the only place to start your new business in san francisco and the best place to get answers to your questions about doing business in san francisco. and the san francisco small business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the economic vitality of small businesses in san francisco. if you need assistance with small business matters, start here at the office of small business. thank you. >> clerk: item ten, adjournment. action item. >> i move. >> i second. >> president adams: all in favor? [voting] >> president adams: meeting adjourned. thank you. >> manufacturing in cities creates this perfect platform for people to earn livelihoods and for people to create more economic prosperity. i'm kate sosa. i'm cofounder and ceo of sf made. sf made is a public private partnership in the city of san francisco to help manufacturers start, grow, and stay right here in san francisco. sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other small business support organizations who provide more generalized support. everything we do has really been developed

san francisco mayor london breed laughing not because she thinks it's funny they filed chapter 11 bankruptcy but because it's not unexpected. >> i think it's unfortunate but we are prepared to do what's necessary in san francisco to continue service. >> mayor breed asked the san francisco public utilities commission to study the impacts of a pg&e bankruptcy, including buying pg&e equipment and infrastructure and municipalizing power in san francisco. >> we are looking at every possibility. for example, san francisco has as clean power sf program. we provide the power and pg&e distributes the power, clean power to our customers. so a distributor potentially who knows. >> in san francisco, kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> pg&e's bankruptcy is going to continue to create questions and we're committed to continuing coverage on that. you can find the stories we've already done online, on twitter, facebook and abc7news.com. >>> the company accused of faking samples and falsifying the cleanup at the shipyard is facing new trouble this morning. the justice department is suing tetra tech. federal lawyers have filed three new lawsuits. those will replays whistleblower lawsuits by former technicians hired by tetra tech contractors. the suit claims in addition to the employe

starts t san francisco cal trai station and ends at the gardens area where there will be more celebrations. hundreds of san francisco city and county union workers plan to join the march to call for an end to work place discrimination. >>> oakland teachers will be back to work on tuesday. over the weekend they made banners and picket signs to use if a teacher strike is called. 3,000 members will vote over four days starting january 29 heto authorize a strike. teachers have been working without a contract since july 2017. the school district is offering a 5 percent pay raise. the teachers are asking for a 12 percent raise and they want smaller class sizes. the president hopes the school district will offer a serious proposal so they can reach a deal. >> however, if we don't see that movement we are willing to draw the line and that line will be a picket line. >> the school district said the school district continues to negotiate with the union in hopes of avoiding a strike. if teachers authorize a strike, a work stoppage could begin after february 1 when the process is finished. >>> sports wrap is minutes away. here

san francisco, let's make it official by signing the legislation. [cheers and applause] [applause] >> okay, ladies and gentlemen, the official band of san francisco, the sanan gay freedom band! [cheers and applause] [♪] [♪] [♪] [cheers and applause] [♪] [♪] [applause] >> let's give them a big hand, the san francisco lesbian gay band. [♪] - >> shop & dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges resident to do their showing up and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so where will you shop & dine in the 49 san francisco owes must of the charm to the unique characterization of each corridor has a distinction permanent our neighbors are the economic engine of the city. >> if we could a afford the lot by these we'll not to have the kind of store in the future the kids will eat from some restaurants chinatown has phobia one of the best the most unique neighborhood shopping areas of san francisco. >> chinatown is one of the oldest chinatown in the state we need to be able allergies the people and that's the reason chinatown is

san francisco, let's make it official by signing the legislation. [cheers and applause] [applause] >> okay, ladies and gentlemen, the official band of san francisco, the san francisco lesbian gay freedom band! [cheers and applause] [♪] [♪] [♪] [cheers and applause] [♪] [♪] [applause] >> let's give them a big hand, the san francisco lesbian gay band. [♪] >> hi. i am cory with san francisco and we're doing stay safe and we're going to talk about what shelter in place or safe enough to stay in your home means. we're here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco and joined by carla, the deputy director of spur and one of the persons who pushed this shelter in place and safe enough to stay concept and we want to talk about what it means and why it's important to san francisco. >> as you know the bay area as 63% chance of having a major earthquake and it's serious and going to impact a lot of people and particularly people in san francisco because we live on a major fault so what does this mean for us? part of what it means is that potentially 25% of san francisco's building stock will be uninhibit tabl and people can't stay in their homes after a

francisco should be -- >> san francisco. >> san franciscoakes perfect sense. but a lot of people, and we had this at 46%, use the city. and living in the east bay, where are you going? well, we're heading into the city. that's a given. and 37% call it sf. how about the people not from here? >> the results from elsewhere show most people say san francisco. >> okay. >> but when we asked people from the uk, new zealand, australia and canada what else they call san francisco, the number one nickname after san francisco was san fran. and so we conduct a little bit deeper, and we discovered that about a quarter of these people would continue saying san fran even if they knew it irritated us. >> especially if they knew it irritated us. >> such trolls. >> exactly. i'm surprised that frisco is not on the list of most irritating. or on this list at all, really. who is calling san francisco the golden city? 28%? where are these 28%. i'd like them to identify themselves. >> they're all over there or over there. the thing is that this is kind of the big

we have a nice clear view looking down on san francisco. san franciscoas the mildest temperature reading in the bay area right now. that doesn't happen very often. and morgan hill and 50 at half moon bay. this is the shaky view atop the hills because of the powerful wind gusts. fairfield 47, and 45 at livermore, this is a lovely view from the abc 7 exploratorium camera looking back, and these are or forecast features. windy and chilly, and especially gusty up in the hills. cold mornings inland for the next few days. the remainder of the week will be dry. these areas in yellow, the hills of the east bay and north bay are still under this wind advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning. the wind gusts will range from 60 to 70 miles an hour at times very powerful. there's a possibility of downed trees and power lines, and here we go with a look at overnight lows. under breezy conditions, it will feel colder than it actually will be. dropping to a mid to upper 20s, north bay, east bay and south bay -- right around thebay, upper 30s to about 40. then tomorrow, we'

san francisco. >> san francisco is a train wreck. we have to look at san francisco and say here's the best technology in the world and yet the worst homelessness. walking down the street is disgusting. and it has to chwoomicforum in switzerland, salesforce ceo mark benioff says the inequality problem is because of tech and gentrification. in november, benioff poured millions into prop c to raise taxes on big, big businesses to up the homeless. >>> the u.s. department of labor is accusing oracle of discrimination claiming it owes $400 million to women and people of color. the complaint builds upon a 2017 lawsuit alleging that oracle paid white male workers more than others. the judge halted the suit at the time to allow oracle and labor department to mediate the dispute. we reached out to oracle but they declined to comment tonight. >>> let's take a live look at the u.s. capitol tonight, the senate is intervening in an attempt to end this shutdown. two competing plans introduced today the senate will be voting on thursday, over president trump's offer to te

san francisco d.a.'s office in the 1990s. for a while she dated willie brown. >> never underestimate kamala harris. >> harris was elected d.a. of san francisco in 2003. california attorney general in 2010, and if 2016, ascended to the national stage as a california senator, branding herself as a leader and challenging the trump administration. >> she plays well in san francisco. san francisco is a very liberal city, and she is a very liberal person. if i think you get out into the heartland you get out of the california, she's not going to play that well. >> but harris is going for it. >> please join me in oakland sunday, january 27th. and go to kamalaharris.org to join my campaign. let's do this together. >> if she won, she would become the first not -- not only the first woman president, but the first woman of color president of the united states. but it's a crowded field out there. she is the fourth democratic woman to declare her candidacy. in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> thank you. with senator harris making her 2020 bid official tonight, others also on the presidential race attended high profile events honoring dr. martin luther king jr. >> report karen kafa reports. >> kamala harris making it official. >> i'm running for president of the united states. >> the democrat from california is the third senator to enter the 2020 pri

san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in san francisco. ♪ so we'll help them with that application process if, in fact, the board of supervisors does recognize them as a legacy business, then that does entitle them to certain financial benefits from the city of san francisco. but i say really, more importantly, it really brings them public recognition that this is a business in san francisco that has history and that is unique to san francisco. >> it started in june of 1953. ♪ and we make everything from scratch. everything. we started a you -- we started a off with 12 flavors and mango fruits from the philippines a

san francisco, 911, what's the emergency? >> san francisco 911, police, fire and medical. >> the tenderloin. suspect with a six inch knife. >> he was trying to get into his car and was hit by a car. >> san francisco 911 what's the exact location of your emergency? >> welcome to the san francisco department of emergency management. my name is shannon bond and i'm the lead instructor for our dispatch add -- academy. i want to tell you about what we do here. >> this is san francisco 911. do you need police, fire or medical? >> san francisco police, dispatcher 82, how can i help you? >> you're helping people in their -- what may be their most vulnerable moment ever in life. so be able to provide them immediate help right then and there, it's really rewarding. >> our agency is a very combined agency. we answer emergency and non-emergency calls and we also do dispatching for fire, for medical and we also do dispatching for police. >> we staff multiple call taking positions. as well as positions for police and fire dispatch. >> we have a priority 221. >> i wanted to become a dispatcher so i could help people. i really like people. i enjoy talking to people. this is a way that i thought that i

. >>> choice words to describe the current conditions in san francisco. >> san francisco is a train wreck and we have to look at camp cisco -- san francisco, the best technology and the worst homelessness with walking down the street that is disgusting. it has to change. >> in the interview at the world economic forum in switzerland, the air-quality problem is said to be because of the tech and genderification. in november they poured millions into raise taxes on big business to help the homeless. >>> the u.s. department of labor is accusing oracle of discrimination saying that silicon valley tech company owes $400 million to women and people of color. it is built upon the 2017 lawsuit alleging that oracle paid white the judge stopped the lawsuit in time to allow oracle and the labor department mediate the dispute. oracle has declined to comment. >>> on the update from berkeley it is official, bring your own cup or pay up. you have to bring your own cup starting next year or pay $.25 for the disposable one. the city council members approved the groundbreaking legislation late last night to eliminate the disposable plastic contai

san francisco since 2013 we started reaching the san francisco bay area residents and 10 thousand people into through 22 working groups and actually completed 5 thousand applications for citizenship our cause the real low income to moderate income resident in san francisco and the bayview sometimes the workshops are said attend by poem if san mateo and from sacking. >> we think over restraining order thousand legal permanent residents in san francisco that are eligible for citizenship but totally lack information and they don't have trained professionals culturally appropriate with an audience you're working with one time of providing services with pro bono lawyers and trained professionals to find out whether your eligible the first station and go through a purview list of questions to see if they have met the 56 year residents arrangement or they're a u.s. citizenship they once they get through the screening they go to legal communication to see lawyers to check am i eligible to be a citizen we send them to station 3 that's when they sit down with experienced advertising to fill out the 4 hundred naturalization form and then to final review and at the end he helps them with the check out station and send them a packet to fill and wait a mont

san francisco voter. i am born and raised in san francisco, and i am also a former san francisco youth commissioner. being an advocate is a marathon, it is not a sprint. norman he has a long track after record of 20 years in san francisco. he supports our entire city. he advocates for children, families, and seniors. he holds corporations accountable, he stands up for pedestrians, and i am someone who has lived in the city for 42 years and i've never had a car. i take this very seriously for someone who stands up for us every day. there have been a lot of children who have been hit by crossing the street, as well as adults. some have even died. lastly, he's also about making sure all the san francisco residents participate in budget processes. it is important to me. i think sometimes when we are not in public office, were impacted by what decisions get made in here so it is important to have an official who bring the community into being part of the decision-making. that is why i recommend norman yee. thank you so much. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i i'm a long-tim

san francisco, they are disgusting!" >> nancy pelosi fired back, said let workers get their pay checks and then we can discuss how we can come together to protect the border. has not responded to the comments about san francisco but san francisco mayor is tweeting we are cleaning up the streets just like nancy pelosi is cleaning up after the mess that is your presidency. >>> the food bank will be packing food federal workers tomorrow. the martin luther king, jr. holiday is the food bank's largest volunteer day of the year. 200 volunteers and staff will be packing an additional 500 bags of food for federal workers. part of the effort to help government employees during this shut down. >>> president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani denied his client told president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress. rudy giuliani toiled cnn there would be nothing wrong with the president talking to michael cohen about this testimony but some dispute this. the denial comes after a report last week that said it was president trump who instructed michael cohen to about a deal. michael cohen pled guilty for the false testimony. robert mueller's office said the report was inaccurate. >>> california senato

francisco. the women of san francisco, labor in san francisco and the progressive organizations of san francisco have all come together and spoken in one voice and that voice has said elect hillary ronan. >> thank you for your comments. [applause] [please stand by] [indiscernible] >> last november he got the offer to help proposition c. supervisor norman yee -- [indiscernible]

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san francisco public press, they want to pioneer this and leading up to june and in san francisco. they were kind enough to extend the invitation to me and that was a free service. i was focused on the mail elections in san francisco. we suspended that and they came back again if i want to do it again. let's see if people will pay for it. some people do. my subscribers went down to 35% but to be quite honest, i have not graggressively trying to ge people to sign up. >> something we would cover here on this television of the retirement of the fire chief in san francisco, for instance,e oh, there is some concerns by the union that they are not looking at the right people and etc. when you dive deep into the fight of the harvey milton organization as well. if way that are just super san francisco. people in san francisco really care about who's on the board and the housing authority and things. they should. >> it is not necessarily something that's chronicle or we are going to deal with. >> yes, this is not filling the role of all the journalists who are out of work. there is things to be done, right? in san francisco and as in elsewhere, there are so many journalists out of work that to get the low hanging

san francisco, let's make it official by signing the legislation. [cheers and applause] [applause] >> okay, ladies and gentlemen, the official band of san francisco, the sanancisco lesbian gay freedom band! [cheers and applause] [♪] [♪] [♪] [cheers and applause] [♪] [♪] [applause] >> let's give them a big hand, the san francisco lesbian gay band. [♪]. >> my name is angela wilson and i'm an owner of the market i worked at a butcher for about 10 years and became a butcher you i was a restaurant cook started in sxos and went to uc; isn't that so and opened a cafe we have produce from small farms without small butcher shops hard for small farms to survive we have a been a butcher shop since 1901 in the heights floor and the case are about from 1955 and it is only been a butcher shot not a lot of businesses if san francisco that have only been one thing. >> i'm all for vegetarians if you eat meat eat meat for quality and if we care of we're in a losing battle we need to support butcher shops eat less we sell the chickens with the head and feet open somebody has to make money when you pay $25 for a chicken i guarantee if you go to save way half of the chicken g

san francisco, let's make it official by signing the legislation. [cheers and applause] [applause] >> okay, ladies and gentlemen, the official band of san francisco, the san francisco lesbian gay freedom band! [cheers and applause] [♪] [♪] [♪] [cheers and applause] [♪] [♪] [applause] >> let's give them a big hand, the san francisco lesbian gay band. [♪] >> for tuesday, december 18. miss dowd, would you please read the roll. >> clerk: yes. [roll call] >> clerk: you do have a quorum. >> just a note for the audience, we don't have ms. boomer today. >> clerk: item three, announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting. please be aware that use of cell phones, pagers, or other sound

san francisco. we were pleased with the package of services they offered and we're now encouraging our employees who have residence in san francisco to sign on as well. we didn't have any interruption of service or any problems with the switch over to cleanpowersf. this clean power opportunity reflects that. i would encourage any large business in san seriously consider converting and upgrading to the cleanpowersf service. it's good for the environment, it's good for business and it's good for the community. [roll call] >> clerk: second item is the approval minutes from november 6. >> is there a second? >> so moved. >> any corrections to the minutes? seeing none, all those in favor, aye. opposed? approved. >> clerk: director's report. >> good afternoon. greg wagner, acting director. i will be brief because i know we're anxious to get to the heart of the agenda. as you know, beginning on november 8, there's the -- there were the wildfires in butte county, which had a significant impact on the city. the air quality was poor, as anybody who was here was aware,

san jose to san francisco. the ride is free for folks headed to san francisco's observance for dr. king. in san jose, the african-american community serve agency will hold a martin luther king junior lunch at noon. in oakland, the anti-police terror project plans to hold an event. >>> still to come, a rescue m s mission. crews set out to help that dog. how he is doing tonight. >>> a spectacle in the sky getting closer and closer. why so many people will look at the moon tonight. are we going to see anything? >>> a lot of folks will look at our mobile doppler radar on our nbc bay area page for news like this. showing the rain coming through. gusty winds. will skies clear in time? got stt funston earlier today. >>> a happy ending for a dog who got stuck on a cliff earlier today. a little dog, that's duck, he was alone on the cliff for 26 hours. the fire department was called in to rescue him. emergency responders had to use a harness to get to the dog and get him down to the beach below. firefighters are reminding dog owners to keep a close eye on your pet. if you feel like you won't need o

serve with him not only on the san francisco board of education, but also for the last two years on the san francisco board of supervisors. as a woman of color, who grew up in san francisco, as a fourth-generation san franciscan , there is no doubt in my mind that supervisor yee upholds the values that are so important to me, and to the people of san francisco, and that he will work to defend the most vulnerable communities as he has done all of his career. children, seniors, low-wage workers, women, people of color and immigrants. i believe that supervisor yee will further this collective vision through strong compassionate and steady leadership as the president of the board of supervisors. i am honored to nominate him today to serve as a president of the board of supervisors of the city and county of san francisco thank you. >> thank you supervisor fewer. supervisor viewer it has nominated supervisor yee. are there any other nominations while supervisor haney? >> i'm very proud to nominate my friend, supervisor hilary ronen. [cheers and applause] >> thank you supervisor haney. supervisor haney has nominated supervisor ronen. are there any other nominations? s

san francisco, let's make it official by signing the legislation. [cheers and applause] [applause] >> okay, ladies and gentlemen, the official band of san francisco, the sanan gay freedom band! [cheers and applause] [♪] [♪] [♪] [cheers and applause] [♪] [♪] [applause] >> let's give them a big hand, the san francisco lesbian gay band. [♪] >> this has been a dream in the making, especially for our general manager, for many, many years, to be able to allow residents of the tenderloin and western addition to be able to walk and skate at civic center plaza and experience a little slice of an east coast winter. >> it truly was a one-of-a-kind collaboration between willie b. productions and the city departments. he said i want to challenge you to come up with something bigger and more fun, and something in such a historic location right here, right in front of city hall. this is amazing. >> we starting off by leveling the entire plaza. it was about a two-week process to get the area brought up to a dead level because the ice risk itself is not tolerant of any change in slope, because the water would build up at one end. then, we brought in these refrigeration pa

san francisco carbon fund was started in 2009. it's basically legislation that was passed by the board of supervisors and the mayor's office for the city of san francisco. they passed legislation that said okay, 13% of the cost of the city air travel is going to go into a fund and we're going to use the money in that fund to do local projects that are going to mitigate and sequester greenhouse gas emission. the grants that we're giving, they're anywhere from 15,000 to, say, $80,000 for a two year grant. i'm shawn rosenmoss. i'm the development of community partnerships and carbon fund for the san francisco department of environment. we have an advisory committee that meets once or twice a year to talk about, okay, what are we going to fund? because we want to look at things like equity and innovative projects. >> i heard about the carbon fund because i used to work for the department of environment. i'm a school education team. my name is marcus major. i'm a founding member of climate action now. we started in 2011. our main goal it to remove carbon in the public right-of-way on sidewalks to build educational gardens that teach people with climate change. >> if it's a greening grant, 75% of the grant has to go for greening. it has to go for planting trees, it has to go for greening up the pavement, because again, this is about permanent carbon savings. >> the dinosaur vegetable gardens was chosen because the garden was covered in is afault since 1932. it was the seed funding for this whole project. the whole garden,ible was about 84,000 square feet, and our project, we removed

san francisco builds san francisco. and you know, fact this is former redevelopment land, 100% san francisco, we were really pushing to have long time san francisco build the city. so, i understand if we don't have a facility that builds modular units here, but i definitely am going to challenge that we look to see which other ways, right, so, to cahill, and others, you know, when you go out and look for professional services, you know, we want san franciscans, businesses here a long time and cahill, you are san francisco-based company, i think you can appreciate the fabt that we, you know, we actually will ask staff to give us bios of the companies that you'll have subcontracts with, and this is for everybody, including the architects, because we want, you know, it's the right thing to do. so, i mean -- >> yeah, and cahill is committed to this with ocii and the rest of the partners, and we are exploring all the different avenues, where we could integrate s.b.e., local contractors and hiring into the modular process, whether it's the on-site security, transportation, things like that. so, we are certainly exploring these o

the celebration train will also make stops in palo alto and san mateo on the way to san francisco. >>> and in san francisco a march will be held in honor of dr. king. it begins at 11:00 at the san francisco caltrain station. >>> and many mlk events are planned throughout the bay area today. in oakland the 17th annual mlk day of service begins at 9:00 this morning at joaquin miller park. a rally at 8:30 this morning, will be held at city hall plaza, followed by the march. and then in east palo alto, the fourth annual mlk day of service and the mayor's tree planting will run from 9:00 until 12:30. you can find out a lot more events. look on the front page. >>> a special page today in observance of the holiday. train service started at 6:00 this morning. trains will run 20 minutes apart. early trains will run from richmond. parking is free at bart stations today. muni will run on a saturday schedule today. meaning fewer buses. they might skip some stops as well. also in san francisco, meter parking will be enforced today. pay those meters. and the tow away zones will not be enforced today. >>> time is 7:15. t

san francisco heritage. as you know, heritage is partnering with the san francisco latino historical society on a city-wide san francisco latino context study. as desiree mentioned, our lady of guadalupe is among the most significant landmarks associated with the early latino community to present day. i'm authorized to speak on behalf of the latino historical society this morning -- sorry, this afternoon -- as well to express our strong support for designating the interior of the church. i had the opportunity to tour the building a few weeks ago with the current owners and stewards of the building, and it's been the first time since i've been inside in about six or seven years, and i was immediately impressed by steps already taken to restore integrity of the interior. the last time i toured the building, it was filled, the sanctuary was filled with temporary classrooms. that's all been removed and much work done already to restore the interior integrity. it's important to note and give credit to some of the other steps that are already underway by the current owners including resurrecting the annual processio

san francisco. we were pleased with the package of services they offered and we're now encouraging our employees who have residence in san francisco to sign on as well. we didn't have any interruption of service or any problems with the switch over to cleanpowersf. this clean power opportunity reflects that. i would encourage any large business in san francisco to seriously consider converting and upgrading to the cleanpowersf service. it's good for the environment, it's good for business and it's good for the community. [roll call] >> clerk: second item is the approval minutes from november 6. >> is there a second? >> so moved. >> any corrections to the minutes? seeing none, all those in favor,

san francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape the city's future. - thank you for considering a career with the city and county of san francisco. >> san francisco recreation and parks department offers classes for the whole family. rec and parks has a class for everyone. discover what is available now and get ready to get out and play. henri matisse. frida kahlo. andy warhol. discover the next great artist. get out and play and get inspired with toddler classes. experience art where making a mess is part of the process. classes and the size the artistic process rather than the product. children have the freedom to explore materials at their own pace and in their own way. talks love art, especially when they died into the creative process -- dive into the creative process. at the end of the classes, they have cleaned and washup. of.com great way to get out and play. for more information, visit sfrecpark.org. that out and play and get into the groove. rec and parks offers dance classes for seniors. first-time beginners or lifetime enthusiasts -- all are welcome. enjoy all types of music. latins also, country and western. it is a great w

square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so where will you shop & dine in the 49 sancharm to the unique characterization of each corridor has a distinction permanent our neighbors are the economic engine of the city. >> if we could a afford the lot by these we'll not to have the kind of store in the future the kids will eat from some restaurants chinatown has phobia one of the best the most unique neighborhood shopping areas of san francisco. >> chinatown is one of the oldest chinatown in the state we need to be able allergies the people and that's the reason chinatown is showing more of the people will the traditional thepg. >> north beach is i know one of the last little italian community. >> one of the last neighborhood that hadn't changed a whole lot and san francisco community so strong and the sense of partnership with businesses as well and i just love north beach community old school italian comfort and love that is what italians are all about we need people to come here and shop here so we can keep this going not only us but, of course, everything else in the

. >> san francisco republican party leader howard epsteinays just because she was successful here doesn't mean she is meant to be president. >> she plays well in san francisco. san francisco is a very liberal city, and she's a very liberal person. but if i think you get out into the heartland, you get out of the california, she's not going to play that way. >> abc's george stephanopoulos asked the first-term senator what makes her qualified to be president. >> i love my country, and this is a moment in time that i feel a sense of responsibility to stand up and fight for the best who have we are. >> she got her start here in san francisco. you see, she made her announcement on the east coast, but she is planning to return home. she's going to hold a rally on sunday in oakland. that's where she was born. it will be in franco gallo plaza. it will be open to the public. it start at noon. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> so far eight democrats total have announced presidential bids. there will be more to follow, including senators kirsten gillibrand and elizabeth warren, tulsi gabbard from hawaii, former housing secretary julian castro, former ldelaney and and. >>> it'

leased now, and we've done that by attracting local businesses including the chief of san francisco, san francisco brewing company, mini golf, and others. we appreciate continued support as we come forward with projects we think additionally add to the revitalization of the square, so thank you very much. >> thank you. >> all right. any further public comment? seeing none, i'll close public comment and bring it back to the commission. any comment, questions? >> i'm going to make a motion. >> yeah? yeah? >> that we approve this. >> second. >> i have one question. >> go ahead. >> are there any -- what's happening inside? is this just going to be open space? are there fixtures? sink? tables? cafe? is it retail space? >> so this -- the proposed project is solely for the store front framing enclosure, and then an application for whatever interior tenant improvements will occur is going to come at a later date. >> and will that come back before us again? >> no. >> probably not. >> because it's an interior alteration. >> okay. because it's completely transparent. >> yes. >> good question. >> commissioner

please do something to find a better use for the port and san francisco and san francisco for the future. >> thank you. toby letharne. >> good afternoon, commissioners. it's very nice to be here again. i'm toby levine, and i'm the chair of the central waterfront advisory group. the central waterfront advisory group has been following this project for a number of years. in my case, i'd say close to 20. not just orton, but the whole area. so we're very excited and very happy with the work that the port has done and that orton has done with the rehabilitation of the buildings. and it's -- it's almost a work of art. if you go and look at those buildings and see what they've done, it's fabulous and someday, hopefully, you'll get an award for being so artistic. the problem that has occurred which has to do with the particular subtenant that is not popular at all in the neighborhood and in the city and probably around the rest of the world, although they seem to make great profit -- that doesn't always mean that it's a great use. so the question that you have to ask yourself, and i've been aski