we were able to drive a think city car around the empty space, where investors once envisioned an assemblychurning out 20,000 investigation a year. now in its fourth bankruptcy, think global has been bought by a russian investor who didn't return our calls. think's woes also caused one of its investorred, ener1, to file for bankruptcy in january. ener1 spent a $55 million federal government grant to make batteries at this factory in indianapolis for think city cars. what happened? >> the market has not been what everybody anticipated it to be with electric vehicles. >> reporter: indiana hoped to become the electric car capital. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: what would you say about that today? >> you know, you can hope for a lot of things. what reality is, is something different, oftentimes. >> reporter: on the bright side, elkhart's jobless rate is less than what it was before think city came to town but that's due to an uptick in other manufacturing after electric cars ran out of juice. sharyl attkisson, cbs news, elkhart, indiana. >> axelrod: long before green cars there were muscle cars and

city? >> i think our director of environment in our city has issued a goal for 2020, being mission -- emission free, carbon neutral. that is something that when you think about the economic impact of these new business models, it can contribute quite greatly to that. i am going to answer the question a little bit differently -- i have been inspired by this space considerably. there's a lot more opportunity. cars, so many assets we have in our society. as a city, we own buildings, cubicles, museums, golf courses, so much that we have -- >> yes, but it is our property, right? >> yes. that is a very good point. stewards of these resources, and they are often underutilized resources, so how do we improve access to those? there is a lot to learn from this that could be applied to the public comments. >> thank you. let's open it up. do we have a microphone for people to come to? ok, we will just it old school. if you have a question, raise your hand, and speak loudly. concise questions will be greatly appreciated. >> [inaudible] >> did everyone here that? ok. >> something that is really amazing abou

those will be important topics to think about as we go forward. >> what are the city's housing needs, and what do you think the board of supervisors should be doing to address those? supervisor chu: it is no secret -- you talk to any person on the street, and people recognize generally that it is expensive to live in san francisco. standard of living for cost of living is a little bit higher here. housing prices are a little bit higher. i think that we have done or we have focused on a city very much on providing housing for very low-income residents in san francisco, and there is always more to do in that area, but one area we really should begin to look at is also what are we doing for middle-income housing? the creation of middle-income housing. what are we doing to provide opportunities for families who would like to stay in san francisco? are we doing the types of homes that are actually workable for someone who is the two-income earner in the family? i think that is the next area to look at for housing. >> tell us about the transportation situation in your district. is there ade

i did to represent one of the most exciting and dynamic districts in the city. i think it is exciting weekend model how to be a smart growth neighborhood, how we can use transit effectively to serve our city and do a lot of green-type policies we have developed over the last 10 years. but the third area of office is really interested in is how to support families in need. honestly, that is not something city hall has done in good enough job with. in many ways, we at city hall feel we're off the hook in that area, that we do not have to worry about our public schools, that other people haven't covered. i think the city can do a tremendous amount. it can do a tremendous amount for our families. one thing i learned from my predecessor, chris daly, is what we can do to ensure we are prioritizing parts and affordable housing for our families and -- prioritizing parks and affordable housing for our families. i think that we need to support things that our schools cannot fund, like summer school. i would love for our city, in better revenue years, to have the longest school ye

i do think a large part of our problems in the city are financial, economic. with my background, i did think i would be able to add a lot of value, and that is why i decided to get into politics. >> where do you place yourself on the political spectrum? >> i have to say, i'm one that has been trying to get away from the political spectrum dialogue in san francisco. i would just say, generically, i think i am in the middle. i'm a moderate person. nationally, i think we are a little bit left in san francisco, but i think i am a socially liberal person. that is what i tend to practice what i preach. >> what did you learn campaigning for supervisor, and was there anything that surprised you? >> that is a great question. i have never run for office before. i am new to the political world. for me, the learning curve was the best he could be. there were a lot of lessons to be learned in running a race in san francisco. a few that stick in my mind -- money does matter. raising money. that is the simple, somewhat unfortunate fact of life. i think really having a message

city's economic future. are you happy with the plans for the america's cup? do you think the city should try it spend money to keep the 49ers? supervisor mar: did not get me started. i could go on for a long time. i think america's cup will help the whole area. i think the organizing committee has a big task to raise a lot of private sector money so it does not impact negatively on our general fund, but i do think the deal crafted by a lot of the enforcement is a good deal will help a lot of the parts of the city that need the help. it is also a lot of gauging of community groups and the yacht club saying that they want to provide better boating opportunities and education for young people in the mission district or, hopefully, in the mission or other places. but i know that as the america's cup moves forward, there are many community-based groups that want to be part of it. we recently had communications from the parks council wanting to ensure the swimming and blue and green projects could be created with the america's cup also encourages improvements of swimming pools

on top of the fact that we are also going to be bringing in more revenues for our city, so this is a win-win-win. i think for everyone in the city, and, colleagues, i would ask today for unanimous support. supervisor campos: supervisor mar? supervisor mar: thank you. when we were outside on the steps, members of congress and others, but connie ford, representing the council, and many labor organizations, with children and seniors, it made it clear that there is a strong going to be working on this jobs initiative for november. i also want to say that things to supervisor avalos, chiu, and others to bring this together -- thanks to them. this will bring about the revitalization of our neighborhoods, and it is over 10 years of work that went into this, but i think to pass it in november, we will need a grass- roots coalition to make sure we have this revenue, so thanks so much to supervisor avalos, president chiu, and mayor lee. let's pass this in november. president chiu: supervisor chu? supervisor chu: i know this is something that was talked about for years. i was one of the doubters that we could put s

it is off somewhere one of the first cities, i think the only city, and has put together a working group around the sharing economy. we are the epicenter in san francisco. we have a role to help nurture the emerging space. there is a lot of value to be created here. i am really excited to be part of the panel seeing all of these great people next to me. >> the people on the panel are going to tell us about their companies. let's come straight down the line. >> i am a co-founder and ceo of viable, a community marketplace for travel experiences. anybody can offer their services to others as a guide, offering touristrs, sailing ships, cookig class. we have enabled terrorism -- tourism to access parts of the city it had never before accessed. restoring murals for example. we launched in 2011. we have been going for about a year. we're proud to be launched in san francisco and growing the platform here. >> i am the founder of a company called task rabbit, an online marketplace for people to outsource jobs to others. if you need dry cleaning pickup or groceries delivered, you can post th

mentioned about the character and defining the character of the city billboards are one of the things american culture. i mean i personally think in the city those don't need to go. who does it benefit? is it a revenue stream for the city or the commercial businesses? >> the revenue is good for the general advertising company. they will have that and the property owners and some of the revenue will go back to them depending on the lease but in terms for the city there is none. >> jeanine you had something. >> when i was looking at the last slide and you just don't know and you think there was probably a point in the city "for god's sake not another doggy dinner" and we don't need anymore of these things gunking it up and now of course we love it and i love it too. what i try to imagine in 25 years oh it's the last big billboard in the market area and we don't want to lose it. >> so is this going to phase out. >> prop g is in effect since 2002. >> and it's permanent and no more. >> right. zero new advertising signs allowed and only when it's relocated from another location. >> and you say we expect attrition will reduce them. i

i have always loved this city. i thinkhat san francisco is -- it represents the best of what this country has to offer. it is a place that welcomes people from all over the world, from all over the country, and is a place that not only tolerates, but actually increases diversity. it is a place that is forward thinking in terms of how it looks at issues, and it has always felt like home. as a gay latino man, i felt this was a place where i could be happy. >> why did you get involved? supervisor campos: i think a lot of the past to do with my being an immigrant. i am very grateful for all the opportunities this country has given me. only in this country could someone like me have an opportunity to go from having nothing to go to stanford, harvard law school, and to be an attorney. it really is a way of giving back. i really believe that when you are blessed with the opportunities that this country gives you, that you have an obligation to give back. i really believe in public service. i could be in the private sector and mak

do you think the asaph city -- sf city approach will work? >> we have 3000 employees. we are suffering from hiring fatigue. steve mentioned 37,000 tech jobs. we can clearly go to 5000 and beyond that. there's no reason while -- why salesforce.com could not have 10,000. we do feel like an anomaly. i think that with san francisco -- what san francisco needs to think about, we talk about startups. if salesforce gets bigger, what are the obstacles to do that? a lot of things that we were talking about our basic quality of life challenges. that become more relevant to a larger company once that -- you look at our demographics changing. the demographics were much closer to the start-ups. we are in demographic mohde whee will hearing people, the head of to do with the daily commute. these are things that basically, education is a huge issue. these are the kind of court challenges the chamber is tackling. these are the things that will make or break whether salesforce.com will hire the talent. that can make or break whether we can be successful in that vision. >> i will ask yo

definitely, i think we are a very compassionate city and just continue to extend the compassion to the homeless community. >> what is happening with crime in your district? how do you think the police department is doing to address the issue of crime in district 10? >> statistically, we have a lot of crime. homicides, there were two in the last week in my district. i am vice-chair of the public safety committee. safety and how we define safety, not just in terms of crime, but over a public safety, is something that is very important and one of my priorities. what i would like to see is more of a community policing approach. maybe engaging more the community. that includes organizations like safe, which is a neighborhood- based organization. neighbors get together and they're watching the streets, giving information to the police department. think about taxicabs. they are all over the city. they can be the eyes and ears of the police department if trained properly. we can also better utilize the sheriff's department. it has the same training as members of the police department. i think

how do you think the city is addressing the issue of crime? >> the way we have been handling it is a marked improvement from where we were 10 years ago. the notion of community policing is instilled within the department. talking to the merchants associations and neighborhood groups, i felt that the connections between those organizations and the police is vastly improved. that provides a sense of safety. it is almost the same as a foot patrol officer walking the beat. knowing that you can contact your captain or surgeon and they will be responsive is a critical piece of the notion of well being and being safe. our department has done a very good job on that over the last few years. >> the governor has proposed eliminating funding for redevelopment agencies. what do you think of that plan and the value of redevelopment agencies? >> redevelopment agencies have been very successful. golden gateway, treasure island, bayview. there is no question about it. they have been very beneficial. that said, i have a tremendous amount of respect for the ver

i think one of the most interesting parts of the city right now is sort of south of dog patch and north of -- i think it's evans. there's just a lot of people, interesting businesses. because close to the caltran station. and has -- there's a lot of interesting businesses moving in there. so that's what i mean by the uses of bad neighborhoods. it's an area, not a lot of people are paying attention to in terms of -- there's some -- there's some improvements. but actually more driven by the dog patch people. but i think it's one of the more interesting areas right now. i think commissioner sugaya makes a good point. i mean, that sometimes as professionals we get carried away. and the government is really limited in what it can do. we are really very limited. and maybe in certain -- in certain respects that's a good thing. sometimes. because it's really the public that creates variety. and one of the things that really is problematic is when -- is settling for mock variety instead of real variety. the whole thing where we make a big building, look like it's divide norwood 25-foot seg -- di

>> i think the city is wrong if they do not accept help. we need all we can get. >> that is pressure not being ignored. the police department says the chief is expected to talk to leader and will be providing media and residents with an update on friday. >> also, police announced death of a 17-month-old boy that has now been ruled a homicide. a 38-year-old is under arrest and police say he's the boyfriend of the baby-sitter. circumstances have not been revealed but police say the child was not responding when paramedic arrived before he died at the hospital. >> a new poll out tonight shows an overwhelming number, nearly two to one of san francisco voters want ross mirkarimi kicked out of office. this is vick he live in city hall. organizers hope that it will influence the vote going on right now. >> this poll released the same day the city commission will be voting on whether to endorse the decision last week that mirkarimi was guilty of official misconduct this, poll taken over the weekend by the public polling group. that is a group based

. >> oklahoma city, i think people might have thought, they're one year ahead of curve. don't think a lot of people expected you to get by san antonio. that being said, feeling the pain of losing a championship, does it make you come back hungry the next year, i was so close to winning that title, i have to get that ring? >> you win, of course, always want to come back and have a chip on your shoulder. in our case, if we had won, we would have wanted to do the same thing again. i'm sure the heat feel the same way. how competitive we are, to be back on that stage, great lesson for us, and i think we learned what it takes to be a top team in this league. we got to continue to keep working at the pace we're going on and hopefully we get there one of these years. >> ever want to come back to d.c., wizards would love to have you? >> man, i've been asked that question so many times. >> we just want to get you back home. >> yeah. i'm a free agent in four years. who knows what will happen in four years. i'm just saying, if that were to happen, of course i would look at coming ba

city administrative services. there are other agencies that provide human rights types of programs. we have been in discussion with some of them thus far. we think over the next two years can provide a cost savings to the city which would more than overshadow the cost increase of this transfer. the cost increase will come from a transition of people, transitional facilities, and coordinating that activity between the two. in addition, i think the city administrator has plans on filling all the on filled requisitions -- unfilled requisitions. it is an excellent strategic move for the city and ultimately a cost savings. >> thank you for your presentation. supervisor kim: i want to note that supervisor campos did call for a hearing on the transition. we will have a lot more time to discuss that the rules committee hopefully next month as the transition plan solidifies. i know that some of our colleagues might have questions about that transition. it is good to get a sense because in many ways the -- thus has overshadowed the work. i am appreciative of the time is spent talking about other projects but the anti-bullying initiative is becoming one of

city. we also want to think controller been rosenfeld, -- ben rosenfeld and ted egan. thank you for coming together and doing good for the city and county of san francisco. president chiu: next speaker. >> good afternoon. as you well know, there have been numerous attempts over the course of the last decade or so to reform the city's business tax. the payroll tax has been viewed as a disincentive to job creation. we believe that this is a well crafted solution. it is amazing. i have to give a lot of kudos to the controller and the staff and chief economist as well as supervisor chiu and the mayor's office and supervisor avalos. coming in this -- together in this way is a way to make comprehensive public policy and this is a great way to chart a path for the city moving forward. i forward, so i encourage your support. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> my name is eugene gordon, jr., and from the position of colonialism, now and imperialists nation, the u.s. a, articles are needed to begin the capital currency class, which 2012 now surrounds planet earth, soverei

so i think the rules committee would like to have a city attorney's opinion.f you don't ask for it, they will at some point. in fact, i would imagine that they will amend the law, the next passthrough to require this. that is the simple remedy, the simple remedy is to basically say that there should be the issuance of findings concurrent with the adoption of any amendment and i think that the city attorney would concur in that opinion. so you would probably be well advised to set up a mechanism where or a provision in the code or in your regs to require promulgation of regs concurrent with the amendments that come forward to make sure that you're in conformance with this law. this is a very special law because it's one of two occasions you have the right to amend voter past initiative. i doubt if you'll have that opportunity to do that further. so i did want to say that i hope that you'll take consideration of this recommendation on findings and that, in fact, you may want to calendar it or put it

i think the city is preparing as businesses have to do as well. i think the industries that will be hit the most oufederal contractors. i am hoping that we do not have to fall off that cliff. to realize thahat you have got to do something. i go back to what i said earlier. you hire these people to make decisions. government neeeeds to shrink. you have too it in a thoughtful way. >> if it is not sequestration itit is going to be pain felt somewhere. we have to go to break. the district is suing internet travel sites because they charge us when we buy hotel roomsms fee , hotel tax.. they are only papayingack to the city the wholesale price t that they are paying to the hotel they are buying from and pocketing the extra tax revenue michael neibauer, that oundssoununds compleletely illegal to me. >> they have been sued ovever this becaususe the website to negotiate ese wholesale rates in blocks, sell them to consumer at the retail rate, and then collect tax on what thehey collected. >> w we have to get to break. evyone should read at. stay with us. we

>> i think homelessness has been this structural problem, not just in our city but other metropolitan areas, and i think, at least at the short term level, we have made some progress ensuring there is cleaner and safer shelters so people have somewhat of a transition to transition from homelessness to a stable housing, but when we look at the numbers of affordable housing units that might allow people to get more on their feet or even work force development or educational opportunities to help a mother who is homeless, for example, to get on their feet, we need much more of that, and we cannot cut programs that will increase the roles of the homeless. i believe that the project homeless connect and some of the projects created by previous administrations are not enough. we need to look at transitional housing but also continuing the type of support to help people get back on their feet. the job training and other types of programs that the mayor's office of economic and workforce of all men are working on are really important to ensure that unemployed people and potentially homeless p

do you think that because you're not alone as a city, do you think that either of the presidential candidatesg solutions to help cities get out of the red? >> you know, i don't think there has been a lot of debate about cities in this campaign, and certainly in tennessee we're not a state that is really a battleground state by an any means. there is not a tremendous amount of action here. but i can say during the course of the recession certainly the city benefited from federal bonds that allowed us or bond assistance that allowed us to do large construction projects like the new convention center. >> jennifer: you mean, the private sector did not build that? you had public investment? >> right massive public investment in that project. which was a great project for our city. we had the federal cops grant where we added 50 officers to our department. we have the largest department we ever had. we have a health grant to help us work on obesity issues. >> jennifer: i was going to say i'm curious because you listed a few of the things that you've been able to tap into on the federal side. you're

and the prostitution trade and openly against the will through threats and intimidation, and i think this cityas shown it is a recognizable one. a lot of people, even the people that do not like mr. ross they ask me what is going on. they say this is unjust. i urge you to consider, because it is making us look very bad to the rest of the country in the world. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am a 37th mayoral candidate for san francisco. i was not allowed out of the box. immediately after asking for protection i was called off -- hauled off. my campaign papers thrown in the dumpster, and my life has been a living hell. a lot of it has to do with the facts. i was nearly killed 1 million times. he was put back on the streets and allowed to go free after a 145 that fell on me. i have been held body with three holes in my head being a seizure victim by a sheriff. and another 300 town sheriff punched me in the head. i have had my private parts hurt. i have had everything under the sun done to me. the sheriffs have not been supervised. they have been,'p taught torture techniques. i hav