unfortunately, they had access issues, visibility access issues. we have been working closely with many of our partners year today to educate about these -- many of our partners year today to educate about these issues. also in terms of board guidance. i want to thank all of you for coming. many of you may have assistance. i know many merchants could not be here. please do it share this information with other merchants in the area. we have virginia from the office of small business. we have roger from the bar association. no carla johnson from the office of disability. -- we have carla johnson from the office of disability. i want to especially it acknowledge my colleague to help us get the resources and brought legal expertise to the table. i do not want to take too much of your time. thank you for coming. >> thank you, supervisor chu. i want to express my admiration for a supervisor chu's commitment to you. so, from our office, what we heard, many small businesses were receiving lawsuits regarding it the ada. tonight we will hear about the legal

you get access to every -- should be able to get access to every book in the world. and i just don't see -- i don't see that as a -- you know, the students, the college university students don't go to university libraries anymore. they go to lie barb at university of chicago, you don't see any people there if you walk into the stacks, you'll see some kids, you know, drinking coffee or whatever, socializing. it's just not efficient research. and as i say, as far as storage is concerned, you can put every book that's ever been published, the full text, add in all the works of art and music, and probably put it on a chip this large, and then the whole world would have access to it. and i don't think these libraries can compete, and there has been a significant reduction in the use of university libraries in particular. now, books -- sales of hard books compared to ebooks -- the sale of hard books, although it hasn't increased, it's held its own. that's not the problem. i much prefer reading books that are in the old fashioned printed books. if i'm doing research, workin

the access issues. in the last few years, we have seen that increasing number of people with disabilities. those are both physical disabilities as well as the chronic health conditions, condition and parents that result from advanced age. veterans returning home with increased health and mental health needs. so, the issues that we see fall within two categories. first of all, structural access. while the three largest shelters in the city's portfolio are generally the most physically accessible, they tend to present the greatest challenge for people with cognitive and psychiatric disabilities. when we talk about the homeless shelter population, we are talking about 80% of people who qualify as having some disability or a combination of that. the shelters tend to be crowded. there is a long list of

improving public access. stakeholder feedback, which is u+w:ç]çhf.nd industry standards as well as alignment with best management practices of public marinas. on the far right column under notes, you'll find that, first and foremost, i have added at the beginning the stakeholder feedback. it tells exactly what the stakeholders were asking for and how we accommodated that request. you also find references to the former rules and were the changes are primarily done. at this time, i would like to ask you to pay close attention to section number 7, which is the berthing assignment. i would like to point out that we have incorporated, at the request of the stakeholders request, specific language that addresses partnerships and corporations. we have also added specific language pertaining to license renewals and cancellations. most importantly, we have made specific transfer limitations that speak to spouses and domestic partners. in the question that arises constantly is, why not my grandchild and why not mind if you? the reason why we're doing spouses an

, the more access you have. instead of judging each other, we help each other and realize our greatest potential. we open our world to each other. through doing that, we are liberated. we find freedom through our relationships. i have lived both of these stories. the old one almost broke my spirit. the sharing story has saved me. let's continue the discussion about how we can bring more people into that story. thank you. [applause] >> we will start with you. is that ok? >> sure. and the mayor's chief innovation officer, it is a new position created three months ago. i am excited to be part of that. my role is to use new approaches and ideas to solve longstanding civic issues. we launched the mayor's 2012 innovation portfolio the couple of weeks ago. a couple of weeks ago. we're looking for volunteers. i have a small team, no budget, which i am really proud of. come join my team. i am bootstrapping things. cities are the original sharing platform. we manage parking through parking meters. we manage books through

the department finds that this disapproval will not dissolute medical cannabis patients from access to medical canada's. the department recommends that you take d.r. and disapproved the c.d. this concludes my presentation and i am available for questions. vice president wu: thank you. project sponsor? >> good evening. my name is daniel. a little bit about myself -- i am an attorney, a small-business owner in san francisco. i am also a patient and proud supporter of the medicinal marijuana community. and the values that this community shares on behalf of san francisco. san francisco has a very proud history of supporting civil rights. san francisco's politicians and the community have identified san francisco as a sanctuary city, ensuring safe access to cannabis on behalf of those individuals who have recommendations and required it. providing safe access to medicine is critical to the well-being of our san francisco community members, especially as we know that san francisco has one of the largest per-capita prevalence of people living with hiv. 471 jessie st. is a phenomenal resource

access to internet access to theater but it includes all of includes having access to a cultural event to the theater to a monuments it includes all the internet is increasingly important because so much of the information that we have i think ultra right really relate to many other great including the freedom of association expression information all of this comes together because in order to be able to express yourself and to recreate or change your culture you need to have access not only to your. culture but to everything that's going on i think that's very important judging by this definition of use would you say the russians. have an adequate access to culture i mean i mean we talk about mass exodus i think it really depends on which part of the country which part of the population we're talking about so while i think in general there's a lot of good initiatives to have a lot of access to cultural events and to museums for instance through special provisions as well as other initiatives i think some people are more isolated and there is some people from minority communities some

it used to say an accessible entry and now you need accessible exits as well. for new accessible for remodels red you with use the second exit. >> the lift, ironically we got a call from a client who wants to install an out door lift to get from the garage and the platform at the main level of the house. i was wondering whether wise is that allowed in san francisco. i see by the brochure of the lift manufacture they do outside lifts. i was concerned about pushing electrical butt ons on it. >> i see out door lifts in the city and they need more service but are listed and approved. >> if you want information about golden gate association can they give a call. >> 781-5348 extension one. website is ggra. org. there is hundreds of pages of data on the website. >> like to thank kevin lesly from golden gate restaurant association. thank you very much. [applause]. thank you for coming. we will see you next time. >> hello. welcome to "culturewire." we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piece has just been install

wide access to it, essential. that is essential. but that is the -- the creation of the content is growing exponentially, both the volume of it as well as the innovation behind it. >> fold by senator hiller and senator kerry. >>> thank you for holding this hearing. i wanted to -- i think you all know the fcc national broadband plan talks about getting broadband to everyone, yet often the speeds aren't as fast in the rural areas. yould you talk -- maybe one of the three of you that provide these services about how you're working to make your delivery systems more available to rural america? >> we are a platform company. we don't actually deliver broadband to the end point. we are certainly -- as i said in my opening remarks, encouraging wider access to that at the fcc for megadown minimum threshold, because at that point, we feel what we can deliver in terms of high quality video, high def quality video, that suits the needs that we have as far as giving those consumer what is they need. >> we're hoping to provide the value for the b

it's the access that matters. and i think other members of this panel may have more insight into the pricing and other things. but if we look at consumer demand, people want the content. and as long as the content is there, it's a matter of just making access easy, simple and different. >> i don't think it's -- to answer directly, i don't think it's going to be a substitute. i think it's a supplement. i do think what online can offer is more a la carte programming. you spoke earlier about having 500 channels and only watching 10. but you essentially pay for the channels that you do not watch and, therefore, subsidize them it's a totally closed system. the internet gives the ability to offer individual programs or discreet packages or the narrowest of narrow casting and so as time goes on and we get more television sets naturally in big screen format connected to the internet you have this incredible, incredible optionality that can only come from the internet. there's no closed pipe. so i think that its long-term

first of all, structural access. while the three largest shelters in the city's portfolio are generally the most physically accessible, they tend to present the greatest challenge for people with cognitive and psychiatric disabilities. when we talk about the homeless shelter population, we are talking about 80% of people who qualify as having some disability or a combination of that. the shelters tend to be crowded. there is a long list of rules. historically, some of the biggest challenges are to our clients with mental-health this would allow people to have a choice. within the infrastructure, this is aging. elevators, accessibility features for must be maintained and so right now we are facing a crunch in the system, even for those existing shelters. in addition to have to be helped going up and down stairs by help with staff and residents. we have made vast improvements with a basic understanding as it relates to staff and other residents. some of the continuing challenges are, first of all the ever changing staf

access to medical cannabis is a very important issue. this came out of the aids crisis. many of us believe it is important for us to stand firm and make sure that we protect and fight for access to safe medicine for these patients and i'm wondering if you have had any thoughts about that. >> the department is looking to continue to make sure those services are available as well as look at the public safety issue and balancing both of those. i am looking forward to learning about this issue and seeing how we can continue to regulate in a way that works for the city of san francisco. >> thank you. >> one of the most important issues is the cpmc. i am wondering if you have any thoughts about how this would be implemented in san francisco. >> this is not comparable to other institutions. i am very certain that the department of public health. the health commission has been involved in the 8. plan that really sort of lays out. i see my role as a health commissioner and insuring that that happens. >> i know that you got to hear some of our hearing today. i would like to hear y

access to? >> people who don't have access to the internet, you mean? [inaudible] >> well, you don't need money -- i don't know why, why there should be a price to accessing a book on the internet. i think all books -- [inaudible] >> how much a month? [laughter] [inaudible] >> how much a month to access? >> it varies. >> i mean, computers now are very inexpensive, and i don't think internet access, so we're talking about a few hundred dollars. obviously, there are people who don't have that money. if you want to have come if you want to subsidize internet access for poor people, fine with me. access are very low. if you want to lower more with a subsidy for people who can't afford it, fine with me. >> isolated to this before, but i mean, this really is the function that the library has always played in our society. and i do believe in free access to knowledge, and i think it's important that there be a portal. again, society for those who either can't afford it or have some scruples against it.

it does help i am on the building access committee, so i get access legislation as it comes through. unfortunately, it is not enough right now. we just do not have enough to go after the brunt of the property and sometimes you are dealing with historical buildings and they have to change part of the facade and make the door wider because a wheelchair won't go through the door. some businesses have 28 inch front doors. you cannot change the whole front of a building, but there are some people who believe that you definitely have to and we have seen property owners try to help people into their buildings with wheelchair's. we want to help, but it is trying to get all of the entities together now that this has become a major issue with the historical preservation society and the public right of way. i want to bring in the mayor's office on disability. >> and get somebody who sits on the -- >> they will be invited definitely. this is part of trying to help small businesses after our staff is trained. there will be 40 people trained on the program. we are not guaranteeing all will pass, b

i would like for all of you to -- access to mental health care services. today's hearing built upon two hearings held last year. at each of the previous hearings, the committee heard from the va how accessible mental health care services were. this was inconsistent with what we heard from veterans and the va mental health care providers. so last year, following the july hearing, i asked the department to survey its own mental health care providers to get a better assessment of the situation. the results, as we all know were less than satisfactory. could not schedule an appointment in their own clinic -- over 40% could not schedule an established payment within 14 days of their desired appointment and 70% reported inadequate staffing or space to meet the mental health care needs. the second hearing held in november looked at the discrepancy between what the va was helding us and what the providers were saying. we heard from a va provider and a mental health expert. at last november's hearing, i announced that i would be asking va's office of inspector gener

do not have that access. we have to pay attention to that. we have to look at fast -- and that is what is happening. >> seeing no more public speakers, public speaking is close. just one more thing on special education kids. is there a new change from what they are doing? i am wondering if you have any comment on that. >> i know the special education department has revised so when they have students may have questions to consider during your -- to consider. and this threat of teenagers who anticipate -- directs teenagers who anticipate summer learning loss, and it really relies on knowledge of each individual student to anticipate what happens if a child is not able to participate. it is more specific, but it really needs the decision about recommending extended year for each special ed students to the teenager himself. i do know this is specifically a teenager position to recommend. >> i know that legally the district has to meet certain obligations, and even if you do not necessarily think it is appropriate

we need real access to care. cpmc should increase affordable access to all kinds of hospital health care, especially for seniors and low-income families. cpmc must also support our community clinics so that they can provide adequate service agreements. we want cpmc to address these issues by signing a community benefits agreement that is acceptable to the community. i thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is tom, a seven-year resident of the tenderloin. health care is extremely important to us all, and i want to address this issue. my chief concern for health care is that many people in the tenderloin not only get sick at a higher rate than normal, but there death ensues in many cases. we have to improve overall healthcare in the tenderloin district and to have a nurse practitioner come in each building at least an hour a week. this would not only serve the people in a practical way but would increase their awareness of the living with health in mind, and is the nurse practitioner being in the building every week

there were also access to shelters be at community centers. at those sites, similar to some of our drug-in centers, they offer a variety of services, access to benefits, access to food stamps, so that they are bundling services at one location, and then linking people to shelter, but those sites did not make shelter reservations in the bay area counties. they simply referred individuals to shelters, and individuals had to go to the shelter to be on a waiting list. so that was case management programs. in terms of transportation, i could not find an example of any bay area on national city's we look back. transfer it or any exempt -- or any examples where transportation was provided. supervisor kim: can i ask a question -- did you look at santa clara? >> we examined the program, and i have a program not tied to shelter reservations. they tried to make vouchers for transportation available to homeless individuals. we're still trying to get information from them. we have not had a response yet about how they allocate that, what is the eligibility

for a small monthly fee, you get access to construction, $1 million in machine tools, and access to contract manufacturing to bring prototypes to market. also consider the case of member-owned and controlled cooperatives. there are many in the bay area. the u.n. has declared 2012 the international year of the cooperative because of their proven ability to give every day people control over their economic destiny. we have a vibrant co-op seen -- scene in the bay area. san francisco can do more to support them through the cooperative model. the main reason we're here today is because this new economic mode calls for new policies. i encourage you to check out policies for a shareable city to see the implications policy was for this new economy coming in with different services. some things we covered our house parking and zoning regulations do not really account for car sharing and parking sharing. hotel regulations are outmoded for new businesses. food and restaurant regulation does not fully accommodate the amazing food sharing in san francisco. we believe it would be a mistake to hastily app

this is a funded study that will look at freeway access to the area. and what ways are available to reduce the amount of freeway access ramps in the area to reduce the impact. this grant and the study does include support for the balboa area, and the advisory committee. we will be supporting that along with the staff. with brisbane in daly city -- chester fung has been leading this effort to allocate the fair share of financial contributions to a large infrastructure program. we will be bringing that report to you shortly. we anticipate initiating the feasibility study, which will look at the rail conversion options to support the future will use of that infrastructure. the freeway circulation study may not be obvious that there is a connection here as well. we will reduce the contents and reduce speed -- with increasing the bicycle and pedestrian access. restoring this to the pre- central freeway, the earthquake conditions. we will be applying for planning grant, to advance these concepts. and there is the 19th avenue transit corridor. the operations

he is the heart, keeping us focused on the central goal of equal access for all.ur, our intern, she is the years and years all of the grievances we get under the federally mandated grievance procedure. they deputy director is not only the mastermind behind a transition plan, but a national expert on the architectural access codes. joanna is an incredibly talented woman who has provided training to managers and directors in every department in the city and whose hands will be on every policy are office creates. finally, the new head who has an enormous experience with the city and disability rights issues and who has my every confidence she will not only continue the tradition but improve on it and put me to shame. now that i have introduced you to the rest of the office, the mod squad as we like to call ourselves. i just have three more things to say. first is a thank you. the second is a reminder and the final is a request. to the thank you, as you have said, i am leaving the mayor's office to work for the aclu and expand and support their disability rights worke

when the access is not just a question of access. it's that time, education, which is, which is whether people are accessing healthy diets. >> does that fairly cost more? and if so, why? >> healthy food is not always cost work you just look at the base kozyrev numerical cause of the story. in orange county 65 cents or 50 cents. you can probably find a candy bar for 75 cents. see you could trade one or the other. there has been research, about the cost per calorie. when you look at sort of the trade-off between the dollars spent in the amount of calories you get to take in, junk food is more affordable by that metric. >> before you get to cause, it's a much more complex job, but look at the three stages on the left and right for me. what is the most important thing you want people to know about what she learned from your time in the field? >> i would say the most important thing is that we can pay workers reachable workers without making it unaffordable. if you give farmworkers to 40% raise the average american pressure that would go

due to the inability to access to treatment, this young man was returned to his community without being offered proper support. i would urge we invest in the expansion of and provide access to production models for a first term and non-violent relapsed offenders. but i would also encourage that we invest in local residential treatment facilities so that transitional age you have viable -- yough have viable alternatives. goothese examples serve to illustrate the various these examples illustrate the impact of the war on drugs and it helps us to consider humane, and evidence-based, as well as the promises and the practices of various trauma in the lives of these young men and women. i recommend that we have a promising treatments to substance-abuse offenders and that we expand funding to provide more access to best practices programs in the early intervention for risk behaviors. it also have the effect of posttraumatic stress disorder, compact trauma. thank you for your time. [applause] >> thank you. >> next, we will talk about the right to engage -- in civil society. we have linda evans.

today are smart phones which makes it possible to access the video. broadly speaking, each month the average american spends 146 hours and 45 minutes watching tv, 4 hours and 31 minutes watching internet videos on a pc, and 4 hours and 20 minutes watching video on a mobile device. so the use of video on pcs continues to increase, it's up 80% in the last four years. so who is using video this way? our research shows that women are 6% more likely to video video online than men. 18 to 34-year-olds, match 35 to 49-year-olds as the largest demographic watching videos on line. sites like youtube and netflix together recently represented 56% of the streaming time which for the average american is 4 hours and about 31

"access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test.access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. >>> some weekend comedy sketches that are still bringing chuck ls after the big correspondence dinner over the weekend. >> hollywood on the potomac. mel gibson's not so surprise admission on the tonight show. here to update us with the hottest celebrity news billy bush with access hollywood. so, we were all surprised. not really. when we heard mel gibson admit on the tonight show he has a temper. let's hear what he had to say on jay leno. >> maybe you don't know this about me. i got a little bit of a temper. >> i heard. >> yeah. >> i know you have a temper. >> yeah. >> i know. [ shouting ] >> has it really come to the place where you can't blow off steam in your own home even if you're justified? >> blowing off steam? i mean, like what do you want to eat! do you want to eat lunch? i mean, he's -- i mean, the guy is as manic as they get. you know, when you get yourself in some hot water you're supposed to go on leno or a late night show a

this increases access and increases our bottom line. we are looking at an increase of about -- up to about $7,000 a year in our years out here. we performed extensive outreach, including with the golden gate tennis club as well as other groups. we received support to a variety of organizations and receive one e-mail in opposition. we hope to have your support today to make a recommendation to increase our rates. i'm happy to answer any questions you have. >> is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> do we have a motion? moved. >> i'm going to recommend a 10 minute break. the next item is going to take >> we are going to reconvene and i am going to ask staff to go with item number 12. >> good afternoon, members of the commission and the public. i'm the superintendent of the parks and open spaces and i will be leading today's marina item and we will be joined by other team members for these projects. the item before you is a discussion of possible action to prove to critical policies required for

access to the full range of health care options. in san francisco, the mayor appointed me as the advocate for the status of women. as a member of the board of directors for an international ngo, working to improve sexual and reproductive health for men and women, i have witnessed women in ethiopia walking miles to get reproductive health services only to find that the supplies run available. i spoke with women in tanzania and of the countries whose pregnancies for compromise because of lack of access to health care services. these work experiences have informed my social consciousness about the importance of ensuring that all people have access to culturally appropriate preventive health care services regardless of age, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, economic status, and geographic location. as the health commissioner, i look forward to working with the board of supervisors, the mayor, and the public health director, to advance public policy that ensures adequate and affordable health care access for all san franciscan

trouble accessible. restaurants only have to be accessible if they are available to your customers and clients. and actually does not cover employee access to the restrooms. we have other priorities that come into play. [inaudible] you want that inspected to come out before you get a that letter. it is not only your obligation, but it is the right thing to do. you want to be disability accessible. you want more customers. the best way to do that is to start planning. when you are choosing, ideally, your inspector would have a background in inspection, design, and construction. that means we have some excellent general contractors out there that could be excellent task inspectors or building inspectors as well. in order to get the legal benefits, the protections that are important, you want your inspection to be under that theory that is how you can get that 90-day [inaudible] as you start to interview your inspectors, i would ask them to a lot of questions. do not rely on just the resume. what you're rea