, cable channel 78, and dvd's of this meeting are available directly for purchase from sfgtv. thank you for your attention. at this time, we will conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify at anything tonight and have the board did your testimony evidentiary weight, please stand, raise your right hand, and say, "i do," after you have been sworn in or a firm. annie lennox speaking without taking this oath, pursuant to the sunshine ordinance in the ministry of code. thank you. but -- members can speak without taking the oath. anyone else? do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you. director goldstein: thank you, mr. pacheco. vice president hwang, commissioners, we have one house keeping issue about erecting a building on natomas street. that matter has been withdrawn and will not be heard this morning, so we can move them to item number one, which is public comment. is there any member of the public that which is to speak on an item not on tonight's calendar? ok,

i want to thank sfgtv for there service. madam clerk, could you call the roll? >> [roll call] we have a quorum. commissioner campos: thank you. if you could call item two. >> this is an action item. commissioner campos: at this point, i would like to open up for public comment. seeing none, public comment is closed. can we take that without objection? madam clerk, can you please call item three? colleagues, i have a very brief report today. i would like to begin by welcoming back our executive director. glad to see you are recovering, and we certainly have missed having you here, but we are appreciative of the facts that you are first and foremost taking care of yourself. we wish you the best of luck. i also want to take the opportunity to thank the amazing work of your staff, including the deputies, all of these senior staff for the transportation authority who have risen -- who have represented you very well. i want to thank them. in terms of my report today, i would think the most significant thing that this happened since our last meeting is the financial cl

the sfgtv staff covering the meeting, we want to thank them for their work.e also want to thank all of the members of sfusd and the members of the county who are here. if you could please call item no. 1. >> a hearing on the universal -- on the school district plans for a transitional kindergarten. supervisor campos: thank you. this was an item that was continued from our last meeting to writ -- from our last meeting. i would like mr. trout to come and present this item. let me present some context. a lot of it has to do with the role of the select committee and dealing with these issues. we can coordinate and talk about, have a discussion about different issues that are impacting the city and the school district. a number of questions have been raised and the goal of this meeting is to provide information to members of the public. some issues have been raised in terms of whether or not certain actions should be taken by the san francisco unified school district, including actions around the issue of waivers. that is a very important issue. to the extent that

to announce the first annual public-service announcement award, jack chen, general manager of sfgtv. and the executive director of day. please give them a warm welcome. >> being the first year that we're doing the apa contest, we had a total of 15 entries working with the academy of art university. the entries were very creative in promoting the apa heritage history and apa month. sonny will talk about the criteria that we use. >> it was selected based on the following criteria. the impact of promoting the heritage month, and finally, the originality of the concept. we received a total of 15 entries this year. i want to announce the winner. sean -- is he around? [applause] >> can we invite him onstage with us? we will first take a look at his injury. >> way is asian pacific heritage month. in recognition of cultural impact. it is a time of united pride for the first -- the diverse people of the asian continent. >> japanese, vietnamese. >> no matter what your background. >> i am english. >> it is a celebration for everyone. >> will have him come out and talk about his injury. >> this

. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us onk or twitter and ws to vote for candidates or party and it is a significant way to have our voice heard. exactly 100 years ago, women were given the vote in california. the battle for women's suffrage was not an easy one. it took more than 70 years. a woman could run for president in new york. >> organizing this conference, basically it modeled itself on a declaration of independence for women. it marked the beginning of the women's equality movement in the united states. >> at that time, women were banned from holding property and voting in elections. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea. >> many feared it would be corrupted by politics. >> women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anything. that woman would still be devoted to the home, the family, that they would remain pure and innocent, that having the vote wo

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. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us onacebook or twitter and we >>. touring england was a time when robert as mentors were being challenged by a quickly growing middle-class. for endeavour's crew of new artists began to assert themselves, offering new definitions of the athletics of arts and beauty. over 180 objects of avant-garde design and art from the victorian england has been collected inside the legion of honor snoot exhibition, it's the cold of the ec. -- the cult of beauty. >> there was this group of artists that were not only revolutionaries in their artistic expression but also in their personal lives and their interest in democratizing art in introducing beauty into the growing middle-class. >> one of the inspirations for the victorian avant-garde was the industrial revolution. quality household goods were now being mass-produced. artists responded by either creating elaborate unique court or by embracing technology and trying to share a beautiful creations with as many people as possible. >> william morris was

these are available for purchase directly from sfgtv. at this point time we will conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify at any of tonight's hearings and wish to have the board give your testimony evidenciary wait, please stand, raise your right hand, and say "i do" after you have been sworn in or confirm. any member of the public may speak without taking his oath pursuant to their rights under the sunshine ordinance. thank you. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you. >> thank you. president hwang, members of the board, i have one housekeeping item this evening that is in regard to item never five, appeal no. 12,--- appeal no. 12- 027. it has been requested that this be moved to august 1st, 2012. >> i move that this item be rescheduled. >> any public comment? >>seeing none, mr. pachinko, please call the world. >> on the motion to reschedule item 5, appeal no. 12-027, -- commissioner fung: aye. commissioner hillis: a

. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us onacebook or twitter and we >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performance at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> what has been your favorite part as a partici

i would like to thank our clerk and the sfgtv staff covering this meeting. do we have any announcements? >> silence all cell phones and electronic devices. items act upon today will appear on the supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> can you call item number one? >> ordinance amending the business and tax code. >> we have a few people who will be speaking on this matter. i want to make a few comments. this is something that i have sponsored with a number of co- sponsors. this bill creates jobs and supports our small business community. we have done a lot here in city hall in terms of job creation over the last year and a half. we have not done much in the way of small businesses. i believe this is changing here in city hall. this legislation is a big step in that direction. this will allow small-business this with a payroll under $500,000 to expand their peril of to $250,000 a year. -- their payroll up to $250,000 a year. it extends through fiscal year 20 -- calendar year 2015. this will create hundreds of jobs for san francisco residence. the notio

. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us onacebook or twitter and we >> everyone deserves a bank account. in san francisco, anyone can have a bank account, things to an innovative program, bank on s.f. >> everyone is welcome, even if you are not a citizen or have bad credit to qualify for a bank account is simple. just live or work in san francisco and have a form of id. >> we started bank on s.f. six years ago to reach out to folks in the city who do not have a bank account. we wanted to make sure they know they have options which should be more low-cost, more successful to them and using chat catchers. >> check cashing stores can be found all over the city, but they're convenient locations come with a hidden price. >> these are big. >> i remember coming in to collect -- charged a fee to collect a monogram. >> people who use check catchers, particularly those who use them to cash their paychecks all year long, they can pay hundreds, even a thousand dollars a year just in fees to get access to their pay. >> i do not have that k

. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us onacebook or twitter and we >> the next time you take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or getting a cup of coffee. it also gives a greater sense that they can count on you to get to their destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted to bus shelters around the city equipped with the next bus sign. riders are updated strictly about

also want to thank the members of sfgtv staff. please call item 2. approval of the minutes of the april 24, 2012 meeting. >commissioner campos: is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, this is an action item. actually, [roll call] -- roll call. >> [roll call] the item passes. commissioner campos: thank you. please call item 3. >> chair's report. this is an information item. commissioner campos: thank you. as i have indicated in prior meetings, we are working on a number of items, right now focusing on what is happening at the federal government and in specific, in congress, on a number of bills that are pending before the house of representatives in the u.s. senate. one of the things we are trying to figure out is what will come out of the congress, and there is a great deal of uncertainty in terms of the federal funding of public transportation. that only underscores the importance of state and local funding of public transportation. as you know, in terms of what is h

cisco error vocable permit with the city and county of san francisco to use approximately 5 acres of sfgtv -- sfpuc plant near south spruce street and huntington avenue and the torque -- victory avenue in south san francisco for a public bicycle path and linear park. g -- approve the terms and conditions and authorize the general manager to execute a permit with the indian community center for use of sfpuc right of the property located in santa clara county for outdoor recreational area for children attending the camp. h -- authorized the general manager to execute ever vocable permit with the neighborhood council as fiscal sponsor of the garden for environment on sfpuc property. i -- authorize the general manager to approve a lease between the city and county of san francisco through the sfpuc and acre gourmet inc. for use of a portion of the lobby and portions of the basement of 525 golden gate avenue as a cafe and kitchen and storage space. commissioner moran: any items requested to be removed? them up requesting to remove -- >> requesting to remove f, g, and h. commissioner moran: than

just sfgtv checking in. >> at this point, should we move on with a vote, the tenor ready? >> as you direct, mr. president. >> we would vote on the nomination of dr. marshall, first, i take it? >> we did not complete the second nomination. we had a motion on the second nomination. i would have to ask for that second motion and second nomination again. >> i think that is wrong, but to go ahead if we're going to do it that way. i think is wrong. >> should we take a quick recess and contact the city attorney? >> i think that would be advisable at this point. >> may be what we can do is move into the next item as closed session. >> just take a five-minute bout your right. >> will go into recess for five minutes. and we will decide what we will do with the second nominations. >> will be taking a brief recess at 6:53 p.m. >> thank you for being here. i want to thank the young people for being here, because you are the future. there are going to be things in this building and you are going to see that are not normal in those buildings yet. they are cutting edge, but by the time it

. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us on facebook or twitter and we because we have a great waste water system here in san francisco, we do about 80 million gallons of waste water here in san francisco, which means we basically fill up 120 olympic sized swimming pools each and every day here in the city. we protect public health and safety and environment because we are discharging into the bay and into the ocean. this is essentially the first treatment here at our waste water treatment facility. what we do is slow down the water so that things either settle to the bottom or float to the top. you see we have a nice selection of things floating around there, things from bubble gum wrappers, toilet paper, whatever you dump down the toilet, whatever gets into our storm drains, that's what gets into our waste water treatment and we have to clean. >> see these chains here, this keeps scum from building up. >> on this end in the liquid end basically we're just trying to produce a good water product that doesn't negatively impact t

. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us on facebook or twitter and we >> i am jeff idakia, and i provide legal representation to 20,000 people every year. it is our goal to ensure that we have the best legal representation possible. we started this nine years ago, to increased consciousness and awareness of the issues that affect public safety in criminal and juvenile justice reform. i am proud to say that this is the ninth summit. we take on issues like closing the california youth authority. and we in the confinement of youth -- young children in -- and the prisoner re-entry program and abolishing the death penalty. we take on three critical issues. the first panel has a riveting discussion about gangs. and reducing gang violence. on our panel are former gang members, gang intervention workers, police, public defenders, and researchers. we talk about strategies to reduce gang violence. i will introduce the keynote speaker in a moment. the second panel is a cutting edge -- cutting edge discussion about the relationship betwee

aso want to t the mbers of sfgtv staff. please call item 2. approval of the minutes of the >commissioner campos: is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, this is an action item. actually, [roll call] -- roll call. >> [roll call] the item passes. commissioner campos: thank you. please call item 3. >> chair's report. this is an information item. cmissioner campos: ank you. as have indicated in ior meetingswere working on a focusing what is happening theferal government and in specific, in congress, on a number of bills that are pending before the hsef sena.sentatives in the u.s. one of the things we are trying to figure out is what will ome is a greatdeaof uncertainty in terms of the federal funding thaton unrscores theti. importance of state an local funding of public transportation. as you kn, in terms of wh metropolitan transportation commission and commission of bay area governmentsrecently prove the eferred land use and transportation investments in error for