i always thought that she was just such a wonderful, levelheaded, fair person. even though i might have been here longer than her, she was so pragmatic, so smart, we are really going to miss her. if anyone wants this in letters to the board of supervisors on her behalf, prior to next tuesday, please do. >> i will echoed those comments. i have known airport many years, from before she served on the commission. working with her on the commission, she was so welcoming. she will be very mixed. i think that the board of permit appeals will be lucky to have her fault on this on that commission. she will be missed here. but public comment -- >> public comment on the president's report? any questions? >> moving on. sevenc -- 7c, information update on the june 20, 2012 pier 29 fired them port response -- fire damage and port response. >> midafternoon. my name is wendy proctor. i am here today with the port consultants to present an informational update on the fire that occurred on wednesday, june 20 at, at 1:50 in the afternoon. in the face of this tragedy, we are fortun

antonini is successful, and not levelheaded, who an easy to deal with. he does have some of us institutional knowledge of the issues, and i think he should be reappointed as curator >> thank you -- he should be reappointed. >> thank you. also, it should not be rare in someone who is a commissioner, but unfortunately, they are rare. mr. antonini possesses everything and more. it is vital to not base decisions on ideology, but on someone who looked at the facts. i think he has a vision for the future of san francisco. we cannot sit still. we have to move forward. i have to mention planning will be more involved now around the elderly population. i think he will be well served to deal with those in the future. >> i have known him for years, and we have served on various organizations, and i want to say a couple of things to all of you. he does bring not only institutional memory, but diversity. he also brings ideological diversity. it is important we talk about how the discussion should not just the to the left of recognize there is a substantial amount of

you are on this show and it seems to me there is a guy that is in close proximity to you who is a levelheaded -- who doesn't take this stuff too seriously and has another livfe. >> it was such a great atmosphere for that. i didn't know what was wrong. i was not self-exam and enough to say -- everybody knew i was struggling. i was sad and neuheisel. moody.as sad and neuheise but to john, one of the greatest moments in my sabrah life was when i got to tell john that i was sober. i saw him backstage at a play he was doing. hellos, isaid our hollow said, john, i'm sober. and he burst into tears. he was so happy for me and so relieved. it was so touching. he said the reason why it was so difficult for me to get help was because i was so functioning. you wouldn't know it on camera. i would be exactly this person. but afterwards, i would be like -- tavis: are you one of those people who believes that everything happens for a reason? >> i only believe in, and fate. -- in karma and fate. tavis: so what is the reason? >> does. -- this. tavis: the book. >> the amount of people who of gotten sober just f

much more moderate now that i used to be a much more levelheaded. but the is chita treated with a yawn of indifference. the one and only reason that i say this new anti-semitism should be a part of our cultural landscape is i think it is a wake-up call, that people will look at the issue differently. i don't know that is the case, but i believe that might be because we share so much together. i think we complement one another. i think that is my take on it but we have to understand that because americans of arab origin are by and large and visible on television screens with the exception of the late danny thomas and the danny thomas show and jamie farr running around in a dress on mash. we don't exist. there are no arab american commentators. i would love to say welcome to the cbs evening news. why not. why isn't there an anchor man like that? what would happen if all the 71 of the major networks employed her to be on the air? what would the reaction be? and levy to ponder that thought. -- i leave you to ponder that thought. [applause] >> let's esta