i have a store on west portal.ave been there about 30 years, and i am really strongly opposed to this current version of the west portal dbd. i can think about my opposition. one, i believe it was developed with insufficient community outreach. to the local merchants, property owners, and residents. basically, west portal had one landlord meeting and one merchant meeting, and it was presented to us almost like a fennel -- final document, not really with input to either of those cribs at that time. the othercbd's had five, six, or seven meetings. the others did multiple surveys of both merchants, people on the street, and lambeau boards. i believe the yearly costs are really disproportional compared to the size of others. the number of blocks and number of parcels, the valley is twice the size of west portal, and yet its budget is only 17% or 18% greater. i have asked numerous times, i came up with a magical figure of to wonder thousand dollars, but we have not been able to do it. i am in favor of this. i think it c

i am an owner, and one of the locations i have is on west portal. i have had that business for 12 years. i have also grown up there. my family and child a home is still there. growing up there, i have seen it go both ways. it is one of those avenues that is nice, quiet, charming, and sleepy, but it needs revitalization. in the past years, it has always been voluntary, and all too often, it was way too few people doing way too much for people who probably did not deserve it. this is a great unifier. everybody gets skin in the game. we have a functioning infrastructure. everyone is committed. i feel that wants everybody starts to pay into the system, they tend to be more committed, and they tend to be more involved, which i look wholeheartedly forward to. i am currently president of the west portal avenue association, and once again, it is way too few people doing way too much. i support this. there are some that had objections to them. i have looked at some of the videos of some of the other conflicts. west portal is not as diverse lead discrepant s

supervisor avalos: from west portal, right? >> ok. part of the reasons that the l line is higher with misruns, is as a system we look at how we could get people to where they need to go, and with less than what we needed, we made a decision on a real-time basis, on a daily basis, to say, ok, we can move people on a bus on the l line easier than, say, the n line. if we have three open runs and two rail operators and we have one bus, that would usually be the l line, because it is easier, bus. the operator simply follows the tracks and makes all the stops, as opposed to the other lines. so there is a reason. supervisor chu: as a follow-up on that issue, it was shocking to see that the l line had such a high number of misruns. this chart does not go along with what you put back into bus service. it sounds like this chart only shows the lrv's that were missed in a particular line. so these show how many lrv instead not go out that wer l , for example, but it does not show about adding back service with buses, correct? >> that is absolutel

i think west portal has 25 foot heights. there are certain neighborhood commercial districts that maybe do not have, are not linked into the network to support high density housing in these older, sensitive arrangements, may be of san jose was not there and there were more connections for people to move through, it would be less of an issue. the other thing that comes to mind as we have struggled with this issue on mission street, where there are thoughts about reducing hides, but it's a major transit corridor and want to encourage more dense housing. >> i think it is a great question. it is a regional transit hub. it has not only bart, but the highway and muni stops. part of this is the balance to figure out between the scale of this particular neighborhood, which is quite special. with the idea of up zonian creating more density. where we came down -- the idea of up zoning creating more density. rather than sending existing bilked stocks, we could look at key sites like the bart parcel for some zoning density. but with a l

>> i was with the west portal merchants yesterday morning. i think it is my job to be as responsive to the businesses in the district as it is to be to the constituents. i am the face of city hall. i need to be accessible, open, and responsive. i can help clear up a lot of the red tape for them. >> is there anything particularly special about serving in the district where you grew up that informs some of the things you take on us supervisor? >> it is very special. one example i like to cite is 18th avenue. there is a restaurant called the gold mirror. i went to school with the chef when we were seven. he said that it was too unsafe for the customers. i got a stop sign in there for him. being able to do little things like that for people i grew up with -- i know that intersection. i probably cost it many times myself. having the background knowledge and being able to do something like, is a wonderful thing to be able to do. >> are there any other issues of concern we have not discussed ayet that you want to chat abou? >> in the end, it all com

glen park has been fortunate is even more than west portal in that it survived architecturally most of the '60s when there are a few areas where things were torn down and single level surface level parking was provided. but not many. that's good and i think you have the opportunity and it would add to it and also keep the character, which is important. i understand the concerns about the creek. it's probably not year round door very little flow during the off months -- year round or very little flow during of months. but unless you had a source like a lake where you could control the flow and keep it coming at a regular pace, you will end up with stagnation and something that's not very attractive many months of the year. that is something we have to think about. rerouting san jose avenue and making the traffic coming is very important. what is important is to provide a station for people getting off the j line at glen park that is welcoming. so people will be able to get in and out or wait for the train with some shelter and not be caught in a sometimes when the area with cars whizzin

why don't we move back to the four-o'clocks special order with regards to west portal's community benefits meeting. clerk calvillo: the return for the voting was 48.92% and the balance voting against it was 51.08%. there is a majority protest. president chiu: the opponents have prevailed and it would be in order for us to entertain a motion to table. supervisor elsbernd: i will make that motion, but before i do i want to say a few things. unfortunately, matt rodgers had to leave. i would like to publicly congratulate him for showing real leadership in the corridor. leadership that had not been seen in decades. a really great job in public service. i am very disappointed for him and all the merchants who supported this because this did not happen. i would say to the naysayers, a lot of misinformation was put out there and i really hope those who said they opposed it but actually support the concept do not sit back and run away from the issue. i hope they step forward and try to make this happen. this is absolutely critical to the future of that corridor. it needs to happen. with that, i mak

last wednesday, and evening rush hour, we lost west portal that directs trains out to the l, forward to the k and m. the bottleneck in the subway created a considerable delay. the ripple effect of that made for a difficult rush-hour last for a difficult rush-hour last wednes

>> west portal is right here. it this slope. westport open up this whole area down here, with the reservoir. the tunnel was built and two different ways. one of them was cut and cover, the other was a tunneling machine. as they came close to the side of the hill, they dug down vertically, took out the dirt. they took the dart -- they took the dirt and replaced it as phil -- fill all along the lower part of market street. they filled in the ravine. >> thank you all very much. that was a heck of a tort of san francisco. thank you for your attendance. we hope to see you every third thursday right here. so are you going out tonight? i can't. my parents say i have to be home right after work. ugh. that's so gay. totally gay. ugh. that is so emma and julia. why are you saying, "that's so emma and julia"? well, you know, when something is dumb or stupid, you say, "that's so emma and julia." who says that? everyone. announcer: imagine if who you are were used as an insult.

last wednesday, and evening rush hour, we lost west portal that directs trains out to the l, forward to the k and m. the bottleneck in the subway created a considerable delay. the ripple effect of that made for a difficult rush-hour last wednesday. we had issues with the california cable car, the comptroller that regulates the speed was presenting some issues. none that we felt posed a real safety hazard, but as a precaution, we took the cable car line down over the weekend. we were able to get it back up and running, having made the adjustment to make sure that the ride was smooth. it basically put folks on buses instead of cable cars over the weekend. and yesterday, there were delays in the morning and the afternoon rush hours. no specific trend, just a variety of issues. but again, the bottle back doesn't take much to trigger problems throughout the system. all of these things are generally in areas where we have plans for improvement, particularly in terms of the cars and we will continue to make those improvements and to minimize delays. on a good note, we did have a very big cr

last wednesday, and evening rush hour, we lost west portal that directs trains out to

victorians and what we have got here is it could be the haze, could be west portal. what we have got here are three fans. these are industrial fans. there is a yellow bar up top. it is to a garage. the driveway goes south. here is a better idea of it. those industrial fans, if you want to hear what an aircraft carrier sounds like or if you know of a punk band that once music for their crashing guitars to go in and out of, those fans do a wonderful job. they work during operating hours during the daytime. this is mission street, where the driveway comes out of. this is across the street. that is what it bounces into. it must come up to near 70 decibels. it goes up the block to lexington. it is at 18th in the mission. it takes the noise of the mission and makes more noise, throwing it up to san carlos. then it goes up to lexington. who is making the noise, who is spreading the noise, who gets to digest it? president chiu: excuse me. thank you for your time. thank you. next speaker. >> thank you. i am from the fillmore neighborhood. i came here to check in with supervis

last wednesday, and evening rush hour, we lost west portal that directs trains out to the l, forward to the k and m. the bottleneck in the subway created a considerable delay. the ripple effect of that made for a difficult rush-hour last wednesday. we had issues with the california cable car, the comptroller that regulates the speed was presenting some issues. none that we felt posed a real safety hazard, but as a precaution, we took the cable car line down over the weekend. we were able to get it back up and running, having made the adjustment to make sure that the ride was smooth. it basically put folks on buses instead of cable cars over the weekend. and

>> west portal is right here. it this slope. westport open up this whole area down here, with the reservoir. the tunnel was built and two

this was from west portal to downtown. i met a staff member who was taking the money with me in the wrong direction -- taken muni with me in the wrong direction so she could get into a car. she got on and rode down to powell and was able to squeeze onto a car going the other way, because she wanted to go west. right now, i see you are running buses to try to mitigate some of the crowding there. that may be a stopgap solution, but it is part of the problem. you are putting more surface buses that are getting in the way on the surface, rather than digging another board and running a second tunnel to get out to the sunset district, which i believe is our most heavily traveled line. also, the area between market street and the tunnel on dubose is a huge problem. it takes forever to get those couple of blocks. where funding is available, that has to go underground and connect that, so it is a seamless transition, as it is when you go west to twin peaks. transit has to be in its own right of way. bart is an example of a system p

president chiu: this is to be named the west portal community benefit districts. this hearing is held pursuant to the board of supervisors resolution that was adopted, on august 2, 2011, which sets today's hearing date

>> west portal is right here. it this slope. westport open up this whole area down here, with the reservoir. the tunnel was built and two different ways. one of them was cut and cover, the other was a tunneling machine. as they came close to the side of the hill, they dug down vertically, took out the dirt. they took the dart -- they took the dirt and replaced it as phil -- fill all along the lower part of market street. they filled in the ravine. >> thank you all very much. that was a heck of a tort of san francisco. thank you for your attendance. we hope to see you every third thursday right here. >> and good evening. welcome to the meeting of the commonwealth club of california. i'm bob, a member of the commonwealth program community and a chair for of tonight's program. i'm also a member of the house of delegates of the american bar association, where it first met steve. this is a series of programs underwritten by the charles gesky family, which examines the constitution in the 21st century. this examines the balance betwee

ginsberg on west portal last sunday. somehow the mayor did not show up in time to see it. anyway, in regards to the hiring practices, i am still wondering, what ever happened to the public demonstrations that happened at the department of public works on army street where there were many minority workers who claimed that they were mistreated and were not given the proper hiring practices? also, i would like to know what ever happened to the x-ray tax which was involved in a so- called wildcat strike, which resulted in a secret meeting upstairs at general hospital and later that night the suspicious death of a union leader? i am kind of wondering if the hiring practices were ever fixed at san francisco general in regards to the x-ray tax, and were the complaints of the workers at the department of public works on army street were ever resolved? thank you. supervisor campos: thank you very much. any other member of the public that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. with respect to item two, colleagues, i wonder if we can go back to the motion, and i

trying to use buses to replace parts of the lines that the switchback is on, like the l line from west portal or the n service? >> the switchbacks are largely unrelated. i know it is an issue of concern and we shall never be switching back without adequately communicating people that we're doing so and without a vehicle close behind. even five minutes is a lot. the point on communication and adherence to our own policy is very well-taken, and we need to make sure that we are there. i found the data i have seen, i believe we're doing that fairly well. but to the extent that we're still getting complaints, that is an area of concern. supervisor avalos: is it possible to switchback only when there is a vehicle right there? >> we would have to look at the data and see what five minutes would mean vs three. i do not know off-hand. but i think it would be a good policy and good direction. to get led off a train and have to wait even five minutes seems like a lot and feels like a lot when it happens to you. >> then there's the discussion of the balance and the balance for the people further from dow

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>> west portal is right here. it this slope. westport open up this whole area down here, with the reservoir. the tunnel was built and two different ways. one of them was cut and cover, the other was a tunneling machine. as they came close to the side of the hill, they dug down vertically, took out the dirt. they took the dart -- they took the dirt and replaced it as phil -- fill all along the lower part of market street. they filled in the ravine. >> thank you all very much. that was a heck of a tort of san francisco. thank you for your attendance. we hope to see you every third thursday right here. and that late afternoon sadness rolls in like the luminous california fog crossing over the hills. and some part of me is convinced that i might never have really felt joy. and yet, there's a mythical quality to the garlic mustard, the afternoon, the angle of light that fills me with a peculiar heart-breaking beauty. and i wonder, as i often do, if things will ever be simple. the train sounds down by the river, the cloud passes over