he knows his game. he is everywhere. being in this industry there is always a meeting to go to end he is always there. despite the fact the has his hands in five or six different businesses. part of the most important things of the commissioner is to be here and i think steven is someone who will do that. here is the awkward part. i did not realize until i got here that my good friend amie bailey-knobler is here. i can vouch for her. also steffen, steffen is h ere. -- here. steven is a great guy.

amie is a great girl. steffen, great duedde too. >> i have been a resident of san francisco for 40 years and lagrone appear in different parts of the city. now resident of san francisco. i have great pride in the city and volunteered for different events. i will be at the commonwealth club for the events they have there. i volunteered for the san francisco public library. i am speaking on behalf of steven lee. volunteering for the san francisco aids foundation for the lgbt society. i recommend steven lee.

i have met him through friends. it isno not just about getting one group inside. i have been there and a guy who likes to enjoy the nightlife and has traveled. there are great names out there. when i step into one of his events, it is a sense of community, it is what he does outside of that community. many different things. it brings people inside to his events. it is not just about that. getting people in the door and promoting and selling alcohol and so on. it is about his sense of community that i admire and would recommend to the city. supervisor kim: thank you. >> good afternoon.

i did not realize, i never had a burrito at chavo's. i am speaking here on behalf of mr. steven lee. i served on the san francisco film commission to revitalize the film community. and to the immigrant rights commission to speak out on their rights about our divorce said -- a diverdiverse city. i also serve on various committees. yesterday's meeting, i chaired a community meeting at the last minute. i would like to talk to you about about -- about mr.

lee. i would like to talk about a positive aspect of his fine character. when i first came to these advertising agencies i helped found and establish a full service communications firm to target the burgeoning asian americans and the greater part of asia. i had an office space in san francisco. everyone here knows -- the idea being that he did one and two color print jobs. i hired him one day and h iis pressman was sick. he rolled up his sleeves and

operating the printing press to get the job done. one of his fine qualities is he made a good-faith effort and his can-do spirit of rolling up his sleeves which would make him a fine entertainment commissioner to the city. supervisor kim: thank you. thank you for being here. there is no particular order. >> i am a native san franciscan. i am here today to speak in support of steven lee. i have known him for many years. i have enjoyed his party's which he hosted as a promoter. as a business owner i know he is a great supporter of many community organizations, providing space at no cost to support young up-and-coming artists. other things that support the community and nightlife. i am an event planner so i know

the value of what he has given us. i am here to speak about that. i am on the board of oca san francisco and a member of other boards and organizations and he has been of great partner. steve understands my life needs to be balanced with the needs of the neighbors, concerns of business owners and other stakeholders. he is a problem solver who thinks creatively about how to satisfy all concerned and he thinks clearly and proposes solutions that make sense and he knows how to work with others to make these happen. i hope you will support his appointment to the entertainment commission. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. >> good afternoon. i am a lifelong resident of san

francisco. raising my family here. i am also honored to be a retired san francisco police sgt. after 33 years of working tirelessly for the city, i have also worked, known steven lee for 20 of those years professionally. i have worked with him, he has come to me and revealed information to me on how to make a club run, make a dance run, try to avoid all the problems the police would get into. he is knowledgeable. i have worked with him for 20 years. i have known him for 30. he has abundant expertise in all facets of the entertainment business. i have been to over at least 100

of these events as a police officer. i have helped him, he has helped me. he has helped the police department. -- stop incidents by happening -- from happening by calling us or warning as. he is not afraid to step up to the plate. and that is what i like about him. he will do the right thing for the clubs and to the right thing for the patrons. i have a vested interest. i have two kids that are club age and they're going to the clubs, too. i live in the city and i have a vested interest. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you and thank you for being here today and for your service to the city. i appreciate your comments. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am here to support tim eicher. i have known tim for over 20

years. we worked together in oracle, a technology background. i am one of his partners in two of the bars that we own together in the castro. in terms of that, working with tim at the bars, one of the things i would emphasize he spoke to is his ability to work together with a lot of different views. in terms of problem-solving not just talking about the problem, but coming to the solution, one of the areas that he has taken to is the parking lot that exists across the street from one of our forests. it is not monitored and often a source of ne'er-do-wells that come to be blamed on our patrons. we have used our security to manage it but working with supervisor wiener and other business groups, tim has been critical in moving forward and getting that area monitored by

patrol special police force as well as working toward getting a gate installed to have it closed at one in which has prevented and reduced the number of neighbor complains in the area. it is this type of action that tim brings to the table, as much about bringing together multiple viewpoints to come to a compromise as well as moving forward on the actions that are necessary to implement that compromise and come to resolution that satisfies the needs at hand. i support him -- for this nomination. >> good afternoon. i own a bar in the castro. tim has been my friend for many years. i met him when he bought about buying a bar in the castro -- he thought about buying a bar in the castro. he has proven himself to be

thorough and thoughtful and reflective. he went and trained at a local bar before a purchased it to see what it was like on the front lines. that was one of the first things that impressed me. working with him on some of the different organizations, he has been gracious, helpful, and personally a good friend to me. and fabulous. thank you. supervisor kim: i have dennis richards, allen beach, chris hastings, and if you want to speak on this item, please line up. >> i am dennis richards. we -- we have many bars and some clubs, we are not foreign to working on -- with bar owners. we worked with cafe floor to expand their alcohol service as

well as their opening and closing time. we also worked with the cafe on an enforcement issue we have. one of the things i wanted to say is the issues and spilling into the neighborhood and creates an adversarial situation with the bar owners and the bars. fortunately for two of the three, they are passed resolved and there is one we're working through currently. the thing that amazes me is i am the the board of the eureka valley castro neighborhood association. there was this bar owner there. are owners are supposed to be adversaries. they have their agenda and we have our agenda. tim comes in and wants to work with the neighborhood. this has been an incredible experience. i'm one the police department lgbt form. we talked at one meeting. -- i am on the police department

lgbt forum. i talked with tim and he had developed a plan with mission state option -- station. i support him for the post. supervisor campos: thank you -- supervisor kim: thank you. >> i am a member of castro after dark and a bar owner. i have come to speak for tim. castro after dark is supporting his bid for the appointment. it is a collection of the venues and nighttime stick owners. we formed two and half for three years ago to promote a more vibrant and safe nightlife. tim was instrumental in forming that group. i have been impressed with him working with him in that group. it -- he has done a good job in

out reach to the neighborhood and working with the other business owners. it has been said a couple of times, he has done a good job of building consensus and getting people to agree, groups of people who have divergent points of view. he is forward thinking and solution-oriented. he would do a great job in this position. supervisor kim: thank you. >> good afternoon. i am president of castro-eureka valley neighborhood association. i am on the chief of police's lgbt forum and i've been ought -- involved in the neighborhood for four years. so, do you want me to stop? supervisor kim: no.

i called you by the wrong name. >> i have known tim for four years, i met him when he joined evna and he has been involved with the organization for four years and he has taken a leadership role in the neighborhood and i have been impressed with his ability to take others ideas and put them into effect in the neighborhood. for example, castro after dark was formed working with another bar that was a nuisance. i talked to him about it when he joined and he took the leadership role on trying to get it underway. the first bar he bought in the neighborhood had been a major nuisance to residents on harford street. he did outrage when he took it over to their residence and neighborhood association to find out what the issues were and how he could work with the

neighborhood. he is collaborative and takes a strong leadership role in have been impressed with him and involved with a lot of people over four years. i support his nomination. supervisor kim: thank you. >> ♪ said the entertainment, do you see what i see? ♪ ♪ steve lee ♪ ♪ in the city entertainment night ♪ ♪ he will bring the city silver and gold ♪ ♪ and gold and gold

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-- good luck. >> good afternoon. thank you, i enjoyed that. i am the producer and production staff of -- productions. i hope you consider steven lee for this position. he is incredible. he took my first party we did, it was sold out and we have been doing it for years. i worked very closely with him. there is not anything he cannot handle or attack and attack -- talk on the phone and handle. he has his fingers all over town. the thing that have been most was i was a member, one of these off of the transfer in the day in we were able to bring back deerow -- trocadero.

we have people flying in to attend this party once a year. the funds come under one roof. a couple of those are charities and we hired the original staff. steven lee has taken the time to not only welcome all of us but people that are handicapped into the situation. they have a job and have something to do again. there are a lot of older and younger people. he works, he knows the area. he taught me incredible things. thank you and please consider him. supervisor kim: thank you. >> i am here in support of steven lee. i am the president of a tech

company. and a community volunteer. their basic things are wired to emphasize, not add to the wonderful bling some have been said. with my volunteering i have met parents to know st -- who know steven lee. colleagues and corporations to know him as well. also restaurant owners and then you owners. he truly has a passion for the issues of the city. without passion, people can make changes and do powerful things -- with that passion, people can make changes and do powerful thing spread it will be beneficial for everything -- everybody for his commissions -- connections and his ability to talk to people on a personal level and allow them to work through issues together. supervisor kim: thank you very much. >> i am a resident of the

castro, i have lived there for about 20 years. i became a number -- member of the eureka valley neighborhood association and serving on the board. i am speaking in support of tim eicher. tim has worked with the neighbors. you heard allen and dennis talk about his average to neighbors for issues about the parking lot and noise. he has done this on his own. tim has been willing to help the neighbors and work with the neighbors to the point of the other nights coming over to a random meeting of neighbors that were talking about issues in the neighborhood. tim showed up and said, what can i do? i find him accessible and have worked with him on the board of evna and find him helpful and it would be a great choice for the commission. supervisor campos: thank you --

supervisor kim: thank you. >> i am the board president of the apa families services and active in a number of organizations. i strongly support steven lee. i have known him for 30 years as an intrapreneur with it can do attitude. he works well with many groups and very generous to nonprofit organizations. the events held in his club are well-managed and enjoyable. i must appreciate -- most appreciate him on a personal level for providing young people with leadership as he did for me 30 years ago when i was a young, timid, shy young lady. he has made a significant impact in our community and these are few of the reasons i think he would make a great commissioner.

thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. >> good afternoon. i am not going to say what i do because we would be here forever. just like mr. paulson sang, he supports steven lee and i support him. he supports the community. in all diversity. he is perfect for this position. if you see how many supporters he got, he pretty much has tons and tons of supporters. not only in the entertainment business, but the community and

san francisco. i think he is perfectly fit for this job and i believe that he will be at the commissioner. thank you. supervisor kim: is there any other public comment at this time on this item? sing in public comment is closed. -- seeing none,, public comment is closed. we have so many qualified candidates. i am sure colleagues have some discussion are questions. supervisor farrell: i have been on the rules committee for about a year. there has been a handful of times where i think i could have said we could appoint anyone who comes before us. whoever comes out of here, and whoever does not, please do not

take it as anything but the fact that we would support you going forward in other seats. i would say i know the mayor has a few appointments to this commission as well. we are happy for the names here. amie, for running the fillmore is not here today. i would say i would challenge for being here given she is not here today. mr. lippman, who is a constituent of mine and friends of lafayette park, i did like his background. i wish i would have known more about what he is doing in the entertainment industry before today. i will -- i do like his background and what he brought to the table. mr. lee, you and tim had the most support. you had mr. paulson supporting it. i do not think i have heard mr.

paulson advocate for one candidate. i have been to a number of your venues. i -- having been to a number of your venues, i know of your work and it is incredibly impressive. mr. eicher, you had a ton of folks here as well. one of the things i have realized on the board, i have seen in district 2 is a lot between the neighborhoods and the commercial corridors. that is an inherent tension in our great neighbor kids in the city. it has come through for what people have said and what you have said about your desire to integrate and work through those issues. that is so important and especially our technology background, it is very fascinating for me personally. i will indicate where i am thinking right now and i will let my colleagues talk. amie, i will have difficulty

considering her today given that she is not here. this may seem not fair. it has been consistent with what i've done all year. when we have all lot of -- even though your recently moved out, when we have a residency waiver requirements, i have a difficult time and i have been this way all year with people i like. it is something i have done all year and it is a principal thing i would feel difficulty sticking with. with that, that being said, if you come back, please let me know. i would be happy to work with you and push you through on that. that is purely my reasoning. i would be happy to support mr. eichman, mr. lippman, and would leave it to my colleagues to discuss.

supervisor mar:supervisor farre committee has a lot of qualified and dedicated people coming forward. you have to pick. it is painful sometimes and this is one of those days that in particular, they are two extra very candid it spread we're lucky to have an abundance of riches. i do support to my career -- tim eicher. he i think 0-00-- you are an

extraordinary candidate and an extraordinary contributor to the night live sector. it is important for me and i thank you for your incredible work for many years. i am supporting tim eicher for a few reasons. you have heard about his experience in the industry. but also at a neighborhood level. i know as a supervisor who represents the castro, even though -- before was supervisor, the tensions that form between the neighborhood and some of the entertainment venues have been a real problem in the neighborhood and a very destructive kind of thing in terms of having this tensions. it is not the only neighborhood where that happens but it has been along time issue -- a long time issues. some respond in different ways. some incredibly unproductive and in the case of mr. eicher,