with the park merced project adding 25,000 people to the area, that is 25,000 students of san francisco state. anyone who has been to the park, trying to get out of there with 50,000 people, you know how much fun that this says. transportation cannot handle this. if you extend this line, you cannot rely on them to provide transportation at muni. you have kindergarten and fifth grade school projected, and there are enough will schools in the area, and not enough high school seats available forever students may be available. >> do you have a question. >> housing is necessary and jobs are necessary, even short-term jobs like construction. but if you look down ocean avenue, at the avalon project across the street from city college, is very similar to the situation with san francisco state. it is chaos going down this avenue. at a the clock in the morning, you have thousands of students getting into the city, and then people leaving avon, with the same situation at san francisco state. thank you very much. >> jim lazarus, barney larceny, bruce kennedy and mark solomon. >> i am with the triangle la

with the san francisco state example, what happens with them? they bought all those apartments. they bought all those parts of public. we lost all the property taxes. when san francisco state buys property, they are not paying us property taxes. they want to expand. they need to buy land. they need to buy these units. i do not want to set that up. i want the community to remain intact. i believe a lot of the amendments that were made earlier today really nailed that down. i will allow president chiu to speak to those. i would ask you to think about the community not today, but 30 years from now. what do we need to do to make that part of the city a smart, wealthy part of the city? how do we move this city forward? supervisor mirkarimi: this is of order. it is done. >> i am a sick woman. please. supervisor mirkarimi: public, it was this morning in committee. i am sorry. this is not in order. ma'am, this is not in order. i am sorry. >> i cannot wait. supervisor mirkarimi: this is not an order. you are going to have to sit down. please speak to your supervisor. >> supervisor elsbern

i am faculty at san francisco state university. i agree with everything the other two said, but what i really want to see happen is the m-line get out of the middle of 19th street and come to the side of san francisco state. i use the m, as well as the students. it is narrow and dangerous. there are a lot of backpacks, a lot of jostling, a lot of waiting. thank you. chairman nolan: ok, then we have a recommendation in front of us. is there a second? >> second. chairman nolan: all those in favor, say aye. >> item 12 -- chairman nolan: before we do that, our distinguished former chairman is here. i do not know if you would like to say anything. would you like to address the board? [laughter] >> you did not think he was going to say no, did you? chairman nolan: i did not think there was a chance of that? thank you for greasing a room this afternoon. >> good afternoon, mr. scherer and the members of the board of directors -- mr. chair and the members of the board of directors. earlier, i shared the news of mr. ford's moving on, and it

she is going to go to city college in san francisco and wants to go to san francisco state university and serving our community as a nurse. jazzman, welcome. -- jasmine, welcome. adrianna ferrerra ruiz has a situation most high-school students do not. in addition to going to school, she has to work 30 hours a week and is the primary caregiver in her family. she gradually did from abraham lincoln high school and plans to go to skyline community college before transferring to san francisco state to obtain a degree in criminal justice and be a probation officer. you can tell she has been raising our brothers and sisters. she is going to make a career out of it. let us have a hand for her. [applause] nice to have you here. congratulations. we were also pleased to recognize elise, who graduated from the high school of arts. on her own, she challenged herself and those around her, saying she was never afraid to express her own opinions. she will attend city college and transfer to the university of santa monica to study theater. demonte calvin was motivated by his mother. he graduated from

made my way out to san francisco when i was a college student, and i sat in the class is in san francisco state as well, and i remember growing up at that time around clement street. we call the richmond district the new chinatown in the 1980's at that time. just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering san francisco in the 1980's as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. i worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the mental health center in the richmond area multi services in the 1980's, and i was also a staff are at the chinatown youth center -- i was also a staffer. a lot of my work has been supporting community empowerment, especially in an immigrant and people of color communities. most recently, i have been teaching at san francisco state. i ran the immigrant rights coalition in the city in the 1990's for several years. i'm also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant communities in the city as well. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? supervisor mar: a lot of peopl

san francisco's provision case unsuccessful termination rates are quite low. 19%. as compared to a state parole, san francisco's recidivism rate of 7.8%. the good news in san francisco is more offenders are successfully complete -- completing probation and fewer are failing, resulting in savings of lives, reducing victimization and reducing criminal justice costs and helping to break the into generational cycle theory the bad news is that san francisco state parole recidivism rates are the highest in the state. this is especially concerning as the governor and legislature proposes to partially realign the state goes to prison population to the county via ab 109. you have heard today already some of the specifics, but let me go over a few more. takes non-serious, non-violent with no prior conviction of felony terms that would have resulted in 16 months, two-year, or 24-month prison sentences, and realigns those to county jail. it is not strictly about alternative -- incarcerating. alternative sentencing is authorized. and incentivize within the legislation. also, we really have not talked

i know what happened when san francisco state came through and wanted to do some improvements and some growth. they took their border regions in sacramento. that was a primary eir agency and we had nothing to do with that. we talked to our state senator, the mayor, a number of different people. we are kidding ourselves if we think that if we do not approve this project at this developer will stand around and try to find something else to do. we will watch $300 billion of funding go away. we will watch a lot of benefits we could derive and we will slowly be gobbled up by san francisco state, who has a mandate for housing, who has a mandate to increase student housing. guess what? it's not rent controls. we're like to be the ones that suffer out there in san francisco. all of these rent-controlled units we're talking about preserving right now -- bye bye. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. >> good morning, board members. my name is kevin. carpenter, local 22. i've been here since 9:00 a.m. and i'm tired. i know you must be tired, too. if there are a lot of unhappy people here. i know

supervisor elsbernd: as i said, i know your work through san francisco state and throughout wallenberg. it was an education looking at your resume and learning your work as a civil rights attorney. that is new to me. >> after retreating from northeastern university law school in boston, where focused on domestic violence advocacy issues and civil rights in education issues, i went to work for small law firm in oakland. after internships at the american civil liberties union and other civil rights organizations. supervisor elsbernd: you throw out the civil rights division in the department of justice. they're typically the entity that sometimes challenges district lines. did you have any exposure to work like that? >> this was specifically in the department of education. so we dealt more with issues involving k-12 and higher education. after coming to san francisco in 1999, i started working in a small civil rights firm in oakland, and that transferred to a seckel civil rights from the representing plaintiffs in employment discrimination cases, wages, and accommodation that is. a family

we went to san francisco state university to get my credentials and my master's degree. we had to close the school down to get to ethnic studies. the police marching on us at san francisco state. after leaving new orleans and coming here, it was still a fight. comparing the schools, yes, i can see the different -- i can see the difference. those parents are there, and they bring in money for those schools, and they have all kinds of book fairs and arts festivals, computer labs, and at hunters point, it is a whole different story. you do not have a computer labs there. we do not have a parent involvement. it is a total difference. >> your perspective on jamal, awaiting the decision on whether he will be executed or spend his life in prison. >> he should be released. [applause] one of my professors actually is working on his case, so i have been following through her visits and conversations, but i think it is the quintessential example of what is happening with the intellects in our community. he is a brilliant brother. if you have not gone on youtube and seen him offering

this is a unique collaboration with san francisco state. and we have a working with the san francisco garter snake, one of the most beautiful snakes, only found along the coast here in northern california. we're working with california state to continue moving the conversation about this important species. and a new and exciting program, we were approached by u.s. fish and wildlife and national park service to help them with the management of california condors. there would like to use our veterinary expertise to help with the annual medical procedures with california condors. in the past, they were taken from the wild, they would take the populations that they were working with, in the tentacle wilderness population that they are referring to. they would take a couple of them out every year and much of them for poisoning. many of these animals have been shot with these lead bullets, and so -- they have a medical technique where they will leach out the bloodstream. we are delighted to be partnering with the fish and wildlife service. and the

we submitted to the city and independent economists analysis from the san francisco state university. they have revealed -- review the new plan. there are serious concerns about the objections that have been made because of the way the infrastructure financing district's work. also, because of the update to the financial analysis that has been done has failed to take into account the recent trends in property prices. down 40% since 2006. the staff memorandum that is now proposed has said that not only is what staff proposing to do one alternative when they come forward, but there are at least three other alternatives that have various trade-offs in terms of environmental impacts and social impacts. none of those alternatives or the staff troy's has been presented to the public in a recirculated eir. because the land-use map for the project has changed, the number of units have not changed, it is ok to certify the eir development project. they approved a special use district area plan and infrastructure plan that does not involve any redevelopment plan. the relevant case on the issue,

san francisco will be a place where this can happen. it will happen in the most inviting and will come when a. i want to thank the state department for choosing san francisco. it is a unique selection for us, but one that we are ready for. i know all of you will be excited to participate and to sponsor all of the wonderful the events in september. thank you. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i and the u.s. ambassador to the asia-pacific economic cooperation. although i am based in washington and manage the operations, set the agenda for negotiations through apec to try to achieve our goals. but i would like to do this morning is outlined a little bit about how the u.s. views apec, the importance we put on this institution, and then plans for activities in san francisco. at the end of my briefing, we will hand out some slides that give that detailed information for you all to draw upon. asia-pacific economic forum is the premier location for discussion and negotiation and pushing the agenda for economic integration in the asia-pacific region. this is a critical for the u.s. government. the asia-pacific is the growth

made my way out to san francisco when i was a college student, and i sat in the class is in san francisco statet time around clement street. we call the richmond district the new chinatown in the 1980's at that time. just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering san francisco in the 1980's as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. i worked in chinatown, an

san francisco in connection with all of our partners, city college of san francisco, san francisco state university -- we are dedicated to doubling the number of used that get through college. welcome to all of you who are for dissipating in this, especially to microsoft who has given us $500,000 for you. this is the kind of support that we need to make sure that all of our young people can get what you deserve. [applause] let me introduce the man that has been in the forefront to make this happen. i think you already know him since he is one of your own. carlos garcia. [applause] he is the one that says the achievement gap can be eradicated for all of us. he was the visionary that talked about this five or six years ago. he is the guy that kicked this thing off, so we are happy to be in partnership with your leader, carlos garcia. [applause] >> for me, the most exciting things -- and i think for the mayor and all of us here. you look at us up here, lots of people of color. unfortunately when you look at our universities and colleges, they do not have all the people of color. it is great

san francisco will be a place where this can happen. it will happen in the most inviting and will come when a. i want to thank the state department for choosing san francisco. it is a unique selection for us, but one that we are ready for. i know all of you will be excited to participate and to sponsor all of the wonderful the events in september. thank you. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i and the u.s. ambassador to the asia-pacific economic cooperation. although i am based in washington and manage the operations, set the agenda for negotiations through apec to try to achieve our goals. but i would like to do this morning is outlined a little bit about how the u.s. views apec, the importance we put on this

san francisco. i came from southern california where there aren't programs like the programs here in san francisco and i came with education opportunity at san francisco state and it was through the support of programs like booker t. and first place that allowed me to be the first person in my family to graduate from college and to get a job where i can help empower other young people to take advantage of the opportunities that are unique to this city. i urge you to support this project so that young people can see there are opportunities for them to live in this city and to be functioning members. without these opportunities they won't be able to come and stand forward and say that they, too, have been able to make these opportunities beneficial to them for their success. it's opportunities like these for housing that are imperative to the success of young people. you've heard the statistics of young people who are homeless. housing is the number one concern that our youth for things we're going to have to give up like sunshine, space, noise. those things are not more important than the opportunities that the ewing people have if they are given housing. 50

i would like to say for myself and my family, we are law abiding citizens of san francisco and of the state of california, you know, and the pledge of allegiance you all pledge, justice for all, we want justice according to the laws of san francisco. we don't want just as any other way. we will not a lot of our way to do anything and take justice in our own hands, but we are looking for the police department to do their job in investigating thoroughly my brother's murder and making sure that the person who is responsible for the murder is brought to justice so that it doesn't have to be taken, you know, outside of the proper way of doing things. i appreciate also all of the work that detectives have been doing on my brother's case. i don't want to make it like i am going off on the sfpd. i appreciate everything they have been doing. president mazzucco: think you, mr. harris. >> i filed a complaint against the san francisco police department. i alleged that over an extended period of time, the police department harassed me in an effort to get me to leave the city because i knew the identity

the college professor from san francisco state university, outrageous. a richmond neighbor. we are going to lose a lot more trees in the richmond if this happens. a retiree from the sunset. the city could afford to donate tax breaks to larry ellison and twitter but cannot take care of its trees? from a real-estate agent in pacific heights. there go the property values in san francisco. from a member of the san francisco chamber of commerce. dead trees should not be part of our image. thank you for your consideration. supervisor avalos: thank you for your comments. maria delostino. scott plaken. >> good morning, supervisors. i just want to point out something that has not been brought up here today. these trees are actually critical pieces of infrastructure, not just a public good. the benefits they provide, especially for storm water, is a huge mitigation for something this city has also addressed willingness to look at, climate change. we are born to see more severe weather with climate change. with the amount of the purpose of services and a high amount of impervious servi

san francisco. i made a statement last year that one of our foremost economists started his career as a police reporter. if you have unbelievable services that san francisco state and city college. reporters know how to interview people and they're not used. if you look at that as a resource, you will find this is probably the cheapest that you will have in the division. i bring that up because i have a journalistic background myself. i know that you can in a few people in a timely manner and you can do it cheaply. -- was in my taxi. he was picking up prostitutes that night. he said that they were disappearing off the streets. they told me there is no serial killer in the city. they basically sticking with one murder. most likely, murder 5. i leave you with that. >> thank you very much. >> good evening, commissioners. this should be my last time here. when i found out that martin had a criminal record, he told me that policemen were behind the harassment i was undergoing. the first up was to call the fbi and demanded why they were doing this. a couple of days later, this was left for me in my home. the fbi could have left that note and they could have called th

san francisco's provision case unsuccessful termination rates are quite low. 19%. as compared to a state parole, san francisco's recidivism rate of 7.8%. the good news in san francisco is more offenders are successfully complete -- completing probation and fewer are failing, resulting in savings of lives, reducing victimization and reducing criminal justice costs and helping to break the into generational cycle theory the bad news is that san francisco state parole recidivism rates are the highest in the state. this is especially concerning as the governor and legislature the governor and legislature proposes to partially realign

state. san francisco unified -- their money is part of that state part of money. even though in theory it is going to the state, it is coming back to the city. the cost of the additional workers, my recollection -- i think it is under $1 million. the city spends $1 million to go get $30 million. it is a pretty good return. even wall street would think that. >> [inaudible] >> the beginning of the year, yes, that is right. >> [inaudible] >> i think the nine-month report was -- i will have to go back and double check, but i think it was, like, $55 million. but we can get that. yes. we are very happy because part of the reason there's a little bit of lag time is we do the assessments, and the other side is the one who collects the money. part of it is making sure we are constantly seeking up, and we are ecstatic that we can help cut out almost 20% of the $300 million deficit, save a lot of jobs. great. the only thing i was going to say was [inaudible] oh, yes. the only thing i would hold out is obviously, we have worked about 12,000 appeals this year, but we did hand

next to him is an assistant professor of broadcast and electronic media at san francisco state university. next is the managing editor for local news at -- i'm sorry. he is not at yahoo!, right. he is editor-in-chief of patch.com, a division of aol that provides news to specific communities. very local. after him, we have the managing director for local news at yahoo.com, guiding the company's local coverage nationwide. last but not least is the senator who represents san francisco and san mateo counties, and he is the recipient of spj's freedom of information award in 2010. that is our panel. back to you, rose. >> before we start, i want to get a sense of who we have in the audience. how many of you currently work in the media? lots. how many of you used to work in the media? how many of you want to work in the media? ok, good. that will give us a sense of who we are talking with. great. every friday, we have a media roundtable and invite international, alternative, and mainstream journalists to talk about coverage of the week's news. we believe it is important to highlight good journali

success initiative is a partnership between city college, the city of san francisco, san francisco unified, and san francisco state, and we're working together to reach an exciting goal of doubling the numbers in san francisco will get a degree or certificate. how many of you are going to get a degree? raise your hands. or a certificate? raise your hands. we should have every hand up in this room. if you are not convinced you are coming to college, you will be convinced before you leave today. i just want to tell you a little bit about myself. in the first in my family to go to college -- i am the first in my family to go to college. anyone else? for me, my first year of college was really intimidating for me. i was really overwhelmed. i did not know how to get the financial support i needed. my mother never even went to kindergarten. i could not even go to my mother for help, so i did not know where to turn. my transition was overwhelming. we want to make sure you have a smooth transition of college. that is why we have created this important day for you. that first year in college, i felt like i did not belong.

san francisco -- the original county of san francisco came from san mateo county. they decided it was too large a county, said the card off another county. at the time, the largest population in the state was in san francisco. l.a. barely made a presidio. they had, like, 50 or 60 people. 90% of the population was in san francisco, and everyone down the peninsula is saying if they are in the county, san francisco has this huge population, we are going to have to go along with them, so they can't get off -- they carved it off. >> it looks like it is the richmond district, but a kind of shows what was on the west side town. a great deal of it was sam, and for that reason, people thought that the weather and the san -- it was really not a place that people wanted to live, and it was going to be very typical for san francisco -- very difficult for san francisco to expand west. >> if you look at the early maps, it was 3 miles wide by about 6 miles long, this huge sand dunes that just moved around. >> here is an 1875 map of the laguna. says along the side of the map, high sand hills between the pacific ocean and the like. by the way, this had actually opened directly into the ocean. >> lake m

some california lawmakers want to stop san francisco's proposal from ever taking effect. a state lawmaker from los angeles and a congressman from sher maniocs say they will introduce legislation in sacramento and washington to ban circumcision bans, saying it is a decision best made by the boy's family. >>> donating a 75,000 square foot building on its san jose campus to the second harvest food bank of santa clara and san mateo counties. the $9 million gift is the largest corporate contribution in that company's history. >>> san jose police will turn all its attention to gang violence. the department is shifting the focus of its 38-member metro units strictly to gang intervention. as of this weekend there were 27 homocides in the city this year. the highest in 20 years. police believe at least half mile of those murders are gang related. >>> it is not easy growing up in east oakland where violence and death are everyday occurrences and it is even harder for some kids to get an education. don knapp on one group that found a way. >> reporter: her poetry is personal. lots of east oa