san francisco >> of trusty of city and county of san francisco >> con grat ulations. alex randolph. [applause] >> wow, that you can thank you so much. some of you know i'm not good with birthday parthies or event because i worry nobody would show up. i'm very grateful by the amountf support sw friend and family and see wright here in this room. good morning everyone. mr. mayor thank you so much for this incredible privilege to join my fellow trustee as on the board. i want to thank you for the strong smoret qu leadership over the last couple years for city college and all you do for pub lb education in the city. i want to recognize a fellow city college trustees here today, androshort or who scaformer trustee in the audience. other elected officials, member thofz board of supervisors and school board, but especially want to recognize and acknowledge my partner of 10 years who has been there from the beginning [inaudible] mr. mayor as a product of california community college system, i can't think of a better time to join city college board than right now. something al

. >> i noticed again looking at their foundational documents that our legal counsel is the san francisco city attorney dennis herrera and it struck me that was an odd position given that as far as i could tell wasn't acting like a legal counsel so i had a couple of meetings with them and including mr. herrera on tuesday and he agrees that's a position that is untenuous for his office. he has no problem being the legal counsel but he understands that he hasn't been acting as such at all, and has made it very clear to me that he doesn't -- it's up to us, the board to choose our true legal counsel, and he's willing to be that no problem, but if he is he's going to act as such and be essentially primary. for example choosing all -- the other firms, the sub firms and directing them he would be responsible and i have talked to andrew sharltz at shoop and hail and he he is also. >> >> hailey and he is perfectly willing to be the true counsel and understands that the scope of general counsel would include choosing and directing other firms to do the specialty work, so we're going to have to make a de

afternoon, welcome to the mayor's disability council this friday, april 17, 2015, in room 400 of san francisco city hall. city hall is accessible to persons with wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. wheel chair access is provided at the grove, van ness and mccallister streets and wheelchair entrance is provided via a wheelchair lift. assistive listening devices are available and our meeting is open captioned and sign language interpreted. our agendas are also available in large print and braille. please ask staff for any additional assistance. to prevent electronic interferes with this room's sound system and for everyone's ability to focus on the presentation, please silence all mobile phones and pda's. your cooperation is appreciated. we welcome the public's participation during public comment. you may complete a speaker's card available in the front of the room or call our bridge line at 1-415-554-9632. where a staff person will handle requests to speak at the appropriate time. the mayor's disability council meetings are generally held on the third friday of the month. our regular m

is working on to make san francisco the best place to live and work we bring shine won our cityepartment and the people making them happy what happened next sf oh san francisco known for it's looks at and history and beauty this place arts has it all but it's city government is pretty unique in fact, san francisco city departments are filled with truly initiative programming that turns this way our goal is to create programs that are easily digestable and easy to follow so that our resident can participate in healing the planet with the new take dial initiative they're getting close to zero waste we 2020 and today san francisco is diverting land filled and while those numbers are imperfect not enough. >> we're sending over 4 hundred thousand tons of waste to the landfill and over the 4 hundred tons 10 thousands are textile and unwanted listen ones doesn't have to be find in the trash. >> i could has are the ones creating the partnerships with the rail kwloth stores putting an in store collection box near the checks stand so customers can bring their used clothes to the store and

san francisco. his number one priority was to get the city of san francisco rebuilt. he was not concerned with an accurate portrayal of the dead. >> reporter: james delasandro was the author of the novel 1906. he believes the mayor and government tried to cover for the loom and doom to cover up their own mistakes and to try to bring back investors. >> if you say to someone, to a real estate company or a bank, or a developer, that the ground beneath you is unstable, that's a frightening thing. if you say, folks a big fire got out of control. we'll build up the fire department and it'll never happen again, that's something people can contend with. >> photos were doctored to cover up quake damage and just show the fire. there was no earthquake insurance back then but there was fire insurance. so the earthquake refugees who slept in parks and waited in line for hand outs. >> talking to a neighbor and said, somebody will tell you. burn your house down. >> reporter: it was as if an entire city was committing insurance fraud. >> everybody had a part in this. >> and that's it

san francisco thing. well, we're not pioneers on this. we are doing the right thing, but other cities have already been doing this because this is really common sense, and here in san francisco we are a city that -- the city of st. francis and we deeply believe in the humane treatment of animals, and we have time and time again adopted innovative policies around animals to make sure we're not killing animals in our shelters, to make sure we're doing everything we can to ensure that animals of all variety, every variety of animals treated humanely in this city, and the is that animals -- exotic animals used for performance whether in the circus or otherwise are frequently physically tortured. this isn't about simply aggressive training techniques and it's the physical torture of this animals and the bull hook is just horrible and i know someone suggested we should ban the bull hook. it goes beyond that and we have seen videos of animals being tied down to be trained and really aggressive way and other forms of physical abuse in addition to the way they're transported around the state a

in room 400 of san francisco city hall. city hall is an accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. wheelchair access is provided at van ness street via ramps. wheelchair access at the pope street/carlton entrance is provided. wheelchair lift. assistive listening devices are available and our meeting is close-captioned and sign language interpreted. our materials are available in large braille. please ask staff for any additional assistance. to prevent electronic interference with this room sound system and to respect everyone's ability to focus on the presentations, please silence all mobile phones and pda's. your cooperation is appreciated. we welcome the public's participation during public comment. you may complete a speaker card available in the front of the room or call our bridge line at 1415-554-9632. >> let me repeat that. 1415-554-9632. where a staff person will handle request to speak. the mayor's disability council meeting is held the third friday of the month. our next regular

because together, we thrive. ♪♪ >> dan kerman: tourism francisco's city hall merde quality supporters are gathering their optimistic that the sannot down the state banned. supreme court justice anthony kennedy and john roberts are thought to be the two likely swing vote is. in severances " city hall in san francisco city hall dan kerman kron 4 news >> reporter: a point to a recent study that their problem probability of a point all earthquake striking the bay area and the next 38 years has increased by 40 percent. the scientists have a better understanding of the inner conductivity of the faults that are smaller and larger than can lead to activation of but in many faults at the same time rob fladeboe kron 4 news >> reporter: barry bonds' ball to the media for the first time since his conviction was overturned use speaking out adam festivity supporting children's organizations >>: was long a strenuous >> reporter: he is not entirely in the clear federal prosecutors have indicated that there and ask the supreme court to take the case maureen kelly kron 4 news >> pam moore: the city of baltimore was underseas him while looters st

foreign language.) >> so without further ado our honorable guests mayor edwin lee of the city and county of san francisco>> (speaking foreign language.) >> (clapping.) well, everyone welcome to city the san francisco this is very special for me today because the artists one thing yee as pleased us in the front gardener with those wonderful whimsical characteristics playful and dilate full and represents the art contemporary art we want to continue supporting in your city of san francisco and now it has an international appeal let me first. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> let me first of all thing director of o the gallery that made in opportunity happen in collaboration with the swin skirts optimistic artists young lee we wouldn't have this ability without the artist himself we're celebrating as well as the national university of artist from taiwan that is here and all of this opportunity happened because of our support for the blending of art and business and cities internationally along with the incredible sport of golf >> (speaking foreign language.) >> and this is always why we have our celebrated

are a few of the bright stars that make up the con slaths of san francisco whether our a college bound person or picking up an extra skill city college will be here for you the san franciscans that voted to fund the establishment of thecologist college in 1935 and supporting this have done so they know today, the human deserve to better ourselves and provide access for every human being to climb higher is part of what san francisco is about and what this college has been about this is a tradition we continue today and represented this morning by those incredible students and faculty and staff a san francisco tradition and set of san francisco values that animated the entire can we and that's of leader pelosi thank you, thank you again for being here city college makes our community vibrate our city stronger and future brighter we're proud of that and pleased to welcome you to the first day of registration to the city college of san francisco (clapping.) okay thank you all for coming and i think that's the end of our program if anyone has any questions for any of us, please feel free we have passed tries for people as you're t

san francisco city hall was also targeted with several dozen protesters rushing the iconic building. six people were arrested. another area of view, this time over an attempt francisco thrift against the demonstrators marching in san francisco. >> pam: organizers what to the supervisors today the mentally disabled teenager this protest is smaller creek she was shot by a police less than one year ago and half moon bay. kron4 vicki talks with her brother and friend. >> reporter: >> reporter: tommy and other supporters demanding change and better training for police. >> appropriate ways to handle this and save lives. >> reporter: guidelines for calling 911 is in crisis. >> reporter: a request as c i t officer someone is trained and crisis intervention the >> only think i can do is make sure that it does now had an uncanny creek--to make sure that this does now happen again. >> reporter: and half moon bay. >> pam: >> reporter: and volunteer to also of oklahoma sheriff's deputy is being charged with second-degree manslaughter. 73 your old robert bass study himself in today. he is accused o

us taxpayers provide information to the 71 and the san francisco general and there are legal protections that insure that information we many the city and county of san francisco to make sure that privacy is will find and to that end i'll be asking that there is a redaction of numbers of folks in the registry i'm a happy to have a implication with airbnb about must not to protect this information the eight is the criminal penalties against hosting platforms under the curiosity allow and we're amending this to allow for the penalty to be against platforms as well and let me close by saying i'm greatly disappointed by some of the recommendations of your staff which again recommendations that essentially led to a different position the staff is recommending against hosting platforms of data i don't know how you can talk to that and change our tune they've asked for the removal of the abdomen at the landlord this is a mistake they have interests and the staff is recommending a expedited right of action for interested parties again, that is a mistake enforcement requires the individual have the right to pursue the right of action and sta

san francisco south. we will press in closer along the peninsula and the city of san francisco. right new we are seeing a more moderate self move offer the city of san francisco, daly city and south san francisco. the heavy rain is pond on the roads, 280 and 380 sees slow down of travel. >> speaking of travel, how does it look? >> it is slowing down because of a sig-alert and several accidents and flooding. on the bay bridge toll plaza we have a high wind advisory and remark is building. from oakland toward san francisco it is building. 87 in san jose beyond julian street we have reports of a lost bonding on the roads so hydro plaining is a possibility and solo spinouts. slow down. >> we have coverage in front fremont for the big rig accident at 680. amy? >> look behind me. the jackknifed big rig is still here. we or on northbound 680, one lane is open, the rest of them are blocked by the big rig. what happened is the driver told investigators he was changing lanes and this suddenly happened, too early to know if this is weather related and whether he slid on the slick roads. the

san francisco et al. versus danny thomas and existing litigation city and county of san francisco versus pacific gas & electric and next is city and county of san francisco versus pacific gas & electric and the litigation for pell 24 existing litigation asian pacific islander arrest 26 existing litigation pacific gas & electric and 27 existing litigation pacific gas & electric and 28 existing litigation pacific gas & electric and 29 has been removed if today's calendar. >> any public comment on item items proposed for closed session seeing none, may i have a motion. >> move to assert. >> okay all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? the motion carries we're a 10 minute break. >> resolution we're now in into open session i'd like to report on the items in closed session item 17 no action item 19 settled item 20 no action item 21 settled and items 2 it through 28 no action may i have a motion whether or not to disclose. >> motion not to disclose. >> all in favor, say i. opposed? the motion carries next item, please. >> item 32 do you want a resolution for side general manager for the employee with kathy run howlin

san francisco unified school district teacher. she work frd the severely handy cap so the money she used for san francisco city to pay for the house i was evicted out of because i went to san francisco state and got my fasters in social work and didn't become a attorney. i had to deal with sheriffs coming to my house, my child at 17 years old got evicted during the school semester. i watched the sheriffs knh into my house and if i was crazier or upset about the situation i could have killed all of them and they didn't pay attention. what i want to say to the board and i have been to rich monopoly-mind district and went to the wrong supervisor and told my story then went to the right one thrrks is nuther you can do i was told. you have people like me that [inaudible] after they mother passed away all i had to do is pay taxes and the water and pge and that is all i had to do. now i have to commute from bether wealther place, but that isn't the situation. i would rather be where i am where i was. what do you think people like me end up doing? not to myself, but to other people? half the people that bauthser me about my house are not

>> it went back to the city and county of san francisco. i understand the city and county of san francisco deals with this item --. >> excuse me a second, if the people in the back of the room could keep their voices down, it's distracting. thank you. >> the city and county, from what i understand, has our budget as a line item under the board of supervisors so that's how it works within the city and county's budget. from our perspective it's the city and county, it's not where the line item exists. and then outside of the general fund money that we have, we also have the mou with the sfpuc for our cca monitoring activities. that money also exists but that is not part of our budgeting process that is required by the act. on the screen in front of you you have our proposed budget. there are a few changes and they are all described in the memo that's in the packet, describes what all the changes are that we're looking at doing with the budget. first off, we were paying at one point one price for both our half clerk and a whole bunch of adminis

to start a movement against this barbaric form of entertainment i was embarrassed with the city and san francisco has been involved with recycling in the city and create new jobs and the companies starting business here but san frant cannot be proud for allowing this behavior to continue with the wild or exotic animals. we need to be proud of our zero kill rate in the shelters and san francisco needs to be proud of the protection of the wildlife and proud of the zero tolerance of ivory sales in the city limits and san francisco needs to be proud to be one of the cities that do not allow this performances to continue especially with how the animals are treated. >> this is our opportunity as a city to set precedent and let san francisco be a role model for others across the country. i hope you understand and believe this behavior shouldn't be allowed in the city limits. i hope you're the voice for the ones that cannot speak for themselves. san francisco has been able to financially survive through much of the time. i truly believe that our city will benefit from the ban in so many more ways than wh

that april 28 2015 100th anniversary be designated by the city and county of san francisco's board ofs. [applause] >> thank you very much. >> i like to thank you very much for doing this for our womens international organization. we have -- we're working for 100 years and we're still doing it today to end militarism, the waste of money that our military spend and bring that money home to end the use of drone warfare and nuclear weapons and bring womens voices to all peace negotiations around the world. i wanted to let you know that there are a number of women from around the world that are meeting today at the haig in honor of our hundred -- 100th anniversary. they're all so happy that san francisco is acknowledging us in this way. so thank you very much. >> colleague, thank you for your patience. now madam clerk we will return to roll call. >> again, i pass it back to you madam president to introduce your roll call. >> okay, colleagues today i have one in memoriam. it's about wayne sochi who passed away surrounded by his loving wife and friends and children. one day after his 57th we

the city and county of san francisco and versus gas and electrical and city and county of san francisco 22 pacific gas and trek vs. the city and county of san francisco 23 exciting rehabilitation for the city and county of san francisco versus pacific gas and electric 24th pacific and gas and electrical and 25 existing rehabilitation for pacific gas and electrical and 28th existing litigation for pacific gas and electrical 26 will not be heard any public comment on closed session. >> mia any motion to assert. >> all in favor, say i.. >> move no did inform disclose. >> all in favor, say i. opposed? the motion carries. >> other new business for the commission. >> seeing none this meeting is adjourned at (clapping.) >> good morning, everyone. i want to thank you all for coming out this morning it's a beautiful san francisco morning as it seems to be those dazed but a difficult morning as yesterday yesterday morning an 87-year-old resident of sunset resident named alfred was walk on this street geary that boulevard in a krouks on 26 oath trying to cross the road when struck by an automatic

we as individuals, african americans i'm talking about city of san francisco, we do not reap the benefits of what they call the 50 percent hiring. we can't even afford to stay in this city let alone working as a city of san francisco. they weren't talking about people like me to benefit from this hiring. if you drag this down, you have some big big challenges. but let's not go into that. let's talk about how we can change that around. i have a solution to all of this pollution. let's look at local hiring again. i need to take out some of these people like city build, oewb, these got together because they came and filed a lawsuit. there is plenty of jobs in the western edition. we are surrounding by buildings. it's too late now, most of them are built. we still got them but there was nobody monitoring. i have to go there. i don't get paid. what they tell me, go see city build. i go there and find out city build is revamping their leadership. i found out ms. simmons and autumn of those people, they are gone. we need to bring it back to the community. you have all of these agencies. the only

the city and county of san francisco and versus gas and electrical and city and county of san francisco 22 pacific gas and trek vs. the city and county of san francisco 23 exciting rehabilitation for the city and county of san francisco versus pacific gas and electric 24th pacific and gas and electrical and 25 existing rehabilitation for pacific gas and electrical and 28th existing litigation for pacific gas and electrical 26 will not be heard any public comment on closed session. >> mia any motion to assert. >> all in favor, say i.. >> move no did inform disclose. >> all in favor, say i. opposed? the motion carries. >> other new business for the commission. >> seeing none this meeting is adjourned at. >> dpjdz to the regular meeting of san francisco ethics commission we'll begin by taking the roll call sxhaerp commissioner hayon all members obey present first is public comment on the appearing or not appearing on the agenda with the simplification. >> i came to talk about a need for responding to complaint both filed with you as well as those referred to the suspect ordinance task forc

are a few of the bright stars that make up the con slaths of san francisco whether our a college bound person or picking up an extra skill city college will be here for you the san franciscans that voted to fund the establishment of thecologist college in 1935 and supporting this

. >> and now i want to present on behalf of the city of san francisco a special city insignificant ma heart i hope you'll receive it with the feeling we're in deep appreciation of the work and commitment to the city and for the audience i'd like to just say shop locally because do as much locally has possible you know be know someone that is online a barky could be the hero in the city thank you, everyone for being here i'm going to ask the supervisors to help me do the pinning and if the chief could help i want to make sure i acknowledge the san francisco fire commission i know you're helping just making sure that we do all the right things in the city continually goorndz thank you very much on behalf of the city of san francisco >> we love our parks, but we love... >> and the community who is really the core of it all, came together and said what we need is a place for our teenager to play, not just play grounds for the kids and soccer fields but we need a skate park that will keep the kids home in the neighborhood so they can play where they live. >> the children in the neighborhoo

san francisco. we have puddles. it's a puddle alert folks. kpix5 high-def doppler showing a steady rainfall in oakland, hayward, richmond, sausalito. san francisco, south city, daly city. san mateo. getting in on the rain. take you up north where it is a light rain in petaluma and santa rosa. north to lover dale. the not so great news is the back edge of the rainfall is in sonoma county. folks t will be wrapped up by 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. it is not an all-night thing and the rain will be finished before the little league game. will the rain happen? most likely yes. we will get a good slug of rainfall but it will be finished by 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning. 68 degrees napa. sunday, less wind, sunshine. mid to upper 70s so things are changing rapidly. strong low pressure area to the north and a strong front. a batch of moisture there. that is racing into and through the bay area quickly in, and quickly out. by tomorrow morning, by sunrise, the rain is done, and by lunchtime, the sun will be back out. the good new s is we are getting a good intensity of rainfall. we will be sunny and dry for a while with less fog in san francisco and much milder temperat

one more thing in announcing that the world's fair 0 would be in san francisco president taft coincide the phrase san francisco the cityknows how thank you (clapping.) oh yeah. and (clapping.) that was relationship roar i like that okay. i hope i can get through to next part without crying about 5 months ago i have a violation to light the affair ferry building of the iconic lights the rows had been in my mind and my grandparents feel in love and skroeltd down market street and saw the light it was in my mind i want to thank the first people i approached who embraced that laura address my fin say john he made the great bajdz i hope you're getting so be sure you get one and my long time it friend charlotte and, of course, every enthusiastic said this was a fantastic idea willie brown there he is willie brown yeah. willie willie brown who will be on stage with charlotte shortly and, of course they all shared my incision said it was - make it happen donna go for it i met wonderful new friends renee martin yeah. from did port and jane and phillip and bobby from bay crossing and others i said, "yes yes. yes. we wanted to do