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there are people, i suspect, who will oppose my reappointment, who believe that i served with a different role, or with a different rule -- a different view on the task force. i think that attitude is healthy. i think it is important to have diversity so that we promote compliance. the first thing i would do on the task force is to change the bylaws with respect to section 104.4. i believe it was inappropriate and unwise, etc. the second is to strengthen the procedures related to handling of complaints. and that leads to the third point, which is to strengthen our work on the outreac...

that you can spread things down into subcommittees or volunteers or other organizations but i think my key initiative, the thing i would -- other than outreach and education and everything else -- i would focus on making meetings and the committee much more efficient. i have that background. i am a process and procedures geek. that's what i do. i don't like to hear people say, well, we've never done it this way or this is how we always do it. no, you have to -- that said, i think you have to stay within -- we have city charters, we have the constitution for a reason. you have to stay...

different role, or with a different rule -- a different view on the task force. i think that attitude is healthy. i think it is important to have diversity so that we promote compliance. the first thing i would do on the task force is to change the bylaws with respect to section 104.4. i believe it was inappropriate and unwise, etc. the second is to strengthen the procedures related to handling of complaints. and that leads to the third point, which is to strengthen our work on the outreach, education, and training so that we are doing pro-active work with departments to ensure compl...

i am a process and procedures geek. that's what i do. i don't like to hear people say, well, we've never done it this way or this is how we always do it. no, you have to -- that said, i think you have to stay within -- we have city charters, we have the constitution for a reason. you have to stay within the rules of the game. i keep hearing supervisor kim and campos and farrell saying, well, you change the rules and you've changed the voting -- you know, that's almost a red herring. i'm looking at the deeper level of that is ok, you had to change the rules because you didn't have eno...

also be considered for seats 6 and 7 as a consumer advocate. i came to san francisco in 1973. i've had a place in glen park since 1992. in terms of local issues. i've been in small and community business organizations, i've certainly been involved in tenant issues and i've been in involved in the other side of things as a property owner in san francisco. i've been involved in childcare and parent issue, groups that have to do with prenatal health support and nutrition, jury duty and a lot of the other things that come with life in san francisco. my training is that, though i came to ...