this is the proposed chinatown construction schedule. the effort, once we begin the demolition process -- the chinatown station will take approximately 52 months to construct. beginning in mid-2012. we would like to advertise for bids for the construction of the station, which primarily as the underground portion of the station, beginning at the end of this month. some of the shots before you are some of the interior spaces of the station. we have participated in -- the project has done considerable our reach to the community, working with the community, back to 2004, regarding the proposed environmental litigations, type of construction that is proposed for the chinatown community. and some of the -- the actual construction techniques that will be implemented for the station. unlike the other two stations on the program, the union square market street station and the moscow station, the chinatown station will be actually a mine station, which will minimize service disruption to the chinatown community. essentially, we are using a tried

satellite chinatown. >> the chinese community in chinatown now is heavily senior and elderly. and this is a dramatic change from the chinatown that i grow up in, which was largely families. >> reporter: france's chinatown is essentially a tourist attraction with some housing left in seniors. in fact, can you walk through d.c.'s chinatown without seeing people of chinese descent. >> here you have the chinese restaurant and businesses, you don't see the chinese population, per say. >> reporter: new york's chinatown is no longer home to the city's large population of chinese people. the neighborhood's councilwoman said that chinatown remains an important cultural center. >> the cultural, the history, the roots are here. people, no matter where they move to, they always manage to come back here. >> reporter: while fewer asian americans living in chinatown, the population shift means more will celebrate the year of the dragon than ever before. shawn yancy, fox 5 news. >> the chinese new year's celebration kicks off sunday afternoon and the parade starts at 2. >> and that is an aver

whether it is our friends at north beach or people here in chinatown. in talking with the merchants all over china town, chinese chamber, the stockton street merchants, the chinatown merchants association -- we wanted to capture a little bit more improvement this year on pedestrian safety. there was an idea that was created and talked about for several weeks where it began by a few years ago when i was public works director, that we expanded some of the sidewalks for the benefit of pedestrian safety. we worked very closely with the traffic division of mta. we worked with our health department. we worked with chinatown neighborhood groups and the businesses to expand those sidewalks, and it has actually become quite a positive thing. then, we had sunday streets this past year in the summer where we literally took over grant ave. that became a very positive thing. in fact, we started the first ping-pong tournament in chinatown as a result. more and more, there has been an interest that more of the sidewalks and potentially maybe even a strip of the parkin

-- not only over chinatown, but all over the city. the city really makes a lot of money with a lot of tourists that come in. the department of public works has already started -- you are already cleaning up the big gate down there and the graffiti. one of the things that is part of the tradition -- and it is already happening in my own house -- as i have to clean up my hard, clean my kitchen, my bedroom, my living room before chinese new year comes. that is the same thing with literally every chinese family, every chinese-owned business, but also beyond that, i think this culture is spreading that a lot of non-asian families are doing the same thing. whether it is our friends at north beach or people here in chinatown. in talking with the merchants all over china town, chinese chamber, the stockton street merchants, the chinatown merchants association -- we wanted to capture a little bit more improvement this year on pedestrian safety. there was an idea that was created and talked about for several weeks where it began by a few years

the project is located within the chinatown neighborhood across the street from st. mary's square. all of the antennas would be enclosed in a radio transmission screen designed to resemble the masonry of the building. it is considered a historic resource but the project has the potential impact on the building or any potential to historic district as the proposed and tennis are set back and screamed. the department has now received any comment from the public on this project and recommends approval as the project is consistent with the facilities siting guidelines. the antennas will be minimally visible and will not affect the architectural integrity of the building. the project complies with the applicable requirements of the plan and is consistent with the general plan. i am available of the have any questions. thank you very much. commissioner antonini: -- president miguel: project sponsor? >> in conferring with the city attorney, he discussed this and i do not have a conflict. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm from at&t external affairs. at&t is seeking your approval of a c

the department of public works crews were out before dawn watching the chinatown gates. they cleaned up graffiti and keend up trash. the parade is set for saturday, february 11th, and you can watch it here on ktvu. >>> a plan calls for a $6 million complex on five acres in blair park right next to moraga avenue. the project would be privately funded but some residents say the piedmont council passed the plan and the environmental impact report without giving residents enough time to review them. >>> the white house announced a plan today to provide thousands of summer jobs toç teenagers. the $1.5 billion program could create more than 180,000 job and internship opportunities for low income youth. however, only about half of the positions would be paid. the proposal is currently held up in congress as politicians are arguing over spending cuts. if it is passed, it would target one of the most underemployed segments of the united states. >> those people between 16 and 24 years of age where the unemployment raid is astronomical. it's 16%. >> the labor department is settin

the celebration for the chinese new year kicks off tomorrow but there is a decline in chinatown. >> 2 it% of asian americans now live in the suburbs up from 54%. the fastest racial movement in the u.s. is now more hikely than any other mi merit groups to live in the suburbs. >> that means a decline in traditional urban neighborhoods. >> david lee grew up in san francisco's china town but moved to the city's richmond district, a so call satellite district. the chinese community in china town is heavily senior and elderly. and this is a dramatic change from the china town that i grew up in which was largely families. >> san francisco's china town has become a tourist attraction with some housing left for seniors and immigrants. you can walk through d.c.'s china town without seeing people of chinese descent. >> here, you have the chinese restaurants but no chinese per say. >> new york's chinatown is home to the largest chinatown in the people who matter where they move to, they always come back here. >> while fewer asian americans live in chinatown, the population shift means that more a

the department of public works crews were out before dawn watching the chinatown gates. they cleaned up graffiti and keend up trash. the parade is set for saturday, february 11th, and you can watch it here on ktvu. >>> a plan calls for a $6 million complex on five acres in blair park right next to moraga avenue. the project would be privately funded but some residents say the piedmont council passed the plan and the environmental impact report without giving residents enough time to review them. >>> the white house announced a plan today to provide thousands of summer jobs to teenagers. the $1.5 billion program could create more than 180,000 job and internship opportunities for low income youth. however, only about half of the positions would be paid. the proposal is currently held up in congress as politicians are arguing over spending cuts. if it is passed, it would target one of the most underemployed segments of the united states. >> those people between 16 and 24 years of age where the unemployment raid is astronomical. it's 16%. >> the labor department is setting u

we're here at the gate and chinatown. we are here to signal that our lunar year, the year of the dragon, will be enjoyed by everybody without exception, and that everyone should feel safe. but also that, you know, there is education. if there is anything that they are teaching us, it is to prevent ourselves from being victims. so that there is less problems for everybody and that we recognize that the greatest hassle is for us to be victims of circumstances that we could actually prevent. so, watching out for each other, working with our officers, knowing that there is a great captain at our local police station that has command of everybody here that is competent, can speak different languages, that can get to any signal that there is something that is wrong is going on. and then, most importantly, that we do celebrate this wonderful occasion in the most positive way with everybody. we want people to come into our city and come to chinatown. come into all the chinatowns in san francisco, including this great one here, an

david lee grew up in chinatown but moved to the richmond district. >> chinese community in chinatown now is senior and elderly z this is the dramatic change from chinatown i grew up in, which was largely family. >> san francisco chinatown has become a tourist attraction with housing left for seniors and new immigrants. you can walk through washington, d.c. with chinatown without seeing people of chinese decent. >> you don't see the chinese population, per se. >> nork's chinatown is no longer home to the largest chinese population but this council 0e78 woman says it remains important. >> the culture and history, and people always manage to come back here. >> the population shift means more areas of the country are celebrating the yeerts r year of the brag onthan ever before. >> and you can call this oscar awards for dogs. >> there is a mountain dog. >> and there ais a hunting dog with six toes on each foot. >> hmz american english found a social deyendent of the british fox. and there lab hunt popular in its native finland and previously known as mexican hairless this is the national

, a so-called satellite chinatown. >> the chinese community in chinatown now is heavily senior and elderly and this is a dramatic change from the chinatown that i grew up in which was largely families. >> san francisco's chinatown has become a tourist attraction. with some housing left for seniors and new immigrants. the population shift means more areas of the country are celebrating the year of the dragon than ever before. >> those changes are happening across the country. in new york chinatown is no longer home to the city's largest chinese population. officials there say it remains an important cultural center. >> big influx of immigrants settling in the suburbs all over the bay area, good schools, education a big factor for immigrants of all communities. >> cheaper than living downtown, sure. >>> no rain in sight, right? >> not really. another week and another seven days without rain. we could use a break after the rain but we are going to need more and more sierra snow. right now the models go out to 16 days have a few blips for next week but outside of the seven day cycle. good morn

but yokohama chinatown is especially crowded during chinese new year. this acrobatic lion dance group is made up of alumni from a local chinese school. members have put in years of training to preserve this traditional art form. >> translator: we dance in front of shops to wish them good business. we also hope the lion dance will bring a good year to the audience. >> reporter: these lions are considered messengers of god. they ward off the bad and bring good fortune. the owners of restaurants and shops here hang little envelopes filled with money at their entrances. when a lion comes to grab it, that's a sign good business is in store. and it's a sign the more than 600 shops and restaurants here have been hoping to see. last year's march 11th disaster hurt business. >> translator: many shops closed down here in chinatown. even stores on the main streets were gone. but business finally started to pick up around october. >> reporter: restaurants offer special new year's meals. chefs add their own touches to fish and bok choy, chicken and lobster, or speci

we call the richmond district the new chinatown in the 1980's at that time. just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering san francisco in the 1980's as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. i worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the mental health center in the richmond area multi services in the 1980's, and i was also a staff are at the chinatown youth center -- i was also a staffer. a lot of my work has been supporting community empowerment, especially in an immigrant and people of color communities. most recently, i have been teaching at san francisco state. i ran the immigrant rights coalition in the city in the 1990's for several years. i'm also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant communities in the city as well. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? supervisor mar: a lot of people bring this up, but is one of the most exciting, culturally diverse places in the world. learning about new cultures and people from different par

without further delay, i would like to introduce our mayor, who is no stranger to chinatown and who is really spearheading this idea. thank you. [applause] mayor lee: let's see if everybody can occupy the parking space. exactly what we want to do is make sure people use the sidewalks as much as possible. first of all, how the new year, everyone. i know that as we celebrate the traditional new year, as soon as i finish with one new year, i get ready for the next year, because chinese new year is also a huge celebration not over chat -- not only over chinatown, but all over the city. the city really makes a lot of money with a lot of tourists that come in. the department of public works has already started -- you are already cleaning up the big gate down there and the graffiti. one of the things that is part of the tradition -- and it is already happening in my own hous

david lee grew up in chinatown but moved to the richmond dischick a so-called satellite chinatown. >> the -- the chinese community is heavily senior and elderly this is a dramatic change from the china town that i grew up in which was largely families. >> san francisco's china town has become a tourist attraction with some housing left for seniors and new immigrants. the population shift means more areas of the country are celebrating the year of the dragon than ever before. those changes are happening across the country. new york's china town no longer home to the city's largest chinese population. officials there say it remains an important cultural center. >>> modern planes land in all sorts of adverse conditions. wind may be the biggest challenge for pilots. take a look at this youtube video that makes that point clear. several large jets landing in cross winds at germany's airport. the tilt ago will yous the planes to compensate for the powerful winds. pilots are trained to handle cross winds like this. >> term for it is crabbing. they crab into the wind and then when they get to

in relating to chinatown, this will impact chinatown greatly, could delete the small business community. chinatown has the highest density of commercial areas in the city. this legislation calls for the beginning of housing in the chinatown area, the requirement of providing recaps screenings. i have no idea why rooftop screening is a priority. and the article basically talks about people getting blindsided by the legislation. also, the impact. there are lots of plastic awnings. i think when legislators are pushing for legislation, we teen -- we need to know what are the impact in the community. i am talking about the first time we heard about this was in may, over half a year. people got to know about it through the newspaper. so i think we need to -- the planning department needs to do a better job of moving this legislation. when it comes down to it, it is all about respect. i do not think this is the model for community planning. thank you. i am submitting this newspaper, and also this letter. thank you. >>>> good morning, commissioner peter cohen, from the council of community hous

finally, the awnings and screens, concern about working with members of the community in chinatown regarding this. certainly, not reached on the purposes of these sign changes, screen changes, making sure it is appropriate wherever it is called for. i think the legislation has a lot of promise, but i would agree with -- peter cohen brought up the idea that it is a large piece of legislation that is very complicated. i think we're getting closer to understanding the different parts of it. thank you. commissioner olague: commissioner miguel? commissioner miguel: an unusual piece of omnibus legislation. i do not thing there is any other term for it. i appreciate what aaron, and marie, and justin, and tom has put into it. in general, i am in full agreement with the department's recommendations. i think -- i know they are thoughtful, and i think they have met many of the concerns. i will go over three or four items that i have concerns on. i am working from the executive summary that was produced for the commission. in the section on streetscape improvements, there is a comment of removing baseme

to my knowledge, and i am quite close to many of the port tenants, along with chinatown, basically, people do not know about this yet. i am hopeful that people can understand this. i am still perplexed at the process of lumping so many unrelated things together, and you have one or two great things, but you would let minor awnings get in the way and kill a large aspect of it. i am in favor -- this commission spend a lot of time carefully looking at small and large items, and i would be in favor of breaking this up into pieces that are more manageable. i have read the several different times, and i am confused. i care -- dare to ask the question who truly understand all this? i will not do that. i hope there is more out -- and people get the opportunity to chime in a bit. some of the items seem to be written by folks who do not live in the area or have not spent too much time but do not like the way that chinatown looks with vinyl awnings. that might be the case, but that is part of the character, whether you like it or not. all the different districts make the city unique. i am hoping, whe