Hon. Commissioners director forbes and port seven thank you for allowing me the opportunity to tell you about pier 39 birthday celebration. In the late 1970s savvy San Francisco businessman Warren Simmons dreams of building an urban park along the citys underdeveloped waterfront. October 4, 1978 simmons dream became a reality. When he transformed his dilapidated cargo pier into pier 39 and eclectic collection of Specialty Shops restaurants and attractions. The First Public Private Partnership project built along the embarcadero since world war ii pier 30 on pave the way for future development on alongside the bait. In the beginning the property was built in controversy and various legal battles. After opening to the public it was evident that tenant sales were much lower than anticipated. Due to these issues and only three years after opening to the public pier 30 or so to warren souths forte was to take undervalued and underperforming Retail Properties and bring them to their full pot
Report good afternoon members of the commission. Members of the public and port simon lake forbes or director. The first item is to congratulate pier 30 on august 30 ninth birthday. It was october of 1978 that pier 39 opened on schedule i here to here in San Francisco. At its opening pier 39 had 50 stores, 23 restaurants, a diving pool and street performers. Today it is a twolevel open air festival marketplace which owes 60 Specialty Retail shops 20 attractions 14 restaurants including the rock cafe and bubblegum shrimp cold pier 30 on offers breathtaking views of the bait out because Golden Gate Bay bridge and the 300 berth marina and live daily entertainment. One in three visitors to San Francisco goes to pier 39. Today we have kept the paper here. Shes the Senior Vice President of marketing for pier 39 and shes come here to talk to us about the yearlong celebration that pier 39 is kicking off an Senior Vice President she is responsible for the continued development and implementatio
More rain and as you take a look behind me, we are seeing a few whitecaps on the st. Johns river. Again, many people have to evacuate. The largest evacuation since hurricane stand in 2012, super storm sandy and 2012 but many decided they wanted to stay behind. The massive storm is moving up the florida east coast, bringing with it heavy rain. More than 100 Miles Per Hour wind. It is here. It is absolutely here. Reporter Officials Say that the effects of matthew will be unlike any hurricane in decades and that some places it may become, quote, uninhabitable for weeks or months. They are starting to see the impact and it is a monster. Again, our number one priority is protecting every life in this state park reporter power lines are down across the state, hundreds of thousands without power, but despite repeated calls to evacuate, and predictions of a devastating storm surge 11 feet of storm surge so in your house, if you are close, you could have the storm surge and waves over the rooft
Castillo who is live from the burn area. Amanda, how does it look . Reporter weant see any flames from where were standing, and its so dark we can hardly see the mountain, but the wind you were talking that wind actually made conditions very difficult for crews last night. It pushed that fire from its initial four to six acre to the 300 we have been telling you about. People living here in neighborhood. Theyre lucky to be waking up in their homes last night. Lets look at what crews were up against yesterday during that fire. The fire was noticed around . 00 p. M. And between then put on those wind wereere blowing ambers into their neighborhoods. We know that we can tell you the fire is at 90 containment this morning. But were talking about this wind and conditions right now. Well accepted it over to meteorologist well send hidalgo to see conditions. Isa wind speeds at 5 to 10 milesperhour. Its gustier east of i25 and far away from green mountain. Wind gust here along range, were at 15
The hospital overnight. I love that. That is first lady jamming out with misty elliott and james corden on the late, late the show last night. Secret service tweeted the show afterward to let them necessity they watching and thank them for bringing back the first lady home safe and sound. Do you think that was first car pool karaoke where they could not leave the area. Within the gates. Driving around the driveway. Speaking of singers, lauren sings in the weather center. Of course, i know that. Yes, i like to sing my mike checks, im sure everybody enjoys my wonderful voice. We love it. I hope we will enjoy weather today. Something to sipping about this morning, it is kind of comfortable outside, we have got a little bit of the chill standing out here on the sky deck. 72 degrees in philadelphia a that feels nice. Getting break from the extreme heat we have been dealing with so far this month. We have had eight days with High Temperatures in the 90s but we have get cool spots towards Leh