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but bayview-hunters point is still going to be a part of that. mission bay or anybody else, they jump on the bandwagon of bayview-hunters point and we suffered and had that project, with the shipyard and bethlehem steel and all of that, our community was fighting for that. when they had the trucking companies coming down where that site is, where the old tick-tock -- i don't know if you remember the old tick-tock, by the bridge, all of that was bayview-hunters point area. so when you start thinking about community, small businesses, you think of bayview-hunters point, as well as mission bay. i am worried about my community. thank you very much. >> chester williams. >> thank you, commissioners. chester williams, i represent a program in the bayview called hp unity, a group of men who are focusing on the very issues of one of our members oscar james has just brought up. i will be very short. i had the privilege in my freshman year of college for working for the golden state warrior and i have a lot of history what the team was about when wilt the s
but bayview-hunters point is still going to be a part of that. mission bay or anybody else, they jump on the bandwagon of bayview-hunters point and we suffered and had that project, with the shipyard and bethlehem steel and all of that, our community was fighting for that. when they had the trucking companies coming down where that site is, where the old tick-tock -- i don't know if you remember the old tick-tock, by the bridge, all of that was bayview-hunters point area. so when you start...
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i deal a lot with land use issues not only for bayview hunters point and alice griffith park it's going to be a key thing for the entire city when the streets with widened to 26 feet i know in the planning code their relate to the height ever buildings and a lot of that height comes the bulk and density and what you might get later than is an entitlement right with the additional weight of street going to lenar go they'll not lose the people that have testified didn't said they didn't know whether or not they'll be at the front or back it makes no difference they'll be additional rights granted. i'm getting worried about about the development. i understand about the safety of the firefighters i've learned bmw the jack's if you want a few of the trucks 26 won't suffice he need 34 and you can't go to anthony that's stretching things. i'm beginning to one day suddenly after 2010, i thought that was done i didn't go to the hunters point shipyard and candle stick plans but this is odd. thank you >> next. >> good morning. welcome supervisor wiener and supervisor cowen and thank you for callin
i deal a lot with land use issues not only for bayview hunters point and alice griffith park it's going to be a key thing for the entire city when the streets with widened to 26 feet i know in the planning code their relate to the height ever buildings and a lot of that height comes the bulk and density and what you might get later than is an entitlement right with the additional weight of street going to lenar go they'll not lose the people that have testified didn't said they didn't know...
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spinola speak about contamination in the bayview. the department of environment hasn't said a word about hunters point, hasn't said anything about this rogue development harming or children and elders. hasn't said anything. if the department on environment dare to do the right thing or just to rubber stamp, we want to know. the precautionary principle and those who want to learn something is to find out that there is something wrong or contamination or whatever we need to stop and we need to go into investigation mode and see and he talks about our life, not only human life, every type of life. anyway, i am looking forward to the deliberations today to see how you interact on substantial things, viable things, holistic things. thank you very much. >> thank you francisco for being here. >> thank you, i'm looking forward to the presentations and the public from the feedback as we go forward to the next item. >> madam secretary. no. 4, please. city clerk: item 4. presentation and discussion of sf puc and sf environment shared responsibi
spinola speak about contamination in the bayview. the department of environment hasn't said a word about hunters point, hasn't said anything about this rogue development harming or children and elders. hasn't said anything. if the department on environment dare to do the right thing or just to rubber stamp, we want to know. the precautionary principle and those who want to learn something is to find out that there is something wrong or contamination or whatever we need to stop and we need to go...
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you hear the hope, the hope started in bayview. that program was to get the men and women off the drugs and put them in training so they would have stable jobs. i have the information here. i gave this information to the housing director. i mean -- no the president -- what are you baby? president of the commission. i had him make copies of it, because i wanted him to know. that so-called rad is an excerpt from what the tenants should be doing. and i asked you at a meeting, asked for an audit of hope, the mayor's of housing, all of those funds are to go to the tenants. and the city is getting those grants that started at bayview-hunter's point. and the tenants did reconstruction of the buildings themselves. they were trained to do this. they were trained. and 20 people were trained to be managers. and only 12 retired. now (inaudible). >> thank you, mrs. jackson. thank you, thank you, dr. jackson. >> good afternoon, supervisors, i am adam maguire, i am a maintenance man for the housing authority. i was born and raised holly court and
you hear the hope, the hope started in bayview. that program was to get the men and women off the drugs and put them in training so they would have stable jobs. i have the information here. i gave this information to the housing director. i mean -- no the president -- what are you baby? president of the commission. i had him make copies of it, because i wanted him to know. that so-called rad is an excerpt from what the tenants should be doing. and i asked you at a meeting, asked for an audit of...
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2016 the certificate holders are not going to be any good this was not in any communi meeting in bayview hunters point we got a new cac committee when the redevelopment agency defunct the pack it defunct the group i learned two weeks ago i'm seeing the press conference where is the mayor is going to be doing something on bay shore but all the work in hunters point we don't have any representation i had a supervisor to set up a cac against the form there's no quorum nothing going on for the people that's supposed to be helping us what's going on, you know. i guess the only thing a lawsuit will have to be filed against the city what's happening to all the people i'm not talking about the black folks but the people that are dying because things are being built on toxic land there >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm robert woods i've been in the community for a long time i was one of the housing coordinated that developed the one hundred and thirty units on top of hill on bayview hunters point i was also a design officer for the california financing action we built one hundred and 50 that
2016 the certificate holders are not going to be any good this was not in any communi meeting in bayview hunters point we got a new cac committee when the redevelopment agency defunct the pack it defunct the group i learned two weeks ago i'm seeing the press conference where is the mayor is going to be doing something on bay shore but all the work in hunters point we don't have any representation i had a supervisor to set up a cac against the form there's no quorum nothing going on for the...
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we have daily city and the brisbane and oats presidio and 80 percent of the city sewage coming to bayview hunters point is don't go nowhere else and who's smelling that when it's hot you can't open our windows. beyond what you're arguments are about i know about capital a that's the reason we voted for the bond issue in order to get those passed and we haven't seen nothing. nothing. and you all want to talk talk talk talk why don't you say stop putting in the digesters in bayview hunters point they've got 5 or 6 oh, 10 because the old ones was cracked. and the stuff is running down the streets which were we're smelling it out there. i won't be able to eat like our eating now because you don't have to smell it it when you do something and start doing for the people in bayview hunters point with the smell that's going on out there that shouldn't happen no other willie brown lies to the folks saying in you support d and f i'm going to get the substantial plant out of your community willie brown t is lying it's got to go somewhere >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i'm you
we have daily city and the brisbane and oats presidio and 80 percent of the city sewage coming to bayview hunters point is don't go nowhere else and who's smelling that when it's hot you can't open our windows. beyond what you're arguments are about i know about capital a that's the reason we voted for the bond issue in order to get those passed and we haven't seen nothing. nothing. and you all want to talk talk talk talk why don't you say stop putting in the digesters in bayview hunters point...
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one of the housing coordinated that developed the one hundred and thirty units on top of hill on bayview hunters point i was also a design officer for the california financing action we built one hundred and 50 that he spent $150 million every year and met our schedule we've met our budget every year we did this. and i find that what you're doing is the community have no position on nothing. you gave away 8 projects a month ago and not one black got one single contracts out of the 8 contracts and there's more coming. you are being looked at as gender firs because you're not making nothing available to blacks and they're the ones implicated impacted in the community nobody has any sympathy for people who need help your carrying a banner that will file. i was the director of housing for the city of atlanta before i left there i told any staff and other people a gray bus is going to pull up one day and when this gray business pulls up you make sure you're making the right decisions where you don't have to be a rider on the gray bus. it sure as hell two years or 3 years later the mayor and 3
one of the housing coordinated that developed the one hundred and thirty units on top of hill on bayview hunters point i was also a design officer for the california financing action we built one hundred and 50 that he spent $150 million every year and met our schedule we've met our budget every year we did this. and i find that what you're doing is the community have no position on nothing. you gave away 8 projects a month ago and not one black got one single contracts out of the 8 contracts...
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as instrumental petting zoo with magic magic orchestra. other things. at the southern end, in the bayview the hunters point shipyard artists will be hosting a spring open studios nearby. bilby artis from 7 buildings booed by the bayview underground food scene pop-up market, and of course local vendors, live jazz, youth art, and other art for kids. so we urge you to come out and participate in sunny streets and if you would like to volunteer their are always looking for volunteers to help organize and run the events. that's available also. the next item i found earlier today is close to be a secret. hopefully it will still be a secret. that is, that there will be a dedication ceremony for mrs. catherine bacardi at the fisherman's wharf chapel on may 9. mr. bacardi is not supposed to know so if any of you watching on tv, don't tell him or i'll be in great trouble. mrs. bacardi passed away in august of 2012. she and mr. alessandro bacardi have been members of fisherman's wharf since the port committee for most of their lives. mrs. bacardi was actually born in italy and came out to california
as instrumental petting zoo with magic magic orchestra. other things. at the southern end, in the bayview the hunters point shipyard artists will be hosting a spring open studios nearby. bilby artis from 7 buildings booed by the bayview underground food scene pop-up market, and of course local vendors, live jazz, youth art, and other art for kids. so we urge you to come out and participate in sunny streets and if you would like to volunteer their are always looking for volunteers to help...
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the contractors center is 5 thomas melon circle in the bayview area open 8:30 to 5 bayview area opencom welcome home, man. >> good morning, everyone, welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors budget and finance subcommittee, i'm mark farrell and joined by mar and avalos. >> please silence all cell phones and other device and complete your speakers and documents to be submitted to the clerk, items on the may, 6th, board of supervisor's agenda, unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. >> we have a number of items, including one hearing, and so could you please
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and 3:30 at the bayview opera house on third street. >>> lisa argen here now. talking, of course, about the weather. >> yeah, i like to talk about that. we will start out with live doppler 7hd where there is some cloud cover. low clouds and high clouds. sun setting at 8:03. that brings us 13 hours, 52 minutes of day light. it will be another breezy one at the coast with winds up to 25 miles an hour. so temperatures once again will be held down due it a strong on shore push. look where it is happening on mt. tam. gusty winds over 30 miles an hour. it looks, you know, like a winter scene. but we contrast that with the temperatures in the 50s and it is pretty mild at the surface 55. and about 90 miles away, look at this. santa cruz, nice and calm out there where temperatures here will top out around 70 degrees. gorgeous day here and very little wind to speak up right now. 52 by the delta. 48 novato. good morning santa rosa, 54 in livermore and concord. the wind gusts have been up over into the east bay, 28 miles an hour. and certainly mt. tam has had a 30, 35 mile
and 3:30 at the bayview opera house on third street. >>> lisa argen here now. talking, of course, about the weather. >> yeah, i like to talk about that. we will start out with live doppler 7hd where there is some cloud cover. low clouds and high clouds. sun setting at 8:03. that brings us 13 hours, 52 minutes of day light. it will be another breezy one at the coast with winds up to 25 miles an hour. so temperatures once again will be held down due it a strong on shore push. look...
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obviously what's going to happen it's already happening the justification is happening in bayview hunters point and it's based on the decisions that are being made right the day or even before the day is coming out of the mayor's office of housing and by you all passing things over to them. they're already made a decision on how they passing out the dollars and projects. thank you >> any public comment on that item? >> there are no speaker cards. >> any questions or comments on this. >> i want to know the underwriters. >> commissioner singh the bond underwriters is not present we didn't ask them to come because the bond issuance meeting is on the 15th. >> what's the bond. >> we're seeing the market as 5 and a half percentage but we'll know more in july when we had had bond issuance. >> i know that how - >> i'm sorry. >> they lent out the bond. >> 50 years. >> thirty years. >> all right. thank you. >> thank you questions or comments excellent madam secretary what is our next action. chair is the consideration thoughtful on resolution that calls for the
obviously what's going to happen it's already happening the justification is happening in bayview hunters point and it's based on the decisions that are being made right the day or even before the day is coming out of the mayor's office of housing and by you all passing things over to them. they're already made a decision on how they passing out the dollars and projects. thank you >> any public comment on that item? >> there are no speaker cards. >> any questions or comments...
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at the shvpd i have one question on whoever is changing the name from bayview hunters point shipyard i'm going to sit down to get an explanation to you, explain it to my community. but i'm quite pleased how things are going in the hunters point shipyard. that's quite a craft because i'm name is asia, in fact, i'm celebrating over 25 years of services to the san francisco city for the amendment negro black man. i'm going to do a survey to see if we're black or negro are we colored or african-american. one thing is clear we're insignificant in the city ain't that a pity. i'm going support this project but i'll be watching is closely from the experience i've got from the fillmore i call feel no more i have the qualifications of documenting and taking pictures and monitoring the workforce finding out if we have representation there are. i don't know on the last note in the fillmore the feeling no more i invite i to come out there but i support this project >> thank you, mr. washington. okay. and there's no more speaker cards >> no. >> thank you very much. so okay. sure i will. i have bee
at the shvpd i have one question on whoever is changing the name from bayview hunters point shipyard i'm going to sit down to get an explanation to you, explain it to my community. but i'm quite pleased how things are going in the hunters point shipyard. that's quite a craft because i'm name is asia, in fact, i'm celebrating over 25 years of services to the san francisco city for the amendment negro black man. i'm going to do a survey to see if we're black or negro are we colored or...
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and all of a sudden here jumps up another area with no funds and guess what the birth portion is bayview hunters point the pack committee was closed down and you've got the supervisors setting up committees callingism to make decisions on things they don't know nothing about. and can i say this. for those houses you're going to be voting on make sure there's an viable impact done on those homes we in the community has to file a lawsuit when you passed on lanar and the housing situation in bayview hunters point at the hunters point shipyard and the judge ruled and i have the ruling i'll leave it you're not supposed to be doing nothing in the area >> thank you, dr. >> thank you. >> you all should be ashamed of users i'll go home now. >> is there any additional public comment. >> good afternoon peter cohn council of community you housing organizations the housing inventory a fantastically snapshot every year at any point many the market cycle i want to point out to keep in mind real estate development development and capital this is showing you is dramatic and periodic is didn't stand still
and all of a sudden here jumps up another area with no funds and guess what the birth portion is bayview hunters point the pack committee was closed down and you've got the supervisors setting up committees callingism to make decisions on things they don't know nothing about. and can i say this. for those houses you're going to be voting on make sure there's an viable impact done on those homes we in the community has to file a lawsuit when you passed on lanar and the housing situation in...
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i recall one of the first meeting the gathering what in the bayview we worked to get the reauthorization of the children's fund we're talking about our ballot for november we have 3 complimentary measures i support each one of them the coordination of the children's fund and you council and to have the enrichment fund for prop h that was drafted by a former supervisor tom. we have a real need to do this today. in san francisco we're experiencing the greater economic boom we've had in many, many years that boom is lifting some boots but leaving many, many behind we're seeing the challenges for the families and evictions increasing that and making it difficult with families with children to find opportunities and services here in san francisco and the children's fund has been a godsend. what we've been able to achieve since 1991 there the 2000 versions it to make sure we have a backstop for our families in san francisco. margaret is here i want to revoke her, she was an advocate of the children's fund in 199. margaret was my i had an interning and margaret was my supervisor and actually le
i recall one of the first meeting the gathering what in the bayview we worked to get the reauthorization of the children's fund we're talking about our ballot for november we have 3 complimentary measures i support each one of them the coordination of the children's fund and you council and to have the enrichment fund for prop h that was drafted by a former supervisor tom. we have a real need to do this today. in san francisco we're experiencing the greater economic boom we've had in many, many...
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community partners we've worked with chinatown development and the castro benefit district stae the bayview hunters point and the community foundation a number of them to work in their individual neighborhoods to work on walking and pedestrian and traffic safety we've got american people foocht to focus on youth in school the transportation improvements that we are talking about is public health prevention it's a core function of the health department to prevent disease and injury we're collectively presenting it will feed into that core mission of our department so anything we're talking about is public health prevention. last year the mayor's office worked the pedestrian safety task force and the mayor released the san francisco pedestrian strategy in april of 2013 you have in our pact the handout of the tvng but i want to highlight the goals of the task force and you can see the four of them here to reduce pedestrian injuries and reduce neighborhood inequalities and provide high quality walking environment those are directly related to public health we want people to be walking and bikin
community partners we've worked with chinatown development and the castro benefit district stae the bayview hunters point and the community foundation a number of them to work in their individual neighborhoods to work on walking and pedestrian and traffic safety we've got american people foocht to focus on youth in school the transportation improvements that we are talking about is public health prevention it's a core function of the health department to prevent disease and injury we're...
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. >> in the narrative of the budget i can find the package but there's in the south of market and bayview hunters point hunters point on page 40 of the actual budget narrative for the tax exempt that's the one-hundred 9 million so south of market and 4 hundred and 34 thousand in bayview hunters point. the taxable bond precedes those are tax exempt the 1.8 million tax exempt for the housing that's the problem in spending them is because of tax exempt we couldn't use them for loans for various reasons and we can get more into the technical part in various ways >> thank you. yes, a follow-up on the question of 1.8 million are those restricted to project areas? i everything we can come back to this at another time but - >> hi sailing i didn't ero deputy director for the record the project exemption is relaxed you can spend them citywide there were some hunters point and we can provide for information when the bonds come up for transfer. >> i have one small i think is it correct question on the budget let me just ask it this way for instance, in the budget part for administration if there are
. >> in the narrative of the budget i can find the package but there's in the south of market and bayview hunters point hunters point on page 40 of the actual budget narrative for the tax exempt that's the one-hundred 9 million so south of market and 4 hundred and 34 thousand in bayview hunters point. the taxable bond precedes those are tax exempt the 1.8 million tax exempt for the housing that's the problem in spending them is because of tax exempt we couldn't use them for loans for...
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the contractors center is 5 thomas melon circle in the bayview area open 8:30 to 5 welcom test. >> goodrybody i'd like to call this meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission to order madam secretary next item, please. >> item number 2 is roll call. >> commissioner courtney. >> here. >> commissioner moran. >> commissioner torres is excused today. >> can you call the next item please. >> approval of the minutes of april 22, 2014. >> are there any comments on the meeting of april april 22, 2014? >> i'd like to call for public comment on the meeting seeing none public comment is now closed. all those in favor please signify by saying aye the ayes have it that motion carries. next item please. >> matters within the jurisdiction and not on today's agenda. >> i do have speaker cards thank you donna i'd like to call doctor jackson to the front please. good afternoon doctor. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon i came to request that today you change from the fact that when there's items pertaining to different subjects, we would like to speak on it. it happened to to me at the la
the contractors center is 5 thomas melon circle in the bayview area open 8:30 to 5 welcom test. >> goodrybody i'd like to call this meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission to order madam secretary next item, please. >> item number 2 is roll call. >> commissioner courtney. >> here. >> commissioner moran. >> commissioner torres is excused today. >> can you call the next item please. >> approval of the minutes of april 22, 2014....
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don't make $100,000 a year you don't live in san francisco i don't have anywhere to go this is the bayview hunters point newspapers it talks about privatization of public housing it's equal to rad and rad it being suited in other states it's not a city thing i've asked you to do on audit that's not been done about the housing not according to the mayor's office but the entire city >> thank you very much. any other are there any members of the public who wish to speak in general public comment. seeing none, general public comment is closed. . colleagues, we have 53 p.m. special orders i want to take the first special ordered around the homeless outreach services and two of the outreach orders we've continue but madam clerk, item 15. item 15 the board has agreed to convene a committee of the whole pursuant to a april 29th to this agenda for a public hearing to consider the reef of funds placed on reserve for 2014-2015 >> thank you president chiu. colleagues, i want to thank you for your support about a month ago we approved 24 supplemental and put it on reserve and thank you to all the membe
don't make $100,000 a year you don't live in san francisco i don't have anywhere to go this is the bayview hunters point newspapers it talks about privatization of public housing it's equal to rad and rad it being suited in other states it's not a city thing i've asked you to do on audit that's not been done about the housing not according to the mayor's office but the entire city >> thank you very much. any other are there any members of the public who wish to speak in general public...
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. >> in the narrative of the budget i can find the package but there's in the south of market and bayview hunters point hunters point on page 40 of the actual budget narrative for the tax exempt that's the one-hundred 9 million so south of market and 4 hundred and 34 thousand in bayview hunters point. the
. >> in the narrative of the budget i can find the package but there's in the south of market and bayview hunters point hunters point on page 40 of the actual budget narrative for the tax exempt that's the one-hundred 9 million so south of market and 4 hundred and 34 thousand in bayview hunters point. the
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city planning and the supervisors have been the rubber stamps for the continuing of the people in bayview hunters point the death of those people if you pass on this you're not different you're not different than being raciest against the people >> this is a hearing no votes. >> you're going to come back later and vote you've been doing it all the time. >> thank you. next speaker. . >> thank you, supervisors i'm rick hall. i i don't not will have is prepared speaker but a resident of district 10 and sometimes go to the meetings associated with district 10 and i do support whatever district 10 residential groups want. i live in katrero hill part of the district 10 when i go out to district 10 places like captain sullivan's meetings. i've learned a lot about my other neighbors and learned that they're not just - it's different out there not the sort of intense castro and everybody wants walkable streets they drive a lot and have concerns about roads. their - they don't get the transportation they need i know we've got like a team out there but to where this project is going you need major t
city planning and the supervisors have been the rubber stamps for the continuing of the people in bayview hunters point the death of those people if you pass on this you're not different you're not different than being raciest against the people >> this is a hearing no votes. >> you're going to come back later and vote you've been doing it all the time. >> thank you. next speaker. . >> thank you, supervisors i'm rick hall. i i don't not will have is prepared speaker but...