equity act of 2011, which was introduced by congressman pete stark. we re also calling upon the federal government to follow the lead and take leave from people like mark leno, leland yee, and others who have called for the protection of the rule of law as enacted by the voters of the state of california. we also encourage the president of the united states to enact legislation requiring federal law enforcement to respect state law when it comes to medical cannabis. i think in these times, it is very important for us in the city and county of san francisco to take a clear stand in supporting patient rights, and i urge support of this resolution. i also want to take this opportunity to thank the medical canada s community and all the activists that have rallied behind this very important plot cause. i also want to think my colleagues for their co- sponsorship. >supervisor avalos: very good. i am a co-sponsoring this resolution as well. and i believe supervisor mar is as well
ms. gail johnson. can you share announcements? all persons are requested to off all cell phones and pagers. if you wish to submit speaker cards, please put them up by the rail in front of you to your left. if you submit copies of materials for members of the committee, please submit an extra copy for the file. the two items on the agenda today, it recommended, will go to the full board for consideration tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. very good. thank you, madam clerk. please call item number 1. item 1, resolution supported regulated and safe patient access to medical cannabis in the city and county of san francisco. supervisor campos? supervisor campos: thank you. good morning, everyone. happy monday, happy halloween. this is the resolution that i am introducing, along with a number of my colleagues did not want to think that for their co- sponsorship. supervisor mar, supervisor of ellis, president chiu, supervisor mirkarimi, supervisor kim, and supervisor wiener. th
results of the election, i think it would be good to revisit where we are. supervisor chu: in terms of a bridge funding source, i am very supportive of that. i think if we did have such of a service stoppage, it would have a very bad impact on many of our most frail residents in the city, so i would be supportive of that. my hesitation on this item is the fact that i am not sure we really are justified in adding staff. that is a total part of the supplemental overall. i will support the item going out of committee today, but what are the light from the department is to come back to the committee over the next week before it does come before the supervisors and provide that information for us, especially at a time when we think we would be cutting additional service. i am loath to add staffing, especially if we are not sure we need it. i would like the department to comeback to share with us how this would be a temporary usage or how we would be savings in the work load of the
and in bringing its soon won t you they can hardly wait it is not too late to help daycare right now [applause] supervisor chu: thank you very much. are there any other members of the public that wish to speak on item number six? seeing no one, public comment is closed. the source of funds would be the state reserve. i know that you have spoken to us briefly about state impact recently. the drawdown here would result in 11 cents left in the reserve. where do you see the state? supervisors, we do have a little bit more information that i had last week. a round of the laguna honda hospital, revenues from the state, there is a federal reduction in that rate, resulting in a $30 million hit that year. for all intents and purposes, i would say that the rest of the state reserve is gone. i do think we have some good revenues in the current year that are likely to be okay without having to do a round of cuts. i am hopeful that that is the situation we are in. between that news an
can we get a motion to excuse his absence? so done, without objection. we re also joined right now by supervisor david campos. the clerk of the committee is ms. gail johnson. can you share announcements? all persons are requested to off all cell phones and pagers. if you wish to submit speaker cards, please put them up by the rail in front of you to your left. if you submit copies of materials for members of the committee, please submit an extra copy for the file. the two items on the agenda today, it recommended, will go to the full board for consideration tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. very good. thank you, madam clerk. please call item number 1. item 1, resolution supported regulated and safe patient access to medical cannabis in the city and county of san francisco. supervisor campos? supervisor campos: thank you. good morning, everyone. happy monday, happy halloween. this is the resolution that i am introducing, along with a number of my colleagues did not want