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specific candidate for governor did or did not do with respect to her domestic worker. eventually, time will tell what meg whitman knew and did not know and what she did or did not do. in light of the fact that some attention has been provided to this issue, i want to speak about a very important issue that sadly does not get a lot of attention. that is the working conditions that currently affect domestic workers not only in san francisco but throughout california. domestic workers are a community that unfortunately has been overlooked time and time again. today, i would like to rec...

[applause] >> [speaking spanish] [applause] >> i am with the collective. i am also accompanied by my co- worker. on behalf of the coalition of domestic workers, i think supervisor -- thanks supervisor campos for all the support you have shown to domestic workers. thank you. [applause] president chiu: at this time, why don't we move to our first of four hearings? we are going to move to the miracle mile item. do you have any comments you want to make initially, supervisor campos? please call items 24 and 25. this is the first of four hearings we are born to have. we appreciate your pa...

there are six kindergartens, including the one i am going to rush to, within a few feet of this project. there are 600 kids circulating in this neighborhood at all times. we have all moved our families to the site where this proposed project is because of you, because of conscious san francisco policy, years of precedent, years of zoning laws to move over families into the city and create this neighborhood. there is no compelling reason to change 20 years of precedent and grant the zoning exceptions, which is what we are opposing here. to continue on the shuttle impact, this proposed...

of the developers called it at the commission meeting, a fortress is stomped down into the middle of this neighborhood? it is not just a place. it is a neighborhood. i think one of the head designers of the project, with all due respect to their efforts, was asked by the commission, who only passed this vote narrowly, and people who voted in favor indicated they were voting in favor for now, but it was asked whether it could be done differently. he was silent. the obvious answer was yes. we would like to see some collaboration with the stakeholders, the small businesses in the area, ...

would be a much better neighbor for all of us. thank you. >> good morning -- good afternoon, commissioners. i think this project shows how difficult it is for transitional neighborhoods to determine what should be the overriding consideration. i will tell you that san francisco invited my family and myself and my neighbors to move downtown and spend the money and raise our families and used car share and transit and work and live in the same place, contribute back with property taxes, sales tax, supporting local businesses, and we were happy to take that invitation based on the rule ...