Thats just the beginning. The winds will be gusty in the upper elevations, but we are looking at a sweet valentines day with temperatures warmer than yesterday. Temperatures from the 60s to low 70s by noontime. Highs well above average. We could see some temperatures today midand upper 70s. 60s on the coast, but not for long. We will be warming up. And rain returning to the seven day outlook. Chris. Thank you. Developing news out of San Francisco. The Civic Center Bart station is closed right now after a woman died at the station last night. Bart Officials Say the woman was acting air rationally on the concourse. Police ato proposed her before she jumped from the concourse level and fell to her death on the platform. Moon think is providing trains while the station is closed. Be sure to stay with us for updays on this story. A three alarm fire in the panhandle neighborhood. A dog missing during the fire has been found safe. It was at fulton and bakers street. When firefighters arrived
Was pressuring my masters and they said the education you can definitely receive there but the tools for living and being able to be a global sense youll find here. I spent my first year pretty much stacking books for you guys. I thought i would have something more glarmz but during that time i had an opportunity to get to know the family. I want to speak of the heart of the books and this is the family that sees beyond color and your status and the maggot their sending is elevating all of us in japan they know about marcus books and jamaica know about this they read about marcus so the impact they have their mission of love and evolution they have goes far beyond this room. So as you consider what a historical landmark looks like please. Im 22 yearold and ive lived in the fillmore all my life. Its any place that ive been to you, actually sit down and read mark us bookstore is the only plays that i know have to talk about what karen just the energy there. Im still learning about why i
For a community and people of color and for San Francisco at large. I brought a letter i know you require 10 or 15 but i hope you take s it and copy it on behalf of our department thank you, sir. And youll have other statements. Thank you. calling names . Commissioners thank you for your attention to this today. Im dr. Kenneth im here to ask you designate this maushg us bookstore the architect maintenance the soviet and the commercial facade around it. Still for me a sober and civic activists it should be designated as a landmark. The marcus has told stores and shaped there maushg us willing shaped the nation. Since most of you are going to hear many stories an for example, it was a site of numerous poetry and other arts. Maushg us what the save haven that shaped the phil more so still going on things. The owners julian and Ray Richardson provided the state for sober justice they provided the is that a for the constitute stylists who resolution listed the black studies and the college
Intellectualism. Its hosted so many incredible fingers like rosa parks and others. Its iconic and appropriate that the Historic Preservation has been asked to keep this historic plays. Only the occupants in that building a historic i think the buildings age and narrow escape disproves that. I would remind i thought National Regulatory that the commission uses the criteria says a building may receive historic landmark status because it has a board pattern of our history or are sobered with persons significant in our past. Without question this building rises to that level. Some have suggested that the Commission Delay considering this landmark status i commend we cant let that be deferred by its present circumstances. Nor can we see the time between the past and present. Orwells said he who controls the past controls the future. This is recognizing our history in japan town and so it may have a chance to survive in the future. History is not a static and landmarks dont survive on delay
Youve got the mike laughter well, of course, its a landmark sir your name. The meal ticket thats my name. Of course, its a landmark its the oldest africanamerican bookstore in the country and all the rich black music. Im going to take race out of it for a second. Theres very few places that the magic is there and its there for years and years of history. Since i was 167 i still go there to rekindle the magic. So youve got to maintain the places in the city where the magic is thats important to maintain the magic. Thats all i have to say thank you. Next speaker. Im an Society Professor for the may even studies. And im here representing my community and my ancestors as well. Marcus bookstore was pivotal that led to the formation of department of africanamerican studies at San Francisco State University and in the Vice President of the African Studies were onehundred percent support of designating this marcus you books a landmark. Marcus dakota bookstore gives us literature that fills in