but this is on judah street looking west on judah between 45th and 46th avenues. and you can see right about here it is a little bit hard to see, but as a pedestrian island and on the entire north side of the block between 45th and 46th, there is room for two vehicles and there is a vehicle here and a driveway. and there is room for one more vehicle in the fire hydrant and there are 45th avenue. this is at the opposite end of the spectrum. this is the south side of the judah street between 33 and 34rd avenue and the parking is available for vehicles. just out of view here is that the other pedestrian island like the one that you saw at 46th and judah. >> and before you turn to the next photograph, what is in the yellow signs? i can't... >> these guys here? >> yeah. >> those are... and it is these are just locations of businesses and they are also in opposition. just... >> they oppose the park. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> >> okay. and this was taken on 45th avenue in there is a place on the corner called outer lands and they have a parklet and this was just taken by

and when you are on judah and and worry about the safety. you know i worry about the safety and the thing is that the crossing and some time in foggy and sunny. and they get hit by the muni line. >> we have a lot of trucks that makes the delivery and there is a numerous occasions that i see the trucks double parked not just one truck but two trucks double parked in front of it and that fades let's just say our obstruction to the flow of traffic with the muni line and the trucks double parked and whenever it is just a break down in the muni line you can see four or five trains all the way up to where they are and it would just completely stop the flow of traffic. also, one more thing, proposed parking parklet is right next to the youth center and the youth center is some of them are troubled kids and any time you know with the kids you know the temperament at night and we will have fights and one more thing, you know, i mean, my customers comes and can't find a parking space in my lot because people that are using the parking lot are parking

and this will be the only parklet on the north side of judah, the only one. in closing i would like to thank you for your time and patients and help us to create a greater sunset and greater san francisco by improving our parklet going forward. and next speaker, please. >> my name is kendon anderson and i am reading a letter from elizabeth stamp the director of executive director of sf and she cannot be here tonight and she wrote a letter for us in support. she says, dear hwang, san francisco is writing in support of other avenues food store effort to establish a parklet space in the outer sunset, while san francisco and its members work to make san francisco more livable and walkable city. we support park let's as an important tool to reclaim the city streets and share the public space for everyone to enjoy. the other avenues parklet will be a free public space where people can gather, build community connections and neighborliness and safety. and other avenues is already an important hub for the neighborhoods as a workplace and a local landmark, the propose

for hearing today.3930-3940 judah street. protesting the issuance on may 16, 2013, to other avenues food store, street improvement permit (construct one parklet). permit no. 13ie-0298. for hearing today. (10) appeal no. 13. >> matter is on for hearing, these matters are on for hearing today and we can start with the appellant. we will have a total of 14 minutes to present your case if you care to use it because there are two matters that are being heard together. you are not required to use it all. >> good afternoon. i recon that it is good evening now. my name is james telliher i am the owner of delicious juice in san francisco and i would like to thank the board for considering the matter before them. according to the 2011, 2012, dpw annual report, parklets turned unused pavement and parking into green areas. these public spaces allow residents and business customers to relax and enjoy the atmosphere of the city primarily in areas where open space or urban parks are lacking. and the neighborhood is located two blocks, two b

judah. and there is one at cafe and on 45th avenue. and you know, other avenues and when i put one in. and less than a block that is the third parklet going in and like i say, we do, we are tight on space in here. and in that i had no idea that i would use 14 minutes worth of time. and i am glad that i had it because i don't think that i would gotten off the first graph. but i rest with that. >> thank you. >> sorry. >> we can hear from the permit holder now who has 14 minutes as well. >> hello. good evening commissioners and thank you for hearing our case here. my name is wane riders and i am the president of upper avenues food store cooperative. and we thank the board for hearing us and the directors and supporters for being here including joe selinski who is from the restaurant who will be sharing the park with us and i should make note that at the may 2 hearing that other avenues representatives came and spoke and there was no one else here and no opposition but the opposition and members of the opposition came later and spoke on th

therefore we have come to see and understand why it is spread and public support on the north side of judah and this fueled our continued pursuit of it. and between the support and the studies showing that the parklets are good for the communities and effect them positively and have positive or neutral effects on commerce, we have reason to believe that it is good for the neighborhood and alines for a community and business renaissance that is happening in that area in recent years. >> hello, i am jb, one of the owners of other avenues, i do have some plans and i am not sure if they are entered into the brief that we would like to submit. in the board will accept them. >> and but for my... >> could you put them on the overhead. >> sure. >> okay, do the appellants have a copy of this? >> i could give the appellants a copy, yeah. >> what is it that you want to show us? >> it is just the plans for the parklet. it is not necessary. >> okay. >> thank you for your time tonight, the cultural renaissance started when i embarked on the ownership of other avenues in 2003. at that time, my co-owner, m

m judah on judy street is elevated and cars can't drive on it. they can only cross them at the intersections. so, that would be an effective way of doing it. but to balance it out to give drivers a chance, because driving across san francisco is a challenge. but you have to keep buses off of some of the streets that are, you know, more heavily traveled by cars. sometimes you'll go up portola drive and there will be a bus stop. they don't even have a bus stop. they just stop in the right lane and you're right behind them. other things like that should not be done. you should have them -- if you're going to dedicate certain streets for buses only or for light rail ideally, then get the buses off of streets like ocean pine where cars are able to go and they don't have to stop. i think if you start doing things in that regard, because while you're the sixth largest in u.s. rider ship, we should be at number 3. it makes perfect sense to take public transit until you actually do it. it takes you two hours to get from one place to another, three differe

there are some on the other side of judah on the next block down. there are also concerns about the loss of parking and impact on deliveries and whether or not there will be increased double parking there. i think paul of our department staff [speaker not understood] and he presented at the board of appeals and answered their questions, but they did uphold that park let permit. and two other items, one was a letter of determination i issued for 2101 mariposa, for the slovenian hall, a legal nonconforming use of the venue, but it also requested that there was an existing legal nonconforming use in terms of the commercial kitchen. and that it could be used for food production not related to the operation of the hall. i didn't find any evidence, historical evidence of that. it's aes are gentian zoning district and that use would not be allowed. the board did uphold that determination. ~ residential and that item is final. and finally, 70 crestline drive, which was something that the planning commission had heard, you might recall that the planning depa

and i know in particular the m judah has been a real challenge. and we have come very close to securing revenue for an additional m judah train, as well as looking at express options and place where the most heavily used bus stops are. so, looking at express trains and other alternatives to make sure that we're moving people around in a more efficient way so that they feel comfortable with using public transportation as their source of transportation. i think everyone in the city is prepared to bike, to use public transportation, to walk, to ride share, but we have to make it a lot more convenient for people. and it's going to be an ongoing improvement process because we're building more housing units. we're bringing more people into the city for job opportunities. but we're not increasing the needs around public transportation and transportation in general as significantly as we are doing those other things. so, we're going to have to take a really hard look at our priorities around transportation and really aggressively deal with those things. >

he has a black belt in judah and acts accordingly in politics. his biggest -- in judo and acts accordingly in politics. he is wearing his opponents down with carefully planned attacks, like the so-called foreign agents law from last year. the full impact of that controversial law is only now beginning to be felt. he was able to secure his furniture and files after the moscow municipality through him out of his office. it claimed his lease had expired. he denies that and says the government was behind the conviction. it wants to silence critical voices. what he does is advise citizens on their rights. the note he left on the door says "i will be back." >> we are seeing a downright hunt for human rights groups. they want to force us to declare that we are foreign agents. they aren't -- they are hunting us down. the two man who supervised the eviction were extremely rough. they said, "you have sung your final song and now we've got you. we are born to do with you whatever we want." -- we are going to do with you whatever we want." >> the eviction wa

he has a black belt in judah and acts accordingly in politics. his biggest -- in judo and acts accordingly in politics. he is wearing his opponents down with carefully planned attacks, like the so-called foreign agents law from last year. the full impact of that controversial law is only now beginning to be felt. he was able to secure his furniture and files after the moscow municipality through him out of his office. it claimed his lease had expired. he denies that and says the government was behind the conviction. it wants to silence critical voices. what he does is advise citizens on their rights. the note he left on the door says "i will be back." >> we are seeing a downright hunt for human rights groups. they want to force us to declare that we are foreign agents. they aren't -- they are hunting us down. the two man who supervised the eviction were extremely rough. they said, "you have sung your final song and now we've got you. we are born to do with you whatever we want." -- we are going to do with you whatever we want." >> the eviction wa

and to judah and it was at one time a working photo mat and then a dilapidated for like 25 years but where devil's teeth is cars were parked at a 45-degree angle and so there is a lot more parking available and the street is a little bit wider and so that is my main concern is that and that is part of my decision making, is that if you as a business owner, can tell me that you are going to have your drivers not double park that would make me feel better. >> i can assure you that with the approval of the parklet we will take what measures we are able to take as a business that is doing business with another business to ask them as our associates to act responsibly in their parking behavior. >> okay. that does not answer my question, but that is okay. >> i guess that perhaps, your question and maybe you could restate it for me. >> so my concern is definitely the safety because the trucks that deliver are relatively large and the car as it goes by and the people that are trying to navigate around a truck and potentially another coming up the street is potentially a really bad situation.

and in closing, kitten courages the board to approve the permit for this project and create a safe judah as do i, it is to this end that we ask you the board of appeals to deny the appeal for james as a vote to safe, livable streets and the continue to enrich our community. >> thank you. >> sure. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> from the department now. >> good evening commissioners, department of public works and i am happy to say that the parklet program is now in the third year and it is one of the first that i have experienced where it has three city departments but only working as a team, to put this together. and whereas dpw really only reviews the technical portions of the parklet design, for example, whether it is accessible to wheelchair users. the main course of the parklet review, is done through our planning department, or through the city's planning department. and therefore, i would like to introduce paul here from the planning department. and he is the manager of the parklet program as well as in this particular case, since the appeal primarily has to do with the loss of par

secular parties by far is thanks ever so much for thoughts thank you for having me me while egypt was in judah nights of deadly clashes between the military and supporters of the deposed president according to health ministry there are forty six casualties but muslim brotherhood activists say over one hundred have been killed more than a thousand have been injured they say their supporters were deliberately targeted was shots to the head and chest true reports from cairo. it was a very bloody night here in egypt as clashes erupted in many parts of the country and continue into saturday morning off to the summation wind trying to protest both in support and against the old city to mohamed morsi what eyewitnesses a saying although we haven't completely reports that protests it has attempted to extend the city and past the area that they had been staying in for the last few weeks toward security breach at this point security forces then attempted to push them back with t. gas bute hospital doctors are reporting people have died and there are a number of injured as well and what we're seeing now i

the 14 mission, 49 van ness, j- church and the n-judah have buses. caltrain service hoping to step up as much as they can but if you ride caltrain you know it is already at capacity. let's check the forecast with lawrence. >> traffic troubles, heat wave in place and these temperatures getting hotter around the bay area. outside now we have a couple of patches of fog so a cool start to the morning out at the coastline and inside the bay. monsoonal moisture overhead. temperatures mild inland into the mid-60s in many spots. there afternoon, hot inland into the triple digits warmer than yesterday. we'll see plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures inside the bay. and 60s and low 70s at the coastline. a very strong ridge of high pressure building in out of the desert southwest so bringing us that nice dry desert air and monsoonal clouds coming in our direction. locked in place today and for the next few days. so temperatures staying hot near record-breaking temperatures in some spots by the afternoon. but probably just shy of that for today. still milder

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