Good afternoon and welcome to the May 13th, 2025 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll. Thank you, Mr. President, Supervisor Chan. Chan President, Supervisor Chan. Chan President, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey President, Supervisor and Guardio. And Guardio President, Supervisor Fielder. Fielder President, Super, fielder, fielder, present, supervisor, magmood. Mammood, not present, supervisor, mandelman, mandelman, not present, supervisor, melgar. Melgar, present, supervisor, solder, solder, present, supervisor, Cheryl. Cheryl, present, and supervisor, Walton. Present. Walton, present and supervisor of Mockmood. Mockmood, present. Mr. President, you have a quorum. Thank you so much. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded and sestral homeland of the Ramatusha Lonely, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous doers this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatusha Alonie have never seated, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramatusha Loan community and by informing their sovereign rights as first peoples. Please join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. a federal union to the Black of the United States of America. And to the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indedry, full with liberty and justice for all. And on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, I would like to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV and I want to thank Colleen Mendoza who is recording today's meeting and making sure our transcripts are available to the public online. Madam Clerk, would you please call our 2PM Special Order? Yes, the special order at 2PM is the appearance by the Honorable Mayor Daniel Lurie. The Mayor may address the board for up to five minutes. Thank you, Mayor Lurie. Thank you. Welcome. Thank you. Good afternoon, Supervisor Walton and members of the board. I want to start by thanking all of you. Our team has spent hours with many of you in this room talking about solutions to significant challenges facing our city. The behavioral health crisis and the $800 million budget deficit. Thanks to this board's work and our collaboration, we are tackling both. Last week at 33 Goff, we announced the breaking the cycle fund, a public private initiative that will deliver critical resources to transform San Francisco's behavioral health and homelessness response. As we tackle this historic budget deficit, the fund is launching with $37.5 million in private seed funding. Those resources will help us move people off the streets and onto a path to stability. It will also keep our public spaces clean and safe and manage taxpayer dollars responsibly. This would not be possible without your partnership, including your overwhelming support of the fentanyl state of emergency ordinance. Together we are demonstrating the San Francisco's that the mayor and the board can work side by side to address the city's greatest challenges. That includes the other great challenge facing our city, helping people feel safe on our streets. Earlier today I stood with many of you, including supervisor's Dorsey and guardian, Muck mood, sourdler and Cheryl to announce a plan to address our public safety staffing crisis. Our rebuilding the rate ranks plan lays out a clear roadmap to restore full staffing levels at the SFPD and the Sheriff's Office. It includes immediate actions to relieve pressure on our current officers, along with long-term strategies to build a strong and sustainable pipeline of qualified personnel. These reforms will ensure our law enforcement agencies have the support they need to keep San Francisco safe, reduce the burden on overworked officers, and implement a more cost-effective sustainable staffing model. You all recognize as I do that our cities come back depends on residents and visitors feeling safe on our streets. Thank you for supporting this work and our public safety professionals. Meanwhile, my budget team, many of whom spent this past weekend at City Hall and other weekends, is working hard to finalize the budget, find the necessary savings and protect core city services. I am clear-eyed about this. This is hard work because we've shown over the past 100 days we are capable of meeting big challenges when we work together. More to share soon but my top priority won't change. Protecting the core San Francisco core services San Francisco'sans rely on ensuring public safety addressing the homelessness and addiction crisis and bringing our economy back. I want to thank you all for your partnership and advancing those goals and I look forward to continuing that work. Thank you Mayor Laurie. Madam Clerk would you please call the first topic? Yes the first topic topic submitted by the District 7 Supervisor, Supervisor Mayor Namelgar is Vision Zero. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Hello, Mayor. Thank you for being here. Mayor in 2014, our city made a promise to entrafx deaths by 2024. It was an initiative that was spearheaded by my predecessor, District 7 Supervisor Normani, also president of the board. He himself was a victim, a survivor of traffic violence, which left him disabled for almost a year. He had to learn how to walk again, his wife, who was a teacher, who was a teacher at the time, had to take time off of work to care for him. Unfortunately, this promise in our actions leading up to it or after it, have not really yielded the results that we intended. This last year, we saw 39 people lose their lives in many more injuries. These deaths and the tens of thousands of additional crashes that took place on our streets have cost San Francisco billions of dollars. Last week we had a rally where we talked about a budget legislative analyst report that estimated the cost at $2.5 billion over the last five years. Our street safety budget is a very small portion of the MTA budget overall. You have championed public safety and security and also economic recovery on our streets. This is very much part of public safety. So today my question is what commitments and investments do you intend to make in order to renew our goal of zero deaths and establish the next iteration of a vision zero policy for us? Thank you, supervisor. As I said a minute ago, public is my top priority and I appreciate the opportunity to partner with many of you in this room on that work and I want to be crystal clear. I believe the traffic safety is public safety. I want San Francisco to feel safe on our streets that means feeling safe from any threat. But when we talk about vision zero zero we're not just talking about traffic safety, we're talking about the kind of city that we want to be. From day one, my administration is focused on restoring safety and accountability in San Francisco. And I believe they are at the core of making our streets safer for everyone. Let's start with enforcement. You've heard the public. You've seen the data and when people engage in reckless driving, flee from law enforcement or in danger lies behind the wheel, they must be held accountable. That's how we restore order and protect our communities. And I believe we need more officers on our streets to enforce the rules of the road, because traffic laws only work when they're enforced. Supervisor Mandelman's hearings made that clear and that's why many of us stood together this morning to announce the rebuilding the ranks and address our SFPD and share of staffing crisis head on. We're also using and leading the state in advanced technology to enforce safe streets. Our first in the state automated speed cameras have been operating in a no fee warning period to help reinforce safe driving behavior before enforcement and fees begin. And the SFMTA has led the way in advancing safe street designs, redesigns. And just a couple of weeks ago, Supervisor U, Walton, you and I, cut the ribbon on the Petrero Gateway, a transformative streetscape projected project that widened sidewalks, protected bike lanes, and turned a dangerous intersection into a safer, more welcoming passageway from Petrero Hill to the mission. We're gonna keep doing whatever it takes to keep our residents and visitors safe. And that means using all the tools in our Vision Zero toolbox. So I appreciate the question, Supervisor Melgar, and I thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk. And I look forward to partnering with you and the rest of the board on this issue going forward. Thank you, Mayor. Supervisor Melgar, do you have a follow up question? I do not, thank you. Thank you so much, Mayor Lurie. You may ask a question of Supervisor Melgar or any of my other colleagues. Good. Thank you. Thank you so much, Mayor Lurie. You may ask a question of supervising mail guard or any of my other colleagues. Good. I'm, thank you very much. I appreciate you. Thank you so much, Mr. Mayor. With that said, and no question, Madam Clerk, this concludes our mayoral discussion. Thank you for joining us, Mayor. Thank you. Madam Clerk, you have communications for us today My apologies I did not see your name on the roster supervisor Dorsey. Nope no problem. This is this isn't Mostly I just wanted to express on behalf of the board of supervisors Are welcome to the students of the House San Francisco government works civics class, led by Michael Adams from my district, and we just always want to express our appreciation to the people who are interested in the work that we do here. So welcome. Welcome. Thank you. Applause. Thank you. Applause. Thank you. Thank you. That's it. Thank you. Thank you. Madam Clerk, we have any communications this afternoon? Yes, thank you, Mr. President. My office is in receipt of a memo dated April 29, 2025 from President Mandelman's office, stating his absence from today's meeting and his request to be excused from attendance. Additionally, pursuant to board rule 4.8 entitled President Pro Tem, President Mandelman has appointed Supervisor Shaman Walton to perform the duties as the presiding officer for today's meeting. Therefore, it is customary to refer to a President Pro Tem as Mr. President or President Walton for the remainder of the meeting. To our communication, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes you to attend this meeting in the Board's legislative chamber. Here in City Hall, second floor, room 250. Or you may watch the proceeding on SFGOVTV's channel 26, or view the livestream at www.sfgovtv.org. If you have public comment, you'd like to submit in writing. Send an email to bosatsfgov.org or use the Postal Service and address your envelope to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the number one, Dr. Carlton, B. Goodlitt Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California, 9402. To make a reasonable accommodation request under the Americans with Disability Act, or to request language assistance, contact the clerk's office to business days in advance by calling, and I'll give you the number. It's 415-554-5184. Thank you members, thank you, Mr. President. Thank you so much, Madam Clerk, and per his request, may I have a motion to excuse President Maldonman from attending today's meeting. Motion made by Supervisor Cheryl, seconded by Supervisor Chin, Madam Clerk on that motion. On the motion to excuse Supervisor and Board President Rafael Maldonman from today's meeting supervisor fielder fielder I supervisor McMood McMood I supervisor Melgar Melgar I supervisor Sotter Sotter I supervisor Cheryl Cheryl I supervisor Walton I Walton I supervisor Chan Chan I supervisor Chen Chen I supervisor Dorsey Doors C I. Aye. Wulton, aye. Supervisor Chen. Aye. Chen, aye. Supervisor Chen. Chen, aye. Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, aye. And Supervisor are proving the meeting minutes from April 8th, 2025, regular board meeting. Any changes or any request from colleagues? I don't see any so I will entertain a motion to approve the minutes from the April 8th meeting. May by supervisor Cheryl, seconded by supervisor Melgar, Madam Clerk on the the motion. On the motion to approve the April 8th, 2025 meeting minutes as presented, supervisor fielder, fielder aye, supervisor McMood. McMood aye, supervisor Melgar. Melgar aye, supervisor Sotter. Sotter aye, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl aye, supervisor Walton. Aye. Walton aye, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl, aye, supervisor Walton. Aye. Walton, aye, supervisor Chan. Chan, aye, supervisor Chan. Chan, aye, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, aye, and supervisor and Gardeo. In Gardeo, aye, there are ten, aye. Without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. Madam Clerk, let's go to our consent agenda items 2 through 5. Items 2 through 5 are on consent. These items are considered to be routine. If a member objects an item may be removed and considered separately. Thank you. I don't see anyone on the roster to sever any items or have any objections. So without objection, we'll take these ordinance, same house, same call. Madam Clerk, please call item number six, regular agenda and finished business. Item six, this is an ordinance to appropriate approximately 5.4 million from the general reserve and approximately 311,000 of boarding of prisoners revenue and de-appropriate approximately 86.3 million from salaries, mandatory fringe benefits, vehicles, programmatic projects, capital renewal projects, and building and structure improvement projects. And to appropriate approximately 61 million, two over time in the police department and 30 million, two over time in the sheriff's department in order to support the department's projected increases in over time and approximately one million to building and structure improvement projects and building repair in the sheriff's department. Thank you so much and I don't see anyone on the roster Madam Clerk so would you please call the roll on this item. Item item six, supervisor fielder. Fielder, no, supervisor magmood. Magmood, aye, supervisor Melgar. Melgar, aye, supervisor Sotter. Sotter, aye, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl, aye, supervisor Walton. No. Walton, no, supervisor Chan. Chan. Chan, aye, supervisor Chan? Chan, aye, supervisor Dorsey? Dorsey, aye, and supervisor and guardio. And guardio, aye. There are eight eyes and two nos with supervisors, fielder and Walton voting no. Thank you, this ordinance is finally passed with an eight to two vote with supervisors, filter, and myself voting no. And just a correction, we actually have Jaime Escherberry from SFGOV TV making sure that our meeting is televised and publicized today. So correction on my earlier statement, Madam Clerk, would you please call item number seven? Thank you, Mr.. President. Item seven this is a resolution to retroactively authorize the acceptance and expenditure of state transportation development act Article 3 pedestrian and bicycle project funding by the San Francisco Public Works from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for fiscal years 2021, 22, 23, 23, and 24 in the amount of approximately 1.36 million. For the term of July 1st, 2024 through June 30th, 2027. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Would you please call the roll on item number seven? On item seven, supervisor fielder. Fielder, aye, supervisor Mack Mood. Mack Mood, aye, supervisor Melgar. Melgar, aye, supervisor Sotter. Sotter, aye, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl, aye, supervisor Walton. Aye. Walton, aye, supervisor Chan. Chan, aye, supervisor Chan. Chan, aye, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, aye, and supervisor and Gardeo. In Gardeo, aye, there are 10, aye. Thank you, this resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item number 8. Item 8, resolution to approve an agreement for the sale of an approximate 5,449,000 square foot vacant lot of city property to the adjacent property owner, Bayview McKinney and LLC for approximately 375,000 and to find the city's property to be exempt surplus land under the California government code. Thank you. Seeing no one on the roster, we will take this item same house, same call. Madam Clerk, would you please call items 9 and 10 together. Item 9 and 10 are two resolutions that approve and authorize the director of property to execute lease agreements with the Bayview Plaza LLC for space located at 3801 Third Street. Item 9 is a resolution on behalf of the Human Services Agency for a three-year term with one five-year option to extend for 16,000 square feet of space, which includes seats 200, 200 and 5, 210, 220, 230, 235, 240 and 250, at an annual base rent of approximately 526,000 with no annual rent increases. And item 10, this resolution is on behalf of the Department of Public Health for a five year term with two five year options to extend through November 30, 2029 with Bay with Bayview Plaza LLC. For suite 400, at a base rent of approximately 489,000 per year, with no annual rent increases. Thank you and seeing no one on the roster, we will take these items same house, same call and with out objection, these resolutions are deducted Madam Clerk, please call item number 11. Item 11, this is a resolution to approve the second modification to a contract with hallmark aviation services, LP, for airport information and guest assistance services with a one year extension for a total term of July 1st, 2024 through June 30th 2026, and to increase the contract amount by 10.7 million for a new contract amount of approximately 20 million. Thank you, seeing no one on the roster, we would take this item, same house, same call, and the resolution is adopted without objection. Madam Clerk, please call items 12 and 13 together. Items 12 and 13 are two resolutions that provide retroactive authorization to accept and expand monetary gifts from epic systems corporation for the Department of Public Health to support federally qualified health centers and their underserved patient populations for the duration of July 1st, 2023 through June 30th, 2025. Item 12 is for 2021, epic for federally qualified health centers in the amount of 204,000. And item 13 is for 2022, safety net in the amount of 115,000. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I don't see anyone on the roster, so we will take these resolutions, same house, same call, and without objection, these resolutions are adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item number 14. Item 14, this is a resolution to approve the second amendment to the grant agreement between homeless prenatal program and the Department of Homelessness and supportive housing to provide rapid rehousing for families through the support of housing assistance and readiness efforts program to extend the term by four years through June 30th, 2029 and to increase the agreement by approximately 13.8 million for a new total amount of approximately 22.6 million. Thank you Madam Clerk, seeing no one on the roster we would take this item same house, same call and without objection. This resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item number 15. Item 15, this is a resolution to authorize the office of the assessor recorder to execute the second amendment of the MOU, the Memorandum of Understanding, with the California Electronic Recording Transaction Network Authority for AB 578 Electronic Recordation Implementation for Recordation of Digitized Electronic Records and certain digital electronic records. To update the annual costs per title based on the tier pricing plan and to extend the existing MOU term by 13 years for a total duration of 19 years through January 10th 2035. Thank you Madam Clerk. Seeing no one on the roster we would take this item same house same call and this resolution is adopted without objection. Madam Clerk, please call item number 16. Item 16, this is a motion to approve the mayor's nomination for the appointment of Dan Callamucci to the Building Inspection Commission, term ending July 1st, 2027. Thank you and seeing no one on the roster we would take this item same house same call without objection this motion is approved Madam clerk, please call item 17 Item 17 this is a motion to appoint Ted Jackson and Jane Redman to the in-home supportive services public authority terms ending March 1st, 2028 Thank you seeing no one on the roster we would take this this item same house, same call, and without objection, this motion is approved. Madam Clerk, we are still a little early, so let's go to roll call for introductions. For roll call for introductions, the first member to introduce new business is supervisor fielder. Thank you so much. I'm actually going to save my introduction as remarks for the commendations because they are related. So, also a bit. Thank you, supervisor fielder, supervisor Parkwood. Colleagues today, I'm excited to introduce two resolutions to honor Dr. Amos C. Brown with a street renaming of two blocks off Pierce Street alongside the Baptist Church, which Dr. Brown has led for nearly 50 years ahead of his retirement this summer. The first resolution is for commemorative street renaming, while the other commences the more time consuming public work surveying and outreach process required for the official street renaming process. I've been so fortunate to have the opportunity to sit with Dr. Brown and learn from him about the history of the Philmore and Western and Dition communities, anyone who's met with Dr. Brown knows that he's a strong-willed advocate, unafraid to push back against the broken elements of our society in service to justice, equality, and humanity. He's quick to point out the injustices in the city and society generally has taught me so much about public service and how to incorporate justice into everything that I do. He worked directly with civil rights legends like Medgar Evers, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his health past, their wisdom, perspective, and sense of conviction, onto future generations. The impact of Dr. Brown's career of leadership, advocacy and service in San Francisco cannot be understated. Since his appointment as senior pastor at Third Baptist Church in 1976, he's led with a powerful vision around community and service, especially for the younger generation. Under Dr. Brown's leadership, the church has worked with the congregation and Manuel on creating the back-on-track after school program, created with the Tinley Academy of Music to encourage the next generation of performers and songwriters and the Freedom School Summer Program for Underprivileged Youth. Dr. Brown has also been a longtime chair of the local chapter of the NAACP. He was a former member of this body as well. I believe he sit sat in Supervisor Chen's seat and also a former member of the City College as well as served as our state, as vice chair of the California Reparations Task Force. Even with all he's done locally, Dr. Brown's reach has been global. He raised funds and response to crises across Africa and helped lead efforts to resettle refugees from Ethiopia and Eritrea right here in the Westerners edition. Dr. Brown and his wife, Jane, even hosted refugees in their home. It has been powerful to hear from the Ethiopian and Eritrea community in this district about how grateful they are for his efforts. Dr. Brown is retiring later this summer from third Baptist, and this street renaming will be a fitting honor for his incredible legacy as the civil rights icon and as an outspoken advocate for the Black community in San Francisco. Thank you colleagues for your support. Second, I'm also proud to forward a resolution with the mayor. The represents a new chapter for Keys our Stadium and for how we think about sports, public space, and community investment in San Francisco. This resolution authorizes a long-term permit between the Recreation and Park Department and Golden City Football Club, a new professional soccer team that will soon call Kesar Home. This is about more than just a new team. Golden City Football Club has made it clear that they want to be a part of the community, not just playing it. From day one, they've been focused on building meaningful partnerships with local merchants, investing in public improvements, that benefit all users of Kizar, and ensure that neighborhood character and access are preserved. This is a public-private partnership that respects the legacy of Kizar while helping write its future. And it brings new energy, new fans, and new opportunities for small businesses in the hate, inner sunset, and beyond. As we prepare San Francisco to play a role in the global spotlight of the 2026 World Cup, this is a chance to show how professional sports can be done differently, grounded in equity, community, and care for public space. I want to thank Mayor Lurie, Reckon Park, Golden City FC, and the many of the community and the rest of the community and the rest of the community and the rest of the community and the rest of the community and the rest of the community and the rest of the community and the rest of the community and the rest of the long so okay colleagues in light of our impending rezoning discussions I'd like to share with you about a package of legislation. Some of them are drafting proposals or drafting requests. Some of them are legislation that I've been working on for many months. That address some of the concerns that we have heard from folks regarding the package, the up zoning proposal, the families owning proposal. Some of them address the need for affordable housing on the west side, address tenant displacement, and mitigation of small businesses and disruption. While we are conferring some value to the parcels that are getting up zoning, we also need to make sure that for the future we plan out for affordability and stability for our communities. We are concurrently working on a regional housing measure in future bonds. We are exploring a few ideas with the city attorney to increase funding for affordable housing. And we want to make sure that we meet our obligations to the housing element. So these are the proposals that we will be making. The first is the creation of an enhanced infrastructure financing district for the westside to eventually provide funding for affordable housing development on the Westside. An area of the city that has seen very little of that for decades. Along with that, we are proposing some civilization to tenants when facing renovations and displacement due to construction. We are, we've also heard from the small business community that they're deeply concerned that construction would mean displacement for them because they lack the tenant protections that residential tenants have. So we are proposing the creation of a fund to help with relocation and also to mitigate any loss of foot traffic due to construction. And last but not least, I am also pursuing creating a alternative to meeting section 415 obligations to affordable housing by having developers voluntarily choose right control instead of an affordable housing fee or a BMR requirement. So all of these things will come to the Land use and Transportation Committee. We are also honoring the request of the Planning Department to hold an informational hearing for the abstaining proposal at the Land Use and Transportation Committee to provide yet another avenue for people to weigh in on this very important policy change in our city. I am also introducing, on behalf of the Planning Department, a resolution updating the priori conservation areas for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which the board lasted in 2015, and was most recently updated in 2019. Priority conservation areas are designated geographic areas, nominated by local jurisdictions and recognized by our regional bodies. To support conservation, resilience, and sustainability goals. The process and opportunity for the city to expand at these areas to support recreation, neighborhood greening, climate adaptation, specific projects within designated PCAs are also eligible for funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the PCA grant program, which helps local government, park districts, utility districts, and other agencies acquire or in the area that we are in the area that we are in the area that we are in the area that we are in the area that we are in the area that we are in the area that we are in the area that we are government, park districts, utility districts, and other agencies acquire or enhance designated areas. And lastly, I am introducing a resolution today, recognizing bike 2 wherever day, which will be on May 15th. A couple days from now, it is a regional celebration of bicycling, which as you all know, is something that I'd love do as well as to provide their Dorsey. This is just about biking to work. It's also about empowering San Francisco's to use bicycles wherever they go. Whether it's the grocery store, school, work, just wherever, and to enjoy our beautiful city from two wheels. It aligns with our broader environmental inequity goals. It encourages low cost, zero emission mobility. In a city where car ownership is not accessible or desirable to many people. San Francisco's taking concrete steps. To become a more bike friendly city, we've recently launched the biking and rolling plan. We have planned upgrades to over 385 route segments and the goal to connect at least 10% of city streets with bike lanes. We're working towards a city where everyone lives within a quarter mile of a safe, and comfortable bike ride. This Thursday, May 15, we'll see over 300 energizer stations across the Bay Area, including here in San Francisco, where people can pick up a commemorative toad, hydrate, connect with cyclists, celebrate how far we've come, and I encourage everyone to take part in this celebration, dust off your bike, try a new route, or just take a spin around the block. With that, colleagues, I respectfully request your support for this resolution, recognizing May 15th as bike to wherever day is here for Cisco and the rest I submit. Thank you. Supervisor Melgar, back to you, Mr. President. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Would you please call our 230 special commendations? Yes, it is now time for the recognition of commendations for Maritoria service to the city and county of San Francisco. Colleagues, today we have four special commendations from districts 11, 9, 7, and 4, and we will go in that order, so we will start with supervisor Chin. Thank you, President. Colleys, good afternoon. Today it is my great honor to commend Principal Lisa Sido. Principal Sido, will you want to come and send by the post? Thank you. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. After 40 years of dedication, that is well deserved. And along with my colleagues, supervise a Melgara. We are here to recognize her groundbreaking career in pioneering Chinese immersion education and to celebrate her upcoming retirement. Principal Sido, it's a district 11 resident who for the last 40 years has shown incredible dedication to our students in the room and has championed the power of language in education. She pioneered Chinese language immersion in 1984. Before it was offer of value in public schools. And a decade later in 1995, she found the Alex Fang Yu alternative school, the first ever Chinese immersion public school in the country. Congratulations. Then, then principal U has been the principal there for the last 30 years, leading the school through many adventures and achievements, language immersion is an amazing innovative learning strategy. It helps students develop cognitive abilities, build wider social connections, and increase cultural knowledge, which is especially important in a multi-cultural city like San Francisco. Language immersion also makes our city safer by fostering and cross racial communities to communicate and build trust. And by encouraging young people to become engaged global citizens, Chinese language immersion is especially important in San Francisco, a city with robust Chinese history and population. This AAPI heritage month, we highlight the importance of the Chinese language in sustaining Chinese heritage. Principal CETO's leadership is well recognized. In 2012, she received the Terrell H. Bell Award for outstanding leadership from the U.S. Department of Education, and are were given to only a few of principals each year. Under her leadership, Alice Fong Yu School also received many crowns over the years. As the National Blue Ribbon School, California Distinguished School and the Go Ribbon School. These awards commemorate the school's explanatory academic achievements and their ability to close the achievement gap. Principal Sido, we honor your heartwork, your faith to your vision, and the meaningful impact that you may on the city. You are an inspiration, congratulation on your retirement, and I also wanna say a few words in Cantonese as you led by example to begin in Cantonese. Siyeon Han Yu said, Si者, soi傳道, soi, Siyeon, Ba-goye, do gong do, yuk-chui, feng-wang-ming, sin-jai, So, it's a different story. The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China L.A. I would like to turn it over to my colleague Super White some manga for her remark. Thank you. Bye- it. Thank you. Thank you, Supervisor Chen, and welcome to Alice Fong Yu, students, staff, and families here today to share this special moment with us. I'm very proud to have Alice Fong Yu in District 7. and Lianna Sido, you know, I'm so fond of you. Your legacy has really left an impact on San Francisco. I think you are one of the best educational leaders in our city. You have served and shaped many generations of San Franciscans and continue to live on in every young person you have worked with, in every educator you have mentored. Every young person, including as you know members of my own family, students from past and present will always remember your kindness, but also your firmness. you embody that concept of a warm demander. You definitely hold everyone to a high standard, high expectation, and it shows because graduates from Alice Fong you go off to do incredible things. Are ready for this new, globalized, bilingual, trilingual world that we live in. And I am so proud of your legacy. As such, today, this Board of Supervisors will be voting on a resolution, declaring May 18th as Leana Cito Day in the city and county of San Francisco. We don't do this for everyone, but we are recognizing your pioneering leadership. It deserves the day of recognition. It has been an honor to work with you all these years with the Alice Fong You community. And I hope you get to enjoy a lovely retirement with lots of rest and joy in your daily life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Wow. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Principal, see how you have the floor. Well, thank you so much. It is a bit overwhelming. President Walton, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, honor guests, and the citizens of this world-class city. Let's give ourselves a big hand. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Yes, I am Leanna Sito, the proud principal of Alice Fongyu School, the nation's first Chinese immersion school. First of all, thank you, supervisor Chen and supervisor Melger for your kind words. I accept this honor with humility. As an immigrant, a first-generation Chinese American. I stepped on the shoulders of many unsung Asian-American heroes and heroes who came before me. I would like to highlight today in particular Miss Alice Fong Yu, who is the namesake of my school. Ms. Yu was born in a small town of Washington, California in 1905. Despite racial discrimination and being told, she could not teach in public schools because she was ethnically Chinese. She pursued her dream to become a teacher. She was accepted finally in the teacher's college because she said she would go back, quote, unquote, to China. She was born in America. And she did accept, oh, she was hired, became the first Chinese American teacher in San Francisco at the Commodore Stockton School now called Gordon J. Lau Her story of all for coming discrimination and obstacles inspires generation of Asian American in our continued work to advocate for equity and access for the Asian American community, I want to just leave you with a Chinese proverb that inspires me. Do you yowhang some, teach you how you more sing some? Literally translated as if you have perseverance and grit. You can grind an iron ore into a needle. It's a metaphor highlighting the value of patience and hard work in overcoming obstacles. The Asian American experience, the Chinese American stories are often hidden and overshadowed. The Asian community is diverse, multifaceted, and complex. Our stories span across the globe. Our lives intertwined. Asian Americans certainly have come and make progress and come a long way, but the work continues. So happy Asian American Pacific Islander month to everyone. Thank you very much. Thank you for your honor. Congratulations. Thank you. Can I say can I give can we give my wonderful students a big round of applause of course for Congratulations, Miss Tito. Supervisor Fielder. so much. So today I want to invite up to the podium, Santiago and Irene Lopez. I would like to honor a massive source of pride for District 9, the mission's very own El Fatalito Football Club, which is a local soccer and football club that represents the best of not only San Francisco but also the Latino and working class community. El Fato Lito is more than a soccer team. It is a living testament to community, resilience, and the beautiful game. I want to thank coach and general manager, San Thiago Lopez, and Irene Lopez, the club manager who are joining us today. Founded in 1985 by the late Salvador Don Chava Lopez of the Fato Lato's football club, emerged from humble beginnings, rising through the ranks of the San Francisco soccer football league to claim national glory by winning the U.S. Open Cup in 1993 under the name club the board of the evil Mexico. That 1993 victory has forever cemented their name in American soccer history and laid the foundation for decades of grassroots excellence. The trophy still sits inside the bar on 24th in Mission, a physical reminder of what's possible for a team built from and for its community. For four decades, this family run club has been woven into the mission's cultural fabric, reflecting the hard work and pride of San Francisco's Latino community. The team's players are local residents, balancing day jobs with their passion for soccer, and yet they have stunned the soccer world by beating professional opponents over the years. The current team is led by head coach and general manager, Santiago Lopez, who carries forward his father's vision with passion and dedication, as well as Irene Lopez, the club manager, who plays an integral role in the team's operations. The two of them are integral to the team's success and continuing the team's historic legacy. Elfato Lito's recent success includes remarkable performances in the US Open Cup, making it to the third round in each of the last two years. In 2024, they stunned the soccer community by defeating MLS Portland Timbers with a 2-1 victory and then narrowly fell to USL's Oakland Roots in a hard fought match. Just this year, El Fatalito made further history as they overcame Real Monarchs, SLC, 3-1 after extra time and also secured a two to one victory against Monterey Bay FC before a tough loss to Sacramento Republic in the third round. I'm not only offering a commendation to El Fadolito today, I am also proud to share that I'm introducing a resolution to honor and congratulate El Fadolito FC for their remarkable run in the US Open Cup and declare May 22nd as El Fatalethewday in the city and county of San Francisco. I want to thank my early co-sponsors, supervisors Chen, Melgar, and Walton. Thank you again to El Fatalethewafsee for continuing to embody the spirit of the mission, remaining deeply rooted in the community. We are grateful for the pride and inspiration that El Fatadalito brings to our city and the unwavering commitment to excellence, both on and off the fields. And a special thanks to my former legislative aide, Preston Kilgore, for his love of soccer and his 60 years of service in city hall. I am now going to hand it over to Supervisor Chen, who is also going to share some remarks. Great. Thank you, Supervisor Theater, for celebrating and recognizing our Faro Lido soccer club. Your team placed at the Bobo Parts Basket Stadium, bringing so much pride to District 11. Thank you. Their skill and commitment to the sport is not only impressive, but serves as the beacon for many young soccer players in my district and citywide. Through hardware and dedication and that's by of lack of resources, your team beat the professional teams across the country. Amazing, thank you. The soccer players exemplify the San Francisco spirit throughout your own resilience, passion, and diversities. And I'm so proud to see a local homegrown team, Sasi, and for us in the way that you all have. And I look forward to watching your legacy and congratulations again. Thank you. Applause. You have the floor. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Supervisor Fielder for this commendation and all the Supervisor of San Francisco that are here today. And congratulations to everyone here for their commendations. I gratefully accept this commendation on behalf of who is all things Farolito, my father Salvador Lopez. He showed me the importance of being part of a team and the Farolito soccer club is one great example of this. The Farolito not only is food, but it's also a soccer team. It's an example of hard work and the consistency that it takes to still be around and most importantly to stay a team that can compete. And today, that would not be possible without my brother, Santiago Lopez, the coach of El farolito. He has been hardworking, bettering himself while building a team of coaches and players that are up to the challenge. El Farolito will not be the team that it is without the players. Things to the players from the past and present, without their effort and support, we will not be able to call ourselves a team. They give me many hard attacks every time they play, especially on the ones in the US open. Every season is different and challenging and unknown, but one thing has always been the same. We played a win. El Farolito Soccer Club has been around since the early 80s, playing in Balboa and being part of the mission district, which is a long time, but that does not matter to us. As a team and family, we will try to continue this tradition as long as possible and continue to represent my father, the mission district community, and San Francisco, not only with food, but with soccer. Thank you very much. We brought you a gift of the 2025 Open Cup Browser. They're all signed, especially for you. Thank you so much. Congratulations again. Congratulations again. Supervisor Melgar. Thank you so much, President Walton. Could Phoebe Lee please come up along with her companion right now, Commissioner Hailey Chan. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Thank you for being here with us. Okay. Thank you for being here with us. Colleagues, welcome Phoebe. Thank you Commissioner Chan for escorting her. Colleagues, today I have the distinct honor of commending a pillar of San Francisco's Asian American community, Phoebe Lee. I am so proud. She's also a District 7 resident and thank you Commissioner Chan for being here with us today also. Phoebe Lee is a very talented, martial artist, storyteller, and the eldest sister of Bruce, who is not only an international star, but was born right here at Chinese Hospital in San Francisco. For the past few decades, Miss Lee has devoted her time to sharing the incredible story of herself and her family. Miss Lee's father was one of the leading Cantonese opera singers in film actors of his day and her mother was a fixture of Hong Kong High Society. Her brother was perhaps the most iconic martial artist of all time. Miss Lee's commitment to sharing her family's stories reminds us of the hard work, the perseverance, and the successes of Asian Americans in San Francisco, and throughout the country. Miss Lee has spent her life building bridges between diverse communities and sharing her culture her and her story. Her work has inspired future generations of San Franciscans. And for that, we should all be immensely grateful. Miss Lee continues to be such an inspiration. You seem ageless and boundless with energy. I remember distinctly how you showed me some of your graceful martial arts moves last time that we saw each other and had dinner. I just want to thank you for always reminding those around you about the power of movement and reflection. Thank you Phoebe. I know that you don't want to say remarks. I'm I'm grateful that you're here and that we are able to commend you in your contributions to the life of San Francisco today. And I am honored that you're here with us. I'm a babyly, sorry, I'm a Englishman. My father is a 4-year-old Chinese-born, and I'm a 4-year-old Foreign Affairs, I am a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs, I am a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs, I am a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs, I am a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs, I am a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs, I am a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs, I am a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs, I am a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs, I am in Taiwan, I am in the United States. I am in the United States. I am in the United States. I am in the United States. Let's talk about it. I'm a student at the University of Washington, Washington, and I'm a student at the University of Washington. I talked about her family, talked about Bruce Lee, Robert, Robert's Hong Kong right now, and two sisters, but they passed away. And of course, his dad was a famous opera singer. Good afternoon. Well, my mother was one of the famous of a comedian in China. And she, he, in 1940, came to be my opera. That's why she was born here. I was one Singapore. I followed around the world to Premier Opera. Yeah, my father had two daughters. One was me, one was Annas Lee. Annas Lee studied in New Year's Day. I studied Taiwan. That's why I speak Mandarin and Cantonese, some of the English, you know. And to get, you know, all my family, they all go on only meaningfully. Yeah. Thank you very much. I'm glad to come here today. Thank you. Applause I just want to thank the board's supervisor for recognizing her. Bruce Lee, of course, is an icon not only two San Francisco but to the world. It broke a lot of barriers for the Asian American community. Thank you. Thank you and congratulations. Congratulations again and last but not least we have district four supervisor Joel and Thank you. Can I ask Gabriella Guy and Lily Wong to step forward to the podium please. Colleagues, today I'm honoring one of our most important partners in serving the Chinese American community in the sunset, Waamei School. Waamei is the first bilingual preschool in San Francisco. It was founded in 1974. The same year that the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case that failing to provide language accommodations to non-English speaking students violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Lao V. Nichols ruling established the legal foundation for bilingual education in America. Waamei school was founded in response to this victory. Waamei's founders were determined to create an educational environment where Chinese American children could thrive in both cultures and languages rather than being forced to choose between them. Fifty-one years later, Waamei has built multiple generations of trusts with parents neighbors. Executive director Ben Wong has led Waame for the past decade, expanding its reach with the full support of board president Gabriela Guy. Under their leadership, Waame has evolved into an umbrella organization for the youth and family network of District 4, working closely with other trusted partners such as Gummoon, Women's Residence, and Sunset Youth Services. During the COVID pandemic, Waamei demonstrated its community commitment by opening emergency childcare centers and hosting testing sites when they were desperately needed. And in 2021, Waamei stepped up to lead the newly created Sunset Chinese Cultural District, the first cultural district on the west side. We also have to acknowledge Lili Wang, Wang Mei's director of community engagement. It was Lili's job to make the Sunset Chinese Cultural District come to life and become a pioneering force in community engagement. The Cultural District honors old traditions like Audemoon Festival and helps create new traditions like the Sunset Night Market. With L's leadership, the Cultural District has made the Sunset a better place to live by creating beautiful murals that celebrate the Sunset's cultural diversity. She also led the creation of a strategy report that documents everything the Sunset needs to thrive from housing to economic sustainability. Together, Wa May and the Sunset Chinese Cultural District ensure that our Chinese-American community has both strong educational foundations and vibrant cultural connections. They bridge generations, preserve heritage, and create spaces where community members can fully express their identities. So I'd like to invite Wamei Board President Gabriela Gui to speak on behalf of Wamei School, followed by Lily Wong with the Sunset Chinese Cultural District. Thank you, Supervisor and Guardio. Hi everybody, I am Gabi Kaewu. Thank you today for presenting our award. Again, thank you, Supervisor and Guardio, and the Board of Directors for this incredible honor during AAPI Heritage Month. On behalf of Waamei and the Sunset Chinese Cultural District, we are deeply grateful for this recognition of a work in preserving and celebrating AAPI culture in District 4. Waamei as one of the first Chinese bilingual preschool in California started with just seven kids in the living room of one of our founders, Judge Lillian Singh's living room, to today day proudly serving over 500 youth and families on a daily basis. As a parent and resident of this district, I'm incredibly proud to be a part of this community that values diversity and support values diversity and supports organizations such as ours. In fostering inclusion, education and cultural pride, this acknowledgment inspires us to continue building bridges and uplifting the voices of our AAPI neighbors. This recognition is especially meaningful as May is also Wamei's 51st anniversary spring gala, and I would love to extend an invitation to y'all here to join us. Wamei as a partner of Alice Fong Yu, as their after-school program provider, we also want to congratulate Ms. Liena Sito, sister's recognition and award for her commitment and dedication to bilingual learning. And we wish her a happy retirement. Thank you again everybody, and let's keep celebrating and shape a better future for all of us. Thank you. I'll be brief. My name is Lowei. I'm the Director of the Sun se chan and the Chinese Cultural District. Thank you, Supervisor and Guardio, for recognizing us this month. I think it's very important to uplift the API culture. I also want to thank our board, several of our board members are here today, as well as our sense of community, our staff, and Waame as our lead agency of physical sponsor. I also want to thank all of you for passing our chest just a couple of weeks ago. It was a result of hundreds, probably more than hundreds of hours of work engaging with the community and really reflects our collective goals to stabilize and uplift our sense of community. As supervisor and guardian had mentioned, we were founded by supervisor Ma in 2021, was legislated back then, and it was was really we were created as a direct result of what's happened at the time at the federal government level. We're in a similar space right now. We are still committed to fighting for our communities to ensure that our API community is not scapegoated. And having the lessons learned from four years ago, we refused to go back to it. And we look forward to working with all of you, our sense of community and our wider API community to ensure that all of us are protected. Thank you. Congratulations again. All right, congratulations to all of today's special commendation, honorees. Madam Clerk, colleagues, this concludes our 230 special order. Madam Clerk, please call items number 18 and 19. – Items 18 and 19 comprise the public hearing to consider objections to a report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works. For inspection and or abatement of blighted conditions, ordered to be performed by said director pursuant to chapter 80 of the San Francisco administrative code. The costs thereof having been paid for out of ably to batement fund scheduled pursuant to emotion approved on April 15th 2025. And just a further for item 19, this is the resolution to approve the report submitted by the director of public works for the work that was ordered to be performed, the costs having been paid for out of a blight abatement fund. Thank you Madam Clerk colleagues, we have before us a hearing on the report of assessment costs for blighted properties. We will open this hearing and first hear from the Department of Public Works. And I believe we have Nihel Simon and Alicia Witt presenting. Good afternoon members of the board. My name is Alicia Whit representing San Francisco Public Works Griffide Unit. Chapter 80 of the Administrative Code, the Community Preservation and Blight Reduction Act requires that property owners maintain their property in a safe and blight-free condition. The code requires public works to inspect graffiti and notify property owners to make corrections. It is the obligation of the property owner to maintain the property free of graffiti and blight. Public works notifies property owners by physical posting at the property regular mail and certified mail when blight is posted. The Notice of Violation provides information on how to contact the graffiti unit, how to request a hearing, and how to request an extension if more time is needed to abate. Accompanied by the notices, we include date and time stamped colored photos to indicate the extent and location of the graffiti. For every notice of violation posted, the graffiti unit makes considerable efforts to research property ownership, make courtesy calls or send courtesy emails with photos to property owners, property representatives and or property tenants, alerting them of the new graffiti vandalism on their property and their requirement to clean it up. Public works records show that the majority of property owners obey graffiti from their properties on time. If not, obey it within the loud time of fees incurred. In cases where the property owner ignores the notices or refuses to remove the graffiti, the city will perform the required corrections and assess the costs through the tax role. Today we request the approval of the list for assessment of light properties. Since there is an outstanding balance on these properties, public works is requesting that these assessments be added to the property tax bill through this board hearing. The outstanding fees owed are to recoup abatement and recovery cost incurred to the city's general fund. Thank you so much. I don't see anything from my colleagues. So what we're going to do now is go ahead and open this up for public comment So if we have members of the public who would like to speak please line up to the right of the podium That's the line back there to the right side of the podium. Correct. And everybody will have two minutes to speak for public comment. And you are the first speaker, sir. If you're first to microphone. Good afternoon. Contrary to what they say, they don't always mail you. I've been going through this probably for a long time. I've got stacks of them. And usually you get a notice. You have 30 days to obey it. You take pictures after you obeyed it. You send it into the DPW unit. A few times they came not even 30 days. Tried to send me to a hearing. And I was able to reach someone down there and they agreed with me and they stopped it. This time, I never got anything by mail. Can't find any evidence that it was posted. All I got was the hearing. Now, I've obviously been trying to keep up with this. I maintain my property. So I don't think it's fair that I'm being assessed a fee when it's obvious that I'm trying to keep up this. Not to mention I did abate it. The date it was abated was April 30th. Just because I saw it, the city never came out and painted anything I did it myself, like always. Thank you. We will hear public comment from everyone and then everyone have an opportunity to have a conversation with DPW outside of the chamber to see if you can come to a resolution. Thank you. Next speaker please. Hi, my name is Justina Horwatt. I got a notice about a blight citation for 2201 Market Street, citation number 289-8689, invoice 412-633. I'm not responsible for 2201 Market Street. I have nothing to do with that property. This is a mistake and my name needs to be removed from this citation. I have asked the Department of Public Works to correct this issue, but even though they assured me that it was fixed, last time I spoke with them, they failed to fix it. The property owner of 2201 Market Street is Chris Foley of Ground Matrix. I have brought documentation to show that Chris Foley is the owner of 2201 Market Street, including the first and last pages of the deed of trust. An article talking about the permit and plans to build a gigantic eight-story apartment complex on that site. And public notice hearings. Please remove my name from citation 289-8689. I'm not responsible for this property, have nothing to do with this property. No idea why my name is associated with this property. Please remove me, just you know, Horwatt from this citation. Thank you. Should I leave the documentation anywhere? Again, to everybody, you will have opportunity to have a conversation with DPW outside of the chamber after public comment. So right now we're just taking public comment. Next speaker please. Hello, hi, my name is Eli Shenei Daniels and I'm founder of Fusion Rose LLC. We're a tech manufacturing company where we offer globally inspired, healthy, advertising and meals designed for convenience without compromise. I'm here because I believe in creating an ecosystem that brings ownership, innovation, and food access to underserved communities and asset. Our mission is to fight food insecurity through cutting edge. Are you speaking on a blighted property? Because we're in a hearing right now. No, no, no. This public comment is just specific to this hearing right now. Okay. We will have opportunity for public comment later on in the meeting. Okay, no problem. Thank you. Uh-huh. And again, we're taking public comment only on the blighted properties hearing. Next speaker please. Good afternoon. BNCI owned the property 36.068 Teens Street. Sir, can you speak directly into that microphone? We can hear you best. Sorry, good afternoon. I'm the owner of the property 36.068 Te street. Obviously, we get a lot of graffiti, and most of the graffiti is due to the bus stop directly in front of our building, which is not right. We clean it every three or four days. It's very time consuming and very costly for us. You're talking about 80 bucks a gallon to recover paint. And it's ridiculous to get fined by DPW when they don't even do nothing to help with the situation. And it's not fair for us. We pay so much money, and we keep continuously cleaning up. Obviously, we're by the worst part, a lot of traffic. I have pictures shown we clean it up in four days, but it's an ongoing battle with the bus stop and all the people coming off the bus and tend to be some bad elements and they always graffiti the brick buildings. And it's very difficult to clean the bricks, so we have to paint over it every time. So to me to get fine, I think it's ridiculous and I've always cleaned it and then I live and take pictures when they put another note it, but it's always different graffiti. They graffiti, they graffiti it. I paint over it and then there's another tag and there are humans the same one, but it's different. Tagged every, go off them once a month. So it's an ongoing battle of big waste of time for me, but I'm doing my part as a citizen to help San Francisco to keep it cleaner and better. But, um, the DPW should do their side. Maybe with the bus stopped. I don't know who's responsible, but maybe remove the bus stop. Then I wouldn't have this issue. Um, anyways, so I just wanted to thank you for your time and obviously I'll talk to DPW and hopefully I don't have to pay the ridiculous money that shouldn't Be toward the landlord all right. Thank you. Thank you for your comments Next speaker Hi there is this for us to contest or just to make public comment You can make public comment and everybody will have an opportunity to speak with a representative from the Department of Public Works after public comment outside of the chamber. Okay, I'm a property manager for Property Owner. I came here because we abated the graffiti on the building that was referenced. It was at 2285 and 2287 Mission Street. The citation was 2926117. It was addressed in time. We sent an email to the graffiti unit asking for a confirmation of receipt that we had abated it with pictures. We never received a reply that they had received the email with the pictures of showing the abatement. And then we received this follow-up note of saying that we needed to come here for public comment and pay the fee. That's all. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. I came here today expecting to protest the fine and the posting. In this case, I've never received the violation in the mail. I didn't know whether there was a violation. I abate dozens of these graffiti violations every year. Many times I'll send the email with the pictures. I'll still get the file in the mail. I'll respond back to DPW graffiti unit saying, you know, properly find me. I have proof I sent you the pictures. They won't respond to my email. So there, there's some disorganization at DPW. And if I would have known there was a violation, I would have abated it in this case. When I saw this post that I went and painted the building promptly, took down the posting. I'm here today to try to protest it. So I was hoping there'd be a formal process for contesting these fees. Appreciate it, thanks. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. I am, my name is Rob Varas. I'm properties 1774 Mission Street. So I'm huge make comment. So the problem here is this. There's a skate park on Dubose on Mission. There's no young kids there. There's a bunch of adults that have nothing to do in their life. And every day, every night they'll come in and start to feed in your building. Every single morning, I have to come in and clean up this. I get tired of it. And it doesn't make sense. It's that skate park that is for kids or for grown adults that come and destroy the city every single day. That's all I got to tell you guys. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Hello. My name is Marcell Yang. I'm here speaking in regards to the property at 2170 Mission Street. So specifically, we, the graffiti that's kind of being referenced and fine for originally occurred a year before my citation. And then when the citation was put in place, it was literally in December. In December, we're trying to like, as a business, operate, deal with guests, you know, we're barely able to manage like the amount of things we have to deal with on a different day. Also, to like with the graffiti abatement, it's only for the assistance up to eight feet. This specific graffiti is, I think about 25 feet high, it's pretty high, higher than anybody that could reach on a normal ladder and on the rooftop, the way the roof is, it's about six feet high and overhangs directly onto the cement. It's extremely unsafe and one thing I was trying to look for is like resources try to find assistance with this and I think a lot of business owners in the mission and other parts of the city, it's a huge problem because to be able to paint, you either have to hire a company or run equipment and that's so much money on already like strain business operations and what our costs are. And so as far as actually like correcting it, we're really good about, I mean, I have dozens of pictures. We're very, very good about doing that, but that specific instance, it's the middle of holidays, it's raining, it's so unsafe. So, you know, there's not just like non-compliance, right? There's other things that play, so thank you. Ma'am, may I ask you to repeat the address? Thank you. Next speaker. I could good afternoon. My name is Anton Rayum, the executive director of Goodwill of San Francisco Bay. This is in reference to citation number 294-7157, and the address is 1-1 Wisconsin Street. This is a donation center. We are the tenant. We actually just learned about this via an email this morning. And so I just share this because I think there's an opportunity to make sure that the record keeping and communication is improved upon. We have not heard from our landlord about this and this was the first communication to receive this morning with an email that happened to go to our purchasing department and made its way to me. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good morning, board members. My name is Mel Lee. I'm the owner of the building at 1035 Van Ness Avenue. That's between Gary and O'Farrill Street. Graffiti has been tanked. Our building at lower level, street level, we always clean it up. But this graffiti happened to be on the fourth floor. How the graffiti's got up there. They had a climb to a next door, a neighbor, a Thomas joint restaurant. From there, they picked the fourth floor that Graffiti had. We did clean up many times, but this time, we have enough. So I request the city, the city writer, give me a notice on the April 3, 2024. We reply with back and white email that we were up in at your form, the submitted to us, that we'll up in for the city to erase the graffiti. Up at this time we have no idea, it's not part of the, the co-so-called commercial quarter. And if Venice, if Venice Avenue is not a commercial quarter, I have no idea where you can get them. Venice Avenue is, how do we want to want many restaurants, hospitals, car dealers, and My building is a senior care facility. And I consider this as a commercial corridor. We found out this only yesterday. So I'm asking what is happening with DPW. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Hi, good afternoon. My name is Brian Goldstein. I'm the senior manager of facilities for the San Francisco Ballet. This is in reference to our property, our warehouse property at 2,400 Cesar Chavez, which is in supervisor Walton's district district 10. Citation number 2898071. Our property is located directly across the street from the Department of Public Works property. And within the past 18 months we have received over 12 notice of violations. This to us feels a little bit pointed and we are requesting assistance both in our ability to abate this graffiti which is costing us the San Francisco Ballet, a tremendous amount of cost hardship and as a arts nonprofit in this current economy. That is challenging for us to deal with. And we also would love to see some more action on the part of how do we actually resolve the challenge that is creating this, which is graffiti. Cesar Chavez is primarily an industrial location, and I think it's fairly safe to assume that we will continue to see graffiti. But in our case, we are getting notice of violations before the paint is even dry on our building. So we would love any assistance from the Board of Supervisors that we can get to help us resolve this problem. Thank you very much. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Hello. Dear Board of Supervisors. My name is Tatiana Mitnik and my situation number is 2876-037. My address is 1219 Harrison Street, but in your documents it's 1221 commercial condor downstairs. Every time something happened to this building, I get notice and I have to deal with this. And now I got letter that it will be on my property tax. But it's already paid by management company and I would like to be removed from your list. This is number one. Number two, what's happening in our area? It's absolutely disrespectful to building and to people who live there. It's dangerous and scary. Sometimes I need to run out and scream and yell because somebody tried to all crush my window or write something on the window on the wall and it's really unpleasant when you're woman sitting alone and now you know what? We look out the door and we ask our clients to knock on the door because we are afraid to go out and then that's how clients go and out we're trying to see if everything is fine around because it's dangerous. I had really strange people walking around. Sometimes, you know, one person around with me was hammered after me. It's absolutely unacceptable. So please, you have power. Do something about this. Please, it's really scary. And I definitely will talk to people to, you know, remove my name because it's really wrong. It's nothing to do with me and it's already paid off by association and management company. And then, thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is Tony Tamborillo. I'm the owner of the property of 214 to Boats Avenue, which is situated in an historical district. I have lived there and been there since 1979, and throughout the years, I've had a number of graffiti on my building. I have abated them on a regular basis, and now I am now here because I have paid for painters, painters and paint and everything else and I'm now retired and I can't afford to rebate. There's a problem that I think is in with the DPDW Department because I received the notice that is probably the thing that you're talking about at this hearing and I did not receive the notice in time but at the same time when I did get it I called and I didn't call but I sent in for a request for a hearing. never received any indication of a hearing date. I never received anything even after I call. They said don't worry, it'll come in good time. I am most importantly, the housing that I have here is on two sides of vacant in driveways and there was actually a number of incidents with a unhosed, unhoused people who have definitely did things. But I do have one thing I want to say that is important. I've had two burglaries and they are two of them were done by graffiti artists because they broke in and they left their spray paint collar cans. And the police confirmed that and put us report out. But what I want to say is this. I want to say that I am the victim of a crime. graffiti is either a misdemeanor or a felony. Thank you, sir, for your comments. Thank you for your comments. You have an opportunity to have a conversation with the department. Next speaker please. Thank you for your comments. You can feel free to also email the board as well. Next speaker please. Good afternoon. My name is Pete Maui. Can you hear it? All right. I own a property at 200 slash 208 Ocean Avenue. And it's a store downstairs. And the owner of the business, he gave me a call and said that this was posted on the building. It's the only thing I got received from them. and uh... and I said that this was posted on the building. It's the only thing I got received from them. And I went to look at it and I called public works. The man he's supposed to be here, his name is Simon. Over 10 times to try to get an explanation for what graffiti he's talking about. I got photos of the building and there was never any kind of graffiti. And he went at respond. You know, that's the said call. That's the number I call. In the meantime, since 2019, I was in general hospital for the reason of probably COVID, but I was actually dead and put on life support. And I'm not using that for sympathy, but I want to tell you, from 2019 to this date, I've been either in nursing home or a hospital or care at home. And I have bought this bag, I don't think you want to look at it, but it's approved for the places that I've been for the last six years or so. And if I get a call for any kind of graffiti on my property, I have a friend that would go out and take care of it. The only thing was this posted and when Charlie showed up, he said you gotta notice for something on the building. And that was it. That was it. And I don't know why they would put a number to call. When the person named Simon does not respond to any of the phone calls at all. And that doesn't make sense. If you're calling the question why a notice was put on, you need to have an answer from him. Because he's the one to place the. I don't know what else to tell you. There's been graffiti before, but. Thank you, sirottich. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm sorry. Thank you. Thank you guys. Come on, come on, come on, folks. Thank you. You got it? Yeah, yeah. Thank you. I'll do you want to put it on the S.I. This is my two. I just want to say in 20. Thank you so much. Next speaker please. Who's counting? Can you hear me? Ah. Am I ready? Yes. OK, my name is Robert Holland. My business is dressed as 1,000 Visitor and 1,000, eight to Visitor. I got a notice of citation at 1696. I do not own 1696 Golden Gate. Sightation number is 287, 0641. I have removed a lot of graph feedie porous bricks. I know what it takes for property owner to do this type of stuff. Porous bricks is not easy to remove. I do have graffiti acid all over my glass windows. Okay, since the COVID, over and over and over again. I know the Shreve to street for me today that the gentleman went up there and worked so hard and paid people to erase all the porous, all the glass off the next day. I'm right there again I'm having the same problem but to make a long story short I call this city hall the other day. And I was told to bring this information here because this is the wrong address. Okay? It's been very simple. If a man got the wrong address, the lady looked it up. She said we're going to remove your name from this address. 1696 Golden Gate. My address is 1000 and 180 visitor. I know the hardship of small business owners that have to go through this and I hope the city can do something about it. Thank you. And then I discovered after I've seen Mac Domingo they could have did all the phone because the lady did find out the information but I found myself here in Gornhouse side too. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. My name is Betty. I call from the California Pock Center. The location is 1475 Pock Street. The citation number is 2720211. We have so many Groovy. We have been every single time we received the notice, we remove it. And then I send an email to the group VD department and then notified them. I take the picture. Since the property is wine the corner on California and Pope. It's a busy corner after we remove it. They group VD again. And then after we remove, we're doing so many times. We just can't just like we have nothing to do, just deal with the grew feedy. And the people put the garbage in the corner, they do dumping everything. We just clean everything. And besides we pay the property tax, we pay 58,000 on property tax. On the top of that, we pay 13,000 for the neighborhood cleaning. So I don't know why we get these notice. I did not get these notice. Every single time I get the notice, I always respond right away. And this is ridiculous. We just keep painting, painting, and painting. Remove the graffiti and the thing is even after we remove the graffiti because they put a chemical. So it's just hard completely removed. It still sees something and repainted again and repainted again. Someone got to do something regarding the graffiti. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. I'm sorry. Hello, my name is Laurie. I represent Jenny's LLC. So we got a citation numbers, two, a, five, one, three, seven, four. On the time, usually we get most citation per 12 citation per year. That means every month's here citation. So due to the location, and we always paying and pay labor to the people and do the good jobs. But one time then they send this citation as, then we will be crushed more time due to the ringing seasons, but the city doesn't get... We have to pay for the We have to pay for the We have to pay for the We have to pay for the people who We have to pay for the people who We have to pay for the people who We have to pay for the people who We have to pay know the people who put in the coffee and do more things for us. I'm done. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Thank you chair. I'm Maulan, boarded supervisor. My name is Larry Yee. I come here to speak for Chinese Consolidate Benevolence Association and many of the merchants and associations in Chinatown. As you know, the Stock Exchange Record gets a lot of graffiti and it's not just one time, maybe it's two times a week that we get it and we obeyed it. And then it comes back again. In particular, for CCBA, Chinese six, we had one that was on the roof. So our property manager went up there and took a look. There's nothing on the roof. It was basically just a roof. But in looking at the, I guess the complaint, it was on the side of the wall. If you're a senior or you're, I guess a worker out there, you're not gonna lean over to the side. So it wasn't duly noted that it was on the side of the wall, not on the roof. In particular, also, we wanna ask that that when you do send out these notice of violation that you also included in Chinese, because many of the shop owners and associations or monolingual speak Chinese. And they say, look at it, it's all repeated. They look outside the front of the building. We did too. We said, where is it? What was up in the roof? You have to go across the street to take a look at it on the side of the wall. And so again, I say that you do it in Chinese and also, I guess to resolve this issue about the graffiti throughout the city that you impose attacks on the spray can. Can't you guys do it? Impose attacks on it so then you can pay for the flights that in our city. Thank you very much. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is Turin Patel. This is regarding 825 poke street. We have owned that property since 1973. In the last 20 years, we have spent well over $120,000 to clear graffiti. My question to you is where does it end? This is your time to provide public comment. Well, I mean, I don't know what to do anymore. Since the pandemic started, we have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. and then we get these notices from the city saying the graffiti is not cleaned up. It's not that we don't want to. Now in order to paint the area that's graffiti, it would cost over $20,000. And I don't have the pocket for that anymore. So that's all I had to say. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. My name is John Ennis. We own my wife and I own 950 Howard. About 12 years ago, we bought the building and we house a local architecture firm, design housing, affordable housing and modern income housing and all kinds of housing. And I just wanted to say that I wanted to commend public works and I will since they're outside. I think they do a great job. I think they're fairly communicative. I think if you want to own a building in San Francisco and take the risk of buying it, you should clean up a graffiti. And I really don't have a problem with the $360 fine that I got. It's on the second floor, it was hard to get to. But what I wanted to say is you have all these owners who have taken risk to buy buildings and operate businesses and it seems a little bit disingenuous to get these fines and pain over the script graffiti when I walk out my door and the 50 or so employees we have coming and going early in the morning and late at night. Walk over needles, walk over drug users, walk over feces. I can't even bring my parents to this building I'd be embarrassed to. So I appreciate I'm happy to pay the fines, I'm happy to clean it, but I just wanted to say there's something else that needs to be done with the other problems that are far out way a little tag on the side of my building. And I don't know if this is the body that can help do that, but I think a little bit more money should go into cleaning the streets, cleaning up the camps, making it livable, making employees who want to commute from Marin County and the East Bay to San Francisco to come to this office and step over the kind of inhumanity that exists there is unfair and it's not sincere what's happening right here. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker. Is this for the regular? This is for the blighted properties hearing. You'll call for the regular comment. We will later this afternoon we'll have general public comment. Hello. I'm a concern citizen and I'll just suggest that you guys instead of making it like on punishing people you know I think you should appeal to both sides, the property owners and also people who have the urge to express their self in that way. Give them a community in service school that they can express themselves without fear or harsh punishment of graffiti or evangelism. When people come back and when people come back to mark their territory, I mean, like I learned from learning graffiti history in New York, people come back to tag their place because it's a sense of pride. I mean, maybe if you gave them a place to represent their sense of pride, it won't be on people's properties. Thank you. Are there any other members of the public who would like to address the board regarding their blighted property? All right. a report of an assessment cost to their property. Okay Mr. President. Thank you. Seeing no more public comment for this particular hearing public comment is now closed and I do just want to thank everyone who came in to speak and I know I want to let the public know that we do have representatives of the department outside the chamber so that you can have a conversation to talk about your particular situation. And just want to thank you for coming down and the department really does try to work with community. So I hope we do come to resolutions and I see supervisor Sutter. Thank you, President. Are there any members of DPW still in the room? I'd like to ask some questions or so. Through the President to supervisor Sutter, I know that the three individuals are in the hallway speaking to residents at the moment. Can we get someone in here, Madam Clerk? We certainly will. Thank you. I'd be to do it now or to return to us whatever your preference present. I believe hopefully somebody will be walking in that door within the next 20 seconds. And if not, then we can call for recess, but I hope we don't get to that point. Welcome back. otherwise the sourer had a couple of questions. Thank you, President. Hi. I know you're busy out there. A few questions that have been raised. You know, first, just a request and suggestion in the future. When you provide this list, if we can see the district number on there We spend a lot of time looking at all these addresses to see what fell into our district and I'm sure everyone did the same The is it is it accurate that there's no difference in the fee or there's no difference in the fine for a graffiti whether it's on the first floor whether it's on the roof whether it's on the third floor is that accurate? Yes, that's accurate. So once a 30-day notice of violation is posted on the property the property owner has 30 days to Abate after the 30 days if the same graffiti still remains on the property It's still the $362 fee regardless of the location of the graffiti. As long as it's the same graffiti. Thank you, and not for today, but hopefully something, maybe this body and your office will look at it. I think it's reasonable to treat it different if it's something that's on the ground floor, you know, very prominent on the front door versus something that is small and on the roof and realizing that for the property owners, it's quite different to take care of something, maybe yourself, on the front door again versus something that's up on the roof. And we certainly heard from a number of business owners that that was the case with their graffiti. I guess my biggest question is as we're seeing here kind of this scurry of everyone talking to you, did you have a workshop before this? Did you have an opportunity for people to ask you questions and engage or is this the first time that that form is being offered? So this list was completed at the end of March. So, properties owners have been contacting us, whether it's by email or by phone. A lot of the property owners do have our email address, phone number, are constantly in contact with them. We give them courtesy emails just so we can do some sort of outreach and they would know who to contact. So once again, the list has been completed in March and from March until now we have been receiving calls and emails from property owners that either wants to just say pay the fee or we're looking deeper into it to see if it needs to be waived. We want to make sure that there isn't a mistake on our end because we want to make sure that we are fair to the property owners of San Francisco. So we do dig deeper into each photo to make sure it is the same graffiti that still remains. The graffiti is from 2024. So in the hallway right now, we're getting people that think it's for 2025 graffiti. So we're just trying to explain to them that this graffiti is from 2024 and things that have been missed and Was outside of the 30 day Notice of violation that was given. Thank you. I want to appreciate that There's a lot of well There's a lot of work that you do on this and there's a lot of back and forth that happens right and I understand there's inevitably going to be Missed addresses or communication. That's not necessarily my concern. My concern is why we're having that process held here. It seems like a very poor use of everyone's time. As you're seeing, once you get together in the hallway, like you're having that communication and it's not, you know, that the days in between emails or calls, it seems like there should be some sort of workshop or option for that before it gets to this point. I think that's probably a better use of everyone's time and I'd like to see that in the future. Frankly, at this point, I don't know what we're supposed to do given that you've got dozens of people outside right now that are working on this. So maybe I'll come back with some ideas on that. Thanks. Thank you, Supervisor Soder. And I just wanna say, I think that we would all rather not have this take place here in the board chamber. But by law, we have to hear these. So that's why we're here. But yes, this is something that probably could be worked on for the future. Supervisor Filder. Thank you so much. My question is about the communication, because a couple of, a handful of folks talked about how they have reached out to DPW to show pictures that they have abated their issue that they've been cited for, and that a lot of them have not heard back. Can you walk us through the kind of process for, you know, someone gets a citation, what is their expectation around them, communicating that they've abated this, what is their recourse for contesting it? So once a call comes into 311 from a member of the public saying that there's graffiti on the property, the inspectors have a total of three days to go to the property to post a notice of violation. That notice of violation gives the property owner 30 days to abate the graffiti. 30 days of blight notice can be posted on the property owner 30 days to abate the graffiti. After 30 days, a blight notice can be posted on the property. The blight notice is what carries the $362 fee. Now once the notice of violation is posted, there is an administrative staff that will reach out to the property owner because typically we may already have their email address or phone number, they reach out same day. Once they contact them just to let them know that there is graffiti on the property owner saying no problem, thank you for calling me, I will get this abated. The property owners that do not abate it within the 30 days after the courtesy call that we do or a courtesy email, those are the property owners that are getting the blight notice posted after the 30 days. So after the blight notice is posted on the property, that's when they receive the fee. Even at that time, there's a certified letter that is mail to the property owner. Once the blight notice is posted on the property, and at that time, they do have the opportunity to pay the fee before it gets to this point. This point is when property owners have not paid the fee for the blight from last year. And these are the properties that are outstanding. And that's why we're here. Understood. There is some sort of, it seems like there is some sort of breakdown in communication. I don't know if it's because maybe DPW doesn't happen to have the accurate phone number outside of DPW's control, accurate email, I'm not sure. But there's a clear breakdown in communication where it seems that property owners are addressing these site or the issue. But for some reason, not hearing back. And I'm trying to understand what the breakdown is, if you all have any insight. Here you have anything on there? Hello, everyone. I mean, just at her point, we do put a physical piece of paper on the property. And like the same day, we send a letter out email. So there's like a lot of ways to try to communicate to the property owner. Once the property owners, it's up to them if they're going to comply with the abatement or the fee and just like how we were outside. It could just be something as simple as someone saying, oh, I never got the paper. I never got the email. So we're taking their word for it, that's the case. But we have proof, photo, stamped photos from each inspector going to the property on the 30 days, on 45th day, whatever day it was, showing that the graffiti remained. So there is times where the property owners aren't being very truthful, which it happens. But, we try to take everyone's word for it and try to work with them. And whatever hardship they're going through, we do these hardship hearings or do off of them. These, we do have, I don't know if you guys are aware, the opt-in programs, with now they're in the corridors to help out with public works helping them out with abamance. But like I said, I believe we go through many steps to try and get to the property owners. So, what that means is that. Thank you. And sorry, last question. So, will some of the property owners who have proof that they have abated these issues will they have their fees dismissed today? Correct. They will have their fees dismissed I am making a note of the property owners email address so for those notice of violations or in our graffiti management system that we have I'm making it a point to get everyone's email address that's in the hall right now, to make sure going forward, at least we have this information here. We've had some issues where property owners have bought a property and the person or the property owner prior did not just say pay the fee. So now they're receiving the information. They are having some issues with just say the assessor's recorders office it's pulling information for property that's not theirs. So we are facing different things in the hallway right now. Those properties are being waived. So we're getting more information and it's great feedback that we're getting from them, so we know how to proceed going forward with this. Okay, thank you so much. Thank you. Supervisor Phil, the supervisor Chin. Thank you, President. Hi. I know that one of the public comment also mentioned about translation, so I on May 3rd two of the merchants on mission street They're actually merchant. They're not property owner So they got a four page of notice that it's all tape when they you know start their business on the day They work they got scared because they didn't know like what violation they actually violated so I wonder what it's Kerney the notice how many many language do you send out? Or just one? I believe it is just one language. That's something we would have to contact our communications team to see if they would have someone that can translate those notices into different languages to make sure going forward everyone understands what the notice is and what to do. Yeah, this is especially important. I speak from my own district, this year 11, where Spanish and Chinese is definitely very important. And also I know that in Chinatown, I, Larry, just mentioned in Chinatown to a lot of a small public owner. It's all M plus merchants of pretty monolingo. So having that that will really help with the small business and also with the clear communication because I did look into some of the documents that I received from the merchant. It's one it's it's addressing it to directly to the public owner. The other notice has no, it just, it has no address to anybody. So it was definitely a very legitimate for the merchant to also concern like what violation did they violate. So and our office call and definitely got really quick response from your office. I want to that but also looking into how can we make sure that Chancelation is available. Okay. Thank you Thank you super resident still as a solder Thank you President So the with the conversations happening in the hallway right now is that you are intent to make amendments to this list of properties I'm just trying to understand how we're supposed to consider and vote on this today. So for the property owners that are in the hallway that have showed up today, they are giving us the reason why they feel they shouldn't receive the fee. So we're listening to everyone that's in the hallway and we are waving the fees accordingly to what they are presenting to us. So will we hear that information today? I believe we're supposed to come back. So we're supposed to come back. Typically, out of this work, a lot of this gets resolved when we allow public works to be out working with all of the folks who have concerns in the hallway. And then they come back to us. So we close the hearing, then we allow DPW to work with residents, and then they come back with the amended and updated list typically. Supervisor Chandra, did you still have a...? Just I wish we move on so that the public waiting outside is not going to get angrier and I'll the public works and they get to get back to work and result is thank you president thank you so much and thank you so much to the department we are going to close this hearing right now and we will come back to item 19 letter in the meeting the department will come back and let us know what has been amended and how to move forward pretty soon. Would that Madam Clerk, can you please go to our next special order, items 20 through 27. Thank you, Mr. President. I'll begin with items 20 through 23. These are the items that pertain to the public hearing of persons interested in the determination of exemption from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act issued as a categorical exemption by the Planning Department on April 5th, 2024 for the proposed project at 1310, Junipero Sarah Boulevard, which proposes the demolition of nine maintenance and facility structures, and construction of a 25 foot tall, one story maintenance building, approximately 20,000 gross square feet in size. Item 21 is the motion that affirms the planning department's exemption determination. Item 22 is the motion that conditionally reverses the department's exemption determination subject to the adoption of written findings. Item 23 is the motion to prepare the findings. For items 24 through 27, public hearing of persons interested in the approval of a conditional use authorization for the project at 1310, Junipero Sarabullavard, issued by the Planning Commission by its motion dated February 13, 2025, to allow the construction of a 19,100, gross square foot one-story accessory maintenance and facility building for an existing open area recreation area use. Item 25 is the motion to approve the commission's decision to approve the conditional use authorization Item 26 is the motion to disapprove the department's decision to approve a conditional use Authorization and pursuant to charter section 4.105 and planning code section 308.1 sub D approval of item 26 which would be which would disapprove the decision of the planning commission and perhaps with conditions would be not less than two thirds vote of the board or eight votes of the board. And item 27 is the motion to direct the preparation of findings in support of the board's disapproval of the conditional use authorization. Thank you so much Madam Clerk, Supervisor Miller. Thank you so much President Walton. Colleagues, thank you so much for your patience with these items. My office is still working with both parties. We are very close to a resolution but not quite there yet. So with the consent of both the appellant and the project sponsor, I would like to make a motion to continue this for one more week. Thank you. Do we have a second on that motion? Seconded by Supervisor Chan. And of course, before we go to vote on that motion, we will open it up for public comment for anyone who wants to speak directly and specifically only about the motion to continue this item to next week. Thank you supervisors. Thank you supervisor Melgar for your help in this. I the appellant for the Sequa and I am in in agreement with can you grab that microphone closer so we can hear you best I am the appellant for the Sequa appeal and I am in agreement with continuing this for one week Thank you for your patience with us, but we are very close to being on the same page. Thank you. Good afternoon. My name is Joe Duncan. I am a parent of a first grader at St. Thomas More and I support the continuance. What I would like to leave with everyone here is that there's 164 acres to build this facility and putting it up against a preschool is immoral and despicable. But hopefully we can find a reasonable agreement'm the mother of two children at St. Thomas More School. I am in support of the continuance because this is an issue that weighs heavily on my heart. As a mother, I want what's best for my children. And they're not only my world, but they're safety as my priority. So a 20,000 square foot maintenance facility with vehicles, fumes, lithium batteries right next to where they play and spend most of their day outside. It's not desirable, it's not necessary, it's scary for many of us. So I ask you guys today, today and in the future, to prioritize our children, children in your city, children whose health and safety depend on you to stand up for them. And children who are the future of this city, pick them and support them and show them that they matter more than a building. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, welcome. Hi, good afternoon. My name is Marie Bellotto and thank you for your time today. I am also a parent of two small children in kindergarten and in third grade at St. Thomas More. We appreciate the thought and effort into all of our concerns. Currently, the property has more than ample space that can accommodate the maintenance building. And we are asking for your support to keep our children safe. Many of our children currently suffer including my children from allergies and asthma and we are asking for just to consider their health and the current health and our future students at St. Thomasmore. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome, next speaker. Good afternoon members of the Board of Supervisors. I speak in support of the continuance. My name is David Greenbaum. I'm a proud native San Francisco and I've always loved my city. For more than 25 years, I've been an educator much of that time in San Francisco. First, at our Lady of Visitation, And then more than a decade with San Francisco Unified School District. At Bret Hart, Drew, Tenderline Community School, Malcolm X, Roof Top, Sonny Side, Jefferson Bryant, Cobb, Elementary, Sessor Chavez, Spring Valley, Frank McCopman, Francis Scott Key, and for four years at Visitation Valley Middle School. Today, I am the principal of St. Thomas More School. School has been a part of San Francisco for 70 years. We have nearly 300 students ages 2 to 3 from preschool to the 8th grade. We are our diverse multi-ethnic, multi-racial working class community, the same community that I myself am a part of. While many schools have downsized or even shut down in recent years, we are a growing and thriving community and would like to see that continue. That is why I am here today. For more than two years we have been working in good faith with the San Francisco Golf Club, the proposed industrial building is right next to our preschool fence line about 10 yards away. The project was deemed exempt from CEQA even though it included plans for a gas tank, a chemical shed, lithium-Iam charging stations, and a chemical wash station right next to our preschool outdoor play space. Outrage from parents and local community adjusted some of these plans, but we still do not understand why the project was deemed exempt from sequa when it is stones throw away from our school. It is my job to serve and protect every single child, staff, and community member at my school. If the San Francisco Golf Club desires to use the adjacent lot to St. Thomas More School for a construction project, then they should join us in voluntarily demanding a CEQA review, even if it takes years for the good of our entire community. The safety, health, and well-being of our children have to come first. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome, next speaker. My name is David Joy, resident of District 4. Thank you, supervisor Melgar, or forwarding this suggestion of a continuance. I am the appellant for the CUA. I'm also a contractor and a foster parent, founding director or family house. I know something about kids' health, and I am intimately involved in the discussions with the sponsors about strengthening the walls against explosions. I am in favor of the continuance and I thank you for your time. Thank you for your comments. All right. Any other member of the public would like to address the board on either the CEQA or the CU items 20 through 27? Mr. President. Thank you, Senator. Other speakers, public comment is now closed. We have a motion to continue. Items 27 to our Tuesday May 25th. What is supervisors meeting made by supervisor mail guard and seconded by supervisor Chan on the motion. Madam Clerk. Supervisor Fielder. Aye. Fielder, aye. Supervisor McMood. McMood, aye. Supervisor Melgar. Aye. Melgar, aye. Supervisor Sutter. Aye. Sutter, aye. Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton. Aye. Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan. Chan, aye. Supervisor Chan. Chan, aye. Supervisor Chan. Chan, aye. Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, aye. And Supervisor Rengardio. In Gardio, aye. There are ten, aye. Thank you. Motion to continue this item to next week's board meeting is passed. Madam Clerk, we are back at roll call for introductions. We'll pick up with supervisor Saudder. Submit, thank you. Supervisor Cheryl. Submit, thank you, supervisor Walton. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, today I'm introducing a hearing request to get to the bottom of the recent allegations about the San Francisco Parks Alliance having mis-bent restrictive funds from a wide range of local parks and open space organizations. According to recent new reports, it appears that these funds may have been siphoned off to pay for Parks Alliance's operating cost and violation of their fiduciary and contractual duties to these organizations. The Parks Alliance whose long term executive director recently left has been slow in being forthright with these organizations, city agencies and the public, so it is time to use this board's powers of inquiry, including if necessary, our subpoena powers. It has been widely reported that the parks alliance, which serves as a fiscal sponsor for some 80 neighborhood-based, friends of local park organizations, including a number in District 10, has been unable to timely reimburse these organizations for funds that they hold on their behalf. I am also deeply troubled by the fact that there are city departments, including the Port of San Francisco and our Reckon Parks Department that may be negatively impact. I need to remind all of us that our concerns regarding the parks alliance go back at least five years after they were implicated in a scandal for taking almost a million dollars from ecology and exchange for favorable garbage rates. Subsequently, this boy held hearings about the Parks Alliance. In 2021, I raised specific concerns regarding the Ports' request to enter into an MOU and accept an expand grant. Ultimately, in 2022, the board approved this request to receive 3.25 million grant funds for Crankhove Park for the Parks Alliance after we insisted on significant changes in safeguards. Thus far, it is my understanding that the port has received $975,000 of these funds, and it is unclear if the Parks Alliance will be able to provide the balance of the funds owed. Also, I was shocked to find out that after our approvals, the port did not end up entering into the MOU that this board approved. In 2023, this board approved the grant agreement with the parks alliance for $2 million to benefit India-Basing Shoreline Park in my district. It is unclear whether we have received the benefits provided for under that agreement, and there are numerous other agreements that the park has with the parks alliance. We need to know the status of all of these grants. Last week, Parks Alliance made conflicting statements to the press regarding what has transpired. A Parks Alliance board member was quoted as saying they had not spent the restrictive funds, but was then contradicted by their board president who said that they had. We need a full financial accounting from parks alliance and our city agencies as well as answers to how the city intends to recoup funds owed to us and to many of these organizations that may be in jeopardy. The rest I submit. Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Chan. Submit, thank you. Supervisor Chan. Submit, thank you. Supervisor Dorsey. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues with today's final passage of the recovery first ordinance. I am calling for a hearing to solicit input from relative relevant city agencies for possible revisions to the 2021 ordinance mandating annual reports on overdose prevention policies. With long-term recovery from substance use disorders poised to be enshrined as the primary goal of San Francisco's drug policy, I hope to hear from Department Heds and Drug Treatment professionals on how we might best update and expand upon this annual reporting mandate, so that moving forward will receive departmental recovery and overdose prevention reports every year. Agencies currently required to report under this law are the Department of Public Health, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, HSOC, which is the Healthy Streets Operations Center through the Department of Emergency Management and the Human Services Agency. Currently, these annual reports generally serve to inform us about how our city agencies, together with their nonprofit contractors, offer services to people who use drugs to help them use drugs more safely and to help reduce overdoses. Now obviously, overdose prevention is necessary but not sufficient for us as a drug policy strategy. One thing I think everyone seemed to agree on in the debate around recovery first was that drug recovery and drug use for that matter aren't linear and that there is no one-sized fits all approach. This hearing on how we best implement recovery in overdose prevention policies will reflect the truth that not every person who uses drugs wants to keep using drugs in perpetuity. For those who do, yes of course we should encourage harm reduction practices to use deadly drugs more safely, but for the many San Francisco's struggling with substance use disorders who want to be in recovery, or who aspire to live a self-directed and healthy life free from illicit drug use as our recovery perverse policy reflects. It only makes sense that we should hear from city departments on what roles they can play to help accomplish that. This hearing on recovery and overdose prevention policies is an important step forward in that regard. I want to thank Mayor Larry's team and his department heads for their openness to collaborating on this and other steps to elevate long-term recovery in our drug policy approach. Thanks as well to colleagues, President Mandelman, in particular, is joining me as a hearing co-sponsor and I certainly welcome others. Mostly, however, I want to thank those in San Francisco's recovery community. I am continually inspired by those who have been showing up and speaking out in increasing numbers not to criticize or condemn but to ask for a role to play in the drug crisis we face. I saw it just last night with dozens of people who showed up for a community meeting at the Keen Hotel in my neighborhood. The Keen will be a first of its kind recovery-oriented health-respect facility for unhoused adults fighting to get and to stay clean and sober. It is moving to see so many recovery community members willing to help others who face challenges similar to those we have faced. To carry the message that grappling with a drug addiction need not condemn anyone to a lifetime of drug use. and to bear witness to the truth that the promise of recovery for a better healthier life free of illicit drug use is possible for every San Francisco who wants it and the rest I submit. Thank you supervisor Dorsey supervisor and cardio submit. All right Mr. President seeing no names on the roster that concludes the introduction of new business. Thank you Madam Clerk. Let's go to public comment. At this time the board welcomes your general public comment if you line up on your right hand side of the chamber. You are able to speak to the April 8th, 2025 board meeting minutes as presented. Additionally the mayoral appearance, Mayor Daniel Lurie, his comments in the chamber today and other general matters that are not on the agenda, but must be within the board subject matter jurisdiction. We are setting the timer for two minutes. I'll just state this is not an opportunity to speak to any of the items previously on today's agenda that had a public hearing or if the item had gone to committee. So with Mr. Chris, we'll begin. Just waiting for you to change. Okay. Good afternoon, Board of Supervisors. For the record, my name is Chris Wortkline. I also go by Sergeant Klein of the United States Marine Corps. Last week, I spoke at various commission meetings and over the last two days, hundreds of my emails were deleted by several current and formal former city employees. I know who these people are. All the emails are saved in a military secured folder. So we have the emails, but it was done to obstruct because of the information that I have been sharing. So with health and public safety surveillance, it's a great idea to guide people to healthy solutions. However, what is happening in San Francisco is several gave access to universities and corporations to use their surveillance systems here in San Francisco. And sometimes they do things that they shouldn't do and people end up getting hurt or dying. Very serious, the university was Harvard University, but they are not the only one. They use RGB spectrum, one system, and they have a higher frequency that they use to try and discredit people, try to get people evicted that have the knowledge of what's going on. Again, the emails are saved by the Military United States Marine Corps, and here's the FBI report that was submitted today. It's very unfortunate that a few people would try and ruin everyone's reputation in here because of they want to just make a little extra money. It's very unfortunate and I'm asking everybody here to convene a Justice Council meeting which deals with surveillance, public safety, public health, and also get with the mayor and have a serious conversation about who and who should have access to this and what's going to happen to these individuals. The Department of Justice will be coming in very soon. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. It's here from our next speaker. Welcome. Thank you for having me. My name is Jonathan Mincer and I'm honored to serve a Senior Director of Government Affairs for JCRC Bay area. We are the largest collective voice at Bay Area Jews representing over 70 synagogues and organizations, including over a dozen here in San Francisco. I want to thank President Mandelman, supervisor Melgar and the whole board for co-authoring item 33, declaring May as Jewish American Heritage Month. This resolution comes at a crucial time as last year the Jewish community was impacted by the largest number of anti-Semitic incidents ever, and 42% of Bay Area Jews reported directly witnessing or experiencing anti-Semitism in 2024. At JCRC we believe that one of the main drivers of this hate is a fundamental misunderstanding of Jewish identity, and the narrow view that we are exclusively a homogeneous religious minorities incorrect. We are a diverse, ethno-religious group that connects to our identity through culture, religion, history, and values. Here in the Bay Area, 25% of Jewish families include a person of color, 15% of Jews identifies LGBTQ, and many including myself are first-generation Americans. While this resolution is a good first step to recognize the diversity of Jewish identity, I hope that we'll commit ourselves to doing even more. Let's ensure that Jewish holidays are recognized in civic spaces. Let's ensure Jewish identities included in government DEI trainings. Let's ensure that our school curriculum and activities are more inclusive of the Jewish experience. And yes, let's ensure that we are united communities and not dividing us based on geopolitical issues abroad. I really want to thank you from the bottom my heart for your commitment to supporting the Jewish community and protecting San Francisco as a welcoming city for all residents. Thank you for the opportunity. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker. Good afternoon supervisors. My name is Lillian Archer. I'm a mother of three children, a small business owner, and a resident of San Francisco deeply concerned about pedestrian safety. There was another hidden run this morning, this time at Bayshore and Gerald near 101 and Caesar Chavez on ramp. That intersection is a known danger and has been known for several years. We've called it out before and yet here we are again. San Francisco's commitment to Vision Zero in 2014 has yet to be reached. The promise rings hollow when people are still being killed in places we already know are unsafe. Pedestrian safety is street safety. The street is safe safe for someone walking, it's safer for everyone, bikers, drivers, kids, seniors and people with disabilities. We don't need more studies. We need bold action, day lighting, protected intersection, intersections, reduced speeds, speed cameras, real enforcement, and the sense of urgency equal to the stakes. Please act now, people are being killed, and the time for delays is over. Thank you for your comments. Welcome. My name is Salahakuya Chandler, and I'm coming today as the representative of the cultural black hero nation. To discuss the proper classification and the identification of who the black ancient Hebrew people are. It has been stated that Mr. Eli must is an African American, excuse me, an African yet African American because he is from South Africa, which this is a dialogue that needs to be discussed that the African American people and their classification is not properly identified. It is an exclusive appeal for all true Hebrews to return onto Yawwilohim and give Elohim the praises only. It is now time for the black nation to be identified and classified to the true identity. We come in various colors. Hebrews means various colors, male and female, and various colors. We are spiritual and ancient and tribal people. The reason that our issues are not identified is because we don't have the right classification. It is now time for America to do what is decent and in order for them to do to identify us as a black nation to discuss our issues. Priority reparations. Priority reparations. What is being done in this country is a disrespect and a dishonor of what's going on with Captain Ibrahim Torre. We stand in allegiance with Ibrahim Torrere. It is time to stop taking our natural resources and what identifies with us as a nation. It is time for us to be put on this table as the Blacks as the Hebrew Nation which was stolen and hijacked from us. Thank you very much. Thank you, Salahakwiyah Chandler for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker. Hello, high board. Thank you once again. My name is Alayshane Daniels and I'm founder of Fusion Rose where a frozen food tech manufacturing company. I'm here because I believe in creating an ecosystem that brings ownership, innovation and food access to unders communities, and minority-owned businesses like mines and San Francisco. Our mission is to fight food insecurity through cutting edge, food tech like extrusion and 3D food printing while creating jobs and teaching entrepreneurship. We want to empower people who feel left out of the system, especially women's minorities and youths, with real opportunities and food manufacturing, ownership, and tech during sustainability. We are seeking support to build this ecosystem with city-backed resources access to innovation hubs and alignment with community-based economic initiatives. Together we can make San Francisco a leader in exclusive food innovation and economic empowerment. As a review real estate and housing investments in baby like Belize at 38.01, Thursday I encourage you to include small local food businesses like ours and conversations around tenant partnerships, food access and community economic development. We're also open to supporting programs like homeless, parental and human services with catering, nutrition, education and workforce opportunities. Fusion Rose is ready to serve in San Francisco, not just with food but with impact. Thank you for your time, and you can contact me at FusionRose, LLCIGMO.com. Thank you. Thank you, Elisha and Daniels, for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker. Good afternoon supervisors. Thank you for hearing my comment today. My name is Kimberly Howley. I am a district eight resident. I live across the street from Keys R Stadium right at the intersection of where D5, D7 and D8 all meet. Like many in my neighborhood, I was alarmed to learn that a new privately owned soccer team has come to a verbal deal to use the stadium with almost no community input. I'm concerned that the only community members that were consulted those on the elusive Keys R Advisory Council were not made aware of the clause in the deal that would grant the new team exclusive access, pushing out the established beloved homegrown SF City Football Club. While this deal happened behind closed doors, I saw SF City special Olympians and kids from 1 to 92 walking, running, and playing at Kesar. While the press mentions that public access won't be affected, name-dropping a notable annual game or two that can still happen on the field, any good neighbor knows that the stadium is used a lot more often and for many more reasons than the mentioned exceptions. As a city, we can't rush into this deal. Allowing it to go forward would be like permitting Google shuttles to use muni stops while kicking out the established transit lines. We obviously found a compromise there. I'm not saying that there's no space for a new soccer team at Kizar or any benefit to the city from adding a new one, what I am saying is that it needs to happen in a way that does not displace the existing team or the thousands of residents who depend on this city gem. We are elderly neighbors walking the upper lap to stay mobile for grandchildren. We are families watching our high school seniors take the field to graduate. We are fans cheering for the oldest community-owned soccer club in the country. Keep keys are for the people. Thank you. Thank you, Kimberly Helly for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker. Hello. My name is Ramona and I'm reporter and editor on the Lowell, Lowell student news publication. Thank you Supervisor Melgar for creating the resolution to support student journalism at Lowell in across San Francisco. And thank you to Supervisor Ingarity of Fielder, Chen, Cheryl, Sauter, and Remove for sponsoring this resolution as well. I will be speaking on the reassignment of the Lowell's journalism advisor, Eric Gustafson. When I joined the Lowell in my sophomore year, I wasn't sure where to start as a journalist. However, my journalism teacher Eric Gustafson gave me the guidance and instruction that I needed. I am deeply grateful for the mentorship and instruction that he provides me and other members of the law staff and the motivation that he has given all of us. The law would not be the publication that it is without Mr. G. It is so clear that Mr. G cares deeply about the publication and have to spend his own Friday nights waiting for us to finish editing our magazines. That commitment to LOL is an invaluable quality and inspires all of us to put our best effort forward every day. That's why we were incredibly shocked and saddened to hear that Mr. G has been reassigned from his role as a LOL's the Lowell's General's advisor. Mr. G made it clear that as he worked to reverse the decision, he was doing so to defend not himself, but instead our best interest as student journalists in the future of the law. It is that attitude that is inspiring me today to advocate for what I know will be best for our publication. I believe that reassigning Mr. G and removing him from his position on the law will defy future generations of low students of the education expertise and guidance that Mr. G provides in his role as advisor. It is not on the best interest of the quality of work the law produces or its status as a respected part of the school community to make this change. For these reasons, I ask Lowell's administration and SFUST to reconsider the decision to reassign Mr. G. I sincerely hope that we can move forward and work with SFUST in the administration to find a solution that does not involve from moving Mr. G. S. Invitecer. Thank you. Thank you for your comments, Ramona. Let's hear from our next speaker. Welcome. Hello. My name is Thomas Harrison and I'm a reporter and editor for the Law, Law High School Student Publication. Like Ramona, I would like to thank Supervisor Melgar for creating the resolution to support student journalism at Law and all across San Francisco. As well as thanks Supervisors in Guardio, Fielder, Chen, Cheryl, Sauder and Mahmoud for sponsoring said resolution. Someone who has been on the law for three years under Eric Gustafson's advisement, the protection of student journalism is an issue that I hold very dear, and it means a lot to me and the rest of our staff that you've decided to shed light on it. Throughout my three years on the law, Gustafson, or Mr. G, as we call him, has can you just show not just expertise, but also an enthusiasm for journalism that is spread to every member of our staff and become the better aquifer publication. He has gone above and beyond in pushing each and every one of us to be the best at our roles that we can be, and he works hard to assure that our reporting is fair, honest, and well researched. His insight, support, and dedication have been invaluable to us, and it's because of Mr. G and his advisement that I have been inspired to pursue journalism as my major in college. I firmly believe that Lowell's administration's decision to reassign Mr. G from his role as the Lowell's adviser is against the best interests of the law. If our administration were to go through with this, they will be robbing future students of his expertise in dedication. In my eyes, his involvement has been imperative to our success not just as a publication, but as individual reporters, photographers, illustrators, and beyond. I, and much of the Lowell staff, sincerely hope that SFUSE will reconsider their decision and retain Mr. G. Azar advisor. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Thomas, for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker. Good afternoon, Supervisors. My name is Iman and sorry, and I represent District 11 on the San Francisco Youth Commission. Student journalism is incredibly important as it acts as a space for youth in the city to use their voice. In Frenchmen's against student journalism are unacceptable and should not be tolerated in San Francisco or anywhere else. The incident that occurred at Lowell High School, as well as similar incidents around the Bay Area, send a negative message to students. San Francisco should be striving to give student journalists a comfortable, secure place to practice free speech. The Youth Commission strongly believes in the advancement of student journalism, and we urge the Board of Supervisors to take action by stating their support and desire to protect and empower student journalists. On May 19th, the full Youth Commission will also discuss and vote on a resolution, calling for the protection, empowerment, and support of student journalists in San Francisco. We greatly appreciate the proposed resolution and the attention to this issue. We hope this resolution leads to the further protection of student journalists in our city, who are facing challenges against their right to free speech. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner, I'm sorry for your comments. Welcome. Hello, supervisors. My name is Hayden. I'm the former District Five Youth Commissioner, and I currently live in District 1. I graduated low last year and had the privilege of being part of Lowell's journalism program for two years. Journalism was an invaluable part of my education. I never really enjoyed writing in school until I found the journalism program. Because journalism allowed me to not just write about abstract literature and I don't know, books that weren't always my favorite, but it was real. It was about issues in my community at our school. And it challenged me to think critically about these issues and get out and hear the public opinion. And I think it's kind of what drew me into government as well. And I think the reason the program was so rewarding is because of our advisor Eric Gustafson's dedication to the program. As previous speakers have mentioned, he went above and beyond his role, staying late into the night, you know, giving us food and goodies to keep us going on in date and he really is what made the program successful. And a key part of his advisory ship is that he really empowers the students. So when there's attempts to censor and reassign him from the program, it's not just an attack on him, but it's an attack on student voices and the program as a whole. I really want to thank Supervisor Melgar and the board as a whole for supporting this resolution and I urge your aye vote today and support for this critical program. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Let's hear from our next speaker. Welcome. Supervisor, good afternoon. Thanks for having me here today. My name is David Lee. I'm a board member of one of our home grown soccer teams, San Francisco City Football Club. I'm also a constituent of District 8 and a member of the SF community that I call home. But I'm not only here today on behalf of SF City FC. I'm also here to represent homegrown organizations, like those that we honored earlier, Elfara Lido's Football Club, Alice Fung Yu Alternative School, and many of the other organic communities that we have in San Francisco today. I am here in response to Supervisor McMood's resolution with improvements to Keys our Stadium. We are happy to hear about the growth of this city. We love this city, we want it to grow, but we want to make sure that we are doing it right with the input of the community. So fundamentally we take issue to how quickly the private agreement for Kesar is being fast-tracked since the official announcement last Friday to privatize public spaces like keys are and to give control over to a private funded for profit organization. That is how we displace organizations and homegrown communities. Just like San Francisco City Football Club or San Francisco Nighthawks, the women's soccer team that plays there. We are already rooted in community through partnerships, like with organizations like SF Youth Soccer. And I think fundamentally, we do not build public equity by bypassing the people who built these institutions. So for the board, I ask that you uplift long-standing organizations like SF City, like Al Faro Lido. Thank you. The White students are coming to our national marlots that are seeing a little over there. Sixth degree at the University of the Society professional journalists northernists, Northern California chapter. We defend press freedoms across Northern California and we promote professional development with journalists across the state. We wanted to speak in support of Supervisor Melgar and your good supervisors item number 34 number 34. We are really, really distressed at what happened at Lowell High School. Think about what they reported. I hope you all read the article that they wrote that started this whole thing off. The students at Lowell High School did amazing journalism, exposing verbal harassment, sexual harassment, possible grooming behavior that they found at their school. They did the work of good journalism. And now their teacher, their advisor, is paying the price for it. I got my start at Marina Middle School. Go penguins on our little broad sheet newspaper. And that is how I got here. That is how I became a journalist in professional in San Francisco today. What Lowell High School did puts a chill on everything those students are working for, the careers they may build to, the lives they may build to. That is really sad. Lowell High School should be nurturing nurturing their talent as journalists. And I'm glad that they're here to hear this because as empowered by Northern California journalists, I want them to know that journalism as a profession is extremely proud of them. And you all should be too. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. All right, welcome to our next speaker. Hello. Hi everyone. I'll be speaking on behalf of one of our commissioners. I'm Joshua Stafford for the Youth Commission. Hello supervisors. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts. My name is Winnie Liao, and I serve as the District 3 Youth Commissioner on the SF Youth Commission. But first and foremost, I am a student at Lowell High School. When I walk down the hallways of any school and see the words Commissioner on the SF Youth Commission, but first and foremost, I am a student at Lowell High School. When I walk down the hallways of any school and see the words painted on the walls or printed on posters, telling students to be kind, communicate with others or listen to all voices. I'm not reminded of these ideals, but of the breathtaking irony. We are taught to value critical thinking and to question, to investigate, until we actually do. The moment a student's voice becomes too loud, too revealing, our educational institutions suppress rather than support. It speaks volumes about the ideals that we claim to champion. Trust is something that is rapidly deteriorating at this very moment. According to the Pew Research Center, young Americans are the least trusting of other people and key institutions, and can we blame them? When they are very spaces meant to nurture independent thought and become spaces of stifling and muffling, what messages are we sending? This isn't about a single article or a single school or a city, it's a troubling trend throughout the Bay Area and the nation. With the current crackdowns on institutions of higher education, protection of student journalism in our high schools is more important than ever. If we want to prepare young people to inherit and address the issues of our current world, not to just exist within it, but to critically examine, challenge and improve it, we need it to support them. We have to show our government that our government is a representation of the people and that they champion the qualities and beliefs that this country is built on. The issues facing our world, climate change, housing affordability, political polarization will not be solved by those who stay silent, but by those who have learned the courage of speaking truth, especially when it makes those in power uncomfortable. By affirming this resolution, SF has the opportunity to do more than protect student rights. You have the chance to reconstruct trust, to demonstrate that governance is not about silencing voices, but amplifying them. Protect their right to right, and protect their right to know. Thank you. Thank you, Joshua, Choa, for your comments, and for that of the commissioner. Welcome, Joy. Good afternoon, Supervisor. My name is Joy Zan, and I'm reading a comment on behalf of Clarice Kim, who is the district once, Youth Commissioner, and a reporter for the Richmond Review and Sunset Beacon Papers. But she is primarily speaking to you today as a proud news editor of the Lincoln Log, and she wants to express her support for the resolution and support of student journalism. She wants to first share a tradition that they have at the Lincoln Log. It's their editorial planning process. Once an issue, they spend an entire class period, brainstorming arguments around the projector screen, last edition, their editorial criticized the school administration, and they have ran opinions against their school security, bells-gedule, and the next year's class cuts. It's thanks to their first amendment rights that they get to defend their stances. After all, their paper has faced lawsuits, scathing letters to their editors, and pushback during administration meetings. But they welcomed the opportunity for discourse. They choose to wield their words with as much responsibility as any co-incorporfessional publication would. Their opinions should be protected with the same rights as any adult journalist. Student journalism allows them to share their voices and create an impact on their communities. What has happened to the law is a blatant and concerning invalation of their first amendment rights. If we start restricting the freedom of speech of our youth, we are censoring the democracy of the future. Today, their paper went to the press for its final issue. This school year, this time, their editorial is on how the deportation of student protesters set a dangerous precedent for the first amendment rights. Commissioner Kim wants to leave you all with an excerpt from the editorial. We must speak up now before our civil liberties are stripped away and America's identity as the land of the free and the brave becomes the land of the press and silence. Thank you. Thank you, Joy, for bringing the comments of the commissioner. Next speaker please. Good evening, Board of Supervisors and Acting President Walton. My name is Richard ST Peterson and I'm here to speak a little bit about why I'm dressed this way. I'm in a $1200 suit and $60 tie and $300 shoes and now I'm kind of like one of you. Problem is the suit has holes in it from others and the shoes have a hole in it too. But that's not really why I came to speak with you and make an impression. But I was shocked, shocked, I tell you. Last week during Chief Scott's plea to extend the budget, a man came in with a so-called ankle bracelet that he would throw up on the thing. I have little tassels in my 300-dollar shoes. And then as he was walking out the first time, he shouted these anti-semitic statements. And somehow you were able to forgive him. And he heard him the second time. And even then, he claimed to be a man of God. And I hear, and also I guess a man of God, or a dog, or whatever. And I want to leave the cards that I wanted to give, which are the Hebrew alphabet, the ones that I tried to send to, I have 12 copies, one for each sofa rise, and one for the clerk, and I like to enter them in the record. And I wanted to shout out for a Tade, the Frenchman. I can't remember how to pronounce this last name, yay. And he. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. What are supervisors on good evening? I just want to elaborate on, I'm Queen Vanessa Vaints. I'm a born native of Hunter's Point. And I just want to elaborate on supervisor Walton comment about the San Francisco Park Alliance. As a founding member of Friends of Young Blood Coleman, the experience with San Francisco Park Alliance was very, very stressful. And they didn't do what they said they was going to do and when they came into our communities to help build our parts up and keep families and youth inside the parks. So I would really like to see this San Francisco Park Alliance and they scrutinize and they undermine it and mischievous manage and funds get dealt with just like y'all just dealt with the dreams keep initiative, removing funds and doing everything y'all did to us. I would really like to see that happen to the San Francisco Park Alliance and now that I know that my district supervisor is on it, we're gonna make sure as community we stayed with him on this because San Francisco Park Alliance by them not working with us in community. It keeps us like someone like myself from bringing youth inside the parks and doing great things with our youth. And it's at the times when budgets is getting cuts and young people need to be engaged and being in the parks and staying safe. This is not a good time for people like parking lines to be undermining the community and not doing what they said. It was supposed to do so. I appreciate of y'all staying on them and holding them accountable like y'all do. Everybody else. Thank you for your comments. Welcome our next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is Mary Trammell and I live in District 10. A few years ago, I had to file a charge against the Human Rights Commission for getting rid of me after I came back off of sick leave. The suit has been settled in the simple. I haven't heard nothing from the city attorney's office. And I would like to ask this board if they can assign somebody to help me guide me through That process because I don't even know what I'm waiting for. Thank you Thank you for your comments and just a moment one of my staff members will come over and obtain your information So if you wouldn't mind sitting right there in the front Are there any other members of the public who would like to address the board during general public? your information. So if you wouldn't mind sitting right there in the front. Are there any other members of the public who would like to address the board during general public comment? Okay Mr. President. Thank you Madam Clerk. You know the speakers public comment is now closed and let's go back to item number 19. I see we have representatives from the Department of Public Works. What's a E? Hi, so we are back with our final list. We have a copy for each board member and just to let everyone know that we were able to waive 33 properties in the hallway. Thank you so much. And with the 33 wave, the rest were agreements by property owners. Yes, the rest of the list will have a property on lean. Thank you so much. So colleagues, my first question is can we accept the amendments that have been made by the department? I don't see any objection to that. So we will accept the amendments to the properties identified by DPW staff without objection. And Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll on the resolution with the amended report? On item 19 to accept the amended report from Department of Public Works, Supervisor Fielder. Fielder, aye. Supervisor Muck Mood. Muck Mood, aye. Supervisor Melgar. Aye. Melgar, aye. Supervisor Sotter. Sotter, aye. Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton. Aye. Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan. Chan, aye. Supervisor Chan. Chan, aye. Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, I, and Supervisor and Gardeo. In Gardeo, I, there are 10 I's. Thank you and without objection, item 19 is adopted with the amended report. Thank you so much. Thank you. Madam Clerk, let's go to our four adoption without committee reference. Yes, we have items 30 through 37, which were introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is required for adoption of a resolution on first reading today. Alternatively, a member may require a resolution on first reading to go to committee. Thank you. Supervisor Melgar. I'd like to suffer item 34, please. Thank you. I don't see any other items or anyone else on the roster. So Madam Clerk, can we vote on items 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, and 37? Yes, Mr. President, on items 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, and 37, supervisor fielder. Fielder, aye, supervisor magmood. Magmood, aye, supervisor Velgar. Aye. Melgar, aye, supervisor Sotter. Sotter, aye, supervisor Cheryl. Aye. Cheryl, aye, supervisor Walton. Aye. Walton, aye, supervisorter. Aye. Sotter, aye. Supervisor Cheryl. Aye. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton. Aye. Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan. Aye. Chan, aye. Supervisor Chan. Chan, aye. Supervisor Dorsey. Aye. Dorsey, aye. And Supervisor and Guardio. And Guardio, aye. There are 10, aye's. Thank you without objection, these resolutions are passed unanimously. Madam Clerk would you please call item number 34? Item 34 this is a resolution to support student journalism to affirm the importance of free press and to uphold free speech. Thank you Supervisor Melgar. Thank you very much President Walton. First I'd like to thank thank Supervisor Ingardio himself, a journalist, for working with me on this resolution along with our co-sponsors as a supervisor, Fielder Chen, Sheryl Sauder Mahmoud Walton, and Dorsey. This resolution is about defending student journalism and the right to a free press. Very few times in my lifetime has been as important to do that as right now, given what we're going through as a nation. I wanna thank the journalist and the residents who have reached out to show support for the student editorial board at Lowell High School and at other schools. Do you know that they fund the printing of the low old themselves? They sell cookies in addition to groundbreaking journalism and writing. While it might not have been the intention of the administration to leave students feeling intimidated with their request to approve future publications and the sudden reassignment of their teachers who advise them, the impact matters and it has a reverberating effect. Today we received a response from the San Francisco Unified School District and while I appreciate that they are paying close attention to this issue, this really isn't about the teacher reassignment process. It is about how student journalists are being treated and a demand to the SFUSD to develop and implement consistent policies and procedures, compliant with a law, and that respect the rights of student journalists. I implore them to go even further than that in providing training and guidance to their staff. So the student publications are supported in full. I am so incredibly proud of the courageous student journalists, their teacher, the editorial board of the Lowell, the student newspaper for taking a stand in the face of intimidation. As I discussed last week while our constitution is being undermined, we must forcefully support the right to free speech. These student journalists remind us that without a free press, we the people lose a vital avenue by which we can speak truth to power. Thank you, colleagues, for your support. Thank you, Supervisor Melgar. Supervisor Angardio. Thank you, Supervisor Melgar, for bringing this to our attention. As you said, I worked many years as a journalist before I became a politician. I was even the editor of my high school newspaper. And I have to tell you, back in the late 1980s and early 90s, we wrote some controversial stories at a time when life was very different back then. And we wrote about the only gay bar in our town. We wrote about date rape topics that were very, very taboo, especially 35 years ago. So it can be done, right? High schools can produce good journalism that challenges teachers in the district and abides by free speech. We did it 35 years ago and we can it today. And even I do want to call out in the sunset district at Lincoln High School, Lincoln Log is a wonderful publication. And if you look at the issue, the most recent issue, they have a very challenging article that challenges the school district and their budget decisions. So it's doable, and I think we should all support student journalists and ensure that the first amendment is upheld. Thank you Thank you supervisor and guardian supervisor muck moot I just want to thank supervisor Mel Gargan for introducing this resolution and to the students at Loll who've been standing up in the face of This this backlash from the district I was also editor-in-chief of my for school's first online newspaper, and I just wanted to actually mention that this morning I got a message from my whole high school advisor who knew that you'd authored this resolution, and this is all the way down in Paul Alto. And so the actions that you've introduced here today in defense of the student journalists at Lowell are already being recognized across the Bay Area by other high school journalism programs because I feel they also recognize how important it is to uplift and stand up for student journalists and so I appreciate and command again you're introducing this resolution. It is important happening both what's happening locally and nationally as well. Thank you Supervisor McMood, Supervisor Fielder. Thank you. Yes, thank you Supervisor McGarfor introducing this, leading the resolution. Thanks to all the co-sponsors. But most importantly, thank you so much to the youth for coming out all the way to City Hall. On a school day, it is a testament to your courage and your strength. And I'm just so thankful for you and the community for supporting you. Thanks so much. Thank you, Supervisor Filter. And I would just say that I echo the sentiments and comments from my colleagues. And with that, we will take this resolution, same house, same call, and this resolution should be adopted. Madam Clerk, do we have any imperative agenda items today? I have none to report, Mr. President. I believe there are no in memoriams. That is correct. The colleagues just brings us to the end of our agenda and we are adjourned. Thank you.