on september 14, join the san francisco parks alliance for its annual party for the parks. this year's party takes place right here at civic center plaza on saturday, september 14, from 6 to 11 p.m. with our let's play s.f. initiative which is between the san francisco alliance and park department to renovate 13 parks across the city benefitting more than 20,000 children. the event will feature a cocktail reception, dinner, dancing and more. for more information and tickets visit www.san francisco parks alliance.org. it has been a summer and will continue to be a busy late summer and fall. with that, let's take a moment to look at one additional amazing celebration that took place in the last month. [♪] [♪] >> if you haven't been there, commissioners and members of the public, the basketball court is truly extraordinary and i hope it becomes a model for what we do all over the city. i do want to thank the kevin durant charity foundation. he may be a brooklyn net, but his legacy lives on and he was very committed to our community during his time in the bay area. we're very gr

i would say the rec and park department in san francisco is now one of the top recreation and park's department. it got there with advocacy and partnerships. that's what we are built on with 12 now community leaders that we organize every year and 200 community groups, that we're fiscally sponsored organization and most are in our parks but we're expanding. we are the first city to reach a ten-minute walk to parks and open space and crane cove will help the dog patch area in the southeast waterfront be more successful. we started off with fundraising in the mid'90s with the conservatory of flowers. mamany of you may remember, it s blown down in a storm and we raised $26 million to reopen that with an endowment and we still operate that if partnership with the rec and park department. we just completed a $30 million campaign to redo the golden gate park tennis centre, as well, which has a big component for the tennis learning center which is invested in tennis courts, in equity zones around the city and we're nearing the end of our investment, of our initiative, which is 13 playground

. >>> san francisco parks will be offering free swim time. temperatures reached 90 in the city yesterday and it's expected again today. and that type of heat can be dangerous. >> reporter: a fall heat wave has gripped the bay area, sending temperatures soaring around the bay. the heat can be dangerous in areas like san francisco. >> people in san francisco do not have the same adaptation. it's kind of a big word to say we're not used to it. >> we get seriously alarm and temperatures that other people think are usual, it's not. >> reporter: the design of the city, big buildings with no air- conditioning can hold the heat for hours, even days. >> we live in heavy buildings made of stone that heat up. then it traps that heat. the indoor temperature can be 5 to 10 degrees hotter than the outside. >> reporter: temperatureby san standards but for others the beach is a relief. >> pretty miserable. for one, all the wildfires and stuff, pg&e is shut off i think until tomorrow night or something. so we're without power and just came up here to get away

for over 40 years, the san francisco parks alliance and the predecessor organizations have supported the recreation department, and soliciting donations for and managing small grant accounts on the department's behalf. this item requests that the board of supervisors approve these accounts. these grants supported a white variety of programs, including community events, park volunteer programs, such as our green agers youth program, employee recognition programs and more. they provide a wide variety of support for many of our programs and initiatives. we're grateful for their ongoing partnership, and hope you will support approval of this item. thank you. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. any comments or questions of my colleagues? seeing none, there was no b.l.a. report on this. any members of the public like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. i would like to move this to the board with a positive recommendation. can you completion call please m number 8. [number eight called] [inaudible] >> chairwoman: we have christa canalocus, the chief innovation officer. >> good

remove thousands of pounds of trash and recyclables from beaches and parks and lakes all up and down the state. here in san francisco, we're partnering with the port and public works and p.u.c. and the department of the environment. we need more than 2,000 volunteers at 16 inland and coastal sites, including the marina harbor, indian basin shoreline park. again, this year we are pitting our efforts against our friendly rivals across the bay. there is a bet associated with this between the mayors and it involves the losing mayor having to go to the other city wearing other city's baseball jersey and participate in a volunteer event. did i say that our mayor does not want to lose this bet? please join us saturday. volunteers can sign up by visiting battle fortheb forthebay29th.org. saturday is one of those terrific days where things are happening in our parks. between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. there will be a play day at west portal playground as we celebrate the upcoming improvements there. the playground is set to receive a much-needed renovation thanks to let's play s.f., which was the beneficiary for party for the parks,

park where we have to leave because there's a coyote following dogs. so it does mountain lions. there's definitely a concern now san francisco wrecks in park says in both instances the big cats didn't act aggressively. they say it's normal for mount minds to come and go from natural areas, including san francisco. and if you do come into contact with one. >>they say you should be loud stand tall and tactic we've hike than a yellowstone and yosemite before in places and it's always you know make lots of noise yet scare the animals or they also recommend keeping your pets on a leash and avoid hiking biking or jogging alone when the big cats are nd night most active. in golden gate park taylor bus aqi kron 4 news. foster city man. >>interrupt a burglar as the thief is ransacking his home. it's a bizarre story so the homeowner arrived at his house. he saw that the door is open and that that there was a man inside going through his things the burglar didn't even seem to be startled he even told the man to leave and the burning the risks still inside when police arrived officers ordered to burglar to come out and they arrested bre

san ate park. >>you'll see these new signs posted in the west end of the park where the san francisco recreation parks department says a mountain lion was seen just this week. >>forced to leave the sacking has details on what you should do if you come across one of these big cats. >>the al while great and a residential area. it has a price many surprised by this new alert posted at golden gate park, san francisco recreation and park department says a mountain lion was spotted at the west end of the park earlier this week. and another was seen at lake where said a couple weeks ago i suppose i heard about coyotes in the park but and outlined that here. you know i get it though it's a nice place to hang out with a new that up i will be more cautious about coming it's it's a park, the city part but i don't think that's a place for a mountain lion alina prone in comes to go to the park dealing with her job. she says the new alert makes you think twice about bringing her furry friend at is a concern as well this we walk in the park where we have to leave because there's a coyote following so it does mountai

>>will outline spotted in san francisco most recently in golden gate park, we'll see these new signs posted in the west end of the park where the san francisco recreation and park department says amount line was seen just this week. >>kron 4 cylinder psyche has details on what you should do if you come across one of these big cats. >>the al while rate and a residential area. it has a price many surprised by this new alert posted at golden gate park, san francisco recreation and park department says a mountain lion was spotted at the west end of the park earlier this week. and another was seen at lake where said a couple weeks ago i suppose i heard about coyotes in the park but and outlined that here. >>now i get it though it's a nice place to hang out with a new that up i will be more cautious about coming it's it's a park, the city part but i don't think that's a place for a mountain lion alina prone in comes to go to the park dealing with her dog. >>she says the new alert makes you think twice about bringing her furry friend at is a concern as well this we walk in the park where we

mountain lion sightings in san francisco parks. august 21st at lake merced. then this past tuesday a big cat was seen at the west end of golden gate park. signs have been posted at both locations alerting people to those sightings. >> just be on the lookout. >>> on to sports and antonio brown again. >> still shaking our heads at this. >> there's approximately 68 hours between now and kickoff. >> what could possibly happen? >> exactly. i mean what could go wrong with antonio brown between now and monday night football? we're all good here, has all the looks for way less... check this out! that's yes for less. at the ross fall fashion event. on now. at the ross fall fashion event. so that early retirement we planned. it's going ok? great. now i'm spending more time with the kids. i'm introducing them to crab. crab!? they love it. so, you mentioned that that money we set aside. yeah. the kids and i want to build our own crab shack. ♪ ♪ ahhh, you're finally building that outdoor kitchen. yup - with room for the whole gang. inveinthmorg

it is important to nona th san francisco, parking meters are still enforced today. we'll give you a live look at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see very light traffic as people are making their way into san francisco. for the richmond bridge right now. pretty light traffic as people are making their way into contra costa county in richmond right now. >>> police in antioch are investigating a homicide. the man was shot about 9:30 on rio grand drive. the victim walked a few blocks to a nearby st. christopher court where police found him. lice say they have not identified the suspect. >>> a yard fire at a home in san jose shut down a neighborhood for hours overnight as firefighters worked to keep flames from spreading to other homes. alisyn rodriguez is live with the story. alisyn? >>> good morning, mike. fortunately, we can tell you that the home openers were automobile to make it out okay. there were no other injuries reported here. the flames were so intense at one point this entire area had to be shut down and it was lowed for hours. now, fire o

. >>> a popular san francisco park is a new sports facility. the san francisco parks department unveiled the new improvements on arkansas street. they received a 5 1/2 million dollar renovation which included new sports fields, sports equipment and better lighting. this is the latest in the parks overhaul. >>> it is been a busy day for traffic, and highway 80, no clear insight just yet for all of the chickens and the big red. >> no end in sight. there were no serious injuries. the driver of the truck which went on its side was taken to the hospital with minor injuries according to chp. the damages done traffic wise. 80 was punished backed up coming out of hercules into richmond. the accident itself is near san pablo dam road. we have a lot of slow traffic and a lot of people are using other free ways to get around the problem. 680 has really been very slow and so is 242. this whole eastern commute has been affected by what is going on here, and people are driving this way, which is understandable. you see a lot more people on highway 24. it is g

. >> and, warning signs go up at a popular san francisco park. be on the lookout for mountain lions. >>> a measure to tighten california's vaccination laws is inching closer to the governor's desk. he has indicated he will sign it. but as kpix5's melissa caen reports, some last minute requests from the governor himself could slow down the process. >> reporter: children attending california schools, even private schools, have to be vaccinated. there were several way to get around this requirement for years. after a measles outbreak in disney land, the state passed a law that left only one real option. a medical exemption. since then, they have tripled. >> when all of these bogus fraudulent medical exemptions were granted, we saw more cases of the measles. >> reporter: state senator richard pan is also a doctor. and he has proposed sb276. a bill that would give the state the power to deny certain medical exemptions deemed suspicious. like if the child's school has a vaccination rate under 95%. or, if it is from a doctor who has issued more than fiv

mountain lion sightings in san francisco parks.st sighting was on august 21st at lake merced. then this past tuesday a big cat was seen at the west end of golden gate park. signs have been posted at both locations alerting people to those sightings. >> just be on the lookout. >>> on to sports and antonio brown again. >> still shaking our heads at this. >> there's approximately 68 hours between now and kickoff. >> what could possibly happen? >> exactly. i mean what could go wrong with antonio brown between now and monday night football? we're all good here, ♪ off! deep woods provides long lasting mosquito protection. so you can keep living life your way. off! live on. sc johnson. never choose between or being tough on ants.fe because new raid ants & roach, infused with plant-based active ingredients lets you have both. safely defend your kitchen. it's good to be tough. sc johnson >> announcer: abc7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >>> good evening. earlier we showed you antonio brown's new video. for about 24 hours it appeared

. >>> san francisco's parks department is waiving fees at city-run pools. people often go to the pools to escape the heat as temperatures reach 90 degrees in the city. that can be a concern for many living in the city, learning their homes aren't helping them stay cool. the design of some buildings and materials used can hold heat for hours or days. >> we live in heavy buildings that are made of stone that heat up, then that heat traps in the building. and it goes higher than the outdoors, so indoor temperatures can be hotter than the outside. >> and many homes in the city don't have air-conditiostay hydrated and check on neighbors who may be vulnerable to the heat. >>> today the white house released a phone call between the president and ukranian president. the president says ukraine's leader worked with rudy giuliani and the attorney general to investigate the biden story. the conversation between president trump and ukraine's president is just one part of the whistleblower complaint, which is essential to the impeachment inquiry announced yesterday by ho

this we've walked in the park where we have to leave because there's a coyote following so it does mountain lions. there's definitely a concern now san francisco park says in both instances the big cats didn't act aggressively. they say it's normal for mount minds to come and go from natural areas, including san francisco. and if you do come into contact with one. >>they say you should be loud stand tall and act big we've hike than a yellowstone and yosemite before in places and it's always you know make lots of noise yet scare the animals away they also recommend keeping your pets on a leash and avoid hiking biking or jogging alone during dawn and dusk and night when the big cats are most active. in golden gate park taylor bus aqi kron 4 news. >>something to think about as you're enjoying the nice weather today that we are going to be seeing all across the bay area san francisco is already off to a nice clear start look at this you view of the city with the sun rising in the distance really nice way to start this morning. skies also clear over san jose they are as well over the east bay where your view out towards mount diablo showing that sa

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also held other public offices, serving the city and the state, including positions of the san francisco parking and traffic commission, and the administration of the mayor, the california president of the board, the california economic conditions, and is whereas mr. singh's presence on the successor agency commission will be greatly missed by those with a business before the commission the public in general, and fellow commissioners and staff. his legacy includes the funding of thousands of affordable housing units, the creation of numerous construction and permanent jobs, and the specific development projects that have improved and will continue to improve the economic vitality and urban landscape and quality-of-life in san francisco therefore, be it resolved, that this excerpt or successor agency commission of the sitting county of san francisco, on behalf of the past and present commissioners, the executive directors, employees of both the redevelopment agency, and the successor agency, recognized his significant public service and hereby express his sincerest appreciation and best wishes to

phil served on the san francisco parks alliance board of directors and is a commissioner for the san francisco housing authority. he was a member of the richville couple board of directors for almost 15 years and was the chair for two of those years. during thaim

phil served on the san francisco parks alliance board of directors and is a commissioner for the san francisco housing authority. he was a member of the richville couple board of directors for almost 15 years and was the chair for two of those years. during that time, he led efforts to complete the rich trail in san francisco and reroute it to green spaces, work that continues today thanks to the momentum he built and i actually served on that same board of directors when it was first formed in the 1980s. by every account, including my own, he was a mentor and a friend to countless colleagues in the financial social justice and environmental fields. earlier this year, his life's work was honored with a dedication of the phil arnold trail in golden gate park in february named in his honor. the trail maya goes through livk trees in the northeast corner of the park providing the type of respite from urban life that phil was so intent on preserving for fellow san franciscans. he married his wife of 33 years who i used to fondly and sometimes not so fondly refer to as the 12th member of th

indian basin waterfront project is between recreation and parks, the trust for public land and san francisco park's alliance. this is designed to honor the history and culture of the neighborhood, part of a plan by social justice communities. currently, we are moving into our 2020 construction phase of the project and this is what we will be doing, side demolition and removal of band structures, remediation of soils containing elevated concentrations of sediments. the department was awarded a $1.2 million funding grant from the united states protection agency. this was actually appropriated through 2018-2019 budget process and originally allocated to the construction cost expected to occur in 2020. in fall of 2018, the united states epa asked to build a grant's fund and the administers at the federal level wanted to ensure we were spending the money,es, and epa isn't the most favorable department. in spring of 2018, there was a grant over one million dollars or greater approval by the board of supervisors. after learning about this additional requirement, we asked for this grant agreement before yo

>>a lot of concern around golden gate park in san francisco after a mountain lion was recently seen there. the san francisco recreation and parks department posted warning signs after a mountain lion was spotted at the west into the park. a couple of weeks ago, another big cat was seen at nearby lake moore said 2 mountain lions to not act aggressively in either case. >>it's a park, the city part but i don't think that's a place for mom the lines we walk in the park where we have to leave because there's a coyote following so it does mountain lions that is definitely a concern now that we've hike than a yellowstone and yosemite before in places and it's always you know make lots of noise yet scare the animals away. >>officials recommend keeping your pets on a leash and avoid being in the park alone, particularly during dawn dusk and the nighttime hours when the big cats are most active. >>and these pay martinez junior high school needs new musical instruments after somebody broke into the school and stole their old instruments. the thieves took to saxophones 3 amplifiers and a cello school

. >> mountain lion sightings in san francisco parks. the first sighting on august 21st and then this past tuesday a big cat has been seen at the west end of golden gate park. signs have been posted at both locations alerting people to these sightings. if you see a mountain lion, do not approach it and recommended you keep petting on a leash. mountain lions tend to be most active at dawn and dusk. >>> crowds rallied in two east bay cities in support of an immigrant who has been receiving life saving medical treatments here. she is now facing deportation t a country where they can't treat her condition. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas joins us live in hayward with more on this story, eric? >> reporter: and these are students from cal state east bay who worked three miles from campus, to hayward city hall to protest deportations in general and specifically the threatens deportation of isabelle. > students walked in support of isabelle who suffers from a rare disease. >> isabelle cannot live outside the united states. she needs the united stat

when i came to san francisco and studied recreation and parks and towerism and after i graduated i moved to candlestick park and grain r gain adlot of experience work with the san francisco 49 and [inaudible] be agfemale in a vore sports dynamic facility. i coached volo ball on the side and as candle stick closed down the city had me move in92 too [inaudible] >> immediate interaction and response when you work with kids. i think that is what drives other people to do this. what drew me to come to [inaudible] to begin with for me to stay. i use today work in advertising as a media buyer and it wasn't fulfilling enough and i found a opportunity to be a writing coach. the moment [inaudible] you to take advantage of how you change and inspire a child by the words you say and actions you do. >> you have a 30 different programs for girls through rec and park and fast ball, soft ball and volley ball. i started the first volley ball league and very proud what i have done with that. being a leader for girls is passion and showing to be confident and being ambiggish and strong person. [inaudible]

park. >>> in san francisco hundreds of people marched from the mission district to city hall today. they were demanding amnesty. the demonstration started at the 24th street bart station and made their way up mission street. several san francisco supervisors joined the protesters with the goal of sending a message to the whi house. >> there san opportunity to stand up and say these children, these families are alone and respect the integrity and the history of this country. it is important to know this is a country of immigrants. >> organizers chose today, which is mexican independence day to hold the demonstration

park. the san francisco recreation and parks department posted warning signs after an outline spotted that the west end of the park. another big cat was seen at nearby lake merced said a couple weeks ago about lines did not act aggressively in both cases. officials recommend keeping your pets on a leash and avoid being in the park alone during dawn. dusk and night on the big cats are most active. one man is ad and a woman is injured after a shooting in san francisco's crocker amazon neighborhood happened around 9 last night in the 300 block of role street. just off of geneva avenue. police say they found the victims in a parked car. the man was pronounced dead at the scene has been identified as 19 year-old louis quynh known as the woman was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. no arrests have been made and police do not have any suspect information in the north bay police in the upscale mill valley neighborhood are searching for a guy who robbed a bank in got away on a mountain bike you see an image here this is at the wells fargo on miller avenue look 7 giants had on police

parks fund, 2012 to 2019c. item number eight, resolution authorizing and directing the sale of not to exceed $92,000 aggregate principal amount of city of county of san francisco and item number nine, ordinance appropriating $3.1 million of proceeds from the 2012 general obligation parks bond to the port of san francisco and appropriating $92.7 million of proceeds from the 2015 general obligation housing bond to the mayor's office of housing and community development in fiscal year 2019-20 and placing $95.8 million on controller's reserve pending the sales of bonds. >> ok. had benjamin mckloskey here, but you are not him. >> no. i'm from the krohler's office of public finance. i'll be here presentings for items seven, eight and nine. i'll give a quick summary of the financing and then we have benjamin to describe the affordable housing projects and katie from the port to describe the parks projects. >> thank you very much. >> so, yeah. the items seven, eight and nine are resolutions approving the forms of financing documents, including the preliminary official statement, bond purchase agreement, notices of sale and intention to sale and continuing disclosure a

mountain lion sightings in san francisco parks. first sighting was on august 21st at lake merced.g cat was seen at the west end of golden gate park. signs have been posd at both locations alerting people to the sightings. if you see a mountain lion, do not approach it. it is also recommended you keep your pets on a leash. mountain lions tend to be most active at dawn and dusk. >>> still to come here on "abc7 mornings," they made sure their children got into college and the final sentencing ing it.- recommention for the local moms and dads who pleaded guilty in the college admission scandal. and a grandma hitting the road with her grandson. the big goal she is trying to hit before she turns the big 9-0. so that early retirement we planned. it's going ok? great. now i'm spending more time with the kids. i'm introducing them to crab. crab!? they love it. so, you mentioned that that money we set aside. yeah. the kids and i want to build our own crab shack. ♪ ♪ ahhh, you're finally building that outdoor kitchen. yup - with room for the whole gang. ♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morg

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