president yee riley: ok. commissioner? commissioner: i does want to say that in a city with a reduced capacity, and on a city where it is a windblown, which is where i am, so all of the things is treated on the east side of the street and a swirled around my door on the other side of the street. -- end up swirled around my door. this eliminates the problems. i think people should have a choice if they would like to pass on this form of advertising. it would, you know, it is an option. we will have to do something to control the amount of work. as people are advocating for a reduced work force because of the budget, we're going to have to figure out how to reduce their work load. i would just like to add that. thank you. president yee riley: commissioner dooley? commissioner dooley: i agree with commissioner o'brien about adding some language, like "contact the office of small business." i would like to see us put together a brief informational piece that could be put on our website or is in the office that will just refer

president yee riley: thank you. any comments from commissioners? commissioner dooley? commissioner dooley: i would like to speak a little bit about commissioner clyde, and what i want to talk about is her breadth of knowledge in some a different parts of small business affairs. she is knowledgeable on ada requirements. she is out there in the communities talking about taxation. she always does more than her homework. she is out there all of the time. she engages with the communities. she attends every event that i can imagine. she is there. the fact that pat christenson, who is with the council of district morrison dissed -- district merchants, gave her such a huge recommendation, that she would be recommended by someone who is part of a citywide organization. i know, as i have worked with her on many projects, one of the best things about her if she knows how to listen, and she absorbs what you have to say, whether she may agree or not. i feel like she has always been there to listen to all different people on our

president yee riley: yes. clerk: and just a note, commissioner atoms, that will take effect with the next meeting. this is an updated report on it up as a small business and the small business assistance center, an update on the department's programs, an update on matters, and activities. >> commissioners, well, first, i wanted to give a welcome to commissioner atoms for your first meeting, and now, congratulations to your election to the vice president, and i want to extend my great gratitude to commissioner yee riley for your services last year and your stewardship with the commission. we have accomplished a great deal under your leadership and also with your support with the vice president, commissioner clyde, and congratulations, commissioner o'brien, on your election to the president's position. i know it is getting late, so i am not going to quickly run through, but i am going to move through the director's report, so we ended this year, the small business assistance center, servicing 2006 hundred 65 cli

president yee riley: ok. >> second. president yee riley: those in favor? aye. >> aye. >> aye. president yee riley: ok, next item. >> commissioners, item seven. a presentation, discussion and possible action to make recommendations to the county transportation authority on the c.t.a.'s mobility access and pricing study, also known as congestion pricing. we are joinled by representatives of the c.t.a. and there are explanatory documents inside your packet, the san francisco mobility, access and pricing study draft final report and also the public comment that was seervinged as of 4:00 p.m. today by the commission. >> good evening, commissioners, zabe bent, project manager of the county transportation authority. thank you for welcoming me back again to seahawk -- talk built study. i'm going to try to go through the presentation fairly quickly because i know some of you have seen the information before but feel free to stop me if i go a little bit too fast. so the first thing i just want to talk bb is the mobility. pricing and pricing study is it's a feasiblity study. it's not an

commissioner yee: thank you. next item, please. >> before we begin the commission report, can we go back to items 3 and 4? those are from the november 8, 2010 minutes. president o'brien: but to approve. commissioner yee: i second. those in favor? the motion carries. >> item 4, approval of the minutes. commissioner o'conner: we do have a quorum? but to approve. move to approve. commissioner yee: those in favor? >> great. a thank-you, commissioners. i wanted to make sure we got those in. next item will be 13, legislative and policy committee report. the committee chair is not present. i can report that it looks like all legislation has been covered. the committee did not meet last month due to the christmas holiday. they are scheduled for january 24. commissioner yee: thank you. next item. >> the permiting committee report. >> i want to combine this month's report with next month's report, which is combined into one. >> thank you. outreach committee report? commissioner clyde is not present. would you like her to d

topping our news state senator leland yee wants threats to stop. anne makovec is in san francisco to explain. good morning. >>> reporter: a lot of times it's easy for politicians to ignore threats as part of the job but after what happened in arizona earlier this month with gabrielle giffords, i think a lot of people are take more note of it. and leland yee state senator that represents san francisco and the surrounding area has gotten several threatening messages by fax and email and text. the latest one just yesterday. here's a look at that fax. it made racist comments and said rush limbaugh will kick his blank. rush limbaugh is in the mix after an apology was demanded from the talk show host for some comments is that he made about the chinese president after he appeared on fox news last week. here's what rush said. >> hu jintao was just going -- [ imitating aggressive chinese speech ] >> reporter: yee thought that was derogatory and tried to hold mr. limbaugh accountable. he held a press conference yesterday to address the threats that he has be

president yee riley: ok. well, our committee, the legislation and policy committee, heard it on the 22nd. but the full commission didn't get a chance to hear it until today. so we did instruct staff and the directors to send a memo to supervisor avalos stating our concerns. so did we get any answer for that? >> we did not get a response to the memo. and i think as alaric has mentioned, that both staff from both departments worked to try to, before it got to the full board of supervisors, to see if we could do an amendment that would wait for, you know -- we were recommending a three-year period to not include the l.b.e.'s but to phase them in at a later date. i think for the legislation and policy committee, what you heard from your presentation was that was said, well, if there's a problem, we can correct it later. i think our concern and alaric has just mentioned that the supervisor's office has said that they're amenable to amend legislation later, but what does that mean to the cost of a small business an

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commissioner yee: aye. president kim: yes. thank you. the next is the california department of education school card establishment for the emerging schools from the 2011- 2012 school year. do we have a motion and a second? they we have a reading of the recommendations by officials? >> although i am not as smooth as him, i would like to express my thanks and well wishes to commissioner kim, especially in your support of alternative schools. the school district approves an application for get away to college to be submitted to the california department of education to establish a state schools code and alternate school of choice. >> i have no public speakers on this item. comments from the board and staff? vice-president mendoza. vice-president mendoza: i think this is such a great idea, so thank you. president kim: roll call, please. commissioner maufas: yes. vice-president mendoza: yes. commissioner wynns: aye. >> i did not hear you. commissioner yee: aye. president kim: yes. thank you. we have already heard the appointment of

president yee: thank you. commissioner adams: i want to commend you for your work, and i want to commend the director for her work. there was a lot of outreach for this with a lot of small businesses. i know from several other neighborhood groups that there was. i am very happy that dpw is now taking charge of this. when dpw is in charge, you see action. i am very pleased with this new ordinance. >> i can just go on my computer and create this in any fun? what are the other requirements for the sign? "requirement is that it be in a minimum 30 point font. -- >> the requirement is that it be in a minimum 30-point plunge. >> ideally, it would be great to get funding from organizations with something like "save a tree. it is not just small businesses. it is a little issue. it is something that concerns all of us. take the high road, the area of common ground. commissioner dooley: a lot of us are involved with merchant organizations. i know that i am certainly going to carry it back and suggest we do something that

commissioner yee: aye. president kim: yes.>> that is five ayes. commissioner yee: i would like to thank the bargaining teams as well as our local officer. president kim: next is a review and adoption of the five-year report relating to the expenditure development fees. we have a motion and a second. do we have a reading of the recommendation? >> good evening, commissioners. i am my staff would like to wish president kim the best of luck as she moves on to the next phase of her career. we enjoyed having you on the committee can look forward to somebody equally as talented an exciting as your replacement. as a premier, each year has a new -- as a requirement of the government code, we are required to have the development impact report to this board for review and approval. it is one of the world's most exciting -- excited documents. most of the time the superintendent gives me the eye and says to be extremely brief on this. last year, the document was so dry, the comments from the commissioners were, what is this? in order to ge

believe we have some of the comments from yee yesterday?nd to receive these kinds of horrible statements and racist threats, it's not the community i know. it's not the country i know. and that's one of the reasons why i thought we could just end this by just having someone apologize. then that would be the end of it. >> reporter: but instead, yee ended up with threats. he has also been investigated potential connections to the arizona shooting according to yee. some investigators were working on that case were calling him about some of the threats made against him. he has been dealing with drama over the past few years, criticism for his dealings on csu stanislaus, some questions over the speaker fees for sarah palin, and several other controversies. there is heightened awareness when it comes to threats after that shooting. back to you. >> anne makovec live for thus morning in san francisco. thank you. >>> redwood city is looking for a new police chief. the old one has resigned just five days before his vacation ended. the palo alto daily

president yee: your mailing went out in december to taxpayers. what kind of outreach to you do with tax preparers or cpas? >> we have a really strong relationship with the financial planning community, and we are going to be working with folks in april doing some work around personal income tax filing and having a profit for that. -- having a probate for that. we are doing everything we can to get that information out there. president yee: a lot of small business owners rely on a cpa or tax preparer to inform them about the new law. it is important to make sure that group of people are aware of the changes. commissioner adams: i think these are great changes you have made. your office doesn't excellent job. one of the things i was thinking -- your office does an excellent job. one of the things i was thinking about was neighborhood meetings. this is something that comes up a lot, especially with the filings. i appreciate that you are trying to get rid of the confusion. vice president clyde: i think i am confused. i just want to rerun this. last y

president yee riley: so moved. mr. clerk: commissioners, the meeting is adjourned. president yee riley: thank you. >> in this fabulously beautiful persidio national park and near golden gate and running like a scar is this ugly highway. that was built in 1936 at the same time as the bridge and at that time the presidio was an army and they didn't want civilians on their turf. and the road was built high. >> we need access and you have a 70 year-old facility that's inadequate for today's transportation needs. and in addition to that, you have the problem that it wasn't for site extenders. >> the rating for the high viaduct is a higher rating than that collapsed. and it was sapped quite a while before used and it was rusty before installed. >> a state highway through a federal national park connecting an independently managed bridge to city streets. this is a prescription for complication. >> it became clear unless there was one catalyst organization that took it on as a challenge, it wouldn't happen and we did that and for people to advocate. and the project has a st

president yee riley: commissioner kasselman. commissioner kasselman: i have one last question and it has maybe a few parts. but commercial vehicles, like taxis, i don't know if they actually quality as commercial. they're fees are already very high. >> we considered an exemption for taxis in this phase of the analysis. commissioner kasselman: how about other commercial vehicles that are making deliveries to small mom and pop grocery shops? will they have that $3 fee that they will then pass on to the store who gave you delivery? >> so, again, at this level of analysis, we did consider that, but we also considered that the $6 cap would be a benefit to those types of commercial vehicles. this program is another thing that would help mitigate some of those. some some of the outreach that we have heard, one of the things that have come up is potentially considering a tax benefit or a tax break for local businesses, particularly san francisco businesses or businesses within the zone or within a certain distance of the zone that would

rar yee -- senator yee raised last year about a fee paid to sarah palin. both contained the same letter head, a truck with a noose attached to it. senator yee has launched an online petition against companies that advertise on rush limbaugh's show. after senator yee complained, rush limbaugh made fun of him on his raid yes show. >>> the canal search for 4-year-old juliani cardenas has been put on hold. it has led to the discovery of 11 cars. one couple's car was stolen in november. since police doesn't know who stole the car, the couple has to pay the bill. they now owe the towing company more than $3,000, which is more than the car is worth. >> wound up with nothing and ended up losing more. >> it takes a lot to do it. >> almost a dozen cars have been pulled from the canal since the search began for juliani. they're looking for the one that belongs to the suspect in the kidnapping case. at this point they have suspend the search. >>> we'll tell you why some exab drivers in -- cab drivers in texas plan to make it lard for fans to get to the super bowl. >>>

president yee: your mailing went out in december to taxpayers. what kind of outreach to you do with tax preparers or cpas? >> we have a really strong relationship with the financial planning community, and we are going to be working with folks in april doing some work around personal income tax filing and having a profit for that. -- having a probate for that. we are doing

yee? >> here. ms. maufas. >> here. >> if you would like to join us for the pledge of allegiance, please do so. >> thank you. approval of board minutes. i need a motion and a second. >> second. any corrections? >> no. >> roll call, please. >> ms. fewer? >> yes. >> ms. maufas? >> yes. >> ms. mendoza? >> yep, ms. norton, mr. yee and ms. wynns? >> yes. >> the thoughts for the evening? >> thank you. since the agenda is a little bit long, i'll keep my remarks a little bit short. you might be aware that or governor-elect terry brown hosted a meeting in los angeles to talk about just how bad the deficit is in the state of california. and as you recall, just a reminder of people that before te elections people said that the deficit was somewhere between 15 to 18 billion dollars and after that election went to $25 million. now they're starting to talk about that it's more in the neighborhood of $3 1 billion. i know last year we made humongous cuts and furloughs and we've reduced the school year by four days. we

last night caller was angry yee called for boycott of advertisers on limbaugh radio talk show. yes did that after rush minimum micked president of khip 8. when you have rush thinking it is okay to mock and ridicule and laugh at different culture the and different language then you also are now allowing children to think that it is okay to do that. >>reporter: yee was also targeted with messages last year and officials investigating giffords shootings are looking into yee's fax because they say they are similar to ones that giffords received. >>> former what it house chief of staff emmanuel will be able to run for mayor of chicago after all. today the illinois supreme court ruled you nap mustly in his favor. three days ago a lower court threw him off the ballot because he didn't live in the city a full year. the high court said that had no foundation in illinois law. >> hawaii legislature introduced a bill allowing any one to get a keep of president obama birth record for 100 dollars. backers hope the measure will finally dispel skeptic who claim the president was born elsewhere

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leland yee received another troubling racist message. after what happened in tucson weeks ago security for elected officials get new attention. about we have the story from sacramento. pivshtion someone left state senator leland yee a racially offensive mostly unairable voice mail overnight. caller angry the san francisco democrat called for the boycot boycotting of the advertiser of conservative radio talk show host rush limbaugh. >> resign from office and go get many an egg roll and fortune cookie and eat it. >>reporter: he found it threatening because he received facts the day before with a pick up truck drag ago nooichlts any time anybody makes a threat to your life or suggest your demise what it does for me is to bolden me that i will continue to fight and stand for what i think is appropriate and what is right. >>reporter: senator yee took on limbaugh for mocking the chinese president last week during the white house visit. because many chinese americans found it offensive, the child psychologist demaned an apology. but limbaugh re

commissioner yee? >> i'm report frgget budget committee? >> uh-huh. >> the budget committee heard this item and passed it out of committee with positive recommendation and amendments added to it. that's in your -- that's included in the second reading. it is -- is somebody going to read it out dore we need to read it out? >> we'll read it out. the other thing was, also added to -- to as a -- as a coauthor of the resolution. >> yes. i'll look to add commissioner yee as coauthor to the resolution. >> commissioner mendoza? a report from buildings and grounds. thank you. we actually move this -- this for at positive recommendation, had discussions about what is currently happening from the buildings and grounds committee and the direction that it is going and it was -- very much in alignment with -- with the resolution itself. so we -- we are moving this with a positive recommendation. >> thank you. we'll have a reading and then public speaker is then comments from board and staff. vice president mendoza, would you like to -- >> like for you to

president yee riley: well, i just think that -- i don't understand the rush. you came before us before to make a presentation, but then this report, this is the first time i have seen it. so and i'm sure a lot of the business organizations haven't seen it yet. all right, commissioner kasselman. commissioner kasselman: hi. i just wanted to ask, you mentioned quite a bit of performance metrics for the northeast corridor and then the best performing scenario. what is that metric that you're looking for, how are you gauging, is it environment, is it like, are you trying to increase your revenues or are you trying to decrease congestion? they are counter, they work against themselves also. >> it's absolutely a congestion management program. the goal was to simply make sure that the level of net revenue that's generated from the program could support an investment in improvements that would support, so people would take other travel modes. beyond that, there really wasn't an analysis of we want the highest revenue or the lowest revenue. it was simply is there enough

commissioner yee: aye. president kim: yes. thank you. should we now move on to item r. board member proposals, which there are none. we are now at proposals and announcements. >> if you notice a milk only looking gentlemen in the audience, i did want to introduce the superintendent. he was not sure the chief technology officer had been introduced to the board. i want to do that with apologies for having this a little bit later. you have seen his qualifications. he has been with the district for two months or so. >> how have your first eight weeks been? >> i have been learning a lot and having a lot of fun. i look forward to working here. >> this is from the status lost county office of education and -- stanislaus county office of education where he worked for six years. i would like to offer my thanks and congratulations to president kim. it has been such a great experience to work with you. as you know, all of us are really happy about the success you had on election day and look forward to working with you in the future. >> my pleasure. thank you. president kim: now w

commissioner yee: you guys have great programming over there. they worry about global issues, national issues, and local issues. a couple of things. the last time you came here, you mentioned some new programming. you were pretty excited, you were mentioning it at the time. you were involving the students of the more. that is one thing. if you're still doing that, we should know about that. i guess, i am hearing that your reserves are all gone at this point. >> they are all gone. commissioner yee: i just wanted to make sure of that. i like your idea of the advisory board. i am surprised that this board has not challenged the station to have this. when you create this, i recommend you ask the board of education to have a sitting representative on the advisory said that there is more connection between them and us. >> i would welcome that. >> i am sure -- i am not sure what you're referring to from my last report. one of the things that has changed for us is that a good amount of it, my kind of feeling is that we have a high school here. one of th

it is shining the spotlight on bay area senator, leland yee. investigators are looking at a possible tie between threats made against the congresswoman and disturbing calls made to leland yee last year. he received several threatening messages last spring following his investigation of sarah palin's speaking contracts with cal state law. >> i just read and article here in l.a. about mr. leyland lee, about the english and all of the language. you know what, this is the united states of america. if you don't like it, tell him to go back to china. >> obviously, that is the voice of a woman but investigators in arizona say they are uncovering several voice mails in their investigation into the shooting massacre in tucson. >>> a southern california law maker is taking a very close look at the law that allows californians to openly carry unloaded weapons. california's open carry law has been on the book since 1969. it allows people to carry an unloaded weapon, although with ammunition separate. state assemblyman, anthony portotino wants to make carry