was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> good morning. thank you. all right, ladies and gentlemen. are you fired up? today's the day we talk about budget and we are almost there, yes. yes! let's get excited. let's get excited because we are going to be done by this evening. that is a, my commitment to you, i want you guys to make that commitment to me, we are going to do this together. so, we are going to move forward. thank you for being patient this morning. we are starting 44 minutes late, and my apologies for that. ladies and gentlemen, i want to welcome you to what will, like i

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> third thursdays at the commons is a monthly event series to really activate krisk centkrisk -- civic center, fulton mall, and other locations through social operation. >> in 2016, an initiative called the civic center progress initiative was launched, it was launched by a bunch of city agencies and community partners, so they really had to figure out how to program these places on a more frequent basis. i'm with the civic center community benefit district, and i'm program manager for the civic center commons. also, third thursdays will have music. that was really important in the planning of these events. >> we wanted to have an artist that appeals to a wide range of tastes. >> i'm the venue manager. good music, good music systems, and real bands with guitar players and drummer

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> i'm goi meeting to order. >> i'm goi we just heard from jason. he is running a bit late, so eh eel catch up when he -- he'll catch up when he gets here. good morning and thank you, all, for coming. today is thea

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] good morn san francisco department of orn emergency management and we are excited to be here today for this event. today is bark at the park. we have a saying the first time we exchange a business card shouldn't be during a emergency [inaudible] san francisco fleet week is sth only freet week in the nation that combines the [inaudible] with disaster response training. we have military, public service and community suvs dogs here to demonstrate their capabilities. rescue demonstration, bomb detection. we also have community suvs dogs here from can 9 compan jn [inaudible] have come back from over seas [inaudible] you will see a wide range of activities. >> this is seth and he is [inaudible] into my person >> my name is nob naib this is my military working dog fredy, she is a search

to the microe and pronounced today, kate kendall day in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] the stage is yours. >> thank you. i was not prepared for that. i really thought i wasjust coming, just like all of you to a flag raising. i didn't realize that i was going to be acknowledged in this way. what i want to say is that when i came to san francisco, 24 years ago, to start as a legal director for the national centre for lesbian rights, i thought i was coming to be the legal director at the national centre for lesbian rights. i never thought i would be the executive director, and i never imagined that a city could so transform a person and make them feel so embraced and so loved, and so welcome to, so supported that they could evy day, and that is me i am speaking of, have my reach exceed my grasp in wh ht i wasble of. this city, on the support of many people who are here, and many people who came before and who are no longer here launched me in so many ways, and i have often said, but it is so true, i get so much more than i gave and i am so grateful fo

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> i love teaching. it is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. >> this really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. this is very enriching as an artist. a lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. >> there are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. that is a really big draw. >> this is a signature piece. this is the bill largest darkroom in the u.s.. >> there are a lot of people that want to get into that dark room. >> i think it is the heart of this place. you feel it when you come in. >> the people who just started taking pictures, so this is really an intersection for many generations of photographers and this is a great plac

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> okay. we are all now? okay. we can start. i want to do,

first, i want to acknowledge that kate kendall has incredible inspiration for me. [cheers and applause] i also want to thank you for starting out by ying, use i normally do as well. this is perfect. thank you. [laughter] with that, i will give michelle some airtime. [laughter] >> oh,, i don't know anything about airtime, but i love it. thank you so much. i'm very honoured to be here again and thank you to tom horn. thank you to everybody. the leaders of san francisco for making this happen and to kick off pride month for a world destination city like san francisco. in three weeks we will see a lot of people come to san francisco to celebrate pride and to support the lgbtq community. i want to piggyback off of what the supervisor was talking about as far as a community being under attack. in some ways, we are at war with the supreme court voting against us as a community. it is not just one person. it is not just one organization that is going tomake the equal rights movement happen. it takes all of us, and visibility as a backbone. i'm very proud to be part of a bo

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] zbls hi. good morning and welcome to. >> i am joined today by supervisor aaron peskin who's the vice chair. i'd like to acknowledge our committee clerk, john carol and also the staff at sfgov tv for ensuring that our meetings are available to the public on-line. president breed is not going to be able to attend today's meeting, and so we will take

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> so good morning, everyone. i want to welcome everyone and thank you all for coming here today: you know, as mayor of the city, it is one of our core responsibilities as a government to provide public safety to our residents and preparedness for any emergencies that come about. both these issues have and always will be a top priority of mine. anyone in calling 911 in our city needs to make sure there's a live person on the other end of the line when they make that phone call. it is sometimes a matter between life and death. and our 911 dispatch center has seen an increased call volume of 44% since 2011. that is a dramatic increase here in the city of san francisco. it equates to dispatchers answering approximately 1,000 more calls perday. that's 1,000 more calls perday since sev

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in th city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> june 7, 2018. i will remind members that the commission does not tolerate any outburst of any kind. please silence your mobile devices that may sound off during the meetings. when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. i would like to take roll at this time. [roll call] commissioners, first on your agenda is consideration for items for continuance. item 1, 2018-004612cnd, 228-230 clayton street, condominium conversion proposed to continue to june 21. item 2, 2016-009062drp, 50

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >>> so i want to thank everyone for being here today at the civic center bart station. we are all here today because we care. we care about our commuters in san francisco, we care about the residents that visit and work in our city. we care about the people on -- the residents who live in our city. we care about civic pride here in san francisco. civic center and the bart station is at the heart of san francisco. it is the door way to our city government and city hall, it is -- that's better. it is the doorway to the plaza, to market street and mid market, the growing part of our downtown corridor. this is the heart of san francisco. it has become unfortunately a glimpse into the homeless and behavioral health issues that we have here in san francisco. it is not safe. it is not ac

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> when i open up the paper every day, i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about what planet i want to leave for my children and other generations, i think about what kind of contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. >> it was really easy to sign up for the program. i just went online to cleanpowersf.org, i signed up and then started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going switch over and poof it happened. now when i want to pay my bill, i go to pg&e and i don't see any difference in paying now. if you're a family on the budget, if you sign up for the regular green program, it's not going to change your bill at all. you can sign up online or call. you'll have the peace of mind knowing you're

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> it's great to see everyone kind of get together and prove, that you know, building our culture is something that can be reckoned with. >> i am desi, chair of economic development for soma filipinos. so that -- [ inaudible ] know that soma filipino exists, and it's also our economic platform, so we can start to build filipino businesses so we can start to build the cultural district. >> i studied the bok chase choy her achbl heritage, and i discovered this awesome bok choy. working at i-market is amazing. you've got all these amazing people coming out here to share one culture. >> when i heard that there was a market with, like, a lot of filipino food, it was like oh, wow, that's the closest thing i've got to home, so, like, i'm going to try everything. >> fried rice, and wings,

first, i want to acknowledge that kate kendall has been an incredible inspiration for me. [cheers and applause] i also want to thank you for starting out by crying, because i normally do as well. this is perfect. thank you. [laughter] with that, i will

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] - >> shop & dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges resident to do their showing up and dining witn the 49 square miles of san francisco supyrting 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

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. how you feeling? this is a really special day for us. it's our opportunity to acknowledge many of the amazing young people that we have here in san francisco, and we have been doing this now for eight years, and it was something that mayor lee started. [applause] >> and he appropriately calls it the "i am the future scholarship award" because he always thought a lot about our students and thought that they were our future and wanted to get you all off to a great start to make sure you get where you're headed. and our incredible mayor, mayor farrell has been helping to lead this work alongside us to ensure that you get to where you're headed. so we're really happy to have you here and your families. families are such a critical piece in making sure our

miss kendall and the department of women post a status along with miss weber. i do see members of the task force here today. thank you for the incredible work in collecting what has worked in other cities and states and universities and making a recommendation about what we can do to strengthen what we do here in san francisco while i am very proud we are the first city to request something like this, it also saddens me that more cities are not more intentionally figuring out, from a policy perspective, what we can do to support survivors of sexual assault. we know that so much of it happens on college campuses in higher education institutions. knowing that we have 23 here in the city and county of san francisco, we should be partnering with them. in terms of streamlining this process, i hear this over and over again through multiple service systems, not just for sexual assault, but even those that have lost housing, are experiencing homelessness that the experience of having to tell and retell your story and having to answer questions that question the veracit

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all righteveryone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> we're here to raise awareness and money and fork for a good accuse. we have this incredible gift probably the widest range of restaurant and count ii destines in any district in the city right here in the mission intricate why don't we capture that to support the mission youths going to college that's for the food for thought. we didn't have a signature font for our orientation that's a 40-year-old organization. mission graduates hd me to develop special as an individual they've helped me figure out and provide the tools for me that i need i feel successful in life >> theiror above emission goaand is in line with our values. the ferraris yes, we made 48 thousand >> they were on top of that it's a no-brainer for us. >> we're in and fifth year and be able to expand out and tonight

my name is jerry dradler. 1919 arabell kendall lives across from me and she acquired two lots and merged it into a double lot. there are three written references to the lot merger in the report that's on the slide. all sales of the merged lot after 1919 included a lot description for a single lot that is 50 feet wide. if the lots were never merged, there would be two separate lot descriptions. on january 7th, 2017, the chief city surveyor issued a certificate of compliance dividing the merges lots into two lots. 26 days later, on february 2nd, tim brown submitted their final certificates for certificate of compliance application, contending there never has a formal merger of the two lots 97 years ago. a second odd thing happened in 2017. i filed a sunshine request at dpw for this project file on november 29th, and five days later, the developer's surveyor who prepared the coc application showed up to survey the merged lot, ten months after the coc was issued. i have filed sunshine requests with dpw asking for documentation for their decision to split the double lot. i have received 56 no

and the analysis around that and we had a go health being put on the ground floor by a guy named ryan kendall i said why do you want to go go health you're probably ruining the commercial corridor and it wasn't in your pro forma and he said it was and he's the only person i recall telling me that. understanding how things get financed and what it does for the retailer doesn't do it for the retail i think would help us maybe craft some type of controls at least or at best creator require some smaller spaces. some of the best spaces we caught in my neck of the woods in the upper market are the small ones. 500 square foot and we had a bank of the west come before the commission and it's part of the c.u. for the financial services which was dead and required a 500 square foot spaces and they've doing well. a candy store, a cosmetic store and ritual coffee's in there now. these are what we need to do when we see these space and they won't want to rent it out to 5,000 square foot restaurants and we have seen 100 and 200 seat restaurants are not making money. the costs are too high and they're going

kate kendall has served the executive director of the national centre for lesbian rights for 22 years. [applause] she has placed the ncl are at the centre of the civil rights movement in our country. under her guidance

was clause second, kate, celebrate, we named it kate kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> i came to san francisco in 1969. i fell in love with this city and and this is where i raised my family at. my name is bobbie cochran. i've been a holly court resident for 32 years. i wouldn't give up this neighborhood for nothing. i moved into this apartment one year ago. my favorite thing is my kitchen. i love these clean walls. before the remodeling came along, the condition of these apartments had gotten pretty bad, you know, with all the mildew, the repairs. i mean you haven't seen the apartment for the program come along. you wouldn't have believed it. so i appreciate everything they did. i was here at one point. i was. because i didn't know what the outcome of holly court was going to be. you know, it really got -- was it going to get to the point where we have to be dis

kendall day in san francisco. but i'm proud to announce today this is lgbtq pride month in the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] all right, everyone. and droit the refreshments and happy pride, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> i'm goi meeting to order. >> i'm goi we just heard from jason. he is running a bit late, so eh eel catch up when he -- he'll catch up when he gets here. good morning and thank you, all, for coming. today is the last disaster council meeting of the fiscal year. i think we had a very productive year, and i want to thank all of you for your commitment and your dedication over the past year, and attending our disaster council. it's a place that we can share information and learn from each other, so thank you. as you know, d.e.m. insures that we have our ability to respond to and recover from emergencies and with our 45th mayor coming into office, mayor breed, we will ensure consistency as we do every day in situations facing the city. we'll make sure in the next couple of weeks tha

this is a piece of art created by don kendall and it is titled "-left-double-quote the longview ." you will know -- you will see this piece of art from a good distance and it is really to remind us of the list and breath to our planet from climate change. it reminds us of the threat of climate change and offers us an opportunity to put down what we are doing as a community and personally. at pier 14 we have sea level walls markers up as part of the climate summit. this allows the public to see how high the waters will come in 100 year storm as predicted today. it is a very alarming wake-up call. to encourage everyone to take a look at that. we are dealing with the threats of earthquake and flood to albert seawall program. you can learn more and get involved online. my final announcement is at the october 9th port commission hearing is cancelled and that concludes my report. >> thank you. how long will the polar bear be with us? >> i think at least three months >> ok. is there any public comment on the executive director's report? >> item nine b., port commission or's. >> anything t

thank you so much to miss kendall and weber for being here and miss simon for representing the task force. >> madam chair, public comment is still open at this time. >> thank you. we will close public comment on item number 3. thank you. i have made a motion to file this item. can we do that without objection >> mr clerk can be called the final item. item number 7. >> item number 7. it is a hearing to receive the budget and legislative analyst audit the housing authority and mayor's office of housing and community development coordination management and accounting of the section eight voucher program. >> i want to acknowledge supervisor peskin, our vice chair who is a lead sponsor for this hearing and i want to hand over the hearing to supervisor peskin. >> thank you chair kim and thank you to both yourself and supervisor brown for cosponsoring this hearing, along with president cohen and supervisor he and others. i think that massive amount of cosponsorship speaks to how troubled the legislative branch of government is over the revelations that appeared in an article just ten days ago on