president chiu: i want to start by saying i appreciate the comments you have made, and i want to pledge to work to move us forward. i want to state that i do believe the majority of this board sure the same progressive values -- share the same progressive values, and i think there is a danger. we have to realize it includes tolerance and acceptance, and we need to thing hard -- fink hard about how we characterize it. that being said, this is his day. i have said a lot about this man who is rooted in our community, who has a tremendous threat and depth of community experience. he is someone we should come together as a board and a city. i hope and ask we unanimously vote for him to be our next mayor. unless there is any further discussion, i would like trust that you conduct an our role for edwin lee as the successor mayor. >> on the motion, supervisor farrell? [calling votes] there are 11 ayes. the motion is approved. [applause] >> i want to congratulate san francisco for this amazing moment, and it is my honor to invite edwin leave to join me to say a few words. [applause] >> thank you

seat. >> i want to thank you for your service. it has been great to watch you. what i like about this work is you bring your full person to the job. the surprise of your vote and what your thoughts are. there was a time in 2007 when we committed monday and now, and your -- committed money, and i know it was something you really believe in. i know from your experience and your parents experience coming from the holocaust, all that you shared with us in your thought pattern. i want to wish you success in your future and your life and career, and congratulations. [applause] supervisor mirkarimi: i think you are the gentlemen of the chamber, and you have injected coming influences -- calming influence is at the time when this place can be sur rebuttal. -- can be cerebral. i look for examples as to how we do it all with such limited staff and the best intentions through volunteers and intern's and your efforts to be constituent-sensitive in your district was one important signal that speaks to everyone here who tries to manage those par

i also want to give my support to john avalos. i think your both outstanding leaders and committed to important issues. i hope to see one of you as the next board president. thank you for always being responsive and caring about san francisco. it shows in your leadership. i support local hire . i want to see that implemented the sooner the better. thank you for all of your hard work and dedicated service. supervisor chiu: next speaker. >> i am a resident of district 8. i support david chiu. we think he has a really good president voice when he says things like "please call the next item." he is very articulate. [laughter] i think elsbernd would be a great choice because he is all business and we would get out of here in 45 minutes to an hour tops. [laughter] it would save money on the lighting and stuff like that. either way, they are good choices. [laughter] supervisor chiu: 80. next speaker. >> i am the president of the black leadership forum. i want to welcome the new supervisors and welcome back the incumbents. i would like to

to my new colleagues, i want to say congratulations. i know that there are many tough roads ahead, many tough years ahead that we will have to work together jointly on, and again, i say congratulations to you and to your families who have made it here today. thinking about what i wanted to say, i just have to say how humbled i am to serve the city and county of san francisco, and in particular, the residents of district four. i can't tell you every morning when i wake up in the morning and i brush my teeth, i say really? [laughter] but for all the people who have voted for me, who have entrusted me in this position, i just can't tell you how grateful i am for that. i wouldn't be here without you, and it's been truly an honor for me to serve you and i look forward to continuing to make sure that san francisco is the best place that it can be. i do want to say a few thanks to my campaign team, to maggie, maureen, jeff, jim, nancy, all my volunteers. this is the best campaign i've ever had. running unopposed is quite nice, thank you very mu

i want to throat that out -- throw that out there. we have a list and i think one of the things we can do rather than just open the process up and start this in a really hurried and frenzied kind of way is to look at the list we already have and determine who who is the candidate from that list that we want to proffer from the mayor. it is still there. it is still fresh. i want to throw that out rather than opening the whole thing up. but if we do open it up, i just want to make sure that it is a fair process and that everyone who comes forward gets evaluated on his or her qualifications to run the department and fulfill the criteria that we set forth rather than the type of popularity or preordained individual. those are my thoughts. >> thank you, commissioner kingsley. >> i would like to support what commissioners hammer and dejesus said in terms of getting feed back from the

but the people that i really want to thank are the citizens of district two. it has been an honor and distinction to represent them. i would like to think mayer brown for appointing me to the port commission, mayor newsom for pointing me to the board of supervisors. it was the position that i never sought and won the i was frankly surprised to receive. i would like to thank my staff over the years, including stefanie and bill. they have been fabulous, and i would like to thank my my husband tom, my parents, my brothers, sisters, and my huge family, who without their love, affection and support, this would be a tough job, but it has been a true honor and distinction to serve the city and county of san francisco. i thank you for the experience, and i look forward to the future. [applause] >> soua riser elsbernd -- supervisor elsbernd? supervisor elsbernd: i just want to thank you for being such a great friend, being someone who has provided such tremendous council, here in this chamber and as someone who is a little viewer, you have been fantastic in that regard,

i want to give a shot out to event -- to yvette. she got what i needed and a proper copies for me, so i want to thank her for her help. but also want to welcome the new board member, leona bridges. before you make any decisions, made you can take a few taxis and maybe even get reimbursed by the board so that you can learn about the tax issues and as the drivers about the questions, because, unfortunate, a lot of you only hear from the directors or the medallion holders, and there are a lot of riders. and on this other issue, i think it would be important that you could make a lot of money if he started tagging all of those cars at the hotels and other places. if you focus more attention on that during the day and evening hours, you could make a lot more money. also, the meager increase. i heard your words, chairman nolan. what happened to that? it is not scheduled yet? you are not increasing the meter. the process has changed. you have increased the cost of the card is so much, we now have to spend over one hour in order to get our c

i just want to tell you one story. i was talking to him one morning, and he said he was really tired. i asked him what was going on. he said he got called up -- i might be a little bit off on the numbers, but got called up at 6:00 in the evening, just when he was ending work, and somebody that we know asked him to come and sing for his grandmother, who was passing on to the spirit world, so he said he was really tired, but he had to go, so i loaded up and went. i asked where that was. he said modesto. so he left from san jose and went to modesto and did what this community asked him to do. and then return home to his family late at night. that, to me, it atomizes mike -- epitomizes mike. our community does not say go off to college and become a sacred man. our community just recognizes that when they see it. mike is that man. he never asked to be in the role he is in now, but the community has asked him. so it is with the greatest tumbled as, like i say, it is just an honor to be able to present him to you. but to me, h

i can understand why my editor didn't want this. then we went down, never neglecting either one of us. ben pulled my face into his and kissed me. in a three way, there's always the danger of being left out. i never felt unwelcome on the ride. by the time we were naked, by the time i shot my load, i rolled it on to patrice. he came on all

i want to be rich. i have had a great sex life. i am not a poet. georgia i do not like being called an act visit. i cannot be considered a vegetarian. i will give my ass up and like it. i would be inspired. i may value peace, but will not use a pen to unleash my anger. 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 l

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i do not want to go too much into my history because my kids are here and i do not want them to know everything about me, but today, we try to present a different way of life for them. the first time that i indulge in substance use, i was 8 years old. i was released from prison in 1989. pretty much lead that type of a life. i had the opportunity to go back to school, and i got my master's degree, and i'm the director of the indian health center, but through all that time, i was walking the spiritual path -- actually, the creator put me on the spiritual path because i could not do it myself. again, we do not know why we are here. we do not know why we do these things. all we can do is be thankful for what we have and what the future holds for us. i want to thank you for the work you have done because it is the work you do that inspires us to continue going forward. i want to thank john for the recommendation and don for coming up here and speaking, and for my kids. as i was saying earlier, as i was growing up, we were exposed to a lot of substance use, so what we try to do now is expos

i do want to say i am going to miss being around office with april and, and chris. i felt like chris daley's office was a place where everyone could feel comfortable. people were about building a social movement that could change the city. chris mentioned he worked to change the political culture in the san francisco government, and that is the biggest legacy. changing the culture is empower into the first people but especially for people and community organizations. your legacy is helping people that struggle every day. i think the media missed what a great father and human being you are as well. you are a great dad, and i hope you have much more time with your family like others will as they leave the board. i also want to say that to me the most important contribution and is grass roots organizing was placed as a priority to what we do, and 20 years ago or maybe 18 or 19 years ago, we walked in together. i saw a young person with a tremendous fire in his belly and a huge heart, and i am thankful you serve the people of san francisco and will continue to do so. i

i want to say that we will be in contact with you. i want to make sure that there is -- if there hasn't been before, that we make sure we have a lot of communication. our marketing efforts will be relying on the groups of the -- group's the speakers represent. commissioner campos: great. thank you. i imagine there's no need for any action at this point. >> that is correct. commissioner campos: thank you. if we could file that item? let's continue to the call of the chair. if we could call item number 5, please. >> report on california community choice aggregation issues and the resolution on california public utilities commission policy on reentry fees bonding for community torahs aggregation programs. commissioner campos: ms. miller? >> this is an item that is a resolution and an action item. we were directed by the commission to look at some legislative options. through strength and cca's ability to implement the cca program. what has come up before the cca, the subject of the resolution before you, this cpu see -- the cpuc regulate

martin, a kind of wanted to get your response -- i kind of wanted to get your response. i am looking at the auditors' report. the line saying from the auditor that there is substantial doubt about the station's ability to continue is a concern. i wonder if you can respond to that and give your response to that statement. >> i think we have a great opportunity? this question does come from a couple of years. we have been in a position where we go on the air, we ask listeners for support, and from that have been able to run a very successful operation. the situation has changed to where that is not adequate to do what we need to do to serve this community. in the past year, we have been working on developing relationships with the major donors, at being in a position to identify foundations as their copper's comeback and they are in a position to take on grants. -- as their coffers come back and they are in a position to take on grants. the work we are already doing -- when it comes to funders, we have a good track record. we are drawing the attention of some folks who have

i can understand why my editor didn't want this. then we went down, never neglecting either one of us. ben pulled my face into his and kissed me. in a three way, there's always the danger of being left out. i never felt unwelcome on the ride. by the time we were naked, by the time i shot my load, i rolled it on to patrice. he came on all fours. never touches himself. i know because i was under neath, catching the flash. ben stayed there. his heart beating hard. then my cell phone rang. it's programmed to ring like an old 40's ring. leave it said ben. from the middle of the panting stack of men. nobody move said ben. there was a brief silent. or at least when i do. sorry. that's okay said ben. patrice rolled off the bed. then he flickinged it into the toilet. what's this? his head was on my which of the now. that's an orchid. it keeps coming back. one with of those extra touches that mean a lot. he stared down at this offering. it don't look right somehow. i know. especially with a condom on it. he cleaned up at the si

i want to thank john. he was a hard bargainer, hard negotiator during the agreement to shut this place down. genon deserves credit for the tremendous work, but i cannot imagine a better gift for the mayor as he goes to the governor, and i know this is one of the proudest moments they have ever had in being in the public light, and they deserve tremendous credit for their leadership. so thanks for all your hard work. thanks so much. [applause] >> i cannot let today go by without a personal story. one of my earliest memories was of a 5-year-old child walking through here. who would have done that? my father worked on the night shift. they were going to be launching a ship, so we were going to go out and watch that be launched. no tears over this place, clearly, but at the same time, this provided jobs. as we start to redo this place, let's make sure that it creates jobs. it is a place we can be proud of as it creates this new life, and i hope to be your celebrating the new life of all of us. people who work h

supervisor mar: -- i not want to ask a question. i just want to thank you for your leadership of the asian american contractors association. i have personally seen the great work that you did at the eureka valley recreation center, lovingly restoring a property that is very valuable in the community, and i know you have been very much part of ensuring that local businesses, local individuals can participate in the work of the city, and i think you would do a stellar job, so i'm very grateful you are here before us. >> thank you very much, a supervisor dufty. supervisor mar: i just wanted to add, thanks for the work of the immigrant rights commission. you would bring a breath of knowledge to the commission. thank you, ms. kong. supervisor alioto-pier: thank you. is there any public comment on this item? >> maybe i have to lean forward. first of all, i want to thank the supervisors for the ability to address you here this afternoon and anyone else that may be here in this room. my name is richard armstrong. i have been a representative

i want to reflect on my long friendship with mr. kim. i would say that i am the beneficiary of the least till we what ties similar to the one he has on today, which are miracle ties, if he shows you they do not have to be tight, but look quite good. in all seriousness, he is a great individual, and there are people from communities that are bridges to the whole city, and he is one because of his consistent presence at city events and a willingness to be helpful. he is a start. colleagues, i want to briefly read into the record a letter for herb cohn, a longtime friend and colleague of mine in the castro neighborhood. he is a cpa, and he has been mined for more than 10 years, but more than that, he has been the past president of the merchants of our market and castro, which is a very vibrant merchants association. he was instrumental in the creation of the community benefit district and served as its first president and as someone who just gives tremendously. he served as a leader and president of the council of district merchants associat

i want to make sure i mention that to all of you. i had the chance to speak to lee two times last week. i cannot think of anyone more qualified and very much look forward to working with him over the next two years to move sandford cisco full word, so congratulations. now -- to move san francisco forward, so congratulations. supervisor mirkarimi: i think your comments are spawned in emphasizing the dedication of share of tennessee -- r. scott on a regionre -- are spot-on in emphasizing the dedication of share of tennessee -- sheriff hennessey. there was a process we did not see coming with a tactic that i hope is a thing of the past, and that was the introduction and advancing of the name for consideration. i guarantee some of our surprise would have been lessened if those who proposed the name would have done so in a style and a manner i think we would all be expecting looking forward at what has been the process of reform. -- the process before as i indicated last friday, i have noticed -- known mr. lee for many years. i have alway

small business is what drives the economy in this city, and i want to be a part of it. i love it. >> thank you and welcome. and we all look forward to working with you. you come highly recommended. >> thank you. >> we are now on item number three, approval of the minutes drafted november 8, 2010. >> can we postpone this for a little bit later, because i was not able to get my e-mail copies? i need a little more time to review it. any objection? >> that is ok. >> let's wait on item 3 and item 4. >> item number five, general public comment. this allows members of the public to comment generally and suggest new items to be taken into consideration. >> any public? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> item 6, the outcome of the jobs now program. we have a presentation by the manager of business services. >> it is on the desktop. thank you, commissioners, and thank you very much for the recognition today. just to revamp, jobs now was a subsidized employment program administered by the human services agency and funded with our stimulus dollars, and through jobs now, employ

i want to note the special ed dation piece. we want to be able to maximize our buses. and when we're not allowing siblings to sit on the bus with the special education students, that i think is not a good policy for us to have. we're looking to push to make sure that -- that shared buses can happen. with that, roll call, please? >> seale fewer. yes. maufas. yes. mendoza yes. norton, wynns. aye. yee aye. kim yes. six ayes. >> thank you to vice president mendoza for sharing the beginning of the meeting. i unfortunately had a conflict so i'm here late to our final board meeting of 2010. i'm sure i'll be here. just not sitting here. so we have -- we have another -- [laughter] i'm going to come from public comment. so we have another item under superintendent's proposals. this is 101-nsb 1, this authorization to grant or deny the school beat pe tigs for a new charter school. this has been moved and seconded on november 9th. may we have a report from curriculum and budget. commissioner fewer. the curriculum program committee from the board of education heard this item yesterd

i want to thank mishell t. one is new. it will give you a back story. a few years ago, i had been attacked on the streets of brooklyn. i am deaf in my left ear. >> sitting on the l, i was made a wear, my voice of louder. he didn't know about the hearing loss in one here. i remained silent. i didn't turn around to expose the scar on the back of my head. so that i wouldn't have to explain the origination. instead of business cards, i should explain, it would read as follows. my name is emaniel. i became a prostitute. i found my salvation? writing. i pushlished a book. i was recently attacked on the streets where i lived. >> the surgery left me deaf. i do not have aids. men are not allowed to be a soldier. i am not asking for your money. please get home safe and keep this pen to share your story too. may be some day, i will get to hear your voice. this next poem is from my first poetry. this is for latinos in the house. can i get a woo. >> i want to break tradition about latino macheese mow. >> forget. i want to break tradition. because blood is supposed to

i just want to highlight that. lastly, i think the issue of comparative studies should not be underestimated. as we mentioned before, looking at the past compared to the future and what we believe the future is, again, looking at doing something about potential climatic change verses in case we don't do something about it, i think again, would provide a place for public communication and regulation process. >> thank you. yes? >> i'm with the hydrologist, barry wilson eluded to this, i think it's important to monitor what is happening and keep on that. the projection of trends is a good way to at least get a handle on something and also feedback can go to climate modelers and they can adopt their models if need be. that points toward more of a 50 year horizon more than a reasonable projection to make. it's nice to show it for a hundred years but that's pretty well mostly beyond all of our planning endeavors. there is a climate effort that was trying to be set up in 3 hundred stations and now it's scaled to one hundre

well, i want to say something about it while i am here then.sident chiu: actually, the time we will do that will be when we go to the public comment, which will not be for some time. this is the second 3:00 session. >> this is the special order? president chiu: yes. >> it says at 3:00 p.m., there would be a public hearing to discuss this particular thing. president chiu: we are actually holding public comment on whether or not we should do that. we are holding public comment on item 46 right now. >> as opposed to -- on here, it is a certain number. president chiu: this is on a different item. next speaker. >> good afternoon, everybody. my name is ernestine, and i want to take this time to thank all of the supervisors for their service, and good luck to you on your future endeavors. i urge you, all of you, to put forth the name of an inch from a year today without delay. people are set up about all of the political maneuvering, political pandering. we need a major that has financial anarchy political guts to do the right thing, and that is what