public comment on that item on item 6. if there's a medical cannabis please come forward >> sometimes in the western they ponder the chinese map i mean, of course, about 7 times 7 is 49 actually, it's the 15 body 349 usage application and wonders in the charge 7 charge and 7 enforcement yeah. >> they make a mighty professional. >> is there any further public comment on item 6 seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clerk call the roll >> supervisor avalos absent. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. supervisor chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim.

supervisor mar. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. that item passes >> okay will you call item 7. >> approval the prop k this is an action item. >> seeing no names on the roster we'll open this up open this up for public comment any public comment on that item? seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clerk will you please call roll >> supervisor avalos absent supervisor breed. supervisor campos. supervisor chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. that item passes. >> thank you. madam clerk call item 8 >> item 8 possible closed session for the employee

evaluation. >> colleagues, we, kick this in open or closed session i know that supervisor mar and supervisor cohen will be prepared to report to the board of the personnel committee to shall we do this any member of the board wants to do it in closed session i'll put that out to the bodies. anyone have a particular view >> closed session. >> so do we need 0 motion to go into closed session. we'll go into closed session for item 8.

>> is the door now unlocked? okay. okay.

members of the public waiting to get in. i want to welcome the public back to our transportation authority we conducted closed session and back in open session supervisor mar would you like to report out >> yes. the committee met on july 10, 2014, and gave a recommendation to evaluate our tilly chang with an exceptionally good recommendation the board supported the evaluation done after an evaluation process that included several executive director record of acknowledgements and the transportation authority analysis we have rated our executive director as exceptionally good in her performance thank you. supervisor mar would you like to make a motion in terms of what

was demolished >> second by supervisor yee if i'm seeing no names on the raufrtd madam clerk call the roll. >> not to disclose the content. >> supervisor avalos absent. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. supervisor chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. that item passes. >> okay. that motion is approved. item number 9 >> introduction of new items. >> actually before we get there do we need public comment on item 8. >> okay with that, should we

resend that vote and do public comment? okay. there's no public currently in the board chambers is there any public comment on that item on item 8 okay. seeing none we'll close. and do we need to resend that vote and revote we don't need to? okay item 9 a introductions of new items this is an informational item >> colleagues are there any introductions of new items. seeing none, is there any public comment on item 9 seen none, public comment is closed. . madam clerk item 10 >> general public comment. is there any general public comment seeing none, public

comment is closed madam clerk number 11 adjournment >> we're adjourned thank you very

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sign up, it's always so gratifying. we want to be here. so i'm very excite ied to be here today. >> your volunteerism is appreciated most definitely. >> last year we were able to do 6,000 hours volunteering. without that we can't survive. volunteering is really important because we can't do this. it's important to understand and a concept of

learning how to take care of this park. we have almost a 160 acres in the district 10 area. >> it's fun to come out here. >> we have a park. it's better to take some of the stuff off the fences so people can look at the park. >> the street, every time, our friends. >> i think everybody should give back. we are very fortunate. we are successful with the company and it's time to give back. it's a great place for us. the weather is nice. no rain. beautiful san

francisco. >> it's a great way to be able to have fun and give back and walk away with a great feeling. for more opportunities we have volunteering every single day of the week. get in touch with the parks and recreation center so come >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series

in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying

a monthly reading series based on her community. >> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers. they're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way. coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on clear culture. strayed all others might write about gay authors. gay authors might write about universal experiences.

the host creates a welcoming environment for everybody. there is no cultural barrier to entry. >> the demographic of people who come will match the demographic of the reader. it is very simple. if we want more people of color, you book more people of color. you want more women, your book more women. kind of like that. it gets mixed up a little bit. in general, we kind of have a core group of people who come every month. their ages and very. we definitely have some folks who are straight. >> the loyal audience has allowed michelle to take more chances with the monthly lineup. established authors bring in an older audience.

younker authors bring in their friends from the community who might be bringing in an older author. >> raider has provided a stage for more than 400 writers. it ranges from fiction to academics stories to academic stories this service the underground of queer fell, history, or culture. >> and there are so many different literary circles in san francisco. i have been programming this reading series for nine years. and i still have a huge list on my computer of people i need to carry into this. >> the supportive audience has allowed michele to try new experiment this year, the radar book club. a deep explorationer of a single work. after the talk, she bounces on stage to jump-start the q&a. less charlie rose and more carson daly.

>> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year,competing against a big names like city arts and lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the

actual readings. i hope everyone is good. i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out. at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪ my very big pleasure to welcome i to the opening of our convention 2014 and this convention is carried by the person he is still trying to get the governor going both the room and co- organizer i want to welcome pat from the tv pod there. this conventions wouldn't have

happened without our convention committee we have a convention and industrial committee 35 experts and they've done a fantastic job making the convention program possible bringing the colleagues to talk and i think we've experienced some of the session i thought they were full to capacity so we're very impressed we've got the interest i want thank the supporters first our close partner we just announced two days ago filed a agreement with cal sea they're our local partner (clapping.) thank you. and another close partner is the american society for solar

energy they have a convention and i might say those among you from a excess please tell them this is a wonderful opportunity to bring the a assess members together to have a show and exhibition for all the members so i suggest it would be great to continue this great co- relation with a sea in the future. finally, i want to appreciate the alliance for for science their many others from other organizations that brings together the very exciting program which we have as a convention sponsor we want to welcome but now i don't want to spend any more time i see our

governor jerry best graffiti watch volunteer award is in the room i want to celebrate his 40 years as governor (clappin (clappin (clappin (clapping) >> i've never been introduced that way it heathens my feeling of ab obsolescence (laughter) but i'll try to be as sustainable for as long as i can i look at 40 years this november actually but important

importantly here we are in san francisco in california at this solar event with a strong heavier german influence i've been connecting with my interdepression since my grandfather sampling came in here i was on mothers ancestral grand slam looking at gull lists and dry hard come 35kd soil thinking of ways to revitalize the way to save water and recharge the underground quarts and live with the other catches up that inhabit this special land. i'm feeling a a little bit distance from this urbanization

since out in the country there's coyotes and swurlz and a hawk that made me think of late lent political opposition (laughter) so, anyway i'll say i was around with california impacted a 55 percent tax for solar installations in 1975 and it was something for the space program up to the rooftop it was really solar thermal but in the decades that have come after it's amazing how the industry has advanced and the ordinary citizens have picked the sustainability of a real sense as we live and go about our lives and our work we have to

take accountability for the long-term things. when you've been around for 40 years you have a sense that time is passing and we have to think about what our impact is and that impact is real. the fact that people aren't around i can't envision years from now but we have a real impact to department the capacity and imagination not only this quarter or this year but the decades to come. and that's why even in cost benefit analysis they might say someone today their lives are worth several million and 50 millions several hundred thousand and one hundred and 50 its far reduced yet we're all

tied together in now and into the future so california has been pioneering those items we have the keep that in mind program and the building efficiency and our alliance efficiency our zero vehicle program and by the way, it will hit the hundred thousand mark very soon (clapping) and we have our high speed rail program that will be delivered by renewable energy hopefully, a love of solar hopefully it will take place and don't worry about it there's plenty of solar to be installed over the years - (clapping.) it's not a limit you