san francisco unified school district please start thank you. >> whereas the san francisco board of education is passed previous resolutions in support of the importance and future implementation of ethnic studies in sfusd schools and whereas the san francisco board of education in 2010 approved unanimously resolution in support of an ethnic studies program in the san francisco unified school district which creates an ethnic pilot program in holidays that continues today and whereas resolution 101026 california's for the future ethnic studies beyond the. (off the record.) 2011 school year including the option for students in all high schools to participate in the curriculum by the 20112012 school year if funds could be secured for k one electro 12 and whereas the i think so has recognized the ethnic studies as a human right and condemns the attack on ethnic studies in the united states and >> whereas san francisco is home to san francisco stanford university which has the only college of ethnic studies at the university level and has been a partnering to sfusd in the creation development and support of ethnic studies and . >> whereas sfusd students have and continue to gain college level credits from san francisco state university

diane hadley chief of the division of san francisco aids in san francisco general hospital. dr. susan buck binder at bridge and at san francisco department of public health and kneel jewel ano and the first presenter and the chief executive officer of the san francisco aids foundation. >> good morning. thank you mr. chairman, supervisors. i will present some information today just to give you an up date on the data and you will hear specifically about the proposal in a bit as well. this pin wheel is important. it's as important as it is colorful because it represents all of the various partners within the community who are involved, members of the consortium, partnering organizations in the public and private sector as well as the steering committee members. to point out that no one entity no one organization, foe one group is. >> >> get to zero by itself. this chart shows the success in reducing new infections and reducing the number of deaths in san francisco to hiv/aids. and increase of persons living with hiv in san francisco and i'm not going to go through these specifically. you have the presentation, but it's

forever in san francisco >> san francisco is unique in this way and it's part of our compassion and we have a civic duty to be involved and people are stepping forward if in huge way. it's about sans inspired by miles and about every child who has a severe good evening. >> that's what i like to hear okay. the regular meeting of the go board of education of the san francisco unified school district for december 9, 2014, is now called to order. >> roll call please. >> thank you, commissioners mr. haney ms. maufas ms. mendoza-mcdonnell dr. murase ms. norton

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san jose. the average high this time of year, right around 60. nowhere near that. the upcoming week going into the 70s by next weekend and ditto for downtown san francisco. san francisco's average high, 57. we'll go back into the upper 60s by next weekend. the fog forming after midnight and then look at the fog early on for your holiday on monday. by the afternoon, a lot of it should burn off. 61 in san francisco. 66 the high in concord, 63 in oakland, 56 in san jose. the accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow, morning dense fog and afternoon sunshine. partly cloudy on tuesday and the air quality goes back down on wednesday with hazy sunshine. warm and dry thursday ands and then it's record warmth, saturday and sunday with temperatures 10 to possibly 15 degrees above normal. >> is another "spare the air" alert on the way. >> looks like by thursday. >> over to shu now and one crazy football game. >> we had an intern from seattle and a producer from seattle running around in the sports department. i can't believe this! what matchup in the nfc title game twente packers and seahawks. combined seven turnovers, went to overtime, russell wilson played his worst game as a pro

san francisco in who knows how long. but even the san francisco chronicle not necessarily a paragon of forward progressive thinking, pointed out not too long ago that san francisco has inequality that parallels the inequality of central america, of africa. if we weren't independent country and our inequality was tracked by the united nations it would be right up there with wanda in terms of the level of inequality between the haves and have-nots. in this country. so, that wealth and prosperity that we are talking about is not a wealth and prosperity that is flowing down to most san franciscans. right now the city only has four percent african-american population and in places like chinatown district 3 which is seen a great deal prosperity, in chinatown on employment is higher than it is in other parts -- in the city as a whole. so, we do have an issue and i think that the rosy picture that has been painted is in many respects true but it's only partial picture. so, it is important for us to recognize that unless we change course in something different be done, that we will find ourselves in a situation where san francisco will not only will no longer h

i have seen san francisco change before my eyes over the past three or four years and yes, we do have a lot of young people in san francisco and we've also lost a lot of young people in san francisco as well and i want to see a we can make sure that the widening disparities in wealth that we are seeing can be closed and that we can share what we actually are able to generate as well. with as many people as possible and that we can actually tell people to maintain their wealth as much as we can as well. often, in district 11 in district 10, district 4, in the southern part of san francisco, a lot of the wealth of work and him as middle-class families that are in their homes and i don't think we taken on the issue of how to help people deal with distressed mortgages even in today's climate right now. of the real estate boom. where there are still people struggling that we need to look at. so, it's also building middle income housing but it's also supporting middle-class people to maintain their housing. as well. he made great work together. a dancing worker rights in the city. the passage of the minimum wage law last year that supervisor kim helped to lead with the mayor i

francisco. or portland and san francisco but san francisco is definitely on the cutting-edge of the coffee sceneurrounds the sourcing of that and thinking about where it came from and how and coffee is wonderful. >> i know for a fact i was born to make coffee. i have a notice from the dad let the life i live speak for me and let's have a cup of coffee and talk about it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ leaders. >> hi everyone i'm patrick the director of earthquake safety forever for the stoifbl and we have the ryan white fair to teach people about the made sure soft story ordinance and connect them with the services they need you can save thousands of lives and if those buildings are rooiftd people will be allowed to sleep in their own beds while the city is recovering. >> we're here at the earthquake ryan white center for people to comply with the ryan white or do a ryan white on their property to connect with the resources they need. i came here wondering what to do as a owner of an apartment building moderate to comply with the must rules that went into effect last year >> we don't want to go to 10 different events p

three were killed, 260 injured, san francisco san francisco san francisco -- dzhokhar tsarnaev is facing the death penalty. >> reporter: no one watching or near the finish line of the boston marathon in 2013 understood what had just happened - a gas explosion and electrical fault. a second explosion 12 seconds after the first, and everyone knew - boston's iconic sporting event was under attack. the youngest victim 8-year-old martin richard had been cheering on runners inches from the second bomb. crystal campbell 29, and lindsay lu died that day. more than 362 were injured much among them heather ab o. catapulted into a restaurant injuring her left leg so severely that this had to be amputated. >> i was in pain. my foot felt like it was on fire. i was afraid to look at it. people were trampling, running by me. >> piecing together what happened took law enforcement the better part of a week. the authorities revealed both bombs were made inside commercially brought metal cookers. each stowed in backpacks found in tatters at the bomb site. the federal bureau of investigation released survei

francisco. or portland and san francisco but san francisco is definitely on the cutting-edge of the coffee scene's so many romance in coffee is surrounds the sourcing of that and thinking about where it came from and how and coffee is wonderful. >> i know for a fact i was born to make coffee. i have a notice from the dad let the life i live speak for me and let's have a cup of coffee and talk about it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪. >> it seems like everyone in san francisco is talking about housing san francisco housing prizes are among the highest it tops anyone million dollars and rent rise unfortunately, this is not the first time housing has been in the news thought california the cost of a home has made headline the medium prices for a house in the the $207,000 in california it is more than twice that amount and the laura u bay area is higher it's more than doubled the states so while more than half of the americans can afford the medium fewer in california and quarter in the bayer and now fewer than a 6th of san franciscans can afford it so why it housing in san francisco so go cheven condition tharz the obvio

san francisco. san francisco is truly the greatest city in the world. it's a very special place. in all the positives and good things that have been said about san francisco and where we are today, and very true. but it is also because i love the city so much that i think it's important for us to provide some context for where we are right now. yes, we have a great deal of job creation. we have more wealth and week that we have seen in san francisco in who knows how long. but even the san francisco chronicle not necessarily a paragon of forward progressive thinking, pointed out not too long ago that san francisco has inequality that parallels the inequality of central america, of africa. if we weren't independent country and our inequality was tracked by the united nations it would be right up there with wanda in terms of the level of inequality between the haves and have-nots. in this country. so, that wealth and prosperity that we are talking about is not a wealth and prosperity that is flowing down to most san franciscans. right now the city only has four percent african-american population and in places like chinatown district 3 which is see

integral for organizing protests from the san francisco antiapartheid boycott and actions have been motivated to the commitment of keeping alive san francisco san francisco bay area's legacy. dear services i am unable to attend the meeting and the preservation of the former headquarters at steuart street. arguably the city's most most seminole event at the time and sparked changes in the living and working conditions of workers and all workers in the united states. needless to say that the history whose epicenter is on steuart street is a deep sense of pride for working people. i was a delegate at the local 10 to the 2009 convention in seattle when the resolution was passed unanimously calling for that building to be landmarked. the planning commission evaluation and documents for the current proposed changes for the 110 embarcadero, 113 steuart street do not meet the requirements and the intent of the unanimous convention resolution calling for the stringent landmark protection. please support the issues and concerns by the appeal and the environmental documents for the san francisco planning commission and steuart street is necessary and keep

francisco. or portland and san francisco but san francisco is definitely on the cutting-edge of the coffee scenee's so many romance in coffee is surrounds the sourcing of that and thinking about where it came from and how and coffee is wonderful. >> i know for a fact i was born to make coffee. i have a notice from the dad let the life i live speak for me and let's have a cup of coffee and talk about it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪you. >> 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 fl

san francisco san francisco state university i know some of you i'm going to close my mouth and introduce the ethnic studies teachers and they're to introduce their students. >> go amy. >> (clapping). >> so to my left art from balboa high school (clapping.) we have amy from mission high school (clapping.) over here we have mary go over at o'connell (clapping) >>. >> david from washington. >> we need history (laughter) so tell the truth ethnic studies for a all the youth because black lives matter (clapping.) fall rights matter. >> two address (laughter). >> schematic traps so we can close the achievement gap i teach and balboa high school this is where i got the great pleasure to have amazing minds who are hunger to use the knowledge to change and address some of the things that our communities are facing this is andrew louis (clapping.) what i got my schedule for i look at under the ethnic studies the words that came to mind are studies of people that are linney walked into my teachers classroom and saw the posters of different nationalities and thought that is where i belong this is why i learn (clapping.) i feel like from ethnic studies i can retain the knowledge of people's cultures with struggles they've colonel through and would they've gained from the struggles during my classrooms we watched movies not just for fun we recently watched the mask as as al gore for geminis. (clapping.) >> wow. what's this. >> while before the max you've been held under church and the government and schools your families the media, and the work place a two-year-old is held under the family an adult is held under the government and workplace and the child in the school system and the families no matter how old you'll be under one of the institutions of power when in class i walk in i take a deep breath and sit down and pull out my paper and pencil and i looked at the board and has a do now and with that do now it says get our mind started before the actually lesson so when doing the do now we have to think about why are we watching this movie where are we watching the matrix we're walsh it and someone asks what is is gemini it's the total body take mind to control our body to take our mind or vice versa and the words in steve the strongest weapon and the o presentations is in the minded of the oppressed (clapping.) thank you for your time. >> (clapping.) okay. so my name is amy i'm not going to follow i'm going to have her teach my class i teach at mission high school taught there for 9 years it's an honor to be able to touch this class it's completely transformed me and spider me to go back to school with that it as transformed me along with my students i love it everyday when i come into the class i get to hear the passion with that apologize to introduce alejondra. >> this working first of all, i want to shake your hand there needs to be more young people there are people who don't know about the comments i'd be honored if you would shake my hand (clapping.) all right. so what you witnessed to me is exactly with ethnic studies is about being to find our own individual find your identity through our history so my name is alejondra a senior and i port ethnic studies since i was young nothing more important than my history when i went into history class i found nothing about myself or cult but i found out my identity and the filipino and the mexicans and every culture that was left out of the history books (clapping.) so my question is why what did we do wrong to not be put if the packages why not put in actually history why are we put aside under the anglo point of view why radio we pushed until we're silent ethnic studies is our chance everyone behind me we're ethnic studies it's our chance to learn the truth down deep, deep down it is the criminal justice system and the new jim crow and the murder and the incarceration of the alderman the genocide of raze we're not paying attention to it. (clapping.) >> and so all i have to say is that if this it's not even a class ethnic studies is a lifestyle if it was taken away you would be roving people's identities everyone that people of color have been working for it doesn't matter but as of everything this is happening we are important all lives matter and ethnic studies is the chance to teach the world that thank you. (clapping.) >> my name is marge go goldstein i've taught ethnic studies this year and we also started about 7 years ago without the district and i'm so glad this district is not only showing up if arrests but this is about everyone's history deserves to be learned it's a crime and it's been a tupsz of the white supremacy if in our schools so all of us this is a historic moment and i'm going to introduce mike i'm sorry mike is someone i went to high school with mike gregory (clapping) >> hi, i'm mike and one thing i'd like to show you a poster our history matters it matters to me this is who we are without ethnic studies i learned so much in this class through the year from my previous history we learned about slavery but never learned who we are this ethnic studies taught me, i'm proud to say i have this class this is like making this one of our main class not an elective not only do we get more engaged we learn about ourselves personally and this fits with our it is making me for self-confident and having this from fifth to 12 grade it would tells you how we are equal we shouldn't just each other we're all different but equal. >> yes. you all say the same struggle with this class words can't explain how much i love this class i learn something new everyday i can use this material in my life she makes sure we know it and tests us and makes stories stuck in our heads i love her for that i might major in this i love it (clapping.) with all my peers i mean, you all know it is great i'm glad we got it (clapping.) >> good evening. i'm david cory graduated tb washington in 2000 the same year ninth grader were born it makes me old ethnics studies is a class i wish i had as a student but reflecting i realize i actively needed didn't exist so i'm glad i have to chance to teach it including the students who want to say a few words kelly glen (clapping.) >> history is told by the winners it can be choopgd by the wishes ethnic studies teaches what is not taught in history it tells the stores stories of people it educates us about race and people but value people as individuals and is importance of solidarity and community i have learned to value individualism and cultural that may not be the same i've learned skills for the rest of my life last year my class said ethnics studies may not continue after the next year i urge my brother to take this class it teaches essential knowledge we'll use for the rest of our lives to build communities knowledge we can use to empower people i hope that future students will have the chance to learn this knowledge and have so much fun learning what i learned in ethnics studies (clapping) and thank you very much we will continue with public comment i just noticed that the dean of the college of ethnics studies is here in the audience tonight would you like to say anything, sir. >> (clapping). >> thank you. i heard a point about age and i also heard a lot of brilliant young students if the san francisco unified school district i think one, if i can get off the floor and generally, if i can say anything worthy of the students i was he sitting there remembering why i got into education and hearing the students speak important articulately i have to admit than i do if you take my classes you'll have to help me american education a better than when more of the american truth is told (clapping.) world education is better when a country that sees he itself as a leader speaks for honestly to its own story and its story is a set of stories social science where there's an absolutely truth or not i don't believe i can know it but know that better by getting the most information state in the best way you put the best ideas together to see the truth if you could see it those young pornography people you've you are heard are really teaching to the future they're learning at an age what months of us didn't learn until after we get our dock transit we bend from our degrees to learn what w

san francisco to remain families to remain in san francisco. it's very important to the city to have a good business that can help with the tax base of san francisco. so, we can do more programs for whatever the city needs. so, i'm encouraging all the supervisors to, please, denied this appeal and i want to think it is ready so much. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon my name is -- and i would like to say that i am a employee of the paper shop in semper cisco. for many years i was a pack a day smoker, woke up in the morning first thing i would roll over and have a cigarette. after starting vaporizing i can wake up every morning now and be able to breathe. my other concern with a lot of people are worried about the youth getting hold of these -- of electronic sickness. in my experience, working at the paper shop here and in san francisco i did the exact opposite where most of my customers are elderly people been smoking for 20-30 years coming to us and telling me there product is doing something great for them which is giving them the light back. thank you >> thank you. next her, please. >> good evening, board. my name

francisco. or portland and san francisco but san francisco is definitely on the cutting-edge of the coffee scenee's so many romance in coffee is surrounds the sourcing of that and thinking about where it came from and how and coffee is wonderful. >> i know for a fact i was born to make coffee. i have a notice from the dad let the life i live speak for me and let's have a cup of coffee and talk about it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> can we please rise for the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag 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.

san francisco san francisco. >> 77 canceled at for positive and four at san jose international airport and four flights canceled in oakland international airport because of the winter storm on the east coast causing ripple effects. >> they cannot help the weather. >> you need to look in further than the departure board to see how powerless the heirs are with mother nature. up and down the east coast flights are delayed or canceled as it threatens the northeast, new york, new jersey philadelphia, even chicago. thousands of travelers have been stopped in their tracks. >> i was connecting through super bowl to tie pay. >> 11 hours after boarding in taiwan slow is only halfway home. >> my flight to newark at 10:00 a.m. was cancel and they put me on a noon flight and i arrived here and the e-mail said that was canceled. >> sfo has dozens negotiating with ticket agencies passing the time with ipads. >> trying to go to new york i would be flying 12 hours. >> hunting for the best bargain with the hotel voucher given to him by the ail as a way to comment for an unexpected layever in san francisco: a storm thousands of m

san francisco san francisco, 65 or 66. money 60's through the valleys and the east bay sure. slightly cooler inland, and low-to-mid 60's for you. tonight, we are in the upper 30's to low 40's in the valley and inland and upper 40's around oakland and sano frost free more than likely and our area of high pressure is weaponing the storm track way to the north and because it is staying around so is our weather so a dwindling snow pack and we will have another "spare the air" day tomorrow for the south bay and friday for the south bay. we will all be under that umbrella of burning ban and on saturday temperatures are back in the upper 50's to low 60s be closer to average, cleaner air, all the way through the early part of next week. bone dry. in the seven-day forecast. >>> the controversial film "the interview," is netting sony big bucks. the north korean satire has been rented or purchased more than four million times since the christmas release online and sony says the film has made $31 million by streaming and $5 million in the theaters. sony pulled the film from theaters after throats but changed their mind and decided to release it shortly after. >> a woman decides to turn down a massive check and why almost $975 million does not sat

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san francisco. san francisco is going to be in our rear view mirror. you can see how light traffic is. we are in the far right hand lane, in the slower lane not next to the median. you can see how traffic is moving along right beyond the median. everyone is heeding the 45 miles per hour speed and you may want to slow down because you are not used to it. anything new can cause a hiccup. traffic is running smooth northbound and southbound direction along the golden gate bridge. back to you. >>> we have new details on a dangerous sizeshow on interstate 880 over the weekend. some claim they were shooting a rap video. amy hollyfield explains. amy? >> yes, the c.h.p. says if you would like to shoot video on a freeway, it is possible you can take take a course and have it shut down legally but what happened yesterday was not legal. >> it was captured on video and posted to youtube by tom embro and he was not the only one recording. c.h.p. officers stay the drivers doing the doughnuts and stopping traffic on 880 also were rolling video. >> we did receive information from one of the parties we contacted they were trying to film a rap video on the freeway so it could have been the truth. they had video cameras as in most instances. >> when c.h.p. officers arrived some threw rocks at them. >> the shows are illegal and maybe they are trying to deter us from responding. that not deter us from spending we will take action. >> they crated the driver for reckless driverring and impounded the car and they hope to identify more people through video and prosecute them, as well. there were about a dozen cars involved and they managed to shut down northbound traffic in oakland at the expressway. >> the people who are stuck in the freeway are just trying to mind their own business and trying to runner rapids and the sideshows close down a major freeway. that is not acceptable. >> investigators are studying the video and hoping to make more arrests. >>> thank you. breaking news from the united states military central command: the twitter and youtube sites were hacked by those claiming to be working on's of sis the militants in iraq in syria with twitter sites saying "watch your backs," and fighters are used airstrikes to attack isis in airline and -- in iraq and syria intensifying after two terrorist attacks in in paris. >> the biggest rally in europe in a generation, a million people taking to the streets in paris three million cross france in a display of unity. 41 world leaders marching arm in arm. notably accident was high ranking american officials. today the white house is facing major backlash. >> i think this is quibbling. >> in india secretary of state john kerry noted there was a united states presence at the rally and united states officials have been working closely with trance. >> across france 10,000 additional soldiers deployed for enhanced security and unprecedented show of force. we are learning more details of the attackers this video posted of the gunman who killed a police officer and four people at kosher supermarket, a black jihadist flag and coulibalhy swears allegiance to isis in syria. attorney general hold are said this is what the united states officials cause of great concern. >> without huge amount of planning or resources, inflicting severe damage. >> isis posted this video, a remix of a threat from last september with in specifics but in new york city, police have been warned to stay vigilant. >> the target is to just go out and kill law enforcement and other officials. >> secretary john kerry says he will stop in paris on the way back to washington, dc to make it crystal clear how the united states feels about the attack last week. >>> we are getting a look at where some customers of the kosher grocery store hid for hours away from the gunman. the pictures are from inside a freezer showing a chilly and tense moments as those locked inside waited to be rescued. the worker led them downstairs and locked them in the freezer. >> a potential candidate for the senate seat has taken him out of the equation of senator bronxer with lt. governor gaffe -- gavin newsom not running for senator. he could possibly run for governor. many supporters have posted that they would support him for governor. >> political watchers see pamela harris and gavin newsom as the top to cars one to run for boxer's seat and the other for governor. >> classes are canceled for hundreds of san francisco college students with city college announce they are closing the civic center campus because it is unsound. the closing comes three days before the classes are scheduled to officially begin the it will be tough if students to switch their schedules. it is not clear when the school will re-open. >> mental health workers at kaiser permanente facilities in california have launched a week long strike accusing them of putting patients at risk by not hiring enough qualified officials. the union representing psychologists therapists and nurses at kaiser permanente. they say they will be able to adequately seven patients during the walkout. >> community leaders gather to remember the four victims of a deadly shooting over the welcome if san francisco. the vigil is at 6:00 people after the african-american culture complex. the friday night shooting is believed a result of gang warfare and police sources say that at least three of the men who were shot were members of a gang in the we

san francisco that we love dearly as part of kairpdz we're honored to take care of 2 hundred thousand san franciscans here it's a personal hour for me, i started 31 years ago at kaiser permanente in san francisco and every time i go to san francisco i let san francisco know they're absolutely the best place for me to be at when i go to oakland they're absolutely the best place for me to be at and washington, d.c. and so on san francisco is a special place for me personally and obviously important kaiser permanente mayor and i met several times over the last couple of years and particularly the last year what i admire about the mayor he shared first his exemption that kaiser permanente was privileged to take care of him many of the city and county employees he e i make sure he delivered a message i want you to make this accountable and assessable to everyone in the city and we have and continue to take that very seriously, and, secondly he shared his big picture of how to make everyone in the city a part of the american dream and unfortunately, because of the economic status around the bay area and the country there are those who may not have it at this time to have all the reality we see in th

san francisco a point which was emphasized before, and with so many other people coming to establish businesses in san francisco because it so desirable it would be a shame in this context to prevent a local family from opening a business especially i like to emphasize this is a conditional promise they'll be revisited. i think what better way is there to do them at least an opportunity to see whether some of the concerns that were raised here are whether there is any value to them. in addition, i would like to just please urge you to approve the permit and to deny the appeal and to maintain sanfrancisco's families here. also, just that i really don't see neighbors being affected adversely by this. it is a decision as an adult to smoke or not. since there is no smoke and know but i really don't see how it would disturb the surrounding neighborhood. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i'm not. happy vaporizing is a beneficial to the community. the owner of happy vaporizing him not a lot of support to create community bins to gather people and give them a lot of fun. happy vaporizing [inaudible] to the church which will eventually goes to the kids. father christmas. furthermore easy that's what hope was to create a free smoking [inaudible] in which cleaner street [inaudible] so we would like to see happy beeping in our community because it is beneficial. although there may school and churches in the area. however, there is no support letter from those places. [inaudible]. those school and churches have not sent any opposing letter. so, please be ki

san francisco. >> that is a thing that is very interesting to me, this is very much in urban phenomenon, not a suburban campus phenomenon. >> correct, and therefore the people want to live in san francisco, they want to work in sanncisco, they want to spend their money in san francisco. suddenly, you are not in the boom or bust cycle as we were in the old days. >> yet we still have a football team setting up in the suburbs of santa clara. >> and i think that football team is now having second thoughts. after all you will notice their fortunes were not nearly as positive as they were when they were playing at candlestick. that's right. >> finally, does this feel different to you then 1999? >> dramatically different. it feels different because those who are the ultimate beneficiaries are actually the ones you are investing. they are buying, they are spending, they are being part. they had their kids in the schools. they are doing the kinds of things that you need to do with the give back and tipping points and other organizations of that nature. it is dramatically different. >> former san francisco mayor willie brown on the 10th anniversary of your victorious leaving from city hall, thank you very much. we appreci

francisco. i was at the tree light. people always come to san francisco to march and protest and in san francisco at kwanza i had my globe and [inaudible] and she showed me people are taking there and 928 people at san francisco state. they have pages of people that died with the jones town looking for a place to have housing and build and live comfortably who left san francisco around jim jones. most people think jim jones was a chinese man and most people were african-american and we never talk about that. nine days later killing them at mo connie and mill and we never talk about those people and we're ailing and suffering through that right now. san francisco must -- it used to be said in the lobby. san francisco must take care of the individuals. that's why that bridge willie brown is there. san francisco had the investment to really make sure that this city is really what america is supposed to be. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker cards. no they're deferred. they didn't waive. >> okay. >> good afternoon. i am with local 21. i am try to keep this brief. i'm the union rep for project managers, housing specialists

san francisco and signed an agreement that he would also, if the municipal leadership prospective focus on the issue so capitalizing on the excellent relationship with the city and county of san francisco mayor ed lee and i have enlist mr. fred blackwell the san francisco foundation and together with mr. membership miller that represents administrative review and the staff and mr. blackwell we're cohen a region a municipal approach, if you will we're not only looking at the academic around serving our students of color but looking at the municipal and our wrap around services the opportunities for the students in the city the reason i give this overview to everyone this is the first of many conversations we'll have here in our meeting and our committee meetings around my brothers keeper i'll is what it is noted it is not the mask bullet that will solve decades and decades and decades of under service of communities of color any brothers keeper is not a thing any brothers keeper is not a person my brothers keeper is not an accomodation of dollars which will be targeted to certain things if anyone is expecting to see that what million brothers keeper is our collective commitment to our communities of color to address historic under service to o