12. my sister is the director of boston and i started volunteering there in junior high school in a knave way, i thought we could work on architecture, so i went to architecture school and went to urban and public policy, which is better than design i came to san francisco, i was told if i worked on the downtown plan, which diane fine stein, and the planning develop were working on that it took me a couple of years to work for the planning develop, that's what i was working for planning is about guiding growth rather than doing it, i realize maybe i need to do something else so i went to work for the city of hey word where they're giving out cdb, funds, and so i had a much

choeser connection to people receiving benefits and trying to do that. so from that work i went onto real estate. right now, i'm doing real estate development on some level it's housing first, p you don't have a place to live it's hard for you to do anything else, it's hard to take your kids to child care so that is the primary thing, in addition we have to bring services to that kind of stuff, that's what i'm looking to get back into and get a better sense of >> thank you, i know per your application, you live in san francisco as well >> i do, i lived here 33 years >> thank you for your interest in the position. thank you. so we can open this up for public comment, any member of the public that would like to comment, please come forward, we will do two minutes per person. >> good morning avalos and

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really do need to relate to personal personal origin and destiny, and having a cause -- only to know our place in terms of finite details, of reasoning apply knowledge, and intuition of knowledge of manned kind -- mankind and matter -- and destiny of true measure. >> thank you very much. next speaker please? >> good morning supervisors, my name is gabriel i'm the president of the latino club here in san francisco i have worked with mr. pier kol --

peter cohen, for years now, with ownership and affordable housing, we found him to be a tremendous resource toward bettering the community, what they receive, and some of the services that can better their lives, as you know we have the largest income inequality here in san francisco and the needs for the deep understanding of dealing with communities that are being effected by whether issues of displacement or path ways, or affordable homeowner ship and rentals, peter has been an aconstitute, resource for us we hope to keep his voice, and knowledge, not only that but after hours, he's a tremendous resource with community groups, different forums he's accessible, i would

encourage both of you, and server, sew hen, when she receives, to please support peter cohen, to reappointment to this board, i have testified to this board before to the city's community development, it's really important to be able to have people that understand what are you talking about when you prepare remarks, and speak to the members of the communities what they need and how they have been benefitted by nonprofits, both of my parents have worked in nonprofits for 60 year, it's good to have people that work with nonprofits on a daily basis, and have lived here 22 years, and raise children like peter to be accessible. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please? >> good morning suers, i'm sam den son, with faithful fools,

i'm here to support peter cohen's reapplication. i'm a new kid compared to peter's background, and extensive connection throughout the commune, i'm more focused in tenderloin i have worked with peter quite a bit this year, there is two things that strike me about peter, one is the level of professionalism, he brings to any encounter, this last year we have worked with a group called civic love with young tech workers who wanted to bring better larger civic conversation conversation, peter has joined this, to bring 22 years, to show the younger folks this is where the history has been this is where the contentions, and conflicts have been, he doesn't describe conflicts in a way to be pissed off at the other side

he talked about the conflicts in a way that allows you to think about different ways of approaching thing for younger folk, is an important piece of the process when i heard he was up for reappointment for this committee, and talked with him what his experience has been and realized the depth of experience and the longevity in the community itself and i think about the different groups i have worked with, the value of having that level of experience over time in this kind of process, is just critical. so given he is a committed professional, he will attend the meetings, an engaged in it i strongly support his application and hope you do as well. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> good morning, members of the committee, eddie, for the support for peter cohen for this

committee. this committee is an absecure 1, i have been on it for a year this committee has faced challenged after challenged from republicans, and the local having to do deal with cuts with untimely resignations from the community, i strongly believe that peter's experience, his reasonable and even handedness p will help the committee to do it job, on cgb funding, and hopefully, bring on mr. loftman as well he seems credible in this area of funding, i support peter cohen. and hope to see you soon

>> thank you. any public comment? seeing none we will close public comment. i appreciate both candidates and the work they have deny, mr. loftman's work seems very deep and very strong and i think he makes a very strong candidate as well as peter cohen his work and experience in the city. to me, i would rather not have this item stay in committee another month or so. we have a very, very rules committee coming up for the whole month of june, we have special committee meetings to deal with ordinances and charter amendments for the ballot we have a number of seats for committees starting up, we have a large number of people applying and sorting through peop testimony, and vetting, i'd rather we can move this item to

the full board, and have a discussion there about which one of you very qualified candidates for the sit zens's committee, so i advise we move to the full board. i know the request, supervisor cohen, keep it in the committee, we will decide on tuesday this is not a committee report, this will be the 9th. to decide then at the full board where supervisor, cohen will be present, and engage in discussion as well. >> to the chair, i thank you for your comments i have no interest wanting to did lay appointments appointments, however, i do understand supervisor cohen, wanted to be here she's

traveling with the pc tour i know she expressed she wanted to participate in this decision, because this deals with the low income and communities, that is something that is important to her. and she represents most of in her district i like both candidates, i think you both bring wonderful comments i think both individuals can do a fine job on this. really again i don't prefer to delay decisions, out of deference to supervisor cohen, has expressed, she would like be to part of the decision i will make a motion to call the chair knowing we will be scheduling special rules committee to deal with some of the other election items that are coming up hopefully, that will allow us to make a decision, within less than a month, so that's my

motion. >> okay. well if we actually have discussion at the full board, cohen will be able to participate in that decision she can guide it with her concerns also every seat that's on this committee is dealing with low income communities, it's not like any particular seat is special for that it's the whole effort and mission for the citizen's committee, that is working on that i don't see it as a special interest because you know supervisor cohen, represents a particular neighborhood where there is low income people. that to me is not a compelling argument. so i express what i'm interested in moving forward as the chair of the committee would like to see

if we could actually move this without recommendation on either candidate, to the full board, and we can have a discussion with the board on june 9th to make a final decision about which supervisor cohen can take part in that is my motion there is only two of us i would like to think we can get through with a decision and mv forward. >> sure, through the chair, i appreciate your comments and i respect what you are saying, everybody is dealing with a low income community, i again wanted to point out supervisor cohen felt about this decision, the reason why i asked for a continuance as well is i'm not sure we're going to agree on a particular candidate, if we can, sure question send it out, we may have potentially different candidates we would like to send forward without registers to the board. >> if that is the case you can

create a file one with two file, with the applicants and you can table one for the other >> that would be okay with me >> i will motion to duplicate the file. send one forward to the full board without recommendation which would include all of the candidates >> there will be two motions you can refer them without recommendation, one with peter cohen, the other with clinton loftman, so it will be two motions, then when it gets to the board, you would approve one and table the other >> okay >> that is fine with me. >> both motions, you want referred without recommendations, yes >> that's right, so we're not keeping anything in committee then. you are okay? >> i'm okay with that >> the so the motion would be to file, send one file forward with peter cohen's name the other

with mr. loftman's, name and recommendation for the board to consider >> yes >> that has been seconded by supervisor, tang we will take that without objection. next item please. >> item number two campaign and governmental conduct code-amending campaign disclaimer and disclosure requirements. >> okay. we have mr. john ton and mr. crow her as well to discuss this item. >> good morning supervisors johnson, president to london breed, i think we should bring sleeping bags on the 9th. because that is the short term rental decision it should be a long night. thank you for

support supporting, supervisor breed's, campaign, she cannot be here today, we're hoping to get these important reformses in place, in time for the 2015 election in november, thus you are stuck with me today -- update strengthen the ordinance or cfro -- our citizens are entitled to know the votes of their representatives -- they're not a streamline construct, they're the product of overlapping efforts, which differ and overlap with state laws, we're left with patch work of regular lieulations, that can can under line the goal we seek to achieve. for example, on the

ordinance, once must find five sections of the law, for advertisements, a neighborhood group, can be hired to file two different forms at two different times, to report a single campaign mailer this makes it harder for the average mailer what is being disclosed, and grass roots, candidates, don't bother getting involved. -- nor a law degree to understand them, the cfro should promote inclusion, not discourage groups from participating or running for office. supervisor, breed introduced this legislation, to make three high level changes, which i will briefly address first, it brings our laws in compliance with court decisions, with local campaign contributions, that is struck

down. the total contribution -- in 2014, the limits on contributions to pax, for the northern district of california in joins enforcement of 2007. no one likes mcuchan -- no one is going hunting with scalaia. it under mines the credibility of all our laws that is the issue, if circumstances change, let's hope they do these can be added back -- for third party groups that distribute adds or city elections, it requires spending a thousand dollars or more 90 days prior to an election to be disclosed within 24 hours --

sent by third party groups, if the communications cost over $1,000 or more which almost all of them do. thirdly, legislation has disclaimers, on print and ads, that help voters understand who is behind a message, we're setting clear standards for readable font size and understandable spoke b disclaimerer, in advertising, the changes, improve upon state law requirements by man dating larger font size on mass and smaller mailers -- disclosing top donors and require -- on the website. all together they will update simplify and street signingthen, the cfro's, disclaimer requirements, and making compliance easier for

grass roots candidates, and smaller neighborhood groups campaign finance reform is a delicate issue -- understands that. she has not always been met half way, i would like to briefly address an article, by larry bush from 48 hills yesterday -- about election communications, nonprofit mailers, call disclaimers, and pack filings, i will let jesse minority the executive director why those claims, are misleading to untrue. two months ago, we would have been happy to work with mr. bush and his concerns yet in two months to my knowledge, has not heard a peep from him, until this article ran yesterday. claims about swastikas, sell paper, but won't

improve the dialogue -- the legislation before you can, that's why the ethics commission passed this unanimously in january. i want to thank the commission on john st. staff and mr. minority. are both here today. i want to thank you again for your consideration. >> than thank you, we can go onto mr. minority the legislative process takes different forms and things come in at the last minute that happens there are also things that are discussed outside city hall on blogs or on posts in the media that we can take in consideration that could back certain types of changes we might make to legislation or not. but that is often static, that is in the air. i do, i have

seen amendments brought forward, possibly from mr. bush that i think makes some sense, but i want to consider those, i will hear from mr. minority next and we will have a discussion about them. >> sorry, i think president breed is happy to participate in that conversation she and i are uncomfortable with claims in the media, and she or i are doing anything to propagate swastikas, in the city, particularly as a gay man, i take particular offense >> i don't know what article you are referring to it seems like a hyper bollic thing that strikes up controversy, that doesn't change legislation, i'm sorry that is the discourse that is out there, despite what we want to do to our campaign and finance laws.

>> thank you mr. president >> mr. minority? >> thank you chair avalos supervisor, tang. thank you very much and thank you to connor for that overview we're going to overlap a little bit in terms of the main points. i did prepare a power point which should be made available. and certainly as i go forward, if there are questions along the way, feel free to step in and ask. my my name is jesse minority, the deputy director of the ethics commission. here to talk about a lot of very technical changes to the city's campaign finance reform ordinance otherwise known as ctro these are passed unanimously, by the ethics, commission in january and february. the overall goals of

these changes are to bring cfro up to date with legal changeses, that have happened within the passed 5-10 years. also to provide for better disclosure in terms of third party reporting, reporting by groups which includes outside grouping, including small grass roots organizations. and making that disclosure clear to the public. as connor indicated the rules in the city are overlapping, and the result of many years of rules on top of rules, what we thought we would do working with president breed's office is supplement what is already very robust state law requirements for reporting and disclaimers, so those are the three main goals, we had going forward

again, these all occur within three major irk -- issues one is with respect to on the bobbings here in the city struck down or not enforced or likely struck down given the supreme court rules, the the other is to consolidate, and streamline these rules, and standardize these disclaimer requirements these are the paid for by requirements for mailers that we see every political season. i'm going to go through each of the three areas separately, we will stop at the end of each one, and certainly answer any questions. the first is simplily the contribution limits, there is two types, one is the agogregate limit to call

candidates, running in the election there is a supreme court decision, mcuchen, versus fec, it's clear what we have in the city would likely be struck down as well so the ethics commission last year had suspended enforcement for that reason of that aggregate limit. back in 2007, there say $500 limit to stand allow pacs that make stand alones for candidates, that was joined by the u.s. district court back in 2007. the city is no longer enforcing that. so this is simply a clean up to get them off the books and this is pursuant to the direction of the ethics commission itself >> thank you. can you go deeper and explain what a stand alone

pac is. in the past i thought we had regulation, you cannot exceed $500 support to candidates, but i have seen pacs where large amounts of money have been put into, what is the stand alone pacs before or against a candidate >> i think you are referring to the same thing a pac is really just a bank account, a group of people get together open up a bank account, and ask for money for political purposes, as a candidate, you do that third party, who are not candidates who want to be involved in the political process, can do that. it can be anyone from the chamber of commerce to a maul neighborhood group, this ruling and the subsequent rulings, have

said, there is no coordination with a candidate. you cannot limit the amount of contributions, into that pac, if they're making expenditures saying, vote for or against >> so we have had a limit of $500? >> there had been correctly, the then the court said you cocannot enforce it it is unconstitutional >> that is citizens, united or mccuchn >> prior, this is 2007. >> that's why we see hundreds or thousands of dollars that go into pacs for or against recent candidates in elections? >> not this particular rules, >> can i jump in? the $500 limit was adopted by the voters in

2000. and in 2006, a couple of independent committees the committee on jobs in boma, individual pacs sued saying this violates the constitution. we lost that case in the district court. as a result of the 9th sirt court decisions, we agreed not to enforce our $500 limit any more. a few years later, the supreme court adopted citizens united which put a nail in the coffin on it. >> we're conforming our campaign finance language with the courts told us we have to do? >> that is right. i think we have included this delusion delete and other ordinanced >> thank you. supervisor tang? >> you asked the questions i

got it answer. thank you. >> thank you. so the second major group is reporting by the third party groups participating in elections any where from the small grass roots group, up to the larger pac. sort of the main gist of what we tried to do with this this has to do with candidate elections, what we're trying to do is consolidate, and streamline requirements, which i will show on the next slide. and really essentially, basically, adopt the state law requirement, which is very robust. and that requirement is 24-hour reporting, within 24 hours from anyone spending $1,000, for or against a candidate, before an election, and