cases would be another piece of expensive equipment. i think education is probably more productive. third is this. we talked about commemoration in chinatown purses the community center. i was instrumental in bringing one man to adjust this by starting an investigation into fraud. he had a dream team. he did not go to jail. there is the fact that they over expanded by building buildings in chinatown. buildings in the mission that and no longer functional. been no longer produce anything. there is excess capacity. i thank you for your time. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i am going to use the overhead. good afternoon. i'm the executive director of library users association. i would like to give you an update on the library morel. it is a multi-cultural mural painted on the right, with words in spanish and english. in the middle, a figure. on the left, words in spanish and english. it was created by a game muralist who worked with the committee for input and painting. first of all, the mural is in grave danger. they have set a date of october for replacing it with a bland product. it is also under threat because the scaffolding went up early prior to the library doing a legal procedure. only then, when they were told by the library users association and by the sister of the regional beer list. the requirement is to give 90 days' notice to the artist. the mural is standing with scaffolding before it. the scaffolding threatens the library, the mural, and the people who may jump aboard the scaffolding. we talked to the library commission about this. the administration seems to have no interest. nine months ago, the library users association sent to the supervisor their request for information. after repeated delays, we got a great deal of redacted material. recently, after nine months, we have done the a redacted material. it is late again. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good evening. it is good to be back home. i love san francisco. it is pitiful. -- beautiful. you a going to be on reserve for the next month. i hope you enjoy it. take the time to be tourists. let me get to the point. you a going to get a recommendation by the ethics commission. i will say one thing, the first thing to do is to fight it. i will tell you why. there are so many things going wrong. there was a talk about it. it was excellent. there are many things that need to be said over and over again. last time i was here, you were in a very tenuous position. it's very difficult position. you a going to be receiving a recommendation to begin work. there were notes charges. there was a minor criminal offense. he was charged. he wants to not only fight him, he wants to bar him for life. he suspended him without pay. his wife, his son without any money. that is wrong. how far as a human being can be to do that, not a human being. a monster. the ridiculousness. he calls the sheriff and a woman be deaater. i am waiting for an apology or a sanction. i will sit down. >> thank you, next speaker. if i could ask folks, we need have only one person speaking at a time. >> good evening. i am his student of the city college. i am here to speak for the noncredit program. my husband and i are part of the program of adult high school and ged program. we are about to finish. our goal is to go to a two-year community college. the city college is confronting difficulties. we need your support. that is why myself, my husband, my two kids are here. the city college means our future. for my family and for many of my classmates. we have been waiting for this time to ask for your support. that is all we want. we are in trouble and we need your help. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> my name is teresa. i am here to support the city college. please help us. mr. cantos, all of the supervisors, please help us save the city college. i have been at the city college for three years. i am really glad to be there. i study, my career, i have a better job. now, i am disabled. i cannot work. i am planning to have another career to go back to work. thank you very much. please help us. >> my mom is it too. my name is william. i am a displaced worker. i came back to city college because i have nowhere else to be. i am doing a certification program. i am trying to pick up a skill. i am tired of doing at low way wge work. i also have put board agenda this together. it would have been nice to have a time certain for public comment and. i have been sitting here since 2:00. why i am here is to let you know that we all might not agree on how to help the city college, we all agree that it needs help. we all agree that we need leadership. it is going to take more than the board membership. i have worked with the school district. i remember when the supervisors were on the board. i remember when this board of supervisors put together a rainy day fund to bail at the school district because of mismanagement. i think it is time for this board to a value it helping out the number one trainer of our workforce, 80% of the folks. 75% of health-care workers have taken a community college class. if you have been touched by community college, please stand up. the city needs to see you. we need your help. but we know this board is effective. it is time for you to step up. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i want to start off by commending the board of supervisors for standing with the community. i also want to commend campos for speaking up about the tasers they are trying to give the police. i would like to urge you to continue to support us as the community college of san francisco. continue to support us. make sure that we are here and able to be here for people like myself who had no other alternative other than to go to school. jobs are not readily available. i also want to give you a piece i wrote. it goes like this. ♪ when will it stop this evil plot this evil scheme it seems your day is our number if you intervene. take jeff caffé or martin luther king leave me hung from a rope now young people selling crack like it's their only hope when will this terrorism stop i am telling them the real trying to come in for the kill in this war against america brothers still slaving not to mention how their tearing down the school and building prisons ♪ >> my name is antonio. i am here on behalf of district 10. on behalf of the black population it is time for us to challenge the public education sector. it is obvious that the government has decided that our career choices do not support it top industry employment market. we will not allow a super committee is to cut off of education. we will not allow state, federal, or local government to stop us from pursuing the careers that empower our cultural integrity. this is a fight between the people pose a minority and the corporate minority. i implore the public to support education. the board has the responsibility to incorporate our voice into policy. if we did not identify and stop loopholes, we will fall victi cf mass education. on the community level, to discredit city college would be incriminating on all fronts. i will personally interrupt business as usual on whoever chooses to impose on the dreams of black youth. city college was not the only item. there is the item before about police being able to accept $60,000. when politicians accept gifts worth more than $50,000 -- if a politician gets more than $1,000 they have to register it. to have it as an agenda item, i think it does not serve the proper purpose of this system does the bureaucracy. just look at the hewlett-packard giving the police department -- >> thank you very much. >> i like a few people on the board. but, i want to say, the politicians and san francisco are sending the wrong message. you have politicians that want to implement things to get the guns off of the street. they will not stand up for education which is a clear alternative. it shows an example that you and not for solutions and working out the problems. you have people who talk about job ratings programs. community college is a job readiness program. you can get some real credit. i think we need to think more about solutions. we need to invest in our people. i thought city college was a staple for the city. it is one of the largest committee colleges. they have koses the state does not have. i guess i was under the wrong impression. >> thank you, next speaker. >> good evening. thank you for your patience and good humor. >> could you speak just a little more close? >> my name is kathy. i have been a resident of district 1 for 33 years. i am here to ask for your support of city college in maintaining our large and responsive mission and service to the city and in finding new revenues to ensure it can continue. i missed my chance earlier to thank you for it courage for standing up for raising revenues to take care of public services. it is a dangerous time to do that. i really appreciate that. it feels to me like an atmosphere of austerity. the time of growth and equity. i want to applaud you for that. i imagine it is going to take just as much courage to stand up for city college. when there is a push to downsize and privatize almost everything you can imagine, we really need your help. i do not know where our students will go if they have to leave city college. i know that when i came in 1973, it was the door with my dreams. i have lived and worked here for over 30 years. it was freed in 1973. it is the main reason i live and work in california. i hope he will take into consideration city college. it is a treasure we hold. we cannot afford to lose it. it means too much to our community. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker perry >> my name is best. i am a community college student. i support the resolution to support the college. in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, brought on by the too big to fail banks, local cities have been denied funds for vital services including and especially education. ceos are paid tens of millions of dollars for their mismanagement and corruption. interest rate swap deals made with san francisco and other bay area cities and agencies bram millions of dollars in funds from education which go to the same banks that were bailed out with taxpayer funds to the tune of trillions of dollars. not one more penny in tax payer dollars should go for payment for these fraudulent interest rate swaps. san francisco needs to be the leader in declaring these payments and all related fees null and void. every dollar that is being paid for these deals should be reallocated to city services, education, and ccfs, the pillar of educational access. we should not create the economy of the future by outsourcing jobs abroad because taxpayer funds are going to ceo salaries instead of educating the populace. declare these interest-rate swaps null and void. restore all cuts to ccfs that workers, students, and the residents of san francisco have suffered. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, a good evening. unfortunately, i am back. i am wondering why there were three supervisors standing in the corner showing disrespect to the previous speakers. unfortunately, i have to call you up. i went catholic school. i consider that an insult to the catholic teachers. the teachers who taught. unfortunately, i have to call you out. secondly, i was out of town on business. i missed all of a excitement. in my opinion, ed lee cannot be trusted. if you want to trust him, fine. in my opinion, you do that at your own peril. to the previous speakers, wondering what happened to justice, i will have an encouraging word to say. obviously, somebody is going to make a final decision when they walk in the front door and slap the subpoena on the desk. unfortunately, i do not have that authority. i would advise everyone sitting here, do not lose all hope there are such things as the untouchables. there are some very dedicated people that will get to the truth once and for all. i give you the example, jerry snadusky, guilty, joe paterno, he could not hide it for ever. i want to pose a very un-pc question. in relation to the child sex crimes committed by the catholic church. why is it that the press refuses to call them on the sexual -- homosexual child crimes? thank you. >> thank you. >> good evening. in the case of a share for ross mirkarimi, i agree that what has been going on is an affront to democracy. i work for a spanish radio station. we are independent. i have the right to say what i feel. our audience, we have the pulse of our audience. they support mr. ross mirkarimi. they also want to know why an investigation has not been launched into the bomb threat that put us all into danger. we also want to know why there has been such a tremendous amount of money spent on this when the money could be spent for such better things. i am a taxpayer. i am very upset about the money that has been spent so far on what i consider -- in 2011, we voted. they voted for mr. ross mirkarimi. their voices should be respected. we also asked the the board of supervisors do the right thing when the ethics committee comes before them with their recommendations. they did the right thing and vote their conscience, reinstate mr. ross mirkarimi. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> good evening. i need to know if everyone is listening. i saw some people walking around. this is really important. i am a community organizer. i am working as a volunteer in the peninsula. i support share for ross mirkarimi. why u.s. support him? i am a survivor of domestic violence. i saw a lot of the processes of violated by the city, by ed lee. the process needs to be present. what do we want? we need family separation. a domestic violent organization. i do not think so. the of the thing i support, i want him back to work. because he is working in the peninsula, i cannot let this happen. this is about justice. this is about justice. we cannot let one person to the sdecide the future of a family. the future of san francisco politicians. one person has to decide the direction of this city. if something happens in san francisco, it will happen in state or the country. i urge you, the people who can get back to his work, mr. ross mirkarimi. thank you very much. >> thank you, next speaker. >> my name is vivian. i am a city workers began as a private individual. you must be wondering about public opinion. i can speak to that. from firsthand experience with a large sampling of people. starting in may, i have spent nearly every weekend with ross, in joining neighborhood events where crowds number from hundreds to thousands. people shook his hand or hug him and offered support. the photos. recently, it took over an hour to make our way to a seat. his fans were everywhere. once we stop for a moment. suddenly, the entire section rose and clapped it enthusiastically, yelling at his name. what affirmation of his popularity as a public official. one unintentional bruce does not an unfit official make. few would be left in government if it did. you have to live with the lifelong ramifications of your decisions. what it will have on ross, on you, and on history. this is a time to show your true medal. to not feel pressured by the actions of others at city hall. we look to you to be beholden only to justice and the electorate. your vote to reinstate ross with back pay will reflect the will of the voters. in the court of public opinion, ross is a clear winner. >> good evening. my name is jenny. these are my friends. we are all practitioners. they are victims from the chinatown attacks. they did not speak english. i am speaking on behalf of them. as most of you know what happened in chinatown. i am not going to repeat the whole story of the nine attacks that happened in the last eight months. the last attacks happened on june 10 and june 16. it has been 50 days. i know things are moving forward but slowly. we have the feeling there are behind the scene forces. people want to make the case smaller and smaller. they want to make it disappear. it is a crime. none of the assailants know the practitioners. they do not know the names, what they are doing. they attacked them because they are practitioners. you see that. as far as i know, there are at least 5000 practitioners in san francisco. we have families here. we have friends here. we all worry about our own safety and the safety of our neighborhood and our city. recently, for the past three days, we got almost one dozen signatures. lots of people are very supportive. sorry. >> thank you very much. that is your time. the way this works is each individual can speak for two minutes. we can go from there. you can translate for them if they did not speak english. if they wish to speak, you can transit for them. >> [speaking