september 9. -- also, fred pastoring on september 9. he was born in 1933 and at the age of 14, he attended and graduated from a high school, where he played on the soccer team. they settled in san francisco, where they raised their family and operated a grocery stores for decades. he committed himself to serving the african-american community and was a devoted follower of a christian faith and helped to establish the st. george orthodox church in san francisco. he coached adult soccer, and his passion for soccer was passed on to his children and returned to their children. he will be deeply missed by his friends and family, who he

touched. he will be missed, and i have other items to submit. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor dufty. supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: can we do that on behalf of the whole board? president chiu: yes. supervisor mirkarimi: making it easy for the general public throughout the city and county of san francisco. things have changed, and so have our city codes, which of fallen behind the times. using the internet, access has

been expanded greatly. however, when it comes to official notices, the city continues to focus on a pre- internet model, where notices are in tiny print out the back of the newspapers and are standard. -- in the back of newspapers. the city process of publishing public notices. there is the public's ability it to find these notices on the website. we had advanced to something on to the ballot and passed. this means towards a two-year budget process, and also changes the definition of notice and published, to remove the requirement that notice is published in an additional newspaper. the definitions were to be defined by an ordinance. that never happened.

what this does is define published as posting on the city government website, posting on the appropriate department to website in the main branch of the library, which does not disturb other requirements, it just the opposite. it actually adds to our obligation in noticing throw every aspect with meetings need to be noticed. -- needing to be noticed. vizquel quote-unquote official notices -- this will require a prominent official notices link on their respective home pages. this directs they clerk of the court to work to develop uniform procedures for this modernized noticing policy.

i want to thank madam clerk enter office for their significant contribution to the development of this ordinance, and many labor did leaders -- many neighborhood leaders. -- i want to thank madam clerk and her entire office. i had hoped to have introduced this legislation coincidentally and maybe ironically on september 7, but our meeting was cancelled. the september 7 meeting would have not been canceled. we had to cancel the board meeting because a failure to publish the tiny print notice in the back of the newspaper, which underscored the need for modernizing. there are notices which states,

quote, "if you read this notice, please call the following number," and maybe, madam clerk, you can opine. how many phone calls have you received? clerk calvillo: to date, we have received one phone call, which asked that we put our notices up on our website. supervisor mirkarimi so i would say that the time is long overdue for us to upgrade the way the korea inform the public -- the way we inform the public. the frustration is now part of yesteryear. the next, i am submitting a request for legislation following from a story that took place this past saturday regard the san francisco arboretum, the rescue plan not having met its goal yet. the fee strategy for the

arboretum as well as other fees strategies that the city administration are contemplating, i would like to have an industry request to allow park visitors to pay one fee for entrance into some areas, maybe a two-three days passed or good for the week is so people can get there on public transportation. -- maybe a two-day pass. limiting the amount a nonprofit can make from collecting fees. with approval of all contracts, to come to the board under charter, and this would also require compliance with jobs now in similar work training programs. the rest i will submit. thank you. clerk calvillo: they q, supervisor mirkarimi. mr. president, that includes the

roll call introductions. president chiu: ok, we can go to the next item. clerk calvillo: this is public comment for items that are of interest to the public better with in the subject matter jurisdiction of the board, including items being considered today which of not been considered by a board committee and excluding those items which a big considered by a board committee. members of the public to want to adopt -- want a dog to a place on the overhead for dysplasia clearly states such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting. president chiu: first speaker, please. >> in san francisco.

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dr. james, he followed my illness. my life and others. in my home. not only did she give me her time, but she always will be up to give me my medicine. -- she always woke me up. if you have a friend or relative who survives with a heart problem, which is a very serious illness in this country,

this lovely, lovely doctor. also, i have the phone number. please, when you see me, and you see this name, and you have one of your relatives, and you want to save his life, contact one of these people, and i believe they will save his life as they saved my life. i am still alive under two conditions. .your support and my god blessings. thank you very much for all of you. i hope to tell you that i will make something in my country. the ambassador and the consulate

note to make my dream come true. saving a life is not easy. but this is in your hands. [bell] i wish to get your support. thank you very much. president chiu: thank you, next person. >> would it help if the sunshine ordinance was read? do not give money to the foundation, do not accept money from the foundation. when you look at how much philanthropy contributes, we also have to remind ourselves of the damage of the responsibility and accountability has cost, a cascade of scams and scandals in the san francisco public library. just as examples, there was the private space rental business scandal, another fund scandal,

1000 public records violated. the san francisco bar association once said that the san francisco public library is like the nixon white house. all of those scandals have been limited to situations where responsibility takes a back seat to raising private money. any respect for public benefit is now unquestioned. not only do the philanthropists have any agreement to the city because they would not answer questions about their finances by the board of supervisors, but there are revenue bonds so that the institution has no accountability for its performance. they are not required to justify it philanthropy, because the reason for philanthropy is to maintain their privileges of class and the barriers to

democracy in and of itself. they advertise the money, but the money on the benefits themselves. like other institutions in our society, making embarrassing disclosures. you have guaranteed that all values of public responsibility are meaningless in this dry for private money. -- drive for private money. [bell] president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> thank you, mr. president and supervisors. i sure would like to ♪ take the budget home tonight cannot get any rest until i take the budget home i get no rest until i see the light just like ronnie said, just like ronnie said

♪ >> baby, my darling ♪ >> ♪ be my budget darling bring it back again is it just like ronnie said? take the budget home tonight i cannot rest until i see the city light take the budget home tonight or is it just like ronnie said? are you just like ronnie said? like walking in the rain. bring it back again we surely see the light

make the city budget turn out right oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ and i cannot wait until i see the city budget city light take it home to nine -- tonight are you just like ronnie said? are you just like ronnie said? be my budget baby ♪ [bell] president chiu: thank you. next. >> i was beaten by criminals. today, nobody wants to investigate it. nobody wants to take my complete although that violates state law. we're talking about the police department, the sheriff's

department, the commonwealth attorney's office, and others. your culpability rests in protecting these criminals. it was denied in two days without contacting any of the witnesses. the office of citizen complaints also say the police can just do that, and that is ok, and, once again, concluded their investigation without contacting any of the witnesses. i would really like to understand how this totally new class of citizens -- their duty is to enforce the law. since 1856, the united states supreme court has said they are under no obligation to protect us. i really, really, really would like to see some accountability for these criminals. i deserve accountability. when my request was denied by the city, i sent a request under

the sunshine ordinance. having it within two days without contacting any of the witnesses. i still have not been contacted, which violates the sunshine ordinance. there are a great number of issues. i thank you for your time and would be very interested in holding these criminals accountable. think you. -- thank you.

commissioner chiu: thank you very much. next speaker. >> last year, i'll learn the truth about 9/11 -- i learned the truth about 9/11. this resulted in a loss of

respect for president bush and cheney and a loss of motivation for this war, which i took off my bumper stickers, the "god bless our troops" and "we support our troops." the third was respect for 90% of the talk-show hosts. alex jones, i respect. for instance, let me tell you what happened. i listen to christian radio a lot of the times, and one of the christians states in fremont, and i went to dr. craig roberts, i was not able to listen to him and was not able to talk to him, but the manager of capex radio told me he was not going to talk about the facts of the crime scene of 9/11, and he had instructed craig roberts and andy berlin that they were not allowed to talk about the fact of the crime scene. he said he had instructed them

not to talk about the facts of the crime scene. that is sad. that shows there is very little real talk radio. the last vestige of freedom is the internet, but you know what? in spite of the fact that 9/11 is clearly shown to be an inside job, it is the prelude to the judgment day. maybe jesus will come tomorrow. is there some sort of a delay? my understanding of the process is six months and some days already. where is jesus? where is he? [inaudible] whoever is handling this. commissioner chiu: it is showing up right now.

>> excuse me, i am very pissed off. i am appalled. i look at the situation that has a hand here. you have a couple of limits on here, but i have been studying city government for over a decade. let me just say one thing -- with the city coming to my community, western addition is unacceptable. i want a total investigation of how the city and county, the mayor's office spent $150,000 coming into my community, bringing all this crap into our community, blocking streets and churches. i wake up a 7:30 in the morning, and i see everyone in our community walking around on bicycles. but they did not include us. whatever but they have on that database, it was a racist button because i am appalled. i do not have time to talk here,

but i see you guys wasting government time. i am here to ask the president to give me two more minutes to talk about crucial issues in our community, which is district 5. you could do it. it is in the charter. if you cannot do that, how will you decide who will be our next mayor? do not play with me right now. i need two minutes. let me continue on. the city and county which passes your money on to redevelopment work support. that is in my community, and you have a director that is about to be resigned, but that office does not do anything for our community. i have a million things to say that i cannot say enough. there needs to be oversight in city government. there is a disconnect with our government and city hall. there is a disconnect between you and the mayor. he does not care. a lot of you do not care. i happen to be an african-

american. commissioner chiu: thank you very much, mr. washington. >> ok, listen to this, ask you -- commissioner chiu: unfortunately, i need to provide everyone a uniform time for public comment. >> everybody is supposed to be concerned about an issue in our community. commissioner chiu: mr. washington. >> jesus christ, you all are so wrong. commissioner chiu: thank you very much, mr. washington. next speaker, please. again, for members of the public, obviously, i need to enforce uniform time for each of the speakers under our board

rules. next speaker please. thank you. next speaker please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. library users association. six of the branches are closed with only bookmobile service, but you would not even know that from some of the branches when you go up to them and see what is present for the public -- almost nothing. as you can see from this picture of park branch, you have a chain-link fence.

you have a fund-raising son, a big sign here, concerning who is in charge and was on the library commission, danger signs, very much in the back is a sign 30 feet set back from the sidewalk that says "park branch is closed for renovation." in much smaller tight if you can even see it from the street, it talks about the bookmobile and the alternate program for children's programs. there's nothing about other over the library facilities. there is nothing about library programs, such as the summer reading program for children and adults. what is paramount from this scene is fund raising, construction, and last, the

public, which is very little provided for with respect to what other library services are available. it is an unfortunate thing, but with $188 million project for construction and renovation, that there cannot be a bulletin board with a light showing what those other facilities are that the library has and what kinds of programs the library is offering the public. thank you. commissioner chiu: thank you. are there any other members of the public that wish to speak in general public comment? seeing none at this time, general public comment is closed your >> items 26 through 31 are being considered for adoption without committee reference. these items will be acted upon by a single roll call vote. commissioner chiu: would anyone like to sever any of these items? if we could take a roll call

vote on items 26 through 31 please. >> chiu aye. chu aye. daly aye. dufty aye. elsbernd aye. mar aye. maxwell aye. mirkarimi aye. alioto-pier aye. avalos absent. there are nine ayes. pardon me, supervisor avalos. there are 10 ayes. commissioner chiu: i know there's at least one proclamation at 3:30, and item 19, language is still being drafted. if it is not done by 3:30, i suggest we continue to another meeting, so it week recess for now and come back at 3:30 and hopefully move forward with our business expeditiously at that

time. thank you. at this time, we