. >> my name is gina marie. -- good afternoon, commissioners. my name is june marie. i have lived in at san francisco for 47 years. i am a bit nervous. i am not used to doing this. there are always going to be people who will go against some things peeping but being a hiker, and i walked in the embarcadero all the time. is very good for my health. i walked there and i am able to study all the areas, and i think it would be wonderful if we had the 8 washington project approved. it will be very good for the city and for many other people who spend time in that area. it will be good for the children. we will finally have children in the playground. there will be so many things. it is just a dirty eyesore. i have seen young people drinking in cars there. is time for change. we need to go forward, not backward. sometimes we can go forward, but you have to. must do it. then we will see progress. thank you very much for your time. >> at this time, there are seats available in this room. if you're listening to this, watching this in the overflow room, if you want to come up t

ahead at 6:00, welcome turn of events for women in california and the connection to actress gina davis. >> i'm mary ann favro. an impact on local community colleges. >>> dramatic video. watch the girl just being taken in by the earth. an unexpected and scary ordeal. >>> and we want to know what you think. should california ban the death penalty? text or call your answer to 408-300-9222. text 1 for yes and 2 for no. we'll have the results of our survey and a breakdown from political analyst larry gurston in two minutes. >>> we asked you earlier if you thought california should ban the death penalty. here are our results. our flash survey shows that 43% said yes, while 57% say no. >> nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here to talk about the death penalty issue. larry, you have seen the flash poll results. how do they compare with statewide public opinion findings? >> closer than you think. we have a minority here in favor of abolishing it and even a smaller minority in favor of abo abolishing it statewide. so all of this poretends, it's li likely to be an uphill climb for proponents who