well, to scott wiener. meeting adjournewelcome once agt wiener. meeting adjourned. >> there has been an acknowledgement of the special places around san francisco bay. well, there is something sort of innate in human beings, i think, that tend to recognize a good spot when you see it, a spot that takes your breath away. this is one of them. >> an icon of the new deal. >> we stood here a week ago and we heard all of these dignitaries talk about the symbol that coit tower is for san francisco. it's interesting for those of us in the pioneer park project is trying to make the point that not only the tower, not only this man-built edifice here is a symbol of the city but also the green space on which it sits and the hill to which is rests. to understand them, you have to understand the topography of san francisco. early days of the city, the city grows up in what is the financial district on the edge of chinatown. everything they rely on for existence is the golden gate. it's of massive importance to the people what comes in and out of san francisco b

[applause] where is supervisor scott wiener? [applause] thank you for being here. we have our district attorney mr. gascon. public defender jeff a adachi. and our fire chief, joanne as white. [applause] acting city administrator, amy brown. [applause] port director monique moyer is with us. [applause] and from senator mark lino's office, susan slim. [applause] from assemblyman tom ammiano's office. thank you for joining us in the celebration. we will have the final performance of the evening from the chinese american international school. they helped to start this celebration earlier this evening. i do not know if all of us were here but they are now returning. they will be performing for us and the beautiful traditions of the chinese new year, the alliance stance. please welcome students from the chinese american international school. -- the lion's dance. -- the lion's dance. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> [inaudible] [applause] this is really a unique performance. before we end tonight's program, i want to, on behalf of the city, thank at&t again for your ge

next to us is supervisor malia cohen and scott wiener. our clerk is alisa somera. clerk somera: -- supervisor mar: i also want to thank sfgtv for televising this. ms. somera, we only have one item before us today. could you please read the item? clerk somera: a resolution authorizing the port of san francisco to accept and expend a great in the amount of 15,000 $200 from the california department of boating and waterways -- $15,200 from the california department of boating and waterways. supervisor mar: we have a speaker. >> this is for abandoned watercraft. staff has identified seven recreational vessels that have been in the jurisdiction that pose potential navigation and environmental hazards. that number continues to grow. within the jurisdiction of the port, there are five marinas and three yacht clubs with over 2000 recreational vehicles at their facilities, and there are numerous areas where both can be left at acre or tied to spears without authorization -- can be left at anchor or tied to piers without authorization. over $1,000 represents a 10% matching f

i would like to thank supervisor scott wiener for being a co- sponsor. -- saved the life of then president gerald ford outside at a hotel in union square. -- was a working class and gay man who was disabled and became a hero. he intervened by lunging toward -- and diverting the direction of the gun that was fired. at that time, he became the focus of national spotlight. the press potentially exposed -- as a gay man and that was contrary to his wishes. in 1975 being added -- outed, what that means is that they faced the scorn of the parent's. he fought an invasion of privacy lawsuit against several newspapers. it is important as we go forward to recognize the heroic contributions. i am proud of the contributions that he made. >> i have one item, for -- she was born september 11th, 1969. he struggled for freedom and justice. the live the monterey before going to turlock. he graduated with a bachelor of arts in an apology from san francisco state university. he began his work with the international socialist organization and he helped the working-class in the west. . he used his knowledge in

i am joined by committee vice chair commissioner carmen chu as well as committee member scott wiener. commissioners john avalos, david chiu are in route. the clerk of the committee is erica chang. covering the meeting for sfgtv r charles and mark. please call item 2. >> item 2. approve the minutes of the january 11, 2011 meeting. this is an action item. commissioner campos: colleagues, we have the meeting before you. any comments or changes to the minute meetings? is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. can we have a motion on that item? motion by commissioner wiener, seconded by commissioner chu. we can take that without objection. we have been joined by commissioner david chiu. madam court, please call item 3. >> item 3. citizens advisory committee report. this is an information item. commissioner campos: we have glenn davis of the citizens advisory committee reporting to us. >> good morning, commissioners. two action items on your agenda this morning that appeared on our agenda. those are items 6 and item seven

supervisor scott wiener. city college at san francisco border trusties natalie berg.of the labor council. city attorney dennis her erherr. tom ammiano, george gascon. former supervisor bevan dufty is here with us. department of environment director emily nutter. interim police chief jeff godown. thank you for being here today. [applause] now on with the program. when phil told me he invited the speaker of the california state assembly to swear him in, i looked at him and said, are you kidding me? the governor is introducing his budget that we, sessions that week, there is no way he is driving down to san francisco for you on wednesday night. but it sure enough, here i am. i am not sure that bill asked me to introduce him, more so as payback for being the naysayer. we are so happy to have you here. i get to call you john, because this was before he became speaker. i first met john in 2008. bill said to me, my college friend is in town running for a board office in l.a.. we found ourselves having breakfast one morning. i thought, we are going to spend the entire breakfa

with that, i would like to turn it over to scott wiener. supervisor wiener: thank you. the supervisor is here for my nominee. please come up. [applause] -- annie is the best kind of neighbor that anyone could hope for, one who puts the needs of her neighborhood before her own constantly every day. as a manager of diamond view apartments, she has taken strong and sometimes difficult stands to make the streets of her neighborhood safer, whether through crime prevention, traffic safety, or disaster various -- prepared this. no neighborhood concern is too small for her, no challenge to difficult. here are just a few of her many accomplishments, and i cannot list them all today because there are too many. in terms of neighborhood crime prevention, whenever there are shootings or criminal activity that disrupt the safety of diamond heights, she has helped her community by regularly meeting and conversing with captains at single site station and holding them accountable and making sure that they are paying attention to diamond heights and making sure that they are keeping our

well, to scott wiener. meeting adjournewelcome once agt wiener. meeting adjourned. director beach: present. director bridges: present. director heinicke: present. chairman nolan: present. >> mr. chairman, you have the form. please refrain from using cell phones or electronic devices. the party responsible for one going off may be removed. the board respectfully ask that they be placed in the off position. would you like to do all of the items? approval of the minutes of the january 11 closed session ended january 25 special close session? >> the items so moved. >> second. >> all in favor, say aye. >> aye. >> there will be no discussion of an anticipated litigation in closed session today. >> a couple of things, members of the board. on february 15, we are having our workshop on the agendas. several members of the board have expressed interest in the discussion for consideration at a later date. tell ms. boomer or myself about an issue you would like to have in further depth. two weeks ago, i attended the caltrans summit at stanford university. some very interesting

but scott wiener wants to make it a requirement that they are given food vouchers to ensure the money spent on something other than drugs and alcohol. one man said he would need public assistance if he couldn't recycle. >> what about the people by myself that use this money for like laundry and other personal hygiene items and just the day- to-day survival things? >> he says he's been homeless for about eight years and makes about $100 a week. wiener says the proposal will also help reduce the number of unsavory characters who line up outside grocery stores in search of recyclables. >>> it's a big unveiling by hewlett-packard that could give apple products some competition. late this morning, the palo alto company introduce the highly anticipated touch pad that sports a screen about the same size as the ipad. it also has a front-facing camera in sync with other devices like smart phones and printers. the wi-fi version will be available this summer followed by the 3-g and 4-g versions. hp unveiled two smart phones, including one about the size of a credit card. we'll show you the new i

we want to welcome commissioner scott wiener to his first meeting of the transportation authority. commissioner wiener: i hope i do not ask any question that i should not get the answer to. anyway -- thank you for the presentation. this is critical to the future of san francisco. i have a couple of questions. you said abag will distribute any excess -- again, forgive me if i should not ask this -- but what happens if we provide 50%? what happens if they request another 30,000 units? >> in the past, san francisco and abag have not agreed, but we are in convergence now. but they won in san francisco, we are planning to do that. in other communities, we are working with them. there is always some back-and- forth among jurisdictions. perhaps in contra costa and not in another area. ultimately, abag will adopt these numbers. the jurisdiction will have their representatives advocate for them. commissioner wiener: is there any enforcement mechanism at all? >> we always ponder this question. enforcement tends to be more on the carrot side, which is where it will have -- why we have this del

right is the vice chair of the committee, and to my left is supervisors got wiener -- supervisor scott wiener make sure to turn off cell phones and pagers. any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the february 8 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor mar: thank you, and i would like to thank the staff from sfgtv for broadcasting this meeting. can you please call item 1? >> item 1, or in its amended the planning code to amend the upper market street neighborhood commercial district. >> the proposed extension of market octavia goes west to the northwest corner of castro street, specifically the lot with be artsy gas station. my home that i own is a condominium at 17th and diamond, which is less than 500 feet away from the gas station. as a result under california law, i have been devised that i must recuse myself from this item, item one, and i request permission to do so. supervisor mar: thank you. supervisor cohen, without objection, we can reduce the supervisor wiener from this item. than