here is a photograph of lake merced. three legs. south lake, the main body. northlake, which is kind of the park at the top. at the bottom is an area called in how -- impoound lake. it is separated off because of sewer facilities. it is our responsibility overall. this would update the puc resolution. it does not replace that revolution, but would define better our responsibilities, defining the rec and park responsibilities. the whole point is we defining the responsibilities so that expectations are clear for all to say. on the pc front, there is a laundry list of items about attracting collaboration with rec and park, really focusing on water levels, water quality. we monitor that to maintain and operate our structure. rec and park do a lot of day-to- day activities around the park, in terms of gardening and crash management, things of that nature. protecting water quality, one of the key things is if we find something that is not working out the way it should, we would direct, for example, rec and park to change that facility. we have that authority to do

how do we relate it to the lake, and the condition of the lake overall? that is important to us as part of this package. the harding road boathouse is under way. >> you are up about 5 minutes. how much more time the need? >> about three more slides. >> ok. >> this has been a long-term issue out there and is one of the primary concerns going back to the mou of the water levels in lake merced. historically, they have gone down as a result of drought and groundwater pumping. the city had been working with various golf clubs in the area, and environmental stakeholders, to come up with solutions. one option was to take golf courses off of the ground water pumping, and move into waste water. that has had a salutary effect. we are working on the flood control project. the vista grande project is encompassed by the yellow- outland areas there. at the top, that little dip in the middle is where lake merced starts. in effect, we have cut off like merced from all the water that drains to it. the daly city chunck echoes out into a tunnel into the ocean. none of it go

we raise the money to improve lake merced. in the year 2006, we discussed with these agencies the potential of a puc taking over the management responsibility. we have also been engaged in a master plan for lake merced, which ultimately became the watershed report you are going to talk about today. we decided that if this could happen, if the management responsibility were taken over by the puc, that perhaps there would not be a need for the task force to continue. in 2009, with that assurance, through a resolution we made, we decided to sunset. in i believe january, possibly later -- actually, in july of 2009. we had a meeting where the resolution was approved unanimously by all the representatives. we had members of rec and park and i believe sean elsbernd himself. sean had requested through the city supervisors that this mou you are talking about today be approved. there could be written something to the effect that you would take over. we were looking forward to that taking place, and it's called for a long time. it should

they need accountability at lake merced. page 43 of the watershed report -- i swear i am the only person who carries a hard copy around. this is to cited, 187 pages -- two sided, 187 pages. page 43 says there is a need for a fishing concession out there. the prior concessionaire pulled out in april 1999 with some very harsh words i would be glad to send you by e-mail. they said, "we are out of here. we are tired of meetings and nonsense." i hope you will not approve the mou. should you decide to go forward, i am a former lawyer, a recovering lawyer. there are some drafting problems with the mou. one sentence in paragraph f says $4,000 the rod and gun club pays close to you folks. the next line says it goes to rec and park. it is just sloppy. in conclusion, the reversal, when puc said in 2007 they would take this on -- i have had a feeling it would fail ever since. i have a feeling we were betrayed. do not adopt the mou. carved out, maybe in february, two hours. let us have a lake merced workshop with you folks. actually spen

you can see it happening in lake erie. it's on the edge of collapse. >> reporter: scientists believe the quagga mussel first stowed away in the ballast water on transoceanic ships from the caspian sea. the mussels made their way into the lakes when that ballast water was purged. the tiny fingernail sized mussels closely related to another invasive, known as the zebra mussel, first appeared in lake waters here in 1988. >> these are typical quagga mussels in lake michigan. they have a little flatter shell. >> reporter: the quagga mussel has become the most pervasive and destructive invasive species ever to enter the great lakes. over the last 15 years, the quagga population has exploded eclipsing the zebra mussel and infecting all five of the great lakes. nalepa estimates there are now 437 trillion in lake michigan alone. and the reason scientists say this dominating mussel is so destructive is that it is wiping out critical food at the bottom of the food chain, organisms like plankton-- the main food source for a shrimp-lik

it was our first reintroduction to the lake. things went very well. we were recently able to purchase kayaks and we are working on sailboats that are being donated to us as well. we have had a number of camps that we did this past 12 months. we have engaged in a stand up paddling, canoe trips, surf lessons, shark camp, fishing camps. there are a number of things we would like to do at the property. we are at the early stages of implementing those. i absolutely feel it is our mission and responsibility to provide recreation program at that property, as a child who grew up in the exiles your district in san francisco. it played an in the outdoors. it is our responsibility to increase the reach of the folks to use the property who can attend a fishing camp or fishing program. i am looking color to it. i have our leisure services manager here. he can speak in more detail if you have any questions. president moran: are there any other public speakers? commissioners? >> i want to go on record as banking the public speakers for showing up today. -- as thanki

finance guy put a lake on the front of this book? >> well, it is but a look at while you're working, but also being a scientist, especially a theoretical physicist is a little out of order with the period and the sons of the late, especially in summer at the boats going up and down the lake, playing music brings me back a little bit to the real world, the world of human affairs, which is i am healthy. and that's what i was trying to do in this book, and many of the essays to peep out of the ivory tower of it and that's something to say. >> lets peep into the ivory tower above it. what is the purpose of studying physics? >> well, there're many reasons for doing it. it has enormous practical value of course. not the kind of physics i do. that may future date bring some technological advances, but that is not why i do it and i can't imagine now what they might be. there is also, in addition to the kind of practical reason, there is a grand historical program of trying to uncover the laws of nature. it is, we think that there are fundame

and the sounds of the lake, especially in summer, the boats going up and down the lake playing music brings me back a little bit to the real world, the world of human affairs, which is i think healthy. >> well -- >> that's what i was trying to do in this book, in many of the essays, to peek out of the ivory tower of debt, something to say about the real world. >> let's peek back into the ivory tower. what's the purpose of studying physics? >> well, there are many reasons for doing it. it has enormous practical value, of course. not the kind of physics i do. that may at some future date bring some technological advances, but that's not what i do it and i can't imagine now why what they might be. there's also, in addition to that kind of practical reason, there is a grand historical program of trying to uncover the laws of nature. that is, we think that there are fundamental principles that govern everything, which are at the root of all chains of explanation. so that if you ask why is the grass green, you can trace the answer back through a chain of explanation to some fundamental mat

when you get over to pine lake meadow and pine lake, pine lake is considered a natural area. in 1847, the green family came out here, back then this was kind of an empty canyon and sand dun area. they claimed this property. in 1892. george green who's a second generation built the truckdaro club house. there was a hotel then. it was said this was the place to go if you were weary of the dirty city and the police. there were a couple of gun fights the front door has bullet holes. i don't ever repair them. 1931 stig mond bought the property from the green family. she donated it to the city of san francisco and had a specification, i'm giving it to the city that will be used forever for the enjoyment forever of the people of the city of san francisco. it has ever since. every summer the stern grove association in san francisco rec and parks put on 10 free concerts. usually people come out at 10 in the morning it's a family affair. everybody is on the lawn with picnics and it's free. anybody can come out. it's a great way to spend a sunday. >> goes to 1-2 in the afternoon and run

some of the lakes are natural lakes.e not all man-made. >> it took a while to get the water lines out there. >> you can see the huge sand dune behind it. it was a challenge to get basic services. people would build houses, and instantly, a huge sand banks would blow in the night and basically close-up people's front doors. they had a lot of development that was needed before they could make a nice place to live. >> this was the park side real estate brochures from about 1913. >> 1908. >> there are pages you can read. inside it shows what you can do. it was so might be developed but never got develop. >> the realty company was going to take all of it and essentially the lead in and put houses in there. that was their plan. it was a very nice square grid. so the south side of the sunset is called the park side. i think it would be closer to golden gate park, but it was sort of a realty bargaining scheme because it was mostly sand dunes. the first announcement was that it was much warmer than you would imagine. it is beauti

while all the lakes have their charms, lake como is my favorite. it offers the best mix of accessibility, scenery, and offbeat-ness with a heady whiff of aristocratic-old-days romance. lake como is lined with elegant 19th-century villas, crowned by snowcapped mountains and busy with fleets of little ferries. it's a good place to take a break from the intensity of urban turnstile sightseeing. it seems half the travelers you'll meet have tossed their itineraries into the lake and are actually relaxing. today the hazy, lazy lake's only serious industry is tourism. lake como's isolation and flat economy have left it pretty much the way 19th-century romantic poets first described it.

lake victoria is africa's largest lake, between kenya, tanzania and uganda, it supports some 30 million people who depend on its vast natural resources to survive. in the 1960's, the perch was introse deuced and at the time it was put in with native species putting them to extinction even after it became a much sought after dell cass six the perch caught here is exclusive around the world. it has been such a global success that overfishing the perch is threatening the livelihood of the locals, an issue that local media haven't been reporting on much so as part of our africa on the move series, our reporters have teamed up with local journalists to find out why two environmental wrongs still doesn't make anything right in this region. >> water has always been his lifeblood says this fisherman. he and his family live on the biggest island in lake victoria. the family also has a few fields they farm but the island is small, so yields are palestinian mall. -- yields are minimal. . >> it's early in the morning, and he wants to show us the beach, and why he fears for his livelihood. >> it's d

mead and colville at the bottom of lake mead. yes, sir. ..

per hour are churning of lake michigan. police have closed off the bicycle and jogging pathways from ohio st. 2 north avenue due to the waves and the flooding will also have moderate to heavy rain which could turn to slushy snow in the southern parts of the viewing area if tom skilling will be along later with a look at the forecast >>an investigation is under way into the chicago area's second deadly plane crash in three days. a medical plane went down in north suburban river was last night killing three people robert jordan is live with a report >>to of those five passengers were pronounced dead on the scene the other three were transported to area hospitals one of them has since passed away two of those passengers were identified as an aide year- old man and his 75 year-old wife they were pronounced dead here at the scene of the crash there were the only ones so far early on the investigation there were no victims on the ground even though the plane crashed right between two houses. >>all the sudden i heard a big floodli

new england, great lakes, northern plains in to the northwest and into the inner mountain area.tation, great lakes, down to the tennessee valley as well as the northern rockies, the drought areas, texas on up into the kansas, southeast new mexico more than likely below normal. now out the 90 days, my winter outlook. below normal temperatures from eastern montana all the way down to northern portions of florida and right up through the great lakes in the northeast. i think it'll be a fairly cold winter. above normal from the southern and western text exinto the southwest. precipitation for the next 90 days above normal, the great lakes, northern mississippi valley in to the tennessee valley below normal florida, texas and the desert southwest. that forecast a little different than some of the official ones out there but i do think another la n," na year will lead to a cold erwin interest. >> another interesting spring. >> yes. >> spirit of the heart land is next. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ♪ behind the wheel, there is no such thing as a small distraction. a public service reminder

erie, lake michigan, lake superior, because nobody will be working. and so without jobs people are not going to have the opportunity to enjoy the splendor of 28% of the world's fresh water. again sadly people of new york, people of new york have decided they want to come up with a standard that nobody can meet. now, in 2013 when fully implemented what does that mean? that means a boat comes down the st. lawrence seaway and travels into new york, and if you can't meet their standard, 1,000 times more stringent than the international standard, guess what? you can't sail. the people can't sail on the ship. the people can't put goods on the ship. again despite my affection for the authors of this amendment, i have talked to the longshoreman, i have talked to the canadians and the people on the st. lawrence seaway, and they say that the problem with invasive species today in the great lakes isn't ballast water, it's the asian carp swimming up the mississippi river and things brought in from other sources. it's not ballast water. it's not ballast water beca

is at the bottom of lake mead., sir? >> your book talks about the retro session, and it also talks about the effort for statehood of the district. has read recession back to maryland been considered instead? and why has it not been undertaken in the same manner in which it was done in virginia and? .. one of them was that maryland by virtue of the constitution you have to agree no one seem to be recognizing that. the other was that one person was saying how you know, this keeps getting blocked by the republicans because they don't want 300 some thousand registered democrats and the district of columbia becoming voters and congressional elections. the reality is it is not democrats who support d.c. voting rights and republicans oppose it. there have been times where the house and senate controlled by democrats and a democratic president and they still haven't acted on d.c. voting rights are statehood. also there are some surprisingly prominent republicans who have supported voting rights for the district of columbia