i am sorry about that. anyway, i am retired as a business agent for seiu. i would like to thank you for this award that we're going to get. it took me quite a fuse -- quite a few years to get it together. there was so much confusion about the fillmore and what was going on and being the president of the blues and r&b music foundation, i decided to find a location for a mural. at that time, the mayor located, park and rec -- mayor ok'd and park and rec ok'd it. we came up with -- the mural is beautiful. on the -- jim side. there was lots of confusion as to what was what. i decided to get permission to put a mural on stender and post. for those of you who have seen it, you know it is beautiful. it is not a mural. it is art. h. personality on the merrill looks exactly like himself. being that i knew each person, i tracked them down and we got together. it took two years to pay that merrill. it took a long time, lots of effort and love. the gentleman who did the painting is right here with me. standing by my side like we were for two years. every day with him,

i am a neighbor. i was in district 6. i am now in district 8. i am here to talk about the liquor license in terms of the history of taverns in san francisco. san francisco has had a great tradition of taverns. until the turn of the 20th century, there was one tavern for every 50 people in san francisco, more than churches. i think that is probably still true. the reason taverns were such a popular place was because working people needed a club. the bars or a place where ordinary men and women could gather, eat and drink, exchange information, but also due politics, raise funds, create a community. the eagle is in the best tradition of those kinds of community structures, the glue and held marginalized communities together, which is why i am very much opposed to the liquor license transfer. if we are looking at the needs of the community, the convenience and necessity of this, i want to tell you transferring this liquor license flies in the face of community convenience and necessity. [tone!] the tavern served a marginalized community. it should

i am in active labor. i am surprised you're so calm. i say, i'm surprised you're so calm. 11:30 p.m. dana drives to the birth center. i tell her right now i am not sad to do this. this is a solo expedition. i dark brown blob of slim e falls out. the mucous plug has to fall out. it's the mucous plug. i am in awe of dana. 1:30 a.m. i am naked. i modified downward dog. i think of the view everyone is getting. no one cares. 4:00 a.m., i am nine centimeters. i am pruned and exhausted. you are doing great dana says, i am not interested in being great. it's still nine centimeters. it's not time yet. she says me to blow out with my mouth. i say i might barf. 5:45 a.m. still nine, i hate dana. dana breaks my water. after 15 hours it's time to push. when you are this desperate, it's almost over. push, your pushes are excellent. 7:17. i can feel the baby's hair. you see your baby's head. 7:40. i do what she says. we rehearse. dana is guiding my baby's head. this is called ring of fire. okay. push hard. i moan like a walrus. my vagina tears to my a

i am a certified professional theory of i am aware of that grass off. the most important thing is the right to information and the right construction. making sure he that it is not a harm to the environment. i am in a rush, my mind is everywhere. i apologize. it is very important to the community. there is a serious shortage in the small area. it has no impact. if it is good for water runoff as well as low maintenance cost to the city. the long-term sustainability, please consider the option and allow us to have a soccer field. >> would you like to state your name? >> [unintelligible] thank you. >> any other public comment? public comment is closed. >> i suggest we take a break before we start the rebuttal. >> we are resuming our hearing of the plo's no. 12-074 and 075 regarding the athletic field coastal zone permanent. we are about to move into rebuttal. we will first hear from the rep. you'll have three minutes of rebuttal. >> the planning department has focused -- but pointed out that we have focused our appeal on two policies, in the rigid conformi

say i am the district attorney. if you think that the standard that i should be held to as a law-enforcement officer is related to not perjuring myself, would it be in relation to the duties, even though both the time and the substance are distant from mylp job here in sn francisco? chairperson hur: i would say that is not in relation to your duties. again, the reason being that -- i think there has to be a greater connection. there is another line between perjury and lying. if you lie to your husband, if you like your friend, is that conduct the falls below the standard of decency? >> but if i perjure myself or lie in a legal proceeding and my job is legal, does that threaten the standard of decency? chairperson hur: again, i have always read this to be a standard, which is why it has to tie into the duty. to read a multiple standard is difficult. >> even if we have a single standard and i am a public official and my perjury is in a public proceeding, do you think the voters wanted me to come back, having been conv

i would say i am supportive of this one. i hope it will be looked at closely to see if it is effective and they can coordinate their activities with the other business interests, merchants and others on mission street to make sure everyone works together. thank you. president fong: there is a motion and a second. >> a motion and second for approval on that motion. commissioner antonini, aye, commissioner tell us, aye, commissioner moore, aye, commissioner sugaya, aye, commissioner sugaya, aye, -- commissioner wu, aye. the motion has passed unanimously. president fong: will take a five minute break and have staff >> planning commission is back in session. you are on item 15 a. for 218 to 220 buchanan -- buchanan street. >> good afternoon. the project in front of you gained entitlements in january 2008. after that time, the market recomonent -- recomponent was sold. it w-- >> i should have called 15 b at the same time. this is 15 a and 15 b. this is the in kind agreement. >> thank you. information is included in your packet an

i am not saying that it might not be, i am just not sure that i am in a position to say that that happenedwhereas no. 4 i can. >> i don't think in light of what has been provided, it cannot be essential. >> not to say that it doesn't exist or is very real. it can be more useful for us to apply on what we know. in to the extent that it happened within the context, that is beyond my ability. >> perhaps it is also count five instead of count one? count five captures the discussion we had about conduct that falls below the standard of decency required. >> except for the reference to paragraph 19-31. >> correct. >> are we saying that account for is the basis for the five? the wrongful behavior consisting of the crime and the facts related adjust to that are what we determined falls below the standard? >> yes, thank you. >> this discussiona2d has suggd that something in writing is going to be helpful. is there something else? a big the question is what form that should take. i think something as simple as here are the facts that we found, the counts of official misconduct, here is the law will

i am here today as one of the community representatives, resident, long time, 60 years, i am saddened to say because my community is in the same condition it has been -- actually, it is worse than it was. nothing has changed in the last 40 years. we are requesting that committee be set of tools. the serious issues and concerns -- be set up to hear the serious concerns. and show that the san francisco public utilities commission is sensitive to our concerns. we are requesting a dedicated committee because we cannot express the seriousness of our situation in two minutes in public comment. no matter what you have been told, no matter what you have heard, no matter who you have met with behind closed doors. i say that with all due respect. we do know how people operate. we are looking to help our community and the light of day was full transparency, asking you to show good faith by creating a committee to work with us. we are the largest district in san francisco. we have the largest unemployment, the highest a drug raid, the highest teen pregnancy, -- the highest drug rate, the highest

i am a taxpayer. i am very upset about the money that has been spent so far on what i consider -- in 2011, we voted. they voted for mr. ross mirkarimi. their voices should be respected. we also asked the the board of supervisors do the right thing when the ethics committee comes before them with their recommendations. they did the right thing and vote their conscience, reinstate mr. ross mirkarimi. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> good evening. i need to know if everyone is listening. i saw some people walking around. this is really important. i am a community organizer. i am working as a volunteer in the peninsula. i support share for ross mirkarimi. why u.s. support him? i am a survivor of domestic violence. i saw a lot of the processes of violated by the city, by ed lee. the process needs to be present. what do we want? we need family separation. a domestic violent organization. i do not think so. the of the thing i support, i want him back to work. because he is working in the peninsula,

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with a two-time oscar winner kevin costner. the star of field of dreams and dances with wolves, he is star and producer of a new miniseries on the history channel. the six-dollar project about the most famous family feud and all of america's three premieres may 28. we are glad you have joined us. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: please welcome kevin costner t this program. the oscar winner is one of hollywood's most recognizable artists and the past two decades. a string of memorable project. he is a small sample of some of his outstanding work. >> i should have been here, i wanted to be. >> i understand, i do. just tell me, are you being careful? are you making progress? >> i think your husband just

i am going through the calboating documents. i am still looking for some. we did a freedom of information request. a bit more time would be helpful. commissioner ho: brian. >> she will be right back. commissioner ho: ok. we will go to joe. >> good afternoon. thank you for allowing me to speak. this is important for sailors. operations for our motivations. we have a very good relat ionship with the board, and we appreciate that. we these relationships make our programs. our main concern is parking. we have people come from all over. we understand parking is very tight. we encourage all of our members and carpool whenever possible. -- to carpool whenever possible. to take transit. parking in the area -- if you have special needs, it can be very hard if you do not have access. thank you for your support. [applause] >> are good afternoon, commissioners. i have the votes at south t beach harbor. -- i have a boat and south beach harbor. i do hear there is some concern that this is a harbor in san francisco. it is owned by all the people of california. we should n

i am doing a certification program. i am trying to pick up a skill.red of doing at low way wge work. i also have put board agenda this together. it would have been nice to have a time certain for public comment and. i have been sitting here since 2:00. why i am here is to let you know that we all might not agree on how to help the city college, we all agree that it needs help. we all agree that we need leadership. it is going to take more than the board membership. i have worked with the school district. i remember when the supervisors were on the board. i remember when this board of supervisors put together a rainy day fund to bail at the school district because of mismanagement. i think it is time for this board to a value it helping out the number one trainer of our workforce, 80% of the folks. 75% of health-care workers have taken a community college class. if you have been touched by community college, please stand up. the city needs to see you. we need your help. but we know this board is effective. it is time for you to step up. thank you. >> t

am i correct? inspector duffy is correct, there might be a possibility that if the date is moved back, additional work would have to be made in the public right away to provide the level landing and other accessible features. the department would issue a supplemental permit for reconstruction of the sidewalk as appropriate to make it happen in this case. president hwang: and that is at the cost and responsibility of the applicant? >> absolutely. vice president fung: we don't want to make the situation worse in terms of accessibility. president hwang: and the supplemental permit would be appealable? >> that would be correct. at them as would be the building permit. >> correct. vice president fung: before you leave, or my conditions clear to you? >> yes, it was, building permits required, keys be provided to all units within both buildings by the applicant, and any adjustments required to be made on the gate would be needing additional permits as appropriate to satisfy the access. vice president fung

i am going to talk on a personal level to start. i am a social worker. i also work early in the morning and this has been a long day for me. i and fried. i am going to try to put it together as best i can. i want to say that i am a woman, i weigh about 110 pounds, my body mass index is between 18 and 19. my heart rate is around 90. right now it is probably around 120. [laughter] for me, the question, which has been brought up a few times, would you rather be tased or shot is an irrelevant question. the way i would answer that question is the same way that the youth i work with, many of them used drugs and alcohol, and many of them have many kinds of interaction with the police, would probably respond in the same way. in good conscience, we cannot simply limit ourselves to asking the question, would you rather be tased or shot. to thin women, pregnant women, people in crisis, people who may be substance users, i am here to stand up not just for the low body mass women of san francisco but also for the marginalized people who i am afraid, if we do not get

i am kevin birmingham. i am a realtor, but more importantly, i am a native san franciscan. i have watched many of my friends and people in my family moved out of san francisco because there is an affordable housing problem in this city. i am getting on the board of realtors, and i am on the housing authority board committee, and we are bringing money to groups such as home ownership sf because i do believe in it. i think you need to look at -- the way to keep families in san francisco is what your building, and what we are seeing a lot are either small projects or very large projects. these large projects are on major transit corridors, and i do not know many families that want to live on van ness. the smaller projects would be in more traditional neighborhoods where families want to live, and that is what we need. another thing to take into consideration is with the inclusionary house a requirement, these projects do not pencil out. it is not that people dothe len- is still very tight throughout the nation. if housing does not fit it, it is not going to get built. if you w

how am i able to follow this? what am i able to do to gain more access? i do not know how the system works. if the notice posted next to the gates regarding leaving it open aid until five -- 8:00 until 5:00 or not there, would it have been left open during the day? the rally has not been violated since the gate has been opened during daylight hours. there is another tenant who requested keys because of their disability, and it has been two weeks, and they still have not received a key. goothey were told someone else s the keys and they have not been able to get a key. where is the lock box? we have not been told. i actually have a lot of new things to ask. >> your time is up. does the permit holder like to speak, your time is not up yet. you are a member of the public. we are going to hear that in a minute. first we need to hear from the permit holder. please step forward. >> i am dennis flynn, and we have opened the gates from 8:00 until 5:00 as requested. we have never had it closed eyes of my knowledge. that alley is the no parking zone. -- we have nev

i am a woman, i am black, i show my certification. i am black. i work here. the sooner i get on to waste water, i am tired of bob and harland kelly. so the disconnect from them, bayview hunters point, district 10, the people that are always out here with the burning flame, the people that went all the meetings for model cities and hunter's quapoint, i was the kid in the backseat. i am certified. they can identify with me. they turned back a contract where you could go there and look at the plans and they would put you in connection with the people. she told me -- what happens left? how do we find out about transportation authority? i am interested. we have no plans, we were getting them from bdi. where do we get plans for that? once bdi closed, we stopped getting them. [applause] >> can i say a word? i'm over here. yolanda. i don't know if my e-mail attachment came through, but the fire in the back of the room, the next upcoming contract is the construction management for the bus storage facility. which is a small contract, $80 million worth of construction,

i am a native san franciscan. supervisor elsbernd: please begin to the microphone. >> i grew up in san francisco. i have been part of the lgbt community. one of my greatest i school memories was being out with stop aids, probably as the youngest female member of the time. as an adult, i have been involved with san francisco general and the haight ashbury clinics. i am a little nervous. i have also been involved in burning man and the art projects. i know eli spear personally. he is a close friend of mine. i have worked with him closely on projects. i know his dedication to the community and art is incredible. that is why i am here today, because i have been a patron of the eagle talon. i have loved the eagle tavern very much. i miss it. i am also here today to say it is empty right now. i know there is an amazing opportunity. i think is part of a group that can bring something special and new to the space. with their dedication, it can be a new place of art and community, music and bring everybody together. maybe

i am a local advocate.i run a shelter and i do training programs around the country the fact is, sheriff mirkarimi committed an act of violence. he said so himself. but context matters, too. the individuals charged with being the lead law enforcement officer for the city of san francisco has put his needs above his family, his son, and this city and its citizens. his behavior is consistent with that of a man who batters. he has minimized, denied, blamed, and john complete disregard for the consequences of his behavior -- shown complete disregard for the consequences of his being here. is this the individual that we want leading our city? is this the individual that we fill, but it will do the best to protect us? is this an individual to ensure accountability? >> good afternoon. i have lived in san francisco since 1996. i am a lawyer, a former director of the project juvenile life without parole. i voted for ross mirkarimi, and eric -- and mayor ed lee. i mostly voted for mirkarimi because of the sheriff he

i am sorry for the confusion. i am submitting a revised sheet. the substance has not changed at all, only the labeling and the page numbers. this was existing, not proposed. on to the project. the case before you is a request for a conditional use authorization for formula retell to operate in the commercial space. this base is located on the ground floor, on the southeast corner of haight and fillmore street. there was a large fire that caused excessive damage to the building in september, 2011, and the building has been vacant since. the planning commission is required to consider the concentration of formula retail in the district and the compatibility with the best that the character. there is a neighborhood existing with retail uses in the district. the project will not affect the concentration of formula retail uses in the district. this district is predominantly occupied by independent businesses, and his property was in spite of the only retail part in the district. the project has worked with the product sponsor extensively to make sure

i am saying i am outside the event although in the middle of it. it is protection, part of the latex that is covers me. making tapes, to crack the grid that i can understand on situations that are incomprehensible. at this moment i want to change everything in me tobserver part and move into something else, the living your life part. when does that start, exactly? something else, i look into the mirror and someone says what are you doing here? you have no right to live. >> why did you become a reporter in the first place? >> it was stamped in my dna. i was so lucky, cynthia. earlier we were talking about our shared mexican history. in my house, first of all i came from a house in san antonio, south texas of big opinions. my father was a kind of district attorney without portfolio. other jewish fathers play golf. >> this is a jewish district attorney. >> originally from mexico. his whole passion in life is corruption. the family own add discount store. that wasn't where his heart would you say. he was running this family business and his heart was e

i am torn here. i am balancing several different things. i do believe there was, under these terms, official misconduct. i think the domestic violence issues raised here were serious, and the responsibilities of the sheriff for domestic violence are important. at the same time, so is the decision of voters to choose somebody for an office. they said, once we vote, we have only this very extreme measure, the recall provision, to allow us to go back and say we have new information since the election and want to do something different. they created another pathway for a different kind of reason to recall that they wanted to have in place. i am wondering whether it is worth reminding the supervisors, and maybe by just talking about it, we remind them, that they have alternatives. if we think that one charge is different from the whole set of charging provisions, here. i am trying to work this through. i am not positive. i do not have a fixed picture. commissioner hayon: we need to send a written recommendation to the board. when i have their pr

i am the oldest granddaughter of james leon, he is a monster fighting and so am i. that comes from southern tales of supernatural. a porch lie is not a mean or vicious lie, it is a story of exaggeration and humor. the one that loretta told you about, cake lawrence. all the people that knew him called him cake, he used to steal the warm cake that his mother put out. he would cut a slice and run off to the crawl space. they call him cake. i use that in my story. those 2 come from my grandmother, she was the germ, the seed of those 2 books and many others. let's go back to that front porch again. this time daddy james is the story teller. we sit at his feet and listen about stories about sara and pat and nollen. that is my brother, my sister, and me. we thought we were just as clever and smart and just as brave as the children in his story. he told stories vaguely familiar, but different some how because he told them his way. you see, i had no idea my grandfather was a functional illiterate and encouraged all 3 of us, his grandchildren to read. the way he encouraged me

i am representing -- i am here to respectfully ask for three things. one, the restatement of ross mirkarimi as sheriff. we voted for him. number two, please reset date all of his lost salaries. number three, i am asking for the mayor to please stop on this issue. i think -- thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, good evening. thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak. i am here to support mr. ross mirkarimi. to me, it is very clear this is more political prosecution. i want to ask you something, how would you feel if you were in his shoes? how would you feel if a few people or more than that, they do not agree with you. they would try to put you down, all the way down, and destroy your family. months without pay. how would you feel? i wanted to think about it. please bring justice. reinstate the sheriff. he needs a job. he needs to work for the people. i hope you listen to everyone. it is very clear it was political. it is putting a lot of effort. they are putting attorneys and a bunch of energy because he had a dome

>> i start rehearsals and i am going to start shooting to the next monday i am doing on monday.o. >> no. not at this moment. >> before the movie you will start work on monday, did you work on a different movie since she went back? no. >> how long is that project expected to last that will start on monday? >> i think is going to be like 20 days. i do not have all the scheduling. >> your son has been with you in venezuela since march 25? >> ps3 >> is he and i and that as well right now? >> yes. >> is he being well cared for? >> he is with my mother and father. >> you trust them to take good care of them? >> they are better than me. >> that is how i feel that my parents. >> they are watching this hearing. even at midnight. >> i do not know where my parents are. >> the nice thing is they do not understand english. that is love and support. >> this two hours will go by pretty quick if we keep doing this. >> do you feel that theo is safe in venezuela with you? >> sedgefield now at this moment even he is safer in venezuela that in san francisco. >> is it important to have your son with

i am a democrat. i am a christian.c... >> c.j. i appreciate the call. let's jump up to philadelphia, pennsylvania. i rene calling the full court press. welcome. >> welcome back to you. one thing the party has -- the democratic party has lost its way. the most important vote we have is in the primary. you can vote against all of these tea party i will it rat illiterates but you have to do it in the primary. in the general election people don't turn out to vote because they don't like the candidates. they should have made their choice back at the primary. >> all right. i appreciate the call irene. good stuff from our listeners 866-55-press is our phone number. congressman welch, let me ask you because we got word, we have avoided the government shutdown if only temporarily. harry reid and john boehner have announced a deal. so we won't have the last-minute race to the finish line like we have had in years past? right? >> this is the government achievement of low expectations. you know, how this becomes news that we have

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i am not a poet. i am not dying. weight loss can still be a choice. i am not a poet. i don't care much for. i don't spend me weekends read anything writing. i like to have cocktails but i do not have a drinking problem regardless of what state i wake up in. i don't need drugs to open up my imagination. i am not a poet. i can tolerate half an hour of spoken word poetry. what my cats are up to. i always carry my business cards. i am not a poet, i only write to masture bait my mind. i am trying to convince myself that poetry it save lives. it's the dust of art. and i am going to close with to poet. americano. i look at myself in the mirror. trying to figure out what makes me an american. i see chickens. practicing religions without a roof. i see my own blood. proud american blue genes labels. i see them sits outside with the eyes of an alley cat. i see myself trying to be more like james dean. i see carlos san tanna. more than sporadic latino explosions. as american as bruce spring teen and elvis presley. i see taco bell. i see purple, red, blue, green, orange. i see che

i am kind of disappointed. my question to staff, i am disappointed if q-matic did not work. i believe every frustration that was pointed out, why didn't we get in there and called it out? staff's job is to get things to work and not just say we are going to throw it out. i do not know if q-matic is bankrupt or not. but if we bought something, we have to hold the people that we bought it from accountable. going back to commissioner walker's point, why isn't there somebody at q-matic walking us through this? if there are glitches, they should fix it. if it is a technical fix, they should fix it. we did not get the right programming? why don't we work with them to get it done? we are doing the same thing with permit tracking. the people we brought -- but that system from have to walk through it before we launch it. even when we do, they are supposed to hang around and make sure it works right. otherwise, we should not have bought it. those are the two questions i have for staff. i feel disappointed in some of the things that staff said. this is a bad thing. we should get rid of

i am a member of senior action network. our board has recently voted to ask you to disapprove the proposed project. i am here to explain our position to you can read parts of our letter. we want to thank you for listening to the residence of the neighborhood. we want a project that incorporates the historical is significant church and as desirable neighborhood amenities, such as a community room, st. setbacks. passing the motion of disapproval is only beginning of what the citizens of san francisco want and need. to spend five years, the city has been challenged with too expensive lawsuits the existing structure has been allowed to deteriorate, a significant cultural artifacts have been vandalized, and now we are discussing ill-conceived proposals that have been concluded and the eir. we are no nearer to an acceptable outcome. let's go back to the original vision of the methodist church. what they intended was non- profit housing. other examples of such an adaptive reuse, already enhance the city and can serve as models. we