program would be in effect for a few more weeks, basically. and you will turn around and have a permanent program in place. doesn't it make sense to put through all of these changes when you're going to turn around and implement a permanent program? >> it is not looking to buy time parameter. it is when we get through the medallions that are part of the pilot program. so we have gotten through the privately sold medallions of any buyers willing to sell at this point. excuse me, and the sellers. and we have also run out of medallions that were in the possession of the mta. we have no more to sell except that we continue, under the pilot program, we remain with the obligation of giving 25 more medallions to the list and we can sell about 25 more.

we have sold about 30, and we have given away about 30. the pilot program will continue until those medallions that come to us through death or revocation meet that 60 and 60 requirement. there is no time limit. it will just continue until it runs its course. meanwhile, we have probably over 1000 taxi drivers that are eager and willing to purchase, and have no more medallions to sell. one of the things that begin this discussion, the people that have become disabled since the pilot program opportunity closed, we want to allow those people to exit the industry before the conditions make life very difficult.

>> a couple people referenced we could use 100 new cabs today are 500. what is your take all that? dodge that is a loaded question. >> if we increased demand for taxis by making them more reliable, it is a circular thing. if you call a taxi and you know what is going to arrive, you're going to leave your car at home because it is getting more and more expensive and unpleasant to try to park. so if you can rely on that service, you will use that service. i believe that if we change the culture into one that is more of a taxi culture, we could use 500 more taxis. you can't put 500 new taxes on the street immediately, first of all.

but i think we could use more, especially with america's cup coming up. i won't talk about it because it is not the agenda, but there are other options available that we can explore in the near term. >> by the way, we are in the process of looking into this more scientifically to get a precise answer. that answer will be coming back soon speech to the fact that we a permanent system for the medallions in place so that it is in place and before we start adding cabs if that is what is going to happen which firmly believe is what is going happen. my personal view on this, i would not scream and cry if we didn't extend to the pilot program at all except maybe to drivers that have become disabled, but i understand the staff proposal is to expand to 65 and over and people that

become disabled. i want to live with that on the understanding that what we need is a permanent proposal and the next few months. with that, i move it. >> my only concern is exclusion. the pre-k. if you're going to run a billy ran the first pilot, it should be run the same. the to exclude one group. >> of the thinking is that there is a lot of consideration to way. what is not putting too many medallions toward sales to quickly before we have a long- term solution. >> you're still going to manage it, aren't you? >> no. if we open the pilot program up, anyone can sell them at allen which they currently do not have the sale writes for. they can get 80% of the revenue with the city getting 15.

the argument here, to meet, and the main policy is for the pilot program approved or strongly show that selling medallions won't affect customer service. the only real policy and this i can see for expanding the pilot program is to allow drivers that a 65 and older or become disabled to get off the streets so they don't have to be risking their own and others' safety. essentially, we would be taking the medallion at some point and that would come back to the city for a full sale value and transferring the transfer right to the holder of that. i don't see the policy impetus for it and see the financial detriment to it. >> the pre-k owners are earning in the interim.

>> we have a motion on the floor, but is there a second? >> is there a second to the motion? i will second the motion. >> i have the same concern, still. >> any further discussion? i think we need a roll call on this one. [roll call vote] that is four votes, the item is adopted. >> to me, what is persuasive is the notion that the permanent program will be back here in a very short time, so that is a very persuasive argument.

>> it would be appropriate for discussion to conduct a closed session. >> second. >> they met in closed session to settle the matter with the director brinkman absent. the board also authorized the payment of two under and $63,000 for the beauty salon. there was no discussion of anticipated litigation. >> move not to disclose. >> second. >> thank you and happy holidays, everybody.

have a good afternoon.

>> please join me in welcoming our mayor, ed lee. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. i am very happy to join all of you here today. it is an exciting day to join our high school kids, our high school, here at john o'connor. principal gomez, our deputy superintendent, our school board president, and our building trade, thank you for being here. the director of the joint power trended authority. we have the sfpuc, the school alliance, school district personnel. we are all here because we are excited about this wonderful announcement.

we are here in a very green, multipurpose use building that has just been opened. this is going to be representing something that i am quite familiar with. i know mike and others closer to my age, we had a wood shop. we had metal shop in middle school. we had exposure to how to deal with graphs. more importantly, you are talking to somebody who used to spend five years at the department of public works, as the director. we're having to pay attention to our infrastructure, one of the most important things any city can do. when we are trying to grow a new economy -- and as you know, i have gone around the city selling this idea about how the economy is about tech jobs, but we also have an important infrastructure to take care of. if we do not take care of the

infrastructure, these other jobs will not be here. jobs at the transbay terminal, which we are already building, celebrating and historic project labor agreement. we also have a commitment to our growing kids, that we are going to get them there. they are not just going to school to get bored. they have to have those jobs here, and we need them trained and ready for those jobs. so, in this new economy, when we are investing, like our city is, my commitment to the city is making sure we pay attention to infrastructure. we are going to do it right and make sure that our kids know, by fulfilling their educational goals, being exposed to a facility like this, where you are building our labor

representatives with the curriculum that the school district has offered to work with the infrastructure agencies that we have just mentioned, we have a curriculum that will train them in the jobs to come. being able to pay attention to this overt -- capital structures of the city, our high school kids can be exposed and get the experience, whether it is automotive, engineering, architectural design. they will get that exposure here in the center with all of the participants. so i am excited about this because it blends so much of what i believed in, what we have been doing in the city. all of our facilities that we are building in the city, whether you look at the mission bay, the building's at hunters point, treasure island, a partner said, all of these

projects, or the hospital's going up, they will all meet plant engineers, in infrastructure commitments. for our high school kids, as you often heard, maybe not enough, i want to welcome you to the million-dollar club. that is the difference, what our school district is trying to teach all of you, to make sure that you know there is a difference between someone who just graduated from high school, and someone who will go after their college education. it is a million-dollar difference. i want all of you to participate in that million dollar economy, because that will be the difference. and we will be working, not only through the school alliance, city colleges, local colleges to make sure we reinforce that. i am here to celebrate, participate, and the knowledge all of a great, wonderful entities that have come together

to create this tech 21 center, where this exposure and experience will happen, with your leadership, printable gomez. these kids will be able to see they have a way forward in this challenging city, but one that will be there city, when they have all the skills. thank you very much for being here. [applause] >> thank you. mr. mayor, we want to thank you on behalf of the 56,000 students in the san francisco unified school district, children of our community, for your tireless work on their behalf. we look forward to calling you a long-term partner. thank you. the mayor was gracious with his time. as you can imagine, he has a full schedule today and asked to be part of this ceremony today to show his appreciation for the work being done here.

we want this to be a celebration and i would probably take until now until 3:00 to thank all of the dignitaries here, but i wanted to recognize some of our elected officials and dignitaries. of course, you met mayor lee, and we also have with us today two commissioners of our board of education. commissioner sandra fuhr. we also have commissioner moss. [applause] we are very happy to with us also -- the mere mention her -- our transbay executive director maria ayerdi-kaplan. thank you for being here with us. and the executive vice president for the united educators of san

francisco, linda, thank you. and our president of united educators of san francisco, denis kelly. thank you as well. whenever you go down this path, you are going to miss someone. with all due respect, as i see you, i will call you out as we go through the program. thank you for being here. i serve as the separate -- deputy superintendent for social justice. what i would like to think about, as the good to this dedication ceremony, this is a tangible, real world artifacts of social justice. if we believe social justice is about kids having opportunities to explore career paths, opportunities to have jobs in the real world, if it was not for these types of

opportunities, that is social justice. we are happy to have you here to be part of the celebration of social justice. on a personal level, i will say to you, this is so important to me, because i stand before you as the son of a dirty man she metalworker. local 353 in tucson, arizona. why is that important? it is important because mayor lee mentioned, you cannot run a city, have infrastructure for a city, without these jobs. there is a connection between college and career and career and college. they are very much interconnected. as my father, who never graduated from high school, later earned a ged, the person who taught me geometry was not my geometry teacher, who had a master's degree. she was wonderful, but i was

just one of those kids. i learned geometry with my father actually doing the work. when you are cutting out sheet metal, bending the angles, you have to make it fit and you have to measure. i learned about ankles and how geometry works by actually doing it. when i say that career tech education is about college readiness, it is about utilizing all of those skills that we send kids to school every day to learn. this gives you a reason to read and write and do arithmetic, because you get to apply it. that is the duty of what is happening here today. happy to have you here. what a wonderful building. what do you think? do you like this building? [applause] this is our flexible use green building. we call it the text 21 building. we have not named it officially yet, but there is a naming

opportunity for you, if you want to take advantage of that. just kidding. before we dive into the program, i would like to talk more about all the wonderful individuals that have made this a reality. this has truly been a collaborative effort on the part of our partners, union partners, labor partners, educators, former administrators. you will hear from the former principal, dr. schultze, who was part of the original work. before we get to that, i want to introduce the current principal, martin gomez. this high school is named after one of san francisco's own labor champions, and john o'connell. i want to introduce to you the man leading the academic work in

collaboration with all the wonderful teachers here at john o'connell high school. [applause] >> it is a lot more full than it was five minutes ago. as principal, i want to welcome everyone to this event. it is important, not only for o'connell students, but all of san francisco. the district is making a push to include, improve, and pushed toward education. today, we are here to celebrate another reason of how o'connell is supporting and encouraging all students to be prepared for college and for a career. while some people are spending their time looking at what students are going to college, which are going to a career, with this new tech 21 program, the courses will support

students to be prepared for a career, and for college. that is the difference between the programs of before and now. the new tech 21 courses will require students to be able to apply tougher math concepts. the program will recruit students that are college-bound and students that want to go straight into the workforce. the whole purpose is to make sure that these students are prepared for the requirements that internships and jobs are asking for out of high school. we want to ensure all of the graduates are prepared for these requirements because we are promising them jobs and internships, which is huge for our students, and for san francisco. i want to thank mark, david, the entire ct department, all of the

stakeholders, dr. schultze, the previous administration, for making this building, and the course of the reality, which is much needed in san francisco. it is an exciting time to be a high school student in san francisco, but particularly, that john o'connell, and if you are excited about these tech 21 classis, please stay in touch with us as we figure out ways to continue supporting students. thank you for your time, thank you for coming out, and let's move this forward. [applause]

>> this is one of the museum's longest art interest groups. it was founded by art lovers who wanted the museum to reflect new directions in contemporary art. it has been focused on artists in this region with an eye toward emerging artists. ♪ it is often at the early stage of their career, often the first major presentation of their work in a museum. it is very competitive. only a few artists per year

receive the award. it is to showcase their work to have a gallery and publication dedicated to their work. ♪ i have been working with them on the last two years on the award and the exhibitions. the book looks at the full scope of the awards they have sponsored. ♪ it has been important to understand the different shifts within the award program and how that is nearing what else is going on in the bay area. -- how that is mirror beiing wht

else is going on in the bay area. ♪ there are artists from different generations sometimes approaching the same theme or subject matter in different ways. they're artists looking at the history of landscape and later artists that are unsettling the history and looking at the history of conquests of nature. ♪ artists speak of what it means to have their work scene. often you are in the studio and do not have a sense of who is really seeing your work. seeing your own work at the institution have gone to for many years and has an international audience is getting the word out to a much larger community. ♪

>> sanrio famous for the designs for hello kitty. i thought i would try to make it as cute as possible. that way people might want to read the stories. then people might be open to learn about the deities and the culture. ♪ they reached out to make about five or six years ago because of the book published. they appreciated that my work was clearly driven from my research and investigation. after i contributed my artwork, the museum was really beside

themselves. they really took to it. the museum reached out to me to see if i would be interested in my own space inside the museum. i tell them that would be a dream come true. it is the classical, beautiful indian mythology through the lens of modern design and illustration and storytelling. they're all of these great sketch as i did for the maharajah exhibition. i get a lot of feedback on my artwork and books. they complement. they say how original the work is. i am the first person to say that this is so derived from all of this great artwork and storytelling of the past. the research i put into all of my books and work is a product of how we do things that a--