franciscans and drop-off san franciscan. -- san franciscans. this is to drop of people to their destinations in the city or do the reverse. this is engendering cooperation of the regional bus providers to allow some lines on the golden gate and the ac line to do double duty. to pick up and drop off san franciscans. because of weak look at the map, one of the lines, the 93 comes in from the golden gate toll plaza and goes to -- close to christie field and goes down van ness ave. this is doing the heavy lifting and there are buses that are already there. they have proposed a service plan and they offered to make a rate comparable to the mini rate. with the fast passage does not matter. you can ride the muni. this goes along the waterfront all the way on the northern waterfront to the battery and comes down the east side of telegraph hill. this is a line that commuters wanting to go to the east side of telegraph hill to bart can ride. it is an opportunity to -- for something we have been looking at doing. a few more notes. the ferries are offering

ladies and gentlemen, that means 17,000 san franciscans went back to work last year. [applause] while we can be proud of that, it is of little comfort to the single parent, recent graduate, or attorney veteran that find themselves out of work. we must do better. we will. we will do better, by continuing to attract good businesses and jobs. if we could take on the issues like pension reform, surely we could reform the tax structure to incentivize job creation, not discourage it. we must reform it. now is the time to finally get it done. small business is the backbone of our local economy and foundation of our vibrant neighborhoods. we can do more to help them. we will strengthen our office of small business and dramatically increase support for small businesses with loans and targeted investment in our commercial corridors. at the same time that we are recruiting those high-tech companies in san francisco, we need to make sure that our young people, as well of those in the middle of their career who are out of work and looking for change, to get the skills and jobs tha

as a san franciscan to see san francisco speaker nancy pelosi up there with senior senator diane feinstein front and center in this, and our boys and girls chorus -- [applause] i know not everyone of the same political persuasion. but yes, the president that we have chosen, which we chose wisely from my humble perspective. [applause] but we are from san francisco. we can say that. this is an exciting moment. we're here because these folks are extraordinarily talented. these are grammy winners. isn't that amazing? what have we done in our lives? these are grammy winners. albums, prince charles comes in, let's bring out the boys chorus and the girls chorus. you've got all kinds of world leaders. and we just get to show off to the rest of the nation something that we get to experience more often out here in the bay area. so i'm just here to celebrate with you. we thought we would bring you together and a nice way to kick off the preinaugural ceremonies. and just to remind ourselves how blessed we are to be out here. and the great city and county of san francisco. but first, i just wanted to r

san franciscans during campaigns read everything they are sent in the mail. love to meet candidates. a gauge with them in conversations. i also learned how important it is to build bridges between communities, particularly communities of diversity we have. i was just incredibly honored to have been elected in november 2008. my district really encompasses the ethnic and economic diversity that exists throughout the city. as a result, i think my district is really emblematic of the entire city. you can find every political perspective that you could possibly want in district 3. so oftentimes, the interest of my district and the city really are quite a line, so i do not have to think about this difference is probably quite as often as some of my colleagues may have to. i in particular want to thank the mayor for his decision to protect our nutrition programs. this is something that i think we all believe is incredibly important at a time when we have seen massive federal and state cuts, for us to hold the line locally and stand up in the city of st. francis for

she is proud to be a san franciscan. when she first started out, i was their day in and day out picking her because she did not have a car at the time. i believed in her from the first when she was at 200 pounds and had to drop down to 152 start fighting. to see her represent our community and our families the way she has is amazing and overwhelming sometimes. please keep her in your prayers as she goes to make history. she is excited. we're all excited and is an honor to be here to represent her today. she wishes she could be year and she told me to tell you to keep your fingers crossed and pay for her -- prefer. she will bring home that spot in the olympic trials. -- pray for her. [applause] [applause] president chiu: we will go for an acknowledgment from our mayor. >> thank you. the mayor would like to recognize tamika moss. if you want to come up. [applause] yemenia's no, -- many of us know tamika as the director of the cjc. she managed a staff there and creative those programs. she has become the community planning

and understanding your commitment and desire for san franciscans to be hired, our presentations also conducted a presentation with the office of workforce development, asking for businesses -- since the city is bringing this economic opportunity to you, to also make a commitment to hire local san franciscans and to work with our workforce development department should they be expanding their work force as a result of america's cup. so i just wanted to let you know that that is a dual commitment and message coming from both our office in the event authority as well. supervisor avalos: thank you for your presentation. we can go into public comment. then we will probably have a few questions. i am hoping that we can get to where we want to get to. and i think we have a lot of resources in the city. the city is putting forward a lot of resources to be able to develop our pipeline of workers. we have community and labor partners that can make this happen but i am hoping that we can be successful in that. supervisor chu: let me acknowledge supervisor kim. supervisor kim: thank you. i had a

less than one-third of san franciscans fall into this category. this is low and reflects the hollowing out of our middleclass. we need to reverse that trend. moreover, less than 20% of are affordable housing spending goes to moderate and middle-income affordable housing. the lack of moderate-middle- income affordable housing undermines our economy, our budget, and the city generally. how can we ensure the housing trust fund that comes out of the process you have convened will meaningfully addressed the need for moderate-middle-income housing as opposed to paying lip service to it? mayor lee: thank you, supervisor, and thank you for your attention to trying to get all -- housing to all income levels in san francisco. creating housing in all san franciscans, the 100%, is the priority for this year. i have assigned a mayor's house -- the mayor's office of housing the challenging task of bringing together a broad sector of our stakeholders to create a housing trust fund. that will address housing needs for a broad range of household, including househo

i learned that san franciscans during campaign read everything they are sent in the mail. they love to meet the candidates and engage in conversations with them. i learned how important it is to build bridges between different communities, particularly communities of diversity that we have. i was incredibly honored to have been elected in november of 2008. >> where do you place yourself on the political spectrum? >> i consider myself someone who shares the progressive values that many sentences can hold dear. we have been a beacon to the rest of the world region that many sentences skins hold dear. we have been a beacon to the rest of the world for those. >> you are president of the board. describe the role of the opposition and the responsibilities that come with being the president of the board of supervisors. >> as president, i preside over the weekly meetings we have tuesday at 2:00 here in the chamber. i also determine which legislations will go to various committees that we have. as a district supervisor, i sit on a number of legislative committees. >> what are some

i am a native san franciscan, born and raised in the mission district. i want to welcome commissioner cindy wu and congratulate the new president, commissioner fong. and also commissioner wu on the vote of confidence you just received from your fellow commissioners. i am here this afternoon in the hopes of sparking one other item that comes before you, before this commission, and on a regular basis, although it is not always addressed as tightly as we would like to. i speak to the issue of of the jobs that come before this commission to this commission cannot be simply about the general plan, planning codes, architectural design, landscape, the height and bulk, and environmental concerns bitter because those are obviously the greater public good that comes as a result of the back of their developers to come before you almost every week that are supportive of localhire and putting san franciscans to work along before the country was in this recession and a crisis, the need for jobs in the city was always great. i would hope there would be emphasis placed

it engages the senses. 311 is an important resource for all san franciscans. all san franciscans. shouldld [horns honking] announcer: the first step to getting into college is finding someone who can help. for the next steps, go to knowhow2.org. >> it afternoon, everyone. welcome to the -- good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the january 27, 2012 meeting at the san francisco local agency formation commission. my name is david campos, i am the chair of the committee. we want to thank the following members of sfgtv staff who are covering the meeting, tom and nona. >> item number one, call to order and roll-call. call at the role, commissioner avalos. present. commissioner campos. present. hope schmeltzer. present. we do have a quorum. supervisor campos: thank you. call item number two. >> item two, election of the chair person and vice-chair% for 2012. supervisor campos: colleagues, i do not know if you want to take action on this today or wait until the next meeting. supervisor avalos: i was ready to take action, but if we feel like we need more members, that is critical. if no

i and many san franciscans support affordable housing for all. it concerns me. property developers are able to bypass a condo lottery system by paying into the trust fund. i can only imagine the number of tenants in control units. the city would use an immense member of controlled units, many with house some of the city's most adorable residents. i ask supervisors and sentences against to perk -- san francis cans to create a long-term housing strategy where diversity is upheld. i am translating for her. >> [speaking foreign language] >> i am a memory -- member of the united collaborative. thank you for allowing me this opportunity to speak before you and talk about affordable housing. why your having this discussion, you might also consider the needs of long-term residents such as myself. it is hard to find a place to rent. it is important to protect exist -- existing housing stock units. and not allow apartments to convert without a plan. >> speaki[speaking foreign lang] >> of allowing conversions, condo conversions without restrictions on not only means the lo

. >> i am a fourth generation san franciscan. "i left my heart in san francisco" was written by my cousin. i was educated at san francisco state. i have a degree in chemistry and biochemistry and i am also a dentist. as to my qualifications, i served on two previous boards, on the board of golden gate yacht club that is during the america's cup now. i also served on the board of the olympic club. i am very passionate about water issues. i spent my youth backpacking and camping in the area around the hetch hetchy, around cherry lake and i know this area very well. i know the system -- i will not say i am an expert. i know the system from studying it just for fun. i used to know all the flows and the politics and i could get caught up with that as time goes on. if elected to this position, i would be -- bring out passion to this. i believe in water systems. i believe in what is going on with the city of san francisco, what they're doing with their water system. is magnificent. it was developed over 100 years ago. it still works fin

i am here to serve san francisco and san franciscans. that is what i learned at home. and want to be of service. -- i want to be of service. stepping into this chamber is one of the proudest moments of my life. thank you so very much. [applause] [applause] president chiu: next, supervisor cohen. supervisor cohen: this is the best part about this, you're able to hold about standing members and give them a few minutes of special time and love and admiration. i speak on behalf of my colleagues. we may have been elected to serve, but it is a pleasure to serve with you. with every one of the awardees today. without further ado, it is a great privilege to be able to call to your attention an outstanding woman who is by far living history. living black history. i would like to call to the attention and to honor raquel miller. she is representing the united states and what will be the first -- who knew it, we have first we are cochrane. the first olympics to hold a

franciscans -- needy san franciscans are house. it is important to note that the goals for developing below market rate housing has gone under managed. while under market managing has a -- housing has already -- always out strip its goals, we need to make sure our housing historically met. to continue to incentivize the conversion of rent-controlled housing into condos or other market rate housing would be incredibly irresponsible as it would result in the eviction of tenants from those units who would be not able to incur -- pay the increased market rate rents for those units. these tenants will be pushed out into a housing market with very few affordable housing options and a diminishing stack of rent- controlled units. we need to strengthen the procedures we have for more affordable housing, develop more of it, and protect poor -- rent- controlled units instead of creating more ways around it and make sure our residents are housed. thank you. supervisor wiener: thank you. >> thank you. i wanted to appreciate the idea, the notion

. >> i am basing a native san franciscan. -- i am a senior san franciscan. i went to two prestigious universities. i got into a trade and was able to work with the tools of the trade every day here in san francisco but i am now an anomaly. i never thought i would see a city, a place where black brothers and sisters were no longer welcome as a result of the fact that they cannot secure work. make no bones about it, private developers are all for local hire. the problem is that when it is down to the contractors, we know how to take care of a local hire. someone with a nod and a wink, they go about displacing folks. it is always a specially the communities of color. good faith does not work. as a member of the carpenters' union since 1967, having been an executive for close to 30 years, i can assure you that most of the contractors will not comply with good faith efforts. we have watched that fail time after time. we have had this challenge in town before. certainly, i need to talk to the city attorney, not the deputy city attorney, but we have taken the posit