instead many headed for the financial district, chinatown and fisherman's wharf and other places.early a third of aggravated assaults were caused by transients. >> it is better down here. plus you know people down here. >> do people give you money? >> yes. >> it is a little bit safer, you know, than going to the tennerloin. >> reporter: green eyes and susan says they used to live at transbay terminal and now are on the streets at fisherman's wharf. >> we would rather be out here wet and homeless. >> reporter: than in a shelter? >> than in a shelter. >> because the shelters are so bad? >> yes. yes. >> reporter: north beach residents are reclaiming popular washington square with the help of police sweeps. >> i know that the cops were kind of clearing them out in this area. they were causing problems with residents and stuff. >> reporter: whether they are all from the transbay terminal or just more homeless folks moving in no one is quite sure. >> i don't know where they come from but i do notice there are more people loitering. the couple we talked with at fisherman's wharf said the

instead many headed to places like chinatown and fisherman's wharf. nearly a third of 24 aggravated assaults from september to the first week in october were caused by transients that came from the terminal. >> it is better down here. plus, you know people down here. >> do people give you money? >> yes. >> it is a little bit safer, you know, than going to the tenderloin or whatever. >> reporter: a man called green eyes and woman named susan say they used to live at transbay terminal and now they are at fisherman's wharf. >> we would rather be out here wet and homeless. >> reporter: than in a shelter? >> than in a shelter. >> reporter: north beach residents are claiming popular washington square with the help of police sweeps. >> the cops were kind of clearing them out of the area. they were causing problems with residents and stuff. >> reporter: there are still people camping out like this person on the wet ground. whether they are all from the transbay terminal or just more homeless folks moving in no one is quite sure. >> i don't know where they com

supervisor mar: i just wanted to ask about this and the brandon street wharf. i got some input from a number of environmental and clean water advocates, and one points to the term sheet, 6.1 b, and begins to rise to use the facilities for the events, and then it says exclusive rights until six months after the america's cup match as reasonably necessary, and there is a question about when will the public -- i think a growing reused areas, and it is one of the areas that i want to understand. >> i am going to defer to her for that, because she has more conversations that i have. i do just want to say for the record that about the city winning the bid, the brandon street project is moving forward. it is a $22 million project, about $8 million of which is for the demolition of pier 36, which has been abandoned for a while. so that is moving forward regardless, and it does make for a nice amenity. supervisor mar: thank you. >> we tried to identify those assets, which would be added to our bid, and the braden street wharf, the new asset will be tremendous. we do not

open space project -- removal of pier 36 in support of the brannan street wharf opens this project.> i am a member of the south beach area cac. we are all for this. just give it the go, let's go, and i appreciate that type of enthusiasm. i also wanted to take the opportunity to address something else regarding the wharf, in which the cac has not had an opportunity to do so. i will be referring to the design summary dated march, 2010, specifically page 6. regards to the interpretive wall concept, the interpreter of wall concept has expanded as a top feature over approximately two years, and at this point in time, the interpretive wall includes a full history of the area, starting before 1850 all the way up to current and rising tides, including japanese immigration, shipping, and also labor history. we strongly support this type of inventing history almost any projects should we have the opportunity to do so. just want to go on record for saying that. thanks very much. commissioner fong: thank you. any other public comment on this item? we have a motion and a second. all those in fav

supervisor mar: i just wanted to ask about this and the brandon street wharf. i got some input from a number of environmental and clean water advocates, and one points to the term sheet, 6.1 b, and begins to rise to use the facilities for the events, and then it says exclusive rights until six months after the america's cup match as reasonably necessary, and there is a question about when will the public -- i think a growing

. >>> a judge approved an injunction to close the fisherman's wharf nightclub. it was negotiated by city attorney dennis herrera and the club owners. the club were shut down in february and four others were wounded the city points to other incidents involving firearms and knives as well as brawls and after our drinking. they only $20,000 payment to the city stomach up to 100 people are displaced fire following a fire in downtown san francisco. it started before dawn on hyde street. many got out with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. >> fire destroyed this building and the belongings of the people who lived in its. >> i am looking at my building. it looks like somebody else's nightmare, not mine. >> reporter: this woman escaped a fire that happened in her building this morning. >> you go to bed and you wake up and are claiming out the window with no shoes on. >> reporter: it may have started out small but quickly swallowed the eight unit complex and the adjacent building. >> the stairwell collapsed. maybe decision to pull everybody out and go defensiv

. >> the beltline started running in the 18 90s to move freight docked at the wharf. those trains served every pier to the presidio to what is now at&t park. it was key to moving freight and soldiers to and from the presidio during world war ii but it's days were numbered on the crowded water front. the state sold the area to the city. >> the business went away. by 1992 the city's mecca had dried up and the state line railroad shut down. they are few signs of the railroad left but you have to know where to look. an old round house off the embarcadero is now offices. pier 33 is popular resting spot for tourists. joggers enjoy aquatic park and a tunnel is now passed by motorists winding their way downtown. in an old southern pacific railroad they are trying to breathe new life into the old beltline railroad. >> this was the fifth engine they owned. >> he heads up the all volunteer san francisco trains, a nonprofit that is trying to preserve the past. theme engine number four is the current project. it was built in 1911 making it it's the oldest surviving beltline train.

open space project -- removal of pier 36 in support of the brannan street wharf opens this project.> i am a member of the south beach area cac.

it is $3 over by the wharf and $3.50 downtown. i have a range from 50 cents up to $6. -- we expect to have ranged from 50 cents up to $6. if we have an area that is underutilized, we will try to steer you there with low or parking rates per hour. >> is there a chance that the price will fluctuate on the high end any day? >> that will be the price during the day. we do not want to make it more confusing to use the parking and for structure. yet it is to stabilize it, use the data we are collecting -- the idea is to stabilize it and use the data we're collecting. any changes will occur every four weeks in terms of rate changes. >> the most expensive hourly parking right now is $3.50. you anticipate some parking up to $6. when would that happen? >> the pilot study is going to be over the next two years. it will be some time before we get to those numbers. the most important thing is that we will have the data to make better decisions in terms of the actual utilization. that is the most important part of a pilot. what is the actual ut

the assaults took place in the financial district, fisherman's wharf, chinatown and wharf beach. >> theontroversial oakland airport connector tram could be replaced. the ground-breaking ceremony starts at 10:30 at the coliseum parking lot. critics have stayed the $484 million project is overpriced and pointless. supporters say it will bring much needed jobs and provide a better ride to airport travelers. >> an equipment problem is forcing crews to delay hoisting the second tower of the new eastern span of the bay bridge into place. it was supposed to begin this morning. instead it's being pushed back to saturday. a computer rendering shows it will be lifted three stories into the air and then lowered and bolted into place. the pieces are 107 feet tall and each weighs just over a million pounds. caltran is warning drivers not to be distracted by the work. >> this afternoon at at&t, the giants will try to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the national league championship series. yesterday matt pitched seven shutout innings and cody ross had another clutch hit knocking in the go-ahead run with

is no longer a mcdonald's in chinatown, so now i have to take them to ocean street for fisherman's wharf. >> ocean street has a good play area. thank you for being a good grandfather as well. >> the last thing he said is the kids do not want to see the dim sum. they want to go to mcdonald's. >> i think i have already called jenny down. if there is anyone else who wishes to speak, come forward. we are going to close public comment soon. >> might speak reaching my speech may be a little rougher. -- my speech may be a little rougher. typically i consider myself a libertarian. i am not a big believer of the nanny state, but when i use to argue about helmet laws, we can have an abstract decision if you want. if you want to put a helmet on your head, that is your choice. i do not want government telling me what to do. as a father, i want the helmet on my kids, and i think about this as two concepts. fairness and leadership. in the words of my 5-year-old, this is not fair. they have a tool, and i would not save the children are completely defensive but are highly exposed to it -- completely def

i would just remind you pier 47 in fisherman's wharf, a 15-year term.rters of a million dollars into the property. base rent increased 100% under that deal compared to the prior base rent paid by the tenant. java house llc, was a 15-year deal with a 2% increase. so we have had good -- 200% increase. so we have had good luck keeping good tenants in there at the port. i will go through the proposed policy terms. we are setting specifically the administrative code that deals with police opportunities, competitive bidding. the policy describes the way in which port staff will competitively bid new retail opportunities which includes broad public notice, inclusion of lbe businesses through the offices of the human rights commission. the bidding can either be request for proposal or request for qualifications, depending on the site. we have had experiences recently where existing tenants who are not retail tenants have wanted to open up a retail component of their business. we certainly understand that people -- existing tenants may have the business acumen t

the removal of pier 36, construction of the brandon street wharf project, all of that is independently funded that is happening with or without the project, regardless. that is happening. b nqi call up those costs becaue they are delineated and part of our obligation. we see this between $20,000,025 million in direct costs. entering into vote -- we see this between $20 million and $25 million in direct costs. entering into an mou. they would offset the revenue losses. we're in communication with the comptroller's office, and we call this out in the resolution on page three, recouping the costs and making them hole with this tool. -- making them whole. the general fund revenue is appropriate. if you're doing mathematics of what we're doing, it may not be as aggressive as the team may like or had sought. we believe this is the most aggressive package we can get approval for at this time, and it is the basis for the term sheet and the resolution, and it is the framework for going forward. as soon as we get it completed, we would move forward with what we anticipate being a very aggressive

. >> floating in water behind san francisco's fisherman's wharf, a the submarine pampanito was its life-savingoperation. >> reporter: there she lays the u.s.s. pampanito, a relic of a war some 60 years gone. today she is a fisherman wafer's tourist attraction, one of a handful of submarines preserved from world war ii, but there will always been some maritime sense of mystery to the submarine, men who take her down to wage war beneath the ocean's waves. >> it had to be a little crazy to begin with, because who would want to live in a subhuman situation that you lived in a submarine? because it's miserable living. >> reporter: in september of 1944, the pampanito with a crew of 89 set sail on its third war patrol and this time they were enroute to the china seas between the philippines and formossa and and their mission was to attack japanese operations anywhere and everywhere the pampanito encounters a japanese convoy of 12 ships. >> unknown to the submarines athe time, two of these ships were carrying british and australian prisoners of war. >> reporter: more than 2000pows went into the water.

. >> we tried to identify those assets, which would be added to our bid, and the braden street wharf, the new asset will be tremendous. we do not know. it is good to hear about the public being engaged there. public access happens at all of these, and i believe strongly -- should this go forward, it is extremely helpful understanding this from the constituents to make sure that we're building into the agreement adequately addressing that, so we make note of that, but we went to make sure that you understand the we are not exactly at that point, what can and would be there or how it would be used, other than if it were for public use. supervisor mar: i just wanted to follow up on the jobs. i want to know how many would be local and would be for the san francisco residents, especially south of market, and the other communities, and then the other question raised by some environmentalists is also a concern about the raising of funds that will cover the event, how much staff time of city staff for the rec and park department will be put into this, a robot -- will there also be funds to of

the senior from fisherman's wharf.emperatures sharply cooler today, only 58 degrees for san francisco. '70s for the warmest place in fun. look at santa rosa today, 66, that is down 23 degrees from yesterday. we are going to see cooler temperatures for some time as the weather pattern is beginning to change over the next seven days. a lot of places showing 10 to 24 said cooler. but whether offshore, a batch of heavier showers just off the san mateo county coast that is to win after midnight tonight. so we will see a little bit of what was there. not only tonight but into tomorrow as well. here is future cassette 1:00 a.m., there is the showers they are light and scattered, by a a.m. a couple of showers beginning to show up noticed a submarine. perhaps a couple hundreds of 1 in.. the chance for the wettest weather, is for the south bay south of the san mateo bridge at for the east bay in the afternoon hours. as this system pushes into southern california, it will start to wind up. today and like temperatures tomorrow be

along the embarcadero also on a separated twa facility -- two way facility on the way to fisherman's wharf. this shows us the need for shared space on jefferson street. cars would be invited as long as they move at pedestrian speeds. the chans arrive at the hyde street pier, they check anin their bikes, then they go to union station to enjoy a bit of shopping, and before you know it, they are all tired out and jump on the t3rd, going back at home. they would not call it multi modal. they would just say, this is an easy way to get around the city. this is the second of our crosstown routes.th the bay trail connecting to all kinds of destinations across the city. add to that our third route making some key connections for neighborhoods in the southern part of the city and right now do not have good access to downtown by bike. this would again be a continuous, separated route following san jose, valencia, all the way to polk park. a priority network of bicycles. this goes back to when david was showing us about the netherlands, starting to build an interstate for bikes, so to speak. a network

but i happen to sit on the board of another c.b.d., the fisherman's wharf c.b.d. in san francisco.ne of the things i have learned through that is there are intangible benefits also. there is more of a sense of community, and people get to know each other. the private property owners get to know each other. i've seen in our steering committee meetings here, you know, it is unusual for private property owners and city government representatives and state government representatives to get to know one another and talk about these things. it is a very good thing. i think it is going to continue, and i urge your support. >> thank you. next speaker please? >> chair and supervisors, i have been involved with the civic center for 25 years. one of the things i have learned is that there is no cohesion to the area. people who operate one building don't know the people across the street. in fact, the state emergency services plan called for all of its state employees to assemble on the stairs of city hall. in 2004 the more their authorized me to hold a shareholders meeting, and some 225 people

those incidents happened in areas popular with tourists including fisherman's wharf and china town. >>> san francisco general hospital asking the public to help identify a female patient in critical condition. she was found on the embarcadero next to a wheelchair on october 9th. there she is. she has not been able to tell hospital workers her name. she is 4'6", weighs 93 pounds and in her 50s or 60s they say. if you recognize her please call san francisco general. >>> later today the giants and phillies battle again at at&t park. san francisco is now just two wins away from the world series. >> giants win game three. >> the giants took game three in the national league championship series in front of a delirious sell out crowd. san francisco's 3-0 victory gives the giants a 2-1 lead in the best of seven series. the giants are clearly the toast of the town. [ cheering and applause ] >> >> the last month of the season has been torture but at the same time the last month has been fun to watch. >> giants fans can expect more excitement during game four this afternoon. 24-year-old on the m

only ones in the business district of san francisco and the other is union square and fisherman's wharfs one and mission is only one block and trying to improve things on our own but we could use the city resources to get things done. >> i hope that city hall begins to see what they need to do to help us, and be a bit more -- not just approachable, but responsible for the entire city. >> i think we are making great advances with the parks that have been neglected over many years and still we have a way t go obviously and the other is the planning process and we are on the verge of permanent controls for the mission district and the dot com boom and whatever form it takes in the future and will not result in that di displacement and particularly for families here long time. >> the mission brings wonderful memories and to me i see hope every time i walk down the street and think about the mission and think about the wonderful things here and the growth and the sustainablity an the families and the culture an so many wonderful things and they shouldn't wokous focus on they see the mission

from north beach and fisherman's wharf. then the 1010 parade starts at 3:00 p.m.n pine street and to cap off his busy weekend the forty- niners hosting the eagles at home sunday night starting at 5:20 p.m. expect delays on roads and bridges around candlestick starting two hours before the game. >> >> a live look at cited traffic this is the goal gate bridge the right set of your screen northbound traffic headed into marin county moving at a good clip. on the left side traffic headed into san francisco, at the toll gate and it's much lighter there. we'll be back there's much more news ahead. [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. as ceo, she laid off 30,000 workers and shipped jobs to china. china. india. russia. poland. i know precisely why those jobs go. [ male announcer ] because fiorina shipp them there. to shanghai instead of san jose. bangalore instead of burbank. proudly stamping her products "made in china." 30,000 workers gone while fiorina took $100 million for herself. carly fiorina. outsourcing jobs. out for herself. [ barbara boxer ] i'm barbara boxer, and

both courses start at the ferry building near the bay bridge, and go through fisherman's wharf, alonghe marina green, and through crissy field, ending at the presidio. sports illustrated called it "america's most beautiful run." the race is a benefit for special olympics of northern california. toss weather thanks lawrence >>> not every one got rain today. a lot of folks are saying what are you talking about rain? we did have a little of rain out there, but nothing to write home about. we're going to see rain all week long. if you have the outdoor activities planned. but today, definitely slick roadways in the city. throughout the bay area. really, we had a few spots that saw just enough to count as measurable rain. just enough. so, nothing too significant. now, transition to current pictures and there is still a glittering on the golden gate, but that is from fog. we're still seeing a few showers and thunderstorms in the sierra, but locally we are dry. we will likely stay that way, likely, there is a chance that we could see a sprinkle or two. in the meantime, for your morning commut

every awakening at fisherman's wharf. aidf. a rude awakening. a rude awakening. >> a protest this morning as workers from the fisherman's wharf hit the picket line. workers are trying to form a union. >> a look outside the traffic, the bay bridge toll plaza. the right side is going eastbound moving at a good clip. the left side is also moving well towards the san francisco. going towards the toll plaza bay bridge. we will be right back the file on david harmer isn't pretty. a corporate lawyer for a credit card company fined millions, even deceiving seniors. an executive for predatory lenders, as harmer's bank got billions from the wall street bailout. david harmer -- helping corporations rip people off. a record we can't afford. we need jerry mcnerney, small businessman, voting against congressional pay increases and refusing to take them, standing up for what's right. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. >> 10 million toys recall from fisher-price. they are recalling 14 different types of tricycles. including this from hot wheels an

the game was a nail biter, if ever there was one, and knuckles sports bar and grill at fisherman's wharfn the bottom of the ninth, looks of concern turned into sounds of pure joy. >> my reaction, i can't believe it. 50 some odd years coming out of new york and now the giants are in the world series again. >> you should fear the beard. he came through in the clutch, what can we say? we're in the world series now. >> a few phillies fans took the loss in stride. >> it's very disappointing, but it was a great game. i was happy to be a part of it, so it's okay. >> world series fever has already caught on with city landmarks glowing orange, and fans buying up anything giants. they are more than ready for the world series to start here in san francisco next week. >> i have a 99% chance of going now. regardless, we haven't had one here since '02 and the town is on fire. >> so the celebration out here. everyone is happy about this win. now, we -- [ crowd cheering ] >> monte, we can barely hear you, but you have some happy happy people around you, go giants. thanks a lot. the giants coverage does

moving to the south along the waterfront, the granite street wharf would be an area called the america's cup basin. there could be a marine not supporting the super -- for supporting the super yacht berths. there are anticipated to be eight to 12 challengers. the challenger of record is the club nautico de roma, obviously out of rome. there will be organizing the challengers. that is to the west of pier 50. it is currently used for parking. a small portion could be used for the broadcast center. hundreds if not upwards of 1000 media would be coming from all over the world to cover this event. it would be housed in pier 28. lastly, pier 48 would be the headquarters of regatta management and some of the event authority facilities. i would also like to mention that this public process, this opportunity to discuss specifically what san francisco is putting on the table, not only to the event authority -- it is to those challenges we spoke about. they are getting the opportunity to kick the tires on our deal, if you will. this inoculates against possible future litigation. the challenges are

he operates in places down there near fisherman's wharf. he does a great job and does it with integrity. thank you for your desire and willingness to serve. these are important positions. i am about to go to the bond ratings agencieses. they are waiting for me. we will try to keep our bond rating of their as the highest in california. we are proud of that. it is a remarkable thing, trust me. i cannot promise that is the way it will be in a week or two because we have depleted some reserves. i can promise you it will be better than nine out of 10 others because of the way we have managed the city finances. people love to critique and say we should spend money we do not have, but we have done justice to that. i say that because we are about to go out and sell about $1.8 billion bonds on the water improvement project. the figure was originally proposition a. there have been a lot of others. -- i think it was originally proposition a. there have been a lot of others. it is important to have good stewards and people better. fiduciaries -- that a

the navy's high performance aerial aerobatic team swooped over fisherman's wharf in the final show of fleet week. >> at one point they were upside down, and then they went -- they flipped the plane. >> the adrenalin you get from seeing it go up and coming down, thinking they will hit the ground. >> it was awesome. we decided to come home after three days. but we we couldn't get a good view of them so we came out to enjoy the show. >> traffic was choking streets in several san francisco neighborhoods. local businesses, however, were happy to cash in on the millions of dollars that got injected into the local economy. the aerial shows are over, but the visiting fleet week ships will be open for free tours tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00. we have a link with information about the ships and where to find them at abc7news.com. >>> we have about 40 minutes left until the calendar does not read 10, 10 of 10. a lot of people think the series of 10s is considered good luck. speaking of, little raphael of los gatos was born today, and he has a couple of bonus 10's to add to his good fortune. he