i'm privileged to be a part of that and to have built a relationship with pa'ina lounge. on top of the growing culture of artists surrounding the loung and the fillmore district, the performers coming in to pa'ina lounge share the entrepreneurial spirit that the owners have shown be example. we are gone by 10 o'clock. it is bittersweet that we cannot hang around longer. there are places in san francisco where i don't feel comfortable going as a performer. i want to make sure that pa'ina doesn't get in trouble or develops a better petition because of people hanging out in front of its door. admire the policy of the owners, something i don't take lightly. i enjoy the space and the food and the stage is amazing. allowed performers have grown because of this. i thank you for your time. >>: good afternoon commissioners. my name is brandon black. i am also a drag performer and an employee of pa'ina long on the weekends. it's not just music, they have plays, the african-american community, i have seen so many different acts; they give lower level entertainers the opportunity to

the lounge also installed a sound limiter limits the noise levels to 94 decibels. do you have any questions? >> president fong: we may have questions after public comment. go ahead and call public comment. (readi names) >>: good afternoon r president fong, commissioners, my name is nancy -- i am the vice president of sundance cinemas. we are next-door at 1865 post street. i'm here to express concerns about the some problems and complaints from our audience from the loud music and shows at pa'ina. we played a strong role in the revitalization of japantown; we took it a theater the need of renovation and invested millions of dollars. we not only renovated the outside of the theater and made it more attractive but also completely remodeled and modernized the inside of the theater. this is not a destination. we draw people to japan town; would benefit the shops as well as the surrounding dining, entertainment areas and post, fillmore and gary. i am also proud to say that we are part of the fabric of japan town; we hold several cultural events, the cherry blossom festiv

. >> commissioner borden: i've been to pa'ina loung. the food is great, the entertainment is great. i've been to kabuki also, it's great. we really want to be able to support all the businesses but we need the support all businesses. there needs to be a sound study, a couple of different determinations. seeing it would level the sound bleeds; turning it up to see a what point it bleeds, gives us a base line. also having one sound report. i am not a sound expert. i do know what is too loud. we want to support pa'ina loung and all existing businesses; we don't want to support pa'ina at the expense of the ot her businesses especially when you had a citation not to long ago. we need to get to the bottom of the soundproofing issue before we can move to the next step. what you are hearing is the desire to support the pa'ina loung but figure out a way to support it while protecting the other businesses. i don't know how we can direct that the study happens. that is something that maybe staff can help us on. in the past we have required to the conditional use process soundproofing and the l

i recommend that you tell the pa'ina loung that you will not grant a conditional use today. that they should conduct a thorough study and come back to you and prove to you that they can comply. >> president fong: thank you. >>: my name is charles -- and acoustical engineer. i have been dealing with noise issues in the city of san francisco last 40 years; prior to the entertainment commission being established and met with -- and had an understanding how to allow entertainment without disturbing neighbors. we developed a win-win scenario. it has been carried forward, and that is following the process. one, the place of entertainment does as much soundproofing as is warranted and affordable. some of the clubs in san francisco as you know have done enormous levels of soundproofing and other clubs have done slight levels. depending on the kind of entertainment music and the time of day, the operation of the club will control the noise emissions and not bother the neighbors. it is a step one, step two process. in my role in this project i was asked to review the acoustical report

okay, public comment. * on either dimple cocktail lounge or pagoda. you're up. >>> good evening, commissioners. officer dave free as, northern permit station. * the station has no objection to the place of entertainment permit. northern has recommended conditions for both 1700 and 17 04 * post street doing business as pagoda and dimple. they have the same -- i sat down, i've reviewed these conditions with mr.and mrs. choir. * [speaker not understood]. >> it says they are open 4:00 p.m. until closing. business is open at 7 o'clock. is there a reason, is that 4 just a typo? >>> i believe they close at 2:00 a.m.. >> yeah, but when they open. the permit application says hours of operation 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.. >>> i've spoken to them, the couple about the security and it's provided around the building by the local merchants. >> oh, so the mall offers it? i'm trying to get the time right. >> i'll have lie on speak to totally clarify that with you. >> commissioners, i might just suggest that you might amend the condition to agree with opening hours to clo

continued until april 11 with the understanding that independent sound engineers from both pa'ina loung and sundance kabuki theater will be involved in testing and determine the amount of sound generated within the kabuki theatre for the adjacent spa at levels that could be anticipated in the pa'ina loung in the range of say 94-101 decibels which is a top-level that is possible to be generated. if it is good there, it will be good at lower levels. the other part of the motion is that any kind of mitigation taken should have another round of testing to determine what the levels are. >>: with all due respect i don't think that 94-101 was the range. maybe we could use the language of " to the point of no disturbance to the spa or the cinema". >>: if we are testing at 74, it has to be high enough noise. >>: we would be determining the maximum level. >> commissioner antonini: the maximum expected level of noise that could be generated by activities in there. >>: commissioner sugaya. >> commissioner sugaya: i would like to pursue that a little bit. my concern is that the project sponsor went

i bought since the health department allowed me to do the hooka lounge since 2005, i bought inventory and i had to fix the ceiling and put in fans and spent over $40,000 on the place, you know, by the time to get it ready to be a lounge. besides the restaurant that we have. so i am complying with everything that you asked me for, but it takes time to get rid of all of the inventory. i bought a lot of stuff. i need to sell it and i'm just trying to get some leniency to try to sell the rest of the products. and hopefully we'll resolve in a good matter. >> thank you. >> thank you. miss young. >> good evening commissioners. congratulations on the appointments tonight. i am senior health inspector jennine young and work for the department of health. prior to the department issuing the director's order, which actually suspended the tobacco permit for marrakech for 30 days, environmental health has notified marrakech that smoking and smoking tobacco products inside a restaurant was prohibited by the local health code, as well as the california labor law. and, in fact, we have issued -- the d

doing business as dimple cocktail lounge, 1700 post. >> are we taking them together? >> nope. commissioner hyde has requested they be separated. >> so, b is dimple cocktail lounge which is a bar and lounge in japantown adjacent to 17 04 which is owned by the same person which will be the next item. * >> commissioner hyde has relented and we can take them together. >> so, two items, 1700 post, 17 04 post, owned by the same people, operated by the same people. 1700 is dimple cocktail lounge. 17 04 is pagoda. both of these places, entertainment permits will allow the operator to have karaoke. [speaker not understood] has no objection. provided that the nine proposed conditions are attached.

we use dna lounge for hair shows as part of the curriculum for the students. there is very limited space where we can do that and definitely need that space to be open. anyone who moves into south of market knows exactly what neighbor is about. i am not in support of residents on 11th street. i am in support of folsom being a two-way street. we're superunique, you can get your bike fixed and get a cupcake and have your haircut. it's the perfect spot for that. and the live music permits we're definitely in support of that as well. you have probably heard the campaigns to keep soma creative and funky and live music and please don't allow people that don't support that to not move in. thank you. >> thank you. >> hello supervisors. my name is scot and i have served on west soma task force as my neighbor judy carmen was displaced like my theater and home were displaced this year. after a fair amount of spirit discussion about entertainment the task force reach and impasse, agreed to disagree and take up the discussion with the supervisors making the final decisions

from the lounge's old location in union square to its new space at the wharf. it will be followed by an invitation-only party tonight. the gold dust lounge was evicted from the square last year to make room for retailers. >> like the expression watering hole. so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. [ man ] excuse me miss. [ gasps ] this fiber one 90 calorie brownie has all the deliciousness you desire. the brownie of your dreams is now deliciously real. >>> and welcome back. beautiful day around the bay area here on this first day of february. no worries about rain. just how warm is it going to get? this afternoon we're seeing nothing but sunshine right now. take you out to san jose where you got the hazy skies. that's the one down side to high pressure. it acts like a lid over the bay area. can trap smoke particle pollution. you can see some of those hazy s skies. quick check of

at the red devil lounge tonight notorious a live band will be playing for a 49er pep rally and dance party. >> we're going to have people all up here. >> reporter: segan a lifelong 49er fan says the party here is sold out at $500 a table. his lounge is normally closed sunday, the super bowl is an exception. >> not only are people celebrating and having a good time. but it sustains the local economy and keeps everybody out there working. >> reporter: there's still tickets for tonight's pep rally it's $12 a person and it's just getting started. live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> pretty much seems like just about everyone in the bay area has 49er fever. even the restaurant chain panda express. more than 70 locations will get free orange chicken for anyone that walks in with their 49er gear. >>> a suicide bomber attacked the u.s. embassy in turkey. he died. the bomber is a known militant. state department officials say the embassy is heavily protected but is also due for an upgrade. >>> in mexico city the death toll from yesterday's explosion at the pemex headquar

at the red devil lounge tonight notorious a live band will be playing for a 49er pep rally and dancere going to have people all up here. >> reporter: segan a lifelong 49er fan says the party here is sold out at $500 a table. his lounge is normally closed sunday, the super bowl is an exception. >> not only are people celebrating and having a good time. but it sustains the local economy and keeps everybody out there working. >> reporter: there's still tickets for tonight's pep rally it's $12 a person and it's just getting started. live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> pretty much seems like just about everyone in the bay area has 49er fever. even the restaurant chain panda express. more than 70 locations will get free orange chicken for anyone that walks in with their 49er gear. >>> a suicide bomber attacked the u.s. embassy in turkey. he died. the bomber is a known militant. state department officials say the embassy is heavily protected but is also due for an upgrade. >>> in mexico city the death toll from yesterday's explosion at the pemex headquarters rose to 2

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i singsong as round san francisco and sang the club 9, paradise lounge, et cetera. creativity is the heart and soul of san francisco and has been for over 150 years. the reputation of being a performing arts center is known around the world and admired. we have an exceptional community of talent drawn here by that reputation. they devote their lives to their craft. if there is no place to perform, everybody starts to move away. i came here to thank and commend the board of supervisors for approving the new llp music permits and to encourage support by city leadership of the critical improvements to the west soma plan and the continued support

. >> the chicken lounge. huh can you forget the chicken lounge? demographics is heavily hispanic. >> dana: next year, forbes should ask about the best eateries for under $20. you could add it to the happy. >> put weather in this thing. the weather is going to change? >> that is why people are leaving. >> because they don't like the global warming? >> eight of the ten mayors of the miserable cities supported obama. >> dana: a lot of the urban places like san antonio, they supported obama and that city is doing great. in the south and also in texas. come up, she made history to qualify to start at the head of the pack at daytona. will she beat the boys this sunday? i'll tell you what greg said about it in the green room. that is next on "the five." ♪ ♪ for over 75 years people have saved money with...ohhh... ...with geico... ohhh...sorry! director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(

reney just spoke of, maybe second-floor lounge, jazz trios, something like this. but the nightclub scene of it's not neighborhood-serving. i know it brings in tax revenue, which is great for the city, but i would like to see folsom street more of a neighborhood-serving retail, and shopping. the nightclubs are dead during the day and their only open friday, saturday, sunday sometimes thursday. i just don't see that as a good use on a busy commercial corridor. the second-floor idea, that is great. thank you. >> thank you miss nolan and thank you for your service on the task force as well. >> we have a video that we would like to plug in? is that possible, mr. teague? >> sfgovtv, is that possible? maybe we can allow another speaker to go while that is happening. >> miss holiday. [ inaudible ] i also want to bring up 340 11th street and the reasons i would be opposed to the grand father status. this was when we were closed down by the abc, after working with our neighbor. we did try mediation and agreed to certain terms of mediation, which we exceeded and it didn't wo

the lounge celebrated the official reeping at the new fisherman wharf location. it came here after a conflict with their landlord. they return just in time for the 49ers return to the super bowl. the mayor proclaimed gold dust lounge day and promised to drop by during sunday's game. >>> the first day of san francisco's nudity ban. what protesters did and how the police reacted. >>> hilary rodham clinton departure today is just the tip of the iceburg. the big shovel in the white house cabinet. >>> the warming trend has come to an end. how much cooling you can ebgt pect [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now best foods mayonnaise is just $2.77. so pile it on. pizza is served. digiorno pizza is just $3.88. and here's a treat. dreyer's ice cream is only $2.88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. real big deals this week and every week. when

that famous bar reopens. >> to declare this gold dust lounge day here in san francisco.tune of an old time band and a mayoral proclamation it reopened in its new fisherman's wharf location. it moved there after a bitter fight with its landlord. the gold rush theme bar makes its comeback just in time for the 49ers return to the super bowl. mayor ed lee plans to stop by. >> you can see the crowds here. we love our traditional bars, taverns, restaurant. this is a wonderful time. >> the new gold dust lounge officially opens at 7 :00 tonight. >> a solemn remembrance today. how the columbia disaster changed the culture of nasa. >> high clouds moving in. which day on the weekend, saturday or sunday will be the warmest with the specific temperatures. >>> the space community today paused to remember the seven astronauts killed on the space shuttle columbia, including one from the bay area. john fowler has obtained some of the last video of them just before the shuttle exploded. >> reporter: at nasa's kennedy space center memorial a solemn remembrance and recommitment. >> ten year

so this is the lounge as it was. this is the glass lounge. this is 1936. and is that one of them?one of them. luckily this lady wore a short-brimmed hat. you're able to see it. so they were hung separately. so they're not a story. each one is a complete unit. so that is the hotel in that picture. let's have a look. it's actually a wonderful building, isn't it? very, very typical of that rather grand seaside architecture that we've now come to love. what happened to this hotel? in 1971, my father demolished it. he was a demolition contractor. he pulled down buildings. yeah. and sold off what he could salvage, what he could rescue. but not this sort of thing. but why didn't he put his hammer through that? because i liked 'em. so you said, i want those. yeah. is that him? that's him. and what, he's showing the lady mayoress how to knock a building down. it's funny, 'cause nowadays, mayoresses unveil buildings. they don't celebrate knocking them down. but in the 1970's, it was different. we were destroying our heritage as fast as we could. think of what this place was like in the 1970

. >>> a new beginning for the gold dust lounge. eight-month hiatus, the legendary bar celebrating a grand reopening at its new spot on fisherman's wharf. celebration kicking off this afternoon with procession from the lounge's old location in union square to that brand new space at the wharf. that will be followed up by an invitation only party going tonight. i'm sure that will be a back. the gold dust lounge was evicted from union square just last year to make room for retailers. >>> right now breaking news to tell you about. an incident on a greyhound bus. reports of a driver in an altercation with a passenger and a minor. we're working to learn more about this incident. >> let's check the drive with mike inouye right now. >> i misread that look. fastrak lanes show the jam because metering lights were turned on. lighter volume of traffic. this will build slower. the metering lights are on. we're looking for 880. you showed that through oakland. i'll show you on the maps, there's slowing now through oakland and also the southbound

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. >> the gold dust lounge is back in san francisco.he iconic bar was evicted from it's old location union square last year with a lot of protest.but, as kron four's jeff bush shows you, the old bar is new again in fisherman's wharf. >> reporter: opening night was full of all the fanfare and splendor one might expect from a san francisco institution like the gold dust. the new location on jefferson street looks almos the same as the old location. great care and attention was given in the dÉcor. the wall paper and the art are the same as the old location but the space is much bigger and you can seewill accommodate many more people than the last one. happy bar patrons were knocking back the champaigne and classic irish coffees to celebrate the new location. old time customers were, no doubt, happy to see the gold dust back in business. they've essentially gone from one end of the cable car line to the other. this place is going to be wildly successful. it will be a combination of crusty, local san franciscans and tourists. looks almost th

the police department shut down the stardust lounge, officers say the club was operating without a proper permit. there was also a shooting at the club last week. the lounges will remain closed until a hearing is held. >>> snowplows and shovels working overtight after that big storm. several feet of snow dumped in some areas. this was the scene in fair field, connecticut today. some of the residential streets are seeing a plow for the first time since the storm hit. drivers fossed to maneuver through the walls of snow and ice. walking is no picnic, either. some vehicles will likely be buried under all that snow for days to come. we've been spared so far this wind of any significant snow. we might see some later on this week. doug, is that right? >> we might see some. we are talking about that snow. they saw more snow in one hour than most of us have seen all winter long. it's tike we start to see our chances increase, at least a little bit. temperatures at 53 degrees, 61 in winchester, 6 p in nauertens burg. there's a cold front moving through later tonight. tomorrow morning you'll wake u

. >> there is finally a grip on an lounge problem for at least 13 years and probably longer. >> reporter: problems that included communication breakdowns, disorganization, data sanctioning guidelines and a backlog of complaints, much of that done under the leadership of a new chair and executive director. >> this was a tremendous amount of work. we weren't without guidance. >> reporter: they made 46 recommendations for the board during a review. an independent panel also suggested changes including splitting them into two groups to move the process along and cut down the backlog. there's proof in the board files. abc2 news investigators looked at 14 doctors disciplined in the last year and found eight had their licenses suspended or revoked within nine months or less once the board was notified. that's well below guidelines. even as patients and doctors wait for action, they're armed with more information. for the first time charges are now posted online against doctors in the discipline chain so you'll know sooner about potential problems. >> without all the facts, i don't know how a pa

. >> today is the start of the new era for an old san francisco institution, the gold dust lounge will cutting at the new location at fisherman's wharf closing in union square after the landlord ended the lease. many fixtures have been moved here, including a v.i.p. part at the new lounge tonight followed by the public grand opening on sunday. >> i am sure some of the vitamin b that h.e.b. wrote about will flow. >> sunday is a great time for opening with the super bowl and a lot riding on the weather. >> the weather will be fine for all outdoor activists. now, no worries other than the fog this morning. i ran into some of it but it was not too thick in the east bay valley. be careful there. beautiful shot from our east bay hills camera, headed down to emeryville and toward san francisco and you can see how clone the air is. a little haze out there again like we had yesterday. but no need to worry about the air quality it will just fine. now, live doppler 7 hd and the satellite shows the clouds well over the ocean and that means, again, we have wind from land and toward the sea or offsh

there was a lot of melee outside the lounge that night. we couldn't believe it.on't know who he was hanging with. two men tragically last their lives. it's never okay to have a rebuilding, lifer-changing moment off the lives of someone else. you're always going to be haunted by that memory. ray lewis is haunted by that memory and wants to make sure that never happens again. that's why he speaks out the way he does. he has something that's in high demand that we do not have in a lot of areas and that's leadership. >> you see these sirens? they're coming to get you if you guys don't go quickly. i just want to know, who's going to win. who are you going to pick? first, terence. >> the best team always wins the super bowl. >> who's going to win? >> baltimore is a magic team. it's going to be san francisco. >> lamar? >> i think san francisco. i'm going to agree with terence. i think san francisco is going to hoist the lombardi tomorrow. >> got to go. both of y'all are wrong. it's going to be baltimore. i'll see you. when y'all have some crow tomorrow -- cajun crow. th