most of europe a kind of brace for the sort of thing the general public in berlin one very good thought and it's what i'm trying to say is basically you can look for a possible problem when you go on the metro these days anywhere in europe is this the same thing in the general public we all go against potential acts of terror. well as i said russia is a different case russia has an internal conflict and ongoing conflicts the suicide bombers they have. it's an organized group it operates across. north caucasus and they have they haven't made a secret that they are planning attacks on russian infrastructure however we hasn't seen any video messages that are of the leader of the chechen rebel group regularly releases we haven't seen any of the videos where he would make a point about attacking belorussian infrastructure and belarus and russia

the ongoing proceedings and deliberations of the number of commission task force that the general public should have complete access for, it has not happened. the budget item that was for that particular endeavor that we passed was literally under $60,000. at most, to date, from what i understand is the progress report has seen only five departments out of the huge network of departments and agencies represented by advisory group interests have been able to get signed on. the reason for bringing this uppe, the fact that if we are nt having the hearing today about the realizing of financial savings or efficiencies have been enhanced internally, i would like to think that the outgoing benefits would be something that benefits the public directly. i am not feeling that yet, although i hear that that is happening, that it is in the making, and when we see the gift presented and unwrapped it will be in standing. but as it is now, this is problematic for me that this legislation 3.5 years later has not been realized, something that was so simple and, surely, affordable, wiring in everyone thro

in this case, consolidation has been completely astute by voters and in the general public. things near and dear to their hearts. in this case we have consented to the idea that this is the right thing we should be pursuing because of how torturous the information and data systems at, say the police department, others, it is just a relic. it has been screaming for this kind of intervention. we get that. the bottom line on our minds is that you would think that the theory is with modernization and consolidation, yields would come from a particular dividend of savings. we are not sure what the savings are, but we are hearing that some might be delayed. delayed release. what i would love to understand is efficiencies. where are the efficiencies that help us make a government run better? this is that nervous system that makes it that much more effective, both internally or in the public. you might not be able to answer that now, but no one has ever been able to present that to us. that has helped to underscore this particular achievement, consolidation. >> if i may respond to the

meanwhile, the general public is divorced from getting the streaming audio the legislated would happen. that is one example. on the bigger ticket items, the question relates to what the supervisor was talking about. how are you going to achieve these consolidations and savings in a way where we will be able to conceive -- perceive the tangibles. whether they in kind or direct dollars savings. that is the way i would answer it. supervisor chu: supervisor chiu? supervisor chiu: i will articulate quickly. the mayor has asked for top -- 20% cut proposals from every department. i would like to know what the 20% cost savings we are expecting to see from a $200 million i.t. budget for 2012. supervisor chu: in actually, if, being on the committee, i am confused as to what it is we are asking. let's be very clear. the reserve was originally placed on a pending update. now we want to see something else. now we want to see how the savings will be realized from the budget submission? supervisor chiu: the whole point of i.t. reserve was to figure out if there would be savings in the city. from my p

the general public at large, decision makers have to understand if the project is in compliance with the general plan. if there is a special overlay. whenever you have to talk about with that particular plan. we do not talk about that here. we talked about this in the staff report we released a few days before the planning commission. this is not what they require. if this is my client or any member of the public, they have to see if the project composed is in compliance with the law. the planning department shrugged and said, this is our policy and this is a significant area where this is deficient. i want to make it clear. i am not before you and my client is not trying to stop this project. they do not do this to office buildings. they are perfectly fine with the project right next door to them, down the block. it does not matter where this is, as long as this complies with all law, and this explains what the project is, and the potential impact -- and the environmental impact of the project. >> thank you. is there any member of the public that wishes to speak on behalf of the appe

public access. and with the new road, we will be able to open up the opportunity in a new way. >> this bunker that we see now is out of access for the general public. we are excited to completely rework this side and to open up the magnificent views. and what we want to do is add to this wonderful amenity and restore this coastal bluff area and respect its military history and the doyle drive project is allowing us to do that recorrection. and this area is not splintered off. >> and we can see how dramatic a change it will be when doyle drive is suppressd and you have a cover that connects the cemetery to this project. it's historic on the statewide and national basis, but you could rush the project or put thought and time to create something of lasting public benefit. >> we really want this, for everyone to feel like it's a win situation. whether you are a neighbor that lives nearby or a commuter or user of the park. that everyone will experience a much better situation than they currently have. >> the human interest to me is how people could work out so many challenging differences to come to a design that we believe will give us a jewel.

the public thinks you are cops. if that is the case we have to treat you like it. it is a problem. >> most of the general public cannot tell the difference. i agree with that. however there is a large criminal element out there that we deal with. they know the difference. we have had several officers get in altercations so far because of that. it is something that we have to deal with. and again, bringing up the insurance. it is something we have to deal with. we talked about raising the insurance up to $10 million. however when i called and got several quotes it ranged between $25,000 all the way up to $80,000 for one year which would make it cost prohibitive and could even be seen as punitive damages against us. >> you can see the other side of the ledger there, the idea that to protect the city against potential liability to the city from actions taken by the patrol specialist. that is the purpose. if it is cost prohibitive, it is. i don't have an opinion right now on what the right level of liability insurance is but the report believes that the level we have now is inadequate. and, you know, to come

with that, commissioners, the first category on this calendar is the general public comment that has a time limit of 15 minutes. members of the public may address subject matters with the jurisdiction of this commission with the exception of subject items which may not be addressed during this category. each member of the public may address this commission for up to 3 minutes, keeping in mind the entire category has a 15- minute time limit. i do not have any speaker cards. >> i'm with the council community housing organization. i know last week, the commission heard a presentation on a discussion concerning treasure island and possible replacement of the development tax increment financing commission abroad [no] indicated there were strong similarities between infrastructure development instruments and redevelopment tax increase in financing. that is absolutely and completely untrue. they, by statute, infrastructure development mechanisms are prohibited from funding public benefits or affordable housing development. the only possibility of using the infrastructure development instrume

pilings from the attorney general look of the same time in terms of revenue, we can see they took in $31.7 million. the friends have given 10% of its income for the benefit of the old public. if we compare this filings from the attorney general to the report regarding the branch library improvement program, the friends foundation has given 3.4% of its revenue to the program. the public reports designed to create accountability are ignored because private money is its own justification. friends and foundation would not answer questions about their finances before your finance committee, said there were allowed to operate without any agreement to the city. nothing dramatizes so effectively the domination of private corporate interests and our society and the are not ashamed to tell of a public- private partnership. yet we are supposed to be grateful for the privatization. that is why i always say the allies cost more. -- the allies cost more. [tone] >> nancy schaefer exposes the evil cps. you see what a large letter i have written to you in mind and. there should be upon every high mountain and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of water in the day of the great slaugh

but as far as the general public's confidence in the military polls are showing in america for a long time americans don't trust congress they don't trust the news media they don't trust financial institutions but they do trust the military i think a lot of that is the fact that we have a volunteer military now and we stand or kids are off to fight wars that nobody else wants to fight and i think a lot of the general public's reflexive support through a yellow ribbon on your car or attitudes towards the military has to do with guilts very interesting thanks so much for joining us tonight and of course obama supposedly is going to announce some defense cuts tomorrow when he lays out his speech so we'll see if there's anything significant in that thanks for joining us ari. thanks a lot. for taking a break but still to come one hundred fifty years ago today the civil war began here in the u.s. so it's not have a look at the status of blacks in america but i ask if we've really reached equality or the prison system has become the new form of slavery now first try to improve the u.s. image

the field to present them to the public. now might understanding is it's not open to the general public anymore but certain individuals can getccess and those books filter out of the masses through another direction. >> when you dever to another institution i did mention something in the order of 120 research libraries. as the research libraries specialize in southeast asia material and the university of hawaii specializes would do the dever to the institution certainly collecting interests. >> that is the library's way. [laughter] also on the questions nobody knows of the answer about the library. if you go to the website it's amazing the number of policies explained about this and the number of collection --. >> you can get to the center for the book by a simple click and see which guests are having for upcoming radio shows. there's access there that the book guys said just for the collectors as well as the library of congress preservation and conservation guidelines for all print material. there's also access for the book of guys archive radio programs that bookguys.com. speaking of politics and sharing, what is the relati

died and now of course the security services will be on a very high state of alert but i guess the general public in the country is going after look at things very differently from now on as well and be more alert about the potential for terrorist attacks because i guess it's the general public that has a duty to look after everyone else to notice and identified by a flight that of anything particularly going on the air. no doubt that will be the case that there will be a heightened state of alert and that's why members of the opposition claim that it is elements of the government that are behind this now you know just because it's a conspiracy theory doesn't mean that it's necessarily wrong because the president looked at franco one highly disputed election in december and there is a deeply disgruntled opposition but in saying that the opposition has never showed any signs of being able to be involved in something like this nor have the sophisticated methods that are needed moreover some people have told me that most members of the no no position of either been in jail or under a twenty four hou

the public needs to be knowing about it. hey, we handled it, disciplined him, terminated him or her in the best interest of the public. when the press doesn't pick it up, the general public, never going to beat the system. i know there are laws probably more complicated than i am smart enough to know that the officers are protected by. when a police officer's name can be public in every name and charge he had, but when you get lieutenant her name, you can't say the word. have a nice evening.

the public needs to be knowing about it. hey, we handled it, disciplined him, terminated him or her in the best interest of the public. when the press doesn't pick it up, the general public, never going to beat the system. i know there are laws probably more complicated than i am smart enough to know that the officers are protected by. when a police officer's name can be public in every name and charge he had, but when you get lieutenant her name, you can't say the word. have a nice evening. >> commissioners, good evening. i have stated in the past i have been a resident of this county for 41 years. i am go to follow up on two items here this evening. one, i talked about it about a week ago. i have eight points i have laid out. i will read them very quickly to you. the lola, genda for the year and have it distributed. have your local beat police hand out flyers for stores in commercial windows in advance of the time and the date of these hearings. put flyers at super markets for public discussion. put posters and dates

i think there are three iconic battles in american history that everybody in the general public either identifies with or think they know all about. that's the alamo, customer's -- custear's last stand, and the ok corral. people talk about them a lot. a friend of mine wrote a novel called "the gates of the alamo" and i didn't think anybody could write better than he had. there's a best seller about custer's last stand, and i took the third option which has given me the chance to talk to many, many fine people throughout the country. when the book comes out may, half of them will decide i'm evil, stupid, or both. [laughter] the people of this area are worth writing about and knowing more about. i'm glad for that opportunity. >> thanks. what we're going to do now is ask each fellow and why they are unique is because they are journalists writing history, not academics writing history. i wanted to ask them how being a journalist helps writing nonfiction and impacts your technique. >> i think journalists have been looking at things they think are more boring than they want to read and want

we are now at general public comment on items that are not on the agenda. are there any general public comments? no? seeing none, the general public comment is closed and the meeting is adjourned. >> thank you. >> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we explore what it means to the aged, in today's society -- what it means to be chicana in today's society. chica chic features an array of artwork by five leading chicana artists that addresses a range of issues such as integration, sustainability, and integration. using a distinct visual approach, each of the artist's response to the shifting needs of their communities in ways that offer unique perspectives and multiple points of entry. >> the exhibition is to bring together the voices of a new generation chicana artists, all of whom reference the works of the civil-rights movement in their works, but they are also responding to a new cultural concerns and new cultural circumstances. >> the works in the show include a large canvas depicting a woman washing the beach with her hair at the u.s./mexican bor

we are now at general public comment on items that are not on the agenda. are there any general public comments? no? seeing none, the general public comment is closed and the meeting is adjourned. >> thank you. president chiu: welcome to the full board of supervisors meeting. can you please call the roll? supervisor avalos: present. supervisor campos: present. president chiu: present. supervisor chu: present. supervisor cohen: presend. supervisor elsbernd: present. supervisor farrell: present. supervisor kim: present. supervisor mar: present. supervisor mirkarimi: present. supervisor wiener: present. >> all members are present. president chiu: can you please join me in the pledge of allegiance? [pledge of allegiance] colleagues, you should have copies of the march 1, 2011 board meeting minutes. can i have a motion to approve? motion by supervisor mar. seconded by supervisor avalos. any communications? can we go to the consent agend >> these items will be acted upon by a single roll call vote unless the members request discussion. president chiu: would anyone

we are now at general public comment on items that are not on the agenda. are there any general public comments? no? seeing none, the general public comment is closed and the meeting is adjourned. meeting is adjourned. >> thank you. hey, yo, check out this chef, right? right? that's so gay. that's really gay. dude, look at those pants. please don't say that. what? don't say that something is gay when you mean that something is dumb or stupid. it's insulting. it's like if i thought this pepper shaker was stupid, and i said, "man, this pepper shaker is so 16-year-old boy with a cheesy mustache." just saying. >> i have 2 job titles. i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in apr

president mazzucco: for the general public comment? will you please call item no. 3? >> reports and announcements. the chief report is a report on crime statistics, recent activities, presentation of the first quarter findings and recommendations and presentation of the investigation of that summary. >> good evening. in deference to the time, i will give an abbreviated crime report. the good news is crime is down over the last four weeks. . property crime is down 11% accompanied by drops in burglary. violent crime continues to remain down with a 13% fewer here today. this equates to 176 fewer violent crimes. considering the crimes here today, we are slightly ahead of where we were last year with a net increase of 331 total crimes, approximately three crimes per day. on homicides, we're 20 versus 17 last year. the number of arrests is flat, virtually the same. the number of shootings continue to be behind where we were in 2010. 67 against 69 shootings. >> it is abating a bit. >> where superstitious, but it has slowed. president mazzucco: item 3b. >> presentation of the

for all the public benefits and all the things that we're requiring and this is actually often advantageous because law changes may occur and they may occur that are disadvantageous to the general public but the development agreement takes priority, so -- and i think this is a very good development agreement and we've read through it, we've heard what it has in it, and so i don't have any concerns about the fact that there could be another builder, another horizontal developmenter that may occur during the process of treasure island being built, not that that is necessarily going to happen and we've seen this in other projects certainly with mission bay and as we move forward with park merced, the same principles would apply. president cheng:commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: several things i have concerns about, first, on ceqa findings, i don't believe, given my position on the previous item that i can find that we can make the findings that are required by this particular motion. i'm particularly concerned with the number of significant unavoidable impacts as well as significant unavoidable cumulative impacts and can't see how the commission can override thoses particu

the public volunteering. we had our regular volunteers volunteering. we had such an overwhelming response from city employees, from the members of the general public that we had way more volunteers than we could ever have hoped for. we had to come up with a training program. i mean, there are different functions of this whole operation. you were either, you know a check-in person. you were a greeter. you were part of the license issuing unit. you were deputy marriage commissioner, or you were on the recording side. each one of those functions required a different set of skills, a different oath of office if they needed to be sworn in as a deputy county clerk to issue marriage licenses or as a deputy county recorder if they were going to register the marriage licenses or the deputy marriage commissioner if they were going to be performing ceremonies. >> donna, place the ring on her ring finger. >> the marriage commissioner training was only about a half hour. it was very simple. very well run, very smooth and then we were all sworn in. >> they said we would get our scheduled sunday night and so 7:00, 8:00, 10:00, you know, i got it at 11:00. this person

the general code tax amendment. on that motion -- >> aye, >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> thank you, commissioners. the general plan and zoning map amendments have all been initiated. you are now at the general public comment category. the public hearing has been closed. at this time, members of the public who wish to address the commission on item number 9 which has been reviewed and a public hearing in which members were able to testify. each member of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes. this is only for item number nine. >> let's open up for public comment. if you could please come to the microphone.

responsibility, i hope you are looking at the costs of the legal action generated by phil ginsburg's moves. supervisor chu: if i could ask members of the publicdirect your comments generally toward the board. >> his attitude toward the lawsuit is to let the city attorneys handle it. that is fiscally irresponsible. unless we are paying mr. ginsberg to keep the jobs of the city attorney's office safe, we need to stop his endless lawsuits that he is embroiling us in. phil ginsburg must go. this fee must go. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. again, if i could ask members of the public to address your comments, on this item in particular, to the board, that would be great. >> i live in district 8. first, i would like to address two myths that have been perpetrated upon the theory the first is that residents do not pay taxes few businessmen, workers in restaurants, offices, shops, parents, children from all over who come to be treated, veterans in wheelchairs' from daly city and oakland and our families -- they are non- residents. also, visitors and tourists from around the world -- they all pay taxes. sales tax, hotel tax, car rental tax among

many leading up to the first hearing were quite concerned, from the general public and the media to sensationalize a lot of that hearing leading up to the first one as a reincarnation, if you will, of the kind of red baiting that was done in the 1950's by then senator joseph mccarthy. it's a fragile subject, one that should not be swept under the rug from all vantage points of this perspective. we must not lose our moral compass in making sure that with the advent of patriot act one and two there has been a significant eroding of civil rights of americans and people who are here to be considered american, whether they are muslim american, south asian, arab, persian, it is something we are noticing without fail, a trend that makes municipal governments have to speak up at times. this was not the first time we have spoken up. in the mid-1990s, after the first gulf war, there has also been the creation of the intel unit by the san francisco police department. it had been summarily disbanded in approximately 1995. that was not well known by the larger community of the kind of data being collected then

the general code tax amendment. on that motion -- >> aye, >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> thank you, commissioners. the general plan and zoning map amendments have all been initiated. you are now at the general public comment category. the public hearing has been closed. at this time, members of the public who wish to address the commission on item number 9 which has been reviewed and a public hearing in which members were able to testify. each member of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes. this is only for item number nine. >> let's open up for public comment. if you could please come to the microphone. >> san francisco is historic preservation commission has come to the conclusion that 25 and 35 the lord is our qualified for the national and california register of historic resources. there is concern that the city of san francisco may be setting a disturbing precedent. given the alternatives, other office would prefer the adoption of alternative b, which is the preservation alternative. this alternative would not demolish the resources and restored them in compliance with the secretary of the interiors standards. given these facts and the fact that the developer has show

for the general public, there is roughly zero risk. the cordless phone provides 150 times as much radiofrequency exposure as do these micro antennas. baby monitors provide as much as 10 times more exposure. the last keynote is that the construction industry has very huge unemployment. we need jobs. that is all i have got to say. >> good evening, supervisors. i am the district four residents. i am a due paying electrician. i have a local business started 30 years ago. not only do these projects employ the telecommunications workers, but also a very important part of our business model. we appreciate the jobs and the chance for our businesses to succeed. >> hello. i am the resident of san francisco. it should be evident that the planning commission shows what rf planning commission does. i am a san francisco geek. no matter what cell phone service i have, it is not as good as people across the nation or across the pond. i hope that we can build the tower so that we can get the fastest speeds. when we have travellers coming in in 2012, the