in terms of the difficulties we're going to be facing and you're going to be facing. and i think if you guys can come up with a good choice for mayor, that would really be helpful. thanks. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> president chiu, you're asking us whether we think this body should pick the next mayor, and i say yes, absolutely. the duly elected powers that god put here and a special election also would cost a lot of money. and i would like to say that i think john avalos should be recommended for mayor, because he license to kpfa. kpfa -- no, really, it's very fair. there's a lot of things i disagree with on kpfa, but if he listens -- i'm going to tell you something. last year i learned about this third building that fell. kpfa is the radio station, 94.1, that convinced the guy that i heard, who's an architect here, richard gauge, he was explaining this to me, and i said, whoa, you know.

he was convinced by a guy named david ray griffin on kpfa. he now has this huge organization that is calling for a real 9/11 investigation. so we do want someone that's fair. and you seem like a fair fellow listening to him. i would also like to say that if you don't consider him -- i don't know what the residency requirement is for the mayor, if he has to be here for such an amount of time, but my first one even above john avalos is a former judge named roy moore. he's known as the 10 commandment judge. you'd have to ship him in for alabama and he'd have to be here for seven days -- i don't know how long you have to be here in order to fill the requirement for whoever the mayor has to be, which, of course, we know he has to be a resident for some amount of time. but these dirtbags in the aclu got rid of judge roy moore. you know why? because he put the 10 commandments -- this is his

crime, ok? these comey dirtbags from the aclu got rid of judge roy moore because he had a minister of the gospel pray for him to help him be a good judge and because he had the 10 commandments. do you know what a great city this would be if we had the 10 commantments? mayor newsom wouldn't be rolling in the sheets with mrs. what's-her-name, right? president chiu: thank you. next speaker. [speaking foreign language] >> hi. i'm here because i support a mayor that fights for the rights of workers and immigrants that are responsible here in san francisco. [speaking foreign language] >> because we have rights to education. [speaking foreign language]

>> because we are workers here in san francisco and we're fighting for our rights. thank you. >> thank you. president chiu: next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is john osake executive director of jcyc. i'm here today basically to urge you to select an interim mayor who will prioritize our nonprofit sector here in san francisco. last year many of you joined us, as jcyc celebrated our 40th anniversary. and i have to say that that was a really bittersweet time for our agency, because although we were very happy about celebrating 40 years of serving this community, we had to celebrate knowing that we were going to take in excess of $1 million reduction in city funding to our organization. that reduction resulted in

decreased services to supervisor avalos' district, to supervisor maxwell's district and almost eliminated some of the services we provide in president chiu's district and i frankly find that unacceptable. i'm basically here today to make a plea that i don't want to be here again in april, and i really don't want to be here again in june. i'm hoping that a mayor -- an interim mayor will find a solution now -- between now and april to figure out how to sustain the nonprofit services that not only i provide, but when there's unrest amongst our young people and within our neighborhoods, all of you ask for. so many times i've been approached to deliver services to young people that need them, and frankly it is disconcerting that we have to go through this exercise of seeing these massive cuts to the services

that we all find essential and then go through a budget process that may or may not restore them at the back end. i'm asking you to find a mayor who will find a solution before we have to go through that process, so that i don't have to be back here begging for the services that we all need here in san francisco. thank you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> thank you for allowing me to speak. my name is jamel patterson. i also represent the united council of human services, and i feel like it's my duty as a citizen of san francisco to give you my opinion who should be the next mayor. and it should be somebody who understands the fabric of the city. when i look at the bicycle program, i look at that as something that brings different parts of the community together. i'd like my community to take part of that more. there's one thing about the last two mayors. pros and cons. you could say good or bad about either one of them.

both of them had ideas and they were upbeat, and that's what people need. and also, both of them came to my mother's funeral. her name was barbara brown. she founded the united council of women's services. so we need a mayor that understands the people and understands the young sung heroes of the community. cxfc and i'm the tie between the younger generation and the older generation because i'm, you know, in my 30's, early 30's. and i'd like to say god bless you all and support the ideas of the new up-and-coming leaders. president chiu: next speaker. >> good evening, supervisors. eric brooks here representing the grass-roots organization, our city. we have about 4,000 supporters in san francisco, almost all of whom vote. i'm here to definitely urge you to move as quickly as possible

and to have as extensive hearings as possible today and possibly next week for appointing a new mayor. we've already talked about budget and economics. we need the mayor to be chosen as soon as possible so that they've got time -- that person has time to prepare for this stuff. you've all received, i believe, a four-page platform that's been put together by a very large group of activists from around the city. that platform needs to be discussed so that all the candidates and all the people voting on the candidates know what we expect of a mayor. just for me to kind of speak in for what you can imagine will be my part in that platform, and that's clean energy. it's absolutely critical for that reason that we appoint a mayor as soon as possible. every week there are new reports about melting ice caps. our own sierra mountains are going to have less snowmelt

soon and that directly affects our local community and the communities we serve with water during the summer. so clean energy is vital. it's vital that san francisco, which california is waiting to take the lead, and then california, which the united states is waiting to take the lead and the natures then takes the lead because we have led global warming and will change what's happening in cancun right now. and as far as who, we're not going to name specific names today, but i will tell you that you need look no further than the san francisco local agency formation commission, where there are four supervisors who have a deep understanding on what needs to be done to move forward. clean energy, that's the pool you should look at. you need look no further. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is richard hanlon.

i'll be brief. could you turn up the heat? president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> hello, supervisors. my name is christopher koch. it is a little chilly in here, but i think we'll be all right. i'm with the collision -- coalition of community organizations spanning a pretty good breadth of the city around a set of values and principles that we think are very important for the new mayor to uphold and follow. and we've prepared a very basic set of principle guides here that we've distributed to every member of the board of supervisors and we'll be following up on this in more detail down the road. i just want to leave you with the introduction of our statement, which says that as san francisco prepares for a new mayor, amideon going

recession and the near $400 million protected deficit, dozens of organizations from across the city have created the platform below which we'll detail further as a guide for the new mayor's priority. we represent an array of city residents, community-based nonprofits and service providers united in our commitment for san francisco that works for all san franciscoans. we wants a positive vision for the city's future, based on historic san francisco values of exclusiveness, compassion and opportunity. the platform below reflects our vision for a city and a new mayor that unites, rather than divides city residents and communities. we know there are a lot of names being tossed around right now. what we want to emphasize, again, is the values that we think are important that involve inclusiveness and a city for all and a long-term vision and a mayor that will bring long-term solutions to the city that are sustainable

economically and environmentally. there's a fuller document here that gets into issues of affordable housing, you know, more sustainable land use for public good and certainly the local hiring initiatives that supervisor avalos brought forward. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> hi, supervisors. thanks for the opportunity to comment today. i'm also a member of the community in labor and other folks, group -- the diverse group of community-based organizations that's been thinking about some of the values -- not only policy ideas, but values that we would like to see in the new mayor. we were hoping that our document, the document that chris had alluded to earlier, can really be something that can help bring us together as a city rather than divide us,

because we feel that the city -- when some of us suffer, we all suffer, and if all of us can do well, then the city as a whole benefits. so we -- we're excited to share this platform with you and we're excited that we have the opportunity for the dialogue about what we're looking for in a mayor is going to happen in this room amongst you with us here. and with that, i'll just say that as someone who's done a lot of work advocating on the budget, advocating for fairness for folks who have very little, i'm very happy that we can look at some of the bigger-picture issues together as we decide about how to move forward as a city. thank you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> hi.

i come to cheer on this moment, you know. i ran into the mayor yesterday at sixth and market, and he did say diversity, and that's what i think the next mayor needs to deal with all sectors of diversity. san francisco is known for diversity. but the next mayor will be a caregiver mayor, as we know, everyone's been saying, and we need to remind the next person that becomes mayor, like the president said today, if you are going to lead the north star for all people it is time to get someone who can work among all three branches, that means the board of supervisors, the mayor's office and the people. just to let you know important, 32 years ago we was going through jonestown. world aids was coming out. and the next mayor needs to build a vision they'll never

forget. remember constantly. we have hate crimes against gays and lesbians. in this city we should have a zero tolerance. we hope that one day we can have a gay or lesbian mayor for san francisco, you know, to lead. but right now it's all about you all and the people coming forth to bring -- this is a great moment for us to really be able to elect the next person. so right now where it's cold -- it's snowing out front, y'all, in front of the city hall. that's why it's cold. there's a lot of snow out there. so i'm here to say -- people have asked me who i'm for mayor. i ran in 1989. i was probably the first black mayoral candidate in this city. i got eight votes. but you know what, more than anything it's time that san francisco not only just have two tales of the city, but have a tale.

thank you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. my name is willy ratcliff. i'm a young contractor. and i published a san francisco newspaper. i think we did a milestone today in doing some of the things that need to be done here in san francisco. but we certainly need to step up and get a mayor that's going to work with the whole city and not divide people and stop discrimination against african-american businesses and contractors. we need to add that to what we just did today as far as hiring. and we need a mayor that will do that. we need to get one quick and we need to really do things in san francisco that's going to help our children. we've got a 65% dropout rate among african-american youth. we have a high dropout rate

among latinos. and all of that is because people are not working. i came here in 1950. of course, i went to alaska for 30 years. but when we had jobs, there was no killing in bayview hunters point. none. and there was one addict in the community. one. look at us now. we've got killing going on everywhere. but it's because of our policies. people don't -- if they don't have no job, they're going to do something. they're going to eat. and if they have to knock you in the head, they'll do it. and if they have to kill each other, they do that. but now, right now, look what happened at the library. all of a sudden gavin newsom on his way out decided that he needed to take the contract back on auto insurance, which we already had. those kind of things. we need a mayor that's going to

look at this city and make it a city that we can't go around here just raising fees and raising fees, going in debt. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> i urge that you get on with it. that you sit as a committee. i thought today was going to be the day. i think a lot of people in the city have felt the same way. it's coming up on a month that this process has been going on. i think it's time. at any rate, i think that before you leave today that you should send a communication to tom amiano and ask him to consider being the mayor, so that when you do get around to voting, that you have an answer from him, because we need someone that is like that, somewhat independent, that

shows independence of the machine, that has the compassion and track record. if you look at the commissions that we have, we've got these commissions making important decisions, and you see unanimous votes, like on park and recreation. it's outrageous. this doesn't even reflect any kind of diversity of the city. it's all of the downtown interests and the people that the pacific heights mafia, you know, what they want, and the disinformation dalies and their relentless adak on the people's vote in san francisco. i know it's not the rank and file workers, it's their editors. but kick up some fuss, writers, come on. it's a disgrace that this city has no hearing about what's going on. it's always the same thing coming down from the top. we've got department heads. we've got like people in

planning who are terrorized by a phony sex scandal or a scandal that was exploited for purposes other than doing the right thing and planning the city and just getting the way and the will of the downtown interests. president chiu: next speaker. >> carol jones. i'd like to be endorsed by you as a person who cares about this city and cares enough to fight for what is right and cares enough for the people. the children of light should be allowed to walk the planet in peace. exactly one week ago today i was harassed and abused by children on the bus. they have no life, they have no

art, they have no harmony. whereas in new orleans, they're encouraged to get their jackets. they do music four hours during the summer and the winter months. i inhale the fumes and i ride these horrific buses mauled and hurt seven times on these buses. yet, as a disabled person i get no help from the police. mauled. 92% of them, if they were dogs, we would shoot them. there is no accountability for their time, for how they spend their efforts. you don't know that. you don't see it. i know it. it's not true, they're not working. and there is a lot of other things that aren't being worked. you're giving $700 million to behavioral sciences to these hospitals. this is insane. there are other alternatives, alternatives that are working in europe. we are behind the times. in europe the neurologists learn auricular acupuncture and

they use the homeopathics that i'm advocating for emotional balancing. it takes one week's time, i can guarantee it. what other things are going on? in cambodia they have three to a car and they pay hitchhikers to get in or they are fined. that would certainly help the pollution a lot more than what we're doing now. there are wheels all over the place. we don't need to re-invent them, we need to replace them in our situation and our government and do better than what's being done. thank you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> my name is leonard colley. i was born and raised in san francisco over seven decades ago. i'm here today as a resident, a voter and a retired person. item 52 is about to process. there's no question in my mind that you're going to sit as a

committee as a whole. i think that will take you to item 26. the question says, "shall this hearing be heard at a public hearing?" i think the question speaks for itself. the obvious question is we all hope that we'll have another opportunity to speak when you get a little more specific about who you're talking about and what they represent. when you do sit as a committee as a whole, i hope all of you have heeded the letter to the editor in the chronicle last thursday, december 4, which asked you to consider having the new board of supervisors make this decision. i know this is not anything that's been said up to now, but the four new supervisors and supervisor chiu, who is the

incumbent coming in, represent 46% of this board, and they will be here longer than any of the other sitting members. i just am asking that that be considered another avenue for you to consider when you take up this very most important issue. thank you. president chiu: are there any other members of the public that wish to speak on this motion? seeing none at this time, public comment is closed. [gavel pounds] colleagues, discussion on these items. supervisor maxwell. supervisor maxwell: colleagues, i move that we continue this item until december 14. president chiu: supervisor maxwell has made a motion to continue this item to december 14. seconded by supervisor dufty. i believe that would mean you're amending this item to

change the date from december 7 to the 14th? supervisor maxwell: yes. president chiu: and let me just ask madam clerk, does that mean we're also continuing item 26 and 27 until next week? >> pursuant to the action of the board, yes, mr. president. president chiu: ok. that motion was seconded by supervisor dufty. supervisor daly. supervisor daly: thank you, mr. president. let me speak against the motion . while it may be the case that this board of supervisors is not prepared today to appoint someone as successor mayor of san francisco, i think that we shouldn't truncate the conversation. even though we spent the better part of last month talking about the process and finally agreed upon a process. i think i may be the only member of the board of

supervisors who's expressed publicly some of the attributes, values or characteristics of -- that i would value or that i'm looking for in terms of the process of selecting the next mayor of san francisco. i also think that if we don't get into a situation or a habit of discussing this, if we're going to put it off without advancing the ball down the field, that i think that we're really doing ourselves an injustice in terms of getting -- giving ourselves an opportunity to make the best possible decision. and then i want to add on to this the fact that we now are borrowing time against the next administration in san francisco . if you followed regional politics like i do, last week

oakland's mayor elect, jean kwan, named her 24-member transition committee, heading that transition committee i think a friend to some of news this room, one of the most competent and capable managers in the region, henry gardner, the former executive director of abag is heading that transition. mr. gardner is already having transition meetings, meetings of his committee. they're doing work in oakland, california, to get ready for mayor kwan's administration. now, i've heard on a number of occasions here in san francisco that maybe the board shouldn't act because there's not a vacancy in office yet. but the fact that there's not a vacancy in the office of oakland mayor, as the mayor there still occupies that seat, is not deterring jean kwan,

henry gardner and many others from doing the work to prepare to run the city of oakland. now, here in san francisco, with our process for electing mayors, typically a mayor would have had, you know, about a month to put together a transition team, a chair to transition that team, if that's the structure that they would want to use to start talking to, you know, existing city staff, potential recruits or new hires to deal with budget issues. i know that our governor elect is also doing this type of work, as i think many of us have been invited to a budget briefing up in sacramento that the governor elect is hosting tomorrow.

but there are real issues that folks who are coming in to office need to deal with. and to the extent that we keep putting off this discussion and to the extent that we're not even advancing the ball at all down the field, i think that we're doing a disservice to whoever it is who becomes the next mayor of san francisco, because the thing that's similar about san francisco, to oakland or to the governor's office in sacramento is while there's not a vacancy at the moment, we know that vacancy is coming and that vacancy needs to be filled. and it will be filled by somebody. i know when i talked previously about some of the attributes or qualifications that i was looking for and i mentioned, you know, experience and capacity to do the job, compassion and then the real politic of finding six votes

here on the board of supervisors, you know, i probably left off the fourth point, which is willingness to serve in terms of assembly meb armiano who may have the first of these three points covered. it's a no-go on the fourth with allegeness to serve. i think the good news is that there are many san francisco cans who have checkmarks next to all four of these points for me, and i probably have a list of 10 individuals that i think have the experience necessary to do the job, the compassion, and the willingness to serve. and they may or may not be able to get six votes here. and so i think that that's kind of the math problem that we need to start figuring out. in terms of the process that we have, this is