sure. >> commissioner chiu: maybe this is for the director or the city attorney. in addition to the ordinance that we will be forwarding to the board of supervisors, would it be possible for us to attach some of the comments that we have with the or tdinance that already pass or if we cannot do it as a commission, can we do it as an individual? >> we can certainly send it as a party of the legislative record what the commission had and received so that would be something that's just part of the attachments for the background from t . >> president keane: we're back in session, and we move now to agenda item 8, part of which we took earlier, and that is discussion and possible action on monthly staff policy report and update of the commission's annual policy plan. and there's an attachment that -- and there's -- so there are a number of things in that that we should go through one at a time. >> sure, yes. so i -- i just want to highlight, we are, again -- again, modifying our policy report a little bit, but we're basically dividing it into two sections now. our curr

thank you. >> president keane: yes, commissioner chiu? >> commissioner chiu: pat, could you please clarify, if you would, the fact pattern or the scenario that mr. -- i'm sorry, mr. maass just gave about, for example, soliciting for contribution at safeway, you know, for example, and under what circumstances would that notification as a commission member or a board member trigger a notice and a filing requirement. >> right. generally, it is for anything that would constitute a behest of payment, and that's because the recipient needs to know that a payment is a payment, otherwise that recipient will probably not be aware of the fact that they're receiving behested funds, and then, they probably won't be aware that they need to file under the recipient requirements. >> commissioner chiu: but the filing requirement at the part of the recipient comes at the $100,000 level. >> that's correct. >> you've had your comment. it's not a debate. [ inaudible ] >> you've had your public comment, sir. >> thank you, all of you, who have worked so hard i

will do a fine job in shepherding all that along. >> commissioner chiu: okay. no pressure. i actually have one comment, if i may. on page 5, i would like to convey my, i guess, thanks and would like to note that based on the numbers here, of 89 matters in preliminary matter, 68 are less than 12 months old, and 21 are more than 12 months old, so congratulations to the team for working through that ba backlog. i think with a full complement of investigators and auditors now, we can get -- start to make headway against these matters that have been pending for a long, long time, and i'm just really delighted to see that, so thank you for that hard work. >> president keane: all right. any public comment on... >> commissioners, ray hart, spec tor san francisco. governors like to point out the one page that nobody seemed to mention, and i can understand why you don't want to mention it. it's the letter from the office of the district attorney to miss pelham regarding what you neglected to act upon and had to go before the task force, and from what i read, the district

commissioners chiu and lee worked hard with the staff.we met again and we debated this measure and all of the things that are contained in it. we talked about this. orally the staff captured it and in my opinion they captured it very well. we voted and got four votes to transmit this on to the board board of board of supervisors. we passed it. the question in terms what have we're looking at what it was that we did does any commissioner disagree with the substance of whatever -- what is in there as to what it was that we did at our last meeting? okay. this is what we did and this is what we voted on. once again, i want to commend commissioner chiu to the hard work that she did in the final crafting of this. so with that then, commissioners, i'll open it up to any discussion, thoughts that you may have. >> first would i like to thank staff and also members of the public to who took the time, not just in the interested persons meeting about disclosure, but through the long process to hang in there with us to work on this to express your con

commissioners chiu and lee workd with the staff. we met again and we debated thie and all of the things that are d in it. we talked about this. orally the staff captured it any opinion, they captured it very . we voted and got four votes to t this on to the boar board of bo. we passed it. the question in terms what havee looking at, what it was that we, does any commissioner disagree e substance of whatever -- what in there as to what it was that wet our last meeting? okay. this is what we did and this ise voted on. once again, i want to commend commissioner chiu to the hard wt she did in the final crafting o. so with that then, commissionerl open it up to any discussion, ts that you may have. >> first would i like to thank d also members of the public to wk the time, not just in the interd persons meeting about disclosurt through the long process to hann there with us to work on this ts your concerns and views. and propose alternatives that would work for organizations and for support fr concerns. i think that the process has ben e

commissioner chiu? >> on the whistle-blower ordinance, can you walk us through the process by which we can get to close our on this issue? is it meet and confer and then what happens? >> i will let executive director pelham take this one. >> because there is a provision in the prof oedz ordinance for training of all city supervisors who would have the requirement to respond, the bargaining units need to meet and confer over that item. so we hahn this patient that will be starting in early 2018. we would be engaged in those. i would imagine it would be a series of several meetings to hear any issues and resolve any questions, but as a civil grand jury report noted, the recommendation is that we keep the commission closely involved about that process, should the commission decide it goes back to the board, it takes time, commission may have to take a different action or approach. at this point, we don't have a date at which we can promise to bring it back, but we'll bring it back, our plan is to bring it

. >> supervisor chiu? >> supervisor kim, thank you for coming and thank you for this work on this really important ordinance. i think i speak for myself and i speak for the commission i think that increasing transparency is an important goal and objective. i just have two comments, and if i could crash your meeting on friday, chair keane, i think that would be great, as longs we don't -- >> we didn't have your e-mail, commissioner, so we would love to have you there. >> you can only have two. >> you can't have a quorum with just two. >> and we sat down with commissioner renne. >> i'd like to have you with us. i think that would be wonderful. >> thank you. the two areas that i wanted to comment on, one, i think our commission will be taking up the topic of public finance as a topic in our own body of work, and i would like to make sure that whatever efforts we make as a commission and with our staff that we're working in parallel and/or in tandem so we're not reinventing the wheel, so to speak, but i think

>> commissioner chiu? >> yes. in your write up, the new york city campaign finance board, the director talked about using data to investigate and uncover wrongdoing. is that something that we could do here? >> i think so, yes. we track and require disclosure of a lot of the same information and we dump it into a portal called s.f. open data, where we can put in criteria and search. to some extent, my investigators are doing that already, but i did get ideas from that speaker of what to look for and the data and she gave a couple of examples to get at dark-money usage and coordination among campaigns. i was excited about that presentation. >> great. i hope we can also take advantage of those red flags and their experience and hopefully there won't be, but to use that to our advantage. >> yep. >> we'll take public comment on this matter. >> sorry to be so talkative today. i wanted to thank staff for moving so forcefully on the lynette sweet matter. this was a 2010 public financing report that we extended to ms. swee

lin was arrested in southern california, wanted for the 1995 kidnapping of kristine chiu.me from south hillsborough school when lin and two other men pulled her into a van. >> just very scary. it's an unusual thing that would happen here in this neighborhood. for sure it's usually very quiet. nothing like that happens. >> they dropped the plan when they learn her parents were in taiwan and left christine in a hotel near sfo. lin is the second of the three to face charges. one man convicted and a third is still on the run. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> now on to your morning money report, buy and sell bitcoin or report, buy and sell bitcoin or currency on a u.s. exchange. as many financial observers say it's hard to determine how much the digital currency is worth when compared to traditional money issued by governments around the world. >> the only way of understanding this is by adopting a new way of thinking and it very much means it's impervious to normal fact-based financial analysis. >> okay. but am i going to get my money? a live look at bitcoin value closing in on $1

. >> commissioner chiu: if i may, so when you go, i hope that you'll have the opportunity to ask questions about what other jurisdictions might be doing in regard to the social media and election integrity and if they have, you know, have any insights or ideas to share, that would be great. >> thank you, we'll do that. >> president keane: okay. any public comment on agenda item 10? >> commissioner, ray hart, director of san francisco open government, and i'd like the executive director to ask a question. what is the policy in most cities regarding open government laws? are they enforced or are they not enforced? in this city, we have a body that functions, the sunshine ordinance task force, that does its job, and you may think it's all b.s., but that's your opinion, and you may think all the people are a bunch of cranks. that's your opinion. >> commissioner kopp: you use the term screwballs. >> okay. screwballs, but that's a personal opinion, and you know what? everybody has one, so the bottom line is why don't you ask them when you have a law that the body that is supposed to enforce it r

vice chair chiu. >> here. >> commissioner renne? >> commissioner kopp, we expect him at any moment. commissioner lee? so we'll start with matters appearing or not appearing on the public agenda. go ahead, just...yeah. what you do is it'll be at the -- the public comment will be at the microphone, so just after this gentleman, you come on up and have your say. sure. >> commissioners, i'd like to have the slide on the overhead up on the screen. the civil grand jury of the city and county of san francisco 2010-2011 issued a report entitled san francisco's ethics commission, the sleeping watching dog. the report included the following statement: because of the ethics commission's lack of enforcement, no city employee has been disciplined for failing to adhere to the sunshine ordinance. the commission has allowed some city officials to ignore some of the rules of the sunshine task force. the law hasn't changed. you also decide in favor of the city against the citizen. citizens are the complainants, the city are the respondents, and every single time you find for the city; in other words,

lin is under arrest for the 1995 kidnapping of kristine chiu.as walking home from south hillsborough school when lin and two other men pulled her into a van. the kidnappers tried to extort money from her father but dropped the plan when they learned her parents were in taiwan. they left her unharmed in a hotel near sfo. >>> the fallout over the kate steinle verdict spread to oregon. counterprotesters from the portland chapter shouted immigrants are welcome here. several members of both sides began attacking one another. one person arrested. both groups made their presence known in berkeley during the controversy over far-right speakers on that campus. >>> cool start on this monday for a lot of people in the bay area. >> temperatures dipped into the 30s overnight. some places well below freezing. the jackets, mittens and hats necessary in walnut creek where families visited the skating rink there. that's not the only place people are seeing ice. >> the roofs of the house and the cars also, yes. very cold. >> i get up in the morning, there's ice o

lin is under arrest for the 1995 kidnapping of kristine chiu. the 9-year-old was walking home from school when lin and two other men pulled her into a van. the kidnappers tried to extort money from her father but dropped the plan when they learned her parents were actually in taiwan. they left kristine unharmed in a hotel near sfo. >>> a quick update on weather and traffic where you live starting with meteorologist mike nicco. hi, mike. >>> let's talk about where this fog is going up in the north bay. pretty much nowhere because the winds are calm up around santa rosa. let's talk about what's going to happen with your accuweather 12-hour planner, 34 to 39 inland and bay. the offshore breeze, very mild this morning. low 60s for our inland and bay neighborhoods at noon. the coast, 67. low to mid-60s everywhere by 4:00. and then at 7:00, look at that. still pretty mild. 49 but 53 around the bay and the coast. don't forget it is a winter spare the air alert. here's sue. >>> we'll take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. some minor delays on the rig

couple of her fellow supervisors, possibly dennis herrera, city attorney, state assembly man david chiu. the question is will they let her stay on in all three roles? at 6:00 we'll talk about the political back room movements that are being made even as we speak. >> that's the thing, the political wheels don't stop turning. thank you. >>> our top national story, republicans another step closer to their goal of a massive tax overhaul. >> gop lawmakers in the house and senate today reaching an agreement on a consensus bill. our veronica de la cruz on what is in this final version. that's what everybody wants to know. >> that's right, ken and liz. republicans say they hope to finalize the plan this weekend and hold a final vote next week in both houses. the details are starting to trickle out. the newest plan drops the corporate tax rate to 21%. it's currently at 35%. it also lowers the top individual tax rate to 37%. right now that is at 39.6. it allows deductions for state and local income or property taxes up to $10,000. it also allows mortgage interest deductions on loans up to $750,00

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photo of 68 year old kevin lin, who is accused in the in the kidnapping of then 9 year old kristine chiu, of hillsborough, back on december 11, 1995. charging documents allege that lin and two other men hatched and then carried out a plot to kidnap the child and then hold her for ransom. doug davis who worked on the case all those years ago. captain doug davis/hillsboroug h policekevin lin, speaking mandarin through an interpreter, entered no plea and will return to court next month. he is being held in lieu of $5 million dollars bail. rob fladeboe/redwood city"....a 2nd suspect by the name of john balocca was arrested and convicted in the case back in 1997, a third co-conspirator remains at large. in redwood city rob fladeboe jron 4 newss 4 newssrob fladeboe jron in redwood city rob fladeboe jron 4 newss (vicki) we are now learning the identity of the man shot and killed at a strip mall in east oakland. he has been identified as 41-year-old george vargas junior. the shooter is still on the loose tonight. it happened at around 3:00 yesterday afternoon at the foothill square shopping cent

photo of 68 year old kevin lin, who is accused in the in the kidnapping of then 9 year old kristine chiuillsborough, back on december 11, 1995. charging documents allege that lin and two other men hatched and then carried out a plot to kidnap the child and then hold her for ransom. steve wagstaffe/san mateo county district attorneykevin lin and his accomplices let the child go once they learned her father, whom they had hoped would pay them $800,000 dollars, was out of the country. he was captured friday in los angeles when his photo was linked to an application for a visa says hillsborough police captain doug davis who worked on the case all those years ago. captain doug davis/hillsboroug h policekevin lin, speaking mandarin through an interpreter, entered no plea and will return to court next month. he is being held in lieu of $5 million dollars bail. rob fladeboe/redwood city"....a 2nd suspect by the name of john balocca was arrested and convicted in the case back in 1997, a third co-conspirator remains at large. in redwood city rob fladeboe jron 4 newss (grant) (grant) a contractor w

assembly member david chiu is going to run. as for the supervisor willing several are rumored as candidates including mark farrell. >> we have three small children and we are weather through that as a family. no decisions are made but talking about it and thinking through it. >> january 9th is the deadline for filing of paperwork and paying fees. what's the fee? $6531 or exactly 2% of the mayor's total salary. sam brock, nbc bay area news. >>> well take to you the trump white house over the farl to uphold environmental laws. attorneys general are joining forces to sue the administration. they're angry over the suspension of the waste prevention rule. which requires oil operators to cut leaking of methane gas. they say the suspension of the law threatens the health of families and of the environment. >>> not quite the holiday cheer. today picketing santas greeted southeast bay shoppers at wal-mart. >> bring back workers holiday pay. >> in martinez, the santa's helpers members of the united food and commercial worker union. wal-m

photo of 68 year old kevin lin, who is accused in the in the kidnapping of then 9 year old kristine chiuillsborough, back on december 11, 1995. charging documents allege that lin and two other men hatched and then carried out a plot to kidnap the child and then hold her for ransom. steve wagstaffe/san mateo county district attorneykevin lin and his accomplices let the child go once they learned her father, whom they had hoped would pay them $800,000 dollars, was out of the country. he was captured friday in los angeles when his photo was linked to an application for a visa says hillsborough police captain doug davis who worked on the case all those years ago. captain doug davis/hillsboroug h policekevin lin, speaking mandarin through an interpreter, entered no plea and will return to court next month. he is being held in lieu of $5 million dollars bail. rob fladeboe/redwood city"....a 2nd suspect by the name of john balocca was arrested and convicted in the case back in 1997, a third co-conspirator remains at large. in redwood city rob fladeboe jron 4 newss (grant) a live look out over s

. >> commissioner chiu: wee -- reflecting on the budget, if we were to explore a ballot initiative related to the ethics commission, i would suggest that we explore more broadly. that's not just for this upcoming fiscal year, but that we look at independent funding for the budget, so we won't necessarily always be subject to 5%, 2.5% increase over time, but that's the budgeting process so that the commission could be -- i don't know how it would work and that would be the work to be done, would be to have it it on the stand-alone basis and have approval be -- whether it's through a voting mechanism through the public or a mayor, but some alternative mechanism that could preserve the integrity of our budget. as i think back to where we started from when i joined the commission, we were sorely understaffed and have been chroniclely understaffed over the last 12 months. we were able to get increased funding, but with the decrease in fiscal year and subsequent year, it would gut completely the strides we've made in building up the team to do the work. and i take mr. plantead's suggestion to us

have a way with how the state density bonus law reads, i strongly suggest you contact congressman chiu and senator wiener or your other elects thoughts -- elected members in sacramento. >> supervisor: as other commissioners have said, i actually agree with all of the public comment that we've seen here today. this is a challenging project, and i'll start with saying we often have these really broad conversations at the planning commission level, and we talk about a lot of things. we talk about the streets, we talk about affordablity, we talk about design, we talk about a broad range of things, and commissioner richards, he went into a lot of things in state law, and if you ought all those topics that we touch on in a pie chart, our actual authority is, like, that small supplies, and i think that's something that i want to start off by saying today, and we'll see where we end up on this project. we just had a project where there was sud, so we were able to argue for more percentage, but yet, we are constrained with this one. that's a box we've been put in, which is really unfortunate. i

kevin lin is accused of abducting kristine chiu and she was walking home in 1995. word of her kidnapping shocked the small community of hillsborough known for having the top school district in the state. kevin lin was in court yesterday for arraignment after his arrest. >> we received information from the u.s. state department about a person seeking to get a visa and that information matched with our warrant to some extent and further investigation led us to positively identify him as kevin lin. >> investigators say the men held the girl captive for 10 hours trying to extort $800,000 in ransom money. when they learned her parents were in taiwan, they let her go unharmed at a hotel near sfo. one man was convicted in 1997 and was released a few years ago. a third suspect was never caught. >>> the pentagon says it will allow transgender people to enlist in the military despite the opposition from president trump. the announcement came hours before a federal court ruling against the president's ban on transgender troops. the pentagon said recruits will need to overcome

another possible candidate is assemblyman david chiu. the special election will take place six months after his passing, june 5th, 2018. >> anyone who wants to be san francisco mayor, whether it be london breed, mark leno, other members of the board, other elected officials citizens, need to articulate the clear san francisco they wish to lead. >> reporter: in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> it starts at 5:00 at portsmouth square. >> nothing was too small or too big for him. from stuffing envelopes to speaking on stage, my dad was happy to do it all. >> those are ed lee's two daughters speaking at yesterday's memorial. we have every single speech as well as a look back at ed lee's life and career online. our website is abc7news.com. >> new details tonight about an off-duty richmond police officer who authorities say fired a gun inside the san francisco four seasons hotel this weekend. no one was hurt, but tonight the officer is facing charges for the incident. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: a

. >> reporter: former san francisco supervisor and state assembly member david chiu offered condolences in writing. >> every day it continues to sink in although i still feel his spirit here at city hall. >> reporter: at the start of the morning former mayor willie brown says he still hasn't processed the sudden passing. >> he had, um, basically diplomatic skills unlike most ordinary politicians who fly off the handle. ed lee i don't think ever flew off the handle in the 40 years, certainly not the eight years that he worked directly with me. people said he worked for you? no. i worked with ed lee. >> we're all heartbroken. we tried to put his vision in place. >> reporter: it's clear that for so many people it's not just an official loss but a personal one, as well. >> he was a beautiful lovely man. as i said on the floor, he never had an unkind word to say about anyone. nobody had an unkind word to say about him. >> reporter: dignitaries continue to pay their respects. within the last hour, we saw san francisco supervisor jane kim as well as the police chief, bill scott. he said that h

kevin lin is accused of abducting kristine chiu in 1995. word of her kidnapping shocked the small affluent community member having top schools in the state.kevin lin was in court for his arraignment. >> we received information from the u.s. state department about a person seeking to get a visa. that information matched with our warrant and to some extent. further investigation cost is to identify kevin lin. >> the younger was held captive for 10 hours trying to extort $800,000 in ransom money from the family. when they were and her parents were in taiwan, they let her go unharmed near sfo. one man was convicted in 1997 and was released a few years ago. a third suspect was never caught. >>> california and the trump administration squaring off in federal court over birth control coverage. a judge in oakland will hear arguments on whether or not to block new rules allowing employers to opt out of birth control coverage for women the state says the administration's rules could result in the loss of no-cost contraception services for million of

privately, he chiued us oewed . there was very lengthy meeting, telling us what we needed to keep the performance, but what we needed, he just gave us, and the board of supervisors -- so that's the one thing i would say. this man was the most loyal person you could ever have as a friend. when our reappointments, commissioner -- some people were mad at us and some people were mad at the chief, he stood right by us, and there were some very good candidates that raised their hands that wanted to be fire commissioners. the mayor stuck with loyalty, and that is extremely commendable, and i'm extremely grateful that i was able to be his friend at least since the early 90's, and we used to call each other the railroasurvivor then, he was mayor, and i couldn't believe it. on a separate note, st. michaels's day, november 21st, i became grandfather to little alexandra michelle. i became a grandfather, so that's my biggest news of last month. thank you. >> thank you, commissioner hardeman. commissioner veronese. >> briefly. wh

kevin lin is accused of kidnapping kristine chiu while walking home from school back in 1995.idnapping shocked the neighborhood known for having the top school district in the state. lin was in court yesterday for his arraignment after being arrested last friday. >> we received some information from the u.s. state department about a person seeking to get a visa and that matched up up with our warrant and positively identified kevin lin. >> the man held the young girl captive for ten hours, trying to ex torte $800,000 in ransom money. when they found out their wealthy parents were in taiwan, they let her go unharmed near a hotel near sfo. one man was convicted back in 1997 and released a couple years ago. a third suspect in the case has never been captured. >>> parents, teachers and students gathered for a community forum in san jose last night, fighting to save elementary schools in the oak grove school district. they have identified eight campuses for possible consolidation with the plan to close as many as five schools. school leaders are forced to make tough decisions becau

taking the edge off things >> reporter: former san francisco supervisor and state assembly member david chiu offered condolences in writing. >> every day it continues to sink in although i still feel his spirit here at city hall. >> he is a fine decent person. you really wanted to work for him, work hard for him. >> he had basically diplomatic skills unlike most ordinary politicians who fly off the handle. ed lee i don't think ever flew off the handle in the 40 years, certainly not the eight years that he worked directly with me. >> reporter: it's clear that for so many people it's not just an official loss but a personal one, as well. >> he was a beautiful lovely man. as i said on the floor, he never had an unkind word to say about anyone. nobody had an unkind word to say about him. >> reporter: and in talking to everyone that we have seen come out that we have spoken privately with outside city hall, they all said the same thing. lee was a kind man. he was funny. and they are going to miss him most and remember him most for just simply being a good man. >> all right. thank you. >>> people

my name is elsin chiu. my family owns the property. we've been in talks with the tenant. last time we had an agreeme bu agreement for 60,000, and now they're suing me for 2 million, so i don't think they will be leaving this property empty handed. they are also constantly filing reports that the property is in disrepair. i just got a letter from the health department saying that the paint is peeling, that we need to paint the whole building. they have a lawyer, they -- we're working with them, but they are not going empty ha handed, and they're not going to have three months of rent. as it stands now, we're being sued for $2 million. my brother bought it two years ago, and my brother pays $6,000 a month rent, and he can't live there. he's living with my mom now, and we're hoping we have some sort of resolution. if we can't get approval, i don't know what we can do. >>vice president richards: so let me ask you a question. >> of course. >>vice president richards: it says three level building. >> yes, sir. >>vice president richards: and we have the family living in the basem

another possible candidate is assemblyman david chiu. the special election will take place six months after his passing, june 5th, 2018. >> anyone who wants to be san francisco mayor, whether it be london breed, mark leno, other members of the board, other elected officials citizens, need to articulate the clear san francisco they wish to lead. >> reporter: in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> it starts at 5:00 at portsmouth square. >> nothing was too small or too big for him. from stuffing envelopes to speaking on stage, my dad was happy to do it all. >> those are ed lee's two daughters speaking at yesterday's memorial. we have every single speech as well as a look back at ed lee's life and career online. our website is abc7news.com. >> new details tonight about an off-duty richmond police officer who authorities say fired a gun inside the san francisco four seasons hotel this weekend. no one was hurt, but tonight the officer is facing charges for the incident. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: a