and good afternoon land use i'm a working artist in san francisco living here 10 years and live in a rk space in pacific heights that is since 1921 it was created as a non-conforming use without authorization it in 19 ti by the landlords that made a all the time to allow for residential living and artist living so an art space and home to many artists over the last 25 years since then he pass away recently and his kids have inherited the building they decided to have full market rate and it is in their interests to do so they tried many ways to get us out in ways not legal but they ellis acted the buildings before that a year of threatening to ellis act the building and manipulate us voluntary they went to dbi and got an unofficial permit to remove a kitchen that permit was not true that application because the kitchen part of our lease from 25 years ago my lawyer tome to go and put a block masonic the property i was able to stop the permit had that not happens i wouldn't have recourse and that space that inhibited aren't for a long i urge you this is a single-family and mixed use on

transportation vision to develop an understanding of the long-term future transit affecting san francisco look at land usertaken a series of studies on different transportation modes. we'll also look at updating the san francisco transportation plan to look at funding opportunities and strategies and a funding program in the next couple years. all this will involve stakeholders, members of the public and so this is why it's important to have this multi agency collaborative effort underway. a bit about the patient. it's anticipated completion as early as 2017 again looking at overall goals objectives and evaluation framework and looking at existing conditions and needs. the modal studies will be anticipated to be completed through 2017. an update of the san francisco transportation plan is anticipated to be completed in mid-2018. this will also include an update of the city's transportation elements. in the future look at an update to the overall general plan is part of that. for the near-term schedule and budget our agencies are beginning task now. we hope to come before you for a contract consultants and

and good afternoon land use i'm a working artist in san francisco living here 10 years and live in a rk space in pacific heights that is since 1921 it was created as a non-conforming use without authorization it in 19 ti by the landlords that made a all the time to allow for residential living and artist living so an art space and home to many artists over the last 25 years since then he pass away recently and his kids have inherited the building they decided to have full market rate and it is in their interests to do so they tried many ways to get us out in ways not legal but they ellis acted the buildings before that a year of threatening to ellis act the building and manipulate us voluntary they went to dbi and got an unofficial permit to remove a kitchen that permit was not true that application because the kitchen part of our lease from 25 years ago my lawyer tome to go and put a block masonic the property i was able to stop the permit had that not happens i wouldn't have recourse and that space that inhibited aren't for a long i urge you this is a single-family and mixed use on

and good afternoon land use i'm a working artist in san francisco living here 10 years and live in a rk space in pacific heights that is since 1921 it was created as a non-conforming use without authorization it in 19 ti by the landlords that made a all the time to allow for residential living and artist living so an art space and home to many artists over the last 25 years since then he pass away recently and his kids have inherited the building they decided to have full market rate and it is in their interests to do so they tried many ways to get us out in ways not legal but they ellis acted the buildings before that a year of threatening to ellis act the building and manipulate us voluntary they went to dbi and got an unofficial permit to remove a kitchen that permit was not true that application because the kitchen part of our lease from 25 years ago my lawyer tome to go and put a block masonic the property i was able to stop the permit had that not happens i wouldn't have recourse and that space that inhibited aren't for a long i urge you this is a single-family and mixed use on

and good afternoon land use i'm a working artist in san francisco living here 10 years and live in a rk space in pacific heights that is since 1921 it was created as a non-conforming use without authorization it in 19 ti by the landlords that made a all the time to allow for residential living and artist living so an art space and home to many artists over the last 25 years since then he pass away recently and his kids have inherited the building they decided to have full market rate and it is in their interests to do so they tried many ways to get us out in ways not legal but they ellis acted the buildings before that a year of threatening to ellis act the building and manipulate us voluntary they went to dbi and got an unofficial permit to remove a kitchen that permit was not true that application because the kitchen part of our lease from 25 years ago my lawyer tome to go and put a block masonic the property i was able to stop the permit had that not happens i wouldn't have recourse and that space that inhibited aren't for a long i urge you this is a single-family and mixed use on

to get starting i want to welcome you the meeting will come to order rules and regulations san francisco land use & transportation simon's supervisor cowen i'm i chair to my right is is supervisor wiener the vice chair and to my left is supervisor peskin our clerk is alicia i'd like to thank phil jackson and jim smith from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meanwhi meeting and madam clerk, any announcements? please silence all electronic devices. muks set cell phones on vibrate, the vibration could cause an interruption in the proceedings. >> item acted will appear the march first agenda. >> item one an ordinance amending at planning code for the fillmore street commercial transit district with certain restrict and refresh my recollection fantastic today, we'll coner johnston from supervisor president london breed office to present welcome. >> thank you whoelg and good afternoon in the planning code to allow mackay signs on certain buildings the fillmore transit transit the board of supervisors unanimously are spattered supervisor cowen's legislation last year and she thank here colleagues 24 allows a

are we heeding ready to guess good afternoon, everyone this guess side san francisco land use & transportation i'm chair of the committee to my right is supervisor scott wiener is the vice chair and to my left is supervisor peskin our clerk is mr. environmental impact our young thank you phil jackson and jessie larson from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting mr. clerk, any announcements? >> electronic devices. completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the march 8, 2016 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you very much could you please call item number 4. >> item 4. >> ordinance amending the planning code for this empowering in the upper market transcript contribute to expand to the second story with the conditional use authorization. >> thank you very much supervisor wiener is the sponsor of this item i'll give him the floor. >> thank you very much you thank you very much madam chair that is nearly crafted to provide a path for the record forwarding for the second story bar used to be

and good afternoon land use i'm a working artist in san francisco living here 10 years and live in a rk space in pacific heights that is since 1921 it was created as a non-conforming use without authorization it in 19 ti by the landlords that made a all the time to allow for residential living and artist living so an art space and home to many artists over the last 25 years since then he pass away recently and his kids have inherited the building they decided to have full market rate and it is in their interests to do so they tried many ways to get us out in ways not legal but they ellis acted the buildings before that a year of threatening to ellis act the building and manipulate us voluntary they went to dbi and got an unofficial permit to remove a kitchen that permit was not true that application because the kitchen part of our lease from 25 years ago my lawyer tome to go and put a block masonic the property i was able to stop the permit had that not happens i wouldn't have recourse and that space that inhibited aren't for a long i urge you this is a single-family and mixed use on

thank you very much >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, i want to week you back to the san francisco land use & transportation committee supervisor cowen whatever of the committee and to my right is supervisor wiener and supervisor peskin now part of this committee our clerk alicia and phil jackson and jim smith is from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting madam clerk, any announcements please silence all electronic devices. completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the february 9th board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated thank you all right. thank you very much i'm going to call a few items out of order could you please call item 2. >> an ordinance amending the planning and building code for this conditional use authorization please forgive me not item 2 but item 3 first. >> item 3 a resolution imposing interim controls to require the planning commission to require the design for the large project authorization the showcase square potrero hill and central wasting area plan the author and co-sponso

to get starting i want to welcome you the meeting will come to order rules and regulations san francisco land use & transportation simon's supervisor cowen i'm i chair to my right is is supervisor wiener the vice chair and to my left is supervisor peskin our clerk is alicia i'd like to thank phil jackson and jim smith from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meanwhi meeting and madam clerk, any announcements? please silence all electronic devices. muks set cell phones on vibrate, the vibration could cause an interruption in the proceedings. >> item acted will appear the march first agenda. >> item one an ordinance amending at planning code for the fillmore street commercial transit district with certain restrict and refresh my recollection fantastic today, we'll coner johnston from supervisor president london breed office to present welcome. >> thank you whoelg and good afternoon in the planning code to allow mackay signs on certain buildings the fillmore transit transit the board of supervisors unanimously are spattered supervisor cowen's legislation last year and she thank here colleagues 24 allows a

to get starting i want to welcome you the meeting will come to order rules and regulations san francisco land usensportation simon's supervisor cowen i'm i chair to my right is is supervisor wiener the vice chair and to my left is supervisor peskin our clerk is alicia i'd like to thank phil jackson and jim smith from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meanwhi meeting and madam clerk, any announcements? please silence all electronic devices. muks set cell phones on vibrate, the vibration could cause an interruption in the proceedings. >> item acted will appear the march first agenda. >> item one an ordinance amending at planning code for the fillmore street commercial transit district with certain restrict and refresh my recollection fantastic today, we'll coner johnston from supervisor president london breed office to present welcome. >> thank you whoelg and good afternoon in the planning code to allow mackay signs on certain buildings the fillmore transit transit the board of supervisors unanimously are spattered supervisor cowen's legislation last year and she thank here colleagues 24 allows a busin

and good afternoon land use i'm a working artist in san francisco living here 10 years and live in a rk space in pacific heights that is since 1921 it was created as a non-conforming use without authorization it in 19 ti by the landlords that made a all the time to allow for residential living and artist living so an art space and home to many artists over the last 25 years since then he pass away recently and his kids have inherited the building they decided to have full market rate and it is in their interests to do so they tried many ways to get us out in ways not legal but they ellis acted the buildings before that a year of threatening to ellis act the building and manipulate us voluntary they went to dbi and got an unofficial permit to remove a kitchen that permit was not true that application because the kitchen part of our lease from 25 years ago my lawyer tome to go and put a block masonic the property i was able to stop the permit had that not happens i wouldn't have recourse and that space that inhibited aren't for a long i urge you this is a single-family and mixed use on

and good afternoon land use i'm a working artist in san francisco living here 10 years and live in a work space in pacific heights that is since 1921 it was created as a non-conforming use without authorization it in 19 ti by the landlords that made a all the time to allow for residential living and artist living so an art space and home to many artists over the last 25 years since then he pass away recently and his kids have inherited the building they decided to have full market rate and it is in their interests to do so they tried many ways to get us out in ways not legal but they ellis acted the buildings before that a year of threatening to ellis act the building and manipulate us voluntary they went to dbi and got an unofficial permit to remove a kitchen that permit was not true that application because the kitchen part of our lease from 25 years ago my lawyer tome to go and put a block masonic the property i was able to stop the permit had that not happens i wouldn't have recourse and that space that inhibited aren't for a long i urge you this is a single-family and mixed use o

land for development. but people who use the land say they rely on it and doesn't believe the traffic belongs on city streets. >> the former san francisco mayor jammed into a packed meeting with the planning department, promising to fight a possible teardown of the i-280 north of mayor poseriposa. >> many here want the option off the table saying the 280 extension is already jammed with commuters, baseball fans and patients and staff at the new ucf medical stern. >> i'm an oonanti-freeway perso with you that particular freeway has become more valuable and useful than it's ever built. down at fourth and king, there is some support for the idea. >> more housing seems lake a goold adebut it probably going to be expensive. >> i do really embarcadero freeway, what a god send that was. if that's going to be similar, i'm familiar with it. >> the department here in san francisco said the future, the final decision for this highway is many months away. >> they can't just be there and then not do their job, otherwise they're failing everybody. >> a state agency created to protect the public is accused of putting people at significant risk. coming

used in two high-profile murders. in september a gun stolen from an ice agent in san francisco was allegedly used to kill antonio ramos. in july kate steinley used a stolen bureau of land management gun. an ice spokesman said he couldn't answer questions because it is still under investigation. abc7 news. >>> a british tourist stabbed in the head is in critical condition. police said a man and woman attacked him in japan town. the couple puts the tourist bag that contained his passport, cell phone, money and credit card. police hope to get dna evidence off a scarf left behind by the robbers. >>> developing news in vallejo. police are searching for the gunman or gunmen responsible for a quadruple shooting that reporter alan wang. is live at vallejo police headquarters. alan? >> reporter: ama investigators briefed up saying this is vallejo's fourth homicide of the year. there was a barrage of gunfire just before 4:00 p.m. and people heard i from several blocks away. >> it sounded like two pistols going off at the same time. we both basically tackled my son and wrapped him up between us. >> reporte brad flaherty lives two doors down where a bullet bullet-riddled car is in

the san francisco bay area gets set to host the game, dozens of law enforcement agencies are gearing up. national correspondent miguel almaguer shows us how they're securing the city by land, sea and air. >> reporter: with more than 1 million people pouring into san francisco for the super bowl, the only thing bigger than the game may be security. the fbi leading 60 agencies on the ground, in the air and >> this is by far the most significant security presence we've had at any event in the bay area for sure. >> reporter: with bomb-sniffing dogs, x-ray machines, and sharp shooters positioned on rooftops, surveillance on the ground is also key. the bay area is wired, cameras, high-tech centers and video feeds are recording hundreds of images every second on streets just like this one. much of that surveillance is being beamed right back into one room. this is the fbi's central command center, where they quarterback the law >> the bad guys have to get lucky once. we have to get lucky every day. >> reporter: this year air teams face unique challenges. levi stadium is 45 miles from san francisco. they're watching every bridge and major roadway for anything unusual. >> on game

used to kill a man in san francisco. and july kate steinle was killed on pier 14. the accused gunman used a stolen burr rogue of land management ranger's gun. an i.c.e. spokesman told us he couldn't answer questions because it's still under investigation. in san francisco, sergio quintana, abc7 news. >>> this morning a british tourist stabbed in the head during a robbery is in critical condition. police said he was attacked thursday night in japantown. they took the tourist's bag that had his cell phone, passport money and credit cards. police hope to get dna evidenced off a scarf that was left behind by one of the robbers. >> in the east bay vallejo police are searching for the person responsible for a quadruple shooting that killed one man and injured three others, including a young boy. it happened yesterday afternoon on porter and mcclain. alan wang tells us that people heard the gunfire from several blocks away. >> it sounded like two pistols going off at the same time. me and my buddy, we both basically tackled my son and wrapped him i am between us. >> brad flaherty lives two doors down from the house where a

used in two high-profile murders. in september a gun stolen from an ice agent in san francisco was allegedly used to kill antonio ramos. in july kate steinley used a stolen bureau of land management gun. an ice spokesman said he couldn't answer questions because it is still under investigation. abc7 news. >>> a british tourist stabbed in the head is in critical condition. police said a man and woman attacked him in japan town. the couple puts the tourist bag that contained his passport, cell phone, money and credit card. police hope to get dna evidence off a scarf left behind by the robbers. >>> developing news in vallejo. police are searching for the gunman or gunmen responsible for a quadruple shooting that injured a young boy. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at vallejo police headquarters. alan? >> reporter: ama investigators briefed up saying this is vallejo's fourth homicide of the year. there was a barrage of gunfire just before 4:00 p.m. and people heard it from several blocks away. >> it sounded like two pistols going off at the same time. we both basically tackled my son and wrapped him up between us. >> reporter: brad flaherty lives two doors down where

used in two high profile murders. a gun stolen in san francisco was allegedly used to call open muralist ramos and kate steinly was killed with a stolen bureau of land management ranger's gun. he couldn't answer questions because it's still under investigation. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >>> this morning a british tourist who stabbed in the head during a robbery remains in critical condition. police say he was attacked by a man and woman thursday night in san francisco's japantown. the couple took the man's bag that had his passport and cell phone and money and credit card. police homed to get dna from a scarf left behind from one of the robbers. to the east bay, searching for the responsible person for a killing. people heard the gunfire from several blocks away. >> it sounded like two pistols going off at the same time and me and my buddy both basically tackled my son and wrapped him up between us. >> brad in a flaherty lives two doors from where a bullet riddled car is parked in the driveway. he heard at least 18 shots. >> someone was sitting in the driver's seat and he got shot and foot hit the gas pedal over and over again. >> reporter: it's

land going to zero. staff hasn't said it will go to zero but below the current use would support and retail rents are high in san francisco. if you have a piece of land with a retail store on it or a parking lot that is worth a lot of money so it doesn't have to go to zero for development to stop, but just below the current value of the land and with lots of sites and commercial corridors you have i business or parking lot bringing in hundreds of thousands a year and capitalize that and get a piece of land and emily will show seven, eight million dollars and in many cases a developer under 25 couldn't pay them. that landowner will not sell the land so that's the issue. it's not about a zero land value. >> before the presentation i want to ask are you saying that development cannot do 15% affordable and 10% middle housing in any scenario? >> no not any scenario but in many scenarios that's what we're saying. >> so you're saying in some scenarios it's impossible for developers to hit 25% and it's a surety. >> yeah, that's what i am saying and based on a surety and looks like many projects can't hit 25%. that's correct. >> a

land going to zero. staff hasn't said it will go to zero but below the current use would support and retail rents are high in san francisco. if you have a piece of land with a retail store on it or a parking lot that is worth a lot of money so it doesn't have to go to zero for development to stop, but just below the current value of the land and with lots of sites and commercial corridors you have i business or parking lot bringing in hundreds of thousands a year and capitalize that and get a piece of land and emily will show seven, eight million dollars and in many cases a developer under 25 couldn't pay them. that landowner will not sell the land so that's the issue. it's not about a zero land value. >> before the presentation i want to ask are you saying that development cannot do 15% affordable and 10% middle housing in any scenario? >> no not any scenario but in many scenarios that's what we're saying. >> so you're saying in some scenarios it's impossible for developers to hit 25% and it's a surety. >> yeah, that's what i am saying and based on a surety and looks like many projects can't hit 25%. that's correct. >> a

land going to zero. staff hasn't said it will go to zero but below the current use would support and retail rents are high in san francisco. if you have a piece of land with a retail store on it or a parking lot that is worth a lot of money so it doesn't have to go to zero for development to stop, but just below the current value of the land and with lots of sites and commercial corridors you have i business or parking lot bringing in hundreds of thousands a year and capitalize that and get a piece of land and emily will show seven, eight million dollars and in many cases a developer under 25 couldn't pay them. that landowner will not sell the land so that's the issue. it's not about a zero land value. >> before the presentation i want to ask are you saying that development cannot do 15% affordable and 10% middle housing in any scenario? >> no not any scenario but in many scenarios that's what we're saying. >> so you're saying in some scenarios it's impossible for developers to hit 25% and it's a surety. >> yeah, that's what i am saying and based on a surety and looks like many projects can't hit 25%. that's correct. >> a

we control a piece of land in san francisco and would like to use it and add to the city stock and affordable housing. at 12% we may be able to make it work under the market conditions. with 25% we can't make that investment. i can't get people to invest in the project. thank you very much for the time. >> thank you very much. next speaker please. >> good afternoon rules committee. we're saving nickels, saving dimes, working until the sun don't shine. since we left our affordable housing behind we're city blue bayou but we're coming back some day when we got more pay, and we're blue bayou, where the folks are fine and we make some dimes and the city shines with their fishing boats, with their lobster float if you could only see that we want affordability housing. everybody plays with housing rules sometimes. there's no exception to the rules. i ain't lying. it maybe factual, maybe cruel. make it happen, won't you? thanks. >> thank you very much. next speaker please. >> supervisors, recently we lost a housing advocate in dr. espinola jackson and she she would make a statement and affordable to

diamond dave whitaker, before us today left minnesota for san francisco in 1957 at age 19 seeking a mythical land of all my parties and free love. diamond dave whitaker is a san francisco legend. maestro of spoken word and revolutionary rabble-rouser uses language to engage and connect. mr. whitaker has been described as beat before the work be next, get before there were hippies, punk before punk even happens. diamond dave whitaker is cast wide net in life from entering a young dylan in minnesota, what think you turned onto bound for glory, woody guthrie's book and tournament to woody guthrie which is a huge thing for bob dylan fans. to pushing boundaries with the nixon hippies in san francisco to inspiring modern punk and hip-hop musicians. he is on the common thread between many generations of alternative american culture. diamond dave whitaker has been a decades long supporter of activist movement for social justice. he is a pacifist good has always stood by

land going to zero. staff hasn't said it will go to zero but below the current use would support and retail rents are high in san francisco. if you have a piece of land with a retail store on it or a parking lot that is worth a lot of money so it doesn't have to go to zero for development to stop, but just below the current value of the land and with lots of sites and commercial corridors you have i business or parking lot bringing in hundreds of thousands a year and capitalize that and get a piece of land and emily will show seven, eight million dollars and in many cases a developer under 25 couldn't pay them. that landowner will not sell the land so that's the issue. it's not about a zero land value. >> before the presentation i want to ask are you saying that development cannot do 15% affordable and 10% middle housing in any scenario? >> no not any scenario but in many scenarios that's what we're saying. >> so you're saying in some scenarios it's impossible for developers to hit 25% and it's a surety. >> yeah, that's what i am saying and based on a surety and looks like many projects can't hit 25%. that's correct. >> a

so from livermore to san francisco, and back, that's roughly about 90 miles roundtrip. it took us two hours at 50 miles per hour. and the landing? it was as smooth touchdown. from the livermore airport, i'm roberta gonzales, kpix 5. >> what a gorgeous view from the blimp overlooking super bowl city. our paul deanno is live among the masses at super bowl city. paul, we couldn't ask for a prettier day. >>> we were just talking up here about how different it would be if it was raining and like 52 degrees with wind. so thankful that it's not doing that. and there's a few tens of thousands of folks who would agree with me that this weather is absolutely perfect. it is about 5 degrees milder today. no, it's not t-shirt weather but more comfortable. the warming trend continues through the weekend. super bowl city is packed. 61 san francisco, san jose and santa rosa. all in the low 60s. oakland 62. 57 livermore. 59 concord. this will be the coolest day of the next six. it's going to get much warmer. lots of people going to the beach even though swells are 7 to 10 feet there's a beach hazard statement in effect, a high risk of rip curre

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diamond dave whitaker, before us today left minnesota for san francisco in 1957 at age 19 seeking a mythical land of all my parties and free love. diamond dave whitaker is a san francisco legend. maestro of spoken word and revolutionary rabble-rouser uses language to engage and connect. mr. whitaker has been described as beat before the work be next, get before there were hippies, punk before punk even happens. diamond dave whitaker is cast wide net in life from entering a young dylan in minnesota, what think you turned onto bound for glory, woody guthrie's book and tournament to woody guthrie which is a huge thing for bob dylan fans. to pushing boundaries with the nixon hippies in san francisco to inspiring modern punk and hip-hop musicians. he is on the common thread between many generations of alternative american culture. diamond dave whitaker has been a decades long supporter of activist movement for social justice. he is a pacifist good has always stood by our veterans whether from the vietnam war or any of our subsequent wars because he understands that a mandatory draft of that time in th

land going to zero. staff hasn't said it will go to zero but below the current use would support and retail rents are high in san francisco. if you have a piece of land with a retail store on it or a parking lot that is worth a lot of money so it doesn't have to go to zero for development to stop, but just below the current value of the land and with lots of sites and commercial corridors you have i business or parking lot bringing in hundreds of thousands a year and capitalize that and get a piece of land and emily will show seven, eight million dollars and in many cases a developer under 25 couldn't pay them. that landowner will not sell the land so that's the issue. it's not about a zero land value. >> before the presentation i want to ask are you saying that development cannot do 15% affordable and 10% middle housing in any scenario? >> no not any scenario but in many scenarios that's what we're saying. >> so you're saying in some scenarios it's impossible for developers to hit 25% and it's a surety. >> yeah, that's what i am saying and based on a surety and looks like many projects can't hit 25%. that's correct. >> a

san francisco. we have nfl experience rightt here behind us. a little of everything. >> reporter: it's nice. it's not cold like it was two years ago. >>>reporter: no snow on our ground. it's gorgeous. when we landed, we had clear skies, a little chilly, but cold enough for it its fits. >> reporter: looks great, eric, gave me a little hip shim my, didn't expect a little hip shim my. we had a little bit of a problem with my suitcase. it was very large and in charge. it was 60 pounds. and i said, oh, that's not bad and the guy goes, yeah, it is. $100 extra because of the extra weight. i have 10 pairs of shoes. >> reporter: my trip, the security line was the longest i have ever seen in my life. it took me an hour and 10 minutes to get through security. i thought i was going to miss the plane, my friends. i was the last one on the plane got a few dirty looks and then -- >> reporter: he was that guy. well, i'm glad you're here because we have a big, big morning planned. we're going to send it back to you. more coming during our five and 6 hour. >>> 10 pairs of shoes? >> reporter: didn't ware wear them on the plane. ten pairs of shoes were needed. >>> all right. we'll see you march 1st then. thanks guys

diamond dave whitaker, before us today left minnesota for san francisco in 1957 at age 19 seeking a mythical land of all my parties and free love. diamond dave whitaker is a san francisco legend. maestro of spoken word and revolutionary rabble-rouser uses language to engage and connect. mr. whitaker has been described as beat before the work be next, get before there were hippies, punk before punk even happens. diamond dave whitaker is cast wide net in life from entering a young dylan in minnesota, what think you turned onto bound for glory, woody guthrie's book and tournament to woody guthrie which is a huge thing for bob dylan fans. to pushing boundaries with the nixon hippies in san francisco to inspiring modern punk and hip-hop musicians. he is on the common thread between many generations of alternative american culture. diamond dave whitaker has been a decades long supporter of activist movement for social justice. he is a pacifist good has always stood by our veterans whether from the vietnam war or any of our subsequent wars because he understands that a mandatory draft of that time in th