i aii am with the express. i am here. this contract wasn't awarded to the president of gordon and ball, it is committed $2,500 for turkey dinners to the bayview-hunters point community, and even though he hasn't received his contract yet, we need people like hal in our community. bayview hunters point and dogpatch would benefit greatly from this park. please award this to our community. thank you. >> maureen. >> good evening, today i am speaking for both the san francisco bay area water trail and the san francisco bay trail. the blue and the green and the blue-greenway. i want to say i am here to extra super-enthusiastically support award of this contract. we have been working with your staff, with david and others for many years going to the bcdc commissions, designer meetings, going back to the community as they make tweaks in the project. as you well know it is a long time coming. we are excited to be here where you are to award the contract. thank you and congratulations. >> any other public comment on this item? >> k

that's for sure i am as i said earlier i am not here to make peace i am here to facilitate peace who is going to make peace izzie a situation because you need twenty agreement it's one which i am not thinkable to to take so yes at a certain moment there is let's say if. some people accept it some countries accept it there is a lack of communication and. a takeover by country of two brings everything to lose if in the finality when i did so because i feel that which led to the independence of namibia and for the first time as a cuban and the american were sitting at the same table with together with the south africans younger than it was i have the political has been signed. it was taken by the un and there was a big show in. the un for the signing of the agreement i was not even invited i want to invent it nobody invited me when they all know that i was initiated this is because this time at a certain moment of the official takeover and i don't pretend that i can replace what is off the show of course not i am not here to the place anybody i am not here to to do. to i am here to help

i am asian, i am chinese, i am bilingual. we have been in so many cases other than african-american. i just want this to be noted. my name is alan. i am a behave health commission for public health. i train people how to behave. that is my job. i am a bargaining team member, along with many people here today. we are leaders for the union. as you know, we have 30,000 public employees. they have more than 50% of them. we had approximately 60% people representing different departments. as a public employee, i have been helping many investigations and we have addressed many cases with human resources and my department of public health resources. we see the ongoing pattern on people. for example, earlier, many people address african-americans, the population has been shrinking. the think just think about what you do for the people. there is one thing that we say over and over. the one thing that you can do. put it in legislation. reverse evaluation that all workers evaluate management staff. that each department and supervisors, a

i am sorry, that -- i am sorry to represent this. >> i am going to ask you a question about one of thessues of the day, populism. that is now a force in europe which is growing in importance. is it a dangerous threat to democracy or is it a democratic response to the fact that remote delete have been imposing policies on the european countries which the people don't want and which they are now rebelling against and going to populist parties for it. also, if ronald reagan was here today would he be described as a populist? >> you must make a distinction between historical populism and modern populism. a populist party is a party which represents the people, the will of the people. here in america we have had, in the republican side, we have had a string of populism since barry goldwater, since ronald reagan, since the moral majority, since the tea party, all of that is populous expressing the will of the people and does populists are saying limited government, free enterprise, classic american ideals. let me say, in terms of taking something out of today's gradient, hasn't it been marve

i am robert with scia10 two one. i am sharing on behalf of two long time janitors at tenderloin housing clinic. people with family. people who are going to be affected by by the compaction that is caused by this mco raise and something that i think you guys should consider how are the people who have been at this agency for so long been instrumental to people's recovery from living in un sheltered situations, how are they impacted? the first comment is from veronica who recently had her fourth child. she is a janitor. my job exposes me to dirty and sometimes dangerous situations. janitors do a lot. we don't get paid for it. after work i am going home to four kids. i don't have time for a second job. minimum wage is not enough to pay rent, bills and child care. people like veronica are not making much more than the mco raise by the fact they worked there for five, 10, 15 years. i also have comment from john. my story is almost like everyone else. i live and work in the city of san francisco. i have two jobs with the r

what am i. i am brown. it has been a long time. i'm so proud that for my purposes, having free tuition at the time gave me an opportunity to work with ups and load trucks and that gave me an opportunity to save money so that i could go on to eight for a four-year college at cal. and otherwise i would probably not have gone to be truthful. as i mentioned earlier, i did want to understand where the 15,000 -- 15 million came from and was able to target -- talk to our controller and ask questions about where it came from, and after speaking with them, i feel very comfortable that this is the right amount. so i want to offer to be -- add my name as a cosponsor to this ordinance. to this charter amendment. and i also would like to make a motion, if it is okay, to just make one change, which is on page 5 of the legislation. the last line, which is l, which is sunset. changing the date of the sunset from fiscal year 2030 to 2040 which gives the charter amendment a 20 year life. >> okay. supervisor kim, do you have anything to say before we

i am the fourth -- 1906. i am the fourth generation. for 1550 evans avenue you spoke to us all about wants to listen to what the neighbors wanted. what the neighborhood wanted. you talked about the power station and you talked about the development with the grocery store. our neighbors want this grocery store. i am 72 years old. i would like it before the coffin. i would appreciate that greatly. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good evening, commissioners, i am carol and rogers, president of russian hill neighbors speaking in support of this project. as you know, our organization's support has been motivated by the overwhelming need for a full-service affordable grocery store in our neighborhood. we know there are many factors to be taken into account in making your decision. we are grateful for the patience and time you have devoted to considered the opinions and concerns at the hearings. we want to thank the project sponsors for the willingness to accommodate the additional requests made of them to find a wi

i am a purchaser. i am a consumer for housing. i want to purchase this nice apartment in 1979 mission, but the point is, i do not want to purchase an affordable housing. i mean, affordable housing is the only thing good that me and my husband can live there. but how about i want to inherit my housing to my family so that my kids can stay in san francisco for more than a long time? this is the way -- affordable housing as a way to solve the city housing crisis. if you really want residents to stay, let them also purchase the market rate house. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon planning department. my name is joseph. i'm a san francisco native and a district nine resident and i also worked as a youth advocate in the mission community for over 15 years. i stand here today in support of the 1979 mission street project because i believe this project will bring positive change that the community needs. throughout the years, we have lost generations of gentrification and displacement and street violence that impacted

i am an employee. i have been with the city and county for ten years in department such as the fine arts museum, m.t.a. and d.p.h. although i have my own documented experiences on being bullied on the job because i don't have the years, i don't have enough years of experience, and -- in the position because i've been at one place for a year and a half, and my coworkers have been there for 20 , i have been mistreated, but i want to come from another angle. i only want to talk about me. i want to talk about the users of the service. we can walk into a clinic and to a primary care clinic and you have african-american jewish-american patients come to you asking why there are no black doctors. why there are no black social workers. only people that look at me just look like me in this place are the people in the front lines checking my eligibility or the security guard that has been contracted out to work in this clinic. i think that we are doing our african-american patrons a disservice. when they walk int

i am fortunate enough to be where i am as a homeowner. i want to keep my neighbors and my friends in the community too. thank you. >> thank you, very much. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor brown, do you have any other remarks? >> i want to thank everyone for coming out today and i am sorry we have meetings in the middle of the day. i am sorry. i know. i know it is easier to come out after work. but i feel this is really important and i appreciate everyone that has been working on this. everyone that has been putting volunteer hours in coming to the meetings. a mean so much to me. i cannot do this alone. i need the community to guide me through what is best for the community. also with these developments, we get to use neighborhood preference which is huge. people from the neighborhood will be able to apply for this and 40% of affordable housing will go to people from the neighborhood. that makes it much more special for me. i want to say thank you and thank you to my colleagues for considering th

i am not going to press my opinion as to what will happen. i am not going to prejudge that. i don't get paid to do that. i think a confidential report or closed session for that purpose is justified. i have expressed myself and this commission before. i did last month. the fact that something might be unconstitutional doesn't dissuade me so long as it is a reasonable legal issue which is presented, and it is not completely governed by precedent against it. >> commissioner chiu: could we skilled that at the december meeting to have a closed session to discuss these constitutional issues and answer any questions that commissioners may have and then have a more prediscussion with either you, john, or with andrew? >> we will schedule that at the commission's preference. >> >> commissioner ambrose: am i correct inning that the first ordinance that's beening proposed by staff doesn't raise those legal issues and don't require the answers to the questions you posed? is there in the interest in moving that forward just in the interest of time? i mean the board can always merge the t

sure of what i'm doing that i am as i am present. tense i don't know the world in the visions or as i doubt about what i am doing. feeling of superiority that can never. because if i doubt that means that they don't have a sense of superiority. and i never go is a sense of and people know that you know we are dealing with men we do mean we human and sometimes we have to put the sides of paper in the document and. z. explain a. logical explanations. to to get. a human side in the piece because everybody will. see people who. must be the most wired cocktails somewhere somehow was hoping for peace and want peace. i think maybe something good when worst and sense of security that a lot of big powers get while they're going into conflicts is ignorance because right now we see a lot of politicians. they don't have the understanding of the region when they actually act in that region they don't know the complexity of the fragility of the places that they affect for instance i remember president obama saying that not lack of planning in liby

i am as inspired, as hopeful, as i have ever been in my life. tonight's loss does nothing to diminish the way that i feel about texas or this country. [applause] getting to be with and to see all of you tonight reminds me why we set out to do this in the first place. we are not about being against anybody, about being against another political party. we're not going to define ourselves by who or what we are against were afraid of or scared of. [applause] we are great people, ambitious, defined by our aspirations, the hard work we are willing to commit in order to achieve them. every single one of us, republicans, democrats, independents, from the biggest of cities and the smallest of towns, the people of texas want to do and will do with the great work of this country. [applause] i just now had the opportunity to talk to senator cruz and to congratulate him on his victory and to wish him well going forward. and what i said what i pledged on behalf of all of us, that at this time of division, the country has been as polarized as i can remember in

am i doing that correctly? >> i thank you are meaning to strike a section six, the unquantified section on page 236 of the ordinance. >> you are a mindreader. >> ok. i don't know why it is listed under that section but that is correct. we would be striking section six lines 11-25 on page 236. >> say that one more time? >> section six what? what did you say? >> 11-25. i apologize. we have so many different versions here. >> that is what i have. >> there are a lot of versions with different edits on the website. but i believe what the amendment was to strike section six in its entirety. and that section is on page 237 lines six through 20. >> it is on page 236. >> you allergic -- originally said section six, right? on my document it is 11325. >> the document you have printed out in front of you may include amendments that were circulated today which is why it is off. it is basically section six. the unquantified section at the end of the ordinance. in the public late notice document on 237. >> you made a motion t

i am less concerned. we have done significant work to reduce any and all so-called small businesses on this list. so, i just wanted to overemphasize that. and then the last point that i didn't really get to jump in, and wanted to allow the person from recology, speaking to that clear and concise, you know, your analogy of hockey or football, these audits are already happening. work is already going on. there is nothing that stops any entity that would be on this list to say a couple hundred dollars, they have it as part of their account process, we heard that last time from recology. they can ask for an audit, and they can see where they are. they can see where they are in advance of this legislation, and many of them already know where they are. their diversion rate is put on their bill. so, i just want to overemphasize that, it's not a one strike and you are out. many of the account holders know how well they are performing, they have the ability to work with the d.o.e. and recology, and more precise in

i am like trump. i'm not rich and blond headed but i am black and i am right here.his t.v. system to the gill. i i am formally letting you know , i have been extra extra. i have been handed for life from the press room. right where my black community needs me the most. i was coming back after a ten year absence of how they put me out but i have racial problems in there with the chronicle. i want to have an investigation about the press room. you all know nobody -- nobody has any keys they are. you know who gave it to them? it was silly willie. willie brown. i have no commitments. no one is keeping us black folks down. my name is ace, dammit and i have been on the case. i'm going for the protected act. i have been banned for a year. i am scared now. i am like a black man running scared. and i have a target on my back in city hall. when they are trying to censor me. what is so healing about it, i am mayor. our c.e.o. is black and the gentlemen who give me that letter comes from the department of real estate who is black. do i look black? something is wrong in this pic

i am sorry. and then there were a number of -- six and seven are different amendments that we are making to reflect the prior amendments made to the funding. >> i'm sorry. can you repeat that? >> number 1 is a new. what did you say? it was confusing. >> amendments two, three and four and five are amendments that need to be made to the implementation document to reflect the change that we are making. >> these are all related to number 1? >> yes. my apologies. six and seven are different. item six is to -- edits to the implementation document to reflect prior amendments made to the planning code administrative code which reduces funding for enhanced stormwater management in complete streets by $4 million and water recycling stormwater management and public spaces by $1 million. the final is another conforming edits based on another prior amendment made at the land use committee to reflect the amendments to the central soma c.f.d. six and seven are technical cleanup amendments to reflect previous am

i am wearing two turbines. i am here as a co-owner of the stud bar at ninth and harrison, and also here as a district manager for the transgendered cultural district. as an owner at the stud, we have definitely been -- we know what it's like to have the wool or the rug pulled out from under us as a small business. luckily, we have had positive negotiations with our current co-owner -- current owners of our building but we know many borrowers who have had to close over the last few years and bars can be more where you can go to drink and party, it is a place where people build community and get to meet their neighbors. it is often times a safe space for people. i want to congratulate tonic bar for lasting 20 years in san francisco in this ever-changing landscape and for them for finding a new home that is already preapproved to be of use to a bar. that is a tremendous feat. i also want to speak on behalf of the tonic group process -- group post s. -- we have really explored different economic opportunities for t

more that i am anticipating. there was not a specific project in mind that we were trying to prevent or prohibit. >> ok. all right. i guess we will just move on. going back to what you said about project sponsors not anticipating -- that is a good segue into the previous one that we talked about with force in harrison on the p.d.r. space. i met with the project sponsors and i got mixed messages from them in one breath they were saying if they didn't get this 14-foot height reduction that they might -- they would have to rethink providing any affordable housing at all. but then the land owner, in the same breath said i don't necessarily agree with that. we are committed to do affordable -- doing affordable housing. i would like to hear more from the planning department. i was not convinced after that meeting that this is a necessary amendment. i had a stead at the end of the day this was simply about the ability to do more office space. so they said clearly that this additional 3 feet in certain areas of their dev

i am here and i am going to learn what i can. i have learned from people and organizations. there are a handful of cases we are working on. i get so many prison letters, and i read them, it is a literally a nighttime reading before a fall asleep and try to find cases that i am really passionate about and that i really believe in. i continued to send those to the team to vet them. we made a realistic goal, if we can do two of these a year, i would feel like i am doing something. now it is like five. van: jessica, i am on stage with kim kardashian. it just love the white house, i assume. kim: we watched you on television. >> the president announced his support for prison and sentencing reform in the first step act. van: a rod of applause for jessica jackson. [applause] van: i am going to let you go. i am going to put the microphone to the phone one more time here and you explain how you feel being were the main people in going into the trump white house and being beat up and standing with him that hundred thousand people will make their way home sooner? how does that feel? >>

caller: i am not proud i am not voting. i am 60 years old.ave always voted until about the last 10 years. i see, i see myself as part of the problem if i vote. if i vote republican or democrat, it does not matter, there is a constant divide in a war between the parties. so, you know, no one gets anything done. nothing is ever accomplished. until there is a viable third party, you know, we're just going back and forth. i am not proud of this, but i do not see that my vote is effective anymore. i do not see any of these politicians really working for the people. it is all about the party. it is all about the division. and i see, us going into civil see us goingy -- into civil war, eventually. i'm not trying to be a fear monger. that is how i see it. host: he is saying his vote does not count? guest: can i ask a question? host: i'm sorry, he has left. guest: i was going to ask about the propositions. i know a lot of people are frustrated by the politicians themselves, but in california we get to vote on the propositions, which are basically the

>> i am going to be voting republican. >> why? >> i am tired of the hate. constant it is the argumentative instead of a conversation with people here in colorado. our country is heading in the right direction and i believe that donald trump and stapleton will take us in that direction and we are headed there. a lot of change has been made and i just don't see how people are not seeing the changes that are being put forth. why anyoneerstand would think we shouldn't protect our borders. i don't get that conversation at all. i believe in immigration, we are all a part of immigration, but it should be done in due process the right way, just like our ancestors did, and it is the process of the united states. >> we are hearing from voters only on this midterm election eve. we welcome listeners on c-span radio. ofwill have live coverage election returns getting underway at 8:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow morning. this headline from "the new york post." the president is optimistic as the polls are predict a -- predicting a blue wave. from josh holly, the republican cand

i am trying to get this to a place where i thought it was a good idea. i am not there. i walked up and down polk and jackson. i wanted the sign to see the sign that said yes. i am not in support of this project. >> thank you. commissioner fong. >> we saw projects come through on automatic decision over this time period city wide you start to watch the dyegration of small retear not just on polk street but columbus, fisherman's wharf, chestnut, union, it has me concerned. having little t to do with amaz. this could be any other large retailer we would have the same feeling. i am concerned about small business in america and in san francisco. i think it is impossible to stop the amazon effect. we all bought one or two things since 1:00. i feel like there is an urgent need for housing. i know the project sponsor explored that. i don't have great confidence that has been explored to the max. they have done that. i don't feel that. there is still a large amount of community folks opposed which makes me wonder. it is not quite ready for primetime. >> thanks. commissioner melg

i am grateful. i am grateful. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you all. [ crowd chanting "usa" ] >> god bless texas. tonight is a victory for the people of texas. tonight is a victory for all the men and women in this room and all the men and women across this state that poured your hearts, your passion, your time, your energy, to rising to defend texas. to every one of you, heidi and i and the girls, we say thank you. thank you. texas saw something this year that we've never seen before. this election wasn't about me and it wasn't about beto o'rourke. this election was a battle of ideas. it was a contest for who we are and what we believe. it was a contest and the people of texas decided this race. we traveled every part of the state from east texas to west texas, from the panhandle to the valley. and the energy, the excitement we saw was incredible. just a couple weeks ago down in the valley, in harlingen, 2,000 people coming out. in mission, 2,000 people coming out. in el paso, 2,000 people coming out. and what was truly amazing, at many

i am a better mom because of it. the things i will teach my kids are different because of it, and what i value. even now with the fires, when everyone said we have an hour to evacuate, i said let's go, i don't need anything. i was truly put in, i had photos and everything on a hard drive. i just grabbed my hard drives, but i don't know if i would have been in a more frantic place had that not happened to be in the past. there was nothing material that i even care to take. so that changed me a lot. >> it is a good thing that it did. that you have said things that are surprising to a lot of people that you have had the experience and conversations with people who have done acts that involve violence and your heart is open to them as well. say something about that as well. >> yes, when i first met alice, and i thought to myself this cannot be fair that a non- violent drug offense, her first offense, she has no criminal past and her family doesn't have any criminal history. i thought, okay, maybe if i was to research oth

i am submitting my resignation. i have been honored to serve as attorney general and have worked to enforce the law enforcement agenda based on your campaign for the presidency. some of the news happening after president trump's news conference today. from that, some indication as who may be taking over that position. that sources say outgoing florida attorney list of thosethe being considered as a permanent replacement for ousted attorney jeff sessions. here on c-span for the next half hour or so we will continue to take your phone calls, your reactions to the elections of 2018. a 27488000.e to 724800 one. the president talking about the number of senate races that have gone the republicans way, just to take a look at some of the seats that have flipped across the country. let's look at indiana. joe donnelly is out. the republican is in. in north dakota, congressman kevin cramer winning over heidi heitkamp. the democratic senator in missouri ousted by the attorney general. and in nevada, it is dean heller, the repu

i am with the center city s.r.o. collaborative, and i am with the s.r.o. task force. i am completing my second year on that body and it is a very effective body in terms of making recommendations that go onto the board. so i ask you to support the new composition and also the -- set a new sunset date for this body and also appreciate your support on this. thank you. >> supervisor safai: great. any other members of the public wish to speak on -- oh, thank you. >> good afternoon. my name's diana martinez. i am the program manager of the mission s.r.o. collaborative and one of the members of the s.r.o. task force. i am also in support of the new composition of the s.r.o. task force and furthering the effective and important work that this group does together. since i have become a member of the task force, i have not only been able to learn more from the perspectives of s.r.o. owners and operators and s.r.o. tenants, but i've also had the opportunity to work more closely with members of important city departments and through these connections, we've been able to help pre

but i am in no rush. i am in no rush. the sanctions are on. i read a couple of times and i've seen a few times where they say he has done so much. what have i done? i would love to take the sanctions off. but they have to be responsive. it's a two way street. we are not in any rush. there is no rush whatsoever. before i got here, they were dealing with this for over 70 years. and i guess on a nuclear front for 25 years. that's a long time. i have been there. i probably left singapore four or five months ago. we probably made more progress than they made in 70 years. and nobody else could have done what i have done. but i will say this very simply -- we are in no rush. the sanctions are on. and whatever it is. but that meeting is going to be rescheduled. >> your meeting with kim jong-un, will it happen in the next months? pres. trump: sometime next year. sometime early next year. >> now it has been concluded, have you repaired your relationship with prime minister trudeau? pres. trump: yes i have. we have a very good relationship. >> thank you

i am here for the appellant.e just received the comments from them last night in response to a public records act request. that is why you were presented and that's why we had not presented the information earlier, because we couldn't. and i think the timing of december sixth would be great because we would have the historic preservation commission hearing before that. i think that is on the fourth or the fifth. and i just wanted to point out that everyone seems to agree that the issue here is compliance with the secretary of interior standards. the standards that determine whether or not there will be a significant environmental impact that is the issue before the preservation commission. >> you are in support of the continuance? >> yes, and the timing. >> just for clarity, the historic preservation commission will not be able to take up that matter until the issue of the appeal is resolved. that matter will have to be continued from the december 5th hearing. >> i would like to speak briefly on that. >> you have

host: i am fine. caller: as far as i'm concerned, the democrats winning the house is a blessing and a curse. can young because, imagine what america would look like today if they had lost? they would be tearing up the cities, burning things up. they are completely out of control. if they do not get their way, they are insane. it is sad. it really is sad. they cannot control themselves. host: what is the curse? caller: the curse? host: you said it is a blessing and a curse. caller: the curse is that they won. they will raise hell with our president and i am tired of it and i think a lot of people in america are tired of it. the rioting, the screaming, the carrying on, the marching on washington. they are out of their minds, they really are. host: new york, independent, roy. good morning. caller: good morning. i am extremely disappointed with the outcome of the election. putting aside the results, you have probably 115 million people who voted, which represents half of the registered voters in the count

am i getting paid? am i getting paid? it is, it is price.comes back -- from our view is, what is the value of the entity? what is the value of the business? can i come up with some valuation of this thing and get a sense of, how overleveraged it is, or it still has room it has got maneuverability? without covenance, which we seem to have gotten away from, yes, it gives the the companies flexibility up until the time they don't have it. to us, i need to be much better at valuing the business, valuing the assets. when it finally doesn't work, whenever that case is, that is all i've got because i could never have a conversation with a company beforehand and say, you know, we need to talk about your leverage. you are just going to talk about it when you're sitting in the lawyer's office and it is in bankruptcy. jonathan: is the price relative to what? for the last 10 years, i could ask the question, am i being compensated for the risk i'm assuming? and for the bulk of the last decade, the answer might have been no. but it is relative to what? to