i am 67. i am a lesbian. i had an experience, i lived in this place and they sold the house and i had to look for another place. i did some applications but most of them, you have to wait five years. the rents are too high. i could not afford it. i'm kind of homeless. my niece was kind enough to tell me to move over. i went to antioch and it gets me -- takes me three hours to get from san francisco and i miss my open house. i miss my meetings. and also for others and i wish they could do something about it. thank you. >> good afternoon. thank you for holding this hearing. i want to add my name to those who are encouraging you to sadr -- support services. especially for low-income housing as an open house is trying to do now. i must add that if it were not for the mayor's office of housing, i would not be a homeowner in san francisco today. it would be impossible. those who are in the middle need to be remembered when you are providing funds or other sorts of support for housing for the elderly in san francisc

i am so happy. i feel like i am home. more than that, i feel like i am the luckiest guy to know that my home is being protected by these officers. it was a long time in the editing process. i am grateful to hear your stories over and over again. thank you for saving lives. [applause] >> that pretty much concludes the presentation. if anybody has any questions, anybody up here or any of the officers super dissipated in the video. then we will conclude. >> and you did not talk a lot about what you felt about it rid can you give us an idea of what you feel the impact of watching the video will have on the people who are watching it? >> i do not think there is a person in here who did not tear up a little bit watching this thing. just the heart to come out. when lee said, do you want to do it? it was a no-brainer. i did not know it would turn out like this. i could not be prouder of all the san francisco police officers who are here for our lgbt kids or any kids. kids deserve to grow up free of all the other nonsense. this vi

i am delighted. i am pulling on both of you to win, yet i will admit to your there is an ambivalence. denzel washington and i worked out in the same gym. he tells me all the time to get over it. i did not like when they did what they did to him on "hurricane." i did not like when he did not get nominated for "malcolm x," but the most lowly role the academy celebrate him. you have done linda -- have done lovely work, but there is something. i want you to win, but i ambivalent about what you are winning four. >> here is the first thing we should address. for me anthony hopkins won for being a serial killer who was accountable, and shirley's thrown -- charlize theron 14 being a killer, so it does not strike me as odd that the academy would award villains, but i do not have a problem with rewarding these earnest, hard- working women. be that as it made that a white woman wrote the original source text, but the fact is, at least she had the insight to write about women and we have not heard from, so i do

i am a resident in that area. i am against this proposal.his establishment will bring much harm to the children in our neighborhood. as you know, children are the future. we are harmingç them, what fute are we going to have? >> [speaking foreign language] >> i amw3 not picking you up. >> ç[speaking foreign language] >> i am also concerned for the children. i believe the children are easily infected by this type of drugs and it is not going to be good for them. w3man at something? ç-- may i add something? commissioner antonini: we do not answer questions. >> she still has time. >>ç [speaking foreign language] ç>> zevely people who -- i believe people who are under the influence of marijuana are not thinking clearly. they would have a tendency may be of going against the law. so this type of thingç, if it attacks our children is that going to be good for us. [speaking foreign language] -- >> [speaking foreign language] ç>> again, i would like to present myself to you. i am here today, we're here today because we're all against this. com

i am an architect and i am a preservationist. i belong to the national trust for historic preservation. and i do support preservation of historic resources. but when everything becomes precious, nothing is precious. in terms of my specific circumstances, that's there is not original. -- that stair is not original. i see nothing precious about it. when the legislation is so onerous to make it difficult, something needs to be changed. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is miss horton. i want to urge you to uphold the voice of the voters, who voted against proposition e in the last election. that would have given the board of supervisors and the mayor the power to amend the initiative ordinances. in some way, we are doing that here. supervisor weiner, being a supervisor, is not adhering to this mandate which the voters passed. i would like to urge you to uphold proposition e and adopt only the amendments to articles 11 and 10, as discussed by heritage and spur and the historic preservation commission. president mig

i am a member of the first slavic baptist church, and i am a mother. i let my child go to this church to get spiritual knowledge. i know you believe in god. you don't wish for your kids to be in danger. i hope you make a wise decision. and you. president chiu: are there any other members of the public that wish to speak? >> i am one of the parents of the academy and i have two kids. i am a single mother and the academy is doing for me, a lot of favors. i've got to think that i can go to other schools. we submit children's testimonies where our children could not come today. please don't install antennas. president chiu: are there any other members of the public that wish to speak on behalf of the appellant? why don't we go to a presentation from the planning department. >> i am planning department staff and as you know, the item is the appeal of a conditional use authorization for a wireless a antenna at 14th avenue. you're being asked to reconsider the decision that was made by the commission. the presentation was going to cover a thorough review of t

who am i to argue? i am not an attorney. who am i to argue? even though i am part american indian, my rain dance was not happening with little water. i could not make it stop raining and they refused to grant me the reasonable accommodation. when i went to the planning commission on the at&t powers that i spoke of, and i let the commission know that my reasonable accommodation request was denied, cristina fell off her chair. i said, i am taking that up in another arena. thank you for. one of the comments we have in san francisco is we do not have an ada compliant reasonable accommodation policy other than the city's attorney's office. it has been gathering dust -- a gathering dust for four years. i am a product of that. i believe in due process and that is all i am asking for. vice president hwang: in your appeal letter, you read the signs appeared around december 19, 2011. on the jurisdiction request date, what date was that? december 30? as of the 19th of december, that was when you first had notice of the construction of was taking place? >

thank you. >> i am 58. i am a long-term aids survivor. i was living in san francisco and going to san francisco state at the nadir of the aids epidemic. i lived in one apartment where i am the sole person still alive out of the five people that lived in that department. today's "reporter," page 3, one says we were the guinea pig population. my case, i was disability retired in the 1990's i did not contribute much into the social security system. i am on private long-term disability insurance. i worked for a major hospital and another city for a long time and move back here. and so when i get to be age 65, my long term disability stipend which is modest, a couple thousand, middle-class, will go way and i will be on ssi-like income of a few hundred dollars a month. i am not unique. there are hundreds of not thousands of people like myself and it is not being talked about. i hope that can start getting into the discussion. i wish i had more time. i have met lgbt seniors committee dealing with hiv and aids living in their cars and homeless sh

i want you to know that i am gay. there was a very long pause and me crying and all of a sudden, my grandfather, who is, by all means, the typical person that would not accept someone who is gay, he broke the silence and said, stacy, we love you. >> my whole world suddenly opened up. >> telling that first person was a big deal. after the first few people, i just started acting like it was everybody should know this. >> this is who i am. >> i will never forget this. i opened the door, my dad is out there. he looks at me and says, i am so sorry if i ever said fag. >> my life now is great. >> i would have missed the first time being held by someone i love. loving, i would have missed experiencing the joy and jubilation of life. people who show me amazing new things all the time, new ways to think and look at the world. i never foresaw being a police officer. i thought it was something that i could not do. >> things keep getting better for me. >> it does get better. >> i will help you and i will protect you and i will lis

and also part of a youth coalition. -- and i am with power. but we are hoping you can take action soon on this proposal. i think -- thank ed reiskin and his staff for all of their work on this. we have working -- been working to secure funding. and it seems it will go much smoother and identify the funds if we can move forward as soon as possible, and my and understanding of the notice in requirements with big if we get in the public notice this week, then the board can take a vote as soon as march 20, and that would be really good in terms of moving forward some of the fund increases. what would work really well is a conditional approval, because we do not want anything to move forward that does not have the money that it needs to be successful, and finally, i just wanted to remind you that there is some money at the mta now that the coalition together with the staff of the mta had decided to hold off on using until we could come up with a program that would really work for all of the families needed, but we would like to see some program mov

that is where i am matt. out would like to see san francisco become a place that is attractive for everybody. a place people love to come to. it is but we can go much further. i do with the small business community. i am supported by the council of district merchants and the small business network. i've been to the bayview merchants association meeting a number of times and to the haight-ashbury. i am a dedicated person and that is what i want. i want to see the citigroup. what is the whole thing about the city, small business. supervisor campos: thank you. i want to say you are everywhere and i have no doubt in my mind if you are commissioner you will attend numerous meetings and events. you take relationship building very seriously and i appreciate that as one that represents the district spend a lot of time in. i truly appreciate your disconnections in district 6 and south of market. in terms of how you plan to do outreach or build relationships in other quarters. maybe they're not as highlighted. >> when

i am has is -- jesus juarez.posed to be in save branches are institutions. i have problems with the place i am living. i am happy to the right there. -- live right there. my payment is almost 3000. i do not know why they can do anything. i do not want to get it for 148 but something reasonable to make payments. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. >> good afternoon. i am with a green mining and -- green mining institute. it is a research policy and advocacy iagency. we work with -- to make sure that financial industry is a dialogue with community and take their best interests into account when making decisions. we commend supervise -- supervisor avalos for making sure that when thinking about the business of the city, we're thinking about the fact that a business relationship is more than money. it is also how transpires and affects communities. one of the things we're looking forward to similar to what kevin mentioned, we do think this rfp should be replicated and extended to major companies doing business with

i am eager, not only to come here to see a good friend again and our agencies, but i am also here toat the cupcakes. [laughter] thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i had the opportunity to meet mr. sheldon a year or so ago. he came on to the job and was speaking with staff. we were talking about employment programs and innovative models to get families back into the workforce. his staff recommended, among other cities, him to come to san francisco. myself and my staff put together this program, and we were very honored. we certainly did our best to show off our program a year ago. we are really pleased that he has chosen to come back to see the progress we have made, despite the unfortunate loss of the federal money. but within the context of our existing welfare to work program and with the commitment of local dollars. i am really happy to be at a work site and have mr. sheldon here to meet participants of the program and employers. >> thank you. mr. mayor, thank you. you know, if you look back over the last three years, the recovery and reinvestment act did a substantial amount to

i am a patient. i am not a criminal. am not a drug addict. t(i do not abuse or use medical marijuanaç in -- around the children. i have respect for the neighborhood. and just to say that there could possibly be more people here as well in favor of this, but cannot be here because they are ill. i want to bringç attention to that. thank you. commissioner antonini: thank you. are there additional speakers in please come up. okç>> good evening. i am the assistant manager at green cross. shaha iñr wanted to add on to that. as a delivery service, we're not just a delivery service. we inform patients that are not aware of what medical cannabis does to help out. all they would get e-mails and phone calls asking how they can be helped by medical cannabis. they're not aware of it. i look at it as we're an educational service for medical cannabis because there are so many patients. before started here, i would -- was always thinking, it does not really help. it is nonsense. after working there, just got so much information about

>> three i am aware of, but there might be two. they resemble me, but they resemble somebody else i know. >> i will be honest they each weigh about 250. but before you say i am a bad parent, know that i never see them. this is all on their mom. >> herald is four years 08d. >> he is 250 and 40. if not for the gender as a woman i would say future line backer. i am talking about my beloved daughter i haven't seen in five years. i am not even sure she is 4. >> tucker, if kids want junky snack foods, they are going to get them somewhere. >> of course they are. i am just amazed -- my neighbors are always saying, i want the government out of my bedroom. the amount of government intrusion into our lives growing exponentially. i just don't see government's place to be determining what you eat or in fact feeding you. i am skeptical of the school lunch program. call me a fashist. >> to get to that . you are a facist. a big snack has done -- even the health food people say big snack has done a good job at offering healthy alternatives. but the

i am serious. it is not even professional what they are doing to us, and you do not have to deal with the hell we deal with every day. you should come by some time. thank you for your time. >> i have been a teacher since 1999 and a thorn in some people's side. last spring, students and educators came to choose a principal who represent the diversity and brought history of academic achievement and innovating our school. our choice was ignored. we were provided with the industry should, which unilaterally and arbitrarily sought to ignore and alienates parent participation through confrontation, undermined educators in front of parents, students, staff, and visitors, jeopardize health and safety by inconsistent enforcement of discipline policies, which has led to 164 suspensions today. numerous staff injuries and expulsions resulting in a number of parents removing children from our school. four of our most promising new teachers are been removed for no other reason but the advocacy and support of stu

i am homeless. i became homeless because my domestic partner worked in the same company as i did, but he was violent. i was forced to leave my home to escape his violent behavior in get a better environment for my children and the transition has been difficult. i am going to school let this time. i lost my job because of a domestic issue. i have three daughters, however two are currently not staying with me because of the domestic violence situation. i am currently separated from my two daughters. i am currently staying at the shelter, doing my best to finish my program, battering myself and this -- battering myself." that is one example. one thing, even the founder of capitalism -- adam smith -- touted -- [tone] as the free enterprise man, said "no civilization should allow the poor is to go without the basics of food, -- poorest to go without the basics of food, clothing, and shelter." i am here to do whatever i can to help, along with these people, right now. [applause] >> [speaking foreign langu

i am a king, but i am a secretary. helping my people. i have to be very humble to be able to relate to my co-workers. i do not want them to think it is getting to me. they know the culture, and they know what a king is all about gifts they give me that respect, and i give them respect, also. tavis: this is widely ghanaian people are so friendly. i do not know one american that can one day be named a king and be able to go back to the job and not only do it but to be good at doing it and find joy in doing it. i am trying to figure out how you are still doing this job as secretary and loving obviously what you do when in your native country, you are a royalty preferred -- were guilty? >> i am a secretary before i am a king -- when it in your native country, you are a king? >> i am a secretary before i am a king, and i get a salary. i normally send them money. from the little salary i make. if there was that i was not a secretary, i could not send them that. [laughs] tavis: that just does not fit. so how is the palace back in otuam? >> i re

i am a patient. i am not a criminal.al marijuanaç in -- around the children. i have respect for the neighborhood. and just to say that there could possibly be more people here as well in favor of this, but well in favor of this, but cannot be here because they are

i am a u.s. citizen. i am also a san francisco resident. i am very appreciative for all that is offered and the help that is given and the meals that we served is only facet of what we need to do in this city to make it a better place and to make humanity and better principal in people's lives. i will tell you, not only do they feed the hungry stomachs in america here in san francisco, but they also serve the starving soluls with a simple smile, simple hug, and a simple warm place. we all deserve that. we all deserve love and hope. and this place in st. anthony's camino, it is like a caterpillar that turns into a butterfly. this is a change, metamorphosis to help serve the needs of san francisco in the greater number. it blows me away that 60 years ago they were serving 150 meals for the city of san francisco, and will now serve anywhere from 2500 to 3500 daily, and with many more to come. god bless all the selfless souls that does not only their pockets, but of their soul, to help better another human. please empathize with these people. w

i am born and raised in the bay area. i am 39.was a time like someone mentioned before when i grew up in san jose. there was graffiti, there was cannabis in people's pockets on corners and honestly, it is a ridiculous conversation to have. in this day and age when we all know how one can go through life in many different ways and come to a reality. a friend of mine used to live in the excelsior neighborhood. when she was there, i spent four years around trade as seminal and getting gas of on the corner at geneva. it has always been a particularly rough neighborhood. i can see that only improving with the green cross. this is the type of organization, i have had my card u or 11 years now. somebody else mentioned they keep coming back to the green cross. i do, too. thank you. commissioner antonini: i there additional speakers in favor of the project sponsor? iÑ>> hello and good evening. i am coming to you today as a third-generation san franciscan and also someone who was raised in the neighborhood. i went to balboa. i know all ab

i am paying health benefits. to compete with somebody outside of san francisco who bids in san francisco who does not pay any of those things. it is a big difference. also, minimum-wage. that is a lot more than 10% or 15%. so when you do this, the gap has got to be bigger. >> thank you. any other for public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. president o'brien? president o'brien: i think i am just heard a very important point in the last part of what the speaker said, in the last sentence. i think they should definitely have that credited to the local company or debited to the benefit of the outside company to negate that, because that is an immediate not apples to apples comparison, so that needs to be in there. their fees have to be credited because that has to be there. i would like to see that put forward. >> commissioner client? commissioner -- commissioner clyde? commissioner clyde: i want to be careful because there are companies that hire in san francisco and are outside of the border. in oakl

so today, i am right here.re for people you have no money, poor people cannot afford it. thank you. and i have to say to thank america's black madonna for performing at the super bowl. president chiu: thank you very much. any other members of the public want to speak in general public comment? step up, sir. >> this is what i would say. jane kim, everybody talked about you visiting a shelter, but when you look at the reports, there are shelters that were not monitored at all by the monitoring committee, which is their function. they are on a new quarter and a. we also have a problem because i believe the local homeless coordinator and board -- i do not think they are even trying to monitor the quarterly reports, or talk about it, or read about it, or anything. i think the other problem i am having is -- is the community partnership healthy? it seems like every time i have a problem, i have to call the department of building inspection and the department of public health to get something done. i need to go to the

i am so sorry. i never know if my thumb is supposed to be in and -- in or out when i do the hand signal. i do not know what it means. i apologize to all of you. tonight, i have the privilege of speaking at the tech awards. regarding technology, my knowledge is limited to a few facts. i know the character i play on tv uses a pc. i use a mac at home. the only difference to me is i think the mac is prettier. i just joined facebook in the past year. i have for the friends. [laughter] -- 40 friends. i joined twitter around the same time. i have no followers. i changed pseudonyms a dozen times. i sent messages to politicians and athletes to congratulate them on living after loss. despite all of this, i am here with you, the most tech-savvy people of all. i am grateful. i will not understand most of what you talk about, but i will listen carefully, and may be able to parrot back a phrase or two. i have very good memory. the pact follows award honors 20 individuals for their outstanding achievement in one o

that's why i am bitter. i am not good with stocks. i am not good with money. i don't have a financial head. i always miss out. i could have been doing graffiti for facebook. i am qualified to do that. i am disappointed. >> bill, you are the business expert on the panel. do you hate these rich people because they are rich? >> i hate bonnie because he was an -- bono because he was an early investor because he bought in before it went public. i love this david cho guy. not only was he on a whim, but can we see the physical tour of him again? all he did was throw paint on the wall and leave. that's all he did. >> he is an american hero. >> he went and threw paint on the wall. >> how much do you want to bet five years from now not a penny left? >> that's true. >>> is dismembering drifters in the back of a moving ban as hard as it looks? we discuss the book, first you laugh and then you die. it is courtney love. my nose for news tells me this is a story about courtney love. thank you knows for news. -- nose for news. >>> are the rich on the hook says the holy book?

am i going to tell myself i am if i look at that thing and want it anyway? >> you may, but it is good data to pay attention to your physical, emotional or mental hunger. raise that awareness. it is a retraining to focus on pleasure in the physical body. >> okay. >> the next thing i want you to do is make sure if you are going to eat it, don't try to stop and control yourself, that is like trying to stop an 18-wheeler going 80 miles per hour downhill and do a u-turn. you can't do it safely and you will use up all your will power reserves in the process of it. so, if you are going to eat it, what we. >> reporter: saying, go ahead and eat it, but be sure to enjoy it. take your time, it is down and really saver every bite of it. >> are you in the belief that if you want one milky way and there is a bowl of sugarless peppermints over here, a whole bowl of sugarless peppermints are not going to do it for you until you have the one milky way. >> do you speak from experience? >> yes, i do! [ laughing ] >> you are right. all those reduced calorie, engineered foods ar

i am not. he is the electoral politician and has to be attentive to public opinion and he wants to stay away from issues that be an electoral losers 410 and avoid controversy there will be the electoral loser. >> talk about politics talk about the african-american and republicans allen west and tim scott and you write to race still matters african americans must overcome there blackness in the eyes of their supporters. >> guest: they must. one of the most remarkable elections of 2010 was the election of south carolina. in the republican in context of black man beat out strom thurmond, jr.. the legendary dixiecrats senator, that was quite remarkable. my politics are very far away to tim scott however the negative show that conservative white republicans chose him over a white candidate and it shows in my view a change of racial attitudes and a good change. that is part and parcel of the obama philosophy. >> host: what do teach? >> guest: most of the people in my 27 years of harvard is my contrac

i am sorry i am late. i spent this morning going through four different districts. experienced many of the pot holes in those districts. this is wonderful. it has been a long road. it has been a long road. many years of wanting to get

i am proud to be an african- american. i am proud to be an african- american in san francisco when our population is dwindling. prior to have been a resident of district 81997 through 2011. i am proud to be in supervisor cohen's district. my grandma told me to surround myself with good people. i have to tell you that is what i have done and i am proud to look around this chamber and see so many friends. my very first friend who sat four doors down from me at howard rice when i used to scream down the hall at the bidd campos. and my great friend malia cohen. thank you for entrusting me on the police commission. it is great work. i have to tell you i love being there. for all of those who worry, you can call and find out. my record is pretty damn close to being perfect. i love being on the police commission. thank you for that. i am here to serve san francisco and san franciscans. that is what i learned at home. and want to be of service. -- i want to be of service. stepping into this chamber is one of the proudest moments o

i am not going to have the same kind of riotous behavior here. i am so glad you left.n san francisco that is going on in oakland. i am so glad joyce got out of there before the stupidity started. occupy needs to be evicted off the planet. what happens when you relax the rules is that stupidity takes over and, again, thank you, chief. thank you, san francisco police department, for not allowing stupidity to come to san francisco which should stay in oakland. i did not like it in high school. that was the mayor. high school class of 1964. >> go yellow jackets. president mazzucco: next speaker, please. >> i am back again. happy new year's. long time no see. hello, assistant chief. we met in august. i was going to go out to the castro and got arrested. against the law. false arrest. all the community liaison folks out there will do anything their clients want them to do to feel legal. the wall street journal of 10 days ago involved in the attorney's office investigating the police forces of 20 cities around the country. we were singled out as the only city police departmen

i am going to ask graneg to provide an overview. what he is going to show you is not necessarily what is going to look like for us, so it is sort of like a lego set. what shape you put in depends on your particular needs, but it will at least be available, and we will be available for questions. >> good evening. give me a moment to read just this. goo-- to readjust this. what you see is a test environment we set up for the project tracking system. the final result will be a page on your existing website where citizens can go and apply for new projects or applications online, be able to search existing applications across departments, schedules inspections, of load and documents, and so forth, so can you hear me ok? we will take a look at this, and we will see the home page. this is where i can search for applications, so i will take us through three scenarios. one will be a project sponsor checking on the current status on his project and associated applications. the next one will be a project sponsor who needs to call a new project

i am being very polite. thank you for your comments. >> and other any other members of the public who wish to comment? we will close public comment. i do have today an amendment, that has a couple of clarifications on the legislation, one of them is on the effective date of the legislation -- this said january 1, 2012, we will have the operative date of this legislation be 30 days with the final passage, and this will be prospective, not looking back to january 1, which i think it provide confusion to some people. and instead of referring to cyclists -- we are referring to the tenants who would be subject to this legislation. making certain there is access in the building owners and managers. this creates less confusion. there would be a more clear discussion between the tents of the building and the people who are responsible for the overall building space. and just a question for the deputy attorney, there would not be substantive changes? >> you could move forward to peace -- with these today. >> i would

>> i appreciate that, and i am sorry i cannot. i am not prepared. it was the appellants expert to was going to make that presentation today, and he is sick and was hospitalized and was not able to come, so my apologies to the board that i cannot shed further light on the details of that. president chiu: thank you. why do we now not hear from members of the public who wish to speak on behalf of the appellant? if you could line up on the right side, and each member will have up to two minutes. and if we could get the projector? >> hello, my name is gene. there are the children that attend the jewish academy's goal. unfortunately, one of our technical experts coming he is sick today, and i am going to take his role and try to explain to you whatever he did, and i am going to submit the same papers to you after i finish. what was done by the hamilton association, we think it is not really representing -- in the previous history of this case, when the hebrew academy appealed the decision of the installation, we proved that the distance between the buildi

i am in a neutral zone. i am very concerned. number one, dr. nadine has been my doctor and the doctor of my children. i met her at brown elementary school, where she came for outreach. it is in excellent health center. whenever in there, they assist me and my two children. my concern as an activist is that we know the concerns of bayview hunters point. the toxic issues, the smell, it is always there. the fact that we have not did anything about it -- i do not know why these so-called activists, whoever they are, have not been able to do anything about this sewage smell, but it is there. i do not know that element, particularly. i do not know the history. according to what is being told to me, this is the area where the sewage plant is. if that is the case, then we really need to leave look at the situation -- relook at the situation and deal with making sure that we stop up putting -- not having our children to be put into that environment. that is the outcome. it is not about the child advocacy. she is excellent. i know that she will bring the

i am can dress stanley. i am with the san francisco arts festival. the people who organized for the vancouver winter games in 2010 said if you counted every seat in every venue at the game, you would have a capacity for 1 million people. the other $2.40 million -- the other 2.4 million had to of been doing things elsewhere in the city. we have been working with artists willing to do fund- raising on their own. we will need additional funds to put together programming the would cover the 10 to 11 week program before you. they realized having a festival run alongside large sporting events increases the value of corporate sponsorship potential, increases more than sports fans, and increases the time people stay in the city. i feel it is important to involve the arts in america's cup. >> my name is joel skinner. i represent the flex foundation. we build our to community and community through art. i'm not to make this event a success for san francisco. -- i believe art will make this event a success for san francisco, and i feel they will cut it as revenu

i am great washing dishes and i am great clearinghouse. i do not like to, but i am fantastic. to talk about some of the projects on the album. since you mentioned a bob dylan, i have been on your web site so i know what a big fan you are. i am sure there are a thousand answers. what is it about bob dylan the knicks in your favorite artist? >> i have a couple of different artists. tavis: i am so glad to hear you say that. curtis mayfield never gets his props. >> what i love about curtis and bob dylan and bob marley, they were artistic, if you watched the life of curtis mayfield and bob dylan, they all had this commercial success. it was based on pop records. what happened to the three of them, at some point, they became almost someone else. they went on a spiritual journey, some type of spiritual rebirth. the person that was born was much more spiritualized. there are times when an artist needs to represent without saying anything. when i see bob dylan or bob marley, i know there is a god. it does not matter what they are saying. it is the conviction of their soul. they are jus

. >> i am with power, i just want to add to what manuella said. i am glad you got the valentines. there is a lot of love that is coming through from the youths. it was done after school, and it was not do not go to school and we will have this action. spreading the message that we love muni, and we hope you appreciate the valentines, and we want to encourage you to make this an item for the hearing on march 6, and we are asking for the 6th said you can come. that meeting is scheduled for 4:30, but we want them to be present here. chairman nolan: thank you. >> [speaking foreign language] >> my name is -- i am a member of power, and i have been doing outreach and talking to families, and the reason that muni is important to me is that i depend honoraria and it is very difficult to pay for the pass. it is difficult to even provide a fast pass. i want to thank the board and director reiskin, and i would like to ask that to make the vote as soon as possible. chairman nolan: thank you. next? secretary boomer: [reading names] chairman nolan: that afternoon, mr. gilbert. >> good afternoon

i am connie chu. with me, we have supervisors kim and avalos, and we have people from sfgtv and clerk young. clerk young: -- supervisor chu: please call item number 1. clerk young: do except and expend a grant for the kindergarten to college program participant incentive funds. supervisor chu: we have someone with us. kreskin afternoon. i am with the office of treasurer-tax collector. the i come before you is for a grant in the amount of $190,000 for the students to participate in the kindergarten to college program. there are currently two programs. one is a $100 bonus to the students and their families if they set up a direct deposit into the account and have acted for at least six months. these are privately raised funds that are matched by $50 war all students and an additional $50 for those students who are participating in the free and reduced lunch program, and i am happy to take any questions. supervisor chu: i am wondering if you can share with us at the experience so far. >> there are a lot