supervisor wiener: just checking to make sure my honoree is here. i want to honor ron miguel for his years of service to san francisco as a whole, specifically on the planning commission. i have often told people that when we talk about nominations for planning commission, and we talk about diversity or reaching out to the community, in the years that i have tried to recruit people to apply for the planning commission, i have never been successful in getting someone to apply. as powerful as the commission is. it is such an enormous amount of work to be on the planning commission. you do not get paid. cindy wu told me she was spending 30, 40 hours on the commission. it is thankless, and the people would do it, where they are on the political spectrum and whatever their views are, they do it because they care about their city and their community, and, ron, i know you are somewhere there has recently been a lot of conversation about the commission and commissioners, but across
supervisor wiener: just checking to make sure my honoree is here. i want to honor ron miguel for his years of service to san francisco as a whole, specifically on the planning commission. i have often told people that when we talk about nominations for planning commission, and we talk about diversity or reaching out to the community, in the years that i have tried to recruit people to apply for the planning commission, i have never been successful in getting someone to apply. as powerful as the commission is. it is such an enormous amount of work to be on the planning commission. you do not get paid. cindy wu told me she was spending 30, 40 hours on the commission. it is thankless, and the people would do it, where they are on the political spectrum and whatever their views are, they do it because they care about their city and their community, and, ron, i know you are somewhere there has recently been a lot of conversation about the commission and commissioners, but across
his years of service to san francisco as a whole, specifically on the planning commission. i have often told people that when we talk about nominations for planning commission, and we talk about diversity or reaching out to the community, in the years that i have tried to recruit people to apply for the planning commission, i have never been successful in getting someone to apply. as powerful as the commission is. it is such an enormous amount of work to be on the planning commission. you do not get paid. cindy wu told me she was spending 30, 40 hours on the commission. it is thankless, and the people would do it, where they are on the political spectrum and whatever their views are, they do it because they care about their city and their community, and, ron, i know you are somewhere there has recently been a lot of conversation about the commission and commissioners, but across the spectrum, everyone has been set to see you go because you are so respected across the board, e
progressive coalition that has been actively engaged is something that has made a difference for me. the fact that we have labor partners who are also in support of this coming into the business community, i think the fact that the business community has come to the table with such a diverse group, i think it matters. on balance, even though it is not necessarily be ideal, i think this is a good thing for the city and county of san francisco, so with some trepidation, i will be voting yes today. i was accused last week of being a buzz killer, and nobody wants to get in the wake of a kumbaya moment. that is not the intent of my comments. we as an elective family, the board of supervisors, the mayor are coming together, but i do think it is important for us to be realistic and to be frank about some of the things that we are doing and the fact that with every positive comes a negative, and i do hope that some of the concerns are not proven to be correct. i do hope i am proven w
supervisor wiener just checking supervisor wiener: just checking to make sure my honoree is here. i want to honor ron miguel for his years of service to san francisco as a whole, specifically on the planning commission. i have often told people that when we talk about nominations for planning commission, and we talk about diversity or reaching out to the community, in the years that i have tried to recruit people to apply for the planning commission, i have never been successful in getting someone to apply. as powerful as the commission is. it is such an enormous amount of work to be on the planning commission. you do not get paid. cindy wu told me she was spending 30, 40 hours on the commission. it is thankless, and the people would do it, where they are on the political spectrum and whatever their views are, they do it because they care about their city and their community, and, ron, i know you are somewhere there has recently been a lot of conversation about the commissi