i'm joined by supervisor aaron peskin and soon scott wiener both of whom are working on isues related to this defend for many years. today, i'm announcing i filed suit against the silties largest property owners and land lob lords acad amof arts that detailed [inaudible] purchase and lease properties for use city wide. again and again aa [inaudible] use thrf property acquired was unauthorized, unpermed or prohibited by local law. again and again aau [inaudible] at planning and building code requirements which every other san francisco property owners is expected to follow. again and again aau flouted basic requirements involving signage, historic preservation and environmental review and more. most seriously of all, again and again aau acquired residential and xhrjs properties to convert to student dorms and facilities. in doing so aau derived san franciscan of 300 residential developing we need in the misof affordable housing crisis as well as critly needed office space. infact, the stale of aau's defiance is breath taking. according to a planning department memo last month, the 40 p

we will be joined by norman yee and scott wiener. want to thank lichbda wong and jessie [inaudible] charles kremenak from sfgtv. >> silence cell phones and leck trainic devices. documents should be submit today the clerk. items will appear on june 7, board of supervises agenda unless otherwise stated. >> colleagues we have a lengthy ajendsa. >> item 1, resolution approving agreement between state and city combined city project including pedestrian safety, transit impruchbments andue fillty upgrades. >> shannon karen from san francisco public works. i'm here

i'm joined by supervisor aaron peskin and soon scott wiener both of whom are working on isues related to this defend for many years. today, i'm announcing i filed suit against the silties largest property owners and land lob lords acad amof arts that detailed [inaudible] purchase and lease properties for use city wide. again and again aa [inaudible] use thrf property acquired was unauthorized, unpermed or prohibited by local law. again and again aau [inaudible] at planning and building code requirements which every other san francisco property owners is expected to follow. again and again aau flouted basic requirements involving signage, historic preservation and environmental review and more. most seriously of all, again and again aau acquired residential and xhrjs properties to convert to student dorms and facilities. in doing so aau derived san franciscan of 300 residential developing we need in the misof affordable housing crisis as well as critly needed office space. infact, the stale of aau's defiance is breath taking. according to a planning department memo last month, the 40 p

closed session on april 19th this regular meeting of the board of education is adjourned and now scott wiener we ha have special cott wiener we have a special ott wiener we have a speciawiener we have a speciaer we have a specialr ww francisco board of supervisors budget and finance subcommittee meeting for may 4, 2016. i'm joined by supervisor katy tang and norm lal yee. do we have announcements? >> yes, please silence all cell phones and electronic devices and completed speaker cords included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted on today will be on [inaudible] >> item 1 amending the administrative code requiring prepackage food and beverages sold in vending machines on city property or served at city meetings have [inaudible] >> we amended a committee last week. our city has a very strong record of prioritizingiment provement in public health by encouraging healthy life styles for employees and residentsment healthy eating is a key factor reducing a number of chronic conditions we see prevalent across the city and here in san francisco including obesity, heart d

. >>> with mother's day approaching san francisco supervisor scott wiener is celebrating companies that adopt the new family leave program. he made a guest appearance at the offices of a start-up today. the company's ceo sleets implement 10% paid parental leave at their locations in san francisco, los angeles, chicago, and new york. wiener led the push for san francisco's new family leave law. our goal is eventually to have a grade national program that covers all of our working families. with great -- what's great about what q is doing is it applies to everyone. >> managed by q is the first start-up to announce it is adopting the 100% pay benefit in locations outside of san francisco j. a heart warming "promposal." what makes this particularly proposal so special. >>> we're tracking that chance of a thundershower still in the bay area, especially the south bay. we'll be tracking that and the future for friday's forecast. >>> new at 6:30 tonight a prom invitation that a special needs student at folsom high school may never forget. >> reporter rob malcolm tells us the elaborate lengths t

joined by norman yee and scott wiener. want to thank lichbda wong and jessie [inaudible] charles kremenak from sfgtv. >> silence cell phones and leck trainic devices. documents should be submit today the clerk. items will appear on june 7, board of supervises agenda unless otherwise stated. >> colleagues we have a lengthy ajendsa. >> item 1, resolution approving agreement between state and city combined city project including pedestrian safety, transit impruchbments andue fillty upgrades. >> shannon karen from san francisco public works. i'm here to seek approval for public works to intr into agreement can caltrans to 19th avenue. this project features pedestrian and transit curb extensions as well as water and sewer infrastructure improvements. the project extends along 19th avenue which is state route 1 from [inaudible] to lincoln way. the agreement is prerequisite for caltrans. the agreement specifies the responsibility of the city and caltrans in executing the project. the city is the implementing agency fraall phases

closed session on april 19th this regular meeting of the board of education is adjourned and now scott wiener we ha have special cott wiener we have a special ott wiener we have a speciawiener we have a speciaer we have a specialr ww everyone. welcome to the san francisco budget and finance committee meeting for april 27, 2016. >>supervisor mark farrell: i will be chairing this meeting. i'm joined by supervisor katie tang. and >>supervisor norman yee:. madam clerk, any announcements? >> yes. please silence all cell phones and any speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. items acted on today will be listed on the agenda unless otherwise stated. >>supervisor mark farrell: madam clerk. we'll skip item 1 until we hear from the board of supervisors office. let's go to item two. 2. >>clerk: [hearing - budget update - human services agency - fys 2016-2017 and 2017-2018] sponsor: farrell hearing to receive a budget update from the human services agency for fys >>clerk: [hearing - budget update - human services agency - fys 2016-2017 and 2017-2018] sponsor: farrell hearing to receive a budget u

. >> reporter: supervisor scott wiener. >> you can't buy up rent-controlled apartments and convert them to student dorms. >> reporter: the academy has been the subject of nearly two dozen planning commission hearings this past decade for permit violations. the commission has been working with the school to resolve problems. but herrera says he's run out of patience. >> again and again, aeu met our good faith with bad faith. >> reporter: supervisor aaron possess kin a long-time critic of the akd minute's real estate empire. >> the academy has played san francisco for a fool, but that is coming to an end today. >> reporter: herrera's lawsuit targets 23 of the 40 properties the academy operates in the city. james brosnahan, the school's attorney, says the lawsuit was unnecessary. >> we have made a settlement offer as i say, which is a very important part of this picture. >> reporter: brosnahan says they offered the city $10 million. the academy would lease an 89-unit building for affordable housing and build new student housing in the future instead of buying existing buildings. in the mea

i'm scott wiener, the chair of the authority and mr. clerk can you call the roll. >> commissioner avalos, present. commissioner breed, absent. commissioner campos, present. commissioner cohen, present. commissioner farrell, absent. commissioner kim, present. commissioner mar, absent. commissioner peskin, present. commissioner tang, absent. commissioner wiener, present. commissioner yee, present. commissioner breed, present. we have quorum. >> thank you very much. item number 2. >> item 2, chairs report. this is a information item. >> thank you. i was pleased earlier this month to join with mayor lee and transportation authority to welcome anthony fox to san francisco. san francisco is among 7 sit ease for challenge grant offered by the department of transportation and volcon transportation and delegation including secretary bock was in town to demonstrate new ways to manage transportation mpt secretary fox is a former mayor taking initiative particularly regarding funding given the political realty and gridlock in washington and state c

. >> justine:supervisor scott wiener stands by chief suhr. >>sot getting rid of chief suhr is not going to move police reform forward it is not going to reduce crime in the city it is actually going to do the opposite z >> >> justine:also supporting suhr supervisor mark farrell. >>sot there is no one in a better position to implement the changes needed than chief suhr >> justine:norman yee does not want the chief to leave either. with aaron peskin not commenting and malia cohen asking for a further review. >> justine:kron 4 did not get a response from the remaining supervisors. >>we want him fired >> justine:even with elected supervisors praising his jobbetween the protests and the people at the commission meeting. the calls for the chief to leave. keep getting louder. >>sot look for a new chief of police. that is what the people want and deserve >> pam:a bizarre incident left both a mother and her son in the hospital. this morning, in san jose's cambrian district on lansing avenue... officers responded to what initially was reported as a tra

i'm joined by supervisor aaron peskin and soon scott wiener both of whom are working on isues related to this defend for many years. today, i'm announcing i filed suit against the silties largest property owners and land lob lords acad amof arts that detailed [inaudible] purchase and lease properties for use city wide. again and again aa [inaudible] use thrf property acquired was unauthorized, unpermed or prohibited by local law. again and again aau [inaudible] at planning and building code requirements which every other san francisco property owners is expected to follow. again and again aau flouted basic requirements involving signage, historic preservation and environmental review and more. most seriously of all, again and again aau acquired residential and xhrjs properties to convert to student dorms and facilities. in doing so aau derived san franciscan of 300 residential developing we need in the misof affordable housing crisis as well as critly needed office space. infact, the stale of aau's defiance is breath taking. according to a planning department memo last month, the 40 p

i'm joined by supervisor aaron peskin and soon scott wiener both of whom are working on isues relatedo this defend for many years. today, i'm announcing i filed suit against the silties largest property owners and land lob lords acad amof arts that detailed [inaudible] purchase and lease properties for use city wide. again and again aa [inaudible] use thrf property acquired was unauthorized, unpermed or prohibited by local law. again and again aau [inaudible] at planning and building code requirements which every other san francisco property owners is expected to follow. again and again aau flouted basic requirements involving signage, historic preservation and environmental review and more. most seriously of all, again and again aau acquired residential and xhrjs properties to convert to student dorms and facilities. in doing so aau derived san franciscan of 300 residential developing we need in the misof affordable housing crisis as well as critly needed office space. infact, the stale of aau's defiance is breath taking. according to a planning department memo last month, the 40 pro

opportunity to speak and with that, we'll be following the order of roll call beginning with supervisor scott wienerwhich i'm excited that he's honoring mitchell's ice cream and i hope they brought tasty treats with them today. >> she stole my thunder. so colleagues today, i have the privilege of honoring as you heard, an amazing san francisco institution, mitchell's ice cream as honorary for small business week and we have with us here today linda and brian mitchell. as you know, colleagues, i hope you've all been there. mitchell's ice cream is a truly amazing place for anyone who loves ice cream. featuring 4 40 flavors. 16% burt fat. it's been a neighborhood favorite for over 60 years now. it's not just a landmark in our district, but for all of san francisco. of course, as we learn and our condolences in larry mitchell's passing may 12, it's a huge loss for the family and city. i know he was involved in the business until close to the end. this was his baby in so many ways. he's a hero in tumorrer terms of actually being able to run a business successfully for a very, very long time. a business t

demanded a national search be conducted for a chief saying they've lost confidence in suhr's -- scott wiener released a statement saying i continue to have confidence in and enormous respect for greg suhr. i will look forward to working with the interim police chief to make our city safer for all. >>> a lifelong -- too many controversial incidents for greg suhr. the deadly shooting the final straw apparently for mayor lee. the shooting was this morning in the bayview district. here's the map at the intersection of al myra and schaaf ner. an unarmed black woman was killed by a sergeant. christie smith has more on that story. >> reporter: raj, before coming here, the chief was standing in the bay view district talking with reporters about that fatal shooting this morning. there were many questions like whether there were any weapons in the car. at that point he didn't know. he came here and the mayor asked him to step down. >> it's always ail tragedy any time anybody is shot. >> hours before his resignation, san francisco police chief greg suhr answered questions about a woman shot and killed

. >>> in honor of mother's day supervisor scott wiener made an announcement about paid family leave. the company's ceo says they will now implement 10% paid parental leave at their locations in san francisco, los angeles, chicago, and new york. >> our goal 70 you actually to have a great national program that covers all of our working families. what's grade about what q is doing is it applies to everyone. >> supervisor wiener led the push for san francisco's paid family leave law managed by q. >>> we're now more than two weeks into a hunger strike by five people would call themselves the frisco five. they have been stationed outside the mission police station calling for san francisco police chief greg suhr to either resign or be fired. they're protesting several deadly police shootings. earlier today the group talked about how they're doing with no food. alex savidge was there. >> reporter: these five hunger strikers have now entered a critical period. they have gone more than two weeks without solid food, and doctors say there is a growing risk of health problems. one of these prot

but supervisor scott wiener says that needs to change. >> we also need to allow our ity's department to take into account if a contractor, for example, has a history of safety violations. if a contractor has a history of labor violations. if a contractor has a history of walking off jobs. >> reporter: the contractor's track record raz highlight last fall when workers on a mul multimillion-dollar main project in the haight repeatedly ruptured gas lines and caused sinkholes in the neighborhood. past performance like that will now be a factor in future selections. but some contactors worry replacing the low bid system could lead to corruption. >> if put into effect in not the right manner, then this ordinance has the potential to open the door to potential collusion or, you know, bringing back the old boys network. >> reporter: the supervisors passed the measure on its first go-around today, though supervisor wiener included an amendment designed to protect small businesses by making projects under $1.5 million exempt from the new regulations. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news

mark farrell chairing this committee joined by supervisor tang and supervisor yee and supervisor scott wiener i want to thank the clerk clouks as well as charles kremack and nona melkonian for c co-this meeting mr. clerk, any announcements? >> >> yes. electron

last night supervisor scott wiener and muni officials turned on rainbow escalator lights for the firstastro station. muni has been upgrading elevators in the past years. most were built in 1972. it decided to add rainbow lights in the castro station to show and honor the neighborhood. >> colorful. >>> 6:39. animals being poisoned by illegal marijuana farms. up next, a crackdown here in california as toxic chemicals are causing a danger for the environment. >>> good morning. yes, you heard that man saying go. he's in another room here behind the curtain. all right, this is a look at westbound 80 as you head out to the macarthur maze. it doesn't look that bad but when you get to the bay bridge, there's waiting to do. tell you how long coming up. >>> it's breezy to windy and cool and staying that way most of the weekend. we will have an update on your forecast to see if there's any rain. before earning enough cash back from bank of america to buy a new gym bag. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store. even before he got 3% back on gas. kenny use

we will be joined by norman yee and scott wiener. want to thank lichbda wong and jessie [inaudible] charles kremenak from sfgtv. >> silence cell phones and leck trainic devices. documents should be submit today the clerk. items will appear on june 7, board of supervises agenda unless otherwise stated. >> colleagues we have a lengthy ajendsa. >> item 1, resolution approving agreement between state and city combined city project including pedestrian safety, transit impruchbments andue fillty upgrades. >> shannon karen from san francisco public works. i'm here to seek approval for public works to intr into agreement can caltrans to 19th avenue. this project features pedestrian and transit curb extensions as well as water and sewer infrastructure improvements. the project extends along 19th avenue which is state route 1 from [inaudible] to lincoln way. the agreement is prerequisite for caltrans. the agreement specifies the responsibility of the city and caltrans in executing the project. the city is the implementing agency fraall phases

. >> reporter: but because of the backlash an intervention by supervisor scott wiener, the reservationhas been suspended for fan favorite dolores park. >> sometimes you can barely even see the grass and so it doesn't really make sense to reserve lawn space in dolores park. >> reporter: the change takes place immediately. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4. i'm larry biel. abc 7 news at 5 begins right now with dan and kristen. >>> next on abc 7 news at 5, developing news, a woman and her young child are killed when their car was stuck on the tracks and hit by an amtrak train. what investigators say whaped. >>> plus -- >> drop the knife! >> palo alto police say this video is proof that their officers appropriately. >>> and hot dogs in cars. the new push at the state tap tol to help protect pets. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel it's cool out here by may standards but that's about to change. i'll xr your holiday preview coming up. >> announcer: live from the kgo-tv broadcast centre, this is abc 7 news. >>> good evening,

closed session on april 19th this regular meeting of the board of education is adjourned and now scott wienere ha have special cott wiener we have a special ott wiener we have a speciawiener we have a speciaer we have a specialr ww >> good afternoon and we'll call our meeting to order and the commissioner clerk will call the roll. >> clerk: rrk "roll call." i put the minutes in front of you. commissioner chow requested a make a slight change on the top 6 page seven. i'll see text crossed out and other text that has been alded. >> commissioners, the revised or edited minutes are before us. for acceptance. so we need a motion. >> okay. >> i think this is minor and i can give it to you but -- >> go ahead. >> so on page 5, 5 of the ones that were in our packet. >> sure. >> up i number 7. >> okay. >> just to add precision to the language there because i asked how the stock would be dealt with regarding taxes at the end of the year. what i actually think i said was how the stock would be valg valued for tax purpose. >> yes, i will make that change. >> okay. while we are making small corrections, pa

i'm scott wiener, the chair of the authority and mr. clerk can you call the roll. >> commissioner avalos, present. commissioner breed, absent. commissioner campos, present. commissioner cohen, present. commissioner farrell, absent. commissioner kim, present. commissioner mar, absent. commissioner peskin, present. commissioner tang, absent. commissioner wiener, present. commissioner yee, present. commissioner breed, present. we have quorum. >> thank you very much. item number 2. >> item 2, chairs report. this is a information item. >> thank you. i was pleased earlier this month to join with mayor lee and transportation authority to welcome anthony fox to san francisco. san francisco is among 7 sit ease for challenge grant offered by the department of transportation and volcon transportation and delegation including secretary bock was in town to demonstrate new ways to manage transportation mpt secretary fox is a former mayor taking initiative particularly regarding funding given the political realty and gridlock in washington and state c

i'm scott wiener, the chair of the authority and mr. clerk can you call the roll. >> commissioner avalos, present. commissioner breed, absent. commissioner campos, present. commissioner cohen, present. commissioner farrell, absent. commissioner kim, present. commissioner mar, absent. commissioner peskin, present. commissioner tang, absent. commissioner wiener, present. commissioner yee, present. commissioner breed, present. we have quorum. >> thank you very much. item number 2. >> item 2, chairs report. this is a information item. >> thank you. i was pleased earlier this month to join with mayor lee and transportation authority to welcome anthony fox to san francisco. san francisco is among 7 sit ease for challenge grant offered by the department of transportation and volcon transportation and delegation including secretary bock was in town to demonstrate new ways to manage transportation mpt secretary fox is a former mayor taking initiative particularly regarding funding given the political realty and gridlock in washington and state c

we will be joined by norman yee and scott wiener. want to thank lichbda wong and jessie [inaudible] charles kremenak from sfgtv. >> silence cell phones and leck trainic devices. documents should be submit today the clerk. items will appear on june 7, board of supervises agenda unless otherwise stated. >> colleagues we have a lengthy ajendsa. >> item 1, resolution approving agreement between state and city combined city project including pedestrian safety, transit impruchbments andue fillty upgrades. >> shannon karen from san francisco public works. i'm here to seek approval for public works to intr into agreement can caltrans to 19th avenue. this project features pedestrian and transit curb extensions as well as water and sewer infrastructure improvements. the project extends along 19th avenue which is state route 1 from [inaudible] to lincoln way. the agreement is prerequisite for caltrans. the agreement specifies the responsibility of the city and caltrans in executing the project. the city is the implementing agency fraall phases

closed session on april 19th this regular meeting of the board of education is adjourned and now scott wiener we ha have special cott wiener we have a special ott wiener we have a speciawiener we have a speciaer we have a specialr ww commissioner lee commissioner mccarthy commissioner walker and commissioner clinch is excused we have quorum and the next item is item b. >> okay. >> on to item c progress report complaint number putnam street and staff will give an update for timeframe of correction for the violations of the violation of the property owner with the violation discussed at 2016 ab hearing. >> good afternoon rosemary chief builder inspector per the boards instruction on friday 0 april 8 the department of representatives along with the city attorney's office the mayor's office of housing and the department of aging & adult services was represented and met with ms. harris regarding the conditions at the property we had a good discussion the mayor's office of housing may have products that are helpful to go towards making repairs at putnam street, however, before their contractors can

mark farrell chairing this committee joined by supervisor tang and supervisor yee and supervisor scott wiener i want to thank the clerk clouks as well as charles kremack and nona melkonian for c co-this meeting mr. clerk, any announcements? >> >> yes. electronic devices. completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the april 26, 2016, board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> okay. thank you very much mr. clerk, call item one. >> item one ordinance amending the administrative code to require the prevailing wage for loading or unloading products for city park property and driving of commercial vehicles for that purpose. >> thank you. this item was supported by supervisor wiener i'm going to turn it over to him. >> we're continuing to work with all folks and looking this so we need more time and i move to continue this item to the call of the chair subject to public comment. >> colleagues if not other comments anyone wish to comment on item one seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, we a re

i'm scott wiener, the chair of the authority and mr.rk can you call the roll. >> commissioner avalos, present. commissioner breed, absent. commissioner campos, present. commissioner cohen, present. commissioner farrell, absent. commissioner kim, present. commissioner mar, absent. commissioner peskin, present. commissioner tang, absent. commissioner wiener, present. commissioner yee, present. commissioner breed, present. we have quorum. >> thank you very much. item number 2. >> item 2, chairs report. this is a information item. >> thank you. i was pleased earlier this month to join with mayor lee and transportation authority to welcome anthony fox to san francisco. san francisco is among 7 sit ease for challenge grant offered by the department of transportation and volcon transportation and delegation including secretary bock was in town to demonstrate new ways to manage transportation mpt secretary fox is a former mayor taking initiative particularly regarding funding given the political realty and gridlock in washington and state capit

closed session on april 19th this regular meeting of the board of education is adjourned and now scott wienere ha have special cott wiener we have a special ott wiener we have a speciawiener we have a speciaer we have a specialr ww commissioner lee commissioner mccarthy commissioner walker and

i'm scott wiener, the chair of the authority and mr. clerk can you call the roll. >> commissioner avalos, present. commissioner breed, absent. commissioner campos, present. commissioner cohen, present. commissioner farrell, absent. commissioner kim, present. commissioner mar, absent. commissioner peskin, present. commissioner tang, absent. commissioner wiener, present. commissioner yee, present. commissioner breed, present. we have quorum. >> thank you very much. item number 2. >> item 2, chairs report. this is a information item. >> thank you. i was pleased earlier this month to join with mayor lee and transportation authority to welcome anthony fox to san francisco. san francisco is among 7 sit ease for challenge grant offered by the department of transportation and volcon transportation and delegation including secretary bock was in town to demonstrate new ways to manage transportation mpt secretary fox is a former mayor taking initiative particularly regarding funding given the political realty and gridlock in washington and state c

scott weiner. >>[applause] >> supervisor wiener: thank you mr. mayor, mr. mayor, thank you for making a big deal about this signing because this is a very very big deal. the step that we are taking today in san francisco to once again show the way toward not just our state but our country, about what you means to support working families, to truly support working families, what it really means to address income inequality and not just talk about it and so mr. mayor, thank you for doing this. you know, it was an editorial this morning in the new york times that i think beautifully encapsulated why this legislation is important. imagine the legislation but it didn't have to. the editorial talked about how in california we pay 55% of wage replacement for parental bonding lead. going up to 60-70% of new york state is starting at present and will escalate from there. but the editorial mentioned what we all know. that, when you are lower income, your working-class family, it's not realistic to take a 50% or 40% or even a 30% pay cut and in this country we are for

we will be joined by norman yee and scott wiener. want to thank lichbda wong and jessie [inaudible] charles kremenak from sfgtv. >> silence cell phones and leck trainic devices. documents should be submit today the clerk. items will appear on june 7, board of supervises agenda unless otherwise stated. >> colleagues we have a lengthy ajendsa. >> item 1, resolution approving agreement between state and city combined city project including pedestrian safety, transit impruchbments andue fillty upgrades. >> shannon karen from san francisco public works. i'm here to seek approval for public works to intr into agreement can caltrans to 19th avenue. this project features pedestrian and transit curb extensions as well as water and sewer infrastructure improvements. the project extends along 19th avenue which is state route 1 from [inaudible] to lincoln way. the agreement is prerequisite for caltrans. the agreement specifies the responsibility of the city and caltrans in executing the project. the city is the implementing agency fraall phases

opportunity to speak and with that, we'll be following the order of roll call beginning with supervisor scott wienerwhich i'm excited that he's honoring mitchell's ice cream and i hope they brought tasty treats with them today. >> she stole my thunder. so colleagues today, i have the privilege of honoring as you heard, an amazing san francisco institution, mitchell's ice cream as honorary for small business week and we have with us here today linda and brian mitchell. as you know, colleagues, i hope you've all been there. mitchell's ice cream is a truly amazing place for anyone who loves ice cream. featuring 4 40 flavors. 16% burt fat. it's been a neighborhood favorite for over 60 years now. it's not just a landmark in our district, but for all of san francisco. of course, as we learn and our condolences in larry mitchell's passing may 12, it's a huge loss for the family and city. i know he was involved in the business until close to the end. this was his baby in so many ways. he's a hero in tumorrer terms of actually being able to run a business successfully for a very, very long time. a business t

i'm joined by supervisor aaron peskin and soon scott wiener both of whom are working on isues related this defend for many years. today, i'm announcing i filed suit against the silties largest property owners and land lob lords acad amof arts that detailed [inaudible] purchase and lease properties for use city wide. again and again aa [inaudible] use thrf property acquired was unauthorized, unpermed or prohibited by local law. again and again aau [inaudible] at planning and building code requirements which every other san francisco property owners is expected to follow. again and again aau flouted basic requirements involving signage, historic preservation and environmental review and more. most seriously of all, again and again aau acquired residential and xhrjs properties to convert to student dorms and facilities. in doing so aau derived san franciscan of 300 residential developing we need in the misof affordable housing crisis as well as critly needed office space. infact, the stale of aau's defiance is breath taking. according to a planning department memo last month, the 40 prop

we will be joined by norman yee and scott wiener. want to thank lichbda wong and jessie [inaudible] charles kremenak from sfgtv. >> silence cell phones and leck trainic devices. documents should be submit today the clerk. items will appear on june 7, board of supervises agenda unless otherwise stated. >> colleagues we have a lengthy ajendsa. >> item 1, resolution approving agreement between state and city combined city project including pedestrian safety, transit impruchbments andue fillty upgrades. >> shannon karen from san francisco public works. i'm here to seek approval for public works to intr into agreement can caltrans to 19th avenue. this project features pedestrian and transit curb extensions as well as water and sewer infrastructure improvements. the project extends along 19th avenue which is state route 1 from [inaudible] to lincoln way. the agreement is prerequisite for caltrans. the agreement specifies the responsibility of the city and caltrans in executing the project. the city is the implementing agency fraall phases

opportunity to speak and with that, we'll be following the order of roll call beginning with supervisor scott wienerwhich i'm excited that he's honoring mitchell's ice cream and i hope they brought tasty treats with them today. >> she stole my thunder. so colleagues today, i have the privilege of honoring as you heard, an amazing san francisco institution, mitchell's ice cream as honorary for small business week and we have with us here today linda and brian mitchell. as you know, colleagues, i hope you've all been there. mitchell's ice cream is a truly amazing place for anyone who loves ice cream. featuring 4 40 flavors. 16% burt fat. it's been a neighborhood favorite for over 60 years now. it's not just a landmark in our district, but for all of san francisco. of course, as we learn and our condolences in larry mitchell's passing may 12, it's a huge loss for the family and city. i know he was involved in the business until close to the end. this was his baby in so many ways. he's a hero in tumorrer terms of actually being able to run a business successfully for a very, very long time. a business t

we will be joined by norman yee and scott wiener. lichbda wong and jessie [inaudible] charles kremenak from sfgtv. >> silence cell phones and leck trainic devices. documents should be submit today the clerk. items will appear on june 7, board of supervises agenda unless otherwise stated. >> colleagues we have a lengthy ajendsa. >> item 1, resolution approving agreement between state and city combined city project including pedestrian safety, transit impruchbments andue fillty upgrades. >> shannon karen from san francisco public works. i'm here to seek approval for public works to intr into agreement can caltrans to 19th avenue. this project features pedestrian and transit curb extensions as well as water and sewer infrastructure improvements. the project extends along 19th avenue which is state route 1 from [inaudible] to lincoln way. the agreement is prerequisite for caltrans. the agreement specifies the responsibility of the city and caltrans in executing the project. the city is the implementing agency fraall phases of the project

they also made it clear they are very much in the pocket of scott wiener and they endorse his politics. it's really sad to see how the castro has lost its interthational feel. i went be there yesterday to go to the castro theater and i saw maybe two people from the neighborhood. everybody else with us a tourist, taking pictures, i noticed they weren't going in the stores either. seems like every week i pick up the bay area reporter and merchants are complaining about this issue or that issue. they never seem happy. they don't seem to understand part of the reason why their businesses are down, part of the reason why no one cares or let me say very few people care any more about jane warner plaza and we can no longer sit there, you really can't find tables or chairs there any more, has to do with the policies of the castro merchants and how they have just set themselves up as a body that doesn't want public participation, doesn't want the public coming around, doesn't hold public meetings and then they want the public to come and spend dollars. i'd really recommend if anyone here is con

opportunity to speak and with that, we'll be following the order of roll call beginning with supervisor scott wienerwhich i'm excited that he's honoring mitchell's ice cream and i hope they brought tasty treats with them today. >> she stole my thunder. so colleagues today, i have the privilege of honoring as you heard, an amazing san francisco institution, mitchell's ice cream as honorary for small business week and we have with us here today linda and brian mitchell. as you know, colleagues, i hope you've all been there. mitchell's ice cream is a truly amazing place for anyone who loves ice cream. featuring 4 40 flavors. 16% burt fat. it's been a neighborhood favorite for over 60 years now. it's not just a landmark in our district, but for all of san francisco. of course, as we learn and our condolences in larry mitchell's passing may 12, it's a huge loss for the family and city. i know he was involved in the business until close to the end. this was his baby in so many ways. he's a hero in tumorrer terms of actually being able to run a business successfully for a very, very long time. a business t

opportunity to speak and with that, we'll be following the order of roll call beginning with supervisor scott wienerwhich i'm excited that he's honoring mitchell's ice cream and i hope they brought tasty treats with them today. >> she stole my thunder. so colleagues today, i have the privilege of honoring as you heard, an amazing san francisco institution, mitchell's ice cream as honorary for small business week and we have with us here today linda and brian mitchell. as you know, colleagues, i hope you've all been there. mitchell's ice cream is a truly amazing place for anyone who loves ice cream. featuring 4 40 flavors. 16% burt fat. it's been a neighborhood favorite for over 60 years now. it's not just a landmark in our district, but for all of san francisco. of course, as we learn and our condolences in larry mitchell's passing may 12, it's a huge loss for the family and city. i know he was involved in the business until close to the end. this was his baby in so many ways. he's a hero in tumorrer terms of actually being able to run a business successfully for a very, very long time. a business t

couldn't have been accomplished without everyone's effort and support of supervisor cohen and scott wiener so i thank you very much for the award and we have folks from our community that wanted to come up here as well too. i'm not sure -- [inaudible] did you want to say a few words in chinese? no. okay. that's okay. i think she's a little shy today, so -- all right. they want to take a photo. >> [inaudible] >> thank you. >> if i could everyone looking this way. >> thank you and congratulations. so at this time i would like to recognize supervisor avalos. >> thank you. i would like to call up tiffany yang. so we're honoring people today who are helping to provide a voice for asian pacific comern american community and promoting issues of important to the community and promoting civic engagement of asian pacific americans and when i saw what the categories were i thought immediately of tiffany ying. tiffany has -- she's spent the better part of teenage years active with the common roots program, the chinese progressive association and as a fellow focusing on ending the prevalence of a polit