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Total death toll now eight. Final individual pried from the first car just today. What do you make of this change . We understand this is the sum total of the deaths here . Does that surprise you . Surprising it is considering the speed of the train. Were very fortunate with that regard. Still it is eight too many. We have technology to prevent this and it just wasnt implemented. Gerri right. We talked about that a little bit last night, the positive train control that has been implemented in some parts of the track but not this particular stretch in that hard left turn that this train tried t...

Werent asking for special zoning configurations or anything. They simply wanted to be included as part of the great mix use community and to be treated accordingly, and on that note that really eased the tensions and we proceeded through the whole first years of our process in a very cooperative vain and basically drafted the outlines of what our entertainment policy is that is before you today. Upon adoption of the 1990 zoning when residential became a fully permitted use planning in the city basically put out the welcome mat to residential uses. You basically said youre fully permitted as a ...

Alternatives to alcohol related activities such as the proliferation again of gyms, health clubs and i think for every block in this city has a yoga studio on it. Clubs are sitting empty south of market as a result and a change from the current non conforming status to that is not going to make a difference. Changing from non conforming to has a right fully permitted is not going to allow the clubs to be any noisier, to be anymore outrageous in terms of their impact on the neighbors. Either way theyre zoned the same standards are going to apply, no difference. Down zoning the neighbors which m...

Entitled to the peaceful and quiet use and enjoyment of their home. The western soma process as we described at our first informational hearing was a process of inclusion. The arts and the entertainment are represented on the task force. We had three town hall meetings. Entertainment was on the agenda for each of the meetings. 200 or more residents and Small Business owners and entertainment people participated in each of those three town hall meetings. I can fully admit at the first town hall meeting tensions were throughout the room. There was a lot of tension, a lot of anxiety because neigh...

Within the commercial districts on ninth, tenth and folsom one story of office is permitted and right now there is none on harrison street and its only allowed in the wmoug in the enclave districts and landmark or article 10 or 11 buildings. Pdr and arts like a lot of districts in the city. Most pdr uses are permitted as a right except in the rad except with the exceptions of some of the uses that are allowed in pdr1 and pdr2. Arts activities and allowed in many districts . The city and. And in western soma protecting the arts is a big deal and generally committed throughout the planned area e...