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for his hard work and dedication to the citizens, he then was turned out because of term limits. he then ran for sheriff and won voters approval from the citizens of this city. they saw him as a young man, dedicated to public service, his ambition in life was to work for the citizens of this city. shame on those who are trying to destroy him. he deserves better than what he is being put through now. there are those in the city that should abide by an old saying that goes, he who is without sin, cast the first stone. thank you for listening. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors.
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on july 26, 2011 at 9:15 a.m., i was at city hall dressed in full kenya to discuss -- dress to discuss the foregoing. what -- i made these comments with reference to the elections in kenya, the united states, and to the international criminal court. an incident report from the san francisco sheriff's department, the nature of the incident. president chiu: could we have the overhead, please. >> yes, please. city hall, third floor. i was in full uniform and
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assigned as a deputy. at 900 hours, the deputy and i were dispatched to investigate a suspicious person in room 48. the department of elections. upon our arrival, we observed at bonafide -- unidentified black male with copper wire wrapped around his head and he was wearing a long brown road -- robe with a rope around his waist. [unintelligible] another incident report from the san francisco police department. incident 110153149. official declaration, prop 115 certified. star number 299. on february 22nd --
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>> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am the executive director of the library users association. i am pleased to concern that thanks to efforts including research and assistance from attorneys, we were able to stop the paint out of the historic burkle heights -- bernal heights mural. it is a stay of execution good for 90 days and we ask that you do when you can to help make that stay permanent. the city in its haste to get rid of the mural, it is a wonderful merrill and i have shown
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pictures here before, simply did not follow the law which requires notice to be given to the artist or if the artist has died, to his heirs or personal representatives said they might have an opportunity to remove and save the work of fine arts. in speaking with people about this mural, people will say, was there not a process? that led to the decision? with regard to getting rid of the mural and replacing it with two murals that are brand new. we say yes, there was a process. it was not democratic and riddled with illegalities. the sunshine task force has found in six hearings on six separate complaints unanimous decisions that there were illegalities throughout the process of decision making and for example, when library users association asks supervisor campos for his mural file, so
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that we can understand better what has happened, this is -- these are some examples of what we got. heavily redacted pages and pages redacting names, redacting addresses, e-mail, phone number, and so on including -- e-mails and phone numbers, and so on including some that had died that year. that was an example. >> i wanted to weigh in in favor of the item 42 which is replacing ranked choice voting. president chiu: one can provide public comment on items that have not been considered. we have considered this matter. there will be an opportunity for july 10 for public comment on this topic and york or than welcome to come back then. next speaker.
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-- you are more than welcome to come back then. next speaker. >> this is a disposition and development agreement. when we came before the board many times regarding [unintelligible] the city accepted the disposition and development agreement that has not been fulfilled. in other words, the disposition and development agreement is in default. now, i do not know if most of you have read the position and development agreement which is a legal fog -- document. it is in default. it gives away $7.30 million and the disposition and development agreement reaches a legal document, it is in default.
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one of you asked the city planner about the disposition and development agreement and tied with that, how big developers, huge hospitals, what i call rove developers, come here -- rogue developers come here in these august chambers to light. you were disrespected. the legislative branch was disrespected. in 1996, the mayor chose to a charter an amendment to neutralize the city administrator and bring it into the executive branch. the executive branch has a lot of power now. but you are the legislative branch. and you must be vigilant and there were three of you yesterday that were vigilant. you have to be vigilant.
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we need an expansion of st. luke's in the southeast sector. thank you very much. president chiu: next speaker, please. >> i am resident of san francisco and i am here to talk about our recent case of assault against individuals who are at the bc intersection in chinatown try to appeal to the problem -- public to -- against prosecutions. there were two incidents, june 10 and the second incident occurred one week later on june 16. when the victims were display the photos of the assault. the perpetrators were promptly detained by police, citations were issued, and the court dates were set. i want to take this opportunity to thank those officers who basically protect the citizens
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who were expressing their freedom of speech and religious freedom. later on, certain juveniles were seen being instigated. [unintelligible] and has been documented such incidents were a discussion -- [unintelligible] persecution policy overseas. i have seen as victims and the marx, the birds marks are still on their arms two weeks later. a lot of times when i am talking to people about the human rights abuse in china, there will mention the country's -- the country is getting better. some would -- say they would do the same if they were in government. there are a tolerant and ignorant of police brutality and state terrorism against their fellow citizens, france, and family members. they said that in 1999 when the persecution started.
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13 years later, the same brutality tactics were extended to them such as forced eviction from their houses, bulldozed down their houses, and so forth. i like to raise public awareness of the ongoing attention. thank you. president chiu: thank you. are there other members of the public who would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. could you call items 59 to 63? >> there being considered for immediate and unanimous adoption. there will be acted upon by a single roll call vote. if a member would like to discuss the matter -- a matter, it will be severed and discussed separately. president chiu: would anyone want to sever? roll-call vote. >> supervisor elsbernd, aye.
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supervisor farrell, aye. supervisor kim, aye. supervisor mar, aye. supervisor olague, aye. supervisor wiener, aye. supervisor avalos, aye. supervisor campos, aye. supervisor chiu, aye. supervisor chu, aye. there are 11 ayes. on behalf of supervisor chu, for clara maria dunn. on behalf of supervisor blogging, on behalf of rox -- olague, roxy marie. president chiu: are there any more items of business? >> there are none.
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>> 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
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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.
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