storytelling of the past. the research i put into all of my books and work is a product of how we do things that a at pixar. sometimes you will see him depicted monkey-like or as superman. i wanted to honor his monkey coloring. i decided to paint him white with a darker face. it is nice to breathe new life into it in a way that is reverent and honors the past but also lets them breathe and have fun. it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia. they decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. let s all rise for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegi
let s all rise for 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. i am calling the roll. president mazucco, present. commissioner dejesus, present . commissioner slaughter, president, commissioner terman, present. commissioner chan, present. commissioner halloway, present. commissioner lacroix, present. commissioner shackleford, present. commissioner yang, present. we have a quorum. welcome to the first ever joint meeting of the police commission and youth commission. i want to give you a brief outline. i see supervisor campos has come in. we will start with introductions from members of the commission and ask you to tell about what we do in our day jobs and what we do for the commission. the same for the youth commission. and some introductions by supervisor campos, the master behind the ceremony. he has done s
i work on youth employment. our city has been leading in some many other things, our city is different and it is groundbreaking and move forward. i hope this cooperation works here and can work in other cities across the nation. hello, everyone. i am the chair of the san francisco youth commission, leah lacroix. i am studying paul political science. this is my third year on the commission and i am a mayoral appointee. for some background, we have been existing for 15 years. we were greeted by a charter amendment approved in the mid- 1990 s by the voters. one of our duties is to identify the and that needs of youth in the city and to advise the board and the mayor on these issues as well as other city departments and agencies. the best way to advise these bodies in our city government is to hear from the young people. i feel that this meeting today and this hearing is the best way that we can do that and to have young people here and to hear from you. i want to thank you f
may i have a roll call please? commissioner zuckerman? commissioner ben-ezra? chair lacroix? we are expecting commissioner liang, plus some of our executive committee. are there any you commissioners i missed? we are expecting at least two more. that concludes the call to order and the roll call. before we have commissioner comments, i recommend we call the supervisor of so he can make his comments. you are in no hurry? you want to be last? all right. i will open it up to and the commissioners that would like to make some kind of introductory comments before we start listening to the testimony. commissioner joseph? vice chair joseph: i wanted to say our youth and our young citizens are our future. entertainment, music, and dance gatherings are vital in molding a character come out responsibility, and interpersonal social relationships. paul simon always said every generation throws paper he wrote up the pop charts, and that is true. in world war two, swing dancing took pe
meko? commissioner meko: i have a friend who lives next door to a nondescript club, and on occasion, the club becomes so low that he does call the police. twice, the officer has told him, two drops officers have told him that if he does not like the amount of noise at his place of residence, maybe he should think about moving someplace else. can you explain how you try to balance this with the officers? we certainly do not what the police department on a jihad against the clubs, but at the same time, i do not think we want to see residence, even poor residents, sro hotels, get that type of response. absolutely not. they have specific rights under the law to the quiet enjoyment of their home. having said that, we know in a densely populated city like san francisco, where there are 4000 licenses and god only knows how many permits, we have to coexist. i cannot speak to those exact comments, because i have got to tell you, there is usually an underlying story. i appreciate tha