commissioner fong? >> commissioner fong: what is the action in front of us? >> there is no action today, commissioner fong. it's an informational update at the request of the commission. to take an action, you would have to have the staff renotice and bring it back as an action item. >> commissioner fong: it was a conditional use permit that can be suspended -- >> that's right. you imposed specific conditions to try to mitigate the impact to the neighbors and in order to modify the conditions, revoke or suspend the authorization, you would have to schedule a separate hearing. >> commissioner fong: hearing this reminds me of the hearing -- i don't know if you remember this, but i was pretty adamant about keeping this alley primarily for the residents, even though it's a service alley. that gate was installed for security reasons and also for the back of china live to be serviced. but the alley is unique and that gate, i happen to know because i've been through it a couple of times, it's a noisy, clanky gate, and it could be a result of the hardware itself. i'm

commissioner fong? >> commissioner fong: thank you. just a few clarifying questions and thoughts. this is -- it is manufacturing. this is a commercial building with existing commercial use. it's been there quite a while, a quite a well established one. i do feel that timbuk2 is creating assembly jobs. it sounds like fort point would be creating some manufacturing assembly jobs, as well, at different levels, you know sort of higher experience, skill level, but also restaurant service jobs. curious to the staff. it's midnight -- they're allowed to stay open to 2:00 a.m., but they're opting for 12:00 midnight on weekends? >> correct. >> commissioner fong: and what's their thought on week nights. >> they're permitted to operate from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. every night of the week, so they're proposing not to operate. >> commissioner fong: okay. a couple of questions for the project sponsor, if you could come up. there was concern about venting. do you know if there's sufficient venting to the roof and not out -- >> yeah. the brewery operation will be vented through a -- similar to a ty

motion, commissioner fong. commissioner johnson. commissioner melgar commissioner richards. it passes. that moves us to the next case. >> and there's the initiation of a general plan amendment and presentation on the upcoming san francisco conservatory of music at 200 van ness. overall, the project would construct housing for the students and faculty, educational performance and ground floor uses. in addition, the project would include replacement housing for the 27 dwellings currently on site. the plan is for the project and conditional use authorization and the development agreement that have been requested. at the hearing the department is asking the commission initiate a general plan amendment to revise map 5 by changing the height designation from 96 to 120 feet at the project site. this initiation allows the commission to consider adoption of the proposed amendment at a further day scheduled for february 8 of next month. you'll hear further information on the development agreement, an overview of the proj

march fong eu did it all. in oakland, john ramos, kpix5. >> march fong eu died on december 21st at her home in southern california. she was 95. >>> it was lights out for people at the consumer electronic show in las vegas today. virtually everything at the convention needs electricity to work. so the two hour power outage was a major embarrassment. it was all blamed on fallout from a rainstorm that moved through vegas yesterday. >>> now one of the coolest gadgets on display at the convention is actually from a santa cruz company. future motion makes an electric skateboard called the one wheel. they've just released a new version that makes the range 12 to 18 miles on a single charge. that can make the board a more attractive option for urban transportation. so kpix5's kiet do decided to take it for a spin. l ke it up there >> reporter: what we're doing right now is we're taking the one wheel up to campus at uc santa cruz. i used to do this ride twice a day on a mountain bike when i went here 20 years ago. it's

. >>> funeral services will today for former california secretary of state, march fong eu at chapel of the chimes in oakland. he died last month was the first asian-american woman in the nation to be elected to statewide office. she represented oakland in the state assembly before being elected secretary of state five- time serving from 1974 to 1994. former speaker in san francisco mayor brown and secretary of state padilla are among the former and current leaders who attended the service remembering some of march fong eu's accomplishments. >> march fong eu was fighting for women's rights and fighting to break open the doors for women, asian americans and other underrepresented minorities to get into public service and hold high-ranking public office.>> march fong eu died following complication from surgery after falling at her home. she was 95. >>> the president of south korea with praise for president trump as korean diplomatic talks continue. details coming up after the break. >>> big news from advil... advil liqui-gels minis. our first concentrated pill that rushes powerful relief.

commissioners fong and koppel were against. commissioner hillis you have to acknowledge that you reviewed the previous hearing and materials. >> i have. >> thank you. case number four at 1360 jones street. please note that on november 16, after hearing and closing public comment, the commission continued the matter to december 14 by a vote of 4-1. commissioner melgar, you were against. commissioner hillis you were again absent so you need acknowledge that you reviewed the materials and hearing. >> i did. >> so, if we take this as a single roll call vote, i would recommend that you take up items four through six if you so choose. because commissioner moore was recused from item seven. she should probably not partake in that voting. >> let's first open this up to public comment. any members of the public that would like to remove any of these items from the consent calendar? >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'd like to remove 2906 from the consent and have it continued to the second week of february, if possible. >> ok. we can r

commissioner fong. >> move to continue. >> second. >> thank you, commissioners. on that motion to continue, items 1 through 3 as proposed. commissioner fong? >> aye. [roll call] so move, commissioners. that motion passes unanimously 6-0. and if i could have the acting zoning administrator continue item 1c. >> right. continue item 1c to the date specified. >> thanks. commissioner, that will place us under your consent calendar and all matters listed here under constituted consent calendar considered to be routine. by the planning commission and may be acted upon by a single role call vote of the commission. there will be no separate discussion of this item also in member of the commission, the public or staff so requests. in which the matter shall be removed from the consent calendar and considered a separate item at this or a future hearing. item four, case number 2017-00506cua at 245 valencia street, conditional use authorization. i have no speaker cards. >> i have no public comment on item four. commissioner moore? >> move to approve. >> second. >> thank you, c

. >> march fong yu died last month at the age of 95 surrounded by her family.plish in the sacramento that will be her legacy. >> march was a woman of her time. she will always be the one who broke the mold. she will always be the one who provided the inspiration. >> in 1966, march fong yu was the first asian woman elected to the california legislature. as an assembly representative of oakland. eight years later she baecame te first secretary of state. a post she held for 12 years. >> loyalty and respect. march had that relationship with so many people. >> reporter: in 1969 she famously slashed to it on the steps of the capitol to protest the time when you're notals were free. she was well aware of her power, are she never abused it. >> she didn't rub in it people's faces. she didn't say look what i've done. she said look where we can go. in oakland, laura anthony. abc7 news. >>> the current secretary of state alex padilla announce that had the secretary of state complex in sacramento will be renamed many march fong yu's honor. >>> california's attorney general

previous hearing and materials. >> commissioner fong: yes, thank you for the reminder. i'm prepared. >> given the time that's occurred since the original hearing, regular time? >> president hillis: yes. >> good afternoon. the item before you is a request for discretionary review for the proposed project at 590 leland avenue, abutting john mclaren park. it proposes to demolish a church building and construct five new three-story, single-family homes. one request for discretionary review was filed. concerns are neighborhood compatibility, park improvements, the church, natural habitats, accessibility, and site aquisition. following the request for d.r., the design advisory team reviewed the project. the proposal does not include or create exceptional or extraordinary circumstances with regard to the building's design. as the commission has explained, the project has a history of continuances and most notably, when the project was heard and continued on january 12, it was continued contingent on the planning commission providing a memorandum in response to a letter that wa

elizabeth fong of gilroy was in hawaii when she got the alert. >> it was panic, everyone thought we were going to die. >> the governor later explained the false alarm was not a computer glitch, but a human error. >> it was a procedure that occurs at the change of shift, where they go through to make sure it is working, and an employee pushed the wrong button. >> a mistake that took 38 minutes to correct, while terrified residents and tourists scrambled to seek shelter and reach out to loved ones. lkts >> i called my husband, i said i love you, you know, that's all i can tell you. there's a missile coming. >> elizabeth fong said she ran to grab water and get her family in the bathtub. the incident comes at a time of heightened tensions with north korea, which has conducted numerous demonstrations of growing nuclear power and prompted hawaiian officials to reinstate air warning sirens. local officials are now working to reassure a shaken public the emergency alert system is reliable. >> what we experienced today happened, we can learn from it and get better. >> and the ftc is now promising

. >> commissioner fong? >> commissioner fong: i would like to see the project get approved tonight. obviously you are listening and working with the community and that's apparent when speakers come out like this. so congratulations. i agree with commissioner moore's comments about, it's a good move to activate that living room, making sure it's not shut with blinds 24/7. i think bottom line, we want activation, so whatever shape or form that is, and it would be difficult to name that retail or use right now, but to incentivize that space through pricing of rent is probably the best way to do that. i would like to move to approve the project. >> second. >> commissioner moore: on condition of -- >> there's been discussion about the retail space and i know you've had discussions with the neighborhood about that. and i agree with the sentiments being expressed. as we look at the changing mission, most people see these neighborhoods at the ground level. and i don't know -- it would be good to hear on 600 south van ness, is there retail in that space? >> yes. >> what are you doing with th

. >> commissioner fong: yeah. it's a tough one. but i'm leaning to not being in support of it. it's a habitable structure. it's midblock. if it was the corner, it feels like you would get a larger project out of it. i don't see it as a necessary demolition. if it was falling down, of course. we just had a discussion about the excelsior and the character and this to me is part of the character of the mission. while it's tiny, it plays an important role. >> commissioner richards: mr. eastwood, we heard that people were living in the house before and they're no longer there. when you purchased the property, was there anybody living in there? >> when i purchased it, it was owner-occupied. and that owner vacated when they sold it to me. >> commissioner richards: and there were no additional tenants? >> no. it was not empty. [inaudible] >> commissioner richards: i will ask you a question in a second. my understanding, i bought it from the owner-occupant. they vacated. i purchased it. i put in tenants of my own. they're still there. right now, they're paying $7,000 a month. they plan

i'm lotu 1ed hi-fong. came here in 1982.h of my kids in spring valley school, which is the oldest school west of the mississippi. kids were bussed from the mission and whisked in addition to spring valley, other

fong asked him a specific question -- if he intended to erase a liquor store. there's a blog entry in there where his words were, their mission was it erase a liquor store and replace it for educational purposes. you have to be honest when you are presenting you don't have to put somebody down to build yourself up. >> thank you, ma'am. >> i want to be in good communication within the community. thank you. >> thank you. is there any additional public testimony on this item? >> good evening. first, my condolences to the mayor lee family. i support save more and the joseph family. we've known them for over 40 years and they've been nothing but great to the community. as far as alcohol they're talking about, they're not the only store in that area that sells alcohol. there's a store across the street that has alcohol. there's a store up the street. they were speaking earlier. that store has always been secure. they never let no one hang out around their store, side of their store, front of their store. i've been shopping there for over 40 years. so i'm speaking and

. >> commissioner fong: thanks for asking that clarifying question. i feel like we're fought leaning towards a demolition, but if the existing structure wanted to stay and we wanted to continue that replacement project and the project sponsor came back with an extension into the rear yard or one story up or something or added some space there or maybe another unit, that that would be okay. is that what i'm -- >> president hillis: if it's a denial, the path that people have expressed, it's a sensitive street with historic resources and this building is a contributor to it. and that would be the rationale. it's a significant street. we'd ask staff to relook at the historic resource report in the broader context to maintain the structure. >> commissioner moore: commissioner hillis, would you add to the list that you just mentioned the fact that it's sound housing, not in disrepair, and it's affordable, value not exceeding the number way which we normally get pushed into a corner? i think those issues would weigh into preserving the building as is. and i

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fong eu served nearly 20 years as the state's first female secretary of state.fornia secretary of state alex padilla called fong eu a "true trailblazer." she will be remembered as a wife, mother and grandmother who made the best lemon meringue pie. (( áá v.o. / pam áá )) the most important thing at the consumer electronics show was inshort supply this morning when the lights went out in las vegas. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) but that didn't stop man's best electronic friend from strutting his stuffat the big show and now there's something new about the worlds first robotic dog. <299 399 prices that our company was built on --- (power goes out) and that will never happen with your gopro> (cont vo)(steve) exhibitors and attendees at this year's consumer electronics show were in the dark this morning -- after the las vegas convention center experienced a power outage. show officials are still investigating the reason behind the power being out for about an hour and a half.(pam) thousands of companies unveil and display their newest tech and electronic products each ye

march fong eu was the 5. >>> new york city is following the lead of bay area cities in suing five oilto hold those companies responsible for present and future damages to the city from climate change. the suit names bp, chevron, conocophillips, exxonmobil, and royal dutch shell. the suit claims they are to blame for 11% of all global warming gases as a result of all the oil and gas products they have sold over the years. san francisco and other bay area cities have filed a similar lawsuit on monday. >>> the port of oakland is tied to a settlement announced by the california air resources today. they announced a settlement with ssa containers, inc. the settlement comes in respond to alleged air quality violations by the company at the ports of oakland and long beach. the settlement money will fund pollution research and healthcare for children with asthma. >>> a do not travel advisory to five states in mexico. coming up next, the warning that puts two popular resort cities on the same warning level as somalia, yemen and syria. >> also, the president of the oakland a's talked to ktvu th

commissioners fong, johnson and koeppel, you were against. >> good afternoon, commissioners. planning department. the ordinance would amends a zoning map to amends a portion of a paper street proposed for vacation to our m1. as jonas said, the planning commission first heard this item on december 21 and discussed the potential impacts of the sale of the two city-owned parcels to the owner of the land-locked parcel who is also the appellant of the lawsuit. commissioners hillis, johnson, mooser and richards expressed concern about the size of development that may be possible with the purchase of the two city-owned lots by the appellant of the lawsuit. some planning commissions also expressed concerns about votings on the proposed rezoning without knowing what could be built on the proposed par else is. the commission voted to continue the item with the request that more information be provided regarding the various development scenarios if the two parcels were to be rezoned to rm1 or rh2. going into some of these potential development snare yoes on the subject lot, there is exh

thanks. >> commissioner fong? >> commissioner johnson, i'm sad that you are leaving but i'm happy for you. personally. you have so much dedication and have so many big ideas. maybe ideas that are too big for the commission. wherever you go, i hope that you are able to implement and push forward those big ideas of yours. >> commissioner milgar? >> thank you. i will also really miss you, christine. i think you are one of smartest people i've ever met and we sometimes disagree and you always make me think. and i think that that is such a fantastic quality in policy government discourses to be able to add something with heft to the discussion and you never failed to do that and you also do it with grace. i have really appreciated sitting next to you as a human. you are warm and wonderful and wish you the best of luck in what you do next. i'm looking forward to your success. >> commissioner koppel? >> thank you, mr. president. i as well will be sad not having you next to me. as sad as i am, i am that more excited for y

has been issued for tomorrow and could arrive just in time forhe evening two days after the storm fonghe jersey shore are still cleaning up massive piles of snow there the action cam on the scene in atlantic city where you can see those bulldozers busy at work over in benton a whole bunch of sides streets are still not cleared out but some vehicles still s and for that reason several school districts are closed again tomorrow and others delayed atlantic cityls are closed and mar and bender city schools opening two hours late complete list ofclosings on our website 6abc.com we have team coveraollowedble wintry mix tomorrow and actio t several water main breaks and begin with melissa magee and our first check of the accuweather forecast melissa. >> walter we have chanhes tomorrow afternoon tomorrow evening. temperatures right are in the teens. by tomorrow afternoon we will be freezing mark or slightly above. the problem is that for about two weeks now temperatures have been well below freezing so any moisture that comes on twill stick fairly quickly to the surfaces so winter weather advi

want to thank and recognize paul yip but our captains working the parades and festivities, darrell fong who is here today, i know will be working closely and from the tenderloin station, we'll be working in concert together to make sure residents and workers are safe as we celebrate the year of the dog. and finally in regards to making sure that we're all aware of what's going on with the blessing scams, i want to appreciate san francisco police chief for working with our officer and supervisor aaron peskin's office to convene a meeting to make sure sfpd is putting the resources it has available to investigating the scams as well. we want our constituents to report, but we want to make sure we're investigating and bringing people to justice to make sure they are not taking advantage of the most vulnerable in our community. happy new year. (applause) >> okay. so i want to introduce malcolm young from the chinatown community development center. i got it. >> all right you got it! okay. i know, exactly. i'm going to make this quick. all right, so everybody, and the reverend isn't here but i

i think it is important fong there is reporting that the justice department does not want this released. the fbi director has read it. keep in meenind, it is highly inappropriate to release it without the democratic response. >> presumably they would both be released. the president of the united states has authorized to declassify whatever he wants. you know that, right? >> yes. he could. >> if he wants the republican memo released, irrespective of the others, the president could overrule it and say release and it then it is released. >> that's correct. the president can declassify. you have seen in the past the president has given up top secret information when talking to foreign nationals. he that power. >> on a separate issue, is the trump administration complying with the law that you passed overwhelmingly last year in the house and the senate. the president reluctantly scene the it. if he vetoed it, it would be vetoed. >> thopefully by midnight, they will start implementing it but there's no reason for the president of the united states to thumb his nose at it. if the president wan

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on that motion, commissioner fong. commissioner koppel. >> commissioner richards. commissioner president hillis, excuse me. >> thank you. that motion passes unanimously 5-0. >> that is it, right. so meeting adjourned. thank you. >> self-planning works to preserve and enhance the city what kind hispanic the environment in a variety of ways overhead plans to fwied other departments to open space and land use an urban design and a variety of other matters related to the physical urban environment planning projects include implementing code change or designing plaza or parks projects can be broad as proipd on overhead neighborhood planning effort typically include public involvement depending on the subject a new lot or effect or be active in the final process lots of people are troubled by they're moving loss of they're of what we preserve to be they're moving mid block or rear yard open space. >> one way to be involved attend a meeting to go it gives us and the neighbors to learn and participate dribble in future improvements meetings often take the form of open hous

i'm lotu 1ed hi-fong. came here in 1982. put both of my kids in spring valley school, which is the oldest school west of the mississippi. kids were bussed from the mission and whisked in addition to spring valley, other schools without any teachers or even paraprofessionals in place. cambodian were bussed out to bayview point, etcetera, etcetera. i can vouch for marlene tran's qualifications as a kindergarten teacher at cec. i think we are ten years behind the curve. if i'm not mistaken, new york and los angeles did this a decade ago, so if you look at the nature of the population in sfusd, trace it back to the history of chinese children being excluded from the public schools and the case of mamie tape versus hurley. trace it back before that to the 1 882 exclusion act. there are many reasons that immigrants have been discriminated against. i thank aaron for mentioning the central american wars in the 80's. these kids and their parents deserve full empowerment, so we have three meetings a month in chinese, spanish, and engl

. >> commissioner fong: yeah. it's a tough one. but i'm leaning to not being in support of it. it's a habitable structure. it's midblock. if it was the corner, it feels like you would get a larger project out of it. i don't see it as a necessary demolition. if it was falling down, of course. we just had a discussion about the excelsior and the character and this to me is part of the character of the mission. while it's tiny, it plays an important role. >> commissioner richards: mr. eastwood, we heard that people were living in the house before and they're no longer there. when you purchased the property, was there anybody living in there? >> when i purchased it, it was r-

fong, you need to acknowledge you've reviewed the previous hearing and materials. >> commissioner: i have reviewed. >> thank you very much. >> good evening, david lindsay, department staff. so i was -- it was four weeks ago tonight that the commission heard the item initially, heard the staff presentation and public comment. at the end of the hearing, the commission indicated its view that the -- some of the materials were inadequate and requested that we come back with the additional materials including some existing building conditions as well as some photographs. so we have provided that to the commission. i'm happy to go through and present my -- do the presentation over again, if the commission wishes. but otherwise, our recommendation remains the same to not take dr and approve the project as revised. >> okay. thank you, mr. lindsay. project -- dr request, you have three minutes. we'll give you 3 minutes and then a 1-minute rebuttable since we've heard this item already. >> thank you. thank you for continuing this. fog has changed as far as -- nothing has changed as far as we'r