for how a city can have the most transparent and accountable to read possible. i believe that all this in this room are committed to making that happen -- all of us in this room are committed to making that happen and i am excited about the possibility, i look forward to working with supervisor wiener in making sure we do get to that point. and i do not think that the intent is different. there are different perhaps ways of getting to that objective. i will make a motion to continue this item to the call of the chair and request respectfully the ethics commission consider these items. the one thing i would add to that for the ethics commission is i hope that it is not just one meeting or is a technical effort to provide outreach to do

a public hearing. it is a meaningful and robust process. the more people are engaged in these issues, the better it is. i know that to the extent that anyone of us whether it is in my office or supervisor wiener's office need to be part of that, to help with that. the last thing i will say is i want to take an opportunity to help landeta who is an intern in my office from the goldman public policy school and uc- berkeley who has done an amazing job in sort of jumping into these issues and understanding the implications of some of the proposals and grappling with the complexity of it. i make that motion to move this item to continue this item to the call of the chair. supervisor campos: thank you. we do have a motion to continue this to the call of the chair. i want to thank supervisor

wiener and supervisor avalos. i do appreciate we will be giving additional time to referring it to the ethics commission to give it greater community outreach and input. i want to acknowledge the concern about how we do outrage. -- outreach. it is hard to sometimes get folks and i completely get that. if we get a schedule of hearings, my office is happy to do outreach. the ethics commission does have elected funding and staffing to do that sort of average -- outrage -- outreach. i had four on my campaign who were attorneys and we would still make complaints -- mistakes. we all want to comply with

ethics laws. sometimes you have to pay for those services but i do agree with the rates and the spending cap. there is clearly some room for us to be able to make those expenditures. i do think that came from a good place. i do not think that came from my way to skirt our spending limitations but i look forward to continuing to work with both offices. there are a number of issues that were brought up by the members of the public and it was good to hear. the potential impact -- that might be made. supervisor wiener: thank you. i will reverse what i said about not disputing. i want to comment on the compliance cost issue. it will be moved because it is no longer necessary given the increased cap. there has been in recent days and to extend at this hearing. there are some good faith

disagreements. there has been a bit of hyperbole. one of them is about the compliance costs. of course, every campaign in the world would love to have that superstar volunteer treasurer who is so good at keeping books and reports and understand a lot including the many, many, many reports that are required to be followed -- file that will have full disclosure and do it in a way that will not give you in trouble and fined. everyone would love to have that person and i have been on a campaign tour you have some volunteer who is a retired accountant who knows what they're doing and is a phenomenal job. a lot of campaigns whether you are the wealthiest campaign in the world -- many do not have access to that person. you have a choice of having a

volunteer who may have a volunteer who may be there at some points but other -- not at other times, who may make a good-faith mistakes. or hiring someone. i do not like the cost of hiring. especially for a link the race. it is not cheap and it can accumulate. someone commented adding the 14 dozen dollars would have added to the cap would have somehow increased the cap. that would have increased under the old scheme to $157,000, compared that to the increase of $250,000 that the sport red -- enacted. the criticism of the cost provision we will move, that criticism was not warranted.

at least in the supervisor races. it did make sense under the lower cap. i want to make those comments because sometimes people assume you are trying to do something nefarious one that is not at all the case. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. thank you to members of the public. this is a link the hearing so we appreciate you sticking around. supervisor campos: i have a concern about that specific provision but i do not think there was anything nefarious about the intent. supervisor kim said it was coming from that good place. i do not agree that there was ill intent in any of that. supervisor kim: wheat -- we do have a motion to continue this to the call of the chair and we can do that without opposition. thank you. madam clerk, could you please

call items a310? >> >> would you like to entertain a motion to move into closed session regarding a310 on existing litigation -- 8 through 10 on existing litigation? supervisor kim: is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. we can do that without opposition. we're now convening in closed session. we ask members of the public to exit the room as we prepared to convene. thank you.

>> we met in closed session to discuss what does -- litigation. supervisor campos: we have made this motion to move it forward with recommendation. supervisor kim: we can do that without opposition. are there any other announcements? >> no. supervisor kim: meeting is adjourned.

>>. touring england was a time when robert as mentors were being challenged by a quickly growing middle-class. for endeavour's crew of new

artists began to assert themselves, offering new definitions of the athletics of arts and beauty. over 180 objects of avant-garde design and art from the victorian england has been collected inside the legion of honor snoot exhibition, it's the cold of the ec. -- the cult of beauty. >> there was this group of artists that were not only revolutionaries in their artistic expression but also in their personal lives and their interest in democratizing art in introducing beauty into the growing middle-class. >> one of the inspirations for the victorian avant-garde was the industrial revolution. quality household goods were now being mass-produced. artists responded by either creating elaborate unique court or by embracing technology and trying to share a beautiful

creations with as many people as possible. >> william morris was in a difficult position, because he wanted the middle-class to be able to acquire really beautifully made objects. but the piece is that he actually made, you know, took so much handcrafting that there were quite expensive. i think he would have been pleased to know that there are things like restoration hardware anne craig and bare all that tried to make available to the middle-class -- and crate and barrel that tried to make these things available to the middle class. >> over 60 lenders contributed art and craft to the exhibition. one of the partners is london's victoria and albert museum, which has been collecting the finest examples of victorian craft since queen victoria herself attended the groundbreaking ceremony. the artist of the victorian avant-garde believe that every

object could contain an expression of beauty. the attention given when creating a towering sculpture should be the same as when creating a simple cottage gate. they embraced arts for arts own sake. whether in the curl of a flower or a stray lot of unpin hair. surprisingly, sensuality returned to public view during the victorian era. albert moore and others were inspired by ancient greek sculptures and found new uses in modern times. >> many of these paintings are large. when you get close to them, they seem to wrap you in this luscious colors. there's a great sensuality to the paintings, even though there's nothing sexual going on in the pictures. the artists just took delight in luxurious fabrics and colors and beautiful women. >> symphony in white is a life-

size portrait of the immense stress of james wisler. it is featured prominently in the exhibition. harmony in gray and green was an of socially judged as a disagreeable presentation of a disagreeable young lady. the first public reaction of this series was so divisive that led to court proceedings. today, they hang in london's tate gallery. walking to the exhibition, you might be distracted by objects that seem to modern war appeared to be at least art deco era. forward thinking victorian artists emerged the economical ambitions of 18th-century cottage's style furniture with the asymmetrical design elements of japanese art that was introduced to london in 1862. >> so you come out with these very beautiful and sleek design worms that the artist combined

-- a design forms. very modern. our visitors are really surprised that so many of the works at a very modern feel to them. >> they believe that no object needed to be considered worthless or low class. each thing, existing in its own place, was the best thing for its place. and what first seems to be idle showiness, shows the richness of today and yesterday. >> it is exciting to have a project you have worked on for so long coming in know, come to your own museum. and museum curators are among the luckiest professionals, because we get to share with tens of thousands of people the things that give us enjoy and the things that explain to our visitors the relationship between art and society.

art is not just a frivolous, you know, sidebar. it is a very important expression of culture and morals. this particular moment, the artists were interested in community. >> san francisco is the exclusive american host for the cult of beauty exhibition. the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching

>> good morning. i want to thank everyone for coming. you can tell by the group as an old -- assembled around me that

the mayor has a big announcement to think. i want to thank the supervisors for taking time out of their day to be here. we have the police commission, fire commission, command stocks of both police and fire, the current class in the police academy, and the presidents of local 798 and the poa. without further ado, the mayor of san francisco, ed lee. >> good morning. thank you for joining me here at the san francisco police academy. also for joining the men and women who serve our city and all their public safety responsibilities. i want to thank the supervisors that are here today. certainly i want to think chief suhr as well as chief hayes- white for being here. i want to give my personal operation -- appreciation to tom

o'connor and our police officers association for working so closely with us. we have some great announcements today and something that no have been waiting on for quite some time. but before i do that, i just want to express to the cadets that standing behind me, i really want to thank you for all of your work for the police and fire commissioners. i cannot really stand -- say enough about your commitment, your family's commitment, your dedication to our city as you complete your training here. to our fire personnel, especially our fire department training staff, thank you for your continued service in your important work in training the next generation of firefighters. the first for our police department. the police to barman is committed to being a world-class police department. a leader among urban police departments by hiring and promoting talented officers and professional staff, employing

the highest standards of performance, the best practices in policing and accountability, and reflecting the values of world-class city that it deserves. we have brought the city's violent crime rate down to historic lows and implemented in a bit of crime-prevention strategies to keep san francisco the safest big city in our country. our officers have dedicated long hours to protecting our citizens and have shown a commitment to finding better methods to deliver police services to victims of crime. volunteer time, both on and off duty to provide at-risk kids an opportunity and positive attitude with in their neighborhoods. a goal to be a mentor to new officers as they begin a career in a dangerous yet rewarding profession. with the expiration of the deferred retirement option program, the so-called drop program, the department is

certain there will continue to be significant retirements. the program will end in june 2014 and will have a total of attrition of 265 officers over the three-year time span that began in 2011. so today, i am here to announce to chief suhr that we have developed a multi-year staffing program that will reach the city charter mandated 1971 folded the officers. in the next two-year budget, which will be unveiling tomorrow, will -- we will be finding six police academy classes over the next 24 months. 2012 to 2014. the budget reflects hiring 300 officers, 50 per class, over the next two years. we will continue to hire three classes of 50 officers for the next six years.

a six year time span. we anticipate to reach the city charter mandate of 1971 officers by june 2018. how about that? [applause] and i will say this, we cannot have done it without collaboration from everyone, but also knowing that our city is exhibiting recovery economically, we can do this, and this has been a priority for my administration. we have been glad to work with the police officers association and all the officers, staff, and commission to get this done. keeping our cities it also requires the talented men and women of our fire department -- keeping our city safe. from the emt's to the paramedics to the firefighters, the san francisco fire department has been protecting our city for more than a century, and its members of moderately --

honorably risk their lives for our citizens. all the services that they provide, ranging from education to community work to putting a dangerous fires, our city cannot continue to function as a safe and secure city that it is. we are announcing today 6 fire academy classes over the next six years. like the police the bernie, our fire department is also facing challenges. from retirees and a challenge -- we're looking at challenges in a fiscally responsible way. the current personnel is lower than it has been in the past decade. the additional firefighters were -- will help the department use less overtime. we have one h3 level 1 emt class in the fiscal year 2012-2013, slated to begin in july of this year. this will result in a net

increase of 20emt's to the fire department. in the coming years, whether in the middle of the net as a first responder to a fire when the majority of our city is sleeping or in the broad daylight, with the international spotlight on america's cup, the san francisco fire department will guard, protect, and support our city, inspire our young people and continue to be a model in the tradition of excellence. our san francisco police department and the fire department are responsible for providing public safety services to those who work, live, and visit our great city. this is a monumental task, one that requires a great deal of skill, knowledge, and above all, care and patience. i personally want to thank gary from the police officers association. all the visits to have made to the office and all the work you have done, but also your steadfast leadership in your patients, most above all. i know you have goneou