we are hopeful we will be receiving seven new bison sometime this fall. usda regulations have changed over time, so before accepting the bison, we worked closely with our zoo officials. we have to make some changes to the bison had it for better nearing care. as you recall, we brought to this commission six months ago with a very generous gift from dick blum, who is helping us fund the paddock improvements. that will happen early fall, the paddock construction. late summer. then we hope to have the bison in november, after they have fully weened from their mother's -- [laughter] >> so this would be a much younger population. you still have the three that are going to be the elders. the zoo will continue to maintain the herd? >> absolutely. >> is there any public comment on this item? being none, public comment is closed. we are on item number seven. 2011-2012 deferred maintenance projects. >> good morning, commissioners. the item before you is discussion and possible action to approve the list of deferred maintenance projects to be funded by the open spac

. >>> one of the bisons living in the park died. she and four other bison are descendents of a gift given by dianne feinstein by her husband. golden gate park is one of several protected habitats for bison. >>> a major announcement about one of the upcoming olympic games. the top three places vying for the title of post city. >>> workers sickened at a napa vineyard. the dangerous chemical blamed for their illness and how they became exposed. >>> welcome back to the morning news. it's 4:53. and three vineyard workers have been released from the hospital after being treated for respiratory problems. the women were pruning a vineyard on big ranch road when they started feeling sick. they brought the labels from chemicals used on neighboring vineyards the night before. other grape growers say the pesticides are commonly used in that area. >> we are in a quarantine area. we are trying to eradicate european grapevine moth. >> the agricultural commission says vineyards are supposed to report over pesticide used. >>> japan's power plants ar

tenny, ts 20-year-old bison i'll yol yaited herself a few days ago, one two of the bison in this photographto us by san francisco zoo. tenny was unable to stand or eat or drink. the zoo staff treated her, but after two days made a quality of life decision to yunanize her. >>> a woman in mexico has been caught trying to smuggle her husband out of jail in a suitcase. officials say the man's 19-year-old wife was at the jail saturday for a conjugal advice yilt. police found her husband curled up inside of the suitcase. he was returned to his cell, his wife is of course, now facing charges. >> i guess you're allowed to bring suitcases for those visits? >> in, but... >> not out. >> yes. >> and still ahead, in our 4:30 half hour, a near-death experience. a group shows how dangerous rafting can be after that rain. >> and lieutenant governor newsom almost takes a tumble while making an announcement that may surprise people who followed his career as mayor. >> coastal fog now that won't have much cooling influence on inland areas. and i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >>> a bay area grou

another bison was euthanized two weeks ago. there are now only three left but they plan to add saddened by the end of this year. >>> a lawsuit says today its goal is not to stop the project, they want to make sure that actions are environmentally sustainable. the city's attorney's office told us has not yet seen the lawsuit. >>> we learned today that the opening of a double wide bypass may be delay by a year -- delayed by a year. crews use specialized equipment to drill through the rock and misuse of the machines for this after soil -- then use other machines for this after soil. >> they hope to have it completed by late next year. they say it is likely that the $350 million price tag will increase as well. >>> authorities signed an agreement with the federal government today to work together on promoting affordable housing and better rail stations into neighborhoods. availability ceo says it hopes the state get more federal funds and others say that they could lose focus on its core mission. >>> our camera was rolling at the c

the world can you take a stroll down an urban park and see a herd of bison. it's wonderfully special and unique. we'd like to keep it up. >> here's an interesting piece of trivia. the current herd is a direct depe desen de desen -- descend dent is a group of bison given to dianne feinstein by her husband. >>> scientists say debris from japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami will reach the hawaiian islands by next spring and beaches in california and oregon and washington by 2013 or early 2014. it's hard to determine what will sink or wash ashore. hardly likely the debris is radioactive because the tsunami swept it out to sea before the fukushima daiichi melted down. it spread over an area of 350 miles wide and 1300 miles long. one oceanographer likened the debris of putting san francisco through a shredder or grinder and spitting it out into the ocean. >>> i want to take you back to trace with updated information about the fire burning south of tracy. a brush fire there started around 4:30 this arch around the altamonte pass. we have a more exact locatio

but if you go there remember the park is also the home of the wild bison, also known as the americanrus fast as 30 miles an hour, they can have horns and recently, they have taken to charging at visitors. one woman wound up in the hospital. so enjoy the view, but watch out for the bison. >>> he's known as the map with the golden flute and she's his talonedb5é?qk<> reporter: with over 30 million records sold and a busy concert schedule, they are two million records sold and a busy concert schedule, they are two if the leading flute playersqlbc the planet. %qpne galway, their names may sound like royalty but this nighted flutist and his wife arei("r@ anything but stuffy. they were kind enough to answer your questions. >> hi, is sir james, my name's gabe, a fellow flute player. tell me how you gotxx" started playing the flute. >> well, i learned the flute as a little boy with my uncle and ondon, went to school in london to a royal college. then i went to paris conservatory, i came back and i lady jeanne, my name is favorite thing about playing the flute? >> the th

these bison are descendants of a 1984 birthday present to them mayon-mayor dianne feinstein frm her husband richard blum. we will have costume bears to meet and greet zoo visitors. there will be a bear themed event and crafts at the zoo. in addition, on july 24, should you get hungry for ice-cream, the ben and jerr's scoop

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these bison are descendants of a 1984 birthday present to them mayon-mayor dianne feinstein frm her husband richard blum. we will have costume bears

the population of golden gate park's bison is dwindling.octors say on tuesday one of the bison had to be euthanized after being ill for months. two weeks after another was put down. there are only three left. the golden gate park officials plan to remedy the situation. they say they are going to bring in younger bison, thanks to a $50,000 gift from richard bloom. he donated the original herd back in 1984 as a gift to his wife, senator dianne feinstein so. he's keeping that project alive. if you have a lot of family members, cell phone family plans probably help save money. what if you have a lot of gadgets? scott mcgrew says that can still be expensive. >> let's say for the moment we have an iphone, i've got an iphone. i pay a month pli price for. that i have wireless access card for my lap top. i pay for that. then my 3-g ipad so i pay for that every month. sprint says it will eventually offer a family plan for gadgets a discount that says you can access the sprint network for one price regardless of device. the company admits it hasn't wo

it's like bisons going across the mid west. there are so many dogs they are covering the ground cht it's a get together. all the dog walkers know each other. if you go to pine lake day camp now, you will see 50 kids there. the r directors are wonder. >> the pine lake is natural. they take of the area around the lake. they plant natives that are drought tolerant. one that stands the dry summers here. the whole park is under going quite a bit of reconstruction. they will renovate the trails around the lake. and the big project is the capital project for pine lake meadow. they are going to returf the dog run and the meadow by the day camp. we are looking for a very busy fall. by the spring of next year should have major renovations to the mark thal make it an outstanding park. i don't ever refer to it as my park. all the parks belong to all the people. this park belongs just as much to the families in the bay view sdrishth as it does to the gentlemen that lives across the street. i'm happy and proud to be the caretaker for them. i

first of all, small-scale bison herd. then you have the cattle industry. then you have it with we farming. all of the men by the 1890's, catastrophe, environmental damage, and political turmoil. >> there is another native for indigenous population on the planes that is also impacted by the railroads. of course i am referring to native americans. i no you're talking about next weekend presidio, but i wonder if you might give us a little preview of what you're going to say then and summarize your views about what the transcontinental lines did to the native american population is? >> i have to be very careful when i say this. what i will say, though i might have to retreat a little bit camauro rose were probably the worst thing that happened to the indian people. to the great basin. i hesitate because so many bad things happened. it is hard to single out the roads. but i am talking about is if you look at how american populations, a takes americans, at the start of jamestown, to a half centuries to get a little more than halfway across. for all practical pur

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so the railroads unintentionally bring about the near extinction of bison. doesn't bother people much a time because they're going to replace them with cattle and all kinds of cattle to go in, and cattle fries for a while. it will thrive until the 1870s, 1880s. and have catastrophic winners on planes which have a over grace and its a virtue collapse of the cattle industry, almost overnight. bankruptcies, and even ranchers come hard and ranchers who say they've never wanted to look at another cow again after they'd seen the results of those winners. after that which it is wheat farmers coming in. it's not the wheat farmers, the problem for wheat farmers is the move on the planes, coaches, badgers tickets equally catastrophic because for this time they're dumping large amounts of sweets onto a market for which there's no market for wheat. the prices falling in the winter outcomes, particularly on the great plains, many of them are busted. as the railroads to bring development, for small and small scale bison herds, then you have with cattle industry, then with

it's like bisons going across the mid west.re are so many dogs they are covering the ground cht it's a get together. all the dog walkers know each other. if you go to pine lake day camp now, you will see 50 kids there. the r directors are wonder. >> the pine lake is natural. they take of the

the $60 million went to a bison rancher who lost his entire herd after the leak. >>> fire engulfed the building on lombard street. firefighters managed to keep it contained while it burned out, no one was hurt. >>> we're working out of a story from georgia. authorities are trying to determine with if a body discovered is that of a law school student from california. her friend at mersa law school called police. investigators searched giddings apartment complex where they did find a body. those remains have not been identified. >>> and shocked neighbors watched a plane land short of the bay area bridge airport. wjz is live. kelly mcpherson is there and talked to neighbors who saw that plane went down. >> reporter: the plane took off and a short time later, the pilot was forced to land in a shallow creek that is filled with boats and docks. the plane ended up in broad creek near ken island thursday afternoon. >> i heard this loud noise and i was like oh my gosh. i looked behind me and it was a plane, it was like 10 feet above the water and it was just coming into the creek. i know that i

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working cooperatively with the rec and park department, we have had to euthanize two of our five female bison in golden gate park. this is an aging herd of animals -- from 20 to 28 years old. the symptoms in the two animals were similar. they voluntarily separated themselves from the rest of the herd, laid down, very hard to get back out. little or no interest in eating or drinking. the entire herd is quite elderly with captive life expectancy of 20 to 30 years.

the song says i love expensive the construction of the largest houses on the bison the countless channels cutting through the city such great architects as first truly grossly answers the house for the dream to l'arche centuries later as you can see in the smoke of modern day st petersburg the old ways and bridges still dominates the northern capital perched on the price of the never river you can see how the city is set up in various pilings crisscrossed by canals. can really create a whole atmosphere of a like the menace of the north as they call us and they're strict i think it's just amazing you can take a party boat down the river and they can all spend the night silence for a nice and if you want to be a little bit more to do something more special you can actually order clothes for yourself sister friends and skull out there and eat and drink and have a good time and still adhere to the cellar for a living because. watch. the. plates. and. looked out. the way to canal is one of the most policy corners own subpoenas but it was described to alexander christian's famous queen of space

the sidewalk the difference trader said that's what police started making arrests about three dozen bison there. and they are protesting over the shooting of kenneth wade hardy nineteen year old who was shot and killed on saturday after he allegedly fired two officers today officials said that the gunshot residue was found on the man's hand which could indicate that he had fired that gun so we're still waiting for those details but this is another example of what's going on in california's bay area and the frustration between civilians and police i don't forget about the case of oscar grant or the case of charles hill both men who were fatally shot by police grant had no weapon on him he allegedly was drunk and had a knife but regardless the shoot to kill trend is a perfect sign the brutality of police in this country and that community specifically so the case of kenneth lay harding is just another sore spot now whether he fired a gun or not it's a sign of the rift that's been created the mistrust between civilians and their supposed protectors of social upheaval this is something that p

>> ok, one of the greatest things that james bison, amazing entrepreneur has a line of pet products.agine vacuuming your dog. you push this. you groom your dog. mess free tool and when the vacuum is on, all the hair gets sucked up. >> really? >> perfect. >> so my daughter wants a dog. i told her it has to be one that doesn't shed. now i could get this! >> exactly. you know what? i'm going to leave this with you. this will give you the incentive. >> gretchen can have this dog? >> no, she can't have that dog. my husband would kill me. next up, love this leash and combo. it's designed by aerospace engineers. and it's a walky way. imagine if you're having a fire in the middle of the night, you have a built in leash and collar combo right here. i usually have my dogs wear this for precaution. you know, in new york if your leash breaks or need something at the dog park quickly, love this. this is an e collar. remember when guys wore the collars after having surgery, this is soft, it can fold up and fold down. >> what about from matisse to mut-tisse? >> love this. art-casso. i did this with

understandable criticism, but they describe themselves as the boots on the ground law enforcement community and bison carry members of congress by congressman lamar smith, senators bradley in session. their concern is that really release of crack offenders will create a threat to public safety. the commission has weighed these with care. we ultimately decide these policy concerns did not prevail based on the data in their own past experience. and let me explain. in 2007, the commission reduce the guideline penalties for crack cocaine by two levels under chairman hinojosa to signal concerning the penalties were too high. it voted to give richer activity of that amendment beginning march 3, 2008. during that process involving a much larger number of petitioners, 25,010, judges rejected as many as 604 petitions from prisoners who had those high public safety risks. they were rejected. indeed, half of the denial were the highest criminal history category. so judges are careful. the three-year study of recidivism rate demonstrated prisoners released early were indeed a little lower than those released und