Good afternoon, everyone and welcome to the tuesday, november 15, 2016, meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors mr. Clerk call the roll. Thank you madam president supervisor avalos supervisor president london breed supervisor campos supervisor cowen supervisor farrell supervisor kim supervisor mar not present supervisor peskin supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor wiener not present supervisor yee, supervisor yee not present madam president we have quorum. Thank you ladies and gentlemen, please join us 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. Thank you, madam clerk any communications. Yes. Madam president were in resident of two communications the first from supervisor wiener and supervisor yee dated november 1st and 14 con seismically both supervisors will be absent and requests the board excuse them from the meeting and okay. Colleagues a motion to excuse supervisor w
Sponsored that development over and over again and saying we committing to high levels of Affordable Housing im not just depending on a positive optimistic outcome into the future but guarantee with the marketrate. I dont the redevelopment agreement didnt have triggers we stop or pause with the open agreements in the way the agreement was structured tmc hats the infrastructure to move forward in the city to have the obligation to delivery the Affordable Housing subject to 9 financial structure that was included isnt financing plan. Okay. So the plan didnt include any conditions that will stop or reopen the terms of the agreement. If i may add supervisor another schufrn of the funding solution involves the local Share Participation what weve tried dpa make a commitment at that level but allow us opportunity to get a consensus how we should work with the board and the mayor to think through strategic upstairs steps without over burdening the general fund in ways to secure the projects ga
Who were. The Un Refugee Agency is also here Daniel Rodriguez tells people that they have a right to asylum in mexico to escape the violence in their countries. This is the case for about two thirds of all refugees from Central America. And its the moment that then with no mental ear. There are more and more women and women with children and families coming from the north of Central America to seek asylum in mexico that is. On the stand that are three out of five becomes our women there were women with children. Or they were young. But most dont want to stay in mexico the chances of finding work cant much higher here than at home. Miriam and violet will continue north. Karen would like to go with them. When i took the train she was already on it. But she wants to carry on no. I dont know. Karen will have to stay until eric is better she can stay at the hostel eventually eric is able to keep food down. Shell have to go back to the clinic in a few days. Yeah. I would have preferred to go
Was unbearable. That the violence was having a clear impact on the little one. And also let me look at with a closer look at them and thats why im risking everything now that the us and process. Some of the therapist. Said miriam also has an eight year old son whom she left behind. She doesnt know whether shell ever see how they can. Still to. Be seen. What is going. Its very difficult to make such decisions. You know what no woman deserves to go through that it about. That up ill just tell you that i have to be strong and fight for a Better Future for both my children. Ok even if it hurts with that is that why
and im a single mother. Along the childrens father was murdered thats why we decided to leave. Eric cant eat i can barely drink. Before you started vomiting yesterday when we were on the train and he also got area. Representatives from Doctors Without Borders come to check every two days they provide care and medicine to anyone who is ill. This is what they tell her and that she
Miriam Karen s home in Ashkelon was hit by Palestinian rockets for the second time in five years this week, during cross-border barrages from Gaza that remain a frightening ordeal for people in