we have been here for a while, but this new facility is wonderful. it is going to bring wonderful things to the neighborhood. our president, who is the president of our retail stores, is going to make a number of comments on how we work with the community, and also our students and teachers. thank you. [applause] >> welcome. welcome, mayor newsom. welcome to another art materials grand opening. despite the economic unrest we face, we are growing, serving, and creating jobs in all the communities where we have a presence. in fact, we are one of the few family-owned businesses in the u.s. that can say that while celebrating our 100th anniversary. how do we do it? we put people and communities first. while we are one of the largest independent suppliers of art materials in the country, providing the broadest assortment and low prices, it is really our service and community involvement that sets us apart from the others. every year, our list of colleges and universities we support has grown. today, we visit over 250. whether on campus or at the events we

concentrate outpatient services at their pacific campus and concentrate inpatient services at the new facility at van ness and geary on cathedral hill. the description of st. luke's, however, in the project plan, focuses on a new medical building and a new hospital building that is significantly smaller than the existing hospital. what we see in the d.i.r. is that there is no vision for st. luke's, no anchor. functionally, it reads as though it is an access point for specialty services provided at cathedral hill or pacific campus. st. luke's operated as a full-service hospital primarily providing charity care for well over 100 years until sudder health took over. st. luke's, this takeover happened a few years ago. instead of using its financial strength to build on the tradition of charity care, sutter and cpmc have been systematically dismantling the charity care that's existed at st. luke's. we're asking that the e.i.r. study the alternative or an alternative to what's presented as alternative 3a., the reason is that there was a demand of the community for st. luke's to stay open and what we

we have been here for a while, but this new facility is wonderful.is going to bring wonderful things to the neighborhood. our president, who is the president of our retail stores, is going to make a number of >> would the public please turn off their cell phones? the first item is roll call. [reading roll] commissioners, the quorum is established. item number two, consent calendar. all items listed here under are considered to be routine by the small business commission and will be acted upon by a single will call vote. there will be no separate conversation unless a member so requests, at which time it will be considered as a separate item later in the meeting. the approval of the meeting minutes. explanatory documents. the, approval of the meeting minutes. c, approval of the june minutes, explanatory documents, the special meeting minutes. these are action items. [ayes] >> for the past three years, i have had a candy store. i welcome the opportunity to be a part of the commission, and i hope i can learn some insight from the group. thanks. presiden

space, 500 hotel rooms, rehabilitation of historic buildings on yerba buena island, new or upgraded public facilities, new or upgraded utilities, 300 acres of park or open space, including shoreline access or cultural uses, new and upgraded streets and public ways, bicycle, transit, and to the facilities, landslide and waters of the sow is for the treasure island sailing center, lan/services for expanded marine and, and a new ferry terminal and intermodal hub. construction bill the other oppose product would be faced and that its bid to occur over approximate 15-20-year period. the draft eir of death was potentially significant an unavoidable impact on aesthetics, historic architectural resources, transportation, noise, air quality, wind, and biological resources. please note the staff is not here today to answer comment on the draft eir. all comics will be transcribed and responded to in writing in income than responses document, which will respond to all written and verbal comments received, and make revisions as appropriate. i would like to remind all speakers this is not a hearing to consider app

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we will continue to do so in a new facility. thank you. >> thank you. >> i am one of the owners of cocoa cocktails. i'm here to acknowledge and thank the california pacific medical center for working with me and my staff. i need to take this opportunity of this if they have not settled. we have at this time no opportunity to earn more income. i would like to see them in sure that they have a place to live for the rest of their lives. i also lives five blocks from the piarist -- from the proposed project and i would like to see the good neighbor coalition ensure that there are active members of our community and they don't just pop down and not be involved. th >> good afternoon. tonight them a primary-care physician and also the director of the medical services. we are the largest at federally administered health center in san francisco. we have been serving for almost 38 years. i believe every resident should have access to the best medical care. we have collaborated to provide specialty care services to are underserved populati

the bulk of those new facilities will have to be located at the site the pcu has lease today skylinebles for decades. >> unfortunately the site is so compact, it is a restricted site that we simply don't have room to maintain the stables on the sites with the improvements to happen. >> reporter: the key is finding a new location for the horses. >> we have been in open discussions with them for the last few months. we continue to meet with them pretty much on a weekly basis. >> reporter: about two dozen of skyline's riders gathered today for a barbecue saying good-bye to their stables. skyline sits between two major fault lines on the peninsula and that's why the puc says it will make a go ahead location for an emergency water supply. the system would provide water to 2.5 million customers in the event of a major quake, something they at skyline can't understand. they are hoping the puc makes room in their plans to relocate the stables. >> even if we sign payments for a relocation -- papers for a relocation, until we actually have horses going into stalls, it's not a sure thing. >> re

since the 1989 earthquake, some $3 billion has been spent on new facilities and repair facilities in the area, including your new building. in 1998, mayor brown spent $200,000 on a report on redoing the civic center plaza, which is antiquated, not welcome and certainly needs work. he then got into his re-election campaign. it was put in the deep freeze and nothing has been done with that since. i have talked to mayor newsom since he became mayor about the need to update the planning in the area and to particularly redo the plaza. he's attempted to find various ways to do that. the rec and park commission and department showed no interest in it, despite the fact that it's their plaza. but then a couple of years ago, he came up with this idea of the sustainable district, and the purpose is much broader than what the heading of your legislation said, because as you know, the planning department is going to take a great deal of the work in this, and we're going to -- they're going to replan the whole area. some 20 square blocks. and we're going to improve the use and hopefully in private

news for the city of oakland as it burns that clorox is relocating more than 500 employees to a new facility in a different city. as anchorman shows us this is good news for the city pleasanton. >> this old washington mutual complex work clark's plans to house its new research and development operations and in the process relocate more than 500 employees from oakland. >> about 500 jobs see the need more overtime is really good for pleasanton. it's bad for oakland is good for pleasanton which is in a handful of bay area businesses relocate over the past three months. >> seeing medium-size companies in the neighborhood of 200 employees to about 500 employees, companies relocating from other parts of the bay area. san francisco in silicon valley with the upgrade infrastructure here meaning or adjacent highway is the 68580 primarily we have one bart station nearby another one coming on line in the early 2011 a family of class a office space. the credit union is moving to this road location to pleasanton official say initially its nearby retail businesses and restaurants like these that will bene

million project includes a reservoir and emergency power generation plant, the budge of those new facilities will have to be located oat the site that puc has targeted skyline stables for decades. >> unfortunately, the site is so compacted and it's a really restricted site that we don't have room to maintain the stages on site with the improvements for the regional water system. >> reporter: the key is finding a new place for the horse. >> we have been in open discussions with them for the last few months andtine to work with them, pretty much on a weekly base. >> reporter: a dozen of skyline riders gathered for a bbq, saying goodbye to their stables. the new emergency water system broad of water to 2.5 million customers in the wake of a quake. something that they can understand, but they are hoping that the puc makes plans to relocate the stable. >> even if we signed papers for relocation, it's still until we actually have horses going into stalls, it's not a sure thing. >> reporter: skyline is one of the few cooperative stables, horse owners lend a hand and in exchange, pay less money. >>

the new facility has a larger viewing area with separate sections each for relatives of the victims and guest of the condemned. before witnesses and relatives were crammed into one room. >> it's night and day. much larger. >> reporter: in the drug infusion room, four phone hot lines have been installed, including one that goes directly to the governor and one to the supreme court. it cost $100 million to build the facility. death penalty opposers say it's a waste of money. >> reporter: the new chamber was constructed about two years ago but with an execution possibly on the horizon, officials decided it was time to let the cameras inside. rob roth, ktvuchannel 2 news. >>> south san francisco officials today said they were surprised that the pipeline running underground was not on the list of 100 riskiest pipelines. pg & e released the list yesterday. further evaluation showed the south san francisco natural gas line is in good condition. >> but we need to know exactly the section of pipe that was referenced in that previous report and get it prepared as soon as possible. and know what t

putting in new facilities increases the cost. then when you bring in different types of facilities -- >> we see a lot of the european- style traffic patterns with intricate paving stones and beautiful designs and then we get the response, we do not have the maintenance budget, we cannot maintain these. how do you get around that so you could say this is the actual cost? >> it is an integrated part of running the business. it is the responsibility of the mrs. pawlenty -- it is the responsibility of the municipality and it is the responsibility of the taxpayers. if we build a new highway, we know how much it costs, but we also know how much it costs yearly to maintain it. it is one and the same. it is part of the bill. >> doesn't anybody here in san francisco care about the cost? all about the streets, the pavement is quite bad. i think it seems to be quite a port town. the same in boston. everywhere, the pavement, the maintenance of the roads are a lot worse than anywhere in europe. >> on that note, any other questions? >> hi, i wo

the new facility further advances recommendation. the design brings a small-town feel insecure community which can integrate the patients and residents into the broader civic life of semblances go. the hospital has an impressive collection of art that will not only contribute to the healing environment but also provide a new destination for art lovers. the historic passage of comprehensive health care reform by college represents -- by congress strengthens medicare and ensure sustainability for years to come. it improves benefits for seniors and makes prescription drugs more affordable, and it recognizes the needs of those with disabilities by making significant investments in long- term care services. this is a great day not only for the patients and residents of for all san francisco. thank you for this opportunity to extend my deepest gratitude to the hard-working people who have made this new hospital and rehabilitation center possible. please accept my best wishes for a memorable celebration. sincerely, nancy pelosi, speaker of

these new facilities will enhance our ability to do that. we attract the best and most dedicated teachers and lerner's because of our wonderful heart and soul that we provide here at san francisco general. in the future, we will continue to fulfill our mission to provide health care and, services to all. we are excited to be a partner in this wonderful endeavor. thank you. [applause] >> nothing that i do, nothing that the health department does would be possible without the fantastic san francisco health commission. i would ask them to stand up. president ilig. thank you so much. thank you for the support. thank you for the leadership. thank you for making things like this rebuild happen. many of them worked hard on the campaign trail helping us to make it happen. i want to thank also the broader city family, our fire chief is here. our special angel in the mayor's office, who has now moved on to another job and shepherded the project all the way through, and a very special thank you and welcome up to the podium for a missing, the head of dp

media and community to learn more about clark, which has been around for 10 years but moved to a new facility. i want to make sure i think sandra at the occ. she was very important. president marshall: would you mind sharing a little bit? thank you very much. any comments? >> i have to find the right microphone. members of the commission, it was my pleasure to participate in the press conference this morning. that was so ably organized by commissioner chan. i want to think this opportunity to thank, although she is no longer in the room, the policy analyst from the occ, who worked six years on this issue. this was an important item for you, the juvenile justice protocols, and juvenile stealing with police officers. -- juveniles dealing with police officers. this general order arose from negative contacts between police officers and juveniles. we received a complaint in the office of citizen complaints. as a result of collaboration between the police department, groups such as the asian law caucus, other members of the city and county family, the fruition is that we now have, as commissioner c