>> polk county. do you know about polk county? serious. >> they don't have to worry about me coming back, i'll tell you that. >> first thing that happens is they are going to go to jail. next thing that is going to happen is they are going to read about themselves in the paper of widest circulation in the county. then they are going to get to come to depositions or hearings or motions repeatedly at the courthouse. life is miserable. life is miserable for using bad judgment in polk county. >> all i saw tonight were little girls with not just one horrifying story, all of the stories were horrifying. one girl, jacqueline, her mother sold her to a pimp at age 15. another girl was molested since age 9, got pregnant at 16 but her mother didn't believe her. >> this is sad. to me, a sad comment on society nowadays. seems like the family system is broken down. and we see a lot more of this. a lot of people look at prostitution as a victimless crime. it's not. >> anyone who thinks that is involved in archaic thinking. aside from the fact th

if you go polk street south of california street versus polk street, it's amazing that you don't have the same sort of clustering and dynamic. i think there is just the particular mixture that happens in that local polk area. i will make a motion after his comments. >> commissioner sugaya? >> i like the concept. i think the idea of having this kind of establishment is great. the only problem i have with it is our approval is not for this specific establishment. we are approving a conditional use permit to allow a bar to go in there and hopefully, i don't know what the motion is going to be, but if there is approval, i would hope that this business stays around for a long time. because if it doesn't, the conditional use still there and another operator can come in and make it a regular type bar whatever that, however we want to characterize that, hard liquor or whatever. i suppose they would have to get a different abc

and agree that sacrifices need to be made to accommodate all users of polk street. but there has to be balance. and everybody's needs should be taken into account not just one aggressive voice for the group, there are many stake holders and i hope that the small business community can have a better voice and more say in the process, because they are willing to make sacrifices and help bring balance to the process. thank you. >> thank you. >> any other members

and agree that sacrifices need to be made to accommodate all users of polk street. but there has to be balance. and everybody's needs should be taken into account not just one aggressive voice for the group, there are many stake holders and i hope that the small business community can have a better voice and more say in the process, because they are willing to make sacrifices and help bring balance to the process. thank you. >> thank you. >> any other members of the public? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. >> chairman? >> thank you. mr. president, and thank you, for the very thoughtful conversation and suggestions and the work in the written presentations is excellent. and very, very helpful, i think to all of us, certainly to me. i would like to comment on something that a couple of people have said and i totally agree with the one size does not fit all. i have used my role as a commissioner here to look at and look out for the entire city in terms of transportation, that is the charge. and the same time being mindful of neighborhoods and groups and indivi

and i take polk street as emblem atic a what happened in ourv city. you are the experts, you people, mta and planning and et cetera, they are the experts, they know what's right. best practice is out there and we need implementation. i want to thank also jane kim for being extraordinarily supportive and understanding, that it's a comprehensive solution. it's not just about pedestrians. it's not just about cyclists. we all live in this city. and if we live in fear of being out and circulating through the city it's not good for anybody. i would like again to revisit polk street and the design for it which came out with it was excellent and best practice and it's not for people who do not know this discipline to decide we cannot have safe healthy infrastructure. bottom line is the bottom line. the economy is at stake. make no mistake it's not a short term thingv it's long term. and we really want to move forward on polk. >> that concludes the speakers on the director's report. [speaker not understood]. >> i just had one question for director reiskin or m

and agree that sacrifices need to be made to accommodate all users of polk street. but there has to be balance. and everybody's needs should be taken into account not just one aggressive voice for the group, there are many stake holders and i hope that the small business community can have a better voice and more say in the process, because they are willing to make sacrifices and help bring balance to the process. thank you. >> thank you. >> any other members of the public? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. >> chairman? >> thank you. mr. president, and thank you, for the very thoughtful conversation and suggestions and the work in the written presentations is excellent. and very, very helpful, i think

now again this is the intersection of polk and ellis.this accident happening about 8:00 this evening. we're hearing that the one victim, the one victim who passed away as a result of her injuries a young girl. we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, channel 2 news. >>> christian, we weren't hearing any information on the ages of the victims. and i don't know if you have any information. we saw when the cameras zoomed in at the crosswalk was that a stroller or some kind of a shopping chart that was there on the street? >> reporter: it looks like it's a shopping cart or stroller. we're trying to figure that out. we just arrived here on scene. so we're trying to figure out exactly what was here originally and what wasn't here. it is a stroller. we are hearing however that the two children were possibly ages 5 and 7. so that might have been a toy that may have been left by somebody else. we're not sure exactly how that ties in to this accident. >> all right, thank you. we'll continue to follow this as much as we can. >>> this is the s

madeline [inaudible] for polk. i live in district 2 priveg heights and worked in management and harvard school and wrote a comprehensive review on the interventions that affect public hea. i would like to think that i am representing the children that were here earlier when i say what we're talking about is not trivial. the amount of money is trivial, but the cost to our health and our future is extraordinary. not only i'm a san francisco -- developed alternate means of transit and active transport are we're going to be behind economically but if we move to another line item which is health in the budget we're dealing with major numbers and i know that at least 80% of those deceases are preventible and a major part of that is active transport. >> >> it's my demographic actually that is weighing most heavily economically. my peers are profound unhealthy and addicted to their cars and that is something we cannot afford. it's the amount in the budget is trivial compared to all the other things we pay for. it's trivial

now again this is the intersection of polk and ellis.this accident happening about 8:00 this evening. we're hearing that the one victim, the one victim who passed away as a result of her injuries a young girl. we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, channel 2 news. >>> christian, we weren't hearing any information on the ages of the victims. and i don't know if you have any information. we saw when the cameras zoomed in at the crosswalk was that a stroller or some kind of a shopping chart that was there on the street? >> reporter: it looks like it's a shopping cart or stroller. we're trying to figure that out. we just arrived here on scene. so we're trying to figure out exactly what was here originally and what wasn't here. it is a stroller. we are hearing however that the two children were possibly ages 5 and 7. so that might have been a toy that may have been left by somebody else. we're not sure exactly how that ties in to this accident. >> all right, thank you. we'll continue to follow this as much as we can. >>> this is the s

>> oh, yes, polk street and ellis street are high-injury corridors. and if we fix our city's high-injury corridors, those are 60% of where the traffic collisions with pedestrians happen. >> reporter: walk sf also told us if this intersection have what they call essentially an extended sidewalk, that day believe that could have prevented this girl's death. and those are the exact kind of things city leaders want to hear from you through this project called walk first. they're still accepting public input through the end of the month. by the way, this be little girl's death on new year's eve made last year the deadliest year for pedestrians in san francisco since 2007. we're live in the tenderloin district, chase cain, nbc bay area news. >>> now to some breaking news. tonight, a legal victory for the city college of san francisco. a judge has ruled the college's accreditation can't be revoked at least for now. a trial must first determine whether the accreditation commission for community and junior colleges acted lawfully in its evaluation of the colle

really sort of short but interesting survey done on late night transportation issues, choosing that polk street, that lower corridor to start to get the gated point about what people are looking for and how they are getting to and from and where they are coming from, what kind of transportation are they parking? all that good stuff and so it took a while to accomplish. also to get permission and i included it and i am not going to go over it and i think that if you take it home and take the time to look through it and you might have the good questions and we can agendaize it under the separate item so we can have a discussion on this topic if it is the present's desire to do that. so take a look at that, because i think that it is the beginning of something really interesting. i wanted you all to welcome sean burke who is sitting right here. and we finally did it. we hired a new, sound inspector and so here he is today was literally his first day and so i am going to ask you to not ask the questions about venues does not know yet but he is going to learn and you guys are welcome to, you

she was in a crosswalk at polk and ellis when a driver rounded the corner and hit them. the online fundraiser has already raised more than $25,000 for funeral, burial, and medical expenses. >> we know they have mounting medical costs and personal costs because both parents are unemployed. we are trying to help them with their immediate needs. >> the driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence for failing to yield to the family. he did not have a passenger at the time. >>> a bay area teen had to defend herself while being bullied by a group of classmates. now, she is defending herself again. this time in a courtroom. as andrea reports, she is facing battery charges. andrea. >> well, the west costa say it appears criminal charges are coming into play. >> does this fight look like battery to you? the district attorney's office thinks it does and charged the transgender teen at the center of it with misdemeanor battery. >> it sucks. >> the fight happened on november 14 at hercules middle high school. her classmates were taunting and bullying her

among the activity has increased because of the activity on polk street. that was not considered pedestrians. the attendees for the masonic auditorium are expected to park in the stockton garage because there is no other large garage available. now there is a bill hill going from bush street third street all the way to california street. how this is to be done? remains to be seen. the deir from the department correctly states that the hills would discourage pedestrians. munis, the eir says that they will not take munis. the department says that pedestrians will be discouraged because of the hills and not many people will take munis, how are they to arrive? you can see the traffic on certain days and it's a continuous line of traffic. it's almost impossible. can you bike there? i would say no. tony bennett talks about he left his heart in san francisco. if he saw all of these young hoards of drunken people, i think he might change his mind. please don't let this happen. you must reject this. president david chiu: thank you, final speaker. >> linda chapman f

>> 1075 polk. please, make it go away. protect the children. kimberly supervisor jane kim: thank you, next speaker. >> good afternoon, i'm lawrence rosen felt from park neighbors. if we can have the overhead. i represent 16 sai locations in the inner sun cement -- sunset. those locations were agreed on and the process by dpw were confirmed to us. i won't go into those details unfortunately we have some deviations. they got postings without communication to the neighborhood. sites were walked but without feedback to the neighborhood. i thought the understanding was that after the sidewalk we knew what was going to be september to dpw. one site was walked, posted without feedback and posted. i'm going to show you a picture. it's been shot down by dpw and erroneously, one site was challenged and we don't have an answer on that one yet. it's a lack of communication to the people who are putting out the effort on this. this is the 9th avenue that mr. blake man talked about and you can see there is a news rack right up against the edge of the buildin

sophia was killed on new year's eve as crossing the street here on polk and ellis. her younger brother and mother were hit. christopher dolan says he will be holding a press conference at his office on market street in san francisco this afternoon. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, brian. >>> the fbi and federal prosecutors are reviewing allegations against a penn state student with bay area ties accused of bomb making. vladislav miftakhov graduated from carlmont high school in belmont last june and faces charges for possession of a weapon of mass destruction. authorities arrested the 19- year-old last week after police in altoona, pennsylvania found an explosive in his apartment. officials were looking for marijuana when they discovered bomb making chemicals, fuses and compressed air. former classmates say they can't believe it. >> very serious, especially with everything that's just been said about how his nationality, especially with the olympics coming up and all of the extra security. so i think it's very alarming, especially something

the driver was trying to turn right from ellis onto polk.a mother, her 7- year-old daughter, and her 4- year-old son were trying to cross the street in the crosswalk. >> the vehicle is making a right-hand turn and the pedestrian is in the crosswalk, the vehicle is obligated to yield to pedestrians. >> reporter: police say the driver did not and all three pedestrians were hit. the 7-year-old girl died. the 4-year-old boy and his mother are still being treated at the hospital. the driver stopped and while drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in this crash he was eventually arrested on a charge of vehicular manslaughter. >> during the course of the investigators' interviews with the driver, there was enough evidence to develop to lead to that charge. >> reporter: police say the mother and son are both expected to survive but tipton said the tragedy is hard to comprehend. >> shocking the girl died. >> reporter: neither the driver nor the victim have been identified. in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a woman wa

>> seeing none, i think that probably time to... >> party up on the polk street. >> we have one member of the public that would like to make a comment >> there are any other parties going around that we can go to tonight? >> businesses? >> how are you doing? >> this is first for me, i was not prepared, but, my name is abraham, and i own a part owner of a business, and on fillmore and eddie and i have, and we do have a concern with a bus stop that was put right in front of our business. and that has affected us, very much as far as business is concerned and we tried to contact the mta as far as having something done with the bus stop but we to no avail. however, we talked to the people who, the contractors that actually put the bus stop there. and they decided that they were going to move it further up and they painted everything, and then they stopped working on it. so, it is, an issue that we are having with our business. and we have been trying to get a hold of somebody at the mta to discuss this issue, but to no avail. >> perhaps, mr. reiskin can talk to the director a bit after for

and i think you look at this accident on ellis and polk, uber saying they're not responsible, and cpuc ruling six months ago saying the driver has to be in the mode of providing services. but there 's another comment here. [speaker not understood] drivers are required to provide proof of commercial insurance in the case of an accident. well, you need to provide it in advance. the five enforcement officers in the state of california are cpuc so we're going to ask the police and the sheriff's department to pull people over and make sure they have their insurance. 95% of them don't. it's a joke to people who bought a medallion. >> next speaker. >>> good afternoon. barry toronto, happy new year. no, it's not a happy new year for sophie lou and her brother and mother. it is not. i worked new year's eve and i saw the street blocked off on polk street and i wanted to know what happened. immediately within hours taxi drivers on facebook immediately listed what happened. and then thanks to supervisor kim we got to find out because the police only released information to her about -- that this d

she was in a crosswalk at polk and ellis streets when her mother and brother went -- when a driver rounded the corner and hit them. she was with her mother and brother. the fundraiser raised $25,000 for funeral, burial and medical expenses. >> we know they have mounting medical costs and personal costs because both parents are unemployed so we are trying to help them with their immediate needs. >> uber driver syed muzzafar is charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. police say he failed to yield to the family. he did not have a passenger at the time. >>> 4:33. a yahoo employee disappeared without a trace after partying with friends on new year's eve. kpix 5's sharon chin with more on the mystery and the efforts to find him. >> reporter: at his new year's eve party in san francisco, dustin diaz took photos of the 28-year-old friend luke ar dui ni. they went to watch the midnight fireworks on the embarcadero. a picture was posted on instra gram before leaving in an uber car. he was happy and no emotional issues. >> we are having like an awesome time, laughing. a lot of the

a 6-year-old was killed at polk and ellis. it is the highest number since 2007. 900 people a year are hit by vehicles in the city. that number continues to grow. the police department is addressing the troubling situation. jeff bush finds out what they plan to do. >> reporter: it was a packed house at city hall. people lined up to talk about pedestrian safety concerns. >> i am a walker and driver. i have never felt so threatened. >> i sustained a traumatic brain injury and fractured vertebrae. >> safety, many of them say they are the ones that get into the accident next. >> 21 pedestrians and 4 bicyclists were killed in 2013 including this crash on market street where a man in a wheelchair was killed. a 6-year-old at the end of the year was killed. the driver was charged, but drivers have not been charged in the past. >> the person who hit me is not cited. she has never good afternoon given a dime or apology. >> reporter: they are looking for distracted drivers, speeding drivers, and red light runners. it doesn't address pedes

her mother and brother were injured at polk street. the driver was not working for them at the time since he didn't have a passenger. the family's lawyer says that doesn't let them off the look in this case. they are charged with vehicular manslaughter. >>> counselors were on hand after a long time teacher put marijuana in a dish that she took to a potluck. the school superintendent said she was well respected. parents have been notified. >>> morrey turner has died. his multiethnic comic strip we pals was famous. he was 90 years old. >>> the craft store chain michaels has been hit by hackers. jeff bush has the latest on this security breach. >> reporter: first target then neiman marcus now michaels. the company says they are not sure if a breach has occurred, but the security detail detected several fraudulent charges charges. the head of communeications wanted to get ahead of the problem. >> if you have 45-$75,000 in your account, your information is for sale at $400 a pop. >> reporter: stolen credit card information is valuable to th

welcome back, 4:54, they are now suing them, sophia was stepping into a crosswalk at the corner of polk and eilis when police said they were hit by a man. now they were hurt but the little girl died. they were available to pick up passengers. >> available for people to pick him as a driver which is the very essence of his business and without them having empty cars, he has no business. >> he said he should not be sued in connection with the passengers. he was not actually working for the companies at the time accident. >>> they are warning rental cars, nine cars had their cars smashed in on one night. several were rental cars. electronic knicks it didn't mean if they were locked in and businesses want you to fresh gwen their establishment. >> rental cars are ease is he arm it get. so far this month so far several have had problems and most were rental cars. >>> students say they borrow books, share them with friends or try to go without reading the text back 7 on% report not buying a book because it is too expensive. they have been online and have been delayed because of lack testify fu

polk street in the tenderloin, the girl, 6 died. the woman is expected to survive. the boy has minor injuries. >>> 2014 could be a big year for sports and politics. we have a look ahead of what to expect during the next 12 months. >> reporter: the 38th nfl superbowl will be played in new jersey. the winter olympics will begin in sochi, russia. then there is the world cup in brazil. 64 matches will be played. in late summer the 49ers will play at the new levi stadium. the nfl will not announce the schedule until april. voters will go to the polls for mid--term elections for the senate and house of represents. they will have to choose a governor and there will be mayoral elections in san jose and oakland. the united states and uk will remove troops from afghanistan. >> reporter: a live look over walnut creek. we have a little bit of a co mo it is a spare the air day. we had one today and one tomorrow. no wood burning allowed. public transit encouraged. 43 in san mateo. afternoon highs 64 in mountain view. 64 in palo alto. 56 in milpitas. 66 in castro valley. 63 in dan

and just a few hours ago a little girl died after being struck at ellis and polk street. alan long is at the crime scene. >> reporter: a honda suv struck a woman and her children while they were in that crosswalk around 8:00 tonight. the mother and her two kids had the right of way when a honda took a right turn into the crosswalk and struck them. a 7-year-old girl died from her injuries. her mother is at the hospital in stable condition and police say her 4-year-old son, who was in the stroller, appears to be okay. police arrested the male driver and they say alcohol was not a factor on this new year's eve tragedy. as we mentioned, this is the second pedestrian fatal in san francisco today. around 3:30 an elderly man was run over at the corner of rolf and naples, had multiple injuries and died at the hospital. and an elderly woman was hit at turk and levenworth. the woman had compound fractures but she is expected to survive. it has been a tragic evening for pedestrians tonight. ironically none of these accidents took place during the new year's eve celebration expected

and just a few hours ago a little girl died after being struck at ellis and polk street. alan long is at the crime scene. >> reporter: a honda suv struck a woman and her children while they were in that crosswalk around 8:00 tonight. the mother and her two kids had the right of way when a honda took a right turn into the crosswalk and struck them. a 7-year-old girl died from her injuries. her mother is at the hospital in stable condition and police say her 4-year-old son, who was in the stroller, appears to be okay. police arrested the male driver and they say alcohol was not a factor on this new year's eve tragedy. as we mentioned, this is the second pedestrian fatal in san francisco today. around 3:30 an elderly man was run over at the corner of rolf and naples, had multiple injuries and died at the hospital. and an elderly woman was hit at turk and levenworth. the woman had compound fractures but she is expected to survive. it has been a tragic evening for pedestrians tonight. ironically none of these accidents took place during the new year's eve celebration expected