we expect on the streets. we need to make sure these officers are coming from the community and san francisco who understand the challenge of communities and how to respect while policing in the communities. the other thing is yes, we need cultural training. we need to make sure we are training people to understand we are all different. we expect you to reexpect those differences. not oppose those differences. if you have a problem with those differences, we are not indiana so you can kick rock jz go somewhere else. the point is we need to make sure that training isn't a training that can come and go dependent on budget cuts. it needs to be a required training just like the

academy has driving classes and all the other things, this has to be a natural part of the curriculum and need to move for ward in that direction. finally, one of the other recommendations i have been thinging about after meeting with daniel landry and maty scott and a couple other people that brought up the community police relations. i remember christopher mohammed, mareium jackson, reverend brown and others who came up with a very very long plan of over 200 something recommendations from brushing your teeth with your right hand-i'm just kidding reverend brown. all these recommendations it was like a dissertation. i want to make sure shat we look at what those recommendations were and what are the ones we implemented, are they working and what can

we continue to move forward to implement in the department. i think that we need to basically bring new life to the community police relations board. let me be clear, a community police relations board doesn't need to be created by the mayor. does not need to be created by the board of supervisors. the community police relations board needs to be created by the community and for the community of member thofz police department and the community who come together and meet regularly and who deal with challenges before they come with the department. that is what we need to do and so i'm committed to continuing to work with you all to try and implement some of these recommendations and yes, i have

gotten [inaudible] recommends. there are all these recommendings being done. we all have a role to play and this is the first step in moving in that direction. it isn't a perfect solution, but if we are committed with rolling occupy our sleeves i'm committed to doing my part to support the folks who are prepared to not only work today, but work tomorrow, work the next day, work the next day because you can never let up with a problem like this. this isn't a ovnight problem. this didn't happen in 1, 2, 3, years. this is embedded sadly inl the history of law enforcement and slavery in this country, so it is up to us to be consistent and on top of the issue if we want change and i'm prepared to work with you with that >> thank you president breed.

let me say i'll follow up with supervisor cohen and breed and avalos and campus. i think the hearing and the testimony has been valuable, eye opening. i'm in agreement with many from the community speakers that the racism and sexism home phobia and bias is systemic in the police department and other departments as others said. it is embedded in the culture and practices. there are patterns we have known for generation jz many years. suggestions have been brought before. my hope is the 5 of us work with colleague squz the mayor to think about how we dist rupt these patterns. it is critical that we insure we have data. whistle blower programs and reporting conduct and racism comment is critical whether the

cleef can do that as a directive or whether it happens at the board level, those are questions we'll look at. screenings of officers for red flags of biases and other patterns. trainings when the academy or field training program, how we sustain key antebias and bias free type programs is critical. i like that a number of people said when you do anteoppression and bias trainings you need to involve the affective communities. those are good session versus straight up academing training. i want to thank the officers and justice and leadership for being here. reverend brown and others-[inaudible] revealed tremendous antemexican and latino and don't think that is

brought out in the press as much as [inaudible] i thipg we are going look closely at the ovlap of the sessions. to daniels suggestion of having the department of justice or outside institutions look closely at san francisco, i think that is long over 37 do like other cities. i want to say this is the first of hopefully a number of hearings that we'll have. my hope is we come back in 2 month sometime in june to follow up, but i think emphasizeing the suggestions that came out of the hearings with the thought that the organizations put into are what i hope we can do with the 5 of us >> one of the things i wanted to talk about it is, one of the ways we make our priorities know is through budget. what we fund and what we downtown

fund. as weget to the budget season i want remind us of this hearing. there is a series of recommends made to us, some with budget cost and some without any. we need it make sure that these over site departments such as the district attorney office and office of citizen complate have the resources they need in order to conduct fair investigations within the sheriffs department, the police department and the fire department if ever necessary. so i just want to be mindful of that as woe go into the budget season >> i'll work with you and president breed on bringing those sessions and others as the budget process moves for would. april and midmay are the time to talk about these key program. let me thank

everyone for stay ing long. it is 635:00. can i recommend we continue with the call of the chair? can we do that without objection. is there any other business >> no other items. >> thank you everyone. meeting adjourned.

>> 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. >> this park is open.

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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 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 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 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. 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 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. ♪ >> good floon everyone and

welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting of march 24, 2015. please call the rom >> supervisor avalos, present. supervisor campus. present. supervisor christensen, present. supervisor co00. co00 not present. supervisor farrell, present. supervisor kim, kim not present. supervisor mar. present. supervise rb tang. present. supervisor wiener. present. supervisor norman. present. >> can you please join us in the pledge of allegiance?

>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all . thank you madam clerk are there muneications? >> no communications. ei would like to acknowledge we are joined are by supervisor kim and cohen. can you please reads the agenda >> item 1-6 are considered rutune unless a member objects a item may be removed and considered separately >> any other items from the consent agenda? seeing none. call athe roll >> 1-6 supervisor tang. aye. supervisor wiener aye. supervisor yee. aye. supervise rb [inaudible] supervisor christensen aye.

supervisor co00, aye. supervisor ferrule. eye. supervisor kim. aye. supervisor mar. aye. mar aye. there are 11 aye's >> thete items are passed and approved >> item 7 is ordinance to authorize the department ofnology to enter into agreement of the city and att of suvss of extending the agreement to the nob nub 98 million >> colleagues can key take this item same house and call? >> this item is finally passed. >> item 8 is a ordinance to amend to code for provide procedures for power revenue bonds by the public utilities commission >> without object this ordinance is fine ampassed

newnanimously. >> item 9 rks ordnen to approve issue and sale of revenue bonds [inaudible] not to exceed 48 million to finance capital projects consisting of reconstruction of water and electric facility >> this ordinance is passed unanimously >> item 10 is authorize the office of the treshier toects pand a 100 thoin [inaudible] implement the office of financial empowerment kindergarten to college [inaudible] to provide for creation of a grant funded position >> same house, same call. without objection this is passed unanimously >> item 11 ordinance to amend the business and tax regulation code to repeal article 3 which

contains a tax [inaudible] >> saiment and call, without objection this is passed unanimously >> item 12-before we move the next item supervisor mar-that is sth next item. can you please item 11 >> i believe you are correct, we are oniteal 12. can key have a motion to excuse supervisor mar and supervisor avalos >> madam clerk can you call the roll on item 12. >> item 12 is ordinance to authorize settle. of a law suit by the people of the state of california for the air

[inaudible] against san francisco for 31 thousand >> item 12, tang, aye. pr vise rb wiener, aye. supervisor yee, aye. supervisor breed. aye. supervisor comps, aye. supervisor christensen. aye. supervisor co00. aye. supervisor farrell, aye. supervisor kim, aye. there are 9 ayes mptd the ordinance has passed. >> item 13 is a ordinance to amend the san francisco plan by repealing the 2009 housing element and adopting the 2014 element and making the appropriate findings >> supervisor tang, aye. supervisor wine eraye. supervisor yee, aye.

supervisor avalos, aye. supervisor yee, aye. supervisor comps aye. supervisor christensen, aye. supervisor co00. eye. supervisor sfairal, no. supervisor kim, aye. supervisor aye. 10 eye and 1 no with supervisor ferrule. >> this ordinance finally passed. >> item 14 is a resolution to extend temporary access and use licenses for access use maints of infrastructure near 7th street >> good afternoon everyone, welcome back rick, nice to have you back thip chamler. i have a amendment to item number 14. this was a item we heard in the land use committee laes week.

i'm recommend a few clean upchanges to remove a vague reference that the department has it authority to-[inaudible] you should have receive adcopy of those changes. the department of public works accepts the changes and they are also non substantive. i would like to make a motion that we make these amendments as circulated. >> supervisor co00 made a mogz to amend item 14. is there a second? 2nd by supervisor tang so we take that without objection so the amendments pass. >> before that i hope-i think i agree with this, i just hope i could get a quick summary because i'm not reading quickly enough. >> supervisor cohen >> it is just cleaning up

language so in line 6 on the first page it is a strike through authorizing other official acts is taken out >> i'm not sure if i'm looking at the wrong sheet. what i have is about the program itself beyond the-i'm looking at the wrong one. it is just are removing that one reference? thank you. >> okay, supervisor kim, are we good to go? thank you. madam clerk can you please call dh roll >> supervise rb tang, aye. wiener aye. supervisor uu aye. supervisor avalos, aye.

supervisor breed, aye. supervisor compose aye. supervisor christensen, aye. supervisor cohen, aye. supervisor ferrule, aye. supervisor kim, aye. supervisor mar, aye. there are 11 aye's >> the ruzlution is adoptedue man mississippily >> item 15 is a urge to [inaudible] to adopt a rirenlt that applicants dem krait [inaudible] as part of the commuter shuttle program >> supervisor wiener >> thank you madden president. observe z before us today is a resolution for the agency as part of the permit process as part of the shuttles to take into account labor

harmony or lack there of. san francisco commuter program has proven to be a important way to keep cars off the streets, reduce congestion and reduce our over all green house gas foot print of the transportation systems. as result of the shuttles workers who live in san francisco and knhut to places outside sth city and who would otherwise own a vehicle, live car free or reduce the car usage getting us closer to the [inaudible] city where we want to be. while most of the conversation about the shuttles is focused on who is riding the buses and where they live and work, the resolution today is concern would the workers driving the buses. the