right now we can do that for a very short timeframe so if you go to,sfgov dot org. the cities website you can go to the beldings department link, hi alice, and go to permits. it says check on-line permit status and it's a permit tracking function and you can enter your address and i think all the permits since the mid 80's now will come up with their disposition and what happens, who reviewed them and all of that. that's the first step. that's as we were rushing headlong into the 90's and we're trying to move into the next decade and right now negotiating some vendor to scan these and put them all underseparate addresses. okay where do we go from here. >> right now you can do that yes. >> but it's not on going? >> we're going to increase it. we've initiated that about three to five months back. if you have a permit in for review you can check the status and see who has it and who is the next plan station and if it's prepared for issuing and you feel free to jump in. >> what's on-line is the same we have in our lobby the permit tracking system. applications from abou

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov>> the right tos to vote for candidates or party and it is a significant way to have our voice heard. exactly 100 years ago, women were given the vote in california. the battle for women's suffrage was not an easy one. it took more than 70 years. a woman could run for president in new york. >> organizing this conference, basically it modeled itself on a declaration of independence for women. it marked the beginning of the women's equality movement in the united states. >> at that time, women were banned from holding property and voting in elections. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea. >> many feared it would be corrupted by politics. >> women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anything. that woman would still be devoted to the home, the family, that they would remain pure and innocent, that having the vote would not corrupt them. >> support gradually grew in stat

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for families who are watching this on sfgov, go to sfkids.org, or call 311, to learn more about summer programming in your area. dcyf offers year-run programs that are seamless in services for children, youth, and families. we funded with the human services agency services for children birth through five the provide year-round services for child-care, and family resource centers. there are 24 centers throughout the city. dcyf also funds 58 comprehensive summer programs that serve approximately 3800 young people from kindergarten through eighth grade, throughout the city. i apologize that this map is extremely small. this might give you a better picture of the concentration of our programs and services. as you can see, there are more programs in all the higher density -- the neighborhoods where there are more children. i am sorry. these programs serve approximately 3800 young people. one thing we want to emphasize is we asked all of our summer programs to have at least eight hours of programming per day, five days a week, with a goal of helping working families. of course, the types of

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov >> good afternoon, everybody. we know it is only april. they are going to have access to high-quality summer learning opportunities this summer. it is not just the nice thing to do have, because it is actually critical to our students. many children suffer from summer learning loss, and i know many of you have heard of it. it has gotten a lot of attention nationally, the phenomenon where children who are not engaged in learning activity over summer are losing ground academically. they are forgetting the skills, and they start the next school year behind. children are falling more and more behind. the research suggests that two- thirds of the achievement gap between low and middle income children who can be attributed to what happens in the summer. it also turns out many children are gaining weight more rapidly in the summer because they lose access to physical activities and meal programs they have access to during the school year, so it is clear there is a lot at stake, which is why we have launch this summer mat

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov >> good morning. to date is may 16, 2012. this is the meaning of the abatement appeals board. the first item on the agenda is roll call. [roll call] we have a quorum. the next item is item b, the oath. will all parties giving testimony today please stand and raise your right hand? anyone giving testimony? no. the next item is item c, continued appeals, orders of abatement, case #6752, 1743 12th avenue. action requested by appellate to reverse the order of abatement. >> good morning. the two parties are under an accord situation. this may resolve the matter. you have a request in your package for a continuance. the department would be ok with that. >> do we need a motion? >> questions? >> move to continue. >> second. >> there is a motion to continue the item. all in favor? any opposed? is there any public comment on this item? >> i am the attorney for and james wong, in downtown neighbor of the subject property. we agree with the request for a continuance that was submitted by heather wolnick. we believe this will be sufficien

and if sfgov could direct its attention to the powerpoint, that would be great. imagine being a youth living in their bathroom without a pencil to right. maybe a few books. but the urge to be in play. that is the groups as part -- the group this policy is directed to. all of them are directly related to my life experiences as an incarcerated juvenile and those of the committee members. it is based on the research we have done in constant communication with city officials. the mytyouth committee has beenn contact with the probation department. youth were denied access to the recreation areas. i am sure you know that 92% of incarcerated youth have experienced a traumatic event. according to a letter sent to the board of supervisors from a nurse who works in a juvenile justice center, she expressed a lack of outdoor large muscle activity contributes to migraines, headaches, and self- inflicted harm. also vitamin d which disproportionately affects the african american population in the justice center. outdoor recreation is imperative to the health of our youth. there

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov gosh we are here to take the talk about safety on the transportation system. earlier this year, the board of directors adopted a new strategic plan, and while the mission is to move people around san francisco, the number one goal of that strategic plan is safety. that is because no matter where you were in terms of moving around whether you are on foot, on a bike, driving in a car, riding on muni, you need to be able to do so safely and get where you're going safely. we need to make sure the transportation system is clean, and efficient, attractive. first and foremost, it needs to be safe. thanks to a great partnership we have with the san francisco police department and the great work they do every day to keep the entire city safe, including the part of the city that exists within our muni system, crime in almost every category is down. almost across the board, every category of non-violent crime is down in the transit system. the the problem is, there is one area where we are going in the wrong direction. that is larceny. it has to do

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov >>. touring england was a time when robert as mentors were being challenged by a quickly growing middle-class. for endeavour's crew of new artists began to assert themselves, offering new definitions of the athletics of arts and beauty. over 180 objects of avant-garde design and art from the victorian england has been collected inside the legion of honor snoot exhibition, it's the cold of the ec. -- the cult of beauty. >> there was this group of artists that were not only revolutionaries in their artistic expression but also in their personal lives and their interest in democratizing art in introducing beauty into the growing middle-class. >> one of the inspirations for the victorian avant-garde was the industrial revolution. quality household goods were now being mass-produced. artists responded by either creating elaborate unique court or by embracing technology and trying to share a beautiful creations with as many people as possible. >> william morris was in a difficult position, beca

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov >> tonight marks the eighth anniversary of small business week in san francisco. wells fargo started it eight years ago. [applause] my name is lesley, and i am a senior vice president of the san francisco chamber of commerce. my partner is steve adams, the president of the small business commission. we had the honor of cochairing small business week again this year, our second year running. and do was add flavors of san francisco last night? all right, thank you so much. you made it really amazing. we had a lot of small businesses, incredible restaurants, and all of the small business resource providers mated just extraordinary this year, many are saying the best ever. thank you for that. we celebrate small business week every year as a san francisco community, to celebrate, honor, and support small businesses that really bring the texture and the distinguished experiences in the neighborhoods. they bring the jobs. they put people to work. [applause] and then make our neighborhoods special. innovation is growing every day from the people in

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov>> good morningu all for coming out today. it is a beautiful sunny friday in san francisco. we are very excited to be here to talk about a big part of san francisco, the public rights of way of our city. 25% of san francisco is taken up by the public right-of-way. when they were designed many years ago there was a distant -- different design sensibility in place that was about moving cars through the public rights of way rather than designing them for people to be in. fortunately, that is changing, and that is changing a lot to because of the people behind me. we have a different sensibility now embodied in the better streets plan, the budget plan, and many of the things in the city's general plan that is changing how we think about the public right-of-way and our city. it is manifesting itself in a lot of different ways, through streetscape improvements, we are changing the look and feel of our streets, we are turning parking spaces into parklets, we are opening up our streets and a lot of different ways, one of the most exci

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov >> and on behalf of the society, its board of directors, and want to welcome you to the celebration of the 2012 black history month kickoff program here at city hall. on behalf of our sponsors, comcast, represented by linda today, i believe, and mr. chang, from comcast, on behalf of our co presenters who are in the audience and listed on the back of your program -- i will read them off to you and ask that they would stand as i read the groups of. the alpha kappa alpha sorority. we have the bayview ymca urban services program. please remain standing, if you would. we have the black women organized for political action in the crown. we have a black women's during the waters with us today. gamma phi delta sorority. the museum of the african diaspora. the national coalition of 100 black women, san francisco chapter. the it san francisco chapter of the links inc.. let us give them a round of applause. [applause] these are all code-presenters of this event. it is a portrait these organizations are here. the theme for black history this month is

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov >> how are we all the win tonight? my name is chris. and welcome to the 32nd annual mfac awards. i know we are having a lot of fun in the back. if we could have everybody bring down the volume, we could get started and get back to the fun stuff. all right. hey, on behalf of spur and the folks on the mfac committee, i want to welcome everybody tonight. these events do not just happen. a lot of folks put a lot of work on from selecting the winners to sponsoring the event. if folks could just hold the volume in the back a little bit, we could get through this. i first want to thank our biggest sponsor, and dignity health and wade rose. [applause] i want to thank pg&e. i want to thank the academy of art university, the folks at aecom, comcast, kmd architects, recology. my favorite giver is anonymous. thank you, anonymous, whoever you are. now? if you have a cocktail in your hand, or you are about to find a couple, i want you to find david from the laborers. all the drinks tonight are being brought to you by laborers 261. l

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov supervisor chu: welcome to the right to their committee of the sub budget and finance committee. i give joined by supervisor avalos and cheered him. we've joinhair kim. we have been joined by a supervisor reader who does have a bill before us. we have begun as the court today. are there any announcements? >> yes, all cards should be submitted to the court. items acted upon to there will appear on may 8, 2012, board of supervisors agenda, unless otherwise stated. supervisor chu: i did want to make an announcement about items. we will call two items out of order today. we will call item no. 7 first that is sponsored -- sponsored by by supervisor wiener. we will call that item first. we also will call item no. 12 out order. if we will call that items second. this is a hearing on the creation of the office of early childhood education. we will call seven and well out of order before we resume back to the regular agenda. mr. young, please call item no. 7. >> item #7, hornets amending the san francisco administrative code section 10.107-1 to set

as we are taping this with sfgov tv i will ask you to ask your question into the microphone so they can pick it up. and you, too will be on tv. now nobody wants to. i will ask a requequestion, wha you working on now? >> does that sound planted? it wasn't. i just finished a monster of a book it's a huge book, set in japan and covers the earth from 1939 and 1966 about 2 brothers and the title is a street of a thousand blossoms. if you haven't noticed we are talking about themes that run through my book. one of the things i like a lot is exploring subcultures. the lepercy. the silk working women. i like to write about groups of people who persevere and make a life on their own aside from what the general culture is doing. i find that i don't consciously sit down and do that but it happens. in this particular book something that has fascinated me is sumo and sumo wrestlers and how they get so big and what it's like in their culture. one of the brothers becomes an sumo and that's why it's a big book! [laughter]. >> do you think that -- being a woman who is in women have been oppressed -- i d

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov across america, cities and towns, homes and businesses all depend upon one basic resource. modern civilization and life itself would be impossible without it. woman: okay, so today, we're going to look at how do we get our water? narrator: and today, it's a matter of simply turning on the tap. so often, we forget about the value of water. water is a commodity that is essential to life. 100 years ago, it would have been hard to imagine turning on the tap water. and now, it's an expectation. narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. man:

to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov >> good afternoon, everyone. the meeting will come to order. this is the meeting of monday, april 30, 2012, of the land use and economic development committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. my name is eric mar. to my right is supervisor malia cohen and scott wiener. alisa medicaler is our clerk. -- miller is our clerk. >> please silence all cell phones. items acted upon today will appear on the may 8 agenda, unless otherwise stated. supervisor mar: thank you. ms. millioner, we have six items before you -- miller, we have six items. please read item number one. [item one read.] supervisor mar: thank you. colleagues, as you recall, this item was heard at the last meeting and then amended and approved, and then we heard testimony at the last meeting that it's been continued to this meeting. it's a simple measure that would allow more attractive store fronts along the make merchant corridors of the richmond district and i strongly urge your support. in addition to the small business owners and others that