>> westbrook: these letters of reprimand are just clearly slaps on the wrist.hese officers need to be court- martialed. >> martin: what would you say to that? >> hooker: i think to be the object of an official investigation which results in a general officer letter of reprimand and ends your career, for most professional officers, is about the most profound kind of thing that can happen to you. it means professional disgrace and ruin. >> martin: susan price and charlene westbrook were not at the white house on thursday to see the president award dakota meyer the medal of honor. will swenson, who quit the army, was. he, too, was recommended for the medal of honor, but as if there weren't enough negligence to tarnish this battle, the paperwork got lost and had to be started all over again. as for ganjgal, it still belongs to the taliban. it's been two years since that operation and it's still not safe to go into ganjgal. >> meyer: it's not. >> martin: for all that loss of life, for all your courage, what was gained? >> meyer: nothing. nothing. but at the end of t

eloise westbrook who passed away. here to be with us to highlight the challenge is the good faith efforts and local hiring project. good faith did not work in the sixties and it will not work now. the city had this local hiring process as well. the city chose this through legislation and this was supported by the board of supervisors. the ship from a good faith type of approach that measures success and outcomes and actual results is what i think might be really important because i don't think that the concerns will go away. the redevelopment continues to have a good face policy. to build upon the relationships that are developing that led it to the passage of this law. the board of supervisors can consider using their influence to influence the redevelopment agency. thank you. >> thank you, my name is oscar james. the one thing i want to bring up first is that i was like this session to clothes. -- to close. there will be a meeting on the 20 it and they're talking about capping. we don't want any of the shipyard to b

supervisor cohen: i just got word that eloise westbrook, a matriarch of the african- american community passed away at 3:30 this morning, and i wanted to ask that we close in her memory. she is a legacy -- to leave a legacy of hard work with her tireless commitment to not just the african-american community but all of san francisco. it is introducing a hearing requested on the cleanup strategy, for hunters point shipyard. as you know, last year, -- last year, when the board of supervisors approved this development plan -- they memorialize to their concerns about the final cleanup strategy in the project legislation. as a city, we have a stake in making certain that the cleanup and the revenue collected is protective of public health and the environment. the navy has released its proposed plans for public comment and in being consistent with these priorities bias to this hearing being -- be conducted before the board so the community has a chance to learn from the navy and the regulatory agencies about the proposed clean-up strategies, and the rest, i submit. >> thank you. >> in response

teammates, and a soldier wounded in the battle could never recovered, sergeant first class kenneth westbrook. dakota, i know that you have grappled with the grief of that day. that you said your efforts were somehow a failure because your teammates did not come home. but as your commander in chief, and on behalf of all americans, when he to know it is quite the opposite. you did your duty above and beyond, and kept the faith with the highest traditions of the marine corps that you love. because of your honor, 36 men are alive today. because of your courage, four fallen american heroes came home. and their parents could lay their sons to rest with dignity. because of your commitment, in the thick of the fight, hour after hour, the former marine who read about your story said that that in the most desperate final hours, our brothers and god will not forsake us. because of your humble example, our kids, especially back in columbia, kentucky, and small towns across america, they note no matter who you are where you come from, you could do great things as a citizen and as a member of the american

of carmen chu, for helen mcdonald on behalf of mirkarimi, on behalf of -- >> if we can have miss westbrook for the entire board, without objection, that will be the case. and leicester's any business and from the this board, i think we are returned for to -- unless there is any business in front of this board, i think we are adjourned for the day. >> hello. 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city's population. >> the jury conducts investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. >> i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member, to do so. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for mo

idea that if it is possible for the commission and general manager to attend the service of miss westbrook this thursday, it will be a very important moment because of all the work that mother jackson had expressed. when i first got involved in working with the community, she would tell me a lot of stories about the work together with the model cities agency which they all know has its roots from that wa poverty to community development block grant funding. the citizen's committee on community development that i am honored to serve on the committee that she helped set up. i heard a lot of the stories about the idea of putting the community to work. what i have learned is that feeling is really of this moment, relying on good faith efforts to get communities to work on these jobs have failed and led the city to move forward on a series of reforms that the general manager was an important supporter of. i think that we are part of a continuum, all of us going back to miss west brother, another jackson, and a lot of us follow on the trail that has been blazed. i think as we seek to address the

of carmen chu, for helen mcdonald on behalf of mirkarimi, on behalf of -- >> if we can have miss westbrook for the entire board, without objection, that will be the case. and leicester's any business and from the this board, i think we are returned for to -- unless there is any business in front of this board, i think we are adjourned for the day. if you would like to make general public comment on an item that is not on calendar, that is item four and continued again on item 15. last, please address your comments to the commission during comment on public comment. neither commission or staff will respond to public questions but will respond after public comment is closed. with that, i think there was announcements about items. >> yes. the basketball court renovations will be removed from the consent calendar and be heard on the general calendar. items, 10, 11, and 12, have been removed from the calendar and will not be heard today. if anyone is here on those items, they have been taken off the calendar. we are now on item number two, the president's report. >commissioner buell: i will be

of carmen chu, for helen mcdonald on behalf of mirkarimi, on behalf of -- >> if we can have miss westbrook for the entire board, without objection, that will be the case. and leicester's any business and from the this board, i think we are returned for to -- unless there is any business in front of this board, i think we are adjourned for the day. supervisor kim: good morning and welcome to the special rules supervisor committee. we have just one event today. today i am joined by supervisor johsean elsbernd. are klerk today is linour clerk. could you please call item no. 1. >> item number one, ordinance amending the students go campaign and government section. it is capping the amount of public matching funds. i believe we have the department head for the ethics commission here to speak to us today. >> good morning, supervisors. on june 27 the supreme court issued a decision, which struck down arizona's public finance law, in particular because having reached certain thresholds public candidates get additional public funds in response to independent expenditures. the supreme court did not

westbrook who was definitely a trooper in the community who was an inspiration to me as well as mayor rogers and others who have gone on and brother leroy from the tenderloin community. i'm speaking on behalf of parents who have lost children to senseless gun violence. we heard two people lost their lives because of the pedestrian situation here in san francisco, but even greater so, we're at 37 homicides. we're at 37 homicides and it's not even september is not even over yet. 36 homicides versus two people that were struck by muni vehicles. that are 37 families that we're dealing with right now in the healing circle that are suffering from post-traumatic stress. a young man who was just shot recently as i shared with supervisor avalos, shot several times, we're dealing with that family also. i would like the board to really look at the situation of violence in our community. it's on the increase. homicides are up. bullying is up. incarceration is up. and jobs are down and economic disparity is in our communities, particularly in communities of color. so i ask the board to really take

leighton, and a soldier wounded in that battle who never recovered sergeant first class kenneth westbrook. dakota i know you have grappled with the grief of that day. that you said your efforts were somehow a failure because your teammates didn't come home. but as your commander and chief, and on behalf of all americans, i want you to know it is quite the opposite. you did your duty above and beyond, and you kept the faith with the highest traditions of the marine corps that you love. because of your honor, 36 men are alive today. because of your courage, four fallen american heros came home. in the words of jane leighton's mom, they could lay their sons to rest with dignity. because of your commitment in the thick of the fight hour after hour a former marine read about your story and said you showed in the most desperate and final hours our brothers and god will not foresake us. and because of your actions, kids across america will know that no matter who you are or where you come from, you can do great things as a citizen and as a member of the american family. therein lies the greatest

sergeant first class kenneth westbrook.grappled with the grief of that day and you said that your efforts were somehow a failure because your teammates didn't come home, but as your commander in chief and on behalf of everyone here today, i want you to know it's quite the opposite. you did your duty above and beyond and you kept the faith with the highest traditions of the marine corps you love. because of your honor, 36 men are alive today. because of your courage, four fallen american heroes came home. in the words of jane layton's mom, they can lay their sons to rest with dignity. because of your commitment in the thick of the fight, hour after hour, a former marine who read about your story said you showed how in the most desperate final hours our brothers and god will not forsake us. because of your humble example, our kids especially back in columbia, kentucky and small towns across america will know no matter who you are or where you come from, you can do great things as a citizen ands a member of the american family

sergeant first class kenneth westbrook.you grappled with the grief of that day. that you've said that your efforts were somehow a failure because your teammates didn't come home. but as your commander in chief and on behalf of everyone here today and all americans, i want you to know it's quite the opposite. you did your duty. above and beyond. you kept the faith with the highest traditions of the marine corps that you love. because of your honor, 36 men are alive today. because of your courage, four fallen american heroes came home. and in the words of jane layton's moms, they can lay their sons to rest with dignity. >>> sergeant meyer accepted the award with humility not for his own heroism but on behalf of the fellow marines. here he is, sergeant dakota meyer in his own words. >> i'm dakota meyer, i'm from columbia, kentucky. anyone who receives the medal of honor and we're still here to talk about it, that's a great honor to receive it. but there's a huge price that was paid for it. i'm accepting the award on behalf of

a soldier wounded in that battle who never recovered, sergeant first class kenneth westbrook.led with the grief of that day, that you've said that your efforts were somehow a failure because your teammates didn't come home. but as your commander and chief, and on behalf of everyone here today and all americans i want you to know it's quite the opposite. you did your duty above and beyond, and you kept the faith with the highest traditions of the marine corps that you love. because of your honor 36 men are alive today, because of your courage four fallen american heroes came home, and in the words of jane leyton's mom they could lay their sons to rest with dignity. because of your commitment in the thick of the fight hour after hour a former marine who read about your story said that you showed how in the most desperate final hours our brothers and god will not for sake us. and because of your humble example our kids, especially back in columbia, kentucky and in small towns all across america, they'll know no matter who you are or where you come from you can do great things as

sergeant first class kenneth westbrook.your efforts were somehow a failure because your teammates didn't come home. as your commander-in-chief, and on behalf of everyone here today and all americans, i want you to know it is quite the opposite. you did your duty above and beyond. and you kept the faith with the highest traditions of the marine corps that you love. because of your honor, 36 men are alive today. because of your courage, four fallen american heroes came home. in the wofrds james layton's mom, they can lay their sons to rest because of your commitment in the thick of the fight hour after hour. a former marine who read about your story said you showed in the most desperate final hours, our brothers and god will not forsake us. and because of your humble example, our kids, especially back in columbia, kentucky, and small towns all across america, will know no matter who you are or where you come from, you can do great things as a citizen and as a member of the american family. there in lies the greatest lesson of

and a soldier that never recovered, sergeant first class kenneth westbrook.a, i know you have grappled with the grief of that day and that somehow, your efforts were a failure because your teammates did not come home. as your commander in chief, it is quite the opposite. you do your duty above and beyond, and you kept faith with the highest provisions of the marine corps that you love. because of your honor, 36 men are alive today. because of your courage, for fallen american heroes came home. in the words of james layton's malm, they could lay their son to rest with dignity. the fight, hour after hour, the former marines that read about your story say that you showed how and the most desperate final hours, our brothers will save us. because of your example, our kids, especially back in kentucky will know that no matter who you are or where you come from, you can do great things as a citizen and as a member of the american family. there lies the greatest example of the truth that the men and women of uniform live out every day. i was part of something bigger,