i am reminded that d.c. youth that are in foster home at age 18, as you heard president of the marina remind us, at age 18, they are turned away. and think about us as parents, us as children, how support of the work of our children once they graduate from high school or for those of you younger than i am, how your parents supported you when you graduated from high school. these foster kids heart and underserved population. when i think about this, i am reminded by something -- a jesuit philosopher reminded me that the society is judged by how it treats in the least of its members. please support this project. >> supervisors, i feel underdressed. i am here talking on behalf of youth services. i am currently staying at the youth shelter. i recently had a chance to visit the marina district for the first time. it was very beautiful and very clean. i did not understand why there was some much debate about the shelter and the first place. aside from money and building regulations, i understand there is a certain

i am a youth. i am on the board of theyouth advisory. i am here because this is something that directly affects me. i have been here for three months. i came here from oregon that with $20 in my pocket. within 30 days, they help me get into a housing option. they transferred me into a shelter. i was able to finish gathering my birth certificate, my license, getting into college, and finding a house outside of the shelter. i am on two waiting lists for housing options. i heard people before me say that my peers, the concerns would be that we would be rambunctious or we would take up space. those are valid concerns. every week i work with six dedicated homeless youths including myself to try to change those assumptions. every day i see dedicated youth that are tried to get off the streets and are trying to do better with their lives. we chose this location just like the neighbors did. this is a safe place where we can get on our feet. i felt that their concerns are valid. we are doing the best that we can. we as youth are doing the best we

i am financing my own campaign. i am a capable and successful businessman. i was invited to the white house, president reagan, president bush, president clinton, and i asked the people why. you are taking everybody and i did that. the solution for san francisco is economics. we have to bring businesses through. right now they are very unfriendly. to get a permit to build a house takes two years. to get a permit to build a house, it takes months and months. in a way, it is ok, but not that long. you go to nevada, you can open a business in two weeks. it's the same country, the same language, that's why i'm running for mayor. the solution for the business in san francisco, the most beautiful city in the world, is nobody through the years will having a business person in this city. the prior mayor was a professional politician. the prior mayor was a police officer. i'm a professional businessman, successful, which is i know how to make the payroll. thank you very much. think about it. vote for the people you know and don't vote for somebody you don't know. than

first, i am an avid cyclist. i am getting used to san francisco hills. our parking garage filled up quickly on the weekends and during the holidays could usually fills up during lunchtime. i live in the neighborhood and sea traffic backing up on the streets. we try to do a good job with the public. we try to encourage the use of alternative transportation. 71% of our staff can use sustainably. almost four million a year of our tenants drive. most of those folks are from outside of san francisco county. we ask that we keep in mind that parking is at a premium bid to a degree, it does feel like we are dividing up crumbs when it comes to five spaces vs seven, but it is important. also, the average length of stay for our guests is about four and half hours. putting parking limits on the weekends may not serve anyone's interests. we have those in our staff that do drive. oftentimes they are our front- line staff. they live in the city via the use lunch breaks to try to find another parking spot, which is counterproductive. also, we wanted to share that visito

"to whom it may concern, i am from israel. i am an i.t. engineer and a big machine configuration for among other platforms. in march of this year i was in san francisco for sightseeing. i was fortunate to find the fillmore house. my wife and i have fond memories of our time of the house. the level of housekeeping and upkeep is what i have come to expect at hotels. david was quick to reply and was sufficient and helpful. when there were two-month leases, we chose to rent a storage space at a house, where we left our belongings while we went on vacation. i am back in the bay area, and if i am on able to attend it is because of my duty to my customers. i wish i kayhan be there. i was deeply saddened -- i wish i could be there. i was deeply saddened. this place offers an alternative to cold and impersonal hotels or binding contracts. i have met a large number of other occupants and had no problem with any of them. we have become friends and have dinner together. they were gracious to offer to throw a party for our anniversary. i have never fel

i am 19 years old. i am one of the 99%, and i stand in solidarity. i was one of those unlawfully arrested. i was in a line of people attempting to block a truck holding personal belongings. these include new tents that i believe have right to. shelter is a basic need, and we will not relinquish our right to it. sunday is the first time experiencing

i am currently a state senator representing california, and now, i am running for mayor. i came with my mother and sister when i was 3 years old. i grew up here. i went to san francisco public schools. i got married here, raised my family here. i sent my four kids to public schools here. this city has given me every opportunity i have had. i am extremely grateful for that, and that is why i have worked my entire adult life to improve san francisco as a member of the school board on the board of supervisors as your state assembly member and senator, and it is why i am running for mayor. i have said from the beginning i was going to run a different campaign for mayor. a campaign that solved the critical issues facing our city and asking you for solutions. a campaign that approached the city not from the top down but from the bottom of. we went out to meet with small businesses, companies, local unions. we went out to meet san franciscans in their own neighborhoods and coffee shops. we called these meetings 20/20's because we wanted to listen and get from you a clear vision

i am happy to be here.m always happy to be back from especially since all of this issues in the mission. i am happy to hear from community members in the chief about what we can do to try to keep a lid on it and resolve it. i am happy to be here. thank you very much. and i am sorry again. commissioner germaturman. commissioner turman: i am probably the newest commissioner, and the new as commissioner. i am a former resident of this district. during the day i am a lawyer at a law firm downtown. i am very active in this community, care very much about what you're to say tonight. i am looking forward to hear from the chief, as well as from the captain. so, share your thoughts and ideas, because we would really love to hear them. thank you. commissioner dejesus: before we start from icy supervisor mirkarimi is coming to join us today. -- i see supervisor mirkarimi is coming to join us. i understand we have interpreter services available if anyone needs them. if you need them, come up to the front or raise your

i am not sure what i would -- i am almost done. i just do not find it contest will at all. -- contextual at all. we welcome you to go up and make the comments. the neighbors mentioned they have concerns. they are trying to create a more walkable area and sfmta is creating a home zone. i wonder a little bit what that means in relationship to parking requirements and that sort of thing. i am wondering if that is something that has been included in this vision at all. the home zone, do they have any construction and is the parking -- i know there is existing zoning, but what i they looking at? >> we have a representative from the mta here to talk to you about it if you like to hear it. president olague: yes. i would like to hear it in terms of traffic coming --affic --- traffic-calming. i support what the parents are supporting. >> i am an assistant engineer with the mta. you cannot really see, but i am managing the implementation of the home zone in. we are looking at implementing some measures to halt traffic -- to calm traffic betw

and i am not yet i am not afraid to work at 10:30 p.m.t night and walked to my car, but i want to make sure that i do not have to be scared every single day of my life when i am going to my car it 10:30 p.m. at night. so i want a police department that is going to connect with a non-profit and let us know what is going on. i do get the captain's weekly report, but that is not what i want. i do not want a list of times and to look at the prostitution. i want a list of connections. i want to know what is going on in the mission. i want to know what strategies are being enforced, what kinds of policing their doing and with which organizations, because all of the nonprofits are involved here. it is not just the people who are being violently attack. it is the people that have to come to our nonprofit to seek services. they are afraid to go out at night. it is the low-income families that did not have opportunities to have great jobs, were coming to us for training. it is the child care providers that we're helping. it is the children that we'

commissioner miguel: as far as i am concerned, i am not inclined to move to item one-day and one- b anytime beyond november 10. if either of these parties are listening, or will access this hearing, i want for them to understand that this has been too long of not getting together to have this on the calendar. this is disruptive to the calendar and the process of the department, and either get this together or we will make a decision, as far as i am concerned. >> i completely second his thoughts and i believe the commission and the staff were on the working end -- there are not enough funds available to allocate this and this is very obvious. i say that we hold together on the 10th and do what we need to do, whatever this may be. commissioner sugaya: it has been as of november -- six months. this is plenty of time. >> commissioners, if you could clarify who seconded the motion? >> i did this. >> the motion is for the continuance to november 10. on that motion -- >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> thank you. those items were continued to november 10. sugaya is recused from item three.

i am egyptian. i left my country for 40 years, but i never forgot. 28 years, i see a young man who played guitar, and thank god. i would like to thank him, and i thank everyone of you. he never forgot us. he grew up on mission street, and he went yesterday to mission high school to help them. that is a man who loves his country and loves us. we love him, too. i would like to get 11 turkeys from you to feed the homeless people as soon as i can. before i die, i want to make something else. but how i wish to give you some tickets. supervisor, let me see you tomorrow, and i want to see support for each one of us to them. i am going to be there, and i watch every one of you. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. stop the corporate rape of the public library. do not give money to oregon accept money from the friends and family foundation. it is a private fund raising entity that presents itself as a public-private partnership. what does a few over time show?

i am here for the families who have been killed. i am on my second term as a city commissioner. this is not the most liberal city of the world. this is starting to be a conservative, a fascist, racist city. he was slammed against the pavement and polled by his dreadlocks. this is not the plantation. the flav institution is so long time ago. this is set -- the slave institution is so long ago. this is san francisco. goowe are watching you as you ae watching us. we are attorneys, and we have the city coming and saying, a enough is enough. it is inappropriate today, but we are here to reclaim the herd. we do not need to occupy. we own the herd, and i would say, occupied this. [applause] >> good evening, sir. >> i want to say that i have an incredible capacity for love, and for all these things i am hearing, they sound really terrible, but i want to say for what ever in justices have happened, and i forgive you, and let's move forward. let's work together. i really forgive you, and i value each of you as a person, and mistakes we have both made now i am sure. if we were sitting out

i am sympathetic. i expressed that to the representatives of the owners the first time we met, the only time we met in person to talk about it. at that time, it was not communicated that the full- service nature of the business was critical. it was communicated that the repair business was the primary business. again, i do not know the fact -- finances or the reality of it but i am sympathetic but at the same time, i am conflicted for obvious reasons. because of the health implications of our properties. and living next to a spray booth. the request for dr is to find common ground somehow within a wise planning decisions that accommodates both sides to the best of your ability. with that, it is tough. and it sucks because these are our neighbors. i am friends with every other proprietor on the block. on a first-come basis. friends, because i support their businesses and i would love to be able to support this one. i urge you to please use your expertise to figure out how to help the residents by applyi

i am proud to say i am the only candidate who can bring all of these skills together. i served as under share of of san francisco, the second-in- command under mike hennessey. i help him improve our jail programs so that prisoners learned job skills and get treatment. they're not just guaranteed to commit another crime when they are released. i served as chief of investigations in the district attorney's office, helping to lower crime working with the community. i served as the emergency communications director under mayor gavin, bringing many branches of law enforcement together. i served as head of walden house, one of the most respected substance-abuse treatment centers, providing services to the incarcerate informally incarcerated to help rebuild their lives. i served as a member of the california narcotics authority, helping to divert at into treatment. i served as president of the san francisco police department association and as a san francisco police officer, i received two medals of valor for my work on the street. i patrolled just about every corner of san f

[laughter] i like to think i am number one, and a i am number one, it is irrelevant who is two or three. >> [inaudible] >> if i listen to mr. fazio's e- mail that he sent me asking me to withdraw, i could not even rank myself no. 1. [laughter] but if i returned the favor and asked him, -- >> i asked for two names. all right, thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. we will now go to the questions that have been submitted. glitzy -- let's see. ok. what is your view of the revision or elimination of the three strikes rule? we will go back to the beginning. >> thanks. that is not a yes or no? let me say that the three strikes law is broken and requires revision. i am committed to never filing as a third strike in -- unless it has to be serious or violent. this is where experience comes in as well. just because it is a violent or serious felony does not mean it should be a third strike for a second strike. that is why you want a d.a. that has been charging cases, that has been teaching highly charged and that has been doing this work for 22 years, so we can bring that kind of discretion t

i tell you this because i am 44 and i am an adult. i do not go to nightclubs. one of my favorite places to go is the buccaneer and that is because of teague and the kind of operation he runs. it is comfortable and quiet, a place to meet my friends, many of, are here today. have conversation and enjoy professionally run bar. i came here because he deserves a fair shake in this business venture. president mazzucco: thank you. >> i am a born and raised in san francisco, moved away, and came back because i love the energy that san francisco has and the nightlife and restaurants and the whole neighborhood environment. lately it has been difficult to find good establishments with music and food for adults. i know there is a lot of night clubs out there. the fact that this establishment is going to have live music and cater to an adult crowd i think is a positive thing. i know that north beach has their issues with some of the nightclubs downtown columbus and broadway. this is a different energy, a different type of venue. i look forward to it being openly. i do not w

i am not a contractor, but i am sure the contractors here would agree that is too short a time. there are too many variables to commit to a time like that. but we are certainly willing to negotiate and work with addressing financial problems with temporary relocation. we would prefer to start right away. we will continue to negotiate with the tenant. before we can even serve a notice, we have to file for our petition. we anticipate the work will take longer than three months. then we have to give a 60-day notice. depending on what mr. collier and his clients want to do, which could end up with three jury trials. negotiation is important to us. i am sorry that got misunderstood early on. we are perfectly willing to negotiate. vice president garcia: as our director explained, if we were to continue this, at any time between now and the date we continued it to, you could simply call and withdraw the appeal. if that would accommodate both sides, that might be the best tack to take. >> i understand that. we would prefer not to have the appeal upheld. we would like to go forward with

i am amanda. i am another from occupy sf here to respond to some things that we have seen that are not quite constitutional that happened as a result of police action against us. i am going to echo again -- we are not leaving. we are not disbanding. the more the media says we are going away, the more people show up. every time we have been rated, we double in numbers. we have a lot of support from the community. like the raid that happened on sunday night, we were not warned. we were not given any kind of real direction. no one made an effort to tell us what needed to happen even though i worked really hard for that group in establishing communication with the police of san francisco police department. it is really -- is discussed the. in the way that sf pd and a lot of the people in that specialization have been treating occupy as though we are not wanted. as though we are some kind of horrible people. we are trying to be peaceful protesters giving an example of the change we want to see in peopl

i am 82 now. >> i am 16 and i am a junior at galileo high school. i am proud of the efficacy in district 3. we're advocating for free muni because we see this as a transit issue not just in our communities but for the city. i live in the valley neighborhood. i saw you advocating for the pilot who gave 1200 passes. i really saw how much the program was needed when the applications exceeded the supply passes. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i am president of student advisory council at galileo high school. whether it is going to my house to nob hill are going to meetings, muni is my way of navigating around the city. they have already cut half of the school buses. i see the rationale, i worry that this was stigmatize low income writers. this would have higher administration fees and benefit your youth. since the school year started, a broad coalition of all community groups have been gauging how many care about these issues. >> thank you. we have to keep to the time limit. >> thank you so much. [applause] >> good afternoon. a group of teenagers could t

i am proud to stand with these agencies and young adults that will live in these 24 units. i am proud

i have been in some action and i am here today because i am very sad. i am very hurt about what happened a few weeks ago with the people getting killed. this is a black people shooting brown people, and of discriminating against each other when we all should be in there working together. we have to deal with racism as far as like people cannot get jobs. black people pay a higher price. a dr. martin luther king and all those people for everybody to have certain rights. now we just want to be able to work, and for people to allow you to work. there is one man i go to my church have said that he was working on the construction of heat of fire and because of the supervisor told him that he needed to learn how to be finished. that cannot be a prerequisite for us to learn how to speak and if you have of than the city and in this country. thank you, and continued with operational of three. not my name is elizabeth, i have a reproductive rights-and tenth of though. before i speak, i wanted to women that have to deal with the allies, a native of him by the anti

i said i am going to go surprise him. i spent 2 days. >> simply because the world is coming to an end? >> i felt compelled. it was the moment i knew i had to turn the page. you just know. there is something that happens to you, i am going to turn the page. i was panicked. i was surprising him, he would have said no, i am too busy, i don't want you here. i spent a day running all over new york city trying not to freak out about the sirens buying flannel clothes, the right things for the orchard. this is ridiculous, i wear what i always wear, black. >> you are wearing a black cashmere turtle neck to the orchard? you can't do that. on the airplane, i am trying to learn the apple business. i have my files like a reporter. i realize i am treating my brother as if he was a source. i just wanted him to like me. i wanted to impress him. i had to do that little sister thing. the first rule was, put yourself into their world. the second part of this was understand how difficult it is and don't wait for a crisis, because the fact is

tavis: i am not being comical and asking of this question, i am serious. want to preface, i am not trying to be funny. i am serious about the business , being a long-distance runner, how does that emboldened your faith or challenger faith? >> the only way that i got the old when i fell or was lifted up was with my faith. the business and was not there to lift me up, but my faith always was. i was lucky enough to be married to this young man posing another for 50 years, and she was the one person in my life that told me the truth, nothing but the truth, and she told it to me all the time. she made it possible for me to live an honest life. tavis: a lot of people have a difficult time, if ever, getting to that pace. >> it is true. he always says, go higher, brother. that is what the movie celebrates. the low hanging fruit is a cynicism and pessimism. if you want to go a little higher, the fruit is a lot sweeter. and the view is certainly a lot better. in this pessimistic or cynical culture, i am interested in pushing back against that. tavis: is the film may

i am here as a member of the -- >> i am here to support the protest against police repression, and the criminalization of police brutality. i am moved because another world is in birth. this is what is happening. people are taking back the world. we have to see the connection between what is happening, the people who have occupied san francisco, we want to see the connection between what is happening there and what is happening in the black community, where there has been occupation of people's lives. we talk about the killing of can if harding, and the killing of charles hill and what has been going on daily in this city and across the country. we need to draw connections between what happens in the occupation of san francisco and what happens with a different occupation in the bay view and hunters. . we're asking people to come out to this area to support people of the bayview, and people around san francisco will have a protest against police brutality. we will have people supporting the occupation, with the bayview district as well. and i salute you. >> the next speaker? >> good af

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