american, black man, negro, what ever you want to call us. legislation to [unintelligible] ayou talk about jobs at 50%. that a good-faith effort has been out there for years. but you need regulations to make it happen. we don't need you all to tell us. i will be out there regulating to make sure it happens. nihon -- [chime] supervisor avalos: thank you, mr. washington. next speaker, please. >> i don't know whether you are doing a good job or not, but i will say it like it is. i would like for you to go through with this proposal, but i would like you will to pay

attention to it. these contractors, when you tell them 50% of the black folks working in the neighborhood have it before the job is way over with. it might be two or three years if it is an eight-year job. they will hire another hispanic or another white person or another filipino person. it is still anything but black. you need to look at this. it is not right. i lost my family because i was mistreated. i have a hard worker and i lost my family because every time i got a job, he did not even

matter. it only lasted two fourier's or one year. -- two years or one year. i meant that. i mean that. these contractors, every time i leave the union hall, nine times out of 10 i am reporting to an asian guy. is not right for any race to be prejudiced. but i just take -- and i dislike -- i just hate, i dislike being prejudice. i stand up for that. bless you. supervisor avalos: next speaker, please. >> [speaking spanish]

>> the afternoon -- good afternoon, we're here to support john avalos's hiring for construction ordinance. >> [speaking spanish] >> the southeast neighborhoods of san francisco have been severely hit by this economic recession. we have been dealing with high levels of poverty and unemployment. >> [speaking spanish]

>> the local hiring law will ensure that the money that our city is investing to stimulate the economy will be in part to benefit the economies that have ahead -- been hit the hardest. it will mean $70 million in the pockets of san francisco residents and a boost for the city goes the economy -- city's economy. >> [speaking spanish] >> this local hiring law is necessary for all san

franciscans. >> [speaking spanish] >> if this ordinance is approved, my husband can have the opportunity to work in the construction area and we would be able to have more resources for our family. >> [speaking spanish] >> right now we live in a room and we depend a lot of the food bank and other resources from the community. >> [speaking spanish] >> if he gets one of these jobs, we will have a better economic stability and we will be able to provide a better future for our

daughter that we have not been able to do because of a lack of jobs. >> [speaking spanish] >> that is why we are here to support this ordinance. >> gracias. >> thank you. supervisor avalos: gracias. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is kevin. i work with children and youth. i will be reading the testimony of a parent. i am a parent leader, who have lived in san francisco for 25 years and paid property taxes and have a 14-year-old daughter in san francisco public schools. i am also a floor lehrer and i have been a member of local 12. i have not been able to get work

in san francisco. i have had to commute to jobs and other places. i am tired of driving all the way to sacramento for work. sometimes five days a week, knowing that there is work in the city and there should be work for me as a san francisco resident. it takes a toll on me to pay out of pocket for gas up to $700 a month and getting paid less for jobs if i was working in the city of san francisco. i need these benefits for me and my daughter, but the cost for transportation and the cost of my time to travel is not really worth what i am getting paid. i got an emergency call from my daughter, but being an hour and a half away, i could not be there for them here ahead -- for them. i should be working in the city every day because i am a

resident in the city and there is no reason why i cannot get work here. i talked to guys every week that are dealing with the same issues. the live in san francisco, but the work here is given the people that do not live in the city limits. the city needs a local hiring mandate to make sure that the residents get work and hold employers accountable. please support this local hiring initiative. [applause] >> good afternoon, supervisors. hi work at the neighborhood center. we have programs that include hughes -- youth, and job development. [unintelligible] it is true that this wide

spectrum of programs and community members that gives our organization a deep understanding of local jobs will enable the san francisco families to stay in sampras's coach. one of our youth employment coordinators' recently just mentioned to me howl of the youth expressed the importance of finding employment and they are preparing for the work force. and the challenges they have seen for a long commutes to and from the work places. please support it because it helps severances can stay in san francisco. supervisor avalos: next speaker, please. i will read a few more cards. [reads names] ok.

>> thank you. first off, have sought to the supervisors that have been working in the community development out reach activists for several years. we have got your back. you represent us as supervisors and you do or what we are asking you to do as implored by us because it is taxpayers' money. i also want to let the unions know that you are basically committing political suicide. we want to work here. i also want to thank the -- the community is educated on this. this report is incomplete. when you are looking at those numbers, and i am just going to

give you the numbers that you left out. if you look at our budget, everything was cut. what we all agree on is a lack of social and economic opportunity. we did not work this into the report, but the public understood. people who keep repeating offenders. that is 51 million a year. if i am looking at 51 million vs alternative changes, a lot of the people that are committing crimes are committing crimes because they want to meet their daily needs. food, shelter, and clothing. when we are looking at our money

coming out of our pocket, we are not even talking about all the way across the board. we have the losses of lives because of lack of opportunities. if we did not have those issues in place, we are still going to have crime. how we will have a lower cost. heat of the good work. -- keep up the good work. >> this is also part of the se job coalition. i want to preface my statements with the fact that this legislation is not anti-union. i think everybody needs to realize that what it actually is is pro-disenfranchised workers.

we were having a conversation yesterday, and she was talking about the fact of how hard it was harder to get a job in bayview growing up. that challenge is still the same for the participants -- the one common thing they have all said is that people need to work. we are in a bad place in the economy, and the anomaly for san francisco is that the opportunity for work is here. the opportunity for work is coming. all they are saying is that they want the opportunity to be able to work and live in the same community. as a former employee working in that office, i would say that it is about the% knowing how to advance as a residence. talking about the cost, it is a shame that there are

environmental benefits because we reduce congestion. the environmental impact will be tremendous. we talked about the budget in the fiscal concerns. it would be more detrimental for our community if we did not allow the opportunity for these jobs for the people that are unemployed. we want to thank supervisor avalos for putting this together. [chime] i believe we can find common ground with the community, and he is kind of talking about legislation where we can all embrace it and move forward. supervisor avalos: next speaker,

please. >> i am also the ceo of [unintelligible] i am here to support this hiring policy, especially in the bayview hunters point community. we are going through the redevelopment. we have a lot of training so that they can work. just today, i've got a flier to start working. i hope you can have the orientation -- i am really asking for the city to give us some training of there.

they have a right to work in their own community. without this training, we have no jobs. thank you. supervisor avalos: [reads names] >> i represent the carpenters' union. i believe this can work if we are all working together on this. what is important are the issues, some amendments, they're looking at -- this can work.

we can continue working together, modifications, and it can be win-win. thank you, supervisors. supervisor avalos:i can't -- i can't really read correctly. >> i am an organizer for the project -- jobs are needed, and i hope that some hypothetical predictions about money, whatever it is, [unintelligible]

one more thing, when i knocked on her door, the first thing she said was thank you, thank you for coming here. she has been unemployed, her children are unemployed, and the children just want the opportunity to have a fair shot. supervisor avalos: next speaker. >> my name is [inaudible] i'm a long time resident, and i am in favor of local hiring. the first question is, what must the city due to grow and prosper? what must the city avoid dealing cannot slip into decline?

i am not going to answer those questions. there is a rumor that local hiring is going to cost san francisco money. what are the benefits of local hiring? in my neighborhood, the first is the reduction to the cost of the city of welfare and social services. the second cost reduction would be a reduction in crime and improving the quality of life. the third cost of the city of local hiring will be improvements in the mental health of all the residents that live in san francisco. what about some of the assets? first of all, the development of new capital.

people say local hiring won't work and they are saying that san francisco -- it is time that we develop that. it is the lifeblood of cities. in san francisco, you're going to have some benefits and [unintelligible] the first will be business creation and trade. exporting goods and services. [chime] please pass local hiring. supervisor avalos: just a moment. supervisor mirkarimi: i would like to think the public if he

would give me a minute or so. i have to run to another meeting. i just want to share some of my thoughts very quickly on this legislation. i am an enthusiastic supporter of this legislation. it is a logical next step in trying to reform how the city compels work force compliance and insists upon the public- sector contracts in private partnerships that there be local hiring. in the local hiring is more than just good faith. i appreciate the work of supervisor avalos and his office. the advocates and the union labor, they have come together to try to figure out a complicated piece of legislation. the complications are intricate,

and not one piece of legislation will be able to answer all of the questions. i believe this is a pillar to move the conversation forward. i also believe it is necessary to move the conversation forward in answering larger questions that vexes the state and the nation about the high unemployment. in san francisco, we are about 9.2 or 9.4%. you could see almost double the unemployment rate in these of these sector or in the western addition. it warns that much more of a concerted effort in order to answer these larger questions. secondarily, there is opportunity that is on the horizon. san francisco is slated to shoulder a considerable

construction phase because of the expected population infusions that are to occur in the san francisco bay area. because of legislation that is mandated, san francisco is going to be required to construct of words of 150,000 units of housing over the next 25 years. who is going to build that housing? we should be able to put into place a plot line that is going to answer that question has firmly and held accountable so the san franciscans can get that job in. -- that job. and how do we answer the question about the rapid decline of the african-american population in this city and the

population of families? how they want to go on what is that access to capital or the economic empowerment that allows them to stay in the city that is cost prohibitive to the kind of livelihood that they would really need to rely upon? it is these strategies that we are attempting to legislate here. and others that i think are in the queue to help us answer these questions. literally with nuts and bolts, i think expectations of what are we going to do. i think this is workable with regard to some of the concerns of the union labor. i look forward to entering with the the discussion -- with the discussion. as well as us striking concern

with those that might feel excluded, it means an exclusion of people and other cities not being able to work in san francisco. we want to find the right temperature so that it is not one that has the unintentional effect of making sure that we are excluding those and we absolutely want to make sure they have these right jobs. this is the level of moving parts that has to come to synchronous city. i think this is a great first step. -- synchronicity. i think this is a great first step. and i co-sponsored the legislation. [laughter] supervisor avalos: your name was taken out, that is why i was asking. we are back to public comment.

>> good afternoon, supervisors. i was born and raised in san francisco. i have a little bit of a disparity with these guys. they say that they hire apprentices. contractors are hiring more apprentices. and they are from sacramento, and they are hiring a whole journeymen first. they are making money off of the

apprentices. i came in as an apprentice and i know that i worked very hard. i am a home owner, i pay my taxes, i want the opportunity to build revenue in san francisco. it starts revenue over there. it is only fair that we have the opportunities ourself. i think you very much for your time, have a wonderful day. >> i am a resident of the city as well. i have been working in the construction trade and i am still an apprentice. i have been in so many jobs

with different employers. sometimes a higher us for a couple of weeks, they let us go and they bring in their own people from out of town. i don't think that is fair because they want to look like they are presenting themselves to the city, meeting quotas or whatever. the mandate should be straight for all of us. we do spend our money here, and it costs a lot to go outside the city. i think we are losing a lot of people because we can't afford to live in the city no longer. if they don't have experience working for certain trades, how can they afford to live in san francisco that is a very expensive city? some people have moved out of the city, and with experience,

they can come back here and help. i have been through a lot of mission hiring, and just temporarily, i am half of work for several months. -- off of work for several months. there are people coming over and getting our jobs, and they're the ones, we pay our taxes in our city. we don't have to go that far. supervisor avalos: next speaker, please. >> the only