haa ha ha! ha hha ha! [snortg] >> please stand for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. taking roll call of the commissioners. commission president toms mazzucco -- thomas mazzucco. dr. joe marshall. en route. commissioner dejesus. excused. commissioner angela chan. present. commissioner carol kingsley. present. commissioner james slaughter. here. commission president, you have a quorum. also on the dais, joyce hicks of the office of citizen complaints and the chief of police. president mazzucco: thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the wednesday may 4, 2011 san francisco police commission hearing. and tonight we have a brief agenda. and i know that the chief has to make an appearance after this downstairs at the boys and girls club celebration. he serves on the board so we'll try to get through this as soon as impossible so we

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haa ha ha! ha hha ha! [snortg] >> meeting called to order. [roll call] item two. approval of minutes from april 26, 2011 meeting. all in favor? item three. public comment. item four. executive session. >> so moved. all in favor? >> move to reconvene in open session. >> second. >> all in favor? any opposed? move not to disclose any of the items discussed in executive session. second. all in favor? many oppose? -- any opposed? >> please be advised that the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. please be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound- producing electronic device. please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent public comments on each agenda item unless the port commission adopts a shorter period on any item. item seven a, executive directors report. >> good afternoon, commissioners. thank you for joining us. i ha

haa ha ha! ha hha ha! [snortg] supervisor mirkarimi: good morning and welcome to the san francisco transportation authority meeting my name is ross mirkarimi. i want to thank sfgtv for their ongoing excellence. madam court, good morning. could you please read roll call? >> [roll call] we have a quorum. >> very good. item to please. >> item 2. approval of minutes of march 29, 2011 meeting. this is an action item. supervisor mirkarimi: any public comment on the item? public comment is closed. we will take this without objection. could we take another roll call? there has been a change in the roster. >> commissioner campos? commissioner carmen chu? commissioner cohen? commissioner elsbernd? commissioner farrell? commissioner kim? commissioner mark? commissioner mirkarimi? commissioner wiener? supervisor mirkarimi: please read items 3 and 4. item 3. chair's report. this is an information item.item 4. executive director's report. this is an information item. supervisor mirkarimi: last thursday the executive dire

haa ha ha! ha hha ha! [snortg] there are so many ways that the internet provides real access to real people and resources and that's what we're try to go accomplish. >> i was interested in technology like video production. it's interesting, you get to create your own work and it reflects what you feel about saying things so it gives perspective on issues. >> we work really hard to develop very in depth content, but if they don't have a venue, they do not have a way to show us, then this work is only staying here inside and nobody knows the brilliance and the amazing work that the students are doing. >> the term has changed over time from a very basic who has a computer and who doesn't have a computer to now who has access to the internet, especially high speed internet, as well as the skills and the knowledge to use those tools effectively. . >> the city is charged with coming up with digital inclusion. the department of telecommunications put together a 15 member san francisco tech connect task force. we w

has battered and devastated the central portion of joslyn. >> st. john's medical center took the biggest hit. >> every window has spent been hhas >> -blown out with cars stacked all of the parking lot. >> the hospital was evacuated hospital was makeshift triage in the parking lot. >> the most populated areas in the cities and to allow people on the banks, walking wounded. is the best way to put that. >> this system of tornadoes was other parts of missouri and several other states from oklahoma to wisconsin. >> president obama received updates on the damage while aboard air force one. he spoke to the governor and hase month to help with federal relief efforts. while aboard air force one. >> good morning, marc. a look at the golden gate with low clouds. portions of san francisco have when's, and even gusting winds. towards this afternoon, hitting a peak. as we go towards the evening hours the clouds will be increasing and conditions will be breezy. more on that in just a second. the house side temperatures are a mixture of 50s, 60s. already 60. it- the out side temperatures right now, it is, 60s it-- >> cooler on the coast. 54 in half moon bay. as we go towards this afternoon by 3:00 p.m., more 70's. especially the warmer in a spots like a napa. a 73 degrees. cooler along the coast. 59 degrees in half moon bay. 70 in redwood city, and 67 degrees in los gatos. the seven day around the date shows that we're going to do with that with the wet weather for the rest of the day. a mixture of coastal clouds as we go towards wednesday. a chance of rain introduced into the forecast. the good news is that thu

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haa ha ha! ha hha ha! [snortg] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- supervisor avalos: army on? good morning. welcome to the city operations and neighborhood services committee. could you share the announcements bill -- been of >> all persons attending this meeting are requested to turn of cell phones and pagers, please submit copies of materials for the file and items recommended out of committee today may be recommended by the full board tuesday of next week. supervisor avalos: please call item no. 1. >> item #one. resolution authorizing the san francisco public utilities commission to accept and expend a u.s. environmental protection agency administered grant in the amount of $669,000 for the cesar chavez sewer system improvement project. supervisor mar: thank you. >> good morning. members of the committee, in the project manager for the cesar chavez sewer improvement project. this resolution before you authorizes the acceptance and expansion of the $659,000 issued from the u