after joseph aliato, there was george moscony and chris moscony is here representing george moscony. [applause] and after the moscony years, it was diane feinstein. and her husband, richard blum, is here. they actually got married in the chambers upstairs. [applause] now, in just a minute, the president of the board of supervisors is going to say the words that will allow you, the public, to know what the vote was in his chambers earlier in the afternoon. but mr. lee, there have been several people from across the bay, from sacramento and other places, who are here to extend their warm welcome. standing next to you is mayor newsom's chief of protocol, my chief of protocol, diane's chief of protocol, everybody's chief of protocol, who's ever had a chief of protocol in san francisco, charlotte schultz. and i hope she sticks around as your chief of protocol. [applause] one of your state senators, and we have two of those, only one is present at the moment. the other one is up working on the budget. but senator leland yee is here to welcome you. [applause] and a man who went to bed on sa

west. -- the mosconi improvements that we did. the yellow bars, we have been in discussions with the sheriff. we are looking at how we can phase the project or build 400 beds. we have done research on the attitudes, and it just is not there. it is really something that has been attempted in the past, twice with san bruno, and it failed. we believe that for now, this is the best strategy, other options. chair chu: thank you. supervisor mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: i am curious. are you gleaning from polling and surveying? with regard to support? in the rehabbing, where are you getting that information. >> we do go out a little while ago, and we try to get it understanding of where people's priorities are. we recognize we're spending a significant amount of dollars on the efforts before they go on the ballot. we want to be prudent and have a good understanding of what the priorities are and what makes the most sense. we are trying to be responsible and understanding. but what they would be willing to support, and using that info

the last time san francisco had an interim mayor was 30 years ago, when, in 1978, george mosconi, was assassinated by supervisor dan white. >> both to grow rather mosconi and harvey milk have been shot and killed. >> they needed a new mayor at the time. the board got together and appointed dianne feinstein. >> we did not have much to go on and looked at 1978. there were no hints as to who put it on the board, if any discussion occurred about a process. >> what triggered san francisco's search over 30 years later was gavin newsom's election to the office of lieutenant governor. >> i put myself up as a candidate for the tenant governor, won, thanks to the overwhelming support of the city. >> that is when we try to look for someone to take over his final year of the mayoral term. >> it is clear we have to do something in san francisco. we have to pick a mayor. that job was not up to the voters but the board of supervisors. by a majority vote, supervisors are able to choose the interim mayor. that is when the fun began in city hall. who would he be? >> we needed to protect -- perfect the

she's made a huge difference with mosconi with sherman elementary school and now through educate our state i know is going to make a huge impact in our community not only locally but personally as well. thank you for coming down and on behalf of the board of supervisors and city hall, it's an honor to have you here today and thank you for everything that you do in our community. [applause] >> thank you so much, mark. i'm extremely humbled as i told him on the phone. he must be confused in recognizing me. i really am humbled and accept this on behalf of the hundred volunteers, many of whom are in the room. i have to say that when i started doing some some volunteer work, i had a baby. i didn't like the park in our local area. a couple of years later, a decade later, i guess i didn't stop. i got the bug. it got to me. it's been incredibly rewarding and nothing can exceed the relationship with people throughout the city and state. in fact, right now, there are hundreds of p.t.a. moms working with me to try to stabilize some of the funding in sacramento and like mark said over the past t

decade ago back in 2000 when we started beginning the process renovating one of our playgrounds in mosconi. chris cal was very involved in the renovations artestry and following the playground's completion, crystal joined friends of the san francisco public library, marina library campaign which raise ared over $500,000 for the new library renovation and her children, her three beautiful daughter who is i know are here today used the playground and the library today along with my children as well. i have to say it is one of the biggest assets in our community. so crystal, thank you for your help with that. crystal connected with a lot of neighborhood supporters and founded the marina community association. a volunteer organization dedicated to protecting and improving the quality of life. it's where i grew up in san francisco and the m.c.a. is one of the -- you know, the strongest community groups till this day. and the m.c.a. tackled a number of high-profile projects including doyle drive and the marina. and continues to be a strong voice of the residents of the marina district. as her ch