supplement amendment and use agreements for a longstanding claim the 49ers have had against the city, dating back to the 1980's. the city and the 49ers have a dispute over the city's ongoing maintenance of candlestick park. in 1998, we entered an agreement to try to temporarily resolve that dispute. since that time, we have entered a series of six agreements to address non maintenance needs at the stadium. on june 18, 2010, the 49ers submitted a government claim against the city alleging the city was in violation of police for failing to maintain the stadium. the klan did not have a monetary value. the 49ers have previously alleged the deferred maintenance at the stadium exceeded $60 million. the city attorney's office summarily denied that claim on august 2, 2010. since that time, the city attorney's office, mayor's office, and recreation and parks department have been speaking with the forty-niners and negotiating the settlement package you have before you. the settlement agreement would do three things. it would amend the current lease term. the 49ers have two years left on their most recent lease extension

in the modern era, the current wave of graffiti originates back in new york city in the 1970's, where there was a war going on in the inner cities. it was really a true alienation from the dominant society in its institutions. many black and latino youngsters were isolated from the rest of society. the anchor and frustration of the south bronx and central brooklyn manifested itself through an explosion of graffiti tags in the subway system. one of the few societal elements of the larger society that traversed both communities. that act of defiance quickly spread throughout urban centers and was adopted by on people as a demonstration of a rite of passage. in recent years, we have seen the incidence of tagging growing, and more and more of the civic space and more and more of the public art is suffering the consequences. dpw, the police department, and the arts commission, along with property owners, are all trapped in a vicious cycle of responding to the never-ending waves of graffiti attackers. our proposal today is to launch a response on two fronts. one is focused in the schools, t

in the modern era, the current wave of graffiti originates back in new york city in the 1970's, where there was a war going on in the inner cities. it was really a true alienation from the dominant society in its institutions. many black and latino youngsters were isolated from the rest of society. the anchor and frustration of the south bronx and central brooklyn manifested itself through an explosion of graffiti tags in the subway

come to the 1870's and the city has growed up remarkably.er mines and the gold rush. it's trying to be the paris of the west. now the beach is the suburbs, the we will their people lived on the bottom and the poorest people lived on the top because it was very hard getting to the top of telegraph hill. it was mostly lean-to sharks and bits of pieces of houses up here in the beginning. and a group of 20 businessmen decided that it would be better if the top of the hill remained for the public. so they put their money down and they bought four lots at the top of the hill and they gave them to the city. lily hitchcock coit died without leaving a specific use for her bequest. she left a third of her estate for the beautify indication of the city. arthur brown, noted architect in the city, wanted for a while to build a tower. he had become very interested in persian towers. it was the 1930's. it was all about machinery and sort of this amazing architecture, very powerful architecture. he convinced the rec park commission that building a tower in

i ran the immigrant rights coalition in the city in the 1990's for several years. i'm also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant communities in the city as well. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? supervisor mar: a lot of people bring this up, but is one of the most exciting, culturally diverse places in the world. learning about new cultures and people from different parts of the world, like a gateway neighborhood. not just for the new chinatown, as it was called in the 1980's, but for russian-speaking immigrants, people from the caribbean. there are so many different mixtures of people, and i guess my district, like many other neighborhoods in the city, is kind of what draws me to it. and just the political life of people very passionate about their own communities and their life, but also interacting with others from around the world. it has been wonderful. i also am really a supporter of the arts, especially community arts, and just learning about other people's experience from artistic needs. we a

most of the home it is built in the city before the 1850's was meant for one socket not for a stereo and everything plugged into it it was meant for one item. hazardous material. this draino and different things, read the labels. it's important to know what you have in the home in case somebody injest it. make sure you know what you have so you don't cross contaminate. you don't want to put bleach next to ammonia. in a disaster if /taeu break and mix, what will happen. you will have a hazardous material place in your house. how about this? the typical garage. most people don't have gas in the suburbs you do. if you have lawn mowers. store it low. gas fumes will creep down to the bottom. if you have to store gas, store it mostly full. if you have an empty gas container -- if you want to protect yourself put cords across it so it doesn't fall in an earthquake. you screw it in. strap it across. make sure the shelf is screwed into the wall if it's screwed into a stud it will not tip over. when you go home look at your hazards. get everything in a box. there is no correct spot to put it.

. >> [inaudible] project since the 1980's. the city of sacramento has developed a policy where every single pedestrian signal that is being installed has the capacity to have audible signals. the underfunding has been seen as a major obstacle here. but rather than separating agencies into silos, saying this is a dpw problem, this is an sfmta problem, we need to work together to make the best use of funding. the same thing four redevelopment agencies. when projects are being approved and planned, there is no coordinated planning effort that also looks at pedestrian safety and improvement. it is always done piecemeal. of course, that is not a fiscally efficient way to do the work. supervisor avalos: thank you. i appreciate your bringing that up. >> and bridget smith, mta. we do have audible signals. we had 100 put in over the last few years. it is true, san francisco had not been putting them in. we went with a technology that sort of fell at a favor, but i'm happy to say that we have about 100, putting more in all the time. eventually,

the city, towards annapolis right now. let's check the current temperatures right now. readings are into the i had no upper 30's. ly in the mid 30's and low 30's up to the north of the city, we can explain why the snow is mixing in with the city. based on what the carroll county schools have done. in far western maryland right now, here at the sat tithe lite radar combinations, the exingde of gray areas, it's all snow or sleet situation for a good chunk of pennsylvania, new york state. a lot of snow in the interior portions of new england. this nor'easter is spinning off shore now. we're near the quieter part of the storm. with the south edge of the rain around washington and annapolis, that will be going northward. so the bulk of the rain will be going away from us. drier weather will come in for saturday and sunday. especially sunday. saturday it may still be a little wave go through that could produce a little unsettled weather on saturday. but it will be drier today. >> rain becomes a bit more scattered, so we still have a rain chance kind of lippingering in the afternoon. 42. the high temperature. winds come

the only city in the world that runs cable cars. these cars right here are part of national parks system. in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monument. the way city spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco, first thing they think about is, let's go president olague: good evening. this is a special joint hearing between the san francisco planning commission and the treasure island authority board. before i take roll, if i can just ask everyone to turn off your cell phones, any pagers, any computers, anything that may sound off during these proceedings, we would very much appreciate it. roll call for the planning commission. president christina olague. >> here. >> vice president ron miguel. >> here. >> antonini. >> here. >> borden? >> here. >> kathrin moore? >> here. >> and mr. sugaya. >> here. >> president claudine cheng. >> here. >> larry del carlo. >> present. >> john elberling. larry mazzolla. linda richardson and honorable jane kim is not seated tonight. thank you. commissioners, the first category on this joint agenda is public comment on agenda ite

. >> yesterday, the city was downgraded by fitch, one of the three ratings agencies that rates the city's debt, to a tier below the other two ratings agencies, moody's and s&p. it really indicates a mixture of strengths and weaknesses with the city's credit. the strengths are diversity of our economy, the fact our local economy has outperformed most of the stake, part property-tax base remains strong, and as a city and county combined, we have diversity that others did not have. generally speaking, the fiscal management within the confines of the fiscal year has remained very strong. we have demonstrated that time and again with revenue compared with the budget, the mayor and the board quickly responded for many years with solutions to keep the budget in balance. those are the strengths. the weakness which are driving to downgrade or a mixture of things. ithe city has drawn very heavily through its reserves and fund balances. we have drawn down over $100 million each year of the last three, which leaves are reserve position largely depleted. as a percentage of our general fund operating expenses, our general fund reserves, including randy david reserves,

the day winds are gusting this afternoon perhaps peaking at 20 to 30 mi. per hour. upper 50s and those 60's by the ocean, san francisco 63, mid-60's e. shore, union city6 degrees same for castro valley. it's the warmest places in the east bay valleys into the low seventies like antioch 72 degrees. 67 pleasanton, livermore closing in on 70. in the south bay, really nice sunshine and highs getting close to 70. i have 69 degrees in santa clara. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay, the warm temperatures for monday with increasing high clouds in the afternoon. increasing clouds tuesday we will call it partly sunny, a mixture of clouds and sunshine. but notice the temperatures beginning to drop. wednesday the winds will really be blustery by mid-week. a couple of storm systems will pass through northern california, of really no rain may be a chance for thursday. look for a cooling trend it all the way to the end the week with highs only in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. >>henry: thank-you, are star performer today ladies and gentlemen sergio. he is the world's fastest cartoonist. >> doesn't count, what counts is longevity. he's been freed in ca

nearest bay high in the low 60's. 63 at union city castro valley an oakland and inland east bay a little mirld up into the mid 60's there. 65 at fitzberg. 64 livermore near monterey bay high 60's at monterey. 64 santa cruz inland and morgan hill. here's alaska weather 7 day forecast clouds on wednesday. chance of showers mainly in the north bay. dry and mailed on thursday. chance slight chance of showers on friday not very great chance but warm-up into the low to mid 70's inland. right around 70 around the bay and 60 on the coast so we have a very mild spring like weaned coming our way. >> thanks spencer. >> come up. robs women of their eye sight disorder and new hope on every supermarket shelf. >> plus in the name of healthy food. one school isn't just banning pea nuts and candy. they say no home made lunches. >> hay profile republican they say no home made lunches. >> hay profile republican tossing >> leading caution of vision loss in americans 65 and older is macular degeneration. younger women can cut the risk of disease in half by eating more food you probably already have in your h

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the city of berkley now. you have been involved in the whole accessability enforcement, the movement for many years. >> since the early 90's. >> since the early 90's and has been involved in the city of san francisco as well for a long period. >> not so much any longer, but quite a bit in the past. >> carla johnson in the acting deputy director of inspection sftions here at the building department. people who go out and do inspections for buildings, including inspections for disabled access, are responsible to carla's management. i know carla has been involved as well for decades and decades. >> 13 years here at dbi enforcing the disabled access codes. >> and my good buddy tom fowl at the end. tom is an engineer at the smith kettle research institute and a sailor and tom and i met sailing 10 or 12 years ago and we met sailing san francisco bay. people say how can a blind guy sail? . >> you get in a sail boat and you pull on ropes and move the tiller and listen to the sighted people who of course have to be with you. >> we have had fantastic sailing experiences. it's great. >> a storm. >> going out around the faralons and t

in terms of financing in the city facilitating financing, the bond in the 1990's, it was supposed to be divided about 60- 40 in terms of the market rate. the market rate program and has barely

let's take a look at the current temperatures out there. mid 30's north of the cityg towards the mid to upper 30's. freezing in far western maryland right now. this is a big nor'easter that's cranking up. weaver getting the quiet side of the storm. it's snowing in new england and the snow reaches all the way down to northeast pennsylvania and near the pennsylvania-maryland line as well. strange storm. the weather is really awful once you move up to new england with this storm. we'll see the south edge of this is pulling away from us, although we'll be in the back wash for the storm today, so it doesn't get rid of the rain chances. then once the storm pulls away for a while, we'll be dry. so today rain this morning that will taper off and then we might see a little isolated shower or two this afternoon and turning much more scatter. then we get sun breaks. insta-weather future cast shows the rain combination we're having right now. even though we tried to break the clouds up, we do see a couple of areas of spotty conditions. we widen things up on saturday. a couple of

this law is part of an older tradition that harkens back to the 1930's when the city embraced several public murals, like the beach shall lake that was greeted in 1936 that was greeted as part [unintelligible] american artists were joined by international artists in creating murals in both private and public spaces. they helped to set a high standard that we use in measuring public art today. through the heart and richmond law, san francisco has added hundreds of artworks to these of the collection, a collection that adds up to more than 3000 works. the ordinance provides for 2% of the construction costs of civic buildings like the new recreation center that we see here to be allocated for public art. san francisco's international reputation as a cultural center and a haven for creative expression is directly linked to this tradition of public art, a muralism, and is a friendly home for artists and arts organizations. visitors to our city see it and feel at the moment they get off the plane. as we discussed today, if possible set of responses to the assaults by graffiti taggers on civ

we started our careers about the same time in the early 1990's in the city.ave worked with the mayor, he is now my boss. i can call him a friend. the city is in very capable hands with mayor ed lee. i would like to share a personal story. i have boys admired and respected you. about -- i have always admired and respected you. about six months ago, i was of the sporting goods store in my boys. i ran into my buddy ed, now my boss, mayor lee. he was purchasing radios and batteries for himself and his loved ones. he will be prepared. i am very proud to be working for mayor ed lee. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. what she did not tell you was that i was looking for a hat with a light in front to find my golf balls. [laughter] this month began with a very serious event in japan. we all know that. the lesson we have learned is to make sure we are more ready. a lot of you are here. i know you personally. you have seen me, david chu, the fire chief, and others during or after a fire. you have seen us show that we really care. we care about the victims and what hap

in terms of financing in the city facilitating financing, the bond in the 1990's, it was supposed to be divided about 60- 40 in terms of the market rate. the market rate program and has barely been touched in part because at certain times, private financing. and from what i understand because we have made it so onerous and bureaucratic to take advantage of what people wanted to deal with, we really created a bunch of that money and people were taking advantage of the market rates. how do we provide access to financing that people will actually use to do the work? >> that is a very long question. if i don't adequately address it, anyone of us would be happy to sit down. your first point is about mandates versus voluntary programs. we did a lot of research on what communities have mandatory programs, what have voluntary programs. some people will respond to voluntary programs, voluntary incentives. by and large, projects such as this done and get implemented unless they are mandatory. it is a sad reality. where is the money going to come from? the city has a substantial financial issue

than we did today. 68 degrees in san jose. 67 for sunnyvale santa clara up in the 60's on the peninsula. 66 for redd with city. upper 60's pal a.mountain view. still another cool breezy afternoon in pacifica wind off the ocean. 56 degrees there. 62 in downtown san francisco you. 57 sunset district. mostly sunny and mild day in the north bay for santa rosa, napa 70 degree range. going to be a cool day at bodega bay. 55 there. 57 at stinson beach. east bay 60's. 66 oakland. castro valley, fremont inland areas bouncing back up to average. 70 degrees in concord and pittsburgh. 78 for you in livermore and around the monterey bay another breezy afternoon 59 in monterey. 58 for new carmel. low 70's inland for morgan hill and gilroy. that's going to be the upper end of our range here over the next 2 days. 50 at the pweechlts temperatures drop just a little bit thursday but not for long. friday the warming begins and over the weekend some of the warmest daisy of the next 7. mid upper 70's inland. low 70's around the bay. upper 50's to low 60's coast sichltd enjoy the spring warmth. >> good timing on that too thanks. >

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the only city in the world that runs cable cars. these cars right here are part of national parks system. in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monument. the way city spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco, first thing they think about is, let's go >> welcome to the budget and finance committee. when supervisor campos arrives, we will have a special meeting of the board. -- when supervisor kim arrives. just a quick announcement, we have an overflow room that has been said up. that overflow room is in 263. you will be able to follow up on the public comments. we just want to make sure that people want -- to know that we have an overflow room. do we have any announcements? >> please turn off all cell phones. if you present any documents, please provide a document to the clerk for the file. >> would you call item number 1 and 2. >> number one, ordinance amending the part code article 12 by amending 12.46 to extend admission fees to the botanical garden for non san francisco residents be on june 30th, 2011, eliminate the provision canceling this admission f

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