come and experience in this park and enjoy the people, picnics, and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved ones. in the middle of pacific heights, on top of these hills, it offers a great square, a peaceful beauty, large trees and grass and greenery. it features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. there are plenty of areas for football and picnics. it is very much a couple's park. there are many activities you can experience together. stroll on the pathways, bring your dog, or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all that it has to offer together. many couples find this is a perfect park to throw down a blanket and soak up the sun. it is a majestic place that you can share with someone you chairs. lafayette park is also easily accessed from the 47, 49, and 90 buses. it is ada accessible. we are here at the historic palace of fine art in the marina district. originally built for the 1950's exposition, the palace is situated on san francisco's number waterfront. it is ada accessible and is reache

there are plenty of areas for football, frisbee, and picnics. it is very much a couple's part and there are a multitude of experiences you can have together. bring your dog and watch the mean go with the community or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all of the park has to offer. many couples find this is the perfect place to put down a blanket and soak up the sun. it is a majestic place you can share with someone you cherish. it is located along the 1 and 10 buses and is accessed from the 47 and 90 buses. it is ada accessible. for more information about reserving one of these locations, call 831-5500. this number is best for special events, weddings, picnics, and the county fair building. for any athletic fields and neighborhood parks, 831-5510. you can also write us. or walking in and say hello at old lock cabin, golden gate park. and of course you can find more information and reach us at sfrecpark.org. >> bonnie banks. bonnie banks. my definition of noise is uncontrolled music. without format. pretty simple affair. pancakes, an

this number is best for special events, weddings, picnics, and the county fair building. for any athletic fields and neighborhood parks, 831-5510. you can also write us. 501 san francisco, calif. 94117. or just walk in and say hello. and of course you can find more information and reach us at sfrecpark.org. >> ladies and gentlemen,

you just choose your picnic table and go through this. can also search for whatever it is that you're looking for. if you're looking for dolores park, we just did a search for dolores, brings you right to it. you can go inside and take a look at what's available there. and you can also get directions. zoom back in on this. and, so, very simple, just direction. does anyone have any questions? okay. we've got about 8 minutes until we've got the mayor coming on. so -- >> [inaudible]. >> hi, i'm the founder and ceo of apple-liscious. a couple things to talk about for the mobile app. we built the platform for the department of rec and park. looking towards the future, which is really kind of what bill ginsler was doing, making information first, but second, adding the financial component, making transactions which we have built into the mobile commerce platform with the hierarchical structure from the top down, enabling the city to actually manage all of their own financial transactions. from ticketing, reservations, permitting, just about eve

he has a picnic table. and if you know picnic tables, they're very hard to sit on, and he explained as he sat us down, i have a picnic table here because the hard seats make you not want to sit here too long. [laughter] >> so, be quick with what you have. and before we were even able to express all of our concerns, he was at it. just deja vu a minute ago. he said, i want to talk to you mayors about climate change. and immediately he thrust into handing out a report to each and every one of us and asked us, you read this. and i know all of you are committed, but i don't want b.s., i want you to make sure you start paying attention to the science of climate change. and, so, he handed out a report. it was titled the scientific consensus for maintaining humanity's life support systems in the 21st century. and it was authored by worldwide scientists across the world, evidencing their confirmation that we're in big trouble and we need to do more for our environment. and this is -- he led the conversation off with

it is the perfect picnic spot to relax with that special someone by listening to water and fountain in the lagoon and gazing as the swans go gracefully by. beautiful to view from many locations along the lagoon and inside the columns is an ideal place to walk around with your loved one. the palace of fine arts is the most popular location in the city arts system. reservations for weddings and other events a [captioning made possie by cbyifornia farm bureau federation] >> coming up on "california country," meet a farming family finding a way to give back to their community. then find out why this crop is coming out of the dark literally. next, it's turkey time. learn how to make a new recipe with the holiday favorite. and travel to one of the most unique farmers markets in the stata. it's all ahead, and it starts now. you would think being around watermelons all day, you might get sick of eating the sometimes messy snack, but not for farmer dan van groningen. >> that's good. that's crispy. it's sweet. it's wet. it's everything a watermelon should be. >> but then again, he's had a lot of

area and it was skateboarding slash picnic and i thought, number one i am going to picnic and skateboard at the same time. >> if they are there i will not want to be picnicking there, it does not seem like a realistic thing and the idea that all of the blocks are there and they can be moved around and which of course will be the most attractive thing to skateboarders i would imagine. it could just be problematic in terms of the conflicts of the use guide and over all the traces and all of those things, are just beautifully done and i think that it is going to be incredible addition to san francisco and the water front, thank you. >> and i just wanted to thank mark and david and the staff that we have been working on all of these pro-jeblgts and we have been working on the water front and all of the projects and we have been taking a larger look at it and i made a presentation to the port commission and the planning commission about a history of the water front planning and how all of these projects are really implementing not only the city's and the port's water front land use plan but a

come and experience lafayette park and enjoy the people, picnic and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take an afternoon stroll with your loved one hand in hand. located at got and sacramento street in the middle of pacific heights on top of the city's steep rolling hills, lafayette park offers a great place, peaceful beauty. comfortably spaced tables and benches, a playground, rest rooms and tips at the end of the park. plenty of flat areas for football, frisbee, and picnic. lafayette is very much a couples park. this wonderful hilltop park is the place you can share with someone you cherish. lafayette park is located along the round at the one end campus and also easy within our population there are people who simply do not have access to the internet, who do not have the means to access information the way that others have, and i think that it's really imperative for government to make sure that we play a role in closing that technological divide. so you have to strike that balance between maintaining that character, but also welcoming in the new people who

this number is best for special events, weddings, picnics, and the county fair building. for any athletic fields and neighborhood parks, 831-5510. you can also write us. 501 san francisco, calif. 94117. or just walk in and say hello. and of course you can find more information and reach us at sfrecpark.org. >> hello well concealed need your district supervisor. -- welcome to meet your district supervisor. we are here with supervisor kim. welcome. thank you for joining supervisor kim: thank you for having me. >> tell us where he grew up. supervisor kim: i grew up on the new york city. my parents immigrated to the u.s. i actually started becoming active in the community in high school. ed i went to stanford. -- i went to stanford. when i graduated, i move to san francisco. my first job, i started working developing economic policies for low-income communities statewide in california. i worked with young people, parents, families are around issues that concern our neighborhoods, whether it was communities, affordable housing, public schools, or just planning issues in neighb

this number is best for special events, weddings, picnics, and the county fair building. for any athletic fields and neighborhood parks, 831-5510. you can also write us. 501 san francisco, calif. 94117. or just walk in and say hello. and of course you can find more information and reach us at sfrecpark.org. >> 7 and a half million renovation is part of the clean and safe neighbor's park fund which was on the ballot four years ago and look at how that public investment has transformed our neighborhood. >> the playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the children's play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features. >> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a ke

well, it's no picnic. unless your version of a picnic is being the basket.ell, you seem like you have a good attitude about it. yeah, you know, it's like we handicapped people say: "when life ruins your legs, you just gotta make legonade." i can sort of relate to that. you know, sometimes it's really hard being me, and i guess i just make megonade. that sounds disgusting. all right, we're here. this is my school. yeah, isn't that where you wanted to go? well, y-yeah, but... most times people just drop me off a block away so they don't have to be seen with me. aw, that's gay. i don't mind being seen with you. you don't? of course not. wow. well, i-i better go, i don't want to be tardy. ah, that's not going to happen from missing one class. people are born that way. now run along, or you'll be late. hey, who's that, your boyfriend? (cackling) yeah. yeah, that's my boyfriend. meg, you're here early. oh yeah, i just wanted to make sure you got a nice hot breakfast before you head off to work. oh. well, thanks. what's with the getup? oh, nothing. i just wanted to

>> that means each guest brings their own food to the picnic! >> what fun.hat must be the kids now. >> we're here! >> whoo-hoo! >> [indistinct chatter] >> come on, laura! >> what a view, mrs. pteranodon. thanks so much for inviting me to your block party. >> it's our pleasure, laura. come on down to the beach, everyone. follow me! >> whoo-hoo! >> wow! pretty much everybody from the neighborhood came to our block party. >> what about adam adocus? >> i'm a-coming! i'm a turtle. we move very slowly. >> hi, adam! >> ohh! heh heh heh! oh, hi, buddy and tiny. >> everyone's gone down to the beach. come on, adam. [squawk] >> uh, i'll be right down. >> this is so great! everyone's eating their own favorite food! >> yep! the carnivores brought meat, and the herbivores brought plants! >> and the troodons brought both. we're omnivores. >> even the bees found something to eat. they're eating the nectar from inside the flowers. >> yeah! the bees help the flowers grow, and then the flowers and plants feed the herbivores. >> i have a hypothesis. the different plants and cre

and when i mentioned to someone from the press they said i want to go to some of the picnics (laughter) >> buggery mixed precious elements and also created modular jeweler. now the first mod letter line was the par is he it consists of a pattern of style life break the. italian brake detectives. now those are all cast and individually hand finished and assembly. by changing the combination you can mix plain gold with diamonds u.s. as you can see here or other times mix gold with steel or you can really alter the look of the piece and have a various price change. so there of the also a number of superb dines as you know color is typical of the dine and roundness. for example, gems of extremely high value i see those larger columbiana emeralds are mounted next to a.m. sister and bus topped calibrated rube i didn't see. so once in a while color, rounded shapes and mixing gemstones regardless of the individual intrinsic value. and so by so doing they create the jewels that are chafshgd as a casual formality which in my view is the essence of italian style at large. now finally, i'd like to

tucked away, at the bottom of lumbar street, the park makes the top of our list for the most intimate picnic setting. avoid all tourist cars by hopping on the cable car. or the 30, 45, 41 or 91 bus. this is the place to tell someone something special or the place to declare to friends and family the commitment you two share. reservations are available with rec and park for this adorable >> hi, i'm with building san francisco. and we have a special program of stay safe today where we're going to talk about what you can do to your home after an earthquake to make it waterproof and to be more comfortable. we're here at spur in san francisco, this wonderful exhibit of safe enough to stay. and this is an example of what your home might be like after an earthquake. and we have today with us ben latimer from tvan. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> we'll talk about things you can do you don't have to be a professional contractor to make your home more livable after an earthquake. >> i want to talk about things a homeowner can do. we have comfort and we have things like a little bit of maybe

it was basically built to bring picnicers, who wanted to get away for the weekend, to go to the beach for a sunday. right here at the end of the sunset district, at the northwest corner, is where carville gets its start, on a little strip of land, a little block that the mayor at the time owned. and that's where colonel daley put up his little coffee sal yoon -- saloon, using that old car. that's where carville takes off. so who's responsible for carville? we said the mayor of san francisco at the time. very wealthy land owner. owned at one point i think they say 1/12 of san francisco in land. most of it was in the west side of the city. robert fitzgerald was called the king of carville. he was an early settler to carville. jacob heyman that realtor, started being called the father of carville. we'll see why in a second. and this guy on the left, colonel daley, was often called the pioneer father of carville. he really gets a lot of the credit. here's colonel daley in his little shed. how do we describe him? he's sort of a 1890's bohemian, a bit of a herm yit. most importantly, he was

this is the oak knoll picnic area. moyer than 700 firefighters are on hand to battle this fire, not in the ain inaccessible canyon autos it's too steep and too dangerous. just too hot. >> and we're showing you one of the bulldozers. they're creating one of the breaks here on this side. and again if it's a solace, i can tell you the fire is up here. it's above 2000 feet elevation. so at this point nowhere near homes on this side. humidity is low out here. there have been wind gusts. so wind helping ear this afternoon evening and. tonight at 6:00 more of that picnic area folks may be family with it. on mount diablo, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. some people didn't want to evacuate in the face of that raging fire. others were a lot more cautious. and leaving with their pets and horses. >> well, let's begin with other side of the mountain this, is the back side of mount diablo. imagine waking up seeing this in your backyard and this point it's better than it was even an hour ago. this so sth, towering flames above, a

. >> union members will gather today to celebrate labor day at the holiday picnic. a number of politicians will attend including assembly speaker but they will not make any speeches. the focus is the day is workers and their families to mingle and enjoy the picnic. >> more warships are moving toward syria and what the president is doing. >> nelson mandela in syria, a united states official confirmed that four ships moved to the red sea but the carrier group is not assigned a mission and the move was ordered in the event resources are needed. president obama is meeting with key lawmakers today working hard to convince congress to authorize a military strike against syria. we have the latest from washington on that story. >> on labor day holiday there is no rest for the obama administration. the president faces an uphill battle as he tried to sell lawmakers on the plan for military intervention in syria. the resistance is bipartisan. even as the white house revealed sear used sarin gas and the warships move into place ahead of a possible strike. >> it is far from sett

the winter, she is having a picnic here. >> one bit of sunshine.ust caught me off guard. >> i'll bring a really big umbrella. >> i've seen it multiple times. >> sometimes smart phones make people do dumb things. coming up, why they are putting more and more people in the hospital. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, the old saying, you can't walk and chew gum at the same time. >> no, people can't walk and talk on their phone at the same time. more and more encounters like this keep happening. people bumping into others and sending people to the hospital. a recent study from ohio state university finds the number of emergency room visits due to people walking with their cell phone has risen more than five fold since 2005. and most of them are between 16 and 25 years old. >> i think they really grown up with these devices and it is practically an extension of their bodies. >> he was texting without looking where he was going and he almost went over that rock. >> i saved him. >> she saved me. >> no kidding. well, there are now public awareness campaigns to get

come and experience lafayette park and enjoy the people, picnic and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take an afternoon stroll with your loved one hand in hand. located at got and sacramento street in the middle of pacific heights on top of the city's steep rolling hills, lafayette park offers a great place, peaceful beauty. comfortably spaced tables and benches, a playground, rest rooms and tips at the end of the park. plenty of flat areas for football, frisbee, and picnic. lafayette is very much a couples park. this wonderful hilltop park is the place you can share with someone you cherish. lafayette park is located along the round at the one end campus and also easy

most areas reopened and some roads and picnic sites are posted as closed. the fire burned more than 3000 acres. it is now fully contained. the call fires crews are still on scene watching for hot spots. workers still must repair damaged picnic areas, restrooms and trails. >>> it's been a tough day for students and staff at deer valley high school after a well liked student is killed in a car crash last week. we'll tell you what the school is doing to help people cope with the day. >>> and the weather may get warmer by midweek. >>> and a remarkable run for the man who sits atop a list of the world's wealthiest individuals. [ female announcer ] life is full of compromises. but when it comes to what your family really loves, you shouldn't have to sacrifice. and that goes double for ice cream. now you don't have to give up. you can give in with dreyer's slow churned light ice cream. we churn it slowly for all the rich and creamy taste with just half the fat. ♪ dreyer's slow churned light ice cream. ♪ nestlé -- good food, good life. >>> an update on today's top

- oh, if you buy the picnic table, then you've got to get the fire pit. - i can't get a fire pit. i have two babies. - the fire pit is a no-brainer. - oh, hi, there. - plants and--hi, robert. hey, um, how are you doing? good to see you again. - where is everyone? where is andy? - andy took some of the other people on a corporate retreat to gettysburg. - well, i was hoping to talk out some ideas with andy. but what we have here... is perhaps better. by not going on the trip, you've shown you're the free-thinkers of the office. - robert, you got your sheep and you got your black sheep, and i'm not even a sheep. i'm on the freaking moon. - so here's what we can do. game changers-- changes to the game such that the game can never be playedhe same way again. everyone, brainstorm some innovations. don't be afraid to get weird with it. meredith! excited. - okay. [stapler clicks] - you guys. - j-j-j-ju... - get excited. - shh! movie's almost over. - all right! we're here. limitless can wait. - fun fact--in france, they call limitless "the man with many capabilities." - whoo-hoo! ladies an

and as i mentioned, the friend of kesar triangle have had numerous picnics and social gatherings at the triangle and they plan to continue doing so. the m-o-u before you establishes the framework for collaboration between rec/park, the parks alliance, and the friends [speaker not understood] this project. the agreement [speaker not understood] assigns roles, responsibilities to design construction of the project. specifically the m-o-u includes the following provisions. the san francisco parks alliance as fiscal agent to the friends shall provide all labor, materials, and project and construction management services necessary for the completion of design and the construction of the project in accordance with this hopefully commission approved conceptual plan. the parks alliance again is the fiscal agent shall provide funding and services necessary to implement the conceptual plan. the proximate budget value in place of the landscape improvement is valued at up to $650,000. in addition, there will be a cash gift to support the cost of one of our project managers from the capital division

and as i mentioned, the friend of kesar triangle have had numerous picnics and social gatherings at the triangle and they plan to continue doing so. the m-o-u before you establishes the framework for collaboration between rec/park, the parks alliance, and the friends [speaker not understood] this project. the agreement [speaker not understood] assigns roles, responsibilities to design construction of the project. specifically the m-o-u includes the following provisions. the san francisco parks alliance as fiscal agent to the friends shall provide all labor, materials, and project and construction management services necessary for the completion of design and the construction of the project in accordance with this hopefully commission approved conceptual plan.

it is the perfect picnic spot to relax with that special someone by listening to water and fountain in the lagoon and gazing as the swans go gracefully by. beautiful to view from many locations along the lagoon and inside the columns is an ideal place to walk around with your loved one. the palace of fine arts is the most popular location in the city arts system. reservations for weddings and other events a supervisor chiu: i fully appreciate the concerns raised by some tenant leaders. i would never supported the project if i did not feel comfortable that tenant rights have been protected here with parker said -- part merced. i say this as one of the few tenants on the board of supervisors, who has been a staunch advocate of tenants before i was elected and with my votes on this board. my parents immigrated to the united states in the 1960's, and i was the first kid born in the u.s. my parents sacrificed everything so that their kids could have the opportunitiesth

plenty of flat areas for football, frisbee, and picnic. lafayette is very much a couples park.p park is the place you can share with someone you cherish. lafayette park is located along the round at the one end campus and also easy what this is all about is your right to freedom of speech. what made america great is an independent, vigorous presence. if a jerk burns a flag, america is not threatened. political speech is the heart of the first amendment. they're expressing their religious beliefs. now is the time to make justice a reality for all of god's children. captioning provided by the freedom forum first amendment center welcome to speaking freely, a weekly conversation about the first amendment and free expression. i'm ken paulson, executive director of the first amendment center, and this is a special edition of the program in recognition of banned books week. it features three very special guests. they include judy blume, one of this country's most popular and most frequently censored authors, carolivia herron, whose critically-acclaimed book, nappy hair, was challenge

because to get our metaphor straight the government shutdown is the fire ants at your picnic.ear who comes to your picnic. >> definitely don't want that. >> do you think the markets are the only thing that can force the hand of the tea part your or however you want to describe the group holding up the functioning of the government at this point? in other words, if it was a 500,000-point sell-off in the markets obviously that would put some pressure, some heat on, but right now we're just not seeing that. >> if it happens, it will put tremendous heat, especially on republican leaders who have big donor bases on wall street and rely on the business community for a considerable amount of support, much more so than individual members. >> the question is economically does wall street really care about national parks and federal bureaucrats? wall street might look at this and say the government's basically going to continue, all the essential functions are going to continue so, we don't care. so they might be able to shrug it off. >> we'll wait and see. >> got you. >> i think that m