in 1969 i learned and have reason for you to come back to that beautiful city soon. i'd love to work with you on a relationship between amsterdam and san francisco because there's so much in common between the two cities. and a lot of things that san francisco can learn from san francisco and the other way around. and my hope for these two days is that we will have something out of it as well and i'm sure we will have something out of it as well. and you probably will not remember amsterdam in the 1960's and the 1970's. i'm old enough to remember amsterdam in the 1970's and it was all different at that time. there was a lot of congestion, a lot of cars in town and it changed. it changed by changing the culture, changing policy and implementation of policies with hard work and i think hillie talens will show some figures and numbers about the travel that we did in the nether land as well. and about the economic benefits that investing in bicycle infrastructure gives to us. if people from here -- they just did a great city -- study about additional investments in the n

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. thank you very much. god bless you. >> election day is november 8th, 2011. that is the last day to vote in person and the last day for receipt of the vote by mail ballots. >> hello, i'm a pioneer lesbian playwright. average nine gay-rights comical ethics, anti-semitism, and the eternal pursuit of love. my plays have been translated and performed all over the world. for 35 years, i've immersed myself in the cultural and political life of san francisco. i was fed green party candidate for 2004 and now i'm running for mayor because i am a passionate citizen and i don't like what's happening to my city. san francisco is in the grip of a democratic party machine

>> welcome to the largest hotel in this beautiful city. it is wonderful to have all of you with us in this magnificently decorated room. in particular, i would like to recognize the honorable meier and when -- the honorable mayor edwin lee. we are equally on it to recognize the chinese deputy counsel. welcome, gentlemen. [applause] also with us today, we have officials from california tourism, community partners, and partners who are all part of bringing the chinese to this wonderful city. today, we are launching a new hotel service tailored to the needs of chinese travelers visiting all corners of our hilton world. from today in 51 hotels in 13 countries in cities as far apart as london, sydney, mexico city, toronto, san francisco, and new york, we will be offering unique services focusing on three touch points of the chinese traveling hotel experience -- there are rival, the guest room, and breakfast at hilton. the for your hotels in the program i am pleased to say are right here in the bay area. we are so grateful to hilton san francisc

entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. >> ♪ lift every voice and sing 'til earth and heaven ring ring with a harmony of liberty let our rejoicing rise ♪ our ancestors are to be honored as the roots of the treat, and the greatness and health of the tree depends on the death and health of its routes. when we do not honor our ancestors, we become like trees without roots. there is an unbroken continuing between the realm of the living in the realm of the dead in african culture -- an unbroken continuum. the spirit pervades the everyday world of the living. in a community such as this one, we begin by honoring the ancestors, and we pour libations to honor them, and that is what rashid is going to do. we pur water -- pour water, the primary ancestral offering, the source of life in the universe. it is associated with the womb of creation and with the fountain of life. in the spirit of honoring the ancestors, we say, praises to the ancestors of this land, the keepe

as you know, san francisco is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and one of the most expensive ones. >> we want to thank director ramos for introducing this proposal because it will support a lot of working families in the city. thank you again, and we like to also said that power would like to have multiple meetings with a different board members and also the director of the department who further disclosed the proposal. we want to thank you for considering the experiences of all working class families in san francisco. thank you and have a wonderful evening. [applause] >> i am a member of power, people organized to win rights. i am here to share my experience with public transportation. each year, more families moved out of san francisco because housing end of basic services cost too much. most people can't afford cars and so public transportation is the only option we have. it has gone up the past two years, it forces young people to sneak on the bus. i had to choose either to eat or catch the bus, and as a young person, i should not be able -- should not have to make that c

beautiful weather, beautiful city. on behalf of chrysler, i am proud to present the mayor and the city of san francisco with the supply and hybrid trucks. these trucks are part of a grant received from the department of energy to demonstrate technology and further enhance the ability of engineering organizations to implement this technology and future applications to be a part of the green energy that chrysler and bodies and to support the recently announced fuel economy rolling. we are proud to be in partnership with the mayor, and we are looking forward to work with your team over the next few years to demonstrate the technology and to learn from how they will dry data and further enhance the ability to demonstrate these applications. thank you very much. i look forward to working with your team. [applause] >> thank you. we are just commenting, as your walking up, he has been in the auto industry for quite some years. i have been working in government for some years and we are both tried to find our youth in what we

mobility is exceedingly important when we are packed so close together in this beautiful city. what is so attractive to me about this position is the great opportunity that it holds to really make transportation work for san franciscans. people should be able to pop on the and unique bus -- on a muni bus or cable car. people want to ride muni. they like it. it is pleasant. in keeping with the transit first policy of the city, which i think is really for were thinking, we also want people to be able to feel comfortable if they want to bike where they want to go. if people want to what to get to where they want to go. in order for those things do happen, the streets and sidewalks need to be inviting and welcoming, and we want people to use those modes, because it is good for the city, it is good for the climate and environment. is good for the health of the people who are biking and walking. it went all around. when you cannot take muni or bike or walk, people should be able to hail a cab and get one. or call a cab and get one. people should be able to access upcard to share. to

entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. >> good morning. welcome to the san francisco transportation authority. please call the roll call. >> [roll call] we have a quorum. commissioner mirkarimi: very good. please read item two. >> item 2. approval of minutes of july 19, 2011 meeting. this is an action item. any discussion? seeing none, public comment is closed. seconded by commissioner mar. without objection. so moved. >> [roll call] the item passes. commissioner mirkarimi: items 3 and 4 please. >> item 3. chair's report. this is an information item.item 4. executive director's report. this is an information item. commissioner mirkarimi: there was quite a bit of activity in transportation arena in washington, d.c.. the house move a bill for that would reauthorize the transportation act at a level that is 30% lower than current funding and the center is considering a counterpart measure that would reauthorize the act at current funding levels. the stakes are h

if you are driving in walnut creek antioch pittsburgh, all those beautiful cities, steve?raffic is moving along very nicely there and in brentwood, have i missed anything? i missed a bunch of them. how is the weather, sniff. >> i believe they are -- steve? >> i believe they are playing division. >>> it is there, just really shallow, thick fog right on the coast. yesterday the coast was clear and i tweeted yesterday afternoon or yesterday morning, excuse me, no fog over us it is north and south but it is not here now. yesterday temperatures were really balmy yesterday, santa rosa 53, 55 in the city it is four degrees cooler than yesterday but san jose mountain view oakland all in the 60s southwest at travis, just a little stronger than yesterday, but just an indication that may be that sea breeze is trying to show itself. the fog is there, it will start to work its way in. high pressure is parked right on top of it and it is not allowing it to do much accept by highway one. afternoon will be cooler coast and bay and that sea breeze does kick in, maybe a couple of degrees co

we draw our inspiration from being a diversity, a beautiful city to live in, and an international cityit is a place where people come to discuss and nurture new ideas. we are important people, always working to make things better. it is in that spirit that i want to talk about our efforts on central market. i made revitalizing central market a signature economic development initiative, and the keystone is the central market payroll tax exclusion. the payroll tax exclusion incentivizes companies to both invest in midmarket and create jobs. i want to recognize supervisor kim and board president david hitchiu for their work with me. this is part of a broader strategy that includes redesigning the street and sidewalks for the better market street initiative. that is a streetscape overhaul that will result in a more attractive, walkable, and business-friendly corridor. the project is in its planning phase right now, and it will be implemented from the ferry building two octavia boulevard in 2015. and the street is -- when the street is repaid. public safety enhancements along market street.

entrance to a spectacular beautiful city.the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. across america, cities and towns, homes and businesses all depend upon one basic resource. modern civilization and life itself would be impossible without it. woman: okay, so today, we're going to look at how do we get our water? narrator: and today, it's a matter of simply turning on the tap. so often, we forget about the value of water. water is a commodity that is essential to life. 100 years ago, it would have been hard to imagine turning on the tap water. and now, it's an expectation. narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for di

about a month or so, i guess, and then i will go to san francisco and enjoy another visit to that beautiful city she has two previous convictions and this could be a third strike for her. >>> the giants are in action down south. >> larry beil is here with that. >> we need to run the table. it is hot lately. would they get cooled off by the dodgers's ace. chris stewart, well, he can hit them. anybody else? sp state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. @ get to a better state. whoa!! the really big chicken and it's as big as ever. i'm gonna jump it! you can't jump that! it's tw

this week's program i'll see you again of the same time next week for more exploration of the beautiful city of people i saw them for me and the rest the crew from the dizzying heights of a castle talia by. her. man lose lose lose lose . this was a city. of about one hundred ninety thousand people and we had eighty fouls and people working for general motors. or job that depended on general motors. general motors and see if it's not relations you it might be your neighbor or somebody you knew it was kind of family run business you know myself i'm third generation my father was working there and you have a lot of two three and four generation families there their first let's understand it is this is a man doesn't work. then he said. it is gone who want a. man to work with. i think for a long time this notion in america that bigger was better was simply an undisputed fact in the twenty first century smarter it's going to be better general motors simply became too large for their own good there's so many brands that they couldn't even keep up with they just basically became a dinosaur. which wa

tokyo is a beautiful city. all right. thanks a lot, brodie. >> you got it. >> we'll be right back.

they're not just schools, they're sacred temples almost for our beautiful city and i think they help enrich the city and so kudos to all the voters for standing up for children. >> thank you, superintendent. needless to say, we are very pleased. thank you for your hard work. >> item n. as in no more. consent calendar resolutions. removed for first reading by the superintendent at the last board meeting. we're going to continue that, is that correct? so we don't need to do anything on that. that is the item n, we're going to continue that. item o, vote on the consent calendar, moved and seconded under section f. roll call, please. >> ms. zhang. ms. tom. miss wynns, ms. norton, ms. murase, mr. yee, ms. mendoza. >> yes except on items k 1, 12 and 19. >> item p, we have one item. >> on page 113, k-22. the reason i pulled this actually, i have already spoken to the folks submitting it but the reason i pulled this was because i wanted to just discuss, not discuss but highlight, i think, the need for our parent engagement department to actually review and at least review the curriculum that

not only to the people who live here, but it belongs to every san franciscan that lives in this beautiful city of ours. this issue is everybody's issue. it is great to see the we're going to make the schools the best schools, not second-best, but the best. we are recruiting the best principles in the country to work in the schools, the best teachers in the country. some of the moneys will be going directly to support those efforts, to get great training for teachers, to build the capacity so that people understand the culture that they are serving. that we have to be relevant with our students. we have to teach them about social justice. we have to tell them what is civil rights. to me, when you look at the strategic plan of the school district, we talk about social justice, and the fact that the greatest issue in america today, the greatest injustice, the modern-day apartheid in this country, and we ought to be ashamed of it, is the achievement gap. if we do not take that on -- and the way we take it on as by building a community, building a community that stands up for social justice, stands

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[cheers and applause] >> a city, a beautiful city that gave birth to america's middle class. hat is full of talent, a city that never gives up. and has, as we say in my language -- [speaking a foreign language] >> that's the power to say yes we can. yes we can. detroit, you're proof that when america innovates and when america builds, guess what, america wins. >> here, here. >> is the u.a.w. here? [cheers and applause] >> i can't hear you. [cheers and applause] >> america owes you and the entire labor movement so much. you not only give us the world's greatest cars, you stood up, but you also sat down, for good jobs for everyone, and you built the social safety net we're fighting so hard to keep intact right now. you set a lifetime of hard work ought to mean something, that working people deserve the opportunity to provide for themselves and for their families. today on labor day, our struggles continue. we know these are tough times, hard economic times for so many of our families, but that's no excuse for what's happening in other states across this country. like wisconsin a