golden gate park. and of course you can find more information at sfrecpark.org. test, test, test, test, test, test test. >> interviewer with the recording equipment in the room please rise for the pledge of allegian allegiance allegiance of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> president loving tuition i'd like to call roll at this time. president loftus oh, here (laughter) commissioner turman commissioner marshall

commissioner dejesus commissioner mazzucco commissioner hwang commissioner melara president loftus you have a could you please state your name and also chief of police and joyce hicks. >> thank you. good evening, everyone and city hall welcome to the wednesday, august 19, 2015, of the police commission sergeant the next latin-american preparation retired police reverse rodney. >> colleagues you have in your packet a note regarding retired police reserve cpr last year to the city we're here to honor him. >> chief and members of the public and i'm officer, i'm the court reporting for the san

francisco police department to my left is officer rodney until 2007 worked an details and assignments he got numerous captains accommodates and letters of appreciation from the public. >> oh, yeah. i wanted to say thank you for having me here the last night was 25 or to thirty years ago i was up here debating against the police hike my cousin was a member of the police commission and working in a difference city with people of color changed through the years i was born here in san francisco and raised here in san francisco and the reason he got into the program to marine about the city to note the core of the city

they gum the opportunity to do that i've learned about different cultural there was only italians here and have irish and suddenly it changed but working in the police department had a lot of responsibility first was stress that goes along with that men and women that i worked with did a great job i mean he seen the core of it working with different communities especially chinatown and mission area and richmond and taraval i worked at all those stations doing the media, of course, you might have some bad apples around with you not all people in the department and officers most of my friends are retired a new generation i really want to thank you to the

commissioners and the chief and his command staff for having me up here. >> chief speaking of the chief he's there to present you with a plague. >> first, i want to commend officer semiautomaticers and does a great job all the reserves are volunteers i can't say enough about what jeff no plaque for you only my heart of the thanks but rodney for your recollection of services for the citizens of san francisco and discharging our duties your hereby awarded the certificate of appreciation (clapping) >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> colleagues anything

officer thank you for your thousands of hours of service to the city your devoted to. >> thank you very much. >> and illicit call for any public comment on that matter hearing nun public comment is closed next line item arrest consent calendar received and file action to ask the chief to accept $5,000 for the central summer program request the chief of police to accept the donations of 6 thousand for the sf pd and occ document quarterly report second quarter 2015 talk sergeant colleagues you have in your packet those 3 items to accept $400 for the

engagement summer program and the captain has ideas how to and request from the chief to accept this $6,000 and the protocols report which you'll note no issues in exchanging information between the department and occ that's why it is on the consent calendar to congratulations any questions for the chief for the occ i'd like to say entertain a motion. >> motion to approve >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? passed unanimously and sergeant call the next line item. >> 3 general public comment this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except agenda items. with respect to agenda items, under police commission robert's

rules of order neither i say police or commissioners are required to respond to questions but may provide a brief response the personnel shall refrain from entering into debates and please limit our comments to 3 minutes. >> good evening and welcome. >> i'm tom good evening president loftus and director hicks and chief suhr before i get hooked up sergeant kill shaw and the lieutenant before them have been spectacular representing little sfpd so for the public if only the rest of the force and members of the commission were as wonderful we would be a much wonderful city i want to say that before i say about the

police number one presidents loftus not minute no particular about 3 months ago there will be a policy on cantonese not here i've been told it might be coming soon i'm hoping it about come very, very, very soon and want to have input into the final report i know that is a little bit late but the public especially people like me pushing for this over 2 and a half years maybe have a say number one number 2 in launch chief suhr spoke about the homes infamous jeff was strengthened for the last misbehavior that caused disgrace no follow-up on the investigation or indictments or prosecutions of jeff.

lambert not to mention his previous crimes and as many of you may know tony's got ahold of him i thought i saw the names of one or two of you not in that document congratulations i'm told the city attorney, city attorney and us attorney investigations and the infamous that brought me into the infamous text at least 5 agrees r agencies looking at your corruption and i imagine 3 of the critical purposes will be dropped and won't be elected but the u.s. attorney and the fbi played that game good luck to you all all you in the room maybe tashthsd good luck to you and finally up to the 56 year anniversary of the controllers report on the damage they do to

the city and liability nothing has been done for 4 years, 50 weeks and 6 days except for criminal actions trying to protect ♪ the district attorney's office what r why have you not regulating them properly i have only two seconds thank you have a great day >> thank you, mr. stall horse any further public comment. >> good evening and welcome. >> good evening i'm just only 85 years old and the united states is the biggest fascist country

fascist can you believe he sent 6 people 6 police officer from richmond police station captain ta new york and now captain sam silverman a jewish fascist they i would like to know how nice that will be if your parents would be evicted and sleep on the street in the car for last thing i never the anything wrong in any life anything that any i can say but this fascist 6 people, 6 police came in and put me on the street my god what country god punished

them this person punish him and his family fascist. >> you can't address any individual thank you. >> any further public comment? hearing nun public comment is closed. sergeant >> item 4 reports and announcements the chiefs report and review of recent activities good evening. >> good evening commissioners and director hicks and interested public first, i speak to the cameras that policy will be to the commission the first september 2nd. >> september that's the date with that it was a unanimous vote and i'll read the list at that time of everyone that votes more people that voted as the commissioners that attend were

more often on the date it was unanimous. >> there is some report in the increase in property crime anal or automobile burglaries to put together a task force approach to try and force o focus on specific areas the district attorney offered if we very specific nights that are particularly lucky most nights he might be able to attach something to the group for a review to insure the best possible report and evidence for the prosecutor ability we're on it, it is sort of a con influence of legislative changes this and that that may not play into it, it is the current state of affairs before most of those

commissioners some of whom a long time this was the first time we put together an be automatic burglary task force so we'll take a similar approach with more technology going forward there's been some blogging in the social media on market street of a mental ill person the video is a thirty minute video we've asked the producer of this she's not willing to give up what preceded the contact it is important to note there is some miss statements mr. fudge is not frail he didn't have a prosthetic lower leg 6 foot four and at least one of

the officers noted a history of violence and event on steward street in february where a single female officers he was an aggressive panhandleer from a restaurant he mounted her and signatures pulled him off of her and 6 officers need to get him into custody one offers a sixth bite mark on his hand in june he asked a woman that was seated for a light she didn't have one he get upset and broke a cane over her head causing a severe bleeding to her head he was aggravated case pending on the fourth when officers contacted him for waving sticks in the

blogging report he had kruchlz no crutches he was saying i r we want to get crutches they were indeed sticks out in the street on the sidewalk after sometime the officers did go to control him physically once he was on this ground in the video no blow struck, no language name-calling nothing, in fact, one bystander is saying please stop resisting when in control 14 no more than 4 once controlled the ambulance arrived i was sent to general for a psychiatric there's no control for a mentally ill person if you watch the video

and know what the officers knew in trying to control him you'll agree the force used from at least what we see in the video not the other 19 minutes it appears reasonable. >> chief that is why it will be helpful when we have cantonese video i read in the media no complaints is that true obviously it could potentially come before us we can't say itch. >> president loftus and chief suhr forwarding the e-mails complaining about the construct to the occ we've received information from the captain and the station yes, yes a complaint will be opened at the occ once the members of the public contact police department about

police officers conduct pursuant to the order the department provide the information in the open complaint and that's important for the public to understand there's not - you don't have to follow a exact procedure the chief forwards it and for people we have a process for handling accomplice misconduct to the not saying anything at this point it could come before this body we're reading what everyone else is reading. >> obviously director hicks and i spoke of this in the meeting i too have been actively involved in the investigation in order to know what i know. >> got it thank you. >> on a lighter note the 248

academy class started on august 3rd, '55 recruits 50 for the san francisco police department and 5 from the oakland police department we continue to build that it is the returning in oakland you might have seen the press conferences we got a driver of a vehicle in custody because of the relationship back and forth with oakland in short order that class we congratulated the 2 hundred and 44 friday night thank you commissioner turman for making comments 32 recruits graduated a good story on two of the recruits are dental twins the truman brothers and pretty good interplay the video starts

off with one of the officers meeting one the twins wishing he had more like him and the next frame the dental twin walks up cadet i'm happy to report two of the cadets from the month magic presentation like last week on wednesday we're excited about that when you think about the statistics that sheryl davis spoke of only 20 percent of the kids would think about it now two of them are in the cadet program those kids were on the radio show sunday night one street soldiers with a local

celebrity host those kids did well and marsh will speak it that our back to school is underway two weeks ago at hunch and this past weekend as bayview and very, very crowded lots of kids all upside we have a perspire with the mayor's office mta and traffic enforcement to do awareness around several schools now that school is back underway and officer jason johnson graduated his first class of 7 young people in the career academy that expressed an interest when the adverse things about the criminal justice system they especially\, how it works they got together with the public

defender's office and the adult juvenile probation and the police department 7 kids got to visit and see the sheriff's department coast to coast and the hall of justice and put together a celebration hopefully, a program that continues to grow and finally the police department lost a good friend mr. ben passed away he's a lengthened in the bayview district if not the founder certainly one of the key people that supported us huge late night job development one of the original founder of the scholarships for kids the first kid jackie will be graduating from new orleans in may and on

and on just a terrific guy passed away at 93 he'll be missed that concludes my report. >> questions for the chief comprehensive do you know where we are homicide number year to date. >> we have thirty year to date this year we were at 24 last year and we were plus or minus around thirty pretty much 3 of the last 4 years before that so through more than anyone would have we're still hoover around the new normal half in '07 and '08 that's the same for non-facility shootings in terms of property crime i the read that not only property crime is up but arrests are down

i was wondering if that has nothing to do with for misdemeanors and if that's the case that leads to any staffing question. >> so as we transition away from the old account things the 40 years old back to the crime day warehouse a question as to whether or not what the accuracy of those obviously ear down 3 hundred officers as to what less arrests the question not less aggregate arrests but more misdemeanors arrests since proposition was reclassified in the first 6 months of 2015 over one thousand clarifying as prop 47 misdemeanors and last year those would have been felons when you add those thousand arrests. >> thousands.

>> to the felons felonies the numbers are not down as a and appear the short answer in the next two weeks i'll be able to have a better handle that was something that jumped on us. >> is it fair to say the rest is clarified. >> that's what i believe i can't confirm that the only way to confirm what is prop 47 misdemeanor you have to go into the body of the report and find out the threshold on the dollars amount of the goods taken and officer david is terrific doing all that work but more work left to do. >> no, that's good it goes back to the graduation of the academy classes but we're 3 hundred officers down are we still 3

hundred officers down i want to hear progress. >> after those officers came in we're closer to 2 hundred and 75 officers. >> right direction. >> we're retiring 60 to 90 offers a year but the drop we were retiring 3 hundred plus when we were hire 3 hundred classes a year we were holding water; right? now hiring 5 classes of we have 90 we should be plus 50 we'll be closer to 2 hundred and only hundred officers down. >> no, no. >> how many started in the 244 i know we're graduating 32. >> 50. >> okay so commissioner hwang has been

patiently waiting. >> of the new recruits do you know the rational ethic breaks down. >> out of the 244 that graduated i would be comfortable comfortable saying it reflects the city we're still having a difficult time recruiting asian so if you're watching asian women we had an asian woman police chief we were well-represented by women the two biggest star in the iron man expedition were asian women set records one was particularly unbelievable and both were i know that commander and deputy

chief are actively trying to recruit men and women and underrepresented asian men. >> that is the title to the iron woman. >> yeah. why iron man. >> we brought that up and the women wanted to change it so we do what they say (laughter). >> smart so other questions for the chief okay and sergeant please. the director's report destruction presentation of the occ first quarter 2015 statistical report, presentation of the occ statistical report, summary of cases in june and july of 2015 emotion of complaint in june of

2015 and adjudicator of the containments in 2015 and companion report. >> good evening, commissioners and members of the public and chief suhr last saturday investigator participated in the back to school preparation she staffed a table and ran out of goodies talked to over 3 hundred youth i too attended the recruit graduation last friday and what an nerve class a lot of energy from that class to date the occ has opposed 4 hundred plus and closed 4 hundred plus last year the occ opened 4 hundred and 62 cases and closed 4 hundred and 42 to date the occ

mediated 36 cases the same number that was mediated between january 1st and august 31st last year we have the occ are these first quarter report for filing purposes i won't give you an oral presentation the data is through mark 31st of this year in september i'll provide the second quarterly report that is more current through june 30th and however i i'll be happy to answer any questions about the data that is in the first quarter report now i'll present the june and statistical report the emotion of containments in june, i told you where we are as of june 30th we had mediated 29 cases 4 were mediated between

january 1st, 2014, and june 30th, 2014, august was a big month for emotion and the emotion coordinator has been we're not through august and 6 cases have been mediated in august but moving back to june and the chiefs discipline on occ sustained report 7 cases were reviewed by the chief that the occ sustained first thing will talk about the neglect of duty a officers failed to investigate a bike and failed to process the property the constraint indicated it was his bike a dispute the officer didn't believe the dispute and

the officers instead detained the complainant and failed to issue a certificate of release this officer got a reprimand in the next neglect of duty an officer failed to produce an incident report when failed to take the person in custody that officer received a ralph reprimand and retraining the third case was unwanted action, an officer caused a car to be towed wrong and entered an incorrect license plate number another car crashed into a car the complainants car was pushed the car out into the street and the complainant contended that

if the officer had not transposed the car for someone in sacramento the officer was admonished and retrained another case neglect of duty two officers failed to meet with the complainant and prepare an incident report when the complainant called 9-1-1 a man threatened to shoot him the officers get retraining another cases for a request for a private information not enough evidence to take the person in custody, however, the officer was sfoept to write an incident report and didn't that officer get a reprimand and retraining another case that involved several allegations the neglect of duty and the detention for

failing to properly supervisor the plain clothes officers made a traffic stop of a bicyclist riding on the sidewalk the bicyclist did not meet the expectation for the plain clothes officers making traffic stops the expectations include the officer engaging in different that is related to ongoing investigation or a regulated vehicle like taxicabs or shuttle buses or when an officer seize immediate action to protect public property like drunk driving of the traffic signal stop meets the regulation the officer must call a back up unit officers didn't call for a back up unit and the officers failed

to collect traffic stop they get a reprimand and retraining chief suhr said unlawful detention d failure to properly supervisor an officer used pro of an and abusive language the sergeant didn't intervene or correct the officer the officer get a reprimand and didn't occur that the officer engaged in misconduct that president's report on june generations thirty complainants between january 31st and jill 31st 3 were meetsdz between

january 1st, 2014, and july 31st, 2014, i've given you the august interrupted e updated mediation we're at 436 now and looking at the chiefs proposed discipline on occs sustained complains in july one complaint this involved the plain clothes officers and marked vehicles didn't meet the objections to the plain clothes officers macro traffic stops i've talked about even if the officers met the expectations the officers failed to call for a back up unit and engaged in pursuit when the complainant drove away from the stop the officers received

astonishments and failure to notify dispatch and others failure to collect data. >> thank you director hicks commissioner turman. >> i have - well, i think it is not necessarily a question but director hicks but like the chief the opportunity to respond i'm looking at the neglect of duty regarding the bicyclist and woornd if there is anything to add. >> the detention themselves were laugh it was for a plain clothes officer to make a stop outside of policy they had reasonable pay any attention to make the stop since we reclassified and began collecting traffic stop data on

bikes i believe had inu unintended consequence every time a police stops a bicyclist it is collecting data for a traffic stop. >> well, i think the offices are well-versed they're not supposed to make traffic stops on vehicles we don't want plain clothes officers to have a prudent where we say i did not know the danger to the public is when the bicyclist by definition it is a violation since now stopping a bike is a traffic stop you get a plain clothes officer with good reasonable suspicion to make a detention but they're not supposed to make a traffic stop on a bike get a

traffic officer to do this we spoke at length yesterday the stop is not unlawful but outside of policy. >> director hicks so it seems as though your team found it was not an unlawful detention the chief feels there was reasonable suspicion but you guys didn't find that. >> we didn't find that we found that the stop in the first place was out of policy and the plain clothes officers don't make traffic stops and so it ends up being a policy with no teeth if nolo contendere

sequence that's the position we've taken with the prior case that was adjudicated where the plain clothes officers unmarked vehicle saw an individual didn't have a seat belt on that's the violation they saw but suspected the individual was up to no good the individual was in a late model car that doesn't have in state license plates and so they choose to make a traffic stop even though didn't fit the standards of an emergency situation of the danger to an

articulateable danger to life or property it was explained to me that the officers were justified in making this stop that's how i explain to you and so we don't concur with the interpretation the officers were very clear in their interviews building they were justified in stopping an individual who didn't have his seat belt on they had belief it was a suspicious character that's not standard our concern at the occ is about training how our training on this department of general public. >> so one of the things i do like about the system you get to

see the cases they're not serious enough to come to us but potentially training recommendations or policy recommendations because what i hear you saying my question is reasonable suspicion under the fourth amendment following our particular policy you you know we'll have to follow the constitution every day i see what you're saying in the beginning you found that i upstairs the chiefs prospective if you're violating the vehicle code an officer stops you with constitutional authority if this is a theme plain clothes officers in particular need attention or reminderers that's a way to get the information. >> thank you commissioner president loftus and chief greg suhr and i had a discussion i

understand the prospective of but i don't agree similar to from the poison us tree an officer engages in violation of the fourth amendment then it boo would be our position, of course, that whatever flees from that. >> right. >> the officers violation. >> i have a need for a policy clarification both of the perspectives but we need to have a policy that fits and there's no constitutional challenge to it so we need to refer this to i think we need meeting the minds and discussion so we retrained all the astonishments involved retraining we retrained to the

policy so if for instance, if this circumstance had of happened exactly as it did but the same officers having suspicion having a marked car make the stop were good the officers violated the policy that didn't negate but we trained them to know you may make a great case but end up getting an oracle complaint you're not supposed to make that stop we talked about this they didn't even call they just the it they clearly making a traffic stop in plain clothes officers their collecting traffic stop data that said they had reasonable suspicion to laughly make the stop. >> commissioner hwang. >> actually, i said want to add

commissioner turman is right there should be a discussion about the policy but the occ director spdz those with an unlawful detention for us attorneys there's a definition of an unlawful detention the chief said a reasonable it is a lawful detention it becomes a problem for the occ and police department we need to be careful about the word there recent are still violation where here in constitutional violation a violation of a policy that the commission police department and the occ feels is new to protect people from characterize of an unmarked car the chief can be - we have to be careful about the wording.

>> anything commissioner turman or director hicks. >> in our president your point is that's true commissioner your point is well-taken but i would further urge that if those officers violated the policy in the way that it was described i would question why in this stance those officers received astonishments and retraining in the other instance of the complainants on the bike those officers received written reprimand and retraining an interesting case because it didn't end with again ends with

those officers went on to more and the complainant, in fact, had much more of a problem than not wearing a seat belt and but i would just say that i would hope there would be real consequences of violation for this policy there's a reason why the policy exists and real consequence would be greater discipline so - >> i think the other just to keep it simple make sure that officers in plain clothes officers the chief is making sure that is not happening not

good for anyone loud and clear director hicks it is noted anything further on this thank you director hicks and sergeant please call latin-american. >> commission report and discussions and commissioners report. >> yes. mine will be fairly brief colleagues 90 days ago we asked the chief and the departments to do something ambitious it was aggressive to see if the department can come up with a draft el camino del mar for the commission to review in 90 days depending on when you start the 90 days sliktd a week or so behind but in the ball park an incredible work by the working go up i've observed

those meeting on august 11th the group met were any of you at that meeting i wasn't the chief said they voted to bring the policy to us we didn't ask them to agree but i wanted to let you know i'm going to be working with commander moss you are you have a sense all the minutes sergeant skill shaw did a great job minutes all will be available on the website and to the commission there will be some reading material on september 2nd meeting we'll get you the binder all the policies that the group considered and include all the version and minutes you'll know exactly where everyone was i canned

stress that will be as interested in this members of the public and commissioners you'll see it alu the sausage making and then it will be presented to us i think what is extraordinary members of the working group want it moved to september 2nd to their their thoughts when is generous of their time it is coming our way it is our responsibility to understand you you know some of the issues in greater detail a lot of reading materials and the plan as we talked about 90 days ago we will have our september community meeting on september 16th in the northern and that will be we'll devote that meeting to the issue of cameras so people that are interested mark those dates

we'll make sure in the on the website that concludes my report. >> director hicks. >> i was part of working group and attend all of the but one meeting i was at the last meeting there were areas where we didn't concur particularly around whether officers should be able to review the cameras and whether subsequent to that officers should be able to review the body camera forgotten for the administrative or criminal investigation i did provide to the working group a

comprehensive report by the inspector general of the new york city police department which evaluates the political body cameras program in place for n y pd and has comprehensive recommendations on the various aspects of a body camera policy including the officer review of the footage. >> will that provide an working go up. >> yes. it did. >> chief suhr. >> the od's of that coin we want the officers to see the video it was not intended to be be a got you video there are things that support our position from other models policies

around the city that are in place i want to reassure the working group recommendations are now at commission and requested that the officer will be working with the procurement of the cameras they wanted to policy to go to the commission before they got started a lot of things in the policy are they know that are part of scope so to that end director is put a group together of all the experts within the department that with all the mini pieces of the procurement we'll work with that and ready to proceed for the funds to be released from board so we're on parallel tracks so when the policy is done we're ready to go. >> that's great that's great

commissioner turman. >> the chief mentioned other part of information that went the opposite direction has that been submitted aid director hicks and i i think that is the two positions and there is position papers in there that are have a seated h seat in different policies. >> for you to look at. >> working group analysis. >> no, no, no that was probably the longest debate in the policy. >> that's why the minutes are helpful you'll see where folks came down from my objection helpful commissioner dejesus. >> something simple september 2nd that is the time we'll get our binders it's a lot of information to read. >> yeah. you can see the policy as is on the website >> i'm talking about the

minutes. >> no, i don't have all of that. >> it is august 19th we'll work like i said we're confirming tomorrow and i want to remind i we're doing things differently with this policy the department does things this is a reminder this policy has the potential to effect so many quarters of the city after we do our piece we'll meet and the working group and we deliberate and that and go out with two meeting with the public in september and be october hopefully and have a conversation about the main issues and the department of human resources has to take it to the bargaining process that normally happens outside of us so we're all clear we're taking a little bit of a different approach and piece that are are required by the human rights no

human resources. >> other commissioners have any more reports commissioner marshall. >> this has been imaginations mentioned we want to thank the chief and sheryl davis if month magic and the radio program think sunday's to talk about we feel a great program our csi community safety program i've heard from a lot of people that was really great the kids were fantastic the adults were great i really have an reward they were excited about being on the radio for the participating in the program but also for everyone that at least in any radio audience to hear about you know how they spent their summer and this initiative and

internship particularly how they felt about the police going in and i've heard from oakland people saying what a great program and how unique i said to other jurisdictions we have a model you need to organize that and richmond are you listening so a great thing and you know the kids really hope that we take hair recommendations to heart so again, i cannot is enough the only thing i regret i ran out of time. >> i was linking and i was thinking everybody went great commissioner turman. >> thank you, president loftus i want to join director hickss comments how enthusiastic the 2 hundred and 44 police academy

was at the graduation summer ceremony whatever our plan we're doing it right we're definitely moving in the right direction not only in the enthusiastic class but visually you can see the diversities has been the work of diverseing classes binging the folks into the department the chiefs speech was inspiration all starting off on a stronger foot i was honored to be part of the ceremony and hear and meet so many of the classroom african-american women and latino i know we have some events today in fact targeted towards the recruitments of asians in the department i'm not

suggesting our work is finished but we're on the right track and the graduation was tremendous so congratulations to the department for great work i think as commissioner said i like to hear the statistics on the 244 and the recent class we're doing something right replicate and ramp up. >> next line item and item 4 d commissioner announcement and items for future action. >> a couple of updates commissioner melara has been asking about scheduling the update on the referrals to cps as a result of our d go updates i'm having a meeting and we'll get that agendized we're cross

on that we talked about body cameras september 9th we have the quarterly updates if the bike coalition and the walk sf for safe streets is on september 9th we're moving that if the second to the 9 i had a productive and the statistics are good despite the bumps in the road anything else commissioner turman. >> i don't have any dates but i wanted to brought to your attention about a month ago i attended a program by the coalition of homelessness director freed bash they've done a study and case studies on criminalizing homelessness and they want to presents present that and recommendations to the commission i have suggested it first, we

forward anything they like to brought to your attention and first to the chief and for the active folks i'll work with the folks and have them your office to come and speak to you first and then after that we can discuss the scheduling the dates. the commission but i think that is an important and interesting take how we're looking at legislation a our enforcement has been aimed towards homeless persons and certainly worth listening >> put that on the list and get it thank you for attending that screening on behalf of the commission so, now call for public comment. >> a reminder no meeting next

week august 26th so the next meeting as we've discussed september 2nd at 530 city hall. >> because of the issues going remote we're not doing our neighborhoods meeting on the second wednesday but for third wednesday. >> so okay. now i'll call for public comment on items 4a there d. >> ms. brown. >> hi. >> my name is paulette brown thank you for mothers to coming up for my sons anniversary i also want to thank l.b. at the media relations for putting this out i think i'm saying his name right

they gave me some new flyers i want to use the overheads for my son he still has inspector pull and another inspector john miller they came out and were not able to stay long they came out i'm glad they did my concern i always bring the names of the my son the people that murdered my son they're still walking the street i know that paris moving even though is with the fed's i hear he's getting out soon in a couple of years if he's going to kill again but he's going to be getting out

and something should be done about that someone else's kid is going to get shot or killed i don't know if he ever watches television we want to remind him what he the to any son. >> i want to remind thomas han bull what they the to any son i'm still hurting august 14th has passed iangry after all thoe years it's easier but it doesn't get easier i can deal with that but it doesn't get easier

i want to remind you what i had to go through i know that the oakland crime have a new thing their implementing out in oakland to put the pictures up on the bus stops and everything why can't they do that here so i wouldn't have to climb up on a pole for any sons picture to someone put e take down they continue to hurt me all the time i think this guy needs for watched when he gets out of jail paris moving even though and especially thomas han buthomas .

>> chief do you want to give an update. >> anyone has information we yesterday spoke about the murder of a lady in the bloif any information on any of those cases please call our anonymous (415) 575-4444 tipline and also one of the things the kids spoke to we'll soon be having an app on the feign any people that are phone call friendly and feel protected hopefully in the next several weeks maybe that will help us catch a break in this case. >> okay good evening and well. >> good evening, everybody yeah. i came if india initial

i'm jewel and my husband's names we live san francisco on july 18th this year police broke in my kitchen window and got in to the kitchen and picked the lock to open my bedroom two police officers pointed guns to ask me and my husband and they said put your hands up and me and my husband's put our hands up and i said don't shoot i was having any breakfast at the time and my husband just woke up from the bed watching tv the police

said the neighbor called the police the police said the neighbor called the police a big bang came from my address at the 94 it was july 17th yeah. on friday at this point, i was working peacefully annihilates night they didn't hear any bang for the tenants live upstairs we live in the garage units they said they didn't hear anything bang that shot or something going on and then my husband called the police asking for a report not on the report they pointed a gun to us today, i'm here i want to ask police chief

why they didn't put the report on the police report they pointed gun to us >> so are you finished? >> oh, yeah, he hope the police can have the body camera so we can have the evidence what they the to us passenger seat guns. >> i want to make sure we got our remarks it is not a q and a but i see sergeant standing here willing to answer questions on behalf of the department and deputy director bottle discharge. >> my husband made the complaint to occ about this going on. >> it takes time the deputy director is there. >> i'm lucky i'm alive.

>> we're apologizing for this, please to the occ commission. >> i forgot to ask you on the paper in sunday the city attorney. >> i'm sorry ms. brown but the city attorney is telling me. >> public comment is limited to 3 minutes behave to treat all the public equally and they have the suspects i'm talking to someone. >> i'm going to direct you to deputy chief he is unfortunately, the city attorney is correct i have to treat everybody the say thank you ms. brown any further public comment hearing public comment is closed. >> sergeant please call the next item. >> the awards of the commission

action. >> all right. colleagues in packet a memo by chief suhr this is the follow-up on the wards committee meeting in june chief you want to talk about this. >> again, i think we've vetted the names we've matches them up against open cases finding none the actions of the officers were axiliary and all well deserving as recommended. >> i'll say i attend the wards committee meeting i think commissioner mazzucco has explained to everyone in daily a beautiful antic box it is used with marbles a different group of captains they take their role

sorrowful and determine when the level of awards they should get you was able to observe that and count the marbles so this is that was the process that i was able to obvious just to clarify we've had this issue up before has the occ signed off no open cases for any of those officers sergeant. >> yeah. >> that's an affirm and chief the department did they're vetting sometimes we're done with our piece and the occ and there are other agencies mainly the district attorney's office that allow us not to call it cross we're not the realm. >> no open cases by any definition. >> that's my problem, no da no

department of justice regarding anything. >> no any other questions colleagues. >> okay. do i have another motion. >> so >> second. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? passes unanimously to congratulations to the recipients do we know when the ceremony is going to be done. >> in front of okay. >> okay great is there any public comment on the vote that we just held hearing none public comment is closed. >> public comment on all matters for closed session including public comment to hold item 8 in closed session and ladies and gentlemen, we're

going to go into closed session and vote whether or not to go into closed session hearing public comment is closed sergeant. >> item 7 vote to hold item 8 in closed session to assert the trnt privilege with san francisco administrative code action. >> colleagues do i have a motion not to discolor relevant to the sections referenced >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? that item passes and so we're b open session colleagues, i made an error i invited a motion not

to discolor that is the motion after closed session i appreciate my colleagues and so i invite a motion to hold item 8 in closed session and assert the attorney compliant privilege >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? that item passes we're now in. >> do you have a question? back in open session call the next line item arrest whether to discolor all matters in closed session administrative code 67.1 a action

>> not to disclose>> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> that item passes unanimously we're okay i'm sorry sergeant next line item adjournment. >> motion to adjourn. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> nancy pelosi's - passes unanimously

>> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her

efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in gauging here. why would an artist when to come here? >> mainly, access to the

materials. we also give them a lot of support. when they start, it is an empty studio. they go out to the public area and -- we call it the big store. they go out shopping, take the materials that, and get to work. it is kind of like a reprieve, so they can really focus on their body of work. >> when you are talking about recology, do you have the only sculpture garden at the top? >> it is based on work that was done many years ago in new york. it is the only kind of structured, artist program. weit is beautiful. a lot of the plants you see were pulled out of the garbage, and we use our compost to transplant them. the pathway is lined with rubble from the earthquake from the

freeways we tour about 5000 people a year to our facility, adults and children. we talk about recycling and conservation. they can meet the artists. >> fantastic. let's go meet some of your current artists. here we are with lauren. can you tell us how long have been here so far and what you're working on? >> we started our residency on june 1, so we came into the studio then and spent most of the first couple weeks just digging around in the trash. i am continuing my body of work, kind of making these hand- embroidered objects from our day-to-day life. >> can you describe some of the things you have been making here? this is amazing. >> i think i started a lot of my work about the qualities of light is in the weight. i have been thinking a lot about

things floating through the air. it is also very windy down here. there is a piece of sheet music up there that i have embroidered third. there is a pamphlet about hearing dea -- nearing death. this is a dead rabbit. this is what i am working on now. this is a greeting card that i found, making it embroidered. it is for a very special friend. >> while we were looking at this, i glanced down and this is amazing, and it is on top of a book, it is ridiculous and amazing. >> i am interested in the serendipity of these still life compositions. when he got to the garbage and to see the arrangement of objects that is completely spontaneous. it is probably one of the least thought of compositions. people are getting rid of this stuff. it holds no real value to them,

because they're disposing of it. >> we're here in another recology studio with abel. what attracted you to apply for this special program? >> who would not want to come to the dump? but is the first question. for me, being in a situation that you're not comfortable in has always been the best. >> what materials were you immediately attracted to when you started and so what was available here? >> there are a lot of books. that is one of the thing that hits me the most. books are good for understanding, language, and art in general. also being a graphic designer, going straight to the magazines and seeing all this printed material being discarded has also been part of my work. of course, always wood or any kind of plastic form or anything like that. >> job mr. some of the pieces you have made while you have been here.

-- taught me through some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. >> the first thing that attracted me to this was the printed surface. it was actually a poster. it was a silk screen watercolor, about 8 feet long. in terms of the flatwork, i work with a lot of cloddish. so being able to cut into it come at into it, removed parts, it is part of the process of negotiating the final form. >> how do you jump from the two dimensional work that you create to the three-dimensional? maybe going back from the 3f to 2d. >> everything is in the process of becoming. things are never said or settled. the sculptures are being made while i am doing the collages, and vice versa. it becomes a part of something else. there's always this figuring out of where things belong or where

they could parapets something else. at the end goal is to possibly see one of these collage plans be built out and create a structure that reflects back into the flat work. >> thank you so much for allowing "culturewire" to visit this amazing facility and to learn more about the artists in residence program. is there anything you like our viewers to know? >> we have art exhibitions every four months, and a win by the public to come out. everybody is welcome to come out. we have food. sometimes we have gains and bands. it is great time. from june to september, we accept applications from bay area artists. we encouraged artists from all mediums to apply. we want as many artists from the bay area out here so they can have the same experience. >> how many artists to do your host here? >> 6 artist a year, and we receive about 108 applications.

very competitive. >> but everyone should be encouraged to apply. thank you again for hosting us. >> thank you for including us in "culturewire." ♪ i'm derek, i'm hyungry, and ready to eat. these vendors offer a variety of the streets near you. these mobile restaurants are serving up original, creative and unusual combinations. you can grab something simple like a grilled cheese sandwich or something unique like curry. we areher here in the average

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(clapping.) >> good morning good morning good morning good morning welcome to willie l. brown middle school (clapping.) on monday august 17, 2015, the founding teachers and staff of the willie l. brown middle school were opening the doors of this school for the 2 hundred plus pioneering students and families for the first day of school in the sfusd today, we the staff of willie l. brown middle school in san francisco unified school district leadership are honored to host all of the elected officials funder and community partnerships pa partners and

students to our official ribbon cutting ceremony and tour (clapping) i am demetrious the founding principle of willie l. brown middle school (clapping.) and i'm humidity and honored to stand here before you today, we're gathered to celebrate a vision that strongly communicates to the children and families of san francisco that the adults of this city care about their futures. (clapping.) >> thank you san francisco san francisco unified district under the leadership of richard carranza and deputy superintendant superintendant guerrero tarnished articulated that vision in the unified school district vision 2025 guiding

documents by reimagining public education in so for inform the next generation we're adjourned is did first stem middle school we designed on that vision we reimagine the space and time by creating longer course blocks for students to engage in deeper learning we call this the garage where students use the willie l. brown middle school thinking process to explore to imagine the prototypes for the hands on learning our curriculum was designed for students to experience the real life inexperience by technology every student at willie l. brown middle school will be assigned a laptop to assess the internet everyday in every class

including their personalized learning plan we sure our students for the education program we want our students to be physically and ooeshlg healthy as well through the partnership with the department of education we have a health care clinic and the department of public health staff members please stand yeah (clapping.) our health care clinic will be staffed with the nurse practitioners a psychologist and social worker we work with the physical education to support our students we have a stem school focused on the whole child in addition to the core content math and scientific and english language and arts we're offering arts and

spanish and youth leadership through our partnership are the san francisco beacon initiative funded by the children department of youth and families we'll provide the learning opportunity before, during, and after school to support our engagement efforts for the programming during this the school day can we have all our beacons and staff members please stand (clapping) okay there are in the back at this point that all the employees of willie l. brown middle school who are wearing our phenomenal drastically and powerful spark of creativity we like the staff of willie brown to step forward and join me here (clapping). >> yeah.

>> come here come here come here this is the theme it is going to take us to the next level? the theme that will manifest vision 2025 this is the willie brown founding staff of willie l. brown middle school. (clapping.) teachers transform lives and here at willie brown we'll be tromd to and from the lives during the prediction summer at a professional development training one of our teachers

declared dem trust we're to crush it this year this is the spirit and enough of them that the founding staff of willie l. brown middle school will bring to our students everyday and every class to let's give up for our founding staff (clapping) as he present to conclude this this would not have happened without the cooperation of resources before within the san francisco unified school district and city agencies and public servants or servant and leading organization and families and parents and everyone in san francisco who has been extremely focused on willie l. brown middle school and it's construction so we want to acknowledge over the construction company if you're present please stand thank you

(clapping.) and so i perp want to thank malia cohen district 10 supervisor (clapping.) carle carlene naming kelly the san francisco with julie la and jess and others to sarah and vin williams and emily and marshall of the san francisco black foundation reverend brown for the national

association for the advancement of color people. (clapping.) >> willie loshgs junior the man himself thank you interest mayor ed lee. (clapping.) >> mayor ed lee thank you, sir there are so many supporting organizations and individual that might welcome could wlaft for hours in the interest of times our students and families are filled with gratitude for all our support thank you to the spinsters and the departments under their leadership deputy superintendant lee and superintendant guerrero over the social justice and the entire central over 555 frankly including leslie and the dramatic julie ann bulk

(clapping.) please step forward and please join us. (clapping.) >> thank you. >> this has support all corporate cooperate resources my success is every time of her talent and dedication now i'm pleased to bring to the podium richard (clapping.) a >> so what do i think about this the school in the heart of bayview (clapping.) i want to sincerely thank principle hobson we're really proud we searched the nation for

a founding principle at willie l. brown middle school i think that we crushed it what do you think? (clapping.) so ladies and gentlemen, colleagues and friends and supporters san franciscans this is truly a wonderful day for us not only in the san francisco unified school district but in particular for us in san francisco to think that in the heart of bayview in the heart of one of the most dynamic communities in the city rich with history rich with passion, rich with artist address scientists and transitional leaderships of all strips a rich history we have a middle school in the heart of the bayview commemorate of the beautiful rich history in the community in which it resides (clapping) and i can think of no finer

namesake than the mayor as he is effectively known willie lower-income brown yes (clapping.) i still remember a few months ago when we took him to see the rendering of what this would look like in his way asked deliberate questions about locations and color swatches, finishes, never quite asked if it was going to be marketable but we knew what he was think he was engaged and he always said i wanted to be useful to the families of the city not about i himself but about the community so thank you, mr. mayor for being our partner in the design of this school i want to point out if you look

out this window in the right direction you'll see the willie loshgs brown bridge you might have heard me say the willie brown bridge to coverage brings people from the world 0 into this beautiful city of san francisco police commission san francisco and the willie l. brown middle school will take the students to all corners of the world to compressor explore their academic. >> i want to point of privilege and recognize individuals that are structural in us being here today to cut the ribbon on this beautiful school a group of individuals i'm very proud to serve with and to help to educate our students our elected

board of education i'd like to recognize them by name. >> thank you for their leadership first, the vice president matt haney who is here with us (clapping) >> our medicine past pointing sandra fewer (clapping.) commissioner shamann walton (clapping (clapping.) (clapping.) commissioner norton (clapping.) and sending her regards she had to be out of town and absolutely wanted to our president of the board of education commissioner president murase. >> and also just a moment to recognize another two individuals who were critically

important no longer serves been the board of education by part of the planning of seeking a bond of the voters so for the city of san francisco and a staunch supporter of us moving forward that is former commission kim moving us who honors us what her presence today thank you (clapping) >> if i may i want to recognize my immediate predecessor mr. garcia said the kids deserve a school that you are commemorate he couldn't be here but a shout h sweat shirt to carlos. >> so ladies and gentlemen, that where i go avenue scrip principle hobson has recognized our partners you've seen the staff and faculty the faculty and staff willie l. brown middle school we are count on you to

crush it this year and future years when we said we were going to build this and have a stem school it is focused on a graduate profile the community has defined what is the graduate we want to produce and tracer the characterizations and if you think about everything that principle hobson to talked about it is landing aligned to our vision 2025 i will be very boost full unapologizely this is the finest middle school stem middle school in the nation right here in san francisco it is (clapping.) and for me, i think what is more important ladies and gentlemen, is that in san francisco in san francisco's public schools we're absolutely not interested in school improvement and we're not

interested in school district improvements we're not interested in that i'll tell you and propose to you if you look at every indicator school systems are working exactly the way they're designed to work their sorting kids and certain kids get opportunity and some don't and students have pathway to high paying jobs and sustainable liveable jobs we're not interested in proving that system but system change and changing that system (clapping.) and one of the questions we're always asked it is beautiful rhetoric mr. superintendent that sounds really good but where the rubber meets the road ladies and gentlemen, look around this is where the rubber meets the road this is going to be the school it puts into effect how graduate

appraisal for the 2 hundred and 16 students for the freshmen class for the pathway to be successful students in life, career and in the future and they're going to do that here at the willie l. brown middle school so we're interested this is our down up to that time to the city, to the bayview and country to educate our students particularly students not been served well by the system we call public education it changes here and it changes today (clapping.) so all i have to say we're counting on all of us to crush it not only this year but in the future years in my final comments one of the questions we were ask the posed to the question about the willie

l. brown middle school if you build it will they come in our system where parents have full choice where necessary send their children to school it is a valid question when we opened the doors to our 2 hundred and 16 students on monday be understood there is over a hundred students on a waiting list who choose to come to willie l. brown middle school and there wasn't room yet so do people want to come absolutely they want to come who you look at the classrooms of willie l. brown middle school it is one, in fact, the most diverse middle school in san francisco it is the world right here in our neighborhood (clapping.) with that, i also want to thank one last person here as well he's been incredibly supportive he knows what he's a talking

about and more importantly is ground in the realty of what it takes to support public education you can't have a world-class city without having a world-class public education system i want to thank our mayor, mayor ed lee for being here today and all your support (clapping.) so as and go forward ladies and gentlemen, i want you to get used to what this school looks like and celebrate in 10 years we've built a new school that is the first of many to come the world is changing and we're going to meet that change whether a conciliated area of poverty and disengage the only solution is concentrated great education that's what we're proud here at the willie l.

brown middle school. >> with that, welcome. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> our home is your home and i have the incredible honor of introducing our congresswoman who is fighting for us and equality in washington, d.c. and if you think our hills are tough you should see that hill we're glad we we have a fighter that keep in mind it is a pleasure to invite congresswoman jackie speier (clapping.) >> thank you superintendent i want want you to stand up for a moment and i want you to see the incredible tie the superintendent has on that that matches the colors of the school willie brown watch out you've got competition in the style

hear area mr. mayor to mayors family and the members of the school board and all the honored guests here what a privilege for me to join you today to cut this ribbon and announce the willie l. brown middle school now you may remember that there was an elementary school named after the mayor and now a middle school pea maybe someday if you live long enough a university named after you in fine design for fashion i'm not sure about that by the one thing i'm sure about is that this school is going to educate young people people into the century this is the kinds of skills they need to truly achieve your now i'm humored by the fact the mayor

and i wouldn't be accepted we know nothing about civil engineering and such some of the classes offered here it may have our namesake but i don't think you'll be admitted here mr. mayor so hundred and 64 years ago in 1851 senator broderick in sacramento introduced legislation for the first public school system and district in california none other than san francisco (clapping.) so it's appropriate we're here today may the act it's been some 10 years brick and mortar before we've been in a situation? sterile school and beyond the kinds of stem classes that will be offended this is the only

school in san francisco with a science lab a health clinic noble for the students but for the community and this particular facility here is not just an auditorium for the students but the community as well this is truly a community school and that the vision of the future and something we should attempt to achieve everywhere in this city i want to say a couple of words about the namesake of the school you'll be happy to know more money was spent on this school than any middle school $43 million i was told and, in fact, i was also told i do my doctrines when the school

as named an; isn't that right dianne feinstein she people i didn't do up the money so get ready mr. mayor there maybe some opportunity as the school enjoys it's growing pain for in many years in san francisco i was the guest speaker i will say his best voting record was when i was here i had the great opportunity to observe him in action every single day and the young kids that are going to come here and learn about w0i8 lower-income brown will learn he transformed the legislation the city he's always been there taking care of those 90 in need

and he's not forgotten his roots and not his sense of humor all has served him it's an honor to be with you mr. mayor as we death this school after you and look forward to accommodating this today (clapping.) next we'll have an assembly member david chiu (clapping.) >> good morning are we having a good day today excellent i want to thank you first and foremost more being part of the syringe take a moment and look around we represent every strip of the city we come from the government and private sector and nonprofit

we are san francisco and couldn't be more proud i'm delighted to be here in celebration of a school named after one of our city's leaped i'm here representing the state assembly with the assembly members but i'm incredibly humbled to representative the east side of san francisco it was represented for 31 years by a man we honor today but the longest serving speaker the california state seeming anywhere willie lower-income brown junior this is your legacy this rebirth because this is a school that looks at as good as our suits and it is fitting we're here because this is a school that is

going to be on the cutting-edge not have technology or stem education but how we imagine what education should be in the 15 you're a mayor that presided over the beginning of the evolution of the city as an international center the innovation no technology it is fitting we're here in the heart of the bayview bayview so much history and passion and community and we know a part of our city has had so many challenges pear with the african-american community how many of you visited or spent time in the former willie brown school raise your hands i had a chance in the final weeks before that school closed it was hard to imagine the

school we're in today but at a time of growing inequality we see all over the country and the state of california and, yes even here in san francisco it is appropriate that our city our san francisco leaders and school board and district has invested i'm quickly with jackie speier it wasn't 43 millions but more it was appropriate we have felt that because as i think many of us often say when bayview succeeds when our children if the bayview succeed finally all san franciscans can be successful. >> (clapping.) so let me close with the following i know from this school we're going to have young

boys and girls maybe their names are ed or jackie or richard that someday been the next mayor the city will be the next members of congress or the school educators someday a young boy who walks stlos those school doors maybe his name is willie maybe he comes from a background and comes to this school and go to the top high schools in san francisco and perhaps the next mayor or speaker of the soberly or next good afternoon maybe the next president of the united states with that thank you for being part of this and it's my honor to introduce the next speaker someone that learned about leadership and management if the man we're heroin today someone that is committed to schools and families and kids that helped to build san francisco as a center of nation your 43rd mayor of the city and

county of san francisco mayor ed lee (clapping.) >> wow. what a place to be at today on the eave of schools reopening we have an opportunity to be at the newest school named after my friend willie brown where's the mba trophy this is where it should be base knowing the kind of initiatives of investments we're all making in the schools and teachers this is going to be a companionship school i know that i'm joking about an mba trophy that was talked about this morning that willie brown had as part of a

radio show i predict and expect this school will earn the leadership of the administrator principle hobson's they'll earn more world-class trophies of excellence this is what we expect let me ask you or tell you i was recently asked a question mayor ed lee what's a good investment in san francisco and for a moment i paused because i don't know whether he asked the question i was not the ceo of twitter even though my name gets associated or salesforce which i would love to be over and over myriad a success company that has shown up in the last few years to be

tremblesly successful in the part of successive of the 36 percent employment in the city what's a good investment well, they may have been surprised i answered them truthfully the best investment you can make is to invest in our kids in san francisco that's the best investment. >> (clapping.) because the refinery will be multiple decades of success more than just a few years of economic success for people it will be years of success of families growing up participating, innovating and kathy's that's why i'm happy to be in the room as i am all the

time with the superintendent, with the elected school board and school board matched up with our city agencies, our department heads, people who themselves have invested in our city gridlock because we want everybody to be successful and this particular school is going to go well beyond equality it is going to be about total success if the city. >> and for the individually selected teachers something that willie whispered in my ear all the teachers were individually selected you're going to find a lot of attraction to our pertain he is now, one of the 21 principles that i have adopted

as part of middle grades with the salesforce initiative thank you to mark benny hoff and his passion for the city and he's about to receive one hundred thousand dollars innovation funds as being the principle in the middle schools something wife negotiated a while back with the other principles of middle schools because of the challenge they have not just in the bayview but the middle schools are being challenged from the breakdown in parentsal engagement to the school sites to the teachers, and principles having to spend more and more of their times on less academics excellence and more on the quality of the school site we have it all here this investment

of the willie l. brown middle school is a combination of many investments the city, the agencies, the foundations, the private companies we have the entire san francisco chamber of commerce a unite sf program to embrace the education 2 hundred 4 hundred technology companies that embrace all our public schools and we have salesforce and a number of foundations that believed that if the mayor can focus a little bit on the most challenged grades they'll also make some serious investments well, they have and they have here not only with the offer $50 million of investments, with

the very intellect or deliberate selection of the staff with the improvement to recruit the best talent out of chicago to offer his character and his enthusiasm for the kids and enticed the best companies to invest in the bayview and all the middle grades i say to you it is easier to answer that question more and more in san francisco when people ask what is a good investment not necessarily the high-rise condo downtown or the buildings we'll build on market and van ness are market street there are plenty of those economic investments but i want a long term return on our investment

i want to see our kids from the bayview be the department heads, the scientists, the ceo's, the police chiefs and fire chief of that great city i mean that you know we've acted on those are not entry promises those schools are here because the investments are real now we get to say to our kids we expect a return i'm going to look at those kids and we expect you to return on our investment which means basically, you have to succeed we not going to let you fail we're going to embrace our success so i. here on a day of great happiness because it is not just the school season opening it is an opportunity to say once again associate what

i've often been challenged within any careers in the past we don't just want people that operates things, willie before a knows the bureaucrats but wants people who produce excellence that's how we get the gold trim on city hall that's why we have the most noochtd companies coming to our city that's why mayor brown and i present those when 4 hundred mayors come to visit our city we boost what you got? in short years we're going to say reverend brown what you got we got willie l. brown middle school in the bayview in san francisco with the most successful kids that will ever have this is the story of san

francisco being the most initiative successful city in the country we make the right investments thank you for being part of that great investment we look forward you to being here on graduation day all the other celebrations will be here thanks very much (clapping.) >> oh, of course, well as we look at to the this community and everyone else i have the undifferent privilege of inviting up here our former mayor and historic peculiar but someone on a daily basis that loves our community and loves

interacting with them and continues to challenge me to be the best mayor, i, be to match his record welcome the mayor former mayor willie brown willie brown, jr. (clapping.) a >> mr. mayor, my former seatmate jackie speier and david chiu, essential district i represented for so many years, to the members of the school board now and then and then and then and i'm talk about only

about gene (laughter) let me say to all of you i am indeed honored beyond belief so honored something i've salesmen immensely do so they don't need security because some of the things i do generates hostile situations most of you have you could a know i have a family because they fear they'll be the victims but they sound-proofed they come i sound-proofed they come for the occasion of this school and i want to have them stand as if they were part of your team dem trust and part of the decades and the heartache group

or whatever they really constitute the foundation for everything that i've done and all the years and for whatever adherence that's bestowed on me it should be bestowed on willie brown family and it begins with blanching (clapping.) susan who occurred more time (clapping.) robin who has responsible for the other two (clapping.) and one who joined. >> bus by way of of a marriage to any son michael a young woman

that represents he everything michael that but with two children their grandchildren are here (clapping.) they e and then the granddaughters who decendents of ribbons so there's 4 grandkids that are here one is in school your kids at school; right? down in florida is that michael? (laughter) my son michael (laughter) (clapping). >> and the two granddaughters whom i've said robin produced 5 grandchildren and all of them are here ma at a it is all part

of the family group that we have and a couple other kids they're part of them i want you to see who those kids really are i must tell you a number of people ♪ room that worked with me for years and years and years they too deserve the, however, u honor because you don't get to anything or any place without an incredible bunch of people i had the pleasure of being very cold may be mayor in 1995 i was the first person are that person the human rights executive director it was ed lee he's steeled moved up to run the city many of the days when he was running the

process of moving up he did the process of what makes me landmark good throughout the city and county of san francisco and he still makes we look good in the city and county of san francisco except when we introduces me (laughter) but mr. mayor i'm really pleased with the relationship that all those staff people that you talk about who had with the city you're right this is an incredible city and mr. superintendent when the that whole business of the willie brown dream school i don't know where you were at a time the dream school concept they took the old police academy no one else's wanted and tried to make it into a quality school

and drew you took photographs you owned your first camera for that occasion he has broken it since then but groovy to come out here and do we we tried to do obviously that dream school and work suddenly the board of education of san francisco decided something differently should happen with the sites the voters we're sold mr. mayor, mr. superintendent, school members and x members on the idea of doing something differently here and different is what you've heard about i can't imagine how anyone can con conceive many years ago what in physical structure would be like i i have to tell you people who i met for the first time

that the architect and the construction folk mr. superintendent whom you put together they're all here celebrating and put a merit on their resume and they're entitled to do that because if at the didn't i want have claimed i designed this laughter >> so i want the public to see who those people are would those schools and construction people and architect and delicious practical take you're right full place and stand and be acknowledged for all the things you did (clapping.) and then mr. mayor i was out here three or four months ago when we were under construction and a hard hat what a ceremony

and dem trust brought us out here with an unveiling of a something that came from housing authority the housing authority decided to get rid of my bus it had to go somewhere the man who was the director of this project took it home and kept it at his home all that time and it was about 3 months ago they built the podium david where they wanted to put it and literally had the podium done and came out and pulled the coffer off and showed it was there he was smiling i'm pleased business he apparently kept polishing it and polishing it and polishing it and i look better in that form ii want to thank him very much for that occasion and he too

should stand up the man that directed the project where is he, he and his wife are here they are out there (clapping (clapping.) all those years it takes a long time to produce anything of real quality and this obviously took arrangement but it is, in fact, done and to have the idea of those windows you know, i went to a school didn't have any windows in texas that little school had nothing but suddenly i'm going to tell everybody this is doyle the kind of school i went to. (laughter) and that's what it is that's what you designed to have just those windows those windows are unbelievable you see san francisco at it's by the

evidence right front of the you that is part of who envisioned those students spiral to the families that are associated with this school when i walked out beyond and through the double or triple doors it looked a forum the whole circles where people subcontract with each other and do lecturers and soapboxs and all the things i went strait ahead there it was the people doing the things not only the school kids but the whole community that's a far cry from the old nurse concept that explicit work well, now all of a sudden you're in the driver's seat for all the schools for all over the country think about it

this is the kind of facility you'll only see where people pay 25, 35, $40,000 a year for each one the schools and the kids in the schools plus they do not another 15 plus and pay for the capital improvement that the voters of city of san francisco paid for mr. mayor when you outlined the number of people that were sharing their resources it eliminates to me totally what families try to assume that burden this is the structure we have the business of selecting who will teach the kids and work their and specialists think of the krorments the principle had to get from the union and the teacher organizations and the administrative organizations in order to make it work this is

really an incredible, incredible place it has the potential to go beyond anything we've done in the san francisco school system i have to tell you i'm going to work really hard in every way to assist i'm going to bug the principle and everybody including the mayor to make sure that those parents and those children get everybody they richly deserve (clapping.) i really do - and mr. mayor you absolutely right. i really do want to see and david you talk about by name i really want to see coming out of this school the kind of youngsters that go to the schools and all the times they'll be reflective of the quality of the appropriations

that have been done on their on behalf of i want them to continuing seek admission to this school that list of people waiting and trying to get in, i want to receive those calls upcoming parents still call i'm sure mr. mayor they call you more than me but help us get into the schools i want them to say can you help us to get into our school (laughter) of course, i'm going to say yes >> (laughter). as i always do how is that any different i want that kind of effort to be exposed for obviously will be a spectacular educational opportunity and a spectacular environment for school perspires for public schools and i want mr. superintendent and mr.

principle i want everyone one of my friends and relationships through this school i want them to see it i want mayor ed lee to make that the school he brings when people from other countries come to see what education is like in san francisco i want every aspect of the entertainment world to come and look at it their wanting to do something for schools alledgedly i want them here i want them participating, i want them to be a part of this magnificent school looking at this achievement it is so many people are so dedicated jill i have no idea how you guys got the votes to name it after me i don't know what i was trading but to have it named after me

and have it on the resume you're talking about bragging rights just wait until i see diane (laughter) and one of nancy pelosi's staff people gave me a note unfortunately, he couldn't usher here she's out of the country i'll read the note when she meets me out here to take the tour nancy needs to see this because nancy a clear was a part of the effort to produce this without the kind of thing that nancy jackie and the people at the congressional level john burton needs to see this the clan over the years couldn't have happened all those things all those things and people deserve to be

a part of whatever honor is being extend to me i accept it with all humbleness and nypd proud and if you'll just tolerant one more thing i'll be allowed to do i want the brown family to come up here and in fact, of the fact i said we were going downstairs i want the brown family to keep hybrid they're part of 21 chosen come on up, come on up yeah (clapping.) i want the brown clan to come on up >> stay right here i want you right here.

>> (laughter) all right. thank you thank you (clapping.) and to san francisco, thank you

(clapping.) nobody should have to follow mayor brown but i'm going to do my best good morning, everyone. >> good morning. >> my name is matt haney i serve as the vice president of the board of education i have the honor of providing closing remarks representing my colleagues on the board of education you know, i think the first thing and he felt this when i walked in here this is one thing to imagine that and see it on paper it is entirely thing to be here how beautiful is this how amazing is that

i was able to come in earlier before most people were here and walked into the makers space i hope when you cut the ribbon you you'll thank you for the opportunity to walk around literally the first one that came to mind the immediate rush of joy but also a sense of why can't all our students have this why can't this realty in the school be available to every single student in san francisco and this community especially here in the bayview deserves this school so much and for this to be happening and what that means for all the people part of all the hard work and struggle and fighting to get this school here i want to at a on behalf of my colleagues thank you that we share such tremendous excitement and pride and gratitude to all the people who

made that possible to marry brown and mayor ed lee and jackie speier and soberly supervisor david chiu u david chiu all the people that faculty for this school to be what it is to be the beautiful almost unimaginable place we're sitting in here today from the given of this process of talking about rebuilding the school of willie l. brown middle school this started before you was on the school board there was one guiding promise one guiding goal this school board had that if we were going to do this we were going to build a school that reflected the very best of what public education could be we weren't going to just build another school and name it after that willie brown we were going to build the best possible facility a 21st century modern

place that inspired imagination and joy and it is such an sterile i know thirty thing to be here in reality but ever more one thing being here without the students but imagine when the students are here on monday when they come in not only the experience of being in this place and how we value them in the future it is also the kind of learning that will happen here the idea that young people every single young person should is have the opportunity to fulfill their potential should be able to bring out their own energy every single child and the superintendent said for so many of our children we've not done that wife given up on kids the quality of education is going to be different we're making a

commitment to side with this school and the children who show up on monday this is san francisco not designing more in the school and create a new model of what it truly means to serve the students where they can learn and it's different from my middle school i don't know about you it wasn't like this for me in order to do this we had a great leadership team from the board of education and the superintendent but it was a community citywide effort all the folks who are in this room that are recognized the staff a for the willie l. brown middle school, the private partners of philanthropic parts community partners that said we believe in you and the children of san francisco, two i want to make sure we recognize phil is an incredible sponsor give him a

round of applause for their partnership. >> if you notice it place looks at cool something about the design of what's happening is unusual very san francisco in ways and there are folks that building we can have a different vision of the school experience will look like i want to recognize the williams foundation for their leadership giving them a round of applause and heidi so many people made in this possible the members of the communities are here and are going to actually lists the vision of what it is for the students who are here when they start on monday that last i know i want to close and scissors that are not as big as i thought is a quote that i love which is

from president roosevelt he said we can't always build a future for our youth but we can go build our youth for the future the young people here in the heart of the bayview in this school the young people who coyote of this school will be equipped with the skills and knowledge the experience they need to lead this city in the future they'll be the next mayors the next artists and the musicians in the city and for us all we'll be here together as a part this is is an extraordinary beautiful thing and the future it bright because of what is happenings thank you, again for being here and your support once again welcome to willie l. brown middle school

and i guess we'll cut this ribbon thank you (clapping.) >> already here we here we go >> already here we here we gh, 3. >> yeah. >> >> hi today we have a special edition of building san francisco, stay safe, what we

are going to be talking about san francisco's earth quakes, what you can do before an earthquake in your home, to be ready and after an earthquake to make sure that you are comfortable staying at home, while the city recovers. ♪ >> the next episode of stay safe, we have alicia johnson from san francisco's department of emergency management. hi, alicia thanks to coming >> it is a pleasure to be here with you. >> i wonder if you could tell us what you think people can do to get ready for what we know is a coming earthquake in san francisco. >> well, one of the most things that people can do is to make sure that you have a plan to communicate with people who live both in and out of state. having an out of state contact, to call, text or post on your social network is really important and being able to know how you are going to communicate with your friends,

and family who live near you, where you might meet them if your home is uninhab hitable. >> how long do you think that it will be before things are restored to normal in san francisco. >> it depends on the severity of the earthquake, we say to provide for 72 hours tha, is three days, and it helps to know that you might be without services for up to a week or more, depending on how heavy the shaking is and how many after shocks we have. >> what kind of neighborhood and community involvement might you want to have before an earthquake to make sure that you are going to able to have the support that you need. >> it is important to have a good relationship with your neighbors and your community. go to those community events, shop at local businesses, have a reciprocal relationship with them so that you know how to take care of yourself and who you can rely on and who can take care of you. it is important to have a battery-operated radio in your

home so that you can keep track of what is happening in the community around and how you can communicate with other people. >> one of the things that seems important is to have access to your important documents. >> yes, it is important to have copies of those and also stored them remotely. so a title to a home, a passport, a driver's license, any type of medical records that you need need, back those up or put them on a remote drive or store them on the cloud, the same is true with any vital information on your computer. back that up and have that on a cloud in case your hard drive does not work any more. >> in your home you should be prepared as well. >> absolutely. >> let's take a look at the kinds of things that you might want to have in your home. >> we have no water, what are we going to do about water? >> it is important for have extra water in your house, you want to have bottled water or a five gallon container of water able to use on a regular basis,

both for bathing and cooking as well as for drinking. >> we have this big container and also in people's homes they have a hot water heater. >> absolutely, if you clean your hot water heater out regularly you can use that for showering, drinking and bathing as well >> what other things do people need to have aren't their home. >> it is important to have extra every day items buy a couple extra cans of can food that you can eat without any preparation. >> here is a giant can of green giant canned corn. and this, a manual can opener, your electric can opener will not be working not only to have one but to know where to find it in your kitchen. >> yes. >> so in addition to canned goods, we are going to have fresh food and you have to preserve that and i know that we have an ice chest. >> having an ice chest on hand is really important because your refrigerator will not be working right away. it is important to have

somebody else that can store cold foods so something that you might be able to take with you if you have to leave your home. >> and here, this is my very own personal emergency supply box for my house. >> i hope that you have an alternative one at home. >> oh, i forgot. >> and in this is really important, you should have flashlights that have batteries, fresh batteries or hand crank flashlight. >> i have them right here. >> good. excellent. that is great. additionally, you are going to want to have candles a whistle, possibly a compass as well. markers if you want to label things if you need to, to people that you are safe in your home or that you have left your home. >> i am okay and i will meet you at... >> exactly. exactly. water proof matches are a great thing to have as well. >> we have matches here. and my spare glasses. >> and your spare glasses.

>> if you have medication, you should keep it with you or have access to it. if it needs to be refrigerated make sure that it is in your ice box. >> inside, just to point out for you, we have spare batteries. >> very important. >> we have a little first aid kit. >> and lots of different kinds of batteries. and another spare flashlight. >> so, alicia what else can we do to prepare our homes for an earthquake so we don't have damage? >> one of the most important things that you can do is to secure your valuable and breakable items. make sure that your tv is strapped down to your entertainment cabinet or wall so it does not move. also important is to make sure that your book case is secure to the wall so that it does not fall over and your valuable and breakables do not break on the ground. becoming prepared is not that difficult. taking care of your home, making sure that you have a few extra every-day items on hand helps to make the difference. >> that contributes dramatically to the way that the city as a whole can recover.

>> absolutely. >> if you are able to control your own environment and house and recovery and your neighbors are doing the same the city as a whole will be a more resilient city. >> we are all proud of living in san francisco and being prepared helps us stay here. >> so, thank you so much for joining us today, alicia, i appreciate it. >> absolutely, it is my pleasure. >> and thank you for joining us on another edition of building . >> thank you thank you so much for your patience first of all, i know everyone is waiting partially i'm laura garcia the morning anchor with the bay area news from 4:30 to 7 before the today's show i betty bet most of you up ear here to talk about

comcast and joined by special guests california regional president and as well as supervisor wiener from san francisco and executive director for san francisco sticking aging and adult services as well aaron leo program manager of sf connected and camtc the director of network and the executive directors community living campaign and jerold board member yes, a big rounds ever applause for everyone taking their special time for oozing our special celebration we're collins avenue e kicking off the fifth year of internet an internet seekers is one of the low-cost broadband that is happening in the entire country

as a journalist reporting from this community in the san francisco bay area we're 14 are 15 and a half years of getting up early in the middle of the night i've seen the role of extension the internet how to comes to play in our day to day work i remember people used to get their news from the newspaper i know in the bay area although we're the technology center of the world's we have many that are not connected introduce the internet that is hard to minimum i'm also the mother the triplets 3 the babies yeah, that's something i celebrity every single day that's lucky a lot i consider myself lucky i binge bring that up their 6 years old and those kids with they're homework and

how to connect the teachers to the medical officers and it shows the needs and evolution what their grouping with naturally my son can teach about google and whatnot it is hard to believe this so many not connected because mayor the cost of service or the cost of devices you know get on the interjects or lack of training so they have some adult literacy training programs as well but i really 7, 8, 9 to highlight one individual that made such an important mission to insure that comcast does it part to incur the families not connected hard to believe to the power the forget it is my pleasure to introduce the president of the comcast corporation tom. >> (clapping).

>> so thanks virtual laura for the record i was up roughly the same time you were and watched you this morning i check out our nbc faucets but thank you for joining us here this morning and it is great to be back in san francisco to talk about the internet essentials over the past 4 years i've been here many times to talk about this program this is my third time with a laurie appreciate our continued dedication to this program so i'm delighted today to give you a status update and talk about a few exciting announcements to like the san francisco giants winning the world series title bay area i should be an honory citizen i'm a riechlt lifetime giants fan i inherited through any fathered that as a san

francisco giants fan for the first time in the history of the program the state of california has edged out there under to be the number one state in the country for internet essential sign united parcel service (clapping.) so more than 70 thousand families or more than 2 hazmat and 80 low income californians are connected to the internet as a result of internet essentials in the green bay area we have more 23 thousand families or $90,000 low income residents who have been connected introduce this program so congratulations to all of you who help to make that happen and if i can i'll not introduce everybody that was introduced but a special thanks to hanging who drives this program from the prospective of

comcast and hanging perceptive to our leadership not only of that bringing but it is a pleasure to come out and see you today so thank you hanging and the team (clapping.) nationally in just four years we've connected more than 5 hundred thousand families within 2 hundred low income americans many for the first time in their lives that put prospective around that 2 million people is larger than the population of 96 of the hundred largest cities in america and in fact, the double the size of the entire population of city government and larger in an the population of 14 difference states in america we're clearly beginning to make an impact in closing the digital defied i've talked about 3 announcements i want to reference them first of all, we

have begun doubted the internet serves so we started this program at 1 and a half meg to 3 to 5 and now to 10 and we're doing that at no additional charge to existing and new customers of internet essentials second we also have announced that effective males we're providing a free wifi routerer to all internet essential customers you'll have the ability to assess your internet service at home (clapping.) there wifi. >> for existing customers all have to you do all the toll-free number we're send you a routerer and new customersblast will get the modem no charge for the routerer no mobile charging no

contract a service charge if you need help there are a few things in life that are really free, free wifi as part of your service (clapping.) and so third and this is a little bit complicated let me take a minute one of the goals to make it easy for people to sign up for the service most families that have children eligible for the lunch program is that we choose that we have to verify that eligibility and that's a bit of a cumbersome so a while going ago we constituted a rule if your child gos to a school where 80 percent of the kids are eligible to participate in a low income we'll say

they're eligible for our program last year, we reduced it to 70 percent so if you're at a city hall 80 percent of the kids are eligible for the free lunch program your eligible for the essentially of not eligible for the lunch program we've lowered it to 50 percent 20 thousand schools in the comcast footprint in this country where ever we can student in that school a eligible to participated in the program regardless of them themselves are eligible for that the national school almost program instead of a clumsy third party verification all you have to do is proof give us a copy of a report card a class schedule a letter from the principle inviting you back to school we'll take anything that

says you go to that school we'll count that as a qualification for eligibility under the program so that's this is all part of commitment to maintain the momentum and a continue to sign people up i'm proud personally and everyone in the company this would not have happened without the support of literally thousands of nonprofits governmental, library, faith based on community partners who have joined arm and arm with us to make that program such a success one the commitments to our partners has been we want their input both this program what is working not working, how do we make it better and easier once 24 program got traction the number one thing a everywhere heard from the nonprofit

partners would you be willing to expand the eligibility of the program beyond the families with school age children for those you have by way of thank you to all the consumers of this center for joining us today but those who wonder why we're standing in a senior center to talk about a program connecting children and low income families with school aged children to the internet our patience is about to the awarded the number one population is whether we consider expanding the guilty to low income seniors that is a complicate population what we've decided to do and what we've decided to side launch a handful of programs to standing extends those to a low income population

and the city of san francisco is one of the pilots that's what we're announcing today (clapping.) over the last decade senior citizens or low income have adapted broadband at a particular low rate carbon dioxide to research only thirty thousand seniors have broadband assess at home 82 percent of seniors with incomes above 70 thousand there's is where in the wooektd but have access to the internet at home 60 percentage point digital divides we're step up to the plate that to low income senior citizens i'll remind everyone

all around the cry that is still to the a complete understanding the number one barrier to broadband option is not the cost of the internet service it is not even the cost of the equipment or the lack of the equipment those are factors but the number one barrier to broadband adaptation is a bufshlth of digital literary and relevancy people without the internet don't understand the importance or or relevant they are afraid of it don't know how to use a computer those issues are acute among senior citizens other pew research concluded 18 percent of seniors surveyed will feel comfortable using the internet on their own while 77 perris said they'll need anyone's hope to assess the internet so what we know from

your 4 years of experience is that having a press conference and issuing a pre release and making high-speed available is not going to close the digital divide among the seniors we need to create a digital training program which we're going to side in in conjunction with a new web of nonprofit partners and governmental partners so your model quite frankly is in san francisco question partnered about self-help for the elderly to ether training close for seniors that work together in our comcast workers program in florida the other pilot program we've announced for a lot of seniors in palm beach there are a lot of low income seniors in

the county we had a meeting with the faucets i recently met with the president of that local urban league and with a number of seniors that participated in a digital literacy training program we put together with that urban league the president's said teaching the seniors to use the internet is like teaching a new language in twauk the seniors i learned something in a powerful way through providing digital literacy training and computer assess and computers to those seniors we've opened a new window in your world and enabled them to connect to their friends and service provides and families in. >> way they never imagined would be possible and it is it's different than children who quite frankly know the internet better than their

parents do and understand the power of the intersected in low income senior population is a population that we are literally opening a new visit to the number one issue to elderly is isolation of seniors our ability to use the internet to reduce that isolation and maintain connectivity it going to do more in my view to impact the quality of life for low income seniors citizens then imagine we can provide as a solution to the problems of seminar isolation so because i do work for a video company we have produced a short video staring some of our local partners in palm beach county i'd like to show you to get a first hand sense from the seniors about the power of the internet for a low income senior

population. >> keyword. >> come on. >> for seniors to have access to the internet is essential without that their left behind and this community in west florida many people are haitian and jamaicans it costs them nothing you are to have internet. >> i use my digital connect for friends and families and i have a friend in jamaica i think it is great you, you hear about the internet because most computation is done by internet now i remember when i used to write letters or send cards we

don't do that anywhere. >> when it comes to seniors and the internet there their r all afraid like a giant monster it is really not. >> i'm leon to go on the internet i was totally grntd i'm learning to lose the fair market price i'll get all around to use it if i had the internet i could side lots of things to keep me win my home and even pay my bills and lots of things if i had the internet that is more than i ever thought it means so much to me. >> it changes everyone not just seniors and kids it can change all lives comcast brings that is

where he can't two their home at a minimal cost it is about chief financial officer their lives. >> so (clapping.) i have to tell you talking to this group of seniors po who literally 6 months before i met them never touched a computer and have hearing what we were doing with the computer and with internet service in their homes as impactful a personal experience as any thoughts incredible experiences i've had talking to parents and their children about access to the

internet one of the greatest enemies i was talking to the structure how are those women doing he said mr. cohen they're doing great in fact i've asking them to be trainers for any neck class of seniors and the look the smile on those women's faces the happiness and the realization they actually had progressed far enough they'll be able to teach their friends and colleagues how to use is internet was priceless this is part you talk about an unintended consequence of digital literacy training the sense ever work those women could help to bring the same opening of the world to their friends and anothers in the community that had been brought to them was amazing we're incredibly excited to work with

our friends and partners in san francisco on this pilot i want to thank all the elected officials your nonprofit partners especially want to thank the mayor katie and please appreciated our being here your acting in ac an acting mayor capacity the mayor and i have known each other for a long time we choose san francisco because of the marries dedication to closing the digital divide one of the few marries in the country focusing on the low income seniors working with the mayor and supervisors, with the department of angling and the robust nonprofits that focus on the senior community i have no dough san francisco will be the ultimate pilot project for us it

will show how we can make that work and better and how we can role it out to the rest of the country over time so thank you all thanks for joining us i looked forward as i threaten i'll look forward to reporting on the success of this program the bay area is a spectacular place to roll out the program and many more years of success thank you. >> (clapping) >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. coning i think we've heard that before what happens in san francisco so goes the rest of the country so today, we're joined by that and leader of the beautiful city and county of san francisco david mention her worked on a number of issues for this quality of life please please join me in welcoming district 4 supervisor

katie tang. >> thank you, thank you very much everyone and of course i want to on behalf of mayor ed lee that couldn't be here he would have loved to thank comcast in rolling out our second pilot not united states in san francisco but i know sitting at the table many of the nonprofit leaders and community leaders as well ann he's son her phone the department of the aging and adult services and self-help for the elderly they've been trying to allow companies to be able to come in and better serve our senior community and the populations that do not have access to internet so i know how important that is having growing up in a household where my family gjtd to america i went yesterday to my parents' house my fabricates

showed me a game he download i can't believe that all the things the wealth of the information and the services available for the seniors and how important that all of us learn again, i want to thank comcast and you've bench working hard and we can close the digital divide.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> thank you. >> (clapping). >> thank you acting supervisor tang for being us to mark that special occasion i'm delighted to announce the supervisor that advocates for the seniors on behalf of providing did digital literacy to seniors supervisor christensen (clapping.) hi julie overwhelm to put you to work.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> good morning. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> good morning. i'm happy to be at lady shaw's and thank you, annie for hosting us here today, i'm very happy to see the former assembly me that man david chiu good morning david it was when david was supervisor i first became familiar with some of the programs to open up technology to the seniors i'm glad to have him here and welcome to the acting mayor and supervisor wiener. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> and a special thanks this

morning to comcast for making those programs and service available to our seniors and city hall the government can't do it all i'm very, very graph to comcast the last time i did an announcement like this we were standing in a school yard with young children i'm happy to be here at lady shaw with the seniors i love everyone in district 3 but a special spot for the seniors so i'm grateful to comcast for making those services available those to members of our community.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> so thanks too to the community technology network and to the community living campaign and to self-help thank you to ann and our folks at the aging and adult services it takes a lot of people that make a program available to the community so we know we rely on the nonprofits for help and grateful to them in this case. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i know when we built the new north beach library we were asking people what accident we want to the new library one the new things more computers and we

went from 3 to 15 computers in the new north beach library every time i go in i see somebody sitting at every single one i'm anxious for the san francisco retirement board to be able to take advantage of this tool to community communicate and explore. >> (speaking foreign language.)>> >> soy know we have our smoke

deterrents snuffed at lady shaw and the city has lines to make our sidewalks save and better internet it is a great times forelady shaw thank you to comcast (clapping.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (clapping.) thank you very much supervisor christensen now our next guest represented district 3 serving as the first asian president

from patterns he understands the importance of incurring all communities with the resources they need my sincere pleasure to introduce pro tem for the assembly david chiu. >> (clapping.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> good morning it's great to be back i am usually in sacramento if the middle of the week fortunately, i didn't have committee and this was such an important announcement we or are center the technology and innovation san francisco has been leading 21st century economy but we know we have a real visible divide we know if you're a senior less likely to be on the internet and low income less likely a chinese or

latino guilt less likely to be online and it is obvious if you're a chinese senior who is of fixed income less likely to on the internet. >> and thank you to comcast acting mayor skaing i've been trying for years to get my parents on and twenty-four hours my father sent a facebook request to my district director and my mother texted me the second time if her life she's received a consumer scam to me that's a really, really big step what comcast in partnership with the city and project sponsor with lady shaw about change how the seniors that able to joy

their lives and get for health care information and connect with our children and grandchildren to find a cheaper place to invest our friends and visit your friends in china and hong kong those are some of the benefits i'm delighted to work with great barns go solar to be here with my succession and supervisor wiener and supervisor christensen like all of us we're a thousand percent dedicated to making sure we have a hundred percent hundred percent of our san franciscans who get online i'll close with one last thing i'll give all my e-mail address once our o'ly want to here how the guidance will win their next world series and want to be connected here with you david

dot chiu and thank you comcast we look forward to hearing from you. >> all right. it is time to fill up his e-mail address 24 project will take place in the bayview to thank you to comcast great to see a great program i know someone that is extremely proud to be part of the internet the champion of low income seniors and families you name it in the bay area since 1981, in fact, annie has managed self-help for the elderly a vital program for the range of serves for over 35 thousand seniors in the bay area that excludes heartache and education social, recreation programs and even serving meals over 15

hundred bay area seniors what a pleasure annie the president and ceo of self-help for the elderly. >> thank you (clapping.) thank you so much laura and welcome to the lady shaw and the self-help for the elderly center center in june scott adams tenant the graduation this is the new program the sf ran for the parts 9 years and every year we train 14 will 15 to 21 and teach them computer skills and internet skills but more important community skills and leadership scott was in my year annie your dream of standing the internet may come true i can't say too much by wait for my good

news. >> i'm sorry david but, yeah really within don't short months upcoming here comes lorraine calling us to prepare for to announcement she's been working day and night thank you, laura i can't and scott for being ore partners for the last 10 years the program was not only wonderful to the children but every graduation the parents of those kids would walk up to scott and me and that is correct us from the daughter to the young 15-year-old that didn't touch the computer because their recent immigrants but they bloom and mature scott and a were

amazed at the videos at the past graduation when scott present the computer the laptop you know and all united states wonderful gifts to the kids it almost seemed to send them off with such a wonderful career boosters so on behalf of the digital connectioners and on behalf of the communities thank you to comcast thank you to scott and lauren in a. (clapping.) >> i was tauths many, many years ago by a wise member that if you have a dream and you want your dream to come true share that with as many people as you can while launder in a taught the families with the school children and lunch program children we were happy to do that every time i have a chance i say lauren in a what about the seniors i think i'm going a

thank aaron and polio that left hand to the knew so we have been talking about how to get the last 20, 30 thousand low income seniors contending to this internet and get information an heartache and go to dmv for appointment and look at the customer kind of reports but more important to connect with their families and friends that makes a different to the quality of life i think david everything starts and begins in san francisco so you choose the right city to have our pilot i'm almost certain that with anything that the community agencies partner with comcast that will not only meet our expectation but steady exceed that i hope you'll not put the cap an whatever number

you have (laughter). >> no cap so 40 thousand seniors with the program you'll welcome them with open arms so thank you david for a wonderful staff and thank you to all of our seniors they've been supporting the sf connected classes we started out center about 15 years ago and the secretary of chamber of commerce felt the challenges of a nonenglish and gnlt seniors learning the internet but gordon and emily students to learn almost thing you know that is relevant to making his life and now coming back to teach the class as a volunteer and he lives in the east bay (clapping.) so i want to thank jarpd

jordan's and teach the seniors they have the by itself students they care, they really learn and listen and david we have patience so we know that we waited for a long time but finally our dreams are coming true thanks gun for again for the 999 is like a gift i know that our senior population will really embrace it thanks again. >> (speaking foreign language.) >>

(clapping.) okay. >> so my job is ask one of the consumers it speak directly to you ms. tracey lee so tracey will speak in english a immigrant from vietnam and coming to learn about the internet and computer classes.

>> good morning, everybody. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i have been attending computer classes this center for more than two years i've learned how to get on the internet for to meanwhile to connect with any friends and family and learned how to get on the internet to catch a movie and crochet pattern for knitting and he almost do anything that i want to do on the internet i want to have the internet at home to get on the internet at my convenience but right now not connected with the internet at home i'm thankful in cardiac arrest can over the low-cost not only to the san francisco retirement board but i sdashthd like me future

(clapping.) thank you so much for that sharing your story don't start shopping on the internet that gets you in trouble then a beg bill and annie you keep giving us those dreams they keep on coming true it is so exist to be part of the internet essentials programs to seniors and the pilot program take place in our belook forward san francisco connecting low income seniors to the power of the sgrekt into our homes to get everyone on line it is important and vital we thank comcast for playing such a major role thank you for being here it was simple a pleasure being here>> the rigs

to vote for candidates or party and it is a significant way to have our voice heard. exactly 100 years ago, women were given the vote in california. the battle for women's suffrage was not an easy one. it took more than 70 years. a woman could run for president in new york.

>> organizing this conference, basically it modeled itself on a declaration of independence for women. it marked the beginning of the women's equality movement in the united states. >> at that time, women were banned from holding property and voting in elections. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea.

>> many feared it would be corrupted by politics. >> women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anything. that woman would still be devoted to the home, the family, that they would remain pure and innocent, that having the vote would not corrupt them. >> support gradually grew in state and local campaigns. >> leaders like ellen clark sgt come repeatedly stopping these meetings -- , repeatedly stopping these meetings as a politically active figure. doing everything they could to ground the campaign in

domesticity. >> despite their efforts, the link made it tough whenever voters were in the big city. a specialist in francisco. >> the problem with san francisco is that women's suffrage as an idea was associated. >> susan b. anthony joined the provision party. a deadly idea in san francisco. liquor was the foundation of the economy. and >> anything that touched on the possibility of prohibition was greatly and popular. >> the first campaign was a great effort, but not a success.

>> the war was not over. less than one decade later, a graphic protests brought new life to the movement. >> women's suffrage, the republican convention in oakland, this time it was the private sector response. 300 marched down the streets of the convention center. women were entitled to be here. >> joining together for another campaign. >> women opened a club in san francisco.

it was called the votes for women club. if she could get the shopkeepers to have lunch, she could get them to be heard literature. the lunch room was a tremendous success. >> it was the way that people thought about women willing to fight for a successful campaign. what happened was, the social transformation increase the boundary of what was possible, out word. >> there were parades and rallies, door to door candidacies, reaching every voter in the state. >> the eyes of the nation were on california in 1911, when we all voted. it was the sixth and largest

state in the nation to approve this. one decade later, we have full voting rights in the united states. helping newly enfranchised women, a new political movement was founded. >> starting in the 1920's, it was a movement created by the suffragettes moving forward to getting the right to vote. all of the suffragettes were interested in educating the new voters. >> non-partisan, not endorsing candidates >> -- endorsing candidates, getting the right to vote and one they have their

voice heard. >> the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage is taking place throughout the state. bancroft library is having an exhibit that highlights the women's suffrage movement, chronicling what happened in california, bringing women the right to vote. >> how long does this mean going on? >> the week of the 20th. people do not realize that women were allowed to vote as early as the 1920's. in the library collection we have a manuscript from the end of december, possibly longer. >> in commemoration of 100 years

of voting in california. 100 years ago this year, we won the right to vote. around 1911, this is how it would have addressed. and here we are, dressed the same. [chanting] >> we have the right to vote. >> whether you are marching for a cause or voting in the next election, make your voice heard. thank you for watching.

(clapping.) the airport it where i know to mind visions of traffic romance

and excitement and gourmet can you limousine we're at san francisco inspirational airport to discover the award-winning concession that conspiracies us around the world. sfo serves are more 40 million travelers a year and a lot of the them are hungry there's many restaurant and nearly all are restaurant and cafe that's right even the airport is a diane designation. so tell me a little bit the food program at sfo and what makes this so special >> well, we have a we have food and beverage program at sfo we trivia important the sustainable organic produce and our

objective to be a nonterminal and bring in the best food of san francisco for our passengers. >> i like this it's is (inaudible) i thank my parents for bringing me here. >> this the definitely better than the la airport one thousand times better than. >> i have a double knees burger with bacon. >> i realize i'm on a diet but i'm hoping this will be good. >> it total is san francisco experience because there's so many people and nationalities in this town to come to the airport especially everyone what have what they wanted. >> are repioneering or is this

a model. >> we're definitely pioneers and in airport commemoration at least nationally if not intvrl we have many folks asking our our process and how we select our great operators. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the food option in san francisco airport are phenomenal that's if it a lot of the airports >> yeah. >> you don't have the choice. >> some airports are all about food this is not many and this particular airport are amazing especially at the tirnl indicating and corey is my

favorite i come one or two hours before my flight this is the life. >> we definitely try to use as many local grirnts as we can we use the goat cheese and we also use local vendors we use greenly produce they summarize the local soured products and the last one had 97 percent open that. >> wow. >> have you taken up anything unique or odd here. >> i've picked up a few things in napa valley i love checking chocolates there's a lot of types of chocolate and caramel corn. >> now this is a given right

there. >> i'm curious about the customer externals and how people are richmond to this collection of cities you've put together not only of san francisco food in san francisco but food across the bay area. >> this type of market with the local savors the high-end products is great. >> i know people can't believe they're in an airport i really joy people picking up things for their friends and family and wait i don't have to be shopping now we want people take the opportunity at our location. >> how long has this been

operating in san francisco and the late 18 hours it is one of the best places to get it coffee. >> we have intrrnl consumers that know of this original outlet here and come here for the coffee. >> so let's talk sandwiches. >> uh-huh. >> can you tell me how you came about naming our sandwiches from the katrero hills or 27 years i thought okay neighborhood and how do you keep it fresh you can answer that mia anyway you want. >> our broadened is we're going not irving preserves or packaged

goods we take the time to incubate our jogger art if scratch people appreciate our work here. >> so you feel like out of captured the airport atmosphere. >> this is its own the city the airline crews and the bag handlers and the frequent travels travelers and we've established relationships it feels good. >> when i get lunch or come to eat the food i feel like i'm not city. i was kind of under the assumption you want to be done with our gifts you are down one time not true

>> we have a lot of regulars we didn't think we'd find that here at the airport. >> people come in at least one a week for that the food and service and the atmosphere. >> the food is great in san francisco it's a coffee and i took an e calorie home every couple of weeks. >> i'm impressed i might come here on my own without a trip, you know, we have kids we could get a babysitter and have diner at the airport. >> this is a little bit of things for everybody there's plenty of restaurant to grab something and go otherwise in you want to sit you can enjoy the experience of local food. >> tell me about the future

food. >> we're hoping to bring newer concepts out in san francisco and what our passengers want. >> i look forward to see what your cooking up (laughter) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> today we've shown you the only restaurant in san francisco from the comfortableing old stand but you don't have to be hungry sfo has changed what it is like to eat another an airport check out our oblige at tumbler dating.com

>> hello, i am with the recreation and parks department. we are featuring the romantic park location in your backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in santa and cisco with someone special. -- san francisco with someone special. our first look out is here at buena vista park, a favorite with couples and dog walkers. both have a significant force. a refreshing retreat from urban

life. the romantic past that meander up and down the park under pines and eucalyptus. hang out in this environment and you might see butterflies it, fennel, and then the lines. -- dandelions. is ada accessible. public transit is plentiful. we have conquered the steps, we have watched the dogs, and we have enjoyed a beautiful view. this is a place to take someone special on a romantic stroll and enjoyed a beautiful look out. welcome to corona heights located in the heart of this district. it offers a view of the downtown

skyline, the bay bridge, and the east bay. it is one of the best kept secrets in the city. it is hardly ever crowded. on any given day, you will run into a few locals. , bought a 37 bus to get there without any parking worries. for legged friends can run freely. there is also a patch of grass for the small box. >> it is a great place. it is a wonderful place to have these kinds of parks. that dog owners appreciate it. >> take time to notice of the wildfires that are on the grassland and keep your head out on the lookout for hawks and other bird life. be sure to take your camera and be prepared to take a view of the city will not forget. it has a beautiful red rock formations. you could watch the sunrise over

the bay. this is another one of our great lookouts. we are at mount davidson. 928 feet. this is the place for you to bring someone special. to not forget that dogs and enjoy all of the pathways and greenery that surrounds you. it provides a peaceful oasis of open space and great hiking trails. the spectacular view offers a perfect place to watch the sunrise or sunset with someone you love. >> it is a good place to get away from the hectic life of the city. come up here and listen to nature, i get some fresh air. that view is fantastic. >> where sturdy shoes.

hikers get the feeling of being in a rain forest. mount davidson is also a great place to escape the noise and the bustle of the city. take the 36 bus and it will drop you at the entrance. it is quite a hike to the top but the view is worth every step. this is the place to bring that someone special. golden gate park's largest body of water is an enchanting place. is a popular spot for paddling around in boats, which can be rented. created in 1893, it was designed for these your boating -- for leisure boating.

it is named for the wild strawberries that once flourished. there is also a waterfall, two bridges, and trails the climb to the summit, the highest point at more than four hundred feet. you can catch glimpses of the western side of the city that make this hilltop a romantic look out. for public transit, i take the n train. the lad the ad -- lake is ada accessible. watch many ducks, swans, and siegel's. -- seagulls. it is a great place to stroll

and sail away. many couples come here to take a ride around a lake, going under the bridges, passing the chinese pavilion and the waterfall. for a quiet getaway, making for a memorable and magical experience. located on 19th avenue, this growth is the place to where you're hiking boots, bring the family and the dog because it has so much to offer you and your loved ones. it is a truly hidden gem in the city. the park is rich with eucalyptus trees. long paths allow you to meander, perfect for a dog walking in a wooded environment. >> i enjoy the history. the diversity of nature that exists in such an urban city,

concrete streets, cars, we have this oasis of the natural environment. it reminds us of what the history was. >> there is a section for dogs and plenty of parking. transit is available on the 28 bus to get you very easily. the part is ada -- park is ada accessible. it is also a natural lake. this is your chance to stroll around the lake and let the kids run free. it also has many birds to watch. it is a place to find and appreciate what you -- a wonderful breath of fresh air. come and experience in this park

and enjoy the people, picnics, and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved ones. in the middle of pacific heights, on top of these hills, it offers a great square, a peaceful beauty, large trees and grass and greenery. it features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. there are plenty of areas for football and picnics. it is very much a couple's park. there are many activities you can experience together. stroll on the pathways, bring your dog, or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all that it has to offer together. many couples find this is a perfect park to throw down a blanket and soak up the sun. it is a majestic place that you

can share with someone you chairs. lafayette park is also easily accessed from the 47, 49, and 90 buses. it is ada accessible. we are here at the historic palace of fine art in the marina district. originally built for the 1950's exposition, the palace is situated on san francisco's number waterfront. it is ada accessible and is reached by the 28, 30, and 91 bus lines. set against the reflecting waters of the lagoon and eucalyptus trees, the palace is

one of san francisco post most -- san francisco's most romantic spots to relax with that special someone while listening to the water and gazing at the swans. a beautiful to view from many locations along the mattoon, an ideal place to -- all -- lagoon, an ideal place to walk with a loved one. reservations for weddings are available at sfrecpark.org. discarding contains plants referred to by william shakespeare's plays and poems. welcome to the shakespeare garden here in the famous golden gate park. located near the museum and the california academy of sciences, the garden was designed by the

california spring blossom and wildfilower association. here is a truly enchanting and tranquil garden along a path behind a charming gate. this garden is the spot to woo your date. stroll around and appreciate its unique setting. the gorgeous brick walkway and a brick wall, the stone benches, the rustic sundial. chaired the part -- share the bard's word hundred famous verses from a shakespearean plays. this is a gem to share with someone special. pack a picnic, find a bench, and enjoy the sunshine, and let the

whimsical words of william shakespeare and floats you and your loved one away. this is one of the most popular wedding locations and is available for reservations. take a bus and have no parking worries. shakespeares' garden is ada accessible. located at the bottom of this hill, it is a secret garden with an infinite in captivating appeal. carefully tucked away, it makes the top of our list for most intimate pyknic setting. avoid all taurus cars and hassles by taking a cable car. or the 30, 45, or 91 bus.

the garden was designed by thomas church in 1957. grow old with me, the best is yet to be is inscribed on a sundial. it is anchored by twin white gazebos and flowers that bloom year-round. this is the place to tell someone special or the place to declare the commitment you two share. weddings and the event reservations are available for this adorable hidden gem. we know there are many other romantic parks in san francisco. we hope you have enjoyed this torre of lookouts, picnics, and strolls that are available every day. until next time, do not forget to get out and play. for more information about reserving one of these romantic locations or any other location,

call 831-5500. this number is best for special events, weddings, picnics, and the county fair buildings. or for any athletic field, call 831-5510. you can write us at -- or walk in and say hello. and of course you can find more information moresfrecpark.org. -- >> and i know again john was president of the senate he didn't like name any type

highway or road or bridge after anyone that was alive so after he termed out i'm glad he termed ousted bob and bob 82 me my staff said we need to name the freeway after john is caused could motion the senate didn't want to do it because of they're standing rule but decided to speed up the rule and name if after the senator john burton we're here he's been my mentor and my boss and for me has been the current modern day sfanls person the wonderful john burton i'm happy you're here today

so without further ado we have a fabulous speaker nancy pelosi the two of them are like partners in crime nothing happens at the state or federal level when if comes to the city and county of san francisco without our nancy and john so nancy pelosi. (clapping.) >> thank you, very much. 41 no may i talk to know bringing us together this history was shared by many people here as john oriented them to his greatness in terms of values and john would say request getting the job done getting the job done fiona sent out the word as anyone puts out the word that john is going to be honored when that the crowd turn out for john burton some which of us were to

object in sacramento unbelievable to john a complete surprise was named for him here we are today that was a political home for him here we are right close to where we grew up he used to say the campaign has not begun unless the sign is on the house to when the sign is up the campaign begins christine reminder me i hope that is a source of great pride to his grandchildren that office space so many people hold john in such a high esteem he's brilliant and take full and strategic both we know that and is from time to time humerus

(laughter) and intellectual or not (laughter) he is always right on point witnessly or unwitnessly sdriefz it right home i want to say a few weeks ago a reunion of the watergate babies in washington, d.c. there was a few years ago sworn into congress a new generation of leaders they came in with the chairmanship of shall we say people that didn't agree with they're moving generation or orientation in vietnam and the big star of the show is john burton everyone was it thrilled he turned out the reason we have a story skwubd is about truth so he's the former speaker that served with john knows that fiona said that was a

challenge to get a naming done it but it was name 38 to none in the state senate no surprise there this is a special person his values run deep, his knowledge is so broad, his judgements are some reason and when you think mr. mayor that sometimes he wonder why we haven't come to that conclusion why do you ask he quotes filling when he says you'll understand when you understand (laughter) and that sounds like him it's a job to be with the mayor and fiona and the elected optimisms proud to be here with jackie spear one block into her

district so we all love to claim some part of john burton it is a racket that a highway is named for him, i thought we remember coming out with a street name that is the housed a highway that important john took the high road a highway is important we always showed us the path forward a highway of streets a road i always showed us the path forward with great clarity so actually a personal privilege for mia family affair my daughter christen and others will be here they all send they're moving love as does that act of love for john burton speak for the people of not only this district not only our city not only the state of california but for his many friends on the national level what a busy j it

is so many people come back here and say hey john burton i know him, i knew of him for generations to come it will be a name that simultaneously brings to people's minds greatness and brilliant and getting the job done congratulations john burton (clapping.) >> thank you and the sign is right over across the street with the bow another sign all the way on 39 avenue right before the zoo so everyone that is going to the zoo will be reminded how great john burton is our next speaker is congresswoman jackie spear we're in her district on the san mateo county board of supervisors and served in the assembly and the senate with john burton so is

jackie is here (clapping.) thank you fiona and your vision and that of your staff to recognize the importance of leaving an indelible mark on the city it instructions john burton so as i see from 19 to 39 the new john burton highway that is a green spiritual place as spirit grove and ends as fiona says as r at the zoo if you think about john's life it is app to he had a lot of legislated i didn't things in his past and smoked a lot of it and have a witness his leadership in the assembly and the senate i, tell you from time to time it was a zoo i see that was mike and craig is here and

form speaker and the other side of the aisle president kelly this is a family of san francisco who is here to celebrate a try legend he's a lend in our time we have a good opportunity to recognize him today, i want to spend a couple of minutes talking about which what he the in sacramento was a bulldozer he subtle could move anything through the process and one of the examples that really sticks in any mind is when the that he had fell took fronted stage in so many communities he's passionate about girlfriend i've gifrg the victims an opportunity in court and he the really the impossible by creating out of a whole thing

the statute of limitations that would stand for a elder of one or two years his challenge in the court would super been held unconstitutional but john did it and people have been victimized have got relieve so when it was a was trying to make sure we got a particular benefit about from hoirl money or whether it was making sure the poor were not forgotten john burton was also the conscious of the state senate and we had great times together and tough times together during the energy crisis when we have govern leadership that wasn't shall we see as amenable as john's way of doing business he was challenged from time to time john it is indeed fitting you're a hero to

us you've got to do the right thing when it is the wrong time so your leadership will be remembered through this friday by people see that location and have the zoo at the other end congratulations (clapping.) >> so i wouldn't be here without john burton and i know another woman was also benefited if the mentorship and love of john burton our state controller betty yee (clapping.) >> thank you fiona good morning, everyone i can't tell how special to be back to the old neighborhood i'm thrilled there are so many naturalist san franciscans to honor our senator john burton i want to say a couple of things there is a fitting tribute grouping in the same neighborhood most of you know my personal story my family

had a laundry it was a time when just the whole value of community is so treasured the fact they were able to just put 6 itself i kids through college was unanimously but the values of the time i attribute that to john burton who brother filling f this was about community if anyone was hurting in the community it was for the whole community i hope we cherish this moment of honoring john and travel the freeway and see the signs of john that is fitting for the city to view with the great diversity i know the mayor has the great leadership we all reflect and think about not forgetting the lows future among us that is what john is about and frankly we listened in sacramento today, i know as we

go forward i hope we can each time commit ourselves to value of communities and the community will be defined to john thank you very much for just one accepting this honor. >> two celebrating you for what you've meant to us not only the families but the people of the city and county of san francisco thank you, john (clapping.) >> so as anyone knows highway one and 35 they're all state how's highway and trying to deal with the state and the highways is not always easy i've had high battles as filling knows but we're effort we have a former john burton staffer someone who works with john burton in the senate who now it the secretary of transportation bryan kelly who really helped to make that

happen today bryan (clapping.) >> thank you i'm not sure if i should say thank you e.r. apologize i'm happy to be here i say before the took the appointed from josh and should that the executive branch i spent 17 years working that in the state senate in sacramento and worked with skwubd in the state senate most people that that when you become a veteran staffer you are to get cynical and birth but i found it was opposite the more i stuck around the more good, i wanted to do and all the staffers want they want to work for someone they're proud of and respect so much i can tell you john without expensed every person who worked

with we're proud for you thin and now we're proud to work with you and proud to say we worked with john burton john congratulations this is so well deserved (clapping.) >> we're happy that his daughter and john burton grandkids are here today they just literally got off a pa plane yesterday theirs a little bit jet lagged so wanted to make sure they are here for the presentation so here we go. >> (clapping) you. >> this is just what with my dad liked on open mike so for everyone here i haven't worked for him but i'm here as a family representative and the as we were driving down here this morning i was smoked we could see the ocean it really is a racket day and drive down the

brfld more minded than i cardiac arrest to see the ocean as and come down and as nancy said the whole time i was groundbreaking there was a burton sign in the gram mass window 365 days a year that's who she was my dad as not here this afternoon we get elected to do stuff but i'm proud of everything that he's done and so glad that my kids are here and that they will have the legacy of everything that my dad has done and it is so nice to see all those people and i have to tell you my dad a is not guy i'm east side it's cold i went everyday to school left my house in a splitter and

be cold they would say it's cold out there how do you not know that anyway, thank you for being here john burton freeway is a wonderful honor not only for myself and my children thanks for coming (clapping.) >> and the other gentleman who made in day happy without him we wouldn't be able to be here bryan kelly runs the state highways asia mayor ed lee runs everything else our great mayor, mayor ed lee (clapping.) thank you fiona actively that was mohammed nuru and ed reiskin they the a lot of the work as well listen this is my person player to join all of you leader

pelosi and jackie and betty and fiona and burr at an family and all the friends to have this special occasion of people who have no time they're moving lives have been touch but can testify that john is a personalities never to be forgotten but also one that i think all of us celebrate for so many reasons i see present members of the board of supervisors that are here thank you fire chief and the department heads that have been touched with his great work and past members of the board of supervisors the community leaders for years have had the privilege of his leadership, but his council i for one wanted to say more strongly that i don't think i would have every gotten without the specialized

counseling john you quietly dispersed to those you loved the most i have to remember that. >> but you know beyond the you know the very colorful language of this often associated with his speeches i do believe that i've sought out for many years the council of the people that have the experience of touching leave people's hearts and minds and made sure that those in public office never, never abuse that privilege that very, very special privilege of representing the people who don't have representation this is what johnny burton and the entire burton family represent is that touch that touch that is very special to san francisco

and one i seek out kind of like this intersection there are many distracts many things that will throw you off, turn your head and keep i unfocused i know through the council that john has offered to me and so many others he's kept us fudges on the right things when people come down this highway they'll see drought tolerant you know vegetation, cleanliness all the way but they'll see a sign that keeps them focused focused on the right things with the city and the people in that this is what john meant to me and whether or not it is affordable housing, whether it is affordable transportation, whether it is just holding yourselves accountability to people that don't have a voice

and most recently more and more whether paying attention to all of the youth that don't have the voice but want to grow up in the city we all pay attention to that and get very focused this is what john has represented not only his life and work and well beyond the rhetoric that has to be espoused with the state and federal and the local level his example to all of us so when we come down this highway whether we walk, ride a bike, in our cars or on the public transportation we should spend that very moment not being distracted by see the sign of john burton freeway and focus on the things we should do for others this is what john means to me on behalf of you'll have you friends and acquaintances and staffers that continue to

really support his work and vision i present to you john burton freeway the city and county of san francisco (clapping.) >> i hear you guys; right? eyes right here hold thank you.

>> no way first, i want to thank all of you thank you fiona i thought this was one of her dumber ideas it is kind of can embarrassing but i want to thank mayor ed lee i call eddy. >> thank you to jackie and nancy and - mrs. bryan kelly worked for me this is wonderful i do want to introduce also one form staff person who is floeft around here wendy where is she linda put up with me for 18 years in sacramento if you think that is easy and, of course, my

colleague form speaker now bobby hertz beggar who came up here and my arm buddy how about that one jerry we served together in peacetime but anyway, i'm really touched by this that corner when i was a kid from the 7th grade through high school i would hitchhike from her a to go to lincoln and bob sinclair the hall of fame tackle would be hick himself i hitchhiking with me he's got a hall of fame jacket and i've got this i think i caught the best but i probably the - well, no

vicky claims she reminds when either that was a newery the haul here and the church the lutheran church used to have mass at the empire theatre before it was built i remembered we lived on a block with 4 hours arnold's the milk man that actually went from milk to being a president of the more and more run dell and had grass like a putting green he used to get up early being the milk map and catch me at foufksz in the morning i said don't tell my mother i would be working late nights and it was hour hours the folks that had a cleaner and a

guy at the end of the street ever knew his name with a sign in front of his house was d.c. the doctor of whichever my dad was a whichever doctor so the neighbor said oh, docking whatever the hell his name was my father saw the sign d.c. and i don't think they ever shock hands but it was at that moment i realized the difference between it mid block and does that answer your question but it was a garage thing growing up in this neighborhood there was where my folks would go out of town many, many party at the boulevard i mean, i was the guy with a phoney id could buy all the beer there was a liquor

store on 16 and carville that sold gotten blob beer i clerked $0.50 for everybody so i could pocket 4 bucks it worked good but again two cold to keep this up i want to thank everybody for coming so it is a nice thing and eddy lee and i go back god knows how many years how many years? >> when we met you were doing the the dream the poster lawyer stuff long time fighting for the right type of thing betty met her when she was a

staffer in sacramento and jackie met with the late great congress and nancy pelosi met her and george ma governor and shock her hand she thought it was because - i thought it was because the bureau tons were on the odds of the fight and nancy worked for my brother filling inform so many years and, of course, the great daughter of the nancy worked so again, thank you all of you very much i really appreciate it. >> and, of course, ed e ed reiskin will be talking about the so-called bottom of castro hill i want to thank all of you guys very much (clapping.)

and. >> okay. we're going to do the unveiling and i'll make a couple of closing remarks please stick around drum roll (clapping.) (drum rolling) here we go. (clapping.) >> take that willie brown

(laughter (clapping.) >> i did invite is willie brown i think he is out of town i called him and his office also >> here we are at the embarcadero. we are standing at one of locations for the street artists. can you tell me about this particular location, the program? >> this location is very significant. this was the very first and only location granted by the board of supervisors for the street

artist when the program began in 1972. how does a person become a street artist? there are two major tenants. you must make the work yourself and you must sell the work yourself. a street artist, the license, then submitting the work to a committee of artists. this committee actually watches them make the work in front of them so that we can verify that it is all their own work. >> what happened during the holiday to make this an exciting location? >> this would be a magic time of year. you would probably see this place is jammed with street artists. as the no, there is a lottery held at 6 in the morning. that is how sought after the spaces are. you might get as many as 150 street artists to show up for 50

spaces. >> what other areas can a licensed street artist go to? >> they can go to the fisherman's wharf area. they can go in and around union square. we have space is now up in the castro, in fact. >> how many are there? >> we have about 420. >> are they here all year round? >> out of the 420, i know 150 to sell all year round. i mean like five-seven days a week. >> are they making their living of of this? >> this is their sole source of income for many. >> how long have you been with this program. how much has it changed? >> i have been with the program since it began 37 and a half years ago but i have seen changes in the trend. fashion comes and goes.

>> i think that you can still find plenty of titis perhaps. >> this is because the 60's is retro for a lot of people. i have seen that come back, yes. >> people still think of this city as the birth of that movement. great, thank you for talking about the background of the program. i'm excited to go shopping. >> i would like you to meet two street artists. this is linda and jeremy. >> night said to me to print them -- nice to meet you. >> can you talk to me about a variety of products that use cell? >> we have these lovely

constructed platters. we make these wonderful powder bowls. they can have a lot of color. >> york also using your license. -- you are also using your license. >> this means that i can register with the city. this makes sure that our family participated in making all of these. >> this comes by licensed artists. the person selling it is the person that made it. there is nothing better than the people that made it. >> i would like you to meet michael johnson. he has been in the program for over 8 years. >> nice to me you.

what inspired your photography? >> i am inspired everything that i see. the greatest thing about being a photographer is being able to show other people what i see. i have mostly worked in cuba and work that i shot here in san francisco. >> what is it about being a street artist that you particularly like? >> i liked it to the first day that i did it. i like talking to mentum people. talking about art or anything that comes to our minds. there is more visibility than i would see in any store front. this would cost us relatively very little. >> i am so happy to meet you. i wish you all of the best.

>> you are the wonderful artist that makes these color coding. >> nice to me to. >> i have been a street artist since 1976. >> how did you decide to be a street artist? >> i was working on union square. on lunch hours, i would be there visiting the artist. it was interesting, exciting, and i have a creative streak in me. it ranges from t-shirts, jackets, hats. what is the day of the life of a street artist? >> they have their 2536 in the morning. by the end of the day, the last people to pack the vehicle probably get on their own at

7:30 at night. >> nice to me to condemn the -- nice to meet you. >> it was a pleasure to share this with you. i hope that the bay area will descend upon the plaza and go through these arts and crafts and by some holiday gifts. >> that would be amazing. thank you so much for the hard work that you do. . >> and this place did not look like this this is unbelievable and it is the jewel of the tenderloin thank you, mr. mayor for making it so and boys and

girls club over there and other entities and the big missing piece a kid's we're missing with only trophy we have to yeah oh, at the hall of fame without further and i do let me introduce the mayor of san francisco mayor ed lee. >> thank you. well it's fun to be here with the champion of tenderloin and the police station as well as the wonderful kids out here happy summerhouse life without school (laughter) well, i'm glad to be here joining you on to national night out we're doing that all over the city you'll be up in another place greeting the kids it is a night where we have a sized family kids coming out to really participated in 234ir playground

and we have rec and park staff and we can neighborhood staff here we've got people running important office we have the united way and social services, we have community people most importantly the residents of the tenderloin who deferred this world-class particular to play in and have fun to be healthy and they enter in between with the rec and park volunteers tonight our social services provided up, up would the sport to make sure our neighborhoods are strong many say what national night out does i'm glad to be with the chief to make sure everybody is safe we have a couple of things in front of us chief what are the things for those of you who have yet to catch up those are the san francisco giants world series

trophies so later on everybody that has cameras can take a picture of yourselves i have one with my business cards i give it to other marries and say what have you got in the way we celebrate the giants have been be us a great fund that helps to penetrate all the communities i'm happy they lent you will say here for more fun and a lot of great shoppers i want to give a note of appreciation for everyone that provides food and refreshment where we happen we have a new company that opened up their ice cream that is the human try if you've been to the ferry building you've lined up with many thousands of other people and they tent are donating ice cream for the kids

how about that have a happy nationals night out and enjoy our communities, enjoy the relationships, get to know each other this is a time we ought to be knowing each other by our first names in the parked and streets this is part of was this the community is all about glad to be here celebrating thank you. (clapping.) >> your new champion trashing i'm handing it off and what more can i say we have lots food and ice cream and candy corn kids sugar up and playing music it might be a little bit of dancing might be a little bit of dancing enjoy the night

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