our final commendation is given by supervisor peskin. thank you, madame president, william for supervisor 2032, i just did the math on that. he'll be 18 then and eligible. colleagues, today i am really honored and delighted to rise to honor one of the kindest, gentlest, more artistic souls that this town has. and this is actually the subject of item number 47 on our calendar today. which will designate a san francisco artist amare tus and nobody could be more deserving of that than a beautiful man named michael rios. thank you for being here today, brother. [applause] his story is linked with the city and county of san francisco where he's devoted half a century of his life creating beautiful artistic master works that reflect the vibrant characters and rich cultural heritage of san francisco and san franciscans. he's native of oakland, student and graduate of freemont high, where his teacher first noticed his exceptional talents. while we tangle from time to time with the academy of art and we set a little bit of litigation with them, m

i commend this to you colleagues and look forward to a robust campaign to get this passed in june. >> colleagues, can we take this item? same house same call. without objection, it's submitted unanimously. >> ordinance to authorize public works. to enter into contracts by suspending portions of the administrative code or the environment code that pertains to competitive bidding and other requirements for construction work procurement and work related to specified shelter crisis sites, to provide additional housing and the director of property to amend leases or licensees for shelter crisis sites. i am suspending provisions of the administrative code to add sites to the list of shelter crisis sites, subject to expedited processing with conditions related to environmental review, neighborhood notice and approval by resolution of the board of supervisors and to affirm the ceqa determination. >> president breed: same house same call? roll call. >> sorry. madame -- >> supervisor peskin, if you can put your name on the roster, if anyone has comments or questions about an issue, that would b

colleagues, i have a resolution i'm introducing today supporting the march for our lives that commends students for their effort to demand common sense gun laws and safety measures. on february 14, 14 students and three staff members were tragically killed. we lost aaron feis, football coach. christopher hixon, 49, school's athletic director, husband and father. alisa alodette, star soccer player. martin ducay, 14 years old, immigrant from mexico. jamie gutenberg, age 14. loved to dance. luke hoyer, admire stephen curry. gina montoto, a member of the color guard team. joaquin oliver, immigrant from venezuela that became a naturalized citizen in january, 2017. elena petty, junior rotc, helped after hurricane irma's devastation. peter wang, rotc member. peter pollack, future college student. helena ramsey, 17, champion in academics. and both the school marching band and orchestra. this was the 18th school shooting in the first 43 days of 2018. following this terrible tragedy, the surviving students have organized to take action and are demanding that their leggors -- legislators take on

well these are now every commendations by the police now it's in the hands of the attorney general to decide whether to indict the prime minister or not and that could take some time as we understand but of course in the coming days and weeks to be looking also at the political arena what will happen there now his coalition partners already have said that they some of them at least will wait what the attorney general decides and then vote or their own conclusions but obviously also the israeli public will have a say in that view so in the past couple of months i have seen demonstrations to speed up those investigations and it's probably also in the public opinion now of what the future will look like for prime minister netanyahu. tanya tell us a little bit more about the exact allegations i mean we've heard about this for example this case one thousand where he is suspected of accepting gifts from billionaire benefactors what are the details there. well the details are still coming out but what the allegations are that he has been for many years taken gifts and was always called the c

and here i would like to commend the e.u. and the united nations for their concerted constructive efforts as keep players code i should also mention that that assistance we are offering to our iraqi brothers today is based on our firm conviction of the world community's unity. it is also a sheriff in that divide in massachusetts look. ladies and gentlemen while we emphasize that the outcomes of this conference will be an effective two and instrumental to and rebuilding iraq we should stress. that our turn for us has been a success this all goes well for the future of iraq. which will contribute to the stability and security of the entire region. this success no doubt. together with the success of the iraqis and very construction process and the upcoming election which will pave the way for. the political process inclusive of all the iraqi components. as a step towards restoring the unity stability and security of iraq and their allies in the aspiration of the iraqi people whereby people will restore the normal way of life to

leadership of governors of our states and territories in the midst of hurricanes and wildfires and we commend our governors for your outstanding leadership in these challenging times. through all of it, we've generated real results for the american people. thanks to the president's leadership and all of your efforts, we have made remarkable progress in the past year. 2.5 million new jobs. unemployment at 17-year low. wages are beginning to rise all across america. business confidence is soaring. and the american economy is roaring back. we all share the credit for that. we all share the responsibility of serving all of the people of this great nation. so we thank you for your collaboration and your partnersh partnership and the progress that we've made. but today is about partnering with you for what matters most. ensuring the safety of our children in schools. as president trump said in the immediate aftermath, of the horrific attack in parkland, florida, no teacher, no student should ever be in danger at an american school. president trump made school safety our administration's top priorit

i commend you, brother, our black community commend you, you are powerful and you are white [bell rings] >> thank you, ace. >> one more minute. i want to show this. i mean -- he got the chance to speak. >> i questioned him. >> i just want to show how racial the city. all the white people over there. go over there, and i -- 21 years. >> so -- >> i want to control that. we have to change that. >> thank you so much for your comments. >> thank you, ace, we just want to say thanks for what you have to say and we hope that you have and wonderful day. >> thank you. black history. >> so, i just want to close and say thank you so much to our presenters today. i want to appreciate again the work they have done and getting us to this point. thank you so much. mr. kelly and your staff and the fire department. i've been pushing hard for the best emergency water system possible for my neighborhood and the west side of san francisco, and the san francisco p.u.c. and the fire department have been incredibly responsive and open during this process. i do want to say assuming we move forward with the syst

pelosi: concert with the eagles in the morning after hooting with the owls last night, and i commend you all for doing both. this was a very transformative speech for some of us last night because our expectations for greatness and vision with the president are not high. he stooped to a new low in terms of how he dealt with issues. for example, the immigration issue and what it has meant to our country and how he characterized it. the opioid academic, which is in every district in the country a challenge. many families, a tragedy, the president treated it in such a disdainful way. it is one of the items on the agenda we are fighting for, increase funding for opioid in the discussion we are having on the parity issue and on the budget. last night, the president had a speech of unwarranted self-congratulatory comments to acknowledge the people in the audience as if he had something to do with the successes they had achieved. of course we all salute them. it is an interesting story, and more importantly, it is about the fabric of america that his speech was not about. again, devoid of v

i agree with them that we should commend the activities in the work of the emergency services who day in and day out do so much for all of us. it really shows the great job that they do. he asked me about the government's position on the european union. we want to deliver on that value of the british people that we will bring back control of the law and the borders in our money. in direct contrast to the neighbor party. have a free movement and pay whatever it takes to the eu. that would mean giving away control of our law, our borders and our money and that would be a betrayal of the british people. i understand the prime minister is going to make a speech about this on friday. i hope she would address the concerns of 94% of the small and medium sites businesses. that says the government is ignoring their concerns but who does she think might be better at identifying the business opportunities of the future. the confederation of british industry or the international trade secretary. he talks about the abuse of business and talks about the views of small business kind of like referrin

and i also want to commend everyone else that's spoken. because i'm very proud to be part of this group. everyone has covered everything i would have covered. so i only have one small thing to talk about, that is my next door neighbor. i've lived in san francisco for 40 years. i've taught in san francisco public schools. galileo and [inaudible] for 30 years. i've seen the city change in ways that are not so pleasant. and one is my next door neighbor stephanie hellman, who is an african american woman, who has a family, has three generations living in her home. her husband was a custodian for san francisco. she actually worked at a bank, stephanie. they saved their money and bought a home. and owned their home for 40 years in bernal heights. last year the bank foreclosed on her and forced her and her family out of san francisco. they had no sympathy for her and her situation, her husband just died. she was suffering from senility. her family was forced out of the city. we need a public bank that has a heart. and i commend you and all the pe

i commend congresswoman brooks and congressman deutsch, their works on the ethics committee in this regard. mr. raskin, thank you as well. i want to thank congresswoman jackie speier of california who has made this part of her life's work in her public service in the california legislature and here. today this -- the fruit of your labor, madam congresswoman, comes to fruition. your strong leadership will ensure no survivor of discrimination or harassment will face the injustice of having his or her voice silenced. the me, too congress act is our promise in a bipartisan way to hold every person accountable to the rule of absolutely zero tolerance. no matter squn's contribution aa -- country, a harassment. we're shining a light on workplace abuse which has been allowed to fefter in the shadows for too long. we're securing protection force all employees by stream lining and strengthening the resolution and reporting process. members ding personally responsible for settlements and are guaranteeing taxpayer money will never again be used to create culture of complicity d silence around workplac

caller: i want to commend your guests, even though i agree that whatever works works. we are going around it wrong if we suggest people already overwhelmed with the situation be asked to do more. i commend people that are for law and order. here's what we have to understand is our adversary. they are only going into the school because they feel that is there retribution or whatever reason in their head. we have to pardon the target, -- harden the target, and we can do that through existing infrastructure and law enforcement. when people are trained to be a police officer, that can be there apprentice service. on the outgoing and, those transitioning to retirement can use the last several years to train incoming trainees. we have a failure to communicate. we have been mistaking motion for progress. we have been going around this mountain 40 years. i am sick of it. i was around and aware austin, texas, i believe the first random shooting by a perpetrator. scouts, be like boy prepared. we can do this with existing infrastructure and expenses already being wasted, like tha

i want to commend the staff and director garcia for her commentses in the chronicle this morning that reflex this commission's view of what safe injection drug sites should look like and i am pleased to be a part of a commission in a city that takes proactive action in support of all of our citizens and support of the health of all of our citizens. i go back to the early days of h.i.v. and aids and also looking at the importance of san francisco operating from a place ofs if commission. we're going to do something as opposed to omission, being afraid to do something. we've done the right thing. we continue to do the right thing. i'm very happy to be part of this process. thank you all from the community and most importantly as well you are a staff who have done the heavy lifting on this. >> thank you. any further comments regarding the resolution? yes. commissioner chung? >> thank you, commissioner chow. first of all, i want to congratulate every single advocate who has been work on this so diligently for a long time to make this happen. and i know that, you know, that through all you

we have resolutions for commendation. mr. lee. >> tonight, we have our national, our annual national board certified teachers recognition ceremony. [applause] >> the wonderful national board of teachers. and i would like to begin by calling on our chief academic officers brett stevens to make opening remarks. mr. stevens. >> good afternoon. members of the public. this is a special moment in every academic year when we are able to welcome our certified national board teachers for commendation. it is the pinnacle in the teaching profession. the equivalent of earning a masters degree. it is that much work. they are recertifying. they have been through the process two times successfully. and typically the case that each year, we invite a large group of folks who are earning certifications for the first time. a year ago, i described to you because of changes to the board certification process, that we will be acknowledging our recertified teachers. we had a smaller number last year. this year again, we are acknowledging the recert

i commend your commitment to tailoring financial regulations and rite sizing out regulations. i look forward to your testimony and wish you the best. >> time has expired and now the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin the ranking member of the subcommittee for one minute. >> thank you so much mr. chairman and thank you chairman powell for attending today. i look forward to your testimony and getting to know you. you're taking over the federal reserve at a precarious time and your predecessor talked about -- i'm interested to hearing if that's an emphasis in increasing rates or unwinding the portfolio. your tenure comes at a time when the gop tax bill will make your task difficult. as changes to health care may increase inflation for coverage. the gop tax bill is a wind fall for shareholders that will untether the real economy as distinct from wall street leaving you stuck from competing problems. and growing bubbles with minimal room to lower rates if necessary. i guess we should thank dodd/frank and we should hold on for a bumpy ride. i hope your term is successful

it was commendable the hard work and dedication exhibited by local groups such as south beach rincon hill mission bay neighborhood association and the mission bay citizen advisory committee whose voices helped shape this project. with their input and commitment to a better san francisco along with civic leaders, social interest groups, and other political leaders citywide, the mission project is a model development. it is a win-win for all. the reverend arnold townsend said something at the port commission hearing january -- >> thank you. and as the timer comes up, you're welcome to finish your sentence, so if we can allow people to do that, thank you. thank you. >> hi. my name is stephanie mueller. i'm here to represent delancey street neighborhood. i agree we've been friends and partners of the giants with at&t park and the entire building of the community, and we are so looking forward to the possibility of jobs, the possibility of some affordable housing. just as an aside, you know, as you know better than anyone here, delancey street's dedicated to helping people change their li

well these are now every commendations by the police now it's in the hands of the attorney general to decide whether to indict the prime minister or not and that could take some time as we understand but of course in the coming days and weeks to be looking also at the political arena what will happen there now his coalition partners already have said that they some of them at least will wait what the attorney general decides and then built or their own conclusions but obviously also the israeli public will have a say in that view so in the past couple of months i have seen demonstrations to speed up those investigations and it's probably also and the public opinion now of what the future will look like short prime minister netanyahu. tanya tell us a little bit more about the exact allegations i mean we've heard about this for example this case one thousand where he is suspected of accepting gifts from billionaire benefactors what are the details there. well the details are still coming out but what the allegations are that he has been for many years taken gifts and it was always calle

i want to commend director kate hartley for her hard work on this. i want to particularly commend director jeff kazinski for his hard work on this. though some of this was talked about in the sales tax measure and in the past, in our accelerated conversations with the business community and after the death of mayor lee, we were faced with a deadline that we had to have this done by. supervisor sheehy and i were talking about this seven minutes before deadline and we made it by 30 seconds. he was a very strong advocate for the category for transitional age youth. now thank you for push being us. i will end by saying we hope this is something the voters of san francisco and we believe the voters of san francisco are going to respond to in a positive way and we believe this in the great tradition of going back to and very honored to have him here today, the mayor, mayor brown and mayors ending with mayor lee and want it to be a step forward. thank you. i'll entertain a motion to -- sorry, i didn't see you. >> you opened your remarks in not wanting to ro

i thank the gentlelady for yielding and commend her for her extraordinary leadership on the appropriations committee where important decisions are made about how to allocate the resources of our country to respect the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform and to honor the values of our founders for a country that's making the future better for every generation to come. the distinguished chairman of the committee, mr. frelinghuysen, opened his remarks saying he came to the floor to introduce the fifth -- fifth -- continuing resolution. and the gentleman who followed him talk about this being the fifth continuing resolution the more is not the merrier. it's like golf, the lower the score, the better. to have five continuing resolutions is a statement of incompetence and ineptitude. the republicans control the house, the senate, and the white house, yet they are pressing forward on their fifth stopgap short-term spending bill, demonstrating their failure to govern. since president reagan was mentioned, i'll mention our very first president, our patriarch, george washington. president wash

i just want to commend commander lozar for his approach for the various working groups. i've worked with him a little bit on the community policing, and i found your approach to be very inclusive and respectful, and i really appreciate that. >> thank you very much, commissioner. >> thank you, commander lozar. commissioner melara? >> thank you, commander lozar. this committee is very close to my heart, not only because i believe in delivering culturally competent services and also because of my commitment to domestic violence, but i want to say that this committee would not be what it is and producing what it does without the commitment of the many people from the community that come to those meetings, and i would say the leadership of mayor -- of miss marian, because you're the one who keeps it together. you're the glue who brings it together, and so i want to thank you because your commitment really brings me to the tab the table, you know, it's really commendable. >> which agency is she with? >> you know, i forget. >> she's with the police department. >> thanks very mu

>> no questions from me but i want to commend you for your work -- the work you did for 2017. with marina and stephanie -- pamela. >> our cfo. thank you for the job well done. >> thank you, commissioner lin. i appreciate that. >> especially you are taking over as executive director. and all the work that you have done. thank you. >> thank you. >> president scott: any other comments, or questions from the commissioners regarding the pan wall report? is there any public comment regarding the annual report? hearing and seeing no public comment i'm ready to entertain a motion regarding the annual report. >> the hss annual report. >> president scott: is there a second? >> second. >> president scott: approved and seconded that we move the annual report to the hss staff and its -- we thank the hss staff for its leadership in the 2017/18 year. are there any questions and comments from members of the board? if not, any public comment. hearing and seeing none. we are ready to vote saying aye. [roll call] it's unanimous. so order erred. we no are no longer at risk for any action items re

i commend the giants for what they do for this city, and what they're doing for this part of town. i look forward when they're finished of going into the shops, be it a grocery shop or a cafe or barber or whoever is going to be there. the open land, fabulous project. it's great. go giants. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i'm todd elberling of toddco. this project does not provide enough housing for all of its future workforce that will be in the offices on that site. it does not achieve 100% jobs-housing balance. it's clear tho everybody in this ro -- to everybody in this room of the expansion of the technology jobs in our area. it's no fair to promise other housing that's going to be built on treasure island to meet the deficit that this project will cause. from now on, these large projects like pier 70, india basin, this project, the power plant site and maybe others, need to be completely self-sufficient with a 100% jobs-housing balance. this is a great housing site. it's a great site. there's no problem with the economic feasiblity to build the housing here. there is a way to n

it's past 2:30 and we have a special commendation today. supervisor peskin?>> supervisor peskin: my special commendation is the subject of a resoluti resolution is to gum be the first public assistance scheme introduced in 1971. he drew the connection between social welfare policies and field of business and built his civic duties from hong kong housing authority as a social services manager and supervisor at hong kong hospital, as a memberer at windows china hong kong limited, as a controller at hong kong telephone corporation, as an assistant operations manager at merrill lynch, as a welfare supervisor at hong kong social welfare and the list goes on. the man is remarkably qualified. after emigrating to the united states, he continued with those values and his advocacy at the chinatown community development center for a decade providing services and empowering san francisco residents in the community. to his colleagues, enoch is an inspirational mentor, modelling and resourcing from within and outside. to residents, empowers tenants to organize against issu

we commend the district attorney's office for proactively expunging thousands of misdemeanor cannabisonvictions and to review thousands more for reductions and resentencing. this will help ensure equitable employment opportunity and the opportunity for business ownership. diversity belongs in ownership as well as in the workforce. we have recommended that the city support applicants by providing technical assistance and possible zero interest loans. we recommend san francisco allocate revenue from cannabis tax and/or cannabis funds received from the state to go toward education programmes and workshops, loans for equity cannabis businesses and to nonprofits. workforce training and job opportunities for impacted communities is another important recommendation we have made. san francisco should ensure existing workforce protections are tendsinged to this industry. the labour peace requirement for cannabis businesses an important opportunity for workers to have access and understand their rights to act collectively. as the union labour representives see, i have encouraged and supported t

i want to commend them and thank them for their hard work. people in the public may not know that we're fortunate -- commissioner dejesus is a former public defender. she's a nay iftive san francis and commissioner hing is a professor -- local professor on constitutional law, so i'm going to turn the mic over to commissioner hing. >> thank you, mr. vice president. i do want to thank commissioner dejesus for cochairing the working group and also thank the various participants in the 5.15 working group. the city attorney's office, the dpa, the various police afint groups, some of the community -- affinity groups, some of the community, asian americans for justice, the bar association, religious communities. thank you very much. i'm sure i'm leaving out a few critical people. i apologize. when -- i would like everyone in the audience to refer to the document that's dated february 8th, 2018 in the upper right hand corner. that's the most recent iteration that shows the strike out. if you don't have that, there's extra copies, so make sure you're