Fell in love with it. I have been interested in politics since i was a kid. I worked on campaigns as a teenager. I was involved campaign against senator jesse helms when i was in college. When i cannot hear, and was not initially involved politically. When i came out here, i was not initially involved politically. I helped to build the Lgbt Community center. I started doing campaigns. I gradually got involved in Democratic Party politics. I got involved in the alice b. Toklas democratic club. I ran for the Democratic Central Committee in 2004. I ended up sharing the committee. It was a gradual process for me. By the time i started thinking about running for supervisor, it made sense because of my involvement in the community and in politics. What did you learn from campaigning for supervisor . I learned a lot. I knocked on about 15,000. I knocked about 15,000 doors. I met a huge number of people. That is the best way to learn about the neighborhood, the city, and what people want and w
Appropriate for me to say it is good to be politically alive laughter im overjoyed to join you greg suhr and commission and also staff and all the officers that are part of this wonderful department family, friends, and especially those who are about to be promoted he congratulate you as well its been very interesting last four and a half years i want to say im here because i know a few of the individuals also but here as part of the support team for our Police Department and as the 403 mayor of this wonderful city we have a lot of work that weve already done to have been a successful city has we are i wont be the first one to say our city cant say you been successful unless were a safe city and all of you on the front lines are making our city save but im also had the pleasure of being the mayor in 3 world series celebrations one nabbing celebration and americas cup on the eave of hosting the incredible 50th shakespeare and get to enjoy it is finite Police Department it is to say that
Our community and kids desperately. If you ask please the longer time we take to applaud it takes longer so if we could do on a applause at the end. Im a former state of metro arts and he tech i want to start off by saying thank you for listening to me i want to start by saying before i went to enlighten schools i went to public and private schools i have a good concept of the good styles of education i went from kindergarten to eight grade when high school came around my parents and i decided to go to a private Catholic School would be best i found i didnt fit in there and this wasnt the right fit i thought the teachers were not helpful and the workload became heavy i was falling through the cracks after my sophomore year i transferred and this was the best decision teaching was not something ive experienced the teachers wanted to be there and have you learn they were not only our teachers but mentor and friends there was a real accepts of community envision schools helped me if i had
Has been reviewed by the organization we do not support all charters that come our way in our opinion it merits approval it falls to you i ask you approve this charter thank you. Next speaker, please. clapping. good evening my name is dan no one im a 20year veteran of the jewel Probation Department i come in support of one school im a resident of the Bayview District community our community does not have these options this is a city of innovations this is a city where innovation provides choice our community doesnt have those choices we that december pretty well need this we ask the board approve that petition because our community and kids desperately. If you ask please the longer time we take to applaud it takes longer so if we could do on a applause at the end. Im a former state of metro arts and he tech i want to start off by saying thank you for listening to me i want to start by saying before i went to enlighten schools i went to public and private schools i have a good concept o
We can to beat this evil. This morning, the u. S. Secretary of state john kerry met with the president of france, then placed wreaths at the site of last weeks deadly attacks in paris. Happening today, a protest is planned that could cause major disruptions for bart. Kpix 5s anne makovec is at the montgomery street bart station in San Francisco where the protest begins in about two hours. Anne. Reporter yes. 7 a. M. And this protest is set to take place on the platform here at the montgomery station in San Francisco. All we know is that protestors have been told to bring metal spoons. It is part of a weekend of activities to Mark Martin Luther king, jr. Day. It is also in support of these people. This is video of a protest on black friday. 14 people chained themselves to a bart train in oakland. They were arrested and they could have to pay up to 70,000 in restitution because of lost fares for tying up the trains. The organizers of todays protest want those charges dropped. And they ar