City Council EXPRESS: Smoke Shops and Dispatch

City Council EXPRESS is a new feature on Patch. In addition to bringing you complete news stories on issues before the city council, @SSFPatch live-Tweets city council meetings using the hashtag #ssfcouncil. Then we provide a transcript of the Twitter feed so you can get a snapshot look at what happened at the latest city council meeting.

7:23 p.m. The regular city council meeting is now called to order #ssfcouncil

7:25 p.m. Edith Arias: I want to express my gratitude to the council for being given a house from Habitat for Humanity #ssfcouncil

7:26 p.m. Edith: Concerned that camp for children with disabilities has been lost as well as swimming pool for Special Olympics #ssfcouncil

7:27 p.m. Edith: I hope you just keep it in mind I know there's problems with the budget. #ssfcouncil

7:28 p.m. Matsumoto: You have my dedication. Thank you for giving a face to this issue. #ssfcouncil

7:30 p.m. Gonzalez: We hope that HOPE will continue to help the homeless as well as support to veterans despite budget cuts.#ssfcouncil

7:32 p.m. Addiego: I want to take a moment to remember Jane Baker who passed away recently.

7:33 p.m. Addiego: Jane Baker was a powerful women. She was the go to person in San Mateo for more than 20 years #ssfcouncil

7:42 p.m. Matsumoto: Our Caltrain station parking lot has been completed. #ssfcouncil

7:43 p.m. Matsumoto: Shout out to Gypsy the search and rescue dog that was trained in SSF. #ssfcouncil

7:44 p.m. Matsumoto: We've had 79 gang members arrested. #ssfcouncil

7:45 p.m. Garbarino: We attended the bio conference in Washington. #ssfcouncil

7:49 p.m. Garbarino: Thank you to all of you who sent me cards. Friday morning I woke up minus my appendix #ssfcouncil

7:51 p.m.Mullin:SFO community round table celebrated its 30th anniversary. Some criticism of the program does not sit well with me #ssfcouncil

7:52 p.m. Mullin: Kudos to the school district for their partnership with Chevron.#ssfcouncil

7:53 p.m. Mullin: Rode along with neighborhood response team. Relationships are indeed being built in the Old Town neighborhoods. #ssfcouncil

7:58 p.m. City Council accepts a $35,145 grant from FEMA to purchase large diameter fire hose #ssfcouncil

8:07 p.m. City Council approves moratorium on retail tobacco stores for 10 months and 15 days #ssfcouncil

8:19 p.m. SSF City Council unanimously approves agreement between SSF and Pacifica for police communications services #ssfcouncil

8:22 p.m.SSF City Council meeting adjourned. #ssfcouncil