>> i'll ask the attorney for the roxie to come forward. >> i'm the operations director of the roxie theatre thank you for hearing me today first off it was recommended to me to note a discrepancy in the title of the hearing i want to confirm this request is for 3117, 16th street for the record. >> thank you. >> thank you. this is an important step for the roxie theatre because it will provide us with some extra income in order to keep our theatre operational. it's kind of a tough time for small theatres these days and this could do a lot to help us continue. we did reach out with the mailer as prescribed by the acc as noted and also we talked to our neighbors, specifically the one side and the market on the other and they noted that literally and figuratively we bring light to light to the neighborhood. it is an area where you get folks hanging out on the street but our bright historic neon sign provides literal light to light up the shadows where people could lurk and customers that come specifically with a purpose to to to that stretch of 16th street which is a beneficial thing for the bl

. >> i'm certainly supportive of this item for the roxie theatre. as you may know, supervisor kim, campos and i and a series of legislation were able to loosen the restrictions that provide a little bit more balance and one of the things we were able to do to allow venues like the roxie theatre to obtain a liquor license. the roxie theatre is one of our community treasures and like many of our cultural institutions, it's struggling to survive. and giving them every opportunity to be able to generate revenue and to provide their amazing art for the city is important. and so i am really glad that this is happening. >> thank you supervisor wiener. supervisor kim. >> thank you. i just want to concur with supervisor wiener. i had the pleasure of visiting this theatre previously along with one of our legislatures who works weekly at the roxie theatre. i want to congratulate them on this long process, i think for five years, to be able to finally get their on sale beer license to the independent theatre that's show casing many of our films in san francisco

people love roxy. goodnight america, that kind of thing. roxy has the first variety show on radio.four years later 1926, he found nbc puts roxy's radio show, his friday show on the air and it's the most popular show in radio history up to that point. so again strugglers making it like this. and, finally there's a guide named florence ziegfeld. ziegfeld starts out as a carny hustler in chicago. his father was great classical musician but he ran away with the wild bill wild west show. so he runs an act they had a sort of the strongest man in the world have been chicago society would come in and feel his muscles for a time, sort of the beginning. he had a dog show in chicago, dancing dykes of denmark. these ducks would start dancing like this on the stage and the society for the prevention of coated animals came in and shut him down. they found what they were dancing on was this heated piece of metal. but, of course, he he comes in it creates the follies. they are a sensation. everybody went to them. famous critic couldn't stay away from the follies. and then in 1927 this master of li

>> i play roxy heart.xy heart is a woman who's -- who always wanted to be famous and a vaudeville dancer. she has not had much luck until she finds herself in a situation she kills somebody. >> that will do it. >> she gets in jail. that's how she gets attention. she meets an already established vaudeville star. it basically is a story about crime, corruption and how these individualses have it all but manipulate the system. >> you have been doing this production for a long time, right? >> yes. >> you said both in new york and-- >> exactly. jumping in and out. i started in mexico city in 2001 in spanish. then eventually did my broadway -- crossed over to broadway. tara started-- >> in 2003 in montreal. then we went to france. i crossed over to new york. on and off we've been in the show all over the world. >> for 18 years on broadway. it just became the longest american musical on broadway and we're very lucky to have this relationship coming in and out so we can still do other things and it's so wuf. to co

well, she looks just like roxie! you know, i'll bet she's in a better place now. flo: i know she is. i feel it in my heart. [ heavenly choir sings ] actually, the old roxie's over at the junkyard. flo: kkh-kkh! getting you back on a brand-new bike. now, that's progressive. tomoand the power to unlock it resides in a box behold the biscuit. nutrients packed in a dense bundle of farm-grown grain and capped with pure deliciousness. fiber-dense fuel. morning reward. tomorrow, you can have it all. ♪sun'll come out, tomorrow ready yourself with kellogg's frosted mini-wheats. see you at breakfast™. a oo one part of life peop >> power is out in new orleans. >> central planners are quick to say a big storm requires big government. college professor jacob ream miss argues that. >> we face increasingly strong storms. you need some sort of gloroup o people to figure out the process by which the communities are going to rebuild. >> after katrina fema made people's lives worse. they were awful. >> fema was also run by someone who was put there on a patronage position who had no

well, she looks just like roxie! you know, i'll bet she's in a better place now. i feel it in my heart. [ heavenly choir sings ] actually, the old roxie's over at the junkyard. flo: kkh-kkh! getting you back on a brand-new bike. now, that's progressive. >>> tonight on red eye! >> coming you up on red eye the competition heats up. find out who comes out on top. >>> and, is joe biden enjoying being vice president? >> i mean, you know, look guys, i have to leave. >>> and then finally one dog's historic stand against balloons. one of the stories on "red eye" tonight. >>> she's young she's drunk and smells like a horrible morning on the bus. and he's

maybe bottom sno >>> a star-studded event recently happened at the roxy in los angeles honoring billybons from zz top and bush from the almond brothers for contributions to the art and organizations like adopt the arts. check this out as all of these celebrities walked the red carpet. we're talking huge celebs, matt, drummer for guns n' roses and from velvet revolver huge fan and richie sambora? all for a great cause. reminding people how important it is to have art in our public schools. >> a website called br live tv, there to live stream this concert in 360-degree photography. >> wow. >> the first time that anybody's live streamed a concert like this with major artists, according to . to tell us about this amazing night, this event and this amazing organizat i am very happy to say from guns n' roses from los angeles right here. [ applause ] >> yes! >> welcome to the show. >> this is my new symbol. i used to do this. now i do this. my charity adopt the arts started about 3 1/2 years ago. music we know is the great healer. they're cutting arts in the public school system. so what i e

i would love to take him home to meet my dog roxy. that would be fun. great day to get out and walk your dog or take your cats for a walk. can you do that? it's a great day for just about anything you have planned outdoors. let's show you what it looks like right now according to our kpix weather camera. there you have coit tower. i'll show you where that stream of high, thin clouds is coming from. but first off let's go ahead and take a look at the current numbers approaching 70 already in livermore. santa rosa at 65. san francisco average high this time of the year is 60 degrees. we're already at 68 degrees. here's what we need to know as we look toward san jose. a little haze in the distance there. we have sun with a few clouds and we will have near or record high temperatures not only today but all the way through the presidents day weekend. no rain in sight. those clouds are associated with low pressure offshore riding over the ridge of high pressure. this area of low pressure is so powerful it's generating rough seas. we have strong rip currents t

who works weekly at the roxie theatre. i want to congratulate them on this long process, i think for five years, to be able to finally get their on sale beer license to the independent theatre that's show casing many of our films in san francisco to find other ways to support independent film makers. so i want to congratulate them. i know this is something they've been working on for quite a while. i'm looking forward to be able to go to the theatre and have my beer while i watch my screening. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor kim, can we do this item? same house, same call without objection? this resolution is adopted unanimously. madam clerk, can you please call the next item? >> item 11 is to determine the resolution of a type on sale public license for the 24th street bar will serve the public convenience of the city. >> same house, same call. without objection, this resolution is adopted unanimously. call item number 12. >> item 12 is an ordinance to expanded the administrative code by a language of the ordinance to

roxy is annoyed by lane drifters: >> good point especially in stormy weather when it can be hard to seelifornia law requires your turn signal at least 100 feet before you turn. but did you know the courts ruled a turn signal isn't necessary if nobody is looking. so use the blinkers all the time unless there is no one behind you. ask a question or share a gripe by e-mailing. or tweet me at #ewengerkpix and watch to see if your question gets answered on air. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> frank, you're very lucky you got to speak with ll cool j yesterday. he is one of my favorites. love ll. >> we're buds now too after chatting yesterday. and he has a little message for the ladies on the morning show. so ladies, listen up. hello. >> roberta, liz, michelle, much love. i would have rather talked to you guys than talk to, you know, my good friend here but, you know, c'est la vie so much love, ladies, peace. mwa! >> i'm not getting any love, am i? >> none, zero. zero. >> they are going to love that. hey, have a great show. >> see, neck time i'm going

we have an email from roxy who is annoyed by lane drifters. >> good point especially in stormy weather be really hard to see. california law requires your turn signal at least 100 feet before turning. but the courts ruled a turn signal isn't necessary if nobody is looking so use the blinkers all the time unless you're sure you're driving on an empty street. we want to know what drives you crazy during your commute. ask a question or share a gripe by emailing crazy@kpix.com. or tweet me at #ewengerkpix and watch to see if your question gets answered on air. that is your "kcbs traffic" all eyes on the storm and roberta. >>> it's our hi-def doppler radar. good morning, everybody. it's picking up some green on the screen which is light rainfall yellow is a pocket of the moderate rain. orange is heavy downpours. and usually consisting of half an inch per hour falling. i took a broad view so you could see the fetch of moisture streaming all the way back to the southwest all the way to the hawaiian islands. this is the typical pineapple express and right now, the precipitation wants to keep s

as lowle says we don't sell tickets to movies, we sell tickets to theaters and that was roxie, then roxie-- during the pro log they give him the microphone and the starts to interpret what is going on stage. people love him. and then roxie has the first variety show on. [radio] ow. 1926, nbc is founded. he puts roxie's radio show, his variety show on the air and it's the most popular show in radio history up to that point. so again, strugglers, making it like this. and finally, there's a guy named florence signaturefield. he was a carney hustler. his father was a musician but he ran away with the wild west show. couldn't be tamed. so he runs an act the strong e man in the world and then chicago society, women come in and feel his muscles for a dime. sore -- sordid beginning. he had the dancing ducks of denmark, and the ducks would dance on the stage and the society for prevention of cruelty to animals came in and shut them down and found out they're dancing on this metal thing and it's heated below. so, -- but of course he comes in and creates the follies. and there's a sensation. people

roxy is at elton john's party. we are going to start with christina smith at the vanity fair bash.y person i am jealous of. what a gig you have. what was the highlight of the night for you? >> it helps that i work at vanity fair. it has been an amazing night. i personally am still getting over lady gaga's performance and john legend. i can see they brought down the auditorium. i also loved all the speeches. i thought that they were really good. they were short but they were very moving and to the point and very effective. >> one of the highlights for me i thought was jk simmons when he talked about call your parents and talk to them on the phone. i think that is very important and good advice coming from someone who knows. >> i thought his speech was great. i thought patricia arquette was beautiful. i thought they all did really, really well. >> it is very surprising -- i'm going to go to my guests tonight. we thought it was a bit of an upset when bird man -- everybody thought it would be boyhood. >> up until the final moment, a fairly predictable year this year. pretty much everyb

another storm is going to hit the south west and that will bring rain and snow to the roxies to southernnia this weekend. this has been 10,000 flights cancelled this week and that includes 340 flights today. >>> last year it was levi stadium and now the south bay is opening another state of the art facilities for one of its sports time. >> it's going to be at avaya stadium where ali is there. this is $100 million stadium. earthquakes have been waiting a long time. it looks beautiful out there. >> the preseason game between the san jose earthquakes and l.a. galaxies starts at 2:00. it seems empty right now. i can paint apicture of what this is going to look like once it gets going. they'll have the gourmet food truck pull up right next to what is built as the largest our outgoer bar in america. we have 18,000 seats in this stadium. this is avaya stadium in san jose, the first ever home of the san jose earthquakes, i want to point out detail here because i was told that the wood that you see in the press box up there, it's interesting. it's 1500 year old redwood that was reclaimed, brought