also how you plan to interface with the broader community as well as the representative? >> yes. through effective presence in neighborhood associations, to have dialogue and to dispense information in effective means, not be a paper pulpit dispenser but to have effective dialogue and resources to the existing agencies and to introduce them with effective presentations, with open invitations for the livable streets program and the department of public health. the injury prevention center, whose primary goal under the direction of dr. dicker, is to prevent injuries, does the alamo square neighborhood association know they exist?

and the development project in how they're putting new crosswalks. that's throughed -- introduced the agencies that exist and that's what i would do for seniors and disability organizations. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. lowell. are there any other questions for applicants? thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for considering me for seat number four, the senior disability organization seat. thank you. supervisor kim: next applicant is ms. mari hunter. >> good afternoon. my name is mari hunter and i'm seeking the reappointment of seat number five, bicycles and nonmotorized vehicles or commuters. and i have been on the committee for the past year and in january was appointed or elected secretary. past year has been great. i've done some exciting stuff. it's been a lot of work pulling the report together and as secretary, being in discussions with the vice chair and the

chair in the committee, the new direction is going to be really reaching out to our constituents, refocusing on that to compliment more concentrated efforts like in district six, the task force executive directive. so i look forward to being part of that. i believe that my experience with the committee as well as being an avid cyclist for commuting and recreational has served my -- has been a great asset to bring these two networks together for a city that's promoting transit first. i believe that that's really important and professionally and academically i have a background in transportation planning so i feel like i have a good technical grasp to bring that to the committee as well. so, thank you for your attention, looking forward to continuing to serve seat number five. supervisor kim: thank you, ms. hunter. are there any questions for ms.

hunter? thank you. our next applicant is benjamin castaneda. i'm sorry, i think people were shuffling out when you announced it. emily avery was withdrawn her application, is that correct? >> that's correct. supervisor kim: thank you. next we have jay lee. >> hello. my name is jay lee and i'm currently occupying the at large seat, one of two at large seats. i just want to talk briefly about the at large seat in particular and the perspective that i think is needed and that i bring to this particular position. first of all, i am a pedestrian, i don't own a car and so from a that perspective i am intimately familiar with the pedestrian safety issues that are facing san francisco residents on a daily basis. i also believe that the at large community, the at large position needs to represent

communities that are not necessarily represented in the existing seats. in particular i think that low income and minority populations as well as the homeless, those interests are not being voiced without the at large position. and through my work with community-based organizations and my current work through a nonprofit that works closely on homelessness issues, i believe i bring that unique perspective to the seat. and finally i feel that the at large position is intended to gather public input and the public voice in general and i feel like my work so far with c.p.o., neighborhood organizations, as well as coordinating outreach efforts on pisac at the moment with the planning department puts me in a good position to do that as well. the reason i want to continue serving on pisac is that i want to participate and continue the ongoing activities to benefit pedestrian safety going on today. i was actively involved in

researching, analyzing and drafting the pisac's report to the board of supervisors and i look forward to working closely with the city agencies as well as the board of supervisors on enacting and implementing some of those recommendations that we put forth as well as continuing to increase outreach on behalf of pisac, just recently we implemented a new measure to make outreach standing item on every single agenda. and forcing each committee member to report back on the outreach activities they have been conducting. and finally i'm currently serving as the psac's representative on the pedestrian safety task force, created by the mayor's executive director 1030 and i would like to continue working on that as well. thank you very much. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any questions? thank you. next we have jeremy ivey. >> good afternoon, supervisors.

my name is jeremy ivey. i am currently seeking appointment to seat nine of the pedestrian safety advisory committee. a little bit about myself. i am currently finishing my undergraduate degree at uc-berkeley in public health and i'm almost finished. and as far as my experience that would render me qualified for this position, i am currently working with diana lopez and dr. dicker at san francisco general's injury prevention center. performing research. i am responsible for writing letters of cords and mem randa for the board of supervisors to sum advise the findings of our -- summarize the findings of our research and the most recent project we are undertaking, we are researching the disparities and differences in the outcome of pedestrian versus automobile accidents among the seniors and disabled populations in the district.

and also i'm responsible for conducting interviews with patients directly during follow-up appointments, data input and analysis into our system that we get from our patient chart reviews. the other studies that we are involved in are aimed at following patients' recovery after major surgery in that san francisco general is the only trauma center for people that have this affliction. and allegation discovering methods to reduce recidivism and that is by improving either intersections, the design of intersections and by using integration with public transportation agencies to inform our policy decisions. and my interest in this topic stems from the fact that i believe pedestrian safety is one of the many things that can

be improved simply by improving design, street design, education and outreach in the community, to inform better decision making among them. and in my education and experience i've seen these disparities directly. i know that in my appointment i wish to improve communication and the keeping of records between the police and sheriff department and the hospital. i know that in the last project we just undertook, the main problem was we only had records from people that were actually admitted into the hospital and that does not reflect all of the pedestrian-automobile accidents that happened in the city. and at large, with that at large seat, i hope to use outreach into the community to directly educate people how to avoid certain pedestrian accidents that are easily

avoidable. and thank you. thank you for your consideration for this appointment. supervisor kim: thank you. thank you so much for your application. are there any questions? thank you. at this time we will open up for public comments. if you are an applicant we have already heard you so we will not take you -- it would be on the other applicants. is that ok with my colleagues? ok. supervisor elsbernd: if you really think it's necessary, sure. supervisor kim: thank you. two minutes. >> i'm john err lack and i'm on the pedestrian safety advisory committee from district two. i've served on many committees and on nonprofit boards and i want you to know this is the most competent group of people i've ever had the pleasure to serve with. jay is included in that, he's made valuable considerations,

worked hard, the other members, it's incredible how this committee has changed with the contributions these members that appeared before you have. and so i strongly urge you to continue their great work by approving all of them. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you so much for being here. >> again, my name is pi ra. i want to speak on behalf of mr. rothman. during the last year he did something that nobody as chair has been able to do. bring together the pisac committee to come up with a report and he actually was the task master in providing that and we give him a lot of ham for it. if it wasn't for him constantly on our backs saying we have these deadlines, we would still be working on it. on behalf of mr. lee and ms. hunter, they were one of the forces that -- they were what i call the new generation that really got together and helped write the report, did the

research on the report and really worked hard. it if it wasn't for them, our new generation which they're a part, it would never have been done. and again, with mr. lowell, he is the soul. he really gives us, you know, i don't know, inspiration, i have to say. and have to speak on that because i really find that this group is finally gelled together and has really put forth a lot of work and i really appreciate their efforts in doing that. that's all i have to say. supervisor kim: thank you. thank you so much. i want to thank all the applicants for coming and just want to recognize mr. pi ra, mr. richard rothman, mr. john lowell, mrs. mari hunter and mr. jay lee for your service and your advocacy on the committee and for your interest in applying again. it's really great to see new applicants, mr. ivey, i've seen your application, super impressed, congratulations on your upcoming graduation to

berkeley. that is an immense accomplishment and to already be so involved in pedestrian safety issues and working, i think that's really important and in the future i would love to support you, particularly as someone who could represent public health organizations. i do think it's really important that our representatives live and walk in the city and county of san francisco. it's something that on a daily level i think that you just cannot take that experience away. representing our residents. but i think that it is really important for us to work very closely with our public health organizations, with our injury and trauma centers to figure out how we can more effectively address this issue. which also is a huge budgetary impact on the city as well. as you guys know so intimately. so we have five seats, we have now eight applicants. i may know mr. ford, mr. castaneda is not here today. so we have seats -- for two seats i know that we do not

have -- we only have one applicant for seat two and five. supervisor farrell: i make a motion with recommendation. supervisor kim: great. i think we have a motion. without opposition to appoint the following to those seats, again, thank you so much. mr. ivey, i would love to work with you, pedestrian safety is going to be a priority issue for our office and we hope that we can work with you in other capacities around this issue and would look forward to seeing other ways that we can get you involved. thank you so much for your application and congratulations again and thank you to all the members for being here. we'll move forward this recommendation to the full board. madam clerk, is there anything else on the agenda? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: there's nothing further, the meeting is now the biggest issue

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tape 55 >> welcome, this is carl. >> great to meet you. >> great to me you, and i want to thank you for your interest and this is the city's animal shelter. and come in and a lot of people come here to adopt a animal or if they have lost their animal or looking for other animals. and we deal with other animals like birds and rabbits and you name it. this is more to see in this facility and more to see in the community. and i suggest you go with an animal control person and see what they co, whether rescuing animals in distress or hit by a

car or dealing with aggressive animals or wildlife or a variety of things. you can only get that flavor with them and doing it first hand. >> i have been with animal control for about six years, i spent a year in the kennel and then the office came up and i started doing it and it really fit. it's really the job for me. and animals i have to handle and i know what i am doing, i rarely get scared. [whistle]. we do a lot of investigations and most are not as bad as people report but everyone once in a while they are. and i had one and people had moved out and the dog was in the

inside and it makes me teary and when the dog is in the backyard, and i can pull an animal out of a horrible environment and feel good. >> where does this animal go after this? >> they go for the shots and then the kennel. >> and if they just found this, and once we enter everything in the computer and they can track to find out if the dog went back home. we hold them for five days. >> this is a stray dog and it came in today and we immobilize it and then put it in a room with food and water. >> and then evaluate for medical behavior and see if

anyone is interested in adopting then. >> we want to be sure that their behavior is good for the average adopter and not aggression problem, toward people or animals. >> and if they growl and don't bite the hand, she passes that. and good girl, in case she has something in her mouth, we get it out. and one more test, called the startle test and it startled hear but she came to me. and passed the handling test. >> for the mental exam i feel for lumps and bumps. and the ears and see if they are infected and look at the

eyes and be sure they are clear and don't have cataracts and look at their teeth and heart. this is the first job that i feel i make a dvrngs. -- difference. and we may do 40 to 80 animals a day for treatments. and do blood work and skin scrapings and cultures to diagnose different diseases. and x-rays, i can take an animal that would be euthanized at a different shelter and fix it and get it ready for a home. >> we have a partnership and we let a professional groomer run a private business from our facility and in turn grooms our shelter animals. what is the big deal of that?

when someone comes to adopt an animal, if it looks good, chances are it will be adopted more. >> and we groom and clean the ears and the works. >> typically a shelter wouldn't have grooming? >> not at all. and these dogs are treated with the utmot -- utmost care that others can't provide. this is a shampoo to bring out the luster. and i feel satisfied in helping the shelter pets be adopted and to be a part of such a wonderful staff, from the top all the way down. if she passes our evaluation, she will stay until she's adopted. if you are interested in adoption and don't want to put them to sleep, that means at a

last resort, we will give you a call before putting to sleep. you are not bound to the dog, and we would give you a call, and it's an actual adoption and cost $107 and it will be your dog. >> the volunteers to meet are the unsung heroes in this field that take the animals to hope and nurse them to get strong enough to come down and rehome. without volunteers, i would have to be honest to say this wouldn't be much more than a pound. we thank god that we have the number of committed people coming down and helping us out, it makes all the difference in the world. >> when you want to come in and volunteer, you go through a

general orientation, about two hours. there is a lot of flexibility. and the various programs available, are baseline dog walking. you can work with the cats. you can work with tony's kitty rescue, with the small animals and guinea pigs and birds and chickens. >> you always have an appreciative audience. >> do you feel that what you have learned here helped you with your own dogs? >> the training they don't have? yes. and it's things that you learn, we usually outlive our dogs and every time you get a new one, you have skills to teach them. >> one of the programs is training program and it's

staffed by a member of the community and one of the programs she has is dog socialization. >> we started this program for canine socialization. and all the dogs available for adoption get to play for two hours. and it's a time for them to get incredible exercise and play with other dogs and we have remedial socialization. and it's incredible the dogs and they get exercise and run and tumble and when most adopters come to look in the afternoon, they are quiet and settled. >> and i want come and someone sees a dog and loves it, it's quick. and after three weekends, i saw

him and he connected and i connected and came back. >> what is your experience of working with the animals? >> unbelievable. from the guy that is came to the house and everyone here, they are friendly and knowledge believe and -- knowledgeable and they care about the animals. >> and it's a great place to visit and look at the animals and maybe fall in love and take one home. and look at our grooming program and volunteer program and many say, hey, this >> welcome to "culture wire."

on this episode, we explore what it means to the aged, in today's society -- what it means to be chicana in today's society. chica chic features an array of artwork by five leading chicana artists that addresses a range of issues such as integration, sustainability, and integration. using a distinct visual approach, each of the artist's response to the shifting needs of their communities in ways that offer unique perspectives and multiple points of entry. >> the exhibition is to bring together the voices of a new generation chicana artists, all of whom reference the works of the civil-rights movement in their works, but they are also responding to a new cultural

concerns and new cultural circumstances. >> the works in the show include a large canvas depicting a woman washing the beach with her hair at the u.s./mexican border. the painting encourages the viewer to engage with the current debates over immigration and the politics of women and labor. influenced by the campaigns of the chicano civil rights movement, this oakland artist is a print maker whose work has helped and sustainability with the immigrant community as well as other current sociopolitical issues. this print-based work draws on appropriated agricultural worker manuals and high fashion labels to satirically address class issues, cultural identities, and consumerism. >> angelica -- her father was an agricultural worker, so she has drawn a lot from the materials

the agricultural department sends to agricultural workers, referencing the depiction of farm workers and some of the information about pesticide application. >> mitzi combines a variety of media, including embroidery, to create artifacts of mexican, chicano, pop culture. she greets immensely detailed drawings of celebrities on the same platform of her friends and families. her work combines elements of chicano portraiture and low writer art, rendered in upon new art style, or intricate drawings on handkerchiefs, also -- often associated with prison art. her portrait of three girls is among several of original posters by the exhibition artists, which are on view at various bart stations as part of a public campaign funded by the national endowment of the arts. from the outset, the curator

felt it was important for the exhibition to have a public art components of the work could reach the widest possible audience. more than just a promotion, the posters connect the work of these powerful artists with new audiences, including the vital chicano and latino community. images can be found in bart stations located in san for cisco and oakland. >> it is enormously exciting for me personally and for the institution. the poster with up right after new year's, and i remember very vividly -- i am a regular rider, and i went into the station and saw the first poster i had seen, it was incredibly exciting. it is satisfying to know that through the campaign, we are reaching a broader audience. >> for more information about