for further information visit our website or come visit us in person. all the classes at the pacific energy center are free of charge. thanks for showing us an actual system being installed and thank you for being with us. hope to see you soon. please stand by please stand by a body and a please stand by >> this is the regular meeting of the san francisco planning commission for thursday, february 3, 2011. if i could remind everyone to turn off any electronic devices that may sound off during these proceedings. [roll call] commissioners, first category on calendar, items proposed for continuance. item 1 is an end up -- a final environmental impact report proposed for continuance of february 10, 2011. 2a, b, c, d, and e are also proposed for continuance to february 10, 2011. commissioners, further on your calendar under the regular calendar, items 12, please note that the d.r. has been withdrawn, and the matter is no longer before you for your consideration. with that, i'm not aware of any other item on your calendar being proposed for continuance. commis

person in 1928. it has been seeing an elite -- as an illegal underground movement. its teachings have inspired many. one person refused to meet usn person. they say they should fight and win elections here. is there anything you can do to persuade ordinary egyptians that he will not introduce the kind of islamic republic that we have seen elsewhere? >> people should come to power through a democratic process. >> this is a typical cafe in a well-to-do part of the area. they did not want their faces shown. they are worried that chaos will lead the muslims into power. >> a muslim country and, [unintelligible] they want to turn egypt like iran. >> they are uncertain about the future, adding to international fears about what will happen here if there is no smooth transition of power. >> the feature of the egypt will be determined by its people. it is -- the future of egypt will be determined by its people. the transition must initiate a process of respect of universal rights for the egyptian people and half free and fair elections. -- and must have a free and fair elections. >> of those elections could be in august or september -- th

we had a series of workshops, opportunities for community members to come and talk with us in person, including in my office. we had a variety of documents on our website. we will certainly build on those here. commissioner maufas: thank you. my second question was -- you mentioned the shift on some government programs to the local level. i know we do not have the full breadth of understanding of what those things will be, but will we have some idea of what is involved? >> we can certainly give a more detailed description of those specific proposals. we can do that either at the next board meeting on february 8 as part of our budget update -- commissioner maufas: i think probably as we go along, anything you know and that we can let our families and staff know would be appreciated. thank you. president mendoza: thank you. >> great. commissioners, this evening we have two distinguished service and special service awards. to present the first distinguished service award, i would like to call the assistant superintendent to talk about the first award. >> good evening, commissioners. it i

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in order to make sure to we remain relevant. the last two years have been a meaningful time for all of us with obama in the administration. i'm personallydone, that we have done here in san francisco among a wide array of voters and to be elected by what many consider the last batchtyon of president african-american community in after, it is a special honor to be here today buff. thank you very much. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor mirkarimi is here with us but before he calms -- comes up -- comes up i want to mention ralph lewin, with the california huh-uh -- humanities council here with us also. we have a number of other elected and appointed officialed and at i said to them earlier, i was ansigned the task of introducing -- i was ansigned the tasking introducing them and don't have the list but i was specifically threatened bim dr. torea moses if i didn't many introduce him. ing [laughter] or without further ado, supervisor ross mirkarimi. >> i'll make my statements we -- very quick. i just came out of charing the public safety committee meeting. there's a lot be to talk about. i want to say another happy congratulations on blac

which is our ultimate goal, that everybody go home safe, that every child in person we encounter leaves the same way they came to us. i wanted to stress one thing. i don't know if you have noticed. we come in every size, shape, and form in the police department. some of us have the advantage of being 6'2". there is a height and weight difference across the board. a tool like this helps equalize that level. when we come across the individual that is coming out of state prison, all the have had time to do is work on their physique, and their desire to continue on in the force. i am not a big guy. i cannot take on that individual. for me having this tool would benefit myself and that individual from both of us being hurt, one from being possibly injured lethally, and myself from being injured. i wanted to take this into consideration and anything that we can do within our organization or within the latino community to help in this search, we would be more than happy to help. thank you. >> good evening, commissioners, police chief. i'm a sergeant in the san francisco police department and president of the asian peace o

carried a bill that will enable us, if someone has medicaid, to use those medicaid dollars to increase the number of in-home hours that person has so that we can use those federal dollars instead of hospitalization, instead of long-term care here, in the home. our goal is that the person always has the choice as to what is the best setting for them. with that, should we do it all together? >> i have a resolution. this is my district. senator leno is an interloper. it is ok, because he is going to bring us a lot of money. together, we want to make this presentation to the executive director, the new head of laguna honda. i have known her for years. she is small in size, but she carries a wallop. thank you very much. [applause] >> good afternoon, everybody.

an estimated 23.2 million persons need treatment for illicit drug and alcohol use in 2007. of these, only 2.4 million receive treatment at a specialty facility. of the remaining 20.8 million persons who were classified as needing substance use treatment but not receiving treatment, almost 94 percent did not feel they needed treatment-94 percent. nineteen and a half million people abuse substances in this country and don't think they need care. that's something that we absolutely need to change if we're gonna affect that particular statistic. my message today is not to inform you about the devastation of addiction. i am here to tell you that there are sons, daughters, fathers, and friends who today know the reality of recovery from this disease. i'm here to tell you that people all over the world are finding lasting recovery. people are finding hope for life beyond the guilt and shame of their past. i'm here to advocate for more opportunities for people to get well-as i have-and to thank the fine treatment providers who work in the trenches every day, to take people like me,

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