the previous owners of valencia on a were also small business people. a lot of our customers come from other neighborhoods in san francisco. some come from other states and other countries. over the years, the only complete we have heard about our neighborhood, because people love it, is the difficulty of finding parking. it has helped us survive, which has been so crazy recently. i spoke to my neighbor, ho owns the restaurant -- who owns a restaurant. ask you to take into account the loss of business and negative financial impact on his restaurant if we lose the existing neighborhood parking. it is a concern for us as well. asks you to take into account along with any other uphill battles he has faced during the economic crisis. he also told me that specifically, his business went down about 25% during a six-week shutdown in august of 2009, so it is pretty indicative of the strength of the garage, the impact on the neighboring restaurants. for us, we have lost customers who visited our shop, wanted to buy something from us, but did not want to deal with

i have been to auckland, new zealand, of valencia, spain, to watch the america's cup and i have witnessed firsthand the changes that have happened and those cities. a great legacies of change that have occurred in the port, the cities, and tourism for those cities. i applaud you and approving this agreement and helping to make this deal happen. i also know that the obligations are far less for this america's cup then it was in valencia, or auckland. the city and state of san francisco got a tremendous deal with the america's cup event authority. i would like us to focus on those things we have to do, literally thousands of tasks that need to get done before we are on the world stage in less than two and a half years. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i would like to say thank you for support staff and all of those who negotiated the deal. we must understand that they were negotiating under pressures. i think that we have been remarkably civil in the discussions around the america's cup and quite unified. however, i think that supervisor campos is correct, there will be people

the city of valencia sets off an unusual fireworks display.00 in the afternoon, the show began. unlike most pyrotechnic shows, where the main focus is on color andç light, this one is about sound divided into progressive stages and then at the end of the spectacle the audience floods the square to congratulate all those workers who put on a great show. >>> icy roads can make for a nightmare commute, but in the estonian islands, it's maze it a breeze. a 15-mile ice road over the baltic sea is giving drivers access to the mainland cutting travel down by more than a fourth. the ice is near a foot and a half thick and drivers must still carry a cell phone and, bill, they're not allowed to wear seat belts. that you say that's because if there's an accident they could get stuck. >> that cell phone will come in handy as you're sinking into the lake. >> let's be optimistic. cutting down on the commute. >> have you ever seen "ice road truckers?" >> i have seen "ice road trucker." why have we seen this show, bill? let's not get into that. >>> time now

the valencia garage, the city and county of san francisco issued a proclamation long before this became an issue, stating in part -- here is the proclamation. valencia auto service has provided parking spaces for more than 40 automobiles, thus relieving parking congestion in the neighborhood. that was at a time when the middle layer was a repair shop, so there was parking on the third level and parking on the first level, but there was no parking on the second. we now have 58 parking spaces. on two occasions in the past two years, when i parked at the valencia, i witnessed to the wheeler drivers to happen to be blocking my driveway, and asked the attendant if there were available monthly parking spaces. they were told that there were no available space is -- spaces. commissioner olague: thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i have lived with my husband at the corner of hide and greene streets for more than 30 years. i'm here today to specifically address the ability of middle- class families on russian hill -- middle income families on

the cause of the major flooding and valencia is because this comes on 26 st.. there is a planning effort going on to the eastern portion which includes the one on one interchange. there is a lot of natural water right in this place. there's a lot of interest in this community about the eastern portions in bringing the water forward. there is a concern if there is creek water, ground water that is being mixed with sewage upstream, then the question is how will we use it downstream where we want to use it? this is a real concern and i have been talking with staff about this and i think that these are questions that i am still not 100% clear about and i would urge you to look at this also. not only that, but this comes down 26 street and this is the most northernmost portion of the watershed which is the largest in san francisco. not only is this the drainage base but there is ground water. this is also the creek water. the new goal is old. this is fresh water. i think that we need to be more protective and respectful of this and also understand the multiple commit

the closest i am aware of is between mission and valencia. i believe it is 22nd, the october revolution cafe. commissioner fong: i am following up on the idea of bringing some of the energy to the front of the space with a park. there might be an opportunity for the solution to pick up the five or 10 seats you may lose in the backyard and bring it up front. president olague: is that something that is doable? commissioner antonini: you could not require it because the city would have to approve that, but you could require them make applications for a parklet. i would consider that part of the motion. that could work. >> if i may, i think it is important that the condition on the monitoring read something to the effect that the commission could impose additional conditions in the future, or modify your conditions of approval if the conditions warrant it. commissioner borden: that is a question i wanted to ask and did not ask. maybe we should be a little more explicit. my only other concern then is how do deal with the reality that people in the

the cause of the major flooding and valencia is because this comes on 26 st.. there is a planning effort going on to the eastern portion which nc

suspected gang shooting of five people in san francisco's mission district has heightened tensions in that neighborhood this evening. it happened last night on 16th street near valencia. all of the victims survived. police say two men opened fire with what appeared to be semiautomatic weapons and sped off in two different cars. police believe the shootings may be related to a recent string of violence between rival gangs. at least one of those shot last night had just come out of the bar. >> they were across and started shooting. >> like rapid fire, like a number of shots, like back to back, sounded like a machine gun or something like that. >> in the past two weeks, there have been four shootings in the mission. one of them fatal. >>> santa cruz police say they used dna from a suspect's family member to link a man to a three-year-old sexual assault and robbery case. he sneaked into the kind grind coffee shop on march 2008, sexually assaulted a woman and then tried to lock her in a walk-in refrigerator. garcia was arrested last friday and is being held on $1 million bail. the dna technique has only been used once before to connect a suspect to a crime. >> one that ha

of that. this is like what we did on valencia or divisidero. there it are the pedestrian countdown signals, crosswalks, and other by a plan " amenities -- bike plan amenities, so this is just the streets, sidewalks, the ramps, so what we could include, and it seems there is probably room that would enable us to add more, a property tax policy cap, there would be st. state improvements, and the other thing would be discussing some transit improvements, such as overhead wire renovation, which the mta has identified, in their capital plant, as caps in funding, in this kind of fits well with the st. bonds. supervisor chiu: i did not hear you talk about bicycle improvements in addition to other transit-related stuff. i think the more that we will be able to convince san francisco that we need it for all of san francisco? >> yes, we need to have a category, and it certainly includes the biplane elements, as well, so it would be pedestrian, bicycle, and kind of the environmental improvements, such as we have seen on places like valencia. supervisor ch

there is also improvement on valencia's street. some of the other improvements that we have had our groundbreaking. part of the bond is supported, part of the capital plan is park bonds and open space bonds. we have seen ground work done on the chinese recreation center, central subway, the playground, the bayview branch library, as well. these all included. we have done quite a bit of work. we had quite a bit of work that made recommendations. many of those are reflected in the capital plan that is before you. we're also working with the mayor's office on rincon hill on what we expect will be the first one to be able to issue debt again to be able to provide infrastructure improvements and important amenities in that area. that area of town is, i should say, included in many aspects of the infrastructure. we also have been working with the city administrator's office on the lifeline council. a lot of our plan involves seismic preparedness. we know with the recent events how important this is. we continue to prioritize those. if you go to

of violence that has the neighborhood worried. janelle wang is live at the scene at 16th and valencia streets. >> police say there were lots of peopleund when the shooting happened. this is a very busy area, they are urging witnesses to come forward with any information because it could help with their investigation. >> the owners of the bar and taqueria are cleaning up but evidence of the violence are still here. bullet holes at both places. it's the latest spot to get hit by gunfire in the mission district. >> it went dit, dit, dit, dit, it lasted for about three seconds. >> they found five shooting victims. four with non life-threatening injuries. at the believe the shooting could be gang-related. just in the past few weeks, multiple shootings and stabbings police say in most cases, it's gangs retaliating against each other. >> i have a red backpack and they said make sure don't wear it outside. >> it's a gang color? >> people get stabbed, being asked about it. i'm careful. >> the owner of the restaurant says he knows gangs hang out around the area. >> they don't bother nobody. >> the residents are worried they will be caught in

of violence that has the neighborhood worried. janelle wang is live at the scene at 16th and valencia streets. >> police say there were lots of people around when the shooting happened. this is a very busy area, they are urging witnesses to come forward with any information because it could help with their investigation. >> the owners of the bar and taqueria are cleaning up but evidence of the violence are still here. bullet holes at both places. it's the latest spot to get hit by gunfire in the mission district. >> it went dit, dit, dit, dit, it lasted for about three seconds. >> they found five shooting victims. four with non life-threatening injuries. at the believe the shooting could be gang-related. just in the past few weeks, multiple shootings and stabbings police say in most cases, it's gangs retaliating against each other. >> i have a red backpack and they said make sure don't wear it outside. >> it's a gang color? >> people get stabbed, being asked about it. i'm careful. >> the owner of the restaurant says he knows gangs hang out around the area. >> they don't bother nobody. >> the residents are worried they will be caught

of criminal activity and vandalism. 1855 it is a blight magnet. graffiti, trash, and drug dealing happen on a regular basis. anything we can do to humanize the street would be helpful. valencia gardens is like night and day when you walk through our neighborhood. those trees are bare and for at least nine months out of the year. they have no branches. they have no leaves. you may have perceptions of the species, but they are not appropriate for that building. it just exacerbates the effect of light. we really do not understand how this improvement, which enjoys so much support and was fast tracked by supervisor dufty, and i have e-mails by him supporting this appointment, have changed so rapidly. i do not hear ms. swanson explaining why she changed her mind, simply that she has. because maybe 50 people who live in the housing authority building support taking -- keeping those buildings that it overrides the concerns of over 100 citizens who promptly and enthusiastically sign a statement of support. these are people who own their homes, who pay taxes, who have children, who live in the neighborhood and have an enormous financial stake. i do feel that paying $2.50 million in p

of our condominium complex immediately contacted our former supervisor, mr. dufty. we requested the trees be replaced with more appropriate street trees, such as those clinton all around balance your garden's -- around valencia gardens. the permit was supported by the housing authority and the department of public works bureau of urban forestry. i personally met with the on- site manager for the property. she was enthusiastic about the idea of having evergreen trees on the sidewalk in front of their building. we looked at various tree species that day. a hearing was held in december, due to citizen protests filed by a resident of the housing project. i attended as an advoca replacee trees and presented a written statement. carla short of the bureau of urban forestry gave testimony as to why the trees have been recommended for replacement by her agency. her testimony noted that in the 30 years of their lives the trees have never been properly cared for and failed to ever grow scaffolding branches. she further noted that these trees have been seriously impacted due to another episode of damaging and improper pruning. their radically, these trees are supposed to be trimmed annually so they can quickly resume in

. >> i'm here on 16th and valencia you can see remnants of the violence. there were bullet here at the club and broken glass over here at the very popular pancho via. the shooting happened after 11:00 last night. when police arrived they found five people shot. all five were transported to the hospital. four have none life-threatening injuries but a fifth person has critical injuries. police are looking for a getaway car but they do not have a description of that car. there has been a string of violence in mission district with report of five shootings in the past month. much of sit gangs violence between two gangs. just this week guardian angels patrolled the streets. they are a national group of volunteers who patrol neighborhoods to try increase public safety. san francisco police have also stepped up patrols in recent weeks. police don't know the exact cause or motive of the shooting or whether it was gang-related but there are concerns about escalating violence in the neighborhood. i spoke to one kid who was walking down, he wears a jacket purposely t

so many of the designer have been to see missed his tow in new york and been flood by it so i think it was a great tribute valencia looking of there that is absolutely beautiful. 1956. that he was just tell me he found in london 80 pound. absolutely unthinkable. wish i had got there first. >> 80 pounds for the garment is about 81 30 dollars. let's go back always stylish fashionable spencer which includes more rain. >> i'm afraid it does include more rain. first at look at some non-rainy picture sent to us by brian maxwell. lack at the beautiful view today. at least this is what spring is to look like. did today in benecia. we see scatteredxd light rainfall around the bay area. up around santa rosa, san rafael and vallejo over to l dublin. storm watch is on. here's the satellite image and second storm coming in on sunday so we have more wet weather coming our world. rain develops rain continues overnight into tomorrow mornin morning. heavy at times pwlaevrngting entire bay year. partial clearing late i'm in an dry for most of next week. high pressure getting into the low to mid 70's. >> that will feel like spring.

the theme of the forum will be at the mission campus of the community college system at 11:20 -- at 1125 valencia. the scene is from wisconsin to california, build a movement against corporate driven attacks against workers, students and communities. we are building the movement and i think this forum will bring together people to strategizing how we protect public services and public education for all in our communities. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, madam clerk. i have a few items. i want to add to the list of compliments that have been referenced by -- referenced to governor brown in recognizing his appointment of the interior secretary. that was a brilliant appointment. i know he will do us proud in the brown administration. i am very excited to see he had been selected and i know it is exactly the direction we would want from our perspective here in san francisco. i would like to bring attention to something -- i am not exactly sure how we're going to get the kind of answers we would like, but i hopei wonder if we can joa special public safety commission and polic

over in spain barcelona extended their lead to the top of the league to town points following their victory at valencia massey scoring the winning the seventy seventh minute. milan said we're aiming to consolidate their position in third place on live the more dangerous side after half time but out ryall set up passing the penalty area thirteen minutes from time keeper got a hand to his shot but it wasn't enough to prevent messi on scoring his twenty seventh goal of the season games only go so far so sure the eighteenth victory in nineteen league games. over to ice hockey where kate shell regular season champions are on guard last fall want to homes in after him make the trail three two in the first round of the playoffs as well behind them just two minutes when they get a full of golf looking at him again front and though both sides in that are doing the second the visitors scored twice in the final periods read off when elsewhere on the knives with a lower gauge dows new boys you growl for three and overtime to also move three to all the best of seven series. now let's take a look at the n.b.a. where

and spain barcelona extended their lead to the top of la liga to ten points following their victory at valencia leonel massey scoring the winning the seventy seventh minute. milan say we're aiming to consolidate their position in third place and. the most dangerous side off the hof time however adriano set up messy in the penalty area fifteen minutes from time people got a hand to his shabat it wasn't enough to prevent messy from scoring his twenty seventh field of the season games only go so far so sure that into the training to make. own two eyes hockey away arcade shall read your last season champions of on guard last for want of a home to nav to him make to trail three two in the first round of the playoffs. with behind after just two minutes when they go to pull a goal of looking after him a confront and though both sides now today in the second visit to school twice in the final period to wrap up the victory elsewhere on the night michelle luka edged out new boys you grok fool three in overtime to also move three to often the best of seven series. now let's take a look at them and be a wh

over in spain barcelona extended their lead to the top of the league at the town points following their victory at valencia massey scoring the winning the seventy seventh minute. but then said we're aiming to consolidate their position into. and place on the more dangerous side to half time but reality is set up massey in the penalty area thirteen minutes from time why you got a hand to his shot but it wasn't enough to prevent messi scoring news twenty seventh goal of the season games only goes so far so sure the eighteenth victory in nineteen lee was. over to ice hockey way regular season champions on guard last fall won it home to next to him make to trail three two in the playoffs has well behind them just a minutes when they did a full of golf with him big in front and though both sides and as are doing the second visit the school twice in the final period to wrap up when elsewhere on the knives edged out new boys you growl for three overtime to also move three to all the best of seven series. now let's take a look at the m.b.a. where the atlanta hawks squeezed in a narrow win over the chicago bulls be

of boat. >> the 115-foote long usa 17 arrived this morning by cargo ship. it was the bmw's oracle race team winning boat in valencia, spain. in other words, it's the king of the sailing world. >> this boat represents the greatest sailing technical design project that's ever been done and building project, you know, one of the largest and definitely fastest boats to ever have entered america's cup. >> the boat is mostly retired but it's coming to the city as an ambassador for the 2013 races. fully assembled with masts it stands 20 stories and wouldn't even fit under the golden gate bridge. >> one of our first jobs here is the shed where you're going to be doing this, an extra 60 feet. >> the america's cup race is expected to transform the city's waterfront and generate more than $1 billion in revenue. port officials say today's delivery by cargo ship is just the beginning of that promise. >> this those people, at least it shows me, that the america's cup means jobs and it means an economic shot in the arm for the city and for the region. >> for team techtition joe koseky he'll rush to the bay where he knows sailing.

sheets and use the phone just human shall call me wild came from behind to be valencia three one to big restaurant to go get the car of course that had put the spanish side ahead with the same goal from faster than either side of a get out of it stride make sure the germans reach the last step. brilliance your violence who got killed so we had nothing to lose and try to put some pressure on them and it was certainly very important for us to jefferson scored very close it before half time and things turned dramatically the second half was scored to make it two one and it became clear that had to take again and once again granted to man earlier who made some very good saves in the end it was observed for us and tonight's game. well it is the turn of the europa league tonight in tears would take on porto in the first leg of their last sixteen clash however the young men have an awful record against their portuguese opponents having yet to be there even scored a goal against them their report. will be looking for a distinct improvement. slowly but surely serious car beginning to get back to fitness some prepare long winte

it will help the economic development of the area by making it in more viable and attractive place. we have seen that on valencia. it seems difficult to invest as much in infrastructure as we have these other needs. these dollars cannot be used for those other needs. they do have a benefit and merit on their own. i think it will be a good project. it is a result of great community planning efforts. [applause] supervisor campos: we have one more. robert lopez. >> thank you, mayor and everyone on the panel. i represent mission hiring hall. it has been in the mission district since 1971. we're known as the place to be in the mission. people come to our offices looking for jobs. we get them jobs. we have organizations in spanish and english. of the last two years, our budget has been cut by 50%. we're working with less manpower to do the same job. we're always thinking outside of the box about how to do that. we are asking you to think about that and have consideration for that. we talk about safety. i believe that jobs keep people off the street. [applause] my father always said that. with that being said, we have

there are a couple of projects that just recently broke on minnesota's st. by redmond lyon, and one on 14th and valencia. these projects are small but very significant. the fact is they have been idle for quite some time. so there is some life out there in the private-sector. it is slowly coming back. with that, i want to thank you for your support on these projects. thank you very much. president olague: thank you for reporting back to us. we've had this discussion several times. >> exactly. whatever happens, they call us and let us know. thank you. president olague: thank you. commissioner fong: mr. flores, doesn't the local hiring taken this week? >> it is going to be kicking in in a couple of weeks. yes, it is, to answer your question. president olague: is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> thank you. commissioners, you are now on item 8, case # 2,009.0378c. president olague: commissioner antonini has to recused himself. >> it is a request for a 224 town ands -- townsend street conditional use. commissioner antonini: i have a small property that may be wit

. >> the 16th street with valencia and this is a lot of foot traffic in this area. so i definitely think that, you know, people that are -- could be collateral damage to this type of violence. >> reporter: now, the mission district has been the site of escalating violence in recent weeks. police blame it on disputes between two rival gangs. three men have been shot and killed in this neighborhood since february. no one was killed last night in the shooting. but police think others could be gang-related. police have not identified a motive, the victims or the suspect. but police say witnesses in the area did see a vehicle leaving the scene shortly after this happened. but police don't have a description. back to you. >>> and stocks are plunging today. bond prices are rising as the nuclear crisis in japan intensifies following that deadly earthquake and dangerous levels of radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear plant forcing japan to order 140,000 people to stay indoors. you can see how this is impacting wall street. this live picture of the big board. the dow is d

of warfare between two gangs. >> it's pretty bad. it's pretty bad around here. >> they are like down the ways. >> the shooting happened around 11:00 here at 16th near valencia. two gunmen opened fire with what appeared to be semiautomatic weapons and then fled in two cars. >> a constant putter of shots. it was constant. it lasted maybe three seconds. >> five men were shot. police say one seriously. the others with less severe wounds. at least one victim was coming out of the of el tin tan bar when the shooting began. >> kristina gomez owns the bar. the doors were pockmarked with bullet holes. gomez wants more police presence. >> they parade around a lot in the day. i think they could do more of that at night. >> in the past two weeks there have been four shootings that resulted in one death and two stabbings. police increased patrols. the guardian angels showed up to help. many people told us they no longer wear red or blue, the colors of the rival gangs. >> solid colors like red or blue or even white, you can even wear like white t-shirts. >> nerves are frayed. some fear being shot accidentally. >> it's crossed my mind and i think about that. innocent bystan

valencia. for every dollar donated to the organization, we generate $30 to help low income women start their own businesses. within two years of women going through the course, their assets and income tripled. i think this is a wonderful organization. if small business growth is not a priority, if helping women within the community is not a priority, is seeing low income women rise up the ladder of success is not a priority, i would like to know what is. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you. we honored the women's initiative at the board of supervisors. they do an incredible job of empowering women, many of them low income, some victims of domestic violence. many are immigrant women. we see success story after success story. i do knownot know if anyone woud want to say something about our commitment to that kind of entrepreneurship on the part of women or groups who have traditionally not have the opportunity to have that kind of success. we're seeing that replicated throughout the mission in business after fish breeding business. the mayor himself wants to say something about that. [applause] mayor lee: i used to be the he