i am a raver too. not everyone in this scene is as bad as is portrayed in the media. a lot of this as gone without regulation. there is not enough water. it is 100 degrees in there. the sound levels of every event but i oversee and produce, i make sure that everything is in regulation, everything up to code. ago the office. i do the engineering issues at work. get off the work at 5:00. i drive to san francisco from san jose, get to the club, and i am there until 2. i am home by 3:00. then i go to bed by 4:00. and i am up again the next day at 8:00. it is unfair for people to judge us for education. we can get more education. a lot more regulation can be done in terms of, well, this is a busy hallway. we can keep people from tripping. we need more heating and cooling. we need more air flow. we need a lot of sound. things like that could have a profound impact on the scene. i think we of the professionals in this industry, we can have a better community. thank you. president newlin: thank you. secretary: next speaker. >> good evening. my name is -- and i and listening t

i am a san francisco raver. it saddens me that we are criminalizing a community founded on love and a mutual perception of people music that creates duty between people. this does not understand the culture is about. i will keep it short, but the community is about a home. it is about being part of something. it touches my heart to see how many familiar faces came out to support tonight. if the strike to take these events away, as a community that spends our stance in our hearts out, we are not want to take it sitting down. -- that spends hours dancing our hearts out, we are not going to take it sitting down. >> i am a student and an aspiring filmmaker. i attend electronic events. i am a first-generation native. my dad came from the dominican republic. my mom came from panama. they met in a supermarket in the mission. i love this city. as a videographer, for the past year and a half these events have become a source of income for me. i have gained a great amount of experience, exposure, and have met a lot of gre

i am a raver. i do not wear the bright colors or baggy pants, but it is in my heart and has informed my sense of moral and ethical responsibility to be part of this community. i love san francisco and california. i love all of you, as a matter of fact. in the future, i want young people to have the opportunity to be able to express that love to each other, to the community, and to be part of something as special as i was privy to as a youth. the idea of that going away threatens me. -- frightens me. i support supervisor weiner's proposal. >> the last speaker to speak before you -- promoters cannot control what people in just come and get that. but that is what strikes fear into people and where the legislation comes from. how do you address that? >> as was mentioned by several people, education is key. we need to provide facilities for recreation. i think that has been demonstrated. when facilities are not available and education is not available, people will take to their own devices. as adults an

as a raver, i always have to question myself and ask what it is. we are not what the media portrays us to be. we are not druggies. we are not hippies. it is about young people coming together. to get back on. , -- to get back on point, raving is a lifestyle. it has to be experienced. the bottom line is the people around you. it is not about the lights or how much money is spent. it is about the struggles we all share and accomplishments we come together for. i am pleading with you as a commission to be our voice, be our sword and spear, and fight against the tyranny of what this represents. i am giving you this morning now. either it is going to get past -- the party will go on. there are going to be parties. you can bank on the effect of young people assembling together. it spans the history of time. i do. please unite with us and come together so we can fight against this. president newlin: at this time, i am going to close public comment. do any commissioners want to add their thoughts? >> i made notes. because of the hour, i am not going to do

we had two inches in sonoma county san raver fie yell close to two -- san rafael, close to two inches. .20 in nap -- napa. when the storm did come through, we had 40 to 50 mile an hour wind gusts, primarily in the northern end of our viewing area. where do we stand? with all of the rain we have been talking about in the last couple weeks, here is where we are, above normal. santa rosa 111% of normal, oakland at 110, sacramento 102. you are really lagging behind in san jose. 83% and ukiah is at 89% of normal. temperatures right now in the 50s running milder than where they were yesterday. chance of showers early tomorrow morning. dry and mild for friday, and the rain returns on saturday afternoon-evening. here is the satellite and radar and the storm that moved through. it really just washed out. most of the energy missed us. we still have the potential for an isolated shower or two tomorrow morning. here is what will happen. this area of low pressure, a little moisture associated with it will move through. here is the computer animation. look for clouds tonight and a few showers. duri

is being is being out of so out of touch wasn't bad enough chording to be quark for monocle raver it is the fourteenth wealthiest member of congress and he has repeatedly voted against raising the minimum wage is for the record by the way the minimum wage montana was recently raised to seven dollars thirty five cents an hour ten cents higher than the national rate and that's very very. top to the end the very very ugly. bill o'reilly by analyzing the potential republican nominees for president in two thousand and twelve on a show last night o'reilly let loose this little nugget of racism. rock obama the black man ok i mean it's happened but his appearance of black first black ever run it ok huge huge advantage in a campaign you norm's friends persaud jesse jackson was the first african-american to run for president second president is not a color just like you are not white bill if anything frankly you're pink and third with one out of three african-american children living in poverty it's sadly not an advantage to be an african-american in the united states today but from his pedest

but the heavy winter raver rains and snowstorms are the reason. the emergency order called for water conservation and provided assistance to those affected by the drought. the announcement rescinding the order is expected on wednesday. >>> at last, blue sky above the bay. and a warmup in the works. chief meteorologist bill martin with tomorrow's forecast in just nine minutes. >>> explosive testimony in the barry bonds trial. a former mistress testified about their sex life and bonds' behavior. >>> many in san jose wear the color of the sharks >>> new at 10:00 tonight, rival gangs with an article of clothing in common. police in san jose say that gangs are wearing the sharks jersey. lloyd lacuesta tells us that team colors often claim turf. >> reporter: as the sharks make a run at the stanley cup, san jose will become a city of teal. the color has been adopted by san jose gangs. another day in the shark city the livics in this video. notice one of the members is wearing a sharks' jerseyy. >> there is an old saying you are claiming your city. and if

but the heavy winter raver rains and snowstorms are the reason. the emergency order called for water conservation and provided assistance to those affected by the drought. the announcement rescinding the order is expected on wednesday. >>> at last, blue sky above the bay. and a warmup in the works. chief meteorologist bill martin with tomorrow's forecast in just nine minutes. >>> explosive testimony in the barry bonds trial. a former mistress testified about their sex life and bonds' behavior. >>> many in san jose wear the color of the sharks but there are others that the team would prefer not to wear the teal. >>> new at 10:00 tonight, rival gangs with an article of clothing in common. police in san jose say that gangs are wearing the sharks jersey. lloyd lacuesta tells us that team colors often claim turf. >> reporter: as the sharks make a run at the stanley cup, san jose will become a city of teal. the color has been adopted by san jose gangs. another day in the shark city the livics in this video. notice one of the members is wearing a sharks'