[0:09] . >> good afternoon welcome to

[0:13] the july 28th 2026 regular meeting of the san francisco

[0:17] board of supervisors. Madam clerk, please call the

[0:20] roll. >> yes supervisor chan chan

[0:23] present supervisor chen chen present supervisor dorsey

[0:27] dorsey present supervisor fielder fielder present

[0:31] supervisor mahmood mahmood presents supervisor gentleman

[0:35] president mendham and present supervisor melgar melgar

[0:38] present supervisor sardar sauter present supervisor

[0:42] cheryl cheryl not present supervisor walton walton

[0:47] present supervisor wang huang present mr. President you have

[0:53] a quorum. >> thank you, madam clerk.

[0:54] the san francisco. San francisco board of

[0:58] supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral

[0:59] homeland of the ramakrishna loney who are the original

[1:03] inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula.

[1:06] as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance

[1:09] with their traditions the ramakrishna loni have never

[1:11] ceded lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the

[1:14] caretakers of this place as well as for all peoples who

[1:17] reside in their traditional territory.

[1:19] as guests we recognize that we benefit from living and working

[1:22] on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by

[1:25] acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the

[1:29] ramakrishna loni community and by affirming their

[1:30] sovereign rights as first peoples.

[1:32] colleagues, will you join me in reciting the pledge of

[1:34] allegiance pledge allegiance to the united states of america

[1:40] and to the republic for which it stands one nation

[1:46] indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

[1:52] >> on behalf of the board, I want to acknowledge the staff

[1:56] at s.f. Gov tv today that is especially kaleena mendoza.

[1:59] they record each of our meetings and make transcripts

[2:01] available to the public online .

[2:04] >> madam clerk, do you have any communications?

[2:05] yes, mr. President. The board of supervisors

[2:08] welcomes your attendance here in person in the board's

[2:11] legislative chamber room 250 on the second floor of city hall.

[2:14] when you can't be here, the proceedings are airing live on

[2:18] s.f. Gov tv's local cable channel or live streaming at

[2:21] sfo vtv talk. As of july 1st pursuant to sb

[2:24] 707 the full board is required to take remote public comment

[2:28] during the public comment period.

[2:29] we will prioritize those who have joined in person and then

[2:32] hear from our remote callers. The board has also approved a

[2:36] rule to address disorderly public comment.

[2:39] members of the public must keep their comments germane to

[2:41] matters within the jurisdiction of the board.

[2:43] any comments that contain personal attacks, harassment or

[2:47] discriminatory remarks directed to a city employee or board

[2:51] member are outside of the scope of this body and shall be

[2:54] redirected. Failure to immediately redirect

[2:55] those comments will result in that individual's forfeiture

[2:58] of remaining time and we will transition to the next speaker

[3:02] . Please remember to address your

[3:03] comments to the board as a whole and not to individual

[3:06] members. To submit public comment

[3:07] in writing send an email to bossa at safety of dawg or via

[3:11] your postal service to the san francisco board of supervisors.

[3:15] number one dr. Carlton be good place city hall room 244 san

[3:18] francisco, california nine four 1 or 2.

[3:21] to make a reasonable accommodation for a future

[3:25] meeting under the americans with disabilities act or to

[3:27] request language assistance please contact the clerk's

[3:32] office at least two business days in advance by calling

[3:35] (415) 554-5184 members. That concludes my

[3:39] communication. >> thank you, mr. President.

[3:40] thank you, madame clerk. All right.

[3:46] let's go to our approval of meeting minutes.

[3:50] >> today the board is considering approval of the

[3:53] june 23rd board meeting minutes and the june 22nd june 24th

[3:56] and june 25th special meeting minutes at the budget

[4:00] and appropriations committee which constituted a quorum of

[4:01] the board. >> can I have a motion to

[4:04] approve the minutes as presented moved by walton

[4:07] seconded by chan? >> madam clerk, can you please

[4:08] call the roll? Yes on the minutes supervisor

[4:11] walton walton I supervisor wong huang I supervisor chan chen I

[4:19] supervisor chen chen I supervisor dorsey dorsey I

[4:23] supervisor fielder fielder I supervisor mahmud mahmud I

[4:27] supervisor gentleman I mendelson I supervisor melgar

[4:31] melgar I supervisor sardar sadr I supervisor cheryl cheryl

[4:37] either lebanese without objection the minutes will be

[4:42] approved after public comment as presented madam clerk let's

[4:45] go to the consent agenda please call items one through 18 items

[4:49] one through 18 are on consent. These items are considered

[4:53] routine if a member objects an item may be removed

[4:56] and considered separately. >> please call the roll on the

[5:00] consent agenda. Supervisor walton walton I

[5:04] supervisor wong wong I supervisor chan chen I

[5:11] supervisor chen chen I supervisor dorsey dorsey I

[5:15] supervisor fielder fielder I supervisor mahmood mahmood I

[5:19] supervisor gentleman hi amendment I supervisor melgar

[5:23] melgar I supervisor sadr sadr I supervisor cheryl cheryl I

[5:30] there are lebanese without objection the audiences are

[5:33] finally passed and the resolutions are adopted.

[5:37] >> let's go to unfinished business please call the budget

[5:38] items 19 through 26 together items 19 through 26 comprise

[5:44] the final reading of the annual budget item 19 is a budget

[5:48] and appropriation ordinance appropriating all estimated

[5:52] receipts and all estimated expenditures for departments of

[5:53] the city and county of san francisco as of july 1st, 2026

[5:58] for the fiscal year ending june 30th 2027 and 2028.

[6:02] I don't 20 is this annual salary ordinance enumerating

[6:05] positions in the annual budget and appropriation ordinance for

[6:09] the fiscal year ending june 30th 2027 and 2028 know in 2021

[6:14] is the ordinance amending the administrative code to

[6:18] authorize the city administrator to pause, reduce

[6:19] or return the annual contributions by the

[6:22] departments that contract for public works to the san

[6:26] francisco selfish self-insurance 30 bond fund

[6:31] item 22 is an ordinance modifying the baseline funding

[6:32] requirements for early care and education programs

[6:35] in fiscal years 2627 and 2728 to enable the city to use the

[6:42] interest earned from the early care and education commercial

[6:43] rents tax for those baseline programs.

[6:48] item 23 is an ordinance amending the health code to set

[6:49] patient rates for services provided by the department of

[6:53] public health for fiscal years 2627 and 2728.

[6:58] item 24 is an ordinance amending the administrative

[7:00] code to increase certain utility meter fees

[7:05] and authorize the comptroller to annually justify fees for

[7:06] weights and measures and utility meters up to the

[7:09] maximum allowable under state law.

[7:13] and item 25 is an ordinance temporarily suspending the cap

[7:17] on the use of homelessness gross receipts tax revenues to

[7:20] fund short term rental subsidies and finding that

[7:24] temporarily allowing for increased expenditures on short

[7:25] term rental subsidies will further the purposes of our the

[7:29] our city our home fund. And finally item 26 is the

[7:33] ordinance adopting the neighborhood beautification

[7:36] and graffiti cleanup fund tax designation ceiling for tax

[7:39] year 2026. >> chair chan thank you present

[7:43] amendment colleagues I rise before you at a very proud

[7:48] moment. A month ago the budget

[7:52] and appropriations committee completed its work to bring

[7:56] before the full board unanimously recommend it for

[8:00] fiscal year 2627 and 2728 chu fiscal year budget and today we

[8:06] are poised to hopefully again unanimous city approved this

[8:11] budget something that this board supervisors has not done

[8:14] in six years and this budget while it can certainly be

[8:18] improved upon is something we all can be very proud of all 11

[8:23] of us we will restore more than $28 million in cuts to vital

[8:26] services, retain frontline jobs and safeguard more than $1.3

[8:33] billion in reserve funds to protect against further

[8:37] anticipated cuts from trump's administration.

[8:41] for the past four years our work my team and I as chair of

[8:45] the budget committee has centered on reducing wasteful

[8:49] spending, creating our rails against corruption, saving for

[8:53] the future by putting reasonable dollars on reserve

[8:57] and reversing cuts affecting the most vulnerable san

[9:01] franciscans and saving essential jobs and services.

[9:05] I believe that together we have been successful with this work

[9:09] this year again in collaboration with

[9:12] mayor lurie we have accomplished a lot and thanks

[9:16] to him and his team this year we invested eight $8 million

[9:20] annually to replace the san francisco fire department's

[9:24] fire trucks, all of which are more than ten years old with

[9:27] some up to 50 years. So we funded new pfa freeze

[9:31] uniform for every firefighter by july of this year replacing

[9:35] all uniforms containing cancer causing chemicals of course as

[9:42] mentioned earlier that we now put together a 1.3 billion

[9:45] dollars in reserve to safeguard against trump's cut to health

[9:49] care. We have ensure full funding for

[9:52] immigration legal defense funds and immigrant resources

[9:56] in collaboration with all members and particularly the

[10:01] budget and appropriation committee.

[10:04] we restore $28 million in reinvestment and those

[10:08] include vital services to support seniors employment

[10:11] opportunities for youth critical programing

[10:14] and services for our lgbtq. A transgender linux and bipoc

[10:19] communities we fully fund it free city college we also fund

[10:23] vital hiv prevention and care services.

[10:30] we reverse layoffs for workers that provide services at 311

[10:34] call centers laguna honda hospital and child care

[10:38] facilities under the human service says agency.

[10:42] this budget showed that we can and should move forward a

[10:46] spending plan that prioritizes support for our most vulnerable

[10:50] communities and that we can still safeguard for our future.

[10:54] so I am proud of the work we have accomplished together

[10:57] and honored to have serves san francisco as your budget

[11:01] committee chair under two different mayors two different

[11:03] board presidents and through 18 civil rights supervisors.

[11:10] >> and so thank you colleagues. Why are we still facing tough

[11:11] challenges ahead? The work we have done together

[11:15] has moved san francisco in a positive direction.

[11:18] >> so while this is my last year shepherding the city's

[11:22] budget as chair, please know colleagues I am here at your

[11:26] service to assist all of you to make sure that we continue to

[11:30] stay on this positive trajectory.

[11:33] meanwhile though I continue to hope not just right now but

[11:38] remaining of the year that all of us continue to stay vigilant

[11:42] in guarding the city's fiscal health.

[11:46] so of course I just want to thank president amendment for

[11:50] appointing me to as budget committee chair and thank you

[11:53] colleagues and thank you vice chair dorsey for being a vice

[11:57] chair really throughout the year not just during the budget

[12:01] process. So thank you colleagues for

[12:02] your support. >> it's been an honor serving

[12:05] you. Thank you.

[12:06] supervisor dorsey thank you president randleman.

[12:09] colleagues, I want to start by thanking budget chair connie

[12:13] chan for her outstanding leadership throughout the

[12:14] budget process as I have witnessed here in city hall for

[12:17] many years praying prior to joining this board guiding our

[12:20] city through challenging fiscal times is no small task.

[12:24] chair chan has approached it for more years than just this

[12:28] past one with professionalism, intelligence and a

[12:31] collaborative spirit that benefited all san franciscans.

[12:34] and as I said at the budget and finance committee two weeks

[12:35] ago I know that some men my age might bristle at the notion of

[12:40] having to admit they've been well mentored by someone who's

[12:43] younger than they are. Fortunately I'm not one of

[12:47] those men and I just want to say through the chair, connie,

[12:48] you've been a great mentor to me as your vice chair on

[12:51] budget. Thank you.

[12:54] I'm also grateful to chair chan staff and especially francis

[12:57] shea for the generous collaboration the entire office

[13:01] brought to working with my office through the budget

[13:03] process. Thank you all.

[13:05] that same spirit of partnership extended to many others of

[13:06] course I want to thank mayor lurie and his team budget

[13:10] director sophia kettler for their collaboration every step

[13:14] of the way. Ms. Kettler was thoughtful,

[13:17] responsive and deeply engaged throughout these negotiations.

[13:20] I'd also like to thank comptroller greg wagner and his

[13:21] team but the budget and legislative analyst office

[13:25] and every department that spent countless hours and shared

[13:29] their expertise in answering our questions and providing the

[13:33] information we needed to make well-informed decisions.

[13:37] I want to thank my colleagues on the budget

[13:38] and appropriations committee and all the colleagues on this

[13:41] board. This was one of the most

[13:44] collaborative budget processes I have ever observed.

[13:45] let alone been a part of. We brought different

[13:49] perspectives and priorities to the table of course, but we

[13:52] approached this work with mutual respect a willingness to

[13:56] listen and a shared commitment to finding common ground.

[13:59] for much of that spirit I also want to give a special shout

[14:02] out to president randleman for the spirit of cooperation that

[14:04] you have imparted in your leadership of this board.

[14:07] this year's budget was never going to be easy.

[14:10] we met we entered this process facing a significant structural

[14:12] deficit compounded by threats posed by the federal

[14:15] government. I believe our responsibility

[14:19] was to make decisions that put the city's finances on a more

[14:20] sustainable path for years to come.

[14:24] at the same time, budgets are ultimately about people

[14:27] and throughout this process I appreciated that the committee

[14:29] remained focused on listening to communities and responding

[14:31] as best we could. The board's spending plan

[14:35] reflects that effort. I think restoring

[14:38] and protecting programs that matter deeply to san

[14:39] franciscans while remaining mindful of our city's fiscal

[14:42] constraints. Perhaps closest to my heart,

[14:45] I'm proud that we found a way to stabilize funding for

[14:46] programs that train the next generation of addiction

[14:49] and recovery specialists and community mental health

[14:51] counselors at a time when san francisco is making historic

[14:54] investments in behavioral health and recovery services.

[14:58] we also have to invest in the workforce that makes these

[15:01] services possible many of whom are in recovery themselves

[15:05] and who are finding real purpose in helping others.

[15:07] I'm grateful to for the partnership of supervisor

[15:11] sharon chen and her staff jackie prager in particular

[15:14] in working to preserve essential community services

[15:15] especially for the filipino community so that we share

[15:18] in district six and 11 and beyond.

[15:21] those organizations provide trusted cultural competence

[15:25] support that thousands of residents rely on every year.

[15:26] I'm proud we were able to work together to protect them.

[15:29] finally, thanks to my team my chief of staff dominica donovan

[15:33] who staffed me on this budget. Thanks to to madison tam, brian

[15:37] dahl and mohana somebody from my team I'm incredibly grateful

[15:40] for the dedicated professionals I get to work with who are part

[15:44] of my team and I'm pleased that we're able to preserve

[15:45] important services for older adults across our city

[15:48] including health programs that provide services to the lgbtq

[15:53] plus community and those of us aging with hiv.

[15:56] these programs are lifelines for seniors and caregivers

[16:00] alike and they deserve our continued support.

[16:01] and finally, I truly appreciate the collegiality of all my

[16:04] colleagues in this process. We didn't agree on everything

[16:07] but we approached these decisions in good faith and a

[16:09] shared commit to serving the city we love.

[16:11] thank you all. And for these reasons I'm happy

[16:13] to support this budget. Supervisor sauter thank you

[16:18] president madeline. >> colleagues if we take

[16:19] ourselves back a few months I think we all knew the original

[16:23] budget wasn't acceptable and had too many cuts and was

[16:26] too blunt and how it made those decisions.

[16:27] I know we all spent countless hours since trying to get this

[16:30] budget to a better place. Maybe not the exact perfect

[16:34] place any of us would have liked but a much better place.

[16:38] and in a moment when we see our federal government turning on

[16:42] its most vulnerable and proud that the budget committee

[16:46] and now this board stood united and looking out for the city,

[16:50] I'm also proud that we were able to fight for and win back

[16:53] many of the proposed cuts. In particular we advocated

[16:56] and won back funding to save programs that serve our seniors

[16:58] small business grants that fuel our neighborhoods and services

[17:02] to support our immigrant population.

[17:04] >> over the past few months we've spent a lot of time

[17:08] listening to communities both inside these chambers and out

[17:12] in the neighborhoods. And through that I've heard

[17:13] loud and clear that residents want transparency from city

[17:16] hall. They want partnership and they

[17:19] want to see city dollars turned into results.

[17:23] those are values that don't end today with the passage of this

[17:24] budget in which we need to keep top of mind going forward

[17:27] because this certainly won't be the last challenging budget

[17:30] before us. I want to appreciate my

[17:34] colleagues particularly on the budget committee led by chair

[17:36] chan or vice chair dorsey. And thanks as well to my team

[17:39] for navigating a challenging and time consuming last few

[17:43] months particularly my chief of staff tina bell and michelle

[17:46] andrews as well. Colleagues, I would

[17:47] respectfully ask for your vote today so that we can pass this

[17:51] budget. I will add only a few thank you

[17:58] since most of the thank you's have been have been made I do

[18:00] want to thank sophie, marie and renee all the joy in my

[18:05] office. I do want to thank special

[18:06] thanks to chair chan who has now done this for four years

[18:09] and ably led processes with different boards and different

[18:13] priorities but has done it with a unique set of skills.

[18:20] and so thank you to you and to frances shea and to all the

[18:24] folks in your office who got us through that.

[18:27] to my other colleagues on the committee.

[18:29] thank you for your participation for all of your

[18:32] work and then I would also like to give a little shout out to

[18:36] cheyenne chen who agreed to sit in for me on a number of of

[18:40] those budget and appropriations committee meetings.

[18:44] >> I hope it was a useful exercise and experience for

[18:47] you. I appreciate your well your

[18:50] willingness to do that for me and with that, madam clerk.

[18:55] I actually I don't think we need to do a roll call.

[18:58] I think we can take this same house, same call.

[19:02] >> without objection, the ordinances are finally passed.

[19:05] >> please call item 27. Item number 27 is an ordinance

[19:09] amending the police code to provide penalties for the

[19:12] prohibited discharge of fireworks including a first

[19:14] offense with a fine not less than 125 or more than 250

[19:19] and is second in any subsequent offenses with a fine not fine

[19:23] not less than 250 or more than 750 or imprisonment for not

[19:28] more than six months. >> this one we do need to do a

[19:29] roll call on on item 27 supervisor walton walton no

[19:35] supervisor wong wang I. Supervisor chan chin I

[19:42] supervisor chen chen I supervisor dorsey dorsey I

[19:46] supervisor fielder. Fielder no supervisor mahmood

[19:50] mahmood I supervisor benjamin hi benjamin I supervisor melgar

[19:57] melgar I supervisor sardar sardar I supervisors cheryl.

[20:01] cheryl either nine eyes and two nose with supervisor walton

[20:06] and fielder voting no. >> the ordinance is finally

[20:07] passed madam clerk please call item number 28.

[20:13] item number 28 is a resolution retroactively authorizing a

[20:17] grant from the california department of parks

[20:18] and recreation for the sunset dunes striping and signage

[20:21] project in the amount of 200,000 for a grant performance

[20:25] period starting july 1st, 2025 through june 30th 2028.

[20:30] >> please call the roll and item 28 supervisor walton

[20:33] walton I supervisor wong wong I supervisor chen chen I

[20:40] supervisor chen chen I supervisor dorsey dorsey I

[20:44] supervisor fielder fielder I supervisor mahmood mahmood I

[20:49] supervisor maintenance hi amendment I supervisor melgar

[20:53] melgar I supervisor solder solder I supervisor cheryl

[20:59] cheryl either 11 days without objection the resolutions

[21:03] adopted please call item 29 item 29 is a resolution

[21:07] authorizing a grant in the amount of 250,000 from the jane

[21:10] privity fund for the purpose of increasing your per diems to

[21:14] qualifying low income through the b b the jury program from

[21:20] august 1st 2026 through july 31st 2031 I can take this item

[21:24] same house, same call. Without objection the

[21:28] resolution is adopted. Please call 3332 together items

[21:32] 30 through 32 or 3 resolutions to retroactively accept

[21:34] and expend gifts from the epic systems corporation to help low

[21:38] income and at risk populations for the period of july 1st 2025

[21:43] through june 30th 2026. Item 30 authorizes monetary

[21:46] monetary gift and entitled a 2025 utmb safety net grant

[21:51] in the amount of approximately 12.7 thousand item 31

[21:54] authorizes a monetary gift entitled 2025 safety net gift

[21:59] in the amount of 115,000 and item 32 authorizes a

[22:05] monetary gift entitled 2025 unrestricted gift in the amount

[22:10] of 37 37.5 thousand. >> same house, same call.

[22:14] without objection the resolutions are adopted.

[22:17] please call items 33 and 34 together items 33 and 34 two

[22:23] resolutions approving third amendments with resource design

[22:26] interiors for system furniture item 33 increases amount by

[22:31] approximately 1.6 million for a total not to exceed amount of

[22:34] approximately 10.6 million and extending the term by three

[22:37] years for a term of nine years from september 15th 2022

[22:43] september 14th 2029 and item 34 increases the amount by

[22:45] approximately 8.8 million for a total not to exceed amount of

[22:50] approximately 17.8 million and extending the term by three

[22:53] years, three months and 17 days for a term of nine years from

[22:57] january 1st 2021 to june 2nd. Some I mean to december 31st

[23:00] 2029 same house, same call. >> without objection the

[23:06] resolutions are adopted. Please call 35 and 36 together

[23:08] items 35 and 36 are two resolutions retroactively

[23:13] authorizing the department of public health to accept

[23:16] and expend grants in the amount of approximately 1.1 million

[23:20] for a total grant amount of approximately 15.9 million from

[23:23] the centers for disease control and prevention for

[23:27] participation in program and table entitled

[23:30] strengthening std prevention and control for health

[23:31] departments for the period of july january 1st, 2019 to

[23:37] february 28th 2027 and item 36 in the amount of 250,000 from

[23:44] the state of california through essential access health for

[23:47] participation in a program entitled comprehensive sexual

[23:51] and reproductive health program for a term of one year from

[23:54] april 1st, 2026 through march 31st 2027 same house, same call

[23:58] without objection the resolutions are adopted.

[24:03] please call 37. >> item 37 is a resolution

[24:07] approving the recreation and parks department general

[24:08] manager declaration of emergency for emergency

[24:11] dredging at the san francisco marina yacht harbor estimated

[24:14] to cost in excess of 2.5 million.

[24:17] >> same house, same call without objection the

[24:21] resolutions adopted. >> please call 38 and 39

[24:22] together items 38 and 39 or 2 resolutions regarding

[24:26] construction of affordable housing item 38 authorizes each

[24:31] city to acquire the real property located at 758 pacific

[24:35] avenue from new age to housing lp for approximately 2.2

[24:39] million approving a third amend at the third amendment to the

[24:42] loan agreement and the total amount not to exceed

[24:46] approximately 13.7 million enter into a residential ground

[24:49] lease for a term of 75 years in order to construct a 100%

[24:55] affordable 175 unit multifamily rental housing development

[24:59] affordable to low income senior households.

[25:00] approving a commercial groundless with dc new asia

[25:03] commercial llc to lease a portion of 772 pacific for a

[25:08] term of 75 years to construct and operate certain commercial

[25:11] space for community serving purposes and making appropriate

[25:15] findings. And item 39 resolution is a

[25:18] resolution that authorizes mou cd to partially forgive

[25:23] approximately 1.2 million in outstanding rent obligation

[25:29] liens and reduce the monthly base rent to 5000 per month for

[25:30] the main remaining duration of the month to month occupancy to

[25:33] end on september 30th 2026. >> same house, same call

[25:37] without objection the resolutions are adopted.

[25:41] and with that yes, madam clerk we shall go to our 2:30 p.m.

[25:45] special order for people who are here for items later on

[25:49] in the agenda. >> we have a lot of items under

[25:52] our 2:30 p.m. Special order and so that could be it'll

[25:56] definitely be more than an hour .

[26:00] >> madam clerk please call 2:30 p.m. Special order yes our 230

[26:03] special order is the recognition of meritorious

[26:07] service to the city and county of san francisco.

[26:11] >> let's start with the district ten supervisor walton

[26:14] . Thank you.

[26:19] president of colleagues today it is my honor to recognize

[26:23] and celebrate someone who has dedicated an extraordinary 50

[26:27] years of her life to the students, families

[26:31] and communities of san francisco.

[26:32] miss emily wade thompson. Miss wade thompson is a true

[26:45] san francisco native and lifelong product of the san

[26:46] francisco unified school district.

[26:49] she attended smu as the from kindergarten through 12th grade

[26:53] and then went on to earn her degree in elementary education

[26:58] in from san francisco state university.

[26:59] in her master's degree in educational leadership from

[27:02] the university of san francisco ,she has spent her entire

[27:06] career giving back to the various good district that

[27:10] helped shape her over the course of 50 years with sfi

[27:13] usd. Emily served as a teacher,

[27:16] principal and administrator. She spent 15 years in the

[27:20] classroom, 11 years as principal and 24 years as an

[27:24] administrator for 30 of those years.

[27:28] she dedicated herself to dr. George washington carver

[27:31] elementary school first as a teacher and later as a

[27:35] principal. She touched the lives of

[27:38] generations of students and families.

[27:42] >> but emily's impact extends far beyond the walls of any one

[27:46] school. >> for 24 years she served as a

[27:49] supervisor and director of family and community engagement

[27:53] where she worked tirelessly to strengthen the relationships

[27:57] between schools, families and communities.

[28:00] she understood that we invest in families and bring

[28:04] communities to the table. Our students are stronger

[28:08] and our schools are stronger. She also believed deeply

[28:13] in creating opportunities for young people to dream bigger.

[28:16] >> she coached the only elementary school track team

[28:19] and smu sd at the time and organized education

[28:23] and cultural trips that allow students to experience the

[28:26] world. Traveling from paris, france to

[28:28] senegal, taiwan washington dc. Her commitment to service has

[28:35] also been felt throughout our community.

[28:38] for more than 30 years she has been a dedicated member of the

[28:42] san francisco alliance of black school educators serving as

[28:46] president and helping lead important initiatives such as

[28:48] the african american reading day and scholarship programs.

[28:52] for more than 20 years she partnered with the suu kyi

[28:55] foundation to support attendance and student success

[28:59] and baby bonus point schools. And she's supported 28

[29:04] shoestrings pre-k cohort graduations.

[29:08] through her membership and leadership with the better

[29:10] new chapter of the national sorority of phi delta kappa

[29:13] incorporated, she has continued to advance literacy, mentorship

[29:16] and community engagement. And as a lifelong member of

[29:23] first union missionary baptist church, she has remained

[29:25] committed to uplifting families and strengthening the bonds

[29:28] that hold our communities together.

[29:31] >> ms.. Wade thompson your career is a

[29:35] testament to what it means to truly serve.

[29:39] >> you cannot simply work in our schools.

[29:40] you help build community. You didn't simply educate

[29:44] students. You open doors, created

[29:47] opportunities and inspired generations of young people to

[29:50] see what is possible for themselves.

[29:54] 50 years of service is an incredible milestone and your

[29:58] impact can be seen in the students you taught the

[30:02] families you supported, the educators you mentored and the

[30:05] communities you strengthened. It is my privilege to honor you

[30:09] today and celebrate the remarkable legacy you have

[30:13] built right here in san francisco.

[30:14] congratulations ms.. Wade thompson on 50 years of

[30:18] service. We are grateful for you.

[30:21] we celebrate you and we thank you for everything you have

[30:26] given to our city. Enjoy your retirement.

[30:28] >> thank. >> good afternoon.

[30:50] okay. Good afternoon everyone.

[30:54] and to supervisor shimon walton and to everyone that is present

[30:58] it is dede an honor to be here to accept this.

[31:05] I am so humbled. At this very moment.

[31:06] I'm grateful for the 50 years that I have served in the san

[31:10] francisco unified school district on something that I

[31:14] know that I was called to do that I loved and I was very

[31:18] passionate about that of being an educator.

[31:21] I could not have made this journey without some very

[31:26] strategic partners such as the san francisco alliance of black

[31:30] school educators, the first union missionary baptist

[31:34] church, the national sorority of phi to cap inc. Begin a new

[31:38] chapter the sushi foundation the african-american

[31:44] achievement and leadership initiative and of course my

[31:48] family. And I do want to say to

[31:49] supervisor shimon walton thank you for being one of those

[31:53] african-american readers that have come into our community

[31:57] for at least 20 years. >> I really do appreciate that

[32:02] . >> I also wanted to say a

[32:06] special thank you to the bayview hunters point community

[32:10] for having built a relational trust where you allowed me to

[32:18] work with thousands of children in that community

[32:22] and especially the dr. George washington carver academic

[32:26] elementary school where thousands of students have come

[32:29] through that door. And I'm hoping in some way that

[32:31] I nurtured their genius. I would like to leave you with

[32:37] a call to action. >> please do not forget those

[32:42] african-american children that I've worked so hard with

[32:46] and that are still there. If you know that you can help

[32:50] them and you know what you know and you know how to educate

[32:54] them, please do so. Once again, thank you.

[32:57] supervisor sherman walton. >> and thank you for everyone

[33:01] who's present here today. I really do appreciate it.

[33:24] to go over

[34:02] add all right districts. >> 11.

[34:26] supervisor chen. >> may I have mr. Simon

[34:34] tanner's come up to the podium ?

[34:57] >> tolley it's my great honor to recognize to recognize roxy

[35:01] for center chu district 11 institution.

[35:05] as they celebrate their 50th anniversary in this august roxy

[35:11] it's more than a neighborhood market.

[35:12] >> it's a story of immigration's perseverance

[35:15] family and american dream. And then in the 1970s, simon

[35:22] tanner's and his family one of ten siblings immigrated from

[35:26] jordan in search of better futures.

[35:30] like so many immigrants, family who have helped build san

[35:33] francisco, simon began by working long hours in a local

[35:38] supermarket alongside his uncle through work, determination

[35:41] and sacrifices. He and his brother peter

[35:45] realized that their dream of opening roxy for center on san

[35:48] jose avenue in 1975 over the past five decades.

[35:53] roxy has become woven into the fabric of district 11 when a

[35:58] larger grocery store like the safeway closed for the evening.

[36:01] roxy stayed open serving neighbors, workers, family,

[36:08] anyone who was needing a warm milk of friends or a friendly

[36:12] face. >> they carefully selected part

[36:13] out that reflected diversity of our community making everyone

[36:17] feel welcome. Roxy has also been a gathering

[36:21] place for a generation of young people.

[36:25] they have proudly sponsored a local ethic effort like day

[36:28] programs including city college football, riot and high school

[36:32] teams, road and high school sports team and balboa

[36:35] buccaneers found proudly known as many as roxy sports.

[36:40] >> they were filled with trophies and team photos tell

[36:44] the story of business that has always invested in its

[36:47] community. Their generosity extends far

[36:51] beyond the store. Rosie has donated food to

[36:52] countless community drives, participated in neighborhood

[36:58] celebrations such as the 4th of july parade and regularly

[36:59] catered community meeting and public safety event.

[37:06] >> today simon's nephew make proudly carry on the family's

[37:11] legacy as a father of three wonderful children.

[37:15] he represents the next generation of an immigrant's

[37:19] family whose tot work continues to strengthen our city.

[37:22] >> his story reminds us that san francisco and america is

[37:26] built by family who arrives with hope wartime tirelessly

[37:30] give back to their community and create opportunity for the

[37:34] next generations. >> it is also fitting that roxy

[37:38] has become a favorite spot for dedicated officers after

[37:42] ingleside police stations and our firefighters as they

[37:46] say something special that say something special about the

[37:47] welcoming spirits and quality of the roxy has offered to for

[37:54] the last 50 years. Roxy food center is not simply

[37:58] a successful small business industrial ivan.

[37:59] it's also a symbol of american dream a beloved pillar

[38:05] in district 11 and also one of the many immigrants successful

[38:06] story that makes san francisco the extraordinary the

[38:10] extraordinary city that it is today.

[38:13] >> congratulations on 50 incredible years.

[38:16] we thank you simon make and the entire ten years family for

[38:20] your unwavering commitment to our neighborhood and we look

[38:24] forward to celebrating many more milestone together.

[38:27] >> congratulation. Thank you.

[38:35] >> good afternoon, everyone. My name is simon tanase.

[38:39] I I'm really honored and privileged to receive this

[38:46] recognition on behalf of my roxy family.

[38:51] my nephew mick and his brother in law mike.

[38:58] his wife sienna and mike's wives my hero and their family.

[39:05] I'd also like to recognize my brother peter to thank him for

[39:10] all the hard work and his wife beth mercy and over there

[39:14] and we are honored to be part of the mission terrorists

[39:20] neighborhood for the last 51 years.

[39:26] and it is been a privilege and a blessing to be part of

[39:30] that neighborhood that the customer is the neighbors, the

[39:35] mission terrorists association led by david hooper and his

[39:39] wife lisa here in a big part of the roxy success and you know I

[39:50] like to think also of ingleside police station for all the

[39:54] protection they gave us over the years.

[39:57] all the schools in the area there are countless including

[40:00] city college. We have been blessed.

[40:04] and thank you so much supervisor chen for bringing us

[40:08] to this point here. Thank you so much.

[40:12] >> thank you everyone. Have a good afternoon.

[40:21] >> okay, so here you can use the

[41:07] one district one supervisor chan.

[41:33] >> thank you. Cousin random and I first want

[41:37] to thank supervisor dorsey for really like just say the

[41:41] resolution celebrating the afghan-american heritage month

[41:45] and that I'm so honored to co-sponsor.

[41:48] >> but I also want to thank supervisors dorsey's a mohandas

[41:51] peabody for organizing all of us and I'm so humble through

[41:56] this ability that we together can honor the next generation

[42:04] and our young and also all afghan-american leaders in the

[42:08] community and through the recognition.

[42:09] >> so thank you so much for your work.

[42:11] it is my privilege and honor today that I get to honor rabbi

[42:19] maha didi who is a native san franciscans and whose

[42:23] profession and personal commitment reflect his deep

[42:28] dedication to our city and our communities.

[42:31] rabbi has remained devoted to the continued growth

[42:35] and success of our city that he proudly calls home.

[42:39] >> his commitment to san francisco is reflected not only

[42:43] in his professional achievements but also in his

[42:47] dedication to supporting the people, businesses

[42:50] and communities that contribute to our city's vibrant

[42:54] characters. >> through his work as an

[42:56] attorney, entrepreneur and community member, robbie

[42:59] continues to embody the spirit of service, leadership

[43:04] and civic pride that defines san francisco.

[43:07] >> robbie is a labor and employment attorney with

[43:11] nearly a decade of legal shakespearean.

[43:14] and he currently serves as an associate attorney at ogletree

[43:19] deakins where he focuses exclusively on litigation

[43:23] and representing employers in complex workplace matters.

[43:29] robbie earned his bachelor of arts in political science from

[43:34] chapman university and his juris doctor from ohio naughton

[43:38] university. >> pettit college of law.

[43:41] beyond his legal practice robbie has is a partner with

[43:46] prickly and natural hydration company powered by prickly

[43:50] pear. >> charisse water he has helped

[43:54] grow the brand from an emerging start up into a nationally

[43:57] recognized company that is carrying more than 3000 retail

[44:02] locations across the united states.

[44:06] demonstrating his passion for supporting local

[44:10] entrepreneurship and contributing to san

[44:11] francisco's thriving business community community service has

[44:17] also been an important part of his life for the past 22 years.

[44:20] he has participated in relay for life organizing fundraising

[44:24] effort in honor of a close family friend who lost his

[44:27] battle with cancer. He also volunteers as a mentor

[44:32] for golden gate universe at his mock trial competitions helping

[44:36] aspiring attorneys strengthen their advocacy and courtroom

[44:40] skills. In addition, he volunteers at

[44:44] his local mosque supporting community outreach initiatives,

[44:47] youth mentorship programs, charitable efforts and service

[44:51] project to assist families throughout the bay area.

[44:55] >> so clearly he does not sleep through his legal career.

[44:58] >> entrepreneurial efforts and lifelong connection to san

[45:03] francisco robbie continues to contribute his skills,

[45:07] leadership and passion to the city and communities that have

[45:10] shaped him. >> and I'm so proud and so

[45:14] humble to recognize his contribution here today and the

[45:18] floor. >> thank you so much.

[45:19] thank you. President mando man board of

[45:22] supervisors and a special thanks again to you.

[45:23] supervisor connie chen for this incredible honor.

[45:26] I'm truly humbled and grateful to receive the commendation

[45:32] from district one. I remember being a kid looking

[45:33] up at the tall buildings in the city and thinking to myself

[45:38] that one day you know I want to be in one of those buildings

[45:42] doing something that matters. San francisco lit that fire

[45:46] in me. It gave me something to reach

[45:48] for and it inspired me to dream big.

[45:52] and to be standing here today recognized by this incredible

[45:53] community is something I will carry for the rest of my life.

[45:57] >> as a labor and employment attorney at ogletree deakins

[46:01] I've had the privilege dedicating nearly a decade of

[46:04] my life of my career to advocacy and problem solving,

[46:08] helping organizations of all sizes navigate complex

[46:12] challenges. Every day I get to do work I

[46:16] love right here in the city I love.

[46:19] that combination is something I never take for granted.

[46:22] and beyond the courtroom I've been fortunate enough to

[46:24] channel my entrepreneurial spirit into a better for you

[46:31] beverage company that makes natural hydration drinks from

[46:34] real fruit instead of artificial ingredients.

[46:37] >> and we have them here in many stores here in our very

[46:43] own san francisco. And it all started with that

[46:46] same hustle, creativity and determination to the city

[46:49] instilled in all of us. And at the end of the day

[46:53] everything comes back to san francisco.

[46:56] whether it's the law to entrepreneurship or simply

[46:58] showing up for the people around me, the city is what

[47:01] drives me. The people, the neighborhoods,

[47:04] the businesses, the culture. >> there's a heartbeat here

[47:08] like nowhere else and I feel it every single day.

[47:09] I'm so proud to be part of this community and lift each other

[47:12] up and never stop striving to make the city better for

[47:15] everyone else. >> I want to thank my family

[47:19] especially my wife who thinks I work too much.

[47:22] my colleagues and everyone else who has supported me along the

[47:24] way. I promise to keep working hard

[47:26] to keep serving this incredible city and to keep making san

[47:29] francisco proud. >> thank you so much.

[47:55] >> let's take one more. Let's take one district two

[48:15] supervisor cheryl. Thank you president mantel min

[48:20] and colleagues, thank you all for joining for afghan-american

[48:23] heritage month this month. I am extremely grateful

[48:28] and honored to commend zarina yousafzai from the union square

[48:35] alliance. Zarina thank you so much for

[48:36] being here and more importantly thank you for being you know

[48:40] zarina was born and raised in fremont, the afghan

[48:43] immigrant parents who instilled in her a strong commitment to

[48:46] education, hard work and community service.

[48:50] she carried those values with her to uc irvine where she

[48:51] earned her degree in political science in 2018.

[48:54] and since 2019 sareen has built her career here in san

[48:57] francisco at the union square alliance where she now serves

[49:01] as finance and human resources supervisor overseeing the

[49:04] organization's financial human resources and administrative

[49:08] operations. In this role she has

[49:09] demonstrated remarkable leadership and resilience

[49:12] in fields where women and women of color remain

[49:15] underrepresented. Zarina also plays an important

[49:19] role in advancing the union square alliance's mission to

[49:21] support san francisco's downtown recovery.

[49:24] she has helped manage grant funding from the office of

[49:27] economic and workforce development delivering public

[49:29] activations concert series safety initiatives

[49:32] and community programing. >> this work has been

[49:35] instrumental in revitalizing union square, bringing

[49:36] residents workers visitors back to the area and revitalizing

[49:39] san francisco as a whole. But beyond her professional

[49:43] accomplishments, serena is deeply committed to uplifting

[49:47] her community. She volunteers at al sabeel

[49:50] masjid nurul islam mosque on jones street where she assists

[49:54] afghan families and she mentors young women in their

[49:58] educational and career pursuits.

[49:59] >> zarina, thank you for all that you have contributed to

[50:02] san francisco and the community.

[50:03] >> your story reflects the broader contributions that

[50:06] african americans have made to san francisco.

[50:09] contributions rooted in service perseverance and a dedication

[50:14] to uplifting others. Today we recognize you for your

[50:18] leadership, your professional excellence and most of all your

[50:21] commitment to this community. Zarina congratulations and the

[50:23] floor is yours. Thank.

[50:31] >> thank you so much. Thank you, supervisor cheryl.

[50:32] it means a lot to me and thank you to the board of supervisors

[50:36] for this commendation. In honor of afghan-american

[50:40] heritage month it is truly an honor to be here today.

[50:43] I also want to extend a special thank you to manas abidi for

[50:47] recommending me for this recognition.

[50:48] I'm grateful our paths cross while serving this incredible

[50:51] city. Your commitment to uplifting

[50:55] our afghan community inspires me deeply and I'm honored to

[50:59] stand here today because of your support.

[51:00] >> my afghan community is the core of who I am.

[51:04] I was born and raised in fremont.

[51:07] as mentioned by supervisor cheryl.

[51:10] known to many as little kabul where thousands of afghans

[51:14] including my parents found refuge in the 1980s.

[51:15] I carry that history with me every day.

[51:18] it reminds me of the resilience our community has shown

[51:22] and motivates me to serve especially our youth and our

[51:26] young afghan women who deserve to see what is possible.

[51:29] >> my parents inspire me every day.

[51:33] >> their sacrifice, strength and belief in education

[51:37] and hard work are the foundation of everything I do.

[51:38] I would not be standing here without them.

[51:41] like so many children of immigrants, I am here because

[51:46] of the opportunities they work so hard to create and I believe

[51:49] it is our responsibility to inspire the next generation

[51:54] through education, civic engagement and community

[51:56] involvement. >> being recognized in the city

[52:00] I love means so much. San francisco is a huge part of

[52:04] my story. I am proud to work for the

[52:05] union square alliance and contribute to its mission

[52:08] alongside an incredible team that has provided me with

[52:12] countless opportunities and countless opportunities to

[52:16] grow both personally and professionally.

[52:17] growing up san francisco was always a place I dreamed of

[52:21] being and I'm grateful to now serve and give back to this

[52:24] city. They say if you love what you

[52:25] do you never work a day in your life.

[52:28] and that's exactly how it feels.

[52:31] this commendation is not a purchase, a personal honor.

[52:33] it's a recognition of the african american community our

[52:36] history, our contributions and our future.

[52:40] it celebrates those who came before us and those who will

[52:41] come after us. I did I did not take this

[52:45] commendation lately I am deeply grateful to be commended during

[52:51] a month that celebrates african americans and their

[52:52] contributions to the city and county of san francisco.

[52:54] >> thank you

[53:26] . >> district three supervisor

[53:28] sauter thank you president gentlemen.

[53:31] colleagues today I'm happy to introduce sara for rosie

[53:35] in honor of afghan-american heritage month.

[53:36] sara please come up and join us .

[53:41] sara for rosie is an immigration lawyer at the san

[53:46] francisco office of fragment. Ray bernsen and lowy llp

[53:49] located in district three. Her journey in san francisco

[53:53] started at usf law school in 2017 where she obtained her

[54:00] j.d. In 2020 and for the past nine years sara has witnessed

[54:04] firsthand san francisco's vibrant culture entrepreneurial

[54:07] spirit and deep rooted immigrant heritage.

[54:08] >> through her work she actively protects

[54:12] and strengthens these attributes every day by helping

[54:16] immigrants build their future here in san francisco.

[54:17] >> she is ensuring that our city continues to be a hub for

[54:20] innovation and genomic growth. Her work also enriches san

[54:24] francisco's cultural fabric by helping individuals

[54:27] and families build new lives, establish lasting roots

[54:31] and contribute their unique perspectives, traditions

[54:35] and talents. As a bilingual attorney fluent

[54:38] in english and farsi, sara brings a valuable cultural

[54:42] perspective to her practice representing the immeasurable

[54:43] contribution ins and resilience of african americans in the

[54:47] legal profession and beyond. Her involvement and leadership

[54:51] in celebrating afghan-american heritage is a reflection of her

[54:56] belief in promoting the stories of those who chose to call this

[55:00] city home. And as we honor sara's work

[55:03] and prepare to celebrate afghan-american heritage month

[55:07] in august, this is a moment to recommit to the work of making

[55:10] sure our city is a place that welcomes and protects

[55:14] immigrants, values their contributions and recognizes

[55:17] the vital role they play in shaping our city's future.

[55:21] so sara, thank you again for being an inspiring

[55:25] representative of the african american community and for

[55:29] helping san francisco be a stronger and more inclusive

[55:32] city. >> and I now welcome you to

[55:33] share a few words. Thank you.

[55:34] supervisor san. >> good afternoon everyone.

[55:44] >> I am deeply honored and grateful to receive this

[55:45] recognition from the city and county of san francisco.

[55:49] I would like to begin by extending my sincere thanks to

[55:53] board president madeline. The members of the board of

[55:59] supervisors and especially supervisor sauter and menard's

[56:03] anybody for this incredible recognition.

[56:06] >> thank you for your leadership, your service to the

[56:10] city and your commitment to celebrating the diverse

[56:13] communities that make san francisco such a special place.

[56:17] I would also like to acknowledge how meaningful this

[56:21] moment is because it comes as the board prepares to pass a

[56:25] resolution today recognizing august as afghan-american

[56:28] heritage month. As an afghan-american woman

[56:32] receiving this recognition at a time when our community's

[56:36] contributions, stories and history are being formally

[56:40] recognized by the city of san francisco makes us honor even

[56:44] more profound it serves as a reminder of how far our

[56:48] community has come and the countless individuals whose

[56:53] resilience, perseverance and service have helped shape

[56:57] the city we all call home. For the past nine years san

[57:00] francisco has been my home. It is where I attended the

[57:04] university of san francisco where I built my career where I

[57:08] found community lifelong friendships and where I have

[57:11] grown both personally and professionally.

[57:14] this city welcomes me, challenges me and inspires me

[57:18] to give back in ways that I never imagined.

[57:20] today I have the privilege of serving as an immigration

[57:24] attorney. Every day I work alongside

[57:27] individuals and families who are pursuing new futures.

[57:31] excuse me new beginnings seeking opportunity

[57:35] and building their futures in this country.

[57:38] through that work I am constantly reminded of the

[57:39] determination and hope that immigrants bring to our

[57:43] communities. As the daughter of immigrants

[57:46] and as someone whose own life has been shaped by those

[57:49] values, it is an honor to help others navigate their own

[57:53] journeys and contribute to the fabric of this city and country

[57:56] . >> I would like to recognize my

[57:58] partner bregman who is here today.

[58:01] thank you rachel for your mentorship and support.

[58:04] I am grateful to work alongside such dedicated and talented

[58:08] professionals and this recognition is not mine alone.

[58:11] to my parents thank you for your sacrifices, perseverance

[58:16] and unwavering belief in the power of education, hard work

[58:19] and service. Everything I have accomplished

[58:20] stands on the foundation you built for me.

[58:24] to my mom especially thank you for being my greatest supporter

[58:28] and constant source of strength .

[58:31] and to my husband thank you for your unwavering support,

[58:35] encouragement, love and partnership.

[58:36] I am so grateful to share this moment with you and our

[58:40] daughter. Lastly, I would like to close

[58:43] with an afghan proverb. >> excuse my farsi.

[58:50] cataract. Cataract jamychal.

[58:53] one got a tattoo on me shot. This means drop by drop of

[58:58] river cross into the sea. To me this reflects the spirit

[59:02] of san francisco. Every act of service, every

[59:06] opportunity extended to another person and every contribution

[59:10] to our community may seem small on its own but together they

[59:14] create something extraordinary. Thank you again for this

[59:18] incredible honor. It is a privilege to call san

[59:22] francisco my home and I am deeply grateful to be

[59:23] recognized by the city that has given me so much.

[59:26] >> thank you

[1:00:29] . >> all right.

[1:00:37] >> district four supervisor wong.

[1:00:44] >> good afternoon, colleagues. May have park and rec.

[1:00:47] >> come join us up here. Hello.

[1:00:51] >> good afternoon, colleagues. In celebration of park

[1:00:56] and recreation month. I'm pleased to honor the

[1:00:59] dedicated employees of the san francisco recreation and park

[1:01:03] department whose hard work makes our parks and open spaces

[1:01:07] some of the greatest assets in our city.

[1:01:08] district four is home to some of the city's most iconic parks

[1:01:11] and open spaces. Whether it's children playing

[1:01:14] at a neighborhood playground, families gathering for a

[1:01:18] picnic. Athletes competing on our ball

[1:01:19] fields or residents simply enjoying the outdoors.

[1:01:22] these spaces enrich our daily lives.

[1:01:25] none of this would be possible without the hardworking park

[1:01:27] recreation and park employees who care for them every single

[1:01:31] day. I'd like to recognize several

[1:01:34] members of the rec and park department who have joined us

[1:01:36] today. There's general manager sarah

[1:01:38] medland and policy and public affairs manager jack avery.

[1:01:41] >> thank you for your leadership and everything you

[1:01:43] do for our city. >> today I'm honored to

[1:01:45] recognize two outstanding members of the department nick

[1:01:49] borgerson and park service member and brandon o'keefe.

[1:01:56] >> gardner captain. Nick serves as the park

[1:02:04] services manager for service area for overseeing more than a

[1:02:08] thousand acres of parkland across nearly all of district

[1:02:10] four. For more than 14 years he has

[1:02:11] led gardening and custodial teams working closely with

[1:02:15] residents support countless community events and ensured

[1:02:19] our parks and rec facilities remain in outstanding

[1:02:22] condition. His leadership has been

[1:02:22] instrumental in successfully managing our parks through four

[1:02:27] stern grove festival seasons including the challenging years

[1:02:30] following the severe winter storms and in maintaining

[1:02:34] premier athletic fields throughout the district while

[1:02:35] helping deliver the new stern grove playground.

[1:02:41] brennan serves as the gardener captain for the stern grove

[1:02:42] complex caring for stern grove pine lake park.

[1:02:47] parkside square. Mcalpin park, carlson park

[1:02:50] and several surrounding neighborhood parks.

[1:02:53] during his nearly 12 years with the department, he has advanced

[1:02:55] from apprentice gardener to gardener captain bringing

[1:02:58] remarkable skill and pride to every park he has served.

[1:03:01] one of his proudest achievements was leading the

[1:03:05] landscape restoration of sterling grove's east meadow

[1:03:08] following the devastating winter storms helping restore

[1:03:10] his beloved community's space for concerts, weddings, picnics

[1:03:17] and countless neighborhood gatherings.

[1:03:18] while we're recognizing nick and brennan today they

[1:03:21] represent the hundreds of dedicated recreation and park

[1:03:25] employees who work behind the scenes every day from gardeners

[1:03:29] and custodians to maintenance crews, recreation leaders

[1:03:32] and supervisors. Your dedication keeps our parks

[1:03:33] beautiful. Our facilities welcoming

[1:03:36] and our neighborhoods thriving on behalf of the residents of

[1:03:40] district four, thank you for everything you and your team do

[1:03:42] to serve our communities. Now would like to give you a

[1:03:45] floor to say a few things. Thank you and thank you to the

[1:03:51] board for the recognition and the honor of which I'm

[1:03:55] really proud. On behalf of my team both

[1:03:58] gardening and custodial to accept it's it's really quite

[1:04:03] an honor. As parks services manager I'm

[1:04:06] incredibly thankful for the fantastic and committed staff

[1:04:10] we have over in district four. Together we manage as you

[1:04:15] mentioned 11 parks and complex sports complexes just within

[1:04:19] district four. I have to pause and say one of

[1:04:21] the one of the great joys I have with and working with

[1:04:25] parks is the amazing team that I work with towards the the

[1:04:29] beneficial maintenance of all of those unique parks

[1:04:34] in district four and throughout the city.

[1:04:36] if you think about it, each park is is a very unique little

[1:04:40] gem and so unique are the communities that surround each

[1:04:44] each park so each one is vastly different from the next and so

[1:04:47] the parks there serve those local communities and it's just

[1:04:51] nice to be part of that whole process to provide some oxygen

[1:04:56] to you know, this this this area that can seem a little bit

[1:05:02] 9 to 5 for for a lot of folks. So just a I also wanted to

[1:05:10] mention that our sfr pd team devalues its role in working

[1:05:14] towards the maintenance here aspects and that's in providing

[1:05:18] beautiful active spaces for our diverse community.

[1:05:22] thank you for recognizing the hard work and efforts of our

[1:05:26] humble team. >> appreciate it.

[1:05:43] even though you get district five supervisor mahmood.

[1:06:11] >> colleagues today it is my honor during an african

[1:06:16] american heritage month for the upcoming month of august to

[1:06:20] recognize william husseini, the assistant u.s. Attorney whose

[1:06:23] career has been defined by extorting very commitment to

[1:06:27] public service and to protecting our communities a

[1:06:30] courageous alum has spent the past 13 years as a federal

[1:06:41] prosecutor since returning home to the bay area in 2022.

[1:06:44] she has served in the northern district of california where

[1:06:47] she worked on corporate fraud matters, violent crime and drug

[1:06:51] trafficking cases affecting neighborhoods within san

[1:06:52] francisco including the tenderloin.

[1:06:55] >> she was born in kabul, afghanistan and came to fremont

[1:06:59] as a child after her family immigrated to the united states

[1:07:02] . Like so many afghan families

[1:07:03] who made their east bay their home, they became part of

[1:07:07] fremont's vibrant afghan american community helping

[1:07:11] build the neighborhood while creating opportunities for the

[1:07:12] next generation. >> she went on to earn both her

[1:07:16] undergraduate degree and law degree from uc berkeley for

[1:07:19] clerking for a federal judge in miami at both the district

[1:07:23] court and 11th circuit court of appeals.

[1:07:26] although she had the opportunity to remain

[1:07:27] in private practice, elam chose a career in public service.

[1:07:31] she joined the u.s. Attorney's office in miami.

[1:07:34] prosecuting cases and violence involving violent crime, child

[1:07:38] exploitation, fraud, civil rights, public corruption

[1:07:41] and drug trafficking. In 2022 she returned to the bay

[1:07:45] area to continue that work here at home.

[1:07:46] >> her recent jury trials in san francisco involve the

[1:07:49] human trafficking of a young minor and a murder for hire

[1:07:52] prosecution representing some of the most difficult cases.

[1:07:55] >> our justice system is called upon to handle.

[1:07:59] >> throughout her career, elam has approached this work with

[1:08:01] conviction and responsibility rooted in protecting

[1:08:03] and serving our most vulnerable communities.

[1:08:07] >> she has worked to protect victims, uphold the rule of law

[1:08:11] and help keep our communities safe.

[1:08:12] >> this is especially meaningful to recognize.

[1:08:16] elam during a fine american heritage month because this

[1:08:17] month of august gives us the opportunity to celebrate the

[1:08:20] generations of afghan americans who have strengthened our city

[1:08:24] and our country through our public service.

[1:08:27] entrepreneurship, education and community leadership.

[1:08:28] >> holmes career reflects that legacy and stands as an example

[1:08:32] of what is possible for young african americans growing up

[1:08:35] here in the bay area. >> recently I also learned that

[1:08:39] elam is the cousin of author charlotte for any who's work

[1:08:42] many millions of readers may know to afghan's history and to

[1:08:46] the resilience of its people through the book kite runner.

[1:08:50] my as you may not know but one of the last memories I have of

[1:08:54] my grandmother was watching the kite runner when it was playing

[1:08:57] on broadway in new york and it's a memory I will

[1:09:01] cherish for the many years now that she has passed.

[1:09:04] >> so hamm, thank you for your service to the people of san

[1:09:06] francisco and for representing the very best of our

[1:09:08] afghan-american community. >> the floor is yours.

[1:09:18] >> thank you. President amendment board

[1:09:19] supervisor and a special thank you to supervisor mahmood.

[1:09:23] I'm incredibly grateful for this recognition and my afghan

[1:09:26] heritage is a big part of who I am.

[1:09:27] my family immigrated to fremont when I was ten years old.

[1:09:31] my earliest memory as a child or from growing up

[1:09:35] in afghanistan and my first memories of immigrating to this

[1:09:38] country involve how warmly the community in fremont welcomed

[1:09:41] my family. And it's not just the community

[1:09:44] in fremont but the bay area in general and that became my

[1:09:48] home. >> and it is a beautiful place

[1:09:49] to live especially as an immigrant.

[1:09:53] >> I'm thankful for the community we have built.

[1:09:54] a big part of why I chose a career in public service is to

[1:09:57] serve the people who welcomed me and my family to this

[1:10:01] country. I've had the privilege of

[1:10:04] working with law enforcement partners and officials to make

[1:10:07] the tenderloin a safer a safer place to live and work.

[1:10:11] I want to thank all those partners for the work we've

[1:10:13] done together and also have special note thank you to

[1:10:16] mahnaz abadi for her tireless efforts in working to bring

[1:10:19] people together for the betterment of our community.

[1:10:23] on a personal level I want to dedicate this to my mom who is

[1:10:26] here today. Mom, I'm amazed by your

[1:10:27] sacrifices and grateful for your support.

[1:10:31] you are the smartest and strongest person that I

[1:10:34] know. And finally as a mom myself, I

[1:10:35] want to call out my beautiful children zane and perry.

[1:10:38] I love you both. Thank you again.

[1:10:41] >> I really appreciate this opportunity and district six

[1:11:10] supervisor dorsey thank you president mandelbaum.

[1:11:14] colleagues, it is my distinct honor to recognize an

[1:11:18] exceptional public servant whose life and career embody

[1:11:20] the very best of san francisco's values resilience,

[1:11:26] opportunity, integrity and an unwavering commitment to

[1:11:27] serving others. I'm proud to honor joseph as

[1:11:30] the mayor lurie's assistant chief for public safety joseph

[1:11:41] joseph story begins like so many great san franciscans

[1:11:42] stories do with a family seeking refuge and finding a

[1:11:46] home. In the early 1980s his family

[1:11:49] arrived in san francisco as afghan refugees seeking safety,

[1:11:53] stability and the opportunity to build a better future.

[1:11:57] they settled near silver avenue and sweeney street in a

[1:12:00] community that welcomed them with compassion and hope.

[1:12:02] >> joseph says that san francisco gave his family

[1:12:05] everything opportunity, security and a future and he

[1:12:09] has spent his career admirably repaying that gift through a

[1:12:12] lifetime dedicated to protecting and serving the

[1:12:16] people of this city. That calling led him to the san

[1:12:19] francisco police department where he broke new ground as

[1:12:22] the first afghan police officer promoted to the rank of

[1:12:24] sergeant and was a speedy colleague of mine for a time.

[1:12:27] over the course of his distinguished career he served

[1:12:30] honorably and well in the mission southern tenderloin

[1:12:34] and northern police districts earning the respect of

[1:12:35] colleagues and communities alike.

[1:12:38] joseph understood that true public safety isn't achieved

[1:12:42] solely by enforcing the law but by earning trust and building

[1:12:45] meaningful relationships with the community he was sworn to

[1:12:47] protect. He worked tirelessly to

[1:12:50] strengthen partnerships between law enforcement and our diverse

[1:12:53] communities approaching every interaction with fairness,

[1:12:57] empathy and with respect. When medical challenges brought

[1:13:01] his police career to an unexpected close, joseph

[1:13:02] continued his commitment to service in the private sector

[1:13:06] with the san francisco 49 ers organization.

[1:13:08] and when the opportunity arose once again to serve the city

[1:13:12] and county of san francisco, he answered that call without

[1:13:15] hesitation. Today as assistant chief for

[1:13:16] public safety and mayor lurie's administration he continues to

[1:13:20] advance initiatives that strengthen public safety

[1:13:24] and foster collaboration across our city.

[1:13:27] what makes joseph's career so truly remarkable isn't simply

[1:13:31] the positions he has held but the values that have guided him

[1:13:32] through every chapter of his service.

[1:13:35] humility, integrity, compassion and an enduring belief that

[1:13:39] public safety is both a privilege and a responsibility

[1:13:42] . Joseph, on behalf of the san

[1:13:43] francisco board of supervisors and the people of san

[1:13:47] francisco, thank you for your decades of service, your

[1:13:50] principled leadership and your unwavering commitment to our

[1:13:51] city's diverse communities. As we prepare to celebrate

[1:13:54] afghan-american heritage month in a few days, it is our

[1:13:58] privilege to recognize you for your contributions and to

[1:14:02] express our gratitude for all that you do and all that you

[1:14:05] have done for the city we love. >> congratulations.

[1:14:15] and I have to leave. But before you speak,

[1:14:23] supervisor mahmood yosef yosef ,you have made one the most

[1:14:34] profound impacts in my career and the first two years of

[1:14:38] office. >> I remember that weekend

[1:14:42] in september where there was an increase in youth violence

[1:14:46] in the tenderloin. And you and I had a call

[1:14:50] and you said let's go on a walk.

[1:14:53] and we walked down leavenworth and it was like walking down

[1:15:00] history memory lane because every block you told me the

[1:15:04] story of who was there, how long they've been there

[1:15:09] different demographics, different races.

[1:15:12] every block was a different community, a different

[1:15:17] challenge and a different element of hope.

[1:15:18] and I remember when we got I think to leavenworth and eddie

[1:15:23] a group of 20 kids runs up there weren't kids anymore but

[1:15:27] probably young, young early 20s and they run up to you.

[1:15:30] I don't think you'd seen them in years.

[1:15:34] and one of them says uncle yosef, I just got a job.

[1:15:35] >> and you showed me how these were people that you knew as

[1:15:42] kids from your days in community policing.

[1:15:46] and I don't know what lesson you were trying to teach me

[1:15:50] that day but I came away with like 50 lessons.

[1:15:55] >> and it showed me the power of community policing, the

[1:15:56] profound relationships you formed with the neighborhood

[1:16:03] and that on that day four years prior and the impact that that

[1:16:07] has had for years and years to come and that impact I think

[1:16:14] has led to permanently shaping a future for this neighborhood

[1:16:19] where for the first time in years we're investing

[1:16:26] in community policing again in the tenderloin for the first

[1:16:29] time in years we're taking a focus on the youth and actually

[1:16:30] elevating their stories because of you we are now creating the

[1:16:37] first youth violence prevention program which I see squalor as

[1:16:41] guys are behind you. >> we want to rise with the

[1:16:48] united players and and it just shows how one person namely you

[1:17:03] can make a huge difference. And mayor lurie picking you was

[1:17:08] one of your best choices for the neighborhood band like it

[1:17:13] was like if you were not in this position the tenderloin

[1:17:16] would not be in the recovery that it's in today.

[1:17:19] and I have permanently learned so much from you that I will

[1:17:27] never forget. We have many years to go but I

[1:17:30] I'm so grateful for being able to partner with you and for

[1:17:34] teaching me so much on how to turn this neighborhood around.

[1:17:36] and really excited and really great choice.

[1:17:39] I'm really bummed it wasn't mine.

[1:17:40] so big. >> congrats yosef.

[1:17:43] thank you so much for sharing that comment.

[1:17:49] yosef I should acknowledge that your boss mayor lurie has

[1:17:54] entered the chamber. >> mayor larry if you would

[1:17:55] like to say anything please come up.

[1:17:58] >> okay. Supervisor mahmood that was

[1:18:01] really poignant and I appreciate it and he deserves

[1:18:05] every single word of it. I just wanted to stop by

[1:18:12] and say I've known what do I call you mr. Izzy yosef for a

[1:18:17] very long time now. His brother and his sister are

[1:18:21] here who are dear friends. And when you go into jobs like

[1:18:25] this you want people that are going to go all in with you.

[1:18:33] and this is a tough position that you're in challenging one

[1:18:39] you and and stephen betts and you all have just gone all

[1:18:43] in with your your soul and your heart.

[1:18:47] and and I talk to you at midnight.

[1:18:51] I talk to you at 6 a.m.. You are always on and you care

[1:18:54] so deeply about this city. You care deeply about the t l

[1:18:58] but you care deeply about every single part of this city.

[1:19:02] you want our youth to have opportunities and you're

[1:19:06] fighting for it every day in this position.

[1:19:07] and you come from the law enforcement side but your heart

[1:19:11] is in the community building side which I think is so

[1:19:15] incredibly unique. And we need more of that

[1:19:19] in this city. And so it's I'm so grateful to

[1:19:23] the supervisors for honoring I know yosef azeem.

[1:19:26] he's a dear friend. But I'm glad that the whole

[1:19:30] city gets to see a true champion of san francisco doing

[1:19:37] the work every single day. Your two children, your wife,

[1:19:41] your brother, your sister, your parents I know are incredibly

[1:19:45] proud of you as am I. >> so thanks for all your work

[1:19:49] on behalf of the city and county of san francisco.

[1:19:59] >> all right. Thank you.

[1:20:00] the presidency president, mandolin and board.

[1:20:03] I'm truly grateful. I also want to thank

[1:20:07] mayor lurie or chief of public safety steven betts, my

[1:20:11] counterpart and the guy that truly puts in all the work with

[1:20:14] me. My teammates across our city

[1:20:15] departments chieftain chrisman sheriff miyamoto, chief

[1:20:19] clinical lieutenant dave gough you know you guys are working

[1:20:22] with us every single day making things happen.

[1:20:26] and I can't thank you enough. Most importantly, you know my

[1:20:30] family, my wife nicole, my kids luciano joseph jr.

[1:20:33] and my brother tarek azeem. Dina and my mom and my uncle

[1:20:37] tony for always supporting me. I always have big dreams, big

[1:20:41] goals and they've never told me I can't do them.

[1:20:44] >> they always say go harder, go bigger.

[1:20:46] and even when I do go you've got to go even harder next time

[1:20:48] . So they're never it's never

[1:20:49] enough. You got to keep going.

[1:20:50] so I generally thank you for for for doing that and really

[1:20:53] the commute organizations I mean you got howard we got

[1:20:57] rudy, we got the squad, we got vip united players.

[1:21:00] I mean it's been over close to 15 years.

[1:21:01] I've been working with these guys day in and day out

[1:21:04] and just like the mayor said, I'm on the phone with howard at

[1:21:07] four in the morning, six in the morning with these guys.

[1:21:09] answer the call. They show up.

[1:21:11] it's really not me doing the work.

[1:21:12] it's honestly them doing the work and I'm just the guy

[1:21:14] that's conveying the messaging .

[1:21:15] so thank you all. This is really your award, not

[1:21:16] mine. So thank you.

[1:21:19] sincerely. You know, our family's journey

[1:21:23] began about 40 years ago when my parents arrived as refugees

[1:21:26] with nothing but hope. And my mother taught me that no

[1:21:30] matter how hard life gets, you always take care of your

[1:21:33] community and in return your community will take care of you

[1:21:36] . And why I say that was because

[1:21:37] she as a mother of three children my father had some

[1:21:41] severe health mental health issues and she never gave up on

[1:21:45] him. She continued to care for him

[1:21:48] and you know she would still help other people.

[1:21:52] and I would always say mom, you're struggling but you're

[1:21:53] helping other people. And she would always say you

[1:21:56] have to keep helping people. And that lesson just stuck with

[1:22:00] me. Know I didn't understand it but

[1:22:01] I saw it and that's why it's kind of ingrained in me now

[1:22:04] and I just do it naturally because I watched her do it.

[1:22:06] >> and you know, I hope she's proud.

[1:22:07] I hope you're proud, mom. They are able to see this

[1:22:10] today. >> this is really about you

[1:22:11] know, not I again but I could tell you guys you know, I get a

[1:22:15] little emotional even talking about the san francisco police

[1:22:17] uniform was the greatest honor of my life.

[1:22:21] the way it ended wasn't on my terms of course, because of

[1:22:22] some health issues. But being able to come back

[1:22:25] in this role is so special for me and just to be able to work

[1:22:30] with these people again and do what I do from the bottom of my

[1:22:32] heart there's nothing great on this road.

[1:22:33] I mean when this ends I've accomplished my mission

[1:22:37] in life. >> I'm happy to be here, happy

[1:22:40] to do what I could with you guys.

[1:22:43] you know, again, I can't thank you guys enough.

[1:22:47] supervisor dorsey, you're the best.

[1:22:48] I appreciate you very much. A great partner.

[1:22:50] >> I can't do this without a group like this and one of us

[1:22:55] you're doing phenomenal work. So again, thank you from the

[1:22:58] bottom my heart. >> thank you to see the whole

[1:23:33] family well take of her twin. Okay.

[1:24:11] got it. Let's take some

[1:25:34] . >> and next up, district seven

[1:25:38] supervisor melgar. >> thank you, president

[1:25:41] colleagues, it is great. >> on with a great honor that

[1:25:46] disability pride month we will be presenting a special

[1:25:49] commendation to the pomeroy recreation and rehabilitation

[1:25:53] center. >> if you could come up please

[1:26:00] . >> you too, david.

[1:26:01] well, I located on the outer edge of san francisco a

[1:26:07] district seven. The pomeroy center has served

[1:26:08] at san francisco's disability community for more than 70

[1:26:14] years. Next year will mark the

[1:26:15] center's 75th anniversary. >> and it is it's probably

[1:26:23] lesser known than the pomeroy center but it is actually owned

[1:26:27] by the city and the land is through the public utilities

[1:26:28] commission. The pomeroy center was founded

[1:26:31] by janet pomeroy in 1952 at a time when many individuals with

[1:26:38] disabilities were excluded from society and community life

[1:26:42] and often institutionalized. >> in founding the center,

[1:26:47] janet pomeroy aimed to meet community needs for programs

[1:26:51] that serve children adults with disabilities seniors.

[1:26:55] the center's mission is to provide recreation ational

[1:26:58] vocational educational opportunities for people with

[1:27:03] disabilities through programs and services that encourage

[1:27:04] self-expression, promote personal achievement and growth

[1:27:08] and lead to greater independence.

[1:27:11] today the center's programs and services support nearly

[1:27:15] 2000 people every week. Some of pomeroy center's

[1:27:19] impactful programs include the afterschool program for

[1:27:23] children with disabilities who attend s.f. School throughout

[1:27:27] the day offering a safe, active ,engaging place to learn to

[1:27:31] play, to hold relationship ups. The residential program which

[1:27:36] provides adults with disabilities with safe, stable

[1:27:39] housing and individualized support.

[1:27:40] >> the aquatics program a pool and swimming program that

[1:27:43] serves both the disability community and the broader

[1:27:48] community. Particularly children

[1:27:51] and seniors. And the employment services

[1:27:54] program which provides job training and placement services

[1:27:58] to people with disabilities. >> we celebrate the pomeroy

[1:28:02] center for this disability pride month because its work is

[1:28:06] about uplifting and honoring the history, the experiences,

[1:28:10] the achievements of the disability rights movement

[1:28:13] and of the disability community.

[1:28:17] disability looks very different for everyone.

[1:28:20] >> for people experiencing disability it is a very diverse

[1:28:25] thing. This month is a chance for us

[1:28:29] to celebrate those in the community and also to recognize

[1:28:32] the challenges folks in this community face still.

[1:28:36] >> the primary center is a deeply admirable example of how

[1:28:40] an organization working to support individuals with

[1:28:44] disabilities can grow and thrive and help people

[1:28:48] connect with others. I also want to note how

[1:28:49] impressed I am with the staff at the pomeroy center who truly

[1:28:53] serve with purpose, with love, with deep respect for the

[1:29:00] mission of the center. They are a large part of why

[1:29:01] this space is so warm and welcoming.

[1:29:04] families feel truly connected to the center and that is only

[1:29:08] possible because of the intention ality of the

[1:29:12] relationships that get built here.

[1:29:13] I want to celebrate the pomeroy center for its more than 70

[1:29:18] years of dedicated service to and in collaboration with the

[1:29:23] san francisco's disability community as well as the city

[1:29:27] at large. With that I would like to

[1:29:28] present jillian mueller, director of development

[1:29:32] and communicate and david drew pinsky, ceo and jj kin who will

[1:29:39] speak to us about the experience in the pomeroy

[1:29:44] center. And I want to recognize their

[1:29:45] service, their dedication and their care for the

[1:29:48] community in san francisco. >> all right.

[1:29:57] good afternoon, president vandeman and members of the

[1:30:01] board of supervisors on behalf of the pomeroy center.

[1:30:04] thank you for recognizing our organization during disability

[1:30:06] pride month. >> we are especially grateful

[1:30:09] to supervisor melgar who has been an incredible advocate

[1:30:12] and friend to pomeroy throughout the years and we are

[1:30:16] incredibly honored to be here today.

[1:30:17] >> this recognition is important because it reflects

[1:30:21] something really extraordinary .

[1:30:24] history has not always been kind to the disability

[1:30:26] community whose members have often been excluded, ignored

[1:30:29] and hidden from public life. >> this commendation shows that

[1:30:33] the board of supervisors sees values and celebrates this

[1:30:38] community and recognizes the contributions that they make

[1:30:41] every day. >> pomeroy we create

[1:30:44] opportunities for children and adults with developmental

[1:30:46] disabilities to build relationships, develop life

[1:30:50] skills, express themselves, find meaningful employment,

[1:30:54] stay active and of course have fun.

[1:30:57] we also provide residential services that offer safe

[1:31:01] and supportive homes where our residents can build

[1:31:02] independence while also maintaining connected to the

[1:31:05] pomeroy community. >> our participants are not

[1:31:06] only involved that pomeroy. They also volunteer throughout

[1:31:10] the bay area. For example, one group

[1:31:13] volunteers with the san francisco marin food bank

[1:31:14] and delivers meals throughout the bay area sharing their time

[1:31:18] and talents while making a meaningful difference in the

[1:31:21] lives of others. >> our impact as supervisor

[1:31:24] melgar said, extends to the broader public with our 92

[1:31:27] degree saltwater pool we provide therapeutic swimming

[1:31:28] senior programs and children's swim lessons for people of all

[1:31:32] ages and all abilities. As we continue to grow.

[1:31:36] we plan to expand our residential housing program so

[1:31:39] more participants can have safe stable homes for families with

[1:31:44] a child or a sibling with a disability.

[1:31:47] housing can be a major source of fear and anxiety, especially

[1:31:49] when they are uncertain about their future.

[1:31:51] we are committed to easing that bier by creating more long term

[1:31:55] housing opportunities so people with disabilities can remain

[1:31:57] in san francisco and stay connected to the people and the

[1:31:59] places they know and love. We also hope to one day open an

[1:32:04] inclusive, inclusive of preschool and daycare on site

[1:32:07] where children with and without disabilities ages 0 to 5 can

[1:32:10] learn and grow together from an early age.

[1:32:13] >> today pomeroy serves more than 2000 people each week but

[1:32:17] our true impact is found in the small moments of competence,

[1:32:21] connection, independence and belonging that happen here

[1:32:24] each day. >> thank you again to the board

[1:32:26] of supervisors for this meaningful recognition

[1:32:29] and thank you again to supervisor melgar for your

[1:32:30] continued partnership and support.

[1:32:32] I would now like to turn it over to jj who's one of our

[1:32:36] participants at pomeroy to give her words on the her experience

[1:32:38] at pomeroy to up to noon. My name is jj.

[1:32:46] I am proud to be a positive pet at the palmerston day dojo.

[1:32:54] my mother met model and services go board of

[1:32:59] supervisors for our pathway to disability pride month.

[1:33:05] >> paul has helped me grow because partly because of

[1:33:09] pomona I have a job at no to and I'm proud to work and be

[1:33:13] part of my community. >> my job gives me alerts

[1:33:20] and helps me be more independent.

[1:33:28] >> paul might also what has also helped me make well.

[1:33:32] wonderful friends are to to new tunes go on fun community

[1:33:40] outings and activities I never thought I could do.

[1:33:43] >> I feel included. I feel supported.

[1:33:47] I feel like I belong on disability pride month moments

[1:33:55] as people with disabilities have drapes colored and dreams

[1:34:01] with the white support we can work, make friends, be part of

[1:34:07] our communities and live for a myriad of lives.

[1:34:14] >> get your ball that is a palm and board supported people like

[1:34:17] me. It has to district nine

[1:35:23] supervisor fielder. Thank you president management

[1:35:25] I would like to ask on your wall zimmerman and please come

[1:35:29] to the podium. Colleagues I'm thrilled today

[1:35:35] to commend on your wally zimmerman who among the many

[1:35:40] roles they play in the community is the founder

[1:35:42] and coordinator of the people's budget coalition.

[1:35:46] >> today after passing the budget for this fiscal year, it

[1:35:47] is fitting to honor anna for their work bringing us all

[1:35:51] together to protect vital services for our communities.

[1:35:54] >> at the helm of people's budget coalition which

[1:35:57] represents over 150 organizations citywide spanning

[1:36:01] the spectrum of services it is nothing short of a miracle that

[1:36:05] they've been able to build consensus among partners

[1:36:08] and get to agreement on priorities for advocacy

[1:36:12] and they accomplish this during an extremely challenging

[1:36:13] deficit year when we were initially facing proposed

[1:36:17] massive cuts to san francisco's social safety net and extensive

[1:36:21] layoffs of city workers. Instead, due to audience

[1:36:24] expertise on the city budget and process as they led the way

[1:36:28] in ensuring the restoration of $28 million in cuts to

[1:36:31] community services on year has been no stranger to city hall

[1:36:35] budget season for the past six budget years they have been

[1:36:39] advocating for the most vulnerable residents in our

[1:36:42] city. They began their time as an

[1:36:43] intern for former supervisor dean preston in the district

[1:36:46] five office back in 2020 at age 18 and then subsequently with

[1:36:50] the office of former supervisor ronan who was budget chair at

[1:36:54] the time in the role of budget fellow.

[1:36:57] >> they learn the ropes, pored over spreadsheets and built

[1:37:00] relationships on the second floor and among stakeholders

[1:37:04] outside the building. They have become a master of

[1:37:06] budgets and spreadsheets while a fellow on realize the need

[1:37:12] for a participatory budgeting process where residents and the

[1:37:14] organization in serving them shape how our money is spent

[1:37:18] they went to work creating the infrastructure that would

[1:37:21] become the people's budget coalition other than the

[1:37:25] mayor's budget office and chair chan ana knows the budget

[1:37:28] and budget negotiations process like no other in this building

[1:37:33] . >> but ana also knows the

[1:37:34] community the needs for essential services and how to

[1:37:37] bring everyone to the table to come up with a plan to protect

[1:37:40] these vital supports provided by so many amazing community

[1:37:44] based organizations due to their leadership and the

[1:37:48] collective partnership of people's budget members

[1:37:49] and negotiation with all of my colleagues and their budget

[1:37:53] staffers, we were able to secure wraparound support for

[1:37:56] immigrant families, job training and placement for

[1:37:59] people especially system involved youth case management

[1:38:00] recovering substance use treatment and supportive

[1:38:04] services culturally responsive support for adults in the

[1:38:08] mission mobile health care, sdi testing and overdose prevention

[1:38:12] for sex workers trainings and job connections for older

[1:38:15] adults and adults with disabilities.

[1:38:16] housing support for people experiencing gender based

[1:38:20] violence support for culture districts and commercial

[1:38:23] corridor revitalization and so much more on you.

[1:38:27] you should be so proud of the work you did to make all this

[1:38:29] happen. We known as a coalition and it

[1:38:32] takes a village but what you bring to this work is a

[1:38:35] relentless commitment to social justice an unparalleled grasp

[1:38:39] of city budgeting and numbers and a deep love for community.

[1:38:43] >> thank you for your service and I look forward to seeing

[1:38:47] you at city hall next year during budget season and to

[1:38:51] working in partnership to protect our vital services.

[1:38:54] >> congratulations. I also see my colleagues on the

[1:38:56] roster. Supervisor mahmood.

[1:39:01] >> I just wanted to thank you again for all your advocacy

[1:39:05] over the last several months. I really appreciated you

[1:39:07] hosting the town hall in the tenderloin and I think what it

[1:39:11] spoke to is that you proactively brought together so

[1:39:14] many different communities not just in the tenderloin but

[1:39:17] across district five and elevated voices and issues

[1:39:21] that too often are forgotten as part of budget processes.

[1:39:24] everything from housing to tenant protections to food

[1:39:28] security. >> and it really felt like one

[1:39:32] of the largest town halls we have in the neighborhood.

[1:39:35] but it spoke to giving a voice for the voiceless.

[1:39:39] and also explaining the budget process which can be extremely

[1:39:43] complicated. But I remember there was a

[1:39:47] conversation about revenue and revenue and making it

[1:39:51] really accessible for everyone there even monolingual speakers

[1:39:52] who are in the neighborhood as well.

[1:39:55] >> and because of that education and because of that

[1:39:59] advocacy, I do think the budget that we have this year was able

[1:40:03] to represent what the people needed as well.

[1:40:07] so thank you again for your advocacy supervisor, fielder

[1:40:11] said we would not have had the outcome had it not been for you

[1:40:14] and your coalition. >> so thank you so much.

[1:40:15] supervisor jen. >> thank you president.

[1:40:19] thank you. Supervisor fielder for offering

[1:40:22] this special commendation to angel and your work on budget

[1:40:26] this year and during previous years as a large part how this

[1:40:30] sport has been held accountable to our community.

[1:40:34] so your voice, your advocacy have helped to ensure that we

[1:40:38] don't waver and that we protect the direct essential services

[1:40:45] that our most vulnerable populations have relied on for

[1:40:49] decades. >> you kept people calm.

[1:40:50] why still remaining firm and steadfast?

[1:40:54] you should be very proud, very proud of your coalition

[1:40:58] building and your accomplishment.

[1:41:01] >> and I know for my district michelle levin, we are grateful

[1:41:05] for your partnership during this budget year.

[1:41:07] >> congratulations. >> the floor is yours.

[1:41:12] thank you. I'm anya wallis ekman with the

[1:41:16] s.f. People's budget coalition. It's nice to not have the timer

[1:41:20] counting down while I speak up here.

[1:41:21] rarely. >> I have very much grown up

[1:41:24] in city hall. I've been here since I was 18.

[1:41:28] my seventh budget year and this is the first time that I

[1:41:32] exceeded the budget proud of what we all did together

[1:41:36] because truly it took each one of you as a member of the board

[1:41:39] of supervisors I saw each one of you fight in a way that I've

[1:41:43] never seen before. Fighting not just for your

[1:41:47] district or for one organization that was important

[1:41:50] to you. Each of you fought for a

[1:41:53] community of san francisco that desperately needed your voice

[1:41:57] and your leadership and a country that is demolishing

[1:42:01] people's voice and people's leadership.

[1:42:02] >> you give working class people access to city hall

[1:42:05] through your public comment through staying attentive to

[1:42:09] our public comments, through welcoming us in and allowing us

[1:42:13] to make a bunch of noise in the hallway and interrupt you

[1:42:17] and annoy you and bother you. You let working class people

[1:42:20] now this year more than any other that when they get

[1:42:24] involved they can make a difference.

[1:42:28] we've let people know through this budget process where we

[1:42:31] saved every organization that was going to close that is not

[1:42:35] going to happen and did not happen on july 1st and that is

[1:42:40] because of you. So I hope that we can remember

[1:42:43] and hold this together as the future fights come ahead as it

[1:42:47] continues to be challenging. I hope all of us can remember

[1:42:51] the wins this year and the lesson that it taught to

[1:42:55] working class san francisco. When you get involved with your

[1:42:58] city government you can make a difference.

[1:42:59] when you get involved with the budget you can change people's

[1:43:03] lives radically. It's a very dangerous lesson

[1:43:07] for working class san francisco to know which is that when we

[1:43:10] fight we win. And so we will be back of

[1:43:14] course we'll be back every single year until the work is

[1:43:18] done because people's budget is a broad coalition that is so

[1:43:21] much more than just myself though I am so honored with the

[1:43:26] leadership that they allow me to have as such a young person

[1:43:29] who can make mistakes certainly the coalition backing me up has

[1:43:34] given me a voice to say what many of us for many years have

[1:43:38] been chanting outside of city hall which is that in san

[1:43:41] francisco we can do better. We can do better than this.

[1:43:45] we can have universal child care.

[1:43:48] we can have universal health care.

[1:43:49] we can get to zero on hiv. There shouldn't be any elders

[1:43:53] out on the street. We can feed every child.

[1:43:56] we can do all of that in more in san francisco and we can do

[1:44:00] it most of all when we all work together.

[1:44:03] and so I think most of all supervisor fielder it is

[1:44:07] incredible to have you back and to have our champion back

[1:44:09] in city hall and especially to supervisor chan as well into

[1:44:13] every supervisor who held a town hall with us.

[1:44:16] you are making a difference. Your changing the way that we

[1:44:19] do city government here in san francisco and reclaiming our

[1:44:23] role as san francisco as the leader in democracy most of

[1:44:27] all. And I think of course my

[1:44:30] wonderful mother a survivor of domestic violence herself who

[1:44:34] has passed on to me just a portion of the strength that

[1:44:38] she was blessed with and that I carry with me every single day.

[1:44:41] so she is the reason why I'm here today and thank you

[1:44:43] especially to supervisor fielder supervisor preston who

[1:44:46] originally brought me into city hall and trained me in the

[1:44:51] first place. Supervisor ronan for teaching

[1:44:54] me the budget and to my partner d.o. For supporting me for

[1:44:57] endless endless days. >> he knows all of your names

[1:44:58] whether or not he wants to. >> so I appreciate all of you

[1:45:02] and thank you. I accept this on behalf of my

[1:45:05] coalition and on behalf of every working class person who

[1:45:09] came to city hall and got to see a vision of what it would

[1:45:14] be like for working class people to really control city

[1:45:16] hall. >> thank you

[1:45:52] . All right, colleagues, I have

[1:45:56] to today a retiring or a retired city employee of great

[1:46:01] excellence and then an amazing organization.

[1:46:07] first I'm going to invite eileen lofgren to come on.

[1:46:21] >> you can't be leaving us. >> this is outrageous, eileen.

[1:46:26] lucky me. I am honored to present a

[1:46:30] commendation recognizing eileen for nearly three decades of

[1:46:34] work on some of the city's biggest public health

[1:46:37] challenges including overdoses ,hiv, hepatitis c

[1:46:42] and homelessness. >> if it's hard in san

[1:46:45] francisco has to deal with it. Eileen has probably been having

[1:46:47] to deal with it from the start of her career.

[1:46:50] >> she has championed communities that have

[1:46:53] historically been marginalized, stigmatized or overlooked.

[1:46:54] at the department of public health she'd worked in the

[1:46:58] former hiv prevention section the community health equity

[1:47:01] and promotion branch and behavioral health services

[1:47:04] helping strengthen the department's capacity to

[1:47:06] provide compassionate service to people who use drugs, those

[1:47:09] experiencing homelessness and others facing systemic

[1:47:12] health inequities. >> as director of the office of

[1:47:16] overdose prevention, eileen built on that previous work

[1:47:17] and experience guiding the development and delivery of

[1:47:20] overdose prevention programs. Before her retirement in june,

[1:47:28] eileen served as community affairs manager where she

[1:47:29] continued to advance hiv overdose and hep c prevention

[1:47:33] efforts in every role. Eileen emphasized building

[1:47:36] partnerships across neighborhoods and within the

[1:47:39] department ensuring that public health initiatives were not

[1:47:41] only grounded in science but also informed by the lived

[1:47:44] experiences and needs of san francisco's most vulnerable

[1:47:47] residents. Her ability to listen build

[1:47:48] trust and connect with san franciscans from all

[1:47:51] backgrounds helped shape more responsive public health

[1:47:55] policies throughout her career. Eileen also supported the next

[1:47:59] generation of public health leaders strengthened

[1:48:00] collaboration across the department and helped foster a

[1:48:03] culture centered on compassion, partnership and innovation.

[1:48:09] with deep respect and gratitude.

[1:48:10] we thank you, eileen, for your decades of service to the city

[1:48:14] and county of san francisco and the floor is yours.

[1:48:17] >> thank you. Way to make an introvert feel

[1:48:33] comfortable. >> you guys are welcome.

[1:48:34] anyway, thank you president mandolin and members of the

[1:48:37] board of supervisors. I'm so deeply honored to be

[1:48:41] recognized today for my 28 years of service at the

[1:48:44] department of public health. But I really want to emphasize

[1:48:48] that success is never a solo achievement.

[1:48:52] it's a team effort and I'm incredibly grateful for the

[1:48:55] countless colleagues city partners and community

[1:48:58] stakeholders that I've had the privilege to collaborate with

[1:49:02] collaborate with over the decades.

[1:49:03] >> san francisco is my home. >> I moved here very young

[1:49:07] and I grew up here and I've called this city home for

[1:49:10] nearly 40 years. As a young adult I worked my

[1:49:14] way through city college in san francisco state determined to

[1:49:17] build a better life for myself and others.

[1:49:21] >> I still remember this year excitement of landing my first

[1:49:25] role with a part time non benefited position on an hiv

[1:49:29] prevention research study. >> what began as a temporary

[1:49:34] assignment became an incredible 28 year journey and over time

[1:49:38] my work has expanded to include from hiv prevention to overdose

[1:49:45] prevention and community engagement.

[1:49:46] and my goal has always been very simple to bring people

[1:49:50] together creating opportunities to learn, grow and build

[1:49:53] lasting partnerships. >> historically there has been

[1:49:58] a divide between harm reduction and recovery.

[1:50:02] and despite my best efforts during my career to bridge that

[1:50:06] gap, I've often found myself navigating a broader conflict.

[1:50:10] >> this mission too was deeply personal and is deeply personal

[1:50:14] to me. Having lost many loved ones to

[1:50:18] overdose and having also celebrated many others who are

[1:50:22] thriving in recovery, I know firsthand that a variety of

[1:50:26] approaches are vital to a person's journey.

[1:50:30] >> regrettably, the civil servants and frontline staff

[1:50:34] who lead this vital work have increasingly become targets of

[1:50:40] hostility both locally and nationally.

[1:50:41] and unfortunate. I experienced that backlash

[1:50:45] firsthand simply for championing ending these life

[1:50:49] saving efforts. >> yet san francisco has always

[1:50:52] been a global trailblazer and I hope our city continues to lead

[1:50:57] by standing firm in our core values.

[1:51:01] sending a clear message that bullying over differing

[1:51:05] opinions has no place here. >> while my time at epa has

[1:51:09] ended, I know I will continue to see many of you as I embrace

[1:51:15] my next chapter as a proud lifelong resident of san

[1:51:19] francisco. Thank you for the privilege of

[1:51:22] serving the city allowing me to serve the city and county of

[1:51:24] san francisco for these past 28 years.

[1:51:27] and I know for certain that I'll see supervisor mendham

[1:51:31] because we see each other everywhere.

[1:51:32] >> so thank you for did you want to go back?

[1:51:57] okay, we're going back inside. Come on.

[1:52:02] okay. >> I just want to say thank you

[1:52:10] . I think you see many people

[1:52:11] from the department here, many people in our community.

[1:52:14] I have worked with eileen for far longer than I have and yet

[1:52:16] in my a little over a year I've quickly come to know how

[1:52:22] incredibly special and unique you are.

[1:52:26] and I've said this to you in terms of your grace, your

[1:52:29] compassion, your kindness, your desire to bridge different

[1:52:34] points of view and ultimately always to make sure we care for

[1:52:39] the people we care for here in san francisco.

[1:52:42] so I think the folks that work with you both at the department

[1:52:46] and the community have seen that and we will never be able

[1:52:49] to fill exactly the hole that you are leaving here.

[1:52:53] and I think that's very clear that your legacy lives on.

[1:52:57] so congratulations and we miss you and we wish you were still

[1:53:01] with us. So but I hope you enjoy it.

[1:53:04] >> thank you. >> let's try this again

[1:54:01] . >> all right.

[1:54:02] I would now like to invite the jingling cantonese opera

[1:54:06] company to come on up. Shubin chen and anybody with

[1:54:13] you? >> come on up.

[1:54:23] >> there we go. Excellent.

[1:54:26] >> all right. All right, colleagues, it is my

[1:54:31] great honor to be presenting a commendation to the jing

[1:54:35] in cantonese opera institute today.

[1:54:39] for nearly three decades, jingjing has worked to preserve

[1:54:42] the centuries old tradition of cantonese opera.

[1:54:44] while introducing this art form to new generations

[1:54:47] and audiences throughout san francisco and the bay area.

[1:54:50] cantonese opera is a traditional performance art

[1:54:51] that combines singing live orchestral music, acting

[1:54:54] martial arts acrobatics and elaborate costumes to tell

[1:54:59] stories drawn from history, folklore, romance and everyday

[1:55:02] life. Although it originated in the

[1:55:06] cantonese speaking regions of southern china, it has since

[1:55:09] spread around the world as chinese immigrants brought

[1:55:11] songs performances and stories abroad with them.

[1:55:14] the first known performance of cantonese opera in america

[1:55:17] actually occurred in san francisco when the hong tong

[1:55:21] chinese dramatic company performed in the sansom theater

[1:55:25] in 1852. In recognition of its cultural

[1:55:29] significance, cantonese opera was inscribed in unesco's

[1:55:33] representative list of intangible cultural heritage of

[1:55:36] the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

[1:55:39] in 2009, despite its significance, history

[1:55:40] and popularity within the chinese community, however,

[1:55:43] opportunities to experience and learn about cantonese opera

[1:55:47] are limited in the united states.

[1:55:48] since its founding in 1997 being one of the few

[1:55:51] organizations in northern california dedicated

[1:55:54] specifically to presenting cantonese opera to broader

[1:55:58] audiences has worked to ensure this tradition continues to be

[1:56:01] performed, taught and shared with new audiences.

[1:56:05] under the leadership of founder and music director shubin chen,

[1:56:09] a fifth generation generation cantonese opera musician

[1:56:13] jingjing has hosted regular performances of cantonese opera

[1:56:17] complete with a traditional cantonese opera orchestra

[1:56:20] elaborate embroidered costumes and headpieces martial arts

[1:56:25] and more. Through performances at venues

[1:56:28] such as the historic great star theater and participation

[1:56:32] in cultural celebrations including aapi heritage month,

[1:56:35] the institute has become an important part of san

[1:56:39] francisco's arts and cultural landscape, drawing more than

[1:56:42] 800 audience members each year. Jingjing also hosts more

[1:56:45] intimate salons and workshops, training and connecting not

[1:56:49] only established performers and musicians but also members

[1:56:51] of the community who want to learn more about cantonese

[1:56:54] opera jang's work, however, goes beyond preservation.

[1:56:58] part of the institute's mission is to ensure that cantonese

[1:57:01] opera reaches new audiences evolving and growing as a

[1:57:03] living tradition rather than remaining a relic of the past.

[1:57:06] through bilingual performances with english subtitles,

[1:57:10] educational programing and interactive talkback

[1:57:13] sessions, the the institute introduces audiences of all

[1:57:16] backgrounds to the history, artistry and cultural

[1:57:18] significance of cantonese opera at their annual festival this

[1:57:21] may jing brought elected officials and community leaders

[1:57:25] from across san francisco. Many of whom were not of

[1:57:28] chinese heritage including myself and supervisor söder on

[1:57:32] stage to perform fragrant sacrifice one of the most

[1:57:36] iconic songs in the cantonese opera repertoire.

[1:57:39] >> it was a lot of fun. It was extraordinarily nerve

[1:57:43] wracking but I think all the community participants were

[1:57:47] grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the tradition

[1:57:50] and an event like this can only happen because of an

[1:57:52] organization unlike jingjing which actively works to make

[1:57:55] cantonese opera accessible to broader audiences and to

[1:57:59] encourage new audiences to engage with the art form.

[1:58:02] I want to thank everyone at the jing and cantonese opera

[1:58:04] institute for all that you do. And with that I want to in well

[1:58:09] know I actually want to invite my colleagues to weigh in other

[1:58:13] people want to talk. >> supervisor sauter well thank

[1:58:14] you president gentleman for bringing this honor before us.

[1:58:17] >> it is well-earned and deserved.

[1:58:18] I want to appreciate your work to carry this legacy on and to

[1:58:22] make sure that it reaches everyone.

[1:58:25] and earlier this year when we had the chance to to

[1:58:29] participate, it was a treasured memory that that all that will

[1:58:36] always live on with me and I appreciate you being so patient

[1:58:40] ,supportive, kind and welcoming me into your

[1:58:41] space. And we just had an incredible

[1:58:44] concert there at great star theater.

[1:58:45] so thank you for your work every single day to carry this

[1:58:48] legacy forward. >> and supervisor chen, thank

[1:58:51] you. Civil rights of my moment.

[1:58:56] you know, as someone who grew up in canton, you know also

[1:58:59] grew up in kent. Cantonese opera I, I really

[1:59:03] want to acknowledge everyone who is sitting here actually

[1:59:06] you know, our respected elders for continue a continuous

[1:59:11] effort and love in preserving our culture and heritage.

[1:59:17] >> it's this performance is really I it's a very special

[1:59:22] way of continue to tell the chinese stories you know

[1:59:26] whether it's history, if folktales stories romance or

[1:59:30] loyalty. I have a seven year old she

[1:59:34] tried it you know little kids was trying it but again I think

[1:59:41] the vocal like the language itself it's requires a lot of

[1:59:45] dedication and practices. It's beautiful but it's really

[1:59:49] hard to do it. And I also want to acknowledge,

[1:59:50] you know, this performance it's also the makeup.

[1:59:53] it takes hours to put it on in order to see what is on the

[1:59:57] stage and that's our chinese says it takes ten years of

[2:00:01] practice. It's just to show you ten

[2:00:04] minutes on the stage and seeing a lot of young people actually

[2:00:08] it's also engaging through a ding yang's opera and it's to

[2:00:11] me it's really warm and also feeling really grateful

[2:00:16] and excited and seeing that our heritage is continue to be able

[2:00:19] to carry for the next generation.

[2:00:23] thank you so much. Well deserved.

[2:00:24] congratulation for this well deserved accommodations.

[2:00:27] >> thank you. All right now for the

[2:00:34] multi-generational family that brings us cantonese opera.

[2:00:38] >> come on up. Thank you.

[2:00:39] good afternoon everyone. >> my name is annie chen

[2:00:43] and I'm kaitlyn chen, our dad cuban chen will be giving his

[2:00:47] remarks in cantonese verse and then we will be giving our

[2:00:51] english translations

[2:04:13] . >> first I would like to

[2:04:14] sincerely thank president rafael mendelssohn for

[2:04:18] initiating this commendation and thank you to the san

[2:04:19] francisco board of supervisors for recognizing and supporting

[2:04:23] singing cantonese opera institute.

[2:04:26] >> today's honor does not belong to me alone.

[2:04:29] it belongs to the entire singing family our apprentices,

[2:04:33] opera friends, students, volunteers.

[2:04:37] donors. Sponsors.

[2:04:38] community partners. Youth participant arts

[2:04:41] and everyone who has supported and believed in us throughout

[2:04:43] the past 29 years. Today is especially meaningful

[2:04:46] to me because three generations of our cantonese opera family

[2:04:50] are gathered here together my father, my wife and our

[2:04:57] children. >> I would also like to take

[2:04:58] this opportunity to say something to my father.

[2:05:02] dad thank you. It was my father together with

[2:05:06] my grandfather who introduced me to the world of cantonese

[2:05:09] opera. >> what they passed on to me

[2:05:12] was much more than just music. They pass on a passion and a

[2:05:17] responsibility and a mission to me that is the true meaning of

[2:05:21] intangible cultural heritage. On this occasion we hope to

[2:05:27] share a chapter of cantonese operas history that many people

[2:05:31] even here in san francisco may not know.

[2:05:35] for many early chinese immigrants including the

[2:05:38] railroad workers and laborers who helped build the american

[2:05:42] west counties opera performances were an important

[2:05:43] way to learn about current events and stay connected to

[2:05:47] news from home. >> in many ways cantor's opera

[2:05:50] served as one of the earliest forms of community media for

[2:05:54] san francisco's chinese community.

[2:05:55] >> this history is not only the story of county's opera it is

[2:06:01] also part of san francisco story.

[2:06:02] >> today's recognition gives us even greater confidence

[2:06:05] and determination to continue our work whether in preserving

[2:06:09] the art of cantor's opera or expanding education

[2:06:12] and outreach to younger audience audiences.

[2:06:13] >> finally, I would like to once again thank president

[2:06:17] rafael mendelssohn, the board of supervisors and everyone

[2:06:23] here today. >> thank you.

[2:06:38] all right, come on over here. All right, everybody.

[2:07:21] all right. >> oh

[2:08:00] ,okay. And that takes us back to item

[2:08:09] 40. And can I have a motion to

[2:08:13] excuse supervisor walton from the remainder of the meeting?

[2:08:16] moved by jen, seconded by fielder.

[2:08:17] we can take that without objection.

[2:08:20] supervisor walton is excused for the remainder of the

[2:08:24] meeting. >> madam clerk, please call

[2:08:25] item number 40. Yes.

[2:08:28] item number 40 is a resolution retroactively authorizing the

[2:08:32] lease with third street youth center and clinic for the

[2:08:35] second and third floors of the property located at 888 post

[2:08:37] street for a two year term commencing on july 1st, 2026

[2:08:41] for an annual base rent of $1 and making appropriate

[2:08:44] findings. >> please call the roll in this

[2:08:47] item and item 40. >> supervisor wong wong I

[2:08:51] supervisor chan chan. I supervisor chen chen I.

[2:08:58] supervisor dorsey dorsey supervisor fielder fielder I

[2:09:02] supervisor mahmood mahmood I sober supervisor randleman hi

[2:09:06] amanda man I supervisor melgar melgar I supervisor sardar

[2:09:13] sardar I supervisor cheryl cheryl either too nice or

[2:09:18] without objection the resolution is adopted please

[2:09:21] call item 41 item number 41 is a resolution approving the 2026

[2:09:28] grant application for the united states department of

[2:09:29] housing and urban development continuum of care program with

[2:09:33] anticipated revenue to the city in excess of 16 million

[2:09:36] and fulfilling the board of supervisors review and approval

[2:09:39] process we can take this same house same call without

[2:09:43] objection the resolutions adopted please call items 42

[2:09:47] and 43 together items 42 and 43 or 2 resolution suspending

[2:09:52] board rule 3.20 5.2 which requires an affirmative vote of

[2:09:56] eight members and approving settlement of unlit guilty

[2:09:58] claims involving an unfair practice charge arising from

[2:10:01] employment disputes. Item 42 approve the settlement

[2:10:04] with the international federation of technical

[2:10:07] engineers local 21 for approximately 201,009 and 43

[2:10:12] approves a settlement with the service employees international

[2:10:15] union local 10 to 1 for approximately 181,000.

[2:10:18] >> same house, same call. Without objection the

[2:10:22] resolutions are adopted. Please call item 44.

[2:10:25] item number 44 is a motion ordering submitted to the

[2:10:29] voters at an election to be held on november 3rd, 2026 an

[2:10:32] ordinance amending the business and tax regulations code to

[2:10:37] beginning march 1st 2027 eliminate the real property

[2:10:41] transfer tax foreclosure exemption for the transfer of

[2:10:42] all properties other than the transfer of residential

[2:10:46] and mixed use properties with few fewer than five residential

[2:10:50] units and to make other nonstop substantive clarifications to

[2:10:54] the real property transfer tax and increasing the city's

[2:10:58] appropriations limit by the amount of real property

[2:11:01] transfer tax collected for four years from november 3rd, 2026.

[2:11:05] >> supervisor mahmood thank you president colleagues.

[2:11:09] this measure gives san francisco this before you today

[2:11:12] voters the opportunity to decide whether a transfer tax

[2:11:15] code should reflect the ways to today's commercial real estate

[2:11:19] market operates rather than the market that existed decades ago

[2:11:23] . Before I go further, I want to

[2:11:24] thank the many partners who made this ballot measure

[2:11:27] possible our drafting city attorneys carroll report

[2:11:31] and scott reiber our partners at de la la ten ski and maggie

[2:11:35] mattson, whose work was central to getting this measure to

[2:11:39] where it is today. In the mayor's office ned segal

[2:11:41] and ali bondi comptroller wagner and grace and spencer

[2:11:44] for their rigorous analysis and assessor recorder joaquin

[2:11:48] torres and his team for the data that grounds this

[2:11:52] conversation. >> I want to thank mayor lurie

[2:11:53] as well for initiating this measure together and many

[2:11:56] co-sponsors of the board. Supervisors dorsey melgar, chen

[2:12:00] wong walton and randleman for standing behind this measure

[2:12:04] and the growing list of organizations including seiu 10

[2:12:07] to 1, seiu 2015 teamsters and a growing list of organizations

[2:12:11] for sponsoring this measure as well.

[2:12:14] >> I also want to acknowledge the amendment we adopted

[2:12:18] in committee which guarantees that if this measure and any

[2:12:21] other measure addressing the transfer tax both passed

[2:12:22] in november both will go into effect.

[2:12:26] >> this measure also comes at a critical moment for the city's

[2:12:30] finances. San francisco is confronting a

[2:12:33] serious budget crisis one that has forced difficult trade offs

[2:12:37] across city departments and services.

[2:12:38] >> it is entirely reasonable to ask whether our tax code is

[2:12:42] capturing revenue. It was always meant to capture

[2:12:45] not creating a new tax but closing a gap that has grown

[2:12:49] substantially as the market has changed.

[2:12:50] >> historically the foreclosure exemption was primarily used

[2:12:53] in traditional lender foreclosures where a bank took

[2:12:57] title and transfer tax was generally paid later when the

[2:13:00] lender sold the property. The assessor recorder's data

[2:13:04] shows that pattern has shifted dramatically between fiscal

[2:13:05] years 2223 to 24 and fiscal year 2025 to 26.

[2:13:11] more than half of exemption claims involve properties

[2:13:15] valued over $10 million compared to just 4 to 5% in the

[2:13:19] preceding 15 years. Sophisticated investors

[2:13:22] structuring transactions to take advantage of an exemption

[2:13:23] that was never designed with them in mind.

[2:13:28] during that same three year period transactions involving

[2:13:30] income producing and investment oriented properties account for

[2:13:33] more than $450 million in transfer taxes that

[2:13:36] otherwise would have been generated compared with roughly

[2:13:39] 50 million over the prior 15 years combined.

[2:13:42] >> the comptroller's estimate office estimates that this

[2:13:46] measure would increase our real property transfer tax revenues

[2:13:47] by an average of 100 to $150 million annually over the next

[2:13:52] five years. Meaningful revenue we cannot

[2:13:56] afford to leave on the table. Though the comptroller was

[2:13:57] candid that it will be unpredictable and cyclical tied

[2:14:01] to foreclosure activity and real estate conditions.

[2:14:04] >> importantly, this proposal does not eliminate the

[2:14:06] exemption for homeowners or small residential properties.

[2:14:09] it remains in place for single family homes, smaller

[2:14:12] multifamily properties with fewer than five units

[2:14:13] and qualifying small mixed use properties.

[2:14:16] the measure ask only whether a larger commercial investment

[2:14:20] property transfer should continue to receive the same

[2:14:21] treatment under today's market conditions.

[2:14:24] >> ultimately a policy question about whether the tax code is

[2:14:28] operating as originally intended or whether it should

[2:14:31] be updated in light of how dramatically the marketplace

[2:14:35] has changed. Colleagues, I'm asking to send

[2:14:36] this to the voters so that they can decide for themselves

[2:14:39] whether that this is the moment to close that gap.

[2:14:42] supervisor cheryl thank you president mandel and I'm going

[2:14:47] to be supportive of this but it's not without reservation.

[2:14:53] >> right now we're in a situation where a huge number

[2:14:57] of things are contributing to a very high cost of construction

[2:14:59] for housing, a very high cost of transaction for downtown

[2:15:03] office buildings that we desperately need to be sold

[2:15:07] and rehabilitated and and reinvigorated.

[2:15:09] and this will be a slight slight added cost, not a huge

[2:15:14] one. And so I would urge us to be

[2:15:17] aware that this measure looks to provide balance and gives us

[2:15:22] more optionality as we look forward to levers like the

[2:15:26] broader transfer taxes that might be blocking especially

[2:15:32] certain housing construction. And so I would encourage us as

[2:15:33] we look forward past november should this pass at the ballot

[2:15:37] to not think of this as a new source of revenue to allow us

[2:15:44] to possibly spend more on things but as a way to give us

[2:15:49] the flexibility to potentially consider lowering a transfer

[2:15:53] tax that would allow us to build more housing that we

[2:15:56] desperately need. I think the conversation around

[2:16:00] the housing trust fund is incredibly important because it

[2:16:01] has us as a city saying we value affordable housing

[2:16:06] and we're willing to put our money there.

[2:16:08] similarly on this side I think we need to look forward and say

[2:16:12] hey, where we're addressing a gap, a loophole if you will,

[2:16:18] in in the tax code with this we're going to fill that gap.

[2:16:20] but at the same time it gives us flexibility to maybe lower

[2:16:23] transfer taxes blocking the production of other housing.

[2:16:27] so I with reservations I will be supporting this but I would

[2:16:31] urge us to remember that the original intent behind this was

[2:16:34] not to create a new stream of income in a vacuum but was

[2:16:38] intended to balance out the potential reduction of other

[2:16:42] income streams in order to incentivize more housing

[2:16:45] production that will help san franciscans overall.

[2:16:47] thank you. >> okay.

[2:16:52] and with that I think we can take this item.

[2:16:56] so same house, same call. >> without objection the motion

[2:17:01] is approved. >> madam clerk, please call

[2:17:04] items 45 and 46 together. >> items 45 and 46 are two

[2:17:10] resolutions regarding the treasure island infrastructure

[2:17:11] and revitalize ation financing district.

[2:17:15] item 45 is the resolution of intention to issue bonds as a

[2:17:18] result of an annexation of property and 46 is a resolution

[2:17:22] approving annexation supplement to the amended and restated

[2:17:26] infrastructure findings infrastructure financing plan.

[2:17:29] >> let's take these items same house same call without

[2:17:33] objection the resolutions are adopted and please call items

[2:17:38] 47 through 68 together items 47 through 68 are 22 ordinances

[2:17:45] amending the planning code to designate various properties as

[2:17:48] landmarks and making the appropriate findings.

[2:17:50] item 47 designates the alexander adams home located at

[2:17:55] 1450 masonic avenue. >> item 48 designates a born

[2:18:00] home located at 99 davis adero street.

[2:18:03] item 49 designates a charles cat's home located at 1200

[2:18:06] delores street. Item 50 designates the charles

[2:18:09] l hinkle home located at 740 castro street.

[2:18:13] item 51 designates a day eurostat eur euros d home james

[2:18:20] c hormel mansion located at 181 buena vista avenue east.

[2:18:23] item 52 designates the double triangle greek revival home

[2:18:27] located at 2173 15th street. Item 54 designates the early

[2:18:34] haight ashbury farmhouse located at 11 piedmont street.

[2:18:38] item 54 designates elliott and wilson home located at 1335

[2:18:43] guerrero street. Item 55 designates engine

[2:18:46] company number 44 adams van house house located at 3816

[2:18:52] 22nd street. Item 56 designate guerrero

[2:18:55] street double stick eastlake home located at 1415 1417 grove

[2:19:02] street. Item 57 designates a henry

[2:19:03] street rowhouses located at 190 121 97 henry street.

[2:19:09] item 58 designates a holy innocents church located at 455

[2:19:13] fair oak street. Item 59 designates the john j.

[2:19:17] clark house located at 210 douglas street.

[2:19:21] item 60 designates a mission congregational church located

[2:19:26] at 3689 19th street. Item 61 designates the phenix

[2:19:30] brewery located at 552 no east street.

[2:19:34] item 62 designates the richard spreckels mansion buena vista

[2:19:37] studios located at 737 bueno vista avenue west.

[2:19:42] item 63 designates the second church of christ scientist

[2:19:46] located at 651 dolores street. Item 64 designates its anarchy

[2:19:52] house located at 657 cannery street.

[2:19:57] item 65 designates a william shaughnessy home located at 394

[2:20:01] fair oak street. Item 66 designates a fernando

[2:20:05] nelson home located at 701 castro.

[2:20:08] item 67 designate solange house located at 199 coral street.

[2:20:14] and finally item 68 designates engine company number 33

[2:20:19] located at 117 broad street all right, let's take these items.

[2:20:24] same house, same call. Without objection, the

[2:20:25] ordinances are passed on first reading please call item 69.

[2:20:28] >> item 69 is a motion approving the mayor's

[2:20:32] nomination for the appointment of lindsay mcaleese to the

[2:20:35] building inspection commission term ending july 1st, 2028.

[2:20:39] >> same house, same call. >> without objection the motion

[2:20:43] is approved. Please call item 70 item 70 is

[2:20:46] a motion approving the mayor's nomination for the

[2:20:47] reappointment of eleanor elinor bloom to the public works

[2:20:50] commission. Term ending july second 2030.

[2:20:54] >> same house, same call. Without objection the motion is

[2:20:58] approved. Please call item 71.

[2:21:01] >> item 71 is a motion approving the mayoral

[2:21:05] nomination for the reappointment of john trice

[2:21:06] trustee now to the board of appeals term ending july 1st,

[2:21:09] 2013. >> same house, same call

[2:21:12] without objection the motion is approved.

[2:21:17] >> please call item 72. Item 72 is a motion approving

[2:21:21] the mayor's nomination for the reappointment of justice joshua

[2:21:24] rsa to the public utilities commission term ending august

[2:21:28] first, 2013. >> same house, same call.

[2:21:32] without objection the motion is approved.

[2:21:35] please call item 73. >> item 73 is a motion

[2:21:38] approving the president of the board of supervisors rafael

[2:21:40] mendelssohn's nomination for the reappointment of robin

[2:21:43] covello to the board of appeals term ending july 1st, 2013.

[2:21:46] >> same house, same call. >> without objection the motion

[2:21:50] is approved. Please call 74.

[2:21:54] >> item 74 is a motion reappointing kimberly hartwig

[2:21:57] shulman term ending july 1st, 2030 to the sanitation

[2:22:01] and streets commission. >> same house, same call.

[2:22:04] without objection, the motion is approved.

[2:22:05] let's go to our committee reports.

[2:22:08] >> please call item 75. I'll first start with item 75

[2:22:12] through 77 were considered by the land use and transportation

[2:22:15] committee on july 27th and forwarded to the board as

[2:22:18] committee reports item 75 it was recommended as amended with

[2:22:23] the same title. It is an ordinance accepting

[2:22:24] irrevocable offers of public infrastructure associated with

[2:22:28] the hunter's view hope s.f. Project phase two dedicated

[2:22:31] and said public improvements for public use dedicating them

[2:22:34] for public street and roadway purposes excepting for city

[2:22:38] maintenance and liability purposes.

[2:22:39] establishing an official street grade sideways sidewalk list

[2:22:43] and public right away with accepting an offer dedication

[2:22:46] for phase two easements delegating authority to accept

[2:22:51] the phase three public infrastructure affirming the

[2:22:53] school determination and making the appropriate findings same

[2:22:56] house same call without objection the ordinance is

[2:22:59] passed on first reading please call 76 item 76 was recommended

[2:23:07] as amended with a new title. It is a resolution adding the

[2:23:11] commemorative street name carlotta textured or del

[2:23:12] portico tollway on bartlett street between 21st street

[2:23:17] and 22nd street in recognition of dr. Carlotta textured otel

[2:23:22] del portillo's leadership in establishing the city

[2:23:23] college of san francisco's mission campus and her legacy

[2:23:26] as a longtime civic and educational leader.

[2:23:29] >> same house, same call. >> without objection the

[2:23:33] resolutions adopted please call 77 item 77 is a resolution of

[2:23:37] intent to initiate an undergrounding process for

[2:23:41] homestead street between 24th and 25th streets and making

[2:23:44] findings that undergrounding at this location is a general

[2:23:48] benefit to the public. >> same house, same call.

[2:23:51] without objection the resolutions adopted please call

[2:23:54] 78 through 81 together. >> yes.

[2:23:57] item 78 through 30 through 81 were considered by the public

[2:23:59] safety neighborhood services committee on july 23rd and were

[2:24:03] forwarded to the board as committee reports they comprise

[2:24:06] four resolutions determining the public convenience or

[2:24:10] necessity of various liquor licenses and requesting that

[2:24:13] alcoholic beverage control impose conditions on the

[2:24:16] issuance of these licenses. Item 78 is a person to person

[2:24:21] permits to persons transfer of a type 48 on sell general

[2:24:22] public premises beer, wine and distilled spirits liquor

[2:24:26] license to out of sight productions doing businesses

[2:24:29] ranging in models located at 456 to 460 larkin street.

[2:24:35] item 79 is a types 64 on sell general theater liquor license

[2:24:39] to uptown tenderloin doing business as tenderloin museum

[2:24:43] located at 835 larkin street. Item 80 what is a person to

[2:24:48] person premise to permits transfer of a type 21 off sell

[2:24:51] general beer wine and distilled spirits liquor license to

[2:24:55] missing liquor doing business as college market located at

[2:24:59] 995 elm street. And finally item 81 is a person

[2:25:03] to permit person premise to premises transfer of a type 20

[2:25:07] off sell beer and wine liquor license to h.j. M.w. Enterprise

[2:25:11] doing business says hello mart located at 2135 buchanan street

[2:25:18] . >> same house, same call.

[2:25:18] without objection the resolutions are adopted.

[2:25:21] >> please call item 82 items 82 through 85 were considered by

[2:25:26] the rules committee on july 27th and were forwarded to the

[2:25:29] board as committee reports item 82 as a motion approving the

[2:25:32] mayor's nomination for the reappointment of kate stacy to

[2:25:36] the public utilities commission term ending august 1st, 2013

[2:25:39] and we can take this same house same call without objection the

[2:25:43] motion is approved please call 83.

[2:25:47] >> item 83 is a motion approving the mayor on

[2:25:50] nomination for the appointment of mike chen to the planning

[2:25:52] commission term ending june 30th 2030.

[2:25:55] >> same house, same call. >> without objection the motion

[2:25:59] is approved. >> please call items 84 and 85

[2:26:02] together items 84 and 85 or 2 motion and motions approving

[2:26:09] the president of the board of supervisor rafael mendelssohn's

[2:26:10] nomination for appointments to the planning commission.

[2:26:14] item 84 is for elizabeth mcdonald with the term ending

[2:26:16] july 1st, 2030 and item 85 is for joe koppel term ending july

[2:26:22] 1st 2030. >> same house, same call.

[2:26:26] >> without objection the motions are approved.

[2:26:29] and madam clerk, let's go to roll call.

[2:26:33] first up, a roll call to introduce new business today

[2:26:34] will be supervisor wong notes here colleagues today I am

[2:26:47] introducing a resolution to accept a $1 million in state

[2:26:50] funding for the sunset boulevard recycled water air

[2:26:54] station improvement project sunset boulevard has a

[2:26:58] tremendous amount of open space running through the

[2:26:59] neighborhood but much of it is currently dry, patchy and not

[2:27:03] nearly as green or welcoming as it should be.

[2:27:07] years of drought deferred maintenance and problems of the

[2:27:10] existing irrigation system have taken a visible toll.

[2:27:14] >> this project is an important step toward changing that.

[2:27:17] >> the funding will help connect the irrigation system

[2:27:19] serving approximately 60 acres of medians and roadside

[2:27:22] greenspace to san francisco's recycled water system that will

[2:27:26] eliminate the use of potable drinking water for irrigation

[2:27:30] and conserve an estimated 40 million gallons of potable

[2:27:34] water every year. This resolution will not

[2:27:38] transform the boulevard overnight but reliable

[2:27:40] sustainable irrigation is essential if we want to restore

[2:27:44] the landscaping, support healthier trees and plantings

[2:27:45] and make better use of this large public space.

[2:27:49] I want to thank senator scott weiner for his work

[2:27:52] in sacramento to secure the state investment.

[2:27:55] his efforts made this funding possible and we appreciate his

[2:27:57] partnership in delivering critical infrastructure

[2:27:59] improvements for san francisco. I also want to thank our

[2:28:02] partners at the department of public works for advancing this

[2:28:03] important project. The sunset deserves the same

[2:28:07] level of attention and investment that the city

[2:28:10] gives to prominent public spaces elsewhere.

[2:28:12] this is a practical, much needed investment in the

[2:28:15] neighborhood and I respectfully ask for its support.

[2:28:18] >> thank you. Process.

[2:28:19] thank you. Supervisor wong.

[2:28:20] supervisor chen. Thank you.

[2:28:22] supervisor chen. >> thank you, madam clerk.

[2:28:29] colleague today I'm introducing a resolution to recognize july

[2:28:33] 28th, 2026 as wool hepatitis day in san francisco.

[2:28:39] in 2020 the world health organization declared july 28th

[2:28:44] as wool hepatitis day to honor nobel prize winner scientist

[2:28:48] dr. Baruch blumberg who discovered a hepatitis b virus

[2:28:55] in san francisco. It's estimated that 15,000

[2:28:58] residents are living with chronic hepatitis hepatitis b 1

[2:29:05] in 12 asian pacific islander adult immigrants a

[2:29:06] disproportionate alley affected by hepatitis b deaths by

[2:29:10] effective vaccines. Happy happy continues to impact

[2:29:14] our communities. It is essential to continue

[2:29:18] providing accessible screening treatments and raise

[2:29:22] educational awareness. This resolution recognized two

[2:29:26] health care professionals advocates in san francisco

[2:29:30] happy free who work tirelessly to provide accessible care

[2:29:33] community education and who advocate for state legislation

[2:29:37] mandating primary care physician to offer screenings

[2:29:40] to individuals at risk. But most importantly it urges

[2:29:45] health care providers to continue providing prevent it

[2:29:48] preventative hepatitis screening, accessible care

[2:29:51] and to continue educational outreach to ensure our

[2:29:53] communities are healthy. >> I would like to thank my

[2:29:56] colleagues supervisor chen fielder, madam wong and walton

[2:30:00] for your early co-sponsorship. >> next colleagues I would like

[2:30:04] to introduce another resolution urging khizr to drop his

[2:30:10] terrible three contract demands.

[2:30:11] >> this comes as a follow up to the hearing that we held at

[2:30:15] last week's committee of the whole.

[2:30:18] we heard from clinicians and experts about problematic

[2:30:22] contract demands that have the possibility of negatively

[2:30:26] impacting the quality of care that patients receive due to a

[2:30:29] potential for layoffs of staff clinicians increased it

[2:30:33] outsourcing of care and referral of larger number

[2:30:37] of patients onto artificial intelligence therapy platforms.

[2:30:40] I have serious concerns about the use of ai or machine

[2:30:45] learning for clinical treatment and clinical triage.

[2:30:49] as I said during the hearing I'm not against technology but

[2:30:52] without meaningful data and evidence that emerging

[2:30:53] technologies ready for the kind of work that is allegedly being

[2:30:57] employed whit through kaiser. We rise putting patients

[2:31:00] in harm's way ai and other machine learning emerging

[2:31:04] technologies are not obligated to patient care or wellness.

[2:31:08] they do not take hippocratic oath.

[2:31:12] if someone is seeking out a health care provider to inquire

[2:31:16] about behavioral health treatments they deserve at

[2:31:17] minimum to be assessed by a licensed clinicians on intake.

[2:31:21] >> this resolutions urged kaiser to drop its terrible

[2:31:26] three contract limits and requests that day come to

[2:31:30] the bargaining table in good faith.

[2:31:31] and what intentions of upholding the highest quality

[2:31:35] standards of care as possible. Thank you to my colleague

[2:31:38] supervisor walton chan fielder for their early co-sponsorship

[2:31:42] and the rice I submitted. >> thank you.

[2:31:43] thank you. Supervisor chen supervisor

[2:31:46] dorsey. Thank you.

[2:31:47] supervisor fielder. Thank you madam clerk please be

[2:31:51] referred to me after my colleagues the writer bill gars

[2:31:55] in memoriam. >> supervisor mahmud colleagues

[2:32:01] as part of our continuing effort to address food

[2:32:02] insecurity I am submitting a letter of inquiry today to the

[2:32:06] city administrator and the director of real estate to

[2:32:09] learn more about san francisco's municipal property

[2:32:10] portfolio and how it can be used to support future

[2:32:14] investments in food security. From what I've heard from

[2:32:17] residents in district five accessing affordable, healthy

[2:32:20] groceries is an issue in many of our neighborhoods

[2:32:21] and grocery stores closing and tariffs affecting the costs

[2:32:25] of goods. That is a problem that will

[2:32:26] only get worse and make san francisco harder and harder to

[2:32:29] live in for those whose incomes can't keep pace with rising

[2:32:32] costs, the city has some data on its real estate but this

[2:32:37] information isn't easily accessible or compiled in a way

[2:32:40] to help leaders and community partners plan for potential new

[2:32:43] food distribution and retail uses the ask in this letter is

[2:32:47] for a complete inventory of city owned property including

[2:32:49] vacant parcels, underutilized buildings and ground floor

[2:32:52] commercial spaces in city owned buildings the neighborhood or

[2:32:55] supervisory district in which each property is located the

[2:32:59] approximate size of each person in each building and where

[2:33:02] available and existing use designation occupancy status or

[2:33:07] known constraints for each property.

[2:33:08] I hope the results of this otherwise can be helpful to the

[2:33:10] rest of my colleagues as well as we consider the city's role

[2:33:14] in our neighborhoods just like the budget we approved earlier

[2:33:15] today. How the city uses its real

[2:33:18] estate is a moral document and should be an honest

[2:33:19] expression of our values. This is the first step towards

[2:33:23] achieving that. >> the rest I submit.

[2:33:26] thank you supervisor. Mr. President.

[2:33:29] >> thank you, madam clerk. I have a hearing request, an

[2:33:34] ordinance and three in memoriam.

[2:33:39] first I calling for a hearing on the progress of the city's

[2:33:43] ongoing efforts to address drug markets and open air drug

[2:33:44] scenes across san francisco. In may 2023, the city

[2:33:47] established the drug market agency coordination center

[2:33:50] demak to improve coordination of the city's response to open

[2:33:54] air drug markets. Since that time residents

[2:33:55] and visitors alike report improvements in street

[2:33:58] conditions especially downtown. However, drug scenes have

[2:34:01] persisted in historically challenged neighborhoods at

[2:34:05] levels of activity that are unacceptable and new areas have

[2:34:09] emerged as hubs of drug related activity notably including the

[2:34:13] areas around the bart plazas at 16th and 24th streets.

[2:34:16] recognizing the deterioration of conditions in the mission,

[2:34:18] the administration in june the beginning of june initiated a

[2:34:21] 90 day period of focused enforcement and other

[2:34:25] activities to try to turn the tide.

[2:34:26] at this hearing I am interested in better understanding

[2:34:30] and also giving the public a better opportunity to

[2:34:33] understand the efforts that have been made to reduce street

[2:34:37] level drug activity citywide and the more recent specific

[2:34:41] efforts focused on the mission. In short, what has worked?

[2:34:45] what hasn't and where are we going from here?

[2:34:46] I look forward to hearing from the mayor's office, the police

[2:34:50] department, the district attorney, the department of

[2:34:51] public health, the office of economic and workforce

[2:34:53] development and bart and I want to thank supervisor jackie

[2:34:57] fielder and supervisor matt dorsey for their co-sponsorship

[2:35:01] of this hearing request. >> secondly, earlier this year

[2:35:08] the board passed an ordinance submitted for consideration by

[2:35:12] the proposition e commission streamlining task force.

[2:35:13] you will remember that you may remember this I hope you

[2:35:16] remember this. The task force's mandate was to

[2:35:18] identify opportunities to modify, consolidate or

[2:35:21] eliminate public bodies to improve the administration of

[2:35:24] city government while preserving meaningful

[2:35:25] opportunity for public engagement.

[2:35:28] among other changes, the ordinance established more

[2:35:32] standardized structures and membership guidelines

[2:35:33] across commissions to improve transparency and consistency

[2:35:36] in how these bodies operate. >> the task force's ordinance

[2:35:39] established term limits for most of our city's oversight

[2:35:43] bodies. However, the members recognized

[2:35:46] that term limits might not be necessary or desirable for all

[2:35:50] bodies. One such body was the rent

[2:35:51] board. The members of the task force

[2:35:55] recommended preserving the rent board's current structure with

[2:35:58] no term limits. The ordinance was introduced

[2:35:59] and passed however inadvertently omitted an

[2:36:02] exception to give effect to that direction.

[2:36:06] the legislation I'm introducing corrects this and restores the

[2:36:09] rent board term limit provision to its original form which is

[2:36:12] consistent with what the task force recommended.

[2:36:13] I want to thank mitchell omer berg, executive director of the

[2:36:17] affordable housing alliance. Meg heisler, policy director

[2:36:21] for san francisco communities against displacement.

[2:36:24] and polly marshall, a founding member of the affordable

[2:36:26] housing alliance and 35 year veteran of the rent board for

[2:36:28] identifying and working with mae skelly in my office on this

[2:36:32] issue. I also want to thank and new

[2:36:35] and the apartment association for their feedback.

[2:36:37] and finally I want to thank our deputy city attorney brad russi

[2:36:39] for his work drafting the legislation.

[2:36:45] >> the first memoriam I have is for jerry fuller.

[2:36:48] I'm asking that we adjourn today's meeting in memory of

[2:36:52] jerry who died of jerry gerald allen fuller who died on july

[2:36:56] 14th at the age of 76. He was born in illinois on

[2:37:00] september 30th, 1949 and spent his early years in des plaines,

[2:37:04] a suburb of chicago before his family moved to nearby mount

[2:37:08] prospect. When he was 11 he graduated

[2:37:11] high school there in 1967. A lifelong friend once said

[2:37:15] that they were the only progressive minded people

[2:37:16] in that conservative suburb and growing up in that

[2:37:20] environment sparked jerry's lifelong political activism.

[2:37:23] in high school he studied french unlike most students.

[2:37:26] true, he learned to truly c truly learn to speak it

[2:37:28] fluently. And after spending a semester

[2:37:31] at the sorbonne he fell in love with paris where he would

[2:37:34] return to spend many of his birthdays.

[2:37:35] jerry was known for his intelligence and boundless

[2:37:39] curiosity. He attended the university of

[2:37:40] wisconsin in the late 1960s and early 70s studying

[2:37:42] political history. During the height of the

[2:37:46] vietnam war protests when the streets around were literally

[2:37:47] on fire. After completing his

[2:37:50] undergraduate studies, jerry moved to washington, d.c. To

[2:37:53] pursue a master's degree in international relations at

[2:37:55] george washington university. Later transferring to american

[2:37:58] university living in georgetown in the mid to late 70s was

[2:38:02] jerry's first time living in a city with a visible openly gay

[2:38:05] community and culture and d.c. Would remain one of his

[2:38:08] favorite cities along with san francisco and of course paris.

[2:38:12] in 1980 moved by the community's response to the

[2:38:13] assassination of harvey milk, jerry relocated to san

[2:38:17] francisco. He got a job at kaiser where he

[2:38:19] helped develop one of the first outreach programs for people

[2:38:21] living with hiv. During these years he suffered

[2:38:24] the loss of many dear friends losses that only reinforced his

[2:38:28] commitment to political and community activism.

[2:38:31] he worked at kaiser for more than 20 years before retiring

[2:38:34] in his early 50s due to attendant injury.

[2:38:35] in retirement he discovered a passion for photography taking

[2:38:38] classes at city college. >> however, politics remained

[2:38:40] his first love. He served on the board of the

[2:38:43] alice b toklas lgbtq democratic club in the early to mid 2000s

[2:38:47] which is how I met him as a young gay aspiring politico.

[2:38:51] he remained active with lgbtq rights organizations and was a

[2:38:54] dedicated volunteer at the frame line at frame one

[2:38:58] in every city he lived at every job and school.

[2:39:02] jerry formed deep lasting friendships in addition to his

[2:39:06] intelligence passion for helping others love of art

[2:39:07] and literature and sense of humor.

[2:39:09] it was this gift of friendship that defined jerry fuller.

[2:39:10] he left behind a world full of best friends rest in peace

[2:39:14] and power. Jerry fuller.

[2:39:17] may your memory be a blessing. I am also asking that we

[2:39:21] adjourn today's meeting in memory of jeremiah.

[2:39:24] jerry francis halsey. A civic, environmental

[2:39:26] and educational leader who died on july 17th at the age of 87.

[2:39:30] >> he was born on january 15th, 1939 in boston and moved to the

[2:39:37] bay area to earn his juris doctor from the university of

[2:39:38] california berkeley school of law.

[2:39:40] after earning a bachelor of arts in english literature from

[2:39:44] boston college and our master of arts in industrial and labor

[2:39:45] relations from cornell university after graduating he

[2:39:48] served in the united states army from 1963 to 1969

[2:39:52] and following his military service he began a

[2:39:55] distinguished legal career that spanned more than five decades.

[2:39:58] after being admitted to the california bar in 1966, he

[2:40:01] served as a deputy district attorney for contra costa

[2:40:05] county and as a staff attorney with the u.s. Securities

[2:40:06] and exchange commission. He went on to co-found the

[2:40:10] offices of halsey and johnson in san francisco in 1970 where

[2:40:13] he specialized in california energy and labor law even after

[2:40:17] leaving his full time roles in public service, however,

[2:40:20] halsey remained committed to serving the public.

[2:40:21] over the years he held a number of leadership positions

[2:40:25] in various civic and educational organizations,

[2:40:27] including his 20 year tenure as a trustee of the california

[2:40:29] construction industry labor management cooperation trust.

[2:40:32] beginning in 2006, he also served on the california

[2:40:35] transportation commission where he was vice chairman the

[2:40:38] california economic development commission, the california

[2:40:39] state coastal conservancy and the university of

[2:40:42] california board of regents. He was deeply involved

[2:40:45] in democratic party politics playing key roles in the

[2:40:47] campaigns of governors edmund g.

[2:40:50] brown jr gray davis and gavin newsom and fundraising for

[2:40:53] democratic candidates at the national level including

[2:40:54] presidents jimmy carter, bill clinton, barack obama and joe

[2:40:57] biden. Halsey's catholic faith was a

[2:41:00] guiding force throughout his life shaping the way he

[2:41:04] approached his work, relationships and service to

[2:41:05] others. Guided by the church's

[2:41:08] teachings, he consistently sought opportunities to care

[2:41:11] for those around him and help those in need.

[2:41:12] he was known for being a whether enthusiast and for his

[2:41:16] love of books and eclectic art. Many remember him as an

[2:41:19] institution at the institution of sam's grill.

[2:41:20] additionally, while he eventually embraced the san

[2:41:24] francisco 40 niners and california golden bears he

[2:41:26] never lost his boston accent or his loyalty to the boston red

[2:41:28] sox and boston bruins. Our condolences go out to his

[2:41:31] sons jeremy and sean, his stepson charlie johnson and the

[2:41:35] many extended family members friends, colleagues and and

[2:41:38] clients who loved him. Rest in peace, jeremiah halsey.

[2:41:42] may your memory be a blessing. And finally I'm asking that we

[2:41:46] adjourn today's meeting in memory of sidney alan

[2:41:49] johnston who died far, far too young.

[2:41:53] on june 26th, 2026 at the age of 40 she grew up in marin

[2:41:56] county, received both her undergraduate degree and mba

[2:42:00] from the university of the university of san francisco,

[2:42:04] said it was named for her grandmother who along with her

[2:42:05] grandfather gus bought john's grill in 1969 and turned it

[2:42:08] into the landmark restaurant it is today.

[2:42:12] cydney often worked behind the bar at john's grill and was

[2:42:15] known for her warmth, quick wit and her genuine interest

[2:42:19] in each and every customer. Her gift for connecting with

[2:42:20] others led her to a career in hospitality.

[2:42:23] although she later moved to greece, san francisco remained

[2:42:27] an important part of her life. She continued to stay connected

[2:42:28] to john's grill and collaborated on projects

[2:42:31] with her brother including the john ellis block party and the

[2:42:34] hello local podcast. Friends and family remember

[2:42:36] sadness as event as adventurous, joyful giving

[2:42:38] and devoted to her family. She is survived by her parents

[2:42:43] john and athena constantine. Her brother john constant jr.

[2:42:46] and his fiancee lindsay her nieces athena and leah.

[2:42:50] and many beloved cousins. We want to send our profound

[2:42:54] and deep condolences to the family.

[2:42:57] rest in peace and power sad now.

[2:42:58] may your memory be a blessing. >> and the rest I submit.

[2:43:01] thank you, mr. President. Supervisor melgar.

[2:43:07] thank you. I'd like to be added to the

[2:43:08] in memoriam for as a constant please.

[2:43:12] colleagues today I'm also submitting an in memoriam along

[2:43:16] with my colleague supervisor fielder and supervisor walton

[2:43:23] in honor of my dear friend dr. Estella reyes garcia whose

[2:43:27] life's work has transformed the health and well-being of

[2:43:31] generations of san franciscans. Dr. Estella reyes garcia was a

[2:43:35] partner at the a sister, a leader, a chicana and activist

[2:43:42] ,a psychologist, a mentor, a jokester and so many other

[2:43:46] things to so many people. She carried warmth and humor

[2:43:50] alongside deep wisdom and she was tough.

[2:43:53] she understood that healing did not happen only in a clinical

[2:43:57] office. Healing happened

[2:43:58] in relationships with family community land ancestors

[2:44:02] ceremony, any language, music movement and collective

[2:44:07] struggle. Throughout her life and career,

[2:44:10] dr. Garcia worked to improve the mental, emotional,

[2:44:14] spiritual and communal well-being of chicano, latino

[2:44:18] indigenous and across all communities in san francisco.

[2:44:23] she is known for her approximately 35 years at

[2:44:29] instituto familia de la raza including 15 years as its

[2:44:33] executive director and leader. Her story is one of

[2:44:37] perseverance, service and an unwavering commitment to

[2:44:41] uplifting our chicano, latino and indigenous communities.

[2:44:45] from her childhood working alongside her mother

[2:44:46] and siblings in california's central valley to earning

[2:44:49] degrees from city college of san francisco, uc santa cruz,

[2:44:52] uc berkeley and a doctorate from ucsf's langley porter

[2:44:56] institute dr. Garcia has never forgotten where she comes from

[2:45:00] and who she serves. Under her leadership, instituto

[2:45:04] has become a model for culturally responsive care

[2:45:08] providing vital services that recognize that true wellness is

[2:45:12] an emotional spiritual, cultural and social.

[2:45:16] throughout her work, countless individuals and families have

[2:45:21] found support, dignity and hope a defining feature of dr.

[2:45:25] garcia's work with her conviction that meaningful

[2:45:28] healing must recognize the cultural and spiritual lives of

[2:45:32] the people seeking support. Under her leadership ifr

[2:45:35] brought together clinical services family support, youth

[2:45:39] development prevention, peer support, community organizing,

[2:45:43] traditional practices in different forms of healing.

[2:45:47] darker garcia describes healing as a continuum that included

[2:45:51] prevention, treatment, emotional wellness, spiritual

[2:45:54] wellness and behavioral health. She emphasized that no single

[2:45:58] practice professional, disciplined or healing

[2:46:02] tradition was enough on its own.

[2:46:03] people and communities need many medicines and those can

[2:46:06] include therapy but they also can include healing circles

[2:46:13] ceremony prayer allthat is dance art music movement

[2:46:17] storytelling laughter food family participation elder

[2:46:21] guidance community gatherings and connection to the

[2:46:25] ancestors. >> her philosophy rejected the

[2:46:29] idea that professional mental health treatment had to be

[2:46:31] separated from wants culture and spiritual practice.

[2:46:34] she understood that such a separation often reflected a

[2:46:38] system that had historic dismissed indigenous knowledge

[2:46:42] and treated western clinical models as the only legitimate

[2:46:46] form of care. Dr. Garcia instead affirmed

[2:46:49] that ancestral knowledge and community traditions had

[2:46:54] always sustained our people. She worked to create spaces

[2:46:58] in which clinical practice and traditional ways of healing

[2:47:02] could exist together strengthening each other.

[2:47:05] one of dr. Garcia's many important contributions is san

[2:47:09] francisco with her advocacy for both indigenous residents from

[2:47:12] mexico, central america and further south as well as

[2:47:16] her support in bridge building with the american indian

[2:47:17] community. Many indigenous immigrants to

[2:47:21] san francisco encountered health, housing, immigration,

[2:47:24] education and social service systems that were just not

[2:47:28] prepared to recognize their languages, their cultures,

[2:47:30] histories, migration experiences.

[2:47:33] indigenous residents were often grouped broadly into latino

[2:47:37] categories making their distinct identities and needs

[2:47:40] invisible. Dr. Garcia understood that this

[2:47:45] invisibility was not simply admin and an administrative

[2:47:48] problem excuse me but it was part of a longer history of

[2:47:53] colonization and cultural erasure.

[2:47:56] the indigenous health and wellness initiative began

[2:48:00] through association mab in response to the needs of san

[2:48:04] francisco's yoga tech and mayan community and dr. Garcia's

[2:48:08] advocacy helped secure dedicated funding for

[2:48:11] indigenous communities. Under her leadership, ifr

[2:48:15] initiated and supported many programs and efforts that

[2:48:16] continue to this day to serve indigenous people from across

[2:48:20] latin america with greater attention to mental health,

[2:48:23] cultural identity, migration and trauma.

[2:48:28] >> dr. Garcia also played a formative role in the

[2:48:31] development of the road map to peace, a community initiative

[2:48:35] created in response to violence affecting young latino

[2:48:39] residents. Following the loss of several

[2:48:43] young people in 24, the 2014 community organizations

[2:48:46] and leaders began meeting to develop according needed

[2:48:50] response. Dr. Garcia made clear that the

[2:48:51] community could not remain inactive while young people

[2:48:55] were being lost. She understood that violence as

[2:48:59] connected to deep deeper conditions trauma,

[2:49:02] disconnection, institutional racism, poverty, neighborhood

[2:49:06] displacement, involvement in juvenile and legal

[2:49:10] and criminal legal systems, limited economic opportunities

[2:49:14] and the loss of cultural identity and belonging wrote

[2:49:19] roadmap to peace brought together the community

[2:49:20] and providing combined coordinated services youth

[2:49:23] leadership, healing family support, community engagement

[2:49:27] and alternatives to involvement in the juvenile and criminal

[2:49:30] justice system. Dr. Estella garcia legacy can

[2:49:34] be found in the clinicians she mentored.

[2:49:37] the organization she strengthens the coalition.

[2:49:41] she helped build the ceremonies and healing circles she

[2:49:45] supported. The young people many young

[2:49:48] people given another path and the families who

[2:49:50] encountered services that recognize their full humanity.

[2:49:53] it can also be found in the continued practice she left

[2:49:57] with all of us. The practice of la quinta

[2:50:01] guerra my heart goes out to her spouse robin san miguel thank

[2:50:05] you estella for your lifelong commitment to healing our

[2:50:08] communities. I also want to thank especially

[2:50:13] julius huberty and tracy brown for their collaboration and in

[2:50:17] preparing this in memoriam. San francisco is a better,

[2:50:21] healthier and more compassionate city because of

[2:50:22] dr. Estelle garcia. The doctor is the latter as

[2:50:26] garcia and mr. President. Madam clerk, I would like to

[2:50:32] turn this over to supervisor fielder to share a few remarks

[2:50:36] and then be referred for introductions.

[2:50:37] >> thank you. >> thank you so much supervisor

[2:50:41] melgar for leading this in memoriam.

[2:50:44] I would like to add a few brief remarks on behalf of myself

[2:50:48] and district nine to honor the life and legacy of dr. Stella

[2:50:49] rae as garcia who played such a pivotal role in the mission

[2:50:53] district. Throughout her decades of

[2:50:56] leadership and work for social change including over 35 years

[2:51:00] at instituto familia de la raza 15 of those at the helm.

[2:51:04] dr. Garcia was a beloved mentor and visionary, especially

[2:51:07] visible in the countless women leaders who grew up in her

[2:51:11] orbit and who are now outspoken changemakers in our city.

[2:51:14] dr. Garcia left her mark in advocating for

[2:51:18] and implementing public policy and mental health hiv services

[2:51:22] and social services to improve access and promote healthy

[2:51:23] communities particularly for the latino immigrant community.

[2:51:27] the mission district will miss her dearly but remember her

[2:51:31] legacy which lives on in ifr and so many of our leaders.

[2:51:35] I offer my deepest condolences to her lifelong partner robert

[2:51:38] and son miguel, their daughter and nieces mikayla, ana

[2:51:42] and esperanza, their grandchildren and their

[2:51:43] extended community looks like supervisor chen also.

[2:51:51] >> thank you person. Don't mind.

[2:51:55] thank you. Thank you supervisor malkia for

[2:51:56] giving us the opportunity to recognize the many

[2:51:59] contributions that dr. Garcia blasted our community with.

[2:52:02] not only did she help build ifr into what is today but she had

[2:52:06] a direct impact and influence over the wellness and safety of

[2:52:10] so many families in our neighborhoods.

[2:52:13] her innovation, grit and love for community will be

[2:52:14] remembered for generations. I'm also sending my love to our

[2:52:19] family. Thank you for sharing her with

[2:52:22] our city. May her memory be a blessing.

[2:52:24] >> thank you. >> thank you.

[2:52:28] and supervise your melgar. You wanted to finish your roll

[2:52:33] call for introductions. Thank you, madam clerk.

[2:52:37] today I am introducing a hearing request along with

[2:52:40] supervisors dorsey chen chan and fielder for a joint meeting

[2:52:45] between the commission on the status of women and the board

[2:52:49] of supervisors public safety and neighborhood services

[2:52:53] committee. The staffing needs policies

[2:52:55] and procedures for responding to and addressing reports of

[2:52:57] sexual assault. >> last march we held a hearing

[2:53:01] on the severe understaffed understaffing and policies for

[2:53:05] the san francisco police department's special victims

[2:53:08] unit. >> the hearing illuminated the

[2:53:09] critical consequences of an understaffed team tasked with

[2:53:13] some of the most egregious cases of sexual assault

[2:53:17] domestic violence, human trafficking and the toll that

[2:53:21] it takes on overworked investigators.

[2:53:25] while staffing remained difficult to address, there was

[2:53:28] still a commitment and immediate steps that were

[2:53:30] taken after the hearing to alleviate the strains of the

[2:53:33] special victims unit into strengthened protocols.

[2:53:36] there has been some progress but we still have a long way to

[2:53:40] go. >> last week the san francisco

[2:53:43] standard reported on how difficult it remains to

[2:53:44] navigate the process even when a survivor follows all the

[2:53:48] steps, collects evidence and even has a suspect match.

[2:53:54] it demonstrates that there is a culture that prevails where

[2:53:56] sexual assault is not provided the same level of urgency

[2:53:59] and sensitivity which leads to survive.

[2:54:03] survivors refraining from reporting or speaking up when

[2:54:06] there is a sexual assault. San francisco's rape case

[2:54:10] clearance rate has dropped significantly to the point

[2:54:14] where there are we are at half the national rate with only 14%

[2:54:20] of rapes cleared. If we want survivors to feel

[2:54:24] safe coming forward, it is up to us to show how we will be

[2:54:28] held accountable to serving them with dignity and a sense

[2:54:32] of urgency. The commission on the status of

[2:54:33] women also discussed this issue last week so that is why I am

[2:54:37] calling the joint hearing with our public safety

[2:54:40] and neighborhood services committee today.

[2:54:41] we want this hearing to focus on next steps for improving the

[2:54:44] outcomes and the handling of sexual assault reports.

[2:54:47] this is about collaboration and bringing together resources

[2:54:51] so we can center survivors and make improvements.

[2:54:55] I want to thank the mayor's office the victim and witness

[2:54:59] services, the office of sexual harassment and assault response

[2:55:02] and prevention. Sharp the san francisco police

[2:55:03] department the department of the status of women and the

[2:55:07] mayor's office for their willingness both

[2:55:11] in collaboration and thank you to chair dorsey of the public

[2:55:15] safety neighborhood services committee for your partnership.

[2:55:19] the rest I submit thank you supervisor or supervisor sauter

[2:55:23] colleagues. >> housing continues to be the

[2:55:26] defining crisis of our day. Rents are crushing the very

[2:55:30] people who make this city run and are keeping out countless

[2:55:34] members of the next generation who want to live their san

[2:55:37] francisco dream. We need to respond to this

[2:55:41] emergency by both building more homes and supporting existing

[2:55:45] tenants, keeping renters in their homes and ensuring

[2:55:46] these homes are affordable and in good condition.

[2:55:49] >> must absolutely be part of our response to the housing

[2:55:53] crisis. So today I'm introducing three

[2:55:56] items which respond to the increasing pressure that

[2:56:00] renters find themselves under in today's hot housing market.

[2:56:03] >> first I'm introducing a drafting request to update

[2:56:07] and strengthen san francisco's elevator ordinance.

[2:56:11] >> and before I tell you what the legislation is, I want to

[2:56:13] tell you why I'm doing this. It's because of the tenants at

[2:56:16] 845 california that I have met over this past year almost 100

[2:56:20] of my constituents, different agents, different backgrounds,

[2:56:24] all who have had to bond together out of necessity

[2:56:27] because their elevators have been broken nearly nonstop.

[2:56:31] an elevator outage might seem like an abstract problem until

[2:56:36] you hear directly from the people it hurts.

[2:56:39] so this summer I visited f45, california and met the people

[2:56:43] impacted by this. I met an amazing 94 year old

[2:56:46] woman who has contributed decades of her life to san

[2:56:50] francisco but is now isolated from the city she loves.

[2:56:53] I met a man who suffered cardiac arrest in his apartment

[2:56:58] and when the paramedics arrived he had to walk himself down

[2:57:01] many flights of stairs because the elevator was broken.

[2:57:05] I met a woman who told me how she struggles to carry her dog

[2:57:08] in one hand and groceries in the other as she traverses

[2:57:11] the steep stairs. >> I met neighbor after

[2:57:13] neighbor who shared that they now go out less because of the

[2:57:17] elevator outages and skipping seeing friends, limiting

[2:57:21] groceries and putting off doctor appointments or even

[2:57:24] surgeries because of the uncertainty.

[2:57:27] and I saw that eight flights of winding narrow, disjointed

[2:57:28] stairs stand between them and their normal lives

[2:57:31] and activities in san francisco .

[2:57:35] despite nearly 30 formal building complaints repeated

[2:57:38] outreach from my office and tenant complaints, the

[2:57:39] property owner has been evasive and noncommittal in their

[2:57:43] responsibility to fix the elevators.

[2:57:46] they constantly play a cat and mouse game in making

[2:57:47] temporary fixes to evade building inspections and forced

[2:57:50] tenants to wade through endless mazes of phone trees to try

[2:57:54] and reach a real human being. >> and while these elevators

[2:57:58] stop broken month after month, this landlord has been

[2:58:01] marketing a 400 square foot studio in the very same

[2:58:05] building for $4,200 a month. And the listing even promised a

[2:58:10] quote elevator for effortless access.

[2:58:13] >> after I toured the building. I was left dismayed and angry.

[2:58:17] the property owner clearly needs to answer for their own

[2:58:21] neglect but our city can do more to our current elevator

[2:58:25] ordinance is light on specifics and gives bad actors far too

[2:58:29] much leeway when an elevator doesn't actually reliably serve

[2:58:33] tenants. >> so today's drafting request

[2:58:34] will ask that the city attorney work to update san francisco's

[2:58:38] elevator ordinance in a number of ways, including requiring

[2:58:42] that property owners have a responsibility to maintain all

[2:58:46] elevators as fast as operable at all times and setting a

[2:58:53] clear deadline for repairs to be completed.

[2:58:54] requiring that relocation options be provided by property

[2:58:58] owners to certain populations that need accommodations for

[2:59:01] outages longer than 24 hours. Requiring that more notices

[2:59:08] and electronic communications be posted and sent immediately

[2:59:11] for all outages including translation for city supported

[2:59:13] languages. >> we will also examine fees

[2:59:17] and enforcement schedules for building violations related to

[2:59:20] elevator outages and clarify remedies and anti retaliation

[2:59:24] protections available to tenants when their access to

[2:59:28] their homes is limited is limited by elevator outages.

[2:59:31] >> I believe that a working elevator in an apartment is not

[2:59:35] an amenity or a luxury. It is a core housing service.

[2:59:39] and so this legislation says simply if you profit from a

[2:59:43] building you're responsible for keeping it livable.

[2:59:46] >> next I'm introducing a budget and legislative

[2:59:50] analyst's request to consider improvements for san francisco

[2:59:54] whose policy regarding banked rent increases banked rent is

[2:59:58] the practice of a landlord skipping an annual allowable

[3:00:01] rent increase and instead saving or banking the unused

[3:00:06] percentage. And under today's policy

[3:00:07] landlords have the option to add this bank rent increase at

[3:00:11] a future date to the same tenant with no limits.

[3:00:14] this can lead to a large rent increase in future years that

[3:00:18] can be hard to expect or absorb all at once.

[3:00:21] in today's hot market we're seeing bank rent use as a tool

[3:00:25] to push tenants out with large increases rent increases that

[3:00:29] are untenable. This is especially concerning

[3:00:32] around the sale of new buildings which was the case at

[3:00:35] 1120. Jackson in my district where a

[3:00:38] 92 year old and her neighbors are fighting evictions here.

[3:00:42] banks rent was first used as an incentive for the building as

[3:00:46] it was marketed having a 224% rental upside achievable

[3:00:49] through unit turnover and then bankrupt bank banked rent was

[3:00:57] weaponized to bring sudden rent increases that no tenant could

[3:01:01] absorb overnight. I believe there are guardrails

[3:01:05] that we should consider which will help us avoid these

[3:01:08] scenarios. Every other city that allows

[3:01:12] bank rent has guardrails every single one except san

[3:01:16] francisco. And we have literally been

[3:01:19] called the wild west of rent banking because of this.

[3:01:23] >> so our bill a report will look at limits and protections

[3:01:25] that other cities have enacted and consider how they might

[3:01:28] impact san francisco tenants, property owners and the overall

[3:01:32] rental market. >> finally I am introducing

[3:01:35] hearing requests on the topic of rental scams a practice that

[3:01:39] is becoming more sophisticated and deceptive in this brutal

[3:01:43] rental market. San franciscans searching for

[3:01:47] housing are increasingly targeted by rental scams

[3:01:50] listing listings for apartments that simply don't exist.

[3:01:54] scammers posing as landlords or property managers as requests

[3:01:59] for deposits or first month's rent before reviewing

[3:02:01] and fraudulent subletting schemes that exploit the city's

[3:02:06] competitive rental market. These scams disproportionately

[3:02:10] hit renters with the least room for financial loss students new

[3:02:12] arrivals, low income tenants and immigrants navigating an

[3:02:15] unfamiliar housing search process for the first time.

[3:02:18] >> so our hearing will examine the scope of this problem

[3:02:22] in san francisco. What protections currently

[3:02:25] exist and what more are the city can do to warn people

[3:02:26] before money changes hands? A special thanks to chief

[3:02:30] assistant treasurer amanda freed for her work in elevating

[3:02:33] this issue and her office's commitment to consumer

[3:02:37] protections in a brutal housing market.

[3:02:41] >> we need to step up how our city protects renters and long

[3:02:45] time tenants. My message to those seeking to

[3:02:48] exploit today is competitive market is clear.

[3:02:52] if you own a building, keep the elevator running.

[3:02:56] if you're going to raise the rent, don't spring years of

[3:02:59] increases on someone overnight. And if you're advertising an

[3:03:02] apartment it should actually exist.

[3:03:03] so I look forward to turning this work into legislation

[3:03:07] in the months ahead to better protect san francisco renters.

[3:03:10] I want to thank michelle andrews for my team for her

[3:03:14] work on all of these items and for approaching both the

[3:03:15] human stories and legislative side with care

[3:03:18] and consideration. I also want to thank city

[3:03:22] attorneys including brad rossi, megan ryan and rob coppola for

[3:03:23] their partnership on these items and the rest.

[3:03:26] >> I submit. >> thank you.

[3:03:30] supervisor supervisor cheryl smith thank you.

[3:03:34] scene no other names on the roster mr. President.

[3:03:37] >> that concludes roll call for introduction.

[3:03:38] let's go to public comment. >> all right.

[3:03:41] at this time the board of supervisors welcomes your

[3:03:43] general public comment. In person speakers will be

[3:03:45] prioritized so please line up on the right hand side of the

[3:03:49] chamber. Those joining us remotely

[3:03:52] superstar three now to line up in the remote queue.

[3:03:53] during general public comment you may speak to the approval

[3:03:56] of the june 23rd board meeting minutes.

[3:04:00] the june 22nd june 24th and june 2nd june 25th.

[3:04:03] budget and appropriation committee minutes.

[3:04:06] items 88 through 95 the items under the for adoption without

[3:04:10] committee reference calendar and any other general matters

[3:04:12] that are not on today's agenda but must be within the board's

[3:04:15] subject matter jurisdiction. >> all other agenda content

[3:04:18] will have been reported out to the board by an appropriate

[3:04:21] committee where the public comment requirement occurred.

[3:04:23] as I indicated at the beginning of the meeting, the board has

[3:04:27] also approved a rule to address disorderly public comment.

[3:04:30] members of the public must keep their comments germane to

[3:04:32] matters within the jurisdiction of the board.

[3:04:35] any comments that contain personal attacks, harassment or

[3:04:38] discriminatory remarks directed to a city employee or board

[3:04:42] member outside the scope of this body and shall be

[3:04:43] redirected? Failure to immediately redirect

[3:04:46] your comments will result in your forfeiture of remaining

[3:04:50] time and we will transition to the next speaker.

[3:04:53] also please remember to address your comments to the board as a

[3:04:54] whole and not to individual members.

[3:04:56] >> first person. Good evening supervisors.

[3:05:01] my name is amelia. District nine speaking in my

[3:05:03] individual capacity in the last two weeks I have walked over 23

[3:05:07] miles across our city across our system of care.

[3:05:11] the crisis centers, shelters, rehabs, drop in centers, food

[3:05:12] distribution sites, supportive housing sites.

[3:05:16] I had to tell them they may be witnessing the removal of peer

[3:05:20] counselors from the street crisis response team from

[3:05:21] frontline workers to directors. No one that I spoke to had

[3:05:24] heard it anywhere else. They count on the non-uniformed

[3:05:28] peer support backed by our traditional first responders

[3:05:31] when they call 911 for their people.

[3:05:33] our people. One person on foot in door to

[3:05:37] door during off hours should not be the communication

[3:05:38] strategy for a policy change of this consequence within a

[3:05:41] city's administration focused on coordination, accountability

[3:05:45] and outcomes. Some of the sentiments of those

[3:05:48] conversations are already public record.

[3:05:49] in the 70 letters you have all received in your board packets

[3:05:53] from the last two weeks alone if we really are to break the

[3:05:56] cycle, let's start with telling the truth out loud to your

[3:06:00] constituents your health care and social service workers.

[3:06:03] >> first responders want this. The answer is in your inbox.

[3:06:07] I want to be able to solve programmatic issues at the

[3:06:08] programmatic level while looking to you for macro level

[3:06:11] direction. But I ask right now why would

[3:06:15] we forfeit funded high quality care that has mechanisms for

[3:06:19] federal and state reimbursement?

[3:06:19] in this budget climate. Please sign a letter to the

[3:06:23] mayors support the mayor's office to support us regarding

[3:06:26] a thorough review before recess.

[3:06:29] I am here as a resource whether we are to do the right thing

[3:06:31] right now or whether we'll have to someday rebuild the

[3:06:34] demolition of a once successful collaboration.

[3:06:38] now effective. Now effective august 14th.

[3:06:42] >> thank you. Thank you for your comments.

[3:06:44] >> next speaker. >> good morning president

[3:06:51] mandell men, members of the board of supervisors and my

[3:06:53] fellow san franciscans. My name is eva seligman and I

[3:06:56] am honored to serve as a legislative intern

[3:07:00] and supervisor dorsey's office. I am also a proud native of san

[3:07:04] franciscan. >> currently I study at boston

[3:07:05] university frederic party school of global studies where

[3:07:08] I study international relations and history.

[3:07:11] >> it is my privilege to stand before you today to introduce a

[3:07:15] resolution that I helped authored establishing a

[3:07:16] fentanyl awareness and remembrance day in the city

[3:07:20] and county of san francisco. >> for the past four years

[3:07:23] supervisor dorsey has been a leading voice in advancing a

[3:07:27] recovery first approach to the drug crisis in our city an

[3:07:31] approach that prioritizes treatment, rehabilitation,

[3:07:36] prevention and public safety. This resolution builds upon

[3:07:39] that important work by recognizing the profound impact

[3:07:40] fentanyl has had on our communities and honoring the

[3:07:44] lives we have lost. Funnel has fundamentally

[3:07:48] changed the landscape of the overdose crisis in san

[3:07:51] francisco. It is more potent, more

[3:07:52] dangerous and more unpredictable all than previous

[3:07:55] substances and it has left families, neighborhoods

[3:07:59] and communities across our city devastated.

[3:08:00] >> behind every number and every statistic there is a

[3:08:03] person there is a loved one a neighbor, a friend, a family

[3:08:08] member, a son, a daughter, a valued member of this

[3:08:12] community. >> this resolution creates an

[3:08:15] opportunity to honor those individuals, support those who

[3:08:19] continue to grieve and raise awareness about the ongoing

[3:08:20] dangers of fentanyl. Fentanyl awareness

[3:08:23] and remembrance day is not only about looking back

[3:08:27] and remembering those we have lost.

[3:08:28] it is also about looking forward with greater awareness,

[3:08:31] stronger prevention efforts and a renewed commitment to

[3:08:35] pursuing solution that saves lives.

[3:08:36] >> san francisco has always been a city that confronts

[3:08:40] difficult challenges with compassion and courage

[3:08:43] and action. >> by recognizing this day we

[3:08:44] affirm our commitment to supporting those impacted by

[3:08:48] the crisis. I respectfully ask for you to

[3:08:51] support this resolution. Thank you very much.

[3:08:52] thank you for your comments. >> speakers good afternoon

[3:09:02] president man woman members of the board.

[3:09:06] >> my name is mahoney seabury and I have the privilege of

[3:09:10] serving as a legislative aide to supervisor matt dorsey.

[3:09:11] >> I'm deeply honored to stand before you not only as a member

[3:09:14] of a staff but as a proud afghan-american speaking on

[3:09:18] behalf of item 88 recognizing august as afghan-american

[3:09:21] heritage month. >> this resolution represents

[3:09:25] something I have never imagined that I would see growing up to

[3:09:28] stand in this chambers as an afghan-american serving the

[3:09:30] people of san francisco and representing a resolution

[3:09:33] recognizing my own community is both humbling and deeply

[3:09:37] meaningful. It is a reminder that

[3:09:38] representation matters and that every community deserves to see

[3:09:41] its story reflected in the institutions that serve them.

[3:09:45] this resolution also represents the continuation of a journey

[3:09:49] that began here in this chamber back in 2023.

[3:09:52] I had the privilege of drafting san francisco's first

[3:09:56] afghan-american heritage resolution and at the time I

[3:10:00] hope that it would become more than a proclamation I hoped it

[3:10:04] would become a tradition one that ensured future generations

[3:10:05] of african americans would not only see their heritage

[3:10:08] recognized but their contribution asians celebrated.

[3:10:12] >> today I am incredibly proud to say that that vision has

[3:10:16] grown beyond san francisco. Earlier this year in march, the

[3:10:17] state of california officially recognized afghan-american

[3:10:21] heritage month building upon the momentum that began began

[3:10:24] here at the board of supervisors.

[3:10:27] >> it is a powerful reminder that meaningful change often

[3:10:31] begins at the local level. This year also marks another

[3:10:35] historic first for the first time in conjunction with afghan

[3:10:38] american heritage month, the board of supervisors is

[3:10:40] recognizing afghan americans for their extraordinary service

[3:10:43] to our city and our state. These honorees are more than

[3:10:48] accomplished professionals. They are examples of african

[3:10:49] americans that have contributed to california for decades

[3:10:52] quietly serving, quietly leading and giving back.

[3:10:55] >> this is why this resolution matters.

[3:10:58] I want to personally thank supervisor matt dorsey for his

[3:11:00] unwavering support and for championing this resolution

[3:11:03] and I thank each of you for recognizing the extraordinary

[3:11:07] contribution. >> thank you for your comments

[3:11:09] . >> next speaker.

[3:11:17] >> good afternoon supervisors. I am richard knee, a journalist

[3:11:21] and former member of the sunshine ordinance task force.

[3:11:24] I'm speaking on behalf of the society of professional

[3:11:28] journalists northern california chapter and the pacific media

[3:11:30] workers guild. >> news guild cwa local three

[3:11:34] 9521. >> at least one of you has

[3:11:35] expressed a desire to fill the task force with members who

[3:11:40] take a so-called pragmatic approach toward sunshine law

[3:11:43] compliance delaying appointment of those who have already

[3:11:47] applied and in some cases been vetted by spca and the league

[3:11:51] of women voters is anything but pragmatic.

[3:11:55] >> you are forcing the task force to go on hiatus causing

[3:11:59] build up of a backlog of sunshine related complaints

[3:12:02] and delaying redress for those who have filed them.

[3:12:06] it is not the task force's job to be more friendly or more

[3:12:09] adversarial towards city officials and agencies.

[3:12:13] the task force's job is to encourage and monitor sunshine

[3:12:17] law compliance without fear or favor.

[3:12:21] >> at least one of you argues that the volume of record

[3:12:25] requests makes it difficult for city officials and agencies to

[3:12:28] do their job. >> sunshine law compliance is

[3:12:33] part and parcel of that job. >> but rather than make sure

[3:12:37] that those officials and agencies have sufficient

[3:12:38] staffing and resources to meet record requests, some of you

[3:12:45] want instead to blame the requesters for exercising their

[3:12:48] right to know about city policies and actions and their

[3:12:52] bases. A tactic straight out of the

[3:12:53] author authority tarion playbook is a wrongheaded

[3:12:56] approach that will enable backroom dealing and force

[3:13:00] sunshine complainants to go to court which will cost the city

[3:13:04] potentially millions every year .

[3:13:07] >> that is anything but pragmatic.

[3:13:11] thank you for your comments. Next speaker.

[3:13:19] hello city council and nice to see you jackie.

[3:13:22] my name is dee henry and I'm here to discuss something

[3:13:24] that's not on the agenda today but stick with me.

[3:13:26] >> it will all relate. I want to advocate for a

[3:13:30] historically shafted bird. >> I was once like you, jackie

[3:13:34] thinking of them as rats of the skies.

[3:13:37] I saw dirty scoundrels feeding the dirty birds and it almost

[3:13:41] brought me to tears to say that I spat on them.

[3:13:42] >> I've heard them called mudguards black plague birds

[3:13:46] target practice ice chubby doves dog toys government spies

[3:13:53] ,alien spies hoochie mamas scaly rats monk jumbos concrete

[3:13:57] chicken guzzlers and in some cases as the covid pandemics

[3:14:03] patient zero. I would like to offer a moment

[3:14:05] of silence for uttering those words.

[3:14:08] but it all changed when I moved to san fran.

[3:14:11] I was gazing out at the beautiful sunset over the bay

[3:14:12] as I cut my toenails and a big bang almost made me chop off my

[3:14:19] toe. I went out to the balcony

[3:14:20] and heard a faint cuckoo and saw I would become my best

[3:14:23] friend and lover. >> little kenny I realized that

[3:14:29] these are cuddly, chunky, curious and totally cuckoo for

[3:14:33] cocoa puffs creatures and this city has declared war on them.

[3:14:38] >> and I'm here to make a stand .

[3:14:40] look around. There's spikes on windows.

[3:14:44] nets on doorways and the covert pigeon hunting syndicate known

[3:14:48] as the parrots. >> I've spent long nights

[3:14:49] weeping in the fetal position due to this city's atrocities

[3:14:53] towards pages. >> so here are my demands.

[3:14:56] >> cuckoo. Here we go, jackie.

[3:15:00] okay, everyone. Pigeons on three.

[3:15:02] one, two, three. Pigeons.

[3:15:04] >> thank you. >> thank you for your comments.

[3:15:09] next speaker. >> good afternoon.

[3:15:16] my name is yahia buzzard. I'm here today with care the

[3:15:19] council on american-islamic relations and we support the

[3:15:22] resolution recognizing south asian american heritage month

[3:15:24] in san francisco. >> for generations south asian

[3:15:27] americans have shaped the fabric of san francisco through

[3:15:31] their contributions to the city's culture economy, public

[3:15:35] service and civic life. >> the south asian american

[3:15:38] community is incredibly diverse encompassing muslim dalit sick

[3:15:43] tamil bengali napoli, indo caribbean and many other

[3:15:48] communities whose histories and contributions deserve to be

[3:15:51] recognized and celebrated. Recognizing south asian

[3:15:55] american heritage month uplifts many stories, identities

[3:15:59] and contributions especially at a time when south asians

[3:16:03] continue to face discrimination ,hate and erasure.

[3:16:07] >> we are grateful to supervisor mahmood

[3:16:10] and commissioner kudarat, continues chaudhry for their

[3:16:13] leadership on this resolution. We respectfully urge the board

[3:16:17] to unanimously support the resolution and to continue

[3:16:21] celebrating the invaluable contributions of south

[3:16:22] asian-americans in san francisco.

[3:16:25] >> thank you. Thank you for your comments.

[3:16:28] >> next speaker I abhor this colonial u.s. Government of

[3:16:36] white christian nationalistic primacy of coerced cisgender

[3:16:40] living and heterosexuality of capitalism policing, slavery,

[3:16:44] genocide, eco side eugenics all of it but only focusing on that

[3:16:48] dream my humanity until I feel my bone dry of its marrow.

[3:16:51] I'm aspiring to root more in what makes being human

[3:16:53] worthwhile. As corny as it sounds, love is

[3:16:56] what makes this fight worth fighting.

[3:16:59] love of my soulmate our kitties love of love of saying join

[3:17:02] others and helping others find their joyful moments seeing an

[3:17:04] uplifting and protecting the humanity of every other person

[3:17:07] to everyone feeling like they're about to buckle under

[3:17:11] the state sponsored domestic terror.

[3:17:12] >> don't give up. >> I won't give up and I hope

[3:17:15] you don't either. Related.

[3:17:18] what will be the point of human supervisors if a mayor or city

[3:17:22] attorney can just use a.I. To generate legislation?

[3:17:23] will we get district a.I. Chat bots to address our concerns

[3:17:27] instead of five or so humans staffing each district office?

[3:17:29] the mayor has open had open eyes ceo sam altman on his

[3:17:34] transition team. Just this month it was

[3:17:35] announced that our state of california is expanding access

[3:17:37] across state government through an anthropic a.I. Partnership.

[3:17:41] every government concession to a.I. Replacing the human heart,

[3:17:45] intelligence and discretion is a concession to inhumanity

[3:17:46] literally. And let me tell you san

[3:17:49] francisco and california they're making massive

[3:17:50] concessions. >> if there's one thing people

[3:17:53] of san francisco should know by now, it's that our mayor does

[3:17:55] not support any new taxes nor restrictions on big tech

[3:17:57] corporations and real estate. We just saw that when the

[3:18:01] mayor dennis supports a proposed tax to encourage

[3:18:04] filling empty grocery stores, empty grocery store fronts

[3:18:06] and not supporting a resolution supporting a state's bill

[3:18:09] against surveillance pricing. >> we have a no new taxes on

[3:18:12] the rich mayor and a techno fascist billionaire political

[3:18:14] movement has paved its way into city hall paid its way into

[3:18:16] city hall transforming san francisco into a red city and a

[3:18:20] blue state red not due to communism or socialism but red

[3:18:23] due to our mayor's alignment with the trump administration's

[3:18:26] agenda. The mayor's approach to

[3:18:27] governing is that of a ceo capitalist and tyrannical

[3:18:30] and stealing stability and life itself from the homeless, poor

[3:18:32] and marginalized. >> thank you for your comments.

[3:18:35] next speaker barra supervisors and mayor office of san

[3:18:46] francisco. The title of today is any

[3:18:49] statically terrifying. Let it be known I'm the

[3:18:51] guardian of the title of miss chinatown or san francisco 2018

[3:18:57] and miss popular miss chinese international 2019.

[3:19:00] in february of 2019 maggie wong came home with the title of

[3:19:03] miss popularity of miss chinese international.

[3:19:06] despite the fact everyone bet against her by june of 20 19 I

[3:19:12] had a change of heart. >> a grudge to me is an act of

[3:19:17] nothing more intriguing poising hoping the other person will

[3:19:21] die. Let bygones be bygones.

[3:19:24] to celebrate my new view I bought my auntie a new iphone.

[3:19:28] >> two months later I drove maggie to meet my auntie.

[3:19:32] >> auntie. Where is my iphone?

[3:19:36] it was a tongue in cheek response that ms. Chinatown is

[3:19:40] here it's by my side and here to stay.

[3:19:42] >> she took it the wrong way. She thought I was going comedy.

[3:19:45] iphone. >> and hand it to maggie.

[3:19:49] instead of paying maggie a greeting, she bolted up the

[3:19:52] stairs and locked herself in a bathroom.

[3:19:56] she cried hysterically uncontrollably and she would

[3:20:00] not open the door until I leave.

[3:20:01] that ends my journey to the title owner of miss popularity

[3:20:04] of miss chinese international. Some of you say oh my god that

[3:20:11] is horrible. >> what why done to your

[3:20:12] auntie? It is true at certain angle

[3:20:15] maggie could be terrifying. >> which brings me I would

[3:20:19] prefer not to talk about my destination but my journey.

[3:20:25] >> for me doing something as difficult and hard I don't look

[3:20:29] at challenge. >> I look at hope.

[3:20:34] if the chance for me to clinch a no point zero one chance of

[3:20:37] success I would take it because my mom named me lock soo nung

[3:20:41] means ability and what do I need to do?

[3:20:44] >> thank you. Thank you for your comments.

[3:20:46] next speaker. Good evening supervisors.

[3:20:54] happy disability pride month. This is elijah logan, director

[3:20:59] of the office on disability and accessibility and while I

[3:21:03] would love to just talk about all the great work our office

[3:21:06] and our departments are doing around excessive ability

[3:21:11] including expanding language access for the deaf and hard of

[3:21:15] hearing community including best practices for small

[3:21:19] businesses in partnership with the office of small business

[3:21:22] including some of our great capital efforts there are

[3:21:23] moving forward. I would not be doing justice

[3:21:26] this disability pride month if I did not talk about my friend

[3:21:31] alice wong who has before you a year ago and who lives on

[3:21:34] in our memory. And so in honor of alice I will

[3:21:38] just read one of her greatest hits.

[3:21:41] disabled people have always existed whether the word

[3:21:45] disability is used or not. To me disability is not a

[3:21:49] monolith nor is it a clear cut binary or disabled.

[3:21:56] of disabled and non-disabled. Disability is mutable and ever

[3:22:01] evolving. Disability is both apparent

[3:22:04] and not apparent. Disability is pain.

[3:22:05] struggle, brilliance, abundance and joy.

[3:22:09] disability is socio political, cultural and biological.

[3:22:15] being visible and claiming a disabled identity brings risks

[3:22:19] as much as it brings pride. I am so proud of the work our

[3:22:23] city is doing and continuing to do in the space of disability

[3:22:27] rights and accessibility. Thank you for your leadership

[3:22:30] and support. >> thank you for your comments.

[3:22:31] next speaker president. Man woman.

[3:22:42] board of supervisors my name is richard chastity peterson.

[3:22:49] I want to talk briefly about artificial intelligence and I

[3:22:51] think that was brought up briefly and I think katy, one

[3:22:56] of the items 86 or something I've been involved

[3:23:00] in artificial intelligence since the 1960s believe it or

[3:23:04] not at tufts university city. >> I then went to college at

[3:23:12] in boston with some of the greatest teachers and at least

[3:23:16] in new england I came to san francisco and have continued

[3:23:23] artificial intelligence work with both clients and some of

[3:23:27] my own personal work. I've developed certain game

[3:23:32] boards and things that actually assist in many of the concepts

[3:23:38] of artificial intelligence. I want to warn against using

[3:23:43] artificial intelligence as a automatic means to enforcement

[3:23:50] of many of your governmental regulations.

[3:23:53] and this goes not only to the city but to the state as my

[3:24:00] trials with the state board state bar show that some tracks

[3:24:08] when already set are put in motion by simple oversights

[3:24:13] once they're in motion there is rarely anything that you can do

[3:24:18] except under extraordinary circumstances.

[3:24:23] the other thing is the algorithm is basically and if

[3:24:29] then type of an algorithm all algorithms are it.

[3:24:34] >> then when you get into generative development then you

[3:24:38] get into real trouble because you are allowing other humans

[3:24:41] to introduce the algorithms that change your mind.

[3:24:46] >> thank you. Thank you for your comments.

[3:24:47] >> next speaker

[3:25:23] . >> okay.

[3:25:24] good afternoon. I'm jessica persico.

[3:25:28] my written comments focus on transparency, accountability

[3:25:31] and accessibility. You can read them right here.

[3:25:35] okay. I also want to thank

[3:25:43] mayor lurie for attending today.

[3:25:44] I hope you can attend this monday's health commission

[3:25:47] meeting at 4 p.m. At room four await the september board

[3:25:51] meetings and stay for public comments before signing budgets

[3:25:55] and other matters most urgent. Daniel lauria I urge you if

[3:26:02] you're watching to not sign one file number 251003 expanding

[3:26:08] drug free housing in ways that may add cost risk evictions for

[3:26:15] people in recovering and those with mental health conditions.

[3:26:18] and worsen our existing housing and health care system because

[3:26:23] we know that there's an accessibility crisis.

[3:26:26] >> number two file number 250630 the clean up code that

[3:26:32] removes reporting labeled obsolete and including that for

[3:26:40] hunters point shipyard oversight.

[3:26:41] >> residents rely on these to protect our environment and to

[3:26:48] keep them protected. I also ask that this board

[3:26:52] and anybody watching to work with me to get our federal

[3:26:57] medicaid payments back by addressing fraud waste

[3:27:03] and abuse. Contact me at gov dot this the

[3:27:07] game.com. Please verify and adopt gov dot

[3:27:11] dis gamescom as a public resource to anyone watching

[3:27:15] this with the means. Please consider a bridge grant

[3:27:19] for services affected by medicaid budget cuts such as ss

[3:27:24] z s of age and ucsf. >> I also like to thank you for

[3:27:28] your comments. Next speaker mr. President w o

[3:27:34] duffy. I just recently added a new

[3:27:38] supervisor district that I've lived in for about a month

[3:27:42] and a half. I lived in chinatown now in a

[3:27:43] private hotel and sro hotel private, unsubsidized and the

[3:27:50] people there were living in very close quarters to each

[3:27:54] other and I just couldn't I was just so impressed the security

[3:27:58] and there was no problem with security in the building.

[3:28:00] I'm just so impressed with my neighbors their tenacity for

[3:28:04] life. This is a building, by the way

[3:28:05] no elevator. It's a flight and a half up

[3:28:09] from the street and then this floor above that is another

[3:28:13] flight and a lot of seniors just lugging stuff up those

[3:28:16] stairs every day and lugging it back down.

[3:28:17] I just was very impressed by them.

[3:28:20] I think it's a really good thing that someone here the

[3:28:24] board is leaning towards realizing that yes, we need

[3:28:27] more housing but we also have to protect, preserve and and

[3:28:31] defend the quality of life that we have for the housing that we

[3:28:34] already have. I'm very impressed by that

[3:28:36] today. And you know, I changed my

[3:28:39] speech that I'm going to make sometimes I change it five

[3:28:42] times I'm sitting back there and I just like to thank you

[3:28:47] all for your service and I know that you're going to be able to

[3:28:48] play in the field of the lord and I.

[3:28:51] I hope you are observing things and thinking and have a moment

[3:28:55] to contemplate. >> thank you for your comments.

[3:28:58] >> seeing no other individuals here in person we will be going

[3:29:02] to our remote line if you have not already done so please

[3:29:04] press star three to remote to line up remotely.

[3:29:07] again personal attacks harassment or discriminatory

[3:29:10] remarks directed to a city employee or board member are

[3:29:13] outside the scope of this body and shall be redirected.

[3:29:15] failure to immediately redirect those comments will result

[3:29:18] in the individual's forfeiture of remaining time and we will

[3:29:22] transition to the next speaker. Let's hear from our first

[3:29:25] caller by a demand. The bulk of beach and I call

[3:29:33] all the people of serbia I oppose upcoming heritage month

[3:29:37] resolution because they are like kosovo and these goals

[3:29:44] with all three be very bad saints go to america vote for

[3:29:52] your loving your envy the victory moving from karate

[3:29:56] and all will have more important report in the and and

[3:30:03] all sorts of grocery store you got to you had to live grocery

[3:30:07] store rock out board and things about time that you bought the

[3:30:12] building but your no minutes bob that all right let's go to

[3:30:18] our next caller. >> hello supervisors my name is

[3:30:29] will hayworth, a resident of district nine and I'm calling

[3:30:30] because I'm a complainant in a pending sunshine ordinance task

[3:30:34] force complaint and the deadline for processing it

[3:30:40] under the existing task force handling procedures was july

[3:30:44] 17th. The board can't meet right now

[3:30:47] because nine of the task or seats are vacant and cannot

[3:30:48] walk. We can be sure.

[3:30:51] walton published statement explains how this happened

[3:30:52] which is that the city attorney advised only on june 26th that

[3:30:55] the task force was to look at the new rule.

[3:30:58] no one designed this outcome. I got that.

[3:30:59] but I want to note in response to the idea of expanding the

[3:31:02] search for applicants which is a worthy goal of the existing

[3:31:05] odd things for are filled by nominations from the society,

[3:31:10] professional journalists and the league women voters

[3:31:11] pennington departure in june for those four seats the pool

[3:31:14] is fixed by ordinance outreach cannot change it.

[3:31:17] acting on them right now would restore quorum and allow the

[3:31:21] remaining five seats to be determined at the board's

[3:31:25] pleasure in the future. The comments are from the

[3:31:27] society professional very publicly that at least one

[3:31:30] member of this board considers the sunshine ordinance

[3:31:33] burdensome and prefer commissioners the more

[3:31:34] pragmatic to use section 67 not 30 assigns those nominations to

[3:31:37] outside organizations precisely so that the watchdog's

[3:31:41] composition does not track any official appetite type of

[3:31:42] oversight. On july 10th the ethics

[3:31:44] commission returned a matter concerning the mayor's office

[3:31:46] to a body that cannot begin to receive it.

[3:31:48] I attributed to no one but every week this body save stark

[3:31:51] makes that harder to explain. I ask that you please calendar

[3:31:54] the full organization nominated reappointment to the sunshine

[3:31:56] ordinance task force no later than the 1st september rules

[3:31:59] committee meeting and sooner at a special meeting is convened.

[3:32:02] >> thank you. Thank you for your comments.

[3:32:03] next speaker good afternoon. My name is lynn rivas.

[3:32:12] >> I'm dr. Lynn rivers. I'm the executive director for

[3:32:16] the california association of mental health iran

[3:32:20] organizations relying solely on emergency department personnel

[3:32:23] while eliminating peer specialists would compromise

[3:32:28] san francisco's crisis response efficiency.

[3:32:32] it'll increase criminal justice involvement and unnecessarily

[3:32:36] inflate health care costs based on the research, san francisco

[3:32:40] should retain peer specialists and community mobile units for

[3:32:44] the following key reasons one here live bill outreach

[3:32:47] prevents hospitalization and manage its acute crisis

[3:32:50] in its early two tiers improve the escalation and strengthen

[3:32:58] crisis intervention. Three community mobile crisis

[3:33:01] units directly reduce arrests and criminalization and for

[3:33:08] relying solely on emergency department departments

[3:33:12] increases costs and system strain.

[3:33:13] thank you very much. >> thank you for your comments.

[3:33:17] next caller. >> hi there.

[3:33:24] >> I'm lynch north north beach resident.

[3:33:27] san francisco sunshine ordinance begins with the

[3:33:29] simple principle that government exists to conduct

[3:33:32] the people's business and that the people don't give

[3:33:35] government the right to decide what we should know.

[3:33:38] >> today city hall seems to be saying why violate the sunshine

[3:33:42] ordinance when you can simply eliminate the people who

[3:33:46] enforce it? >> recently so-called

[3:33:47] streamlining changes the changed the rules for

[3:33:49] commission appointments streamlining what bureaucracy

[3:33:53] or accountability. >> now nine of the 11 members

[3:33:57] of the sunshine ordinance task force have been forced off the

[3:34:00] commission because their re appointments have been left to

[3:34:02] expire by you. >> and the timing couldn't be

[3:34:05] more convenient. You remember that october phone

[3:34:09] call between mayor lurie and then donald trump when the

[3:34:12] public asked for public records of it?

[3:34:13] >> the mayor's office refused. >> the sunshine task force

[3:34:16] found that we that refusal violated our transparency laws

[3:34:20] and their next step should have been to finish that case.

[3:34:24] instead the task force itself disappeared.

[3:34:27] >> that's quite the magic trick.

[3:34:28] but it didn't go away because the public lost interest.

[3:34:31] but because the referees had been escorted off the field.

[3:34:35] >> and this isn't really about one phone call.

[3:34:36] it's about whether oversight itself survives.

[3:34:39] the sunshine task force is lying in a coma because of your

[3:34:43] politics and that means it can be revived by your political

[3:34:47] will. >> your constituents as always

[3:34:48] are watching reappointing the voting members restore the task

[3:34:51] force and prove that in san francisco sunshine isn't

[3:34:55] something that politicians can quietly switch off like p, g

[3:34:59] and e. >> remember when the washington

[3:35:00] post had some political will back in 2017 and warned us that

[3:35:05] democracy dies in darkness? >> well, between this and the

[3:35:09] deplorable shade act I had to sit through last week your

[3:35:12] constituents are watching and feeling mighty left out

[3:35:15] in the cold these days. So please do the right thing by

[3:35:19] the folks who elected by elected you and let the

[3:35:20] sunshine back in. >> thank you for your comments.

[3:35:27] I believe that ends are a remote call in line.

[3:35:29] mr. President. >> all right.

[3:35:32] public comment is now closed. Madam clerk, please call the

[3:35:36] for adoption without committee reference agenda items 88

[3:35:39] through 95 together items 88 through 95 were introduced for

[3:35:42] adoption without committee reference a unanimous vote is

[3:35:45] required for adoption of a resolution on first appearance

[3:35:48] any supervisor may require resolution on first appearance

[3:35:51] to go to committee. >> supervisor mahmood like to

[3:35:55] sever item number 90. >> right.

[3:35:58] uh supervisor dorsey I'd like to sever item 88 and 89

[3:36:07] supervisor melgar 93 please. And I would like to sever 94

[3:36:19] and so madam clerk, could you call the roll on the remaining

[3:36:21] balance of the items? >> yes on items 9192 and 95.

[3:36:26] >> supervisor wong wong absent supervisor chan chin I

[3:36:33] supervisor chin chin I supervisor dorsey dorsey I

[3:36:40] supervisor fielder fielder I supervisor mahmood mahmood I

[3:36:44] supervisor randleman hi randleman I supervisor melgar

[3:36:48] melgar I supervisor sadr sutter I supervisor cheryl cheryl I

[3:36:56] there are nine eyes without objection the resolutions are

[3:36:59] adopted and the motion is approved please call item 88

[3:37:04] item number 88 is a resolution declaring the month of august

[3:37:10] 2026 is afghan-american heritage month in the city

[3:37:11] and county of san francisco raza dorsey thank you president

[3:37:14] madam and colleagues today I am proud to ask you to support

[3:37:19] this resolution declaring august as afghan-american

[3:37:22] heritage month for the city and county of san francisco.

[3:37:25] san francisco has always been defined by those who came here

[3:37:28] seeking opportunity, freedom and the chance to build a

[3:37:30] better future. The african-america community

[3:37:33] embodies that enduring spirit as we've heard in much of

[3:37:34] today's meeting today african-americans,

[3:37:37] african-americans helped shape every corner of san francisco

[3:37:41] as physicians attorneys, educators, engineers,

[3:37:45] entrepreneurs, artists, public servants and members of our

[3:37:49] armed forces and community leaders.

[3:37:50] this resolution is an opportunity to recognize not

[3:37:54] only those remarkable achievements but also the

[3:37:57] resilience, perseverance and generosity that define the

[3:38:01] afghan american experience. It affirms that their story is

[3:38:02] an essential part of san francisco's story.

[3:38:05] I would also like to recognize someone from my own office who

[3:38:08] has been instrumental in making this recognition possible.

[3:38:10] my legislative aide muhammad somebody who worked tirelessly

[3:38:13] to elevate african-american heritage month into one of the

[3:38:17] city's signature cultural celebrations.

[3:38:20] through her vision, leadership and unwavering dedication

[3:38:21] and what has been a local celebration has grown into an

[3:38:25] annual tradition that now brings together leaders from

[3:38:29] across california to honor the extraordinary accomplishments

[3:38:32] of the african-american community.

[3:38:33] monis thank you for your leadership, your dedication to

[3:38:36] public service and for ensuring that history, culture

[3:38:39] and achievements of the african-american community are

[3:38:40] recognized and celebrated in our city.

[3:38:44] because of your work, san francisco has become a leader

[3:38:47] in honoring afghan-american heritage month and our city is

[3:38:48] stronger and richer for it. To the african-american

[3:38:52] community, thank you for your resilience, your service, your

[3:38:55] leadership and your countless contributions to the city

[3:38:58] and county of san francisco. We're proud to celebrate your

[3:39:00] achievements today and we look forward to continuing this

[3:39:03] tradition for years to come. >> thank you, madam clerk.

[3:39:06] is this the same house we have ?

[3:39:10] yes. All right.

[3:39:11] let's take this same house, same call without objection,

[3:39:13] the resolution is adopted. >> please call item 89.

[3:39:17] >> item 89 is a resolution recognizing august 21st 21st,

[3:39:21] 2026 as national and all prevention and awareness day to

[3:39:25] honor the lives impacted by the overdose crisis support

[3:39:28] families and communities affected by substance use

[3:39:32] disorders. Recognize frontline responders

[3:39:33] and service providers and reaffirm the city's

[3:39:37] commitment to prevention, treatment and recovery.

[3:39:40] >> and public safety supervisor dorsey thank you president

[3:39:43] and one colleagues. This resolution recognizes

[3:39:44] august 21st as fentanyl prevention and awareness day

[3:39:48] in san francisco. This resolution is about

[3:39:51] remembrance, awareness and action because the numbers

[3:39:54] behind the crisis remain staggering.

[3:39:55] fentanyl is as much as 50 times more potent than heroin and a

[3:39:59] dose of as little as two milligrams is fatal for most

[3:40:03] most people. According to the cdc, more than

[3:40:06] 70% of accidental overdose deaths nationwide in 2024

[3:40:09] involved fentanyl. >> here in san francisco, more

[3:40:13] than the more than 3000 people we've lost to fentanyl related

[3:40:17] overdoses since 2020 has made this the deadliest public

[3:40:20] health emergency in our city since the darkest days of the

[3:40:23] aids crisis. In august we will remember

[3:40:27] those lost stand with grieving families and recommit ourselves

[3:40:30] to prevention, treatment and long term recovery as well.

[3:40:31] we must recognize and honor the health care workers and first

[3:40:35] responders, peer counselors and community organizations

[3:40:38] doing lifesaving work in this realm every day.

[3:40:41] I want to recognize my legislative intern eva

[3:40:42] seligmann, who we heard from earlier who her research

[3:40:46] and drafting made this resolution possible.

[3:40:49] eva, thank you for your hard work and commitment to public

[3:40:50] service. Finally, colleagues, I would

[3:40:53] invite you and all members of the public to attend the fifth

[3:40:56] annual international overdose awareness sunset vigil.

[3:41:00] a light for every life on sunday august 30th at 7 p.m. On

[3:41:03] the steps of city hall. There we will honor the lives

[3:41:07] of those lost and stand with families and individuals

[3:41:08] in recovery whose voices remain at the center of this work.

[3:41:12] thank you to gina mcdonald and the other moms who have

[3:41:15] held this vigil for the past five years and for their

[3:41:17] continued fight for recovery. >> madam clerk, please call the

[3:41:22] roll on this item on item 89. Supervisor wong wang I

[3:41:25] supervisor chan chen I supervisor chen chen I

[3:41:32] supervisor dorsey dorsey I supervisor fielder filter I

[3:41:36] supervisor mahmud mahmud I supervise our management I

[3:41:41] mandolin I supervisor melgar melgar I supervisor sada sadr I

[3:41:45] supervisors cheryl cheryl either tonight without

[3:41:49] objection the resolution is adopted please call item 90.

[3:41:55] item 90 is a resolution declaring july 18th through

[3:42:01] august 17th 2026 a south asian american heritage month in the

[3:42:03] city and county of san francisco and affirming the

[3:42:06] cultural, religious and linguistic richness within

[3:42:09] the south asian community and recognizing this pluralism

[3:42:13] as a source a source of strength that contributes to

[3:42:17] san francisco's identity as an open, inclusive and forward

[3:42:18] looking city. >> supervisor mahmood thank you

[3:42:21] colleagues and thank you to everyone joining us today

[3:42:25] in the audience as we recognize july 18th through august 17th

[3:42:28] 2026 a south asian american heritage month in the city

[3:42:33] and county of san francisco deeply honored to have had the

[3:42:36] opportunity to introduce this resolution recognizing the many

[3:42:39] contributions of south asian american communities that have

[3:42:41] helped shape san francisco into diverse, dynamic and inclusive

[3:42:44] city that we are today as someone of pakistani heritage,

[3:42:48] this recognition carries personal meaning and it's a

[3:42:52] reminder that our city is strongest when every

[3:42:53] community's history, culture and contributions are seen

[3:42:56] valued and celebrated. South asian identity

[3:42:59] encompasses a vast and diverse group of communities including

[3:43:03] afghanistan, bangladesh, bhutan, india, maldives, nepal,

[3:43:07] pakistan and sri lanka. Within that diversity are

[3:43:11] countless languages faiths, cultures and traditions

[3:43:14] and lived experiences that enrich our city.

[3:43:16] >> south asians have been a part of san francisco's story

[3:43:20] for generations from entrepreneurs and small

[3:43:22] business owners to health care workers, educators, engineers,

[3:43:24] artists and public servants. South asian americans have

[3:43:28] contributed to nearly every aspect of civic life in our

[3:43:31] city. This month is an opportunity to

[3:43:34] recognize the resilience of this community our history

[3:43:37] in this country includes moments of exclusion,

[3:43:39] discrimination and injustice from restrictive immigration

[3:43:43] laws to the rise of islamophobia.

[3:43:44] anti-sikh discrimination, discrimination, anti-hindu

[3:43:47] discrimination and xenophobia that have impacted communities

[3:43:51] across south asia's many identities.

[3:43:55] but our history is also one of perseverance, solidarity and an

[3:43:56] organizing south asian communities have stood

[3:44:00] alongside other communities fighting for immigrant rights,

[3:44:03] workers rights, gender equity, lgbt high plus inclusion,

[3:44:07] racial justice and a more equitable future for all.

[3:44:10] this recognition is particularly meaningful because

[3:44:14] the dates of south asian american heritage month

[3:44:15] coincide with several significant moments in south

[3:44:18] asian history including independence days and other

[3:44:19] milestones that represent both the complexity of our shared

[3:44:23] histories and the enduring ties of south asian communities

[3:44:26] around the world. For many south asian families

[3:44:30] these histories are deeply personal and they represent

[3:44:31] stories of migration, sacrifice and resilience but also

[3:44:34] opportunity a story that many san franciscans I know share as

[3:44:39] they seek a better life for themselves and their families.

[3:44:43] san francisco has always been a city shaped by immigrants

[3:44:46] and by communities who bring their experiences, cultures

[3:44:49] and hopes for the future. Recognizing south asian

[3:44:51] american heritage month is a reflection of our city's values

[3:44:54] that inclusion is not just about welcoming people into our

[3:44:57] communities but honoring their contributions.

[3:45:00] I want to thank the members of the south asian community

[3:45:02] advocates, cultural organizations, small business

[3:45:05] owners and residents who continue to strengthen our city

[3:45:06] every day. Today we celebrate the richness

[3:45:09] of the south asian community in san francisco and reaffirm

[3:45:13] our commitment to building a city where every person

[3:45:14] regardless of where they come from, what language they speak

[3:45:17] or traditions they carry knows that they belong.

[3:45:21] I respectfully ask your colleagues for your support on

[3:45:22] this resolution. >> supervisor dorsey thank you

[3:45:25] president randleman. Thank you supervisor mahmood

[3:45:29] for introducing this resolution to celebrate the country

[3:45:32] and contributions of the south asian community to our city.

[3:45:35] know one of my favorite things about serving people in a city

[3:45:39] as diverse as ours is that we are all strongly encouraged to

[3:45:43] crash the party for one another's cultural

[3:45:44] celebrations. And that includes one of my

[3:45:47] absolute favorites holi the festival of colors which we

[3:45:50] hosted in my district at the east cut crossing a couple of

[3:45:51] years ago with brightly colored chalk powder.

[3:45:55] I still can't get out of much of the clothing that I wore

[3:45:58] that day and we celebrated earlier this year that the

[3:46:00] sales force tower projection last year to honor south asian

[3:46:05] heritage month I recognized sima sri, a constituent of mine

[3:46:10] who was just an incredible civic and cultural leader

[3:46:13] in the south asian community. I wanted to take the

[3:46:14] opportunity to express my appreciation again for all the

[3:46:18] work that she has done to uplift and celebrate the

[3:46:21] community. She has helped activate public

[3:46:22] spaces for cultural celebrations and supported

[3:46:25] south asian artists and entrepreneurs and used her

[3:46:29] talents to build connections, equity and visibility.

[3:46:32] she unfortunately could not be here today to give public

[3:46:33] comment as much as I know she wanted to but I did want to

[3:46:37] give her credit and to her and people like her for

[3:46:41] dedicating themselves so generously to sharing their

[3:46:43] culture and celebrating our diversity.

[3:46:44] so thank you, sima and thank you supervisor bhagwan all

[3:46:50] right. I think we can take that.

[3:46:51] yeah, I think we can take the same house same call without

[3:46:55] objection the resolution is adopted.

[3:46:57] >> please call item 93. Item 93 the resolution

[3:47:04] recognizing july 2026 as disability pride month in the

[3:47:05] city and county of san francisco.

[3:47:08] >> supervisor melgar thank you president colleagues july is

[3:47:12] disability pride month and I wanted to make sure to

[3:47:13] acknowledge some of the accomplishments that our city

[3:47:16] is leading on in light of the egregious setbacks by this

[3:47:20] federal administration. >> I want to make a special

[3:47:24] shout shout out to eli gallatin from the office of disability

[3:47:27] and accessibility and their team this july today and is

[3:47:31] working closely with the mayor's office, city

[3:47:35] departments, community partners a welcomed in the support of

[3:47:39] the national association of the deaf biennial conference

[3:47:43] in preparation for thousands of deaf attendees we strengthen

[3:47:47] language access throughout the city, expanded asl availability

[3:47:51] at city at city events and coordinated with

[3:47:55] departments to improve communication access in public

[3:47:56] facing services. They also hosted the california

[3:48:00] commission on disability access for a regional meeting at this

[3:48:04] disability cultural center. Odeh worked closely with the

[3:48:08] office of small business on the beyond the front door

[3:48:11] initiative which helps businesses improve physical

[3:48:15] accessibility for residents and visitors during mayor loury

[3:48:18] and first lady proud us one city day the agency created a

[3:48:22] fully accessible event that honored the legacy of the 1977

[3:48:28] section five before sit ins protesters dennis billups

[3:48:33] and debbie kaplan along with disability cultural center

[3:48:34] co-director emily bates shared reflections that meaningfully

[3:48:38] connected the history of the disability rights movement with

[3:48:42] a work underway today in partnership with the

[3:48:46] economic support and self-sufficiency s.f. Mta

[3:48:49] and the disability cultural center they held a five for

[3:48:53] walking rolling tour staff resource tables provided onsite

[3:48:57] cal fresh and medical support and showcase sfa j's mobile

[3:49:01] benefits center demonstrating the cross apartment cross

[3:49:05] apartment collaboration looks like an action we celebrated

[3:49:08] the one year anniversary anniversary of the disability

[3:49:12] cultural centers accessible community center space

[3:49:16] and heard directly from residents about its growing

[3:49:19] impact. >> together these

[3:49:20] accomplishments reflect san francisco's commitment to going

[3:49:24] beyond ada requirements to explore ending access to

[3:49:29] services and ensuring people with disabilities can fully

[3:49:32] participate in the civic life of our city as we recognize

[3:49:36] july 2026 as disability pride month we reaffirm our

[3:49:40] commitment to accessibility equity in continuing the

[3:49:45] collaborative work our combined teams have advanced over the

[3:49:46] past year. It is my hope that as we

[3:49:49] approach next year's milestone that we will also take this

[3:49:52] opportunity to expand our support for people with

[3:49:56] disabilities further elevate visibility of our heroes like

[3:49:59] judi human and alex wong. Wouldn't it be incredible if we

[3:50:03] finally saw a statue of judy human to mark the location

[3:50:09] in u.n. Plaza where the five live four sit ins took place

[3:50:10] with happiness ability pride month.

[3:50:17] >> thank you supervisor mugar let's take this item same

[3:50:20] house, same call without objection the resolutions

[3:50:21] adopted and madam clerk please call item 94.

[3:50:25] >> item 94 is a motion authorized in preparation of

[3:50:28] written proponent and opponent valid arguments and rebuttal

[3:50:32] valid arguments for submittal to the voters for the november

[3:50:35] 3rd, 2026 consolidated general election.

[3:50:39] >> all right and I believe that you have some proposed

[3:50:42] amendments to this resolution for us that have been

[3:50:46] circulated. >> yes, they have been

[3:50:47] circulated. The amendments to the motion

[3:50:49] being proposed is to designate supervisor chin to write the

[3:50:53] proponent argument for the charter amendment on municipal

[3:50:55] finance corporation and public bank designate supervisor

[3:50:58] amendment to write the proponent argument for the

[3:51:02] charter amendment on department board commission and advisory

[3:51:05] body updates designate supervisor melgar to write the

[3:51:09] proponent argument for the charter amendment on the

[3:51:11] housing trust fund designate supervisor mahmood to write the

[3:51:13] proponent argument for the initiative ordinance on real

[3:51:17] estate real property transfer tax foreclosure exemption

[3:51:21] designate supervisor walton to write the opponent argument for

[3:51:25] the charter amendment on extending city administrator

[3:51:28] duties and changes to city contracting designate

[3:51:29] supervisor walton to also write the proponent opponent argument

[3:51:33] for the charter amendment on changes to executive branch

[3:51:37] management and designate supervisor walton to also write

[3:51:41] the opponent argument for the charter amendment on changes to

[3:51:44] ballot measure process and designate supervisor melgar

[3:51:48] to write the opponent argument for the initiative ordinance on

[3:51:51] allowing private vehicles on the great highway in the sunset

[3:51:53] dunes the remainder of the opponent argument section will

[3:51:59] be stricken for all of the ones that the supervisors had no

[3:52:03] interest in writing and making other clarifying and conforming

[3:52:07] changes. >> all right.

[3:52:08] can I have a motion to make the amendments that have been

[3:52:11] described by the clerk moved by chen seconded by mahmud?

[3:52:17] >> can we take that without objection?

[3:52:18] without objection. The motion is approved and then

[3:52:21] can we take the amended item? Same house, same call without

[3:52:26] objection the motion a motion motion no motion is approved.

[3:52:37] all right, madam clerk, do we have any imperative agenda

[3:52:44] items? >> we have no imperative agenda

[3:52:47] items and you please read the in memoriam.

[3:52:48] >> yes. Today's meeting will be

[3:52:52] adjourned in memory of the following beloved individuals

[3:52:56] on behalf of president mandolin for the late mr. Gerald allen

[3:53:00] fuller and on behalf of supervisors mandolin and melgar

[3:53:04] for the late miss sidner ella ellen constant and on behalf of

[3:53:08] president mandolin for the late mr. Jeremiah halsey and on

[3:53:16] behalf of supervisor melgar for the late dr. Estella garcia.

[3:53:20] and I think that brings us to the end of our agenda, madam

[3:53:21] clerk, do we have any further business before us today?

[3:53:25] that concludes our business for today.

[3:53:26] thank you. >> we are adjourned

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