>>supervisor aaron peskin: thank you. these items are reports to the civil grand jury. the first item is a hearing civil grand jury maintenance budgeting accounting challenges for general fund departments maintenance economics versus maintenance politics. please come forward. >> my name is james cunningham with the civil grand jury. >> thank you, mr. hopkins, good morning. >> good morning. >> that was quite a deep dive. >> thank you for acknowledging that. it was fun to prepare. in fact that report has 19 sets of fingerprints all over it. my fellow grand jury. typically my colleagues. >> if you can put that microphone a little closer to you. >> is that better? >> great. >> who spoke before you 2 weeks ago is a federal auditor and he wrote the section on accounting for deferred maintenance, and he's a man who really knows what he's talking about. also, i got much help from libby dodd who helped me get the big picture. annie who is the researcher, shannon baca who pulled together the appendix information in usable form, ric

>>supervisor aaron peskin: thank you. these items are reports to the civil grand jury. the first item is a hearing civil grand jury maintenance budgeting accounting challenges for general fund departments maintenance economics versus maintenance politics. please come forward. >> my name is james cunningham with the civil grand jury. >> thank you, mr. hopkins, good morning. >> good morning. >> that was quite a deep dive. >> thank you for acknowledging that. it was fun to prepare. in fact that report has 19 sets of fingerprints all over it. my fellow grand jury. typically my colleagues. >> if you can put that microphone a little closer to you. >> is that better? >> great. >> who spoke before you 2 weeks ago is a federal auditor and he wrote the section on accounting for deferred maintenance, and he's a man who really knows what he's talking about. also, i got much help from libby dodd who helped me get the big picture. annie who is the researcher, shannon baca who pulled together the appendix information in usable form, ric

>>supervisor aaron peskin: all right. we agree with the findings wholly. and as further amended we will send this item to the full board with a recommendation as a committee report. madam clerk, could you please read items 3 and four together? >>clerk: yes, item 3 and 4. 3. 160615 [hearing - civil grand jury - into the open: opportunities for more timely and transparent investigation of fatal san francisco police department officer-involved shootings >> 4. 160616 [board response - civil grand jury - into the open: opportunities for more timely and transparent investigations of fatal san francisco police department officer-involved shootings] >>supervisor aaron peskin: mr. cunningham on behalf of the civil grand jury. >> i would like to present -- esquire. >> counsel or, the floor is yours. >> thank you, chair peskin, vice-chair yee and board president breed. good morning, i believe it's still morning. thank you for your attention today. i am proud to stand here before you today having been part of the 2015-2016 san francisco civil grand jury. i know our ti

>>supervisor aaron peskin: thank you. any questions, supervisor yee, seeing none, why don't we open to the public. are there any members of the public who would like to talk about this vexing issue. seeing none, we'll close public comment. i have read the report. i have handful of recommendations, supervisor yee, as to the board grand jury reports specifically around the two findings. the first 484 which is police ticket face the response for service to have the best outcome for calls they do not take it because it's not productive in finding fd 2 centers reports on pilot navigation requiring intake data and connecting people to services and monitoring exits for recidivism to have innovative office for the controllers outcomes. i would agree with those two findings. as to the three recommendations, i think the first one ra 1.1, which states the number of sf hot as in homeless personnel should be increased to be available to respond. i think that will not be implemented per the mayor's response as to ra 4. i believe that h

>> reporter: well, larry, supervisor aaron peskin will be holding a hearing next week at city hall to talk about the millennium tower. he told us all. engineers he's invited to testify are coming voluntarily so he won't have to subpoena them like he threatened. as you said, he's received some very important documents which confirmed suspicions he had. who knew what and when did they know it and when do they do about it? at a media briefing earlier this week supervisor aaron peskin released this letter from city building inspectors written in 2009 just a year after the building was completed. they asked millennium project engineers to address their concerns that the building was sinking more than expected. peskin says the response to the letter was missing from 1,600 pages of records he knew and he said a third-party source just sent him a copy of that response from project engineers t.confirms what he thought. >> before the first unit was sold, we already had information that showed that it had sunk 8.3 inches and was protects to sink at least another 2 to 4 inches. >> now the residen

>>supervisor aaron peskin: thank you, mr. hoskins.et me say before we bring up brian strong from the capital planning function of the city that many of the things in this report are i think well-known to city officials and are things that we have been grappling for some time. the report from the civil grand jury is very timely in so far as this is the 10th anniversary of this city's effort to have comprehensive capital planning. we now know what deferred maintenance backlogs in the department are. there is no question that there is an endless amount of need and a limited amount of resource, unless you are the airport. because the airport can always increase it's amount of receive -- revenue by increasing landing fees on an annual basis. we can't do that as a general fund department. so we must choose upon our children. you have the police department and the homeless crisis and housing crisis. each year we have to struggle with that in the budget. no question there is a huge general fund maintenance department backlog. and not all agen

i'm the chair of the committee, >>supervisor aaron peskin: joined by >>supervisor norman yee: and committee member and board president. >>supervisor london breed: our clerk is erica major. are there any announcements? >>city clerk: yes, please silence your cell phones and providing documents should be to the clerk. this is the board

>> reporter: san francisco supervisors aaron peskin and jane kim are calling for an investigation into the city's role in approving millennium tower's. the developers are pointing the blame at the construction of the nearby transbay transit all saying it played a role in the building sinking and shifting but supervisors -- supervisor peskin says developers knew the building was thinking more than projected before selling units and that developers held that -- withheld that information from potential buyers. they say staff members reviewed about 1600 pages of documents from the department of building inspections and it raises more questions than answers. >> there are huge gaps in the record. as a matter of fact, behind me on february 2 and it raises more questions than answers. >> there are huge gaps in the record. as a matter of fact, behind me on february 2, 2009, the city is asking questions about the settlement. and yet, just a few months later, on august 26, 20 -- 2009, the city and county issues a final certificate of occupancy for those units. we should have known at that time th

san francisco supervisor aaron peskin says there's perhaps a more important question here. >> we know that millennium partners knew and the city knew and transbay knew as early as 2009 that that building was sinking, yet we failed to disclose that to the public. >> reporter: well, he hopes to get some answers next thursday. this thursday when he holds a hearing at city hall on this very subject. by the way, i did talk today to a representative of the homeowners association who says that they will conduct soil and structure testing analysis next week, and after that they will have more to say on this whole matter. vic lee, abc newscenter 5 >> another development, of course, in the story today and that's city attorney dennis herrera speen ardaed millennium partners in this investigation. did that come up in the press conference? >> reporter: founding millennium partner chris jeffrey said he was surprised, his word, again, at the subpoenas, but that he would gladly, happy to comply with the city attorney's request, and by the way supervisor aaron peskin, i asked him about it. he said tha

>> reporter: kristen, supervisor aaron peskin and his staff reviewed 1,600 pages of documents from theuilding inspection department, and he says there are gaps in those records, specifically documents, that address the sinking issue. >> we're going to find out who knew what and when they knew it. >> reporter: the overriding questions supervisor aaron peskin wants to find out about the millennium tower's sinking. it was reported last month that the tallest residential skyscraper in san francisco built in 2008 is tilting and sinking, tilting 2 inches and sinking 16 inches so far. much more settlement than developers expected. after reviewing the documents, peskin says the rapid settling was no secret, and there may have been political interference to get the project done. >> the millennium corporation, a luxury housing developer, knew before they sold their first unit that the building was sinking more than they had projected. >> reporter: the records, peskin says, reveal that city building inspection engineers were concerned early on about the settlement. this letter addressed to projec

i am the chair of the committee aaron peskin joined to my right by norman yee our member london breed is in the nation's capitol today and won't be joining us. madam clerk do you have any announcements? >> please silence all cell phones and 21 electronic devices and all documents submitted to the clerk and items will be on the. board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you ms. major. fiscal year can we have a motion to -- supervisor yee can we have a member to excuse supervisor breed. >> (inaudible). >> that is moved. madam clerk can you read item 1 and two. >> item 1 is a hearing on the recently published entitled "san francisco's crime lab" promoting confidence and building credibility. >> thank you madam clerk. first i would to thank the civil grand jury for this report acknowledge our interim police chief tony chaplin is with us and with that turn it over to the foreperson of the civil grand jury to present. >> thank you chairman. i would like to introduce katherine coffee and chuck thompson who are presenting on behalf of the civil grand jury. >> yes, can you

aaron peskins says that the building's engineers knew that there was a problem, but failed to disclose it. tara moriarty tells us how the city may be on the hook. >> there are huge gaps in the record. >> reporter: supervisor aaron peskin says that the department of building inspections or ddi is missing documents from millennium towers developers over the city concerns that it was sinking years ago. >> i believe and i know that this is a very serious allegation that there was some level of political interference with the day-to-day duties of individuals who are charged with making sure that buildings in this seismically-prone area that we live in were not allowed to do their job. >> reporter: peskin and jane kim say that the then head of ddi amy lee and the expediter will be required to testify before the government audits and oversight committee september 22. dbi's principle engineer hanson todd will also be called. >> we'll find out who knew what and when they knew it. >> reporter: engineers for the luxury millennium tower on the corner of mission and fremont streets anticipated that

>>supervisor aaron peskin: we will file item no. 5 without objection. there are going to be continued discussions from these committees which is to talk about something that is of great and legitimate concern for those that are housed or not house. >> thank you for this. the statement in the letter that we got from the board of supervisors, say that recommendations requiring further analysis the grand jury expects a progress report within 6 months. is this something that can happen? can we continue this dialogue for these things that have been suggested that there is further analysis, can we see what's happened? >> yes, and because there are so many hearings and we are joined by supervisor wiener who was in the hearing about homelessness. it will be a form to visit recommendations in the grand jury's report and incorporate new data and policies that are currently being considered. so to that end. i think we can file item no. 5 because you will have plenty of opportunities to continue to dialogue with this board about the on going vexing issue of homeles

. >> reporter: aaron peskin on san francisco's board of supervisors held a hearing this week to determine what went wrong with with the millennium tower and what it means for other new swrierps. >> the answer when i asked that >> reporter: one issue, a 2009 letter that shows city inspectors knew the building was sinking and leaning before it was occupied. >> i do not recall exactly what stemmed me to-- or what precipitated my writing of that letter. >> do you ever recall seeing any other similar kind of a letter ever being written by the department saying it's come to our attention that your building is sinking faster than expected and tilting? >> not >> reporter: although city inspectors and the developer new the building was sinking, it was not disclosed to buyers of the million-dollar-plus condominiums. yvette davis represents the homeowners. >> my testimony said we hope all those called will come to participate in the spirit of cooperation and truthfulness. i'm sorry to say a lot of what i heard today was a lot of forgetfulness. >> reporter: san francisco's mayor is creating a task fo

. >> and we will certainly find out more on thursday when supervisor aaron peskin holds public hearings on the city approval process. ken? >> all right, veronica thanks for that. >>> we are learning some new details about the drifters accused of murdering a hiker in marin county last year. the accused killers were in court today and kpix 5 reporter emily turner was there as well to find out what happened. emily. >> reporter: well, as far as decisions go, no decisions were made but this is going to be a very long, very drawn-out process because there have been a lot of testimony and there is a lot of evidence revealing new details in this case. >> reporter: the courthouse was full of gory details and two of the suspects accused of committing the crimes associated with them. morrison lampley and lila alligood are charged with murder and accomplice to murder of 72-year-old steven carter shot while hiking near fairfax in october of last year. >> dixon was shot and had blood all over him and there was also a dog there that was shot and blood. the dog was taken away. >> reporter: we now know

i am the chair of the committee aaron peskin joined to my right by norman yee our member london breeds in the nation's capitol today and won't be joining us. madam clerk do you have any announcements? >> please silence all cell phones and 21 electronic devices and all documents submitted to the clerk and items will be on the. board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you ms. major. fiscal year can we have a motion to -- supervisor yee can we have a member to excuse supervisor breed. >> (inaudible). >> that is moved. madam clerk can you read item 1 and two. >> item 1 is a hearing on the recently published entitled "san francisco's crime lab" promoting confidence and building credibility. >> thank you madam clerk. first i would to thank the civil grand jury for this report acknowledge our interim police chief tony chaplin is with us and with that turn it over to the foreperson of the civil grand jury to present. >> thank you chairman. i would like to introduce katherine coffee and chuck thompson who are presenting on behalf of the civil grand jury. >> yes, can you sa

. >> supervisor aaron peskin says it was no secret and this may have been political interference. >> this the luxury housing developer knew before they sold their first unit that the building was sinking more than they'd projected. >> the records, peskin says that city building inspection engineers were concerned about the settlement. this letter issued just a year after the building was completed raises questions. the supervisors says responses are missing from records. nevertheless, just six months later the city gave developers a green light. >> august 26, 2009, the city and county issues a certificate of occupancy for those yun yets. we knew, or should have known, the building was sinking. >> the homeowner's association saying that they find troubling allegations that a public agency sought to keep secret the building's condition. they're conducting their own investigation. >> the coroner identified a 5-year-old boy who died after getting trapped underneath a treadmill. police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death that happened on sunday inside of a home on av

now in light of nbc bay area's findings, supervisor aaron peskin is demanding answers and will begin public hearings next week. >> i believe the city and county of san francisco has a duty to the public, including potential future buyers, to disclose what we know. the public should be aware of that. >> the first in a series of hearings is set for september 22, so just a couple weeks away. the company that built the towers released a statement late today, denying any special treatment. >>> now to decision 2016. hillary clinton's national lead over donald trump has narrowed to just four points. the latest nbc news survey monkey poll shows 48% to mr. trump's 44% among registered voters. that's down from the 10-point lead former secretary clinton had after the democratic national convention. as hillary clinton recovers from pneumonia, president obama made his first solo campaign appearance on her behalf today. he asked the crowd to support her the way they did him. the president also praised her as the most qualified person to ever run for the job. he also spoke about her transparency, s

. >> supervisor aaron peskin says it was no secret and this may have been political interference. >> this the luxury housing developer knew before they sold their first unit that the building was sinking more than they'd projected. >> the records, peskin says that city building inspection engineers were concerned about the settlement. this letter issued just a year after the building was completed raises questions. the supervisors says responses are missing from records. nevertheless, just six months later the city gave developers a green light. >> august 26, 2009, the city and county issues a certificate of occupancy for those yun yets. we knew, or should have known, the building was sinking. >> the homeowner's association saying that they find troubling allegations that a public agency sought to keep secret the building's condition. they're conducting their own investigation. >> the coroner identified a 5-year-old boy who died after getting trapped underneath a treadmill. police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death that happened on sunday inside of a home on bu

vazquez has the update >>> reporter: as the 58-story millennium tower continues to sink, supervisor aaron peskin has called for hearings to find out how he got into this mess. >> who knew that the building was sinking? when did they know it? what did they do about it? >> reporter: before it was built it turns out peskin himself was part of the approval process. according to documents obtained by kpix 5, supervisor peskin and a majority of the board voted for the project in september 2003. you voted for this thing. >> so the board of supervisors actually had an appeal of the environmental impact report on the project. and i voted to reject that appeal. >> reporter: a vote that green lighted the construction of the millennium tower. but before the approval, peskin and his fellow supervisors were given these documents to review, which said the tower was built in an area of liquifaction potential. also that part of the project was being built on top of 345 mission which was a red-tagged building that was demolished following the loma prieta earthquake. you knew it was built not just on clay but on a

((aaron peskin/sf board of supervisor: "81638 this building is not just sinking it's built to sink. just not as much as the millennium tower. a u-c berkeley engineering professor tells us: there are a few potential fixes.. including reinforcing the foundation. a possible solution for keeping the raiders in oakland... may have just slipped away. a group of investors who wanted to buy the coliseum land from the city and county -- has withdrawn their 167-million dollar offer. they blame mayor libby schaaf. an attorney for the group sent her a letter a few days ago.. saying their decision came after schaaf told the east bay times.. she didn't support the proposal. the letter to the mayor read in part, quote: "with overwhelming shock, we read with great dismay and disappointment that you and your administration did not recommend the proposal be forwarded to the city council for consideration." this comes as nevada moves forward with a plan to build the raiders a new stadium in las vegas. the state's govenor has met with the team's owner to discuss his intent on relocating the team. he sa

aaron peskin is talking about three letters that date back to 2009. the same year the city certified the millennium tower as safe for occupancy. the city did not include them in its response to our public records request. the city botched its response after it learned the 58 story tower had already sunk 8.3 inches. just as construction had finished. the building was safe then and is safe now, peskin has questions about how the city handled it. >> you need to have an ongoing monitoring regiment. he can't tell if the city did anything. >> did the city follow up on this letter at all? >> did the city get this letter? >> peskin plans to press for answers during a public hearing on september 22nd. as for alleged political interference. a millennium representative describes that accusation as outrageous. and a spokesman for gavin newsom told us, i have no idea what aaron possess kin is referring to. >> a 19-year-old woman has pled not guilty of murder. she's accused of beating and torturing a homeless man. one of six people accused of brutally assaulting th

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. >> a supervisor, aaron peskin, plans to learn more about the foundation.o debs sanse sand, but not bedrock. some of the best known skyscrapers are belt the same way, san francisco moma, and the marriott and 101 california as well. >>> a new ucla study says california's drought could last indefinitely. this is the new normal, according to researchers. state regulators are talking about water storage, which could be the key to keeping california going to the drought. >> it is a complicated system of water governance and water rights, and i think we're moving in the right direction on how to think more regionally and holistically, but there are folks that are going to need to change their thinking. >> officials have to come up with ground rules by the end of the year on how to use the state's $2.7 billion water bond, which was approved by voters back in 2014. >>> happening today, the 21st annual international dragon boat takes place. a free event featuring world class dragon boat races. new this year, the dragon land, a pavilion filled with kid activities, ga

we'll find out more on thursday, when supervisor aaron peskin holds public hearings on the city approvalcess. >>> the median sales price for bay area homes dipped a bit last month. the price for all homes fell 2.9% to $675,000. it's the second consecutive month of declines. meanwhile, home sales perked up according to the real estate info service, core logic. more than 8,000 homes sold last month in the region's nine counties. and that's up 8.3% from july. >>> there are changes in store for a main route through san francisco's sunset district. no matter how you get around along taraval street your commute could change. kpix 5's don ford tells us. >> reporter: it's popular and according to muni crowded and dangerous, the l-taraval line. >> we have seen 46 collisions that occurred on the street, 22 people getting off the train. >> reporter: the train tracks travel down the middle of the street so when folks get on or off, they step into traffic. traffic that's supposed to stop. but in real life, often doesn't. >> taraval is on the high injury corridor. >> reporter: while most stops on tara

>>supervisor aaron peskin: thank you. today i'm submitting a resolution to provide for earthquake relief to communities of italy in the wake of the devastating earthquake in central italy that took almost 300 lives. as a city that is situated on the san andreas fault, we know the outpouring that we received from all over the world, we have the history of coming to the aid in cities around the world in 1991 and in 2001 where we appropriated funds for earthquake relief. what comes around, goes around. today, i'm introducing a supplemental ordinance for the amount of $100,000 for earthquake relief to be vetted out by experts of the department of emergency management. i know we have a representative from the italian consulate today. i would like to acknowledge him for his work and his colleagues work in acting quickly in organizing relief efforts here in san francisco and around the world. i ask for your support for this appropriation and please help spread the work about the on going relief efforts that are happening in san

. >>> san francisco supervisor aaron peskin says developers of the millennium towers knew that the building was sinking before selling units. he wants an investigation to be conducted. the developers blame construction of the nearby transbay terminal saying that it played a role in the building sinking and tilting. the supervisor says he and other staff members reviewed about 1600 pages of documents from the department of building inspection and it raises more questions than answers. hearings will take place next week. the tower is currently home to nearly 400 residents. >>> governor brown just vetoed a bill that would keep taxes off tampons and diapers. he equated it to new spending. tampons aren't considered a necessity so they require a sales taxes. the average woman in california spends $7 a month on feminine products that adds up to $3,000 in her lifetime. >>> time now is 5:15. let's check traffic with gianna. >> a couple of things coming up. we have this accident in the south bay as we head along 101. it was a vehicle that spun out. it's out of lanes and cleared but might have activit

up next we talk live with the supervisor aaron peskin about his new claims regarding the millennium tower and accusations that people knew it was going to be a problem, the 4 on 2 will be right back . >>> ♪ i'm gonna find y♪ i'm gonna getcha ♪ ♪ getcha getcha getcha ♪ one way or another ♪ ♪ i'm gonna win ya ♪ i'm gonna getcha ♪ ♪ getcha getcha getcha ♪ one way or another ♪ ♪ i'm gonna see ya ♪ (inhales cigarette) there is no disputing that the millennium tower in san francisco is sinking. it was expected to settle between the four and 6 inches but it has dropped 16 inches and is leaning 15 inches to the northwest. the san francisco supervisors taking the lead time to figure out what the developers new and one before they were selling the units and what role they played. >> thanks for joining us, the tire was being constructed and you say that you have evidence that developers knew there was a problem and they continue to sell the units without disclosing the information, why do you say that? >> there is no question that on february 2 of 2009 the department of building inspection sent a le

supervisor aaron peskin is behind the doors right now asking tough questions. he's asking city building inspectors when they didn't stop the project when letters surfaced in 2009 that the building was sinking. peskin says it could sink 31 inches more according to reports. >> there doesn't seem to be any response in your files. do you -- and that -- this is six years ago. do you have any thoughts about that? >> first of all, i could not answer you because i could not look back because at that time i wasn't in charge. i was in technical service. >> reporter: that was tom huey with the building inspections department answering supervisor peskin's questions. one building inspector also inside said the department is not checking on every single building in san francisco because there are not enough resources to do that. right now jackson vander beacon is inside. he broke the story. he's learning more about the hearing and he'll bring you more information tonight at 5:00. reporting live in san francisco, i'm sharon katsuda, nbc bay area news. >> sharon, thank you. it

. >> reporter:major criticism from san francisco supervisor aaron peskin regarding the sinking of theillennium tower. "it is ubundantly clear to me that the millennium corporation knew that the building was sinking more than projected and they failed to disclose that to their buyers and that's a problem." the millenium building which was finished in 2008 has sunk 16- inches. more than 4-hundred homeowners live in the 58-story luxury tower. now, those homeowners are suing. but supervisor peskin says the city of san francisco needs to answer as well. "who in the city was responsible for permitting, what did they know, did we disclose that to the public, did we disclose that to the millennium? my job is to get to the bottom of it." "we tried to talk with property owners here at the millennium towers but they told us that they were advised not to talk to the media but off camera they told us they are surprised by the support and happy." in a statement to kron 4 news the developer millennium partners said "to suggest that millennium partners asked for or received any inappropriate treatmen

supervisor aaron peskin says developers knew that the building was sinking more than projected before selling units but didn't tell buyers. peskin says he and other staff members reviewed about 1600 pages of documents from the department of building inspections and it is still unclear why the city allowed those sales. >> there are huge gaps in the record. as a matter of fact, behind me on february 2 of 2009, the city is asking questions about the settlement. and yet just a few months later, in the august, august 26 of 2009, the city and county issues a final certificate of occupancy for those units. we knew or should have known at that time that the building was sinking. >> the transbay joint powers authority released a statement saying it collected and shared data on settling and tilting with the developers responsible for sharing that information with buyers. supervisor peskin says that hearings on the issue will take place next week. >>> all right. it's 6:34. let's check weather. hi, roberta. >> have you guys gone over to yerba buena island and to treasure island lately? >> no. >>

>>supervisor aaron peskin: thank you. today i'm submitting a resolution to provide for earthquake relief to communities of italy in the wake of the devastating earthquake in central italy that took almost 300 lives. as a city that is situated on the san andreas fault, we know the outpouring that we received from all over the world, we have the history of coming to the aid in cities around the world in 1991 and in 2001 where we appropriated funds for earthquake relief. what comes around, goes around. today, i'm introducing a supplemental ordinance for the amount of $100,000 for earthquake relief to be vetted out by experts of the department of emergency management. i know we have a representative from the italian consulate today. i would like to acknowledge him for his work and his colleagues work in acting quickly in organizing relief efforts here in san francisco and around the world. i ask for your support for this appropriation and please help spread the work about the on going relief efforts that are happening in san

i am the chair of the committee supervisor aaron peskin. joined by member who is replacing member london breed. that would be supervisor john avalos. our clerk is ms. erica major. ms. major if you could make any announcements and then call the first item. >> yes. please silence all cell phones and electronic copies. copies that are part of the file will be submitted to the clerk and items will be on the september 13 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. item 1 is opposing the commission's proposed equity metrics that are to be used in developing equity analysis and recreation and park services resources and capital expenditures in. >> thank you. this was brought to us by supervisor avalos and phil ginsburg and the public are here today and with that supervisor avalos the floor is years. >> thank you chair peskin and everyone for being here. this is a hearing that i called last july or early august when i heard the equity metricses for the recreation and park department as a result of prop b were to be heard and voted at the p

i am the chair of the committee supervisor aaron peskin. joined by member who is replacing member london breed. that would be supervisor john avalos. our clerk is ms. erica major. ms. major if you could make any announcements and then call the first item. >> yes. please silence all cell phones and electronic copies. copies that are part of the file will be submitted to the clerk and items will be on the september 13 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. item 1 is opposing the commission's proposed equity metrics that are to be used in developing equity analysis and recreation and park services resources and capital expenditures in. >> thank you. this was brought to us by supervisor avalos and phil ginsburg and the public are here today and with that supervisor avalos the floor is years. >> thank you chair peskin and everyone for being here. this is a hearing that i called last july or early august when i heard the equity metricses for the recreation and park department as a result of prop b were to be heard and voted at the p

lee hepner from aaron peskins aufs and here a couple weeks ago and happily returned today with clarification. this is file 60553, which in pertinent part enhances penalties for new illegal general advertising signs. we are not chaisking the definition of general definition or the deaf finition of any type of sign, we are however enhancing the penalties for new illegal general advertising signs which are already illegal. one the questions i just want to recap where we were last time and address the questions that came up. one of the questions that came up last time with respect to the definition of general advertise tg signs. that is planning code 6 o2.7 and what does it mean for a sign to advertise a product that is sold or offered at the business? a general advertising sign set in the planning code when it is actually a fixed to a property is what we talk about, advertising something which is not sold or offered there or incident frl the business operation. the clarification from the zoning administrator is that it is mostly fact specific inquiry which is unsettling to the body but the fact

aaron peskin is jewish , his wife is irish and the driver of his car is gay. isn't that a san francisco car, she said. that is the san francisco that we love. rose, we will miss you very very much. with that, if i can ask phil and cindy and victor and anybody else who is here on behalf of rose to accept our certificate of honor back from may as well as a certificate of congressional recognition provided us on that occasion. >> thank you supervisor kim, supervisor peskin. i'm phil chin from the chinese chamber of commerce and with me is commissioner victor wong and former commissioner cindy woo. we are here with heavy hearts to accept this honor on behalf of the family. we want to thank you for recognizing her. as much as you recognize her, there will be nothing that can replace her. we want you to know that as we receive this honor on behalf of the family and chamber, this is a incredibly difficult time for rose 's family, her immediate family and larger extended family. want to acknowledge her sisters theresa and joanna. her brother in law, joseph, nephew oli

i am the chair of the committee aaron peskin joined to my right by norman yee our member london breed is in the nation's capitol today and won't be joining us. madam clerk do you have any announcements? >> please silence all cell phones and 21 electronic devices and all documents submitted to the clerk and items will be on the. board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you msjo

aaron peskin is jewish , his wife is irish and the driver of his car is gay. isn't that a san francisco car, she said. that is the san francisco that we love. rose, we will miss you very very much. with that, if i can ask phil and cindy and victor and anybody else who is here on behalf of rose to accept our certificate of honor back from may as well as a certificate of congressional recognition provided us on that occasion. >> thank you supervisor kim, supervisor peskin. i'm phil chin from the chinese chamber of commerce and with me is commissioner victor wong and former commissioner cindy woo. we are here with heavy hearts to accept this honor on behalf of the family. we want to thank you for recognizing her. as much as you recognize her, there will be nothing that can replace her. we want you to know that as we receive this honor on behalf of the family and chamber, this is a incredibly difficult time for rose 's family, her immediate family and larger extended family. want to acknowledge her sisters theresa and joanna. her brother in law, joseph, nephew oli

san francisco's supervisor, aaron peskin is demanding answers about san francisco's sinking tour. today's chronicle reports, message kin wants to know why the city did investigate -- peskin wants to know why the city didn't investigate until last month. the millennium tower has settled 16 inches much more than the 4 to 6 inches project engineers anticipated over the life of that building. peskin's question's came during a three hour hearing yesterday. >>> the installation of a suicide net over the golden gate bridge is facing a delay. members of the bridge district may hold back construction so neck investigate the soaring cost of the project. the original estimate was $75 million, and two recently bids came in at roughly twice that amount. the suicide net comes in response to a disturbing number of suicides on the iconic bridge. >>> a man shot and killed while hanging out with a group of friends, all coming while the city is dealing with a recent uptick in crime. in 20 minutes, where the investigation stands. >>> and an alleged thief with instant regret. why a kansas man called p

i am the chair of the committee aaron peskin joined to my right by norman yee our member london breed is in the nation's capitol today and won't be joining us. madam clerk do you have any announcements? >> please silence all cell phones and 21 electronic devices and all documents submitted to the clerk and items will be on the. board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you ms. major. fiscal year can we have a motion to -- supervisor yee can we have a member to excuse supervisor breed. >> (inaudible). >> that is moved. madam clerk can you read item 1 and two. >> item 1 is a hearing on the recently published entitled "san francisco's crime lab" promoting confidence and building credibility. >> thank you madam clerk. first i would to thank the civil grand jury for this report acknowledge our interim police chief tony chaplin is with us and with that turn it over to the foreperson of the civil grand jury to present. >> thank you chairman. i would like to introduce katherine coffee and chuck thompson who are presenting on behalf of the civil grand jury. >> yes, can you

lee hepner from aaron peskins aufs and here a couple weeks ago and happily returned today with clarification. this is file 60553, which in pertinent part enhances penalties for new illegal general advertising signs. we are not chaisking the definition of general definition or the deaf finition of any type of sign, we are however enhancing the penalties for new illegal general advertising signs which are already illegal. one the questions i just want to recap where we were last time and address the questions that came up. one of the questions that came up last time with respect to the definition of general advertise tg signs. that is planning code 6 o2.7 and what does it mean for a sign to advertise a product that is sold or offered at the business? a general advertising sign set in the planning code when it is actually a fixed to a property is what we talk about, advertising something which is not sold or offered there or incident frl the business operation. the clarification from the zoning administrator is that it is mostly fact specific inquiry which is unsettling to the body but the fact

. >> thank you aaron peskin appreciate it move on to item 4. >> presentation and possible action for the elements on eating and drinking establishment and informational presentation regarding to amend the commerce and guidelines for specific uses on eating and drinking establishment to rehabilitate the policy statement by removing percentages of eating and drinking establishment for the photo commercial frontages in a single zoning district the percentage claugdz for eating and drinking will remain unchanged in the planning code discussion and possible action item and the presenter is from the legislative affairs with the san francisco planning department. >> hello actually she's the only other person i met with the same name. >> i've never heard the name before now. >> i'm a legislative planner thank you for having me. the department is youpt one section of the element of the general plan and just as a reminder the adjoin plan is required by the state of california and sets a vision for san francisco the general plan is adopted by the planning commission and approved by the board no

i am the chair of the committee aaron peskin joined to my right by norman yee our member london breedhe nation's capitol today and won't be joining us. madam clerk do you have any announcements? >> please silence all cell phones and 21 electronic devices and all documents submitted to the clerk and items will be on the. board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you ms. major. fiscal year can we have a motion to -- supervisor yee can we have a member to excuse supervisor breed. >> (inaudible). >> that is moved. madam clerk can you read item 1 and two. >> item 1 is a hearing on the recently published entitled "san francisco's crime lab" promoting confidence and building credibility. >> thank you madam clerk. first i would to thank the civil grand jury for this report acknowledge our interim police chief tony chaplin is with us and with that turn it over to the foreperson of the civil grand jury to present. >> thank you chairman. i would like to introduce katherine coffee and chuck thompson who are presenting on behalf of the civil grand jury. >> yes, can you say your