it may be that it's not a landscape that makes you feel small, it's a landscape that gets rid of your sense of scale entirely because there have been so many times out there in the deep of winter camping for week after week in the open desert where at night it gets down to 10 below or 15 below zero and there's nothing in your life but the sky and the stars. and you are looking up into the sky and you think, i could just stand and walk into stars. i could become a giant. there are times in the desert when you are not small but you are infinite. you take up everything. there is no boundary between you and it. when i look at the artifacts that the anastazi made, especially the painted black and white, i see that landscape. i see the colorado plateau. this bowl is from american museum of natural history and that's where it is now. that's the storage place. where it was from before is pueblo bonito in chaco canyon where there were rooms filled to the ceiling with bowls stacked within each other, bowls like this. all their designs, you can kind of get a glimpse around this. they have this f

they began to plant america's landscape. until then they concentrated on historical moments i was a lawyer thomas cole and others as nature becomes the object of national time. what does it mean today? i think if you go to mount vernon and you see the shrubberies entirely planted the native species and john adams and quincey are in the same sense. summers 1796 adams was redesigning his garden because he was approaching and tuesday in his life that washington was considering to retire and office of president himself because that is a picture of his farm. but they had several plows and acres and only around 500 acres but nevertheless very much inspired by what he has seen on the guardian tour. u.s. to create the or amend the farm and the first thing he did was made of wall that keeps out cattle but allows surrounding the use of the countryside including the fields but also the mountains. so what adams is also doing but also looking as the prospect to see the meadows and accountants. with really celebrating america's landscape.

flexible, the majestic view across the rolling landscape which is his celebration of the american landscapehe plants to lewis and clark brought from the expedition which were reminding the promises that lay in the west. there were fields near the pleasure ground, which were jefferson's manifestation of his belief in america as an agrarian republic. and then there was the such double tariffs. 1,000 feet long. this was of the experimental part, the scientific lab of monticello because jefferson very much believed that the introduction of the new useful species was an important patron of the task. and he said the greatest service which can be done on any country is to have a useful plant to its culture. and it's important to him that when he is judging his services to the country, he is of course like another list and on this list includes the declaration of independence, but he also includes his introduction and the olive tree to this country. so he thinks this is as important as the political act. during the last years in the white house, he creates this ornamental farm in monticello and it'

landscape. until then they had really concentrated on historical moments of the american revolution. i'm just trying to show you a couple. this is thomas cole. this is another. nature becomes the object of national pride. the question is, what does it all mean today when we walk through the founding fathers the state's? is anything still visible? i think it is. if you go to mount vernon, for example, and walked along the serpentine wall and you see this shrubbery entirely planted with native species. john adams garden in quincy can be in the same sense. the summer of 1796 adams was redesigning his garden. he was concerned with the appearance of his garden at that time because he was kind of approaching and new state in his life. there were rumors that washington was considering to retire after his second term. adams was considering the office of president himself. this is a picture of his farm. his farm was rather modest compared to washington or jefferson's politician. they had several thousand

, bathroom to landscape, a gray water system going into this back yard. we would be able to go back and look that up and investigate from their and then do the corrective actions and notify both party owners of what is happening. commissioner lee: typically, you say that the system should not -- we would prefer that they did not leak into the neighbor's yard. >> definitely. we do not want anything from one property going into the next property. commissioner clinch: regarding the soils information, i think it is great that someone acknowledged that there may be soils reports available for the adjacent property that could be used, but who will make the determination that it is appropriate for this? because that takes some technical understanding. >> there would have to be a guideline set up for exactly how it will be done. that would be something that we would put together and have for that person that is doing that. that is over the counter, to say that it is or is not an issue. >> commissioners? any other questions? i just want to thank the inspector for

. >> tree landscapes, the way the ordinance phrases it, you have to maintain it in good condition. it is a little vague, so long as it is not a blighted area. it doesn't have to be a manicured lawn, but we don't want it to be overgrown weeds. >> there are recent aamendments that say you can't pave over the required landscape area, in the front setback, particularly, planning says you have to maintain a certain portion of that ads landscape area, people have been paving that for more parking and we're starting to tighten up on that, in the city as well. >> okay, let's walk up the street here. okay. we're going to stop up here. and look at this. look at this cute little thing, what kind of tree is this? what are we looking at? >> that's the fruit of the strawberry tree. you can see the fruit t actually looks like a little strawberry and they are are edible, pe but they don't taste like strawberries, they don't taste like much at all actually. >> there's a difference between edible and good. >> that's right. it does not taste like a strawberry, but looks like a strawberry. it is reall

then you have the three-way valve, and that takes it directly to the landscape. that is not permanent. we do not see those. because it has no typing that is being cut into. no new installation of piping that would require it. those we do not see. anything else beyond that -- permits, inspections, engineers dams, gaea tech -- geotech -- it is required. commissioner murphy: it is still voluntary. it is not mandatory. then i guess, it is voluntary. if you would like us to look at the systems you are installing, they can come down and get a permit, have thus look at it, or if they would like to come in and show us the plans they are planning to do before they do it and get our input of what it is a great system or whether it will work in the location, more than welcome. commissioner murphy: does it require an additional permit? >> if they are coming into the office and speaking to the plan checker, i am assuming -- i not know if there would be a fee associated with that. that is not there yet, so i cannot tell you, but if they wanted to have someone go out and inspec

this is a slide on landscaping. we have begun to start thinking about a landscaping, different types of bonds. we have different conditions on the site. the site facing stillman is a lot sunnier, which differs from the side facing second and third, on the west approach, which tends to be more shaded. the other item on landscaping is we hired an arborist to look at the trees. there are trees along stillman street. our concern was when we did the excavation, it could inhibit the rootballs of existing trees. so the arborist report showed that excavation will impact the rootballs of existing trees. they have also said that most of the trees were in very poor condition. they recommended that we replace these. we have met with the community, last month, and went through theis with them, explain that it was recommended that they be removed. they asked us to come in with some new street trees, so we will be working with dpw on that. this is an image from the arborist report. you can see in yellow, those are the trees on sti

which is a description of what is happening in the landscape right now. we broke into the sections on commercial media, nonprofit media, non-media institutions by which we mean there are lots of ways people get very important information that don't go through the media. and libraries, schools, government websites, and those are increasingly important ways people get information devotee of the policy and putting the fcc's policies and track record and i am proud really of the commission a pretty tough as some of the fcc i think that speaks well to the commission and its desire to get the right. and then we have recommendations to the recommendations are not only for the fcc. we took the sec recommendations very seriously but we also spoke about ossible ways that other players in the media landscape can help. the main findings and and not shelf are that first most of the media landscape is actuallyvery vibrant, tremendous amount of innovation will go into more debt about that, but that is a central point. and there are some very serious issues and especiall

can you actually plant landscape that will protect your home from wildfires?hat's tonight's good question. >> believe it or not the way you landscape your home could mean the difference between survival and destruction in a wildland fire. >> california is prone to wildfire. that's the real key here is the residents need to be preparing themselves and prepare their home. >> reporter: but how you defend your home is key akor to go cal fire's paul vangerren who says you've got to think of your home like it is the center of a bull's eye. the first ring or zone should extend 30 feet out. no dry grass or any plants with high fuel content. >> we are not looking for drought tolerant because some are heavier in oils. they may have more fuel to them actually. so we want a higher moisture content for those kind of shrubs. >> reporter: the next 70 feet over well irrigated low vegetation spaced out again with all dry grass cut down. >> the next 50 feet beyond that 70 and that's where you again want to start planting your trees, your larger shrubs, but you wants to create s

i'm the one hand, you have this very, very vibrant media landscape. at the same time you have serious gaps and we believe that if we take the right steps and avoid taking the wrong steps in a way that can preserve all of these strengths, reserve the innovation, was the same time addressing these problems we've talked about, we really will end up with the best media system we've ever had. thank you very much. >> steve, thank you very, very much for all the work that went into that, for the thorough report. i'll have a couple of comments. first let me ask my colleague. >> well, a lot to talk about. i promise i will be relatively brief. thank you, first of all, steve, for your energetic presentation of the report and for all the hard work you put into it and i'll have more to say about that later. obviously we have some very serious problems here in the issue is, what are we going to do about them? let's begin with a basic truth. the future of our country's media is an issue that goes to the heart of our democracy. a well-informed public. a well-informed

janet moyer landscaping assisted with the design. there was effort in trying to figure out the slopes the walls. they helped quite a bit. jordan kirkland, veronica brady , and the friends of bernal gardens who brought this burden to fruition. the department of public works is out there to hold hands and work with everyone. it is through their leadership that we are able to improve our neighborhoods. i would especially like to thank the staff of dpw who go out to all of these meetings and start these projects. i want to thank all of the bureau's at dpw who assisted in bringing supplies, and doing some work, or making sure that the project was built as planned. thank you very much. [applause] >> there are a lot of other people to think. you have been hearing a lot about this gentleman, julian, who is responsible for a lot of this. i used to live not far from here. i used to walk my dog upon the hill there. it is so great to see the transformation of this space. it is something i want to see in my neighborhood as well. it does not happe

i'm the one hand, you have this very, very vibrant media landscape.the same time you have serious gaps and we believe that if we take the right steps and avoid taking the wrong steps in a way that can preserve all of these strengths, reserve the innovation, was the same time addressing these problems we've talked about, we really will end up with the best media system we've ever had. thank you very much. >> steve, thank you very, very much for all the work that went into that, for the thorough report. i'll have a couple of comments. first let me ask my colleague. >> well, a lot to talk about. i promise i will be relatively brief. thank you, first of all, steve, for your energetic presentation of the report and for all the hard work you put into it and i'll have more to say about that later. obviously we have some very serious problems here in the issue is, what are we going to do about them? let's begin with a basic truth. the future of our country's media is an issue that goes to the heart of our democracy. a well-informed public. a well-informed pub

from that 25, we went through and chose tend to realize in the landscape. >> including this building,hich is an amazing example of recycling. >> we are proud of this space. it was designed by a local architecture team. we said, we need something that is a temporary structure, something that can be brought onto the presidio in pieces, act as an exhibition space for one year. we came up with the notion of shipping containers. it was important for us that we made this project for the place, of the place. what i mean by that is participants would also used repurchased materials. >> we will be speaking to one of the artists that you selected. what excited you about his idea? >> have many things. first of all, i am a fan of his architecture. because of that creativity, i knew that he could come up with something unique. i love the fact that he was specifically addressing the landscape around here, and it was also about the human interaction with this place. >> what are your expectations with the people coming to presidio habitat? >> we really hope people will come with their family, dogs, a

we need to look at the landscape slightly differently than we have. we've always partitioned our landscape and say, you know, this is private, this is agriculture, this is protected. now we need to be thinking about how they integrate. that if species are going to move, and they are moving now -- >> right. >> they need corridors. they need paths in order to get from this place to this place. now, ultimately, we may have to get to what's called assisted migration. if there's a species, you know, let's say it's a pica which is a wonderful little -- >> rat relativrelative. >> and they're fantastic little creatures that live in the sierras. they are literally moving up, you know. we have that well documented that climate change is driving them higher and higher. ultimately get to the top, you don't have any place to go. but mountains in north may be able to support those populations. and so we really have to work with academia, with all the land management agencies, forest service, park service, blm, state parks and all that to look at how we can build in

california's political landscape may change dramatically. voter mandated panel created to level the election playing field reeased their first proposed changes this morning. caroline tyler reports the bay area does not escape their plans to redraw the maps. >> okay. we are going to the east san francisco district. >> in sacramento today the panel charged with changing the state's election borders released its first map detailing how to change the state's political landscape. back in 2008 voters created the california citizens redistricting commission. the independent 14-member panel has the task of rearranging the state's assembly, senate and congressional district with the hope of reducing political gridlock and putting an end to them favoring one party or the other. >> they are supposed to go along geographical lines but take race into consideration as well. >> if they wanted to completely change the landscape, in certain areas of the state it really changes the landscape, but not everywhere. >> political analyst bruce cain. >> when you ge

here is the question, can you plant landscaping that will actually protect your home from wildfires?tonight's good question. >> believe it or not the way you landscape your home could mean the difference between survival and destruction in a fire. >> california is prone to fire, that's the real key here is the residents need to be preparing themselves and prepare their home was a defensible space. >> how you defend your home is key. you have to think of your home like it's the center of a bulls eye. the first ring or zone should extend 30 feet out, no dry grass or any plants with high fuel content. >> we aren't looking for drought tolerant because some of them are heavier in oils, may have more fuel load to them. we want a higher moisture content. >> the next 70 feet only well irrigated low vegetation spaced out, again with all dry grass cut down. >> next 50 feet beyond that 70 and that's where you again want to start planting more of the trees, larger bushes but create spacing. >> the last zone is a transition zone where your landscaping meets nature. it gives firefighters the best

it's a landscape at risk. that's the concern here. diit just gets lost in the weeds of the discussion. you are missing the point when it comes to what you are risking. if you demolish park merced, you are never going to see that open space again. it can be a national park. can be preserved. it can be renovated. you have a lot of options involved, including in-fill. you can densify on the eastern side of the site. you can address the towers, which are a concern of structural stability. you have empty parking lots. you have all sorts of transit available land that simple story buildings are on. we can do a lot better job of equity density throughout the city without displacing and demolishing these sound units. we do not have family-style units anymore. we do not have once created or built. that's the problem. that's why a lot of people are leaving the city. that's why a lot of people are looking to find a place they can live again. that's what park merced represented and that's what we need again today. supervisor mar: thank you. we ar

people might say -- why would we foot landscaping as a part of that? it is sort of a process of saying that landscaping will help with traffic calming and the public health issues that you have been so many vehicles passing through the area. i do know that it is something that has been long in coming. we had to make sure that we reduce the speeds and got people not to park on the sidewalks. to strike the land -- the lanes and get transit approval. i am glad to see that this is possibly something that will be coming up. the question that i did have was on the holmes. it sounds like an interesting idea, particularly because it looks like there is a thought around how to create neighborhood walkable areas that do not necessarily have the high speeds of vehicles that prevent people from enjoying the area. i wondered if anyone who was developing that idea could speak more about it and the ideal conditions on which it would be created >> absolutely. -- created. >> absolutely. thank you, commissioner. you have clearly highlighted the advantages of the home fu

which is a description of what is happening in the landscape right now.broke into the sections on commercial media, nonprofit media, non-media institutions by which we mean there are lots of ways people get very important information that don't go through the media. and libraries, schools, government websites, and those are increasingly important ways people get information devotee of the policy and putting the fcc's policies and track record and i am proud really of the commission a pretty tough as some of the fcc i think that speaks well to the commission and its desire to get the right. and then we have recommendations to the recommendations are not only for the fcc. we took the sec recommendations very seriously but we also spoke about possible ways that other players in the media landscape can help. the main findings and and not shelf are that first most of the media landscape is actually very vibrant, tremendous amount of innovation will go into more debt about that, but that is a central point. and there are some very serious issues and especially

we definitely have the need on the landscape. there is to approach and a process that we use that helps people to come together and reach agreement on a type of work. you can continue to have that authority. that will continue to be one of the tools that we need to use. >> this is an opportunity that we could miss and it will be hard to rebuild the sawmill sector. the power mill lines, a big deal in colorado. we have one of the most populous western states. utilities have a point of view, you have a point of view. this is hard to believe. we have to get these negotiations included so that we can do the work to insure these power line corridors will be subject to this because a tree falls a line that then triggers a fire. that is a big concern and arizona. i urge you to do everything possible to get an agreement on the ground. i know the lawyers are important. senator bingaman is a lawyer. i don't want to be a lawyer. let's bring some common sense to bear and get a deal said that we can -- a lot of these power lines, you cannot co

there are also landscape architects if you are thinking of the outside. there are stagers and designers that can do that. >> most of those professional people, architects and engineers, will sell their services by the hour. you do not have to buy the whole program. you do not have to hire them to do the whole building. you can say, "i would like to consult with you for an hour or two hours. that makes it very reasonable. you get a lot out of it when someone really knows what they're looking at. >> as long as you say up front -- some people will say that they might sell it. we are happy to go to people so we might be known. an hour of our time would be well spent in getting to know you and your house. we will give you advice for who to call. we have a good database of people. we are always asked to give it out. >> they have tremendous experience in doing what you're talking about. i do think that is an important resource to call. >> let us talk about what the assessor reporter does when you do improvements to your building. if you look at page 36 on the ha

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 wastewater. so for every gallon we put back in the colorado, we can take an additional gallon out, or we send it to reuse facilities. and we deliver it to golf courses and parks and other outside applications. man: water's about a thi

i want to see permeable landscaping and those sidewalks bill. i want to see at the end of these streets, the crosswalks where cars are driven and a half slowdown -- they have to slow down for your safety, for your kids' safety. is that kind of street that we all wish our neighborhoods would have. we get to produce that year. i will be your more than once, more than twice to make sure and oversee that the city does all of its work. it is not lost upon us back it is public works week again the next week -- it is not lost upon us that it is public works week again next week. they are a key part along with the puc and planning and all the other agencies -- mta and others -- that are coming together putting their best efforts forward to make this happen in a coordinated way. you will not see all the trees getting done in one month and then the streets, and suddenly, they have to break up the sidewalk again because nobody did it the right way. all of that coordination is being done smartly. it has to be done smartly because it is your money, ultimatel

there is not a lot of landscaping, currently. the new park layout strengthens activity functionally, with the tennis courts and the children's play area. and the entire park is unified with the circulation and accessibility. the project will improve and expand the library that has long coexisted with the park facilities. these projects were designed to gather to optimize the experience of park users and library users. this will be used to develop open space and we are very excited about this important project with a library and we hope that we will have your support today. >> we will hear from a representative from the library. >> that afternoon. i am here on behalf of public works with the library improvement program. in 2004, we spoke on the original resolution of necessity. the least that adding this to the playground could benefit the parks and the library expansion on both projects. since this time, the library and parks and recreation department have worked together on the locations and footprints of the new library in rela

she walks into the bright vegetable garden, chopped water to life from brittle landscape, leans her hoe against goat wire, admires shoots balanced on turned earth, looks up, fulfilleds a leaves sigh, clouds, hands on her hips, her jaw falls open and a bomb drops down her throat. white. the horizon, a black line against brilliant white landscape, pale blue sky above it, empty except for heat devil blur, a raindrop sound hits a wooden post against cloudless light, another, the lamb, his children, wife, then he drenched in bullet rain. blue. the final moment of night passing, exposes limbs, torsos, heads, breasts, humans, cows, goats, curved and knotted heaps, lays blue against bitten grass. final piece, the title is the headline for a newspaper. anti-war activist immoh lates along kennedy's express way near giant flame of the millennium skull up tour 4 days before november 2006 elections and no one pays attention. everything but the heart reduced to ash. thank you. . >> i just want to thank george for bringing to bear some of the numbers, some of the horrific things that are happening in