made it clear that we have a system that is not complete in terms of ensuring that the needs of every san franciscan -- the health needs of every san franciscan are in fact addressed. before a health institution san franciscan our address. before the health institution proposes a project, it in cages in internal planning to decide for itself -- it engages in internal planning to decide for itself whether or not a project makes sense. this legislation takes the concept to the next level and simply proposes what we do not believe is a radical idea, that we, as a city, can engage in the planning with respect to the many projects that are not only before us now but are likely to come before us in the future and in so doing, we are simply doing as a city what these institutions have been doing for quite some time. a lot of things have been said about this legislation, so i wanted to make a couple of things clear because some courts have been raised, which i will respectfully submit are not entirely accurate. there is the issue of -- the point that was raised was about the appeals process, that somehow we

a big topic of conversation, what are the healthcare needs of san francisco, where are we going to go, how are we going to know what san franciscans need, particularly in a city as small as ours and divided as ours physically, geographically and the fact that we live in an earthquake zone and in many ways need to assure that our healthcare providers are across the city equally not only to make sure everyone's covered but to make sure that in case of a disaster, we have the type of coverage in different parts of the city that we need, not knowing if one part of san francisco might at some part be closed for reasons related to any type of natural disaster. that being said, when we went through the blue ribbon panel, it was an eye-opening experience and i think that the open and the free dialogue through it, we accomplished a lot. the biggest accomplishment was far and away the quiment from cpmc not to close st. luke's hospital but to invest $250 million into rebuilding it and it was through a lot of those open conversations. right now, we're dealing with the issue of skiff beds, the fact that san francisco needs more than we current

they should also prioritize the need of san franciscans. currently they are drawn to specialized care to be competitive on a regional, international, and national basis. it places an increased burden on the department of health. thank you for your time. >> next speaker please. >> i am with the chinese grants student association, and we work with a lot of community residents in the southeast. one impact of not having a master plan is that in the southeast where the members bear the biggest brunt of pollution from the freeways, whether the community has the highest asthma rate, the highest hospitalization, there is also the least access to health care resources. that is part of not having the tools for your -- having the tools. everyone supports the plan, but not everyone wants to go along with it. and when i hear the planning processes could but the determination is bad, i hear that it is great to have something on important new -- on paper, but it is not important. it is not necessary for institutions to go along with the. i have a problem,

we need to prioritize the needs of all san franciscans, especially those who cannot access what they need to access because of their resources. we cannot decide solely on business plans of corporations. we need to make sure that any developments are accountable to what residents need. the time is now. we cannot delay anymore. please pass this health care master plan and do not delay it any longer. supervisor campos: thank you, miss sabora. >> eric brooks here representing our city. we have several thousand members and many of them are a ground zero in various health care areas in the city. i am also with the san francisco green party sustainability working group. the green party has not had a chance to vote on this yet. however, i would assume that would resonate a lot with my comments today. it is crucial we have a citywide master plan for health care. thank you supervisors for putting this forward. i personally live a block away from the proposed cpmc cathedral hill location. i know what the traffic on challenges are in that area and i am also seeing that the plan seems to be to con

. -- out of ten san franciscans are riding bicycles. we just need to make them feel safe about it and allow them to make that economical choice to travel around. we need to take action on this now. we are 100% behind the goal of 20% of trips by 2020. there are a few places where we think we need action now. we need to fold these goals into the transportation plans that are happening now. we also need to reform our environmental review process and move to a new metric to look at impact, auto trips generated. we think we can do that this year. and we are looking at standards for what a complete bikeway looks like, so that it can be used by everybody. and we are ready with some ambitious shovel-ready projects, because there will be more federal funds coming. here we have ray lahood who is very much pro-walking and bicycling, and we think there will be more federal funds available to be able to build this out. i think the money will not be the biggest issue. it is building a political will to get this done. that can be done by adopting strong stretch go

it amplifies the need that much more that san franciscans, californians should understand and become more acquainted with the arab-american culture. if the census proves me right, when the numbers come out next year officially, we will see a significant growth of the arab- american population in the san francisco bay area but also throughout the state of california. that is critical because it means that much more that arab- americans have the right and the reason to want to make sure that their interests are being well represented in local government and city government, and, of course, in federal government. i continue to look forward to working with everyone here. thank you for the contribution you make to making our city one of the most majestic on this planet. have a great festival. thank you. [applause] supervisor avalos: good evening. i represent district 11 in san francisco, and as i became a candidate for supervisor and had been supervisor, i got to realize and learn more about the contributions of the arab- american community here in san francisco and the bay area. it is pr

it's been a life saver for us, it's the time of year when we most need donations and so it's a way for people very generous san franciscans to come out and make a donation. >> reporter: st. anthony's says it has seen a 5% increase in need in its dining room this year. also in san francisco the salvation army held its annual turkey carveoff at the harbor light center. it was a trimming competition between police, fire, coast guard and navy personnel to slice up 150 turkeys that will be used for 4500 meals to be delivered tomorrow. and as they were today, volunteers will be at the san francisco food bank on thanksgiving. it is already delivered -- it has already delivered 36,000 meals for this holiday and it reports demand up 32% with donations down. >> our financial donations are off a little and that worries us because we are trying to perform at the highest level that we can. >> reporter: back here at glide, they have the food, they are ready to feed thousands tomorrow but they said they could use more donations of food especially turkeys and they are looking for more volunteers. not necessarily for tomorrow. they have 5

need a compassionate mayor. and when i say that, what i mean is someone who will stand up for vulnerable san franciscans. i think in the city of st. francis, we need to defend it like that in the office of mayor. for me, the third attribute is not really an attribute, but really a political qualification. it has to be someone who can get six votes out of this room. people ask me why my name is not in consideration. i think i do one and to find. i think three i have a problem. a bit of realpolitik there. in terms of the process moving forward, i got caught up on our board rule that our legal counsel referenced, this -- as two-year chair of the rules committee, you would think i would get that the rules committee should repair appointments. but we have a rule earlier in our calendar. it is the adoption of a committee agenda. in part, adoption without committee reference agenda -- rule 3.11 says the board may consider motions for immediate option without -- for immediate adoption without reference to committee. the requires six votes. if no one else wants to do it, i am happy with preparing a motion for next

san franciscans to participate in this process, and we cannot unless you are united. i'm here to tell you as the director of environmental justice advocacy that today, san francisco needs to be united because we are facing many issues that mostly affect those that cannot defend themselves and our poor. you all may wait until our mayor, who is in room 200, leaves, but as one of you who hates the budget and finance has explained to you, the earlier you are united, the early you -- the earlier you take the leadership to show the people of sad and cisco, the better. i have heard you try to come to some resolution and give some guidance with outside counsel, but as you know if you read the charter, if you have for dissipated and read robert's rules, if you know something of the fair political lacked, you could have those of you who are in the majority could have through osmosis come to some type of resolution, so i'm encouraging you in this process to leave aside your egotistical concerns and work hard and focus on the people of san francisco. mind you very much. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> mr. president, 1984, i'd ask -- i asked willie brown in sentences g

need donations. so it's a way for people very generous san franciscans to come out and make a donation. we try to make it as easy as we can. >> the curb side donation drop off will also be open today. st. anthony's says they have enough turkeys but need more used clothing. >>> hundreds of san francisco volunteers will help deliver almost 5,000 meals to people who can't leave their homes because of age or illness this morning. the salvation army yesterday held its annual turkey carve off in conjunction with their annual delivery of thanksgiving meals today. the event is held at the city's harbor lights center. the competition pitted police, firefighters, coast guard officials and navy sailors against each other to see who could carve the most turkeys. ended up carving 150 turkeys which will be delivered in those meals today. >>> this thanksgiving president obama is calling on americans to help make tomorrow better. >> this is not the hardest thanksgiving america's ever faced. but as long as many members of our american family are hurts, we've got to look out for one another. >> in his we