Swearing in for the state assembly of the current board president. And, madam clerk, could you please describe the rules of this election . There are no absent abstention or passes. All supervisors must vote when a question is posed. The lowest vote getter is not obligated to withdraw their name and they will be included on subsequent ballots unless the nominee chooses to withdraw their own name. At any time a nominee may withdraw their own name, the board can adopt a motion to reopen nomination with a majority vote as the president stated. In the event that no nominee receives a majority vote there shall be an additional roll call until a nominee receives a majority vote. And then the supervisors who have been nominated for the election to the office of board president is supervisor tang. So, when your name is called, please indicate your preference from among the nominees stated. In this case there is only one. Again, if no supervisors received a majority of the votes well proceed to
At that time around clement street. We call the Richmond District the New Chinatown in the 1980s at that time. Just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering San Francisco in the 1980s as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. I worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the Mental Health center in the richmond area Multi Services in the 1980s, and i was also a staff are at the Chinatown Youth Center i was also a staffer. A lot of my work has been supporting community empowerment, especially in an immigrant and people of color communities. Most recently, i have been teaching at San Francisco state. I ran the immigrant Rights Coalition in the city in the 1990s for several years. Im also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant communities in the city as well. Why did you choose to live in San Francisco . Supervisor mar a lot of people bring this up, but is one of the most excitin
Francisco to bring us together as a community, as a city. What happened when the 49ers won those super bowls year after year . That was a huge deal for our city and our community in San Francisco. What happened with the world series this year when the giants won for the first time in over 50 years . Incredible. Everybody was celebrating. And that is a huge deal for our community in San Francisco, but i think, economically, not only jobs in terms of construction of stadiums and what have you. Economically, you know, for those people who do not believe or do not really fully appreciate what type of economic drivers the sporting events and teams are, go down to soma during a giants game. Come to the marina when the blue angels fly in town. What it does to the local streets and bridges. Come to district 3 and district two and districts 6 and 10 when the americas cup comes to town and see what type of influx of Economic Activity these events drive to us. I think that is something that is no
Supervisor. We are here with supervisor mar, who was elected in 2008 and is about halfway through his first term. We will get to know them and talk about the toughest issues they have been facing. Welcome, supervisor. Thank you for joining us. Lets start by talking about your background, where you grew up. I grew up in sacramento, california, in the south area. Went to public schools. Ended up in ucdavis. Made my way out to San Francisco when i was a college student, and i sat in the class is in San Francisco state as well, and i remember growing up at that time around clement street. We call the Richmond District the New Chinatown in the 1980s at that time. Just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering San Francisco in the 1980s as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. I worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the Mental Health center in the richmond area Multi Services in the 1980s, and i was also a staff are at the Chi
So all the details you have. This saturday, the crews will be out, seting up for the chinese new year. Its a great time for the families to be out. Happy new year hello. Welcome to meet your district supervisor. We are here with supervisor mar, who was elected in 2008 and is about halfway through his first term. We will get to know them and talk about the toughest issues they have been facing. Welcome, supervisor. Thank you for joining us. Lets start by talking about your background, where you grew up. I grew up in sacramento, california, in the south area. Went to public schools. Ended up in ucdavis. Made my way out to San Francisco when i was a college student, and i sat in the class is in San Francisco state as well, and i remember growing up at that time around clement street. We call the Richmond District the New Chinatown in the 1980s at that time. Just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering San Francisco in the 1980s as i grew up, but i also have been v