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

it was great for them to be about to celebrate here in our beautiful city of san francisco.night, we had a celebration with the filipinos eddy pinay educational partnership, who are our teachers and being trained to come in and remind our students of our heritage and our culture and the beauty of the work in the belief we have in our filipino community. last month, we were able to secure the funding to start our -- to restart our program at balboa high school, with the wonderful support of the united way of the bay area. these are all wonderful things for us to celebrate, and it is such an honor to work under our first asian-american mayor here in san francisco. and these are too many firsts that have taken way too long for our community. but it is one that we should always celebrate and embrace, because we have so much to be proud of, so much culture to share, and so much of our heritage to remember. on this month, we celebrate. but it is not just this month that we celebrate. this is something that we embrace 355 days a year. because we, as a people, are proud, and it is s

entrance to a spectacular beautiful city.entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves.

entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. commissioner campos: good morning, everyone. welcome to the march 6, 2012 special meeting of the transportation authority. before we begin, want to thank the members of the sfgtv staff. please call item one. >> [roll call] we have a quorum. commissioner campos: please call item to. >> item 2. revise the authority's funding commitment to the presidio parkway project to fully fund the project and make related changes including amending the authority's 2012 regional improvement program (rip) priorities; accepting an advance of $34 million in surface transportation program/congestion mitigation and air quality improvement funds from the metropolitan transportation commission; amending the prop k strategic plan to program an additional $9,680,000 in prop k funds to the project; and revising the authority's rip commitments. this is an action item. commissioner campos: colleagues, we tried to minimize the number of special meet

here to address what we think and what the mayor thinks is a national embarrassment for this beautiful city >> the mayor is in a tough spot and his next move will be closely watched. >> he is facing interest groups and people who care of a lot about domestic violence >> the sheriff has said all along he has no intention of resigning and insists that he could do the job. he did say he would make a public statement after sentencing tomorrow. >> police are asking for help in catching two men who sexually assaulting a woman in oakland. it happened around 1:00 this morning near the intersection of 14th and broadway. the victim said two men grabbed her from behind and took her to a secluded area and then assaulted her at gunpoint. police described him as wearing black hooded sweat shirts and dark jeans. the one carrying the guns spoke in a distinctively low voice. the u.s. soldier accused in the shooting spree in afghanistan is scheduled to meet with his attorney for the first time tomorrow. he is that a military prison in kansas tonight. it has been one week since the rampage that killed 16 vill

and this magnificent, beautiful room in the most beautiful city in the world. i am very proud to be standing here. thank you to emily murase, also the executive director of the department of the status of women. yes, emily, thank you. for the past 40 years, i have had the privilege and pleasure of working with young people in san francisco and i can say firsthand that the greatest tool for empowering them to lead successful and productive lives is through education. there is no stronger tool for fighting poverty and inequality and helping students gain confidence through education. none of us do this alone. no one is better than the team that they are surrounded with. i have been surrounded by the most wonderful, talented, committed team of teachers, staff members, parents, family members, and i am very grateful to all of them for helping me and for also helping make children's lives better. i thank them for giving me such a fulfilling career. of course, i would love to a big shot for my family and thank them. my daughter is unable to be here tonight. she is in

this is a beautiful city, but it is also expensive. we need these fast passes. as parents, we have a responsibility to provide for our youth, and the youth have a responsibility to receive an education. >> next speaker, and judy kwang. >> good afternoon. i am actually here to speak. i ran off the bus to talk to you. i and the youth local coordinator for the occupancies leadership department program. thank you so much for kiki in, listening to all of the speakers. thank you. >> my name is alicia garza. as you can see, power has been doing an incredible job, in coordination with other organizations, drumming up community support for free fast passes for young people. we are going to be organizing low-income riders. transit riders want to see a budget that improves muni reliability and access without cutting service or raising fares higher than the cpi index increases. our organizational vision is to put the burden on corporate employers who benefit from the service of muni, but do not pay their fair share. we support progressive solutions that tax the rich and cor

have things to do and i wasn't even in the mood to be apolitical person or stand today in this beautiful city. i just came to be in san francisco like i could enjoy it from the rest of my friends. they have different ethnic restaurants and i want to enjoy it and i end up to be in this position and today i close my business to come to this meeting. to look further to make san francisco save and make the people save and protect the of law of the united states and go back to see what is in the constitution to help people. thank you very much. >> good afternoon. thank you, supervisor and all of the staff. there are two main denominations of islam. just like roman catholics and protestants. after september 11, we opened our doors to the fbi and we invited them. i am the liaison for the outside world. we welcomed them, however, they started questioning me if i have been to iran nor any thing. i have nothing to do with iran. i have to get an attorney to make sure if they want to question me they have to go to a grand jury. -- to a grand jury. then they sent an informant. we have an anti-terrorist li

they're -- they create a quite beautiful city. in the democratic world, which i don't want to give up, believe me, is everybody has their right to build what they want as long as they live within the zoning codes and stuff. law enforcement. >> anything you want, no matter if it's a big hunk? >> what? >> does it matter that there's stylistic harmony within washington, d.c.? >> yeah, i know. i'm not talking about washington. >> this is where the memorial is going to be built. >> do you think this is chaotic? >> well, i happen to think that the giant screen represents winter, permanent winter, trees without leaves and it represents death and annihilism in the way i see your black t-shirt, much beloved by downtown hipsters and annihilists everywhere and and it's a total rejection and honestly everything that eisenhower himself stood for. [ laughter and applause ] >> hi. mr. gehry, thanks for coming to speak with us today. [ laughter ] i just want -- a certain analogy popped in my head as we were watching this and watching your explana

. >> [speaking foreign language] >> san francisco is one of the most beautiful cities, and at the same time, there is a lot of really low-income families that live here that are just trying to survive on a day-to-day basis, single mothers that are just trying to make it. >> [speaking foreign language] >> and i just want to ask you can make this decision and vote in support of this program as soon as possible in this month of march to come. thank you. chairman nolan: thank you. next speaker. secretary boomer: [reading names] >> good afternoon. on behalf of the 17 youths commissioners, i want to thank you for meeting with us. you have heard of a lot of compelling stories from young people directly, not for me, right? that 16-year-old from the heart of the fillmore who had to walk from edie to steiner street. another commissioner who i think articulate why the three fast pass is so important for undocumented young people and the stigma that a free, reduced lunch qualification means for people. that upper-middle-class commissioner who goes to st. ignatius and what a free press is so compel

farmer's market with my bluebell coffee and my bag of gluten-free biscuits, i look back in my beautiful city and something is missing. because i am seeing concrete and chain-link fence. there is no place for my kids to just sit and play out there. there should be a playground. there should be a destination when you have your local goodies to go and enjoy. this is my daughter, and i will let her say a word, too. >> hello. i am is 11 years old, and i am supporting the 8 washington project. i have a 5-year-old brother. personally, i asked him, and he thinks, as do i, that it would be really cool to have some sort of place, you know, water found you can play in, instead of looking at a water found that you can toss coins in and wish you can jump in but you know you'll get in trouble. now i am going to read a letter from a supporter, stuart. greetings. i am a san francisco resident who cheered for the demolition of the embarcadero expressly. since then, i have often wondered what it would take for the city to stop turning away from its gorgeous waterfront. the answer is entrepreneurialism project

this is a big time for this beautiful city and for this entire country as the olympic athletes are nowust months away, along with the crowds, and of course the eyes of the world. from here in london tonight, nbc's keir simmons reports on the hard work going on for what is hoped to be a moment of glory. >> reporter: britain's dancing, joking, volleyball-playing prince ended his diamond jubilee tour this weekend, a new generation leading a royal rebranding. >> you can't sit there with a stiff upper lip and crossed arms and not getting involved. i've had an amazing time. i've had a gas. on behalf of my grandmother. >> reporter: an old family helping put a new face on britain in a year when billions will be watching. the queen's diamond jubilee in june, the olympics in july and august, a marathon celebration, an entire country getting ready for its close-up. hoping to remind the world that great britain can put on a good show. one mile from the olympic stadium, a giant bell has been commissioned to open the games at the very foundry that cast the liberty bell. >> bell-ringing is incredibly

the living, especially in our beautiful city of san francisco, but to destroy this exceptionally valuable open space, used by not only those who live and work in the financial district but by all neighborhoods in san francisco and beyond, would be a travesty in my opinion. families from all over the city better not necessarily belong to the club or are not members can bring their children for tennis and swim lessons. one thing that has not been addressed -- there has been a good deal of comment about the existing club. not one person has spoken against the existing project. it was stated that the status " is good. we feel improvements should and could be made while providing a much-needed renovation and low skill development the site needs. thank you. >> i am in member of the green roof alliance, and i am here to establish our organization's support for the project. we ask you to approve it. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am michael taylor. i am a neighborhood resident, and the purchase of it at the athletic facility. i just want to say that this is about the destruction of one of the gr

that broke lives, homes and businesses, the loma prieta earthquake changed the landscape of this beautiful city, but more importantly, it brought out the best in all of us. in the midst of chaos, uncertainty and even death, neighbors looked after one another and helped each other turn off gas lines and shared water and food with each other and assisted the elderly and people with special needs. the fire department battled multiple fires on multiple fronts. the police department ensured order in the hardest-hit parts of the city. thousands of emergency responders from across the state provided assistance through our mutual aid system. the american red cross provided assistance and raised money to help the survivors. we mourn the losses in the whole community and the community came together to recover and rebuild. during the rerecover phase we looked for how we could be better prepared and promised those we lost that we would be better prepared. since the loma prieta earthquake we have made great strides. we rebuilt the city stronger, and great strides in retro fits especially on the bay bridge a

that broke lives, homes and businesses, the loma prieta earthquake changed the landscape of this beautiful city, but more importantly, it brought out the best in all of us. in the midst of chaos,

spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. >> you can see that it is amazing. you can hear that it is refreshing. you reach for it because it is irresistible. and the taste. simply delicious. san francisco tap water. it engages the senses. 311 is an important resource for all san franciscans. should >> hello. and welcome to "need your district supervisor -- meet your district supervisor." supervisors campos is our supervisor for this week. welcome. thank you for joining us today. tell us about your background. where you grew up, went to school? >> sure. i was born in guatemala. i was brought here by my parents. i grew up in l.a., and then moved up to the bay area, and i went to stanford. i came back after law school. my background for the first few years was as a practicing attorney. i worked in the private sector for a number of years. and then i worked for the city as a deputy city attorney and then became general counsel of the school district of san francisco

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