mr. barnes for the weekly round up on all the articles that affect ocii and the commission. that has been very helpful because it keeps us informed especially because there's so many obligations that are out there, and it helps commissioners not getting blindsided and not -- you know, when we attend events >> are we ready? >> one second, yes. >> we have a quorum, so we can start. gaffe gaffe regular meeting for thursday, 21st, 2019. the commission does notal rate any disruption or outburst of any kind. please silence any mobile devices and when speaking before the commission, speak directly into the microphone, if you care to, do state your name for the record. i would like to take roll at this time. commissioner fong. >> here. >> commissioner hillis? >> here. >> commissioner johnson? >> here. >>

mr. barnes for the weekly round up on all the articles that affect ocii and the commission. that has been very helpful because it keeps us informed especially because there's so many obligations that are out there, and it helps commissioners not getting blindsided and not -- you know, when we attend events >> my biggest take away is that you can always find a way. most people who go into public policies really want to make a difference and have a positive impact on the world, and that's what i love most about my job. i feel like every day at the sfpuc all of the policies that we're involved in have major impacts on people's lives both here in the city and across the state and the nation. in 2017, california senate bill 649 was released. it would have capped the fees that cities such as ourselves would be able to charge telecom companies for the right to use or poll for their cell equipments, and it also would have taken away city's abilities to negotiate what the equipment looks like, where they could be placed, and potentially we could even be in a position where we would n

mr. barnes for the weekly round up on all the articles that affect ocii and the commission. that has been very helpful because it keeps us informed especially because there's so many obligations that are out there, and it helps commissioners not getting blindsided and not -- you know, when we attend events >> self-planning works to preserve and enhance the city what kind hispanic the environment in a variety of ways overhead plans to fwied other departments to open space and land use an urban design and a variety of other matters related to the physical urban environment planning projects include implementing code change or designing plaza or parks projects can be broad as proipd on overhead neighborhood planning effort typically include public involvement depending on the subject a new lot or effect or be active in the final process lots of people are troubled by they're moving loss of they're of what we preserve to be they're moving mid block or rear yard open space. >> one way to be involved attend a meeting to go it gives us and the neighbors to learn and participate dri

mr. barnes for the weekly round up on all the articles that affect ocii and the commission. that has been very helpful because it keeps us informed especially because there's so many obligations that are out there, and it helps commissioners not getting blindsided and not -- you know, when we attend events >> my s.f. dove -- government t.v. moment was when i received a commendation award from supervisor chris daly. then we sang a duet in the board chamber. [singing] >> happy anniversary san francisco government t.v.

mr. mueller's investigation, it is critically important, in my view, that the attorney general keep his hands off of that. >> steve rattner. >> but the horse has already left the barns joined the republicans to confirm him. how or is there any way we could actually get the ideas you've espoused into action, to become part of how the attorney general operates going forward or is it too late? >> well, i don't think it's too late. it seems quite clear that mr. barr will become the next attorney general of the united states. however, the congress has a lot of power. and as we write in our piece, one of the porpg things that they need to do is to make it very clear that mueller's report, when it comes out, will be made public. this is what happened to us in the agnew case. when we were negotiating for a plea deal with vice president, one of the things that his lawyers insist sd on was that the facts of the case not be made public. and the attorney general of the united states, elliott richardson, backed us up when we said that was nonnegotiable. we wrote a 40-page of what happened, the entire case, all of facts and it was imprinted in many of the newspapers of the unite