Programs. To the extent thatmine is failing or hasjpn,1 to address those issues, it is not because of somehowqpihb making Public Transportation more accessible to poor kids in this city. I think its simply unfair to place that responsibility on that group. We all have ajr n responsibilito make sure that we have a reliable system, and the working families and the poor families of this city are as interested in increasing the reliability as any. But to simply say that we have to choose one or the other, to me, is not accurate. It is not a choice that has to be made. It is not how San Francisco should operate its Public Transit system. We can have an accessible system that is reliable. The two are not at adds odds with one another. So, colleagues, i have circulated through the clerk a set of amendments that provides language that reflects the position that indeed you can maintain the system, and still provide accessibility to low income families, and kids in the city. And so i hereby ma
Different times, not only in these chambers but also beforehm the metropolitan transportation commission. And i . mx certainly respect supervisor wiener and his position, and i think that he was correctonnny in saying thate are you know that reasonable minds can disagree with this specific matter. But lets just step back a little bit and talk about sort of what were talking about here. The issue of the free muni for youth Pilot Project has been somethingyd r rpa this board s been dealing with for more than a year. And at different times, his different actions have been taken by[ cnc city agencies , including a resolution that was supported by Seven Members of this board, urging the San Francisco mta to begin a free muni for all youth program, Pilot Program here in San Francisco. The matter went to the mta board the proposal so that it views of some of the people who had voted against the original proposal, and limited the scope to allow for free muni for low income youth. And some of t
Pamela, earned a injuries doctor and a public law certificate from the university of San Francisco school of law and became a member of the state bar of california in 2010. She chaired the Student Bar Association diversity committee, nationally recognized with the american Bar Association henry j. Ramsey jr. Award towards advancement of diverse individuals. Pamela also earned a bachelor of arts at the university of california at davis. Leland reuben was born and raised in San Francisco, where he first developed a strong passion for working with l÷papn community. He currently oversees the intensative job readiness and works with the Housing Authority to help residents overcome barriers and develop Workforce Skills that help secure full time employment. Prior to joining good will mr. Reuben worked at the San Francisco Sheriffs Department as director of the new violence alliance. And finally, Martha Hollands a graduate of Balboa High School and a former student of city college with an aa
April 25th honoring the Hearst Family a long time supporter in the city and a last year we had an auction and that concludes my presentation is there anyone who wants to make any Public Comment on this item. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed commissioners that was discussion only were on item 7 the recreation and Parks Department budget for fiscal years 20142015 and 20152016. Good morning, commissioners katie. Good morning im here this morning for the commissions approval for fiscal years 20142015 before i get into the meat of my presentation which is focused on the general fund i do want to note that your commission packets included information about the open space fund this year in order to meet our charter requirements under prop c. And if you have any questions about that information if you have any questions, ill be happy to answer them. So im going to start this morning with a revised to your outlook youll notice this slide as changed since january and primarily the changes i
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