chalet, and also at the beach at night with my sweet heart. we really enjoy looking at the ocean and the moon and the stars and really appreciate that. and i'm one of those, if you've ever seen them, a few eccentric people who when they walk they pick up trash and pull weeds, and i've never felt the need to tell anybody before but right now, i do, and i'm not doing it just so that we can have more traffic and more invasive lights, fewer trees, and ugly plastic turf, and more pollution out there. that's not what i'm doing it for. and so fortunately none of it's necessary because there's arficial turf for the western sunset playground and natural turf for the beach chalet soccer fields and thanks. >> any additional public comment? ok. so seeing none, the public comment portion of this hearing is closed and we'll move to commissioners questions and comments. commissioner antonini? commissioner antonini: thank you. i guess there isn't a staff wrap-up. we've probably had quite a bit already. i want to make a few comments. i am a lover of natural tur

the beach chalet soccer fields, the purpose why we're here today. again this photo shows the existing conditions and the proposed solution on the right. the present condition is grass field. the the soccer fields are currently fenced with an eight-foot link -- chainlink fence around the facility and it's currently closed about half the time during the year and is only used through formal permit and reservation process. next slide. so a little bit more. the soccer field at the west end of the park hads been in existence more than 75 yards -- years and it's one of our three primary athletic facilities. during the fall more than 1,500 kids and 600 adults play at beach chalet every week. the soccer field in scale, golder gate's total is, this is less n -- than 1% of the fat -- facility. current condition, the fields are closed for rents about 50% of the time as a mentioned. it's only open by reservation and closed before 3:00 p.m. most week days, closed every monday throughout the year and closed due to winter season conditionsnd staff maintenance needs

item five is approving the beach shall lead athletic fields renovation conceptual plan and making financefindings of consistency with the golden gate park master plan and findings under the california environmental quality act for recreation and park commission action only. commissioners, the order of business today is for there to be all of the staff reports from both departments and project sponsors, followed by a single public comment category, and i will call back half that time, which would then -- once that is complete, the chair will close the public hearing, and the matter will be before both commissions for your considered action. with that, commissioners, staff. >> good afternoon -- >> excuse me, if i could just interrupt. i just heard the share of yelling in the hall that overflow is in room 408 -- i just heard the share of -- the sherriff yelled in the hall. >> good afternoon. during me tonight, the senior environmental planner, and environmental consultant with esa. the item before you today is a certification of the final environmental impact report for the proposed buell --

to the beaches we go. ocean city, only in the 70s by the shore.thunderstorms possible. winds still southeast at 10. and sunday the same forecast. 75-80. the water temperature, folks, is in the low 60s. and we have a blog on our website wusa9.com. you can check it out later in the weekend which day is going to have warmer water temperatures. is it warmer to swim on thanksgiving day or warmer this weekend. you might be surprised. wakeup weather 62-72 with sunshine. 66-76 by 8:00. it warms up fast. we'll come back. let you know if there is any changes or differences in the forecast in the immediate metro area and the mountains as opposed to the beaches. >> sounds good, topper. >>> okay. brace yourself. the field of space travel is about to take off. today one docked with the international space station. it's called dragon and it is owned by space ex in california. since the government put the breaks on the shuttle program, this is the future of space exploration. a local expert we spoke with today says this is only the beginning. >> well, it's going

going to feel cool at the beaches, only in the low to mid 70s during the afternoon.enjoy. have a great time. >> it sounds wonderful, doesn't it? are you going to be here monday? >> i will be, see you monday morning. >> we'll see you then. that's it for "news4 midday" for today and for this week. we thank you for being with us and invite you to tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. we'll be back monday, celebrating memorial day with you. "news4 midday," we're here at 11:00, see you monday.

and chances are they beach. the best beach in the nation is coronado beach near san diego. dr. beach puts out a best beaches list every year. you don't sound convinced topper. >> it's too cold. >> he says the beach is white, has nice sand and not a single delmarva beach cracked his top 10. >>> d.c. residents have a new option if they can't make it to the beach. mayor vincent gray was at the opening of a brand-new pools at rosedale community center in northeast and our surae chinn was there for the festivities. >> reporter: here 19 pools across the district are set to open for the unofficial start to summer and here at rosedale community center kids will have a new pool to play in. >> we weren't al howed to swim in it and play -- allowed to swim in it and play in this playground back in the '40s. it was all whites. we used to go over on gail street on that side and slide in at night. >> reporter: you'd sneak in. >> yes. that's what we did. >> reporter: nor did it stop mamie peanut johnson, one of the few women who pl

we'll have a live report at 35bg from the beach and the new casino here. it's straight ahead. >>> she fell in a traffic hang gliding accident but investigators in british columbia are struggling to figure out why. in part because the woman's instructor ate the only evidence. she had start lad flight with an instruct for when she fell plunging more than 100 feet to her death. that instructor has been arrested and charged with obstruction of justice. investigators say just after the fall he swallowed the memory card from a recorder that captured the entire flight on video loo there has been a series of x-rays taken. we are in the waiting process here. we have confirmed that the memory card is still inside. >> now authorities are hoping the card is retrieved and that the video will be viewable. >>> one third of the pine nearing rap group the beast ti boys died at the age of 47. he had been getting treatment for cancer for more than two years. last month the beastie boys were inducted into the hall of fame. he was also known for his efforts in the free tibet m

the people who go to the fire rings on the beach are impacted. the people who go with their families to look at the stars at land's end will be impacted because of the light. there is a win-win solution. we support soccer. this is all about location, location, location. we ask you to consider that the e.i.r. consider the compromise solutions and that you also develop a vision for the western end of the park where the construction yard which is an attractive nuisance is cleaned up, the soccer fields are renovated with real grass, the ocean beach master plan talks about a connection between the park and the beach that's also natural. we have an opportunity to have a glorious, magnificent western end of golden gate park that is beautiful and natural and that's what we would like to see happen. thank you. >> ellen edleson, john barbara, natalie portis, alex potente, al fenton, francisco reyes. >> hi. didn't realize how late it was. thanks for staying up this late with us to hear our comments. i'm a native san franciscan and live in the sunset district

-- the bay bridge, but let's start with the beach and boating forecast. if you're on the bay or tidal potomac, just isolated thunderstorms, 79 to 84 saturday and also sunday and we can carry that into memorial day, waves the a factor because winds are -- waves not a factor because wind are south, southeast at 10:00. you going to the peaches, rehoboth -- to the beaches, rehoboth, bethany, isolated storms possible, southeast wind keeping temps down. the water temperature is only 61 or 62 degrees. don't say in the water too long. the good news is air temperatures will be more reminiscent of july. for us now 82 downtown, manassas, down to 79 in gaithersburg and 82 in leesburg. for us tonight we'll keep a chan of an early isolate -- a chance of an early isolated thunderstorm in, a little patchy fog possible, low 62 to 70. we'll come back, talk about our chances of thunderstorms in the met tremendous area and in the mountains in case -- metro area and in the mountains in case you're heading east. >>> what can you expect once you make it through the traffic over

bell spent the day at the beach. he is live with more on the weekend to the kickoff. >> i did not get to stay at the bridge very long. predictions have been this will be a very busy beach weekend.

many people have arrived at the beach, and there are thousands of tourists who have arrived in d.c. to remember those who fought for our freedom. >> it is the emotional. we spoke with a lot of people who said we could have gone to the beach but instead we wanted to be here to honor the nation's veterans. memorial day weekend in washington d.c. >> it makes me feel patriotic. >> a time of honor and remember rents. >> to remember the veterans who fought to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> american flags and the backdrop. >> i am thankful for all the people who give their life for the country. >> memorials with battles fought and those who gave their lives carved in stone are perhaps the most poignant attraction. >> used to be able to come here and honor them. it is -- you cannot describe it. >> she found the name of her great grand father. >> especially being that we're here on memorial day weekend it is pretty awesome. >> the men and women of rolling thunder 400,000 strong. >> it will be an honor to pay tribute to our fallen brothers and sisters. clucks most

then heading to the beaches, it should be cooler at the atlantic beaches. why? the water temperatures are only in the mid 60s. looks like we'll have a wind off of the atlantic ocean at the beaches as a result. highs reaching the 70s on saturday, sunday, and memorial day. should be dry. don't anticipate storm. probably a lot of cloudiness around on memorial day itself. inland away from the water, it's going to be hot. 80s, near 90 tomorrow and sunday, memorial day. more clouds around sunday and memorial day. to work and school on tuesday, could have showers and thunder around. drying out by the end of the week. danella, how's traffic? >>> checking things on i-95, if you're making your way southbound, just toward quantico, you have a disabled vehicle. guess what, it's in the left shoulder lane. your travel lanes are open. here's a live look at prince william parkway. heading northbound, no issues as you make your way to the beltway. you're driving at about 56 miles per hour. and if you're traveling southbound on i-95, things look good here, as well. your travel spe

spend the day at the beach. spend the night at the casino. >> it's an awesome time to get to the boche and the casino. we got the derby tomorrow, the preakness third saturday in mai. talk about this hotel. if you haven't stayed, you're right there on the boardwalk. >> you can basically walk off our sidewalk and you're at the boardwalk. from the boardwalk you're at the beach. we're right there, the amenities. we have an indoor, outdoor pool. courtyard, you name it. >> plan vie of parking -- plenty of parking. >> yes. >> thanks so much for the update. i hope a lot have you people come down. i know you have the preakness party coming up. >> we're excited about that. >> let's get into the weather. here at the beach it's going to be great most of the weekend. the chance for a pop-up storm. we did see a couple of storms flair up. some were severe. then the cloud cover holding temperatures down. a little bit cooler than expected because of that cloud cover, still quite a few 70s and some 80s. as we go into your forecast

i don't think the heat at beach chalet will be a problem too often. although there are areas where it is warmer, that is one of the sites. i can testify, i think the kids are right about playing on the artificial turf on some of the older fields of san francisco. i played softball on many fields before the was artificial turf, and we had a lot of problems with the fields in those days. it was hard to play softball, and i think soccer would be more difficult. i am going to move to certify the eir, if there are no other comments. >> second. >> commissioners, the action before the planning commission, the motion before the planning commission is to certify the final eir. on that motion -- [roll-call vote] thank you commissioners, that motion passes for-one, with commissioner moore voting no against. [applause] commissioners, another action before the planning commission it is adoption of the ceqa findings. commissioner antonini: i move adoption of the findings under the california environmental quality act. commissioner borden: second. >> commissioners, t

the beach boys in the house tonight! [ cheers and applause ] so exciting.jimmy! >> jimmy: oh, i love you, too. [ laughter ] hey, guys, here's some 2012 election news. yesterday, on cbs, newt gingrich said that it would be inconceivable for mitt romney to choose him as running mate. and today mitt romney issued a statement saying, "yep." [ laughter ] huge movie news this weekend. "the avengers" beat "harry potter and the deathly hallows" for the best opening of all time. [ cheers and applause ] giant. giant movie. >> steve: giant. >> jimmy: you can tell harry is bummed out. today, i saw him on the street drinking butterbeer out of a paper bag. [ laughter ] and i was like, "volupticus prozactium." [ laughter ] everyone is talking about this. after just one term in office, french president, nicolas sarkozy, lost his reelection bid because he was unable to fix his nation's economy. or as obama put it, uh-oh. [ laughter ] oh, boy. hey, this weekend was the kentucky derby. did you guys watch the kentucky derby? [ cheers and applause ] a lot of people refer to it

very comfortable at the beaches. re looking at all the cloudiness and a little bit of rain over the shelf waters of the atlantic. the concern is down to the software low pressure is trying to get organized. there is an 80% chance this will develop into a tropical system. eventually it will turn around before it gets too far north and heads south possibly bringing rain to georgia and northeast florida. the possibility of showers on the outer banks. that is the only bad part. the rest of the forecast will be fine. here is our weekend outlet here. it looks great. 90 degrees with a sunny hot humid weather tomorrow. monday is memorial day, only a chance of thunderstorms through the afternoon. if you're going to the beaches the mid-atlantic beaches look fine. >> the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >> we are living the nationals. >> this is the rattrap you will find out if they are real or not. -- road trip he will find out if they are real or not. i know it is only made bu

the more profound effects are going to be in the beaches. ther west, the i- corridor, it will be warmer. a lot of sunshine tomorrow. is trevor futurecast sees as the move to the night. -- this is howard r. futurecast we move to the night. a slight chance of a shower on sunday evening. the best chances are monday and tuesday. for the wake up hours, it will be cool, a 51 degree average temperature. 80 in the afternoon with a full of sunshine. sunday, morning sun and afternoon clouds. monday, tuesday, wednesday, and storm chances. the approach of a warm front. look at the temperatures for the end of next week. mid-80's. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. the nationals. >> the battle of the beltway. >> what is up down there? >> battle of two of the best baseball right now. these are the special limited edition. the nationals have the back intoy to climb first place of the division. to get ready for baltimore starter. he lost four of his last five starts. no better time to light of the bats

while we're talking about the beach, let's get you into the beach forecast. maryland, delaware beaches, a chance of a pop-up shower. fog humid. 77. that cool sea breeze is the key. 90 in baltimore on sunday, upper 70s beach side, partly sunny skies. wart temps 65. that's swimmable, a little chilly, but swimmable. light breeze. shaking our camera a little bit. 79 at the airport. most active weather south and west of the d.c. area, north of fredericksburg and a lean of thunder boomers, perhaps a couple of isolated storms will hold together as they drift further north. but for most of us it's quiet. we had rain earlier. now the shower is weakening and maybe a couple of drops near galena and kent island. temperatures running near 80. 82 easton. most spots in the upper 70s. winds are light from the southeast. that southeast breeze if you're along the water's edge, can cool things off. humidity is high. this measures the moisture in the air. if you cool the air down to these temps, you get 100% humidity. feeling look mid-80s with the heat index near 90 this afternoo

right now again pretty warm across the board. 66 at the beach. ght southeast breeze which is helping to stir the air which is good. the humidity up north of 70%. that's muggy. heat index feels like 80. feels like nearly 80 in annapolis. radar quieting down. this disturbance that never really left the area is spinning out on top of it. just spinning itself out. there won't be any energy left by tomorrow so the sun will hold up better through the day. the chance for a shower or storm will be minimal tomorrow afternoon . as we take a look at the pattern here, high pressure with a big hot dome of air will be the story through the weekend. also, that's not the only weather story on the map right now. we are watching a disturbance off shore. show you that in a second. through the day tomorrow. at most a couple of hit and miss showers in the peak heat of the afternoon but not look for much and saturday at the moment looks partly cloudy with temperatures ranking up. here is what we are watching, the other story for the next 24 hours, what could be tropica

i will have the beach forecast in a few minutes. now to lisa. >> we are thrilled that traffic is good so far moving in our favor, heading south into richmond north into baltimore, and to the airport. 81 70, but on 95 between washington and baltimore. no problems to report as far as inside the beltway and from our friends in the district. metro rail, marc rail, and virginia railway express are starting off on normal service. more to come with newschopper 7 in a little while. now to news. >> police gathering clues into what led to a shooting and stabbing. investigators think that both took place overnight outside sully's restaurant. the man who had been shot was taken by car to fairfax where 911 call was placed from outside the courthouse. he was conscious while being transported to the hospital if. a short time later, a man who had been stabbed turned up at fair oaks hospital for treatment. no word on his condition. >> an elderly man was critically injured after an apartment fire in mclean that broke out late last night in an apartmen

hey, scott. >> reporter: hey, what a great day at the beach. the weather is awesome. we're looking forward to a great weekend. you just mentioned all those people headed down here. one thing about this beach, it seem like each and every one of them is trying to park, what a hassle it can be. here's something new, rohobitz unveiling a new parking system to try to make things a little bit easier. >> you go in circles and circles and circles. >> reporter: it is a frustrating welcome to rohoboth beach, no place to park with all that new wide just refurbished sand calling and if you do find a spot downtown, you feel like a lottery winner. >> it's brutal. >> reporter: not so much anymore. rohoboth unveiled an app for smartphones where you can pay for parking with a touch of a finger and be reminded when your time is up just like in downtown washington where so many of these visitors come from. do you think it will help? >> definitely. i pay a lot of stuff by phone. >> reporter: now down to dewey beach where it's partying on everyone's mind this. year the town tightened up it

as we go to the beach, though, we don't need to worry about that. future trend keeps the chance for some isolated showers in the forecast as we head through your memorial day weekend. it is looking good. not a washout by any means. this is what i'm going with today, that temperature coming in at 85 degrees, and go out to the game tonight, first pitch at 7:05 and they are playing the kansas city royals. here's a check of that beach forecast. this is the most important thing you'll see all day, right? a little bit on the humid side with that water temperature coming in at 65. let's get a check now of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren. that's tongue tying, lauren. >>reporter: it sure is, lynette. unfortunately we do have a new accident to tell you about in northwest baltimore on liberty heights avenue at hillsdale avenue. if you are getting an early head start on that memorial day travel, no concerns on 97 from the beltway all the way to route 50. route 50 also going to be clear. it will be a nice easy ride traveling across that bay bridge all th

could see a little fog along the beaches. humidity is high statewide. dew point 72 in frederick, 66 georgetown. very muggy air in place. though it'll just be mild and muggy tonight the temperatures will skyrocket tomorrow. mid to upper 80's. that will make for a sticky and hot situation . the weather quiet overnight as we go below 70 in most spots. we will talk about how hot it may be by memorial day and look at tropical storm beryl. that's coming up. >> -- and now police say they have pictures of the suspect. that man there. they hope you recognize him. cheryl connor is live with the latest. >> reporter: police are certain they have pictures of the right guy saying he walked in to the women's room before the victim. the pictures are very clear. if you know him you will recognize him. heads are popping people dancing. music setting the tone for the start of the weekend but the news from the inner harbor isn't as easy to hear. police are looking for this man, saying he used his cell phone to take a picture of a 15- year-old girl going to the bathroom. >>

the proposed beach chalet is the first to undergo an e.i.r. and with rec and park we willingly requested additional review leading to an e.i.r. which confirmed that this project is safe for people, the environment, the park and for kids and that's exactly what the e.i.r. found. this project will have practically no environmental impacts. the e.i.r. thoroughly examined many of the issues you will hear abouted tooze -- today. it's very comprehensive and very data-driven. this renovation has been studied extensively the past two years and we've had an abundance of participation. this is a good project for our kids and for our city. you've heard a lot today about families with kids leaving the city. i raised two here and it's not always as you -- easily -- easy but the city haze lot to offer. let's give them one more reason to stay, the safe, high quality fields. thank you very much. >> good evening, commissioners. i'm linda, a 43-year resident of san francisco, a mother and a grandmother of children who play soccer. i live in district 11 which is

you could have a lot of last minute people heading out to the beach. the one thing aaa says, even though we're seeing more people traveling, a lot of people are pinching their pennies and looking for cheaper hotels, restaurant deals, that type of thing. and you could use that savings, because if you are heading across the bay bridge, folks, if you can remember, the toll went up to $4. that's a big change from the $2.50 last summer. that's the latest on kent island. back to you. >> a quick question, do you get to stay at the beach all weekend and report from there? >> reporter: you know, i might as well stay put, because i'll be back with you on memorial day. so you know, will they book me a hotel and can i buy new clothes? >> we'll check on that for you. thanks, sherri. >>> coming up, his case put thousands of children on milk cartons and prompted a national missing children's day. coming up, more on the man who claims he killed etan patz. >> one foundation is working to track down missing children, including one from gaithersburg with tips how to keep

play baby the beach. and suttro pass. plus, how this fight among the big cats the old marine world changed one man's life for the better. all straight ahead tonight on a second look. >>> hello everyone i'm san francisco somerville and welcome to a second look. we thought it might be fun to take a trip back in time to some favorite summer destinations. perhaps the most famous of course is coney island in brooklyn. by the time this fill was shot. coney island had been a tourist worker for decades. by the mid-19080 had sprung up. in 195 the first can remember innocent amusement park. sea lion park opened its gate and soon others followed. you could shoot the shoots, take part in a mechanical play. and climb on board cal -- boardwalk memorials. in this report it was known as the coney island of the midwest. >> reporter: coney island was the undisputed king of them all. amusement parks were on their peal whether there were 00,000 of them just lounging around. so to be acknowledged as the highlight of the praise. that believe it

let's head out to the beach. it's going to be a nice weekend. at temperatures, tucker was mentioning, in the 90s, sunshine. perfect beach weather. of course, that means everybody else is heading out to the beach as well. so you'll have a lot of company on the roads. get out early, like now, or if you can't get out early, they say wait until late this evening. that's the latest here in kent island, back to you. >> thank you, sherri. >>> it's 8:20 now. it's a friday morning. up next, long awaited raise is on the way for employees in one local county. >> and later, if you can't make it to the beach over the long holiday weekend, we'll bring it to you. holly is live at the national museum of the american indian with more on a unique celebration of hawaiian culture. we'll be right back.   >>> metro fares are about to go up again. starting july 1, it will cost 25 more cents to park, and 5% fare increase depending on your destination. they've approved a $2.5 billion spending plan. the money will be used to operate and maintain trains and buses.

heading to the beach? dara is the way it looks with the water temperature into the 60's. -- there is, with the water temperatures and the 60's. saturday sunday, monday, a lot of great weather at the beach. each afternoon, a slight risk of afternoon thunderstorms. ready for the 90's? they are coming this weekend. >> 60-degree weather will make 90 feel good. before we get to that, time to unveil the third and final clue. >> two vip tickets to the madonna concert at the verizon center in september. tonight's final clue - holiday. remember that you will receive two bonus injuries for every friend that interest. -- two bonus entires for ever friend that enters. >> the nfl players association sues the lead to. and hamill's and harper face of the city of brotherly love. >> the toyota sports desk, brought you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >> the showdown never really developed tonight other than battles between two good baseball players. may 6 cole hammels welcome to harper to the big leagues.

the beach, dry as well as central maryland and the baltimore area. humidity is high, if you are watching this, pointing out the dew point numbers, north, 70, that's something you typically see around here, towards the end of june, in to mid july, it is very, very sticky and it's more of the humidity hand the heat that's making it feel awfully warm out. feeling like 91 in frederick, 90 baltimore, the rest of the evening, upper to mid 1r in spots. lit stay humid out there, there will be a little bit of a cool off overnight. we will talk about how things get by memorial day coming up. >>> of course, the weather, the one thing on the minds of a lot of people is traffic. big travel weekend, now underway. this is a live look at route 50, sandy point. things are moving a little bit. there is a line forming forming. be prepared no matter when you travel with the abc 2 news app. bullets may have claimed three lives and wounded four others. >> reporter: it started on the west side, 2500 block of west fayette, after 6:00 p.m. the bullets met 3 people on this po

we had the sur ofing yes, but how do you get to the beach, you go by car. ter all these great cars, you know. and powerful, fantastic cars. and then we had our school life so those were the initial subject matter that we put into songs. but then brian, like a duck to water, took off through the -- and became this fantastic producer and just a very short order. and so then the songs became a little more complex. we always had that good harmony but he had that love of the four freshman, complicated four part harmon ease and that distinguishes the beach boys from any other pop group is the sophistication and the elaborate harmonies. >> actually started singing for freshman arrangements around the piano before the surfing stuff. we were really doing that first. brian loved the-- we did this beautiful piece called their hearts were full of spring it was our piece -- >> did you have to audition that song for your mom. >> yes, to borrow money to make the record. we auditions for my mother. and-- when we knew we could nail her with this one. so we sang, i think we s

, get her off the beach. i don't know how many times i repeated it, get her off the beach. >> it was survival at that point and i just needed to get to safety. >> paramedics put betsy on a gurney and are able to carry her away. with relative calm restored, the mavericks competition goes on as planned. >> there's some broken legs and broken boards, broken spirits, but the contest rolls on. >> and tyler finally gets the show he's been waiting for. >> i had never seen waves like that before, and to see these tiny, tiny people dropping in on just giant waves a half mile offshore was amazing. >> betsy forman is still a surfing enthusiast but coming face-to-face with a monster wave has given her a greater appreciation for the power of mother nature and has bonded her and dan in ways they could have never imagined. >> knowing how precious life is definitely brought dan and i together. i realized wow, in the blink of an eye, i could have been dead. i could have lost my fiance. >> coming up -- a driver runs over every

the players who use beach chalet support the project. those who oppose it do not use the fields and use other areas of the park. also on turf you can't get rained out and even if it's raining i really do love soccer and would like to play soccer. please move forward with this project. thank you. [applause] >> are you with a youth group, sir? >> yeah. good evening, commissioners. leo cafferty. i'm with san francisco glen. we have 150 kids that pass through here and 150 kids waiting outside so we've opted to syndicate since it's time to go home and do the homework. i'll speak first. so, you know, in 1939 there was sand dunes and fields. there is an airam photograph overhead of what the fields look like in 1939. they've been there that long. there's been changes. we can call the birds newbies and the trees, but golden gate park is beautiful. it's probably 1,000 acres. we're talking about maybe i think six or seven acres that have been there. we spend $1 million on an e.i.r. while we're trying to turn turf to grass, $1 million of wasted mone