they're about 32 inches square and cover the whole city in 1948 to 1950, somewhere in the mid 50s or 60's. >> to go on the resources that are available to us there's aerial photography that goes back to the -- actually pre first world war and they're amazing and held by pacific ariel survey off,,hagen burger road by the airport. what they did in the early era is they had a large format cameras that they went with the originals over the city and did long exposure photos with very high resolution lenses so when you want to find something in the archives, they'll give you aqua drant go to and a loop and you can't see much resolution but they will blow it up for you and the resolution will be so high you will be able to determine the make of many of the autos you see on the street. in the teens and 20s. >> so let's go back to learning history of your building to find out when was your buildingibility and who built it. what do you think moses? >> for the newer buildings i believe their data base comes from building permit records. >> how do people access that. >> sfgov dot org. you're goi

this is the inner city of amsterdam, and the rest of the city are the suburbs. the whole city, there are 2.2 million people, but the real city of amsterdam, there are less than 800,000, which i think is about the same as san francisco. i will also pass around a few sheets. the important thing is that amsterdam is one of the five major economic central's -- economic centers in europe, and we want to stay that way, and we are an attractive city for international business, like the american and asian companies that like to have business in amsterdam. it is a real nice place to stay. experts like to live in amsterdam, and is accessible from all parts of the world. it is also very important case of cycling. what irony said, 2.2 million and happens, but the last line may be the most important, about 120 kilometers per day traffic jams. that is qu7?) a lot. this distance is not more than 25k. we have a real problem. that is not good for business. for us, it is active transport, really important as a solution for being accessible. ok, does it work? yes. this is the city. at the r

the time that other city departments are placing on this. are very conservative number is not shocking, given the whole budget of the whole city, but it is the fact that the city is providing free services to a private business that have been contracting outside of the city for what ever contract they want to set up without your oversight and recouping the benefit of city services. again, the number is conservative. we do not want to put extra burden on other parts of the city. that is something that you can follow up with with the controller's office to get other numbers, such as the thing with legal cases. we looked at 11 different cases. some of them are in fact placed against the commission, where the patrol specials have pursued the commission. and every case, the patrol specials have lost their suit, but has taken time and resources to defend against those cases. what is noticeable and notable about that is often the lawsuits are against rules and regulations. if you put a role in place, you have been sued for that. -- if you put a rule in place, you been sued for that and that is ticking of times and resources. the other thing we foun

, not where lots are provided but there's a little black dot and the whole thing is about 24 inches by 30 inches and covers the whole city. so it's not fine grained but you can say there was blob there in 1869. >> do they have this many the history room? >> yes. if you do a web search you can find it on-line. there's one source where you can actually like zoom in and there's another,us coast map from the 1850s but i would think pretty much any building from the 1850s is already kind of done. >> this gentleman has a question? >> are they consistent block numbers from year to year and agency to agency. >> they have changes. when the original city was layed out by the city surveyor it was called the 50 bar survey. when it was expanded to market. so up until the teens the city kept those as separate surveys and theres the different surveys in the outside lands which is sort of the western part of the city. >> the uninhabitable part of san francisco. >> they were different surveys and blocks in those. mission block 38 and then in the 19 teens or 20s everything was consolidated into the big block and lot list. so mission block

the time that other city departments are placing on this. are very conservative number is not shocking, given the whole budget of the whole city, but it is the fact that the city is

city plaza. it's not just for the neighbors. it's for the whole city. it's mixed use. it's one of the very few places that i, as a senior, can sit down because i can no longer like sit down on the lawn for very long, but it's nice to have some lawn to be through, but there is a raised cement and stuff where i can perhaps wait for the bus for an hour or so which frequently is how long it takes the bus to get to there. it's behind the bus stops. if the bocce ball court goes in there, it's really going to take over the whole space. it's not going to be useable. i will absolutely guarantee it will be fenced in no time. i think this is a very still think thing claiming that it's a gift that they're getting exclusive use to a public park for a very cheap price. that's a very valuable piece of land and i'm just furious. there has been so much privatization of our land, there is almost nothing left. thank you. supervisor maxwell: next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, my name is ben jay minute toesy. i'm the president of the club at the aquatic park. for the last six years as

the city together. symptom sherwood continues our team coverage. >> got into city politics late in life. elected to the council just six years ago. gray says he's ready to lead the whole city. last april, 67-year-old d.c. council chairman vince gray ended months of speculation, trailing in campaign cash, organization and nme recognition to adrian fenty. gray voted early in his homeward seven. leading in every public opinion oll this ye, and hoping to close the deal wth democratic primary voters tonight. >> we brought a campaign that we set out to run from the very beginning. the pls have been all over the place. some days they're 3 to 1, some days they're 5, 17. we haven't paid a lot of attention to that. we paid more attention to the kind of campaign we wantsed to run. >> turnout tuesday was lighter in many places than expected. a campaigeven gray supporters say has been more marked by voter irritation than enthusiasm for gray. >> this may be one of the most important ections in the history of the city. i think it will speak to who people see. we've run on the campaign of one city. representing the people all across the city. the city needs to work together at this a

. >> different week for the whole city. one of the things they said when i first got here is a lot of fans said if you have a losing season, don't win many games, beat the packers. >> players on both sides have a keen understanding of the historical significance of this game. even those who haven't been a part of it. >> best rivalry in foonl. that's all i heard. i watched it on tv for a long time now. fun to be a part of it. >> reporter: having the bears and packers with perfect records makes it more fun. bear's quarterback jay cutler has embraced mike martz offense and it's hugged him right back. through two games, the highest rated passer in the nfl. but the packers have the league's number three pass defense. the winner of this battle should win the game. >> procktive. jay cutler the first two weeks he looks like he is off to a great start. it's a quarterback friendly system. >> physical, fast, really good linebackers. good secondary and try to put pressure on some fashion. you know, matthews has had a heck of a year so f

the city? >> yeah, i do. especially when i signed a contract for ten years, i have to feel like home. no, it's good. i like it here, i like the people here, the whole-- >> howifficult is it to get over the language barrier? you speak very well, i know it wasn't that way for you when you first got here? >> no, it was hard. it was hard. we have english in school, but i wasn't that good. >> really? >> i was kind of ke, it wasn wasn't -- was embarrassing to come here the first couple times, i didn't speak. it's something you have to get usedto. you're an american, and all the cultures and everything speak english, if you want to understand them, have you to speak english. >> how did you learn it? >> i just tried to pick up a few wordsvery day. the guys in the locker room. >> do not try to adjust the picture. there is nothing wrong withour tv. >> any certain shows you watch? >> i watch all kinds of shows, like -- i don't want to tell it on tv it's embarrassing. >> like what? >> girl shows. >> jersey shore. >> that's not embarrassing, a lot of people like that. >> "two and a half men." >> as lng as you're not saying "sex and the city" we're good. >> i ac

has done an excellent job of presenting a study that serves the best interest of the waterfront as well as the city as a whole. upon a recent trip to win as onerous -- a recent trip to buenos aires, i sought new buildings that blended and complemented the longstanding architecture of the city. seeing this all my strength and my feelings for positive growth. san francisco needs to be encouraging development along the waterfront to ensure that the recent successes along the embarcadero can continue. president fong: is there any other public comment on this item? >> good evening, commissioners. thank you for your patience. it is now 6:30 p.m.. my name is fred allerdice. i am a professional real-estate broker for over 35 years, marketing homes, condominiums, that's a trap on the waterfront. i take some umbrage with the previous comment that the amount of inventory of 800 units is about to be depleted in san francisco. i have a number of clients that have purchased real-estate in the last 10 years south of market, in this area, of which over 2000 are under water, meaning the value of their homes is less than their

. >> well, if that's the case, the whole city should be experiencing failure because we're all in similaroil. if it's an electrical box, we should all be having these problems. >> reporter: his latest request to the city for the unwritten confidential study he thinks may reveal muni's light rail involvement in pipe erosion was turned down flat. muni claims attorney/client privilege saying disclosing the documents would impede muni's ability to receive legal advice from the city attorney. one resident wonders if muni is consulting the city attorney to keep its study buttoned up. our calls to the city attorney were answered with a referral to muni. last week, muni's spokesman paul rose made the closest statement yet to acknowledging that muni's light rail is the cause of the problem. >> but, you know, even though the i am peercle data did not show that we were directly involved, we acknowledge we may be a cause as far as stray current in the residents and we want to make sure we are doing the right thing and being helpful. >> reporter: despite the promise to do the right thing and work with

that's an area just a bit smaller than the whole city of alameda. 3500 people have been evacuated.have no idea when they'll be allowed to go back in to see if there's anything left of their homes. if there's any good news it's the fact that no injuries have been reported at this time. >>> learning more this morning about the company dismantling that tug boat that's been leaking up to 600-gallons of oil into the petaluma river. the alameda based salvage company was tearing down the boat for scrap metal when the leak was noticed on monday. fire officials now tell us that the company did not have a permit for the operation and the department would not have issued one. >> we would have paperwork on file with an approval and the operator would have a copy of that approval as well. >> reporter: and at this point there's no record of that? >> there's no record. no. >> authorities say the company could face fines once their investigation is complete. in the meantime the company is paying for the clean up which could take weeks to complete. now fish and game says there's no harm to wildlife

city tunnel number 1 had one valve to shut off the whole tunnel. city tunnel 2 had two parallel valves. city tunnel 3 has 32, so there's much more redundancy. lloyd: we're targeting a completion date of 2012 for tunnel 3. and we already are starting to prepare to take tunnel 1 offline. narrator: the construction of tunnel 3 is vital for maintaining the sustainability of new york's drinking water infrastructure. but the pipeline is useless if there's not a reliable supply of clean water within it. hurwitz: the city bought up land around the reservoirs to prevent it from development. it provides assistance to local residents to see that there's no pollution of the reservoirs. it's much more cost effective to prevent pollution and to protect a source of water than to remove it at the drinking water treatment plant. lloyd: what epa said to us was, "you can have an exemption from filtration "if you keep this undeveloped, "and if you can manage the wastewater so that it does not pollute your water supply." and we feel that we've reached the point where we

where we have had african-americans, asians, latinos, and on top of that, the ice cream on the cake, our whole city had a chance to weigh in on that vision. they had an opportunity to say, "yes, we want to see a new bayview, and they did overwhelmingly. for this has been a wonderful process. all of that is about democracy, about people also having a voice. we make project better. i also have to thank our entire city, because this is a city people have a lot of faith i want to thank lamar for hanging in there with us an understanding and seeing the values. i want to thank all of my colleagues to make tough decisions. they did it, and all of them that helped, i want to thank them, and i want to thank my staff, john and alice, for also hanging in there. this has taken the nation. it has taken local elective, state elective, and federal electives. this is not just the beginning. we are continuing the process for all of the people at the department of public health. [applause] that have been through it and hung in there, and we have to give them props. it is about the health of people in debut. thank yo

the city. i think this is an important project and is good for the city as a whole. commissioner chu: thank you. any other comments from the committee? commissioner cihu? commissioner chiu: this is a project that will have an enormous impact on the community. insuring that we have real north/south access to our system will expand our transit options and will help the community in ways that is hard to imagine at this time, particularly being able to use such an enormous amount of federal funds in these tough economic times is an opportunity that we have already decided on numerous occasions as a city to move forward on and that i will continue to support. >commissioner chu: thank you. next item. >> introduction of new items. this is an informational item. commissioner chu: commissioners? commissioner dufty: earlier today, we took action on a number of black related funding items which all of a strong support. i recently spent a bit of time with some policy makers, representatives of the dpw, visitors from the netherlands, to see how public transportation and biking is

the general if you said to ensure city-wide services. the commission recommended this committee study the effects on the general fund revenues and to ensure the city as a whole maintains a well-funded base. supervisor maxwell: is there anything in the resolution that would prohibit that? do we need to call it out specifically? i thought in some ways when we said it is now time to broaden our discussion to cover all the plan areas in the city and look forward to a more detailed exploration of the finance district, that that would go a lock long way to covering those issues? >> it would be. that would be a nice resolved clause or a whereas clause, whatever your preference may be, but encouraging the committee to keep in mind the impacts of this diversion of fund to this specific geographic area. that would be part of their study. they are tasked with studying those sorts of issues, and that would be important to call that out. supervisor maxwell: city attorney, would there be a problem in adding that? so could you give us some wording on that, and we could add that? gnawed gnawed supervisor maxwell: ok, d [inaudible] supervisor maxwell: ok, perfect. colleagues

high rates of overweight and obesity among our children, the cost of obesity to the state as a whole, not to mention the city and county of san francisco, a dire and rigid need for reform in our food environment, a reform i would say the ordinance before you this afternoon would be a critical improvement. citizens. i think the toy ordinance is a great example of the effectiveness of marketing. you would be the second jurisdiction in the state of california. it would incentivize healthy males. -- healthy meals. some data i have -- this individual spends $1,400 a year more. and that is 42% more than a non- obese one would spend. could you talked little about the cost? >> the study released last year looked at the cost in terms of health care costs and lost productivity for the state as of hold. the price tag is $4 billion. it is costing this community over $900 million a year. >> perfect courier -- perfect. >> this is a critical step in the fight against childhood obesity. while heightened awareness have helped, problems are increasing. here in california, the prevalence of obesity is declining for some groups

cities in asia . and it speaks volume when you look at the bread this -- breadth of reputation that a whole host of countriesave in representation. we have three elected members of the board of supervisors. it speaks volumes about what we are as a city, what we have in terms of values, and the great work that has been done by all of you to make sure that asian american heritage and culture is infused throughout the city and county of san francisco. i can't think you for all the great week all of you have done to keep the tradition alive, and we look forward to working with all of you to celebrate another 31 years in the future of asian american heritage. thanks very much. [applause] >> good evening. i want to echo what our city attorney said. he is an honorary asian american. his son goes to the chinese american school right here in friday. i was just thinking today. not only of the challenges that we face, but the challenges that our ancestors have faced in the fast. it was only 130 years ago that the san francisco board of supervisors passed a law that outlawed wooden launledriss. it just so happened that

years living in this city, i realize the ordinance has changed and if they are too rigid, they do a disservice to the citizenry and the homeowners of the city. and in this case, when a whole group of people have banded together to make their block more attractive and more beneficial to the city, i think it would be appalling to see that they would not be granted their appeal. thank you. >> next speaker. >> my name is brian and i'm a certified arborist. >> are you here on behalf of the appellant? >> yes. >> you need to speak during the time allotted to the appellant and can't speak during the public comment. you are here as an agent. do they pay you for your services? >> you need to speak during their time. you can share your three minutes if you like at the end to speak under that time. any other member of the public who would like to speak under public comment? please step forward. >> good evening. i'm paul and i live on the 700 block of steiner and lived there for 17 years and been living in san francisco for close to 60 years. i love the city and i love the trees. there is in this particular case, i feel there is more to consider than just the trees. when in 1995, i wa

if your call back then, the whole data center for the city was down there as part of the seismic upgradeso the building, we had to take the center out, but it has been there years, so john was working for the controller's office during that time. in 1983, he moved over to the puc where they built the data center and did all the processing. but that was the past, and now we are over at left 55 market street, and his temporary job and a commission after 40 years, so we want to thank john for the chance to serve. we will ask all of you to come up at the end. the next is cynthia clark,i7) oy 32 years. starting in 1978, again, the city's data processing group, which was a division of the controller's office, and then, the department of technology and information services. in 2004,]hó cynthia transferredo the puc and has been active in our licensing systems ever sinc, then. i appreciate that. last of days abel, probably the Ñ 't is abel, idçprobably the most recognizable person in the puc, delivering the mail and doing everything we have asked him to do. again, you can always see his happy face