dolores park is a jewel. i feel all the neighborhoods deserve adequate communication in a process that takes place making any changes to the use of the park. >> thank you. >> larry and then chill. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is larry lynch. i have lived in 18th street for 25 years. this decision to have vendors in the park without community input i think is wrong. i think you guys should put a hold on it until more community people have been put on it. thank you. >> and jill? can we have the speaking to the microphone? you can move it. >> my name is jill. i am with dolores park and dogs. i am also hear about the vendor permits in the park. there did not seem to be any notice until it seemed to be a foregone conclusion. i agree holds should be put on the permits until this entire process can be done correctly. >> thank you very much. >> is there anyone else under general public comment? general public comment is closed. >> would you like to go to item three on the calendar? >> we are now on the ge

highlights we want to feature, for example a meeting on december 27 to talk about our beloved dolores park. at the top, you see some of the main navigation functions, such as how to support our parks, how to volunteer, how to reserve space, and how to register for a class. why don't you take the open space tool and show us the map? >> this is our part and open space section. i am going to show you the parks map. this is a tool that maps out all of our destinations. that includes our parks, or pools, our golf courses, art and community centers. you can search. search for rossi. you can search by neighborhood. >> as you land on each park, not only does it tell you a little bit about the park, teachers, amenities, and events in the park. it tells you who from our staff is responsible for maintaining the park and how to contact them. it tells you what the park hours are and what the rest from ours are. there is a lot of friendly information. >> it also tells you parking options -- it also tells you part events. you have to clear first. choose any one of them. many of us may not know how to get

robert is a member of dolores park and he thinks they need to chill. >> one or two picnics, people expect the park to be. all of a sudden it becomes woodstock and they get nervous. it's what is happening, it's not the end of the schrorld more officers have been assigned to patrol the park following a recent stabbing. >> and we have a motorcycle unit to the park when they are not engaged in the activity. there has been increased prewz in the park. >> regular park users we talked with say they want a safe environment, but not a war on crime. >> i would hate to see it become the second coming of the prohibition movement. >>> global warming and the california redwoods. >> it's critical to get up into the trees because that is where all the action is happening. >> coming up, the surprising findings from an unusual tree top research project. later, preschool proven to be an important weapon against fighting crime. ♪ [ female announcer ] yoplait's real fruit and the goodness of dairy... gives you a little slice of happy. and happiness comes in 25 delicious flavors. explore them all. yoplait. it

pushcart vendors, does that mean we are all of a sudden getting jurisdiction over like blue bottle in dolores park, or not? because parks and re histc s -- because parks and rec seem to be moving in the direction of adding more vendors in part areas. i would hate to get the planning commission suddenly involved in a lot of small-vehicle vendor things like hot dogs, a little small ones. >> the regulations would apply to the universe of mobile food facilities, from smaller pushcarts on to catering trucks and buses and everything in between. with respect to park properties and other areas that have been reviewed that are sort of unconventional private property unconventional private property --

pushcart vendors, does that mean we are all of a sudden getting jurisdiction over like blue bottle in dolores park, or not? because parks and re histc s -- because parks and rec seem to be moving in the direction of adding more vendors in part areas. i would hate to get the planning commission suddenly involved in a lot of small-vehicle vendor things like hot dogs, a little small ones. >> the regulations would apply to the universe of mobile food facilities, from smaller pushcarts on to catering trucks and buses and everything in between. with respect to park properties and other areas that have been reviewed that are sort of unconventional private property -- commissioner sugaya: rec and park is the one that came to mind. >> we might be able to clarify that process. >> i wanted to make it clear that the legislation in front of you would issue permits for something on rec park. it is everything that is not public right of way. although it is city-owned, it is not public right of way, so it falls under this. the best way to think about this is that the first thing a vendor does before the go throug