because and i've lived excuse me. i've lived on the one hundred block for two years and just for this my life as doubled and doubled and i'm connecting with people and networking and from alliance for a better district have to the log cabin republican club they've endorsed vicky so i'd like to say thank you very much thank you very much. next speaker. >> i'm michael a tenderloin resident activists in the tenderloin. i am one of the few persons that represent the tenderloin because

i've involved in a lot of organizations there and in the district of our name gets mentioned first our organization did enforce the memorial idea and also was central city democrats we feel it's important that the community rims it's rich history unfortunately, i'm amazed there's no one from the community benefit district that's what they're supposed to be doing is refrm the history and that you haven't up the plaques they get money for. i was on the committee of the district and helped establish that i think that, you know, we need more memorable blacks for on the neighborhood. so there's a lot of things

that's happened in the tenderloin and there's a lot of things that need to be memorized in memory we have the tenderloin tours and a number of things that are celebrating the neighborhoods soouvenl e voivenl hopefully have a museum area my brother used to live on the one hundred block of turf i'm familiar with it so, anyway congratulations. i see this is going to happen i don't think anybody is going to oppose it (laughter) >> thank you. >> hi i'm laurie live on mason. i want to remember the black 11th hour that is struggling and while i'm here to say we need

vicky block as we have bryan williams a transgenders was singing when you've been blessed pass it on by patty la bell. 1111 taylor street it should be t lshlt they started this fight when over the rain bow was for the truth of the matter it's supposed to be t lgbt. i have told you about the abuse i'm a big person they're not going to be messing with me but they'll attacking me inside they'll attack us inside if they

can't attack you outside. so we hope this is not only the naming the street vicky but felicia invited me yesterday, i was dancing on the street and it's nice to be here we need a safe place castro will give us a change to come back here and get stoned but we want the same lgbt t lgbt thank you for naming this street for this lady she deserves it and it goes to what we need and my doctors too >> is there any additional public comment item 4 seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor kim >> thank you. i'm really excited to be able to vote on this as a phone call

next street i agree there won't be many opposition. but i want to say again what an his own to work with the committee this doesn't initiate out of our officer the community did the work i get to by being the representative of the district get to be able to lead this through the legislation process but honored to be the first transgender activists having their names on the street is wonderful and to hear how vicky has been a big part of your life or others who have been inspired her death was imperial >> now i have a t-shirt being

named t lgbt on sunday as well i'm excited to join you on the gay march. the tenderloin is known for what's hard and difficult that's kind of what you hear in the media and it's all true how difficult this neighborhood is but such a warm and loving community and i often is the first place you land or the last place you land. everyone can be who they are and it doesn't mean the violence doesn't exist but it acceptance everyone and thank you for letting me be a part of this >> thank you supervisor kim and everyone who put a lot of work not only in this but allowing us to be in a practices to be able to do this and imagination that

having a unanimously support of full board. remember we had to vote on every street closer imagine that for the easter and the some things caused a meltdown and new now something that hours an amazing human being it looks like we have have a big kumbaya momentum. i've been even though i don't have the honor of representing the tenderloin i have connections in terms of the lgbt community it's right at the heart with the castro. i think loochls we focus on the

castro but not the only place that's placed a crucial role in the community. it's a good way to remind ourselves we're broader than the castro we're everywhere. the roll that the t l has played near the a trans community moving our entire community forward is tremendous and i'm honored to be able to recognize not only the history but the perpetrate as well. so with that, supervisor kim would you like to make a motion? >> make a motion to forward that with positive recommendations we'll take that without objection. >> thank you for helping us.

>> i will thank you on tuesday. >> great. madam clerk can you call item which and item 6 is a ordinance waving the fees for specific improvements for the month of may >> and someone from our officer many summaries thank you for your patience. >> it was interesting and wonderful. hi i'm from supervisor tang's office. this is the third year of this length to wave the permits in may for awnings in recognition of small business month and we make the small property owner month permanent. the small businesses that take advantage of the vibrancy of the corridors and 10 businesses

applied for the fee waiver with the average fee of 15 hundred to $20,000. in 201311 businesses applied and we're hoping even more people will apply in the years to come. to spread accident word about the fee waiver the supervisors will have this in their newsletters. we're cooperated with the office of economic workforce development. and additionally we're translating our materials in chinese and spanish and english we want to reach out to biz businesses with the opportunities. we've presented in front of the small businesses and we ask for your support and diego from the

planning department >> hi diego sanchez from the madam president i want to take the opportunity. as was mentioned on march 27 the planning commission unanimously approved that small business in may and academy the planning code to make the fee waivers permanent. that concludes my presentation i'm available for any questions. thanks >> thanks okay. any public comment on item 6 seeing none, public comment is closed. i think this is way overdue i think it's great we do is everyday but i want to thank supervisor tang. can i have a motion to forward this to the full board with

positive recommendation we'll take that without objection. madam clerk, any other business before this commission? >> there's no further business. >> thank you then we're adjourned

>> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a

day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >> it is philosophy that attracted david linger to mount a show at meridian. >> you want to feel like your work this summer that it can do some good. i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. we did not even talk about price until the day before the show. of course, meridian needs to support itself and support the community. but that was not the first consideration, so that made me very happy.

>> his work is printed porcelain. he transfers images onto and spoils the surface a fragile shes of clay. each one, only one-tenth of an inch thick. >> it took about two years to get it down. i would say i lose 30% of the pieces that i made. something happens to them. they cracked, the break during the process. it is very complex. they fall apart. but it is worth it to me. there are photographs i took 1 hours 99 the former soviet union. these are blown up to a gigantic images. they lose resolution. i do not mind that, because my images are about the images, but they're also about the idea, which is why there is text all over the entire surface. >> marie in moved into the mansion on powell street just five years ago. its galleries are housed in one of the very rare single family residences around union square. for the 100th anniversary of the

mansion, meridian hosted a series of special events, including a world premiere reading by lawrence ferlinghetti. >> the birth of an american corporate fascism, the next to last free states radio, the next-to-last independent newspaper raising hell, the next-to-last independent bookstore with a mind of its own, the next to last leftie looking for obama nirvana. [laughter] the first day of the wall street occupation set forth upon this continent a new revolutionary nation. [applause] >> in addition to its own programming as -- of artist talks, meridian has been a

downtown host for san francisco states well-known port trees center. recent luminaries have included david meltzer, steve dixon, and jack hirsch man. >> you can black as out of the press, blog and arrest us, tear gas, mace, and shoot us, as we know very well, you will, but this time we're not turning back. we know you are finished. desperate, near the end. hysterical in your flabbergastlyness. amen. >> after the readings, the crowd headed to a reception upstairs by wandering through the other gallery rooms in the historic home. the third floor is not usually reserved for just parties, however. it is the stage for live performances. ♪

under the guidance of musical curators, these three, meridian has maintained a strong commitment to new music, compositions that are innovative, experimental, and sometimes challenging. sound art is an artistic and event that usually receives short shrift from most galleries because san francisco is musicians have responded by showing strong support for the programming. ♪ looking into meridian's future, she says she wants to keep doing the same thing that she has been doing since 1989. to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all

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good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> i'm naomi kelly the administer for the city and county of san francisco and i'm joined here today with me board supervisor president chiu and

many members in the filipino community here in san francisco. and today, we have a huge amazement that represents san francisco value. for the fit since our ordinance was enacted we're adding a new language to the shared list of languages that makes our city safer and better able to serve our residents this is language access for limited folks t is mandated and our city enacted the ordinance in 2001 in that 2009 the organized was required to over our ordinance to determine which los angeles's meets the threshold and that's 10 thousand san franciscans that speak a limited language and

this must be made by the immigrant affairs to all the departments and the city rights commission. it is now my honor to introduce mayor edwin lee telephones the administrator in 2003 when the amendment happened and continues to xoond opportunity as mayor to build bridges between our cultures. >> mayor edwin lee. >> and thank you to the center for welcoming us today. i practiced saying this word on a recent trip and consul general thank you for being here and all the volunteers and staff that have been working with the city for many, many years to make sure with we equal access to all

the cities services and president chiu reminded me it didn't used to be called this but the continental access to all the serviced. i'm a firm believer but we're an international city and a city of immigrants the u.s. consensus bureau said we speak many different languages and we're you'll san franciscans. we have an obligation we've strongly felt was a good purpose of government and i joined board president chiu and supervisor kim and councilmember avalos will be here they have a late night meeting debating important issues i know each of the that have a very strong filipino and

other asian the minority and latin populations in their district and certainly right here in this district a extremely strong presence and with the city comes to the clear obligation we must be able to make sure our vital services are ones that reach all our citizens when they have a language barrier by many who don't have english as the first rang indicate to the american survey under the under the circumstances keens bureau over 10 thousands of them reach the point they're not having english as they're first language we have to among services accessible to them. that means was we down for chinesespectro and spanish speaking residents we work with

all our safety departments to make sure very have accurate information that's trailed and kaebltd on site when people need that service and our human services whether health or other important things are translated when that's right written materials or big meetings we provide translators and electronically or physically or make sure that every outreach program is culturely competent. when you reach f that mask 10 thousand person level that's important to know that treld that we as a city will then make sure we give the serviced to be transmitted properly and people what make did access. gone are the days i used to

translate for my mom and dad whether a hospital or benefits. i know virtual everyone standing with me today at sometime did the same things you were nerve because they didn't have the transmission and you were nerve whether a medical term was accurate or access public safety whether effectively or not to you the filipino-americans her 90 in san francisco that went throw things i'm not that david chiu and the chinese community to help our families and county and society to get the information and services they need. now hopefully, we won't rely on

you so much but the government services will reflect what we need for accessibility without barriers. i will thank all the different groups that have been recognizes so far language seas and and list the community partners they're pushing us to make sure we doing the right things chinese for affirmative action and the air resource and organizing center and the burden heights center and the filipino center right her and the environmental economic rights they've been the heart of making sure our language access is clear and now we'll go about doing the several times. >>. your officer of community engagement and immigrant affairs

will work with the departments sexual relation our city administer for the next 18 months to assess all the needs of each department and working with them working with the public safety and health to make sure their staffed and have all the support we've hired a to going translators you he's started i know this is important and supervisor kim walked in that's important to all the communities citywide. i know that supervisor avalos is coming in now. he and i have been to the filipino community out in mission they want to make sure they get the services out there as well. we have generations of families that had barriers and with more accurate information coming out of the surveys we can do this if

we set a threshold i'm plowed u proud to work with the contingent partners and get rid of the barriers. that self-say we're not doing the outreach it won't be just to the spanish and to going we need to work with our south american communities that are growing so when we do big captions we want to reach attest to folks in competent ways this is the thrust of our city and i'll proud of this we reach everyone we can to make sure that language is not a barrier or culture. i want to thank naomi for your leadership i know the city leads this effort and over the next 18

months n reflected in our budget we'll have the resources to make sure that the to going will be the focus. in the a great city one i'm very proud of and proud to announce. (clapping.) >> thank you, mr. mayor. next i'd like to introduce our board of supervisors president david you chiu who the the oldest of children from his us partners and making sure the departments are accessible to limited english speaking persons and everyone. thank you >>