't a small number. and i think what i have heard and i will stand corrected, nobody here -- and we're policy makers -- thought they were part of that process. what causes me a little bit of frustration is that we did take it upon ourselves to get involved in this conversation specifically with respect to big ideas. this is over a year ago. this was over a year ago that we had that first conovversation a we got really nothing but fram staff except for the same thing we started to talk about it. and yet i'm supposed to believe that i'm a policymaker or at least i should know what the policy is. i cannot emphasize enough how much i truly believe that animal agriculture is probably the biggest threat to the environment and our water system as we know it. when you are talking about 56,000 little