children. i have nine copies for our supervisors. i give one yesterday to kim, our supervisor. i hope you give an answer like the mayor. i am waiting for him. >> good evening, everyone. my name is ernestine waters wise. i bring to this meeting a seriously flawed proposition, which is called 8 washington, which is on washington street and the embarcadero. i live on the golden gateway, where they want to build a 12 story condo, which we do not need, as scott weiner recently wrote. it is out of the question

unnecessary. it is in front of a high-rise with no setbacks from the street. it violates the waterfront land use plan, in that it does not connect the land to the water, as the recommend in the planning department. this is totally corrupt in every which way. furthermore, a garage of 500 cars underground on this corner is the craziest proposition i have ever heard in my many years working on the waterfront to beautify it. it is one of the busiest in the structures on a narrow street that cannot accommodate it. there is all the pollution from the cars. we need to get rid of cars, not encourage them in this city. that is what portland oregon does. i recommend it to people here. i hope you will handily defeat

it unanimously, because this is one of the worst propositions ever to come across the real estate game in this city. i developed the open space park, which should be preserved. instead, it will take shows all over the place. it will destroy it 0 wonderful club at the building where i live, where people from all over the city come and use it. it is not an elite club. it is for everyone. >> stop the corporate rate of -- rape of our public library. do not give money to the france foundation. we have often said that sunshine laws and open government are important to promote democracy. it is even true that the dark clouds of secrecy are important to protect the influence of corporate dollars. the library has reconfirmed their defiance of democracy and

open government, but the law itself. the president of the library commission violated someone's right to make public comment. the sunshine task force found the violation so egregious it is a willful violation of the requirements of the sunshine ordinance. the referred to the ethics commission for enforcement. it is required of all public officials. the ethics commission unanimously voted that president the "remove from office in light of her actions." after due process, rules of evidence, and advice from the city attorney, this was found to be the most serious finding of any sunshine violation in the history of the city and county of san francisco, and the entire 17-year history of the ethics commission. at the february 2 meeting, the

library commission endorsed this abuse by reelecting a president to continue as their president by a unanimous vote. the privatization of our public assets goes hand in -- hand in hand with the degradation of our democracy and our traditions of open government and public participation. as we have seen many times, the public is guilty until proven innocent, but those who do corporate dirty work are innocent even after proven guilty. that is why the lies cost more than money. thank you. >> i am peter warfield, executive director of the library users association. a little history and questions about the possible influence of money as a relates to the bernal heights branch library merrill,

which features an unidentified african-american singer. two years ago, the library commission approved a compromise to restore the front of the mural at a cost of $18,000, but expressed great concern as to where that $18,000 funding would come from. a so-called community process was to decide the other two sides. two years went by. in june and july of 2011, the so-called community process task force came to the library commission with a plan that was to get rid of all three sides, despite the previous resolution. and no budget was discussed at all. we found on line with that budget would be. the burn all library and art project -- bernal library art

project had a budget 10 times would have -- what had been proposed two years prior, or $185,000. over here all was friends of the public library, with a fiscal fee of $16,800. we have also found the city librarian sending a letter in which he suddenly and without explanation has money for this project, $20,000 worth. it was never discussed at the library commission. city librarians are getting $35,000 each year from the friends. think about it. >> good afternoon, board.

i am the patient advocates seat of the can of this task force. -- cannabis task force. it was encouraging to see the mayor in attendance of the board meeting. we are hoping to create some dialogue. i write to alert you to an -- an impending health care crisis. hundreds of thousands of disabled americans, who i represent in the patient advocacy seat, are facing a federal block in needed and physician-recommended medical supplies. this embargo is unconstitutional, as well as a backslide with regard to united nations resolve for health care. i asked that our city officials of hold city laws regarding our sanctuary status. our city has two decades of

laws on our books in support and project support of safe and legal access to cannabis, evolving from the aids crisis. 16 states have fallen in our footsteps. our city has a medical cannabis task force comprised of legal experts. this major media attention and concern, as this also affects a leading contributor to the general fund. we asked the mayor to step up, speak up for the patients. thank you. >> my name is denise story. herbal medicines are under attack, and so are the commons, which covers public space and libraries. the dea and drug companies seem to want their bill money back. they miss it. we, the people, have seen

victims of casualties of election-time politics. the middle class are mainly liberal. we need to preserve the middle class, what is left of them. i worry about increasing corporate control of government and vulture capitalists eroding our democracies around the world, privatizing to serve their own interest, buying our government. they do not want to pay taxes, but they will by governments. public space is vital to a fair and vibrant bubble-up economy, as opposed to a trickle-down, mussolini-style subsidized corporate economy in this country, thanks to the corporate media and numbing and diming us down, thanks to rupert murdoch and the koch brothers. the can of this community --

canabis community is the canary in the mind of democracy. we are willing to pay taxes. yet the people who want a small government to drown in a bathtub, because the one to shrink the government so small they can drown it in a bathtub -- this herb has killed no one. yet they are giving untested drugs to my mother, who lost her memory because she took cholesterol drugs. that is a burden on me. the crackdown of legal dispensaries -- expect to see a large jump in crime statistics when those dispensaries are gone. i can guarantee it. >> good afternoon. supervisor olague,

congratulations to you as well. my name is greg ledbetter. before i start the day, i would like to express to you guys the idea that i stand for the patients that are not able to stand to talk to you today. we have a crisis in our community right now. it seems the federal government has chosen to take dispensaries that are serving sick and dying patient and close them down without regard to the human life and the quality of life that these patients are trying to achieve. at this present moment, we do have allies sitting in the board of supervisors. but at the present moment, you guys have chosen to be silent. please take a stand. let the federal government know that the city and county of san francisco stands behind their

medical cannabis patience and are willing to put in place laws that will govern our community. we are a public entity that you guys are supposed to help. i ask you urgently, speak out before it is too late. thank you. >> good afternoon, members of the board. i am here representing the green cross. i am here to ask will the real san francisco please stand up and defend safe access? the u.s. federal government continues to undermine our local laws, resulting in the closure of some of san francisco's oldest and best-regulated dispensaries, with more warnings that "nobody is immune from federal prosecution." while resolutions and press statements are welcome, patients

and providers deserve concrete and specific action from this board to send a clear message to federal officials that medical marijuana is medicine, and interference with local laws is neither welcomed nor warranted. you could consider passing an ordinance to direct the city attorney's office to enthusiastically support an amicus brief to reschedule marijuana. or you can pass an ordinance directing the city attorney's office to join the state petition to consider marijuana. you could be the first city to join a multi-state effort, and send a clear message to the state of california that marijuana is medicine and the fed's need to butt out. in closing, you're going to hear a lot more examples behind me. thank you for listening to all of us. we are urging you to have a heart and defend it safe access.

-- defensive access. >> happy valentine's day. my name is tony. i have been in medical cannabis advocate for 10 years. i am here to ask you to take access -- take action. i moved back from maryland in april, where are was working to build safe access on the east coast. in 2005, and helped pass the regulations we have now. i am amazed to find our community under attack. i saw many great new dispensary models that i was proud to see when i first arrived. we have had only five complaints in the five years we have had those regulations. i was very proud of that. to see this crackdown happening is a shame. with resolutions and press statements, they are welcome leadership, but we need more

than that. we need to introduce an amendment to article 33, establishing an emergency plan forre- permiting-- for re- permitting, and to follow up the board letter to president obama. say something that appropriately reflects the circumstances of the interference into our local laws, and make clear it was neither welcome or warranted. we can direct the city attorney and all city agencies to refuse any request for information about the program that is not publicly available, unless under subpoena and required by city agencies. thank you. >> hello, ladies and gentleman. my name is john stone. i live in district 6. some of you i am acquainted

with. others i am not. either way, what i wanted to bring to your attention was the issue surrounding the recent closures of many of the dispensaries for medical marijuana, and it particularly affects me and the people around me in my district, because we are running out of places where we can get it close by. it is not a simple thing of walking a few blocks anymore. even with public transportation, i have a friend who has a mobility program, who lives a couple of blocks from it. she is also a can of this patient -- she is also a cannabis patient. she has an extremely hard time getting medicine. these things need to be considered when the closures are taking place. we do need to get the fed pro- government to cease crackdown.

those of you who are allied with this, please speak out. we need you. >> good afternoon, members of the board. my name is john gallo. i am a patient advocate. being a student and a patient, and you get harassed by the fence, because you are supposed to not have medicine. federal benefits. federal restrictions. we are supposed to be a sanctuary city. stand up with our patients and speak up with us. please, on behalf of students and patients, stand up with us and ask the fed to butt out. thank you. >> my name is marquise.

i am a member of access of love. i have seen five clubs close that i was a member to. now i do not have the ability to get my meds like a used to -- like i used to. i am going up for back surgery. i am in pain. this is the medicine that helps me get through every day. without this, if more clubs close, if more places cease to exist, if the federal crackdown continues, i am afraid that most of our city residents will vanish without this madison. please stand up for your members of your community that need this. we're depending on it. you should too. >> good evening, board of

supervisors. i am a member of access of love. i want to stand in solidarity with access for safe medicine. i am troubled by the attack on the dispensaries and the patience, and the right to medical cannabis. we as americans have a right to fair health care. i support you officials. i have voted to put you in office. i just want to be represented. >> i am edmund. i want to say as a patient an advocate, the day they started out with ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ -- a green heart is no more than what we want. we do not want to end up with

pills, the way they have taken out whitney houston and michael jackson. pills are prevalent in our society today. this earth is from the earth. this is what, when you have a green heart right here -- this is broccoli and asparagus. it is shaped in a green heart shape. this is a good curveball apple pie. it was -- herbal apple pie. it was inspired by san francisco golden gate park. you see that right here? our hearts need the green herb. with bond wednesday and black history month, this is another thing for african-americans. our ancestors could put marijuana in their food. mexican women used marijuana as antiseptics to put on their bodies. on this great chinese new year, medical marijuana week,

president's day, red heart month, groundhog's day, leap year -- for us to leap ahead and take this forward to all our home was sapiens. thank you. -- homo sapiens. thank you. >> i was not sure what i was going to say. but dan made a good point. this is the chamber that brought us compassion. and what is going on? why is everybody folding under federal pressure, when everybody feels it is right. it is healthy. i have worked with homeopathic pharmaceuticals when i was 19. i am 51 now. things have come a long way. herbal medicine is something i need. i am not a pill popper. i am allergic to codeine.

i have pain. i have hunter issues. i feel this is the chamber that brought us some compassion. why is everybody backsliding now, when we needed the most? as i got older, as i age out, i cannot even afford tobut i don'e fabulous dispensaries that have been so kind enough to donate cannabis medicinal who axis of love that i am part of the. think you for giving us a voice. i hope that you revisit this issue, and really kind of stand behind the heart and soul of it. there are people in pain all over the city. take notes, thank you.

>> i am a patient advocate as well as a member of excess of love community center. the of the board of supervisors or whoever can send a letter to the federal government telling them to back off of medical patients, most of the closures of the center. i see about a month ago, they shut down a dispensary. patients are now suffering. what is going to happen, you will see dispensaries, we will see patients going from a dispensary to the streets. once you see the patient going to the streets, what is the next place they are going to go? just for getting the medicine i need on a daily basis. i have a seizure disorder. without the medicine, i can slip

into a seizure and died. can you please tell the medical cannabis community? >> ha my name is david goldman, i am a former member of the san francisco medical cannabis taskforce. i am also the core leadership group of americans for safe access, he oldest and largest organization dedicated to advocacy for medical canada's access and research. i like to present and reiterate practical solutions to the crisis of losing five of brick and mortar dispensaries and the fact that the dea is investigating 12 more. what will be next? i would like the board of supervisors to introduce and pass an amendment establishing an emergency plan as a result of

federal interference, and it was otherwise in comply with local law and in good standing with the san francisco department of public health. i would like them to file enthusiastic amicus brief in pursuit of americans for safe access's petition to reschedule asa vs dea. to join the tenth amendment california lawsuit seeking to stop medical marijuana crackdowns. next, to introduce and pass an ordinance in directing the office to join the state's petition to reschedule marijuana. san francisco can join the multi-state effort and said they should follow san francisco's model. please help support the model

program in the country. >> my name is michael cohen, i am here today to ask you to take action and defend safe access. i have several specific actions that i would like you to do. the first one is to direct the city attorney and all city agencies to refuse any request for informational about our medical canada's program -- canada's program that is not available but public request unless under the direction of a subpoena. and requires city agencies that receive requests from the federal government to convey that information to the board of supervisors to the task force.

in the second one i am asking you to do is introduced and passed an ordinance in directing and our city attorney jose office to reschedule the petition to marijuana. will be the first to send a strong central to the state of california that they should file san francisco's lead. my third request by the board of supervisors is to follow up to the board posey said yuri a., 2012 letter to the president obama pursuant ordinance no. 297-062 more appropriately reflect the circumstances of the -- and make clear that the

laws are neither welcome or warranted. please protect and defend the safe access. >> hello, supervisors. we have had an emotional day to day, we have that in the company of giants. you are in a unique position to be giants yourselves. i am here to speak to the protection of medical marijuana. i am a medical marijuana patient myself. have seen the most admirable people of my life working in this field, and specifically, i would like to ask you to pass an ordinance directing the city attorney's office to join the petition to reschedule marijuana. the first county to join the multi-state ever to send a strong signal to the state of

california that they should follow san francisco's lead, it is in some ways, the tempo of the world, and i think we all know what that means. a s q to be among the company of cheyenne's that we have been enjoying today, so please protect safe access for medical cannabis. >> in the afternoon, her supervisors. happy valentine's day. i am a disabled senior citizen and also a great grandmother. i have been in medical marijuana activist for over 20 years. and a patient for about 10 years. i am here to urge you to stand up for safe access in your city.