the project at 333 harrison is a new project which would generate approximately $3.20 million in soma community stabilization fees, a fee established in 2005 as an amendment to the planning code for mitigation of the impact of residential development in the area. the fund must be used to addressed various impact of development and can be used for affordable housing, economic and work-force development, community cohesion, and approve meant -- improvement to infrastructure of the neighborhood. there was a committee founded to make recommendations to the sport on the expenditure of money deposited in the fund. we were before this committee earlier this year with the first round of expenditures from the fund. we just completed grand negotiation and the first contracts -- grant negotiation and the first contracts are starting july 1. these are mostly in the form of grants to community organizations. harrison fremont, which is managed by the emerald fund, approached us to consider recommending that some of the funds generated by this project be targeted toward deeper affordability at the s

. >> commissioner harrison has a question for you.vice president harrison: on the first page, is this 50%, or that is the cost of the project? >> it is the amount we have available to spend on deferred maintenance projects in the fiscal year 2011. >> it is 50%? >> they agreed to take 50% of the existing balance, which was about $1.7 million, and 50% of the allocation into the contingency fund going forward. in 2009, there was $1.7 million available, and at the beginning of the fiscal year there will be another half a million dollars available, and those seats will $2.2 million. >> that represents 50%. >> it represents 50%. >> there is still some left for the commissioners. >> though you are spending on its. krasko ahead. -- go ahead. as draw serious for that. 2.2 was the target. i want to explain to the process we went through to a rise of the sorest. this is a collaboration, so we met repeatedly to go through the process to arrive at these projects. we first met to revere of our properties -- to review all our properties listed in ou

sound etienne situation -- sound aten, ation in the building and moved the speakers away from 766 harrison address and pointed them the other way. we actually performed three sound tests in that cubic building, and used that to help with our additional sound atenuation. and mr. granelli can certainly say this is not a first but there is an email i believe in your packets, and i have a copy if you don't have one, concerning sunday, july 4th where mr. wayne canon who lives in the cubics building states that at -- there was, quote, very heavy bass sound around 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on that particular evening, the club opened its doors at 10:00 for the first half-hour, it's very low volume but there was no sound system at all in operation on july 4 when there was a complaint from 8:30 to 9:30 in the evening. so we may have a situation here where, you know, locked buildings in the area, it seems like the sound is coming from a certain place but may be coming from somewhere else. after the sound tests were completed between mr. granelli and officer yamgucci per the recommendations of inspector grane

they are here to see you. >> tourists by the bus load flock here to meet rick harrison, and his familythe pawn stars. rick's dad, they call the old man. rick's son, corey. >> it is weird to be on tv. to be a star. i can't picture myself -- >> and long-time family friend, chumley. >> how are you? >> the items for sale here range from the ordinary. >> diamonds. >> to the wild. >> a motor. you may or may not see that coming up. >> to the wow. >> those gold records, my real one. that is my favorite one. frank. >> and the downright rare. >> the number one playboy, with marlin in t. >> the first issue of playboy. >> what you see on tv, rick says, is the real deal. >> after i started doing the tv, other shows aren't that much reality. you can see the things i buy on the show. >> it is has been a boom for tourism. like the casinos on the strip. it is a tourist destination in itself. >> they gave me the keys of the city, i am bringing tourists downtown. >> thousands of people line up each day, breaking the intense heat. 110 when we were there. >> why did you come to this pawn shop? >> we live i

democrat, rockfalls, for paul harrison. caller: i agree with pretty much everything that's paul harrison there is saying. the collar that was just on has some very good -- caller that was just one has some very good points. i would like to see paul harrison take these views to washington and present them to obama. and present them to congress. host: what exactly was the point you wanted him to respond to? caller: the rich get richer and the poor get poorer every day. it is about american creed, american policies, and i just feel that more of this should have been all placed years ago when the oil industry started, you know, they have been knowing about this for so long. host: final thoughts from our guest. guest: this is a big moment for changes in washington, and this is one of them. we need to of a national conversation about our relationship with the production of fossil fuels, oil and gas, and how that is invested in the development of our communities, and transition to a place where we are not dependent on foreign oil,

that is why the developer of # 33 harrison is willing to pay for the cost of the i.f.d. to get this process moving quickly so that this park can be developed and opened to the public and several years earlier or the land, in fact, didn't get lost because we can't afford to buy it number one. on the c.f.d. also it is a good idea to get this sort of citywide c.f.d. process started. and i was involved there and you can amortize the costs and the substantial cost of developing the district and having a citywide c.f.d. that's smaller project and the much. practical way and the smaller projects to have access with inexpensive money and pays the fees and that are teetering on the brink of being able to move forward. and that extense to raise the impact of equity fees cannot defer but finance through the c.f.d. district. and these are well thought out and good public policy and i urge your support. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i would like to see more detail in the basic math of what the cost to a buyer per $100,000 over 20 years, calculated at 30 years and at 5%

right here, tom harrison, who with the commission and we've been working hard to try to make sure thatnow, i was here 50 years ago. and to see it now is great history, what this looks like today and it is really fantastic and i think it is something of a greatness for everything. and i'm honored to be here, to be with this and to see it today and the most important part is, we're taking about, is the coit's tower 75ths anniversary. that is fantastic. so i'm honored to be here and so today we're also here with our, you know, our general manager now, our new general manager of the rec and park who's now doing a fantastic job and is on his way doing fantasticness for us today. it is my honor, our new general manager. right here. >> thank you,. martin. thank you speaker pelosi, mr. mayor, mark leno, aaron peskin. we are thrilled in the r.e.c. -- rec and park department to be the home of this incredible department. as you heard before, this is an inspirational symbol to the world. the mayor often talks about beacons on a hill. this is really a beacon on the hill that speaks to the world abo

commissioner harrison: this is all in new project that is being put together. >> essentially what i am reporting to you our existing policies. capital division, as i said, has the most robust and codified policies. they have a handbook that you can go to the new p.m. that does have an outreach chapter. one of my undertakings is going to be to update that. this is -- in terms of actual establishment of a policy for the commission to adopt, yes. i think we will be making some tweaks to our practices as we evaluate them and what to make them more robust, but this is not a new endeavor for the department. we spend -- as you know, i engaged in a community outreach. >> you mentioned in one of the kermit sections about a sponsor noticing. we are the sponsors, right? so i noticed the 500 feet more round of a particular area than some things. >> when we are a sponsor, yes, but actually, it is very rare. there are times we partner with an administration, but for the most part, actually, she is here and can speak to that. for the most part, someone coming to us saying they want to have any event

tourists by the bus load flock here to meet rick harrison and his family, the pawn stars. >> you couldn't cast a crew like my family. >> reporter: rick's dad, who they call the old man. rick's son, corey. >> it's really weird to be on tv, to be a star. i can't picture myself as a star. >> reporter: and long-time family friend, chummily. >> how are you doing? >> good. >> reporter: the items for sale here range from the ordinary. >> you will find a higher end diamond. >> reporter: to the wild. >> we got a mortar. we just bought this you may or may not see that coming up on a recent episode. >> reporter: to the wow. >> gold records. those are the real one, not those damn collectible ones. that is my favorite there frank. >> reporter: to the down right rare. >> i have the -- a number one playboy in the case up there, too, the one with marilyn in it the very first issue of play bowl, volume one issue. >> rick says what you see on tv is the real deal. >> the funny thing after doing this show, i found out other reality tv is not this much reality. this is me. all the things i buy on the show, yo

that is why the developer of # 33 harrison is willing to pay for the cost of the i.f.d. to get this process moving quickly sot

paul harrison joins us from the environmental defense fund, examining long term proposals for restoring the gulf coast reason. and peter decoursey

to review and change eight permit for manner west, on harrison street -- manor west. is someone here? >> if i could call your attention to a couple of pages. we warned them seriously about the sound violations. there were complaints we were getting from the neighborhood. hopefully we will have better news. commissioner joseph: please state your name. >> i am a manager. we previously handed out a letter demonstrating some of the things we have done. they passed around a document, which is an email, and there was also an issue. in reviewing the tape of the last meeting, it would shunted aside, but i want to give them a little bit of background. noise control, there are one of the best contractors. you have that before you. the manor west performed a sound with the officer. i do not see him tonight, unfortunately. i think mr. granelli was at the end of that particular sound test. they were asked if they could crank it up. this was about 20% above what they had the day before. they did a sound tests. also in an apartment and up on a roof. knock on wood, i think we have do

goals of the committee itself because it will create an integrated economic committee in the 333 harrison. the local hire is a more advanced local higher than we have seen in other areas. we are very excited about that. the idea we will have ongoing discussions with the developer on a quarterly basis and the accountability of reporting is another important aspect to it, along with some of the funding going into supporting a new credit union that we are helping to establish in soma to fund a training, community outreach, and support. i am here to tell you that the committee of seven voted unanimously for this. we are very excited to move forward. chairperson avalos: great. thank you for your presentation. >> just so you know, we also have theresa hear from the merits -- from the mayor's office of housing if you have any questions about the contract if you have any need to monitor. chairperson avalos: great. thank you. having some history with the creation of the soma stabilization fund when i was a legislator, the purpose here was well in line with what the fund was established for, insuri

vice president harrison: this is a good use of this money. it is no good in the bank. when these projects are done, are you preparing a list for the next influx? >> talking to your microphone. >> do we have an influx to be done? >> we do. using the database in this manner, we know what would be next. he would then like to compare those to our preferred maintenance over the year and make the same trade-off decisions at that time. >> and the work before them -- a lot of it is structural. >> i remember when i started that amount, it had to go out to bid. >> it has been a $120,000 category. >> i know historically we have had some issues with irrigation problems, and i could list a slew of them. have we addressed most of those issues? then i want to ask you, did we address the issue of the park or a neighbor who has major problems in the back of their yard? >> i thank you for mentioning that. there is one thing i failed to mention. all properties undergoing bond renovation or some other wholesale upgrade were taking considerations. they are going to be addressed by that, so

interstate 580 in oakland where an overnight police shootout is keeping it closed to traffic at harrisonarrison street. >> bp is cautiously optimistic now that the oil has been kept from spilling since thursday. [ kid 1 ] waa ow so of our favorite things? we love summertime fun! ...wearing our farite colors... ...and jamming to our favorite bands! ♪ but we love eating totino's the most. we live for fun... ...friends... [ both ] ...and best of all.. [ all ] ...our favorite... ...eating totino's! ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ we're the kids in... >>> interstate 580 is shut down in oakland after a midnight gun battle involving chp officers and a man they pulled over. two officers were slightly injured. the suspect is hospitalized. they rushed to the scene with guns drawn where the chp called for emergency back-up. it begin with a traffic stop west of grand avenue around midnight. chp pulled over a white toyota pickup truck for speeding, they say. officers who approached the truck says the man was heavily armed. >> the suspect or the driver fired on the officers. the officers re

interstate 580 remains shut down in oakland from harrison street to macarthur maze after a midnight gun battle involving chp officers and a driver. the officers were slightly injured and the suspect is hospitalized. police rushed to the scene with guns drawn where the chp called for emergency back-up. it all begin with a traffic stop west of grand avenue around midnight. chp pulled over a white toyota pickup truck for speeding. officers who approached the truck say they saw several guns and that the man opened fire. they returned fire and called for emergency back-up from officers throughout the bay. >> he was shot multiple times he also was wearing body armor. that may have been why he was able to survive. he was taken to high land hospital. chp officers were hurt but their injuries are not life-threatening. another stretch is closed while caltrans crews perform some scheduled maintenance. they are replaces old and damaged crash barriers where 580 and 80 come together near the bay bridge. one lane heading toward eastbound 80 is also shut down. they say you should expect delays of about

traffic stop ended in the shoot out on interstate 580 in oakland over night it happened here on harrison street on ramp. just after midnight the street had been shut down for hours. >> the chp said the shooting was like a scene of the movie. it happened right there on westbound 580 in oakland. after the shoot out was over the place had shut down the freeway. the fbi and oakland police had to collect evidence. it shut down all day. the chp reopened all villein shortly after 9:00 p.m.. 10 officers and one man identified as by ron christopher williams exchanged gunfire for 58 minutes on the freeway. we had team coverage on the shoot out. >> the white toyota pickup you see whittled with bullets as the suspect vehicle. if it loses after midnight with how thick cruiser pulled salute toyota over for speeding and weaving in and out traffic. the man pulled a gun and started firing. within minutes there were many chp officers firing at the man who was heavily armed. he had a bulletproof vest as well as up large handgun and a rifle. >> is the video goes on rte. www.youtube.com read and hear what it

when i am awake. kand so i had this dream of working with india arie and yo- yo ma to do the george harrisonaw; and "-- song. this is the definitive way to do this. we are all in it together, we do not leave anybody out. t conviction, i am one of the few people that you can recognize by one note. god gave me that universal tone, and that is what we want to implement in all the songs. thank you. >> carlos santana, thank you for accepting the 2010 mayor's part award. >> to watch the ceremony, visit the home page of the arts commission website, sfarts commission captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> is honor to bring you together as often as we can to celebrate the arts in san francisco. tonight is the night but we want to celebrate each other and not only our incredible honorees, but all of the artists in the community who give to the city of san consist of. one of the main reasons why san francisco is such a special place and remains one of the world's greatest destinations, the arts. we need to make sure that our leaders remember that. but tonight is not for ta

harrison, what's the prescription from your area? if you don't quite know how bad it is yet, how are you going to get your head around how to restore things? what's your process going to be? guest: well, one of the things that people need to remember about the louisiana wetlands in particular and the gulf of mexico is that these are places where environmental damage has been happening for the past 80, 100 years. you can take the louisiana wetlands, for example, because we made some decisions on how we manage the mississippi river, the wetlands are actually the delta of the mississippi river. this is where the river comes down, it's draining 41% of the united states, it's eroding all that land and sediment. and it builds this land mass, where new orleans sits. it's where the fishing communities are. and it's an ongoing battle between the gulf of mexico and the mississippi river to build land. we pretty much turned off the mississippi river's ability to build land so that we could have flood control, so that we could have big navigatio

commissioner harrison: you were talking about the cost of the clubhouse. i remember one time my family rented the house down there. there was a custodial person present to make sure that they followed the agreement, you know. is this going to happen in any of the clubhouses? will someone come back to make sure that the folks are closing up and cleaning up, doing whatever they do? >> she permits our clubhouses, so she can tell you specifically. >> it is a little bit different in terms of the cost. we do have a policy for when you have to have staff on site. basically, events that have children, there is a staff see that would not be scholarships because it is an out of pocket expense that we pay. you would pay the fee for that. if you are using a facility where no one is present, we would have to have somebody there during the event. that person was supposed to be there the whole time. >> they were, upstairs. >> we have staff as an additional fee, but we would be covering the clubhouse ft. if there is staff on duty, it could be highly subsidized. >> commiss

had been on the harrison street on ramp. midnight sunday.p officers attempted to pull out a bigger truck for speeding and weaving as officer for the driver apparently opened fire within minutes there were 10 chp officers firing on the man who was allegedly wearing a bulletproof vest and had numerous firearms in his car, and the sixth zero rounds were fired. two officers sustained minor injuries by flying glass from upper windows the battle ended when the suspect surrendered after being shot multiple times. we're learning more formation on that suspect 45 wrote byron williams, we house of video him being rushed in the highland hospital, he says as it were a male who lives with his mother and growing california 10 of its officers and williams exchanged gunfire for five-team minutes but the chp does not know williams exact intentions it. >> there is no doubt that his intent was to kill someone,, sometime in the near future. right now i do not have the information elises to believe that domestic terrorism is an issue at this point, it is still e

as they turned towards harrison they observed a group of six male who is had walked across from the bar. and they were standing on the northeast corner of north 16th street. the males were yelling at another group of males and females that were standing in front of the old rincon. as the officers drove past the group, one of the subjects told the officers that they were fine and they were just leaving. we later know that these are the subjects that are the primary suspects in the shooting. as they turned on to 16th street, they made a u-turn to come back and check on the crowd. after they made the turn, they observed a group of 50 subjects exiting the bar. there was loud commotion and noise and it was obvious and apparent to them that there was a fight. as the subjects walked out of the bar, the physical altercation took place between three and four females and males. officer peregrinea, carr separated the parties. the crowd started to disperse and they were surrounded by the subjects from the bar. the officers were facing the door of the bar when they broadcast over radio that there wa

. >> my name is ron harrison. i live around the corner from angela and anthony. to cut to the quick, i feel we are seeing an egregious abuse of this process. the real issue is the loss of the view. i was at the commission meeting where commissioner miguel, who lives on the block, stated that he introduced the tenants, who all agreed there loss of the view was the greatest concern. the concern was not one of light and air. that is a species point. skylights could be easily placed. i have one in my home which is operable. i have venetian blinds in it. it is electrically powered. i know you can get them in many shapes to come form to whatever their needs are. the concerns for cost are also specious. they are allowed by the rent board to passed this cost on to their tenants. it costs the landlords no money at all. president peterson: thank you. next speaker. >> good evening, board members. it is getting late. i live across the street at 705. i am an architect. i am familiar with the residential design guidelines. i have reviewed the plan with angela. i feel they have

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heart of the demolition the new demolition structure itself, followed by the western lands back to harrison street. for the roadway over crossing, we have worked again workeddpt and mta. several of the streets have overhead timelines for the electric trolley buses. -- we have worked with dpt and mta. we need to coordinate any take down on our lands with that work, so a number of our closures are limited to nights and/or weekends, and you can see here in the color coding all of the yellow ones are night and weekend closures. the seven crossing, we will see some of that demolition work during the week, and some of the minor crossings will actually be doing some of that work during the day, during the week. we have also done quite a bit of planning on each segment of the work. how we will place pedestrian cited, flag errors, and some use of 10 b officers from the san francisco police department to control traffic and direct traffic around the construction site. this just depicts the eastern and demolition. the demolition of the fremont terminal where it spans fremont and voelker streets, the b