it is always handled for any city agency. and then it can go forward without having to be in the building code where it really doesn't belong. president murphy: ok. any questions, commissioners? public comments? >> public comments? >> i did not come here today to comment on this item, but i guess i must. i didn't realize it was coming up. i just wanted to thank you for the discussion you've had and for the apparent outcome of that. there's been no discussion with the access appeals commission, whether the president, individual members or the body. so i think i would like to see you do that i'll just point out before the discussion happens that one of the major divisions between the oversight that the building department does and then its appeals commission and m.o.d. does is that m.o.d. is responsible for the accessibility of the program, all programs, of the city and county of san francisco. that's title two of the a.d.a. that's state and local government programs. both facilities and activities. title 3, dealing with privat

, with this high unemployment rate, that i'm more proud to be the mayor of san francisco than any other city. this is 3.6% lower than the rest of the state. and when you compare us to any dense urban county, san francisco has the lowest unemployment rate. we have more public development than any other city in california. billions are being invested in a regional water system. this work is underway, with 40,000 jobs attached to this. this is not five years from now. these construction projects are happening right now. it was said that there is work that is being done -- that the second most unsafe thoroughfare in the united states of america. think about that. this was constructed with the same design of the bridge. and this is the structural rating through this. this project was dead on arrival. we spoke optimistically about the sock. and now, this is under construction -- about this. and now, this is under construction. we have the federal dollars and the state dollars. we have those who believe everything that they read, and they thought that the stimulus program actually delivered the fin

i had the explicit conversation that we wanted our children to grow up in the city and not only any city but the city that provides the rich diversity, view points, people, and culture that san francisco provides. so we feel very committed and strongly that we need to be here and we need to make san francisco as best it can be. as i think you know, i'm an attorney. i've been with the firm nearly 10 years. prior to this firm, i was with another firm which has now been swallowed up by a boston firm. and prior to my time at mccutcheon, i clerked for two federal judges, judge -- judges. my practice focuses mostly on civil and white collar criminal cases. i've tried cases, arbitrated them, mediated them, sort of up and down california as well as new york, delaware, tennessee. all over the country. our firm and me personally have a very strong commitment to doing pro bono work. i'm currently representing a man who, unfortunately, was convicted of murder which i don't think he committed. we're working to secure his release. a few years ago i tried a case on behalf of the parents of a young boy

most aggressive expansion of this program of any city or state in the nation. they should be complimented and truly elevated in people's minds in terms of the good work they have done. we recognize that this federal money may go away, and we are still fighting for it. we have not given it up completely, but we are going to take some existing job-training money and redirected and realign it so we can keep roughly 470 slots available to those families that would otherwise lose their jobs. the hope is that roughly half of those 4000-plus families will keep their jobs because a private employer will keep them on, particularly through the holidays because so many of those jobs are in the service industry. in january, to make sure we can build that bridge, we are going to create some incentives and open up the opportunity for folks to continue to get some benefit for continuing to employ some of these individuals so they can support their families. it requires us to redirect about $9 billion that we will be asking the board of supervisors to help us redirect. the oth

there's on-call graffiti removing and sidewalk sweeping and washing, dispatch service, so if any city or public or private building has problems, they can call the dispatch service as well. these are for services the city does not provide, it's above and beyond what u.p.w. provides that this district would provide and so close coordination with d.p.w. and their services would happen, there would be no duplication of services, this would be above and beyond that. beautification and greening, so fundraising could be focused on getting capital improvements in the area, street furnishings, planting, lighting, these districts tend to fundraise for those kinds of capital improvements throughout the district where needed. and they have, again a $743,000 proposed budget annually to serve this district as a whole and right now we're in the petition phase, we're asking for your support, some of us went to the city hall preservation advisory commission and they approve -- they supported having city hall be part of this, we're also going to the library commission today and we'll be going to the o

this process the mayor has made it clear if we are going to have a sister city relationship with any city, it needs to be meaningful, not in name only. in these economic times, it makes sense for cities like san francisco to reach out to places like barcelona. if you look at the history of what has happened between not just the cities of barcelona and san francisco, and the region of catalonia and san francisco, it makes sense. we established a region sister russia shed with the region of catalonia. i want to thank the group freinds of gaspart. the president of the organization could not be here but they have been trying to foster relationships, not just between san francisco and barcelona, but the entire region. the mere talk about the commonalities, the economic ties. there are many other ties. there are works between the museums in barcelona and the de jong. there are talks about the universities in barcelona with ours. sharing production with the our pride in barcelona. there are many examples of that nature. but something that is special to me, as a gay man, and i see my partner in t

this is very high for any city. >> thank you. i am now with the deputy director of the urban planning and research center. why do you support this measure? >> the reason that i support the measure is that it is very difficult to think about earthquakes or even talk about them. often, we just want to put our head in the sand and pretend that they are not coming. unfortunately, we know they are coming. there is a 53% chance that we will have a major event here in the bay area in the next 30 years. what we need to do now is to get prepared. part of that is thinking about the resilience of our city. the ability of our city to rebound quickly. in order to do that, we need to shore up our buildings and our lifelines'. we can have buildings here in san francisco. that is why the department of building inspection has been working on a program. they have done a report that is all about -- buildings. contrary to the name, their buildings that have a seismic vulnerability right on the ground floor because of many window openings were garage

the school board is a different jurisdiction, and the mayor of any city has no power over them. >> alan: it was a huge opportunity to appeal to latino voters and both candidates agreed they cannot win the race without their support. the next debate takes place at dominican university in san rafael on october 12th. >>> in walnut creek tonight, a woman says she fought off an attempted rapist. amy holyfield joins us from the complexy residents are concerned. >> reporter: they're very upset. some residents toll us they moved here because they thought this apartment complex was safe. there's a security guard right here at the entrance. but now many tell us, they're talking about moving out. police say a man tried to shove a woman into an apartment just before 8:00 tonight. she fell down a flight of stairs while fighting him, but she was successful as indicating -- successful at chasing him off. >> wondering when this is going to end. >> reporter: made and her roommates had a chain lock installed on their door, and they have a pit bull, and they always use the buddy system, but still don't fe

there's on-call graffiti removing and sidewalk sweeping and washing, dispatch service, so if any city or public or private building has problems, they can call the dispatch service as well. these are for services the city does not provide, it's above and beyond what u..

to counter that, state senator is already introducing a bill that would create uniform rules for any city or county that allows pot sales. >> supporters believe marijuana smoking may actually go down if proposition 19 passes. they point to the netherlands where marijuana is legal, but consumption is lower than in the united states. opponents don't buy it and say proposition 19 sends the wrong message. >> our young people, and.... >> under the proposition, giving or selling marijuana to people under 21 would be still be a crime and so would driving under the influence of marijuana. >>> proposition 23, supporters call it the california jobs' initiative. opponents call it the dirty energy proposition. >> whether you are for it.... >> we support yes on 23. small business alliance supports yes on 23. >> or against it. >> we're strongly opposed to the initiative. >> it's created its own media blitz. >> they are spending millions pushing prop 23 which would clean energy standards. >> it would suspend all provisions of a assembly bill 32. the california global warming law. the goal of ab-32 is to

taxing medical marijuana and and selling pot for recreational use can mean a lot more tax money for any cityokays it estimating marijuana tax koz bring in hundreds of millions of dollars per year. and supporters say it would also save money. bringing police to tackle other crimes. >> our prison population has people there for medal for marijuana possession charges and dealing that should not be in prison. >> opponents paint a different picture. pete dunbar is police chief. >> more people were under the influence of marijuana and more people on the influence of marijuana driving a car. >> two sides disagree on finances. it means washington could try to with homd money from state programs. >> this is something you don't want to do when you have money tight tied to education and drug free work place. >> the obama administration has not said what it will do if proposition 19 passes but some cities and counties may decide not to allow marijuana sales. the chief says there will be still be a black market for pot in the area autos there could be different regulations city to city and county to coun

there's on-call graffiti removing and sidewalk sweeping and washing, dispatch service, so if any city or public or private building has problems, they can call the dispatch service as well. these are for services the city does not provide, it's above and beyond what u.p.w. provides that this district would provide and so close coordination with d.p.w. and their services would happen, there would be no duplication of services, this would be above and beyond that. beautification and greening, so fundraising could be focused on getting capital improvements in the area, street

there's on-call graffiti removing and sidewalk sweeping and washing, dispatch service, so if any city or public or private building has problems, they can call the dispatch service as well. these are for services the city does not provide, it's above and beyond what u.p.w. provides that this district would provide and so close coordination with d.p.w. and their

city. why do you think the san francisco and plena rate is better than almost any other county? does anyone asks a question? why is that inherently the case? do the math. people are employed that would have been unemployed. 40,000 people unemployed overall. what does that represent in percentages? we are well over 10%, up there with other peer cities, without this program. it has been that significant. it does matter what happens down at city hall and the state capital. it is about leadership. it is not just the elected folks as much as it is the people in the trenches. they have driven it with the business leadership you see behind me. >> what impact with those people becoming unemployed have on the city social-service is? >> two things can happen. mayor newsom: is very important. you have heard about the 99 yea'ers who will lose benefits m the federal government. they end up on county welfare rolls. those of the county assistance programs. we already saw when the unemployment debate occurred and there was still a question of the unemployment benefits being extended, you saw su