francisco state to be in san francisco. so, it has a huge, huge impact across the city. i'm so honored to be here and i'm really honored to live in san francisco. thank you. [cheering and applauding] (applause) >> thank you, supervisor mar. that concludes our commendations for today. but i'd like to recognize dr. emilie ross from the department on the status of women to make some closing remarks. >> thank you very much, president chiu. many thanks to the supervisors and to the hon he res for that amazing presentation. ~ i was especially pleased this year you recognized sandy, long-time mentor of mine who introduced me to the status on the commission of women and to [speaker not understood] who taught me everything i know about being a department head. i want to recognize my staff, associate director carol sako who really worked very hard with your legislative aids to make today happen. she was here earlier, but i really want to recognize her. before closing, i wanted to share with you some very exciting news. as you know, i

i'm the post master of san francisco. on above the of the united states positively services i want to welcome you to the 19th luna celebration the year of the horse is the 7 stamp in the series we're truly honored to be hosting this selection celebration let me begin by thanking the white crane dance group and the hosts of the performance. they've helped us today only today but year after year so what a wonderful vaccination and a applause. you'll be meeting our guest and other people a few people in the audience. first someone who i work with frequently is san francisco marketing manager is martha she's right there. martha played a large roll in the success and she is retiring at the end of the month for or after 2 seven years of dedication so thank you very much martha. also in the audience today are jeff managing director of the investment and a doris the hilton director of community affairs. thank you, again, for supporting the lunar event and, of course, we're honored to have the artist who designed this today mr. ki

everything that makes san francisco so desirable so desirable can still remain here inside of san francisco. thank you >> supervisor campos. >> just wanted to add and thank hillary in our my office to make this happen it's taken many months so greatly appreciate it. >> okay at any point we've amended the item as it needs to be continued for a week i'll make a motion for continuance for one week. >> take that motion without objection madam clerk, is there any other business before the committee. >> there's no further business. >> thank you, >> on december 28, 1912. san francisco mayor, sonny jim rolph stared into the crowds of those who have gathered. a moment in history. the birth of a publicly own transit system. san francisco municipal railway. muni as it would become to be known. happy birthday, muni, here is to the next 100 years. the birth of muni had been a long-time coming. over the years the city was disjointed privately owned companies. horses and steam and electric-powered vehicles. creating a hodgepodge of transit options. none of them particularly satisfying to city residents. t

i'm a resident of san francisco. when i came in, supervisor campos was speaking very eloquently in the way in which society takes care of our nonhuman creaturers reflects on our communities. and i think that is what is at issue right here. what we have right now is an opportunity to look at alternatives. alternative that are cost-effective and more environmentally friendly to sharp park and the surrounding areas and endangered species that call sharp park home. a very modest ask to ask that san francisco look at those alternative through a full e-i-r process, particularly when the current mitigated negative declaration includes measures that we've learned recently have no way to be implemented by the federal agency. so, i would ask you to -- for a full e-i-r. thank you. >> next speaker. >>> thank you, my name is cathy seigel and thank you so much for your careful consideration of this really important issue. c-e-q-a is our safety net for the protection of our health and environment. and you can't accomplish c-e-q-ase

our first issue brief is understanding san francisco's retail. this talks about the square footage and the most common types and headquartered locations and the number of outlets. we have put them in commercial categories and other prominently commercial or use district where formula retail is not permitted. commercial mixture use are the c-2 and c-3 and other district where formula retail is permitted they're related to in the area of the city with the existing concentrations of retail so westerfield and fisherman's wharf and other waterfront areas as well as park merced. then the industrial zoning with no formula zoning retail and with formula retail. it blthsd for only 6 percent in the industrial districts and 2 percent in residential districts. you may remember this map in the presentation last month. this map shows the concentration as a percentage of total rail across the city you see the underlying parcels are for formula retail it's moss much less concentrated in districts that have controls. formula it is 24 percent of retail square foot

thank you for all you work in san francisco. you helped me and so many leaders around the city and have organizations that spun off and continued on and your mark is not often seen, but it remarkable. thank you. >> thank you. an e-mail was sent out to me there would be a all you can eat buffate here. i don't want to point fingers, but i think [inaudible] is the one that the sent out the e-mail. i appreciate the acknowledge in and i thank you supervisor kim for picking me out of the crowd of a number of folks who labor in obscurity in the communities every day to make life just a little better for all of us. john and i covered ground together and-i'm not usually in a loss of words, but-- >> [inaudible] >> i'm also inspired to say to the clerk of the board, [inaudible] we go back a ways as well and we are inspired by you angela and very encourageed you have stayed with public service. there are many of us who have seen over time we get good people [inaudible] across the country a lot of us have faith inpublic institutions tested o

and san francisco human services agency. and others within the city government, and allows us to cast a very sizeable net in making sure that upwards to 30,000 people that come through our jail system that are booked in our jail system a year gives us a greater opportunity to sign people up for affordable care act. and depending on how long their stay may be and what that duration of time is so that we are actually able to approach them. and activation of this ordinance, then allows our department to then send people already employed by the sheriff's department, detailed, so that they would then get the required training, and as instructed by the federal law, through simply bill 720 so that they then would become officiated so that they could certificate the inmates before the day that they are released so that they would then have the kind of healthcare that normally that they do not. and taking the cues from the san francisco department of public health and assess it and allows us to partner up with them because we are 24-

francisco, and now it is the newest part in the city of san francisco. through our partnership, and because of public investment from the two thousand eight fund, we are celebrating a renewal and an awakening of this park. we have it safer, happier, more joyous. >> 3, 2, 1, [laughter] =--[applause] >> it is a great resource for families, to have fun in the city, recreation. >> this is an amazing park. we have not revitalized it without public and private investment. the critical piece of the process of this renovation was that it was all about the community. we reached out to everyone in this community. we love this park dearly and they all had thoughts and ideas and they wanted to bring their own creativity and their personality to bear on the design. what you see is what the community wanted. these ideas all came from the residents of this community. as a result, there is a sense of ownership, pride and responsibility that goes along with what is going to be an exciting park. exciting park. exciting park. tick. tick. tick. tick. tick. tick. tick. tick.

i must thank and commend him for venturing here to san francisco. i think your stay in our city will make it clear that while washington, d.c. is the united states national capita san francisco is the innovation capital of the world (clapping) mr. president, as home to top technology and creativity would it be fair to say in the world we've seen more and more talent move here attracted by our mixed use and transit originated city but the undying art's and cult. and this influx a has benefited san francisco in numerous ways dr. tb long standing civil changes exchanges. i know from our city paris that fransz it committed to remaining attractive and innovative. president al lesson and i had an excellent conversation and we talked about how to encourage growth and encourage notation in all the areas of the economy while making sure our economic success reaches all our citizens. we talked about how to adjust common challenges like housing and education and jobs and affordability. so we want to encourage partnerships within businesses and san francisco an

the san francisco conical head lined this, san francisco bay bridge dedicated to routh memory [inaudible] this was in september 1934. the examiner, then the leading newspaper [inaudible] state authority takes formal action to take [inaudible] all this was reconformed on the 50 anversey of the bridge opening in 1986. [inaudible] we dedicated by the citizen of the california [inaudible] well within the life span of most people here in this room today. i would like to say my comments on this subject which you may have heard are not necessarily aimed insition to a person or organizations. i believe this [inaudible] thank you very much. we are going to start our black history month at this time and will come back to the end nob number at this time i would like to ask supervisor [inaudible] take the gaval to preside over these [inaudible] >> thank you. they think prez dnlt chew, welcome everything wn. wie are here to celebrate black history month and so blad to see so many here. rel fvs and friends of those people. we will get right down to making sure that we maximize the use of this time and

in 1992, she went into partnership andopebed her first salon in san francisco. can you believe when i heard she opened up [inaudible] what was she, 5 years old. not only is she living her dream of running her own business [inaudible] about a year and a half agoy a 4 alarm fire shut down many of the businesses on ocean avenue including bridge lts. it was a difficult decision for any of the business owners to continue operation, but bridget was determined. she managed to continue serving while the [inaudible] were being rebuilt. bridgets resilience and positive attitude [inaudible] she found to keep [inaudible] and have a grand reopening late last year. bridget, your energy and spirit up lifts those around you. in fact, when i feel down, i drive by the shop and see her smile and feel

of san francisco and leave a legagy with their family. they were loved and will be messed h. >> thank you supervisor cohen >> colleagues on the back ofhering we held a budget and finance meeting [inaudible] today i introduce a number of hearing request to dwil down a solution jz service tooz reduce the homeless population in the city. the first is housing aungez frz had homeless which will [inaudible] including the discussion of support housing and transitial housing and

it's also one of san francisco's largest employers and a great customer to san francisco's small businesses. we must sustain our san francisco city college. the news is good the chancellor is well aware of what needs to be accomplished to save this month important campus and district of the one hundred and 12 if i can be bold. so he has every incentive and i'm consist it will get down. in spite of the of the good news and the progress we're making that there are some who would otherwise enroll in san francisco who are not. we have to make sure we do that we've lost 16 percent of enforcement. to positive expectation accreditation will be sustained and the message is everyone who wants to enroll should and we'll make sure no one is going to get dropped and we have to stabilize funding and that's the point of this bill. without the stabilization of funding what happens is what is the known as a visible cycle. students don't enroll and as a result faculty have to be leadoff and it gets smaller and smaller. that's why we have to stabilize the funding. the bill makes it relating minor amendment t

we are here at the san francisco urban center on mission street in san francisco and i'm joined today by marrielen from puc and talk about water and sewer issues. what are things we should be concerned about water. >> you want to be prepared for that scenario and the recommendation is to have stored 1 gallon per person per day that you are out of water. we recommend that you have at least 3-5 days for each person and also keep in consideration storage needs for your pets and think about the size of your pets and how much water they consume. >> the storage which is using tap water which you are going to encourage. >> right. of course at the puc we recommend that you store our wonderful delicious tap water. it's free. it comes out of the tap and you can store it in any plastic container, a clean plastic container for up to 6 months. so find a container, fill it with water and label it and rotate it out. i use it to water my garden. >> of course everyone has plastic bottles which we are not really promoting but it is a common way to store it. >> yes. it's an easy way to pick up bottles t

city and county of san francisco and do so one through one hundred and the city and county of san francisco litigation vs. pacific gas and electric company and item 19 existing litigation for the gas company vs. city and county of san francisco and the agency chief of security >> good afternoon counselor. >> good afternoon. >> no, no, no. >> maybe not sogood. >> thank you very much we've returned from our closed session and i'm happy to report that the commission has adapted recommendations on item 13, 14 and 15 and 16 as long as that's sufficient we can poach to the mexico - next item. >> to disclose the items. >> i'll call for a vote not to disclose the i's have it madam other items. >> new business item 23. >> know there have been discussions about the joint agency that came along after the department of the environment i know we're working on the scheduling of that i asked for information back on items that we're going to discuss in in addition to that i asked for a report related to some projects out in the southeast sector and i'm eager to hear back on any outstanding items commission

the san francisco animal care and control is responsible for san francisco stray, injured, abandoned, neglected and mistreated animals, and it also additionally enforces all state and local animal care laws. together these nonprofit organizations work to improve the lives of animals in need. the care of these organizations provide that these organizations provide make the difference between ~ neglect and nurturing for these animals. this honorary rescue row title will help these agencies and their co-marketing and the individual efforts to adopt more animals, and it also recognizes the valuable contribution that they're making to the welfare of these animals in the city and county of san francisco. you know, ghandi said you can tell a lot about a society about how it treats its animals. i think by that measure we are proud -- we should be proud of what san francisco has done and this is something that recognizes that, that effort and, so, i ask for your support. and the second item is a hearing request that recognizes that here in san francisco we are facing an affordability and housi

this is what i'm witnessing at san francisco state. students are switching from cigarettes to cigars. [speaker not understood]. i believe students are using e-cigarettes as a way to get around the policy. with more campuses going smoke-free more and more are using e. cigarettes instead of cigars. this is a terrible problem. i've seen [speaker not understood]. it sends a mixed message about smoking. and third, i am concerned about the health of my closest peerses because i do not want them to fall into the misconception of e-cigarette being a safe alternative. >> great, thank you [speaker not understood]. next speaker. >>> hi, my name is may how, i work with the sunset project and i'm a resident of outer mission district of san francisco. i am here today because i just want to tell you guys that i really love the taste of peanut butter cup. i also love the color green and if i really believed all the many ads out there about e-cigarettes being harmless and cool, i would get myself a green colored peanut butter cup flavored one and i wou

i'm proud san francisco san francisco was ranked among the top efficient city's. and our waste diversion system leads the nation we're the leaders in the electronic charging station and we're helping homeowners and businesses more energy efficient through the go solar sf and pass programs and through rec and park department thank you general managers for your effort for the future drought. thank you for your leadership (clapping) ladies and gentlemen, there's not public safety and human champ in our streets. and that's too. people without a home. while we have the strongest safety net in the in addition, we have many too many people unthinkable to make choices to save their own lives because of mental onions. under the leadership of naumd leveling hundred thousand people move forward off our streets thanks to the affordable housing we built where we continue to provide services. we've changed be 11 thousand lives for the better including lives like todd who's here with his daughter. last year, he lost his job and become homeless but now he's received taller assist

i know for the port of san francisco and oakland who hosted and all the others it's important. particularly pleased we have an criminal day with the port of oakland encombhuz the control tower a meeting that was facilitated by all participant it was tremendously successful generating opportunity and comradey amongst the port and a tour of the port crapes so many of us had our first walk above the catwalk from the port of san francisco we have several planter i want to thank them for joining us as i mentioned executive director ms. mirror and the awards she received and demonstrated as a leader in cappa as well as the head of san francisco that was the leadership that the port was recognized. we also had our cfo eileen and david and unfortunately or fortunately jim mellone who was one the leaders that organized the group was away on business in asia was missed. commissioner mike was really one of the initiateors of creating the group and lead the orientation ever the formation this effort and then also richard from the port of oakland who i've known for a number of years but i s

welcome to san francisco. stay safe and exploring how you can stay in your home safely after an earthquake. let's look at common earthquake myths. >> we are here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco. we have 3 guest today. we have david constructional engineer and bill harvey. i want to talk about urban myths. what do you think about earthquakes, can you tell if they are coming in advance? >> he's sleeping during those earthquakes? >> have you noticed him take any special? >> no. he sleeps right through them. there is no truth that i'm aware of with harvey that dogs are aware of an impending earthquake. >> you hear the myth all the time. suppose the dog helps you get up, is it going to help you do something >> i hear they are aware of small vibrations. but yes, i read extensively that dogs cannot realize earthquakes. >> today is a spectacular day in san francisco and sometimes people would say this is earthquake weather. is this earthquake weather? >> no. not that i have heard of. no such thi

francisco where san francisco, california become the place to create a program that can look at expanding the eligibility criteria and cover people also in need but unfortunately basis of, you know, $30 or $20 kw4s nothing in usual city are truly falling through the cracks and not being served. some of the legislation both our advisory committee and commission looked is the asset limit and income limit on medi-cal. their share of costs program a great if you can afford the share of costs but a lot of people can't afford to pay that. so i think we have been looking and every time we run into people one of the things i'm hoping that happens with the business collaborative we'll inevitable grow the dollars that exist within our community in addition to what we do as departments and mayor on board put together but find other ways to grow that pot that can help and use the innovative and creativity thing in the san francisco village we're looking at the cafe in chicago they've been doing looking at where those opportunities to do something that's not the same as what we've been doing by bring

we don't lose the people that make san francisco so special. we keep everybody here and that allow us to recover our economy, and everything because it's so interdependent. >> so that is a difficult goal but i think we can achieve it over the long time so thank you very much for hosting us and hosting this great exhibit, and thank you very much for joining >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who

francisco and turn the key and open the door. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> san francisco is a city it is dear to all french citizens heart. and when i arrived here i was struck by the button i didn't have this building that reminds us of the hotel in paris. i also when i arrived i was welcomed by the young children singing the french song i was deeply moved > >> (speaking foreign language.) >> when we hear the name of san francisco it stands for tolerance and maternity and that's why 60 thousand french men and women have chosen to supplement down u adopt in san francisc bay. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> san francisco, california this is the place where tomorrow's world is being invented ate a revolution that started here with the new technology and this revolution will have an impact no doubt on the rest of the world. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> it is here that in the area of health, energy and new technologies new products are developed and new medicines are intensity and a on what grounds are found and those will change radly the people of the united states but

it was a gift and belongs to the people of san francisco. i urge you to not be distracted by the self-serving claims of the wei lawyers. let's move forward and start the process which will improve the habitat [inaudible]. >> next speaker. >>> hi, my name is [speaker not understood] and i live in pacifica. i am currently a sophomore at jefferson high school and i'm also a member on the san mateo county youth commission. i happen to love golf. i've been trained since the age of 5 and i really love the sport. there is nothing that compares. it's been a great [speaker not understood] experience for me. it taught me so many life skills and allowed me to meet so many new people. through golf i've had many opportunities such as the chance to meet tiger woods, george w. bush, condaleeza, and michelle obama at the president's cup. there is no better way for me he to spend an afternoon than on the course ~ which is why it's so important that we save sharp park. sharp park is one the only golf courses in the area i can go. it's a beautiful landscape an

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i'm with the port of san francisco. here today to request the supplemental appropriation in the amount of approximately $1.1 million for various port park projects. by way of background -- sorry, could you activate the overhead, please? thank you. by way of background, back in 2008 the voters of san francisco generously approved a $185 million general obligation bond issuance. included in that 185 million was an allocation of 33-1/2 million for port park projects. as they are appropriated today, the chart in front of you shows how that 33-1/2 was allocated to individual projects. today i'm asking to reallocate 1.1 million from the projects in red which are completed or near completed, and have savings to the two projects in green which have shortfall. specific amounts of the appropriation which are also in the budget analyst report are in this table. again, we're just taking savings from completed projects and near completed projects and moving them to projects, bayview gateway and [speaker not understood] park. a littl

my name is [inaudible] i have been a residence of san francisco for 45 years. i address you today on 2 items. we are taking down candle stick park and it a a big mistake. in the 15 years i have drove a taxi in city, [inaudible] tickets of 40 thousand for the world soccer cup which is the biggest growing sport in the bay area [inaudible] candle stick can be turned into a soccer [inaudible] and kitty teams connected with the schools. i think you should look at that now brf they destroy it completely. to build a new stateium would cost a billion dollars or more. ret row fit may be to 150 million. it was on the cover of sports illustrated. secsdly is this, i applied for jobs in the city of san francisco for 10 years. i filled out all most 1100 application squz for the 4th time in 9 years. [inaudible] and i bring this to your attention is this, i dropped a letter for you that is given to the president of the u.s. and attorney general and jery brown to deal with the civil service inadequacy in the city san francisco. thank you for your time >> next speaker >> good af

bat kid forever in san francisco >> san francisco is unique in this way and it's part of our compassion and we have a civic duty to be involved and people are stepping forward if in huge way. it's about san francisco and it's inspired by miles and about every child who has a severe >> good morning. good morning. thank you all so much for coming out to give us some feedback about our next two-year operating capital budgets. my name is ed reiskin. i'm the director of transportation with the sfmta, and very glad to see you out here this morning. actually given the drought conditions we're upped, we're hoping for rain, also hoping

the managed care options available in san francisco include san francisco health plan is the public option and anthem blue cross those are the two plans that care in san francisco for a number of years primarily focused on families and citizens are medi-cal only and in areas where the programs are available the plans are available likewise. so to give you an idea of the target populations there are estimates of the population that are dual eligible from 22 to 64 so there's in trouble in looking at the roll out of more people who enroll in managed care effect the significant number of population here. i'm going to turn it over to ann to a talk about the recommendation. >> the long term coordinating council have taken on other initiative and we've used a similar planning guide to do that first of all, it's convening an oversight committee or a design group and really determining who are the best folks to sit on that and then look critically at the information that comes from the various work groups so you'll see here not only do we have 3 different departments on it we have through the healt

bat kid forever in san francisco >> san francisco is unique in this way and it's part of our compassion and we have a civic duty to be involved and people are stepping forward if in huge way. it's about san francisco and it's inspired by miles and about every child who has a severepú@@

francisco by showing the boost of san francisco to superiorly television sets it placed san francisco on the bucket list for people throughout the world to come and visit. please bring them back. thank you >> thank you very much. next speaker please. good afternoon, supervisors i'm mohammed i'm one of the owners for the security service. i'd like to start by thanking and commending the city for their support for the america's cup for making it happen. we were irnl contracted in earlier may we were talking about the construction fees of the project and we took over providing security guards for the project we basically covered the america's cup park and a bunch of venues they attached to the project. we also provided the opportunity was provided to us we were able to service other companies like prada n prada. same thing with the giants they brought other businesses that employed euour security guards as well. pretty sure speaking everyone that met the requirements it resided in the city of san francisco was employed and admiral security if you're come and are good you'll get a job. lo

i know to thank speaker prooerz he is helping services and been helpful to san francisco for a lot of the years in the assembly. this doesn't surprise we speaker perez takes the example of what's been referred to earlier, one of our greatest accidents last summer, the asia in a accident and we're still very much in the mode of condolences to the families and the people who died in this accident we're internally gravity the services that were provide in san francisco were culturally competent that's why all the individuals that ended up in the hospitals were able to survive. net incomes offers another example and commissioner wu is proud because of the health care at nimdz and i want to graduating congratulate you. but we have to make sure as policymakers in the state i sport speaker perezs efforts it's more than just having language as a celebration of diversity it's placed an essential areas whether it's voting rights or emergency services are medical services those are essential areas we've got to get it right. i also must say a speaker perez it's pretty good >> well, thank you mayo

in san francisco, abc7 news. >> a san francisco multi millionaire in court today to face domestic violence charges the 31-year-old is accused of beating his girlfriend in august. a police officer testified he tried to smother the woman with his hands. it was captured on his home security camera and his attorneys want that evidence kept out as evidence. >> when you hit, punch someone. when you enter someone's space without permission, domestic violence happens. and happens in poor families and multi millionaire families >> he is the head of raid yim 1 and 2 other companies he founded sold for $300 million >> the attorney for a man can accused of killing his wife say his client didn't do it. her body found in 1989. her husband, david zimmer arrested after prosecutors say they uncovered new evidence. saying money was a motive. david zimmer's brother also faces charges. >> a fire started in warm springs elementary the second at warm springs park and the third at a day care center. nobody was injured. >> state officials looking into riz raiding a dam again to provide fore water for california i

>>ing if san francisco could talk, what would it say? that's the question at the heart of a new illustrated guide by artist wendy macnaughton called "meanwhile in san francisco, the city in its own words." she has been sketching, observing and informally interview bay area residents for years and also illustrated books the true story of love, desperation and gps technology. scott shafer spoke with her earlier. >> wendy macnaughton, welcome. >> thank you. >> i think of this as kind of an illustrated love letter to san francisco, your book. and you describe yourself as a graphic journalist. what do you mean by that and how does it relate to the this book? >> i use pictures that i draw and words of the people who i talk to to tell true stories about their lives. >> and so you're listening to people and talking with people and sort of taking composites of the things that you heard on the streets and throughout the city? >> exactly, i spend anywhere from a day to a whole month with a group of people writing down everything they say, getting t

san francisco the safety big city in america. i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart and my staff and all my partners from the board of supervisors and you in the community without your help again none of this will work. it's takes a village to make a community safer. i'm proud to be part of this community this is a community where people come together and while sometimes, we maybe very boisterous how we disagree and over minor minor things i know it's funny because people tube we're also professing the shades of difference sometimes are so small we work really hard to distinguish ours inform an outside server we look crazy but in the such a great place to live and raise a family and it doesn't matter where your gay or straight or black or white this is a community that wants to work together and for that i'm very blessed to be part of this community and again, i thank you deeply for the support in how you've embraced me from the first day i came here. i want to invite all of you to go downstairs and i encourage you to t

i'm a resident of san francisco. when i came in, supervisor campos was speaking very eloquently in the way in which society takes care of our nonhuman creaturers reflects on our communities. and i think that is what is at issue right here. what we have right now is an