commissioner dooley: ok. just note that it would be, if you're going to be doing this report it would be great to also see that economic analysis as a core component in that as well. >> thank you. president yee riley: commissioner kasselman. commissioner kasselman: i have one last question and it has maybe a few parts. but commercial vehicles, like taxis, i don't know if they actually quality as commercial. they're fees are already very high. >> we considered an exemption for taxis in this phase of the analysis. commissioner kasselman: how about other commercial vehicles that are making deliveries to small mom and pop grocery shops? will they have that $3 fee that they will then pass on to the store who gave you delivery? >> so, again, at this level of analysis, we did consider that, but we also considered that the $6 cap would be a benefit to those types of commercial vehicles. this program is another thing that would help mitigate some of those. some some of the outreach that we have heard, one of the thing

commissioner dooley? commissioner dooley: i agree with commissioner o'brien about adding some language, like "contact the office of small business." i would like to see us put together a brief informational piece that could be put on our website or is in the office that will just refer them to things we may not be familiar with, like yelp, which is extremely effective now. i think we could do that with a fairly minimum amount of effort and with its shows good faith and concern for those really tiny businesses without eliminating the disservice of keeping our streets from becoming a total mess. i had my shot on grant avenue four years. i would come to work, and there would be 500 fliers swirling around on the street front. so, obviously, it is a little odd of control, it would say, "if you would like some other alternatives, we would give you a list." i would like to add that and move this. president yee riley: this question is to the director. this is an existing law that we are trying to change? >> corre

commissioner dooley? commissioner dooley: i would like to speak a little bit about commissioner clyde, and what i want to talk about is her breadth of knowledge in some a different parts of small business affairs. she is knowledgeable on ada requirements. she is out there in the communities talking about taxation. she always does more than her homework. she is out there all of the time. she engages with the communities. she attends every event that i can imagine. she is there. the fact that pat christenson, who is with the council of district morrison dissed -- district merchants, gave her such a huge recommendation, that she would be recommended by someone who is part of a citywide organization. i know, as i have worked with her on many projects, one of the best things about her if she knows how to listen, and she absorbs what you have to say, whether she may agree or not. i feel like she has always been there to listen to all different people on our commission about their opinions, and she always comes

president yee riley: commissioner dooley? commissioner dooley: i certainly hope that commissioner o'brien does a big job, and i have knowledge about what happened when it came to the appointment of another may orioles late, and i personally experienced that, and i do not think that is a good thing. on the other hand, irene yee riley did a great job, but i feel it was a very heavy-handed and wrong thing to do that came down from above us, and i would like to not see that in the future, but i will absolutely back commissioner o'brien in saying that that definitely happens. president yee riley: commissioner o'brien? commissioner o'brien: just to move on. commissioner o'conner, i respect your position, and i believe you can be both a dynamic force that brings a perspective that i appreciate, and i hope that you can be there to have an input in steering some of the vision like we're going to see for the next 12 months as we go forward, and i will certainly invite your consoles and your experience, as i will commissioner dooley and

commissioner dooley, you're saying the vice president needs to be president. i was vice president of the year before. but did i get your support? did i get your support? no, i did not, so there goes your theory. all right. any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. let's tv roll call. clerk: commissioners, the motion to nominate commissioner adams, which was a motion at, let's see, a commissionerkasselman, commissioner adams, commissioner dooley, commissioner clyde, commissioner o'conner. that notion passes. congratulations to commissioner adams. madam president, would you like to move on to the next item? president yee riley: yes. clerk: and just a note, commissioner atoms, that will take effect with the next meeting. this is an updated report on it up as a small business and the small business assistance center, an update on the department's programs, an update on matters, and activities. >> commissioners, well, first, i wanted to give a welcome to commissioner atoms for your first meeting, and now, congratulations to your election to the vic

commissioner dooley: it is a great project. i am concerned about distributors versus small businesses. i have seen people in action. sometimes, they will dump their whole load in a corner. i just hope there is a lot of education going out there from small businesses to distributors. it is not ok just to toss them willy-nilly. i guess we have all seen them on a corner, where there will be 500 handbills dump somewhere. i would like to see as much our reach as we can do have that eliminated. >> we represented small businesses in an extremely strong manner on this. we do not want small-business is to be hurt by this. we would hope that this process would give them more targeted advertising. if we could have listed distributors, there were many things we but that as far as other ways we can do it -- other things we can do to make sure there is no abuse of the system. we are a little bit hand tied by what the attorneys would let us do, in that the responsibility does rest with the small business, but we do know that the distributor a

commissioner dooley: you're saying then that the estimates are that you won't know for another year whether prop 26 will effect who makes the decision on implementing such a fee? >> we won't know until the legislative analyst's office makes a decision on it. i can't say right now. again if the study moves or if the concept moves to the next phase of study, that is something that needs to be addressed. if there is an action and prop 26 applies, the threshold would be higher. it would be a supermajority. but i can't say at this point. commissioner dooley: and then i wanted to make a note when you were here before the commission, the commission had made a specific request to reach out to all of the merchants associations and provide a presentation on this that are i

today by president reilly, vice president clyde, commissioner o'brien, and commissioner kathleen dooley is excused. we have established forum. item number two, presentation of the small business certificate of honor recognizing mayor gavin newsom for his contributions to the small-business community. >> the mayor could not make it, so we still wanted to publicly recognize him. first, we wanted to congratulate mayor gavin newsom on his election. before he leaves office, the commission is pleased to honor and recognize his work and commitment to small business. the commission appreciates the comprehensive approach to running and governing san francisco. to his focus on improving our schools to public arts, from healthy foods to a healthy environment, from gay marriage to sunday streets, all of these initiatives have a great benefits to the economy and small business. this evening the small business commission wants to take the time to reflect on a few key initiatives that have helped sustain the diverse economy of san francisco's small business, and that is quite a few. he co-sponsored le

commissioner dooley: i just wanted to say i have are to the scene jobs in action being able to be higher people who had to be a -- to rehire people who had to be laid off who have been able to step up to the plate and the liver and are now employed on a permanent basis in -- and the liver and are now employed on a permanent basis and -- and deliver, under now employed on a regular basis. they now have the experience that is opening doors for them, so i want to say i see it every day when i a.m. working on my own job, and i want to thank you for that. >> that is why i do what i do. i am an old work force person, and we want to use this program to make a difference in people's lives, and i think we have, and i think it is unfortunate that the federal level congress did not see the benefit of things like this. i just got back from a national conference on this topic on friday, and a lot of states and cities did not taken vantage of this opportunity. for example, the state of illinois and the state of pennsylvania did not get started until june of 2010, so i do not think fit congress truly u

. >> because commissioner dooley is not here, i apologize. i do not have a report. i will brief you on our next meeting, but i completely forgot to cover it for my fellow commissioners, so i apologize. >> thank you. >> item 15, president's report. president riley: this is the last commission meeting for the year 2010. i want to wish everybody happy holidays, and i also want to thank my fellow commissioners and staff for all the hard work. as i look back at my notes, i counted how many ordinances and legislations we have reviewed and provided recommendations. it is 40 of them. many of them we heard numerous times to give input. we can watch out for the small businesses. the key legislation already reported by the director some of the accomplishments this year is we established or accomplished our strategic plan for all the small businesses. that is a good accomplishment. next march, we're going to take a look at it again and see how we are doing. the center provided assistance to over 6000 clients, which is very remarkable. thank you very much. small business week wa

dooley. >> what is the second thing you would do? take out saddam hussein and -- >> and i would do what -- i would do what paul wolfowitz said we have to do. we have to get rid of all the government that give house room to terrorists. >> syria? >> syria, absolutely, syria, and iran. >> if you go into syria, who do you take out? >> you take out the ruling party. >> the king? >> absolutely. well, there's no king there. yes. you take out the ruling party. i mean, you know, it's not pleasant. this stuff is notanng around the maypole. this is serious business and you have to do very nasty things. and i say this knowing that as a woman, i would not be on the frontlines of this. >> who should be o the frontlines of it? >> well, american soldiers. >> no women? >> oh, no, never. i'm against that. >> why? >> well, i'm sure, first of all, that they interfere with the warfare. secondf all, there has to be some difference. women have the thing -- the thing they have to do is to look after other things. theyave to look after children. the worst --

dooley had eight. later in the half michael williams. the one-handed slam. usf cruises 68-47.o the ice. sharks and l.a. we've heard of a pitcher's dual in baseball. last night it was a goaltender's dual in the seasoned battle. the trip to l.a. for this matchup. takes on the power play. miami turns back and stalls. later in the period, happy birthday 23rd. deep down and quick. sharks up 1-0 and that would be enough. two seconds left. miami turns back the 29th shot and gets the second shut-out of the year. hold on for a 1-0 victory. the new year's tradition the penguins holding the capitals. fair on the break. top shelf. his second goal of the game in washington. they go on to win it 3-1. runningback shane green will forego his senior season. graduated last month so it's a good choice. he's definitely nfl material. that's the way the ball bounces. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> next at 5:30, a shakeup in the white house staff as president obama returns from vacation to face a new republican-dominated congress. and rock and roll legend chuck berry is hospitalized after sl