members dear commissioners i've encouraged the management of sharp park nooinz the negotiation is knowing the issues surrounding the park the golf course involve the citystate, and local allows alleyways it is adjacent to pacifica with the golden gate recreational areas the plan for sharp park that enhances the red-legged frog and realigning the golf course i hope the rec and park commission will adopt the natural resources plan and the planning commission will certificate the environmental impact report both steps reduce the ambiguity the habitat for this species that will approve the arcs of we had land and uplands will be created and encroaching specifications and sediment will be exhausted we continue the negotiation with - rec and park staff does enormous work and want to play on the modified course a configuration explained in the natural resources plan i urge both commissioners with the air applicable commissions to give this live all the best jackie spier thank you for your time. >> thank you next. >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is michael i'm at chief of park development for the presidio trust and representing the trust in offering o

this is truly a remarkable place and i agree with, phil, this is one of the best parks in the city so, cheers. >>[cheerring] >>[applause] >> we are going to keep it rolling. going to write to alex-on the ground near for ppl. of our parks for people program and she is a person in this organization that i get the joy of working most closely with and get to talk to all the time and without her this does not happen. alice. >> thank you, phil. thank you, everyone. what an amazing process. this took five years to get to this moment and i'm so joyful to see so many of you here. there is so many partners that have been deeply engaged in this process in contributing time energy, passion to make this happen so i'm going to give a few shout outs. there with me. first of all, i want to thank the trust for lands that. true to the garber, amazing project managed. >>[cheerring] yes. i don't know if she is here today get she just had a baby so i guess she's excused but, yes, she has been amazing get philip by kelly our senior program manager is also. and amazing in taking the project through the fini

initially called the city park. it was decided the name should be changed. the name was chosen to honor the first european response today it is home to numerous museums performing arts venues and the san diego zoo. it was here that we spoke with dennis childs. >> with the abolishment of slavery the way in which it was re- fabricated through criminal sanction. if you look at the language of the 13th amendment what it says is that slavery is outlawed except as punishment for a crime. and in my book i do a whole chapter on the debates around that amendment. in 1865 when slavery was abolished. i go to those debates in congress to see how is it that the really important moment for human rights have this exception clause that basically allows for reinstatement of the 4 million africans have achieved freedom. the expectations of black people after this amendment was passed was actually we will live as citizens of the united states for the first time. and what the reality is that set in and the birth of the kkk and also the way in which white supremacy was not just

initially called the city park. it was decided the name should be changed. the name was chosen to honor the first european response

the panama canal. of next, we learn more about the park's history. >> welcome to balboa park. this is one of the highlights of our city. it was setup in 1968. it was set aside to be a respite from the downtown, from the chaos, from the havoc that goes on in the city. although balboa park is the cultural mecca of our region. it is the impetus for all of these really dynamic things happening in the united states and the world. "san diego invites the world." this is the exposition here in san diego. one of the reasons why the exposition was created and how balboa park came to be is a result of the panama canal, which opened in 1915. san diego had the reputation of being a wild west town. it had a small population. there were 30,000 people who lived here. and there was an awful lot of vice here. san diego wanted to change its reputation. it wanted to recognize the fact it was an up-and-coming city, and that was the dream of some of the founding fathers and mothers here. that it could become a metropolis it staged appropriately and it had industry brought to it. one of the people responsible for our exposition here in san

members dear commissioners i've encouraged the management of sharp park nooinz the negotiation is knowing the issues surrounding the park the golf course involve the city, state, and local allows alleyways it is adjacent to pacifica with the golden gate recreational areas the plan for sharp park that enhances the red-legged frog and realigning the golf course i hope the rec and park commission will adopt the natural resources plan and the planning commission will certificate the environmental impact report both steps reduce the ambiguity the habitat for this species that will approve the arcs of we had land and uplands will be created and encroaching specifications and sediment will be exhausted we continue the negotiation with - rec and park staff does enormous work and want to play on the modified course a configuration explained in the natural resources plan i urge both commissioners with the air applicable commissions to give this live all the best jackie spier thank you for your time. >> thank you next. >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is michael i'm at chief of park development for the presidio trust and representing the trust in offering

normally when the city puts in a new park, park and rec is doing that or subing it out. treasure island will do this on our own, is that part of land isn't turned over to the city yet? >> yeah, this location is not turned over to the city yet but it is also on our property-even in the future the parks and open space on treasure island will be madgeaged by tida, they won't become rec i parks department parks but managed by the treasure island development authority. >> so park and rec won't see anything on the islands? >> we anticipate we'll coordinate with them particularly making sure the recreation neelds on the islands are ent grated with recreation programs throughout the city for soccer and little league and city wide programs, but the park squz open space won't be under the management of-will be under the management of tida. >> who will tear down the existing structure there now and get it prepared-the site ready? >> tidy will get the site ready and probably work with our property manager john steward company, perhaps a external contractor or department of public wor

c-span is in san diego learning more about the city's rich history. , a world's fair celebrates the opening of the panama canal. we learn more about the park history and how it helped grow the city of san diego. >> we're in the jewel of san diego. this is one of the highlights of our city, set up in 1868, and it was set aside to be a respite from the downtown, all the havoc that goes on in the city. elbow park is a cultural institution, the cultural mecca of our region. san diego invites the world, it's a showcase of the events leading up to the development of and the aftermath of the 1916 exposition here in san diego. one of the reasons the exposition was created and how balboa park came to be is a result of the panama canal which opened in 1915. san diego had a reputation of being sort of a wild west town. it had a small population. there were 30,000 people who lived here. and there was an awful lot of vice here. san diego wanted to change its reputation. it wanted to recognize the fact it was an up-and-coming city, and that was the dream of some of the founding fathers and mothers here. that it could become a metropolis it staged approp

block of germantown avenue where two men were shot on the 4100 block of west girard avenue in the city's park side section. >>> and then, two men, were shot, at 55th and cedar just before 9:00 last night. no arrests had been made in any of these shootings. >>> this is day after the front cover of the daily news yesterday was how crime was down, in philadelphia. and then this happens last night. >> six shootings. >> wow. >>> 6:07. >>> just a few more days left in the white house for the obama administration. the vice-president, brought vice-president joe biden to tears, with a surprise. >> yes, you don't get to see, he seemed very surprised, shock, president obama presented the vice-president with the medal of freedom yesterday, the ceremony, we had it right here. >> for the final time as president, i am pleased to award our nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freed om >> wow. >> i mean instantly, you you are right, he went for the hander chief. vice-president biden thought it was just a simple farewell, ceremony, and didn't know that was going to happen. the president j

in recognition over child growing up in the city i'll call out two one explore all the president places in the city represent by owes do natural areas and city parks an unwarranted wildlife note urban wildlife and those wild places don't think the care of under a plan i urge you all to make the eir and the plan happen phil and les can and staff are as good as the staff are we've been colleagues for year thank you very much. >> next. >> (speaking spanish.) >> come on up we'll call a few more names (calling names). >> good afternoon. my name is sally roth i'm coming here to speak in support of natural areas planning and the eir on capital improvement plan the first part of eir i noticed that there was a great deal of time and effort put in for careful planning and impressive sorts of planning including remediation for anything that becomes an issue, and there is - furthermore, covers the idea there is much variation in the areas that will be affected by the natural e mp and the project will be lengthy, however, as the project move forward and the native planted increase percentage wise while the invasive plants one can envision the native thriving a

i feel like i am back in the city all over again" bart offcials say the idea is to deter for people from illegally parking in a bart lot because it was cheaper than commuting to sf by car and trying to pay for prking in the city "i gotta be honest it's an interesting proposition by bart" the 2017 bart parking citations in the public lot increase from 35-dollars to 55-dollars citations for parking in an assigned space jumps from $40- dollars to $75-dollars. "that's pretty stee! i'm sure if you pay 75-dollars once you will never park in that spot again" that's what they are hoping in fact repeat offenders with 5 tickets or more will be hit with an additional $100 fine, 10 tickets of more will get you an additional 150 ticket "well i am obviously not a big fan of that!" "well one of the reasons i moved from sf to the east bay was because it was too pricey in the city, parking tickets there are going up to $95 but here now that they are going up it's almost like im living back in the city again" look at this way,there is no cost to parking at bart on monday january 2nd 2017 of the new year it's free today bec

you notice it comes down to this is the city hall park. it takes you from the center of of central business district new york to the heart of the business district of the city of brooklyn. why it was placed where it was placed. stpraurveying for the bridge he nd his son are on the dock surveying and a brooklyn ferry came in and the operator missed dock he was supposed to the ferry and it rammed into in and crushed his leg and 10 days he died of lock jaw, very horrible dealt. 1869 before it is done he is out of the picture. really built the bridge is this guy. he knew if the name remained in be ory it would always associated with john. he knew that nobody really around. he was he was the guy who actually in the bridge but 1900's and he was interviewed most id to a reporter people think i died in 1869. that is when his father was accident.the but he did an amazing job of bridge. the within a year of its construction he takes it over rom his father he comes down with the benz, the construction inside see in a moment the caissons which become t

the owner of east end mobile home park told the city of manassas it couldn't afford to repair the water and the sewer system. the city bought the park and told families to vacate. a variety of charity groups have now offered to renovate or even buy the properties so that families can stay at least it willthe families time so lawsuits can move forward. >>> the family who owns ben's chili bowl decided to paint over some of the murals. including the iconic one of bill cosby. the owners say since it's a new year it's time for a new mural. you can see the colorful wall is now white. the restaurant is taking suggestions about who you want to see on the mural next. >> so far, barack and michelle are trending really hard. >> martin luther king will be cool on that wall. >> just whoever influences the children now. i think children, education. >> i have seen several tweets with our own on there. >> some customers said that after bill cosby was accused by several women of sexual assault it was hard to look at that picture on the wall. the do with the bill cosby case. it will be done by spring. >>

amy: from the sundance film festival in park city utah, this , is democracy now! pres. trump: a lot of jobs, 28,000 jobs. reconstruction jobs. amy: president trump issues an executive order paving the way to build the keystone xl and dakota access pipelines. we will get response from indigenous activists winona laduke and bobbi jean three legs. >> pretty much our lives are at risk right now. tried to protect the water. we want to know that seven generations ahead that our children are going to be ok, that they will be able to have drinking water, that they will be able to live -- amy: we will also speak with greenpeace's annie leonard, "gasland" director josh fox, and actress shailene woodley who took part in a protest here at sundance against one of the film festival's financial backers. >> one of the largest sponsors of the dakota access pipeline as well as wells fargo and these larger banks. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. on tuesday, president trump signed a series of executive

the city. decades ago a residentual parking program in many parts of the city is over subscribed and is paid for by residents so they can park in most cases more than two hours in residential neighborhood throughout the city. the reason north beach has the a permits is because many decades ago pilot program became the first residential parking permit area in the city. we have the b's and c's because compluters would drive from marin and take the bus to where the jobs are in downtown. and there are nuances in the dawn of 21st century in the quote unquote sharing industries in the new tech world we live in where certain players play by the rules and certain players push the rules as they do so, in their disruptive business model disrupt more and more every day san franciscoians live's i will be asking specific questions about that. why don't we start by giving mr. andy thornly from the san francisco mta the floor. i know you have a power point. we will go through it quickly so we don't bore everybody to tears it is helpful then we will ask you a bunch of questions then i will welcome vice chair no

city to warn its residents of perral. >> reporter: hi, natasha, here is an example of some of the flooding they're dealing with next to interstate 680 in the city's industrial park area. the city is experienced extreme flooding, downed trees, residential and commercial building damage as well as street closures. part of the problem is lake herman has overflowed so that caused flooding in the industrial park area. the public works staff was trying to lower the lake in preparation of these storms but just couldn't keep up, especially because there was so much rain yesterday. the city is advising people to stay indoors if they can and avoid the flooded areas because they say, yes, you could get hurt if you come out in this or you could get into a dangerous situation. i did call the police department. they said no one has been hurt. they have had no calls for service or help so everyone seems to be handling it okay but just an overwhelming situation here for this city. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> just for them to issue that warning is pretty dire. >>> we take you to sonoma county. >> the russian river expected to rise to 38 feet this afternoon and that is 6 feet

why the [inaudible] program is so unpopular with people who live near the parks with natural areas in them i like to give two examplesism grainview park which is a hill top in the western part the city, surrounded by houses-rec and park planted a ice plant which is the only thing that held the sand in place, nothing else worked. when the [inaudible] program took control of all of grandview park the first thing they did is [inaudible] sand started to drift to the backyards of peoples who properties abut the park. they had property damage in the backyards from the sand and the neighborhood association meeting and couple years-a number of yoors ago, lisa wanes respaunss when they asked what can we do about the damage is there is no spaunlt to anything that happens outside the park. when fish and wild life tried to [inaudible] franciscan manzanita discovered in the doyle droiv redue they included land in glen canren. when the fennel version of habitative r was released included 3.2 acres were added because [inaudible] asked they be added. the problem is sth added land is not rec and park, it was peoples backyards and the people who's yards they were were never asked if they wanted their

by the end of the week, nearly 30,000 law enforcement officers will be deployed across the city. parking restrictions start wednesday night, and road closures start thursday. as many as 900,000 people are expected to watch donald trump take the oath of office at noon on friday, and our news partners at the washington post report that 99 groups plan to demonstrate friday or saturday, but not all of them have permits. >> in addition to those security measures, bleachers are going up along the inaugural parade route, down pennsylvania avenue it will feature 40 groups totaling 80,000 people, and among them, talentdced firefighters who told mola lenghi this will be the biggest gig of their careers. [sirens] >> reporter: sounds like. [bag pipes playing ] >> reporter: that's the fun sound for the dc firefighters. >> official title is the washington, dc, firefighters bag pipes and drums. >> reporter: formed in 2002 this band usually plays at parades, graduations, and funerals of fallen firefighters, but they recently landed the biggest gig of their lives, the preinauguration ceremony on the nati

the city. decades ago a residentual parking program in many parts of the city is over subscribed and is paid for by residents so they can park in most cases more than two hours in residential neighborhood throughout the city. the reason north beach has the a permits is because many decades ago pilot program became the first residential parking permit area in the city. we have the b's and c's because compluters would drive from marin and take the bus to where the jobs are in downtown. and there are nuances in the dawn of 21st century in the quote unquote sharing industries in the new tech world we live in where certain players play by the rules and certain players push the rules as they do so, in their disruptive business model disrupt more and more every day san franciscoians live's i will be asking specific questions about that. why don't we start by giving mr. andy thornly from the san francisco mta the floor. i know you have a power point. we will go through it quickly so we don't bore everybody to tears it is helpful then we will ask you a bunch of questions then i will welcome vice chair no

the 10 year plan. since thatd time, our bonds have passed at huge levels. actually not just within rec and park but the city as a whole. we have seen the passive of more go bond in the prior decades since and major investment not just in parks but public health and public safety. i think it is a important story and this can the bed rock of that 10 year plan and our own bond planning is a lot of careful dulibative planning and expectations we create during the planning of the projects and during the campaign and attending to the dlivy of those projects making sure that the expectations established in the public whether through task force like the playground task force or bond planning process those are clearly spelled out, that agreements are articulated and we monitor the implementitation of the promises. we continued to do that and now have over $300 million in investment we continue to manage and now we look towards 2018 as the placeholder for the next general obligation bond. that being said, the plan is flexible, it 10 year plan and we do expect there to be conversation whether the bond occurs in 2018 o

the city. a beautiful park. this park with the buildings that you see are the result of the 1915 panama expedition here and what that meant was that the panama canal was opening in 1915 and they thought about it and said, where is the logical place where the ships will come? they will come from the first port on the pacific ocean side. that would be san diego. let's make sure everybody knows about that. fair.y had a world >> so they built a lot of the buildings. what are we seeing? >> to the right is the largest outdoor organ in the world. there are free concerts every sunday. >> what is on the left? >> some of these are the buildings left over from the 1915 exposition. and when you think about it, putting on a world fair for a city that was in the tens of thousands of population back in 1915, this took a lot of chutzpah. now, the buildings are here. these buildings were considered to be temporary at first but as we come around the corner, this is one of the real iconic shots. the california tower. this showed of

city to warn its residents of perral. >> reporter: hi, natasha, here is an example of some of the flooding they're dealing with next to interstate 680 in the city's industrial parka. the city is experienced extreme flooding, downed trees, residential and commercial building damage as well as street closures. part of the problem is lake herman has overflowed so that caused flooding in the industrial park area. the public works staff was trying to lower the lake in preparation of these storms but just couldn't keep up, especially because there was so much rain yesterday. the city is advising people to stay indoors if they can and avoid the

in the city. >> the concept includes a for sports parks spread out through the city of los angeles. with entertainment and art in diverse neighborhoods. these parks embrace the entirety of the city of la and unify our city like 1984. >> the committee group will make presentations the international committee before the host city is chosen. other contenders include paris and budapest. >>> pg&e learned it's punishment for the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. why the punishment is more than just about money. it also includes forcing pg&e to advertise its guilt. >>> we're getting close to the bay area weekend. we will talk about what you can expect. maybe frost, maybe fog and a chance of rain. >>> the minute hand on the doomsday clock hit closer to midnight. in an unprecedented move scientists moved it 30 seconds closer to midnight. the symbolic countdown to the end of the world is 2.5 minutes away from the so-called apocalypse. they are seeing an increase in danger to humanity. they cited cyber threats and trumps comments a nuclear arms an

this is truly a remarkable place and i agree with, phil, this is one of the best parks in the city so, cheers. >>[cheerring] >>[applause] >> we are going to keep it rolling. going to write to alex-on the ground near for ppl. of our parks for people program and she is a person in this organization that i get the joy of working most closely with and get to talk to all the time and without her this does not happen. alice. >> thank you, phil. thank you, everyone. what an amazing process. this took five years to get to this moment and i'm so joyful to see so many of you here. there is so many partners that have been deeply engaged in this process in contributing time energy, passion to make this happen so i'm going to give a few shout outs. there with me. first of all, i want to thank the trust for lands that. true to the garber, amazing project managed. >>[cheerring] yes. i don't know if she is here today get she just had a baby so i guess she's excused but, yes, she has been amazing get philip by kelly our senior program manager is also. and amazing in taking the project through the fini

you notice it comes down to clark road and this is the city hall park. it is taking you you from the center of the central business district of new york to the heart of the business district of the city of brooklyn. that is why it was placed where it was placed. now in surveying for the bridge ,in 1869, roebling and his son are on the dock surveying and a brooklyn ferry came in and the operator missed where he was supposed to dock the ferry and it rammed into john and crushed his leg and in 10 days he died of lock jaw, very horrible dealt. in 1869, before it is begun he is out of the picture. the fellow who really built the bridge is this guy. washington roebling. he knew if the name remained in history it would always be associated with john roebling. he knew that nobody really noticed he was around. he was the guy who actually built the bridge, but in the 1900's and he was interviewed and said to a reporter most people think i died in 1869. that is when his father was killed in the accident. but he did an amazing job of building the bridge. within a yea

why the [inaudible] program is so unpopular with people who live near the parks with natural areas in them i like to give two examplesism grainview park which is a hill top in the western part the city, surrounded by houses-rec and park planted a ice plant which is the only thing that held the sand in place, nothing else worked. when the [inaudible] program took control of all of grandview park the first thing they did is [inaudible] sand started to drift to the backyards of peoples who properties abut the park. they had property damage in the backyards from the sand and the neighborhood association meeting and couple years-a number of yoors ago, lisa wanes respaunss when they asked what can we do about the damage is there is no spaunlt to anything that happens outside the park. when fish and wild life tried to [inaudible] franciscan manzanita discovered in the doyle droiv redue they included land in glen canren. when the fennel version of habitative r was released included 3.2 acres were added because [inaudible] asked they be added. the problem is sth added land is not rec and park, it was peoples backyards and the people who's yards they were were never asked if they wanted their

the city of pacifica has closed its pier because of the incoming storm. the city announcing that the pier at sharp parkd at 10 last night. high winds and high tides are expected to pound the coastline. making for very treacherous conditions. city officials remind people to pay attention to your surroundings. and never turn your back to the ocean. public works crews say they will re-evaluate the status of the pier on monday and decide if it is safe to reopen. live look outside. richmond bridge periods of mainly light rain today with gusty southerly winds as the first wave of moisture moves onshore. some areas may see a lull in activity this afternoon before the main rain event moves over the area this evening and then overnight into sunday with periods of heavy rain. rain will slowly taper from north to south by early monday moring. showers linger on monday with cooler temperatures before warm advection rains start monday night into tuesda as the next rain storm moves onshore. the tuesday system will be colder and not as wet as the weekend system. pattern remains active with another system possible by l

the next big round of rain coming our way could be a challenge to the city park's 130,000 trees. >> pam:rec and park officials say, they will have a crews on stand-by this weekend. so if any other trees come down in the storm. they can respond quickly. >>steve: a mother is out rage after seeing her daughter body slammed but the school officer. >> gabe: samsung may just have until the next generation of tv picture quality. i am tuck reporter gate slate and on will bring you highlights from the consumer technology show. >> gary: later in the broadcast with sports highlights. the warriors and the raiders. >> pam: here is what we treking tonight at 10. a fighting scene at a wal-mart store. with gun violence. call found on camera. find out it tumbles. -- find out how it unfolds. how it unfolds. more tomorrows possible. tomorrow, i want to see teddy bait his first hook. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven to help more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or dea

the city outside of that? >> that is true. >> that still left into where we have balboa park here. this is a good example. i think people that go here see there's the navy and the zoo and it is a big city, it's a growing city but there's beautiful places that i think tourists would come and see balboa park. this is really the gem of the city, the centerpiece of it. it's a beautiful park. most of the buildings you see are the result of what's called the 1915 panama exposition here and what that meant is the panama canal was opened in 1915 and they thought about it and said where's the logical place where all the ships are going to come through the panama canal that are going to come to the first port on the pacific ocean side, that of course will be san diego, let's make sure everybody knows about that so they had a world fair x what are people seeing? >> talk to the right is the largest outdoor organ in the world. and there are free concerts every sunday. >> what do we have to the left? >> some of these are the buildings left over from the 1915 exhibition and when you think about it, putting on the world's

the environment. my interview with vice president al gore here in park city. ay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from the sundance film festival here in park city, utah. on sunday, i moderated a panel that included former vice president al gore, talking about what climate policy might look like under the trump administration. the sequel to his groundbreaking film "an inconvenient truth" he" the title of the whole track here at sundance is "the new climate" in every sense of the word. i thought no better person to address this then someone who won a nobel peace prize for his environmental activism and name the academy award for the film about him -- and and and academy award for the film about him. i know the current president has called for the nobel committee to recent that peace prize. on climateyour focus change. and vice president gore, i want to ask you about the latest developments. we have a new president who has chosen, for his cabinet, a man he himself

from jennifer aniston to jay-z, simply walking the streets of main street and park city you may spot ne it is exciting at sundance. hopefully you see someone. >> we will be searching for everyone. >> leslie man from the other woman was spotted at the airport. jason segel from how i met your mother was seen in a parking lot. >>> this weekend's premier of a dog's purpose has been canceled following the release of a controversial video. this is video of that recording on your screen. it appears to show a frightened dog been forced into water during production of the film. universal pictures says the production team followed rigorous protocols to foster and ethical safe environment for the animals. the crew says they trained several times with the dog but on this particular day the dog did not want to get into the water. he is asking people to boycott the movie.>>> we talked about seeing stars in park city, one time i saw larry king as an early report. i chased him down and he ran from e.>> they ran away from e.>> i am not a scary guy and i didn't have any bad news and hopefully you don't

park. this is a good example. there is the navy and there is the zoo. it's a growing city. there are a beautiful places i think tourists would, and see balboa park -- this is really the gym of our city and the centerpiece of it, a beautiful, beautiful park. the are the result of panama exhibition here. what that meant was the panama canal was opening in 1915 and they thought about it and they thought, where is logical place all of the places are going to come? they're going to come to the first port on the pacific ocean side. that, of course, will be san diego. let's make sure everybody knows about that. they had a world's fair. out here is the largest outdoor organ in the world, the pavilion, and there are three concerts. these are some of the buildings left over from that 1915 exposition. when you think about it, putting on a world's fair for his city that had tens of thousands and population in 1915, this took a chutzpah.t spa -- this was a big thing. this is showed what the state of california had to offer. you see this a lot of movies. there was ae," segment in there ab

>> malik: we're in the largest park in the city, which is called rouge park. >> anthony: did you just come in? >> malik: we have permission to come in. >> anthony: was that difficult? >> malik: it was very difficult, we negotiated with the city for 2 years. part of the difficulty was, they really didn't know what hook to hang our request on. they're used to developers coming and saying, i want to build a strip mall or i want to build a parking structure. but, they're not used to people saying, we want land to build a model organic farm. >> anthony: malik yakini started the farm with the goal of providing greater access to fresh produce in areas that grocery stores have completely abandoned. that's basically all of detroit's inner city. other than whole foods, who just came in, not a single national food chain. >> malik: no. no, in 2007 farmer jack closed his last stores in detroit, and that was kind of the end of big chains in detroit. >> anthony: this is sustenance farming, not cash crop. you're not going to be anticipating selling outside of detroit. >> malik: there's a greater dema

the city outside of that? >> that's true. >> left or right? >> left, we'll kind of drive through balboa park. le think, oh, there's the navy and there's the zoo, and it is a big city, it's a growing city. but there's beautiful places that maybe -- i think tourists would come and they would see balboa park. this is really the gem of our city, kind of the centerpiece of it. beautiful, beautiful park. this park, most of the buildings at least that you see are a result of what's called the 1915 panama expedition here. and -- exposition here. the panama canal was opening in 1915, and they thought where's the logical place where all the ships are going to come as they come through the panama canal? they're going to come to the first port on the pacific ocean side. that, of course, will be san diego. let's make sure everybody knows about that. so they had a world's fair -- >> and they built a lot of these buildings. what are we seeing? >> off to the right here is the largest outdoor organ in the world. and there are free concerts every sunday. >> okay. what do we have up here turning left? >> some of

are also a challenge >> reporter:the next big round of rain coming our way could be a challenge the city parks 130,000 trees.rec and park says they will have a tree crew on standby this weekedn.so if any other trees come down in the storm.they can respond quickly. >> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news. >>vicki:we're getting what amounts to another report card from california's water resourcescontrol board. >> grant:the update on our water use -- could be better. catherine heenan is here with the latest. >> catherine:all the rain - and the sierra snow - are great. but as usual, we're being scolded about water conservation. and reminded that the state is still in a drought. >> catherine:the new numbers show that people keep using more water.since the state lifted mandatory conservation. >> catherine:urban californians used an average of 77 gallons a day in november.which is one gallon a day more than in november of last year. also.water conservation was 18-point 8 percent in urban areas in november. considerably lower than it was in october. >> catherine:it's southern and central california which

the city tonight. members say they will not rely on public investments and will use the existing sports parks in the city>> the game's concept includes four sports parks, spread out through the city of loss also. with answer takenment and art in diverse neighborhoods. these parks embrace the entire city and bring the city together just like 1984. >> the loss also committee will make present is to the international committee before the host city is picked in september. other contenders to host those games include paris. >>> the san jose sharks lost to edmonton last night 4-1. after six straight wins. raiders head coach was there last night. the sharks started strong. scored a goal four minutes in to the game but after that it was all edmonton. they scored the next four and they won. 4-1. now they are tied with the sharks for first place in the pacific division but the sharks have played one last game. >>> the warrior, the best team has tied another record. four of them will appear in the all-star game. kevin durant and churchy will named starters. now clay thompson and green have been selected as reserves

some say the answer is not more parking restrictions it is simply more parking. >> the city can do a better job by building a parking lot or making parking more accessible. >> reporter: the parking pilot will give the city an opportunity to tweak it or renovate it as it needs. devin fehely, kpixfive. >>> a bay area teenager skids off a rainy road. >>> friends get caught in an avalanche. how they survived it and stayed calm after being buried in feet of snow. >>> how a california town could ban pot all together. ,,,, (upbeat music) - [voiceover] you are san francisco. we've been with you from the beginning. we've seen each other through good times and bad. sickness and health. we're with you san francisco, and you bring out the best in us. care. zuckerberg san francisco general hospital and trauma center. car that plunged into the raging alameda creek. officials believ >>> after days of looking a possible break in the search for a car that plunged into the raging alameda creek. officials believe the 18-year- old driver went off niles county road on saturday morning. kpix5's juliet good

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. >>> other bay area headlines: the fight for the future of a bear area trailer park has taken a turn. they will appeal the city's ruling that blocked them from taking down the mobile home park. >> it's been an ongoing battle in san francisco. tomorrow the city is expected to formally legalize metered parking. the city has turned a blind eye despite offensive line opposition to the neighbors. >>> the first petty cab company will make its debut this month. third wheel petty cab plans to start service thursday through saturday nights faring people between bars and restaurants for 5 to 10 bucks. >>> the wife of the orlando night club shooter arrested in the bay area. she once told police she was innocent. now new charges he helped her husband carry out that terror attack. >> a mystery of why this bay area eye sore came down suddenly in the middle of the night. >> superman is in need of his own rescue. >> we've had a dry couple of days. that is all about to change. taking a live look outside right now, it is clear, but i'll tell you what's behind all this beautiful weather just ahead after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

surveillance video from a robbery on november 25th at the rite aid along the 1400 block in the city's elkin park5, three guys one of them goes up to the register with a gun and demands the money. the cashier gives him money. two other guys, one stays at the counter. the other is a lookout. there were people in the store. when police got there, they left. they didn't interview them. if they have information on this job, we have a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction. call 215546 tips. all calls will remain anonymous. for crime fighters, i'm rick williams, "action news." history is made in all australia as serena williams accomplishes no other female tennis player has before. >> a great day for a swim -- kind of. it's a great cause. melissa? >> a few more flurries are likely north of philadelphia. expect sunny breaks too. we have the details coming up with the accuweather forecast. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you see here are brave souls breaking out bathing suits in january for a frosty dip into the delaware river. god bless them. every dip was for a great cause. the polar plunge benefit

the city general fund outlook. i'm having a hard time reconciling that piece of paper versus the recreation and parks budget. >> so, the city's, >> it has to be a race. >> the basic budget -- or they have to cut general fund expenditures. >> okay, and you made the point because of these, we don't have to do the 3%? >> precisely. that's the good news. >> got it. >> thank you, commissioner bonilla? >> will the department be required to provide data to the mayor's office on its funding and spending allocations consistent with the equity matrix and/or district by district spending as some departments are being required to do? i don't believe the charter, the charter definitely does not speak to district by district. >> so, commissioner, the way that this department has kind of worked through the equity, so don't forget it's hard to have an apples to apples comparison. we went through identifying each own and collect data at how we are doing in equity zones versus citywide. i think that's sort of the approach that we are taking and when we come in and talk about court resurfacing, we are trying to touch on equity parks.