now do we have any discussion on this matter, councilmembers? would you like to speak a little about this process? >> this process first started with councilmember wong bringing this issue up and i believe it was back in january i believe or even earlier where we started having an add hoc subcommittee meeting about this possible resolution during which time there was pretty much there was agreeable discussion for the need for more way side platforms in between these key stops especially when examining on a map on the outer lying neighborhoods just out of difficulty that presented between getting to work and between barriers when trying to go between blocks to be able to access these way side key stops and the difficulties presented. it seemed to be a pretty straight forward process in constructing the resolution and the benefits that can result from reducing these barriers and increase accessible transit for all. >> thank you. any other comments? from staff? anybody? >> through the chair. i would just add a context statement to councilmember zar

councilmember tatiana cast, star laura absent, denise present, harriet wong, absent. roland wong absent, starta absent. >> thank you. the next item is reading and the approval of the agenda. i would like to first make a motion to amend the agenda. seeing as we have a lot of speakers to listen to today, i would like to move the directors report item no. 6 to follow item no. 9. item no. 5 to follow item no. 9. any objections to the amendment? >> no. >> okay. thanks. you can read it now. item 1, welcome, introduction and roll call. item 2, action item. reading and approval of the agenda. item 3, public comment. items not on today's agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the mdc. each speaker is limit to 3 minutes. >> item 4, information item: report from cochair idell wilson. item 6, information item. life with dialysis. councilmember kostanian will lead a pregnancy and information hearing on the challenges of daily living for individuals who are kidney dials dependent. presentation by dr. eli we'll from the national kidney foundation. public comment is welcome. you'll a

2 councilmember jack evans. 12% forward 6 councilmember tommy wells, and 12% undecided. all of the other candidates trail in single digits, far behind the leaders. for mayor gray, however, his apparent lead is clouded. the poll shows two-thirds of democrats say it's time to elect someone else. among those democrats, 46% think gray did something unethical in his 2010 campaign 24% believe he didom 15% say he did not nothing wrong. another 15% aren't sure. the poll shows the scandal hurting gray, despite 74% of democrats saying the city is headed in the right direction. and as in previous citywide elections, race is playing a significant role. 41% of african american democrats support gray, but only 10% of white democrats do. white democrats who are likely to vote are split with 24% for tommy wells, 21% for jack evans, 18% for muriel bowser. but bowser is the one leading candidate to show crossover appeal among both whites and blacks. the polling shows few voters picked gray as their second choice. that suggests in this volatile campaign a challenger could still break out i

councilmember comments and announcements. do we have any? mr. zarda? >> thank you, cochair supanich. i just want to give a heads up about events coming up in march. march 29th, a saturday, the independent living center in san francisco with the san francisco blind will host a regional power summit which will be an opportunity for community partners and members of the public to come together for a 1 day summit with other community members from the bay area to discuss issues that are important to the community for better fostering independence where we live, work, learn, shop and play. this is a great time for people interested in learning more about how to join the advocacy effort to attend. for those who want more information, you can go to the websites for ilrcsf. www.ilrcsf.org. on the website there will be an events calendar on the right side of the main page and you can find more information on how to register there. i also want to call attention to a "state of the arts mobility demonstration" march 5th, at the independent living resource center in

. >> councilmember kostanian, part of the reason why you are bringing forward this issue today. i know in the past council meetings there have been discussions around transportation for dialysis patients, also with a possibility of them transferring to laguna honda. can you speak on that as well? >> i just came off dialysis earlier today so i'm not with it all today. bare with me. i really can't say anything about that, but maybe another month or so that may come forth. any other questions? okay. >> i wanted to say again, thank you very much councilmember kostanian for your work on this and this you to our speakers. thank you very much. >> i have one more thing to say. i wanted to thank you all for taking time to present in the educational portion of a day in a life of kidney dialysis patient to the modc council and staff. to show our appreciation our family has made a donation to the kidney foundation in honor of your volunteerism. i want to thank the national kidney foundation in san francisco. she and her staff and kindness and support and in particular, julia who is here tod

. >> do we have any questions from councilmembers or comments? >> thank you. i came in a little late. was there an initial date for roll out of this or is this just talking about the on going process. >> january 1st is when everything rolled out. the expansion happened january 1st. and the ability to purchase became in october. open enrollment will end in march. >> in the next time for enrollment will be? >> next october. >> the enrollment period for the first year was extended quite a bit due to issues with roll out. next year it will be a smaller window unless something happens. >> have you heard any initial feedback regarding this new system in place since january from some of the consumers? >> yes, there has been a lot of feedback. this is a huge change. on the covered california side they are responding well to any problems. the provider directories, they have had to take those down and off line because they have been inaccurate. a lot of the providers they thought were online aren't there. there is a lot of issues with materials going out and notices get

good afternoon and at the commissioners for hearing this today, i know that councilmember marcason gave a presentation so i'll try not to duplicate that. supervisor kim and supervisor cowen began working on this location a year ago today. and they approached it from the districts 6 and 10 actually of the highest portion of population in the city with people who have a conviction hearing. and both the rebefore a data tells the biggest carts of recidivism they saw this as a piece of legislation. we take a look at other models that have coward throughout the country where san francisco is not the first to look at criminal history and a employment positions. we take a look at the cities like seattle and beautifully and philadelphia and the state legislation that passed something for their hiring practices and the city and county of san francisco went through a process of resint their process. their has been clearly federal guidelines on the hiring decisions largely protecting user against the discrepancy claims. we had the robust lengthen i didn't documents. if you have questions about the

councilmember ford. commissioner hillis. commissioner moore and commissioner johns and commissioner antonini are expected to be absent. item one case is for continuance in 901 is for february 26th. and the next case at 875 california street is continued until february 6th and the last case at the 1701 hate street request for stuns is for february. item 4 for case an amendment to the planning code for formula retail use is for february 27th. commissioner we have received a request for item 17 from the promise sponsor to continue the matter inindefinitely because it's listed under the regular calendar and there might be here people that want to speak and mr. the the request for discretionary review. i have no speaker cards >> thank you any public comment on this item? on items proposed for continuance. >> we will tomato take up item 17 when the item is called. to any public comment on items proposed for continuance. >> commissioner borden. commissioner hillis and conspire wu that passes unanimously 5 to zero and places you und

councilmember olson. 1k34g9. commissioner riley. commissioner white. the motion passes 5 votes >> thank you. next item, please. >> that brings us to item 6 for recommendations inform the board of supervisors on board of supervisors file number 131 for the police code for employees even if parking garage and parking lot councilmember price we have supervisor weiner who is here to address the commission on this legislation. >> welcome supervisor and thank you for coming here. >> thank you, commissioners and today is the box day for me, i stepped out of the land use committee and i'll joined by power one of my legislation aids. thank you, supervisors so far hearing that. the legislation is basic and straightforward and is to help us with the private parking destroy how to operates in san francisco. that this is before information not creating owner reduce things for the parking regular lotteries. this is not to tar the industry most people comply with the law and are meticulous and provide an important service to san francisco visitors. there are some min

councilmember zerda? >> i want to say thank you for touching on the aspect of the end stage for the kidney use. for younger population, oftentimes we hear about certain segments along the way about which populations are being affected. i myself had to deal with chronic health issues through high school and college. you covered what it was. managed time, medications, hospital visits, all of those things. it's a huge order for people at such a young age. i appreciate you touching on some of those issues. >> other councilmembers? i have a question for each of the speakers. dr. wiel first. you described peritoneal dialysis very well. i wonder how much discomfort is this person in. you show them lying peacefully in bed, but is there discomfort involved? >> there is very little discomfort involved in peritoneal dialysis. the abdominal cavity holds a lot of extra fluid and there is at the first few exchanges when the catheter is first put in that stays there, there may be some adjustment discomfort, but the actu

councilmembers will hold an oversight hearing tomorrow afternoon. they are expected to discuss the junior.caesar mills his family members claim he was given no help from a nearby fire station after he collapsed near the d.c. firehouse. on friday, d.c. fire and ems released its internal report. they say a rookie firefighter twice called a lieutenant on duty to come to the desk, but the lieutenant failed to do so. he later died at the hospital. the internal report recommended discipline for the firefighters involved in this case. tomorrow, the airport authority is expected to announce yet another delay with metro silver line. our news partners report circuitry issues will further delay certification. it will becertified, turned over to metro for 90 days of testing. the new delay means phase one may not open until the summer. the deadline is fast approaching for anyone who wants to file in the gubernatorial primary election. a certificate of candidacy by 9:00 p.m. on tuesday. the primary will be held on june 24. the general election is set for november

couldn't leave expect one member of the delegation left a day early and the achieve city council councilmember is here and a whole bunch of other people who came from atlanta from connecticut and frank is here doing what they do well, to celebrate this occasion. i wish i could cite each and every one of you who are activity and applicants for continuation. i'm just overwhelmed by the show of support and i hope that is as the years unfold and if the projections stated by mr. hall were true and that in the form that others will use that bridge if others will use my life and what i've done and the methods and levels of service in spite of the terms that newsom has used to describe if they use my life as a means to participate in making public policy exports and imports public policy then they'll be doing it on behalf of other people. that's the basis of my life and the basis that i think ultimately of my success and i'm just delighted that the affirmation of that produce is now enshrined by name in the second most often used bridge in this great country. and i say to each and every one of you i'm

councilmember marion barry refused interviews, we have now learned that he will be released in june. the incredible story of marion barry. it will look back at his rise to becoming the d.c. mayor, following a truck scandal. secretary of state john kerry says that his current job will be his last top in public life. he has no plans to run for office after he steps down. ift came after he was that kerry would run for president in 20 68. the 2016. he became secretary of state a year ago. storming up, the winter that has paralyzed parts of the nation. >> more changes on the way for the building where people were killed at the navy yard. >> russian security forces take a major step toward keeping the >> security concerns are high just days before the olympics begin. russian security experts say that they have killed the mastermind behind to recent bombings. two bombers hit the city in december. attacks on a train station killed 34 people. investigators think that the bombings were the work of islamic separatists. billy jean king will not attend the winter games. mother is teresa leal and

councilmembers are having a meeting about how firefighters did not help a man as he collapsed outside a fire station. the internal report was released friday. not.kie firefighter did the internal report recommended firefighters to be disciplined. >> another delay with metro sewer line. studio's circuit problems will further delays of certification. over for 90urned days of testing. -- one manphase munn open until the summer. montgomery county executives will have smart parking meters. .hey will accept credit cards public enemy number one is behind bars in mexico this morning. >> prosecutors are looking to extradite el chapo. mexico's mostfor wanted fugitive may be over. the fight over which country gets justice first is only beginning. the --all the us some of osama bin laden of jug trafficking. cartelthe kingpin of the response for 25% of the drugs entering the united states. in many states all want him tried in their jurisdiction. the question is whether mexican officials will release him. ask that they consider extradited him to united states or he will put in a super backs prison

commissioner mar >> have we heard anything from councilmember kersey office i heard hesitate working r with legislation about the tic. we received a notification for a march 13 update hearing with the boards government audits and oversight committee we briefed on our response to the civil grand jury report last year. there were two findings where we are to engage a consultant looking at the bp r implementation program and that consultant to come up with a timeline with fixed dates. we have received this past week the personnel services contract that we need to move ahead we're seeking 3 bids and hope to get that consultant on board so by the time of this march update we'll have concrete results to give to the board members. when the new board was installed in january there is a change in the chairman chp so supervisor breed is the chair of that committee rather than supervisor cowen and supervisor david chiu respected championships. and we'll be talking to those folks in the next month to inform them of what we're doing >> i'd like to recognize commissioner melgar when has joined us.

for those reasons i can't support the additional use >> thank you councilmember ford. >> staff can you address some of the concerns of commissioner sugaya. >> the character of the district the retail uses are not what you normally see for general retail that is open to the public. many of the retailers in jackson square work with designers and a lot of the designers are by appointment only or where the general public purchases tements items for but more info architects. so many of the office uses are capable in terms of being interior design and architecture. it's - that's the basis of why we felt this type of office was capable with the retailers in the district. we've previously approved one office in the district that is also an architecture and design firm with similar conditions so that's the precedent we used for this approval. let's see if you're concerned about the density of visitor and active use the code talks about the open to the public and being transparent and visible so the produce are sponsor has development their retail look at the front. any more particular questions

folks should start with looking at what they consider to the dproes income for their federal tax councilmember price pr and then from there businesses that have different ways of doing business and fail into those different categories they can diva i cannot from the gross none baits that's a good place to start and you can get into deeper when you look at the credits. so first of all, those receipts that are included from gross receipts are your federal state and local takes. this has the specific language and also gifts, grants and loans are not in gross receipts as well investment and financial instruments as their defined. also amaze from a entity that is related to a taxpayer when you're doing your state taxed the untar i'm going to talk about that later about those types of entities but the receipts between the past entities between they're owners are included in the tax. also 50 percent of receipt from rent control unit are included that from gross receipt as well as receipts from property sales that were subject to the transfer tax that's where the taxpayers has sold the property. there

now a montgomery county councilmember wants to prevent that from happening again. jay korff was live in silver springs. >> here is a part of the problem. days and days after our last , snow issilver spring still blocking sidewalks. been 10 days since the last snowstorm in the region and some sidewalks are still blocked by piles of dirt-encrusted snow. this makes it hard for the elderly, children, or people with disabilities to navigate where they need to go. it was so bad soon after the storm that industry and were forced to walk dangerously in the roadway. >> that is just a recipe for disaster. >> william smith has been an advocate for years. he has macular degeneration, an eye condition that needs -- that leads to vision loss. he cannot drive, so his sidewalk is his mode of transportation. drivers pushing feet of snow onto sidewalks, making it difficult, if not impossible, for him and others to get around safely. >> they create the instructions. they create the dangerous situations through their procedure. has councilman hans reamer deeply concerned. >> the regio

and all the men and women that behind me who have addressed a series of headaches i know within councilmember kersey district. in recent years we've seen a wild, wild west open our streets this is a way to bring order to our city and asking companies to pay a fair share. the fact is the men and women behind us have been thinking intellectually and based on facts what rules we need to make sure we're minimizing congestion on our streets and folks not to have to travel in private cars or be in vehicles where a multiple people are and our roads are are properly maintained. i want to thank all the companies with working with our sfmta and the mayor to get it right. we're going to get it right and that work will help us to grow as a 21st century. it's fitting in this press conventions you have mayor ed lee and other supervisors we will l be asking voters to help are the infrastructure. i want to thank the technology companies and the world leading companies who are helping us and i know they'll be working side to side with us to make sure we're building a transit system for san francisco. so thank

a sign with the face of city councilmembers over nearly naked bodies. why a candidate for mayor says he put it up. >>> straight ahead on "gameday" if you love the broncos, wondering what happened: >> in the lineup i am thinking i am in trouble, something happened. >> but, throw another log in the fire, see you at the bottom of the hour ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mayoral candidate "steve mo" created this sign... featurg city council members nearly baring it all... with the hp of photo-shop. the banner ss "get buck naked." mozeena ss it's a play on words - to g cil members >>> a mayor put up this sign narrowly bearing it it all. the banner says get buck naked. it was a play on words to get them to be more transparent on spending tax bucks. >> >> we are accountable. i am asking them to bend over and show us the finances. >> he is making a mockery of our process and the institution of city engagement and government. >> it is not breaking any laws however it is well over the city's size ordinance at 60 square feet. he is as had he might file for a varie nce so it will

the councilmembers voted in favor of this 5% cut. the city says it needs the money to avoid a fiscal crisis. those affected include clerical, maintenance and animal control workers who earn between $50,000 and $78,000 a year. the most recent cut is on top of a 12% pay and benefits cut agreed to in recent years. >>> we have new details about a crash involving an oakland utility truck. the city is set to pay $2 million in connection with that accident. at least six people were hurt when the van ran a red light two years ago as we reported at the time sending an suv into the front of the nail salon. one of the victims sued and the city council was expected to approve a $2 million settlement. a lawsuit by a second victim is still pending. >>> a lot more to bring you. coming up next on abc7 new controversial plan to purge a park of squirrels and gophers. why a local city says they are causing a potentially toxic situation. and too little, too late. the offer froming aon following a plant explosion that has residents fuming. and an outrage

the councilmembers voted in favor of this 5% cut. the city says it needs the money to avoid a fiscal crisis. those affected include clerical, maintenance and animal control workers who earn between $50,000 and $78,000 a year. the most recent cut is on top of a 12% pay and benefits cut agreed to in recent years. >>> we have new details about a crash involving an oakland utility truck. the city is set to pay $2 million in connection with that accident. at least six people were hurt when the van ran a red light two years ago as we reported at the time sending an suv into the front of the nail salon. one of the victims sued and the city council was expected to approve a $2 million settlement. a lawsuit by a second victim is still pending. >>> a lot more to bring you. coming up next on abc7 news, a controversial plan to purge a park of squirrels and gophers. why a local city says they are causing a potentially toxic situation. and too little, too late. the offer from chevron following a plant explosion that has residents fuming. and an ou

and all the men and women that behind me who have addressed a series of headaches i know within councilmember kersey district. in recent years we've seen a wild, wild west open our streets this is a way to bring order to our city and asking companies to pay a fair share. the fact is the men and women behind us have been thinking intellectually and based on facts what rules we need to make sure we're minimizing congestion on our streets and folks not to have to travel in private cars or be in vehicles where a multiple people are and our roads are are properly maintained. i want to thank all the companies with working with our sfmta and the mayor to get it right. we're going to get it right and that work will help