-- i don't know if you've been in there, but it's -- and i speak as a third generation san francisco san franciscan. my grandmother lived through the great depression. - it is a beautiful respite where you can see the whole bay and get away from the busy city. there's radical art. and then there's also protectionist art. but, in fact, two-thirds of the art collection cannot be visited by the public because they're afraid of graffiti. you put graffiti on a fresco, you can't take it out. it's very clear to me that my efforts and my group, the preservationists, suggest that the clay tower become a 501c3 non-profit educational experience educating the world about the great depression. thank you very much. president chiu: thank you. next speaker? >> hello, i'm denise story and i thank chris daly for his quick leadership in defending us not only our community, not only from the arrows from the other cross the aisle of the political aisle, but defending us against our own community, speaking of the candidate's community. and i've heard many good comments today. there's a solution to this. i guess we've op

san francisco san franciscan. my grandmother lived through the great depression. - it is a beautiful respite where you can see the whole bay and get away from the busy city. there's radical art. and then there's also protectionist art. but, in fact, two-thirds of the art collection cannot be visited by the public because they're afraid of graffiti. you put graffiti on a fresco, you can't take it out. it's very clear to me that my efforts and my group, the preservationists, suggest that the clay tower become a 501c3 non-profit educational experience educating the world about the great depression. thank you very much. president chiu: thank you. next speaker? >> hello, i'm denise story and i thank chris daly for his quick leadership in defending us not only our community, not only from the arrows from the other cross the aisle of the political aisle, but defending us against our own community, speaking of the candidate's community. and i've heard many good comments today. there's a solution to this. i guess we've opened up a floodgate for a lot of dispensaries to come here because haven't we lifted the moratorium on cannabis dispensaries opening here. i know there was a moratorium for a while. now we have to deal with defending our community over and over against the corporate interests. so i just want to say, get ready for it and happy birthday, david. cheers. >> next speaker, please? >> i'm steve smith. i'm here from hope net. i'm here to ask -- i'm here to beg you on behalf of the compassion patients of san francisco to support chris daly's motion. to go past these letters of determination, this allows undesirable people to come in and buy up buildings beyond market price. when the rents go to $15,000, $25,000 a month, there is no room left whatsoever to help the sick and the dying of this city. when we became a sanctuary, people looked up to us. they count on us. now we're counting on you to help us protect them. so i, once again, beg on their behalf, to put this, close this hole in your legislation, and protect the compassionate. we have worked so hard to show the whole country, can be done. thank you very much. president chiu: thank you. next speaker? >> excuse me. my name is tony frasier. i'm very brief. i got a call from ms. davy who wasn't able to come here. she wanted me to ask about mcdonald's with the little kids with the games. she said that the little kids, at mcdonald's should have puzzles and math, like, for education, and basically told me to tell david campos happy birthda

san francisco. over 2000 jobs are going to be for san franciscans and the bay area. it is critical that we provide large blocks of space for these tenants to stay in san francisco to draw from the technology and social media sectors. it is very exciting for our economy and the city of san francisco. i am in support of the certified eir and against the appeal that has been filed. thank you. >> michael karioke, san francisco building. this is exactly the sort of project that is supposed to go in a spot like this. it is within a block of the new trends bay terminal. it is exactly where it is bound to be. this neighborhood has always been conceived as a mixed use neighborhood where people would live and people would work. ideally, they would walk from home to their office and then back home again. the project has not been said to cast any shadow on the residences nearby. it is within 1,000 feet of residences. it is also within 1,000 feet of major offices, one of which are work in myself. it is a decent project. there is no good reason to oppose it on grounds it has been o

san francisco. i am a fifth generation san franciscan. my great grandfather was a small business owner, as well as my grandfather. we represent hertz corporation, thompson reuters, and others. there has been a dearth of large block space in san francisco. the developments currently on tap are not sufficient to house some of these firms. you saw the benefits of a firm staying in san francisco. over 2000 jobs are going to be for san franciscans and the bay area. it is critical that we provide large blocks of space for these tenants to stay in san francisco to draw from the technology and social media sectors. it is very exciting for our economy and the city of san francisco. i am in support of the certified eir and against the appeal that has been filed. thank you. >> michael karioke, san francisco building. this is exactly the sort of project that is supposed to go in a spot like this. it is within a block of the new trends bay terminal. it is exactly where it is bound to be. this neighborhood has always been conceived as a mixed use neighb

san francisco. and san franciscans will welcome the idea. >>> the metropolitan transportation commission is expected to announce it's giving millions of dollars in grant for electric cars and their support equipment. $7million will pay for installing four switching stations for use by taxis in san francisco and san jose. that gives used cars to swap a depleted battery and get a treasury charged one. it will also give local cab companies 61 electricked vehicles. officials are hoping the electric power will expose more people just to the idea of electric cars. >>> 6:16 is the time right now. thicks pretty smooth on the roadways. tonight san francisco different story. right? >> definitely. the stadium is filled out. you can bet everyone with a ticket will be the the world series game at 4:30. and the high parking prices. we will be seeing traffic jams also when the game ends. there is a mass exit. no telling exactly when the game will ebb. let's head to the east bay right now. the headlights are westbound traffic as you make your way toward concord and interstate 680. the backup is start to happen. the metering lights should be going on momentarily. 680 at the city until grade no accidents. >>> clear and cold out there. a lot of 30s showing up. low to mid 30s for a few. so not a p

san francisco honoree, only the second san franciscan in many years and one of the few californians that have won this award as well. he has been involved with the environmental service initiative since its inception two years ago, and the environmental service initiative is that collaboration between the school district and environmental justice ", and their efforts are to bring critical environmental education and service learning throughout the city of san francisco. besides mission high, which he comes from, there are six other high schools spread throughout the city, so it is an example of putting into practice social justice and equity, which is at the heart of our school district as a strategic plan, but i think it is also an example of creating community service learning in a meaningful way and meeting the important goal of joyful learning within our school district pose a strategic plan as well. while in the environmental service running program, he planned at least 10 events to educate young people about environmental service. he is a mentor to others as well. the plant the largest land youth-led environmental justice event in san francisco history. he organized the dance for the earth, and he also organized eco-week, which is a week of students learning about the climate and social justice. he helped organize the green from, the only one in san francisco, held in presidio national park, powered by electric bikes. people in their

san francisco. i am a native san franciscan. i am bilingual, and in my past, have been very involved in assisting the citizens here in any way i can. i feel that by having the honor of serving on this commission, that i will be able to fulfil the duties under this commission. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you very much. is mr. harry kim here? how about allen okamoto? is there any member of the public who would like to speak on this item? please come forward. thank you for your patience. >> and i'm here to speak on behalf of ms. ramirez. i have known nati for 25 years and worked with her on the police department in administrative, criminal, and regulatory matters. i do not think you could find a better choice. she has a tremendous passion for her work, and she will serve the citizens of san francisco very well. i urge her reappointment. supervisor campos: thank you, captain. >> i am here also in support of nati ramirez. i think she would be an exemplary member for the commission, and i have also worked for over 25 years in the d a's office, more closely when she worked with me on the consumer protection unit, handling consumer complaints and mediating them. i want to say in terms of her incredible, hard-working, compassionate energy, not only for doing community outreach, but trying to resolve individual problems, she is extremely compassionate when she helps people. can she not only wants to tackle year -- not weird, but trying situations for individuals, and she is good at dealing with bureaucracy, whether it is a credit reporting agency or a bank or another government agency. these are the traits i think that would be really helpful as a commission because she can help people on one whenever the problem is -- help people unwind whatever the problem is. we had dozens o

san francisco. we also know that when san franciscans are working on projects that are causing emissions from cars, it is reduced and it has a benefit to the environment as well. i want to thank the many people that helped work on this legislation. we would not have gotten anywhere without the help of the office of economic work force development. rhonda simmons, guillermo, and members of the administration. we also had a lot of members of the community to help us with support through advocacy, looking at the job market and the amount of hiring that currently occurs. i want to thank vincent pan from affirmative action, cpo's, helping us to get this far. contractors, they came out today for our press conference. we have both local and small business enterprises that are supportive of this ordinance. we have had many conversations in crafting this ordinance with the labor unions, and there is still a lot of uncertainty how we will move forward. i am committed. i hope that you are also committed to make the best of this so that we can move forward to a real requirement for residents to get a shot at the drugs that will be created here -- at the jobs that will be created here. i want to thank the iintern -- my inerntern, and those that lid and slept local hiring the last few months. thank you so much. ccolleagues, i expect this to be under the three-year rule, -- under the 30 day rule. midway through november, we can hear a lot of concerns that will be raised about legislation and how we might be able to build greater policy changes to find that sweet spot to get the support across the room and in room 200 as well. so -- they are separate matters. i don't have any legislation relating to this, but it is important to a knowledge a warm welcome. -- acknowledge a warm welcome. we would not be here. they are fighting the phillies, so thank you so much, brooke. you are always welcome in san francisco in my buck. [applause] >> that concludes will call for introductions. president chiu: giants are up 3-0. [applause] we can now go to public comment. >> an opportunity for the public to address the board on items with the subject matter jurisdiction of the board including items on the adoption without the committee reference and excluding items that have been considered by the committee. speakers using translation assistance will be allowed twice the amount of time. please clearly states such and remove the document when the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting. president chiu: if you could limit your

san francisco. we also know that when san franciscans are working on projects that are causing emissions from cars, it is reduced and it has a benefit to the environment as well. i want to thank the many people that helped work on this legislation. we would not have gotten anywhere without the help of the office of economic work force development. rhonda simmons, guillermo, and members of the administration. we also had a lot of members of the community to help us with support through advocacy, looking at the job market and the amount of hiring that currently occurs. i want to thank vincent pan from affirmative action, cpo's, helping us to get this far. contractors, they came out today for our press conference. we have both local and small business enterprises that are supportive of this ordinance. we have had many conversations in crafting this ordinance with the labor unions, and there is still a lot of uncertainty how we will move forward. i am committed. i hope that you are also committed to make the best of this so that we can move forward to a real requirement for residents to get a shot at

san francisco. i am a fifth generation san franciscan. my great grandfather was a small business owner, as well as my grandfather. we represent hertz

san francisco. san francisco is a young environment. it is a relatively young environment. the basement rock beneath san francisco is known as the franciscan complex or formation. it is throughout the city, most notably twin peaks, edge hill, telegraph hill. every once in awhile, you hear about those who make the news with a rock fall or landslide. usually occur in the telegraph and twin peaks. . above the rock are the soil deposits. the most common is dune sand. it is nothing but rocks that has been worn down from the sierras and deposited along the beaches. the wind blew that dune sand over most of the city. it is this mustard color. on the avenues, it is very thick. it can be up to 400 feet thick. as you moved south across slope boulevard, that is the tolar foundation. it was named after the first to score every in -- after the first discovery in the cemetery. the man was out there and noticed this material was unique. he started mapping it. he traced it all the way up to slope. the dune sand generally has the consistency of sugar. it is fine grained sand. it is usually loose. it is poorly graded. the colma foundation can be the same st

san franciscans. he currently serves on the san francisco health commission, which he has served for over 20 years, wheree has been a staunch advocate of our community, requiring culturally competent programs, rebuilding lebanon hospital, san francisco general hospital, and encouraging support for the hepatitis b three program. he was quoted in today's "new york times" for his advocacy to that program. one of the first individuals are asked to come to my office to greet me was none other than this gentleman here, and i also want to remake a quick conversation i had with my mother recently. i told her i was going to present an award to the good doctor, and she asked me -- "i guess it is too late for you to good medical school?" [laughter] without further ado, doctor, thank you so much for everything you have done for us. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. i am almost speechless for this honor, an honor which actually i never sought, and i am humbled receiving. it has been my great privilege to be able to work in this city, and in the spirit of the theme of tonight, which is headed and unity, i need to em

honored here this evening for your contributions in making san francisco a better place for our community and a better place for all san franciscans. thank you. >> and now we have a very important part of this reception, music, food, the opportunity to network, the opportunity to learn about each other and so we invite you to continue celebrating latino heritage month in san francisco. we're going to be in the south light court. you want to tell us a little bit of what is going to be happening? >> sure, most definitely. so during the reception, we're going to be having an exhibit by the hispanic medal of honor. it's a legacy of valor of the 43 latino individuals who have received the highest honor that can be bestowed to military personnel in this country. there are 43 latinos, very little known fact. we have a wonderful organization that is making known to our community. [applause] >> we also have an exhibit in there as well as of the voices of justice, the bicentennial of latino journalism in the u.s. which dated back 200 years ago, right around the time of the independence of most latin american countries which we'll be celebra

of african-american and latino families do not have access to a san francisco -- do not have a checking account. one in three san franciscans do not have a checking account. they end up going to these check cashing places and 80 lenders. these kids now have something their parents do not have -- a college savings account. they have friends in the private sector that will match the contributions of the city. then, you have a group saying this is about fiscal discipline and we want to create a financial literacy program around this. so we want to create other things in their lives beyond the notion of a college savings account. i think this could be profound. we may be wrong, but it sure is worth trying something new. 1/10 of low-income families ever graduate from college. this is serious stuff. we are the lowest percentage of parents that have not graduated from high school of any state in the united states of america, so how difficult it is for a parent who never graduated high school to imagine sending their kids to college, but here, we bring that stewardship and that mind set home, and i think it can dramatically change

san francisco according to the latest census bureau data and 6,000 san franciscans have nowhere to stay. >> many empty units of housing as there are people sleeping on the streets, something needs to be done. today is world homeless day we are acting in solidarity with other countries across the world. dozens of cities in the u.s. >> they were elated to find. >> the building sits empty when we can fit people in there. >> this is what needs to be. we have to start from the ground up. >> but that never happened, police blocked anyone else from entering the hotel and anyone else from leaving it until they are able to locate the owner. >> this morning, police are hoping to question more people after a shootout left two men dead and two others in critical condition. they occurred at golf club on saturday night. most of the potential witnesses ran from the chaotic scene. investigators are hoping to question people who attended a private event inside the banquet room. they say the rental application contains incomplete information including the name of the person who rented the facilities. >> pg&e is housing high-tech robotic cameras to try to discover what caused the san bruno explosion one month ago. the cameras are being sent into a line where the images are being shared with the n.t.s.b. and state commission. they say pg&e is looking at sections of the pipeline between the explosion site and two shut off valves located about two-thirds of a mile in either direction. a pg&e spokesman they are assessing the condition of the pipeline but declined to go into details. >>> they say it was jerry brown's wife who called meg what the man a whore about an union endorsement. people with knowledge of what happened says was ann brown who made the comment during the discussion of a union endorsement. that was accidentally recorded on telephone voice mail after brown thought he had hung up the phone. >>> break-in's campaign won't reveal on who made the comment. whitman is asking for a personal apology from brown. >> the latest figures indicate the congestion on the bay bridge is reducing traffic. the toll between 5:00 and 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 and 7:00 run up to $6

the san franciscan government is trying to<ç cars out of san francisco and encourage people to use public, and the federal government is very big on keeping pollution +-down, so i think, before you decide.o anything, it would be very important to know about the feasibility of this parking happened with the watermark. thank you. c>commissioner fong: thank you. 7.h>>bo good afternoon, commissioners. i am a resident of the2 golden gateway commons. i had not intended to speak listening to some of the remarks, i do feel compelled to do so, w[a the neighbors are saying. to me, it is not about a health club at all. iúb think some of the points tt have been made are quite substantive. forhÑ example, mr. ryan mentiod violation ofvzñ the public trust doctrine, and unless the plans have changed since i last saw them, i have to agree -- i the public trust doctrine. secondly, i have heard no discussion yet as to the cumulativep project, given itsbzáejápf the neighborhoods or even the embarcadero itself tovq ensure what we all want for the w in place to be enjoyed by many. this project is jui

san francisco supervisor tony hall and they said that they are crossing the political aisle and endorsing the republican candidate. >> some friends may be surprised to see me today. >> i can speak on behalf of many san franciscans we are tired of those who use politics to advance their own political careers. >> the mayor and gavin newsom. >> considering everything that san francisco has been about. >> newsom's lead dwindled late last month's. >> you want to do something to differentiate and leave no stone unturned to. >> use the chair of the university science departments. >> if it's a close race you do not want to give up any vote preview want to give it your best shot. obviously slightly been a best shot -- slightly better than a best shot. >> he said baldonado can campaign where ever he wants and i will do just the same. newsom will attend a rally in northern california later this week. >>> the parolee suspected of slamming a stolen van into a san francisco police officer is in a jail tonight. they arrested 36-year-old alexander diaz earlier this morning after investigators found that he took a bus from san jose to los angeles. he is expected to return to the bay area to face charges by the end of next week'

san francisco. i know my place. we come and go. i say this as a fifth generation san franciscan. the best days are absolutely ahead of us. there is no doubt in my mind. i love our challenges. i really do. but our opportunities are limitless and less -- when we have good leaders. be involved in these races. even in districts you do not reside in. get involved. can i make it any more clear? enough of it me. now to the happy and optimistic future that is america's cup. we have a video that i think will enliven your senses, will give you a real sense of optimism about our prospects to generate $1.4 billion in economic activity, 840,000 jobs, a decision will be next -- made in the next 30 days.

san francisco. we're not going anywhere. this is our home. and we are happy and proud to be san franciscans. i don't know if i'm allowed to call myself that with only 120 years in. chairman campos: yes. >> i've lived on sunset, richmond, the marina area. my children go to school in mission. i think when we had kids, stacey and i had the explicit conversation that we wanted our children to grow up in the city and not only any city but the city that provides the rich diversity, view points, people, and culture that san francisco provides. so we feel very committed and strongly that we need to be here and we need to make san francisco as best it can be. as i think you know, i'm an attorney. i've been with the firm nearly 10 years. prior to this firm, i was with another firm which has now been swallowed up by a boston firm. and prior to my time at mccutcheon, i clerked for two federal judges, judge -- judges. my practice focuses mostly on civil and white collar criminal cases. i've tried cases, arbitrated them, mediated them, sort of up and down california as well as new york, delaware, tennesse

san francisco. this would create a fee that would create 5 cents a drink. this is a small potato, minimal impact, this is to every day san franciscans. this is geared towards charging the fees and not at all levels of the bars and restaurants of the city. the fact of our system works and the people look at how we to our fees, people say this is targeting directly consumers and farmers. really, they should be upset with the wholesalers and distributors who are passing the cost down to them. they are eager to pass the fee over to restaurants and bars to assert their profits. we're just trying to recover costs to the city that we will inevitably be expanding. that is all this is about. the mayor has vetoed this legislation. we know that the mayor has investments in the alcohol industry. there is a conflict of interest. we have a report from the city attorney the killing one of the mirror is able to veto the legislation despite his conflict of interests. i would like to have the deputy city attorney report on the findings from the city attorney's office. >> mr. president. supervisor avalos asked us last week to do some analysis on what is called a rule of necessity and that provides that where an official may have a conflict of interest, where there participation is legally required in a decision, they might vote and not stand in the conflict of interest we have a case some point that interprets the sanrancisco charter when dianne feinstein was the mayor and she vetoed a mere -- and measure where it was undisputed that she had a conflict of interest. the court found that the mayor's participation was legally required and she was glad to be. notwithstanding the existence of a conflict. whether the mayor has a conflict or not, we find that based on the ruling from the california court of appeals that the mayor's participation and busy til process is legally required and under the rule of necessity, you may do so. >> thank you. i will defer to supervisor campos. >> thank you, mr. president. thank you for that explanation. i'm trying to understand what the implication of the ruling as because it seems that what you are saying and i imagine that that is intent of the memo and sent the nature of the interest does that matter and come direct or close to the interest is in terms of any economic benefit that they may or may not get from a decision that under the rule of necessity the mayor ha