we added mclaren pass this year, where we had food trucks.s. i'm not sure how to say that. we just want to say thank you very much to the city and to rec and park. we are thrilled and we are honored to be able to give $1.4 million to san francisco's rec and park this year. thank you. commissioner buell: thank you. commissioner lee? commissioner lee: i have a question. i have heard from a number of members from the advisory board and i have made our general manager aware of some of the e- mails and phone calls i've received. with regards to the hot line that you have set up, a number of members complained about calling the hot line and not getting through, or talking with a representative of the hot line and not getting any kind of response in terms of the noise level. i'm just wondering. when you receive calls to the hot line, how are those calls recorded? how do you respond to them? >> when people call into the hot line -- we are bilingual, as well, so that we can answer questions from non english speakers. we take everyone's phone number do

i'm the president of friends of mclaren park. it is one of the oldest neighborhood community park groups in san francisco. i give a lot of tours through the park. during those tours, a lot of the folks in the group will think of the park as very scary. it has a lot of hills, there's a lot of dense groves. once you get towards the center of the park you really lose your orientation. you are very much in a remote area. there are a lot of trees that shield your view from the urban setting. you would simply see different groves that gives you a sense of freedom, of being outdoors, not being burdened by the worries of city life. 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

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 th

you can sign up onliine, at any of the nine major rec centers, or mclaren lodge. we registered over 4000 people for our program in the first three hours. it was a new record for the department. next week i will be joining several members of my staff, the juvenile probation department, the san francisco police department, and brothers against guns, the chinatown youth center, and mission neighborhood center in bringing 54 boys and girls to camp made thether. it has traditionally been a family camp and a senior camp. for the first time ever, we are bringing children from our neighborhoods who have never seen camp mather and never experienced the high sierras. the kids will be there next thursday, friday, and saturday. they will be returning sunday. the four-sunday will have hiking, swimming, sports, navigation exercises, and a talent show. this is a great example of the city family coming together. i want to give credit to mayor ed lee, who has also been a leader in making sure this event happened. we're very veryit. -- we are very excited about it. i want to turn t

various sophistication and improvement projects throughout the city, including in golden gate park, mclaren park and delores park, to name a few. we relied on 130 hours of volunteer time. our on going partnerships with the san francisco police department is also helping us keep our park clean to we partnered with local schools and san francisco general hospital to create a moremural to discourage graffiti. a proposed state pakate park atn gate park. with respect to our recreational choices, we've talked a lot about this. we put a lot of focus and energy into our recreational activity and is paying off. we've increased the number of registered hours by 13%, providing more than 76,000 hours of programming to the public. we also had a significant increase of 20% in the total number of program registrations, meaning we have gone -- this year we were at 48,851. 16,000 alone in our summer camps this year. we've also gotten off the one- size-fits-all programming and we created new and creative programs to the public with significant input. recreation is not one size fits all. we have skateboarding

nancy pelosi among those urging him on, ed lee has been acting like a candidate, even showing up in mclaren park for a gerry garcia remembrance. will he run? the only surprise would be if he doesn't. his weekend of reflection understood included showing up at the jerry garcia amphitheater on gerry's day. >> i thought that said let it be. >> reporter: and he wasn't about to spoil the announcement. but talking with phil matier's at cbs 5, he sounded like a candidate for a job he promised to take only on an interim basis. >> i have been getting a lot of support, there is a lot of people calling, i haven't been able to answer the phoning. >> reporter: the message he is getting is he likes the job he is doing and, apparently, he does too. >> it's very enthusiastic support, people like what we have been doing the last 7 months. it's been hard, i have been working really hard, i've never worked so hard before. but, i'll tell you, end of the day, the sacrifice is worth it. i mean, this city is worth everything we can do for it. >> reporter: should lee run he is the presumed leader in a crowded fiel

still the man to catch some eighty five points clear of second place team at mark webber with the mclaren pair of lewis hamilton and jenson button third and fifth respectively the englishman aiming to drive on from their recent great run of form . two and three are. really the show of strength and the guys leading the championship has only won one race which is which is great and i think we're going to continue like that keep fighting the pressure. because where before me very well you know lewis has had a victory and i've had two victories in the last five we're going to make it more and more of the next three races the circus that should really suit i think you look at the calendar and you want to take off you want to win at least every so you want to win every circuit and some play some circuit so you know we can circuits and some so from the circuits and spar is what i've been actually quite competitive for the past couple of years let's move to n.f.l. preseason with the ravens heralded defense gave up over thirty points but both more still managed to see off neighbors washington the

west of us and its allies claim pole position for sunday's belgian grand prix championship edging mclaren's lewis hamilton for the top spot on the grades with the town's red bull team mate mark webber securing the position for my f one champ engines involvement while failed to build on his recent victory in hungary dropping out of the qualifying session britain will start back in thirteenth after that russia's vitale bit off the clock ticks down fastest time on saturday with a crushing out and on. was a very good laugh it was very happy with the car towards the end of the draw i. seem to get quicker and quicker relapse so all in all i'm very happy not an easy session as you said with the conditions changing all the time and right after we finished it started to rain again so. and finally russia get its rugby world cup campaign underway against the usa on the fifteenth of september however the team's warm up tour of britain probably won't be filling them with much confidence the baz did manage to get a single victory after slipping to four have a defeats which is lump of lead reports. russia

four we want to read all sebastian vettel claimed his ninth pole position of the season ahead of mclaren's there is hamilton to leave a great for this summer's belgian grand prix when i joined conditions red bulls mark webber was third with the ferrari's of philippe massa unfair number long and states respectively jenson button was a disappointing thirteenth's brazilian or some other late legend as he sent to us that suddenly from the day before when i think i still had a russian team it was on the draw for sadie's michael schumacher that crashed aren't what emergency big cases that was on policies training schemes goes dead at indianapolis grand prix victory honda rider up the ante by something a lot record of just over one minute and forty eight seconds on the ridge to the front of the grid american bend space and started from a loss to confront second reigning world champion who gallons of his third stone is still holds a thirty two point lead over the spaniard in the standings. and it's i think it's interrupted teams of these history of their riders not only the spanish both the local

and i remember march of last year went by mclaren lodge and i saw you, phil, and i know you have told this story a couple of times how i brought my boy, a.j. there, and said, can you help us? my boy has autism. what can you offer him in the summertime as a camp experience? and that sort of began a long relationship and wonderful time working with you and lucas and a number of other people here that spent time and effort trying to find ways that we could involve both the community, the private sector, and so on, to get this a reality. because it is expensive. the stats are really daunting that you heard from vicky. one in 120. mostly boys. that means one in 40 boys in san francisco has autism. and that's -- if there was some kind ever external threat that was neurologically damaging our children everybody would be up in arms. because it's mysterious, we don't know where it comes from. it's partially genetic, partially environmental. the needs are still not met. so what we needed 20 do -- to do is try to find a way that we could have this one-on-one with an aide and camper experience, a

presence of german helping red bull train one to finish with mark webber close behind in second mclaren's jenson button improved from say it seems on the grade to said nine fernando alonso a podium finish and news hamilton crashed out early on despite starting from second elsewhere rushes with a live picture off was ninth of the town meanwhile leeds one of my ninety six points overall now increasing his title chances. now football in sunday's premier league games here in russia that they call the weekend's action was the whole school job a bit when spartak and says come out which has finished at luzhniki. well it's unnecessary in the first half to put struggling start again from but do be a levels after the break before tortious puts this guy had however i mean he can make it to all first part of the beautiful strike of the second confound it stayed that way after was. in the days of the highlights in meets a threat in the dark held by have trick from alexander could shock or his first two came within six minutes in the middle of the first up seventy nine minutes and the need and a penalt

who are now in red bull sebastian vettel claimed his knights pole position of the season ahead of mclaren's lewis hamilton to lead the grid for this sunday's belgian grand prix enjoying conditions red bulls mark webber was third with the for always a fleet paymaster and fernando alonso and eight respectively jenson button is in the thirteenth fusion this mentality i did this time is brazilian senna the late legend and senna was an impressive seventh's on his debut for three places ahead of russian team and that will sadie's michael schumacher flashbacks. one of my cheap cases started his own policy of strange names for his first ever you know this one great picture in the home the idea eventually got used to the yard so it's moving finally three seconds between saturday's practice runs and setting a lap wreck order just over one minute and thirty eight seconds all routes to the front of the grid american bed space suit started from paul last year qualified second in reigning world champion paul de lorenzo was good enough to tweak his pint for a force to run the stoner still holds a thirty t

lead in the process the german helping rebels they want to finish with not close behind in second mclaren's jenson button improved from set scenes on the grade two thirds nine fernando alonso a podium finish and who sandals and crashed out early on despite starting from second elsewhere rushes with a live picture of those ninth at the tel meanwhile leeds were both by ninety six points overall now increasing his title chances. are now football and sunday's primary games here in russia the pick of the weekend's action was the whole school job you get when spartak and says come out which has finished at luzhniki. well it's and that is an early in the first stuff to put struggling spartak in front but do beer levels after the break before this guy has however i mean he can maybe two all part of the beautiful strike of the second col found it strange that way after was. in the days of the highlights the need to thresh krisna dar helped by have trick from alexander court as first two came within six minutes in the middle of the first stops seventy nine minutes and the needs and a panel to keep fo

proces german helping red bull to a two one finish with mark webber close behind in second place mclaren's jenson button through from thirteenth to third denying fernando alonso finish while lewis hamilton crashed out early on despite starting from second rushes the valley was ninth. now it will go on sunday's premier league games here in russia the pick of the weekend's action is the most current job even. says guy inspired by which to himself just a few minutes time at the luzhniki stadium in while too much is a finished my had no problems against carter beating them to kneel and fresh grass in the dark thanks to how tricks from alexander to get a shock or should rock offend done he added one girl each evening five neal victory meaning a pittsburgh club go top of the table at least for a while elsewhere would be the host really a soviet over and look mighty trouble to face goodbye later. meanwhile mention city one top of the english standings following a call for the big tree at spurs and sky blues winning five want to overtake liverpool at the summit zac cole with an amazing full goals

over the now red bull sebastian vettel claimed his knights pole position of the season ahead of mclaren's lewis hamilton to leave the grid for this sunday's belgian grand prix in trying conditions red bull's mark webber was merged with the ferrari's of the paymaster and another loan so eight respectively jenson button is in the thirteenth after fusion isn't talented i think this time is this in the summer league legend and santa is an impressive servants on his debut for three places ahead of russian team and it will save his michael schumacher flashbacks. running a cheesy case histories on policy or straining interests first and that you get this one big victory at home the rider eventually got used to the brick yard circuit reading by age three seconds between saturday's practice runs and starting a lap wreck order just over one minute and thirty eight seconds all reached the front of the grid american beds started falling poll last year qualified second in reigning world champion paul de lorenzo was close to tweaking his pint for foster run a stoner still holds a thirty two point lead

second place in qualifying for this sunday's belgian grand prix the championship leader edge the mclaren driver for top spot on the grid but also teammates not look to secure third position in the former champion jenson button fails to build on its recent one hundred ninety six qualify session but start back in thirteenth national title twelve attempts fastest time and saturday michael schumacher rushing out early on. i was very happy with the car towards the end in the dry and yet seem to get quicker and quicker every lap so all in all i'm very happy not an easy session as you said with the conditions changing all the time and right after we finished it started to rain again and. then it's now in the new haven hardcourt seem to be a perfect place for caroline wozniacki the world number one becoming the first player in knowing years to win the same studies. title four years in a row in connecticut patrick said quote scott also had a great run into her first career final we could not match the top ranked dane plenty o. exhausting round this in. the final say taking it six mos that cost it

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