Castro Valley Association had a long conversation about this issue and the board frankly was split for a long time whether or not to support supervisor wieners legislation and we talked a lot about it and the discussion went on for several board meetings over the course of several months. What ended up happening is the issue kind of forced itself again on us as i think it did to you supervisor wiener and the board fully supports this legislation and i think it came down to the abuse of a small group of people imposing their nakedness essentially on the neighborhood without any kind of responsibility about what their actions were going to incur, and i think again it happened once and a while, at a straight fair and nobody had a. Street fair and nobody had a problem with it and against it forced itself into the conversation of the neighborhood and as a Neighborhood Organization we fully support the legislation, so i will try not to be too hiker bollic but equate this with nazi germany an
I pull my pants down right now and show everyone it and i would be arrested although in another area its okay by a small majority. I would point out some of the people that have spoken are from the Nudist Community and advertise for websites in public and this has nothing to do with i want to be natural. I just want to be naked. This has to do with i want to get my weird sexual pleasure of being naked. Once again i am strongly in favor of this. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker. Hi. I am bruce smith and i would like to support this legislation. I would like to have the freedom to take my two nieces that visit from texas to a film in the castro and not come out of the theater and be exposed to naked men. I think we should have the right to introduce nudity to our children when we decide to chose, so i also think that the nudity in the castro i have been there for six years and helped to escalate the other problems in the area and many people that hang out i can hang out makei
Patrons are not ashamed of who they are. The supervisor says poll of california residents conducted in 2009 by the Education Foundation and found 50 of San Francisco residents either somewhat or strongly disagree they are offended by public nudity. I have a copy of that poll. I suggest that any complaints that the supervisor receives doesnt accurately reflect the views [inaudible] contact the elected officials not to offended about it. I hope that San Francisco will not recap tich lait to the minor of complainers and lead the nation out of the dark on public nudity. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Good morning. Its great to be here. I just wanted to say i strongly support this legislation. My only concern i think it should go further. If i pull my pants down right now and show everyone it and i would be arrested although in another area its okay by a small majority. I would point out some of the people that have spoken are from the Nudist Community and advertise for websites in pub
Laugh. It doesnt traumatize them. Nudity is natural and harmless and our bodies are gods gifts and dont look like mistakes and sacred and this is attack on freedom, love, creative self expression. According to the deck clairation of the independence we have this right. Body freedom is our right and given to us by our creator and no human being has the right to take it away. Excuse me. Rules unconstitutional and unamerican. I ask the chair please remove the speaker. She is violating the rules. And body shame no to scott wiener. Yes to the declaration of independence. [inaudible] [applause] all right. Next speaker please. Supervisor wiener i cannot thank you enough for this legislation. My only complaint its a little over due but i cant thank you enough. I am a fourth generation san franciscan. I lived in the area for 35 years and seen it through good times and bad. This is amazing situation i think. These men have turned the castro into a peep show, and were not just an adult community.