stores throughout the neighborhood, who helped fuel the economy in reinvigorate communities across the city and across the country. he also wanted to let people know that there is a fun party organized by a group that we're calling -- it includes everything from the toy boat cafe giving out free ice cream to a number of the bars and cafes to green apple bucks giving out free beer. and you get reusable code bags as well. other participants include the rocket room and dirty tricks room. and another of -- in number of

stores like the clothing store. come out thursday from 6:00 to 8:00. the wreck and park department has the annual lighting of the beautiful cypress tree that sits in my district in golden gate park, to we ask you to come out from 5:00 to 7:30 for you can have small rides for children, a cookie factory, and a visit from a jolly old guy named sent us. it is free and to hosted by the parks alliance. supervisor elsbernd: an im memoriam -- in memoriam for a 19-year-old, son of two wonderful people.

tragic loss, far too young. big loss to the family and the community. in addition are a couple of pieces of legislation, two of which i will mention. a resolution commending any brown for her service to the city and county of san francisco who stepped up as the interim c a l was leaving the city and county of san francisco to our great loss and a few weeks. i had my first experience when she was a deputy city attorney in the property division had to work with real estate 10 years ago. she is a wonderful public servant, a great president of district 7, a neighbor that lives right around the corner for me. i understand she is going to leave the city to go down to her new job.

most importantly, along with each and everyone of you, i'll just start by thanking all of you. we can introduce this legislation with all of you as sponsors. a resolution urging the park commission to renamed the speedway meadow. to all of us, he is the epitome of a true gentleman. someone who is a true san franciscan and someone for whom this city is far better off because of him and all he has done for all of us. obviously, we chose that because of bluegrass. the party he throws for his 200,000 closest friends. it is important that we pick something for those of us that remember the late '80s and early

90s, there is a great fear that the academy of sciences or going to leave golden gate park. he was a big part of all that was needed to keep those institutions there. branching beyond the park, i spoke to the supervisors about this. each one of you interrupted me and said, what about everything he has done for the school district? it is untold what he has done for all of the children in the unified school district. where that school district was, a lot of people deserve credit for that. i think he was an instrumental piece to that. he is a product of the system, very proud of that. and a lot of the work that he has funded has really led to

some tremendous research, particularly in the aging and memory center there. and the fellows part of the system. and something that i feel party not being aware of, of the great work that he and his daughter and son-in-law have done with the san francisco free clinic, a place where thousands of san franciscans without health care have benefited from tremendous medical care offered free of charge because of his family posing contributions. when i called to talk about this today, he gave me a hard time, telling me this was appropriate for grattan. we learned a little hope that he really epitomizes. we were taught to aspire to be

men for others, and there is no question that he lived his life for himself, and but for others. he also epitomizes the phrase that to whom much is given, much as expected. samantha and that did not revel in his own fortune, but shared his fortune. he repeated often, you give for you live. san francisco is extremely fortunate that he lived in san francisco. renaming speedway matter of in his honor is a nice thing to do as a small token of our appreciation. to each one of you, thank you for sponsoring this resolution along with me. >> in addition to the helm and resolution to do the immemorial , without objection, the chubby

the case-- that shall be the case. >> resolution in recognizing the incredible public service of sure of -- sherisheriff mike hennessy. i think it is important that for the record that we commemorate and celebrate the nearly 32 years of a really well renowned public service that caught this nation's attention as well as international attention because of his vision. his bold leadership, and his ability to advance initiatives that no other county jail system

in the state of california or the united states had done. his accomplishments are much longer than i can really identify here, and but i would like to next week when we will invite him to be here and enjoying the recognition that we in the resolution will held exhibit. that is what i am submitting have the rest with it. >> supervisor kim, you asked to be re-referred? \ > yes, i want to give my thanks to any brown and sheriff hennessy. michael goldstein is someone that i have known and worked

with for the last six years. i met him as a board member of the san francisco people's organization, a group trying to build a coalition among labor and activists. really got to spend a lot of time with him during those years and got to really appreciate his tremendous dedication to the community. michael s. someone that was always there. he showed up to everything. it was strange not to see michael at a community event or in march. this year we have been -- experienced a lot of loss of leadership and activism. it caused me to reflect a lot of what it means to continue leadership and grow leadership as we build and to celebrate the accomplishments that have occurred in the city and how far we have moved in terms of

benefiting the communities and neighborhoods. michael was a large part of that. michael and i did not see eye to eye on everything, he was incredibly and blunt and honest and direct, which i really appreciated. we want to have honest dialogue here, and seeing him last month just as an indication, michael gave me a a little ahead -- i had gotten lost on my way and he gave me flak for being a supervisor and getting lost. he said, i guess it's not your district. he continued to keep me accountable as is the elected representative on the board of supervisors.

>> i also want to put in a word for michael. i worked with him allot over the last 67 years. i met him but i was working in the supervisor daly's office. there were very few events that i did not see michael at. he was always active in so many great causes from trying to defeat arnold schwarzenegger's initiatives that would undercut union power to helping establish the san francisco people's organization. tenant rights he was strong on and we have a little bit of a falling out over the last couple years based on some of the work that did on regulations around tobacco. michael admitted it freely that he had an addiction to tobacco and it was the hardest thing in his life to give it up, and he

wasn't going to. something that caused a little bit of friction between us, but we were able to continue to grow our relationship and a mutually support one another. i was glad to be able to go to his room last week. just to be able to see him in his last few days, it was really important. it was really brought and really big, the president and labor council. and debra walker was there, lots of folks. i feel is a testament to the kind of community that michael built around him, he deserves great recognition for his work and his mark on the city. i am honored to share in the experience.

the other item for introduction, my only item for introduction, a hearing requested that i am hoping we can do before the end of the year on the plight of homeless families in san francisco. we have seen stories about the rise of homelessness, families that are at risk of becoming homeless. it is important that the city has a strong response. we're not seeing it quite yet, but i think we're getting there. it can support families in a lot of ways that are struggling. especially this time of year. it faces a lot of challenges about being together and having time to be with one another, to be sheltered. i hope that we can support

cities that are struggling economically. hopefully this hearing can be scheduled for next week. >> i just wanted to add to the chorus about the passing of michael goldstein. it was more than overwhelming, i think, to see that we were about to lose a friend that was passing on. it was incredibly heartwarming tutsi the communities celebrate michael, and kind of reflect in the room with michael, although i believe he could hear us even though he could not respond. just all the incredible work that he had been part of, it was

great to reminisce with him. i think i was able to kiss him goodbye, it'll be a significant loss, i think, for our base. he had a great politics. even if we disagreed with them, he was a force of nature and very clear about the bottom line, and he never retreated from that position. >> i wanted to add that in being there also, comforting michael that i thought deborah walker did as a tremendous job being there with him for the long-term. the grouping of people around him in the final hours from

labor, housing rights, electro reform, some of the movement's said something about what he gave to the city. i was glad i was able to save my goodbyes. as people pass on, it is an important thing to do, so i was very happy to be there and got some great work he had got over his life. >> if i may, i wanted to at that point about the many people that cared for michael in his last few months. we mentioned deborah walker, and within the lgbt community, you have this concept of the families to choose. oftentimes your own family disowns you and you lose touch and contact with them.

that is unfortunately what happened with michael. but he found the family here in san francisco, there are some many people that are part of the family. >> seeing no other names on the roster, that concludes roll call for introduction. >> i want to faint the members of the public that have been waiting for general public comment. >> of the opportunity for the public to address the board for two minutes on items in the subject matter jurisdiction including items without committee reference and excluding items that have been considered by a board committee. it will be allowed twice the amount of time to testify and if a member of the public would like a document be displayed, please clearly states such.

>> please give me a chance to give each one of you my lovely message. it is year on the screen. [unintelligible] least a love you and we wish you good luck with your family. ladies and gentlemen, i'd go back as usual to my language for

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ladies and gentlemen, i said that if our president likes egypt and the people of which i am one of them, he must understand that our former dictator mubarak has 183 billion. you can imagine how much money he takes by his two sons and his gang. here, you can see mubarak has three heart attacks in one day. why when he found out the people has been killed?

it is time for you to wake up. [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

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>> 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.