this is a request for a full- service restaurant in the valencia st. nct and mission alcoholic beverage special use of the strip. it would also include a bar. the space previously housed at the bombay bazaar and as creamery for more than a decade. the proposal includes minor facade improvements and interior alterations. the rear-yard storage structures. the restaurant and bar will be an independent locally-own neighborhood-serving use. the owner also owns and operates two locations of the warehouse fish company. the proposed operation consists of approximately 30 employees, and the hours of operation would be from 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. sunday through thursday and 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. on friday and saturday. the proposal does not include any outdoor seating. regarding public comment, the department did receive letters of support from the mission dolores neighborhood association and a nearby business owner, and one phone call of support from a neighbor on albion street behind. we received no letters of opposition, but we received two or three phone c

is case number of 2011.0269c, a request for a conditional use authorization to add a bar to 524 valencia st.. it would allow the applicants to apply for a license from the department of alcoholic beverages of san francisco and this would permit the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for on-site consumption in association with the restaurant. the size of the restaurant would not change. commissioners come up following public comment, we would remove this from the consent calendar. president olague: is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner borden? commissioner borden: i move for consent. >> commissioners, on the motion for approval -- [roll call] thank you, commissioners. this item has been approved as proposed. commissioners, you are on commissioners questions and matters. the adoption of the draft meeting, from your regular meeting, and your special meeting of april 21, 2011. following public comment with any modifications, you'll be asked to adopt the draft. president olague: is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed?

what they did was after the earthquake, they took these mounds of sand, the valencia st. hill, if you go up market street, you know how it starts to climb? imagine that was a much larger hill. they mined 26 million cubic yards of sand out of theire, and they mixed it with the debris from the fire and they used it to fill basements. so you have sand, ash, pieces of wood, brick. well, the ash is a hazardous material. you come along and used to buy a site at sixth and mission, with the understanding you will demolish the building and build a 50 story building. and you thought you were just going to dig out the sand, the film, and haul it to another site. now you come to find out the material you were going to move at $8 per ton is now going to cost anywhere from $40 to $78 per ton. the has a significant impact -- and has a significant impact on the cost of your project. if you are out on the sunset and vine a single-family home, just have the geotechnical engineer come out and say it is on earth quicksand, the building will probably settle three-quarters of an inch. have the

. -- especially what we have been able to do on valencia st.. >> a quick word before emily speaks. the money is critical, but what we have seen is the really critical things the city can do. one of the things that we like working solution so much is not just that they are able to make loans but the kind of business solutions they are able to give to owners, so i just wanted to put in that little plug. [applause] >> good morning. i am the executive director of working solutions, and i also am so excited to be here to kick off small business week this year as we celebrate the success of mr. and cheese. sarah, congratulations on all your hard work and achieving your dream. we all wish you success. sarah is the perfect example of the hard-working, tenacious, inspiring, and created under for nor -- creative and entrepreneur that has received assistance from working solutions and san francisco. two years ago, the city had the leadership to prioritize access for capital to small businesses. at that time, credit access was at record lows, and even today, still, access to capital remains on

st. mary's cathedral to market to valencia through the mission district to san jose avenue to 280 south. the highway patrol will shut down all southbound lanes of 280 to serramonte boulevard and that will happen during the commute hours as early as 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. so the highway patrol and san francisco police say that if you don't have to be in these areas not only around st. mary's cathedral but also 280 to serramonte, if you don't have to be there tomorrow, plan accordingly for alternate routes because it will be a traffic snarl. >> thank you, linda yee live in san francisco. >>> cbs 5 will broadcast live coverage of the memorial at noon tomorrow and we'll have a live feed available on our website at cbssf.com. >>> understaffed and undertrained. those are just a few of the words and independent panel used to describe pg&e following the san bruno pipeline blast. panel was appointed by state regulators to study the disaster and issued a report at a blasting the utility and its technical competence. it says shortcomings in several pg&e's policies and procedures contributed to the exp

st. mary's cathedral at golf and kiri to market on to valencia, through the mission district to san jose avenue and onto 280 south. the highway patrol will shut down all southbound lanes of 280 to serramonte boulevard and that will happen during the commute hours as early as 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. so the san francisco police department as well as the highway patrol are warning the public that if you don't have to be in these major parts of the city where the funerals are going to happen or even down in daly city and colma where the burial will be, you might want to stay away, take alternate routes if you have to get to the airport. it is a friday commute time. there is also going to be a ballgame in the city. so everyone has to be beware, allen, that if you don't have to be out here, don't. >> right. but if you get caught in it, be understanding of what's going on and sympathetic to everything and all the families, too. >> right. >> all right. >> reporter: this is going to be the biggest funeral mass in 60 years. >> absolutely. linda yee, thanks so much. >>> cbs 5 will be broadcasting live

st. mary's cathedral hot queen south on gough over to market and valencia.ll just across market street, head down valencia to fifteenth street, over to dolores and that major south down stretch. that is one of the best places to view the procession, dolores. do not forget, there is a wide grass median strip between northbound and southbound lanes. a perfect place for people to stand. south along dolores and then they will connect with san jose avenue and then on to 280 down to serramonte. reports and there will be a full freeway closure of interstate 280 on the southbound direction all the way down to the serramonte offramp. this could lead to backups on other streets. all along this route expect heavier than usual traffic. i also want to update you on a current hot spot in the south bay. no. down highway 101 at the montague expressway, a big rig accident is a blocking one possibly, or two lanes of traffic backing up 101 all the way to 880 and a bit beyond downtown san jose. a check on weather with louisa. >> a similar forecast to yesterday although temperat

st. maries and over to eastbound and geary to gough. gough west to market . traffic is stopped there and lots was spectate lawyers. south of valencia15 and do lorez and merge on to southbound 280 and that will be closed and we'll go back up to sky sevenas they follow the procession and you can see one by one, the engines, almost 200 fire engines and motorcycles in a long procession . 101 southbound route out of the san francisco and we had an early accident there in caesar chavez . we have slow traffic. that is the alternate. 280, will be shut for the remainder of the procession . as we mentioned earlier. muni all over san francisco experiencing delays and service stopped. various line from church and fulton and noriega lines and balboa. we'll monitor that for you. >>> and we have been on the air since noon today and our afternoon programming was preempted and so all my children can be seen tomorrow morning at 2:05 a.m. . one life to live 3:y upon general hospital at four . set your records so you don't miss anything. >> we have other news to tell you about . still to come at 4:00. we'll tell you about the fight last night that too

st. mary's. reporting live in san francisco, mike mibach. >>> tomorrow's funeral will cause a massive street closure. a motorcade will proceed later in the afternoon down golf street to market then south on valencia to dolores and on to holy cross cemetery in culma. also the busy geary bus line will be out of service for much of the day. ktvu news will be providing special coverage of the funeral for the fallen firefighters. our coverage begins at 12:30 tomorrow light here on channel 2. we will also stream the service live on our website ktvu.com. >>> tonight we have a new picture to show you of a man suspected to have assaulted a woman in her home. this is an enhanced imagine from cell phone video that we first showed you yesterday. it shows the suspect as he was stealing electronics and other items from the victim's home. the 28-year-old woman found the intruder in her home on afgard street. the suspect left with some items then returned and assaulted the woman. police believe the woman's quick thinking will help lead them to her assailant. >>> a vigil for michelle le will take place in a couple of hours. tonight's vigil takes place at mount eden's park. another vigil is set for tomorrow night