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and one of the most extraordinary things i know about mr. hellman, having been a middle school teacher and middle school principal, i have been a mom of a teenager. he intentionally invites nearly 4,00012-year-olds to his birthday party. as they are leaving this event, i could close my eyes and in a minute, everything is clear and clean. for this reason alone, i would encourage you to support the renaming of speedway meadow. my quick song -- is that ok? president buell: please. >> ♪ ...

educators of san francisco. renaming one meadow is easier than changing all of the plaques on all of the buildings. we did not have to name this for hisband, which is what we were worried about. this goes to the accomplishments and they do not touch the heart of what he has done. every single teacher, when they look at a supplement on their checks, every single teacher, every single employee has been made better thanks to the proposition of this century. thank warren hellman and any of...

comments with you. i know warren hellman to be a man with a generous, humorous, and kind spirit, to be a man who loves and supports all children, and one of the most extraordinary things i know about mr. hellman, having been a middle school teacher and middle school principal, i have been a mom of a teenager. he intentionally invites nearly 4,00012-year-olds to his birthday party. as they are leaving this event, i could close my eyes and in a minute, everything is clear and clean. for ...

but then, i had never met warren hellman. he asked what i thought was a living wage. i mentioned a figure well in excess of what i would be possible. he countered with a significantly lower number. i countered with a cost-of- living escalator. the great voters of san francisco enacted the best and most comprehensive living wage ordinance at that time, and now thousands of workers in san francisco can afford to stay in our great and diverse city because warren hellman agreed that every ...

thank you for your time this morning. >> i want to offer a very quick thank you to everyone for their partnership. i also want to mention the director of operations and the superintendent of parks. all of our parks services and rank-and-file custodians and gardeners who are doing the work and doing more with less and they deserve a great deal of commendation for the results you have seen over the last few years. >> so be it. thank you very much. >> the what i am familiar with his park ...

public comment on an item, please make public comment to the commissioners. they will not respond to questions. they will wait until public comment is closed, and then they or staff may respond to questions at that point. there are two items that we are moving on the calendar today. the first is the general managers report, which is item three. that will go to the end of the calendar. it will follow item 11. the second item is item five, the consent calendar. that will follow item seve...

president at the san francisco labor council and the new president of the committee on jobs. i called and asked if i could visit with them, in a courtesy call to introduce myself and make an odd request, perhaps rather than spending millions of dollars to defeat a living wage ordinance, the committee on jobs might want to support it. i thought it was unlikely, perhaps even a fools errand. but then, i had never met warren hellman. he asked what i thought was a living wage. i mentioned a...

school district, theres an extraordinary opportunity for our kids. there is no "no." it is such an efficiently run event for most important is the safety of our kids and the optimum experience. they have both. i want to share a couple of comments with you. i know warren hellman to be a man with a generous, humorous, and kind spirit, to be a man who loves and supports all children, and one of the most extraordinary things i know about mr. hellman, having been a middle school teacher and...

maintenance practices, we will do this of how we become a more green city. were also trying to make this an easier process for every one of the 100 plus people involved so they are happy to get out there and do the work and can fit it into the rest of their maintenance day. thank you for your time this morning. >> i want to offer a very quick thank you to everyone for their partnership. i also want to mention the director of operations and the superintendent of parks. all of our parks ...

bringing this forward. when i read this article in the newspaper -- i am sorry. >> excuse me, public comment. >> dennis kelly, united educators of san francisco. renaming one meadow is easier than changing all of the plaques on all of the buildings. we did not have to name this for hisband, which is what we were worried about. this goes to the accomplishments and they do not touch the heart of what he has done. every single teacher, when they look at a supplement on their checks, every...