my name is douglas yepp. i have lived in san francisco for 59 years. i would like to think the committee for holding this agenda item. i would like to mention one aspect i do not see mentioned so far this morning, and that is the role of laguna honda hospital, for the issue of senior independence. according to my research, it seems like laguna honda hospital has been cast in a very negative light lately, especially in regards to its new construction. there has also been debate with certain watchdogs on whether the facility is being used for the benefit of longtime seniors in san francisco. maybe the issue of how laguna honda fits in with seniors in san francisco should be addressed, specifically. the reason why i bring that up is that i notice my own district supervisor has still been reluctant to issue written statements regarding what has been happening at laguna honda, answered allegations to their vocal critics. in regards to this committee, i notice there are only two agenda items for today. i am of the opinion that if taxpayers are going to get t

my name is douglas yepp. i would like to thank supervisor campos for this hearing. it is long overdue. it shows he is a true champion of the poor and needy in san francisco. secondly, i still do not see my district 7 supervisor here. this item concerns his district, but i would like to know why he still repeatedly refuses to talk to the press and to his own constituents about what is happening here. he thinks it is not a problem, and i am saying, look. if you have the nerve to quit the health service board, as reported by "the chronicle, " maybe you ought to think about whether you are in the right line of work for district 7. secondly, i want to bring up the instance of dr. john ulrich. the department of public health punished and won a million dollar judgment against the county of san francisco for the way he was treated. i think the laguna honda situation is another instance of where the department of public health spends hundreds of thousands of dollars going after with tour -- whistle-blowers like rivera, kerr, ulrich, and myself. this hearing is proof that the

my name is douglas yepp. i have lived in san francisco for 59 years. i would like to speak in favor of this ordinance. the reason i feel that way is the department of technology's past performance has been pretty poor. i would like to thank supervisors ammiano and david chiu for demanding improvements for dt. from my 20-year experience at san francisco general hospital, the technology part of my job was pretty much in the dinosaur era. a lot of my friends in the police department have wore me out listening to their complaints about their lack of technology in the police field. i hear it is improving recently. in regards to serving the community, for using this money, since it is in the millions of dollars, i would like to make a controversial suggestion and see where it goes from here. according to my work experience at san francisco general hospital, it is a sad commentary that much of the time he used by city employees using city in -- computers has been underutilized. one of the things that i would like to point out, which many consider a taboo subj

douglas yepp. i have been living in santa scope for 35 years. i would like to speak on item one. -- san francisco 435 years. even when i have had business meetings on mission street, i am forced to do it in the daytime because i cannot afford to be an innocent victim in the ninth time. i think this is well in order. if people like me cannot afford to be on the street at night, i hate to think if you were a regular citizen going back and forth on mission street, how they must feel every night when they have to go through that. secondly, i am a little surprised that on today's agenda there was only one item pending under a 30-day rule.

my name is douglas yepp. i have lived in san francisco for 59 years. i would like to speak in favor of this ordinance. the reason i feel that way is the department of technology's past performance has been pretty

douglas yepp. i have been living in santa scope for 35 years. i would like to speak on item one. -- san francisco 435 years. even when i have had business meetings on mission street, i am forced to do it in the daytime because i cannot afford to be an innocent victim in the ninth time. i think this is well in order. if people like me cannot afford to be on the street at night, i hate to think if you were a regular citizen going back and forth on mission street, how they must feel every night when they have to go through that. secondly, i am a little surprised that on today's agenda there was only one item pending under a 30-day rule. in my own opinion, i feel this committee has been very underutilized, as one of my friends keep asking me, is this a lap dog committee for a watchdog committee? i am hoping under current leadership, it will become a watchdog committee, instead of the previous lap dog committee. if you would like suggestions, i first is an obvious one. laguna honda hospital. no matter how much the comptroller tries to protect laguna