[chime] president chiu: thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. don't give money to friends and a foundation, since these citizens of san francisco approved a bond issue in 2000, the friends of the library have been telling people that they have been raising 16 million for furniture fixtures and equipment.

for those branches by the accounting of the department of public works. the friends of the library have no agreement with the city because they would not answer questions about their finances. however, we do have reports with a full review of the last decade reveals that in 10 years, he assets dropped from 20.3 million to 20.7 million. and there was an income of 35.7 million. the executive director made $1.6 million and the executive level employees made $6.1 million. disclosure by the sentence is

the public library shows that in the 10-year period, they spent most of it indirectly. these documents are required under public disclosure laws. this is a loss of the good that this money could have accomplished but did not. the real harm is the cynicism and alienation of our citizens. the realization that the institutions have been run for the philanthropists are are not accountable while the 99% suffer. [chime] >> next speaker. >> someone said to me that my

december first event was a first. teaching history and some other things. nevertheless, that's ok. i trained in modern jazz dance and uc berberkeley. i worked as a volunteer assistance for wkrp in cincinnati and los angeles. i decided to dance solo and loved it. working as a volunteer for my supervisor and my boss, i waited to hear music from the rotunda. it never happened. so i decided to take salsa there

and did so last week on wednesday, december 1. the turnout was poor, but those present had a great time. it is hard to dance it and listen to salsa music so it is important to me to have an open dance floor the last 15 minutes. over the years, they have dubbed the meese also queen. i have been told by many that you have been going on. i agree. i like to bring -- i would like to think i bring a breath of fresh air to mature people. i am scheduled to dance one day before cinco de mayo. happy holidays, and made the piece of the lord be with you. >> in the afternoon,

supervisors. i found this great old a book from the flea market, so its easier. 1932 school books. i will show you one page. early mayors including edward robinson taylor, -- a lot of the early mayors. a lot of good information in this but. that talks about the future in 1980, too. little do they know. ♪ luck be a city tonight don't let that budget out of sight luck if you had a city dollar

to begin with ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪ luck be a city tonight if you ever had a city life that was great i state and i hope you go to city heaven ♪ ♪ and most of all i want to thank you thank you supervisors, all 11 ♪ ♪ and she loves tehe free fresh city wind in her hair it's cold and it's damp she fixes supervisor chambers here she has a handicapped ramp ♪

♪ and it seems that's why the city lady is a champ it's going to be great i can hardly wait that's why the city lady is a champ ♪ ♪ my kind of town the city is my kind of town it has the 100th anniversary symphony jazz it has everything more each time i roam it's calling me home one town that won't let you town it's my kind of town ♪ thank you. >> next speaker.

>> i am here to address these 60 people that will be evicted illegally from their homes tomorrow. sentences go alone has 16,000 homeowners facing foreclosure. it undermines economic recovery and increases crime, like, and reduces taxes adding financial drain on an already overburdened system. we're asking for a holiday moratorium on evictions and homeowners. our goal is to end the legal foreclosures and evictions, put families and individuals into vacant and illegally bank-seized properties. it will rebuild the economy was due process of seeking loan modifications and principal reductions. the weather is getting dangerously cold and 60 families

are facing eviction and homelessness tomorrow. we ask that you do whatever is in your power to stop this crime from continuing to ruin and endanger the lives of our citizens. the key to the seven of you that side are pledged to find the solution of a legal foreclosures. the world is watching. >> i totally agree with what the gentleman just said, thank you for bringing it up. we cannot be of people with a conscience if we allow our citizens to be homeless, especially our children. i want to bring to you a vision, planting a seed in your mind about what we can do their if things don't keep happening with a police presence. it was a surreal scene when we were barricaded into the encampment.

the police seemed as frustrated as we were by these orders and i hope you will put pressure on the mayor and the police department to cease and desist. our vision is to create a model that would be like a village in which we would show how to live off the grid with wind power, solar power, create a garden and create that with recycled materials. it would be a place for schoolchildren and people in the world to visit. it would be a complement to the farmers' market and a model of community in which we would continue to educate and advocate for the 99% on issues of housing,, says, human rights, and an end to war. this is a vision. it is a space that is virtually unused to create a space that is

vibrant and dealing with the homelessness and dealing -- being as compassionate as we can. that we are doing the best we possibly can and we appreciate any support you can give us. >> the next speaker. >> supervisors, three items. bear with me. the history of san francisco, the chinese people in this city have many times of victimization and the brutalization. we have the first elected to the chinese mayor.

i am hoping that he does not brutalize the occupied san franciscans. they have many problems, it is not an inviting camp to the public. nothing is solved by brutality, and their presence and their marches are reminders that all was not well in our society. the recommendation is that they get both and clean up where they are. we're all learning how to be civilized. i am encouraging news supervisors to continue. next, i said previously that my rent last year went up just under 9%. my new rent goes up 9.5% this next year. another real estate industry

cannot want any regulations, but this is not healthy for our society. it is not healthy for neighborhoods or for democracy. rent controls need to be addressed. the u.n. global private conference is happening right now. the usa, like republicans in the senate in washington d.c. are becoming obstructionists and reactionary. san francisco as i spoke before has these garages that have motors and fans and use the energy of the grid and help -- [chime] >> thank you very much. happy holidays. next speaker. >> good evening, board of supervisors. my prior speaker was talking about, i'm asking all of you,

san francisco is a very special city. and of the foreclosure issue is not an easy one, but please read keeping your heart because it is not really about money. we're talking about children, families, issues by the banking industry and by wall street. even though we have investigated many of the factors, the banks committed fraud. they have given loans to people, how they were never given to them. just a scheme for their own benefits. san francisco has always been the city where many movements have started. i tell everyone of you is asking inside yourself, what to

do. all we're asking is for a pledge for the holidays. within the system, this has to be an answer. i am asking you, as family members, find that out. please. there is no need this time of the year. it is cold out there. many families have been involved. let's find together how to do it. let's make the banks responsible. let's just declare a moratorium from now until the end of the year. it would be really effective in a good way. >> next speaker.

>> good evening, board of supervisors. i stand here today for the medical cannabis patients that are not able to do so. i am here to who represent the canada's policy. you folks have witnessed several persons in the chambers with tape over the mouth. they are representation of the thousands of patients that feel that the city government as well as the state and federal government has failed them and take away the voice of the medical cannabis patience. there is a big difference between a patient that is trying to put forth and to move a community and a paid lobbyist veddas allowed a turnaround and influence other bodies. i stand here for those that cannot express to you and ask

that you please take a close look at the community and there are several government agencies that need your participation. lead to major diversity still exists in census go. >> good evening, i live at 24 vesey street. i am here to urge the board of supervisors to enact, immediately, a holiday moratorium on home foreclosures and evictions. as you heard in previous testimony, there are 60 evictions scheduled tomorrow. who knows how many the next day and how many more homes are going to be placed at auction on these various steps?

in thefamilies are at risk or wo have been evicted. they're undergoing immense hardship. i find it unconscionable. the bailout bill was given to the banks. i really think we have to do something immediately. for these communities are going to suffer greatly. i can speak as a victim. my home was auctioned two years ago. it is still vacant. it was flipped four times, it is standing vacant. this is what we're facing.

they deserve to be home for the holidays and we need to look for a long-term solution. thank you. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> i would like to say with the -- what the other speakers have said about putting a standstill on foreclosures until the end of the year would be a great step. i wanted to say something. there was an interesting discussion earlier with some representatives of at&t. if this board decided to have a telecommunications task force to revise them on matters affecting the people of san francisco and staffed it with lobbyists and representatives of at&t and the telecom companies, we would say this is what plutocracy looks like and that is what has happened to the medical campus task force. it has been stocked with lobbyists and representatives and patients are a minority voice. that is unfortunate.

some other things i wanted to bring to your attention because we have not had a chance to speak for a few weeks. while the has been going on, occupy has been facing a lot of police actions that would not have been going on if we had an opportunity to speak to you. i'm hoping maybe -- they have been trying to curtail our rights. i'm hoping this is not missing your attention. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> good evening. i am a resident of district 6. and i basically came to you today to echo the sentiments of several other people that have spoken previously about the fact that the medical campus task

force seems to have an extreme amount of industry representation these days. in my opinion, not enough patient representation. as a patient and resident, i am directly affected by and cannot help but be aware of these problems. when i run into instances where the task force does things that do not necessarily work in favor of the patients. it does not necessarily work in favor of those who are low- income patients, who are disabled, or patience that although they need this medicine are not able to travel to different parts of town or deal with restrictions.

these are things that the patients would be much better positioned to negotiate. then a paid lobbyist of the industry. this industry haas you know may contain everything from articles that are used for the preparation of cannabis or they may be dealing with canada's themselves. as i said, we do not see enough representation of our own interests as patients there. thank you. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> good afternoon. i am on the task force, i am a patient advocate. i want to remind people today of

some vision and consciousness. the hiv movement, the disability movement cannot be separated. it was stark as it was with the neighbors to where speaking on the at&t presentation. i do not know if the industry is at the point where they are 2.9 billion situations as at&t but it is probably close. i think we cannot lose the vision and the authentic representation of patients in the city. that sends a message. we're supposed to be the model for our nation. currently, where falling behind. i hope we can come together to

remedy the situation. thank you for your time. >> thank you. next speaker. i am stephen crane and my label is human. i am an advocate for medical marijuana. i have dealt with very serrie -- several serious illnesses that will be the demise of my life probably. i'm a medical cannabis patient and these things help me at this time. i am able to live more comfortably. i receive a welfare check. i pay my handicap aus there.

i have $29 to live on a month. it is a trying process. and so is navigating through the city. i'm looking at myself, if i'm going to go through this i might as well become an activist, an advocate for people who are going through this experiences or who are going to this experiences there is a lot of unnecessary time wasted. what i would like to say is i have been -- this is pertaining to the medical cannabis thing. i'm going to the actual meetings over the past year. i have seen a turn about which is not good for my safe access

been. we have people who are coming in who are not activists, who are not advocates. they are people who are there to endeavour themselves in money. that is a shame. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> hello, i am the one that ran for seat two of the medical cannabis task force. whether or not i got the seat i will continue to be an advocate for the medical cameras patients of san francisco. regardless. i am here to say we are not going anywhere and we will stand up for what we blievbelies

right. i've seen patients still dying in the hospital and be discharged with their symptoms. i have seen patients walking through san francisco's streets. they cannot get out of the crosswalk in time and cars, up to them and run them over. i have seen it myself. if i stand here with other patients, will you protect them in their city? will you serve, will you protect, we advocate for the citizens of san francisco. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> i feel the patient's boys has been silenced we would prefer a

hired consultant over a genuine patient. thank you. >> i am disappointed as well. some of the experiences i have seen, i am surprised you would not find an individual. i do not want to go into detail but i mentioned quite a few things to the assistant. i have seen patients harassed. i am on thelega legal committee. i spent five hours to support a disabled man.

it is shocking, especially since i have not felt the support. i don't know if you know the politis. just because it is an organization, it might not serve the de made submissions. i have been there for 20 years. let's help the people here. what is this about. i am surviving. i have had all kinds of thoughts about how i could take care of about how i could take care of myself and i have a hospital