i want to make sure that sanford cisco has a working-class population. i want to make sure that we do not take for granted because we are seen as more cosmopolitan, that that excuses' us from not tackling issues of poverty, which there are still substantial pockets of it in san francisco, despite what others may argue. that, to me, oddly it's our requirements, to make sure our city, in its reputation of being forward thinking and progressive, learns to make sure that that translates into economic, so that this is not just a city for those who can afford it. we want to get down to brass tacks issues about not just public safety but the root causes that we want to address of job training, job placement, giving our youth something to aspire to, giving young adults something that they can turn to, giving people who feel that they need that extra level of support from city hall, from local government, the ability to be able to reach out -- that is also what tonight is part of. he is the real supervisor, my son. he just turned two last week. i know i was going

item 11 is an ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for sanford cisco bay area rapid transit district purposes for fiscal year ending june 30, 2012. supervisor chiu: these ordinances are passed on the first three. items 12 and 13. >> item 12 is an ordinance amending the annual salary ordinance for fiscal year 2011- 2012 to reflect the addition of 31 positions in various job losses for assembly bill 19, the public safety realignment. item 13 is the ordinance appropriate and approximately $5.7 million of assembly bill 19 public safety realignment revenue to support related expenditures by adult probation, the district attorney, public defender, and share for fiscal year 20 year -- fiscal year 2011-2012. supervisor chiu: can we take these items and house, call? starr, supervisor mirkarimi -- sorry, supervisor mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: this is the final piece for our budget to begin our realignment plan. we had a very thorough hearing in budget committee last week. this is part of a culmination of eight months of hearings that we have had in public safety, several

we're going to have a very interesting tour of elevators in sanford cisco.e have all gotten into an elevator, the doors have closed, and it has carried us to our destination. have you ever wondered how elevators were -- work? we check out the need outside the elevator using current technology and we learn about the latest destination elevated technology all here in san francisco. we will also visit the machinery where all the behind- the-scenes gears control these incredible machines. we are very fortunate today to have an expert with those who is going to walk us are around elevators in san francisco. can you tell us about the history of elevators in san francisco? the measure -- >> sure. the history of elevator technology evolves with the city. first elevators were installed for moving materials in the 1860's. in the 1870's, the first passenger elevator was installed, and that allowed building heights to go up to about seven floors. starting in the 18 eighties, 1890's, the first electric elevators were installed. that allowed for buildings to go up even hi

back to the philadelphia area because that is where my family is, but i was always interested in sanford cisco in terms of the city, culture, the amazing lgbt community -- i was always interested in san francisco. i am an attorney. i started off in private practice, doing complex litigation. in 2002, i moved to the san francisco city attorney's office, where our work on the trial team, doing trials for the city and doing my own cases and supervising a team of attorneys as well. another huge issue confronting the city is the deferred maintenance on our infrastructure. we have a lot of infrastructure that has been deteriorating because we have not maintained it properly, from our roads to our sewer system to muni. we need to be much more diligent about maintaining our infrastructure. i have been interested in politics since i was a kid. i have worked on campaigns since i was a teenager. i was involved in campaigning against senator jesse helms when i was in college. when i came out here i was not initially involved politically. i was involved in community work, helping to build the lgbt communit

after that, we want to pay attention to making sure that these firms have a place in sanford cisco, whether it continues at pier 38 or whether it is close by that we will find -- we already have sites identified, but we want to make sure they are conducive to the way these businesses operate. they need that degree of flexibility. i just want to let you know that we are on top of it for the sake of our city and at least 21 companies to our employee a great number of our work force today. i will begin with that. -- 21 companies who are employing a great number of our work force today. supervisor chiu: what we acknowledge our colleague from district 1, supervisor mar? supervisor mar: thank you, and welcome to our cozy chambers here. health care access and equity has been a major issue for residents of my district and many other neighborhoods in the city. it offers the city a good opportunity to potentially improve health care options available to all san francisco residents. expansion could also result in a loss of a services to some of our most vulnerable citizens. six supervisors have public