between the upcoming bond projects, we will be able to address irrigation with that. this last year we took care of the entire sale wall, and i have been out there the last couple months, and it has all been addressed. >> thank you. >> thank you. any other questions? there was no public comment, as i recall. is there a motion? all those in favor? >> aye. >> opposed, nine. >> item 17 is the proposed recreation complex. >> i need to ask to be recused because my partner works for a the company. >> we need a motion to recuse commissioner sullivan. against all those in favor? >> aye. opposed, hearing none. >> i am a project manager. the project is a plan for the recreation center. it is located in east san francisco. it sits on two entire blocks. the plan i am showing shows the recreation center, and it shows a couple courts. it has a play area along with a separate area with a large area to the northwest. to the east we have a couple of ball fields. the photo on the overhead is the existing recreation center. the building has steps, so it is not wheelchair accessible. onc

according to the department of building inspection, there is a problem when the irrigation signs -- irrigation supplies are directly plumbed in a housing system. without back flow valves, this could go right back into the water supply. president marshall: there are a couple of questions to ask as we go through. commissioner dejesus: on the previous lives, can you tell us where these pictures come from? do you know where they were taken? >> they come from the recent grows we have had in the city. i do not have the address for each picture. i can get up for you if you like. commissioner dejesus: i want to talk about the medical cannabis dispensary and the compassionate growers. i understand there is also criminal activity regarding marijuana. i want to know -- are these non compassionate growers? are these taken from illegal activity -- people who have been prosecuted who are not related to the dispensaries? >> that are taken for a variety. the picture on the upper left with the blue boxes in the wiring going into the hallway -- that is a compassionate grower we found to have an illegal operatio

they cool at night, pull moisture from the air, and use it to irrigate young plants and trees of all kinds. it's the same process you see here when cold liquid in the glass condenses water from the outside air. >> actually what people forget is that all the water that's with us traveled through the air. >> reporter: there is a scientific name for this. biomimicry. it imitates nature. in this case, the surface of a lotus leaf. were you skeptical of this? >> at first i was. but once i thought about it for five minutes, i was intrigued. >> reporter: matt manages the

landscape, irrigation and site furnishing. you don't have this in the package but i brought the newest layout of the site plan. basically what we are doing at the entrance on arkansas street we are creating pedestrian separate entrance and vehicles for dropping visitors and handicap access. and then we have new asphalt around the recreation center. we are removing the old street. we are relocating one of the palms to be able to be out of the perimeter of the rec center, just planning for the future renovation of the recreation center and the playground area. actually it is within the back of the recreation center. it will have a new structure and area. we are also doing the implementation of the improvements to the soft ball field which is located on the east area -- southeast area of the recreation center. we received five bids. two bids were rejected. and we got two lower bidders and one that is won over the construction contract. we will implement the construction contract by the end of september or early october with the d

i knew he was getting more irrigable -- more irrigable. he accused me of stealing. so much going on. they -- they would say he talks fine to me. i thought it was just me. he is getting older. but finally -- and i am a nurse -- supposed to know better. but finally, i went to the neurologist, and sure enough he confirmed what i knew exactly all the time. one of the interesting things about my husband -- he had a way of hiding his decline. the matter of fact, the neurologist was giving him tasks, and he said to me, i am not going to play the stupid games -- he just pretended. this was his way of not dealing. to me, the most important thing was trying to learn to take care of myself. that was the most difficult part. harri cared little about myself, probably because of the bill. i have been with him all these years. my right to do so. you must take care of yourself. that is not being selfish. it is only being realistic. if you do not take care of yourself, there is no way you can take care of anyone else. [applause] i say that, that it was very hard for me to ask for he

they cool at night, pull moisture from the air, and use it to irrigate young plants and trees of all kinds. it's the same process you see here when cold liquid in the glass condenses water from the outside air. >> actually what people forget is that all the water that's with us traveled through the air. >> reporter: there is a scientific name for this. biomimicry. it imitates nature. in this case, the surface of a lotus leaf. were you skeptical of this? >> at first i was. but once i thought about it for five minutes, i was intrigued. >> reporter: matt manages the vineyards. each device collects about 200 cc's of water a day, but if you add it up, he estimates this process could save 175,000 gallons of water a year. and partly because it encourages heartier plants with deeper roots. if grapes and other plants struggle when they're young, they dig deeper roots and might not need irrigation at all. >> what you do is if there is enough water to let it suffice, but not enough to let it grow. >> reporter: peter has experimented with the water box in eight countries by now and says even wor

turf uses a lot of irrigation and uses spray irrigation, so what we've done here is use artificial turf. you're never going to be able to achieve the look of back east or the look of, say, california, with subtropical plants, but our landscapes are still lush and use about 30% of what the subtropical landscape with turf would use. las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. we're using less water today than we used five years ago, despite over 300,000 new residents. i think it's a pretty amazing example as to how a town can really turn on a dime if there's the political will and if the public gets behind it. narrator: even the casinos and resorts have adapted to efficient water use. mulroy: the las vegas strip uses only 3% of all the water that we deliver. and when you think about it, it's the largest economic driver in the state, the largest employer, bar none. they knew they had to go the extra mile. and they've embraced conservation. and it's almost beyond belief that they're right now in the process of building another 15,000 rooms. southern nevada recycles 100% of its waste

gallons come here on a daily basis, producing recycled water, and that can be reused for landscape irrigation and indoor toilet flushing. the pumps can only handle so much water, which is generally when it's not rain, the dry-weather runoff, so if you get a storm of a decent size, the pumps will shut down automatically and the water will just continue to flow out into the ocean and it carries a lot of bacteria and people can get sick when they're swimming in the water near a flowing storm drain. everyone knows you don't go in the water for 72 hours after it rains. you just don't. this is the dirtiest beach in southern california. doheny beach. i've surfed this twice -- i've gotten sick both times. narrator: san juan creek, a concrete flood control channel, flows directly to doheny beach. moriarty: the concrete you can almost think of as a big water slide for pollutants to go to sea level. man: if it rains more than 2/10 of an inch, the county puts out a health advisory for all beaches in the county. that totaled 75 days in 2006. so it's sort of a frightening thing that it's so polluted that e

they have renovated the irrigation system. the nursery has a whole group of their own volunteers and worse of volunteer groups. our botanical garden and director says the work of his crew as being an outstanding providing the tools for all exhibits. they've let also been using plants which are water smart. the nursery was awarded the group award. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> a couple more items and then we will be done. this morning and last wednesday, i joined our patrol on extended early patrol of gordon -- -- golden gate park. we had two very unfortunate incidents in the first week of july and we have work to do. over the last three years, in partnership with the department of public health, the recreation department and the san francisco police department, we are accounted every morning making contact with illegal campers. since january alone, we have contacted over 1000 illegal campers. we have seen the population in the park reduce dramatically. because of the seasonal uptick during the summer months in which many

the items that we're looking for approval on is the removal of the irrigation equipment and the hearings to help assist the operations until we have substantial growth. we want to make sure the grass grows properly. we're looking to start this project at the end of september. we hope to have that facility open immediately following construction. with that, ask for your approval. >> is there any public comment on this item? public comment is closed. >> i'm of approval. commissioner buell: all in favor? all opposed? hearing none, it is unanimous. >> [unintelligible] >> the evening, commissioners. i am here to ask that you authorize the general manager to negotiate and execute a memorandum of understanding with the san francisco public utilities commission for a long- term parking agreement for 60 parking spaces at civic center garage. it is in the process of constructing a new administration building at 525 golden gate ave. there is no parking in the new building that they are constructing. we are interested in renting 60 spaces from the department. in order to help us with some of our gen

they came to a local recycling center last thursday and they say they are some kind of irrigation fittings and they. some of them are stamped with the ford brand. anybody that has information call crime stoppers. >> bay area officials are holding a meeting tonight to talk about the search for a new police chief. rob davis is retiring at the end of october but his replacement is not expected to be announced until after that person is chosen. they were calling for a more open process after the department was accused of racial profiling and using aggressive tactics. they say confidentiality is necessary to attract a large pool of candidates and protect their standing. >> caltrain will not cut the weekend service and trains between gilroy and san jose at least for now. the cuts will not happen until 2011 fiscal year. the proposals are most drastic being considered to fix the deficit. other cuts include reducing weekday service at non-peak hours. agency is also considering several proposed fare hikes. >> thousands of school kids across the bay area and california are getting some great news tod

they appear to be a brass water or irrigation fittings.they appear new and may not have been installed. if you recognize the items call a tip line at 925-603-5836. >>> y's, yankees coming up next in sports. >>> it is a quick lead for the yankees. this kid jeff oakland brought up is looking good. that's a long out of yankee's stadium. a's having a problem. three-run shot. yankees let the a's win. 11-4. battle of the bay this wednesday. 49ers and raiders. never mind the end result. raiders are happy their quarterback jason campbell is all right. this is him today. no shoulder ats practicing pads practicing. that's good news. if you didn't see the game he sustained what looked to be a serious injury. it is called a stinger. he was taken off on a cart. he injured his wrist. teammates not too worried about him at this point. >> it looked good. it looked good to me. it was encouraging. it wasn't as serious. we'll keep moving forward. >> he threw the ball. we did everything we needed to do in practice. >> i knew after the game he'd be all right.

irrigation fixtures, you can see how large these are.y also appear to be new and do not s appeared to be installed, anywhere. these appeared in local recycling center. concord police are asking that if you have and the police? to give them a call. >> san francisco are doing their part. and it new figures show that the san francisco 77% landfill with compost, reuse, recycle, not only exceeded the 75% target but it is the highest of any major metropolitan city in the you united states. in fact, 20 08, though most recent numbers available. san francisco refused 1.6 million t of trash. and they have a and additional goal of zero waste by 2020. jacqueline? >> a miniature heat wave, wednesday-thursday almost 100 degrees! and almost 90 along the bay shore, and a warming trend coming up in just a bit. Ãqw@, >> president barack obama is calling on congress to approve a a small business a package and it should be the first order of business when the law makers come back from their summer break. today, from the rose garden president obama blasted t