board, department of building inspection. this is the 18th year we have been before you, which pays for the extended code enforcement that the board has very greatly supported over the years, and as you may recall, the board amended the housing code within the last few years to make sure the assessment of costs actually were imposed earlier in the process, before administrative hearing. we started with about 153 cases that were and the delinquent status. we are now at about 104 cases, and we do understand that we have some individuals to speak to this item. i want to assure the board that with respect to some of these individuals, we have been very intense and have had intensive meetings with at least one of these individuals, and we would be more than happy to speak to those items after those comments have been completed.

thank you. president chiu: if there are members of the public who would like to speak about these liens, and after that, we will ask the dbi staff to meet with you briefly to see if you can resolve the matter before final decisions are made, so are there any members of the public who wish to speak on this item? police stepped up. -- please step up. >> i am just waiting on my father, curly bishop, to come to the podium as well. president chiu: great. >> wait until i get going.

supervisors, i am judy bishop. my father, curly bishop, a senior, derryl bishop. i come here because of third street, in which the building department and i have been going back and forth for clarification on how they are assessing charges, which we have documented that we believe we

have paid, and therefore, you know, are building has been in the bayview hunters point for many years under our family ownership, and we have actually had the building -- we were doing work on it, and we took out a permit, and we were almost finished comsat and at the time in which the muni bus hit the building, that is when everything started to go into a vicious cycle for us to get things done in a timely manner, which we have shared that with them, and what we are trying to say here is that fees that were given to us -- i actually went through every sheet of paper that the city and planning have given me, gone to their office several times to get clarification on how you are charging me, what are these assessment fees for, and

therefore, i have given a breakdown, and i would love to give you guys a copy of that just to see from the time of the initial permit that we had it in 2008 than it up on the muni bus hitting the building in 2009, from 2009 until -- president chiu: thank you very much. you will have an opportunity to meet with dbi. you can submit that card to the clerk. thank you.

next speaker, please. >> hello. the assistant city attorney filed a lawsuit against us about march 15 of this year. we met with her, and we are trying to cooperate fully with the city. these penalties and fees that the building directors had said to me were included in her lawsuit, so why this is in respect to me, i do not know. we met with the building inspectors this morning, and they suggested i not come here because the penalty will go on

our tax bill which is due october 1, so, again, the city attorney has processed this information. i do not know why i am here. president chiu: thank you very much. >> ok. thank you. president chiu: next speaker, and if there are any other members of the public who wish to speak on the leans for the assessment of costs, please speak up. >> ♪ city building, what is this assessment you have going on? could it be a faded building of days gone by? and did i hear you say, it costs a lot of money anyway

to build that big, old mansion in the sky? ♪ president chiu: are there any other members of the public who wish to speak at this public hearing? ok, what i would like to ask if dbi staff, if you could step outside and meet with the individuals he spoke, and that if you have any resolution of the matter, if you can let the clerk know, we will take it up at that time. colleagues, at this time, i would like to move to our 3:30 recognition. we have five colleagues presenting today, and i would like to first start with supervisor wiener. supervisor wiener just checking

-- supervisor wiener: just checking to make sure my honoree is here. i want to honor ron miguel for his years of service to san francisco as a whole, specifically on the planning commission. i have often told people that when we talk about nominations for planning commission, and we talk about diversity or reaching out to the community, in the years that i have tried to recruit people to apply for the planning commission, i have never been successful in getting someone to apply. as powerful as the commission is. it is such an enormous amount of work to be on the planning commission. you do not get paid. cindy wu told me she was spending 30, 40 hours on the

commission. it is thankless, and the people would do it, where they are on the political spectrum and whatever their views are, they do it because they care about their city and their community, and, ron, i know you are somewhere there has recently been a lot of conversation about the commission and commissioners, but across the spectrum, everyone has been set to see you go because you are so respected across the board, even by those who may disagree with you on various issues, and i think people know that you are fair, that you do not show any particular -- you do not tow any particular party line, and you recognize the need for the city to grow and develop, but you are also equally respectful for the character of the neighborhoods, and given your background in labor activism, that is not

surprising at all. i so enjoy working with you. i will definitely miss you on the commission, as will a lot of people, but i also know, knowing you, this is not even close to the end, and you will be involved, and i look forward to continue working with you in the future to make our city a better place, so on behalf of the board of supervisors, i want to thank you and honor you, commissioner. [applause] president chiu: actually, commissioner miguel, before you speak, there are several other colleagues who wish to continue the accolades. supervisor olague? supervisor olague: we were

together. >> four years. supervisor olague: that is a long time. i will really miss your not being there. he beat me to the punch, i want you to know. i guess i can still do this in september if i want. i hope you are going to still be serving on some commission. your expertise is such that the city really loses out not having you on planning. i am sure the city family will continue to find a place for you to offer your expertise and your wisdom. it was wonderful serving with you, and i am happy that supervisor wiener has given you this honor today. >> thank you, christina.

president chiu: supervisor mar? supervisor mar: i was also disappointed when you did not get reappointed. you were working with me through complex issues with great support as well. i know we have differences on some issues, but you have always been great about explaining different perspectives. i know you will continue to serve the city, but thank you so much, ron. >> thank you, eric. president chiu: supervisor cohen. supervisor cohen: thank you, commissioner. i know that is the last time you will be using that title. but we want to thank you. for being accountable, straw, diplomatic, and thoughtful in your application of the planning

code. i still will be looking to you for some guidance, and i look forward to serving with you hopefully in another capacity. >> thank you. president chiu: supervisor campos? supervisor campos: commissioner miguel, i represent district 9, which over the years has had a number of land use items come your way. i want to thank you for your service to the city and county of san francisco. being on the planning commission is one of the toughest assignments to have. there were times when we did not agree, but i always respected the manner in which to approach a job, so i just want to thank you. i know it is not an easy task. it requires many hours away from family and loved ones, so for the whole district 9, thank you very much for your service. >> thank you.

president chiu: and i am going to add my two cents. commissioner, i am certainly not going to be grudge all of the free time you will have. i do think that if you had wanted to move through and had been re-enactor -- re--- renominated, you would have gotten through this body unanimously. thank you for all of the our region have done to all of the neighborhoods, and on behalf of my district and my constituents, thank you. we do hope we can find another place for you to serve the city if that is something you wish to do in the future, so thank you. >> thank you very much.

president chiu: commissioner? >> it is hard to follow that. i very deeply appreciate the sentiment. two things are important in my life. one is my family, and i am pleased to have my wife sitting here in the back. she gets a little shy at these types of affairs. many of you have met her over the years, but the other thing after family in san francisco. some of you may have taken surveys on the web, and often in the last of the section, they

ask which is more important to you, your country, your state, or your city. i have never checked anything other than my city. eric, ruth and i were raised in district 1. i was president of the neighborhood association there for 16 years. my business was there. mark, we deal with district two, but at one time, i had 25% of my board living industry two even though it was the richmond district, just the way the lines were, and certainly we work with district two, on the presidio, and i was on the final negotiating committee for the memorial hospital, along with many of your constituents. david, i will get to district 3

in a moment. carmen, although we did not work a lot to get the because my time in working with things like golden gate park was earlier perhaps, but working with the people in your district, district of for you are, i chaired the commission and other things would golden gate park, it was really a pleasure. christina, i do not need to say more. i checked the map the other day. both of my daughters are living in your district. jane, you have an unusual district in the way it handles market street, and in answer to some of the things that have been said, the tatar levi president chiu, a little over one year ago, the market -- the

mayor has asked me to chair the market street advisory, and it is my pleasure to continue to do that. the report will be with you hope the by the end of the year, and we will be working with the board, as we are with mta and dpw on that one, so we are very involved in what happens on that end. certainly the years i worked with people in the district on the central freeway and octavia boulevard situation, 13 years with that advisory group, and, sean, i had the pleasure of going to the district 11 -- excuse me. i am dealing with the wrong district there. the golden gate park and working together.

david, oddly enough, even though i live in potrero hills, next to what is there, my second choice for shopping and restaurants, i am virtually in mission, market, rainbow, at least once a week. malia, we have had the pleasure working together and will continue because i am still active with an association and the potrero boosters. what happened with the funds we were able to get, amazon, some of those areas in the park, it was beautiful. david, if i may, i saved you for last. you run into a lot of people, and i have had the pleasure of working with you on some things, and we have not always agreed,

and that is the way it should be. that is the way the city should go. but in your remarks, you mentioned that this is a missing city, and it will move, progress, and change, and people should understand that. more than anything else and parsley to you, and my wife, who is sitting in the back can testify to this, i was really taken by the fact that i could call you a true gentleman. no one else would have taken the time. i am not your appointment. you have your own appointments on the commission. but would have taken the time first thing friday morning to call me, and it really touched me. thank you. president chiu: thank you. [applause] thank you, commissioner.

our next accommodations will be presented by supervisor mar, and i want to know who he will be recognizing in both of his presentations, individuals who are deserving of recognition. supervisor mar? supervisor mar thank you -- supervisor mar: thank you, supervisor chiu. we will be declaring chinese appreciation day, and we are joined by several supervisors as well. i wanted to ask, first of all, beating me to the punch, already at the podium, the director of the chinese association, and i want to say that we are commending him and his organization today. it is not that they have just turned 40. they were founded in 1972. but many chinese community elders.

there are younger activists from many of the college campuses, and even in chinatown and the communities that were very active in trying to change and improve their community, especially the low-income, chinese-immigrant communities. they have had many young people and adults, the women's group, and artists and cultural workers, a tremendous development of people of leadership, really turning the masses into a force of city government but also a nationwide with policymaking as well. and a director is also here, sitting back there. i first became active in the cpa in the 1980's, and the union was engaged in a major strike. there was the restaurant workers strike of 1984. there was a racial violence

case, chin, where we organize support for his family but also solidarity for other victims of racial violence and building alliances with other communities. i also recall building a multiracial organization called the rainbow coalition in different cities around the country, but in san francisco, many of us were very active. many students from city college, berkeley, san francisco state, and many campuses were strongly supportive of cpa's work, and they helped to develop us as well, in the 1990's. they really helped to empower young people and grassroots communities, building alliances in the mission district and many other groups. even across the bay, working with the nationwide coalitions,

like the southwest impact group. i think a proud moment was the founding of one group with young people from the chinatown area and other parts. i want to say that the chinese progressive association really brings people together. they have contributed to a broader fight for social, political, and environmental justice, a tremendous campaign that they have been involved in. i also wanted to say that they are building other alliances, not just the progress of workers or alliance. there are other efforts to fight for minimum wage or the paid sick leave law. up until the recent victories with the wage and task force, cpa has led in the fight for workers' rights and immigrant rights and equality in health care, education, and housing.

i am pleased to present the executive director of cpa. thank you. [applause] >> oh, thank you, eric. you said most of what i wanted to talk about. first of all, it is an honor to be here. it is not just me. we are having a war party at the office that i am supposed to be at. a lot of times, we come to the podium here so much being oppositional or passionately defending our position, and it is just nice to come and accept an award, so thank you for that, and i do just want to say, giving crops to the people who helped found cpa, it was not just in the 19th 70's. it actually started in the 1930's with a chinese organization for unemployment rates in the 1930's and fighting for unemployment, which is what

we are fighting for now, still. but it is actually a lot, and i think that is also important to remember, the kind of trajectory we are in. i do want to say that the 1970's, we were empowered by the black power movement, and that is the seat of really what we have strong multiracial routes into the community, and we are also very inspired by china and what is happening. i think it is at the core of what we do. it is not just about the chinese community, but as san francisco keeps changing, we will have to keep changing and understanding the different ties in the city, which is why we invested a lot of time in building the alliance and also the progress of work alliance, because we cannot do this alone. on a personal bet, i am proud to stand here because my family started in chinatown as workers

but also started a very successful small business. in fact, it was the first jewelry store to leave chinatown. it is supposed to be historic, but nobody talks about it except for me. just coming back to chinatown to work and serve the community is coming full circle. i am very happy to accept this award on behalf of cpa. thank you. [applause] supervisor mar: thank you. i forgot to make one other plug. cpa is celebrating its 40th anniversary on saturday. it is going to be a wonderful vacation with lots of old timers but asa veterans from the

chinese progressive association and campaigns that we have been involved in, so hopefully people can join us on saturday, august 4, 4 a great 40-year anniversary. thinking to be co-sponsors. the second is another important issue for the chinese community, and we have two leaders in the educational justice movement. i would like to ask them to come up. they have for decades been strong in the community college system. but even for immigrant populations. first of all, let me start with the dean of the chinatown northeast campus, and then i will go next to the vice chancellor of academic affairs for the community colleges of san francisco. august 15, i believe, it is the

day that a shining new chinatown campus will be unveiled, and 7000 students will hopefully go through the doors to celebrate a decades-long fight for a modern, magnificent campus in the chinatown-north beach area. let me first say, with city college in chinatown, she has shaped the lives of hundreds of students. the dean of instruction, the director of the asian success center, and with the gop yes -- the e.o.p.s. as she has been a tremendous not only faculty member and counselor but also an administrator as well. she has helped to really give a voice to immigrant