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a person of the same gender. there are many lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgendered people that have been harassed by their classmates and online. lgbt youths are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than their straight counterparts. in san francisco, they were 8.4 times more likely to report attempting suicide. we are near the year 2010, you still have many teenagers and young adults throughout this country that are driven to suicide because of a trauma of being bullied. w...

proposing a number of ways to address issues that have resulted around tour buses in san francisco. my constituents complain about sightseeing buses including those that are idling too long, blocking traffic, and using loud amplification systems. we recognize the importance of tourism but too many people have had their quality of life negatively affected by tour buses and at this time theres further. regulation. we have worked with the mta, the police department, and other agencies to ...

suicide than their straight counterparts. in san francisco, they were 8.4 times more likely to report attempting suicide. we are near the year 2010, you still have many teenagers and young adults throughout this country that are driven to suicide because of a trauma of being bullied. we need to do something about that. close to 90% of those students experienced some form of harassment at school in the previous year. that means almost nine of 10 have experienced harassment. we are lucky...

vehicle capital of the u.s.. with all these different efforts, i hope to be supportive of the air resources board and i encourage support for my colleagues as well. thank you. >> colleagues, today i am proposing a number of ways to address issues that have resulted around tour buses in san francisco. my constituents complain about sightseeing buses including those that are idling too long, blocking traffic, and using loud amplification systems. we recognize the importance of tourism bu...

president chiu: the motion passes. we can now go to roll call. supervisor mirkarimi: that came up quickly. hold on one second. president chiu: we can go to public comment if folks would prefer to do that. why dont we go to public comment? why dont we refered supervisor mirkarimi and go to dufty? supervisor dufty: i want to refer to an in memoriam. he was a member of the running club. we were very saddened to learn about his unexpected passing. rod had been a member of the club for over...

grant to create a reentry court. this will be the first of its kind of a reentry court for those ex offenders that are established in san francisco. they will help them to return to a good life after prison. we hope that this will complement the reentry court and superior court is also an established in this thanks to a grant from the california management agency. theyre always on the grand. i am trusting that this will be effective and successful. this is trying to synthesize the need...

that is the export policy being pursued. the truth is, china went to pursue the policy there would have to be increased consumer spending. the would-be the position for the rest of the world. consumer spending is 75%. it is 35% of the u.s. economy. it is possible to imagine china moving to 45 to 60. . it is true of india of japan to increase consumer spending. i think it is in our interest to be of mutual benefit to asia and europe. >> we will take two more questions. >> the for your p...

is left to be spent in the recovery act. it will stop important projects dead in their tracks like clean energy projects. it will stop tax relief for 110 million americans. for people that talk about not wanting to raise taxes, that is exactly what the pledge will do. it makes some tough cuts in programs like education that we know are so incredibly vital for preparing the students of today for the jobs of tomorrow. >> do you think it has been a success, and if so, why does the america...