we forward to having the principles outlined by the yerba buena alliance for the yerba buena gardens applied also in mission bay so we have transparency and openness very much desired involvement in this community >> i'm the special director at the heritage center. the premise was to restore the pride in the fillmore community to inform and educate the youth and 2ki89s swimming pool how it serves it's community we had african-american artists displaying their work and we had families mustache come in. the various programs were the harlem of the west the district was known as that where mustache played in families clubs after their downtown gigs and people came to see them. the jazz on the barry coast gave the history where it started and jazz was coincide in san francisco. then we/had lectures and froifrt david george was the first african-american photographer to be brought ♪ the art snooty lived with dan sell adams the first african-american student and he chronic called the community we have his exhibits and donny a famous mutual interviewed by denny bucking stone. we had the grea

way forward for yerba buena's future. we really em implore that you use these principals for your consideration of yerba buena's future. a brief subscription of these principles that all these buildings remain so. and that any displacement of these uses should be prohibited. secondly that all sources and often we've seen them turn them over. these funds are legally to ensure they are used for that purpose. regarding the use and maintained by first class professional organizations are great on our mind. we also urge that you consider a dedicated single governing body to over see these diverse issues to lawsuits and project legal struggles. the purpose was to have no dominant use and to manage what was built there and have a diversity of uses. the urge sea of having a single opportunity to continue is very important. i want to conclude by just in endorsing john overruling's comments and to have a sense and openness that the garden is created and destroyed and we must have your help to see what we can do to change that. than

now yerba buena gardens. yerba buena gardens, i'm going to remind everybody what the property means. there is 3 blocks. what i'm talking about this as a single group of properties. they cover 3 blocks, the first one central block one closest to market street. on that block, we own the plaza and then we lease a bunch of parcels to millennium, these are properties operating at yerba buena gardens, the hotel and four seasons and underground passage ways near market street and we also lease to the marriott and the land under the marriott and these are large revenue generating properties that all the money goes into operating the public uses on central block two. most of it goes on central block two. then central block two is the map -- main block where the central block area is except the metro building. we lease the land under the met troin and that's another revenue generating use. then central block 3, is children's focus block. he we don't own any improvements, but we lease the land. we lease all the land in

. >> good morning i'm speaking on the yerba buena gardeners transfer. the yerba buena alliance is provided in previous meetings the community principles the 5 principles that make up the ways of continuing the operating entity that provides the oversight for all the garden uses. i'm not going to go over those but want to speak to the management model. for over 20 years the gardens have attracted visitors. the oversight provided by agency has enabled those to function as a whole. the agencies compounds have been doing an analysis that suggests 3 types of oversight. the city may wish to consider in providing for the future of y b g. those 3 models are first one that the board of supervisors that's similar to the one that the board of supervisors just approved for the market where the city has ownership of the property and formed a nonprofit board that's made up of merchants and policymakers. second one is an example of a market also where the city opposes the land in seattle and they have a nonprofit that owns the land and operates it. the third would hav

the yerba buena benefit district is dedicated to improving the life of folks. ? how the district is working with the city in partnership on the yerba buena street life plan. it's a plan and violation road map for large projects. this is one of the larger projects. we've done artful bike racks their cool and creative. we're going to have a bike core wall relay. our plans will have a cleaner air doc station. for free were going to improve the alleys and adding after the ethics sidewalks. the goal of those projects is to facilitate action and promote pedestrian life and ultimately community pride. the yerba buena is proud to work with the city and the composure to your memory to design and implement this important project. on behalf of the yerba buena and the property owners that fund it i want to thank mayor ed lee and supervisor kim and their amazing support for the yerba buena work to help improve the quality of life. i want to thank spur this gentleman has been an amazing companion and deserves the credit for the violation and implementation of those projects. i

the third category are many rental there's two slices of of land we own in yerba buena and pretty much the whole block is owned by the san francisco housing authority it seemed to make sense those slivers should be transferred to the housing authority and there's the ellis street driveway we own and that one could have a small amount it was provided at $10,000 it was a lot of easements that restrict it to vehicular access. there's the hunters point that are more like stairs and the small little access areas that really should be part of the adjacent affordable housing project. they're really for those resident that live in those affordable housing projects. so like i said, the only circumstance here where he have proceeds that are taxable would seem through the fillmore heritage particle like i mentioned in the account deal is struck then the indirectly proceeds would be the $3.1 million that is owed and that would come in payments over time after the cities construction loan is paid off. in the scenario where a workout deal is not reached and the city foreclosures wool work with the c

alex savidge is on yerba buena yerba buena island -- is on yerba buena island.been out there this morning. tell us about the work that could be a distraction for drivers. >> reporter: well, the chp is warning drivers this morning to make sure they keep their eyes on the road. you might be able to see some of the work going on. although, a spokesperson for the bay bridge told me this morning that this demolition work that starts later today will most no danger to the public, although there could be pieces of both concrete and rebauer that may -- rebar that may call from the upper deck as crews tear apart the roadway later on today. the contractor in this case is taking precautions to contain all of that debris. starting later this morning, workers will be using jack hammers and saws to remove a 1400-foot section of the upper deck. between the old span's two steel peaks. this project was supposed to start last wednesday. but the night before contractors realized their debris containment was not entirely in place, and now they are set with the safeguards and this d

i guess that's a question on the yerba buena proposal. i know we don't have a conclusion by the city as to who is the custodian. i guess we can recommend participate, influence n this decision we're not going to leave it to the city >> the public works m m report put forth a number of models and packets that are triumphed to the commission this model where the fee title is owned by the city but a third party essence is ground leased the fundamental principles of how the gardens were created creating this after much litigation and strive but making sure we've got the tools to maintain that. and the commission and now the folks are the caregivers and making sure the growth principles to allow what was created through this participatory process continues. so certainly the commission can make recommendations in the whereass and to encourage, urge the city. the city has accepted and agreed to operate it as a single asset as it is today. the city has agreed and looking seriously to those models that were distributed the thofrt model or the kind

christie sth joins us live from yerba buena island. is no day one but this projt should las for years. >> reporter:t's bittersweet. the old bridge opened 77 years it's going to te three years to bring the old bay bridge down. you can see some of the equipmenout there this morng. it's going toake long because it a delicate operation. it's a little brighter now so you can s how it looks anding in the shadow of the new idge. the work wil begin on the side closest to yerba buena island, e first phase involves removing about 1400 feet of the upper deck, youay see some of thatork going on as you drive by on the new eastern span over the next couple of weeks. it's not just a matterf demoing this like you see the old casinos go down. this isssentially aow and arrow type of desi with a lot up.nsion involved holding it the steel is old a rusted, each pie is balanced and must be taken out in the right order ve carefull to ense that it doesn't snap apart. contractors ar relying on n technology and mapping to help out but also using oginal drawings

cohen is now the director of yerba buena center for the arts. that is community begins to evolve, we are here growing the job sector here in mid-market. in 2011 when the mayor held a press conference across the street, we had the highest vacancy commercial rate in the city. what we are seeing now at mid-market is that everyone wants to be here now. of course what that means that everyone wants to be here, what does that mean for the arts community that has always been here. this is going to keep artist and the artist organization here. it was great to work with the california community loan funds and the office of economic development to make this a reality. over the past couple of year with hard work and procuring money and property owners we were able to procure these sites to ensure the arts remain here permanently. this is a huge effort. it's not just the elected officials that get to stay here. it's the main market community that holds this together. whether it's the collaborative that

this is all being done east of yerba buena island, on the cantilever section of the span. bay bridge officials say, the first phase will take about six- weeks to complete. >> the devastation. unbelievable. just days after one of the most powerful storms ever recorded hit the philippines. hundreds are known dead. but officials fear, as many as 10,000 people actually lost their lives. survivors are desperate for food, water, medicine. and news that their loved ones are alive. catherine heenan has a look at the damage left behind by typhoon haiyan. >> the sign is about the only thing left intact in the port city. the road to the town is lined with corpses >> nat storm medley >> winds and rain twice as intense as superstorm sandy pounded an area the size of the state of montana but in tacloban, the real killer came from the sea. an unexpected 16=foot storm surge trapped residents as the waters rose around them. >> rescue medley >> the first relief aircraft brought in supplies and airlifted out some of the dazed survivors. >> "i cannot say anything yet, i am still in shock. i a

i want to thank planning and public works with other agencies to connect up with the yerba buena community district to bring out the spirit. and think about those experiments being the first of many to bring out the innovative spirits in all corridors. market street is a wonderful beginning because we want to signal how important this street is to our city. this is an international street. i know when john have the conventions all people will come down and experiment with all our local people. but if you can imagine when we started this with an accelerator with green start we signaled a year ago we wanted to bring this innovative spirit out to pause and suggest that maybe clean tech companies or solar companies or university or a sister city can actually demonstrate this on third street or maybe a corridor on howard street or carr developing value and bring this innovative spirit right to the local spreadsheet. you can have ideas whether it's a university or another klein company to bring it and excite people and have all kinds of good spirits. this is why we have an innovation spirit. thi

i have also worked with the former redevelopment agencies on the yerba buena gardens and the children's center. i would like to introduce some of my colleagues that have been involved on blocks 50-51. i would ask them to stand as i call their name and stay standing. cheryl smith is the director of community affairs, she is ably assisted by her project manager terry mitchell and patrick banks is our site development manager for blocks 50 and 51 which is a subject of our discussion today. thank you. robert sub she has been selected as the correct county -- contractor for blocks 51, 50, and 54. the blocks are being awarded to 84 percent. there is still some contracting to be done. 53, 54 has just been bid and has 0 awarded yet. in spite of complying with our good efforts, we have not yet met those goals as outlined. we take the responsibility very seriously and evidences with our commitment on our professional hiring that we had a 78 percent grade bond. we are committed to improving the vertical construction participation goad forward, but we must learn from block 50 and 51 because what we

. >> the develop president authority will hold a clean up update meeting for the yerba buena island and treasure island residents on december 11. >> a teen set on fire on an a.c. transit bus is home for thanksgiving. doctors say sasha fleischman has recovered enough from the second- and third-degree burns he suffered in the attack to leave the hospital. the 18-year-old returned home to oakland yesterday, tired and bandaged. the parents hope something good comes from this. >> this intolerance will be ... people realize you can wear unusual clothing and it doesn't mean you have a right to attack them. >> sasha fleischman doesn't identify as either male or female hopes to return to classes at berkeley's high school next week. the suspect, 16-year-old richard tomas faces felony assault. >> pg&e will restore service to a gas pipeline that is under scrutiny. the line will now operate at 120 pounds per squarism below what the utility company believes is a safe pressure. the line was taken out ofs is on october 6 after officials raised questions about safety. records reveal they could have the

the shipyard parcels and the shipyard community parcels and the mission bay park parcels and the yerba buena gardens and we'll go through timeline because we are in the homestretch of this plan. so just briefly just to review what the alternatives are the 1st that we can retain. if we have an asset that has a governmental purpose of some sort, then in that case we need to transfer it to the city or whatever the relevant public entity is to own it and operate it in the future. or no. 2, we can retain some property, but only if we are to fulfill a first obligation and we have terminated -- interpret that to mean an obligation. the state department of finances has indicated to us in other conversations that they this i that we should transfer other obligations like property management obligation of the city. when i'm talking about retaining something, i'm talking about a development obligation. then the third, if the property doesn't fall into those two then it has to be sold. there is only an exception to that and the law which is that if it's a property that it's a very narrow exception if it

cohen is now the director of yerba buena center for the arts.hat is community begins to evolve, we are here growing the job sector here in mid-market. in 2011 when the

crews temporarily shut down to inspect the drainage system and for a time the backup extended past yerba buena island. >>> any minute we are expecting a crowd of people to begin a march to a san francisco police station. and here's why. this cell phone video shows dj williams being led away by police. he was arrested after an incident at the valencia gardens complex on friday. that turned into a skirmish between police and other neighbors. kpix 5's brian webb has been following this story. he is live in san francisco where a protest is set to get under way shortly. brian. >> reporter: right, liz. we're expecting the protestors to show up over the next hour, destination here at the police substation in the mission district and as you look around the building, over the past 10 minutes a few dozen officers have surrounded the building, riot gear in hand, preparing for this protest. this is a home base to several officers involved in friday night's fight that left a few residents battered and bloodied. >> hey, br, let me see your face i can put it on camera. >> reporter: one of the men roughed up

there may be overnight roadwork for another 15 minutes or so for the incline towards yerba buena island. and westbound 580 a few taps. brake lights out of tracy and 205 and continuing to maybe north flynn but overall you can beat the rush by heading out now. once you get through the livermore valley where lawrence says it is raining overall traffic looks okay but we can see some of the rain coming down in our dublin-pleasanton cam a little schmitzy out there westbound 580 so far at the limit past 680 in fact looks good towards strobridge and the castro valley y. all your drive times actually in the clear right now including up and down the nimitz freeway and the eastshore, 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. but if you don't like to drive in the wet weather, try bart. so far everything is on time. and if you have any questions about your morning commute once you hit the roads, tune to kcbs radio 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's the latest "kcbs traffic report." back to you guys. >>> imagine losing control of your car, you can't stop or do anything. tonight allen martin shows us