hello commissioners pleasure to meet you i am a program manager on our diversity markets team and alice mr. be leading a piece of the presentation as well he gave you a great explanation what google t is doing we focus on building programs towards diverse communities to make sure there're equal assess for online tools as well as access to opportunities we're trying to equalize that field we described this is a digital devices we have 3 key fireman's in the past year the first one is a program i'm lead for the small business fists program we launched this in november of last year and i'll go into more details to accelerate with the google academy alison will go into detail the education a piece and the last with the community partners we understand p as joe described a lot of the businesses are wearing so many hats we understood by a lot of research coming if the communities that sdpichs small businesses face many other difficulties in terms of reaching capital and getting their foot into the door we're trying to utility this obstacle so the small business diversity program i mentioned laun

supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor chiu's supervisor mar is alice griffith absent mr. chair you have quorum. >> approval the lafco minutes regular meeting cultivation have you had a chance to review the minutes questions or comments going on to public comment seeing we'll close picking up public comment and rrlt vote. >> first and second. >> motion from commissioner cruz and second by commissioner linda commissioner linda is an additional sxherld and item 3 consideration of the lafco budget for 2015-2016 thank you we have clerk of board. >> good afternoon supervisor avalos and members of the lafco the clerk of board i'm here today with andy our administration and finance deputy to answer questions that surfaced during the lafco review of the proposed 2015-2016 budget as the commission is aware in 1963 the state legislation created the lafco in all county the responsibility stepped from the 19985 local government reorganization act sxhaenl in san francisco the coincidesed with the san francisco lafco being activate the lafco locally the lafco established their mission

mr. co-author new. >> good morning on behalf of chase i want to congratulate the residents of alice griffith on the combrougz here today developing affordable housing is also challenging but the scope and scale of the alice griffith development deserves special recognize this is an important project that will be a major contributor to they visitation of bayview hunters point i'd like to congratulate the residents the projects scombin with the residents brown they devote their 7, 8, 9 and energy and wounded be a success without their effort second i'd like to acknowledge the time and effort of the staff in project like this can take a a long time and the staff in san francisco have dedicated themselves to making this in a time of distinguishing resources for affordable housing and they've been innovative in pioneering the new programs it is not easy to be a pioneer with new federal or public sources and they've been admirable in their pursuant i'd like to recognize the participation of the city of san francisco there are if you cities in this country that invest in affordable housing the way san francisco doe

dignitaries we're in the house of alice griffith this is their land and we're guests as we break and honor it is hour honor to bring up the president of the association mrvelle (clapping.) >> i don't know to 33 me this is a long time coming been in this community for over 35 years this is also a lost community that was really divided for a regular hunters point that everybody thinks so as my life in this community you know, i knew we was also left out so when they came to me to talk about this new community this new beginning i was all in i fought tirelessly day and night, you know who do but i made a lot of friends and to me this is one of the proudest moments around me having my kids you know that i might have in my lifetime i don't know hope is more to come but i want to thank everyone that supported us and we're going to continue to need that support don't forget. >> but i want to thank my resident that are at my back and thank my friends i became the president 11 years ago it was never a man wanting added 5th so everybody thought oh, no, he can't do it (laughter) and then i think after my second or third year of being president they said wait a min

investigators duane powell was arrested in west alice, wisconsin after police received a call about a suspicious man walking around a neighborhood. >> what mrdicate to the detectives was that at the end of the day, yes, that he believed he was working for the church of scientology. >> reporter: according to police documents powell said he was hired through an intermediary firm and had been following ronald for one and a half years. he said he and his son were paid about $10,000 a week to search his garbage and follow and photograph him wherever he went. powell also told police he put a gps tracking unit on ronald's car. the police report says powell stated that david is paranoid and ex-members will discuss the inner workings of the church. nbc news exclusively obtained audio of powell's statement to police. >> i'm just supposed to report back what he does who he talks to. they want me to find people to make friends with him, to lead him in a positive direction. >> reporter: in response the church of scientology says the entire premise of the report is an absolute balderdash faced lie. it is preposterous. dr. miscaf inning's attorney has sai

alice's. we are just deciding that maybe it ought to be real this time, because of what is happening in terms of job loss. so mr. chairman, i appreciate the fact that there is language for the first time and negotiating principles and an objective that is put in. i appreciate that on currency practices but without language that says it needs to be enforceable which is what this amendment does. it just doesn't do what needs to be done. i have said so money times, but i feel compelled to say again. two years ago, senator graham and i authored a letter signed by 60 members of the senate indicating we all wanted to have enforceable currency language in any bill that passed. and that is what this does. it could go farther and say you cannot get back track authority unless you have current enforceable currency language in a trade agreement. i would be happy to do that. that is not what this says. this says as a negotiating objective, whatever we do we just have to have enforceable provisions and i would finally mr. chairman want to know because of the strong feelings of the automobile industry and japan, i know this