i'm speaking in favor of dennis richards. i have known him since i was a baby neighborhood activist. when i first started getting involved it was because a bar in the neighborhood was being an incredible nuisance and violating all sorts of conditions of use and rules. i was quite angry and not approaching it in the right way. dennis taught me all the steps that i needed to know and he taught me about coming out with compromise, collaboration, and working positively towards a solution rather than being indignant and angry about a situation. he is a thoughtful leader, he always thinks about the big picture, and is quite a death that taking his own personal opinions of the situation and thinking about what is best for the neighborhood. i also know peter cohen. i have known him since i was a teenager in neighborhood involvement and i worked a great deal on expanding the market octavia plant and worked a great deal together. a dozen of the exact address, but i learned a great deal from him. he is incredibly smart. gosh and the sus

supervisor kim: dennis richards for seat number five. seats two and six. it seems we can move these four individuals around. we have four individuals left for two seats. any thoughts on seat six? supervisor farrell: for supervisor wiener, i was impressed by everyone who came, in particular, mr. henderson who sits on seat 6, i am open to mr. simmons going to seat two. your work in the affordable housing community, it is very impressive. supervisor kim: i live in the market octavia plans i have a ton of interest in this as well. i know jason henderson quite well and i would support mr. henderson also moving forward. which leads us back to see to. we can take a vote on c two. for me, it is my experience working with carmela. she spoke to me about leaving the country wanting to continue her work on this committee. supervisor wiener: for mr. henderson, i am very supportive of that. one of the lucky things is that we have to major neighborhood associations, both trying go and hayes valley that understand the importance of development and being able to accept a d

item, please line up. >> i am dennis richards. we -- we have many bars and some clubs, we are not foreign to working on -- with bar owners. we worked with cafe floor to expand their alcohol service as well as their opening and closing time. we also worked with the cafe on an enforcement issue we have. one of the things i wanted to say is the issues and spilling into the neighborhood and creates an adversarial situation with the bar owners and the bars. fortunately for two of the three, they are passed resolved and there is one we're working through currently. the thing that amazes me is i am the the board of the eureka valley castro neighborhood association. there was this bar owner there. are owners are supposed to be adversaries. they have their agenda and we have our agenda. tim comes in and wants to work with the neighborhood. this has been an incredible experience. i'm one the police department lgbt form. we talked at one meeting. -- i am on the police department lgbt forum. i talked with tim and he had developed a plan with

item, please line up. >> i am dennis richards. we -- we have many bars and some clubs, we are not foreign to working on -- with bar owners. we worked with cafe floor to expand their alcohol service as well as their opening and closing time. we also worked with the cafe on an enforcement issue we have. one of the things i wanted to say is the issues and spilling into the neighborhood and

item, please line up. >> i am dennis richards. we -- we have many bars and some clubs, we are not foreign to working on -- with bar owners. we worked with cafe floor to expand their alcohol service as well as their opening and closing time. we also worked with the cafe on an enforcement issue we have. one of the things i wanted to say is the issues and spilling into the neighborhood and creates an adversarial situation with the bar owners and the bars. fortunately for two of the three, they are passed resolved and there is one we're working through currently. the thing that amazes me is i am the the board of the eureka am the the board of the eureka valley castro neighborhood

. >> dennis richards, sitting market octavia cac member. carmela has been on the board for seven years now, she has raised a child in the area. she was the former executive director of the ymca in, i believe it was the tenderloin. working with her, she brings a really great perspective, she tries to force compromises, and she does that it is not winner- take-all and a zero sum gamin. i have a high amount of respect for her working in both organizations and i hope that you consider her for this reappointment. supervisor kim: thomas owens and markley bavinger. >> hello, good afternoon. i will probably make this a shorter period i grew up in a small town in connecticut, graduated university of kentucky college of architecture. i will tell you later if you ask why was there. i ended up here in san francisco right after school. i have been living and working here for about 15 + years. as an architect. a few years ago, i decided this is where i wanted to live, to grow roots. in response to that, i have worked to become a more integral part to the

tonight actress kristin chenoweth introduces to richard saint dennis after a ski accident left him paralyzedist down. richard overcame the tragedy to help others like him. >> hi, i'm kristin chenoweth. as founder of maddie's corner i am dedicated to helping those in need. i'm thrilled to introduce one of this year's top cnn heroes. >> in mexico, people with disabilities who can't get around have no options. their world is the four walls of their house. when someone has a disability the whole family has to pitch in to help them. if they don't have money, the care they provide for them is very basic care. my name is richard st. denis. i take chairs to mexico to people who need them but can't afford them. in 1996 i broke my back skiing and severed by spinal cord. i see what happened to me to help others with disabilities. we collect used wheelchairs from the united states and teach them how to use it. mobility means being independent and more active. someone said, richard, i want to thank you for giving up your legs so we could have a better quality of life. when i see them happy, seeing their

we're introduced to richard st. dennis. he overcame tragedy to help others like him. >> hi, i'm kristin chenoweth. i'm committed to celebrating a bond between people and their pets while lending a helping paw to those in need. now i'm absolutely thrilled to introduce one of this year's top ten cnn heroes. >> in mexico, people with disabilities who can't get around have no options. their world is the four walls of their house. when someone has a disability, the whole family has to pitch in to help them. if they don't have the money, the care they provide for them is the very basic care. my name is richard st. denis. i take wheelchairs to people in mexico who can't afford them but really need them. in 1976, i broke my back skiing and severed my spinal cord. i see what happened to me as an opportunity to help other people with disabilities. we collect used wheelchairs from the united states. we teach them how to use it. mobility means being independent and more active. someone said, richard, i want to thank you for giving up y

i'm richard st. dennis, i take wheelchairs to people in mexico who can't afford them but really need them. >> oh, yeah. >> mobility means being independent. and more active. when i see them happy, seeing their self-confidence, i know people's lives are getting better. >> to be in the restaurant business, you must love the people. now my mission is feeding hungry children. i feel that a family -- and wanting to go back after school, there's no dinner, there's no money. >> hi, guys. >> i feel fresh pasta. are you hungry? >> we're losing a generation to violence. >> there are kids in gangs, they're homeless. my name is diane, and we opened kids off the block. we're known as kob. >> i tell kids, this is a peace place. this is a safe place. >> they knock on that door, they can come in. >> there are people here who care. i'm one of them. >> such spectacular and inspiring stories and we've got the incredible stories of the rest of the top ten heroes coming up later. i want you to know that you can make a differenc

my name is richard st. dennis. i take wheelchairs to people in mexico who can't afford them, but really need them. wheelchairs means being independent and more active. when i see them happy, seeing their self-confidence, i know people's lives are getting better. >> bon appetito. >> to be in business, you must love the people. and my mission is feeding hungry families. when they go back after school, there's no dinner. there's no money. >> hi, guys! >> i don't give the kids leftovers. i cook them the fresh pasta. are you hungry? are you hungry? they're our customer. >> we're losing a generation to violence. there are kids that are in gangs, they're homeless. some of them are drug doer. my name is diane latiker, we're known as kob, kids off the block. did y'all do one of these? i tell kids, this is a peace place. this is a safe place. if they knock on that door, they can come in. there are people here who care. and i'm one of them. >> such spectacular and inspiring stories. and we've got the incredible stories of the

since 2008 richard st. denniszation world access project have provided hundreds of wheelchairs to people who can't afford them in rural mexico. richard is joining us via skype -- or by phone? by phone. congratulations, richard, for the amazing work that you do. top ten cnn heroes already, giving wheelchairs to those who can't afford them. what does that mean to folks there? >> there is a lot of people that can't go anywhere, they can't walk and they have no wheelchair. so it is an amazing opportunity to help people's lives and give them a new opportunity to do things that they wouldn't be able to do otherwise. >> being made a top ten hero, what is this going to mean for your world access project? >> well, we're hoping it means a lot more connections with other groups, with other organizations that we can get good quality used chairs from the united states that we can get down here around get even more wheelchairs to people -- i think there's tens of thousands of people who need whooil wheeelchairs still. >> richar

my name is richard st. dennis. i take wheelchairs to people in mexico who can't afford them, but really need them. wheelchairs means being independent and more active. when i see them happy, seeing their self-confidence, i know people's lives are getting better. >> bon appetito. >> to be in business, you must love the people. and my mission is feeding hungry families. when they go back after school, there's no dinner. there's no money. >> hi, guys! >> i don't give the kids leftovers. i cook them the fresh pasta. are you hungry? are you hungry? they're our customer. >> we're losing a generation to violence. there are kids that are in gangs, they're homeless. some of them are drug doer. my name is diane latiker, we're known as kob, kids off the block. did y'all do one of these? i tell kids, this is a peace place. this is a safe place. if they knock on that door, they can come in. there are people here who care. and i'm one of them. >> such spectacular and inspiring stories. and we've got the incredible stories of the

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