i'm native san franciscoan also. i live in the sun se. my husband and i are raising our three daughters in the city i am a former prosecutor with the san francisco district attorney office. and one of fast vorite things to do is to get to be the neighborhood prosecutor and so i am very familiar with the great community partnerships and the legacy of the chiefs who respect the community's ability to help to solve problems together and i think that is just really great about coming out to these meetings. for my day job, now, i, like dr. marshal, i work in the bay view for a non-profit for the center of youth wellness. where we are trying to improve the health of children who have been exposed to abuse in the home. and i encourage you, now is your time, sometimes we will hear issues that come up at community meetings and get followed up with the department and things change and since you have taken the time to be here tonight, we encourage you and we would forward to hearing what you have to say. >> i am tom mazzucco. and i was born is raised

i am a native san franciscoan as well. and i have watched over the years the law library shrink from the last 30 years to where i represented prisoners in county jail as directing attorney of legal services as helping the sheriff's department administration using the law library, and currently as a sole practitioner doing worker's comp for injured workers, but there are thousands that i am unable to help because the hours spent i could not possibly, i would be out on the streets as my kids have said. but i am able to always direct them to the law library. i am able to use the resources of the law library that i could not afford if i had to do it on my own and i urge you not to not cut the space any further than it has been done, thank you. >> good morning my name is ray sloan and i use the library on a regular basis and a friend of the coalition of concerned legal professionals. law library serves the low income community that concerned professional or legal professionals and the organization deals with daily as well as th

you. >> good morning, commissioners, aim's george obelian long time property owner and native san franciscoan and i want to pledge my support for this effort. it is something that makes me proud to live in this city. san francisco is a special place where great ideas and solutions have a chance to come forth and work and this is one of them. when we set out the policy clearly, we allow the building owners in the city to act. and that is all that they are waiting to do. everyone knows how much real estate has aappreciated in this city and the owner wanted to do the responsible thing and protect not only their investment but also the city. so, thanks for your support in this. and i hope to see it go through, quickly as possible. >> thank you for all of your work. >> >> next speaker. >> i seeing none, madam secretary? >> there is no further public comment, is there a motion to... >> yeah, commissioner walker wants to. >> i just want to make a motion to lend the commission's support of this ordinance. >> okay. >> i will second that. >> okay and just before we take a vote. just a quick comment. yo

we have visitors who will say, i never knew this was here and i'm a native san franciscoan. they wonder how long it's been here. when i tell them next year we'll get to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the park, >> hello. you're watching the show that explores san francisco's love affair with food. there are at least 18 farmers markets in san francisco alone, providing fresh and affordable to year-round. this is a great resource that does not break the bank. to show just how easy it can be to do just that, we have come up with something called the farmers' market challenge. we find someone who loves to cook, give them $20, and challenge them to create a delicious meal from ingredients found right here in the farmer's market. who did we find for today's challenge? >> today with regard to made a pot greater thanchapino. >> you only have $20 to spend. >> i know peter it is going to be tough, but i think i can do it. it is a san francisco classic. we are celebrating bay area food. we have nice beautiful plum tomatoes here. we have some beautiful fresh fish here. it will come tog

i am a native san franciscoan and i was raised by a civil mother and we had to result to welfare to keep us housed and fed. and i relied on the public libraris for my education and i wen

felt passionate enough to come, my name is dennis nava and i am just a joe citizen, a native san franciscoan, and when i found out that the public law library was having issues it really astounded me. i recently because i had questions, and was unable to afford an aattorney, had made use of the public libraries actually several entities in san francisco, which are now finding are no longer available to the public. the market street location has been closed from last march from my understanding and hasting is no longer allowing the public to use the public library and to believe that the city that hosts the 9th kir circuit is not going to have a public library available to look at laws that are governing just astounded me. so i am listening to these attorneys and these para legals and i am like wow, if we are having problems who am i to stand here and say look is this something that no one else is seeing? this should be our constitutional right, our legal accessibility to look at these laws, whether i have a computer or not. (inaudible) thank you very much for letting me speak. >> thank you.

we san franciscoans love our food and desserts are no exceptions. there are places that specialize in any and every dessert your heart desires, from hand made ice cream to organic cakes, artisan chocolate and cupcakes galore, the options are endless. anyone out there with a sweet tooth? then i have a great stop for you. i've been searching high and low for some great cookies and the buzz around town that anthony's are those cookies. with rave reviews like this i have to experience these cookies for myself and see what the fuss was all about. so let's see. while attending san francisco state university as an accountinging major, anthony's friend jokingly suggested he make cookies to make ends make. with no formal culinary training he opened his own bakery and is now the no. 1 producer of gourmet cookies in the biarea and thank you for joining us on quick bites. how do you feel? >> i feel great. >> so i want to get to the bottom of some very burning questions. why cookies? >> it was a recommendation from a friend. hard to believe that's how it all sta

you for your time, if there are any more questions maybe we can stretch our legs >> hi, there, san franciscoans. here with another list of buzz worthy activities and i hope that you are ready to get the fun in the sun and pep in your step because the week of march is about the fun of times. swing by north beach, and come to fiddler's green and dance, from 8:00 p.m. to midnight and plus enjoy the free, country dance lessons, come for the music this thursday night and if you are more of a dog lover than dancer, or both, come over to march meadows at golden gate park for the eastern egg hunt for dogs, the owners will analyze the dj while the pets analyze eggs, filled with prizes and an appearance from the easter bunny himself and on sunday, the international chocolate at fort mason and includes 64,000 wide of chocolate and enjoy 8 hours of unlimited tasting for premium choices for over 40 master food vendors and buy your tickets early to assure the best price, and that is the weekly buzz, for more information on any of these events, visit us at sfgtv.org and check us

we san franciscoans love our food and desserts are no exceptions.laces that specialize in any and every dessert your heart desires, from hand made ice cream to organic cakes, artisan chocolate and cupcakes galore, the options are endless. anyone out there with a sweet tooth? then i have a great stop for you. i've been searching high and low for some great cookies and the buzz around town that anthony's are those cookies. with rave

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we have visitors who will say, i never knew this was here and i'm a native san franciscoan. they wonder how long it's been here. when i tell them next year we'll get to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the park, >> if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encoura impossible. announcer: when you open a book, you can explore new lands... [bird screeches] meet new friends, and discover new adventures. there are amazing possibilities when you open your mind to reading. [roar] you can log onto he library of congress website and let the journey begin. yeah. that's it. [off-key notes] announcer: you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. when you adopt a child from foster care, just being there makes all the difference. >> hello. you're watching the show that explores san francisco's love affair with food. there are at least 18 farmers markets in san francisco alone, providing fresh and affordable to year-round. this is a great resource that does not break the ba

born in philadelphia and he got out here early enough in his life that i will call him a native san franciscoan. both of his mom and dad were involved in public service he was a graduate of balboa high school and college of san francisco and sf state and the most important person in his life his wife that was dating one of the offensive line man and now they have been married for how many years? >> 40 years. >> after graduating from sf, state he went to vietnam and served our country. and the military police officer and he got back from vietnam, and he represented that veterans who were having difficulties. he always served the people and represented the veterans in need. and the dog trainers and he did that in the military. and then he went to work as an investigator for many different agencies until he landed on the doorstep of the occ which is one of the greatest things to happen to that organization. and he talked to everybody. every police officer that he talked to, anybody at the occ. there was a little talk about how colorful his language could be. but i had no choice, but he is incredib

focus group that you met on and it is a large group and a good group but it is almost entirely san franciscoans from the area. as opposed to getting some focus groups with businesses inside and outside of san francisco. because if you plan to build and increase an office space, maybe you better ask the businesses would you like broader floor plates or narrower, or what sort of a market is there for what you are trying to build? we would like to include other parts of the city and that is what the planning commission is for but it is important that we have a bigger turn out for these hearings for the people throughout san francisco and they are concerned about what is going on in these areas and they probably have ideas about how they could best be shaped too. and i think that is important. and a couple of ideas that i have, you have got an area that is a little bit tough on pedestrians, and transportation needs are important and you have got these broad blocks that were built for industry and most of the time i am down there and traffic is racing by, real fast and it is not really pleasant to w

. >> hi, there, san franciscoans. here with another list of buzz worthy activities and i hope that you are ready to get the fun in the sun and pep in your step because the week of march is about the fun of times. swing by north beach, and come to fiddler's green and dance, from 8:00 p.m. to midnight and plus enjoy the free, country dance lessons, come for the music this thursday night and if you are more of a dog lover than dancer, or both, come over to march meadows at golden gate park for the eastern egg hunt for dogs, the owners will analyze the dj