especially supervisor carmen chu, blackstone, and the people behind me. i have been blessed to have a co-worker like carol at my side. her ability to help children with disabilities is unsurpassed. if i have not been the camp manager, i have a profound admiration for both of them and the board of ethics. thank you. [applause] >> i retired last year from parks and recreation. this has been very hard with us to lose his position after this many years. he has done a good job. he has an impeccable record. he will be missed. 21 years as a camp manager. he has done wonders. he has children from the 1970's that stop by the house to see how daisy is doing. children with disabilities act still come to see how dave is. i am truly happy to see how truly recognized he has been. it is a long time coming. i know there is life after rec and park. he said that i would never have met cammy or carmen. for all of the wonderful people. thursday night, we do have our final luaw for the summer. dave bayh is a -- buys a pig out of his own pocket. >> good afternoon, board of sup

this item is brought to us by our colleague carmen chu. i want to thank her for this piece of legislation that addresses some issues that we have been trying to address. supervisor chu? >> thank you. for some time, we have been dealing with the issue of public safety. in the past year, we have had a number of different incidences' that have happened either on muni buses, trains, or in and around stops. this goes toward the county's associated with crimes committed around muni stops. we know safety is a top priority for many of us, and in particular, we want to encourage members of the public to take public transportation. we also know there have been many efforts under way, including partnerships with the mta and san francisco police department, as well as the city administrator's office, who had been working tirelessly to work on an escort program so that people can go to the bus stop and feel safe doing so. this proposal would add to those efforts that are already underway, and it is only one component of a multi-faceted approach to publ

and with that, we will move into the afternoon welcome and given to us today by supervisor carmen chu and welcome her and wish her a happy birthday. >> yes, today i am turning 30, and it's a big and momentious day, thank you for sharing it with me. and i am carmen chu and the supervisor and i am here and glad of this topic and we have been working closely with the departments in the city, and not only metropolitan and transportation authority and other folks that have a big part of the solution, and one thing that we looked at in district 4, and this is an issue that touches all parts of the city, and not just west but east and pedestrian safety issues continues to be one of the most important things for my district. we have for example, 19th avenue that cuts right down our neighborhood residential neighborhood and it's a state highway and we have seen many incidents along that corridor, and there is nothing more important than to protect the pedestrian an -- pedestrians that want to walk and all individuals. and i am happy to see everyone here and these pedestrian safety issues are b

him again, but please help me welcome send francisco assessor phil king, supervisor david chiu, carmen chupplause] supervisor eric mar, right here. [applause] public defender jeff adachi. it was just here. and from the city administrator's office, edwin lee. right here. [applause] and i would also like to welcome some generals who may be in our audience. i did not get a chance to see if you were here, but i know that the council general from japan was supposed to be here. if he is not here, though he is coming. the consul general from the philippines was going to be here. also, consul general also from the philippines, wilfredo santos was going to be here. give them applause. [applause] and we all know that an event like this, with your help, also, we need the help of our generous sponsors, and please, indulge me if you will, for us all to recognize some great sponsors. then, i am going to say who they are, and we are going to give them while the applause at the end of all the sponsors as i read them. so starting at the top level, i want to say our heritage sponsor, we want to say a specia

thank you to carmen chu and to all the members of the board to work hard to solve the problems in their district. we did not see the type of parochial policies we have seen in the past. the add backs predominantly citywide. it was not just about the district or constituent. it was about the city. they all sure that in common. to all the members of the board, thank you very much. it was a unanimous budget. [applause] you can read between the lines. [laughter] some of us got it. from labor to the elected family, to all the department heads, if only the meetings were recorded, to the incredible leadership of steve caba. [applause] i think dufty created a facebook fan club. steve has been the constant, the one that held all this together and kept as all the same page when we were starting to get off the script. he is someone who does not need to be lauded cuts he has been lauded appropriately before. thank you for your work, the long hours with the team and the committees, all the work you did with the department heads to help get us here. finally, where is the budget director? [applause] h

present the community impact award, please welcome city administrator ed lee and city supervisor carmen chucome on up. [applause] >> good evening. thank you. supervisor chu are also proud to be here with you tonight and to join you in announcing this category of finalists and recipients for the community impact award. of course, in the interests of time, please refer to your program to see the specific criteria for this award. we also felt it was important to recognize community organizations and the impact they make in our community, especially where the differences they may have a profound and lasting effect on our health, our social, political, and economic well-being of our daily lives. the finalists in the community impact award category are the asian-pacific islander wellness center, the asian student union, the san francisco state university, the california dragon boat association, and the state workshop. >> now, it is my pleasure to announce that the recipient of the 2010 apa hedge award in the community impact category is -- ready? the asian and pacific islander wellness center. [a

supervisor mirkarimi: i want to thank supervisor carmen chu for moving this forward. just a quick question, and this is related to public comment. do you think there would be any level of the efficacy posting what this law would be on muni itself? i know it gives law-enforcement another tool, but the question of deterrence, which is often the problem. as we do with other crimes, trespassing, loitering. if we were able to publicize on muni buses that these crimes will not be tolerated, these are the consequences of such -- >> absolutely, that is a great idea. we have been working to get the word out on the enforcement that we have been doing. this is just one more thing. i agree with you. if we can deter the crime before it is committed, first of all, there would be no casualty, and it is cheaper. supervisor mirkarimi: just for consideration to the two authors, to yourself, the mta, if there could be a publicity campaign that uniformly speaks to what the law is as to concealing a weapon, what the violation is, like the other advertisements that we put on mta for everyt