unrest movement and opposition to materialism advance picturesque beautified language and fascism. witness and social culture organize obsession for the lie, defraud and super national birth right or irresponsibility of its gaming society. monopoly capitalism, imperialism, hunger concern, market sovereign hunger, racism, chauvinism, confidence, inflections, fascist fragrance of hailing populations. >> good afternoon, president chiu and members of the board of supervisors, jim salinas sr.,

born and raised in the mission district, also a proud member of carpenters local 22, a 130-year-old labor organization here in san francisco. and as far as the eye can see, generations of carpenters have built this city. i'm here proudly displaying this hat because we don't wear other gear. we don't -- certainly don't wear black hats with acronyms that have negative connotations and in some cases our members refer to them as the carpetbaggers in alameda referring to the union officials that don't have san franciscans best interest in mind. we are the taxpayers, members of the board, we help generate the local economic engine, we live here, raise our children, as an opportunity i had in 1967 i got to raise four kids in the mission district and the last two went to two prestigious universities. i attribute that to the fact i

got to learn a trade and applied it here. i never got to go to oakland or san josé. i provided a decent standard of living. we not only provide structures. we don't just build -- we help to build communities. and i hope that you can all join us when we put san franciscans to work because there's a lot of young brothers and sisters in the black and brown community that have no hope. as a result of the fact that the economy is not bad, but in general, contractors don't like to put them to work because they don't look like them. so i hope that you will join me in putting san franciscans to work. it has been and always will be my opinion that 50% of those good-paying construction jobs should go to san franciscans. there's no reason why it can't. we have billions of dollars of work going on right here, private and public. there is no work in the north bay, south bay, east bay so the carpetbaggers are here to take that work. thank you, supervisors.

>> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors and president. i am deborah benedict, i am here with senior disability action as well as with walk san francisco. i am here to make a complaint at this moment about the bicycles on the city sidewalks, and the fact that there really is no enforcement by the police department, nor any signage like there is in berkeley on the sidewalks, telling people it's against the law to ride their bicycles on the sidewalk. i happen to live in south of market area, where the streets are fairly flat. and because of that, even though there's designated lanes, there are people on sidewalks, riding their bicycles, and riding their skateboards on a regular basis. this past saturday, i was on howard street, between 9th and 8th, and i counted nine bicycles on the sidewalk. this street is one-way.

there are designated lanes. every time i tell someone on a bicycle that there is a law against riding a bicycle on the sidewalks, they usually use expletives that i can't bring to this board of supervisors. however, i do say that it is really important, with the number of seniors, families, and i walk my animal, in that area, on a regular basis. and there are bicycles constantly threatening, as well as skateboarders. this is a problem that i know is going to be difficult to fix because it's now become a habit and there's no enforcement, and no consequences for people who ride their bicycles on the sidewalk. and to punctuate how impossible this situation is, just as i was on my way here today i ended up passing a civic center ambassador team, and one of the team was on a tricycle on the

sidewalk. so i had to negotiate my service animal against their bicycle coming down on the sidewalk. i would... >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, everyone. my name is ernestine weiss. i spent many good years trying to make this city better and have succeeded in many ways. however there is one thing that irks me that is the "occupy" people spreading out in front of the federal reserve bank like never before. nobody has the guts to do anything about it. we have -- bylaws. they're not enforced. i go by there every day and my blood pressure just goes way up, to see that. why aren't you doing something about this? the america's cup is coming up. do you think that's a nice thing

for visitors to see? i don't think so. take a trip down there, and look at what's going on. it is unbelievable for a city like san francisco to allow this to go on. filthy, dirty, homeless people, joining them, stringing up banners on the trees, which i've tried to get the police to tell them not to do. it is awful. you have to do something about it. district 3 deserves more than that. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> supervisors, you all have come back from your vacation, and soon you're going to be add jude cating a case where we, the citizens, have shared some light. prior to that, i want to address a situation about a sunshine

task force. it's four months now that we, the people, cannot shed light on cases that are important. and not a wimper, not a wimper from the board of supervisors. you represent the 12 -- 11 districts in san francisco. and one among you all -- because you do not allow, you know, to mention the board of supervisors name during public comment -- one among you all was instrumental in shutting down the sunshine task force because of a candidate who was physically challenged, mandatory

that on this board, there be a person that is physically challenged. and so this fair city talks a lot about mandates, talks a lot about transparency, talks a lot about accountability, but when it comes to doing the right thing, i ask you so-called representatives, have you taken a stand to do the right thing. have you taken a stand to do the right thing. come friday -- >> president chiu: thank you very much. >> no. no. that was the first bell. this is the second time you've done it to me. that was the first bell. this is the second time you've

done it to me. i need 20 seconds. >> president chiu: actually, that was the second bell as the clerk has told me. >> that was the first bell. >> president chiu: that was the second bell. >> let me conclude. i know. let me conclude. >> president chiu: thank you very much. >> i make one statement. >> president chiu: thank you very much. >> thank you for being unfair. >> president chiu: are there any other members -- are there any other members of the public that wish to speak in general public comment? sir? the mic to your right. >> i just got here, don't have time to fill out the form. if i may take a moment. it's too hard to pick it up. it's too heavy to pick it up but its full of customer surveys,

taxi customer surveys, san francisco taxi driver, peter witt, san francisco driver for 24 years. i conduct these surveys just out of the about of good government and for the greater good of the city. being a native san franciscan i drive the taxi and walk the streets of sidewalk. i'm concerned primarily because mta is a bunch of bs, okay. i've been submitting these taxi surveys, 1,000, with a 93% return rate, by the way, which is phenomenal, if i do say so myself, an expert will guide you if you need guiding. but this is what it looks like when i process it. this is the very first one i did. i did 500 but i didn't think it was an adequate sample number. it didn't include enough visitors. by the way then i submitted them

to mta for the last four years, just the other day, i did -- submitted one. excuse me, i'm out of breath. these are heavy. stack is about this big. mind you, there's three surveys on each piece of paper, there's like 300 some odd surveys -- pieces of paper here, rather. 93% return rate again is a phenomenal amount. it's not the 99 percenters out there but the 93 percenters of my customers, including visitors. the current survey they're doing right now. but they're jumping the gun. and they're jumping the gun because they're proving 200 more cabs right now as i speak and they have no data. but they do have data. and most of my customers, they say i'm biased. most of my customers want more cabs but they also give a reason why exactly.

>> president chiu: thank you very much. are there any other members of the public that wish to speak in general public comment? seeing none, general public comment is closed. madam clerk, could you go to the adoption calendar. we have one item there. >> the clerk: yes. the single item on the adoption without reference to committee calendar item is item 26, a resolution finding that the city through its office of labor standards and enforcement has established and will enforce a project specific labor compliance program in accordance with the requirements of the labor code for all public works projects funded in any park from proposition 84. >> president chiu: colleagues, roll call on this item. >> the clerk: on item 26, supervisor mar, aye. supervisor olague, aye. supervisor wiener, aye. supervisor avalos, aye. supervisor campos, aye. president chiu, aye. supervisor chu, aye. supervisor cohen, aye.

supervisor elsbernd, aye. supervisor kim, aye. there are 11 ayes. >> president chiu: resolution is adopted. at this time why don't we go to our 3 pm order related to washington. >> the clerk: 22 and 23 comprise the board of supervisors sitting as a committee of the whole for persons interested in repealing file, an ordinance regarding the zoning map amendment for the eight washington street project. item 23 is the referendum reconsideration of the zoning map amendment for eight washington street project. >> president chiu: colleagues, as you know, we have a hearing today on the zoning map and then related to the washington street project. before we begin the public comment, i first want to welcome our new deputy city attorney, john given ner and give him opportunity to explain the procedural nature of this hearing and the specific vote that we will be asked to take at

the end of the this hearing. mr. givner. >> thank you. john givner, his deputy city attorney. as the agenda suggests the board will be considering whether to repeal the ordinance that you adopted in june. a yes vote, when this question is called, will be a vote to repeal. a no vote is a vote not to repeal the ordinance, and to instead send the ordinance to the voters for their consideration. if there are six no votes, the clerk will advise the department of elections to place the ordinance on the ballot at the next general municipal or statewide election after november 2012 or a special municipal election called by this board. >> president chiu: thank you, mr. givner. colleagues, unless there are any questions either of the city attorney's office or i know the planning department is represented by mr. kevin guy, why don't we open it up to public comment. i have a number of speaker cards and i will read those cards and if i could ask those individuals if you could please step up to

the podium and if there are any members of the public that wish to make public comment, if you could please line up after these individuals, let me first recognize our former city attorney, louise renne, lee radner and janet and other members of the public that wish to speak if you could please line up after those individuals, and why don't we first hear from former city attorney ms. renne. actually have a number of other cards that just been submitted. kerry biels, sarah duran, benjamin damran, cie archleti, gene ross and roger won.

first speaker please. >> supervisors, my name is louise renne on behalf of 31,000 san franciscans who ask you to repeal the ordinances, who oppose the eight washington street project. 31,000 people from every district throughout the city ask you to reverse the decision, and to avoid a costly election. should this be an election? we think we will win. and we think so based on what we have found as we went about the city. when people find out about this project, they are opposed to it. san franciscans don't want a project that's higher than the embarcadero freeway was, they don't want a mammoth project the size of a football field, they don't want a wall in the waterfront that's going to obstruct the views of coit tower, and hills as you walk

along. this project has been painted as being opposed by only a few neighbors, disgruntles neighbors who live next door or have their views obstructed. i can assure you, supervisors, that isn't at all true. throughout the city, and i mean every, every district, 31,000 people, in only 29 days spoke up. should there be an election, we will hear from the rest. but we're here today in the hope that common sense will reveil and this project will be sent back to the drawing boards now. we hope that this board, and only this board can, now, head off an election and save the city the time and effort and cost involved in election. we understand that a number of you originally voted for this project because there are jobs

involved. we believe jobs can be created from good projects, and this is not a good project. we understand that some of you voted for this because the port needs money. we believe the port can get money for good projects, and this is not a good project. so standing behind me are not only some of the 31,000, but throughout this great city, 31,000 and more, who are opposed to this project. we ask you today to please repeal the ordinances, stop the costly election, let's all go back to the drawing boards, and get a sensible, sensible project that leaves a waterfront for all of us, and not just a few. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. if i could just remind members

of the public we do have a rule in the board chamber, asking the public not to express either with awe place or with hissing or other signs of opposition to various comments that are made and ask for you to follow that board rule. thank you. next speaker. >> president chiu, members of the board of supervisors, my name is eric math. i have opposed development of the golden gateway tennis and swim club for many, many years. this is just the latest project. as we have seen the development of the shenanigans that have gone on to try to get this project done, it has become more evident to me that, if this project were to stand, you would eventually have donald trump, you would have a lot of other developers coming to you, asking for exceptions for their parcels. pretty soon, i would visualize

this waterfront being looking like waikiki. i don't think any of us want that. the people have spoke in the referendum. if necessary they will speak again. and i feel confident that we will approve the dismissal of this -- the reversal of this ordinance. please don't put us through that agony. let's go back to the drawing board, and attempt to put a good project in place here. the workers of san francisco and the construction workers need work. let's get a good project in place, instead of this project. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker.

>> in 27 days, over 31,000 voters from all over san francisco signed a referendum petition to protest against the height zone increase ordinance for eight washington. i personally obtained over 100 signatures in less than a week. the signers live in the financial district, pacific heights, his russian hill, north waterfront, glen park, bernal heights, and bayview. they believe, as i do, that such a spot zoning height increase is the beginning of t end of our beautiful waterfront. so, today, his you have a chance to do what san franciscans want you to do. they want to preserve the waterfront. we ask you to do this by repealing the eight washington waterfront increase

ordinance. thank you. >> president chiu: next speaker. >> mr. president, members of the board of supervisors, my name is lee radner, friends of golden gateway. you heard the first speakers talk about 31,000 plus voters who signed the petition to put the referendum on the ballot. you're looking at -- you're looking at the wall on the waterfront. this is not our concoction. this is the developer's. right along the embarcadero. you have the opportunity, today, to stop this kind of construction along the waterfront, where we will have to go to the ballot, which i don't think many of us would

like to see happen. we'd like to have you change your mind today. also, a recent poll found that voters across the city overwhelmingly oppose the eight washington waterfront project, and the height limit increase by over 30 percentage points. we ask that you take this to heart. please listen to your constituents, and vote properly today, and let's all get on with doing a better project than what we see on your screen right now. thank you very much. >> president chiu: thank you very much. next speaker. >> members of the board of supervisors, ray harts, san francisco open government. i was here when you passed this originally, and i think i can sum it all up in what your board president said at the time. the deals are in and there's really no sense in talking more

to you because you've all made your decisions. a lot of decisions in these types of deals are made out of sight of the public. they're deals that sometimes have absolutely nothing to do with the actual item that is something given to someone to get them to go along with the deal. in this particular case, what i'm asking you to do is say, look, over 30,000 citizens of this city have said they don't agree with this. respect that. don't usurp the citizens right to make the the determination as to how their government will run. in the case of ross mirkarimi, we're using a rube goldberg process to remove a -- an elected official, and thwart the will of the people of

san francisco. in this case we have another deal which some of us may not have any idea, and in my experience i've gone through and looked at some of these documents or have tried to and had members of the city government evade their responsibility under the california public records act, the brown act and sunshine ordinance to withhold public records so that some of these specific issues cannot be addressed. this was a bad deal when it was put forward. your board president said it was subject to other deals that were made out of sight of the public. you now have many citizens telling you how much they object. respect the citizens who elect you today, or expect what they give you in november. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is janet lottenberger, i live about three blocks from the

site of the proposed eighth washington project. i've been very active in the fight against this project. i think it's a bad idea for the neighborhood and a horrible idea for the city. i stood before you took the initial vote on the eight washington project and i have to say looking back i was so naive. i think we stood here and thought that what we said and what the people of this city said mattered to you and it was terribly disappointing, the outcome of that vote. it was really disappointing. it took a while to recover because i live in that neighborhood and love it but i got very evolved and walked out of the port meeting where we said nobody is listening to us so we're going to take action. so we got together. we got 31,000 signatures from all over the city. i collected those signatures. and when i told people what was going on, they were blown away. everybody could not believe it. and while the height limit is just one egregious violation of what should happen in that area, a 400 parkin parking garage, soy

things going wrong. i stand here optimistic but asking you to do what is right for your constituents in your neighborhood and what's right for the city and repeal this. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon again. my name is deborah benedict. i live at 75 dora street. i am here as a representative of senior disability action, which is the former senior action network, and planning for elders joined together. the organization i speak for vehemently opposes this project for a variety of reasons, not visuals of a large portion of the city, and air to that portion of the city, but mainly because this project does not suit what this city needs. the housing that this city needs

is affordable housing for seniors, disabled, and working people. we have the largest population of seniors in the entire state of california. those statistics are not mine. why this board would approve something for the .5 -- .05% of the population in a location that has been objected to vehemently by loads, obviously 31,000 people, is beyond me. but one thing for sure is we will remember who voted which direction regardless of the behind the screen screens. we know who is the progressive and who is thinking about the needs of the real people of san francisco and who is not. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> board public chiu, board of supervisors, my name is joe

butler, a candidate for district 3 supervisor. marian hinman and nancy katz are rolling over in their graves. they instituted a 40 foot height limit when the fontana towers were approved way long time ago. people look at those towers and imagine the other 10 that were slated to be constructed and thank marian and nancy. the board rules were mentioned earlier. no applause, no derition. that's fine, that's good. but i know another one where the supervisor in whose district the project is located is deferred to environmental review appeals they did that with 135ored, for you mark farrell for 1269 -- mark farrell for 1269 lombard street. how come eight of you can't do that for the board president now. the board defers on thoseem