00:00:11 GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE JUNE 30TH 2026 REGULAR
00:00:19 MEETING OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
00:00:20 MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
00:00:24 >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SUPERVISOR CHAN CHEN PRESIDENT
00:00:27 SUPERVISOR CHEN CHEN PRESENT SUPERVISOR DORSEY DORSEY
00:00:31 PRESENT SUPERVISOR FIELDER FIELDER PRESENT MAY THERE BE A
00:00:38 ONE TIME THING EVERYONE WE DO HAVE AN APPROVED BOARD RULE
00:00:43 THAT THERE ARE NO AUDIBLE SOUNDS OF SUPPORT OR AGAINST
00:00:46 ANYONE. THANK YOU KINDLY.
00:00:49 SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD MAHMOOD PRESIDENT SUPERVISOR MANDOLIN
00:00:52 PRESIDENT MANDOLIN PRESIDENT SUPERVISOR MELGAR MELGAR
00:00:57 PRESIDENT SUPERVISOR SADR SADR PRESIDENT SUPERVISOR CHERYL
00:01:01 CHERYL PRESIDENT SUPERVISOR WALTON WALTON PRESENT
00:01:05 AND SUPERVISOR HUANG WONG PRESENT MR. PRESIDENT ALL
00:01:09 MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. >> THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.
00:01:13 THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
00:01:17 WE ARE ON THE UNCEDED ANCESTRAL HOMELAND OF THE RAMAKRISHNA
00:01:18 ALONI WHO ARE THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THE SAN
00:01:21 FRANCISCO PENINSULA. AS THE INDIGENOUS STEWARDS OF
00:01:25 THIS LAND AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TRADITIONS THE
00:01:26 RAMAKRISHNA LONI HAVE NEVER CEDED LOST NOR FORGOTTEN THEIR
00:01:29 RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE CARETAKERS OF THIS PLACE AS
00:01:33 WELL AS FOR ALL PEOPLES WHO RESIDE IN THEIR TRADITIONAL
00:01:35 TERRITORY. AS GUESTS WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE
00:01:38 BENEFIT FROM LIVING AND WORKING ON THEIR TRADITIONAL HOMELAND.
00:01:42 WE WISH TO PAY OUR RESPECTS BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE ANCESTORS,
00:01:45 ELDERS AND RELATIVES OF THE RAMAKRISHNA ALUMNI COMMUNITY
00:01:47 AND BY AFFIRMING THEIR SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AS FIRST
00:01:49 PEOPLES. COLLEAGUES, WILL YOU JOIN ME
00:01:52 IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
00:01:56 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
00:01:59 AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD
00:02:03 INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR.
00:02:10 >> ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STAFF
00:02:15 AT S.F. GOV TV TODAY THAT IS ESPECIALLY KALEENA MENDOZA.
00:02:18 THEY RECORD EACH OF OUR MEETINGS AND MAKE THE
00:02:19 TRANSCRIPTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE AND COLLEAGUES.
00:02:24 BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR MEETING SUPERVISOR FIELDER WHO HAS
00:02:32 RETURNED FROM HER EXTENDED LEAVE HAS ASKED THAT WE GRANT
00:02:35 HER PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR TO PROVIDE SOME REMARKS AND IF
00:02:40 THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS AND I DON'T SEE ANY I THINK WE CAN
00:02:45 GIVE HER GRANT HER PRIVILEGE WITHOUT OBJECTION.
00:02:49 >> SUPERVISOR FIELD WAS PROVIDED PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR
00:02:52 . >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
00:02:52 AND THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
00:02:56 GRACE IN EXTENDING A EXCUSE FOR MY ABSENCE FOR AN EXTENDED
00:03:00 LEAVE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I
00:03:04 WANTED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT MY DOCTOR RECOMMENDED AND I'M
00:03:07 VERY GLAD I DID TAKE THE TIME TO PROTECT MY MENTAL HEALTH.
00:03:11 IN THIS TIME I'VE HAD A STEADFAST TEAM IN AND JEN,
00:03:16 SHEILA AND SASHA, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION
00:03:21 AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO ENSURE OUR
00:03:24 CONSTITUENTS CONTINUE TO BE SERVED IN DISTRICT NINE
00:03:28 AND MOVING OUR LEGISLATION FORWARD.
00:03:29 I WANT TO THANK MADAM CLERK ANGELA CALVILLO FOR YOUR
00:03:35 GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
00:03:36 I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR GOING ABOVE
00:03:40 AND BEYOND TO HELP OUR CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT NINE.
00:03:43 I WANT TO THANK MAYOR LARY AND HIS STAFF FOR THEIR
00:03:44 COMPASSION AND ASSISTANCE TO MY OFFICE ESPECIALLY AROUND SMALL
00:03:50 BUSINESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS.
00:03:51 AND I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK MY CONSTITUENTS THE COMMUNITY
00:03:55 LEADERS, COMMUNITY GROUPS FROM BERNAL, THE MISSION AND PORTOLA
00:03:59 WHO I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING IN THIS CHAIR.
00:04:03 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT.
00:04:06 WHEN I WAS IN MY HOSPITAL AND DURING MY LEAVE.
00:04:08 SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR GRACE AND I'M SO PROUD
00:04:12 AND HONORED TO BE BACK. >> THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.
00:04:17 >> THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR FIELDER, IT'S GOOD
00:04:21 TO HAVE YOU BACK AND IT'S CREDIT TO YOU THAT YOUR OFFICE
00:04:23 HAS PERFORMED SO WELL IN YOUR TIME OUT.
00:04:26 SO THANKS TO THEM FROM US AS WELL.
00:04:29 MADAM CLERK, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS?
00:04:33 >> YES, THANK YOU. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
00:04:36 WELCOMES ALL OF YOUR ATTENDANCE HERE IN PERSON IN THE BOARD'S
00:04:38 LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER ROOM TWO 52ND FLOOR OF CITY HALL.
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00:05:07 JUST ADDRESS THE ENVELOPE TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF
00:05:08 SUPERVISORS IS THE NUMBER ONE DR. CARLTON BE GOOD PLACE CITY
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00:05:33 THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
00:05:37 LET'S GO TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE CALL ITEMS ONE THROUGH
00:05:40 FOUR. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
00:06:02 >> ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR ARE ON CONSENT.
00:06:05 THESE ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE.
00:06:08 IF A MEMBER OBJECTS AN ITEM MAY BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED
00:06:12 SEPARATELY. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
00:06:16 THESE ITEMS ON ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.
00:06:17 >> SUPERVISOR GENTLEMAN HI MENDELSON I SUPERVISOR MELGAR
00:06:20 MELGAR I SUPERVISOR SADR SADR I SUPERVISOR CHERYL CHERYL I
00:06:28 SUPERVISOR WALTON WALTON EYES SUPERVISOR WONG WONG I'M
00:06:32 SUPERVISOR CHAN CHIN I SUPERVISOR CHEN CHEN I
00:06:40 SUPERVISOR DORSEY DORSEY I SUPERVISOR FIELDER FIELDER I
00:06:44 AND SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD MAHMOOD EITHER ARE LEBANESE WITHOUT
00:06:50 OBJECTION THE ORDINANCE SUPPORT ORDINANCES ARE PASSED ON FIRST
00:06:54 READING AND THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
00:06:57 >> LET'S GO TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS PLEASE CALL ITEM
00:06:59 NUMBER FIVE ITEM FIVE THIS IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE
00:07:01 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE STATUS OF WOMEN
00:07:05 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM FUND TO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
00:07:08 SHELTER BASE PROGRAM FUND TO REVISE THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND
00:07:12 ESTABLISHED THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
00:07:16 DEVELOPMENT OR ANOTHER AGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE MAYOR AS
00:07:20 ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FUND WITH DELEGATED DUTIES AND TO UPDATE
00:07:21 PROVISIONS REGARDING THE FUND TO REFLECT STATE LAW CHANGES
00:07:25 RELATING TO FISCAL ACTED BY THE COUNTY CLERK FOR THE FUND.
00:07:32 LET'S TAKE THIS ITEM SAME HOUSE, SAME CALL WITHOUT
00:07:33 OBJECTION THE ORDINANCE IS FINALLY PASSED.
00:07:36 >> MADAM CLERK LET'S GO TO NEW BUSINESS.
00:07:39 >> PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER SIX ITEM SIX THIS IS AN ORDINANCE
00:07:43 TO AMEND THE ADMINISTRATIVE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, LABOR
00:07:47 AND EMPLOYMENT PART PLANNING POLICE PUBLIC WORKS SUBDIVISION
00:07:52 TRANSPORTATION AND BUILDING INSPECTION COMMISSION CODES TO
00:07:56 MODIFY NUMEROUS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ADDITIONALLY TO
00:08:03 REMOVE VARIOUS OBSOLETE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
00:08:04 ELIMINATE DEFUNCT FUNDS AGENCIES PLANS, STAFFING
00:08:07 REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAMS TO MAKE OTHER UPDATES AND OTHER
00:08:11 CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND TO AFFIRM THE SECRET DETERMINATION
00:08:15 AND TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS.
00:08:18 >> THANK YOU MADAM CLERK. THIS ORDINANCE HAS BEEN AROUND
00:08:22 FOR A WHILE. I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF
00:08:26 GAO FOR HEARING IT AND PASSING IT TO THE FULL BOARD SINCE THE
00:08:31 GAO HAD ITS HEARING YESTERDAY WE ACTUALLY GOT SOME
00:08:37 CORRESPONDENCE EXPRESSING CONCERNS FROM FOLKS IN THE
00:08:41 LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT I THINK WE WANT TO SPEND A
00:08:43 LITTLE TIME LOOKING AT. I THINK THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER
00:08:46 QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT MAY HAVE WE'RE HEARING ABOUT FROM
00:08:49 COLLEAGUES. SO I THINK IT WOULD MAKE SENSE
00:08:52 TO GIVE THIS GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO THINK THROUGH
00:08:56 THESE ISSUES AND FIGURE OUT IF WE NEED TO MAKE AMENDMENTS OR
00:08:58 WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH US. SO I WOULD LIKE TO I WILL MOVE
00:09:00 THAT WE CONTINUE THIS ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS.
00:09:04 MADAM CLERK SECTION NINE THAT'S BEEN SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR
00:09:09 WALTON AND THAT IS UNTIL JULY 14TH.
00:09:15 >> JULY 14TH. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
00:09:16 SUPERVISOR WALTON THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GENTLEMAN JUST KIND
00:09:18 OF WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT EVEN BROUGHT THIS ABOUT.
00:09:22 WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATION, THIS ORDINANCE
00:09:24 EVEN BROUGHT IT ABOUT WELL OH GOSH.
00:09:29 >> WHERE WHERE WHERE YOU GOT NO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
00:09:32 CONVERSATION ABOUT SO THIS THERE ARE A TON OF REPORTING
00:09:39 REQUIREMENTS BUILT INTO OUR CODES OFTEN WHEN WE PASS
00:09:43 LEGISLATION AND SUPERVISORS FOR DECADES NOW HAVE PASSED
00:09:47 LEGISLATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS OF CONCERN TO THE PUBLIC.
00:09:51 OFTEN THEY WILL ADD A REPORTING REQUIREMENT ABOUT SOMETHING
00:09:54 THAT SEEMS VERY IMPORTANT IN THAT MOMENT AND THAT MEANS
00:09:55 THAT EITHER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS OR LONGER THAN ANNUALLY THERE
00:09:59 ARE CITY STAFF WHO SPEND TIME PREPARING REPORTS.
00:10:02 MANY OF THOSE REPORTS END UP BEING READ BY NO ONE.
00:10:06 SOME OF THOSE REPORTS MADE SENSE 20 YEARS AGO BUT DO NOT
00:10:10 MAKE SENSE NOW. SO OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND HIS
00:10:13 TEAM TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES MORE THAN A YEAR AGO THAT A
00:10:17 CITY ATTORNEY BROUGHT THIS TO US.
00:10:18 THE CITY ATTORNEY BROUGHT IT TO US.
00:10:20 SO NO, NOBODY FROM COMMUNITY CAME IN AND SAID THIS IS NOT A
00:10:25 THERE'S NOT A HUE AND CALL FROM THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO CLEAN
00:10:29 UP OUR CODES. >> SUPERVISOR MELGAR, THANK YOU
00:10:32 SO MUCH. I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR THE
00:10:36 POINT. >> I AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE
00:10:37 CONTINUING THIS. I'M NOT SURE TWO WEEKS IS
00:10:39 ENOUGH BUT I'LL GO WITH IT. I THINK THAT IT IS A 308 PAGE
00:10:44 PIECE OF LEGISLATION. IT'S A LOT AND I'M NOT ON GAO.
00:10:49 I DID WATCH SOME OF THE CONVERSATION AND I'M
00:10:52 APPRECIATIVE OF MY COLLEAGUES WEIGHING IN ON IT.
00:10:55 I WENT HOME AND I RAN IT THROUGH CLYDE AND I DO THINK
00:11:00 MOST OF IT IS CLEANUP. IT IS STUFF THAT IS
00:11:07 INCONSISTENCIES IN THE CODE. OUR CODE IS A FRANKENSTEIN.
00:11:11 THERE ARE CONTRADICTING STATEMENTS THERE ARE
00:11:15 CONTRADICTING CODES. THEY'RE OBSOLETE.
00:11:16 THINGS ARE THINGS THAT DON'T EXIST ANYMORE AND THERE IS A
00:11:19 PORTION OF THIS LEGISLATION THAT I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S A
00:11:23 POLICY DECISION THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT DO WE STILL NEED TO
00:11:27 KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY WOMEN ARE DEPICTED IN OUR PUBLIC ART?
00:11:30 DO WE STILL NEED TO KEEP TRACK WHETHER WOMEN ARE BEING PAID
00:11:34 THE SAME AS MEN DO? WE STILL NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW
00:11:39 MANY RENTAL APARTMENTS ARE BEING CONVERTED TO
00:11:40 CONDOMINIUMS? HOW OFTEN?
00:11:43 >> SO I THINK THAT THERE'S A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT IS IN HERE
00:11:46 AND I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS THE MINORITY OF THINGS THAT WE
00:11:50 NEED TO ACTUALLY HAVE A POLICY CONVERSATION.
00:11:54 IS THIS STILL APPROPRIATE? IS IT NO LONGER NECESSARY?
00:11:56 CAN WE ABSORB IT INTO THE LARGE REPORT?
00:11:59 >> PERHAPS. BUT I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, NOW
00:12:02 THAT WE ARE ABLE THROUGH AI TO LOOK AT DATA SETS AND LOTS OF
00:12:06 INFORMATION AND BE MORE EFFICIENT IN HOW WE LOOK AT IT,
00:12:10 OUR PROCESSES YOU KNOW LIKE WE STILL HAVE A HUMAN PROCESS
00:12:15 AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I THINK AS A LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WE HAVE A
00:12:19 RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND
00:12:22 WHAT WE'RE DOING AND I'M NOT SURE THAT'S THE CASE YET.
00:12:25 SO I AM APPRECIATIVE OF A LITTLE BIT OF TIME SO THAT I
00:12:29 CAN CALL MY WOMEN AND THE LBB FOLKS AND EVERYONE AND SAY IS
00:12:33 THIS OKAY WITH YOU? BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT IT IS A
00:12:35 LITTLE BIT APPROPRIATE NOT YOU KNOW, SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT
00:12:41 WORTH THE WORK OR THAT SOMEBODY HASN'T DONE THEIR JOB.
00:12:45 I AM VERY, VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY TAKING THIS
00:12:48 ON. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH LOTS OF
00:12:49 CODE CLEANUP OF THE PLANNING CODE WHICH IS IN ITSELF A
00:12:52 FRANKENSTEIN. SO I APPRECIATE HOW MUCH IT IS
00:12:56 . I JUST THINK IT TAKES HUMAN
00:12:56 BEINGS A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND FEELS TO LIKE WRAP THEIR
00:12:59 HEADS AROUND WHAT'S GOING ON. THANK YOU.
00:13:03 THANK SUPERVISOR MELGAR SUPERVISOR CHEN THANK YOU
00:13:06 PRESIDENT AMENDMENT I MEAN I THINK THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE
00:13:10 PROBLEM IS AT THE MOMENT IS THAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IS
00:13:14 IN THE LEGISLATION 300 SOMETHING PAGES OF IT BUT WHAT
00:13:15 ACTUALLY MULTIPLE SUBJECT COULDN'T BE BROKEN INTO
00:13:18 DIFFERENT PIECES OF LEGISLATION TO ALLOW A FIRST OF ALL FIRST
00:13:24 AND FOREMOST A SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION THAT IS MORE
00:13:29 DIGESTIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC AND MYSELF INCLUDED.
00:13:33 AND I WOULD SAY YOU KNOW, AS BEING A NAY FOR MORE THAN 20
00:13:36 YEARS LIKE I WILL I WILL CONCEDE TO THE FACT TOO THAT
00:13:40 TODAY I WAS WALKING IN TO TO THIS CHAMBER IF IT WASN'T FOR
00:13:44 THE CONTINUANCE PROBABLY BE VOTING AGAINST THIS VERY
00:13:47 LEGISLATION FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS AND ONE IS WE LITERALLY
00:13:51 JUST FINISHING OFF THE BUDGET. >> I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO
00:13:55 TRULY GO THROUGH THE LEGISLATION AND GREATER
00:13:58 DETAILS. BUT AGAIN OF COURSE IN LIGHT OF
00:14:02 THE LETTER COMING FROM YOU KNOW THAT I'LL BE COMMUNITY BUT NOT
00:14:06 JUST THAT BUT JUST ALONG THE WAY I THINK EVEN AT ITS
00:14:10 INTRODUCTION WHEN CITY ATTORNEY DAVID CHU HAD INDICATED THIS
00:14:15 WAS REALLY WRITTEN BY I. I MEAN I THINK SINCE THEN
00:14:18 THERE'S THERE'S DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION HOW IT CAME
00:14:22 ABOUT. BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE
00:14:23 ACTUALLY MODIBO CITY DEPARTMENTS WERE HAVING A
00:14:27 DIFFICULT TIME WITH THIS LEGISLATION AND TOOK THEM A
00:14:30 LONG TIME TO TRY TO TWEAK IT WHICH IS THE REASON WHY IT TOOK
00:14:34 QUITE SOME TIME TO GO THROUGH TO TO ACTUALLY BE HEARD AT
00:14:36 RULES AT ALL WHICH IS TO SAY I AM NOT READY TO VOTE ON IT
00:14:41 SHOULD I BE ASKED TO VOTE FOR IT TODAY AND EVEN IN TWO WEEKS
00:14:46 IT WILL BE A NO VOTE. >> I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR
00:14:49 ABOUT THAT BUT I WOULD ABSOLUTELY OPEN TO IN THE TWO
00:14:53 WEEKS TIME SHOULD PRESENT AMENDMENT AND THE MAYOR AND YOU
00:14:57 KNOW OR NOT MAYOR SORRY CITY ATTORNEY DAVID CHU HAS DECIDED
00:15:01 TO SAY YOU KNOW WHAT, THERE'S ENOUGH CONCERN AND THAT PEOPLE
00:15:05 ACTUALLY ARE OPEN MINDED TO HEAR THESE CONCERNS AND BE MORE
00:15:09 THAN WILLING TO UNDERSTAND TO BREAK THIS WITH THIS BIG PIECE
00:15:10 OF LEGISLATION AND TO ACTUALLY SUBJECT SINGLE SUBJECT
00:15:14 LEGISLATION TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC AND THE VERY LEGISLATURE LIKE
00:15:18 THE POLICYMAKER NOT HAVE TO VOTE ON IT TO GIVEN THAT
00:15:22 OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY TO UNDERSTAND AND BE ABLE TO GIVE
00:15:25 MEANINGFUL AMENDMENTS, THEN I, I, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT.
00:15:32 >> LET ME ALSO JUST SAY OVERALL WHAT THIS LEGISLATION AND OTHER
00:15:36 LEGISLATION INCLUDING THOSE THAT'S CURRENTLY ON THE BALLOT
00:15:40 THAT WILL BE ON THE BALLOT THIS FALL AND WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE
00:15:43 DONE WITH STREAMLINE TASK FORCE WHICH I DON'T THINK I'M
00:15:47 ACTUALLY IN THE OPINION OF THE MAJORITY OF THIS BOARD HERE AT
00:15:51 THE MOMENT. >> I THINK THAT THERE ARE MANY
00:15:53 LEGISLATION IN THIS YEAR INTRODUCE OR LIKE THE PROCESS
00:16:00 FROM LAST YEAR THAT P. S MEALING THROUGH PIECE BY
00:16:04 PIECE TAKING AWAY AND CHIPPING AWAY TRANSPARENCY C OF CITY
00:16:12 GOVERNMENT AND THE INTEGRITY OF CITY GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE
00:16:15 THAT IT IS TRANSPARENT TO EVERY DE SAN FRANCISCAN.
00:16:19 SO THAT'S JUST MY OVERALL IMPRESSION BUT ALSO JUST
00:16:27 IN DISAGREEMENTS OF HOW WE APPROACH ALL THESE POLICIES.
00:16:31 I DO BELIEVE THAT I KNOW THAT THERE'S A SENTIMENT OUT THERE
00:16:33 THAT WE JUST NEED TO THROW EVERYTHING AWAY SO THAT WE IT'S
00:16:39 MAKE IT EASIER AND BETTER. I THINK THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT
00:16:43 APPROACH. I THINK THE APPROACH IS TO HOW
00:16:44 DO WE BE MORE SURGICAL IN TWEAKING CITY GOVERNMENTS
00:16:47 AND REGULATIONS AND POLICIES TO MAKE IT MORE WORK MORE
00:16:50 EFFICIENT. >> BUT IT'S NOT TO JUST REMOVE
00:16:54 EVERYTHING TOGETHER. >> SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
00:16:55 PRESIDENT MENDELSOHN SURPRISE, SURPRISE.
00:16:58 CHERYL IN THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TAKING TIME TO GO THROUGH
00:17:08 SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS AND LOOKING THROUGH THIS, I JUST WANT TO
00:17:13 MAKE SURE THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE DO GET CREDIT FOR THE LARGE
00:17:16 AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY SPENT ON THIS LEGISLATION.
00:17:20 SPECIFICALLY I WANT TO THANK SUPERVISOR CHEN AND HER STAFF
00:17:24 WHO DID SPEND AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME ON ASPECTS OF
00:17:29 THIS MAKING IT BETTER. I THINK YOU AND YOUR TEAM
00:17:33 DESERVE A LOT OF CREDIT ESPECIALLY CHARLIE.
00:17:37 HOPEFULLY YOU'RE WATCHING AND ALSO LORENZO ROSAS AND MY
00:17:41 TEAM WORK WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
00:17:42 A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS AND I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN
00:17:47 WE TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY I THINK TRANSPARENCY IS WILDLY
00:17:51 IMPORTANT BUT SOMETIMES WE DECIDE TO BE TRANSPARENT WHILE
00:17:59 IN A IN ACTUALITY DROWNING PEOPLE IN INFORMATION AND THAT
00:18:03 BECOMES THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF TRANSPARENCY.
00:18:07 AND THIS LEGISLATION IS SO LARGE BECAUSE WE AS A CITY HAVE
00:18:12 DONE SUCH A BAD JOB HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT
00:18:15 TRANSPARENCY ACTUALLY MEANS. AND SO I DON'T LIKE THAT THIS
00:18:20 LEGISLATION IS ENORMOUS BECAUSE IT'S A REFLECTION OF HOW WE AS
00:18:27 A CITY AND A BODY HAVE BEEN HONEST WITH THIS WITH THE
00:18:28 RESIDENTS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN.
00:18:32 SO I THINK WE DO NEED TO TAKE A MASSIVE WHACK AT IT.
00:18:35 I DON'T LOVE THE IDEA THAT WE'RE CONTINUING THIS BUT I GET
00:18:39 IT. I THINK THAT'S OKAY.
00:18:39 WE CAN ALWAYS WORK THINGS TO MAKE THEM BETTER BUT I DO WANT
00:18:46 TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
00:18:47 GET THE CREDIT AND AGAIN THAT'S SUPERVISOR CHEN IN HER OFFICE.
00:18:50 LORENZO ROSE IS IN MY OFFICE AS WELL AS PRESIDENT MANAGEMENT
00:18:55 AND HIS TEAM AND DEFINITELY THE CITY ATTORNEY WHO WORKED THEIR
00:18:58 BUTTS OFF ON THIS. SO THEY DESERVE A LOT OF CREDIT
00:18:59 FOR DIGGING IN VERY, VERY DEEPLY.
00:19:05 >> THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR CHERYL I WILL ECHO
00:19:08 THE THANKS TO SUPERVISOR CHEN AND HER STAFF FOR ENGAGING
00:19:12 SERIOUSLY WITH THIS LEGISLATION AND TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF WHO
00:19:16 WORKED THROUGH WITH HER OFFICE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THEY
00:19:19 HAD RAISED. I ALSO HAD REQUESTED AMENDMENTS
00:19:23 TO THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION WHICH I WOULD NOTE WAS
00:19:24 INTRODUCED ONE YEAR AGO. >> SO IT THE LEGISLATION HAS
00:19:31 BEEN AROUND FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
00:19:32 THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS PREPARED A VERY HELPFUL DOCUMENT WHICH
00:19:36 IS PART OF THE RECORD WHICH GOES THROUGH EVERY SINGLE
00:19:39 CHANGE DESCRIBES WHAT IT IS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE
00:19:43 OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THAT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT MIGHT BE OF
00:19:45 CONCERN TO YOU, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT SOONER
00:19:48 RATHER THAN LATER. IDEALLY THIS WORK HAPPENS PRIOR
00:19:51 TO COMMITTEE AND AGAIN THIS LEGISLATION HAS BEEN AROUND FOR
00:19:55 A WHILE BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT HAVING SOMETHING GET TO
00:19:58 THE FULL BOARD TENDS TO FOCUS PEOPLE'S ATTENTIONS AND SO I AM
00:20:02 FINE WITH CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION LIKE SUPERVISOR
00:20:07 CHERYL I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS FOREVER AND I DO
00:20:10 WANT TO GET SOMETHING DONE BECAUSE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
00:20:12 OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENTS THEMSELVES ACTUALLY DID REAL
00:20:15 WORK TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEY PERCEIVED AS PAIN POINTS
00:20:19 AND THINGS THAT THEY BELIEVED WERE KEEPING THEM FROM TURNING
00:20:25 TO MORE IMPORTANT ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
00:20:26 SUPERVISOR CHAN MY APOLOGIES PRESIDENT VANDEMAN BUT I THINK
00:20:33 THAT I JUST WANT TO ADD A NOTE THIS TO THIS THOUGH I DO KNOW
00:20:35 IT'S BEEN INTRODUCED FOR A WHILE AND YOU KNOW EVERYONE
00:20:37 SHOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO LIKE I SHOULD HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE
00:20:42 OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT. I, I THINK WHAT I'M ALSO TRYING
00:20:45 TO SAY IS THAT ISN'T JUST FOR US BUT I THINK THAT MY QUESTION
00:20:52 AND I AND I AND I THINK THAT CITY ATTORNEY CHIU KNOWS IS
00:20:56 BEST BECAUSE HE BOTH BEEN A YOU KNOW ON THE BOARD SUPERVISORS
00:21:03 AS YOU KNOW AND NOW AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY BUT I I KIND OF
00:21:07 QUESTION THE SORT OF WHILE IT'S BEING INTRODUCED AND WE ALL
00:21:11 KNOW THAT WE CAN INTRODUCE LEGISLATION BUT NEVER PAY
00:21:12 ATTENTION TO STAKEHOLDERS AND HOW IT ACTUALLY IN IT'S
00:21:16 KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON WHAT SUPERVISOR WALTON KIND OF SAID
00:21:21 IT'S LIKE IT'S NOT BEING BOUGHT ON BY THE COMMUNITY BUT IT'S
00:21:24 BEING BROUGHT ON BY CITY ATTORNEY CHIU THAT'S FINE
00:21:28 AND CITY DEPARTMENTS THEN HAD A CHANCE TO SORT OF LOOK AT IT
00:21:32 BECAUSE THEN THEY ARE DIRECTLY IMPACT HOW HOW THEY REPORT BACK
00:21:36 TO THIS BODY AND CREATING REPORTING BUT AGAIN THE
00:21:40 STAKEHOLDERS WHICH IS REALLY THE GENERAL PUBLIC I AM JUST
00:21:43 QUESTIONING THE OUTREACH AND CONVERSATION AND WHAT HAS
00:21:46 IT BEEN LIKE FOR FOR THE PEOPLE THAT MAYBE COUNTING ON SOME OF
00:21:51 THESE RECORDS AND THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE READING THESE
00:21:55 RECORDS BUT THEN PERHAPS THEY ARE I KNOW THAT CIVIL GRAND
00:21:58 JURIES SOMETIMES DEPEND ARE DEPENDENT ON THESE RECORDS.
00:22:02 SO I AM I AGAIN I I'M I JUST HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
00:22:06 THIS SO I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT WASN'T INTRODUCED IN A TIMELY
00:22:10 FASHION THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME.
00:22:14 BUT I, I THINK IT'S ALSO JUST THE APPROACH OF HOW WE APPROACH
00:22:18 TO THIS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN TERMS OF OUTREACH TO
00:22:22 STAKEHOLDERS. >> THANK YOU.
00:22:25 >> MELGAR OKAY, I'M GOING TO BE SHORT AND THEN I'LL LEAVE IT
00:22:29 ALONE. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT
00:22:30 SUPERVISOR CHERYL BROUGHT UP. I DO THINK THAT OUR CODE IS
00:22:37 CUMBERSOME AND COMPLICATED AND NOT ACCESSIBLE AND THAT AS
00:22:40 YOU KNOW OUR CITY HAS GROWN AND GOTTEN MORE COMPLICATED.
00:22:42 IT HAS BECOME MORE SO. SO I ACTUALLY SUPPORT THE GOAL
00:22:47 OF THIS LEGISLATION. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I PUT
00:22:51 ON THE RECORD THAT I'M NOT ASCRIBING ANY MOTIVATION.
00:22:56 YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THAT I'M SAYING THAT THERE IS A DESIRE
00:23:00 FOR LACK OF TRANSPARENCY OR ANYTHING BUT I DO WANT TO
00:23:07 UNDERSCORE THAT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE UPHOLD
00:23:11 THE INTEGRITY OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
00:23:15 IN NOTWITHSTANDING IT HAVING GONE TO JAIL AND FOLKS PUTTING
00:23:19 IN A LOT OF WORK. I ACKNOWLEDGE THE AIDES DO
00:23:23 GOD'S WORK AND YOUR AIDES IN PARTICULAR THERE ARE OTHER
00:23:28 CONSTITUENTS THAT PERHAPS WERE NOT IN JUST, YOU KNOW, YOUR
00:23:32 AREA OF INTEREST THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT HAVE CONCERNS.
00:23:35 AND SO I DO THINK OUR PROCESS IS THERE FOR A REASON THAT WE
00:23:40 ARE THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE, THAT WE ARE CHARGED WITH MAKING SURE
00:23:44 THAT WE GET THE FEEDBACK FROM ALL THESE DIFFERENT
00:23:47 CONSTITUENCIES AND THE DIVERSITY OF THIS BOARD IS ITS
00:23:50 BEAUTY BECAUSE WE ARE ALL IN TOUCH WITH DIFFERENT
00:23:52 CONSTITUENCIES, DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES WE HEAR FROM
00:23:56 DIFFERENT PEOPLE. SO SOMETHING THAT IS 308 PAGES
00:23:58 LONG THAT RUNS ACROSS MULTIPLE CODES AND MULTIPLE REPORTS OVER
00:24:04 TIME DESERVES TO HAVE THAT SORT OF YOU KNOW, RESPECT OF THE
00:24:10 INTEGRITY OF OUR PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN HEAR FROM FOLKS
00:24:13 AND IT MAY BE THAT WE PARSE IT EXACTLY WITH EVERY WORD THAT IT
00:24:17 IS. I JUST THINK THAT OUR PROCESS
00:24:18 IS IMPORTANT AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE DIGESTIBLE NOT JUST US
00:24:21 BUT TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT WE YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT
00:24:24 RESPONSIBILITY. >> THANK YOU.
00:24:25 SUPERVISOR WALTON THANK YOU. >> PRESIDENT BENJAMIN I AM NOT
00:24:29 GOING TO BELABOR THE POINT. I DO WANT TO THANK SUPERVISOR
00:24:32 CHEN'S OFFICE AND SUPERVISOR SHERYL'S OFFICE FOR THE WORK
00:24:36 YOU HAD TO DO THIS WORK BECAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT TO US THIS
00:24:39 ENORMOUS DOCUMENT. BUT I WILL JUST SAY THIS THAT
00:24:44 WE HAVE LARGER ISSUES TO WORRY ABOUT IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
00:24:47 SAN FRANCISCO AND THAT'S WHY ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS IS
00:24:51 PROBLEMATIC FOR ME AS WELL WE'VE GOT REAL THINGS TO WORRY
00:24:54 ABOUT AND WE SHOULD WE SHOULDN'T BE SPENDING THIS MUCH
00:24:57 TIME ON SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT BY IT WAS NOT BROUGHT
00:25:01 BY THE PEOPLE. IT WAS NOT BROUGHT BY ONE OF US
00:25:04 AND QUITE FRANKLY THE WAY IT WAS BROUGHT THE CONVERSATIONS
00:25:08 WE'VE HAD HAVE BEEN PROBLEM AT IT.
00:25:12 AND SO I WOULD JUST SAY THAT AND I'LL SAVE WHAT I REALLY
00:25:15 WANT TO SAY FOR WHEN IT COMES BACK TO THIS BODY BUT WE'VE GOT
00:25:19 BIGGER THINGS TO ADDRESS HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
00:25:23 >> OKAY. >> WITH THAT, A MOTION IS MADE
00:25:30 TO CONTINUE THIS UNTIL WHAT DATE?
00:25:31 JULY 14TH. JULY 14TH.
00:25:33 IT HAS BEEN SECONDED. COLLEAGUES, I THINK WE CAN TAKE
00:25:37 THAT MOTION WITHOUT OBJECTION. WITHOUT OBJECTION.
00:25:40 >> THE MOTION PASSES. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ITEM
00:25:45 SEVEN. >> ITEM SEVEN ORDINANCE TO
00:25:47 AMEND THE POLICE CODE TO MODIFY PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR CHANCE
00:25:51 ORDINANCE THAT REGULATE THE USE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY IN CERTAIN
00:25:52 EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING DECISIONS SPECIFICALLY BY
00:25:56 PROVIDING THAT EMPLOYERS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
00:25:59 PROVIDERS MAY NOT USE OUT-OF-STATE CRIMINAL
00:26:00 CONVICTIONS OR ARRESTS FOR CONDUCT THAT IS LAWFUL
00:26:05 IN CALIFORNIA RELATED TO ABORTION RELATED HEALTH CARE,
00:26:08 DRUG PERFORMANCES, GENDER AFFIRMING CARE AND SPONTANEOUS
00:26:11 ABORTION AS DEFINED IN MAKING CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT OR HOUSING
00:26:15 RELATED DECISIONS OR INCREASING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR
00:26:18 VIOLATIONS AND INCREASING LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AVAILABLE
00:26:22 IN A LAWSUIT. >> COLLEAGUES, LET'S TAKE THIS
00:26:26 ITEM SAME HOUSE, SAME CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION THE ORDINANCE
00:26:30 IS PASSED ON FIRST READING ITEM.
00:26:32 >> YEAH. >> APOLOGIES, MR. PRESIDENT.
00:26:39 I JUMPED THE GUN. ITEM EIGHT RESOLUTION TO
00:26:40 AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO CAST AN ASSESSMENT
00:26:44 BALLOT IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR THE PROPOSED RENEWAL
00:26:47 AND EXPANSION OF A PROPERTY AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
00:26:50 DISTRICT KNOWN AS THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT WITH
00:26:54 RESPECT TO CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY
00:26:58 THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENT IN SAID DISTRICT.
00:26:59 >> LET'S TAKE THIS ITEM SAME HOUSE, SAME CALL WITHOUT
00:27:03 OBJECTION THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
00:27:05 >> MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER NINE ITEM NINE
00:27:08 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
00:27:12 USE OF EQUIPMENT POLICY 2025 ANNUAL REPORT CONSISTENT WITH
00:27:16 THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN STATE LAW.
00:27:19 >> SAME HOUSE, SAME CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
00:27:23 RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ITEM
00:27:27 NUMBER TEN. >> ITEM TEN.
00:27:27 THIS IS A CHARTER AMENDMENT FIRST DRAFT TO AMEND THE
00:27:31 CHARTER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO TO AUTHORIZE
00:27:34 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUNICIPAL FINANCE CORPORATION
00:27:38 AND PUBLIC BANK AS NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND TO SET FORTH
00:27:42 THE MISSION PRINCIPLES AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF
00:27:43 THOSE CORPORATIONS AS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER
00:27:47 3RD, 2026 AND PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF THE BOARD OF
00:27:53 SUPERVISORS RULES OF ORDER 2.22.7.
00:27:56 AT LEAST SIX DAYS MUST INTERVENE BETWEEN THE FIRST
00:28:00 APPEARANCE OF A CHARTER AMENDMENT BEFORE THE BOARD AS A
00:28:01 REFERRAL FROM COMMITTEE AND ANY BOARD ORDER OF SUBMISSION TO
00:28:05 THE ELECTORATE. >> SUPERVISOR CHEN THANK YOU
00:28:11 BOARD PRESIDENT. >> COLLEAGUE I ASKED FOR YOUR
00:28:15 SUPPORT TODAY FOR THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH TO
00:28:17 ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK AND GOVERNANCE FOR OUR
00:28:20 MUNICIPAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND PUBLIC BANK.
00:28:24 >> WHEN WE LOOK AROUND OUR CITY WE SEE CLAIRE MIGHT GET GIFTS
00:28:27 FOR SOME OF THE CITY'S MOST URGENT PRIORITIES.
00:28:31 THESE ARE GAPS WHERE SMALL BUSINESS BREACHED WHERE
00:28:32 AFFORDABLE HOUSING STARTS AND WHERE CLIMATE PROJECTS GO
00:28:36 UNFUNDED. WE KNOW THAT SOME THINGS ARE
00:28:39 TOO IMPORTANT TO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS RIGOROUS DUE DUE TO
00:28:43 DILIGENCE FROM FINANCIAL EXPERTS, POLICY MAKERS
00:28:47 AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS HAS CONFIRMED WHAT THE DATA TELLS
00:28:51 US. >> WE CAN FEEL THOSE MARKET
00:28:54 GAPS. WE CAN BE A PUBLIC BANK THAT
00:28:55 IT'S BOTH FINANCIALLY PROFITABLE AND SOCIALLY
00:28:58 TRANSFORMATIVE. THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT
00:29:02 ESTABLISHED STRONG GOOD GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES WHEN AN
00:29:06 OVERSIGHT BODY SELECTED BY THE TREASURER COMPTROLLER, CITY
00:29:10 ATTORNEY, MAYOR AND BOTH SUPERVISORS AND A BOARD OF
00:29:14 DIRECTORS COMPOSED OF SKEW BANKING PROFESSIONALS, BANKERS
00:29:18 AND WHO UPHOLD FINANCIAL INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES
00:29:22 AND RIGOROUS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
00:29:23 >> A PUBLIC BANK WOULD OPEN THE DOORS TO BUILD AN ENGINE FOR
00:29:27 AFFORDABLE HOUSING A LIFELINE FOR STRUGGLING SMALL BUSINESS
00:29:31 AND THE FINANCIAL BACKBONE FOR OUR CLIMATE GOALS.
00:29:34 LET US USE EVERY TOOL AT OUR DISPOSAL TO KEEP THIS CITY
00:29:38 AFFORDABLE AND TO DRIVE AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT LEAVES
00:29:42 NO ONE BEHIND. >> LET US TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
00:29:46 PATHWAY THAT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR US BY OUR STATE LAWMAKERS.
00:29:49 >> I WANT TO THANK OUR TREASURER, THE COMPTROLLER,
00:29:54 CITY ATTORNEY, LOCAL AND ALL THE ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE
00:29:58 REINVESTMENT WORKING GROUP AND THE TIRELESS ADVOCACY OF
00:30:02 THE SAN FRANCISCO POP-UP BANK COALITION.
00:30:03 >> THEY HAVE ALL LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS CHARTER
00:30:06 AMENDMENTS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY EARLY
00:30:09 CO-SPONSORS SUPERVISOR FIELDER WALTON SUPERVISOR MELGAR
00:30:12 AND SUPERVISOR MATT MOORE. >> AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
00:30:14 SUPPORT TO BRING THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE VOTERS OF SAN
00:30:17 FRANCISCO. THANK YOU.
00:30:20 >> SUPERVISOR FIELDER. THANKS, PRESIDENT GILMAN.
00:30:23 >> I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE SUPERVISOR CHEN FOR TAKING THIS
00:30:28 UP. I WANT TO THANK CHARLIE AND HER
00:30:29 OFFICE FOR WORKING TIRELESSLY ON THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT AS
00:30:32 HAS BEEN MANY YEARS COMING. GOING BACK TO SUPERVISOR JOHN
00:30:39 BELLOWS IN 2008 DOING SOME WORK ON A PUBLIC BANK
00:30:45 AND SUPERVISORS SANDY FEUER AS WELL AS PRESIDENT PRESTON WHO
00:30:49 ESTABLISHED THE REINVESTMENT WORKING GROUP AND ON THAT
00:30:53 WORKING GROUP WERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
00:30:56 BANKING WORLD, FROM THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, FROM THE
00:31:00 TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR. AND I ALSO WANT TO WANT TO
00:31:04 THANK THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC BANK COALITION SPECIFICALLY
00:31:07 MEASURE STIER AS WELL AS KRISTEN EVANS AND SYLVIA CHEA
00:31:15 BOTH AT A SAFE AND READY TO GO AS AND FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK
00:31:20 IN GETTING THIS STATE LAW TO WHERE IT IS.
00:31:24 ESTABLISHED IN 2019 THAT ACTUALLY LEGALIZED PUBLIC
00:31:27 BANKING AND THEN GETTING IT TO WHERE IT IS NOW BEFORE US TODAY
00:31:33 . SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
00:31:34 I ALSO WANT TO THANK LAF CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COLIN
00:31:38 SAMURAI AND CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SUPERVISOR WANG
00:31:48 PRESIDENT MADELINE COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU.
00:31:51 I DO NOT BELIEVE CREATING A FRAMEWORK FOR A PUBLIC BANK IS
00:31:53 THE RIGHT PATH FOR THE CITY AT THIS TIME.
00:31:56 RIGHT NOW SAN FRANCISCANS WANT US TO TAKE CARE OF THE BASICS.
00:32:00 THEY ARE ASKING US TO MAKE GOVERNMENT WORK BETTER TO SPEND
00:32:03 CAREFULLY AND TO DELIVER RESULTS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
00:32:06 THEY'RE ASKING ME ABOUT MUNI RELIABILITY.
00:32:08 THEY'RE ASKING HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET A PERMIT.
00:32:11 THEY'RE ASKING ABOUT THE SAFETY AND CLEANLINESS OF OUR STREETS
00:32:14 AND THE QUALITY OF OUR SCHOOLS AND WHETHER OUR GOVERNMENT'S
00:32:16 LAWS AND POLICIES ARE RESPONSIVE TO THEIR ACTUAL
00:32:19 NEEDS. THEY'RE FRUSTRATED WITH CITY
00:32:23 HALL PROMISING BIG THINGS AND DELIVERING GESTURES.
00:32:24 THEY'RE WATCHING A STRUGGLE FOR RESPONSIBILITIES WE ALREADY
00:32:28 HAVE. WE'RE MANAGING A SIGNIFICANT
00:32:28 BUDGET DEFICIT. WE'RE MAKING HARD CHOICES ABOUT
00:32:31 WHICH SERVICES TO FUND AND WHICH PROGRAMS TO SCALE
00:32:35 BACK. WE'RE ASKING OUR CITY
00:32:36 DEPARTMENTS AND PARTNERS TO ABSORB CUTS.
00:32:38 IN A MOMENT LIKE THIS ASKING VOTERS TO COMMIT SAN FRANCISCO
00:32:42 TO POTENTIALLY RUNNING A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IS ASKING
00:32:46 FOR TRUST THE CITY HAS NOT YET EARNED A PUBLIC BANK INVOLVES
00:32:50 DECISIONS ABOUT DEPOSITS, LENDING, CREDIT REGULATION
00:32:54 AND RISK MANAGEMENT. THOSE DECISIONS CARRY REAL
00:32:55 FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES. THEY DEMAND INSTITUTIONAL
00:32:59 DISCIPLINE INSULATION FROM POLITICAL PRESSURE,
00:33:02 TRANSPARENCY AND DEEP BANKING EXPERTISE.
00:33:03 >> OUR CITY TRACKS OUR CITY'S TRACK RECORD SHOWS THAT MEETING
00:33:07 THOSE DEMANDS IS HARDER THAN IT SOUNDS EVEN FOR INSTITUTIONS
00:33:11 DESIGNED WITH THE RIGHT INTENTIONS.
00:33:14 PUBLIC BANKS HAVE A LONG HISTORY IN THIS COUNTRY.
00:33:15 THEY HAVE BEEN TRIED FOR TWO CENTURIES AND MOST DID NOT
00:33:19 LAST. THE ONE THAT SURVIVES IN NORTH
00:33:21 DAKOTA DEPENDS ON STATE FUNDED DEPOSITS FED BY OIL REVENUE
00:33:25 AND AN ENTIRE STATE ECONOMY TO LEND ACROSS CONDITIONS.
00:33:28 >> SAN FRANCISCO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE BANKS THAT FAILED
00:33:32 TENDED TO FAIL THE SAME WAY THEY LEANT ON POLITICAL
00:33:33 DIRECTION RATHER THAN ON REPAYMENT.
00:33:36 AND WHEN THOSE LOANS WENT BAD IT WAS THE PUBLIC THAT ENDED UP
00:33:40 BEARING THE LOSS. WE ALSO SHOULD ASK WHETHER
00:33:41 THERE ARE LOWER RISK WAYS TO ACHIEVE THE SAME GOALS.
00:33:44 SAN FRANCISCO HAS COMMUNITY LENDERS, CREDIT UNIONS,
00:33:48 NONPROFIT LOAN FUNDS AND OTHER FINANCIAL PARTNERS DOING WORK
00:33:52 IN THIS SPACE. THEIR LENDING RIGHT NOW TO THE
00:33:53 SMALL BUSINESSES, IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS AND AFFORDABLE
00:33:56 HOUSING DEVELOPERS WE WANT TO SUPPORT BEFORE CREATING A NEW
00:33:59 FINANCIAL PUBLIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
00:34:03 WE SHOULD LOOK AT WHETHER WE CAN BETTER STRENGTHEN THE
00:34:04 INSTITUTIONS ALREADY DOING THIS WORK.
00:34:07 A COMMITMENT OF THE SCALE CALLS FOR A CLEAR PICTURE OF HOW IT
00:34:09 WOULD BE FUNDED, HOW IT WOULD OPERATE AND HOW IT WOULD BE
00:34:12 HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THAT PICTURE IS NOT THERE YET.
00:34:15 I DO NOT SUPPORT GOING IN THIS DIRECTION.
00:34:17 I WANT US TO FOCUS ON THE BASICS OF GOOD GOVERNMENT
00:34:19 AND ON EARNING THE TRUST. A COMMITMENT LIKE THIS WOULD
00:34:23 ASK OF US. THANK YOU.
00:34:24 SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
00:34:27 >> I JUST WANT TO SPEAK AND A VERY AFFIRMATIVE SUPPORT OF
00:34:31 THIS LEGISLATION AND THIS BALLOT MEASURE FOR A COUPLE OF
00:34:35 REASONS. ONE, THERE'S A SHOT CLOCK ON
00:34:37 BEING ABLE TO INSTITUTE THIS THIS IS ABOUT MAINTAINING THE
00:34:41 OPTION FOR SAN FRANCISCO TO CREATE A PUBLIC BANK IN THE
00:34:44 FUTURE. THERE IS A STATE DEADLINE THAT
00:34:48 IS COMING UP AND THIS IS NOT ABOUT FUNDING THAT
00:34:49 INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY. IT'S ABOUT ALLOWING FOR THE
00:34:53 OPTIONALITY FOR US TO FUND IT IN THE FUTURE.
00:34:55 SO I DON'T VIEW THIS AS A TRADEOFF BETWEEN OUR CURRENT
00:34:57 BUDGET AND OUR CURRENT PRIORITIES.
00:35:00 IT'S ABOUT INVESTING FOR THE FUTURE FOR WHEN WE ARE
00:35:01 IN BETTER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE CAN INVEST IN THAT AND IF WE
00:35:04 DON'T PASS THIS WE LOSE OUT ON THAT OPPORTUNITY THAT HAS BEEN
00:35:08 AFFORDED TO US BY THE STATE. >> SECOND IS THE BENEFIT OF
00:35:11 THIS IS ACTUALLY THAT THIS IS GOING TO SUPPORT OUR EXISTING
00:35:15 INSTITUTIONS. THE WAY THE PUBLIC BANK IS
00:35:16 STRUCTURED IS THAT IT WILL HELP TO SUPPORT EXISTING CREDIT
00:35:20 UNIONS AND ACTUALLY PARTNER WITH THEM, ADMINISTER THE FUNDS
00:35:23 THROUGH THOSE ENTITIES BECAUSE IF YOU TALK TO SMALL BUSINESSES
00:35:27 TODAY, IF YOU TALK TO IMMIGRANTS, IF YOU TALK TO
00:35:31 PEOPLE OF COLOR, IF YOU TALK TO THE UNBANKED ONE OF THE PRIMARY
00:35:32 CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE IS ACCESS TO CAPITAL WAS ACCESS TO
00:35:36 CAPITAL TO START A BUSINESS, ACCESS TO CAPITAL TO BUY A
00:35:39 HOUSE, ACCESS TO CAPITAL TO LIVE DAY TO DAY, PAYCHECK TO
00:35:43 PAYCHECK. AND THE PROBLEM IS PREDATORY
00:35:47 LOANS AT HIGH INTEREST RATES THAT ARE NOT ABLE THAT IF YOU
00:35:50 ARE AT THE LOW INCOME OR IF YOU ARE A SMALL BUSINESS ESPECIALLY
00:35:55 STARTING OUT THAT IS ALL THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE
00:35:58 PRIVATE MARKETS. SO THE THE BENEFIT TO THE
00:35:59 OPTIONALITY TO A PUBLIC BANK TO SUPPORT OUR EXISTING CREDIT
00:36:03 UNION INFRASTRUCTURE IS THAT WE ALLOW FOR AN INFRASTRUCTURE
00:36:06 THAT CAN LOWER INTEREST RATES TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC COMPETITIVE
00:36:09 GOOD TO IN TURN CREATE A A MARKET THAT BENEFITS ALL SAN
00:36:13 FRANCISCANS. AND SO THAT'S WHY I THINK THIS
00:36:16 THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT IS COMMON SENSE.
00:36:17 IT'S ABOUT AN INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE CREATING THE OPTIONALITY
00:36:20 AND THE ECONOMIC DIVERSITY AND OPTIONS FOR THOSE WHO NEED
00:36:23 IT. ESPECIALLY ON AN ISSUE SUCH AS
00:36:24 AFFORDABILITY WHICH IS TOP OF MIND FOR EVERY SAN FRANCISCAN
00:36:29 AND IS NOT GOING TO GET BETTER ANYTIME SOON UNLESS WE MAKE
00:36:32 THOSE INVESTMENTS TODAY FOR THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE NEED
00:36:35 TOMORROW. AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE VOTING
00:36:36 IN SUPPORT OF SUPER RESOLUTION .
00:36:42 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH PRESIDENT BENJAMIN.
00:36:46 YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT MY CONSTITUENTS ARE ASKING
00:36:50 ABOUT HOME LOANS. THEY ARE ASKING ABOUT BUSINESS
00:36:54 LOANS. THEY ARE ASKING ABOUT WAYS TO
00:36:57 ACCESS CAPITAL THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
00:37:01 OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE ASKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE.
00:37:06 BUSINESS OWNERS IN DEVELOPERS ARE LOOKING FOR FINANCING
00:37:12 AND THIS IS VERY MUCH AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO US BY
00:37:16 THE PUBLIC. SO I HOPE BEFORE ANYONE TAKES A
00:37:20 POSITION AGAINST THEY ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS
00:37:25 CHARTER AMENDMENT AND NOT GETTING TALKING POINTS FROM
00:37:28 SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING HERE.
00:37:32 THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT AND WHAT IT DOES WILL ACTUALLY TAKE TIME
00:37:36 TO EVEN GET TO PUBLIC BANK STATUS.
00:37:39 THE NARRATIVE THAT A PUBLIC BANK DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE
00:37:43 PRIORITIES OF SAN FRANCISCANS IS FALSE AND FABRICATED.
00:37:47 >> THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR A CITY THAT HAS
00:37:51 HISTORICALLY BEEN ON THE FOREFRONT OF SUCCESS.
00:37:55 SO THE FACT THAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE NOT BEEN
00:37:56 SUCCESSFUL THAT DOES NOT APPLY TO US HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
00:38:02 >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ROSE MELGAR THANK YOU,
00:38:05 PRESIDENT. I ALSO WANTED TO WEIGH IN IN
00:38:10 SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION. I THINK AS MY COLLEAGUE
00:38:14 SUPERVISOR MAHMUD STATED, THIS IS ABOUT THE FRAMEWORK
00:38:18 IN MEETING THE DEADLINE THAT WE'RE UP AGAINST NOT FUNDING
00:38:26 AND NOT SPELLING OUT THE GOVERNANCE THAT WILL COME.
00:38:30 IT IS THE FRAMEWORK FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AND I
00:38:33 FULLY SUPPORT IT. I ALSO JUST WANTED TO
00:38:37 UNDERSCORE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING HAVING CDF EYES AND LENDING
00:38:41 INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE NONPROFIT AND MANY, MANY FOR PROFIT
00:38:46 INSTITUTIONS IN MAY OF THIS YEAR WELLS FARGO BANK ANTLER
00:38:49 ENTERED A VERY LARGE SEDIMENT SETTLEMENT FOR RACIAL
00:38:53 DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE IN LENDING
00:39:00 PEOPLE WHO HAD PERFECTLY GOOD CREDIT SCORES AND WOULD HAVE
00:39:04 OTHERWISE BOUGHT HOMES WITH MORTGAGES THAT THEY COULD NOT
00:39:07 GET BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN AND BECAUSE OF THAT
00:39:11 . YOU KNOW, WE STILL SEE GREAT
00:39:12 DISPARITIES IN LENDING FOR NO FINANCIAL BUSINESS REASON
00:39:15 AGAINST WOMEN, AGAINST PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE PROPER
00:39:19 DOCUMENTATION. AGAINST ALL SORTS OF HUMAN
00:39:23 BEINGS. THAT COULD BE THRIVING ECONOMIC
00:39:26 ACTORS IN OUR SOCIETY THAT WE COULD ADVANCE OUR VALUES
00:39:33 AND ALSO A SMART BUSINESS DECISION.
00:39:36 SO I THINK THAT WE ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
00:39:41 I THINK SAN FRANCISCO'S ALWAYS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF, YOU
00:39:42 KNOW, THINGS THAT PEOPLE COPY LATER.
00:39:46 I DO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD BE JUDICIOUS AND ALSO BE
00:39:53 IRRESPONSIBLE IN OUR INVESTMENT BUT I DO TOTALLY SUPPORT
00:39:57 AND HAVE CO-SPONSORED THIS LEGISLATION AND I WANT TO THANK
00:40:01 SUPERVISOR CHEN AND SUPERVISOR FIELDER FOR ALL THE WORK
00:40:04 THEY'VE DONE. >> MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
00:40:08 ROLL AND THE ITEM ON THE MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM TEN TO JULY
00:40:14 7TH. SUPERVISOR MENDELSOHN ALL
00:40:17 RIGHT. MANDEL MEN EYES SUPERVISOR
00:40:18 MELGAR MELGAR EYES SUPERVISOR SADR SADR EYES SUPERVISOR
00:40:21 CHERYL CHERYL EYES SUPERVISOR WALTON HIGH WALTON IRON EYES
00:40:29 SUPERVISOR WONG WONG NO SUPERVISOR CHAN CHIN EYES
00:40:33 SUPERVISOR CHIN CHIN EYES SUPERVISOR DORSEY DORSEY EYE
00:40:37 SUPERVISOR FIELDER FIELDER EYE AND SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD MAHMOOD
00:40:44 EYE THERE ARE TEN EYES AND ONE NO WITH SUPERVISOR WONG VOTING
00:40:47 NO. >> THE TOURNAMENT IS CONTINUED
00:40:50 TO JULY 7TH 2026. MADAM CLERK LET'S GO TO OUR
00:40:53 2:30 P.M. SPECIAL ORDER. >> YES IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE
00:40:57 RECOGNITION OF COMMENDATION FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO THE CITY
00:41:02 AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO. >> AND I WOULD LIKE TO START BY
00:41:06 INVITING ROB REINER TO COME UP .
00:41:19 >> THIS IS ANOTHER BITTERSWEET ONE, FOLKS.
00:41:21 TODAY WE ARE PRESENTING A SPECIAL COMMENDATION TO ROB
00:41:23 REINER, THE BUILDING MANAGER OF SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL WHO IS
00:41:28 RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS WEEK AFTER MORE THAN TWO
00:41:31 DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE CITY AND COUNTY AS ALL OF US
00:41:33 FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK HERE, NO CITY HALL IS MORE THAN
00:41:39 ANOTHER OFFICE BUILDING. IT IS A NATIONAL HISTORIC
00:41:43 LANDMARK A CIVIC CATHEDRAL OF UNPARALLELED BEAUTY AND THE
00:41:47 STAGE ON WHICH THE CITY HAS MARKED MANY OF ITS GREATEST
00:41:51 MOMENTS OF JOY AND GRIEF ALIKE. >> KEEPING IT STANDING,
00:41:56 FUNCTIONING AND WORTHY OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE IS A
00:41:57 RESPONSIBILITY THAT DEMANDS BOTH TECHNICAL MASTERY
00:42:01 AND GENUINE COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC TRUST.
00:42:04 FOR NEARLY 17 YEARS AS BUILDING MANAGER ROB REITER HAS MET THAT
00:42:08 RESPONSIBILITY EVERY SINGLE DAY.
00:42:11 HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CANTON, OHIO.
00:42:12 AFTER EARNING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
00:42:16 AND PUBLIC POLICY AND A JURIS DOCTOR FROM LEWIS AND CLARK LAW
00:42:20 SCHOOL IN PORTLAND, OREGON, HE MOVED TO THE BAY WORKING
00:42:23 IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AND HIGH RISE BUILDING
00:42:24 MANAGEMENT. >> HE CAME TO SAN FRANCISCO
00:42:27 CITY GOVERNMENT AFTER SPOTTING A REAL PROPERTY OFFICER JOB
00:42:29 POSTING AT THE SFP YOU SEE ON CRAIGSLIST.
00:42:33 >> HE APPLIED, GOT THE JOB AND SERVED IN THAT ROLE FROM
00:42:38 2004 TO 2009 WHEN THEN DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE AMY BROWN
00:42:40 ENCOURAGED HIM TO APPLY FOR THE CITY HALL CITY HALL BUILDING
00:42:43 MANAGER POSITION. HE HAS HELD IT EVER SINCE.
00:42:47 ON ANY GIVEN DAY ROB ASSIST ASSISTS STAFF FROM OUR CITY
00:42:51 DEPARTMENTS WITH THE DAILY LOGISTICS OF LIFE IN THIS
00:42:55 BUILDING AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO KEEP US
00:42:58 SAFE AND SECURE. HE COLLABORATES WITH THE CITY
00:43:02 HALL PRESERVATION ADVISORY COMMISSION TO SAFEGUARD THE
00:43:03 BUILDINGS HISTORIC INTEGRITY INCLUDING OVERSEEING THE
00:43:06 APPLICATION OF THE TUNA MAC COATING THAT GIVES THE DOME ITS
00:43:10 ICONIC GOLD APPEARANCE. ROB HAS NEVER SOUGHT THE
00:43:14 SPOTLIGHT BUT HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS SPEAK FOR
00:43:18 THEMSELVES. HE LED THE EFFORT THAT EARNED
00:43:21 CITY HALL LEED PLATINUM CERTIFICATION IN 2015 A
00:43:25 DESIGNATION FROM THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL RECOGNIZED THE
00:43:28 HIGHEST STANDARD OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE.
00:43:30 MAKING CITY HALL THE OLDEST BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES
00:43:33 TO RECEIVE IT, HE OVERSAW THE INSTALLATION OF THE DYNAMIC
00:43:37 EXTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM THAT EACH NIGHT TRANSFORMS THE
00:43:40 BUILDING'S BUILDING'S FACADE INTO A LIVING EXPRESSION OF SAN
00:43:44 FRANCISCO'S VALUES AND CELEBRATIONS.
00:43:45 >> SERVING UNDER FIVE MAYORS, HE'S MANAGED CITY HALL THROUGH
00:43:49 EVENTS OF LOCAL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
00:43:53 >> MANY OF US WILL REMEMBER ROB MOST FOR THE COUNTLESS BUILDING
00:43:57 TOURS HE HAS PROVIDED TO MAYORS VISITING DIGNITARIES,
00:44:04 SUPERVISORS, STAFF AND VISITORS.
00:44:07 HE HAS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS BUILDING ITS
00:44:09 ARCHITECTURE, ITS HISTORY AND ALL THE STORIES EMBEDDED
00:44:11 IN EVERY BEAM AND SCULPTURE AND INSCRIPTION.
00:44:15 >> ALL OF US WHO'VE MADE THE TRIP UP TO THE DOME TO THE TOP
00:44:19 OF THE DOME WITH HIM KNOW THAT HE PERFORMS HIS DUTIES WITH THE
00:44:22 ENTHUSIASM OF SOMEONE WHO NEVER STOPPED BEING HONORED BY THIS
00:44:23 PLACE. >> ROB AMY BROWN WAS RIGHT
00:44:27 AND SAN FRANCISCO IS BETTER FOR THE YEARS YOU HAVE GIVEN US ON
00:44:31 BEHALF OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
00:44:35 WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR
00:44:36 RETIREMENT AND EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE AND CONGRATULATIONS
00:44:39 TO YOUR FAMILY, YOUR WIFE DEBORAH, YOUR SONS NOAH,
00:44:43 BENJAMIN AND MATEO. YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER DANNY
00:44:46 AND YOUR PARENTS PAULA AND JOHN .
00:44:49 AS YOU START THIS NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE, KNOW THAT THE
00:44:51 FOLKS HERE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
00:44:53 >> AND AS EVIDENCE OF THAT, THEY'RE ALREADY PUTTING
00:44:57 THEMSELVES IN THE QUEUE. I'M GOING TO LET MY COLLEAGUES
00:45:00 SPEAK FIRST AND THEN SALLY ORTH, THE DIRECTOR OF REAL
00:45:01 ESTATE ALSO WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
00:45:05 >> SUPERVISOR WALTON THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BENJAMIN ROB, I JUST
00:45:09 WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSIVENESS, FOR YOUR
00:45:13 SERVICE BUT MOSTLY FOR ALWAYS MAKING SURE THAT ANY REQUEST
00:45:16 WAS ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
00:45:19 YOU REALLY DO GET THINGS DONE SO THAT WE CAN OPERATE
00:45:23 SEAMLESSLY. >> AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE
00:45:24 THAT YOU KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE YOU.
00:45:28 MY ENTIRE OFFICE APPRECIATES YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
00:45:31 RETIREMENT. >> SUPER VISOR.
00:45:35 DORSEY THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MENDELSOHN RABBI, YOU KNOW YOU
00:45:39 ARE ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO THERE'S A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WHO
00:45:43 I RECOGNIZE WHO JUST OVER THE YEARS IT'S A REMINDER OF HOW
00:45:47 LONG I'VE WORKED IN THIS BUILDING AND HOW MUCH I HAVE
00:45:48 CONFIDENCE AND TRUST AND JUST THE PROFESSIONALISM OF PEOPLE
00:45:52 WHO SERVE THIS BUILDING AND I SHARE YOUR LOVE AND ALL OF THIS
00:45:55 BUILDING HAVING WORKED HERE FOR SO LONG AND CONGRATULATIONS ON
00:45:59 YOUR RETIREMENT, I WILL MISS YOU.
00:46:02 >> SALLY OR THANK YOU PRESIDENT MANDOLIN AND GOOD AFTERNOON
00:46:10 BOARD MEMBERS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW
00:46:13 WORDS ON BEHALF OF THE REAL ESTATE DIVISION AND WE WANTED
00:46:17 TO EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO ROB FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF
00:46:21 SERVICE AS CITY HALL'S BUILDING MANAGER.
00:46:22 HIS DEDICATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN ROOTED IN ONE THING THE PEOPLE
00:46:26 WHO WORK AND RELY ON THIS BUILDING ARE HIS TOP PRIORITY
00:46:30 WHETHER IT WAS SUPPORTING ELECTED OFFICIALS OR TENANT
00:46:33 DEPARTMENTS, BUILDING STAFF OR THE MANY VISITORS WHO COME TO
00:46:38 THIS HISTORIC LANDMARK EVERY DAY.
00:46:41 ROB APPROACHED EACH REQUEST WITH PATIENCE, PRIDE AND A
00:46:44 SINCERE DESIRE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.
00:46:46 >> AND IMPORTANTLY HE UNDERSTOOD THAT CITY HALL IS
00:46:49 NOT JUST A LANDMARK IT'S A WORKPLACE BUT IT'S ALSO A
00:46:52 COMMUNITY. AND HE GENUINELY WANTED TO DO
00:46:54 HIS BEST FOR EVERYONE WHO WALKED THROUGH THESE HALLOWED
00:46:57 HALLS. >> SO ROB, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
00:47:00 STEADY COMMITMENT AND THE CARE THAT YOU BROUGHT TO THIS
00:47:04 BUILDING AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO VISIT IT EVERY DAY.
00:47:08 >> SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE AND WE LOOK FORWARD
00:47:09 TO CELEBRATING WITH YOU LATER TODAY.
00:47:13 >> AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR WELL-EARNED RETIREMENT
00:47:23 . >> ROB REINER THE FLOOR IS
00:47:24 YOURS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MELMAN
00:47:27 AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
00:47:31 COMMENDATION AND FOR YOUR RECOGNITION TODAY.
00:47:34 IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SPEND THE LAST 22 YEARS SERVING THE
00:47:36 CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO BOTH DURING MY EARLY
00:47:40 YEARS WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
00:47:42 AND FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS AS BUILDING MANAGER OF CITY HALL.
00:47:46 WHILE MANAGING OUR CIVIC FACILITIES HAS BEEN A REWARDING
00:47:48 RESPONSIBILITY THE MOST MEANINGFUL PART MY CAREER HAS
00:47:52 BEEN SERVING THE PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO AND WORKING
00:47:54 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEDICATED TEAMS ACROSS OUR CITY
00:47:56 GOVERNMENT AND AMONGST THAT DEDICATED TEAM.
00:47:59 I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THINK MY STAFF LAURIE MAZOLA,
00:48:03 ERIC NELSON AND HOWARD WONG IN OUR WHOLE LABOR TEAM.
00:48:06 I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM.
00:48:07 IT IS TRULY A TEAM EFFORT. I WANTED TO AGAIN THANK YOU FOR
00:48:12 THIS HONOR FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR THIS MEMORABLE SEND OFF
00:48:15 AS I BEGIN MY RETIREMENT. >> THANK YOU.
00:48:29 >> YOU YOU BET YOU. SHE'S GOING AWAY.
00:48:54 SORRY. LANGUAGE CAME OFF THE TONE WITH
00:49:27 THE BLACK HAIR. YEAH, HE DOES HIS HAIR.
00:49:29 HIS HAIR LOOKS JUST IT'S PRETTY CUTE.
00:49:36 HE'S A CLOWN. MAYBE TALLER.
00:49:40 >> NEXT UP DISTRICT TO SURPRISE CHERYL.
00:49:46 THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. MANDEL, MINN.
00:49:53 >> THERE ARE COLLEAGUES TO CLOSE OUT PRIDE MONTH.
00:49:57 IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE LLOYD HADDAD AND KEITH WICKER.
00:50:01 LLOYD AND KEITH, WILL YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE LECTERN?
00:50:11 NOW LLOYD AND KEITH ARE THE OWNERS OF TWO.
00:50:14 >> WELL, REALLY THREE BUT TWO THREE SITES, TWO BUSINESSES,
00:50:18 BUSINESSES FOUR SHOT FOUR. >> SO TWO BUSINESSES, FOUR
00:50:21 SITES. AND NOT ONLY AM I LUCKY TO CALL
00:50:25 THEM THEIR BUSINESS CONSTITUENTS, I'M LUCKY TO CALL
00:50:28 MYSELF A CUSTOMER. AS THE OWNERS OF CAPRICORN
00:50:29 FRAMING AND WALTER ADAMS FRAMING, IT IS MY HONOR TO
00:50:33 COMMEND YOU BOTH FOR YOUR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP, YOUR
00:50:37 PHILANTHROPY, YOUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND JUST OVERALL
00:50:41 SERVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO. >> NOW LLOYD IS ORIGINALLY FROM
00:50:45 EL PASO, TEXAS AND KEITH IS ORIGINALLY FROM BALTIMORE,
00:50:46 MARYLAND AND BOTH FOUND THEIR WAY TO SAN FRANCISCO LLOYD
00:50:52 IN 1999 AND KEITH IN 2005 WHERE THEY BUILT A LIFE AND A
00:50:56 BUSINESS TOGETHER. LLOYD FOUNDED CAPRICORN FRAMING
00:50:59 IN 2006, BRINGING AN ENGINEERING BACKGROUND THAT
00:51:00 SHAPED THE SHOP'S PRECISION FOCUSED, CONSERVATION DRIVEN
00:51:06 APPROACH TO CUSTOM FRAMING. NOW KEITH JOINED THE BUSINESS
00:51:10 IN 2014, ADDING HIS OWN BACKGROUND IN AERONAUTICAL
00:51:11 ENGINEERING WOODWORKING AND AVIATION.
00:51:14 HE'S A RETIRED ARMY HELICOPTER PILOT INSTRUCTOR AND A FORMER
00:51:18 KTVU CHANNEL TWO NEWS PILOT. TOGETHER LLOYD AND KEITH HAVE
00:51:22 BUILT CAPRICORN INTO ONE OF THE BAY AREA'S LEADING CONSERVATION
00:51:25 FRAMING STUDIOS. WORKING WITH ARTISTS,
00:51:28 COLLECTORS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND FAMILIES ON EVERYTHING FROM
00:51:30 ARCHIVAL MOUNTING TO COMPLEX SHADOW BOX DESIGN IN 2023 THEY
00:51:36 EXPANDED THEIR WORK THROUGH SHARED OWNERSHIP OF WALTER
00:51:40 ADAMS FRAMING NOW A LEGACY BUSINESS GROWING THEIR
00:51:41 FOOTPRINT TO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS ACROSS SAN FRANCISCO
00:51:45 WHILE HOLDING TO THE SAME PRESERVATION STANDARD LLOYD'S
00:51:49 CAPRICORN WAS BUILT ON. THEY RECENTLY OPENED A NEW
00:51:50 PRODUCTION FACILITY TO SUPPORT THAT GROWTH.
00:51:54 NOW THIS YEAR ALSO MARKS CAPRICORN FRAMINGS 20TH
00:51:57 ANNIVERSARY TWO DECADES OF CRAFTSMANSHIP INNOVATION
00:52:01 AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
00:52:02 >> AND WHEN I WENT TO CAPRICORN AND MET WITH YOU, LLOYD, TO
00:52:06 PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE OF HONOR FOR THAT ANNIVERSARY I
00:52:09 FELT SO WELCOME TO BE IN YOUR SPACE BUT ALSO TO BE IN YOUR
00:52:13 BRAIN AS YOU EXPLAINED TO ME THE INTRICACIES OF CUSTOM
00:52:17 FRAMING AND THE CARE AND THE THOUGHT THAT YOU PUT INTO EVERY
00:52:21 WORK OF ART AND BY THAT I DON'T MEAN WHAT'S INSIDE THE FRAME.
00:52:25 I MEAN THE FRAME. >> I ALSO LEARNED THAT YOU TO
00:52:28 SEE YOUR NEIGHBORING FRINGE SHOPS NOT AS COMPETITION BUT
00:52:31 RATHER PEERS. TRULY A TESTAMENT TO YOUR
00:52:34 BUSINESS VALUE OF SUPPORTING COMMUNITY THAT REALLY WILL
00:52:36 STICK WITH ME WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN WHO WOULD BE A BETTER
00:52:40 CUSTOMER FOR THE FRAME SHOP DOWN THE STREET WE SEND THEM
00:52:43 THERE AND THEY DO BACK AND FORTH.
00:52:45 THAT ATTITUDE IS WHAT MAKES SAN FRANCISCO FABULOUS.
00:52:47 AND THANK YOU LLOYD AND KEITH OF IT LONG EXTENDED THAT
00:52:50 CRAFTSMANSHIP INTO PHILANTHROPY SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
00:52:53 INCLUDING ART FOR AIDS SOUTHERN EXPOSURE, THE DENALI FOUNDATION
00:52:57 AND CREATIVITY EXPLORED ALONG WITH GROUPS ADVANCING MENTAL
00:53:01 HEALTH, WELLNESS EQUITY AND LGBTQ TWO PLUS L G B T Q
00:53:05 PLUS VISIBILITY. KEITH THE MILITARY VETERAN HAS
00:53:08 ALSO MADE SUPPORT FOR FELLOW VETERANS CENTRAL TO THE
00:53:11 COUPLE'S GIVING. CARRYING FORWARD THE SAME
00:53:12 VALUES OF TEAMWORK AND LOOKING AFTER THE PEOPLE BESIDE YOU
00:53:15 THAT HE LEARNED IN SERVICE. LLOYD KEITH YOUR PERSONAL
00:53:19 AND PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP CHIP HAS BEEN DEFINED BY
00:53:24 INCLUSION GENEROSITY AND A COMMITMENT TO GIVING BACK TO
00:53:27 THIS CITY. AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE.
00:53:31 I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU TOO WHO I HAVE LEARNED WILL BE
00:53:36 GETTING MARRIED IN SEPTEMBER IN THE PRESIDIO.
00:53:39 I'M SO EXCITED FOR BOTH OF YOU FOR THIS CELEBRATION OF YOUR
00:53:43 LOVE AND FRANKLY ELATED YOUR CHOOSING TO TIE THE KNOT
00:53:47 IN DISTRICT TWO. >> BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, ON
00:53:50 BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THANK YOU BOTH FOR
00:53:54 EVERYTHING YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE CITY'S ARTISTS, TO THE BUSINESS
00:53:58 AND TO THE COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS HONOR
00:54:01 AND HELPING US CLOSE OUT PRIDE MONTH HERE AT CITY HALL.
00:54:02 >> THANK YOU. >> HEY, SOMETHING SOMETHING.
00:54:12 SUPERVISOR CHERYL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE KIND WORDS.
00:54:16 WHEN WE STARTED OUR BUSINESS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
00:54:19 WANTED TO BRING WAS THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SAN
00:54:23 FRANCISCO WHICH IS SO STRONG. >> AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE VIEW
00:54:27 MANY OF OUR BUSINESSES AROUND US AS PEERS, NOT COMPETITORS.
00:54:33 AND THE ATTITUDE OF SAN FRANCISCO HAS ALWAYS FOSTERED
00:54:34 THAT KIND OF FEELING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
00:54:38 COMMENDATION. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO GET
00:54:41 MARRIED AFTER 13 YEARS. >> SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
00:54:48 >> THIS IS REALLY A VERY GREAT HONOR.
00:54:49 WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO GET THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND AND SURPRISED
00:54:56 AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO CONTINUE TO UPHOLD THE STRONG
00:55:00 FEELINGS OF SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
00:55:03 HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO. >> THANK YOU.
00:55:04 THANK YOU. THANK
00:55:49 DISTRICT FOR SUPERVISOR WONG. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT.
00:55:58 >> COLLEAGUES TODAY I'M PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE VETS
00:55:59 SUPPORTING COULD YOU COME UP? >> I WANT TO RECOGNIZE VETS
00:56:11 SUPPORTING IN HONOR OF PTSD AWARENESS MONTH AND THEIR
00:56:15 IMPORTANT WORK SERVING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN OUR
00:56:16 COMMUNITY. FOR MANY YEAR FOR MANY VETERANS
00:56:19 RETURNING HOME FROM ACTIVE DUTY IS NOT A SIMPLE TRANSITION.
00:56:23 THE STRUCTURE, SHARED MISSION AND STRONG BONDS OF MILITARY
00:56:27 SERVICE CAN BE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE.
00:56:28 VETERANS MAY FIND THEMSELVES NAVIGATING BENEFITS, NEW
00:56:31 CAREERS, FAMILY LIFE AND PERSONAL GOALS WITHOUT THE
00:56:35 FAMILIAR SUPPORT SYSTEM THEY ONCE HAD.
00:56:36 THAT SUPPORTING WAS FOUNDED TO HELP VETERANS THROUGH THE
00:56:39 CHALLENGES OF TRANSITIONING FROM MILITARY SERVICE TO
00:56:43 CIVILIAN LIFE. THE WORK BEGAN BY PROVIDING
00:56:44 PEER SUPPORT TO VETERANS PARTICIPATING IN SAN
00:56:47 FRANCISCO'S VETERANS JUSTICE COURT.
00:56:51 AND TODAY THEY CONTINUE SERVING AS A HUB CONNECTING VETERANS
00:56:52 AND FAMILIES TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND THROUGH THE
00:56:55 VETERANS ADMINISTRATION THROUGH MENTORSHIP, SOCIAL
00:56:59 RE-ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION AROUND EARNED BENEFITS AND PEER
00:57:02 SUPPORT THAT SUPPORTING HELPS VETERANS REBUILD POSITIVE
00:57:04 SOCIAL STRUCTURE, DEVELOP HEALTHY ROUTINES AND REDUCE
00:57:07 ISOLATION. THE WORK CARRIES FORWARD THE
00:57:09 SPIRIT OF THE BATTLE BUDDY SYSTEM MAKING SURE NO VETERAN
00:57:13 FEELS LEFT BEHIND. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE JASON
00:57:17 CHITTAGONG, THE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF THAT'S
00:57:18 SUPPORTING A MARINE VETERAN AND A PAST COMMISSIONER ON THE
00:57:22 SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION.
00:57:25 JASON'S SERVICE SPANS ADVOCACY, WELLNESS, HOUSING AND VETERAN
00:57:29 FOCUSED PROGRAMS AND THROUGH VETS SUPPORTING OR SELLING
00:57:31 INITIATIVES HE HELPS CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMODITY
00:57:34 HEALING AND RENEWED PURPOSE. THAT SAME SPIRIT IS REFLECTED
00:57:40 IN VETS SUPPORTING THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH WOODEN BOATS
00:57:41 FOR VETERANS WHICH USES SAILING RESTORATION, TEAMWORK
00:57:45 AND SHARED PURPOSE TO HELP VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
00:57:48 RECONNECT, BUILD SKILLS AND REDISCOVER INNER STRENGTH.
00:57:52 AND I WANT TO THANK WILL CUEVAS WHO SERVES AS THE CHIEF
00:57:53 FINANCIAL OFFICER AND ON THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR VETS
00:57:56 SUPPORTING WILL SERVE IN THE MARINE CORPS AND IS VERY
00:58:00 PASSIONATE ABOUT CONTINUING PUBLIC SERVICE FOR VETERANS
00:58:04 IN OUR COMMUNITY. HIS DEDICATION IS A REMINDER
00:58:08 THAT SERVICE DOES NOT END WHEN THE UNIFORM COMES OFF.
00:58:11 AND IN HONOR OF PTSD AWARENESS MONTH WE COMMEND VETS
00:58:16 SUPPORTING JASON WILL AND ALL THOSE WORKING TO HELP VETERANS
00:58:19 FIND SUPPORT, PURPOSE, HEALING AND COMMUNITY AFTER SERVICE.
00:58:23 >> WE'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
00:58:24 YES, WE DO APPRECIATE RECOGNIZING PTSD MONTH.
00:58:28 WE ALL ACTUALLY MET AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE POST OUR
00:58:31 MILITARY SERVICE. WE DECIDED TO USE OUR BENEFITS
00:58:36 AND ATTEND COLLEGE. >> THERE WAS A NEED FOR A
00:58:39 COMMUNITY. THERE WAS A NEED FOR OUTREACH.
00:58:42 FOR THOSE OF US TRANSITIONING PARTICULARLY THOSE OF US THAT
00:58:46 COME FROM A COMBAT BACKGROUND JASON MYSELF OR OTHER MEMBERS
00:58:51 SEAN SCHAAF AND NICHOLAS ROUSSIMOFF WHO'S HERE ALL
00:58:54 BONDED WITHIN THIS VETS AS IF AS YOU ORGANIZATION POST OUR
00:58:58 COLLEGE CAREER WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THIS SERVICE TO THE
00:59:02 COMMUNITY. AND WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE
00:59:06 IT BECAUSE PTSD DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE A FACE.
00:59:09 COULD YOU HIDE BEHIND A SMILE AND BALANCE WORK LIFE BALANCE?
00:59:16 COULD HIDE BEHIND CRYING A LOT OF THINGS.
00:59:17 AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING THIS WE ARE GREATLY
00:59:21 APPRECIATIVE TO SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
00:59:24 AND SUPERVISOR HUANG THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
00:59:31 >> I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY THANK ALL THE SUPPORT GROUP HERE
00:59:35 SURPRISE ANYONE AND BOARD SUPERVISORS AND MY FOUNDATION
00:59:39 OF SUPPORT GROUP. >> JENNY PEREZ AND NICHOLAS
00:59:40 WERE SOME OF DISTRICT SIX SUPERVISOR DORSEY.
01:00:13 THANK YOU PRESIDENT RANDLEMAN. COLLEAGUES AS WE CLOSE OUT
01:00:17 PRIDE MONTH TODAY I AM HONORING A REMARKABLE YOUNG LEADER OUR
01:00:21 OUTGOING DISTRICT SIX YOUTH COMMISSIONER GABBY LA STANA.
01:00:27 >> GABBY WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE TENDERLOIN AND NOW LIVES
01:00:31 IN THE SOUTH OF MARKET NEIGHBORHOOD.
01:00:32 SHE ATTENDED THE PRESIDIO KNOLLS SCHOOL IN SOMA BEFORE
01:00:36 GOING ON TO SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY.
01:00:40 SHE GREW UP IN A FAMILY OF ORGANIZERS.
01:00:43 THE KIND OF HOUSEHOLD WHERE YOU LEARN EARLY THAT YOU DON'T JUST
01:00:45 COMPLAIN ABOUT PROBLEMS. YOU SHOW UP AND YOU DO THE WORK
01:00:48 TO FIX THEM AND THAT'S A LESSON THAT CLEARLY STUCK.
01:00:52 >> FORMER SUPERVISOR MATT HANEY FIRST APPOINTED HER TO THE
01:00:56 YOUTH COMMISSION WHEN SHE WAS JUST 12 YEARS OLD AND BY THE
01:00:58 TIME I HAD THE CHANCE TO MAKE MY APPOINTMENT TO THE YOUTH
01:01:02 COMMISSION, GABBY'S REAPPOINTMENT WAS A NO BRAINER.
01:01:05 SHE HAS NOW FINISHED HER SIXTH TERM ON THE YOUTH COMMISSION
01:01:09 AND SHE HAS SERVED AS ITS CHAIR.
01:01:10 WHAT STRIKES ME MOST ABOUT GABBY'S WORK IS HOW PERSONAL IT
01:01:14 IS TO HER. SHE ORGANIZED THE LGBTQ PLUS
01:01:17 TASK FORCE BECAUSE SHE UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS AT STAKE
01:01:21 FOR YOUTH IN OUR SCHOOLS IN A SCARY AND UNCERTAIN TIME WITH
01:01:24 ONGOING SETBACKS TO OUR RIGHTS AS WE SAW EVEN JUST THIS
01:01:29 MORNING WITH THE US SUPREME COURT'S DECISION ON TRANS
01:01:30 INCLUSION IN SPORTS. GABBY FOUGHT FOR SAN
01:01:33 FRANCISCO'S LGBTQ TWO A PLUS COALITION ON SAFETY FUNDING.
01:01:40 SHE PUSHED TO CREATE REAL SAFE SPACES FOR LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH
01:01:44 AND SHE WORKED TO GET BETTER, MORE HONEST HEALTH CURRICULUM
01:01:46 IN THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CLASSROOMS.
01:01:48 SHE LEADS WITH STRONG CONVICTION AND PUTS HER WHOLE
01:01:52 HEART INTO HER WORK. IN FACT, SHE HAS SHOWN THAT
01:01:56 SAME HEART AND CONVICTION IN EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE SEEN
01:01:57 HER TAKE ON. SHE CHAMPIONED VIETNAMESE LIGHT
01:02:00 LANGUAGE ACCESS ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS.
01:02:03 SHE LED THE CHARGE TO RESTORE LEGAL SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANT
01:02:07 FAMILIES. SHE HAS BEEN A STRONG VOICE FOR
01:02:08 NEEDED RESOURCES IN THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY.
01:02:11 SHE WAS CHOSEN AS ONE OF ONLY TWO CALIFORNIA DELEGATES TO THE
01:02:15 U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM AND SHE CO-FOUNDED THE YOUNG
01:02:18 LEADERS IN CLIMATE ACTION. HER OUTSTANDING CIVIC
01:02:22 ACHIEVEMENTS TOGETHER WITH HER EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE ACADEMIC
01:02:23 RECORD APPARENTLY EARNED HER A SPOT AT A SCHOOL.
01:02:26 SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY, WHICH SHE
01:02:30 WILL BEGIN ATTENDING THIS FALL TO STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
01:02:34 AND PUBLIC POLICY. AS WE HONOR GABBY FOR ALL HER
01:02:35 CIVIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS TODAY, I THINK ABOUT THE REMARKABLE
01:02:39 EXAMPLE SHE HAS SET. SOMEONE WHO STARTED AT THE AGE
01:02:43 OF 12 STUCK WITH IT AND TURNED THAT COMMITMENT TO REAL CHANGE
01:02:46 FOR THE COMMUNITIES SHE CARES ABOUT.
01:02:47 THAT KIND OF EXAMPLE DOESN'T JUST INSPIRE ADMIRATION, IT
01:02:51 INSPIRES ACTION. SHE HAS SHOWN AN ENTIRE
01:02:54 GENERATION OF THE YOUNG SAN FRANCISCANS WHO KNOW HER HOW
01:02:57 MUCH CAN BE POSSIBLE WHEN YOU TAKE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SERIOUSLY
01:03:00 . AND TODAY OUR CITY IS BETTER
01:03:01 FOR IT. AS SHE HEADS OFF TO HARVARD I
01:03:05 KNOW I SPEAK FOR SO MANY OF THE SAN FRANCISCANS WHO'VE KNOWN
01:03:08 AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HER.
01:03:09 SHE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED. OUR CITY WILL FEEL HER ABSENCE
01:03:12 WHETHER SHE KNOW THEY KNOW HER OR NOT.
01:03:17 BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT GABBY WILL CARRY EVERYTHING SHE'S
01:03:20 LEARNED OUT INTO THE WORLD AND CONTINUE TO MAKE US PROUD.
01:03:24 KNOWING THIS ISN'T A GOODBYE FROM SAN FRANCISCO BUT THE
01:03:25 BEGINNING OF A NEXT CHAPTER. GABBY, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
01:03:29 YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY. WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST
01:03:32 IN YOUR ENDEAVORS TO COME. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE ALL
01:03:35 THE WAYS YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE US PROUD BY
01:03:36 MAKING A DIFFERENCE. CONGRATULATIONS.
01:03:39 AND BEFORE WE HEAR FROM GABBY, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM
01:03:41 JOYCE ON BUT I BELIEVE I HAVE A COLLEAGUE WHO ALSO WANTS TO SAY
01:03:45 SOMETHING. >> SO LET ME HAND IT OFF IF I
01:03:48 MAY. SUPERVISOR MELGAR, THANK YOU.
01:03:51 FIRST I JUST WANTED TO SAY. SUPERVISOR DORSEY, THIS IS AN
01:03:55 OUTSTANDING CHOICE FOR RECOGNITION OF COMMENDATION.
01:03:59 SO GABBY WORKING TO MISS YOU. I AT THE RISK OF EMBARRASSING
01:04:06 YOU FURTHER YOU ARE ONE OF OUR LONGEST SERVING YOUTH
01:04:11 COMMISSIONERS EVER IN WHAT AN OUTSTANDING YOUTH COMMISSIONER
01:04:14 YOU HAVE BEEN. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE THINGS
01:04:15 THAT MY COLLEAGUE SUPERVISOR DORSEY LISTED IN TERMS OF YOUR
01:04:19 ACHIEVEMENT I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT A MENTOR
01:04:23 AND LEADER YOU HAVE BEEN FOR OTHERS IN THE YOUTH COMMISSION
01:04:27 IN ALL THE DISTRICT YOUTH COUNCILS YOU HAVE BEEN JUST A
01:04:31 BEACON OF LEADERSHIP AND FORTHRIGHTNESS.
01:04:34 YOU HAVE LED THE WAY ON SO MANY DIFFERENT ISSUES AND YOU HAVE
01:04:39 BEEN THAT SORT OF MORAL COMPASS FOR SO MANY.
01:04:41 AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY A SUPERVISOR DORSEY WE DO
01:04:43 RECOGNIZE YOUNG PEOPLE IN KNOTS IN THIS CHAMBER SO I'M REALLY
01:04:47 GLAD WE'RE DOING THIS TODAY AND THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING
01:04:51 GABBY FOR HER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEADERSHIP
01:04:54 AND TO HAVING YOUTH VOICE IN OUR CITY.
01:04:58 I ALSO WANT TO PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR FOR JOY AND THE STAFF
01:05:02 AT THE YOUTH COMMISSION FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO
01:05:07 AND FOR SUPPORTING GABBY AND THE OTHER YOUTH
01:05:09 COMMISSIONERS IN MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE HEARING THEIR VOICE
01:05:13 AND TAKING THEIR PERSPECTIVE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE MAKE
01:05:16 DECISIONS. SO AGAIN, GABBY AND I CANNOT
01:05:19 WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU COME BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO
01:05:24 AFTER COLLEGE AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
01:05:25 I KNOW WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU TAKE ON YOU WILL BE AWESOME AT
01:05:28 IT. YOU'LL BE A ROCK STAR AND I
01:05:32 THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR CITY SO FAR.
01:05:35 SO FAR BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND DO
01:05:36 AMAZING THINGS. >> THANK YOU.
01:05:40 THANK YOU. I WILL JUST ADD MY OWN
01:05:45 CONGRATULATIONS. GABBY, IT'S BEEN GREAT TO WORK
01:05:48 WITH YOU AND INVITE UP JOY'S JOY REALLY QUICKLY TO THANK YOU
01:05:58 SUPERVISORS FOR RECOGNIZING OUR CHAIR GABBY LEZAMA.
01:06:02 SHE'S BEEN WONDERFUL. WE HAVE RECORD BREAKING
01:06:06 APPLICANTS 156 APPLICANTS THIS SEASON AND SO MANY OF THEM
01:06:10 QUOTE GABBY AS AN INSPIRATION AS TO WHY THEY'RE BEING
01:06:14 CIVICALLY ENGAGED AND THEY WANT TO APPLY TO THE YOUTH
01:06:18 COMMISSION AND THE YOUTH COMMISSION.
01:06:20 THESE SIX YEARS HAVE BEEN A THIRD OF OUR LIFETIME NAME
01:06:24 AND I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO COME BACK INTO THIS BUILDING AND TO
01:06:26 CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND HER COMMUNITIES.
01:06:30 SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH JOY FOR
01:06:40 THE KIND WORDS AND THANK YOU SUPERVISOR DORSEY FOR THIS
01:06:44 INCREDIBLE HONOR AND FOR YOUR STEADFAST SUPPORT FOR SAN
01:06:45 FRANCISCO'S YOUTH ALONG WITH THE AMAZING KIND WORDS
01:06:49 AND SUPERVISORS MEAGHAN RANDLEMAN AS A COMMISSIONER
01:06:52 AND CHAIR OF THIS FRANCISCO YOUTH COMMISSION I AM
01:06:56 ESPECIALLY HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS COMMENDATION AT THE TAIL
01:06:59 END OF PRIDE MONTH. >> PRIDE HAS ALWAYS BEEN
01:07:00 DEFINED BY RESISTANCE FROM THE COMPTON CAFETERIA RIOTS IN THE
01:07:04 TENDERLOIN TO THE CURRENT FIGHT AGAINST ANTI AND ANTI-TRANS
01:07:07 LEGISLATION ACROSS THE NATION. AND I LIKE TO THINK THAT MY
01:07:12 COMMISSIONERS AND I HAVE BROUGHT THAT SAME GRIT TO THE
01:07:15 FIGHT FOR THIS CITY'S YOUTH. >> ONE OF MY PROUDEST
01:07:18 ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER ON THE
01:07:19 COMMISSION WAS REESTABLISHING THE LGBTQ PLUS TASK FORCE
01:07:24 IN 2023. THROUGH OUR WORK WE WERE ABLE
01:07:25 TO ADVOCATE FOR SAFER CONDITIONS IN SHELTERS FOR
01:07:29 AND TRANS YOUTH AND FUNDING THE SAFETY INITIATIVES OF SERVING
01:07:32 YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. >> MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOWEVER,
01:07:36 AT LEAST FOR ME WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO SHOW THAT YOUNG VOICES
01:07:40 DESERVE A SEA OF THE DECISION MAKING TABLE.
01:07:44 SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE DISTRICT SIX OFFICE FOR
01:07:47 GENUINELY BELIEVING IN ME AND REAPPOINTING ME THREE TIMES
01:07:51 AND ALSO JUST SUPPORTING OUR ADVOCACY FOR DX SIX YOUTH THE
01:07:55 ENTIRE TIME YOU HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE.
01:07:58 >> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY FELLOW YOUTH COMMISSIONERS
01:07:59 FOR THEIR UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THIS CITY AND MY YOUTH
01:08:03 COMMISSION STAFF JOYCE AND JOSHUA RUDY OCHOA
01:08:06 AND FORMER DIRECTOR ALONDRA ESQUIVEL GARCIA FOR BEING
01:08:10 INCREDIBLE MENTORS WHO HAVE TRULY CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF
01:08:14 MY LIFE AND TEACHING ME HOW TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY ALSO THANK
01:08:17 YOU TO THE AMAZING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVOCATES WHO
01:08:19 HAVE SUPPORTED OUR MISSION FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS.
01:08:22 >> LASTLY, THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR ALWAYS
01:08:25 SUPPORTING ME. I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE MORE
01:08:29 DIVERSE YOUNG VOICES IN CITY HALL.
01:08:30 >> THANK YOU AGAIN
01:09:04 . >> ALL RIGHT WITH THAT MADAM
01:09:08 CLERK, LET'S GO TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.
01:09:09 >> PLEASE CALL ITEM 11 ITEM 11 WAS CONSIDERED BY THE LAND USE
01:09:14 AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AT A REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY,
01:09:17 JUNE 29TH, 2026 AND WAS RECOMMENDED AS A COMMITTEE
01:09:20 REPORT ITEM 11 THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO ADD THE
01:09:24 COMMEMORATIVE STREET NAME ART AGNUS WAY TO THE 500 AND THE
01:09:28 600 BLOCK OF CONNECTICUT STREET AND RECOGNITION OF FORMER
01:09:31 MAYOR ART AGNUS FOR HIS DECADES OF DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE
01:09:35 AND COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO.
01:09:38 >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL IN THIS ITEM ON ITEM 11 SUPERVISOR
01:09:41 RANDLEMAN HI MANDELL MAN I SUPERVISOR MELGAR MELGAR I
01:09:45 SUPERVISOR SADR SADR I SUPERVISOR CHERYL CHERYL I
01:09:49 SUPERVISOR WALTON WALTON I SUPERVISOR WONG WONG I
01:09:57 SUPERVISOR CHAN CHEN I SUPERVISOR CHEN CHEN I
01:10:01 SUPERVISOR DORSEY DORSEY I SUPERVISOR FIELDER FIELDER I
01:10:05 AND SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD MAHMOOD I THERE ARE 11 EYES WITHOUT
01:10:10 OBJECTION THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED MADAM CLERK PLEASE CALL
01:10:17 ITEM NUMBER 12 ITEM 12 THIS ITEM WAS CONSIDERED BY THE
01:10:20 RULES COMMITTEE AT A REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY JUNE 29TH
01:10:24 AND WAS REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AS A COMMITTEE
01:10:28 REPORT. ITEM 12 IS A MOTION TO AMEND
01:10:29 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RULES OF ORDER BY AMENDING RULE 1.3.3
01:10:35 IN-PERSON AND REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT TO CONFORM THE RULE
01:10:39 WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT CHANGES TO ADD A NEW RULE 1.3.4 REMOTE
01:10:43 PUBLIC COMMENT DISRUPTION POLICY TO ADOPT A POLICY FOR
01:10:47 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO HANDLE DISRUPTIONS TO REMOTE
01:10:50 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ADDING A NEW RULE 1.3.5 DISORDERLY
01:10:54 CONDUCT BY PUBLIC COMMENTERS TO CLARIFY THE PROCEDURES AROUND
01:10:58 DISORDERLY CONDUCT BY PUBLIC COMMENTERS AND TO AMEND RULE
01:11:04 3.8 PUBLIC COMMENT AT COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO PROHIBIT COMMITTEES
01:11:08 FROM LIMITING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON
01:11:10 AN ITEM. CHAIR WALTON THANK YOU SO MUCH
01:11:18 PRESIDENT MADAM AND COLLEAGUES YOU MAY SEE THAT THIS WAS
01:11:22 FORWARD HERE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION.
01:11:23 THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS BEING FORCED UPON US FROM THE STATE
01:11:27 LEGISLATURE TO TAKE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
01:11:30 SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT AND BY THE WAY, I AM 100%
01:11:36 AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC.
01:11:39 BUT SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT DURING THE PANDEMIC WE HAD
01:11:44 TO SIT HERE FOR HOURS, SOMETIMES TWO TWO IN THE
01:11:48 MORNING AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE CALL IN THAT WERE NOT
01:11:51 CONSTITUENTS THAT WERE FROM OTHER STATES AND FROM OTHER
01:11:55 COUNTRIES AND ONE I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT IF WE CANNOT
01:11:59 RECEIVE DONATIONS AND SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE FROM OTHER
01:12:03 COUNTRIES, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SIT HERE AND LISTEN TO THEM
01:12:06 TALK ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND THIS HAS BEEN
01:12:10 BROUGHT TO US WITHOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SET RULES
01:12:14 AND WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS FOR OUR
01:12:18 CONSTITUENTS AND FOLKS WHO HAVE A REAL REASON TO CALL IN TO A
01:12:22 BOARD MEETING. AND SO DEFINITELY NOT
01:12:26 SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. THE STATE LEGISLATURE DOES NOT
01:12:29 EVEN TAKE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THEIR MEETINGS SO HOW CAN
01:12:34 WE BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T EVEN DO IT JUST
01:12:41 BEHOOVES ME. SO I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WHY
01:12:42 I CAME WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION AND I THINK IT'S TERRIBLE THAT
01:12:49 THIS IS BEING FORCED UPON US. CHERYL I CAN'T AGREE WITH MY
01:12:56 COLLEAGUE'S REMARKS MORE 100% UP AND DOWN THE LINE.
01:13:00 I AGREE WITH YOU IF I DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD COST US MONEY
01:13:07 ON THE INEVITABLE LAWSUIT I WOULD VOTE AGAINST IT JUST I
01:13:10 PROBABLY CAN'T SAY WHAT I WANTED TO SAY THERE BUT IT'S
01:13:15 HYPOCRISY EXACTLY LIKE YOU SAID.
01:13:18 >> CHAIR WALTON. AND QUITE FRANKLY I THINK THIS
01:13:22 IS GOING TO NOT INCREASE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
01:13:26 I THINK THIS IS GOING TO END UP BACKFIRING AND DECREASING
01:13:30 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR THE REGULAR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVES
01:13:36 AND JOBS AND CHILDREN AND OBLIGATIONS AND ARE JUST
01:13:39 TRYING TO WEIGH IN ON THE CITY THAT THEY LIVE IN TO MAKE THEIR
01:13:41 LIVES BETTER AND TO HELP EVERYBODY ELSE, THEY'RE GOING
01:13:44 TO GET PUSHED OUT BY ALL THE WACKADOO THOSE AROUND THE WORLD
01:13:47 WHO DECIDE TO OPINE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO.
01:13:49 IT IS HARD ENOUGH FOR US TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE ACCESS
01:13:52 TO ENOUGH SAN FRANCISCANS TO ACTUALLY GET THE JOB DONE
01:13:56 AND NOW TO BE FORCED TO OPEN THIS UP TO EVERY YAHOO AROUND
01:13:59 THE WORLD WHO WANTS TO OPINE WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO
01:14:03 WITH THEIR LIVES IS WRONG. THIS IS ENCOURAGING US TO
01:14:07 EXPLORE WAYS TO SHUT DOWN PUBLIC COMMENT.
01:14:11 THIS IS EXPLORING US TO LOOK FOR WORKAROUNDS AND LOOPHOLES.
01:14:15 THIS IS ENCOURAGING US TO BUY SOME KIND OF TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM
01:14:19 THAT CRASHES EVERY TEN MINUTES JUST SO WE CAN SHUT OUT THESE
01:14:22 WEIRD VOICES. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACCESS
01:14:24 TO GOVERNMENT, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PROMOTING VOICES LIKE THE
01:14:28 YOUTH COMMISSION, LIKE PEOPLE HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN
01:14:31 MARGINALIZED I CAN IMAGINE THAT THIS IS A QUOTE THOUGHTFUL WAY
01:14:35 TO DO THAT BUT IT IS THE OPPOSITE.
01:14:38 IT IS STUPID AND IT IS HYPOCRITICAL.
01:14:40 I AM SO RELUCTANT TO VOTE YES BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT US TO GET
01:14:43 SUED AND JUST COUGH MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN.
01:14:45 >> SO YEAH, WITH APPRECIATION FOR SUPERVISOR SHERYL'S USE OF
01:14:51 YAHOO AND WACKADOO ALL IN THE SAME COMMENTS, SUPERVISOR CHAN
01:14:54 HE ALSO SAYS STUPID. >> I'M LIKE WOW.
01:15:00 WELL I MEAN I THINK IF SUPERVISOR WALTON
01:15:02 AND SUPERVISOR SHERYL ARE IN AGREEMENT THIS MUST BE NOT
01:15:05 GOOD. >> THIS IS THAT SOUNDS
01:15:12 TERRIBLE. SO I THINK IF I MAY DO MY DUE
01:15:15 DILIGENCE IS THAT IF I MAY THROUGH PRESENT AMENDMENT IS TO
01:15:20 ASK THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND BETTER
01:15:23 UNDERSTAND WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE EVENT THAT THIS THIS
01:15:27 BOARD VOTED AGAINST THIS LEGISLATION AND BECAUSE OF I
01:15:31 SHARE ALREADY INDICATED A LOT POTENTIAL LAWSUITS BUT HOW
01:15:35 WOULD THAT ACTUALLY WORKS? >> SURE.
01:15:38 GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY BRAD RUSTY
01:15:41 THIS REQUIREMENT COMES FROM SENATE BILL 707 THAT WAS
01:15:45 APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR WHICH IS AN AMENDMENT
01:15:49 TO THE BROWN ACT WHICH GOVERNS PUBLIC MEETINGS IN THE STATE
01:15:53 AND I THINK WHAT COULD HAPPEN IS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO
01:15:57 TRIED TO CALL INTO A MEETING AS THEY ARE THERE HAS THE THEY
01:16:02 WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO STARTING IN JULY 1ST AND DID NOT HAVE
01:16:05 THAT ABILITY TO DO SO. THEY COULD BRING A BRING A
01:16:09 CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY UNDER THE BROWN ACT AND WE COULD BE
01:16:12 FORCED TO YOU KNOW THE COURT COULD GRANT AN INJUNCTION.
01:16:16 THE PERSON COULD BE ENTITLED TO ATTORNEYS FEES.
01:16:19 >> SO THAT'S SORT OF A PATH I SEE.
01:16:23 SO ESSENTIALLY IT IS NOT THAT WE WILL BE SUED BY TWO STATE
01:16:31 LEGISLATURE OR TWO STATE GOVERNMENT BUT ESSENTIALLY IS
01:16:34 THEN IT CREATES A LIABILITY AND A POTENTIAL CAUSE FOR THE
01:16:38 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BASED ON THE STATE BROWN ACT REQUIREMENT
01:16:46 AND SUE THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO IN VIOLATION OF
01:16:49 THE BROWN YES, THAT'S CORRECT. HMM.
01:16:55 THANK YOU TOBIAS MELGAR THANK YOU.
01:17:00 >> AS AT PRESENT AMENDMENTS NOS I'M ACTUALLY NOT AS YOU KNOW
01:17:04 AGAINST PEOPLE YOU KNOW CALLING BECAUSE I DO THINK IT PROVIDES
01:17:11 AN IMPORTANT VENUE FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT COME IN PERSON
01:17:15 PREGNANT WOMEN, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
01:17:18 HOWEVER, AS YOU ALL VERY WELL KNOW WHAT MY PATIENCE FOR
01:17:22 NONSENSE IS VERY SHORT. I APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE SOME
01:17:26 CLARIFICATION HERE ABOUT WHAT THE PRESIDING OFFICER CAN DO
01:17:31 DURING A MEETING TO, YOU KNOW, STOP THE ABUSE OF PUBLIC
01:17:35 COMMENT TO ABUSE A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR TARGET SOMEBODY IN.
01:17:43 I AM WONDERING HOW MUCH FLEXIBILITY WE HAVE TO FURTHER
01:17:47 THAT. YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO WHAT
01:17:48 WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF LIKE WHAT WE SAW AS SUPERVISOR
01:17:52 WALTON WAS ALLUDING DURING THE PANDEMIC WE SAW MEMBERS OF THIS
01:17:55 BODY BEING TARGETED BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGION, BECAUSE OF
01:17:59 THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, BECAUSE OF THEIR GENDER.
01:18:03 WE'VE SEEN IT ALL. AND SO I AM WONDERING YOU KNOW,
01:18:06 I THINK I LIKE THIS LANGUAGE AND IT'S CLEAR IN HOW MUCH
01:18:10 FLEXIBILITY DO WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE TO SORT OF
01:18:14 PUT ORDER IN TO PROTECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS BODY OR OTHER
01:18:22 BODIES WHEN PEOPLE ARE BEING ABUSIVE?
01:18:29 >> THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. SO THE THE STATE LAW THAT WE'RE
01:18:33 TALKING ABOUT HERE PROVIDES DISCRETION TO BASICALLY IT
01:18:37 PROVIDES THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING THOSE WHO
01:18:41 CALL IN IF THEY DISRUPT THE MEETING, THERE IS A BASIS TO
01:18:44 REMOVE THEM FROM IT. SO WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT
01:18:48 THAT KIND OF ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND WHEN SOMEONE COMES
01:18:51 IN PERSON AND GIVES PUBLIC COMMENT OF THE TYPE THAT YOU'RE
01:18:56 DISCUSSING, THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN WE CAN REDIRECT THEM.
01:19:02 WE CAN HAVE THE CLERK CAN READ A STATEMENT ABOUT
01:19:04 ANTI-HARASSMENT AND THAT THE BOARD DOESN'T ADOPT THOSE
01:19:07 COMMENTS. SO IT'S REALLY GOING TO DEPEND
01:19:11 ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND WE CAN LOOK AT AMENDING THE RULE
01:19:14 IN THE FUTURE IF IT BECOMES A PROBLEM AND WHERE THE LINE IS
01:19:19 THERE. BUT THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, FIRST
01:19:20 AMENDMENT ISSUES HERE. THERE ARE PUBLIC ACCESS UNDER
01:19:22 THE BROWN ACT ISSUES HERE. SO IT'S A IT'S A LITTLE BIT
01:19:26 TRICKY, UNDERSTANDABLE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE
01:19:31 CONVERSATION AND NOT WITHSTANDING FIRST AMENDMENT
01:19:34 RIGHTS. YOU KNOW, I WHAT IS THE
01:19:37 DEFINITION OF DISRUPTION? YOU KNOW, AND IF THE SAME
01:19:41 INDIVIDUAL COMES TO EVERY MEETING AND SAYS SAY
01:19:42 ANTI-SEMITE THINGS OR YOU KNOW, MISOGYNIST THINGS LIKE HOW HOW
01:19:49 DO WE WHAT FLEXIBILITY DO WE HAVE UNDER THE BROWNBACK TO
01:19:53 LIMIT THEIR ACCESS? SO I HAVE ALL KINDS OF
01:19:54 QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO WITH OUR OWN RULES OF ORDER TO
01:19:57 COMPLY AND ALSO ALLOW US TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AND ALSO LIKE
01:20:04 PROTECT EACH OTHER. BUT YOU KNOW, I LOOK FORWARD TO
01:20:05 THE CONVERSATION. >> THANK YOU.
01:20:08 SUPERVISOR CHERYL ON A DOUBLE CLICK ON WHAT SUPERVISOR MELGAR
01:20:13 SAID THERE I THINK THOSE ARE THE VOICES YOU KNOW THAT YOU
01:20:17 MENTIONED THE BEGINNING LIKE A PREGNANT WOMAN OR SOMEONE WITH
01:20:21 WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY THAT WOULD PREVENT THEM BEING THOSE
01:20:24 ARE THE VOICES WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE.
01:20:25 WE NEED TO CREATE ROOM FOR AND CREATE ACCESS FOR AND I
01:20:28 THINK ALL YOUR QUESTIONS IN THE SUBSEQUENT ANSWERS THAT THAT
01:20:32 SADLY THERE'S NOT ENOUGH CLARITY AROUND WHICH I DON'T
01:20:36 MEAN AS A CRITICISM I ASSURE YOU THAT IS WHERE MY ANGER
01:20:40 AROUND THIS COMES FROM AND WHY I THINK THE PEOPLE WHO DO NEED
01:20:44 ACCESS TO THIS REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT I BELIEVE THAT THEY
01:20:48 WILL END UP GETTING CROWDED OUT AND GETTING EVEN MORE
01:20:51 FRUSTRATED THAN WE DO AND THAT IS A DISASTER.
01:20:54 >> SEBASTIAN, THANK YOU. I THINK THAT I WANT TO CREDIT
01:20:59 OUR CLERK AND HER TEAM FOR DOING A GOOD JOB FOR REMOTE
01:21:06 PUBLIC COMMONS ACCOMMODATING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES.
01:21:10 WE HAVE THAT DURING BUDGET SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR TRYING TO
01:21:15 BUDGET PUBLIC COMMON DAY SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
01:21:18 I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOW WOULD WHETHER IT'S POSSIBLE
01:21:21 WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK BACK FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE OR BROWN
01:21:26 ACT AMENDMENT IS THAT WE COULD NARROW THE REMOTE PUBLIC
01:21:34 COMMONS TO AGAIN LIKE IS THERE A WAY TO NARROW IT TO TO
01:21:39 RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE DISABILITIES AND REQUIRE
01:21:45 ACCOMMODATION AND THEN TO ALLOW PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF STATE TO
01:21:49 ALSO HAVE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMONS REMOTE PUBLIC COMMONS BUT BY
01:21:53 THROUGH WRITTEN RECORDS LIKE IS THERE SUCH THING THAT WE COULD
01:21:57 DO SO OR IS IT TOO MUCH A SUPERVISOR CHAN
01:22:01 AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NOTHING IN THE STATE BILL THAT
01:22:05 WOULD ALLOW THE BOARD TO LIMIT THE WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE
01:22:08 CALLING FROM OR TO YOU KNOW WEED OUT PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
01:22:12 ACTUALLY IN SAN FRANCISCO OR CALIFORNIA BUT WHAT IS THERE A
01:22:16 CLIFF SORRY I JUST WANT TO JUST ONE FOLLOW UP LIKE REMOTE POP
01:22:20 OF COMMONS. IS IT DEFINE REMOTE PUBLIC
01:22:23 COMMONS AS THROUGH VOICE OVER OR A REMOTE COMMONS?
01:22:27 I MEAN A WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMONS IS ALSO REMOTE POP OF COMMONS.
01:22:31 >> NOW THE BILL REQUIRES EITHER A IT REQUIRES AN ELECTRONIC
01:22:35 FORM OF EITHER CALLING IN OR HAVING LIKE A ZOOM TYPE
01:22:38 MEETING. IT COULD BE THE BOARD COULD DO
01:22:42 EITHER YOU COULD HAVE A CALL IN LINE OR IT COULD HAVE A ZOOM
01:22:45 FUNCTION. SO I THINK THE CLERK HAS
01:22:49 ALREADY A PLAN FOR HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK.
01:22:50 >> THANK YOU. >> RESOLUTION THANK YOU
01:22:53 PRESIDENT AND I JUST WANT TO JUST STATE TO COLLEAGUES THAT
01:23:00 DURING COMMITTEE WE TRY TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT ALTERNATIVES
01:23:04 EVERY ISSUE AND CONCERN YOU BRING UP TRUST ME WE'VE WE'VE
01:23:08 TALKED ABOUT IT BECAUSE I DON'T COMPLETELY AGREE THAT WE THAT
01:23:12 IT SAYS WE CAN'T SET OUR RULES IN OUR OUR OWN POLICIES ON HOW
01:23:16 WE DEAL WITH PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE WE ALREADY DO IT FOR
01:23:20 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. WE ALREADY MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS
01:23:23 FOR FOLKS WHO REACH OUT. AND SO I DON'T SEE WHY WE
01:23:27 COULDN'T DO THE SAME THING. IT'S NOT INTERPRETED THAT WE
01:23:31 COULD BY ADVICE OF COUNSEL BUT WE DEFINITELY BROUGHT UP
01:23:35 SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS TO TRY TO ADDRESS THIS AND I KNOW THE
01:23:42 CLERK THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOUR TEAM ALSO HAS REALLY LOOKED
01:23:46 INTO THIS TO SEE WHAT POSSIBILITIES EXIST.
01:23:49 AND SO I THINK THAT WE WILL OF COURSE CONTINUE TO WORK TO SEE
01:23:54 WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY
01:23:58 BENEFICIAL TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. >> BUT WE ARE PRETTY MUCH
01:24:04 FORCED TO VOTE FOR THIS. >> I MEAN I REALLY DID NOT WANT
01:24:09 TO SUPPORT IT AND REALLY WANTED TO VOTE AGAINST IT IN COMMITTEE
01:24:12 BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE IT WILL COST US A LOT OF
01:24:16 MONEY TO GO AGAINST THIS AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE TIME
01:24:23 THROUGH THE PRESIDENT TO THE MEMBERS IF I COULD ADDRESS THIS
01:24:27 ISSUE PLEASE. THANK YOU.
01:24:30 SO THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS INTERPRETED THAT THIS REMOTE
01:24:33 PUBLIC COMMENT WOULD OCCUR DURING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
01:24:35 MEETINGS, NOT YOUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
01:24:38 AND SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS WHICH COULD
01:24:45 REALLY HANDLE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT BUT SPECIFICALLY TO
01:24:49 ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE THE WAY WE'RE
01:24:54 GOING TO HANDLE THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS WE'LL TAKE THOSE WHO
01:24:58 ARE HERE IN PERSON FIRST AS PEOPLE SIGN UP FROM MONDAY OR
01:25:01 TUESDAY TO THE BOARD MEETING WILL THEN BRING IN THE REMOTE
01:25:05 CALLERS IN THE ORDER THAT THEY SIGNED UP.
01:25:08 WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ADA UP IF THAT IS THEIR
01:25:12 REQUEST WE ARE WORKING HARD TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO
01:25:16 HANDLE LANGUAGE ACCESS WITH THE REMOTE PUBLIC SYSTEM ULTIMATELY
01:25:23 WE ARE NOT REQUIRING PEOPLE TO GIVE THEIR NAMES BUT IF YOU'RE
01:25:27 CALLING IN ON A REGULAR BASIS WE KNOW INDIVIDUALS TYPICALLY
01:25:30 WORK WITH OUR OFFICE WHO ARE SERIOUS COMMENTERS BUT YOU DO
01:25:35 NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOUR NAME AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS IF THEY
01:25:36 SIGN IT, IF THEY JUST COME TO THE MEETING WHILE IT'S
01:25:40 OCCURRING WE WILL PIPE YOU IN. WE WORKED WITH THE DEPUTY CITY
01:25:43 ATTORNEY BRETT ROSSI TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING
01:25:47 MULTIPLE INFORMATIONAL REDIRECTIONS THAT IF YOU ARE
01:25:51 NOT SPEAKING WITHIN THE BOARD SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION WE
01:25:55 WILL ASK YOU ONE TIME DURING YOUR SPEECH OTHERWISE WE WILL
01:26:02 MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CALLER. SO THAT IS ESSENTIALLY HOW WE
01:26:04 INTEND ON HANDLING THIS. I WILL AS I CONTINUE TO DO WORK
01:26:07 WITH OUR OUR GENERAL COUNSEL BRAD ROSSI ON WHAT IS
01:26:10 APPROPRIATE TO REMOVE SOMEONE FROM PUBLIC COMMENT IF THEY'RE
01:26:15 SPEAKING ABOUT SOMEONE'S BEARD OR USING FOUL ALL LANGUAGE
01:26:22 ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL'S IN A PROTECTED CLASS.
01:26:26 >> OTHERWISE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE FREE TO CRITIQUE
01:26:29 YOUR POLICIES, YOUR VOTES, YOUR LEGISLATIVE ITEMS, YOUR CLERK
01:26:36 PERHAPS IF THEY'RE CRITIQUING YOU TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE
01:26:41 THAT IS ALSO BEEN ALLOWED TYPICALLY BUT IF THEY GET
01:26:44 PERSONAL WITH YOU AND WE CANNOT REDIRECT THEM TO THE BOARD AS A
01:26:49 WHOLE THAT HAS ALSO BEEN A REQUIREMENT THAT I MOVE ON TO
01:26:53 THE NEXT CALLER OR NEXT PERSON IN LINE BUT I WILL AGAIN BE
01:26:57 VERY CAREFUL IF I AM DOING A PUBLIC COMMENT DURING YOUR
01:27:02 BOARD MEETING NOT TO MINIMIZE ANYONE'S RIGHTS FOR WHAT THEY
01:27:05 ARE ENTITLED TO OTHERWISE SAY TO YOU AND MR. PRESIDENT, THIS
01:27:12 BEGINS NEXT TUESDAY SO WE WILL BE PUTTING NOTICES ON OUR
01:27:16 WEBSITE HAVING IT AT THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND MAKING SURE
01:27:20 THAT THOSE WHO ARE ANSWERING THE PHONES IN OUR OFFICE
01:27:24 AND PROVIDING INFORMATION TO EACH OF YOUR OFFICES, THE
01:27:25 TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL IN IF INDIVIDUALS WANT TO SIGN UP
01:27:29 IN ADVANCE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK
01:27:34 WITHOUT ROBUST DISCUSSION UNLESS ANYONE NEEDS A ROLL CALL
01:27:39 I WILL SAY THAT WE WILL TAKE THIS ITEM SAME HOUSE, SAME CALL
01:27:43 WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION IS APPROVED AND MADAM CLERK LET'S
01:27:50 GO TO ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS.
01:27:51 THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >> YOU ARE FIRST TO INTRODUCE
01:27:54 NEW BUSINESS. ALL RIGHT.
01:27:57 I HAVE A RESOLUTION, AN ORDINANCE AND AN IN MEMORIAM
01:28:01 FIRST I'M INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR
01:28:02 ASSEMBLY BILL 1573 THE UNSEEN AND UNHEARD HOUSING ACT
01:28:09 AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER BRIAN AND COAUTHORED BY
01:28:10 ASSEMBLYMEMBER STEPHANIE WHICH WOULD ADD ADD SURVIVORS OF
01:28:13 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
01:28:18 TO THE DEFINITION OF TARGET POPULATION UNDER CALIFORNIA'S
01:28:21 PLANNING AND ZONING LAW. CURRENT LAW REQUIRES CITIES
01:28:25 AND COUNTIES TO IDENTIFY AND PLAN FOR THE SUPPORTIVE
01:28:26 HOUSING NEEDS OF SPECIFIED TARGET POPULATIONS IN THEIR
01:28:29 GENERAL PLANS AS PART OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT, JURISDICTIONS
01:28:32 ARE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN EACH TARGET
01:28:36 POPULATION AND FACTOR THEIR HOUSING NEEDS INTO THE OVERALL
01:28:37 HOUSING ELEMENT ALONG WITH AN ANALYSIS OF ALL THE PROGRAMS
01:28:41 AVAILABLE FOR SUCH POPULATION. THE CURRENT LIST INCLUDES
01:28:44 VETERANS THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INDIVIDUALS
01:28:47 AND INDIVIDUALS EXITING INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS
01:28:51 AND OTHERS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL
01:28:52 ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON THAT LIST.
01:28:56 AB 1573 WOULD FIX THAT. >> THIS MATTERS BECAUSE
01:28:59 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ,SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN
01:29:02 TRAFFICKING HAVE UNIQUE NEEDS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING
01:29:03 MET AMONG THE BROADER HOMELESS POPULATION SURVIVORS ARE
01:29:06 DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED REMAIN ON HOUSE FOR LONGER
01:29:09 PERIODS, RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS MORE FREQUENTLY AND ARE LESS
01:29:13 LIKELY TO OBTAIN PERMANENT HOUSING BY INCLUDING SURVIVORS
01:29:14 AS A TARGET POPULATION AND CITY AND COUNTY'S HOUSING ELEMENTS.
01:29:17 THIS BILL WOULD ENCOURAGE GREATER UNDERSTANDING
01:29:20 AND ATTENTION TO THEIR SPECIFIC HOUSING NEEDS AND MEANINGFUL
01:29:24 STEP FORWARD AS WE WORK TO SUPPORT A PARTICULARLY
01:29:25 VULNERABLE POPULATION. I WANT TO THANK THE WOMEN'S
01:29:28 HOUSING COALITION AND ESPECIALLY ROMA GUY FOR
01:29:32 BRINGING THE ISSUE AND THIS LEGISLATION TO MY ATTENTION
01:29:33 AND I THANK RONALD FOR JOY IN MY OFFICE FOR HIS WORK ON
01:29:36 THE RESOLUTION. SECONDLY, I'M INTRODUCING
01:29:43 LEGISLATION TO RAISE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S DELEGATED SETTLEMENT
01:29:44 AUTHORITY FROM $25,000 TO $100,000, MODERNIZE OUR CLAIMS
01:29:51 PROCESS AND REORGANIZE PROVISIONS REGARDING
01:29:52 SETTLEMENTS. THE CURRENT $25,000 THRESHOLD
01:29:55 HAS NOT BEEN ADJUSTED IN 40 YEARS NOT EVEN FOR INFLATION A
01:30:00 $25,000 SETTLEMENT TODAY IS A RELATIVELY SMALL SUM YET IT
01:30:02 STILL TRIGGERS THE SAME FULL BOARD APPROVAL PROCESS AS FAR
01:30:05 LARGER AND MORE CONSEQUENTIAL MATTERS MATTERS CURRENTLY
01:30:08 PLAINTIFFS HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY ARE
01:30:10 WAITING SOMETIMES FOR MONTHS WHILE ROUTINE SMALL VALUE
01:30:13 SETTLEMENTS WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH THE APPROVAL QUEUE.
01:30:16 JUDGES HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF HOW LONG THIS PROCESS TAKES.
01:30:20 IT MAKES SENSE TO CUT DOWN THE TIME IT TAKES TO PROCESS
01:30:21 SMALLER VALUE SETTLEMENTS BY INCREASING INCREASING THE
01:30:24 DELEGATED SETTLEMENT THRESHOLD .
01:30:27 >> IN PRACTICE MOST SETTLEMENTS UNDER 100,000 DOLLARS ARE
01:30:29 APPROVED WITHOUT SUBSTANTIVE DEBATE FROM 2020 TO 20 2,540%
01:30:34 OF SETTLEMENTS THAT CAME TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL FELL BETWEEN
01:30:37 25,000 AND $100,000. THIS CHANGE WOULD REMOVE THOSE
01:30:40 ROUTINE ITEMS FROM THE BOARD FREEING UP THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
01:30:42 TIME CITY STAFF TIME IN THE BOARD'S OWN TIME FOR MORE
01:30:45 CONSEQUENTIAL WORK. THIS LEGISLATION STILL PROTECTS
01:30:48 OVERSIGHT. THE ORDINANCE INCLUDES AN
01:30:49 ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT GIVES THE BOARD AND THE
01:30:53 PUBLIC FULL VISIBILITY INTO SETTLEMENTS BETWEEN 25,000
01:30:56 AND $100,000 DISCLOSING THE SETTLEMENT THE AMOUNT THE
01:30:59 DEPARTMENT INVOLVED AND THE GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER OF THE
01:31:00 CLAIM TRANSPARENCY IS PRESERVED WHILE ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY
01:31:04 DELAY. THE LEGISLATION ALSO TAKES THE
01:31:07 OPPORTUNITY TO MODERNIZE OUR CLAIMS PROCESS, REMOVE
01:31:08 PROVISIONS THAT HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE AND REORGANIZE THE
01:31:11 SETTLEMENT FRAMEWORK SO IT'S CLEANER AND EASIER TO
01:31:13 ADMINISTER GOING FORWARD. I WANT TO THANK BRAD RUSSI FROM
01:31:16 THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND HIS TEAM FOR BRINGING US
01:31:19 THE LEGISLATION. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY NAMED
01:31:20 SCULLY IN MY OFFICE FOR HER WORK ON IT.
01:31:23 AND FINALLY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY CO SPONSOR SUPERVISOR
01:31:27 ALAN WONG. FINALLY COLLEAGUES, I'M ASKING
01:31:30 THAT WE ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN MEMORY OF GLORY DIAO
01:31:34 DELARIA, FORMER OWNER OF TILBURY SALON IN GLEN PARK
01:31:35 AND BELOVED SISTER WIFE, GRANDMOTHER AND MOTHER TO MARY
01:31:39 AND LARRY GLORY DIED ON JUNE 21ST, 2026 AT THE AGE OF 92
01:31:45 WITH HER FAMILY BY HER SIDE. >> SHE WAS BORN IN THE
01:31:47 PHILIPPINES ON NOVEMBER 15TH, 1933.
01:31:52 IN 1956 SHE CROSSED THE OCEAN AND MOVED TO CALIFORNIA
01:31:53 DREAMING OF BUILDING A NEW LIFE AND A HOME.
01:31:57 THAT SAME YEAR SHE MARRIED SANTIAGO DE LARRY AND THE TWO
01:32:00 SETTLED IN AND MOVED TO AN APARTMENT IN THE HAIGHT-ASHBURY
01:32:03 WHERE THEY HAD THEIR FIRST SON. A FEW YEARS LATER LOOKING FOR A
01:32:04 LARGER HOME, THE FAMILY DISCOVERED GLEN PARK AND FELL
01:32:08 IN LOVE WITH SHOPS, GARDENS AND TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY.
01:32:12 >> THEY DECIDED TO MOVE THERE. GLORIA EARNED HER COSMETOLOGY
01:32:15 LICENSE AT MARINELLO SCHOOL OF BEAUTY IN 1960 AND BEGAN THE
01:32:19 CAREER THAT WOULD BECOME HER CALLING.
01:32:20 >> AFTER THE MOVE TO GLEN PARK, SHE RENTED A SMALL STOREFRONT
01:32:23 ON DIAMOND STREET AND OPENED THE DOORS TO DELIRIOUS BEAUTY
01:32:26 SALON ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 1968. OVER THE YEARS TWO LARRY'S
01:32:32 BEAUTY SALON GROUP GREW FROM A SALON INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD
01:32:36 GATHERING SPACE. CLIENTS CAME NOT ONLY FOR HER
01:32:37 TALENT AS A STYLIST, AS A HAIRSTYLIST BUT FOR COMFORT,
01:32:40 CONVERSATION AND THE WARMTH OF HER PRESENCE.
01:32:44 GLORIA WOULD MAKE HOUSE CALLS TO CLIENTS WHO WERE ILL OR
01:32:45 HOMEBOUND ENSURING THEY COULD STILL RECEIVE BEAUTY SERVICES
01:32:48 IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOMES. THROUGH HER VOLUNTEER WORK WITH
01:32:51 LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER, SHE STYLED WIGS FOR WOMEN
01:32:55 UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT. ONE DAY GLORIA'S FAMILY NOTICED
01:32:59 A FOR SALE SIGN IN THE BUILDING ON HENRY STREET.
01:33:00 THE OWNER SPOKE WITH GLORIA AND AGREED TO SELL THE PROPERTY
01:33:03 TO HER ON ONE CONDITION THAT SHE VISIT HIS HOME WEEKLY TO
01:33:07 SHAMPOO AND SELL THE HAIR OF HIS ELDERLY HOMEBOUND WIFE.
01:33:08 GLORIA AGREED WITHOUT HESITATION AND IN 1975 TO
01:33:11 LARRY'S BEAUTIFUL BEAUTY SALON MOVED INTO THEIR PERMANENT
01:33:17 CURRENT HOME AT 660 HENRY STREET.
01:33:20 IN 1981 SHE ENROLLED HER DAUGHTER MARIANNE IN THE SAME
01:33:21 BEAUTY SCHOOL SHE HAD ATTENDED DECADES EARLIER.
01:33:25 GLORY WOULD EVENTUALLY PASS DOWN THE BUSINESS TO MARIAN.
01:33:28 GLORIA TOOK CARE OF PEOPLE HER CLIENTS, HER FAMILY AND HER
01:33:31 COMMUNITY. IN 2012, WHEN THE CHEERS
01:33:32 BOUTIQUE FACED EVICTION, SHE OFFERED THEM SUPPORT AND SPACE.
01:33:35 SHE TOOK CARE OF HER AGING HUSBAND UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 2006
01:33:39 AND OPENED HER HOME TO TWO OLDER SISTERS WHEN THEY NEEDED
01:33:42 CARE. HER LEGACY OF SERVICE,
01:33:43 COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY LIVES ON THROUGH HER FAMILY AND IN
01:33:46 ALL THE LIVES SHE TOUCHED. I WANT TO EXTEND MY AND OUR
01:33:50 BOARD'S DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO GLORIA'S FAMILY ESPECIALLY HER
01:33:53 EXTRAORDINARY DAUGHTER AND LONGTIME CAREGIVER MARIAN.
01:33:55 REST IN PEACE, GLORIA. >> LARRY.
01:33:58 MAY YOUR MEMORY BE A BLESSING. THE REST I SUBMIT.
01:34:01 >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SUPERVISOR MILLER, THANK YOU,
01:34:05 MADAM CLERK. COLLEAGUES, TODAY I WANT TO
01:34:06 ANNOUNCE A DRAFTING REQUEST THAT I MADE TO OUR CITY
01:34:09 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO AMEND OUR RENT ORDINANCE TO RESPOND TO A
01:34:13 TROUBLE PATTERN THAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING ONCE AGAIN IN SAN
01:34:17 FRANCISCO RECENTLY. WE HAVE SEEN A GROWING NUMBER
01:34:21 OF NEWS STORIES ABOUT TENANTS FACING OUTRAGEOUS RENT
01:34:24 INCREASES OR DUBIOUS CLAIMS OF VIOLATING THEIR LEASES WHEN THE
01:34:28 REAL MOTIVATION SEEMS TO BE TO PUSH AT LONG TERM RENT CONTROL
01:34:32 TENANTS OUT. IT'S EVEN HAPPENING TO TENANTS
01:34:36 WHO ARE FAIRLY WELL OFF. SO WHEN THE TENANTS UNION
01:34:37 APPROACHED ME WITH EXAMPLES FROM THEIR COUNSELING CLINIC I
01:34:40 AGREED IT IS TIME THAT WE DO SOMETHING LEGISLATIVELY.
01:34:44 SAN FRANCISCO HAS BEEN THROUGH TECH BOOMS AND SEEN INTENSE
01:34:48 SPECULATION AT WORK BEFORE BACK IN THE 1990S AND I'M GIVING
01:34:54 AWAY MY OLD AGE. I WORKED AT SAINT PETER'S
01:34:58 HOUSING COMMITTEE WHICH LATER BECAME CASA HOSTED JUST CAUSE
01:35:02 IT WAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE GENTRIFICATION FIGHTS DURING
01:35:06 THE FIRST.COM BOOM. WE SAW FAR TOO MANY LONGTIME
01:35:09 TENANTS IN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES FACE DISPLACED MEN NOT BECAUSE
01:35:14 THEY COULDN'T PAY THEIR RENT BUT BECAUSE LANDLORDS WANTED
01:35:17 DIFFERENT HIGHER INCOME OCCUPANTS.
01:35:21 AS THE ECONOMY ACCELERATES WE'RE SEEING THAT PRESSURE
01:35:22 RETURN WITH RISING RENTS AND HOMES SELLING FOR A MILLION
01:35:26 OVER ASKING PRICE IN TIMES OF HIGH REWARD, SPECULATORS WILL
01:35:29 PUSH THE ENVELOPE OF WHAT IS LEGAL.
01:35:33 THE TENANTS UNION FOLKS TELL ME THAT MANY OF THESE EVICTION
01:35:36 ATTEMPTS ARE LIKELY UNLAWFUL BUT IT IS STILL IT STILL
01:35:40 REQUIRES TENANTS TO FIND THE LAWYERS AND TIME TAKE ON THE
01:35:44 ANXIETY IN ORDER TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND MANY WILL
01:35:48 JUST GIVE UP. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO BUILD MORE
01:35:52 HOUSING AND HOPE THAT PRICES WILL COME DOWN.
01:35:53 WE HAVE TO DO THAT. WE ALSO HAVE TO PROTECT
01:35:56 FAMILIES HERE NOW FROM THE WAVES OF SPECULATION
01:36:01 IN UNSCRUPULOUS LANDLORDS. SO I AM WORKING WITH
01:36:04 KNOWLEDGEABLE TENANT ATTORNEYS TO TIGHTEN THE DEFINITION OF
01:36:08 EVICT ABLE OFFENSES INCLUDING THE NOW VAGUE DEFINITIONS OF
01:36:12 NUISANCE HOARDING AND TO STRENGTHEN WHAT CONSTITUTES
01:36:17 HARASSMENT UNDER THE RENT ORDINANCE.
01:36:21 >> THERE ARE FEW DETERRENTS FOR LAWYERS WHO ASSISTANT TRUMPED
01:36:24 UP BREACH OF CLAIMS OF CONTRACT CLAIMS SINCE THEY WILL GET PAID
01:36:28 REGARDLESS IF THEY FAIL. SO WE CAN ALSO HELP CURB THAT
01:36:32 PRACTICE. I WANT TO THANK SUPERVISOR
01:36:36 SHYANNE CHEN FOLLOWING HER GREAT WORK ON THE TENANT
01:36:37 PROTECTION ORDINANCE FOR HER EARLY CO-SPONSORSHIP AND THE
01:36:41 REST I SUBMIT. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR MELGAR.
01:36:44 SUPERVISOR SAUTER SUBMIT. THANK YOU.
01:36:48 SUPERVISOR CHERYL SUBMIT. THANK YOU.
01:36:49 SUPERVISOR WALTON SUBMIT. THANK YOU.
01:36:52 SUPERVISOR WANG. >> COLLEAGUES TODAY I AM
01:36:56 INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE AND COMMEMORATE
01:37:00 NORIEGA STREET BETWEEN 19TH AND 33RD AVENUE AS A SUNSET
01:37:03 HEALTH CARE CORRIDOR. FOR DECADES THE SUNSET HAS HAD
01:37:07 LIMITED ACCESS TO HOSPITALS, URGENT CARE AND MAJOR HEALTH
01:37:10 CARE SYSTEMS MEANING MANY RESIDENTS HAVE HAD TO TRAVEL
01:37:13 OUTSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR CARE.
01:37:14 BUT ALONG THIS STRETCH IN NORIEGA, COMMUNITY PROVIDERS
01:37:17 STEPPED UP CHINESE HOSPITALS SUNSET HEALTH SERVICES, NEMS
01:37:21 ALL AMERICAN MEDICAL GROUP, LOCAL MEDICAL GROUPS, DENTISTS,
01:37:25 OPTOMETRISTS PHARMACIES AND WELLNESS PROVIDERS HAVE
01:37:29 BUILT A CORRIDOR OF AFFORDABLE, CULTURALLY COMPETENT
01:37:30 AND LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE CARE CLOSE TO HOME.
01:37:33 THIS DESIGNATION AND COMMEMORATION HONORS
01:37:37 AND AND SUPPORTS THE CLINICIANS STAFF AND COMMUNITY
01:37:41 INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE SERVED THE SUNSET FAMILIES FOR DECADES
01:37:42 AND AFFIRMS OUR COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING HEALTH CARE ACCESS ON
01:37:45 THE WEST SIDE. WE'LL ALSO ENCOURAGE MORE
01:37:48 TRAFFIC AND SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES.
01:37:49 I WANT TO THANK THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
01:37:53 INCLUDING NEMS, AMG AND CHINESE HOSPITAL WHO HAS HELPED SUPPORT
01:37:57 AND BRING THIS IDEA FORWARD AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
01:38:00 SUPPORT. >> THE REST I SUBMIT.
01:38:00 THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR WANG.
01:38:03 >> SUPERVISOR CHAN THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.
01:38:04 COLLEAGUES TODAY I'M INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION
01:38:08 IN SUPPORT OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL FOR KGO-TV ALSO LOCALLY
01:38:11 KNOWN AS ABC CHANNEL SEVEN. >> IN THIS WRESTLE WITH THIS
01:38:19 RESOLUTION WE'RE URGING THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
01:38:20 COMMISSION TO QUICKLY REVIEW AND APPROVE THE STATION'S
01:38:24 APPLICATION BASED ON THE STATION'S DECADES LONG TRACK
01:38:28 RECORDS OF SERVICE DEVOTION TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
01:38:32 AND COMPLIANCE SINCE 1949 KGO-TV HAS BEEN RELIABLY
01:38:38 SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF SAN FRANCISCO, OAKLAND, SAN JOSE
01:38:42 AND THE BAY AREA COMMUNITY FOR OVER 75 YEARS.
01:38:45 THE STATION PROVIDES INVALUABLE NEWS COVERAGE, INVESTIGATIVE
01:38:49 REPORTING AND COMMUNITY CENTRIC PROGRAMING AS WELL AS PUBLIC
01:38:52 SAFETY COORDINATION DURING THE EMERGENCY THAT KEEPS MILLIONS
01:38:56 OF RESIDENTS INFORMED, PREPARED AND CONNECTED.
01:39:00 LAST MONTH KGO TV FILMED A BROADCAST LICENSE RENEWAL
01:39:05 APPLICATION SORRY. LAST MONTH KGO TV FILED A
01:39:12 BROADCAST LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION WITH THE FEDERAL
01:39:16 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AFTER THEY ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED THE
01:39:20 APPLICATION TIMELINE FOR KGO TV AND SEVEN OTHER ABC OWNED
01:39:24 STATIONS. AND THIS ACCELERATION IS WELL
01:39:28 AHEAD. IT'S ORIGINALLY SCHEDULE 2028
01:39:34 DEADLINE. BROADCAST JOURNALISM
01:39:39 PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT IT'S INDEPENDENT IS PROTECTED BY OUR
01:39:43 CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
01:39:47 AND SHALL REMAIN AND CONTINUE TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT FROM ANY
01:39:51 POLITICAL INTERFERENCE. THE FCC NEEDS TO EVALUATE THE
01:39:56 RENEWAL APPLICATION BASED ON THE STATION'S MERITS
01:40:01 AND LONGSTANDING COMPLIANCE A FAILURE TO RENEW KGO TV'S
01:40:06 LICENSE WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT GAP WITHIN THE BAY
01:40:10 AREA MEDIA LANDSCAPE MEDIA LANDSCAPE.
01:40:13 ELIMINATING A TRUSTED SOURCE OF LOCAL NEWS CULTURE INFORMATION
01:40:17 AND EMERGENCY COORDINATION THAT RESIDENTS AND ALL OF US
01:40:21 INCLUDING THE POLICYMAKER AND CITY GOVERNMENT RELY ON.
01:40:28 I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND KGO TV'S DEDICATED TEAM OF
01:40:32 JOURNALISTS, PRODUCTION CREWS AND STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN SERVING
01:40:37 THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST EVERY DAY.
01:40:38 I URGE SAN FRANCISCANS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC
01:40:41 COMMENT PROCESS BY SUBMITTING THEIR SUPPORT ONLINE AT PUBLIC
01:40:45 FILES. FCC.GOV.
01:40:48 BEFORE THE JULY 29 DEADLINE AND IN ADDITION COLLEAGUES, I
01:40:56 WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN HONOR OF MR. STAN
01:41:00 LOS CHAN WHO PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 10TH, 2026 AT THE AGE OF
01:41:08 86. THROUGH PERSONAL EXAMPLE STAN
01:41:12 LEE STAN LAWS, STAN LEE CHAN INSPIRE AND INSTILL IN HIS
01:41:20 CHILDREN SO MUCH SO MUCH KINDNESS, SELFLESSNESS
01:41:27 AND POSITIVITY. THERE ARE COUNTLESS TIMES
01:41:31 IN WHICH MR. CHAN WOULD DRIVE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES HOME
01:41:34 AFTER A VISIT TO HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILIES AND IT'S A
01:41:39 TESTAMENT TO HIS GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION.
01:41:42 OFTEN THE RIDES WOULD BE AN HOUR EACH WAY BUT IT WAS NEVER
01:41:46 IN DOUBT THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
01:41:48 MR. CHAN ALSO DEMONSTRATED A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF HUMOR
01:41:52 AND USES CHARM AND WIT TO MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION ON
01:41:56 EVERYONE HE MET AS A WAITER IN CHINESE RESTAURANTS FOR MOST
01:42:00 OF HIS LIFE. MR. CHAN STAND AS CHANCE FOR
01:42:04 TRANSFORM HIS CHARISMA INTO A STRENGTH AND SUPERPOWER TO
01:42:11 PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY. HIS SON DOMINICK GOT TO WORK
01:42:12 ALONGSIDE HIM AS A WAITER DURING HIS SUMMERS IN COLLEGE
01:42:16 AND GOT TO SEE FIRST HAND HOW CHARMING AND HARDWORKING MR.
01:42:20 CHAN WAS. AND AS MR. STANLEY CHAN GOT
01:42:24 OLDER HE TRANSITION TO A JOB WITH A WITH THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC
01:42:28 LIBRARY IN SUNSET PARK AND ABSOLUTELY LOVED THAT JOB.
01:42:34 AS HE COULD SHOW HIS HUMOR AND CHARM TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT
01:42:36 WORRYING ABOUT TIPS AS WAGES. IT WAS A GOOD PAYING UNION JOB
01:42:43 . AS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN
01:42:44 FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
01:42:49 DISTRICT COUNCIL 37 AND HE WAS ABLE TO SECURE A MODEST PENSION
01:42:53 BECAUSE OF IT. AFTER HE RETIRED AS 78 YEARS
01:42:56 OLD, HE LEARNED WITHIN A YEAR THAT HE HAD PARKINSON'S
01:43:00 DISEASE. MR. CHAN'S FAMILY IT'S BEEN
01:43:04 THEIR HOME TO LOVINGLY PROVIDE THAT TO PROVIDE CARE FOR HIM
01:43:08 AND HIS WIFE WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2021.
01:43:11 IN LATTER YEARS THE PARKINSON'S ESCALATED BUT HE ALWAYS KEPT
01:43:15 HIS SENSE OF HUMOR. THE CARE TEAM AT UNLOCK WHERE
01:43:19 HE GOT HIS HEALTH CARE ALWAYS REMARK HOW FUNNY HE WAS DESPITE
01:43:26 THE CHALLENGES OF HIS DISEASE. HE SPENT HIS LAST DAYS IN SAN
01:43:30 FRANCISCO AND HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON HIS FAMILY AND IS
01:43:34 SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN ANDY, BETTY AND DOMINIC AND HIS WIFE
01:43:38 SARA AND THE REST I SUBMIT THANK YOU.
01:43:45 SUPERVISOR CHAN. SUPERVISOR CHEN SUBMIT.
01:43:49 THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR DORSEY SUBMIT.
01:43:52 >> THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR FIELDER THANK YOU,
01:43:53 MADAM CLERK. >> COLLEAGUES, I WAS VERY
01:43:56 CONCERNED THIS WEEKEND SEEING REPORTS AND VIDEO FOOTAGE OF
01:44:00 SAN FRANCISCO POLICE CLASHING WITH SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS
01:44:04 AND VISITORS PARTICIPATING IN PRODUCTIVITY'S IN TWO
01:44:08 SEPARATE INCIDENTS ONE TRANS MARCH AND TWO AN EVENT KNOWN
01:44:12 AND SUDDENLY THE IMAGES OF POLICE IN FULL TACTICAL GEAR
01:44:16 HARKENED BACK TO THE COMPTON CAFETERIA RIOT OF 1966 IN WHICH
01:44:23 TRANS WOMEN AND DRAG QUEENS WERE PROTESTING POLICE
01:44:26 BRUTALITY. >> I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
01:44:27 DECISION MAKING TO DEPLOY OFFICERS IN FULL TACTICAL GEAR.
01:44:31 ANY OTHER DE-ESCALATION STRATEGIES USED BEFORE
01:44:34 DEPLOYING OFFICERS IN TACTICAL GEAR?
01:44:38 AND I'M ASKING IN THIS LETTER THAT THE COMPTROLLER ESTIMATE
01:44:39 THE RESPONSE OF US OF PD IN REGULAR AND OVERTIME HOURS
01:44:42 INTO BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS. I'M SUBMITTING A LETTER OF
01:44:46 INQUIRY TO GAIN MORE CLARITY INTO THE POLICY CONTEXT
01:44:52 AND TIMELINE OF THESE EVENTS AND I'M REQUESTING THAT THE
01:44:53 DEPARTMENT AND COMPTROLLER SUBMIT THEIR RESPONSES BY
01:44:59 TUESDAY JULY 14TH. THE REST I SUBMIT.
01:45:00 THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR FIELDER SUPERVISOR
01:45:03 MAHMOOD SUBMIT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
01:45:07 SEEING NO NAMES ON THE ROSTER THAT CONCLUDES THE INTRODUCTION
01:45:11 OF NEW BUSINESS. >> LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
01:45:12 AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WELCOMES YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
01:45:16 IF YOU'LL ALL LINE UP ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE CHAMBER
01:45:18 ALONG THE CURTAINS. YOU MAY SPEAK TO ITEMS 15
01:45:22 THROUGH 19. THE ITEMS ON THE ADOPTION
01:45:23 WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE PART OF THE AGENDA AND OTHER
01:45:26 GENERAL MATTERS NOT ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA BUT MUST BE
01:45:30 WITHIN THE BOARD SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD.
01:45:31 ALL OTHER AGENDA CONTENT HAS BEEN REPORTED OUT TO THE BOARD
01:45:34 BY AN APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE WHERE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
01:45:37 REQUIREMENT HAS OCCURRED. THE PODIUM THAT YOU'RE STANDING
01:45:42 IN FRONT OF MR. RIGHT I KNOW YOU KNOW BUT OTHERS MAY NOT.
01:45:43 IT HAS A TIMER ON IT. PLEASE MONITOR THE TIMER.
01:45:46 YOU'LL HEAR A SOFT BELL. THAT MEANS YOU HAVE 30S LEFT TO
01:45:50 WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS BEFORE THE TWO MINUTE BELL.
01:45:54 >> THANK YOU. MR. WRIGHT, WELCOME.
01:45:57 >> I WANT TO OBJECT TO FUNDS BEING HIJACKED
01:46:01 AND MISAPPROPRIATED STOLE LAND OUT OF PROPOSITION C SAN
01:46:06 FRANCISCO VOTERS VOTED FOR PROPOSITION C TO HELP THE MOST
01:46:10 VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN VERY LOW AND LOW INCOME BRACKETS PEOPLE
01:46:13 WITH A COMBINATION OF BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
01:46:18 DISABILITIES TO SECURE THEIR HOUSING AND NOT LIVE ON THE
01:46:22 STREETS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRAN CISCO.
01:46:26 AND I DON'T APPRECIATE THIS BOARD AND THE MAYOR TAKING
01:46:29 THOSE FUNDS AND HAVING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEING USED BY PEOPLE
01:46:36 IN HIGH INCOME BRACKETS UP TO 125 $30,000 A YEAR AND USE
01:46:42 THOSE FUNDS TO PAY FOR BABY SITTERS.
01:46:46 THOSE HIGH INCOME BRACKET PEOPLE TO PAY BABYSITTERS WHILE
01:46:50 THEY'RE WORKING AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS BABY SAID TO KIDS
01:46:58 WHEN THAT MONEY IS SUPPOSED TO BE SPENT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT'S
01:47:02 HOMELESS THAT NEED HOUSING AND SERVICES THAT'S THE MISSING
01:47:06 APPROPRIATIONS OF FUNDS AND A VIOLATION OF THE AMERICAN
01:47:09 DISABILITIES ACT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP ARE
01:47:13 DISABLED. COMBINATION OF BOTH MENTAL
01:47:14 AND PHYSICAL DISABILITY THESE AND THESE SERVICES AND PEOPLE
01:47:18 IN WHEELCHAIRS. I OBJECTED TO THAT AND YOU'RE
01:47:22 JUST THE OPPOSITE OF ROBIN HOOD .
01:47:25 YOU DO THIS ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATION.
01:47:27 YOU JUST OPPOSITE OF ROBIN HOOD.
01:47:30 ROBIN HOOD STEALS FROM THE RICH AND GIVES TO THE POOR.
01:47:33 YOU STEAL IT FROM PROGRAMS THAT'S VOTED FOR BY SAN
01:47:37 FRANCISCO VOTERS FOR THE POOR AND HAVE IT ENJOYED BY THE RICH
01:47:41 AS DISGUSTING AS THE DISGUSTING EXAMPLE THAT YOU'RE PUTTING
01:47:45 DOWN. >> AND ABOUT THIS TWO HUNDRED
01:47:51 AND $50 MILLION THAT YOU'RE TAKING AWAY FROM THE
01:47:52 HOSPITALITY HOUSE YOU NOT ONLY MAKING PEOPLE LOSE THEIR JOBS
01:47:56 BUT YOU DENYING SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE WHO THEY WORK AND SERVE
01:48:00 IN THE LOW INCOME BRACKET INCOME.
01:48:03 >> THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT. WELCOME TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
01:48:07 >> HELLO SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS LUCAS ELLA.
01:48:11 I'M WITH THE COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS.
01:48:12 TODAY I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE
01:48:16 LANDMARK US SUPREME COURT DECISION GRANTS PASS VERSUS
01:48:19 JOHNSON. THE QUESTION BEFORE THE COURT
01:48:22 IN GRANTS PASS WAS WHETHER A MUNICIPAL MUNICIPALITY'S
01:48:25 PRACTICE OF JAILING A PERSON WHO ERECTED A STRUCTURE IN THE
01:48:29 PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY EVEN WHEN THE MUNICIPALITY HAD NO SHELTER
01:48:33 TO OFFER THEM AMOUNTED TO CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT.
01:48:37 THE COURT FOUND IN A63 DECISION THAT THIS CRIMINALIZATION BAN
01:48:41 WAS NOT CRUEL AND UNUSUAL AND AFTER THAT RULING WAS
01:48:42 ANNOUNCED, SAN FRANCISCO ELECTEDS MANY OF WHOM MAKE UP
01:48:46 THIS BOARD TODAY CELEBRATED THAT RULING AS COMMON SENSE
01:48:53 AND AS A CRUCIAL STEP IN OFFERING FLEXIBILITY TO SAN
01:48:54 FRANCISCO IN ADDRESSING ENCAMPMENTS.
01:48:57 >> AND OH HOW IT DID. MAYOR LEARY HAS TOUTED AN 85%
01:49:01 REDUCTION IN TENTS ALL WHILE OMITTING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
01:49:05 HE SUCCESSFULLY SHELTERED OR HOUSED IN THAT EFFORT TO THROW
01:49:08 PEOPLE IN JAIL FOR ERECTING SAID TENTS.
01:49:12 HE OF COURSE HAS NO IDEA HOW MANY.
01:49:13 THAT IS NOT THE METRIC THAT MATTERS.
01:49:16 I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THOUGH AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED ASPECT OF THE
01:49:20 GRANTS PASS DECISION. >> THE THREE DEMOCRATIC
01:49:22 APPOINTED JUSTICES DISSENTED AND LEADING THE CHARGE WAS THE
01:49:27 LIBERAL LION SONIA SOTOMAYOR WHO READ HER DISSENT FROM THE
01:49:31 BENCH TO SHOW THE PROFOUND DISAGREEMENT SHE OPENS WITH
01:49:34 THIS QUOTE. SLEEP IS A BIOLOGICAL NECESSITY
01:49:38 ,NOT A CRIME. FOR SOME PEOPLE SLEEPING
01:49:41 OUTSIDE IS THEIR ONLY OPTION. THE CITY OF GRANTS PASSED JAILS
01:49:45 AND FINES THESE PEOPLE FOR SLEEPING ANYWHERE IN PUBLIC AT
01:49:46 ANY TIME INCLUDING IN THEIR CARS IF THEY USE AS LITTLE AS A
01:49:50 BLANKET TO KEEP WARM OR A ROLLED UP SHIRT AS A PILLOW.
01:49:54 FOR PEOPLE WITH NO ACCESS TO SHELTER THAT PUNISHES THEM FOR
01:49:57 BEING HOMELESS. THAT IS UNCONSCIONABLE
01:50:00 AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL. SAN FRANCISCO HAS THOUSANDS OF
01:50:05 SHELTER BEDS SHORT. THERE ARE OVER 10,000 PEOPLE
01:50:06 NEEDING EXTREMELY LOW INCOME OR COMPLETELY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING.
01:50:09 TO CRIMINALIZE THEM IS UNCONSCIONABLE
01:50:12 AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
01:50:15 . >> WELCOME TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER
01:50:19 . >> HELLO DEAR PARTICIPANT
01:50:23 OFFICERS. I APPRECIATE THE RETURNING
01:50:24 SUPERVISORS INQUIRY INTO WHAT HAPPENED TO TRANSPEOPLE THIS
01:50:28 PRIDE WEEKEND. AND SO I PREPARE THIS COMMENT
01:50:32 BEFORE. THAT WAS THAT INJURY WAS
01:50:36 SHARED. >> I AM DEEPLY SADDENED
01:50:37 AND ENRAGED BY SPEEDY'S VIOLENT ,AGGRESSIVE, OUTSIZED
01:50:40 AND OUTSIZED ASSAULTS ON TRANS PEOPLE DURING OUR MARCH
01:50:44 SUPPOSEDLY OVER PAINT AND AND WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ALLEY
01:50:51 SUPPOSEDLY OVER PERMITS. >> AND I AM DEEPLY SADDENED
01:50:55 AND ENRAGED BY YOUR COMPLICITY AND SILENCE PER USUAL.
01:50:59 THIS IS THE BEST TRANS PEOPLE GETS.
01:51:01 TRANS PEOPLE ARE FLEEING THEIR STATES AND COMING HERE FOR
01:51:03 REFUGE. AND THIS IS THE BEST YOU HAVE
01:51:04 TO OFFER THEM. >> ALSO THIS COMMENT JUST KEEPS
01:51:07 GETTING DELETED SO LET'S SEE IF I CAN READ IT HERE OF DELETED
01:51:12 OFF OF THE MAYOR SOCIAL MEDIA THE MAYOR AND US APD ARE
01:51:14 TARGETING TRANS AND PEOPLE. >> WHY DO I SAY THAT ONE SFPD
01:51:18 VIOLENCE OUTSIZE ASSAULT ON THE TRANS MARCH TO THE
01:51:22 MAYOR SILENCE ON SAID ASSAULTS THREE AS A PD DID IT AGAIN
01:51:23 SATURDAY NIGHT KICKING THE STATE SENATOR OUT OF THE TRANS
01:51:27 MARCH MADE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SAFE AROUND
01:51:30 A MAN WHO ABUSED HIS POWER TO TARGET AND SILENCE ANTI
01:51:32 GENOCIDE AND PRO PALESTINE ACTIVISM.
01:51:34 HE TARGETED DR. RIP AND MARIO. SORRY FOR MISPRONOUNCE HER
01:51:37 NAME, GOT HER FIRED FROM UCSF AND HAD TO FLEE THE COUNTRY TO
01:51:39 IRELAND AFTER ALL THE HATE AND HARASSMENTS AND THE SMEAR
01:51:42 CAMPAIGN THE STATE SENATOR DIRECTED HER WAY.
01:51:45 THIS IS THE SAME MAN WHO HAS ALSO BEEN TARGETING HOMELESS
01:51:48 POOR LGBTQ FOLKS WHO ARE OFTEN BLACK AND BROWN.
01:51:50 HE TARGETS POOR IMMIGRANTS WITH HIS VENDING LAWS.
01:51:53 HE MOURNED THE CLOSURE OF A NORDSTROM BEFORE ACKNOWLEDGING
01:51:55 PINK OR BROWN. THE STATE SENATOR IS CURRENTLY
01:51:57 MAKING BANK OFF TRANSPHOBIA LIKE EVERY OTHER TRANSPHOBE.
01:52:00 MEANWHILE, THE CHRONICLE HAS A PIECE ABOUT HOW WE COMPROMISED
01:52:02 SAN FRANCISCO'S RESPECTABILITY FOR MAGA LIKE WHY DO YOU ALL
01:52:05 WANT MAGGIE'S APPROVAL SO BADLY?
01:52:06 BUT SAN FRANCISCO S.F. GETS TO MAKE LIFE MATERIALLY AND SURELY
01:52:09 WORSE FOR TRANS FOLKS ABOUT ONE CRITICAL THINK PIECE IN THE
01:52:12 CHRONICLE OR ANY NEWS OUTLET. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
01:52:18 . WELCOME.
01:52:19 GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS STEPHEN TORRES FROM THE CASTRO
01:52:23 LGBTQ CULTURAL DISTRICT TRUST ONCE AGAIN SPEAKING IN SUPPORT
01:52:26 OF ITEM 15 THE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE COURSE BOYCOTT
01:52:30 COMMEMORATION DAY WHICH TOOK PLACE THIS PAST FRIDAY, JUNE
01:52:33 26TH. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT
01:52:37 AND ATTENDANCE BY THE SAN FRANCISCO LABOR COUNCIL ALAMEDA
01:52:39 LABOR COUNCIL, IFP, THE TEAMSTERS IT WAS EMCEED BY OUR
01:52:45 DRAG LAUREATE PERSIA SUPERVISOR CHAN WAS THERE AND I THINK IT
01:52:54 WAS A REALLY FOR THE FOR THE CULTURAL DISTRICT IT WAS REALLY
01:52:58 IMPORTANT BECAUSE SOME OF THE ORGANIZERS WHICH THE HARVEY
01:52:59 MILK DEMOCRATIC CLUB AND AND LABOR FELT THAT IT WAS
01:53:06 IMPORTANT THAT LABOR WALK FROM THE CAUSE COMMEMORATION EVENT
01:53:10 TO THE TRANS MARCH LATER TO SHOW THAT SOLIDARITY BETWEEN
01:53:14 LABOR AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY IS STILL VITAL AND CRITICAL.
01:53:20 >> AND UNFORTUNATELY THE EVENTS OF THIS WEEKEND HAVE HAVE TRULY
01:53:24 UNDERLINED THAT THAT THIS COALITION AND THIS ALLIANCE
01:53:29 STILL IS CRITICAL AS WE FACE THE SAME THINGS THAT WE FACED
01:53:35 IN 1966 THAT WE HAVE FACED IN 1979 THAT WE FACED IN 1989
01:53:41 WHICH IS NEEDLESSLY ESCALATED BRUTE FORCE BY THE SAN
01:53:46 FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT AGAINST THE COMMUNITY.
01:53:49 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, STEVEN TORRES FOR
01:53:50 YOUR COMMENTS. WELCOME TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
01:53:54 GOOD AFTERNOON. POLICE.
01:53:57 MY NAME IS DAVID. I'M HERE IN MY CAPACITY AS A
01:53:58 UNION STEWARD AND EXERCISING MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AS A
01:54:02 SEIU 1021 UNION STEWARD FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH CHAPTER AND AS I
01:54:08 AGE I WANT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AN ISSUE THAT GETS
01:54:09 OVERLOOKED WHEN CITY OFFICIALS EVALUATE LINE ITEMS IN THE
01:54:13 BUDGET TO DETERMINE WHICH PROGRAMS GET FUNDING OR NOT.
01:54:17 I AM TALKING ABOUT THE MISTREATMENT OF FRONTLINE STAFF
01:54:21 BY MIDDLE AND UPPER MANAGEMENT AND THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY
01:54:25 FOR THEIR MISCONDUCT THAT DISTORTS PROGRAM PERFORMANCES
01:54:29 AND WASTES TAXPAYER MONEYS. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO
01:54:33 UNION MEMBERS INCLUDING MYSELF BUT I WANT TO SHARE ONE NOTABLE
01:54:37 EXAMPLE MY FRIEND AND MENTOR JASON ALBERTSON, A LICENSED
01:54:41 CLERICAL SOCIAL WORKER WHO TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY FROM AN
01:54:45 OVERDOSE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE STRESSORS FOR MANAGERIAL
01:54:49 PURPOSES. I HEARD RUMORS FROM THOSE
01:54:52 IN THE FIELD THAT THE REASONS FOR JASON'S BEING STRIPPED OF
01:54:56 HIS CLINICAL DUTIES AND BEING ASSIGNED ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS
01:55:00 WERE RIDICULOUS AND CAPRICIOUS. IT COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AT
01:55:01 THE LOWEST LEVEL BUT MANAGEMENT CHOSE NOT TO.
01:55:08 >> I WANT US TO REMEMBER JASON FOR MORE THAN HIS CAREER.
01:55:12 I WANT YOU ALL TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN MIDDLE AND UPPER
01:55:13 MANAGEMENT AT EPA MISTREATS THE FRONT LINE STAFF FOR ARBITRARY
01:55:16 ISSUES BURIED IN STAFF AND THE WEIGHT OF THE BUREAUCRACY THAT
01:55:20 IS THE H.R. AND NEEDLESSLY DELAYS UNION EFFORTS TO
01:55:23 PEACEFULLY RESOLVE LABOR ISSUES.
01:55:27 THEY ARE MISLEADING CITY OFFICIALS ON PROGRAM
01:55:30 PERFORMANCES. AND YET THESE ARE THE SAME
01:55:31 PEOPLE WHO ARE REPORTING PROGRAM PERFORMANCES
01:55:35 AND RECOMMENDING PROGRAM CUTS. I HOPE IN THE FUTURE THERE WILL
01:55:39 BE POLICY DISCUSSIONS BY THE BLS THAT WILL ALLOW UNION
01:55:42 MEMBERS TO ANNUALLY EVALUATE THEIR SUPERVISORS.
01:55:46 BY DOING SO THE FRONTLINE STAFF WILL KNOW THAT THEIR VOICES ARE
01:55:50 BEING HEARD WHEN CITY OFFICIALS EXAMINE FUTURE PROGRAM
01:55:53 PERFORMANCES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
01:55:54 YES, WE'LL COME COLLECT THAT FROM YOU.
01:55:57 >> THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
01:56:00 >> WELCOME TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER .
01:56:04 >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS EVA CRISANTI.
01:56:08 I'M THE WRITER AND EDITOR AT MARIN COUNTY CONFIDENTIAL DOT
01:56:10 SUBSTACK DOT COM. >> AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
01:56:16 RECOGNIZE THE LAST SPEAKER'S COURAGE.
01:56:17 IT TAKES ENORMOUS COURAGE FOR SOMEONE TO SPEAK UP WHO IS AN
01:56:21 SEIU MEMBER AND I THINK YOU COULD HAVE GIVEN HIM THE GRACE
01:56:24 OF LOOKING AT HIM AS HE WAS SPEAKING.
01:56:27 >> SO I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.
01:56:28 I AM SPEAKING ON THE DAY OF A MOMENTOUS DECISION OF THE U.S.
01:56:32 SUPREME COURT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE
01:56:38 CASE OF WONG KIM ARK. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
01:56:42 NOTE THAT THAT CASE WAS BASED ON THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT
01:56:47 WHICH WAS PRODUCED OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO.
01:56:50 >> MY MOTHER WAS BLOCKED FROM ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES
01:56:54 FOR THE ENTIRETY. MY MOM, HER TWO SISTERS AND MY
01:56:58 GRANDMOTHER WERE BLOCKED FROM ENTERING THE UNITED STATES FROM
01:57:01 JAPANESE OCCUPIED CHINA FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE JAPANESE
01:57:06 OCCUPATION THAT KILLED 20 MILLION CHINESE.
01:57:07 WE NEVER HEAR THAT NUMBER. >> WE NOW HAVE ANOTHER MAYOR OF
01:57:16 SAN FRANCISCO FROM CONGREGATION EMANUEL AND AS FRED ROSENBAUM
01:57:21 HAS EXPLAINED IN MANY OF HIS RESEARCH BOOKS, HE'S A
01:57:24 PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT UC BERKELEY.
01:57:28 >> THE UNFORTUNATELY CONGREGATION EMANUEL PLAYED A
01:57:32 GREAT ROLE IN THE PASSAGE AND PROMOTION OF A GREAT DEAL
01:57:37 OF ANTI-ASIAN LEGISLATION. >> AND I'M VERY EXCITED THAT
01:57:43 MAYOR LURIE MAY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT FINALLY.
01:57:44 LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO YOUR ERRANT
01:57:48 CITY ATTORNEY WHO HAS WHOSE OFFICE HAS FAILED TO GET THE
01:57:52 SAN FRANCISCO POLICE COMMISSION TO COMPLY WITH MUNICIPAL CODES.
01:57:58 THEY HAVE BEEN ERRANT FOR NINE YEARS AND SIX MONTHS.
01:58:00 >> THEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE POLICE COMMISSION MINUTES TO
01:58:04 THE APPROPRIATE ARCHIVES AT SFO .
01:58:07 WELL WHY DOES THIS MATTER? IF YOU LOOK AT THE 1974
01:58:09 AND 1970 SIX MINUTES ESPECIALLY THE 19 76 MINUTES THANK YOU FOR
01:58:13 YOUR COMMENTS. WE APOLOGIZE IF WE INTERRUPT
01:58:17 ANY SPEAKERS WE ARE SETTING THE TIMER FOR TWO MINUTES.
01:58:20 >> THANK YOU KINDLY. WELCOME TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
01:58:27 >> HELLO, BOARD. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
01:58:28 THE TALK AROUND US RANK AND FILE STEWARD WITH TEAMSTERS
01:58:32 LOCAL 853 CO-FOUNDER OF THE CRS BOYCOTT COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE
01:58:38 . I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
01:58:39 BOARD TODAY FOR CONSIDERING THIS RESOLUTION.
01:58:45 THE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE CRS BOYCOTT
01:58:49 AND PROCLAIMING JUNE 26TH, 2026 AS THE CRS BOYCOTT
01:58:50 COMMEMORATION DAY IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
01:58:53 MY BROTHER STEVEN I THINK ALREADY HIGHLIGHTED WHY THIS IS
01:58:57 SO IMPORTANT. JUST SPEAKING FROM THE
01:59:01 PERSPECTIVE OF LABOR, YOU KNOW THIS HISTORY STILL LIVES
01:59:05 AND BREATHES IN SAN FRANCISCO AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
01:59:08 AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON THIS AND I'M LOOKING
01:59:15 FORWARD TO YOUR VOTE AND SOLIDARITY.
01:59:16 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
01:59:19 WELCOME TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER. >> BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
01:59:35 AND OFFICE MAYOR OF DANIEL LARRY, THE TITLE OF MY SPEECH
01:59:38 TODAY IS GUMPTION SHOES TO MOMENTUM.
01:59:41 THE VOICE BEHIND THE MOVIE GOAT IS DONE BY STEPH CURRY.
01:59:45 THE THEME IS ABOUT LEAVING A LEGACY BY THINKING BIGGER.
01:59:50 AND THROUGH THE USE OF TEAMWORK THINKING BIG IS CERTAINLY A
01:59:53 GREAT INGREDIENT FOR SUCCESS. >> AND PIXAR'S CINEMATIC
01:59:57 ANIMATION ANSWER ON EAGLE CONCLUDED THAT NOT EVERYONE CAN
02:00:01 BE A GREAT ARTIST. HOWEVER, THAT ONE PERSON CAN BE
02:00:04 A GREAT ARTIST. HOWEVER, I CAME HERE NOT TO
02:00:07 SPEAK ABOUT GREATNESS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT
02:00:11 TEAMWORK TEAMWORK TO ME SOUNDS LIKE A PLATITUDE.
02:00:18 THE WORD IN ITSELF IS A COMBINATION OF PLATYPUS
02:00:22 AND ATTITUDE. >> IT IS FLAT.
02:00:23 IT IS LIKE GOING ASKING SOMEONE GOING TO GOING FIRST DAY IS BE
02:00:30 YOURSELF IS BORING BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY A FUNDAMENTAL
02:00:34 INGREDIENT ACHIEVE GRANDIOSE GOALS.
02:00:38 AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO TELL YOU HAVE A SET OF A SKILL SET
02:00:40 THAT ENABLES ME TO BE A GREAT TEAM PLAYER FIRST.
02:00:43 I'M A MUSIC COORDINATOR FOR GLIDE.
02:00:50 >> I'M VERY POLARIZING ARTIST BECAUSE I COULD SING CANTONESE
02:00:54 NATIONAL ANTHEM AND GLIDE MEMORIAL OUT.
02:01:04 >> ALSO WORK AND CHASE CENTER DOING GUEST EXPERIENCE.
02:01:08 >> I CAN ALSO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IN ENGLISH VERSION.
02:01:13 >> FOR THAT I WILL ISSUE AN INVITATION FOR THE BORDER
02:01:17 SUPERVISOR AND MAYOR TO SPEAK ON GLIDE AS WELL AS TO VISIT
02:01:23 THE CHASE CENTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
02:01:28 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WELCOME TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER
02:01:31 JESSICA. HI, I'M JESSICA PASCO.
02:01:37 FIRST THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR LISTENING AND WORKING TO
02:01:39 RESTORE OUR FUNDING FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND ON
02:01:45 HEALTH SERVICES AND MORE. >> THANK YOU.
02:01:46 SECOND, THE HUNTER'S POINT SHIPYARD.
02:01:49 THIS SUPERFUND SITE HAS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF FALSIFIED
02:01:52 SOIL TESTING BY THE NAVY'S CONTRACTOR TETRA TECH LEADING
02:02:00 TO A $97 MILLION FEDERAL LAWSUIT OR SETTLEMENT I'M SORRY
02:02:05 AND PRISON TIME FOR TWO OF US SUPERVISORS SERVED.
02:02:08 >> I'M ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY ON CLEANUP SITES, INDEPENDENT
02:02:12 VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR DATA AND REAL TIME PUBLICLY
02:02:16 ACCESSIBLE AIR QUALITY MONITORING.
02:02:19 >> I'M ALSO ASKING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE HARM
02:02:23 THAT WAS CAUSED AT THAT SHIPYARD, INCLUDING A DEEP
02:02:27 FUNDED HEALTH SURVEY AND EXPANDED SERVICES
02:02:31 PARTICULARLY HEALTH SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS NEARBY.
02:02:34 THIRD, DALIO THE HOUSING THE CITY'S HOUSING PORTAL A
02:02:38 DISTRICT TEN SEARCH SHOWS THAT ONLY ONE ENTRY IS IN THE
02:02:43 HOUSING LOTTERY FOR DISTRICT TEN.
02:02:46 I'M ASKING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ANYBODY WHO'S LISTENING IF
02:02:50 WE COULD ADD SOME MORE HOUSING ON TO THAT AREA FOR DISTRICT
02:02:54 TEN. I'M ALSO ASKING IF WE COULD
02:02:57 PLEASE CHANGE THE WEBSITE SO THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY ISN'T
02:03:01 PLAIN DOLLARS FOR EXAMPLE 0 TO $64 IS THE INCOME RANGE AND SO
02:03:08 OF UP TO 55% AM AND THE OTHER INCOME LEVEL.
02:03:12 >> FINALLY SAN FRANCISCO HAS NO SCORE OFFICE.
02:03:17 SMALL BUSINESS MENTORS ARE ONLY IN EAST BAY.
02:03:21 I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO WORK WITH SBA TO BRING ONE BACK
02:03:24 IDEALLY TO DISTRICT TEN AND TO ADVOCATE FOR HELP FOR OUR SMALL
02:03:31 BUSINESSES. >> THANK YOU.
02:03:31 THANK YOU, JESSICA, FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
02:03:35 >> WELCOME TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER .
02:03:49 >> GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT MANAGEMENT AND BOARD MEMBERS.
02:03:54 MY NAME IS RICHARD SD PETERSON. >> I COME TO TALK ABOUT THE
02:04:01 WORD PROGRESSIVE. THAT'S KIND OF WHY I'M WEARING
02:04:04 MY COAT THAT I GOT WHEN I FIRST GOT TO SAN FRANCISCO IN 1964 AS
02:04:11 AN ADULT. PICKED UP A FEW BUTTONS ALONG
02:04:15 THE WAY AND LEARNED THAT BEING A PROGRESSIVE IS MORE THAN JUST
02:04:22 BEING OUT THERE BUT ACTUALLY MEETING WITH PEOPLE OF YOUR
02:04:27 COMMUNITY GETTING TOGETHER AND YES, ENJOYING THE SUN OF
02:04:31 SUMMER OF LOVE. >> I'M SURE YOU PROBABLY VETTED
02:04:35 ME. IF YOU HAVEN'T CREATED A
02:04:38 DOSSIER I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF RUNDOWN.
02:04:42 I'M 83 YEARS OLD. I WENT TO HASTINGS SCHOOL OF
02:04:46 THE LAW WHICH IS NOW IN SAN FRANCISCO.
02:04:49 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LAW. I PRACTICED IN MOSTLY FEDERAL
02:04:56 COURTS AND HAVE BEEN CONSCIOUSLY REPRESENTING THE
02:05:03 ENTREPRENEURS THE ARTISTS, THE INVENTORS AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE
02:05:11 THAT MADE THE WEST COAST GREAT PROGRESSIVE IS MORE THAN JUST A
02:05:16 WORD. AGGRESSIVE REALLY TALKS TO ALL
02:05:19 OF US AND I THINK THAT YOU BETTER START REALIZING
02:05:27 AND HERE'S WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE HOT THAT PROGRESSIVE IS
02:05:28 NOT THE SAME AS IN NEW YORK ONE TIME PROGRESSIVE THERE IS A
02:05:36 DANGER SWEEPING THE NATION WHERE PROGRESSIVE SUDDENLY
02:05:39 MEANS YOU HAVE TO BE SOCIALIST AND THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT THE
02:05:44 TRUTH. SO PLEASE WHEN YOU THINK OF
02:05:47 PROGRESSIVE THINK OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED
02:05:51 TO THIS CITY. >> NOT NEW YORK.
02:05:55 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
02:05:56 ARE THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO
02:05:59 ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT?
02:06:02 >> ALL RIGHT. MR. PRESIDENT, PUBLIC COMMENT
02:06:03 IS NOW CLOSED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
02:06:07 FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA ITEM 15
02:06:10 THROUGH 19 TOGETHER IDEAS 15 THROUGH 19 WERE INTRODUCED FOR
02:06:14 ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE.
02:06:16 UNANIMOUS VOTE IS REQUIRED FOR ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ON
02:06:21 FIRST READING TODAY. ANY MEMBER MAY REQUIRE A
02:06:22 RESOLUTION ON FIRST READING TO GO TO COMMITTEE.
02:06:28 >> COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM 15 THROUGH 19
02:06:32 TOGETHER ON ITEMS 15 THROUGH 19 SUPERVISOR MANDOLIN II MANDOLIN
02:06:35 I SUPERVISOR MELGAR MELGAR I SUPERVISOR SAUTER SAUTER EYES
02:06:42 SUPERVISOR CHERYL CHERYL I SUPERVISOR WALTON HIGH WALTON
02:06:46 EYES SUPERVISOR WONG WONG I SUPERVISOR CHIN CHIN EYES
02:06:53 SUPERVISOR CHIN CHIN I SUPERVISOR DORSEY DORSEY I
02:06:57 SUPERVISOR FIELDER FIELDER I AND SUPERVISOR MAHMUD MAHMUD I
02:07:04 THERE ARE 11 EYES WITHOUT OBJECTION THE RESOLUTIONS ARE
02:07:05 ADOPTED AND THE MOTION IS APPROVED.
02:07:09 MADAM CLERK DO WE HAVE ANY IMPERATIVE AGENDA ITEMS?
02:07:13 >> THERE ARE NONE TO REPORT, MR. PRESIDENT.
02:07:14 COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE IN MEMORIAM?
02:07:17 >> YES. TODAY'S MEETING WILL BE
02:07:20 ADJOURNED IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING BELOVED INDIVIDUALS.
02:07:23 ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT MANDELL, MAN FOR THE LATE MRS. GLORIA DE
02:07:28 LA RAY. ON BEHALF OF SUPERVISOR CHAN
02:07:31 AND FOR MR. STANISLAW CHAN. >> AND I THINK THAT BRINGS US
02:07:36 TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA, MADAM CLERK.
02:07:39 >> DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE US TODAY?
02:07:41 WE DO NOT, MR. PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
02:07:43 WE ARE ADJOURNED