. >> this is a small wine bar in north beach, serving medter ran food. that might be the other dell'uva. but either way, the staff recommends conditional approval for this permit. >> i'm juri mccorkle and owner of the dell'uva. looking to do few nights a week, jazz, blues, ambient music to give something back to the community and patrons and bring class back to north beach and just offer some pleasant options. >> yes. >> i see that you have two applications on green street and one omission. >> this is green street. >> is it true you have outdoor speakers? >> this is true. >> do you have a permit for those speakers? >> i do not, but i creased to use them since i needed a permit. >> did you actually remove them? >> i have not. >> would you remove them? >> if you would like me to. >> either that or you apply for a sound permit. >> i will remove them. >> you are on the record saying you will remove them. >> yes. >> i know you have been using them recently. i have recently just found out. >> we'll take you on your word that you will comply and again apply for

i have lived in north beach for 25 years. i worked at the st. peter and paul church and throughout the city, specifically helping homeless families find places to find food and shelter. i came here to speak specifically about notice, because the city has failed, in my opinion, the members of the swimming club and the tennis club, telling them about what is going on. i want to correct one thing that was stated by the first speaker in public comment, which is that we are all very wealthy people who belonged to the swimming club. i am not wealthy. i work for st. vincent. that is my job. the pay is almost nothing. the reason i can afford to go to this club is because for my health i like to swim. you do not have to belong to the tennis part. i do not, because it is expensive. i belong to the swimming part. this contradicts with the idea that it is a bunch of wealthy people. i do not belong to any of these groups, telegraph hill or anything. but if you were to go to the pool every day -- i swim every day -- it would cost more to go to the pool in nor

. >> i can check the controls and it has its own for the north beach. there are certain a lawnessas in north beach whether you can relocate signs and if you can't reloathe a existing illuminated sign. >> we have an interesting array of signs here and signs that are both letters and become the whole store front facade and again i guess it's a challenge for the planning department and here is the sign and here is not sign. >> yeah and definitely when you have the graphics here that go along with the sign where do you draw the line? you have to look and see what is representative of the sign name and you would do that. >> the wasteland. a wonderful sign if you like that sort of thing. not everybody does. backside of portero i think. people come up with logos. this is one that i had to study for a long time before i could figure out the message here. it is such a special art and skill to have a clear message. sometimes you have these -- what is the message. >> are those flames coming out of -- >> yeah. the butler and the ship. >> and talking about commercia

whether it is our friends at north beach or people here in chinatown. in talking with the merchants all over china town, chinese chamber, the stockton street merchants, the chinatown merchants association -- we wanted to capture a little bit more improvement this year on pedestrian safety. there was an idea that was created and talked about for several weeks where it began by a few years ago when i was public works director, that we expanded some of the sidewalks for the benefit of pedestrian safety. we worked very closely with the traffic division of mta. we worked with our health department. we worked with chinatown neighborhood groups and the businesses to expand those sidewalks, and it has actually become quite a positive thing. then, we had sunday streets this past year in the summer where we literally took over grant ave. that became a very positive thing. in fact, we started the first ping-pong tournament in chinatown as a result. more and more, there has been an interest that more of the sidewalks and potentially maybe even a strip of the parkin

we had cases in north beach and had to remove them and could be advertising cell phone companies and had the banners and that could be considered a general advertising sign depending how much they have and we have to look at that and the zoning and whether it's allowed. >> but that seems to add to the character of the neighborhood? what do you think? is it part of the character? >> yeah, i think about that a little bit, and it is like art to the degree that it asks you to think what the city values and there was a time when the city really valued entrepreneurial energy and with these type of stores and immigrant entrepreneurial energy and you come to the new world, and going to make a go of it, and you're going to do everything you can to make your business work. there is a lovely graphic artist cater and i think some of his work is in u.s. weekly and he has a series about a real estate photographer and this character wanders through the city that is kind of like new york and not and a really important part of the city and how it speaks through ingenuity and a will to make a go of it

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

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they are reopening, finally, after a number of years in north beach and it is a great day. i have known the family of the runs the restaurant, i went to high school with john. i think it is going to do tremendously well and be a great success. i want to thank the co-sponsors. hope you join me. >> i will be voting tfor this, w on't m -- i won't move to continue it. i think it's germaine to. >> supervisor kim. >> i wanted to thank farrell for bringing this resolution. in was in our district for many years and was a source of pride for the neighborhood. and had my favorite pastrami ever. i hope the special will be there that evening. >> i was also thinking of continuing this item, but out of respect for the whole idea that it is in my district, i hope to see you at another wonderfully incredible establishment. a number of us were there on saturday night. it is quite a restaurant. can we do the same house, call? this resolution is adopted. >> item 40, urging the reinstatement of the 31 categories of music eliminated by the national academy of arts and sciences for grammy consid

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

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. >> before i take role, i would like to remind all of us to turn off our cell phones or any other electronic device. commissioner katharine more? ore

original joes reopened in north beach. the original joes burned down five years ago at the tailor treat location autos this is a real san francisco neighborhood. and there is a neighborhood credible we feel supported and lucky to be here. >> to me it's a mean combination. >> and the mayor was on hand to cut ribbon and pro claim it original joe's day. the restaurant best known for the joe special. >> and coming up here the battle with latino vote is heating up. the presidential candidate now leading the race for that vote. >> mill valley firefighters rescue a dog 40 feet deep in trouble using a technique never tried on a dog. >> lawmakers making an attempt to make sure prot yofrts come nowhere near funerals for military service members. >> there is a shift in the wind direction. i'll be back with a look at the forecast coming up. the news >>> a north bay fire fighter tried a technique to rescue an elderly dog. it slipped and fell down a drainage pipe near two tanks fire road. the dog ended up 40 feet deep. a fire fighter ha

now it's back open and dishing up food in the north beach neighborhood. >>> san francisco is planning a redesign of historic deloris park. the -- delores park. >> reporter: this is a view of delores park, the rendering from 18th and church street. you can see a new sidewalk that will be located along church. now, this is the park from a different view. the tennis courts will be located right here. they will be refurbisheded. in this area is where the 19th street prom nod will be located. and this will be picnic tables here and here. you can see two pictures here and here, and this top one, you can see the restroom with a green roof. and on the bottom, a pathway that leads to the restroom, a walkway with trees alongside it. there's going to be more bike parking, benches, and trash cans. we put a link to these renderings on our website, kron4.com. >>> i love mac world. where else would you zoo a snowboarder doing tricks on a tramp lean? exhibitors will do anything here to draw attention to their booth and products, like this guy painting with his foot. he's pretty good! the crowd loves

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i was able to work mission, north beach, and it was great. a lot of agencies were out. there were some warnings for new year's and other times. sound is one thing we are trying to work with other venues and also crowd control up front. there were some minor incidences', but it was very good. we have been seeing a steady decrease in violence. it is leveling off, but we are continuing to see that drop. more recently, the woman who spoke about " street common -- about polk street, and we have been working to get patrols in that area. they were cited last week for crowd control. it can be a slow process before we see real change. we are working on those few blocks, so hopefully we will see more change and it will come more rapidly. we would give -- we are getting some more blunood as far as club owners. as far as incidents, i know officer mathias is here to talk about the central district. and one i will mention is 463 broadway. and we had a space above a legitimate venue on broadway. somebody was operating in an illegitimate venue, hoping they would slip under the radar, w

we had some heavy activity around clinton and toward the north beach area and calvert county. now some heavy activity pushed up to the north. what happens in the next hour? we'll get more waves of moisture rolling through. we're looking at essentially some good rain through midnight. temperatures haven't done much all evening. 45 college park. 44 bethesda. 43 in great falls. temperatures are not going to fall at all. probably go up before midnight. 45 at college park. and 43 in beltsville. all right, heavy rain tonight. evening commute a mess. heavy rain now until about midnight and tomorrow, maybe an early morning shower. better chance of afternoon showers. but salvage a good day inbetween. much milder on thursday. sunshine will return and we're looking at temperatures in the upper 50s to perhaps near 60. let me show you what's coming our way. it's 10 in bismark. arctic air gets into the midwest tomorrow. arctic air gets into the east on friday. get ready for probably the coldest air since we had that outbreak on the 3rd and 4th of this month. heavy activities north of us. not

will make the general area safe for a very good people are walking in the financial district, in north beach, in the mission district, so these larger venues, a police district people can establish what is going on, so i am ready to support this. >> i want to support both of our public speakers. i think our nightlife is under attack for other reasons, and it is a billion dollar industry we need to enhance. you really opened up my eyes. i actually parked there. >> you you drink? as i do not drink in my car. i have actually seen people partying in their cars before going to slim's, and i have a tremendous amount of respect for and director kane. i like commissioner o'connor's idea of some kind of a food truck we can add. i know there is controversy, but i liked that idea. i like the there could been a win-win situation. >> it would come down to what is defined as a staffer. >> if you left it how it used to be with the permiting officers at each station, and there are issues, and sgt shock does deal with it. gooi like hearing from the industry, because i want to do everything i can to help your

. >> reporter: we were down here in north beach talking to mayor lee he came down for a restaurant opening. but the media wanted to know what if -- is he going to do with the situation involving ross here mere. -- ross mirkarimi is that a distraction in his job? when he goes to court to get a restraining order lifted so he can visit his wife and child he will have a new attorney, lydia stiglich. robert wagner is out, no reason given. mirkarimi charged with three miss -- three miss ms. . -- misdemeanors. two new accusers have stepped for. the mayor has not asked mirkarimi to step aside but looking at every option. >> there's constraints that i have. i'm going through those with our city attorney to make sure where the boundaries are. the processes i have are not just the mayor's office as you fully realize now if you reviewozl the charter, these processes involve ethics commission and board of supervisors. >> reporter: although torn lydia stiglich was only announced as mirkarimi's attorney yesterday, we have this comment: we are confident that sheriff mirkarimi will be absolved of all charg

there she, is right there. >> oh, yes. >>> tell us, you mentioned food and restaurants in north beach have one of the oldest italian restaurants. but it's so easy to get caught up in these little tourist traps that are fake italian restaurants, you might say. >> yes. >>> what do you recommend? where should we go? >> i think it's very important that people understand the cuisine of italy. for example, f'er italia, originally from san ramos, the north of italy, right on the coast coming down, starting the italian riviera, which you read about in my book, terrifying. and then of course you have so many different cuisines. you have the sicilian cuisine. sicilian wine is hard to get here, and it's fabulous when we do. we have the bolan nace sauce. for people who don't have a lot of money, our best delicatessen in town, get some of their food and try it out at home. and before you invest in the restaurant, go and get something from your own table. >> i like that idea. tell us about your book signing coming up. >> oh, gosh, very exciting. i just had a wonderful lecture at the legion of honor

the dugan family will locate in north beach. i have been a patron of the original joe's for many years. i want to specifically thank the piano and fight -- piano fight theater. thank you for starting the wonderful theater. i know you will be asking for a grant. you have been a wonderful partner in looking out for the start-ups and helping them along, helping to identify where they can be and how they can get started. we both started the arts foundation at the corner of sixth and market. there are so many people to thank tonight. i wanted to begin with this list, the freshest efforts to start up. it is a signal to you that we want to thank you all for reinvigorating this central market with your arts activity, innovation, enthusiasm. there is not going to be a store front available in the next year. it will be filled with arts, people, and businesses, and residents who will come to celebrate this. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> it is friday. who is excited to be a san franciscan? it is wonderful to see everyone her

also points south la plata, north beach, annapolis, all seeing light rain right now. we'll see this trend continue through the morning hours. temperatures today are mild. we'll be in the 50s by noon. showers should be tapering off. it will be breezy throughout the day. we'll see breezes out of the south at 10 to 20 miles per hour. by 5:00, partly sunny. mid to upper 50s. right now, 43 degrees. all right, here is a look at our current temperatures right now. we're looking at temperatures to warm up into 57 degrees around downtown. even 60 in fredericksburg. 59 for manassas. gaithersburg in the mid-50s. much colder tomorrow. temperatures in the lower 40s. breezy but dry thursday in the mid-30s with a flurry possible. here's monika with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning. crews have had their work cut out for them early on the westbound side of route 50. overnight, there was a car broken down on the shoulder right before route 424. and a tractor trailer is in a dark spot. tractor trailer did hit the car on the shoulder causing a serious accident here. it has bee