by the bay in our beautiful city of san francisco. thank you very much. [applause] and at that time let me ask madam clerk, do we have any more business in front of our board? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president. supervisor chiu: our meeting for today is officially adjourned. there is really, only one boy... one girl... one tree... one forest... one deep, dancing ocean... one mountain calling... one handful of sand through our fingers... one endless sky overhead... and one simple way to care for it all. please visit earthshare.org and learn how the world's leading environmental groups are working together under one name. earth share. one environment... >> ok, let's get started. good morning, everyone. i am happy to see so many city leaders here as well as students from local schools. welcome to the asian art museum. my name is jay shee, the director of the asian art museum. on behalf of the staff and board, we welcome you in the backdrop of the upcoming exhibitions, ritual performances. it will be open to the publi

officials, as public servants, and as san francisco cans in this beautiful city by the bay in our beautiful city of san francisco. thank you very much. [applause] and at that time let me ask madam clerk, do we have any more business in front of our board? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president. supervisor chiu: our meeting for today is officially adjourned. >> thank you, all, very much for taking the time to be year on a sunday afternoon on what i imagine may seem to many of you and extraordinarily quick notice. the process for the new replacement of kamala harris has been predetermine the by the election, by no means did we have a predetermined choice. that process began after the final numbers came in for attorney general harris and it was determined that she would be taking the oath of office as the next attorney general. of course, we had other business to attend to at city hall. notably, who would replace me as the interim mayor. a lot of work finalizing the america's cup, the asian art museum, and one more surprise we will leave you with tomorrow. as you know, tomorro

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by the bay in our beautiful city of san francisco. thank you very much. [applause] and at that time let me ask madam clerk, do we have any more business in front of our board? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president. supervisor chiu: our meeting for today is officially adjourned. >> i work with the department of environment and we are recycling oil. thank you. we can go into a refinery and we can use it again. they do oil changes and sell it anyway, so now they know when a ticket to a. hal>> to you have something you want to get rid of? >> why throw it away when you can reuse it? >> it can be filtered out and used for other products. >> [speaking spanish] >> it is going to be a good thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people.

entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. >> being a pedestrian in san francisco is not easy for anybody. >> [inaudible] people push tables and chairs outside the sidewalk. >> i have to be careful not to walk the sidewalk. it is very hard. >> sometimes people get half way across the intersection. >> you have to be alert because there is always something coming up that you need to know about. >> i learned to listen to the traffic patterns. sometimes i notice the other pedestrians, they are crossing, on occasion, i have decided i'm going to cross, too. i get to the middle of the intersection, and i find out that the light has changed. >> we need to be able to work and go from one place to the other and have public transportation. the world needs to be open. >> people on disability has the task of addressing all the disability. when we are talk about the sidewalks, ramps, we have very specific issues. for people blind and low vision, we have the issue of knowing wh

pretty cool the it's funny, i'm a native here and i often traverse this beautiful, beautiful city andind a cable car at a spop -- stoplight and i look and see one of the brake men saying give me the green light, give me the green light. then i look closer and realize the rider's having so much fun, it's such a vibe. it's not really a cable car, it's more of a cable bar. >> ♪ i'm ready to go right now ♪ ♪ i'm ready to go right now ♪ i'm ready to go right now ♪ a little bit faster ♪ a little bit slower ♪ i'm ready to go right now ♪ i'm ready to to right snow ♪ ♪ i'm ready to go right now ♪ i'm ready to go right snow ♪ ♪ i'm ready to go right now ♪ ready to go right now i'm ready to go right now ♪ ♪ [ringing bells] ♪ i'm ready to go right now ♪ ♪ i'm ready to go right now ♪ i'm ready to go right now ♪ i'm ready to go right now [applause] >> beam me up, scotty jim scotty from koit and the koit martini posse. wow, i'm so thirsty now. ladies and gentlemen, today this man's plans are to shuck -- chuck the whole quiet storm thing and make some noise. local sales manager of the quiet storm, kb

san francisco is not only known as the most beautiful city in the most beautiful state, in the most extraordinary in the world, but now it is also the home of the world champion baseball team. so congratulations to the giants for this great performance for showing that the impossible can be made possible, for showing the fire in your belly. thank you also to everyone who got you here in the first place, your family members and so on. that may also say congratulations to the beard. now every team in baseball knows how to feear the beard. there is a machine in this team. congratulations. thank you very much. [applause] >> again, many thanks to governor schwarzenegger. there is much pressing business in the state government to be done today. he took his time out to his good will -- from his good will to be with us. governor schwarzenegger, many thanks. [applause] >> this next gentleman grew up a giants fan in the days of maize, covey, anti is now the giants chief presiding officer, larry baer. >> the man sitting over here, the beloved 2010 giants, honor not just our city, our remarkable 2010 giants

has been crucial to our efforts to pursue vandals and hold them accountable for damaging our beautiful city. he is well-liked by the members of the board, who as you know, represent all areas of the city, but more important, he is well- respected. if you asked me to design the perfect police officer, it i would use christopher as a template. he is the man you want to have as your next-door neighbor and your friend. he is a man of character, and he is the consummate police officer. quiet, efficient, honest, and dedicated to serving his fellow citizens. thank you for recognizing his achievements and for honoring him here today. [applause] >> .-- president chiu: thank you. i believe our next awardees are making their way over, so let's get back to general public, it. >> my name is washington, a longtime community activist. hopefully, what i say now will not jeopardize my getting accommodation next week for black history month, but i am here because my heart is hardened. particularly because of the situations of females in the homicide. i have been fascinated. i am appalled of my black minister

all of you, all of us, represent, i think, the most beautiful community in the world, the most beautiful city in the world, the most beautiful bay in the world, and with the america's cup, the entire world is going to know that about san francisco. [applause] i want to thank mayor newsom for his vision. he has already thanked the numerous city staff. i also want to mention my staffer, who like many of the city staffers, worked tirelessly without very much mention. i also want to thank my colleagues on the board. supervisor mirkarimi, supervisor chu. for those of you who may occasionally watch our activities of the board, we do not always agree. [laughter] is a big deal with something as important as this that we have come together. i also want to thank mr. ellison. i have to admit that i have not yet met you, but your representation perceives you in the form of your negotiators. i would like to say that my fingertips are still heeling. thank you for leaving us of that. we look forward to a long partnership with you. [applause] i would like to conclude by thanking san francisco for allowing us

entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. [older man speaking foreign language] richie! richie! [speaking foreign language] yo, tye! what-up? richie! what-up, player? how ya doing, son? all right, man. i'm chillin', of course. you gonna be there, right? click freedomcenter.org to find yours. >> welcome to culture wire. we're going to take a look at one of the biggest and most significant public art projects today. ♪ on june 26, mayor newsom and other officials gathered at the hospital to cut the ribbon and welcome the public into a beautiful new state-of-the-art facility. >> 3, 2, 1. [applause] >> in has been 10 years since voters approved the measure for the new building. >> when they cast the vote, we have an exciting opportunities to rethink how art is done in a hospital setting. >> replacement program generated approximately $3.9 million in art enrichment funds for a comprehensive art program that contributes to the quality of life at the hospital by enhanci