develop and implement a local summer jobs plus program. it is and obama administration initiative that challenges business leaders to join with the federal government in providing hundreds of thousands of summer jobs for america's youth. job creation is one of my legislative priorities, and i am sure my colleagues agree that economic recovery depends on people going back to work. in the last two months, mayor lee and united way of the bay area have met with leaders in the private sector. these deployments service providers and youth-serving city departments, but we have yet to see any specific events of this plan, and the summer is less than three months away. that is why i have worked with the youth commission and the employment coalition to draft this resolution, which calls on mayor lee with important commitments from this board to meet the aggressive target of raising some $2.25 million for

sf summer jobs plus. yes, the goal is ambitious, but the city has a history of success in creating public/private partnerships. in 2000, mayor brown raised over $1 million for subsidized u.s. employment opportunities through local corporations that partner with the city. in 2004, near gavin newsom -- mayor gavin newsom secured funds by making personal phone calls local businesses. i look forward to working with my colleagues and the mayor to make this happen again. i also had a senior hearing requests. today, i am introducing a senior request on behalf of the needs of seniors and adults with disabilities, especially in light of the recent demographic increases reported in the 2010 census. there are about 155,000 seniors

in the city making up over 19% of the population. seniors over the age of 85 increased by 44% over the last 20 years. based on the other economic standard security index, 51% of our seniors do not have enough income to meet basic needs. colleagues, the quality of life for our seniors and adults with disabilities is very important to me. i would also like to thank supervisors avalos -- supervisor avalos or adding his name as a co-sponsor. supervisor mar: thank you. i wanted to announce two town hall forums i am during this week in my district on wednesday and thursday. the first one i mentioned last week is the response to the recent incidents at the rocket room club on clement street at fifth avenue, and i am working

with a number of stakeholder groups, including the san francisco entertainment commission, the sentence is the police department richmond station, safety awareness for everyone, and many members of our community, we are inviting entertainment industry representatives, small businesses, community groups and individuals to voice opinions and suggestions on how to make our neighborhoods safer, especially around community relations, and detained, night life, and public safety. this town hall will be wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30. that is 351 ninth ave. if you have questions, contact mike 8 at 554-7410. also, we are hosting a unique town hall on the issues of accessible food in the richmond district, but also throughout the city. it is with the food and water watch organization and a number of food access groups. we are calling it a forum on local food and the 2012 farm

bill. we will feature an incredible film by a young activist called "in search of good food." we will follow it with a discussion on improving access to healthy food in the richmond district and san francisco, so i will be talking about food in our district and the city. also, we will talk about a broader regional and nationwide perspective, and then our head of food systems in san francisco who is in our department of public health, and the author of "diets for a debt plan" will also be on our panel. we hope you'll join us on thursday, two days, at 6:30 this week. if you want information, contact susan at 225-5916. the rest i will submit. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. calis, today, i am introducing legislation to strengthen an existing law intended to

restrict the conversion of apartment units to forest or short-term use, a practice commonly known as hotelization. the passage of the apartment conversion ordinance made it legal for certain residential properties to be occupied on a lease of less than 30 days. however, the problem has persisted due to enforcement challenges and a loophole in the law. over the years, corporations have sidestepped the law by signing long-term leases with property owners so that they're non-7 cisco employees can use the apartments as short-term housing. as an example, in my district, tenants at the golden gateway, which happens to be owned by one of the partners of the washington project, have experienced corporate employees coming in and out of their buildings just like a hotel. currently, in one of their building complexes, an estimate of 46 of the 341 units are leased by corporate entities. not only does this create quality of life issues for neighbors, but it takes already limited housing opportunities

away from our residents. my legislation clarifies that corporate entities cannot skirt laws by signing long-term leases of residential apartments for planned occupancy is of less than 30 days. it also gives residents the ability to seek legal fees look -- recourse to the existence of non-profit organizations. on a related note, i would like to mention that today, i joined mayor lee and several of our colleagues -- supervisors farrell, wiener, and kim -- by creating a policy group around collaborative consumption. collaborative consumption is the practice of everyday people sharing economic resources through peer to peer marketplaces, often fostered by technology. it occurs in many contexts, including cars sharing, parking schering, share of all recreation and green spaces, cheryl tools, and cheryl will housing. . sharable housing.

in recent months, i have met with stakeholders interested in how we as a city can address the issues that arise from sharable housing, and i look forward to continuing these efforts. my goal is to figure out how san franciscans can continue to use their primary residence in this manner without detracting from the housing stock and in a manner that is respectful of our neighborhoods. tomorrow, our city treasurer will be holding a hearing that clarifies that such individuals need to pay their fair share of local hotel taxes, which is an idea that i generally support. my goal is to move forward legislation that protect the supply of residential housing while allowing for the benefits of this new schering economy in order to help san franciscans from all socio-economic backgrounds. the rest of my items i will submit. >> thank you. supervisor avalos. supervisor avalos: thank you.

this past week and bought the anniversary of the implementation of the local hire ordnance and the office of economic and workforce development has just issued a progress report on the implementation and shows good signs that we are doing well as a city and meeting our goals, actually above and beyond what has been rejected by the ordinance and what would have been required, generally around 34%. so i am calling for a hearing on the report itself to look at where we need to make progress in the future, and that will be my one item for submission. >> seeing no other names on the roster, that concludes roll call for introductions. supervisor chiu: thank you. at this time, whether with the public comment? >> next is the opportunity for the public to address the board for two minutes of items within the jurisdiction of the board, including items a committee reference agenda and excluding

those which have already been adopted by a board or committee. speakers using translation assistance will be lapped was the amount of time to testify, and a member of the public would like a document to be displayed on the overhead projector, please clearly state such and remove the document when the screen should return to live coverage of the meeting. >> good afternoon. i am coming here today under the rain outside city hall. i am coming here to ask each of you which have carriage or which you would like to have carried like mine. supervisor jane kim.

i have right to be proud of her. she visits next door shelter. not only that, for carriage forces her to spend one night with the board people. she wants to know by her eyes how they treat them. i am called same like you, like anyone else, but sometimes we have umbrella and coke to cover ourselves from this weather. but still today, i worry about the poor people who still sleep in the car, as i did many years ago.

supervisor, ask yourself how many shelters you have in your district, and go visit them. how are you? how are you feeling? what can we do for you? to the homeless people. that makes me happy. he gave me power to come here. to give you hard time. ask jane kim what she did and copy her. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. i could remind members of the public to address all members of the board, not a specific college. >> director of san francisco open government. the following are comments made by the president of the scent francisco library commission following the february 2 meeting

of the commission. >> [inaudible] thinks he is the center of the universe and can do whatever he wants. [inaudible] i know 12 people who would fucking bury him if i walked out of here today. >> i apologize for the recording. what ms. gomez said, and she was referring to me, was, "i could

get 12 people to fucking bury him if i walked out of here today." she went on to say she grew up in the ghetto and knows how to use a straight razor. she said she would have thrown the microphone if she could have, and she could have, should have parotid me with the court. you may ask why make public the horrible things that she said. those are not all. if you want to hear the whole thing, you can go to the san francisco public library website, go to the library commission link, and the audio recordings for february 2 of this year, listen to the last six minutes. it is all posted their publicly, and it has been for the last two months. the reason i mention this is because ms. gomez had no problem following that meeting going to the san francisco police department and -- [bell rings]

supervisor chiu: thank you very much. thank you very much, sir. >> good afternoon. my friend andrew is watching. hi, andrew. i have graphics. this is the old space shuttle and the way they thought it would look in the 1950's. i thought if they go back to the way it used a lot, if they can go back to that way. ♪ love, love, love love city american style purer than the red, white, and blue love american-style

the city by the ocean blue take care of you and on a star spangled night my city love my city love, come to me you can rest your head on my district shoulder and under dawn's early light, my city, my city come to me i will defend your right in public comment speech love, love, love love city american-style truer than the red, white, and blue love american style that is me president chiu, supervisors, thank you ♪ supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> can i have the time on the

counter please. supervisor chiu: we are actually looking into that right now, but you can hear the time that indicates that 15 seconds are left. >> thank you. i have lived in san francisco for 60 years. i want to take this opportunity to thank the "san francisco examiner" for their sunday cover story, mentioning prominently a pg&e whistle-blower. that proves beyond a reasonable doubt that maybe the people here at city hall should listen to the city's whistleblower rather than keep blowing them off for the past -- i think it is five and a half years now. second, in the sunday edition, it did have a very interesting article titled "sheriff's conduct hearing could snag future officials." i think the headline should read "hast officials also." it brings of certain persons in

the article there prominently, i think by accident, leaves out the current fire chief. i think that should be examined. another thing i would like to mention is that in regards to the sheriff's situation -- and i welcome a full vetting of the so-called ethics commission -- i would like to wonder how the ethics commission handled written complaints regarding two supervisors sitting in front of me. if i remember correctly, nothing was ever done, so maybe mr. wagoner should look into that to make sure everybody is treated fairly. i think it is pretty obvious that the ethics commission has to answer for its past conduct, especially in regards to supervisor tony hall. i do not think he was the only one who was somehow manipulated by the ethics commission, so i

agree with ross mirkarimi. ethics commission, bring it on, and let's see who is telling the real truth. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i am and member of americans for safe access, the nation's largest advocacy organization the works on medical marijuana issues. i am also a member of the medical college and a center owners, patience, and other industry types in our city that want to keep safe access, and we are requesting your help in this mission of ours. next week, tuesday, april 3, we will be having a rally here on the steps of city hall. we are asking you to join us. there are several other actions you can take as well, like joining the lawsuit to reschedule marijuana, or joining the state petition with other governors. you would be the first city to join this petition, so thank you

for listening. please protect and defend safe access. you can find out more information by going to www.safeaccessnow.org/savesf. thanks. >> good afternoon. i am also a number of americans for safe access and president of the city college of san francisco chapter. i would also request that you introduce and pass an ordinance that directs the city attorney's office to file a brief to reschedule marijuana, and also, and introduce and pass an ordinance directing the city attorney's office to join in the state petition. the first county to join this multi-state effort and send a strong signal to california that they should follow san francisco's lead. thank you for listening. please protect and defend safe

access. >> good afternoon. first, give an honor to god, whom i served. trayvon martin's family in florida and all the families that have suffered from homicide and violence in this country, we stand with you. we stand with all of you. to the president of the board and the board of supervisors, i am the co-founder of the human circle for the soul support group. i come to a standing with tammy, paulette, also, and all the mothers who have lost children to senseless violence. we are joining with tammy in the signing of the petition to bring back our elected sheriff, ross

mirkarimi. the work he did is being overlooked. when you weigh it right now, the scale does not weigh it properly. we have had other elected officials in our past, including our past meier, who we all know what happened. we know what happened with his addiction, and we allowed him to go to treatment and do other things, and he got a fair shake, and now, we elected him as alan lieutenant governor. most of us even voted for him. we did not pass judgment. we ask that you take the time right now to look at all the

good that was done in our communities regarding violence and the wonderful things he has done in preventing violence. violence went down in our communities. [bell rings] supervisor chiu: thank you very much. thank you. next speaker. >> i am here because i am concerned about how the family of ross mirkarimi is being victimized by the organization that has set itself up to protect them from violence. i feel they are being used as a upon to further their agenda. i understand their agenda is very important, but it concerns me when i read in the newspapers that the supervisors for elected officials are being pressured

into removing share of mirkarimi because of your need to save your own political careers. whether that is true or not, i am begging for a true and honest assessment of this situation. we are sacrificing a family who wants to go back and make amends to get together to save themselves, their relationship -- will want to almost do a search and destroy by using them as an example. if this organization needs an example, this plenty of them, which is really, really bad, where restraining orders have not helped to save anyone. it is very cool to this family to continue to allow them to be the father -- it is very cruel to this family to continue to allow them to be the father -- fodder of all these tabloid

opinions. his wife reached out for help. they ignored her, perhaps because she is a brown's sister and they do not think she can think for themselves. we need to look at how we pushed our agenda. he has done so much work for the community that he did not have to do as a supervisor. he was on the streets at every shooting in the western addition, which is very admirable. i just wanted to call upon you all to please -- [bell rings] supervisor chiu: thank you very much. >> good afternoon. i am a staff attorney with the national employment law project,

and we are one of the sponsors ab 1831, and we appreciate your consideration of the resolution today, item 14. san francisco led the way in the country with its policy which was of limited in 2005. the city and county has been a leader in california in reducing barriers to employment for people with convictions. san francisco again must be a leader in supporting ab 1833. there could not have been a more opportune time. with an estimated 17 million people, california adults, with arrest and conviction records, and with public safety realignment now in place, our local communities must take strong measures to reduce recidivism. we must have an employment strategy for our workers with records, and both have symbolic and practical value. the bill demonstrates that our cities and counties can be model employers, and it will provide workers with records a fair

chance here in our cities and counties will demonstrate that providing people with records, stable employment is not only necessary for public safety, but it provides the employer access to a group of workers for dedicated and committed and deserve a second chance. it is a modest baseline. sanford cisco's policy goes beyond it. the bill exempts any positions that require background checks, so it does not apply to public safety positions. it already has broad support, labor, interfaith, civil rights. to concerned citizens have all submitted letters of support. we have about 50 organizational letters of support right now, but san francisco support is going to be key, so we urge your support for the resolution. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am policy director of legal

services for prisoners with children, which is up the street here. i am also here to talk about ab 1831, the bill that would ban the box on a local and county employment. we have been seeing, as you all know, an upsurge in unemployment and desperation from some many people really want to work, and this bill is a small attempt at trying to really create more of an even playing field for everyone, all californians who want to be working. oakland has already signed and passed a similar -- whatever it is you are doing resolution to support this bill, and we certainly hope and appreciate your doing the same because we think that you all know how to do right thing, so thanks a lot.

>> good afternoon. equitable justice. ethical misconduct while in office is the issue because share of mirkarimi -- the act occurred christmas eve, 2011. he was sworn in with his wife and their son standing by his side on january 8, 2012, 15 days after the act. i ask you board of supervisors to hold off on your decision on mirkarimi until you summon his wife to appear and tell her side of the story. they were the only two witnesses

behind closed doors inside their home who know precisely what went on. that is the key factor. the couple appeared to be very much in love and equally love their son. examples of misconduct is one, the open and shut case of judge hiyashi's wife, who was arrested for felony grand theft for $245,000. district attorney gascon's office supported the charge, but later, a two is changed to mr. miller. after gascon agreed, the judge sentence 33 years of unsupervised probation and $180 fines and fees. today, march 27, she was never suspended and remains state assemblywoman. two, ae