the places the successful city is for them as well as everyone else we see being successful will you help me will you all help me here i know that mercy is there they're part of my nonprofit development centers that will help me i need this story accelerated with everybody participation and if we do so then i can also talk about a city that is not only diverse and successful it is investor friendly we need our banks to be able to tell the banks you have the strongest investment and that will speak to the pension fund our own pension fund and labors and teachers fund as well but we're going to work with the teachers housing and work on a large sites you'll see more houses on we need that dialog at city hall that pushes us best bureaucratic let's get out p there perform and perform and it's an incredible die let's go to work and that's correct very much. >> as mayors do (clapping) by today is 1184th street day in san francisco (clapping.) the mayor as acknowledged this building would have been burned down and it would have taken years we'll have special folks from the san francisco fire department from the company dan and other battalion chief i've bunched the nam

the mayor of my city i grew up in. i just came from celebrating my mothers 90th birtday in seattle and it is wonderful to see their parks. growing as all these cities grow. this is a great time to have this conference in san francisco. i'm proud to host it here and proud of the reck and park and commission and parks alliance and trust for public lands and all our private partners working together with us to not only expand, to maintain, to reutilize and refresh open spaces in our city. just this weekend as you were here opening we had sunday streets over in the bay view and it is exciting to always find out how people are celebrating those sunday streets. i know the other cities do that as well and it isn't just enough for us as a city to have the parks that we do have. we have to kick over streets once in a while and make sure those streets exhibit the kind of friendliness for at least a sunday to imagine and have our kids and families imagine how it is to play in open spaces without the challenges of the congested tr

parliament i have a great landlord and speaking of this contribution once i retire my income dandelions i'd like to stay in the city i choose and many of my neighbors want to do this and not depend on the nice landlord but out of examination at city government data shows that the hotels like the airbnb has damaged our ability to live this way talk about the data talk that up with the nasa the voting act of 1965 has been permanently damaged by the fact that the superiority. >> sorry. >> next speaker. >> and weekend hi, i'm a registered host and we rent our entire home in the summer a week during the most otherwise we wouldn't rent out our home i've been a resident for 2 of years i share my home for 14 years i was evicted twice before we bought i voted for you and between my x and i we have 3 small businesses in the admission and bayview because of divorce i'm collecting money from ash i need the income awhile i get my bus up and running it has b also allowed us to start a college fund for my daughter available that people taking rental unit off the market should be stopped not what i'm doing i'm not a commercial uni

>> that's a very powerful picture right now for my city.basically that was the first incident that happened here during the protests where it got kind of out of hand. you know it's not the most positive picture but i think it tells a story of exactly what's going on in my city right now. >> what is the picture you want your pictures to tell of your city? >> basically i want to tell the truth, you know, like i stated on my instagram. i want to tell the good the bad, and also the ugly. i want to show the -- you know the rioting, the fighting but i still want to show you the guys cleaning up the city the people protesting with their hands up and how unified and peaceful my city really is. >> devin i have seen a lot of your pictures online. some of them are very powerful. describe one or two or three of your favorites, the ones that you think tell the story that the world least understands and most needs to know. >> one that actually touched me personally was a guy holding his son and he had his -- his son had his hands up. me being a father th

but i didn't want to see that in my city. you know what i'm saying? i've lived through this already. i know what's happening with this but i never expected to see nit my city and i didn't want to see it. i know we have fires and looting and you know it's not a pretty scene. but as you see, we get results. good results. >> reporter: and doctor we are substantial doubting in front of one of the buildings that was set on fire and looted. seeing this and knowing where we are right now. what's next for your city? >> well, i believe that what's next is for us to come together. have a conversation about how we can effect policy change. imkeep going back to policy change because we can't keep doing business as usual. we have to do something different so that the actions are taken differently. not that you can kill individuals or things can happen without some type of repercussions behind it. >> reporter: and i'm going to come to you. you've been here your whole life as well. you had a rough upbringing and you turned your life around. you told me something ear

parliament i have a great landlord and speaking of this contribution once i retire my income dandelions i'd like to stay in the city i choose and many of my neighbors want to do this and not depend on the nice landlord but out of examination at city government data shows that the hotels like the airbnb has damaged our ability to live this way talk about the data talk that up with the nasa the voting act

college because of my in this i picked up more classes at city college and attribute to my communicated by having guests come and spend money in my neighborhood supervisor wiener's district i think what we have is enforceable you can't chose to do nothing and be upset nothing was done the city attorney one a case $260,000 if i'm not mistaken against people that turned something into a hers we have comboshltd already the planning commission identified 60 people and turned the names over to the city attorney to enforce his job it is in the effective to have any neighbor endorsing the laws that's our city's job please make sure that the city implores the law and not my neighbors as far as restrictions what we have needs time to work and using the cash analogy if you buy a car and not choose to take occur care of it not take it back to the dlaerl doss it didn't work let's give it went to enforce the law thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. and good afternoon. i'm lawrence my husband bruce and i own our home and have the citywide short-term rental o

parliament i have a great landlord and speaking of this contribution once i retire my income dandelions i'd like to stay in the city i choose and many of my neighbors want to do this and not depend on the nice landlord but out of examination at city government data shows that the hotels like the airbnb has damaged our ability to live this way talk about the data talk that up with the nasa the voting act of 1965 has been permanently damaged by the fact that the superiority. >> sorry. >> next speaker. >> and weekend hi, i'm a registered host and we rent our entire home in the summer a week during the most otherwise we wouldn't rent out our home i've been a resident for 2 of years i share my home

>> yes i do. >> you care about my city? >> then why do you care about my city?archist. >> joining us from baltimore geraldo rivera, you debated that guy two nights in a row. is he an anarchist. why bother putting him on the air? >> you know, i don't put him on the air. he intrudes. he and some of his friends are here this evening. we're at city hall. we are not down at ground zero, the place in front of the cvs where the neighborhood was burned neighborhood was burned down. one thing, the vast majority of these people are well-intentioned well-intentioned but you have this fringe of demonstrators that occupy wall street and so forth that are different. these people by and large, have a legitimate beat. 35,000 abandoned buildings. unemployment approaching 40%. there are some real legitimate issues here bill that need to be addressed. different and apart from the freddie gray investigation. there are a lot of questions about that bill. >> listen nobody is saying that the right to protest should be aggravated in any way, shape or form. the right to protest is sacra

your surrounded with all those behalf communicated i communities >> i love my city san francisco has as every cultural in this planet living in san francisco it's a small city 7 by 7 but it's huge. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i really like the idea of staying in the neighborhood and living in the mission i've lived here the whole time and the community really stick to it people talk about seattle and portland now they talk about seattle and san francisco. or portland and san francisco but san francisco is definitely on the cutting-edge of the coffee scene in the entire nation. >> there's so many romance in coffee is surrounds the sourcing of that and thinking about where it came from and how and coffee is wonderful. >> i know for a fact i was born to make coffee. i have a notice from the dad let the life i live speak for me and let's have a cup of coffee and talk about it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the meeting will come to order. good afternoon, everyone, this is the thursday april 16th, 2015, meeting of the public safety and neighborhood services committee of the san francisco board of supervisors and to my r

city. thank you. [ applause ] >> hello my name is erica nave the teacher at catholic charities. we would like to thank twitter for everything they have done for all the wonderful youth in our programs. being involved has been a valuable resource for our children to begin hands-on program for computers. we are so grateful for their incredible support and continue to provide educational opportunities for the children and the families of san francisco. [ applause ] >> hi, everyone. i'm erica, the executive director of family and children services. on behalf of all at encompass i would like to thank twitter for their tremendous partnership. over the past year we have been involved in program and planning. it's wonderful to be part of this space which was nothing just a couple months ago transformed and a partner for the neighbor nest. the great thing about the planning process for the nest is that every step of the way the focus has been on how to make this space and the programming welcoming and accessible to the families that we serve. these discussions early on about the color sc

my favorite city in scotland. one of my favorite cities on earth. y favorite cities in europe, but is glasgow europe? i don't think so. it feels somehow older than that. to many outsiders, glasgow is seen as a hard scrabble, even fearsome place, a place that history has moved on from, but there is definitely a sense here that something different is around the corner. >> it'll be one of the most important events in scottish and british history. more than 4 million people will decide whether scotland should stay in the u.k. or become an independent country. >> will scotland stay or will it leave the union? >> scottish independence could mark the beginning of the end of the u.k. as we know it. >> but in the end, 55% of scotts voted to stay in the union. that left almost half the population still hungry for independence and with 17.5% of teenagers voting yes, england had its undies in a bunch over the possibility of an unraveling scotland. >> glasgow is a gutsy city. different outlook. new generation, but i still here the cries of yesterday. >> why does

forcefully tells me to stop and look at my neighbor it forces me to stop and look at the other people in my city and my neighborhood i look at into their eyes and wonder where they're going it forces us to show that we are connected i'm not living just my life in a car by myself going from point a to point b that is not about me it is about the we and that's what i love about infrastructure it forces us to look at the eyes of the folks around us so when we celebrate today and we look at the great work of mercy housing we should be so proud it is a monument isn't is a monument of we're together and all of us are important and it is a remember is planning and design must be sustainable for our future and that the future matters smart planning is business smart it is not inclusive taut at all in 2006, the voters of san francisco voted yes on proposition called proposition one c and out of that money came 7 by $7 million to help build this it is not state money it's your money on that day i voted 73 percent of san francisco voted yes and you said yes because you wanted this your opinion matters this

. >> i was like i need money i want to do something for her, my city. >> i said hey, why not, it mightbeen an active community person. [music] >> it gives a real experience that takes the concepts i'm teaching in class, it's real life it's not something that is just in a textbook, it's representative of democracy, and direct democracy all in one day for the students to interact with the public, it is complicated there are problems you have to you know deal with these issues as they arise immediately and come up with a resolution. >> it was really crazy and hectic there were a lot of voters. >> it gives me experience with helping people and getting to know people and how to treat people. >> being a poll workers, it's a cool way to see what life is about beyond school. [music] >> students must be 16 years of age get permission from their parents and school and have a 2.5 student gpa to become a poll workers they also have a two hour training session. >> i'm glad they had training, i had all my questions clarified, so i really prepare you for election day. >> san francisco is a multicultu

i know my city can be extremely great. he think speaking to the most recent things in baltimore, we have seen that. we have seen a lot of hope, and though it wasn't necessarily shown on television, the past couple of days i have received questions like what is it like in baltimore? is it still bad? is it this and that? a lot of people what people don't show is the unity in baltimore, the cohesion in baltimore, the efforts of the community from faith-based to, young people, to city leaders coming together to take back the community and take back our city and make it the best that it can possibly be. of course i have hope. we have people here today who are vested in moving our nation forward, and i definitely have hope and i think that yesterday when mr. bell asked the question are we serious, i think a lot of people said yes. so moving forward, continuing the work and just moving forward. >> thank you. anyone else? >> i do have hope. as far as everything that is going on right now, i would say those are just set-backs. thos

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what i know is that a lot of the things my city needs happen right here and right now, the political environment here will not allow us to get the support we need and changes we need. we got to change the debate, change the political environment, the way you do that is by building a coalition of leaders and literally push the debate in the right direction. we have to i said earlier, we have to walk and chew gum at the same time. i have to achieve these kinds of changes while making sure my city is safe, ensuring we i want prove the schools and host of things we do every day. commissioner bratton is doing a great job. the overall crime index shows crime going down thank god, but we have to achieve both. we can't have new york city and cities around the country abandon by the federal government. >> last one. >> yes, sir? you're the one, yes. >> okay. are you concerned at all about the experience that the great britain went through with the labour party shifting to the left? totally wiped out. >> this is a different dynamic. obviously, i was entertained by mr. foreman gingrich's analysi

some of the challenges that faced it for years report. >> i'm very concerned about the children in my city i share her concern. i have a 12-year-old son. unfortunately, if i only care for mine and i don't care for yours i'm not leading the city i want. >> oliver a former press secretary for the mayor and executive at philadelphia gas works is a product of this city growing up in germantown he switched schools five times in eight years and his mother searched for the right fit for her son. >> how would you say your child hood has shaped the way that you see so many of these issues? when i look at challenges of the school district i can't help but reflect how i fell as a kid and picking middle school when other kids ask kids stole my trumpet behind to learn how to fight and got good grades. >> he graduated from milton hershey school located in hershey. he says children should not have to leave the district to get the education they need. >> we have to invest in schools the right curriculum the arts and music the activities all the things that make well rounded kids and well rounded adults di

important that there is representation, on this body from the people who live all over the city, and so, from my perspective, i do think that someone from the district eleven which is kind of in the further, parts of the cities and, someone who is probably dealing with a lot of neighborhood that is dealing with a lot of challenges with the public transportation and getting around in the city, and some cases we tend to focus on the middle of the city, and the center of the city and the downtown city area and i think that perspective is important and if supervisor and, let me also add, that we have three outstanding candidates, that we really especially impressed with roger and his knowledge and understanding of riding muni i too was a native had along with supervisor, actually almost everybody here. and you know, we have had years of experience of riding the lines all over the city and it is appreciated, and using the public transportation system and knows, first hand the knowledge of the experiences, that folks face on a day-to-day basis. and but, i will say that since we don't have a recommenda

. >> i'm very concerned about the the child ren and my city. >> i share her concern. i have a 12 year-old son. unfortunately if i only care for mine and i don't care for yourself i'm not leading to the city i want. >> reporter: ol letter, a former press secretary for mayor and executive at fill gas works is a product of this city. growing up in germantown he switched schools five times in eight years as his mother searched for the right fit for her son. how would you say your childhood has shaped the way that you see so many of these issues. >> when i look at challenges of the district i can't help reflect, at a middle school when other kids stole and i had to learn how to fight and stopped getting good grades. >> reporter: oliver graduated from the milton hershey school children for lower income families that is located in hershey. but he a says children should not to have leave the district to get the the education that they need. >> we have to inn rest in schools, right curriculum, arts music activities, all of the things that make for well rounded kid and therefore

city college forward. i know we have a lot of work to do and ready to roll up my sleeve jz get to work. place. >> . >> for thursday, disruptions of any kind. please silence any devices that may sound off during the proceedings. and when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. i'd like to take roll at this time commissioner president fong commissioner wu commissioner antonini commissioner hillis commissioner johnson commissioner moore commissioner richards commissioners first on your calendar is items for continuance item one at mississippi

process and not allow the city to have investigations but having from my prospective i'd like see my city agencies and departments be adequately staffed and be able to enforce the allowing law instead of neighborhoods against neighbors rather than pit one person against each other in san francisco i want to make sure from my prospective we adequately staff our agencies >> because enforcement of those regulations there's been an expensive beat what hosting platforms have you been in contract with other platforms such as craigslist and have they indicated their left lane thinks in comply whatever measure is passed specifically if their comply with the requirement to not list any unregistered units. >> scott sanchez planning department so part of the recommendation the hosting platforms for unregistered unit the hosting - we've been in contact with the airbnb as a hosting platform but we have not asked if they'll ply with the requirement it is not a requirement from our commission. >> you've not been in contract is other mroochldz. >> even when asking questio

process and not allow the city to have investigations but having from my prospective i'd like see my city agencies and departments be adequately staffed and be able to enforce the allowing law instead of neighborhoods against neighbors rather than pit one person against each other in san francisco i want to make sure from my prospective we adequately staff our agencies

a place called home i walk into my bathroom and look into the mirror this life has created i love my city it might be a little bit on the crazy side but it's anything like that special things thanks to people that welcomed me with open armed or arms sally ray (calling names) and the supportive team here at 11, 84th street thank you you so much (clapping.) >> everyone at mercy is used to me getting weepy i won't disappoint there's not much to audio thank you for sharing that story and the mayor and supervisors we need to do more if you share that story with anyone that will make a world of difference please enjoy this day was we cut the ribbon thank youas we cut the ribbon thank you (clapping). >> before you cut it give me a nice smile 1, 2, 3 okay. let's. >> yeah. (clapping) and that's what i was thinking of test. >> good afternoon, everyone wow. first of all thank you, everybody friends, family appointees to our boards and commissions it is my pleasure to join all of you and issue the oath of office but a celebration of more people that share responsibility thank you to our supervisors h

and i did that in my city, ahmedabad. it has taken off like crazy. t's now in multiple other cities now. and i'm just delighted that we have that whole maker community that is coming together globally now. because whether you're based in the u.s. or in india, a maker is a maker, and people who are interested in sort of technology and using technology for creating tools, it's a very similar mind-set, and people connect with that over the internet now. so i think it's a really rich community that's coming together. >> all right. asha, thank you very much, and to you, margaret, and to you, chris, as well. we explored very interesting ideas, based on your expertise and passions. thank you for spending the time today. >> thank you so much. >> hope you had fun. >> lovely. enjoyed it. >> excellent. well, hopefully, these conversations will spur others and use it as a starting point and a trigger for discussions all year round beyond this asian-pacific american heritage month. we hope you enjoyed the program. now back to you, cheryl. >> thank you, kristen. fo