. >> counciler brian? should we have a read out on closed session or is that part of the closed session minutes or action items? >> we have a read out. >> i don't think that we do the read out, we just have the actions taken in the closed session, which we didn't have any. >> actually, if there was action taken in closed session, then you should have or decide whether or not you are going to disclose the action taken. if there is no action taken then it will not be disclosed. >> you are not here because you were not part. >> we have no actions in closed session, in fact the next agenda item is related to an item in closed session. >> okay. >> so i would like to move on. >> okay so we are going to move on to item 5 b and we already had a read out of that, madam director. >> thank you, madam chair. this item is related to your approval actions and you took a series of approval actions related to the 706, mexican museum project last summer and the developers continued to diligently, move forward on that proje

council will take a 10 -minute break. >> item 7. information item. feedback from the disability and senior organizations on the bart new car design. brian bashin, executive director, lighthouse for the #3w4r50i7bd and visually impaired sfravenlt jessie lorenz, executive director, independent living resource center, san francisco. jessica lehman, executive director, senior and disability action. >> public comment is pensacola. item 8. information item. report from the disability disaster preparedness committee. >> item 9. pensacola comment. items not on today's agenda but within the jurisdiction of the mdc. each speaker is limited to 3 minutes. >> item 10, information item. correspondence. item 11, discussion item. councilmember comments and announcements. >> item 12, adjourn. >> >> thank you. next we proceed to agenda item no. 3. public comment. items not on today's agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the mayor's disability council. i have three cards here. we'll start with john lowell with the safety and advisory council. >> good afternoon, my name is, thank you derek for the introduction. my name is john alex lowell. i hold the sea

council's resolution? and i also wanted to point out that ann ra more he owe is not with me today, but brian chu is here with me and he would like to poseedth second question because it's service related to housing. i'm not sure if you'd like to take the first question and solicit input or pose both questions and get feedback. i'll defer to the council. i can at least read the second question while we're here. >> why don't you. so we know what's coming. >> sure. the second question is what are the greatest service needs of the clients you serve and what are the greatest gaps in service for them. again, we're posing these questions as a way to inform how we prioritize our investments for the next five years and prioritize what we do. and with that. >> he okay. so, how do we prioritize the goals within the mdc housing resolution? any ideas from the councilmembers ~? councilmember sardon? there we go. >> there we go. so, in looking over some of the goals, co-chair supanich, i'm seeing that there's different categories we can use to prioritize which ones are the most important. one of the ones that popped out in

brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:15. the san jose city councilsidering tough new restrictions on pot clubs. the city council met last night to debate proposed new rules that would keep medical marijuana dispensaries away from schools and homes. it would also ban teenagers from going into pot clubs and would limit the operating hours of those clubs. medical marijuana supporters say these restrictions are basically a citywide ban. the city council will debate the issue again next week. >>> police in antioch want you to look a look at this video here. now, look, it shows two people running around with what appears to be baseball bats. the attacks happened in southeast antioch on april 25th and they appear to be random. police say the vandals smashed in windows on cars and trucks. they damaged homes as well. at least 25 people were victimized. damage is estimated in the thousands of dollars. >>> 8:16. happening today, president obama is traveling to new york where he will try to pressure congress to back his plan to keep the country's roads and bridg

snowden told brian williams that there is a paper trail that proves he tried to go through proper channels. >> the nsa has records, copies of e-mails to their office of general councilsight and compliance folks from me raising concerns about the nsa's interpretations of its legal authorities. >> on thursday the nsa released an e-mail dated april 5th e-mai asks about a mandatory training course asking about the hire hierarc hierarchy, and he says, please give me a call if you want to discuss this further, and no word if he did follow up on the phone. and what is important is the content and the time line and it is the same month that he says he e began to take the documents and according to a interview with the chinese newspaper, he fled this to hong kong in may. and he said it is a simple legal question and not a allegation of wrongdoing or abuse, and the white house says only evidence they have found of an inquiry by mr. snowden. >> the appropriate authorities have searched for additional indications of outreach from mr. snow snowden, and to date, no allegations to his claims. >> you acknowledge that the whistle-blower protections in the intelligence community are

won't be quick, but i want to build on something which brian said which doesn't really get reflected on the chart of anyone's national security council or within the government, but it is of key importance, and that is, when you think back to where everyone was with regard to the wisdom of iraqi operation iraqi freedom, kids who were 7 years old, iraqi kids who were 7 years old at that time are now the freshmen class at the university of baghdad. so in effect, we started to see a generational shift, and this is the fourth national election not including the constitutional referendum, since it fell, and so in many ways for this generation this has become the new norm where the youngest generation are starting to emerge past that, if you will, the mental atmosphere which some say that atmosphere of fear. now, granted, with regards to a lot of the violence the horrific violence that these kids have seen, including attacks on various universities themselves, this is something that's going to take another generation at least to work its way out of the system, but also when we talk about iraq, in the united states and washington, we look t

brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:16. it may soon cost more for developers to build in palo alto, but reportedly it's all in the name of public safety. the city councilte next monday on a proposal to add new fees for hotels and other major developments. the money would help pay for a new building to house the palo alto police department and other public safety officers. the city said that could add up to $27 million over the next 20 years. it's still less than half of what the public safety headquarters will actually cost. >>> 8:17. a group of riders in san francisco want muni to cancel plans for free metered parking on sundays. in january of last year, the city started charging for parking on sundays. this year mayor ed lee decided to roll back parking enforcement to just six days a week. riders say that means muni will now lose $11 million in revenue. they also say that could create more traffic congestion and for pedestrians and cyclists at risk. >>> time is 8:17. a teacher at an all boys catholic school in san mateo suing her employers. she claims the school didn't do enough to protect her after some of the students took embarrassing photos of he