districts, the westportal, i believe, is currently not in the plan. >> that's correct. commissioner dooley: and also, back to the south of market, the small business community, i think with outreach and information may be more supportive of this. there are restaurants and venues that would like this and, you know, i would just hate to see them excluded if there were a way to draw, that a neighborhood commercial district could say in the planning code, we would like our district to look like this after the fact, but i do think that there's some wisdom in going broader and then allowing a neighborhood to drill back down, as opposed to just exempting at this point, going the other way. >> my instinct is with your instinct, the politics, and in us trying to, i think, appeal to many representatives citywide but those who feel strong about the idea of keeping the prohibitions in place for whatever reasons that they want to deny the future bob dylans or tracy chapmans to come in their cafes or restaurants to play on the cheap, i don't know. but in this particular case, allowin

. >> i'm elliott wagner from the westportal and represent the merchants there. first of all, i would like to applaud the supervisor for making this legislation. president o'brien: make sure you speak into the mic, please. the other one. >> i think it's going to be a great stimulus package for small businesses, and he asked for some enlightenment about the excluded areas and westportal was one of them. maybe i can give him enlightenment there. a lot of the regulations, especially ours for our n.c.d., were created in like 1980 and that was 30 years ago, and the entertainment category was very, very in conflict and it had no subcategories and at this point westportal would still object to the much larger regulations for entertainment, but now that you have a subcategory that's the limited live performances, westportal would be in favor of that and if that tier existed at the time that our n.c.d.'s were created, we would have asked that those be included. really, to exclude them, and i know to wait to say we're going to do this down the road, is putting areas like w

very in conflict and it had no subcategories and at this point westportal would still object to the much larger regulations for entertainment, but now that you have a subcategory that's the limited live performances, westportal would be in favor of that and if that tier existed at the time that our n.c.d.'s were created, we would have asked that those be included. really, to exclude them, and i know to wait to say we're going to do this down the road, is putting areas like westportal at a distinct economic disadvantage, waiting for two years or a year or two for these to come about while everyone else is having the limited performances makes it very, very difficult for our businesses to compete. i mean, you know, you can go to one place and have it and another area that's very, very close by not have it, it puts us at a real distinct disadvantage. we're sort of a sleepy area, you know, westportal basically now shuts down at 9:00 or 10:00 and this would give us an opportunity to get more people in, to get younger people in with disposable income and really help westportal stay on the map,

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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. thank you for coming. this is the department of building inspection brown bag lunch series at the department of building inspection. i am the chief inspectionor and we're looking at a interesting topic today which is commercial signs in san francisco. everybody has a point of view. some people love them. some hate them. they have a meaning and an important part to play, so it will be a fun tour, and i have signs to show you and use as a base of discussion and westbou e your questions. we have two

i have lived in westport for almost 10 years, and this is about traffic and infrastructure. this is not a position to support the many infrastructure improvements that are needed, for the current level of traffic. not to mind when i have predicted for the future. we have talked about a bond measure for fixing potholes. and the basic budgetary line items. as part of the developer agreement, we have improvements and additions that will benefit everyone at no cost to the city. the project would ensure a great many jobs, and this is vital for the blue-collar families, that we are losing on a daily basis. thank you an estimate for this item with your support. >> a good morning. i am john loomis and i probably reside in cohen's district. although i love in san francisco, i live in park merced. the period i lived in, i spent a lot of time and i understand the problems that this shares. i think that the new plan is a visionary, and i think that this is exciting. here are few things the transpoo improve the quality of life and the environment, leading to zero carbon, with amazing sab

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. >> we came to seven straight about 10 years ago. -- 7th street about 10 years ago. the environment is huge. it is stronger than willpower. surrounding yourself with artists, being in a culture where artists are driving, and where a huge amount of them is a healthy environment. >> you are making it safer. push, push. that is better. when i start thinking, i see it actually -- sometimes, i do not see it, but when i do, it is usually from the inside out. it is like watching something being spawned.