That we do live in the world the year 2013 that no airport has been named after someone who can say that they are openly gay, that they are open member of the gay lesbian community. No city in the world is done that. To the extent that San Francisco can be proud of so many things, one of the things that i am very proud of when i think of San Francisco is the fact that we have always been at the forefront of civil rights and at the forefront of lgbt rights. And there is a place in this world where i hope the city would be open to recognizing the contributions of an openly ldbt person. I would hope that that place would be San Francisco. One of the things that struck me about this conversation is something that we learn about harvey milk. When he was first elected, he understood the significance of his election. I would like to share with you a part of what he said. It goes, the hope speech often talk about. This is what he said to use his own words two days after i was elected i got a p
And so to the question of why harvey milk, why not someone else . That is a legitimate question. I can tell you as an openly gay man that i do think that there is something disturbing about the fact that we do live in the world the year 2013 that no airport has been named after someone who can say that they are openly gay, that they are open member of the gay lesbian community. No city in the world is done that. To the extent that San Francisco can be proud of so many things, one of the things that i am very proud of when i think of San Francisco is the fact that we have always been at the forefront of civil rights and at the forefront of lgbt rights. And there is a place in this world where i hope the city would be open to recognizing the contributions of an openly ldbt person. I would hope that that place would be San Francisco. One of the things that struck me about this conversation is something that we learn about harvey milk. When he was first elected, he understood the significa
Cisneros. I think there are many things to discuss in this process. There are many questions to be talk about including the question of whether or not an airport should be named after an individual to begin with, and if it is an individual, who that individual should be. I cannot sit here and say that there arent and number of individuals who are deserving of this honor. The reality is that one of the Amazing Things about San Francisco is that over the last couple of hundred years of our history we have had some Pretty Amazing people live in the city and county of San Francisco. People from all walks of life who have made tremendous contribution to the city and in the process not only made seven cisco better place and made the state and the country and the world a better place. The reason i moved forward in a factor Deputy Attorney for his support and drafting this as well as City Attorney. The reason is a very personal one. For me, coming to terms with my own sexuality, not on the den
I discussed with a number of you. I plan to introduce a motion to combine our cons committee with Public Safety to a new Neighborhood Services and safety committee. I will mention that that is the name we are using is a placeholder. If any of you have better more creative names , we are open to suggestions. The chair will be supervisor campus, vice chair supervisor mar, third member supervisor yee. Supervisor kim will share the school committee. For government audit and oversight, chaired by supervisor chu, vice chair supervisor cohen, third member supervisor campos. Landuse committee will be chaired by supervisor wiener, by shared by supervisor kim and i would join the member of the third member. Rules committee will be chaired by supervisor breed. Because we have a budgeting rules Committee Schedule for this week these assignments are effective this friday the thirteenth. For those of you who are chairs start to work on the agenda items. Supervisor cohen. Supervisor cohen good aftern
Now represented by supervisor wiener, as well as treasurer jose cisneros. I think there are many things to discuss in this process. There are many questions to be talk about including the question of whether or not an airport should be named after an individual to begin with, and if it is an individual, who that individual should be. I cannot sit here and say that there arent and number of individuals who are deserving of this honor. The reality is that one of the Amazing Things about San Francisco is that over the last couple of hundred years of our history we have had some Pretty Amazing people live in the city and county of San Francisco. People from all walks of life who have made tremendous contribution to the city and in the process not only made seven cisco better place and made the state and the country and the world a better place. The reason i moved forward in a factor Deputy Attorney for his support and drafting this as well as City Attorney. The reason is a very personal on