how many parks do we have in the aggregate in the city? >> 224 neighborhood parks. >> 1 park city why does discipling outside, we will say. we have 224 parks. in golden gate park, there is the statement that there is a 96% diversion rate, so i a total of all the parks, what with the diversion rate be then? >> i have asked that question already of the department of the environment. i do not know if they have it with them. >> they can think about it. the second is was it about two years ago that the rec and park commission, through the prompting of the rec and park department, was looking for a recycling center to be placed in mclaren park? >> no. not that i'm aware of. supervisor avalos: there was a plan in 2008 probably around april or may where i'm not sure if it actually rose to the level of the rec and park commission, but it seemed like there was a lot of approval to cite recycling center adjacent to the after-school academy in mclaren park, right next to serving sunnyvale, and i believe it came to a joint rec and park commission. i for

parks department. there had never been a hearing in city hall. for a service such as the recycling center, two have been provided in a community way that has served so many parts of san francisco for well over 30 years. i thought it was a slipshod manner in the way in which parks and recreation have committed the termination of lease. by us have in that hearing, there are a couple of things that we learned that i think help motivate the resolution that i am putting in. in asking the mayor and the city departments cease on their termination of the lease and do their best if in fact they decide to proceed, to do everything they could to help relocate. a paltry effort had been applied in order to seek a relocation. yet, when any nonconforming use like waste water or water irrigation treatment plant and that -- would like to put in the park which is ultimately nonconforming use, logic prevailed to suggest that it be placed in golden gate park and city efforts had been routed to look for an alternative location. this is one footnote that i wanted peop

park. so the city would be a little quiet -- would be able to acquire the park and unclear on how the timingither be right at occupancy or shortly afterwards. so that one issue seems to be sure to resolve it. it is very important, too, because i know the park rec commission that oversees the open space fund are very clear they want another source to fund that, so it's great that the project sponsor and the city have been ieable to identify th. the department in the end recommends the approval of the in-kind agreement and i am here and available for questions and david is also here. thank you. vice president olague: thank you. would the project sponsor like to address this or do you have anything to add? no? okay. let's open it up for public comment on this item. seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner moore. commissioner moore: i just have a couple of questions, and they're really just try to get my bearings and the idea of the park. we haven't talked about this for a long time and i would like to ask the city attorney or the director or somebody who can answer it, when the city

the city is banning inflatable jump houses from all city parks. cityeaders say they don't have the staff or the resources to regulate them anymore. they also claim the bounce houses destroy city lawns, take up staff time, and can make parks less enjoyable for others. parents say the bounce houses are really popular among kids. >> they do like it. >> i understand there is insurance liability but the kid has to bounce. >> they are not bouncing much anymore. in the past walnut creek has required paid permits for the jump houses. you could only rent the houses from companies that promised to protect the city from lawsuits. >> that's too bad. kids do just -- my neighbors had one for super bowl sunday. kids never left. i was in bed and they were still jumping. >> it's try. every mom you know, get the jump house for a birthday party. >>> 6:11. a real-life goldilocks what a mystery guest was doing in a bay area woman's home while she was on vacation, and the unusual item they took. >> caltrain is facing major budget cuts but this morning, the hefty salary a ce

park. if for san francisco's chinatown to twitter from soaring out of the city.ow you how city leaders are flocking to keep twitter where it is. >> san francisco is hoping tax breaks will help keeping twitter for moving. >> i'd never conversation with management over twittered we're hopeful this will move things in the right direction for them. >> when the mayor took office last month he made keeping the social media giant in the city a priority. when this is tweets, i love twitter. if the mayor is hoping they will move their headquarters here to mid market street helping to revitalize the area. it twitter relocate to would be exempt from the city's payroll tax. the city cut a similar deal years ago when it wanted to revitalize mission day. >> when saw the success of the city when we started mission bay. now as you see how liberating it is a vibrant that area of the city is that's exactly how we envision this to happen. we are glad that we can at least presented baker here in the market. speakes reported in san francisco, a kate thompson kron 4 news. >> efforts h

. >>> walnut creek may ban bounce houses out of city parks. city leaders want to ban the popular children's inflatable jumpers from the local parks. they blame budget cuts and enforcement problems for the proposed ban. city staffers say the jumpers destroy city lawns and take up staff time with complicated permits. many people choose to ignore the required permits setting up bounce houses illegally for their kids. the park, recreation, and open space commission is set to decide the fate of those popular jump houses tomorrow evening. >> >> san mateo police have a warning about telephone scammers. investigators say scammers have recently conned elderly victims into wiring money abroad by pretending to be relatives in trouble. one person received a call from someone claiming to be her grandson needing money to post bail in montreal. another was contacted saying they'd won $500,000 in the lottery in the philippines but needed money to cover supposed taxes on it. police say of course if you get a call from anyone asking for money did to be wired the bes

the company has scheduled other news conference tuesday at menlo park city hall.he company may be prepared to move sunny sprawling campus once occupied by sun microsystems. the site has been vacant since ore cal bought sun last year. >> general motors me a add more dealerships in the bay area to handle an expected boost in sales. gm has been losing dealers on the east and west coasts of the u.s. for 20 years because of slow sales and poor products, but new models like the cruise compact are selling well in california, and gm expects sales to rise as the economy recovers twosm years ago gm had to shed more than 2,000 dealerships across the u.s. when it went through bankruptcy protection. >>> the wall street journal is reporting u.s. leg laters will propose that big financial firms hold on to at least half of the bonuses paid to top executives for at least three years. this from the federal deposit insurance corporation which protects consumers from bank losses. regulators are expected to vote monday to approve a draft rule which would affect the nation's largest fi

significantly, rec and park's 35 community sites, only one exists on the western half of the city. in 1998 commodore following six years of steady, environmental impact review and stakeholder outreach, the golden gate park master plan was approved by the recreation and park commission. the process to create the golden gate park master plan included over 50 different organizations with an interest in golden gate park, including the haight ashbury neighborhoods and appeared golden gate master plan considers the recycling center a non-conforming use of golden gate park. and that its non-park serving activities should eventually be phased out. the continuing operation of the center has been a source of neighborhood controversy for years. no doubt, you will hear both sides of the debate today, and we only know the community garden proposal is supported by numerous neighborhoods, organizations, and part user groups. from our perspective, the commission decision to move forward with the community garden is not a statement against redemption centers or against hanc or any individuals associ

the city had been requiring a permit and proof of insurance to put them up in city parks but workers say the procedures are often time consuming or ignored. it also says bounce houses damage the grass in city parks. >>> a man on the jet ski is now he could face a $500 fine. there is a federal law that bans personal -- now last month jacob was hit by a rogue wave about 25 feet high. surfers will pack a public meeting on thursday to make a case for changing the law. that meeting starts at 9:15 thursday morning. >> that should be interesting. >> that should be interesting. my gosh. yeah. >>> time now 5:17. sal, it's treacherous driving this morning. the wind and plus it's cold. >> it is chilly. >> steve has been telling us it's a chilly wind. you will notice it on some of the bay area bridges on highway 4 and 580 the altamont pass there is a wind advisory. there is no wind advisory on highway 4 but it is windy. let's go to highway 24 that traffic looks good. we watch the toll plaza this morning we are watching it from our map system because our camera is malfunctioning. i have a strong s

. >> park officials in walnut creek will decide whether to inflate those bounty houses in the park. city staff say they damage lawns take up staff time with permits that are hard to enforce and make parks less enjoyable for others. they have been outlawed in parks in danville, pleasonton and clayton. >>> well, this morning the green bay packers are taking home their fourth super bowl title. >>> the green bay packers have won the super bowl. the lombardi trophy is coming home. >> very good game. winning 21-35 last night aaron rogers throwing for three touchdown passes the pride of chico the team's first title since 1997. >> those are super bowl fans not very happy. certainly not in a mood to celebrate because more than a thousand of them were kept behind a gate at the new billion dollar cowboy stadium even though they bought tickets at the last minute the fire marshall deemed some seats in their section unsafe 800 fans were allowed to watch from the hospitality area or other seats in the nose bleed section they turned away 400 others. can you imagine how frustrating that is. they gave the

the city is baning inflatable jump houses from all city parks. city leaders say don't have the staff or the resources to regulate them anymore. they also say the bounce houses destroy city lawns, take up 1256 time and make parks less enjoyable for others. they are popular among kids. >> they really like it. >> i understand there's insurance liability but, come on, the kids gotta bounce! >> in the past, the city of walnut creek has required paid permits for the jump houses. you could only rent the houses from companies that promised to protect the city from lawsuits. kids love those things. >>> all right. >>> a milestone for smart phones and overseas markets getting a boost this morning. ashley morrison has your moneywatch report. >>> reporter: most asian markets saw gains today the the nikkei hit a nine-month high while hang sang lost a fraction. today wall street gets the latest on the labor market. on monday strong corporate earnings and mergers pushed the dow up 69 while the nasdaq added 14. americans are breaking out the plastic. after two years o

the best we could find, code from the city's website. such parkingshall be applicable to one or more designated parking footage between intersected streets. what does that mean to you? >> i have no idea. >> i'm a teacher. this would be challenging, i think for most people to determine what the meaning of it is. >> reporter: what exactly are the rules? here in berkeley, you have to move your car across an intersection for it to count as a parking space. in oakley, across an intersection or across the street. in oakley, across the street not enough. you have to move at least .1 a mile for it to count as a new parking space. like berkeley, oakland and san francisco don't post specifics on their signs and only san francisco clearly spells out the rules on its websites if you know where to find it. >> it would certainly help consumers if there was one consistent policy. >> it feels very much like a revenue generating scam. >> reporter: last year, san francisco collected $99 million in parking fines. oakland, $26 million, berkeley, $9 million. $49 of which

the branch will go up 2 daly city park -- to daly city park. it will also branch off and go to neighborhoods. there are big benefits. the other benefits will be the traffic improvements that will allow all those people who are moving through san francisco to get in and out of san francisco quicker, which is the biggest source of our congestion -- not the residents, but the people who use 19th as a conduit. we can do that by improving the traffic in that area. as i mentioned earlier, the new housing for our children and families who are now forced to leave san francisco is a huge benefit. the diversity of density which has been brought out by the project sponsors -- now you have a choice of an aging, compromise town house. i know about plumbing problems. i know about things that are always breaking down because they are old. sometimes, you need to demolish and build new. now you have a choice of various housing types that go from the present town houses, which is a great stuff for a family, but also various heights and configurations. the most i

park. that is not to say that they do not pass through across the city as they traverse. based on this evidence and our own information gathered at regular of reach, closing the center, located across the street from golden gate park, will have no impact on the presence of homeless people in golden gate park or the surrounding area. thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is sam [unintelligible] and i am a gardener and landscaper here in the city, using native plants almost exclusively for ornamental work. i also do edible vegetable gardens for customers as well. i rely on hanc as a source of affordable and ecologically produced native plants. betsy, i brought a picture but i do not know if it will be very visible. is it possible to put this -- here we go. this is a garden is 500 yards from the nursery. i have tried to circle and highlight all of the plants. those are all produced by hanc. i have specific criticisms on the proposal to put in a community garden. the photograph was shown of sunlight in the area. it was a r

do business in city parks. means professional dog walkers and exercise bootcamp organizers would have to buy a permit to use city parks. the permits could bring in as much as $50,000 a year for the struggling parks department which faces a $3.9 million budget gap. >>> it is the first for b.a.r.t. in eight years. this morning a new station gets ready to open in the east bay. "today in the bay's" marla tellez is live in dublin with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. yeah, mind me here is that brand new dublin/pleasanton b.a.r.t. station. traffic eastbound 580 is moving along with no problems this morning. you are looking at the pedestrian walkway that comes to the new b.a.r.t. station connected to the parking structure where we are standing on the other side of 580. this is not open for business today. that happens tomorrow. tomorrow it is all about the ribbon-cutting ceremony. lots of festivities planned including the sound of bag finers bagpipers and showing up the honor guard with b.a.r

the city's parks and recreation wanted to evict the haight ash bushy recycling center and native plant nursery from its location on fredrick street. the department wants to replace it with a community garden. supporters of the center says it pays out more than $1.5 million a year and that much of the money goes to low-income families and individuals. a practice used in just two hospitals in the country including at ucsf could be making a comeback. nitrous oxide or laughing gas could be returning. now many healthcare providers are recommending bringing it back and saying laughing gas takes effect quickly and could be used in the later stages of labor without having an effect on the baby. the federal government is reviewing its effectiveness and safety and more hospitals hope to use it by the end of the summer. >> there was a lot of heavy breathing at the playboy mansion. there were complete of respiratory illness that affected dozens of people at a fundraiser on february 3-d. one attendee says it knocked him on his back for five days. overalls say they are not sure what caused the illne

park. but a redwood city woman claimed it happened to her and two grandk grandkids. >> high levels . those sandboxes have been removed. >> we went all over and collected from popular park ed may be headed for extinction. could he be sent home with bacteria that could lead to an infection? we collected from five bay area parks. mitchell park in palo alto, fremont park in santa clara. visitation valley . we sent the samples to an independe independent. the results came back negative. mitchell park in paolo alo alto 93 e. coli programs. ten times as in less than three per gram. how do all these numbers stack up when it comes to safety standards in? they don't. turnt he's the director of redwood city parks, and he spent two year years. >> he thought there was a bacteria or something in the sand. >> do 200 for e. coli. anything above that you consider un -- they didn't refute the test results but no records of any illness. they may have been recontaminated by a type of pet. they replaced two sandboxes with water features. >> e. coli is a big enough deal for little we hads in this park. wat

but, boy, it's a lot of fun for kids out there in those things. >> the city's park commission held aate. >> it's probably not worth it to have something, you know, in our parks that could potentially be costly to the city. >> reporter: then passed a law. yi yi aye. >> eliminating jump houses on city property. it's a done deal. the law goes into effect immediately. parents, get ready to break the news. >> drama. >> reporter: how will you tell them, let them know that no longer will they bounce? >> we'll have one ourselves. like. >> reporter: as the father of two small boys i know the value of a jump house. those monkeys, can, they will jump and jump until they can jump no more, until exhaustion. here in walnut creek, you can still do that on your private prop property, just not in the city park. >> look for a small one that will fit in your back yard. thanks joe, all day, you could do that all day. >>> the bay area headlines, authorities are looking for three men accused of ripping off guns from a homeowner's prized check in unincorporated gilroy. they beat up the homeowner, got his g

that handles all the facility rentals and the permitting of the parks has been cut by 50%. >> reporter: so barry gordon in charge of the city parks division is recommending the city quit okaying bounce houses. >> once the inflatable was taken down spikes would be left behind where the kids would go to the bouncy house, the turf would be introducen down because a lot of people were going back and forth. >> those little generator, you know, those little honda generator, noisy, trying to have a picnic or, you know, a nice quiet day in the park with your family, that disrupts it. >> reporter: bouncy houses like these were used in the four parks allowed to have them an average of once every two weeks legally and an unknown number of guerilla bouncy houses were setup illegally. not that you can't have fun in a walnut creek park. you can dance with or without a video game truck that might be parked in the area. >> to go go. >> you can still have a spirited game of booger tag, causing green bags to come undertake of a the nose of one another if a been bag seems to be. >> you could roll in a big ball. >> we're very family-friendly a

but today's news conference will be held at menlo park city hall. we have new information this morning at the man accused of stocking facebook founder mark zuckerberg. zuckerberg filed a restraining order last week against this man. now he is due in santa clara court later this month. he allegedly sent facebook messages to zuckerberg incluing one that said please help me, i'm ready to die for you. this morning that man is telling celebrity website tmz.com he just wanted to get zuckerberg's advice about a personal problem. he's accused of going to the facebook offices as well as zuckerberg's house in an attempt to contact him. >>> today the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to consider a new tax credit aimed at trying to convince twitter to stay in the city as it expands its head quarters. it's the first major policy proposal from ed lee. the idea is to offer payroll tax exemptions from new employees hired by employees that locate to the market area. that's an area the city has been trying to revitalize. >>> time now 6:34. police are sea

she called her supervisor. >> this city vehicle was issued a $55 parking ticket. >> i your giving people a difficult job. >> the word is not do the ranks of city employees. plenty with expired meters. including the scar. >> that car--and most people sign that pay for parking is difficult if they are going to have to get used to. i hope that these are not kenew city employee parking decals to not get abused like the handicapped clock arblacher + placard if you havea comment or story idea for stanley, you can email us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m úw

park recreation open space commission banned them from city parks tonight. budget cut have reduced staffing levels making it difficult to process the permit applications. permits are necessary because the jumping houses were damaging grass. so they were only allowed on hard surfaces. vendors also needed liability insurance. >> i don't think they should need a permit any way. we have enough government. we pay our taxes. get to use the park big deal if a 20 foot by 20 foot bad spot in the great for a week or.so big deal. >> i don't think it would really affect us because we have a big back yard and put it back there. >>reporter: neighboring city in danville and klaint clayton already lawed the bounce house in public park. >> cybershut down. debate over whether to give washington the power to urn turn off the internet. >> the worst intersection in the bay area for buy cyclist. one street is a real danger zone. >> and boy behind the mask of one of the most popular superbowl ads this year. then later on "nightline". >> about coming up next on "nightline". in an e

programming we would run in our city parks and throughout the city, and now what we have done last year was the first year the we partnered so that we ran the city parks program right in the same school buildings that the summer school programs were running. so in the morning the students would get academic help owning a for keeping their skills up and literacy or math or science, and then they would a transition right into the same building. city parks programming to do all sorts of traditional and non-traditional sporting, theater and arts, crafts, all sorts of things, in addition to which the partnership with syracuse university has allowed in the summer school summer programming in particular a diversity of offering. as we have mentors from syracuse university and collegestudents from around the area who have been hired by say yes to do things like architecture camps. we have medical school students running biology camps, we have arts and music students who are teaching students how to do rap music and videos and poetry and your name at. there's

by that, you regulate the amount of parking space, and by that also, eliminate the cars that come into the city leaders of business say we do not need road pricing or congestion feed because we already have that by the parking fees. what we also see is it did not affect the business in the city center because the people who did not really need to go into the city are now staying out

. >> menlo park city officials have a squirrel problem and nobody is laughing. taking this very seriously. but after starting a poisoning campaign, the public outrage is causing them to rethink their original plan. here's lisa amin gulezian. >> based on park in menlo park is a place where people and wildlife normally coexist. these are some of the animals found here, including the california ground squirrel. but these days you'd be hard-pressed to find any. that's because the city spent nearly $10,000 killing the squirrels by injecting poison into their burrows. the city started noticing the ground squirrels this summer after health officials mentioned burrowing squirrels could damage landfill caps. those caps stop methane gas from escaping and causing fire hazards. >> josÉ is a professional landscaper. >> it's not a nice thing to do but in the end you're going to have so many that it's going to be a real nuisance. >> but many park users met the city's decision with outrage. the city didn't get public input and never posted warning signs. neither is required und

by that, you regulate the amount of parking space, and by that also, eliminate the cars that come into the city leaders of business say we do not need road pricing or congestion feed because we already have that by the parking fees. what we also see is it did not affect the business in the city center because the people who did not really need to go into the city are now staying out or coming in by public transport or bicycle. nowadays, the businessmen who need to go into the city with his car for a)> hour, always has room, always pays, even in the neighborhood of the business. there is a limit on tariffs. 5 euros is enough. [inaudible] most business people are afraid that making parking more expensive will actual impact their ability to do business -- will actually impact their ability to do business. >> it also depends on the sort of business and the sort of street. for instance, if the go on the street where gucci is and so on, and you need enough parking spaces. >> with the chairman of the society of amsterdam, they are also supporting this approach. they realize if they just press on the c

jade. >> reporter: good morning, we are live at bo park right here in foster city. i just spoke to a dog owner any one time in the afternoon there could be up to 40 dogs inside of this park. there is a three-dog limit once you get inside these gates. the problem is enforcement. some dog owners and dog walkers are not abiding by that limit. and the parks and recreation department along with city officials had hoped the dog owners and walkers could enforce themselves. they approved making an amendment to the three-dog rule. violators would face a civil fine up to $100. the rule would apply to several parks including cad ma ran. , religion water, and only on sunday from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the designated area. now it's up to the foster city council to approve their limit to the three-dog limit. changes one dog owner told me should be made. >> they cannot see the dogs has a mess on the ground. five of them. five of them are too many of them. three is a max. >> reporter: if changes are made by the city council. police issued citation would be forwarded to the city a