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19, 2015. Im supervisor year and [inaudible] supervisor bree is on her way and we are joined today by supervisor wiener. So, the Committee Clerk is erica major and the committee would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv. Joe smith and jen local who record each of our meetings and make the transscripts available to the public on line. Clerk, do wru have any announcement police make sure to silence cell phones and all computer devices [inaudible] will appear on the march 31, board of supervisor...

Good morning, well get started. So, you need to have a conversation please go outside and have it. Excuse me, we would like to get started. This meeting will quh to ord. This is a oversight and Audit Committee for march 19, 2015. Im supervisor year and [inaudible] supervisor bree is on her way and we are joined today by supervisor wiener. So, the Committee Clerk is erica major and the committee would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv. Joe smith and jen local who record each of our meetings ...

Started. This meeting will quh to ord. This is a oversight and Audit Committee for march 19, 2015. Im supervisor year and [inaudible] supervisor bree is on her way and we are joined today by supervisor wiener. So, the Committee Clerk is erica major and the committee would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv. Joe smith and jen local who record each of our meetings and make the transscripts available to the public on line. Clerk, do wru have any announcement police make sure to silence cell pho...

Important in addressing the isue. Supervisor wiener merngzed the letter coming in across the country from midwest and new york and washington dc and cal. Across the lgbt team there is a sense this ordinance could be a Pivotal Moment in changing that conversation and bringing more attention to issue. In a study done for lgbt [inaudible] 90 percent said they wouldnt be safe in the facility and 50 percent of respondent said they are or someone they knew faced discrimination and this included verbal...

All the way from philadelphia down to atlanta ahead of a cold front that will track in and that front did cause 14 reports of tornadoes yesterday. As we zoom in were really watching the activity thats to south and west. Washington, d. C. Seeing some bubbling up. Theres a warm front right over us and then that cold front out to the west. As that cold front gets closer we will likely see more activity developing. Wrong this will be one solid line of storms. It will be more scattered in variety. Th...

Of housing were producing in district 6. Only 29 percent of these Housing Units were affordable. The current sale price that were seeing is 800,000 and the medium for one bedroom is 3,000. Its beyond the reach of our most residents. They access housing through the Affordable Housing programming, are there only buyable housing approach. We have the income character of our district. District has the highest number under the poverty line. The city wide average is 13 percent. We also have the lowest...

To Higher Education. Opponents sta 5 tried to acquaint this measure s with affirmative quo toes. And its not about quo toes which i dont think any of us have supported and the state states that quo toes are unconstitutional. We need to bring people together on this issue, to educate our communities that diversity for all helps us all. We simultaneously need to have a conversation about how to deliver on the broader problem on the Higher Education for our diverse community. As we move forward, we...

Especially those who are low income. Like i said, if you want to practice walking and having a bunch of little kids around you, please join us. Also on sunday, if anybody is available, were going to be recognizing over 200 people from the Early Education care field and thats sunday. Thank you supervisor yee. Supervisor avalos. Thank you madam clerk. I have a hearing on police of forces. It involves officer involved shooting on barrel hill. A young person who i knew named alice and he was 28 year...

Really a testament to what the elimination of affirmative action has brought not not just at the education level, but through contracting throughout public agencies, and i think it is really clear that when we talk about affirmative action, its not about quotas. Its about being able to consider race when you have applicants of equal credentials. If you have applicants of equal credentials you should be able to consider race in the admission because we know that diversity is an important part, ac...

Its clear i outlined that in the resolution and that was upheld in the court system and at that time it was made clear that quota and affirmative action are two Different Things and i think youre right, we need to bring our communities together and make it clear because this is really challenging. There are universities that are truly what i would not consider diverse. One of the comments mentioned to me by the person who is in charge of the gospel choir at uc davis, theyre diverse and mostly Af...