there's a bad moon on the rise ♪ ♪ under the moonlight, the serious moonlight, we want a better city, let cityr city ♪ and if you say city better, i'll agree with you ♪ and if you want it now... >> president chiu: thank you very much. >> board of supervisors and the members of the public who elect them, ray harts, director of san francisco open government. i will be submitting 150 word summary for inclusion in the minutes which is any citizen's right under the sunshine ordinance. even though they know and understand the law, both the letter and intent, this board of supervisors will ignore your rights to free speech, to petition government for redress of grievance, and to due process if it suits their purpose. an example is the sunshine ordinance. if you point out the law, they will ignore you. and if you file a complaint, they will evade you. if you win your case, they will ignore the decision. if it is referred to the ethics this is commission, they will see it dismissed without a hearing. if you win a case they really don't like they will replace the entire sunshine ordinance task force who

let me tell you how important. 90,000 students come through city college. we cannot let that fail. we will not let that fail. [applause] it is, i think, california's finest example of a true, urban community college. it serves 90,000 students, it has nine major maker of campuses, and more than 100 institutional instruction sites throughout the city of san francisco. and it has that because it wants to make itself available to every resident of san francisco and make it accessible by transportation, by bike or by foot, but also and most importantly, it becomes accessible because it is affordable and it is high quality. it has 815 full-time staff over 1035 part-time staff, and over 900 classified employees. offers affordable opportunities for san franciscans to earn associate degrees, to prepare for a transfer to hire institutions, or to pursue a career in technical education, over 50 academic programs, 100 occupational disciplines. city college also offers distance learning and free non- credit courses in many fields. and for us in san francisco, for what i have been doing in the la

let the city decide and however it turns out, go with it.esident chiu: are there any other members of the public

let the city decide and however it turns out, go with it.esident chiu: are there any other members of the public that wish to speak at this hearing? at this time, colleagues, this

let the city decide and however it turns out, go with it. thank you for your time and consideration. >> president chiu: are there any other members of the public that wish to speak at this hearing? at this time, colleagues, this hearing has been heard and is filed. and item 23 is in the hands of the board. >> president chiu. >> president chiu: thank you, colleagues, and to members of the public, i want to thank the community that has come back again to talk about this project. i'm frankly sorry that we're here. i'm sorry that we weren't able to resolve this before this date. as you've heard though, i also want to thank the community that is here, the coalition that has worked to bring this vote to us for tremendous accomplishment. for the first time in a generation, san franciscans are going to place a referendum on the ballot. utilizing our constitutional and democratic right to referendum. now the developer in this project repeatedly disparaged the community that was involved here, in fact told all of us privately and publicly that there a

so i said, cassette and ok, let's get a helicopter land it in front of city hall -- "ok, let's get a licopter, led it in front of city hall." they said you were afraid of helicopters, and i said to blindfold you. magically, you got here and sang your song. when you sang "i left my heart in san francisco" and the cascade of fireworks came over the bridge, it was a moment -- i'm getting chill bumps -- it was a moment to remember. >> i wish i were still mayor of san francisco to be able to be the one that gives you the key to the city, but what i can show you is a painting that goes a ways back. it was in 1983, i think. both of us on a newly restored cable car, and celebrating the return of the cable cars and also "i left my heart in san francisco." you have helped put san francisco on the map and kept it there with that beautiful song. thank you and congratulations. >> ♪ in san francisco >> i guess you recognize where i am. you left your heart and lots of memories for thousands and thousands of patrons for the san francisco symphony. most recently, you were here with k.d. lang and you a

rong and make it right. ♪ let her wander through the city's wonderland that we all sharei ask you is let her be there. ♪ all i ask you is let malia cohen be there, now. >> chair kim: thank you. is there any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. colleagues, do we have a motion on this item? >> motion to send malia -- ms. cohen forward with full recommendation to the full board. >> chair kim: we do have a motion to move this forward, and we can do that without opposition. madam clerk, could you please call item 2. >> linda wong: item 2 motion to approve -- the president of the board of supervisors, supervisor david chiu's nomination to -- to board of supervisors ending july 16. >> chair kim: thank you. this is also a reappointment. we recently heard her speak at rules committee. but because she came on near the end of the previous term, she is already coming back to us for reappointment. and i'm not sure if ms. hurtado is here given she's spoken to the rules committee a couple of months ago. is there any comments from colleagues? if y

beyond football what art did for our city and for that part of the story and how he helped the city let's go live across the street to roosevelt where stadium wasn't there 17 years ago. >> reporter: they coming from over there. >> they couldn't do [inaudible]. . >> reporter: all right. we will hear from him in just a minute. also the tributes coming in. we heard from the governor, the governor also reacting to the passing today of the former baltimore ravens owner and he said in part respected by his players and loved by his family and baltimore football fans, art brought the game and spirit of football back to baltimore. the governor went onto say he helped bring back the sense of pride in the city and also their team. that was from the governor who still is in charlotte for the democratic national convention. let's go back to rosie at the stadium. >> reporter: art's legacy here is more than just about football. it's about being a good corporate citizen, being kind and helping many causes throughout the area and being a friend of the city. let me show you what i'm talking about. this is

officials in san mateo county let the same thing you're doing over the here, that the city of san francisco government because this is about justice, this is about your commitment with your communities, this is your turn, this is your time to honor, why are you hear working? because when you were running for supervisor, you commit something to your own community and constituencies. thank you. >> (speaking spanish). >> (speaking spanish). >> i will translate. >> dear supervisors, mr. supervisors, september 25th, hi, i'm a resident of san francisco, i address you as a citizen and board of this city to respectfully ask that your sheriff, ross karini be reinstated to his post which he was elected. what's happening in the city of san francisco so sheriff and his family is more than we [inaudible] and i ask you to stop it. the mayor ed lee has used too much resources in this prosecution, political prosecution, resources, we should be utilizing for the welfare of our community. in addition, this process has been a bad process attempting man and allegations of perjury. what has happened -- it is an

let's give san francisco the housing it needs to be an inclusive city. let's give the neighborhood the amenities and wants and needs. [applause] >> thank you. if i have called your name, you can approach the podium. >> my name is greg wood. what i think you were not getting is that the church has told the city previously today and today that continued efforts to infringe the churches right to use its property as it has proposed to do it will cost the church substantial hardship. it is likely to deprive the church of the economic return on its property, the reasonable use of its property, or the appropriate use of its property. this is not the commission acting -- this is not just anybody property. this is a religious organizations building. this is a first amendment issue, this is a government code section issue. i urge you to exercise restraint and light of the fact there is a religious organization on the other side of the table. >> thank you. deborah benedict. >> thank you very much. my name is betty trainer and i am president of the board at senior ac

it has been trying to replace miles of old cast iron pipe buried beneath san francisco but the city won't let them. utility says the city department of public works is holding them off because of street paving ordinance. there are 43 miles of cast iron pipe at the california public utilities commission says present a clear and present danger. >> it's also earthquake prone area. we know from the horrible fire of 19 06 that when the gas main rupture they can burn the entire city. >> pg&e has not made this the priority that it should have been and quite frankly many of us have criticized the california public utility commission for not requiring them to replace these pipes sooner. >>reporter: san francisco city attorney dennis rerare a wants to meet with the cpuc to determine exactly what is holding up this process. >>> right now spraying for mosquitos wrapping newspaper east contra costa county to prevent the spread of west nile virus. fogging truck are spraying pesticides in several neighborhoods. brentd with and discovery bay. late tonight contra costa county health officials confirm a second

it has been trying to replace miles of old cast iron pipe buried beneath san francisco but the city won't let utility says the city department of public works is holding them off because of street paving ordinance. there are 43 miles of cast iron pipe at the california public utilities commission says present a clear and present danger. >> it's also earthquake prone area. we know from the horrible fire of 19 06 that when the gas main rupture they can burn the entire city. >> pg&e has not made this the priority that it should have been and quite frankly many of us have criticized the california public utility commission for not requiring them to replace these pipes sooner. >>reporter: san francisco city attorney dennis rerare a wants to meet with the cpuc to determine exactly what is holding up this process. >>> forw spraying for mosquitos wrapping newspaper east contra costa county to prevent the spread of west nile virus. fogging truck are spraying pesticides in several neighborhoods. brentd with and discovery bay. late tonight contra costa county health officials confirm a second human case

let's build great cities, let's rebuild our transportation systems, let's rebuild our crumbling airportsour sools, let's build great communities for every american. the mayors get this t local leaders get this and it's time for washington and this is what china is doing, it is building cities at an incredible rate, upgrading transportation, upgrading and improving fast rail and i think america has the ability to do this, we have just got to get with the program. >> the money often doesn't come from the government. i think every mayor in the country has some plan for hour their city can do better. you're in toronto one of my favorite cities, it has a better subway system. the a recent report says some of the most five most congested areas in the united states are chicago, washington,down and loorks. and john jess chun in those areas cost commuters more than 1,000 a year, use of public transit is growing, how do we address this? >> there was a great gallup survey this week, we have said something like, 2/3 to 3/4 of americans -- our faith in congress has hit all-time lows approaching about

it has been trying to replace miles of old cast iron pipe buried beneath san francisco but the city won't let them. utility says the city department of public works is holding them off because of street paving ordinance. there are 43 miles of cast iron pipe at the california public utilities commission says present a clear and present danger. >> it's also earthquake prone area. we know from the horrible fire of 19 06 that when the gas main rupture they can burn the entire city. >> pg&e has not made this the priority that it should have been and quite frankly many of us have criticized the california public utility commission for not requiring them to replace these pipes sooner. >>reporter: san francisco city attorney dennis rerare a wants to meet with the cpuc to determine exactly what is holding up this process. >>> right now spraying for mosquitos wrapping newspaper east contra costa county to prevent the spread of west nile virus. fogging truck are spraying pesticides in several neighborhoods. brentd with and discovery bay. late tonight contra costa county health officials confirm a second