he inspired all of us to work and accomplish this sister city agreement. our thanks don to the mayor for his encouragement and cooperation. our thanks to the chief protocol, a good friend, and her secretary. and to the director of protocol. where is that you? i don't see him. we also welcome the mayor welcomeamman -- the mayor of amman, who made it one of the top cities in the world. welcome to baghdad by the day. actually, mr. newsom, used on the line, i needed an appointment to come and see you at the governor's mansion in sacramento, california. [applause] by that time, i strongly believe that the mayor will be the prime minister in jordan. [applause] and we are going to come up with a new thing in the united states. we are going to ask your permission, mr. newsom, to make the great state of california the sister states of the kingdom of jordan. [applause] the goals and purpose of the sister city committee is to contribute to their development of good relations between the cities of san francisco and amman, to promote trade and tourism, arts and culture,

and i fear it will drive up the price of contracting for the city. ay even make it impossible for you to find contractors for certain classes of work and the progressive movement in san francisco will own that problem when it occurs, and it will occur. also, for those of you worried about jobs here, i would like to say first of all, this is not a short-term stimulus. this is long-term legislation and in fact most of it effective kicks in two years down the road and it will have to kick in later if realistic. in addition, supervisor avalos did d bring up out-of-state workers. project work hours performed by residents other than california is should not be considered to the number of work hours to which the local hiring requirements comply. out of state workers will be completely unlimited under this legislation, and it will provide an advantage to out of state, nonunion contractors over union contractors for the regional workforce. bear that in mind. thank you. >> mr. theriot, a question for you. we have been in communication for months now about this

our job is to legislate and work with the city departments and city agencies to run the city better. to be an effective voice for you have basically in city hall. so what i like to say to you is you use us to leverage your goals and objectives as it relates to the city. some of the things that we have done to build the comprehensive view is that working with the neighborhood organizations as they talked about the pta. the supervisors on the pta as well. connecting the dots between the community based organizations that are running the programs that are for the youth, for the adults and taking a look at the goal and the vision of what the neighborhood wants to creates. so instead of being reactive, how do we build what we want to create together and using the tools of connecting the piece. the lower haight and hayes valley and the western addition and the north the panhandle neighborhood, people are working together to do events. working with the cbo. volunteer i volunteering their time in activities that are not just in their block. or just within you know perhaps within their sort o

and all the other cities that surround us to all the major cities in the country and find that we are so lucky to be in this great city and to be working for it. 21 years ago, when i first started, i did not like the city government at all. in fact, i spent some quality years litigating it. i was challenged at that time and continue to be challenged by various mayors and members of the board of supervisors to come in and make those changes, and today, i'm proud of the staff i have assembled at the general services administration, proud of the 26,000 people i get to work with to deliver services to san franciscans and the people who visit here as well. there is anything i continue reflecting on that amazes me, -- if there is anything i continue reflected on -- if there is anything i continue reflecting on that amazes me, it is the diversity of our citizens. we need to make sure that we treat them equally and make sure that our cultural competence reverberates are around every single department of the city. that is what makes me proud to be part of this government and to continue doing

it will cost money and when we talk to the city, they say it's the state's problem and they say the city to ask for it. that is something that would bring improvement to the neighborhood. >> some of the great changes are, more of the jewels of the district, coming back alive. point to lake muset and the water levels were dropping and now it's coming back. and the park and zoo. we are doing basic infrastructure work in westportal and the tracks and those will be replaced and library will reopen in november and a park just reopened and school will get ada work done. >> westportal play ground went under renovation and that's a boom. >> as much as things change they stay the same. we have taken our infrastructure and improved t >> when i moved here 8 years ago you would walk up the street and seniors and older people and everything would be closed at 9 at night. and within last 4 years there are younger familys and people with kids and dogs and we have new restaurants and night spots that the sidewalks don't roll up at 9. >> i think district has beautiful new restaurants and the theater is v

and there are others, and we can talk to them. natalee expanded to city projects but private developers. if you want to come here and make money, care for our children. if you cannot take care of our children, then go take a hike. i say that all of the time. that includes the big developers to come here. they do not care about families. this is in the right direction, but we need mandates. thank you very much. >> ♪ we need you now for this item yes, we need you now now, in every way we need you now we need you now for this item yes, we need you now now in every way, we pray over had clouds are grade -- gray we need you now ♪ >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am with a council, and i want you to know that members of the group are looking at the feasibility of providing on-site child care. juppe care space is at a premium. the investments held bill child care over the years, but the gap between supply and demand is huge. over 40% of parents are looking for child care. at our group, we have reached out to the business community many times. we have tried to i

we have a board of supervisors that understands the importance of the city's infrastruck which chur and the public rights of way that com provides a significant part of the city. that understanding has been manifested in their financial commitment to investment and infrastructure, both to main and repair and upgrade it but also to improve it. what -- what you're going to -- what you're seeing here already and what you're going to hear from the speakers is just, the latest example here on leland is an example of that improvement. it is not just making sure the streets are paved which is absolutely important and making sure the sidewalks are in good condition and we have accessible curb cuts so folks in wheel chairs and other disabilities can access our public realm safely but really ep happensing the public realm so it is not just passing through as you whiz by in your car, it is for being in and enjoying and i think -- helland is -- is really an excellent machine festtation of that, a world class facility, that we're bringing to the neighborhood has is long overdue. the reason all of th

and we -- we -- we set an example, other cities across the nation have followed. they're now hundreds and hundreds of programs like this. that's why we have public art included in this project. i would like to -- to specifically talk about the project that was done for -- by rebar, the artist team of rebar, through their temporary work that they have done in the past, they have made an indelible mark on the city's cultural landscape by beautyifying and improving the liveability of our city through their inventive and unique and humorous art installations. i mentioned those were temporary. this however, is the first ever permanent art install hation. we're proud to have it here on leland avenue. from the victory garden in the civic center which took place a couple of years ago, to parking day, which has now become an international event, originating in san francisco, again, we are a leader, other cities across the world are following us, rebar's art work challenges us to contemplate a more sustainable future. where street furnishes and -- of today may be art materia

said the disco and every other official to visit barcelona. i am sure that our cities can grow and learn together. today, it is a great honor for us to be here. thank you, mr. newsom for your hospitality. [speaking catalan] we have another sister city like you, mr. mayor. [speaking catalan] thank you very much to everybody. congratulations. [applause] >> thank you. as mayor newsom said, we have supervisor bevan dufty. i also want to the knowledge and member of the other supervisors wanted to be here today but there are stuck in a committee meeting. i know that many others wanted to be here as well. next i want to introduce the man who represents the country of spain, here in tampa disco, and of course we cannot talk about spain without talking about the world cup. we are all excited about the victory, and thank you mayor newsom, to you and the rec and parks department for the work they did around the world cup. if you have the opportunity to watch the game in front of city hall, i have to point out, the man who scored the winning goal is someone who plays for the barce

demonstrated and for to meet the needs of the city and a reasonable requirement. just to give one example that the cpmc project is the biggest one to show case the legislation. we're not as concerned about whether it applies to cpmc because if it comes to it, everybody knows that it will not be land use based. there will be a health care discussion and one example, it affects the emergency rooms and the city has no data on where we need emergency rooms and where the emergency room visits are coming from and if you include homeless, 50% of the emergency room visits are coming from what cpmc identifies as the st. luke's service area where they are proposing to reduce services. that would be useful information for the city to have to approve -- [bell ringing] president miguel: thank you. keith loring, randy whiter, emily lee. >> good afternoon, commissioners. go giants. my name is keith loring and i am an emergency physician in the city and worked at san francisco for over 15 years and st. mary's and i see things from a provider perspective and i think that what conc

i love my job and i learned every street and alley way in this great city. i have been in the wine and spirits industry 38 years. i was working with small businesses such as grocery stores and restaurants and hotels. over the years, i worked up the ladder, and started my career in south san francisco in 1968. in 1962, -- 1972, the mckessen company bought the boreaux company and the was the general manager in reno, nevada. in 1995 i was speaking manager of the company in brisbane. i became the coo of the stars group in san francisco. i worked under jeremiah tower. in 1996-1999, i was the sales manager for skyy vodka. i had the chance to gravel the u. -- travel the u.s., puerto rico, and the virgin islands. i was the director of public relations at young's market company, where i retired last year. my various positions provided me with ongoing relationships with small businesses, financial and other related issues. i begin by researching the problem to try to be as thoughtful in my deliberations for these decisions. the visitors bureau, they gave me the opportu

they care deeply about the city and their tradition. hats off to the ownership, the giants for committing to our city, and how about the city coming up and showing that reciprocity, the entire bay area supporting the san francisco giants. i hope the 49ers are paying attention. we got the public-private partnership ready to go, and the cleanup of the shipyard almost done. we have the environment to work that was complete, we have the financial framework. all we need is a team to say that we want to say -- stay in san francisco. if the forty-niners want to do that, we would be working on building permits and not wondering if they are going to leave after they negotiate another five-year commitment. we are very close to working through some of the lease terms to commit for the giants for at least five more years if they figure out whether or not they are going to leave the city. whether or not they will stay in our city, we think it is the best thing for the franchise and the people in the southeast sector. excited to see the giants in the

i interface daily with a local state and city governments and and the trustee with our defined benefit plans. in addition, my professional experience to the labor is in california. i have also had the pleasure to serve the city of san francisco's public utility commission since 2008, including the past year, as president of that commission. my involvement with the sfpuc has been enhanced with my understanding of municipal government and has deepened my respect and gratitude for the men and women who are executing the sfpuc's vision. as you know, the sfpuc launched a $6.4 billion water improvement system program to repair, replace, and seismically upgrade the systems aging pipelines, reservoirs, and dams. while president of this commission, we moved to construct 13 projects totaling $1.6 billion, creating significant numbers of jobs and making sidekick and safety operations to our vital water system. both the public utilities commission, port of san francisco share the distinction of an enterprise for the city and county. they both creates a vivid revenue but at times require commensura

there are many projects within the public utility commission and also in the city as well. thank you for your leadership over 30 years. >> if i may simply add to this, i think that the record of experience and accomplishments is unprecedented for a nominee for the public utilities commission. if so just happy that you are willing to serve and we are happy to have you. he was not the first member of your family to serve the city and county of san francisco. i wonder if we can take this motion without objection. this is the motion to table by the number two, and move forward item number one. we will send this with the committee report. we take this without objection. thank you and congratulations. can you call item three and four? we have been joined by the president of the board of supervisors. >> this is the appointment of robert paterson, appointing him to the small business commission. item #4 is rejecting this. supervisor campos: we call on robert paterson to come forward. good morning and welcome to the rules committee. thank you for wanting to serve the city and county

more easily, and a city that allows us to continue to be the dense, urban, wonderful international destination that we all know and love. with that, i would like to welcome up a couple of representatives of the san francisco bicycle coalition to present their thinking on where we ought to go from here. supervisor campos: thank you, good morning. >> good morning, commissioners. i am the acting executive director of the san francisco bicycle coalition. i have a presentation also. i just want to say thank you also to david chiu for presenting this item today and giving us the opportunity to make this presentation. it has been very expire -- inspiring to hear what david has come back from the netherlands. i think he makes a wonderful case for bicycling, here in san francisco. i would like to take this opportunity to share what we have been thinking and planning on coming here at the bicycle coalition, in order to get to that 20% of trips by 2020. what would it take, what would it look like? supervisor campos: in

now there is good in that and there is bad. when the city was going through a huge recession as result of the.com the call of real estate and the fact that it kept turning over really kept our economy. one of the legs that kept us standing up. >> the debate is how do we create a city that really is for all of us that's not for sale. and that encourages people to live here because they care about the community and they want to engage in community life not because they can afford to live here. >> one of the unfortunate things i see with people moving into the city buying million or multimillion dollars housing is that there is a sense that once you get your house what you care about is protecting your house and your little piece of the pie. i see less and less commitment to the community. >> is there a phenomenon where people are trap indeed their houses. if they sell they will not find something comparable or better. part of the city's responsibility is to look at that in the upper market process where i'm trying to look at the mix of housing

reason to want to make sure that their interests are being well represented in local government and city government, and, of course, in federal government. i continue to look forward to working with everyone here. thank you for the contribution you make to making our city one of the most majestic on this planet. have a great festival. thank you. [applause] supervisor avalos: good evening. i represent district 11 in san francisco, and as i became a candidate for supervisor and had been supervisor, i got to realize and learn more about the contributions of the arab- american community here in san francisco and the bay area. it is profound. i also got to really understand the link between the bay area and the middle east and how the conflict there affects us here locally as well, and we all live with this and strive for a world with peace, and part of that is a real understanding about the cultures of this world. we need to have a greater understanding and appreciation of the arab-american culture, the arab culture in the united states and in san francisco as well. this celebration is an im

they don't go in the neighborhoods, they just go down michigan avenue and the entire city and county of chicago and the cook county around chicago looks like michigan avenue. but nonetheless, it is something that vexes you, you think why can't we be more like michigan avenue. so began the journey many years ago to say what do we need to do differently had order to organize ourselves in a way that we could create great streets through the commercial corridors and the main entry points in and out of our city. we got the together and we realized there was a lot of money already being spent, it wasn't being coordinated, it wasn't a collaborative. you didn't have the arts commission working with the department of public works and the public utilities commission and working with the economic development office and our lobbiest at the state and federal level to match state and federal and local dollars to organize a much more organized narrative. that's what the great streets propose to do. if you been down divizidero. if you have been been to polk, and valencia, it is extraordinary. the wo

and thank you for coming out tonight in salt lake city. [applause] >> and thank you to my host. >> mark feldstein is former investigative correspondent for cnn and abc. he received two george foster peabody awards. king's english bookshop in salt lake city, utah, hosted the event. "city journal" senior editor steven malanga argues that public sector unions and government financed community activists, president obama's been constituents, are bankrupting the country by pushing big government solutions for our economic problems. he spoke at an event hosted by the manhattan institute in new york city. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] that operate on private donations into government contractors. before long, these contractors alliance with another rising player, the big government coalition. public employee unions, end quote. that was nearly 50 years ago. as you can see, we are still dealing with the poison fruit of those roots. that coalition has been on a march to power ever since, and it continues to th

back and says this is the city's needs. we need to have a steady wide frame work and not what is best for their institution. and the west part of the city is not served that well. clearly not served that well. we have to deal with the real work. that is up with of the thicks you get from the city having its own plan and not saying here is my institution. thank you. >> thank you. i represent san francisco tomorrow and we very much want san francisco to succeed and i also insist that the master plan and the acute care disaster must be addressed now. there is existing criteria and need to make it happen in the short term. so there it was and institutions are in the pipeline today to bed a asked to make prior commitments regarding that operation and to deal with the immediacies with the public and private institutions together to make that decision. secondly, it's been alleged that health institutions and federal legislation and the act that you referred to earlier and with the regions and not a monopoly and therefore, let's dea

and subsequent to a disaster it mitigates the impact on the city and how well we recover. it's an important thing that even if you can't get trained with the red cross or nert or other resource make sure you have a kit for yourself and family and a communication plan of how you will get in touch with each other after or days after or whatever. the next thing we did was we had meetings with erica and our local police chief kevin dylan and talked about safety issueses. we said, what are the thipgs we need to know about what not just the fire department needs and doesn't need after a disaster but how to support you what we can rely on you for or not rely on you for. we don't know if we will be there for you. through those discussions we realized that we needed to come up with a decentralized plan. we developed the block captain program. one nert and one faith person trained on every block. it's someone who's familiar to you who will knock on your door and know that there is a senior that lives in there and speaks russian. neither of the people may need assistance. say the sen