>> thank you. president chiu. >> thank you mr. chair. i want to take a moment and thank you president breed and i join in support of this resolution. i've supported affirmative action for my entire life and these are policies that have helped all of our diverse community. in 1996 i was on the committee working to defend affirmative action against the author of prop 209 and like supervisor kim, i worked for the civil right law that fights -- >> we know it helped diversify our work schools and work opportunities and benefited all of our communities. while speaker perez decided to take time to build more consensus, i agree we should move forward with an amendment to reverse prop 209 with regard

to higher education. opponents sta 5 tried to acquaint this measure s with affirmative quo toes. and it's not about quo toes which i don't think any of us have supported and the state states that quo toes are unconstitutional. we need to bring people together on this issue, to educate our communities that diversity for all helps us all. we simultaneously need to have a conversation about how to deliver on the broader problem on the higher education for our diverse community. as we move forward, we have to work together to build support for what will be a challenging conversation. >> thank you, supervisor breed. >> thank you. i appreciate your comments, president chiu, and supervisor campos. as you know

this is extremely important and the problem i have with affirmative action is even the mention of quota. it's clear -- i outlined that in the resolution and that was upheld in the court system and at that time it was made clear that quota and affirmative action are two different things and i think you're right, we need to bring our communities together and make it clear because this is really challenging. there are universities that are truly what i would not consider diverse. one of the comments mentioned to me by the person who is in charge of the gospel choir at uc davis, they're diverse and mostly

african americans but still a very diverse fun experience for all of us and now there's, i think, one african american in the gospel choir at uc davis. that shows us that there's a real problem in our university systems and it's important that we take a strong stance because san francisco has always led the way with regard of diversity. when we think about our history and the civil rights movement and the doors that african americans has opened for other minorities. the fights we've had with housing and the school district and the consent decree and all of these things have made it better not just for african americans. it has made it better for other minority groups and it has made it better for our city. when we have these discussions

around affirmative action and being inclusive, it can't began with a divide and i think clarity around quota need to be made, but we need to make a sharp distinction, that affirmative action and quota are two different things. he -- i won't go into the explanation and i talked about it last week. this opened up a door for discussion and i appreciate the support from you all today to move forward and send a positive united message to our state legislature that we don't want to see politics play a negative role in this discussion. we want inclusion, we want to make sure our universities are diverse and we have a seat at the desk and we want to move forward and continue the dialogue with our communities throughout san francisco and

through the state of california. thank you. >> supervisor kim. >> thank you. i think i'm entering this conversation a little late, but i just wanted to support the comments that were made by supervisor breed. many of us in this room posed proposition 209 when it came to the state ballot, i believe in 1997. i was a college student and i went to a private university here in california and stanford made a statement it will up hold affirmative action. and 50 percent of students at stanford is of color. the following year after the passage of prop 209 what we saw, uc were scary in terms of enrollment of african americans students and i got to he -- i got to experience that personally.

there were two african american males in my class. i think that is really a testament to what the elimination of affirmative action has brought not not just at the education level, but through contracting throughout public agencies, and i think it is really clear that when we talk about affirmative action, it's not about quotas. it's about being able to consider race when you have applicants of equal credentials. if you have applicants of equal credentials you should be able to consider race in the admission because we know that diversity is an important part, actually, an essential part of our educational setting. it has been a real testament today to what we see at our public universities, i think bringing back affirmative action would play an important role to fulfilling the diversity of our state. >> thank you. before we go to

supervisor compass. can we get a second. >> seconded by supervisor wiener. supervisor campos. >> he think what i thought was really important about this resolution is that i do think that how we talk about affirmative action and the context in which we describe the issue important, and that's why i think that we have to be very clear not to buy into the right wing red rhetoric about having to say that the -- that affirmative action isn't quota. there's a question of the state legislation and that has to do with how do you slow down the process so that this doesn't get to the voters as quickly as possible. i think this issue needs to get to the voters as quickly as possible and that's why i

think this resolution is important because i think that folks in sacramento need to hear from places like san francisco that the people that we represent are going to be impacted by their action or an action and to the extent that inaction is what people want, i think, this resolution helps to make sure that's not the outcome. >> thank you. supervisor breed. >> for clarity, i wanted to make a motion to amend the legislation based on the amendments that were distributed first. >> so you've just clarified what your motion was and supervisor wiener has seconded that motion. >> great. that's for the amendment. >> yes. >> thank you. >> okay. >> thank you. colleagues if there are no other comments, can we take the amendments without objection. thank you. and can we do this same house same call? thank

you. so this resolution has been adopted. >> as amended. >> madam clerk. next item. >> madam clerk, read -- today's meeting will be adjourned for the late mrs. jane kennedy. on behalf of the of supervisor campos and kim for the late john jack casey. >> i want to take a moment and thank sfgtv and folks bringing this to you and jesse lar son and with that madam clerk, do we have anymore business. >> that concludes our business for today. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned.

>> hi. welcome to san francisco. stay safe and exploring how you can stay in your home safely after an earthquake. let's look at common earthquake myths. >> we are here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco. we have 3 guest today. we have david constructional engineer and bill harvey. i want to talk about urban myths. what do you think about earthquakes, can

you tell if they are coming in advance? >> he's sleeping during those earthquakes? >> have you noticed him take any special? >> no. he sleeps right through them. there is no truth that i'm aware of with harvey that dogs are aware of an impending earthquake. >> you hear the myth all the time. suppose the dog helps you get up, is it going to help you do something >> i hear they are aware of small vibrations. but yes, i read extensively that dogs cannot realize earthquakes. >> today is a spectacular day in san francisco and sometimes people would say this is earthquake weather. is this earthquake weather? >> no. not that i have heard of. no such thing. >> there is no such thing.

>> we are talking about the weather in a daily or weekly cycle. there is no relationship. i have heard it's hot or cold weather or rain. i'm not sure which is the myth. >> how about time of day? >> yes. it happens when it's least convenient. when it happens people say we were lucky and when they don't. it's terrible timing. it's never a good time for an earthquake. >> but we are going to have one. >> how about the ground swallowing people into the ground? >> like the earth that collapsed? it's not like the

tv shows. >> the earth does move and it bumps up and you get a ground fracture but it's not something that opens up and sucks you up into haddes. >> it's not going anywhere. we are going to have a lot of damage, but this myth that california is going to the ocean is not real. >> southern california is moving north. it's coming up from the south to the north. >> you would have to invest the million year cycle, not weeks or years. maybe millions of years from now, part of los angeles will be in the bay area. >> for better or worse.

>> yes. >> this is a tough question. >> those other ones weren't tough. >> this is a really easy challenge. are the smaller ones less stress? >> yes. the amount released in small earthquakes is that they are so small in you need many of those. >> i think would you probably have to have maybe hundreds of magnitude earthquakes of 4.7. >> so small earthquakes are not making our lives better in the future? >> not anyway that you can count on. >> i have heard that buildings in san francisco are on rollers and isolated? >> it's not true. it's a

conventional foundation like almost all the circumstances buildings in san francisco. >> the trans-america was built way before. it's a pretty conventional foundation design. >> i have heard about this thing called the triangle of life and up you are supposed to go to the edge of your bed to save yourself. is there anything of value to that ? >> yes, if you are in your room. you should drop, cover and hold onto something. if you are in school, same thing, kitchen same thing. if you happen to be in your bed, and you rollover your bed, it's not a bad place to be. >> the reality is when we have a major earthquake the ground shaking so pronounced that you are not going to be able to get up and go anywhere. you are

pretty much staying where you are when that earthquake hits. you are not going to be able to stand up and run with gravity. >> you want to get under the door frame but you are not moving to great distances. >> where can i buy a richter scale? >> mr. richter is selling it. we are going to put a plug in for cold hardware. they are not available. it's a rather complex. >> in fact we don't even use the richter scale anymore. we use a moment magnitude. the richter scale was early technology. >> probably a myth that i hear most often is my building is just fine in the loma prieta earthquake so everything is fine. is that true ?

>> loma prieta was different. the ground acceleration here was quite moderate and the duration was moderate. so anyone that believes they survived a big earthquake and their building has been tested is sadly mistaken. >> we are planning for the bigger earthquake closer to san francisco and a fault totally independent. >> much stronger than the loma prieta earthquake. >> so people who were here in '89 they should say 3 times as strong and twice as long and that will give them more of an occasion of the earthquake we would have. 10 percent isn't

really the threshold of damage. when you triple it you cross that line. it's much more damage in earthquake. >> i want to thank you, harvey, thanks pat for

>> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology.

they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years?

how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in gauging here. why would an artist when to come here? >> mainly, access to the materials. we also give them a lot of support. when they start, it is an empty studio. they go out to the public area and -- we call it the big store. they go out shopping, take the materials that, and get to work. it is kind of like a reprieve,

so they can really focus on their body of work. >> when you are talking about recology, do you have the only sculpture garden at the top? >> it is based on work that was done many years ago in new york. it is the only kind of structured, artist program. weit is beautiful. a lot of the plants you see were pulled out of the garbage, and we use our compost to transplant them. the pathway is lined with rubble from the earthquake from the freeways we tour about 5000 people a year to our facility, adults and children. we talk about recycling and conservation. they can meet the artists. >> fantastic. let's go meet some of your current artists.

here we are with lauren. can you tell us how long have been here so far and what you're working on? >> we started our residency on june 1, so we came into the studio then and spent most of the first couple weeks just digging around in the trash. i am continuing my body of work, kind of making these hand- embroidered objects from our day-to-day life. >> can you describe some of the things you have been making here? this is amazing. >> i think i started a lot of my work about the qualities of light is in the weight. i have been thinking a lot about things floating through the air. it is also very windy down here. there is a piece of sheet music up there that i have embroidered third. there is a pamphlet about hearing dea -- nearing death.

this is a dead rabbit. this is what i am working on now. this is a greeting card that i found, making it embroidered. it is for a very special friend. >> while we were looking at this, i glanced down and this is amazing, and it is on top of a book, it is ridiculous and amazing. >> i am interested in the serendipity of these still life compositions. when he got to the garbage and to see the arrangement of objects that is completely spontaneous. it is probably one of the least thought of compositions. people are getting rid of this stuff. it holds no real value to them, because they're disposing of it. >> we're here in another recology studio with abel. what attracted you to apply for this special program? >> who would not want to come to the dump? but is the first question.

for me, being in a situation that you're not comfortable in has always been the best. >> what materials were you immediately attracted to when you started and so what was available here? >> there are a lot of books. that is one of the thing that hits me the most. books are good for understanding, language, and art in general. also being a graphic designer, going straight to the magazines and seeing all this printed material being discarded has also been part of my work. of course, always wood or any kind of plastic form or anything like that. >> job mr. some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. -- taught me through some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. >> the first thing that attracted me to this was the printed surface. it was actually a poster. it was a silk screen watercolor, about 8 feet long. in terms of the flatwork, i work with a lot of cloddish.

so being able to cut into it come at into it, removed parts, it is part of the process of negotiating the final form. >> how do you jump from the two dimensional work that you create to the three-dimensional? maybe going back from the 3f to 2d. >> everything is in the process of becoming. things are never said or settled. the sculptures are being made while i am doing the collages, and vice versa. it becomes a part of something else. there's always this figuring out of where things belong or where they could parapets something else. at the end goal is to possibly see one of these collage plans be built out and create a structure that reflects back into the flat work. >> thank you so much for allowing "culturewire" to visit

this amazing facility and to learn more about the artists in residence program. is there anything you like our viewers to know? >> we have art exhibitions every four months, and a win by the public to come out. everybody is welcome to come out. we have food. sometimes we have gains and bands. it is great time. from june to september, we accept applications from bay area artists. we encouraged artists from all mediums to apply. we want as many artists from the bay area out here so they can have the same experience. >> how many artists to do your host here? >> 6 artist a year, and we receive about 108 applications. very competitive. >> but everyone should be encouraged to apply. thank you again for hosting us. >> thank you for including us in "culturewire." ♪ (music)