in that sense, its location is favorable.ut it also has a natural harbor with nice deep water, and that has facilitated its port activities. narrator: the port is closely integrated with singapore's changi airport, asia's second-busiest. here, freight is exchanged between air and sea. but for such a busy place, singapore is quite small-- just about 400 square miles, only about a quarter the size of rhode island. more than four million people are packed into this tiny island state. 76% are ethnic chinese, 14% are malay and about eight percent are indian. ( indianusic playing ) singapore has a long tradition as a base for foreign traders. its can be seenr history in the architectural reminders of its days as a british colony. that tradition continues with singapore serving as a popular location as the headquarters for multinational corporations and as a home for their employees. poon: singapore is a great place to live. it's safe, they have schools for their kids, but that all of their factories are either in malaysia an hour t

premises is located in a high crime area. premise is located in high concentration and we recommend approval with conditions. the current conditions shall remain and be transferred to the new license with additional conditions as follows. between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and until one half-hour past closing, the license shall provide security personnel. the number of security personnel shall be sufficient to maintain order therein and maintain activity which would interfere with the quiet enjoyment of the property of nearby residents. said personnel should be identifiable as security personnel. security personnel shall make frequent visits to areas including parking lots to ensure patients from the premises do not disturb the peace and quiet and comfort of persons in the neighborhood. the petitioners call utilize electronic surveillance and recording equipment able to view all exit and entrance point of the exterior of the premises. the electronic surveillance recording shall be operational at all times in the premises. electr

. >> can you tell us why did you choose these locations to operate? >> i was at the last processes of the permit when it was at the police department, and i paid for everything, and i was told i had to wait. my coffee appeals to tourists. the reason is the quality. it is similar to blue mountain, it is part of what would appeal and what is unique and what is not like food, so all of those came into consideration, so looking at seven different locations, it was determined between dpw and i this would be the best location to encompass everything. >> did you do any out reached discussions with fishermans wharf? >> in retrospect, after i took a look at the people who appeal my permit, out of the nine people, only one was a restaurant. i was not expecting that, and i did do out reach. the reason we left this week is because we wanted to partner with other businesses in the area and showcase what they hadn't, because our product is not that quality. we have spoken to several businesses to be a tourist director. you should go here, or youvo d this. >> woul

cracks this location is within the wicked -- >> this location is within the with the of the ordinance. and my car is also within the width on the sidewalk. that was determined at a time with the dpw staff. -- i had of time with the dpw staff. in my notes i do have the coffee cart. president garcia: the idea is that you are within compliance. >> oh, yes. i am within the permitted -- in- line president garcia: required pedestrian space on the sidewalk. >> yes, i am, sir. >> i just have a question. you served tea and coffee? >> yes. >> what percentage of sales to the beans and boxes account for? >> they represent about 90%. >> can you tell us why did you choose these locations to operate? >> i was at the last processes of the permit when it was at the police department, and i paid for everything, and i was told i had to wait. my coffee appeals to tourists. the reason is the quality. it is similar to blue mountain, it is part of what would appeal and what is unique and what is not like food, so all of those came into consideration, so looking at seven different locations, it was determine

we also learned during the process in the past year that there was an assumption that the old location could be eliminated. as it turns out, once we went through the files with the help of the planning department, it was determined that there was an error in one of the files and there is not an elimination rate for this location, which offended -- affected the fee structure. at some point the city in its regulatory capacity, if it were to approve the elimination, we would have a two year structure to allow for increased revenues to the city. i am giving you numbers based on non-elimination in there is the chance that they could increase if it is granted. it is not expected that that will be the case. after budget and finance moved it forward, there were concerns raised in the community. i wanted to try to get you some facts to look at this from a different perspective. stepping back for a moment, there are three different permits. the idea being that we, the city, would continue -- consider issuing in our private capacity as an owner to attend. one permit is issued by the planning depa

replace multiple signs, totaling a little over 100 signs on existing -- on existing and new bus stop locations for golden gate transit. with regard to the new signs, those are going to be put up on new polls. they will not be using any joint polls with mta or anyone like that. this was approved at mta on october 13. the planning department ruled that it was in conformity with the general plan depending on the finding of consistency with better street plans. this will be in compliance with the better street plan whereas all the signs will be placed by the curbside, you know, in the street furnishings zones so that it will not impact travel or any building entrances. we held it -- the department held a public hearing on december 7 on this issue. there were no objections raised. therefore, we respectfully request and recommend that this item be approved. thank you. seeing no questions -- supervisor mar: seeing no questions, let's open this up for public comment. seeing none, public item is closed -- public comment is closed. let's move this forward without objection. and our last item is before a

they indicated the use was appropriate for the location. the police department did send a recommendation to approve, with the conditions. i all of those conditions were included in the permit that was granted. to make a comment, or to respond to the appellant with respect to my staff and the way they might have described the file, i think the description was done in such a way that he wanted a commission to understand that the most useful conditions they could consider, if they were to grant this permit were ones that were formed by virtue of specific complaints and ones that could be tied to the venue. what i think he was indicating was that many of the lenders were describing neighborhood issues as a whole, describing the context of the neighborhood at night time but not necessarily tying those complaints to the venue. so that the commission could be clear that they should consider conditions that are relevant to these locations as opposed to tying every possible police called to this one location. so, everyone got two minutes. the appell

the problem with this location, i went and inspected it. i will attest that the restaurant's 240 square feet is a lot. the bars on clement street closed down and we have attached photos. you can get a sense of procedural irregularities that are numerous. an amazing amount of people given the 90,000 residents signed a petition opposing the permit. the staff dismissed a petition saying that it was unclear, it should be disregarded because most people live outside the city. that is false. over 1000 people showed richmond addresses on the petition. the staff also stated that the numerous e-mail's at letters that were received by the entertainment commission should be disregarded because they are to generalize. they complain about the operation of this restaurant. the statement of facts continues, you cannot restate the facts. in this regard, the entertainment commission drops a footnote falsely asserting that supervisor mar support to that application. it is on record that we attach to that he opposes this. the first vote is to deny the permit.

. >> i think it is location. the number of bars around this location. >> who enforces these conditions? >> there are part of the permit. we enforce the conditions with the help of the sfpd. >> i am having a hard time understanding the low number of calls and then the actual requirement you have two security guards. helpe understand why, at a small place, would you require two security guards? >> the police recommendation was long. supervisor mar approached it as two. that is what the commission went with. >> any other questions at this time? thank you. we will take public comment. can i see a show of hands. ? >> will you be ok with two minutes? you get three but be aware that if you can be briefer we would appreciate it. >> if you are able to come up please line up along the wall to move the process along faster. the first person can come up to the microphone. you can handle the cards to the clerk. if you could fill it out afterward, it would help us. >> i appreciate your time tonight. my name is tracy west. i li

it is located in an undue concentration area. at the time of this report, dated march 5, 2012, there were two documented letters of protest. march 8, 2012, i received notice that both of those protests since withdrew their protest. there is no record of support, and a l u recommends approval with following conditions. one, sales of alcoholic beverage to be permitted between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. daily. no. 2, no noise shall be audible beyond the area under the control of the licensee as defined in the abc 257. three, no person under the age of 21 shall sell or deliver alcoholic beverages. four, petitioners shall not make structural changes in the premise interior without prior written approval from the department. 5, the sale of beer or malt beverages in quantities of 16 ounces, 22 ounces, 32 ounces, worth 40 ounces, or similar size containers, is prohibited. 6, the petitioner shall utilize surveillance and recording equipment that is able to view all exit and entrance points of the exterior of the premises. this

maybe we should come back quickly on the location and the aspects of the location. then either continue to work on the lease -- i am not clear on your direction. sort of stabbing in the dark. >> i think we should have a discussion that covers some of the points mentioned in closed session. you work on negotiations so it does not come to us with a full term sheet, which is reoffered. i think we need to have some sense of where you're headed. >> in executive session, you would like to give us what the plan is and give us negotiating direction. ok. >> the converse to that is, do it sooner rather than later so you can be clear with teatro zinzanni. >> we want to deal with our tenant in good faith. >> i appreciate that. very good solution. >> one other question. is there a second choice site? >> no, not on port property. >> ok. i think it is processed. i like anything theatrical done at the port. with that being said, i also think it is important that -- we are in a couple of different -- we are neighbors. the way this is being built, i don't have the full vision, nor do

cafe and order king are quite removed from that location. there is the door, and further past that is a burger king and further past that two or three buildings is darren's, and i do have them on tape as well saying they do not serve tea bags or african coffee and that i am not competing with them in terms of like food, and my last comment is that in terms of the coffee business itself, there are not any other coffee karcarts in the area or other ethnic coffees available. you have any questions for me? >> you might want to respond to something said by the department of public works and had to do with the fees being paid, and i do not know how it would bear upon this, but you might want to respond. >> i think you only brought it up his you my opinion of me and my opinion i am trying to bring forth. it is only to scandalize me. the way this permit came down and went down and has been absolutely terrible. in other words, they have treated me terribly bad. they have never returned my calls. they asked me to wait outside in the rain while i was w

all of our soil samples and references to location within herpier 70 are based on a persol location. since then, the site has evolved and not reflected in the final preferred master plan, but for consistency with the way we identified locations in the investigation we have carried forward this schema through this. if you ever read the whole document, you will see references to parcel nine. if you know the master plan, you may think there is no person mind, but that is why. -- no parcel 9, but that is why. the shows the soil gas sample locations come and show it not because i expect you to define any information about environmental conditions from it, but to show that we sought to get a broad coverage of conditions that exist throughout the entire site, and we also based this investigation on historic data. there have been many previous investigations, so we looked at the old data, check it for validity, and combined it with new examples we have to elected to fill in data gaps, and also to get broad coverage throughout the site. the site investigation concluded more than 180 soil samp

location, location, location. it's one of the key factors that every entrepreneur must think about before expanding their business. in this case, chew toys are high on the list as well. today, the founder of a high-end pet resort shares her story of trying to make sure her business didn't become its own competition. >> we felt, in our gut, that we loved dogs so much and that we cared about our dogs like family that other people would do. >> we're looking for the folks that have a dog that they're looking to have their dog pampered in an affordable environment. >> a swimming pool, luxury suites with tvs, birthday parties, grooming services galore, and multiple walks a day. those are just a few of the amenities you and your pet will find. >> we feel that when people come through the door, they're just wowed by the facility. it's not every day you come in and see dogs jumping in the pool. it is like a hotel. it's for the clients, dog owners, as well as the dogs and cats. we want it to be home away from home. >> leah

they're calling locators. they're looking at the better business bureau, their website, to see are these businesses highly rated? but the problem is these scams will open up under one name, they'll run for nine or ten months, close down and resurface under a completely different name and location. so there's no way the consumers could know, there's no way that the better business bauer owe would know that this is actually a fraud that's been going on for years. so while in some context that advice is good for consumers, for consumers in the about business opportunity industry, they won't know. they need to be very aware, look at the advice the federal trade otherwise they're going to fall for the scam. >> thank you, rich. sitting next to rich is peggy shanks who is with the attorney general's office in the state of maryland. peggy, do you want to talk about what we've seen in terms of this business opportunity? >> yes, sir, thank you. >> thank you. >> first, i would like to say anything i say may not necessari

it is located in the few areas where the location can meet the spacing requirements. some businesses offering bonds -- instructional services in music and other arts are located in the area but they're not elementary or secondary schools and are not community centers. the yerba buena center cannot meet the definition of community service centers serving youths under 18. while there is concern about concentration, there is only one other mcd and one other facility and one approved but not open within half a mile. the department has received a petition with 18 signatures in support and 11 phone calls, its letters, and a petition with 53 signatures. opponents of the project believe there are currently an overconcentration of medical cannabis uses in the financial district and the use will degrade their properties, leading to crime and blighted area. concerns were expressed about traffic and youth walking on the sidewalks near the area. the department recommends discretionary review and approve with conditions as the mcd complies with code and advances the objectives and

location, location, location is one of the key factors that every intrapreneur must think about before expanding their business. in this case, chew toys and tender vitles are on the list as well. and today a ven tur shares her story about cats, dogs, and trying to make sure her own business didn't become part of its own competition. >> we felt in our gut that we loved dogs so much and that we cared about our dogs like family, that other people would, too. >> we are looking for the folks that have a dog and are looking to have their dog pampers. >> a swimming pool, and luxury suites with tvs, and birthday party and grooming services galore, and multiple walks a day. those are a few aminute teas you will find. >> they are wowed by the facility. it's not every day you come and see dogs jumping in the pool. it's like a hotel. it's for the owners as well as the dogs and cats. we want it to be home away from home where you know we will take care of you. >> they base their business model on their passion for pets. >> my father shared his love of dogs with me, and at the time i didn't have chi

commissioner hillis: to those other locations do as well? or is this a better location? >> other locations do better than this location. >> i need a little bit of help on the chronology. when did you purchase this franchise? april 2008. >> rid when you bought this business, you were operating the assumption that he would continue to operate on a 24-hour basis. >> that is correct. >> most of the calls were before the security guard. once we have a security guard, the calls dropped dramatically. >> you can sit down. >> i wanted to underscore the language in the police " relative to the instructions to the entertainment condition that you should in shoe upper met unless it reaches the threshold -- unless it reaches the threshold. i wanted to point out that there is a long list of conditions that go to some of the complaints the neighbors have brought to your attention. those include taking out the trash, lighting, a toilet facilities, the outdoor seating area is to be closed at midnight. that was not the case before. i think that may impact noise as well. there is a list of

in fact, i do tours with my students and we go by that location. the tavern on 13th street northwest had slave auctions taking there. and right near here in lafayette square inside of the white house you can see slaves being sold and sent further south. quite a few of these individuals who were enslaved played a very important part in the growth and development of this city of washington, d.c. we know that enslaved individuals were involved in the construction of the white house, the construction of the capitol building, the construction of the smithsonian itself and other structures around the city. we should also not overlook, though, that besides being enslaved, the free were having an impact on the city as well. probably the most important well-known person is benjamin baniker, himself free, who helped to lay out and set up the city of washington, d.c. through his knowledge of astronomy and mathematics. there also was an advantage to being enslaved and living in the district of columbia because life in urban settings was much more fluid than it

i ran all calls to the exact location, 4649 geary blvd. i also ran all calls on that unit blocked, the 4600 block as well as the intersection of 11th ave. i broke that down into the 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. period. i went through each call for service and figured out which once belonged to jack in the box. since january 18, we have 37 calls. that is about one for every three weeks. the 3000 calls is a little skewed. that is taking into account some calls the cannot be considered calls for service such as traffic stops, self initiated activity, that is not necessarily our call for service. i did another incident because the actual crime was almost two blocks away. the the actual crime where he was ran down was almost two blocks away. that is not included. the former captain agreed that these conditions were fair and relevant to the situation. the new captain also believes they are fair and would limit the cost for service in the area. >> what was the other comment? >> i cannot speak for the commander. when he was promoted to commander, the of