protect the shoreline by replacing a failing timbers the wall between pier 43 and the san princess in westport -- restaurant. -- san francisco restaurant. this reserve was placed in the first issuance of the clean and safe bonds in october of 2008. at that time, the project totalled $6.8 million. the scope of the budget was increased to $9.6 million to address the bay conservation development commission requirements for adjacent public access. the court added $2.8 million in port funds and -- the port added $2.8 million in funds. in fiscal year 2010, the port appropriated bonds to provide $7.5 million for this project. we have a total appropriation of 7.65. the release of the reserve funds today of $130,000. and the small allocation sale that you will continue to complete funding for this project. i would be remiss, the executive director would not like it if i did not acknowledge that the 2008 gl bond was the first time that we received a voter support in tax dollars for park improvement. we're very excited to deliver the first set of these improvements to link the city with the waterfront in

fairfield 19 and i want to mention the city crunchy grass and how about that. 35 westport tall and 35 in outer sunset, now that is cold. 26 in livermore and we had a lot of 30s all over the place. tomorrow we will start to focus and it is running on and obstacle. increasing clouds more likely tomorrow. try and get some rain in here, it does look better more promising for friday into sunday and building high pressure right back in. upper 40s lower 50s, 49 antioch, it will not be very warm today. this will be a day where half- moon bay says it is nice and sunny while everybody else is on the cool side with upper $40 and lower 50s. wednesday cloudy, and win and raining as we go into the city. >>> occupied protests and neighboring cities have had an impact. >>> plus stranded on a mountain for three days, there is a happy ending to this story. . >>> a massive storm is keeping it from getting its regular delivery earlier this months and without this special delivery they would have run out of fuel. >>> three days on washington mound rainier is back with his family this morning. he disappear

next call for chris hedges from westport, connecticut. lois, you are on booktv on c-span2. >> caller: so glad to see somebody like chris hedges a un c-span. i feel strongly that the liberal media and the government work together and by doing so they both came advantage. one instance that gave me this idea was a few months ago there was an article by bill keller in the new york times magazine with pictures of osama bin laden and obama on the bottom of that article. since i assumed the media is correct and the government is corrupt wouldn't it be good to expose this unspoken alliance? couldn't that help our country? thanks a lot. >> guest: you put me in the awkward position of defending the new york times. i don't think it is quite that black-and-white. i don't think the new york times is corrupt. i think the new york times is really an institution whose unofficial credo, i say as someone who worked within the institution for a long time, do not significantly alienate those on whom we depend for money and access. that doesn't mean they won'