mr. mendoza. >> sorry are you okay. >> yeah. >> mendosa good afternoon. >> good afternoon mr. chair, i want to objection and thank the staff i filled out a speaker card for the earlier item and i'm not able to write there was a mishap so i appreciate staff and you letting me speak. i'm with the independent center in san francisco. i'm here to speak on behalf of our agency in support of expanding the free muni for youth to you include people who are seniors and people of sdabldz. many of our folks live on low income and the cost of living in san francisco is very hyphae many people in our community really have to make hard choices. as we know the food access is very difficult in san francisco and many people have to choose whether to go without food in a lot of cases and a rent is going up so transportation especially muni is really important so i see people with disabilities they can fully participate in your community wlo whether or not to visit friends and go to work. all aspects of life many of us use public transportation. please remember that people with disabilities are

mrs. mendoza: alex, you're getting popcorn all over the carpet! please, pick that up right now.n do your homework. i bet rock stars don't have to pick up popcorn. rock stars? where is your father? in the kitchen. alex is getting popcorn all over the carpet. you should teach him to clean up after himself. he was just in here helping me clean up the kitchen. alex, turn that television off this minute! that boy watches too much television. i know, i know. ramón, look at you, digging through laundry. you need a wife to take care of you and alex. i had one wife. that was enough for a lifetime. christine was never the rght woman for you. look, i was young. i made a mistake. are you going to see her tonight? yeah. we're going to try to settle this l.a. business. you're not going to let her take alex to los angeles, are you? not if i can help it. look, mama, i'm sorry. i've got to go. go, i'll finish this for you. thanks. go on. ramón... i wish you luck. come in. thank you for picking up the popcorn. what are you studying? science-- all about cells, how things grow. i can see you are gr

mr. mendoza is present. >> under protest. >> cornwall is present. >> under protest. >> mr.s present. and mr. hosis is present. >> i'll filibuster the main bill. >> no you won't. >> he loves barbecue, power, and possibly his life. he's the anti-hero of political junkies everywhere and he's a mascot for underhanded washington deal making. he is frank underwood from "house of cards." a wildly popular internet television show on netflix is filmed in maryland. when "house of cards" producers threatened to pull production from the state unless they got bigger tax breaks than they're already getting, one maryland lawmaker decided to channel his own inner frank underwood. one of the reasons a d.c. drama is being filmed in baltimore is because the film companies often get big tax breaks from states that are looking to bring in business. according to the "washington post," "house of cards" already claimed $26.6 million over 2 seasons. but the people who make the show wanted an increase in those tax breaks for season 3. it is a demand worthy of a character on "house of cards." enter d

mr. logan. >> we. >> maufas. >> yes. >> mendoza. >> yes. >> norton. >> yes. >> and miss fewer? >> yes. >> wynns. >> yes. >> six ayes. item b presentation to the board. >> over the last few days, march 5, through 7, 207 san francisco unified school district skaouts received free eye examines and classes through the vision ban program sponsored by one sight, a foundation group and i would like to on behalf of all of the students, make dr. albert lee who is coordinating this for the last few years, including organizizing more than 150 volunteers from all over california to work with our students, this effort was coordinated with the school health programs and in special recognition to the school district nurse, cathy babcock and many nurses and social workers and staff who helped to insure the student participation with this worthy cause and i want to thank the associate superintendent kevin truit of the support division and kim coats of the health programs. 55 of our schools signed up and sent 223 students to the vision van for free glasses and thank you for your efforts. i would

mr. logan. >> we. >> maufas. >> yes. >> mendoza. >> yes. >> norton. >> yes. >> and miss fewer?nns. >> yes. >>

may i entertain a motion to excuse commissioner mendoza mcdonnell and we'll do that without opposition. mr. clerk, please call the first item. item 1: agenda1401421.[hearing - update on the 2012 supplemental appropriation to fund a credit recovery program for san francisco unified school district]sponr: kimhearing to receive an update on the 2012 supplemental appropriation to fund a credit recovery program for san francisco unified school district sfusdd students at risk of not graduating in school year 2014-2015; and requesting sfusd to present a progress update on how many students participated, current graduation rates, and how funding was spent. 2/25/14; received and assigned to the city and school district select committee.pending introduction at the board of supervisors meeting on february 25, 2014 sf 11234 thank you. this hearing is on a follow up on a supplemental appropriation in the previous year to fund a credit recovery program at san francisco unified school district and to learn a little bit more about the progress of this program. in the appropriation of course these are fun

mr. logan. >> yes. >> haney. >> yes. >> maufas. >> mendoza mcdonald murase. >> aye. >> wins wynns. >> aye. >> norton. >> aye. >> may i have a formal introduction. >> move the introduction of the resolution. >> second. >> may i have a reading of the resolution by the student delegates wei and logan? >> thank you. >> the san francisco unified school district urges the san francisco municipal transportation agency to expand to muni discounted youth rate to include 18-year-olds. whereas the agent currently offers discounted fares for youth, 75 cents for single riders and zero to 23 dollars for unlimited use, monthly passes and whereas, the sfmta currently defined the youth as being between the ages of five and 17, despite 18-year-olds making up approximately 3,000 of 4,014 high school seniors in the sfusd and whereas there are also approximately 418-year-old high school students in sfusd county schools and even more 18-year-olds enrolled in private schools in san francisco. and whereas 18-year-old high school students do not qualify for the aforementioned discounted fares and must pay $2 for single trans

mr. haney. >> yes. >> miss maufas. >> yes. >> miss mendoza mcdonald murase. >> aye. >> wynns. >> aye. >> norton. >> aye. >> fewer. >> yes. >> thank you, >> thank you. >> board members proposals. none tonight. requests to speak regarding general matters. we have a couple of speakers signed up tonight, we have jose julio and briana read, and jane lazerati and jeff rice and rodney hepton and rodney hitus and reggie higgnand mary, twigbi and claudia, and two minutes each and please come up to the podium now. >> come on >> good evening, i am a resident of the hunter's view and the bay view i am the community advocate for 19 years and i have been the community liaison for the city of dreams, the parent advisory committee, for the center for youth, and i am a peer leader intern for the ymca and i am on the board of directors, for the wat and i am a grandmother to five, three of whom attend malcom x academy. many years ago, many children participated in the programs provided by the park, under the stewardship of julia middleton, known as aunt b, provided many programs, after school, dance, field trips, basketb

mr. clerk are there any announcements? city clerk: yes. please silence all electronic devices. >> thank you. commissioner mendoza did

mendoza mcdonald, dr. murase. >> present. >> miss norton? >> here. >> miss wynns >> here >> and miss fewer. >> here. >> miss wei. >> here. mr. logan? >> here.

mendoza mcdonald, dr. murase. >> present. >> miss norton? >> here. >> miss wynns >> here >> and miss fewer. >> here. >> miss wei. >> here. mr. logan? >> here. pledge of allegiance? >> we are voting on the regular board minutes of february 25,

mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that senator murray's budget committee legal extern elizabeth mendoza be granted floor privileges beginning today, march 26 and ending april 30, 2014. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blumenthal: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, that it adjourn until 10:00 a.m., wednesday, march 26, 2014. that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. that following any leader remarks, the senate be in a period of morning business until 11:00 a.m. with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, and the time equally divided and controlled by the two leaders or their designees, with the republicans controlling the first half and the majority controlling the final half. and that following morning business, the senate proceed to executive session under the previous order. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blumenthal: there wi

original request comes from my colleague, chairman bob mendoza-martinez des of the foreign reels committee. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. menendez: madam president, first let me thank my two colleagues, senator mccain and senator durbin, for their work, their leadership on this issue. it has created the type of bipartisan spirit that i think is incredibly important in general but certainly in foreign relations, and they both have added greatly to the legislation that came out that we are considering before the floor in a strong bipartisan vote of the committee. madam president, last week some of my colleagues in this chamber were sanctioned by vladimir putin for standing up for the ukrainian people, standing up for freedom, standing up for their democratic aspirations, standing up for the sovereignty of the ukraine. and as i said in brussels at the german marshal fund this weekend, if i have been sanctioned for those reasons, then i say, by all means, mr. putin, sanction me. and i would urge all of my colleagues to be supportive of the legislation. they may be sanctioned at the end of the day, but that's eell- but that