and those are emergency generators and those are all noise, and unregulated. thank you for your time. >> president chiu: thank you . next speaker. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is thomas -- i am a resident in the dolores park, it is in general regarding all of san francisco anything it bears repetition to say this is a world-class city, the most liberal city in the united states, perhaps the most liberal city in the planet earth and we need to move forward with a lot of regard for the citizens of earth, meeting people who live here not the rich little kids were running to get stone and high in dolores park. i think it is an invasion of the 18th street corridor. inds (indiscernible)we don't walk

down the sidewalk anymore because restaurants have taken over. i live on the corner, i know them all. there is drug dealing out the window. my daughter was born 15 years ago there. there is no ordinance being of help. there is no regulation. the noise violation is unbelievable. the over density population of dolores park is exceeding any kind of limited its existing. we give our care to money. we can talk about all the gay freedom and all the liberation and the wonderful things about the ozone layer but what about the people who live in the city. we do nothing for them. we are invaded. we are not able to live there remove and i am sorry for speaking so hastily

but i do not know that it is only two mintues. but i wanted direction from the board perhaps supervisor wiener; we need to enforce the fact that we cannot be talking outside of people's windows. they can loiter outside of our windows all night long. >> next speaker. >> good afternoon -- from san francisco. in these days of terrorism and evil this over evil that, perhaps it it would help if we came to the realization that there is evil in the world and it stems from a worldwide sickness of the human heart; sickness stemming from broken hearts and broken dreams,

misery, despair, what a heartbreak for inanity. instead of pointing fingers of evil a perhaps we should just throw our arms around one another worldwide and have ourselves a little fashion cry for the tragedy that is engulfing the human spirit. thank you. >> good afternoon supervisors my name is douglas -- in today's examiner, there is an article titled mental patient dumping probe started. i would like to inform city attorney herrera that that is an ongoing practice hinted in this article and the board of supervisors and the mayor's office will stop interfering with a full audit of the

department a public health, i'm sure city attorney herrera would have found out about practice years ago. why don't we try to find out why. for so many years , why were so many patients going through san francisco hospital getting free care, when i interviewed them for eligibility so many of them fit the pattern that they were coming outside of the state of california and it was pretty obvious to me that so many of those patients had been told, you come to general hospital. you will get free care. there was no mention of medi-cal. let's put it this way. if you want to help the poor people, maybe you ought to do

the full audit of the department of public health; and then you will see how much money has been wasted since 1989, and you can cannot calculate that you guys have been sitting here not doing your job. also i would like to know how much money the mayor was able to collect while he was in china for the support of the america's cup since you came up empty on treasure island and the other location. let's asking how much he got for the america's cup. that is something for -- thank you. >> president chiu: next speaker. >> mr. president, members of this body. today i stand before you as a saddened father, because with the episode in

boston, a little child -- one of his limbs. and let's not forget this woman. he will never, ever be the same as long as you lift. i am sure our hearts and prayers will go to this little kid. a terrible act. with gods help let us go forward, -- inds (indiscernible)and how the residents in our prayers. inds (indiscernible)that is what i have to inds (indiscernible)thank you.

>> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> behold, two of them went that same day to village called ameas, in the talk together about all these things which it happened and it came to pass that while the commute together and recent jesus himself drew near and went with them. what manner of communication that you have -- -- art thou only a stranger in jerusalem, and he said under them, what things? and they said unto him concerning jesus of nazareth which was at prophet mighty in deed and word before god and all the people, and had the chief priests and

rulers delivered him to be crucified. -- and when they found not his body they came saying that they also had seen a vision of angels which said that he was alive, and certain of them with us went to the sepulcher and him they saw not. he said unto them, oh fools and slow of hearts. after he satisfy the claims of justice into his glory beginning with moses and all the prophets he expounded unto them in all the scriptures and things concerning himself -- and he made as though he would've gone further but they constrained

then saying abide with us, and the day is far spent and he went into terry with them, and he took bread and blessed them. >> any of the members of the public wish to speak? seeing none, general public comment is now closed. gvl (gavel)can we skip over the close adoption -- and move to the -- >> if a member object the matter can be removed and considered separately. >> president chiu: could you call a role and items 26-32. >> supervisor breed:aye >> supervisor campos:aye >> president chiu:aye >> supervisor cohen:aye >> supervisor farrell:aye >> supervisor kim:aye

>> supervisor mar:aye >> supervisor tang:aye >> supervisor wiener:aye >> supervisor yee:aye >> supervisor avalos:aye there are 11 ayes. >> president chiu: the resolution is adopted, the motion is approved. madam clerk and we go to item 25. >> in motion that the board of supervisors convene in a close section on april 23rd regarding existing litigation are turning to consolidate cases regarding the transient occupancy tax in which the city is a defendant pursuant to government code -- administrative code section 67.10 d1 which permits this post section.

>> president chiu: at this time can we have a motion to go into closed section? is there any public comment on whether we should go into closed session? is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. with that, without objection that's going to closed section. if i could ask members of the public if you could please step out. and >> president chiu: we are back in session for the tuesday april 23rd, 2013, we cannot of close session, no action. could we have a motion not to disclose the information.

motion by supervisor farrell. seconded by supervisor cohen. gvl (gavel)madam clerk you read the in memoriams. >> we do not have any other in memoriams. >> president chiu: do we have any other business? >> that concludes the business. >> ladies and gentlemen we are adjourned. >> 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. >> ready to develop your photography skills? the harvey milk photo center focuses on adult classes. and saturday workshops expose youth and adults to photography classes.

tape 55 >> welcome, this is carl. >> great to meet you. >> great to me you, and i want to thank you for your interest and this is the city's animal shelter. and come in and a lot of people come here to adopt a animal or if they have lost their animal or looking for other animals. and we deal with other animals like birds and rabbits and you name it. this is more to see in this facility and more to see in the community. and i suggest you go with an animal control person and see what they co, whether rescuing

animals in distress or hit by a car or dealing with aggressive animals or wildlife or a variety of things. you can only get that flavor with them and doing it first hand. >> i have been with animal control for about six years, i spent a year in the kennel and then the office came up and i started doing it and it really fit. it's really the job for me. and animals i have to handle and i know what i am doing, i rarely get scared. [whistle]. we do a lot of investigations and most are not as bad as people report but everyone once in a while they are. and i had one and people had moved out and the dog was in the

inside and it makes me teary and when the dog is in the backyard, and i can pull an animal out of a horrible environment and feel good. >> where does this animal go after this? >> they go for the shots and then the kennel. >> and if they just found this, and once we enter everything in the computer and they can track to find out if the dog went back home. we hold them for five days. >> this is a stray dog and it came in today and we immobilize it and then put it in a room with food and water. >> and then evaluate for

medical behavior and see if anyone is interested in adopting then. >> we want to be sure that their behavior is good for the average adopter and not aggression problem, toward people or animals. >> and if they growl and don't bite the hand, she passes that. and good girl, in case she has something in her mouth, we get it out. and one more test, called the startle test and it startled hear but she came to me. and passed the handling test. >> for the mental exam i feel for lumps and bumps. and the ears and see if they

are infected and look at the eyes and be sure they are clear and don't have cataracts and look at their teeth and heart. this is the first job that i feel i make a dvrngs. -- difference. and we may do 40 to 80 animals a day for treatments. and do blood work and skin scrapings and cultures to diagnose different diseases. and x-rays, i can take an animal that would be euthanized at a different shelter and fix it and get it ready for a home. >> we have a partnership and we let a professional groomer run a private business from our facility and in turn grooms our shelter animals.

what is the big deal of that? when someone comes to adopt an animal, if it looks good, chances are it will be adopted more. >> and we groom and clean the ears and the works. >> typically a shelter wouldn't have grooming? >> not at all. and these dogs are treated with the utmot -- utmost care that others can't provide. this is a shampoo to bring out the luster. and i feel satisfied in helping the shelter pets be adopted and to be a part of such a wonderful staff, from the top all the way down. if she passes our evaluation, she will stay until she's adopted. if you are interested in

adoption and don't want to put them to sleep, that means at a last resort, we will give you a call before putting to sleep. you are not bound to the dog, and we would give you a call, and it's an actual adoption and cost $107 and it will be your dog. >> the volunteers to meet are the unsung heroes in this field that take the animals to hope and nurse them to get strong enough to come down and rehome. without volunteers, i would have to be honest to say this wouldn't be much more than a pound. we thank god that we have the number of committed people coming down and helping us out, it makes all the difference in the world. >> when you want to come in and

volunteer, you go through a general orientation, about two hours. there is a lot of flexibility. and the various programs available, are baseline dog walking. you can work with the cats. you can work with tony's kitty rescue, with the small animals and guinea pigs and birds and chickens. >> you always have an appreciative audience. >> do you feel that what you have learned here helped you with your own dogs? >> the training they don't have? yes. and it's things that you learn, we usually outlive our dogs and every time you get a new one, you have skills to teach them. >> one of the programs is

training program and it's staffed by a member of the community and one of the programs she has is dog socialization. >> we started this program for canine socialization. and all the dogs available for adoption get to play for two hours. and it's a time for them to get incredible exercise and play with other dogs and we have remedial socialization. and it's incredible the dogs and they get exercise and run and tumble and when most adopters come to look in the afternoon, they are quiet and settled. >> and i want come and someone sees a dog and loves it, it's quick.

and after three weekends, i saw him and he connected and i connected and came back. >> what is your experience of working with the animals? >> unbelievable. from the guy that is came to the house and everyone here, they are friendly and knowledge believe and -- knowledgeable and they care about the animals. >> and it's a great place to visit and look at the animals and maybe fall in love and take one home. and look at our grooming program and volunteer program and many say, hey, this

>> good evening and welcome to april 24th, 2013 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals, the presiding officer is board president chris the wang, she's joiner tonight by an lazarus, commissioner frank fung, damper honda and arcelia hurtado, to my left is mr. brian, he will be here for legal advice tonight and at the controls is victor pa chico, i'm gloria, we're joined by representatives that have cases before the board, scott sanchez is there,