to the city and county of san francisco's carbon footprints. therefore, the san francisco department of the environment has brought together two sets of stakeholders to advise the city on building with energy issues. the first is the renewable task force. the second of which, we, the undersigned are members is the energy independence advisory pafpblet as advocacy organizations and businesses connected to the property, buildings and energy industries, we have focused on energy use, particularly natural gas use in buildings, and energy efficiency in green buildings. our main discussion was the need for discussion among stakeholders in the economy, academics, building scientists, tenants, policymakers, and property owners and managers. inceased access to the latest research and information about energy efficiency and green building and the financial benefits would boost the energy efficiency sector through more effective green and social marketing and the creation of a critical mass of awareness. we are committed to working with the city to foster

we had 16 million tourists come to san francisco last year. 50% of those tourists said they came to san francisco, the number one reason was to eat. that's eight million people coming here to eat. that's fantastic, but it underscores the importance of the industry we're talking about and making it more exciting especially around that convention area, as well, in the south of market, a more pleasurable dining experience, coffee experience with brunch, that's great for the city. it means they come back. it means they spend more money next time so we would encourage you and encourage the supervisor to expand the scope but really applaud his leadership and continue to support the legislation. thank you. president o'brien: thank you. any further public comment? sorry, i can't -- seeing none, we can take an action item on this, right? can we have a motion from one of my fellow commissioners? >> i motion to approve this ordinance but i'd like to motion that we approve it citywide including the south of market and westportal and pacific avenue. >> make that a recommendation? >> approving it, re

the league of women voters of san francisco would like to commend the citizen participants of the san francisco voting systems task force for their exemplary product at two years of diligent work, recommendations on voting systems for the city and county of san francisco. the league of women voters has determined that to insure integrity and voter confidence in elections, we support the implementation of voting systems and procedures that are secured, accurate, accountable, accessible, and transparent. the mission has in its own terms prioritized these things and provided the city of san francisco with a document which can serve as a sound guide to the improvement

like many of you here, i did not grow up in san francisco. i grew up in another part of the country that was not quite as tolerant or reverse. san francisco drew me as it your all of us because we live in a very special place. i want to say on behalf of the board of supervisors, we have a special responsibility and leadership role in the world. as we come together, we symbolize all of the space -- this faith we have inhumanity, civil rights, as a common family. -- we have the spacfaith in humanity, civil-rights, and as a common family. i want to congratulate our grand marshals not just for being lgbt leaders, but for representing what is truly the best of what it means to the sentences in -- a san franciscan. i also have the pleasure to bring up one of my wonderful colleagues. if someone got to know in law school long ago. this person has been a tremendous leader in san francisco within the communities he has been so proud to represent. david campos, please join me. [applause] >> i am proud to be here today. it is a time to celebrate the diver

the league of women voters of san francisco would like to commend the citizen participants of the san francisco voting systems task force for their exemplary product at two years of diligent work, recommendations on voting systems for the city and county of san francisco. the league of women voters has determined that to insure integrity and voter confidence in elections, we support the implementation of voting systems and procedures that are secured, accurate, accountable, accessible, and transparent. the mission has in its own terms prioritized these things and provided the city of san francisco with a document which can serve as a sound guide to the improvement of current and future voting systems, a document which can also be used effectively as a resourced, even beyond our own city and county. we would at this time specifically endorse several recommendations in the report, which could be implemented in the near future. these are items 2.1.4.1, which include publishing all election records on the city's website while protecting the anonymity of each voter. specifically, tallies o

of commerce. the san francisco department of children, youth, and their families. san francisco department on the status of women. san francisco zero divided foundation. we would like to thank the city department heads that are here. the department of status of women. the human rights commission, and our own director, the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. you have an opportunity later in the meeting for public comment. please indicate if you would like to speak or write down your questions and return the cards to staff members. i would like to introduce an outstanding leader who has worked hard to bring the diverse segments of the san francisco community together to reach a common ground. since coming into office in january of 2009, he has brought thoughtful leadership to our city. we're pleased to welcome the president of the san francisco board of supervisors. thank you. [applause] >> good evening. i am pleased to be with all of you today. i want to think the immigrant rights commission and all of the many partners here to talk about a very importa

thousands of jobs would be lost in the city and county of san francisco, and that the economy in san francisco would crumble because of this legislation. the parade of horribles has not materialized. the one study that looked at the impact of the legislation makes that very clear. but this loophole is something that was never intended when this legislation was first introduced. a loophole that was never envisioned because it really undermines the original intent of the legislation, which is that we want to -- we wanted to make sure the taxpayers in san francisco were not burdened with the challenge of providing health care for those who are uninsured. that has significant consequences on every taxpayer in san francisco, and that was the ultimate objective. as important as providing health care to the worker was, the overarching goal was to make sure that there was no unfair and undue burden placed on san francisco's taxpayers. this loophole is problematic for many reasons, and it impacts a number of individuals. many individuals here in san francisco. i would like to identify who thos

san francisco. i would like a voice at the table to create policies that will minimize the stigma that san francisco is not a business- friendly city, minimize the stigma of that san francisco prioritizes the rights of dogs over children. we started walking down that path largely because of political ideology. it is less about politics. i want to have a positive impact on the city overall, specifically district 10, connecting it to the city. people have been left to defend for themselves. i am honored to have been elected to serve to be the next advocate for the next four years, hopefully the next eight years, to really protect, defense, and serve the residents of district 10. >> we will talk more about some of the issues facing district 10. before we do, i would like to know a little bit about what you learned campaigning for supervisor. talk to me a little about that experience. >> first, i learned that a lot of the conversations we have about our neighborhood and community happens in silos. we have folks only talking with visitation valley. we have folks in bayview only talking with and a small corner of the bayview merchant quarter. we don't have peop

i also have a background in politics on both sides of the day here in san francisco and oakland. i have done fund-raising for different candidates. i have work experience with the federal reserve bank of san francisco. i am most proud of the work i have done for myself. i started a business called power forward, a social media and public policy consulting firm. >> why did you choose to return and live in san francisco? what motivated you to run? >> what motivated me was my love of san francisco. i see the changes that are happening. i see people picking cans out of the garbage. i see that there is no neighborhood grocery store. i see that small businesses are coming and going. they have not been able to sustain themselves. from my work experience in working for the city come in the mayor's office and in the nonprofit, i had a good sense of what the challenges were. as i looked on the horizon, i see more challenges coming. i thought i had a set of experiences and a passion and desire to serve. it started at 1 point when i was 8 years old. i took a tour here with my third grade clas

the city and county of san francisco. the league of women voters of san francisco would like to commend the citizen participants of

we do not ask that information. >> for me, as a resident of san francisco and a san francisco taxpayer -- if one of the goals of this program is to protect the san francisco taxpayer, i would like to know how many employers are being defective subsidized by our taxpayer dollars. -- being de facto subsidized by our taxpayer dollars. when we look at shifting this $52 million relatively quickly, and people starting to shift their game plan around, it would not be good to continue the exodus of opportunity outside of our borders while our residents continue to be -- continue to live here, but will be employed outside our city and will continue to receive health care here. i understand you do not ask it. it is a status question. but i think in fairness to the business community it is an apropos question. president o'brien: any further questions from commissioners? i would like to ask a couple of questions myself. mr. goldberg, if i could ask you a couple of questions, and supervisor campos. maybe the question might be more directed to you. it seems to me from what i have heard tonight, whic

i look forward to serving the people of san francisco. thank you. [applause] chairman nolan: i want to say a word of thanks to the board for the outstanding foundation ed reiskin was talking about building upon. there are so many amazing members of the executive team. we have a strong foundation going for. now we have time for questions. i will take the easy ones. ed reiskin will take the tough ones. does anyone have any questions? seeing none -- [laughter] any questions? >> let me ask the question that every transportation and chief around the world has been i asked. what do you plan to do to make the trains and buses run on time? [laughter] >> yes, i think the honeymoon is over, huh? i do not walk into this presuming to have all the answers for the mta. the men and women of the india are the experts in their field, and what i -- of the mta are the experts in their field, and what i see my job as is looking at what makes things work and not more. i think the people at the very front lines behind the steering wheel have the answers to these questions

san francisco's first asian- american mayor. >> this has been an unprecedented and historic transition of power here in san francisco. i am so happy the board of supervisors came together to select an outstanding choice along many outstanding candidates to lead us over the next several years. >> over the past several months when this issue has come up, it had been agonizing. the board has been put into a difficult situation. there are a lot of differences of opinion on how to run the city, how to mass make a decision, who should be in place, 11 people to agree on that is a challenging thing. i think we have done the best we can do in the process, considering the difference of opinions. >> the people of san francisco can now choose their mayor, the direction they want to go. that is why this decision was so appropriate. >> the other big shock is that the moderates seem to have won this round. people thought, progressives have themselves on the board. there is no reason that they will not get together and take a noted leader who is a progressive to be interim mayor, and then stayed there fo

san francisco. i am here in support of recology. think they have done a beautiful job by hiring people in the southeast section of san francisco, and i would like them to continue to do this. thank you so much for your time. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is pastor gary banks. i am the founder of family restoration house. i also sit on the project area committee. i am most definitely invested in the community. i just want you to take into consideration as we look at competitive bids, we do not want to create a scenario of competitive gambling with the lives of the citizens of the bayview. we have been working diligently as pertains to cleaning up the bayview and the shipyard, and we have invested many years in this project. i would hate to see us bring another company in because of competitive bidding and undermining the work. we can turn those lives around. we can now have a competitive wage and reinvest back into our city. i want you to please take into consideration. we have been dumped on for t

i have been in business in san francisco for 30 years. i started off at the port of san francisco. everybody at the port of san francisco was wonderful to work with. everybody i work with at the park is great to work with. they are very diligent about sign ainge and making sure you do things a certain way. i think this ordinance is not necessary at all, and i think it needs to be rewritten so you are not costly hand cupping the people doing their job there. that is it. >> dennis antonori. about 2.5 years ago, the department of parks and recreation embarked on a radical new policy. that radical policy was to create the rec and park department as an enterprise agency. those words were used by the director at that time. the president of the commission said to us at a meeting that his job as the president of the commission was to find value in our parks and extract them. there was no mention of providing services to the public. it was to extract the value from our parks. in carrying out that policy, there was no discussion with the public, no involvement with the public. this ordinance

that is simply not fair to the taxpayers of san francisco. we live in tough economic times. to expect that on top of everything else we're trying to do in the city and county of san francisco, that we have to meet the health care needs of individuals whose employers are failing them by not providing what they are required to do by law, that is simply not right. i know that many members of the business community are here today to oppose this amendment. i have met with many of them. i want to say that i continue to have an open door on these issues. i believe it is important to have meaningful dialogue, and i am definitely sympathetic to the concerns that have been raised, but let me say this -- this is a very modest piece of legislation. that is simply aiming to close a loophole that was never intended by this -- by the health care security ordinance. i thank the people who worked on the ordinance, and i have spoken many times with assembly member ammiano. i am surprised and shocked to see the way in which a small group of people are exploiting this loophole. but the reality i

, celebrates the magic of life in the san francisco bay area and our city's legacy of acceptance, tolerance and equality for all people. and whereas california's largest annual multicultural celebration, the san francisco carnaval, will take place in the historic mission district for its 33rd year to showcase the very best of latin america and the caribbean cultures and traditions. now therefore be it resolved that i, ed win lee, along with the board of supervisors, in recognition of the celebration of our diversity, proclaim may 28 to 29, 2011, as carnaval weekend in san francisco! >> so, greetings. i would get to follow the mayor. well, of course let me start by saying to mayor ed lee, on behalf of san francisco cultural arts traditions, on behalf of the artists and per for mars that take part -- performers that take part in carnaval, in part of all the carnaval community, we thank you very much for this proclamation and we are deeply honored that you showed up here today personally to present it. now, mayor lee, if you'll forgive me, i was told there would be a teleprompter. so i'm not t

the children of san francisco, the members of the united educators of san francisco, and the school community of what phil and his office for the work that they have done in san francisco. because here, we see the san francisco values are more than just lip service. but our real and mean providing the resources to take care of our children. this is why we are pleased to be here. we thank filled for his efforts. -- we thank phil for his efforts. >> [speaking spanish] >> my name is chris martinez. i am translating. she said good afternoon. -- my name is grace martinez. she said she is a child at the heart and a member of days. -- child at brett hart and member of grace. "my concern are all the cuts that have affected our schools." >> [speaking spanish] >> it is necessary that we find funds for education and to improve services for our families. we need to be able to work and have the capacity to have good working jobs. thank you very much. >> good afternoon. i am the political action share for seiu local 1021 and a nonprofit worker here in san francisco. we represent workers, rn's and other hea

san francisco since 1992, from the time of about late 1988 to 1992, i went back and forth between oakland, where i was born, and san francisco, or i was the caretaker for my uncle who was living in a senior building and living part-time with my aunt. but i official amid this my home in august of 1992. i have lived in the mission district and the marina and south of market very briefly. >supervisor kim: ok, to what you talked about how it is important to set aside your politics and ensure conditions to give everyone an equitable voice, whether you live on the west side the east side. can you talk a little bit about how you would kind of take this values on in the process of redistricting? >> i am certain that through this process, anybody is going to see an opportunity basically to at the precinct or subtract the precinct. it would at favorable outcomes for the campaigns that they are working on -- i think that is wrong. it is basically, you have to look at the law. you have to balance and there will be compromises that have to be made. th

san francisco bay area. -- korean dance in the san francisco bay area. once again, are round of applause for our opening number. it is such a pleasure to be with you here tonight for this special celebration. please stand now for our national anthem, sung by ayumi perry. ayumi. >> ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly str eaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> and up in coming -- an up- and-coming singer-songwriter. thank you for the beautiful rendition of the national anthem. please be seated now. >> cameras, cameras. >> and if you are a sponsor and are looking for your seat, we have them all down here, all reserved for you. come on down we are here to observe the seventh annual asian pacific american heritage aw