the pacific flyway is also right across the street. thousands of birds come through there and of the report stated that the stadium lighting confuses the birds, causes them to come down and get stuck. i don't know why we are considering that when our whole world has such ecological negative impact happening to it right now. it is 2012, we need to start conserving what we have got. >> my name is mark gold, i live in district 5. i came here today to urge you to turn down this report. and from handing out literature to educate people about this, i found that overwhelmingly, people first of all, don't know about it. their reaction has what -- and has been what you're hearing in the next few hours. i urge you to think about what is happening here tonight. all these people came here, it is social capital and human capital. it is a valuable and hard to put together a thing. you heard from birds and babies and young people and residents, it should give you pause and any rash decision based on the other end which is representing a more narrow s

, the land will naturally flood in the winter months providing habitat for birds cruising the pacific flyway. you can check it out yourself by using the san francisco bay trail. money for parks is on the chopping block in antioch and that means fields of dreams could be drying up. >> exact tells us that the community does not have the money to water its grasp. >> it is an exciting first day of practice for these little girls be here at the youth sports complex in antioch. but play on this field could dry up, the city has watering local fields where thousands of kids play sports. >> it is important to the community but it is a matter balancing what is important is what you can afford. >> the city cannot afford to pass on the water cost but they know it will have a big impact on the community. >> they keep thousands of kids in this project and it provides fabric and richness in the community. in total they touch the lives of thousands of people. >> he is the president of the youth sports complex which host 3000 kids quit baseball and soccer and softball teams. >> unfortunately the city of anti