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Oct 16, 2012

the turnpike. wanted to highlight a couple bills we were watching. ab819, which would require caltrans to establish procedures for non-standardized designs for bicycle projects. this was approved by the governor. another bill of interest would be ab1532, the speaker's bill, which would set procedures for use and distribution and cap and trade funds. i will go into this further. i think this would be of great interest to the board of supervisors with respect to the designation of the funds and the revenues that will be generated from the cap and trade program. next is ab2144, which is another bill sponsored by the speaker assembly member perez. this bill would expand the isd law and reduce the voter threshold for creation of an ifd and issuance of bonds for the ifd. unfortunately this was vetoed by the go for. there is discussion about it coming back next year. another bill of interest is sb214. this was vetoed by the governor and would have eliminated voter approval requirement for the city or county to creative ifd and expand projects. >> did the governor give reasoning why he showing

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Oct 21, 2012

morning at 5:00 a.m. just in time for the monday morning traffic jam. we learned today that caltrans will not be closing the san mateo brick next weekend as originally planned. so, since friday, a caltrans contractor has installed 12 new concrete slabs, six in each direction, right at the base of the incline, part of a $3 million earthquake retrofit paid for with bridge tolls. the panels move at the joint in event of the earthquake. the san mateo bridge won't have to be shut down again next weekend. >> always want con contingency s but worked out the contractor was making great progress and we were confident we could continue. reporter: caltrans performed and repairs and maintenance while the bridge was closed down, installing new crash cushions. workers replaced or repaired 90 signs and changed light bulbs, cleaned out some weeds. this pushed traffic the bridges around the bay area on a day when there was a game at the raiders stadium, a game with the giants, traffic was kind of havey, but who knows. on the weekends traffic is usually heavy. caltrans says the sap mateo bridge will n

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Oct 19, 2012

more on yesterday's game and reaction about his tough loss. >> and caltrans is shutting down the tax and the sail bridge this weekend. the legend o.j. to keep in mind as we head into this weekend at the next one. defense take a look at whether traffic. >> good morning starting the mot quick of you check shows heavier this is video of the van ness/80 intersection. >> this is difficult to deal with eddie & van ness. >> the dri interstate 580 and highway 4. the lighter than usual. like conditions from the south peninsula and north their rights. >> off thank you george are developing a story of san francisco police are currently on the scene of an accident at the a session of eddie street and van ness. is the video that let me show you some video from earlier as officers on seen in full force try to piece together what happened. at this point the started over a traffic accident they spotted a rear license plate light was out when they tried to pull that white four-door vehicle over. a gunshot was fired from the vehicle which had to passengers inside unclear at this point if it was f

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Oct 19, 2012

the next day as well. >> caltrans acknowledges there is no good time to close a bridge two weekends in a row. this weekend and next are the least bad. any minute now sh caltrans should be closing one lane as a kind of preparation step to bring in construction equipment. caltrans has to close a lane four hours before the full closure just to get equipment in place. >> we have a crane that we need to start bringing out here. that is a slow process. >> the full closure will begin at 10:00 to allow caltrans to replace 60 feet. a new joint will be installed and there will be a new system of deck segments replacing an area where a cracked steel gerter was found. caltrans will take advantage of the full closure to do work that is otherwise dangerous when traffic is flowing. >> you're on the structure by end. after that, you're in trouble. >> we'll have about 13 officers out here to block the ramps.. >> we'll just start running a break. then... that area is shut down, then everybody else will be diverted to the age side. >> alternatives for getting across the bay this weekend include dunbar

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Oct 20, 2012

caltrans is making the most of this time without cars on the bridge. take a look behind me. at the moment this is one of the side projects that they are working on. they are installing new crash pads at tollgates. the main project, seismic retrofit that closed this bridge we're told is right on schedule. the san mateo bridge is the longest bridge in the bay area and this weekend it's also the quietest. okay, so that is not so quiet. but the traffic is. drivers are clogging other bridges and freeways because the san mateo bridge is closed for the weekend, so caltrans with reface a 60' section of it. >> we have replaced westbound and we have replaced three of the new seahawks and in the process of placing the fourth. >> reporter: these 14 by 34 bridge sections on top of that flatbed will be under commuters' tires on monday. caltrans is using a huge crane to put them in the piece by 4500-ton piece. >> when you are working with very, very heavy equipment you have to take things very slowly and carefully because of the safety factor and complexity of the project. >> reporter: the nearly $3 m

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Oct 17, 2012

caltrans insists will never collapse again. >> it's perhaps most enduring image of the 1989 earthquake. a driver's fatal plunge collapsed into the bay bridge. >> last thing i remembered screaming is that we're going to tie. >> they drove it over the section that collapsed. he and his passenger both survived. >> i'd been going about 40 to 50 miles per hour before that. ways looking under a roadway and staring at water on this weird angle. no idea why i was there. why i had lived. >> we took it beyond the throw there. it sheared off all of the bowl. >> cal transspokesman explains why the old bridge failed. and he took us inside of the new eastern span fr a rare view of what components are built in to ensure no collapse in a few tour quake. the new bridge has element that's are designed to take the brunt of a major earthquake leaving the rest of the structure safe. >> this is huge hockey puck that's takes a slamming from the earthquake a above us is a joint that almost looks like an accordion. it can bend and move different ways so the krs driving over it at that moment the bridge doesn't

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Oct 20, 2012

for a detour all weekend. caltran is retrofitting the link between san mateo and hayward. and the giants return home. we were there as the team pulled up at&t park just a few hours ago. hear what bruce bochy has to say about the big win and what is next. good morning, everyone. i'm katie in for terry mcsweeney this morning. we are going to start you off with a quick first look at the weather. meet meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, everyone. we have plenty of clouds downtown. they have expanded over the bay. starting out with mild temperatures, mainly in the 50s but certainly cooler than what we've been used to. as you head out this morning look for the temperatures to stay fairly uniform. and by the afternoon those clouds are going to thin out and we will see mostly sunny condition today with numbers at our coast in the mid-60s. mid-70s to upper 70s. in the warmest inland valleys. we are talking about big changes in our weather not only for the weekend, but by the end of the weekend. looks like we are going to add some raindrops as we squeeze if in the giants game. will it be dry? i'll

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Oct 20, 2012

all weekend. caltran is retrofitting the link between san mateo and hayward. and the giants return home victorious. we were there as the team pulled up to at&t park just a few hours ago. hear what bruce bochy has to say about the big win and what is next. good morning, everyone. i'm katie in for terry mcsweeney this morning. we are going to quick off with a quick first look at weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> you can barely make out the bridge behind you. so much fog in downtown. you can see the conditions. we are talk about poor visibility in the north bay and coast. airport delays of 1 hour 13 minutes. but later on today the clouds will scour out and we will see some comfortable temperatures. in fact, we will call it mostly sunny today with numbers ranging from the low to mid-60s at the shoreline it mid-and upper 70s. and the warmest inland east bay. clouds come back tonight and we are talking about not only increasing clouds throughout the day tomorrow, but a wind shift and overnight rain. in fact, just in time for your monday morning commute. will you will it be dry

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Oct 15, 2012

actually received half a million dollars from caltrans, a planning grant and it's a grant that will allow for work to be done in various neighborhoods to really think about the needs and a lot of different neighborhoods here in san francisco. the idea there is to make sure that we support the very comprehensive set of investments that we have already made, including investments in areas like treasure island. i know when we get to the executive director's report, he will elaborate on that. so, those are some of the developments that i'm happy to report on. i don't know if any of my colleagues have questions about my report, but if not, i will open it up to public comment. if there is any member of the public who would like to speak orthctionv report that i provided, this is your opportunity. seeing none, public comment is closed. * on the madam clerk, can you please call item number 4? >> item 4, director's report. this is an information item. >> i will turn it over to director moskovich. >> good morning, commissioners. my report is on your desk. i would like to highlight a few things. fi

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project. this project is in the environmental and caltrans current state. i say caltrans state department of transportation which retains design jurisdiction over 19th avenue which serves as state route 1. so, we have to get approval from caltrans to do any changes to 19th avenue. and this project is looking to implement pedestrian corner build outs as well as transit build out along intersections -- at intersections along 19th avenue. this project is being coordinated with sfmta transit effectiveness project. it is looking at ways to improve bus travel time and reliability performance on bus lines in san francisco including 19th avenue. that is looking at a number of options to improve bus services, including making changes to the bus stops. and, so, this effort is coordinating with tep's effort to change the bus stop along 19th avenue and our project, we're taking care of the caltrans clearance that's needed to make those changes. we believe that this phase will be concluded around december 2013. we understand that the current tep schedules summer fall 2013 to come to the end of their

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Oct 20, 2012

of the vehicles just making its way along that deck span. caltrans shut all of that down late last night because 12, 30- foot sections will be replaced for r. >>announcer: retrofitting. >> it's inconvenient but i don't mind they are spending time and money making sure that the bridge is safe. >> its going to be a pain in the rear. >> that man is a limo driver said he crosses the bridge several times a day so this weekend will be tough on him. there is the bay bridge, if you have to head into the city you can see things moving just fine. however, caltrans said most people likely won't use it, they will most likely use the dunbarton. green is a good thing going across if you need to go that way. things are looking fine. that bridge is set to reopen by five monday but caltrans has scheduled the same closure for next weekend. >> new, they are back. the san francisco giants are back home in the city by the way after fighting off elimination for the 4th time. he we are live outside the ballpark where they arrived early this morning. >> reporter: and they are already looking ahead. now it's onto ga

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Oct 20, 2012

caltran sign shows an estimated 66 minutes to get to berkeley. they headed back to mow -- >> we were about pull over behind us and just ride it out. >> webbed, the going wound any easier, bridge traffic othersed -- oozed into the city. >> it was brutal. we made a wrong turn and it was the best thing ever because we were able to bypass a lot of it. but it was still -- once we got on, it was like, oh! >> the 4,000 cars that cross the san ma dayow bridge every your only weekends, had to use alternates. and the bay bridge toll plaza looked like a horrible week daye -- weekday commute. >> took me 25 minutes. >> to go how many miles? >> i'd say probably three and a half. >> he is looking at a long drive. as for cody and her modesto bound family, they're taking a break. >> we're going to look at the ballpark until that calms down. >> now, some of today's dense traffic was caused by the cal stanford game. now, tomorrow there's a raiders game at the oakland coliseum at 1:30, and a giants game at at&t park at 5:00. so, if you're traveling anywhere on bay area freeways tomorrow, try to give yourself

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Oct 19, 2012

. caltrans crews will remove and replace part of the bridge deck as shown in the caltrans website. they also have a lot information on alternate routes on the website including dumbarton bridge, highway 237 and the bay bridge. we have a link to their website on our website, cbssf.com. now, as usual, they have strategically timed these closures. this weekend there's no 49ers games so that's one of the reasons they have scheduled it for this weekend. but normally, on any given day, about 92,000 vehicles cross the san mateo bridge. live in hayward, anne makovec, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> 11 straight days of gas prices dropping have bay area fillups going a little lighter on the wallet. good news there. experts say the price slide is typical for this time of the year, though, as travel season begins to wind down. those price dips are giving bay area drivers a little relief. according to the daily fuel gauge report, san francisco has the highest local average at $4.60. that's second highest in the state by the way. oakland is next at 4.51. san jose is 4.50, with the lowest prices in the region. >>

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Oct 17, 2012

of the first encounter between california indians and europeans. >>> caltrans is alerting drivers about this weekend. san mateo-hayward bridge closure for seismic upgrades and repairs. it will be shut down from 10 p.m. on friday until 5 on friday. they are repairing a cracked beam discovered two years ago. they also plan to replace 60 feet of the bridge deck. >> we'll pick up the old deck sections, pick up the new deck sections and put them in place. >> the bridge work won't be done in one weekend. caltrans will also need to close the bridge the following weekend to complete the project. >>> and, of course, still tracking that rain in st. louis. it was quite a storm that shot that game down but things are changing around. let's go back a little bit, so we can see the progression. there's the heavy bit. we get the break. that's what debra was talking about. look what comes out of the west. this is just flying through the area, moving about 50 miles an hour. so it's out of st. louis, probably in the next ten minutes or so. so the computer model says that too. it has it out of there by 6:0

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Oct 17, 2012

: a crane will be placed on the bridge to remove 12 sections of the bridge deck. caltrans provided this video showing the huge deck sections fabricated in lathrop. >> tell pick up the old deck section and then put the new ones in place. >> reporter: the bridge will be close friday friday night at 10:00 p.m. until monday morning at 5:00. many drivers will have to use the dumbarton or bay bridge to get from the peninsula to the east bay. >> now she has to travel a little more to the dumbarton bridge. it will be hectic for her. >> reporter: stanford fans heading to cal for this weekend's big game will have to bypass the san mateo bridge. add to that, celebrations on both sides of the bay for one of the biggest religious weekends for indian-americans. >> using a website or group e- mails to let everybody know that, hey, you can just cannot take the bridge. >> reporter: caltrans plans to close it for one more weekend to finish the job. ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a meeting set in lowsalitiy on that could determine the fate of the radar tower. the direct is expected to vote on on

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Oct 19, 2012

seismic joint that allows the bridge to move during the event of a quake. >> reporter: caltrans needed to get this project finished before the rain if i season, after dumbarton work was down and while the 49ers are away. for commuter mike, any closure comes at a bad time. >> have to take the long way around kind of a pain. san mateo is always under some kind of maintenance. live with it. >> reporter: with the big game stanford at cal tomorrow traffic isn't expected to be helped. caltrans vice drivers take bay bridge, dumbarton or highway 237. lizzie is planning ahead. >> i will be visiting my sister heading towards mountain view sunday. i will definitely plan to leave my house a little early. >> reporter: beginning at 5 monday morning lanes will gradually be reopened. all lanes are expected to be reopened 1 p.m. monday. this will all happen again next weekend, friday night to monday morning. kira klapper, news that. >>> don't -- don't forget to use our free waze traffic app. you can download from it the itunes app store. we have more information on abc7news.com/waze. >>> breaking news,

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Oct 19, 2012

by 50%. we could see road closures in association with this project over the next few years. caltrans will let us know in advance. anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> drives will have to find another way across the bay -- drives will have to find another way across the bay because san mateo bridge closes tonight starting friday at 10 p.m. and ending 5 a.m. on monday. caltrans is replacing sections of the bridge after temporarily fixing a crack found two years ago. alternative routes, you may try the dumbarton bridge, bay bridge and highway 237. >>> giants fans have been chanting mvp for months. while that title is still not settled buster posey can claim another honor. he is officially the comeback player of the year in the national league. no surprise there. he hit .336 with 24 homers, 103 rbis, 39 doubles and 78 runs for the n.l. west champion giants. this after that horrifying collision and broken leg at home plate last year ending his season. posey is also considered a front-runner for the nl mvp to be announced next month. >>> had he hits one into right... back at the wall... >> take a look

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Oct 19, 2012

start to notice a back up. that's because at 6:00 caltrans will close off the far right lane so that they can move in some equip helicopter ment for the project. it's the longest in the bay area. the wide divide means many have no reason to crossover to the other side on weekends but not ken. >> my girlfriend lives there. go back and forth. >> reporter: she lives in south san francisco. the closure is prompting them to make other plans. >> hopefully leaving town. i don't want to be he here this weekend. >> i'm not going to go over or make another way, dunbarton dunbarton. >> reporter: two years ago workers found a bridge. >> the far right lane, where the trestles. >> reporter: the work this weekend and next will provide a permanent fix to the problem. caltrans spokesman said the construction work will be impressive to see. >> a crane that can lift 600- tons. that's a big crane. it'll pick up the old sections of the bridge deck, swing them out and then pick up the new sections and drop them in. >> reporter: along with that construction work they are taking advantage of the

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Oct 20, 2012

-needed repairs. cbs 5 reporter don knapp is talking to caltrans to see how the work is progressing. don. >>> reporter: the work is on schedule but there are minor impacts on traffic. we came down 880 and it was backed up in several places. don't know if it's directly related to the bridge work or not but it was heavy. behind me you see work at the toll plaza. this seems to be routine now whenever they shut down the bridge, they go to work on all the projects around the bridge. now, out on the bridge, they have 30-foot sections to replace, 12 of them. so so far they have removed six of the old ones and installed three new ones and we're told right now at this moment, they are putting' fourth section into place. now, the work stems from a crack in a major support structure that was found on the bridge two years ago. and that was related to an earlier seismic retrofit in the '90s. caltrans created repairs, they said, held up well but the bridge was slated for a new seismic upgrade so they are doing all this work again now. the weekend closures, by the way, began kind of back in 2006- 2007

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Oct 20, 2012

as caltrans crews continue their work on this weekend's retrofit project of the san mateo bridge. caltrans claims that workers removed six deck sections and installed three new ones with joints. the bridge should reopen by 5:00 monday morning. then the san mateo bridge will close next weekend so crews can wrap things up. your best alternate routes are the done barton bridge or highway 237. >>> new at 11:00, antioch police are investigating a brazen shooting that left one man dead and a neighborhood on edge even more rattled. it was just north of highway 4. officers responded to the call around 12:45 this afternoon. when they arrived, they pronounced a 26-year-old antioch man dead at the scene. bullet holes were found in the walls, a garage and a car. neighbors say violence is an ongoing problem. >> i'm going to have to break my lease and get out of here. it is not worth me trying to save more money. times is hard. i'm trying to save money but this ain't worth it. >> you wake up because of the shots. and i mean, we don't feel safe in here. >> reporter: investigators are urging anyone with i

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Oct 21, 2012

will be finished by 5 topping morning, just in time for the monday morning commute. two, caltrans won't need to close the bridge again next week as it planned. they're replacing a seismic joint on the we were end of the span. drivers can still expect regular lane closures as crews complete the project but there will be no more slow-moving traffic on the bay bridge due to frustrated drivers being diverted there because of a second closure. caltrans says it's getting everything done this weekend. you can download our wey -- waze traffic app. >> a fire ball that streaked across the sky last week left its mark in in the bay area. this is a big deal for scientists. a closer look coming up. >> talking about things falling from the sky, let's talk rain. leigh glaser is. when she comes back with her report.ñsñ?ñwñs >> terry: the search is on for remnants of a meteor shower wednesday night. scientist are investigating what appears to be the first confirmed meteor rite recovered from the fire ball. they believe it hit the roof of a home in novato. this is believed to be the meteorite and the dent

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Oct 19, 2012

:00 tonight. heather? >> caltrans and chp getting ready to close just one westbound lane tonight at 6:00. that is to allow for caltrans to bring in heavy equipment needed to do the work this weekend that will make this bridge as safe adds it can be in an earthquake two. years ago a crack discovered in a steel gerter. a temporary fix held up well but caltrans has designed a new system for this section of the bridge. so this weekend and next, 12 segments covering 60 feet will be replaced. a new seismic joint installed. about 93,000 vehicles travel across the bridge every day. caltrans says while there is no good time for a full closure of any bridge, these two weekends were the least bad. 49ers are not playing and it's before rainy season starts. alternatives include dunbarton bridge and bay bridge. cal transz says the done bartin bridge could be the best choice. the judge sked yeel you'lled to reopen in time for the commute monday. then, the drill will be repeated again next weekend. >> for help you can don down load our waze traffic app. >> a popular sun screen being recalled because

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Oct 19, 2012

seismic joint. caltrans says it is a more permanent solution for cracks found two years ago during an inspection. in the meantime, drivers should use the dumbarton bridge or bay bridge as an alternate. >>> how many times have you hopped on the freeway and immediately got stuck in a traffic jam? you will soon be able to avoid that thanks to a smart highway project just launched by caltrans. don ford shows us how it is supposed to keep one bay area freeway flowing. >> reporter: it is one of the most congested roads in the bay area. interstate 80 in the east bay. >> we have 24, 580, 80, 880, everything coming to one spaghetti bowl type thing here and this place is always like this. >> reporter: caltrans hopes to make it the smart he was freeway in the bay area announcing the -- the smartest freeway in the bay area announcing the project to computerize and automate it with the i-80 mobility project. the caltrans director. >> we have to bring in a new solution for congestion. >> reporter: from carquinez to the bay bridge, the freeway and all the on-ramps will be loaded with sensors tell

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Oct 21, 2012

. traffic snarled and moving at a crawl on highway 101 at hospital curve them caltran sign shows an estimated 66 minutes to get to berkeley. they headed back to mow -- >> we were about pull over behind us and just ride it out. >> webbed, the going wound any easier, bridge traffic othersed -- oozed into the city. >> it was bru a wrong we made a wrong turn and it was the best thing ever because we were able to bypass a lot of it. but it was still -- once we got on, it was like, oh! >> the 4,000 cars that cross the san ma dayow bridge every your only weekends, had to use alternates. and the bay bridge toll plaza looked like a horrible week daye -- weekday commute. >> took me 25 minutes. >> to go how many miles? >> i'd say probably three and a half. >> he is looking at a long drive. as for cody and her modesto bound family, they're taking a break. >> we're going to look at the ballpark until that calms down. >> now, some of today's dense traffic was caused by the cal stanford game. now, tomorrow there's a raiders game at the oakland coliseum at 1:30, and a giants game at at&t park at

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Oct 17, 2012

may be of concern to members. the peninsula joint powers board or caltran has requested 4.3 million for ten annual caltrain projects. ever are year the staff rank and review projects like these for inclusion in the annual budget, subject to extensive review, discussion, negotiation among three joint powers, board counties. prop case from cal train capital improvement capital and caltrain chair are used to support san francisco's annual local capital match contribution to caltrans program. prop k for the system have been heavily advanced to provide san francisco's local match contribution because sfmta has been unable to contribute to its own financial challenges. a strategic planned amendment is needed in order to fully fund caltran's request, allowing advance of approximately 1.9 million in prop k from fiscal years 2004 to 205, to 20-13 and the guideways category. among other requests we received, the san francisco transportation agency has requested 136,000 in prep k for design and construction of crosswalk and guardrail, modifications at the intersection of the ohsanessey and dal

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Oct 18, 2012

by caltrans i think, but here are three things we suggest that we do if we had control over it. number one, increase the yellow light to one or two seconds that would help a lot and versus when they cross the street and running the red light. number two, this might not be as popular but i would fight like crazy to get the over pass pedestrians to go over than rather than going through the traffic, and number three i agree we need to enforce the existing laws for traffic. >> all right. thank you. >> 19th avenue is indeed a state route that means real coordination between the city and caltrans. supervisor else berd appointed me to that committee years ago and i am pleaded -- i am a map person and geeing on grapher and i think what is important to focus this geographically and looked at schools and community centers and senior centers and what is worse -- the worse areas? and focusing on those i know 19th avenue needs the flashing hands and lots of improvement in the lighting and the timing of the lighting and seeing where the worse areas are. >> thank you. this problem will not go away

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Oct 19, 2012

. they have been warning commuters. caltrans crews will replace and remove part of the bridge deck. there's a cracked beam which is part of an expansion joint. the crack was discovered in 2010. caltrans put in a temporary fix and this will be a permanent one. as usual, this bridge closure is strategically timed. >> one of the most significant factors though is that there are no 9ers games for either weekend. and that's big because 9ers games always attract a lot of attention on the san mateo bridge. >> reporter: so traffic is expected to be a little lighter this weekend. the total project is going to cost $3 million from toll funds. the san mateo bridge spans 7 miles from foster city to hayward. it carries 92,000 vehicles per day so a lot of those drivers are going to be looking for alternates. you can take the dumbarton bridge, highway 237 or you can go up north and use the bay bridge. live on the san mateo bridge, anne makovec, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> bay area drivers may finally be feeling relief at the pump as national gas prices have dropped for an 11th straight day. according to aa

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Oct 20, 2012

mateo bridge. clearly no traffic on it. it's closed so caltran can get earthquake retrofit work done this weekend. we have the details. >>> caltran's truck is loaded with replacement beams begin the seismic work. caltran steve williams said it's work that may not be affected by expected rains. >> i hope not. we should be past a certain point late saturday or early sunday where we just are starting to put things back together to open this by 5:00 monday morning. >> this is the bridge section that will reason placed with what caltran called a polyester concrete deck structure. it will be more flexible on an earthquake, 4,000 cars cross each hour. people working this weekend will have to find alternate rouses, like rick. his usual commute is measured in minutes. >> get there in 17 minutes and now it will take, i don't know, an hour or more? i don't know. we will see hu it goes. >> the games again saturday. she made sure her contestants and audience new of the closure. >> we sent out bulletins to everyone concerned and we are hoping everyone will take that into account. >> caltran is ask

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and 85 numerous lights are out and caltrans officials told me tonight that it is the work of cooper thieves. >> reporter: this is how drivers are used to seeing overhead freeway signs listing the exit. lightly lit and readable. but along 880 many of the signs are dark. donyell johnson noticed it on other freeways as well. >> 280, 237 sometimes, 880 also. >> reporter: caltranss says thieves are stealing the cooper requiring, they are selling it to recycling centers in exchange for cash. in recent months there have been 700 reports of those thefts in the system. maintenance crews have been reporting the problems but they don't know about all the outages unless they see it for themselves or motorists report it. >> it's a safety issue i think. it could be dangerous and you can't tell where you're going. so it makes it hard for drivers. >> reporter: some drivers say the dark signs cause them to slow down or squint. so far california highway patrol officers haven't noticed an increase on accidents. caltrans says those responsible are stealing from taxpayers. >> we pay for caltrans ourselv

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because the lights are out. i've noticed the long 880, 17 and 85 numerous lights are out and caltrans officials told me tonight that it is the work of cooper thieves. >> reporter: this is how drivers are used to seeing overhead freeway signs listing the exit. lightly lit and readable. but along 880 many of the signs are dark. donyell johnson noticed it on other freeways as well. >> 280, 237 sometimes, 880 also. >> reporter: caltranss says thieves are stealing the cooper requiring, they are selling it to recycling centers in exchange for cash. in recent months there have been 700 reports of those thefts in the system. maintenance crews have been reporting the problems but they don't know about all the outages unless they see it for themselves or motorists report it. >> it's a safety issue i think. it could be dangerous and you can't tell where you're going. so it makes it hard for drivers. >> reporter: some drivers say the dark signs cause them to slow down or squint. so far california highway patrol officers haven't noticed an increase on accidents. caltrans says those responsible are

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and in the north they. let's find out more about that san mateo bridge closure. >> caltran is quick to close a sa+ r the bay bridge. you contrive to the 1 01 and cross over to to 37. this sign is one of many signs all over the bay area warning people the san mateo bridge is off limits beginning in 17 hours from now. the bridge will not reopen until 5:00 monday morning. it will cost $3 million to make the repairs. basically what they would do is replace some of the last night in east oakland. officers said the victim was located in an 10,700 block of voltaire avenue. police have not released any details about the murder we will let you know as soon as we find out more. meanwhile the port of oakland's executive director o mar benjamin is on the immediate paid administrative leave following allegations that one of his top aides spent $4,500 in public money a strip club. benjamin who has headed since 2007 is placed on leave by the board of port commissioners by a closed door session last night. maritime operations as was commercial real- estate is what he has presided over a perioeriod >> another cam

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watched. >>> the seen matteo live look the prij. we'll remain close. caltrans is replacing the i think also be closed next understand, too. . alternate 7 will be accurate. >> renters ret. >> do you know how home is third. when i bun boat the from interest interest probably will at that time of. and three, i think the number. with roommates and living with families are now on their own. >> experts expect them to climb. >> two little girls have been told they can't go to school any dts more. >> we feel like we're persecuted because their 10 million's of suggester. >> it has the yor that still has people talking. gld evening, i'm charges well into a saturday to. . we'll have details on when the snow and rain arrives, coming up. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter what? too? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [

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it's caltrans or national park service, that would be part of this. whether it's other federal government entities that we work with, of course our local coast guard, people who are here every day that need to build these relationships because we are not going to fail our public. too many examples across the world where they known disasters were in front of them and they did not prepare. and this is our opportunity and i am very thankful to our fleet week association for bringing this forward to the u.s. navy for being here to our marine corps and our coast guard, they are all working together to make sure that we can practice what we preach. the most, i think, beautiful thing of fleet week now is not only the appreciation but right down to the neighborhood leaders in our neighborhoods in san francisco, they can have a feeling of confidence that the city is ready. so i want to again thank general myett, thank lewis loeven, thank all the partners. not only are we doing it here and not only are we receiving this, but we're also sending our teams to places like camp pepblgds do

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officials. >> this is owned by caltrans these public dumplings ar dumpig ..... needs to be enforced by local authorities. then i wonder why they cannot have that dirt dealt with? >> but this has residents up in arms. and they leave that operation and come here on the border of emeryville and opened and it starts up again. i think that council members and representatives need to have this shutdown again. >> the city of oakland issued this stop work order and now this is a padlock. from here, and union city they are widening the blocks. i spoke with a union city officials and the third party was supposed to go to the caltran story the muni city officials are looking at what happened. and the oakland police are looking into what happened. this will be not only at a perfect example of what the city has been dealing with with a huge problem of illegal and dumping with this city in oakland, kron 4. >>pam: if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, you can email us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m >> we are going to be seen warmer weather. a look at the satellite and writer with warm, dry ai

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a 1500 year quake. today we got an inside look at the various components built into the new span caltrans say will allow as much as six feet of movement without causing major damage to the larger bridge. >> first thing we have are these giant bearings. they're like huge hockey pucks. right above us is a joint that almost looks like an accordion. so that cars driving over it at that moment are -- the bridge doesn't separate. they can get through. this is are can slide in and out. >> not everyone agrees it provides earthquake safety tonight wael hear from an engineer and we'll hear from a man driving across the span at the moment that section collapsed 23 years ago today. >> we've got a countdown to completion of the new bay bridge. 320 days to go now. >> thofs us driving in from the east bay are anxious to see it opened up. san mateo bridge will be closed this weekend. >> it will shut down at 10:00 friday night. caltrans installing new seismic joints. don't forget to use awc 7 news waze traffic app. >> just to help you prepare in the event of an earthquake be sure to look for prepare norca

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Oct 17, 2012

down at 10:00 on friday night and reopen in time for the monday morning commute. caltrans will be replacing 12 sections of bridge deck. don't forget to use the waze traffic app. and it marks the 24th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake. it rocked the world series between the giants and a's. one section of the bay bridge buckled. 880 freeway was flattened. 63 people died, thousands more were left homeless, 23 years ago today. that is what we were covering. what was it like to be driving on the bay bridge when it collapsed that day. laura anthony spoke to a man that survived that once in a lifetime accident. with 320 days before the new bay bridge opens, laura brings you up to date on the construction. >> it's perhaps the most enduring image of the 1989 loma prieta earthquake. drivers plunge in the gap created by a collapsed segment of the bridge. >> last thing i remember screaming we're going to die. >> he was driving over the section of the bridge when the quake struck. he and his passenger both survived. >> we had been going 40-50 miles per hour before. that i was s

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Oct 18, 2012

is in marin county into novato westbound 37 that connector ramp to southbound 101 is shut down. caltrans crews are still hard at work until with 5:00. that's when they are telling us they hope to pick up that ramp closure and reopen lanes. in the meantime more roadwork this time on the approach to the golden gate bridge. you'll notice it slowing down your drive times so you will see it between sir francis drake and the waldo tunnel ongoing paving work in that area. they may be doing lane changes now. that's what those flashing lights are you see on the right side of your screen. else where to the east bay now, 880 in oakland, here's a live look tenements by the oakland at the nimitz by the oakland coliseum. no problems. at the maze quiet looking good towards the dublin interchange. that is traffic. back to you guys. >> >>> today a former santa clara county health administrator charged with 18 drug-related felonies will appear in court. dr. marvin bonham is accused of trading prescription drugs like oxycontin for cash and methamphetamines. prosecutors also say he wrote prescriptions for people

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Oct 19, 2012

still blocking lanes including a full ramp closure. in caltrans crews are busy until 5:00 this morning on 101. lawrence mentioned fog and muggy conditions out the door had morning. look at this camera. you can see it this morning towards the golden gate bridge. foggy in spots. so visibility will be an issue heading into san francisco. drive time not too bad though between 580 and the golden gate bridge toll plaza. show you a few more traffic cameras. it's clear in this area. this is milpitas. for silicon valley commuters, so far looks good on westbound 237. nice and quiet. leaving milpitas heading towards san jose. and quick check of the dumbarton bridge. we have that overnight roadwork in effect. you can see the slowdowns on our sensors in the westbound lanes of 84. caltrans tells us 5:00 they should wrap that up. the nimitz 880 in oakland, you can better see those headlights. that's southbound 880 traffic heading towards oakland airport. it continues to move well. brake light-free towards hayward. mass transit off to a great start. no dela in bart, ace, muni, caltrain and ferries. tr

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that way all weekend. the closure is so that caltrans can make much-needed seismic repairs and fix a crack that appeared about two years ago. >> we had a cracked girder. a girder is shaped like a wish bone. at that time, we put in a temporary fix. but now, in the years since, we've designed a permanent fix, which is just basically a complete redesign of the whole area. >> the bridge will be closed again next weekend. the plan is to have the bridge back open at 5:00 monday morning just in time for the commute. caltrans says your alternate routes are the bay bridge. >>> over a million people in south bay are going to have to dial a few extra digits if they want to make a phone call. say hello to 669, the new area code being introduced. there have been ads and announcements for months. sharon chin found out apparently some people still haven't gotten the message. >> reporter: does 669 mean anything? >> no. >> no idea what 669 is. >> 669? this is the first time i've ever heard of it. >> reporter: only a few people would identify 669. >> is that... >> reporter: like beverly ryan. >> i used to b

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. scheduled to wrap up by 5:30. that is according to caltran. back to you. >>> tonight president obama and mitt romney will be on the same stage for the second of three debates. mr. obama is promising a more spirited performance compared with the first they saw which was widely viewed as a big win for romney. randall pinkston report from the campus at hofstra university. >> reporter: the stage is set for the second presidential debate. the town hall style format will feature 80 randomly selected voters in the audience. all of them will have questions prepared but eleven will get to ask them. >> it's going to be fun to watch. >> reporter: mitt romney is coming off what many consider a win in the first debate. he spent monday in boston working with ohio senator rob portman who has been playing president obama in debate preps. >> allow did it go senator? >> reporter: president obama spent the day in williamsburg virginia, he's promised to be more aggressive in refuting claims. and political analysts warn that because the voters will be asking the questions, being too aggressive could be s

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with forecasts like caltrans who have important jurisdiction over the bridge and interests in the pricing policy and how do we deliver the project on an ongoing basis in terms of all the revenues and how those are distributed in a set of improvements. that is very exciting. the ultimate objective of study is to say is, it is feasible and take an option as another alternative in a subsequent alternative view with congestion pricing that would be fully waived by decision makers and the public. i think this anticipates simply -- sort of lays it out to the public that we could let traffic grow as already has. it is having significant impacts on the neighborhood. we will be in trouble if we will be relying on the transit system to move people through the neighborhood and having safe n environment for bicyclists and being able to build the pedestrian environment and bicycle network we want. it is a really important dialogue. i think this helps set up that conversation, a citywide conversation about growth versus the strategies we will need from the land use side to manage that growth effectively. >> g

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, work began on building a new span. a decade after that, caltrans is finally in the homestretch of completing a new bridge. the skyway portion and the suspension tower are almost complete, and crews are connecting the final roadway sections to yerba buena island. >>> two more human cases of west nile in the bay area. one in contra costa county. but alameda has its first human case, discovered in livermore. the person will survive and is doing okay. reggie kumar tells us residents should not panic. >> reporter: alameda county health officials cannot give specific information about the livermore residence who is infected with the west nile virus. the mosquito abatement district learned of this year's first human case late last week. of the resident may not have been bitten by a mosquito. >> the person did have history of travel to the east. so they may have been infected somewhere else. we don't have large numbers of biting mosquitos out. >> reporter: officials searched the resident's property for mosquitos. >> we also put traps out to make sure that we don't have large numbers of

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caltrans can replace 12 sections of the deck and install new seismic joints. drivers are urged to take the bay bridge, down barr ton and highway 237 as alternates. -- tomorrow the big game, more traffic expected. the bridge will be closed next weekend, same routine, 10 p.m. friday night until 5 a.m. monday morning. plan for that. kira klapper, abc7 news. >>> don't forget to use the abc7 waze traffic app to help get you around. download it to your smartphone from. teens app store. >>> highway 29 lake county, we skip that for now. this has been a difficult day for the family of missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. [ no audio ] >> still, family and friends continue weekly searches to find sierra lamar. >>> san jose police officer -- >> is under arrest accused of cheating on his time sheet. the district attorney's office filed one count of grand theft against the officer after a nine month investigation by the san jose police department. the 45-year-old is on paid leave administrative leave. >>> a group of students and alumni from san jose state camped out on campus in support of the

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Oct 19, 2012

mateo will shutdown for a makeover this weekend and repairs. caltrans says the closings need to be done to fix a span of the bridge. it will start at 9:00 tonight and expected to reopen just in time for monday's morning commute. >>> we are happy to report feel good friday is getting smoother out there. some much-needed relief at the pump. thank you very much. gas prices shot up above $5 a gallon a few weeks ago. governor brown pushing through an emergency order to allow the state to produce the winter blend gas. that is cheaper to make. now we are starting to see the difference. statewide, the average price of a gallon of regular is $4.51. that is down 13 cents from last week. gas prices in san francisco have dropped 12 cents over the same time period and dropped 14 cents in oakland and san jose. >>> starting this weekend, time to let your finger does extra walking with ten-digit dialing. callers will need to dial 1 plus the area code then the number even if they are calling in the 408 code. it will start on november 20th. a new 609 area code will be introduced. customers adding a line

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Oct 19, 2012

bridge. caltrans is closing the bridge this weekend and next so it can complete seismoretrofit work. the crews closed the far right lane to bring in heavy equipment. during the closure they plan to replace 60 feet of the bridge deck. >> during the crane -- there will be a crane with 600tonst. it is a big crane. tell pick up the objection sections of the bridge deck and swinging them out of the way and picking up the new sections and dropping them in. >> some commuters say they will take the dunbar bridge and others say they plan to avoid crossing the bay all together. it comes on big game weekend. cal and stanford duke it out for the axe tomorrow. a rivalry that dates back to 1892. this year the big game is played earlier than usual. paul chambers is live at uc berkeley, why a long tradition is being abandoned, paul? >> reporter: two hours from now they are having a pep rally here. they are preparing behind me. they will have fireworks. all taking place at edwards stadium. tomorrow is the big game. a few changes this year, some saying the value of tradition no longer exists. >> rep

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Oct 19, 2012

? education, finance and hospitality. >>> one of the most congested freeways will be the smartest. caltrans is installing censors on interstate 80 to control the flow of traffic. it will talk to a central computer controlling meteoring lights. >> it is harmonize the cars in the corridor, that captures greater amount capacity. >> it will be installed from the carotene as bridge to the bay bridge, it will be completed by 2015. >>> technology is coming to rescue for a common problem, bike theft. for a victim and want to the recover your wheels, there's an app for that. >> if you plan on navigating the city on two wheels, don't get to attached. >> ever have your bike stolen. >> a couple times. >> four bikes. >> 603 bikes were reported stolen last year. 630 stolen since we started talking. >> this is -- along with the folks at price mommics helped track down your wheels. >> you have to look for it yourself. >> the site is the stolen bike finder. enter a description of your bike and it will send you an alert if a similar model is for sale line. >> they ship them out so you don't know where they a

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Oct 20, 2012

normally congested stretch of bay area freeway is going high tech. caltran is launching a project to install censors to better control the flow of traffic. the censors will communicate with the central control that controls metering lights. >> it tries to harmonize the movement. and that captures greater capacity. >> the project is scheduled to be completed by 2015. >>> a san francisco worker is recovering after being stabbed on a munie bus yesterday afternoon. a rider began arguing with a driver of the bus and when the city employee tried to intervene, he was stabbed in the neck with a pair of scissors. and that man was arrested and the victim was treated at the scene. >>> police are looking for the man that shot at an officer in san francisco after a brief pursuit. one of two suspects opened fire on police while invading a traffic stop at 2:00 yesterday morning. the suspect's cadillac hit a cab at eddie and franklin streets. the passenger was arrested. the driver ran from the scene. the cab driver was injured but will be okay. >>> not your usual find for officers when they arriv

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Oct 17, 2012

changes. we'll tell you why caltrans is closing the bridge in a loud report. >>> a prominent doctor in south bay has been arrested on a long, long list of felony charges. we'll tell you what the prosecutor and the doctor have to say about it. >>> download the free ktvu app. in the app store, now. complete bay area news coverage for your pasadena. how does it brew such great coffee? well, inside the brewer are these green fields of coffee, actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. >>> this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5. >>> some stunning allegations tonight against a prominent medical director in the south bay. he is under arrest, facing charges of illegal sale and use of drugs, including methamphetamine, oxycontin, ecstasy and marijuana. and robert is here now to tell us that is exactly just the beginning. robert? >> reporter: we are at the agency where the doctor once held that prominent position. today people here are reeling as the doctor faces those numerous felony charges. he also gave us a very succinct answer to thosal allegations. he had a success

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Oct 19, 2012

was discovered in a wish bone shape steel girder underneath the bridge. temporary fix has held up well but cal-trans has designed a whole new system for this section of the bridge. so over the course of the full closures this weekend and next, 12 segments covering 60 feet just east of the high-rise will be replaced and a new seismic joint will be installed. about 93,000 vehicle travel across the bridge every day. cal-trans says while there is no good time for a full closure of any bridge these 2 weekends were the least bad. frainers are not playing and it's before the rainy season starts in earnest. alternative for getting across the bay include the dumbarton bridge to the south and bay bridge to the north. heather, abc 7 news. >>> passenger was stabbed in the neck with pair of scissors on muni bus in san francisco today. happened on the 6 line at market and hays street. rider stabbed while trying to bring an argument between a fellow passenger and the bus driver. fate started when the passenger began harassing the driver. police arrested that rider and man who interveneed to stop the fight

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