other commissioner questions commissioner ortiz-cartagena. >> i have more of a general comment i want to thank everyone commissioner chan's office i'm a commissioner tobin i'm confused so it is my experience that criminals like confusion and zoning never stopped it so i'm still a strong opponent of no cu p you might as be looking at foreign language i appreciate that you guys want more time i'm not for the cu p process in in no way, shape, or form but i like the interaction i wish all the interaction their macon honest effort to get those agreed upon so >> commissioner l. riley. >> yes. we're hearing again and again people need more time to look at the translation so when do you plan to move forward? the one piece that was left open was the amnesty program that is the language that was provided the majority of legislation is still the same as when we presented two weeks ago small business commission's we'll be moving forward with language it was supposed to be heard anothers land use commission only the amnesty program >> it could be tomorrow. >> we're introducing the substitute tomor

which is everyone wants more time and i'll agree with the fellow commissioner commissioner ortiz-cartagena i don't know if i'm in support of cu u just requesting you requesting you because it is brought upon this particular industry to stop a problem i don't think that is the case lastly i've heard the anyone else they were industry wants to be recognized as within the health and i know this is may not be the time for it now what is it we can do to help to change that is there a process? at the state level not at the local level >> no. >> that's my comments. >> commissioner. >> i also want to thank supervisor tang for doing the amnesty program i can't see the progress of people going into to definitely growing business with the cu process i don't think that is going to accomplish what it is set out to do and you know it is very hard right now ♪ town to earn a living to survive as a small business owner i can't support something that makes it that much harder on so many people. >> okay commissioners any 0 other comments. >> regina where are we another. >> so commissioners supervisor tang is

periodista: fÉlix cartagena es el ejemplo perfecto, sÓlo lleva tres aÑos en nueva jersey y es el estudianteembro de su familia en graduarse de la universidad. su proyecto final fue crear un anuncio pÚblico, el tema: bullying. pero parte de las normas a seguir era utilizar el inglÉs verbalmente y lograr explicar lo que significa. >> ver un estudiante de sexto grado que no saben hablar inglÉs. >> porque viven aquÍ no tiene que ser un vagabundo, un ladrÓn. sus niÑos pueden, pueden. periodista: para estos maestros es como ver a sus hijos biolÓgicos camino al Éxito. esto no ha sido fÁcil, aunque visiblemente divertido, ya que cada estudiante ha tenido que entregar dos sÁbados para estudiar en vez de estar haciendo otra cosa. >> podemos hacer el experimento todos los sÁbados, todos disfrutamos, muchos viajes, conocemos muchos lugares, universidades, tenemos oportunidad de compartir en equipo. >> ellos tenÍan ese deseo, pero no tenÍa cÓmo hacerlo. periodista: bastante impresionante, si usted tiene un hijo que es parte del programa, conctacte para mÁs informaciÓn. >> para esos jÓvenes que estÁn por

. >> commissioner adams commissioner dooley commissioner white commissioner ortiz-cartagena commissioner l. riley commissioner tour-sarkissian commissioner white okay. so that motion passes to recommend to the board of supervisors file number 1026 to do you want the file commissioners we are moving on to item number that and i have to apologize i did not get as much work done for a full presentation to really start launch into developing our recommendations for the legacy business program i did want to provide you with updates we'll bring our our commission secretary may 11 so i'll be able to give more attention and times i want to bring a couple of things toourgs in regards to the background that is taking place so a couple of things one thing i'd like to ask the commission for consideration we're welcome to have discussion on this but to give consideration at a future date so the 0 likelihood in the first two to three years we'll see a number of businesses for example sf heritage is a restaurant and bar register program that is the restaurants i think and bars over 40 year-olds so this

. >> fÉlix cartagena es el ejemplo perfecto, es el estudiante con mejores calificaciones de su clase,un proyecto final fue crear un anuncio pÚblico, el tema abuso o intimidaciÓn por compaÑeros, aparte de las normas a seguir era utilizar el inglÉs verbalmente y lograr explicar lo que significa. >> estudiantes de sexto grado... desde que no saben hablar inglÉs. no tiene que ser un vagabundo, o ladron. >> para estos maestros, es como ver a sus hijos biolÓgicos camino al Éxito. esto no ha sido fÁcil aunque visiblemente divertido ya que cada estudiante ha tenido que entregar dos sÁbados cada mes para estudiar en vez de estar haciendo otra cosa. >> yo quiero darle las gracias al programa, todos lo disfrutan, vamos a muchos viajes universidades, tenemos oportunidad de compartir el equipo. >> tÚ lo puedes hacer, ellos tenÍan ese deseo pero no tenÍan cÓmo hacerlo. >> si este tiene un hijo que es parte del programa especialmente en la secundaria en new jersey, contacte al 855361 29 37 para mÁs informaciÓn. >> siga para adelante, que vayan a todas sus clases y que no se dejen llevar por la calle

eli: cartagena agrega que muchos de sus vÍctimas aÚn no han hecho el denuncia por temor a ser deportadosal. eli: a pesar de que el departamento de policÍa, fue investigado por el departamento de justicia por supuestamente dejar de investigar ataques de odio contra latinos, la demanda fue presentada un aÑo despuÉs de que el ex sargento fue procesado por robar a 21 conductores latinos tras detenerlos por supuestas infracciones de trÁnsito. contactamos al departamento de policÍa para ver sobre la acciÓn esta demanda pero nunca obtuvimos repuesta. desde nueva york eli pichardo. jorge: el nÚmero de muertes confirmado por el terremoto en nepal es de 5500 pero la cifra podrÍa ir en aumento. en medio de la devastaciÓn, socorristas mantiene la esperanza de que hayan sobrevivientes y asÍ logra rescatar con vida a un adolescente que permaneciÓ durante cinco dÍas ocultado entre los escombros. pablo garcÍa tiene el informe. pablo: en medio del panorama de muerte que hay en nepal, hoy un joven fue rescatado logo de permanecer seis dÍas bajo los escombros. >> estaba enterrado, no aplastado, se encontra

commissioner white commissioner white commissioner adams commissioner dooley commissioner ortiz-cartagena will be a bit late commissioner l. riley and commissioner tour-sarkissian mr. president, we have quorum all right. so as we start off every meeting with general public comment this is for general public comment regarding any issues that are not on today's agenda if anyone in the audience has an issue to the think the agenda would like to speak on public comment do so now. >> seeing none, item 3. >> item 3 is the discussion and possible action to make recommendations to the board of supervisors on file the planning code massage establishments this is an ordinance amending the prado to order the massage as defined contain a conditional use for the findings for public convenience and welfare so and today, we have deanna in commissioner chan's office. >> welcome and thank you for hearing this item and visiting us back to speak on the legislation to start the presentation i'm going to go over the amputee program there's changes and provided to you but if sfgovtv if we can show the projecto

we have other commissioner questions commissioner ortiz-cartagena. >> i have more of a general comment i want to thank everyone commissioner chan's office i'm a commissioner tobin i'm confused so it is my experience that criminals like confusion and zoning never stopped it so i'm still a strong opponent of no cu p you might as be looking at foreign language i appreciate that you guys want more time i'm not for the cu p process in in no way, shape, or form but i like the interaction i wish all the interaction their macon

. >> on that motion commissioner adams commissioner dooley commissioner white commissioner ortiz-cartagena commissioner l. riley commissioner tour-sarkissian commissioner white that motion passes 7 zero thank you thank you. >> thank you. >> all right. commissioners we've moving on to item 6 we have a presentation to you on bay bucks for the currency that helps local businesses thrive and building community wealth of bay bucks and did you - do you have a flash drive you want to put in? sure >> we work pretty quick around here we just met a week ago i thought if this was an interesting topic i hope my fellow commissioners find it interesting and item 5 did we skip over discussion and possible action on health care restaurant week? i'm happy to take them in reserve order if the commissioners agree >> yes. supervisors excuse me. so may we please move up item number 6 and switch the order of 6 and item 5. >> yes. >> thank you. >> so, now we will move to item number 6. >> welcome and did you want to bring up the power point presentation so sfgovtv we have a power point presentation thank you, ve

this occurred on a group of islands off the coast of cartagena, we isolated the operation to minimizethe danger to anyone else and maximize the opportunity to cut off escape by the traffickers and make sure we could assure the safety of those young girls and boys we were liberating, so we set up on an island there, the site for the party. and the traffickers believed that they would come to bring all of the young children to have a sex party with an affluent american businessman. again, i was playing the role of the translator and bodyguard the mean and menacing player, which i thought was unfair. you see our law enforcement partners. including coast guard and local police, and cti, they are very well coordinated, after months of work, in excruciatingly detailed cooperation and coordination, we isolated the young ladies and the couple young boys that were with them in one of those cuts -- huts, and upon the successful transaction, a large amount of cash in exchange for the sex party, you will see law enforcement coming to take us down as we were posing as the sex participants. local l

roth: it certainly has improved since cartagena. the secret service has taken steps -- they have an office of integrity, for example that's the one that imposes discipline. as a result of the 2013 inspection, we made a number of different recommendations, including a table of penalties which they adopted so i think the secret service is moving in the right direction in this area after cartagena. mr. desantis: it's safe to say, though, that the conclusions reached in the 2013 report that there's a conflict between the conclusions you reached in your report? mr. roth: i would agree with that. mr. desantis: the question is then how to correct what has led to the cultural problems that your report identifies and then i agree with you that i think underlying the 2013 report, you saw evidence of that from the people who responded to the survey. so as people who are doing oversight, what do we need to be doing or what does the agency need to be doing, in your judgment? mr. roth: candidly, i think director clancy is moving in the right dire

a chinese flag vessel was intercepted in cartagena over whether tons of explosives, 2.6. detonators and over 3000 artillery shells. this was bought from a chinese arms manufacturer on behalf of techno import which is a shadow company for the cuban military. the question is what this type of activity, what assurances can you give us mr. ambassador, i'd like you to take a shot at this first, with this continuing and current activity why should we be optimistic that just by opening up economic relations with these people, this regime that this type of activity will change? >> thank you very much senator. and i can assure that just by opening up economic activity we would not necessarily change behavior. it's a longer process, but in regard to the larger diplomatic environment and assistant secretary jacobson can address more specific issues come in regard to a larger diplomatic environment the fact that the ships were stop with significant effect of their respective a significant effect of these items were found must admit that shows an ability to cooperate with our partners

to the side, some of the footage of the mission from october of last year, when we went down to cartagena and other cities in columbia. if i have time, i will address and give you a little context for that. as mr. ballard may also. in addition to offering my support for the international bill, hr 515, sponsored by the chair and passed by the house, i'd like to paint with a slightly broader brush in giving text texture to comprehensive issues dealing with sex trafficking. i'll give some statistics. there are an estimated 20 million to 30 million modern day slaves. people are lured in and held against their will. that is twice as many or more modern day slaves than there were during the transatlantic slave trade. which was 10 to 13 million people. i'm not saying that in my way to diminish the blight that is on world history, but to underscore the severity of what is going on today. human trafficking has become the second most lucrative enterprise internationally, arms dealing and counterfeiting. generates an estimated $150 billion or more annually but is very, very difficult to quantify bec

october 2014 i joined an undercover sting operation in cartagena. there were two simultaneous jumps in other cities in colombia because of the success in here you see the table of which the transaction occurred where we've made the author to have a sex party and at this very moment the law enforcement partners the colombian equivalent of the fbi are swooping in to make the arrest. the timing is eclipsed and is consequential but this occurred on a of a group of islands off the coast of cartagena. we isolated the operation to minimize the danger to anyone else and maximize the opportunity to cut off escape by the traffickers to make sure we can ensure the safety of those young girls and boys we were liberating. we set up on the island the site that the traffickers believed they would come to bring all of these young children to have a sex party with an affluent american businessman. i was the role of the translator and a bodyguard. that i thought was unfair. you can see the coast guard air and local police very well coordinated and after months of wor

aren't talking about february 28 of this year, 2015, a chinese-flagged vessel was intercepted in cartagena. over 100 tons of explosives 2,.6 million detonators, 99 projectile heads and 3,000 artillery shells. this was bought by a -- bought from a chinese arms manufacturer named norinko on behalf of a shadow company from the cuban military. the question is, with this type of activity, what assurances can you give us, mr. ambassador i'd like you to take a shot at this first. with this kind of continuing and current activity, why should we be optimistic that just by opening up economic relations with these people this regime that this type of activity will change? >> thank you very much senator. and i can assure you that just by opening up economic activity we will not necessarily change behavior. it's a longer process than this. but in regard to the larger diplomatic environment and assistant secretary jacobson can address the more specific issues, in regard to the larger diplomatic environment, the fact that these ships were stopped was significant. the fact that they were inspected was sig

to the side, some of the footage of the mission from october of last year, when we went down to cartagenaer cities in columbia. if i have time i will address and give you a little context for that. as mr. ballard may also. in addition to offering my support for the international bill, hr 515, sponsored by the chair and passed by the house, i'd like to paint with a slightly broader brush in giving text texture to comprehensive issues dealing with sex trafficking. i'll give some statistics. there are an estimated 20 million to 30 million modern day slaves. people are lured in and held against their will. that is twice as many or more modern day slaves than there were during the transatlantic slave trade. which was 10 to 13 million people. i'm not saying that in my way to diminish the blight that is on world history but to underscore the severity of what is going on today. human trafficking has become the second most lucrative enterprise internationally, arms dealing and counterfeiting. generates an estimated $150 billion or more annually but is very, very difficult to quantify because of ho