commissioner clyde: i appreciate this thoughtfulness. i have seen very small storefronts that were put in a long folsom street that are squished little spaces that are difficult to manage and rent, and what they do to the streetscape. i also think this is consistent with the wisdom of the past. it builds our beautiful area, ground floor spaces. these spaces are well ventilated. they are cool on hot days the state's much more energy efficient than people might know. i appreciate this. it will do a lot for our newly created commercial corridors. >> would you have a short 427548 retail level, wants to put an awning are other business identifying features on the outside, it decreases the presentation area you have. it is going to increase the advantage of the storefront area. commissioner clyde: it increases your air and you're like. -- your light. commissioner yee riley: last week, we learned was not very obvious to us the total footage. you might want to take another look at. president o'brien: other commissioners? we will open it up to pu

president o'brien: commissioner clyde? commissioner clyde: i heard that. but this goes a long way. human trafficking. there are very, very serious issues that this addresses, and i think this goes a long way to eliminating human-rights violations that are perpetrated, so thank you so much for your work, and i will be supporting this. >> thank you. president o'brien: commissioner kasselman? commissioner kasselman: yes, think you for coming to speak to us. since this does not stipulate where the money comes from for the outreach, where they're going to get that funding. >> they currently contract with four community-based organizations that work with workers in particular industries and have the language and cultural skills to work with those workers. it is called the outreach collaborative. that is already a relationship that exists. what this section of the ordinance does is it just asks them to work in collaboration , so the use their existing outreach budget and to perhaps make adjustments to the materials so that they are better targeted towards the industry and the workers that

commissioner clyde: it increases your air and you're like. -- your light. commissioner yee riley: last week, we learned was not very obvious to us the total footage. you might want to take another look at. president o'brien: other commissioners? we will open it up to public comment. do we have any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. i guess we are ready for a motion. >> i will moat -- vote to approve our recommendation of this item. president o'brien: all those in favor? any objections? seeing none, item is approved. next item, please. >> discussion of possible action to make recommendations to the board of supervisors on the planning department proposal, planning code zoning self- service restaurants, retail copy stores, and video stores. we have a presentation by aaron starr. >> the legislative sponsor, supervisor mirkarimi, he and his staff were not able to be here tonight. this was scheduled as an informational briefing for you, all of this is a generalized as an action item. the supervisor has requested that no official

commissioner clyde? commissioner clyde: i would like to comment before we vote. i too will be supporting this because i do and long have supported dedicated funding for the social safety net. i think that we should have something -- i have children and i don't know how people who have children -- i mean, it's very, very difficult when they're of age and are traveling back and forth across the city right now and you look across -- you look into asia and other cities that are exponentially safer than san francisco. i mean, it's really frightening. so i support that funding. i understand that the state has taken away funding and we're simply replacing funding that we were dependent on for many years. that also argues for this. i thank the mayor for putting this forward. but i also agree with the woman who just spoke in public comment. personal services are not taxed. commercial rents are not taxed. there are many businesses where we have to start looking together, residents have to get together. there is a residential utilities tax in almost every jurisdiction in ca

commissioner clyde: i still support the least restrictive process. commissioner dooley: when are we going to see the legislation? >> it would be drafted by the city attorney's office. all will have to provide more text. in our presentation to the commission, we will do that to clarify some things and make sure we are not leaving the ambiguous statement mentioned earlier, being more specific about that. president o'brien: anybody else? during the outreach, were there any negative comments from any party, in the neighborhood representative? >> by far, most people have been very supportive. there has been some questions about what the change would do two specific neighborhood commercial districts, and i have for -- and they have worked hard to maintain a certain image in their neighborhood. we are trying to reassure them that our intent is not to get rid of those controls, but just to make it -- someone said micromanaging. cannot micromanage how business operates so much. president o'brien: it is not an action item, necessarily. >> it is not an action i

commissioner clyde: employed outside of san francisco. i thought all san francisco residents who do not have insurance -- if they are employed in alameda county, san mateo county -- as residents, they are eligible for the program. is that correct? how many people are employed by employers outside of the city and county of san francisco? >> we do not maintain that information. employment status is not relevant. we do not care about your employment status or immigration status. we do not ask that information. >> for me, as a resident of san francisco and a san francisco taxpayer -- if one of the goals of this program is to protect the san francisco taxpayer, i would like to know how many employers are being defective subsidized by our taxpayer dollars. -- being de facto subsidized by our taxpayer dollars. when we look at shifting this $52 million relatively quickly, and people starting to shift their game plan around, it would not be good to continue the exodus of opportunity outside of our borders while our residents continue to be -- cont

commissioner clyde: i appreciate this thoughtfulness. i have seen very small storefronts that were put in a long folsom street that are squished little spaces that are difficult to manage and rent, and what they do to the streetscape. i also think this is consistent with the wisdom of the past. it builds our beautiful area, ground floor spaces. these spaces are well ventilated. they are cool on hot days the state's much more energy efficient than people might know. i appreciate this. it will do a lot forur

president o'brien: commissioner clyde? commissioner clyde: supervisor, thank you for sponsoring this legislation. it is very dear to my heart. i am a small business owner who would love to have it in the code that i can offer entertainment in my small establishment in the afternoon hours during sunday brunch and that we can do it without, you know, real restriction. this is for live performance, this is for small venues whose place is not principally as a place of entertainment. i mean, my preference would have been to exempt all small venuess with fewer than 50 people just completely as the city of oakland did but, of course, that was not possible, so i think this is a great compromise. i would encourage you to look at the n.c.t. districts, the westportal, i believe, is currently not in the plan. >> that's correct. commissioner dooley: and also, back to the south of market, the small business community, i think with outreach and information may be more supportive of this. there are restaurants and venues that would like t

. >> commissioner clyde. commissioner clyde: yes. >> commissioner dooley. commissioner dooley: yes. >> commissioner kasselman. commissioner kasselman: yes. >> commissioner o'brine: president o'brien: yes. >> commissioner riley. president riley: yes. >> that item passes. item number six, discussion and possible action to make recommendation to the board of supervisors. file number 101497. police code prohibiting the use of open top buses. amending section 46 to clarify that the definition in that section does not include open top tour buses. amending to clarify that noise restrictions do not apply to city agencies, adding a new section for the use of amplified sound on seeing buses in san francisco, except where sound is only audible to individual users. we have a presentation by a legislative aid to supervisor david chiu. >> good evening, i am here representing the office of supervisor david chiu, the sponsor of the legislation before you. supervisor chiu introduced this offensive coordinator nance several months ago in order to address noise concerns from

commissioner clyde: aye. commissioner dooley: yes. president o'brien: no. commissioner yee riley: no. >> commissioners, that fails 3- 2. president o'brien: ok. next item, please. >> that will be reflected as a no recommendation. is that correct? president o'brien: in its current form, yes. >> i just want to say that i think the department of the environment for working really hard to make something that was actually doable and amenable to both the industry as well as the retailers and the general public. i think they worked very, very hard, and i would like to remind everyone that this is an industry that took the opportunity to show its displeasure with san francisco by pulling a major contention out of san francisco the moment this was -- convention out of san francisco the mom and this was announced. i think that did more damage than it helped. we will still be working on this. i do want to thank the department. >> you are now on item 8, discussion and possible action to make recommendations to the board of supervisors on file # 0110592, planning code, i

clyde? >> good evening. missed you all last week.sed you at park station, too, in that shooting. i heard the chief did another great job explaining the officer-related shooting. a friend of mine was there. i'm bringing up a topic, i was told this afternoon, i heard it, some of our on-duty officers are harassing people collecting signatures for the adache petition. it was reported in the news and i went out and verified it and talked to two people and i said are officers bothering you, are they in uniform? he said, clyde, two of them did it to me today. i think we really need to look at that issue. if they're on duty, they have a right to express their opinion off duty but when they're on the clock that's kind of a little over the top. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good evening, commissioners, my name is daniel hertado from the benefit district. we're a nonprofit community based organization that provides services and programs to improve the safety, cleanliness and quality of life in the central market area. pedestrian saf

president o'brien: commissioner clyde? commissioner clyde: on may 23 with commissioner njn -- jane kim, they were meeting about the licenses for abc and a way to clarify those conditions when conditions are met. i did find supervisor kim very responsive to the needs of both the residents in the community as well as the business owners. i also attended the mid market arts kickoff on at the 20th with mayor ed lee, and that was just a great get out in the street with music in the streets, even a a little bit of wine and beer in the streets. it was great fun. i also attended an awards party of the company on market, and i just want to note that it has grown in a year from four companies to know 160 companies that are a part of that. thank you very much. president o'brien: thank you. next item. clerk: item number 18, general public comment. president o'brien: seeing none, next item. clerk: item number 19, new business. president o'brien: seeing none, next item. clerk: item number 20, adjournment. we are returned -- adjourned. >

commissioner clyde: thank you for being here. michael tonight is not to penalize the high road employers. there are employers who use health reimbursement accounts who i believe use them properly, who do not have expirations. who provide benefits statements regularly, who allow the broadest possible use of the account, and whose employees may elect to use their benefit to be part of healthy san francisco, to be part of a spouse's health plan, to meet a copayment, or to drop it down any way they choose. we have such a diverse employment base that we have people who work five hours a week. but in cases i know they get $1.37 per hour, and when the have a package of receipts for clarity and, -- claritin, aspirin, contact lens solution -- they submitted. my concern is our small employers and our high road employers who are doing everything to comply with the spirit and letter of the law, which is to make money available to employees for their personal health care. to that, i have to say that 55% reimbursement rates for medical reimbur

president o'brien: commissioner clyde? commissioner clyde: i receive my and will notice of the wage increase, and it says right on it that it needs to be prominently placed. i do not know if inspector is looking at those or not, but it is already very clear. i also know that the health department is charged now with inspecting workman's comp insurance. i think we have to provide proof if requested, and it has never been requested, but i believe that is now the case, it and it did not incur i believe any change in our feet, at least at this time. i guess that is something we can ask. >> a note for the record. president o'brien: supervisor campos: -- president o'brien: i totally get what you are saying. i think we are all going to support this legislation, and i am looking at how we will phrase it. >> you do not necessarily have to. i did not want to redirect the direction the commission was going in, and you do not necessarily have to note of it in the motion, but it could be just an additional comment. president o'brien: r

clyde anderson, do tell. why are some things getting cheaper? is it the market?supply and demand. when some of the things are in demand and some are not. one of the things we talked about, ikea is reducing prices. >> cheap? >> affordable. that is their trend. that is what they do. that is the market they are tapping into because people are staying in their homes longer. >> they want nice stuff. real estate. >> we watched it come down in several markets. we say real estate is local. it depends on the market. you can save $50,000 on properties. i tell people america is on sale. >> america is on sale. who is about to buy us? number three, the amazon kindle. we have seen the commercials. >> they are getting more popular. when they came out in 2007, it came out at $399. you can buy one for $114. they will have some that will roll out after christmas under $100. the prices are coming down. that is becoming more popular. >> does that appeal to people who don't want to spend $700 on an ipad? >> exactly. >> the 3d television. it hasn't taken off. >> it hasn't. you have se

if they do what does that say about our prison system joining me from our studio in los angeles is clyde young revolutionary communist and former president thank you so much for joining us tonight now for starters do you have any updates for us as to the latest on whether any negotiations are going on in this prison strike oh thank you for having me on first of all the latest report that i have received is that there have been negotiations and perhaps those negotiations are going on today as well but that they started yesterday between the leaders of the strike. and also their mediators on the outside but no substantial progress has been made in those negotiations and the right to say that it's outrageous that the prison authorities have allowed this situation to progress as far as it has with the person whose health is in serious jeopardy without you know giving serious considerations to the millions that they varies which are alleged which are just and legitimate well you know you mentioned i acquired some of these demands are they include things like adequate food access to natural li

and our clyde i know you've been monitoring this hunger strike what's the goal here yes i just want to make one correction i'm speaking out on my own behalf of the revolutionary communism the former prisoner not for any party or those no problem at all we appreciate your insight here so what's going on here what's the goal of these prisoners. well i think the prisoners have issued five demands five core demands and we can speak to those later if you like but a lot of them go to the core of the conditions that they're actually facing in the security how housing unit at pelican bay and in fact there's tens of thousands of prisoners similarly. incarcerated or isolated throughout the country so what they're doing is calling attention to a barbaric situation that exists there and their demands are quite just and legitimate they're not raising demands that are outrageous or anything of that sort but they are actually speaking to what the conditions are that they are facing in the security housing unit they are held convey and i know i did a story recently in which i looked at you know solita

i talked to our financial analyst, clyde anderson, about this.told me about seven things that are actually getting less expensive. >> some of the things are in demand, some of the things aren't in demand right now. so one of the things we talked about, ikea is actually reducing some of their prices. >> stuff already pretty cheap. >> still pretty cheap -- >> i shouldn't say cheap, should i? >> affordable. and that's the trend right now. that's what they do and that's the market they're tapping into, because people are staying in their homes longer, so they want to remodel. >> they want nice stuff in their homes. this is a no-brainer, but real estate. >> we've watched it come down in several markets, so we always say real estate is local, but it depends on your market. but you can save $50,000 compared to a couple of years ago on some properties. i always say, america's on sale right now. so you need to tap into it. >> number three, the amazon kindle. we see the commercials for these all the time. they're getting cheaper and cheaper. >> when it fir

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also the author of the recent bestseller, go down together, that's true untold story of bonnie and clydelcome. i would like to start out the conversation this evening with the question that combine short, is on everyone's mind in this room. there are basically three iconic events in the history of the west of the imagination. one of them is custer's last stand and the other is the alamo and certainly the third is the gunfight at the o.k. corral. the question is why. do we really need another book about the gunfight at that o.k. corral? >> there is evidence for why we need another book on the gunfight at the o.k. corral. the reviews that appeared about the book so far is they have been written by critics who don't consider themselves experts in the subject of tinstone are the gun fight or the american frontier. all are claiming that it is a book of revisionist history by which they mean is just shocking to them that these things in the book are actually fact. one reviewer said he was stunned to learn that the battle did not actually occur in the o.k. corral but in a vacant lot some yards

. >> commissioner clyde: i was asked to participate in a panel and i would like to highlight that there were several attendees that were looking at developing business with the america's cup, particularly items made in san francisco either for the event but somehow working with the authority. i suggested they contact the office of small business. i would like to put out there that this is such a great opportunity to highlight san francisco. and then my one take away from the meeting was, wouldn't it be great if we had some outlet in china, and we have an office dedicated to working with china sf. china sf has been an initiative that works with large businesses but there is no reason they could not also -- our small businesses and small local manufacturers could not develop some kind of out what in china, particularly as china is developing and interested in things american. >> commissioner adams: next item? >> the general public comment. >> commissioner adams: seeing none,. >> want to -- i want to extend an invitation to you. they are interested in finding out what the city is doing in

two of them had relatives that hid bonnie and clyde from the police. they didn't really know anything about bonnie and clyde but they knew the police were dangerous. so they helped hide them but then the police chased them and they both wrote about that. it made such an impact on their lives. another one had a grandfather that started the american indian movement. one of the originators of the american indian movement. so it was exciting. so i taught that class, and others, adults, and where i lived, and underserved community. i also have written the performance -- and amazing performance that was put on a i think for the first time last year and we are working on sending it out on the road. it should be at the kennedy center. i couldn't believe it turned out so good. it was amazing. it had dancing in it, singing, our plans. by cousin margaret wheeler did many of the designs and costumes. she is a professional weaver and she does traditional weaving. jerrod kate was performer of the music. it was a great asset. the dance was amazing. the feeling and em

let's bring in clyde anderson.nnot pay its bills. that could lead to people not paying their bills. which groups are we talking about here? which one could be adversely affected? >> several people. people who several social security income. think about the checks or people that receive checks may not get them in august. that has a trickle down effect. they will not be able to pay their bills. think about the economy. we are talking about going into another recession. if they cannot pay their bills, it will affect their credit and their bills and more fees. it will hurt. >> the president said i don't know if those checks will be able to go out. another group we are talking about. government workers and unemployed. >> first, the government workers. we are talking about a 40% cut. this means a lot more furloughs and keep in mind we have employees that are furloughed. you are talking about the military workers or it could affect any federal government worker. we will see cuts in rail systems, parks closing. we have bee

coalson is the former communications chief for prime minister david cameron and clyde goodman who was jailed four years ago for hacking royal aide 's phones is another. >> and the prime minister has promised a complete investigation conceding there's been too cozy of a relationship between british politicians and the press. greta kreuz, abc 7 news. >> thank you greta. well, a reach for a foul ball turned into tragedy at a rangers game in texas. a heartbreaking tail. you see what happens. he tried to catch a ball that was thrown his way by league m.v.p. josh hamilton. he ended up tumbling over the bearier and fell 20 feet down. emergency crews rushed him to the hospital and he was alert enough at the time to ask them to check on his son. he still went into cardiac arrest and died on the way to the hospital. in maryland a violent storm downed lots of trees and damaged some homes and buildings. this was the scene in baltimore county. neighbors working to get a large tree off the truck. residents saw their roofs and entire porches torn from their homes now bratesing ourselves for storms o

regarding the substation, myself and the command staff walked sixth street on monday morning with clyde, actually, at sixth and market, met a couple of the merchants that had been a little bit upset and it looks decidedly better and hopefully it will stay that way, at least the cops will be there. the core development project and the community oriented police department is moving forward. there's a meeting tomorrow morning. i hope the commissioners were made aware of it now. >> it was today, this afternoon? >> it was today? >> right about now. >> oh, ok. >> couldn't make it. >> i'll keep putting it through lieutenant falvey. first class of cpsa graduate this week, after a little bit of -- if

dunaway and i remember walking home that day and i said i'm going to rob a bank, just like bonnie and clydesed to. i was kicking rocks, you know. i was just a kid. >> how much money do you think you've gotten from your bank robberies all these years? >> i don't know. you might want to ask ceasar's palace or something. i have no idea. i never counted. >> torres says he didn't just gamble away his loot but was a modern day robinhood. >> i would give money to homeless people when i see them on the street. i give them $100. i remember one time i was coming out of a bank and kids were out there at christmastime with the salvation army. he asked me for money. i don't have any right now and i'll be right back. you can imagine what i did, okay? >> now 49 years old, torres started his career as a bank robber when he was only 17, and he claims all of his robberies have been non-violent. >> i would go in there and basically just pass the note. i never used a gun. basically used to put this is a robbery. give me all the 100s and 50s from the bottom drawer first. i wanted the money from the bottom drawe