how is that we'd upon the design of the park, and the design or the use of the parks? but how is the city responded? >> it's been hard. it's been you know i remember the first day i saw in anderson park, which was lincoln park. i saw the designs, and the reservoir was replaced with a structure that was cone shaped and had a water feature. the above ground as elements, and the reservoir was put underground. and that was graffiti completely graffitied. and at first i was like oh my goodness, and then i saw the picture of it but the thing i took away was and this is so important, this is not you know we have lots of protests in seattle, it's a thing we do. but this felt so much more than that. so as much as i worried about the park, i also worried about the people. and what were people trying to express. so happily, the city took that also. they were not you know they were taking into account that people were trying to tell us something. so there were lots of meetings, there still are ongoing meetings about how do we ensure that people have space to gather, that they're no

today's topic is the state of the national park vista. and we all know as the chairman pointed outthe 2020 was a historic year . no one could have predicted the impact of covid-19 on our way of life and economy i truly believe our national parks were a refuge for many americans during the pandemic . it was good for the soul that americans visited their national parks . parks allow folks to get outdoors, away from the crowds and experience the beauty and history of our country and this is borne by thevisitation numbers . i'll share some numbers from yellowstone national park. despite being closed down for a short time and have a few international visitors, yellowstone national part still had 3.8 million visits. about that. that was a slight decline from 4 million in 2019. in 2021, visitations are getting along average ice each month and i also share the chairman's prediction that we will have record years at our visitation this year. as it warms up in montana times it takes time to do that as we had snow in galveston valley. smaller parks l

announcer: the acting director of the national parks service testified before congress about the status of national parks after covid-19. also testifying at the hearing was filmmaker ken burns, who produced a 2009 documentary "national parks: america's best idea." >> good morning and welcome to the first national parks subcommittee hearing of the 11 7th congress. let me thank the witnesses for appearing on the state of our national parks. our national parks play a huge role in what we think about when we think of america. from the national mall in the east to yellowstone and glacier in the west, they hold a special place for millions of americans. they connect us with our history and the national world -- the natural world. they inspire and recharge us at a deep level. this has been a difficult period for the national parks system. frontline park employees had to change how and even if they could interact with the public. many parks services and visitor centers were forced to shutter. many seasonal employees were not hired and gateway communities completely lost their 2020 season. some

divisions who i had the honor in supporting the critical work and making rec and park the best parks department in the country. thank you to my real home team who continually supports work. and sparky the mascot. thank you all so much. it's been a pleasure and an honor working for you and all of you these past several years. thank you. >> president: thank you. beautifully said. thank you so much. kin, maybe you can try and top that one. >> i won't be able to top that one. that was really beautifully stated. but, thank you, commissioners and phil for this recognition. it has been a great honor to work with the recreation and park department. people have asked how i've made it through and i said a good therapist and the support of the staff. at times, it gets frustrating and challenging, but, yet it can be very gratifying. hiring and retaining the right people to make our organization stronger is what we do in support of making this the best department in the city. and i truly believe that we are the best. i am proud to have been apart of phil's executive leadership team. this organiza

between the parks alliance and the rec and park department. nt goes back 50 years. this year we're celebrating our 50-year anniversary. we've been able to work together to transform our beloved park system into one of the best park systems. i don't think it is an accident that two city departments, the rec department and library, which are continually rated best, push each and every day to deliver for every citizen of this great city. over the past 50 years, the parks alliance invested in supported new playgrounds, garden training programs, day camp scholarships, rebuilt the conservatory of flowers, outfitted ni rec centers with needed amenities, and many, many more. parks alliance is committed to transparency in every aspect of our work. we welcome the opportunity to add a layer of transparency on to all of the good work that we do together through this m.o.u. we strive every day to be a good partner to the city and also advocate for all of the citizens and its public spaces. we look forward to another 50 years of working together to make san

and so the park service paid for those features. american battle monuments commission, which is the agency that operates the american military cemeteries and memorials overseas which built the aef memorial, the pershing memorial in the first place has partnered with the national park service for the ongoing maintenance of this site, and abmc paid for the ongoing maintenance endowment that the sponsor of any memorial in washington has to create at the end of the process. so, abmc put in some money for that endowment. the rest of it, almost $30 million, came from private donations. i began this process back in 2008 actual, actually i began with an effort to restore the district of columbia war memorial on the mall because it was in bad shape. it was a d.c. memorial on federal property and nobody knew who was primarily responsible for maintaining it. and it had fallen into bad shape. so i and a few other people started a small foundation to get money to restore that. and ultimately the park service did restore it with stimulus money fro

and head of the new york city parks was asked to make a design but scandal involving contracts for filling the land here stopped the work. then in 1904 the olmsted brothers were asked to submit a scheme their design for what was the southern terminus abroad street a pair of was to be a pair of green squares originally named, oregon park. it's been it was renamed marconi plaza in 1937. it was to serve as a gateway to the what was known as leg island park via a multi-lane boulevard consisting of an ally with six rows of trees rather like the benjamin franklin parkway, which was being implemented at the same period the park design consisted of familiar pastoral elements you look carefully and you can see very familiar pieces. there were perimeters shelter belts of trees around the outside with forest plantings. they're large areas of greensport open meadows. there's a series of interconnected ponds and lagoons with islands. there's curving paths and carriage drives with a familiar low arch bridges and a minimum of architecture the w

today just four days after the park opened. we had our first official visit and presentation the ambassador from belgium and the chief of the belgian armed forces came and later wreath and took a tour of the site. and so our objective in this whole project was twofold. education and commemoration to teach the american people and also foreign visitors something about american service in the war. and then to remember the courage and sacrifice of those who did serve and we're already seeing that happen here and that's just immensely gratifying. afternoon and welcome to the woodrow wilson international center for scholars woodrow wilson then and now series featuring philip zelikow of the university of virginia and his book the road less traveled the secret battle to end the great war in 1916 to 1917. the woodrow wilson international center for scholars, aims to unite the world of ideas to the world of policy by

today just four days after the park opened. we had our first official visit and presentation the ambassador from belgium and the chief of the belgian armed forces came and later wreath and took a tour of the site. and so our objective in this whole project was twofold. education and commemoration to teach the american people and also foreign visitors something about american service in the war. and then to remember the courage and sacrifice of those who did serve and we're already seeing that happen here and that's just immensely gratifying.

the beat. senior dance class is from sf rec and park. a great way to get out and play. >> for more information, >> by the time the last show came, i was like whoa, whoa, whoa. i came in kicking and screaming and left out dancing. [♪♪♪] >> hello, friends. i'm the deputy superintendent of instruction at san francisco unified school district, but you can call me miss vickie. what you see over the next hour has been created and planned by our san francisco teachers for our students. >> our premise came about for san francisco families that didn't have access to technology, and that's primarily children preschool to second grade. >> when we started doing this distance learning, everything was geared for third grade and up, and we work with the little once, and it's like how were they still processing the information? how were they supposed to keep learning? >> i thought about reaching the student who didn't have internet, who didn't have computers, and i wanted them to be able to see me on the t.v. and at least get some connection with my kids

so the national park is seeking to provide alternative sources of income. that to, to barter is one of the 1st beneficiaries of a job creation scheme. he trained as a veterinarian and now helps farmers look off to their cattle. the park is working with a conservation project called most bio, to create jobs for people who live in the areas bordering the park. before you bought, have became a vet. he too was a gold prospector. well done yet, did you did it? yes, i used to do it too, but then i began to have down to understand that you can't always be a gold digger. aqaba didn't mean the more i take out, the less there is work until one day it's totally depleted. and if there's nothing else, what should i live on? go make it. well, that's why i started working as yvette, it's been well worth the effort in a that if you daddy even give up in a since 2017, the park has created hundreds of jobs in agriculture. everything from organic coffee growing to sustainable beekeeping and livestock farming. but for many gold is still more appealing. new minds are always putt

today just four days after the park opened. we had our first official visit and presentation the ambassador from belgium and the chief of the belgian armed forces came in later wreath and took a tour of the site. and so our objective in this whole project was twofold. education and commemoration to teach the american people and also foreign visitors something about american service in the war. and then to remember the kurds and sacrifice of those who did serve and we're already seeing that happen here and that's just immensely gratifying. weeknights were featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3 thursday night starting at eight easter. we look at how ufo conspiracy theories have shaped american culture. the program is from american history tv's lectures in history series, which takes viewers into college classrooms around the country watch american history tv thursday night and every weekend on c-span 3 c-span's landmark cases explores the stories and constitutional drama b

close in the park foxes. but the success comes when all of those species are truly back in a system that's functioning without human intervention. as well as helping to clean air and water, large expenses of forests and breast land also naturally sequestered carver and crucial way to mitigate climate change, least regenerating for it also play host to treat your so rare. it's almost mythic and it's rehabilitation could be the parts being the biggest challenge to wildlife rangers from me to help me find it in nearly any by the perfect. but that again was really when somebody, though, i don't know further when i get anyone, i am going to give you much and it's on the new trucks. we're moving, we're using telemetry, the something that the radio frequencies emitted from color some the beer when i lost my mental tunnel anyway. yeah. sorted in the middle since a renewal notice i can see and perfect. ok then ahead 9. they were for city are much, you know, the very, yeah, at the study there they would say ok, yeah. ho

in fact, according to the report, the u.s. parkresident's visit would likely occur later that day or in the evening after protesters had been removed from the area. right. so, trump would go after the protesters cleared from the park, after the police cleared them. the report also says, contrary to the operational plan and before the u.s. park police gave the first dispersal warning, the secret service entered 8th street from madison place. that led to an earlier confrontation than was planned. the secret service lieutenant later apologized for the occurred. well, i think i know. pick me. this whole thing was completely absurd. they didn't even interview any of the most relevant parties like william barr or the secret service. so, we're supposed to accept the park police had this plan, right, to clear the square to build a fence and for reasons unbeknownst to anyone the secret service initiated that way ahead of time but definitely not so the president could walk to that park for his photo op. carol len nick is national pulitzer pr

and we are here starting to build the park they fought so hard to have. his wouldn't have happened without all of you, without the many partners that have been mentioned. i want to acknowledge a few. phil ginsburg and his staff, and the rec park commission, amazing partners throughout this. drew becker, mya rogers with the san francisco parks alliance. also amazing partners. jackie flynn and the apri staff, having worked tirelessly, you know, you have seen them operating the tech hub and really fighting hard for this community. and then the many other groups -- there are too many to mentiog support for this. of course, our elected leaders. without you, mayor breed, supervisor walton, without assembly member chu and phil king and senator wiener we wouldn't be here. as you heard, there's a lot of investment in this project. also our funders -- john fritzer and his funds for taking the risk and the same with the public funders. you know, they took a risk. they invested. they believed in this community and last, but not least, i want to acknowledge again the b

the number of homeless in the park and the numbers were now close in the park foxes. but the success comes when all of those species are truly back in a system that's functioning without human intervention. as well as helping to clean air and water. large expenses afford and breast land also naturally sequestered, cardboard a crucial way to mitigate climate change, least regenerating for it's also play host who treats are so rare. it's almost mythic and it's rehabilitation could be the parts being the biggest challenge to wildlife rangers have from me to help me find it the in the nearly the by the perfect. but that again was really when ross and did i don't know further when will it or get anyone i am going in a much and it's us on the new trucks were more the are using telemetry be something that x radio frequencies emitted from color from the year when i was my mental tunnel anyway. yes. thought it in the middle say well no, i don't know if you can see and perfect. ok then ahead 9. they were for city much longer. very. yeah. and at the study of got there, what is it

in fact, according to the report, the u.s. parkdent commander said the secret service uniformed division chief told him that the presidents visit would likely occur ladle that day after protesters had been removed from the area. right, so trump would go after the protesters had been cleared from the park. the report also says contrary to the operational plan and before the u.s. park police gave the first dispersal warning, the secret service entered a street from madison place. that led to an earlier confrontation that was planned. the secret service lieutenant later apologized for the entry during the operation but did not explain why it occurred. i know why. pick me. it this whole thing was completely absurd. they didn't even interview any of the most important parties like william barr. so we're supposed to accept at the park police had this plan, right, to clear the square to build a fence and for reasons unbeknownst to anyone the secret service just went ahead and initiate it that way ahead of time, but definitely not so the p

one day is differently not enough to get to know the largest park in europe. that's why i'm looking forward to the next one. sitting at the bark isabel been from march to october. i need never gets boring because new attractions are added every season and we continue to get up close and personal with animals. but the next ones we are about to encounter are a bit less ferocious than those seen at the safari park. british artist, debbie lawson has a passion for bears kangaroos and other wild animals, but she expresses her love for them through sculpture. she creates her life like creatures from carpets, and they often take the viewer by the price, the artwork that have you, rubbing your eyes and amazing at times how to identify. they sometimes leap out into the room, attending the perspective in the studio in london's hackney district, carpets get a new list of life as wild animal. british artist, debbie lawson begin creating lifestyle is carpet sculptures from 10 years ago. you start with the pattern in the middle, which is like a focal point, pull your eye in,

this one blocks and important elephant path on the edge of the park. a team from the ministry of mineral resources and energy is on site. last week, police evicted some guy in paris and burned down de camp are basically martini the ministries inspector general wants to make sure the mind remains closed, spots at the same time. he also wants to make a deal with the minus was up and those are nice going to new on the more form or we want the people here to keep mining go through, but in an organized manner that benefit both of them are going to read the government, the size of the sheer force broke open at the to do this. they need to form cooperative them was when we have a program that helps miners set up their own co, operative and corporate fevers capacities that might not be coming up. i see we also teach the message that helped them to work more effectively and without having such a negative impact on the environment specific as cooper his advocate who may ambient to see what this can look like. we had to set, set out one of the 5 mining cooperative

so the national park is seeking to provide alternative sources of income. that to, to barter is one of the 1st beneficiaries of a job creation scheme. he trained as a veterinarian and now helps farmers look off to their cattle. the park is working with a conservation project called most bio, to create jobs for people who live in the areas bordering the park. before to barter became a vet, he too was a gold prospector. well done, she had to do, did it? yes, i used to do too, but then i began to have doubts any understand that you can't always be a gold digger. aqaba did mean the more i take out, the less there is work until one day it's totally depleted. and if there's nothing left, what should i live on? go make it. well, that's why i started working as yvette and it's been well worth the effort in a that if you daddy, if you've been since 2017, the park has created hundreds of jobs in agriculture. everything from organic coffee growing to sustainable beekeeping and livestock farming. but for many gold is still more repealing. new minds are always puffing up

so full. >> how the park staffing is. less than half of what used to be. did you notice that staff shortage which we knew it. it was fine. but you know, there have to people there. half the now, again, we're going to get ahead and look at some of the longer attractions that they have here. nancy loo has a story on what's happening disneyland. >> snow, white and her 7 dorms will always be on the job in this disneyland attraction. but throughout the park, less than half of 32,000 employees have returned to their jobs. so some restaurants are closed and not all rides are rolling. >> i don't remember the last time i've been on it and i really looking forward going it low 41 or unable to go like other industries. a severe labor shortage has amusement parks struggling to find enough workers summarize are also at a dead stop at 6 flags in st. louis. we may have to close, right temporarily so that we can make sure employees get their breaks and so that we're taking care of them during the day. it all means less amusement park goers. there was some like carnival gam

so the national park is seeking to provide alternative sources of income. that to, to barter is one of the 1st beneficiaries of a job creation scheme. he trained as a veterinarian and now helps farmers look off to their cattle. the park is working with a conservation project called most bio, to create jobs for people who live in the areas bordering the park. before to barter became a vet, he too was a gold prospector. well done, judge did it. yes, i used to do too. but then i began to have down to understand that you can't always be a gold digger. aqaba did mean the more i take out, the less there is work until one day it's totally depleted. and if there's nothing else, what should i live on? go make it. well, that's why i started working as a vet and it's been well worth the effort in a that if you, if you live in a since 2017, the park has created hundreds of jobs in agriculture. everything from organic coffee growing to sustainable beekeeping and livestock farming. but for many gold is still more repealing. new minds are always popping up. this one blocks

the park has two restrooms along the stretch. next we have the upper great highway which i explained in the last slide and the great highway extension, that area between slope boulevard and skyline boulevard. you can see in this image here that part of the roadway curves further westward. it has the zoo inside as well as the p.u.c. waste water treatment facilities. this area is experiencing extreme and rapid erosion. now for who is responsible for what. the great highway is under the jurisdiction of the recreation and parks department and managed by public works and m.t.a. while the lower great highway, as are most of other streets in the city are under the jurisdiction of public works and managed by public works and m.t.a. we have ocean beach with a network of dunes and sun, sea wall promenades and overlooks. this area is managed by the national park service as part of the golden gate national recreation area. as i mentioned t great highway extension has been experiencing severe erosion. the picture on the left is from this area

board of directors and the recreation and parks commission. today we are thinking about and talking about future conditions and long-term considerations. this should inform decisions we make in the short-term, but for clarity, those decisions are not being made today. thank you for this opportunity to consider the important analysis on the great highway. >> chairman: thank you, commissioner mar. i can go to staff now. >> thanks, chair mandelman. [the audio has an echo] >> i'm joined today by canneil reba, and we're going to give hopefully a reasonably short presentation, and then have an opportunity to hear from folks. i hope that you can see my screen? >> chairman: we can. >> i'll let camille start the presentation, and we will walk through it with you. >> good morning, chair mandelman and commissioners. my name is camille, and i'm the senior transportation manager. i'm project manager for the direct 4 project study. we'll dive deep into our evaluation and findings and conclude with recommendations and next steps. touching on the process, comm

but the park itself is funded that's accurate that those are all the funds for the park. >> yeah. and it seems like on the water front ones, there hand been bond funding anything other than bond funding in that first line. but i'm looking back at world war i park. bond bay signed 2012 bond, $6 million, other funds zero. total 6.0. next line down. current 2012 bond 8.3 and other bonds 6.3 for a total or 14.6. so my question is was the plan always on these parks that the current funded that the bond would be augmented by other funds? >> yeah, and i can sort of speak to that. so the during the evolution of the project clearly cost the bid to go up and we continue to look for funding to augment and finish these projects and we sort of got lucky that we were able to augment these funds which we got authority from the commission. these kind of projects these funds are meant for. so i'm glad we're able to use that to finish the project. so essentially what we're doing is leveraged some of the funding to be able to finish this project: >> thank you for the question, member regardwin. so th

the park has two restrooms along the stretch. next we have the upper great highway which i explained in the last slide and the great highway extension, that area between slope boulevard and skyline boulevard. you can see in this image here that part of the roadway curves further westward. it has the zoo inside as well as the p.u.c. waste water treatment facilities. this area is experiencing extreme and rapid erosion. now for who is responsible for what. the great highway is under the jurisdiction of the recreation and parks department and managed by public works and m.t.a. while the lower great highway, as are most of other streets in the city are under the jurisdiction of public works and managed by public works and m.t.a. we have ocean beach with a network of dunes and sun, sea wall promenades and overlooks. this area is managed by the national park service as part of the golden gate national recreation area. as i mentioned t great highway extension has been experiencing severe erosion. the picture on the left is from this area

park. we counted on you to prioritize people in the city, seniors walking in the park, families in the park, kids learning how to bike in the park, so why do you want to put a highway back through this amazing new resource? >> thank you, caller. hello, caller. your minute begins now. >> hi. this is harold semly. keeping the great highway shouldn't be a problem. it's two miles out of 1400 in san francisco. it's wildly popular without cars, and everybody knows we need to move away from car use. cars destroy or environment, cars create in -- our environment, cars create inequity, and cars create everything that the great highway perpetuates. we're risking destroying a place of beauty and serenity all because we can't get past the moving cars are essential. [inaudible] forever. >> thank you, caller. hello, caller. your minute begins now. >> hello. >> caller, yes, caller, your minute begins now. >> my name is jonathan roman. i've lived in the outer richmond since before the loma prieta. i've commuted by bike to pier one for three years. i use the great highway as a cyclist at least two times a w

how much me do you need to prefer for all the animals in the park? full, but we have between 60 to 100 kilos. it depends on how strong the animals are, or if any, on a diet of something we have to hi there. i'm, i'm put in a thing close it up nicely. it's not supposed to be to. right in the we may go or way to the next stop to pay the rightness of the seat. 51 rhino have already been born in the bar. on my case, oliver oliver. normally rhinos live in africa. and a shocking or how do these animals cope with the german? i met him using my hands. are lots of nothin come running. that is relatively well with the german climate, especially if the african right off on white rhinos or black rhinos, even sometimes live on the lower reaches of kilimanjaro, where it gets cold. winter temperature in africa is 10 degrees. so it's not always just tropical heat there. and ryan knows even like to plan the snow for half an hour in winter when a hybrid ne, our last stop for today is with the buffalo, the main species congress, 3 meters long, sitting at the park is hom

do you have a new your max and today i am the largest 40 park in europe. i'm going to work for the 1st time as a saw keep there. let's go sit and get you. was founded in 1974 by just the family in clothing hug. and in the northern german state of lower sex. we're kind of responsible for the welfare of the most part. she has been working here for almost 20 years. the 1st goal is to bring a piece of africa to europe and over visitors, unexperienced somewhere between national dark enough food. my 1st stop is at the lions. the home is why is it so important to keep down? he must be upset and gets barsha sticks to home. delusions and nature lions. sleep 22 hours a day and hunt for one hour. so we created an alternative by hanging the meet so that they need to target, that they need a bit of daily activity. i'm on the extra number we move on to the elephant taking care of their fees is very important because they're working in the park is limited in comparison to do wild. today. i'm going to be an elephant any q for the 1st time? yes. apply a little more pressure

evidence showed that the u.s. park police did not know about the president's potential movement until mid-to-late afternoon on june 1st, hours after it had been developing its operational plan and the contractor had arrived. at the time major news outlets were saying president trump actually ordered the tear gassing of protesters. >> if the white house, the president and his team had to do it all over again, would you have gaston pummeled protesters to clear the park to the president got the photo op. >> cleared away the protesters using tear robert bullets -- rubber bullets so trump could pose a photo op. stick with the president wanted the photo op and he wanted to disperse the crowd. he wants an image of these protesting one thing, violent. which of course is not accurate. >> wire they ordered to move on protesters at that moment? obviously the president wanted a photo op. >> i feel that question from jim acosta from the podium and i told him that wasn't the case. jim acosta did not care about the facts. neither did

how much me do you need to prefer for all the animals in the park? full, but we have between 60 to 100 kilos. it depends on how strong the animals are or if any, on a diet or something. okay, let me. yeah. we have to hi. nikki: for 2nd i'm, i'm put in a very male thing, close it up nicely. it's not supposed to be too late for right now. in the we may go way to the next stop to pay the rightness of the seat. 51, ryan us, have already been born in the bar. on my case oliver. normally rhinos live in africa and a shocking or how do these animals cope with the german? i met him. you can see my hands are less nothin, come running relatively well with the german climate, especially the african right off on white vinyl. black rhinos even sometimes live on the lower reaches of kit him, on jars where it gets cold. winter temperature in africa is 10 degrees, so it's not always gentle. tropical heat there. and ryan knows even like to play in the snow for half an hour in winter. no hybrid. ne, our last stop for today is with the buffalo, the main spacious congress

the park has two restrooms along the stretch. next we have the upper great highway which i explained in the last slide and the great highway extension, that area between slope boulevard and skyline boulevard. you can see in this image here that part of the roadway curves further westward. it has the zoo inside as well as the p.u.c. waste water treatment facilities. this area is experiencing extreme and rapid erosion. now for who is responsible for what. the great highway is under the jurisdiction of the recreation and parks department and managed by public works and m.t.a. while the lower great highway, as are most of other streets in the city are under the jurisdiction of public works and managed by public works and m.t.a. we have ocean beach with a network of dunes and sun, sea wall promenades and overlooks. this area is managed by the national park service as part of the golden gate national recreation area. as i mentioned t great highway extension has been experiencing severe erosion. the picture on the left is from this area

the california state parks grant contract does require the project owner to maintain the park improvements for a term of 30 years, starting july 1, 2020. and as i stated in my earlier presentation, this makes the project -- this makes the legislation retroactive. purely for administrative purposes. in closing, i am requesting that the board -- i'm sorry that the budget and finance committee approve the amendment to the legislation presented by the city attorney. also i'm requesting that you recommend the board of supervisors retroactively approve, accept and expend and the grant agreement. and recommend that you approve the grant contract with the california states park department which includes the requirement to maintain the project for the duration of the contract performance period from july 1, 2020 through june 30, 2050. that concludes my presentation. >> chair: thank you. supervisor mar, any questions? is there a b.l.a. report on this item? i know there are amendments. >> we do not have a report on that item. >> chair: okay. is there any public comment on this item. >> they're checki

is the parking lot is access to people's driveways? t's because you would be needing to remove some parking in advance of driveways to provide some better visibility. >> chair borden: so it's not getting rid of people private parking space? >> some parking would have to be removed. >> in order to that, we would need to have the other side of the driveways, which would remove lot of on street parking, which may or may not be a challenge. it creates lot of space to fill up with something else. then we end up with a design where we're filling up the street a lot of plastic post before and every single driveway and there's nothing else on the street. i think it's a very challenging design and the street is narrow. >> chair borden: director lai? >> director lai: i apologize for that. thank you. my bandwidth is so slow. it takes long time for me to unmute. unfortunately. i question is related to the contracting item, 10.4 to 10.6. question for staff on the splitting basically, the scope into three consultant contracts. could staff place a dra

ah, the night sky above germany's eye, full national park. this is where a hollow dot and hug and runs and observatory he'd been watching the night sky getting brighter. if there were absolutely no light pollution and we really had a natural night sky, which no longer exists anywhere in europe, then we'd probably be able to see 3 to 4000 stars from here. but even on a good night, you can only see between 182500 stars for not. i told them simple enough, dana, it's a breathtaking site, thousands of stars. you can even see the milky way from here. how bad is used to this stunning view? oh, but most people in germany could only dream of seeing so many stars as almost everywhere. the night sky is simply too bright in cologne. you couldn't see maybe 20 or 30 stars, but only the bright ones. if the weather is clear and there are no clouds in the sky, you have to drive about 40 kilometers outside of cologne just to get away from the artificial light glow and be able to see an even halfway decent night sky on him as o light pollution as the phenomenon

i want to start by thanking park and rec and the director of park and rec phil ginsburg. we were supposed to celebrate the golden gate park last year. a lot went into making it is what it is right now. sounds and equipment things we may not see. and i want to thank for the work and fundraising done to make this amazing. so martin luther got the first opportunity to perform and it feels good. we're going to see more activities and events here in golden gate park. but today is so special. i get emotional every time i think about how far we have come as african americans. yes, there are challenges. and those challenges will continue to persist as long as we sit to the side and don't work and fight to do what is necessary. to change the lives of what's happening all over the country. not just here in san francisco. today we celebrate that milestone. now, black people, we always celebrated juneteenth as a holiday. amen? so now, finally, people understand the significance of what this means for us. my grandmother, who wasn't far removed from slavery, worked as a share cropper wi

the park has two restrooms along the stretch. next we have the upper great highway which i explained in the last slide and the great highway extension, that area between slope boulevard and skyline boulevard. you can see in this image here that part of the roadway curves further westward. it has the zoo inside as well as the p.u.c. waste water treatment facilities. this area is experiencing extreme and rapid erosion. now for who is responsible for what. the great highway is under the jurisdiction of the recreation and parks department and managed by public works and m.t.a. while the lower great highway, as are most of other streets in the city are under the jurisdiction of public works and managed by public works and m.t.a. we have ocean beach with a network of dunes and sun, sea wall promenades and overlooks. this area is managed by the national park service as part of the golden gate national recreation area. as i mentioned t great highway extension has been experiencing severe erosion. the picture on the left is from this area

are here to reduce fire danger throughout the park. s will be clearing brush trimming branches, removing old dead trees and creating defensible space. >> to hopefully protect homes and lives in the event of a wildfire. there's also an ongoing effort to prevent fires from starting in the first place, especially with the 4th of july. coming up, the parks and recreation department wants to remind people that fireworkg are illegal in alum, rock park and they will be working to make sure that everyone is following the rules and for the 4th of july holiday. >> we will be ensuring that we have staffing in place as a preventative measure to make sure people in the park after hours attempting to set off fireworks having barbecues and the thing that's going to create a high risk situation that could lead to any type of fire. and finally, the hazardous fuels reduction work here is expected to take about 8 to 12 weeks. >> but for now in the south bay, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> let's take a look at the weather. this is a live look outside rig

one the particulars of lafayette park. i was there the next night with the d.c. national guard.olute chaos. and when i heard from the guys who were there the night before who had been there when the rioting was in lafayette park they said there was no understanding what was up or down, who was in charge. protestors were right there on the wall of the white house. capitol police and security guards there at the white house were being accosted and beaten. so it doesn't surprise me that a call was made for security reasons to move the perimeter. but the so-called journalists and media never had any interest in cutting through the confusion and chaos of that night and try to get it right. what really happened? we don't know. yes, donald trump went out to st. john's church because it had been burned a few feet from the white house to demonstrate that law and order is important. the next two nights later i was standing in front of that church as we pushed the security barriers out even further because lafayette park had been under siege the night before. the anyone look into this? did

park. he quotes hall on the vision of parks generally. quote, primarily they are intended to provide the best practicable means for healthy recreation and influence they exert upon society can scarcely be over estimated. our staff carries on this legacy with the vision. in many ways the challenges and powerful influences remain the same, expanding the activities, working on hilly wind swept landscapes, safe clean beautiful places for the public and securitying bonds to fund the projects which we were able to do this year with as age of prop a. the san francisco health and recovery bond. these words have special meaning this year. san francisco has realized what the men and women of the building trades know. parks are not luxuries or nice to have. they are must haves essential infrastructure. not just mys places with pretty leaves and flowers. they are sanity savers. they are the most equitable and accessible amenity that a city and state can offer its residents. they are important for everyone, but absolutely vital for those in cities and

weeks the park installed three tanks with troughs. d several elk at one watering area today. there are actually four subherds within the reserve and the three other herds can't access that water. so it's not enough to stop elk from dying right now. the park service has taken no steps to provide additional food for the tule elk. we'll monitor tomorrow's meeting in federal court and report back to you. for the iteam, dan noyes, abc7 news. >>> i can't move around outdoors. >> he is certainly not alone. happening right now, a historic heatwave in the pacific northwest. parts of washington state and oregon have been roasting under record heat in triple digits. air conditioning is not common in many homes because this kind of heat isn't usual in that part of the country. people are searching for relief wherever they can find it. >> we always have misters on the side for real hot days, but there's 150 of them now on the patio. because this is a concert venue it has really good air conditioning, too. so it's holding up all right. >> this is re

keep on going to the park. are folks. the encampment started in december of 2020 and sauce.ito's efforts to remove the tents in february were halted after those encamped at the site filed a lawsuit the judge cleared the way to remove the site and relocate the residents about a month ago. at one point, about three dozen people lived in the area south of dumpy park, the city, saying those encamped at the site were being moved to nearby marine ship park, where programs are already in place to offer outreach to those experiencing homelessness and where there are better amenities. miranshah park has the advantage of actual working toilets and flush toilets so that that hygienically and health wise that's obviously a huge driver, um marine park is where the twice a week the mobile home a shower program is and it has been going there since. i think 2018. because it's not known exactly how long the homeless will remain encamped at marine ship park, the sauce lido art festival that customarily takes place at the park over the labor day weekend has been canceled, reporting live in sau

the east san jose park covers 720 acres in the conditions there.course, a very dry crews will be clearing brush trimming branches and removing all dead trees over the next few months and with the 4th of july holiday approaching authorities want to remind people that fireworks are illegal in the park and for the 4th of july holiday. we will be ensuring that we have staffing in place as a preventative measure. >> to make sure people in the park after hours attempting to set off fireworks having barbecues and the thing that's going to create a high risk situation that could lead to any type of fire. >> the fire mitigation work is expected to last 8 to 12 weeks. >> in the north bay as part of an effort to continue to invest in safety. a wildfire reduction work pg and e crews are placing power lines underground in santa rosa. the goal is to help prevent approximately 11,000 customers from being affected by a public safety power shutoff during severe weather conditions. construction started in april and once it's completed, this work will keep the lights

park being the largest second park one of the best kept secrets.s exciting about this activation in particular is that it's the first of many. it's also representation of our city coming together but not only on the bureaucratic side of things. but also our neighbors, neighbors helped this happen. we are thrilled that today we are seeing the fruition of all that work in this city's open space. >> when we got involved with this park there was a broken swing set and half of -- for me, one thing i really like to point out to other groups is that when you are competing for funding in a hole on the ground, you need to articulate what you need for your park. i always point as this sight as a model for other communities. >> i hope we continue to work on the other empty pits that are here. there are still a lot of areas that need help at maclaren park. we hope grants and money will be available to continue to improve this park to make it shine. it's a really hidden jewel. a lot of people don't know it's here. >> all right, mayor, we've got a program. so be

one day is differently not enough to get to know the largest park in europe. that's why i'm looking forward to the next one. sitting at the bargain. them from march to august. other i need never gets boring because new attractions are added every season. and we continue to get up close and personal with animals, but the next ones we are about to encounter are a bit less ferocious than those seen at the safari park. british artist, debbie lawson has a passion for bears kangaroos and other wild animals. but she expresses her love for them through sculpture. she creates her life like creatures from carpets, and they often take the viewer by surprise. the artwork does have you rubbing your eyes and amazing a time. talk to identify. they sometimes leap out into the room. depending on the perspective in the studio, in london's hackney district, carpets get a new list of life as wild animal. british artist, debbie lawson begin creating lifestyle. it's carpet sculptures, some 10 years ago. you start with the past, you in the middle, which is like a focal point, pull yo

i do visit the park quite a bit. i do see them once in a while. i consider this a bit of a boondoggle. we need to look at that relative to trading that service out for the contract and services below. >> thank you. >> thank you. mr. secretary, any other callers? >> that concludes public comment under the director's report. i will call the nekt item. >> item six is the citizens advisory update. and the c.e.o. will direct you on this item. >> good morning, directtors. i'm derek holt and ten gaugement this past tuesday evening was pretty high and a good time. and we were thrilled to have the tjpa board of direct members in attendance, director shaw. thank you. we appreciate her participation, encouragement and words of appreciation. the members appreciate the numerous positive transit center updates including the increased partnership activity, staffing and security updates. and it is noted there is a tremendous activity and tremendous amount of activity and maintaining and increasing regional and national political support. and financial >> and regar

the shipwrecks in the national park are under constant threat. ere are a lot of people in the public who don't necessarily understand the value of the resource in place. one of the goals of the national park service is to keep these sites intact for future generations. these young people come away as stewards they will go back to their community and explain to the world why it is important for these sites to stay where they are at and hopefully bring better protection to them. ♪ jay: as you can see, our young people have bright futures, and they are preserving our oceans and restoring our heritage. that is our future. it is very important to look at the foundation and how things started. one of the fathers of modern scuba diving is dr. jones. pete will introduce him, and you will get a chance to meet dr. jones personally. pete? pete: thank you, jay it is nice to see you again. my name is peter girguis, i am on the faculty at harvard university. i am a marine scientist and i cannot tell you how thrilled i am to have this opportunity to introduce yo