i've never heard of the playground and in visiting the playground was moved by the itself southeast part of the city needs and impressed by volunteers and the positive impact this as going to have on the community so commend the general manager for bringing my attention to it and i also understand he's going to challenge anyone on the community on may 31st to a little one-on-one. >> i'll play (laughter). >> commissioner harrison. >> yeah. somebody is being forgotten that's commissioner low. using the fund that the commissions has exactly is what that's created so a little acknowledge >> thanks commissioner low. with that, i do so my other comments. so moved arrest all in favor, say i. so moved. >> so we're on item 9 this parks improvement plan and ask staff to wait a second anyone from room 408 if you could come back for this item. >> i have to look at the time good morning, commissioners and general manager and students and members of the friends school i'm the project manager with the rec and park department presenting this item for the parks improvement plan. the courts park is a

as well as the christopher playground. the basketball poles again would be located so that they would be at the end of the courts in this photograph the adjacent neighbor has windows that are more than 20 feet above the courts by shifting the basketball poles to the end of the court they've be approximately 40 feet distance from those windows so this should address the concerns about the basketball poles being next to the windows. the proposal is also to have the tennis slash basketball court primarily on 3 sides. the fourth side would open up to the park as it does with the basketball court you recall the budget court is used for other activities by situating it this way it will be welcoming to the other activities and because it's a small park we want to not compartment mel's the park to make it feel smaller. and this overhead we have the existing park lay out next to the promoted park the changes are simple we've combined the tennis and basketball courts into one that creates a new green space for the basketball where i

have is a new clubhouse you without rebuilding the entire pool and research hills a great urban playgroundnd design has come to bear in this project. and i'm grateful to the tenanted architects for proving with their cleaver design that a triangle is a fabulous shape for 0 lib (clapping) and it's been alluded i want you to go to the corner and have a look at the new plans for the new joe deimagine playground (clapping) all you have to do is pay for it. so lizzie i met on the pioneer project at the coit tower she's a talented scraper architect she works now for mohammed if you've seen a park in the city that you thought was fabulous julius and sunny side if you've gone to a similarly park chaps are lizzie was behind that interest congratulation (clapping) the thing about lizzie i've appreciated over the last two decades she knows how to spec the stones and pleasant but ear heart she raised two kids in the neighborhood she knows how to convert that empathy and energy to places. i remember lizzie working on a plan saying i know the mothers are going to go up on the boardwalk and standing with

it features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts.here 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. a

and if you don't vote early vote ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the san francisco playground's hitsvery dates back to 1927 where the present playground and center is today was purchased by the city for $27,000. in the 1950s, the sen consider 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 can crafts. >> you can use it for whatever you want to do, you can do it here. >> on friday, november 16, 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 digni

people come on the weekends and use the playground. a baseball league use the playground.ill impact the whole community. >> we are told surveillance video caught the fire but does not show who actually set it. although we are told that whoever did appeared to be trying to put it out. the district hopes to have the structure replaced by the next school year. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. a television ad that is breaking barriers. a toyota dealership released a spot that has people talking. ktvu's rob roth went to the car dealer who says he isn't trying to make a political statement, just sell more cars. >> reporter: this television commercial started running this week and airs only in the bay area. it show as woman talking about the car she just bought. >> come outside. oh, my gosh. >> they said the idea was hatched a few months ago. >> we believe whether you are same-sex couple or from here or there, doesn't matter. all those people buy cars. >> reporter: the general manager ran the script by two same-sex couples he knew. she a new car buyer and half of a same-sex marriage and appr

renovating the ball field and have resurfaced two basketball courts and given a make over to the playground and playhouse. the ball field which was primarily done on may 3rd with dozens ever volunteers raments the doll dynamic it was contractor for the kids and the in kind grant to make sense and install new bat things and scoreboard and home run fence at the site it mooint might be the best ball field it's amazing. are there's still for work happening i note that those projects are challenging. as you may have read in the paper a similar type of partnership in the city of oakdale their challenging for both is cities and the private partners and the fact we're able to pull on the job projects off is a testament to the partners we have that want to invest san francisco parks and a great credit to my staff both at the partnership level lisa and also the volunteer team kimberly and the men and women on the ground in operations our gardeners and maintenance staffer. so we'll be celebrating the completion on saturday may 31st a at the 10:00 a.m. please be there and a big thanks to the commission

there is a baseball league that use the playground. the ymca they use the playground. >> the good news is the school does have insurance on the structure. >>> the family of a central valley girl who died of heat stroke of getting trapped inside of a bmw is suing the car maker and school district. 14-year-old martinez was driven to school by her brother last september. her class started an hour later than his so she remained in the car to sleep a little longer. she became trapped because of a locking mechanism on the car. once the doors are locked from the outside, they cannot be opened from the inside. bmw and the school district have not commented on the lawsuit. >>> police are looking for help to find -- police gave us this picture of the man. they say he rented a car trailer and generator last saturday. an investigation revealed he used someone elses id. this is a picture of the suspect's camper now. he may have also taken rentals in oakland and southern california. >>> the mayor of a town in texas says he's going to recommend the f

the friends of deimagine playground and phil will love it quite a nice blessing enriching each other when the kids are playing or lockup things and go out and play again in a safe community. the biggest thanks to are the people like you who never, ever gave up. you know when lewis was saying the moss mother of all projects sometimes, we encounter those entities and times when things get delayed but the people who rise up all the time and save us from being distraught and time and time again the residents of chinatown and naturally has risen up and given us the extra push to defend against lawsuits and claims all for the future generations of our san francisco residents so i want to say on behalf of everyone in the city to the community of north beach thank you, very much for your wonderful, wonderful persistencecy the community meetings have been so many hours of people we understand if we could be in frustration today but a lot more celebration when you visualize this design with to the arts in it and to celebrate with the education with all of the difference elements that we want t

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. ♪ >> good morning. this is the regular building of the building inspection commission. i would like to

the second annual playground event benefits the acggc.>for tickets agcchicago.org/chefs playground. we will have that link on our website. barbaric a cool air. watch out of warm air research's again. that is because the storm is going to lift out of the central rockies. '70s are forecast this afternoon. eighties are forecast on sunday mother's day. here's a closer look at the temperatures. there'll be lake breezes on the beaches. that goes away on mother's day as southerly winds blow. you can see the next form coming into the rockies. precipitation up there will be proliferating as the system jumps out and opened up the gulf of mexico watched the cloud spinning. look at the isobars pack. right up from the gulf. a direct feed of tropical air. it looks like on monday we can get 70 percent thunderstorms. >> the cooler air starts coming into the area. 76 tomorrow. crowds wilclouds will increase. monday and monday night as well. pretty good showers and storms tuesday. three showers and '60s the rest of next weekbrief showers d '60s the rest of

and here we're building a $14,000 playground in a day. this is awesome that the kids got involved. >> reporter: though leaving town soon, the work he started will go on. >> how exciting the city is to work with the college kids in this way is something we're proud of and we're confident that it can be sustained. >> reporter: making the grade on and off campus. ron mott, nbc news, worcester, massachusetts. >>> and that's our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. of course we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> a remarkable story that was caught on tape. the santa clara stow away that survived that flight to hawaii. good evening, thanks for being with us. >> that teenager's journey is highlighting the need for better security. and passengers could end up paying for it. a proposed plan to charge passengers an extra fee for each leg of the flight could fund the security measures san jose says it needs. >> reporter: how would you like to pay an extra $8.50 every time y

. >> reporter: the snails have their very own playground built by the students. >> look at my guy. >> reporter: they can boat, walk a tightrope, climb a building, pull a truck or just hang out. can you feel them moving? >> yes. >> reporter: and that doesn't freak you out? >> nope. >> no. it's going on to my eyebrow, isn't it? >> reporter: these small mollusks have been part of the curriculum for about 20 years. math, science and art, snails are everywhere and they are perfect for kids this age. >> you teach the kids patience. and they can't get away too fast. and they're abundant. >> reporter: they learn how

so take playgrounds, over the last 30 years, i describe thousand playgrounds shifted towards the normalowered and homogenized. so there's no sense in which children are doing things that are a little scary but which they can master. they can pretty much already do everything before they've gotten there. and same thing with emotional risks. we like to intervene before anything bad happenqç is what's considered a good parent these days. >> woodruff: and, of course, it wasn't always like this. my generation, we went out afteç school and didn't come back for hours. what happened along the way? why did it turn out the way it has? >> that was the impetus for me writing this book is thinking how is it that my daughter's life is so different from mine? i have three children and i thought how is it so different? i used to play cops and robbers in the street. i just had to be home for dinner. that would be shockable and unthinkable for the children of this generation. we have a sense the world has become a dangerous place. are you kidding?ç my kid might get abducted if they're out on their own.

. >>> east bay school playground damaged in a fire.nvestigation into what caused it and the reason why it's not only students feeling the loss. don't miss the memorial day sale. >>> democrats in the house of representatives plans to meet this morning and decide whether to boycott an investigation into the attack on -- that killed four americans including chris stephs. democrats accused republicans of using the issue as a political ploy ahead of the november election. if they decide to participate, democrats would have five seats on the committee, republicans seven. >>> time is 6:55. a former u.s. marine accused of kidnapping and raping two teenagers is in jail thanks to the same technology he used to meet his alleged victims. 37-year-old nicholas used facebook to build a relationship with runaways. and then lure them on a weekend road trip to nevada. police contacted facebook and asked for the ip addresses of where all three last logged in. that led authorities to sparks nevada on tuesday where they arrested wetsell. the two teenagers

the friends of deimagine playground and phil will love it quite a nice blessing enriching each otherhen the kids are playing or lockup things and go out and play again in a safe community. the biggest thanks to are the people like you who never, ever gave up. you know when lewis was saying the moss mother of all projects sometimes, we encounter those entities and times when things get delayed but the people who rise up all the time and save us from being distraught and time and time again the residents of chinatown and naturally has risen up and given us the extra push t

you see it on the playground. >> go fat kid. abuses the fat kid, other kids do it too. psychologists told me this is about people's wish to belong to the group that holds power. they even come to the belief that the victims need to be bullied. why do they kick the victim? >> because he lays there. >> i doubt that and i don't like being bullied either. government is force. we need some force. rule of law. the worst places in the world are countries that don't have that. an african country where you're afraid to build a factory because people may steal what you make. it's good that america has government force in the form of a military that defends us from government attack, police that protect us, environmental rules that punish polluters, and that's about it. but our government already goes way beyond that, which is why we have 22 million people working for government. 22 million. that means millions of bureaucrats who can bully us in big and petty ways and they do. they demand drones stop delivering beer. they order this girl n

hundred and 50 parking spaces on to cap street that's congested and 10 stores is going to put the playground in shadow pretty much all day in the heart of the mission 3 hundred and 50 units unaffordable to the people right now driving from hate valley takes time there are construction sites one hundred to 4 hundred units and some have come on line one bedroom is 32 hundreds and the parent at marshall school want to talk about not how we can get the developers to build us an extra playground but how to talk to the city about doing somebody else with the valuable piece of real estate next to an lermentd that will benefit that community. >> thank you. the gentleman has offered to be a point of contract. >> i'll give it to you as soon as - >> this period is over. >> okay other general public comment seeing none, public comment is closed general public comment is closed. and commissioners that places you under our regular calendar the b m t and z initiative general plan amendments as part of the visitacion valley project. consideration of the resolution to initiate amendments to the general plan

there's no grass in the high school by 3 blocks south there's douglas park it's fenced with a playground flat and perfect for kids to run around and a to play much better than this area of the court. basically, i obvious to the park it's been turned over to dogs and young children and all the rest of us are being go forward in the planning process. this park does work and needs to be fenced we don't need to lose the play spots it's irresponsible for rec and park on that recommendations >> thank you. >> larry and jen and martha and others. >> commissioners general manager ginsburg i'm larry king i'm a father of 3 active young girls i have a dog murphy i rarely use this park with my dogs i served on the library commission for 8 years we reviewed projects and this was one time for generations we wanted to make sure that the projects worked for all generations. if you look at the nova valley and the demographics lots of families and kids. to me the big issue with the proposing proposal is the loss of active space i'm totally supportive of the active zone and keeping the one court but losing

. >> are you talking about the shared playground. >> that's both the basketball and tennis i don't know what affordable housing adversary but there are a couple of. >> alvarado has 2 and lake 6. >> so their defined lines and . >> i don't know about the tennis backboards their might be other people who know about the backboards at lake i know. >> it in it is interesting to find out if we could install a tennis court somewhere and line it. >> where. >> in one of the schools that are nearby, you know. >> i mean our school district that doesn't get brought up but our school district adds to the playgrounds tennis courts are most likely no our upper schools our high schools rather than our middle school but our school district has tennis court. >> do we have one in close proximity to the noah courts and superstitions i don't know. i think supervisor wiener mentioned as part of this resurface to tennis courts that are currently out of operation to add to our intention court inventory we care about we are working with folks in the room to improve the access of quality of tennis courts in san f

the thing in the top right corner of the screen used to be a playground slide. >> so terrifying. >>>ell, we look at our weather here and we think we are pretty darn lucky. >> we are so fortunate to live in an area where severe weather is very rare. we get a thunderstorm and it is a big deal. the weather here is pretty benign, but it may get extreme next week. a beautiful shot looking down on the city of san francisco. it's a beautiful city. a beautiful night. we have temperatures currently 55 degrees in san francisco. mainly cloudy and we will see clouds increase all throughout the bay area. a shot of the bay bridge. live neighborhood network. let's take you to kentfield. another breezy day out there. win wind gusting there 19 miles an hour. what happens tonight? it will not be as chilly with the cloud cover. vallejo 50, mountain view, 51. let's fast forward for you moms. thanks for all you do. it will be a beautiful day for you. 85 degrees inland. how will we get there? today, we barely hit 70 degrees. we will get there because a big strong ridge of high pressure will move in and in

this section of the course is called devil's playground. it's about to live up to its ominous name.iles an hour into the next turn. he steers to the left but his wheels aren't grabbing. they never will. >> the front end basically slips out. it's one of the most frightening things i've experienced in my life. i saw, we've got a lot of mountain to go down. this is going to be bad. >> i'm thinking oh, my god, this is it. he's gone. there's not going to be anything left. i fell down and i cried. >> his car disintegrates as it hits the ground. >> i remember the very first impact, my left hand actually swung out and struck the roll cage almost as if i'd punched it. it was just a scary roller coaster ride. >> the hood and car doors are obliterated as jeremy's car bounces down this deep rock field. >> i felt the seat actually physically rise up like somebody had hit me. it was horrific. >> jeremy never loses consciousness during the 19 seconds his race car tumbles down the mountain. the descent recorded by a camera that breaks free at first impact. >> i thought i was going to die. that was

field and how important it is and how it impacts people's lives whether it's the children in the playgrounds, whether it's our water, our run off. first of all i'm grateful that you would come here and make a report like that. i'm very interested in getting an education what it is you do and how important it is as to how we can help in moving forward. thank you very much for your report. kevin, you are up. >> thank you. my name is kevin woollen. i'm proud to be part of this. i'm a senior pest control specialist for san francisco parks and recreation department. basically i want to give you a little bit of history. i have been in this industry for 25 years and i have seen it shift from this spray applicator and something that says you need a safety license to not to make an application into is surface type water. it's evolved nowadays to a license which requires at least 42-semester units in biological sciences or in ecology. we made a transition to a very knowledge based classification. the folks standing besides me here have worked really hard to ensure we are doing things in a way that pro

i hope it was a really good curse. >> he cursed -- >> he cursed within a playground, and there was acomplaints to the police department this has gone on too much so they had the cops out in force to write tickets to kids that were cursing. so this kid cursed and got into a fight with the cop, and the cop was like, that's it, 200 >> it seems to me ludicrous. >> i think it is absolutely ludicrous, not only is the fine exorbitant -- >> teaching a lessan. >> that cannot be the justification for laws that take away certain rights. >> using proper language. >> we already have disorderly conduct statutes and -- >> disorderly conduct doesn't cover language. >> it can, and that is the point. these are all situations that we have to look at it as it's going on subjectively to see if it's beyond the bounds. >> do know what this kid was doing. >> using profanity under this breath. >> that's dionne. >> and that's problematic, it's not something that is -- >> okay. put your mom hat on. as a mom, forget as a lawyer, how too you feel? >> i'm putting someone else's mom hat on because my mom hat is la

investigating what they're calling an act of arson after a playground in castro valley is torched. are pictures of the damaged play area at marshall elementary school. officials say the fire grew to be very intense and spread quickly. the alameda county sheriff's ahead office is now reviewing surveillance video from the the worsening drought is getting the blame for water thefts in the santa cruz mountains. residents along summit road are keeping close watch on their water tanks. after thousands of gallons of water from two tanks were stolen at the summit vet hospital. the owner has now installed a surveillance system in an effort to catch any other thieves. those who cannot afford to pay to have water trucked in are resorting to stealing water. burger king has some new additions to its breakfast menu. flame-broiled burgers. the fast food chain is starting "burgers at breakfast" it includes other menu items, not typically eaten for your first meal of the day. like french fries and apple pie. day. like french fries and apple pie. mo may t ha theords tohankou f evethin u'veone r me t

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 ring that someone special. welcome to corona height located in the height of the cast strow district the eye kong bay bridge and on towards the east bay. cone oi shakes park is one the city's best kept secrets on lake twin peaks it's hardly crowded on a day any day you will run into a new lolls and hop on a bus to get there without any parking worries and lolls bring their four-legged fronds run freely with other dogs and a small touch of grass for the small dogs and wild flowers carpet the grasslands keep on the look out nor hawks and ot role call please. >> mr. haney. >> here. >> miss mendoza-mcdonnell. miss wynns. miss few few. fewer. >> here. >> please join me in the pledge of allegiance. er. >> here. >> please join me in the pledg