i am just a volunteer. i am not a spokesperson. we do have some of information pertaining to the ohlone. there is an article here. i just wanted to pass these out to the supervisors. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i am a native of san francisco. i just wanted to say thank you. i am taking on a volunteer role with public access tv. the other day, i could not make the meeting. i am the president for public access. channel 29 and 76. i would like to say, thank you so much for passing and getting to our item the other day. if you guys would like to know more about the public access through channel 29-76, they have an advisory board. please call on costs if you want to know what is going on with public access. thank you very much for putting us back on your agenda. >> neck speaker, please. >> my name is washington. i am asking the president to allow me one extra minute. but can be done, it has been done. i am supporting you very much. i have labeled this the most racist city in the united states. because i am an afri

i am just a volunteer. i am not a spokesperson. we do have some of information pertaining to the ohlone. there is an article here. i just wanted to pass these out to the supervisors. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i am a native of san francisco. i just wanted to say thank you. i am taking on a volunteer role with public access tv. the other day, i could not make the meeting. i am the president for public access. channel 29 and 76. i would like to say, thank you so much for passing and getting to our item the other day. to our item the other day. if you guys would like to know

>> i am not sure. i can get that for you in a couple of minutes. with respect to the kelly decision and the guidelines, as i mentioned earlier, 8 ounces is a guideline. we all understand 8 ounces is a guideline in this state. with respect to these grow operations, the guideline from the state is 6 mature plants, whereas the guideline for san francisco is 24. we are already four times over the guidelines established. commissioner dejesus: the state allows more if you are a compassionate gardiner. >> i understand that. but being that we are so far over the limit to begin with, i do not know if you would ever exceed the 24 plant limit. the kelly decision -- everyone is aware of it. it was a major decision that these limits are merely guidelines. that is why you have the three levels in our department bulletin. officer should contact their supervisor. they should contact narcotics. they should contact legal if they have any questions. >> do we have any in-house personnel who have had training in these? what i am looking at is how many hours of training

i am happy to answer any questions you have. president marshall: we knew she would be first in line. commissioner dejesus: i appreciate you telling me you were in compliance with the attorneys office. what i want to know is how you are in compliance. what are you doing? is there a training that goes on? is it a letter people read it? is a general knowledge about the guidelines? more importantly, i understand there are state and federal trainings regarding marijuana. i know the federal law outlaws medical cannabis. there cannot be any training under the federal law, i am assuming. i'm want to know -- what kind of training is our narcotics unit in particular getting regarding medical cannabis state law, the san francisco statutory provisions for medical cannabis, and the lowest priority. do we have a class? how long is the class? who teaches the class? what kind of things are they learning? for a narcotics union, do we have documentation they have the training before they are sent to the narcotics unit? >> you asked a number of que

i never feel that i am different. i never feel that i'm different than any supervisor because i believe we are family and we are family. god bless you and bless everyone. take care. >> good afternoon, supervisors do not except money from the friends of the foundation. usually i come here to speak to the audience. today, i want to address the supervisors. on occasion, president chu says that this slows down businesses. this is a very poor reason but slowing things might be good. the reason that expressions of approval of disapproval are discouraged because they are inconsistent with 8 the liberty of body which must show respect for the minority opinion. in order that the unpopular will not be deterred, all of us in a commitment to democratic ideals support the principle of a public board. the society has decided that we should show the respect to the minority for two reasons, this might be the truth and we might benefit, each of us might hold the minority opinion ourselves. if so, we are really protecting ourselves. the

i am appalled and i am pissed. i am not in no suit and tie. those two supervisors are responsible. i have seen no legislation from their office. not to say that there is not going to be none. i am here to tell the mayor, he do not care. my show is on channel 29. i did the interview with the mayor. i have another one was sophie. no one has stood up to the plate to say anything about the african-american community. not even my own people. they do not have the time. they are going to have to be responsible. i am here as a regulator. the regulator comes with its dysfunctions. there is dysfunction at city hall, there is this function in my community, there is dysfunction in my race. i have been around for 27 years. i will be damned if i will let my kids have kids have kids that will come up in this race a city. -- racist city. >> thank you very much, mr. washington. thank you very much for your comments. mr. washington, i need to give every speaker the same amount of time. thank you very much, mr. washington. >> [inaudible] >> thank you very much, mr. washington. the next speaker, please

my name is -- and i am currently in residential treatment reappear i am very aware of the effect of tolleson has on the individual. i was raised by two alcoholic parents. i've experienced many different tragedies and have suffered greatly at the hands of alcohol abuse. ignored, these tragedies will continue to grow. these up on mitigation fees that are being proposed can create a much healthier future for liza are affected by alcohol. this allows the alcohol distributor and the many users of alcohol to help clear up the many destructive tragedy's that alcohol creates. which is only fair. the fear -- fee will also recover costs paid by the city for the-costs of alcohol abuse. money will go back into alcohol prevention and treatment services. this fee will also help preserve existing funds for substance- abuse prevention services. these funds could bring back jobs, such as case managers, treatment counselors. this money will support vital and necessary programs and services that help our san francisco community and residence be safer and healthier. this sends a clear message to put health and

i am grateful i do not have to do the job of an sf pd officer. on a daily basis, they are dealing with people with weapons. i have never carried a gun and i never will. i would be petrified to encounter someone with a gun, particularly in confrontational circumstances. i tip my hat to those who serve and protect. the sf tpd also deals with peope who sell hard drugs. they're probably very disagreeable to confront. thank you for helping keep our streets clean. the real problem is when they encounter criminals who systematically use violence to control illegal drugs distribution. this is a scourge to all like to see eradicated. the typical medical canvas cultivator -- there is no similarity to the people who ought to be targeted by law enforcement. we are unarmed. we are not posing a threat to public safety. we are like medics on the battlefield. would be grateful not to get shot at what we carry on our duties. the patience need assistance and suffered greatly when asset seizures occur. who gets hurt? the elderly and infirm do. chemotherapy patients

i am an advocate for musicians. a lot of people cannot speak of, so i speak of for them, and i also speak of for community and keeping it altogether. i.m. kind of upset about the entertainment commission. i think they acted hastily. icings they were looking for a reason. -- i think they were looking for a reason. i reached out for my community. i have gotten 300 signatures end comments. before i give it to you, i want to read one gentleman,. a support this because they were never given a bad rap. i think this incident is being linked to jelly's by mistake. the people involved in this incident may have stopped by because they saw the crowd but was leaving. -- they saw the crowd that was leaving. i did not see any problems with this incident. please sign the petition. >> if anyone else has public comments, please stand against that line. you will have two minutes. please do not lock the door. hello, can you find yourself a seat please? can you stand by the door? please state your name. you have two minutes. >> i am the

i am not a poet. i am not dying. weight loss can still be a choice. i am not a poet. i don't care much for. i don't spend me weekends read anything writing. i like to have cocktails but i do not have a drinking problem regardless of what state i wake up in. i don't need drugs to open up my imagination. i am not a poet. i can tolerate half an hour of spoken word poetry. what my cats are up to. i always carry my business cards. i am not a poet, i only write to masture bait my mind. i am trying to convince myself that poetry it save lives. it's the dust of art. and i am going to close with to poet. americano. i look at myself in the mirror. trying to figure out what makes me an american. i see chickens. practicing religions without a roof. i see my own blood. proud american blue genes labels. i see them sits outside with the eyes of an alley cat. i see myself trying to be more like james dean. i see carlos san tanna. more than sporadic latino explosions. as american as bruce spring teen and elvis presley. i see taco bell. i see purple, red, blue, green, orange. i see chee

i am a regular to the lake. i think that the corporation has a lot of good ideas and we all agree that the boat house and the concessions could use an upgrade but i am opposed to having an outside corporation come in. i agree with the idea that this is about recreation, not just about food. i think that parks and recreationi] should be the one d i hope that they have some ability and they guide the family of whatever would be managing it. i would like to know exactly what the standards we are looking now at in terms of having a new building. i resent that i was lobbied coming into here and i was handed this pro ortega information. i agree with restoring the lake. we are all in part of this community. i think that this speaks very poorly against the family and i am not affiliated with the family in any way. >> thank you very much. >> i am here in support of ortega recreation. building is an essential part of the lake. this is in desperate need of renovation. we need a high-quality fleet of boats and highly trained

i am seeing it for the first time. at i would like is for you to show us what you are doing in terms of educating the department, in terms of working with the dispensers and gardners, and then have a section saying you are also dealing with this illegal type. when you put them all in the same pot and people are just watching and you say this is what we deal with, and we are talking about medical cannabis dispensaries and compassionate gardens, it seems to imply this is going on with medical compassionate gardeners. i just want you to distinguish between the two when you can, rather than just a collection of photos. i understand there is criminal activity. we should make a clear presentation. this is what we are finding with the garden in people. this is what we're finding with the criminal elements. i am not trying to stop the presentation. i just need clarity. i am looking at this and you're telling me this is what the medical compassionate growers are doing. >> no we are not. commissioner dejesus: that is the percepti

i am an alcoholic as well. i would be out on the streets and homeless, sucking up the resources of san francisco the street is dying from alcoholism, you can see the value in helping these people get treatment. thank you. >> my name is lesley tenn., in a wine merchant in san francisco. i can tell you that wholesalers always take advantage of an increase in prices and if they get a chance, $2.50 per case of wine they always do, let's not kid ourselves. passing on the fees to us from $750 extra to $10. there's nothing stopping them from taking of their product in their warehouses outside the city, shipping it in a store to store transfer. how are you going to track anchor steam, jordan chardonnay, coming in. they do not have to pay the of coffee. it is based where the of all lands. they do not pay the fee. if you think that you can mark every single bottle so that you know when every alcoholic beverage comes into the city, that is impossible. how will you track what they're going to do to the resellers and big cha

i am a teacher of chinese and dance. over the years, when i need supplies for my classes, i always go to chinatown. and over all these years, there have been many businesses, tourists that i've seen come to chinatown. and i think of chinatown as the jewel of san francisco. and with the recession, i don't want to see business is in san francisco, chinatown close one by one. and i don't want to see 605 kearny street boarded up with an ugly black cover in chinatown. and i support this project, thank you. >> thank you. is there any other public comment? ok, if there is no other public comment, go ahead. >> i hope it is possible to touch on everything that needs to be in these three minutes. i have elected to try and keep this all in a positive level, and i ask the commissioners' understanding of that in narrowly focusing on the matter of the expired conditional use. i am not simply nitpicking a minor thing. while there are a lot of people here who are friends and families of the project sponsor, i don't believe they are all a

as an r and and daughter, i am concerned i dad will never see -- as an rn and doctor, i am concerned my dad will never live to see the completion of his home. thank you for your time and consideration. president peterson: thank you. mr. sanchez? >> thank you. i think the permit holder has done an exceptional jump of compliance of this project. the project was subject to three discretionary reviews. it received unanimous approval. there was one commissioner absent. seven voted for the project. commissioner garcia: 13 dr -- why three drs? >> this was consolidated -- these three parties in one appeal. commissioner hwang: your department does not take into consideration the tree issue, does it? >> i am glad you brought that up. there is a provision for protected trees. protected trees are significant and of a certain size within the first 10 feet of the property line abutting a public right of way. on the rest of the project, if there are landmark trees, they are protected. you have to go through a process with the board of supervisors to become a landmark. the trees in question are not s

i am glad that we are starting earlier. i know commissioner yee will get the budget process started again in the fall. a month to think our budget committee members, commissioner norton: ann an fewerd fewer as . i want to think the public for relief pitching in, starting community forums on their own and doing their own out reach, and also their own independent research to try to understand our budget, what is going on at the state and local, instead of it being a shouting match on who is to blame for this and this. it has been amazing despite the cuts that we have gotten so much support from the community. i know a lot of that has to do with our staff and the outreach we are doing. i wanted to appreciate a lot of the parents and community based organizations that did the work and give us a lot of great recommendations on how to improve the budget process for this year and next. it is good to get independent research and is on our process and -- and eyes on our process and our funding. although we do not have tax coming up u

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thank you. >> i am with students first. i think the results of the neighborhood school system, kindergarten through five, is something that people on the west side would strongly applaud. it would increase their participation in the neighborhood school by 30 or 40%. i wonder whether not for the east side that has any benefit. you have schools in certain parts of the neighborhood that are persistently low performing. they are half empty because a lot of the families decide to move elsewhere. the school policy, stayed in school policy is to have high expectations -- the stated school policies to have high expectations for all. the administration has to be serious about it. the east side families who have fled and looked elsewhere have suddenly found themselves, their choices have been greatly reduced. i look at the feeder system. i see a lot of the prominent west side middle school's being fed in by low performing schools from the east side. hoover would get mount malcolm x. a think the naacp has conducted of it before. the ki

i am nervous walking a long way after dark. even though i love my neighborhood. you know, give us fair warning and i think maybe park and rec which sounds like you were rushed on this, maybe the next time give us a few more weeks. >> commissioner lee. >> to that point how did you determine one patrol officer versus two or three. what was your -- >> well, we have assigned two patrol people for this event and bay view station will be present. just so you know the people who are doing it did not require that it required community outreach or public comment but they put it out to their local

it is what you can have. >> i am made -- have been a pastor all of my life. it pushes my button when not one bank of my church member says that we are not doing things the way i want it to be done. the church exists to equip us to be better people rather than entertain me. the entertainment mentality is tough to overcome. everything else in life is entertainment. we assume that the church exists to take care of me, too. at the same time, there are some wonderful church is doing some phenomenal things. i am very encouraged by the younger generation. there seems to be a rawness and freshness about them that is going to take this seriously. tavis: we are in a nation where there is a separation of church and state. that is what we say. we know that is not the case. politicians use their faith in their campaign. a lot of politicians are putting their faith out front. they are not ashamed of that. a whole lot of churches are engaging themselves in politics of our nation. what is your sense of how this intersection of church and politics is hurting or helping, depend

i am one of the neighbors. i live next door to their current residents, four doors away from the proposed house. i am just here to support their bid to build the house they have been planning for many years. i think they are well within their rights, and the conditions in this situation are no different than many conditions in the city where you have neighbors close by. in fact, the neighborhood has very deep lots. i think the privacy issues are being overblown here. i just want to put my 2 cents in and support the project. president peterson: thank you. is there any other public comment? seeing none, we will move to the rebuttal phase. do you care to use it? >> michael levinson. i will probably use less than a minute. i want to show you the project was completed by the architect. in the upper floor changes the type of the building. at that point, it was a beautiful building in our neighborhood. then they declined our right to accept this project and returned to the original one. i hope the commissioners will lo

i am not down with it. i do not think the evidence is out there that increasing penalties reduces crime or make people safer. i think what it does is that it continues the cycle of injustice that we have that makes us on safe in the first place. i am the only one without a political future. i do not care if someone puts a piece of mail about that i am letting it nice little old ladies get mugged. i think we need a different vision in this country. if is not want to come from san francisco, where is it going to come from? >> it is a rhetorical question. one that requires no answer. >> any additional discussion? supervisor chu: thank you for your comments. many of your points are well taken. i will say that the legislation sets a maximum, not a minimum. it provides for the courts to be able to determine whether certain acts are very egregious and whether certain penalty should be applied. this is a maximum that we are increasing its to. colleagues, thank you for your consideration. >> supervisor campos. >> i t

i am very happy to be here. i cannot encourage you enough to acknowledge the local indigenous people in this city and the entire ohlone territory that extends from here down to the big sur area. so it is in a spirit. >> next speaker, please. >> my name is mary jean robertson. i am not ohlone. i have been doing a radio show in san francisco for over 37 years. it is called "voices of the native nations." those of us of our age were moved around by our parents a lot. i was born in new york. my brother was born in cleveland. we lived in los angeles and san jose. when i turned 21, it was very important to have a homeland. i chose this city as my city. i moved here and i have not lived anywhere else. i have voted hear my entire adult life. i got to know all of you and enjoyed working with a lot of you over the years. there are some really strong friendships in the city. as a relocated native woman, my father always told me that one of the first things that you need to do when you move to a place is to honor and respect

i am disappointed. thank you very much. >> good evening. i am a professional staff. after eight or nine meetings last friday, proposals were still across the table from both parties, and they stated they would actually bring different proposals for each meeting. they decided to propose an impasse. they were mainly punctuated with failure to bargain, refusal to bargain, and aggressive bargaining. they moved on to file a complaint against the school district and found out there were a bases behind that complaint. today i received the notification that says, we will bargain, but we will be withholding our position. in our view, it is nothing short of failure to bargain, and i am here to tell you we will literally challenge the impasse. you are having a serious problem. i intend to organize the workers we have. i intend to mobilize them and i with the behavior of the school district. come here, and i am here to bargain. i am here to tell you there are a variety of issues. they are fully aware of some of the issues i am about to bring up. those are failure to pay your wor

i am a city employee and i myself am taking 12 furlough days. is hard to do when you have a family and you are just trying to keep things above water, so i am totally sympathetic to what our staff and employees of the school district are going through enduing for ross. it is really enabling us to continue to stay on track with our strategic plan, which i am grateful that we have a strategic plan, because it has made us focus on the priorities of the school district. we have also, as a board, set our own priorities. we have been able to do that collectively, which i don't think all school boards can do that. it has really helped us to stay and alignment with our budget. with what little we have. i think this budget cycle has also brought out parents and teachers and community members and a way i have never seen before. we have had some really deep discussions, whether it was funding our future or talking about a potential parcel tax. we have come to the table and we have had some really great discussions about the needs of our school district. i

i am the real democrat in this race. pplause] i also made the case that i have the will and the desire and the energy to pull a double shift to get florida back to work and make sure that people have health care and make sure we protect our environment. [applause] now ladies and gentlemen, i am sorry to keep you waiting here for a little while because i had to talk to maurice barre. he called and wish us well as we continued to move on. i had an opportunity to speak with jeff greene. he gave us our blessing and he looked forward to campaigning with [applause] i want to thank him for that phone call. one thing that we have to keep in mind, ladies and gentlemen, this election is not about those that are running for office. this is about the people of this state and we have to continue to keep that focus on people who are in a rural and urban florida. all the way from north west to south florida will be represented all the way down to the southernmost point in key west. i am here and i am prepared to work for every vote in t