the request before you is a mandatory discretionary review to establish a newç medical cannabis dispensary the green cross which it operates as a delivery only service. this will sell cannabis, canada's food products as well as the plans on the ground level. no on-site smoking, vaporize income or consumption would be providing -- would be permitted. the application was filed by representatives for the out commission merchants and residents association citing concerns about its proximity to child care location -- facilities. since the preparations of the commission updated the pact could come up additional public comments were received by the department. written comments and opposition and the petition with additional signatures and 21 written comments in support into the staff has received numerous public comments since this of middle and early 2011 both in support and opposition. the comments and support state at the existing operator has proven to be an upstanding establishment and that the proposed facility will provide a necessary medical service. the comments and opposition general ex

this means that the building permit that is subject to the current review to establish the new dispensaryere are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances found by theç commission and is discretionary abilities. i am happy to answer any additional questions relating to this project. >> there is a discretionary review file on this. >> good afternoon, commissionairet(. i am the president of the outer commission merchants and residents association. i filed for discretionary review for several reasons. first and foremost, to our organization, association overwhelminglyç opposesç these kinds of businesses in our neighborhood. i want to quantify one aspect of this whole thing. we started out with this over two years ago and these are the two that areçó on the next itemn the agenda. we have been dealing with 4218 for six or seven months. çhaving that said, to have thre mcd's on the same agenda, on the same street, having it within one block and another 10 blocks away is unconscionable for our neighborhood. i have been president of this association and the co-founder for almost 15 years. one

i saw many great new dispensary models that i was proud to see when i first arrived. we have had only five complaints in the five years we have had those regulations. i was very proud of that. to see this crackdown happening is a shame. with resolutions and press statements, they are welcome leadership, but we need more than that. we need to introduce an amendment to article 33, establishing an emergency plan forre- permiting-- for re- permitting, and to follow up the board letter to president obama. say something that appropriately reflects the circumstances of the interference into our local laws, and make clear it was neither welcome or warranted. we can direct the city attorney and all city agencies to refuse any request for information about the program that is not publicly available, unless under subpoena and required by city agencies. thank you. >> hello, ladies and gentleman. my name is john stone. i live in district 6. some of you i am acquainted with. others i am not. either way, what i wanted to bring to your attention was the issue surrounding the recent c

i am here presenting asset united, which is a new coalition of patience, dispensary owners, and concerned citizens. as a medical cannabis advocate, i am here to ask you to take action and defensive access, and also to let you know we have developed a list, and we will make sure you received that at your offices soon. i will not read all of them, but i wanted to go over a couple. one is to direct the city attorney to the -- to refuse all requests for public information if it is not already available publicly. the other is to introduce and pass an amendment to article 33, establishing an emergency plan to we permit any mcd closed by the federal government that was still in good standing. i am sure you will want to know a lot more about these asks. i look forward to seeing you folks act soon on this. thank you. >> my name is when daniels. -- lynn daniels. i want to give my two minutes to someone else. president chiu: we do not allow that. you can say with every light. -- you can say whatever you like. >> the way the city looks at low income residents -- i believe they should be more graceful

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the city says it will rescind new rules that cut the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city from 100 to 10. the city says it will wait for the state to set up a regulatory process. until then, the city says it will focus on local complaints and tax collections surrounding the club. >>> it is official. the westbound span of the bay bridge will be shut down this president's day weekend. you're looking live at the bay bridge. caltran says it will shut it down from friday at 00 in the evening until 5:00 in the morning tuesday. caltran had been considering postponing the closure due to rain in the forecast. construction crews will spend the weekend making a detour for drivers that will let them finish construction of the bridge and the bridge's new eastern span. >>> we just gave you that live look. you can see the camera getting tossed around by the wind there. christina loren has a look at the forecast. >> breezy to windy. looks like a little rain isn't going to halt that construction, which is good news. we will see just a little light precipitation over the course of the

that's no longer allowed and they enacted a ban on new strip clubs in an area of north east because there's already four of them i think they're. we dispensary and so they're afraid that it's going to become the new red light district of d.c. i'm a lot more concerned about the personally the strip clubs than the gambling but even the worst for a little bit right here right they don't need to add more strip clubs and i'll look at you're going to ban them you're going to ban the way you want to give you room you don't want to give room for expansion for a new strip club a lot better and it's actually going to come in a lot of women have to put their themselves through college i understand that but there's no walk dances in d.c. and i'll look to you can remember you understand so you know it's terrible going to maryland. i mean i think it's ironic because i want to monitor these people on the d.c. city council and see how many of them are caught in a red light district type area over the next year because it's always the ones wanting to regulate these types of things who are then later in a scandal with a prostitute is this a red light district

new jersey for us tonight. thank you randall. >> also tonight, the san jose city council has eased its restrictions on local medical marijuana dispensaries. council members followed mayor chuck reid's recommendation that ordinances passed in 2011 should be repealed. those laws tried to limit the number and location of collectives within city limits. however, medical marijuana advocates gathered enough signatures for a citizen's referendum. the mayor and council members hope that state legislation will soon address the issue. >>> if you're driving, your paying more. gas prices have been inching up, how much more you're shelling out. >> and they bought the farm to save the horses, but they are in the same boat. how much they need to save their animals. >> i'm glad it went like this. >> and the lin sanity continues, what would jeremy lin do for an encore? >> i bet it's lin credible. and more spotty showers in the vicinity. where it's going to rain. and where it will not as eyewitness news continues right here on the cw. gas receipts these days, and saying "ouch." the pain at >>> drivers might be looking at their gas receipts these days and

new leash law. >>> you can once again open a pot shop in san francisco. the city's department of of health says its dispensaryrogram has resumed processing applications. the process was suspended last week while workers clarified some rules. san francisco dispensaries are now banned from selling pot or pot products made by a different collective. all products must come from a noncommercial entity. >>> 5:49. occupy oakland will hold a news conference this afternoon to talk about police action during this weekend's demonstration. officers clashed with occupy protesters on saturday night arresting as many as 360 people. most of those protesters were cited for failing to disperse and they were released. at least a dozen face criminal charges and are advised to stay away or they'll face arrest. >>> new this morning, a major recall of a birth control pill. we'll have details in a live report. >>> plus, is lieutenant governor gavin newsom joining a new party? details on his recent political contribution. >>> and here's a live look at traffic along the sunol grade. a look at 680. the morning commute off to a slow sta

dispensaries. protests are planned in nine cities including the president's campaign headquarters in san diego. >>> some newtails are coming out about the final days of whitney houston. coming up in just about seven minutes, what whitney was seen doing at a beverly hills hotel that had a lot of the guests there very concerned. >>> they will formally unveil a billboard targeting sheriff ross mirkarimi. it's going up south of market area. the message will say domestic violence is never a private matter. that is a direct rev reference to sheriff ross mirkarimi controversial remark on the day he was sworn in as sheriff. sheriff ross mirkarimi is scheduled to go on trial on domestic violence charges next week. >>> let's get you going and out the day, sal, you taking care of folks? >> yes, the people already know about this closure coming up but forgive us for mentioning again, claudine wong just mentioned it. somebody will say why didn't anybody tell me well we are telling you now, westbound bridge will close friday and open at 5:00 a.m. the entire president's day weekend will be closed. the lower deck will be o

news. >>> the court battle over medical marijuana dispute could go to the circuit of appeals. >> we're going to appeal immediately. we're going to fight for the patient's rights for the dispensary system. >> reporter: shaw owns the reforce for medical marijuana. the club today was going to act for a protection. a judge cancelled today's hearing. they said they expect a formal rejection of their request in the coming days and will appeal. there's no word on why today's meeting was cancelled. >>> prop eight supporters are appealing the decision to strike back the ban of gay marriage. they're bringing the appeal to the full court of appeals. same-sex marriages will remain on hold until the full court decides whether to reconsider the case. >>> san francisco's filmore district is looking more like new orleans on this fat tuesday. here's a live look right now at the mardi gras celebration. several restaurants and clubs in the area are joining in the fun with discounts and celebrations. and discounts and specials i should say. mardi gras beads. the celebration is set to go until midnight. >>> and today's mardi gras celebration dates back thousands of years on the christian calendar.

news. >>> well at least one group will be protesting his visit. medical marijuana supporters are against the administrations crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries. the protests have been planned in nine cities around the country including the president's campaign headquarters in sacramento and san diego. >>> restaurant owners have a strong warning and the group representing business owners say they will sue if forced to change the hours in which they serve alcohol. this comes after the city added an hour earlier and they are working to solve the violence but not at the expense of revenue. they say it should be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. >>> coming up in about ten minutes, her erratic behavior in the days leading to her death. >>> and a shelter will formerly run a billboard attacking sheriff ross mirkarimi. the message will say, domestic violence is never a private matter. now that is a direct rev reference to sheriff ross mirkarimi controversial remark made the day he was sworn in as sheriff. sheriff ross mirkarimi is scheduled to go on trial on domestic violence charges next week. >>> 6:37 back over to sal to take a look at traffic, s

now, delivery also allows a dispensecy to get around -- dispensary to get around bans that certain cities have, like walnut creek. >>> a newcyclists the right to bring civil suits against those harass him. the person spontserring the law -- sponsoring the law says the purpose is to have people think about the consequences before they act negatively. >>> let's get to sal. how are things looking? >> it looks pretty good, tori, and dave, from the south bay starting in san jose. it's looking pretty good, driving up to the west valley and no major problem. one of the things we've been watching is pretty much the anomaly in the morning commute has been the crash on southbound 101 -- southbound 880 approaching decota road at fremont. we've had slow traffic there. let's move to highway 237. you can see some stop-and-go traffic there. traffic is going to be slow crossing 880. westbound bay bridge the traffic is moving along pretty well getting up to the bay bridge. we don't have any major problems getting into the city right now. i want to bring up a map if i can because if you are driving to the airport, northbound 101 before 380,