but what it doesn't say is that this used to be the fillmore west. creedence clearwater revival, fleetwood mac, legendary rock band from the 60s and they probably played fillmore west. >> yes. >> reporter: he said playing woodstock was one thing but the fillmore west was where the san francisco sound was cultivated. the fans later became world- famous. >> the concert promoter ran it from 1960 until he shut it down in 1971. and he says some lifelong memories were made here. smacked this is part of where could be on its way to becoming condos, they want to demolish the property to make our than 1000 housing units and to 100 foot tall towers. >> we are losing too much history in the wrecking ball. >> he said he is okay though the housing he just wants the concert venue where he used to watch rock idols preserve. >> they could put a plaque up and remember the place. too unacceptable, not good enough, that won't do it. nobody notices a plaque. how can you have a plaque when you have this massive important ballroom with all these musical events? >> we did

i went to performances at fillmore west. i think the importance it needs to be preserved, 4 million people attended performances there. it was comparable to the apollo and the savoy theater. now with regard to the draft e.i.r., although i'm agreeing with the superior alternatives, i think the text and the body is lacking in recognition of the historical and cultural significance. i notice that there were only three pages referencing that when in fact as part of the ceqa process, there's this great report prepared by swca. i don't know why it was so abbreviated. i understand the document's already 700 pages long, but you know what? we know there's going to be traffic. what we don't know is the history of the project. now, i'd also like to point out what's real important about this building and the history, and that is it's san francisco centric. this is real important. who played is there in wel-- t? well, jerry garcia. the dead. carlos santana. i attended washington high school, and about ten years before i graduated, mary b

including the fillmore and west portal, and the richmond, and right here on union street. it is like one of my favorite places to hang out. there is chestnut street with a lot of shops and places. small businesses usually owned by one individual who is probably working the business themselves. and today, we are here to talk specifically about the holiday season and how important it is to make sure that we are supporting the businesses writing san francisco. right in our neighborhood character and part of that, is on saturday, when a lot of us are hanging out with our family and friends and we decides that we want to go shopping, while you don't have to go to the crazy mall and deal with all the parking drama. you can probably walk outside your door to one of the small businesses right in your neighborhood. i want san franciscans and people who come here from all over to make a commitment to support our small businesses throughout san francisco. so small business saturday is an opportunity for us to really support our small businesses and invest in our communities so we can

west side court and the fillmore, the sunny dale public housing and goodwill site working for office

west side court and the fillmore, the sunny dale public housing and goodwill site working for office space for the city of san francisco on the corner of mission and vanness. the neighborhood development is the nonprofit partner as well. don is out of the city today. he wasn't able to attend. affordable housing is important. we formed this partnership. in addition to being a nonprofit developer they are providing social services for the 150 families occupying the transbay blockade. as shane mentioned the project consists of 548 residents, 150 are affordable housing. right now we are scheduled to complete construction ahead of our dda schedule to provide much needed housing to the city of san francisco, tax revenue and sales tax revenue to finance the debt obligations of the transit center. we expect residents to move in early spring of 2019. in addition we provide a community benefit which is an important part of our design for the overall project. this is something we volunteered. it is open space that will be open to everyone inspired by local favorites. in addition, the project as

west side court and the fillmore, the sunny dale public housing and goodwill site working for officepace for the city of san francisco on the corner of mission and vanness. the neighborhood develop