it s insulting. it s like if i thought this pepper shaker was stupid, and i said, man, this pepper shaker is so 16-year-old boy with a cheesy mustache. just saying. 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city s population. the jury conducts investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member, to do so. so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call
here. we could not be more thrilled at bevan s new role. i know he will do a great job for everybody. those of you would like to our a tour, that is going to begin now. we re going to start moving. [laughter] thank you, all. director kim: hello and welcome to the transbay joint powers authority meeting. please call world. prior taking roll, i would like to note that director metcalf had a conflict and will not be present today. madame chair, you do have a quorum. director kim: thank you. please call item 3. item 3 is communications. i did want to announce that item 7 on the regular calendar will be considered at a future meeting. director kim: thank you. item four. board of directors new or old business. director kim: seeing none, item five. item 5 is the executive director s report. [inaudible] on the design side, we are on schedule with our construction documents. i will ask now for steve to give the presentation on the bulk of the work we re working on now wh
county of san francisco. [applause] mayor lee: wow, welcome to city hall. and thank you, beach blanket babylon. what a wonderful performance. let s give her another hand. that was just fantastic. when i started being mayor of the city, i turned to our protocol officer and said, you know, charlotte, we are going to do a lot of work this year, but these years forthcoming, as we work hard, i want to also have fun. isn t this fun? all right. [applause] this is our 50th anniversary of the wonderful song, i left my heart in san francisco. tony, it is wonderful for you to be here and grace us and honor us with your presence. your 17 grammys are just so unprecedented. you just won two more this past week, and what a wonderful career. congratulations, tony. i want to thank our school of the arts. i want to thank our boys and girls choruses. thank you. wonderful performances. it is a fitting tribute that our boys and girls choruses and ouryouth our yout are here today to perform b
[stomach rumbles] vincent: sounds like you could use some van goghgurt. it s fortified with arts-rich nutrients to improve your math and reading skills. catch! boy: van goghgurt.thanks. so what s the deal with your ear? vincent: always with the ear, huh. announcer: feed your kids the arts. for ten simple ways to learn how, visit americansforthearts.org 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city s population. the jury conducts investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member, to do so. so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiasti
this school was started by the first order of black roman catholic nuns, the oblate sisters of providence out of baltimore, maryland. their purpose was to educate black children. these nuns persistence and unflinching sacrifice influence my mother s life and my life. my mother was in high school when the march on washington occurred. the weeks leading up to the march, my mother participated in many peaceful demonstrations and picket lines in front of the white house. again, this is another example of unshakable persistence and sacrifice. she did this being afraid and not reacting when the white agitators were spitting on her and her girlfriend. it was important for her to peacefully continue in her fight for justice and civil rights. i mother was the first to obtain a college degree and went on to an education in education that lasted for decades. my work ethic was derived from her. when you are the daughter of a teacher and administrator i had a front row seat to watching a