the first is on van ness between o'farrell and geary. it's funded with the m.t.a.s van ness geary street project. another project is for the central subway. it is one of ten artworks commissioned for the new line. it's over 650 feet long, consists of 550 l.e.d. panels between the powell street station and the union street station. it's called lucy in the sky, and the lights are patterned with unique sequences so that commuters can experience a unique pattern each time they pass through. >> perfect. what about the early day sculpture that was removed from the civic center? >> this is a question that cities have been grappling with nationwide. following the removal of early days in 2018, there was a toppling of statues in golden gate park as well as the removal of the christopher columbus statue. we are partnering with the parks department as well as the community to engage with the public to develop guidelines to evaluate the existing monuments and memorials in the civic arts collection and evaluate the removal of a monument or statue but

and bill it and that market and a step to civic center plaza other road closures and grow from van ness to hide closed from now until 6 monday morning continuum way will be closed tonight. that's until monday morning. other closures include mcallister from van ness to leavenworth, hide from turkey to mcallister elm from start-up. hope. that's a lot to remember. but we do have all those details on our website at kron. 4 dot com. >> and be sure to join us tonight at 8 for kron. 4 news pride special hosted by our own john shrable. the 30 minute special is called looking back and moving forward. we'll take a closer look at the unique history of the lgbtq+ community in the bay area. and the progress still needed again. that airs tonight at 8 o'clock. >> all right. time for a look at the 4 zone forecast as we're looking live at the castro district. that's appropriate on pride weekend in galle conference get along with us tonight. i go. sounds like it's going to be beautiful. hello, catherine. yeah, we're going to have some pleasant weather will, of course, by the coast. a typically cooler tem

the first is on van ness between o'farrell and geary. funded with the m.t.a.s van ness geary street project. another project is for the central subway. it is one of ten artworks commissioned for the new line. it's over 650 feet long consists of 550 l.e.d. panels between the powell street station and the union street station. it's called lucy in the sky, and the lights are patterned with unique sequences so that commuters can experience a unique pattern each time they pass through. >> perfect. what about the early day sculpture that was removed from the civic center? >> this is a question that cities have been grappling with nationwide. following the removal of early days in 2018 there was a toppling of statues in golden gate park as well as the removal of the christopher columbus statue. we are partnering with the parks department as well as the community to engage with the public to develop guidelines to evaluate the existing monuments and memorials in the civic arts collection and evaluate the removal of a monument or statue but also i

the speed limit on lombard street between van ness avenue and richards avenue and chestnut street haseen reduced from 30 to 25 miles per hour. they changwent into effect -- of the change went into effect yesterday. signs with the new speed limit are posted and designed to make the roads safe. a celebration in the north bay. we will take you behind the story of a revitalization project and a hometown hero's visit. spencer: the marine layer is expanding. drizzle is on the way. what does it mean for the parade? chris: coming up, how is your memory? an nba player shows off his memory. and a swing for the rookie you dion: in the north area baller is back hosting a basketball tournament on a newly renovated basketball court. darian trammell was a special guest. he helped lead san diego state to the finals of the ncaa tournament. and today he joined with neighbors for games on a redone basketball and brand-new pickle ball courts. organizers say the upgrades are a chance to bring the community together. >> so giving folks the opportunity to exercise is highly important. the opportunity for ev

it starts at 05:30am tonight at 25 van ness avenue. it will also be held on zoom.. a new task force is being recruited to help make public transit more accessible to seniors and people with disabilities. it's called the bart accessibility task force. those interested in joining will be asked to provide input on disability related issues, develop recommendations and helped plan those new services. the information will go straight to the bart board of directors. the team will meet on the 4th thursday of every month in oakland, you can find more details on bart's website. still ahead this afternoon. summer is here. >> that means wildfire season what north bay officials are doing to help folks prepare. plus artificial intelligence making major changes in administering health care. how ai is now being used for colonoscopies? >> for your health today, artificial intelligence is infiltrating our world and now doctors are using it to detect the earliest signs of colon cancer. northwestern medicine started using the assistive technology less than a month ago. areas of conce

the meeting is open to a the public and starts at 05:30am tonight at 25 van ness avenue. and if you can't go, it's also on zoom. and then there's a second meeting set for next monday. >> well, happening today, apple's annual developers conference is kicking off this morning in cupertino. so many people excited for this. yeah. the event gives apple users a first look at new features and products that are coming to apple kron four's will tran is live in cupertino with what we know so far high will. >> as promised change the duryea. we have moved to the riser. look at this. this feels like an oscar event. we are here with local, national and international reporters. this is always a big event. we're little bit less than 3 hours away from going inside the theater, which they will start unveiling new technology. some of them you've already heard right day do this every year. this is about the 23rd event. i can tell you they'll talk about software upgrades to their mac book software upgrades new operating systems to iphone, which is obviously world famous. they've sold hundreds

mcallister and elm from van ness to polk. there are some other road closures that are set to go into effect tomorrow and sunday, too. so the list is actually a little bit longer with put it on our website kron 4 dot com. so you can take a closer look at it. there. >> and as we celebrate pride today, 250 couples are actually getting married in a special lgbtq+ pride marriage celebration at city hall in san francisco. this is to acknowledge the role that the rk has played in san francisco actions for marriage equality. the couples are getting their commemorative pride, marriage licenses. pride pins and they're taking photos in the north light court of city hall that all got underway at 9 o'clock this morning. so it is happening as we speak. alright, and be sure to join us by the way, tonight at 8 o'clock because that's where we're going to have our kron. 4 pride special. >> hosted by our very own john shrable. it's a half hour special called looking back and moving forward and we're going take a deep dive into the unique histor

workers and residents from the downtown core through beautiful china town, nob hill and finally, van ness avenue. the top of california street is breath taking and really captures the best of what this city has to offer. when i got my drivers license and i will not tell what year that was, i thought i'll drive to san francisco. i hopped on the cable car and immediately transported to a different place and different time and felt the city's energy and decided i wanted to move here. i was transported to new time and place, all cities change and evolve and it is time for san francisco to reimagine its downtown. can california street be the center of economic activity with art, with culture, with hospitality? yes. yes it can. the downtown sf partnership is here to serve the city and lead that. no hill is too steep for the city and downtown to climb. we must reimagine ourselves, it can be done and we are doing it together. thank you all and congratulations. [applause] >> cable cars both the original line that ran on clay and sacramento street ended in 1942 and the california line which enders

it's a 05:30am, tonight at 25 van ness avenue. and if you can't make it, you can also participate through zoom. and there's a second meeting set for next monday. >> all right. it is 809. and happening today, the highly anticipated always highly anticipated apple developers conference kicking off this morning in cupertino comes around every year. yeah, you find out about new stuff for updates that might make this old stuff. searing work better. that would be my request. >> let's go to covers. will tran. he is live at the big conference site in cupertino. good morning. well, >> and gary, i think request will be granted because they will talk about software upgrades as they always do at their developers conference which is set to happen right behind me will begin in about 2 hours from now. ceo tim cook. of course, we'll be here. they're looking to give you a desire, something that you probably want, but they want you to needed. and we're talking virtual reality glasses, google, meta. they already have it. microsoft. but right now it

the amc van ness and the embarcadero theaters also recently closed in what many people are saying could be just a sign of changing times in san francisco. jana katsuyama ktvu fox two news. so the new developments tonight in a decades old, decades old cold case on the peninsula. the decision from a san mateo county jury also a big milestone for the city of san francisco and its effort to boost the number of electric cars on the road. also a first of its kind treatment for als. the man who just received the groundbreaking injection right now, there's a new lane configuration for drivers traveling west on 50. it's all part of the major fix 50 project that's underway. caltrans says the lane configuration will be in place for the next 2 to 3 months. officials say if you can't avoid 50 planned for an extra 30 minutes or so behind the wheel. well, now to idaho, where attorneys for the suspect in the university of idaho murder are asking for more time to give the state notice of where he was during the night of the killings. this request comes after idaho prosecutors filed a motion last month d

the trouble area is on willow street near van ness avenue.ne restaurant owner had bars installed on the front door after several safety concerns. >> every single day, the same thing. never change. >> residents say there's been ongoing activity of drug dealing, substance use and public misconduct among homeless people. they say even after filing multiple complaints to the city, nothing is being done about it. the state attorney's office told abc7 there's only so much they can do when the law prohibits enforcing action against sitting, lying or sleeping on public property. couples in san francisco celebrated pride by tying the knot at city hall. more than 250 couples said i do with a special lgbtq+ pride celebration. this comes 10 years after california resumed same-sex marriages. >> it's a big community here we are married on pride month. i'm excited. >> now we have to be more loud and proud and say that we are here and are not going anywhere. what a beautiful day to show this through love and kindness in san francisco. >> preparations outside

liz: they say years of complaints ears along willow street near van ness avenu we hithe streets of theshowing what city leaders sar hurdles to solving the problem and solutions. reporter: it is hard to believe driving through the areas, we are just blocks from city hall. >> it has to be very frustrating that we have two as a resident witness this chaos every single day. reporter: sent over tent -- open drug use and other safety issues. residents say been dealing with for years this boardin -- despite reporting to 311 regularly. >> after we create a ticket o 311, they never get back to us. they disclose the ticket, without doing anything. i do feel helpless. reporter: an employee will be restaurant at willow showed us the bars installed on the front doors after repeated problems. >> i'm calling the police every day. every single day, the same thing. never changes. reporter: i reached out to the department of emergency management asking what was being done with willow street. the city attorney's office sent back a statement saying essentially impart there's only so much they can do, citi

this weekend from van ness avenue to leavenworth street.al vendors live music and people from across the country commemorating this year's theme of looking back and moving forward. sfpd along with state and federal partners are ensuring security and safety for all those attending. >> we just want everybody today. you god has a rise everybody. everybody living color, they don't want you know, it's about to buy. >> all right. well, tomorrow the pride parade kicks off at 10, 30 in the morning. more than 200 groups will be making their way down market street from and bark and arrow to the civic center's. of course, this is the runners hit the pavement today for the annual pride run here in san francisco. this year's race benefiting the transgender law for the top 3 overall finishers. >> in the men, women and non binary divisions. >> still to come here at 8 o'clock, the golden state has been dethroned of its most expensive gas title. we'll tell you who hold the top spot and suspects break into a home on the peninsula. what's leading investigator

well, of course, as you can see here, the pride celebrations are in full swing this weekend from van ness avenue to leavenworth street. some local vendors live music and people from across the country commemorating this year's theme of looking back and moving forward. sfpd along with state and federal partners are ensuring security and safety for all those attending. >> we just want to celebrate everybody today. you know god has given you write every body, everybody living color. they don't want you know, it's about to buy. >> tomorrow the pride parade kicks off at 10:30am, in the morning. more than 200 groups will be making their way down market street from the embarcadero and end up that civic center. the world's largest pride flag is right now shining across downtown san francisco tonight. take a look at this. the display by nonprofit eliminate consists of 12 laser beams that 49 feet wide and go for about 4 miles down market street insulation named welcome as part of the city's month long pride celebrations. very cool to well, if you're planning on celebrating this weekend, san francis

graduations goes out to them and from van ness avenue to leavenworth street, local vendors live music people from across the country are commemorating this year's. theme of looking back and moving forward for pride. >> we just want everybody today, you know god has given you write every body, everybody living color. they don't want you know, it's about to buy. >> well, san francisco police, of course, are assuring that the public in the city here will continue be a safe haven for the lgbt community ahead of the big pride day tomorrow. of course, the parades happening and there's some other events that are going to be happening out there as so let's check in with a report here from kron four's ella sogomonian who has more on what the safety measures are going to look like. >> pride weekend is upon us in san francisco. and police say security is their top priority. the department will be fully staffed. us can be at civic center and during the parade on sunday along market street, they're encouraging people to report anything that may seem like a security threat. >> flag down a police of

i got would you go back to when you first walked into the old kron for building on van ness on your first day, what would you go back and tell yourself about? >> you're clear here. would you believe that you would have stayed here and done this for? so i don't think i would have ever thought that that i would have been here this >> you know, we've been through a lot of changes like all of the media companies have been, you know, this used to be a station. it was owned by a local family and we've been through a lot of, you know, different ownership changes over the i just feel like i would have said, don't worry, pam, you'll survive. >> and i will survive. yeah. and this became my home very quickly, i when i moved here, you know, we're other markets that have been great. i've had great professional experiences. >> but this felt so much like home to me, some other places where i love my co-workers and also had great jobs. but i didn't feel like i was going to live my life there. and i felt like that when i came here, you are very much involved in the community. and i want to talk about that

grow from van ness to hide its going to be closed, beginning this morning until 6 o'clock monday morning. continent away will also be closed tonight until monday morning. other closures closures include mcallister from venice to leavenworth, hide from turkey. mcallister and elm from venice to polk. other road closures are set to go into effect tomorrow and sunday. we've got a complete list on our website. kron 4 dot com. so check it out. >> it's time to celebrate. happening today. 250 couples are going to get married in a special lgbtq+ pride marriage celebrations is going to be at city hall in san francisco and this event acknowledges the role that the office of the county clerk played in san francisco actions for marriage equality couples will get commemorative pride marriage licenses and pride pens and they will take photos in the north light court of city hall. that event starts at 9 o'clock this morning. >> we'll be sure to join us tonight at 8 o'clock, by the way, for our kron, 4 news pride special hosted by our own john trouble half hour special called looking back and moving forw

. >> van ness avenue runs from market street to bay street in san francisco. let street was named after james vanness, seventh mayor of san francisco from 1855 to 1856. vanness heavy are streets in santa cruz, los angeles and fresno in his honor. in 1915 streetcars started the opening of the expo. in 1950s it was removed and replaced by a tree-lined median. it was part of the central freeway from bayshore to hayes valley. it is part of uses 101. it was damaged during the 1989 earthquake. in 1992 the elevator part of the roadway was removed. it was developed into a surface boulevard. today the vanness bus rapid transit project is to have designated bus lanes service from mission. it will display the history of the city. van ness avenue. >> [music] art withelders exhibiting senior art work across the bay for 30 years as part of our traveling exhibit's program. for this exhibits we partnered with the san francisco art's commission galleries and excited show case the array of artist in historic san francisco city hall. >>

the amc van ness and the embarcadero theaters also recently closed in what many people are saying could a sign of changing times in san francisco. jana katsuyama ktvu fox two news. health and human services secretary javier becerra is making a stop in oakland today. about an hour ago, he stopped at the uc davis farm to fork medical center in sacramento, where focus was on food insecurity and reducing nutrition inequities. secretary becerra will then go to samuel merritt university in oakland and speak on improving the health care of the workforce. s a new study shows rent hikes are making it extremely difficult for low income families to find housing. the national low income housing coalition releases a report every year listing the amount families need to make without spending more than 30% of their income for fair market rents. now, this year, families need to make at least $23.67 per hour for a one bedroom home, $28.58 for a two bedroom home. california for the most expensive state, the bay area and santa cruz among the most expensive within california for people working on minimum w

you got hide from turkey mcallister and then elm from van ness to polk. and there are road closures that are set to go into effect tomorrow and sunday, too. so we've got a complete list of all of that on our website at kron. 4 dot com. >> 8.33 is the time and something else. pride related celebrating 4 weddings, 250 couples are going to get married. a special lgbtq+, mary celebration at city hall in san francisco. this pride even acknowledges the role that the office of the county clerk played in san francisco actions for marriage equality couples can get the commemorative pride marriage license at this time. they're going to get pride pens and be able to take photos in the north light court of city hall, which is a beautiful spot for marriage photo of the wedding photos, the event is at 9 o'clock. so getting underway here within this half hour. >> all right. we'll be sure to join us. by the way. tonight, 8 o'clock for our kron. 4 pride special hosted by our very own john shrable half hour special called looking back and moving forward. we're going to do

it starts at 05:30am tonight at 25 van ness avenue. that's also available on zoom.re is a second meeting that is scheduled for next monday. there's a new task force being recruited to help make public transit more accessible to seniors and people with disabilities. it's called the bart accessibility task force and those interested in joining will be asked to provide input on disability related issues, develop some recommendations and also help land these new services. this information will go straight to the bart board of directors. the team will meet on the 4th thursday of every month in oakland. and you can find more details on bart's website. it will soon be a lot easier to snag a campsite at california state parks. lawmakers approved a major overhaul on campsite reservations just this weekend, no show campers will now face new penalties, making it harder for them to then book another site. it also sets up a lottery system for the most seriously sought after locations. the state will now offer discounts for low income park. visitors. california has more than 15,0

the building will be located right across from city hall at van ness and grove and will be named thec center. it will have 112 units, 28 of those units will be dedicated to people with disabilities, with 14 dedicated to people eligible for hud's section eight program. the kelsey civic center is scheduled to open in 2025. francisco is hoping to lure people to neighborhoods and boost the local economy with monthly cultural events and family activities. mayor london breed board of supervisors. president aaron peskin and other city officials today kicking off that series of events in chinatown. the mayor says over the next few months there will be music, dance festivals and our programs celebrating various cultures and history throughout the city. this summer and into fall. we know things have been challenging over the years, but i got to tell you, as i've been visiting and talking to merchants and businesses and asking them about what's going on here, they said things are picking up, things are looking good. but we could use a little bit more help. and that is why we're here. events are

it's going to happen at 49 south van ness starting at one this afternoon. it's free and open to the public, but they say space is limited. so they'd rather you get there early rather than later. san francisco's mayor will be there along with honey mahogany, an assembly member, matt haney. and of course, in addition to like this sort of a fairer and presentations and networking and all of that, there's a happy hour because it is a nightlife summit. happy hour. winds always happen. 5 o'clock. 5 o'clock somewhere. 5 o'clock right there on savannah, south will be right back. >> almost time to go monday morning. before we do, let's check in with olivia horton and see what's coming up on live in the bay today. high livia. hi. good morning, everybody. coming up today on live in the bay. >> it's a look back as we celebrate a whole year on the air when one local woman used her experience of homelessness to fuel her to help make a change. we take a look back at the nonprofit working to feed the hungry to pot pan. then get your energy up because we're chatting all thi

at 05:30am, tonight at 25 van ness avenue. and you can also see it over zoom. and then there's a second meeting set for next monday. >> 609. the time and more layoffs are hitting the bay area. emeryville base, pixar has eliminated 75 positions, including 2 executives. and this comes after the movie lightyear had a disappointing box office performance. the movie's director, producer and pixar as vp of worldwide publicity were part of the layoffs. the cuts are part of ceo bob iger's plan to slash thousands of job cuts to cut 5 and a half billion dollars in cost. take a break here at 6.10. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news. we're going take a look at the annual union street festival that took place over the weekend. >> plus, a san jose city council member plans to spend the night in a homeless shelter to better understand how the crisis is impacting the unhoused. and after the break, a well-known tech company with employees here in the bay area furloughs, its entire workforce. why the companies drowning in deep financial waters. and this weekend we saw of va

so we put together a list here grow from van ness to hide. that's going to be closed. beginning this morning until 6 o'clock monday morning. continuing way will also be closed tonight until monday morning. the other closures include mcallister from venice to leavenworth, hide from turkey to mcallister and elm from venice to poke. there are other road closures set to go into effect tomorrow and sunday. and we've got a complete list on our website at kron 4 dot com. >> and as part pride, it's time to celebrate. happening today, 250 couples. >> are going to be wed in a special lgbtq+ pride marriage celebration at san francisco city hall. the event acknowledges the role that the office of the county clerk has played in san francisco actions for marriage equality couples will get commemorative pride marriage licenses and tried pans and they can take photos in the north like court of city hall. that event starts at 9 o'clock this morning. >> we'll be sure to join us tonight, by the way, at 8 o'clock for our kron, 4 pride special hosted by our very own john shrable. it's a ha

let's talk about the bus rapid transit project on van ness avenue. how extensive have the improvements been? >> what's called the van ness transit rapid project is in fact more about complete reconstruction of the street and most importantly, the 100-year-old utilities underneath the street. so all of the water, sewer, telecommunications, gas lines under the street were basically rebuilt from market street all the way to lumbard. the part on the surface which provides dedicated bus lanes for golden gate transit and muni, that was relatively straight forward and we're so excited we're going to start revenue service for muni on april 1st. >> that's fantastic. i understand there were some sidewalk improvements too. >> there were sidewalk improvements. we planted 374 trees. there is new storm water treatment including infiltration in the sidewalk, there's a bunch of art. there's all kinds of things. we put in new street lights for the entire corridor. >> finally, the other big news is about the central subway. can you briefly describe the project and giv

the first is on van ness between o'farrell and geary. it's funded with the m.t.a.s van ness geary street project. another project is for the central subway. it is one of ten artworks commissioned for the new line. it's over 650 feet long, consists of 550 l.e.d. panels between the powell street station and the union street station. it's called lucy in the sky, and the lights are patterned with unique sequences so that commuters can experience a unique pattern each time they pass through. >> perfect. what about the early day sculpture that was removed from the civic center? >> this is a question that cities have been grappling with nationwide. following the removal of early days in 2018, there was a toppling of statues in golden gate park as well as the removal of the christopher columbus statue. we are partnering with the parks department as well as the community to engage with the public to develop guidelines to evaluate the existing monuments and memorials in the civic arts collection and evaluate the removal of a monument or statue but

and everyone this come throughout doors whether on goodlet or van ness should appreciate this structure. it is the finest example of municipal art built at the time. and it is now 107 years of age. thank you supervisor safai. >> i wanted say a few words. thank you, chair and ms. schumer we have a bit of quite a bit of history in this building not a little bit quite a bill san francisco city hall is a story of resilience and a city coming back after the 1906 quake and fire ournd mayor roth city hall reopenod april 5 of 1915 what can be done when the city pulls together and everyone works toward a common goal n. 1989 it was damaged again and leaders same together to renovate it through the 95 bond measure. on january 5 of 99 mayor brown reopen today in the preservation of maintenance remain a top priority for our city we enjoy every day. and even coming in this chamber gives me i don't know chills but it makes me happy ever time i step in this chamber. i'm pleased that mayor breed reappointed 2 outstanding commissioners here with mrs. shum and mae woo and clarence blanchard. i support all

and changing the franklin van ness to franklin. dweblg unit exposure and the -- tdm in popo provisions on page 18 change on page 25. with regard to flexible work space relates to the depth of the use facing the street. or moving the 25 foot provision. i suggestion by staff and commission. on page of 30 the change from vaness to franklin and formula retail as long it is a permitted in the under lying district. on page 33 franklin change again. and i believe is that concludes -- the amendment. it does. okay. madam clerk. on the amendments proposed by supervisor supervisor peskin vice chair preston. >> aye. >> member supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> chair melgar. >> aye. >> i would like to make a motion to condition this one week. on continuance to june 12, 2023 as amended. vice chair preston. >> aye >> member supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> chair melgar. >> aye. why there are 3 aye's. >> thank you that motion passes. i will note through the chair to deputy city attorney pierson the amendments we adopted will require a few changes to the s

primary expenditures here are rent for the building at 40/9 south van ness, our expenditures to central shops and d. t. for example. chair you asked us about our language access. these funds support our translation services, which we make available at public meetings. we also do outreach, including our construction outreach in multiple languages. we translate all our flyers, posters and brochures into multiple languages as well. these funds are also support our poverty alleviation efforts primarily through our workforce development programs. um we also have really a model racial equity initiative, and that focuses on opportunities. um job opportunities. for communities of color, primarily, we also support hsh through the development of navigation centers and then our pit stop program, which is one of our flagship programs, which both provides workforce development as well as clean and safe access to bathrooms for everyone, including people experiencing homelessness. we also try to provide all of our projects through an equity lens. our major capital programs that we're proposing include

file with dpa online asfgov.org/dpa or (indiscernible) in person at the office located at 1 south van ness on the 8 floor or any district police station. there are key pieces of information that anyone filing complaints should provide, including your contact information, so we can ask for follow-up questions, the location, time and date of incident. officer name and star number, and specific details including words and actions by all involved parties. it is important to remember anyone can file a complaint and you do not have to be a witness or victim to initiate a complaint. this next slide provides a overview of dpa mediation division. mediation is alternative to dpa investigationing a complaint. the goal of mediation are improve the relationship between the community and sfpd. mediation allows both parties toprint perspectives that resulted in a complaint. may request mediation when you file a complaint or referred to the mediation team. mediation is voluntary for the person making the complaint and officer. both must agree to resolve through mediation. unpaid volunteers not dpa employe

let's talk about the bus rapid transit project on van ness avenue. how extensive have the improvements been? >> what's called the van ness transit rapid project is in fact more about complete reconstruction of the street and most importantly, the 100-year-old utilities underneath the street. so all of the water, sewer, telecommunications, gas lines under the street were basically rebuilt from market street all the way to lumbard. the part on the surface which provides dedicated bus lanes for golden gate transit and muni, that was relatively straight forward and we're so excited we're going to start revenue service for muni on april 1st. >> that's fantastic. i understand there were some sidewalk improvements too. >> there were sidewalk improvements. we planted 374 trees. there is new storm water treatment including infiltration in the sidewalk, there's a bunch of art. there's all kinds of things. we put in new street lights for the entire corridor. >> finally, the other big news is about the central subway. can you briefly describe the project and giv

where we have invested in frequency, where we have had things like the van ness project, ridership is way up, but that's the only place it up. in the equity neighborhoods, community connectors like the 56 rutland, which is our one of the lowest ridership routes, but it is back and then some. same with the 12 folsom pacific which so many seniors use on pacific avenue for daily shopping. lots i believe lots of good news. there is benefits to the fact that the downtown ridership has not come back. we have been able to shift resources to really reflect where we are seeing customers. we prioritized providing all day rather then peak service to make the most efficient use of our pool of operators. this shows the number of operators in service by hour. december 2019 in blue and april 2023 in orange. rather then sending half empty buses down atown 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. we focus service restoration throughout there day. mid-day and evening service levels have recovered in some cases even exceeding pre-covid levels. that doesn't mean we are ignoring downtown. we are still making the finesse changes,

and -- we rhode west to our on whicheses at 49th south van ness. highlights peddling past the street scapes project we are managing and had an engineer working on this project cycle with us. we are proud of our work with the sfmta in building safer infrastructure for cyclists. public works weekch the public works week is this sunday. and runs through next friday may 26. this year's theme united. we have a lot of activities packed in the week on sunday kickoff with public works day at the giants. and tuesday we will hold our largest staff event public works employee recognition award and year of service pins ceremony. commissioners i hope you can join us. and beta breaker you asked what the department is doing to support this event. every year public w plays a role in preparing for the event and cleaning up after. we have been running the route filling president holes and are construction and street inspectors checking cites along the route and ensuring they are clean and free of hazards. provide blocking trucks. finally after the landfall group sta

important and very timely example of our partnership with our colleagues in behavior health a.25 van ness, for us phd staff are located, it's the first phd to stock niloxine in the restroom. it can be used by visitors and staff as needed. it was leaders from we livor health, from our -- from behavior health and branch operations and others that made this committee to make this happen and so proud, again, to be associated with a team that thinks this way, big picture that thinks innovation and did what they could to make this life saving innovation as it could be in our building. and we just had a staff training this morning which is what the flyer was. again, it's really remarkable. it's a privilege to serve alongside this team at phd. i think you're going to hear amazing things that the team is doing and we gave you? examples, i think, in a handout that touches the surface and we'll keep bringing things to your attention. i think it will be of great interest to the commission and i really appreciate your work and your support today. so thank you! >> thank you, dr. philip. we're proud of

workers and residents from the downtown core through beautiful china town, nob hill and finally, van nessnue. the top of california street is breath taking and really captures the best of what this city has to offer. when i got my drivers license and i will not tell what year that was, i thought i'll drive to san francisco. i hopped on the cable car and immediately transported to a different place and different time and felt the city's energy and decided i wanted to move here. i was transported to new time and place, all cities change and evolve and it is time for san francisco to reimagine its downtown. can california street be the center of economic activity with art, with culture, with hospitality? yes. yes it can. the downtown sf partnership is here to serve the city and lead that. no hill is too

primary expenditures here are rent for the building at 40/9 south van ness, our expenditures to central shops and d. t. for example. chair you asked us about our language access. these funds support our translation services, which we make available at public meetings. we also do outreach, including our construction outreach in multiple languages. we translate all our flyers, posters and brochures into multiple languages as well. these funds are also support our poverty alleviation efforts primarily through our workforce development programs. um we also have really a model racial equity initiative, and that focuses on opportunities. um job opportunities. for communities of color, primarily, we also support hsh through the development of navigation centers and then our pit stop program, which is one of our flagship programs, which both provides workforce development as well as clean and safe access to bathrooms for everyone, including people experiencing homelessness. we also try to provide all of our projects through an equity lens. our major capital programs that we're proposing include

let's talk about the bus rapid transit project on van ness avenue. how extensive have the improvements been? >> what's called the van ness transit rapid project is in fact more about complete reconstruction of the street and most importantly, the 100-year-old utilities underneath the street. so all of the water, sewer, telecommunications, gas lines under the street were basically rebuilt from market street all the way to lumbard. the part on the surface which provides dedicated bus lanes for golden gate transit and muni, that was relatively straight forward and we're so excited we're going to start revenue service for muni on april 1st. >> that's fantastic. i understand there were some sidewalk improvements too. >> there were sidewalk improvements. we planted 374 trees. there is new storm water treatment including infiltration in the sidewalk, there's a bunch of art. there's all kinds of things. we put in new street lights for the entire corridor. >> finally, the other big news is about the central subway. can you briefly describe the project and giv

so starting in may, our office of small business has actually started working out of 49 south van nesse permit center, and we have a team of two staff who are dedicated to helping small businesses through their permitting journey. so we do encourage people, you can come to the permit center or you can e-mail us at sfosb@sfgov.org, and you can communicate with our staff dedicated to helping you with your permitting needs. we hope that people will consider consulting with us before you even sign a lease so that we can help you on the path to success and understanding the journey of setting up a small business in san francisco. >> well, thank you so much. i really appreciate you coming on the show, miss tang. thank you for the time you've given us today. >> director tang: thanks for having me. >> and that's it for this show. we'll be back shortly. you've been watching san francisco rising. for sfgovtv, i'm chris manners. thanks for watching. >> good afternoon the meeting will come to order welcome to um -- the june ninth 2023 meeting of the budget and appropriation i'm supervisor connie c

and changing the franklin van ness to franklin. dweblg unit exposure and the -- tdm in popo provisions on page 18 change on page 25. with regard to flexible work space relates to the depth of the use facing the street. or moving the 25 foot provision. i suggestion by staff and commission. on page of 30 the change from vaness to franklin and formula retail as long it is a permitted in the under lying district. on page 33 franklin change again. and i believe is that concludes -- the amendment. it does. okay. madam clerk. on the amendments proposed by supervisor supervisor peskin vice chair preston. >> aye. >> member supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> chair melgar. >> aye. >> i would like to make a motion to condition this one week. on continuance to june 12, 2023 as amended. vice chair preston. >> aye >> member supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> chair melgar. >> aye. why there are 3 aye's. >> thank you that motion passes. i will note through the chair to deputy city attorney pierson the amendments we adopted will require a few changes to the s

california art and for 2022 we had supervisors ronans office the carnival and the memorial on 24 and van ness are important assets for the community in 2002 next is donning which is ready to be submitted for the mexican restaurant has identity the latino unclassify in the south of market for that property owner for 85 years you'll hear more about that and also the mexican amount was established in 1970 which is in 24 and clubs san francisco on mission street establishing in 1912 the articles of corporation and established in 1945 and port authority smith what the location for the mexican government and where our city grid was established areas. and the last one is the gallery that was liberated by artist michael who is the artist for carlos santana that is will soon. and i thank you for that and like to introduce to you um, former commissioner allen martinez will talk about the vacancies of the historic preservation commission. >> thank you. >> (clearing throat). >> good afternoon president matsuda and commissioners. this narrative for different reasons we're doing this context statement and