of creating thirty thousand now e-mails homes by the year 2020 most will be in outreach of the san franciscan the san francisco ethics commission is, taking an iv i of actually roll is providing housing across all levels we're working diligently for everyone to live here and mr. chair protect the housing semiand strengthen goals against evictions we're commented for housing needs for all san franciscans to learn more visit highway

that's what it means to be a san franciscan.it is the pride of scene 36 states legalize gay marriage when only a decade ago we were alone in the woods. in the world. it's building the bridge over the water no one thought we could cross and doing it again your later. it's winning three world series in five years. it's trusting the girl from public housing with the board presidency. it is the belief that something is only impossible if san francisco has not done it first. our city is a beacon that shines -- the light that shines the way. from the chambers of city hall, to the shores of the pacific, i tell you with all my heart i am proud to stand beside you as we shine that light for the rest of the world. again, thank you to my colleagues. thank you to my city community. thank you to my friends and family. it is truly an honor to be here to serve as your president and i am truly look forward to 2015 and what it has to offer. together, i know we will all be doing great things. thank you. >>, >> [applause] >>and with that, madam cl

that's what it means to be a san franciscan.it is the pride of scene 36 states legalize gay marriage when only a decade ago we were alone in the woods. in the world. it's building the bridge over the water no one thought we could cross and doing it again your later. it's winning three world series in five years. it's trusting the girl from public housing with the board presidency.

the better and so see that san francisco is an affordable for families and make sure that every san franciscan shares in our city's rising prosperity this is any myths this is any passion and this is our san francisco thank you very muchyou. >> what do you think about working at an airport and i love it is busy all the time. >> we want it to be an those away was this is a venture if i didn't love it i'll be an accountant. >> we want the experience that is a non-airport experience the negative stigma we're trying to erase that. >> everything is in a bad food to excite them about the food and they have time to learn about us. >> people are imitated by traveling and the last thing to do is come to a place fill of chaos. >> telling me how the extent of napa a farms came about. >> it was a vision of the airport director he had a suspicion of a really cool gourmet speciality market locally friendly products this market local flavors this is the best. >> can we get a little tour. >> absolutely (laughter) ♪ ♪ >> so first on our tour. >> we have the clock we like to call it. >> this is coordinating it

the better and so see that san francisco is an affordable for families and make sure that every san franciscan shares in our city's rising prosperity this is any myths this is any passion and this is our san francisco thank you very much >> hi. welcome to san francisco. stay safe and exploring how you can stay in your home safely after an earthquake. let's look at common earthquake myths. >> we are here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco. we have 3 guest today. we have david constructional engineer and bill harvey. i want to talk about urban myths. what do you think about earthquakes, can you tell if they are coming in advance? >> he's sleeping during those earthquakes? >> have you noticed him take any special? >> no. he sleeps right through them. there is no truth that i'm aware of with harvey that dogs are aware of an impending earthquake. >> you hear the myth all the time. suppose the dog helps you get up, is it going to help you do something >> i hear they are aware of small vibrations. but yes, i read extensively that dogs cannot realize earthquakes. >> today is a spec

the better and so see that san francisco is an affordable for families and make sure that every san franciscan shares in our city's rising prosperity this is any myths this is any passion and this is our san francisco thank you very much >> you're watching quick bites, the show that is san francisco. and today you're in for a real treat. oh, my! food inspired by the mediterranean and middle east with a twist so unique you can only find it in one place in san francisco. we're at the 55th annual armenian festival and bizarre. this is extra special not only because i happen to be armenian, but there is so much delicious food here. and i can't wait to share it with all of you. let's go. armenia, culture and cusine has had much cultural exchanges with its neighbors. today armenian food infuses he flavor from the mediterranean, middle east, and eastern europe. >> this is our 55th year and in san francisco we're the largest armenian food festival and widely recognized as one of the best food festivals in the area. we have vendors that come up from fresno, from los angeles showing off their craft. we

the better and so see that san francisco is an affordable for families and make sure that every san franciscan shares in our city's rising prosperity this is any myths this is any passion and this is our san francisco thank you very much >> good afternoon. and welcome to the transbay joint powers authority board of directors' meeting for friday, january 16th. i wanted to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv who make each of our meetings available to the public online and also transcribe our meeting. and recognized jessie harlan and egan. >> do we have any announcements. >> ly call roll. director lee. >> here. >> lee present. >> director nuru. >> present. >>> director reiskin present. >> director harper present. >> i will note for the record that director sartipi will not by able to join us today due to scheduling conflict. >> do we have any communication or board of directors old or new business? seeing none we'll move to the executive director's report. >> good afternoon everyone and happy new year. we start with some good news today, having to do with our bridge loan that we reported on last momen

can afford the medium fewer in california and quarter in the bayer and now fewer than a 6th of san franciscansfrancisco so go cheven condition tharz the obviously a high demand to live here the city is known for cultural diversities that attacks new residents and the credible opportunity our city diverse and will daytime committee grows jobs as a result we estimate the number of jobs is at ann an all-time 0 hive of 6 hundred thousand in the 80 the population was 6 hundred and 75 thousand now, it's grown steadily and quickly the recent estimate is 8 hundred and 40 thousand the highest in the city's history and it's not only san francisco it is greek the bay area has $2 million for residents and jobs then in the 80 and the growth is expected to continue by the year 20403.9 million people unfortunately, our housing supply does not keep up with the demand i might not realize the majority of construction is housing that's been suspended for years due to the 2008 recession while population is increasing the housing is only increasing that i 9 percent if we don't pursues housing the cost of housing a

the better and so see that san francisco is an affordable for families and make sure that every san franciscan shares in our city's rising prosperity this is any myths this is any passion and this is our san francisco thank you very much ♪ ♪ >> hello, welcome to the meet your district supervisor. i'm nona melkonian and we're here with supervisor katy tang for supervisor 4 which includes central and outer sunset. supervisor tang was appointed by mayor ed lee to serve as district 4 representative replacing previous supervisor carmen chu after she was appointed assessor reporter that same month. before her appointment she served as legislative aide to supervisor chiu. today you'll get to know her and the issues facing the city. welcome, supervisor. thank you for join using us. >> thank you for having me. >> let's start with a little about your background. where you grew up, went to school and what kind of jobs you had in the past. >> sure, i grew up in the sunset district. still live there. spent about 20 years living in the sunset district and just am so proud to be able to represent the distric

million for folks living on concrete is there something wrong with that i think so let's help san franciscans i'm sure you. thank you for your time (clapping.) >> next speaker. >> i'll call for names (calling names). >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is angela brown an associate pasture we help with meals and health care and childcare and housing service including shelter reservations we're the largest in san francisco which means people line up everyday to get a shelter bed or are turned away 7 thousand 4 hundred and 37 total shelter reservations were made in 2013 ranging from one, 3 and thirty night reservations the wait list for a 90 days shelter pains in our lobby and as of today had over 6 hundred names on it each night people are sleeping in the doors san francisco, california do better we need affordable housing and places for people to sleep it's a moral obligation we're all responsible for our community challenges and guides has always good for dignity acceptance and love for all if accident community please support in legislation and thank you for your attention. >> thank you

and i'm a first generation san franciscan born resident, married, two children. i am in favor of this project. when my parents immigrated from mexico, this was the american dream. we settled in san francisco after traveling to the east coast. we came here and loved it and stayed here and my parents have raised six children in san francisco. we are educated in san francisco and played in all the park new york stock exchange in san francisco. as i entered the city, all i have seen is housing and i think the housing take more precedent on the agenda for this city. i'm being priced out of san francisco. a bmr is a possibility for me to stay stay , work and live in the city. it's important for the housing to be there for us to live and to thrive. i think the buildings could be on the hook for $140,000 in property taxes and a sizeable donation to the parks department. i don't see any -- just following the logic of this project, it's better than most that i have seen out there, and thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> next speaker. >> commissioners, my name is charl

those issues for years and look i've got vegetation and fruit right next to me well, my fell san franciscans a year ago we gathered not twho too far from here at hoichd to celebrate the construction of new homes for our families in the city i set forth an ambition vision that had a phone call on jeebz responsibility that led us out of the great depression this double digit inflation and end also red ink we've set forth a course facing our city directly and from every angle on income and equality and education and transportation and most importantly housing pursue in 2014 working with you members of the board of supervisors and the entire community of our city i'm very proud of the progress we've made on that path together so to you and the voters of san francisco i say thank you let me start with minimum wage some of you know i grew up washing dishes in my fathsdz restaurant i know how families struggle in november we passed proposition j on this national working or workers today san franciscans will be getting a raise to $15 an hour by 2015 the highest in the america and mark my words the r

of creating thirty thousand now e-mails homes by the year 2020 most will be in outreach of the san franciscan with federal and state funds drying up the san francisco ethics commission is, taking an iv i of actually roll is providing housing across all levels we're working diligently for everyone to live here and mr. chair protect the housing semiand strengthen goals against evictions we're commented for housing needs for all san franciscans to learn more visit highwayabsence. so with that, just a couple little reminders, first of all happy new year to everyone. this is our first meeting of 2015 as a reminder we ask that everyone turn off any sound-producing devices, so that they do not go off during the meeting. and that you take any secondary conversations outside. you will have commissioner buell three minutes? >> three minutes. >> you will have three minutes for public comment on

of creating thirty thousand now e-mails homes by the year 2020 most will be in outreach of the san franciscan with federal and state funds drying up the san francisco ethics commission is, taking an iv i of actually roll is providing housing across all levels we're working diligently for everyone to live here and mr. chair protect the housing semiand strengthen goals against evictions we're commented for housing needs for all san franciscans to learn more visit highway >>> okay, i know, it's been a long morning. we've all been up since 3:00. we decided earlier upstairs that this is a blessing and we should take it as such, for those of you dear people that took three 3 hours to get here ks , i know the goddesses of gods knows you are here. i'm the executive director and ceo of the california historical society. on

themselves and fellow san franciscans safe. beyond 2015 we have an idea this is going to be to be an, evolving issue we'd like to achieve our goals in the areas of engineering and enforcement we want to go beyond that as well. continue to explore options by improving speed control. we'll look at another generation of engineering project and looking to work with community partners to find ways for that education to sink in a little bit deeper and really get into the communities that have the biggest concerns about traffic safety. going forward there are a number of key points of contact. i'm the person who is responsible for the over all level at the mta and my colleague tim papandreou have been leading this task force and the mayor's office, the mayor has hired a special liaison just for this issue. so thank you for listening to the presentation and i'll certainly be able to answer any questions you have. >> thank you. are there any questions from councilmembers? >> i can't think of any. >> i have a few. the first thing i want

cpmc prioritized the community needs and benefits san francisco as much as they benefit from the san franciscan and combined we are a coalition for health planning in san francisco and good neighbor, coalition and jobs with justice. and there are a numbers in the audience right now, who are members of the coalition and i asked them to stand up, briefly, and as we are getting our presentation ready. i believe that ours is on the screen right now. and we are here to mainly to insure that we trust and verify and i would like to trust our city, and in insuring that the development agreement, ratified in 2013 is fully implemented and urge that you verify any claims that cpmc is indeed in compliance. today we will focus on three key areas. >> jenny lamb and i am going to give you an overview around the concerns around the workforce provisions from the development agreement what was the promise, that there would be a local higher goal of 40 percent from all entry job level positions and today, this morning, obviously, speaking specifically about the non-construction jobs and the end use jobs. and that

it is for those san franciscans that the city is becoming less affordable.you know, i was as the hearing the meeting was proceeding i got a text from my husband who gave me the good news that our heater had been fixed. and try living without heat in san francisco in this weather for the last few days. but the fact is that we are lucky that we have a roof over our head. there are so many people that don't have in the city of st. francis a place to sleep. can you imagine surviving on the streets of san francisco? when we know it's cold in the chamber let alone how it is outside. have a great deal of work to do and i think that we as a board have a responsibility to make sure that when we talk about prosperity that we talk about prosperity that includes all of us. not a prosperity that is a prosperity that is leading the vast majority of people behind. that is the prosperity that we have in san francisco today. i will end with a great deal of gratitude to my staff because i think that they deserve the credit for all the amazing work that we have done. i know th

we used the local hire ordinance to the definition of what is local and san franciscans getting jobs for as a good example considered local so in the final copy you now see the numbers broken up and all the projects broken up into regional, local positions that we can count on san franciscans getting a job for and the broader base staff, like there is stuff in southern california that clearly san franciscans wouldn't see the economic benefits of that but it's still a project that could have potential. the thing to keep in mind and they're clear in the report on this we're saying we're going -- we're not saying we're going to build all of them and cost prohibitive to do but 10 years down the road you might be building and they're not all launched on day one and get thousands of jobs created. it's going to get to some time to that creation and there were some things. there were other stuff requested and change of clarifications done to clean up the stuff, make sure everything was copesettic throughout the report and i think they did a very good job and show where it is now and took --

quality of life where the cost of living is too much the city is getting increasingly hard for san franciscans if we want san francisco to be a transit first city we need to prioritize the need of our community we demand the free muni be approval today so we can remain mobile in our city thank you very much thank you. next speaker. >> (calling names) are any of those folks here repeating. >> good afternoon. >> hi i have a video i'd like to share. >> video. >> video is it okay. >> who wants a video. >> about 4 minutes but only the last two minutes on u s c. >> i think you can plug it in there you have to download it. >> it can't exceed two minutes as long as you understand that okay. >> it's not fair. >> it's not the decision it's for all the application in order to find (inaudible) in general if they need something strong around the city and probably the only way they can do it is in walking distance. >> okay thanks normally to promote the seniors taking the bus and in areas that they may serve i know they're not doing anything about it the fact that seniors are unable to take the bus you need

and schools then for the public a public information campaign so 3 points basically informing san franciscans about the new cigarette the new e cigarette ordinance and reinforcing our smoking laws on the book educating the public that e cigarettes there is a lot of confusion and encouraging the smokers and e cigarettes smokers to quit also primd people it's possible to quit keep trying there's a summer brainstorming session with our members to talk about the key messages that are important and the key concepts moving forward and then moving to the graphic design and messaging pleasing phase a catch phrase of the campaign emerged curve it and using a survey and focus group results to better understand what is in the minds of people with electronic cigarettes before moving forward and refinancing the campaign as you can see a new i know that is no smoking on the right that is featured throughout the campaign and the graphic images appear with social media with the key use only at the curb and quite smoking now what's in an e cigarettes and certainly the use concerns of e cigarettes and other pr

housing semiand strengthen goals against evictions we're commented for housing needs for all san franciscans to learn more visit highway test. >> call the meeting to order. >> commissioner president katz commissioner adams commissioner brandon commissioner murphy commissioner ho item 2 approval of for the december 16th meeting all in favor, say i. opposed? minors are approved. >> item 3 public comment on executive session. >> any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed item 4 which you have session. >> a motion to move to which you have section all in favor, say i. we'll be matters. >> is there a motion to. >> i move to reconvene in open section. >> opposed? >> do in the disclose anything in closed session. >> all in favor, say i. >> i pledge of allegiance of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all please be advised that the ring of and use of cell phones and pagers and similar sounding dries are prohibited and please be advised that anyone can be removed if the room for the ringin