i would ask you to eliminate this from the san francisco building code and go back to the california building code. gregg's -- >> as someone who was very involved in the eastern neighborhoods, when you found out about this, from where your position was, that this was countered to where you were trying to achieve down there, is this right? rex right, the project had been approved -- >> right, the project had been approved in the 2007 building code and that had changed in the 2010 california building code. it got preapproved in application and then submitted and they went to pick up their permit and were not allowed to because the code had changed. this section of the san francisco code had changed. their project was 90% finished. the appeal to the board of examiners who up held that project and referred it back to the code advisory committee to eliminated from the san francisco building code and refer back to the california building code. >> that was how it came to our attention at that time? gregg's you never had a conversation with stakeholders -- >> eun never had a conversation with

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 state and local campaigns. >> leaders like ellen clark sgt come repeatedly stopping these meetings -- , repeatedly sto

[laughter] [applause] we would like to thank peter of the california culinary academy, a person here words about this beautiful cake. >> thank the. mr. mayor, on behalf of the california culinary academy, where like to wish you a happy birthday. this is made and designed by our very own pastry chefs. chefs, please come out. and one of his many students. this cake is totally edible. and we made enough that it will be able to serve 500, if the mayor cuts small little pieces. [laughter] any way, happy birthday. >> thank you very much! wonderful! >> whoo, happy birthday to mayor ed lee! we have a party in the house! thank you. and we are all going to get to have a piece. thank you. we're going to remove the cake so that it can be cut and you could each have a piece. meanwhile, we will have the finale, and we ask everybody to stand up and dance, ok? we would like to ask the elected officials, the dignitaries, commissioners, come up to the stage! we're going to ask the mayor to stay on the stage so we can watch him boogie. everyone, come on up. hi, dean, , not. all right, party in the hous

for the purpose of this hearing, the california department about collett beverage control, abc, seeks a determination from the board as to an approval or denial of the license. the application was present on april 23rd, 2012. the application for this license is located in the highest reported crime area in the city and county of san francisco. in addition, the active on sail license for this area is double what is recommended by abc. abc has recommended a denial of the application. but apart and has created a list of conditions in the event the committee decides to approve this license. we respectfully request the following conditions. number one, the sales and consumption of olive beverages will be committed -- permitted only between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. each day of the week. two, the sale of all of beverages off of the property is strictly prohibited. three, no noise will be allowed in the area under control of the licensee as defined in the b.c. two hundred 57. the loitering is defined as to stand idly by, lingering needlessly without lawful business. it is prohibi

item one is case number 2005. 0555e, the california pacific medical center long ridge development plan. this is a certification of the final environmental impact report. item two, case number 2005.0555, 2004.0603, 2009.8885, 2009.0886, 2012.0403, the california pacific medical center long ridge plan development plan projects. item 2a is the proposed adoption of the findings of the california development plan act, item 2b is the campus, and c is the campus amendment, and 2d is with the planning to a policy is with section 101.1. 2e is for the amendments and a request for the planning code text amendment, to ask if they request for a conditional use for f, and 2g is the statements request for authorization, 2h is a consideration of the general plan referral, 2i is the cathedral hill campus, a request for a planning code text amendment and a request for a plane could zoning map amendment, 2j is the van ness campus, requesting for a conditional use authorization, 2k a request for the office of development authorization. 2l is cathedral hill, consideration for a motion for the general plan

the people of california are ready to end the death penalty. a couple of weeks ago we were able to do a poll on the question of the governor converting all of these 713 death sentences to life without possibility of parole, and a change would save the city california $1 billion in five years. 63% of the voters support this idea across the entire state. every region of the state had a majority of support. a majority of republicans and democratic voters support this idea. 63%, ready for the governor to take everyone off of death row. this is an important change from where we used to be on this issue, because for a very long time, politicians have been afraid to talk about reasons for ending the death penalty and this has been seen -- been seen as an issue that would run political careers, as the former district attorney has shown, the death penalty is no longer of liability and the voters are ready for candidates who will say that we need smart criminal- justice policy, to keep the community safe and that will hold the offenders accountable, and

briefly, the california public utilities commission requires pg&e and other investor-owned utilities lars to fund energy efficiency programs to benefit their customers. since 2003, the department of the environment has entered into a series of contracts to implement an energy efficiency program in the city. quickly, through these programs, over 10,000 residential, commercial properties have received over $35 million in energy upgrades and have saved over $3,000 in utility bills each year. in 2011, the department submitted a proposal as part of an innovative pilot effort. the proposal was to look at retirement plans for commercial food service refrigeration, and it was selected and awarded $403,000. during the work that the commission has been doing, visiting watts of neighborhood stores, looking at restaurants, and trying to help them become more energy-efficient, we figured out quickly that we can change out lightbulbs. we can change our thermostats. and we can teach them a lot about energy efficiency. as you have experience, there are usually refrigeration units that go in, open the

buy rite markets, lennar, and the university of southern california's san francisco have also provided resources and funding to keep the program going. thank you. [applause] >> you can see it takes a village to make these things happen. part of that village is a partner. presents the change in design sensibility i spoke of. we're thinking of our public rights of way for not just one mode of travel. we're redesigning them for pedestrians and bicycles. bicycles are a big part of sunday streets. you will always see the orange bicycle down there. that is written by the leader of cycling, the executive director. >> thank you. happy fifth anniversary, the streets. supervisor, you talked about the hesitancy in the beginning. there is no hesitancy today. you can see the full family of city hall here. i want to thank the community leaders who have fully embraced sunday streets and advanced it. they have made it much bigger and richer in the neighborhood. i live in mission. it is exciting to hear people say i have never been to lower 24th. you hear this every time. we love the physical activity

research done and the california academy's i rhinology lab suggests that the assassin spiders have been doing this for over 150 million years. this glassed in room is a real scientific laboratory, and the people in that room are preparing specimens of vertebrate, that is mammals and birds. the way they do this is to remove the skin, sew it together in a relatively lifelike pose, and ensure that it does not decompose. >> i am a really big class actress fan, so i am here to see them, and beer week. >> i wanted to learn something and have fun. >> i always enjoy it. i am not all is well -- always working as i am tonight. sometimes i come to enjoy the music and to dance. ♪ >> culturewire covers the arts in san francisco, and one of my favorite culture artists is here tonight. jason, thank you for being on culturewire. tell us about some of your posters that we have here today. >> most of the posters here are four specific shows or tours. i am hired by the bands or the venue. >> what is the inspiration behind these posters? >> no, disease of the related to the bay and, of course. music -- it

together, we can end the death penalty in california. [applause] >> thank you for having me here today. i would like to close by saying i have had the opportunity to view this issue from every point of view, having been the warden at san quentin state prison. i am absolutely impassioned about the fact that it is time to end the death penalty in this state. life without possibility of parole is the real sentence. hold people accountable and gives them the opportunity to change within the prison system, and they can give back by working within the prison system, giving restitution to family members and working on behalf of the state of california on a variety of projects that go on inside prisons. i also want to echo what the process said -- please join, please help -- i also want to echo what natasha said. talk to 10 of your friends, send e-mails, send letters. thank you. [applause] >> 1985, when i was sentenced to death for a crime i did not commit, i thought right away that this would be rectified. i was convicted of two different crimes

thank you for watching >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performance at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> what has been your favorite part as a participant or as an observer? >> my favorite part is to walk around the aquarium in to see people with a drink i

building code and went back for a pre-application meeting to change the two thousand and ten california building code. got approved a pre-application meet. submitted and went to pick up their permit and was not allowed to pick up the permit permit because the court had changed the section of the san francisco quota changed at that stage their project was ninety percent finished and. appealed to the board of examiners who repelled that project. and referred it back to say to the court advisory committee to eliminate it from san francisco building code and refer back and refer back to the california building code so that was how it came to our attention at that time. you know you never had a conversation a stakeholders with about this no we were never aware of this being adapted in an amendment in the san francisco building codes ok thank you thank you tom what's next because. you know my name my name is john galt and i'm a project manager in the mid-market area and work with a couple ownership groups right there and this issue has come up because we'd like to the ownership group is like

our beloved golden gate bridge is 75 years old and the california historical society of mission street opened in the accident telling the story of what took to create the american landmark. details on the exhibit called about flight of the imagination is the california historical society executive director welcome. there is a lot of bridges that are world class the to condition to see in your mind's eye even if you don't see a picture so what sets the golden gate park? >>> thicken part that the golden gate itself was already closed iconic stature before anyone ever envisioned a bridge. it's a mile wide 40 percent of all california is water before damning flow through it is treacherous and the currents are reaching a shipwreck there is a beautiful spot if you find it and it's cold. so when they found it they really did hit cold and was named to the golden gate and eight in 48 by front i think it instantly put value on it that this was this was it. >>> for the the first tent the tourists see it this in the same thing they go out its orange why is and it's cold and the answer is good of t

the national dollars is $3.71. in californiarices are holding steady because several refineries are shut down. in the bay area, a gallon is $4.41 in san francisco. that is down a penny from last week. in san jose $4.34. $4.33 in oakland. >>> scope exam could save lives is the finding of a study that looked at people who had sigmoidoscopies. the study found 21% fewer cases and 26% fewer cancer deaths. >>> the most prompinant catholic college sued the obama administration over birth control. they argue the policy is unconstitutional. they say it violates religious freedoms. president obama offered a compromise but bishops rejected the plan. >>> firefighters in colorado hope to contain a-week-old wildfire by tomorrow. it burned 12 square miles near fort collins north of denver. a camper accidentally started the fire, there is no word on whether any charges will be filed. >>> tonight president obama is speaking to the graduating class of joplin high school in missouri. it comes before the anniversary of the deadliest tornado, killin

thanks to the senate in the state, it is a holiday in california. at the harvey milk day. supervisor chiu: supervisor kim? supervisor kim: i have heard from multiple parties on this issue as well and i have to express my honesty, i feel very conflicted on this issue. i do not really want to have a voice on whether the battleship should be named in the name of harvey milk. it is not clear to me, what he would have wanted. it is a tough call. i am glad to see that there is a healthy discussion. i really appreciate this argument that many of our lgbt community members who served in the military in the closet, the experience that they had, they know how important it is to have a battleship named after a prominent gay teacher in the lgbt community. i've heard from those who are strongly opposed, speaking out for peace, being that it is on a battleship used in more -- more than anything, it is not that i support or oppose this, i just feel very uncomfortable taking an issue position. my preference would be to abstain. i will not be voting for it today. not because i think it is

the california forward thing is more of a governance reform thing. t they're also trying to not clutter the november ballot with too many of these things because it's seen by some as a potential spending cap essentially. >> time is -- >> that's looking way ahead to november. >> right. >> meantime they've got to pass a budget. >> they're supposed to pass it by june 15. there have been many years where it stretched to the fall. prop 25 was supposed to cut that short. you know, we'll probably have some sort of budget by june 15. whether it actually works remains to be seen. >> we're out of time. but tell me this -- if the governor prevails and his measures pass, will that fill this $12 billion shortfall you're talking about? in i don't think, but it will help. >> belva: help. >> that's encouraging. >> belva: that's encouraging. well, thank you very much, josh. you have some news, too, that has many answers to critical questions. number one, about the occupy movement and their tactics, where they're going, what they want and the damage that some people un

commissioner: one week from this weekend, from the california school boards association, we will be having our delegate assembly. commissioner yee will be there, and commissioner murase, who is a delicate, will be able to join us. the main thing we will likely do is have a very lively conversation about what action to take about the initiatives, and this was basically what they have been doing all year, and we will be hopefully reaching some kind of resolution next week, so thank you for the opportunity. >> -- president yee: anything you want to report about? commissioner? commissioner: at one school, they had a documentary called "precious knowledge, and it was about a fight for things at a tucson high school. i have a copy of it. it was very, very moving. i think all of ours should have it. i have copies for any board members who would like to view that. also, i attended a very lovely event on saturday in april, and it was a silent auction for an elementary school, and it was absolutely fabulous. very nice, nice music, great food. they had great art work there that was donated. i donated

the difference is in the california building code. i can also give you tips on how to choose and specter appeared first of all, the program has an inspector's knowledge of the california building code, and the reason why that is so important is because you have to comply with both. the california billing code is enforced when you get a building permit, and forced by the local building requirements. it says all new buildings have to be totally accessible. it also says that new buildings when you do an alteration course have to be accessible when you do a project. there's a big difference between a big project and a little project. a big project is going to be not as accessible as a new building, but a smaller project actually has a smaller level of access required in the california building code. you might think that because you got a building permit that that means that everything is good and you are complying with the ada, but it is actually the difference in the building

the new deal deals with things in a different way. when i was going to school, california school's were the best. now they are among the worst with the new budget cuts. of course, my university is being privatized. all of the higher education is being privatized. all through the uc system. how do you run a modern state with tax cuts? we resort to desperate, back last november, we were asked to vote to make four indian casinos in san diego county pony up money. i thought this was a joke. they voted to do it. now, the governor proposes to borrow against future revenues. how did they deal with these social problems when the economic problems were far worse than what we can imagine today? this is from larry halprin's. and it has these quotes from roosevelt on the wall. he said in one of his talks to the people, "the test is not whether we have more, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little". it's a different philosophy than that which we have become used to. what i am going to show you is a lost civilization. it's a strange place. and yet, it becomes oddly

finance, including findings of consistency with the golden gate park master plan and findings under the californiaal quality act for recreation and park commission action only. commissioners, the order of business today is for there to be all of the staff reports from both departments and project sponsors, followed by a single public comment category, and i will call back half that time, which would then -- once that is complete, the chair will close the public hearing, and the matter will be before both commissions for your considered action. with that, commissioners, staff. >> good afternoon -- >> excuse me, if i could just interrupt. i just heard the share of yelling in the hall that overflow is in room 408 -- i just heard the share of -- the sherriff yelled in the hall. >> good afternoon. during me tonight, the senior environmental planner, and environmental consultant with esa. the item before you today is a certification of the final environmental impact report for the proposed buell -- proposed beach chalet athletic field renovation project. the draft eir was published a october 26, 2011. p