Stephen sackur in 2009. My guest today has been a hugely influentialfigure in the performing arts for more than 50 years. Sir peter hall has directed stage greats from olivier to gielgud. As boss of the Royal Shakespeare company and then the National Theatre, hes always championed state funding for the arts. But with economic hard times come tough questions are taxpayer subsidies really necessary to foster creative excellence . Sir peter hall, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You have had a long career, more than 50 years in the theatre. Youve worked through good times and bad times, what is the state of the theatre today do you think . Well, first of all one must use the word subsidy and say, you know, with less subsidy things would be healthier. Ive even heard that said from the right. But the thing that worries me is if we stop subsidy next week, theres still a subsidy, and its a subsidy that the artists give. I dont think the public has any understanding whatsoever that although a f
I have no speaker cards. Does any member wish to speak on an item thats not on our agenda . If so, please come forward. Seeing none, and hewitt will close Public Comment is closed. Commissioners that are places under Department Matters item 1, directors announcements of good afternoon tim fry departments after the rectors bar was included in your package happy to answer any questions should you have them. Seeing none, commissioners item to review of past events of the Planning Commission staff report and announcement good afternoon tim fry Department Staff. For items to share with you. I have no formal report from the Planning Commission. However, a few items from recent board of Supervisors Committee hearings and board of supervisors hearings. On this monday, we along with the Mayors Office and the Entertainment Commission attended the Land Use Committee hearing regarding the lgbtq Cultural Heritage strategy in district proposed by resolution through supervisor weiner. There were no f
Went to some condo developer were actively looking. Is there a motion. Id like to make a motion i make a motion to send it to the full board with a positive recommendation. All right. Thank you how about with a positive recommendation and yes with a recommendation in the affirmative. Excellent without objection it passes madam clerk, is there any additional business to come before this body . Tha that completes the agenda for today. Thank you the meeting is adjourned light for our city an streets illuminating our ideas and values starting in 2016 the San Francisco Public Utilities commission is xhoefl that light with new led with the did i audits for better light for streets and pedestrian and theyre even better for this vitally lasting longer and consuming up to 50 Percent Less Energy upgrading takes thirty minutes remove the old street light and repeat 18 thousand 5 hundred times while our street lights will be improving the clean energy will remain the same every San Francisco stree
I have no speaker cards. Does any member wish to speak on an item thats not on our agenda . If so, please come forward. Seeing none, and hewitt will close Public Comment is closed. Commissioners that are places under Department Matters item 1, directors announcements of good afternoon tim fry departments after the rectors bar was included in your package happy to answer any questions should you have them. Seeing none, commissioners item to review of past events of the Planning Commission staff report and announcement good afternoon tim fry Department Staff. For items to share with you. I have no formal report from the Planning Commission. However, a few items from recent board of Supervisors Committee hearings and board of supervisors hearings. On this monday, we along with the Mayors Office and the Entertainment Commission attended the Land Use Committee hearing regarding the lgbtq Cultural Heritage strategy in district proposed by resolution through supervisor weiner. There were no f
Wow. This is like late july morning is what it feels like with that south wind at 6. Were going to 40 percent rain chance today with high of 89. And tomorrow, 30 percent high near 90. All right. Dave. And were much better shape now along i75 that northbound accident just before i4 all travel lanes getting by slowly back up to speed through that area. Were still very slow along the veterans expressway. If youre heading southbound, expect some very sluggish campbell causeway an accident there in clearing stages still heavy back to about waters. But some good news here with this crash along mcintosh just south of u. S. 92. All lanes there have been reopened and accident scene has been cleared. Yesterday there was good news about the income of americans these days. Today, proof that things arent all that rosie. The Harvard Business school says an economy is not growing as well as it could if government competitiveness world wide. Reports said president obama and a Republican Congress just