child labor is. it was almost like an exercise to show a stranger that feeling we had at that moment. >> the second thing the exhibition covers is how the allocation is defined, a great example on the theme, sculpture called mexicali culture. another bay area artist who has done residencies in china and also to what, mexico. where immigrant communities really helped define how businesses look of a business' sign age and interior decoration, her sculptural piece kind of mismatches the two communities together, creating this wonderful, fantastical future look at what the present is today.

first topic is where we can see where the two communities are intersecting and where they start colliding. teresa fernandez did a sculptural installation, utilizing the ubiquitous blue, white, and read patterns of a rayon bag that many communities used to transport laundry and laundromats to buy groceries and such. she created a little installation kind of mucking up the interior of a household, covering up as many objects that are familiar to the i and the fabric. fourth area of investigation that the exhibition looks at is the larger concerns of the asian and latin communities intersecting with popular cultur one best example -- when he's exemplified is what you see when you enter into the culture.

>> this piece refers to restaurants in tijuana. when you are driving, to speak chinese and you read chinese characters. you see these signs. i was trying to play with the idea of what you see and the direction you read. when you start mixing these different groups of people, different cultures, i like the idea. you can comment on somebody else's culture or someone else's understanding about culture. >> one of the hopes we have for visitors is that they go away taking a better understanding with the broadest and the breadth of issues impacting both the asian and latin communities here in california and how they

spell out into the larger fabric of the communities we live and work in. supervisor mar: good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the monday meeting of the land use and economic development committee of the sentence is the board of supervisors. my name is eric mar. i'm the chair. to my right is malia cohen and to my left is scott wiener. >> be sure to turn off all cellular phones and electronic devices. items acted on will appear on

the october 25 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor mar: i would like to thank wouldsfgtv s -- thank the sfgtv staff for televising us today. the first item, we will delay that until someone can get here. if we can without objection move towards item #2. any objection? there are footsteps in the back. she has arrived. call item number one. >> to permit bowling alleys to serve the alcoholic beverages. >> in june, i introduced legislation that made changes to the existing mission alcohol special use district to clarify

and also make an update on allowance for bowling alleys that serve alcohol along with restaurants. i want to thank supervisor wiener. it got the full support of the planning commission. prior to this item being heard, the movie theater contacted the planning department to consider including single screen theaters while we are considering bowling alleys and the mission district. it was brought up at the planning commission meeting and was also approved with the full support of the entire commission. we are introducing an amendment to the legislation to reflect the recommendations. there are copies of it here. in both of these cases, the bowling alley and a single

screen theater in which recreation is the primary recreation offering in the area, there have been discussions about making modifications to the mission alcohol special use district. a more broad scale change could be considered after brought out reach to the community. however, we want to introduce these minor amendments today. we have several businesses that are considering selling alcohol in the district. i am here to answer any questions, but i am really excited about the possibility of the neighborhood serving business and bowling alley coming to the outer mission district, an area that is transit rich. it will be blocks away from the station. at our request, the owners of the mission bowling club have

also done extensive outreach for community-based organizations. after listening to some of their feedback and getting an understanding of why this was put in place, one of the things that the bowling club is working with developing partnerships with local youth programs to provide their bowling alley as a space for after-school programs. we are really excited about that. the have done a lot of community partnerships already, showing independent films on a variety of an -- and different issues. and including the vietnamese development center. they are committed to continuing this out -- and partnering with the community. >> i did have one question. i know that the theater in district 5, when they serve alcohol in the theater, they do not let anyone under 21 in.

they sold the tickets by accident with my 11-year-old, then they had to kick us out because it was an adult only time. i know other residents had raised some concerns about the one lane that the restaurant will have as a bowling alley as opposed to multi-lane. >> it is six lanes. the owners are here as well to answer any questions. >> i wanted to know what the precautions for alcohol in an area with already huge numbers of bars and restaurants to medicate any potential negative impact on children or families in the area. >> that is a concern of ours which is why we introduced to the amendments instead of introducing overall changes. we have not gone over the specifics of the liquor license

with each individual businesses. that is something that they will be doing to their application and with the san francisco police department. but any feedback in terms of what restrictions you like to put in place, that would be helpful. we are more than happy to take that. supervisor mar: like what do you do when there are miners at the bowling alley or the restaurant. i know that the theater has different ownership configurations, but what happens when there are children and alcohol available. >> would you like to ask them about their plans? they have spent time talking to the neighbors about restrictions that they will self-imposed on their liquor license. supervisor wiener: about that

specific issue, i am sure will be dealt with with the typical occur license process. i doubt know what the exact history was, but there were instances where you have liquor licenses at a restaurant where children are sitting at the same table as their parents and whoever else, so i think there are a lot of different models and it doesn't have to be a model between youth and adults. just a quick clarification, i know there was a discussion about movie theaters, a nonprofit vs. full profit. it will cover all single screen theaters, both nonprofit and for-profit. >> i did not have a direct opinion on this, and i left it

to the planning commission if they would do it for nonprofit theaters or all singles grains. the planning commission decided that a single screen theaters and the special use district. >> i want to thank you for that. that distinction would not have been an appropriate one here. i will reserve my broader comments for after public comment. supervisor mar: 1 creative use of the theater was one they used to have a baby night in lots of families there, beer or wine in one hand and a baby in the other. i look forward to the creativity, also protecting neighborhoods from too much alcohol. >> would you like to hear from the business owners? or are your questions satisfied? supervisor mar: let me give you the cards for public comment.

it is open for public comment. three minutes per person. >> i will be calling your name. if you could address the commissioner's question, that would be great. [reading names] >> in the afternoon, supervisors. i will address your question. we have some regulations that we are working on with all ages verses 21 and over in the evenings. we will be 21 and up so that there will not be any * where there could be used while we are operating. there are times when it is adult time vs. family time. we also have family bowl on saturdays and sundays so we can

market and promote * for families to come. that can still have a beer, but it will be really more of a family focused time. we feel at this -- with in this way, we will be covering both bases. family time is really important for us. we don't open until after 5:00 during the week so we can just have the bowling lanes open without the bar or anything. that can be before five. i have lived and worked in san francisco for the last 18 years and have been a small business owner for the last three and a half years. i started this concept a couple years ago with my longtime friend and current business partner. we have successfully on been operated a bar for the last three years. operating a small business is a very personally rewarding and

challenging experience. we help celebrate birthdays, engagements, fund-raisers, receptions, and even health pot luck on the holidays for families to far away to go back home to visit. ali and are building a business that can take the community element and add something more. a fun place where people can socialize and the wind and enjoying it well-rounded offering of comfort food, drinks, and an interactive recreation. that is how the concept was born. we requested this legislative amendment so the business can be on an even playing field with the existing in the future bowling alleys of san francisco. this legislative change will allow the restaurant and bowling alleys to coexist without limitations of where people can have alcoholic beverages. bowling is a recreational sport and we hope our small business can offer the same customer

experience to other alleys in this city. the current code will make it challenging for people to keep from being separated. we are small business owners, community small-business advocates. i received an award for revitalizing the merchants association, for work on the corridor. i have served on the community advisory board for the last three years. [chime] and co-founded the art walk. i have more to go on, but my time is up. >> can you succinctly wrap up? >> the ultimately, we have partnerships secured with the organizations and charitable agenda with profits going to are rotating non-profit youth serving organization in the

district. and we're basically creating 30 new local jobs and we are committed to the neighborhood where we do business. i am open to any other questions. >> my name is molly bradshaw, i am a resident of san francisco and i live eight blocks from the proposed business. it is a six-lane full-service restaurant and includes beer, wine, and the spirits. we began to research how we can make our dream of opening this business come to fruition. there are challenges to build and operate a restaurant, but we are focused and eager to bring something different and exciting to the mission. we have reached out to our neighbors and many are happy to have our business joined the neighborhood.

they see our effort as one that can increase the safety by provide additional lighting to the sidewalk and bringing more of a presence to a dark stretch of seventeenth street. after learning about the special use district planning code, we of the restriction on bowling alleys can be changed. we had a hard time understanding why the authors of felt it necessary to include bowling with billiards at adult theme entertainment. we feel that the change will be a positive development and one that adds to the community. many of the elements of the special use district have helped to improve the community's, but to single out the bowling alley's seems restrictive and not a very reasonable. our vision is extremely community minded. we will be a vibrant place for people to gather and enjoy themselves. we are asking for your support.

and to allow mission residents the opportunity to drink, eat, and a bowl. supervisor mar: you mentioned making it a family friendly restaurant, a bowling alley. how did you address concerns by some of the other residents? >> the only concerns that we heard were about the hours of operation. they are supportive of the business as a whole. with elements of the alcohol, that is not their specific concern. i don't know if that answers your question. supervisor mar: it does. >> thank you very much. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am a second-generation san franciscan. i have worked in the restaurant

industry for about 15 years. in talking with summer, mali, loving bowling at love in food, logistically thinking that trying to separate a restaurant at a bowling alley, people may be not really understanding why they couldn't bring their beer or glass of wine. >> why should this place be restricted and my place not? >> where is a lucky star right? >> i believe it is near the park

area. we have local people here doing local things, creating a local jobs. let's make it easy for our san franciscans. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am a san francisco resident and a patron of the bar. one like a boat -- when i look at the restriction, at the giffords sees the possibility of a bowling alley and restaurant existing. for all intents and purposes, the bonafide restaurant exception seems to apply here. if you look at the findings on 781.8, i think it translates pretty succinctly over to the situation, and this is the place where people can go and eat and

bowl and drink and people are active throughout the whole time instead of sitting in one place and the sole purpose for drinking. i would say i am a patron of the bar. my husband and i go there regularly. i have not been drinking for the past five months because i am is that you are -- i am pregnant. but because we will be having a child, it is important to have a place that will extend the community we have already and will allow us to have some more we can go with a child, go as a family, and i and have a glass of wine when i need to. we can continue to be a part of what i feel we're already a part of. so thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. small business commission staff. very briefly, on august 8, 2011, the small business commission voted 5-0 to recommend to your board that you approve this

ordinance. the commission did not hear the single screen theater and the men. but inclusion of single screen theaters is consistent with previous commission policy, and the commission staff is recommending that you approve the amendment as well. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors peter i am the director of education and employment at youth services. we're going to have a partnership with the mission bowling club in which one of my youth training programs will be supporting the mission bowling club and that area by having a crew of young people come in and clean up around the neighborhood, around the mission bowling club. it is one of the entry points to our employment and workforce development team. and these young people -- one, will be helping the community

stay clean. two, they will be helping not only the mission bowling club, but it is providing another project by which young people, most of the mine the tenderloin, will get out and see another area of san francisco. this all happened on the morning when the bowling club will not be opened. and a partnership really stems from back a couple of years. we got a challenge grant, and we worked with the the visitor corridor merchants association. and we did graffiti abatement. the same program of young people went to the corridor and would take care of the graffiti, as well as clean up around the corridor. and we continue to go up there, even after the challenge grant ended. we found that we got to the merchants and we would find out

that they need the cleanups. we would help the neighborhoods and residents to paint over graffiti, even getting some painting projects. we look at this project is another way for our young people to experience actually helping the community but also learning more about small businesses. part of our program is teaching them about workforce development and also employment and how we can get to know our young people when we have nonprofits, and they can share their experiences to the part of our teaching program is for young people to learn how careers open up. we support this program. thank you.

>> i just wanted to mention that the department and the commission would encourage an expanded effort in the future to consider a more broad review of the control of alcohol in the special use district. there are five other alcohol sud's and mission alcohol was the first and most restrictive. it is the only alcohol sud with ways to transfer liquor

licenses. therefore, there's no means to add conditions of approval for establishments that are permitted to sell and serve alcohol. but that is not addressed in this ordinance, and i wanted to point out that the department and commission were supportive of expanding the discussion in the future ordinance. thank you very much. i am a available for questions. supervisor mar: supervisor wiener has a question. >> thank you. there is another bowling alley opening as well, lucky strikes on king street, across from the 18th tee ball park. that was not in the special use district, so there were a lot to come in with a liquor license and restaurant. to address your question on its the roxy theater, i was able to get some answers. what they're proposing for their liquor licenses to serve just

beer and wine. no hard liquor, and as for the last show of the night, which will be 21 and over. but they are aware of shows that folks under 21 go to, and they tend to be music documentaries and music festival shows. they will be careful to not sell out of all during those shows. that would be more than happy to hear from your office. they have not applied for a permit yet. supervisor mar: supervisor wiener. supervisor wiener: first, i want to thank supervisor kim for taking the lead on this legislation. i think it is perfect. i am extremely supportive. i also want to talk about my jealousy about all this polling all is going into district 6. we will love to have one in other neighborhoods, and we would wholeheartedly patronize it. so i am very supportive of this legislation. however, i have been very vocal about this, but i believe that

the mission alcohol and beverage special use district should be repealed. i think it is -- it is legislation that while i understand why it was enacted at the time, to address alcohol blight in the mission, it is so rigid and so broad that, in my view, it is now undermining the mission in a number of ways. this prohibits new liquor licenses or new businesses obtaining liquor licenses, except for bonafide restaurants. that means that takeout has to be incidental. so takeout restaurants, you cannot get a liquor license. if the food is prepared offsite and brought in as opposed to prepared in the kitchen onsite, you cannot get a liquor license. this makes absolutely no sense.

grocery store is like valencia wholefoods, if they want to sell organic beer or wine, they cannot do it because of the sud. it also undermines job creation by bringing in new businesses. honestly, it is great that we're doing this, but this bowling alley should not have had to gone through this process to begin with and making a special exemption from the sud. a gesture not have had to do that. it undermines entertainment and nightlife. it undermines bringing new, creative uses and to the mission and, new kinds of businesses that we did not anticipate in 1996 when we passed this brought and inflexible sud. it also encourages and freezes in time some very bad