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

and nightlife communities. and we think that based on those errors conclusions were made in the plan that moved forward that now with a few minor modifications can be adjusted, affect very little and improve the plan for the overall neighborhood. thank you. >> thank you, mr. allen. >> good afternoon supervisor, henry carnalo. i was on the western soma planning task force since 2006. and i want to congratulate and commend jim niko for what a great job he did. as ken said a second ago, i know a lot of people came and left and there ways was a group of local residents who were not happy about what was happening and tried to create disruption, but it wasn't possible. it was left up to western soma to say what was said. so particularly when it comes to entertainment, this is where i think it was left out. and i think we need to protect, preserve and promote live entertainment. we cannot allow to have residential in areas like 11th street, as was said by another person, these people move and know what is going on and

that entertainment or nightlife is a significant economic contributor to the city. in addition to being part of the cultural heart of the city. and we really, in our zoning decisions, in our decisions that we make in this building, we can have profound impacts on whether nightlife is going to succeed or not succeed. and so for example, when you put housing and nightlife next to each other, housing 99 times out of 100 wins. and i'm a proponent of creating more housing in the city and i have been pretty outspoken about that. but when you put them next to each other, you can have some conflict and housing almost always wins, we have seen that. for example, even one person who was unhappy about slim was able to actually get that club shut down for a period of time. and so that is one concern that i have had with this plan. i think that the plan overall, in my view, although i know has been an effort to acknowledge the role of nightlife historically and presently in this plan. i don't think it does so sufficiently. i know there have been a number of amendments proposed t

and i would just like to say thank you for meeting with nightlife and hearing our concerns. that is it. thank you. >> thank you, mr. pugash. >> hello supervisors. andrew greg working with joseph and christopher harney. i would like to join in congratulating all who worked on the western soma community plan. that shows true dedication for all who participated for that length of time and as such, i want to apologize for my kind of episodickip involvement. there is a great deal of rhetoric about job creation and housing. right here, right now, in tangible ways, after all it's the street where rubber meets the road. western soma is also part of the greater soma area and eastern neighborhoods that are the engine and epicenter that will drive the city over the next couple of decades. as a result, this plan is not just a neighborhood or district matter, but a plan that has citywide implications. joe and chris are commercial real estate brokers, with offices on mariposa tv they work in the trenches everyday helping businesses move in and sometimes move out of western soma and other

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks. tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> bonnie banks. bonnie banks. my definition of noise is uncontrolled music. without format. pretty simple affair. pancakes, and you're -- people get up on sundays around noon, weekends or whatever. should not be too hard to walk into place. have your audio alarm clock go off for two hours waking your up while you are eating breakfast with many interesting visuals once in a while. improvisation. listening or not to the person you're playing up against or people or machines. trying to get as many different people in as possible. different genres, experimental noise, electronics, dissonance some drums.a tiny bit of ambient -- the first noise pancake shows, 1999, the first waffle noise, 2001. god-waffle noise, noise pancake came out of cubist art, place on mission street, brutallo, where the church -- opened up his house and saturday morning cartoons. a big space. you can have

calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few weeks.kets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. . >> okay, i'd like to introduce lieutenant dwight wald

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. . >> okay, i'd like to introduce lieutenant dwight waldo, retired from the san francisco police department, he will be our next key note speakers so please listen to mr. dwight waldo >> thank you, drew, i'm very pleased to be here and i'm pleased to see so many people attending. my program today will basically be on training and expertise, being able to go out, understand the gravanis culture and then take it to court and get a successful prosecution. just a little background, i'm not going to read it all. i pretty much go by sergeant because i was only a lieutenant the last 3 months and i found out if you google me under lieutenant you find something. i stick with sergeant because i have about 14 years on google for that. i spent about 28 years as a police officer for the city of san bernardino, california, about 80 miles outside los angeles. among other things

be on the crowded streets and nightlife, the country hides a deep -- beyond the crowded streets and nightlife, the country hides a deep problem. men were asked about the reasons they commit violence against women, including rape. it has one of the highest rates of gang rape in the region. they hope that understanding the problem will provide new ways to prevent it. >> is mostly young people, not the poor or the high-class -- it is mostly young people, not the poor or the high-class, the middle class, between 18 and 23. >> he has been researching gang rape in cambodia for 10 years. over several weeks, he helped us find men who are reeling to talk -- who were willing to talk, but only if their identities were concealed. there is a cultural practice which means a group of men having sex with the same woman. >> we are good friends, so we want to have sex together with one girl. >> these men say they pay money to do this and do not consider it wrong. >> it is not rape. >> i don't know whether it's rape or not. i'm doing it because i can't afford a girl of my own. >> even in instances of transactio

an area known for its vibrant nightlife. the question is how will it fect businesses and residents.very drink that's poured is money that flows into the economy. the owner of tupelo bar and restaurant says two additional hours of alcohol service will make a difference. >> to allow businesses to maximize their ability to have profits, and san francisco in general, i think has always been a place for people to come for nightlife. >> reporter: if passed, it would allow cities to partner with the state to come up with a plan that would include community input in allowing certain establishments to serve alcohol until 4:00 a.m. supporters say currently, there are at least 25 cities, including chicago, new york, and washington, d.c. which allow alcohol service beyond 2:00 a.m. >> if there were enough employees that you know willing to work the extra hours, it would then be putting more money into san francisco. >> reporter: this north beach resident says problems from bars are already a headache. >> there's usually a couple of fights every week on north beach. some people in my building, w

what more, if we have more nightlife in the evening on folsom street? i don't agree to that and i know one person says they want nightlife all throughout soma, but i don't agree with that. there has been a lot of gentrification and a large scale gentrification and it's something that families and affordable housing that we need in soma. developers and all of these night lifes and techies want to come into soma, but this plan protects us, the families, our heritage. what more do we have to face if these developments and changes the population? what do we face in next ten years, in 2020 when it comes to redistricting and the consensus population; right? so we want, like pore me as families. i am here on behalf on speaking for families. we want this plan to that protects us as a whole. it's a holistic view and holistic plan that is safe for us. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisor. my name is luke -- i'm one of the owners and the property manner of a small office building on 9th street in west soma. i am here today to ask for your conside

tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursdaye 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, there is a

an area known for its vibrant nightlife.stion is how will it affect businesses and residents. every drink that's poured is money that flows into the economy. the owner of tupelo bar and restaurant says two additional hours of alcohol service will make a difference. >> to allow businesses to maximize their ability to have profits, and san francisco in general, i think has always been a place for people to come for nightlife. >> reporter: if passed, it would allow cities to partner with the state to come up with a plan that would include community input in allowing certain establishments to serve alcohol until 4:00 a.m. supporters say currently, there are at least 25 cities, including chicago, new york, and washington, d.c. which allow alcohol service beyond 2:00 a.m. >> if there were enough employees that you know willing to work the extra hours, it would then be putting more money into san francisco. >> reporter: this north beach resident says problems from bars are already a headache. >> there's usually a couple of fights e

be it shopping, dining, nightlife, and they will be putting all of our itineraries online. so i think that is a great thing for all of the neighborhoods >> great. any other commissioner comments? next all right, please. >> commissioners you are on item 15, general public comment. >> any general public comment. >> welcome steve. leslie and steve today. i love this. >> hello, i'm talking steven cornell with the pope district merchant's association and commissioner dooley is well aware and had meeting with our merchants. we're having a real problem on polk street without getting into all the details. there is the van ness rapid transit plan one block away from polk street and to change it from less parking. one has nothing do with the other when it comes to mta and that is what i am presenting to you that hopefully you look at in the future, not necessarily the merits of this one is good and this is one bad or whatever. the idea that they are thinking one has nothing to do with the other. one block away, two major streets with a lot of changes in parking and traffic. hopefully

with a report last year that said $4.2 billion was pumped into the san francisco economy from the nightlifeld probably be bad for, like, police enforcement, those having to do their job more. >> there's a school of thought goes, wait a minute, there's nothing good that happens after 2:00. [ laughter ] >> i don't know. a lot of good things happen after 2:00! [ laughter ] >> reporter: just so it's clear, the law as it stands now allows some places to stay open until 4:00 am. they just have to cut off alcohol at 2:00 am. back here, they have to cut it off at 2:00 am, and everybody has to go home at 1:00 am. >> so are people worried that by keeping the bars open longer, it may lead to more problems like fighting and even duis? >> reporter: that is a good question. and the senator said they looked at the scientific data in other cities that do this, las vegas, and new orleans, and there are no facts to support what you might suppose, that there is an uptick in traffic wrecks and deaths, etc. now, noise is a different story. and they will consult with community groups if they have to during this

nightlife went underground. that made it even more seductive and dangerous.e could travel there safely in pulp magazines with writer raymond chandler and his private eyes. in a novelist like james cain, we could find ourselves sucked into a twisted triangle of love, betrayal and murder. he knew crime, the power of absolute seduction. crime is a left-handed form of human endeavor. experience has taught me never to trust a policeman. just when you think one's all right, he turns legit. one of the things about detective stories, murder stories, whodunits, is no matter how bad they are, i've never seen anybody walk out on one, because it's a riddle, it's a puzzle and you want to puzzle it out. well, it was about 7:00. anyway, it was dark. what were you doing at the office that late? i'm a homing pigeon, i always come back to the coop no matter how late it is. i'd been out peeking under old sunday sections for a barber named dominick, whose wife wanted him back. i forget why. only reason i took the job was because my bank account was trying to crawl under a duck.

we have nightlife, entertainment that pennsylvania can't put in.pas, restaurants that are just amazing. gerri: you have a lot to offer. that is for sure. the big $2 billion property announced that they will file chapter 11. people have read about this. what happened to mecca sounded like they had trouble from the get go. you come on the other hand, have gone off like a bottle rocket. they had real trouble. >> i can talk about at we have done. we have focused on gaining. it has always continue to be a focus immobile we added a nine damning component to our business,hich was lacking before. we had a six and a half million dollars pot. we put in four great lender is restaurants. we test every square inch of this property and turned it into a brand-new facility. and, again, we're focusing on the gamblers. gerri: i think that you can say if you are familiar with the story, the focus more on the entertainment and in that life. want to talk to you a little bit about online gaming because this is a big issue. a lot of people talking about it . thursday the

you're in the nightlife areas seventh street. convenience and liquor stores and some sister was just real nice. she saws walking up in our little uniforms and berets and we all had guns. and those who had handguns carried the 10-point platform program. those who had long guns just carried the long guns. huey had a shotgun. a pump shotgun. huey has the lawbooks and of course we walked up in the cop is on the passenger side door. his arrest he is standing to the back with his hand on the back of the trunk. i just assumed this guy was dealing with him for a ticket or something. the police had his passenger door open but he was on the passenger side talking and he does not see us walking appeared we get up to the curb and everybody lines up and stands on the curb, boom. an old man comes out, what have you gotten your hands out there? what are those, sticks? those are guns. guns, and getting out of here. no one leave, everyone stay right here. you are citizens like we are and we are here to observe these policemen have been brutalizin