with the closing of cpmc, the it will make it difficult for the underserved to get their health care. the next concern is the stopping of the spreading of infectious diseases. these people will have to travel further on public transportation and this will expose more people to infectious diseases and may increase the use of ambulance services. the behavioral health care, they are already decrease in the beds at st. luke's and davies campus and there is also a plan for the pacific campus to decrease the number of the beds. also to raise healthy children, the california campus has one of the only pediatric emergency rooms in the city and that would be closed down. also to have improved health and access for people with disabilities. by eliminating debts and hospitals and to where this is underserved and eliminating the california medical center, this will be more to the call for patients to get to the hospital. they are also eliminating the subacute and acute rehab services and they're also removing dialysis. another goal on the list is to eliminate health disparities. i think that this

we want the digital inclusion program to make sure we address the needs of underserved vulnerable communities, not communities that are already very tech savvy. we are here to provide a, b and c to the seniors. a stands for access. b stands for basic skills and c stands for content. and unless we have all three, the monolingual chinese seniors are never going to be able to use the computer or the internet. >> a lot of the barrier is knowledge. people don't know that these computers are available to them, plus they don't know what is useful. >> there are so many businesses in the bay area that are constantly retiring their computer equipment that's perfectly good for home use. computers and internet access are helping everybody in the community and people who don't have it can come to us to help with that. one of the biggest problems we see isn't whether people can get computers through programs like ours, but whether they can understand why they need a computer. really the biggest issue we are facing today is helping people understand the value of having a computer. >> immediately they would

it has great public use potential in a critically underserved community and has been identified as state -- by state parks as a high priority acquisition. i urge your support and thank you for your consideration. president crowley: next speaker, please. >> thank you. my name is patrick capotcoppel. i want to thank the commission for considering the project and also to the staff for all the hard work they have put into the project and bringing it before the commission today. i am really pleased to see the commission considering this project. as mr. carlin and mr. ramirez before me described, this is an exemplary project. it is very rare to find a piece of land of this size under single ownership in the central valley, and particularly along to of the largest rivers in the -- along two of the largest rivers in the san joaquin valley, which provides 80% of the water consumed by san francisco and mthe bawsca community. there has been quite a bit of effort into salmon restoration on the lower tuolumne river. this supports those earlier efforts and advances them further by improving habitat al

luke's is here for the entire community, the underserved as well as the insured, and it will also be affordable and function as a hospital as well. thank you for your time. president miguel: thank you. barbara, alex? >> you have the sheet of paper, which is also on the website, which means the supervisor is committed to what is on there. now, st. luke's, being staffed at the traditional level, -- i hope to serve on the committee of budget and finance. it makes sense that state with stays open. i am hoping that st. luke's will be staffed at its current level or greater so that if i'm elected, i don't have to try to deal with it legislatively. it would make people happier. as a matter of promoting public safety, one of the things that was not mentioned was in the event of disaster, it is very possible that rubble could block access to the hospital. in that case, we would want emergency rooms open at other locations, just as a matter of saving lives. in terms of the housing situation, it turns out that there is a building down van ness that used to belong to aaa. i think for the city to

we have collaborated to provide specialty care services to are underserved population including the delivery of 400 babies each year. the location for the new campus at van ness and. will be in closer proximity to the patients that we surf. this means less bus trips, people taking public transparent and also more access to health care. the proposed campus also locates a full-service pediatric emergency and also an inpatient hospital and the highest density of these patients in the city. additionally, they have developed a referral process for care, for all of the patience. this is roughly 25% of the overall program population. they also announced that they are expanding their commitment to the healthy san francisco program. i who want to thank you for your time and i would urge that you except this request. >> is there anyone else whose name i called? >> could afternoon. -- good afternoon. i indeed second director of the asian american and pacific -- we have two offices in the tenderloin, one that focuses on transgendered help. i am here to support the long- range development plan. i believe

the food express was requesting to be located in an underserved neighborhoods, and we are not convinced they didn' the busines surge. of>> good afternoon. we have one store located in district 6. ha hthey have a conditional use permit. in the findings of the executive summary, they downplayed the community's support. they stated that the department received a phone call from bob be white, who said he had signatures. he is the owner of a boutique that store. additional letters from associations requesting the denial of the conditional use permit and letters were attached. hawkthey were contesting the opg of pet food supplies rigid pose food express. i would like to mention -- the opening of pet food express. i would like to mention we have customers much more comfortable driving to their neighborhood shop. >> i can say that low prices on pet food have adjusted our business so severely we are not even selling pet food. one quick example of how we cannot compete, i have a receipt for high quality pet food. it results in a price of 50 cents per box. our wholesale price is 45 -- $54, which i

in particular, we pay attention to pre-teen and teen use, which is underserved. we have developed a community partnership and are piloting a program to offer after-school program in four middle schools. the studio hopes to be able to focus our attention on how to reach, serving the public. -- attention to outreach, irving the public. >> thanks for having us. i want to thank staff members for working with us to finalize the process, and i am very happy to be here today. i am thrilled to be able to stand here to commemorate our understanding. with your approval, we represent the beloved institution. currently, we serve youth- related programs every year. many have talked for more than 20 years. we are excited to continue to offer services for the communique, and we look forward to your approval. >> is there any other public comment on this item? public comment is closed. >> i just wanted to say a word of thanks to prius but also to the friends of the art studio. i think you goes -- you both represent a new chapter. as we are debuting our model with a focus on the a

it would make a huge difference, particularly those parents in the underserved areas, bringing kids to the undesirable schools, we're right now, a lot to do not have helped. commissioner: you may not like to hear this, but this is something we have been trying to do for decades. the thank you very much. -- i thank you very much. >> hello, and i am a parent at buena vista. i thought it would be useful to suck in the day that ms. o'keefe gave tonight, and you have not heard any public conversation about transportation. we have not either. i'd just want to commend you for taking the extra time to think about what this part of a policy will look like and to think about what a good public policy would look like to let people know this is on the table and that it is a serious issue that people have to engage in. the fact that you haven't heard from the community does not mean it is not important. commissioner: if we were to start recommending that, then we would start hearing from the public. commissioner -- put it out there as something you want to hear from. don't do it again. do it as a s

and a $15 million grant makes the maryland department of fidelity bring high-speed internet to underservedusinesses and homes all across the states. >> we must be connected to one another. we must be better connected to our customers. we must be better connected to our institutions, our businesses, our communities and colleges. it is to those connections that we fuel innovative economy. >> the money from the grant -- a suspect it will create 1600 new jobs. for over 20 years, they have been caring for neglected and six horses. they have been heaviest in sick and starving. yet to become a half-dozen came from west virginia. they came from a place that calls itself a rescue farm. >> the farm in western venue was supposed to be a horse rescue. the 53 horses there needed to be rescued. you can almost see it in their eyes, the pain and the neglect. >> if you live in their eyes coming you can tell they are hurting. it is the same thing with people. i think wiser the winnowed to the soul. -- the white -- the eyes are the windows to the sill. >> somewhere close to death. they are being cared for no

the neighborhood i grew up in was an underserved neighborhood. we lived in richmond, california, and during that period of time, the murder capital of california, we did not have nor have any trust for police officers that came in. police officers that came into that neighborhood were more than likely -- more than deal with you as a human. when i got into this business and started getting involved in this, i made an effort to go out and be the best cop that i can be. you can ask anyone who knows me on the streets, whether it be citizens or other cops, how i operate. unfortunately, we are here today because of this report, and frankly the report has a lot of issues. maybe you have -- the rest of the -- the rest of us did not get this information until today. there is no mention of police reports, criminal cases resolved because of the specials involved. nothing about the lives that have been saved. they did a great job of covering all the negatives, but failed to see what we do right. we have exclusive right to patrol the streets. the law is on th

the neighborhood i grew up in was an underserved neighborhood. we lived in richmond, california, and during that period of time, the murder capital of california, we did not have nor have any trust for police officers that came in. police officers that came into that neighborhood were more than likely -- more than deal with you as a human. when i got into this business and started getting involved in this, i made an effort to go out and be the best cop that i can be. you can ask anyone who knows me on the streets, whether it be citizens or other cops, how i operate. unfortunately, we are here today us

not only domestic violence, but cultural competency issues, underserved communities, risk factors, the specific type of training that needs to be regularly offered. one of our recommendations, too, is to have an audit to assess the quality and quantity of system-wide trading practices -- training practices. the hall of justice's has had some structural issues. the domestic violence court room as many prepare needs that are a continuing concern. there is also some safety concerns at hall of justice. often the department is responsive to addressing them, but not much is done to keep victims aligned with the victim services safe as their case is coming up, other places within hall of justice. this process was possible because of the open communication, willingness of the department to come to the table and work on these hard issues, open themselves up to criticism as well as getting what they need to make the changes. i commend the department for being so willing to do this hard work. remaining recommendations ask for that same level of engagement. you can find out more -- other reports t

if someone does find something, go to the nearest clinic that serves the underserved. there are plenty of places. go to san francisco general. >>> the fund. we established this ten years ago now in memory of my best friend who died of breast cancer at a very young age. while she was going through treatment, she found if she did compliment terry care like massage, accupuncture, herbs. we improve quality of life. >> complimentary is the better word. you don't always find that so that makes this organization a little more didn't than others. >> yes. >> okay. you have a fund raiser coming up? >> we are always having fund raisers coming up. there isn't one this fall but www.u with lonnie fund shows ways people can always donate. >> they will always take a check no matter how small. >> yes. >> we thank you dr. mindy goldman for being here. we wanted to remind you that today the race for the cure is on and it starts an hour from now. it is a 5k run/walk. you can walk if you can't run but try and show up. it is a good thing to do. stay with us. more ahead. thank you. >>> the h

environmental conservation and sustainability, use of local, regional food, improve food access in underserved communities, community work, and nutrition. since we do check for compliance, we want to make sure the restaurants that are being recognized are in compliance with our food safety regulations. labour code regulations and other laws. what we are thinking of doing is taking nominations for restaurants in these different categories and then recognizing approximately five of these restaurants in each category. then we would have a committee to make the final selection. then those selections would be given to the board for recognition. supervisor chu: supervisor dufty? supervisor dufty: thank you for being here, mr. lee, on behalf of the bureau of environmental health management. we have heard support for this legislation. i just want to add, since supervisor alioto-pier cannot be here this morning, she asked that i offer some words in addition to the value of having restaurant appreciation month. i certainly think it gives all of us in our districts an opportunity to celebrate the importa

those children in both cities have been desperately, desperately underserved. change is hard.llenge the status quo, that's difficult. but we have to have the moral courage to do the right thing by children and we have to give the children a chance, a choice to go in a much better direction thanks to superintendent bobb's leadership. washington is going in the right direction. change is going to continue to be hard. we'll continue to get push back. we have to keep going forward. >> and in both of those places, david, both of those places, even though it was hard, the union stepped up and did a contract with robert bobb and the union stepped up and did a contract with michelle rhee. the union sometimes asks to make sure that things are not arbitrary and capricious. let me ask and say this as well -- there are many other districts like the abc district in los angeles, like the new haven district where the union has stepped up with managers who want to work with us where we are making that kind of change. so the issue is for us about ensuring we do some of the things that the secr