i am a resident of san francisco. i lived and worked here for over 20 years. i am a social worker. i work primarily with low income seniors. i want to say without giving away any confidential information that we have an 82-year-old man who swims regularly at aquatic park. and as you probably know swimming is one of those activities that is really safe. and i want aquatic park to remain safe. my grandmother passed away at 82 years old. she wouldn't have been able to swim in the park, but i wish she could have. if she were here today and we could ask her what we can do about this, she would have said why can't we share. i think we can share. i think we can keep this resource for the important people in san francisco's community. >> good afternoon. i am andrew mahone and he i have been a member of the dolphin club since last year. i commute four times per week. i have swum 90.5 miles in aquatic park and a colleague of mine swum around 140. there are sprint competitions, swimming competitions of any kind, kayaking and rowing going on in aquatic park. from that there are also countless n

i am comfortable with what i have recommended to you. it is up to you whether you want to wait on that or not. i think there is work to be done. i would task it. we're not spending $100,000 in the next month. i would task id. we would have a report back. i do not know if the consultant will take the offer, to tell you the truth. we will see. supervisor campos: supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: how is it that the quote here is literally the same amount that exists in the pot? commissioner miller: i think the consultant will tell you that it will actually cost them more. they want to keep the contract price where it was. i believe isthat is what the consultant will tell you. i know that is what the advocates will tell you. my scope is more limited than what is before you, then what local power provided. supervisor mirkarimi: it is too bad nobody from local power is here. why are they not? commissioner miller: i invited representatives from local power to come. i think they feel they have representatives. supervisor mirkarimi: wha

i am a big ocean conservation advocate. there are insufficient protection for the marine wildlife and maximum mals in and around the bay and this includes the two-legged mammals. i think there is a lack of specificity as to how the protections will be addressed. i want to give you a few suggestions and some things that you might want to consider. slowing the vessel traffic down in order to avoid collisions with marine wildlife. that does not mean the racing vessels, just to be clear. prohibiting noisy personal water craft on the race course as they are already banned in most of san francisco. and then rigorously enforcing laws to prevent plastic and trash from going overboard. they can result in entanglement with wildlife. those are the things i would like you to consider. thank you again for the opportunity to come in. >> hello. i am a life member of the dolphin club. i have been swimming in the bay since the late 1960's. i will try not to repeat all of the things the previous dolphin club people have been telling you. i gu

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 here today because i love the bay. i admit i am getting a little bit cold feet because the environmental prenuptial agreement, if you will, that has been written does not go far enough to protect the bay area's air and water and marine life from the effects of the crowds and the marine vessels and the waterfront developer that is proposed as part of the project. -- the waterfront development that is proposed as part of the project. it could be a match made in heaven if bt were put in measures -- if the teeth were put in any measures in the environmental impact report. there will be vessels coming from all over the world. california has some of the strongest standards for marine fuels and engines, so the city should demand any other vessel from out of town has to at least meet our standards. another big concern is the cruise ship terminal. i was here not too long ago to bring to your attention that the power installation, they come into port come up with up to the hetch hetchy power, shut down their 30 engines, and that

and i am a survivor. have been in the community since 1962, and i strongly support open house because i have then a volunteer for five or six years. we go to different organizations and tell them how we would like to be treated. i turned 65 years old last week and i am very proud of all the people that were cut open house, because it is about time. hollywood has triangle square that just opened up senior housing in hollywood. we are supposed to be the guests townhouse - -ga -- the gayest town in san francisco. thank you for wokrking. please, commissioners, we need to feel like the straight community can come together and we don't have to be scared of our neighbors or how noisy we are. president olague: public comment is closed. commissioner miguel: let's start out by saying i am in full support of the project and have been for many years. to transfer state teachers college to a more useful situation. the least it was carrying on some of the educational commitments as a complex and there that was designed t

i am in active labor. i am surprised you're so calm. i say, i'm surprised you're so calm. 11:30 p.m. dana drives to the birth center. i tell her right now i am not sad to do this. this is a solo expedition. i dark brown blob of slim e falls out. the mucous plug has to fall out. it's the mucous plug. i am in awe of dana. 1:30 a.m. i am naked. i modified downward dog. i think of the view everyone is getting. no one cares. 4:00 a.m., i am nine centimeters. i am pruned and exhausted. you are doing great dana says, i am not interested in being great. it's still nine centimeters. it's not time yet. she says me to blow out with my mouth. i say i might barf. 5:45 a.m. still nine, i hate dana. dana breaks my water. after 15 hours it's time to push. when you are this desperate, it's almost over. push, your pushes are excellent. 7:17. i can feel the baby's hair. you see your baby's head. 7:40. i do what she says. we rehearse. dana is guiding my baby's head. this is called ring of fire. okay. push hard. i moan like a walrus. my vagina tears to my a

i am not sure. i'm happy to answer any questions related to that report if i can. >> puerto rican mortar, do you know anything about the sound complain? >> i know that there were complaints coming from the back. president chii do know they hav engaged in conversation with the venue. to try to solve whatever problems and come to a conclusion. there may be something else going on. >> medice ii is closed. the police continue to go back there after hours to find activity there. >> after-hours? >> it is my understanding. there is no permit from us there either. they're trying to work together to keep them from doing things they should not be doing. >> >> these were citations that were issued the saturday before last. i know that the citations were issued after an on view of the sound violations. >> do they have new sound parameters? >> that is possible. and we had the the new in the office and spend an hour on this problem. this is after that meeting. the results of our counseling and it up with citation.

i am patty lee and i was look to introduce my comc. >> good morning. my name is maurice. one of the interesting things to note is the collaborative came apart from the meetings and get togethers. this is important for stake holders and it works. >> i have a few housekeeping measures. i want everybody to take notice to the emergency exits. we are asking that everybody please sit down if you can because you would be blocking the emergency exit. men's room is on the first floor. it's closed on this floor. we are asking that everybody including our panelist to remember turn off your black berries, pagers and phones. at this time, i am very honored and proud to introduce jeff adachi. >> thank you very much. and welcome to the 5th annual public defender's juvenile summit. i was thinking this morning. 5 years. maybe we will not need this because we will have justice for youth. until that time, we will continue to meet and talk and create action. this is the theme of today's summit. creating an action plan that will result in the changes that we're talking about today and the inn

i am excited about that. relate to the long-term development plans, i wanted to point out that those developments will meet the port regulations and state land restrictions. so there is some level of asurance there on that part. i think that is it. thank you though. >> commissioner moore. >> i just wanted to make a comment that this commission does not decide what the exact outcomes will be. the only thing that we can do though is support the planning department and deliver an e.i.r. which is responsive to the questions and the concerns of this community. i think that we have the power to do that. and i do believe that the spoken comments which were pointed out to us in and other e.i.r. as prepared by many thoughtful and knowledgeable people should help give guidance to some of the issues and concerns. i would strongly encourage it particularly because it is such a fast track e.i.r. that it is done as much as possible. >> the nepa scoping hearing is august 17th at 4:30, not 6:30. >> sorry. thank you. >> they w

i don't have any ideas, but i am open. commissioner garcia: what would you want done if you lived in that unit? what accommodation or arrangement would you ask for if you were the tenth? >> i would ask to be not required to pay rent. i would ask that shower facilities be made available to me, and i would ask that i will be able to use a restaurant. -- the rest room. i am probably not as sensitive to the environment that she might be. not that i want to make an issue of gender differences. but ellen be perfectly ok if the tenant downstairs with her for the ok using the port-a-potty. commissioner garcia: three weeks? you offered that in writing? >> i offered that in a telephone conversation with her attorney. commissioner garcia: thank you. president goh: anything further? >> i just want to make the point that the permanent -- it has not received a final inspection yet. they address the notices and violations separately. it is only a $5,300 costs. a r eight notices of violation and remodel of four units. there is another from

for one thing i am sure. the director has done a phenomenal, great job of bringing together the various acrimonious factors -- factions of our taxi industry. she works hard to make things fair and that is important. i thank you for your service to the city we all love. i am here to support the fare increase. i am conflicted about the various issues in item 12. i am not being paid for this endorsement. i thank you for your service. bravo. >> our next speakers. >> i am with a san francisco cab drivers association. i want to support the meter increase that has been proposed and i expect that you will accept that. i am against the 10 medallions that are being sold directly by the mta. i do not think the mta should be in the business of selling them outright. it is one thing to sell to other drivers. there is a rationale for that and giving an exit strategy but there is a cic

i am excited. i hope mr. allison wins. i cannot understand anybody spending the money in preparation for this they plan to spend and not have an impact. no impact seems like a poor return on investment. think about that. there is an alternative. just at the high street pier, quite a large number of dollars were spent to house the facility for tying up fishing boats. that is not used all the time. that would be an excellent place to more a barge or two, up the power boats and the sailboats. -- tie up the powerboats and sailboats. that would likely have no impact or much less impact than aquatic park. there is a viewing area for the jumbo drawn -- jumbotron on the high street, probably equal in size to what there is from aquatic park. i would like that to be considered. thank you. president olague: thank you. >> good afternoon. i am at 10-year member of the south side boating club. thank you for the opportunity to address this eir. my colleagues have spoken eloquently about the culture of the bay. also, there is serious this

for one thing i am sure. the director has done a phenomenal, great job of bringing together the various acrimonious factors -- factions of our taxi industry. she works hard to make things fair and that is important. i thank you for your service to the city we all love. i am here to

i am going to see now if eva pirring is here now. >> hello, everyone. my name is eva pirring, the represented -- [unintelligible] i have lived in the tenderloin for 23 years and have been married for 21 years. i have raised four children, one of whom used to be a foster child and is now under my guardianship. the ages of my children are 20, 19, 18, and nine years old. two of my children are attending universities, and one is attending a beauty school. one is a fifth grader. all my children have been raised in the tenderloin area. i am an active member of the tenderloin filipino-american community, and a fundraiser manager at the street barnabas church. my past job was working in a bank. i worked there for 19 years, until i got laid off, and i found a new calling in health care services. currently, i am a full-time healthcare provider, in addition to working part-time. being a tenderloin resident for a long time has given me a different perspective of our committee and of the residence in it. our community needs change, but we want this change to address

i am concerned about the drivers and their income. i support 11. and anything else that can help them, including reducing the exorbitant five% on the credit cards. o-- 5% on the credit cards. i feel strongly about the -- that the medallions should go out as soon as possible. some have been waiting 14 years and in and credible anxiety the last two or three years because there are so few going to the list. it is a slower process. i do not see any point in that not being a good idea. we all know we need more cabs on the street at peak time. no matter how people word it, we need more cabs and i like the idea of the single user permit it is based on seniority. i know people who have been driving 30 or 40 years. there is no excuse they did not put their name down because i have known them 23 years and told them to put their name down and they said it is too late. in spite of that they should not be punished. there are still out there driving. i know several that have been driving 20 or 30 years that are able and who would be so happy to have this opportu

i love what you produced. hi am a friend on facebook. >> thank you for the opportunity to be with you. i love you all. thank you so much. >> i would say if ever we needed an economist today is the day we need an economist. i felt in the last few weeks we needed to go back to school to take courses in economics to try to understand what is happening. do we need to raise the debt ceiling? what is going on in washington? since you have a keen eye and understanding of what they're doing what is happening exactly at what is your prediction of the outcome? >> we have to raise the debt ceiling. we can't default internationally on our obligations. it is fascinating that the debt ceiling has been raised probably 70 times in the last 30 years. why does it sadly become an issue when the president is barack obama? the answer is because people have issues. they are angry. we are attempting to set perimeters around what is happening with the economy. here is what we know for sure. everyone in this audience. is there anyone here w

i am here in support tonight. i am in support of the brickyard. i am a longtime union street residence. my building is approximately two doors away from the brickyard, and there has been previous businesses that have been worth of brickyard is located now. that business was called the bayside. i do recall the windows being open in front of this establishment, and i do not recall there being any complaints. i do not recall hearing any noise coming from dayside itself. i feel the brickyard owners are much more responsible in controlling any noise that would be coming from their establishments. i do not see 12 tables being on the patio in front of the restaurant of a nuisance or an issue. >> next speaker. >> my name is eric low, and i am a longtime resident, so definitely i am seeing the downturn of the street, and i really appreciate business owners such as susteren -- darren to bring entertainment back in a nice dining forum. i think issues of noise complaint should be put aside because of the fact that if you have a patio it is more of a dining ex

i am very excited. it would be good if there is some impact if we knew to what degree it is there. >> i think thoughts are being given to that. but enough to have solid plans, but i think it is time for the primary focus be completing the eir. facilitating on behalf of the city and between the event authority and the organizing committee, he has been starting to do presentations to different commissions. i will have him come and provide 14 here. >> any other new business? seeing none. >> motion to adjourn. >> seconds. >> commissioners, the meeting is adjourned at 7:53 p.m. >> the san francisco cons tri of flowers in golden gate park is now showing a new exhibit that changes the way we see the plants around us. amy stewart's best-selling book, "wicked plants" is the inspiration behind the new exhibit that takes us to the dark side of the plant world. >> i am amy stewart. i am the arthur of "wicked plants," the weeds that killed lincoln's mother and other botanical atrocities. with the screens fly trap, th

i am glad to see that they remodeled the place. i do not know -- i am pleased. i am happy to see these board members, and then working with the people here. especially for the seniors. since i have been here, i have been with seniors organizing seniors, an organization we put together to help as many homeless people as pecan -- we can. helping to teach skills and what not with the senior action network. i enjoy being a part of this group. i want to thank everyone here that participated in helping to remodel the place. it is wonderful to be here now. i have a roof over my head that is solid. thank you very much. [applause] thank you, don. [applause] >> now please join me in welcoming the project manager of civic center residents, serena sheller. [applause] >> wow. so i am not really the public speaker. i take a lot of notes so that i can stay on script. i am quite verbose and i can just get off script. i will be what keeps you from lunch. good afternoon. as the final tndc manager to work on this, i have the honor of concluding today celebratory events. this proje

i am not one of them. i will do everything by growing th economy and getting people paying taxes because they have jobs and cutting that off scale of the federal government. if wead a president that is a leader. the president -- i like him. hearing him, he gives great speeches. what he said when he was campaigning about bringing the nation together, that was very inspiring. he did not do it, but he said it. but he hasn't bn a leader. a real - it's been disappointment. he is not a >> live, local, and la-breaking, presence apaa president. he's a ddd president. debt, downgrade, and the lake. we keep talking about making sure that social security and medicare are preserved, not just for current retirees but for the young people. the president says if something should be done. republicans put ideas out and the democrats a demagogue them. where are the president's ideas? whereas leadership? what will he do about that leadership? where is it? he's in nantucket, playing golf. it is ti for a leader to step forward.

i am interested in your thoughts on that, brian. and pat, i know that you are looking for 20, 30 times returns. >> what is that? >> i put in $1 million and i get $10 million out. >> we do not know what that is an public radio. [laughter] >> ok, thank you. i would like to ask our guests to keep the questions short and sweet. we have a lot of questions. >> patch is built on ad revenue, but not in the -- it is not just banner ads. it is about serving the community. there is a business community as well. small business owners who knew to be served, the sorts of at products that benefit them. all of these are good, from non profit, to different models. you mean that variety. i got an e-mail from taxable. i appreciate that. >> you have a question for pat as well? >> i think the business model in the media always changes. the big one that everyone has seen in their lifetime is, when i was a kid, tv was free. across america, it was funded by advertisers. today, the vast majority of americans pay a fee to get television. if the contact mix is

i am coming from trying to do the right thing. i have been in business -- >> did you do this verbally or did you send out mailers? >> i talked to the shop owners and i am their all-time. i know a lot of the neighbors and they have been, they are excited. >> ok. >> it would be nice if we had letters from neighbors or someone were here to speak on your behalf. that is always really a plus. kasay there is not going to be a dance floor. previously there was. there is no dance floor. >> the dance floor has been removed. >> what is in its place now? >> pool tables i have put in in that place. i am having a pool table permit also. you walk in, and high and cocktail lounge, two pool tables, a shuffleboard table. you cannot move the pool tables out. you cannot move the 900 pound shuffle puck out. we are going with a high and bar with entertainment. -- end bar with entertainment. >>> commissioner meko: good luck. >> i hope you come by. >> can you walk me through the four plan -- for plan? if you bring in a band, i am trying to figure this ou