carla crane. and sam bower. >>> good morning, commissioners and director. [speaker not understood] with the san francisco parks alliance. we're the fiscal sponsor for the friends of kesar triangle. it's a real privilege to be working with this group on this very interesting project that brings kind of a special treatment to this area of golden gate park at kesar triangle. we're really excited about this project because of the great vision that it has to bring some artistic elements and the connection with eco logic design into the park. we feel it is an opportunity to make it a special place and possibly is a model we can use in other parks around the city as well. the great thing is it also builds on activation events that the group has already been doing. we've been able to have some events where we're out in the park enjoying music, blowing bubbles, and the usability of the space will also be greatly increased by improving the turf area and the buffering some of the high traffic areas nearby as well as from the parked cars that are there on lincoln. anot

carla crane. and sam bower. >>> good morning, commissioners and director. [speaker not understood] with the san francisco parks alliance. we're the fiscal sponsor for the friends of kesar triangle. it's a real privilege to be working with this group on this very interesting project that brings kind of a special treatment to this area of golden gate park at kesar triangle. we're really excited about this project because of the great vision that it has to bring some artistic elements and the connection with eco logic design into the park. we feel it is an opportunity to make it a special place

. >>> hello, i'm carla crane. i'm the founder and funder, and i just thought you might want to know a little history how this all came to pass. my parents passed away, i thought i would find a project that would honor them and the city that we all loved. and there were avid gardners and nature lovers and i have a background in the arts. so, what followed was -- what inspired me, anyway, was two things. the wonderful [speaker not understood] in the presidio. and in new york, if you've been to the jai-alai, you know these are two projects that have brought artful interventions to lots of people in an urban setting. so, i love that idea. so, that led me to phil ginsberg who is very enthusiastic and he arranged the tour for me to look around all their wonderful sites. and it was kesar triangle that really took my heart. so, there was something about it, it's kind of under loved and a little scrappy, didn't seem to interrupt any activities that were going on. what i really love was that you could not only experience ma