i am eric flores community organizer with the trust for public land. i am so honored to be here to celebrate this milestone. we are proud to support this project. we believe all communities deserve high-quality space and beautiful parks. this community here is no exception. it is many, many long years of continued engagement, visioning, planning, dreaming. what does it mean for the community? how will there benefit the people of the neighborhood? increasing lighting, safety, beautification. connecting all sidewalks together to use by the community. fostering social interaction and recreation between youth and elders and families. developing opportunities for skills training and job creation. of course, celebrating the rich and diverse histories of the neighborhood and incorporating into the design of park itself. this project is so much more than just creating a beautiful park. we see this effort as an investment in the community that is affected by systematic injustices and wrongdoings over many decades. we cannot undo the past. this started with and

eric flores is a finance manager who works in walnut creek and says his vaccinated co-workers have been allowed to work maskless. that will likely change tomorrow. >> i never took my mask off. very early in this pandemic, i lost a very close family friend to covid-19. >> we survived a pandemic, several mask mandates already. >> the owner of the cliff joint barbershop in walnut clear is ready to survive another mandate. freddy sanchez came up with an idea to draw business during the pandemic. >> we got our liquor license so we can sell beer. >> $8,000 in permit fees later, sanchez is going to have to leave those beers in the cooler until next year. >> we're learning how to survive in this pandemic. >> melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> airports are also increasing safety protocols. a live look at the bay bridge right now, which is very busy with traffic. a lot of people bustling around the city. state health officials are now recommending that people arriving in california produce a negative antigen covid test. it must be less than one day old. that's for people coming in to sfo. tr

i am eric flores community organizer with the trust for public land. i am so honored to be here to celebrate this milestone. we are proud to support this project. we believe all communities deserve high-quality space and beautiful parks. this community here is no exception. it is many, many long years of continued engagement, visioning, planning, dreaming. what does it mean for the community? how will there benefit the people of the neighborhood? increasing lighting, safety, beautification. connecting all sidewalks together to use by the community. fostering social interaction and recreation between youth and elders and families. developing opportunities for skills training and job creation. of course, celebrating the rich and diverse histories of the neighborhood and incorporating into the design of park itself. this project is so much more than just creating a beautiful park. we see this effort as an investment in the community that is affected by systematic injustices and wrongdoings over many decades. we cannot undo the past. this started with and