we need more open space in north beach. because it is a dense neighborhood in the city with the least amount of open space per capitalia. in addition the draft e.i.r., one of my concerns was about traffic and there were no significant impacts on traffic when they close the street. i was there. i saw it didn't change anything. and it didn't impact public transportation or emergency vehicles. my neighbors and i were actively engaged in the community input process leading to the plan to build a new library on the parking lot and we gathered as a community, provided our input, voiced our support of the new design when it was unveiled and we thought we would soon have a new library and more park space. we had been shocked by the amount of time that this process has entertain to make this community vision of a reality. we are busy parents on the frontier of urban living, trying to make some community space for our children and speaking up actively and vocally at every opportunity afforded us. the draft e.i.r. is complete and accu

i'm an architect and a native of north beach who grew up with north beach library when it was first opened. and played at the children's playground and the playground when i was at francisco middle school, particularly when we had our softball lunchtime tournaments there. and i too came out ok. first of all, as an architect and as planners you a all know that there are -- you all know that there are many possible design solutions to any problem. what we want to do as a community anded a a -- and as a city is to satisfy all the requirements and needs of the community and the city. and that is possible. the environmental impact report needs to study several things. one, that we do have an acknowledged resource and it can be renovated and expanded. there are alternative designs that haven't been explored. some of them you have seen a glimpse of tonight. but also the entire lower level expansion of the existing library is very, very possible because mr. appleton, the architect who designed it, once told a 80-year-old architect who grew up in our neighborhood, who works in our neighborhood, tha

i'm an architect and a native of north beach who grew up with north beach library when it was first opened. and played at the children's playground and the playground when i was at francisco middle school, particularly when we had our softball lunchtime tournaments there. and i too came out ok. first of all, as an architect and as plan

please join your fellow commissioners and approve the north beach e.i.r. so we can use this ground wisely for our children for the future. thank you. president miguel: thank you. >> do you want to have that? >> commissioners, my name is dawn and i'm the planning and capital manager for the recreation and park department. thank you for taking time tonight to hear about this important project. the draft e.i.r., the recreation and park department feels provides an excellent analysis of the proposed master plan for the joe dimaggio playground and its various alternatives. the e.i.r. carefully evaluates the various impacts including potential historic resources, open space and recreational resources, traffic impact as well as views and esthetics. it's a thorough and complete document. the plan reviews and presents the advantages of the preferred plan which replaces a parking lot with a new library branch, plaza and unified park adding an additional 12,000 square feet of open space in a highly dense, high open space neighborhood. north beach chinatown residents

i have been a resident of north beach continuously since 1962. i want to thank you for being present for our issue. when the kerry of the machine was requested of the planning commission, it did not sound too threatening, and we didn't make a protest at that time. it has come out that the new owners concealed the restrictions on their behalf and the previous activity about restricting this site. i have been here long enough that i will remember la ventura. everyone i ever met eight there, going back to the 50s. i arrived in san francisco in 1948. it is -- the situation was explained, but it is complicated. the current owners concealed the restrictions on their deep, and i think as elected representatives, it is your responsibility to support the planning department particularly in these very unusual situations where there are reversing themselves. thank you. >> i am a resident of north beach near the corridor. written agreements would know this as special restrictions. the special nature of north beach and any commercial district, you have very d

i'm a 23-year resident of north beach. and a teacher at a pre-k through eighth grade school in north beach. the opportunity for a new library has really been a reallyying cause at our school -- rallying cause as our schoolso, please picture next to me at least 200 parents and 200 children in their pajamas, standing next to me. i've been involved in this project since my son was 6 years old. he's now 13. i have felt very involved and very informed about this project. i've been to meetings, presentations, brainstorms at the library, at the clubhouse, on the playground and even at my school. i've watched the street closing, i've studied the plans and i also can honestly say i read the e.i.r. online. so i feel that this e.i.r. well documents our neighborhood's urgent needer to more park sfathe space and a new library. the e.i.r. also documents that this elegant and efficient solution was developed with enthusiastic seven-year-long community involvement. please support the e.i.r. and make our involvement worth while and meaning

francis racy say in north beach. you were the force that brought the potruncula here do you want to tell us about the video. >> we made a video about it, in my opinion, just me that says this, so much was prove den shall. so much of it was going to happen no matter what we humans have to say about it. i believe that. there is one part of the video where i say it dawned on me in the middle of creating it what a servant i was and it is so true i mean we were just total servants in creating this amazingly sacred little space in the heart of our city. >> tell us briefly it is what? >> it is the little cabella st. francis himself rebuilt in 1206. >> in assisi. >> i call him francesco he is my best friend. >> he is. >>> he befriended the bishop because the bishop understood he wanted his real father to be the father heaven not the earthly father he goes down the hill and starts building san domiano. they said to him francis go rebuild my church it is in ruin he rebuilds it and then goes down further into the valley to sant

ktvu's patty lee is in north beach with more on the giant fan reaction. patty? >> reporter: ken, live in north beach where there is still literally dancing in the streets. live on union and stockton but here is a look at columbus avenue just a few minutes ago. there are people jumping for joy. you can hear drivers honking their horns. just general euphoria. this is a big city, obviously. there are a lot of people celebrating a lot of different things everything from birthdays to anniversaries. but regardless of what was going on today the focus was on the giants. >> yes, go giants. >> reporter: what was originally planned as a birthday party. >> go giants. >> reporter: morphed into a multipurpose event. >> it is a birthday and probably a giants celebration. >> reporter: lifelong giants fan and birthday girl jenn saunders was willing to share the spotlight. >> fabulous they are going to win tonight for me. these guys are awsome. i love it. are. >> reporter: with the giants playing around this store was busy all day with fans preparing for game time with friends.

we have an exciting project at the intersection of columbus and north beach. in conjunction with the reconstruction of the m-line and the beautification of ocean avenue, we had a budget to commission art work. we hired an artist to create three large sun spheres made from beautiful golden-colored ceramic tile. and they bring this beautiful, radiant sunlight to ocean avenue. it's sort of a bright moment in the fog. >> one of the things that helps to make san francisco a destination is its reputation as an arts center. and how has this department contributed to that? it contributed to the vibrancy of our city. it reflects our culture diversity. it tells the story of our history of the city. it enables us to create a cultural legacy for generations to come. the public art component is a vital part of the city's art scene. and in addition, it really conveys an important message that providing public art, free accessible public art 24/7 is an essential city service.

---por ejemplo, en el barrio italiano de north beach -donde hay muchos restaurantes en los que fumarafuera es tradicional - a partir del domingo, estara prohibido encender cualquier cigarro.---y como en north beach, en todos lados donde se este sirviendo comida, aunque sea al aire libre.---hay quien esta de acuerdo, y quien no. "second hand smoke is worse than smoking.... smoking....--Ésta persona de alameda dice que el humo de segunda mano es peor aun que fumar y que no lo aguanta, especialmente cuando esta comiendo y a su alrededor fuman.---- si la policia ve a alguna persona fumando en las mesas de afuera de un restaurant, podra multar al dueÑo con 500 dolares. ----llego la primera lluvia de la temporada a la bahia, y se pronostica abundante precipitac, precipitacion, ...especialmente para maÑana sabado en la noche ... ---el segundo de una serie de sistemas meteorologicos deja lluvia esta noche en el norte de la bahia...---y luego se extiende hacia el resto de nuestra region ...----mas informacion, y el pronostico completo ... mas adelante, con jessica carrillo.... ---mas noticias

we worked with him on many projects in north beach. it to work with us on the noodle fest. he can work with children, the police, neighbors. a part of our district is broadway, and he has been great. we have members of our association hornell from broadway, coming to the table, thanks to shell. it is time to move on from these partisan people on the entertainment commission and find someone who knows their stuff but is not going to be beholden to the industry. i cannot of size that more. at this time to move on from that time. thank you. supervisor avalos: next speaker, please? >> good afternoon. i am a member of the small business commission and i'm here to support the application of shell thomas, for several of the reasons the previous speaker outlined. i know shell. i have watched him work with people. his economic opportunities for youth are extremely important. somebody who has experience in the community, active experience, is also an important consideration as you choose between i believe several very qualified applicants. i wish our commission. i hope that all commi

you have the planning department, the police department, the lawyer for the former owners, north beach residents. we are asking you to hear our voices. king of thai is currently in violation. president chiu: this hearing has been held and closed. i will put this in the hands of the board. supervisor camospos, i am going to ask if you could share this portion. thank you for sharing this particular hearing. obviously, we have heard from members of the public about how this establishment has changed the character of this part of north beach and negatively impacted the quality of life of residence in my district. we have also heard from the san francisco police department about significant safety issues that have been plaguing this part of my district for a long time. in fact, i think it is a good reason why we ought to consider alcohol mitigation fees so that we can get more resources to properly police an area that has been over saturated with liquor licenses. i think what is most compelling about why we should reject the cu is what the planning department has told us. they have told us

and think of the best italian restaurant that many of us know in north beach. i'd like to pride in representing a direct with some of the best restaurants in the city. but i wanted to commend the 75th anniversary of t morvings as'. i think some of you know this restaurant because when you ask me where can you go to have family-style italian food, i recommend this one. it's not just the amazing food that they serve every night but the history of this restaurant. in 1935, they broigget brought the first -- brought the first wood fire pizza oven, quite an even. it was the catalupo family that started lupo's restaurant. they ran it for many years until 1971. at which time they had a very san francisco story. they had a chef, tommy chen, a chinese-american who took over the restaurant. and tommy decided to change the name of the restaurant to an italian-ated version of his name. which is how the name tomso's name came to be. his wonderful family with tommy decided to take over that restaurant. and for many, many years they have been serving not just the residents of

last week, when i was not in attendance, when i was recused from the north beach library and are meant to report, apparently mr. martinez was giving a report. my concern is that he apparently was only given three minutes as a member of the public. >> that is not true. i did not have the clock on. president miguel: he finished and i said thank you. commissioner sugaya: my information is wrong then. my other issue is that the historic preservation commission consideration was only on wednesday before the thursday meeting. i hope that if in the future there are dirs with resource, is being made those meetings be held at least a week or two ahead of ours so we can be the beneficiary of the minutes. commissioner moore: i think that would be a procedural matter. i have personally talked to commissioner martinez. the historic commission starts to accept rules by which they on their own would request that. i agree that sometimes i would like to hear their opinion earlier, study it, and bring it into the context of the other things we are looking at. >> thank you, commissioners, for not engagin

i currently served on the north beach merchants association board. we work with neighborhood issues and entertainment. my current products include a bar security collective, working on lower polk street, including the security costs and having an attending officer present on polk street, looking at and shame and issues such as entertainment permit waivers, looking at problem promoters, and looking into legislation supported by supervisor alioto- pier. with my diverse background, i think i mean equally qualified -- i think i am uniquely qualified. my 20 years of industry experience will speak for itself. i have seven goals to accomplish in the future. the first is fostering a closer relationship with the board of supervisors, the san francisco police department, and abc, to work and communicate with each other. they have spent far too much time on conflict of interest issues and this has proved to be a distraction. it out also like to work with the task force study -- i would also like to work with the task force study to recognize and quantify exactl

. >> reporter: lisa, here in north beach eating outside is a neighborhood tradition, and for many people, smoke sg part of that street scene. but starting on sunday, you will no longer find ashtrays on the table. fresh air and good food filled outdoor tables in north beach year round. >> i cannot take cigarette smoking. >> some say smokers ruin the romance. >> secondhand smoking is worse than smoking yourself. it makes me naus yatd, and i really don't like it. especially in dining areas. >> san francisco agrees. starting sunday, no one will be allowed to light up outside where food is served. smokers say the law is a drag, maybe even unnecessary because customers police each other. >> i'll get up and move or something. >> when they come out and ask, you move. and generally they don't. i try to stay away -- if the window is open or something, i try to get far enough away and i try to be downwind of anywhere my smoke might blow in the door. i try to be accommodating. >> it will be up to restaurant managers to clear the air. if kmercustomers light up, the r may face a $500 fine. they think

name is steven anthony wordsly and i flew in this morning from istanbul to speak to you and the north beach merchants association in efforts to save clay tower. clay tower is intention for the last five years is to change clay tower, the mural rotunda into a beer joint. and i think if we really look at this hard, i think the artwork in clay tower is art. shouldn't this be run by the arts commission because this art has nothing to do with parks, nor does it have to do with recreation. now, i personally successfully recommended clay tower to become a national historic site. we celebrated that. did the park commission allow me even a plaque to commemorate that? no. they consider me kind of an enemy to them. and, in fact, every one of you standing here were elected to your office and i congratulate your position. the supervisors of rec. and park are not. it's like a club, and they cannot and will not oppose the mayor. the mayor's concern, obviously, is budget cuts. clay tower -- i don't know if you've been in there, but it's -- and i speak as a third generation san francisco san franciscan. my

the people in north beach who came back and got their supervisor to change the name of the surry park or the lawyers who when all of this was going on they were wanting to sell off the land. i am still trying to save this park. why it works so hard to save the park when you could just come along and steal them? >> thank you. >> good afternoon, everyone. i am helping the youth groups to reclaim this space. i would just like to give more stress of our proposal and the u.s. council of operations. fuhr this will work as an arm of the city government in helping the city to address the issues that they used that they are currently facing. if this council will hopefully grant this, this will be more attractive if given proper training, citizenship training, and good -- from the government. i would like to note that the youth commission is supporting the idea and we are happy to have this proposal in the near future. thank you for your time. >> thank you. a>> good evening, commissioners. i have been -- mitigating and having to do with the buffer- based -- this keeps the ph balance to about 7.

i have resided in north beach, chinatown, and colonel heights. all my family lives and still lives in the city. san francisco is the only city i have ever known. at first, i was very hesitant. there was so much to do and i am not sure which place to start. at the time, the housing market was under decline and this is a great opportunity for us to buy a house and start a family. we can only be able to afford one or the other. two things helps me to decide, supporting my wife and my desire to be able to own a home and continue to live in the city. we took on the task of doing something with the property. this process has been an emotional roller coaster. now we stand before you pleading our case. there are some anything's to say. we are not the previous owner of the property. there are restrictions on what you can do. i want to share something with you that is not documented. my wife and i are a very active couple and think we have a lot to offer the neighborhood. besides helping our neighbors get rid of the eyesore, the best thing my wife and i ca