i would like to know who owns a glen canyon park as land? who is the owner of that? >> i believe it is the recreation and parks department. commissioner moore: then we need to take particular attention to how these plans are being addressed because i think i hear the road is an -- it's not quite where it needs to be. i am interested to hear you track that when we review the roads and a couple of week. who owns the bart parking lot? >> bart. commissioner moore: is part as an owner being treated as anyone who owns properties within the jurisdiction of the planning department and planning commission? they don't get preferential treatment -- they're just like a normal owner. thank you. >> one response to the glen canyon park. there is actually a glen plaid -- glen canyon park improvement plan that we just finished the draft of. that will spend $6 million of general-obligation fund to make improvements to that park. commissioner moore: i don't want to get into detail yesterday but i had a meeting with somebody who spoke about a project that is simultaneously on track with

we could do a further designed to save the glen park village and to glen canyon. one of the ideas is under part of the greenway -- there is an idea circulating about is it feasible to do they lighting of this project and we really don't know. there are some complications. has a combined sewer system. it's not like regular daylighting where you just uncover something. the plan stays open to that. while there should be some further study to determine if this could happen while also recognizing some of the concerns of residents and adjacent property owners, we could address that in this further work.

the other major piece of the neighborhood is its close proximity to glen canyon park, over 60 acres of open space. this is an amazing place -- there are coyotes and owls and a recreational facility and hiking trail. there is also a creek, the last one of the city's free flowing creeks that flows freely into glen canyon. in transportation options, to have such a great abundance of transportation options is special. there is a bart station, a number of bus lines and the j. church can next to glen park. the freeway access to 280 -- this is a picture of one of the first electric streetcars in the city built at the turn of the century. we talked about this last time. this is transit first period when the real-estate developers decided to bring people into their area, they would build of the transit line. this is an interesting digram from a feasibility study we conducted about a year ago. it shows how people arrive at the bart station. there are approximately 9000 transit riders they use the small area around the station every day. what is amazing is that about 80% of them are arrived not b

officials at kings canyon national park says john williams left for a 104-mile hike on september 17th and was supposed to return 10 days later. when he failed to show up, search crews started looking for him. officials say last night williams walked out of the park and is in good health. crews are working to repair a sink hole discovered this morning. drivers found that hole around 8:00 a.m. this morning between k clement street and gary boulevard. a spokeswoman says it was caused by the collapse of a 100 -year-old sewer main. the sink hole did not cause any water outages and the road is expected to open later this evening. >>> a deadline is looming to get the whooping cough vaccine. district officials say students who have not received the vaccine by tomorrow will not be allowed to attend class. all students in grades 7-12 to get a whooping cough vaccination. school officials say hundreds of students still have not received the shot. >>> that sea lion that crossed the highway is on the way to recovery at the marine mammal recovery center. found in a ditch after drivers saw it cross f

officials at kings' canyon national park say 67-year-old john williams left for a 104 mile hike backth. his trek was expected to run ten days but williams has still not been seen. officials say the area is experiencing fairly good weather but there is a chance of snow tomorrow night. >>> wet weather is expected this week and bay area winemakers are scrambling to harvest grapes ahead of it. rain could damage grapes still on the vine causing fungus to grow. it can alter the sugar content. the crop yield is down 30%. winemakers are staying optimistic while quantity might be down, the quality is still good. >> it is like pouring ketchup all over yourself! the alameda county fairgrounds yesterday held the bay area's first ever organized tomato battle. participants enjoyed beer, some music and the unite experience of hurling the fruit at friends and foes. before you get a little mad, no food was wasted. the battle was waged with rotten tomatoes donated from local farmers and food banks that could not use the supply before it spoiled. >> what a mess. >> it is a first of its kind in the bay

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so whether you're in yellowstone national park, grand canyon, or appalachian trail, you're connected. >> host: are you operational right now? >> guest: cannot get to our satellite is operational. we're in the process of moving customers over to the satellite. >> host: who are your customers? >> guest: our customers are retailers. we don't go directly to the consumer. we go to of the company's that take our service and offered to consumers. to date, we have signed 17 customers. so think of it from a consumer perspective. these 17 companies when we are operational and can offer nationwide wireless conductivity to american consumers. so today when you look for a nationwide service, and you have three, maybe four choices. we have enabled 17 companies to get into that business. part of those are national carriers today. sprint, for instance, tournament is a customer? >> guest: is a customer. also others. but 15 of the companies, we've made them, enable them to be national carriers. because they are reselling our service to american consumers. that is something that has never happened anywh

park in the fremont hills. the 1,000-acre vargas plateau stretches from morris canyon road north to niles.t should be open to mikers -- hikers by the end of the year. now that there's been a settlement in response to a lawsuit by the neighbors. they claim the road was narrow and unsafe. they will be required to widen and improve the roads. >>> it's bicycle safety and education week. this is being held in response to the rising number of psyche theists on the streets -- cyclists on the streets. you can also learn about road rules and what cyclists can and cannot do. each class lasts about four hours and will be held at various san francisco locations. >>> ahead -- we'll have details on the biggest toy acquisition in history. and the strategy walmart plans to use to attract more holiday shoppers. >>> taking a live look at the big board on wall street, stocks gaining steadily today in a round of corporate takeover news. good earnings from caterpillar. right now, the nasdaq is up 92. the -- the dui is up 92. the -- the dow is up 92. walmart is announcing a new price-matching strategy that they

park is and what changes we want to make to it. that is going to be and port project, the same thing with glen canyon that is going to undergo a lot of work. one of the most challenging parts of the new district supervisor is that we elect the supervisors by district. it is very important to pay attention to the district, be engaged in the projects in the district. we also represent the whole city. any district supervisor that focuses on the district without addressing the citywide issues is not doing his or her job. every day, i make sure i am working on the major citywide issues and the district issues. i try to be disciplined about that. >> how will you approach the tough choices? >> i think we have to start by looking at the most critical city services that we cannot do without. what are the ones that if they deteriorated, we will pay the price on? public safety falls into that category as a basic critical service. transportation, making sure we have the functional muni is critical. core public health services like dealing with mental on this on our streets -- with mental illness on our streets. if we do not provide services,

the concrete canyon on the city's waterfront is an oasis of green tucked in between sprawling high rises. it didn't becoming a parking lot or yet another high rise. >> if you look around, this is, as i said, one of the most valuable pieces of property in san francisco, and the idea that we would be able to purchase it and develop it for open space speaks to the value systems we have in the city. >> reporter: parks department hopes the $2.8 million restoration, paid for by the downtown park fund, will give people an escape from the downtown hustle, urban park amidst the urban chaos. >> it's our hope that this will become a place where people picnic and gather and that it becomes a really busy communal space. leaders say cit the park could possibly host events for the 2013 americas cup yacht race. whatever its future, weis has become a part of its history. her efforts have been honored with a plaque, part of the view she now sees from her window. >> a lot of people are happy about that. >> >> she had a vision. >> let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. correct me if i'm wrong. yesterday was kind of the app

that would be like mining the grand canyon or chopping own redwood trees in the national park. it's a bad idea because the public doesn't get up there to see the arctic. they think of it in terms of energy instead of a gift that we're going to passen to future generations. >> doug brinkly, what role did alaska play in the founding of the bull moose party? is. >> very seminal role. it's a long story, but roosevelt after he left the presidency, 48 hours after he left he saved mount olympus in washington state. went to africa for the smithsonian institute, and while he was gone he had left behind for william howard taft his chief forester. the taft administration started giving sweetheart deals to corporations, what they called the guggenheim syndicate. it would be today's exxonmobil or shell. and giving them these sweetheart deals, clearcutting whole areas and leaving, really the beginning of the raping of the coal lands of alaska. pin cho blew a whistle and went to see roosevelt in italy, came back, and one of his first speeches he gave at the waldorf-astoria was between all the