social justice groups to put a valid measure on the ballot but didn t get there. i think split appointments and other reforms of governments are needed. hopefully if we move that forward with a movement of transit advocates and neighborhood groups, we could see more of a diverse m.t.a. board with youth and with immigrants and riders and t.w.u. having a voice as well. i ll just say i m strongly supportive of ms. brinkman s candidacy and know she will be a tremendous m.t.a. board member. supervisor campos: thank you super size visor mar. i agree. i think this is a very solid appointment. i do think that the experience that she brings is one that will be very youthful useful and i do hope that we, as a board, work closely with ms. brinkman and all the other commissioners to figure out how we can move this agency forward. i will be supporting the nomination but let me say that the problem that i have is not with the nomination itself. i think the nomination is a solid, as solid
this agency forward. i will be supporting the nomination but let me say that the problem that i have is not with the nomination itself. i think the nomination is a solid, as solid a nomination as we can have. the problem i have is with the structure that we currently have at the board of the m.t.a. i do believe that the current structure, notwithstanding some exceptions, i point to commissioner oka as one of those exceptions, the current structure does not, in my view, provide for the level of accountability and independence that is needed. i think that until that structure changes, that we are going to continue to have some of the same problems. we are going to continue to have a lack of representation in certain communities. we are going to continue to have a lack of transparency on some issues. i think that s the reason why those of us who submitted a charter amendment for the ballot felt very strongly that that charter amendment neated to go forward because we do need com
colleagues, any other questions? great, why don t we open up to public comment? we have a number of members of the public who have submitted a speaker cards. good morning, supervisors. i just wanted to say cheryl is outstanding. she has been an incredible board member. she has been an incredible president in terms of leading our organization and helping build it and tried to be responsive to all. she was our star volunteer for sunday streets here we really could not have put sunday streets together without her efforts. sunday streets and all, it really speaks to a lot of the issues we were talking about earlier. the equity, the close of this, and so on. what could be seen in one way as a recreational event, with the leadership of cheryl, we really wanted to bring this event to communities that do not have a lot of outdoor recreational opportunities, so we really wanted to bring an environmental justice spin to it. we wanted to bring the opportunities to communities. much ea
impact of this program. i m very concerned that it s part of mayor newsom s plan to privatize public spaces, namely the public streets. and i see no virtue on a completely blind-sided anti-automobile mentality. there are thousands of automobile owners in san francisco. probably most of whom don t have a place to park but on the street. that s my situation. i would tend to agree with steve that if this nomination is headed in that direction, that it s better that you vote it down than approve it. thank you. thank you. any other member of the public who would like to seek? seeing none, public comment is known. commissioner sugaya: commissioner sugaya: supervisor alioto-pier. we have a motion by supervisor alioto-pier. any comments? supervisor mar? supervisor mar: before we support ms. brinkman, let me say i m strongly supportive of her nomination an think she would be a tremendous progressive visionary on the m.t.a. board and i think it s one of mayor newsom s best appointm
tremendous m.t.a. board member. supervisor campos: thank you super size visor mar. i agree. i think this is a very solid appointment. i do think that the experience that she brings is one that will be very youthful useful and i do hope that we, as a board, work closely with ms. brinkman and all the other commissioners to figure out how we can move this agency forward. i will be supporting the nomination but let me say that the problem that i have is not with the nomination itself. i think the nomination is a solid, as solid a nomination as we can have. the problem i have is with the structure that we currently have at the board of the m.t.a. i do believe that the current structure, notwithstanding some exceptions, i point to commissioner oka as one of those exceptions, the current structure does not, in my view, provide for the level of accountability and independence that is needed. i think that until that structure changes, that we are going to continue to have some of th