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. president yee: we're going to go to item eight. approval of the board met. a motion and a second for the special board meeting minutes of june 4, 2012. any corrections? roll call, please. commissioner fewer: yes. commissioner mendoza: yes. commissioner murase: aye. vice president norton: aye. president yee: aye. the next item is the superintendent's report. what are your thoughts tonight, superintendent garcia? superintendent garcia: not good thoughts. tonight, we are bringing forward the 2012-2013 budget. i wish i could be here to give you some great news. later on this evening, there will be a presentation on it. no matter how we try to slice this, how we try to make it better, the reality is that with the economy the way it is an with the governor's proposal, even if it does not pass, it goes from bad to worse. we are still working with our labor partners, trying to see what we can come up with. it is going to be a real tough year, the next two ye

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. secretary: can you please tu

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. colleagues, we have our may 1, 22 -- 2012 minutes. seconded. those meeting minutes are approved. do we have any communications? >> the mayor and the board president have rescheduled the mayor's appearance before the board to next week, june 19, 2012. >> that is for the even numbered districts for next week. if you could please read our consent agenda. >> items 1 through 12 comprise the consent agenda, acted on by a single roll call vote. if a member requests discussion it shall be removed and considered separately. supervisor chiu: would any one like to sever any of the items? roll-call vote. supervisor avalos, aye. supervisor chiu, aye. supervisor elsbernd come aye. supervisor farrell, aye. supervisor chiu: these organs are finally -- ordinances are family past -- finally passed. roll-call vote. >> supervisor olague, aye. supervisor wiener, aye. supervisor avalos, aye. supervisor campos, alice. -- aye. supervisor cohen, aye. supervisor elsbernd, no.

into the republic, for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. you can have a seat. i would like to acknowledge and introduce some of the people we have on the stage with us. first, at the police commission president, thomas mazzucco, commissioner kingsley, paul henderson from the mayor's office as representing

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. we have the meetings from may 24th, 2412. could i have a motion -- 2012. could i have a motion to approve those moments -- those minutes? >> a charter from mayor edwin lee announcing his plan to reorganize and were run is it -- to reorganize the executive branch. this will become approved unless not approved by the board. items one through 11 comprise the consent agenda. they will be acted upon by a single roll call vote. president chiu: would anyone like to sever any of these items? roll-call vote on the agenda. supervisor chu: supervisor avalos: -- supervisor chu: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. president chiu: aye. there are 11 ayes. president chiu: items 12, 13, 14, and 15 related to puc water issues. >> item 12 is for wastewater capital improvement at the public utilities commission for fiscal year 2013 and 2013-14. approximately $171 million for water improvements. item 14 i

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. secretary: can you please turn off your electric devices so it will not interfere? president, i will call roll call now. vice president marshall, commissioner dejesus, commissioner kingsley, commissioner turman, excused, commissioner lufty. mr. president, you have a quorum. president mazzucco: thank you, inspector monroe. welcome to the police commission meeting of june 6, 2012. there are some items to address. we have line item number two, the election of officers, and we are going to take them off because we are missing commissioner turman. he is on the bike ride. i have spoken to other commissioners about this, and we traditionally do this when we have all of the commissioners available, so we will remove this item. also, 2 line item number one, we want to congratulate commissioner dejesus, who was elected to the democratic committee yesterday. [applause] so i wanted to do that. those are the two announcements i wanted to make, and, actually, ther

republic for which itstands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> i will call roll-call. [roll-call] also with us this evening is the chief of police and this- frankel region 0-- and miss inez franikel. but we have a special presentation tonight, but we will call line items 1 and line item 2. please call item no. 1. >> consent calendar, request of the chief of police intercepted donation of $1,000 for the use of the sfpd mounted unit. >> there is some -- a memo for another donation for our mounted police unit. are there any suggestions or questions regarding that? hearing no public comment, do right here a motion? >> second. >> line item #2, the general public comment. >> the public is welcome to address issues but are not in the agenda that aren't within the jurisdiction of the commission. speakers should address the commission at all whole and not independent commissioners. neither police or commissioners are required to respond but they provide a brief response. please limit your comments to 3 minutes. >> good evening, mr. hart. goo>> good evenin

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. can we approve that meeting minutes? without objection. are there any communications? >> i have no communications. supervisor chiu: could you read it the special order? >> the opportunity for the mayor to engage in formal policy discussion and answering eligible questions from supervisors representing the even districts. the president will begin on -- begin by recognizing supervisors from district 4, 6, 8, and 10. discussion shall not exceed five minutes per supervisor. supervisor chiu: mr. mayor, welcome to your favorite time of the month. are there any comments you would like to make? mayor lee: i would like to acknowledge the board on their hard work that they have started. i look forward to working with you and meeting with the committee as you deliberate on the final outcomes of our first two-year budget. i also want to take the opportunity today to mention the historic performance of matt kaine. if you know anything about baseball, you know how

into the republic, for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. you can have a seat. i would like to acknowledge and introduce some of the people we have on the stage with us. first, at the police commission president, thomas mazzucco, commissioner kingsley, paul henderson from the mayor's office as representing because the mayor was unable to come tonight. also, we have commissioner loftus. also, the command at steep. d staff. deputy chief james that lake, lyn tomioka, leanora militello, and next to lyn commander biel, corrier from field comman. i would like to introduce chief grigory p. suhr. >> good evening, and hopefully lyn still wants to be your boss tomorrow. i know it is quiet and there are a lot of kids in the room. that is terrific. the medal of valor ceremony is the best event that we get to attend. it is when there is a crisis, emergency, extreme danger and takes everything you have to go forward, and everyone else that would want to run away, the people you will hear about tonight not only went forward, but they stood

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. secretary: can you please turn off your electric devices so it will not interfere? president, i will call roll call now. vice president marshall, commissioner dejesus, commissioner kingsley, commissioner turman, excused, commissioner lufty. mr. president, you have a quorum. president mazzucco: thank you, inspector monroe. welcome to the police commission meeting of june 6, 2012. there are some items to address. we

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. i please direct your attention to the roll call of commissioners. [roll call] thank you. mr. president, you have a quorum. >> thank you very much. lt. riley is at the helm with inspector monroe. there is a special reason why he is here tonight. tomorrow is his last day. tomorrow is his last day as a san francisco please complete -- police officer. [applause] for many of you, you get to know lieutenant riley. he was the police commission secretary he is recognized as he walks the streets. he has been asked to have a talent agent. we thought we would bring him back for one night for a command performance because it -- before he goes off into the sunset. yesterday, the chief and the commission it surprised him with a party. i want to tell him, i wanted thank you for your years of service i worked with you when i was a prosecutor. as a commissioner, you have kept us on the straight and narrow. you are a calm and gentlemen, a man dedicated to the community

. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag, indivisible, but the body and justice for all. -- with liberty and justice for all. supervisor chiu: colleagues, we have our april 17 and 18th board meeting minutes. seconded by supervisor compost, those minutes have been approved. madam clerk, are there any communications? >> there are none. items one through six comprise the consent agenda and will be acted upon by single roll call vote. unless acted upon by a member. supervisor chiu: colleagues, would you like to sever these items? roll-call vote on items 1 through 6. >> mr. president? aye. supervisor:? r cohen? [takes role] l] there are 11 ayes. supervisor chiu: the resolution is adopted. next item? >> an ordinance extending the film rebate program to june 30, 2014, increasing the total amount of available funds up to $2 million. supervisor chiu: thank you. supervisor farrell: this extends the film reprogram through june 30, 2014. a quick recap of the history of the program, it dates back to 2006, when reports from the film commission. since it was created, 135 san francisco residents were em

. >> -- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all cured >> i come every year. think it is wonderful that we stop and take a moment and say the pledge of allegiance as a nation. this is the greatest thing. >> the most moving moment of the ceremony was when the flags were lowing. >> your left hand. reach under with your right hand and go. >> thanks for the flag. everyone was so -- [drowned out by music] it was fun to see a bunch of people i do not know that feel like family. >> over at the star spangled banner house, the importance of flag day took on a special meaning. three threads from the original star spangled banner from the war of 1812 were sewn into the national 9/11 flag. >> i thought about everything that had gone into this flag. and everyone at that has tested and what an incredible moment, once in a lifetime. >> back at fort mchenry, denise is grateful for everything the flag stands for. >> the words of the star spangled banner are so meaningful. it made as the country we are today. >> the celebration eave vents continues to their weekend. for a full

flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible. . >> please welcome to the stage rabbi nassim of the congregation in new york for our invocation. >> shalom. in the last few weeks in our synagogues we have begun reading the book of numbers. the first chapters refer to the encampment of the 12 tribes of israel around the tabernacle. the rabbis asked why 12 tribes? why the division? don't wes aspire to be a united people, to stand as a nation together? the jewish sages, teachers, each tribe brought a special gift to the nation of israel, a unique talent, teachers, farmers, priests, entrepreneurs, each had its specialty, which combined together made the nation stronger. still, where does the unity come from? the unity came from the tabernacle at its center, the holy of holys, the coalition. israel is unified through god. when they turn their eyes towards the center of their camp, and they see the holy of holys, and the divinity dwelling in their midst, the trials and the strengths all become one, and what is inside the holy of holys?

>> one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. president chiu: madam clerk, we have our meeting minutes from may 15 and may 22. can i have a motion to approve the minutes? a motion to approve the minutes by supervisor avalos. seconded by supervisor elsbernd. without objection, the minutes are approved. madam clerk, do we have any communications? clerk calvillo: we have no communications. president chiu: can we go to the agenda? colleagues, would anyone like to sever these items? an roll call vote. clerk calvillo: supervisor elsbernd, supervisor farrell, supervisor kim, supervisor mar, supervisor cohen, supervisor wiener, supervisor avalos, supervisor campos, president chiu, supervisor chu, supervisor olague. president chiu: item 37. clerk calvillo: item 37 appropriates all estimated receipts and expenditures for departments of the city and county of san francisco as of may 31, 2012, for the fiscal years of 2013 and 2014. president chiu: colleagues, and a discussion? can we do this same house, same call? these ordinances are finall

i think it probably speaks to the kind of indivisibility of these rights wherever they are exercised. governments that see the exercise of freedom of expression or association as a threat to what is sometimes a regime of questionable legitimacy tend to see those things as a threat, whether or in a towne happening square or in an online chat room. for that reason, they restrict offline and restrict rights online. i think there are different groups. democracy has also struggled with how to adapt and respond to new technologies. they are often very well- intentioned counterparts in a variety of ministries around the world. we are figuring out, ok, i start from the premise that the same rights apply online as of one, but how do i make them real with expansion of regulations happening in different sectors, etc., etc. they make the same mistakes that people do. there is -- in terms of trying to shut down speech or restricted the internet, there is also the openness of the conversation about how do we reckon with these new technologies? what should we do? how should we respond to the challen

and legal and indivisible state that putin's go. in was aiming to prevent a split up of russia certainly the declaration was a bundle of contradictions or rather compromises upon my initiative edited out at birth vision that would extend to soviet autonomy says the same right of sovereignty that russia had several years after that i was the worst enemy for the autonomy having deprived them of state sovereignty but i wasn't sure for the amendment but the reports you're prudently know instead a comment was reserved in this issue for serbia but yeltsin back my motion at the time and the provision was removed so you literally preserved russia in its present borders otherwise it would have been torn into pieces just like the soviet union but the declaration was supposed to consolidate the use or sar it actually stated d.c. premised c.e.o. of union law and provided the constituent republics shall govern themselves within the legal boundaries set by a new union treaty unfortunately the situation unfolded in a different fashion in the decla

if there ever were a case that should remind us that our interests are indivisible from our values, it is syria. a few days after the massacre in houla, the "washington post" interviewed a young bosnian man who survived the genocide in srebrenica in 1995. this is how he looked at the ongoing slaughter in syria. quote, it's bizarre how never again has come to mean again and again, he said. it's obvious that we live in a world where srebrenicas are still possible. what's happening in syria today is almost identical to what happened in bosnia two decades ago. he couldn't be more correct. syria today is indistinguishable from bosnia in the 1990s with one exception. in bosnia, president clinton finally summoned the courage to lead the world to intervene and stop the killing. it is worth recalling his words upon ordering military action in bosnia in 1995, and i quote. he said there are times and places, president clinton said, where our leadership can mean the difference between peace and war and where we can defend our fundamental values as a people and serve our most basic strategic intere