talking playground equipment, at every playground in the city? do you know that? >> to our knowledge we're not quite -- we are not aware of that specifically. a lot of is because the department is so huge that, again, i yield to a lot -- >> okay, okay. could you speak at all to nicole's signaling that she can answer that more? do you have any sense though of how accessible equipment is meted out to the parks, like, how it's decided which playground gets the accessible swing or not. do you have an idea? >> we don't have a knowledge of how those decisions are made and we can only speak to hoping that this information is really piloting a lot of really important conversations as well as a lot of the future decisions. but, again, those details are probably our superiors might know that stuff and we're just representing today. >> sure, sure. >> and maybe in regards to assessing the existing children's play area this might be something that would be connected with permits to see what's the most used facility. jen and i and our office is at mission club

at mclaren park, panhandle playground, and this is west portal playground which is a tier two playground but had to money other than bond money that we could use for the design of this playground. i like showing those altogether because it highlights the joy we are creating all over the city. though you've obviously seen all of those on a one-off basis. of course, we continue to run the project with a deep level of community engagement. we had more than 2400 touches of community members listing their opinions on these playgrounds. we've had 95 community meetings, workshops, focus groups and/or surveys to get the word out and gather information about what each neighborhood wants in their site. as the schedule -- it is a little small and hard to reach, at the top is washington square. you will see the red line is where we are today. we do anticipate opening this playground in a couple of months. we expect to come to commission with a number of contract awards in the next couple of months before our next update in march. and my favorite part of the schedule is the middle to end of 2019 when

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sara )good morning - students here at willow glen elementary can look forward to this brand new playground just installed for the new school year.school starts at 8:40 and many kids will be seeing this for the first time when they are dropped off this morning. take vo:the playground will be fun at recess - but while in class this elementary school will continue it's two-way bilingual immersion program. students in the san jose unified school district have been learning spanish since

sara )good morning - students here at willow glen elementary can look forward to this brand new playground just installed for the new school year.school starts at 8:40 and many kids will be seeing this for the first time when they are dropped off this morning. take vo:the playground will be fun at recess - but while in class this elementary school will continue it's two-way bilingual immersion program. students in the san jose unified school district have been learning spanish since kindergartenhere - two periods a day are in spanish including social studies and art. starting in seventh grade -

they train playground safety inspectors. i person i spoke with assured me that my reading of california health and safety code is correct. recently i had begun circulating a petition available in ten languages to demand the fences be fixed. more than 80 people have already signed, and -- >> you have 30 seconds. >> and children's program staff as well as the principal, assistant principal and almost all of the teacher and support staff at tenderloin community school. in the meantime, i still expect you to fix the fences and provide a full accounting of how you managed to circumvent state law and subjugate your authority. [inaudible] >> thank you. i might ask, just as a note, that to get a clarification on the state law at some point. >> commissioner, this issue has been well researched. the gentleman doesn't like our answer. we've responded to him and told him that the playground meets all of our safety standards. >> thank you. commissioner anderson, you had a question? >> i just wanted to wait till the end. >> being on. wait

today crews sealed off a popular playground tunnel at rankin park.omeless people were known to hang out in the tunnel leave behind syringes. some parents say it's sad kids have had to sacrifice one of their favorite parts of the playground for public safety. >> not all parents will look all the time. their kids will roam up there. i think it's best it's sealed off so parents won't have have the concern. >> police are working to build personal relationships with the homeless in the hopes of getting them off the streets. >> a problem with the giants. it stems from that brawl at dodger stadium. we'll explain. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to le

the damage reportedly happened during construction of a playground at washington square park. more now from kpix 5's andrea nakano. >>> reporter: while not much has changed in this park for more than 60 years the park's playground is getting a major renovation. unfortunately, it's coming at a huge cost and we're not talking just about the money. >> emotional for us because these trees are landmarks to our square. >> reporter: he is heartbroken. in a matter of days, nine canary island pines and one olive tree that have been here since the '50s are coming down because they have become a safety hazard. >> it's unfortunate but it's not an accident. it's negligence. >> reporter: he blames the department of public works for the lack of oversight on the playground renovation project. according to rachel gordon from the department of public works, in an attempt to install benches the construction company used an excavator and hit a root. the workers switched to hand digging to prevent further calling all of this an stop unfortunate mistake. >> i'm not looking to point fingers but it s

of what is that women have become a playground for people to just do what they can do and walk away with it if it's hot they can dream that we talk about violence against women today as if it's something that we don't know exists and it is something that we cannot fix what's selves and it's paralyzing it's i'm not there also your new nodding there as she thought corey is taking us through how to recognize the discrepancies and she's talking about african culture where you are in south africa does that african culture exist in a sense above the law of the land i would assume. in south africa equality is enshrined in the last surely. i think we also have to take into context into consideration that violence is embedded in south africa's history right violence comes from we have a long history of violence in this country and to talk about african culture as if this doesn't happen within a context where this country with. this country was while most black people in this country where exposed to white violence and how that into things with masculinity particularly hyper masculinity with

instagram playgrounds for the hashtag obsessed art taking over u.s. cities. transformed into dreamscapes for extravagant instagram shoots. charging people $18 $245 to capture their experience in immersive playgrounds. your people figuring out ways to spend money. this is what happens when the economy so good. >> greg: it gets people taking pictures out of your way. when you are walking to work, there are people on the street in your way when you're trying to get to work. now you have pockets or you can put them they have these fantasy playgrounds. this is to make yourself appear better than your peers. >> brian: you could say hello to these people. why are they in your way? i >> lisa: i greg would have a funny response to this story. mission successful. >> juan: there are no conventions where people dress up in characters. these are adults. they spend their time -- >> dana: greg knows a little bit about that. >> dana: my story was that cursing can cost you $500 in myrtle beach. i'm a little worried about that. greg, was is yours? scientists may have uncovered

can you help us build a playground.' rival gang members even joining forces to help the volunteers build it. some gang members asked us to hide their faces, but they couldn't hide their excitement over the team effort.(what's it been like for you live like this for the past few months not been shootings or killings?) it's been wonderful. it's been wonderful. you get to hang out, sit on the porch and not have to feel somebody's jump out of the car and start shooting. the kids can have somewhere to play peacefully (kids from both sides) both sides can come and enjoyed themselves and be the kids and don't have to worry about dodging bullets, and none of the nonsense (and maybe group without the beef that you guys (sports) coming up i'll have all

<"friends, playground."> parents snapped a photo in front of the elementary school sign marking another big first day down in the books.<"one more year and she's off to middle school.">her daughter gabriella is already planning for the future years beyond middle school.<"i want to be a mechanical engineer because i want to work on spaceships."> (nat)and it's people like cross guard jesse amador who work everyday to protect those big dreams from getting in harms way.<"watch for the kids, especially the little ones they are our future leaders of america and that's all i can say in regards to the kids crossing.">a good reminder to parents dropping off their kids in the morning and afternoon - to look both ways and be extra aware.in san jose, sara stinson, kron 4 news. (anchor) (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking look outside-- taking a live (anchor) (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawre

of what is that women have become a playground for people to just do what they can do and walk away with it if it's hot they can dream that we talk about violence against women to date as if it's something that we don't know exists and if it's something that we cannot fix what's selves and it's paralyzing it's i'm not. and there are so you're nodding there as corey is taking us through how to recognize the discrepancies and she's talking about african culture where you are in south africa does that african culture exist in a sense above the law of the land i would assume in south africa equality is enshrined in the last surely. i think we also have to take into context into consideration that violence is embedded in south africa's history right violence comes from we have a long history of violence in this country and to talk about african culture as if that doesn't happen within a context where this country with. the country was while most black people in this country where exposed to white violence and how that into things with masculinity particularly hyper masculinity with pover

is in the box yes sally goes to the playground. now she can't see or hear what's happening with the box. and goes inside and takes the ball out and puts it in the basket. it's come to sell it now sally comes back from the playground and looks for the city where will she looked bad. in the well you caught the bus why. because it's in signed it and that hill gives the wrong answer like all three year olds at this age children still assume that other people are thinking the same thing as them but once they reach five like as children can correctly predict that sally will look for the ball in the wrong place but go bad will she look. into the air. why. because that's where the ball was before was that where the ball now in the basket . what the child knows about the world is not the same as what sally knows so when the child has to predict what sally will do next they have to understand that what sally is thinking is different from what they're thinking. children grow so does their empathy also from observing adults. children don't jus

it's going to tell you so now sally comes back from the playground and looks for the ball opposite where will she look. in the well caught the basket and why. because it's inside it that yo gives the wrong answer like all three year olds at this age children still assume that other people are thinking the same thing as them but once they reach five like elza children can correctly predict that sally will look for the ball in the wrong place the club where will she look. what the child knows about the world is not the same as what sally knows so when the child has to predict what sally will do next they have to understand that what sally is thinking is different from what they're thinking. as children grow so does their empathy also from observing adults. children don't just learn when we try to teach them something they also learn from that social environment all the time. children are faced with the task of getting used to the social and cultural environment they're growing up in and learning all the rules of conduct. so when adults interact with children we should assume that the child

this happened during construction of a playground at washington square park in north beach. the anger from some who say this didn't have to happen. >> reporter: a familiar sound as bells from saints peter and paul church ring throughout washington square park, the heart of north beach. while not much has changed in this park for more than 60 years the park's playground is getting a major renovation. unfortunately it's coming at a huge cost and we're not talking just about the money. >> emotional for us because matr of days nin islannes an oe olive tree that have stood on this corner since the late 1950s are coming down because they have become a safety hazard. >> it's unfortunate but it's not an accident. it's negligence. >> he blames the department of public works for the lack of oversight on the project. in an attempt to install benches they used an excavator and hit a single root. the workers switched to hand digging to prevent further damage, but that didn't stop the problem. dpw is calling all of this an unfortunate mistake. >> i'm not looking to really point fingers. b

. >> she was actually on a playground with kids, and the plane started coming dn on t of that playground. the pilot noticed that he was l going tod on these kids, so he internally, she said, turned the plane. >> nbc's dan scheneman has new video from bystanders watching in horror as the plane plunged from the sky. >> reporter: a terrifying moment caught on video. a twinngine cessna plunging to the earth. >> o scene, one twin engine aircraft down in the parking lo o >> reporte witness said the plane appeared to be in trouble. >> i'm thinking to myself,e'hat pl going to crash. in that split second of thinking that, it had kind of banked a little bit and then just dropped. >> reporter: it crashed into the parking lot of a santa ana shopping center, everyone onboard >>dead. o survivors on that airplane, five fatality doas. no injuries on the ground. >> reporter: a parked car was hit when he plane camedown, but authorities say the driver was inside shopping during the crash. the national transportation safety board tells nbc affiliate kntv the pilot did not declare a flight plan and the tower

take o >> that's a great question if you think of the fundamental ger question as we created a a playground called the internet and partnered with those it is easy for tech companies to create products that we use and enjoy in the playground then ras it's ran on a song for a decade or two without paying attention in the social media company and wonderful commercial companies and then the economy in many increasingly world to parts of the world to increasingly online stuff but f.en the question becomes who of regulates this area and pool whs from the same? everybody now tries to push back in different ways. in the united states doing this little bit of regulation on the little bit of regulation on the tech company in the most radical suggesn package is an article that basically says the simplest way to do this without nationalizing everything or destroying companies or ruining the internet is simply forcing companies to share the data they collect with everybody. so essentially, you get to collect the data but you don't to collect it exclusively or monetize it alone. so like scientists now w

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. good morning! all right. i am mohammed nuru. i serve as a city's director of public works. and the chairman of the transbay joint po

that we can move on is that whenever there is any kind of renovation or new project in a park or a playground that there's a full vetting process that happens at multiple phases of the process. so all the way from design to implementation to site visits that look at all of the accessibility components, accessible paths of travel, and also accessible features. so what i'll say in general terms and, again, i encourage us to invite the professional staff who work on this on a daily basis, but what i will say in general terms is that the city does know which parks are accessible and which parks have features. the issue and the matter at hand that would potentially be given to a graduate student is to figure out a way to best take this information and to present it in a public way. so i don't want to give the impression that we don't have a sense of what the accessibility of our parks and playgrounds are like, because we truly do. and the matter at hand is how we take what we know and then present it in a way that is easy for the public to use and the public will understand. and one of the way way

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