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I dont think we have clipped the safety problem. As long as we havent, i am not comfortable authorizing a move from a Pilot Program to a mainstream, no, how many ever we want to have approach. I think if we cannot assure safety, both for pedestrians on the sidewalk, and the users of these devices on the road. I think we have to go slow. I see your point, director heminger. Mr. Hyde, do you feel with the reporting that we get back from 311, and with the structure we have in place of what we expect to see from these Scooter Companies in terms of not blocking the sidewalk and being locked appropriately, people not riding on the sidewalk. If we were to come into a situation where as they expanded they get more numbers, and we start seeing bad behavior, multiply, do you feel under this proposal you have the tools that you need to then ratchet down on the companies who are not meeting our standards . Absolutely. We are issuing permits that are valid for no longer than one year. That is one t
Is going after what voters know. And as was said, the Supreme Court within the bounds of Citizens United said transparency and disclosure, fine. I have a few examples. This was a district 6 mailer, and the video at the bottom of an internet mailer ad, paid for by a committee, clean and sunset. Major funding by progress San Francisco. And the district 6 version said paid for by san franciscans for change, major funding by progress San Francisco. I think all of us in this room know who are behind that committee, but most regular people would have no reason to know. Two big things. Number one, it will require the dollar amount of the donors to be listed, so that voters get more than a name and an actual piece of data that they can use to say to ask if they wish, whos really behind this and whats their agenda. And more importantly, it pierces the shell of fake name committees like that by requiring that progress San Francisco in this example, the top two donors to that committee would also
Again, were trying to give voters information and ensuring they really know whos behind the Shell Committee and how much they gave. Only other thing ill say on that component and ill get to the last one is some may ask, well, arent the clever election lawyers going to find some other way to hide, and im sure they will. And to that i would say, were going to do that the same way you would eat an elephant, one bite at a time. And i think this will become the strongest in the country and a model for other cities. So at the end, i want to submit some materials, and supervisor mar has the same if you wish to share, is the paytoplay division, which prohibits not just the developer, which is already prohibited, but the top executives associated with that developer from giving to any city official running for the board of supervisors, mayor, or City Attorney or sitting in those offices for the entire time that the measure is pending or for 12 months its approved or after its done. We tried to
You really have to have a uniform procedure for moving vehicles on the sidewalk. You would not allow cars on the sidewalk. He would not allow motorcycles on the sidewalk, that is for sure. We need to have a uniform safety code, so the pedestrians can be protected. That is a an agenda agenda for walk San Francisco. People have to be protected on the sidewalk, as well as the intersection. I certainly support the idea of identification. I think when scooters violate the laws they should be subject to prosecution. We need to have the safety for all san franciscans. Otherwise its going to be a nightmare scenario where youre going to have sidewalks infested with all of these vehicles and even Board Members will be safe either. It will be screaming for help. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, board of directors. Unfortunately the apocalypse that mr. Weiner just predicted his art here. If you got to the west side you will have to look very far to find cars on the sidewalk. People