district 11, district 10. but there's also a lot of neighborhoods throughout san francisco where we have a high rate of foreclosures like in the south of market neighborhood, as well. this hearing will be looking at solutions that we could put forward to, as a city, to prevent defaults and foreclosures in the future and ways we can hold banks accountable to doing more work to support homeowners against defaults and that is my submission. >> supervisor mar? supervisor mar: madam clerk, colleagues, i've been working with diverse neighborhood and small arts groups in the city expressing concerns with the lack of commitment to cultural equity in our arts program. i'm directing the city attorney to draft an ordinance to strengthen cultural equity in the arts in san francisco by allowing more flexibility in

funding for our four grants programs allowing money raised outside the hotel tax fund to be used for c.e.g. programs. also i've been working with local artists like arts commissioner john cola way and others in challenging the april national academy of recording arts and sciences adopted awards that eliminate musical categories that san francisco artists have relied on, in latin jazz, native american, cajun and hawaiian categories have been impacted. in addition, the proposal we're challenging is consolidating of music forms like blues, folk, mexican manner and regional styles and the rationale behind the eliminations was low number of entries and difficulty drawing distinction among styles of music. in all, 31 categories were

eliminated. so many san francisco local musical and cultural communities believe that this change has errorred with respect to due process and part of a nationwide coalition is involved along with our san francisco coalition to challenge the academy. many grammy award-winning artists such as carlos santana, john santos, arts commissioner john calaway and john santos and internationally renowned artists like paul simon, bonnie wait and herb hancock support this. many local artists in san francisco are potentially impacted financially by the loss of the opportunity to have their music nationally recognized so i urge colleagues to support the rest. and lastly, i'd like us to close the meeting in honor of china

town born civil rights and human rights activist franklin fung cho o.i.a. was born on may 29, 1936, and passed away a few weeks ago in november. he lost his life to leukemia and was a nate a native of china town but attended san francisco state university where he was active in the san francisco state third world strike and fighting for ethnic studies classes in our schools and worked for 30 years as a federal employee in washington, d.c. for the eeoc and civil rights commission. he was a long-time supporter of small businesses and promightor of the golden gate caterers and editor of china line and teacher of chinese cooking. he'll be missed by many in our communities and a memorial service was held last saturday at the presbyterian church in china town and plans are made for a similar event in

washington, d.c. in lieu of flowers, mr. chow's family request donations be made in his memory to organizations such as cameron house or presbyterian church in china town for the work of cameron house and unlock incorporated in san francisco. clerk: thank you, supervisor mar. superiors mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: believe it or not, i actually have submissions. it's an addiction and i hear there are 12 step groups for this. i actually have some legislation that i will be floating to a number of you so hope you carry those forward but there were requests we had outstanding that i wanted to submit and look forward to anybody's leadership. related to a couple of things supervisor avalos and kim and others have spoke about, we know that banks are regulated by

state and federal government and we know that san francisco and other cities like us are preempted from holding the banks accountable. but i want to pave the way for a request to the city attorney's office, borrowing my sheriff hat, that i want an advice memo as to what potential legislation could be provided to us in holding banks accountable when it comes to an eviction caused by foreclosure when, in fact, the paper work on the foreclosure in itself may be unwarranted, unjustified or held improper. we have no direction coming from the city attorney or from the state on this and i want to see what that direction looks like based on what i know is to be a very narrow window, especially not just the property owner whose property has been foreclosed on that they would be evicted, but the tenants in

those buildings as it relates to ordinance section number 37.9b6 of a tenant rights protection measure for those who've also been threatened with eviction due to foreclosure. the next i'm submitting -- an ordinance -- to request the city attorney, the rent board, for helping us understand the latitude we may have and i look forward to having that conversation. the next i'm submitting ordinance submitting san francisco administrative code by adding 2032 to require department of human resources to report to the board of supervisors and mayor on the jobs program success in preparing people and placing them in jobs even when federal funding is not always available or ample. and last, a motion directing the clerk to arrange for kpoo radio,

89.5, to bring back the weekly broadcast of the board of supervisors meetings. for those who might remember, kpoo radio did cover the board of supervisors meetings faithfully before the meetings were switched from monday, which, for those trivia pursuit addicts, our meetings used to be monday until 2003, i think, or -- yeah, 2003. so when they were switched to tuesday, kpoo went ahead and began broadcasting redevelopment commission hearings. if redevelopment is in flux or there may not be a commission or something for them to cover, they're asking if they can come back. they're probably one of the finest independent stations in this state. somebody that should be supported and i'd like the board of supervisors and the clerk to seriously consider allowing them to cover, i think, our

proceedings. i want to say thank you. it was a lovely, very lovely send-off by all of you and probably one of the cruelest to be in a meeting this long in my last meeting. i shall never forget it. clerk: thank you, supervisor mirkarimi. supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen: i'm going to stand to keep the blood circulating but i actually have two very quick items i'd like to introduce today. my first is a resolution authorizing the mayor's office of housing to apply for a multifamily housing revenue bonds to support the construction of 101 units of affordable family rental housing in the bayview hunter's point neighborhood. this project will provide much needed affordable housing in district 10. the second is a 90-day extension of the eastern neighborhood legitimization program and a hearing to enable the planning department and office of economic and workforce

development to conduct a study of the program and evaluate its lack of use. and my final submission today is is -- i ask this be closed in memory of a woman named cheryl evans and i want to bring to your attention that on january 19, citibank will be hosting a commemoration and memorial service to celebrate the life and work of cheryl evans who passed away in october of 2011. cheryl served as city community development western region director for many years. cheryl had a passion for helping underserved people in our communities throughout the bay area and she is a long-time bayview resident and also has a strong commitment to improving the community and particularly had a special interest in san francisco and district she lived in for 15 years, worked tirelessly with organizations to encourage affordable housing

access and revitalization of the third street commercial corridor, all of which i continue to work to help implement, not just her vision, but the vision of many people. i'm honored to recognize and honor cheryl's work and commitment to the bayview community tonight and i ask that we close in her memory. thank you very much. clerk: thank you, supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell? supervisor farrell: thanks, madam clerk, colleagues. one in memoriam today and i would like to adjourn today's meeting in memory of a good friend, patrick landers, who died on tuesday, december 6, after about a one-year battle to lymphoma. patrick was a native of washington, d.c. and although he remained a rins -- redskins fan, he worked for the giants for i believe over a decade, you will never have met a bigger giants fan here in san francisco. he was able to celebrate our

2010 world series championship. he is survived by his two sons, aden, who is 6 years old, and ty, who is 3. he passed away earlier this month at the age of 38 and his wonderful wife, christine landers. he was an eagle scout and olympic torch bearer in the 1996 games in atlanta and all-around great person, infectious. he had his funeral or service today at at&t park where the giants opened up the stadium for him and his family and a few thousand people. it was at 1:00, right before our board meeting, so i was able to go for about half an hour and just an incredible loss. i wanted to read a pretty fitting irish blessing from st. patrick that i wasn't able to hear today but i know they read. may the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sunshine warm upon

your face, may the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may god hold you in the palm of his hand. we will miss you, patrick. clerk: , thank you, supervisor farrell. that concludes roll call for introductions. the next item is the opportunity for the public to address the board for two minutes on items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board including the formal policy discussions between the mayor and the board and ymmeds on the adoption without committee reference. speakers using translation assistance will be allowed twice the amount of time to testify. if a member of the public would like a document to be displayed on the overhead projector, please clearly state such and remove the document should the screen return to live coverage of the meeting. president chiu: first speaker, please. >>

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ladies and gentlemen, i would like to tell again and again to ross mirkarimi, we are happy to see you to be our future sheriff. are you already? we are all ready for you? as a matter of fact, mr. president, i accept your apology and i would like on behalf of ross to ask you to be invite with us in friday in his party. i am not going to be invited only i am going to be service for my brother, when i said my

brother and sister in my deep heart, i mean it. i mean it. and if you don't believe, i am already 70-year-old in the new year. i survive with seven heart attacks but i am always a man who have give idea to the mayor, to our city and i have every bus in the city tell to everyone where you go and which name of that station you're going to be, this my idea. another new idea that our former mayor gavin newsom take it and he said that his is my idea, homeless connect is my idea. when i catch and when i discovering that the people work

further homeless in the shelter steal their own donation and steal their own food. thank you, god. that's younger man here, he going to have one new thing he make it in the new year. he going to show you how we going to have nike shoes said made in america by the people in jail. i wish you good luck. i will be waiting for you and every one of these people here, my family going to be with me next friday. not only to be happy with you, to give you hard time before you be our sheriff. god bless you. we love you, man. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good evening, supervisors. i hope this proves we're dedicated but somehow i'm not sure. stop the corporate rate of the

public library, don't give money to the friends and foundation, don't accept money from the friends and feation. this is the last meeting of 2011 and time for our year-end review. even though the branch library improvement program was supposed to be finished almost two years ago, finally seven branches were opened this year and 22 out of 24 branches are now finished. the friends of the library were in charge of every opening and every closing by claiming they would raise $16 million. documents from the department of public works show that the friends have only expanded $870,000. how much did the friends give to the branch program during this past year? zero. the city spent tens of millions of dollars to keep their fund-raising going past when it was supposed to be finished and the friends gave zero in the current year. the quarterly report and the budget report show slightly different figures but both are exactly the same as this time last year. on july 11, the ethics commission found that the

president of the library commission was guilty of conduct that falls below the standard of decency, good faith and right action impliedly required of all public officials and unanimously recommended she be removed from office. not only is she still president of the library commission but the library commission has not acknowledged or responded to the charges before or the findings after in any way. for those who are part of the family of corporate graft, the absence of accountability is what they get for their money, no matter how little that money is. the library is just the worst example of what happens when a public institution is used to maintain class barriers and promote influence of private money. the truth itself becomes meaningless, the poor are presumed guilty even when they are proven -- until they are proven innocent. the guilt connected with money are innocent even after they're proven guilty. that is why the lies cost more than the money.

president chiu: next speaker. >> thank you, president chiu, supervisors. my name is steve chessen, president of california yans for electoral reform. we're statewide organization that works on rank choice voting and other electoral reforms and we passed the rank choice voting in 2002 and will help to defend it. aren't you glad today wasn't election day but i guess i have to say yesterday wasn't election day because it's past midnight and to the folks at home, aren't you glad yesterday wasn't election day, as well? i certainly am. under the old system which supervisors elsbernd and farrell would have us return to, yesterday would have been election day. we would have had six weeks of three very nasty campaigns because one-on-one races always become nasty, and according to the ethics commission, we'd have seen four times as much money spent on independent expenditures as we saw in the

run-up to the november election. instead, we had a thanksgiving weekend without robo calls and our mailboxes are filled with holiday cards and shopping catalogs instead of campaign mailers. so i'm really glad yesterday was not election day. we want to see san francisco keep rank choice voting. can it be improved? of course and supervisor campos' proposal does just that. with better voter outreach and education and with more rankings, san francisco can have even better elections than it does today. as for the proposed repeal, i'm disappointed that its sponsors want it to be voted on in june when turnout will be lower than november and more conservative than in november. the republican party is going to have an interesting primary in june. the democrats, not so much. this will skew the elect ort. if the repeal measure must go on the ballot, put it on the november ballot when turnout will be higher and more representative of the city's population. in summary, keep rank choice

voting. mend it, don't end it. three of my colleagues were going to speak, as well, but had to leave a few hours ago. thank you. chiu chi next speaker. president chiu: next speaker. >> there's 10 more shopping days until christmas and i recommend this book very highly, it was read on family radio, the british josiah, edward tudoor was the son of henry viii and is known as a pius king and did more for protestantism than anybody. i would like to read a part of the treaties. took him 8 1/2 months to write and he wrote this at 12 years old and this is just a little taste of what it says. "jesus wore a crown of thorns

and a purple robe was thrown upon him in derision and all the multitudes mocked and spat upon him but the pope decks himself with a triple crown and is adored by kings, princes, emperors. jesus washed his disciples feet and kings kiss the feet of the pope. jesus opened his mouth and taught people, the pope takes his ease and rests in his castle. the pope rejoices in blood and massacres but jesus heals. and then there's some more here in regards to prophecy, "the fourth beast signifies the terrible monarchy of the romans out of which arises a little horn which is anti-christ. and anti-christ have two eyes, namely, the pope and mohammad, for notwithstanding that the pope does not speak against christ as mohammad does, nevertheless, i answer, that the pope is as much or rather more

an anti-christ than mohammad, whereas he who flatters us is our enemy though he seems to be our friend so the pope who styles himself as a servant of god is our enemy. that's a taste. >> amen. president chiu: amen. are there any members of the public who wish to speak in general public comment. seeing none, general public comment closed. clerk: items 53 through 60 are considered without committee reference. these items will be acted on by single roll call vote unless it's removed. president chiu: would anyone like to sever any of these items? seeing no one, roll call vote on the adoption calendar. clerk: on items 53 through 60, supervisor elsbernd? elsbernd, aye. farrell, aye.

kim, aye. mar, aye. mirkarimi, aye. supervisor wiener, aye. supervisor avalos, aye, aye, aye. supervisor campos, aye. chiu, aye. chu, aye. cohen, aye. there are 11 aye's. president chiu: these resolutions are adopted. madam clerk, could you please read the in themiams. clerk: today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following individuals on behalf of supervisor mar, for the late mr. franklin fung chow. on behalf of supervisor farrell, for the late mr. john patrick landers on behalf of supervisor cohen, ms. cheryl evans.

president chiu: with that, colleagues, supervisor mirkarimi, good speed and best wishes. colleagues, happy holidays. have a wonderful new year. ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned for 2011.