an engine of job creation because everywhere we go, whether it is the bay view, or the mission, or chinatown, where the rest of the city, this is all about making sure that we create jobs. i had the privilege of finding a home here in the early 90's. as my wife and i went through months of trepidation, our kids were jumping up and down on the bed saying that we are going to disneyland. that is how they looked at san francisco. san francisco continues to be an exciting place for everyone to come. this is no less than oakland or san jose and areas, a city of great diversity, a welcoming city. i want to continue making sure that we do everything we can to make sure that you help us do all the things we wanted to add that you do our part and that we have an honest discussion with everyone here turn to of -- with everyone here. [applause] >> thahalwelcome to jim gardner. >> having been involved in moderating this for a good few years, we saw examples from the first thing this morning that both -- that mayor's can relate to. and they have sat down beside each other and they have sat down with each

that if there is a group of you who need that extra help to beautify your area of the city, be it chinatown or elsewhere, a panel of people will select projects throughout, be it mural's or just assistance in graffiti removal, and utilizing the pledge that we have today combined with the groups that have registered their need for help, combined with our funding, we put this altogether. we created this operation chinatown wipe out that will begin next week. we will make every property owner and every merchant who joins -- we will give them the assistance. you will get the paint, you'll get the brushes, but you will also get training and how to properly use 311 and 911. you'll get training on how to immediately remove graffiti on your own at ground level. an exchange with you're doing your part to challenge, we will come forth with a contractor to take care of the difficult parts of your buildings for six months. with that, we believe that the awareness and the participation and cooperation from residents and merchants will be that much more heightened and that much more cooperative such that th

sure that we preserve the culture identity and the uniqueness of japan town just as we would for chinatown or just as we would for any other part of the culture. the same theory returns back in approach to the african-american community and the fillmore, which was really the epicenter of the black community. sunset dealing with quality of life issues, upper haight, gateway from the west side to the east side of the city deals with a montage of issues, dealing from quality of life, dealing from its legacy of the 1960's, and dealing with and trying to reconcile the natural tension between people that like to hang out in haight street versus people who like to shop and reside around haight street. those are the challenges. i see that because we're very centered in the city. i want to make sure district five is successful. quality mass transit, bicycle and pedestrian friendly too. one of our comeback kid stories in the latter years of my time as a supervisor is dizzderio. it is our comeback kid. if you look at divisadero, it's seen a complete renaissance. i set out when i set out in elected offic

or the other. we will go between union square and chinatown. is this right thing to do? thank you for your support. >> i can to speed gun and other issues coming before you. i feel compare of -- i feel compelled to talk about this. from what i've heard, this is a lot of money spent with very little good return. i ride my bicycle on stockton street all the time and it is packed with automobiles. if some of them can be diverted, they could probably run spending money on the central subway and it would be much much cheaper. we all know that muni is really suffering now to and from what i have heard, this money could be much better spent other places. i am not an expert but you guys have heard all the testimony before and against a this is what i have heard. >> thank you. are there any presentations by the staff? >> i am prepared to move the item. >> all those in favor. so ordered. >> thank you. >> mr. chairman, members of the board. as the city's ability managers, we are seeking out ways to make our transportation system safer and more user-friendly for all people. item 11

located in a variety of neighborhoods, in particular, like chinatown, western addition, mission district. not everyone goes through citybuild orse one-stop job training centers and vice versa. that is why the nets need to be more splayed in a way that is more better at attracting people in those impacted neighborhoods. i often hear about citybuild, which has been very effective and we hope it can continue to be, but it is not just citybuild. supervisor chu: thank you, supervisor mirkarimi. we have taken public, already. the item is before us. i believe there are recommendations and amendments. to the city attorney, those recommendations would not be sensitive? do we have a motion to take the recommendations as articulated by the department? ok. we will take the motion to amend without objection. on the item which have a motion to send this item forward as amended to the full board with recommendations. without objection. thank you. item five please. >> item 5. hearing to consider release of reserved funds, department of technology - committee on information technology fy2010- 2011 budget, in the amount of $6,393,373, to fund t

or not paid at all for their overtime hours. likewise, a recent report by the chinese progressive association here in san francisco focusing on workers in chinatown restaurants found that one of every two workers was not earning the minimum wage. according to the nlp, as stated in their recent manual, wage that is not incidental or rare or committed by a feud broke employers -- rose to employers. it takes place in industries that span the economy including retail, restaurants, and grocery stores, caregiver industries like home health care and domestic work, blue-collar industries such as manufacturing, construction, and wholesalers, building services like janitorial and security, and personal services like dry cleaning and laundry, car washes, and beauty and nail salons. we in san francisco are fortunate that we have a local office of labor standards and enforcement that is in charge of enforcing our local minimum-wage of $9.92 an hour. our paid sick leave ordinance, and the employer expenditure requirement of the health care securities ordinance. in fact, since the minimum wage ordinance went into effect in san francisco in 2004, the office has

chinatown. there is the problem of serial permitting. there is absolutely no objection on my behalf or any of the hundreds of the people that have nurtured my work over the last 12 yearsthe cooking school thatt into the building has been put into the building. we are here to discuss how we properly take care of this that has not been properly taken care of. there are laws that are supposed to be overseeing this project. those continue to be made. it is inappropriate. for further taxpayer monies to be put into this project until a global plan is in place. there has to be a proper order for things. not to continue to take out a permit after permit. i can show you a few pictures that may interest you. in my brief, i discussed at the entrance to the storefront, number 731 note was an ornate wooden door. that was at a time for tax payers to receive the best. this store has replaced this. there was some level to copy what was there. it is not recognized in historic preservation. the duplication of effort and funds that could have just as easily been extended well doing this in recognized fas

grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call ♪ >> hello and "welcome to meet your district supervisor. we're here with david chiu from district 3. that includes chinatownfisherman's wharf, and part of the russian hill neighborhood. he was elected to the board in november of 2008 and has served as board president since january of 2009. we will get to know him and talk about the toughest issues facing them. thank you for joining us today. tell us about your background. >> my parents immigrated to the united states in the 1960's. i was the first kid born in the u.s. my parents sacrificed everything so that their kids could have the opportunities that they wanted when they came here. i grew up in the boston area and lived in different parts of boston. i went to catholic price school in dorchester, a section of boston. -- i went to catholic high school in dorchester, a section of boston. because of my parents, my brothers and i were all blessed to go to harvard university. that is where i went to school. it was intense. i stayed there for law school and have a master's in public policy from there. those are subjects i decided to study because i was interest

or 3 feet. i cannot call them and they cannot talk to us. also, my friend has been changing to different companies and none of the phone has been working in the chinatown area. please, consider the safety which is very important to our increasing health needs, population in china and north beach. you know, all of the other cities, they're using cell phones. they have antenna. can we research on the other city, let's see what happens? only, san francisco has life- threatening situations because of the antenna. please come to consider seriously we need the service right away. >> thank you. >> i'm speaking in favor of the balance. there is a concern about safety. we note the malibu fires were caused by putting the equipment on polls. these devices, they claim to add to safety but they don't work very things like earthquakes and regular land mines are much more reliable. i would like to talk about the aspect of the eir. there is a question about whether an environmental review should take place. a lot people know about what the possible impact is which could include radiation issues and that is not have anything to do with the telecommunications act. this

chinatown. it really influenced me. we had a restaurant at the time, and at the time, we were always worried, watching the news, to see whether or not the restaurant would be looted, whether or not it would go up in fire. that was something that was a big concern and worry for my family at the time. i remember thinking even at that age how important it was to consider what the economics were in communities, whether people had or felt that they had opportunities or did not have opportunities, and what role it was that government played in those outcomes. that is what really put me on the path to public policy. so i pursued public policy both at occidental college, where i went to school as an undergrad, and also you see-berkeley where i pursued public policy -- also you see -- also uc-berkeley. that was really what shape my interest in public policy. >> where you place yourself on the local political spectrum? the left or right? supervisor chu: i know a lot of folks want to put a person in the position where they call you left, progressive, moderate, whatever category that might be, and i think it really depends on the issue. gen

activist in chinatown, i have always felt that working families and people who work in our neighborhoods need to have much more support. it is always about giving more voice to immigrants or the underserved and workers in the city. that is what drives my passion as a supervisor. >> tell me about the process of running for supervisor. what did you learn from the campaign process? was anything surprising? supervisor mar: i had to move from being a regular person that barely gets his kid to school on time and makes her a healthy lunch to having to go to a photo opportunities. i was on the school board for eight years, i had some training. and i was in the democratic party central committee for years before that and was one of the champions and advocates for district elections, which is the system we have now, but i learned that the richmond district has a lot of unique characteristics, but there is also many different points of view from older, russian- speaking families to small business owners to younger, kind of art-loving hipsters in areas, but there is a bunch of different types of use. campaigning for supervisor men having to listen to a lot of those and find commonali