that ability to get in front of a huge global audience, you are taking out a piece of the pipeline in the growth of local bands and eliminating something that has helped them to expand to the rest of the country in the world. this has allowed us to go on national tours and spread the music to the rest of the country. other local bands to support us, and it perpetuates music and sustainability within the musical community and is very important to consider, how they affect triples from the top. and if they will be offered slots in turn to give back to the community. the expression of how important music is in that regard, from the perspective of local businesses, when you look at bands that way, it is extremely important to their

sustainability to have that opportunity. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker? >> my name is john white. i operate a non-profit that teaches music in technology skills to young people. i would like to say -- thank you very much for your time today. san francisco is an international city, a world cultural center. the park is the backyard for every one that lives in san and cisco. and i think that it is important for all of you in the park to be expected to follow strong rules about security in cleanup. thank you for your time. supervisor mar: thank you.

>> i am william [unintelligible] i have lived [inaudible] late '60s. i live one block from golden gate park. i am addressing only our lands and the noise. earlier there were two remarks that were made. i am all for having it at mclaren park. you mentioned being a neighbor in getting along. selling the family home, there are issues involved. it is not as simple. there is a noise ordinance. the city itself identifies noises as an environmental pollutant. unwanted, excessive, and avoidable moist. the recommended home level is 45

decibels. at 90 decibels, extreme exposure may result in hearing loss. your damage can occur at 110 decibles within 15 minutes of exposure. regular exposure to more than one minute risk permanent hearing loss. that is from the chair -- children's hearing institute. 110 to 120. [tone] 12.5% of children, ages 6 to 19, have permanent ear damage. our lands is worthwhile. but it should not exist in the residential.

it should not be allowed to perform in a residential area. [tone] supervisor mar: thank you. >> i appreciate your time. supervisor mar: thank you very much. london hide? >> hello. thank you very much. in london hide and i am the neighborhood representative in the commission. i just really want to encourage the neighbors to participate in these events. maybe not go to them. i have lived along the route of the beta breakers for many years, and have had friends that live along the route. each year, we would have a big sale or yard sale. as these people came by, we would raise money for the community housing partnership, protecting the neighbors in the two adjacent houses from

urination, garbage, and stuff like that, enhancing the community in raising funds. these are well-noted events that are put on a calendar in advance. i would like to encourage the neighbors to take a proactive approach in helping out the neighborhood. maybe a community group, having something like a bake sale. i will say that one year we made $1,000 charging $10 to use the bathroom. [laughter] i do not know if there is a way for neighborhood organizations to rent a porta-potti for the day, but there are solutions in these communities and they should get together to benefit everyone, helping to maintain the integrity of these festivals. [tone] supervisor mar: thank you for the great work on the entertainment commission. mr. richard roth men? >> thank you for having me here.

i live at 38 avenue, right off the park. monterey this week, not off the golf course, by think that mta should use the parking model that they use. i will let go into detail, but i think that they have outside parking far away. i am here about the noise. i think that people can do whatever they want as long as it does not affect me, but this year the noise was really loud. as far as community outreach, i did not know anything about the outside submissions. harley-davidson, i did not know anything about that until i read it in the newspaper a week before, two weeks before. some lady heard the music and the sound, whenever you want to call it -- i call on friday afternoon and the person was very nice.

nothing happened. i called for talks -- saturday morning. the person was very nice and nothing happened. i e-mail eric mar., and the mayor's office -- supervisor mar: i know that they said they had methods to try to address it right away. sometimes the speakers are dealing with other things. >> we could hear the music with an hour -- we could not even listen to television, it was so loud in our place. i have a solution, the entertainment commission has a sound engineer and they should go through them. the entertainment commissioner engineers should be in charge of the sound, so that there is an independent. even the police, when i call, they have no say in the sound, because it is issued by park in iraq.

i think there needs to be some control of the south. i am happy to have them. but we need to do something about the sound. [tone] supervisor mar:. and you. next speaker? >> i reside at 19th avenue. regarding the concert, there are two distinct problems. with regards to the noise pollution, it has to be acknowledged that the sound is designed to be felt, as much as listened to. there is an extremely highly amplified bass and drums component. the effect of the sound on residential structures is akin to forcing residents to live

inside of an acoustic guitar for days and nights. the latter than the television played at normal volume, it cannot be suppressed by your plugs. moreover, they are not responded to in real time. the solution is available. concert promoters must pay for an independent, certified sound measuring company that can quantify the extent of the noise pollution, when noise is measured in town to be too high. concert promoters must immediately reduced the sound. not at the end of the next set or when it is convenient for them. the second point that i want to make is that these concerts' advertise somewhere between 50,060 thousand attendees for each of those three days. the same number people that attended the 49ers football games. supervisor mar: bluegrass is

probably higher than that. >> ok. consider that when 49ers fans go to a football game, they go on a special, purpose filled access road and go into a special, purposed facility. right now we are trying to pit 1 gallon of concert in to make 1 quart size part in it is not working. i keep hearing the message that it is not that much of a problem, forget about it. i in the end, they're not opposed to a concert in the park as long as they stay away, but they're not doing that. i like a wonderful idea that we share the love to around the city. thank you. [tone] supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker? >> my constituents are going to hate me now. thank you. [laughter] >> the afternoon, supervisors. my name is louis marino.

every year i have tried to add to this. i am going to speak of my own experience. i have never had any problems with garbage or the illegal units. as a resident in the region, i have tried to support it. for my own kids, going into the park, it is not a healthy culture of the event. my family in chicago, they talk about the bay breakers. we do not have any big issues. we support this 100%. thank you for your time.

supervisor mar: thank you. >> my name is timothy wright. i am a san francisco native. i am here for a couple of reasons. number one, the most important part of this issue is the jobs created from these events. these are tough times. we need jobs here. park in iraq is doing a great job. i lived in the inner richmond. i get notices from the bottom a call it -- the group that sends it out. it has gotten a lot better management. i think that these are great things. i grew up going to music festivals all my life. i think that to stop that would be terrible. one other thing that i would like to say, supervisor colin, i have lived out in that district

and it is -- supervisor: -- supervisor cohen, i have lived out there and it is a hidden gem. my biggest complaint is i might have to wait to get a table in a restaurant, which does not bother me. these are my neighbors, they support me, and i have to support them. thank you very much. supervisor mar: i will call more with my last remaining cards. [reads names] those are the remaining cards that i have. >> hello, i own a restaurant that is often mistaken for outside lands. it is the historical nickname of this city that we live in, which

has a big leak in friends, though it does maintain some sort of extent right now. i have lived there for most 10 years. my wife and i settled down because we saw so much potential there in our little block, which has grown a lot over the last five years. the restaurant has been a significant part of that. there is a residual awareness of businesses. as soon as i mentioned the around a fact, people came in to try places they never would have come to before. then they remember that and they tell their friends about it. there is a residual financial impact on the businesses out there. beyond that, being a parent of a 3-year-old daughter, i want to agree with the woman who appreciates having a safe place for her daughter, finding a cultural contribution in an

environment that is positive. from a food perspective, san francisco being one of the premier world-class destinations for food culture, i think that outside lands in particular has done a particularly good job in sourcing and representing at aspect of our completely amazing food culture in san francisco. thank you very much. supervisor mar: outlands is on judah and 40 it? >> 45th avenue and judah. it was really wonderful for us to be able to walk that festival and enjoy a lovely night. supervisor mar: thank you. mr. paulson, i did not call your name. you will have to wait. next speaker? miss debbie joseph? >> thank you for this opportunity. a gentleman that spoke earlier

mentioned a parking exclusion zone. what a great idea. if you would like to know how to accomplish this, ask the organizers of this also be dealt festival. the issue placards to the residents who put them in their cars. anyone who is not a resident is towed. this is the problem. it would go easier for the residents it when they got home from work, all of the parking was not done. the other really egregious issue is a lot of people in residents had to park in their driveways because there was no parking on the street during an then the mta ticketed them if they were just a few inches past their parking spot. many of the houses are not big enough with their driveways. why this has to be done on the backs of the residents, i think that we can all managed to get along.

we live there all the time. supervisor mar: the sausalito parts festival? >> correct. by family has lived in that house for over 60 years. we have seen it all come and go. the opportunities are wonderful, but please consider the residents in involve us in more of these meetings. we have never been contacted to participate in any of these meetings, but we would like to be heard. [tone] supervisor mar: the number of the parent teacher organizations around the schools, i have been meeting with them as well. they have been involved in engaging in the activities for the event as well. next speaker? >> my name is dennis juarez. i work for the hardly strictly

bluegrass festival. it was held the first weekend of october. the staff of the festival collectively takes a big sigh of relief, and be relaxed. every year, we seem to start to plan the next best of a lead of that earlier, because every year we learned little bit more. we have had various meetings with city and community organizations. we listen, apply, and implement. i think that the people who are opposing today, they have to admit that things have gotten better. as far as the immediate economic impact, last year i was smart enough to pre-order a kosher meal. when we got there at noon on saturday, they were out. the only other time that happened was the year before that hardly strictly bluegrass.

san francisco, new york, chicago, they have world class parts with world-class events. if we are going to remain a world-class city, we have to continue. supervisor mar: the last cards that i recently got, i have nick bologna, sandy -- and walter paulson i think is still in the house as well. next speaker? >> my parents brought me up, bringing into golden gate park for various large events. i specifically moved to san francisco because it was a music city. i think that there might be a good case for this. it is specifically why i moved to san francisco. i wanted to be in a city that

cherished music and had a history of music. i am looking forward to my son growing up to a concert in the park as well. one of the ladies that spoke against it, i asked her how long she had lived in san francisco. i thought that it was interesting that she had lived here after the culture was developed. i would never move to alaska and then petition that people stop having the dinner odd because it affected the environment. it is part of the history. i'm concerned that the people that come here and are against music in the park, they came here after it was established. they should not move here and try to change the city's needs. people move here to be a part of a music city. if they do not like it, they should move to a city that does not chairs that, not try to change who we are.

supervisor mar: thank you. >> in the executive director of the save the way this coalition. i am no stranger to these events in the impacts of the events on the house. many years ago, the uniqueness involved festivals and events. be participated in the eco lands i have not heard a lot spoken about that, but there is a tremendous effort to support the nonprofits and to give them a huge outreach opportunity and to showcase their work to in aurora range of audiences. it has been successful for us.

we also participated in the beach cleanup, including with several other foundations, and there is another that participated in this as well, so i wanted to commend another planet for what they do. i think they run a fantastic festival. there are solutions. i am willing to put up with that. in terms of being a resident there, it is one of the reasons i moved to san francisco. i have lived here for about 20 years, and i believe in a culture, and i believe san francisco has a unique ability to put on these events and a tolerance i value. so thank you very much.

supervisor mar: next speaker. >> hello, my name is -- i have volunteered and attendant. i believe that the benefits of these festivals for our city and our state and the worldview people of of san francisco far outweighed the deficits. what i've heard today was a lot of plans for increased risk management and mitigation plans for helping the residents of the community, but it has also been said that golden gate park is here for the benefit of all of the residents of the city and of the bay area, not only san francisco residents. i told my brother the other day about a festival given, and he thought that was amazing, that people in california were amazing, and he actually said

that californians should rule the world, because what we do here and how we facilitate such it beneficial environment for the community, the musicians, the people who live here. there are a lot of people in the audience that derive income from these festivals, and, again, i believe the benefits far outweigh the small problems that come up, and it is usual for the few to spoil it for the many. these small things that happen with some of the crimes are the few people. the thousands and thousands that attend, most of them are law- abiding, well-managed, and grateful attendees. thank you. supervisor mar: vdot thank you. i should alert people that we have decided to paul item number 5 before item number four, and i do not know if you were alerted,

but we are going to continue. next speaker. >> to speak. supervisor mar: because so many people had wanted to speak, we had to limit its to two. >> ok. i am here to testify that as the world health organization has reported, these are a health hazard that causes not only hearing loss and other physical and mental stress. one report labeled noise and modern plague. in short, it makes our space uninhabitable. recon park would not allow toxic waste, but it allows toxic noise pollution to bombard our neighborhoods all because of money. new members of the commission need to experience at least eight hours of this nonstop racket to get some idea of what the residents have to suffer for three days every year.

it does not matter about the young people or the elderly parents that you have. see how they react to the pounding noise. you would have to be there to get the full effect. 45 decibels is considered the normal safe limits. over that is very, very dangerous. and is anyone monitoring the cars that are there for three days? that cannot be good for anyone's health. and for the so-called hot line, it is as useless as yesterday's spit. we ask for the volume to be turned down, but nothing is done for 24 hours later. no more hot lines. if they are truly serious about being good neighbors, we want the cell phones and even the general manager so that we can get some immediate relief.

they have had four years to correct the noise problems and have failed completely. there are 45 competing with each other and blasting their noise at each other. ok, when to end by saying this is just one of many reports that talk about noise being the modern plague. please stop destroying the health of thousands of your fellow citizens. supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker. >> hello, my name is fred. i am in richmond resident and live only in a few blocks away. i also have a 21-month-old baby who has now gone through two of these festivals. supervisor campos: can you poll -- supervisor mar: can you pull the microphone closer?

>> did you hear what i said? someone who had a baby who was extremely young during the first festival, and is now a bit older, it was minimal the disruption, and it did not annoy me at all. the noise levels are barely noticeable to me, it even if just a few blocks away, taking him to the festival for the first year, i was impressed with how safe it was and how positive everything was. i speak, the in may not be relevant, of english festivals, and the organization here is a much better that i cannot even stated. i would not feel safe taking my baby to any festival in england.

i was perfectly happy to take him in the festival and around the perimeter in the festival in a week or two after, being really impressed with how well the park looked. going back to the park afterwards, how well it looked there, because i take him there regularly, so just as a parent, i have to say it has been a positively overwhelming experience -- an overwhelming least -- overwhelmingly positive experience. supervisor mar: i have no more speaker cards. we have supervisor fewer. >> it is true that san francisco has had a long history of having events in the park. as my husband's said, there