okay commissioner i do have just one comment. >> sure i know portsmouth square is the oldest square insan francisco and that is one of those intersections between the culture and history of chinatown and the history of san francisco. yeah, i think there is a plaque there that denotes that. >> correct. and will that be integrated into the new site plan? can you repeat the last part of your question? >> sorry sorry. will that be integrated into the new site plan, the plaque that denotes that yes, there is going to be so many of the existing plaques are remaining there that denotes that and sort of marks key historical moments for the park and there'll be additional interpretive signage that will further expand upon those historical milestones and give additional context to those moments. >> awesome. thank you. yeah. okay. thanks. right. okay. all right. well if there are no other additional comments and stuff i am going to ask for a motion and i have a motion and a second so moved lou back in first. >> great. okay. all those in favor say aye. >> aye aye. and of those opposed is nay and i

all of those methods helped reduce the number of burrows, specifically at portsmouth square from 270at number has crept up. when you see those burrows, do you think, okay, it's not working the way we want it to work? >> there is no one perfect magic bullet to get rid of rats. it is doing a lot of things together. it's trapping. it is a waste management, making sure garbage is secure. it's cutting back foliage so that they don't have a place to nest. >> managing rat populations is more challenging than ever. in 2020, california became the first state to stop using some toxic rat poisons that were unintentionally harming and killing wildlife. and in january 2025, another bill, ab 2552, went into effect, banning even more poisons. doctor richardson says that's the humane thing to do, but sees a downside to the law. >> there's also some drawbacks in terms of removing some of the tools that may be available for cities, or for private pest management operators to be able to use in certain situations. >> rodents are very agile. they can go underground and they can hide. the solution is to c

it's the nba all-star chinese new year mural overlooking portsmouth square, and another one nearby is that willie woo woo wong playground. it is a kobe bryant tribute called mamba spirit. year of the snake mural. back here live now, there will be a grand finale fireworks show here at union square, and organizers suggest that you get here early. they're saying maybe as early as three. definitely no later than four, because there's going to be so much traffic in the area. as you can imagine, with both the nba all-star weekend events and the parade. and they say, bundle up, it's going to be cold. that's the latest live here at union square. suzanne phan back to you. >> great, suzanne, thanks a lot of fun. a lot of traffic, but a lot more fun. of course, several streets will be closed and bus routes are altered in chinatown and around the chase center because of these two big events. here's a look at the parade route, which starts on market street, goes around union square, ending at kearny and columbus. expect delays and you should plan alternate routes. >> the nba all-star festivities a

mta as well as portsmouth's square garage board directors and leadership and rec park and for everybody's collaboration this is not the first time we're doing this. i really am in appreciation of that partnership to really bring to revitalize chinatown that was first hard hit really by the pandemic and anti-asian sentiment that during the pandemic in 2021 and 2022 it was really difficult for two chinatown businesses and in order to really bring visitor or attract visitors, a community came to us and to to ask the possibility of having a free parking not the entire time just the first two hours just allow people to feel comfortable at that time that you and a lot of people feel comfortable being on muni again because of the pandemic and because of safety issues and with that was a success. >> it was a very successful initiative, brought a lot more visitors and anticipated to chinatown and we since then we have continue and this is i believe it's the third time we're doing this and this time it's coincide with actually the warriors game. it was the the all star all star warrior games and al

he's trying to control the rat population at portsmouth square in chinatown with these sausage lookingpellets. how fast do they consume that? >> i mean, it's normally gone uh- within two weeks. >> wow. >> so. >> and tell us what this does. >> so this is a rodent birth control. so it should sterilize the rats after consuming it. >> the bait is meant to disrupt sperm production in males and affects a female's ovaries, making it hard to conceive. san francisco has been doing this at a few parks since 2019. they have also set traps and used some kind of poison. all of those methods helped reduce the number of burrows, specifically at portman square, from 270 to 48. but in the past year, that number has crept up. when you see those burrows, do you think, okay, we're it's not working the way we want it to work? >> there is no one perfect magic bullet to get rid of rats. it is doing a lot of things together. it's trapping. it is waste management. making sure garbage is secure. it's cutting back foliage so that they don't have a place to nest. >> managing rat populations is more challenging th

and for those who do drive muni, offering two hours of free parking at the portsmouth square garage innatown for all of the coverage of our lunar new year celebrations and nba all-star weekend, you can download our fox local app or just go to our website, ktvu.com. [music] a robbery in the north bay is caught on camera. how officers were able to catch multiple suspects linked to the crime. and high surf warnings were in effect for beaches. this week. we'll have an update with the conditions on the coast. >> and barry, whether some high clouds will start off the weekend. now we're watching a system move into northern california. we could be tracking a few scattered showers in your sunday orecast. we'll have the i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire r

visiting from sydney, and they're admiring one of the newly unveiled murals, this one overlooking portsmouth square. do you know what year this is? year of the snake. >> year of the snake? yeah. >> what do you think about that? >> uh. the mural is stunning. yeah. it's sick. and you also got the basketball in there for the nba all star weekend, which is really cool. >> traffic is going to be a jam. it's going to be huge. >> it will be packed. but it's festive, fun filled and a huge celebration like no other. and sonny fila, now there will be a grand finale fireworks show here at union square. organizers suggest that you get here to the parade route early, maybe as early as 3 or 4 p.m. and again, one more thing to keep in mind from years past. it's a long parade. it's a super fun parade. but also it gets to be reallyde. chilly out here. so you got to bundle up. that's the latest live here at union square suzanne phan abc seven news. >> all right, suzanne, thank you so much. so exciting. and the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade can be seen right here on abc seven. you can watch the live para

. >> for those who do drive, the sfmta is offering two hours of free parking at the portsmouth square garage in chinatown. >> nba all-star games may have wrapped for the evening, but the festivities are in full swing. tonight, basketball's brightest stars are in town. in san francisco, streets are buzzing with exclusive parties, events and celebrity sightings. ktvu betty yu is live at one of the hottest tickets in town. inside the nba host kenny smith throwing a bash at the exploratorium tonight. hi, betty. >> hi, greg. there is a whirlwind of star studded nba all star weekend parties happening, but this one, kenny smith's party is the talk of the town tonight. this is the black carpet, i should say behind me, where we expect a slew of a-listers to come through tonight, including charles barkley. he just entered a few moments ago. and shaq to my left. that is where a charity poker tournament is happening. all of this is for a good cause if benefits education reform now. and just to my right, that is where the party is just getting underway. it will go for a couple hours tonight. now e

visiting from sydney, and they're admiring one of the newly unveiled murals, this one overlooking portsmouth square. do you know what year this is? year of the snake. >> year of the snake? yeah. >> what do you think about that? >> the mural is stunning. yeah. it's sick. and you also got the basketball in there for the nba all star weekend, which is really cool. >> traffic is going to be a jam. it's going to be huge. >> it will be packed. but it's festive, fun filled and a huge celebration like no other. and we can tell you that there are going to be so many people out here again. it's going to be a packed, weekend packed crowd, super exciting. and we want you to know that if you plan on coming out this way, because it's going to be so packed, get here early. organizers are, get saying get here as early as three, maybe 4:00. we're live here at union square, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> it's going to be a blast. suzanne. thanks. the parade route covers more than a mile. it starts at second and market street. as you can see on this map, it will go down geary loop around union square, then follow po

to the san francisco municipal transportation agency to support free two hour parking in the portsmouth square parking garage from january 28th, 2025 through february 28th 2025 and transit fares for the lunar new year parade weekend on february 15th and february 16th, 2025 for fiscal year 2020 forward to 2025. >> madam chair, thank you and colleagues this item we heard last week which from $250,000 increased to now a total of $526,000 striking language referencing ambassador and so with that because as a substantive dollar amount increase that it had to be continue from last week and so with that let's go to public comment and i think we have heard this item have to discussion let's go to public comment on this item. >> yes we now invite members of the public have joined us today who wish to speak on this item. number one time to speak and you'll have two minutes. madam chair, we have no speakers seeing no public comments. >> public comment is now close as referenced by the budget and legislator hours report last week. i think it's the similar that it's really a policy decisions that we whethe

to the san francisco municipal transportation agency to support free two hour parking in the portsmouth square parking garage january 28th through february 28th, 2025 and transit fares for the lunar new year parade weekend on february 15th and 16th 2025 for the fiscal year 2024 through 2025. >> and can you please call the roll on item eight supervisor fielder fielder i supervisor mahmoud mahmoud i supervisor randleman i randleman i supervisor melgar i melgar i supervisor sadr sadr i supervisor cheryl cheryl i supervisor walton walton i supervisor chan chan i supervisor chin chin i supervisor dorsey dorsey i and supervisor in cardio in cardio either are elevenses without objection the ordinance is passed on first reading madam clerk can you please call item nine item nine this is a resolution to authorize the human services agency to apply for and accept the county allocation award under the california department of housing and communities development transitional housing program for approximately 4.2 million and the housing navigation and maintenance program for 630,000 to provide funding to a