it is now a playground. think it is possible to accommodate playgrounds without leading to other development. we have noticed that this neighborhood has changed since 1973. it is not just the embarcadero.

it is now a playground. i think it is possible to accommodate playgrounds without leading to other development. we have noticed that this neighborhood has changed since 1973. it is not just the embarcadero. there have been many decisions made by policymakers that resulted in a dramatic change to the demographics of the area and the type of housing that now exists. it simply was not there in 1973. i would suggest that by providing a playground, you will really be doing just one thing -- you will be providing a little bit of joy to a small parcel in our city. basically, i think, by adding a playground, sue bierman park will be a great place for children, but i think children will also be great for sue bierman park. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. before the next speaker, let me ask other speakers to please line up. if you could all please line up on the left-hand side. >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, supervisor chiu, thank you for a moment to say few words. i am an attorney and an author. i l

the issue is replacing a playground structure on it.e're talking about maintaining land that already need to be dealt with. second, i think one thing that is very different about this project is the fact that parents stepped up and offered to help pay for the capital costs themselves, which is frankly pretty remarkable and one of the reasons why i think it is so important for us to take advantage of that. i also want to state, for the record that many park advocates, i for one, and happy to help spearhead or join others in spearheading a bond measure for next november. it is so important that we find a real stable funding stream for all of our parks city-wide. i know colleagues will have this discussion over the next year, but that is so important, to really address supervisor cohen 's long-term question about the strains on our budget. with that, i would like to ask for your support in moving this out of committee. thank you for your time. supervisor mar: can we move this forward without objection, colleagues? thank you. is there any o

playgrounds in sue bierman park, the prominent community are reviewing a number of areas for a playground in the park. you will seek the park is comprised of what 202, as well as lot 203. these are the areas being reviewed right now. there were a few other locations were considered, yet determined not ideal for playground. one was the sea wall lot. a committee vision for the northeast neighborhood waterfront, a development plan being developed through a coalition of community groups in 2011. it stresses the critical need for playgrounds along the northeast corridor of the embarcadero. unfortunately, the sea wall lots will need to release from the port authority. annual lease payments range from $40,000 per year to $115,000 per year. the area adjacent to the bocci ball court was also suggested that determined not ideal because of a street car turnaround. it is adjacent to a highly trafficked area. i should also note that because it is mostly a commercial area, there would be no eyes on the park, critical to park safety in the evenings. the design of the playground is supposed to be the fol

a playground. it is enough to simply delete it. if you like it enough, parents eventually get tired of fighting for something -- if you delay it enough. they just leave the city. it would be easiest thing in the world for me to move to menlo park, but i want to live in the city. that is why we are fighting. that is why we're willing to fund a playground in this location. keep flexibility open. there has been talked about a couple of different parks, but until we get clarity, anything that reduce cent -- reduces option values will delay things even further. i think that is likely to lead to loss of momentum and potentially loss of the playground, because it is community support that will drive it. you have heard from some of the owners of the playground. i think you have are three primary objections. the first is a safety objection, were they raise questions about the safety of certain locations. i think it is notable that the parents of the children believe that any location around here is prickly

a playground.is enough to simply delete it. if you like it enough, parents eventually get tired of fighting for something -- if you delay it enough. they just leave the city. it would be easiest thing in the world for me to move to menlo park, but i want to live in the city. that is why we are fighting. that is why we're willing to fund a playground in this location. keep flexibility open. there has been talked about a couple of different parks, but until we get clarity, anything that reduce cent -- reduces option values will delay things even further. i think that is likely to lead to loss of

you have heard from some of the owners of the playground. i think you have are three primary objections. the first is a safety objection, were they raise questions about the safety of certain locations. i think it is notable that the parents of the children believe that any location around here is prickly sick. the second objection is around the history of the park and trying to keep an open space from the people. you have heard that people would like that to be used for recreation for their children. the third objection is this liberally -- slippery slope issue. first the playground, and then other things coming. i believe the board has the ability to differentiate between a children's playground and a condo or entertainment complex. [bell rings] i have great confidence that there is no need for a slippery slope here. a playground will be good for the committee, good for the children. and it will be something that i hope you guys find a way to support. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my na

the playground will include a donor recognition playground as part of the fund-raising campaign.ll also be brought back in the conceptual plan in the beginning of 2012. the playground has done quite a bit of outreach are around this initiative. earlier in the year, they held four community meetings. one in april, two in may, and one in june. printed fliers were distributed and put on the street, on light poles, in building lobbies, residential buildings, and put in current in boxes and posted on bulletin boards in nearby child care centers. they also notified all of the residential high-rise buildings in the area. and the parent groups in the area. also, citywide parent groups. they had a public web page up since october 2010. more recently, october 24, they held a community meeting in partnership with the department. over 20 prominent committee neighborhood and organizations were notified, and they're listed on this slide and in your packet. in addition, we mailed a notice of the meeting to all residents within a 300 foot radius of the proposed site. last, all of the organizatio

all in support of a playground. as the commissioner noted, there were dozens of families that up appeared before the operations committee on november 3 that can passionately testify for the strong need for a playground along the waterfront of these communities. the lack of safe and convenient place for our children to play. in addition, the board of supervisors land use commanded -- committee will approve the legislation that will go before the full board of supervisors. a playground is not just a safe and convenient place for children to play, but a really important community asset. as many of you know, san francisco has a big problem with family flight. a playground will bring a list together and serve as a gathering place in strength and community ties, and hopefully help to reverse the trend in the city. we are actively working collaborative league with all of the different constituent surrounding the park. we are listening to everyone's concerns, and we are doing our best to work to find a suitable location. we

i am not going to discuss the playground issues. i like the idea of playgrounds. it is not about playgrounds. it is about people on the part, and i think because of its very strategic location -- a number of us, for example, had a very bad taste left in our mouth when recreation and park decided to allow peter pan to go in for 9 to 12 months. this was a revenue-oriented objective, obviously, but the way it was presented, a very charming englishman give a presentation at the height last night, and it was going to be a punch and judy show, something that would not be interested, and a few months later, a tent went up that was five stories high and remain for quite some time. to give recreation and park its new, there was money in the fund to spend $2 million on fixing that place up, and they did a very fine job once peter pan left. the problem we've got now is, for example, when we did our community planning is the abraham lincoln brigade group wanted to put a monument right where recreation and park wants to put its playground now. if you have seen the way the abra

first the playground, and then other things coming. i believe the board has the ability to differentiate between a children's playground and a condo or entertainment complex. [bell rings] i have great confidence that there is no need for a slippery slope here. a playground will be good for the committee, good for the children. and it will be something that i hope you guys find a way to support. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is bill hannon. i have lived at the golden gate way for 22 years peter i am the current president of the golden gate way tenants association. we want to thank mr. ginsberg and the recreation and park department for 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 suppor

a playground.is enough to simply delete it. if you like it enough, parents eventually get tired of fighting for something -- if you dela

my favorite part of the playground is the spinners. >> my favorite part of the playground is because her family raised a lot of money to make the new playground occur >> for her family, they know what this would all me to their sister. >> absolutely loved the school. i think she would be very proud today cured >> she had been wanting the playground, had she not? >> it was a big part of every time there would raise money or whether it was a little fund raiser or big fund-raiser, it was the playground. the playground they had was pitiful. >> she was smiling down at all this, according to one of her close friends. >> it is so fitting she gave her life to children in the school and she will live on and this playground. >> >> and now, your insta- weather plus forcast with chief meterologist tom tasselmeyer. a large part of the nation had freezing temperatures around the mid-atlantic. it was cold. 26 degrees in charlotte, north carolina. 30 degrees in atlanta, georgia. it was called off to the north and west. seasons are definitely changing. normal at 56 degrees. we started this work week

and what name did they choose for the playground business? back to asheville, north carolina, as we complete our small business makeover. shazi: seven years ago, i had this idea. to make baby food the way moms would. happybaby strives to make the best organic baby food. in a business like ours, personal connections are so important. we use our american express open gold card to further those connections. last year we took dozens of trips using membership rewards points to meet with farmers that grow our sweet potatoes and merchants that sell our product. vo: get the card built for business spending. call 1-800-now-open to find out how the gold card can serve your business. >>> earlier we introduced you to evelyn anderson and jerry hyatt, the owners of a custom playground company who needed our help. when we visited their show room and workshop we saw firsthand some easy fixes to spruce up their business. in mart two of our small business makeover, you'll see the outpouring of support from the entrepreneurial community to give this business a

i like the playground. my favorite part are the spinners. >> my favorite part about the playground is she raised a lot of money to make the new playground. >> her family knows what this would all mean to their sister. >> she would be very proud today. >> she had been wanting this playground, hasn't she? >> it is a big part of every time they would raise money, whether it was a little fundraiser or big fundraiser, it was the playground because the playground they had was pitiful. >> one of her close friends said she was smiling down at all of this. >> it is so fitting that she gave her life for children in the school and she will live on through this program. >> >> 5:29. 34 degrees on tv hill. caught on tape, president obama's would be assassins audition for the oprah winfrey show. >> another look at the death of natalie wood 30 years after she drowned. >> a little bit on the chilly side. a warming forecast coming up. >> welcome back to 11 news saturday morning. thanks for joining us. >> our top stories in j

playgrounds are critical for a child's healthy development. age appropriate places for free play and they help with development. they serve as an indelible commended the asset. family-friendly neighborhoods attract and retain young families in sentences go and bring families together and strengthen communities ties. in the embarcadero area, there are over 1000 children living there. child care centers serve over 4 00 children daily. the embarcadero ymca service 280 children daily. the golden gate swim club has over 700 campers. their 8000 visitors to the ferry building. 25,000 on saturday speed and get, they're no public playgrounds without -- lynnette -- within a half mile of this area with which children can play. in response to the two waterfront neighborhood, the barbary coast that association, and the ring, and hill neighborhood association, comprising over 12,000 never hints and growing to over 20,000 residents have joined forces to spare the development of a public playground in partnership with the san francisco recreation and parks de

the board passed it but don't look for a playground anytime soon.parents will have to raise the money themselves, at least half a million dollars. but young visitors think it's needed. >> i think there should be a playground around here because it important for daddy's get exercise around here. it's not good to ever nothing but open space. >> she'll continue to fight. she thinks the playground sets a bad precedent. >> last year the parents tried to stake out a spot at justin hermann plaza for their playground but the city allowed private developers to build bochy ball clubs there, that is where occupy san francisco has taken over. lisa, how was your thanksgiving? >> it was good, we got a lot of fog. dense fog advisories, it's going to take time to scour out. here is a look from the city. we have 47-minute delays at sfo. quarter mile visibility north and south of the bay and east wind blowing more fog into central valley. we'll let you know about the clearing and temperatures and outlook for rain coming up. >>> also ahead, carolyn johnson's journey o

a nice day to go out and enjoy a playground. >> that's true.ll have some sunny periods, sunny areas around the bay but some of the fog will get stuck in the protected valleys and keep it cool for quite a while. san francisco in the 40s. a little bit of fog but we have fog from north to south. also east of san francisco. so we will start out gray. some sun later, but we are looking at some subtle changes lout the week ahead. i'll show them to you next. >> all right. also ahead, you will meet the bay area brains behind this new dancing robot. it's got all the ingredients for becoming the "it toy" this holiday season. [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk t

the board passed it but don't look for a playground soon. parents will have to raise money themselves, at least half a million dollars. and there is. >> this is important for kids to get exercise around here. it's not very good to have nothing but open space. >> saying she thinks a playground sets a bad precedent. >> it opens the door for everybody else. >> parents pry tried to stake out a spot but the city allowed private developers to build a bocce ball court. >> and a consumer group says too many dangerous stoi toys can still be found on store shelves. the group released it's 26 annual trouble in toy land found a dozen toys it claims violates yait unsafe safety standards, others contain small parts that could choke young children. >> and this is too small for a child under three. >> government figures show 34 toy recalls down from 46 recalls in previous years. the industry association down played the report saying many claims are found unsubstantiated. this is an issue michael finney reported on many years. if you'd like to see a list of

the board passed it, but don't look for a playground anytime soon.he parents will have to raise the money themselves, at least half a million dollars. but young park visitors think it's needed. >> i think there should be a playground around here because it's important for kids to get exercise around here. it's just not very good to have nothing but open space. >> she said she will continue to fight. she thinks the playground sets a bad precedent. >> that opens the door for everybody else. >> well, last year the parents tried to stake out a spot at justin herman plaza for the playground, but instead the city allowed private developers to build bocci ball courts. that's now the location where occupy san francisco has taken over. lisa is here now. we have a preview of the accuweather forecast. she said just subtle changes >> that's right. we are still looking dry for an extended period but we will see areas of fog, some clouds and also wind on the seven-day outlook. the roof camera shows partly cloudy conditions. not bad here but the fog is dense in the

the playground was a very important part of our childhood. we got great direction and participated in a lot of activities there. i really do feel that renaming the recreation center not only honors betty, but also the citizens who live in the chinatown community, and also for the san francisco community, as well as our nation, since betty is a national hero. thank you for considering the renaming. thank you. president buell: thank you. >> gloria, did you want to speak? >> once again, my name is gloria. i am the middle child to the ong family. i wanted to thank everybody. and to

the playground was a very important part of our childhood. we got great direction and participated in a lot of activities there. i really do feel that renaming the recreation center not only honors betty, but also the citizens who live in the chinatown community, and also for the san francisco community, as well as our nation, since betty is a national hero. thank you for considering the renaming. thank you. president buell: thank you. >> gloria, did you want to speak? >> once again, my name is gloria. i am the middle child to the ong family. i wanted to thank everybody. and to thank all the supporters that are here and have petitioned to the renaming of the rec center. as my sister and brother have mentioned, we all spend a lot of time during our childhood playing at the rec center. i think this would be a really significant symbol and a great honor and tribute to the ong family and to my sister. i just hope that you will consider renaming the center in honor and a tribute to my sister, betty. thank you, all, for attending this meeting and t

they're plenty of opportunities to occupy the bark and the playground. on the right is the park cafe without proceeding, looking down. -- with its outdoor seating looking down. a look back towards the project, financial district and beyond. the embarcadero center in the distance. the park cafe opening out. i will turn it back over to simon to summarize the project. thank you. >> this is an eye test for everybody. just to summarize quickly, we have had a long partnership with the port. we value our relationship. we have worked with terrific members from your staff. we have had long negotiations. and i just want to summarize. there're so many people that we're working with. they have extracted -- if all the commissioners are here, a high price for this. so this is the best use for seawall lot 351, and combining it with the land needs the final objective of the 1997 plan bank. we will produce 165 housing units in a city which desperately needs housing, and we will fund 33 affordable housing units for the city. we will give the above market land payments to

there's a lot of kids and family now so i think it will not hurt if you have lick&ñ a small playgroundfor the kid to do it. >>reporter: san francisco has the smallest percentage of children of any major city. supervisor david chu believes opposition to something like a playground doesn't help. >> this is exactly what has caused us to last thousands office families in recent year years. >>reporter: he represents the district that includes the park. and sponsored the measure to amend the law. the board passed it today but don't look for a play grouped any time soon. the parents will have to raise the money themselves at least half million dollars. but young park visitors think it is needed. >> i think there should be a playground around here because it's important for kids to get exercise. >>reporter: last year the parents tried to stake out a spot at herman plaza for the playground but instead the city allowed private developers to build bocci ball courts where occupy san plan has taken over. in san francisco, city hall, abc 7 news. >>> snaiing san francisco. if coming that the city to

we have added a playground in the northern pacific park for children, 4500 square feet. and it is overseen by the brown part to the north, which is a part shall lay. we have added to that, and it has a lot more retail. we have increased the public open space to 29,000 feet in summary, today, we're still proposing 165 housing units. 20,000 feet of restaurant and cafe, which would be consistent with the objectives of the trust, even though it will not be under the trust jurisdiction, all of it. a recreation club, which is now -- we would remove four tennis courts after speaking to a lot of the stakeholders in the neighborhood, the club operator, and the ultimate club owner. keep in mind, when we develop this, we actually give the club back to the golden gateway center. so there the final owner of it. the a break, we're pleased to say, they have selected the athletics club. that will be the operator, and the athletics club feels that a large, very dynamic aquatics center is going to more please the majority of residents in the neighborhood. we have increased public open spa

observe what is going on in the park in the playground a few steps away. we will talk in a lot more detail about the series of open spaces that pete walker seven partners of design. continuing to the north, we're looking at the pacific park, the northern third of the project. we will talk about that in more detail later. here is a view from the southeast. this is just north of the ferry building. you can see the tables and chairs on the embarcadero. the massing of the product rises from four stories and steps up to five and then six along the embarcadero. on the drum street side, is steps up from 8 to 11. finally, to 12. we feel that the amassing of the project is an appropriate response to the general condition of the city skyline, which steps down from the financial district to the residential neighborhood that this product is a part of, and then further down to telegraph hill to the north. one of the things that we're very interested in, as well, is finding ways of the residential use can actually enliven and enrich the cities get around it. this is a v

school so now we have playgrounds and skipping ropes and it's been a really great blessing to see. play is an important part of the learning process and socializing so thank you, amira. this is in la lander school, the story is in karen chronicled it in a tab you have there. well this school, there are somal bonn there and tsom some,al b al ban they're and th attacked and tried kill people that came to school. the taliban. the headmaster peddled his bicycle 30 miles to the commander leader and he had two daughters going to another school. he got very upset and came in with 120 militia and did kill onal ban and wounded one and arrested the 12 dozen others and found out they had gotten 200,000, 3,000, $100 to shut down the school from the mulla in the village. they went to his house and arrested him and they're a waiting trial in kabul and will probably get 6 - 8 years. two days later think did open up the school and even had another inauguration for the school because they said we want our kids to go to school. there are about 18 schools - she's got the facts. there's 18 girls that

this is a playground for a elementary school. over here is jerry jerry sandusky's house.iew of it. the school say police reached out to them following jerry sandusky's arrest. the district superintendent is quoted saying the school that runs through the second grade took additional action to ensure our children are safe. to be clear, jerry sandusky has never been accused of harming random children. he molested young boys after developing close relationships with them. jerry sandusky maintained his incense. the road to his home is blocked off and priority property signs wendt up this weekend. neighbors question why he is out on bail. >> baffled my mind. >> presumption of innocence. we all like to believe in that but there is a level of protection a community is entitled to. >> they have two little boys. he was such a man of jerry sandusky, he had an autograph of his book. >> anger, and sadness, really. it really is a loss of community incense. >> reporter: have you seen more police here? >> yes. >> reporter: they want to see a stiffer bail. and now a new revelation about t

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isn't playing ball on the playground, falling down, skinning your knee, part of growing up like a normal human? maybe that's just me. send your thoughts to mcginty's mall bag. mailbag@wusa9.com. more rain is headed our way. will it make for a soggy drive? we can hope not. topper will confirm in the forecast. but first, politicians started blaming each other. now the supercommittee gone down in flames, what each side is saying. that's up next. >>> lawmakers now trading blame today after the so-called debt supercommittee failed to make the deal this week to bipartisan panel was passed with trimming at least $1.2 trillion from the ballooning deficit. but yesterday, the committee announced they couldn't make such a deal and they took off for the thanksgiving break. >> the american people are going to force congress to do this and i think this will be the center piece going forward in this next election. >> the idea that the military, cuts in the military spending would be demanded in order to raise taxes is as unpatriotic and as contrary to the needs of the country. >> the president is vowin