since 1971, the san francisco park stressed has served as a philanthropic benefactor of the recreation and parks department, supporting san francisco [applause] parks, open spaces, and recreation facilities. they managed a number of guests on the department's behalf. we are so grateful for the trust. it is with their help that we can deliver the quality of programming and clean, green, safe open spaces that make san francisco such a special place to live and visit. their efforts are critical in keeping the recreation centers open. in 2009, 2010, the trust contributed $171,753 to the department from these give funds to sustain a wide variety of activities in an apartment, including $82,560 to support the commemorative park bench program, 67 $460 to support activities, $1,900 to support the mystery in golden gate park, $8,690 to support the volunteer program, and $3,243 to support that may appear lastly, the recreation and park commission recommends that the san francisco board of supervisors accept and expend retroactively the skit. in sum, i would like to again acknowledge the tremendo

we had a successful gala with the san francisco parks trust this past october. we had a fantastic series of events that the partnerships and resource development division found funding for around world cup at civic center. we had a fundraiser for the peter pan experience. we've been working very closely with san francisco parks trust on the gear up campaign to provide furniture, fixtures and equipment for our newly renovated recreation facilities. and as phil mentioned today, we've secured a grant for the soccer field at mission. other philanthropic ventures that we're currently working on include additional fundraising for camp lejure. looking for someone to endowing a park and a mission rec center. we are working on a fundraiser in conjunction with hardly strictly blue grass. we are also looking for endowed support for our community gardens and for dog play areas. as well as support for the golden gate park tennis complex. while this presentation is primarily about revenue, as we're talking about good news in terms of revenue, i also thought that it would be u

before she disappeared she mentioned she may visit the san francisco park. police officers checked homeless shelters and camps, she may be in need of a prescribed medication. a separate search was launched in the ross area as well. her car and personal belongings were found at her home. >>> a man shot and killed by oakland police during a chase yesterday has been identified. officers responding to a shooting yesterday saw a red infinity driving away. they chased it until the driver ran a red light, crashed into another car, when the car burst into flames. the man jumped from the passenger seat armed with two guns which he refused to drop. the response and arrival of paramedics to treat him have yet to be fixed. >> the bay area's west coast, most iconic bridge is one step away from being a more impersonal experience. the golden gate bridge board is now expected to eliminate toll takers in a vote sometime tomorrow. traci grant is live at the golden gate bridge toll plaza, where big changes are in store for the golden gate bridge. >> in 1968 to save money, the

not a surface that probably should have been painted. >> there are 3300 reports ofdra fete in san francisco parks- of graffiti in san francisco parks every year. >>> the site of the super bowl is getting a makeover. crews working around the clock now at cowboys stadium in arlington texas. they are installing temporary seats, boost the capacity of that stadium to nearly 105,000. some of the artificial turf is being replaced and stripes are being placed along the 25-yard line on both sides. >> the 25s normally have the nfl shield on them and they are still going to have an nfl shield but it's going to be a super bowl nfl shield. >> yeah, you got to make that change. of course the crews have to hold off on painting the end zones until they know which teams are playing on february 6th. >>> the second mega millions jackpot winner has stepped forward. she is a 29-year-old mother of two from idaho. the former bank worker -- i wonder if she was working as a bank worker before she won. she claimed her winnings yesterday but says she wants to stay out of the spotlight now. it's unclear what she is going to

. >>> san francisco parking officers have new marching orders in a crackdown to look out for parking violators and those who park in tow away zones for more than five minutes. cameras may be attached to street sweepers. two-hour limits may be placed on broken meters. the plan is partly due to p arking ticket revenue that's down $7 million. >>> members of congress are honoring the victims of the arizona shooting today, i ncluding their colleague, gabrielle giffords. >> today we'll say many prayers for this country and for the victims of this horrific event. >> house speaker john boehner introduced a legislation to honor those killed and renewed a commitment to have those in the house fulfill their oaths of office. >>> michelle and president obama are on their way to tucson right now. they will arrive in arizona shortly. the president will deliver remarks during the event called "together we thrive, tucson and america." that takes place at 5:00 pacific time. they plan to return to washington, d.c. later tonight. we're also learning new details about what the suspect did in the hours be

san francisco garden resource organization. we're fiscally sponsored by san francisco parks trust. since our inception in 2002, our volunteer-led group has provided information and resource referral, education, advocacy and technical assistance to the city's community garden coordinators and gardeners. we were founded on core values centered on equitable access to gardening for all san franciscoans and strongly value the unique opportunity community gardens offer to residents, organizations, businesses and local government to promote shared vision and enhancing the experience and connectiveness to community. we understand the perplexity of the proposal and in the event it proves the proposal to create a community park guarden, s.f. grow would support its development, if the proposal were approved, s.f. grow would straighten the process to involve the the community ordinance together to best meet the needs of the community. >> i have three more cards, paul green, mark juarez and bruce woof. >> good evening, commissioners. golden gate park preservation appliance. i'm delighted to hea

thank you. >> commissioners, i am from the san francisco parks trust. we support this project in collaboration with our colleagues at the neighborhood parks council. we believe this is consistent use of open space as recommended by the community master plan for golden gate park. we support the greenscape. thank you. president buell: thank you. >> my name is jim and i am treasurer of the haight ashbury neighborhood council. i was a little stunned by the opening remarks. i think a lot of that was over- stated or simply untrue. we provide 10 green jobs for folks who probably would not have a job if it was not for the recycling center. it is a cost of $165,000 per year for us, plus full health and dental insurance. native plant sales are about $20,000 per year. we paid in the last 10 years $50,000 in rent. we are in income producer for the recreation and parks department. we contributed almost $5,000 the last two years to neighborhood grants. going over your commission minutes, on october 15, one of the lines says, the commission approved funding for communi

we continue to work with our park advocacy groups, are council of san francisco parks trust, and we continue to work internally within city government to explore different ideas and advocate for different ideas for this department. you will hear more about this in a little bit, but while we think because of some of the difficult choices that this commission made last year, we are better positioned for this budget cycle than last year. so that is good news. but the structural challenges in our department were made, and as far as i can tell, and i'm reading the same stories that you are, is the city's budget challenges are somewhat structural, too, as are the state of california's, and they will be with us for a long time, so we need to continue to fight an advocate for resources for this department. >> we are now on item 5, the consent calendar. is there any public comment under the consent calendar? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners. >> move to approve the consent calendar. >> second. commissioner buell: moved and seconded. all those in favor? suppose? -- opposed? passes.

removed forward, the city has marshal resources to prepare the best possible proposal featuring san francisco park, allowing world-class been used and restaurants on the beautiful waterfront to be displayed to route the world. i want to add that our city has had a tremendous history of hosting major international events. particularly sporting events. [lists events] martha is on the team and i have known her since 1974. she is one element of what i consider to be an all-star lineup. did i understand that there might be an amendment to this narrow focus on the northern waterfront? was that something we were going to do before the presentation? >> the president and i were just talking about that. supervisor mirkarimi: we are bundling any modifications and amendments on the northern waterfront. pretty soon after the formal presentation begins. is that all? very good. again, we have a well structured hearing with a number of people that we would like to bring out. first of like to start with the office of economic workforce development. please help us to start this process with a number of representati

still ahead some san francisco home owners what hired help to get permanent parking permits, thousands line up in san francisco for the chance to be any matt damon movie. there is a new supermen ready to hit the big screen. trying to find a parking spot in san francisco can be an impossible task, parents uncensored so are hoping to get have permits for their nannies. >> in a run they climb, they will put anything in their mouths, that's why working mom worries for her two children when her long time nanny have to leave the house every two hours to look for a parking spot. >> began to children unattended is not safe, especially with babies crawling r. brown. >> 20 other moms have been lobbing transit officials to grant residential parking the board of directors will be taking up the proposal on tuesday, if passed san francisco will be the largest u.s. city to offer nanny's parking permits. while many parents liked the idea, some others worried that they will take away other people's parking. >> i would be wondering if those nanny's spaces are taking away parking from others. >> but even

san francisco. could a missing marin county woman be living here in golden gate park? authorities say anything is possible. today this is where they'll search. >> good morning. this is what it looks like from downtown san francisco. if you're looking to the south. pretty clear here but i'll show you where the fog is thickest this morning, how long it will hang around. one more run at record high temperatures before a chance of rain this weekend and much cooler weather. >> good morning. i'm sue hall in for frances. an accident, details on that. heavy fog affecting some of the bridges. that and more this morning. >> 6 a.m. on this thursday. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. this morning the search for a very popular north bay teacher who simply vanished was shifted to a san francisco park. amy joins us live from golden gate park with the very latest. >> kristen, she has said before she would like to explore golden gate park so this is where officials are going to search today. 53-year-old deborah schmidt disappeared a week ago. authorities hav

he is predying the home prices will start about 7% more before they rebound this year. >>> san francisco parkingers have new marching officers in a crackdown to catch cough laws. one individual laid out -- laid out new plans that include more tickets for parking violators. and those who park in toe a way -- tow away zones. >>> we've been talking all morning about congestion pricing at the toll plaza. sal says it's congestion oust there. it is congested. it just goes to show you no matter what they charge, unless it's something ridiculous, people still have to go. it's backed up to 808. this is what we were talking about and claudine wong is gonna have more on this. but in kays -- in days before they had the $6 toll. it was more crowd than this. we'll see. we'll see what they have to say and claudine will have an update on that. northbound 101, that commute is moderate. it's better than it was on monday. it's about the same as it was yesterday. this morning's commute is the -- in the south bay, let me just activate the new road sensors. look at 85. you see all of that red, all of the sensors ther

you know, if you add together the areas of all of san francisco's public parks and open spaces, goldente park,çi the presidio, the golden gate national recreational area, mcclaren park, the public building, add all that together, it doesn't come close to the amount of space in public rights of way streets. it doesn't come close. more over, that's by and large the case inmost most -- most ci, even small one or medium ones. and you wouldn't be here if this weren't true, san francisco streets ain't what they ought to be. that's why marshal wanted me to talk at this wonderful gathering. you can't trump yan gail, i'll talk about san francisco. i talked to marshal and he heard me say and you'll hear me say it again, san francisco streets are amongst the meanest in america. if you don't know that, you ought to, before we get to that, good things are happening. and we also should know that. the water front, along the water frontt northern water front from golden gate bridge down to mccovy cove and beyond to that tiny ballpark is a strange and wonderful promenade has started. elizabeth and i in

investigation into a 53 year-old disappearance returned to golden gate park because she said a fred that she might want to stay in san francisco. -she told a- friend, and even at the park. police department looked in plain clothes, and this woman lives here and says that she will be on the lookout. >> and i will definitely keep an eye out for her. things like this and stores like this are coming here a lot in golden gate park. i have been here for a few months and it is sad when people are missing. >> foul play is not expected. she was going to a divorce and lost three close friends. it is unclear if that is anything to do with her disappearance. christine connolly. kron 4. >> and former san jose man to go to school is now missing. and catherine heenan? >> his name is william jake and he is been missing for two weeks a leland high school graduate. and he was last seen leaving a party in tempe, ariz. january 15th people are very concerned that something bad has happened. >> there are some and a of unanswered questions out there and it is difficult to deal with. terrible! >> terrible! >> we need to find him. he is a great human

. >>> there's a new twist to the parking wars in san francisco. coming up, how cameras will now parking violators and how some say this plan goes too far. >>> the republic of haiti downstream -- stops remember the earthquake one year later. >>> grabbed those umbrellas. we have some showers in the forecast for thursday. >> three men are in custody tonight following a police pursuit that started in oakland and ended in a crash in san leandro. the car being pursued crashed at the intersection of bancroft and dutton avenue. a parolee and two other men took off running and were soon caught. >>> tomorrow finish its first museum dedicated to the history of gay people will open in san francisco. -- the very first museum dedicated to the history of the people will open in san francisco. it documents furniture and other artifacts including sunglasses worn by the state's first openly gay politician harvey milk. >>> cameras will be used on street sweeper is to ticket parking violators. it is part of a wide reaching parking crackdown. >> reporter: big brother m

san francisco. they will scour golden gate park looking for some sign of her. amy, why golden gate park? >> she's previously mentioned she likes the park, that she may one day stay here. police are gonna follow that lead. they're gonna come here in hopes to find her. the search will start later this morning for deborah schmidt. police and relatives say they have no idea where she is. last week she wrote thank you for everything on the chalk board in her high school classroom where she was a teacher. she left her keys in the classroom and police found her car and i.d. at her home. yesterday they searched the phoenix lake area because she liked to hike there. she is dealing with a lot of sadness. her husband filed for divorce and three close relatives died in the past eight months. it appears she just walked away. she does have a son in the 8th grade and many former students who adore her. they've been leaving heart felt messages on her facebook.com page. the community of roth is watching the search which today will move to san francisco. >> amy, thank you. south san francisco residents ar

back in 1981 they packed san francisco's candlestick park and ktvu's john fowler was there. >> reportere. >> reporter: the rolling stones have been packing them in for almost 20 years. today they drew the biggest paid music crowd in bay area history. ♪[ music ] imat 38, mick jagger is the leader of the bald old boys of rock'n'rol they fascinate audiences and sellouts at every stop. the stone's $81 tour is already 17,000 parking spaces were filled by 9:00 this morning. police towed almost 100 illegally parked cars and for most people it was the sons to express, special buses that ran every two minutes. . ♪ brown sugar . ♪[ music ] there were surprisingly few problems. an army of private security guards and special medical corp. were on hand. . ♪ you should have heard them just around midnight ♪ brown sugar, ♪ this is the richest tour on record, by their closing date in birminghamingham, alabama in december, the rolling stones will have paid to 2 million fans and grossed $30 million. ♪[ music ] ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪[ music ] >> i'm john fowler for the 10:00 news. eight years after that c

san francisco and oakland to dinner. the new questions being raised about why pg&e pike spiked the pressure on its lines in san bruno. more to parkn san francisco. the discount that city officials want to do away with. and the social networks snags >> 4:49 this holiday monday. look at the temperatures the pacific northwest, pretty mild, mid-50s. 70 phoenix but i'll find you somewhere warm ner california warmer than that. 34 st. louis and chicago. northeast also we have a snowstorm moving through minneapolis heading to chicago. some sleet around st. louis could cause flight delays so use that flight tracker at abc7news.com. here's eric with more news. >> mike, thank you very much. it's 4:49 now. a new report claims that pg&e may have intentionally increased the pressure in at least 11 of its gas pipelines including the one that exploded in san bruno last year to avoid an expensive test. according to the san francisco chronicle, a 2002 federal law requires any pipeline running under a populated area to be regulated baseded on its peak pressure over the last five years. if a pipeline's pressure ever rises above that level, it must u

san francisco. it has ever since. every summer the stern grove association in san francisco rec and parks put on 10 free concerts. usually people come out at 10 in the morning it's a family affair. everybody is on the lawn with picnics and it's free. anybody can come out. it's a great way to spend a sunday. >> goes to 1-2 in the afternoon and runs until 5. [music]. thanks to the stern grove association they renovated the concert meadow. it used to be a rolling grafsy area. put in a new stage and stage building. they put in terraces. we get from 8,000 to 12,000 people. and the meadow next to the concert meadow is full of people even though they can't see the music they hear it. i walked into the meadow several times and they don't even care. we do have literally events going on day and night. the concert association has kids days during the week. the performers come out for hundred 200 kids. now, the truckadero truck house gets rented out for weddings and retirement. the croquet clubs and horse shoes. 2 play grounds, tennis courts. we have from 25 to a hundred dogs here. it's like bisons going across the mid west.

. >>> could be a parking perk for some san francisco workers. parking permits might soon be available to nannies. parents say child care providers are forced to park illegally rather than leave kids unattended. the metropolitan authority will tuesday whether to give permits for child care purposes. >>> the fight to free two hikers still being held in iran. >>> where investigators will turn their attention next looking for a 4-year-old boy and his kidnapping. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow. the rain has finally made its way back. more rain to come. we will talk about that next. the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earning three times the national average. oops. sorry. three times more? i'll have that! it is now safe to go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? buh-bye... call me. at a fundraiser still be

economically feasible if park merced was tore down and rebuilt. >> joel koppel, gene dorothy, elizabeth keith. >> good evening commissioners. joel koppel. homeowner of san francisco, my mom raised me at park merced. let me express my support for the project tonight. this part of town needs to make a green statement over long periods of time respect sustainable buildings makes project more economically feasible. up front construction costs are off set by less energy consumption and monetary savings. these -- these can in a couple of ways play-pay for themselves. not only is this good for the environment, it is good for the wallet. afterward park merced will be a more attractive property, will have higher occupancy rates and this will result in a more successful project. i urge you to move the project forward, thank you. >> thank you. good evening. my name is gene darcy. i'm a third generation san franciscan, i'm approaching my 19th year of living in park merced. i have read all of the e.i.r., attended just about every informational meeting and hearing. i have weighed the pros and cons of a long-term vision and after speaking with various stake holders, i'm in supp

idea, saying giving up that kind of control would be a real loss for the citizens of san francisco. golden gate park is already listed on the national register of historical places. >>> one of san francisco's cable car lines is shutting down to make way for lengthy repairs. at this hour, the california street line is already shut down as crews prepare to dig in. they plan to give the 1.5 mile run its first overhaul in 26 years. worn electrical and mechanical components will be replaced as will roadways and curbs to give better access to the disabled. >> the one is powell street that gets the most riders. so this won't be quite as bad as that. when they close that a couple of years ago, that was really bad. >> that is for commuters in traffic. the $16 million project is entering its fifth month with work on sewers, curbs and sidewalks already underway. look for most work to be done between 9:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon, monday through saturday. >>> still ahead, one of the signs the holiday season is coming to a close in the bay area. but that doesn't we sh'll ouow y .tao tice e. we'll

may break records again. >> this story now, a proposal to provide special parking permits to child care providers in san franciscos causing controversy. nannies like pattie say they're forced to leave their young charges alone in order to move their cars from the two-hour parking zones in the city. that makes both nannies and moms uncomfortable. >> otherwise she has to slug the kids with her to do that which is difficult to do. >> residents can pay $98 a year for a parking permit. a parents group is pushing muni to consider that as well but the city has a transit first policy. >> in silicon valley there's a renewed sense of hope after google announces more employees this year than ever before, 6,000 workers. those jobs may be hard to come by. >> the unemployment rate in silicon valley remains in double digits. that's why google's plan to hire more than 6,000 employees couldn't come at a better time. >> are you going to be applying? >> yes. >> at the state employment development department in sunnyvale there was a surge of excitement at the thought of working for google. >> it's uplifting for lots of people, for t

it may soon be even more expensive to park in san francisco. the discount that city officials want to do away with. >>> more fog on the way, but leigh glaser says, not going to last for long. the forecast after the break. >> terry: it may soon cost a lot more to park in san francisco. the municipal transportation agency plans to revive a long ignored ordinance that requires gradges charge a flat hourly rate. so no more early bird or monthly disowptz, and that could -- discounts and that could mean thousands of dollars a year. the move could mean $6 million a year for the municipal transportation agency. >> leigh: that's going to hurt. >> terry: some positive news from leigh glaser. >> leigh: this time yesterday we talk about sunshine. and then the fog came in and sat. >> terry: wouldn't leave. >> leigh: just parked. >> terry: didn't get charged, either. >> leigh: you can see the high def notwithstanding -- definition tam cam, and the fog is sitting there near ocean beach. not a lot of wind. we had the high pressure over us, bringing us the sink

parking. everyone in san francisco does not want more park land taken up with parking for parked cars. in the contract they are very obscure about the issues regarding seismic and ada. who pays for which? we want that very clear. in summary i would like to say that the heron's need protection. the children of san francisco deserve the bullet -- the boat's upstairs. this could all happen with the ortega's. thank you. [tone] supervisor chu: thank you. >> supervisors, my name is larry pain. to be frank i have a dog in the fight. by currently sell hot dogs to the cafe, enabling me to support a ranch in northern california that is seventh generation. the purchases made by ortega go directly to my branch. our hot dogs are produced by a third generation sausage making factory in fairfield. i would like to thank all of those people. my company employs five people. the ongoing support of the ortega's for local businesses. cannot be disputed. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. henry [unintelligible] i would like to take a few minutes to highlight of the most important eleme

letter was sent to governor jerry brown. >>> a proposal to provide special parking permits to child care providers in san franciscog some controversy. nannies say they are forced to leave their young charges alone in order to move their cars from two-hour parking zones in the city. they have to do this all day long, and it makes nannies and mothers quite uncomfortable. >> otherwise you have to take the kids with her to do that, which is also difficult to do. >> residents can pay $98 a year for a parking permit, and now a parents' group is pushing to reinstate the privilege for nannies as well. but critics say it would only encourage more driving in the city which has a transit first policy. >>> this was a day to get out and walk. it was incredible out there. >> we have been on such a news run with the weather. spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> and it was a day that produced numerous high records for this date. oakland 72 degrees and the oakland airport 77. richmond 69 and sfo airport 68. these are all new record highs. it is in these locations for this date. salinas had a very warm 77 degrees tieing

the program intends to take care of the bronze sculpture located in very park, a monument to the korean community of san francisco. it has been in the park for over 20 years, has become a bit of a magnet for vandalism. we are also looking at several sculptures from henry more, one in front of the symphony building. we are also looking at yen and yang, a much loved peace -- piece. but the team has been damaged over time, so we need to treat -- patina has been damaged over time, so we need to treat it. >> roof and was given a lifetime award for her contributions to and influence over the bay area artist community. >> the lifetime achievement award -- it is embarrassing to me but i have to learn to accept it. this is the way it is. also, everybody here is good things happening about them after they are dead. i have the opportunity to see this happen while i am still lives. i look at this award as an opportunity for me to find a place for my craft and keep the art program going. >> the director of the program address the crowd and ask for each member to consider donating funds to help save some of san francisco's mos

parking space. a story you will see only on 2. >> reporter: tony spends his days repairing meters in san francisco. between 80 and 90% of broken meters are vandalized by people looking for free parking. >> that's what you'll find. about 300-500 meters are day are vandalized. that's due to people trying 20 get over and trying to park in a spot all day long. >> reporter: cities such as los angeles have banned parking at broken meters as a way of dissuading vandalism. the more people parking in the area, the higher the price at the meter, the transportation agency says it doesn't know if higher meter prices will lead to more vandalism, but board members are preparing to vote on weather to ban parking at broken meters. >> what was recommended at our sub committee for our board was to allow parking at broken meters for up to 2 hours depending on the time limits. >> reporter: san franciscoens say parking is tough enough and worry taking away parking spaces could leave them circling the block endlessly. >> if the meter is broke, it's on them, they need to get it fixed. parking, there's not that many parkin

san francisco. possibly inside golden gate park. and areas like this one better off the beaten path. some video of the san francisco police officer that had her picture. and to the homeless encampment. see if anybody had seen her or any information. this officer was not alone. with all other departments from the police department with plain clothes trying to find this woman. and this is as one of the leak of their falling, she is a 53 year- old woman. and she left her fathcar, and her identification, and she is believed to be left on foot. she is in need of a prescribed medication. they do not believe the foul play was involved. they do not think that there was a kidnapping or an attack. she was going to a divorce and has lost three people. it is unclear if that has anything to do with her disappearance. in san francisco, christine connolly, kron 4 news. >> 25,000 fans through the mac world conference expo. this show runs through saturday with 300 companies new apple-related products. and with 40 gabe slate tech report >> and what is hot? >> and put is interesting is that there is at

. >>> a 20-year-old man has survived after being shot last night in delores park in san francisco. police say it happened before 11:00 p.m. when the young man was standing at 20th and delorreth streets. a man came up, fired at the victim and ran away. the man was taken to the hospital. there are no arrests so far and police are looking for a motive. >>> a girl was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident. it happened at the intersection of campbell and bascum avenues. the girl's injuries are life threatening, a spokesperson says. investigators are looking for a silver or gray japanese made vehicle. anyone with any information about the accident is asked to contact police. >>> cyclists will have a smoother road in san francisco's mission district. they're permanently implementing its green wave plan from 16th to 25th streets. the green wave times, traffic lights for bike riders traveling at 13 miles per hour. previously they were set for 25 miles an hour traffic. they say the plan makes the street safer and more convenient for cyclists. >>> oakland mayor gene kwan went door to d

. >> going off the bicycle parking to all the mobile parking, i am with the san francisco bicycle coalition we were talking last night in oakland about various cities and the congestion issues and congestion pricing versus perhaps parking pricing. i was wondering if he could tell us the politics of pricing automobile parking versus congestion parking. in at san francisco, one of the biggest challenges is car is going past you at 40 m.p.h. and getting cars to go slower and not be in the city as we were looking at on market street. a lot of it is about reducing cars. i know in copenhagen, we look at what has been done with diminishing car parking, but maybe speak to car parking as part of this. >> in copenhagen, the cars cost double price because of taxes. not so many people have a car. copenhagen is like new york, i guess, people do not need cars as much. many people want to commute into the center from the suburbs. that is what we want to prevent. that is why we have such high costs, high taxes on parking your car. the closer that you get to the center, the more expensive. but there is a li