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development. that body rejected what the design is proposing for the site, a hotel. so the broad swath of san francisco as the said bill what youll be seeing built by pacific waterfront partners. you have heard some say there should be an rfp for this site. there was an rfp for this site. [bell rings] i have not been talking that long. it said there was one respondent, pacific waterfront partners. those who tell you there was other work waiting for us out there, if there were other dev...

green roof in this design. green river companies are a source of new, well-paying jobs. expanding green infrastructure, instead of insufficient, expensive gray infrastructure strategies for dealing with storm water and sewage management. greenrooms provide local air quality and water quality benefits and help address climate change. to address climate change in particular, the really smart scientists at columbia university has -- have come to the conclusion that green roofs are the bes...

of these beautiful things that will be added to the waterfront. we will continue to enjoy the camp and now in more gorgeous waterfront. thank you. >> commissioners, michael, san francisco building and construction trades council. i will ask those in the building trades to have stuck it out with the negative comments to please stand so you can see who is here. a basic premise. that is that the waterfront and the port, and thereby this property which includes a sliver of port land, is no...

so he will not miss that. we both felt strongly that this makes such a nicer contribution to the city. we always felt guilty taking up this duty for ourselves. we are excited to see the addition of the green roofs and of these beautiful things that will be added to the waterfront. we will continue to enjoy the camp and now in more gorgeous waterfront. thank you. >> commissioners, michael, san francisco building and construction trades council. i will ask those in the building trades to...

he was quite ecstatic, noting the addition of more green space and recreational areas. quite frankly, when we were there, we did not see a lot of people using the tennis courts, so he will not miss that. we both felt strongly that this makes such a nicer contribution to the city. we always felt guilty taking up this duty for ourselves. we are excited to see the addition of the green roofs and of these beautiful things that will be added to the waterfront. we will continue to enjoy the ...

i will be brief. i am the mother of a teenage son who has been a long time camper and later jr. counselor at the camp. i have heard people discussed the fact that the campbell goalie and it will be compromised. i did not see that at all. my son and i reviewed the plans. he was quite ecstatic, noting the addition of more green space and recreational areas. quite frankly, when we were there, we did not see a lot of people using the tennis courts, so he will not miss that. we both felt st...

university has -- have come to the conclusion that green roofs are the best single mitigation strategy for combating the effects of climate change in the years moving forward. i would like you to do about that, too. also, looking a little bit closer at the storm water management issues. compared to the existing uses on side, it is short -- paved surfaces absorbed neither co2 or particulate matter. san francisco has combined sewers during heavy rains and storm water overwhelm the system...

the city belongs to everybody, not just to a small group. people can get up here and say anything. it is your job to ascertain what is true and what is not. i hope that after you go through all this that you approve the eir. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is dave, a business representative for the union of operating engineers, local 3. if it generation san franciscan. i support the project for many reasons. much-needed jobs for construction. i am proud to be a par...

little more conservative. >> do you have something you would like to add to that about economic situations? >> i definitely think -- this is -- you know, the old saying, it is not rocket science? some of this stuff is harder than rocket science because it involves people, and we do not always act in a logical, decisive way. elaine brown i heard say a little while ago that she lived in atlanta, and we always talk about how great atlantic is doing, but we do not own nothing in atlanta. t...

recreation commission at the time that said no, we need to do something more substancive, more significant and they decided to reach out got a that built the city hall and the opera house in that great beaux-arts style. for those of you visiting, come down 8:30 to 5:30 monday through friday to city hall and enjoy one of the most remarkable civic institutions anywhere in the united states. it was done by arthur brown. designed by arthur brown, who came up with this concept. people thoug...