relativity and gravity, we can educate ourselves and learn more about the systems. i am concerned about the money spent in elections, i believe that rank choice voting helps, t o some degree, minimize the impact of a high donor. or many donors turning out and trying to influence the money. i would support supervisor chu and supervisor kim speaking earlier about putting the issue on the november ballot. the greatest number of people to weigh in on this very important item.

president chiu: supervisor farrell. supervisor farrell: thanks. a few points of the questions that have been raised. we have had 10 years, how much more education do we need to do? people remain confused. second of all, as we have seen, mr. hill has disgraced himself at the board of supervisors. cherry picking data from my point of view is disingenuous. if you're going to talk about these issues, you have to get a comprehensive point of view. i would love to see the people in the elections, and bring it

into these chambers and tell them that it is working. it is ok hold your votes were tossed in the garbage. to me, it is not working. we talked about money. having another alexian costs more money. -- election costs more money. protecting the right to vote is something i will spend money on every single day. i think it is a shame that we don't send this to the ballot. supervisor kim and everyone else's rights. moderates and progressives come to me that leavitt and moderates and progressives come to me that don't like it. it is a shame that we don't send it to the voters and we try to play parlor antics. we will live to fight another day, but i want to be clear

about some of my arguments. supervisor wiener: we are now only on item 13, is that correct? i am not going to repeat the argument, i do not support item 13, the campos-avalos measure. weather we eliminate or modify it, i don't think it is the right direction to put this item to the charter. the sentiment i am hearing is that we need to go back to the drawing board. i move to table item 13. president chiu: roll call vote. >> do we have a second?

president chiu: by supervisor farrell. supervisor mar: no. supervisor olague: no. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: no. supervisor campos: no. president chiu: no. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: no. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: no. >> four aye's, seven no's. president chiu:motio motion fail. on the motion to continue. >> to send back to committee. president chiu: sorry. roll call vote. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye.

supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. >> there are 11 aye's. president chiu: the motion passes. it is now 3:38, i would like to move to a special order because we have a lot of guests to help us celebrate as we do every year, a wonderful celebration of black history month. to celebrate leadership and our community and a community that has a wonderful history, a set of amazing contributions to san francisco. each of us has nominated an individual in our district to a knowledge. since we usually change of the order, i would propose today

that we start with an even number supervisors, starting with supervisor farrell then odd number supervisors. supervisor farrell: thank you, president chiu. today, i am honored to recognzie ize a great district 2 resident, a reporter for channel 7, carol anne tyler -- carolyn tyler. [applause] colleagues, members of the public, her face is familiar to many of us because she is part of our lives. and our living rooms as the award winning anchor of abc's seven news programs. today she is the anchor of the morning news at 5:00, 6:00,

9:00. and a general assignment reporter on the weekdays. during her 20 years of broadcast experience, she has a number of professional awards. multiple emmy nominations for her work governing the citizens of the city, the impact of the civil rights movement, had a series on the homeless crisis, and the contributions to the abc 7 6:00 p.m. newscast. she shares two of the highest awards. including the edward murrow award. she is known for dedication to the community and received the

rosa parks award from the randolph institute and received the media award from bay area -- 100 black women. she worked with her closest friend, a ground-breaking in barrier journalist and other leading women to found the friends of faith. and this is an organization for a devastating disease. they worked tirelessly and support awareness. she is one of our favorite people in city hall and the bay area. i think of dino's pizza on filmore. we can't be prouder to have you as part of the great city.

[applause] >> thank you. very nice words, supervisor. i got to city hall today and i saw the red carpets, i have touched so many people's lives. i realized it was for a guy named tony that wrote some song called "i left my heart in san francisco." [applause] [laughter] i love district 2, i do my grocery shopping there and i tried to keep the neighborhood thriving. i am pleased to get this commendation who through black history month.

the african-american community here is really slipping away. they're still able to stay. i was here for the job, but i would not have accepted it if i had not had family here. i come from a huge family of 11 and i like to have a little bit of family with me. the first one to come was my brother ronald who came to work in silicon valley. i would like for them to stand in the chambers today. [applause] and also cheering me on is my guy, gary love, what a perfect name for valentine's day.

it really is his name here a -- name. [applause] i like to thank my station for allowing me to cover city hall. i love that and i am happy to be able to come in here. it does not mean that you get any special treatment. i hope i can take my commendation in use it to keep from getting parking tickets today. [laughter] thank you very much. [applause]

president chiu: congratulations. our next commendation will be provided by the colleague from district 4, supervisor chu. supervisor chu: i want to thank everybody for being here today and congratulate all the honorees from every one of the district. i look forward to hearing the stories today. if i can ask you to come forward, and also as principal beverly to come on up as well. my hon. today is also known as b.j.. we learned about her from the alternative school, but her story is so much more interesting than that.

she grew up in beaumont texas with a mother that strongly emphasized the importance of education. if she always said to do what is right, not what is easy. her teacher noticed that b.j. had a very talented athletic potential. she instructed her to sign up for all sports, including tennis, a sport that she knew nothing about. she began to teach yourself hitting balls against the wall and by the time she was a senior in high school, she was ranked of the state's no. 1 tennis player in her age class. this led to a successful career were she was trained p byancho go -- by pancho gonzales. it was billie jean keaing that dubbed her b.j. notably, she toured with the united states tennis

association, and she served at a time when there was a segregated system. certainly we have come a long way since that time, and b.j. has come along with that. at 50, b.j. had a change of careers and also started to work as a substitute teacher. she was immediately hired to be the key test coach. and almost there came to alternative school. it has blossomed with championships in many of the sports areas. they normally have 200 kids, but they compete against schools that have more than 1000 students very competitively. she has demonstrated commitment and she understands the

physical activity really leads to stronger success in the classroom. not only is she a kind and remarkable woman, she had experiences and skills through all of art history. i would like to take time to honor you and thank you, a wonderful educator and a wonderful person to look up to and say congratulations for being the on marine -- honoree today. [applause] >> i would like to thank each and everyone of you for giving me this opportunity to be here. starting with my parents, having me go forward and stay positive.

she is very happy, she was denied him to go to school at one point. my grandfather hold her, make sure that all of your children go to school and get an education. try to stay somewhere where they can go to high school. [applause]

on behalf of superintenintendene have a certificate of commendation. we want to thank ms. richards for being the person behind the 600 students pushing them to do their personal best. as an educator educating our students, thank you and congratulations.

[applause] president chiu: our next presentation will be by supervisor kim. supervisor kim: thank you. last year, we wanted to recognize two everyday heros. i wanted to say a few words. i wanted to talk about why we only celebrate black history month in february. every day that i walk in the city hall, i remember and knowledge of the work of some many people that fought for our rights, our voice, and representation. i recognize that i stand on the shoulders of some the people that fought for me to be here today. i am also fortunate to talk about the immigration of the african-american community.

we can talk about why that happened and all the different factors that lead to that, but it is something that has to be a knowledge. -- acknowledged. i wanted to talk about the individuals that have given so much to our city and the south of market in the tenderloin. i want to bring them both up. first, sandra manning. [applause] and james powell, why don't you both come up? [applause] and while i'm speaking, i know there are a lot of folks that you touched that are here to a

knowledgeable leadership and services, so if you want to, while i speak of them, it would be great to have you behind them. i am really proud to recognize you today. she is a tenant organizer, she has worked here for the past six years. her deep roots go back to her nana, recently celebrating her one hundredth birthday. she was first exposed to the power of organizing by her mother. educating public housing residents about her rights. she is currently working towards her associate's degree at city college. during that time, they organize

monthly tenant meetings where they facilitate conflict resolution and led petition drives to remove a tenderloin bus shelter that was in front of the children's park that was a public safety threat. the member of the collaborative women's group, she has been particularly committed to helping women empower each other. and continually attempt hearings on different issues impacting your community. through community outreach, it is really where change happens. she loves the tenderloin and constantly represents it has one of the favorite neighborhoods in

san francisco. and in her words, the coolest place to eat. they came highly recommended from the district 6 advocate community. he doesn't look into, but he is 73 and spent most of his years here. it has been for almost 13 years as a case manager for homeless and seniors and young adults. located in the south of market and that serves a large population of african-american clients. he also court makes the senior area services every year for the past five years and cut- facilitates the group for the

homeless. all of their negotiations, that as a lot of work. i also think of what has come most from the community regarding the particular advocacy of the seniors and young adults with disabilities. we also hear about the passion and dedication to educating our most vulnerable rights. they will share stories with anyone that will listen, says that around for that later. he is a strong believer in social justice. i am so honored to recognize james and sandy today. i want to recognize how much our cities and communities depend

on individuals like these to make our neighborhoods wonderful places to live. i know how tough and challenging this work is. [applause] >> i would like to thank supervisor kim for that wonderful introduction and also to the board of supervisors for having this wonderful ceremony for me. i am a native san franciscan, we are quite rare. not too many of us left. but this is an honor to be here to be a recipient of this commendation. like my mother before me, her name was annie may manning.

espinola jackson, she and my mother were very good friends. we also went to the public housing tenant association meetings where my mother drags me. she was getting me ready, you might need this in the future. she was right, and here i am. i thank all of you very much, god bless you. [applause] >> i am humbled, absolutely humbled. i just found out about it a few hours ago, and i accept this recognition on behalf of those that work of the homeless here in san francisco, especially those that work with the seniors and disability.

i have been working in community work ever since i was 14 years old. as a result of a very fiery mother that told me to stay connected and be part of the decision making process through the vote. i truly believe in the vote. i truly believe in the participatory ability of each and every person in this room to make a change. i want to say that we're all going to continue to provide services for those that seem to

be left behind, sometimes because they no longer have the worth within the community or within our society. each and everyone of you as supervisors continue to think about ways of providing services for this hon. population. standing in line sometimes at 3:00 a.m. in wheelchairs or on walksers, -- walkers, there has got to be another way. ieee urged the new take this as

a challenge because there are those who cannot buy and compete in those lines every day. and again i am overwhelmed for this honor, but i want more than my recognition, the opportunity on a soapbox to say do not forget the seniors and those who are disabled or in need of homes and shelter beds. i also want to say we thank you for where you have done because when compared to other cities,

this places like utopia. thank you. [applause]