(applause) >> thank you, alastair. all of you are gathered here today should know that this gift was alastair's idea and that he and his family are the majority donors of the park. alastair and i and our partner peter started working on this park seven years ago. isabelle wade, one of the founders of the san francisco parks alliance, handled our community outreach and she did a great job. we had meetings with hundreds of neighborhood residents including one of our wonderful supporters jamie whit a kerr, right there, jamie, wave. these residents working with landscape architects cliff low and katy taylor designed this park. later kirsten -- where is kirsten? a city planning and don of parks and rec as well as tradection professionals studied the park to ensure it met all the professional standards required of a san francisco city park ~. thank you, don. and kirsten, thank you, parks and rec. thank you, jamie, and thank you, cliff and katy for all your hard work. the children's play structure will be coming in the next f

alastair, do you want to take that? >> we estimate around $45,000 a year. >> we're guesstimating somewhere around $45,000 a year. once we run it for a while, we'll know much better. >> additional questions? we'll see you, then. let's call this press conference to a close. thank you all for coming. we'll remain available for individual interviews on an as call basis. thank you all. ... >> so, good morning, everyone. my name is mark farrell. i'm the supervisor from district 2 here in san francisco. last year, thanks to the great leadership of our mayor ed lee, his office of housing in particular, olson lee and brian chu who are here with us today and my colleagues on the board of supervisors, together and with the voters of san francisco, we passed proposition c, the housing trust fund initiative, to create and approve affordable housing city-wide and to provide loans to assist with the down payment towards the purchase of homes here in san francisco. the passage of the housing trust fund was and is a huge win for all of

as to sharp park, i've never hidden the fact that i'm a fan of not only golf, but alastair mc kenzie. i was told literately two days ago and i don't know it to be a fact, but it was told me by a golf historian. when sharp park was built it was ranked as the number one course in america. now it's been compromised over the years by the ocean, by highways, by frogs, by snakes, and it's been modified. but this effort is to restore it to the greatest extent possible that's compatible with providing a good environment for both frog and snake and golfer. and i think it's a good plan. i've looked at it carefully and wholeheartedly support it. with that, let me ask commissioner, you had a com? ment? >> yes. ~ having served as a commissioner during all of these discussions, i can unequivocally attest to the fact that we had numerous -- we had countless number of experts come before us to discuss the merits of the nap plan, the existence or the continuation of the sharp park, and all the different configurations for how -- how to preserve sharp park and have the coexistence and protect the speci

the sharp park golf course being designed by one of golf's greatest and most famous architects, alastair mc kenzie. it's been the cultural center of the sea side community. we appreciate greatly the work that park and rec has done -- rec and park has done to improve the conditions at the port for the golfers and most importantly for the protected species. we realize what a long process it's been to put together the significant natural resource areas, managements plans. we've watched that process for years, attended many of the meetings. and we hope that you can now go forward with that as it stands and not to remove sharp park from the plan. to do so and rechoirv a separate e-i-r for sharp park would be to obstruct the excellent work that's going on right now and would just needlessly endanger what we consider a municipal masterpiece. thank you. >> thank you. >> richard. >>> commissioners, i'm richard harris, the san francisco public park alliance. we have 6,000 members. i'm also a san francisco resident and have been a golfer in sharp park for most of my life. we support funding for the

. >> alastair de mello is a second generation goan in swindon. angelo's son.hasn't been able to start building his ideal career yet, but in the meantime, he's been rebuilding his ideal car, a calibra. >> it was the fastest accelerating street car built till 1999. i wouldn't want to part with it. yeah. probably sleep in it. [laughing] >> he has dreams of a job in computer animation, but not in india. goa only features as a holiday destination. >> i'm sure i would have preferred it if i actually was born there and i was used to the culture and that, but because i'm from here and i was born here and that, i've learned, like, a lot more than i think i could have learned there. >> with family settled and integrated in the host country, the older generation has nothing to gain, either, by returning to the country of origin. >> i mean, i've lived here for a quarter of a century now, so, it's--i've lived more of my life here than anywhere else. [speaking native language] >> the older polish migrants have put down deep roots in the u.k., too. their homeland still tugs

alastair dickenson: it is quite difficult to almost keep a straight face because you are so itching to tell them that it's worth a huge amount of money. the "antiques roadshow" is no stranger to the lives and loves of the rich and famous. rock legends, sporting heroes, politicians, princesses-- they all turn out when the show comes to town. or at least their possessions do. but what can a celebrated connection add to an item's value? bruce: it's not good just claiming a link to the stars, you've got to prove it. boy: it's one of john mcenroe's old rackets. - expert: oh, the great john mcenroe. - yeah. i have to do it, just to say that i've strummed marc bolan's guitar. bruce: and what better proof than having been handed the item by the star themselves? absolutely, the boxes are actually-- they're handmade cigars, churchills, which were his own, obviously-- terribly fascinating. well, normally you wouldn't really bother with cigars. but these were obviously from churchill. and how she got them-- marvelous story. farahar: so this is the society of chartered nurses, sister a.m. wright. y

the sharp park golf course being designed by one of golf's greatest and most famous architects, alastair mc kenzie. it's been the cultural center of the sea side community. we appreciate greatly the work that park and rec has done -- rec and park has done to improve the conditions at the port for the golfers and most importantly for the protected spie

iraq experience with the dodgy dossier in which intelligence was tampered with by tony blair and alastair campbell i'm afraid has poisoned the well and it's the legacy of that that we're living with today but i have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that bashar assad is responsible for last week's attack and responsible for yesterday's napalm attack on a bunch of children in northern side northern syria i'm going to say a program what could you say to people that still say they want to see facts before intervention happened how could you convince that my know what you're saying and i can hear that you absolutely believe it but how do you convince the unbelievers if you like you know at the end of the day as with a jury you know any judgment is made and the words beyond reasonable doubt to use sometimes no information is absolutely perfect you know you may not have the electronic intelligence with a voice saying to from martyr or bashar assad to a general please drop these bombs on somebody but i think above and beyond that there is only one person who could have delivered the mayhem that was

white sox. 13 other players also place disciplinary charges for taking form man's enhancing drugs alastairs jessie cruise and peralta are among the stiffest faci facing penalties could be banned up to 50 games. some players expect to serve them immediately. this decision expected to come down at noon today interest time. ainsley? >> a lot of baseball fans waiting for that. >> an extreme. heavy rain shutting down police. this is outside of wichita. take a look. they are getting by. those people enjoy it a little bit. residents enjoying relaxation in the rising waters. they expect to see more storms today, though. >> you can only drive through it if you have tires like that. extreme weather across parts of the plains. you mentioned half a foot of rain fell across the areas over the weekend. that's what we are talking about yet again as we head into today. more heavy rain through kansas even into areas of missouri and parts of arkansas. that's what we are talking the potential for severe weather. damaging winds up to 60 miles per hour large hail and tornadoes. large spread area north dakota, s

well i did try on a mink at alastair solomons, perhaps it's there.ll, i should pop back before alstair sweeps up. in the meantime we'll look here. i was also at the hairdressers first thing. then i bought a pair of shoes. i tell you what madam, you retrace your steps and we'll take care of everything at this end. you're very sweet. so i've been told. i'm sorry to give you so much trouble. humphries: it's no trouble at all madam. thank you. my husband will be furious if he finds out. i'll give a hundred pounds to the person who finds it. hundred pounds. that is very generous of madam. now don't worry if it's here we'll find it. mr. lucas where are you. get up you fool. look there is a hundred quid lying around here somewhere. we don't want the rest of the shop looking for it. otherwise we won't get the reward. i'm not just a pretty face. i'll tell you what, we'll both look and if we find it we'll split it fifty-fifty. well it was my customer....sixty-forty. ah , yes well if i spot it first...sixty-forty to me. and if i spot it first seventy-thirty to

(applause) >> thank you, alastair. all of you are gathered here today should know that this gift was alastair's idea and that he and his family are the majority donors of the park. alastair and i and our partner peter started working on this park seven years ago. isabelle wade, one of the founders of the san francisco parks alliance, handled our community outreach and she did a great job. we had meetings with hundreds of neighborhood residents including one of our wonderful supporters jamie whit a kerr, right there, jamie, wave. these residents working with landscape architects cliff low and katy taylor designed this park. later kirsten -- where is

alastair, do you want to take that? >> we estimate around $45,000 a year. >> we're guesstimating somewhere around $45,000 a year. once we run it for a while, we'll know much better. >> additional questions? we'll see you, then. let's call this press conference to a close. thank you all for coming. we'll remain available for individual interviews on an as call basis. thank you all. ...