projects were behind, how far they were behind, what was being done to catch up, what needed to be done to catch up, when the deadlines were, what the cost would be if we did not meet the deadlines or any of the information that i would think would show up in this. we discover a brief overview. we of this project of this project, and a few not very salient facts, and it really does not address much of what is in this article. if you are going to be meaningful about this, there is no reason to do anything when you consider most of you do not pay attention to whether people are speaking, and if this event is intended for the public to get information, it falls way short. i know it is the city hall family, and you want to do -- you want to talk to folks to talk to all the time, and they know what the abbreviations are,

and they know what all of this is, but i think the intention is to some degree to let the members of the public that are paying for all of this is some understanding -- is some understanding of what we're talking about. are we talking about something that is millions behind in months behind in millions in danger of being lost or something that is a little behind, but we a been making progress? i did not hear any of that. and i was a project manager for years, and it is one -- if one of my subordinates came in and give me a bunch of stuff like this, i would say what i've i supposed to do with that? i cannot make any decisions. from what you told me, i got a lot of verbiage, and i have no idea how far things are behind or what, so we need to meet in my office and have a real long discussion about what these reports are supposed to do.

supervisor campos: 6 speaker, please. did you could please call item no. 11. -- next speaker, please. any member of the public that would like to speak a number 11? seeing none, public comment is closed. an opportunity for members of the public to speak on any item that is not of the agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the san francisco county transportation authority. >> ray hearts, director of san francisco open government. >> i kno you sii know you listed think this guy is a real pain in the back none, heside. you know if the same person had

gone up and said i think what you said is bull shit, they would have a share call them out. the reality is that like it or not, as citizens of this country, those flags of there's a self, get to make comments whether you like the comments or not. there is a real attitude among the boards, committees, all of them that they really, because the volunteer the time, do not to listen to these people, and that is not the truth. i am looking forward to july 4 when the board of supervisors -- july, whenever the next meeting is before the july 4 holiday, and i want to hear all of this that we support the constitution, flag, and then watch procedurally as there is a concerted effort to deny people

an opportunity to actively heard dissipate. i really do think every board and commission in taking the oath, the members really taken the oath to encourage public comment. there really i come here and make the comments is not because i want to be an a-hole, it is because i took an oath when i joined the united states navy to support and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. when i watch elected officials take the attitude that they can be disrespectful to members of the public that come here to speak, where they can ignore people, and they can do it with such blatant disregard, to the

oath they took to support and defend the constitution, whenever anybody individual or individuals -- individual or citizen of the city has a right to come talk to you about anything they feel you need to hear. maybe if you did not talk so much yourself, you would not be so worried about the time constraints and constantly looking for ways to cut back on what the citizens are allowed to say. trying to find these roles and things, which violate the constitution by saying that is electioneering or you cannot say that, that is this, you cannot say that. in the bottom line is if you are right, this will commit to time, and if you are love -- wrong, they lost the right to speak. commissioner compost: thank you. >> good afternoon.

my name is jackie sex. at the last plans and programs committee meeting last week, one of them was brought up that i think all of you should take into consideration for the brt project is in consideration. one thing you have to remember is there were two rail projects in 1989. one was supposed to meet up with the other one. i was on the transit task force, and one thing you should do before the next planned programs meeting and the next full-board meeting where you take the subject into consideration, all of you should do your homework. one is the final report that was published back in 1989, who has

since retired above the kiri light rail project. also-- about the geary light rail project. you should read the project in 1995. also, the srtp that same time, it was quoted as the only way to alleviate traffic congestion. this is what the people of the city wanted back in 1989, and you should look into those three documents, and do your homework before you take any action on that one subject next month. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i just want to talk on one issue. some time ago we all agreed

that it their projects regarding pedestrian crossing, that we would get a list -- we all agree that if there were projects regarding pedestrian crossing, that we would get a list and make it easier. i would like to see list of those projects. how are they lined up? because some of you from the san francisco county transportation agency said we may not have the money now, but we will have the money in the future. we cannot take the risk of having our elders and children die of this crosswalks. some of us do have the ability to use some pressure directly, and get a crosswalk painted. ordinary citizens. but you folks, if you just go on

van ness, you will see despicable conditions of the sidewalks are not painted. i want you to pay attention to that. the other thing is i think it will serve the nation -- i think if you serve the nation, you get a sense of decency and standards. i see some of the supervisors have decided just to take a hike. that is fine. go take a hike. as some of us have been saying, come election time, we can make some of your -- some of you take a hike forever, we do not really have to go there.

i have been watching some of the deliberations, and some of the representatives all they think is to get into some political situation, putting political power so they can bring in the moneys. others are not. it is all over the nation starting with the lobbyist. now we try to play the republicans. -- now we tried to blame the republicans. we have a few corrupt democrats right on the top. we have one woman who has written $42 million. politicians must servelearn to serve tehe people, not bring in the millions. >> item 13, adjournment.

commissioner campos: meeting adjourned. thank you very muc

>> there are kids and families ever were. it is really an extraordinary playground. it has got a little something for everyone. it is aesthetically billion. it is completely accessible. you can see how excited people are for this playground. it is very special. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging,

hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite.

88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visionary $3.5 million world class playground in the heart of san francisco. this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org.

>> a lot a ton with the community and we say to ourselves, there is this one and this one. we all compartmentalize them, we have our own agenda. our agenda is to create great work. if you are interested in that, you are part of our community.

>> hello and welcome to brava theater. >> we are trying to figure out a way to make a space where theater and presentation of live work is something that you think of the same way that you think of going to the movies. of course, it has been complex in terms of economics, as it is for everyone now. artistically, we have done over 35 projects in four seasons, from producing dance, theater, presenting music, having a full- scale education program, and having more than 50,000 visitors in the building almost every year. a lot of our emerging artists to generate their first projects here, which is great. then we continue to try to support figuring out where those works can go. we have been blessed to have that work produced in new york,

going on to the edinburgh festival, the warsaw theater festival. to me, those are great things when you can watch artists who think there is nowhere else that might be interested in you being a woman of color and telling your story and then getting excited about it. that is our biggest accomplishment. having artists have become better artists. what is. sheri coming back to brava, here you have this establish, amazing writer who has won a clue -- slew of awards. now she gets to director and work. even though she is this amazing, established writer, the truth is, she is being nurtured as a director and is being given some space to direct. >> the play is described as ceremony and -- where ceremony

and theater me. in the indigenous tradition, when you turn 52, it is like the completion of an important era. the importance of the ceremony is to say, you are 52. whenever you have been caring for the first 52 years, it is time to let it go. really, here, they have given me carte blanche to do this. i think it is nice for me, in the sense of coming back 25 years later and seeing personally my own evolution as an artist and thinker. the whole effort to put the chicano or indigenous woman's experience on center stage is, in itself, for euro-american theaters, a radical position. because of the state of theater, it is a hard roll to hold up in institution. it is a hard road.

i am looking at where we are 25 years later in the bay area, looking at how hard it is for us to strive to keep our theater is going, etc. i like to think that i'm not struggling quite as hard, personally, but what i mean by that, the intention, the commitment. particularly, to produce works that would not be produced in other places, and also to really nurture women of color artists. i think that is something that has not shifted for me in those 25 years, and it is good to see that brava remains committed to that kind of work. ♪ >> when people talk about the reflection of the community, we can only go from what we have on

our staff. we have a south asian managing director, south african artistic director, latino community out rich person. aside from the staff, the other people, artists that we work with being a reflection of us, yes, the community is changing, but brava has always tried to be ahead of that trend. when i came in, i tried to make it about the work that shows the eclectic mission district, as well as serving the mission. those are the types of things that i feel build one brava is all

>> i love teaching. it is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. >> this really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. this is very enriching as an artist. a lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. >> there are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. that is a really big draw. >> this is a signature piece. this is the bill largest darkroom in the u.s.. >> there are a lot of people

that want to get into that dark room. >> i think it is the heart of this place. you feel it when you come in. >> the people who just started taking pictures, so this is really an intersection for many generations of photographers and this is a great place to learn because if you need people from different areas and also everyone who works here is working in photography.

>> we get to build the community here. this is different. first of all, this is a great location. it is in a less-populated area. >> of lot of people come here just so that they can participate in this program. it is a great opportunity for people who have a little bit of photographic experience. the people have a lot, they can really come together and share a love and a passion. >> we offer everything from traditional black and white darkrooms to learning how to process your first roll of film. we offer classes and workshops in digital camera, digital printing.

we offer classes basically in the shooting, ton the town at night, treasure island. there is a way for the programs exploring everyone who would like to spend the day on this program. >> hello, my name is jennifer. >> my name is simone. we are going on a field trip to take pictures up the hill. >> c'mon, c'mon, c'mon. >> actually, i have been here a lot. i have never looked closely enough to see everything. now, i get to take pictures. >> we want to try to get them to

be more creative with it. we let them to be free with them but at the same time, we give them a little bit of direction. >> you can focus in here. >> that was cool. >> if you see that? >> behind the city, behind the houses, behind those hills. the see any more hills? >> these kids are wonderful. they get to explore, they get to see different things. >> we let them explore a little bit. they get their best. if their parents ever ask, we

can learn -- they can say that they learned about the depth of field or the rule of thirds or that the shadows can give a good contrast. some of the things they come up with are fantastic. that is what we're trying to encourage. these kids can bring up the creativity and also the love for photography. >> a lot of people come into my classes and they don't feel like they really are creative and through the process of working and showing them and giving them some tips and ideas. >> this is kind of the best kept secret. you should come on and take a class. we have orientations on most saturdays. this is a really wonderful location and is the real jewel to the community.