i speak in appointment of linda richardson. i take note that it is important to have resident input. it sounds like there is enough resident in put and there will be a seat reserved for a resident. i have known her for at least a decade. she is a broad coalition builder. she has professional expertise and personal attributes of listening to people and being thoughtful and methodical, and moving things forward. it is important that the project not be stalled because of appointment concerns. i think treasure island will bring back economic vitality to the city in terms of recreation, housing, and opportunity for small business. linder richardson has served on the small business commission. our commission looks at the diversity and economic opportunity for women. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you, commissioner. next speaker? >> my name is kathy. i am the director of hunters point senior services. i am here to speak on behalf of linda richardson. i have worked with her for many years. she is a great leader. she has integrity.

i am here to support linda richardson.ant to speak on some of the things that have not been mentioned today. ms. richardson shows great leadership and has been an advocate and in the community for the past 20 years. she knows how to touch people. she is one of the chosen few who walks through communities, who actually stops people. she is out there. she has her sleeves rolled up. she knows how to talk to the youth. she knows what is important as far as community building. i am here to support her and her being a part of this project would be great for treasure island. we know the population of treasure island. we have women who have multiple children. we have single-parent thing going on. we have different organizations there. when we break down homelessness and other categories, alcohol and drugs, etc., lender richardson knows how to touch people. she listens to people. she is a good person for this position. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker? >> good morning. my name is martin. i am here to support li

i am here speaking on behalf of linda richardson. god said, "my people perish for lack of knowledge." mr. richardson has been blessed by god in my eyes as a voice from far away that has been given the education and the spirit of international affairs tied to africa, which is a vital point of connecting with this part of the world. dealing with homelessness, as i served as a board member, i know -- she knows how to deal with first class, second class, and no class, which is of vital point of our economy today. we need to support mrs. richardson right away because with the recent election across the nation, that will affect san francisco, we need to move forward as a city for individuals that know how to work on the state, federal, and the local and international levels. this will be very critical to fund the the city -- to fund the city and county of san francisco. it is not what you know. it is who you know. "can you pick the phone up and call and be there? thank you very much. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. >> mr. chair

i am representing today linda richardson and larry del carlo and joe mazzola. these are outstanding personalities. if you notice the people who spoke in reference to linda -- this city is known for its diversity. it is concerned about -- i think that gradualism won't work. these people are qualified. we have no time to waste. we finished a very divisive election in the country. it is time now to move forward. i believe this committee has the ability to do that. i urge you to move forward quickly. ms. richardson stepped up. we dealt with the toxic waste situation out there. there were various diseases from the toxic waste. she was a champion in pushing that forward. a variety of things were negative for the community. now we have one of the greatest developments there. linda richardson was part of that. thank you very much. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning. my name is john. i am with the electrical workers local 6. i don't think anyone should be held up. one comment was made about the transition in the mayor's office. if that i

linda richardson was part of that. thank you very much. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning. my name is john. i am with the electrical workers local 6. i don't think anyone should be held up. one comment was made about the transition in the mayor's office. if that is the only thing you will say to hold them up on, that is no good. the mayor's office a short they will have a seat for a resident of the island. i think that can be dealt with in the full board if it is an issue. lastly, i want to state my support of larry mazzola jr. he brings a skill sets that is not duplicated with the other candidates. comments were made about local hire and those discussions going forward. part of that conversation has to be bought affordable housing stock for working families. you have a spot where you can address that in large numbers. moving forward, that need to be done. working families need someone who will push for them. larry mazzola will be one of those people. his experience working with people from the mission housing corporation, they will be

just a clarifying question, with respect to items 9 and 10, the appointment of linda richardson, is there -- is that an individual currently serving on the board? >> i believe that ms. richardson is not a current member. supervisor campos: so it is an appointment, not a reappointment. i think the amended version of the notice has that. before we begin -- supervisor alioto-pier. supervisor alioto-pier: when you say officer of the city, these are people who have already served or are currently serving on commissions? >> we received a member of the -- in a memo from the mayor of who are city officers and who are not. supervisor alioto-pier: ok, just one more question. linda richardson was never an officer of the city? >> yes. supervisor campos: before we ask the individuals to come forward, i would like to give an opportunity to the office of the supervisor that represents treasure island, supervisor chris daly. we have a letter from the supervisor, and i know that mr. jackson from his office would like to make a statement. mr. jackson, good morning. thank you for being here. >> good morning

i'm here to support the appointment of commissioner linda richardson.course, i also support the reappointment of claudine cheng, but you already know about her, so i'm here to tell you what i know about commissioner richardson. commissioner richardson and i served on the human rights commission as commissioners for the last four years. she has earned my respect, my admiration, and my affection. she is passionate about human rights, justice, and equality. she is a good leader. she has a lot of leadership skills, but she can also work effectively as a member of a team. she has good business sense. she was co-chair of the local enterprise committee of the human rights commission. she also is very in love with her community. she has a strong relationship with the black community and asian community. she is a community activist. she has had an incredible amount of experience in working with the housing development, transportation, homelessness, education, and other issues that are important to the community. she is a very efficient and effective person. she

what that does is it would move forward the appointments of claudine cheng, john elberling, linda richardson, jean-paul samaha, larry del carlo, and larry mazzola jr. supervisor mar: thank you. i share some of the concern about the process. if we are talking about a team appointed to the tida authority, it is significant, the redevelopment commission and tida are really critical for the people that live on the island than the new residents that will come. people talk about 18. we need to include a resident on that team. that is critical. the point made that this should be a process of performance reviews, authority board members, not a popularity contest, i totally agree with that. tida is critical for the future of district 6 and for the future of san francisco in terms of jobs, housing, and opportunities. i think the proposal made by the mayor's office, the appointees are a diverse group with deep experience in different areas. there is some experience in equity community the element, which is important to me, that balances local hiring with the needs of labor unions. there is tremendous d

item 31 is a motion approving the mayor's reappointment of linda richardson to the treasure island development authority board of directors. item 32 is a motion approving the mayor's reappointment of jean-paul samaha to the treasure island development authority board of directors. supervisor daly: thank you, mr. president and colleagues. let me say there is at least one director here who i have supported several times, who has done excellent work on tida and who deserves to be reappointed, and i think that there is some merit to some of the other appointments as well, but representing treasure island here on the board of supervisors, having in the rules committee gone to some lengths to block commission appointment in order to get actual representation from residents of treasure island on to the treasure island development authority at this 11th hour, not just of the appointing authority's tenure as mayor of san francisco, but also the 11th hour of this supervisor's tenure here on the board of supervisors and my role on tida. i think that these appointments, especially in addition with the two

if we could now hear from linda richardson. commissioner. good morning. welcome to the rules committee. >> supervisors, good morning, and i am so honored to be up here and before you, as i have done over the years on several different issues in san francisco. i am a longtime community activist with extensive experience in land use and economic development. several decades ago, from a policy and community standpoint, i worked on mission bay with the issues of how we can build a climate institution in san francisco. my involvement and others' led to the development of the non- profit housing on mission bay. i also worked at the giants stadium. the issue then was about transportation. in san francisco, how do we ensure we have this stadium that will bring thousands of people, and as you can see, that project today is a jewel for the country. my efforts led to the creation of the southern waterfront. in san francisco, when i was selected to work on the project area committee in san francisco, i saw that that person in san francisco was neglected, and i approa

richardson join you. she has always been fighting for our diverse communities. she will put a human face on the development. i am blessed, linda, that you said yes. three great reappointment, a new appointee that will get us to the next level. i knew that i was losing the audience. talking too much. seven months old. it is always tough to keep any audience. thank you all very much for taking the time to be here. i want to thank my chief of staff as well. [applause] he has got some friends. i want to thank matthew for organizing all of this, getting you all here. thank you. with that, why don't we get to the formal part of the program. you can stand, you can sit, but all you have to do -- you have a choice -- is raise your right hand and repeat after me. what i will do is i will say i then everyone will state their name. and then during such time as you hold the position of -- and then we would just go down the line. each one of you will let us know what you will be doing in a more public manner. you will all be serving longer than i will be serving here, so all i ask is that you return my phone calls. do not forget who i am. [

linda gregerson, and ray armatroud. [applause] here are the five poetry finalists for 2010. kathleen graver, the internal city published by princeton university press. [applause] terence, light head. [applause] published by pen begin books. james richardson, by the numbers published by copper canyon press. cd wright, "one with others" published by propaganda press. monica yuen, "kidnapped" published by books. it is my great pleasure and perm joy to announce this year's winner by unanimous vote, terence hayes. [cheers and applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> i have no speech. i was sitting thinking i should have come up with blushes for -- blurbs for the other finalists, and i was thinking i have to thank my wife whose eyes are belter than my -- better than my eyes. my editor. [applause] paul lets me do anything i want. i can even screw up. like my wife, that's the best partner who lets you be imperfect. i'm happy, shaken a little bit. i won't say anything else, and we can get on with the rest of the show. thank you, all. [applause] terrance hayes. [applause] >> the national book award in nonfiction is presented by mar senior ri -- majoriegarb -- garber. [applause] >> it's a pleasure and an honor to be here this evening. it's bee