. >> i think phil took care of the thanks, but let's give a round for phil ginsburg, our general manager. thank you, phil. and to the entire rec and park staff, thank you for all the work you've done on the project. to assembly member phil ting, i know we're here in large part because of his efforts and want to thank supervisor safai. this was something he talked about when he was running for office. we talked about it in the board of supervisors. such an amazing advocate for the neighborhood. it was about 5-6 years ago that as a district 2 supervisor, weaver came to our office enough that we came here and went on a tour of this place a number of years ago. and so this has been an issue and project that because of the advocacy of so many of you has been in the forefront of peoples' minds. who here is a neighbor? give yourself a round of applause. this is grassroots, built from the neighborhood, with a lot of support. but to cass and all the people making this work. i want to say thank you for everything you've done to get us to where we are. i'm curious about what is buried under the gro

. >> reporter: phil ginsburg the director of the san francisco rec and parks department is asking participants to be mindful of others and the environment. >> our task is to try to, um, mitigate and remediate the impacts of 12,000 to 15,000 people showing up. >> reporter: the sfpd says additional security will be in place to keep an eye on what's happening in the area. >> i'm very confident that regardless of the numbers of people who come here, we are going to be successful at what we do. we'll keep everybody safe. >> reporter: while recreational marijuana is legal in california, it's still illegal to smoke it in public. so there will be an exception for those people who are inside the fencing at hippie hill. but for everyone else, there is no exception to the law. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> there will be no drugs for sale, no alcohol will be allowed, and this is still not a city-sponsored or city- approved event. only people aged 18 and older will be let in. >>> a family in san jose is now homeless after a fire started this morning. it started at about 5 a.m. at a home near h

. >> reporter: phil ginsburg, director of the san francisco rec and parks department, is asking the participants at golden gate park to be mindful of others and the environment. >> our task is to try to mitigate and remediate the impacts of 12 to 15,000 people showing up. >> reporter: and the sfpd says additional security will be in place to closely keep an eye on what's happening in golden gate park and on haight street. while recreational marijuana is legal in california, it's still illegal to smoke it in public. so there will be an exception for those people who are inside the fencing at hippie hill, but for everyone else there is no exception to the law. in san francisco jackie ward, kpix5. >> there apparently will be no drugs for sale at friday's event and alcohol will not be allowed. it's not a city sponsored or city approved event. only people 18 and old are will be let in. >>> the -- older will be let in. >>> the bay area has some of the worst air quality in the country. the american lung association graded counties based on smog and particle pollution. san francisco and san mateo counti