a white, black, asian, pacific islander. people of hispanic origin may be of any race or so they are found in each of the categories as hispanic is a ethnicity and not a race. we have been correctly reporting for the guidelines as far as race reporting lead to our data collection and have a category for hispanics. we are able to capture through the booking system at the jail. to extract ethnicity information, depending on what the commission would like to see, reporting information to those bodies, it would remain the same as we give them what they asked for. internally, to the police department and the pleasure of the commission, if you like to see any ethnicity broken out, the new world system has 19 different ethnicities on top of the four races with about known. and you'll be able to do that for you. the one thing about the cable system, for whatever reason they used a sea to report asia and pacific islanders. when we contact, we merely informed them to just -- that indicates occasion. the director is going to work to ch

it is not just any asian-pacific islander. it is the most -- is the most vulnerable better on metical -- medical. i know some are saying the building has historic significance. is there anything that could acknowledge what a community institution it has been, like a plaque or some kind of panel in the building? >> i would be happy to address this. as part of our mitigation measures, we are in the process of documenting the building. in the new building, there will be an entire area on the wall that is dedicated to displaying all those historic pictures and also pictures of the building as well. >> my understanding is there are a number of other community benefits, including the areas that you enter, the place where people sit on the bench. could you talk a little bit about that? >> sure. part of the landscape design has created spots as you walk of jackson street. we oftentimes see our seniors sitting in the open areas in front of the buildings right now or coming into our lobby and rusting. the new hospital design provides th

would like to welcome you to the third annual statewide celebration and recognition of asian-pacific islanderrican heritage month. this event is hosted by the mayor. i will tell you a little bit more. it is a non-profit, non- partisan. since 2001, our focus has been on educating the public on public policy. and fostering the future leaders from our minority communities to serve at federal, state, and local levels. the mission is to empower patients and pacific islander americans in civic and public affairs to education, active participation, and leadership development. >> civic engagement, leadership development, and community servthe theme of tonight's evens a celebration of the achievements and accomplishments of asian-americans in the state of california and our nation. >> ok'ing. -- ok. i would like to introduce our host for this evening. very well known as the first asian-american mayor in san francisco history. mayor lee championed balancing the budget to keep san francisco safe, solvents, and successful. he reformed city pensions. his focus is on economic development, job creation, and

alaska, hawaiian native institutions asian american pacific islander institutions and other minority serving institutions. these schools play an important role in creating a diverse workforce, educating new teachers and producing the next generation of stem workers. >> now is our opportunity to accept seconds on the amendment. >> second. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> all opposed? thank you. that is concluded. [applause] >> thank you. we have a couple of people who like to say a few words. congressman, would you like to take them? >> madam chair, what i actually have is a motion to suspend the rules for a brief discussion and hopefully adoption of language dealing with the section on america's security. know that requires the motion has to be ratified. >> is there a second? >> second. >> we need two-thirds to suspend the rules. all those in favor of suspend the rules for a few moments to make this point of privilege please say aye. >> aye. >> opposed? i saw a hand. is there something we need to deal with? >> [inaudible]. >> we are not going back. it is not new language. it would be a se

asia pacific islanders. legal outreach. central american resource center. a whole host of community experts in making this national opportunity a dream come true locally for our students and their families. so i believe that we have community members who could speak to this action from the mission community. thank you. >> thank you. >> public speakers? that signed up for today, jim, ava, wade, emanuel, clarissa. come on up. press the button and you have two minutes each. >> hi commissioners. my name is jen, i'm a communitied a and i work with our immigration program with undocumented pacific islander youth. i'm very grateful this resolution was presented today. thank you so much commissioner maufas and those of you in support of defered action. we not only represent the mission high school community but the overall san francisco community and the thousands of students that would benefit from this program and just to add on that, we are hoping not to have just one community forum at mission high school but a several and hope that the school district can iden

it recognizes the many contributions of the diverse asian and pacific islander communities and theirto promote unity, understanding, and appreciation among communities of color. i want to tell you how this month came about. president jimmy carter signed a resolution declaring one week in the month of may as asian- pacific heritage month. it was expanded to the entire month of may. in 1991. in san francisco, we are showing them how to do it right. right back to you, thank you. i will acknowledge the diplomatic representatives from another of -- a number of countries including china, indonesia, japan, korea. the philippines, singapore, and vietnam, my people. we are also honored to have with us tonight, mayor ed lee. as a city is a minister, he represented gavin newsom in defending this city's proclamation. and a new chapter in asian pacific american history when he was elected as the city's first asian-american mayor. ladies and gentlemen -- all right, join me in welcoming mayor edwin m. lee. [applause] you have your own crowded back there. the m. in your middle name stand s for ma. >

parameters have been reached that a watch has been issued, even a warning for some of the south pacific islands always better to be safe than sorry this is a thing where it is going to happen over the next couple of hours if you are heading that way for the holiday weekend it won't have bearing on your getting there and having a good time while you get there. back at home, half moon bay four mile visibility everybody else visibility okay, clouds hanging low, a little mist at the bay, drizzle at the coast, as far as fog not really. areas of low pressure, three low moving into british columbia two satellite lows rotating around it going to bring breezy and cooler conditions today and into tomorrow, temperatures three to 12° cooler today than yesterday biggest cooling inland. we are going to remain in the same conditions through 7:00, 50s, as we head towards noon east bay valleys and south bay will see sun, everybody else cloudy, 50s coast, 60s bay, 70s inland. 4:00 more sunshine develop around the bay, still warmest temperatures in the 60s and clouds return just as quickly as we head to 7:00, eve

i'm here to provide information about the asian american native, and pacific islanders community. during this testimony i will refer to the collective community as aa and ahpi. over 18.5 million of them represented 6% of the total population. according to the census 2010, the asian-american population grew by 46% and the native hawaiian pacific islander population grew by 40% by -- between 2000 and 2010. aa and nhpi represented over 60 ethnic groups and we speak over 100 different languages in addition to english. today i will discuss an issue facing those people and communities in the area of civil rights, education, health, housing, and economic justice and immigration. in civil rights, they often face daily biases and discrimination in the workplace, at the polls, in schools, and within the political process. not only do community members face bias and discrimination based on the perception of the group as perpetual foreigners, but individuals are often targeted for their actual perceived religion, gender, sexual a big, and economic status. there are three recommendations in th

whole purpose for this -- that i put together is for the japan town community, and also for the pacific island -- to get together and also for the local performer, to have a place to perform. we also have a live show for the community. if the kabuki theater concerns the noise, i will cooperate with them. i really need the full license to extend the music to midnight. and also -- i am doing this to create jobs for the youngsters. we created 39 jobs already so far. we get together -- for a ga thering and also, this is for the public to meet there. a lot of parties there for fundraising. we have had entertainment, and not one incident of trouble. i urge you to approve the conditional use for me. >> thank you. >> we may have questions for you. go ahead and ahve a seat. >>-- have a seat. [unintelligible] >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am nancy from sundance cinemas. we operate the kabuki cinemas next to the restaurant at 165 post street. we've operated this since may 2006. a year and a half ago, we gave up the lease and a new operator began to remodel. our former restuarant manager worked ther

organizations, civic and institutional leaders for the native american, asian, hawaiian and pacific islander communities as was the latino community. -- as well as the latino community. we have increased $150,000 to that program. last but not least, realistic, which is responsible for the property management of over 4 million square feet of promises and different locations throughout the city. this budget is based on work orders. for those departments that are in city-owned buildings, we have over 1 million square feet of the city-around space. -- city-pound space. 100,000 square feet of leases. the operational budget is static, but the fuel budget for the fleet is increasing by $1.8 million. we have an aging fleet, so the office of budget has agreed to replace a certain amount to minimize the increase on the department's budget. and we will submit the effort by july 1st the effort the city is an undertaking to repair replace its fleet. -- to replace its fleet. and finally, the contract my touring unit. the mayor's office is proposing to transfer the local business compliance unit and the do