want to go home. my store will incentivized families to spend more time in japan and spend more money in the mall. there is a correlation the amount of time they spend in the amount of money. i can see this as raising revenue and employment. you can imagine how children will be excited to visit with their families. i have talked with community groups and nonprofits who have endorsed my prop -- project. the awful sausage -- they offers social -- >> we have a list of them. >> the planning committee, the merchants association, and representatives of the police department.

all of these organizations have endorsed my project. the planning department has also approved the project. i would like to say i appreciate your time. >> any questions? >> i am excited about your project. >> anybody from the community? ok. we have a three minute time maximum. >> president and commissioners, i will make this fast. i am the executive director of the task force. we are a nonprofit -- nonprofit focused on the planning and promotion of japantown. we provide assistance to small businesses.

i also served on the organizing committee of the better neighborhood plan. he is a client of our program and i'm here to support his application. in this outreach he is referring to, i was organizing that for him. in any event, it was very clear that strong support from the community. it is an authentic japanese business which we need more of. it is family-oriented. it is not another restaurant or fast food. we have too many of those. it is in the hands of a professional. experienced in financing and accounting. a discipline which is often lacking in small businesses today. it is in the hands of someone who has been transparent with all of us. he has followed the process,

done his homework, and the games to cun community supports his business. president newlin: do we have a motion? ok. very good. you are approved and good luck. >> hopefully maybe february. president newlin: all right. >> i always go there. there is always a weight. -- wait. president newlin: item number6.

>> i have a question to staff. the officer comes to report all the time. is this report given to us in a document that we can review and cross reference? he mentioned something about ipala, it was one of those permits that was important for us. he mentioned -- does that to get red flagged to you? >> everything that was mentioned by the officer is in the list that i give you. all of those reports aren't there. -- are there. he then goes through them and hits the things of interest.

something like that comes to us, it is a red flag which then he gets discussed by the strategy'ies to deal with. work with. >> we have nothing to look at. it would be nice to have a hard copy of it. >> what he is doing is going back over police reports. we cannot give you a police report but the same incidences are reported to you in a different form that gives you -- under categories with violent crime or a nuisance violation, did we warn them? you do actually have them.

if you have questions on specific details, information about the incident, you can use those to talk sunni about more information regarding those. -- talk to me about more information regarding those. that is how we best can make clubs come into compliance. the minute we read these reports and they hit a level where we say there is a breach of some kind, we get right to witte. then we reports to you. many times you will see reports of property crimes which are abc issues. they're not something we can do much about. as part tim parcel of broadway,

he continues to tell you about them. whether they did nothing more the wrong thing. >> you will get a heads up. >> absolutely. >> most times they have done something about. >> good to know. president newlin: new business request for future agenda items? >> i was wondering what was happening with the task force coming to talk to us. >> i'm waiting for direction from the president as to when that should be on our calendar. it is up to you. president newlin: i would like to get the final commission on board so when wie bring people and we have a full complement of

commissioners. i have no problem in the next couple of meetings. >> i just know the eia r is coming out and it is going before planning. i feel like it would be important for us to hear from them. >> i agree. it together with commissioner hyde and cigarettes a date. >> we have one meeting in december. would that be your target? president newlin: sounds good. >> i want to remind people that on the 16th there is a at hoc meeting 00 and a-- ad hoc meeti. this is a neighborhood outreach. president newlin: that concludes

the november 8 meeting of the entertainment condition -- commission for the city and county air sacramento -- san francisco. thank you.

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nevada, all of northern california, hawaii, and guam. i want to make sure we have enough resources to end homelessness for veterans. i am proud to be here. i want to welcome all of you to our kickoff event. this is to help launch our national tick off event. the purpose of that is to make the public aware of all of the services available for ending almost as. there were 28 sites. to run the country. san francisco was one of those. they wanted us to do a kickoff

event and let each site decide how they wanted to showcase their program. we got together and said we could not do this without our community partners. the purpose of the networking breakfast was to acknowledge the 30 or more community providers that are here today to help us figh homelessness and end it by 2015. that is the goal of the current administration. [applause] we had our breakfast this morning. people may still be hungry. there is coffee and other goodies. thank you to the salvation army for hosting this event.

we have helicopters. we did not do that on purpose, but it adds to the drama -- and the sun came out. i am going to start by welcoming our honored guests. ed is the acting medical center director and my friend. we have worked together a long time. he is a big believer in our mission. lieutenants smith, regional commander of the salvation army. come up here. thank you. [applause] the principal deputy undersecretary for health. he flew in all the way from washington to be here and speak with us. thank you. [applause] state senator leno, thank you for being here.

[applause] mayor lee, thank you very much. we're happy to show you the facility. [applause] and nancy pelosi, democratic leader of the house of representatives. thank you for being here. [applause] we are going to hear inspirational words from all of them. i am pretty excited about that. the pressure is on. i am going to take a few minutes to call out some folks to show you how we all work together. our partners have really helped us today. is kathleen mccall here? she is the director of the golden gate cemetery. she is one of our partners. thank you for being here.

we have our folks from social security. please stand up. thank you for being here. [applause] did i miss somebody? sarah is here as well from social security. when we do our vet connect, she helps us. we get clothing donated and tailored. they shower and leave with tailored clothes to go interview for jobs. that is pretty special. thank you. [applause] ophelia bascall is the regional administrator for hud. ed cabrera, thank you for being

here. [applause] ed and the council are big proponents"srgu on opening dood working on endling homelessness for veterans and everyone. martha is another great provider. she keeps us on the straight and narrow getting our permanent housing vouchers out. my buddy from washington used to be in palo alto. he is now the chief clinical director of clinical operations for the eight homeless programs, keith. [applause] over there is my other buddy.

i have lots of bodies. -- i have lots of buddies. is from the mayor's office. thank you for being here. we could not have done this event without the salvation army. i want to thank jack, the executive director, for all the work you did for this event. i am going to go quickly. stephanie hall, the program director, thank you. cathy cooke, is a veteran's case manager. john, the administrative assistant. then we have lainie and judy. lainie and judy ar ethe the p.r

people for the va incidents -- and the salvation army. thank you. we have people from the state department of veterans affairs. please stand. thank you. [applause] then we have the d.a. case workers, the chief of social work, joanne peters. please stand. we cannot do this without you. [applause] i want to do a special shop out -- shoult out to john walter, our outreach worker at the va. some job descriptions set all other duties as assigned, he got the assignment of our reach as well. margie from the va and jeff

joseph, thank you for being here. [applause] oh, wow. i am so used to my boss, the visiting director, sheila c ohen. we traveled together for three days. she is the visiting director. [applause] we were doing and out each event in hawaii. i think announced to as a homeless coordinator. we also have the chief operating officer for the division here. [applause] last but not least is my deputy. thank you for being here. [applause] jake martin, thank you.

[applause] that is a lot of people. now we are going to have welcoming remarks from the acting medical director. [applause] >> i guess i get to raise the boom. i did not need any added pressure, but thank you anyway. good morning. welcome, everyone. i would like to welcome our honored guest, lt col. steve smith, senator leno, mayor lee, thank you all for coming today. madam leader, thank you for your an unwavering support to our veterans. it is an honor and pleasure to have you here today. [applause]

i am so proud of our mission and to be here today as we bring attention to the effort to end homelessness. she has covered the important role our community plays in the effort. as a career va employee, i have had the privilege of serving america's veterans. it is a particular honor to serve in the mission to eliminate homelessness. sadly, veterans lead the nation in homelessness, depression, substance abuse, and suicide. these are daunting facts. something must be done about it. with the cooperation and partnership of those of you here today, we will work together to decisively end homelessness. we've heard the list of the formal forces that have gathered.

together, i think we can do it. is our honor, duty, and mission to help those in need. the va has set a goal of ending homelessness among veterans by 2015. some may find this a difficult if not impossible goal. we do know that we can reach this goal together with the assistance of our federal, state, and community partners. those who have served this nation as veterans should never find themselves on the streets living without care or hope. i remember the words of an elected official who spoke at the wall-breaking of our recently opened a clinic. he said he heard people talking about veterans deserving this care. he said there is no deserving in the equation, you have earned it. we agree with that. on behalf of the va medical center in san francisco, a

pledge our unwavering support and dedication -- i pledge our unwavering support and dedication to that task. [applause] >> please help me in welcoming lieutenant colonel smith, the divisional commander of the salvation army. [applause] >> i think we're all fighting the microphone today. we're pleased to have you. the salvation army facility. this is one of two alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers in san francisco. it is part of a myriad of programs we operate in the city. at harbor lights, a veterans can break free from the chains of addiction 3 comprehensive treatment program that offers

progressive care, education, work force development, and character-building elements. that is combined with top not counseling and resources offered by the veterans administration's. our graduates have the opportunity to acquire the tools they need to achieve independence and lead healthy and productive lives. the salvation army has a long history with veterans dating back to world war i where our volunteer lassies provided care and aid to those serving on the front lines. i also have memories of my uncle who was in the salvation army during world war ii. he was assigned to oahu where he would show movies in the fields to servicemen.

today whether they are newly enlisted, serving at home, or discharged, the salvation army is there to ensure the health that our brave the veterans never ends. we're pleased to open our doors today to host this great event. we're looking forward to working with vets in the future and specifically to eliminate homelessness among our local vets. thank you very much. [applause] >> i am not going to keep moving it up and down. our first speaker today is va principal deputy undersecretary for health. he leaves programs for the veterans of the administration. he has been a longtime leader with the va and is responsible for implementing a broad reforms in the delivery of

specialty and emergency care and have significantly improved the quality of care provided across the va health care system. [applause] >> thank you. it is my pleasure to be here. thank you for that nice introduction. i have to get this fixed. as a cardiologists, i still see patients. that is the most important thing i do. it helps to give me the perspective of how to make things better. let me thank the salvation army for hosting us today. this is a wonderful opportunity. i like to recognize the elected officials as of everybody has already done.

i think this is a very important statement, the fact that you are here today. it means a lot to this community and us. it is a statement about the kind of support there is for ending veteran homelessness. the folks who have put this together have done a fantastic job. there is little i can say that would add anything to the probable commitment they have to making this program work. as you will hear and learn, this is not something the va can do by itself. this is a program that is built around the organization of our community partners in ending this terrible problem of homelessness for the veterans. to the community service folks, thank you. we realize you are the ones doing the heavy lifting. your contribution is absolutely necessary in this effort.