section 4.104 of the charter says explicitly that it applies section 4.104 applies to appointed board commissions or other units of government of the executive branch, the task force is not part of the executive branch. and to that extent, the voting rules that apply to charter-appointed boards under 4.104 does not apply to the task force. and, in fact, deputy city attorney john givner indicated in june of this year, that the task force is not part of the executive branch. bruce wolfe has excellent technology skills that could

help the task force streamline its procedures and assist city departments with complying with the ordinance. so i would hope that this committee would advance bruce's name with recommendation that he be re-appointed to the task force. he has several things in his favor in addition to meeting the requirement of being a disabled member, he is very bright with technology, and he has a full command of the sunshine ordinance. and his experience -- >> thank you very much. [ inaudible ] >> thank you. any other public comments on this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. supervisor campos? >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman and

again, thank you to all of the applicants. i know that a number of them, at least one of them could not be here today. you know, this is a very important task force, because it really is the task force whose charge is to ensure transparency in everything that we do and not do in city government. and i also know that it's a very time-intensive commitment and a lot of work goes into this. so i'm very grateful to all of the people that want to serve on it. i do believe it's important and i don't know where my colleagues are, so i will just share my couple of thoughts. normally i want to hear directly from an applicant, but i do believe that moving the new california media applicant forward is really important, given sort of where the task

force is. so i will be open to that, even though pixie chopra is not here. i think the two applicants that we heard from for seat 11 are both outstanding and i certainly was impressed with the comments from fiona hinze. but i believe that just based on experience, and the importance of continuity, that bruce wolfe would be a great choice for seat 11. so that is where i would be prepared to move pixie, chopra and bruce wolfe. >> supervisor tang? >> thank you, supervisor campos for your comments. i had the opportunity to meet with mr., chopra during our last batch of sunshine appointees and i know he

couldn't make it here and there was a question if he was qualified for seat 4 and so i reviewed his materials and had the chance to speak with him and i am comfortable with moving him forward for seat 4. as for seat 11, thank you to all the applicants and mr. bruce wolfe with his experience with the sunshine ordinance task force and the miss hinze brought a really great perspective, given the seat she is applying for and the person who she is potentially succeeding. so i would be very comfortable moving miss hinze forward for seat 11. she brought up several things regarding the sunshine ordinance task force and thought she was very studious and looked up as much information as possible and did

her best to learn about the task force for applying for. our first difference of the day, but i would like to move those two recommendations forward. >> thank you very much, colleagues. i'm in agreement with pixie, chopra. so we're in agree with this one. this is a tough up with, obviously. there are several people that doesn't show up that also applied. so i had the opportunity to hear bruce several times now and have known him in the past. fiona hinze i met recently and i have to say that she is one that i could really say in

sincerity she is a breath of fresh air. she comes in with no issues about the ethics commission. she seems to be very dedicated to the things that she is doing right now and wanting to bring those issues of transparency into her community as well. and so i'm going to go with fiona hinze and nominating her. so we could -- let's see, let's go with the first seat, seat 4 first and just get that over with. pixie, chopra has been --

there is a motion to move him for seat 4, but he is going to need a residential waiver requirement. so somebody would want to make a motion? >> so moved. >> no objections. so then that motion passes. we could have a roll call, who wants to make the first motion? >> chair, could i just note, like i said, i think that bruce wolfe brings a lot to the table and that continuity is important, but given that my two colleagues are ready to support fiona hinze, i think she is also impressive. so i'm not going to vote against that motion. so if you want to make the motion, i do think that mr. bruce wolfe would be an excellent choice, but i also think that miss fiona hinze brings a lot to the table as well. >> thank you. >> thank you. so i would like

to nominate miss fiona hinze for seat 11 on the sunshine ordinance task force and move to the full board with recommendation. >> with no objection, that passes. congratulations. thank you very much. so madame clerk is there anything else? >> that concludes our business for today. >> thank you, meeting adjourned [ gavel ]

>> 7 and a half million renovation is part of the clean and safe neighbor's park fund which was on the ballot four years ago and look at how that public investment has transformed our neighborhood. >> the playground is unique in that it serves a number of age

groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the children's play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features. >> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood.

>> we want kids to be here. we want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. >> we are given a real responsibility to insure that the public's money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. we generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. and it is really, really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties >> and as a result of, what you see behind us, more kids are playing on our soccer fields than ever before. we have more girls playing sports than we have ever had before. [ applause ] fp >> and we are sending a strong message that san francisco families are welcome and we want you to stay.

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[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. ♪

years. >> i'd like to call this month to month of the san francisco disaster council to order if everyone can find a seat. thank you all for being here and on fairly late notice we gave 72 hours of notice after this week's quake. i'm going to i'm going to turn it over to mayor edwin lee for opening remarks par good afternoon. welcome and again, thank you to ebbs members of our disaster council for assembling users together before we begin let me ask if we can take a moment of silence there are big disasters and small