joined 2 hundred members of the community for a young man recently killed 1 ofth street we came together to have a contribute to him at city cross radios church a russian for this neighborhood that was located on the alley way where every e he was found bleeding mark thoelg didn't live in the district i was a huge fan of chalk for at risk and youth i love chalk even more after last night family members you talked about how he loved chalk and it was the first job he loved and he talked over

emphasis 4 years over how much he loved helping his peers he turned his life around and fell in love with it's girlfriend i was a public school kid and attended washington and graduated and came to chang as a youngest adult he was systems involved proactively seeking employment he excelled in the youth line programs and promoted to youth supervisor and, in fact, he was the fastest promoted young people in chaublgz program his friends and family loved his smile and known as a charmer he was a dancers and according to his friends a

hud nerd he offered to make breakfast and not only did father to a grad child but a foster for his other grandchildren he successfully transitioned from caulk and became a full-time artist he was most proud of his one-year-old daughter and found purpose to be a good father he california from a shared background that he choose in life a big brother to many at 8 o'clock i sustained a gunshot wound to the chest he stepped away where another individual was killed early he was taken to the hospital and passed away he was last moment he was speaking in defense of other when shot he was 25 years

old and survived by his daughter and girlfriend he was called an angel by many and meant to have a short life to touch many. marks family couldn't are here but want the board to adjourn in his honor and ask to pray for his mother for the loss of her only son he was the light of her life. i know that sf pd is working to bring the short to just your encouraged to text the police department. they've organized a fundraiser but also nor his girlfriend and baby i've posted it on my

facebook page i hope you'll give 10 or $2 to his family. thank you transportation authority >> he sound likeed a great young man. >> supervisor avalos wants to be referred. i want to say directing the resolution thank you supervisor eric mar and supervisor david campos for their co-sponsorship and supervisor jane kim. thank you. >> thank you supervisor avalos and supervisor campos. >> thank you madam clerk i forgot to thank my staff that has been working with the buy out legislation and specifically hillary as well as laura lien and the assistance of edwin who is a volunteer from my district who he himself has been dealing

with the issues of displacement that i thank you. >> mr. president, that concludes the roll call. >> general public comment. >> at this time, members of the public may address the commission to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except agenda items. with respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission up to three minutes. presidential distributor our comments to the board as a whole if you want to document to be displayed clearly state it and remove our document. let's hear from our first speaker >> i'm peter executive director of library used association this

year's budget process was sdpooipt what was the accountability the public library is dealing in unlawful action and less service and the supervisors have not asked even a single question about a whole range of issues that have come up in the last year. the fair policy practices found the city librarian violated the law they asked him to rereport his public information was it conceal time the supervisors never asked about that. the libraries massive reduction of space for library materials

went forward 55 removal which a of material you have a wait a whole day and the supervisors never asked about the reduction of access to materials the neutral added rules that will massively restrict access for vague rules are that are so bad the aclu opted it no skews asked they going to shorten all the hours down to 8:30 and cut saturday mornings why was there no questions there need to be

more accountability and questions and may i have the projector >> sfgovtv thank you very much. >> good morning, everyone. supervisors i'm calling on all san francisco supervisors attendance be mindful february is the black history month june 16th is the contents time of slavery in the united states that includes san francisco. city hall recognizes both months with no colorful months no flags they're having a subway designed fore chinatown my question is what qualifications do black african-americans need to have what class when it comes to

general contractors jobs the housing accommodations it should be mixed black african-americans shaunt shouldn't have to search let's be mindful we are got poor african-american kids black african-americans are retreating out of san francisco hair - they can't afford to live here the san francisco giants is not one black african-american player swinging a bat what's the qualifications thank you very much. a >> thank you, mr. president and members of the committee i'm

krifrsz i live on sixth and howard 13 meters and 10 blocks from sea level i rise to talk about the windfall my profess comprehension of dissatisfaction with certain staff the general theme is they generally fail to secure the healthy environment so loudly declared by it's president randy shaw who is not all around to observe they network to enforce the halfway and front desk staff fail to document noise violations and tobacco violations at any time and members of the staff have aviators themselves.

in the city and county in its less-than-perfect wisdom refuse to help now members now it there's a big pot of money and expenses can be recovered and damages and the injured can be contemplated and fees i'm sure the lawyers are enthusiastic i'm asking you to have a windfall in psycho force several years until judgements are satisfied >> thanks. >> next speaker >> hi, i'm with the san francisco living wage coalition. i was a participant in the jobs community program which i was in

for 9 months and c.j. p agency a jobs program i was done i went back to welfare. afterward i didn't meet the minimum qualification for the city job because i didn't have one year of experience i had to relocation to oakland because findings affordable housing what is not an option i was displaced. we're partnering with the local 221 with the support of sf with the naacp and the campaign to transfer broken to health programs to job programs. > next speaker. >> >> i'm also with the san francisco wage coalition born

and raised in district 10 i was in the six months program after the program i was left what nothing and failed the program is it broken our dead end programs are not leading to employment people in need of their ged are in need and that was supposed to be a priority we need the real job training programs so we can be self-sufficient and take care of our children that there will lennon the crime wave for our brothers and sisters. >> again good afternoon talking about the community jobs program the current programs don't provide tainting and job skills for long term employment also the programs are welfare to work

programs they hold the participant to strict time restrictions they're a waste of time because they're not giving the right skills 80 so less work together and get the right skills. thank you >> ladies and gentlemen, of the audience and commissioners. good afternoon. i have to things one is that last year, i spoke to this board about the san francisco 49ers being kicked out of time their stadium is open $1.3 billion work or worth i recommended candle stick point be turned into a soccer palace and between

50 and maybe $100 million were retrofitted soccer is played by young girls and young men and women it will be a fund maker for the city and county of san francisco. secondly, as i get into my 13 letter to this board and the networks commission coming up is that some of the members of the african-americans that point jobs they only have to get into their car and become a taxi driver under u berry he can drive they need no regulations i think sfo checked out and the insurance problem that has not been clarified at sfo iowa's

will suffice cabs pay one million dollars a year for insurance user berry pays nothing i have 13 or 14 letters that will be to the san francisco service commission in the mail before i speak to them. i thank you for your time on this issue >> next speaker >> good evening. i'm do or say miller wilder concerning the property its 1129 lindell. now, when i spoke earlier i asked for atology payment to be accepted whereby i could put more repairs on the property. that was did understand flatly

denied i had to submit the whole total funds >> thank you, ma'am you are commenting on an item item 48. >> yes. we - >> you are free to contact the department of building inspection to talk about it but we've resolved that item if you want to speak about another item we'll take that. >> it's a matter of like the funds i want to spend on the property to fix it i have to pay the violation fee and in so doing that deinvestors from the fixing of the property it's beginning to stress the family out we have limited the funds i'm going to go down to the

department of building inspection and speak again concerning the violation. but and the funds that i'm being violating they go on my proposed taxes. thanks >> thanks. >> next speaker. >> it's stressing me out. >> good evening. i'm felicia jones i'm a leader in sf 1021 that includes the 1021 and c i u for the social connective justices and workers and the community. being in partnership with the community we support the petition for redress regarding san francisco black community that addresses housing, health,

education and employment and jobs, and mass incarcerations. in 197096 thousand blacks lived here in san francisco today, we very have approximately 44 thousand. the displace of employment in the out gas station has not been addressed by itself mayor or the board of supervisors or anyone else in the city of san francisco we stand before you there's been 3 documents those 3 documents span over 48 years in the disparities of blacks in san francisco still exists. enough is enough and we are here to work with you not against you but at the same time, you must be willing to address the disparities that exist around employment, poverty, poverty,

blacks represent 24 percent of poverty yet we still only represent 6 percent of the population any public comment? 71 percent of blacks are extremely poor and address the housing authority and the prioritization avenue what's going to happen in 2015 because of white corporate companies coming in and going to run the san francisco housing authority it's displaced a number of black african-americans workers in the city of san francisco and still - >> thank you very much. thank you >> good afternoon, supervisors i'm a member of s c i welcome

the disparities of black leadership team with the grievances of san francisco black community. i have a few comments about the educational disparities the disparities are well documented and well standingors are the facts black students range the lowest in district improvements and they have the lowest graduation rates and the second highest groping drop-out rates and they experience low poverty awhile only 10 percent of black kids make up the 10 percent of the san francisco population they have the 50 percent of x punks we have a responsibility to work collectively and collaborate on how to level the

playing field we can't turn a blind eye but to ignore and do nothing is a tragedy and a admiring election of your duties. i'm asking you to examine do eliminate the disparities and demand equality and justice for black kids in san francisco we don't need to commission allocate study or create another task force. we need to take action and we need to take it now thank you >> thanks. >> next speaker >> to the board of supervisors and all who are present i'm an advocate for over o a deek i'm here as a member youth in disparities in the black community. as of today, we have lost 22

lives has been taken including one last night to o a establishing in the city to black and brown and poor people where 12 of the 22 lives were african-american and the majority from district 10 jobs and accessible programs and housing and opportunities are the answers. we're tired of going to funerals we must kill the programs that have majestic incarceration where blacks make up less than 6 percent but 56 percent of the jail population african-americans are experiencing an average ever 50 percent of all shooters and homicides in the city one in black 5 children have

incarcerated parents and more black men were in prison and then enclassified in 18 having we are 42 percent in the prison population it costs $788,000 to populate someone in prison it's time to stop the killing and start the programs and our foundation and all of us are here wire sick and tired of being sick and tired it's time for action thank you. >> >> next speaker sxhifrz i'm 101 from the team of the african-american caucus i'm going to talk about the housing disparities. whereas the unemployment rate is

two to three time of white residents 50 percent of black san franciscans fit the lowest householders householders we've petitioned to expand the local hire mandates including the hire created by hiring krauktd contract fascinating the hiring of protecting folks and expand the office of economic workforce development jobs program to target the long term unemployed and have civil clarification to hire people to permanent civil service jobs. 1/3rd of african-american live in homes that need repair and

represent people with vouchers and prices have over 50 percent of comparative housing we've ask san francisco to provide the following establish tax credits and payment assistance for protecting homeowners and neighborhood with color and build middle income tax housing. use a certificate of preference program to maintain san francisco and maintain the character of the neighborhoods we urge you to take immediate action on those measures in the petition. thank you. >> >> next speaker hi, i'm diane smith i've stepped up because the commitment for the district tony read what i've prepared and it's

representative first, let me say it's representative of what we feel as a chairperson of the housing committee i'm a member of the black housing disparities supported by s e i u i put that information together to establish the tax credits we need some practical solutions also the "x" did you say whereas 1/3rd of african-americans live in homes represents 1/3rd of residents holdings vouchers and the prices for rental housing exceeds accident area by 50 percent we know that the average apartment in san francisco costs $3,000 dlrsz now in the bayview. the city at large 35 or 39 hundred we ask for tax credits

to people - it used to be for homeowners but now for renters to build dedicated they'll be an inventory so thank you it's a pleasure to here you represent the people of your district and supervisor cohen we know you do that but we need you to help us the certificate of preference is something had or that will create and cover everyone all the housing authority and prioritization is a scary there must be some protections this is for black community at risk we're in a state of emergency it's a new new and we need action now hopefully not to wait until after the elections - >> hi, i'm jeffrey i want to

say thank you to the supervisors i'm in support of redress of gievenz that the local unions is supporting it this city of san francisco can do better i fall into the underserved community i found it was lacking many resources everyone has talked about i'm on the parental them wealth and disparities and everyone can do much better we should do better thank you. >> my name is frank williams hello to the board of supervisors i'm a member of the wealth and disparity and in support for the gievens of the san francisco black community according to adams hut it was a self-appointed vigilantes killed

13th century hundred african-americans but p that means that blacks were killed at the rate of every twenty-three hours and 2010 there were over 53 kim's in the united states alone but we know those numbers that a flaw the bureau the justice is 9 thousand african-americans did not murder anyone in the united states those are the interpretation of what people think are. 58 percent of us are incarcerated and we're inside the san francisco county jail that has no african-american program to work with the recidivism rate is high why from 1983, 11 percent of the population in jail was african-american and