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we are here doing what san franciscans do best. we are improvising. we made what? ly we made soup out of out of lemonade. i want everyone to remember that back then san francisco was pretty dark. i know some remember that. we have an incredible fire department. the fire department and police department are the strongest safety units anywhere and i know in any situation we can get through it because we are san franciscans. my colleague president david chiu. >> good morning san franciscans. i can't believe you were here in 1906. i would like to welcome you. we know in 1906 this was ground zero. i want to thank all of you and want to thank our men and women in uniform from our fire department and police department who have sacrificed over the years and been part of our early response system. when the alarm woke me up this morning, i didn't know exactly what was going on and i think that is appropriate because when the earthquake happens there is a great deal of confusion. unlike 1906, we are much better prepared. with that being said, i still have nightmares that at so
we are here doing what san franciscans do best. we are improvising. we made what? ly we made soup out of out of lemonade. i want everyone to remember that back then san francisco was pretty dark. i know some remember that. we have an incredible fire department. the fire department and police department are the strongest safety units anywhere and i know in any situation we can get through it because we are san franciscans. my colleague president david chiu. >> good morning san franciscans....
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rebuild providing - for facilities even to provide more sports in terms of the health not only to san franciscans but it, the people who live in the san francisco bay area. the idea for me in terms of building the facility is to improve and save lives. and i would hope you would make this decision what outline due haste and i'm speaking primarily from the african-american community from the disparities that exist and i know two people that passed away and i think that that having some facilities on line could go a long ways in terms of improving the health throughout our community. i support it with all due speed. thank you >> thank you. i'll call some more names (calling names) >> good evening commissioners. i represent 1 thousand van ness garage. as a long time owner i'm here to speak in support for the hospital project. i can't overstate the positive impacts that will have on the resident. we've had the opportunity to wit house our community has suffered. the ambitious plan will help the surrounding neighborhood. in addition to the construction jobs c pmc has pledged a large number of local hi
rebuild providing - for facilities even to provide more sports in terms of the health not only to san franciscans but it, the people who live in the san francisco bay area. the idea for me in terms of building the facility is to improve and save lives. and i would hope you would make this decision what outline due haste and i'm speaking primarily from the african-american community from the disparities that exist and i know two people that passed away and i think that that having some...
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when the next he earthquake occurs the san franciscans deserve to have save hospitals for help. the time to improve that plan is now. thank you >> good afternoon thank you for lowering any tospectro speak. i'm the policy director and i'm here to speak in support of the agreement before you today. we represent the 11 non-profit community health centers in san francisco. collective we serve l about 10 people v. of the san francisco's population. i know you've heard a lot about the health care reform. we feel we've been working on preventive care and we offer many, many languages we serve many sub populations and with our partners with the health department. we're happy to have a pie to be used to help the clinics to help our april work in expanding assess as more and more get assured more will come to the clinics and we want to make sure we're keeping people out of the hospitals and into the doctors' offices for the best care >> thank you members the planning commission. i'm john and over ten years ago, i was the architect for this project. since that time i've been an independent
when the next he earthquake occurs the san franciscans deserve to have save hospitals for help. the time to improve that plan is now. thank you >> good afternoon thank you for lowering any tospectro speak. i'm the policy director and i'm here to speak in support of the agreement before you today. we represent the 11 non-profit community health centers in san francisco. collective we serve l about 10 people v. of the san francisco's population. i know you've heard a lot about the health...
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we are here doing what san franciscans do best. we are improvising. we made what? ly we made soup out of out of lemonade. i want everyone to remember that back then san francisco was pretty dark. i know some remember that. we have an incredible fire department. the fire department and police department are the strongest safety units anywhere and i know in any situation we can get through it because we are san franciscans. my colleague president david chiu. >> good morning san franciscans. i can't believe you were here in 1906. i would like to welcome you. we know in 1906 this was ground zero. i want to thank all of
we are here doing what san franciscans do best. we are improvising. we made what? ly we made soup out of out of lemonade. i want everyone to remember that back then san francisco was pretty dark. i know some remember that. we have an incredible fire department. the fire department and police department are the strongest safety units anywhere and i know in any situation we can get through it because we are san franciscans. my colleague president david chiu. >> good morning san franciscans....
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nothing against old-time san franciscans, of course. hopefully you'll consider my application.ou very much. >> thank you, dan. supervisors, any thoughts? sorry. any public comments? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel] >> supervisors, supervisor breed? >> yes. thank you for notifying us that you are a property owner because this seat is for someone who is a property owner and i'm happy to find out the property owner in my district, district 5, happy to move you forward with recommendation for the graffiti advisory board. >> second. >> seeing no objections, motion is passed. [gavel] >> thank you very much for wanting to serve on the graffiti task force. >>> appreciate it. thank you. >> madam clerk, is there anything else on the agenda? >> no, mr. chair. >> is there -- if there's nothing further, the meeting is adjourned. [gavel] >> thank you very much. [adjourned] >> good morning everyone, welcome to the san francisco budget and finance subcommittee meeting for wednesday may 15th, 2012, i'm mark ferrill also joined by kim and london breed. and mr. clerk do you have any
nothing against old-time san franciscans, of course. hopefully you'll consider my application.ou very much. >> thank you, dan. supervisors, any thoughts? sorry. any public comments? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel] >> supervisors, supervisor breed? >> yes. thank you for notifying us that you are a property owner because this seat is for someone who is a property owner and i'm happy to find out the property owner in my district, district 5, happy to move you...
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we can still achieve the spirit of what the city is trying to do and get san franciscans, and san francisco businesses to benefit. >> follow-up on that. how would you characterize the outreach to the minority and small business communities in san francisco? about the same as always? >> no. we did significantly a higher level of outreach than we do in a normal construction project. and because of many people in the local community really work hard to get this project to where it is, and advocate for it at the state and federal level. it was important for us to try to maximize the extent that we could given the constraints of the law; as i mentioned, you even heard references, outreach going back five years to the contracting community. we required the bidders for this contract to come to meet and greet sessions with the contractors. we have a number of different forms and try to share all of the perspective bidding information so the program was funding positions in our sbe office and also in the office of economic and workforce development try to make sure we are maximizing opportunities. i
we can still achieve the spirit of what the city is trying to do and get san franciscans, and san francisco businesses to benefit. >> follow-up on that. how would you characterize the outreach to the minority and small business communities in san francisco? about the same as always? >> no. we did significantly a higher level of outreach than we do in a normal construction project. and because of many people in the local community really work hard to get this project to where it is,...
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i'm also here from the coalition san franciscans and speaking in support of the amendment. that we've brought to you around the co- lateral agreement. we excited about the improvements and the community benefits that have been negotiated our result of community involvements is the benefit from this. so, you know, that is the spirit in which we believe this is an important agreement to have because we as a coalition bring a high he level of expertise and the city brings a level but not the same as being for example, a front line nurse. and the dp had is an excellent unit. you know, there not the relationships and the tenderloin with clinics there to make sure that the 15 hundred lives in the tenderloin receive those services and how are those connections going to be challenged and those lives have access to the services not only at st. luke's but cathedral hill. we want community input and it's an important part of planning, you know, and that's not just about getting a report but being involved in the planning and being involved in the decision and the mixed meeting we don'
i'm also here from the coalition san franciscans and speaking in support of the amendment. that we've brought to you around the co- lateral agreement. we excited about the improvements and the community benefits that have been negotiated our result of community involvements is the benefit from this. so, you know, that is the spirit in which we believe this is an important agreement to have because we as a coalition bring a high he level of expertise and the city brings a level but not the same...
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and moving forward with tech and business coming back, and concern about the most vulnerable san franciscans. one bedroom apartment is averaging 3,000 a month. median income has reached 77,000 here in san francisco. i'm concerned about the draconian cuts put forward by the department of health that will hurt many of my employees who rely on the systems of care of their own welfare for them and their families. i am concerned about the workforce system that is not addressing individuals with huge implement gaps. there is innovation being put forwardboth to the mayor's office from the various groups to reform the work for system; there are new ideas on how to get homeless individuals back to work. these are expensive options. i hope that in the age of innovation we take the risk to spend more and help those citizens and have the san francisco dream achieve self-sufficiency. thank you. >> thank you very much. bill bowen, district two. thank you for inviting public comment. and give ideas on how to spend more money; i'm sure it will be helpful to the people here. i like to shift a bit though, alm
and moving forward with tech and business coming back, and concern about the most vulnerable san franciscans. one bedroom apartment is averaging 3,000 a month. median income has reached 77,000 here in san francisco. i'm concerned about the draconian cuts put forward by the department of health that will hurt many of my employees who rely on the systems of care of their own welfare for them and their families. i am concerned about the workforce system that is not addressing individuals with huge...
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am currently a member of a few community organizations that promote the support of vulnerable san franciscansl with the goal of raising awareness and resources, and most recently i served on the alice b. tucker democratic club for five years where i gained a deep knowledge of the san francisco government structure and the political process. i am a proud african-american gay man that is grateful for the educational and professional opportunities that have been afforded me, at the same time i am keenly aware that those opportunities for advancement often without government have historically been not available for everyone. if appointed, my priorities would be to work with the commission and staff on continued development of educational programs, making them available for all san franciscans and my second priority would be to work with the commission on strengthening and increasing the commission's enforcement, authority, and other efforts. while the commission must maintain an impartial stance on issues that are brought before them and work hard to avoid conflicts, it also must seek to possess
am currently a member of a few community organizations that promote the support of vulnerable san franciscansl with the goal of raising awareness and resources, and most recently i served on the alice b. tucker democratic club for five years where i gained a deep knowledge of the san francisco government structure and the political process. i am a proud african-american gay man that is grateful for the educational and professional opportunities that have been afforded me, at the same time i am...
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san franciscans during campaigns read everything they are sent in the mail. love to meet candidates. a gauge with them in conversations. i also leaed
san franciscans during campaigns read everything they are sent in the mail. love to meet candidates. a gauge with them in conversations. i also leaed
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that will help san francisco and the san franciscans to enjoy the stability and prosperity and better living. we are happy that giants and go to set up a mandatory 25 percent local hiring. we hope you can move forward for this entitlement thank you >> thank you. next speaker. >> i'm here today also in support for the project. we see a lot of development coming through this project and with that development there will be opportunity for job placements. i support the resident from san francisco that come from decide advantaged san franciscan community. so we're very pleased to hear about the giants working with the communities and make sure to say union hiring and vienna support of the project. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello local 82. not only have the giants been a great partnerships for the community >> thank you. next speaker please. 61m joseph scott with local 2 project asou know is one of the several important decisions that will come before you on waterfront projects. sometimes, people think that the building trade unions will support any jobs that come up because of the con
that will help san francisco and the san franciscans to enjoy the stability and prosperity and better living. we are happy that giants and go to set up a mandatory 25 percent local hiring. we hope you can move forward for this entitlement thank you >> thank you. next speaker. >> i'm here today also in support for the project. we see a lot of development coming through this project and with that development there will be opportunity for job placements. i support the resident from san...
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my colleague president david chiu. >> good morning san franciscans. i can't believe you were here in 1906. i would like to welcome you. we know in 1906 this was ground zero. i want to thank all of you and want to thank our men and women in uniform from our fire department and police department who have sacrificed over the years and been part of our early response system. when the alarm woke me up this morning, i didn't know exactly what was going on and i think that is appropriate because when the earthquake happens there is a great deal of confusion. unlike 1906, we are much better prepared. with that being said, i still have nightmares that at some point in the future we know there is a 2 in 3 probability that the great one is going to hit us in a few years . i have a grandmother that is not prepared, i have many family members who are not prepared. thank you for san francisco who is ready for the big one. mayor lee is going to be here shortly and he's going to sign a piece of legislation that supervisor wiener and i worked on to make sure the three
my colleague president david chiu. >> good morning san franciscans. i can't believe you were here in 1906. i would like to welcome you. we know in 1906 this was ground zero. i want to thank all of you and want to thank our men and women in uniform from our fire department and police department who have sacrificed over the years and been part of our early response system. when the alarm woke me up this morning, i didn't know exactly what was going on and i think that is appropriate because...
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so how do we do it in a way that will minimize the impact on every day san franciscans? >> i really appreciate what you're doing here. you are a really patient gentleman, and i appreciate that. >> our parks are often cut first. how do we maintain our safety net, public health services, serity serces all of these are critical decisions that have to be made. >> i have seen many people come forward today who i know whose lives have changed because of the services we are providing. that is something that we can be proud of and have a as a goal at the budget process to make sure that we can turn lives around and create a liveable communities. >> if we do not resolve the pension issue, we will have to cut. we will see fewer options for muni. we will see the parks deteriorate. i think the tide is rising. we have to figure out how to swim very quickly. >> san francisco is home to some of the most innovative companies of the 21st century. this pioneering and forward looking spirit is alive in san francisco government as well. the new headquarters of the san francisco public utili
so how do we do it in a way that will minimize the impact on every day san franciscans? >> i really appreciate what you're doing here. you are a really patient gentleman, and i appreciate that. >> our parks are often cut first. how do we maintain our safety net, public health services, serity serces all of these are critical decisions that have to be made. >> i have seen many people come forward today who i know whose lives have changed because of the services we are...
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san franciscans during campaigns read everything they are sent in the mail. love to meet candidates. a gauge with them in conversations. i also learned how important it is to build bridges between communities, particularly communities of diversity we have. i was just incredibly honored to have been elected in november 2008. my district really encompasses the ethnic and economic diversity that exists throughout the city. as a result, i think my district is really emblematic of the entire city. you can find every political perspective that you could possibly want in district 3. so oftentimes, the interest of my district and the city really are quite a line, so i do not have to think about this difference is probably quite as often as some of my colleagues may have to. i in particular want to thank the mayor for his decision to protect our nutrition programs. this is something that i think we all believe is incredibly important at a time when we have seen massive federal and state cuts, for us to hold the line locally and stand up in the city of st. francis for
san franciscans during campaigns read everything they are sent in the mail. love to meet candidates. a gauge with them in conversations. i also learned how important it is to build bridges between communities, particularly communities of diversity we have. i was just incredibly honored to have been elected in november 2008. my district really encompasses the ethnic and economic diversity that exists throughout the city. as a result, i think my district is really emblematic of the entire city....
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the fact it, it's free to san franciscans the upkeep of a garden in san francisco we unique. we have 11 workers that we have assigned and we have about three to four gardeners in the parks. there's a lot of staff that is assigned to the botanical garden. when we were in our worse times it was a controversial decision agreed to a non-resident fee for people investing san francisco and it was similarly our japanese garden. the botanical garden is free speech for san franciscan resident. it was a community comprises we're proud to have it but if we lose that fee it will impact our budget the numbers are up and they're working on their sustainable nursey. thanks >> just some follow-up questions. i know your finishing up but since supervisor farrell brought it up i want some clarity around the expense of managing the garden overall vs. the revenue it's taking in or maybe that could be brought up at the budget meeting >> the revenue piece doesn't really begin to address the total expenses for the garden alts and the botanical garden vista hundreds of - invests hundreds of thousands
the fact it, it's free to san franciscans the upkeep of a garden in san francisco we unique. we have 11 workers that we have assigned and we have about three to four gardeners in the parks. there's a lot of staff that is assigned to the botanical garden. when we were in our worse times it was a controversial decision agreed to a non-resident fee for people investing san francisco and it was similarly our japanese garden. the botanical garden is free speech for san franciscan resident. it was a...