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future of the city in reducing cars, we made it our own goal to reduce our own city fleet and begin with that commitment first. so we did it, we did it with everybody's cooperation, m.t.a., city administrator as well as our purchaser to create that green car showcase. but we also realize there are many parts of the city as david mentioned that don't have ready access to public garages. so it was for us a challenge but one that we were very enthusiastic to try to pilot with city car share, and that is to get it into our most congested residential areas, like russian hill and the area. so this is one of at least five spots that are happening and in fact around this area we're going to begin here first because we have a lot of residential support for this as well. and i look forward to the other six spots that we have already identified, have been under planning discussions with our city administrator, with our m.t.a., bring in a neighborhood where i live in glen park and also bay view, also dog patch, those areas as well as the outer sunset and inner sunset. those areas as well where we can really benefit from

i repeat, we are not a transit- first city. we just say that like a mantra. thank you very much. supervisor campos: thank you. is there another member of the public that would like to speak on this item? seen none, public comment is closed. that may begin by saying that i want to thank the two individuals who spoke, who have come forward to apply to the cac. from my perspective, it would be great to see both of them serve. i was definitely very impressed with the presentation from adrian hime, and i think that she is the kind of individual that we want to see on this kind of body. that said, it is important though that we have geographic representation in the seed that is currently vacant, which is a seed that represents residents of the district 7 supervisor real seat, my understanding is that she lives in district 5. i think it is important for us to make sure that geographic representation is there, but i

as you know san francisco was the first u.s. city to ban plastic check out bags over four years ago. that ban only applied to supermarkets and to pharmacy chains, and the ordinance helped to reduce plastic bag litter in san francisco as you heard by 18% which was a great victory. it also reduced contamination in our collective recyclables and compost. although we do take great pride in being the first city to have banned plastic bags in the u.s. and are pleased with the impact that the original ordinance made, plastic bags continue to be a problem in san francisco. i would like to highlight a couple of those concerns. plastic bags cannot be recycled through our curb side or pickup program do the economics and are still the largest and most costly contamination. there by continuing to pose a threat and a real obstacle. and then finally plastic bags are continuing to be a threat to marine and wildlife. a 2010 study named san francisco's mission creek as one of the most plastic bag choked waterways in its annual trash top survey. as you

the country to make growing pot in large warehouses legal. >> last night, oakland becoming the first city to authorize industrial-scale farms to grow medical marijuana... >> montgomery: oakland's idea was to auction off four licenses for massive indoor grow facilities to supply the state's medical marijuana dispensaries, the first official experiment with industrial-scale pot production in the country. ( applause ) oakland city officials were feeling pretty confident about the plan. in october, at the opening of the we grow marijuana superstore, the main candidates for mayor were running hard on the economics of pot production. >> people often ask me how much taxes do we get currently? under the current system, we're getting just under a million dollars in taxes... sales tax for the medical marijuana. but when the production facilities come online, we're estimating, in the first few years, $5 million to $8 million. now, that is a sizable chunk of change. >> was the city council in the city of oakland perhaps dazzled by the great riches that were going to come our way? absolutely. they tal

happy to review the information because we are not alone even though san francisco is not only the first city in the country but the first to do this. many took our example and it has been done with much more vigorous laws. the ft assessments are minimally 25 cents on average. it is good that san francisco try to keep pace with what is happening. >> i want to appreciate the extra time that we will have to evaluate this item. there is the use of reusable plastic bags. we have seen these pop up in response to the previous ban on plastic bags. just a question about what we are seeing for that trend. >> thank you. i would like to thank supervisor mirkarimi for his leadership. i want to say that their strong outreach to the immigrant communities. we want to make sure that these businesses are up to speed on the intricacy of the new law. i appreciate how you of work with the golden gate association and the chamber in listening and i know that there are many recommendations that have been taken into consideration. >> any additional discussion? on the motion to amend, can we take that without objecti

here's something you may or may not know -- san francisco was the first city in the country to premiere the "nutcracker" in 1944. the san francisco ballet is america's first professional ballet company. how about that? [applause] in a few minutes, we will have the snowflake lighting, but first, i want to bring up to say a few words someone who has been instrumental in putting this event together. he is the director of the department of public works here in san francisco. [applause] >> thank you all for coming out. we are very happy to join all the businesses along with all the other city agencies to continue to improve and improve the quality of market street. four years in a row, we have been adding a few blocks in a time, and step-by-step, we will get all the way to the castro. i am very happy for this event, and i look forward to all the lights coming on. happy holidays. >> don't you love short speeches? i did the best? another instrumental person in putting this together is the public facilities commissioner. >> thank you. this will be short also. we do the street lights in san fran

between our communities and one that i have not lost sight of since taking office when we were the first city hall in the united states and opening our doors for the persian new years. many in our community have celebrated together. this is not an occasion i would miss. very proud to be here. [speaks for the language] >> thank you, mayor lee and supervisor mirkarimi. next i would like to introduce the ceo of art.com which has sponsored a moderate iraqi art exhibit. he will give a few words about this amazing collection. >> thank you. thank you, nearly peter i am and and a grid myself, a french- american. i became american in the beautiful city of san francisco three years ago, so i can relate a lot to what you said earlier. i am here today because we are presenting a collection, an important collection of original art from iraq, and i wanted to share a very brief story about how i came across this article and why we are sharing it today. it is back in 2003, there was just a ceasefire in baghdad, right after, you know the second world war,. and someone flew straight into jordan, hired two body

city gets zip. it's been that way for more than a year. abc2 obtained the zip car contract and learned the company got free spaces for the first 18 months. starting in 2012, they'll pay just $40 per seas per month -- per space per month, even though the meter cost make that much in two days. >> this far outweighs what the city would be losing in citation revenues. >> reporter: joanie gave up two cars and relies on zip cars. he hopes his neighbors will give up the fight against them. >> it's easier if they calm down about these two spots. they're not seeing 30 spots being taken. >> reporter: until that people like tom wants the program steered in another direction. >> i hope it's not too late. i'm sure there's a better place to put that. >> the zip cars are already impacting habits. a survey shows 18% of them sold their cars since joining the service. 46% have avoided buying one. the parking authority said baltimore is the first city to charge a rental if he for parking spaces but they only get those fees if they hit 1,000 hours of daytime use a month. >>> the sun has set completely now. not even dusk left. looks like beautiful and milder

i like the fact that we are the innovator. >> we are the first city that has this information. cities around the world are watching our experience here. i think it is a great example of our indian -- innovative leadership. commissioner dooley: on a selfish love all, are you going to put up those signs on broadway? it would be great to direct folks to the garages on friday and saturday night. especially if it were possible to lower those rates because our garages are empty on those nights. it would be a real public service to get people off the street and into parking garages. >> there are 15 garages. they're not part of the first round. commissioner dooley: it would be great to see those in high traffic areas. especially on weekend nights. that would be a public service. commissioner clyde: do you know when other parts of san francisco will be put into this project? >> the first stop is -- step is finishing the project. expansion will depend on building a proposal for that next summer or fall. it is meant to coordinate with the replacement of meters to upgrade all of them to tak

i like the fact that we are the innovator. >> we are the first city that has this information. cities around the world are watching our experience here. i think it is a great example of our indian -- innovative leadership. commissioner dooley: on a selfish love all, are you going to put up those signs on broadway? it would be great to direct folks to the garages on friday and saturday night. especially if it were possible to lower those rates because our garages are empty on those nights.

i like the fact that we are the innovator. >> we are the first city that has this information. cities around the world are watching our experience here. i think it is a great example of our indian -- innovative leadership. commissioner dooley:

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it will declare the first right to civil council city in the united states. this is a recognition by local government that we need to move toward a fairer and more just system. when president jimmy carter was the president of our country, he stated that 90% of the attorneys in the country served 10% of all americans. put another way, only 10% of attorneys serve the remaining 90%. that statistic has gotten worse over the decades. there are 4.3 million civil court users in our state that are self represented. for family law, 90% of child support cases were filed by individuals representing themselves. when it comes to eviction defense in san francisco, the lawsuits filed by the housing authority has increased by 400%. domestic violence cases, 90% of litigants are pro se. if you are charged with a minor criminal offense, you have a right to legal counsel, but if you are a parent in a custody case, a tenant in danger of eviction, or involved in domestic violence, you have no right to counsel. the bar association of san francisco calls for a judicial system that w

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approximately 250 training exercises and workshops city- wide have been conducted with first respondersnd other key city officials. many of these training and exercises have gone well beyond our government agencies, and they now incorporate non- government, eight -- faith- based, and it committee-based organizations, businesses, and schools. we have revamped our cities outdoor public warning system, using homeland security funding, and today, there are 109 sirens with voice and tone capabilities located throughout the city. as part of our regular exercise on tuesday afternoons in our noon testing, we record announcements and announce them in english, and there followed by announcements in spanish and chinese in some of the areas. we also enacted alertsf, sending a personal use on a weekly basis to make sure that things are correctly being sent out to all of our citizens who sign up. that text-based message system delivers emergency information to cell phones, pda's, e-mail accounts, and to date, 16,500 have signed up for alertsf. we also have our award winning website, 72hours.org that

it turned out that san francisco was the first city not only in the united states but in the hemisphereplacer bags. this was a piece of law that i offered. it passed overwhelmingly at the board of supervisors. it was signed into law by mayor newsom. from that position, a number of cities throughout the state of california and around the country have followed our lead. the motivation by many cities are ranges from just saving money, in trying to spare the additional impact to their landfills, to something more noble, like contributing to the larger cause of environmental degradation and the global climate crisis, where local governments feel some of the boy from the federal government in the ability to execute a proper or meaningful response. this an area of the normal, common plastic bag blowing around everywhere. "the wall street journal" says that there are 102 billion plastic bags consumed each year, and according to "the wall street journal," that is a very low estimate, and less than 1% of the bags are recycled or recyclable. it is a myth that they are recycled. when we set out in

we talk about being a transit first city, but everyone has had the experience of sitting in gridlock, waiting for the bus, trying to hail that tab, walking on pedestrian sidewalks that are not particularly safe. as a city, we need to do more to invest in the first-class transportation system. >> what are some of the biggest issues facing your district? >> in addition to the local economy that impacts the merchant corridors, to many vacant storefronts, transit issues, in every neighborhood we're having a real conversation about how we change, whether we should preserve aspects of the important characters of our neighborhood or think about building new things. there is also a real discussion we're having in many neighborhoods about affordability. i hear from too many tenants in the process of being evicted, homeowners being foreclosed on. we need to think about how all of us can continue to live in a city where the whole world wants to be. >> it is a great place to be. >> it is a great place to be. how do you balance the needs of your district versus the needs of the city as a whole? >>