all of union square by doing this. thank you and i hope you vote for the support of the project. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. adrian semi, local carpenters 22. i'd like to present this letter to you. this is a letter of support from the local. each one of you will have one in your office because i brought them to your office actually before the meeting so you'll have -- all have copies. and want to let you know that local 22 does fully support this project. we have a commitment by apple with the help of rick, the speaker before me that this will be an all-union job supporting carpenters with benefits, apprenticeship, and it really doesn't get any better than that. if you want to create jobs in san francisco, you partner with developers. that is exactly what apple is doing with local 22. i want to say thank you for listening and please vote for this project. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >>> good afternoon. thank you, supervisors. my name is adrian cohort wit

what happens on lombardy street is different than what happened iowa what happens on union square it might not more appropriate for larger retailers like parking than on chestnut. so those are some of >>yes. my observations and having formula retail as an anchor is important because your nardz like geneva avenue we'd love to have formula retails there it might bring people into their neighborhood and they could discover more right of stores per we're motorcycling in the right direction we have to be careful we don't offer regulate whether international or so subsidy subsidy >> i'd like some averages on the wages in san francisco over and over on the chart. you have an average for a all workers in san francisco i assume that means all workers including people - all workers means related to retail and restaurants; right? not all in the entire city >> i believe that's for all workers that's an average weekly wage. >> - >> all workers by privately owned places in san francisco. >> in retail and restaurants. >> and finance. >> so we're saying the average is 16, 80 a week. >> yeah. >> it s

its galleries are housed in one of the very rare single family residences around union square. for the 100th anniversary of the mansion, meridian hosted a series of special events, including a world premiere reading by lawrence ferlinghetti. >> the birth of an american corporate fascism, the next to last free states radio, the next-to-last independent newspaper raising hell, the next-to-last independent bookstore with a mind of its own, the next to last leftie looking for obama nirvana. [laughter] the first day of the wall street occupation set forth upon this continent a new revolutionary nation. [applause] >> in addition to its own programming as -- of artist talks, meridian has been a downtown host for san francisco states well-known port trees center. recent luminaries have included david meltzer, steve dixon, and jack hirsch man. >> you can black as out of the press, blog and arrest us, tear gas, mace, and shoot us, as we know very well, you will, but this time we're not turning back. we know you are finished. desperate, near the end. hysterical in your flabbergastlyness.

union square i mean bryant square is the most damning of those provisions. sorry >> thank you. next speaker please. oh, let me call a few more names. go ahead and come to the podium (calling names) >> good afternoon. i'm rancho i'm the director of policies and communications inform the san francisco parks lions i'm here to speak in favor of the program we think this is a wonderful way to add to the space and encourage stewardship of our public spaces. our streetscapes partner with public utilities that's a useful model to think about when our considering this program because it has allowed neighbors to take an interest in underutilized public spaces and turn them into maskal neighborhood gyms the hidden sunset in the - a buff beautiful i'll work and the penn e pennsylvania garden has been a gem so we think this is a very positive extension of that idea. and we want to always encourage more activation and beneficial uses of public spaces while preserving the access to public space. i understand about this program it's very clear that the vast majority of the time the space will

now, the union square bid recently went from 10 square blocks to 27. you will see part of those 27 blocks, the red outline is what is carved out for the tenderloin. we used to have a full time officer who was dedicated to the 27 blocks in the grid. now we share that responsibility with the central district which is north of the red line the tenderloin in the southern district. i think it's important to illustrate one of the social issues that we have in the tenderloin. i push this information out in the week and i think it's important to discuss these issues that challenge this area. there is a red dot that include all the alcohol sale outlets. that cluster there is the tenderloin. this is your core of liquor stores get the license. currently you have 24 of those licenses issued in the tenderloin and a beer and wine license. i know supervisor kim, she's worked very hard in making sure that when one of these, if somebody comes into the tenderloin that if they want to acquire this, there is requirements to shelf an additional license. so i want to talk a

we did some loss of the parking spaces. >> the project in union square the actual construction that will impact the garage i'm told is starting this december to that calendar copes mostly out as you know the commission approved a one-time pavement from mta and we're drawing on that revenue to offset the loss of the parking spaces. that helps use it offsets >> thank you. >> commissioner bonilla. >> i know over the years we've had a great need for park patrol staff my question is well, it's two part. one what is our current need for park patrol staff and my second part is couldn't we have done better in terms of increasing our park control staff because adding two seems miniscule to me in comparison to what the no evidence has been over the years so is this set in stolen this proposed budget? and if not could we do better in terms of park patrol staff? >> commissioner i'll take a stab at that it's a excellent question you cut right to the heart of the matter. we've been hard at work park safety is important and with the passing of the hours legislation will be important keeping the pa

>> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >> it is philosophy that attracted david linger to mount a show at meridian. >> you want to feel like your work this summer that it can do some good. i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. we did not even talk about price until the day before the show. of course, meridian needs to support itself and support the community. but that was not the first consideration, so that made me very happy. >> his work is printed porcel

hello, i'm with the union square district. my position is as a service and streetscapes project manager. we as business improvement district have 27 districts within the area and we're funded through a line item on the property tax bill to fund cleanliness and safety and activation of san francisco's 27 downtown blocks that's the enar very of many cities and this is to make it a better place to visit and shop we support 24. first of all, it's the old activation obviously union square is interested in bringing more people here not only to shop but to joy san francisco we're a gateway to the city gives people a reason to visit. we currently have several plazas that are underutilized in their ability to activate the programs and put a great face on san francisco and have people return to our city. we like about this legislation it industrialize what's been traditionally or historically a difficult place to get permits to do events so an umbrella under a larger organization to work with anyone to activate streets and plazas. on a

union square i mean bryant square is the most damning of those provisions. sorry >> thank you. next speaker please. oh, let me call a few more names. go ahead and come to the podium (calling names) >> good afternoon. i'm rancho i'm the director of policies and communications inform the san francisco parks lions i'm here to speak in favor of the program we think this is a wonderful way to add

union square i mean bryant square is the most damning of those provisions. sorry >> thank you. next speaker please. oh,

they can go in and around union square. we have space is now up in the castro, in fact. >> how many are there? >> we have about 420. >> are they here all year round? >> out of the 420, i know 150 to sell all year round. i mean like five-seven days a week. >> are they making their living of of this? >> this is their sole source of income for many. >> how long have you been with this program. how much has it changed? >> i have been with the program since it began 37 and a half years ago but i have seen changes in the trend. fashion comes and goes. >> i think that you can still find plenty of titis perhaps. >> this is because the 60's is retro for a lot of people. i have seen that come back, yes. >> people still think of this city as the birth of that movement. great, thank you for talking about the background of the program. i'm excited to go shopping. >> i would like you to meet two street artists. this is linda and jeremy. >> night said to me to print them -- nice to meet you. >> can you talk to me about a variety of produc

. >> this meeting is >> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >>

union square improvement districts and tremendous work that they are doing down here, joe dell sandero with travel and of course due to mayor lee's efforts it's a time for tourism and general manager in this city. thank you. visitors information center. it was a freudian slip because it improved tremendously and it couldn't be in greater location. so all the visitors that come to san francisco from the airport stop right there and come here for information on things to do in the city. it's tremendous for me to be the general manager because i have concierge but the volunteers and the people here are an extension of concierge and giving information for all the visitors that come in and make this a world class city and really visit all the areas, the restaurants, the attractions and everything else this city has to offer. i want to thank again san francisco travel because they are the ones who market tourism, no. 1 industry in san francisco and again i want to thank you. i want to thank the volunteers. as mayor lee has said, you are the ones that truly breathe live into this city. and yo

united nations declared march 20th internagal day of happiness the campaign put up a giant wall in union square. the goal to make happiness and good will contagious >> if having a bad day, studies have known shown if you create happiness for someone else you'll become happy as well. >> some of the things people wrote was smiling more often. and sharing a kiss. >> today's happy day hope it was contagious. >> that is john lewis, 74, and going to get his groove onto the tune of "happy". >> later he tweeted be happy, everybody. why not? >> good job there. >> a contestant phrase. >> the first letters. >> the letters are given at the start of the puzzles. that is what emil got in the bonus round oochl they put up n and e. and i, everyone knew that word is new. >> and then neil called h, e, m, and o. >> nothing else was showing up they didn't put up anymore letters so i had to work. >> this looks tough to me. i don't know. you have ten seconds. keep talking. >> neil didn't panic. >> new, it's kind of what is baby. new baby? i was going to go for that. i worked off that b. >> new baby buggy. new -- oh.

this friday kick a off 2014 with live music and analogy games at broadway's stereos in the union squarehe price of admission is leaving our digital things at the demeanor. we will have a donation book project so support our local library. then on sunday chiblth 2014 at the embarcadero from 12 to fit we will transform the space and there's rock and hip hop dances this is san francisco official block pirate you, you know, that's going to be great for more information visit us an san francisco >> we love our parks, but we love... >> and the community who is really the core of it all, came together and said what we need is a place for our teenager to play, not just play grounds for the kids and soccer fields but we need a skate park that will keep the kids home in the neighborhood so they can play where they live. >> the children in the neighborhood and it will be a major boone. and we have generations, the youth generations that will be able to use this park in different places. >> the best park in san francisco right here. >> creating place where people can be active and lead, active, hea

this friday kick a off 2014 with live music and analogy games at broadway's stereos in the union square and meet people and now and the price of admission is leaving our digital things at the

this friday kick a off 2014 with live music and analogy games at broadway's stereos in the union square and meet people and now and the price of admission is leaving our digital things at the demeanor. we will have a donation book project so support our local library. then on sunday chiblth 2014 at the embarcadero from 12 to fit we will transform the space and there's rock and hip hop dances this is san francisco official block pirate you, you know, that's going to be great for more information visit us an san francisco >> commission adams. >> here >> brandon. >> here. >> murphy. >> here. >> wo oho. >> here. >> and katz. >> here. >> approval for the 2014 february 11th meeting. >> so moved. >> all in favor?

union square is a place that comes to mind but restaurants and clothing technologies can act as an anchor like the fillmore district. retail likes the retails are better locations for the kind of space and occupy. for example, national retailers have a board advertising shelving and smaller ones have less benefits. they contain the supply or vibrate of the zoning space they can limit the space by the development opportunities. san francisco's retail market is among the strongest in the country. the anchorage rent you see for selected areas are reported for the second quarter. the asking rents for street level there 10 to 20 percent in the city as a we'll whole. formula effects property owners in different ways. it is perceived that it takes 6 to 12 months and can cost millions of dollars which means that if the retailers consider the leases they can look at this. formula retailers come with risks. on the other hand, landlords that attract folks can require up front money. as most density retailers are better suited for smaller store fronts. by making mc ds less attractive they create lowe

of san francisco to trade with merchant when i would have previously come down market street or union square or trade in san francisco but it's good difficult now because of the traffic. one comment that came up norman wong said may i misunderstands he has one section for every 3 thousand special permits that's a key to understanding the problem as i see it i can't anymore walk safely down market street without feeling threatened by the multiple construction sites and they spring up everyday there's a new site and it's difficult to know how to get around the city and avoid those alcoholic and dangerous construction sites they're taking over our streets so i ask as people citizens of san francisco as well to be on the look act out when it's mremd our path call it in like i do >> thank you. any other members of the public wish to speak. >> yes. i'm larry edmond i want you to see this hat. this is the loose is it showing this is the loss i've found on my block on the 21st stop we had been up to its a white string in my room it was turned to a i found out it was not a navy news a white man told

. >> there is a not so secret garden in union square.cluding a dress and hat made of flowers. >> visitors will be able to see landscape ideas and roof top gardens. the show opens on sunday. >> world news is next. >> from all of us here, thank you for inviting us into your homes tonight. >> and remember, you can connect 24-7 on abc7 news.com. >>> welcome to "world news." >>> tonight -- new information in the mystery of flight 370, what we're now learning about that part of the indian ocean, why it could be one of the worst possible spots for the search. plus, your questions here tonight. why no submarines, why no gps on the black box, and why are pilots able to turn off the tracking system in the first place. what it means for everyone who flies. >>> your tax refund. stolen. tonight, the major warning about a scam just in time for tax day involving tens of thousands of refunds. how to protect yourself right now. >>> the best sunscreen and the burning question tonight -- if you could buy it around the world, why is it so hard to find here

this friday kick a off 2014 with live music and analogy games at broadway's stereos in the union square and meet people and now and the price of admission is leaving our digital things at the demeanor. we will have a donation book project so support our local library. then on sunday chiblth 2014 at the embarcadero from 12 to fit we will transform the space and there's rock and hip hop dances this is san francisco official block pirate you, you know, that's going to be great for more information visit us an san francisco good afternoon. welc the board of supervisors san francisco land use & economic development committee i'm supervisor scott weiner the chairman the committee to my right is supervisor jane kim and i want to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting today's hearing especially jennifer lowe moichldz. >> yes. please turn off all electronic devices completed speaker cards shall be on the - >> thank you very much. the author is supervisor kim. thank you chair wiener i want to make sure that the introduce comments here today, you know, today we're talking about pedestrian safety is import

. >> one of the major players of union square is showing off a green thumb in a preview of the flowerw with landscape ideas and rooftop gardens with fruits and vegetables and southwest cactus and music, fashion, and cooking demonstrations, as well, and the flower show starts on sunday. >>> we want to see how you are celebrating spring where you live and send us your pictures with the weather app and you can mail them to us to ureport@kgo-tv.com or post them to our facebook page. >> the next story is blowing up. an amazing performance by not your typical singer on an italian reality show. ♪ i don't want to call you ♪ no the crowd goes wild! the judges do, too, when they turn their chairs around and see sister christina, the nun who did an angelic job of "no one," add a blind audition. it has received three million views. and growing. >> i have seen this in a movie someplace. hmm... >> got to love it when it is blind. >> the look on their faces, priceless. >> it is friday so time for perfect so i was basically uninsurable. now that i've got coverage, my doctor is a phone call or an e-ma

our last park was union square and they turned it into a plaza. now on sutter street there used to be 3 lots where you could see back to the gardens in the back. every one of those blocks as a large area in the back you could see palm stresses now no greenery left. if this one goes only one greenery left. it's too dense and too many people living here. it's over built. and the reason is that it was built as a masonry district after the earthquake to a houses the earthquake people in this case there was a storm. and it's disappearing the city is losing it's soul. we need to look at quality of life issues here. i had to wait two years for a parking space now we're losing another one. this should be reconsidered it's not a good fit for the neighborhood and the architecture doesn't blend in we have autopsy types of architecture we have the farrell building and nova's arc and colonial spanish all kinds of buildings here and this one doesn't conform at all. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is donald witnessing at an i live at 3 hundre

so this development will roach blight my produce housing concluding on site affordable units to union square. true mark urban we've partnered with them you heard rudy speak a half an hour ago about the programs called selma we've actually had the lecturer of speaking to the children of the trades that's important in san francisco. true mark is one of the developers they want to do right by the company and to the community and, you know, pay local hire and just a good wage form our workers to flourish and to be able to live in the city. i want to say we our local strongly supports this project. >> thank you. >> next speaker >> good morning, commissioners my name is kim diamond i'm true marks director thank you for the opportunity we're happy to be here and appreciate all the hard work you and your staff has done. for the past two years we've been talking to our merchant and neighbors and walking the streets day to day to let people know about our development and their concerns. we've have you numerous one-on-one meetings resulting in e-mails and letters of support. we're happy to see franklin

awareness over troubled circumstances of more than 8 million orphans in you began da took place in union square. all 22 performers are orphans in uganda, a country that criminalized homosexual behavior. their -- >> the fresno man who inspired california's three strikes law is back in jail and could stay there for the rest of this life. 49-year-old douglas walker is accused of abusing a woman he lived in and is in jail without bail. he has been in jail or prison for most of the last three decades. the he became a poster child for repeat offenders after being convicted of being an accessory to robbery and murder in 1992. he was first arrested at 13 for selling heroin. >> some girl scout cookies are costing a colorado man a lot of dough. he bought $42 worth of cookies. six months later a collector says the check bounced. he is being sued for more than $800. >> what did i do to deserve this? i just wrote the check, helping the girl scouts. now i'm going to go to court over and over and pay filing fees and answer legal questions that i have no business answering. >> the girl scouts of colorado says

reading that will allow non-conforming structures to be rebuilt this is for the apple store near union square and last week it was at the land use committee and supervisor jane kim amended this ordinance the change would only apply in the block near the apple store and this week the board approved the ordinance on first reading. there were a couple of introductions i wanted to share first snaring introduced a hearing forephenomenon the budget and analysis report to prevent and fill commercial vacancies in the upcoming hearing, and, secondly, the mayor as well as supervisor cowen and supervisor campos and commissioner wu introduced an ordinance that will amended the pdr controls and those will be for your consideration for next week. that concludes my presentation unless there's questions >> the board of appeals will be meeting next week good morning tim try department staff her to share the results from the historical preservation commission deprave it's final recommendation to the board of supervisors for the landmark designation of the dunham and - building. the building is significant for

this friday kick a off 2014 with live music and analogy games at broadway's stereos in the union square and meet people and now and the price of admission is leaving our digital things at the demeanor. we will have a donation book project so support our local library. then on sunday chiblth 2014 at the embarcadero from 12 to fit we will transform the space and there's rock and hip hop dances this is san francisco official block pirate you, you know, that's going to be great for more information visit us an san franciscocoming. >> welcome to the center for youth wellness building the day is finally here. congratulations (clapping) so there's a number of people i don't know i'm dan the ceo of tipping point community. four years ago nadine burke harris and katie albright came to us with a vision they knew the childrening in southeast san francisco were grouping without the resources they need to be safe. violence was a campaign occurrence in the homes of those on the streets and in poverty. there were 3 pediatricians serving kids in bayview and the 3 resources were spread out and hard to a