we need to repeal the archaic codes that undermine nightlife. and we need to continue to support our great state senator mark leno in its never-ending quest for a call at that locality. [applause] but we have to also keep in mind that this industry needs to be more and more organized in order to have the political organization as one supervisor, or two supervisors, there is only so much you can do. please come and get more organized. my colleagues, david and my colleagues need to hear from you. build an alliance with the business community. one of the biggest champions is that california chamber of commerce. we know it is good for business. and please, organized with the neighborhood bars. there are so many great neighborhood bars in this city that could add that neighborhood element to political organizing. and when you are a district supervisor, it is one thing to have nightclub owners come to you. it is another thing to have neighborhood business owners like bar owners coming to you. we need to organize as a bar owner and that will move us in

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calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks. get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> the right to vote allows us to vote for candidates or party and it is a significant way to have our voice heard. exactly 100 years ago, women were given the vote in california. the battle for women's suffrage was not an easy one. it took more than 70 years. a woman could run for president in new york. >> organizing this conference, basically it modeled itself on a declaration of independence for women. it marked the beginning of the women's equality movement in the united states. >> at that time, women were banned from holding property and voting in elections. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea. >> many feared it would be corrupted by politics. >> women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anyth

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.ce or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> here we are at the embarcadero. we are standing at one of locations for the street artists. can you tell me about this particular location, the program? >> this location is very significant. this was the very first and only location granted by the board of supervisors for the street artist when the program began in 1972. how does a person become a street artist? there are two major tenants. you must make the work yourself and you must sell the work yourself. a street artist, the license, then submitting the work to a committee of artists. this committee actually watches them make the work in front of them so that we can verify that it is all their own work. >> what happened during the holiday to make this an exciting location? >> this would be a magic time of year. you would probably see this place is jammed with street artists. as the no, there is a lottery held at 6 in the morning. that is ho

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.et tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> you probably think you know all about the exploratorium. but have you ever been after dark? did you know there was a monthly party called after dark? science mixes with culture and adults mix with other adults. no kids allowed. every week there is a different theme. to tell us about the themes is melissa alexander. tell us about some of the previous themes we have had. >> we have had sex ploration, sugar, red, blue. many things. >> what is the theme tonight? >> rock, paper, scissors. we are having a tournament tonight, but we have also used as a jumping off point to explore lots of different ideas. you can find out about rock, paper, scissors as a game as a reproductive strategy. you can interact with a piece of art created by lucky dragon. you can get your hair cut from a cool place called the public barber's salon. they use scissors only. you can find out about local

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks. get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> good afternoon. this is the regular meeting op the planning commission for august 16, 20126789 prior to taking role, if you would silence your cell phones. i'll do the same. also, the room is a little crowded and seems that a lot of you know each other. secondary discussions while the hearing is going on can prove to be extremely disruptive. we ask that if you feel the need to talk to your friends and neighbors that you go outside. and have those conversations and not in the room while we're trying to have the hearing. thank you very much for that. roll call, commissioner cat roon moore. >> here. sugaya. >> here. >> commissioner rodney fund? >> here. >> commissioner in cindy? >> here. >> commissioner boarden is absent today. the first item is item one case number 2012 .192000-t. it's proposed to continue august 6th 2012. request for discretionary review proposed for

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.an get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> everyone deserves a bank account. in san francisco, anyone can have a bank account, things to an innovative program, bank on s.f. >> everyone is welcome, even if you are not a citizen or have bad credit to qualify for a bank account is simple. just live or work in san francisco and have a form of id. >> we started bank on s.f. six years ago to reach out to folks in the city who do not have a bank account. we wanted to make sure they know they have options which should be more low-cost, more successful to them and using chat catchers. >> check cashing stores can be found all over the city, but they're convenient locations come with a hidden price. >> these are big. >> i remember coming in to collect -- charged a fee to collect a monogram. >> people who use check catchers, particularly those who use them to cash their paychecks all year long, they can pay hundreds, e

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.an get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. i'm derek, i'm hyungry, and ready to eat. these vendors offer a variety of the streets near you. these mobile restaurants are serving up original, creative and unusual combinations. you can grab something simple like a grilled cheese sandwich or something unique like curry. we areher here in the average eight -- upper haight. you will be competing in the quick buy food challenge. an appetizer and if you are the winner you will get the title of the quitck bite "chompion." i am here with matt cohen, from off the grid. >> we assembled trucks and put them into a really unique heurban settings. >> what inspired you to start off the grid? >> i was helping people lodge mobile food trucks. the work asking for what can we get -- part together? we started our first location and then from there we expanded locations. >> why do think food trucks have grown? >> i have gotten popul

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.et tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to the technology summit. we are looking forward to a fantastic day. we are going to start with a demonstration of the wii system. it is an interactive gaming system that allows people to play different activities and participate in different fitness activities together. a lot of wii systems, about 40, are being deployed around the city to different senior centers and residents facilities to encourage older adults to get more involved with physical activity using technology. we're going to spend the first 30 minutes or so demonstrating the wii. not only will we demonstrate how to use it, but we will doe demonstrate adaptive devices so that it can be an inclusive activity for all adults and children. my name is dr. chris thompson from the university of san francisco. go, dons. 1855. i have not been there that long. i am in the department

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.an get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and ask

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.an get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. on may 12, sf posted a benefit for project insight. canadians supported the recreation programs are too sick children. >> learn more >> i am ready to eat. >> street trucks are growing. these vendors offer a variety of food all over town. in parks and on streets near you. these mobile restaurants are serving up some original, a creative, and unusual combinations. this is like a grilled cheese sandwich or you could do something truly unique like this. we're here at off the grid-upper hate. there are so many options. ♪ you will be competing in the food and truck challenge. appetizers, entrees, and desserts. make a cohesive mill. the winner will get the title of the feed truck challenge chompians. ready, said? whether you talking to get out there. i am with the founder of off the grid. how would you describe it? global food trucks in the bay area. we put them into need ur

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.an get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. ♪ >> hi, my name is jamie hopper and i am with the san francisco recreation and parks department. we are featuring the wonderfully romantic part rotations in your very own backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in san francisco with someone special. our first look out is here, san francisco's heavily forested hill. a favorite for couples and a dog walkers. both have a significant stand with a live oak forest. the romantic paths that meander up and down are under a canopy of ochre, redwood, cyprus, and eucalyptus. chill out in this pleasant environment and you might seem butterflies and dandelions. blue jays fly between the tall eucalyptus. one of this the parking is accessible. take the six, 24, or 37 bus. we share the pathways, we walked the dogs, and we have and enjoy the beautiful view that the park has to offer. this is a place to take someone special an

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.an get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >> it is philosophy that attracted david linger to mount a show at meridian. >> you want to feel like your work this summer that it can do some good. i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. we did not e

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.et tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> i am the director of community affairs. it is a great pleasure to introduce mr. john martin. >> thank you all for being here. [applause] thank you for being here for the opening of the marine response emergency facility. i want to begin by introducing several dignitaries. the first is commission vice president mike hardeman. thank you. and commissioner steve nakaja. and i want to introduce our police department deputy chief at the airport, the guy in charge. david chen is here. from the adjacent coast guard facility, the commander. and we have staff members from our congressional delegation. we have staff members from senator feinstein's office, nancy pelosi's office, and others. thank you for joining us today. [applause] throughout our history, safety and security has always been our priority. safety and security of our passengers, and safety of our employees. we are

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.an get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. because we have a great waste water system here in san francisco, we do about 80 million gallons of waste water here in san francisco, which means we basically fill up 120 olympic sized swimming pools each and every day here in the city. we protect public health and safety and environment because we are discharging into the bay and into the ocean. this is essentially the first treatment here at our waste water treatment facility. what we do is slow down the water so that things either settle to the bottom or float to the top. you see we have a nice selection of things floating around there, things from bubble gum wrappers, toilet paper, whatever you dump down the toilet, whatever gets into our storm drains, that's what gets into our waste water treatment and we have to clean. >> see these chains here, this keeps scum from building up. >> on this end in the liquid end

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tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performance at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> what has been your favorite part as a participant or as an observer? >> my favorite part is to walk around the aquarium in to see people with a drink in their hands, getting to know maybe somebody new, may be looking for a day, or chatting with friends. there jellyfish. i mean, they are beautiful. >> the culmination of the animals. >> it is very impressive. we do not have this at home. >> tell us a little about some of the spider's we see here on display. >> at the california academy of sciences,

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks. you can get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> good evening, and welcome to the august 1, 2012 meeting of the board of appeals. frank fuong, would like to congratulate for his reappointment. >> thank you >> the president will be absent this evening. to my left is robert bryan. he will be offering legal advice. i am the executive director of. and we are joined by representatives from some of the departments that have matters before the board this evening. scott sanchez is here. he is the zoning administrator. good joseph duffey is here. he is the senior building inspector. john is here from the recreation and parks departments, and i believe we will be joined by representatives from the department of public works. if you could please go over the meeting guidelines. >> support requests you turn off also funds -- cell phones. go \ please hold conversations n the hallway. four representatives each have seven

nightlife is legendary, but is it too much? >> we have learned from the experiences that come from that. i think he understands the need because he is also an ambassador. meters, these00 olympic games. they are able to handle the pressure. not as easy as it looks. ok, you win. >> with the race taking place in the day before the anniversary and independence, there is an explosion of natural pride. >> we have the best people, which have the best land. we have the best son. we have the best rain. and i live here. >> jamaica is hoping for a gold, silver, and bronze at the finals. on monday, it will be celebrating the biggest party in history. >> one very excited nation and one? headline today. michael phelps sctlam vialory capping off a gold and courier in his last individual race in london. it is his third goal of these games and he has a one more race tomorrow. to another olympian that has reached the record books. they have completed the 43 different countries. she went on to represent georgia in the next two games. in beijing,

a vibrant nightlife is part of why tourists come here. the kinds of people that are creative and entrepreneurial, that come here and live here, creating jobs in high-tech industries, it is part of why they want to be here. because of our restaurants, entertainment, and clubs. i want to stress that we know how much good that you do for the city and we appreciate it. often we make it difficult to be small businesses here. i know that there is a lot of bureaucracy. we are trying, through the entertainment commission, to find ways to streamline the process. we look forward to hearing from you how we might help the entertainment industry specifically. i know that often we focus on the negative about this industry. that is because that is mostly what we hear. complaints about noise and graffiti. obviously, we are camp -- concerned and are doing anything they can to make sure that our night life is safe for everyone to enjoy. i want to say that while we all need to work together to address those issues, we want to work to make sure that you are

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks. you can get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> before i take role, what the remind everyone to silence or turn off your cell phones. if you feel the need to engage in the secondary discussion, please take the discussion outside. >> commissione[calling roll] the first category on calendar, items proposed for continuance. item one is the public out reach and engagement. item two, case number 2012 for one see 4939 stockton streets. this item is proposed for a continuance to december 6, 2012. item three, case number 2,012.0409b proposed for continuance to august 13, 2012. further on your calendar, item number 11, case number 2011 4-20 octavia boulevard. it's that is proposing this item be continued until september 6, 2012. with that, i am not aware of any other item on calendar being proposed for continuance. >> any public comment on any items proposed for continuance? you can go ahead and step up. >> we actu

of our best known olympic exports is seeking -- is finally able to get a castaste of the london nightlife. he-his name is synonymous with swimming. he admitted he was not a big fan of the pool. >> i was afraid of the water at first. i did not want to put my face under. i did not like the feeling. i finally build the confidence to put my face under the water and to start swimming. i finally fell in love with the sport. >> the american swimmer is the most decorated olympian of all time with 18 gold medals, two silvers, and two bronze. the games continued to dazzle. our interactive schedule is on wbaltv.com. click on olympics and you'll get to look at the most awkward pictures from the games. those cameras are always done. >> and one local organizer is the view of putting in a bid for the 2024 olympics. dan gneiss has had informal discussions about holding the games in the region. the washington-baltimore collision was turned down to host the olympics. that are taking place in london. a crowd of local religious leaders -- [inaudible] pack your hand sanitizer for the upcoming fair. the potent

i have also requested an economic impact study to be performed on the entertainment and nightlife industriesit is a very important economic and cultural sector in our city. we have never really taken a look at what it contributes to our economy. i think that is an important piece of information to have to guide policy making in the future. i have requested a hearing on the impact of historic preservation of other important policy goals in the city like creating affordable housing, having usable parks and libraries, etc. i want to look at how those different policies interact with each other. those are a few things i am working on. >> we are out of time. we will have to wrap this up. thank you so much for joining us. we have been talking to supervisor wiener from district 8. watch for the next episode of "need your supervisor." we will be back with one of our 11 city supervisors. ♪ >> the right to vote allows us to vote for candidates or party and it is a significant way to have our voice heard. exactly 100 years ago, women were given the vote in california. the battle for women's suffrage wa

supervisor wiener: regarding the nightlife and entertainment position, as i know you know, earlier this year in my request, a rough study was released showing -- a study was released showing night live, not even a subset, this doesn't even account for street fairs and daytime entertainment. this is an understated number in an this shows our $4.2 billion to eight san francisco economy and produces around 50,000 jobs and $50 million in tax revenue. i think that's a very conservative methodology and i think these numbers are understated. what we have seen more and more in san francisco is that due to all sorts of factors, including but inertia and resistance in some of our city departments, not only lack of support from city government but sometimes hostility. we have seen some events that have gone away or one recently went outside of san francisco, so i was excited when the mayor announced his budget would include a position for night life and entertainment because when you look at the critical role -- you look in the market and navigating the different departments, it makes all the diff

one of the issues in san francisco right now for the gay community is nightlife. one point i wanted to make about the eagle as it was is that the eagle was not just a gay bar. there are many gay bars. it was a gay bar that have international appeal and your people from all over the world to our city. the economic impact of tourism is often downplayed. having the eagle the way it was, under de- ownership -- gay ownership said something about the kind of club it was. if we are weighing who should get a license, this would be more -- sorry. it would be more important to keep it as a bar that began as a gay bar the welcome everybody as opposed to a bar that just happened to have the music or gay aspect as part of it. in terms of who should be able to have a license, i would like to say it would be more for the people that have held it previously and had a certain kind of appeal and to transfer it to others. i am sorry for being nervous. thank you. supervisor elsbernd: 80 very much. next speaker. >> my name is autumn haber. and here in support of the transfer of the li