i attended one with the supervisor alioto-pier once, and she said we are doing this to the point of insanity. it takes restaurants a lot of money and almost a year to get to opening their doors and it is debilitating to them. anything we can do to streamline the process will help these guys, these small business owners, come in and set up camp. i support this, and so does the ncd. president o'brien: thank you. any more public speakers? public, disclosed. commissioner clyde: i would just like to go back to the two options, the one with the existing use categories and if they are moving into another category. i would like to support the least restrictive option. i do not think they should have to go through a conditional use. it is a form of grandfathering. the change of talk a great -- if it is not serving alcohol, it stays a restaurant, so there is no cu. we do have a number of self- service cafes that also have beer you can take to your table. we also have little bellies were you can buy a beer and sit down -- we also have little bistros where you can buy a beer and sit down. i do not want

calvillo: supervisor chu, supervisor kim abscent, supervisor mirkarimi, supervisor wiener, supervisor alioto-pier -- supervisor avalos, supervisor chiu, supervisor kim. president chiu: let's go to item 32. clerk calvillo: item number 32, the settlement involving the lawsuit against t-mobile's. -- the lawsuit concerning t- mobile's. -- t-mobil. president chiu: this is passed on first reading. item number 33. clerk calvillo: item 33, the settlement of a claim with shatese stewart. president chiu: same house and call. next item. clerk caliv -- calvillo: item number 34, the cinema of a lawsuit concerning -- the settlement of a lawsuit concerning jorei enterprises. president chiu: supervisor maxwell -- supervisor avalos? supervisor avalos: i would like to amend the item 32. president chiu: colleagues? that vote is amended. supervisor avalos: ? i believe the conditional use ordinance that is governing how are facilities are sited should be tried. if we were to do the settlement, that creating a precedent, that ordnance made ineffective, and in the future, there will be a process that will be created th

. >> alioto-pier, there are 11 ayes. this motion is approved as amended. >> there was a lot of ambiguity run the process. to have the board to settle on a process felt really good, that we had to tackle that part of it. >> if you are a supervisor, you cannot vote for yourself. if you are nominated for that office, you cannot participate in the discussions, so you have to leave the room. you cannot text people, you cannot get on facebook. you can watch the process in your office, but you cannot let anyone know what your thinking or doing. the most you can say is i accept the nomination, and then leave. if you do not accept the nomination, and you can participate, and then you will be out of the process for consideration. >> with the process agreed upon, board member chris daly call for nominations to begin. >> could we please at least spend a moment talking about what we would like to see in the next mayor of san francisco. >> were but board members retired and the item continued until after the thanksgiving holiday. >> t

it was previously mayor newsom's seat and supervisor alioto- pier's seat. i did not get into politics because i had a lifelong ambition of being a politician. that is not me. i came from a private sector, and looking at honestly answering the question -- did i have something different to offer that i thought would be valuable to sanford's is go right now? i do think a large part of our problems in the city are financial, economic. with my background, i did think i would be able to add a lot of value, and that is why i decided to get into politics. >> where do you place yourself on the political spectrum? >> i have to say, i'm one that has been trying to get away from the political spectrum dialogue in san francisco. i would just say, generically, i think i am in the middle. i'm a moderate person. nationally, i think we are a little bit left in san francisco, but i think i am a socially liberal person. that is what i tend to practice what i preach. >> what did you learn campaigning for supervisor, and was there anything that surprised you? >> that is a great