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Of the public to come and generally on matter within the commissions per have you and suggests future consideration items. Is there anyone from the public that wishes to speak to comment on anything not on todays agenda seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Mr. President , id like to make a recommendation we call items three and four together as their presentations are enter seconded and over laptop a presentation and discussion on mayor ed lees shop and dine in the 49 that presentation by Mary...

The italian heritage parade and the home giants game and castro street fair all in the same weekend and we dont anticipate near those kind of crowds this time, but we have a sustained effort from july through middle of september. So fewer crowds, less of a logistical problem on one given weekend, but we need to be able to sustain that effort over time and have the staff and resources . We have also been able to put a number of key pieces of infrastructure into place, including the jefferson real...

Logistical problem on one given weekend, but we need to be able to sustain that effort over time and have the staff and resources . We have also been able to put a number of key pieces of infrastructure into place, including the jefferson realm from johns to hyde, where we really made major improvements to the streetscape there and i hope you find those much more pedestrian and disabilityfriendly in that neighborhood. Were nearing completion of the fort mason marina green path, the bike and pede...

Removed. And it was a source of some of the complaints that we heard last year and there werent that many, but we heard of bicyclists and wheelchair users and golf carts and pedestrians all interacting in this area in a not very safe way. This is really going to help that by making dedicated lanes in the east and westbound directions and that is nearly complete. The brandon street wharf, a port project, which is going to be a good viewing location for two of the team bases taking the boats out o...

That by making dedicated lanes in the east and westbound directions and that is nearly complete. The brandon street wharf, a port project, which is going to be a good viewing location for two of the team bases taking the boats out of the water. Similarly, the pier 43 promenade is an area where there is going to be they have taken down some of the pier and added a new public amenity. We have improved the crosswalk in front of the exploratorium on the embarcadero on green tv an area that was a ver...

After four years of renovations, Yale’s Peabody Museum will reopen to the public as a greener, more community-oriented space.

PHOTO: Sigmund When President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law in 1990, it focused mainly on questions of employment and improved physical access. Widespread adoption of the world wide web was still years away and so the topic of better online access wasn’t a major consideration of the original law. While the web, the internet and mobile apps are now integral parts of everyday life for most people in the US, accessibility remains an issue for many â€...