san francisco recreation and park department found 75 percent of all calls -- golfers are san francisco residence. the city decided to close sharp park, there several golf courses that are nearby and charge the same price. by encouraging that transition of the closure for sharp park, san francisco can help stabilize that bay area golf market by encouraging local golfers to play and the best in lincoln and improve the overall performance of the fund which could be invest in an -- could be invested in the lincoln park golf course and others in the area. i live in san mateo county as the child and had the opportunity to golf with my friends and family and what fun adventure would be created if we went to san francisco to golf. it would not like catalyze more time with love once, it would give me pride knowing as a san mateo resident that we were respecting that natural habitat of our native frogs and state and going to san francisco for a golf adventures. the ordinance increases access to affordable golf to bay area residents by providing all pacific residents with san francisco resident r

i am a student at san francisco state. myself and my academic peers collected over 500 signatures in support of making a national park out of sharp park. this is not counting the thousands of petitions signed and sent in online. thank you. >> and good afternoon. i am a san francisco resident and i am in support of this but deflation. i would like to bring it to the committee's attention a report issued by the san francisco planning and urban research association that makes several recommendations supporting building a national park. "the next 23 years, the city should proceed as quickly as possible to restore and protect frog and snake population. over the next three to 10 years, you should evaluate the feasibility of partnership with another entity to manage and or operate the site. finally, over the next five to 50 years, a change of land use should be considered for a sharp park, a naturalistic setting, including enlarged lake with an outlet to the ocean may provide better habitat at recreational opportunities as well a

we need to do a lot in san francisco to encourage young people and young families to stay in san francisco. i think we are missing out on a lot of our diversity when young families leave our city. we need to do all we can to be mindful of the needs of young families in the city. we mentioned housing. schools are a big deal. but also being able to be flexible with transportation and children. >> what is happening with crime in your district? give me your thoughts on how you think the police are doing with respect to crime in your district? >> i think we are very fortunate in district two. we have a number of great police captains that oversee the stations that touched district two. richmond and northern are the two major police stations that touched the district. we do have a lot of crime in district 2. both crimes against individuals but also against merchants along our merchant corridors. chestnut. union in particular has been hit. fillmore and sacramento. it is a big deal. we also have the break-ins. we need to be very mindful that people keep their iphones and laptops out of sight. but

tonight, we are 50 years of the san francisco manila sister cities. there's a bridge that connects the thrill of the orient to the city by the bay. it is a bridge of ambassadors, one made of people whose roots and hearts and the pacific ocean. in april 1961, the city of seven cisco formally and stated a committee under the office of the mayor to become the preeminent cultural and economic [inaudible] between san francisco and manila, developing a system that promote closer ties between the cities. this year, the san francisco manila sister city committee represents -- celebrates its 50 year, marking five decades of service to our people. the san francisco bay area filipino american community salutes this milestone, a legacy of goodwill and true filipino american pride. >> representing the san francisco manila sister city committee, are defective chairman -- our de facto chairman. [applause] >> if i may, i'd like to call up some very key members of the committee. i cannot call all 100-plus people up here, but some very key members. first filipino elect

because san francisco is so young. -- because san francisco is so young, it is riddled by faults. i have a map that shows the faults across the bay area and san francisco. the granddaddy of all of these is the san andreas fault. it is the longest. it can generate the greatest earthquakes. >> it is just south of san francisco. it goes offshore down here. >> from my house to the fault is about 3 miles on average. >> the closest area in san francisco to the fault is this area here in the southwest part of the city. people said that the closer you are, there are conditions that exacerbate issues. >> the fault's effect on development depends on the fault type and soil component. the san andreas is the main fault. there is the hayward fault. the difference between the two is that the san andreas is predominantly offshore. the hayward fault actually crosses beneath populated areas and poses a larger threat. as we speak, there is a 67% probability of a major earthquake on one of these faults in the next 30 years. it is of major -- high probability. it is a magnitude 6.5. the 1906 was 7.9.

we do the street lights in san francisco. it is wonderful to join downtown and like the street up and be part of the community. it is great. hetch hetchy green power lighting up the street. have a wonderful holiday. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. now, joining us i think for the first time for this event is mayor ed lee. mayor lee: thank you. i will be short, too, because i am. happy holidays, everybody. i want to especially thank these beautiful snowflakes. aren't they wonderful? i wanted to be on time because i know i have a lot more closing than they do. i wanted that iqbal dpw and our puc director -- i wanted to thank our dpw and puc directors. we have increased this netflix by an additional 20. there's a total of 162 snowflakes on our wonderful market street. we have some 81 leptos that are covered. we're going to continue expanding this every year we get more participation. i want to especially thank market street as well. we also want to signal that we are seeing changes along our market street happened. this is a

the gtnra other than san francisco county. it makes sure we can compare options side-by-side, including the partnership option. the amendment is based on public input from the san francisco public research association. it proposes that any agreement between the city of san francisco and the national parks service is subject to review and approval throughout all -- for applicable public processes, including a review by the board of supervisors. it is now a collaborative and more deliberate process than the one i embarked on a few months back. the national parks service has indicated their interest in working towards a new public park. in order for the city to engage the -- in order for the city to engage, this ordinance is needed. i want to talk about the amendment as a whole that i passed out before you. it changes some significant language. i do not think it is significant -- is significant enough to carry forward to continuation. what this does is it deletes the language that says "shall offer to close at sharp park golf cou

the san francisco bay area filipino-american communities ... milestone, a legacy of innovation, respect, and an unapologetic advocacy for equality. >> representing the philippine a women's network -- and >> may i call the members of the filipino women's network to come on over? this certificate is for all of you. i think most of them are here already. when did the bodies and that the philippine population in the u.s. are filipino women, you can just imagine the contributions to the economy of america and what it is all about. i want to thank abs-cvn, the council general, and the city of san francisco, mayor lee, for this wonderful honor. thank you. [applause] >> this year, our next honoree broke barriers -- tonight, we honor bay area fashion week. >> over 25 designers, 40 models, and the finest designs, celebrating our art means celebrating our story. it is a documented, and as our designers showcase, this year we saw the first ever bay area fashion week. the event was made at a charity fashion extravaganza, hosted in the south bay. the san fra

i love being in san francisco. everything we just talked about, part of the reasons why we are there. i like because of where we are in the neighborhood. it is something that cannot be overlooked. commissioner dooley: just about the timeline of how this rolled out, what is the notification process over the three years? >> three months after the zoning took place january 19th of 2009, the planning department sent out a letter for all property owners. it was about 7000, they told me. it has been rezoned, uses without permits. there is a legitimization program. i saw that, and number of clients and said, what is this. unfortunately, it was drafted by attorneys. it is sort of an occupational hazard. a lot of people really didn't make sense of it. it also went to property managers whose addresses a were -- i went to the director of -- i went to the director of planning about six months ago.

day in san francisco. [applause] >> please stay for a moment. i would like to invite up all of the honorees. please come to stand. [applause] this is the latino community in 2011, everyone. [applause] we are so happy to honor all of you tonight. [applause] >> thank you. >> i wish everybody a happy latino heritage month in san francisco. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much, mr. mayor. it is always a pleasure to have with us the minority leader's office of the united states of america. we're always excited to have a special letter from the minority leader. please welcome nicole rivera. >> buenes tardes. the leader wishes she could be here, but we did have house floor votes today. congratulations to all of the honorees for providing leadership and service to the san francisco bay area. the hispanic dream is the american dream. whether serving with great patriotism in the armed services, pursuing higher education, preserving and sharing their culture, demonstrating commitment to family and faith, educ

get information about any place in san francisco. you can search by address and find incidents of crime in san francisco in the last 90 days. we have [inaudible] which allows you to click on a map and get nchldz like your supervisor or who your supervisor is. the nearest public facility. and through the sf applications we support from the mayor's office of neighborhood services. you can drill down in the neighborhood and get where the newest hospital or police or fire station. >> we are positive about gis not only people access it in the office but from home because we use the internet. what we used to do was carry the large maps and it took a long time to find the information. >> it saves the city time and money. you are not taking up the time of a particular employee at the assessor's office. you might be doing things more efficient. >> they have it ready to go and say, this is what i want. >> they are finding the same things happening on the phone where people call in and ask, how do i find this information? we say, go to this web

hammer, if you will, san francisco chamber of commerce. there have been just innumerable ones. but some of the ledger is are compelling, and i want to read just a few comments from some people, because i think they reflect this extraordinary man. from john pritzgber, as a sentencing scheme of 30 plus years, i have not known one person who was more of a booster of san francisco as warren. his rap -- love for the city manifest itself in obvious and even more not so obvious ways. from the executive director of san francisco child abuse prevention center, i simply cannot think of a more worthy individual in our community to honor with this renaming then warren hellman. has been a hero to thousands of children and families at san francisco, and the championing of our public schools in countless ways to advocating for a vital school bonds and other funding measures creating opportunities for hundreds of children. i would guess thousands myself. to enjoy bluegrass music at the annual festival. above all, warren has always been there for children

san francisco is lucky to have ctla to kick around. our shall i say, to have our ctla members to kick around. but seriously, i'm humbled by the ctla members who every day, every day defend their clients using the constitutions of the united states and california in support of great principles. every day our members show courage in bay area courts, and we do ok in the big battles as well. who will ever forget the extraordinary accomplishments of john in defending our college, patrick, from a crazy federal prosecutor in nevada? that level of talent and that level of courage is unique, but every day criminal courts in the bay area shine because my colleagues from ctla are working there. recently ctla issued a public statement against the death penalty. ctla joins other groups and individuals here today in calling for permanent incarceration as california's alternative to the death penalty. this city and county has a great san francisco public defender and we want to express our thanks to jeff adachi for his support of ctla over the years

francisco and san francisco values. i would like everybody to specifically take notice of a david lee, president of the chinese political group here in san francisco, and noted that ed lee is now the mayor. so here i am go -- here i go. this resolution was passed in 2001, and it specifically says the golden gate park stables working group shall evaluate possible funding opportunities for capital improvement needs at the golden gate park stables in the most efficient and effective manner to repair and improve those stables. that was 10 years ago. my question to you and to every citizen of the public is, what is the probability of the worst terrorist attack hitting new york and 130 years of cultural history going down the drain in the same month, and the major jumping up and saying, i had advance knowledge of that attack, and he was the only person in public service that did that? what is the probability of that happening? it is that funding would even consider to think about? what it does is it shows complicity with the

i love being in san francisco. everything we just talked about, part of the reasons why we are there. i like because of where we are in the neighborhood. it is something that cannot be overlooked. commissioner dooley: just about the timeline of how this rolled out, what is the notification process over the three years? >> three months after the zoning took place january 19th of 2009, the planning department sent out a letter for all property owners. it was about 7000, they told me. it has been rezoned, uses without permits. there is a legitimization program. i saw that, and number of clients and said, what is this. unfortunately, it was drafted by attorneys. it is sort of an occupational hazard. a lot of people really didn't make sense of it. it also went to property managers whose addresses a were -- i went to the director of planning about six months ago. i suggested that other notification be sent out to those people. if it wasn't something to me that was really clear. i heard from a lot of people that a lot of

please remember that san francisco is a sanctuary city. -- representing the san francisco day labor program. >> hi. good afternoon. my name is cesar garcia. [speaking spanish] >> good afternoon. i am here representing sfop. i want to thank you for this resolution. please remember that san francisco is a sanctuary city. please do not support these atrocious laws that harm immigrants. i want to end by saying my name is renee, and i am also with the day labor program and on behalf of my organization, i want to thank you for considering this resolution. i hope this resolution, when it becomes politically feasible, becomes an ordinance, becomes a binding -- becomes a policy that is binding. particularly, it would be nice if our future share of -- sheriff would make it into policy as soon as he gets into that office. perhaps make it department policy when this resolution passes and soon thereafter, once it becomes politically feasible, if the new sheriff and board of supervisors could make the policy binding beyond a resolution so that in future years, we do not have to worry about depending on w

mateo and san francisco. in 2007, the board of supervisors unanimously went on record to preserve it, and i quote, to preserve sharp park golf course as a public golf course. pursuant to that, we convene a meeting with the land managers of the county of san mateo, the city of pacifica, the golden gate national recreation area, and the city and county of san francisco and the parks and recreation department. further, there were comments by an bar mental scientists. in february of this year, the working group released a public statement about a list of findings, and they concluded that the consideration for sustainable species habitat and for the natural func

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will, san francisco chamber of commerce. there have been just innumerable ones. but some of the ledger is are compelling, and i want to read just a few comments from some people, because i think they reflect this extraordinary man. from john pritzgber, as a sentencing scheme of 30 plus years, i have not known one person who was more of a booster of san francisco as warren. his rap -- love for the city manifest itself in obvious and even more not so obvious ways. from the executive director of san francisco child abuse prevention center, i simply cannot think of a more worthy individual in our community to honor with this renaming then warren hellman. has been a hero to thousands of children and families at san francisco, and the championing of our public schools in countless ways to advocating for a vital school bonds and other funding measures creating opportunities for hundreds of children. i would guess thousands myself. to enjoy bluegrass music at the annual festival. above all, warren has always been there for children and families of san francisco. from chu

the original chaldea san francisco -- the original county of san francisco came from san mateo county. they decided it was too large a county, said the card off another county. at the time, the largest population in the state was in san francisco. l.a. barely made a presidio. they had, like, 50 or 60 people. 90% of the population was in san francisco, and everyone down the peninsula is saying if they are in the county, san francisco has this huge population, we are going to have to go along with them, so they can't get off -- they carved it off. >> it looks like it is the richmond district, but a kind of shows what was on the west side town. a great deal of it was sam, and for that reason, people thought that the weather and the san -- it was really not a place that people wanted to live, and it was going to be very typical for san francisco -- very difficult for san francisco to expand west. >> if you look at the early maps, it was 3 miles wide by about 6 miles long, this huge sand dunes that just moved around. >> here is an 1875 map of the laguna. says along the side of the map, hig

his own right, to serve as mayor of san francisco. let me say, on a personal note, the day before the election, i was having coffee at my favorite cafe in glen park, and lost in my e-mail, whatever i was doing in the moment. all of a sudden, i hear some commotion and see the mayor coming in to shake hands with me. he was doing parts of his campaign stump. it is already a tradition, in a few months that he served as interim mayor, among the department heads, you cannot be incognito in this town, because the mayor will find you. maybe in a cafe or someplace else that you hang out. this mayor likes to be everywhere, likes to know everyone. that is what the city really needs, somebody who knows the city, knows what the city is all about, what the city wants. has got the kind of discipline, the kind of 7 to 9 scheduled to make it happen. he has already set an example, and we are all looking forward to a hold term of this with him. ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a great pleasure and it is my distinct honor to introduce mayor edwin lee, m

born and raised in san francisco. unlike some of these other people that live in pacifica, i am still a resident of san francisco. i live in district 1. i am disappointed that eric mar is not here. i play golf. i play golf in sharp park. i have proof. i only started playing golf eight years ago. do i have written motorcycle all over the country. my friends and loved ones tell me it is too dangerous. so, i decided to take up golf. it was expensive. so, i played at harding park. but now i play at sharp park. i find it affordable. when i go out there, i mean lots of people. african-americans, jeff again -- japanese americans, chinese americans. people of all ages. young people. senior citizens. this is a wonderful place for us to take off. for someone to come out here and try to take this away for all of us, i think that that is abominable. i used to work in silicon valley. i made some good money. the economy there is bad. i have not worked in 10 years. i find myself playing golf. i like playing golf. i am not too bad ad

so the san francisco bay area, once again, in the league. in the private sector that the mere reference, the low-income housing tax credit, has been a priority for our office for nearly 25 years. because when i went to congress, it was iffy. then it was we had to approve it every year. then we wanted to make it permanent. that was a way for the private sector to visit a low-income housing tax credit to exploit, and the best possible way of using that term, the other community resources that were available. but what is really important about this is, of course, that the president took the lead, had an idea, appointing the people that can make it happen very quickly, and the fact is the most important people involved in this are the people who are served here. all you need to do is look around here, visit the apartment of the continuum of care, where the needs of the residents are met. the roof garden, being outside right here, to know that this is about them, that they are the important ones. they are our vip's. the dignity they reserved -- a

she attended san francisco state university in 1971. she became a student teacher and has fought for at the studies while earning degrees in economics, a process that is, and social work. getting her degree, she met her husband. they have raised four children in the mission. in the 1980's, eva and other mission community activists to join together for the san francisco voter education and registration project. she'd been organized the great boycott committee. she served as regional manager and a spokesperson of that organization until 2002. in 1988, the ufw co-founder was brutally beaten here in san francisco by a police officer. as a leader, -- there is a happy ending to this story. after a three-year effort, she worked diligently with the college and to ensure justice for delores and to ensure there was a change in the san francisco police department policies regarding police reaction to legal social protests. in 1994, she organized the cesar chavez street coalition. to change the name of army street to cesar chavez street. she led a

san francisco deportation numbers -- 430. of those, 79%, about 10% higher than the national number, do not have criminal records and were arrested on lesser sentences, including traffic violations. we will hear today from people who have been the victims of crime who called the police for help and have ended up in deportation proceedings because of secure communities. the sheriff spoke with i.c.e. and ask them if he needed to respond to hold. i.c.e. acknowledged that he is very smart, a trained lawyer, and knows the right questions to ask. i have acknowledged that he does not need to respond to i.c.e. holds. this is the code of federal regulations that talks about i.c.e. detainers. it specifically says it is a request. on the i.c.e. hold form, it also says it is a request. it is requested, just to be very clear about that. thank you very much and i hope you vote yes on the resolution. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. we appreciate it. >> thank you, supervisors. i am from the episcopal church of st. john the evangelist and a c

there will be 30,000 in san francisco eventually. now the largest city to do this anywhere in the world. thank you. [applause] bu>> with leadership like a scene from the three gentlemen behind me, they have set a clear course and strong direction for us. there are a number of folks within the mta that will execute. i want to acknowledge a few of the folks at the mta that have gotten us to this point were driving the program forward. jay is the project manager for sf park. he has been a great leader setting the model. steven lee, lisa foster. george reynolds and the neter -- meters shop putting it todd monology -- putting the technology on the street. i went to acknowledge all the great staff behind the effort. it is city staff partnering with the private sector. the mayor has been strong in pushing technology and partnership with the private sector. we have a great private-sector partner here who has done the work elsewhere in the country and the world. we're pleased to have them on board with us to put into place what will be the bi

san francisco tap water. it engages the senses. 311 is an important resource for all san franciscans. shouldld >> good evening, everyone. my name is filled in the third, the director of your parks department. my job can be challenging at times, but on and that light tonight, i feel like the luckiest guy in the world to be here, to support families in the event like this is truly fantastic. this is the greatest city in the world, the greatest parks department. thank you for joining us. 82 years ago, uncle john mclaren, our first park superintendent started the tradition of minding a mile- long of live trees at, to where he lived at the time. behind you is the official entry of san francisco, and it is called uncle john's tree. it is a monterey cypress that is 131 years old. it is over 100 feet tall. it has over 700 lights. it took 8 rec and park tree toppers to light this up. let's give a big round of applause honoring john mclaren, who would be 160 today. 82 years later, our staff has continued the tradition,

i want to make sure that san francisco has a working class population. i want to make sure we do not take for granted because we are seen as more cosmopolitan, that that excuses us from not tackling issues of poverty, which there are still substantial pockets of it in san francisco. just by what others may argue. that to me obligates our requirement to make sure this city, being in its reputation of being forward thinking and progressive, learn to -- learn to make sure that that translates into economics so that this isn't a city just for those who could afford it. >> what do you feel like are some of the biggest issues facing your district? >> well, when i came into office in january 2005, a number of areas of our district, as you outlined in your opening statement, really confronted different neighborhoods in different ways. district five is by far one of the most interesting drawn districts of the whole city. my western border goes almost into the sunset. my eastern border is goss street, my northern border is california street, our southern border is

the san francisco free clinic -- it is a story for future generations. this is why i wholeheartedly support this. it is so important for the next several generations to know that all of this does not happen by accident. you have leaders in your community who can give an who believe in giving back. if we do not have more warren hellmans, i do not want to say i worry for the city, but i hope this teaches people that they need to give back. at the appropriate time, i will larded the support this -- i will wholeheartedly support this. commissioner lee: i have known warren for a long time. i grew up in chinatown at a time when the city was not as welcoming to chinese as it is today. i grew up remembering stories of how two drunken sailors beat up my great-grandfather and left him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life and other stories even more terrifying of an era not that long ago when chinatown was a ghetto. when i returned to chinatown to do community work, i brought with me some of those memories and perspectives, until i met warren hellman. he opened

the san francisco m.t.a. is the agency that's charged with implementing the city's transit first policy, which is about getting people out of their cars and into more sustainable modes of transportation, such as bikes, such as walking and transit in our great muni system. as someone who myself gets around the city often by bike, and i do that by choice, but more importantly, i'm given the charge of our agency to get folks out oaf their cars. i can't tell you how exciting it is for me to think all of the brain power and enthusiasm for cycling that's in this room are going to spend the next two days working with us to help us figure out how we can do every -- even better. although we've done a lot in terms of bicycling and increasing the mode of bicycling as a transportation of choice and we're very proud of what we've accomplished, there's a lot more that we can do and a lot more that we need to do. it's not just because riding around on a bicycle is for fun, which i think it is, or at least it is for some peo

food in san francisco. it is companion legislation to the similar effort subject to the planning dakota. this is the intent of this legislation. you have been hearing from people telling you that this legislation should never have been passed. someone mentioned that they wanted to put a ballot measure on. if the quality of san francisco want to change this legislation, that is the way it has had -- it has got to happen. those expressed today were at the table when the legislation was being considered. it was passed by the board of supervisors in december 3, 2010. the golden gate restaurant association was in support of this. they were present in the process. the detailed procedures were created for implementation and no issue the permit is permanent. the insurer for smith and revocation should be process not be observed. the board of supervisors were responding to the situation very much as they did in other aspects of regulation, that the police department could not well handled. there was article 17.2 at

because in san francisco we have universal treatment. [applause] he will be able to follow his dream to get an education, to have a family, to have children that are free of hiv and to contribute to his community. and through the tireless work of dedicated and brilliant researchers, some of whom are in this room today, he will live to see a vaccine and a year for hiv. so all of this is within his reach and within our reach today, because our political and legislative leaders, today, will continue to have the courage and the wisdom to know that now was not the time to turn away from providing necessary resources and funding to make it his reality and make it their reality all around the world. if we can pull this off, and surely we can, that will truly be something to sing about. so, on behalf of my colleagues from san francisco general hospital's hiv program, passed and present, i wanted in my 12- year-old friend, and to the national aids memorial grove, for this award. [cheers and applause] >> good afternoon. i am the co-chair of the wo

he has made san francisco a definite -- a destination again. with his work, we have helped rebuild parts of the park. we have put an irrigation in the park to approve the meadows. -- to improve the metals. we love the park. unbeknownst to you, i have felt it was hellman hollow over the last 15 years. this man, the giving. this man still thinks it is a gift to him, the festival. and knowing that the city could acknowledge this -- i do not know how many of you know that hot dog is the best to get out of him. his biggest claim is hot dog. if you get two hot dogs, it is the moon. if he hears that this goes through, it will be hot dog, hot dog. n that i would want to hear from this man. i love this man with my heart, and the festival was more than i can give. it is a constant work in progress. [bell rings] i mean, the neighbors have problems. we're working on them. but i really, really, really want to see this. thank you. >> my name is jimmy dale gilmore. [applause] commissioner buell: sorry about my song. [laughter] >> i love this city -- i speak a

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