our main goal is the redesign of the mountain lake park playground was to make a playground that is fitting to the unique context of the site, and also as unique as the greater mountain lake park is to san francisco. our selection of materials, play equipment and the careful siting of the playground, we hope underscores this goal. the layout of the playground, if we can go to the -- thank you. is largely driven by the desire in the community to maintain the existing concrete slide. and also to utilize a lot of the existing topography or different levels of the playground, which you won't find at a lot of playgrounds today. the caveat to keeping a lot of this topography was that you need to provide an accessible route, from the toddlers area in yellow, up to the light green area, which is the school-aged children's area. and then in the lower left-hand corner is the hill that has the existing concrete slide. we have chosen to embrace this ramp idea and use it more as a unifying thread, in the design of the playground, something that acts to link all of these different areas together and beco

you can see how excited people are for this playground. it is very special. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional

playground and center is today was purchased by the city for $27,000.enter was expanded by then mayor robinson and the old gym was built. thanks to the passage of the 2008 clean and safe neighborhood parks bond, the sunset playground has undergone extensive renovation to its four acres of fields, courts, play grounds, community rooms, and historic gymnasium. >> here we are. 60 years and $14 million later, and we have got this beautiful, brand-new rec center completely accessible to the entire neighborhood. >> the new rec center houses multi-purpose rooms for all kinds of activities, including basketball, line dancing, playing ping-pong, and arts and crafts. >> use it for whatever you want to do, you can do it here. >> on friday, november 16th, the dedication and ribbon cutting took place at the sunset playground and recreation center celebrating its renovation. it was raining, but the rain clearly did not dampen the spirits of the dignitaries, community members, and children in attendance. [cheering and applauding] ♪ ♪ >> hello, my name is jamie harper.

friends of mountain lake park playground is comprised of three momss who started to meet three years ago and we're thrilled and honored to be able to present this project to you for a number of reasons. first it's a wonderful design and sensitive to its surroundings and challenge children for generations to come. the second is the natural setting. mountain lake is a stunningly beautiful oasis in our city and as you probably know the lake itself is recognized at the birthplace of san francisco. being the only freshwater lake in the area, the site was an important place for native-americans and the first settlement. plans for the presidio and the mission for san francisco were laid at mountain lake in the late 1700's. we the lake's current neighbors have a vision for the playground that is keeping in with its very special natural and historical context and we have a strong desire to design a unique playground that is inclusive and stimulates and delights children. the larger community has been supportive of our efforts, and in over two years of public design meetings and community even

playground. sign "play" pinkie and thumb, and show the ground. playground. playground.the ground. oh, playground. rollerskate. your two fingers are the front wheels skating. and this is the sign for in-line skates. rollerskate. rollerskate. nice skating. sign rollerskate. picnic. rub your hands together like you're excited to have a picnic. picnic. picnic. brush your hands together. picnic time. sign picnic. kite. this hand is the string and the other is the kite waving in the wind. kite. kite. like a kite flying. fly a kite. sign kite. swing. your two fingers swing on the other two. swing. swing. swing your fingers. swing. let's sign swing. slide. these two fingers slide down the others like a slide. slide. slide. slide down your fingers. slide down. climb. pretend you're climbing up a ladder. climb. climb. just like climbing. climb up. sign climb. sand. feel the sand between your fingers. sand. sand. feel the sand in your fingers. sign sand. ♪ my favorite spot is down at the park ♪ ♪ so down to the park we go ♪ ♪ skate with a friend ♪ picnic with them ♪ there's so muc

the reopening of cabrillo playground and clubhouse. august 3 would be cabrillo playground day in the city. i want to thank fans of cabrillo playground especially dr. jody garnett and debbie joseph and many others have been working on this project. since voters +2008 park bond it's going to be an incredible opening. i ask you to join us on saturday, august 3 from one o'clock to 4:00 pm. at the outer richmond and president you and i are introducing a resolution endorsing to 2013 annual language axis ordinance compliance report and we held a hearing a couple weeks ago where our office of immigrant affairs and community engagement and many community partners of language axis north testified in how we could improve language equality and among departments in our cities. super introducing this resolution today and lastly i'm introducing a hearing on the horrible tour bus or open air care about tour bus accident that occurred in the richmond district this past week. i want to call people's attention on friday this past friday in open top tour

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 key part of this neighborhood. >> we want kids to be here. we want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. >> we are given a real responsibility to insure that the public's money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. we generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. and it is really, really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties >> and as a result of, what you see behind us, more kids are playing on our soccer fields than ever before. we have more girls playing sports than we have ever had before. [ applause ] fp >> and we are sending a strong message that san francisco families are welcome and we want you to stay. >> this park is open. ♪ >> thank you, supervisor farrell, for being here this morning, and also for your great partnership with the board of supervisors. carmen chu, you're

plus guns will make the whole playground experience much more fun. instead of duck, duck, goose, you can just play duck, duck, duck! and guns will mean much less work for busy parents who are tired of pushing their kids on the swings, as you can see in this colbert report exclusive graphic simulation. we'll be right back. >> welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight are an indy folk band best known for their song ho, hey. not to be confused with a song by elliott spitzer, hey, ho. please welcome to lumineers. [ cheers and applause ] good to see you. nice to see you. here we go. we have wesley shultz. we have neyla pekarek and jonathan fraites. >> close, jeremiah fraites stephen: how can you forget a name like that? you sound like the main character from a steinbach novel. the man who is walking all the way across the country to tells the woman he loves her but he dies of cholera. you guys, you two are from new jersey. that true? >> yeah stephen: where are you from? diswroo denver >> stephen: you're the one who drew them out to denver because you guys

at a playground. that's a lot of pressure for a child. >> well, my daughter back stage is wearing a shirt that said brave men run in my family. >> john: you have an awesome daughter. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you john: i really appreciate it. white house down. >> go see white house down. [ cheers and applause ] ladiladi maggie gyllenhaal, >> john: that's our show. please join us tomorrow night at 11:00. here it is your moment of zen. >> a sweet return announcing that twinkies will be back. >> get out your straws and put them in there and suck out all that creamy stuff. captioning sponsored by comedy central - [murmuring indistinctly] [baby cooing] - hey, watch where the [bleep] you going. - oh, my gosh, i'm so sorry. - oh. [baby giggles] i didn't see you had a baby there, man. i'm sorry. i ain't trying to fight nobody with a baby. [baby gurgles] - yeah, h-hell yeah, you won't. - pfft. - [clears throat] - lucky mother[bleep]. - oh, yeah? well, you're lucky i'm carrying this baby. what'

at a playground.hat's a lot of pressure for a child. >> well, my daughter back stage is wearing a shirt that said brave men run in my family. >> john: you have an awesome daughter. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you john: i really appreciate it. white house down. >> go see white house down. [ cheers and applause ] ladiladi maggie gyllenhaal, >> john: that's our show. please join us tomorrow night at 11:00. here it is your moment of zen. >> a sweet return announcing that twinkies will be back. >> get out your straws and put them in there and suck out all that creamy stuff. captioning sponsored by comedy central

you can always check out the fult fulton playground. and there's having their second walkathon it's this friday august 2nd you can go to or go.com. thank you madam clerk. today, i'm introducing legislation designed to address enforcement issues with massage par letters in our city. we've seen advertisements in newspapers. our office conducted an informal safer of the massage projects and we found 38 operating in our district alone. whether or not they are going to vicinity of the state of or local laws we see that their services if their certified which is a volunteering licensing program. i believe the massage industry has created many loopholes. and through this legislation our office hopes to accomplish two things one for penalties for massage parlors and they're only violations not codified and we would like to have the massage parlors limiting to where is a photo identification card. and denying an explanation who's been identified for crimes and prohibiting consumption of alcohol during business hours as well as other health and s

the jewelry robbery in the playground of the rich and famous. why it is so much look a movie script. >>> life story of a 99-year-old man in an ordinary town was persuade to write about his extraordinary long life. >> it's unbelievable when you stop and think. i haven't thought so much about it until i started writing the book. >> a 75-year-long love life and who urged him to tell it all. it's monday, july 29th. >>> good monday morning, everybody. you had a busy weekend. you had your anniversary. you want to this fancy broadway play. dinner. did it all go well? >> went great. went off without a hitch. married the best guy on the planet. >> cool. >> had a great time. we saw, pretty naughty play. so, if you are not into naughty don't recommend it for you. it was awesome. the "book of mormon." i laughed from beginning to end. i know i am going straight to hell for laughing at the jokes. >> you are not going straight to hell. i heard it's a great place. >> sacrilegious. at one point, he said to me, i'm surprised nobody is walking out. couldn't stop l

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 reached by the 28, 30, and 91 bus lines. set against the reflecting waters of the lagoon and eucalyptus trees, the palace is one of san francisco post most -- san francisco's most romantic spots to relax with that special someone while listening to the water and gazing at the swans.

we have done a lot of playgrounds and part of the work in playgrounds has convinced me, i he some ofst interesting work going on in the world is what is happening at parks and public space. >> rose: and what is it and why? >> well, i just think the water front has been rediscovered in new york, i think public space, the relation of public and private space is a whole new world. >> rose: and it is an amazing thing in new york because new york for so many years was looking inward. >> right. >> rose: everything was moved inwards towards the value, and central park and -- >> and cut off from the water. >> rose: yes. >> exactly. >> rose: and all of a sudden now in the last 12 years, we have opened ourselves up to this thing that so many cities have flourish, whether just venice or paris or whatever. >> and i think new york is leading the conversation and look i think the high line is miraculous talk about an intersection of architecture and landscape so i am very interested in parks and the work in playgrounds which was self initiated convinces me that we need to pursue that, one building

four months off and gets the comments out on the playground. >> it's really unfortunate.s and work at home, versus working at home or outside the home. we should give men the same things. but men have choices, too. >> he made the choice. and he would make it again, in addition to getting some of the snarky comments, he also got some praise. >> he did have some praise. we do want to encourage them. there's no one definition of what family looks like. that's the best thing about being on the playground these days. there's no one makeup of family. whether it's genders or single parents or caregivers. if you want happy and healthy and fulfilled kids, we need to have happy and healthy and fulfilled parents. sometimes that leaves the dads to the playground. >> and sometimes there's -- >> we're seeing that more and more these days. >> and that really ugly side of yourself out when you make a comment like that. all people really have to do is look at you and go -- oh. >> you should be doing that. i think we have to ask ourself, would we tolerate that behavior in our kids? i'm the

again, that's july 9th from 6:00 to 9:00 at the hayes valley playground recreation center. that concludes my report. thank you. >> commissioners, item 8, review of past week's events at the board of supervisors, board of appeals, and historic preservation commission. >> good afternoon, commissioners, cynthia hayward, planning staff. i'm here to give you a report from the board of supervisors meeting june 17. there are five items to report from monday's land use hearing. the first was the better market street plans and the better market street team provided an update to the land use committee and their presentation focused primarily on information that will be presented at the public workshops that are scheduled for july 17th and july 20th. and the committee asked the team to continue to provide periodic updates to ensure the project moves forward expeditiously. and the next were the c-e-q-a ordinances. both supervisor wiener and supervisor kim's c-e-q-a ordinances were back before the committee. supervisor wiener noted this is the 11th public hearing on his ordinance. super

the playground when i say that what i am talking about is the backyard area which is combined with the two residents that have been converted into a large >> what is going on is that situation, and you have had that experience where something that you don't like is going on and you just, you are enduring it and you are kind of buyeding the time and you are biting your tongue because you have reason that it is children that are making the noise. and it is a community facility and it is a good thing. so you are having something that is really it is frustrating, there is a ton of noise, that comes into our house. it is amazing, my neighbor who is also here, it is really limited our ability to enjoy using the backyard. not only is this a daycare but it is also a community center at night and so there are parties at night. they put up a basketball hoop recently in which creates an unending erratic noise that goes through the house. all of what you have heard by the first speakers already is what is currently happening. this is not, this is before any change. so, we have all been enduring th

and i think drunks with guns keeps all of us safer and the same with the playground. how many times have you lost a game of dodgeball and wish you had a nine to get revenge on that punk. >> finally, a way to settle that age-old argument on the playground, who gets to slide first? now, we've got it done. the scary thing is there is a statistic estimated 40% of men and 30% of women who killed someone while they were drinking at the time. so i think a lot of bar arguments in north carolina will end with no, you're right sir. >> john: they say that nearly half of all homicides are precede by a forget -- proceed by a fight and often a drunken fight. what can go wrong when you mix guns and alcohol? >> just like mixing alcohol with almost anything i do is better. >> john: you can't have control of your own uterus but get drunk in -- with a gun in a bar. >> lie be drinking in the carolinas. >> there is a reason the alcohol, to be acco and firearms -- you have tobacco in north carolina. big to be acco. you've got guns. what i love about north carolina legislature, two weeks ag

the jewelry robbery in the playground of the rich and famous.hy it is so much look a movie script. >>> life story of a 99-year-old man in an ordinary town was persuade to write about his extraordinary long life. >> it's unbelievable when you stop and think. i haven't thought so much about it until i started writing the book. >> a 75-year-long love life and who urged him to tell it all. it's monday, july 29th.

it features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. 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. (music) >> herb theatre,open rehearsal. listen to the rehearsal.

from boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds,p together we have saved over 3 million acresof land.@ a park is a gift that is worth protecting.@ help support the trust for public land@ and the gift of0parks today. >>> we are talking in the summertime about the fine art museums in san francisco. two great shows going on now. devincorn, he grew up around here? >> he did, one of his first art experiences was at one of our museums in 1936 his grandfather took him to see his first exhibition. vincent van gogh and his vivid memory of this examination, that introduced then send them go to the american public was that the poor group going through was laughing at these paintings as not being art and even the towards guide was laughing. i find the story fascinating because vincent van gogh, each of those groups of artists were conceded are bond guard and a suspect in their day and overtime this is what happened to ground breaking exhibitions. you get this great work of art and new perspectives and new interpretations of that moved these artists from the margins of society to the absol

when i go to the playground and i play catch with the kids. i often forget that they, you know -- i'm not their parents and i'm asked to leave. where am i at this point, harris? >> i reached out to brian, he's my friend. although from now on he'll be known as b.k. the toddler smacker. i sent him an e-mail and i said, look, brian, we're chatting you up. i just wanted to know if you'd honor me with a statement. here's my question. brian, why did you hit that kid like that? >> he's a bully. >> and i have not gotten a statement back. we traded voicemails and that's it. and i'm very sad because i know he has something to say. >> what was his tone in the voicemail? was it shame or was he bragging where he was telling people at the local bar where efrs doing shots of tequila shirtless. >> i know we're laughing about it. he was contrite. he felt bad. you see his body language. he's a dad. >> do you think like a dad he's incredibly competitive about other people's kids. >> no. >> trying to hurt that child? >> no. brian, i'm defending you. >> brian said

it also has 3 playground areas. the ampitheater was built in 1972. it was the home of the first blues festival. given the fact that jerry garcia used to play in this park, he was from this neighborhood, everybody knows his reputation. we thought what a great thing it would be to have an ampitheater named after jerry garcia. that is a name that has panache. it brings people from all over the bay area to the ampitheater. the calls that come in, we'd like to do a concert at the jerry garcia ampitheater and we do everything we can to accommodate them and help them because it gets people into the park. people like a lot of color and that's what they call a park. other people don't. you have to try to reconcile all those different points of view. what should a park look like and what should it have? should it be manicured, should it be nice little cobblestones around all of the paths and like that. the biggest objective of course is getting people into the park to appreciate open space. whatever that's going to take to make them happy, to get them there, t

this is my playground. i ain't got a life. it's very lonely.don't feel good in front of the camera, so, that's all you need because that's always i've got. take care. >> some inmates like to say there's no crying in prison, but with a 55-year sentence for bank robbery, christopher walker will disagree. >> it's not there for decoration. those are permanent tears. used to be because i was frustrated about my freedom. now it's not so much about my freedom anymore, it's about my family. my family's growing older. it's slowly deteriorating before my eyes and i can do nothing to alleviate the pain or distress. my mother needs help around the house and my father, he can't do things like that anymore. cry for my son, cry for my family. get lonely. sometimes i get lonely, man. it's just [ bleep ], it's overwhelming. i used to be embarrassed to admit that i cry because i'm a man, i'm not supposed to cry? i'm supposed to be this tough convict kind of person in prison, i'm not supposed to cry. you'd be surprised. some of the biggest, baddest people in here