The fix was in...

Several businesses on the 800 block of Columbus have been trying for two years to get the City to address the fact that tour buses idle in front of their shops and pollute the air. I spoke with Darryll White recently from Bike and Roll, who has explored all channels, including the office of Supervisor Peskin to no avail.

He would like to see a solution, a loading zone on Columbus where the buses could load and unload tourists without interfering with businesses on Columbus. This year there are more tourists and more tour buses, which have further frustrated the small business owners. Perhaps the City could regulate tour buses and create a new revenue stream...

On another note, I testified at the Land Use Committee meeting this morning regarding the new controls for the North Beach Special Use District, the 318-page legislation that Supervisor Peskin has written with little regard or input from residents, neighborhood groups or small business owners. No surprise there, it sailed through the committee and is on to the Board of Supervisors.

Stay tuned.