that is really what proposition 26 is trying to stop. just some broad examples of things to put the kibosh on, if you will. a lot of these types of fees are typically enacted at the state level. a lot of state environmental programs are entirely funded by these types of environmental fees. for certain types of activities, it is really going to be felt at the state level. i am talking about how the city is quick to fill this. it might come down to us indirectly later. some of the examples are any time when -- say, for food packaging, any kind of hardware or waste disposal fees that would pay for anything that does not directly benefit the person paying the fee -- if it is general pollution prevention or cleanup of toxic sites the pair had nothing to do with creating. that is the kind of fee that is clearly illegal. you might have heard about these proposed nationally and locally on alcohol, tobacco, soda, and healthy food. there interested in putting fees on those to fund obesity prevention or things like that. that is another thing you c

and that is proposition 8, which was the initiative that banned gay marriages. this week a new charge against the judge who wrote the decision to overturn proposition 8. >> yeah. the sponsors of proposition 8 insist is not that vaughn walker is gay and, therefore, had a built-in bias. they say, no, we're not saying that a gay or lesbian couldn't judge this fairly. it's that he has had a partner, a long-time partner, a ten-year partner, and maybe they'll get married and that gives him a stake in the case. at least he hasn't disavowed it. he kind of confirmed that in a meeting with -- >> belva: not that he's going to get married? >> no, i'm sorry, that he had a partner. after he left the bench at the end of february, he met with the president, felt freer to talk about the case than when he was a judge. the question about his sexual orientation and partner came up, fairly well known but never out of his mouth, so the proponents say all we had before was rumor and speculation. my only newspaper was clearly the first source of it. nevertheless, now he's gone public.

so we were able to put together a packet of about $386 million, the majority being propositioned 1b, and then $61 million in the high-speed rail connectivity bonds. today, as far as the action to reaffirm the commitment to the presidio park way project, you are going to be approving a swap of almost $20 million in state local partnership funds that will then move to the central subway, freeing up some of the commitment the central subway had of regional improvement funds. that has turned out to be a better fit for both projects because it vacates a few questions that were raised about the eligibility of the parkway project for the state local partnership funds, and at the same time, makes funding available to central subway sooner than otherwise we would have had. better market street -- we have an attitude under way. there is a danish firm that will be doing some surveys as part of the public space and public life study. there will be some of that activity happening on saturday. some of the schedule has been moved a little bit because of the rain. but very interesting work that i th

the city has something called proposition j, which affected the charter. it would be interesting to me, not tonight, but i believe this is in the past. at some point, we could examine the relationship with proposition j and what it gives the historic preservation commission jurisdiction over. i think dsud is trying to say that all of the regulations of the city are not applicable. proposition j was a charter amendment. i would like to understand how that works. there is an interesting scenario that might happen. i believe that if this goes forward, the planning commission still has jurisdiction over some aspects of home development. if that development work to affect a historical resource, you might want to contemplate that and figure out how that scenario might be resolved. all right. i am almost through. on the development agreement, i had a question. -- that had to do with a section that had to deal with internal rates for the developer. i thought for a moment about the way it was being presented. if it were possible for the developer to reach those thr

he did come out against proposition age. it wasn't widely known and more should have been done to let the public know that position but there is no question this issue has -- it is no longer bipartisan. it is non partisan. those who i would call extremes on the other side have been live trying to stop gay marriage, they are a dwindling minority. this week we saw a team member from the national organization of marriage beat that organization and say they had felt very guilty and realized they were taking the wrong position on this issue. tongue will let you in on a secret. whether you know it or not everyone of usi will let you in. whether you know it or not everyone of us has someone with our family orchard tour neighborhood who is gay and lesbian and the more of them come out over time the more likely people are regardless of political or religious affiliation -- one other point. a major national poll last week showed those who identified first and foremost as religious individuals have crossed over in their support of gay

the flat base line, nothing changes, no suspension of proposition 98. it is a blue line. it depicts what an average unified school district would have received. if the state had just maintain funding. the green line at the bottom is the reality. it is what school districts, k- 12 education has received, through either suspension of proposition 98 or through cuts -- or non-funding of colette and additional reductions. in 2010-2011, if you notice, there is an area -- an arrow that goes in the right direction. this is -- represents the deficit with the $349 per ada cut. this is taking a little time to load. ok, i guess this is not -- this graph, if it shows up, basically shows over the last -- i don't know, maybe 40 or 50 years, it looks like -- how much california schools have been underfunded by compared to the rest of the u.s. guide to acronyms. appendix c is a broad overview of the school district's budget. the big pie chart shows the different proportions of our general fund. the restricted, which is all of state and federal and local programs, and we have other funds l

the institute was a state agency established by proposition 71, a proposition led by robert klein, to manage the process of stem cell research funding, authorized by california voters. i see in the idea it's a number of icoc, or the governing board of cerm, and i wonder if you could stand briefly and the recognized for the work that you do. [applause] bob has been a visionary champion of innovative science and a truly remarkable leader of california's stem cell program, and we are very glad and honored to have him with us this morning. bob. [applause] >> it is only appropriate that i begin today in banking the community of leaders that really has made this tremendous, spectacular accomplishment possible. i would like to, therefore, start by thanking a few of the champions of stem cell research who are here. they are really the modern medicis of california. we know that the dolbys and brodes really drove the critical contributions for this accomplishment. we also have france's bose here today. bill. richard was going to be here, a great supporter. brian bonds, but kept the agency movin

now, proposition a, that will allow us to add about six more. >> this is part of a bay trail? >> not the sand and cisco bay trail, which goes all the way around the bay -- the sand and cisco bay trail, which goes for all the way around the bay. >>. walking trail or bicycle? >> it is both. >> ok, dan has to go. thank you very much. >> thank you, enjoy the water. >> ok, we're going to go around to the front door and look at this. the ferry building was originally built on woodpiles. that were driven down into the mud. not the bad rock. it is almost impossible to find bad rap here -- it is almost impossible to find that rocked -- bedrock. they brought this so they could build the ventilation shaft, and the construction materials were brought here. the same thing is true if you go up to camp mather. a lot of what you see at camp mather was built, part of the construction shack and places for people to lift when they build the dam. the same thing is true here. this is the bart ventilation shaft and the ferry. the average water depth isz about 40 feet, and that is about right. on th

. >> you're dealing with administrative law in a very narrow proposition. i think it's -- it's justice kennedy's point or at least point of his questions that these issues mold into the merits and at least into anybody who's troubled with the idea that we're not going to decide the case even though we have just diction to decide it. maybe's that's a better way. >> if you're going to give me administrative law and zone of interest i think then you should give me federal common law which this court is at its height in terms of fashioning who can come into this court -- >> i don't understand why -- why you assert that the remedy here will not provide the relief. you acknowledge that, don't you? that -- that the remedy here cannot possibly stop global warming. >> we acknowledge that the relief that they are seeking looks like the relief in massachusetts vs. e.p.a. which is -- >> it does. the relief was allowing a federal agency to regulate the entire societies carbon emissions. >> that isn't what the court said. what the court said it would allow regulation in

in 2011 proposition a passed, which required our m.t.a. to submit a climate action plan to the board of supervisors every two years. that was in 2007. the last plan was submitted in 2009 and i expect a two-year update just in time for earth day. i understand that the plan will detail the various programs and relationships with other city departments designed to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in transportation and with regards to our m.t.a. operations. about half of our greenhouse gas emissions comes from transportation, so it's important that we look at this as we figure out, as a city, how to combat global warming. i'm also introducing and accept and expend -- typically i do not mention the subject matters of various accept and expends that i introduce, but i'm very excited about a grant that we're receiving to move forward. the fisherman's wharf public realm plan as we plan to host the america's cup in 2013. fisherman's wharf will be one the most popular places to visit and experience the race. for the last few years the planning de

he struck down proposition 8. >>> the lawfirm hire, quit the case. the firm was hired by republican lawmakers to defend the marriage act. that act -- a rally was scheduled to be held outside thefirm's headquarters tomorrow, the law firm is generally known for supporting -- rights. >>> pg&e will be testing pipelines around the bay area which is similar to the one that exploded in san bruno. today kron 4's jonathan bloom attended an open house where pg&e told residents what they can expect. >> reporter: in a roll full of posters off highway 4, pg&e explained to customers what it is doing to prevent another disaster like the one in san bruno. now pg&e says it will examine more than 150 lisle miles of similar pipelines. >> what we will do is look at any pipe that had a similar characteristic like the one in san bruno. that means a certain diameter and weld. >> reporter: pg&e is starting with the pipes that runs closely to desly populated areas. residents came with questions and concerns. she became more aware of the potential for danger when there was a

he actually did come out against proposition 8. it was not widely known, and perhaps more should have been done to let the public know that some of but i do think there is no question that this issue has become -- it is no longer bipartisan. it is actually non-partisan. those who i would call the extremes on the other side who spend their lives trying to stop gay marriage are a dwindling minority. just this week we saw a team member from the national organization of marriage leave that issue and say that they had felt guilty and realized they were taken the wrong position on this issue. i will let you in on a little secret. whether you know it or not, every single one of us has someone in our family, in our friends circle, a church, neighbor, that is gay or lesbian. the more and more of those people that come out over time, the more likely that people are regardless of their political religious affiliation. there was a major national poll that came out last week that showed those who identified as a religious individuals have cross

the originator of the proposition in the room -- i would like to not subscribe to the use of error, in the memo. i think this is an important thing to say because this is not an error until this is proven to be one. i would like the commissioners to please except this correction. >> i do not think that the motion -- considers the allotment or the existing shadow, but merely allows for them to raise the allotment. this may be considered at another time, when we will have documentation to establish this and we will vote on that. i think that we will consider the project itself, or the allotment of the project as a second action. >> commissioner? >> one last question, to the realistic person who testified. there was a similar project -- >> can you come to the microphone? there was another project that was advertised as studio units, with design and affordability. this developer went bankrupt. can you comment on the. >> the san francisco redevelopment agency is in charge of this. all that they have left -- >> this was a for-profit project. >> as certain amount of the homes -- those are the

i think the proposition as it stands now is fundamentally flawed. it is not fair to the officers, the department, or the commission. i think we should have an open and honest discussion about it. it might subsequently lead to a charter amendment. not even suggest that we have a discussion about his is really -- come on, guys. >> there is a motion [unintelligible] >> what i understood the motion to beat is to take this item -- the commissioner is just trying to hedge and -- agendizing it. >> commissioner slaughter, that is not my intention. my intention is that we have an honest and open discussion. rather than keep going, i suggest we continue this discussion next week. >> i would like to add, if i may. think you all for your input. i understand totally where you're coming from the. of the point in terms of getting all the appropriate stakeholders' on board. it is ambitious. maybe it doesn't happen. but it gets as focused so that by the next time around, we're there. it might take a lot of time. and the other hand, i feel much more optimistic about

we will hear from the lawyer trying to overturn proposition 8. this event is just under an hour. >> welcome, and thank you for coming to our final students talk back lunch panel. we co-sponsor these lunches every week along with the college republicans, college democrats, and the daily trojan. as is the case every week, i am joined by a representative from the editorial board of the daily trojan as a co-moderator of our discussion. this is the associate managing editor for print. we are co-sponsored by the college democrats, who i understand elected their new executive board for the 2011- 2012 school year last night. congratulations. i am understand the republican'' election is a week from tuesday. we will eagerly await the results of those elections as well. today's topic is life after proposition 8, who can marry in america? as some of the juniors and seniors may remember, in november of 2008, immediately after proposition 8 was passed in california, we convened a talk back lunch with proponents and opponents of the initiative. here we sit more

the judge declared proposition 8 unconstitutional. but walker's recent public acknowledgment that hoe is gay and has a long-term partner is grounds for a redecision. >> and we can go to mike for weather or you can show the slide show of your vacation. >> i don't think people will see that. i went somewhere warmth and i will take credit for the warmth. >> technically it is coming from the west. here is a look at what is going on. good morning, everybody. you can see a nice gesture over the top of us. it was running 165 miles an hour. it has brought fast winds down to our level. check this out and we have a wind in oakland . 24 in sfo . fastest on the bay shore and on the coast. our valleys are quiet . santa rosa and livermore 5-6. notice how cold it is . talk about how much cooler it is in the valley. fairfield 31 and 42 in napa and 43 in livermore. and everyone else in the low 40s to low 50s. it will not let the cold air sink down and lock in. 8:00 this morning, sunshine and a few clouds and temperatures around 40s and 50s. mostly sun

i went out on the streets and i helped bring proposition n in. i want you to live up to the promises that you made it to us last year. i note that two of the board members here today were not of their last year but the three of you were and you voted unanimously to approve a resolution that had a clause about money coming into the general fund. i want you to respect your promise of last year. i have one more short story to tell you. i was there in front of the ticket office. two people came up behind me, a young man and young women. they got married here and now they have to go pay to get in? we cannot afford to live in san francisco. they started crying. >> thank you. i am a public employee. i am proud to have a union job. i'm a member of -- and i'm ashamed that tend to one has taken a stand in favor of this the because this is against the interest of the workers. many of our workers to not live in the city and they will be punished by this. i have family who lives outside of the city as well. as a librarian, i have a very strong sense of the pu

i think the proposition as it stands now is fundamentally flawed. it is not fair to the officers, the department, or the commission. i think we should have an open and honest discussion about it. it might subsequently lead to a charter amendment. not even suggest that we have a discussion about his is really -- come on, guys. >> there is a motion [unintelligible] >> what i understood the motion to beat is to take this item -- the commissioner is just trying to hedge and -- agendizing it. >> commissioner slaughter,

i think the proposition as it stands now is fundamentally flawed. it is not fair to the officers, the department, or the commission. i think we should have an open and honest discussion about it. it might subsequently lead to a charter amendment. not even suggest that we have a discussion about his is really -- come on, guys. >> there is a motion,

it is also a great day for the citizens of california who supported proposition 71 in 2004 and helpedthis moment possible for the field of stem cell research and more importantly, for the human race. i want to extend a special welcome to the chairman of the california -- [applause] -- robert klein, the chairman of the california institute of preventive medicine, whose personal efforts mobilized the voters of california in support of the stem cell research initiative, and whose agency awarded ucsf a major brand towards construction of this building. i want to particularly express a very special welcome to four individuals. [applause] the vision and generosity of these couples, in support of this building and stem cell research throughout california have been a remarkable contribution to the field. all of us have ucsf and beyond thank you. when i came here just under two years ago, progress on the building was not all that evidence. some 200 construction workers had to spend a full year preparing a detailed sites and laying the foundation. working on what was in some areas 60-degree slo

one of the things we're doing in california and this is sponsored by proposition 50 and proposition 84, is regional water management integration planning and all the reamal entities have participated in this for the last year. but in the bay area we talk about overlaying that planning process with a focus on climate change and i talked to lester snow last night about this and i'm glad to hear the department will be promoting that but that's a good forum for the work we're talking about here today. with all the partners the local agencies and others and there is a public engage meant component as part of that. when we develop the plan one element we try to do is reach out to community groups and stake holders. i think that's one place california already has a process in place and it would be helpful for all of us to focus on climate change as part of that process. >> thank you. >> good morning. larry wilson. i'm thinking as a product of this summit that we should come up with a statement of the reality of science as we see it today. we all agree that certain things really happening. we

third, i have to tell you that i was one of the very strong proponents of proposition -- and i was

we had the alternative -- proposition n. we worked hard for it because you told us it would in the fee. if you did not deliver as we expected to now, we will tell people, and they will not be happy. for the next revenue projection, they will not vote for it here and my grandson who is 6 years old says it is not fair if he gets in free but all this family except his parents, he, and i have to pay. he said to tell you we have to share. [laughter] supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker please. >> good afternoon. thank you to the budget and finance committee and the board of supervisors for this opportunity to speak in support of admissions to the san francisco botanical garden. in a society member, a board member, and in a blur of golden gate park's. i am in the garden a lot. let me tell you that on beautiful, sunny days, that darden is full of happy people. supervisor chu: again, to the members of the public, other people also deserve respect when they speak, so please refrain. >> the point today is to help rec and park pay f

they don't realize is that all we're asking for is 1% per year of the new revenues generated by proposition 9. 1%. certainly, the recreation and parks department enjoys at least 1%. if you are not willing to allocate 1% of that revenue, you are not allocating one penny to the recreation and park department. that is not fair. the recreation and park department has been cut year after year after year, more than any other in the city. this is something that is important to the people. this is a place where many of us raised our children. my child lives with his throat friend in berkeley. we used to go to the arboretum to remember his mother. now, he will not go there anymore because we have to pay $14 to walk around the arboretum. >> i was not originally planning on speaking. i heard a few things while i was sitting there. i am a ticket taker. i definitely know the numbers that come in. i am for keeping the fee, not just from my job but as far as working there, it is nice to be able to educate residents. we house plants that are almost extinct. we give them maps, they get to walk around. at on