we plant about 1,000 new trees a year in golden gate park. d in the last nine months, we have probably had about 200 instances of vandalism of trees in the park. that's about a 20% rate. >> reporter: now, for the question you're probably asking, who would do this? >> we have some idea of who is doing this and we're working very closely with san francisco police department. but for those, you know, watching, if -- keep your eyes open in golden gate park. if you see someone abusing a tree, you know, call 311 or even 911 and let us know. >> reporter: yeah, allen. who would do it and why? that's probably the bigger question, why would somebody do this? the trees we found were snapped off. they were broken as they were growing. they found other trees that had been sawed by people. there's actually hand saw marks on the trees. these are particularly young trees, trees that will be the future for golden gate park, this treasure that we have in san francisco. and police say again, you know, if you see somebody and they look like they are doing somethi

and it supports gardener in golden gate park. it is a very reasonable path and i'll be supporting the permanency of the fee >> i just want to withdraw my motion i received clarity in the city attorney that we're going to wait until wreaking and park comes back to us with the proposed amendments because - well, i don't know if i'm explaining this right. >> mr. city attorney. >> just two thing one is the committee should vote after public comment and the second is supervisor breed made a number of amendments but supervisor breeds changes will have to - i understand that we've been working with rec park and we'd recommend the mainstream lease be accepted after public comment. >> and we did submit an amended lease to the clerk just annoy. >> okay. so mr. city attorney the lease is going to be amended and we can technology vote on those motions tomorrow and put that out to vote tomorrow. >> that's right. >> supervisor mar and a yes, i'm looking forward to our commitment tomorrow. i want to thank the associates for working on the proje

nats: there's absolutely no fires in golden gate park at all im in golden gate park in san francisco where this woman has a roaring fire going so she burn letters now if one ember had blown away it could have killed or damaged hundreds of trees the fact is hundreds of three have already been damaged and not because of illegal camp fires but by vandals there are an estimated 77 gate park and every year gardners plant a thousand more but someone has been deliberately destroying not full grown trees but saplings in other words baby trees stand up: to give you and idea what going on out here in golden gate park, this is a top of a pine tree it was vandals im over near the historic windmills it's an are where as this sign reads it a reforestation area under disturb but it had been disturbed in the amout of 200 trees in just the last 9 months san francisco police are working on a plan to catch the person or persons responsible each tree some are cypress and others monterey pines cost the city about 250 dollars each not incuding trees but if you look around you stick so they grow correctly

well, for one thing, the golden gate park, the roads, the park commissioners were very jealous about. they didn't want anybody to use the golden gate park roads for commerce or transporting things. they wanted to keep it for recreation. so for a long time i thought maybe they used that streetcaroline on lincoln way, used the rail, somehow put the cars on some kind of fladbed rail thing, brought them out to the edge and dragged them across the sand, perhaps on sleds or something. i finally came across what heyman did in an article. he actually somehow talked the commissioners into using the golden gate park roads. so he -- remember, the apparatus, most of the machinery, is taken out of these cars which makes them a lot lighter. they're mostly wood at this point. they're probably brought out, pulled by horses through golden gate park road. then in 1892, the great highway gets improved. then he's only got maybe half a block of sandunes to drag these cars on to his land. now, once you get these cars kind of sitting in the sandunes and somebody buys a lot three blocks away, i don't know ex

or walking in and say hello at old lock cabin, golden gate park. and of course you can find more information and reach us at sfrecpark.org. >> san francisco recreation and parks department offers classes for the whole family. rec and parks has a class for everyone. discover what is available now and get ready to get out and play. henri matisse. frida kahlo. andy warhol. discover the next great artist. get out and play and get inspired with toddler classes. experience art where making a mess is part of the process. classes and the size the artistic process rather than the product. children have the freedom to explore materials at their own pace and in their own way. talks love art, especially when they died into the creative process -- dive into the creative process. at the end of the classes, they have cleaned and washup. of.com great way to get out and play. for more information, visit sfrecpark.org. that out and play and get into the groove. rec and parks offers dance classes for seniors. first-time beginners or lifetime enthusiasts -- all are wel

another planet puts on probably the greatest music festival in america for three days here in golden gate parke work with them a lot to prevent and not have any problems. and what we have done with them is have roads built and have pieces under whatever equipment is parked. they do all of that. and then when it gets removed, they have very little damage. >> for me as a gardener and having to stay here and work after they leave, i am more than happy when i see their greening team come through and green everything up. >> we have given them pieces that they can use, and pieces that they can't use. so we are allowing them, again, because we have irrigation in the ground so they can use, and if they put up a tent they can stake a tent in some places, they can't stake a tent in other places. so we are protecting the golden gate park asset. >> so what is really special about the partnership is not just the incredible music, that about 70,000 of our closest friends are listening to right now, but for the respect that everybody has for this park and the work that we do with the outside land music promo

first the west side recycled water project is proposing to irrigate golden gate park plus lincoln park and presido and environmental review begins later this year. the key thing there is that as by irrigating golden gate park, we'll be able to shift the groundwater that is pumped into golden gate park for irrigation purposes to potable supply for the city. that is why recycled water is a piece of this, to shift the grounds water and use recycled water of lesser quality for landscape irrigation. the san francisco groundwater supply project proposed supplying 4mgd from the west base aquifer on the west side of the san francisco. it's a very productive aquifer there and blending that with regional supplies and that water will be distributed throughout san francisco. the blue area is the part that would actually receive that blend of water. most of san francisco will get a little bit of groundwater mixed in with their hetch hetchy supply and this is one of our key water local supply projects that services in normal years and dry years. the groundwater storage and recovery ec

or walking in and say hello at old lock cabin, golden gate park. and of course you can find more information and reach us at sfrecpark.org. test. >> good morning, everyone and welcome to the san francisco

will bring thousands more people into our city whether they are going to the concerts in our golden gate park are going to america's cup beginning next month all the way through september -- or they are making game day trips to the park. this will get people all around the city where they need to be and these will be the standard that we have for the future beginning now. i'm proud for munis and the commission and they are working with dpw. speaking about dpw, muhammad and i worked together and we literally saw people who realized the second the bus arrives they can't eat on the bus. so where do they toss it? if they weren't looking or realized there was a trash can next to them as most bus stops do have them. they were irresponsible. we literally saw people tossing things as they got on boarding the buses. that's not good behavior. obviously we need to do a lot more education. we need to end that practice and we need to keep and attitude, a very spirit of keeping our public assets clean and beautiful as you see them today. this is what these buses ought to look like a few years from now. we

and it supports gardener in golden gate park. it is a very reasonable path and i'll be supporting the permanency of the fee >> i just want to withdraw my motion i received clarity in the city attorney that we're going to wait until wreaking and park comes back to us with the proposed amendments because - well, i don't know if i'm explaining this right. >> mr. city attorney. >> just two thing one is the committee should vote after public comment and the second is supervisor breed made a number of amendments but supervisor breeds changes will have to - i understand that we've been working with rec park and we'd recommend the mainstream lease be accepted after public

"vanda e >>> vandals are on the rampage in golden gate park. stida on why the crimes are insulting. >> reporter: it makes no sense. in 140 years golden gate park has been here they have never seen anything like this specifically trees that are being cut down and damaged, branches broken off by they believe vandals. the real reason they are doing it? nobody seems to know. >> it's sacred ground. >>> reporter: at the western end of golden gate park right beside the soccer fields, you will find one of the killing fields. >> it's something that just kind of puzzles us. >> reporter: tree saplings hundreds of them slaughtered. >> there is a person or persons that walk around and actually break branches off and do damage to the base of the tree. >> reporter: this is hardly the first time. in the summer of 2010, someone butchered more than a dozen elm trees in the music concourse. >> about two months ago we had a tree that was set on fire in sharon meadow. we plant about 1,000 new trees a year in golden gate park. and in the last nine months, we have pro

our recreational department is trying to - golden gate park has suffered from this policy. it was established over 40 years ago for the relief of stress. leading us through forest and alongside parks and meadows. just 2 years ago the recreation and park department was giving up the location for administrative salaries. they want to pave over 7 acres of artifical tomb and add 1 hundred and 50,000 watts of lights. this will ruin species of birds and the beach experiences for families to sit by the beach or gaze at the stars. for those listening you can find more information on line. this is part of the way to turn golden gate park for paved troiktsz to remind us all this used to be a wood park free stop this now and eliminate the fees. thank you (clapping) and a hello supervisors and public you're lucky i lost my notes. i want to reiterate what folks have said. a couple years ago when we were fighting against the fees i came to the park and one of the residents came up to me and said something i thought she was going to say something different but she said something in favor o

our recreational department is trying to - golden gate park has suffered from this policy. it was established over 40 years ago for the relief of stress. leading us through forest and alongside parks and meadows. just 2 years ago the recreation and park department was giving up the location for administrative salaries. they want to pave over 7 acres of artifical tomb and add 1 hundred and 50,000 watts of lights. this will ruin species of birds and the beach experiences for families to sit by the beach or gaze at the stars. for those listening you can find more information on line. this is part of the way to turn golden gate park for paved troiktsz to remind us all this

lincoln way is also a busy street running parallel to the golden gate park. on a good day buses drop off passengers in front of the station driveway and back up the curve. when there was an event in the park, a problem occurred to me. with the size of the proposed convenient store, look of space for cars to maneuver around the site. they stated people will only use it [speaker not understood]. please give drivers more room so they won't get caught in the queue unable to move. this will create irritated and frustrated drivers. i don't live next to the station, but i do live nearby on 26th avenue. 19th avenue is already difficult for pedestrians and lincoln way is also a problem. i am very sensitive to this because my husband was killed by a hit and run driver when crossing the street on lincoln way a few blocks from the proposed site. i don't want anyone else to suffer this tragedy. our city is one of the most dangerous in the city for pedestrians. we need to anticipate problems and ensure our streets are made as safe as possible. it has been stated in the pape

and i think for my point of view, i live close enough to a golden gate park to walk there and use muni all of the time. but what is going on is that areas of the neighborhood basically are very congested on the weekend with the people taking our neighborhood parking places and it happens, consistently every weekend now. and let's see, we would like to be simple for the people who want to drive in the city and the tourism is an important component of what is the budget and we can't (inaudible) for the drivers or prevent them from coming into the city and the money that we would like to see them spend thank you very much. >> good morning. my name is jennifer welch and i am the connector for the community living campaign and i want to share some of the highlights of our being connected through the community and the world through technology and (inaudible) hospital. and we begin and work around to give something to look forward to. and they will get together and we discovered to have a reliable way to contact your family. a place in the hands, our a home and world open (inaudible). we star

golden gate park's largest body of water is an enchanting place. is a popular spot for paddling around in boats, which can be rented. created in 1893, it was designed for these your boating -- for leisure boating. it is named for the wild strawberries that once flourished. there is also a waterfall, two bridges, and trails the climb to the summit, the highest point at more than four hundred feet. you can catch glimpses of the western side of the city that make this hilltop a romantic look out. for public transit, i take the n train. the lad the ad -- lake is ada accessible. watch many ducks, swans, and siegel's. -- seagulls. it is a great place to stroll and sail away. many couples come here to take a ride around a lake, going under the bridges, passing the chinese pavilion and the waterfall. for a quiet getaway, making for a memorable and magical experience. located on 19th avenue, this growth is the place to where you're hiking boots, bring the family and the dog because it has so much to offer you and your loved ones. it is a truly hidden gem in

the climb to the hills summit, the highest point in golden gate park at more than four hundred feet. you can get quinces of the western side of the city through -- glimpes of the western side of city through a thick trees. the lake is ada accessible. it has a peaceful atmosphere where you can enjoy a warm day. walk along the lake and watched many ducks, and swans, and seagulls. it is a tranquil spot to stroll, enjoy each other's company, and sail away. many couples come here to take a ride around the lake, floating under the bridges, past the pavilion and waterfall. for a quiet getaway, it makes for a memorable and magical experience. located on 19th avenue, this grove is the place to wear your hiking boots, bring your family, and bring the dog because it has so much to offer you and your loved ones. it is a truly hidden gem in the city. the part is rich with eucalyptus trees. long paths allow you to meander, perfect for dog walking in a wooded environment. >> i enjoy this base and the history behind it. the diversity that exists in such an urban city, the concrete, the streets, cars

there is the golden gate park. there is a church across the street. there are major corridors of business. and there is jefferson elementary school with 475 children going to school every day from the middle of august to the end of may. mission street, one bus line on mission and one tram on san jose, but no stops made after the actual gas station. lincoln way three buses on 19th, three buses on lincoln way. mission street, convenience store relatively small and this proposal would be to triple the size of the current convenience store from 8 hub to 2400 square feet. mission street, the proposal here, multiple apartment buildings and homes. at least 8 apartments overlook the gas station. it takes 6 minutes 42 seconds according to the traffic study. this is most disturbing because i asked for this information in writing and orally from the prospect sponsors and they have not [speaker not understood]. they have changed the car wash since the time of the traffic study from the original now there will be three possibilities of car washes, one three minute

searchers met in golden gate park to plan where to look. new evidence suggests he may have been in the area. >> initially the police thought the cell phone ping of sean's last call was at bakers beach. we reconfigured information is that the cell phone ping came from the east end of golden gate park, which is why we're here today. >> sidi's father searched marin and smoke -- smoke -- sonoma. >> inow seem at the crews are searching for a man who was swimming when he went over a waterfall. he came to the park with a church group and was last seen yesterday afternoon swimming above evidence in -- nevada fall when a current took him down the stream. >> oakland police hope surveillance video of an illegal sight smooth help find a shooter who wounded three people. security cameras captured the injuries saturday morning. someone fired into the crowd around the same time a party bus tried to drive through the side show. the 25-year-olden woman is on life support after a bullet struck her in the head two men were also shot and are expected to surviv

>> golden gate parks largest body of water ska great labor for scrolling and picnicking and both miking which can both be rented at the boat house and the lakewood design for leisure boatings and carriages and a treasure trove passing hunting ton water falls two bridges connect the strawberry island and inclient to the hills the highest upon the in golden gate park and more than free hundred feet and you can catch glimpses will from the city at the top of a romantic look out and for >> good morning and welcome to the mayor's office and city hall as we are here to celebrate the visit of mayor coreen mac from the sister city zurich and ten years of friendship between our cities, it was then that willie brown and mayor gerber, did i say that correctly? signed the original mlu which created the special bond of friendship between the great city of zurich and the city of san francisco and we are onored to have mayor machere and i am mark chan ler director of international trade. first of all everybody knows mayor lee and corinne bach our guest from zurch and james and the co-chairs of the sis

we are at golden gate park. two questions, why and how is it happening? >> reporter: well, raj, at this point, investigators don't know why anyone would want to damage trees here in golden gate park. take a look, mn ripped apart 40 trees here on the western side of the park, and gardners said they will probably not survive. it's a peaceful escape from san francisco. >> the trees are what probably makes it like feel more quiet and peaceful. >> reporter: there are 77,000 trees in the park, the department of rec and parks said that many are dieing. >> the trees are nearing the end of their elegant and glamorous lives, so we constant re forest the park. so our plan is to plant a thousand a year, so the next generation can continue to enjoy the beautiful park. >> reporter: but vandals are jeopardizing the plan. rec and parks said that in the last nine months, someone has destroyed 200 newley planted trees. the latest bunch, 40 trees near the great highway. gardners monitoring the progress, found the tops snapped. most will die or have to be pulled because the s

john mclaren had said that golden gate park was too far away. he proposed that we have a park in the south end of the city. the campaign slogan was, people need this open space. one of the things that had to open is there were a lot of people who did a homestead here, about 25 different families. their property had to be bought up. so it took from 1928 to 1957 to buy up all the parcels of land that ended up in this 317 acres. the park, as a general rule, is heavily used in the mornings and the evenings. one of the favorite places is up by the upper reservoir because dogs get to go swim. it's extremely popular. many fights in the city, as you know, about dogs in parks. we have 317 acres and god knows there's plenty of room for both of us. man and his best friend. early in the morning people before they go to work will walk their dogs or go on a jog themselves with their dogs. joggers love the park, there's 7 miles of hiking trails and there's off trail paths that hikers can take. all the recreational areas are heavily used on weekends. we have the

golden gate national parks. and that happened 40 years ago when the army decided that those lands were no longer necessary for national defense. so, that strategic entrance to this harbor was the last land that our troops and sailors and marines and soldiers would see if they departed for the pacific theater in world war ii and korea and vietnam, and also the first thing they would see upon returning back to the bay area. so, between the presidio and the head lands, we now have wonderful park lands that have been converted. we call it converting from post to park. repurposing those lands from national defense to environmental defense. and i believe it is probably the most accessful base conversion in the united states. if you haven't been to the presidio, i think you should try and make that. if you're from out of town, it's a spectacular transition there. so, these golden gate national parks that i happen to be the superintendent of has now become after 40 years the second most visited national park in our coun

. >> golden gate parks largest body of water ska great labor for scrolling and picnicking and both miking which can both be rented at the boat house and the lakewood design for leisure boatings and carriages and a treasure trove passing hunting ton water falls two bridges connect the strawberry island and inclient to the hills the highest upon the in golden gate park and more than free hundred feet and you can catch glimpses will from the city at the top of a romantic look out and for >> hi, in san francisco we're doing a special series called stay safe, about staying in your home after an earthquake. and today we're going to be talking about the neighborhood support center to help people find new resources when they stay in their home. ♪ ♪ >> we're here at the urban center in san francisco with sarah karlewski, deputy director of spur. we're talking about the shelter, a safe place to stay, exhibition at their center. and part of being able to shelter in place in your home is to be able to find a place nearby where you can get the services that you might not have in your home. and that's

mgd of potable groundwater that is net increase of 2.8 mgd because we're going to be replacing golden gate park igation with the groundwater with recycled water and that makes it available for potable uses. in the west side we're talking about that for the golden gate park and the eastside there is a projection as well to produce a cowl couple of mcd for recycled water for san francisco. that is our current focus to make sure these projects happen. replacing pipelines are really easy, but additional supply represents complexity that makes these very challenging projects. additional water supply options we're always looking at more conservation and you think i made a presentation about a year-ago about changing out fixtures and working with daly city to increase their plant capacity of maybe 1.3 mgd. south san francisco for recycled water we had an mou with them last year, but their level of interest has diminished and it's not that important in their capital improvement project. there is a small project for menlo country club and a big one we're working on and will bring to you later this year

there were 12 injuries in california, including seven attacks at golden gate park. od national park and one at yosemite. >> these public servants are the first line of response. if they are not taken care of that line will fray. ultimately the public will be the losers. >> last year was the worst . officers are operate more like a big city police department handling shootings, stabbings, even attempts to run them over. we found out there aren't clear patterns to explain the increase in violence. employees say conflicts in park policies. the concerns are growing as agencies deal with budget cuts. >> the thin green line is getting thinner. in many instances these agencies are having to furlough officers. they are having to deal with demands with less resources. >> 2012 started off deadly. a park ranger was shot and killed new year's day. the first ranger killed in the line of duty in a decade. jacqueline felt ktvu. >>> police are asking for the public's help to find a man if accused of trying to kidnap a 10-year-old girl. this happened near beach boulevard. the man tri

police and volunteers in san francisco are searching the area between golden gate park in ocean beach 418 that would missing two weeks ago and family members say he may not know he is missing. we will explain. >> off also, search and rescue teams to try to locate several missing people in the oklahoma city area after friday night's deadly tornado. >> the oklahoma medical examiner's office is at a total of four victims the list of those who died, bring in the toll to 16. for details on the damage coming up. we are also watching weather in the bay area as we take a live look at the bay bridge approach toll plaza. let us get an update on the forecast is monday morning with erica. hello. >> hello james. we're starting with clouds above the not impacting visibility. we have a bit more ground fog to talk about a limited coastline. the on shore push will bring more cloud cover inland. it will be an overcast start to the morning once the sun comes up. temperatures right where we should be. 53 in downtown san francisco this fifties in livermore. >> here is looking divisibility chart. 7 mi. in