san francisco concede solutions to our challenges. without a firm commitment to consider the concerns of san francisco stakeholders, i feel compelled to oppose the dog management plan that dramatically changes the nature of the current and intended use. i am available for questions as well. supervisor mar: thank you very much. we also have representatives from the port of san francisco. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am environmental manager in the development division. i came today to be here in case there were any questions specific to open spaces. i would like to offer him some information that because of the nature and location of parks and open spaces, most of them are not significantly used by off- leash dog or by a on-leashed dogs. there are two exceptions. there is more use of those areas by dog owners. of those, only those on the southern waterfront just adjacent to the former hunters point power plant, it is governed by a policy prohibiting all off-leash dog use. with expansion of the park and construction of improvements, we are going to be constructing a dog play area just outside of the current boundaries. as i mention

we are doing this, as i said, the san francisco y, in partnership with the public -- the san francisco way, in partnership with the public and our stakeholders. the transportation plan is up on the website already. we will end -- we will wait until the end of may before we published the final document. between now and then, we will have a great amount of feedback. we are leveraging resources and enthusiasms to set new standards, and we will leave a positive long-term legacy. let me reenforce the america's cup is about bringing thousands of jobs to san francisco and generating revenue for our city. we are also working on one of the hardest topics not only we are facing, not only the region is facing, but the state of california is facing. that is pension reform. i am working hard with staff, labor groups, in my budget team. one of the most pressing issues we have to deal with is to make sure our city remains solvent through the hard economic times, like the ones we are still facing, and that challenges us to make sure we are still reforming the system. i still got everybody at the table. and we are about to launch into our reconfirmation in a

san francisco local hiring policy for construction. the new local hiring policy will require contractors to meet mandatory levels of san francisco residents and participation. the goal is to provide predictability for all stakeholders by maximizing city resources and infrastructure to eliminate this location. i would like to acknowledge a few people. first, this park is named after his son, who was tragically taken from us to do to violence. he was a star athlete at balboa high school. he was in the process of being hired by recreation and parks. out of that tragedy, this very setting reminds us that we need to look after each other. i would like to thank supervisor avalos, the author of this legislation, supervisor campos, a strong supporter of this legislation. the director of city build, the many department heads that were impacted by this legislation, the head of sfmta, the head of the human rights commission, the head of the office of labor standards, the head of the recreation department, and more. i would like to thank local 261, josh, vince, pam, and all the city build students who are with us today. mayor lee. mayor lee came into office and reaffirmed his commitment to looking after the great people who li

address with you and to this extent the small business community and other stakeholders of the city and county of san francisco to really share the concerns and perspectives. and as you all know small business is the cornerstone of the economy. we are at a really critical time. this is really critical for us to make sure that we can encourage small business growth by easing and reducing any unnecessary regulatory burdens. and i look forward to working with the commission and the small business office and to a larger extent the small business community in the city to see how we can work together to move the small business forward. thank you very much for this opportunity. i am open to any questions that you may have. >> thank you very much. that's very informtive. >> thank you yvonne. diunderstand was there somebody in the appointed position prior to you or was this position vacant for a while? >> because the chief counsel has to be appointed first before we are appointed. after that, then all 10 of us were appointed this january. so, there was a two-year gap. and prior to that my predecessor was working out of

stakeholders involved, so i am with that with that one request. thank you. good evening, commissioners. my name is -- come in a recently relocated back to san francisco in january of this year. most recently, i was living in china, the people's republic, the communist country, and before that, i worked in seattle in amsterdam. i have come back here for a reason, because of the arts and culture and music in my life. i am 39 years old, and i feel i am responsible to do so. our cultural here is based on bards, sharron, and i first came to visit when i was in the marine corps and was stationed in monterrey. it astonished me, and it was because of that openness. i have watched people moved in, and nightclubs have been having permit issues, and a lot of live music venues have ceased to exist, and at this point, i want to thank you for keeping the metlife alive as much as you have, but i would also say the with the accord any new nightclub that comes into the city. some people who are here and actually know the communities, and you realize that you are a world-class city. we are a world-class city prepared we make this together. when we tell people about re

stakeholders as well. i appreciate all the feedback everyone has given. first, i am glad this legislation is opening up a larger dialogue of reforming how we tax businesses in san francisco. is something all 11 of us have wanted for -- this is something all 11 of us have wanted for several years. hopefully, this legislation will bring the momentum and political will we need from our community and stakeholders and businesses to carry the legislation forward on the ballot to our voters in 2012. i think there is hesitation to bring this reform to the ballot because we are not sure what the political will will be. hopefully this will do that. second, i want to point out the unique nature of these midmarket corridor. we are not doing any rezoning. we are not changing the character of the neighborhood. it was always intended for large commercial use. that is why we have large commercial real estate. 3 million square feet of commercial real estate. frankly, this area has been in desisting 1960's. for the past 60 years, we have maybe not made any attempts, and what we have seen is the same thing we have seen, and i would doubt any constituent from any district would doubt that t