this is a test. this is a test. good afternoon. this is the regular meeting for the san francisco planning commission for september 6th. before i take roll i would like to remind us to silence of cell phones. commissioner katherine moore. here. [ indiscernible ] commissioners, the first category are items proposed for continuance. item 1 is an intent to initiate sponsor planning code amendments to fixer fix errors to the planning code continued to 2012. item 2 is public outreach and engagement. item is proposed for continuance to october 25th, 2012. commissioners, further on your calendar, item 13a and b, case 20012.001c, d for 2175 market street, request for conditioning use authorization and variances. the item is me posed for continuance to september 20th, 2012. the preliminary mitigated negative delegation was yesterday, so you cannot hear it at this time. as you continue the 13a on the administrative, we will take action to continue the variances.
great source. the discussion or controversy alameda got themselves into dates easily 15 or more years back when, at the time of the closure of the naval air station where the council proposed to reduce the plane with higher density, which was a really good plan but it fell on its face at that time. they have been battling this issue ever since. commissioner wu: thank you. i just wanted to add two items. last night i attended an interesting forum put on by one of the new tech firms in midmarket. we have had some discussion here at the commission about what it means that these new firms are moving into the midmarket and what it means for the populations that are there currently. the question on the table last night was, how can these firms play a role in ensuring that there is food in the neighborhood for the tenants living in sro s? i thought it was an interesting beginning of the discussion. i believe they re tapping into improve sf. i am not exactly sure what that is, but us
source for tapping into on that issue is spur. the san jose office is very closely following it. their strong components for smart growth. but it is more the details and information that is available for which they re definitely a great source. the discussion or controversy alameda got themselves into dates easily 15 or more years back when, at the time of the closure of the naval air station where the council proposed to reduce the plane with higher density, which was a really good plan but it fell on its face at that time. they have been battling this issue ever since. commissioner wu: thank you. i just wanted to add two items. last night i attended an interesting forum put on by one of the new tech firms in midmarket. we have had some discussion here at the commission about what it means that these new firms are moving into the midmarket and what it means for the populations that are there currently. the question on the table last night was, how can these firms play a role
if we are going forward with a joint secretary or with each of us to be allowed to have separate secretaries. as we were comparing the similarities and differences of what we do, there was a joint decision that we would go to the other, which now we wholeheartedly embrace because the two and a half months we have now spent together, the six of us, we realize how much, and the ground there is and how how much common ground there is. and we look at one commission and where to put resources. with great support from the department, we have worked out an extremely good system, also shared by commissioner avery in public meetings to discuss the issues with commissioner antonini and commissioner borden which were summarized. the announcement is ready to be released. we have crossed all the i s and all the t s. i would like to have one minor change filled in which was asked by the historic preservation yesterday. generally, we have very much work with existing templates and with ex
some of the first that strike me our hope during troubled times and hope for the future. and all time hoped-for our societies, for our children, and for the world. everyone of us might have hope that the time of the beginning of this year to see a better world to live in, more peaceful, more prosperous, more cheerful. but as he mentioned, we did have many, many large scale natural disasters this year, starting with the puree in penury and in march 11 in japan. here in the united states, we have many tornadoes and flooding and cyclones, wildfires. in bangkok, thailand, again, floodings. to the contrary, in east africa, drought and famine. so i would like to extend my sincere condolences and sympathy to the victims of all those natural disasters. we talk about march 11, at the tsunami and the nuclear power accident. japan has faced tremendous difficulties. but with your compassion and support and encouragement, japan is now on the the way to recovery and reconstruction. [appl