shannon: san diego county is usually beautiful weather and makes it ideal for hot air ballooning. the local government is clamping down on people they say are breaking the rules. casey stegall is live with more. beautiful san diego known for many things. the famed gas web district and the padres and chargers and, yes, even hot air balloon rides, the nice weather year round and stunning views making the region popular for the ride. attracting thousands of tourists from all over the world. more than 3500 hot air balloon takeoffs recorded every year. but now the city of san diego cracking down on the balloon companies saying the pilots often touch down on either private property or public land that is protected, sometimes doing damage along the way. my primary concern is
the spectacular views from above. making the region popular for the rides and attracting thousands of tourists around the world and more than 3500 hot air balloon takeoffs are recorded every year. but now the city cracking down on the balloon companies, saying the pilots often touch down on either priority property or public land that is protected, allegedly doing damage along the way. my primary concern is the habitat conservation, so when the balloons try to slow down by hitting a tree or when the gone dole la drags in the winnie weather chase vehicle goes to pick them up, vegetation is trampled and destroyed. operators disagree, saying they re all for protecting the environment and they argue that it s difficult to steer the balloons because they mostly float where the wind car is them, but say it has been a popular activity for decades so they really don t understand what all of the recent fuss is about.