national park in america yellowstone is the first national park inhe world, 1872. you think about that, 7 years after the civil war, not a single memberf congress that voted for the yellowstone park act actually had steppedoot in this place. it predate it is states. 96% of the park is in wyoming, 1% in idaho. governor forte wld remind you that 3% of monna, 70% come through montana entrances. >> we need to do something about that. >> yeah. you know, the first year that yellow stone had a million people in it in a single year was 18. right after world war ii. the first year that yellowstone had 2 million in the par in a ngle year it was 1965. first year we had 3 million in the parknd the park was 1992. first year 4 million in the park, was 2015 and then 4.8 million in 2021 and we are on tra this year for 4.6 million visits which is quite a rebnd coming off of covid and off the floods. so we've had the luxury of 15 to 20 years for each additional million people to visit t park every year and that time frame is shrking and so you look at, you know, 4 million in 2015 to

load and its its park size. um, the memo also interestingly adopted acls or absolute cumulative limits. um, for 13 specific parks, uh, predominantly within the downtown financial district, uh, which were sort of inherently prone to higher shadow loads given the high rise massing around the area. um qualitatively, the memo established various qualitative criteria, including time of day that the shadow was occurring, the time of year, uh, the shadows location upon the park, shadow size, um, shadow duration and the public good served by the project. casting the shadow. um, so for brief, uh, project overview, i'll just show really just for visual, since claire already covered the project scope. um, but here you can see the proposed project rendering in context within the city landscape. uh, the project is denoted by the red arrow, and then the image on the bottom left is the proposed site plan. and as claire mentioned, the, uh, the purpose associated with this project is, um, along the interior block edge directly abutting

park being the largest second park one of the best kept secrets. what'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. >> today's special guest michelle ginsber

helped grow the park ranger division citywide. they are contributing to our safety all over the city. not just the park. >> and organizational development and employee recognition program. a place people can share anecdoteos his retirement. if you want the link we am arrange to get it to you >> legacy and leadership support and coaching comraderie will be missed by so many of us. he was proud of all of us and the legacy of caring excellence and fostered in the park system a legacy i hope lives on for i long time. i know now from kate kaern that his memorial service will be grace cathedral on january 11. and i believe we will have a special service in the park it seems odd but we will move along to more commission business. that was that one is that was hurt losing our colleague and friends. it seems like the world should stop. you know and grieve. on a loiter note. we received an e mail from a gentlemen ashley i'm looking for it. the highlighted 1. >> on the page. >> lovely gentlemen named, howard shonin. wroechlt hello lucas [inau

the idea that the u.s. park police is prepared to address 2000 new migrants left under tents with nothing to do and no ability to communicate is that only imprudent, but it is also perilous. the proposed migrant shelter on floyd bennet field falls under the jurisdiction of our jamaica bay station unit. as of today, there are 25 sworn officers assigned to this unit. typically there only to make officers on duty per shift. .. the impact is undeniable. surrounding public and officers and migrants all jobs significant risks 24/7. any addition to the extreme shortages of our officers, jamaica bay unit does not have any water studies needed to provide law enforcement services surrounding migrant camp. for example, we have one holding cell in our station phones and computers are at best, on reliable and they are unstopped most of the day. their unsecured and accessible to at ground level the outside of the station. to my knowledge national park service has no plan to address or place any of this in advance. in fact, th

the idea that the u.s. park police is prepared to address 2000 new migrants left under tents with nothing to do and no ability to communicate has only been imprudent but careless. the proposed shelter falls under the jurisdiction of our jamaica bay station unit. as of today there are 25 sworn officers assigned to this unit. typically there are only two officers on duty per shift. i think that is worth restating under the officer staffing levels that exist today, just two police officers will be responsible for all the law enforcement matters outside of the tent. the impact of the staffing reality is undeniable. the surrounding public, are officers and the migrants themselves will face significant safety risks 24/7. in addition to the extreme shortages of our officers, the jamaica bay unit does not have any modern facilities that will be needed to provide law enforcement services surrounding the migrant camp. for example, we have one holding cell for prisoner processing. our station phones and computers are at be

the marina green. again in golden gate park. it has been a great time for music and ties into the recovery and the tremendous energy where we are feeling and -- you know anybody who says san francisco is struggling needs to hang out in the park system. where well is joy and beaut and he inspiration every day. >> so, the san francisco board of supervisors passed legislation to make jfk drive in will golden gate park car free. how have residents responds. >> the san francisco residents responds positive. families. bicyclists, joggers, people with dogs and people from every corner of san francisco have discovered that jfk promenade is a treasure. it enhances the parks so much. imagine a beautiful day in the park and weather on foot or on bike you are strolling down jfk, you pass sixth avenue and head to the music concourse for a concert or the museum; it is joyous and made golden gate park sproord. i have been hering about disk golf and pickle ball. can you tell us about and where people can practice and play. >> i knew you were goi

they were laid down during the creation of the park, and a number are connected precisely with those he country would like to develop, well, for example , electronics, for example, fine chemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, that is, what our country needs, and not just in investments, like money, in investments, like technology, so these areas were laid down as priorities, we are developing these areas. mechanical engineering is our belarusian base, so joint venture construction is also one of our priorities. more such new ones directions - this is e-commerce, this is the processing of large volumes of data, our focus is also logistics, because the location of the park is near the airport, the m1 highway, a railway is being built, that is, accordingly, the logistics direction can be developed, plus, according to the master plan, there are territories that can only to be used. sub-logistics facilities, accordingly, well, it would be stupid not to use these released lands, so we are now placing a logistics facility on them. we can say that an industrial park is innovative industry

park department. that helps with both management of the system of parks and also for the users of the parks to understand which agency and entity is managing them. little history about the redevelopment area, in 1998, the mission bay north and south district were formed and ground lease for the development of the parks issued. mission bay plan called for development of open space parks and again both mission bay north and south. as mentioned before, the city and port own the underlying land of where all these parks exist. the ground lease was originally to expire in 2046 and then the open space transfer back to both the city and the port. however, with the dissolution of redevelopment, the state required the office of community investment and infrastructure to deivist their lands as quickly as possible and in 2015 the state of california approved the property management plan and park management plan that created the timeline to terminate the lease between community investment and infrastructure and port and the city. as a part of the mission bay plan, there was a community financing district established,

and welcome to the city's newest park. so the, the mythical soccer coach ted lasso likes to use the word believe. today we believe, we believe in the power of to transform challenging spaces. we believe in the power of several city agencies private partners, community benefit districts, nonprofits to come together to transform a space into something that is happy and hopeful. today, we believe. the anchor. [applause] the anchor of this new space, is a 13,000-square foot skating area. it is the nation's first of its kind street skating plaza at this scale. you're going to hear from him in a little bit and you're going to see him when we cut the cover of one of our skate ramps, decide for skaters and actually includes elements from san francisco's legendary skating history, that used to be skated illegally. i learned in partner with the skate community, that san francisco if you didn't know, to be one of the best urban skate destinations anywhere. people come from around the world to skate san francisco. so why not skate here

it should be as a national park. the surrounding communities remain as they should be, able to enjoy that park. the migrants, the homeless and those seeking asylum are tended to. but we cannot continue to do it because there is no more room at the inn and the borders are not closing. unless they do we will continue to be overrun and it will not just be new york, it will be every city and every state across america. thank you for your time and thank you for coming to see our national park and thank you for hosting this session for us. >> assemblywoman williams, thank you for your passion to speak out on this. i did not introduce you as a democrat number of the new york general assembly, but it has been established in the discussions. in the closing remarks about justin airport in brooklyn? >> thank you so much. we had to travel all the way from the southern side of brooklyn to hear that our national park is just a regular runway. that might be your opinion. we have heard many opinions float around this room today. however

there is also a shuttle stop in the new parking lot. this is a photo of the new accessible parking lot that is 20 spaces that is behind the band shell. we are hearing that it is full sometimes, so we are getting feedback that it is great to have it, but that sometimes it is full, so it's a great resource, but of course it is not-doesn't solve all the problems. it is not enough. this next slide is a picture from our website. it is a map showing where all the blue zone spaces are in the eastern end of the park, and it's of course kind of small to be able to see, but it shows that--this is actually i realized when we got the image from the website, it is not showing the new spaces behind the band shell, the 20 new spaces in the parking lot unfortunately so i'll have to make sure that gets updated, but, if you were able to see this image also shows the number of spaces in each location, and the greatest number of spaces is actually in the garage and music concourse. there are 32 spaces in the garage. which brings us to the garage updates. th

the gardeners and maintenance people on the ground that keep our park system the finest thank you for all you do and neil and dave for your hard work and last but not least to our may i public affairs staff a lot of those events around the city never don't want things like to be in the shadows so i want to thank them pubically a their anyist team member shawn white. >> all right. we're about to cut a retain. (clapping.) and their sharp please be careful you're our mayor [off mic.] >> - >> (multiple voices). >> you want rec and park (laughter). >> we're going a count down and here we go. >> everyone ready everyone is here. >> all right. come in where is mri religious 54, 3, 2 , 1. >> wow. >> (clapping) shop and dine on the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within neighborhood. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and vibrant. where will you shop and dine in the 49? san francisco owes the charm to the unique character of the neighborhood comer hall distri

the gardeners and maintenance people on the ground that keep our park system the finest thank you for all you do and neil and dave for your hard work and last but not least to our may i public affairs staff a lot of those events around the city never don't want things like to be in the shadows so i want to thank them pubically a their anyist team member shawn white. >> all right. we're about to cut a retain. (clapping.) and their sharp please be careful you're our mayor [off mic.] >> - >> (multiple voices). >> you want rec and park (laughter). >> we're going a count down and here we go. >> everyone ready everyone is here. >> all right. come in where is mri religious 54, 3, 2 , 1. >> wow. >> (clapping) >> one more statement. we are the one. that is our first single that we made. that is our opinion. >> i can't argue with you. >> you are responsible please do not know his exact. [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> i had a break when i was on a major label for my musical career. i took a seven year break. and then i came back. i worked in the library for a long time. when i started working the san

the marina green. again in golden gate park. it has been a great time for music and ties into the recovery and the tremendous energy where we are feeling and -- you know anybody who says san francisco is struggling needs to hang out in the park system. where well is joy and beaut and he inspiration every day. >> so, the san francisco board of supervisors passed legislation to make jfk drive in will golden gate park car free. how have residents responds. >> the san francisco residents responds positive. families. bicyclists, joggers, people with dogs and people from every corner of san francisco have discovered that jfk promenade is a treasure. it enhances the parks so much. imagine a beautiful day in the park and weather on foot or on bike you are strolling down jfk, you pass sixth avenue and head to the music concourse for a concert or the museum; it is joyous and made golden gate park sproord. i have been hering about disk golf and pickle ball. can you tell us about and where people can practice and play. >> i knew you were goi

they were laid down during the creation of the park, and a number are connected precisely with those ountry would like to develop, well, for example, electronics, for example, fine chemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, that is, what our country needs and not just in investments like money. in investments as technologies, which is why these areas were laid down as priorities, we are developing these areas, mechanical engineering, our belarusian base, therefore, joint venture construction is also one of the priorities, more such new areas are e-commerce, this is the processing of large volumes of data, this is also our focus and logistics, because the location of the park is near the airport, the m1 highway, a railway is being built, that is, the logistics area can be developed accordingly , plus, according to the master plan, there are territories that... only sub-logistical objects can be used, accordingly, well, it would be stupid not to use these released lands, so here they are we are now placing a logistics facility, we can say that the industrial park is... an innovative ind

the lessons for all of us about community from christmas in the park. >>> wet weather pushes through the bay area but some people are hoping for more than just rain. we will check in with what the situation is in the sierra. >>> let's begin with this morning's top stories. we are learning about the murder of a pizza delivery driver shot to death in front of his own home and his mother. the 24-year-old work for dominoes and on a break from his delivery job and went to park in front of his house and somebody got out of the car and shot him at close range. the person who fired got away and so far officers have not released any information about the victim or the manhunt for his killer. >>> a ban on carrying guns in certain public spaces in california blocked by a federal judge . if you want to carry a gun in the parks, sporting venues and schools, be a where the ban was ruled likely unconstitutional. because it deprived concealed carry holders of the right to protect themselves. the ban would've taken effect in a couple of weeks but that is up in the air while the court case continues fo

exactly the national park service. how you see the politics creating a double standard for the national park service particularly as it relates to? >> no thought or cause and it's talking about protecting people but not the people they want to place without safeguards in place. >> one thing i think is so shocking watching the invasion on the southern border in southern states, arizona, texas, california and even my area dealing with this crisis for quite some time. it is visiting other areas. it's affecting every community and state and the nation as a whole. i am sorry for what the biden administration has done and i'm sorry for what the biden administration has done to our country, they should be ashamed and appreciate your willingness to come here and tell us about the crisis they have created. thank you. >> the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, you are recognized. >> thank you for allowing us to a volunteer committee and thank you for your leadership and commitment, and issue that is so important. there

was necessary to preserve that spirit of the park, that atmosphere, a monument was erected in the parkflowers are being laid today. a new alley has also appeared in the park, several dozen freshly planted trees, each of which has a sign with a name and two dates. all these people died at the hands of ukrainian militants, children of donbass. there are also plans for the park named after chorsa. ask, if possible, to let them pass on the roads, all these traffic accidents are recorded as a hit-and-run animal, and most often not only roe deer die, but significant material damage is caused to vehicles. most often , roe deer in the city get stuck in fences. omsk national guard rescued an animal that was stuck between metal bars. the roe deer was released into the forest. and these are the employees of the auto shop on lukashevich trying to pull out the stuck artiodactyl. the back part is where the bones are. this is aventia, she also injured herself after being stuck in a fence at the shelter for more than a week, a local star, they plan to plan for her soon discharge, and this is an angel,

the escort vehicle brings the plane to the parking lot, the technician stands there, shows that the parkingy, that the plane can taxi and gives a guideline on where the plane should go, this is it shows that you need to go a little to the left, since the pilot-in-command does not see the taxiway in the parking lot, and before the ramp is served, dozens of people will get to work. they'll turn it off now. engine, the brake pads will be installed, the technician will walk around the plane , maintenance will begin, the red line is the boundary of the aircraft parking area, they knocked on the plane. susceptible to damage, the control command was given to the telescopic ladder to approach, and the ground handling technician installs safety ropes at the points most the cargo trunk is now opening. not knowing all this, but which of you didn’t get up from your seats while on the plane and didn’t say out loud, well, soon it will be there so that the passenger could get out and be served by the support service. there are nuances when they are greeted with self-propelled gangways, if self-propelled g

. >>> let's get alive look at christmas in the park in downtown san jose. we are two weeks out from christmas, but several businesses say they are getting great gifts in the form of big sales. several downtown merchants and businesses are booming. many say christmas in the park is a big reason why. some have we can evening's downtown san jose is more crowded than it's been in years. one owner says november sales were bad for his neighbors and october was worse, but december they are seeing great jumps. he says the bar, 55 south, spiked up by a whopping 80%. >> christmas in the park is a major driver downtown and helps out. >> councilman omar torres says merchants also claimed heart of the beast is because the streets are cleaner and safer. >>> there's a little dose of good news. if you're looking to buy a home in the bay area today zillow released its leading housing report showing gradually falling mortgage rates are now leading to a small dip in housing prices. as mortgage rates have fallen from 8% back down to around 7% the median price of a home in san f

in the park. and which had great place if you can afford the train and saw families taking photo there is a nice feeling. so. it is zeal photographs as part of the director's report. >> we are happy to report this we did a tour for sam france interested in a bus day on the bus deck with a new route. this is a great addition to the center bringing them in the building. exclude be a sublose from ac transit assuming they reach the terms and bring service in february. manage to look forward to. on the security front, we're happy to announce the tjpa selected to host a transportation security table top exercise through the intermodal security train and exercise program of no interruptions to services or operations at the park. and but we are excited collaborate to enhance the security measures to benefit the riders in the community. the dtx perral we advance in the federal transit administration capital investment grant you will hear today. we expect to receive the formal rating and enter in engineering

local democrat and republican elected officials, the u.s. park police union, the legal aid attorney general, and the coalition for the homeless -- league aid society, and the coalition of homeless have spoken out against using this field as a migrant housing facility. the park police union testified before the natural resources committee that it was a, quote, law enforcement nightmare and public safety disaster in the making. end quote. . numerous organizations talked about hazards for children and inadequate sleeping places. and it is a firetrap and lacks basic features like fire hydrants. if that wasn't enough the entire facility is located in a floodplain that floods even on days with light rain. maybe the biden administration would have known about these issues ahead of time had they not tried to get around the environmental policy act by improperly declaring this as an emergency. when the first bus of migrants arrived at floyd bennett field, they turned right back around and refused to stay there. migrant families are warning each other agai

the belovezhskaya pushcha national park was created to preserve in its natural state and comprehensive study of reference unique natural complexes and objects of the belovezhskaya pristine. biological and landscape diversity of the territory, restoration of disturbed natural complexes and objects of special ecological, historical, cultural and aesthetic value. the territory of the park is divided by the state border into two parts - the belarusian and polish. and the length from north to south is 65 km, from west to east from 20 to 52 km, the area is 150,000 hectares. currently , the park territory includes four functional zones, 17 forest areas and two forest and hunting farms. all this is necessary for better protection and rational use of the resources of the national park. the most stringent protection regime in the protected area, designed to preserve natural complexes in their natural state. all activities except conservation and scientific research are prohibited in this zone. occupies about 40% of the territory of the national park and includes most of the high-aged natural for

there was a van parked in the exact same spot that you have described park theed suspicious and ran its license plate, but he found nothing alarming and continued his patrol. now his intuition is telling him that the van was the same one involved in melissa's attack. he had no paper record of the plate, but in his squad car, the computer kept a log of old searchers and after hours of backtracking, bingo. >> wasn't a bingo, but it was very close. >> close? >> the van belong to laura and melvin. records show that melvin was too old to be malicious attack or. but they learned that they bartelt's had a 19 year old son that matched the description perfectly. and when the detective called that someone's cell number, it rang somewhere that would surprise everyone. >> he answered, i introduced myself, i said i needed to speak with him, his name had come up in an incident and i asked him where he was. he told me that he was at the blodgett house. i said where? >> coming up, was this the break that detective so desperately needed? or just a strange coincidence. >> we were

but the history of the park is closely connected with the well-known princely family of the rodevils.e time, it was laid out on the orders of maria rodevil, in the neighboring village of mankovich of the same name, which, as you understand, gave the name to the park that appeared on the spot. old oak forest on the banks of goryn. today about this reminiscent of the volun stone, thoughtfully installed in honor of the founder of the park by her son stanislav in 1904. just think, once there was a whole palace and park ensemble here, but today , unfortunately, there is no trace left of the central building, it must be said, of incredible beauty. the people of stalin are very grateful today. to the wife of prince anthony, for coming to these at that time impassable places and planting a park in 1885, about 35 species of shrubs and trees grew in it, among them, of course, decorative and exotic, american linden, kalina-canadian, caucasian fir and many other rare specimens. stolin park is 7 years younger than nesvezhsky park today. its area was halved to 23 hectares, but once it was as much a

a snow village is opening in the murun region - an indoor park of ice snow sculptures. theme of the sixteenth season will be music, jazz, sounds of nature, russian rock, the artists tried to please even the most capricious music lover. there was also a place for viktor tsoi. three dozen craftsmen from all over russia worked on the creation of the composition. natalya pogadayeva will continue. music is around us, this time the theme is a snowy village, each hall has its own atmosphere, lovers of russian rock come here. the guys create to rhythmic guitar tracks, the art object is completed by a man and a cat, this is an illustration of the song of the same name by the group zero, because it touches, but you need to do what you love and what you feel that there is a mood, so that those who are older feel nostalgic, those who are little, well, get acquainted with that time, adherents of jazz classics can relax at the ice bar, fans of the alternative can light up with young informal people, lovers of ecotourism, listen to the singing of birds and the sea surf in the sink. the

registered, we are also opening up the direction of providing medical services, in this industry the parknumber preferences, also such a unique experience, the first enterprise will be just under the auspices of... testing in healthcare, they are opening a small medical center here, literally, well, probably in december the renovation work will be completed and there will be an opening of this center so that to show larger scale investors the capabilities of the park, the capabilities of this clinic, legislative opportunities, we are expecting news there in the near future, i don’t know, cancer drugs, something else with production there of course, we would like something like that. to say, well, we ’ll probably be more modest for now, well, for example, this enterprise, in particular, will expand the line of various test systems, including for cancer, for some other factors, plus the detection of various narcotic substances , plus the detection of various infectious diseases, hepatitis, hiv, etc., that is, here is such a line of test systems, it is already being worked out by our registr

you still have time to check out christmas in the park. are here, starting at noon and going until at least 10:00 p.m. through christmas eve and christmas day , all the way to january 1st. >>> such a great tradition. >>> that is it for the news at 4:00. >> cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >>> bay area crab fisherman, missing out on the annual holiday hall. many are learning their livelihoods will be in limbo for the next year. >> it is becoming a little bit far in the past for us to even remember. >> reporter: it was once a bay area holiday tradition. but, it has been years since there has been a fresh local crab for christmas. how yet another delay to the season is hurting bottom lines. >> it is important to the community, it is important to the men and women who make their living south of the ocean. >> reporter: a legal battle over homeless sweeps could make it all the way to the supreme court. tonight, the perspective from someone refusing shelter . how he is trying to make his neighborhood better by staying on

companies that thoroughly calculated their efficiency, that is this is an effective investment, the parklready brings effects for all participants in the process, well, for the economy, for the national economy, whatever you want to say, for the state, for example, during the existence of the park, it was paid by our residents, our company, more than 107 million . this would seem to be a non-new regime, that is, this is an auxiliary type of activity , additional types of activity, and this amount has already tripled the budget expenses that the state incurred on external infrastructure. what new products are being prepared by the medical sector of the industrial park, has the national trade pavilion, which was launched on chinese marketplaces, justified itself, what large russian companies have entered the park site and how the same one actually works public...diplomacy, answers in the draft question number one tonight for belarus one. tanzania still offers minsk to develop cooperation in agriculture, industry and tourism today. the east african country celebrates independence day; the h

in the parking lot. but it is a place where maybe the city may want to take a closer look at night because it's very willed and it's pretty dark. >> we would welcome that. >> okay, i have no further questions. >> one last thing, can you make a commitment that when you do have live dj, you have onsite manager that can help manage the sound. >> yes, and yes, absolutely. >> thank you. >> all right, thanks, chris. >> i'm ready to move to approve the staff's recommendation. >> i'll second. >> we already moved it. >> oh. >> can i get the second? >> are we we're going to remove? , no no no, we are good. old movements are good. >> we can leave those. >> we're going to vote now. >> let's vote twice to be sure. >> great. president bleinman. >> aye. >> commissioner perez. >> aye. >> commissioner thomas. >> aye. >> commissioner wang. >> aye. >> it's been approved. and i want to reiterate to anybody that inspectors are reachable through 311 and that's why we exist to help man ang. --manage. so don't be afraid to utili

it includes all the institutions in the park, the wheel. the music concourse, mew seem to the south to the daly city boarder and west to the organization. includes the zoo (indiscernible) all those fun things and to 280 oen the east. includes city college, san francisco state. i had ucsf parnassus so very large geographically. it is mostly single family homes, so it is the place where for generations family (indiscernible) nice parks, lake merced, mount davidson. >> this is like a village within the city, so we are very close nit community. we tend to band together and try to support one another and it is a friendly place and families and people to have a cup of coffee and check out the park. >> ocean avenue, which is the southern end of our district is vibrant commercial corridor that mostly cater tuesday the local neighborhoods and the students. as you go further west you have the mall which has some of the best pan asian food offerings in the city. if you haven't been there, it is really fun. as you go up a little bit further, there is w

park being the largest second park one of the best kept secrets. what'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. >> who doesn't love cable cars? charging