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interested in speaking to pressá3 to speak. when you hear line has been unmuted that isyour indication to begin speaking . each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes and when you have 30 minutes remaining you willhear a child indicating your time is almost up when your time is reached i will indicate your time is up . best practices to call from a quiet location , speakclearly and slowly and please use the volume on your television . we will call the role at this time, commission president tanner. [rollcall] >> thank you commissioners,

first on your agenda is consideration of items for continuance, item 1 009-6081. the 2025 chestnut street on a negative declaration it is a proposed continuing still march 24, 2022. 17 avenue with discretionary review. item 3, 00536, a conditional use authorization and under your consent calendar item 54 case 2020 is 6377 cu a, 4387 mission street and a conditional use authorization proposed forcontinuance . sorry, let me get the right on .

excuse me. march 31 2022. and finally commissioners, under yourdiscretionary review calendar , item 14 for case number 2021, item 00 4987 the rp at 2760divisadero street . members of the public, i'm going to open up public comment in order for you tocomment on any of the items proposed . only on the matter continued, pressá3 to be added to the queue. seeing no requests to speak, public comment is closed on yourcontinuance calendar .

>> commissioner imperial. >> move to continue all items. >> second. >> thank youcommissioners, on that motion to continue items as proposed, commissioner diamond . [roll call vote] so moved commissioner, thatmotion passes unanimously 62 0 . placing us under your consent calendar, all matters listed here are considered to be routine by the planning commissionand made it up on bicycle rollcall vote of the commission . there will be no discussion of fee items unless a member of the public so requests.in

which event the matter shall be moved from the consent calendar and considered as provided with this feature. item 4, item 00998 cu a spear street a conditional use authorization and item 6, case 2901 seven 35 s phd, the property at 600 mcallister street for the adoption of shadow findings, item 5 has been continued.this is your opportunity to remove any of the items on consent by pressingá3. seeing no requests to speak from the public, public comment is closedand your consent calendar is now before you . i take that back commissioners there's a last request . members of the public if you wish to have either of those 2 items on the consent calendar removed, is that what you're requesting? >> thank you for taking my call

commissioners. i joined just a moment late and wanted to comment on number 202-1004 075 dear drp, 2454 francisco street. >> that will be taken up later on today's agenda closer to the end of today's agenda so you will need to pressá3 again to be added to the queue when that matter is called. right now we areonly taking comment on the consent calendar . seeing again no requests to speak from members of the public commissioners, the consent calendar item is before . >>. >> moved to approve. >> on that motion to approve item 4.findings for item6,

commissioner diamond . [roll call vote] so moved commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 60 brings this other commission matters. item 7,considering adoption of draftminutes for february 3 and february 10 2022 . members of the public if you would like to address the commission on theminutes pressá3 at this time . seeing no requests to speak from members of the public, public and on the minutes is closed .>> commissioner imperial . >> second. >> on that motion to adopt the minutes.

[roll call vote] so moved commissioners, thatitem passes unanimously 620 placing us on item 8, commissioner comments and questions . >> i'd like to kick off this session 1st happy lunar newyear . we had a parade this last week and other celebrations so it was a great time to be with the community and just wishing you all a happy black history month so thanks for indulging me as we been celebrating and contributingthroughout the year . thank you for that and i wanted to take a moment to express as we been getting notes about reopening city hall and reoccupied cityhall for our commission here . i personally am so excited for

when we come back in person as the commissioner who joined you all during the pandemic and have not gotten to be with you allaltogether as a group . i am looking forward to that day and at this time i do have concerns about coming back physically to city hall and being together at this moment but i do hope that maybe in the next month or so we can get to a point where some of the concerns would be addressed but also we can see the reopening accounting for the board of supervisors, other commissions and other aspects generally of life is hopefully going smoothly and continuing to have cases go down and some of the factors in my personal life i have been making me hesitant to come back also change and give me more confidence that myself and those who i'm caring and living with will not contract covid-19 due to me but i wanted to share you with all that's where i am and ultimately shot

up members of the public may be wondering when are we coming back, what are the hearings going tobe like just want to make an opportunity forthose who also want to share . i know commissioner diamond, you're on the phone . i'm not sure if you raise your hand or i didn't want to throw it to commissionerdiamond because i know she's got to leave in a bit if you'd like to share anythin about what she's thinking on this matter or other commissioner comments she may have . >> thank you commissioner, i appreciate that . can you okay on the phone lesson mark .>> we hear you . >> that's great. i too am very eager to be that especially if the numbers in our community continue to decline the way i have recentl . but i am also concerned about coming back at this point in time and i believe the staff has done truly a remarkable job in allowing these remote hearings to function pretty well. it is not as great as we were in person but under the

circumstances i think the remote hearings are working extremelywell . relative to the risk , especially for those of us who are in vulnerable populations for close to four are responsible for taking care of people who are in vulnerable populations or just for those of us who have different risk assessments which is one thing i have learnedduring the last 2 years is the of us is the circumstances differently . ibelieve that in the circumstances of the planning commission , there are some concernsthat i currently have . one is that we need in room which even in the best of times as very poor ventilation and certainly has no ability to have the windows be open. we can meet for 8 to 10 hours at a time where although the public, each individual of the

public may not be sittingthere the entire time, we commissioners certainly are as are the members of staff . and we don't know the number of participants from the public who will be there. the ad full ofpeople that could be dozens and dozens, maybe up to 100 or more at any point in time . we sit close together and i am quite concerned thatunder current protocols , there still is an issue out there. and i guess i would like to see us exploring some additional mitigating factors that might make some of us feelmore comfortable about returning . do we have to meet in our current room or is it possible to meet in a row where the ventilation is better? while commissioners and staff need to be fully vaccinated,

the public does not and i'm wondering whether or not we are permitted to have all vaccination requirements for those members of the public who wishto attend in person as opposed to remotely during this interim period . can we hand out n-95 for kn-95 masks to the public because at this point protocols would have people wearing cloth masks if theychoose . should we be adding capacity limitations together withsocial distancing ?i'm hoping over the next few weeks could be more conversation about some of these factors but in the meantime at leastat this point , i am in a vulnerable population and don't feel comfortable returning yet so thank you. >> thank you commissioner diamond and i will call on commissioner imperial next. >> commissioner diamond, i

think you were referring to a good point in terms ofwhat our measurements in order to return initially , i was excited to come back but after thinking about, thinking it through in terms of access to the commission by the public and also in terms of the planning staffas well and also a health risk within our group as well . not just for our group, everyone is going to get involved here . we need to have measurements to in order for us to have an in person meeting. i do not think right now that we have those measurements yet. so i am comfortable right now and i think the staff, all of the staff are doing the best they can and also all of us do it in a pressure moment.

it's hard to do the hearings remotely and being at home. however, there is a greater risk, there are bigger risks and it's not just ourselves. it's all the other people involved. that's actually the basis of my decision to also scale down the remote hearings because it's alsoall of us that are going to be involved . we need to have protocols and measurements set in place . >> thanks commissioner imperial and commissioner more. >> i've given this a lot of thought and while it is a bold move in a time when there is uncertainty i have decided to wait on the side of caution. there are a number of reasons, many of you havealready touched

upon them and i want to leave it with that . i will return as soon as possible and i will continue to dedicate my time and attention to the responsibility of being on the commission as i have done in the past two years even as virtual and thatincludes all of us . these meetings are thoughtfully conducted so i to remain virtual. >> thank you, commissioner, >> i as well wanted to go all the comments of the previous speakers. not only do you see us here virtually on the computers but whatyou don't see is our media friends , family and some of whom are in close contact with that maybe first responders, nurses and my father is an elderly vulnerable position and i see him sometimes on a daily basis and i would never forgive myself if for whatever reason i

who am fully vaccinated even was able to get him fully vaccinated for the sake of doing things prematurely when these rings are being run so successfully thanks to all the hard work and effort with the department and staff doing this and the technology department. so we do all want to come back as soon as we all feel safe. not just for us but for other members of thepublic and we should do this at the right time . >> want to thank you all for sharing your comments. i don't know mister secretary if there areadditional updates regarding returns that you had wanted to update us on. we should be aware of in addition to the medications i think we had last week . >> yes, since we are on the topic i am happy to notify you that the mayor's office and liaison to the commission have been in contact with us as well as the city administrator's

office on the improvements that have been madein city hall related to returning to in person hearings . we actually met yesterday and were provided a brief and and i am scheduled to come to city hall room 400 on march 1 on tuesday in anticipation of returning to in person hearings toget trained on the new equipment . i personally am curious about the hvac system and the promise that it has been upgraded, but for now that's the only update i have. i appreciate all of your concerns and i share many of them. >> thank you and the board will begin meeting in march aswell , is that correct? >> to be honestwith you i don't believe the mayor's mandate

impacts the board . i don't have any indication. i've asked whether or not the board would be opening up their chambers to members of the public . they have their meeting in person but it's restricted to only supervisors and staff and as you all know we are all required to be vaccinated. so there's a much smaller risk related there. their chambers actually provide appropriate distancing and hav very good ventilation . so i don't know what the timeline is for the board of supervisors to open their chambers to members of the public . >> i think reminding us we have deadlines

>> .there are no questions we canmove on to item 10 . the board ofsupervisors and board of appeals, commission did not leave messages .

>> good afternoon commissioners, erin stark, manager of legislative affairs. the committee concluded two landmark designations, one for the building at montgomery and the other four dba allegory of california located at 155 simpson street known as the pacific stockexchange . one montgomery constructed in 1908 with the addition of 1920 is historically significant for its association on the reconstruction ofthe financial district . further, it's architecturally and historically significant as an excellent and well-preserved example of early 20 three renaissance revival style. it's initially detailed its hierarchic value and it was crafted by arthur putnam. the hpc recommended approval of the landmark designation august 1 of last year and the land-use

hearing the heritage spoke in favor of the designation and recommended approval to move forward. allegory california was recommended for a landmark designation by the hbc november 2, 2021 . allegory of california was created by diego rivera between 1930 and march 1931 at the beginning of rivera's first visit to san francisco and this was rivera's frescoin the unitedstates . allegory is culturally historic . it has an association with pre-mexican artist diego rivera. the first fresco painted was also significant on the new deal era works project administration and was removed in the 1960s and 70s. the fresco is significant for its association with the lack indexcommunity and its significant part of san francisco cultural heritage . the land-use hearing this week or last week, sf heritage and

latino historical society in support of the designation. supervisor melgar spoke to how important this fresco is to the community and supervisor melgar and mandelman joined as cosponsors. the committee considered supervisor mandelman ordinance that would allow accessory use for services and as you recall this wasamended at the previous hearing to include changes to the zoning tables. they were continued from one week . at the hearingsupervisor mandelman made opening remarks and reiterated the need for the district . chair melgar duplicated the file to introduce amendments to theavenue cte which had specific parameters due to his view of activity . supervisor melgar's comments were not addressed.there were

only two commenters, one in cautious support and the other who stopped for a more relaxation of the rules around massage use. the committees afforded the item to the full board and also to duplicate the file with supervisor melgar's amendment so this ordinance will take a role in the near future. next the land-use committee heard the substitute version of supervisor mandelman's large home legislation you heard this item on september 23 and recommended approval . the supervisor did revise its proposal based on comments he heard from the commission hearing. the new ordinance reduces the effective area to just district 8 and increases the conditional use authorization trigger to 3000 square feet or 1.2 f ar. it increases the expansion of allowance for dwelling units already over the maximum 10

percent to 15 percent over the course of 10 years and it revised the grand selling flaws submitted on or before january 1, 2022 . after some general favorable comments, the land-use committee votedunanimously to move the ordinance to the full board with a positive recommendation . at the full board last week, this is all from last week by the way. the full board last week the hearing for the cqua appeal was continued to march 1 and 18 months would require conditional use authorization for all service uses. since this is an interim control it will not come to you for a recommendation. it will have to go to the land-use committee and the full board for resolution. if the not vetoed by the mayor wouldtake effect 15 days after the boardfinds it .

that's all i have for today . >> unless the zoning administrator change sounds differently and as previously stated the preservation commission did not yesterday so we should move on to general public comments. this time members of the public may address the commission on items of interest in the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission accept agenda items with respect to agenda items your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. each member may address the committee for up to three minutes unless they see the 50 minute limit general public comment may bemoved to the end of the agenda. members of the public this is your opportunity to address the commission by pressing á3 . youwill each have 2 minutes. when you live has been on unit that is your indication to begin speaking .

>> i request that you modulate the meeting, you have an agenda item that states you're doing a public discussion about these exemptions of virtual meetings. it's buried on their every time you haven't had on the planning commission calendar but we really need to have discussions like what you have today, especially supervisor diamond. we need ... there are basic problems. one is that the time limitis 1 to 2 minutes was just announced even though your rules it's three minutes . but the whole thing is relatively limited. 2, the meeting started on along time but ball mechanism about calling on people, takes time.

and there's a whole lot built into the schedule about getting people on screen, etc. some second thing, you can't understand who's speaking because there's a blank screen during public participation so half the people don't identify themselves . wecan't tell who they are . it's very frustrating to figure out how to deal with comments when you're watching on tv. another comment i would say is how much has the staff been trained about how to do, how to comment audibly because it's very very hard to hear some staff people. they don't seem to be trained tospeak into the microphone . so i'm frustrated by these virtualhearings . i appreciate your difficulties, commissioners but some of us really want to have them back

at cityhall . thank you. put that on your agenda for a discussion item at the next meeting . >> is georgia shootist, hope you have a nice break and as you said, no eval is subject to demolition that i spent some photos and i've shown these before but i think they're still pertinent if you could please show the first photo. the project on the left is now complete . as you can see and i'm assuming it will go on the market soon but i don't think it's gotten into cfc yet but it's been unoccupied since 2017. the other project on the right in this first photo, obviously is not complete andhas been unoccupied since 2015 . please show the next photo. you can see in this photo that this is originally two flats,

the one that's basically gone. it's gone and it could have been fixed up to maintain the two separate class but originally the project sponsor will make a largesingle-family home with a tiny unit behind the garage and as you can see the project on the left is still intact and occupied . but during the work on the two flats, the scope was exceeded and determined to be taken up to demolition. if the count had beenadjusted, reduced flats could havebeen preserved and could be occupied now . please show the next photo, the third photo . this shows both of them, the project on the left doing the work. this project is now complete as you saw in the first photo and needed to revise its debt during thework and while it was very close , they did not quite cross the threshold. so if the been adjusted maybe a simple remodel that the project is going to be with a high

price once it split. so reducing the values as i talked about is just not about counting pieces of wood, it's the bruiser of housing allowing reasonable alterations and i would urge you to please review your docket number zero6.0070 et. thanks a lot, have a great day . >> okay, thank you.last call forgeneral public comment . you need to pressá3 to be added to the queue. seeing no additional request to speak, general public comment is closed and we can move on. for items left 11 am to be, as hd and hp that's921 (street . you will first consider shadow findings. miss hoagland, areyou prepared to make restitution .

>> good afternoon president tanner and members of the commission. linda hoagland, planning department staff. before he was the home sf project pursuant to planning code section 206.3 and 328 located at 920 10 farrell street the project includes the demolition of an approximately 3500 square foot two-story commercial building and new construction of a 53,479 road square-foot 14 story over basementmixed-use building . the project will include 50 residential dwelling units with approximately 801 square feet of ground floor retail space, approximately 2666 square feet of usable open-space from accommodation of private deck and common roof deck and 50 class to bicycle parking

spaces. nooffstreet vehicle parking is proposed as part of this project . the project is located on a through lot with approximately 40 feet of frontage along farrell street and 40 feet along all olive avenue. the project site contains an existing two-story commercial buildingthat is currently vacant and was last occupied by a restaurant use which closed in december 2020 . using the home sf program the project is receiving development to allow form-based density and oneconditional story of height . in exchange for providing 25 percent or 13on-site affordable dwelling units . the project is also receiving zoning modifications from the rearguard, open-space requirements and minor exceptions for rearguard open-space street frontage and demolition of commercial space. to date the department has received two letters in support of the project and none in

opposition. according to the project sponsor community engagement has been conducted for the project including a community meeting with a lower pulled neighborhoods on may 1, 2018 . a pre-application meeting on october 6 2020 and presentation to the housing action coalition design reviewcommittee on january 26, 2022 . as part of the project approval the commission will need to adopt findings with the recommendation of the recreation and park commission that made a shadow on sergeant john mccullough park would not be adverse to the use of the park. the departmentfinds the project is on balance consistent with the van ness corridor area plan objectives and policies of the general plan . the project will maximize the site and increase the cities helped by including a totalof

50 dwelling units 13 of which will be designated as on-site affordable units . to help alleviate the city's housing crisis . thisconcludes staff presentation . i will be availableto answer any questions . the project sponsor has also prepared a presentation. >> project sponsor, are you with us? you have five minutes. does he have presentation slides? >> yes we do if you could put them up. >> they're coming up now. so starting yourfive minutes . >> that afternoon planning commission and members of the audience. my name is davidbaker, architect of 921 (street. next .

this is the site. near the amc theater, uc van ness to the left. next. this shows agreat transportation area . both the new bart about to open up on a van ness and there's a bus redline on o'farrell and a nice semi protected bike lane on polk street. next. this shows the building in the area. 140 foot building with 50 unit . next. this shows the ground level. it goes between o'farrell and olives and there's about a story difference sothat's what that cutline is about. this is the ground level on 2 different floors . next. this shows the retail space

next. this is the common area. the lobby and circulation, . this shows thevertical circulation . next. and the service areas, the fire control areas, things likethat . next. above there's 4 units per floor. one of the nice things is you are no limited bedrooms and they are, all the living rooms face the two streets. then there's bedrooms off the white court in the middle. next area this shows the top floor. we took a two units on the top floor at those two units have their own private deck and then there's a nice shared roof deck, shared with therest of the people in the building . this shows the rear yard that must be required by zoning which doesn't make sense, you

look atthe buildings in the neighborhood they tend to go street to street . next. this shows that side court honoring the light horse apartment building next door. next. at the request of the planners and i think it's a nice idea we did this massing at the bottom which is in with the neighborhood massing and the typology of the neighborhood. next. this shows the existing situation, next. and this is the building. there's a piece which is lower than the building next door and then you see a stitch that sets in the top of that piece that comes right up to the street and defines the street wall. next.this shows the ground level with retail store, next. this is looking up and you can see that stitch and these bays and balconies coming out.

it's a sort of a 24 and that we did a win study for this and this helps you with the wind because the wind blows down th building and ithits that notch and gets confused . it doesn't come for you at street level, next . and then this shows us pushing that roof down a little bit and we have that side area with all the circulation and surges in it, next.then this is pushing and about to make this interesting buy ins with these great bays and decks. next. and then those bays provide private open-space and then on the top of the public open-space, it was chaired open-space, notpublic but shared with the units . this is a view of that through

the miracles of digital modeling. really great, not huge but private, not looking at any units . and really i think it's going to be well used for a place to go with mushrooms or burgers. thisshows it looking out, really fantastic view . i'm almost there that's looking outfrom the elevator , next . then before, next. after. next. this next one is olive street and you can see the decks there providesome cheating as well . next. thank you very much. >> thank you, that concludes the project sponsors presentation. members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission by pressingá3.

that is your indication to begin speaking. you will each have two minutes. >> my name is jim chappell, a 45 year san francisco resident and urban planner by training and a member of thehousing action coalition . this project is exactlywhat san francisco needs . urbaninfill at its best . it's an underutilized site steps from the fan, the van ness crt served by many bus lines, walkable downtown . reasonable size units designed to be as affordable as one can be in sanfrancisco . makes for use of the site and is an unusually beautiful design. commissioners, please give this project your unanimous approval today. not only to get these 50 units going but to signal to other landownersin the area that this is what they should be doing also . we're in the midst of a very serious housing crisis and we need many more projects just like this. back you very much.

>> good afternoon commissioners. on behalf of the housing actio coalition also in strong support here today . i believe you do have our report cards submitted. i wanted to call out two of the areas which received three stars on your report card which is the highest level that we recognize projects. one of them is in density. this is a home san francisco project so that is getting unanimously passed by the board of supervisors, we collectively figured out that this housing and these types of proposals are the exact types that san francisco can and should be building as it relates to unit mix, on-site affordability and it was designed to be an alternative to the state density program.

it's supposed to be more in line with what san francisco goes along with and unfortunately we're not seeing many opponents of that project get interviews so we really want to commend the team for having something that's in front of you today that we are all hoping can get built. the otherpiece that we want to highlight is our parking and alternative transportation section . no car parking, lots of great parking on-site and an area of the city that has easy public transportation access with a number of muni lines. this project does check all the boxes, it's fantastic and as the previous speaker we request that you approve the project heretoday. thank you very much . >> good afternoon commissioners, my name is roger robert oakland, i live in district 5. i'mcalling in support of the project . i think the shadow impact is

extremely minimal. i think i saw a report, it's the 0.06 percent increase in shadow primarily in october and february at 5 pm. i mean, who's out right now at 5 pm at a park infebruary? it's extremely cold . i don't think it's really the shadow is something to worry about. housing component is great. we need more density bonus projects like this . commercial use with housing is great. i just wish we had more projects likethis . on the left side especially in single-family neighborhoods, they're not dense enough to meet san francisco's housing so thank you.

>> last color for public comment on this item. please press star 3to be added to the queue . seeing no additional requeststo speak by members of the public , you have 2 minutes.>> good afternoon commissioners, my name is ty pat and i'm the owner of 222 and his avenue on the corner of 200 street from the proposed project site. for the past three years i've been following the progress of the proposal at 92100 with anticipation and admiration and has been making its way through claim after review i would like to voice my enthusiasms for approval following reasons it utilizes a scr for a total of 13 units.

it provides family size housin with 50 percent of the units being two-bedroom or three-bedroom . it provides with the transit improvement planyour completion , it supports a parking free residential lifestyle. with residential entries on both o'farrell and holland it will activate the street. i believe this project is exemplary in its design design, utility and functionality and will be a welcome addition to our block . please approve. >> thank you. final last call for public comment on this item. seeingno additional requests to speak by members of the public public comment is closed .and both the project and shadow findings. >>.

>> there are a number of comments made by the public which resonated. exemplary i think summarizes it best.this is a well-designed project and i'd like to really put this again into the category of projects the commission itself can learn from . we have many flights like this projects that we are seeing come forward as uninspiring because all they dois extrude and maximize the site .from edge to edgelike 100 percent . this made a wonderful example of how to use the light well to draw the building into the courtyard feature and create context between older buildings and contemporary housing. what impresses me is not only the unit but the emphasis on larger units but also the fact that we can gain out of this

constraint site 13 bmr units. that is think a higher market. with response to both o'farrell and olive are well done. all it is much stretched as an alley into a well lit, well proportioned alley except it has an empty lot and it has been for years and years frequented by drug users. i'm on city hall every day and announcing a building, online which will alleviate that and bring life to this valley and it's going to be extremely important. i'm in full support for it and would like tomake a motion to approve . >> i will second that motion. i will call on commissioner imperial. >> i would second that i want to say my peace interms of the project sponsor using the old

sf . this density bonus that our city has and i would like to thank the project sponsor for choosing our local program of density bonus. and i think we need to encourage more of our, their project sponsors to use our local sf project because these are some things that was legislated and fitted with the community in termsof the density that should be for san francisco. so again, thank you . >> out just add my support. what aninteresting building, very thoughtfully designed . definitely brings a focal point and point of interest which i think will be exciting to see. i do want to ask the project sponsor. i'm excited that there's parking here so we're dedicating a really maximize space that can support housing and that's kind oflabor to provide those 13 bmr units that are part of this . if there's any room to have

additional space , just considering there is no car parking, residents hopefully will be relying on their two feet but they may need more space for storage if there's any room to add more on-site parking. >> yes, we have parking in the building. and we've put some cargo back parking in as well. but we're maximized. it's a tight site and these taller buildings, i don't know if you saw. there's a big room on the ground floor, a 10 by 20 foot room so afireman can run in and fight the fire and it just adds a lot to the building . there's allkinds of requirements like that. we've done most of what he can and i'll say having my share , i am well served.

>> that's. true, i've written here and it's easy with e bikesto get up and down that hill depending how far up or down for going . with that, any other commissioners hands up? thank you again. >> very good commissioners on that motion to adopt the shadow findings and approve the project . [roll call vote] >> that motion passes unanimously 5 to 0 and we will place us on items12, a and b . item 00196. it's dua for the property of 350 ocean avenue. you will considershadow findings and conditional use authorizations . this includes state density bonus programs.

the floor is yours.>> good afternoon president tanner, commissioner. department and staff. the case before you is a request for conditional use authorization for concession and waivers for development standards under the individually developed state density program and request for production of shadow funds for the demolition of two existing one-story commercial buildings and the construction of a five-story , 55 foot 35 unit dwelling unit residential building which will include 15 offshoot parking spaces, 36 class i bicycle parking spaces and to class to bicycle parking spaces within the neighborhood commercial transit one district and 40 5x district.

the building includes 18 two-bedroom units, 13 one-bedroom units and four studios which range in size from 415 to 830 square feet in size. under the individually requested bonus programs the project is approximately 5.2 percent densitybonus . a concession incentive from the open space requirements, waivers from the exposure and height requirements. in order for the project to proceed the commission must grant the conditional use authorization for the development of a lot of 4000 square feet pursuant to planning constructions 121.1 through three and 750. adoption of shadow findings pursuant to 295 as recommended by the department of recreation and park commission that a new shadow by the proposed project

will not be adversely double parked and adoption of findings ability to request concessions and waivers pursuant to planning codesection 206.6 in california government code code 6515 . prior to the submittal of the conditional use authorization and associated applications the project sponsors did conduct a pre-application meeting on april 25 2018 and most recently a second pre-applicationmeeting was conducted on november 18, 2020 .members of the public that attended the meeting raise concerns regarding the amount of parking space, size and density of both projects. to date the department has not received in support or opposition but the department has recently received a correspondence from the adjacent regarding individual privacy and safety impacts of

the proposed bill. in conclusion recognizes approval and believes the project is valid for the following reasons. the department finds the project is consistent with objectives and policies of the general plan and meets all applicable phones to the planning code. the project will maximize the use of underutilized plots and construct a new five-story basement residential building in close proximity to public transportation,public open space and jobs . the project will increase the city's housing stock by providing a total of 35 new dwelling units six of which will be designated on-site rental. 18 percent of the projects total units and the project will comprise land-use compatible with the zoning district and the building that is responsible compatible with in the neighborhoods care given its height, size andbuilding extremes .this includes staff

presentation and i'm available for any questions .>> thank you gabby.project sponsor,are you with us ? >> can everyone hear me? >> we can hear you just fine. you have five minutes. >> the proposed project is to

construct a newfive-story 35 unitbuilding , six of the units will be permanently affordable . the park will cast some minor shadows on the state park and baseball diamond to the relative amount of0.018 percent . the project wasapproved unanimously last week by recreation and parkscommission. next please . the site plan shows the intricate sheep of the parcel . the slot side also requires a conditional use authorization for any development and were also separately pursuing that bonus authorization. weare requesting a minor deviation from the rear yard requirements which are the de facto enlargement of the midblock open space . the existingwould be relocated

and reduced resulting in a gain of two on street parking spaces. next please . the basement contains 15 below ground parking spaces including 188 dennis space, this ratio equals about 42 percent of unbundled parking spaces. next please. the ground floor contains thre units with one facing onto the street . the two in the back private rear patios. we also have 10 in storage and 36 bicycle parkingspaces . next please. this shows the typical second floor plans with eight units on each floor. overall wehave 18 two-bedroom units , 13 one-bedrooms and four studios . all of the bedrooms have access to natural light and air. next please. the open space requirement is met by a large roof deck which is mostly landscape.

we reduce the occupied areas to the fire department interpretation by story count which would change the construction type and increased construction costs.solar panels help power electric vehicle charges. next please. the front fagade design breaks up distinct volumes. the ground-floorserves as a base with predominately anti-graffiti stucco . one residential unit has a frontage along the residential entry. security cameras will help protect the residents and nearby neighbors. on the upper floorswe have alternating days projecting from three taco fagades. aluminum sunshades provide additional depth and energy savings. you can also see a slight slope to the site that was located at the garage door at the lowest portion on the right side . next please. this shows the section with th garage renting down to basement parking. you can see how the lightwall

provides natural light andair to help cross units . we've also removed the property line windows from unit to meet at the request of our neighbor . next please . this rendering shows the building looking northwest. we continue around the right . we have had several meetings over the course of designing this project including three with the adjacent owners of 320 ocean avenue . we feel that arrangement of the mid-block open space will help get more light and air to their rear yard. in order to fit our allowable massing the only other option would be to increase the height of the building and therefore passmore shade upon the park. next please.this last image shows the buildinglooking northeast .and in conclusion we feel this project is designed to maximize site potential while minimizing tax forthe neighborhood . the neighborhood is already benefitingfrom recent rezoning

of this project will add or below-market rate and it . the race has several neighborhoods over the past five years as well as discussions with the district supervisor and other groups. thisproject provides new housing for families within an established neighborhood and when reviewed at the planning department and recreation and parks department it fully complies with our residential design guidelines .we ask that you grant a conditional use authorization and shadow request . >> thank you. that concludes public presentation and we should ope up public comment. this is your opportunity to address the commission in this matter. press star three to be added to the queue and you will each have two minutes. when you hear the line has been a muted that is your indication to begin speaking . >> go-ahead caller. >> can you hear me?>> you got

twominutes . >> this is ernesto sabella from oceanavenue , the neighbors had mentioned. we are a family home. located right next door. i have 2 children and two elderly parents and my wife and i have worked from home. we are concerned with the burden that this would be placing on our property. theshadow, the garage location . the structure, they will be escalatingto get the 50 parking spaces our home was built in the 1930s . and then i think they should make more concessions to try to minimize the burden with the lighting. i think the bottom part of their building that is adjacent to our property is painted brown. i don't think that's considerate of the facts that

we're going to be sandwiched i between two apartment buildings since we already have one four-story building on the other side . and we ask that you just put applause to this project and have further discussion. kevin mcavoy the owner of the property when i asked him to provide us with understanding of the security's answer was i have insurance for that.my kids lives aren't worth being lost over this. so i asked that we put the pause to this project and discuss further the security for my family. that's it. >> caller: good afternoon commissioners, my name is david. i serve as president of thenew mission terrace improvement association and we've had several meetings withjeremy and

kevin mcelroy . i realize that there's underutilized space , that the project is in a building that has long since seen its use in departments will go up there. i would like to draw attention to one particular planning issue and that is the ground-floor apartment to the west of the main entrance to the building has street access to it. the original design of the building had apartments on either side of the main entrance that would have redundant access to the street. one of them is now gone because of requirements in the design of the building. i would like to suggest that the building should be modeled and there should be a twin to either side. and that was the entrance, the redundant street entrance to the apartment on the ground floor, the west side of the building next to the nightclub be better designed and be

better utilized and would have more privacy for the sake of the tenant if this street access was done away with. that the building had one main entrance, one secondary entrance at the east next to the garage. i'd like to point out this is not an apartment in a row as you see on seneca and as you see onhow many . and on ocean avenue with the presidio bay, this one unit is redundant. i'd also like to say i appreciate the fact there would be pedestrian lighting on this side of ocean avenue from the building because the streetlamps are on the other side of the street and they required trees will not provid , they will diminish the lighting from thestreet to the point where pedestrians will be at risk . thank you . >> thank you, last call for publiccomment. press star 3 to be added to the

queue . you have 2 minutes.hello, caller. >> i like to reiterate what the first caller mentioned. we do need more time for discussion. due to the pandemic, things have made things a lot more awkward and i do believe more discussion would help the project and also be a benefit to theneighborhood in general. thank you . >> good afternoon commission. i support, my name is robert kaufman, i support the project. i also believe that there are because it's in the state density bonus project there is limited action that the

planning commission can take. in order to deny the project. i would recommend that you ask the city attorney's office what your options are on that so thank you, goodbye. >> okay commissioners, thatwill conclude public comment on this matter . onthese items now before you . >> thank you staff, thank you project sponsor. while i'm waiting for other commissioners to chime in i was wondering if you could walk us through the exposure for the units. i think there's 17 or 18 that don't have the required exposure and correct my understanding , that is partly because of the rear yard being

not the distance and the shape ofthat rearguard not complying with our code . could you walk through that and if we have a slide you might show that mightshow the rear yard and where those units are facing . >> gabriella, canyou go to slide three ? >> site plan diagram. >> so the long story short is i had the state density bonus, we're allowed to develop a certain amount of volume and our options were to go into the backyard by an additional five or 10 percent like we did here or to explore adding a story to the building which we are hesitant to do due to the shadow it casts on balboa park. so you're correct a few of the

units which only have exposure on to the rear yard are lacking in the literal code interpretation but they do face onto that mid block open space. which does allow a lot more natural light to the units there. >> just to maybe part of what we've had discussions about and i've had concerns about other projects requesting exposureis when they are facing an area that could be developed . so when where there facing it seems like there is limited risk of future development, further diminishing the access to exposure those units have and maybe it's not the same for all units given the can figure ration of the building and the lot lines. they it's a little odd perhaps. idon't know if you could opine on that kind of future impacts

of potential development . >> the properties to our north and east are also are each one. i suppose in theory they could use sb nine to build out into the backyard but otherwise that area would be restrictedas a rear yard . the properties, the two properties to our west are similarly zoned in ct one. those could be built up but that would not align with our building. >> thank you for that. could you talk a little bit about and some of this might go to you in terms of our code requirements but ground-floor units my understanding of code is part of what we do when we don't have ground-floor retail is to have a housing unit have astute or thatporch access to that unit but i do hear mister cooper's concerns .given the location is not part of a string of homes at least at this point in time where the

development is for that. could you all consider not having that outdoor on street access or is that somethingthat code requires ? would you be interested in tha reconfiguration? mister shaw, if you had considered some type of release onthat . >> ask for your question. so in terms of the ground-floor , they are providing that transition from the public to private realm. that comes from our residential ground-floorrequirements . in terms of having an active use so we want to activate the funding, we don't want to have a blank slate and the way to do that when we're providing residential dorm units is to provide a buffer so that you don't have to well units that are essentially opening out . you want to provide transition and a way to do that is to provide report or some kind of landscaping to act as a buffer betweenthose two areas .

>> commissioner tanner, i believe you are muted. >> that would be hard to hear methen. i just wanted to ask mister shot if he had concerns about the ground-floor unit . >> i don't know if concerns is the right word but i think it's that we wouldn't have that direct access. i think in that sense we would agree with mister huber that it might present a little more security risk and reward. >> and then he also asked abou additional lighting . i think you mentioned that there would be lighting. could you refresh what you stated? it sounded like maybe that was partof the benefit ofthe project would be lighting on

that side of the street . could you describe that ? >> absolutely. the building is designed with three bays across the front and we would propose on the underside of all those bays there would be lighting which would be sent to the photo timer. so that overnightor in rainfall the lights would switch on as well as the main residential entry would have lights that come on as well and the ground-floor forthat matter . >> that can definitely be a benefit for the neighbors and anybody, pedestrians walking along the street at that time . i see that commissioner imperial is up and i'll call on him next. i'm open to think about background level unit and typically i like to see the activation of the street with a door facing onto the street but also to understand maybe it may not be appropriate in this location. long ago when i was a planner i used to be active at the

intersection quite often . so i know while this location and the long desire for it to become something other than what has been and become more of a benefit to the community so i'm very excited overall but i wouldbe curious if other commissioners share concerns about thatstreet facing door on the ground-floor . mission or . >> i have a question to the project sponsor in terms of the conversation you had with community members. there are three public comments and the two of them are requesting for continuance and it seems like i noticed that you did follow through in terms of doing public notice but i'm wondering in those public needs, on those meetings and the extensive or the extensiveness of the discussion that you had especially the nearby neighbor and also with other associations.

so can you elaborate on that? >> sure. this project has been in the works since 2017. as gabriella mentioned we had topublicly noticed neighborhood meetings as well as a few other conversations . we spoke with our neighbor on the east side prior to them purchasing the building as well as twice since then. and we of course understand their concerns aboutsafety and security and all that . we will do our utmost to make sure nothing bad happens. i've course can't promise that the project is going to be flawless but it obviously behooves us and the developer and the neighbor to all get along because we could for instance benefit by their

building a setback six or seven feet so we could benefit by being able to place scaffolding on their property in exchange, do all the indemnification and that sort of thing but are confident that the development can be built safely without impacting them in any hugely negative way. >> thank you forexplaining that . i think perhaps the other neighbors as well perhaps need a little bit morecommunity outreach . and i'm not sure if you are putting a community liaison in terms of the construction. i do believe there are perhaps initially concerns during the construction time and the committee needs to be informed about that. so i think that's what i'm kind of usually what we would say here and in the commission is

how is yourcommunity outreach and how is the conversation you had with the committee as well .so that's my question. my one concern to is actually the shadow impact on the nearby park that's going to be almost two hours and usually of course how i would decide on the impact of the shadow is the time, where is the shadow being tested on since usually public areas are also open spaces and we think we need to protect. that's also one thing, one concern is the shadow impact. however i know the limitation for us because it's estate density bonus is based on the design perhaps the mapping of it. so those are my concerns. i'm actually would be, would

like to hear what other commissioners say or mentioned but i would like to have the project sponsor to have more conversation with the committee as well especially if there are concerns during the construction zone. so that's my comment. >> thank you commissioner. vicepresident . >> this is a difficult project and i'd like to share a couple of observations and then ask mister shelburne some questions. the acute angles of the site presents a very difficult site to design the building and my question is why did you choose to completely replicate the site of in the shape of the site in the form of the building? i know many of these projects are driven but the need for parking in a transformer room

seems to be influencing the massing and shape of the buildings. and that is one other comment was a general comment. i would let the state density bonus encourage into a sf project we reviewed earl earlier had significant giveaways and areas which i believe are vital to designing affordable housing.the fact that we are seeing open space deficiency, we're seeing rear yard deficiency, seeing 18 units that lack proper exposure including waiver makes it very difficult to be very enthusiastic about this projec . again, acknowledge the shape of the site. but i am concerned that

sensitivities for example of affordable housing units in the back or not fully taking advantage of what could be done.the question i would like to ask you from what i've said, why would you allocate a large amount of open space to be accessible from the bicycle storage room? why would your units put into that part of the site when the units could have open space as the other two that operating into the northern part, could you answer that for me, for those commissioners who would like to see what i asked are open to look exactly for that topic . >> mister shaw. >> you had a few points that you asked me to address so i'l

try and go in order here . you're right thatthe site has a very acute angle . the front corner, original design in fact did notfill that in . but when this went tothe residential design advisory team they asked us to do that . in the theoretical event that when the building to our side, our website doesget built that there would be seen as a kind of got there on the street level . i guess i'm kind of agnostic about. if you thought it would look better to have that back i think we could do that. it's just a closet space right now. then you mentioned the transformer. that area was originally allocated asanother unit . that would have been there 36 unit. however, it's our understanding that i believe january of last year pg and he essentially said

statewide that they would no longer authorize any sidewalk transformers where the sidewalk is i believe less than 15 feet and where just under 10 feet. so at that point we made the tough decision to remove that 36 unit and instead put in transformer rooms. we had a couple of conversations with different agencies and representatives and he said they might be modifying the rule in which case we love to put that 36 unit back in and put the transformer in the sidewalk. that would absolutely be our preference. lastbut not least you mentioned the bicycle storage . right now, there's i don't think it's showed up on the drawing but there's a 25 foot setback requirement for the bicycle parking so it does need to be in a sort of rear of the building tosome extent . it's entirely possible it could

be moved forward somewhat but it does need to be towards the back in some way or another. and we did explore putting another unit back there instead of the tenant storage.and swapping the bicycle room. that's something we could continueto look at . >> i think it would be important to have ground-floor open-space exposure for units instead of having each of i don't know how many feet you have there. 28+ dedicated to the bicycle roomhaving a window . it's really difficult given the deficiencies of open space on the project. i think you would get better ground-floor. reformatting the size of your storage room together with an appropriate shape of a bicycle

rule internal to the building i think would be a much call and give a lively important outdoor exposure tothe open space to the unit . we are at in front of this commission are other projects from the last year . we found applicants put the transformer under the sidewalk. it is very awkward to have at this particular moment the transformer door the identical to the width of the main entrance. we didn't quite know where you are going given the setback of the transformer and the slightly more recessed entry door. the fagade for the pedestrian entrance is the main inviting feature of a residential building. i think he doesn't really have president of over how to get to the transformer. these are all comments. i regret we have a shadowover the park . i regret that the project needs

to basically fill out the side in all its acute angles. so i would actually like to see that this project has a little bit more work done including medication with the neighbors and that would be my comments for right now. thank you. >> thank you, commissioner fung. >> this is the state density bonus program and i'd be prepared to remove the adoption of the authorization of the conditional use and adoption of that shadowfindings . >> commissioner mark, or is there a second weston mark. >> i'd like to make a motion to continue this project to give

it a little bit more time to answer some of the questions. i think this project has the potential to fly through and beasts fully supported. at the moment i see a number of errors that will test whether the project could make improvements and i make a motion to continue . >> commissioner tran moore, is there any timeframe we are considering? >> i would ask to engage in tweaks in the building andhave more conversation. i would say it would be 4 to 8 weeks . could you help me with that please? >> i think the main issue is going to be communicating with pg and e which does take a little doing. i think 410 6 weeks does sound about right.

>> that will put us about april 14. >> i'm fine withapril 14. if mister shouse is not ready we can always give it a bit more . >> seeing no further requests to speak from members of the commission there is a motion seconded to continue this matter to april 14 . on that motion, commissioner fung. [roll call vote] >> i think wehave commissioner diamond that should be joining us . >> well, i will ask the city attorney'soffice if they are with us . i'm not sure commissioner

diamond can participate but this is a procedural matter. often commissioner diamond was not with us for the duration of thehearing but didrejoin us once the public comment was concluded . can she vote on a procedural matter ?>> austin yang, deputy city attorney. the commissioner hasnot heard , notmade their decision based on all the testimony provided . and it does not feel like commissioner diamond is able to at this moment go back and hear what others have said. i just unfortunately do not think she's able to vote on this motion. >> that's my understanding so thank you for that clarification . city attorney yang.

given that this is a procedural matter we do not need 4 votes and would need a simple majority. the motion to continue his successful 3 to 2 with commissioners fung and tanner voting against. that will place uson item 13 for case money 21 8810c , lyon street. thisis a conditional use authorization .are you prepared tomake your presentation ? >> yes, thank you jonas. thatafternoon commissioners . the item before you is prior conditional use authorization 1994.580 5c to eliminate all conditions of approval of motionnumber 13897 , the

subject property is at 1520 lyon street located in the rh to zoning districts. it consists of a childcare facility. back in 1995 the facility required a conditional use authorization for establishment at florida planning code section 209.1 and 203. along with other conditions one of them required that no more than 65 children meet at one time at the facility. subsequently in 2017 the planning code was amended for ordinance 189 17 which made childcare facilities permit use in all zoning districts except for pdr. this project aims to function as a principal accommodated use for the current planning code and expand capacity to 125 children at the time of the subject property. no motivations are proposed to the existing schoolbuilding .

the project sponsor has also applied for a dedicated passenger loading zone or facility itapproved pickup . the planning has already been issued. the department has received a total of 26 letters in support and three letters in opposition. the letters of support expressed praise for the school's service to the neighborhood and encouraged that this proposal will allow the school to broaden its mission. the letters of opposition expressed concern about increased traffic in the vicinity of the site and the potential loss of parking spots . they will not have any conditions of approval associated and if approved i believe the notice of special restrictions will be issued . in summary the project complies with the zoning and possibilities and provides a valued service. the department recommends

approval. this concludes my presentation and i'm here for any questions . the applicant has apresentation and i will hand it over to them. >> project sponsor, are you with us ? project sponsor? project sponsor, are you with us? >> i am, can you hear me? >> we can hear you just fine and yourslides are up . you have fiveminutes . >> that afternoon, my name is kylie thomas, executive director of the little school located in the western tradition and i'm also born and raised in sanfrancisco . i will provide today abrief overview of our school and our requests . the little school is a private nonprofit preschool founded by young children in san francisco at the developmental child center experience. they have a relationship-based philosophy held by pillars of

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>> i think thewhite curve zone will solve a lot of the traffic issues in the neighborhood . i'm not one of the people driving,that's it. thank you for listening .>> commissioners, thank you for hearing our proposal today. i'm and erwin, a parent at the little school and have been for three years. i am a native to the western tradition, i was raised in the western tradition just blocks from the little school. i'm also the third-generation western addition native in our family.

my daughter sasha has been at the little school for three years as a fourth-generation western addition native and i'm proud to have herin a preschool in a neighborhood in which we have very deep roots . we chose the little school for sasha because we felt that it really reflects the heart and values of this city and particularly the neighborhood . and we are two working parents, where both in public service. my husband works for the city andcounty . i run a nonprofit. it would be tremendously helpful for families like ours if the little school is able to increase the time that the younger childrencan be there . i think i speak for a lot of the two parents working families that you are often doing a jungle with parents and sometimes you are forced to choose a preschool option that maybe isn't the best fit for the or the closest to us.

because of coverage. and what works for 2 working parents. it would be wonderful for the current working parents and working families at the school and all of those to come if the school is able to accommodate us for a little bit longer and ourchildren for a little bit longer .we adore the school and i'm so proud of the fixture it is in the neighborhood. thank you. >> this is stephanie stinson, can you hear me ? >> we can hear you just fine. >> we are a current family at the little school. we have one child attending there now and although the little school hasdone a great job off-site , their lessons accommodate morefamilies and in our families case we have two

children .we have tried earlier this year with both of our children but the little school could only accommodate one with full-time care . and since then he's grown to be such a good human and good public service for the city. if this unit is approved it will allow both our children to have childcare since it allows both of them to be there full-time. where both working parents so it'shard for us now to find childcare that will accommodate both children . which makes it hard for us to drop off and fix ups as well. since being at the little school it's been delightful to see the new friendshipsour son has made and the progress he's made so far . we hope this is approved so both our children can gain. and that's it, thank you very much.

>> can you hear meokay ? >> we can hear you just fine. when you hear your line has been unmuted that isyour indication to begin speaking . >> i'm the tosha and i'm a current parent and a neighbor of 1620 lime street. as full-time working parents we just want to extend our enthusiastic support of this upgrade that seeks to match the number of students to their current license. the little school has been a critical art of our early development and we strongly believe that more children in the city shouldhave access to this kind of high-quality early education . we fully support the submission and hope that this civic section will allow it to broaden its reach and serve the

diverse student body. so yes, we support this and hope to pass through. >> my name is hillary axelrod andi wanted to share with you my experience with the little school and why it's important the school is available to as many children as possible . my husband greg concepcisn on the on the call today. greg is a veteran special agent with the fbi and we've started a new position within the bureau while be speaking on his behalf and onbehalf of our three children josephineand lawrence can set you . he we feel incredibly lucky to be part of this incredible diverse and thoughtful community . this is the second your little school justjustine started during the pandemic at the

traditional kindergarten. noel is currently attending school and will be there next year . along with mytwo-year-old son lauren in the fall so we're kind of busy at the little school. we will have three kids going through . and earlier we feel so fortunate to be able to have access to some early childhood educators. like a few people on this call, i made a sanfranciscan born and raised here . i've lived most of my life here and i've seen the city changed a lot over the years especially in the last 10 years when we seen housing prices skyrocket along with the cost of school tuition and afterschool admission programs as well. i'm currently a stay-at-home parent and my husband is a federal employee with a salary so in other words , along with a lot of growth in the fbi there's not a lotof growth in our yearly income . the little school greatly acknowledged our financial situation and has provided us with this kind of tuition so we'reable to have access to

high-quality education . not only are we able to attend school at discounted rate but children are also able to access summer programs at a discount to. summer camps are expensive especially in thecity. last summer were able to attend a little school camp for six weeks in the summer and i was so grateful that i was able to afford it and the little schoo helped us do that .that being said, we fully support the cua and we hope you do too and thank you for your time today . >> this is kathy schenker calling, i'm a 35 year resident of san francisco and in 1990 when san francisco became the first city in the us to pass children's amendments dedicating funding for early childhoodeducation , ienrolled my oldestchild in the little school . three more would follow .my family far surpassed our

expectations and it was palpable. it was then and still is a magical place. students learn the art of conflict resolution, respecting and encouraging others. compassion and effective communication skills. along with exposure to language, art and science. parent education was robust guiding us through child development challenges and thereby creating solid scaffoldingfor families . it serves as an invaluable resource. it is not an exaggeration for me to say that the school's philosophy played and integral role in my family priorities and values. 30years later it remains the gold standard in the language we speak .i now have a grandson of the school and am blessed to have thebenefit of such a strong foundation for life . 15 years post graduation i

witnessed my children had their middle school peers excel in their academic endeavors read but even more importantly as compassionate and thoughtful leaders in the school that every little school graduate and my children's local high schoolheld an elected or appointed leadership position as a compelling endorsement . in my estimation it's not a coincidence that the product has an extraordinary foundation for creative problem-solving, collaboration and emotional intelligence that began at the little school. not only did the school's teachings continue to have a profound impact on my family but the promise of building a generation of compassionate leaders and citizens is a tremendous opportunity for children in san francisco. thank you for your time and consideration .>> my name is kelsey and i'm a parent at the middle school.

i've had the opportunity to be at the school inmultiple ways. my mom has been a teacher when i was10 years old . i've now been there about 25 years . i always knew if and when i had children i would do what i could to get theminto the little school . now when i have a daughter there i realized it was the right fit and i really hoped we could share the school with more families like ours.we are afro latino and native to san francisco. i'm a single mom and my daughter has food allergies that require anepipen as well as hearing issues that require surgery . because of this i was so worried when i began at daycare's but knew it was necessary for me to work full-time. the little school is so

thoughtful about every single child and families needs. not only does the school and the family communities follow dietary restrictions, but the teachers and staff at the little school are already supporting me and getting ahead of the game with their hearing issues that can cost speech delays. they've been screened for speech development at the school and she's so loved while she's with her teachers in class. as a parent i'm always worried about giving my child the best education possible for her success and being a part of the little school community feels like the key thing that happened. i'm a single mother and it's hard living in san francisco providing for my child. and i look forward to sharing

my experience with other families like ours. >> good afternoon, my name is erinkeith and i am apparent at the middle little school. we've been at the school for five years with two children whoattended . he's still a student and our older child is now a student at creative arts charter school . my husband and i are both a full-time working parents. my husband is a full-time touringmusician and i work for a nonprofit . our children have been in the extraordinary care program at the little school and we are also lucky to be recipients of this kind of tuition program. and honestly, before we enrolled at the little school before we received our

discounted tuition offer from the little school we were considering leaving the city and moving out of the bay area because we were worried about the cost of affording the little school and it felt like sorry, according any preschool. it felt like maybe the cost of preschool and the city an addition to the skyrocketing cost of housing basically priced us out of the city. so the little school has provided us with an opportunity to stay in san francisco. we love san francisco. our families are here. my husband moved to his family moved to san francisco whenhe was in college .so we feel very lucky that the little school has provided us with this kind of tuition program. the school itself has also provided us in its support in

terms of helping our specific needs around our children. they have child development specialists thathelp out in addition to parent education classes .that help with specific issues that parents face awaiting kids in this age group. i wish every child had access to high-quality early childhood education that's offered at the school and we feel lucky that that's been offered to us. thank you. >> caller: hello, my name is dixon mckenna thank you for the opportunity to support the littleschool . we have one found funding measure for last year , who will begin next year and one

who will begin in 2 years. i've been apparent in san francisco andwent to little school several years ago . it's a joy that my kidsare able to have the same experience i did . and it's even better to experience the school as a parent.parenting is this hard time and the value of the school has influenced the way we operate and how we want our family to treat each other and others. we want from school every day, you probably see that with three kids at our stroller. i often, i have people asking me about living in the city and it's about our experience and it's difficult to raise kids in san francisco. does the city prefer dogs to kids and things like that and we found that's not true and this has been a wonderful place to raise our kids since we have this first world-class school for our kids in this neighborhood and particularly the cause they offerthis great extended care so we can work

and no our children are nurtured and safe and most of all really loved . so many of the parents who called in just wish more children could have the same opportunity to attend the little school that we have and that frankly our kids could stay longer. thank you for your time. >> iq, last call for public comment. pressá3 to be added to the queue. you have 2 minutes.>> caller: my name is samantha carol and my grandson attends the little school . he only attends 2 days week and both parents are full-time. without my help he wouldn't be able to do this program and it's been an amazing experience for himespecially during these

challenging times . he's almost 3 and because of the pandemic until you started attending he had little social interaction with other children. his

>> caller: two comments one as a parent, as you heard many parents and grandparents say, the school is a truly special place. to say that it was transformative for my children is an understatement. i say it was transformative to my wife and i as young parents trying to figure out what it means to be a parent. that is the parent perspective. i want to speak from the

neighbor perspective. i think that's the reason that we're here. we are neighbors. we live about a block and a half from the school. we live in a small single family home that was built so long ago that it doesn't have any parking. we are hyperaware of the parking situation in the neighborhood. we park our cars on the street. it's noteworthy to point out that with the exception of street cleaning mornings, the parking is actually improved in the neighborhood. in recent years. probably as a testament to uber and so forth, car sharing and ebikes and the like. the parking situation is not terrible. i want to speak as a neighbor and as a community member that it's really -- it's special to be a part of a community like

this and to see parents and we know of, we're no longer at the school. parents we know of walking up and down the sidewalk and teachers coming and going from school. it really adds a depth and breath to our experience as residents of the city and residents of the neighborhood. >> clerk: that will conclude public comment. this matter is now before you. we have a late request for public comment. shall we take that caller? >> president tanner: yes, please take the caller. >> caller: hello, i'm laura. i'm a staff member at the little school. also a sixth generation san franciscan. i wanted to touch on a couple of the things that make little school so special.

our pillars of inclusion and diversity. the fact that we include children who require additional support or have special needs identified within our classrooms is something that really sets us apart. one of the biggest barriers for that is our necessity having two and three day part time programs as a parent talked about, it doesn't work for working parents in san francisco unless they have another form of child care. i hope that you will help us make little school more available to all kinds of families. thanks so much. >> clerk: that concludes public comment. this matter is now before you commissioners. >> president tanner: i will call

on commissioner moore. >> vice president moore: i want to express my strong support for this particular project. the reason is, it's for years now, the issue of child care and children and families have been very strong subject matter in the planning commission. it's a heightened awareness from the commission of importance giving these projects particular attention and priority. it's totally convincing. i'm in full support of supporting this project. thank you. >> president tanner: thank you vice president moore. commissioner diamond?

>> commissioner diamond: 9/11i'n full support of this project. we need more child care in the city. five day a week, full time child care. it's been a decades since my children were in preschool. i'm in a two working parent household. we limited our search for preschools to those that had day programs. they are very hard to find. little school has a tremendous reputation. i think that what they are offering is very, very helpful to families in the city. i move for approval. >> second. >> president tanner: thank you for that motion. i think that was commissioner imperial who seconded. i want to thank all the families, the folks who called

in, the pictures of the little ones. i'm so excited to support this project. i'm so excited that you're able to offer your services to a new group of san franciscans. some people having three and four kids. i'm so glad to see that we're able to provide wonderful place for families. as well as a very high quality early child education experience for so many in the community. i hope we see more schools like this one that can be part of our communities, really woven into the fabric. this is what the legislation intended to do to make it easier for child care to be accessible to people where they live, to be woven into the neighborhood. i'm very enthusiastic in support of this program. thank you all for seeking time to call in and support the project. we're ready for the vote. >> clerk: very good.

there's a motion that has been seconded to approve this matter. [roll call vote] so moved. that motion passes. unanimously. 6-0. that places under discretionary review calendar. item 14 for divisadero street has been moved. that places us on item 15. last i heard, both parties were close to an agreement. mr. winslow, do you have good news?

>> i do. good afternoon president tanner and vice president moore. david winslow, staff architect. the d.r. request have reached an agreement. they like to have memorialized through taking d.r. that includes the following. i will try to share my screen. i will enumerate those conditions. the conditions of the agreement includes the west side shall be lowered from 30 inches to 6 inches. west side of the third floor roof should be lowered from 30 inches to 6 inches. northerly corner extending 3 feet to the south and west wall shall be set back 4 1/2

feet. this will be topped with opaque glass 6 feet extending from the rear building to a point approximately 3 feet from the northerly edge of the deck. to illustrate that, this is the diagram that reflects that agreement. this ends my presentation. i believe the project sponsor, d.r. requesters are here to confirm that agreement. >> clerk: indeed. in order to memorialize it, we have to go through the procedure. hopefully the d.r. request and the project sponsor will not need the full three minutes. d.r. quester, you have three minute presentation if you need it. >> yeah. deborah hollie for the d.r.

requesters. i would like to thank david winslow and all the project sponsors for working out an agreement with us. that's all i have to say. thank you. i'm here for any questions. >> clerk: fantastic. mr. tunney you have three minutes. >> thank you president tanner and commissioners. just expressing our support for the agreement. we're available for any questions you may have. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. seeing there are no other members of the public participating in the hearing, i will open public comment as a formality and close public comment.

give both the d.r. requester to ebut. this matter is now before you. >> president tanner: i do have a question mr. winslow. i have a question about the merger of the unit and to ensure that part of this project make sure those dwelling units are separated and the restoration of that. >> that is correct. >> president tanner: okay. making sure that we know that second unit is restored. commission koppel? >> commissioner koppel: correct me if i'm wrong. i want to make a motion to not

the discretionary review and approve. >> clerk: you want to take the discretionary with the modified for the agreement. >> commissioner koppel: that should be moved then. >> president tanner: second. >> clerk: if there's no further deliberation. there's a motion that has been seconded to take d.r. and approve with modifications that were read into the record by staff per the agreement between parties. on that motion -- [roll call vote] that motion passes 6-0. thank you mr. winslow and both parties. commissioners that will conclude today's hearing. we will see you again on march 3rd. i will remind you that march 17th we have a scheduled break. >> this meeting is adjourned.

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a city like no other, san francisco has been a beacon of hope, and an ally towards lgbtq equal rights. [♪♪]

>> known as the gay capital of america, san francisco has been at the forefront fighting gay civil rights for decades becoming a bedrock for the historical firsts. the first city with the first openly gay bar. the first pride parade. the first city to legalize gay marriage. the first place of the iconic gay pride flag. established to help cancel policy, programses, and initiatives to support trans and lgbtq communities in san francisco. >> we've created an opportunity to have a seat at the table. where trans can be part of city government and create more civic engagement through our trans advisory committee which

advises our office and the mayor's office. we've also worked to really address where there's gaps across services to see where we can address things like housing and homelessness, low income, access to small businesses and employment and education. so we really worked across the board as well as meeting overall policies. >> among the priorities, the office of transgender initiatives also works locally to track lgbtq across the country. >> especially our young trans kids and students. so we do a lot of work to make sure we're addressing and naming those anti-trans policies and doing what we can to combat them. >> trans communities often have not been included at the policy levels at really any level

whether that's local government, state government. we've always had to fend for ourselves and figure out how to care for our own communities. so an office like this can really show and become a model for the country on how to really help make sure that our entire community is served by the city and that we all get opportunities to participate because, in the end, our entire community is stronger. >> the pandemic underscored many of the inequities they experienced on a daily basis. nonetheless, this health crisis also highlighted the strength in the lgbtq and trans community. >> several of our team members were deployed as part of the work at the covid command center and they did incredit able work there both in terms of navigation and shelter-in-place hotels to

other team members who led equity and lgbtq inclusion work to make sure we had pop-up testing and information sites across the city as well as making sure that data collection was happening. we had statewide legislation that required that we collected information on sexual orientation and our team worked so closely with d.p.h. to make sure those questions were included at testing site but also throughout the whole network of care. part of the work i've had a privilege to be apart of was to work with o.t.i. and a community organization to work together to create a coalition that met monthly to make sure we worked together and coordinated as much as we could to lgbtq communities in the city. >> partnering with community organizations is key to the success of this office ensuring lgbtq and gender nonconforming people have access to a wide range of services and places to go where they will be respected. o.t.i.'s trans advisory

committee is committed to being that voice. >> the transgender advisory counsel is a group of amazing community leaders here in san francisco. i think we all come from all walks of life, very diverse, different backgrounds, different expertises, and i think it's just an amazing group of people that have a vision to make san francisco a true liberated city for transgender folks. >> being apart of the grou allows us to provide more information on the ground. we're allowed to get. and prior to the pandemic, there's always been an issue

around language barriers and education access and workforce development. now, of course, the city has been more invested in to make sure our community is thriving and making sure we are mobilizing. >> all of the supervisors along with mayor london breed know that there's still a lot to be done and like i said before, i'm just so happy to live in a city where they see trans folks and recognize us of human beings and know that we deserve to live with dignity and respect just like everybody else. >> being part of the trans initiative has been just a great privilege for me and i feel so lucky to have been able to serve for it for so far over three years. it's the only office of its kind and i think it's a big opportunity for us to show the country or the world about things we can do when we really put a focus on transgender issues and transgender communities. and when you put transgender

people in leadership positions. >> thank you, claire. and i just want to say to claire farly who is the leader of the office of transgender initiatives, she has really taken that role to a whole other level and is currently a grand marshal for this year's s.f. prize. so congratulations, claire. >> my dream is to really look at where we want san francisco to be in the future. how can we have a place where we have transliberation, quality, and inclusion, and equity across san francisco? and so when i look five years from now, ten years from now, i want us to make sure that we're continuing to lead the country in being the best that we can be. not only are we working to make sure we have jobs and equal opportunity and pathways to education, employment, and advancement, but we're making sure we're taking care of our most impacted communities, our

trans communities of color, trans women of color, and black trans women. and we're making sure we're addressing the barriers of the access to health care and mental health services and we're supporting our seniors who've done the work and really be able to age in place and have access to the services and resources they deserve. so there's so much more work to do, but we're really proud of the work that we've done so far. [♪♪] >> what we're trying to approach is bringing more diversity to our food. it's not just the old european style food. we are seeing a lot of influences, and all of this is because of our students. all we ask is make it

flavorful. [♪♪♪] >> we are the first two-year culinary hospitality school in the united states. the first year was 1936, and it was started by two graduates from cornell. i'm a graduate of this program, and very proud of that. so students can expect to learn under the three degrees. culinary arts management degree, food service management degree, and hotel management degree. we're not a cooking school. even though we're not teaching you how to cook, we're teaching you how to manage, how to supervise employees, how to manage a hotel, and plus you're

getting an associate of science degree. >> my name is vince, and i'm a faculty member of the hospitality arts and culinary school here in san francisco. this is my 11th year. the program is very, very rich in what this industry demands. cooking, health, safety, and sanitation issues are included in it. it's quite a complete program to prepare them for what's happening out in the real world. >> the first time i heard about this program, i was working in a restaurant, and the sous chef had graduated from this program. he was very young to be a sous chef, and i want to be like him, basically, in the future. this program, it's awesome.

>> it's another world when you're here. it's another world. you get to be who you are, a person get to be who they are. you get to explore different things, and then, you get to explore and they encourage you to bring your background to the kitchen, too. >> i've been in the program for about a year. two-year program, and i'm about halfway through. before, i was studying behavioral genetics and dance. i had few injuries, and i couldn't pursue the things that i needed to to dance, so i pursued my other passion, cooking. when i stopped dance, i was deprived of my creative outlet, and cooking has been that for me, specifically pastry. >> the good thing is we have students everywhere from places

like the ritz to -- >> we have kids from every area. >> facebook and google. >> kids from everywhere. >> they are all over the bay area, and they're thriving. >> my name is jeff, and i'm a coowner of nopa restaurant, nopalito restaurant in san francisco. i attended city college of san francisco, the culinary arts program, where it was called hotel and restaurant back then in the early 90's. nopalito on broderick street, it's based on no specific region in mexico. all our masa is hand made. we cook our own corn in house. everything is pretty much hand made on a daily basis, so day and night, we're making hand

made tortillas, carnitas, salsas. a lot of love put into this. [♪♪♪] >> used to be very easy to define casual dining, fine dining, quick service. now, it's shades of gray, and we're trying to define that experience through that spectrum of service. fine dining calls into white table cloths. the cafeteria is large production kitchen, understanding vast production kitchens, the googles and the facebooks of the world that have those types of kitchens. and the ideas that change every year, again, it's the notion and the venue. >> one of the things i love about vince is one of our outlets is a concept restaurant, and he changes the

concept every year to show students how to do a startup restaurant. it's been a pizzeria, a taco bar. it's been a mediterranean bar, it's been a noodle bar. people choose ccsf over other hospitality programs because the industry recognizes that we instill the work ethic. we, again, serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. other culinary hospitality programs may open two days a week for breakfast service. we're open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner five days a week. >> the menu's always interesting. they change it every semester, maybe more. there's always a good variety of foods.

the preparation is always beautiful. the students are really sincere, and they work so hard here, and they're so proud of their work. >> i've had people coming in to town, and i, like, bring them here for a special treat, so it's more, like, not so much every day, but as often as i can for a special treat. >> when i have my interns in their final semester of the program go out in the industry, 80 to 90% of the students get hired in the industry, well above the industry average in the culinary program. >> we do have internals continually coming into our restaurants from city college of san francisco, and most of the time that people doing internships with us realize this is what they want to do for a living.

we hired many interns into employees from our restaurants. my partner is also a graduate of city college. >> so my goal is actually to travel and try to do some pastry in maybe italy or france, along those lines. i actually have developed a few connections through this program in italy, which i am excited to support. >> i'm thinking about going to go work on a cruise ship for about two, three year so i can save some money and then hopefully venture out on my own. >> yeah, i want to go back to china. i want to bring something that i learned here, the french cooking, the western system, back to china. >> so we want them to have a full toolkit. we're trying to make them ready for the world out there.

>> if i could have your attention. thank you. the look around the room, it is wonderful to see your faces. it is really a pleasure to see wisdom, strength, bravery and leadership. all of the great attributes for the year of the tiger. [applause] >> thank you for being here. on behalf of the heritage foundation, thank you so much

for coming to this afternoon's lunar celebration. i am the board chair of the foundation. the foundation's mission is to promote awareness of the asian pacific cultural heritage and great opportunities for community collaboration. the main event is a celebration of the apa heritage month in may. you will learn more about that later this afternoon. this seven's event will not be possible without all committee members and volunteers. we also are thank full to the reception sponsor amazon. let's give them all a warm round of applause. thank you so much. [applause] now to start our program i have the great pleasure to introduce san

francisco's city administrator carmen chu. i really don't have to say more than that, right? carmen chu. how much more do i need to say? i have a list. a career in public service. mayor's office of public policy finance. elected to serve as district 4 supervisor for two terms. following which she was elected to serve as city assessor. last february carmen was appointed by may or london breed to be the san francisco city administrator overseeing 25 city agendas. please welcome carmen chu. [applause] >> good evening everybody. i am carmen chu, san francisco city administrator. as you can tell from the buzz of

conversation the happy faces that we have here that we are so excited to be back in person to celebrate the lunar new year. [applause] on behalf of the city and county, on behalf of mayor london breed, board of supervisors and elected officials and department heads today we want to wish all of you a very, very happy year of the tiger. (applause). cheers. come on. [cheers and applause.] i want to give a shout out and thank you to jj and claudine who have worked tirelessly to organize this event to make sure we start the year of the tiger off right. claudine, please come on up. yes, you. [applause] here is the

certificate of honor on behalf of the san francisco city administrator's office. thank you. [applause] >> i saw on your script it was five more minutes. co-chairs, please join me. we need to welcome former mayor. thank you for being here. let's start with celebrating lunar new year. trying to connect everybody with this celebration. this is february 7th. it is a prize if you can explain why we chose that day and what is special about this date february 7th.

anyone? what? i can't hear you. it is right. commissioner louie. in the lunar calendar, the seventh day of the new year as long as everybody's birthday. happy birthday everyone. [applause] lunar new year is about gathering of families. we have all done that. looking around the room a number of you are not asian pacific americans. today you are because we appreciate you being here to celebrate with us. in the last year or year and a half in the asian communities we have been encouraging each other to speak up, stand up because of

anti-asian hate at the san francisco human rights commission. we also have talked a lot about standing together. we shouldn't stand together and support each other, connect this event today. not only as we kickoff the whole year of cultural celebrations in the city, but we want all of you to have an opportunity to connect a number of you just told me earlier this afternoon this was the first time you were in city hall in two years. isn't that great? i want to thank you mayor for allowing us to do this. this afternoon is about celebrating families, celebrating communities by first communities coming together. we are thinking this is part of every year in may we have the celebration of asian pacific heritage month. we were thinking what is our

theme this year. anti-asian hate, standing together. what we need is to continue to create opportunities for more community bonding. i think what we need is keep on having those opportunities that we can meet each other, learn a lot more about each other and be friends. it is true. if you know somebody, we are all different. we all come from different places. we get to spend some time together. get to know each other. that can how we appreciate differences. the celebration of apa heritage month in may we are going to be talking about community bonds. that is what we are about. that is what this afternoon is about. i want to thank all of you for taking time to be here. i want be to specifically thank

former mayor willie brown for being here. he hasn't missed too many occasions in our community. [applause]. we are a small organization but very, very blessed with a large community that consists of representatives of from over 10 to 12 different ethnic groups. at the head of it we have very, very fortunate to have three co-chairs working together. thomas lee and everyone bringing a lot. [applause]. to make it all work. this is by invitation only. the reason we invited you because we appreciate you and we want to thank you. unfortunately so many have done

so much we cannot introduce every one of you. we have special acknowledgments to make. when i say your name, please stand. the president of the board of supervisors. supervisor walton for district 10. district 1 connie chan. district three peskin representing chinatown. district four gordon mar. district five preston filmore. >> haney soma. melgar. district eight mandelman

representing castro. district nine ronen thenition. district 11 supervisor safai. >> thank you. in paddition to the board of supervisors we would like to welcome the city-wide elected officials. no particular order. city attorney david chu. [indiscernable] district attorney, public defender har. board member lee and city college trustee allen wong. thank you all for joining us this afternoon. >> last but not least i would like to acknowledge the members of the heritage foundation

board. different directors today. the foundation is a small nonprofit with individuals from diverse backgrounds. jj laura. [indiscernable] steve wilson. irene riley. [indiscernable] scott adams. in the audience are members of the apa heritage celebration committee. in the interest of time we cannot introduce all of you. please note we are so very much appreciative of your participation and service on the committee. thank you so much. [applause] >> really we appreciate the

support of the city's family. at this time i would like to introduce our mayor. i don't know how many of you were at chinatown when we kicked off a week ago. lunar new year is a new beginning, reset for communities, and we are so proud of being in the city where it is one of the safest cities in the country. the mayor has taken tough measures to make sure we are safe and healthy. mayor london breed. [applause]. >> mayor breed: thank you. let me say i can't believe that we are all able to get together again like this. it is absolutely amazing.

claudine, the people who work in city hall and our elected officials come to the event because we love coming to the event. not just because the food is so amazing. i don't know if we have food this year. i remember the days on the board of supervisors. this was a good meal after a long day's work. we are here to support the apa heritage foundation for all of the work they continue to do. not just during lunar new year but year around. to really highlight the importance of the api community in san francisco. one of the things claudine mentioned that is really impactful to me is, sadly, when we started to experience a lot of the hate and the deviciveness and the attacks on the community. the heritage foundation started to build bridges with a number

of cross cultural events. they have embedded the work around cross-cultural relationships in their programming year around. i want to thank claudine for leadership and work and advocacy of bringing our communities together to understand one another, to learn about one another's culture and uplift and appreciate one another. i remember when i was in high school. we always had all kinds of assemblies about the taiwan or chinese or black community just to understand and see just our cultures on full display sparked interest and discussion and understanding. it also sparked togetherness. today we are joined by some of our asian countries. council generals. i want you all to stand when i announce the council general

from korea, japan, philippines, indonesia, singapore, mongolia and vietnam. .applause. and china. building relationships with not just the communities in san francisco but all over the world is very important to us. we are grateful for the partnership with the various council generals who continue to work with us every day. today as we unveil this new stand. it is not about a collector's item. will say to our postmaster general in almost every instance they are so beautiful and fascinating you can't help but

want to collect them. we know it is about signifying a new day, new opportunity, every lunar new year is about an opportunity for us to reset and to come together and to just really appreciate life as we know it, especially after dealing with a very challenging time during this global pandemic. we are grateful to celebrate the year of the tiger, which signifies courage and strength. i know as a tiger myself where i get it from. [laughter] but the truth is i couldn't wait until we got to the year of the tiger. i couldn't wait to this year where we could see all that it will entail, the various events, lunches, performances, gatherings, parade in person for the first time in over two

years. [applause]. i want to thank each and every one of you for coming to the celebration, helping to uplift our community. all of the things you have done that have been seen and unseen to have an impact. by just being here today it demonstrates your commitment and support for the api community in san francisco and this stamp is really another incredible thing that we are able to really show and support and as a matter of fact in honor of lunar new year, maybe we can start writing physical letters and using stamps to mail them other than just mailing bills with those stamps. with that i want to thank you all for coming and looking forward to seeing this incredible stamp. we will hear from our postmaster general before we move to the unveiling so we can get on with

the festivities. thank you all so much. [applause] >> thank you, mayor breed. before we go into that i want to acknowledge our reception sponsor amazon. i would like to invite sally to say happy new year to everyone. >> thank you. you know what they say never stand before a party when there is stamp unveiling. based on what we learn tonight. thank you for coming to my birthday celebration. it is all of our birthdays. thank you for the apa heritage foundation for including amazon and inviting us to sponsor this event. over the last two years amazon is investing in san francisco. looking around the room so many partners we have worked with and

to be inspired by. thank you for that. i am told the water tiger is a symbol of courage and action. i want to let you know as amazon continues to invest in the city we will serve the needs of the community and celebration. thank you for being here tonight. thank you for allowing amazon to be part of it. thank you. >> every year we have been unveiling stamps in san francisco since 1992. i was reminded by my good friends this is the 13th anniversary of the historic announcement of the issue of set of stamps honoring chinese and asian-american cultural heritage in december of 1992.

this year's unveiling has special meaning. we hope next year that the national birthday of issue will be in san francisco. it is 30 years of history. something we are proud of. it is a very tiny stamp. a stamp is an instrument of communication. it represents so many more people to learn about the lunar calendar, what it means, whether they agree or don't agree, what to do on a particular day. there is a lot of history on the lunar calendar. we are happy to have the second postmaster with us today. the acting postmaster of san francisco starting in postal service as letter carrier. over the years he has been operational managers and customer service. after that the postmaster of

oakland. now we are happy to have you as the acting postmaster of san francisco. we are having stamp sales outside. after the event feel free to go and if you haven't purchased your stamps, please do to so. let's welcome the acting postmaster. [applause]. good evening, everyone. thank you for the kind introduction. i am postmaster of san francisco. i am happy to be here on behalf of the post office for the year of the tiger stamp. i would like to thank our speakers, mayor breed, commissioner chang. board president walton and customers and leaders for joining us today. i want to take this opportunity to thank the national

organization oca and several local organizations for continued support. in china the tradition of celebrating new year's began thousands of years ago. the crops and livestock the villages were on the night before the new year. in some versions of the story the brave old man decided to put up red paper around the village and fireworks. frightened by the loud noise and red peeper left without eating the crops. i love this. it symbolizes the human experience and fighting spirit in protecting and caring for our families. since that time the lunar year evolved and the customs are loved throughout the world.

the celebration is squarely within the cultural traditions. time to prepare for a fresh start while honoring the past. families come together for delicious food an occasion for good luck and prosperity. this year more than 1.5 billion people around the world mark the beginning of the year of the tiger. strong, gave, confident and well liked. we could all benefit from the tiger's qualities in the year ahead. let's work together across the globe with confidence better days lie ahead. to the stamp. year of the tiger is created by chu after the director. the lunar year stamp. you will agree the result of the

coloration and design that captures the beauty and strength of the tiger and fresh. the design is comtemporarily take and. [indiscernable] lion or dragon dances performed during the new year parades. it is symbolic meanings of blue, orange and gray. the tiger's head purple to reflect the chinese zodiac. this is from the third series of new years. 1993-2004 and 2020 to present. this event is for celebrating the 30th anniversary announcement of the stamps honoring the chinese asian contribution to this country. announcement was first made at

the national convention in august of 1992. former and vailing of year of the rooster in the same year. add to your collection or mail your new year's greetings. it is our hope it brings you pros pair be, peace, -- prosperity, peace, good luck and much joy. the mayor will join me in unveiling the stamp. (applause).

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every day i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about the planet i want to leave for my children and other generation, i think of what contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. ♪♪♪ clean power sf is san francisco's key way of fighting climate change by renewable energy and offering it to san francisco customers. i'm from the san francisco public utilities commission. the program came about with state wide legislation in 2002 to enable people to take more control over supplies. i first heard of the program when the organization was advocating to launch clean power

sf. what i'm most excited about, it's going to bring 100% renewable energy to my home and reinvest into renewable energy infrastructure and jobs. i had gone to a lot of street fairs and heard from the staff at the san francisco public utilities commission to sign up for clean power sf even before it launched. >> we learned about clean power sf because our sustainability team is always looking for clean operations. linkedin is the largest online network. there are about 530 million members using our site. in this san francisco office there's about 1400 employees working in roughly 400,000 square feet.

>> after signing up for the program we heard about the san francisco program and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. i'm the co-owner of the new wheel electric bike shop. we opened this store in 2012 and the new wheel sells and services electric bikes. 11 people work here in san francisco and our store is about 2,000 square feet. electric bikes are fantastic for transportation in the city, they're clean and green and you get places faster than any other form of transportation. it amplifies the power, it doesn't replace it. it makes it easier to get places by bicycle and it's so enjoyable and environmentally friendly way to go and more convenient in san francisco. >> clean power sf requires two products, green, 40% renewable and competitively priced with pg

and e. for those who want to fight climate change more, 100% renewable at $0.02 per kilawatt. >> i decided to go with the super greens, after finding it only to cost about $5 more a month to have super green, that's a no-brainer, i can do that. >> we were pleased that clean power sf offers the super green 100% for commercial entities like ours and residents for the city of san francisco. we were pleased with the package of services for linkedin and now encouraging our employees who have a residence in san francisco to sign on as well. >> clean power sf buys its power from renewable plants that feed

the energy directly into the grid. >> there's a commitment to sustainability throughout the entire organization and this clean power opportunity reflects that. >> one of the wind farms we use is the shilo wind farm and that is large enough to be able to provide energy for up to 200,000 homes. >> our mission is sustainability, even though our bikes are minimal energy use, it still matters where the energy comes from and part of our mission in sustainability is how we run everything -- run our business. having the lights come on with clean energy is very important. >> the sunset reservoir has solar panels that take up about four city blocks covering the reservoir and the solar power generates energy for city resources and clean power sf for residents participating in the

program. >> it was easy to sign up for the program, i went online to cleanpowersf.org and i started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going to be switched over and it just happened. when i pay my bill, i still go to pg and e and i don't see any difference between now and a year ago. >> sign up online, just have your account number ready and it takes about two minutes and there's nothing to install. no lines are getting connected to your home. all the power goes through the existed power grid. >> we haven't had any problems with the switch over to clean power. >> it's super easy to sign up. our book keeper signed up online, it took about 15 minutes. nothing changed but now we have cleaner energy. >> we see clean power sf as a key strategy to meet renewable

energy goal, we have a goal of 50% renewable energy by 2020. currently we have enrolled about 86,000 customers across the city. about 20% of what we hope to serve in the future and in the next two years we'll offer service to all san francisco electricity customers. >> an easy way to align your environmental responsibilities and goals around climate change and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it and it doesn't really add anything to the bill. >> joining clean power sf is one of the easiest ways to fight climate change, receiving cleaner energy at low and stable rates, you're helping to support a not for profit that helps influence the energy grid and produce more production. >> i would encourage any business to seriously convert to

the clean sf service. it's good for environment, business and the community. >> you can sign up online our call and the great thing is, you'll have the peace of mind that you're doing your part in your household to help the environment. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ >> hi, you are watching san francisco rising.

focused on reimagines our city. our guest is debbie rafael director of san francisco department of environment to talk about climate action plan. welcome. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here. >> thank you, too. i have seen the climate action plan. it is a very detailed document that might be a little incontinue dating to digest is there a simple way to summit up? >> you are right. this is a science-based document. we are very, very proud of the rigor. over 150 implementable actions to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. i think i can summarize everything in the plan in four words. zero 80-100 roots. that is all you need to know and

think about when you think about your own climate action plan. let me explain a little bit more. zero. zero waste. landfill incineration. zero toxics. cutting down what you buy altogether. that is really how we are going to reduce emissions upstream from all of the manufacturing and mining that happens because of the decisions we make about what we buy. zero. everything in your blue and green bins. as little as you can in your black bins. 80% of trips in sustainable low carbon mode. public transit, bike, walk, carpool. think about the ways you can move around the city, achieve mobility without having to get into your own personal vehicle. 100. 100% renewable energy. that means, first of all, reduce

the energy you use. energy efficiency. when you use it whatever source of energy it is, it needs to be all electric. carbon free. that means getting off diesel and gasoline. natural gas heats our homes. it is used in cooking and cooling in buildings. 100% of that energy we use needs to be electric and needs to be supplied by renewable electricity. very easy in san francisco. you can buy 100% renewable clean power s.f., pg&e has 100% renewable. zero, 80, 100. that is how we do bad in the world. we need to pull out the carbon in the air. we do that with roots.

using your green bin. every banana pill, dirty pizza box, eggshell put in the green bin. it becomes compost that is spread over agricultural lands radically changing soil chemistries, improving health of soil,ability to retain water and pulling carbon out of the air to store underground. 180 pages of carbon action zero, 80, 100, roots. >> individual responsibilities really are important. we have a big part to play. how is this dealing with corporations and big businesses? producers of co2 and methane? are we putting pressure on the manufacturers, producers and distributors? >> that is a fair question. as individuals we have an

important role to play. it only goes so far. san francisco has been a global environmental leader for decades. the policies how we hold others to act has driven action at state and federal level. there are two ways that san francisco applies this pressure, as you call it, on others. first our authority to pass laws. second is to exercise our power as purchasers. let me give you examples. how do we pass laws? mandated city-wide composting, banned natural gas in that construction, all new buildings in san francisco will be all electric, and will be operating on 100% renewable electricity. that is the law. required installation of easy charging in parking lots, large commercial buildings right now convert to 100% renewable energy

and electricity. we ban materials that can't become posted or repsych-- composted or resickled. we banned styrofoam takeout containers years ago. more recently be banned p fox a forever chemical in the packaging making it impossible for it to ever breakdown. that second bucket is really interesting and very powerful and very quick. that is our power as purchasers to move the market. send signals to the market place. the kinds of computers the city buys. use the highest standard of environmental performance to drive manufacturers like apple and microsoft to make changes to the way they build the electronics. we have carpet standards to get rid of chemicals and plastics

like pvc and rubber chemicals driving the marketplace. those are very effective tools. you are absolutely right. it is an and not an or. >> what challenges do we face as we pursue our goals. you mentioned one. >> the overarching challenge we need to bring everyone along. i mean that in the broadest sense of that word. this will cost money to change natural gas water heaters, get off gasoline in cars. that is a cost. how are we going to raise revenue so we don't cause undue burden on those who can afford it least? those are most impacted by the impacts of climate change and pandemics as well. how are we going to raise the revenues we are going to need to

help everyone who needs it. secondly the changes will require significant political will. how will we build more housing. there is a section in housing in the climate action plan. as the mayor says housing policy is climate policy. we need to get out of cars and support transit and biking and walking. some is resources. some is political will. finally, some of the changes we need don't exist yet. we need new technology, we need research to new ways of doing things. our ski can't be responsible for that. how do we align with the people with the big bucks, state, federal government for research and technologies are developed to help us meteorchallenges.

>> san francisco is known as the forefront of environmental movement. what are you most encouraged about for san francisco and climate efforts? >> end on the positive. it is easy when it comes to city and county of san francisco. i call it the eco system. there is a tremendous power in the willingness of the san francisco ecosystem to work together to take action. that ecosystem are the residents first and foremost. elected officials and mayor, businesses and frankly also our city staff. that ecosystem gives me great hope. in fact, it is working quite well. the numbers show it. san francisco has reduced its emissions of carbon from 1990. that was the baseline to 2019 by 31%. that is a phenomenal number and the envy of cities around the

world. 31% reduction in carbon at the same time that our population has grown by 22% and economy g.d.p. by 200%. those numbers send a very important message. that message is that it is possible and san francisco is proof of this. it is a rising city and environmentally conscious one. we can reduce emissions and still have a thriving city. that gives me tremendous hope and democracy is important for people who share your values. thank you. >> thank you so much. i really appreciate you coming on the show. thank you for your time you have given us today. >> thank you, chris. it is an honor. >> we will be back with another episode shortly. you are watching san francisco

rising. >> shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their business in the 49 square files of san francisco. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and right vi. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> i'm one of three owners here in san francisco and we provide mostly live music entertainment and we have food, the type of food that we have a mexican food and it's not a big menu, but we did it with love. like ribeye tacos and

quesadillas and fries. for latinos, it brings families together and if we can bring that family to your business, you're gold. tonight we have russelling for e community. >> we have a ten-person limb elimination match. we have a full-size ring with barside food and drink. we ended up getting wrestling here with puoillo del mar. we're hope og get families to join us. we've done a drag queen bingo and we're trying to be a diverse kind of club, trying different things. this is a great part of town and

there's a bunch of shops, a variety of stores and ethnic restaurants. there's a popular little shop that all of the kids like to hang out at. we have a great breakfast spot call brick fast at tiffanies. some of the older businesses are refurbished and newer businesses are coming in and it's exciting. >> we even have our own brewery for fdr, ferment, drink repeat. it's in the san francisco garden district and four beautiful murals. >> it's important to shop local because it's kind of like a circle of life, if you will. we hire local people. local people spend their money at our businesses and those local people will spend their money as well. i hope people shop locally.

[ ♪♪♪ ] >> we worked very hard with the san francisco venue coalition, the independent venue alliance to advocate for venues. put this issue on the radar of the supervisors and obviously mayor breed. the entertainment commission and the office of small business and we went to meetings and showed up and did public comment and it was a concerted effort between 50 venues in the city and they are kind of traditional like live performance venues and we all made a concerted effort to get out there and sound the alarm and to her credit, maybe breed really stepped up, worked

with matt haney, who is a supervisor haney was a huge champion for us and they got this done and they got $3 million into the sf venue recovery fund. >> we have represented about 40 independent venues in san francisco. basically, all the venues closed on march 13th, 2020. we were the first to close and we will be the last to reopen and we've had all the of the overhead costs are rent, mortgage, payroll, utilities and insurance with zero revenue. so many of these venues have been burning $1,000 a day just to stay closed. >> we have a huge music history here in san francisco and the part of our cultural fab lick

but it's also an economic driver. we produce $7 billion annual' here in san francisco and it's formidable. >> we've been very fortunate here. we've had the department of emergency management and ems division and using part of our building since last april and aside from being proud to i can't tell you how important to have some cost recovery coming in and income to keep the doors open. >> typically we'll have, three to 400 people working behind the teens to support the show and that is everything from the

teamsters and security staff and usualers, ticket takers, the folks that do our medical and the bar tenders and the people in the kitchen preparing food for backstage and concession and the people that sell key shirts and it's a pretty staggering amount of people that are out of work as a result of this one verne you going tarkanian. it doesn't work to open at reduced capacity. when we get past june 15th, out of the into the blue print for our economy we can open it it 100% and look at the festival in full capacity in october and we're just so grateful for the leadership of the mavor and dr. coal fax to make us the safest ♪ america and this is been hard for everybody in san

francisco and the world but our leadership has kept us safe and i trust them that they will let us know when it's safe to do that. >> a lot of people know about america is military stuff, bullying stuff, corporate stuff. when people like me and my friends go to these foreign country and play music, we're giving them an american cultural experience. it's important. the same way they can bring that here. it sounds comfy buyia, you know, we're a punk band and we're nasty and we were never much for peace and love and everything but that's the fertilizer that grows the big stuff that some day goes to bill graham's place and takes everybody's money but you have to start with us and so my hope is that allel groups and people make music and get

together because without out, hanging together we'll hang separately, you know. >> other venues like this, all over the place, not just in the san francisco bay area need to exist in order for communities to thrive and i'm not just talking about the arts communities, even if you are here to see a chuckle bucket comedy show and you are still experiencing humanity and in specific ways being able to gather with people and experience something together. and especially coming out of the pandemic, the loss of that in-person human connection recovering that in good ways is going to be vital for our entire society. >> it's a family club. most our staff has been working with us for 10 years so we feel

like a family. >> what people think of when they think of bottom of the hill and i get a lot of this is first of all, the first place i met my husband or where we had our first date and i love that and we love doing weddings and i expect there to be a wedding season post 2021 of all the make up we haddings and i hope that many people do that because we have had so many rock ep role weddings. >> i told my girlfriend, make sure you stand at the front of the stage and i can give you a kiss at midnight. at this got down on one knee at the stroke of midnight. it wasn't a public thing, i got down on one knee and said will you marry me and is he she had are you [beep] kidding me and i said no, i'm dead serious and she said yes. we were any time homicideel of

the show. we just paused for new year's eve and that was where i proposed to my wife. this is more than just a professional relationship it's more than just a relationship from a love of arts, it's where my family started. we'll always have a special place in my heart. >> venues, you know, represent so much. they are cultural beckons of a city. neighbors can learn and celebrate and mourn and dance together. venues and arts and culture are characterized as second responders to crisis and they provide a mental health outlet and a community center for people to come together at and it's the shared history of our city and these spaces is where we all come together and can celebrate. >> art often music opens up people to understanding the

fellow man and i mean, taz always necessary and if anything, it's going to be even more necessary as we come out of this to reach out and connect with people. >> we can sustain with food, water and shelter is accurate and does anybody have a good time over the last year? no. >> san francisco is a great down. i've been here many years and i love it here and it's a beautiful, beautiful, place to be music and art is key to that. drama, acting, movies, everything, everything that makes life worth living and that's what we've got to mow proteasome no san francisco and that's what is important now. [♪♪♪]

>> i try to start every day not looking at my phone by doing something that is grounding. that is usually meditation. i have a gym set up in my garage, and that is usually breathing and movement and putting my mind towards something else. surfing is my absolute favorite thing to do. it is the most cleansing thing that i'm able to do. i live near the beach, so whenever i can get out, i do. unfortunately, surfing isn't a daily practice for me, but i've been able to get out weekly, and it's something that i