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what i saw were similarities, and it was impressive to learn the meeting with dutch planners and local city officials that amsterdam and san francisco -- i will focus on amsterdam because that is where i spent most of my time, but these cities are very similar. similar populations, similar population densities. they are laid out very similar in terms of residential density. we're centers for strong regional economies, similar in economic drivers. tourism is number one. viking is part of their tourism. also big finance, creative technology, that as part of the economic driver. also big similarities in terms of cultural or political persuasions. we are a population that values environmental sustainability. it values and social equity. we are cities that understand the benefit of the greater good , and are places where sometimes we are out lyras for the rest of our country. there are places that can be models for the rest of our country. in our cities, i can't talk about it without addressing the flat this issue. as flat as amsterdam is, when you are riding on a really heavy by with no barrier

the determination of whether a project is covered or not by the local hire is made by whether or not the city contract requires -- all of our contracts, a construction contracts, to incorporate local hire in a stepped-up increases depending on the day. but it does not cover private contracts. the issue of whether it is public orchis a separate question in prevailing wages, and this come from different sources. local 622 applies to contracts for construction been awarded by city and county of san francisco. supervisor kim: awarded by city and county of san francisco. even if public taxpayer dollars goes to the project, that is not the criteria for it to be covered by the local hire ordinance. >> not for to be covered by the x22g. supervisor kim: i'm sorry? >> no, that does not mean it is covered. it has to be awarded by the city and county of san francisco for 622g to apply. >supervisor kim: pier 27 is awarded by the city and county, correct? >> correct. 622g applies to pier 27. some money has been given to the city to pay for, demolition. 622g applies to that portion of the contract, because

i am the program rector of -- last month, the city and county enacted a local high ordinance. the intention was to protect san francisco jobs for san francisco residence. a good chance, a better plan must meet or exceed a lot in san francisco. as supervisors and lawmakers for the city and county of san francisco, i am sure that you have read or have been briefed on the reports regarding good faith. be aware of the wordplay and semantics and in force san francisco law. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am president of the south beach mission bay business association and the founder of tax central sf which is a community across biotech committees. i am here to acknowledge some of the great work that has been done in the out reach so far. the office of economic and workforce development and the office of small business, especially with the tech community. they have reached out very early on to make available data so that developers and start a companies can develop a new app leading to the growth of their company and jobs. they have so

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. >> also pointing out local cities and counties were given unrestricted funding and can use that to hire more drug endorsement agents drug prevention groups are worried. cities and counties are stretched thin and what doesn't get seized will likely end up in schools and communities. >> there is going to be an explosion of drugs i fear and some will have agents left san jose will be unmanned. and bart police out yin lined a system divided into five zones. it is called zone geographical policing and bart says it will allow officers to respond to crimes quickly and assigns the zone a team of cops. >> firefighters rushed to save a pedestrian stuck under a shuttle bus this afternoon. the victim was pinned under the bus. the injuries are not known at this time. the driver was taken to the hospital because of stress. police continue to investigate. >> and more than 400 residents of a care home say they have no idea where to go. the board voted to shut down the care center. the board acted on recommendation of the health department. it says it's losing $9 million a year and the aging buildi

is that out of this discussion we can also think about specific steps that can be taken at the local city government level to address this issue. i like to especially thank bill from the human-rights commission for helping to coordinate this hearing, and i also want to acknowledge and the audience to recent parks, it was the director of the human rights commission for the city and county of san francisco for her leadership -- to reset parks. and with that, i will turn it over to a supervisor winner. i want to think supervisor winner and supervisor olague for their great work on this. supervisor wiener: thank you, and what a pleasure is to have three members of the lgbt community on the board of supervisors. we have increased our ranks by 50%. when i was sworn in, i had spoken about my aunt who is now 70, and who came out before stonewall. she was helping take care of people through the height of the hiv aids crisis, some of the worst days, and she was always a mentor to me as a young gay man coming out so many years ago. when i think about all of the people who really were at the vanguard

. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i am the secretary to the police commission. on behalf of the commission, i would like to welcome everyone to the san francisco police department's 2011 medal of valor ceremony. please stand for the pledge of allegiance. >>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america into the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. please be seated. mayor lee was scheduled to attend but was not able to make it. he sent his congratulations to our medal of valor recipients. we're joined by the police commissioners and the commission president, vice-president, commissioners. also on the stage this evening we have the chief of police gregory surh. we have the deputy chief

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local city and counties are already stretched thin and what doesn't get seized by drug agents will lakely up in schools and in communities. >> i fear that there's going to be an explosion of drugs and once the issue is there it's harder to get back under control. >>reporter: while some say field office have only a few agents left, san jose, orange and redding will be completely unmanned. in sacramento, abc 7 news. >>> standard and poor bumped out look for california credit raying up a notch from stable to positive. agency noted improvement in the state money picture governor brown calls it a powerful vote of confidence in our state. >>> alameda county supervisor says she's getting treatment for drug addiction. the supervisor who is married to state treasurer bill lock yer release add statement after a report she was violently assaulted by ex boyfriend at newark hotel february 3rd. now she says reports of that attack are true. and it will take some time for her to heal. she also says quote with the strong encouragement and support of the people in my life who love me including my husband,

. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call >> and the morning and welcome to the public safety committee. i am john avalos, joined with supervisor olague and supervisor mar. gale johnson, can you share your announcement? >> people attending this meeting are as to silence their cell phones. if you wish to submit a speakers card, but this in the container in front of the. if you submit the copies of the materials to members of the committee, please have another copy for the file. this will appear on the february 28 board of supervisors agenda. >> if you could please call the one item? >> the ordinance amending the san francisco environmental code, section 400, and adding 402, for the existence of the existing commercial buildings for bicycle parking that will allow the tenants to bring their bicycles into the building, pro

. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiasticmmitted to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call supervisor mar: the meeting will come to order. welcome to the land use and economic development committee from the board of supervisors. my name is eric mar, i am sure the committee. to my right is supervisor cohen, to my left is supervisor wiener. we're joined by president chiu. >> be sure the silence of funds and electronic devices. anything being submitted should be on file with the clerk. supervisor mar: i like to thank the staff of sfgtv for broadcast of us today as they usually do. we have five items on the agenda at including three hearings at the end of the meeting. we have a packed house and another as an overflow room in the supervisors' chambers and to 50. -- in room 250. security might be asking people to find a seat in overflow room 250. we will allow them to come back into th

this study is to not only get the regulatory issues but also the local city consents as the change in date downtime will have impacts to their local traffic today and tomorrow. this is the last slide i will go over. this is a visual that tries to depict an overall planning process that caltrain is facilitating with all of its stakeholders and figuring out what we would like to see in our corridor. what are described in terms of the capacity analysis and the two new planning efforts are the three boxes at the top. our goal is to get to the very bottom box or close to their, where we are essentially trying to get from identifying issues and gathering data to inform our stakeholders to identify in what project alternatives we want to environmentally clear in our document. as you know, high-speed rail has put environmental activities for our corridor from san francisco to san jose on hold, and it is on hold until we figure out what it is we want to build in the corridor. we believe that with the inputs we have gotten from various stakeholders that this will get us to that end. this is an

two local city guys. >> there you go. >> you probably think you know all about the exploratorium. but have you ever been after dark? did you know there was a monthly party called after dark? science mixes with culture and adults mix with other adults. no kids allowed. every week there is a different theme. to tell us about the themes is melissa alexander. tell us about some of the previous themes we have had. >> we have had sex ploration, sugar, red, blue. many things. >> what is the theme tonight? >> rock, paper, scissors. we are having a tournament tonight, but we have also used as a jumping off point to explore lots of different ideas. you can find out about rock, paper, scissors as a game as a reproductive strategy. you can interact with a piece of art created by lucky dragon. you can get your hair cut from a cool place called the public barber's salon. they use scissors only. you can find out about local geology, too. >> that sounds like fun. let's check it out. >> this is the most common rock on the surface of the earth. interesting thing is, most of this rock is covered ove

. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastics committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call >> you can see that it is amazing. you can hear that it is refreshing. you reach for it because it is irresistible. and the taste. simply delicious. san francisco tap water. it engages the senses. 311 is an important resource for all san franciscans. shouldld

two local city guys. >> there you go. >> i tried to think about this room as the dream room, where we dream and bring some of those dreams to life. i feel very blessed that i have been able to spend the last 31 years of my life doing it my way, thinking about things better interesting to me, and then pursuing them. there are a lot of different artists that come here to work, mostly doing aerial work. kindred spirits, so to speak. there is a circus company that i have been fortunate enough to work with the last couple of years. i use elements of dance and choreography and combine that with theater techniques. a lot of the work is content- based, has a strong narrative. the dancers have more of a theatrical feel. i think we are best known for our specific work. in the last 15 years, spending a lot of time focusing on issues that affect us and are related to the african-american experience, here in the united states. i had heard of marcus shelby and had been in join his work but never had the opportunity to meet him. we were brought together by the equal justice society specifically for

. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstr

. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call >> welcome to the rules committee for thursday, february 2. i will be the chair today. i am joined by supervisor campos and supervisor farrell. our clerk is linda wong. thank you to jennifer and carolyn from sffd. the record the meeting senate the transcripts available online. are their announcements? >> yes, the item and it -- the items recommended will go to the full board on tuesday, february 13. >> please call item number 1. >> the motion to appoint supervisor olague, a term ending june 7, 2013, to the reentry council. supervisor kim: thank you. this seat was previously held by supervisor mirkarimi and is now vacant due to his new office. we have a motion to appoint supervisor olague to complete the rest of his term on the reentry council. colleagues, is there any discussion

and legislative bodies whether it is in the state of michigan or in a local city council, and ought toregulate money in politics. and we hope that maybe there's a little open window for the supreme court to go back and reconsider the decision particularly based on what we have seen in the romney and gingrich campaign. >> sure. so as you said she wrote last week, and i'm going to read the quote. they want to review whether the montana case will give the court: there has been some changes on the court, you have justice kay gan who has been appointed. and i'm curious as to whether you think that will change the dynamic. because i'm not sure her replacing justice stevens will get us that vote today. >> a report today asked me a question, and i told him i believe in miracles i'm a preacher and a politician. and there were five justices that spoke for the majority. you only need one to think maybe we went too far with citizens united to come over to the other side. and if five said let's take a second look at the supreme court decision, should somebody who is a wealthy billionaire be able to

. >> the mayor and others speaking in this conference say local cities will now have to take the leadups and to encourage job gronl. >> the mayor points out for every new green tech job created helps to support two, or three, other job autos thank you. >> and to race for president. a poll confirms rick santorum is gaining steam, mitt romney is still leading with 34% and santorum has 22%. he is pleading newt gingrich, who has 18%. and santorum picked up 10% points over the past week and tuesday, he won contests in minnesota, colorado and missouri. romney, santorum and gingrich spent the day courting party activists in washington, d.c.. >> i will fight for an amendment to our constitution that defines marriage as a relationship between a man and woman. >> my intention is to shrink spending down to the level of revenue not to recognize revenue up to the level of obama's spending. >> we're going win with contrast and ideas and by making barack obama and his failed issues in this case. >> and there is a weird but tragic story out of tennessee this afternoon. a murder motivated by defriendi

city. over the years have come increased communication with local civic leaders, police and fire departments, and city agencies. we have stepped up our service each year. our staff feels the have the unique opportunity to work there each year. they embrace it with the realization that they're able to be outdoors and have respect for it. we ensure that any disruption to the activities is minimized. we even work with rates organizers. when they brought the concerns over proximity to staging to our attention, it was addressed. we understand that the park needs to be left in better condition than when we find it. audial levels have always been a huge consideration for us. we are fortunate that the majority of our acts are sophisticated in nature. we monitor neighborhood levels voluntarily with a meter. we feel part of an extended family with our artists and we touch high production values with little to no infrastructure. it is amazing how well behaved the crowds are, despite the volume of attendees. they can interact with the public and have an opportunity with other locations around the world.

where you really need to draw the line as to local hiring, we need to make sure that is sacrosanct and that happens. i did not get why we cannot just go by the city and local hiring hall. you heard the authorities say just a few minutes ago, we don't need to nail this down in the agreement because we are confident that we can do it. well, if they're confident they can do it, nail it down in the agreement. let's do it, make sure that happens. >> good afternoon. i am the president and commodore of the pacific yacht association. we were formed an 1896 to foster communication between not clubs. there are over 100 yacht clubs in northern california. one dozen of them are in san francisco, and we represent about 20,000 boaters. i am also on the board of the recreational board of boaters and part of the tour guide guild. i am in support of the america's cup coming to san francisco. on the tourism and all, i believe san francisco is one of the best cities in the world and i am excited to have us in the spotlight of sailing. i want to teach some of you and remind others that boating is a multigenerational activity. contrary to many beliefs, it is not only