i am ben bleiman. due to the covid-19 emergency and to protect employers are the public, the city hall meeting rooms are closed. this precaution is taken pursuant to various local, state, and federal orders. commission members will attend the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak in public comment. opportunity to speak during public comment period are available via the zoom platform using meeting id 86549079874 or by calling 1 (800) 900-6833. if using the zoom platform, select the raise hand icon to raise your hand to speak. please call from a quiet location and turn down your television or radio. alternative, while we recommend that you use zoom audio or telephone for public comment, you may submit a written public comment on zoom. commissioners are not allowed to respond to public comment. thank you sfgov tv and sharing this services with the public. we'll start with a role call. >> clerk: okay. roll really okay. and then excused absence

thank you president bleiman and good evening, commissioners. it has been a long time since we last met. it's been about two months actually. there's been a lot going on since then. since the last hearing, there have been 176 new sound complaints. entertainment is back in full swing and the city is coming back to life. i've highlighted five businesses to talk about tonight. as always, please let me know if you have any questions once i'm finished. the first business i want to talk about is jackson on filmore in the marina. this position has received numerous noise complaints coming from their outdoor area. now that we have the residential neighbors close by, but more so from the chelsea inn across the street. a notice of violation on august 4th and i'm happy to report that since then the complaints have toned down a bit. it has proactively reached out to the neighbors and met with the chelsea and management and this has helped a lot. moving forward, i'm going to be working with the business's manager to recondition their permit to include specia

ben bleiman reacted to the announcement that mayor london breed would be easing. the masking requirements for other businesses but not were cautiously optimistic >> you know, by the end of the year that some movement will happen for us as long as our numbers hold. he also says, well, this won't allow people to go maskless at bars. he says he can still benefit the owners and his alliance. a lot of the bars are located downtown and our sang on by their fingertips right you know, even post covid know that, you know, downtown is a ghost town still so there's some optimism here that this may bring some customers back to the downtown area. he says more offices. they bring employees back the mask mandate is loosened lyman also says he understands why people would have to continue to wear masks in bars and restaurants. >> that's because they're in close contact with others. he says people tend to follow it when they're entering. but once at their tables, things get a little relaxed. some of it can feel performative sometimes. >> but. honestly, we need to make sure that cu

ben bleiman reacted to the announcement that mayor london breed would be easing. the masking requirements for other businesses but not were cautiously optimistic >> you know, by the end of the year that some movement will happen for us as long as our numbers whole. he also says, well, this won't allow people to go maskless at bars. he says he can still benefit the owners and his alliance. a lot of the bars are located downtown and our sang on by their fingertips right you know, even post covid know that, you know, downtown is a ghost town still so there's some optimism here that this may bring some customers back to the downtown area. he says more offices may bring employees back the mask mandate is loosened lyman also says he understands why people would have to continue to wear masks in bars and restaurants. >> that's because they're in close contact with others. he says people tend to follow it when they're entering. but once at their tables, things get a little relaxed. some of it can feel performative sometimes. >> but. honestly, we need to make sure that cus

ben bleiman reacted to the announcement that mayor london breed would be easing.king requirements for other businesses but not were cautiously optimistic >> you know, by the end of the year that some movement will happen for us as long as our numbers whole. he also says, well, this won't allow people to go maskless at bars. he says he can still benefit the owners and his alliance. a lot of the bars are located in downtown and our sang on by their fingertips right you know, even post covid know that, you know, downtown is a ghost town still so there's some optimism here that this may bring some customers back to the downtown area. he says more offices may bring employees back the mask mandate is loosened lyman also says he understands why people would have to continue to wear masks in bars and restaurants. >> that's because they're in close contact with others. he says people tend to follow it when they're entering. but once at their tables, things get a little relaxed. some of it can feel performative sometimes. >> but. honestly, we need to make sure that customer

i am ben bleiman. due to the covid-19 emergency and to protect employers are the public, the city hall meeting rooms are closed. this precaution is taken pursuant to various local, state, and federal orders. commission members will attend the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak in public comment. opportunity to speak during public comment period are available via the