over to officers within a minute. the officers were already deployed on broadway, the incident happened and within three minutes of the actual incident occurring between security and the communication between security and police it was resolved. the guy was in handcuffs and was gone and was really well handled by both the club and p.d. they worked really well together on that particular incident and i can say that because i watched the whole thing. >> very good. >> the other incident at the club at the impala was on september 8, and the person checking i.d.'s looked down the block and saw a person actually knocked unconscious down and out and he was able to call the police and the police responded . let's see. he told me he was checking i.d.'s at the front door of the club and saw people southbound on kearney from broadway and observed the victim lying on the sidewalk bleeding from the

mouth and nose. he told me he didn't see the altercation but assumed the people that walked were involved. he then went and advised the officers they had surveillance so the officers were able to go in and get footage of the assault occurring. so that good relationship is going to be very, very helpful as far as investigating crimes. i know when i'm up here oftentimes i'm talking about the negative things the clubs are doing or what's being done wrong, but if i see -- come across things that are being done right i just want to bring that to your attention.uqq1 he ignored that.

the victim walked away, and the suspect at the table through the bottle and hit him in the head. he hit him with a closed fist in the nose and he fell to the ground. i do not know why they chose to pick on this person. he was leaving. i don't know if they were friends or if there was any relationship. the thing with the bottles, if we can get rid of those, that is something clubs need to be able to do. we had another incident that the condor club on august 25. a person was kicked out and came back in. a fight ensued. looking at the report, it is hard. the person was beaten by security. it is hard to see who was at fault in this. he was kicked out and he was trying to get back in.

that another club on august 29, two people were kicked out. a fight ensued outside. we talked about them taking the right precautions to make sure they are separated. the last one was a stolen fanny pack. >> i'm sorry? >> a fanny pack. another theft. [laughter] >> ok. thank you very much. any questions? ok. any public comment on the police commission? police department's comments? questions? ok. item six, commissioner's comments and questions. >> question to staff regarding the follow-up meeting with the promoters this there's a. what time and what location? >> it is at noon in city hall.

it is on the third floor. i can get that with -- to you. >> [inaudible] i second question is, how far in advance to know which applicants will be appearing before us? do we have a calendar? >> the commission? how far in advance the staff now? the applications come in. there is a 30-day notice period. quite some time elapses before it goes to you. i don't necessarily communicate to you until you get an agenda. you don't know. if you want to change that, we can talk about it. >> i would like to know, maybe in an advance -- may be in advance.

i would like to visit the neighborhood and see the environment where applicants are coming from, so i have a personal reference. that might be helpful. i am also attending the neighborhood outreach thing, if they have such a thing, i would like to be able to go. >> ok. >> if there is a way for you to communicate to was who will be coming up front -- >> at this point, the number of applications is not that large. it is not too much of a problem. there is no problem letting you know when the staff has received new applications. those have been posted. as far as knowing when those applicants are doing neighborhood outreach, i am not sure i am told. if i know, i will let you know. >> the best neighborhood

outreach is what they do prior to filing their application. >> commissioners, i had a lovely vacation in new york. i spent three weeks there, where i had a blast. the weather was great. the city was vibrant. lots of people, lots of tourists. lots of residents out and about, walking, a lot of walking. i forgot about public transportation and walking since i have lived here. i live in a place where there is no public transportation. i have to drive. it was awesome. it gave me a fresh perspectives on lots of stuff. that is that. that is my comment. >> thank you for sharing with us.

>> the one thing i have this i did get a call today from bob. he said that his wife is in post-op and he might be back with in the next week or so. it is unknown at this time. ok. item seven, new business request. future agenda items? seeing none -- >> [inaudible] >> i have come before the board to get an application to operate a nightclub. >> go to the staff and fill out an application. it is on the fourth floor over in that corner of the building. >> fourth floor. >> room 453. >> thank you. >> he gave me a lot of the

medical details. i'm not sure. she had a lot of stuff taken out. >> ok. that concludes the commission meeting for tuesday, september 14. the lights are still on.

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i'm the president of friends of mclaren park. it is one of the oldest neighborhood community park groups in san francisco. i give a lot of tours through the park. during those tours, a lot of the folks in the group will think of the park as very scary. it has a lot of hills, there's a lot of dense groves. once you get towards the center of the park you really lose your orientation. you are very much in a remote area. there are a lot of trees that shield your view from the urban

setting. you would simply see different groves that gives you a sense of freedom, of being outdoors, not being burdened by the worries of city life. john mclaren had said that golden gate park was too far away. he proposed that we have a park in the south end of the city. the campaign slogan was, people need this open space. one of the things that had to open is there were a lot of people who did a homestead here, about 25 different families. their property had to be bought up. so it took from 1928 to 1957 to buy up all the parcels of land that ended up in this 317 acres. the park, as a general rule, is heavily used in the mornings and the evenings. one of the favorite places is up by the upper reservoir because dogs get to go swim.

it's extremely popular. many fights in the city, as you know, about dogs in parks. we have 317 acres and god knows there's plenty of room for both of us. man and his best friend. early in the morning people before they go to work will walk their dogs or go on a jog themselves with their dogs. joggers love the park, there's 7 miles of hiking trails and there's off trail paths that hikers can take. all the recreational areas are heavily used on weekends. we have the group picnic area which should accommodate 200 people, tennis courts are full. it also has 3 playground areas. the ampitheater was built in 1972. it was the home of the first blues festival. given the fact that jerry garcia used to play in this

park, he was from this neighborhood, everybody knows his reputation. we thought what a great thing it would be to have an ampitheater named after jerry garcia. that is a name that has panache. it brings people from all over the bay area to the ampitheater. the calls that come in, we'd like to do a concert at the jerry garcia ampitheater and we do everything we can to accommodate them and help them because it gets people into the park. people like a lot of color and that's what they call a park. other people don't. you have to try to reconcile all those different points of view. what should a park look like and what should it have? should it be manicured, should it be nice little cobblestones around all of the paths and like that. the biggest objective of course is getting people into the park to appreciate open space. whatever that's going to take to make them happy, to get them

there, that's the main goal. if it takes a planter with flowers and stuff like that, fine. you know, so what? people need to get away from that urban rush and noise and this is a perfect place to do it. feedback is always amazement. they don't believe that it's in san francisco. we have visitors who will say, i never knew this was here and i'm a native san franciscoan. they wonder how long it's been here. when i tell them next year we'll get to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the park,k, governor welcome to culturewire. on march 18 the san francisco arts commission hosted the 2010 mayor's artwork. the mayor's arts award was established to honor an individual artist with a lifetime of outstanding achievement in the art and civic life. this year's award is to none

other than carlos santana. before the award ceremony, the director of cultural affairs had a chance to sit down with carlos to ask him a few questions. >> once a year, mayor gavin newsom gets to select one distinguished individual to receive the mayor's arts award. in 2010,á(át that distinguished individual was none other than the legendary musician carlos santana. carlos, it is so great for the city to be able to recognize you. given all of your accomplishments already, from the awards, all of the other distinctions you have received, what does it mean for you to get the mayor's part award?

>> i am very grateful, moved. i always want to be in the company of illuminaries like cesar chavez. people making a difference, but to people's hearts. giving people a sense of tangible hope. one thing is to be famous, it is quite another for people to like you. i am grateful for this award. it is another blessing. i do not take it for granted. this is an incredible city. everywhere i go, i tell everyone that this is the atlantis of today. there is no other city in the world -- i have been everywhere.

there is nothing like san francisco. in fact, to me, it is not even the united states. you can see how fox network always attacks us. we do not have an inferiority complex. we just do not follow blindly. we question authority. as i said before, a person for person, there are more artists and con artists in the bay area. >> you are someone who has identified so strongly with the bay area. a lot of it reflects the values that you also identify with. i know that you have been promoting an idea for a work of public art that could be pretty transformative. could you talk about that?

>> peace brother is something that i saw, i think in the 1980's there was this lady. she started back there and converted -- she went to the neighborhood and was collecting the guns from some of the gang members. she had it melted and turned into angels. we want to do the same thing and take it to the next level we want to build a boom box by his feet, he will be 7 feet tall. this will be made up of military guns. the boom box will be playing some great songs. marvin gaye. john legenlennon. bob marley. sam cooke. >> songs that really touch people deeply. >> i have come to a place where

i call it the sound of maternity. bob dylan calls it eternal young. i think there are certain songs that help you live without fear. when you are living in fear, you invest in violence. fear is expensive, just ask president bush. inn love. and what marvin gaye says is true, war is not the answer, only love can conquer hate. these things are not cliches, they are truisms. if we implement them, you will see a transformation in the bay area, richmond, oakland, the mission. all places where we need to

dismantle the violence, the fear, the unnecessary pain that goes on. >> you are a person that has lived a pretty miraculous life. pretty extraordinary what you have accomplished, the range of people you have been able to touch with your music. you chose a beautiful word in spanish for your foundation -- miracle. could you talk about what the foundation has been able to do? >> we are able to empower and give young people a way for them to develop their own decisions. i started with my own vision. there are people like andre agassi who helped finance. desmond tutu. in essence, in the bay area,

like on larkin street, i want to see people invest more in people. i love the giants stadium, but i want to see cumins investing in a humans, instead of expensive. expensive buildings. i love to see the mayor and governor invest more in education than in incarcerations. so i am committed with the music and the platform that i have, if i have to, to give a little spanking to those who need to break up. we spend way too much on weapons. all the money that we spend on tv advertising, gears of war, that is stupidity. in new zealand, they passed a law that said that you could not sell it.

all those games about killing people. they do not want it. to me, i'd equate that with columbine, with war. once you desensitize a human being, you cannot tell the difference between shooting someone in a video game and a real person. some people can be gentle and kind. i can be ghetto when i want to be. i grew up with the black panthers doing peace and freedom benefits for them. so on the one hand i like the softness of spirituel the day, but i also like the energy that you need to be a warrior where you need to be. i love martin luther king, but also malcolm x, sometimes you

have to really hold your ground. compassion, kindness, education. rather than more killing. >> when you graduated in 1965, it was the height of the civil- rights movement. you just alluded to the environment that you were growing up in. as a young musician, what was it like for you in san francisco at the time? >> it was heaven on earth. we would go down to the fillmore and see these great band, the doors, and jimi hendrix, cream, and then go down to the grove to see other music. you could go to the mission district to hear mexican. everywhere i went there was this

multi dimensional color and i felt like it was on necessary for me to do just one. like baskin-robbins, i want all the flavors. you cannot just be a mexican play music. there is a lot of beauty in that, but it was not for me. i was born without arms around my heart that wants to embrace everything. palestine's, israelis. japanese, apaches. i am more concentrated with life and love than flags, nationality, religion. that stuff gets in the way. one gets in the way is me, myself, my story. for me, that is why music is

liberating. when you hear "imagine" anywhere in the world, people sang the lyrics. as soon as you hear the melody -- same thing with a bob marley song. i grew up taking everything from bob dylan, curtis mayfield, the beatles, smokey robinson. mike alma mater was the streets of san francisco. i would dare to go to school. where i really hung out was at the fillmore. that was my university, checking out be the king, and james brown, a cream. finding out how they were able to penetrate people's hearts. with their music. once you do that, something happens to their eyes.

they become brighter. they start crying, they do not know why. they start dancing. it is like when a woman gives birth. =mmfirst, she cries and then she laughs. later on, she dances. and that, to me, is the beauty of what san francisco is about. >> one final question, and we are going to link it to your music today. such a rich legacy that you are giving us. you mentioned to me that you are working on a new album. could you share what is coming up? >> i love to dream when i am awake. kand so i had this dream of working with india arie and yo- yo ma to do the george harrison

saw; and "-- song. this is the definitive way to do this. we are all in it together, we do not leave anybody out. t conviction, i am one of the few people that you can recognize by one note. god gave me that universal tone, and that is what we want to implement in all the songs. thank you. >> carlos santana, thank you for accepting the 2010 mayor's part award. >> to watch the ceremony, visit the home page of the arts commission website, sfarts commission