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

myself and i have a hospital nearby. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> i am the [unintelligible] i am a patient of medical campus. [unintelligible] where there were silenced. i feel like i am being silenced and i do not feel that is right. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> i wanted to have the support of hiv and cancer patients as well. we need support as well as everyone else. >> good evening. it has been a long day. i started not to come here but i changed my mind. i am a resident of parkmerced.

planning never released the documents for me, or give them to me, i have had to piece my way through them. recently i can across a memo that was part of your packet when you voted on parkmerced. in the memo, $50,000 of supplemental money goes to a project in supervisor carmen chu's district. you gave so much time regarding paperbacks that i felt there residents of parkmerced should have had the opportunity to discuss that issue regarding the $50,000 in a packet that the donors stand to benefit from. it is hundreds of millions of dollars. i think that it speaks to your integrity in regards to not disclosing that or reducing

yourself given the fact of the controversy from the former supervisor. i think it is scathing that something like that is allowed to happen. everyone is going to look at this development to see if it was legitimate. just because you voted does not mean it is legal and it will be upheld in court. it is scathing. i am disappointed in those of you who did because you deny the citizens of san francisco their voice that day. to give public meaningful comment regarding their homes being demolished. for those of you who are attorneys, it is especially upsetting that you would deny an american citizen the first amendment right. those of you who voted for that, i think you are domestic terrorists and you're not worthy. president chiu: thank you, next speaker.

do you need more time to set up? show your from the next speaker? -- shall we hear from the next speaker? >> are you able to see what is on the screen? president chiu: yes. >> thank you. a few weeks ago a comment was made that 9 of 11 of you have not been elected by majority. that statement invokes misleading comparisons. nine were elected in rcb runoffs. for comparison the 11 were elec ted using delayed runoffs in

2000. they elected the winner with a majority of voites. -- votes. to regression to polarizing to canada delayed runoffs in december, it seemed like a good idea. rcb was being evaluated against a different kind of majority. the denominator is being increased by including all voters to cast a ballot votes in any round, not just the final round. while none of the run of winners were elected with a contest majority, neither were any of the delayed runoff winners. do not be misled by this apples to oranges comparison. which runoff method produced winners with the largest share of all voters? runoff winners have on average

one -- won with 43%. the number of exhausted voters -- is half the number under the laid runoffs. also i would like to ask in a resolution today. >> you cannot address items. correct, you are free to talk. >> vote counts that include the second and third choices and not pass the resolution that shows votes. [bell] thank you.

president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> good evening. i have been to a few meetings in the past and will be brief. i know enough things to do and i have things to do, too. i will say this much. i am a vietnam veteran, ok? a lot of veterans would love to speak their piece and see what they have to say when it comes to the medical marijuana issue. they're paranoid and scared because of the federal situation and ideology on marijuana. the thing of it is, i sit here and i say to myself, when they asked me to go to vietnam when i got drafted, i went. and thank god i was able to get marijuana over there when i was there. that is how a basically made through over there. that is how i basically make it

now. i have a permanent hip injury. the thing of it is, organizations like access of love make it safe. i do not have to go through back alleys and go through the negativity. i can deal with someone on a medical issue who cares and was concerned about veterans and this woman has put her heart out to help individuals like me and the hat -- appreciate what she does for the committee and what she does for veterans. i am speaking as a veteran. i would like to say more power to people like shona. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. if there are any members of the public who have not yet spoken, please line up. please go ahead. >> from this chamber, i govern.

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