Know that usually denise reads it. Shes on the bridge line. But let me let me just say that our meetings, i can paraphrase, are held on the third friday of every month. Today its the 19th and in february it will be on the 16th. Our meetings are accessible to people who are in wheelchairs at the polk and van ness entrances. I believe on the one of the entrances its wheelchairlift only and thats on the goodlet street side. We would appreciate it if you would not use if you could turn off your cell phones and any pda equipment so it would not interfere with any of the equipment here in the room. That would be greatly appreciated. If you are on the bridge line and need some assistance, please let the staff know and they will be glad to help you. When it comes time for people to speak in the audience, if you would just step up to the microphone, that would be great. If you need any assistance during the meeting, just let our staff know that. So we would like to officially welcome you to the
Not a conservative issue. This is not a liberal issue, this is not a moderate issue. This is not a progressive issue. This is a moral and financial imperative. To that end, supervisor cohen, supervisor breed and myself serve as members of the Democratic County Central Committee and it was our colleague keith boraka that issued it to divest. That passed unanimously. Thank you keith for that leadership. Thank you to bay. Org, fossil free sf, indian people organized for change, next gen america. Sf berniec. R. A. Ts. And last night with incredible testimony from victor who talked about the way the investment industry works, about score cards, out of the half a billion dollars that the San Francisco Employee Retirement system has invested in fossil fuels, over 20 of it has not yielded a positive return to the fund. Just what supervisor cohen was saying, for five years or more. Thats what we call a bad investment. That is a bad investment. This decision can be made as a fiduciary decision a
But i think theres a lot of opportunity and i know supervisor yee has been leading this and ive been kind of backing him up in many ways. So, i feel comfortable moving forward with this. I do have a lot of reservations that supervisor cohen brought up. But i think we can finalize that. Chair peskin commissioner yee. Supervisor yee i also want to mention that i have been asking ting this is a ta meeting, one of the things thats really long term and but im willing to push the discussion. Ive pushed it with the mline in terms of potentially moving from whether its from the st. Francis circle or from west portal tunnel to go under ground. And so, with that discussion, i also was broadening the discussion that we study the city study the possibility of keeping the k under ground from the same point. And that would to me if you put the kline under ground all the way to the bart station, that to me would really reduce the Traffic Congestion around that area. Again, its only possibilities. May
Breaking. Im pretty lucky guy to be married to the woman im married to and that was why when i had the conversation with this woman i expressed right from the outset that i am happily married man. That i have no interest in a relationship. Reporter the married father of three says hes speaking because the other side broke a confidentiality agreement they both signed. Asked if hell quit and asked about the demand by House Speaker ryan that he pay back taxpayers, meehan says if they believe that somehow i have committed some sexual harassment, then im prepared to pay that money back. Reporter why cant you just pay it back any way . Why should taxpayers pay pay for any of this. Taxpayers pay for the work of employees and they pay severances to employees each and every day. Reporter now meehan is being investigated by the Ethics Committee that is a panel that he sat on hes now on it any more. He says that he removed himself from it. Now, the attorney for the former aid who i spoke to today
Plan. And i think both supervisor yee and ive heard very strongly that theres desires for certain things that because this is going to be a development agreement, ultimately, those things can be negotiated into the final package, such as a shuttle, the amount of parking and otherwise. I think the concerns of the neighbors are very real and this will have a big impact. But i think theres a lot of opportunity and i know supervisor yee has been leading this and ive been kind of backing him up in many ways. So, i feel comfortable moving forward with this. I do have a lot of reservations that supervisor cohen brought up. But i think we can finalize that. Chair peskin commissioner yee. Supervisor yee i also want to mention that i have been asking ting this is a ta meeting, one of the things thats really long term and but im willing to push the discussion. Ive pushed it with the mline in terms of potentially moving from whether its from the st. Francis circle or from west portal tunnel to go