i guess i have to go to dpw and follow that. thank you very much are there any other further questions? it's very important that we get the community to know what we are doing and what we are funding. commissioner bustos raised the money portion of money and where is it going and does it benefit the city of san francisco. there are no businesses to patronnize and visit and be there. thank you. what's next. i need a motion. thank you commissioner bustos and so moved by commissioner bustos and seconded by commissioner singh. call the vote please. >> >>clerk: we will have two votes. item 5a commission members announce your vote when i call your name. commissioner rosales is absent. three ayes and one absence. >> chair mondejar: motion carries. >> >>clerk: for item 5b. commissioner singh? >> commissioner singh: yes. >> >>clerk: three ayes and one absence. >> chair mondejar: motion carries for item 5b thank you very much everyone for being here and please let me know how to sign up and follow whoever i need to follow. madame secretar

if you don't feel that is just, another location at 250 pine that the dpw can considered okay for them to apply for as well or for them to relocate their food truck to. i walk this area and they serve sa salad. >>> and sandwiches. there is 15 within a one-block radius that serve salads and sandwiches. it is getting oversaturated. we are setting a dangerous precedent for this area and for the rest of the financial district. like i said the recommendation is to just revoke 332 pine street from the permit. [bell ringing] and i could answer fo questions for what we have identified. >> thank you. >> is the permit holder here? you have seven minutes. >> my name is lorenzo, and i would definitely like to address some concerns about the whole parking situation. theri think we can work together to figure out what we can do about the parking issue. the issue on 332 pine street was the -- it was like the similar foods in the area. we always have a changing menu based off from everything and it's not always sandwiches and salads and we have other great things as well and the initial menu has chang

. >> i asked the head of the dpw, is a million enough money to make a difference? >> this is our city and we have to do whatever it's going to take to make sure that our city is clean and safe for people to walk and it's the city that everyone loves. >> reporter: in other words, this is just the beginning said the head of dpw and the mayor. they'll do whatever it takes. we'll see. in san francisco, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >>> thanks, clark. our investigative unit looked into the san francisco's streets and surveyed 153 blocks of downtown san francisco. we found an average of 100 needles and 300 piles of feces on every street. you can watch the investigation under the investigations tab. >>> we have new information into the newsroom about the oakland police officer who remains in critical condition. this is a story we've been reporting for the last 24 hours. we are now seeing the officer for the first time. here is his photo. 22-year-old jordan wingate. he is the son of acting oakland police captain. officer wingate was checking out a call of a suspicious

dpw pulled the permits nar building. awarding of build and notice to proceed should likely happen september-october time range. that place will be good to go in 2020. sort of a fun piece of the job, chief van hoff and i were overnighted back to thovernighte final artist selection for the a.d.f. there were really talented artists. he did the mission playground. i'll show it to you now. that is part of his sense. i'm going to -- can you hand me that commissioners for me? this is his art proposal. what you're seeing here is the artwork a fence the gates on other side. this is his proposal. it's only part of the fencing. once he gets -- once it's finalized and we will work in conjunction with him to do more design and change some things and add a whole lot of things. we're really excited about that. we are facilitate collaboration with him on further design of the project. if you do want to see all the proposals you can see them at the sf arts commission website. this was our first choice. station 49 first choice. we're pret

this is your planning side on the permitting side getting through dpw and mod and mayor's office on disability. we are tackling that issue head-on. lot of our conversations are on how do we improve that process. how can we take advantage of the mayoral director that focus on the major projects and move that same infrastructure to support our site specific work our infill work as well. we want to see housing coordinators at all the permitting agencies. we're part of the city family. we're like a consumer in this question. we're not a permitting agency. we're also trying to move projects through the process and see those challenges firsthand. i will say there seems like stated and shared belief that is an area of focus. not just among staff but also of leadership. i'm cautiously optimistic we'll see improvements on that front. >> today we have a new mayor. we had mayor for few months. does that delay things? is there an opportunity to get running with the new mayor and start making change? >> i believe so. i don't think we've seen a delay. i think having mayor breed on board, i believe she will

dpw will work with the public toilet program expanding hours at the five downtown locations and adding five more public toilets. people can also dispose of syringes and dog waste there. so this program starts in the next few weeks sometime in september and right now, there's no end date. from san francisco city hall, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> on the fire watch, crews appear to be making progress in their battles against california's major wildfires. on your left here, the two mendocino complex fires have burned almost 355,000 acres in several counties. the smaller of the two, the river fire, is fully contained. the ranch fire is 64% contained. in shasta and trinity counties, the devastating carr wildfire is 65% contained, more than 1,000 homes destroyed. friends and colleagues paying tribute to a firefighter from utah who died batting the fires. matthew burchette was a member of the draper city fire department where he served for 20 years. he was hit by a falling tree monday in lake county. >> the firefighter was airlifted to a local hospital, where he died. we are extremely heartbroken

dpw will work with the public toilet program expanding hours at the five downtown locations and adding five more public toilets. people can also dispose of syringes and dog waste there. so this program starts in the next few weeks sometime in september and right now, there's no end date. from san francisco city hall, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> now to campaign 2018 and democrats and republicans in four states went to the polls to choose their candidates for november's midterm elections. as john schiumo reports, democrats in minnesota and vermont voted for primary candidates who would make history if they win this year. >>> reporter: it was a big night of firsts for democrats in yesterday's primaries. minnesotans backed ilhan omar in the congressional primary. she would become the first somali american elected to congress. >> together we can organize around the politics of hope. >> reporter: omar and another who won in michigan last week are favorites to become the first two muslim women in congress. minnesota could have the first muslim attorney general in the u.s. after democratic repres

dpw says the city will spend about three quarters of $1 million to search for and cleaning human and animal waste before anyone has a chance to see it and complain. >> what happens as we are going to take one of those screws out and try to get ahead of those calls and try to look for these locations so we will get less calls coming in. >> the mayor says the plan is part of her commitment to cleanup the city streets and says the key is using dated -- data-driven strategies to see what works. >> we have data that shows us exactly where most of the complaints are for poop cleanup. the goal is to try to make sure that we have a dedicated team and they are focusing on those particular areas where we note is most problematic. >> reporter: abood said he is happy to see the poop. will be on duty soon cleaning the area around his business. >> that's excellent. we always call all of the time to 311 and they, and cleanup. force them to leave. we went the poop patrol will start september 1. is successful they will expand into other parts of the city. >>> the giants took on the los angeles dodger

dpw is calling all of this an unfortunate mistake. >> i'm not looking to really point fingers. but it shouldn't have happened. we thought we had the protocol in place to prevent this from happening. that wasn't followed. >> one of the protocols was to consult a city arborist. instead they called in their own expert and this was the end result. here's roots greater than 2 inches in diameter that were cut. other roots showed ripped anddan contract it also says that if any work was going to be done on the trees or to the trees that you need to get written permission from the city arborist and that was not done. >> treaty construction will be responsible for the removal and replacement of the trees. the city is also looking in to possible fines. we reached out to treaty construction today. they were unavailable for comment. >>> an emotional service for late senator john mccain. his body lying in state in the rotunda of the arizona state capitol today. it's the beginning of a week of events honoring his life and legacy. allen martin on the tributes from family, dignitaries, and the

conversation because there is tangential fee schedules on tobacco, the department of public health and dpw are part of, and fee streamlining as a mitigation is going to be another tool i think this body needs to brainstorm. so please keep in mind, i'm going to be part of those meetings and i would love support. the first one is planned at the end of the month. we can talk offline about that. second thing, new business, i would like there to be more information about how to prepare merchant or merchant organizations for potential rfps for the city. there is going to revenue from the sugary beverage tax and we should try to support merchant organizations to get some of that money. if there is a tool or workshop we can do or presentation, that would be awesome. >> president adams: does that involve lbe? no? >> commissioner zouzounis: they'll have to be registered nonprofit or entity of which then the merchant association could have a sponsor who takes the money, administrative -- fiscal agent. thank you. >> if i understand properly, you're suggesting that we have better outreach so that -- or

while in the brief dpw argues that they have nothing to do with street take cakes. the stipe of a light fixture has significant impact. commissioner lazarus stated candidly on the record that she would rely on her stated personal opinion to vote and there is no record of evidence to sport her opinion. -- you are essentially giving wireless companies free reign to put these on every pole in the city. i strongly ask you to reconsider and the impact of the decision would be fair reaching and detriment tall detrimental to our beautiful city. >> thank you. >> they have taken her sore thumb comment out of context. i have stated that the light pole at 3512 clavie is the most visible light pole on the block, especially when comparing it with other poles. that is why we have multiple times suggested other locations. as for ver ryeson's verizon, the finding that the utilityies were moved underground years ago is misleadi ng and impleat imcomplete. while much of the infrastructure is moved underground, several re remain above ground. the residents of presidio heights have paid

this ordinance is set to dpw into effect on july 20, yet from our understanding, there isn't a set timeframe for implementation, so i'm here to let you know about that, and so-to-sato say that we are hoping for switch implementation. >> tom gilber gilberte, the clinic i have been going to is shut down. for our police department, i want them to retire safe, healthy, and happy, which is a hard thing to do. their own alcoholism rate and divorce rate is real high. recruits from san francisco, i would like that to be a priority. also the rookies after they have graduated training, i would like to see them involved with a team of ten-year veterans that have never fire add bullet, so it becomes a three-person team, and one of those are always without a gun. you can be a good policeman without a gun. we would like to lighten up their belt and if it's for a month, item 65 good. it could be cool to be a policeman. we need to stop shooting things at people. we want the police on our side and we want to be on their side. our democracy right now, how would you compare it to our global climate? are we as

conversation because there is tangential fee schedules on tobacco, the department of public health and dpw are part of, and fee streamlining as a mitigation is going to be another tool i think this body needs to brainstorm. so please keep in mind, i'm going to be part of those meetings and i would love support. the first one is planned at the end of the month. we can talk offline about that. second thing, new business, i would like there to be more information about how to prepare merchant or

. >> dpw also plans on expanding the pit stop public toilet program and will add hours at existing locations and build five more locations throughout downtown. >>> so phil and i asked the former san francisco mayor how much is policy and trying to make a first good impression by constituents. >> for her it's really policy. she was doing that kind of stuff when she was a member of the board of supervisors. she was doing that kind of stuff when she worked for me when i severed as mayors. that was part of where she comes from and she is serious about it, i mean deadly serious. and heads will roll if it doesn't happen. >> and also doing something politically astute as well. anyone will tell you this is a big issue. just about every san francisco voter will point stork use of cleanliness and homelessness as an issue in the top three if not the top 1. >> believe me, i saw the other day when walking the streets i ran into two police officers actually walking on 8th street at 8:00 in the morning and they were obviously rookies [ laughter ] and couldn't find their car [ laughter ] but they were walki

dpw is calling all of this an unfortunate mistake. >> i'm not looking to really point fingers but it shouldn't have happened. we thought we would have the protocol in place to prevent this from happening. that wasn't followed. >> one of the protocols that wasn't followed is to consult a city arborist. instead, gordon said the construction company called in its own for replacement of the trees and dwp is looking into fines. >>> time now 6:15. we have a police situation in the south lot of activity down there shutting down the freeway. >> north 680 in san jose a big problem all morning long and now that the morning commute is in full swing we are seeing all these delays just grow through there. northbound 680 slow-and-go shut down between jackson and berryessa. again, north 680 jackson avenue a crash blocking one lane there, as well. so now with a new accident in the backup you're seeing delays beyond 101 so now onto 280. it turns into 680 right where the delays are. north 101 which would have been a decent alternate damage is done there. you're backed up beyond tully northbound all th

conversation because there is tangential fee schedules on tobacco, the department of public health and dpw are part of, and fee streamlining as a mitigation is going to be another tool i think this body needs to brainstorm. so please keep in mind, i'm going to be part of those meetings and i would love support. the first one is planned at the end of the month. we can talk offline about that. second thing, new business, i would like there to be more information about how to prepare merchant or merchant organizations for potential rfps for the city. there is going to revenue from the sugary beverage tax and we should try to support merchant organizations to get some of that money. if there is a tool or workshop we can do or presentation, that would beso

conversation because there is tangential fee schedules on tobacco, the department of public health and dpw are part of, and fee streamlining as a mitigation is going to be another tool i think this body needs to brainstorm. le