It required 2 3, and we were able to do that. Very fortunate in our city to be able to have that. And, of course, improving our Public Transportation. Muni continues to be a challenge because of its infrastructure and its debts, and we will continue paying attention to that, and that is why we have got to be always investing in our future, and transportation is a huge part of that, but we have been very successful in gaining federal grants for that in the past, but also making sure we can build infrastructures like the central subway that are well on its way, and you will see a little bit of construction the taurus, but you will see in the near future that we will be able to bring people north and south quite easily in our new subway. I would say to you, as Business Leaders here, that im going to be about investing in innovation for our city. Weve got to innovate our way out of recession, and we continue to see that if we do not do that, if we do not embrace innovation, if we do not me
And is the best way to ensure access for water to everyone. Not just those who can pay a market price. Water is a public good, not a commodity to be bought and sold. And as of 2007 executive order, the ripple of this leadership will be felt in cities and towns across the u. S. A strong stand in this ordinance for public water and making a powerful statement about the urgent need to invest our [speaker not understood] public service. So, thank you. Thank you very much. Ms. Bobbitt. Hi, supervisors. Nice to see all of you, and thank you for hearing this item today. Im Karen Bobbitt representing the sierra club, currently the chair of the San Francisco group which mean i spend mostly my time telling people to wrap it up, your time is up. Unfortunate experience in a meeting. To keep things fair ill keep it short and sweet today. The sierra club supports the San Francisco water bottled ordinance. We like the goal because it fits with our support of zero waste principles. It fits with the id
Tang present. Supervisor wiener . Wiener present. Supervisor yee . Yee present. Mr. President , all members are present. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, could you please join us in the pledge of allegiance . I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Colleagues, we have our Meeting Minutes from our january 28th board Meeting Minutes. Could i have a motion to approve those minutes . Motion by supervisor campos, seconded by supervisor mar. Without objection, those Meeting Minutes are approved. [gavel] madam clerk, are there any communications . There are none today, mr. President. Could you read our Consent Agenda . Yes. Items 1 through 12, the consent calendar are considered routine. If a member objects, an item may be removed and considered separately. Colleagues, would anyone like to sever any of these items . Roll call vote on the Consent Agenda. Superv
Bottled water, San Francisco will set an important example for other cities and people across the country. The bottled water industry has had misleading marketing [speaker not understood]. Public water is much more regulated than bottled water and is the best way to ensure access for water to everyone. Not just those who can pay a market price. Water is a public good, not a commodity to be bought and sold. And as of 2007 executive order, the ripple of this leadership will be felt in cities and towns across the u. S. A strong stand in this ordinance for public water and making a powerful statement about the urgent need to invest our [speaker not understood] public service. So, thank you. Thank you very much. Ms. Bobbitt. Hi, supervisors. Nice to see all of you, and thank you for hearing this item today. Im Karen Bobbitt representing the sierra club, currently the chair of the San Francisco group which mean i spend mostly my time telling people to wrap it up, your time is up. Unfortunate
[gavel] good afternoon. Welcome to the San Francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, march the fourth, 2014. Madam clerk, could you please call the roll . Supervisor avalos . Avalos present. Supervisor breed . Breed present. Supervisor campos . Campos present. President chiu . Chiu present. Supervisor cohen . Cohen present. Supervisor farrell . Farrell present. Supervisor kim . Kim present. Supervisor mar . Mar present. Supervisor tang . Tang present. Supervisor wiener . Wiener present. Supervisor yee . Yee present. Mr. President , all members are present. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, could you please join us in the pledge of allegiance . I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Colleagues, we have our Meeting Minutes from our january 28th board Meeting Minutes. Could i have a motion to approve those minutes . Motion by supervisor campos, se