san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in san francisco. ♪ so we'll help them with that application process if, in fact, the board of supervisors does recognize them as a legacy business, then that does entitle them to certain financial benefits from the city of san francisco. but i say really, more importantly, it really brings them public recognition that this is a business in san francisco that has history and that is unique to san francisco. >> it started in june of 1953. ♪ and we make everything from scratch. everything. we started a you -- we started a off with 12 flavors and mango fruits from the philippines and th

the san francisco public utilities commission and the san francisco public works welcome all to enjoy the magic of the >> they tend to come up here and drive right up to the vehicle and in and out of their car and into the victim's vehicle, i would say from 10-15 seconds is all it takes to break into a car and they're gone. yeah, we get a lot of break-ins in the area. we try to -- >> i just want to say goodbye. thank you. >> sometimes that's all it takes. >> i never leave anything in my car. >> we let them know there's been a lot of vehicle break-ins in this area specifically, they target this area, rental cars or vehicles with visible items. >> this is just warning about vehicle break-ins. take a look at it. >> if we can get them to take it with them, take it out of the cars, it helps. >> good morning. today we are here to member -- to remember, commemorate, mayor ed lee. [speaking foreign language] >> there will be a lot of speakers and a lot of people we need to acknowledge, the first off, i want to start with a moment of silence. [speaking foreign language] >> let us pray. [speaki

she began in san francisco and rose from san francisco. we will claim her and we are very proud to have her as part of this fight. she signed a letter as well with senator feinstein. anyway. thank you. if you will just say a few words about some of the letters you submitted and the position of your boss, that would be great. >> thank you. the senator shares her concerns regarding the noise burden for california residents created by the next generation system. >> lift the microphone up a little. you are taller. >> sorry. >> there you go. >> is that better? >> yes. >> she has been weighing in on this issue since 2014. it was wrote in 2016 re: northern california specifically in asking the f.a.a. to take practical steps to address these noise impacts on residents in the bay area. we wrote again in 2017. that was focused on the southern california metroplex but we did refer to what was going on in the bay area as well. i don't believe we received a response to the 2017 letter. [laughter] >> we wait in on the reauthorization for the f.a.a. and

welcome to san francisco. stay safe and exploring how you can stay in your home safely after an earthquake. let's look at common earthquake myths. >> we are here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco. we have 3 guest today. we have david constructional engineer and bill harvey. i want to talk about urban myths. what do you think about earthquakes, can you tell if they are coming in advance? >> he's sleeping during those earthquakes? >> have you noticed him take any special? >> no. he sleeps right through them. there is no truth that i'm aware of with harvey that dogs are aware of an impending earthquake. >> you hear the myth all the time. suppose the dog helps you get up, is it going to help you do something >> i hear they are aware of small vibrations. but yes, i read extensively that dogs cannot realize earthquakes. >> today is a spectacular day in san francisco and sometimes people would say this is earthquake weather. is this earthquake weather? >> no. not that i have heard of. no such thi

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and we in san francisco, you in san francisco are reminding the world those differences are the gift. thank you very much. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you. what an honor to have so many amazing speakers with the stories and the inspiration, and i am really honored to represent an amazing city filled with so many incredible people. and here to speak at this time, i'd like to introduce the cochair of the harvey milk democratic club, honey mahogany. [applause] >> i want to say a special thank you to the family of harvey milk and george moscone, especially jonathan moscone. thank you so much for inviting me to speak here today. it's a real privilege to speak amongst such incredible leaders, visionaries and public servants of san francisco. today, we are here to honor the legacy of two great leaders: george moscone and harvey milk. while their deaths were premature, they live on in the movement they established and continue to inspire. george moscone was our first mayor to ensure that the diversity of our city was reflected in city hall. he appointed people of color, days an

the san francisco public utilities commission and the san francisco public works welcome all to enjoy the magic of the >> well, thank you all. we are going to start. welcome to the bristol hotel. my name is randy shaw. i'm the director of the tenderloin housing clinic. see, i wasn't -- see, i thought, i didn't prepare remarks. why don't we keep people moving in the door here. thank you all for coming. it's really a special day because the bristol is a special property. i don't know that a private bath hotel that would be for lease for formerly homeless people, and the bristol hotel, i would say half of these rooms are bigger than any of our 21 other hotels that we lease. it's big rooms, quality hotels. right where you're going to take a picture, there's going to be a kitchen installed. it's in the building department now. i want to give some background how we got to this point. i think it's important to realize that when we met with the owner to do the hotel, we agreed on a certain price, but then, there was a private donor who was willing to pay more. i contacted mayor breed the day

in an international way, he was not just a mayor of san francisco, but he was the mayor of the san francisco bay area. i hope his name shows up on the international because he deserves it and he deserves that recognition. thank you very much. [applause] [speaking foreign language] [applause] >> and now representing the police department, the one and only commander david lazar who worked at central station before hey, what's going on cloth. >> thank you very much. good afternoon. good afternoon mrs. lee. i hope i'm not the only one that noticed we started today gathering when it was cold and now the son -- the sun is out. we are so grateful. i want to say on behalf of our chief of police and our entire san francisco police department, we too have mourned the loss of our mayor. he loves the police officers. he left the san francisco police department. he was committed to public safety and making sure our communities all throughout san francisco were safe and one of the big take away is that we received having him as our mayor was community policing. and the importance of the officers knowing t

we all deserve a home in san francisco. [applause] >> in conclusion, as the chump administration tries to strip away our rights, it's important we all remember that we will continue to be protected in san francisco through our leadership , through our office, and the work that each of you are doing every day. together we can remember our trans resilience and that we are never alone. i hope you will join us for this important work because we cannot do it alone. volunteer with local programs, get involved, volunteer and give because we all need a fierce cheerleader. so together, let's make sure that no one gets left behind. everyone deserves a safe place to sleep, wellness and a community that celebrates them. now it is my great honor to welcome our wonderful mayor, lyndon breed. [applause] -- london breed. [applause] >> thank you. aren't we lucky to have such incredible leadership for our office of transgender initiatives here. we really appreciate you. thank you. thank you all for joining us here today. we are here to celeb

, and stay right here in san francisco. sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other small business support organizations who provide more generalized support. everything we do has really been developed over time by listening and thinking about what manufacturer needs grow. for example, it would be traditional things like helping them find capital, provide assistance loans, help to provide small business owners with education. we have had some great experience doing what you might call pop ups or temporary selling events, and maybe the most recent example was one that we did as part of sf made week in partnership with the city seas partnership with small business, creating a 100 company selling day right here at city hall, in partnership with mayor lee and the board of supervisors, and it was just a wonderful opportunity for many of our smaller manufacturers who may be one or two-person shop, and who don't have the wherewithal to have their own dedicated retail store to show t

francisco, requesting the san francisco airport commission, director of the san francisco international airport, and chairperson and program coordinator of the s.f.o. round table to report. >> supervisor tang: thank you, and sorry, if we can please excuse supervisor kim from our land use committee. okay, we'll do that without objection. item 1 has been called. supervisor safai, did you want to start off since you called for this hearing? >> supervisor safai: yes, thank you, chair tang, i appreciate it. i want to make a couple opening statements, but before i do that, i want to also thank all the people participating today. again, i know chair tang recognized our airport commissioners. i don't think this has ever happened before, so i want to thank commissioner crayton, eleanor johns, and guggenhime for participating today in this. i would say that this has been probably years in the making. there was a significant adjustment that was made to the way in which flights are governed, monitored, directed, and essentially implemented in terms of takeoff and landing, but essentially a lot of t

san francisco's seven square miles. we can get this in a little bit faster fashion, and i think that community and city leaders came together to establish a working group to assist us with troubleshooting and most importantly to discover ways that we could improve. and since the establishment of this group, the ambulance response time has improved more than 25%, and i am so happy to hear this -- excuse me, more than 26%. and what we have done is we've been able to maintain a high average of about 90% since 2017, and you know, i think we're going to only increase our response time from this as we move forward. and the new ambulance deployment facility comes as a fulfilled promise that i believe we as electeds have made to the overall san francisco community when ed lee was still with us. and he committed to funding more e.m.t.s, more paramedics, firefighters and of course the important 911 dispatchers, in addition to the equipment, in addition to the vehicles. these people are needed to carrie ocare carry out the heroic

i love san francisco. just to be able to stay in my community and continue to help the residents who live here and continue to see my neighborhoods move into new housing, it's been a real joy. it's been a real joy. >> chair peskin: good morning and welcome to the san francisco transportation authority for today, tuesday, december 4, 2018. our clerk is mr. albert quintanilla. mr. quintanilla, could you please call the roll. [roll

the san francisco public utilities commission and the san francisco public works welcome all to enjoy the magic of the >> this has been a dream in the making, especially for our general manager, for many, many years, to be able to allow residents of the tenderloin and western addition to be able to walk and skate at civic center plaza and experience a little slice of an east coast winter. >> it truly was a one-of-a-kind collaboration between willie b. productions and the city departments. he said i want to challenge you to come up with something bigger and more fun, and something in such a historic location right here, right in front of city hall. this is amazing. >> we starting off by leveling the entire plaza. it was about a two-week process to get the area brought up to a dead level because the ice risk itself is not tolerant of any change in slope, because the water would build up at one end. then, we brought in these refrigeration panels that we can circulate a brine solution in to bring the solution down to colder than 32°, and then, start spraying water on it, which, for the l

but nuru says san francisco is still in the midst of an emergency. bigad: how, then, could a pr company your department hired near-perfect score when it comes to cleanliness? mohammed: we continue to work at this every day. these are situations that no one of us created. bigad: but forgive me, mr. nuru, i didn't hear an answer there. are you familiar with the jbr report? mohammed: oh, yes, i am. bigad: you've been paying jbr upwards of $400,000. mohammed: and that data is being used to make decisions for the city around cleanliness of sidewalks and neighborhoods. bid:overeedles and human waste, and a pr company you paid says san francisco is spic and span. mohammed: there are many parts of our city that don't have some of the things that you are talking about. they might have sampled some of the nicer parts of the city. bigad: city auditors helped design those surveys, but now even they have concerns the findings are not accurate. they're now partnering with public works to overhaul the way san francisco measures cleanliness. ♪ when i, i wonder, ca

safer in san francisco. i have seen great progress in the 21 years i have lived in san francisco to make biking safer. however, for the protected bike lanes i am concerned not sufficient consideration has been given to ensure the safety of the children attending friends and the project has been too rushed. i ask the board of director to delay the project to allow more thorough assessment how children can be protected. i am concerned they may run across the bike lanes when they exit the car. would it be possible to have a physical barrier between the bike lanes and island, crossing guards and cyclists to allow the safe crossing of the bike space. can children line up to allow unloading of the cars payment? will the timing work for unloading car to avoid a backlog of cars during rush-hour traffic? i i know how important protected bike lanes are. i was hit by a car while riding my bike with my 4-year-old daughter in the bike trailer. i sustained a permanent compression fracture on two vertebra. my daughter was

and here in san francisco. and everything i do and will do to start a family and future businesses will be here in the city. i have never been incarcerated and i have been an example in the community and you are showing that the artists and incarcerated are more important than the regular citizen. i will not have the opportunity to work on the projects in my community and i urge you not to pass this on your vote and to allow for all local project ts in the county and city of san francisco. >> thank you. >> good afternoon. i respect chinese formative action and we are a 49-year-old civil rights organization and servicing l.e.b. community members in the immigrant community. i am the director of advocacy. we believe that this road map for the p.l.a. must inamendments to advance racial and economic justice and equity. i believe your offices should have received a letter from our organization stating the importance of local hire. it is key to addressing issues of communities of color and immigrants who face multiple

san francisco is an amazing place. we know that if we continue to support our small businesses, we will be an even more amazing city. we also know that there are some times that there will be challenges. that is why we have our police chief here to deal with some of the challenges that exist as people are enjoying the holidays we want the entire experience to be incredible. we want you to come and park and take munimobile, we want you to walk, but we also want you to be safe and make sure we are protecting your property. without further ado, i want to introduce our police chief, bill scott, to talk about the plans for the police department during the holiday season. [applause] >> thank you. first of all, i will start with where the mayor left off. shop and dine in the 49. it is christmas on the holiday season. it is my favorite time of year. people get out. it is all about togetherness. it is all about community and we want everyone to be safe in doing so. i have a few simple tips, basic tips but if you listen and pay

the republican party of san francisco, the democratic party of san francisco, to rebuild to the acute care hospital and trauma centre at san francisco general. this also gets to a larger issue about the true cost of corporate charity. and what message does it send when we are willing to grant our public facilities in exchange for a one-time donation while the entities behind those donations turn around and oppose even the most modest taxes which when allocated to our fund, give the citizens of san francisco and to this board the oversight on how those funds are spent? i really want the city to reassess the value of giving up these naming rights, and the message distends relative to our role as stewards of the public trust. more than naming rights, this is about the integrity of institutions and spaces that are overwhelmingly funded by public money and taxpayer dollars. i want to thank city attorney dennis herrera for his commitment to helping us remove the name zuckerberg from that san francisco institution. the rest i will submit. >> thank you, supervisor peskin. supervisor ronen? >>

the san francisco public utilities commission and the san francisco public works welcome all to enjoy the magic of the >> hi. my name is carmen chiu, san francisco's elected assessor. when i meet with seniors in the community, they're thinking about the future. some want to down size or move to a new neighborhood that's closer to family, but they also worry that making such a change will increase their property taxes. that's why i want to share with you a property tax saving program called proposition 60. so how does this work? prop 60 was passed in 1986 to allow seniors who are 55 years and older to keep their prop 13 value, even when they move into a new home. under prop 13 law, property growth is limited to 2% growth a year. but when ownership changes the law requires that we reassess the value to new market value. compared to your existing home, which was benefited from the -- which has benefited from the prop 13 growth limit on taxable value, the new limit on the replacement home would likely be higher. that's where prop 60 comes in. prop 60 recognizes that seniors on fixed incom

first, let's get had look at san francisco. this is a view from our sales force tower looking south. we'll be right back. >>> good morning, everybody. uncle vern here. i'm smiling because i like to take the high road. the warriors lost in an overtime thriller. remember, they had to fight to beat the mavericks and clippers. it was there both ends but fia way to come compete. triple double at the close of business. right to the rack. let's get to the good part. end of the game. seth currie. steph's brother scored. steph curry, no, kevin durant, yes. overtime. in evertime. ball's loose. warriors by two. clutch for the blazers. put it up and boom. they went home. winners in overtime 110 to 109. sharks. they hosted the anaheim ducks. in the 2nd period, the goal to mark cuss sorenson. let it go below the blue line. burns, fourth shark ever to score a goal in his thousandth game career. the niners are 10 point dogs and 14 point underdogs. see you later. >>> a couple of championships and a whole lot of news coverage about the golden st

san francisco can do better. we have traditionally been one of the most incompetenovative, progressive cities, but now, we're bringing up the rear. but today, the jjpa and ul aof its constituents are offering our support. we need to be treated as equal partners. other departments in the city do it. the sheriff's department, adult probation, they respect us as professionals, but too often, juvenile probation, it feels like we're ignored with them. we're even considered the enemy when serving our youth. just too often, it seems like we're not using the we mentality, but it's the us versus them mentality. we will continue to collaborate, so together, we can best support our young people, but to do so, we need an equal seat at the table. in that spirit, we offer our expertise, we offer the ability to fill three of the seats at the sable. san francisco could be the model leading the sfat tate on juvenile justice services. [inaudible] >> the joint r.f.p. imposed new, stringent requirements for justice providers around

i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic maing money that we forgot about those that make our city and community unique. when people come to discover, i want them to rediscover the magic of what diversity and empathy can create. when you're positive and committed to using that energy, >> hello, everyone. my name is london .-period-paragraph i am the mayor of the city and county of san francisco -- my name is london breed. i'm the mayor of the city and county of san francisco. i am so excited about today. we made the unofficial ban official. the freedom band, the official band of the city and county of san francisco. [applause] >> how exciting is that while i have to tell you, it means a lot to. this band has an amazing history in our city. for two years ago, and you just celebrated your 40 year anniversary, and i was happy to be there in the green room celebrating with you, just how you came together

i love san francisco. just to be able to stay in my community and continue to help the residents who live here and continue to see my neighborhoods move into new housing, it's been a real joy. it's been a real joy. - >> shop & dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges resident to do their showing up and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so where will you shop & dine in the 49 san francisco owes must of the charm to the unique characterization of each corridor has a distinction permanent our neighbors are the economic engine of the city. >> if we could a afford the lot by these we'll not to have the kind of store in the future the kids will eat from some restaurants chinatown has phobia one of the best the most unique neighborhood shopping areas of san francisco. >> chinatown is one of the oldest chinatown in the state we need to be able allergies the people and that

city college free for all city residents of san francisco. it has since been a wildly successful program, allowing thousands of new students to attend city college. some of those students are here behind me today. >> supervisor safai: thank you. yes. thank you. next speaker. >> one minute or two minutes? so good afternoon supervisors yee, stefani, safai, and kim. i'm a member of the city college board of trustees, and i'm here to speak in support of our amendments. i want to thank everyone in all their work on free city and also my colleagues on the board for making this a reality. this program is really about creating a pathway to opportunity for all san franciscans to pursue their dreams and their goals of furthering their education. i'm in support of this program and this amendment, and it has been a great success, and our college has worked extremely hard to make sure that we're doing everything possible to ensure that students graduate on time and free city is really part of that, so please pass this amendment and thank you so much for y

these are san francisco people. they're forced into treatment. we have tens of thousands of people in san francisco today perhaps in involuntary treatment. this is a substantial portion of the population, which should be receiving your sustained attention. there is something else i was going to add. i can't remember. i'm out of time. back to you, madam clerk. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. any other members of the public that would like to address the board? now is your opportunity. madam president. >> president cohen: thank you, ladies and gentlemen. public comment is closed. i think that brings us to item 64. >> clerk: 64-70. >> president cohen: that's right. okay. would you please sever -- excuse me. are there any members that would like to sever any items, 64-70? seeing none, okay. >> i would like to sever 68-70. >> president cohen: i would like to sever 64. >> supervisor yee: 66. >> supervisor safai: i was going to say, my name is officially a co-sponsor on 64. thank you. >> president cohen: thank you. >> clerk: so that leaves 65 and

san francisco, downtown san francisco, marina district, see sunset district, daily city, down near bay shore, light rain pushing through. south san francisco, pacifica, the showers down m, the wet roadways out there, temperatures are in the 40s for many spots. 50 in san francisco currently. also dealing with dense fog, especially livermore, santa rosa, inland locations as well as parts of the north bay, dense fog this morning. as we head through the afternoon, we are going to dry out for all of us with clearing later on today and dry for most of the week with rain that returns on friday. we will time it out on future cast, taking you through the rest of today coming up. now let's check in with gianna franco for a look at traffic. >> there is a lot going on. be careful heading out the door. foggy with limited visibility. i want to let you know about the traffic advisory first, on surface streets. avoid the area of el ca knee no, due to a structure fire. there is a lot of activity around that area. to the freeways, an accident highway 12, 29, two cars involved. it is over to the right sh

san francisco is saying this is the will of the city and county of san francisco. return they say about 200,000 korean women were sex slaves. but some say that the exact number is unknown and the range of numbers based on estimated ratioses of women to troops. they degree with the statement to eradicate statue. but they did it does not recognize the apology in 2015 and establishing an $8 million asian women found pay family of the survivors. four comfort women stepped forward with stories of comfort abuse. activist, including those that commissioned the statute said that japan have not done enough and the apology did not include the entire input from the survivors. they say that there were debate over the wording and the number $200,000 was changed to hundreds of thousands. this is amid the controversy and criticism of the japanese mayor where protesters were upset him questioning the numbers of comfort women and if they were wartime victims. japan must express deep remorse and offer a sincere apology. >> this is not just an issue in san francisco alone. >> reporte

the idea of tolls has not been brought to the people of san francisco, the residents of san francisco. many of you are in districts in which the residents don't know about the dangers of the tolls, which you're pushing, and haven't been told about it. frankly, i don't think that this is just an issue for the people on treasure island. i think it's an issue for the people of san francisco. i don't know if we have to go to the ballot to stop this. i don't think that the people of san francisco want tolls on public land. i believe it's further privitazation that you are pushing that has to stop. >> supervisor kim: thank you so much. any other members of the public that would like to speak on the minutes of october 23, 2018? seeing none, public comment is now closed. mr. clerk, can you please call item 5? >> clerk: we can take roll -- >> supervisor kim: sorry, can we take roll on item 4? [roll call vote] >> clerk: we have final approval. >> supervisor kim: thank you so much. can you please call the next item. >> clerk: approve the treasure island transit pass and affordability program and

we have now enrolled 30% of the accounts in san francisco. that's about 230 megawatts of average demands. our plan for completing citywide enrolment includes the april enrolments that i mentioned, predominantly residential accounts. about 280,000. that will bring our load up an additional 115 megawatts, and once we've completed that, we are expecting to serve for 305,000 accounts, a that will be 340, 350 megawatts total. our largest commercial accounts, we will in role subsequently and we feel that's important for us to do on a customer by customer basis. these are folks whose energy bills are a major part of their business operations and we want to engage with them individually to determine their interest so it is good for them. we also want to make sure that we don't procure or a load that is going to opt out. it is important for us when we are talking to these large customers to make sure that they are comfortable staying in the program before we make financial commitments to support their electric demands. you've seen in the press recentl

it is not just san francisco. we are purging african-american workers from their jobs in public cities. part of that period has to do with outsourcing consultants and privatization, which is going on right here in san francisco. [applause] it is going on in san francisco. you are outsourcing jobs of the civil service commission. the human resources director outsourcing millions of dollars of jobs. many of the workers who are doing those jobs, not only are they not union, they are not living wage. sixteen dollars an hour for doing public service jobs. is that something we are proud of in san francisco? they're doing jobs, public jobs and are paid slave wages. that has to end. this hearing is addressing fundamental issues which go beyond san francisco. it has to be a national campaign against racism. against discrimination, against outsourcing and privatization which dominates cities and counties in san francisco which the state government and federal government. lastly, gavin newsom was responsible for a racist att

san francisco could be an epicenter. >> san francisco can be a leader here. a global leader in the cannabis movement and set a bar just to other communities and cities and states and this nation how it is done. done. >> additionally, there is a sign in seat at the front table. s.f. dev t.v., please so don't show the office of small business sign pick welcome everyone. it is our custom to begin and end each small business commission with a reminder of the office of small business is the only place to start your new business in san francisco. and the best place to get answers to your questions about doing business here in san francisco. the office of small business should be your first stop when you have questions about what to do next. you can find us online, or in person here at city hall. best of all, all of our services are free of charge. the small business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policy