he used to work for the parks department of recreation. yeah, sure. yeah, he died last year of, um... kidney failure. i'm sorry, dad, i didn't know that. yeah. i remember his family was so desperate, they couldn't find a match among them for a transplant. not even his two brothers. you'd think brothers would match. well, actually, it's only one chance in four when it comes to siblings. hm. they even tested me. and then they put him on this long list. waiting for a donor. must've been hundreds ahead of him. that man could've lived. yeah, look, i see what you're saying, but, you know, these kids are dragged halfway across the world so some back-alley quack can cut them up for parts. yeah, i know, i'm not saying it's right. i'm just saying... that when it comes to looking at your own mortality, ah, you'd grab on to anything to save your life. hm. all right, larry, we've reached the last few entries in the ambulance log, and we've got... ...point c-36. okay? uh, two kilometers north-south, three east-west. you know, when i was a child, i was plagued by a n

residents have joined forces to spare the development of a public playground in partnership with the san francisco recreation and parks departmentned that an appropriate location to place a park in the embarcadero area of sue bierman park spending two city blocks. it is bordered by washington street, davis st., any park hadera. 5.3 acres for 230,000 square feet. in 2004, the department of the community-based master planning process for sue bierman park with a two-phased master plan. the first phase had new pathways, planting, irrigation, trees, and boulders. while the committee discussed the inclusion of a playground as part of the planning process, at that time, relatively new legislation prohibited structures, including playgrounds, in sue bierman park. given the introduction of legislation to amend

or misleading it, but having been involved in the reconstruction of a number of buildings in recreation and parks department facilities, expansion of neighborhoods and facilities that did not conform to ada and other things, if you're going to expand them in order to accommodate ada and to make them fully usable in today's world, you're going to take part of that space. in was i reading it correctly that if you take a 1000-square- foot building and move it to a 1500-square-foot building, your one to have to find 500 square feet of open space somewhere else? >> with expansion, you have two options. you have the ability to find new space or pay into the acquisition fund. i want to note that there is a opportunity in their also for a part to get rid of existing buildings. that is one idea. to say that there are some buildings that recreation and parks does not want any more. it would be an incentive for them to get rid of some of the buildings that they do not need any more on their space. that would be one way they could find it. when a park is built, that is a method of existing open space that they are doin

of the like. in closing, there are staff here from the recreation and park department that are available to comment, if you so choose. the recreation and park department is scheduled to consider the mou during the month of december. they have a committee structure. they will take it up during the first committee meeting, at the recreation and park commission meeting. i am available to answer any questions. >> i have a couple of questions. i guess i will start backwards. on the vista grande project, is there a projected cost for that? >> i cannot bring it to mind of the top of my head. -- off the top of my head. potentially $180 million. it is a big project. they have significant flooding issues to deal with in daly city. >> would that be a cost-sharing arrangement? >> so far, no one has approached us about sharing costs. i would fully expect an approach for cost sharing, but we have not gotten to that process. daly city just went through the alternatives analysis report and identified this project as the preferred alternative. one of their other alternatives would be building a bigger tunnel out to

. >>> the department of parks and recreation declined to issue a permit for the protest. >>> on the other side of the country occupy portland shuts down a busy port tonight. blocked ships. police warned the protesters if they went inside the port they would be committing a crime. >>> operating prison walls, crime members, they are called dead man incorporated, and adam may explains how they were brought down. >> this is a gang that started right here in maryland and spread across the country. this new indictment is a major blow to the organization. they operated just about every major jail and prison across maryland's. the gang considered a major threat to public safety. >> this is a gang that allegedly began here in jails and prisons in maryland and now is operating on the streets and is extended beyond the state. >> reporter: now the top law enforcement officials announced 24 indictments. armed robbery, drug trafficking and extortion. >> dmi for many years has terrorized communities in maryland. >> reporter: the crimes are mainly carried out in -- >> dmi has been one of the most active

recreation and park department for the balboa park improvement project. >> good afternoon, supervisors. sarah ballard, recreation and parks department. just briefly wanted to speak about this item. this is part of the trust for public land parks for people initiative. they have raised over $16 million for three parts in our system. as you probably have seen since this is just up the street, the playground reopened this past june and is a great project. we are grateful to the trust for public land partnership and urge your support today. supervisor mar: thank you. let's open this up for public comment. is there anyone from the public would like to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. let's move this forward without objection. please call item three. supervisor wiener? supervisor wiener: we passed it along already, but i wanted to thank the trust for public land for being such a terrific partner. the hayes valley playground looks amazing and is a huge service to the community. in an age of difficult budgets, especially for our parks, it is really critical to have these strong partners, so thank you. supervisor mar: looks like it will be progressing as well. ms. miller, pleas

i am the superintendent of recreation and community services with the rec and park department. one year ago, our apartment entirely restructure the way that we deliver recreation services. prior to that, we were limited in scope of programs we could actually offer. you have a recreation director at the center. if that recreation director like tennis and soccer, that is what you got. he did not have much of a choice. we cannot be responsive to what community needs work. our new model allows us to be responsive not only to community needs but the different properties and communities around the city. our competencies that we are now engaged with our cultural arts, sports and athletics, community services, and the one i am here to speak to about -- leisure services. that has outdoor education programs, waterfront, aquatics and alternative extreme sports. we see the property

i am the general manager of san francisco's recreation and park department. i want to thank everybody for joining me today for the official rollout of park wide by crystals. it will be at five sites throughout the city. hopefully this is the launch of what will eventually be a part- by-park and maybe some day a street corner-to-street corner of by sharing. this is a new park amenity that will allow the opportunity to rent a bike at one city park and actually ride to another and drop it off. we're thrilled. imagine somebody renting a bike in union square and taking a ride into a beautiful golden gate park, coming to see the incredible academy of sciences in front of us, and then taking the bus home. it all works perfectly. we're thrilled. this is a partnership. it is really a win-win all the way around. it will be easier for residents and visitors to get out and to buy it and see the city's incredible park system. but it is an agreement that will activate our public spaces and help keep our parks clean, safe, and fun. we expect bike rentals to bring in more tha

for the result that the board of supervisors urges the mayor to direct the recreation and park departmentdepartment of public works, police department, and city agencies as relevant to be flexible and to collaborate with protesters for the sake sharing a public spaces in which demonstrators can exercise their political rights in the city can addressed legitimate safety concerns while avoiding unnecessary antagonism. for the result that the board of supervisors urges the mayor in order to prevent further harm in conflict to any member of the public, including protesters, and here is another amendment, along in to occupy sf, to direct the police department that there will be no use of force. supervisor kim: thank you. i know several of the supervisors' vote before public comment. i wanted to add a few quick words. first of all, i want to thank the members of occupy sf for working with the city addressing the concerns of the city had. i heard a lot about power cleaning equipment that was built in the work of the weekend to clean. i think -- also working around a lot of concerns around the ki

of the golden gate way tenants association. we want to thank mr. ginsberg and the recreation and park department doing an absolutely splendid job of renovating sue bierman park. it looks wonderful and reflect great credit on the department. we are opposed to other structures going into sue bierman park. we do not want a museum being built. we do not want another peter pan tent being built. we do favor a children's playground in sue bierman park. we support the efforts of the parents. we appreciate their patients in working through the system for more than a year trying to find a home. we think sue bierman park is a good home. as to the selection between block 202 and 203, there has been vigorous debate inside our communit

of applause. [applause] >> president, commissioners, i just want to say that this has been an amazing experience coming no, through the golf tournament and working for the recreation and parks department over the last 10 years. i was surprised to be nominated dfor this and even more humbled to actually receive the award from such a group of prestigious people that have done this in the past. i would also like to say thank you to the upper management for supporting my operations. phil, dennis, anna, and specifically the people who work directly with me on a day-to-day basis. front-line supervisors, roger, mike, day and -- dan, and kevin specifically. it is a wonderful opportunity to work with the department. i felt great to receive such an award could a thank you very much commissioner buell: thank you very much. [applause] >> i guess i think it is worth noting that this is actually the third year in a row that a representative from our department has been included in those who have been honored by this award. last year it was a member of our operations division. the year before, dennis, for his leadership. needless to say, all of them work under denny, so i think there's something to