a failing playground. george christopher is an old playground. you can see the sand, the dilapidated ceilings it. it is pressure treated lumber, which is one of our main goals with this bond, to remove an address our pressure treated lumber sides. "our intention is to renovate this site and improve disabled access. if the funds a lot, also improve the tennis courts if possible. sunset playground. west sunset, -- not the playground of that is the name of our property. the playground was completed last year. but we still have several play fields out there. over four play fields that are heavily utilized. our intention is to do renovations that grass fields with grass throughout this bond. this site is very well-utilized across the system and has strong support from the residents of district four and the supervisor. mountain lake park, another failing playground that is important to the community. as was talked about, our list of projects that we started with in 2008, a number of those projects have moved fur

mission playground is around the mission playground is around the corner for opening this summer.

playground. in the bid package there were 10 playground enhancements, and we will be before you within the next two months with a gift from the friends of lafayette park playground, in order to find, if not all, a large number of the enhancements to the program. that concludes my report. happy to answer any questions. >> is there any public comments on this item? being none, public comment is closed. >> entertain a motion? moved. seconded. all in favor? unanimous. thank you. >> item 12 open space contingency reserve fund. sunnyside playground club house. >> good morning, a capital improvement program. this is an expenditure of the reserve fund. we made a presentation a few weeks back to the capital committee which they approved. what we are looking for, it was a request from the friends and neighbors of the sunnyside playground to renovate a small storage space underneath the club house which is adjacent to the renovated plaza at that facility. currently, it houses miscellaneous equipment. they r

a new or playground would probably take probably half the time to clean than the older playground. >> all of the city pools are 60 plus years old. every year we close the for maintenance. but every time we close a pool for annual maintenance, we have overruns for time. we find more problems. so when we can rid of it, we can, number one, take care of mechanical closures that have cost us over 20 weeks worth of extra closures this year for the public cannot get access to the we have replace antiquated systems with new technology, like ultraviolet lights for water quality. the other thing it allows us to do which we will show you at hamilton pool is again put in bulkheads and a separate our 100-ft poles into two separate bodies of waters. right now, it is there's one team or inaba, labs or nobody, swimming lessons or nobody else. water exercise for youth, adults, and seniors, swim lessons for all ages, can all occur at the same time that people are able to swim laps and utilize the deep end of the swimming pool. so we can have a multiple program. last year, 352,000 people visited our nin

helen keller playground reopening. this is truly some great news from the mission, with generous donations of more than one part $5 million from the mercer fund in honor of helen diller. with the great support of the friends of the delors park playground and other stakeholders. our major renovation of the delores park playground has been completed. we will be hosting a grand opening event on march 31 starting at 2:00 p.m., including air ribbon cutting ceremony, music, and entertainment for children and families. if you have had the opportunity to drive by the playground, it is truly spectacular. spurring extravaganza. april 7, another family- friendly end on april 7 with egg hunts, carnival rides, games, live entertainment, and the animal -- annual barbecue read cookoff. park and directing staff, police department staff, and fire department. richmond station has taken the rib award two years running. a lot of teams are ready to topple them. presells start on march 26. this is one of our great four family-friendly even

there is a great need to replace the playground. it is the original equipment. as it was explained, the equipment is made out of pressure-treated wood. even though the was right now is heavily coated with paint, the toxins could still be a safety hazard to children. we hope there will be funding to improve the tennis courts in other parts of the park area because the george christopher playground has a very high usage rate. it is used extensively by families and dog walkers and walkers and tennis players and baseball players. also, it is adjacent to a nursery school that uses that monday through friday. our community is really delighted that not only george christopher playground but also the glen canyon rec center is included right now in your list in the park bonds measure. and we do urge you to approve that. we really thank you for all your work on this part bonds measure. we think the recreation and park department for all the input that they have had. i just want to say that our committee will work very hard to let our community know about the importance of

we used to have a big list of parks stands -- and playgrounds.we found this, the given out in the 1920's harriet -- they gave them out in the 1920's. there it is anyway. the vote -- they gave those out. thyey must have had a bigger budget . ♪ bring back those park budget memories ♪ ♪ i don't mind oif the money get s wet ♪ ♪ won't you fix the park budget rain ♪ ♪ bring back those memories ♪ ♪ i don't even mind if the park money gets wet ♪ supervisor chu: thank you. >> many constituents of san francisco when it was homestead land -- so that future constituents of san francisco could enjoy it. i want to bring to the attention of the director that i would like him to restore the horse riding @ mccarren barrack and golden gate park. in the bayview we have pardon -- we have a park and i would like you to take a look there and see if you can in the playground and compete with the gophers. there is artificial turf. under the control of sum corp. -- some corporation. we need to be careful of how our open spaces are controlled idid. these are for our const

parents of children at a near north public school are hoping playground problem. some students call their rooftop play area .. the cage. wgn's nancy loo reports on the controversy. that protest was postponed because of promised action by the school. is not good weather today for an outdoor recess but when it is children have to go to the rooftop playground because of the set up here some of these kids dread recess. it almost looks like a prison yard but it is actually a playground built atop the ogden international school that opened last fall. parents say there's limited outdoor space and that's an oversight in such a $60 million project ... this man whose home overlooks the school says that his fifth grade son has complained from day one >>there used to be a baseball diamond and a playground once had access to and now they just have this cage >>it's just like a big metal cage its black if they sealed off the two ways you could get and it really would beat a cage >>it is not like you can play hide and seek their >>it's not to fund. all you do is like run around a

i came to comment about the playground and restaurant. i was on the task force for the renovation of the park restaurants. so my experience with rossi park is as a visitor there in conjunction with whether the building should be torn down and replaced, or renovated. when we went out there, it was pretty obvious the building was obsolete, it cannot be brought up to 88 requirements, and should be replaced. the people in the nearby desert in a restroom. -- ada requirements, and should be replaced. but in talked-about, the restroom, there is a street in between, which i believe is an inherent danger situation. there will be signed inch, but to me, that is a distraction. a kid in a career, even on the on busy street, a driver with his radio. when i was 10, i was run over by a car in a school zone. i was not seriously hurt, but that is the way it is.ds get di. sign it always helps. being hit by a car doesn't make me a safety expert and i do not think there are many in the room, but there are safety experts out there, so before you approve these

areas, including the west sunset playground.reas are desperately needed to keep more families from xing san francisco. but more needs to be done to end this. this park located on a busy thoroughfare would be a positive sign for everyone that drives 19th avenue that the city is committed to keeping families within san francisco. once we update all of these areas, we must put the effort into programs and activities that will benefit the residents of these areas. only through these means will we be sending a positive, progressive sign to residents that the city is committed to keeping families in san francisco. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. why don't we give him a round of applause? [applause] the next speaker is the president of the hour sunset merchants association. >> thank you. as the president of a small district business that runs from 19 to 27 avenue and irving street with 127 small businesses, we think things considered for this coming budget, including changes to the payroll tax, i would urge city government to con

the park and playground and tennis courts are always successful. -- accessible.they -- we have been in the child-care business for years. we have had preschools operating in our facilities for half a century. there are certain requirements that were squiredom all little bit of that acquitted outdoor space. -- that require a little bit of outdoor space. the playgrounds and force themselves are public. -- courts themselves are public periodc. supervisor avalos: that would be great to get. i would appreciate that. lastly, i walk through there and i am seeing a great more people who are walking. the stock folks and hikers. and it is a dangerous place. i am happy i have not heard of anyone getting hit but there is a lot of close calls and there has been talk about putting a crosswalk and i am wondering where things are at in the capital plan in terms of doing that. it is a real need. it could be an ada is to -- issue as well. >> we agree. just for access. the area has no sidewalks. this has been talked about and there are a couple of different approaches but we would

even the playground was not saved. no playgrounds when the tanks rolled in. this is what they face. on april 3, the army advanced. from a nearby airfield, helicopters attacked. for today's the army shelled, burned, and killed -- for two days, the army shelled, burned, and killed, even after the cease-fire was supposed to happen. he held collect bodies of lay them here on the floor of the mosque, a grotesque scene in the place of worship. >> this was full of dead bodies. it was terrible. some could not be identified, even our friends. they were innocent people. >> they now have two masquerades. at nine years old, she has already learned to say a prayer for the dead. her father is one of those very here. we believe 57 people were killed in just two days, and it does not end here. the ceasefire may have reduced violence, but it has not stopped, and these are atrocities that cannot get forgiven or forgotten. >> the united states and france have taken a tough line against syria at a meeting in paris, although they stopped short of urging military action. hillary clinton called for a glob

. >>> the swing set at playground was my favorite thing to do at recess.20-foot swing set and he's doing what i always dreamed of doing and trying to get all the way around. but that's how you become inside out boy. >> nickelodeon presents the story of the kid who accidentally swung over the bar and became -- inside out boy! >> is this impossible? >> it is not impossible. sounds like he's doing some sort of circus training because there's somebody -- he gets way up there. the swing is -- doesn't seem to be on the ropes. seems to have an like poles. he seems to be strapped in. this is higher than your standard playground swing set. >> oh. >> he just keeps going. >> he's got his rhythm down. >> there he goes, there he goes, there he goes! >> but wait for it. isn't that awesome? don't try that at home. >> if you do, send us the video. >> it scares me. to feel like what it does to do the hang time -- >> but coming around backwards makes it even worse. >>> that's it for us here at "right this minute." thanks so much for joining us. don't forget, another half-ho

there is a triangular or lawn and only one remaining playground which is unsafe. there is a half-court for basketball which is still functioning but does not serve the community as well as it could. we held about 10 community workshops trying to get input from a broad spectrum of people on the concept plans. we had our reach in multiple languages and tried to make an inclusive process. the committee came up with the fact that it should be safe for all residents and should provide something for everyone and make the best use of park space available. with that mission and specific comments of the community and working with staff about how the park can become great and operate and maintain it to its fullest extent possible, that drove the design. this new park plan is a brand new park. a new park designed with those goals in mind. it addresses safety and improved recreation features. there is a new clubhouse, over 400 square feet. it is near the zero building designed with energy efficiency in mind. it also has a lot of glass so that visibility is not an issue. it is

i would like rec and park for hosting here at the playground. this is one of the projects that is under construction and that are hitting its local hire goals already with 10% progress on this project. i want to thank all of our community partners, whether it's young community developers, the a. phillip randolph institute. i want to thank bright line institute and i he was want to thank our partnership with the unions, local 261 and local 22 and the operating engineers, i see you all here today. thank you for your participation. without all of these partner ships, we would not have been able to successfully achieve this first year of implementing the local hire policy. i also want to introduce the mayor who under his leadership when he first game the mayor a year ago, it was very important to him to create jobs here in san francisco and to make sure that our local residents are going -- that our local residents are having opportunities to have are employment here in san francisco. and it's his support with the board of supervisors and all of the

we will finally have children in the playground. there will be so many things. it is just a dirty eyesore. i have seen young people drinking in cars there. is time for change. we need to go forward, not backward. sometimes we can go forward, but you have to. must do it. then we will see progress. thank you very much for your time. >> at this time, there are seats available in this room. if you're listening to this, watching this in the overflow room, if you want to come up to him to 50, please do so. -- come up to room 250, please do so. >> commissioners, good afternoon. the northeast waterfront -- its beauty and grace is an unmatched. for several generations, there has been a consensus on the nature and type of development on the northern embarcadero. today, that consensus is being challenged by supporters in city hall who have a sensibility about the fragile and unique nature of the northeast waterfront. they seek new development along the northern embarcadero. in the column "san francisco," -- "ever tumor i give my duty, first in rapture, first in ud, glad of

. >> i have talked about this today at preschool pickup, at the playground talking to some moms about it. i was surprised at how many people picked up the story. >> a story that started as a political discussion has revived a different conversation, decades old, hitting an apparently still raw nerve about a woman's place. leslie has worked at women's magazines for 25 years and now editor of "more." >> welcome to the mommy wars version 2012. i bet you every single woman on the train, my train home tonight is going to be talking about this. somebody threw one little match in the pile there, and the whole thing ignited. >> that's clear from impassioned posts on the comment sections of news and women's websites like our own ivillage. >> women are not a monolithic interest group. >> kelly wallace is chief correspondent for ivillage and a working mom. >> this debate totally resonates. i think about this issue all the time because i, of course, feel conflict like i think so many other women when i hear my little ones running around at the playground and i'm not there. i think, wow, i wish i

. >> i have talked about this today at preschool pickup, at the playground talking to some moms about it. i was surprised at how many people picked up the story. >> a story that started as a political discussion started up a discussion decades old hitting a nerve about a woman's place. this woman is now the editor of more. >> welcome to the mommy wars version 2012. i bet you every single woman on the train, my train home tonight is going to be talking about this. somebody threw one little match in the pile there, and the whole thing ignited. >> that's clear from impassioned posted on the comments sections of news segments like i village. >> kelly wallace is chief correspondent for i village and a working mom. >> this debate totally res nots. i think, about this issue all the time, because i, of course, feel conflict like i think so many women when i hear my little ones r s running around the the playground and i'm not there. it doesn't get any more emotional than the mommy wars. >> on the huffington post, a columnist suggested for the election, the hillary rosen kerfuffle means nothin