Do roll call. [ roll call ] agenda number two, Public Comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda. Thank you, Ethics Commissioners and staff of our city. I am a Public Services worker. I am a delegate for Government Employees. I am also the director of Public Relations for the california grand jury association, the San Francisco chapter. I have been coming to the Ethic Commission for the Government Employees in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. The last time i was here was january of 2020. I came to report issues of possibly government corruption and Election Fraud. As you remember, i was one of the eight candidates for San Francisco mayor in the june 2018 election. I was not allowed to join the forums, debates in Public Places like city hall, Public Library, public parks. I was one of the six candidates for San Francisco mayor for the november 2009 election. I was bullied about the Democratic Leaders and officials that many of them condemn my billboards and illegal removed and m
All all the way down to aquatic park, and wed walk down to the library, to the kids center. In those days, the city was safe and nobody worried about us running around. I went to high school in spring valley. It was over the hill from chinatown. It was kind of fun to experience being in a minority, which most white people dont get to experience that often. Everything was just really within walking distance, so it make it really fun. When i was a teenager, we didnt have a lot of money. We could go to sam wongs and get super soup for 1. My parents came here and were drawn to the beatnik culture. They wanted to meet all of the writers who were so famous at the time, but my mother had some serious Mental Illness issues, and i dont think my father were really aware of that, and those didnt really become evident until i was about five, i guess, and my marriage blew up, and my mother took me all over the world. Most of those ad ventures ended up bad because they would end up hospitalized. Whe
Easy to say what exactly those routes are what exactly has gone wrong. The crisis part of the symptoms is that we cant quite seem to get a handle on just what that is. Traditional economic concerns dont cut it as explanations. We went through a severe recession 2007 2008 but ended more than a decade ago and weve now been living through one of the longest economic expansions in the modern era we are very low unemployment and inflation and Interest Rates wages are rising its not that some americans are suffering economically but the problems we have on that front door really add up to the enormous crisis were going to, other familiar kinds of measures of wellbeing dont offer obvious explanations either. Americans are as healthy and safe as weve ever been. You might say where we complaining about . Some people argue there isnt anything to complain about or that the frustration and anxiety that seem to overwhelm us now are rooted in some kind of imaginary grievances driven by our politics
Not only mine, but that of the community, and really listen to it. So far this has not happened and thats why muni is in such bad shape right now. Thank you. Thank you very much. Any further Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment on this item is closed. Is there directors with any questions or comments for mr. Kennedy . Move to approve. Well done. Second. Can i ask just one question . You cant call him brilliant because three of those my wife would not agree with that. And the earlier comment about how we all wish that the t third would move faster through the intersections and be more competitive with other modes of transit. I see signal changes i think on your list yes. And quick build elements that i dont believe that i see the t third anywhere in this presentation so i just wonder is that something that youre contemplating . Its very much something that were contemplating. You know, i was trying to be as transparent as possible with that list of elements. We can make transit
Thank you very much for coming. Im going to let some people filter in here while i talk. My name is joanne im a reporter and anchor at abc 7news. Ill going to be your emcee today for this unveiling of this beautiful refurbished court and i know a little later on well have fun on it. So i just want to start off here we are at onetime sports. If you havent been here, this is a newly Baseball Court where the first time weve laid eyes on it, step on it. Its a great feeling. We want to thank the Warriors Community foundation for doing this and being here and making this all happen. [applause] also, for pepsi as well. [applause] and also creative Sports Concepts. Thank you, very much. [applause] so just to learn a little bit about what were on, what all is here today, the renovation work included a resurfacing of the entire court. Also the new booths and the back boards as well. And redesigned banner. We also have if you see this right here which i know the mayor is excited about. These sola