light, my city, my city come to me i will defend your right in public comment speech love, love, loveove city american-style truer than the red, white, and blue love american style that is me president chiu, supervisors, thank you ♪ supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> can i have the time on the counter please. supervisor chiu: we are actually looking into that right now, but you can hear the time that indicates that 15 seconds are left. >> thank you. i have lived in san francisco for 60 years. i want to take this opportunity to thank the "san francisco examiner" for their sunday cover story, mentioning prominently a pg&e whistle-blower. that proves beyond a reasonable doubt that maybe the people here at city hall should listen to the city's whistleblower rather than keep blowing them off for the past -- i think it is five and a half years now. second, in the sunday edition, it did have a very interesting article titled "sheriff's conduct hearing could snag future officials." i think the headline should read "hast officials also." it brings of certain persons in the article th

city. i'm talking about, of course, "i left my heart in san francisco." and what better way to celebrate valentine's day then with a tribute to the most famous love song ever dedicated to our home town by our city's most beloved troubadour, mr. tony bennett? [applause] and now, everyone, please join the san francisco symphony and our chief of protocol, charlotte schulz, here on stage in welcoming our host, mayor edwin m. lee and first lady anita lee, and the man of the our, our special guest, mr. tony bennett. [applause] -- the man of the our -- the man of the hour, our special guest, mr. tony bennett. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] that is the way you make an entrance, right? [applause] well, mayor lee, mrs. lee, and honored guests, for 50 years, the sounds of tony bennett and his rendition of "i left my heart in san francisco" has said to the world that this city by the bay is the capital of love, beauty, and a unique style that made it one of the plan its tourist destinations. mr. bennett, your voice is the voice of san francisco, and this

i want to spend my life with you exploring every corner and the depths of your soul. i cannot imagine being with any other cityk you for saving my life. you truly did. sign your is, until the big one kills us all" -- [laughter] "andy." andy is with us, too. andy lives in the haight. right there. thank you for your love letter to the city. now, i believe we are ready to take a trip down memory lane and check out some of those san francisco landmark that you have made famous, mr. bennett, with your incredible voice and visit some of your longtime friends who also want to pay tribute to you today. >> dear tony, we are here to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the recording of your song and our son, -- song, "i left my heart in san francisco." what better place to be then the fairmont hotel in san francisco where you first sang your song, our song, in the venetian room? i'm going to meet you in places where you have helped us celebrate the city by the bay, so follow me down memory lane. >> ♪ going home to my city by the bay ♪ >> toni, you have been an integral part of my life, and i get emotional because it was a

. >> ♪ going home to my city by the bay ♪ >> toni, you have been an integral part of my life, and i gettional because it was a wonderfully happy time. so i want to thank you. >> hello. you are at the home of the little cable cars that climb halfway to the stars. you know that line, don't you? you remember when we had the celebration to bring back the cable cars in union square and all over town, and you were there. and here is our pal, a bell ringer of the cable cars for 10 years, and he was there on that day, so what happened? >> i had the honor and privilege of meeting mr. bennett. he wrote on my car with me, and we've run down the high-speed hill with the turnarounds, and he sang a few lines of "i left my heart." >> that song? >> yes, and i just wanted to tell him thank-you for all he has done for this city. >> tony bennett, a household word in san francisco, and for me, all the years i have lived in this city, tony bennett has been like the next door neighbor. wherever i am, whether it is paris, whether it is wrong, whether it is nice, whether it is beijing -- whether it is rome, wh

indeed mentor at city build academy helping me and my city build brothers and sisters, making dreams come true. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, jason. next, i would like to bring up a member from local 261. as jason manchin, this city build academy is with our great pressure but local 261 -- as jason it mentions. we appreciate our working relationship with local 261 and dave. dave. >> thank you. first and foremost, i want to thank mayor lee for his leadership room and his commitment to providing opportunities to san francisco residence. i want to thank the heads of departments. naomi kelly, mohammed nuru, supervisor avalos, for the ordinance that is in place now. that will provide the conduit for the job opportunities. i also want to acknowledge the students from city build i also want to congratulate my brother pat mulligan on his new appointment. with regards to the students of city build, i often go out there and speak before the class. i tell them what it takes to make it in this very competitive industry. you just heard from one of the students. you know, it is not just a job

by the day -- city by the bay ♪ >> and now it is your turn. >> ♪ i left my heart in san francisco highcalls to me to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars in the morning fog may chill the air i don't care my love waits there in san francisco of of the blue and windy see -- above the blue and windy sea when i come home to you san francisco your golden sun will shine for me ♪ [applause] >> very nice job, everybody. well, as we close here today, mr. bennett, you have always had the key to our hearts. now you have the key to our city. we hope to see you back here soon in your city by the bay. thank you for this wonderful gift you have given us all these years and thank you so much for letting us honor you today. tony bennett day in san francisco. once again, for the man of the hour. [applause] thank you all so much for celebrating with us today. happy valentine's day. we will see you at the ballpark.

city's budget. we still have a $306 million gap. pension reform, which i will talk about later. we have the america's cup, getting that off the ground. then we have mynt of local hire and what that means for the city. and finally, i was thrust upon with the obligation to make sure that i selected a police chief, not a temporary police chief. a chief that will carry forth what i consider to be one of the most important things in this city, to secure the public safety of the great city of san francisco. i think i have done that, with the selection and now the appointment of the chief. so many people have come up to me and clearly you expected a chief who had spent 30 years in his life, but i did not realize how many people he has really known in every part of this community. they come up and they thank us for making that wonderful decision. you will see right off the that, if he will be a great partner to make sure our police force and all the public agency facilities work together and we produce a higher level of public safety in the new year. i set out for a number of these objectives to perform those things in the most non-political way and to give

. ♪ i feel the earth move under my city feet i feel the sky tumbling down i feel my heart starts to assembleity burns it is in back then 0, city, when i want you say it is always like the month of may won't you make it that way i feel the city to earth move under my feet i feel the sky burning it down ♪ >> supervisors, when the board had considered a resolution criticizing the israeli raid on the gossip flotilla two years ago, supervisor elsbernd voiced his opposition, saying he did not believe his constituents elected him to be weighing in on a blockade in the middle of the mediterranean -- supervisor chiu: if you could please address your comments to all the members of the board, it would be appreciated. those are our board rules. >> mr. elsbernd stated he thought his constituents had elected him to balance the new budget, filling potholes, taking care of the city. the board is considering a resolution criticizing the turkish government for an alleged failure to condemn the actions of the ottoman empire taken against its armenian subject. since you are weighing in on a historical -- histor

the rest i will submit. >> i am introducing legislation along with my authors to put the city are about half of planning for the needs of the lgbt senior population. there was a well-attended a hearing on the topic, and we heard from a lot of the members of the community have experts in the field about some of the unique needs of the seniors. while there are needs that all seniors share like architectural barriers that can prevent people from remaining in their homes or isolate them, access to health care and income, there are also needs that are very specific hand challenges that a very specific to seniors, including a reduced likelihood of having adult children the health care for them. discrimination and facilities that costs some that have been out their whole lives to go back into the closet, aging with hiv and other issues as well. how this legislation will form a 18-month task force that will have 15 months to conduct hearings, consult with experts, and formulate recommendations for the board of supervisors to help us plan and for what will be an exploding population, an estimate

right because you, you light up my city writes life here comes the night here comes the night please, make human-rights come out right [applause] >> thank you. before the next speaker, i just want to call up that cards one more time. [reading names] >> my name is not important. if you look at prohibition, prohibitionist targeted the irish, italians. the drug wars, people may be like you, i don't know. they put people like me in jail i will not be a scholar and i cannot be more interested in drugs, then i want to be a leader in my community. it is for people to make blacks become the next indians. everyone knows what happened to the indians. allen iverson, they called him the next bad boy. he said, i don't want to be the next bad boy. i don't want to be a target. -- had treatment in chemical relief. that is what helped to cure drug addiction. the corporations came after them because he was put in them out of business. the last thing i will say. it will be the same police that will try to come for me. that is it. >> i am a research and a

. >> it's just another sad day in my city whenever there is an incident that took place or shootings over the weekend. we're at 27 homicides. >> and that was oakland city council president larry reid this, is his district. so he was contacted by the police chief immediately. and right now, that building is empty. there are no students being interviewed or otherwise, they've left the building and they were escorted by police. right now, investigators are combing through the building and we're also being told that the mayor of oakland, jean kwan is expected to arrive here shortly. >> and at least six victims were taken to the hospital and that is where the family spoke with abc 7's carolyn tyler we talked to a family of a woman who has a massive gunshot wound to the arm. she's in good condition to tell her family what happened. here is a picture her brother shared with us. a telephone picture of his sister and there is a military uniform, she's in army reserves, attending to get her nursing degree. her family is saying that they received a phone call from her. >> and we didn't go to sc

vow to do the best job i possibly can for the city and i have -- as i have done from the outset of my city career. i will continue to draw inspiration and guidance from the black woman in our history and culture who have paved the way for me and others with their relentless fight against prejudice and intolerance and hate. there consummate energy, intelligence, and courage and their unshakeable persistence, unflinching sacrifice and unwavering faith. i have angels on my shoulder and they're my sisters. thank you and i wish you a happy and joyful black history celebration. [applause] thank you. >> thank you for those profound words. now, for all of you whose names were mentioned by naomi in her remarks, we split up the list so she covered half the room. i am not going to announce it. there are a few other people. mohamad in the public works department, rhonda simmons, give them all around of applause as well. at this time we have a special presentation. for naomi. bill hoskins. [applause] >> did afternoon. >> this is a treat to be able to present this to our keynote speaker. and on behalf o

if you be my buddy darden, he will be your long-lost pal. ♪ city, you can call him avalos if you be myyguard, he will be your city pal remember to look through these supplies of love ♪ ♪ i believe that a terrorist storm will survive somehow. we will make it through the city and wait and see. >> almost like being serenaded. thank you. >> thank you for having this meeting. i am a board member and community outreach coordinator. first, i wanted to say a few words on behalf of my imam. he wanted me to add, since our beginning, we have had a positive and strong relationship with every member of the community, various churches. not just a neighbor, but a dear friend. one of our members, he was murdered a few years ago a few days before thanksgiving, and it was very crucial were the police department helped arrest and led to the conviction of the murderer. in no way are we against the police department. and he proactive measures they are taking. at the same time, there have been issues whether it is the fbi or the center is go police department. even though we are against the grain compared t

my best jokes. two days later, i have to go back to the city for my meeting with lorne. i was so nervous. what should i wear? well, hip new show. i will dress hip. i put on my father's marroon polyester leisure suit. i looked like a big blood clot. i went to the city. he was staying at the plaza mattel. my meeting was like at 2:00 p.m. i do not want to be late. i was really nervous. i got there like at 7:00 a.m. in the morning. i see a pay phone, 1975, no cell phone. i went to the pay phone and call billy crystal. he had been talking to lorne about the possibility of being on this new show. i said, do you have any hints you can give me so i can have a leg up in this meeting? he said, well, he used to write for woody allen. he used to produce monty python specials. oh, and he hates mimes. lorne hates mimes. the bulls up a chair and give him this poem with 1100 jokes in it. he opens it. he reads the first joke. egos, u -- he goes, uh-huh, good. then he closes the book. i wrote 1100 jobs over two days, and he reads one joke. i wrote a jokes and the post office was about to issue a stamp comm

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he is my city counterparts, the garden's director. he provides oversight and leadership for what we refer to as our blended a horticultural team. the city gardeners' and the botanical garden society nursery staff and volunteers. this is the group whose work will benefit most directly from our news did of the art nursery. brent also was a member of the project team for the nursery. in addition, other members of our project team are here today as well. i want to introduce them. scott lewis of oppenheimer louis, elisabeth of oppenheim louis, and ron, our landscape architect. we are pleased to answer any questions that you may have about the project. thank you so much. >> i just want to ask one question. in some of the botanical garden society information, it gave some numbers of how much money has to be raised. there was a certain amount that was stated in the newsletter. there was a previous figure of $30 million that was thrown out from a much earlier statement. i know before you were director. if you could just clarify how much has bee

i acted in self-defense on behalf of my people, my city, my country, he said. let's go over to oslo where we're joined by john. >> hello and welcome to oslo. no one really expected there to be much in the way of humanity from breivik. were people expecting the bragging that came in his opening remarks have tired out the most spectacular and sophisticated attack in europe since the second world war. psychiatrists tapping away on their computers as he gave this evidence because it will be their judgment of whether he's sane or insane and it will affect how he's treated at the end of the trial process. but he concluded the evidence saying the attack was to protect norwegian people. i ask that i will acquitted. the hearing has resumed in the last half hour, bearing breivik being crossed questions by the prosecution council. let's get this report from our correspondent. >> this is how a mass murder is taken to court under heavily armed guard. anders behring breivik arrived calm and composed, even smiling a little. as with his first appearance, he greeted the court w

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magazines we were reading and the local city guides and felt that having a city guide that spoke our language was in need and my mother and i shouldn't read the same city guide. >> that's funny. >> exactly. >> so you're both in hiring mode. what kind of people are you looking for? cyrus, what's the kind of people you want to hire? what stands out? >> well, we have in word in our company that we use. which is humbition. we like very huck bell and ambitious people. it works well with our culture. the team that interfaces with doctors and patients and we've had such a great success, finding people with diverse background. we have opera singers, actors, people who were literally working in grocery stores that are very consumer-oriented, friendly folks and we have an insatiable appetite to hire a number of them. we are needing more people on that team. >> you know, i guess -- i'm trying to figure out what is behind all of this vibrancy and i guess you have to believe mobility is one of them. that's sort of the underlying trend that we're seeing so many implications of. so this week we saw instagram being acquired by