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september 20th at the 10:00 a.m. and please consider supporting team ben goodman we'll walk for you thank you very much. > next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm peter war field executive director of library users association another chapter in san francisco public libraries took place on friday september 5th the library installed multiple new rules on assess to public computers that have access to the intersect. those lastly changes are a cynical attack on the ability of the public to do unanimous searching and other uses of the
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internet and have access by the homeless and poor and older and other margin in his people their requiring a library card for my access to my public computer where in the past in so-called express terminals loud anyone to go for a short 15 minutes without identification or having a library card and so on. requiring the library card is like voter identification cards it solves in stated problem but disfranchises many. and does see on within an unequal impact as usual the change was made in an ata
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contrast situation no input from the public on this plan either solicited or received and what information that's been provide is unclear and incomplete. for many people the so-called increases in the max time will result in less time available and in much longer waits that hoping many people will give up >> thank you. next speaker. >> i'm torn between talking about alex john and is resolution he had what we talked about the cd they worked for the
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cd c and forced the minutes through the freedom of information act with regards to them being told those decreases and others don't tell the public the vaccines will give the children autism and 32 they told their children not to get them. jesus wanted me to say that. the lord jesus walked into the synagogue and unrolled the psychologically of i see i can't this script fulfilled in our ears jesus did what no man and john friends that's a fulfilled prop till earth and heaven ring. sisters and that's why he said that john the baptist was much more than a proof at the time he
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sent his merge forward he said those are the words i speak into you that all things must be fulfilled and written listen all the religions are false religions because they have no propertycy imlast name and buchld and can't point to any proof sisters those things must be fulfilled and in the proof it's thus it is written and it behosted christ to rise and the repension and the remission of sins. thank you. next speaker. . >> hello good afternoon. i'm here to speak in regards to the resolution by supervisor chiu
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i'm here representing the national asian-american forum we're the only forum dedicated to human rights for asian-americans and asian pacific islanders and girls we've been fighting for the anti-abortion band on the state and federal level in may this was ironically the asian-american heritage month we testified against that. we testified beginners this in the california assembly when it was introduced by shannon grove in june we released a competitive sued if the law school as an api resolution because of the stereotypes it
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can harm a api worm in the doctors office it bans the criminalized decreases that sound like a good thing it is about gender equality but far there that the only goals to chip away at productive rights as he use the asian-americans women as their scapegoats give the anti antenna rhetoric around this talks about what's happening in india and china all a doctor has to go on is the conclusions that he or she can draw from the patients race this resolution allows us one and for all talk about this issue on our own terms and - >> thank you very much.
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>> next speaker >> good afternoon, supervisors my name is is a jennifer chow i'm speaking on behalf of the asian-american forum it has 15 chapters across the country the sex deposition bans are based on deeply bans on asian-american women we make up 52 percent of the population and that 39 percent of the api that live in california it's enforceable to building that a law it discriminations could be a reality in the state bus it's started a sex collected abortion in february of this year it if pass but it's one of the biggest deposition restrictions in the
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country it's naive to think we won't see it again those threaten the lives of women immigrants especially asian-american immigrants have made the city what is it. this is a scooper about the asian-american community and encourage the patients to mistrust the skaefr on the basis of race it is not okay to stand by and think we'll not see the law again, we need to encourage the scoopers is not acceptable please stand with asian-american women and support this >> next speaker >> good afternoon. i'm linda i'm here also in supports of the
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option to sex selective abortion bans really all over the nation i'm here as a san francisco recipe and as a asian-american with me woman those bans are critical they're not about equality and banning deposition, in fact, the people who are the proponents of the ban are consisting voting against women's rights the abortion ban used the asian-american community as a tool and it per pats skoorpz i'm sure you're aware of you know that comment of color including asian-americans already face many barriers in terms of health care such as the language and
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the immigration status and low rates and insurance we doesn't need another barrier to health care. i'm sure as an expectant mother i won't expect gender would play a role in how i plan my family i support in and i urge you to as well >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors i'm jennifer i didn't with the jen i's action i've here to support the resolution condemning sex selection bans across the country the impact of those are leading to reprieve health assess it's banning outline dorpgsz and the lawmakers are trying to do so city by city and county by
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county and state by county those force the medical folks to question women based on the race and culture and deeply interfering with the important and private relationship between decreases and patients. further those laws are being passed bans stereotypes specifically asian pacific islander communities to advance their own conservative political agenda we're deeply concerned with the racial precisely occurring in the doctor's office with the selection even if abortion plans thank you to the asian pacific islander wermz forum for the issues impacting the api women we want to thank the president chiu and the co-sponsors supervisor breed and supervisor cohen and supervisor kim and supervisor tang for championship the gender equality
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and in human right we ask the rest of the colleagues and supervisors also to join no supporting this solution in san francisco where more than 40 percent this city has the first jurisdiction to stand with women and denounce the discrimination thank you >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm noel i'm also in support of the resolution to option the sex selective brorpgs baselines they're about banning abortion the people behind the laws don't care about incrimination they vote against women's rights and sex selection deposition bans use the asian-american sex deposition bans for their
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advantage this creates barriers for the reproductive health in the city asian-american women shouldn't be treated different and the asian-american faces the language barriers due the immigration status and low income health care. in the city where over thirty percent of the population is asian-american it's important that are elected officials support us and speak anti against the discretion please stand with the asian-american women and support in resolution >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm libby i represent the physicians the doctor led advocate organization with the medication to promote the sound policies we provide health care for women of all
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races to achieve their education and plan their pregnancy. the proliferation of sex selection bans around the u.s. shows and out of touch with the women's lives the decision for an adoption is complex and the sex selection goes against everything. target asian-american women seeking services to terminate pregnancy distorts the concepts the rights so southern population have penalties we know that the doctor patient relationship must be ground if the truthfully medication and free of intramgs and governments shouldn't interfere with the decisions the patients make. sex selection drpgs deposition
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bans do nothing for the racial equalities their true intent is more insidiousus to decreasing the access to disproportion brorpgs. the women's assess should have not ability for the access and to have a comprehensive health care. so thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is is ashley morris i'm here on behalf of the als we support the sex selection baselines they are championed by those who wish to chip away abortion until it's gone those takes the decision of
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women of color and composite them ail women should be able to make the decisions sex selection bans undermine that ability from woman who can't get the care so thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. and good afternoon. supervisors my name is charley goose i'm representing the san francisco apartment association but also a broad coalition of interest rates neighborhood unions and neighborhood groups and former planning commissioners and ada people and many people who look at that i'm here to speak out against the supervisors plan we've heard from ab about home
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sharing and agree this helps to pay for rent this 0 allows for the home shares to recollect the abdomen ab in a way that actually prevents the loss of the how's stock the home shares are misrepresenting the ab where air ab is the full-time residential apartment for trans yept use it will not allow the city to oversee those await property enforcement mechanisms we'll also more rentals the department has oifshd a warnings against the legislation the
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advisory committee says it fails it realize the issues. the planning department's report also reveals many modifications that were not reflected in the version of the legislation i ask firing time and issue that will impact the quality of life i ask for your thoughts. >> thank you. next speaker. >> tom. this the the cover of the negotiationer from last year that has a great article in politics and money. you can find is you'll joy the article send it off to a
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superior court justice that voted for citizens united. before i know about sex in the 1960s i read about young teenage girls dying because of illegal abortions freedom of choice and total health for everyone. again, i mentioned 1967 tangle life in the year of the country martin luther king did i understand a right that spends more on the money for not for people jfk what have picked up the banner and what we have now is a is separation of wealth you pay your federal tax up to one
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hundred and 13 thousand 10 percent goes but above that everyone should pay. last year our want said social security we can make the cost of living low this country needs to change. we need to change the course even in san francisco 70 percent of people in the city can't afford a new home or live here. we need to change thank you. thank you. next speake thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors devastating with the citizens lobby i wasn't planning on speaking but john told me i'll be able to we've enjoyed getting to know you better on this
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outreach and we're gratified to hear of more sports we understand it needs to be an amount vote we're on pins and needles. we hear that you've been getting our phone calls we're, of course, a force-out there we have a viable solution to our compliment crisis it is good for your economy and will be very proud to have your support today. thanks. >> thank you is there anyone from the public who wishes to speak general public comment seeing none, public comment is closed. >> colleagues let's go through a couple of finished items i understand that item 22 mr. clerk read item 22. >> item 22 is a motion that the board of supervisors convene on
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closed session on september 9th for receiving advise from the city attorney regarding anticipated a special tax district known as the transit transbay facility district. >> i understand we might be tabling this motion supervisor campos. >> oh, i'm sorry sorry i called item 20. item 21 my apologies i want to call item 21 first arrest that's a motion that the board of supervisors convene in closed session for the purpose of receiving size from the city attorney regarding amended litigation for the earlier 33 prohibiting in the buffer zone in a health care facility >> supervisor campos. >> i'm sure you're aware of we've been working on this item for a number of years and also
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know that the mayor and supervisor cowen worked on a similar item to address this issue we actually introduced this for a closed session in the event that a closed session meeting was needed i don't believe it's needed at this point and my understanding is that there is no need from the prospective if the mayor and supervisor cowen as well with that murder in the first degree i'll ask we make a motion to table this item and supervisor campos has made a motion second? public comment on this item with regards it that seeing none, public comment is closed. and the motion to the table can we'll take that without objection.. we'll take that without objection. that is the case. if we go to the adaptation collapsed i mr. clerk and items 23 through 29. a single roll call vote or go
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removed and considered separately >> supervisor farrell's. >> 27. >> i understand that 26. >> yes. >> if we could take a roll call. >> 26 and 27. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. supervisor avalos. supervisor breed composer supervisor campos. president chiu. supervisor cowen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. absent. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. mr. president, we have 10 otherwise >> resolution adapt item 26. >> item 26 is a resolution to declare september infant
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moerment month in the city and county there's one minor change. >> can i have a motion to accept that change supervisor cohen and second that i supervisor tang we'll take that without objection. that is made and an is flying resolution same house, same call? ? we'll take that without objection. is adapted as amended. item 27 mr. clerk if you can read that >> item 27 a resolution to authorize the coerce to improve the county property tax goals and the central duties not to exceed $530,000. >> supervisor farrell. >> colleagues in the a resolution on behalf of of our accesso accessory xhurs office to support accurate staffing levels
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about state tax resolution we have created the partnership agreement program the 3 where are politely program limited to 9 selectively offices to allow the states offices to allow the tax administrative active tax duties this authorizes them to apply for the grant we have to grant it down the road we've seen with the budget cuts the accessory other was this is a positive development so hope to have our support and have it come back later on. >> okay. colleagues roll call
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vote. >> on item 27. >> supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. supervisor avalos. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. president chiu. supervisor cowen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. there are 11 eyes. the resolution is adopted now let's go to item 22 mr. clerk you called this >> you called it. with that, i i would like to entertain a motion to go into closed session first a motion is there any public comment? whether we should go into closed session >> oh, the imperative items. okay. let's >> mr. president, i'm on the
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roster. supervisor kim >> i want to make a motion to resend the vote. >> okay. let's make a motion first to resend - supervisor kim which items did you miss. >> i believe the on item 23 through 29 except for 27. >> let's resends and revote supervisor kim has made a motion to resend we'll take that without objection. on items 23 through 29 a roll call vote vote. >> with 27 as amended. >> supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. supervisor avalos. supervisor breed.
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supervisor campos. president chiu. supervisor cowen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. there are 11 eyes. those resolutions are adopted two imperative items first, the supervisors item with the international aids conference in 2018 we've been provided a requisite finding and there is is second seconded by supervisor campos my public comment on the resolution in support of san francisco's bid to host the 22nd international aids conference. okay >> the resolution in support of san francisco to bid host the 22nd aids conference in 2018 and
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we. >> we have a motion and second sooegdz and same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this item passes and mr. clerk if you could call the 49ers item for not the 49ers to play and strengthen their policies and second by supervisor avalos public health any public comment on that item? and same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this item passes as well. now mr. clerk can we go to item 22 >> yes. item 22 has been called and. >> and
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