>> daly city would pay for a portion of it. at the time the analysis started, there was hope for some sort of funding from the state or federal governments. there may still be hope for that. i fully anticipate that we will be asked to contribute to that project. we have not had any substantive discussion about that. >> i did see in the early resolution from 1915 -- 1950 that 27 feet was the optimal level for the lake. is that correct? >> that was what the puc stated at that time. as time has progressed, the world has changed. we need to make sure as we go forward with this project we either maintain, or try to maintain that optimal level. you end up with a range. you do not have a set level. would it be exactly that? i think we are looking to more the technical analysis through the eir, and have come to the conclusion of is it back? is it a range around that? is it lower or higher? commissioner vietor: what is it currently? what is the range? >> i do not know off the top of my head. it is around the 27 mark. those are agreement

>> daly city would pay for a portion of it. at the time the analysis started, there was hope for some sort of funding from the state or federal governments. there may still be hope for that. i fully anticipate that we will be asked to contribute to that project. we have not had any substantive discussion about that. >> i did see in the early resolution from 1915 -- 1950 that 27 feet was the optimal level for the lake. is that correct? >> that

have a great day. >>> back to the injury crash in the daly city area towards brisbane eastbound guadalupe canyon parkway the area near cow palace in those mountains. as you make your way eastbound the lane is blocked apparently a bmw drove off the roadway down a ravine they had to extract the driver from the car. emergency crews are still there. it looks like the ambulance is gone. even though the eastbound lanes are blocked, towards brisbane you can probably get around it. that's the only major thing we have now. there is roadwork on the peninsula as well. east 92 connection ramp to northbound 280 shutdown until 7:00 this morning. a daughter is in place. you can get the latest -- a detour is in place. you can get the latest information by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> next, the most annoying word in fact the most annoying several words of 2011. >>> he may have led an army of 300 against tens of thousands, but actor gerard butler is no match for -- [ unintelligible ] that's "america's money." i'm rob nelson. the droid razr by motorola. the newest droid armed with motocast. granting y

craig skalar is live in daly city. do these people understand that they are not giving anything away? >>craig: some of them have been here since midnight to get inside. this is macy's, they're looking something similar to this, this is an earlier version. this is the concord. the odds are a little against these guys. >>darya: is is a 90? >>darya: what is so great about these sneakers? >> they will good. i am doing it for the value. as soon as these sell out, the valuable double and then triple. people will sell this same issue for $500. a man and even where mine, i might just blows them online. >>craig: it is like an investment? >> yes. zahara >>darya: mark. >>mark: we are watching storms across the eastern half of the nation. we have video coming in from georgia, at least seven people injured in severe weather. if possible tornado on this side of the building, this was in the floyd county just north of atlanta. heavy rainfall damaged a storage building. look at the damage to the buildings where half. it is the same st

cu ---esta manana en daly city, familiares y amigos se congregaron para participar en los servicios funebres de enrique yocupicio... take vo ---dias antes de la navidad, enrique perdio su larga batalla contra la leucemia pese a haber recibido un transplante de mdula sea que su propio hermano mayor habia donado... ---por falta de recursos, los servicios funebres se retrasaron pero gracias al departamento de bomberos de san francisco que realizo varios eventos beneficos, se recaudaron los fondos necesarios. cu ---hoy comparecio en un tribunal de la ciudad de san jose la mujer acusada de arrojar a su hijo desde una ventana en un segundo piso... take vo ---ahora la fiscalia inform que lupita cortez de 24 aÑos, sera acusada formalmente de maltrato infantil y no por intento de asesinato, como originalmente se habia planeado... ---cortez, fue detenida en su departamento de san jose la manana del dia de navidad luego de que ella misma llamara a la policia... ---su hijo de casi dos aÑos de edad sobrevivi la caida y solamente recibi algunos moretones... cu ---el condado de santa clara comenzar el nu

daly city has also big crowds with more control. the to have a police and security out there to make sure that there is order as people try to get these limited edition sneakers. craig sklar? you get a bracelet and then you are gained entry? >> correct correct. these people are waiting to get the nike. let me show you a earlier. people were showing their wristband they waited yesterday so they can wait hours today. they are starting to get about 7:00 a.m. they are very happy. >>craig: what is your name? >> jonathan. >>craig: it looks like you have been looking what you are looking -- waiting for these and nike and these michael jordan for version are very important and you are a collector. >>craig: your just as much of a collector and you are going to wear them? >> yes. i like to hold onto them and just collect them. >>craig: why is that so important? >> jordan is a great collector with great value. i like something like that. >>craig: how many hours? >> 14.5 hours. with everything, the wristband. >>craig: was that worth it? >> yes.

we post all the accidents, including one in daly city now on the guadalupe a parkway, you can always find out more on abc7news.com/traffic. >>> 4:54. the supreme court says it will hear an unprecedented five hours of arguments over the obama health care reform when it takes up the issue in march. the question is whether it is legal for the government to require everyone to buy health insurance? critics call it unconstitutional. the administration argues it falls units powers to regulate interstate commerce. four out of five appeals courts have ruled in the government's favor. high court rarely alots more than an hour or so for arguments in any case. the sport is expected to rule by the end of june. >>> your chance on getting chicken pox may depend on how much sunlight you get. researchers found it is less common in regions with high u.v. levels such as tropical countries and more common in countries such as england during winter. the explanation, sunlight. researchers believe exposure to the sun activates viruses on the skin making it harder to pass them on. >>> woman showing gratitu

. >>> and we're monitoring a surface street problem in daly city. i'll tell you where and what's blocked coming right up. good morning. i'm grace lee. >> i'm gianna franco. frank is off. time now 5:0. >>> the 49ers have plenty of power, can't say so for the old ballpark. >> this morning, pg&e is trying to find out what caused two outages at candlestick park before and during the 49ers game. >> at the same time, police are investigating a fake bomb threat against the stadium. gil diaz is in san francisco with an update. gil. >> reporter: good morning, dennis and grace. what a way to make an impression on national tv. after all, this was the 49ers only monday night game. take a look at what happened last night. power wasn't restored until close to six. that's when the kickoffs began. some 49ers fans thought the blackout was actually part of the kickoff show. then the lights went out again during the 2nd quarter around 6:45. and power didn't come back on around 7:00. this might be considered an embarrassing pair of incidents to many. police received a

san francisco, daly city, concord, danville, oakland, vallejo, san diego. oh, we have the honorable arlee from san diego. come on, thank you. who else? hercules, california, yay. you know, this evening is really the mayor's reception, the san francisco bay area mayor's reception. did you know that there are three women members of fwn and honorees of the 100 most influential filipino women are mayors in the san francisco bay area? yay. i want to call up here -- come on up here, mayor of hercules, california. she was in the summit in 2006. do you want to tell the story ? >> congratulations to the 100 most influential filipino women. i attended first in 2006. and i was a planning commissioner then and i wanted to quit politics. i hated politics. but the summit inspired me. and merilee kept saying we needed more women in visible and a mainstream positions in government, commissions, and councils. so i was recognized in 2009, a couple of years ago. i was inspired by mayor joanne el rosario and the other women mayors around. so last year, i decided to run. and i

take pkg take pkg luis es uno de los que ha escuchado esta historia luis estrada/residente de daly city 12:17 eso me dijeron que podiamos arreglar nuestra estancia por el tiempo que tenemos aqui de vivir en este pais y por tener algun hijo con discapacidad 12:25 segun el abogado mark silverman aunque es cierto que algunos han podido ajustar su estatus de esta forma, a traves de la llamada cancelacion de deportacion, advierte que son muy raros los casos que logran ganar :42 pero es una minoria de los casos porque para ganar tiene que probar que el nino va a sufrir un sufrimiento excepcional y extremadamente inusual1:00 eso no es tan facil demostrarlo, agrego.... 6:27 el riesgo de perder su vida o el riesgo de tener una vida miserable por falta de los recursos que esta recibiendo aqui. 6:32 luis considero la opcion, pues tiene un hijo con una discapacidad 12:31 tiene una discapacidad de deficiencia de atencion y fui con estos senores y me dijeron que si calificaba y me dijeron que si que si calificaba 12:41 1:47 yo quiero advertir a la gente que tenga mucho cuidado porque hay gente alla q

there are plans about going to daly city which is actually closer. what are the plans right now in place and what have been implemented to connect people in the southern part of san francisco? >> there is a pilot to work in this and we have been working with bart on a daily city access study which is looking at the longer term potentials. also, that same study is looking at extending the and line too part. that would potentially be long- range options. >> so, how far away from that? >> i'm afraid i don't know the time frame but i can check into that and get back to you. i am pretty sure it is short- term, a few months. any other questions? if there's any member of the public that like to speak, can you please come forward? >> this project is so important that it impacts many areas. this gentleman calls himself a senior planner. i don't know how much has been used for the engineering. if we have expended more than to let a thousand dollars for this project, then we should have someone explain to us as best they can without going around and around and

san francisco tomorrow, 57, daly city 55. in the north bay, the fog should lift about midday, 57 for napa. hercules, 57. 59 for oakland, interior east bay, antioch and brentwood, mid-50s. we'll look for sunshine in watsonville tomorrow afternoon, 58 degrees. accu-weather seven-day forecast, it will dry as we head through the next five to seven days including christmas weekend. by the way, winter arrives wednesday night at 9:30. >> thanks a lot. >> i really thought it was going to be a good kick and raiders were going to win. >> there was a certain person there at the game. raiders have to learn how to finish the game. they were 98 yards away from winning and couldn't stop megatron. fourth and one, palm are overthrows. easy touchdown. raiders come away with nothing. michael bush hands it off to murphy, on theverse, 7-0 raiders in the first. but lions can strike quality. to equal vin johnson, right on the money. 51 yards for megatron and we're tied at 7. they answer through the air, palmer to hayward, he breaks a tackle, 17-14

pedestrian was hit and killed in daly city by a car while crossing the street. it happened on highway 35 at hickey boulevard just before 6:00. the victim an unidentified 49- year-old man was in a crosswalk when he was hit by the car. he died there at the scene. the driver of the car was not cited but police impounded her car as part of the continuing investigation and investigators say it doesn't appear alcohol was involved. >>> the first x factor champion has been crowned. last night 19-year-old melanie amaro was named the win ore after $-- winner of a $5 million contract. at one point during the competition, amaro was eliminated but given a second chance and taken under the wing of judge simon cowell. >> i prayed that america would get it right. i believed she was the right person to win. >> amaro says this is proof anyone can come back from defeat and live their treatment. this has been the end of the road for chris rene that ended up in third place but he says he is grateful for the opportunity. >> bravo for her and all of them. >>> time is 6:57. let's check

. >> we're looking at an accident in daly city. this is off of the surfaces. emergency vehicles are on scene. a car went off the roadway and down a ravine. it sounds like only one car is involved there. but the freeways moving smoothly into and out of san francisco. in the south bay a nice, mooth drive. there's an easy drive. no problems down the east shore freeway. no major construction as far as road closures. that's good news for the freeways. back to you. >> now we want to get to shark park golf course. let me just get that up for you. >> what's happening is the san francisco mayor ed lee vetoed a plan to transfer management of shark park to the federal government. the park was owned by san francisco. and there was a lot of talk about what they were going to do with it. they're deciding now to transfer it there. we'll have more in a little bit. what about cyclists in san francisco? they're lucky today as a city service manager will be handing out free bike lights to a lot of cyclists out there. it will happen between 5:00 and 11:00. they'll install the rea

. >> shoppers in daly city to san mateo had an excuse for this last-minute shopping rush. >> really last minute. just been superbusy. >> tomorrow i'll do it. i've run out of tomorrows. >> procrastinators filled parking lots at malls and crowded into stores trying to desperately buy the last-minute gifts like a vacuum cleaner. >> i needed a couple extra things and this is one thing that really shouldn't give someone for christmas, but, you know -- >> shoppers were lured to many stores by almost unbelievable sales, 50, 60, 70, 80% off. good news to erica you youngblo. >> probably trying to get people out shopping more. prices are better. >> sales are luring people into stories. economists say retail predictions in june and july were 2% increase over last year. >> turns out it's at least 4% more than last year. so, what that says is not only that retail sales are strong, but also that consumers are feeling better about spending money than they did just five or six months ago. >> she agrees. >> joe l -- overall, people are willing to spend more than last year. >> that means a great december

now here is the peninsula, it looks like we are looking for 56 in daly city and pacifica as well. >>reporter: for your kron4 seven day around the bay forecast we will be getting a change in this trend, not a lot of maybe a few degrees warmer coming into the weekend will looking for 62 for both friday and saturday will dip below the sixties began as a low pressure moves in by early next week and that will keep the temperature is cool but not freezing. erica house traffic looking? >>erica: good morning dan, not to that of the ride, we do not have any major accidents to talk about and we're not seeing any slowdowns. as we taken the kama 40 the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is moving pretty well out of oakland toward san francisco it currently do not have any metering lights to deal with. the san mateo bridge has no problems getting through in either direction of the minutes freeway. this right is still does 14 to 15 miss between interstate 0 and 101. over at the golden gate and south someone 01 we seeing few cars with great conditions coming out of the north bay. here on our

. >> it was raining in daly city. you could hear the rain drops. then it got dizzily across the bay bridge. definitely sighing a lot of -- definitely seeing a lot of rain out there. let's take a look at the cameras. this is a look at the golden gate bridge. looks pretty foggy. we do have a fog advisory in effect for the pacifica area. no problems as you drive into san francisco this morning. at the bay bridge a fog advisory is also until effect for those of you driving westbound. fog advisory for the dumbarton and san mateo bridges. this is what we saw yesterday and tuesday i believe. make sure that you drive slowly. finally 280 near san jose you normally don't see fog here but you are seeing fog here. it is 4:40 let's head back over to pam. >> all right. steve paulson is off today. we have rosemary will be here in a moment. cloudy skies are expected today with patchy fog after light drizzle in the morning. the highs for the day will be in the upper 50s. mostly cloudy skies expected this evening with patchy fog as well. lows in the mid 40s. just ab

more than 600 without power in the outer mission district of san francisco and north daly city. pg&e hopes to have everyone's lights back on by 8 a.m.. the utility is also trying to determine the cause of an outage that has caused 700 santa rosa customers waking up with no electricity. we'll bring updates as we get them. >>> facebook users are learning if they like something it could lead to what appears to be as product endorsement. a lawsuit has been filed against facebook. last week the company tried to get the case dismissed but failed in a federal court in san jose over what facebook calls sponsored stories if you indicate you like a company or product your name and prefile photo may show up on your friend's pages giving the appearance of endorsement. -- >> facebook would argue it has got consent the lawsuit argues it hasn't. until we resolve that we won't know if facebook is in the clear. >> the case is scheduled to go to trial next year. facebook did not respond to a request for interview or comment. experts say it is [ unintelligible ] the lawsuit could complicates plan

it's just kind of up from here. >> reporter: in daly city, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> and that is a holiday miracle. >>> let's get a check of our forecast with meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> our holiday forecast, a little bit of a miracle these for this time of year when it comes to storm systems. if you are headed to tahoe it is going to be unusually bare when it comes to snowfall. right now numbers starting to drop into the 50s. we'll have 40s here in no time. as these clear skies will aid in cooling. enough cooling that we'll have patchy frost for tomorrow morning. dry tuesday. plenty of sunshine and a bit of wind is going to improve air quality. high cloud cover passing throughout the bay area, going to continue toward the south. once again aid are aiding in clear skies across the state of california. the storm track is starting to push a little bit more to the south. but it's still not going to bring us any rainfall the next 48 hours. as high pressure offshore is going to start to retrograde a little bit. it will make room for this system here. all we're going to get

i am trying to work out how we can actually extend down to daly city. so if you want to get downtown, from my area, you can take the bart it, and then go downtown, and be there within 20 minutes. right now, you take the 14 bus 2 balboa station, and it will take you 40 minutes just to get to balboa station. that is one thing i am looking at, making muni more effective. san francisco, we talk about it being a transit first city, but it does not mean a lot of options for transit are not well thought out in places further from downtown. my district is one place where we need to create better options. >> you mentioned muni and the changes that are happening. what about parking, traffic, is the area safer for pedestrians? >> there is always a lot of work to do with pedestrians. making sure the department of parking and traffic is painting along alemany. along balboa park station, geneva, san jose, pushing hard to get a ramp for pedestrians. right now, it is dangerous to cross the street, especially if you are pushing a stroller or are in a wheelchair. you hav

we have a one showers showing up on storm tracker 4 near in daly city, it is slowly moving to the east. in other places we are seeing sprinkles and drizzle. this will continue for tonight. tonight, look for more wet weather. mostly cloudy skies. the clouds will help keep temperatures warmer for this evening's. seth low-mid-40s in san jose and oakland. as we go into tomorrow morning, there could be some isolated sprinkel. for the afternoon, clearing skies and increasing sunshine. we do have more rain on the way, we will talk more about that later on. >>vicki: the 49ers are champions. they are in the playoffs. they fall within the arizona cardinals. the 49ers lost 21-19. the raiders are fighting to earn a spot in the playoffs. the green bay packers quickly took the lead. they just never looked back. >>vicki: coming up, we find out why police did not arrest this woman after a high-speed chase. >>vicki: a new is in francisco restaurant garnering a reputation for cocktails and a seasonal cuisine. we also show you how alec baldwin responded live on television after being kicked off of a slig

they busted two grow houses in daly city and arrested three alleged members of an asian drug trafficking organization in san francisco. they face a variety of drug- related charges. over 640 marijuana plants were seized. agents say they have an estimated vet value of 250,000 -- street value of $250,000. >>> the people of north korea are in mourning this noontime after the death of their leader, kim jong-il, at the age of 69. north korean government officials broke down in tears at the news of his death. there are concerns the death of the man who was called dear leader will destabilize relations sh south korean. last year, jong-ill indicated his heir, kim jong-un would replace him. >> just because he's young, we have to assume he will be as bad and evil as his father was. >> follows news last night the kim's death, president obama called the president of south korea. this is video of the two leaders in october at a white house press conference. u.s. officials say the president made the phone call to assure south korea of the u.s. commitment to stability and security on the korean peninsu

daly city police said it started with a fistfight between a group of people. one man was stabbed several times. his injuries are not life threatening. >>> volunteers at san francisco glide memorial church are up this morning to fill grocery bags for people in need. 5500 bags will be given away in a few hours. the bags will be filled with things to make a good holiday meal. volunteers will fill those bags at 6:00 this morning. they will be given away between 7:30 this morning and 12:30 this afternoon. >>> 4:37 is the typewrite -- right now. i want to check in with sal. >> hopefully we will have friday light out there for you. let's see what we have with the morning commute on 80 it looks pretty good as you drive out to the mccarthur maze. it's a nice looking drive. and it's light. there are no problems. i think a lot of people like to go this time because even if there is road work and there was some overnight it doesn't effect traffic that much. in the south bay we are off to a nice start. this is downtown san jose. see traffic is moving along nicely heading u

we are getting a live look in san francisco mayor daly city where the power is out in hundreds of pg&e customers are in the dark. crews are working to fix this as we speak we will live there in two minutes, stay with us. >>james: one of our developing stories this morning involves a power outage is affecting 600 people. there without power in san francisco daily city. pg&e says the car went down earlier this morning. we have a solo reporter on the scene, now this was a much larger outage not too long ago. >>reporter: that is right it may have affected about 1500 customers on the first start of this which was around 1:00 a.m.. now it is down to about 600, that is half of that. it is still quite dark out here. we're actually lucky that this happened during the middle of the night and not during a peak hour when everyone is on their computer and their tv. this time it may be only affected late night gamers and the late night television viewers. al here, you can see the pg&e truck ride off to the side. right now pg&e is taking a break diligently trying to repair this. basically they said

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. >>> a pedestrian was hit and kill by a car while crossing the street in daly city. it happened on highway 35 shortly before 6:00 laciniate. police tell ktvu the victim was in a crosswalk when he was hit by a car. he's only been identified as a 45-year-old man. the driver wasn't cited but they impounded her car. >>> a traffic stop ended with two people taken to the hospital. deputies pulled over or tried to pull over a small compact car in hayward. the driver refused to stop the car. while attempting to enter northbound 880 hit the freeway sign. police say both people will likely be arrested when they are released. >>> south san francisco police are cracking down on gang violence. we want to show you video or extra patrols that are put on the streets last night. the shooting was gang related even though the families of the three victims disagree. since then the city has hired four extra officers to focus on gang violence. a community action group was also established. those three men were -- the suspects fled the scene. >>> new zealand southern island is being rattle

city. we were born and raised here. and this embodies below what it is to -- my parents came to this country from al salvador. with a union gender's salary you cannot afford to buy something in the mission district. i feel we have here, this is important. we're trying to chase something new. we're trying to chase the silver bullet or give [no audio] or winning over these corporations that do not give their share back. i think what this hearing is important to think about, what is it that prevents family flight? what does create community stability and economic resiliency? it is important that we began to think about how do we mitigate and shift away from the decline in wages, the decline in community health and the declining community power. if you are interested about conditional use, it is the only leverage we have. it is the only leverage we can strengthen and deepened the influence of communities. these are multi-billion dollar global corporations that can afford this process. where do

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city. the town of his birth. all the regular customers, the soft bellied ones and the lean ones the hard face cabdrivers, the triose know his face. his faded blue sweater and his profile like [inaudible]. his cow lick in black mop of hair. [inaudible] johnitto should be only asleep. you know the place the apartment building on 17th street through the lobby door with busted lock under the sign that says no loitering past the mildew that curdled your brain up 3riccety stairs belly up below the broken window. in bed the mattress on the floor he shares with his older sisters johnitto will dreechl a baseball glove or the perfect tail for a kite. [inaudible] 24th street with the one seed always frozen near the bottom. but the family needs more than dreams that's why my mom, sisters travelled by bus pulled by something stronger than destiny to this 2 room battleground of survival. this minute as he treads mission mama in the apartment on a sewing machine, zig-zagy threads fine as spider webs runni

. >> reporter: we talked to shoppers in san francisco, daly city and here in alameda on why they would be willing to open their wallets and spend this holiday season, what they tell us gives new meaning to those new consumer confidence numberless. >> reporter: across the bay area and the country -- >> i spent way more than this year. >> reporter: shoppers were in the mood to buy. >> i spent over $200 on gifts. >> reporter: analysts say slightly better jobs numbers and a rebounding stock market contributed to a surge in the consumer confidence index. up 25 points over the last few months. the result higher than expected forecast for holiday sales. >> higher sales is a good sign. but what's really driving those sales? >> brand strategist samar says the perceived evidence of selling more merchandise may be misleading. >> this has been one of the biggest years where retailers have had to discount by really high margins. and big retailers tailers can really sustain that trend. but when it comes to small retailers, they've really been killed in this economy. >> reporter: after all, housing p

we joined joanna at her stable in daly city this afternoon where she got back in the saddle again. >> wow. >> reporter: as her horse trotted her mom watched in wonder. >> my heart is smiling big. and i just think that she has a wonderful future. >> reporter: joanna couldn't agree more. >> it's been a long time coming. i'm just glad we made it through everything and we're on the other side now. >> reporter: leaving limitations behind and riding into a new world of possibility. joanna attends oregon state and hopes to one day become a doctor specializing in stem-cell research. she says she wants to open doors for other patients because she knows what it's like to be told you have no open. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> it is nice to see her back in the saddle, thank you. >>> it's a story that's captured hearts around the bay area and around the country. a loyal giants fan beaten nearly to death outside of dodger stadium on opening day. now, nine months after that attack, we have exclusive new video of bryan stow and he continues on his long road to recovery. nbc bay area's vicky

in daly city, back to you. >>> high speed rail officials today stepped back from claims building the bullet train would create one million california jobs. that comes after an investigation by the mercury news. they say their definition of jobs was confusing. they now say the project would create thousands and thousands of jobs. >>> one person is dead tonight af a motorcycle accident along the bay bridge. it happened about 10:45 on the westbound upper deck. the chp says the motorcyclist was speeding, hit a car in the rear end. the motorcycle rider was thrown against the wall and fencing on the northside of the bridge. no one else was injured. the accident snarled traffic for hours. all lanes were cheered just after 12 time -- cleared just after 12:30. >>> christmas came early for the family and friends of a bay area soldier. we were there for the reunion. >> reporter: tonight, a story of family and sacrifice that begins with the embrace of a father and his son. chosely observed by the tears from a grateful grandmother, known as nanie. >> i can hardly talk about it without crying. i a

city. >> i wanted to offer to you. i was involved in the crafting of the 2004 formula retail legislation. i have -- a little bit of history. if there is anything in particular. i heard earlier stephen cornell, we work with these folks intensively to think this through. there has been some troubleshooting in the years since then but there were three big issues that framed the concerns. one was mentioned earlier. the first is a non competitive playing field between local independents and corporate chain stores. the inability to be a strong negotiator on lease terms and what ever it is, it needed to be counterbalanced through the process of entitlement. the second is where the money goes. this idea that small independents, up more money bounces through the local economy. it has been critical in a working-class and poor neighborhoods where you could get value through economic investment. the third is this idea of neighborhood character which is more abstract. we know when we see it. there was a

there's a fog advisory for highway 1 area and pacifica and daly city. san mateo bridge visibility limited one for the dunbarton bridge. we'll check out the golden gate bridge next, more fog here but not many other fellow commuters at this point. get the latest traffic information by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >> frances, you don't think people are taking friday off on the last weekend of 2011, do you? >> it is a possibility. too bad we are not one of them. >>> san francisco appeals court says a law giving tele-- telecommunications companies immunity for helping the government look for terrorists constitutional. appeal involved 33 cases filed by groups claiming their privacy was violated. reports say the national security agency was operating out of a secret room in san francisco and collecting call records of tens of millions of americans in a separate ruling the court says the government can be sued for the warrantless surveillance of americans, phone conversations and e-mails. >>> new year's eve may be the last time you will be able to -- starting