the bayview opera house is a very important community resource for the bayview.is the only institution in by a vue that provides arts education, especially to children on a large scale. as you probably know, arts are mostly not in the schools because emphasis is all on reading and mathematics because that's so important. so the children get no arts education whatsoever except when they come to the bayview opera house. last summer we had about 300 op last summer, we had children take classes from everything from dancing, healthy cooking and gardening. we had at some live chickens there and created some nice ambience for the children. we offered an after-school program all year round and it is going to be limited by the funding we have for such programs. the bayview opera house is surrounded by quite a bit of blight, unfortunately. improving the facility as far as we have already gotten has done wonders to improve the whole situation, not just for one building, but for the entire community. last year, we spent $150,000 that the organization raised for the -- to res

the bayview opera house is a very important community resource for the bayview.is the only institution in by a vue that provides arts education, especially to children on a large scale. as you probably know, arts are mostly not in the schools because emphasis is all on reading and mathematics because that's so important. so the children get no

and then you have bayview hunters point. a lot of people keep year for jobs. then potrero hill is very different because is kind of a new yuppie population, and little hollywood and dog patch. >> historical, district and has been home to shipyards, heavy industry, and a naval base. now, the naval base and most of the shipyards and factories are closed, but the environmental problems continue to impact the district. let's hear how residents are responding to the environmental and health issues they are facing. >> it was hard to breathe last night. i woke up coughing, you know? those are the things that we go through because of the contamination out here. >> this community has a history of issues, environmental issues that have been let go, just run amok. sitting in a meeting once with the health department, we discovered haphazardly that they had known for years that in bayview hunters point, african- american women under the age of 50 had the highest rate of breast cancer in the entire state, but the health department has noted for years, and they failed to ad

i am on the bayview hunters point committee. we work with the redevelopment agency.m here to speak in favor of the moving of this project. we have had several presentations. i would like to say it is a great neighborhood for all of us. this is quality homes for families, new neighborhoods serving retail shops, new restaurants, new streets, improvements, including upgrading hunters way. sustainable, environmental, friendly planning. this is for benefits in san francisco. i asked to vote in favor of this new neighborhood, and i have this update on the executive park. thank you. hot >> thank you. supervisor cohen: all right, fran martin. >> as co-chair of the visitation project, i am deeply concerned about the impact these developments will have on traffic in the adjacent to existing communities and the lack of adequate on site open space. i am also a member in the redevelopment area and a board member o f -- of sf parks. i am not speaking for those, but i wanted you to know that i know about them. these are read several intersections, including -- there are several int

because it is not in the bayview. it is in dog patch. this difference it could. it is not below public housing. it is not going to create the same environmental justice issues. it is easier access from to the wheel of freeways, so we would have -- easier access from two freeways, so we would have better access, and it is closer to the central, so if it makes sense to the city to utilize pier 84 the replacement -- long- term replacement of existing facilities, we are open to discussing that. we do not know what it would cost. we do have some idea of what it would cost to build facilities at the property we currently own. we would have to do an analysis with before, and we are more than happy and willing to do that. commissioner campos: i think that commissioner pimentel wanted to ask a question if you do not mind. commissioner pimentel: if you decided to move to appear 80, would you continue hire from bayview, or with a go into a different zip code -- if he decided to move to peer 80, would you continue to hire from bayview, or would it go into a difference of cod

but not everyone. >> they got to give a shoutout to the bayview. >> whoo! [ applause ] >> reporter: now that he is chief, greg suhr wraps up a two- year tenure as captain of the bayview police station. the police district includes the bayview and hunters point, areas that have struggled with violent crime more than any other part of the city. how did he do? according to the city's crime stats during the last two years under suhr, homicides have gone down by half. >> i think it's fabulous. but then i also -- there is a little bit of melancholy because i want him to stay. >> reporter: lashaun walker of the bayview merchants association says the lower crime rate is a direct result of suhr's work with the community. >> those partnerships are encouraging merchants and residents and other stakeholders to get more involved in their own safety. >> reporter: at the willie mays boys & girls club in hunters point -- >> it's been great. >> reporter: -- the program director tells me suhr has been very actively involved, even personally helping about a dozen young people

we have folks in bayview only talking with and a small corner of the bayview merchant quarter. we don't have people talking to the potrero hill association. all of these different fragmented conversations are happening. there largely talking about the same thing, crime, keeping streets clean, businesses, supporting small businesses, maintaining and making sure the city is livable for everyone. no one really looked to their neighbors. they stayed within their neighborhood, but did not reach beyond the boundaries. that is one thing i saw that i actually made a concerted effort on the campaign to build bridges. for me, that goes beyond the neighborhood. it goes to connecting the southeast to the large part of san francisco, wake up, we're out here. we want bike paths, dog parks, open space. we no longer want to have a neighborhood or a reputation of a crime-filled community. the other thing that i learned is really, we are all human. how to connect with that spirit, whether you're living in public housing, owning your own property, your asian, african american, we are all one. we

>> this is primarily a bayview hunters point area of analysis. >> is there a way to expand it? people in the southernmost part of the district in visitation bally are greatly affected to the -- valley are really affected to the cuts that muni 8 has undergone. is there a way to extend the study? >> i do not know if we can go from the scope of a caltrans grant and modify it to the degree where we could add a significant portion of an era that was not originally included. we have ongoing efforts related to visitation valley and i am drawing a blank right now as to which exact effort we could put this into. i believe we could address your concerns without the need for renegotiating contracts with caltrans. but we are aware of what you are talking about. commissioners, your point about cutbacks in service, in fixed route service, brings up another set of interesting issues related to the long-term future of service in areas of the city where fixed routes, for whatever reason, is only producing marginal results. either because of the topography or because of the routes that are being

center, the only child facility in the bayview hunters point operated by cpmc. we are here again to say thank- you to cpmc. they are reaching out to low- income working people. we are here to support their rebuild plants. thank you very much and good evening. [applause] president olague: thank you. michael smithwick, followed by jon daniel. >> i am dr. richard gibbs. with my wife dr. krishna gibbs, we founded and still administrate the san francisco free clinic. when we opened 16 years ago, we put out the call to the medical community for a project that would only serve people with no health insurance of any kind. we got an overwhelming response. over 155 positions, doctors, and their staff offered to help providing care to the uninsured. 95% of those responses came from california pacific medical center. in the 17 years the clinic has been open, we have treated thousands and thousands of people with no health insurance. cpmc has donated x-rays, mammograms, colonoscopy is, exercise tolerance tests, encouragement, help us to apply for grants, and literally hundre

adolescentes se bajaron hoy del autobus en la esquina de las calles newhall y palou en el area de bayviewontra otro joven de 18 anos que alli se encontraba 21:28 pues si ocurre a esa hora pues puede ocurrir a cualquier hora verdad 21:32 estrella mendoza/hace 8 meses se mudo a bayview 15:36 terrible por que mi nino a esa hora tiene que agarrar el bus, lo vienen a recoger se tiene que ir con la senora caminando aqui a la esquina jose ramirez/vive en la zona 20:38 si da miedo porque cuando menos acuerda uno pues tambien va uno dentro del bus se arma tambien el tiroteo tambien da miedo 20:47 lo que realmente impresiona segun la policia, es la edad de los sospechosos...15 y 13 anos de edad. 20:12 no,no es peligroso porque los ninos porque andan arman pues 20;16 estrella se mudo recientemente a esta zona, proveniente de western adittion. 13:21 alla este mataron a alguien en frente a mi casa y todavia eso no ha pasado aca13:26 a la ninera de estrella victoria, quien llego recientemente del peru, la bajaron hoy dos veces del autobus, a raiz de la investigacion victoria soto/acabo de llegar de per

they come to the bayview opera house. last summer we had about 300 op last summer, we had children take classes from everything from dancing, healthy cooking and gardening. we had at some live chickens there and created some nice ambience for the children. we offered an after-school program all year round and it is going to be limited by the funding we have for such programs. the bayview opera house is surrounded by quite a bit of blight, unfortunately. improving the facility as far as we have already gotten has done wonders to improve the whole situation, not just for one building, but for the entire community. last year, we spent $150,000 that the organization raised for the -- to restore the 122-year- old douglas fir. we also restored at this stage, so things are looking good there. if you have not been to the opera house recently, i would encourage you to come visit us. a good opportunity to do that would be this coming may -- [tone] president chiu: next speaker please. >> ♪ god bless you. ♪ you make the brand new ope

the way malaria is from bayview he was lucky he got out alive and he's twenty five years old. visible from the skyscrapers of san francisco's financial district they view is a deadly gezer most of the young people here will live over twenty five behind the well painted facades of the public housing projects like the dire poverty here most of the residents are african-americans they live off public handouts underhand dealings and some of crying as the seemingly peaceful atmosphere can change at any moment. a. hundred. one dead in a baby shooting not a single month goes by without fatalities rival gangs have been caught up in the senseless ongoing war for many years. these scenes were filmed by a local boy and exchanged as going for a camera. devon melvin a sixteen year old when he was twelve he carried a gun. i think a lot. from people who were going to run from me robbing people invent the live thing a lot i spent so much in my neighborhood so what a point where i'm like family i want to do right. i lost so far with names a whale and a ladder. i want out. today devon is lookin

in bayview hunters point project area, our main focus is on third street. we have dedicated this year about $1 million for a revolving loan program for small businesses that are operating on third street, in addition to that, a significant amount of money, about 3/-- about $750,000 for improvements on third street. in addition to those things, our priorities are to wrap up and complete and in some cases initiate affordable housing developments. our two major priorities with regard to housing in bayview hunters point in the upcoming year are to get the revitalization of double lock off the ground and to basically commit all of the funding that will get us through the revitalization of hunters view. there are two phases of the shipyard. the first is under way. we hope in the next year with our development partner to initiate the first vertical development on phase one, and on phase two, our hope is to complete the entitlement process there and commence the work associated with phase two, which, as everybody probably knows, has 10,000 units of housing associat

we are partners with the bayview health center that is operated by cpmc. may ho was apa's former executive director. she supported the panel's recommendation and cpmc's plans to rebuild st. luke's hospital. the thing i want to emphasize is that health care is approaching 20% of our economy. we need to be concerned about the availability of the best of care to our residents and say, state of the art environments. san francisco can't afford to let this large part of the city's economy risk liability. in fact, this rebuild will likely be a key economic generator, a tide that will lift all boats. in fact, the recent affordable care act means much of the nation's 50 million uninsured will have access to affordable care, and means we will have facilities to care for them. we believe the plan before you will help meet the needs of our clients and san francisco residents. it will create jobs, provide benefits that will be felt in the nearby neighborhood and throughout the city. thank you. >> [names are read] >> my name is stephen cavanaugh. i am a certified rehabi

the other side of bayview hill. >> commissioner moore? commissioner moore: you have a large number of people living in the development. i anm concerned about how they will get across 10 freeway lanes. to cross a 120 foot right-of- way before they come to the park. signalization is one way of putting it. this is not crossed with a normal change-over. when this road is really designed for higher speeds, traffic, and transportation, in the event there would be a game in candlestick park. executive park boulevard -- this is enough distance to have two signals here. in that short of a distance, public works would build two signals. you need to time them for pedestrians to cross 10 lane freeway -- a 10 lane freeway. what thoughts have you given for the residential neighborhoods to reach this? >> this is not part o fthf the scope. my understanding, one of the transportation planners -- the yary are designed with a couple of signals in these intersections. >> you have give nthis a -- given this a lot of thought. both entry points are signals. we

. -- in bayview hunters point. i am out reach firm. i would love to see whatever documents you would like to have in to the bayview as well. i will donate some volunteer time to my community, but some want to let the board know that i am here. i am a resident of bayview and graduated from school here, believed in local hiring. i have all the certifications and am available anytime for the commissioners to give me a call and i will forward you information. i have only been in business 14 months. i hit the ground running. i have not been able to take advantage of the small business things that are open to me because my business has not been open for two years, so i use my savings. i have a staff of four people off welfare and one off unemployment, all of of hunters point. i am definitely trying to make a change in my community. i would like to recognize and remember me if you do need any help in reaching out to the area. thank you. commissioner o'brien: thank you very much. >> commissioners, i passed out those cards for you. commissioner

. >> reporter: 50% reduction in murders in bayview. what do the folks think? just like city hall there was a lot of applause but not from anyone. >> and got to give a shout out to the bayview. nashua he is chief he wraps up a two-year tenure as captain of the bayview police station. the police district includes the bayview and hunter's point areas that have struggled with violent crime more than any other part of the city. how did he do? according to the city's crime stats during the last two years homicides have gone down by half. >> i think it is fabulous. i mean, but then there is a little bit of disappointment because i want him to say. >> reporter: michele walker says the lower crime rate is a direct result of his work with the community. >> those partnerships are encouraging merchants and residents and other stakeholders to get more involved in their own safety. >> reporter: at the willie mays girls and boys club he has been very actively involved even personally helping about a dozen young people get jobs last summer. >> he has been very instrumental in

at that time, i met with members of the bayview hunters point coordinating council. it was their idea that we form and the fis recommitted. as a graduate of the ball high school, i still had friends in the community. we were able to gather the folks from that community. i served briefly as the president of leland avenue merchants association. the point i want to get across to you is it has been tremendous community involvement since 1975, with executive park advisory committee combining with visitation valley. there is unfortunately not a dispute as to what the property lines are. having said that, i am really here to answer any questions you may have. i want to thank you for taking your time and look forward to meeting a supervisor -- with supervisor cohen in the near future. >> good afternoon. my name is michael burke. i am a land-use attorney for the yerba company. we have been working with the planning department on this project since 2005. i just want to provide you response to some comments that were made. in response to mr. dacosta's concern about infrastructu

but it is concern for the bayview parents, bayview children, bayview stof. >> reporter: two of the steen agers linked to zang murders are expected to appear tomorrow. >> thank you, jean. >>> now at 11:00 now. we are learning that a patient at napa state hospital is dead. and hospital staff they are fearful of retaliation. the patient died as staff members tried to subdue him after he allegedly assaulted another patient. it happened at the hospital's high-security compound. tonight, hospital staff are calling for more police, a security alert system and more staffing. in the past year alone there's been three, separate attacks on staff members, on the staff by patients at this hospital alone. one of them deadly. an autopsy is set for tomorrow. >>> back tomorrow for more deliberations. jurors in the barry bonds perjury trial have gone 3-0, so far with no verdict. the jury left around 2:00 this afternoon without giving my hint as to which way it's leaning. the prosecution called a dozen witnesses, many whom were granted immunity. bonds' attorneys rested their case without calling a single w

when we are talking about the city, we never talk about bayview-hunter's point or visation valley until after the city plan is completed developed. and then as an after thought those neighborhoods are put in. and truck routes is an issue that needs to be a part of this discussion throughout, from the beginning to end. when you talk about the eastern neighborhoods' plan, you need to include the southeastern neighborhoods. >> yes, that's great, and peg has developed the bayview-hunter's point transportation plan and that identifies the truck routes. and you are right, transportation doesn't stop at cesar chavez and we are including the bayview-hunter's point in the eastern neighborhood plan, and i appreciate you reminding me of that and we have to look at those areas and movement is important and trucks are big and yet people live there. thank you. >> i am concerned of the lack of human element and we are talk being about and it seems that people can affect pedestrian safety as much or if not more as the things you are talking about. we were taught that when you learn to drive, that you s