during the shutdown i took him to stern grove in the mornings. at the same time i would normally be at fort constant and stern grove was incredibly crowded at all times. i was really happy that the shutdown ended because it allowed me to get back to the place that i normally walk the dogs and i would hope that the gg nra could be kept from instituting what they now call access. when they 1st proposed it it was dog management plan. when i saw dog management plan, i knew exactly what they meant. that was [inaudible] on the property. >> thank you very much. before the next billy mcauliffe you mornings. andrea buffa, nancy stafford, gregory leadbetter, kathy reichert, demott and demetrius, mitch deletion, carol munsch, lidia did negri, tony bowls, susan over iasi, sase ballasts [inaudible] laurie adamson, mort ginsberg, and john keating. go ahead. thank you >> my ipad notes just ran out so i'm going to have to do this straight from the heart. my name is linda alanis and i live in know we valley. i have to tell you that to me there is no more beautifu

so after being in a big traffic jam i want to stern grove. i couldn't believe, this is anecdotal of course i could believe the parking was although it up the hill. of the dog park part of it. there were, i would say, over 100 dogs there and tons of people. they were bicyclists trying to navigate on the paved road and skateboarders and elderly lady with a walker and cars, there was a car coming from the pine lake end of it. i assume dropping stuff off at the picnic tables, but here they come slowly up the way. this is not safe. this is not safe for me. it's not safe for my dog running around chasing squirrels and it's definitely not safe for the elderly lady in the water. so i hope my dog up and we turned around and left. so my main concern is gg nra going to listen to any this? they did not listen to years ago. does this resolution have any bite? let's take the land back. thank you so much. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is felicia allen. i was at [inaudible] 20102. a standard before you representing 2 different consti

the environment statement because several people that commented of the stern grove being so overcrowded. on a personal note i have a service dog also. like the man before me, if she didn't get her off leash time she would not be able to do her job. she would be a complete jerk without her off leash time. >> thank you. before the next bigger recall the final batch of names. these of the tory, [inaudible] tonya lampert, then [inaudible], andrea patterson, ruben garcia, elizabeth oconto. go ahead. >> good afternoon. i'm john keating. i want to thank you for your public service. all the more so on this important issue. i come to you from 2 perspectives. one is as a native whose spent all my life looking at the parks of our parts and see life that give us our unique civility. [inaudible] tog on my heart that this was a major loss for our city. for the reasons so many have spoken . the loss of civility that we find at ocean beach and other places where people can freely linger. my 2nd perspective is as the attorney who is principally involved in the litigation that forced park service to enga

at 3:00 at stern grove, the family-friendly scare grove.land in vallejo, it's the scare island trails and tales. at 6:30, halloween fun night in pleasanton. our web staff is busy getting all of the weekend events on our website at ktvu.com. >>> sal's back. you've been busy all morning. still watching the east bay. let's take a look at the maze. the traffic is moving along okay. when you get to the bay bridge, a little bit of a late crowd has been up and down. it's been better and worse. but right now, it's about a ten- minute delay before you make it through. we want to mention that san francisco still -- i put the fire icon but the fire really is out. but there's still plenty of fire equipment at 17th and mission because of an earlier two-alarm fire. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. >>> mostly sunny. yesterday the fog bank was as big as i've seen in a long time. there's still some fog out there. the weekend looks better. mostly sunny, warmer. breezy as the loet heads down to -- as the low heads down to southern california. 39 ukiah. 2

there are several halloween events in the bay area today. 3:00 san francisco stern grove.the city will host the family celebration scare grove. at 5:30 the scare island haunted trails entails. and at 6:30 halloween fun night in pleasanton. >>> an elderly woman claims she was burned by a hot cup of coffee. she suffered second degree burns when a coffee spilled on her lap. and she wants more than $2 million in damages in a trial set for next year. mcdonalds could not be reached for comment. but it does put a warning on the coffee cup saying to handle in care. a judge later reduced that amount and mcdonalds eventually reached a confidential settlement. >>> a deadly accident in menlo park. the charges the drivers are facing for hitting two people who were just out walking their dog. >>> occupy oakland organizers plan to picket a major law enforcement event today in oakland. i will tell you about the warnings sent out. >>> it is getting more crowded out there and if you are driving to the bay bridge or to the sunol grade or the san mateo bridge, you will see more people. >>> a