they originally drew the southern boundary for japan town. that was at our request, and that includes a rosa parks community. that boundary was extended for planning purposes to include or rosa parks school in japan town. when the supervise oriole districts were being redrawn, district 5 which had traditionally encompassed of the fillmore and japan town was divided at geary boulevard. we asked, and rosa parks was part of japan town be kept in district 5, where your community and neighborhood that has a long history. we worked together and we want to be at our neighborhood school. we really hope that we will have a good opportunity to work with staff. we presented to the leadership team and the data caught committee. i will look forward to coming before you. this is a handout that we gave to the committee and the leadership team. we brought copies for the board members that haven't received it yet. >> we are going to move on to item k. that ended public comments. supporting advisory committees by board members. seeing done, item zero. special

japan town special use district. the property is occupied on the second level by the japan center, and the existing restaurant has on the ground floor. the project is in the western neighborhood on the corner of the japan town -- the surrounding development consists of commercial and makes use buildings with residential units above. the scale of development is 2-5 story structures. commercial areas contain a mix of cafes and financial institutions. the site is bounded by the sundance kabuki and the japan center mall to the east, three multi-story housing to the north and to the south -- these are m- 3 residential mixed. a variety of establishments are nearby. we have three letters in support of the projects which were included in the report, and to email said oppose the project, mostly about noise disturbances from the music. i have copies for your review. in order for the project to proceed, they need to add 4000 square feet and other entertainment use -- with 9000 square feet, pursuant to planning code section, 712.

mcdonnell: objection to japan town-fillmore? objection to the north of panhandle? objection to cole valley? all right. there will be three neighborhoods listed or recognized in d 5. can we -- >> can we keep in those listed here? mr. mcdonnell: ok. the proposal to list each of them. any objection to listing them? any objection? we move forward. district 6. from the consultants, we remove all of those. referring to ms. tidwell's list. >> we left the tenderloin out entirely. that was one of our primary concerns. mr. mcdonnell: we are on 6 now. so, tenderloin. >> we look at district consultants now? where are we? mr. mcdonnell: we are on district 6. this is the consultants lists list association. all of those will come off. we will now refer to ms. tidwell's list. mission bay, south beach, rincon hill, treasure island, filipino community, and the tenderloin just added by ms. melara. >> are we keeping it together in district 6? >> we did not fully achieve that for the mission, either. mr. mcdonnell: we will not include the tenderloin. >> there is a planning department-r

thank you very much. >> i represent san francisco, among the japan town organizing committee. in the interest of last minute testing, cohesive communities of interest, i'm proposing -- on the map, that you should test. excuse me, may i have time to put this all back together again? thank you very much. district one and two moving population north of california street. compensating that for the community of interest around golden gate park. to south of golden gate park as indicated on the map. and then switching to that, by the way compensating district four indicated here. switching to c.p.m. site, it's a no population area. i've indicated to you the technical and legal reasons for having it represented in district five. i mentioned an unrepresented large islamic district that i have dotted on that map. it does not yet participate, it's largely independent. it should be in one district to ultimately absorb. thank you very much, again. >> thank you, sir

and all the people there who have been showing up for japan town are not sitting in this room. at least one other person that i know of besides me. and i also wanted to let you know that you've all been great, you've done everything you can, and i know you're going to continue to do the right thing and take into consideration everyone's comments. what i did receive was i found, in the one meeting i kind of gave a cryptic message. it has nothing to do with anything you've done, it has nothing to do with the process from what i can see. it seems pretty transparent. but i've gotten communication that says otherwise, and due to that, i want to submit a couple of news

this is consistent with the mets commercial character of the zoning district and japan town. this is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. the business is not formally for retail use. this is concluding the presentation and i am able to answer any questions. >> is the project sponsor here? >> good afternoon, commissioner. the whole purpose for this -- that i put together is for the japan town community, and also for the pacific island -- to get together and also for the local performer, to have a place to perform. we also have a live show for the community. if the kabuki theater concerns the noise, i will cooperate with them. i really need the full license to extend the music to midnight. and also -- i am doing this to create jobs for the youngsters. we created 39 jobs already so far. we get together -- for a ga thering and also, this is for the public to meet there. a lot of parties there for fundraising. we have had entertainment, and not one incident of trouble. i urge you to approve the conditional use for me. >> thank you. >> we may have questions for you. go ahe

and all the people there who have been showing up for japan town are not sitting in this room. at least one other person that i know of besides me. and i also wanted to let you know that you've all been great, you've done everything you can, and i know you're going to continue to do the right thing and take into consideration everyone's comments. what i did receive was i found, in the one meeting i kind of gave a cryptic message. it has nothing to do with anything you've done, it has nothing to do with the process from what i can see. it seems pretty transparent. but i've gotten communication that says otherwise, and due to that, i want to submit a couple of news articles that talk about political things. and i'll leave that here for you guys to review. i talked about being kind of split about being skitso fren i think or not because i'm district two and district five. it has nothing to do with all you guys. i just need you to read this thing because of some communication i received, and i'm going to put on the overhead in my 10 seconds left, los angeles, this is a city, los an

fillmore areas, is that sufficient for the neighborhood versus listing japan town somewhere? do we list out those institutions? >> in terms of recognize neighborhoods, we reference them both in the neighborhoods. i don't think -- it is helpful to have documented. those institutions are part of the neighborhood. i don't think we need to list them separately here. >> there is an item proposed -- i think there is sufficient public testimony to support what those institutions are. mr. mcdonnell: and be consistent with the use of neighborhoods versus institutions. we remove the institutions. ok. we remove the institutions. we will include japan town- fillmore. north of panhandle association, include? it is not an area. it is an association. mr. pilpel: i suggest replacing"nopa" with north of the panhandle. mr. mcdonnell:

we will include japan town-

the japan town merchants association, the garage association and in the sugar bowl the bakery, thank you for coming as well. and a big thanks to our media partners. we want to let you know that we have received reports from many individuals from the small businesses and community organizations as well. you can find their names listed on the screen and on our web site. to promote this year's team celebrating heritage, a new program was launched in partnership with one of our natures partners -- major partners. the design contest provides an opportunity for aau students a promotepa karen -- to help promote apa heritage month. to announce the first annual public-service announcement award, jack chen, general manager of sfgtv. and the executive director of day. please give them a warm welcome. >> being the first year that we're doing the apa contest, we had a total of 15 entries working with the academy of art university. the entries were very creative in promoting the apa heritage history and apa month. sonny will talk about the criteria that we use. >> it was selected based on the foll

fillmore areas, is that sufficient for the neighborhood versus listing japan town somewhere? do we list out those institutions? >> in terms of recognize neighborhoods, we reference them both in the neighborhoods. i don't think -- it is helpful to have documented. those institutions are part of the neighborhood. i don't think we need to list them separately here. >> there is an item proposed -- i think there is sufficient public testimony to support what those institutions are. mr. mcdonnell: and be consistent with the use of neighborhoods versus

this is approximately 1000 square feet in size, in the japan town special use district. the property is occupied on the second level by the japan center, and the existing restaurant has on the ground floor. the project is in the western neighborhood on the corner of the japan town -- the surrounding development consists of commercial and makes use buils

their plan to bring entertainment and livelihood to japan town special use district, that is the plan the community has been involved with. this is a project, we cannot speak in favor or against this today, but they did come out many times to speak with us. the neighborhood has been thoroughly vetted around these issues. this may be a substantial issue for you to consider but i want to say that the community and the japan town taskforce has been fully supportive of this project. it is something you should think about it. the concern around the process how long that would take is something for you to consider as well. this is what we have been hearing in the neighborhood. thank you. >> thank you. additional public comment? the public comment portion is closed. we bring it up to commissioners. commissioner antonini: oftentimes, we do see when we have conditional uses, studies have been done as far as sound comment it does not appear it has been done in this case. i am not sure whether this is something that could be asked as a condition of approval or if it was felt by the commissioners

they are the ones that i have worked with all these years, supporting senior issues, dealing with japan town cultural preservation issues, we have all worked together and that is what it takes to get things done. this award is very special to me. not only did i know norma, because she succumbed to the health commission to testify and advocate for her beliefs and goals, also another reason why this is special is because the first person that got this award was one of our health commissioners. [applause] i knew norma as a very inspirational woman who was very committed. you heard so many wonderful things about her, and they are all true. the fact sheet rate -- created this organization and that the interim director took it to another level to where it is today, i just want to say that as we celebrate international women's day today, let's not forget all the women who have gone before us who have done amazing work and brought us to this place where we are today and have made a lot of progress. thank you very much. [laughter] [applause] >> let's thank our first lady of san francisco for her help

this is approximately 1000 square feet in size, in the japan town special use district. the property is occupied on the second level by the japan

in japan town we have struggled for how to do that legislatively. i think that as part of a bigger discussion of how you keep -- there is a part of some of us that feel like we're losing some of the culture in san francisco. i think the eagle has always been symbolic. every time i looked up at the condos, it is kind of pathetic here again so i am getting myself, and that is fine. so i think it is the bigger conversation that is really not appropriate in the transfer of a liquor license, but i think that is why people are so passionate about this issue, because people do not want to lose another culture abase. base. we have lost a lot in the past wttwo decades. people want to continue it, that the school. i'm happy to, but i do not support continuing it, i would rather deny licensing. supervisor campos: thank you. i want to thank the members of the public that have come out to. let me just make it clear that for me, this issue is not about questioning the commitment, sincerity and integrity of the people that are moving forward with this license an a

attacks to attack government positions in damascus and they took the fight to towns and cities across the country. >>> police in japan have arrested 14 activists from hong kong on allegations they illegally entered japanese territory. the case involves the senkaku islands. japan considers it part of okinawa. china and taiwan both claim it as their own. coast guard spokespersons say the activists approached in a fishing boat. seven jumped off the vessel and made their way to the islands. two activists soon returned to the boat. coast guard personnel and the police questioned the five who remained on the island. then they arrested all the activists. police plan to transfer the group to their headquarters in okinawa for further questioning. the both left hong kong on sunday. it entered japanese waters on wednesday despite repeated warnings from coast guard patrol vessels. the boat carried a banner saying china cannot give up an inch of its territory. in 2010 a chinese trawler collided with two japanese patrol boats. research ships, fisheries, patrol boats and other vessels from china have frequently entered japan's terr

the quake knocked out power to nearby towns, a sue tsunami alert was issued for several countries, including japanndonesia but was quickly lifted. many were sent to higher ground. >>> sky 7 hd is over a police chase that just ended in the southbound lanes of highway 17 near the lexington reservoir you see the car pulled over and highway patrol checking it out. they began chasing the car 10:30 the driver led officers on several freeways before coming to a stop on highway 17. there does not appear to have been a traffic impact not clear what the driver was wanted for. stay with abc7 news for more. >>> new information about a central valley slaughterhouse that was closed for mistreating animals. today usda officials say the sick cows shown in this video never got into the food supply and no food safety laws were broken. an investigation will continue into allegations of inhumane treatment stemming from the videos. after seeing it meat inspectors closed the business down for a week. >>> maybe -- wasn't to tell you about two closures one in san francisco fremont street is now closed from howard to miss

the quake knocked out power to nearby towns, a sue tsunami alert was issued for several countries, including japanndonesia but was quickly lifted. many were sent to higher ground. >>> sky 7 hd is over a police chase that just ended in the southbound lanes of highway 17 near the lexington reservoir you see the car pulled over and highway patrol checking it out. they began chasing the car 10:30 the driver led officers on several freeways before coming to a stop on highway 17. there does not appear to have been a traffic impact not clear what the driver was wanted for. stay with abc7 news for more. >>> new information about a central valley slaughterhouse that was closed for mistreating animals. today usda officials say the sick cows shown in this video never got into the food supply and no food safety laws were broken. an investigation will continue into allegations of inhumane treatment stemming from the videos. after seeing it meat inspectors closed the business down for a week. >>> maybe -- wasn't to tell you about two closures one in san francisco fremont street is now closed from howard to miss

towns across america. sixty seven years ago today a nuclear bomb was dropped on nagasaki japan a lesson learned after that and the bombing of hiroshima a few days earlier was that nuclear weapons are apocalyptic and should never be used again and for the most part they haven't been used to it yet japan is still reeling from a nother nuclear crisis this one self inflicted more than five hundred days after an earthquake and tsunami crippled the fukushima nuclear power plant which as we've now learned was woefully unprepared to handle such a disaster the japanese government and tepco are scrambling to bring this current nuclear crisis under control. the main problem centers on the hundreds of tons of radioactive waste that stored in the roofs of the crumbling reactor buildings referenced in this chart as the spent fuel pool the severely damaged reactor four which you see in this picture holds one hundred thirty five tons of waste on its own and is dangerously close to toppling over and igniting a radioactive fire capable of releasing more radiation into the air than tension ovals how to transport these massi

town founded by japanese immigrants. the food is first pulped before being shipped. tome-acu ships about $5 million worth of this pulp every year. around 30% goes to japan. acai juice is thought to become popular in many countries recently. farmers in tome-acu have developed new cultivation methods. of only growing acai ponds, they cultivate a variety of crops side by side on their land. this is known as pollen culture. they adopted this approach after other methods failed. japanese immigrants first arrived in tome-acu in 1929. initially they grew black pepper. it came to be known as black diamond for the price it commanded. however, in the 1970s, disease hit the pepper plantations, devastating the crops. the town faced a crisis. shujitsu no da remembers how serious it was. >> translator: we lost our pepper crops and were left with debts to repay. for the future of farmers it looked bleak. >> reporter: the farmers realized it was too risky to depend on a single crop, so they turned to agriculture focusing on crops resistant to disease or bugs. they created plantations almost as diverse as forests with a wide range of plants. having many different crops g