the fong family who have built an empire of cribs defied those odds. their company, million dollar baby, has become one of the largest manufacturers of cribs in the world. but that success has come despite the family facing some really hard moments. when this pair of music moguls and an iron man splurge on a $3,500 striking acrylic crib, it makes headlines. the l.a.-based million dollar baby is the family-run business behind this innovative design and over the past 27 years, the powerhouse company has delivered millions of cribs worldwide. soon after the they feared for the future of china, so they moved their family to the u.s. daniel had a background in venture capital and he wanted in on a happy industry. >> most people that shop baby furniture are usually quite happy. >> the pair started with just one product. the classic jenni-lyn. a traditional spindle design, but their crib was half the price of their competitors. >> i imported the parts from asia, but i used american hardware and then we assembled them in the united states because safety was th

>> commissioner fong: thank you. i'm going to support a motion to not approve the garage and take dr, not approve the garage. i'm not going to support a motion to shringk reduce the roof deck, largely because the dr, that wasn't the issue. the issue is the garage primarily, and i believe there is no rear yard here. i hear you that there's never been a rear yard, but i think we're taking away a pretty significant piece of them as a family. it's a nice block. it's a great view. it would be nice to up there and for a family to enjoy that. >> commissioner moore: and since we are not having any elevator access to the roof because the garage is more important, so be it. >> commissioner fong: thank you. >> commissioner fong: so based on that richa. >> vice president richards: i'll withdraw my second on her motion and second yours. >> clerk: commissioners, there's been a motion to take dr and second the motion on the proposed garage. on that motion. [ roll call. ] >> commissioner moore: i want to make sure that we are approv

despite all the success by the second generation of fongs, both children struggled with family dynamic on the work front. challenging their father was something they both tried to avoid. >> at the beginning it was pretty tough. i was very agreeable. we were avoiding conversation, there was a lot of resentment that was building. >> they also realized the importance of perfect alignment when the family faced their employees. >> behind the scenes we're actually very good at giving each other feedback. >> you get rid of all the b.s. >> the most important thing was not to do it in front of employees. >> behind the scenes, the brother/sister conversations didn't always go smoothly. and it wasn't just a sibling dynamic at play. tracy's husband eric, a former high-end architect, and teddy's wife tiffany, steve jobs' former assistant, joined the team, too. their aunt julia and uncle john were also part of the clan. in 2014, daniel sparked a conversation on the way to a family dinner wondering who should he pass the ceo reigns to when he was ready. >> tracy is like, let teddy go first. immediate

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before we present, commissioner fong? >> i just wanted to say that i sought the advice of the city attorney that i am not recusing myself on this particular item, but i have served on the golden gate park national everybo conserveancy. >> we're going to hear first from the city staff and then the appellant and then the project sponsor. >> correct. >> correct? okay. thank you. go ahead. so sorry. >> i'm lisa gibson, environmental review officer, and this is julie moore. she's a senior planner, and she has roughly prior 20 years of experience prior to joining the planning department conducting environmental review under the california environmental quality act, and she has a degree in geology and a masters in psychology, and we're very pleased to have her working in our department, and again this is her first time before the commission and her first appeal of a project, so she's been very fortunate. >> good afternoon, members of the commission and president hillis. as you know i'm julie moore. joining me is wade griffith. t

on that motion, commissioner fong? >> commissioner fong: aye. >> commissioner koppel: aye. >> commissioner melger: aye. >> president hillis: aye. >> that passes 6-0. and that moves us to 2017-00199ocua, 863 carolina street. this is a conditional use authorization. >> good afternoon, linda ajello-hoagland. this is for existing vacant, single-family dwelling and construction of a three-story over basement structure with two dwelling units. the subject property is located in the showplace square neighborhood. it was constructed in 1907. properties in the immediate vicinity consist of residential homes, of varied height, design and construction dates. the block face is characterized by two- to three-story buildings of mixed architectural style the buildings vary from single-family to small, multifamily buildings. the existing structure is 400 square feet. it contains no bedrooms and has one bathroom and it's 16 feet in height. the proposed structure would provide two dwelling units with one and two bedrooms with 1,242 squa

fong said the biggest hurdle to getting that idea into a lab would be time, mon and staff but expects to start a study this year. he said the limited research existing does show -- >> thc and other cannabinoids in the body can be effective for pain control. >> reporter: the same research found marijuana users can also fall prey to the same problem associated with opioids. >> we know for certain it can cause addiction. >> reporter: so he said whether weed can wean people off opioids is far from answers. in westwood, joe kwon, kpix5. >>> a wind advisory for the north bay hills tomorrow, gusts up to 50 miles per hour. what will that do to our temperatures? your forecast next. ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, michaela deprince could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while performing a grand jetÉ between two grand pianos. she could... in a commercial. in real life she uses it to pay her sister, from her couch, for that sweater she stained. what sweater? (phone buzzes) life, lived michaela's way. chase. make more of what's yours. from destroying the delta. reporter carlos correa >>> a

commissioner fong. [ roll call ] >> so moved. commissioner have taken d.r. that is the close of our hearing. >> third thursdays at the commons is a monthly event series to really activate krisk centkrisk -- civic center, fulton mall, and other locations through social operation. >> in 2016, an initiative called the civic center progress initiative was launched, it was launched by a bunch of city agencies and community partners, so they really had to figure out how to program these places on a more frequent basis. i'm with the civic center community benefit district, and i'm program manager for the civic center commons. also, third thursdays will have music. that was really important in the planning of these events. >> we wanted to have an artist that appeals to a wide range of tastes. >> i'm the venue manager. good music, good music systems, and real bands with guitar players and drummers. >> we turned uc center and fulton street into a place where people want to be to meet, to laugh, and it's just an amazing place to be. there's a number of different exhibi

commissioner fong. [ roll call ] >> so moved. commissioner have taken d.r. that is the close of our hearing. listen, your story line, it makes for incredible tv drama. thing is, your drug use is too adult for the kids, so i'm going to have to block you. oh, man. yeah. [inhales] well, have a good one. you're a nice lady. - working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city that's on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world-class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - our 28,000 city and county employees play an important role in making san francisco what it is today. - we provide residents and visitors with a wide array of services, such as improving city streets and parks, keeping communities safe, and driving buses and c

commissioner fong. [ roll call ] >> so moved. commissioner have taken d.r. that is the close of our hearing. week. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the san francisco. the reporter: has many opportunities to get out and placing play a 4 thousand acres of play rec and park has a place win the high sincerely the place to remove user from the upper life and transform into one of mother nachdz place go into the rec and park camp mather located one hundred and 80 square miles from the bay bridge past the oakland bridge and on and on camp mather the city owned sierra nevada camping facility is outings outside the gate of yosemite park it dates back before the area became is a popular vacation it i sites it was home to indians who made the camp where the coral now stands up and artifacts are found sometimes arrest this was the tree that the native people calm for the ac accordions that had a high food value the acorns were fatally off the trees in september but they would come up prosecute the foothills and were recipe the same as the people that came to camp camp is celebrating it's 9

we'll speak with "the intercept's" investigative journalist lee fong.e will also talk about how the supreme court would deal with t courses -- key coursesnd to the kochrothers. >>e haveade more progress in the la five years than i had in the previous 50. amy: then it has been six months since hurricane harvey flooded houston, the most diverse city in the united states, home to the nation's largest refining and petrochemical complex. >> you talk about the invisibility and you talk about where the population lives and not only a disaster in terms of the flooding. you talk about a disaster in terms of the environment, pollution, the health threats, the potential for the kinds of impacts that we will see for years to come. amy: we will host a roundtable discussion with dr. robert bullard, the "father of environmental justice," and the sierra club's bryan parras about andthe executive director goldman environmental prize winner hilton kelly. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. s

thank you. >> clerk: very good, commissioners that passes 4-2 with commissioners fong and koppel voting against. commissioners, that'll place us on our final item of your agenda for 16 a and b for case numbers 201608920 ap for 33 and 5 aladdin terrace. you will continue the discretionary review and the zoni zoning director will consider the variance. >> -- of the existing three story residential structure containing two dwelling units. a project proposed to remodel the existing 2800 square foot building adding 1600 square feet of living space to be distributed amongst the two existing dwelling units. to accommodate the one story vertical addition, the existing floor plates would be lifted approximately 3'6", creating a new fourth floor. the project would add a two door garage and two doors measuring 8 feet wide. a new roof deck with a roof hatch is also part of the proposal. the project requires a rear yard variance from code section 134. a portion of the horizontal and vertical addition would encroach into the required rear yard by approximately 6'8". at the conclusion of this hearing,

commissioner fong. [ roll call ] >> so moved. commissioner have taken d.r. that is the close of our hearing. it. >> shop & dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges resident to do their shop & dine in the 49 within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services in the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so we're will you shop & dine in the 49 chinatown has to be one the best unique shopping areas in san francisco that is color fulfill and safe each vegetation and seafood and find everything in chinatown the walk shop in chinatown welcome to jason dessert i'm the fifth generation of candy in san francisco still that serves 2000 district in the chinatown in the past it was the tradition and my family was the royal chef in the pot pals that's why we learned this stuff and moved from here to have dragon candy i want people to know that is art we will explain a walk and they can't walk in and out it is different techniques from stir frying to smoking to steaming and they do show of. >> beer a ro

ktvu's julie haner once again will be a cohost along with bay area journalist ben fong torres. the live coverage will begin saturday, february 24 at 6 pm.>>> today, the earth could feel the effects of a solar flare that happened 93 million miles away last sunday. that's when there was a strong burst of radiation during a solar storm. since then, magnetic particles have been heading towards us on earth. there about 150 of these flares every year. but this one is considered minor. we may feel some small fluctuation in the power grid, we may see a small drop in the effectiveness of satellite operations. it could also produce more colorful and powerful aurora displays, better known as the northern and southern lights.>>> we are finding out more about the 19-year-old who was behind yesterday's deadly school shooting in florida. up next, what florida officials are saying about his troubled past. and how one student described the moment she saw him coming down the hallway . >>> a young woman here in the bay area repeatedly stabbed and left for dead in alameda county. we spoke to one o

combined $127 million this year from ad revenue alone, on top of the list, daniel middleton, evan fong and dude perfect. and now some influencers are leveraging their fame in the real world branding their own merchandise to sell to millions of followers. >> the smartest influencers know that their fame has an expiration date and if they want to have a career out of this, they can't just be an influencer. they have to be bigger than that. they have to be a brand. >> homecoming makeup. >> reporter: between homecoming and gymnastics classes, brooke and bailey mcknight document their every move and song on the youtube channel. they are putting their own line of products branded with a double b in front of their 4 million subscribers. >> i would call it like an everyday line, like we've got t-shirts, wallets, pencils, notebooks. >> reporter: they recently launched their own mascara, too. was merchandise something that your followers were asking for? >> we're seeing any time we post a t.d. the girls want the outfit we're hearing. >> outfit of the day. >> otd ss. we decided to create somethin

. >> president fong answered my question. it's set up in such a way that the load sets that up. it's set up in a way that if there's overcrowding, there's ways for the city to enforce that via the building and fire department. they are strict about it in certain types of occupancies. if there are too many people in the building, that's a major problem. part of the conditions of approval, it does go to the drawings, was it addressed and if not, then we have an issue obviously. if it was, they have to comply with the occupant load on the plans. >> president fung: i think the operator should meet with us while you talk to the appellant. >> microphone. >> for people who are amputees like he said he was, they're relying on a second exit, is that how it works? >> there are areas of refuge for that purpose. that's correct. now in older buildings, the new buildings today, highrises are better than the older buildings but that is something that should be -- not sure in the old code how it would work with the billing but an area of refuge is required through the code at the time and then

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there's no way fong they'll declassify. what if anything, for democrats and republicans who want it released, what can they do if the president chooses not to make it public? >> well, any member of the house can trays issue and they can release it. adam schiff did say that he wanted to make sure the law enforcement community had cleared the memo before it was released. of course, the major piece of it was classified. when the memo was released, that secret was blown. so having red the memo, it is copiously footnoted and very thorough. i'm not sure any of it would be kept from the public given the republican memo was already released. >> the president clearly believes the nunes memo vindicated his xlams the russia investigation is a home. >> i think this is a side show in many respects. i think my colleague trey gowdy mentioned it yesterday. this has nothing to do with the russia probe mr. mueller is engaging in. i think it is of interest that the fisa court found not once but four times carter page was an agent of a foreign

you also got people like marco rubio, i think it's fong to be attending in town haul tonight. he's been talking about this issues which is horrific which is terrified. they're saying these kids aren't real they're criminal case actors. this is the kind of false plastic bag that's meant to inflame people. it's not at all based in reality or truth. but -- and it does speak to this cultural moment that we're in. >> we're in a time where fake news is a real problem. >> fake news covers a lot of ground, this is not fake news this is a gross disgusting. >> it's also -- the president is not saying the kids are actors, but the idea the president has talked about some conspiracy theory and that to me is a problem for our society because when you have the person in the most powerful seat talk about conspiracy. now you have these people worth not related to the president -- >> right the president hasn't endorsed any of that. >> i'm talking about the culture of it and that to me is problematic. >> i think it's odd people are surprised these students can be so mobilize because we're in a m

laptop bandits have struck again this time at this alameda starbucks at park and centralsot giselle fong/starbucks customer 06-09 i'm definitely on more hi alert police say the incident occurred sunday night about 9-30. 3 suspects stealing two laptops it's unknown whether they're the same three people who entered this atlantic avenue starbucks on the other side of town last month, and stole 3 laptops.sot catherine cook/starbucks customer 24-34 it's really changed my perception in terms of my 12 soon to be 13 year old. he will go out with his friend to play pokemon go with his friend in alameda and sometimes they would stop by starbucks and now i tell them no, don't do that, wait until your parent is with you. we are much more cautiouspart of being more cautious is never leaving a laptop unattended.. but for many there are additional ways to protect their computers.sot haleigh johnson/starbucks customer 48-54we make sure they are off to the side and inside and not close to the street , so its harder to get them taken.sot ron mooney/starbucks customer 55-103we're also not near the door as

commissioner fong.no problem and rereached out last time about the komodo dragon and i like the wellness approach to the compound, water provides switching, and all that, but i have a problem with the nails in the back of the paddy. i looked at it the time before and thought about it since the last meeting and the last meeting of the full commission. i think we have to take a better lock at that than nails in the back. i believe there's something probably wrong of the vertebra, so of the back part. maybe somebody who knows for about fusing the vertebra and joining them somehow and fusing and leaving the neurological openings. i didn't like that at all on the big daddy, the komodo dragon from madagascar. so if while the

>> commissioner fong: i don't have any problems with it and move to approve. >> second. >> okay, commissioners. we have a motion -- >> commissioner moore? >> commissioner moore: in this neighborhood and corridor, do we have any restrictions for ground floor medical? in some we do. do we have that here? >> not in this neighborhood commercial district. >> commissioner moore: no restrictio restrictions? >> it's a permitted use, yes. >> we have a motion and a second to approve the matter at 900 clement street. [roll call] >> so moved. approved 5-0. okay. so at this time, we'll move on it our discretionary review calendar. the first item on our agenda would be 2015-001542drp. at 2514 balboa street. >> good evening. david lindsay, department staff. the project at 2514 balboa street consists of a horizontal addition at the rear of the house, two-story vertical creation of second dwelling unit. it would occupy the expanded first and second floors and fourth story set back from front and rear facades by 15 feet and set back from the east side property line by 5 feet. a roof deck will be located the a a

captain fong from sfpd. we thank them for attending, presenting and for their commitment. the presentation focused on each department outlining procedures. first describing the three levels of support within the center, ambassadors, security and sfpd officers. as additional assistance is needed, the transit personnel will work with other agencies, in most cases department of supportive housing, sfpd and others as appropriate. they will follow current procedures and protocol to handle situations on a case by case basis as they do city-wide. various examples on the effectiveness of how they're working together to support at-risk residents. if neighbors and agencies outside of the center see problems or identify issues, they're instructed to call or contact 311 or the sfpd and they'll respond which is current protocol. to ensure optimal response, each agency indicated they might need additional resources. the members had a robust debrief and follow up discussion on january 8, 2018. we were pleased with the direction of readiness of the center and protocol with the city depart

taking extra steps so they are not victimizedsoti'm not going to set it down and walk awaysot giselle fong/starbucks customer 38-42i am definitely more cautious and aware of who my backpack is aroundsot haleigh johnson/starbucks customer 43-51i tend to have my books and my laptop here and all my stuff out and now i make sure all my stuff is contained and work on one instead of alameda is not the only place this is happening. the city of berkeley racked up 16 laptop thefts just in the month of january.standup dan kerman/alameda 100-110law enforcement says robbers are who are not paying attention. to avoid being victimized authorities say don't bury your head in your computer. in kerman kron 4 news.news. (steve)the chinese new year is fast approaching and there have already been a number of celebrations in preparation for the big festivities. (catherine) kron 4's ali reid visited san francisco's chinatown to see how people are getting ready.. stores in chinatown are getting ready for this year's chines new year celebration. san francisco's chinatown is one of the largest in the nation, and e

captain daryl fong from southern stations will come and visit the island and have a meet and greet conversationith residents followed by a discussion with supervisor kim's staff about budget needs for next year for the island. and then those would be potential things that the board of supervisor's budget would address in addition to our budget. the flea market returned in january. they've rebranded, as the treasure island fest. we grew record crowds last month. so much so that it added impact on traffic on the bay bridge. so, jack nathanson and rich have been working withs the fest sponsors and they've developed a new -- they have brought on a traffic consultant and have a new traffic plan for the february flea with robust traffic management plan and additional staffing to direct traffic. so, we'll continue to monitor that situation. the treasure island market and deli re-opened in its new location in the basement of building 1. and alsos the treasure island parent's council and ymca are scheduled to have a black history month celebration on saturday, the 24th, at the treasure island gym, open

and i want it say that we have in chambers, reverend norman fong and leadership of the center where enochhas worked for many, many years. >> sisters and brothers, we have a history of sending missionaries overseas to every country in the world, but this is a missionary from hong kong that came to the u.s. to help chinatown. this guy is super bad. i've never seen anybody work as hard and long and i could not leave my wife and family for 10 years like he said. he's going to fly back immediately to hong kong and enjoy life. i don't know if you have grandkids or whatever, but we want to thank you on behalf of san francisco. you are a superstar. you are a mother teresa in a different way in chinatown and i love you so much the staff and the residents are here. 2 he's -- he is a bridge-builder. he tried to give life to seniors. and i can say too much. can everyone stand up that says that you love enoch? come on. oh, yeah. [cheers and applause] okay. say a few words. >> i'm so thankful and happy to have the chance to be here and with all the people in san francisco. i came here in 2005. my mothe

. >> commissioner fong? >> i'm going to support the motion and have great confidence in our environmental division. as we see many of these ceqa documents come before us. i'll try not to speak to the project, but i think this is a much needed regional solution to our transit problem in the bay area, and from an emergency preparedness situation, it's a no brainer. i understand the concerns that use aleet ohaus, and i do hope you're able to work out some operational details with them, and we'd highly encourage that. >> we have to bifurcate and sausalito, you may have legitimate issues and wants to talk to the park service about it, but i think it goes beyond our scope in looking at this in the context of ceqa. >> commissioners, if there's nothing further, there is a motion that's been seconded to uphold the preliminary mitigated declaration. shall i call that question? >> yes. >> on that motion to uphold the preliminary mitigated declaration. [ roll call. ] >> so moved, commissioners. that motion passes 5-1, w