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ballot without a lot of thought, require a hearing on the them. that is a simple solution. require a hearing before it gets put on the ballot. i would support that. but do not do something that you have not thought through. i know prop k and prop m would have been dead. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. is there any other public comment on this item? supervisor elsbernd. >> just a response, you know, there are a number of ballot measures that are not introduced legislatively and subject to a mayoral veto. the mayor can put measures on. it does not even have to go to the legislati...

amongst the community. i think it shines through. it is something everyone else will benefit from. mr. alonso stood out to me as someone who would bring a breath of fresh air to something that was highly political. he would be the everyman at this committee. i think that would be very, very helpful with the group, and i think that group of three brings elements of diversity which we are striving to strike. it matches up well with the three who have already been appointed by the election commission, and it leaves the door open for few appointments from the mayor. so, those would be my...

pioneer park and coit tower is really based in public and private partnership. it was the citizens who came together to buy the land to keep it from being developed. it was lily hitchcock coit to give money to the city to beautify the city she loved of the park project worked to develop this south side and still that's the basis of our future project to address the north side. supervisor kim: good morning and welcome to the special rules committee mindy and for thursday, june 23. i will be chairing today's meeting their i am joined by supervisor elsbernd and supervisor farrell. we're...

i applaud everybody for being up here because it takes a lot of guts to get up here in front of you all, in front of supervisors, and just put it out there and at times get grilled. i am speaking on behalf of -- i am really supportive of maria and lupe. this task force is the right place where we could have new blood, new insight, a new generation of community activists that really want to contribute to our city. me, myself, personally, i can understand and feel a lot of their inspiration and vision and their roles on this task force coming from immigrant families. families that are ...

any other members who want to speak, please line up. >> hello, supervisors. i wanted to voice my support for jenny lam and mr. james tracey. we believe they exhibit the independence and ability to work with communities of interest. i also wanted to speak on a more personal note for jenny. i have known her since first coming to the bay area six years ago. i have seen her in action and believe that she preserve the ability to both be able to voice her opinion and take a step back in discussions, and i think that is invaluable with a task force that is likely to be very controversial an...