i am a commissioner with the san francisco board of education. last year, the san francisco board of education unanimously passed a resolution in favor of free muni for all youth. the governor is proposing not to reimburse us for any transportation whatsoever. free muni ensure that every student would have the means to get to school. add san francisco unified, we like to say the city is our classroom. in recent years, we have less of our children going on field trips to our museums, parks, historical sites because of the cost of muni to take all of the kids. i would be remiss to not bring to your attention that we have hundreds of students in our system who have turned 18 before they have graduated from high school. they depend on muni every day to get to school. they are full-time students. the majority of them do not work any job at all. we are getting them to graduate. san francisco unified is the top district in the state of california press school districts concerning test scores. i would ask for you to consider our 18-year-olds who are still

san francisco unified school district. teacher of the year, assistant professor of education at san francisco state university, board of education recognition of february 1998, san francisco alumni golden torch award, outstanding educator and 1995, and distinguished leadership plans in 1999. she is survived by her sister, her children, our grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. my last item is related to home to the dome. there was a famous poet, t.s. eliot who declared it april as the cruelest month. that was in the wasteland, but he realized in united states april is national poetry month. in honor of that, every year for the past seven years in city hall, we have had pelhams under the dome. i have a resolution declaring april 27 poems under the dome day in the city and county of san francisco. that will attract pellets from san francisco and across the bay as well. last year, we had one of our pilots -- when our poet laureates recite one of her poems and i'm honored to take part in helping to sponsor this event. colleagues, with your help, we could declare a great day and attract more people to a lovely of that. thank you

[applause] supervisor mar: this is the monday, april 9, 2012 meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors ladies and economic development committee. to my right is supervisor cohen, to my left is supervisor wiener. we're joined by david campos. lisa miller, give us the announcements. >> silent electronic devices, and completed speaker cards or documents should be submitted to the clerk. items will be on the april 17 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor mar: item one. >> resolution authorizing a grant in the amount of $180,000 to implement existing commercial buildings energy performance ordnance. -- ordinance. supervisor mar: mr. rodriguez? >> guillermo rodriguez. the department of the environment was awarded a grant of $180,000 to support the implementation of the existing commercial building performance ordinance. it was adopted in february of 2011 and requires each commercial building 10,000 square feet or greater to annually report the energy performance, conduct an energy audit every five years, and direct the department of the environment to make transpare

it was members of the san francisco board of supervisors who came to ask them to open san francisco general hospital, which they did. they ran it for four years until a very familiar thing happened, and that was the county board of supervisors had a dispute about how to pay health care bills. the sisters said we've had enough of that and went on to create st. mary's hospital. as you can see, very familiar with how the city works. even then, over 150 years. it is an important issue. we're glad to be able to provide it. we're glad to be able to be here and to recognize some super creative people and the super creative programs. the committee which reviewed folks and review projects had a tough time picking who should be chosen and who should be recognized. the list is fantastic. spur, of course, has worked for years and sponsor of this good government awards for a long time to make sure that the folks that work so hard that do not get recognized every day -- you do get recognized. firstly, from the business community, i want to say how proud we are to have you and how proud we are for the wor

board is very familiar. city and county of san francisco versus board of permit appeals, 1989. this party has all of the relief that she needs, all the damages she can sit in civil court. we would not propose putting is over, simply because there is a rule in san francisco that if her tenancy lasts more than a year, she is entitled to relocation money. we think this is a delaying tactic. we have obtained the permits. we have issued her a notice of termination. she is entitled to whatever claims and theories of fraud she would like to bring. those damages and attorney fees -- all of that. the light in this process is improper -- delaying this process is improper and unfair, and it is beyond the authority of this board to legalize this unit. president garcia: with those same revocation fees -- relocation fees apply before hair year -- before her year is up if the landlord was to allow her to stay until the school term is up? >> we will stipulate she may stay until the end of her school year. i do not expect to get her out before june. if she will export -- if she will accept the

she is also out on the san francisco food board -- san francisco school board, and we know how much we need her there. [applause] >> mayor brown said san francisco is the first and only city in the world to have an ordinance reflecting the elimination of all forms of discrimination as women. some of the women in this room or at the world conference. you heard it here, we want to bring the u.n. world conference on women to the san francisco bay area in 2015. [applause] i just have a few folks to recognize. former supervisor sophie maxwell. we have the vice president, but commissioner, the fire commissioner, linda richardson, the director of treasure island, the former commissioner carol, the city administrator, amy brown, the first woman in that position. the city purchaser on the mayor's staff. if i miss you, please see me. we would be happy to announce she. thank you for joining us today. [applause] >> i would also like to thank our table sponsors and all of our incredible volunteers. thank you for all of the hard work putting this together. [applause] now we're going to start our awa

this is the san francisco board of appeals. item #6 has been withdrawn. we have heard item number seven. we will move on to item number eight. laurie herraiz versus the department of building inspection. the property is at 395 arkansas street. protesting the issuance, the permit to alter of building, complete internal remodeling, add new windows, and expand existing debt. -- deck. all the board members are here and we will begin with the appellant. >> you have seven minutes. >> thank you. thank you for staying so late and not running out for food. i live in the property directly adjacent. this is a neighbor who lives on the other side of the property as well. we filed this complaint because of things we saw going on out in the field that we thought needed to come to the attention of the department of planning and building inspectors. the things we did not think were kosher given our own experiences. with three -- we have three main concerns. the timing of the permits and how that coincides with the work that was done. the scope of the permit. and the remo

>> welcome to the april 11, 2012 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. the presiding officer is board president michael garcia. joining him is vice president hwang and commissioners fung, hillis, and hurtado. we are joined by the legal assistant. i am the executive director. we are also joined by representatives from some of the city departments that have cases before the board this evening. scott sanchez is representing the planning department and planning commission. he is the zoning administrator. next to him is mr. duffy of the department of building inspection. we are also joined by john quang, representing the department of public works the belgium of st. use and mapping. -- division of st. use and mapping. >> the board requests that you turn off all phones and pages so you will not disturb the proceedings. please carry on conversations in the hallway. appellants, permit holders, and department representatives each have seven minutes to present their cases and three minutes for a rebuttal. people affiliated with these parties must include their com

this is the monday, april 2, 2012, meeting of the land use meeting for the san francisco board of supervisors. i am eric mar. ms. miller, are there any things to say? clerk miller: police and that things to the clerk. items to be on today's agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor mar: colleagues, we have five things on the agenda, and, ms. miller, could you please call item no. 1? clerk miller: item number one, a planning code for eating and drinking establishments definitions and controls. supervisor mar: the sponsors are supervisors wiener, olague, and chu. supervisor wiener? supervisor wiener: thank you. tate day -- today before the committee is something long overdue, with dysfunctional eating and drinking controls. this simplifies the planning could, with 13 different definitions, reducing that number to three. either a full-service restaurant or bar. this is a piece of legislation that allows new businesses to start and allows existing businesses to adapt to changing demands instead of micromanaging them. this legislation is neighbor and friendly. it maintains and even strengthens th

the board of this is located at 1650 mission st., room 0304. this meeting is broadcast live on san francisco and government television. dvd's are available directly from sfgtv. we will conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify at any of tonight's hearings and wish to have the board did your testimony evidence here wait, please stand and raise your right hand. please note that any member of the public may speak without taking this oath. thank you. do you solemnly swear the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you. >> thank you. we have one housekeeping item that has to do with item number seven. that appeal has been withdrawn and will not be heard this evening. we will take public comments from anyone who wishes to speak on an item that is not on tonight's calendar. please step forward. >> good evening, members of the board. i stood in front of you on january 18 when a neighbor appealed the construction project begun at our building. that night, we were all told that the back sunroom porches would not be reconstruc

meeting of monday, april 30, 2012, of the land use and economic development committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. my name is eric mar. to my right is supervisor malia cohen and scott wiener. alisa medicaler is our clerk. -- miller is our clerk. >> please silence all cell phones. items acted upon today will appear on the may 8 agenda, unless otherwise stated. supervisor mar: thank you. ms. millioner, we have six items before you -- miller, we have six items. please read item number one. [item one read.] supervisor mar: thank you. colleagues, as you recall, this item was heard at the last meeting and then amended and approved, and then we heard testimony at the last meeting that it's been continued to this meeting. it's a simple measure that would allow more attractive store fronts along the make merchant corridors of the richmond district and i strongly urge your support. in addition to the small business owners and others that are supporting this effort, it was also supported at the planning commission, where an amendment was made to also include another measure that supports smal

president chiu: good afternoon, welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting of april 10, 2012. can you please call our role? -- the roll? [roll call] >> supervisor cohen: is absent. mr. president, you have a quorum. president chiu: can you please join me in the pledge of allegiance? [pledge of allegiance] colleagues, we have copies of the march 6 board meeting minutes and the march 7 special meeting minutes of the budget and finance committee meeting. a motion by supervisor campos, those minutes are approved. are there any communications? >> i have no communications. the first item will be policy discussions between the mayor and the board of supervisors. the mayor may address the board for five minutes and the president will recognize the supervisors that will present their own questions to the mayor in discussions show not exceed five minutes per supervisor. president chiu: welcome back to question time, mr. mayor. e-mail address the board as you see fit. mayor lee: thank you for being here today. i know that we have been extremely busy since my last visit here. i want

supervisor avalos: good morning and welcome to the public safety committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. can we have a motion to excuse supervisor mar? we will take that without objection. madam clerk, can you share with us your announcements? >> all persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off all electronic devices. if you wish to submit a speaker card, please put them at the container by year rail in front of you to your left. if you wish to submit materials to members of the committee, please submit an extra copy for the file. supervisor avalos: thank you. if you could call our first item. >> item 1, ordinance amending the san francisco police code sections 1215 through 12 15.4 and adding section 12 15.7 to require a security plan as part of an application for a commercial parking permit, said requirements for security parking plans, authorize the chief of police to suspend or revoke a commercial parking permit for violation of approved a security plan, authorize the chief to promulgate rules that set requirements for security plans, and authorize imports

. >> welcome to the meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. the presiding officer this evening is michael garcia. joining him is -- to my left is the deputy city attorney. she will provide the board with any legal advice this evening. i am the board's executive director. we are joined this evening by representatives from the city departments to have cases before us. they are here representing the environmental help regulatory program of the department of public health. at this time, if you would please go over the meeting guidelines. >> the board request that you turn off all cell phones and pagers. please carry on conversations in the hallway. the board's rules of presentation are as follows. appellants, permit holders, and department representatives have seven minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated with these parties must include their comments within the seven or three-minute periods. members of the public not affiliated with the party have up to three minutes each to address the board. the number of

>> hi, i work for the san francisco board of supervisors. a year or two ago, there is talk about changing the traffic laws so that cyclists would treat it red lights like stop signs and treat stop signs like yield signs. it was wondering about any changes in law? >> it has been suggested recently that cyclist conditions should be improved. one was that cyclists should be able to ride on a red light. that was a discussion. i do not think that we will get that in denmark, because you have to change the legislation opinion that cyclists, they already have the rights they need. they have the same rights as cars, and that is enough. we don't have this for cars. >> we also have european regulation on that. i should do the picture of the 1-way roads. the cost that it brought with it. underneath the existing sign, you had to make another sign on the other part of the road. the also had to indicate you are a car driver on a one-way road but you may have cyclists on the other side. we said, let's pass the message that it is like that, with or without