ofan in memoriam -- i have an in memoriam on top of what president chiu introduced for chi-- for joseph alioto. i have known the family for years. he will be sadly missed. more importantly, really, the face behind or in front of alioto's down on the wharf. he will be missed by a number of people. we will miss him dearly, and i asked my name be added to president chiu's in memoriam. supervisor wiener: as supervisor avalos noted, we did hold a hearing that i had called, and it was, i thought, a very productive hearing. i have been willing, when appropriate, to be critical of muni, and i really want to commend mta for coming forward with a laundry list of ideas to improve the service on the j. it is a very important line in my district, and it just does not always run that well. mta has a number of ideas, some short term, some long-term, to fix the line, and i just want to commend mta for thinking outside the box, and i look forward to working on the future to making it a better line. the rest i submit. >> thank you. seeing no other names on the roster, mr. president, that concludes roll call. th

>> on behalf of the board of supervisors, for the late joseph alioto and mr. charles mcglashen. that concludes our business for today. president chiu: we are adjourned. >> welcome to "culture wire." today we're headed to smpling f. camera works, a premiere venue for artists working in photographer, video, and digital media. the latest exhibition lists clearness as a set of political alliances and possibilities that it is behind the sphere of dominant gay and lesbian culture. the curator fills us in on the process of creating this thoughtful exhibition. and what she would like you to take away from it. >> i co-cureated with danny, a chicago-based writer and curator. the conceptual framework is what it means to be clear and radical for our generation. clearness as a set of political alliances and possibilities, not necessarily related to institutions of gender and swam formativity. danny and i wanted the show to feel funky and to have a really tangible quality to it. so part of that was incorporated handmade objects and installations and beautifully printed photographs and videos.

>> on behalf of the board of supervisors, for the late joseph alioto and mr. charles mcglashen. that concludes our business for today. president chiu: we are adjourned. to welcome you to regula board meeting of the san francisco unified school district, march 22, 2011 and now called to order. "roll call," please. commissioner fewer: >> here. dr. murase. here, norton, here, wynns, hire. mendoza, here. please join us 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 in divisible with liberty and justice for all. "roll call," please ["roll call" [ president mendoza: item b is approved. superintendent's report. superintendent garcia is not here this evening, but we are joined by our deputy superintendent. >> thank you, president mendoza. i appreciate the rolling of the r's. this evening, our superintendent is not here this evening. he is in washington, d.c., representing the district at the council of great city schools executive committee meeting, meeting with legislators and

anything written, but i do have one piece of news -- sad news for the port, which is that yesterday, joseph alioto, co-proprietor of alioto's, passed away. he was a young man. i am guessing in this 50's. there will be a funeral mass for him next wednesday, march 30, at 10:15 at st. peter's in north beach, and we extend our condolences to his wife, his kids, and all of the alioto family, so a sad day for the port. i hope one of you will adjourn in his honor -- well, you will all adjourn in his honor. that is my full report. sorry it is so sad. >> item 8a, informational presentation on schematics designed for the james r. herman cruise terminal and ne were flaws a project at pier 27 -- and northeast wharf plaza pr oject. >> i would like to present a project that was presented last year. the option degree and 96,000 square foot two-story terminal. next, the design team will present the schematic design of the cruise terminal on the northeast were flaws appeared finally, dan of planning staff will discuss a public outreach process that is undertaking to inform the public. concurrently with the port co

i also have an in memoriam for joseph alioto, because of our former colleague, as well as cousin to our former mayor of. he was actually the third generation of his family to run the alioto's restaurant in my district, which started in 1925. he is someone who was well respected among not just the restaurant community, not just the fisherman's wharf community and business community, but the entire san francisco community. on behalf of the board, i would like to wish my deepest condolences to his very large family that he is leaving here in san francisco. the rest of my items i will submit. >> thank you, mr. president. supervisor mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. there has been much attention placed over the last few days on the issue of us advancing legislation in providing for growing technology companies. the exemption of their stock compensation, as they are routinely required to pay to san francisco. this idea, which i think has been floating for quite some time, and how we might be able to retain, grow, nurture business is in san francisco is -- has now reached an appropri