but i i want to recognize through the san francisco park alliance that without the san francisco parklliance, make no mistake that we would not be renovating or ribbon cutting five new playgrounds. their partnership is invaluable and they lead with their heart and they care about the parks. thank you, san francisco park alliance. [applause] and then last to my own team, lisa brampton, lisa, thank you for all that you have done to bring private resources to help to supplement what the voters have done to allow us to renovate these playgrounds. to our park supervisor, brandon young bright and early here, mayor, making sure that this place looked super clean. so, thank you, brandon, for being here. and to dan mauer, our project manager for this particular project, and to all of the rec and park staff who really had to hustle to make sure that you can see these markings on the ground and you can see all of the signs in the last 36 hours we have put out maybe 750 signs and have marked playgrounds and, yeah, my staff always rises to the occasion. so a big shout out to the rec and park staff

but i i want to recognize through the san francisco park alliance that without the san francisco parklliance, make no mistake that we would not be renovating or ribbon cutting five new playgrounds. their partnership is invaluable and they lead with their heart and they care about the parks. thank you, san francisco park alliance. [applause] and then last to my own team, lisa brampton, lisa, thank you for all that you have done to bring private resources to help to supplement what the voters have done to allow us to renovate these playgrounds. to our park supervisor, brandon young bright and early here, mayor, making sure that this place looked super clean. so, thank you, brandon, for being here. and to dan mauer, our project manager for this particular project, and to all of the rec and park staff who really had to hustle to make sure that you can see these markings on the ground and you can see all of the signs in the last 36 hours we have put out maybe 750 signs and have marked playgrounds and, yeah, my staff always rises to the occasion. so a big shout out to the rec and park staff

and unprecedented, really, for parks in san francisco. gate park peacock meadow is an excellent place for this. it will be visible from j.f.k. drive and ada accessible. exhibit will be apprised of three trees and flowering bushes as shown here in white. the artist is a local artist who has exhibited his industrial art throughout the bay area and internationally. you may be familiar with his work, squared, which was exhibited at patricia green from may 2018 to may 2019. beautiful art structures are made out of sheet metal and sealed with anti-graffiti clear finish. the lights are diffusion cubes of molded plastic, with l.e.d. lights. the combination of steel plastic and l.e.d. lights are combined to form a grove of three metal trees and 20 flowering bushes that would tran form it into a wonderful place. ever changing lighting combinations in celebration of golden gate park's 150th anniversary. this concludes my presentation. any questions? >> president buell: thank you very much. >> we are now in public comment for item 8, golden gate park

but i i want to recognize through the san francisco park alliance that without the san francisco parklliance, make no mistake that we would not be renovating or ribbon cutting five new playgrounds. their partnership is invaluable and they lead with their heart and they care about the parks. thank you, san francisco park alliance. [applause] and then last to my own team, lisa brampton, lisa, thank you for all that you have done to bring private resources to help to supplement what the voters have done to allow us to renovate these playgrounds. to our park supervisor, brandon young bright and early here, mayor, making sure that this place looked super clean. so, thank you, brandon, for being here. and to dan mauer, our project manager for this particular project, and to all of the rec and park staff who really had to hustle to make sure that you can see these markings on the ground and you can see all of the signs in the last 36 hours we have put out maybe 750 signs and have marked playgrounds and, yeah, my staff always rises to the occasion. so a big shout out to the rec and park staff

but i i want to recognize through the san francisco park alliance that without the san francisco parkiance, make no mistake that we would not be renovating or ribbon cutting five new playgrounds. their partnership is invaluable and they lead with their heart and they care about the parks. thank you, san francisco park alliance. [applause] and then last to my own team, lisa brampton, lisa, thank you for all that you have done to bring private resources to help to supplement what the voters have done to allow us to renovate these playgrounds. to our park supervisor, brandon young bright and early here, mayor, making sure that this place looked super clean. so, thank you, brandon, for being here. and to dan mauer, our project manager for this particular project, and to all of the rec and park staff who really had to hustle to make sure that you can see these markings on the ground and you can see all of the signs in the last 36 hours we have put out maybe 750 signs and have marked playgrounds and, yeah, my staff always rises to the occasion. so a big shout out to the rec and park staff.

but i i want to recognize through the san francisco park alliance that without the san francisco parklliance, make no mistake that we would not be renovating or ribbon cutting five new playgrounds. their partnership is invaluable and they lead with their heart and they care about the parks. thank you, san francisco park alliance. [applause] and then last to my own team, lisa brampton, lisa, thank you for all that you have done to bring private resources to help to supplement what the voters have done to allow us to renovate these playgrounds. to our park supervisor, brandon young bright and early here, mayor, making sure that this place looked super clean. so, thank you, brandon, for being here. and to dan mauer, our project manager for this particular project, and to all of the rec and park staff who really had to hustle to make sure that you can see these markings on the ground and you can see all of the signs in the last 36 hours we have put out maybe 750 signs and have marked playgrounds and, yeah, my staff always rises to the occasion. so a big shout out to the rec and park staff

but i i want to recognize through the san francisco park alliance that without the san francisco park that we would not be renovating or ribbon cutting five new playgrounds. their partnership is invaluable and they lead with their heart and they care about the parks. thank you, san francisco park alliance. [applause] and then last to my own team, lisa brampton, lisa, thank you for all that you have done to bring private resources to help to supplement what the voters have done to allow us to renovate these playgrounds. to our park supervisor, brandon young bright and early here, mayor, making sure that this place looked super clean. so, thank you, brandon, for being here. and to dan mauer, our project manager for this particular project, and to all of the rec and park staff who really had to hustle to make sure that you can see these markings on the ground and you can see all of the signs in the last 36 hours we have put out maybe 750 signs and have marked playgrounds and, yeah, my staff always rises to the occasion. so a big shout out to the rec and park staff. let's let them play. t

but i i want to recognize through the san francisco park alliance that without the san francisco park that we would not be renovating or ribbon cutting five new playgrounds. their partnership is invaluable and they lead with their heart and they care about the parks. thank you, san francisco park alliance. [applause] and then last to my own team, lisa brampton, lisa, thank you for all that you have done to bring private resources to help to supplement what the voters have done to allow us to renovate these playgrounds. to our park supervisor, brandon young bright and early here, mayor, making sure that this place looked super clean. so, thank you, brandon, for being here. and to dan mauer, our project manager for this particular project, and to all of the rec and park staff who really had to hustle to make sure that you can see these markings on the ground and you can see all of the signs in the last 36 hours we have put out maybe 750 signs and have marked playgrounds and, yeah, my staff always rises to the occasion. so a big shout out to the rec and park staff. let's let them play. t

but i i want to recognize through the san francisco park alliance that without the san francisco parklliance, make no mistake that we would not be renovating or ribbon cutting five new playgrounds. their partnership is invaluable and they lead with their heart and they care about the parks. thank you, san francisco park alliance. [applause] and then last to my own team, lisa brampton, lisa, thank you for all that you have done to bring private resources to help to supplement what the voters have done to allow us to renovate these playgrounds. to our park supervisor, brandon young bright and early here, mayor, making sure that this place looked super clean. so, thank you, brandon, for being here. and to dan mauer, our project manager for this particular project, and to all of the rec and park staff who really had to hustle to make sure that you can see these markings on the ground and you can see all of the signs in the last 36 hours we have put out maybe 750 signs and have marked playgrounds and, yeah, my staff always rises to the occasion. so a big shout out to the rec and park staff

is is an incredible partnership between the recreation and the park department and the parks alliance, san franciscooters who support park bonds, and through let's play s.f. we're actually transforming 13 playgrounds that have been loved to death across our city and to creative places that spark imagination, connection, and healthy bodies and minds. so without further adieu it is my great pleasure to introduce our parks champion-in-chief who has been a great nudge to make this happen. thank you, mayor. >> thank you. and thank you, phil, and thank you to all of the families in san francisco for your

. >> the san francisco recreation and park department and street soccer u.s.a. partners now for nearly a decade. street soccer shares our mission in using sport as a vehicle for youth development and for reaching people of all ages. rec and park has a team. >> i'm been playing soccer all my life. soccer is my life. >> i played in the streets when i was a kid. and i loved soccer back home. i joined street soccer here. it was the best club to join. it helps me out. >> the tenderloin soccer club started in the summer of 2016. we put one of our mini soccer pitches in one of our facilities there. the kids who kpriez the club team came out to utilize that space, and it was beautiful because they used it as an opportunity to express themselves in a place where they were free to do so, and it was a safe space, in a neighborhood that really isn't the most hospitalable to youth -- hospitable to youth playing in the streets. >> one day, i saw the coach and my friends because they went there to join the team before me. so i went up to the coach and asked, and they said oh,

this is highlighting the public works sub-account that the san francisco parks alliance, and this is just highlighting some -- not all of the donors that contributed to the parks alliance -- the public works sub-account within parks alliance. and as you can tell, s.f. clean city coalition is a pretty sizeable donor to this fund, about $721,000. this is for, again, the five-year period that we were able to provide. one thing that this table looks at in addition to indicating the main donors is the activities they also have -- these donors have in terms of actual payments that are remitted from the departments, including public works, from the contracts that they actually have existing with them or through purchase orders that are let by the department. another column that we highlight here is the permits at time of donation, given that this is part of the definition, as i'll talk a little bit more later on the interested party. but this basically provides an overview of the various sources of the funds as well as the activities of those donors. as far as the expenditures, we're concern

this is highlighting the public works sub-account that the san francisco parks alliance, and this is just highlighting some -- not all of the donors that contributed to the parks alliance -- the public works sub-account within parks alliance. and as you can tell, s.f. clean city coalition is a pretty sizeable donor to this fund, about $721,000. this is for, again, the five-year period that we were able to provide. one thing that this table looks at in addition to indicating the main donors is the activities they also have -- these donors have in terms of actual payments that are remitted from the departments, including public works, from the contracts that they actually have existing with them or through purchase orders that are let by the department. another column that we highlight here is the permits at time of donation, given that this is part of the definition, as i'll talk a little bit more later on the interested party. but this basically provides an overview of the various sources of the funds as well as the activities of those donors. as far as the expenditures, we're concern

[cheers and >> san francisco parks, golden gate park transforms into one of the greatest music festivals of all time, let's journey, inside, outside land. ♪ >> to this, our 6th year doing the outside lands and our relationship with san francisco, rec and park. and we work very closely with them in the planning and working very closely with the neighborhood organizations and with the city supervisors and with the city organizations and with the local police department, and i think that the outside lands is one of the unique festivals in the world and we have san francisco and we have golden gate park and we have the greatest oasis, in the world. and it has the people hiking up hills and down hills and a lot of people between stages. >> i love that it is all outside, the fresh air is great. >> they have the providers out here that are 72 local restaurants out here. >> celebrating, and that is really hot. >> 36 local winerries in northern california and 16 brewers out here. >> and you have seen a lot of people out here having a good time and we have no idea, how much work and planning has g

by non-city organizations, and in particular the sub-accounts that public works had with the san francisco parks alliance. just by way of introduction, i think that you already know this, back in february when the investigation became public, that the controller's office had set out to conduct a series of assessments related to the internal controls surrounding the various facets of the allegations. the goal really for the internal control review reviews that we'e conducting are to improve transparency and reduce the risk of fraud and ultimately to safeguard our public funds. in conjunction with what we're doing in the controller's office, the city attorney's office is also focused on their investigations related to any employees and contractors that were involved or outlying in the charges. one of the key things that they just more recently have done as an action item was to begin the debarment process for one of the contractors that were mentioned or involved in the charges. and today we're going to be presenting to you this second report on, as i mentioned, gifts and supports that are benefit

. >> playgrounds will reopen in san francisco parks next week. there are new rules. new signage will be up before they are open wednesday. out lining the dos and don'ts including mandatory social distancing. here's the rules. if your child is ore two they need a mask. no eating or drinking. and hand washing stations will be added. many families have been waiting months for this. >> i would say we are ready for that. again, my number one rule is common sense. if we see it's not and can't maintain distance. why not. >> many parents say that are worried about whether small children can follow the guidelines. including limiting the number of kids allowed. >> the pandemic has hit the arts especially hard. theaters are shut. and the opera is quiet. behind the scenes of the opera the show must go on. >> in the typical opera, there's music. choreography. a dramatic story line. >> coming back was difficult. >> the same could be said for the san francisco opera scene shop. once again belting out the song of construction. >> nice to have noise and grinding going on. sglt in mar

kids actually playing in the parks in san francisco again. parks reopening, but there are some rules. nbc bay area's christie smith spoke with families about the good and the bad about being back on the playground. >> reporter: the kids we saw today certainly seem to be happy to be back on the play structures and the slides. of course there are some new restrictions because of the pandemic. >> i'm very happy to be able to bring them to a playground. >> reporter: janelle green brought her two children to golden gate park to have some fun at the playground for the first time in half a year. she watched them closely and told them there were some new do's and don'ts. >> my daughter's 4, so it's a little challenging to kind of get her to respect the rules, but she's also shy, which is helpful. >> reporter: she was relieved the corette children's corner was not crowded and admits she watched her kids very closely. >> i just tried to prep them so they know what to expect and that we might have to take turns and that we have to wear a mask. >> reporte

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. >>> groundbreaking ceremony for a new, affordable housing development in san francisco's balboa park. >> we will be using neighborhood preference, so the people of this community get the right of first refusal for the units that are built in their community. it's time to change how we provide affordable housing in communities. >> in all, there are 131 units in the building. it also has on-site child care services. >>> check in right now with paul heggen and the shut offs have start, have begun, mostly in the north bay and will go later into the evening. >> yeah, fire danger escalating once again. just going to be dry and breezy. not the worst conditions that we've seen, but still something we have to keep an eye on. we'll start with the view of what the forecast models to relative humidity is going to do over the next couple of days. it will still be low by 11:00 this evening. usually by that point, numbers are increasing. for communities across the bay area, there are going to be plenty of spots where the humidity gets well over 50% as we head into early tomorrow morning. still spot

the event was originally planned to take place at the san francisco's dolores park and there were rumors members of the far right proud boys might show up. in response, lgbtq rights activists put on a dance party instead. >> we wanted to show love and joy instead of hate, so what we decided to do was go ahead and have a dance party. >> reporter: they also set up voting tables and had people texting people in swing states urging them to vote. >> the rally was cut short when both sides clashed. >>> today marked the fourth annual women's march and rally nationwide, in san francisco, a large crowd gathered, about 1000 people took part in the march for our lives event, the socially distance to march started at grove street and went down market street to embarcadero plaza, organizers say the goal of the movement is to unify and empower everyone who stands for human rights, civil liberties, and social justice for all. they say this your's march took on added meeting because of the upcoming election. >> we needed to be out in the streets because there is too much going on, we definitely need eve

park. >> a wheel is spinning at san francisco's golden gate park. a long awaited opening delayed by the pandemic. it's here to separate their anniversary. it will provide a spectacular view of the city and bay from inside what they are calling temperature-controlled gondolas. riders need to book times to limit lines. >>> the dodgers really have the upper hand in the fall classic. the dodgers and rays will be back at it tonight in the world series. game one of the world series last night, not too much of a contest. the dodgers won the game 8-3. but the big story looking best delivering on the deal everyone can get behind. taco bell steal a base and steal a taco promotion. the night had some intrigue because one inning early, america thought chris taylor stole second until score keeper called it a wild pitch and kept america waiting until betts eventually stole second in the fifth inning. there he goes to win free taco for everyone. nice to see. about lunch time! back to you. >> we get our tacos and then get on zoom or something and have a virtual lun

as we continue, this wasn't the trick or treater that a south bay >> san francisco's golden gate parks set to transform into a winter wonderland for the 150th anniversary. the display full of light trees and illuminated meadows was designed by a san francisco-based artist and will run from the 1st through the 28th. >> mountain lions are active right now in the bay area. this was take then morgan hill and this curious cat seems to be interested in the halloween decorations checking out the pumpkin and skeleton decorations before glancing at the survei surveillance camera and moving along. >> there is no meat left on the skeleton. >> good. >> yeah. ...less is more. so, here's humira with a thinner needle. it's the same humira, with the same effectiveness you know and trust. ...but a thinner needle-... ...for a better injection experience. ask your doctor about transitioning to humira with a thinner needle- 3 out of 4 humira patients have already transitioned to humira with a thinner needle and you can pay as little as $5 a month with your co-pay card. humira can lower your ability to fi

[cheers and >> san francisco parks, golden gate park transforms into one of the greatest music festivals of all time, let's journey, inside, outside land. ♪ >> to this, our 6th year doing the outside lands and our relationship with san francisco, rec and park. and we work very closely with them in the planning and working very closely with the neighborhood organizations and with the city supervisors and with the city organizations and with the local police department, and i think that the outside lands is one of the unique festivals in the world and we have san francisco and we have golden gate park and we have the greatest oasis, in the world. and it has the people hiking up hills and down hills and a lot of people between stages. >> i love that it is all outside, the fresh air is great. >> they have the providers out here that are 72 local restaurants out here. >> celebrating, and that is really hot. >> 36 local winerries in northern california and 16 brewers out here. >> and you have seen a lot of people out here having a good time and we have no idea, how much work and planning has g

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is joining with the san francisco travel association to let people know parts of the city are open and ready to explore. people are being reminded about places like golden gate park. some visitors we spoke with say there's a lot to consider. after a visit to the deyoung museum in san francisco, these two were pleased with safety protocols. they're from redwood city and don't want to fly and aren't comfortable with some activities yet. >> oh, yeah, i mean, i just canceled a trip. i was going to st. louis. the numbers are surging there. >> reporter: they're getting used to the covid guidelines as san francisco reopens. >> the downside is you have to plan. you have to make a reservation, you have to -- you can't just show up. >> i was so excited they're in yellow. >> reporter: they're paying attention to the state's tiered system and say they'll be back to visit soon. >> we want to contribute to helping bring back that economic driver. >> reporter: airbnb has announced it's part of a campaign with the san francisco travel association focusing on bay area people rediscovering san francisco in a safe way. a page is up with attractions and airbnb online experiences. >>

. >> people get hungry why not eat and give >> san francisco parks, golden gate park transforms into usic festivals of all time, let's journey, inside, outside land. ♪ >> to this, our 6th year doing the outside lands and our relationship with san francisco, rec and park. and we work very closely with them in the planning and working very closely with the neighborhood organizations and with the city supervisors and with the city organizations and with the local police department, and i think that the outside lands is one of the unique festivals in the world and we have san francisco and we have golden gate park and we have the greatest oasis, in the world. and it has the people hiking up hills and down hills and a lot of people between stages. >> i love that it is all outside, the fresh air is great. >> they have the providers out here that are 72 local restaurants out here. >> celebrating, and that is really hot. >> 36 local winerries in northern california and 16 brewers out here. >> and you have seen a lot of people out here having a good time and we have no idea, how much work and

san francisco board of supervisors. also advocating for more than $500 million grants and funding to improve our park system at rec and park. last, but not least, but also at the city college of san francisco, champion free city college that is a higher education program froee for al san franciscans. i'm proud of the things that i have accomplished, but also, at the same time i have seen the income divide significantly increase in san francisco, especially during this pandemic, it has disproportionately hurt something the working people in our communities. it's the reason why i'm running, that i want to bring my skills and experience to the table to help close that income divide gap and making sure that all working people can stay housed, stay healthy and safe in our beloved city. thank you. >> hi. i'm sherman dasilva. we have problems that we face daily when we walk out or door to shop, work, and enjoy the precious neighborhood we call home. on homelessness, it means no camping or sleeping on streets. instead, we will use city-owned garages to provide a safe, clean, and private space where we can offer mental health and h

if you'ld like to help, join me and vote yes on prop 15. . >>> taking a live look at san francisco's golden gate park where, look at that, the sky star observation wheel is finally open. it was supposed to open in april to mark the 150th anniversary of the park but then the pandemic hit and its been off limits. it has 36gandolas. each with six passengers for a 12 minute ride. 150 feet in the air for views of the ocean. you can see people on it. they will not be filled to capacity to allow for spacing and you will need a reservation. looks like fun. >> it does. >>> a new park is open at the eastern touchdown of the bay bridge. the park is named judge john sutter. judge sutter now retired served as a judge as oakland's vice mayor and a member of the regional park district board. >> people need to get out in nature for physical and mental well being. >> anyone regardless of their mode of travel, can enjoy some of the most stunning views in the bay area. >> cal trans has given land to the mark and the bay area toll authority provided the majority of the funding. the park's pier will be open from five to

the park's observation pier will be open from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day. >>> at san francisco's golden gate park, the observation wheel made its debut today. chopper 5 was over the wheel as it hoisted riders 150 feet up. dozens bought tickets to be one of the first people to get on the sky star wheel. for months, it was sitting empty because of the pandemic until now. our photographer even got to go for a little spin. check out those views. >> good day for that. >> you couldn't ask for a prettier day. super clear and gorgeous. >> no fog to obstruct visibility as they are going up for a little ride there. looks like the fog won't be much of a factor as we head through tonight. of course, we have to talk fire danger as well. let's get into the details of what we can expect over the next few days. a cooling trend starts to kick in tomorrow. still going to be above average. still warm. only eight to 10 degrees above normal inland. dry, gusty winds are going to return late tonight. those are going to continue through friday morning. that's why we have the red flag warning for a large

. >> people get hungry why not eat and give >> san francisco parks, golden gate park transforms into greatest music festivals of all time, let's journey, inside, outside land. ♪ >> to this, our 6th year doing the outside lands and our relationship with san francisco, rec and park. and we work very closely with them in the planning and working very closely with the neighborhood organizations and with the city supervisors and with the city organizations and with the local police department, and i think that the outside lands is one of the unique festivals in the world and we have san francisco and we have golden gate park and we have the greatest oasis, in the world. and it has the people hiking up hills and down hills and a lot of people between stages. >> i love that it is all outside, the fresh air is great. >> they have the providers out here that are 72 local restaurants out here. >> celebrating, and that is really hot. >> 36 local winerries in northern california and 16 brewers out here. >> and you have seen a lot of people out here having a good time and we have no idea, how muc

a somber procession to oracle park in san francisco to honor jason cortez. his casket carried on the back of the fire engine. >> when i was with him it felt like we were celebrating something. rep tell >> reporter: it was a celebration, he died on october 7 after he was knocked over by a water blast and fell 3 stories. he followed in the footsteps of his father after starting as a paramedic he served as station number three in the tenderloin, the busiest in the city. >> he gained the respect of all the guys at the station. he had a phenomenal work ethic. >> reporter: he also had another important skill, essential for a firefighter. >> boy could he cook. >> he was larger than life and his laugh came from his barrel chest. listening to his laugh was one of the best parts of spending time with them. >> reporter: his brother choked about back emotion when they paid tribute. >> i'm glad we were able to spend time together as kids. i'm proud of the man he came in that beautiful family that we will always look after. >> reporter: the fire chief had this message for

and social distancing circles and common in parks during the age of covid but one artist is trying to make them more appealing. how she's turning one san francisco grass area into >>all right so if you've been to any san francisco city parks, lately you've likely noticed some circles spray painted in the grass, just so everyone can keep their all enjoy the parks, but one is using her talent to make those circles a little bit more creative. >>these colorful circles are located in the year when gardens the circles were created by a local artist tosh just image and she says that the gardens reached out to her to make sure the space was we're fun while also being covid safe. she says. whole idea was to re imagine the space that was left vacant by the pandemic and she loves this idea. >>and feel like you know even though times are like really really a little bit more difficult and i think a lot of people are he's to including myself. i think it's also really great opportunity not only to democratize art space is unlike to allow people who may not have the luxury of having that extra money to pay to go to a museum to re imagine spaces that have no law

. >>> after months of delays because of the coronavirus, the observation wheel in san francisco's golden gate park is finally open for riders looking for a great view, and this is a live look right now from golden gate park of that ferris wheel up and running. christien kafton joining us now live with more on to the opening of the star sky wheel. >> reporter: heather was talking about it a moment ago, people have been watching that wheel go in place and sit there for months, and now we can finally go on board. this is part of the city's 150th anniversary celebration, and they are hoping this is the latest thing to help the city cope with the pandemic. the observation wheel is now open. >> excited to the first to try something out like this. >> reporter: whisks passengers 15 stories into the air, and after their trip, what do riders think? >> oh, it's fantastic. you had so many great views up there. >> yeah, it was definitely worth the money. we weren't around multiple times. thought we were only going to go around once, but weren't around three or four times, which is definitely worth it. >> the o

ready the highly anticipated 150 foot tall ferris wheel is ready to welcome people at san francisco's golden gate park starting next week it's going to be awesome the grand opening wednesday october 21st the ferris wheel is there to celebrate golden gate park's 100 50th birthday this guy scar sky star wheel. >>was originally plan to debut on april 4th, but course put on hold due to covid-19 and now it's ready to roll offering over 30 fully enclosed gondolas taking 6 riders per gondola on a private ride for 12 minutes. guests will be able to see views of downtown san francisco all the way to the ocean for information on how you can purchase tickets to make reservations just head to our website kron 4 dot com days like today, lots of sunshine but fire danger running high red flag warnings are up for good part of the bay area, not just the mountaintops now but in the valleys in the north and parts of the east bay expecting winds 3045 miles per hour maybe some gusts over 50 across some of the higher peaks and humidity 10 to 20%. i think some places in the single digits, so. >>dangerous fire weather over t