and, we know just because of the nature of the water system improvement project, that type of project and that type of outreach was different from what is what should be done with the sewer system improvement project and i have been saying this for a long time and i really miss the gentlemen who was on the commission richard straw, i really miss him because, when you spoke to him, he really understood what were the needs of the community. so, when puc didn't listen to us and wanted to place three combustion turbine and is we the people fought it and won, p. kruvment wassen lightened now we have other project and some of you commissioners have spoken about it in a forth right manner and some of you have not and the end result is this: when we dot analysis: do we consult who are adversely impacted for over 60 years do we consult them don't think they are ignorant. they are as statute in other ways and so when we attend add committee benefits meeting recently, the community spoke well and one of you all was there present and so those are the types of dialogs that we have and so thank you

our water system improvement program, 80 products that span seven counties. we have a staff of about 400 city employees and about 500 consultants. puc is really embracing technology. we wanted to make sure we really had a system that would elevate all issues so we could address them in a timely manner. as you know, time is money. we have a construction management information system. it is a great tool to help us address construction and make it successful, as it is today. cmis is one of the first major tools we put in place. the next one is the san francisco online invoicing, where we are now working with the contractor and consultant to have them submit their invoices online. we are also working on electronic bidding systems. another way we can reduce the paperwork and all the other issues tied with the procurements. i live in san francisco. i am a rate-payer. i really care about the way we spend our money. systems like this that will allow transparency, clarity, accountability, and efficiency -- i think systems like this need to be applied to all parts of t

edge and to may be make sure of the pelt project that are going to be done under the sewer system improvement program that weaver working at something that you commissioner torres head me talk about and then you made a request to your staff to report back on urban come post in toilets and there are some new methyls that have come out and one is a section toilet that separates the solids and deals with them right there in the residential site so they never get into the system. so we need to not only solve what is happening at the end of the pipe we need to start preventing the beginning of the pipe because reminder folks according to tommy's report if you crunch the numbers, we could save 5 billion gallons that is billion with a b billion gallons of water every year if every is using an urban come post toilet and filler and this could mean a huge amount of toxins being mixed up with sledge in our system and so i need you to mayor sure that you have two-three appointments on those times of i want toes. >> there are two other comments, i would like to make and #1, i think that we need to be sens

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it's to develop a model for our quality rating and improvement system for early care and education. money was given to first five because we were leveraging our prop 10 dollars and in san francisco leveraging our prop h dollars, and it's to continue what we've already been doing about building a quality improvement system in san francisco. >> great. thank you for being here. colleagues, any questions? supervisor mar. >> i wanted to ask ms. [speaker not understood], if you could talk a little about what first five has been doing to increase the quality already and how this would enhance what we're currently doing. >> sure. well, because of our city's universal pre-k prop h dollars and because of our prop 10 investment of uce, we have been not only reimbursing programs, families to have a free half day program for four-year olds, but we've also developed a pretty comprehensive quality approvement system with pathways to quality. so, we invest in a lot of ta, a lot of coaching on-site, a lot of other things like mental health consultation, developmental screening, things like that, all

and good afternoon president torres and we will talk about the next seem with the sewer system improvement program and we will re-cap the validation work that we did this past summer and then we will talk about the implementation of stage one project which have been authorized and funded. jeep will be walking through resource the contracting approach, the tools for efficient deliver and risk management and i'll return to talk about the public outreach evident. jeep is the ssi p deputy of preconstruction activity he served in that role with -- and will serve with me in this program and it's a real pleasure to work with him and so as you recall we had three phases for$3.9 million program for the ssi p program and we willive moving forward with phase one the projects that were better defined to learn additional things and then be able to move forward into phase two and three ultimately. the break-down of the phase one projects that we are into immediately out the gate, there is three different distinct categorize the first includes planning through construction and what we have in in are full

recommendation, thank you, and then as you know, puc is in the beginning phases of its sewer system improvement program and are trying to integrate some of the innovative technology resource recovery and the waste water process, so some ideas around that, and then i think one thing we were really pleased about is that last year when the legislature did their initial bills around happen trade revenue allocation, there is a requirement that up to 25% of dollars be spent in disadvantaged communities, historically, san francisco, the definition of disadvantaged communities that the state uses is one that keeps income relative to the state and so we often don't count as a disadvantaged community though we have many neighborhood that are struggling, i think the definition they're using for disadvantaged communities in the context of cap and trade dollars, the bayview hunter's point community will be eligible for those funds so we are hope hating we can try to get access to some of those revenues for that, so we will continue to update you moving forward in the cap and trade, but you as lafco members

riskier about an energy program like this than there is in a four and-a-half billion dollar water system improvement program these resource are stage and reliable resource. so with that said the only thing that we face we have had productive conversations with staff and the commissioners but the problem that we now face is that i heard in the staff presentation of the staff saying "our local build out referring to their plan, whether this legislation was first written in 2004, and each time sense the local build out plan has been the one that the advocates have been promoting and that has been the plan written into the laws and directed to the ssi p staff to how to implement and so that is our plan when we talk about s f puc and the key problem we face now is, the basic flame work of local power plan is sound. it looks pretty good and so what we are hearing from staff and commissioners is okay but this whole billion dollar thing and this many suchs this of many project within five years may be too much to bite off and chiu well that is fine but the next thing we need staff to do after that is instea

if a country puts its entire focus on making sure the education system improves, then that is the kind of progress you can see. tavis: your book is teacher- centric. to your point, the first thing on your list about what the finnish people did was to look at the teachers it wanted. again back to your critics. your critics would take the example in ct that teachers in finland are treated with respect. doctors and lawyers, nobel laureates. the people of finland have such a high regard for how they treat their teachers, one would argue that in this country we do the opposite trade we demonized teachers and make movies, that demonize teachers and demonize teachers' unions. how do you respond to people saying a great example but why don't we treat teachers that way? >> i do not think that movies like "waiting for superman" demonize teachers. tavis: i said it is not that all these kids can all learn. some of these teachers can teach and i believe that. there is a part where they made a mockery of teachers who were sent to the discipline hearing. that part was pretty crazy. >> that is the rea

and voices of recovery, seattle, washington; bridget ruiz, technical expert lead, division of systems improvement, jbs international, bethesda, maryland. bridget, 21.5 percent of 18- to 25-year-olds have an issue with illicit drugs. talk to me a little bit about that and what kind of drugs are they using. it is quite different than it was even 2 or 3 years ago. we see a huge increase in pharmaceutical drug use, not using it as prescribed. we also see an increase in alcohol use, and binge drinking is a serious problem, as well as some of the more legal types of drugs labeled as incense or those types of things in different smoke shops. and jonathan, does that hold true for what you are seeing in new york city? absolutely. we are seeing the use or the misuse of drugs such as ritalin, adderall, inderal being used for specific purposes to help kids stay up late and study, to calm kids down. we're also seeing a lot of binge drinking and we're seeing a disturbing kind of resurgence in the amount of nicotine smoking. i think kids are resorting to cigarettes because they're legal. they are not super chea

that and the reason why you stuck with the clap weird because they took the fancy name water system improvement project is because of discrimination blatant discrimination that is what i write in my bloggs when i send to you all and your e-mails don't work. now, having said that, we have a task force who do you think commission suggestioned that the digesters would be one person? -- [inaudible] learning the word liquid action and unthe sites and before this goes before the public utilities commission and you gregariously said look let us take this up bay couple of years or whatever. in the deliberations gather up, presentations, nobody mentions the historical facts. nobody really gets credit to the community. now, the chair because of his working in the environment sphere and because he has been in the bay view before and because he has been a legislature, he understand some things must be better than others who are doing things remote control and by osmosis. this must stop. this must stop. having worked for the military, let me tell you we can do this in three years on a raw footing. we should

quality act related to modifications to the san francisco public utilities commission water system improvement program calaveras dam replacement project, located in alameda and santa clara counties, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding considerations; and directing the clerk of the board of supervisors to notify the controller of this action. >> same house same call? this resolution is adopted. item 20. >> item 20 is a resolution authorizing the police department to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 from the california emergency management agency for the anti-human trafficking task force program for the period of october 1, 2012, through september 30, 2013. >> same house same call? this resolution is adopted. item 21. >> item 21 is a resolution authorizing the general manager of the public utilities commission to execute a 20-year lease, for $52,324 annually with an annual increase of four percent, with los altos hotel associates, llc, for approximately 47,916 square feet of land known as bay divis

this system will improve for tonight but the thing with this system is that we have high clouds mucharkles but otherwise mostly cloudy skies. we will see some clouds to route the day. and sunshine for this afternoon and the chance for passing showers. the chances for the east bay, the north bay. more significant comings and the rainfall for later afternoon first, let us talk about the system here tonight. notice that white that is more most of the precipitation will persist along the sierras with rainfall. for tonight. possibly, some snowfall over the sierras. spotty sprinkles at 6:00 a.m. that is really our best chance for the entire day. mostly cloudy skies and some more showers/sparkles in the north bay. possibly for the east bay. for sprinkles cash in the north bay. and some of dry conditions for monday. but the rain will be on tuesday. tomorrow, still mild because of the cloud coverage. low 60s for the south bay about 10 degrees cooler. and mid-60s inland. look for the upper 50s in san francisco. mid 60s for the north bay. mostly cloudy skies. rain, sunshine and more monday some

so he should have -- if we have a system -- improved the system he would have been rejected from buying gun in the gun store and the other problem is, the other loophole, right? the records loophole but there is the loophole to allow him to go to a gun show, on the internet to buy a gun and we need to prevent criminals and the mentally ill from doing that. it is crazy that we have a system, you know, a system that responsible gun owners get a background check, and, the option to avoid one is available for anybody who doesn't want to do it. i mean, it is a crazy system. >> chris: different the nra have a point: if you are going to expand the background check and cover more people don't you have to make sure the mental health information gets into the system, otherwise it is a waste of time? >> they absolutely have a point. i mean, they are right on that issue. we need to encourage states to include the mental health records. after virginia tech, for instance, virginia was one of the forst statworst states on t and after virginia tech they are good about getting the records to the federal

to improve the background check system are bipartisan and i hope we can make improvements in a bipartisan way. i've ordered that the second amendment is secure and will remain secure and protected. i yield to no member of this committee. my devotion to protecting our constitution every part of our constitution. in two recent cases, the supreme court has confirmed to thing second amendment like other aspects of our bill of rights protects the individual right. americans have the right to self-defend and have guns in their homes to protect their families. no one is going to take their gun was. second amendment rights in the second amendment are not at risk. let's not put a issue out here that is not out here. but lives are at risk when responsible people are not following laws that would keep guns out of the hands of those who would commit mass murder. ours is a free and open society. let's come together to be a safer and more secure society. we need consensus around common sense solutions. we do not need false charges about gun confiscation to scare people when no such thing is being propo

system. the improvement of that process is a journey. i don't think it's a destination, but i think we can have a no commercial bill system that could be done more fairly if it is done based on some clear objectives in factors that are prestated so it's not something that is simply left to the individual judgment of a judicial officer to do so arbitrarily. >> let me ask mr. looeng, perhaps you can tell the audience about the organization you lead and your experience with risk in needs assessment tools or the kind of evidence based factors that mr. gas skon is referencing. sn >> thank you, jeff, the project has in existence since 1976 and it's a non-profit organization. when we first came across this was a heavily needs base. we provide treatment and with the idea that you are going to impact the failure to appear or appearing in court and obviously recidivism. that's now jumping forward 30 or 20 years. in the last five years particularly you have heard these words in fact chief still spoke about it, evidence base. in the last decade the s

griffin: to really improve these systems, you need to deploy the latest technology. woman: the pipe bursting process is designed to replace an old pipe without digging an entire trench. the old pipe has cracks and displaced joints and openings in it. we try to stop, not only infiltration, but exfiltration, where sewage would actually leak out of the pipe. the head is larger, so it breaks away the old pipe and allows the new pipe to come in behind it. griffin: we are saving about 67% of the cost of actually digging old pipe up. clyne: it's less invasive than an open-cut process, where you would open the whole trench up and replace the pipe. it's called "trenchless" technology, so... that's as good as it gets. griffin: we don't have to dig up everyone's yard, and we refurbish that pipe at a much-reduced cost. another technique, the cured-in-place lining. it's equivalent to putting a large sock through the existing sewer. we form a new pipe inside the old pipe, and therefore we seal up all of the defects that allow rainwater to come in. hunter: we repair about 730 leaks

this conference is about building local systems to improve after school programs. teams from more than 30 u.s. cities attended the conference. council members have this opportunity to share those prejudices and learn from each other and hear from innovative thinkers in the field, san francisco was one of the very first city teams to improve parent at the conference. the pac recognizes the value that these opportunities provided to bring the parents and statutes into the conversation at the conference. the pac was to acknowledge the giving foundations for the generous financial contributions making it possible for the pac members martin to attend a conference as well as the other asa team members. the engagement network, this past december, 2012, ruth reboski the coordinator of family and community partnerships, commenced the first monthly meeting of the school, district, family and engagement network. the pac of many participants among community organizations and district staff who come together to share experiences ideas and suggestions about how to support school

all the dispatch systems could be improved but i really think that we need something to compete with all these other apps, and we need to get rid of all of these apps facilitating illegal cabs. i'm not sure why you can't do that. i agree with mary's point. if you will collect this information when a passenger calls they should not have our names, they should have our badge numbers. we are dealing with the public. with a cover everybody not just people who have their credit card in there, and when our id cards had our name people protested because if you have a name like smith big deal if you have a name like korngold, they could hassle you outside of the job. people's complaints are not always valid. i think our nation not be accessible to the general public like that. i have a concern about the -- accessibility. i don't think it's necessary. we should not have to pay for these advertising terminals in the backseat. they should not have sound coming out of the driver's nuts. >> i declare the public hearing open. members of the board what is your pleasure? >> i would move the amendmen