website. did anyone pick it up? the loud and by the "l.a. daily news." -- go out and buy the "l.a. daily news." if you are the governor of mississippi, you should love this. if you are the governor of texas, you should love this. they should be out their front and center. the key is going to be republicans taking the leadership. we have a strong leadership with the democrats. it has gone through the house twice. we have had two victories. ultimately people get caught up in the jobs bill debate and everything else. they come back from recess. there's a small period of time when this can happen. the advocacy is going to be focused for the next few weeks no city is better positioned to be an advocate-liter than san francisco because of speaker policy -- to be an advocate-city

than it san francisco because of speaker nancy pelosi and other representatives. we are in a unique position. it is not good enough. everything is being played out with the midterm elections. we're playing with people's lives. we're playing with their families. you have two kids. this is serious business. this is not just about the person speaking. with an 11-month old, i get it now. 11 months ago, i would have said that i understood it but i understand it now. it is serious. it is not 3020 people. it is 3820 families. >> california is working with the small business committee in the senate on this program. mayor newsom: those are the key. >> over the last nine months,

994 families have left the welfare program in san francisco. compare that to the prior nine months before jobs now, a little over 254 families. we're more than 3.5 times the number of families leading state aid. we only have about 5000 families on welfare. this program is funded with federal and state dollars and county dollars. where do the fans want to spend their money? on the welfare side or on this side? -- where do the fans want to spend their money? on the welfare side or on this side? mayor newsom: the benefits are far reaching and self-evident. any other questions? thank you very much. we will try to make this happen. [applause]

president chiu: hot good afternoon. madam clerk, i understand that you have an announcement. clerk calavillo: yes, due to a clerical error, we were not able to publish it in the designated newspaper in the city and county of san francisco. since this requirement is pursuant to a section code, that it be published 36 hours in advance, since it was not met, the board meeting for today is cancelled. the hearing if it were held could result in all actions being invalidated. the regular meeting of the board of supervisors september 14, 2010, 2:00 p.m., and note that the special order items scheduled for 2:31 of a similar announcement at 2:30, where as these items will be held next tuesday at 2:30.

next week's meeting will be posted in accordance with state and local laws and be published in the designated official newspaper, currently "the examiner," pursuant to the charter. president chiu: colleagues, again, assuming there are no other announcements, we will not have a meeting today. we do have to reconvene at 2:30 to make the announcement for the special meeting. if i could ask folks to come back to o'clock 30, i would appreciate it. clerk calavillo: before we convene, and to apologize to the members of the [gavel] president chiu: good afternoon.

it is 2:30, the time for the special announcements for the day. madam clerk, do you have an announcement? clerk calavillo: yes, due to a technical error, we have failed to publish the notice in the newspaper in the city and county of san francisco, which is required in the charter, that the calendar be published 36 hours in advance, and that was not met. the special order items on today's agenda beginning at 2:30 will be heard at the regular meeting of the board of supervisors next tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at 2:30, we have a special noticing item on that. these items will be scheduled in accordance with the state and local laws, published in the official newspaper of the city and county of san francisco. again, we apologize to the members of the sport of supervisors and to the members of the public for the note --

and to this board of supervisors and to the members of the public for this cancellation. president chiu: ok, being no other announcements, see you next week. [gavel]

mayor newsom: thank you. sorry about the delay. there things i wish i could tell you that i was just doing, but i cannot. i do not want to get ahead of myself. there are some exciting things

in a town that is doing well despite the macro economy, with treasure island, a hunters point, at the transfer terminal, the work been done and the. and port -- the work being done at the pier and pork. there are a lot of companies growing in this city. a lot will be making announcements about their growth and commitment to our city. that is the spirit that brings us together at the swearing in. that should be the spirit that focuses and unites all of us. that is about collaboration, coordination, partnership. not just the public and private partnerships. it is also the public partnerships. it is about getting people to work and reducing anxiety and stress, creating opportunity and building the future of this city by focusing on investing in people and place.

i am very grateful that you all took the time to be here. i see you wait too many commissioners to even mention them. -- i see way to mano many commissioners to even mention them along with department heads. i want to thank all of those assembled, family members in particular, for taking the time to come down. we're making a number of new appointments. we are making some reappointment. one that i cannot hesitate to or should not -- john newland and i go way back.

i somehow became the president of the commission, i still do not know how that happened. newland came in to replace a former director and took over the show down there. he was running things, dpt for some time. i got to know john. somehow, i became mayor. i thought he was a great person to get back on the mix and was very honored that john decided to take the entertainment commission post. i beat him up a lot, the entertainment commission that is. jordan was on that commission. he was wise to say i am out of here and do not need this. it was never personal with me. i said the entertainment commission can be so much more than it is today. it needs to adjust to the changing conditions of what is going on with clubs and promoters. john was always there to say yes let's try new things and keep at

this. i was very grateful for his stewardship there and his leadership that he demonstrated. that is why i am honored to have the opportunity to reappoint john. mike garcia is doing a great job on the board of appeals. it seems like you guys are on every single night, channel 15 or 28, 360 whatever. channel 326. [laughter] when appointments come up, you kind of gauge where someone stands in terms of their position in a number of phone calls that you get. it is always interesting to me the kind of calls that i get, particularly with mike. a broad swatch of folks said that he is doing a great job and hoped would reconsider him. i do not think that many of them were planted, that he sent them

my way as is sometimes the case. they came organically. it was an easy decision to make to ask if he would continue to serve. i am very grateful. jordan slain served on the entertainment commission but was not as entertaining as he hoped. he did a good job. he thought you would give someone else an opportunity. i have the opportunity to appoint his replacement. and we have the help service board appointments coming up. i thought who better to consider than dr. jordan shlain. i thought he would be ideal. i was surprised to get him on the phone because you know how difficult doctors are. when i did, he was put on the spot. he thought it was a medical issue or emergency for me. he then said he would get back to me. he knew what it did. he wanted to make sure it

matched with his time and expectations. he did his due diligence as he always does. i am grateful that you are willing to serve. your very good choice, if i do say so myself. i got a lot of calls for todd. the human rights commission is an interesting commission. i appreciate the work they do. it is very important. a lot of the work they do is to -- work that no one appreciates. i have always joked than politics you do not get credit for saves, only in baseball. the human rights commission should get credit for a lot of saves, diffusing things before they metastasize, speaking in terms of dr. shlain and making sure they do not become bigger issues. todd comes with a lot of

credentials. i think he understands the role as preventative as much or more than anything else. that is one of the reasons i got to rhesus parked there. i think she is doing a superlative job. -- that is why i got to recess barks --theresa sparks there. i think she is doing a superlative job. she may be mayor sunday. i think she will be pleased to have todd's stewardship. i do not know why anyone would want to serve on the mta, cheryl but i do not think there is a better choice than cheryl. she went through the public process. i got a little nervous. some of my biggest critics do not think i sleep on the right side of the bed. they are ahuge supporters of

hers. i did not hold that against her. she is simply qualified and capable. she deserves this position. she is going to do a great job. i am absolutely confident of that. we put you through the wringer. i must have called for three or four times. i told her to give me her answer. then i hung up on her. it was great. i appreciated her candor and honesty. it is not that i did not put all of these folks through the wringer. i wanted to make the right choice. it is one way to say that we're making the right choice. sheryl is someone that will be around a long time. i am confident that whoever replaces me will reappoint you based upon the work you have done and the work that you continue to do. thank you for your willingness

to serve. i am very enthusiastic about it. rodney is one i had slated for later nine other commissions. everyone kind of likes him. then more people like him. that is his burden in some respects. i am very pleased that rodney is sticking it out on the port. i know what he wants to do it and for good reasons. he has a lot of friends down there. but he calls balls and strikes. sometimes you get a little comfortable on some of these commissions. you get a little leverage over folks. sometimes people use it, some more subtle than others. rodney has never done that in any way that would solicit, from my perspective, any condonation or critique. -- condemnation or critique.

he operates in places down there near fisherman's wharf. he does a great job and does it with integrity. thank you for your desire and willingness to serve. these are important positions. i am about to go to the bond ratings agencieses. they are waiting for me. we will try to keep our bond rating of their as the highest in california. we are proud of that. it is a remarkable thing, trust me. i cannot promise that is the way it will be in a week or two because we have depleted some reserves. i can promise you it will be better than nine out of 10 others because of the way we have managed the city finances. people love to critique and say we should spend money we do not have, but we have done justice to that. i say that because we are about to go out and sell about $1.8 billion bonds on the water improvement project.

the figure was originally proposition a. there have been a lot of others. -- i think it was originally proposition a. there have been a lot of others. it is important to have good stewards and people better. fiduciaries -- that are good fiduciaries. amy brown is one of them. that is why i wanted to reappoint any. she has done a great job. i am very thankful. not everyone wants to be on the bond oversight committee. they want the airport and those things. these are the important commissions that do deserve more attention. you always want to find good people, a political. commissioner brown is one of them. that is the group. i have spoken long enough. now i simply ask that you do a little speaking by repeating after me. i will ask that you all stand.

raise your right hands. all you have to do is state your name when i say "i." then i will mention the position and you will mention the body or committee that you will be serving. if you change it, i will stop you. that has happened before. someone came here under false pretences and we corrected it. i could just ask that you allstate your name. "i, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of

the state of california, that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter. during such time as i know the position as a member [various boards] for the city and county of san francisco." congratulations. [applause]

that will do it. music. in joy. thank you all for taking the time. -- enjoy. thank you all for taking the time. ♪

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you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> transportation agency board of directors. on behalf of our board and the entire agency i am delighted to welcome our newest member, director cheryl brinkman. cheryl brings a wealth of advocacy. we're delighted you are here. director? ms. brinkman: thank you very much. i'm delighted and thank you. chairman nolan: thank you as well. please call the role. >> director beach. director sbeach anticipated.

director brinkman >> here. >> director heinicke. anticipated. director lee? >> present. director ohka? >> present. >> mr. chairman, you do have a quorum. announcement of prohibition of sound-producing devices during the meeting. please be advised the devices are prohibited at the meeting. any american responsible for a device going off may be removed from the meeting. please be advised that sell phones that are set on vibrate do cause microphone interference, so the board request that they be plasted in the off position. august 3. chairman nolan: motion to approve? all in favor say aye. >> item five, communications. there is one that i am aware of, mr. chairman, before i turn it over to you. please be advised that the closed session discussion with mr. forge has been continued to

a future meeting. so that is off the agenda. chairman nolan: if anyone -- is anyone here to speak about the parking meter issue, with the bagging? >> >> that item has removed. think director lee suggest we send that out to the governance committee so that won't be on here at all. this board will have a workshop on september 21. that will be an all-day event starting at 9:00 on the second floor. and the public is welcome to attend. we do anticipate that will last all day. the agenda has already been published. is that correct? >> yes. chairman nolan: ok. any unfinished business? >> item six, introduction of new or unfinished business. chairman nolan: director lee? director lee: i have something. i would like the staff to take a look at the corner of mason and broadway.

where the cable car stopped, we had a fatality several years back. there was a stop sign going northbound. but i noticed on thursday that in front of the stop sign is a sign that describes the type of stop. i guess the cable car information. but it's in front of the stop sign now. so if staff could take a look at that and get back to us. i'm worried about if being a safety hazard. >> thank you very much. yes, we'll take a look at that and get back with the board. chairman nolan: one thing from a past meeting that i had asked staff, members, consent to do a review of the citizens advisory committee recommendations to see, you know, the -- the suggestions that they had made and whether we accepted them or rejected them or partially did so. and i want to thank ms. boomer for outstanding work as usual in preparing that for us. the outcome, as it was, we've accepted the majority of recommendations from the citizens advisory committee. always talk about how thoughtful those recommendations are. and this agency agrees.

a lot of work in that. i do appreciate that. does anyone else have new or unfinished business at this point? ok. welcome, director beach. thank you. so with that -- [inaudible] >> good afternoon, mr. chairman, and members of the m.t.a. board. i would also on behalf of the m.t.a. staff like to welcome our new director, director cheryl brinkman. we look forward to working with you over the next few years. i'd like to begin my report with recognizing our staff for outstanding service and contribution that they've made to the agency. our first award goes to debra reed. debra, could you please step up to the podium? debra serves as our secretary for the citizens advisory council and has been with the agency for five years. as you know, the c.a.c. is a 15-member board that has four committees and one full c.a.c. meeting each month. when debra began suo