it deserves collective attention in making sure haight ashbury is not compromised but also an area we want to make sure is accessible for all. cole valley neighborhood, you know, to haight, is a bit of a hamlet, an enclave near the haight, in between there and ucsf and inner sunset. inner sunset, it's just a great swing area. what i mean by that is you just have such a great combination between merchants and residents, mass transit hub, a lower pac heights, certainly wants to enjoy the prosperity of pac heights but not want to lose its diversity that spills over from the fillmore western addition area. north of pan handle is a composite of everything i have just said. those are the aspects of the district, neighborhood by neighborhood, that makes it a challenging and needy district, but one i love and am responding to. >> ♪ >> welcome to another addition of district sf, sftv's profile of san francisco neighborhoods an their issues. i'm jennifer lowe. today we will focus on district five. let's get started by looking at the problems the residents are facing. >> any of the problems we s

the cole street clinic is a youth clinic in the heart of the haight ashbury and they target youth. tom woodell takes care of many of the central city residents and they have great expertise in providing services for many of the homeless. potrero hill and southeast health centers are health centers in those particular communities that are family health centers, so they provide health care to patients across the age span. . >> many of our clients are working poor. they pay their taxes. they may run into a rough patch now and then and what we're able to provide is a bridge towards getting them back on their feet. the center averages about 14,000 visits a year in the health clinic alone. one of the areas that we specialize in is family medicine, but the additional focus of that is is to provide care to women and children. women find out they're pregnant, we talk to them about the importance of getting good prenatal care which takes many visits. we initially will see them for their full physical to determine their base line health, and then enroll them in prenatal care which occurs over

the cole street clinic is a youth clinic in the heart of the haight ashbury and they target youth.

. >> i am a 35 year resident of the haight-ashbury and a long time walker at snow lake. i am here to echo the concerns of hundreds of my fellow walkers to have signed petitions opposing this development. it seems to fundamentally contradiction that you would set out that the recreation and parks department would be to enhance a culture and a century that is valued chiefly for its tranquillity. this will bring in more and more people, more traffic, more noise, most alarming given us no assurances that i'm aware of that all sorts of issues will be respected and addressed if this project moves forward. people are very concerned about the colony. also the possible effect of night lighting. there are lots of ramifications , the committee has no assurances that. the meetings would be damaging to the wildlife and plants. people are concerned about the serving of alcohol which is the case at the other park. perhaps, basically an environmental impact report. >> thank you. >> i would like to leave some recommendations which i hope will be included. >> for over 60 years and the pri

house coalition, the san francisco chapter of the sierra club, the telegraph hill dwellers, the haight-ashbury neighborhood council, and the neighborhood coalition, and it should be noted those entities have showed concerns with the process, but they have not necessarily expressed formal opposition to ortega family enterprises. their concerns have been with staff, the process, and retaining the historic building and historic operator. >> thank you. commissioner lee, you had a question period commissioner lee: first of all, i want to thank you for your work. i know this was a difficult process. we have announced four times now, and i should mention we should move forward and every time, we have been back here. as a look at the proposal, i do have one concern, and this is something i see as a potential flaw in the process, which is the rent. i see that you have laid out the capital improvements of each vendor and the qualifications and so forth, but has there -- in the past, -- you know, it is after all a lease. was there any consideration for the rental fee? what can this department expect on e

. >> it is one of the better programs i have seen in haight- ashbury. what programs bring education to the forefront? mayor newsom: maria is shaking her head. then reverend brown will amplify. >> we're partnering with two other departments to find the early education service area. we

at the march 31 meeting in haight-ashbury, at least eight members attended. in the public at rich document, there is no mention of any of the statements. our office hours with planning also were dismissed by planning, ignoring the basic cost and cause of the dilemma. the planning department is staffed by planners who have been trained to offer government solutions to problems and don't recognize that housing in every community and the united states should be maintained privately. thank you. president miguel: thank you. >> my name is peter. i am the executive director of small planners of san francisco. i think the private sector is short changed in the housing plan. i have read the revised plan, and is mentioned from time to time, but it is not given much coffee. i think what we need to do is find a way is enticed a private investor to invest more in the city. i, at this -- i, at this with many years of working in russia and cuba. i have seen what it is when you squeeze out the private sector and try to do everything by government means. you wind up with no h

. >> it is one of the better programs i have seen in haight- ashbury.hat programs bring education to the forefront? mayor newsom: maria is shaking her head. then reverend brown will amplify. >> we're partnering with two other departments to find the early education service area. we invest a significant amount of money and blend with school districts dollars and headstart dollars to ensure that if a family in san francisco once a child care slot, they will have the opportunity to have that slot. with different types of subsidy programs to support families and all income levels. as the mayor said, if any families are interested in a child-care slots, please call 311. they can also go to the children's council to learn more about the availability of slots. >> there is no question, we need to provide jobs. that is essential. i would underscore one significant thing. someone referred to spikes in violence in various communities. naacp's