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we resolved many issues, including the potential for special use. other concerns may not addressed in a supporting plans or documents. we may -- other reports are either vague or missing. also the need for serving the underserved transit areas require clear commitments. it is difficult for us to judge the true impact of state actions to address these issues. we support america's cup and feel a responsibility to make for the park land is protected. this is a full commitment by the city to cover these costs. while ensuring node diversity -- no adverse impact on park lands at that time....

i'm here to express our appreciation for the efforts of the city and the port of san francisco to address and mitigate many of the issues related to the 34th america's cup in the final e.i.r. the america's cup event is large and complicated with numerous potential and community impacts. we know that some concerns remain outstanding and we strong support the city to mitigate these items. that will ensure that all environmental programs and mitigations are successfully ane steps san francisco has taken. we upon the zero ways principles that will help avoid contributing to pollution. we...

environmental community and neighborhood groups to resolve any remaining issues and to work closely with us to make sure that these environmental protections are monitored and enforced. the mitigations even with some of the very good mitigation measures in the e.i.r., it will not prevent significant and avoidable and environmental impacts from occurring. so we plan to continue to engage in the public process as it moves forward to make sure that the project is implemented in a timely fashion and the other environmental documents being developed are finalized so that we can have an am...

what is proposed will leave san francisco with cleaner air than it has today thanks to these mitigation, and we appreciate that effort. all little more work needs to be done to protect our resources. gooto protect marine animals, we iterates our request. we also strongly recommend that the notice to voters representing the water and air traffic plan be presented to mariners before their entry into the san francisco bay and that it contains images. we understand some of these concerns may have been addressed recently, and we will take a close look at that and look forward to working w...

Beyond my control, i wasted 20 years of my life. >> reporter: about 3400 miles from here, the bp accident in the gulf has leaked an estimated $4 million gallons of oil. up here the "exxon valdez" leaked 11 million gallons of crude and left 1500 miles of alaska coastline black end. birds, sea mammals, fisheries, and people were devastated. >> we got hosed here in cordova. and nobody cares. >> reporter: platt says his story is typical. the spill caused such stress, it practically ruined his marriage. you're just one fishermen in this community. but you speak for many. >> people's lives were ruin...