it is not underutilized. those restaurants are there and have been there and they are there because there is business there. it is not underutilized. i will let you draw your own conclusion about what you think about that statement. the other issue, off the great tries to -- grid tireries to say grumpy's sales -- sells alcohol and they do not. most people do not drink alcohol at lunch. even their own brief says its. they serve alcohol at happy hour. happy hour starts at 5:00. after work is over. the food trucks are not even there at 5:00. we agreed they are not competing with grumpy's alcohol business. the fact they do not serve dhaka hall at lunch is irrelevant -- alcohol at lunch is irrelevant. they are serving burgers to people who work and go back to their offices. in closing, i would ask you to take a high level look at the intent of the statute and recognize that off the grid is not, the way they are doing this is not what was intended. they are not food operators and they are not chefs. they are a comp

certainly, incentivizing underutilized housing to be used for underutilized purposes in the form of student housing or regular housing is a good thing. there are many institutions that have spoken about this. i think there have been some concerns that owners are holding properties off. no one can force anyone to have to rent their property if they do not choose to. i'm not sure that is even the case. but there are many factors involved. i think there are also property rights that have been brought out very clearly by many speakers. you cannot pass legislation, i do not think, that would demand that properties only be rented -- you know, you could forbid them from renting to students or something along those lines. that could be a dangerous path to go down. there are a lot of things in here -- i also agree with what supervisor wiener says with the five-year lease. it makes total sense. the other thing is it does not make sense to put restrictions on student housing because most cubans by definition are probably low income. -- most students by definition are probably low income. it is kind of

we are just underutilizing it and we're underutilizing it because we don't have the partnership we need with the medical community to make certain that's getting address in kentucky. >> 0 would it be helpful to work with the medical schools, the dental schools, to develop a curriculum in the area? >> i speak to the students on an annual basis to tell them how big the problem is and to look out for this. it's a balance here. the medical community gets nervous whenever an attorney general or lawmaker gets in the middle of a doctor/patient relationship and i respect that. there ought to be some way to see the disturbing trend. in kentucky our data monitoring law says i have to have a designated case, a bona fide case on a designated target. i can't look at trends. i can't see where the problems are. i have to look at mr. smith. the data is there and i can't tell you how incredibly frustrating that is. >> do you believe the federal government should consider certain minimum standards for doctors, for doctor education or training in the area of addiction medications? >> i don't think it's a

it is causing the light, and it is underutilized and does not serve the city. this is a terrible use of our waterfront. our ability to get their, so as you come down along the embarcadero, we do not have demolished lots, and we need to move this project forward and bring more vitality to the waterfront that we have and bring it to life more. chair mar: thank you. i am going to call a few more names. [calling names]

let's look at one of the proposals regarding the vacant and underutilized housing. as written, the amendments could encourage owners to vacate buildings in the hopes of attracting educational institutions. this may increase vacancies. given the anticipated grants, owners may expect to recoup their losses from leaving an sro vacant. as for our underutilization, the proposal would define this as 20% or less occupy. this would be proven by an affidavit of the building's owner that the application. since the building's owner is testifying to the past occupancy, this would be difficult to confirm. if the proposal to move forward, perhaps the building owner should be required to register the building prior to application. the main intent of for proposal is to target a few sros in the tenderloin. there -- the recommended avenues and this report included providing funding assistance for the acquisition and rehab of buildings in disrepair, providing mills act tax relief to assist in maintenance and upkeep, allowing conversion, but requiring replacement a

these two spots are underutilized and together next to the cable line are perfect. we have no open space on nob hill to accept for one pathway on top of the hill. in all of the other neighborhoods that i go to, even golden gate park, they have these pocket parks and things of that sort. we did have one success on nob hill years ago. the cdc originated on nob hill. but it is not green. this is something that we really need. and i would like to make sure that if you are passing this, there will be the ability later to get rid of this construction that will be put on their if, in fact, someone might be lower pulp neighbors decides they might be interested in promoting open space as opposed to promoting bars. and if the city can find money to do this, as they once did for us up on top of nob hill. that is my chief concern for this location. president fong: any additional public comment? the public hearing portion is closed. commissioner miguel. commissioner miguel: move to approve. >> commissioners, there is a motion on the floor for approval commissioner antonini: aye.

it will be a much better land use with this underutilized site. please approve this project and deny the appeals. thank you very much. >> hello, supervisors. i am a condo owner in russian hill and an eight-year resident of sentences of. i am going to read a letter from the president of our russian hill neighbors association. "after extensive study and consideration, russian hill neighbors has concluded it will support the current design for the proposed project. the condition being that the height limit adjustment due to specific circumstances surrounding this particular site not be used as a precedent to justify other high limit increases along the northern waterfront. our support is based on the following -- the developer will reconnect the city to its waterfront, it will provide more open space to the more sensitive northern side of the development, and the cascading of the building provides a logical transition from the existing much taller buildings to the shorter buildings close to the embarcadero. we urge your approval of this project, whic

but aren't on the underutilized list.o get the properties on the list and we need to sell them off. here is two and a half acre. you can see the great views and where downtown georgetown. this is high value property s t sitting well over a decade. it is time for the administration to move. >> congressman mica, what were your thoughts on the hearing? i know you brought -- you were prepared in your remarks and said there is upwards of 14,000 properties like this. >> we have done hearings just in washington. this is our third property that is vacant and underutilized. again, prime real estate. georgetown. highest value probably on the east coast sitting here for more than deck dad decade. outrageous when you a soaring national debt and the federal governmenting sitting on this incredibly valueable asset. our goal is to get this off the taxpayer role and put it on the profit side of the margin ledger and get a return for the taxpayers. >> how confident are you guys that something is going be done that the next time on the rec

but aren't on the underutilized list. to get the properties on the list and we need to sell them off. here is two and a half acre. you can see the great views and where downtown georgetown. this is high value property s t sitting well over a decade. it is time for the administration to move. >> congressman mica, what were your thoughts on the hearing? i know you brought -- you were prepared in your remarks and said there is upwards of 14,000 properties like this. >> we have done hearings just in washington. this is our third property that is vacant and underutilized. again, prime real estate. georgetown. highest value probably on the east coast sitting here for more than deck dad decade. outrageous when you a soaring national debt and the federal governmenting sitting on this incredibly valueable asset. our goal is to get this off the taxpayer role and put it on the profit side of the margin ledger and get a return for the taxpayers. >> how confident are you guys that something is going be done that the next time on the r

we were knocking hell hole in the wall of a shed that was underutilized.we are, most of the shed is gone. we are looking at the future racing village of the america's cup. we are so lucky to be here in san francisco. thank you for participating. [applause] i will continue telling you that i am so lucky, not just to be a mayor, but to be a resident of san francisco at this time the. to see the rebirth of our old port and to welcome in thousands of people. with your help and thanks to david chew and his leadership at the board level, and all of the different departments working with the event authority, with the organizing committee. thank you for your wonderful leadership here. charlotte, i like that title, "sir." the mayor is 1 thing, that is elevating it a bit. i would like to thank everyone because there are so many elements that were done to put this together. this is working with our local patrons, our commissioners on the port. all the different elements that have come together, they have such fantastic people to step up to get an agreement with the c

it is reminding all of us what it is like to be underappreciated, underrepresented, and underutilized. it supports the village project and aspires to create a community kitchen to strengthen, solidify, and cement the commitment to everyone in district 5. it is one reason i stand before you again tonight. >> we will hear from john, jim, christine, and john, and chris. >> i m director of the steel which is a filipino arts organization. i am here to talk about district 6, and i am here on behalf of the filipino american forum on redistricting. i am passing out a map right now. is it possible to use the overhead? >> is possible. >> rate. -- great. the reason i'm here, i want to say on behalf of the filipino american community that we are very happy with all the hard work that you put into this. i am happy for you that it is almost over and you get to rest. there is one concern that we do have with the recent working draft. there is a proposal to actually make the border of district 6 right here along thirteenth, and as you concede that we have a very high concentration of filipino america

going to the planning commission on thursday with some updates by supervisor kim regarding the underutilized vacant buildings, which will not affect test due to the fact that anything that requires a change and use or occupancy or the number of units will require a new certificate of occupancy. that does have some effect on their legislation. we have made it very clear that that will have an effect on their legislation. it will be a change of occupancy in our eyes and will require a new certificate. it will trigger the effects of the rent control board. they are looking into it to see if it is going to really affect -- they are looking at the larger buildings to convert them. but we have to cover the bases in every kind of occupancy. that is all the legislation that we have right now, except for the state bills. we will be working on -- working with the mayor's office. >> item 12c, update on permit tracking system. >> i was just looking at the additional penalties for foreclosed properties legislation indicating that it is going to come up before land use after may 3. has there been any move

it is reminding all of us what it is like to be underappreciated, underrepresented, and underutilized.

it is currently considered to be underutilized and is deserving of improvement.y emphasizes the naturalistic landscapes qualities at the same time encouraging increase visitor use of the western end of the park. locations include the proposed revisions would " improve the public recreation and increase visitor use. however, it would do so at some level of impact of the naturalistic landscapes qualities of the park. the department finds on balance the proposed renovation of the beach chalet soccer fields to be in conformity with the general plan. some of the highlights include, in addition to the ones i have already mentioned, that the evolving recreational needs of san franciscans require facilities to perform more efficiently than they currently do. we found that the 1000-plus acres of the naturalistic landscapes in golden gate park are not diminished by the proposed renovation. finally, that the large increase of the number of people using the facilities will result in a greater sense of safety amongst pedestrians moving through the western end of the park at n

and cost taxpayers $1.7 bill yonl to operate underutilized federal buildings. h.r. 1734 would establish an independent commission to make recommendations to congress to better manage the inventory of federal-civilian real property. the commission consisting of eight members appointed by the president would report annually on their findings. under the bill within six months of enactment, the commission would identify and recommend to the president and congress to sell at least five high-valued properties with a fair market of at least $500 million. both the president and congress would have the opportunity to approve or disapprove of these recommendations. the president could transmilt recommendations from the commission with or without his approval to congress where an up or down vote could take place under the expedited procedure. this is modeled after the base alignment and closure process which would require an examination of federal-civilian properties across the government used and unused and make decisions based on the best return to the taxpayer. militar

so we're not seeing underutilization of necessary care so far.that may mean that americans are being more prudent about how they spend their dollars and not running off to the doctor to get a prescription every time they feel ill. >> thank you so much. we'll see you soon. >> thank you, maria. >> 15 minutes to go here. still 100-point gain. the nasdaq still leading the way. technology still the story right now. >> facebook part of that tech story. investors want to know what to expect ahead of the ipo filing. it could come at any time now. >> as wall street prepares for the most anticipated ipo of the year, cnbc takes you inside the true story of facebook with rare access to the man behind the social obsession. mark zuckerberg inside facebook airs tonight on cnbc 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >> let's look at how of the stock investments in facebook are trading ahead of this ipo are trading ahead of this ipo environment. >>> welcome back. investors anxiously awaiting the ipo filing from facebook. it could happen any moment now. kayla joins us with the p

>> underutilized? sounds like no demand. >> they didn't say that. >> underutilized manufacturing facilities. the inventory problem at the stores. they are not managing or no demand or both. >> by the way, they are cutting the cap spending. that was such a big number there coming forward with a while back. i think we have a situation here. the patents are about to expire and you have a lot of competition coming into the space or appearing to violate the patents and prices are expecting to come down and this is the quarter they came out with. as i pointed out, two months ago, the partner, the italian coffee company sold their stake in the company. corporate executives selling shares and lots of things that made people wonder what's going on. by the way, one thing you didn't see going into this quarter and the announcement was the bulls coming out saying they look good. that's what they had been doing in the prior quarters. >> thanks a lot and keep us posted on what happens on the conference call. herb di

it is causing the light, and it is underutilized and does not serve the city. this is a terrible use of our waterfront. our ability to get their, so as you come down along the embarcadero, we do not have demolished lots, and we need to move this project forward and bring more vitality to the waterfront that we have and bring it to life more. chair mar: thank you. i am going to call a few more names. [calling names] justin, manny -- >> that afternoon, supervisors. i am with the sheet workers. i am in support of this program. i urge you to move it forward. this is to revitalize this portion of the waterfront. so we ask you to move this forward. thank you very much. >> get afternoon, supervisors. this is in support of the washington project. we believe this is a significant improvement. this has pedestrian friendly, publicly accessible open space, and aquatics center, ground- floor retail, an underground parking. the heights are appropriate for the area. the project sponsor has made adjustments for the design and scale of the buildings, and given the proximity, th

is still in development at an underutilized block. it is helping to create the street along gary boulevard, and by not including a garage, and it protects the right of way. the staff found the rear of the building is overwhelming and cut costs from the open space. staff require the sponsor reduce the upper two floors by 22 feet. if i can direct your attention to the overhead. we have asked the upper two floors be cut back to theire. what this would do would help keep the connection between the makes use of building and the open space. this requirement is based on an urban design guidelines found in the commerce and industry development of the general plan. the requirement is based on these provisions. new development should respect open corridors and not impede access of light or error or blocked use of the adjacent buildings. the height and bulk of new developments should be designed to maximize son access to nearby residential space, parks, plazas, and major corridors. goothis project is a demo on reconstruction, so we are seeking t

it's lovely, it'vast, but it is somewhat underutilized.artially this is because there's so much infrastructure and location around hongqiao, the old airport. it takes a while to shift the center of gravity from one end of a city to another. an analogy might be between ronald reagan airport and dulles international. when dulles was first constructed way in the suburbs of reston, virginia, people thought, "that's crazy, who's going to go there?" i think it's really just a matter of time. narrator: as shanghai expands and attracts international visitors, it retraces its past, again becoming the gateway between east and west. it's from here that foreign business will access the great chinese market, clustered around their main artery. ( man speaking mandarin ) translator: i believe the chang jiang's waterways can be opened up to even more shipping in the future. shanghai is the "head of the dragon." it will serve to promote reform in the inland parts of china and those areas along the chang jiang river valley, opening them up to the outside wo

so much places are underutilized depending upon the region. we try to make that balance. we're not building any more parking structures. >> reporter: after 10 a.m. anyone can park in reserved spaces. any time before that and you risk a ticket. shortly after 9 a.m. we found this metro transit police officer writing tickets. the cost, $50. >> this year i paid for one ticket for parking in reserved parking. i knew i was going to get a ticket anyway, but hey, i need to get to where i need to get to. >> reporter: metro is reevaluating its reserved parking spaces. in some underutilized spots some of those spaces could be opened to the public or the price lowered to 45 or $50 to encourage users. >> i think there's 10 stations we're analyzing now that will have lower prices for those users basically. >> reporter: there's a balance between having enough parking for everyone, not just those who arrive early, but those who may need to come later. >> otherwise the people that need to come after 8:30 have no option. it would just be completely filled up. so i guess i think it's okay.

it is reminding all of us what it is like to be underappreciated, underrepresented, and underutilized. it supports the village project and aspires to create a community kitchen to strengthen, solidify, and cement the commitment to everyone in district 5. it is one reason i stand before you again tonight. >> we will hear from john, jim, christine, and john, and chris. >> i m director of the steel which is a filipino arts organization. i am here to talk about

to -- the folks that want to be a part of the south beach harbor, make it available, use some underutilized port facility to pull the boats out. at a western point, there is an additional charge if you want to live aboard your boat. the last thing, a sliding scale. this is a publicly owned facility. a sliding scale would go a long way in addressing -- we have some retired folks. there is a lot more discussion that needs to happen. talk to people who are it marina businesses. to expand what it is support is providing coverage thank you very much. >> you already spoke, but our rules are that you cannot speak again. >> commissioners, i have been a partner in a sailboat at south beach harbor for seven years. under the proposed parking plan, my partner will get a free parking pass he will never use because he does not use the boat. i will have to pay $600 for a special parking permit unless my partners pass is transferable. i would like to say this about other partnerships. there are many partnerships and this marina. some consisting of three or four families. they take a weekend of the month to

joan earlier, four cities, 5m will preserve the iconic chronicle building, convert four acres of underutilized parking lots and