>> 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

tacall to order the regular meeting of san francisco public utilities commission. today is tuesday august 11, 2015. roll call, please >> president cane, here. commissioner courtney, here. commissioner kwon, here. commissioner moran, here. commissioner [inaudible] . >> before you you have the minutes of july 28, 2015. any corrections? any public comment on the minutes? seeing none i'll call fl