17 videos collected
Jul
11
Jul
11
A new idea captures your imagination.
Your attention is taken by a “great opportunity” and suddenly you are distracted from the big picture, the bigger picture, and, well — the great big picture.
The things you said you always wanted to do become secondary. You lose your way. You go off on a big tangent instead of remaining focused on your goals. You may rationalize, ignore people close to you, and possibly even act beyond your legal authority.
Kinda like falling in love with someone who’s real
Jul
9
Jul
9
Vacation. I know, I could have left a note or something.
Now, I’m reading the Main Post SEIS and all the other supporting documents. More to come on that subject.
Meanwhile, the 4th of July is an important day for all of us to celebrate what it means to be Americans. If you haven’t been all that happy with the government, then get involved and participate. Vote. And celebrate the diversity….
America the Beautiful
The Star Spangled Banner
May
8
May
8
remediation, army, baker beach, coastal trail, contamination, golden gate bridge, landfill, presidio of san francisco, presidio trust, serpentine
After thousands of cubic yards of waste from former Army operations are hauled away, a landslide develops at a cliff-top above Baker Beach, just south of the Golden Gate Bridge. This video explores the cleanup site and takes a look at the landslide at this moment in time.
restoration, ballfields, environmental assessment, environmental document, human health, lead, synthetic turf, tennessee hollow, water quality
Dangers of Artificial Turf aired 04-17-08
May
4
May
4
Today, we visit the Coyote Gulch restoration site in the Presidio of San Francisco. Formerly known as “Baker Beach Disturbed Area 3″ this site contained tens of thousands of cubic yards of waste, filling the ravine to the rim. In 2004, this waste was removed by the Presidio Trust and later replanted and restored by the National Park Service and the Trust. Removing the waste revealed a small creek flowing down to the beach which now supports wetland plants. Insects, birds and m...
May
2
May
2
This past week, I ventured out on to the Batteries to Bluffs Trail on the Presidio of San Francisco. This trail runs along the coastal bluffs on the west side of the Presidio and provides great views of the ocean, beach, cliffs and the Golden Gate Bridge. I encourage you to get out there this month and see the wildflowers. It’s a beautiful and adventurous trail. Check out the video below.
Apr
30
Apr
30
Mountain Lake at the Presidio of San Francisco is contaminated with lead from highway runoff. This video takes a look at the problem
At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing the Supervisors offer their concluding remarks including Supervisor Alioto-Pier’s desire to convene a meeting of the various parties to resolve the contamination problems at Mountain Lake.
At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Friends of Mountain Lake Park President, Kate Scanlon speaks about the value of Mountain Lake to the local community. Rich Shrieve, with Friends of Mountain Lake Park since 1980 talks about human impacts to the lake and his frustration with potential legal action among the agencies.
At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Presidio Trust Executive Director Craig Middleton confirms that Mountain Lake does need to be cleaned up and that stormwater does need to be diverted away from the lake.
