i had 165-year-old man who is alone, no family -- a 65-year- old man who is alone, no family here, but he does not have any papers to get that social security that he has contributed to for 30 years. he will be homeless after working for many years. i faced this situation with my clients a lot. i help low income people. sometimes it is very difficult. sometimes i think about how small the world is a and i see how immigration laws are changing. immigration rates started about 40 years ago and i started to see my client to come to me. my husband has been here 10 years and all of a sudden, his employer is asking for a work permit. we have two children. we just bought a home. what are we going to do? i could not provide a work permit, so i said, just hope that your boss looks to the other side. in the 1990's, i did not see people coming to ask, what are we going to do? then i started to think about what immigrants bring to the economy, and it is true. a lot of them were buying homes together. five siblings buying a 5-bedroom home. in those days, 90% of my clients were buying homes because

again i'm all interested in multi-family. i'm all interested in this family to really find the home of their dreams. i do believe that the architectures in front of us is not meeting the challenge or is anything i can approve as it is in front of me. we can perhaps -- yeah. >> continue the project. i don't think i have a time limit on my speaking. i think we can continue the project. we have worked with this architect before. asked him to really create a unit or a -- or a combination of units which really expresses the

again i'm all interested in multi-family. i'm all interested in this family to really find the home of their dreams. i do believe that the architectures in front of us is not meeting the challenge or is anything i can approve as it is in front of me. we can perhaps -- yeah. >> continue the project. i don't think i have a time limit on my speaking. i think we can continue the project. we have worked with this architect before. asked him to really create a unit or a -- or a combination of units which really expresses the needs of the family and then on top of that is really more in keeping with the overall neighborhood and not to exceed three stories. i would also like to have some cut-ins for the smaller -- two unit dwelling as to either side and instead of -- having in stetback -- setback at all or no notching. i think there should be a respect for the smaller units if indeed we're going in our r.m. 2 to what basically is an r. 4. i put this to the commission for consideration. my motion would be to continue this project, no

place my family lived is 75 miles from dublin.t is 2007 and i'm sitting in the tibrare studies department in the library in require land looking for books and reading the microfilm of every county tibrare daily nurl from january first 1847 through december 31st 1849. i'm looking for family history and in particular one ancestor who disapeered between 1848 and 1849. james lacy. from what i read in these local newspapers is looks like the people's history of require land during the great hunger, my people's history, was never record indeed books. nor barely mentioned in any newspapers. you will only find mention of the local people if something unusual happened. the librarian tells me. i read the newspaper so i know that unusual is the polite word for murdered or murderer. why else would a poor person's name apeer in the news? why do i think the newspapers then report differently from today's news? i'm here in ireland reading every paper just in case. i will move ahead. the lacies lived in cottage and palace. in 1848 dozens of famil

and the kids and the families would be united. there would be schools nearby. there would be a church or the islamic center nearby. and that -- there would be other members of the family in -- in the -- in the close area. i'm almost disabled at this moment and is going to be. i expect my family to look after and have to be close to them. so, i have to request you just to grant this permission to build. it complex at 440. thank you so much. >> additional public comment on this item? >> hello, my name is selma sheik, i'm the daughter of the owner. like my father stated earlier, he's not looking to make a quick buck. he's not a speculator. he's making an investment in our future. my brother will attend san francisco state university which fall. like he said, i spent the first 13 years of my life in a studio, one bedroom apartment, one bathroom. so as you could see, he has my best interests, my brother's best interests at heart. he just wants us to be settled. he wants us to comfortable and live a comfortable life, something he didn't

cirio -- families. i hope they continue. >> next speaker. >> i am a freelance cinematographer, and i have known him for about 10 years now. i also lived a couple hundred feet from him. speaking about those who have had to leave san francisco, it has been a rather disappointing. i would like to see sam and his family continued to live in my neighborhood. this appeals process has warned both of them in a financial way, and if it can stop, but would be a huge service to the community, and i want to speak now to the gentleman who spoke about parking spots. i would love to be able to park in front of my house every day, that is not a reality, so i do not agree with the eureka region with that you're a good -- with the. -- that. >> i have worked with them for the last two and a half years. she approaches education by addressing the needs of everyone periods -- of everyone. now she consistently reflects on her approach, build relationships. many of our families live within a few blocks of her new house. i beli

i support the ortega family as a family business focused and committed to historic and the best of service i have experienced quite often. san francisco is composed of wonderful and universal families from around the world. i think that this is a wonderful decision and i think they will listen to you and your suggestions and ideas. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> hello. i am from coke's company, a local wholesale purveyor and i have been asked to speak on behalf of the folks that will be operating the facility working with chad and frank over a number of years. we know what they are capable of and what they used in terms of their food. certainly i am a proponent of local and organically sustainable produce. i am sure that they are going to improve the food at their facility. they provide food to many of the restaurants and hotels that you visit and i ought -- i am always in favor of good food. i hope that they get this. thank you. >> my name is tony cheng. i have a small baking co. and normally support local lenders. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> my name is the little l

there are two families are put together as one. this is a family that is a house divided. across this fiction, in the questions section i invite you to talk about this, how you put one story together between people whose interests are opposed by blood and terror and by money and everything else. within this incredible regime in many questions of violence, intimacy and connection of a kind -- imagine being a woman who wakes up in the morning, half-sister was also your slave. imagine being that one of the first thing you are told in the morning, you will take my flops out now and i hurt my clothing in the ballroom. you are your aunt and slave and the woman sleeping with her father. think about the fact that he expect never to talk about this effect is possible. this regime of tension and silence, that comes to grips with that story in a very real way. a story of families that shadowed one another throughout history. a story where one side of this family means the right family, denies and denies until very recently and the other side of the family can't say anything about it

, children, young families, people walking their dogs. i really like the idea that this building would provide two condos that are intended for family. i hope and believe that this would be a nice addition. i hope that you approve the project. >> thank you. >> good evening, commissioners. i am a president -- a resident of the city of san francisco. i speak in support of the sponsors proposal. chiefly, the sponsors are extremely reasonable people. those in favor of the dr that the sponsors have met to meet their needs and have resulted in successive plans to try to meet some of those needs. this is new construction for new jobs that will allow two new families to enter san francisco. the proposal sponsored by the opposition is a proposal that no one will build and no one will buy. that is the bottom line. i urge you to support the sponsors and their efforts to try to bring jobs to the city using local contractors and subcontractors and to bring two new families to the city. we need that kind of civic involvement and that sort of leadership

it was half family visa. the other half of my caseload were mexican immigrants who had just been arrested. for a period of time, i was the only legal services attorney in northern california who represented low income people. i would interview people who had just been arrested. at night, i would be filling out visa forms for my chinese clients. today, as i said on the board of the asian american justice center in washington, d.c. off, and the locally, and my day job is helping to supervise immigration attorneys at the immigration clinic at davis. i see a range of clients that have pressing needs. while we all hope and wish for compehensive immigration reform, i have got to tell you from what i've heard the last several months, the question we all have to ask ourselves is at what price? if we get an immigration bill introduced that a serious blow for the spring, i'll tell you right now the provisions i will not be happy with. i know they're going to be in there. you should be aware of these provisions. first o

they said to a man, sir, take care of our families. take care of our families. if we know our families are all right back home, then we can do our jobs. so we're here today because nearly a decade of war has taken place, and our armed forces, you and your families, have done everything you have been asked to do. you have been everything we could ask you to be. you have done your duty. and as a grateful nation, we must do ours. must do ours. we have to make sure that america is serving you as well as you have served us. this is not just the military. this is not just a moral obligation. it is a matter of national security. with millions of military spouses, parents, and children sacrificing as well, the readiness of our armed forces depend on the readiness of our military families. as michelle manchin, she and i see this in the spouses we meet. -- as michelle mentioned, she and i see this in the spouses we meet. on vacation in hawaii, we met many military families that the marine base. what is true then and the conversations we had is what we find wherever we go

every family is different. we are going to open accounts for these students, 1200 this year, twice that many next year, everyone entering kindergarten in the third year of the program. once the student has an account opened, it never closes until the account is fully used when they go to college, and every year that child is in the program and a member, an enrol lee, every year they attend any school district, they will also be eligible for the incentives we described. in the first year, i said was dollar for dollar for the first $100 saved. perhaps, we will get to the point where we offer a attendance incentives. we would like to continue to fund raising to do, say, maybe not a dollar for dollar match but the 50 cents on the dollar or 20 cents on the dollar. we would like to do this for every year a child is in the san francisco public school district. for any of the child is not enrolled in the san francisco public school system, all of the money is still there. it is all still growing. a letter, they would n

we need to assist families. if we are not going to give them a guarantee -- either space in an off site program or transportation to another program or a space at another school, if you cannot get your child to school because your bus is not there -- if we cannot offer guarantees because of our situation, we need to at least be really proactive about how we are joined to work with families that are affected by this next year. commissioner fewer: a response to that, i think -- when the board says to cut transportation, the inevitable thing is that people are going to lose transportation. it is a difficult situation. i think parents will come and be mad anyway. i think parents who depend on transportation -- when you are on the board, people yell at you a lot. i think it is just the time we are in. this is a horrible situation. in an ideal situation, we would get transportation to everyone. i do not think anybody wants to get up an hour early and dragged their kids to the bus. i do not think it is feasible to guar

this will also kind of change the behavior of how families choose schools. we are also hoping there will stay within their communities or go to schools that -- why do with our high schools. carpooling and find ways to do that. i think we should also see if we can work with mta to do perhaps some individual bus routes, like informational pieces that we can do for families that get from point a to point b. perhaps we can work with them in some capacity to provide that information as these letters are going out. not all of us can figure out how to get on to muni.com. i know all the high schoolers and middle schoolers can tell me how to get anywhere, but you know. so there are ways we can try to help minimize the stress around that. i was also wondering -- this is something you and i have had multiple conversations about over the years. we will have regular transportation for our a p students. is there a way that any of our general education on the same route can ride the buses? that way we do not have three kids on a bus because they are iep students and not ge

how are we discerning for families? when i really look at it, it is something i have always had, and i believe it is necessary, but when i start looking at the criteria, i have come to discern it is not necessary. i fall into that. this is not necessary for me, and i am going to have to figure out another way to get my kid to school. it is not necessary for my child's existence. have we figured out those things that can help families self assess whether they fall into the necessary busing versus unnecessary busing? i desire it reverses i need it -- versus i need it? >> we are developing the framework for that. the policy framework the board is going to vote on tomorrow talks about the goals and objectives for transportation infrastructure. we are using that as the from work and looking at the data and the information to get a better sense of what the best way to design future transportation infrastructure is that will support this. i think having transparency around that is going to be really important for families. but

banks. >> my family has known kevin and taught for over 15 years. they are upstanding individuals that want to do what is best for the area and san francisco as a whole. the design fits with the neighborhood and matching the current roofline. this does match and the project will bring additional tax revenue to the city when it needs it. jobs to the local economy and increasing the surrounding real estate values. we are trying to meet the neighbors' concerns. >> i will try to be brief. why i own a building and a business barely a block away from the project and i have worked with the project sponsors since the beginning on their plans and as they have come to neighbors. i want you to know that the neighbors opposing this did not represent all the neighbors at all. many of us are in favor of what is going on here and certainly all of the accommodations that the developers have made to the neighbors at this point. kevin and taught are small-time builders and they have gone out of their way to accommodate to the degree of really giving up certain archit

not only are individuals and their families affected, but so are businesses, the criminal justice and social service systems, the healthcare industry, and virtually every other sector of society. i really appreciate your acknowledging the importance of all of the community working together. states, cities, and counties, our tribes, our community-based organizations, law enforcement, our prevention community, mental health community, our primary care community, all working together and the president's statements really support that and as we address the issue of health care reform and health insurance, clearly without the participation of the whole community, recovery is not possible. the national survey of drug use and health is the most comprehensive survey of substance use and mental disorders, and the treatment services for those disorders in the united states. the 2008 survey found significant decreases from 2002-2008 in illicit drug use by youth aged 12-17. we've made tremendous progress in the past several years, but our progress has been stalled, particularly around marijuana u

she also is a strong matriarch in our family. [applause] i introduce you because i really want to paint a picture. i want you to understand who i am. my grandmother, right after i was elected, sent me a letter from my great aunt, who has now passed, her sister, who was the first african-american woman to serve as acting mayor for new orleans, louisiana, in the 1980's. so i'm coming from a legacy here of strong leadership. and i will continue to bring that strong leadership to san francisco. not just the district 10 residents, but for everyone. my mother and my father edward and loretta have managed to build a wonderful life together, going on 34 years. and i am so honored and so thankful. my mother is a clinical child therapist, a social worker by trade. and my father climbed telephone polls. he also comes from labor. a strong commitment to working hard and an incredible dedication to his family. i've got four incredible younger sisters. dr. jennifer cohen. we've got erica, ho is not able to be with us. today. we have marlena and

it's family came to join him in new york where he's being held in custody r.t. spoke to outside j.f.k. airport after she was released. most learned through travel. they've clearly been waiting for us that we have spent two hours in some strange premises they turned our luggage upside down and took away all the personal things from my bag they told me just switched off my cell phone and didn't allow me to get in touch with the russian consul in till this interrogation or question in session whatever you call it was a that there was a person that who introduced himself as a special anti terror agent he told me he wanted to talk to me about the purpose of my visit and my plans and intentions he had a long list of questions that she wanted to ask however i told him that i was waiting for a russian embassy representative my lawyer and an interpreter that i would talk to him only in my presence an immigration officer i think also asked me whether i knew that my husband was a terrorist and why i had been arrested i answered that i didn't know why my husband was being k

to the castro a lot of gay families.nd district 8 throughout district 8. what that has meant is i think that fewer people want the street fairs and parties. even john stewart in the daily show made fun there are straight families moving to the castro complaining about the sex shops with dildos in the window. it was called. there goes the gabor hood. there is truth to that. its sad that the the castro is losing its character. >> once every 3-4 years the issue of sex toys in windows has a flair up and dies down. i don't think that that is an on going problem. i have a daughter and she's a real fast learner, started her terrible 2's a 15 months. down the road we will be walking downcast row and i will have displays to explain to her. i'm cool. if you have to explain hate red and war, the stores like rock hard and phantom will be a piece of cake. >> as we see the changing neighborhood no longer an irish working class neighborhood. some would argue its less queer, if you will than this has been. there is an intent desire on t

but this is for all of you, for your families. it is difficult for families to make the decision to send their loved ones to a facility like this. it is challenging. sometimes, you are left with a tremendous amount of guilt and anxiety, where you just cannot do it all yourself. i am actually convinced, and i mean this, what this facility will do is bring families back together. there is every reason for a family member to feel proud about the care they are receiving here, but now more than ever they will feel not only pride but they will feel a sense of exhilaration every time they come back to visit their loved one. i am confident those visits will increase accordingly, because there is every reason to want to come here. there is an arts center. there is a library. you can enjoy the rabbits and llamas, the swimming pools and the workout facilities, and the duty that surrounds this 52 acres. to all of the family members, all the patients, and finally the care physicians, those men and women that are working here day in and day out

it affect the entire family? well, i think for any homeless context, if the principal provider loses his or her ability to earn, whether the alcohol and drugs caused or the mental illness caused the homelessness, or whether the alcohol and drugs or the anxiety or stress or depression was a result of being homeless, that affects the whole family. and that's a key construct. when we're dealing with veterans, we may be dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, particularly those who have combat, and we need to recognize that that ptsd, in addition to the alcohol and drugs, also affects not only the individual but that individual's family. so, as a society, we have an obligation to our men and women who served to make sure that we're addressing the full range of issues associated with their homelessness, or their alcohol and drug use, or their post-traumatic stress disorder. and the family members who've supported the individual who served who may be affected by that sort of dislocation may need special services d

his family is always with them, and they are just the finest family i know. his kids are really special. he leads a life that takes him lots of times from home where he has to go and help the community, and whenever it they can, the family is with him, but he has a partner who supports him, who gives him -- who understands that the life that he is -- the community has thrust him into is one that requires a lot of patience and understanding. i have watched him on the indian health center, and the thing that a special about him is he brings indianness to the center. he works hard to make -- to keep it from becoming just a health center. he is a healer. i have watched him work with young men, young women, and to me, a healer is somebody when you interact with somebody, at the end of that interaction, the person is stronger, growing more towards being who they are, what their potential is, and time after time, i see that with mike, see him having that effect upon people. that, to me, is one of the highest things that i could say about him. i just want to stop thi

the mafia calls itself a family. the people in the public library do not consider in fraud or cheating or lying. it is just what is necessary for the library family. there was a time when people believed in democracy. people need to accept obligations to society and contribute to the good of society. they look to you as an example. the idea that those in charge consider themselves a family with the problems of the aristocracy that the principles of democracy were intended to solve, the idea that we have supervisors who have no training in democratic principles and feel free to actually call themselves family and say it into the microphone is appalling. the citizens of san francisco is the family that we should be talking about. the french have a saying. [speaking foreign language] it roughly translated, it means in the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is king. there is one supervisor with just a little bit of decency and integrity and intelligence, and as such, he is the giant among you. we just what mr. -- wan

as people in recovery, as family members, friends, and allies. more than 20 years i managed to look pretty good on the outside, but inside i was drowning in fear, loneliness, chaos, and just plain hopelessness. no amount of alcohol could fill that black hole that was right here. my recovery journey has been nothing short of amazing, filling me with peace, hope, love, and, most important, purpose. in short, it's been a life beyond my wildest dreams. my four children have found their own pathways to recovery, and their children, my six grandchildren, i'm proud to say, are addiction free. (applause) it looks like the cycle has been broken in my family. our stories have power, my story has power. the more that policymakers, our neighbors and friends and employers understand and know that we can and do get well, the more people will seek help that they and their loved ones need in order to recover. everyone has a right to recover from addiction and to find a life in the community. as we leave here today, celebrating the 21st anniversary of the nationa

and the holy day has come to russia as orthodox believers celebrate the birth of christ with family. fun. and in our business program find out whether the north stream gas pipeline is on its way to becoming the longest subsidy pipeline in the world i'll have more on that in our business program in about twenty minutes time. live from moscow this is r.t. welcome to the program. for the millions of immigrants that dream of a better life in america the green card symbolizes entrance to a land of opportunity but winning the lottery for the right to work is not always all it seems that's why qualified doctors and teachers often end up driving cabs or cleaning floors if they're lucky lauren lyster reports. in the united states and here in new york every year countless people play the lottery. and touring for a chance to win. a mega million dollar fantasy believing a few dollars and a dream could buy them so for the life of a ticket that could change their lives every year more than ten million people also play a different kind of lottery and fifty thousand when i meet one of them my name i

not because of a job lined up or a family sponsoring them but for many because of the vision of what they can achieve they really have that american dream of coming to the u.s. they know that they've invested in their education and they. i think that the united states is the place to put that skills those degrees and that ambition to war with the greatest possible return. when many find is maybe something no year already an ethnic neighborhood like this one that has southeast asian music restaurants and fashion what many struggle with is finding economic opportunities that are any better than what they had in their home country or even finding jobs that allow them to survive here we're seeing a lot of the downward mobility of immigrants and often very highly qualified goods . finding foreign degrees and experience don't count for many u.s. employers these immigrants end up taking anything it means engineers and business managers and up as cab drivers and cashiers according to a study two out of five ford educated immigrants are either in this situation or unemployed all together it's

your family knows you are okay and you could be rescuing the city. having a family plan. twice a year we say, change your batteries in your smoke detectors and replenish your supplies with new food. your spouses say what are you going to do in a disaster? if you go to school, the school has a plan set in place. if a quake hits they will evacuate to certain areas. you will have to pick them up at a certain age. talk to your family. don't wait for a disaster. you should talk about it tonight. everybody in an event of a disaster meet in the front or back of the house. as soon as you know everybody is safe if you want to get something that's fine. as long as you know everybody in the family is safe and that person wants to use a garden hose to put out the fire. if you don't this is a possibility. a single story wood structure building is the safest to be in but has to be bolted to the foundation. everybody know where the water heater is. if you haven't change it in 10 years it might be free standing it has to be elevated 18 inches and strapped the top and bottom third. used t

passage of the uniting american families act or inclusion of ufa and lgbt families in immigration reform will not only benefit me about the thousands of people who are also in the same situation as i am. amending immigration policy of this country to include permanent partners will serve, in the long run, to keep families like ours together. it is a great privilege to be here with you today. i humbly ask for your support, and thank you. [applause] >> good evening, everybody. i have to do it. now i cannot see you. i want to thank the commission, organizers, and tell the panelists how great we are for your insight and advocacy. my name is melanie nathan. i am a personal advocate and conflict resolution specialist. i serve as vice president on the board of fair housing in marine and was recently reappointed to the marin human rights council. i practiced law in south africa before moving to the u.s. in march of this year i was faced with a choice. i could stay in the united states with might call-year-old daughter in a shared custody arrangement or i would have to leave her behind to go into

for a large and growing family compared to the tiny flat the family had lived in before the. palace. and hot water on tap were seen as marvels of engineering. the architects had a host of technical novelties to make the tenants and lives as comfortable as possible. there was a service left here before the building was revamps and there was a dust bin just outside the door a man whose job it was to collect dust bins used to live to pick them up from every floor the. tenants didn't building if they didn't want to. close and hand shops and patients clinic a cinema close to outsiders a tennis court a canteen and even hobby clubs for children. yes you would be hard put to find anything missing what there was a crash and there was a kindergarten or kindergarten was in that cabin on the rooftop where there was a large veranda on the other side children from the creche and kindergarten slept on the verandah in the daytime and. in those days it was not as noisy as it is now yet life in the house was very comfortable. moving nice and yes there will believed in was three minutes until t

the 38 families that lost their homes will get $6,000. 17 families will get $4,000.45 families will get $1,000. the city council says is not for major's repairs but some needed it more than >> others> some families were probably doing well with the relationship with p g n e and their insurance companies. and there are some that are not. so they are struggling. we have heard stories from families that did not have jobs. and this happened. this is very challenging, to have to deal with these agencies. >> there is still $58,000 left in the fund that will be distributed on a case by case basis be >> area each year pro-life march 1st in san francisco, they might their animal trap to the city today. >> we are here to break the chains of the bondage of debt. >>. with that stated purpose, thousands began the seventh annual west coast walk for life. the boston supporters from across the state as far away as illinois. >> and i knelt in the door which was really appropriate there, and i said father i've been through abortion. >> the industry that i started, left my son behind. >> more stories supp

this program is supported by the elkton family of san francisco. with that, i want to introduce supervisor bevan dufty. >> good morning, everybody. this morning, i picked up " chronicle" and i was thrilled to see this as the opening story. i was reading this story and the reporter presented both sides. how are we going to pay for this, the reporter asked? he was being described as fiscally responsible and tight- fisted, and those are not usually words that are thrown in my direction, but it costs over $300 a day for a child to be in juvenile hall. we spend $114,000 a year to keep a young person in juvenile hall. the children we saw in the room today, by the time they are in second grade, what are david and i together? we share the community and children and schools with each other. by the time they are in second grade, they will know the difference between red and blue. it is a dividing line in our community and city. how wonderful it could be if we could aspire, that in 10 years, the red and blue would be the difference between stanford and cal? t

they've signed up to workers ditch diggers to help support their families. the work is very hard and with life is even harder these women are the families breadwinners and with two out of three people unemployed in gaza the burden of responsibility on their shoulders is heavier than the shovels in their hands of the news that only my family has no one to take care of us and we need money and that's why i'm forced to dig plans. three hundred women have signed up their dig holes for water reservoirs on farms in gaza and the pay little more than fifteen dollars a day hard work for private construction game and better than my has been tested provide for two families seen people if i don't do this work and what will i be left with probably not very much which is often the fate of thousands of gazans left disabled from israeli operations they too have no choice but to work in order to survive. i have a family of twelve to feed and there is no other way for me to meet grieving besides using this route with a multitude futurity so i scream. they survived by selling

the family, what makes up a family, parents children. ultimately, we have to also deal with our families who have their children who are placed with these acronyms over their head that follows them all through their lives. when working with the child. not only are we working with the families and their friends and the places they go before they get home. so the ultimate thing is building that family unit. i was going to run to that. life goes on. we all have a duty not just to the child. but to the family. because the child comes from a family and most the children that we're working with. the families are broken. the homes are broken. so they lived through this years and years. the parents have lived through broken families. >> i do want to say, we have to start with the kids. the kids are actually bring the parents. when the programs are working, then when you put on an event, the kid says, you have to go to this. if you don't come, i can't participate. it's a lot of the families that we're working with, the parents sometimes are at th

family housing, also important. i agree that the neighbors should not be the ones that designed buildings and i want to apologize for you that we had to present th