portuguese fishermen. it'll be like a nice spaghetti sauce. then we will put in the fish soup. the last thing is the dungeon as crab, let it all blend together. it will be delicious. when i could, i will try to make healthy meals with fresh ingredients, whatever is in season and local. those juicy, fresh tomatoes will take about an hour to cook down into a nice sauce. this is a good time to make our fish stock. we will take a step that seems like trash and boil it up in water and make a delicious and they speed up my parents were great clerics, and we had wonderful food. family dinners are very important. any chance you can sit down together and have a meal together, it is great communal atmosphere. one of the things i like the most is the opportunity to be creative. hello. anybody with sets their mind to it can cut. always nice to start chopping some vegetables and x and the

delicious. all this double in view is this broth with great flavor. but your heart into it. make something that you, family, and friends will really enjoy. >> i am here with a manager at the heart of the city farmer's market in san francisco. thank you for joining us. tell us a little bit about the organization. >> we're 30 years old now. we started with 14 farmers, and it has grown out to over 80. >> what is the mission of the organization? >> this area has no grocery store spiller it is all mom-and- pop stores. we have this because it is needed. we knew it was needed. and the plaza needed somebody. it was empty. beautiful with city hall in the background. >> thank you for speaking with us. are you on the web? >> yes, hocfarmersmarket.org. >> check them out.

thank you. >> welcome. the dish is ready. >> it looks and smells amazing. >> thank you. it was not easy to meet the $20 budget. i checked everybody out and found some great produce. really lovely seafood. i think that you are going to love it. >> do not be shy. cyou know this can run you $35 to $45 for a bowl, so it is great you did this for $20. >> this will feed four to six people. >> not if you invite me over for dinner. i am ready to dig in. >> i hope you'll love it. >> mmm. >> what do you think? >> i think i am going to need more. perhaps you can have all you want. >> i am produce the that you

have crushed this farmer's market challenge by a landslide. the first, we're going to have to tally of your shopping list and see what you actually spend that the farmer's market. >> and go for it. >> incredible. you have shown us how to make super healthy, refresh chapino from the farmers market on the budget, that for the whole family. that is outstanding. >> thank you peter i am glad that you like it. i think anybody can do it. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us on facebook or twitter and we >> feel like it really is a

community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty

their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community. >> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers. they're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way. coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library,

really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on clear culture. strayed all others might write about gay authors. gay authors might write about universal experiences. the host creates a welcoming environment for everybody. there is no cultural barrier to entry. >> the demographic of people who come will match the demographic of the reader. it is very simple. if we want more people of color, you book more people of color. you want more women, your book more women. kind of like that. it gets mixed up a little bit. in general, we kind of have a core group of people who come

every month. their ages and very. we definitely have some folks who are straight. >> the loyal audience has allowed michelle to take more chances with the monthly lineup. established authors bring in an older audience. younker authors bring in their friends from the community who might be bringing in an older author. >> raider has provided a stage for more than 400 writers. it ranges from fiction to academics stories to academic stories this service the underground of queer fell, history, or culture. >> and there are so many different literary circles in san francisco. i have been programming this reading series for nine years.

and i still have a huge list on my computer of people i need to carry into this. >> the supportive audience has allowed michele to try new experiment this year, the radar book club. a deep explorationer of a single work. after the talk, she bounces on stage to jump-start the q&a. less charlie rose and more carson daly. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like city arts and lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make

radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the actual readings. i hope everyone is good. i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out. at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- supervisor avalos: good morning. welcome to the transportation plans and authority -- transportation authority plans and program committee. please call item no. 1, roll call. >> item #one. [calls roll] we have a quorum. supervisor avalos: thank you. please call item no. 2. >> approving the minutes of the january 10 meeting. this is an action item. supervisor avalos: any public comment on item number two? seeing no one, we will -- we will close public comment.

the motion to approve, we will take that without objection. >> item #3, citizens of advisory committee report. this is an information item. supervisor avalos: good morning. is there a member of the supervisor -- of the advisory committee? oh. >> good morning. excuse me. good morning, commissioners. my name is joseph flanagan. i am the vice chair of the citizens advisory committee. i will be providing the cac chair's report today, since the

chair was unable to attend this meeting. and item number six of your agenda was considered by the cac in its january 25, 2012 meeting. the cac passed this item and discuss this item regarding the due process of the community outreach and focus on two themes. one, the traffic planning program, and two, what will happen -- traffic planning program and what will happen to the park -- projects in the

pipeline. two, from the current length of 36 months to 48 months, potentially to 24 months, how does the sf mta plan to maintain accurate community process? in the next item, number eight on your agenda, as considered by the cac, we pass this item unanimously. this item is focused on the evaluation of the performance process for the funds before and after a vacation of the project,

with the flexibility of the tfta funds for possible use in new projects. that concludes my report. i would be happy to answer questions. supervisor avalos: thank you, vice chair planning and. just a question on your statement on item number six. you talked about going forward on traffic calming, the question over projects in the pipeline, did you get a response? did you have a remaining question? it is one that we can ask, as it is presented today.

with no other questions from the committee, we can go on to public comment. any member of the public that would like to comment on item number three? thank you. madam clerk, item no. 4. >> item #4. recommend appointment of one member to the citizens advisory committee. this is an action item. >> [inaudible] with authority. by way of background, the authority has 11 member committee. each member serves a two year term. the authority board appoints the members. neither the staff nor the citizens advisory committee makes recommendations on appointments. you can see a list of folks on the advisory committee.

to qualify for appointment to the citizens advisory committee, you must be a san francisco resident and you must speak to this committee about your interest in qualifications. we currently have one vacancy that is the result of the term expiration of mr. peter cannon. he is interested in being reappointed and he is here today. with that, i can take questions. >> thank you very much. please come forward. -- supervisor avalos: thank you very much. please come forward. >> my name is peter cannon. i have served on the citizens advisory committee for the last four years. i have served with the asset

mta, traveling by bicycle and muni every day. i feel that with my experience, i can continue to be an effective member of the committee. i would be happy to answer any questions you might have. supervisor avalos: colleagues, comments or questions? ok, thank you for your service and commitment to transit. we will take the matter up. thank you. we can open this item up for public comment. if anyone in the public would like to comment, please come forward. >> good morning, directors. i am with the san francisco bicycle coalition. in a couple of were the heartfelt support. i cannot think of anyone who is more qualified to be on this

body. on behalf of the bicycle collision, i hope you will return him to this seat. thank you. >> commissioners, my name is francisco dicostra. the cac who plays a very important role. i see candidates coming year, and you are approving them arbitrarily, even though you get comments from entities who are just working with the san francisco county transportation authority to push their agenda. the coalition is like a

political action committee. they take monies from their membership and push an agenda. it is their prerogative. you, board of supervisors, who sit as a commission, must pay attention to what is really happening in our city. whether it is the $700 million that was spent on the light rail, the future of the central subway, but is really happening with high-speed rail. so, in view of such types of projects that need a different type of experience, i have suggested and others have suggested that we need a better caliber of candidates.

we have some, like candidates to have represented the same sector forever. we need infusion of new blood to make progress. thank you very much. supervisor avalos: thank you. if there are no other members of the public to comment, we will close public comment. we actually have another candidate who is here. my apologies. introduce yourself, please. >> hello, mr. chairman and members of the community. i am a strong supporter of public transit. muni is my primary way around the city. this coming thursday, i will be attending the next central subway community advisory group meeting. for over one year i have been

coordinating with the market street railway preservation partners. as many of you know, being a docent in the downtown area has given me insight into what i believe is the cause, but also for partial solutions, saving muni millions of dollars each year. for example, tourists have the areas where approximately 1 dozen mines pass through. so that buses do not have to wait behind left turning cars. as a software engineer by trade, i am used to making complex decisions in compromises based on data. i think it would make me an excellent candidate member of

the citizens advisory committee. thank you for the opportunity to serve the city and county of san francisco. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. is this your first time applying? >> yes, it is. supervisor avalos: i am sorry, i did not catch your name again. >> paul lukas. supervisor avalos: colleagues, we have before us several members who are interested in the citizens advisory committee. i know that i received an e-mail from supervisor wiener about supporting canon's reappointment to the commission in the district that the supervisor service in. is that correct? so, more or less? yes.

so, colleagues, we have this item before us. any motions? commissioner calling? >> i would also like to put a motion on the floor -- supervisor cohen: i would like to put the motion on the floor to support greg doxes for this position. supervisor avalos: is there a second on the motion? supervisor olague: second. supervisor avalos: any other motion? >> can i question something -- this is district 8c? >> there are tests -- technically not district seat, but diversity is one of the criteria that we look at through geographic equity.

there is one member from each district, with the exception of district 8, at this time. supervisor avalos: thank you. supervisor farrell: i would say that, given that, i will put the motion forward for this seat. let me say that it is because of the district 8 connection. i am new to this policy, but it makes sense in that think it is something that we should support. supervisor avalos: thank you. supervisor olague: i think that some of the things i am concerned about is the lack of diversity on this committee. i think that a lot of the issue

that we here at this level, which concern transportation, has a heavy impact on communities, particularly communities of color. to that end, i am in support of commissioner cohen's motion. i think that we really need to think about having a more representative body to represent the city. i think that the impacts are pretty significant. i just wanted to put that out there. supervisor avalos: colleagues, let's go ahead and do a wrote -- roll-call vote on the motion. can we do that? director moskowitz? >> first of all, congratulations on your appointment to the committee. a quick clarification. as the chief deputy said, the

committee over a number of years sought to get to a district by district representation pattern, because it was felt that it was important to have at least one person from each district. in addition to that, i wanted to clarify and review the concerns for what the commissioner has put on the table, which is something we have been pursuing for years. that all of these appointments are staggered. if you look at the chart on page 37 of your packet, you will see that there are opportunities coming out for appointments or reappointment, throughout 2012. there are two in july and one in december. in fact, they are distributed

amongst several different districts. 10, 1, 4, 5, and so on. there are several opportunities per year to have this discussion. you do have a detailed representation at the bottom of the chart, on page 37. the other thing that i should clarify is, because i have been asking myself this question, what is the challenge on this committee member of this is a committee that gets to do a lot of work. late meetings that go three hours, at least, every month. it is hard to find people who ar