we do not have a backyard. and there is equipment in the garage. it is inconvenient for our family. this project will achieve this. it will have important parts of the house be family friendly. number two, i do want to touch on the shadow issue. i think there is multiple evidence that the new structure would not provide a significant impact to the property, and i think this picture really talks in great length, so this is a picture i took a round -- around 8:30 in the morning, and this shovel was coming from the existing fourth floor.

-- this shadow is coming from the existing fourth floor. it is starting to clear one hour, 1.5 hours after sunrise. we used a 3-d model to address this issue, and we are convinced that the shadow will dissipate early in the morning, so the appellant's argument that the structure will significantly impact her daylight throughout the day or to the extent that she would have to be lucky to get some sunlight is not based on evidence, it is inaccurate, and i think it is somewhat misleading, so in conclusion, i asked the board to deny the appeal. thank you very much. -- i ask the board to deny the

appeal. >> commissioners, any comments? ok, the item is submitted. vice president goh: comments? commissioner fung: i will start. it is difficult for ms. lyons to have a new structure that crosses a lot of your living space, since she has lived there a long time. 9.5 years is quite a substantial time, and, therefore, what you got used to was a valuable view, light, and air resources for

her. the issue here, however, is also the right to expand upon his required living space. i do not know if there are further expansion problems that will happen in the future. this particular expansion is very modest. it occurs where the side yard and, in essence, a zero property line situation, even though there are setbacks -- it occurs where this year -- where the side yard is, and, in essence, a zero property line situation. it allows views and light and air above.

given the fact that it is very modest, given the fact that it is toward, that it is stored there for a four-bedroom, i see no reason to overturn their permit -- that is located there at the bedroom. commissioner garcia: it looks on to ms. lyon's -- lyons' windows, but it is unfortunate, as a by commissioner fung -- as

said by commissioner fung, the views and privacy than she has enjoyed for over nine years will be affected. had the owner of this particular property chosen to get involved, it is very possible that to avoid this process, they might have either paid for or helped pay for skylights. they can be opened so you can get additional air. i think we still have one pending issue, and that is maybe to be worked out by the permit holder and the appellate, and that would be the choice between greater privacy, -- and the appellant, and that would be a choice between greater privacy, a wall, whatever, or to not have that and to have light and air.

it seems the permit holder is open to either one of those. it has benefits to them, whichever of those happens. what is before us, and that is the issue of the appeal, i do not find enough evidence or enough reason to overturn this very modest addition to this house, and i would vote to deny the appeal. commissioner hwang: i am very sympathetic to the appellant's position. i appreciate very much the shadows studies that were submitted, and they were very helpful to me -- the shadow studies that were submitted.

the appellant is not convinced that it will have been minimal impact that is argued -- it will not have the minimal impact that is argued by the permit holder. but this will lead me towards denying the appeal. i think the proposed project is modest, as well, given what others and what you could have potentially done. vice president goh: i agree with what has been said. i do want to commend the talent for bringing the case forward. we do not see very many tenants -- i do want to commend the tenant for bringing the case forward. i do, like it has been said,

which that your landlord had gotten involved, but i think that you may be could have negotiated something -- maybe could have negotiated something for your unit. i agree with the other commissioners that it does appear to be modest and accommodates the needs of the family and that building, and the appellant's building does set far back, and it impacts probably the whole neighborhood in its depth, so i agree with the other commissioners and will not support. commissioner fung: i move to uphold. >> mr. pacheco, could you read the world, please? the r -- the roll, plas --

p [l --please? -- please. secretary pacheco: the motion brought forward by commission fung. [reading roll] there are four ayes. >> there is no further business.

>> right on time. i am grateful that a number of you showed up today. i thought we had just a few people being sworn in. i kid you not. i was thinking we could do this

in my office. we would have only been able to get a 10th of you in there. i am grateful that you took the time to be here. i thought this would be my last swearing in as mayor but i have two people, supervisor dufty, tomorrow that i will quietly swear in. this is the last public swearing in of my tenure as mayor. i do hear some claps on the other side. i am glad i do not hear any on this side. somebody picked up on that. -- some of you picked up on that. [laughter] i am appreciative of department heads being here. of course, our city attorney dennis herrera, who has taken

the time to be here, phil ting, bevan dufty, the ubiquitous supervisor, and so many leaders, particularly from the labor community, chief of staff, and particular, the rank and file of my favorite local, 261. [applause] truly my favorite. they are here for you, vince. i am pleased to be swearing in six individuals and i am honored that two were recently and overwhelmingly supported by the board of supervisors as a member of their other applicants were rudely rejected

for purely political purposes. but i am over that. but i needed to state that publicly. that is sometimes the way people act when they cannot make the right decisions. sometimes they make the wrong ones. in this case, they made the right ones with the two of you and supported vince courtney to the public utilities commission -- [applause] i guess i should have appointed him four years ago. little did i know. i should have mentioned him last time. that is unfair to the other commissioners. i know jason does not even have a friend here. [laughter] he does, jason elliot,

department of the environment. leona bridges. we are proud of her as well. [applause] >> how many have dealt lta sigma theta in the house? [applause] >> our collegiate expert, supervisor dufty. we talk about behavioral health and mental health, and i say that in the context of anyone who wishes to serve on the mta board.

leona clearly passed the test and i am glad she did. it is pretty remarkable with all of the warfare as it relates to public transit in our city, dealing with $220 million in state cuts over the past few years. we have been running surpluses at muni had the state not gone in and drawn down nearly a quarter billion. that became the biggest challenge in your biggest frustration in the last few years. so we are navigating through that. that has been the struggle. we are going to be on a much firmer footing in the future. leona will be a big part of the new direction, particularly with the transit effectiveness plan. we have a real information to which we can make decisions about augmentation and changes,

and that is the first time in over decades. ed harrington was a big part of that as comptroller. i really do feel more optimistic than ever about muni. that is a hard thing to say, right? but i do have faith about its future. beverly, hang on. a big round of applause. [applause] this is a big deal. the mayor gets one appointment to the ethics commission. the ethics commission is a big deal, particularly when a lot of elections are going to take place, mayor's race, all of the public financing. we had a great meeting yesterday to talk about integrity, honesty, calling strikes, even if your friends are on the other side. you have to stand up and do the

right thing. beverly was ahead of me on all these things. i gave this a lot of thought and did not make a precipitous decision in terms of this appointment. i am very grateful that beverly said yes, and i am also grateful if you would also give her a round of applause. it is her birthday. [applause] happy birthday, beverly. [applause] i have known lorna for many years. she has been around since the old days of the school district. those were challenging days. we were on not getting along. it was challenging. lorna always stood out as

someone trying to bridge those gaps, try to work for all those challenges. she has done some amazing work with an organization that only does good work, focuses on best practices, mckinsey, a great think tank. we have talked a lot about how great she would be. she has been an advocate for women's rights, advocate for girls. we thought it was appropriate to appoint her to the commission on women. thank you for your willingness to serve. [applause] finally, i see francesca, our first department of the environment. there was an opening at the department of the environment and there wasn't a young guy that has driven a lot of us crazy because he is eager, enthusiastic, engage, and he

plays above his weight, figuratively, not literally. that is jason elliott, whom i am honored to have served on the commission of the environment. he has been my policy guide. i am just going to -- at peril of being judged -- to be bragadotious. i will put up our record that we have done in the environmental commission with any others. i am really proud of the work that has been done. i have great confidence jason will continue that work well beyond my tenure. which expires soon. [applause] the swearing in. i will ask each of you, if you could, to stand up, sit down if you must, but raise your right

hand, which i insist upon. i will say i -- you will state your name, and then we will go down the road. you got it. vince, you got it? i -- do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic and i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that i take this obligation freely without any

mental reservations or purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of which i am about to enter, and during such time as i hold the position as a member for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [applause]

>> welcome to "culturewire." for the past year, the arts commission has been participating in the city's effort to revitalize the central market street corridor. in addition to the thursday arts market and are in store front, the art commission recently launched the artery project. for the next year, the artery project will bring energy and excitement to market street, recalling the st.'s heyday as san francisco's vibrant and bustling theater district.

>> un.n plaza during business hours seize hundreds of passing office workers and students, but the activity winds down at 5:00 every day. theater productions bring some but traffic, but central market is more of a thoroughfare than a destination after the sun goes down. on december 9, the artery project's launch brought a party atmosphere to market street, led by mayor gavin newsom, city officials flipped the switch on three new art installations that light up the st.'s architecture. a looping a video at 1119 market street was the first words to be some -- the first work to be seen that evening. before the unveiling, the

director of cultural affairs spoke to artist jim campbell about the concepts behind bourbon reflection and how he created the work. >> i'm really excited to have your installation on public view starting today here on market street. you created a site-specific work. can you talk about that? >> yes, i looked at two or three different locations, and this one seemed the best. i work with customer electronics, so indoors seemed the best for the work. i also like how close it was 2 market street itself. it is only about 10 feet away, so i chose this location. >> what is the duration? if someone were to stand in front of your installation today. >> at the moment, it is 12 minutes, but i've been thinking about adding footage over the time because it is going to go through a couple of seasons. >> could you describe a little bit in terms of what your creative process is? >> it is a curtain, and image

made up of a curtain, so it is very valuable, and the idea was to use this technology that i've been using for the last 10 years, low resolution imagery, to reflect market street back to the pedestrians walking by. the reason that it kind of works in this environment is that you see people walking by. you see cars going by. you see buses going by, but you cannot help we the people are because it is low resolution. you cannot see their faces. you can see the way they walk. you might be able to tell the kind of car going by. >> what do you think passersby will experience? >> i was thinking it was going to be a test of the success of the work if people stop and look. i have noticed in the last few nights that people do stop and look. a certain percentage. one of the things i was playing with was the ambiguity of whether it is alive or not, so people walk by, and they might

even move like this back and forth, thinking that they are in the image, and they realize that it is a daytime shot, and that kind of thing. >> thanks for being part of life on market street. >> my pleasure. >> after the lighting of urban reflection, mayor newsom led the party to the corner of seventh street. lighting the way down the street were members of the filipino cultural center's youth program, carrying traditional core role lanterns. on the side of the resort hotel is a projection titled "storylines." working with students from the art commission writer's corps program, paul organized a series of images with text captions. they will change every evening until a different -- and tell a different story. one block away, theodore watson has created an interactive

installation that crosses over six street. spaces' begins with a photo capture station on the north side of the street that projects your face on to a building on the south side of the street. on opening night, the installation was an immediate hit with the crowd. we talked with the or what said about his remarkable installation. >> what inspired you to create this interactive piece? >> the work i typically do is kind of interactive installations or both indoor and also outdoor and public space. for me, what i'm most interested in is how we can use technology to make the city, which is typically quite a static environment architecturally speaking -- how can we make it come alive? >> what i love about your work is there is such sophisticated software and electronics and

complex connections that all have to work together to make it successful, but yet, all of that is invisible to the people interact with the work. >> they do not realize there is all these cables and projectors and computers and all this technology behind the scenes, and if you can keep it hidden, it feels like a really magical moment. to me, that is what is inspiring, and that is what makes the public, their eyes light up. >> you feel a little bit like the wizard of oz? >> totally, yes. >> having been on market street for a while and seeing how the public is reacting to your piece, what is your impression of what it is going to be like here? >> i'm already loving it. just the fact that i can look up and see someone seeing how crazy it is, and i have been bumping into people in the street who are recognized only from their portrait. i'm hoping that people will provide