director metcalf: i am new to this board. is there anyone who can be speak -- who can speak to the question? >> staff has been meeting with the board, and bob can speak to this. >> let the record reflect, i have not met with staff on this. >> he has met with bob, i believe. >> thank you, directors. the structure in question is located at the west end of the facility and has two components, one of which is an emergency exit stairwell for exiting from the park and is part of the exit ring function affecting the capacity of the park to hold events and the total number of people that can be hosted at the event. the second element is an elevator, which is intended to give access to the park, and one of the intentions of the three points of access directly to the park that we have -- one of the west end at beale street, one at the main entrance of mission square, and this one at the west end, is to provide access to the park without bringing those passengers -- visitors in and through the building where they would be interacting wi

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i want to thank the tjpa, and one of the members that are here today, gabriel metcalf. as well, the staff of the tjpa. and they give to the help of our director, maria i-80-kaplan. also recognizing our many partners because this project would not be possible with just one entity. i want to recognize john ramp of the planning department, fred black from the redevelopment department. many people are coming together to make sure this transit center will not only create open space, affordable housing, pedestrian safety, business and jobs, but will be something that the city of san francisco can be proud of. in the not too distant future, these five blocks on both sides will be bustling centers of activities for neighbors and residents alike. as maria has also pointed out, this project is projected to add over 145,000 new jobs by 2030. locating these jobs directly adjacent to transit not only grows our economy but also reduces congestion and improve the environment by making transportation easier and more convenient. at this time, i want to introduce our mayor of san francis

director metcalf. the next one. and madam chair. with that, the minutes are approved. that does conclude your agenda for today. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any announcements? the meeting is adjourned. supervisor campos: welcome to the thursday, october 13 meeting of the government audit an oversight committee. my name is david campos. we're joined by mark carroll. david chiu is it about. it -- we're joined by mark farrell. we want to thank sfg staff for covering the meeting today. madam clerk, do you have any announcements? >> i would like to ask that all ringers on cell phones be turned off. completed speaker cards and documents will be included as part of the final period items will appear on the october 25 board of supervisors agenda, unless otherwise stated. supervisor campos: i do not know if there is need for an overflow room, but something to be mindful of the. if you could please call item no. 1. >> item number one public hearing on the 2010-2011 civil grand jury reported entitled hunters point shipyard, a shifting landscape. supervisor campos: one of

director metcalf. the next one. and madam chair. with that, the minutes are approved. that does conclude your agenda for today. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any announcements? the meeting is adjourned. >> commissioner buell. >> here. >> commissioner lee. >> here. >> commissioner harrison and bonilla have excused absences. >> i want to announce that item three will be heard after item 9. item fiveb will be removed from the consent calendar and heard on the general calendar. >> a few little reminders. if you could please turn off any electronic sounding devices, and we would please ask that you take in the secondary conversations outside in order for the meeting to proceed as soon as possible. if you would like to make general public comments, that's for items not on the agenda. last, please address your comments to the commission during public comment on the items in order to allow equal time for all. neither the commission nor staff will respond to questions during public comment the. commission may ask questions after public comment is close. we are on item tw

director metcalf. the next one. and madam chair. with that, the minutes are approved. that does conclude your agenda for today. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any announcements? the meeting is adjourned. >> good afternoon had welcome to the city operations and neighborhood services committee meeting. i would like to announce our sfgtv staff, thank you for your work. also, i would like him to walk in the audience who is here today. please call item number 1. >> item 1, resolution urging government agencies to work together to develop a free muni fast trpass for san francisco youth. >> i have been a long time muni rider with lots of fond memories. when my wife and i got married, we took the muni to our wedding. it was an unforgettable ride. we are still on it, i think. supporting transportation for youth is vitally important for the city and something that i have personally seen many affect -- seen affect many families. the school trollopdraws from ant of san francisco. there are those that go from many distances. we have seen a 43% cut in our school buses. 25 yell

director metcalf. the next one. and madam chair. with that, the minutes are approved. that does conclude your agenda for today. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any announcements? the meeting is adjourned. >> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with?

director metcalf. the next one. and madam chair. with that, the minutes are approved. that does conclude your agenda for today. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any announcements? the meeting is adjourned. >> good afternoon. i would like to call the meeting of the commission of the environment to order. >> [laughter] >> wow, that popped up. >> back to the future. >> san francisco public utilities commission. >> to order at 1:46, october 11, 2011. next item, please. >> roll call. president vietor. commissioner moran. commissioner caen. commissioner torres. i believe commissioner courtney is here and will be joining us momentarily. the next item as the approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of september 27. if there are any additions, corrections, substitutions -- president vietor: you have the minutes before you. >> move to approve. president vietor: there is a motion. is there a second? second. questions are comments? all those in favor? opposed. thank you. the motion carries. next -- >> the next item is public comment, an item for members of the public to

director metcalf. the next one. and madam chair. with that, the minutes are approved. that does conclude your agenda for today. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any announcements? the meeting is adjourned. >> around me what you see is an exhibition bien asian american women artist association. one of my favorites is cheers to muses which is a variety of sculpture, paintings and photographs in which the artists not only show their own work but talk about the muses who inspired them. coming up we have a variety of exhibitions celebrating diversity and performances and every first thursday we have an opening in our main gallery. >> what kinds of organizations utilize your affordable space progr program? >> there's a huge range. last week des president clinton divas had a drag fashion show. the united states of asian american festival has events here every career as does the national career arts festival. in recent years homies organizing the empower youth had one of their first large scale neighborhood events. >> i think of it as multi-generational i see artists who a

director metcalf. the next one. and madam chair. with that, the minutes are approved. that does conclude your agenda for today. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any announcements? the meeting is adjourned. >> the next time you take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or getting a cup of coffee. it also gives a greater sense that they can count on you to get to their destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted

director metcalf. the next one. and madam chair. with that, the minutes are approved. that does conclude your agenda for today. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any announcements? the meeting is adjourned. >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do. >> you imagine all the various elements of a city including parcels and the critical infrastructure where the storm drains are. th

director metcalf. the next one. and madam chair. with that, the minutes are approved. that does conclude your agenda for today. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any announcements? the meeting is adjourned.

director metcalf. the next one. and madam chair. with that, the minutes are approved.

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. >> director metcalf. >> present. >> director rohan. >> present. >> director harper. >> present. >> you do have a quorum. tony is expected. i think he is a little delayed. >> forgive me for my clumsiness in a chairing the meeting, since it i am not terribly used to doing that or being here. communications first. do we have any? >> i know of none. >> ok. old and new business, board of directors? i am kind of old, but you know. >> so am i.. >> that is true. we're both old business here. >> the director's report. i know we have one of those. >> good morning. i would like to welcome our newest board member, representing the sentence is the municipal transportation agency. welcome, director. >> thank you. >> secondly, to those of you were not able to attend yesterday's event at noon at the transbay site in the zone 1, the first block of the four blocks reconstruction on, we were invited by merely to have an event celebrating the demolition of the old terminal. and where it we will have the new transbay transit center. and the soon-to-be released district plan you will hear more about lat

director metcalf: i just want to say thank you for raising the issue. >> we have a long closed session. >> we are looking at building a building adjacent to that, and it has been to the knowledge of staff for many years, so we are trying to get the design finalize so we can move forward. the idea of there are other alternative exit ways to be had, so with a little thought and head-scratching, we can develop a win-win strategy, and right now, it is sort of a win-lose strategy. >> thank you very much. >> no other members of the public indicated they wanted to address you under public comment. with that, we can move into the consent calendar. >> we have three items. the minutes, which i will recuse myself from, from the last meeting. and then a couple of amendments. >> we can call the member -- the minutes separately, sever those from the calendar. >> all right, is there any motion for approval on items 7.2 and 7.3? ok, and the objection? seeing none, passes unanimously. i will recused from item 7.1. any objection from the minutes? and you will recuse yourself, to appear are, are you goin

director metcalf. the next one. and madam chair. with that, the minutes are approved. that does conclude your agenda for today. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any announcements? the meeting is adjourned. >> good morning, and welcome to the october 11, 2011 special joint meeting of the san francisco local agency formation commission and the san francisco public utilities commission. my name is david campos, and i am the chair of the lafco. madam clerk, if you could please call the roll. before we do that, let me simply think the following members of sfgtv staff for covering this meeting. charles, nona, and i want to begin by thanking not only the members of the lafco but also of the san francisco public utilities commission for being here today. madam clerk. >> on the call of the world. commissioner campos. present. commissioner mirkarimi, absent. commissioner of a less. present. commissioner hope schmeltzer. present. we do have a quorum. >> african turn it over to the vice president of the public utilities commission. mr. vice president moran. >> thank you, mr. c

to >> doing what he loved to do playing basketball on a summer day august 3rd and bronzeville's metcalfe park 13 year-old darius brown cut down in a drive-by shooting. on thinkable that a child cannot play in a park without worrying about my this criminal actions of others. charges about today against five people and the case aramis beachem and two teenagers jamal streeter and vito richmond and charged with first-degree murder clarence whitlow accused of supplying the murder weapon and michelle lawrence charged with insurance fraud urquhart used in a drive-by shooting all sleep reported damaged an unrelated incident a judge set bond today $2.5 billion bondbeachem and 2 for richmond, both come fast both confessed. >> looking upon members of rival gang he thought had killed a fellow gang member's sister >> one of two guns recovered suspect this to intended target instead of striking the innocent bystander bittersweet. the family that bought for step in a log journey we are appreciative to anybody who played a part in bringing these people forward. investigators focusing on one more person

nancy metcalf and dr. morning to both of you. >> great to be here, russ. >> let's talk about the survey first. is it true the survey found some parts of the country found better health care than others? >> yeah. weirdly enough, new england, a tiny part of the country, you can see the tiny little bit of states, have 18 of the top 50 private plans which are plans that you would get at a job or on your own. >> any reason why that particular area of the country does so as well? >> well, the plans just do better on the things that are measured such as preventive care, care of chronic diseases and customer satisfaction. >> let's talk about the top ranked plans. are there several companies that keep popping up over and over again? >> actually, several companies don't keep popping up over and over again. big companies, big brand name companies like cigsa and aetna you can't buy by brand name. >> top five there, any jump out at you? >> as you see, this is very much dominated by new england. if you don't live in tha