opportunity to live in various cities that are various types of waterfront, be it seaside, waterfront, or lakeside, and i've experienced these are greenery and immediate, and i think both work well when done properly, and i'm looking forward to being able to sit on the cafe side table not far from the water and enjoy my weekend afternoon as a neighborhood citizen. and i -- they've been doing great outreach, and i think they will continue to do so. i think the project also has a chance to move a little faster than most san francisco projects, being a private property, not being under port authority and having to do endless studies and succumb to delays and obstacles. i'm giving my support upon the ground professionally and as a citizen, and i hope that the project can move forward, and we can actually -- i can actually experience the benefit of the project as opposed to read about it in my retirement years somewhere else, so -- >> president hillis: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is ray hernandez. i've lived in the neighborhood for almost seven y

or 6.5 times the size of san francisco. the winds are blowing the flames to lakeside communities.d mandatory evacuations. chart leaves and bark projecting and landing in other parts of lake county. containment is at 34%. the number of homes destroyed is now at 55. that is 14 more than yesterday.>>> and shasta, a car fire continues to burn away from redding. the fire is now nearly at 142,000 acres. the fire started nearly 2 weeks ago. nearly 1100 homes have been destroyed and more than 20,000 people remain under evacuation. containment is at 41% and governor jerry brown is expected to visit the area to assess the damage and offer assistance.>>> yosemite park rangers have issued evacuation orders due to the ferguson fire. all nonessential employees and residents of the yosemite valley have all been told to leave the park. evacuations were due to smoke in the area and not an increase in fire danger. fire is still growing at the edge of the park and has burned nearly 81,000 acres so far. containment dropped from 41% last night to 36% this morning. >>> controversy over a teacher. >> th