the city needs to recommit ourselves to the values that our city was named after. st. francis believed in compassion for those who have less -- had less than others. those of us with opportunities have to give back. part of that entails taking care of the most important among us, the folks who have need, including our homeless. >> let's talk about the transportation situation in your district. you mentioned that transit could be better. how is parking and traffic? is there enough muni service now? >> you are talking to the one member of the board that does not only car. i get around my district by muni, bicycle, or hailing a cab. our transit system is truly challenge. our bosses are late one out of four times. -- our buses are late one out of a quarter times. they're still not as clean and safe as we'd like. we can do better and investing in our muni system. we need more taxicabs on the streets. is difficult to obtain a cab. i support the concept of centralized taxi dispatch systems so you know who you can call to get a cab. i am a big believer in pedestrian bicycling

you know how valuable city parking spaces are, we have wars within city government around who's parking spaces those are. but to signal a big culture change, one that we felt was important to our future of the city in reducing cars, we made it our own goal to reduce our own city fleet and begin with that commitment first. so we did it, we did it with everybody's cooperation, m.t.a., city administrator as well as our purchaser to create that green car showcase. but we also realize there are many parts of the city as david mentioned that don't have ready access to public garages. so it was for us a challenge but one that we were very enthusiastic to try to pilot with city car share, and that is to get it into our most congested residential areas, like russian hill and the area. so this is one of at least five spots that are happening and in fact around this area we're going to begin here first because we have a lot of residential support for this as well. and i look forward to the other six spots that we have already identified, have been under planning discussions with our city administr

and we have two cities that are top of our bike use. the city of gronig and the city of shola. over 50 october of of all trips daily made by bike. and for regional use of the bicycle. got some figures compared to a car. then you can see that schoolchildren use the bicycle very frequently for education. and still businessmen use the car a lot. and social recreational reasons. a reason for using the bike and shopping. we like to go shopping on our bikes. come to that later. and when it comes to gender. who's using the bicycle. i'm told that the netherlands

and we have two cities that are top of our bike use. the city of gronig and the city of shola. over 50 october of of all trips daily made by bike. and for regional use of the bicycle. got some figures compared to a car. then you can see that schoolchildren use the bicycle very frequently for education. and still businessmen use the car a lot. and social recreational reasons. a reason for using the bike and shopping. we like to go shopping on our bikes. come to that later. and when it comes to gender. who's using the bicycle. i'm told that the netherlands is very typical on this. we have more women on bikes then -- than men. and the most intense users are girls from the age of 12 to 18 and that's easy to explain because i once was a girl of that age and to me, mabika was my ticket to freedom. i didn't want my mom and dad bringing me by car somewhere and then say well, i'll pick you up at 6:00. i go on my bike and i'll try to make it at 6:00. most of the time i was there. 6:30. and then later you can see at all ages, women still use the bicycle more than then -- men, in their 30'

we need to look at what we do as a city and was services we offer. we have 26,000 city employees. our payroll and fringe benefits for city employees accounts for over 60% of our budget. if we are not willing to look at that issue, i do not think we are going to solve -- i know we will not solve our long-term financial issues. that, to me, is the biggest deal. second, it is about job creation. jobs are not just putting people back to work, which i think is the highest priority, but it is all the ancillary benefits we received, whether it be payroll taxes, an increase in property taxes. people who live and work in san francisco also shop at local restaurants, so shop at the local retail stores. it is a huge economic impact in san francisco. in my opinion, it is getting our costs under control but also promoting economic development so we have a financial engine that will continue to promote us year after year. >> what are your ideas on dealing with the issue of homelessness in san francisco? >> i am one that thinks mayor newsom did a great job thinking proactively about what we need

from the city of san francisco, i grew up all over the city. i am here on behalf of local artists, and many that are underserved by a lot of the events that are thrown through of the city, in the sense that the local artists still have to scrounge in to be the concept of a struggling artist. the city of san francisco is known and by its creativity. imagine san francisco without creativity is like a child without creativity. this event is a great event that will help the many artists as to work with the youth guidance center. many are lacking opportunities. many are very creative and they don't have these types of opportunities with they can reach the world. i urge you to get on the good foot and really try to push forward us being able to give the youth opportunity as well as local artists. >> thank you for talking about this really important issue. i am the president of the san francisco arts democratic club. i have been living and working in the city with a lot of these folks over the years. this presents an opportunity to shine with our arts

the city access like the traffic lights and fire hydrants.thing you is represent in a geo graphic space with be stored for retrieval and analysis. >> the department of public works they maintain what goes on in the right-of-way, looking to dig up the streets to put in a pipe. with the permit. with mapping you click on the map, click on the street and up will come up the nchgz that will help them make a decision. currently available is sf parcel the assessor's application. you can go to the assessor's website and bring up a map of san francisco you can search by address and get information about any place in san francisco. you can search by address and find incidents of crime in san francisco in the last 90 days. we have [inaudible] which allows you to click on a map and get nchldz like your supervisor or who your supervisor is. the nearest public facility. and through the sf applications we support from the mayor's office of neighborhood services. you can drill down in the neighborhood and get where the newest hospital or police or fire stati

a long time to this city. that is one of the unique characteristics of why we are the right partner on this. the second unit characteristic is we actually want to build a youth center and we have raised money to build a youth center. we think those are some other characteristics that distinguish us. we appreciate it back a two of the members of the committee here have clubs in their district. this location is right on the line between to provide him and supervisor mirkarimi's district. technically, it is in supervisor kim's district. you heard some of the numbers before. we expect this club house will reach up to 3500 kids a year. one of the other things i will say, and i will step away, the central nature of this club house is important. one of the things we are doing is putting our main offices in this club, if we can get this done. we would be moving from a downtown location on hawthorne street into the club. kids from all our clubhouses access our main office as well. we run a lot of different programs, in

today we are honoring our acting city administrator amy brown who is leaving the city and county of san francisco for a new position. amy is someone who i first met almost 10 years, maybe more when i was an aide to former supervisor hall when we were working on legislation for harding park. he was the deputy city attorney. over 10 years we have worked on a number of projects together. it has always struck me, the intelligence and integrity. i knew i was always getting a tremendous work product in that every angle had been taken a look at and most importantly, it was provided in an honest manner. selfishly, i am going to miss losing a district 7 resident of such great regard. a neighbor who i have joked with, she lives so close to me when my son was a newborn. she could have heard him crying in the middle of the night. you have just been truly a remarkable public servant. you are someone who i think a lot of city employees looked up to. not just those who work with you but those who observe you because of the standard of excellence with which you serve the city. there is no question that

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families living in residential hotels in the city and around the bay area. and families staying in cars and on the streets but there are currently 79 families in the city's full service system, and that is a long-term shelter where people have a room. there's food and service there. not the overnight shelter. in addition, there are 253 families on the waiting list waiting for shelter, an all-time high in san francisco. in 16 years, whenever see numbers that high. when we look to the national data with respect to homeless families, there is a few things we know. we know that they do not have higher levels of mental illness, substance abuse, or engagement what the child protective system when compared to other poor families. they simply have a housing problem. in its san francisco, the problem is related to a dearth of affordable housing, often coupled with lack of income. i want to make sure people understand that this is very different than a chronic thomas issue that we have dealt with in san francisco. supervisor avalos: i think the sure chronic lawlessnes

i guess we are calling it developing an aging-friendly city. we are also looking at how to support senior services and unique neighborhood by neighborhood programs called aging in place or village models that allow people who are older or seniors getting older to be able to support each other and to stay in their homes and communities longer so they can be contributed to the community as long as possible as opposed to institutionalizing them, which costs quite a bit more. so i'm looking with senior group's ideas of how to create more aging in place programs neighborhood by neighborhood as well, but i think those are the key issues. i am also, kind of as the father of a 10-year-old -- i have anxiety like other parents right now as we apply for a middle schools for my daughter. as a member of the school board for eight years, i know that a strong school system and strong schools in the richmond is key. but also, i serve on the first five commission. each county has a commission that oversees money that supports children, and toddlers, and infants

, city efficiencies. your key bookends are two-sent status quo that allows us to be financially sustainable, or 4 cents, to allow us to have all of those same things, as well as add that the public our program to its previous level for city renewables, energy efficiencies. again, a similar graphic or the satisfying of the reserve policy, not falling off of the financial cleiff. the overarching impact of the summary, the same departments that were highlighted earlier. what it would mean for the municipal railway. one additional penny in their costs would be $1.3 million. that is on a billion dollar-size but it, so it is a far the small%. only about a fraction of a percent. two pennies the following year would be $2.6 million, only a third of a percent of their budget. similarly, i know that you are reviewing public health budget as well. $600,000 of cost. is such a small portion of their 1 $20 billion budget, it does not even register, as far as a percentage of the budget. less than a fraction of 1%. super

do you think the city should spend money to keep the 49ers? supervisor chu: america's cup has the potential to serve as an economic engine for us. we knew that going in, and that is why it was such an important effort on the city's part, to bring that activity to san francisco. not only would it result in improvements on the pier that we were not able to afford any other way, but it helps to bring about jobs, people coming to visit, helping with our tourism industry, everything else associated with having a major event in the city. that is something that helps bring up the economic opportunities of a community, and that is very important. if you think about the role of sports in san francisco, we have to think about the giants and how amazing that whole experience was for us in terms of the world series. we had people in my district as we were coming in for the parade on muni. everybody was dressed in giants colors. everybody was in such an elated mood. everybody was brought together, no matter what ethnicity, what community, what neighborhood

own requirements for different city services when performed on city property. so it is those services that are being considered in this current amendment. what has happened to date is every year, the civil service commission recommends to the board the adoption of the appropriate collective bargaining agreement, which lays out the prevailing wage and benefit rates. with this amendment, the sole service commission will actually laid out, instead of adopting the collective bargaining agreement, which is sometimes very complicated and hard to figure out what rates need to be paid. now every year, bidders, workers, our office, the purchasing department will have before them the actual wage rates and fringe benefit rates for each craft and classification of work. that would be a big help in consistent enforcement and workers understanding what their rights are under the ordinance. other than that, i think supervisor weener's synopsis hit the high point. if there are any questions, happy to answer. supervisor chu: just a few questions. part of it was articulated. one

i have always loved this city. i think that san francisco is -- it represents the best of what this country has to offer. it is a place that welcomes people from all over the world, from all over the country, and is a place that not only tolerates, but actually increases diversity. it is a place that is forward thinking in terms of how it looks at issues, and it has always felt like home. as a gay latino man, i felt this was a place where i could be happy. >> why did you get involved? supervisor campos: i think a lot of the past to do with my being an immigrant. i am very grateful for all the opportunities this country has given me. only in this country could someone like me have an opportunity to go from having nothing to go to stanford, harvard law school, and to be an attorney. it really is a way of giving back. i really believe that when you are blessed with the opportunities that this country gives you, that you have an obligation to give back. i really believe in public service. i could be in the private sect

this option, we think the city would be the clear loser in this outcome. thank you. >> i am a program manager. on behalf of the organizations, i want to express our support of the 8 washington project, not only for the waterfront but for the entire city. they have extensive review it and appreciate how the changes to the design over the years have improved the project. we would ask you first to consider how well the eight washington project conforms to the plan, the city is a guiding land use document from the 1990's. this plan itself was the subject of public hearings and input. a couple of years ago, following objections, the planning department conducted yet another study that supports the basic design principles of this project. this site has most likely been analyzed, reviewed, and been the subject of more public hearings than any other in the city history. on the question of the proposed amendment for the zoning height, we are puzzled at why these should be controversial, given the location. the washington project would still only be a small fraction

these are the busiest streets in the city. if you go to the streets with lots of car traffic, those areas are just popular. they don't seem as busy or successful. these are the streets that are thriving. whether they are doing it just with paint, some of them are simply paint, or if you are doing it with full separation, that is the way that we need to be moving on many of our streets. if we are to reach the 80-year- old, the grandparents, will need this kind of infrastructure. this is our goal. when these folks are not making a conscious choice. it is just about what is the best way to get the little guy to preschool. it is mindboggling at how the verse the number of users were. you don't have an image of bicyclist. you have an image of people, and sometimes they ride a bike. i hope we will learn a lot from that and steal it, but they are not shy about their love of bicycling. this is the 10,000 by a station in front of the central station and in the center of amsterdam. you see the amsterdam of the viking posters all over th

it is called fog city yacht club. this idea was spurred by the america's cup because there is a need for everybody in the city to participate. i have been fortunate enough to attend several america's cups in the past. i have the opportunity to be in portugal and also in san diego. the event management, the oversight is extremely professional. they are very concerned with every aspect of the environment. they take the time and energy to clean up after they leave, and it is one of the best professional organizations i have seen. as far as its impact on the ecology and building, i think it is going to be nothing but positives. the awareness of we do have a waterfront and we have the ability to participate in recreation and taking advantage of the changing waterfront to the maritime recreation. it would be very positive for our fiscal impact and growth in these hard times. we have people lined up ready to go. we just need your permission to launch 100%. >> is there any additional public comment on this item? >> good eveni

so, in this new economy, when we are investing, like our city is, my commitment to the city is making sure we pay attention to infrastructure. we are going to do it right and make sure that our kids know, by fulfilling their educational goals, being exposed to a facility like this, where you are building our labor representatives with the curriculum that the school district has offered to work with the infrastructure agencies that we have just mentioned, we have a curriculum that will train them in the jobs to come. being able to pay attention to this overt -- capital structures of the city, our high school kids can be exposed and get the experience, whether it is automotive, engineering, architectural design. they will get that exposure here in the center with all of the participants. so i am excited about this because it blends so much of what i believed in, what we have been doing in the city. all of our facilities that we are building in the city, whether you look at the mission bay, the building's at hunters point, treasure island, a partner said, all of these projects, or the ho

and then i worked for the city as a deputy city attorney and then became general counsel of the school district of san francisco and through that became involved in politics and at some point decided to run for office. >> you have lived in san francisco for awhile. why did you decide to live here? supervisor campos: i have always felt that san francisco is unique. i have always loved this city. i think that san francisco is -- it represents the best of what this country has to offer. it is a place that welcomes people from all over the world, from all over the country, and is a place that not only tolerates, but actually increases diversity. it is a place that is forward thinking in terms of how it looks at issues, and it has always felt like home. as a gay latino man, i felt this was a place where i could be happy. >> why did you get involved? supervisor campos: i think a lot of the past to do with my being an immigrant. i am very grateful for all the opportunities this country has given me. only in this country could someone like me have an opportunity to go from having nothing to go

city. we drop in over 300 precincts, and we had a very strong showing. two years later, a friend of mine who was an active parent organizer, an african-american, wanted to run for the school board as well, and i remember when she also decided to declare the year that i did that a lot of people came up to us and said, "there is no way that both of you will win. there's no way that two women of color are progressive and from the community will win two of the three seats on the school board." as the summer when on and we started going after endorsements, we actually found that that was kind of true. every time she would get an endorsement, i would not get an endorsement from that group, and every time i got an endorsement, she would not get one. all the advice that people have been telling us we're starting to play out, and it was interesting because i could feel the tension between us during that campaign. we knew that in some ways we were competing for the one spot for the woman of color to

welcome to city hall, your city hall. i wanted to make sure -- i know supervisor mirkarimi is here. supervisor jane kim is also here. they are both here because i know both have a strong commitment to our youth in san francisco. i want to welcome all of you here tonight for two reasons. one, i know we are going to give some awards out for our youth leaders, but the other reason i wanted to make sure you had a good invitation to come to city hall tonight was because we have been waiting for one of you to register, wondering if you are going to run for mayor or not. there is a vacant seat for youth to lead the city. i think you can take this job and run with it. this city needs to be more kid- friendly, more youth-oriented. i think you could have a big input to make sure that what we are doing will be there for you to raise families as well. i want to congratulate all the nominees tonight. all of you who have been participating in this competition for the fellowship have been doing great work. i have been reading through some of the accomplishments that you are a part of. i got to mee

city resources will be focused back on parks located in the city. i really support this legislation. i think it will make my community better. it will make the parks in san francisco better-funded. here are many signatures from people all over the peninsula and other parts of the world also in support of that. thank you for the time. [tone!] supervisor avalos: next speaker, please. >> i am a resident of san francisco all my life. i am here to express support for the ordinance. last year from january to june and was the director of the youth program. every year, we get budget cuts because there is no money to fund the program for high-risk youths in our communities. in 2005, we were at $400,000. they cut $100,000 the next year. they cut it each year to make it easier. at the end of the day, you are not giving this money reinstated. every year they cut you to the bone and marrow until there is only a corpse left. 2005 to 2009, the park lost over $800,000. that is money that could have gone to youth programs and groups in the city of san francisco. gov

the services provided include the collection of waste from city receptacles located on city streets, the three boxes of various capacity, located on city property and public parks. it does not include commercial or residential collection. we wanted to provide you with a little bit of history regarding the agreement. their original term of the agreement was april 1, 2007 to june 30, 2011. at time of approximately four and a half years. and not to exceed amount of $29,337,527. the agreement included two one- year options to extend the contract, which could be exercised at the sole discretion of the purchaser. amendment 1 exercised the first one-year auction, extending the term to june 30, 2012. it also added half a million dollars, increasing the not to exceed the total to just over $23.5 million. in the amendment, we also made changes to various standard terms and conditions to bring them to the latest versions, which is a standard practice for oca when amending agreements. although the march 2007 resolution gave the purchaser the sole discretion to exercise the two one-year options,

we still have an accident we're following in daly city. on city street. that's carter street at guadalupe canyon parkway. a car went off the road early this morning. the person involved, sounds like injuries and an arrest to update you. 101 and 280 is smooth in both directions. just as you're getting onto eastbound 80 we have a stall reported. no major slowing. i'll find out if it's blocking more than one lane. much further east we look at the early start to the commute for antioch. speeds dipping below 40. pretty standard for a fuse. we should see a lighter overall commute today. >> it's 5:38 now. this morning an nbc exclusive. an update on brian stow, the giant's fan brutally attacked nine months ago at dodge rs stadium. this is stow at a research center. he is unable to walk. barely able to talk, and one-third of his brain is considered destroyed. the part that affects decision making, planning and personality. doctors say he will be permanently disabled. those friends with him at the game gave an interview for the first time. they say they were jumped

with the rest of the city. as was said earlier tonight, when golden gateway was developed, the company came in dangling the big enticement in the negotiation process. it used to be a lot more flexible. you could change the deal while going through negotiations. they got the site because they promised public amenities. it is like every time the city does a new community. everyone promises everything. you have had lots of promises in the last couple of years on redevelopment. you take it away when no one is looking a couple of years later. golden gateway wants to make some money off of the site they got for $1. they got the entire site to develop because they promised a public amenities for the life of the project. the life of the project is still going on. public amenity was the recreation center. it is tennis courts and swimming pools. now you are being announced meet -- you are being asked to get rid of the tennis courts to cut a deal to do a land swap. that is what is going on. i find it frustrating that the

i worked at city hall for a few years. then lightning struck and was appointed as a member of the board of supervisors in august of 2004. i have been here ever since. the choice to live in san francisco was made for my family about five generations ago. we have been here a very long time. i could never imagine leaving. this is home. this is where i am raising my son and hope that he raises his children. >> what motivated you to get into politics? >> i attribute a lot of it to the jesuit credo to be men and women for others. there is the idea that the best way to service through the political process. i have a love for the law. i found a way to combine that with service through the political process. i have always been intrigued by it and the opportunity to present themselves well. >> where do you place yourself on the local political spectrum? >> i do not like labels like left or right. most people would call me in moderate. >> what did you learn campaigning for supervisor? was there anything that surprised you? >> in my f

the city is much better prepared. we want to continue to work on those preparations so that we can face as best as possible any calamity that san francisco faces. thank you very much. [applause] >> another strong supporter. [applause] >> it is a real privilege to be here with mayor lee and my public safety partners. he is the longest serving sheriff in the state of california. he is only being modest when he says he was not here in 1906. [laughter] [applause] it is such an honor to be amongst all of this tradition. as he said, those without the knowled

we continue to work with the city. we look to the planning commission to address our concerns, formalizing a commitment for the approval process of this document. we share the objectives of insuring a quality experience for all. we seek to partner with the city and other educational institutions to engage and excites usyouth and your experience the wind and weather. we believe this would broaden the public purpose with the healthy people initiatives. >> if you heard your name called, please come of to the microphone. >> my name is andrew waters, and i am a partner with white taxis in san francisco. many people associate it as something that sticks in the embarcadero and a tourist trap. we represent a model that is trying to expand into different parts of the city, and we view the america's cup as a way of doing that. i have a unique perspective. i appreciate what it does to the waterfront. essentially, we understand the america's cup is not just something that is an event. we are looking at the back side of the america

i cannot think of a citizen who has done more for the city and has the city as his highest priority on most everything he has done. i have personally been involved in, cheered bond issues for parks. i have been involved in school bond issues, cultural bond issues. in many, many charities. i can tell you, from my personal standpoint that every time i have made a request to support something that is good for the city, he has never turned it down. he is one of those unique human beings who just simply cares deeply about the city. i want to pass on a personal incident that i not find a highlighted that. this is about 14 years ago, my wife and i were walking on west marin bijan we ran into warren and chris helman, and we set down on the sand dune and talked about how lucky we were to be in part of this country -- in this part of the country. warren lived at his watch and said i have to go, and i asked why, how could he leave paradise on a saturday afternoon, and he said i am giving a talk to a community group about san francisco, and i have to be there by 6:00. and i thought, who else on a