change the >> good afternoon and welcome to the san francisco entertainment commission meeting this afternoon at 5:30 pm., tuesday, december 17, 2024. my name is vice president wang and start with announcements. >> we'd like to to start with the the land

the land the land are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush (rah-my-toosh) ohlone (o-lon-ee) who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten the responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. >> this meeting is held in hybrid with in-person in hybrid with in-person in hybrid with in-person in hybrid with in-person in city hall. >> in-person meeting: san francisco city hall, room 4161 dr. carlton b. goodlett pl. san francisco, ca 94102 to access by telephone, call +1-669-900-6833 and enter the meeting id 895 0454 5609 (please read the notes, below, prior to calling in). an opportunity

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(laughter). >> commissioner perez, present. >> >> commissioner poggio and commissioner thomas here and commissioner davis and others are excused. all right. next item on the agenda item on the agenda is two general public comment. >> go ahead, go ahead. >> you can proceed sir. >> you interrupted me first that's one of my lines i used to be a teacher for a long, long time i came to san francisco 45 years ago for sex drugs and rock and really not disappointed we need to guess back in history and the entertainment commission is a good place to start you

gave a nice speech and give us the land back from the ramaytush ohlone let's buy the armory and less than $10 million make a gambling casino there is plenty of financing there the city and cops are the participation we can take out bonds and do it tomorrow that's a start. did you know there are three hundred permitted prostitutes in amsterdam they bring in one billion dollars a year folks go back to the gold rush and bring back the sex for sale you think that goes away we're paying money let's protect the sex workers and oh, the reason i

came is this is a cafe next to me a cafe limited tlaerment i want to give them a permit for whatever blah blah blah i live next door on the valencia and a veteran and over 36 others in the building we love attempt and like to see live music there. thank you very much. >> i'm h brown. >> okay. thank you very much. >> are there any other public comment for 23e78z not litigations on the agenda. >> i 0 no one in the room and no hands raised on zoom public comment is

closed. next next item is minutes: discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the december 3, 2024, commission meeting. [discussion and possible action item] do i hear a motion? >> so moved. >> second. >> any public comment on the minutes? >> no comments. >> please take a vote commission secretary. >> vice president wang, aye. >> and others meeting minutes have been approved next item on the agenda update on board of appeals actions: none; corrective actions:none. [discussion and possible action item] thank you, vice president wang and good evening, commissioners i have a brief update want to try to our newest team member the inspector joining the division and if you wouldn't mind introducing

yourselves. >> thank you maggie i'm grateful to be here part of entertainment commission and originally from arizona and background in music business and marketing and play in music around san francisco and love all different aspects of they meant to excited to be part of it and like to go to shows. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> thank you for sharing we're happy you're here and part of the team and looking forward to having um, having him in the new year and the only other update from the director's report a reminder tomorrow is our holiday party we're excited and hope you can join us and anyone that is

here you're invite free to the public at the pub in downtown the event begins as 5:30 and goes to 8:00 p.m. have a short program beginning as absorption between the commission and leadership and couple of elected officials so we hope you'll join and have a good time to enjoy the company of other stakeholders in the industry that's it and let me know if i have any questions. >> thank you director any questions? >> there are none. >> public comment is closed. (gavel) the

the next item inspector: senior inspector andrew zverina reports on recent enforcement activities. [discussion and possible action item]. >> good evening, commissioners. have received 45, 311 compliment from december 3rd have a few updates my first it we have the hemlock on 31 polk street we received a sound complaint on saturday december 7th and when inspector young responded kevin kynoch 12:40 a.m. the doors were open on hemlock street and there there was a small crowd of people smoking and shouting and private event we spoke with him and couldn't produce a permit including improved sound limits approved sound limits and that

showed did volume of dj is up 99111 we received you, however, that was downstairs space 84 to 92 and hemlock tavern was given a notice of violation that the permits must be displayed and someone must be on site for the operation. >> following the issuance of nov met with the event perimeter permit hold and discussed the conditions and everyone acknowledged the understanding of the conditions how to be compliant moving forward. and the next is about located at 1885 market street not holding any permits and on saturday

december 13th inspector young responded to a complaint and on approve the doors were closed. and the observed a mic with prerecorded music and the manager said that knitted outdoor music until 9:30 and the inspector in early september we had a notice of violation for this without a permit when the citation was issued yesterday the permit is required for in door and outdoor amplified sound and resulted in a citation with a monetary fine we issued a citation without a permit and paid a one hundred dollars fine

and next is about green street with our office on saturday december 13th inspector young respond to a complaint and upon arrival a dj was - the business has a jam permit and captioned that that program end over a year ago and inspector young was told that was scheduled to go until mht but entertainment may not go later on 10:00 p.m. and math mm management was you think aware brick-and-mortar and last year worked with the ownership through the hearing process to get a permit including the owner on site and

america vice was issued a permit after 10:00 p.m. not having their permit delayed or anyone on site aware of the operation and for their llp condition the last is at 3159 first street and that was reconditioned by the commission on march 19th of this year only allowing entertainment and when the inspector invited the next day there was no entertainment only have entertainment on friday by 10:00 p.m. and no permits were

allowed and as such will revisit to make sure they are in compliance let me know if you have any questions. >> thank you senior inspector. >> any questions? >> yeah. bill graham generated a number of complaints and measurements were taken and so on is there a site limit for sound for bill gravrm? i will defer to inspector. >> oh, any bill grafrm is magnitude under the department of real estate there is ask gray area so sulth subject to article 29 we're unaware of who the complainant is and unwillingly

to engage further than the e-mail we tried many times to have a connection we don't know where they live how they're impacted and the building is huge without having any further plan it is hard to work with the department to make sure that the upgrades are made to the historic building so we imagine there could be a reason for why this person might, experiencing sound issues some form of an engagement in the building but us to be able to determine that we need to know where the person lives and happy to support if they gave me and work with the department of real estate to make whatever upgrades are needed he yeah. >> got it. >> it sounds like the

inspectors were able to were able to take measurements were showing substantial sound. >> it is odd the complaint came in prior to the documents and one of the complaints prior to the entertainment so it is hard to determine if it is even bill gravrm auditorium is causing the sound. thank you. and any public comment on the report from the inspector? >> no public comments on this item. >> all right. public comment is closed on this item (gavel) and next and next on the agenda office of economic and workforce development,provides an update on nightlife business assistance. [discussion and possible action item] and

benefit. >> the floor is yours. >> thank you, vice president wang and ben from the office of economic and workforce development i have a relatively short presentation and good to see you in the few memos on a couple of upgrades in the and the night life builds we talked about 6 different bills were tracking got turned into law. the top line for us was the san francisco co-sponsor to expand traernlts statewide and technical clean up that will improve the program in san francisco starting in january had that takes effect and

excited about that and advising a number of jurisdictions in california about lessons learned in the programs excited to see the models pop up around the state. and ab 1775 comes the cannabis cafe allowed for the preparation for the sale of food on the premises and cannabis industry dishe persons requires implements legislation to local steps before that move forward and ab 2359 the expansion of our very successful listens program for full liquor for the neighborhoods and 10 new likewise in 2025 in the excelsior is significant for the

licenses. >> we were tracking a series of bills around drinks spiking were signed into law and of the implementation dates in here each one is different so ab 2375 requires type 48 bars to provide applies upon require to be drink testing kits now required for bars to provide upon request this will add drink lids and update of signage i know we discussed at the commission previously having strong objections and that language continues with the new legislation that is at the point mute but starting in july one. starting in january 1st a new

requirement for bars to report drinks spiking when they believe this is a suspected drink spiking when a complaint they suspect their drink spiked and the bars contact the law enforcement or medical responses and it is there is a set of conditions and a set of directions in the legislation that is something for bars to be aware of how quickly that becomes an addiction for them and the ab 24 drink spiking that is required of licensee that will take affect. >> couple of workshops on the entertainment zones launched 3 this year front street the thrive city entertainment zone

and the soft launch of harlan entertainment over the weekend that baltimore the weather we're going working to implement other downtown plans in supervisor peskin that designated eligible entertainment zones and working with public works to support the other piece of that legislation it is development of activation permitting to be able the benefit districts to have the corridors work on all of that continues and i'm mayor and supervisor mandelman introduced a new piece of legislation to designate noe valley and more to come and that legislation will make the technical fixed to listen our local law with the

good changes with sb 9 and closing out with a couple of updates on the local legislative pieces we discussed in the prior hearing the forms around professional drawings as i said into law a reminder that legislation will have a requirement for professional architect drawn plans and changes without changes in occupancy or altercates like like adding night time not needing plans to do that change and switch, you know, tens of thousands of dollars to really exciting to see that change move forward. um, last week the board adopted the mayor's legislation for the license fee waivers two proposition m that did good

things to approve to - the follow-up legislation will eliminate license fees in 2026 and latch 50 fees included entertainment and permits license fees and the food and beverage the manual license fees start in 2026 and make sure there are annual licenses in 2025 and after that the good news and after that and then finally a note point impact fee the legislation to remove the impact fees will change production distribution to others not only uses and technical piece of legislation that rimthsz e results but the idea is change from a production use use to some thirds type of

use we've seen to entertainment venues to restaurants night life have to pay back fees and legislation to eliminate the impact fees will not be full. >> did they say why? >> you know, that's a great question. i know concerns about some stshgdz i think that was part of the the set of the community concerns but the small business commission is trying to figure that out so but ultimately to defer to them. >> well many of the other changes especially local levels are welcome and glad to see some of that change. >> um, any other commissioners comments and questions.

>> thank you. >> thank you. thank you. >> any public comment on this upgrades on night life businesses? >> no public comment. >> okay. public comment is closed. (gavel) and and moving on to for permits under the jurisdiction of the entertainment commission: [discussion and possible action item] . >> thanks vice president wang i'm going to introduce the consent calendar we have 3 live treatment permits and all the applicants completed outreach and only concern was expressed foresee welcome llp for studio dba studio aurora and i also want to add as of last night i

resolved many is concerned about the llp will that that is on consent the concerns opening up the heritage center not the case located across the street so it is included in the files for review but recommend on consent tonight and had no concerns and staff recommendation to approve the consent agenda with the staff recommendations below. >> any questions or comments? >> okay. >> any public comment? >> good evening commissioners one hand raised in zoom

jonathan. >> jonathan? >> you jonathan mrs. unmute yourself. >> there is an echo is there another screen. >> sorry. >> now i think that is better so you have three minutes for public comment. thank you. >> okay. this is regarding the magnolia permit is that a permit now (microphone feedback). >> this will be under the regular agenda is this is just for consent agenda do you want to hang back and wait for that item. >> oh, yeah. >> thank you. >> any other public comment on. >> yeah. >> the consent calendar. >> none. >> public comment is closed. do i hear a motion to approve? these. >> i like to make a motion to approve the agenda is staff's

recommendation. >> all right. and vice president wang. >> aye. >> commissioner perez, aye. >> commissioner poggio and commissioner thomas. >> those permit are continually accepted please follow-up with the deputy director. >> deputy director would you like to introduce the next application. >> on the regular agenda and brandon phillipa of fiveytime llc, magnolia brewing company, 1398 haight st - limited live performance. went an ownership change and fine for the entertainment such as dj and small bands the reason they're on the regular agenda were scheduled for a public hearing in november we received concerns for the upstairs neighbors to tonight to allow extensive

outreach i've not heard from the owner if they completed you'll see in our files about the disruption would be caused but i live entertainment i captioned the permit and the owners shared no regular programming and they've spent a permit for the article 29 and no added conditions from sfpd station and the owner is kevin kynoch. >> doesn't look like the applicant is here tonight. >> okay. >> but i did ask addressed and take public comment and take a vote. >> okay. do we have any staff levels we're not sure had

happened with the outreach. >> correct. >> i was unable to get an answer i reached out repeating and no answer back. >> i asking can say i'm not sure they wanted to come to the hearing and inspector young was able to confirm with ownership a site visit wanted to have the yellow poster posted for 7 days but couldn't get a response about the update. >> interesting they're not higher with information. >> comments? >> i feel like especially people don't come here we should hear them and went their time by we have questions that on the owner can answer we might need

to push this back. >> that makes sense. >> that will be my recommendation. >> unless you guys have commissions. >> folks here or um, via zoom for public comment? >> in-person first and um. >> i guess hi, my name is dan can i live directly above the building directly above the restaurant i'm directly above i submitted written testimony i have that with me and happy to read it it if it is necessary unless other people do great you have that um, there is not really much to add except a

license permit is great it is fantastic but makes any living situation not habitable whatever the decimal limit is my room is right there one layer between us and i'm hearing that sounds like that beat that music over and over i'll not be able to live there no one will with that, i really ask you hear me and my roommates and really don't grant this permit that's it. >> out the curiosity have 124i reached out to you to talk about measures and working together on a compromise i don't see a

compromise that will be workable based on more information there. >> no. >> thank you. >> any other public comment? >> yes, so jonathan wong is raising his hand on zoom. >> jonathan? >> again. >> yes. we can hear you, you have 3 minutes. >> great. i'll read my testimony really quick i sent that in sea formally protesting that the application for my venue located directly by the apartment on haight street and i understand the desire to bring up the area i'm concerned about the negative impact on my quality of life and those of my

roommates and neighbors the introduction of my music in proximity to my home will have sound vibrations can have series consequences as someone that is treated with a anxiety disorder and will creates anxiety that negatively impacting affects and someone that works in a home the prospect will cause my - i urge the authorities to consider the negative impact will have on the local community and particularly on i ask this application be denied or at the least subject to a noise control measure at

the proper hours. thank you. >> thank you. jonathan. >> all right. next up is a y a. >> a i can't if you can hear me. >> yes. we know you have three minutes. >> hello. >> yes. can you hear us. >> yeah. i can hear you. >> i'm the master tenant of on top of the apartment over 4 years i'm a y a and a former employee and have a relationship with the previous staff and the noise impacts the neighbors and

me the sounds goes through the floors it is an old building rattles beds and furniture and intrusive to our health and quality of life. even at the modest levels i've talked with the previous staff and checks the noise is just it is just conspirator old building. one layer everything goes through that. um, the also, never ever tried to reach out to us my neighbors and even me i passed by them necessary never made an effort to introduce themselves i work if home like the peaceful living is impossible i have meetings and wake up early i -

you know, understanding the impacts our need for quiet and keeping this is from the past management and below us this circulates the challenges all of us in the unit work from home and rely on is a civil quiet environment and my neighbors i can speak on their on behalf and we share the concerns of the other neighbors and requested the opposition we collectively request that fiveytime llc maintain the niece and those this the needs for the non- negotiable activities working at home and never reached out and not okay with the loud music and

the beat (bell ringing) thank you so much. thank you. a y a. >> there are no more hands raised on zoom. >> okay. public comment is closed. >> do we have any more commissioners thoughts or comments? >> magnolia a restaurant or bar. >> magnolia is a restaurant and bar yeah known for their beers. >> thank you. >> they had a permit previously but they've been there a very long time. >> the new ownership had entertainment but excuse me - didn't have a permit. >> we didn't have a complaint history at that address.

>> yeah. dlaerm playing music at the previous ownerships had a base issue. >> i mean, i um, feel like we should have the owner in here to be able to answer some questions so i would like to continue this to a future hearing and have the opportunities to ask questions. >> seconded. >> all right. should is we take a vote? >> vice president wang, aye. >> commissioner perez, aye. >> commissioner poggio, aye. >> commissioner thomas, aye. >> >> okay. >> all right. next item next permit and from the permit is for a place of entertainment and

housing commission for the habibi lounge worked with the permit and came on the radar without a permit and working with our office to come into compliance with the outdoor amplified sound give you a little bit of background habibi lounge a two-story restaurant what 257b outdoor patio think 26 6th st in the zoning district has the liberal control zoning allowing for indoor. >> outdoor from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. sunday and have a

liquor license it is commercial they share a wall with the tourist hotel and 25 feet one-half u away from a 200 unit sros they want to host indoor and outdoor we have from august 6th complaints and issued 4 sizing for entertainment for violating a one time permit and citations is in the amount of $500 the permit to host indoor thursday and saturday 11:00 a.m. and sunday along with outdoor amplified sound 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. and friday through saturday 11 to 2:00 a.m. and

none of those days will exceed 8 hours didn't include the under door entertainment and applied for a late night food service. for outreach the owners sent a letter between 250 feet from the business and can see a map in our file and letters were sent out friday the outreach for the seneca hotel were distributed from friday the 13 and the mid-market reached out to the lounge to discuss the plans and meet each other after they sent letters the architect stepped in and set up meetings for the day

before the meeting didn't couldn't make it to the meeting so rescheduled. and unfortunately, the owner was unable to meet he was hospitalized so the architect and general manager met with the senior see the inspectors no comment but the ph d has concerns about the outdoor programming located close to the sros and like to meet with the owner and voice their concerns and see if there is a middle ground and additionally like to see the owner will be in clients with the good neighbor policy rather than this tonight staff recommends the permit is for a future meeting and with an

necessary have an outstanding citation and two the outreach letters were directed 4 days ago and i think that is necessary to give the residents more time to reach out with questions or comments and 3 requested an in-person meeting with the owner and that has not happened the shareholders is adjacent to the habibi lounge and their concerns need to be addressed and that likewise for time for the owner to pay the citations and meet with those folks in in-person and offered this memo i received a letter and from the tourist hotel and raised concerns about the application um, i received 34 letter i was able to send an

internal me 0 and set up a time to meet in-person but that letter is included in the file for a purview as well and let me know if you have any questions for me directly. >> thank you for that. thorough report. >> um, i think you'll have us are here we're passionate about promoting nightlife and making sure that we have a thriving entertainment segment but hearing some of the repeated violations in an unbased location is problematic for me. um, i definitely like to hear from the owner and anyone else that is hear just to hear our side of what is going on for. >> my name is joe i'm the

architect. >> this is the owner. >> and is general manager. >> i'm the general manager. >> okay. >> i was hoping to have a presentation about this it seems an issue that comes up and like to address that we sent out approximately 200 neighborhood notice. >> sorry take a pause not typical for us to have the architect to be the person dbi the presentation are you like the involved in the day to day operations or what is our role with the business. >> i'm assisting them in the outreach with the plans. >> okay. you. >> been part of the project. >> um, before we get the presentation i have a question just to understand what has been going on in terms of the history

of repeated violations and outstanding citation i wanted to hear how that all transpired. >> the citation is 5 hundred pay it. >> there were two citations for 5 hundred who is - >> within a week ago. >> uh-huh. >> okay. there is another one. >> uh-huh and i'll go ahead and take care of that one. >> in terms of of just receiving so many different citations it is a little bit uncommon to see a business with so many violations for a permit. >> we control our sound system we don't have at the moment because control the sound and we were aware of this situation and we met with you because the level of the permits we have

that under control. >> so according to i forget his name. >> the inspector. >> it was a. >> a s a came over and met him and he was like when we first came i said the sound has to be really low like twenty-four hour i'm like going back to him how do i want it exactly and i put it down and consistently going upstairs. >> making sure the customers have not playing with that welcome back i believe a week or two weeks ago after i caught him

recording so i'm like upstairs or downstairs i said upstairs so i said okay. i'm hiding something i couldn't take it downstairs but i took him downstairs he said you can't have nothing much under your victim has to be off and really, really low like at the point where people can barely listen at the roof he told me two different thanks and andrew went upstairs and downstairs he gave us the exact number i downloaded the app and i feel like we're definitely have great impacts and night life our food is good

we have an executive chief is klein and customer service our team is giving no our street is rough and people consistently come in they're not with a high mind didn't know about 6 street but can be get a water or soda i try to give back objective our neighbors and helping out the community we plan on don't go food drives and gifts and stuff like that your community is who you are we by us being there shout out and andrew told us what numbers like we definitely will do a better job. >> thanks for that explanation we'll have more questions if you want to continue with the presentation. >> yeah.

>> regarding the they said we have a little dj we never had a live dj. and we have a a pad and computer and have our employees on friday we have one controlling the music and everybody has different music at different times but we have our own music set up already and based on what the customers want what music he plays that for them and came in inside a month or so and the equipment didn't belong to anybody we have notice right we have our own system. >> all right. >> um, i wanted to check in in other words of our commission process there was is staff recommendation i want to continue the hearing to a future

date and so i feel like either we start, you know, we hold the hearing now um, and then maybe continue if more information we need but for to continue to allow um, you know, residents longer to come i would like to check in i don't want to take up people's time and repeat it again so want to check in and that is true but given all that has happened with that business i wanted to have a sense of what us to consider that because i think they need to show us they can play on the roof before we come back. >> also those rest of us coming back later on we can hear what they have to say.

>> i want to make a clarifying plan with the dj um, to clarify to you the way that entertainment is defined in may not with the dj if they belong to a business the reason the citation was issued the person was presented to themselves as a dj i'm sorry about a confusion but having a person behind the dj booth with them running less laptop with that this is entertainment. of they're just pushing play a presentation of a dj didn't matter if it belongs to the restaurant but they're treat as entertainment. and so the permit there the 21 e 31 to cover that activated on fridays and saturday didn't expire this

weekend needs to be until this permit is actually this permit is issued. >> may i speak because we're all here and members of pc are here in-person to address that. um, we provided two hundred letters to each of the residents and the hotel in a timely manner and we were blocked from those letters to the residents. um, in my opinion by the tlc i probably spent sent 5 e-mails and went in-person to the hotels and the next day in a timely manner and on the third day um, the property manager showed up and i probably made 20 phone calls to get those letters to the hotel that was our goal to do that and

unfortunately, it seems like we are blocked from the project manager the project manager has never respond after the phone calls were or the e-mails if respond it is our - is only because was per versed and this is a property that has been vacated from three years and spent 6 months renovating and the novs for the understanding the one time permits. we thought the one time covered been in door and outdoor and corrected that permit to confusion but the

space is um, struggling minority owned business and middle eastern restaurant and there is a, you know, the police chief was there last week and the police departments it is for that and people are predictive and think of the entertainment commission will help us getting in compliance and the senior inspector came last week that was the general manager is there but able to get the sound controls corrected and so that was very useful and we don't see any reason why - >> thank you it sounds like you experiences your due diligence getting the notice out and .

>> happy to provide the e-mail. >> all the same it seems like tlc with the meeting with the owner that has not happened and have conditions they wanted to um, discuss. >> i'm willing to meet with them any time they're available. >> we've for the heard and those conditions have not been shared but not respond to a single e-mail i think that is important to note we're here tonight and great you're to meet countless e-mails and myself have gone unresponded to honoring the tlc request for meet with the owner has not been met and they wanted to meet with

mohamed ali alarkaban. >> we understand. >> are you the general manager when the entertainment has happened. >> can you speak into the microphone. >> excuse me - no communication we're seeing that and spent a great hour meeting with the t h c and i'm not sure during that one hour meeting and we're not sure after 10 attempts to get into the property management hotels and never responded to a single communication. it is stall tactic it is. >> frankly, i think that is how the staff feels completely unresponsive if you want to hear we have not heard from you.

>> i was on a business trip to michigan and a very, very important meeting and was there for the whole - we tried a few times business it go good and had to extend it to more time i told joe to change the date and i came back and wanted to share in-person and my chest and next. i couldn't speak like assessor cold and had to get medication in the hospital but had a meeting with them but based on the business and when i have a meeting new michigan and wasn't feeling good so i went to the hospital but here back and willing to - >> all right. thank you.

>> at this time are there i wanted to check if folks want to give comment on this issue? >> okay. >> um, if you guys wouldn't mind taking a seat. >> you guys have any other questions? >> okay. okay. >> um, unless let's proceed with public comment. >> good evening commissioners i'm rachel a community organizer the central city we ask a

continuance regarding the habibi lounge application for place of entertainment and extended hours as you heard we have not yet had the opportunity to meet with the owner or propose our recommendation from 9 and without meaningful dialogue the voices of the community have gone unheard. a continuance will allow time for productive engagement with the residents and businesses and owner to make sure that my proposed permits are balanced reasonable and timed full of the neighborhood in the christ challenges we believe that extending the time will help.

>> i think they need you to fill out a card. >> oh. >> good evening commissioners my name is a - i work for and oversee the community organizing department with the clinic and is tenants we work with tenants on 6 street at the hotel and we rachel and i not available for a month but rachel hospital the job person has done outreach with the community members for residents and the businesses there. there are several concerns none are here one resident but we have tried a very best to meet with the owner many times. so i have personally gone there when they opened to figure out what was going on because residents other the area

can't sleep because of complaints and all kinds of things that go on i reached out to them and told them and gave information so you heard i'm surprised to hear only a few noise complaints i do it i hear from the residents all the time and hoping this tennis will allow us to work with the owners to come to an understanding we understand the importance of tlaerment but we can't have it on the backs of the residents and the conditions of 6 street and can't add to that we want to have the conversation with the owner i hope the owner is here will meet us with and have an

open mind to hear us and work with us a continuance will really help us to get that. thank you. >> thank you. >> commissioners. >> my name is sheryl any i'm a resident of seneca hotel, aye. >> two-time cancer patient and surgery within the last 9 months and i agree with the continuance because we can gets the owners to get it resolved on behalf of all the odd residents they can't take you conducted meetings an organizer. and the noise it is really bad i have to put my earphones on to hear my television i'm not trying to

knock the business being a continuance will be good for us. thank you. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is greg i'm a special project supervisor. i don't think that any of us are opposed to businesses we would like to see businesses thrive here in san francisco i mean, if anyone else is uncivilized for businesses to open and not work with the community i mean my especially, if you're a customer was not within the community outside the community it is good to understand how or why the things are the way they are 6 street is right now that 28 additional officers have been transferred

infrastructure pd stations to clean up market street and moving this along i don't know who the lounge is do i want to know? of course, i do they're in our community we should know this is an opportunity to know them. we don't we've we're not opposed to their business but we want outreach to the business owners. thank you. >> thank you. >> any other public comment? >> there are no hands raised in zoom. >> okay. >> maybe you can come back when any fellow commissioners have questions for you.

>> thank you for being here. >> i have read and they were read in prior meetings by the senior inspector of the actions were taken and is inspectors have responded at night to get a 6 sign and the owner called them up was irate was that you, sir, did you call the inspectors? >> the inspector did you give him and call and couldn't coming come back inside the business. >> i was on a phone regarding him because when we talked to caitlin on the phone she said like an ipad and when they came in he was surprised we had a dj and passed out come back in an

afternoon and take a picture of it give the right information we have our own system like one of my cousins running the music with the system and stuff and the tell him send in the right information. >> okay. i want to state that you, you know, that is a public expectation we're going to have those places inspected and i believe i speak for any fellow commissioners if the staff goes inside there and responded to a call for service or a noise complaint and if you have any issues with them you can there are supervisors you can call but

expect people to be cordial to our staff and you have two not just about paying a citation but correcting a behavior and with education and advisement and citations are a tool when citations are issues in this case from one hundred to three hundred to 5 hundred dollars i'm hoping to see is that the behavior is corrected not just siergsz are paid but the behavior is corrected and the staff pointed out for the one time permit or temporary permit o is over on december 31 new year eve that's my hope. >> like throughout the day have gags and restaurants

everything they come to san francisco with the sound i never noticed in the beginning when we opened up and shouldn't be like a problem but entertainment from the outdoor and too confusing to me and those people have never done this before this is my first time and learning this, you know, trying to make that business successful. >> great. thank you. everybody wants the businesses to succeed but make sure within the provisions of the permit and will be a lot of focus on 6 street and city government on 6 street by insure that staff be that an entertainment inspector or pd officer they'll be cordial

and if you have an issue bring that up to the supervisor but we'll comply and work out with the neighbors sit down and talk with them to resolve the issue and hear them out and the neighbors are the most important people in the community and have to work together we workout the concern and finds solutions. >> thank you that's what we want to hear and the commission we want to see 6 street needs more businesses to open up and we love to see that and a. thank you very much. >> before we move forward with you, we want to see you guys play by the rules and send out the letters we need you to sit down to figure out a compromise

there. okay. >> all right. thank you very much. and so if spirit nobody have a motion here. >> like make a motion to continue to the next meeting. >> second and secretary. >> vice president wang, aye. >> commissioner perez, aye. >> commissioner poggio and commissioner thomas, aye. >> vice president wang can i say something about the next hearing date for the next hearing date on january 7th tuesday, january 7th. >> a same place and time sounds like there is a willingness to meet with the t h p direct or e-mails to follow up on the treed holidays are upon us but critical you have that meeting before the 7. um, and we

will also send you that link to have that applicable. okay. >> the other thing need to repost our yellow sign for 10 days to have that. >> okay. >> and just a remind issuing one time permit expires december 31st we need to see compliance before that okay. thank you. >> happy future consideration, and to make announcements. [action item and announcements]. >> anything fellow commissioners? >> all right. any public comment on this item? >> reminder that the entertainment commission holiday party is tomorrow what time and where? >> is pub 245 font street be

there or be square. >> looking forward to working with you. >> welcome alex. >> okay. public comment is closed on that item (gavel). >> this meeting is adjourned.

>> bring up person that [laughter]. for me it was we had neighbors growing up that were fold my dad he is raising me wrong for having me pursue the things that are not traditionally female roles. and i think the biggest barrier to anyone in general is when you have cultural norms that make you feel like you can't do something that make you doubt yourself and make you feel you should not be there i don't belong. those other big efbarriers i think that is the thing to focus on the most is belong everyone should belong here. [music] >> wishing we trained women grow

in production. and recording arts and so we have everything from girls night classes for middle and high school girls. we have certification academy program. that would be women and gender [inaudible] adid you tell us. progress in the internship frm program where they are working in the studios. they are helping to mentor the youth in the youth programs and the job place am component. most of the time we hire interns instructors in our programs and engineer in our studios here. we have conferences we do all overnight country and we have concerts that we feature bay area women and gender artists. [music] [music]

>> an education forward organization. and so advocacy organization. dedicated to closing the gender gap and the audio and production industries. >> started out of the lead answer, why is there a critical gender gap in this industry that started at city college. why are there so few in this

class i was ashamed i did not have the answer being a feminist. why have i never thought of this i have been in the industry for decades and why have i accept today of all people. it was out of that and unraffling it. actually started the infernship last fall and just fell in love with all the things about women's oshg mission because we are diverse and so many aspects

of audio i did not know and i feel like eyes opened up and i gained a lot of confidence in myself and other fells and queer people in the industry i felt there was more connection and community. ironically my time in the industry is all pretty good. i think what happened is i was raised by a father who is an engineer. i was comfortable being strounlded by men all the time in his lab i was used to technology. when i got in industry my mentors were men and i saw i had a unique importance that got mow in the place i could be fluent and navigate something difficult and it was the norm for me. what if it was not woman was createed provide it for everybody. have this environment you are surrounded by technology and people that are going to support you and get you in this industry in a good way. i have been interested in audio i was never trained in music took piano when i was a kid. i never pursued it because not a lot of women doing that. and my family is not musically inclined. when i want to davis the first time i took a music class there were few females in the class. like a rodey for my dayed was load you will the mixers and monitors and the giant speakers and gigs and help run out the cables and take things down and set up mics i did all of that

growing up and never occurred to mow that that was a field they could at all. and then one i could pursue i didn't nobody else was doing temperature my dad and then i go with him to studios and see -- the men in the studio. dj for 5 years now and comments you get like wow you are a girl dj that is crazy. that is wild. and i have great moments where it does not happen. and they treat me like easy. telling mow what to do they correct mow in ways that make me feel less i sprjs the opposite and i notice hand's on like you don't know what you are doing rather than asking me. not consistent times it happens. it is like when i talk to other females they are like say the same things it is like funny i

know that nice men don't experience tht main thing triggers me when i experience different treatment and that happens a lot in the audio world. industry is changing slowly. there is still that issue making the places that are places belonging for everybody. i don't think so. having a studio where it is not all run by white men like most studios. the studios are only in the word built and run by women. it has been super normalize thered are opportunity for girls and nonbinary people. you go in school and middle and high schoolers know that this is a field. this is a thing there are many jobs you can have in this field.

some producing pod casts to setting up live shows. there are so many things you can do >> wee go in and teach the audio skills and give them equipment. i pads and then teach them how to make music and they get to come in here and will getting the tools to people who don't have t. that is really important to me. that's why i was like wow. i want to be there for other fell and queer people who don't have the opportunity and also to be a mentor for them to really push them to experiment and not going to break it. does not matter if it sounds bad that is the point to try it. i think it is the goal to see confidence what they are doing and passionate and asking for hymn and excite body learning and excited about making music and it changed my life to

realize i'm callented in the field i can make music without being trained to it it is amazing to be able to be part of that process and -- ushering women to the field. we can entirely transform how -- the technology part of what you hear every day. we can put xhg something in women's points of view in this every time. it affects the store and he messaging. think our best example is how we transformed an entire city. place that major artists on tour one of the men looks likeip don't get it there are woman every where i go and the person was like you are in san francisco. you like oh , you are right it is here. most venues have graduates we are grateful to the city for that reason because than i supported us at the beginning.

following your curiosity and interest and don't let anybody get in the way what is presented to you, go for t. no matter what! we are here for a reason. find what it is. don't let somebody else tell you what it is. you are the oldsmobile one that have been can know when you are supposed to do. go do it. >> san francisco has always been very diverse, very progressive and not only open in other ways

but music as well. musicians always want to try to find something new to play and if they are thinking about playing something new or different. i'm the product of the san francisco schools. i started when i was 10. i joined the band and that was the most interesting instrument to play. and you have to be able to put yourselves in different situations.

that's what made me better. if you do with two or three ingredients, that makes it pretty boring. most people know me for playing with carlos santana, touring the world all over the place. phenomenal place with music and also being around him you have a lot of fun and learning a lot about music and things beyond music too. this place is history, i have been here many many times like any 70s and seen some really incredible groups and that is being here a number of times is kind of a full circle moment. it's really something that we cherish when we play is getting the energy back and forth with the audience and kind of a

symbiotic thing. playing for the home crowd and your family is really a meaningful thing to be and just a fun place to be in. a lot of great memories seeing so many groups here over the

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find on-[indiscernible] >> a new community game supporting small businesses, anyone can participate, it is easy, collect stickers on a gameboard and enter raffle event for a chance to win awesome prizes. for more, >> welcome to the 2024 civic center. >> 5. public hearings. is everyone festive today. >> we know boys and girls i love the holiday season has not been that way all the time i needed