it is also in the north beach special use district. and the north beach in limited financial special use district. commissioners, following public comment, which would automatically remove these items from the consent calendar, these items are in your hands. >> any public comment on any of these items? public comment is closed. commissioner moore: moved in appand approved. >> motion her to move items 3, 4, and five. thank you, commissioners. those items have been moved as proposed. commissioners, we are now into commissioner questions and matters. item #6, consideration of adoption draft minutes from your regular meeting of november 3 and november 10, 2011. following public comment, and corrections and modifications you may have, we adopt you -- we ask you adopt the draft unit. president olague: any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> thank you, commissioners. on the motion for approval of the draft minutes of them every third, and 10, 2011 -- [calling roll] thank you, commissioners. any other commiss

people say there is no parking in north beach to see how much parking we actually have. during different times of the day or weeks. the other question is, the cost of taking credit cards. how is that priced into the parking rate? >> the new meters come with new costs and that includes communications cost because each one has a modem in it. as well as a credit-card processing fee. this city, and tsa, we pay for those processing costs. they vary by transaction. i do not know -- it is hard to generalize. they do qualify as micro payments so it is a smaller payment then you typically see. >> de know how much it has been so far? >> we have -- we did an evaluation of -- we are about to finish the evaluation. new meters vs old meters and letting people pay with credit cards and having a longer time limits. we saw that revenues increased substantially by letting people pay. even once you deduct the cost of the new meters, we make more revenue, making it easy to like what happened in the past. our meter revenue has gone up. our citation revenue has gone down. that is great. commi

that would be north beach and hayes valley. there are a couple of areas where they are prohibited and one of those would be restaurants in the upper fillmore and the other would be for a pet food supplies store and formula retail restaurants. >> can we get a copy of that? it is a fascinating map and i would like to study more closely. >> yes. it complies with everything on page 2 where list of the districts. i was trying to get a sense of how much of the city was regulated by formula retail. we have places where certain of them are prohibited and everyplace else is marked by a blue with a conditional use authorization is required. mainly it is the commercial district of the city. but for downtown, is intensive commercial districts. the shopping center where formula retail is permitted use. that is an overview of where the district bar. they're listed on page 2 of the report. one thing i did want to update from the report, i will hand out copies is the status of applications our department reviews. the report you have was of thi

59 milpitas, mid to upper 50s along the coast into downtown south san francisco through the north bay beaches or in the valleys dress for mid to upper 50s, 60 around santa rosa, clear lake 57. upper 50s for the most part along the east bay shore with mid to upper 50s into the east bay valleys, down to the

but also to commend the north beach merchants for their work in the promotion, and also hayes valley was also very committed. businesses said they had a good day. it was good we received proclamations from the mayor, and supervisor mar presented a proclamation on behalf of the board of supervisors, and we had that in the bulletin. our new position that we have now come to an agreement, so that position will be posted next week. minimum wage, and just a reminder it is going up to $10.24 starting january 1, and we are working with the office of standards and enforcement to do out reached around the security ordinance, so remind businesses they need to carry forward the balance, and the office is on a fast boat to get it translated. i have met with them to get this together. with the zoning for the self- service restaurant, due to supervisor mirkarimi's election to sheriff, that piece of legislation, a supervisor wiener is going to be carrying that legislation through its completion. and we expect hearings in january or february of the board of supervisors. today was a hearing for dog w

street, and in the past couple of weeks, i have attended a voice of broadway meeting and also in north beach business association meeting and there is something else, but it is not coming to me now. president newling: you have the phone call. item number 8. i am sorry. >> i also wanted to say that i attended the outreach meeting in district 11, and out of that, i was able to meet some community groups and went to the district 11 council meeting last weekend, so i was able to reach out to them talking about our work with the commission. president newling: -- newlin:

street, and in the past couple of weeks, i have attended a voice of broadway meeting and also in north beach business association meeting and there is something else, but it is not coming to me now. president newling: you have the phone call. item number 8. i am sorry. >> i also wanted to say that i attended the outreach meeting in district 11, and out of that, i was able to meet some community groups and went to the district 11 council meeting last weekend, so i was able to reach out to them talking about our work with the commission. president newling: -- newlin: item 8, any new business? seeing none, this is the end of -- >> can i say happy holiday? president newlin: you are out of order. thank you very much. the same to meet -- from me to everybody. thank you for the good work from the real backbone of this crew, said this concludes the tuesday, december 13 meeting of the entertainment commission for the city and county of san francisco. ok.

street, and in the past couple of weeks, i have attended a voice of broadway meeting and also in north beach business association meeting and there is something else, but it is not coming to me now. president newling: you have the phone call.

hopefully, we saw it yesterday in chinatown and north beach. we saw it in a western addition area. i think it reference a 60% increase in the last four years in the number of bicycle trips. most of them are saying i want to bike more. there's our opportunity. there's where we can grow and we can learn. some folks are coming out for special events like sunday streets. more and more are riding every day. more and more are riding because we're making it easier and more convenient and more comfortable for them to ride. i want to thank the city family that helped deliver the separated green on market street. we've seen huge increases here on market street and we know this is what it will take. when we build it, they will come. we know we need to start at a younger and younger age. i'm proud of the safe roots program we're part of along with the city. we know that the appetite for bike suggest there when we're young. how do we cultivate that and keep it going and how do we make sure that our traffic jams in the future are bike parking log jams. we know we need to invest. the important bi

it encompasses north beach and chinatown. we have the city's famous hills. we have for the world comes to work, the financial district's, where the world comes to shop in union square, where the tourists spend time on fisherman's wharf , and the wonderful polk street neighborhoods. my district encompasses the ethnic and economic diversity that exists throughout the city. i think my district is emblematic of the entire city. you can find every political perspective you can possibly want in district 3. oftentimes, the interests of my district and the city are aligned. i do not have to think about those differences quite as often as some of my colleagues may have to. >> let's talk about the budget situation. we have been faced with some tough budget decisions again, including where to make cuts and whether or not to increase taxes. how will you approached these hard choices? >> our budget is one of the very top challenges facing city government right now. over each of the years i have served, we have had to balance budget deficits that were around $500 million.

requirements, making this consistent and removes the minimum parking requirement in broadway and the north beach commercial districts and the chinatown mixed use districts, and also increases the authority of the zoning administrator to waive parking requirements under section 161. the proposed legislation also proposes changes that will help preserve historic buildings and expands the tdr program to allow development rights to be transferred route the c3. currently, they are only allowed to be transferred in the individual c3's. and there is something to facilitate adaptive re-use, and this is also currently allowed for article 10 buildings, which are landmark buildings. it gives the authority to credit off-site publicly accessible open space towards open space requirements in article 10 and 11 buildings and allows them to waive certain code requirements when dealing with residential use. currently, many of these come in for variances, and these are often granted routinely, and allowing these for a process for applicants, as well as the city. it also encourages commercial, and one thing i am to

it was a great experience to be at north beach and in my district participating with a green apple bookstore a number of other businesses. i want to thank kathleen from the small business commission and regina from the office of small business for their efforts, not just on the saturday after thanksgiving, but to make every day a shop small day. a lot of the reusable bags were given out, and if anybody wants these, the office of small business has them

they used to bury people in north beach.they would go up there and very bodies. >> there were removed from many of these cemeteries. there is a slogan that is -- anybody know? "it is great to be alive." >> beats the alternative. >> i was wondering if gary boulevard had always been a major thoroughfare. >> it used to have streetcars on it. they are thinking of bringing them back. the b line and the a line where there until the mid-1950's. we are taking the street cars away, but bart will come out here and everything will be fine. >> downtown, gary ave.

it was a great experience to be at north beach and in my district participating with a green apple bookstore and a number of other businesses. i want to thank kathleen from the small business commission and regina from the office of small business for their efforts, not just on the saturday after thanksgiving, but to make every day a shop small day. a lot of the reusable bags were given out, and if anybody wants these, the office of small business has them as well to encourage the use of independent stores throughout the neighborhood, who helped fuel the economy in reinvigorate communities across the city and across the country. he also wanted to let people know that there is a fun party organized by a group that we're calling -- it includes everything from the toy boat cafe giving out free ice cream to a number of the bars and cafes to green apple bucks giving out free beer. and you get reusable code bags as well. other participants include the rocket room and dirty tricks room. and another of -- in number of stores like the clothing store. come out thursday from 6:00 to 8:00. the wreck and

i am john wooden, i live in north beach. it is a professional soccer stadium masquerading as a gift to the children. all the projects i am against are either masquerading as being something for children or a way to create jobs. when the city let them go to an mx suit -- a new mexico firm, a pretty much gave up. but i owe it to my mother who was a native san franciscan to be here to try to persuade you, even though you're not in a position to turn the project down, i think you could send a message if he sent it back for corrections or perhaps a few extended the public comment period. there is a reason san francisco was voted to be the second best city in the united states, it was in the paper yesterday. hot windy city let them go, what has to wonder -- and one has to wonder. i know st. francis academy will never come back the way things are going. one of the defects is that when of the trees, many of the trees are called a brush or bush's, that way they won't have to be examined one by one. it is important that the when the b

they used to bury people in north beach. they would go up there and very bodies. >> there were removed from many of these cemeteries. there is a slogan that is -- anybody know? "it is great to be alive." >> beats the alternative. >> i was wondering if gary boulevard had always been a major thoroughfare. >> it used to have streetcars on it. they are thinking of bringing them back. the b line and the a line where there until the mid-1950's. we are taking the street cars away, but bart will come out here and everything will be fine. >> downtown, gary ave. >> when you get past it, it becomes gary boulevard. >> they wanted streets to be large, they should have vegetation and trees, they should be ornamental. gary strieker was the main road from the 1850's. -- gary street was the main road from the 18th of the's. >> it was planned as a major thoroughfare. >> it was a toll road originally. we make people pay to get on the road and we make them pay when they get to the clubhouse. it was a toll road. >> i think that does it for today

and this is north beach. the ortega branch was demolished. more recently, the planning department itself had a report on appleton and wofford, reporting that the neglect and actions by the renovation, under the bond program had actually caused library branches, specifically named, to become no longer landmark-worthy. that is the kind of demolition, this is a demolition of historical value. and much more recently, the oldest branch in the system, a little bit over 100 years, was considered by the historic preservation commission by landmarking. we did not do this at the time the library wanted renovations. this was changed for concessions to improve certain aspects of the renovation. in the last few months it appeared that there were blazingly bright pieces of metal that had been screwed into the facades. the apparent explanation is that what looks like triangular metal pieces are on the front -- they were there to deny homeless people and others the small ledge that they supposedly were walking across from the entrance to the library, and up

by the way, there is a second application that has been put in for the apartments in north beach. the cumulative of fact has not been taken into account. and we need to pay attention to that. thank you. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> thank you. my name is delores pervez. i am a member of the unitarian universalist society of san francisco. thank you very much for presenting this resolution. supervisor mar, especially, as you are my supervisor. one thing that i would like to mention that was not in the resolution, as it cannot it -- contain everything that we oppose in these terrible wars, the fact that so many american soldiers are committing suicide. there are 462 american soldiers killed in combat in the 2010. while 468 county enlisted men and women took their own life that year. that was the second consecutive year that more soldiers died by their own hands? in combat. in 2009, 389 suicides of active- duty soldiers, recorded by the military, also exceeding the number. this new data, that american soldiers are now more dangerous to themselves th

church in north beach welcomed the public to its annual living nativity scene. the audience watched the holy family, the angels, the shepherds, all adoring baby jesus. this were even real animals, including a llama, goats, and a donkey. >>> and did i hear somebody mention christmas? indeed. we are on santa's watch here at cbs 5 and you can be too. we'll have that information for you coming up as eyewitness news continues on the cw. [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. citi financial tools. easier banking. standard at citibank. with 134-thousand people passing throug >>> sfo says today was the busiest day of the year with 134,000 people passing through. that's up 5% from this time last year. it's estimated that 30% of all americans are on the move for the holidays. passengers are reminded to che