the health and environment code. this is the city environment code. here's the public works code. the subdivision code, the policeode. what does the police code have to do with restaurants it contains article 29 the city's noise ordinance. we have a special treat for you today charles salter one of the city's foremost acoustical engineers will talk about restaurant noise. he will be here at 10. that's contained in the police code. you say what does noise have to do with it? there is comfort for the people eating. there are ocea requirements for the people working there. there are 2 lawsuits i'm familiar with where employees say it's too loud to be in a working environment. there is fixed noise for your hoods and fans on the roof. and then there is entertainment noise, which relates to not just live music and bands and recording music and all that but people going outside and having a cigarette and talking, public impact noise. all that is regulated in the police code article taken and article 29 is excerpted in the last 6 pages of your hand out. we will look at that later. >> we have the fire code. these are the

noise regulations are normally in article 29 of the police code, and there is a fixed source noise, which is this type of noise, regulated by the department of public health, and that goes far beyond what i was saying about building code and noise control standards and construction. they actually have standards for what may or may not be reasonable in commercial or residential uses there is a nuisance noise under article 29 which is regulated by the police, themselves, but this is regulated by the health department, and i am sorry. i should have perhaps mentioned that earlier and been participatory. >> we know you are not an acoustical engineer, but does it seem logical to you that if you have something that produces 61 db or the and the noise in the area is 61 db, and you add to that india nor is something that produces 63, that the noise level does not go up, it would blend? >> i am afraid i am not -- >> -- commissioner garcia: thank you. >> is there any public comment on this item? commissioners, the matter is yours. commissioner fung: just a couple of technical comments. commissioner

compliance through those devices through a sound system in which case the police can sight under the sound ordinance in the police code. question give them a notice of violation and isn't there a sound task force as well, inspector grinelli that can go out and do that? so sound is covered di a whole lot of people. they cover sound as well. >> i think his reports are that they have d.j.s from time to time. did i mishear that? >> no, that they had a d.j. at -- one time that i was there physically, yeah. >> any other questions? ok, public comment on the director executive report? seeing none, public comment is closed. item number four police comments and questions. >> madam vice chair commissioners, inspector, good evening. why don't i start with kind of anticipating some of your questions and talk about our first issue which is our communication of report. actually we think this is a very good thing. what we're trying to do is level the playing field so any information that we may provide to it city official like a supervisor and anything that one of your staff or the director may provide, they match. so what we're tryi

drop in ticketing rev are revenue, the san francisco municipal -- the sfmta says the police are responsible for enforcing code in a one block radio around the hall. >> my understanding is that the police department is responsible for that area and you know because there's a lot of undercover cars that could be mistaken for for private cars. >> reporter: but the police department says its shares that with the mta. left in the middle are motorists who say parking violators make it more difficult for those who have priority parking right out in front. >> very difficult, a lot of police cars parked here. some cars that are not handicapped are parked in there as well too because some of the people work here. >> reporter: now the smta says there is one exception that they do target loading zone violators right out here in the hall and they say they are making a bigger effort to go after yellow zone violators all around the city as well. david stevenson, ktvu. >>> and police are looking for a man who they say held three women against their will. the women all in their 70s came in to find a man burglarizing their hom

the other audit was on overtime and premium pay. that was also done this year. we examined all overtime and premium pay code that is used at the police department. we have some descriptive information on that report. we picked three that are based on extra hours worked to analyze, that his court appearance pay, acting assignment pay, and police services over time, which is police services. then we have looked at something that had nothing to do with overtime, uniform alliance. that is $820 a year but is not paid in a lump sum. what we found is policies and procedures for earnings, documenting, and improving core premium pay and acting assignment pay or not always as followed. this starts with an index card, a piece of paper, that officer fills out. in many cases, -- we have a sample -- individual cards were not filled out completely, did not always show the proper approval. secondly, sfpd has two restrictions for work force hours. this was not one of our objectives, but we came out across it. we found examples where officers were exceeding 14 hours of work in a 24-hour putto and exceeding -- period, and exceeding 20 hours in a seven-

with a fleet of parking enforcement vehicles just around the corner they say the police are responsible for enforcing the code in a one block radius around the hall. >> because there is a lot of undercover cars that could be mistaken for private cars. >> reporter: but the police department tells ktvu it shares that responsibility with the sfmta and says ticketing is not a priority for police working in and around the hall. left in the middle are motorists who say parking violators make it more difficult for those who have priority parking right out in front. >> some cars that are not handicapped are parked in there, too, as well because some of the people work here. >> reporter: they say they only focus on loading zone violators outside the hall. though it is making a bigger effort to go after yellow zone violators city wide. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> bart's planned expansion into livermore is running into opposition. they are working to have voters amend the city's general plan so the extension would be kept out of residential areas, forcing it along i-580 instead. the cont

does unlawful mean the police violated a provision of the penal code? does unlawful mean there has to be a completed fourth amendment violation? >> you don't know what unlawful means? but you know what unreasonable means? >> yes. unreasonable -- unreasonable is the touch stone of every, you know, 4th amendment case. we are saying there does not have to be antecedent completed 4th amendment violation. as is the case in any 4th amendment case, did the officers act? >> do you have any doubt that it's unlawful for a police officer to threaten to burst into a home? >> no, your honor. >> so why do you need unreasonable? if, indeed, there was a threat of eminent entry, we're going to bust down the -- if that was the threat, then it's unlawful. surely. >> yes, and that's why my answer to justice kagan's question was to the extent that unlawful and unreasonable are synonyms we would agree. now if the court is not terribly -- does not find our test convincing, the next best test we believe is a forseability test. >> your test is something that justice mentioned t

with a fleet of parking enforcement vehicles just around the corner they say the police are responsible for enforcing the code in a one block radius around the hall. >> because there is a lot of undercover cars that could be mistaken for private cars. >> reporter: but the police department tells ktvu it shares that responsibility with the sfmta and says ticketing is not a priority for police working in and around the hall. left in the middle are motorists who say parking violators make it more difficult for those who have priority parking right out in front. >> some cars that are not handicapped are parked in there, too, as well because some of the people work here. >> reporter: they say they only focus on loading zone violators outside the hall. though it is making a bigger effort to go after yellow zone violators city wide. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> bart's planned expansion into livermore is running into opposition. they are working to have voters amend the city's general plan so the extension would be kept out of residential areas, forcing it along i-580 instead. the cont

. >> the group of code pink protestors was louder than it was large. the san francisco police were on standby any. if there was more security than normal a day after agun man killed six people in arizona, no one here would say. >> the politicians might find us annoying but they know we're not here to do any harm. >> reporter: the protestors want to show their support for wikileaks. that feinstein wasn't home didn't seem to matter. the say the arizona shooting shows the tone of political discourse in the country needs to change. >> the shootings have been a terrible reminder we have to deal with our political differences in a way that is civil and peaceful. >> just because somebody disagrees with you doesn't mean they're evil. >> reporter: the dean of the goldman school of public policy, says polarizing rhetoric is far too prevalent in washington and around the country, and says the media, with rage-filled cable talk shows are partly to blame. >> we're left with the people who are most different, most divisive, most of emphasizing rhetoric over good sense. >> tone down the poli

. >> caller: ...the raymond hotel's on fire and there's about 20 people evacuated. >> police: shots fired! >> police dispatch: okay, code 33 adam 11 david, shots fired at geary and leavenworth. >> 911: fire department, may i help you? >> caller: ...i hear the ambulance, but i wanted to make sure they're coming here. >> engine 8: command, engine 8, go ahead. >>> fires...medical...and police emergencies require that we get there in a hurry. lives and property are at risk! a quick response requires your help. every second counts. hello, i'm san francisco fire chief joanne hayes-white. the following video will show you how to safely move over for red lights and sirens and help us get there. in today's fast-paced world, we are all in a]< hurry. while driving, many of us are prone to the distractions. we are listening to our music...loud! we talk on the cellar phone...or we zip in and out of traffic, just trying to get to our destination. the cars we drive today are well insulated and almost soundproof. so, it's no wonder that we do not hear the sirens of emergency vehicles. >>> well, the main reason why people today don't m

commissioner meko: we have another police station referencing section 805.3g of the planning code that is the good neighbor policy for entertainment in south of market district. it is not applicable and has again been replaced by the entertainment commission good neighbor policy, which contains all of these items as well as many more that are very useful. so i would ask that the station also please update their boilerplate conditions. president newlin: thank you. any other comments? you can have a seat and we will see if there is anyone from the public who would like to chime in. is there any members of the public who wish to address this place of entertainment license ta? seeing none, commissioners? >> i moved to approve the permit. commissioner meko: i have a question prior to the motion. condition three recommended by the police is to restrict occupancy to 49 people. without digging through the entire application, it is a 49 occupancy place, correct? so all three of the conditions recommended by the police department are not necessary. >> once again, i move to approve the applicatio

the police expenses on that? >> absolutely, and that is something we will be taking to our city attorney for code enforcement. and actually, before i walk away, i think the commander mentioned it, and we want to bring up the captain of the southern district, we just want to make a few brief comments again in the spirit of coming to factual information. we do not want to speak in detail about what happened over the weekend, but we did have problems board at one club. we are not in a position tonight to say where the responsibility lies. we all realize that when you're in this industry, bad things happen, but we will continue to dig into this one, but you will be hearing from us again when we are more prepared to go into it. we did not want to rush into it and not be confident in our position, because we're hearing different versions of what may or may not have happened. thank you. >> good evening, commissioners. i am the new commanding officer of southern police station. as you all know, not only did we inherit a large district, we inherited a lot of nightclubs, and venues like that in the district. i went to w

the police department's conditions. >> second. >> call the roll, please. [roll call vote] [ayes are unanimous] >> 7e. thrid degree -- third degree. place of entertainment. >> this is an applicant for a permit under the planning code section 2 05 0.3. to do entertainment at this location 12 times a year. this is a medium-sized restaurant and will have live bands, and who deejays, and karaoke. we have recommended approval with 13 conditions. the one we have spoken about previously. they have regarded the 12 times a year temporary use. this may need further clarification, but hopefully, it is somewhat unclear. certainly, i am sure he might at some flourished to my report. >> commissioners, i am here with my client that owns and operates a restaurant down near the park near townshend. these restaurants are doing pretty well. they are rock-and-roll in down there. this is a slightly odd one in that the south of market got a zone to disallow or basically disallow entertainment usages. and when they did that, they put in this to a 5.3 planning code that allows temporary usage of entertainment. what we have done in the past, and what we would like to do in this situation, it allows the owner of the business to do new year

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the police expenses on that? >> absolutely, and that is something we will be taking to our city attorney for code enforcement. and

the police, we want a statement from the paramedics that responded. >> nelson was making an anti police video when police shot and killed him. >>> someone, somehow stole the numbers and the pass codes of electronic benefit transfer or ebt cards then went to automatic tellers to withdraw cash welfare payments. solano officials say the crime caused hardship to families that depend on the assistance. >> at first we thought, that's strange. we started noticing a pattern. >> the thefts left families with small children without benefits. those benefits have since been reinstated. >> that's what companies like orion are doing and that's how america will win the future. by out insating, out educating and outbuilding our competitors. building the future by being the best place to do business. >>> the u.s. must become more competitive in the marketplace on all levels, says president obama. >>> as of last count, more than 7,000 people have joined state senator leland yee's petition. lee and several law groups are asking limbaugh to apologize. the petition also asks limbaugh's sponsors to pull their support of limbaugh. >>> last hour, sarah shourd joined us to talk about the event that include

the language of palestinians here understand police here are t. ramallah. and i was take a brief look at some other stories from around the world and u.s. presidential palace found a series of codes a cost cutting decisions helped cause b.p. oil spill and one of the worst environmental disasters in history report concluded bad management led to a failure in safety procedures and explosion at an oil rig in the gulf of mexico killed eleven workers and caused millions of gallons of oil to leak into the ocean till it was kept in july b.p.'s all of us to gauge and concluded manufacturers word of way i'm including the involvement of several other companies. turkish police have arrested would be hijacker after he was overpowered by passengers on a flight from oslo to stamboul to believe the target national claimed to have a bomb when he tried to force his way into the cockpit and demanded the jet return to norway police say the bomb was found to be a fake turkish airlines plane was carrying fifty nine people. in north korea's calling for unconditional talks with the south to fears of conflict on the peninsula so has dismissed the offer as insincere intention is a high over power. yang's

the police department says he would take the job. the chief is one of two finalists to take over the drop in san jose, the other is chris more. severances codelaser of 05 the suspects who may been involved in the shooting to kill the young man saturday morning. lewis the negev's was with friends at lookout point. police say the man and his friend's recess strange words with any other group someone from the other group also begun opening fire. police hundred people were there may have been alcohol involved. the man left in a white honda odyssey. pacific gas and electric company has temporarily been increasing the pressure on some of its national transmission lines since 2003. that includes the same brno pipeline that it started less than two years after we intentional surges that pushed them to the legal limit again including san bruno could have weakened that pacific gas and electric company has acknowledged it had increased the pressure but it would not identify the locations. we will take a break, we come back on the kron 4 morning news the rain keeps coming down in brazil causing major flooding will sure use some of the latest pictures an

the color codes in the nation's terror alert system, created after the 9/11 attacks. the colors should be completely gone by the end of april. >>> anti-government demonstrators are facing off with police on the streets of cairo for a third-straight day. police are taking an especially hard line. punching protesters and even beating some with batons. they're even firing tear gas, as alex marquardt found out the hard way. >> reporter: watch out. watch out. we just got -- we just got tear gassed. nair shooting indiscriminately, at anybody in the streets. >> alex and his crew are okay. he tells us that so far the battles between police and protesters show no signs of ending. >>> a spectacular volcanic eruption is underway in southern japan. spewing fiery smoke and ash nearly 5,000 feet in the air. the results, nearly zero visibility, creating dangerous conditions on roads, rails and in the sky. >>> one of the ferries that actually rescued passengers aboard the miracle on the hudson flight a few years ago caught fire yesterday. the boat had left the dock in new jersey when the engine began smoking. thankfully, no one was hurt. and passengers were transferred to another boat. the incident h

code here in san jose that's up in the air. they say here in san jose, the pot clubs are being debated. police are watching the whole thing.hey're watching this situation. they say they're going to document and just forward it on to investigators. no one was hurt in this fire and, again, firefighters haven't said yet what they think caused the fire. abc 7 news. >> all right, amy. thank you. a fourth year medical student has died from a brain injury he suffered during a nightclub bral in san francisco last weekend. he died yesterday. the city medical examiner says he was taken off life support and his organs were donated. police were called to the temple night club near first street shortly after 1:00 sunday morning. they say he was hit in the head during one of two fights in the club. two other men were stabbed. the city's entertainment commission has ordered the club's owners to improve security. in san jose a club owner's debt may have been the motive behind a nightclub shooting that left three people dead on friday. they believe it happened during an attempt to kidnap one of the club's owners. two killed were suspects,

code here in san jose that's up in the air. they say here in san jose, the pot clubs are being debated. police are watching the whole thing.hey're watching this situation. they say they're going to document and just forward it on to investigators. no one was hurt in this fire and, again, firefighters haven't said yet what they think caused the fire. abc 7 news. >> all right, amy. thank you. a fourth year medical student has died from a brain injury he suffered during a nightclub bral in san francisco last weekend. he died yesterday. the city medical examiner says he was taken off life support and his organs were donated. police were called to the temple night club near first street shortly after 1:00 sunday morning. they say he was hit in the head during one of two fights in the club. two other men were stabbed. the city's entertainment commission has ordered the club's owners to improve security. in san jose a club owner's debt may have been the motive behind a nightclub shooting that left three people dead on friday. they believe it happened during an attempt to kidnap one of the club's owners. two killed were suspects,

the split of motor ola into two companies is split. today investors can buy on mobility including cell phones or shares which makes products for government agencies including bar code scanner and police radios. current shareholders will receive stock in both companies. >>> time now 6:21. the bay area's law that bans burning anything in your fireplace on spare the air nights will remain in place. dura flame the company that makes the fireplace logs from compressed sawdust and wax wanted to be exempted from the region's no burn rules during spare the air alerts. dura flame claims its products produce less smoke and fewer particles in the air than wood. however the supreme court refused to hear the appeal of this case. >>> everyone wishes they had just a little more time to do their taxes right? this year we get it. and we'll tell you why. >>> also why the place that some people call home is prompting a call for more regulation of one bay area city. >>> good morning. northbound 280 traffic looking very nice getting up to highway 17. another update straight ahead. >>> good morning. right now at the bay bridge there is a back up especially in those cash lanes. actually only in those cash

the color code system. >>> investigators in oaring da tell ktvu traffic will be diverted all day long following a deadly crash that followed a police chase. yesterday's crash capped a strange series of events involving two vehicles stolen from the same woman. police say she spotted her subaru near the high school hours after it had been stolen from outside her home. she also saw her pickup truck and she was unaware that it too had been stolen. the woman then contacted police who began chasing the stolen pickup. the driver then smashed into a power pole and was crushed to death. pg&e crews are still working to repair the power lines. some people will be without power until about 5:00 this afternoon. and as we mentioned, traffic will be getted in that area all day. >>> we're learning more about a fatal officer-involved shooting in the foothills east of san jose. it happened yesterday after police officers, sheriff deputies and helicopters all converged on this home. the homeowner had reported there was a suspicious man on his property. officers then confronted the suspect in a nearby creek. >> they approached him down in the ravine a

police posting this video on the internet two more neighbors have reported burglars. >> they either have the actual key or have some sort of software that figures out what the code is. >> reporter: we called toyota today. he said the company isn't aware of anyone hacking into their cars. he said the signal changes each time the key is used. lisa says however the theives are doing it she hopes the thieves are stopped. >> it seems like a matter of time before they figure out how to start it and then it's your car. >> reporter: i talked with oakland police late this afternoon. they tell me they have no more details on this investigation and are not aware of any prime pattern surrounding this kind of crime. >>> authorities today identified the motorcyclist who drove off the cliff on highway -- called 911 about 3:00 yesterday afternoon after he crashed. he also called his wife. he told dispatchers he could hear the ocean but he couldn't tell them his exact location. that touched off a massive search involving several law enforcement agencies. unfortunately he had died by the time crews found him around 9:15. >>> two shipping companies agreed to pay $3.6 million to commer

the shots occurred one with through my coat,, termite code and hit my phone was on my left chest. >> of atlanta police arrested two brothers. police believe desmond fire the shots from a 40 caliber, or 9 mm. >> i dodged a bullet. >> he remembers hearing five shots. >> iran back into the club, at that point i checked myself make sure i was not head. i felt the bullet goes through my jacket. i couldn't feel all wound. thank god there was a one. >> his employer is paying to replace his awful. lot of things are oranges in florida and including the popular fruit. there another attention an alligator. the orange gaidar was spotted wednesday one resident snapped a picture of it. they say he was likely abstain or painted or something in the environment because the kid.tha0 to. details of an officer of ball shooting. as well as weather. james will tell us how cold it will be today. before get to those stories let's go to the golden gate bridge. clear, cold morning, patches of fog for the bay area. we will bring back. good morning one minute before 5:00 a.m., a top stories in illness reported at the marriott ca

the coding brothers of trinity t.v. an independent regional station that isn't afraid to criticize government policy they claim he was stopped by police on troll and beaten it clips they don't like criticism they want us to cover news which is good for the government's p.r. and they don't want to answer harsh questions or meet the population's needs. trinity's owners also claim that one of its camera crews was beaten while covering the removal of stalin statue in the georgian town of gori earlier this year but not all media outlets in the country agree that free speech is under threat i don't don't get it when they're saying about the. lack of freedom of speech in georgia we all know that there are two television stations here in georgia which are strictly strictly positive that say government critics is precisely the problem if you're not for the government you're considered against news service and there is no independent media there is either pro-government or opposition media we have no media source in georgia which has its own pulse is a balance and is not subordinate to any party in the form on woodsmen as that this situation a

. >>> this group of code pink demonstrators outside dianne feinstein's front door was louder that is twain large. but san francisco police were on scene anyway. the fact that feinstein wasn't home didn't matter much. they say the arizona shooting shows it is time for the tone of the nation's debate to change. >> the shootings have been a terrible reminder that we have to deal with our political differences in a way that is civil and peaceful. >> some politicians and political analysts have talked about ties between the gunman and the tea party or other conservatives. but so far there is no connection between a political connection. cecilia vega, abc7 news. >>> and president obama is calling on all-americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the victims tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. pacific time. the president signed the problem law lags for all flags to be flown at half staff. >>> in what could be his final act as san francisco's mayor gavin newsom made a surprise appointment today and turned his police chief into the new district attorney. abc7's lilian kim is live at city hall. and lilian, this even came as a surprise to gascone himself. >> that'

a t r estimate on all the indirect costs, tax code, legal system, regulatory, but two and a half trillion a newly added to the 5 trillion spending. federal, state, and local police seven and a half trillion total. so if people want to know why the economy is slow the atr uses the 12 trillion a personal income as the denominator. the kid about 60%. so a typical business of a million dollars above cells per year, $600,000 on their portion of government created cost on average. >> your question raises all lot of interesting issues because the higher that we try to make marginal tax rates in the corporate sector or the non corporate sector we get all kinds of tax avoidance and regulatory schemes that become necessary. lower our marginal tax rates, not just the lower distortions that economists talk about, but the lower the regulatory apparatus and the tax avoidance apparatus. don't think the fda should be to give a tax preference to manufacturing. really he tried to lower tax burdens for all activities. lowering marginal tax rates on individuals and lowering corporate tax rates the does not have to blow a whole in the budget. lower the marginal tax rates. there are

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police south of market. the blue ones refer to the polk ncd. what you have is a splattering of zoning controls that are hard to interpret. there are also technical issues with the code. for instance, the van essess ave and a lot of the tenderloin currently refer to the polk neighborhood commercial district, and for unique reasons, all restaurants, self- service and full-service, are banned. you have a large part of the city were currently you cannot do preferred uses, or uses that would normally be compatible. the planning department has been studying methods to streamline and regularize the controls in the rc district and has been looking at a couple of different options. one of the reasons that i am here is because the other day we did not really know how -- there are three different proposals to address this issue. there are two different ordinances' sponsored by supervisors, and cleanup legislation the planning department has been working on. i will try to explain it so it makes some sense. one proposal was to use c2 commercial zoning controls and all the areas reference. that would permit a large number of uses that may not necessarily be compatible with some o

only kgb police state that seems to be happening in the united states is the sb-1070 upholding of the law. host: we have to leave it there. guest: my position is described in the internal revenue code. i am not trying to dodge your question by saying it is not in my jurisdiction to comment on social security or medicare. i will say, in identifying the need for tax reform as the reformone most -- for tax reform as the number one need for taxpayers, we talked about taking on the tax code at the same time as social security and medicare. we actually came down on a different -- to a different approach. some of it was because i was listening to some of the dialogue. like i say, i have been in taxes since 1995 -- 1975. i have witnessed several major reforms of the tax code. when you talk about whether we need to raise revenue or should have less revenue or larger government or a smaller government, you never get to that type of tax reform that i think we need, which is really making the system itself much simpler. i really believe that we need to start by saying, what should be done through the code? what is the definition of a family? how should we recognize the cost of running a family

only kgb police state that seems to be happening in the united states is the sb-1070 upholding of the law. host: we have to leave it there. guest: my position is described in the internal revenue code i am not trying to dodge your question by saying it is not in my jurisdiction to comment on social security or medicare. i will say, in identifying the need for tax reform as the reformone most -- for tax reform as the number one need for taxpayers, we talked about taking on the tax code at the same time as social security and medicare. we actually came down on a different -- to a different approach. some of it was because i was listening to some of the dialogue. like i say, i have been in taxes since 1995 -- 1975. i have witnessed several major reforms of the tax code. when you talk about whether we need to raise revenue or should have less revenue or larger government or a smaller government, you never get to that type of tax reform that i think we need, which is really making the system itself much simpler. i really believe that we need to start by saying, what should be done through the code? what is the definition of a family? how should we recognize the cost of running a family

. >> item #2, ordinance adding article 15.7 to the san francisco police code, requiring event promoters to register with the entertainment commission; prohibiting holders of certain entertainment-related permits, and registered promoters, from retaining an unregistered promoter to hold an event; and authorizing under certain circumstances for certain promoters reporting requirements, increased security plan requirements for events they promote, general liability insurance requirements, a criminal background check requirement, and other requirements. supervisor chiu: thank you. this item has already come through this public safety committee and passed with recommendation for the board. a couple of weeks ago a number of other ideas surfaced from the various parties that work done this legislation. i wanted to thank the entertainment commission, san francisco police department, the representatives for the entertainment industry, and my aid for all of the work that was done on this. at the full board be amended the legislation to include a number of ideas that had been requested by several