commissioners meeting all week long. a number of people are protesting coming down on both sides of the issue. reporter: this was the scene earlier this morning in san francisco. you had a group of construction workers that are for the terminal park. and housing development for the jobs. of members of the committee who are against the billionaire owner being able to build a working maritime port. protested outside the development commission, which you see on your screen is meeting right now. to vote on whether or not to turn over howard terminal to a s . 56 acre plot of land is not needed at the port of oakland. the east oakland stadium alliance, a coalition of shippers, terminal operators and port workers are suing to stop the project to give us a two or on tuesday to show us the terminal is vital for two significant operations. one, agricultural exports two, staging of empty containers, of which several hundred are on site right now. a sign of recent surge of imports from
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