park. the playground opened last month, and next week this fence next to me will come down, as the neighborhood will finally have its park back again. you'd be risking your health if you played here six years ago. this was once the home of what's called a burn dump. >> we found evidence it operated in the early 1900s, probably closed around the 1930s, and essentially burning trash and refuse materials. >> reporter: they found toxins including lead and cancer-causing chemicals. so the community has witnessed men at work in order to see kids

you heard people talking about it at the cafes, park playground, people who do not always pay attention. in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again. hello, and welcome to the department of elections ranked-choice voting instructional video. this video is part of the department of elections' ranked-choice voting outreach campaign and is designed to educate san francisco voters about ranked-choice voting. today we will learn what ranked-choice voting is, and who is elected using this new voting method. we will also talk about what the ranked-choice ballot looks like and how to mark it correctly. finally, we'll see how the ranked-choice voting process works and show you an example of an election using ranked-choice voting. so, what is ranked-choice voting? in march of 2002, san francisco voters adopted a charter amendment to implement ranked-choice voting, also known as the instant run-off voting. san francisco voters will use ranked-choice voting t

you heard people talking about it at the cafes, park playground, people who do not always pay attention. in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again. >> the san francisco cons tri of flowers in golden gate park is now showing a new exhibit that changes the way we see the plants around us. amy stewart's best-selling book, "wicked plants" is the inspiration behind the new exhibit that takes us to the dark side of the plant world. >> i am amy stewart. i am the arthur of "wicked plants," the weeds that killed lincoln's mother and other botanical atrocities. with the screens fly trap, that is kind of where everybody went initially, you mean like that? i kind of thought, well, all it does is eat up bugs. that is not very wicked. so what? by wicked, what i mean is that they are poisonous, dangerous, deadly or immoral or maybe illegal or offensive or awful in some way. i am in the profession of going around and interviewing botanists, horticulturalists an

you heard people talking about it at the cafes, park playground, people who do not always pay attention. in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again. i feel like all of us are starng to see what the problems in this country are. i think plenty of people are opinionated. i don't think there's many forums where you can really express yourself or try to make a difference or anything. i mean...wha'...whatdo... what do i do, ya' know? the only people that i'm able to affect are the people who care about what i have to say. there is something you can do, but i'm sure it wouldn't be, uh...easy. different man: i get angry about it, but it's like... ya' know, in my own apartment. [laughs] >> happiness rains supreme. nearly one thousand couples tide the not. >> by the powers invested in me, i declare you husband and wife. >> the north like court was turned into a huge extension of the city clerk and hundreds of city and county employees were trained as volu

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you heard people talking about it at the cafes, park playground, people who do not always pay attention. in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again. >> i never thought i would be at a press conference in the city surrounded by a bunch of pickup trucks. here we are. these are no average pickup trucks. these have solid green credentials. san francisco has a long history of groundbreaking initiatives an enlargement of victories. this is where the latest bring innovations have been, whether it is pursuing our zero ways to goals by 2020, when the reducing toxics in san francisco, whether it is becoming the electric vehicle capital of the u.s., this is where green innovation happens. and we practice what we preach in san francisco. every city of san francisco's department is required to develop a department action plan annually, which inventory their own emissions and sets common action targets for the department. this process engages departments that

you heard people talking about it at the cafes, park playground, people who do not always pay attention. in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again. grex good morning, ladies and gentlemen. my name is tom nlan. i am very happy that i am joined by my colleagues here, the vice chair jerry lee. cheryl brinkman and bruce oka. the director would have been year, but he was away on business in oakland. thank you, directors, for being here. we really appreciate the input we got -- over 650 responses to the questionnaire, which we put through the citizens advisory committee and other interest groups, and we are very pleased. we believe we of dawn and else standing at job. -- we believe we have done an outstanding job. [applause] i think that was the honeymoon right there, guys. [laughter] before we talk about today's event, i want to meet -- i want to mention debra johnson, who unfortunately had a medical appointment this morning. she wanted to extend our

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actually started back in 2002 after fans used his music to raise funds and repair the mcclairen park playgroundn the excelsior district. the jerry garcia amphitheater now hosts all kinds of cultural events for the city and the county of san francisco. you've got some dead heads out there as well absolutely. today there was plenty of free

you heard people talking about it at the cafes, park playground, people who do not always pay attention. in that $0.10, it was the best thing we could have done for city government, even though it was a little bit messy. it was a lot of fun and an eye opener. it got people interested again.

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. >> he's glad to see the new watson park with a dog run, playground, and soccer field. >> the real park, i can walk the dogs or walk the stroller while my mom walks and plays the dog in the park. it's really exciting. >> we are thankful if did happen this way and the crowd turned out so beautiful made it twice as precious. >> in san jose, cbs 5. >> nearly 10,000 runners took part in the giants race today. the race began at at&t park. fisherman's wharf and back to the ballpark. all participants got a metal, a t-shirt, and bobble head of tim lincecum. the race was a benefit for project open hand that delivers meals to the ill and elderly. jim bernard is joining us with a look at the rest of the weekend. seems nice. >> not bad. dense fog moving in tonight. temperatures are cool tonight, but that's typical. we'll look for less fog tomorrow than what we saw today and a slight warming trend. should clear a little earlier through the day, leaving us a couple degrees warmer than what we saw today, which was in the -- where did it go? there it is. mid to low 90s for the interior. into the low 80

park. the playground opened last month, and next week this fence next to me will come down, as the neighborhood will finally have its park back again. you'd be risking your health if you played here six years ago. this was once the home of what's called a burn dump. >> we found evidence it operated in the early 1900s, probably closed around the 1930s, and essentially burning trash and refuse materials. >> reporter: they found toxins including lead and cancer-causing chemicals. so the community has witnessed men at work in order to see kids at play. working toward the goal for six years. >> it's a great sensation, they've been waiting for this for a couple years, and it's a good feeling it's finally done. >> reporter: and perhaps no one is happier than the kids themselves. where did you play before? >> i had nowhere to play. i would stay home. >> reporter: other families say they walked more than nine blocks to the nearest park. what do you think? she says she'll no longer have to walk her kids almost a mile to find them a place to have some fun. the city says the neighbors themselves fought to

. >> reporter: he is glad to see the new park with the dog run, playground and soccer field. >> it is a real park so i can walk the dogs or i can walk the stroller and my mom can play with the talking in the park. >> we are really thank fundamental it happened this way. and the crowd turning out makes it twice as precious. >> reporter: in san jose, anne makovec, cbs5. >> looks like such a big day. kim coyle has been saying it was freezing at candle stick. >> chilly. indeed cold under the fog blanket. it is indeed cold. warmer tomorrow. obviously not warm here. golden gate you can barely make out there. very weak onshore breeze this evening. will maintain that fog bank into the early hours. temperatures in the low 90s. east bay we saw low 80s to upper 70s out there. cool at the beach as low 60s prevail. even the beach will see a little more sunshine. clouds will clear by midday throughout the region with a couple at the grease warmer. nothing dram at dram at bick. at the beaches the onshore breeze weakens. a warmer sunday. this high pressure will give way to the upper heavily disturban

we'll have the new entry which will greatly improve the appearance of the park from elk street, drop off, new pathway, new playground, rest room, and the new tennis court. here's an image of the long-term view of the other elements that can also be included as we move forward. this is an image looking down on that new pathway. so the new pathway in this image and the playground would be included. we don't know what exact playground features will include. that will be part of the community process that will go forward this fall. to work with them in detail what this first portion of the project, the funded portion of the project will include. you are seeing some ideas for the way the rec center can be reenvisioned and made better for the community. here's an image of the glade and creek area which we are proposing hooned the rec center. this is an opportunity to daylight a portion of the creek and bring some additional habitat and sort of another special resource that this park can offer. again we have $5.8 million in place right now. and we are -- one of the really -- one of the real privileges of working with publi

>we have lots of park improvements happening that will definitely benefit our youth. playgrounds the within the last few years have been renovated. for the entire community, a suspected is the young people that benefit best. >> talk about the merchant district and some of the things that will be important for the development of local businesses in san francisco. >> the two key ones in district 7 are west portal and ocean avenue. ocean avenue straddles the border between districts 7 and 11. both of them are like two spines of small business. i go back to payroll tax. it inhibits small business growth. we do need to do something about that. streamlining the permit process and reaching out to our small businesses and doing all that we can to demystify the red tape that city hall often places on this. >> are there any out which activities in your district better working well? >> i was with the west portal merchants yesterday morning. i think it is my job to be as responsive to the businesses in the district as it is to be to the constituents. i am the face of city hall. i need to be

playground. phase 2 projects are all in the design process. 140th birthday of golden gate park. fountains, gardens, ball fields, and even trash cans are getting a facelift. the planning team oversaw the completion of the north beach library and secured prop 84 grants. bonn programs are under way. last is our commitment to our own administrative deficiencies. as we reported previously, our staff has achieved a $370,000 reduction in workers' comp savings in the last 12 months. we did a very detailed custodian service analysis. custodians were reallocated to better meet needs. we are just beginning a reorganization of our aquatics program that will ensure more and better service to the public. it has been a very full fiscal year 2010-2011. we are looking forward to a fabulous 2011-2012. a very big shout out and thank you to the rec and park staff. i can tell you without a doubt that this is the hardest working, most dedicated staff. that concludes the general managers' report. commissioner buell: for being so brief, thank you. [laughter] [applause] i want to acecho the general grat

documents and videos filmed by phillip and nancy garrido of children playing on a playground, and young women standing in a parking lot. >> see them? >> yeah. do you think anybody can see me? >> no. ain't nobody can see you -- >> i see them. their pants -- >> the pants. >> in the new document, the district attorney criticized the parole board for failing to see how dangerous phillip and nancy garrido were before kidnapping dugard. phillip garrido was granted early release from prison for sexual assault. today senator ted gaines announced a bill to undo a state supreme court ruling that requires the parole board to consider more than the original crime. senator gaines says too much attention is paid to mental health evaluations and inmates like garrido can fool psychiatrists. >>> the government has announced the arrest of 72 people that allegedly ran a worldwide child pornography web site. >> the web site was intricate, graphic, and illegal. attorney general eric holder and department of homeland security secretary janet napolitano held a news conference in washington this morning to announce they had busted the on

park site plan. i know this came before you. this plan is conceptual. it shows a playground. we're thinking of both area for adult and kid play. lawn areas. and some very, very state-of-the-art environmental sustainability features. i really think that this park in many ways is a flagship park for sustainability in our system providing bioswells. and the new park design we've ever implemented including low-impact design which is the reuse of water collection on the site. using a cistern. performance bases for the opportunity for community to perform on site. and other educational elements. so something the community has been very actively interested in seeing at their site. so here's some images of the adult exercise equipment and the lawns and other types of things that could be included in this park as we move forward. again, there's been a lot of different partners helping us to make the park what this neighborhood has been asking for. and to the next steps we'd be going to the public utilities commission in early mid september and then the board of supervisors would review

established in the and the project of mission delores and the mission playground renovation and a couple of others use lafayette park also and those projects were in the densest parts of the city and these elements really make a big impact on our capital program that are helpful for us to do resighsly what you are talking about -- to do precisely what you are talking about. president olague: thank you and thanks for attending the meeting also. commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya: i would like to ask you a quick question. on this evaluation of 2.5 cents, i assume this is done on a yearly basis? and if so, how much revenue flows into the fund? >> in term of how the assessments are done, and probably the best person to answer that question and i can tell you that currently that is approximately a total of 36.2 million and this is a minimum of 5% set azide of real property. that is the requirement. commissioner sugaya: has this been going -- i guess if it is assessed valuation, it usually goes up. okay. thank you. to staff, ms. exline, in terms of the hearing process, are we going to get feedback from rec park on t