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the ethics claimed at a special meeting of wednesday, may 28, 2014, in the matter of the case the notification made a determination that there's probable cause to building the following violations of the california government codes as incorporated by governmental consultation code and the respondent made them one violation of government code dot 3 subsection a-1 for failing to file a campaign statement by the required deadline of go october thit 2013 and violation for failing to file a campaign statement and 3 one violation of california government code subsection a for failing to file
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a campaign statement by the required deadline of july 31st, 2012, and four one violation of california government code subsection a for failing to file a campaign statement by the required deadline of january 31st, 2013, and 5 one violation of california government code subsection a for failing to file a campaign statement by the required deadline from july 31st, 2013, and of one violation of california government code subsection a for failing to file a campaign statement form 460 by the deadline of july 31st, 2013. each commissioner who participated but certify on the record that he or she personally read or reviewed the entire proceedings. >> commissioner renne.
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commissioner andrews. commissioner hayon. commissioner keane. i also so certify your the respondents are presumed to be innocent unless their proved by the merits regulation a b 5 the executive director shall issue a regulation with the ethics commission regulations for the enforcement proceedings 9 a. >> public comment there's no public the next temple on the agenda is execution and possible action on the minutes of the commissions minutes april 8, 2014, commissioners my comments. i understand that mr. pro-peel provided proposed corrections >> mr. propel handed me a
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document i haven't looked at it i'm comfortable in looking at the changes. >> do you have it. >> yes. would you like to see it. any objections in hearing the corrections? >> okay. i'm going to ignore the grammatical correction but on page one section 2 public comment the first paragraph the word complaint is misspelled on the first and last line it should be complaint instead of
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compliant. package 2 the first full paragraph at the top the complainant was not present add a semicolon after the word present the next line after rec and park put department and the next paragraph the top line after california add the word public. on the paragraph that begins with d c a white the third line second word change the word to and. >> i don't know about that one.
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>> i'm sorry. right forget that one sorry. >> you know, i'm not sure this is the right way to go about this i mean, if he's not here to discuss this if it were one or two changes maybe but i'm not inclined to have this be a standard practice. any objections from the commissioners? >> i would move to adapt the minutes as presently drafted and second. >> all in favor, say i. i. opposed this motion passes 5 to zero. the next item on - what. the next item on the agenda it
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the discussion of the executive director report >> i don't have high highlights other than to say our initial budget hearing it june 16th i'll attend if necessary a supplemental hearing will occur both mondays. by the way, on the previous matter i wanted to note there was no public here so the executive director report my comments from the commissioners? and mr. syncountry on item 7 about the form seven hundred can you remind me that the f pb credit have jurisdiction >> yes. we cannot enforce the filings or enforce in my case misleading filings or incomplete
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filings we can only fine people for filing late other than it's the sole province of another department. >> mr. herrera is outside of our. >> completely outside our jurisdiction we'll have to refer that. >> commissioner andrews >> can you remind me of the process around budget dean season did you submit anything to the mayor's office. >> quite a bit we had a commission discussion about this several months ago. our budget submission this year boiling it down to the bottom line we requested that we get the same budget that we had this year including the ad back it the board of supervisors had
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added so that's our request. ultimately what the mayor's office does obviously is up to them and, of course, it going to the board. and just is adding to the record there's money for the campaign by the way, that's statutory that's an be automatic funding approximately $2 million >> any other questions on the executive director report. no public so no public comment the next is items for future meetings. public comments >> i have a comment on the subject for future meetings. >> a question more than anything else there's have been statements made at the last two
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meetings for topics do we keep track of those and if so can we get a list (inaudible) at those hearings that i i think we put them on as soon as they were suggested. >> i don't have my pending ones my but inform annihilation. >> how do we treat the public. >> symptoms we put them on and sometimes not. >> the agenda is set by the chair in consultation so one of the things that's our previous recognize of being the chair. >> i want to around the lobby discussion - i'm sorry what.
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>> the lobby reform to make sure we have a discussion around that. i know it's ultimately going to come to us but it's worth us finding out where they are that there's a few iterations they've had exemptions to that. i want to correct it's not going to come here >> not. >> because there's no amendments. >> my understanding is that chiu intends to bring it before a board vote in june i don't know go whether or not it's a true. >> it's true it was voted out of committee so it will be before the full board in june i'm not sure when the first reading will be. >> jessie i believe it's
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june 10th. >> commissioner andrews would be like discussion of that based on our next agenda. >> yes. i said i think from its original more broad definition of what lobbying activity was to ultimately it's worth it to be knowledgeable even though it doesn't come to us >> understood no public comment is there a motion to adjourn the meeting. >> i move to adjourn. >> second. >> all in favor, say i. opposed none that motion passes 5 to zero. the meeting is
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>> 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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 the arts have a serious function and that it helps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪
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(clapping.) >> we are thrilled thrilled thrilled to be here so good morning and thanks for your patience and so we're here to kickoff our 2014 summer jobs plus program say yeah. (clapping) so i'm eric mcdonald the chief of police operating officer we're thrilled to be partnering with mayor ed lee it takes each one of us to effect the kind of changes in our community across our country we're thrilled our here your