>> clerk: also present is deputy city attorney brad russi who will provide any needed legal assistance. i'm julie rosenberg, the board's executive director. we will also be joined by steven keller, san francisco public works board of urban

forestry. the rules of presentations are as follows. the appellants and department are given seven minutes for presentation and three minutes for rebuttal. members of the public who are not affiliated with the parties have three minutes to address the board. four votes are needed to grant an appeal or modify an order or determination. to enable public participation, sfgov is streaming this hearing live, and we will have the

opportunity to provide public comment for each item on the agenda. please note that this hearing will be rebroadcast on fridays at 4:00 p.m. on channel 26. a link to the live stream is found on our website, sfgov.org/boa. sfgov is streaming the broadcast information and public comment information at the bottom of the broadcast. listen for the public comment portion of your item to be called and dial star, nine, which is the equivalent of raising your hand so we know

you want to speak. our legal assistant will provide you with a verbal warning 30 seconds before your time is up. if any of the participants or members of the board need legal assistance, send an e-mail to boardofappeals@sf.org. the public chat cannot be used for public comment or opinions. now we will swear in any member of the public wishes to testify -- wishing to testify. if you wish to testify at any of tonight's proceedings and wish to have the board give your testimony evidentiary weight, please raise your right

hand and say i do or i affirm. okay. do you answer that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth and the whole truth? >> i do. >> clerk: okay. we're moving onto item number one, which is general public comment. this is an opportunity for the public to speak on any time in the board's jurisdiction than not on tonight's calendar. is there anyone wishing to speak in public comment? okay. i do not see any hands raised, so we will move onto item 2, commissioner comments and questions. >> president honda: none. >> clerk: okay. i don't see any comments or questions, so we will move onto item three. commissioners, before you for discussion and possible adoption of the july 28, 2021 minutes. >> president honda: unless i see anyone -- i see vice

president swig's hand is up. >> commissioner swig: i move to adopt. >> clerk: okay. is there any objection or public comment on that motion? seeing no objection or public comment -- [roll call] >> clerk: okay. that motion carries 5-0, so the minutes are adopted. we are now moving onto item four. this is martha corea-mason having san francisco public works bureau of urban forestry. this is appeal number 21-061 at 3718 mission street. this is appealing the issuance on june 17, 2021, to martha corea-mason, of a public works

order, denial of the application to remove two street trees with replacement of one adjacent to the subject property, the two existing identify tuesday trees are healthy, have been pruned and are the largest trees within a few blocks. mr. mason, we can't hear you. you're on mute. >> okay. can you hear me now? >> clerk: yes. welcome. >> hello. thank you for our opportunity to present our counter arguments. [inaudible] i submitted a number of photographs that i personally took that clearly shows the damage to the sidewalk. here, we see the uplift caused by these roots. if we can move to the -- yes, this is a business on the ground floor of the 3718 mission street. the door to the business cannot

open. we can see here the extent of cracking and uplift presenting a possible liability of injury to pedestrians and this is directly attributable to the tree roots. in addition, there's been extensive damage to the sewage pipes that are proximate to these roots, the 3718 properties. i submitted quite a few pictures that martha had taken when the roots punctured and ruptured the pipes that flooded the ground floor and also the two floors above. so it is our contention based

upon the photographic evidence and any other checks here that we can present that these trees have necessitated in the year 2021, that these trees are, in fact, not healthy, and they are impacting martha mason directly, her finances. she is on a fixed income. she is a latinx minority, and we feel that the board should overturn its initial ruling. >> clerk: thank you. does that conclude your presentation? >> yes, that's my presentation. >> clerk: looks like we have a question from president honda. >> president honda: yes, sir. so my question is, who planted the trees? are you aware of who planted the trees? >> no, we don't have that information. >> president honda: okay.

and how long have you owned the property? >> martha mason has owned the property for perhaps 25 years? they've been a problem as they've matured. now, i don't have the records of the correspondence between martha mason and the city on this, but this has been an on going problem, and that is actually why she's requested, to my knowledge, to have these trees removed. they've just become incredibly expensive. >> president honda: okay. thank you. >> thank you. >> clerk: okay. thank you. we will now hear from the department, the bureau of urban forestry. >> hello. how you doing tonight in steve keller, acting forester with department of public works. i'm going to share my screen. can you see my screen? >> clerk: yes, we can. >> okay. this is just a quick summary.

the property owner, miss mason, applied for a true removal permit -- >> president honda: hold on one second. vice president swig, do you have your hand up? >> commissioner swig: i will have a question after the presentation. >> president honda: okay. thank you. sorry to interrupt. please proceed. >> oh, it's fine. okay. is my screen still visible? did i restart the time? >> clerk: yes, please restart your time. >> okay. the summary of the permit, the applicant applied in march 2020. the reasons for the removal were the cost of maintenance of the trees, sidewalk damage and sewer issues. in june 2020, the bureau of urban forestry denied the tree

removal permit on the basis that they're healthy. they are some of the largest trees on the block in an area that lacks canopy coverage. and b.a.r.t. had also planned on doing a sidewalk repair at the site, so the bureau of urban forestry had spent considerable resources on maintaining the trees. we denied the permit in june, and we described to the applicant that the cost of pruning and the cost of sidewalk damages, that the bureau of urban forestry. this is just some photos from april 2020 showing the pruned trees, as we've stated. this is a record from our tree database, stating that the

trees were pruned in october 2019, and that a sidewalk repair was performed on july 6, 2020, and again, the photo then just shows how the trees were pruned away from the side of the building. and this is a picture of what the sidewalk looked like when miss mason applied for the -- the tree removal permit. and then, when i spoke to her on the phone, when -- i had denied -- i was the one who did this permit, denied it originally, and i had spoken to miss mason on the phone several times. when i denied the permit, i agreed that the sidewalk was in that condition, and i would have it repaired after i denied the tree removal permit because it was public works' responsibility to fix that. this is just a photo showing the general grid, the parcel

outlined in red, the property in the area, and just showing there's not a lot of tree canopy in the area. and i just wanted to talk about the sewer line a little bit. the red line is the perceived route of the sewer line. after we had denied miss mason's permit, she had spoken to me on the phone and said they were experiencing sewer back up, but after i got that initial call, i had not heard from the applicant. and to my knowledge, the sewer knowledge has been resolved or not been resolved without digging up of the sidewalk or a full lateral sewer replacement. and we think as generally

sewers run perpendicularly to the sidewalk, they could do a full lateral sewer replacement and preserve the tree. additionally, we just wanted to point out that if both trees were approved for removal, only one tree can be planted at this site because of the sewer line, and the red zone on the curb is a bus line, so it is the illumination of a full planting site. and also, the city wants to reiterate the prior stance that the trees are not the primary factor in damaging the sewer

lines. typically, sewer lines will decay over time and develop leaks and that's what attracts the trees to go into the sewer line. it's uncommon that the tree causes the cracks. it exacerbates the leaking of the sewer, but it is not the primary reason the sewer is leaking. and then, i wanted to share one -- hold on -- one additional screen. >> clerk: we can pause the time. >> yeah, pause the time. i need to figure out how to stop sharing. >> clerk: okay. you stopped sharing. >> okay.

i appreciate it. okay. can you see the screen now? >> clerk: yes. >> i just wanted to -- the appellant said we had not fixed the sidewalk, and i wanted to say that is definitely not true. we did send a crew here to repair the sidewalk. this is a picture from february 2021, where you can see kind of -- right in front of the door, you can see new sidewalk matching kind of older sidewalk as when i did the original inspection of the permit, where you can clearly see uplifted sidewalk, a tripping hazard, and public works also uses green paint to mark damaged sidewalks. and again, just going back, this is a picture from february 2021 of this street, clearly

showing that public works did repair the street at this site. and here's the two pictures lined up next to one another. -- if the -- however long the salon door did have trouble reopening, and that was one of the reasons we wanted to get that sidewalk fixed, if that is still happening, we can go back and fix that, but i was hoping it would be resolved when we did the original repair, so i apologize for that. thank you. that is all. >> clerk: thank you. we have a question from vice president swig. >> commissioner swig: so it seems like many years ago, but it was only about five -- i think it was my second board of appeals meeting.

maybe it was longer than that, and it was a house on fulton street, and it was a tree like this, different kind, but it was much like this. i believe it was a pine tree, and again, this was my second meeting, so rookie season, for sure, and i was appalled at the fact that the claim was simply the same; that there was a tree, and there was a problem with a sewer line, and it was causing significant damage to a person's house, and i thought for sure that this tree was going to be a dead tree. and i was surprised to find out that -- that the tree was going to be saved because of the

situation that you just described. so i think one of the issues, when we have these -- these tree cases like this, is the clarity of, you know, what impact the rules are when it comes to trees and the public, and generally, the trees win. can you just confirm a couple of questions for me. if a tree is healthy, that tree is most likely not going anywhere unless there is a significant threat -- a significant, significant threat to human life or property, and maybe the property, i could leave out. is that true? >> yes. the bureau of urban forestry

generally denies tree removal permits if it is safe and healthy. that's the original basis of most denials. the only time that they're approved are, for instance, like, you have development related [inaudible] of healthy trees, and that happens. and then, sometimes, when a sewer line -- often, you have sewer lines, like, literally beneath a tree trunk or a foot off a tree trunk where it's impossible to dig it up. that would be an instance where you would remove a healthy tree. >> commissioner swig: and you indicated the sidewalk becomes the responsibility of d.p.w. to make sure that it's a safe place and there's no slip and falls, correct?

it's a yes-no, please. >> yes, that's correct. >> commissioner swig: okay. so anything else, if that tree grows and matures, and what often happens in nature is the roots grow and push and go in whatever direction that they want to, and if it impacts a home, if it impacts a sewer line, then that issue becomes not the issue for the tree but for the property owner or homeowner, as the case may be. >> correct. >> commissioner swig: so in this case, given that those situations are what they are,

the only reason that the city would consider taking down one of those trees is if the sewer line is directly under the tree or is so close to the tree that it is absolutely impossible for those two to coexist, and that would be the only time that the sewer line would beat the tree. >> correct. >> commissioner swig: okay. thank you. >> okay. thank you. we are now moving onto public comment. is there anyone here to provide public comment for this item? please raise your hand. mr. nolte, are you here for public comment? >> i just want to say that hearing the testimony from d.p.w., i concur with their decision to maintain the two ficus trees at that location. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. is there any other public comment for this item? okay. i don't see any further public comment, so we will move onto rebuttal. mr. mason, you have three

minutes. >> first point of rebuttal, the supposition that the pruning of trees, that's a red herring. we're not talking about pruning of trees, with all due respect, we're talking about the damage that the trees have caused to the sidewalk and the sewage. number two, the position that the sewer problem has been resolved, so, it hasn't, and it's not upon a minority latinx senior to solve it. number three, we have a problem of aging versus the roots. well, the roots are causing the damage. as trees age, that's really something of a [inaudible] the repair has all been taken care of by martha mason, so the city is taking the position that it's all on the homeowner, quite literally. the tree always wins.

i would ask -- that's a pretty interesting supposition that the trees win over actual citizens of the city, and particularly citizens of marginalized communities. maybe we should review that. and the issue here about clarity and trees win, and in particular, this notion that martha mason could resolve the issue about the sewage, well, martha mason could move to forest hills, right? the point here again is that you're putting the onus upon this aging woman to solve this problem. i took these photos in june 2021, and it's clear whatever work was done back in february, that the uplift has occurred yet again, making martha mason potentially liable to anybody

who trips over that. the ground floor business is impacted once again, and i would present that the issue is not the pruning but the age of the tree. we've had some reports from the state that worked on doing at least temporary repair that yeah, the pipe was very much impacted by the [inaudible] so i don't have that paperwork with me because that would cost martha mason additional moneys, but certainly if we can get an extension on this, i would urge upon her to present this evidence.

so those are my four points of rebuttal that i would like -- >> that's time. thank you. >> clerk: okay. thank you. we have a question from president honda. >> yeah. >> president honda: so you've had sewage work done to the property in the past, sir -- repair? >> work done on the property based upon the damage of the trees. >> president honda: okay. so when you had that done, did you have a camera line taken? that's pretty common when you have supralateral -- >> i don't know. i was just brought in on this. >> president honda: the other thing is that building looks like it was build in the 20s or 30s. does it still have the clay pipes or was a supralateral done with cast iron? >> you think the building was constructed in the 30s? it's my knowledge the building

was constructed much later than that, probably as late as the 1980s. >> president honda: so do you know if it has the original clay pipes or cast iron? if it was built in the 80s, it would have cast iron, so are you aware of that? >> i am not aware of that. >> president honda: thank you. that was my question. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. we will now hear from the department of urban forestry. >> yes. i guess i would say that starting in july 2017, public works assumed the maintenance responsibility of all sidewalk trees, so that involves the -- that involves the liability for trip and falls on the sidewalk. so the property owner did not have any liability at this property when it comes to -- when it comes to sidewalk that is damaged by tree roots.

if someone were to trip on the tree roots, that is not the responsibility of the owner. the liability lies with the city, and it's public works' stance that trees are not the primary puzzle factor in a sewer line cracking. generally, lines can begin to decay or leak through [inaudible] and other things, and as that begins to leak, it will attract the fine nutrient seeking roots, and if those roots are allowed to grow, they can crack a sewer, they can significantly damage a sewer, but the tree will not damage the sewer line if the line is

not leaking in the first place. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. we have a question from commissioner lopez. >> commissioner lopez: thank you. we saw the evidence of the repair to the business. if the owner of the business was still having problems with that problem, can you lay out what the steps would be? >> yeah. likely, i would go to the door and see how it's preventing it from opening, and then, there's two ways to deal with it. we can either demothe adjacent squares closest to the door and then make sure that those are repoured and sloped correctly to allow the door to open, and

then, we have a contract with a concrete slicing company to where you can reduce the grade of flat concrete by several -- at least an inch, and that would allow the door to fully open, and that would be the first thing we would try. >> commissioner lopez: thank. >> clerk: thank you. we have a question from commissioner chang? . >> how does this get reconciled because it could potentially turn what could be an affordable fix into something that's incredibly costly, right? like, if there's a slight crack

that's noticed over time versus a crack that has then turned into a much more severe open or more severe damage to the line, does that fall [inaudible]. >> yeah, i don't disagree with you -- like i said, the tree will exacerbate a sewer issue, and it will turn an affordable repair into a much more costly repair. most repairs for a sewer lateral -- i think the quotes start at $10,000, so obviously, that's a problem. but i would say, like, you know, if the tree roots are

attracted to a leaky sewer, then the sewer laterals are leaking in the first place, and we don't want leaky sewage leaking into the soil and can you repeat the last part of the question? i don't think i understood. >> commissioner chang: [inaudible] does the city then take into account the damage that is caused or that is

exacerbated by the tree roots? >> no. the feeling is generally, if a sewer line can be repaired without removing -- without -- how do i -- if a -- if a tree -- if a sewer line can be repaired without drastically removing the tree, then we're going to say the sewer line needs to be fixed. the tree needs to stay and the sewer line needs to be fixed. we generally don't approve trees to be removed for future perceived sewer problems. we don't allow people to remove trees because they might damage the sewer line in the future.

>> commissioner chang: and my question wasn't about removal of the trees, it was the continued exacerbation of that damage. >> president honda: can i jump in? san francisco is one of the counties in the bay area that doesn't require a sewer lateral during the sale of a property. san bruno, oakland, all require it. >> okay. i would say -- but yeah, no, in general, when we're thinking about approving or denying a tree to be removed, the potential cost of sewer repair is not -- is not something we

take into account when removing. it's only whether or not we can safely repair without disturbing the tree's roots, and the cost is not really considered. >> clerk: okay. thank you. so commissioners, this matter's submitted. >> president honda: would anyone like to start first? >> commissioner swig: sure. >> president honda: you're first, rick. >> commissioner swig: well, i'll take my shot. as i said, at my second hearing, i was appalled that a tree could actually overrule a landowner, but i've come to learn on multiple occasions that that is the way it is, and

if we have healthy trees, the trees stay unless there are really significant circumstances, the trees stay. and i remember on the first case that i referred to, it was a hefty bill that the landowner had to face, and everybody was very sorry about that, but them's the rules, both fortunately and unfortunately if you're a tree. and unfortunately for landowner, fortunately for a tree. so i think we have to stay consistent with this. i'm sorry for the landowner. i'm sorry this situation involves a senior on a fixed income. that is a horrible coincidence,

but that doesn't change the law, that doesn't change the practice, and if we go in a different direction because of the circumstances, then we'll have to answer the same condition in a different case maybe next week or the week after, so i think we have to deny this appeal. >> president honda: thank you. i'll follow up, i guess. so a little bit different. i don't think that it becomes a contest between trees and property owners, and each case is individual and comes before us. i believe that the urban forestry are our tree stewards, and if the tree needs to be

removed, they give recommendations for removal. at the same time, if the tree is healthy, and the only issue is a potential sewer lateral issue, which, as the department mentioned, is still their liability and the responsibility of the property owner. these trees look to be healthy, and at this point, the city has, as they've stated, has put great effort into replacing the sidewalk, and if there's a door problem or malfunction, that should be addressed with the department and they'll come back and deal with it, i believe. but on this particular case, i do believe that urban forestry has given the direction on what should happen to the trees. i will make a motion to deny the appeal and that the -- that the -- >> clerk: the order was properly issued?

>> president honda: thank you. the order was properly issued. >> clerk: okay. thank you. we have a motion from president honda to deny the appeal and uphold the order on the basis it was properly issued. on that motion -- [roll call] >> commissioner chang: i am prepared to support this motion, however, i believe it would be good of us as servants of the public to explain maybe if there isn't clarity about, you know, the sewer issue, and mr. may have been, you know, i'm just surmising here that it might be helpful -- i don't know how regularly sewer inspections occur, but maybe it would be good to perform these more regularly. i -- this is something that is less familiar to me, but it

sounds like it is something to me that is supposed to happen more regularly. i wish that -- that the trees weren't exacerbating what seems to be a -- you know, damage to the sewer line, but i think that that is something that's worth looking into and to hopefully abate the damage to the sewer line and the property line as much as possible, and also take them up on their off to fix the sidewalk more regularly if that's necessary. so on that, i'm prepared to support the motion. >> clerk: okay. thank you. [roll call] >> clerk: okay. so that motion carries 5-0, and the appeal is denied. >> commissioner swig: okay. i have a --

>> okay. so i have a couple of questions. >> clerk: okay. so that concludes the hearing. if you have a couple of questions, staff will be happy to inform you about the process. okay. do you want to handle the adjournment? >> president honda: thank you for a long hearing this week. we are adjourned. >> okay. thank you. >> good night.

this special occasion. i am community ambassador for the hottest team in baseball right now. your san francisco giants. right, kids? right? i'm so happy to be here with you for this ceremony in honor of a new baseball field right here at gillman playground. and now to begin our program for those of you that are seated, would you kindly please rise and remove your cap for

the national anthem. for the latin jazz ensemble, mr. jorge elington. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light. what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight. or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming

♪ and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ for the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> thank you, mr. elington. thank you, sir. thank you so much. and, everyone, i would like to acknowledge all of the v.i.p.s that are with us this morning. we are pleased to be joined by san francisco mayor, the honorable london breed.

state senator scott weiner. assembly member david chu. san francisco and recreation park commissioner andy jupiter jones. [cheers and applause] >> president and c.e.o. mr. larry bear. giants broadcaster and good tidings sports caster david flemming. co-chair of the giants community fund kelly larkin cooper. founder of the good tidings foundation, larry harper. [applause] >> giants community fund executive director sue peterson. and, you know our giants players do so much community outreach and one of whom is very involved in the community

all while raising her precious children and supporting her all star husband jenn crawford. >> and a three-time all star who's having one heck of a season, your giant's short stop number 35 brandon crawford. [cheers and applause] >> i also like to recognize staff members of the san francisco recreational parks department. staff members of the good tidings foundation along with the larry harper family. board members and staff of the giants community fund. and, we have members of our

giants front office staff as well. thank you all for being here and always show your support. oh, no. i have not forgotten you because it would not be a giants celebration without our very own mascot, the great lucille. now this is a great community project with many organizations and joining hands. we've got a great lineup of speakers celebrating today. in the leadoff spot, see what i did there she is really our true host for the day and we thank her for her bold and extraordinary leadership for this difficult year and a half. it's my pleasure to bring to the podium the 45th mayor of the city and county of san francisco, the honorable london breed.

>> thank you. it's so great to be here in the bayview hunter's point community. this is exactly what i hope for for communities like the bayview and all over the city. and, in fact, brandon, i was a short stop when i played softball. i wasn't so bad and you played at this field when we played teams when i was in junior high school and let me tell you, this field does not look like it does today so i am so happy for all of you. the junior giants and for the sf bayside. all girls, one of the largest public baseball teams for girls in the country and annie

jupiter jones is here. so if any of you want to play, any of the girls who are here today, please make sure that you talk to annie because we want to make sure that young people know there are no limits to what they can do. that they can be whatever they want, participate in whatever they want and so making sure that they have places like this to play, to grow, to thrive. it is so important because you know, like i was one of those kids, i didn't always listen. i wouldn't have been able to listen like some of the kids are doing right now because i always wanted to be into something. always playing. always active. always wanting to do what i wanted to do. and, in fact, when we provide spaces so that kids can do what they want to do, so that they can learn incredible sports. so they can learn about team work, this is what we're doing. we're preparing them for the future. so if you want to hit a double like brandon crawford did just yesterday and be apart of a

world championship team, you can do exactly that. so i want to thank the giants for their investment in this and i also want to thank the tidings. i want to thank the san francisco rec and parks department because they put together the resources to renovate this particular field and, in fact, i want to also say to all the voters of the city and county of san francisco, thank you for the parks fund in 2012 and continued support for park. we're able to renovate fields like this, but that playground that these kids are going to go play in after this is over, thank you so much that we are able to make these investments. and, i want to lastly say this to all the speakers, keep it short because i know these kids don't want to sit here for that long, do you? >> you guys are ready to play, right? >> yes.

>> okay. let's be patient. we've got a few run ups. be patient with us and we'll make sure we get out there and have a good time. everybody, thank you so much for the rec and park staff, to the community in the bayview hunter's point. to the elementary school and all the folks who are part of this amazing community. well, we can't play right now, but we will be soon. and thank you, for coming out here and hosting this great event. have a wonderful day everybody. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, madam mayor. i have a feeling you were an all star short stop when you were playing softball. and, now, we are joined by our state senator representing senate district 11 which includes all of san francisco, broadmore colma, please welcome

state senator scott weiner. thank you. i was not an all star first off. first of all, let's hear did for our mayor for leading us through this pandemic and it's not over yet, but i know that mayor breed is going to lead us through. i thank the mayor and when we were on the board of supervisors. we fought so hard for funding for our parks. i think a lot of times, it gets criticized. the buses aren't on time. there's always criticisms of the city. but when you look at what the city of san francisco has done with our park system over the last 20 years, it is extraordinary. as the partnership with the

voters, it's a partnership with the community organizations like the giants, but we have been renovating every single park in san francisco. every rec center, every pool. every baseball field. everything has gotten renovated of what our government can do and what our city can do when we all come together and move in a common direction. and resources that this community deserves and our southeast neighborhoods are part of the heart of san francisco and it is amazing to see gilman or the work being done in the mcclaron park. we are all in it together and we know from this pandemic, our parks matter. we're told you should be outside and the parks were a lifeline during this pandemic and it's going to continue to

be a lifeline for our community. this is incredibly exciting. thank you to the giants for being such an amazing community partner. it's truly the heart of san francisco and let's just enjoy this baseball field. thank you everyone. [applause] >> thank you so much. appreciate you being here as well. next up is another tireless public servant and actually, we did a community event earlier this week on tuesday. it's great to see him out here again. please welcome my friend assembly member david chu. >> good afternoon san franciscans. i've always wanted to do this. boys and girls if i say "let's go" what do you say? let's go. >> giants. >> i'm going to be very brief. when i'm in sacramento and

senator weiner knows this. we have rivalries. we talk about democrats and republicans, we talk about red and blue, but there's one rivalry we often don't talk about. when our whole people crushed them i've got to tell you, we might of sent some texts. to say we beat l.a. this is what it's about. it's about our team taking the field. i just want to say all of you are part of a team here in san francisco that's making it happen for our city and not just our amazing giants. i want to thank larry and our community.

we have a team led by our c.e.o. and our coach mayor london breed who has hit that out of the park with so many of you representing the community, representing public safety, representing the nonprofit community, representing philanthropy. and let me just end with one final thing which is this is my neighborhood park. i live three minutes from here. my son and i come here on weekends to play and gilman has never looked better. [applause] >> and, as scott said, you know, under the leadership of mayor breed, the south neighborhoods of the bayview is getting the investments that it deserves. ten years ago, when we came to this playground, we thought will the bayview ever get the resources it needs. and this year, this is the third playground revitalization playground that i've been to. just thank you to all of you. we're making sure that while

these kids are junior giants. some day, someone on this park might be the next brandon crawford. someone in this park might be the next london breed. and we know that every kid in this park is a winner today thanks to the giants and thanks to all you're doing. have a wonderful afternoon, thank you. [applause] >> thank you, david. and now batting in the clean up spot, is a woman who loves her baseball. please welcome annie jupiter-jones. >> thank you. thank you everyone. my name is annie and i have the honor to represent the rec and park commission along with my fellow commissioners. we are so excited to be here. we are so grateful to the giants community fund, the crawford family and the good tidings foundation to help us

re-open this playground. as a city kid, i was born and raised in san francisco and that means i learned to love the giants right here. how many of you got to see a giants game at state park. maybe not as fancy as being at oracle park. i'm so happy in the giants in being able to make the adjustment where it was so important. please welcome board member of the good tidings foundation, your giants broadcaster dave flemming. >> mayor breed had the right idea. sometimes it's better just to grab that microphone, it's a little easier to do. real quick from me because i am here. i am a proud san francisco resident. being here today just as somebody who loves the city makes me really proud.

i'm the broadcaster for the giants. our giants have the best record in all of baseball. brandon crawford is having an amazing season. so i'm here on behalf of the giants and the city, but also on behalf of the good tidings foundation. it's a wonderful organization. those of you who don't know much. take a minute to learn as much as you can about all the great stuff that we do. i do want to acknowledge i don't know where larry and ronnie are hiding right now. can we just give them another round of applause. we really appreciate your efforts. also, the grass that you're sitting on comes from west coast stir ups. i think that's pretty cool. i just want to say to brandon

and jaylin, it has been a pleasure for me. i watched just about every game brandon's been in. our giants franchise goes back to 1883. but it has been even more of a pleasure for me to be around brandon as a person. he is a delightful young man who cares about this city, cares about his team, cares about kids and not just his own kids. i'm really proud of you today for all that you've done over the course of your giants career. and you should be proud too. thank you everybody for having me. [applause] >> thank you so much. i appreciate you. and i want to take this opportunity to p