thank you very much. >> [calling names] >> thank you. i am the executive director of compassionate care. i am here to urge you to support the rebuild. for 25 years, it has been serving as a hospice, providing end of life care and medical respite care 24 hours a day and are 15-room facility to low andincome san franciscans with aids. what you may not know is that cpmc has been a longtime supporter of. going back a least 15 years. in the mid-1990's, we purchase the building we are currently in from california pacific medical center. distill that property was made to us at less than half -- the sale of that property was made to us at less than half of the appraised value. roughly 10% of san franciscans who die of aids to do so in our facilities. i have also participated as a neighbor in the outreach that they did. i have seen the accommodations they have made in the areas of pedestrian safety. i want to urge you to vote yes on the rebuild of cpmc. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am a 43-year member of the local 22, the carpen

thank you so much for listening. [applause] >> [reading names] >> [speaking spanish] >> good afternoon. i am a member of power. >> [speaking spanish] [applause] >> i come here before you today as i did over a year and a half ago to express the needs of our community. i want to reiterate what we have been fighting for from the beginning. all of the youth have a right to a free and fast pass in the city. >> [speaking spanish] >> this is a representation of what we have been working on. >> [speaking spanish] [applause] >> we want to -- people who have fought hand in hand have signed in paper or over the internet. we have gathered over 7406 signatures in support of free muni for youth. >> [speaking spanish] >> we have also had families use -- whether taken pictures of themselves in support of this campaign. people will not take pictures of themselves unless they believe in the cause. we unloaded those photos so you can see the faces of those who been supporting this. -- we uploaded those photos so you can see the faces of those who have been support

you. i am going to call 10 more names. i am sorry. 10 seconds. i am going to call some more people can line up after you speak. kile, ben, joshua, derryl, and tony. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is -- i live in the tenderloin for 24 years now. and i am a member of the tenderloin filipino american community association. i live in alexander residents, too. it has been 15 years. i pay a large percentage of my income for rent, and i think it is still expensive for may because i am only on social security. but maybe without the affordable housing, i would not be able to live here in san francisco, so i am very thankful for that. i have been here for a long time. i ask you, supervisors, to help us in building more affordable housing for the poor and the seniors that have low-income. it is also important to have money set aside to build housing for the people. please support the housing. please support this for low- income communities. we need affordable housing to live in san francisco. thank you very much. supervisor kim: thank you

you. i called everyone's name here, right? >> commissioners, thank you for this chance for the community to address you. my name is alex, and i am here because i support 3a because st. luke's is so important to our community. i remember that six was the place to go if you had no option. many uninsured and underinsured people could go there if they had no other options. over the years, cpmc has been making it harder and harder to get care. i support expanding st. luke's is part of the plan for the vital services for low-income residents of the south side of the city. we have seen in our society what happens when people are underrepresented and they get affected by so many cuts. please, i am asking for you to see this side of the people in need. i, myself, have been going to general for service, and it is overcrowded. so we do definitely need the whole community of san francisco to have st. luke's not only restored to what it used to be and maybe even expand it. please join me to join3a -- please join me to support 3a. thank you

commissioner chu: thank you. >> my name is mary, and i am here as a board member and a volunteer. i volunteer at next door, one of the homeless shelters. it has been a very long afternoon. you have heard a lot of testimony. you have heard a lot of passion. you have heard a lot of reason. the only reason i am still here offering you my perspective this, i, as one of those philanthropists. -- i come as one of those philanthropists. i want to heal who i can. i spent a lot of my free time during that period i am a parish -- parish priest. a volunteer on my off hours. there are a couple things i think are very important that have not been spoken. i cannot do this. i can i give you enough money to solve this problem. this is a health care issue. it is a homeless issue issue. they deserve a decent wage where they can live in decent housing and have nutritious food and sustain their family. that is the issue. they have taken it upon it to make their lives best. we need to pay them a wage that is honest. the second reason why i am standing appear to still speak, that is because we are respo

supervisor kim: thank you. >> my name is -- i am with san francisco tomorrow. i am also with a supervisory committee. i want to commend both you, supervisor kim, and supervisor campos for performing the audit. bureaucracy needs performance audits to keep them going. however, iraq of leadership and resolve for the people who make those decisions, and what i find lacking is for the last 16 years, it has been laissez faire of the way around. so even the mayor will be brown had a bond initiative, only half of that was completed. more often, we at san francisco tomorrow have to follow up against the city for providing the housing element, that'd be correctly done, according to state law, and it took some time. here i am saying -- i object to the planning department acting to the contrary of affordable housing. a remarkable proposal for eight washington, which requires the exemptions of the city code, the planning code, as well as the district, which believes the city a further loss of revenue. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. chang. >> do i have more time? supervisor k

you. if i have called your name -- >> thank you. y name is rebecca, executive director of the san francisco lgbt community center. i am here to speak on behalf of cpmc and the plan to rebuild. the center is a nonprofit organization serving about 9000 people a month. really looking at connecting individuals, resources, and opportunities to build a stronger and healthier lgbt community. we have active partnerships with over seven tiverton on profits in the city, looking at developing an extended -- extensive program to reach the committee. cpmc is an integral partner to us. the not only provide us with funding, but they look at a deep partnership to help serve the lgbt committee, including supporting a program that serves about 6000 people a year, connecting them to safety net services, and critical services necessary for individuals for survival. they are a key partner and have been a longtime partner. they also partner with many of our collaborative organizations. they have a deep commitment to the community-based organizations and l

you. i'm going to call names from daniel webster. again, there's more people -- there's a lot of people. you have 15 minutes total as a group. use it any way you like. stacy -- so if somebody comes up and starts talking for five minutes, you only have 10 minutes for the rest of the group. >> we'll take one and go in our order if that's all right. president yee: sure. >> good evening, thank you, mr. president and board members. roberto aga, my daughter is in kindergarten at daniel webster elementary. i'm here to discuss daniel webster's middle school issue. i'm joined by parents, teachers and staff at daniel webster and we are speaking for all of our kids. we presented a plan to district staff november 2011. we've been meeting monthly with our area superintendent since then. facility utilization committee is aware of the proposal and we would like to ensure that the board hears the proposal directly from us. we are small. president yee: i'm sorry. there's a lot of chattering right now. and the the acoustics in here makes it difficult to listen to the speaker so if you need to have a conver

thank you. >> thank you, president fong and commissioners. my name is paula and i am a resident of san francisco and a volunteer at california pacific medical center. i support rebuild cpmc and i hope you will also. i volunteer as a way of giving back to my community. years ago, i was able to receive sliding scale services from cpmc and those services saved my life. one of my jobs @ cpmc has been to greet and escort young adults from galileo high school to help academy. as a visit various departments within cpmc. i have been to at least 15 different departments with the students and to a person, i find the staff engaging, encouraging, and excited about their work, the work that they do there. i was going to say something about seismic safety, however, the seismic experts said it much better than i can. in conclusion, i want to ask you to support rebuild cpmc. we need the facilities for the future and safety of all of our citizens and we need seismically up-to-date medical facilities. thank you very much and i encourage you to support this project. pr

if your name has been called, come on up. >> thank you, president long and commissioners. my name is tera. i am a cpmc employee and patient and i support rebuilding cpmc. i work as cpmc for 15 years. my role as the patient relations coordinator allows staff to do a credible job within the limits of our current facility grid it takes a great effort to maintain the privacy and dignity of patients in a semi-private room. in my role, i hear concerns from patients and families relating to the small, outdated rules we currently have at cpmc. the proposed facilities would alleviate these concerns as well as many others. it would ensure that the citizens of san francisco have access to state-of-the-art health care. at multiple sites within the city. i am not only an employee, but a patient. in 2008, an emergency room physician look beyond the symptoms are presented with and showed i have -- i had multiple pulmonary l.i. -- emboli. i had the unique opportunity to interact with our staff as a patient. this gave me a unique opportunity. i was lucky enough not to have a semi-private ro

you. [reading names] >> hello, my name is -- i am a huge organizer in chinatown. i am here to really urge you to consider making muni free-for- all youth. meeting our climate objective goals. in san francisco is really committed, if this board is really committed to get kids out of cars and use public transit, we need to provide a way to get kids to think about that. the free muni for youth would get them out of cars. it would help reduce our carbon footprint as a whole. we have seen 60% of all traffic in san francisco be made by a car. young people make up some fraction of that. we really want them to start taking the buses. in new york city where they have run this pilot for many years, we have seen great success. it is a culture about getting on the buses. it is not something that they just depend on, they want to get on. free passes to all young people. we want to see san francisco be modeled after new york, be modeled after portland, oregon. thank you. secretary boomer: thank you. chair brinkman: do we have a group of more people coming? i think he is just con

[list of names] are you still here? go ahead and come up to the mic. following them will be some speakers. [list of names] by the way, ronnie chisolm. go ahead. get started. >> my name is lillian fong. we understand the district is planning to cut of least one bus stop. given that 9% of our population relies on yellow school buses, and given that the majority are from hunters point, it is critical that they continue to provide school buses. we work hard to close achievement gaps for african american and socially disadvantaged students. was informed by the deputy superintendent, we are in contact with the educational policy analyst to provide collaborative input into the proposed school bus routes. we respect the district is forced to make difficult choices and appreciate that we can work together for creative solutions to ensure diversity, access, and expertise for all san francisco family'ies. >> this is charles peacock and nicklaus. they are speaking in place of chantal. >> my name is charles peacock. i am in fifth grade, and i want to tell you there

there are some names on that list that you want to hold. i know we're going to have some great discussions about some of those names. when you look at some of these names and you look at their performance, you think, we have to take it off the table. >> like what? >> apple. i continue to hold apple, i continue to build into apple, i continue to buy upside options in apple because of what i'm seeing some and of the expectations. and i would argue with just about everybody. look at these valuations like right now, look at the growth, look at the catalyst, i don't understand what the guys fighting apple are seeing versus those of you that are not fighting it and watching it go higher. >> the list is only five names long. some of these you said you would take off. >> netflix. >> advanced microup 50%, as well. >> i think netflix will be the one name where it's still a story i think that is very complex and very difficult for us to get our arms around this. we all know about contest and the rests of the costs going up because of that. i think netf

thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is joe fang. i would ask you for a little patience and forgiveness if i sound a little incoherent. i barely stepped off the plane coming from hong kong. so it's 3:30 in the morning right now. i have been coming to these meetings for a couple of years now and i have also been traveling to hong kong, china, and other parts of the world for many years. i don't know when this project was first started, it must have been at least four or five years ago, but in these four or five years, you know, i have watched entire cities in china spring up out of nothing. i'm just amazed that a business like this, that a project like this that is going to bring nothing but good to the city of san francisco, we sorely need this project, a project like this. not too many businesses would have the patience to endure to go through the hardship and the perseverance of getting this approval process. now, the city and this country is going downhill, is going to hell because of processes like this. businesses just don't have

thank you. >> my name is mary helen briscoe. i want to thank you for all the hard work on a difficult task. i want to thank you for restoring part of district 5, where i live, along the panhandle, to continue to be part of district 5. thank you very much for that. i am here today because of another isolated block. it is the block bordered by hayes and cole. it is the left hand arrow. it is surrounded on the west by st. mary's hospital, on the north by usf. this neighborhood has been beset by these institutions. there also isolated from district -- they are also isolated from district 1. our neighborhood group was formed to fight the encouragement of these institutions that did nothing for our neighborhood. the people on this block were involved in the fight and other struggles we have to keep our neighborhood intact. [tone!] please do not remove an integral part of our neighborhood. do not isolate this block. please restore this to district 5. thank you very much. >> thank you, ma'am. >> good morning, everybody. lisa spinalli, pr

thank you, supervisor. >> hi, good afternoon. my name -- and i am urging you to support item 43 and allow open strollers on muni. president chiu: if you could speak a little closer to the microphone? thank you. >> i also take my child. as you heard from the previous speakers, it is difficult to get on the unit with a stroller and to pay your fair share safely. i do think there is precedent. i came back from a trip to london. they do allow open strollers. it is much larger than san francisco. it really did facilitate our exploration of the city as tourists. it is a perfectly safe alternative as long as the child is strapped in and the stroller is locked. of course, i do also urge you at a future point in time to look at the signage that you have as well. they have very nice signs in the united kingdom that provide priority seating to not only disabled people. they have an image of a person with a cane. a woman who is pregnant, and also an individual carrying a child. i think that is also something you might want to consider for a future b

you? my name is martha and i am working for three years together.when i received this notice, i did not expected. i am sad because no work is really hard. it is the only work i had. it has had an impact on me because we have a lot of issues in the family. i work all my heart with the children. i feel the teachers and parents do the best work for the children, too. thank you for listening to me. [applause] >> hello, i am a parent and i have three kids at paramount elementary. i live and work in san francisco. we work and non-profits. the cost of living in san francisco is high. when my oldest son went to a private program, half of my salary paid for that program. that was a sliding scale. that's cool no longer has a sliding scales. there is no more subsidies. my middle child goes to the pre- k program. it was wonderful. they loved that. you could not dream of a better team to work with your kids. it is a great model having it attached to this school because you get these high-quality teachers, it gives the kids more stability, the parents and kids mo

you, sir. [reading names] >> good morning, members of the task force. nt to thank you for all the work you have done, especially to keep the north of panhandle area in district 5. i was not intending to speak this morning, but i do feel there is the need for a little correction to the characterization of the lucky market block that is between mcalester central, fulton, and the sonic, as being outside of the nopa area. i was the vice-chair of the coalition that was formed in 1997 to ensure that development would not have a serious negative impact on the neighborhood. that coalition was independent, but most of the people that were part of it were members who lived in the area. one of our main tasks was to make sure that that project, which in its original design was essentially a gated community where everyone was essentially blocked out of the neighborhood, to make at least part of that project open to the neighborhood. i should also point out that several of the members, the residents of that project are numbers, so i would like you to take those factor

long term i don't think you want to be in these names just yet. plus i think there's a lot of other areas of the market which we'll go over in a little bit where you can make money. right now the financials with the headwinds from europe in their face, if you want to be in there for a trade take it but that's about. >> morgan stanley ceo james gorman talking about the u.s. recovery on cnbc short time ago. listen to what he had to say. >> the u.s. i believe is recovering better than most people think it is. >> i've been around the country a lot in the last six months talking to ceos, wide variety of businesses from the autos to the technology companies to the infrastructure, the energy companies. good progress and the financial institutions are clean. they came through the stress test strongly. the u.s. is recovering i think a little better not with standing this week's job report. >> let's go to the numbers with david george senior research analyst at rw baird coming to us on the fast line. you heard what everybody had to say this morning and what

thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is sarah and i am it proud to stand before you today in support of the 8 washington project. we believe this development is a significant improvement on a key intersection of the city's no. waterfront. this project is, as you heard earlier, of the city wide importance. many people testified the embarcadero is a tool. is -- a jewel. the 8 washington project proposes to provide publicly- accessible open space, housing, renovated clubs, and underground parking. not surface parking, but undergrad. we are pleased with the design of the project, which includes the addition of green roofs to the project and playground area. we support the current project, which we believe are perfect for the area. the project sponsor has made adjustments to the design and scale of the building, protecting surrounding buildings. the scale of this project is modest inappropriate. it is important to note the project's location. it is enclosed proximity to many transit lines like bart, muni, ferry lines. it is u

the highly levered name, it's too early there. if you want to buy nat gas, buy the commodity. >> there is not one thing about energy i like here. energy today in the form of xle down 1%. natural gas equity names, some have performed. they are not even performing today. >> not even short term? you get one announcement from a major that says we are not producing any more like chesapeake in january, no short term trade there? >> i don't like catching falling knives. >> exxon, let's say they don't announce anything this week but do have earnings next week. that is a name to watch there. single biggest natural gas driller in the country. $1.96 is a fairly important technical level for natural gas. there may be just some support above there regardless of what's happening with potential curtailments. >> having traded natural gas futures, as we get close to exploration, it's clean out the refrigerator. it's expired milk. they get rid of as much as they quickly can. >> you know your down side, buying it right here. >> you lost these people. what

you would be here. ok, so here's the names. mary bevins, rachel brooks, monica swartzalander, justin sutton, nevett, wendy wan, erin qataris. come up on, go to the podium. you have one minute each. >> i pressed the button. my name is mary bevins, the resource and literacy specialist at visitation valley school and a member of the council. >> can you wait a minute. i can't hear anything you're saying. >> boys and girls, please be quiet. show good listening. men and women, grown-ups. my name is mary bevins. i am the resource and literary specialist at visitation valley elementary school and a member of the school site council. i'm here to speak on behalf of the students for whom there is no achievement gap. the children with disabilities who are joyiously achieving, the children who traditionally have wide achievement gaps, the childrens whose lives are riddled with violence and poverty, all the children who are achieving joyuously for whom there is no achievement gap. i am here to tell you about their teacher ms. monica swartzlan

thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is daniel delancy. i would like to talk with you today about how i feel the proposal would negatively impact the aquatics and outdoor recreation space available to the entire community. first, i would like to describe a few of the programs that are offered for kids, middle-class and elderly. while some people think of it as a tennis and swim club, is actually much more. gateway has a lot will come a smaller pool for exercise wear glasses, a large deck area and small pavilion. it is important to note that these host programs available to the public. the most noticeable program that use these is something called kid's cam. kids can't serves over 700 campers and employs an additional 20 people each summer by providing activities such as tennis, swimming, arts and crafts. it has given $30,000 in scholarship awards so that children can envoy -- children from low-income families can enjoy these programs as well. these are the only fools and the city of san francisco but host year-round outdoor open swim. while