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elevator door because it belongs to bart, which doesn't do what it's doing and muni doesn't do what it's doing. so we have a problem here. i would like to clean that mess up. and everybody -- citizens from every supervisors' district use those elevators. children in baby carriages use those. the people of the government of san francisco will deal with the people that work in san francisco and the people that watch this show and live in the city should be able to handle an open session. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next speaker, please? >> good afternoon. i'm sam denison. i live in the tenderloin. and i just wanted to say, it's very hard to believe that i will be at the next tenderloin's

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people's congress and sharon hewitt will not be there to say, sam, come here. i have something it tell you. i wanted to take 10 or 15 seconds for a moment of silence for her because i think it's right that someone from the tender loin should speak to her memory today and let us all remember what it is that she would have whispered to you had she said, come here, come here. i have something to tell you. take a moment of silence with me to remember sharon's voice. it's really worth it. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next speaker, please? >> i believe it's -- well. sorry. getting a little organized. there presently exists --

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>> clerk: sir, please speak directly into the microphone. >> there presently exists in the san francisco unified school district an extensive bilingual program and i will not criticize that decision. it's pragmatic, beneficial, and, however, i would like to see greater emphasis on remedial english to improve competence and bridge san francisco's diverse speech community, expand vocabulary and young minds through the process of collaboration upon meaning. the exchange of knowledge can clearly have impacts on future career advancement and occupational opportunity. i'm sure that you will agree that a general head start at reading carries distinct, life-long benefits. there is good reason for me to believe, for example, that a

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4-year-old will benefit from receiving reading tutorial on the basis of imperical observation. a preschool reading program would provide the appropriate challenge and opportunities for children to develop their own initiative, self-motivation and educational skills and contribute in an effort to prepare for academic advancement, improve upon student advantagement and adequate levels of self-confidence. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. any other members of the public that would like to address the board during public comment? madam president? >> supervisor breed: thank you. seeing no other members of the public that would like to comment. public comment is now closed. madam clerk, before we go to

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closed session, please read the items for reference. >> clerk: items 42 and 43 are being considered for adoption without reference to committee. an item may be removed and considered separately. >> supervisor breed: we're going to call them both separately. please call item 42. >> clerk: resolution to oppose the repeal of the clean power plan and urging the united states environmental protection agency to continue to implement the money's critical policies that requires states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate cleaner energy. >> supervisor breed: colleagues, you have a resolution before you that urges the e.p.a. to upheld the obama administration clean power plan. the clean power plan was created under the leadership of president obama in 2015 and established the first-ever national standards to limit carbon pollution from stationary

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sources like power plants. march 28, 2017, president donald trump signed an executive order to direct the e.p.a. to dismantle this program of the e.p.a. is holding a listening session to take public comment tomorrow at the library here in civic center. and this resolution will put the city and county of san francisco on the record opposing the appeal of the clean power plan. saying that we as community will not sit by and allow this administration to continue to use fake news, fake science and fake promises to downplay the catastrophic effects that climate change is having on communities all over the world. we're already experiencing record-breaking weather patterns, droughts, wildfires, sea level rise, and natural disasters all over the country. how many more communities have

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to suffer before we take real action on climate change? localities across the country have done their part to help our planet. 236 mayors that represent 251 million people across 47 states sign on to a letter opposing the repeal of the clean power plan and we in san francisco have already been environmental leaders. we led the fight for clean power s.f. and have some of the world's strongest environmental standards like the styrofoam ban ordinance i spearheaded in 2016, but we're -- what our federal leaders are doing is going backwards. please join me in sending a message to the e.p.a. and the trump administration that turning back is not an option. do right by the american people and our environment by implementing clean power plant policies and programs throughout the united states. with that, colleagues, madam

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clerk, item 42, please call the roll. [roll call sflchlt [ [roll call] >> clerk: there are 10 ayes. >> supervisor breed: resolution is adopted unanimously. >> clerk: motion of proponent and opponent ballot arguments for submittal to the voters at june 5, 2018, consolidated primary election. >> supervisor breed: colleagues, item 43 is consistent with our standard practice in designating

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supervisors that will serve as proponents and opponents for the upcoming june election. based on communications received from colleagues either to my office or the clerk, i'm aware of the following changes that need to be made. these changes should have been distributed to my colleagues. do you have the amendments? great. if you could take a look at those and i can specify. page 1, line 15, file 171306. strike all names except for supervisor peskin, who will be the lead proponent on this measure. page 1, line 21, file 171308, strike all names except for supervisor peskin, who will be the lead on this measure. page 1 line 22-page 2 line 8, strike all language.

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and page 2 lines 17-8, strike all names except for supervisor safai, who will be the lead proponent on this measure. page 2, lines 19-page 3, line 3, strike all language as the clerk informed us that this measure was withdrawn. opponent ballot arguments. page 3, line 4-page 4 line 23, strike all language as no supervisor has indicated that they wish to submit opponent arguments. because there are no requests for opponent arguments, you will see references to opponent arguments striken on page 4, line 25, page 5 lines 5 and 10. colleagues, if there -- if any of the changes are inconsistent with your desires, we can open up discussion at this time. seeing none. i move the amendments. is there a second?

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seconded by supervisor safai. colleagues, can we take those without objection? without objection, amendments pass. on the item as amended. okay. colleagues, same house, same call. item as amended passes unanimously. madam clerk, looks like we're at the end of our agenda other than our closed session. let's get into it. >> clerk: item 39 is the closed session for the board of supervisors to convene at 3:00 p.m. with human resources with negotiations with labor unions. a motion was approved to convene to closed session and public comment was taken. >> supervisor breed: colleagues, is there a motion to convene in the closed session? colleagues, can we take that without objection? without objection, we are -- we will convene into closed

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