hayes valley has a formative retail ban. we have to make a special exemption to allow former retail grocery stores. the exemption only applies to the potentially grocery store and the retailer still has to go through a conditional use authorization which will include time to discuss community concerns. it is not an open door. it does not repeal the entire form of retail ban in hayes valley. that will remain intact. the legislation does not allow certain uses such as medical cannabis dispensaries, hospitals, non-profit or office space and it does allow for general retail services and sales, pharmacies, and hardware stores and the like. we also know that the property developer has out reached 80 non formally retail businesses to occupy the two other retail spaces at the site. but securing a major tenant would help in securing additional co tenants in that development space. as you know, under supervisor brown's ordinance a potential grocery retailer is subject to affordability requirements to make sure the western edition and

it is not an open door and does not repeal the entire formula retail ban in hayes valley. to be clear, that will remain in intact. under my ordinance, the grocery store retailer is subject to affordability requirements to make sure the western distribution hayes valley have access to fresh food. there is incredibly important as the medium income as the north side i is over $24,000. hayes valley south and north, baniker homes, laura miller, haines, include the last bit of affordable housing stock that serves primarily low income, african-american, asian pacific island residents. existing food real tail options in this neighborhood are either two expensive, don't except ebt or have a terrible reputation for quality. it's a problem and we need to address this. our residents deserve better and now we have a viable option. this actually is the first step. if this legislation passes, then trader joes will have to go through conditional use didn't entitlement process. i want to stress we want strong community benefits connected to this location and i support local hire and i'm wo

as many of you know, hayes valley has a formula retail band. legislatively i need to make a special exemption to allow a formula retail grocery store to come into hayes valley. this exemption only applies to this potential grocery store. if this legislation passes the retailer will still have to go through conditional use authorization process which will include time to discuss and address community concerns. it is not an open door. just to be clear, the formula retail band in hayes valley will be intact. the legislation does not allow certain uses. it doesn't allow medical cannabis dispensaries, hospitals, nonprofit administrative services or office space. it does allow general retail sales and services, pharmacy, hardware stores and et cetera. we also know the property developer has out reached to over 89 formula businesses to potentially occupy the two other rental spaces with the development. securing a major tenant, like trader joe's, will assist in this process. further, under my ordinance, the potential retailer is subject to affordabili

this specific location in question is at 555fulton at laguna in the hayes valley border. before i present, i'd like to note to our commissioners that we have representatives from the property developer as well as leadership from the potential grocery tenants in the audience for any specific questions. and secondly, i'd like to submit into the public record that we have 37 letters of support from the western edition and hayes valley community and these letters are in support of supervisor brown's legislation and of the potential retailers, trader joes, coming into the neighbourhood. i'd like to submit these with the commission secretary. i'll introduce to move quickly. our community members in the western addition of hayes valley neighbourhood have been agitating for full-service, affordable and fresh grocery store for years. in fact, it has sfgov overhead projector -- one of our communities have found a newspaper clipping from 1881 that promised a new produce store at that very corner and this is a heck of a long time to wait for a grocery store. so, supervisor brown has

they bring these art projects to hayes valley, right where they used to have the concrete pilings for central freeway. >> it's shocking that was possible, a freeway along the waterfront. >> beautiful city of san francisco. those weren't beautiful but a rebirth after the earthquake. >> an opportunity to rethink. >> there you go. >> thank you, mike. >> our emmy award winning series "bay area revelations" chronicled the day the low ma tree pa earthquake hit. we will re'air that special tomorrow, going to happen at 4:00 p.m. here on nbc bay area, and if you're at home right now and really want to watch it, you can do it on our digital app, but you can also set your dvrs for the airing tomorrow, i you do not want to miss. it is a great documentary there. >>> happening now for you, anti-government protests s continue in hong kong. the city is bracing e ining for weekend of demonstrations. kari lam thursday was forced for a second day away from the legislature. they are calling for a human chain outside of metro stations tonight. >>> coming up next a california woman who just, just got out o

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you saw the quality of life, the ferry building and the hayes valley expansion and other green parkwaysnd views and access to the beauty of the city. while it is a pain, i'll be honest, to get through the city, 19th avenue, van ness are crowded, it is a beautiful city to live in partly because of the rebirth after the earthquake. >> moving here, a lot of people say there was a freeway that was right here and you're like -- >> why would anybody put one there? >> i thought that. >> like it's prime real estate, a beautiful view that we should all get to share. >> a lifelong resident of the bay area, i went away for school but this is my home and i completely forgot that was there in the 30 years since or in the 20 years since it was taken down. oh my gosh. >> thanks. >> thank you, mike. >> 4:51. you know what, take a look at this here, our emmy award winning document tear series "bay area revelations" we're reairing the special tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. here on nbc bay area. if you're now home, you can actually watch it on our digital app or even set your dvrs, that way you don't miss a moment

. >> the project will stretch from octavia boulevard in hayes valley to stewart street in the financial district. this is a look at market today, and that is a look at what the plan could look like. wider sidewalk, a dedicated bike lanes on both sides. factors that address safety. >> we have this year 2019 seen an uptick in the number of fatal collisions involving people walking and biking, including on market street. >> private cars can still cross market street, like right here on seventh going north. but they cannot turn into market street. >> private cars will be rerouted to take mission street from seventh to first street. ride sharing vehicles like uber and lyft will only be allowed to drop people off at cross streets. for taxi drivers, less congestion and less competition. >> it's going to help us, i think. >> the plan so to make market more efficient place to stay, visit, or travel. >> when i talk to folks about market street, there is nobody that says to me i really enjoy the process of traveling down market street, whether they're walking, whether they're biking. we're taking

pays valley and the central freeway, and we have some hayes valley folks here with us today, it is now this beautiful, vibrant open space. buildings in the civic centre that have been rehabbed to seismic standards, and of course, so many people who live in the marina. you remember the devastation that existed here which is why it was so important that this city implements soft story legislation to ensure that when the next earthquake hits our safety, we are more resilience. we are more prepared than we were, then. we all know that we can't prevent an earthquake from happening, but in this city, we have taken the lessons learned from what we know happened. that was a time where technology was a lot different. we didn't have many cell phones and smart phones and other communication devices. in fact, those of you who were there probably remember when it happened. i ran upside. i was on webster street between fulton and mcallister at a friend's house. i felt the ground shake. it had turned upside down. we immediately ran outside and were like, what happened, what happened? we didn't unders

there are a couple of people that i see -- i live in hayes valley. there are a couple of people i see frequently, and i think it's like any -- anything that's seriously -- that has seriously gone awry in a person's life. it takes quite a while to get back on track, and it takes the whole community to help people to get back on track, so this is one of the ways that that happens, and i'm happy to see that you have highlighted this in your report. and i appreciate the numbers of the pages. >> the pages. >> commissioner covington: i think that's so 21st century, though. >> small changes every month. i get a little better every month, yeah. >> commissioner covington: it's very helpful. the grant for 2019, is mr. corso going to talk more about that -- or no, that's on page -- i think it's on page 44. >> the grants under homeland security? >> commissioner covington: yes. >> yeah. we're currently working on them now. i think we just got an e-mail that they're extending it because of the power shutdown. >> good morning mr. president, commissioners, chief nic

born here in hayes valley. i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times.d i were having to have a great -- happened to have a great lottery number because of the neighborhood preference. i moved into my home in 2014. the neighborhood preference goal was what really allowed me to stay in san francisco. my favorite thing is the view. on a clear day, i'm able to see city hall, and on a really clear day, i can see salesforce tower. we just have a wonderful neighborhood that we enjoy living in. being back in the neighborhood that i grew up in, it's a wonderful, wonderful experience. now, we can hopefully reach our goals, not only single mothers, but single fathers, as well, who are living that. live your dream, live your life, >> well, well, we have one of the most exciting projects in district 11 in over a decade. supervisor safai, for the past 10 years, no one has been able to get a housing project of this significance built in this community, and guess what? you made it happen. [applause.] >> 116 new units, 50% affordable units for family of four making up t

born here in hayes valley. i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times. my son and i were having to have a great -- happened to have a great lottery number because of the neighborhood preference. i moved into my home in 2014. the neighborhood preference goal was what really allowed me to stay in san francisco. my favorite thing is the view. on a clear day, i'm able to see city hall, and on a really clear day, i can see salesforce tower. we just have a wonderful neighborhood that we enjoy living in. being back in the neighborhood that i grew up in, it's a wonderful, wonderful experience. now, we can hopefully reach our goals, not only single mothers, but single fathers, as well, who are living that. live your dream, live your life, >> first off, i want to give a huge shout out to the domestic violence's consortium and fearless leader of the event, beverly upton. [cheers and applause] domestic violence is an issue that spans many departments and agencies here in san francisco. as a safety, we have worked very hard to develop strong partnerships. i want to w

as it pertains to this hearing, we have a joe healy detoxification and it's located in hayes valley. we recently kicked off -- they just started the drug medical in march of this year and so we are in the midst of going through the growing pains of instituting a brand new system and a brand new way of doing things at the detox. last but not least on the bottom, there's grove street house. this is a nine-bed crisis stabilization unit. this particular perfor program n the mental health side of the system and a lot of people were addressing the ko co-occurring disorder piece. as a clinical psychologist walking into this, this is one of the first things you notice in the system of care, is the separation between the mental health and the substance use disorder sides. i think this is a part of how prc baker places is addressing, how do we make sure people are getting to the right place? more often than not, i believe ththe statistics are thrown arod 90 also, they have coexist tentt orders. is it your mental health causing the substance use or the substance use causing the mental health? i

a muralist created this mural in the hayes valley neighborhood. baby in a police officer's uniform is eight stories tall and 60% complete. in a lengthy post on instagram, the artist says he's been wanting to do this for years. in addressing police officers, he says, if this mural sits badly with you, i'm sorry but it's about to get very real. >>> if you have ever fancied having a bucket of popcorn or maybe thing 1 or thing 2 of dr. seuss marry you, you may want to head to martinez for halloween. the county clerk recorder office is once again offering its "scare-emony" service. you can see some of the past costumes they've had. nothing says i love you like helping frankenstein tie the knot, right? this and other halloween events are on our website, go to abc7news.com and search for "halloween." >>> coming up next -- >> she was massacred. she wasn't killed. she was murdered. >> growing outrage in texas after a woman was shot and killed by a police officer after a concerned neighbor called police. you know when you're at ross and your new fall look j

born here in hayes valley. i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times. my son and i were having to have a great -- happened to have a great lottery number because of the neighborhood preference. i moved into my home in 2014. the neighborhood preference goal was what really allowed me to stay in san francisco. my favorite thing is the view. on a clear day, i'm able to see city hall, and on a really clear day, i can see salesforce tower. we just have a wonderful neighborhood that we enjoy living in. being back in the neighborhood that i grew up in, it's a wonderful, wonderful experience. now, we can hopefully reach our goals, not only single mothers, but single fathers, as well, who are living that. live your dream, live your life,

born here in hayes valley. i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times.son and i were having to have a great -- happened to have a great lottery number because of the neighborhood preference. i moved into my home in 2014. the neighborhood preference goal was what really allowed me to stay in san francisco. my favorite thing is the view. on a clear day, i'm able to see city hall, and on a really clear day, i can see salesforce tower. we just have a wonderful neighborhood that we enjoy living in. being back in the neighborhood that i grew up in, it's a wonderful, wonderful experience. now, we can hopefully reach our goals, not only single mothers, but single fathers, as well, who are living that. live your dream, live your life, >> supervisor peskin: good afternoon. welcome to the land use meeting for september 30th. i am aaron peskin. ms. major, any announcements? >> please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon will appear on the october 8 b

born here in hayes valley. i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times. my son and i were having to have a great -- happened to have a great lottery number because of the neighborhood preference. i moved into my home in 2014. the neighborhood preference goal was what really allowed me to stay in san francisco. my favorite thing is the view. on a clear day, i'm able to see city hall, and on a really clear day, i can see salesforce tower. we just have a wonderful neighborhood that we enjoy living in. being back in the neighborhood that i grew up in, it's a wonderful, wonderful experience. now, we can hopefully reach our goals, not only single mothers, but single fathers, as well, who are living that. live your dream, live your >> i went through a lot of struggles in my life, and i am blessed to be part of this. i am familiar with what people are going through to relate and empathy and compassion to their struggle so they can see i came out of the struggle, it gives them hope to come up and do something positive. ♪ ♪ i am a community ambassador. we work a lo

my partner angel and are now on 11 different neighborhood associations in hayes valley, castro, and now in the dog patch, now on petro hill. you have to go and -- it's one thing to say you're going to be part of the community. it's another thing to actually go, go to every meeting and hear everybody out. and, you know, i think that eases a lot of the stigma around it. i think also, you know, making places a little bit nicer, you know, not just the place where people come in and -- the stigma is, haney, i'm going to come in and get something here. but to make it beautiful and to make it medicinal and to have the education talks in there and to get the right people in. i also want to say like i think, you know, we've been talking about it this evening, this afternoon, but you know local san francisco brands. things that are made here. i mean, we -- i think san francisco makes some of the best products in the world, you know. >> supervisor fewer: i was just saying this. i thank you. i would just say in our neighborhoods v1, v4, v10, they're not in neighborhood associations. those are engli

architecture and great access toward the market there and another section patricia's green in hayes valley one of the iconic spots that used to be occupied by the central freeway. here is a square tree i think is one of the art installations. beautiful light culp tours, a lot of projects that came over from burning man and the san francisco arts commission let us use these pictures of what many of the previous installations are there, but that's also improved the quality of life i think for the city, so while it is more of a hassle to drive through, there's been a rebirth of let's enjoy the city for what it is. >> it is a beautiful view. >>> our emmy award winning documentary series "bay area revelati revelations" conicaled the day the loma prieta earthquake hit. we are reairing the special at 4:00 here on nbc bay area. if you're home and you want to watch it now, use our digital app to do that or set your dvr and watch at your leisure. >>> anti-government protests continue in hong kong today. the city is bracing for a full weekend of demonstrations. on thursday, hong kong leader kari lam

and also we have a housing program or project that's being built, that's going to be built in hayes valley. these are the things that we need. >> okay. thank you very much. continuing on on the issue of homelessness, i've got a question here that it appears supervisor haney has legislation or proposed legislation to create a commission overseeing homeless services. are you -- do you support this legislation? if you don't, why or why not? excuse me. >> was it me? >> not yet. it's miss o' meara? >> do you support the commission overseeing homeless services? why or why not? >> i certainly support supervisor haney's proposed -- his proposed legislation to have housing commission? is that correct? >> homelessness. >> homeless commission. >> homeless services commission. it's imperative. i'll reiterate some of my stances. i think that we've discussed prop c a little bit. and dean touched on some issues about having increased that -- prop c raised about $300 million towards the housing. it was -- it got a vote of about 60/40. two-thirds would have made it with less entanglements. a lot of that mo