piece mealing clear wires new citywide facility system by considering the bernal heights park antennas in violation is a violation of seek wampt for this reason alone, the board of supervisors should overturn the planning commission's categorical exemption. mover, clear wire's five-year facilities plan on file with the planning department for its new citywide utility systems list an additional 63 locations throughout san francisco where it plans to place wireless facilities. however, clear wire's five-year plan does not discuss whether any of the churches or other buildings are historic resources listed in the california historic research information system or may be eligible for california registry as an individual resource. there is no recognition that bernal heights refugee camp from our historic connection to the 1906 earthquake and fire were taken into consideration in their plan. san francisco's preservation bulletin number 18 states that by definition any property listed in the california registry is a historical resource for seekwa purposes. for these and other reasons, we have

clear wire, by contrast, has no existing facilities in bernal heights park and is proposing a new citywide utility system. a class 3 exemption is limited to the installation of small new equipment and facilities and small structures. the 50-foot tall telecommunications tower in bernal heights park does not qualify as a small structure. a class 11 exemption does not apply to tilts like clear wire and is limited to minor structures that are accessory to existing facilities. commission erred because in this case there are relatively small facilities, clear wire's 5.5 point antenac attach to a major large structure, the 50 foot tower in bernal heights park. as previously noted, even if clear wire's project is determined to meet any or all of these three exemptions, the cumulative impact and significant effect exceptions to these exemptions apply and clear wire's project as much undergo environmental review per seekwa. for these and the reasons previously submitted to the board, the planning commission erred in categorically exempting clear wire's project from seekwa review. we request that the

it is crucial we have a citywide master plan for health care. thank you supervisors for putting this forward. i personally live a block away from the proposed cpmc cathedral hill location. i know what the traffic on challenges are in that area and i am also seeing that the plan seems to be to consolidate health care facilities on to one big one that will downgrade other health-care facilities and close some across the city. in the case of an earthquake, if all we have is one large hospital and another one that is run by the city, and that one large hospital is in the middle of a heavy traffic area like van ness avenue, people are not going to be able to get to care if we do not have a citywide comprehensive plan on health care. it is vital we do this. there are big questions about the cpmc's new plan serving poor people in my neighborhood. it done great support for such people at st. luke's. we need a master plan to make sure everybody gets served properly. for all those reasons, this legislation is great. however, let us make sure it becomes ef

i would like to support some type of -- some type of citywide healthcare plan, but at this point, this is not the one that i'm able to support. president chiu: supervisor campos. supervisor campos: thank you, mr. president. i thank everyone for their comments and i understand where supervisor alioto-pier is coming from. it is isappointing, nonetheless, not to have your support, because i think this legislation, in fact, does codify a lot of the work you've been doing around a number of issues involving healthcare. be that as it may, we believe that the legislation as currently drafted addresses this issue and that's on the issue of the appeal that the intent of the legislation, including, as currently written, is for any appeal to join an existing land use appeal. nevertheless, to make sure that that is as clear as possible, we have worked with the city attorney's office. there is language that you should just have received from the clerk of the board, that, again, reiterates that very point about the appeal. again, we believe that the legislation as currently written already does that

it simply makes sense that san francisco develop equitable, quality health care citywide. the health care services master plan will identify gaps in services and medical cluffer underserved areas and provide recommendations on how health care in these areas can be developed. this helps improve access to health care services for san franciscans citywide and in turn improves the quality of health care in san francisco. working over the summer on a campaign to help save the hospital, i learned that services are j disproportion in different parts of the city, particularly in the southeastern part of san francisco. most notable is the fact that there are 10 hospitals in the northern part of san francisco, whereas there are only two hospitals in the southeast. these two hospitals are st. luke's hospital and s.f. general which both receive a plegget la of patients daily. this fact alone clearly demonstrates the need for a master plan. san francisco need to be thinking strategically to serve the needs of the people. so for the good of san francisco, we need to lift the veil and se

last is the development of new citywide. >> our last speaker -- >> my name is a dial. i work with a coalition called connect to protect. we became involved in may red -- on rec issues. we were part of trying to support youth programming, getting off the ground with the u. s phase syouth -- youth space. the space is no longer available in a cost free basis. traditional youth over 18 are not usually considered. today ended up not being a good time for the number who are working with us to present to you the proposal we have been working on, but we have been able to present it to the commission as well as many individual members who served -- who voiced their support. we would like to request but you put us on the agenda, so they can come out and present what you are working on very good >> i will second the request. -- when you are working on. >> i will second the request. >> we are on item number five. do we have any public comment on the consent calendar? >> i have heard you would like me to make a full report on our activities and donations in the last year, and we wi

again, the light industrial m-1 zoning is one that is very permissive, and citywide there's been an effort to change that to the p.d.r. zonings, which are tailored to today's needs for industrial areas. as you can see, most of the bayview industrial areas have already been zoned pdr-2, and there was a desire to leave the rezoning along bayshore boulevard from when this economic development framework is in place. so the current proposal for rezoning really ties into the desire for a home improvement sustainable district. and very simply, what the proposal is is to extend the p.d.r. 2, which is the core production distribution and repair area, over to the parcels, all the way to highway 101, and then adjust that with a new special use district. the new special use district has some specifically tailored provisions to support the economic development action plan. let me just go over just some of the highlights. first of all, the biggest highlight is that retail will be allowed here. p.d.r. 2 does not allow -- does restrict retail and here we're going to lift most of those restrictions on reta

older commercial and industrial zoning districts that the planning department is trying to phase out citywide. it's very permissive. these parcels are zoned heavy commercial and industrial protection zone, which takes away the possibility of housing and offices there. and what we're suggesting here is very simple rezoning. again, this is from c.m. heavy commercial. to pdr-1g. the zoning already prohibits housing and restricts office, so the industrial protections on overlay is not necessary anymore. and we've done a lot of outreach here to make sure that the existing thriving businesses there can proceed with their plans, etc. and we're really thinking of this just as a cleanup. the larger portion -- so going back to bayshore boulevard itself, currently it's zoned m-1, which is light industrial. and, again, the yellow line here is this industrial protection zone, which is an overlay. again, the light industrial m-1 zoning is one that is very permissive, and citywide there's been an effort to change that to the p.d.r. zonings, which are tailored to today's needs for industrial areas. as you ca

of the citywide campaign. a lot of dumping is people who either do not want to pay for getting rid of the materials or who do not have our bridge service. that campaign would involve many neighborhoods. we will also teach people how to call in reports of illegal dumping. supervisor chu: with regards to the garbage service, this has been a problem in the past where weather with businesses or residential facilities, they did not necessarily sign up for or have garbage services, so folks would illegally dumped at the corner of public trash can or not. do we have a sense of whether or not we have been able to change that situation much? do we have most people, most residential, most commercial now vying compliance with having garbage service -- do you have a sense of that? >> we are in the process of educating people for commercial residential but it is mandatory to have service. the department has issued citations to people that they are aware of. the department of public health actually can structure this for ma

this the program into greater -- to bring this fee program into greater similarity to those used citywide, we want to use the in kind agreement program in the code. you have adopted policies pursuant to that recently as an option for sponsors in the vis valley plant area that would want to pursue that agreement. we have had conversations with sponsors of a number of sponsors in the executive parking area o area with your staff to give them a better understanding of how the in kind process works. i expect those conversations will continue. they raised concerns about how the overall in kind process my work. i would respectfully submit to you that if staff believes this rises to a level that should be left to the commission, that that happens. ultimately, that legislation that we are bringing before you is to modify the visitacion valley program, not to address the broader in-kind policy. there is a section we want to modify. i think it is clarified in the staff memo that has been circulated or is about to be. it is a section that provides a credit against the fee for the provision of on sit

. >> i just need one more vote for citywide living wage bill. $10.59 an hour to begin. >> a lot will happen at this site. they plan to put in the first lowe's home improvement and many specialty shops and about 90 residential units. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how do you think a walmart in the heart of north baltimore will affect area residents? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. a much-needed makeover could be in store for baltimore city public schools. the mayor has announced a new task force to find $2.8 billion in funding. >> there is no question the condition of buildings impact the ability of children to learn. >> the task force is made up of this city, state, and school employees. recommendations will be submitted in february. there was a major announcement last night. [cheers] at miss welch -- agnes welsh announced her retirement. her final day will be december 6. >> hundreds converged and demanded jobs. the potential employees are part of a group. they were to give local empl

. >> i just need one more vote for a citywide living wage bill for retail workers here. $10.59 an hour to begin. >> plans call for a lowe's home improvement store in addition to the walmart. many specialty shops and about 90 residential units. we will have more coming up at 6:30. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how do you think a walmart in the heart of north baltimore will affect area residents? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is .atercooler@wbaltv.com p ." >> jobs was the focus in west baltimore yesterday. churches united for baltimore jobs is demanding a fair share of jobs at the complex. >> if people are organized, they are ready and they are willing and able to work. they will be trained. with the job begins, we want everybody in this community to be able to work at this job site. >> leaders say 40% of those applied also have prior construction experience. >> president obama heads to the midwest today. he will highlight the comeback of 1 talent 3 tracie potts has more on the trip and whether this is an example of mo

this project is 124th of the citywide projects that are providing new or renovated libraries across the city. it is one of the largest public works projects that have occurred in the city, yet today i am thrilled the great majority of conversation has been about the people that use that library, and in 23 other neighborhoods, people are celebrating getting the branches they have envisioned and they deserve, and we want to see the same thing in north beach. this branch said you see before you comes as a result of the huge amount of input you have seen today. when this one through the master planning process, we took it to the president of the board, who wholeheartedly endorsed not only that it was a great use of civic space but also because it was such a wonderful combination of collaborative work among the various departments with the parks, the library, and it was very much the voice of the people of that neighborhood. i would like to end with a short letter from one of the citizens who could not be present today. it says we strongly support the creation of a new north beach library, a

these have to conform with -- and they must integrate into the greater citywide system. the development phase approvals are the individual buildings and the community improvements, the parts, the transit extensions, the pike programs, etc.. all of those are subject to individual design review process. at the lowest level, we are implementing approvals and the those are all of the standard permits the city currently issues, building permits, street improvement permits, a whole host of technical permits that the city applies to projects outside. there is a 30-year term for this agreement. the development can happen if we suddenly have a huge surge in our economy. theoretically, this could happen in 10 years. the term is 30 years. after the term, the development agreement expires and the structure goes away. this plan is based on the three requirements. there is a phasing plan attached to the development and this is literally a list of all the goodies, all the transportation improvements, both mitigation measures required and all of the additional stuff, the community impro

it's part of the citywide celebration known as fotoweek. that's your "early today" event of the day. >> very nice. >>> now here a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. it is one of those increasingly rare weekends where there will be a battle at the box office. denzel washington and up and comer chris cline is an action thriller about a run away freight train carrying toxic chemicals. some exper say it will finish on top with up to $25 million. but others expect a big second weekend from last week's's champ "megamind." it could finish first with around $30 million. seen as a spoiler without a real shot at number one, the debut of "morning glory it will draw older audiences, but only about $15 million worth. also buting, the alien invasion offering "skyline" expected to draw $15 million. nally, a second weekend from "due date" could prove the be the ultimate spoiler for denzel's top office box hopes. >>> this comes to us from philalphia, pennsylvania, where in nearby lawrenceville, new jersey, one school permitted an all-out sch

this is a citywide problem. we're working with that to not have our positions held up because of that. we are still training our staff on code changes. we have not seen a lot of those expenditures in october. we also have not seen the expenditures for -- this is around $100,000 for the changes that are effective on january 1. that is where we are right now. >> the money that we have, that would have come from two or three big jobs? >> you know, i do not have it identified exactly. when did jobs come in, remember, is a mix between what we collect for other departments, and what we collect for us. i would say it would be more than two or three big jobs. it would be quite a few. >> the fifth floor is very busy. we are getting a lot of 10 improvemetenant improvement wor. especially mission bay, the commercial-residential portion tends to be small work and a lot of it. a lot of kitchen remodel. labor prices are very soft. we are getting a lot of commercial work. the forecast looks pretty good. >> also, the 10 people

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she was the first latina to win a citywide election in san francisco without first being appointed to the position when she won her seat on the san francisco board of education in 1990. after her re-election in 1994, she served as vice president and then president of the board. she is a latina with the longest administrative tenure at city college of san francisco, having served as dean of the mission campus for 17 years. so please join me in recognizing dr. del portillo. [applause] >> our next honoree is nicky trasvina. [applause] the end of all education should be service to others. this quote inspires nicky trasvina, community activist, student advisor, supervisoror to counseling for many latinos. nicky was inspired by the fine example that her parents and brother demonstrated as high-level public servants in education and government. her public service utilized her organizing and networking skills. nicky has been active in latino advocacy organizations, serving on multiple boards in the mission district and throughout the city. [applause] >> before we begin our final presentation

but we are selecting a mirror without a citywide vote for the chief executive officer? president chiu: please keep your comments to the general, to the full board. >> i am trying. president chiu: i appreciate that. >> in terms of legitimacy, and no lot of people have differences with mayor newsom. he was reelected with 64% of the vote, and last week's 72% asked the -- ask him to become lieutenant governor. we should find someone with similar policies. we are trying to find someone on the other end of the political spectrum. i think there would have serious implications for legitimacy. the current mayor was an apple. you cannot replace him with an orange. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> in 1989, our first date may are right in candidate, i got eight votes. they have a stanchion with my name on it. i think where we are now is that you all are going to have to bring forth candidates and put forth someone in term for a year who can work with you all, the people, the business. i always felt that san francisco should have three committees. you need the people's co

they have 1 5 acres for 1000 residents compared to a citywide average of 9 acres for 1000 residents.is one of the densest neighborhoods in the country. there are over 3500 people below the poverty line within a half mile radius of the park and library, and we know from studying the way for users use their parts the people of lower income are more likely to use their local parts then travel to another area. the majority of the interest and an annual household income of $6,530.48490 $4. it is for these reasons that this neighborhood and this project qualifies to potentially receive $5 million in state funding to renovate the park. there are little or no back yards for housing in north beach/chinatown neighborhood. this is one of the projects where we can start to make north beach and chinatown better for open space, so there are many advantages of this plan, which the general manager will list in a couple of minutes. thank you. >> upon completing the master planning process, the department's initiated with the department a major environmental analysis division

would propose today -- i will be introducing a resolution later this afternoon -- we consider a citywide goal of 20% bike modal share by 2024. but will take a lot of work but i hope we can start that conversation today and be able to move this so that in 10 years we can celebrate a san francisco that has an abundance of cyclists, pedestrians, car owners who are happy because they can traverse the city more easily, and a city that allows us to continue to be the dense, urban, wonderful international destination that we all know and love. with that, i would like to welcome up a couple of representatives of the san francisco bicycle coalition to present their thinking on where we ought to go from here. supervisor campos: thank you, good morning. >> good morning, commissioners. i am the acting executive director of the san francisco bicycle coalition. i have a presentation also. i just want to say thank you also to david chiu for presenting this item today and giving us the opportunity to make this presentation. it has been very expire -- inspiring to hear what david has come back from the n

hosting a citywide chess tournament. 36 baltimore public school students are playing but only one will win the crown as the chess champion of baltimore. a recent survey by johns hopkins university found that students who play close actually have better school attendance and higher math scores. >> it teaches me how to think. when i may the game what movies going to make me better. so now i know i need to do what i need to do now so at the end of my life. >> my wife feels the same skills you need to be successful in life you can be successful at chess. we taught intentionally the two skills. >> central maryland provides a chess program as part of an achieveers program throughout the city. >>> if you missed it in march here's your second chance to enjoy a st. patrick's day celebration. the annual irish festival opens tonight. and vendors were out early today prepping for a weekend full of lots of live irish music crafts traditional irish stew. much of the proceeds benefit irish charities of maryland. >> this is one of the greatest irish festivals on the east coast. the music is fantastic,

others are calling for a citywide work stoppage in oakland, possibly sometime in this week. >> police in fremont are investigating an accident that killed a pedestrian. it happened around the thirt last night. police reopened the intersection just a couple of hours ago. investigators say a 44-year-old man was killed in the street. he was not in the crosswalk when he was hit. >> most of streets in the san bruno neighborhood destroyed by a september gas line explosion will reopen but the crater will remain untouched until the investigation is complete. it killed eight people. san bruno manager says that claremont and fairmont drives and a portion of glenview drives could reopen as early as wednesday. >> a new effort this morning to put the cow palace under some control. they will introduce a resolution requiring promoters to get the police chief okay before it's approved. and they want a public safety fee for fire and police protection. it's a reaction to recent attacks and deadly drug overdoses there. cow palace is owned and run by the state. >> the crack was found in a wishbone beam t

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subjective and if there is something nice about having a playing field where people know what is in our citywide health master plan and i did think that commissioner antonini brought up an interesting point and supervisor campos to talk and look at how it would be great to get a hands on the regional distribution of met cal service with the conglomerates and how they distribute their health care. >> i do have to be on a pan nell about 10 minutes, so i'll have to run, so i apologize, but that we will be more effective in terms of the regional involvement if we have a better sense of what our needs are and that is something like this would truly promote that level of regional planning. >> thank you very much for your time. actually, another thing talked about with master plan so we can include and take time to put that information in. and a lot of the concerns that the public has raised can be helpful and the faster plan and i think that our goal is to say that you can only provide hospitals within a radius and we love to have everybody neighborhood to have medical facilities sand not realistic th