i like that it doesn't have playgrounds in it and i don't like that it doesn't have playgrounds in itu know? matt miller, third generation owner and ceo of play world systems, offered to mentor jerry and evelyn, who were still relative newcomers to this complicated business. >> so, matt, did you have a chance to check out their website and see what evelyn and jerry are doing? >> i looked through it and they're making some really interesting pieces of equipment. >> thank you. >> yeah. that's completely your strength. but when i pulleden your website, i wouldn't have known that right away. >> interesting. >> yeah, you got to lead with that. that's something that somebody can really latch on to and say, you know what, i can make this look like my church. or i can make it look like the playground that i had when i was a child. >> matt also emphasized the importance of selling fun and not just the equipment when it comes to marketing their playgrounds. >> when you're selling a playground, you're selling an experience. you're not just selling a piece of equipment. so try to capture the imag

>> asheville playgrounds. we decided to go with that it's a little less playful and a little more to the point of what we do. we're going to play with the graphics in we like what gray squirrel looks like. if we take the background from gray squirrel and put it with the asheville playgrounds logo, i think it's a nice blend. >> it's not what i expected, but i love the decision. >> with their homework done and a new company name chosen, they got to share the news about the changes with the local paper, "the asheville citizen times." >> has this been overwhelming for you? >> of course. >> the resulting story was front page news in asheville which was exactly the kind of local exposure dana was looking for. building on that momentum, dana also approached the customers on jerry and evelyn's top ten client list and asked them to do an online review. mike took the business owners aside to talk a little more about their original question. how do boost sales when they sell a product that doesn't have a repeat customers

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 public land and bringing the resources to provide funding for the outreach process is that more of that $5.8 million will be used for physical work in the park as opposed to paying for the planning process and then we have less of a budget to work with. that really meant that we could do more. there is also the trails program wh

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 accessible, open, and responsive. i can help clear

they really work hard to see that we could have a playground. finally, to the friends of the public library, in particular, one person for being injured while to make sure that the ortego library is built into for being integral -- one person for being integral to make sure that the ortego library is built. thanks. president chiu: supervisor chu has made a motion, seconded by supervisor elsbernd. without objection, this passes. the underlying item, if we can do this? and now, the second item, regarding -- these are the other libraries? clerk: there is a resolution from supervisor chu on the completion of the west sunset playground project. president chiu: supervisor chu? supervisor chu: i also want to thank supervisor mirkarimi for being a co-sponsor. president chiu: supervisor chu. is there a second? seconded by supervisor elsbernd ? can we take this without objection? and the underlying item? madam clerk, is there any more business in front of this body? clerk: today's meeting will be adjourned on behalf of a person from supervisor chu, superv

the playground itself isn't the problem. but the neighbor across the way is.cn thon bloom reports. >>reporter: manager at the frt gate mall in san rafael say it was an accident. a little over a year ago the folks planning the spacious indoor playground had no idea that victoria secret was negotiating a lease right next door. >> i was thinking this is grea great. and then i look up and right behind it were basically 9 half nude pictures of women. >>reporter: susan says her 2 young daughters saw the life size illuminated billboard. >> they were why are they naked mommy and it was uncomfortable but it's questions you are going to get from your children nishtion a play area meant for kids shorter than 36 inches, pictures of 36 c isn't what parents want for back drop. >> kids absorb everything. >> children shouldn't have to look at that while playing. >>reporter: she filled a complaint that start add page on facebook. >> i got about 100 people commenting. >>reporter: and the mall listened. past we can they have installed the decorative trees as temporary divider th

. >> you don't want to call an ambulance at the playground. it's what we all do hereped and why it's sending more and more to the hospital. abc 2 news 11 starts now. >>> they gave home loans to need money to not collapse. >> now big banks are starting to charge you for things that don't cost you a single dime tonight. >> christian schaefer is here with that story. chris. >> reporter: the bank of america plans to add a $5 per moni if you use your debit card to make purse. it is a screens a convenience ooh lot of people use. >> if you use it just to get cash, you won't see any new charges, but a bank will begin charging them $5 in which they make at least 1 purchase with that debit card. >> i think things are hard enough right now and banks seem to be taking not very much or very good care of their individuals, the little people. >> christine devries says she uses her debit card more than she uses cash. >> it's a safer form of the transaction and it's more secure. i don't have to worry about losing money. >> reporter: she will have to worry abou

it is lurking in fast food restaurant playgrounds across the country.is some of the video she took at one play area and posted on you tube. erin is a professor who specializes in child development. she was so disgusted by what she saw at a play grund, she spent her own money for tests. the results were shocking and she has taken her crusade on the road. thank you so much, professor, for your time. >> thank you. >> you are a hero to a lot of people. parents and germphobes out there. i believe you looked at about 50 different play areas? >> so far it's just under 50. >> what you have found so far? >> so far we found bacteria that can cause meningitis, acceptsis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin and eye infections and ear infections, abscesses, boils. >> please stop. i'm going to faint. i'm not kidding. you were inspired obviously by your pork and you are a mother of four. what was the moment? did you go on a playground and see something icky and think to yourself when was the last time they cleaned this thing? >> absolutely. i have four kids and i stopped

-- the marina harbor, and mission 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: fo

when i grew up in the mission, the one playgrounds -- the one playground was not open all the time. there was a cement factory that was pioneering in making sure it became a park. i am glad they are now pushing to this project in a very needed part of the neighborhood, where mission creek used to flow and hopefully nature returns to it, to bless us a little bit and nurture us with clean air, trees, and all that. a part is very needed in this part of the city. i hope all of you are supporting this and paying attention to what all the speakers say. >> hello, supervisors. i just wanted to talk to you a little bit more about all the community work that has been done for many years on this park. hundreds of community folks have been able to be part of this process in getting to where we are today. i worked in the mission. one of the projects we did with adult members is something called a ground trouping. it is community mapping of what is going on around our neighborhood. some of the things we found is that there is a lot of toxic pollution in our neighborhood, a lot of contamination. t

it is a playground on 18th avenue. if there is an active adults and senior basketball league that plays out there as well as a youth basketball league, it is outdoor court, and if you look at the conditions, i think it merits our support in terms of what the contingency fund was meant to fund, which is onetime capital fixes. the facility is heavily used, and i believe that the investment in the infrastructure would have a very long term impact on recreational play in the neighborhood and will serve a lot of people who use this facility all the time. i want to thank general manager ginsberg and commissioner buell for entertaining this idea and for researching it and finding my conclusion, which is that this is the facility that needs the help. this little bit of love from us will go a long way. >> i wanted to briefly say on behalf of the department, commissioner lee and all of you considering this, thank you. this is money which is available that you are putting back into our recreation and parks system. i have been to

go up the street without seeing children and families using the new playground. we are moving forward on balboa park, as part of this initiative. we're making a lot of progress and i think that we have a lot to celebrate. and this is all the work that has been done in golden gate park over the last few years and this is just the proposition for the funding for this program. this does not include the museums or the major investments that have been made, that delivered a number of projects to the music concourse fountain, the botanical gardens improvements, and repaving in partnership with the nonprofits and the other funding sources. these are the remaining projects that we are working on right now. we're almost there. the goal is, because we receive funding from the state that we have to deliver, those projects by the end of the calendar year to meet the funding constraints -- we are moving forward with those. and so, the 2008 clean and safe neighborhood parks find, before we go into the implementation, i would like to refresh everyone's memory -- memory about wh

the side that has the playground. sixth. the side that has the playground. in the 1950's, somebody came in and poured concrete all over the bricks on the outside. that side got completely stabilized. but the other three sides did not. so we've taken down the bricks at the ends and we're going to pour big, massive concrete walls and then put the bricks, some of the bricks back and the center portion will look essentially the same. the goal for these really fine old buildings is when we're

. >> reporter: it's a surprising playground accident that left hannah with a broken leg.it could happen to any child that takes a ride down the slide with mom or dad. >> somebody says i know somebody whose kid had that happen. >> reporter: a doctor says the spiral leg fractures he sees aren't a freak thing but a trend. he sees ten a year all with the same broken bone. it happens when they ride a slide on the lap of their parent. the foot gets caught and it's made worse by the force of mom or dad. >> the foot is twisted this way, rotated outward and that is what causes the crack to form. >> reporter: after treating about 200 in 23 years he decided to go public. he wants parents to lend a hand and not a seat. he launched a youtube psa and put together a flyer he wants posted in parks. >> not like -- my goal to eliminate sliding, they are wonderful but i think it's trying to be protective that causes the problems. l. >> reporter: a break that can put them in a cast for weeks. hannah had to wear one for a month. >> she just didn't understand it. she would look at the big oran

they drop the children off to and from playground centers. on the diagram i am presenting, there are 70.3% signatures that were collected from the residents who live within a three had a foot radius. [bell] -- a 300 foot radius. the people who signed the petition are concerned with safety and security. safety, at the church built in 1907 is a wooden frame building. the estimated weight of the system in the church steeple is 1 ton. the building has not been well maintained for many years -- bless you. -- the building may list its structural integrity. -- lose its structural integrity. [bell] president olague: thank you. >> good afternoon, distinguished members. i am a resident of 1425 vallejo, a condo abutting the church street a few dozen feet from the tower. i surveyed the residence and there is great concern about the impact and the residential quality and universal concern of the neighborhood. there is an understanding and belief this is neither necessary nor desirable. can you please turn on the overhead? we have great coverage in the nei

. >>> and the playground and kids, doctors say there could be some serious injuries. >>> the drama continues to unfold in the trial of dr. conrad murray. michael jackson's personal doctor. if you can't watch it all on television, guess what? yeah, there is an app for that. we will tell you about it. on this friday, september 30. good morning, maryland. i'm charley crauson. let's get right to justen this morning with what could be a changing weekend forecast. >> a big cooldown, charley. look, we talked about this a couple of days ago. leading toward a much cooler setup for the weekend. and yes there will be snow within the confines of our state. check it out. 54 right now in bel air. and 64 in edgemere. a little insulation, thermal thing by the bay but once you get inland, in the mid-50s. columbia, 58. 56 in reisterstown. people are excited about the cooldown. getting the fire pit ready. wearing the new jackets. and you know what? getting rid of some of the bugs. we have the powerful doppler radar. and west of garrett county, a very, very small band of rain showers. now, there are clouds that

her classmates chose a butterfly image as the playground's focal point. donations and support from the community helped to build the new playground. >> where we kept the ribbon of the kids, particular off and ran in there. en that so excited and that is how we want people to remember christina. >> christina was interested in politics and hoped to meet gabrielle giffords on the day she and five others were killed in that shooting. >> the time now is 7:24. i hate to say that maybe we'll need an umbrella today, rosemary? or is it just manageable? >> keep it handy, especially if you're going to fix the hairdo and you don't want it to get rained on. we're looking at a few light showers, especially the north bay. look at the gloomy start in oakland. mostly gray skies around the region and heading to the last day for the eat real fest there at jack london square, maybe a sprinkle around 91:00. the satellite radar is showing you that most of the moisture remains over northern california but the front is beginning to sweep through our area of the north bay. by 8,

the playground itself isn't the problem. but the neighbor across the way is. scn thon bloom reports. >>reporter: manager at the frt gate mall in san rafael say it was an accident. a little over a year ago the folks planning the spacious indoor playground had no idea that victoria secret was negotiating a lease right next door. >> i was thinking this is great >> i was thinking this is great. and then i look up and right behind it were basically 9 half nude pictures of women. >>reporter: susan says her 2 young daughters saw the life size illuminated billboard. >> they were why are they naked mommy and it was uncomfortable but it's questions you are going to get from your children nishtion a play area meant for kids shorter than 36 inches pictures of 36 c isn't what parents want for back drop. >> kids absorb everything. >> children shouldn't have to look at that while playing. >>reporter: she filled a complaint that start add page on facebook. >> i got about 100 people commenting. >>reporter: and the mall listened. past we can they have installed the decorative t

. >> san rafael mall making changes to the indoor playground after complaints about the store next doormanagers at the north gate mall had no idea when this playground was being planned a years ago victoria's secret was negotiate to lease the store next door of when billboards went up showing women in sexy lingerie parents posted a complain page on facebook. >> i don't feel children should look at that when playing. >> i had 100 people commenting. >> i like they are making an effort towards solving the problem. >> in the past week, the mall installed decorative trees as a temporary er. some parents say it doesn't go far enough. -- >>> it doesn't seem to matter what 's governor says, speculation is rampant that chris christie will join the presidential race. he's holding three fundraisers in california, including one at the atherton home of meg whitman tomorrow. he will be speaking today at the reagan library. >> republicans are so excited about the possibility of christie getting into the race. i've not seen anything like this. >> reporter: kristi's schedule makes him look more like a c

spending the morning guiding the kids from the cars to the playground.is necessary for that because there's so much traffic going on here, but i got a firsthand from him that it is verified that the speed of the streets and routes around our schools are dangerous. that they need to be slowed down. it has been shown in study after study, and the last one we looked at was the study in london as well where if you slowed down even a fraction of the speed, you can get a high increase in the amount of safety and reduction in the fatal -- fatalities that result from car collisions. for us in san francisco, today, we'd pick peabody to be the first school, the first of 200 in san francisco that by the end of this year and through next year and january will get at least three or four of these signs posted all around the routes contingent with the schools. it will buy our vehicle code reduce the speed from the normal 25 miles per hour or some of them 30, to 15 miles an hour all around these schools. that is going to increase the level of safety in a very dramatic w

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polls, playgrounds, those kind of facilities that are more associated with sport, and special features. properties that may have a view or something that is really special about that piece of property on that point in the planet. so it perhaps is something that has waterfront access. the policy also has us identify for each property other things we want to flag. if a site has challenges in terms of transit, health issues, things like that, those would all be identified in our work sheet. i will show you a couple of documents we have tried to added to the policy to make it easier to use. there is a clear step-by-step process laid out in the policy. any member of the public could -- or the department, staff, anyone could essentially identified a property and submit a form, provide the address and information, and that way, we can always track when a property needs attention. step two, we would do a thorough site analysis, review the site, answers some critical questions, and then we have created this evaluation form, which we feel it is very clear -- it would allow us to communicate with

grade student:christina's classmates helped to design the playground and her father is pleased with the memorial. >> they were so excited. that is how we want people to remember christianu. >> christina was interested in politicses and hoping to meet congresswoman giffords. >>> authorities at kennedy airport in new york arrest the a man who allegedly tried to carry a bag of weapons through a security screening. of the bag contained these all rights. the weapons were confiscated by port authority police. >>> the discover was made on thursday. officials say the man told him he was taking items to saudi arabia to protect his family. >>> on fox news sunday today republican senator graham said the u.s. should consider all options against pakistan, if the country continues to support terrorist attacks against american troops in afghanistan. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said last week that pakistan's intelligence agency is backing the extremists who carried out this month's embassy attack in afghanistan that injured 77 americans. pakistan's prime minister denies his government

. >>> and a playground, all child's play until you rush to the e.r.why doctors say one of the most dangerous pieces of playground equipment is one of the most popular. >>> this is michael jackson and describing what happened the day the pop star died. we will take a look at that on friday, september 30. the final day of the month. charley, here, good morning maryland. and we have a look at the justin burke big changing forecast. >> as we turn the day in the calendar. we are showing you some cameras with glen burnie at 59 degrees. a warm day around here and one

the side that has the playground. sixth. the side that has the playground. in the 1950's, somebody came in and poured concrete all over the bricks on the outside. that side got completely stabilized. but the other three sides did not. so we've taken down the bricks at the ends and we're going to pour big, massive concrete walls and then put the bricks, some of the bricks back and the center portion will look essentially the same. the goal for these really fine old buildings is when we're done, to have a brand new modern school on the inside and respect the tradition of the outside. it's kind of a commitment we made to the neighborhood. they don't want to sort of show up and find suddenly the building turned into something else. >> i appreciate that. commissioner wynns: i appreciate that. for the public if you -- you should go look at roosevelt and the brickwork is extraordinary there which is why i was told they decided to make a big investment in that. it's a beautiful art deco kind of brick work. if you look, you'll see small metal, looks like rectangles,

city of yet us law is paying its last respects to the victims of wednesday's playground who killed almost all of the top local ice hockey team that's as investigators rule out to may be a reason to the cause of the tragedy as the search for answers continues. security is being stepped up across the u.s. of the eve of the anniversary of nine eleven as new threats emerge some now fear that the america's war on terror has created a new enemies than it's destroyed. plus television and cairo strike a new sour note in relations as an angry mob with the egyptian capital storms israeli embassy forcing its staff to flee the country at least three egyptians were killed and more than a thousand injured as rioters clash with police and kyra. next on our t.v. continue to explore the russian capital with a song from some of moscow's cozy parts of historic neighborhoods all that after a short break stay with us. montero. historic old. friendly. dynamic. to do friends but he'll. go. hello welcome to the must go out show on the program this week i'll be exploring the russian capital by foot one of the sev