Good afternoon and welcome to the regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for today, Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Madam Clerk, could you please call the roll? Thank you, Mr. President, Supervisor Chan. Chan President, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey President, Supervisor and Guardio. In Guardio, President, Supervisor Mandelman. Mandelman President, Supervisor Melgar. Melgar President, Supervisor Peskin. Present. Peskin President, Supervisor Preston. Preston President, Supervisor Ronan. Ronan Knot, Supervisor Safa Yi. Safa Yi Knot, Supervisor Stephanie. Stephanie, Preston, and Supervisor Walton. Walton, Preston. Mr. President, you have a quorum. Thank you. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unseated ancestral homeland of the Ramatusha Lone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatusha Lone have never ceded 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 pair our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramatusha-Loni community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues, please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. We have a motion to approve the July 30th, 2024 minutes. Is there a motion to that effect made by supervisor Stephanie, seconded by supervisor Walton on that motion made and seconded, Madam Clerk, a roll call please. On the minutes, supervisor Stephanie. Stephanie I, supervisor Walton. Walton I, supervisor Chan. Chan I, Supervisor Walton. Walton I, Supervisor Chan. Chan I, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey I, Supervisor Rengardio. Engardio I, Supervisor Mandelman. Mandelman I, Supervisor Melgar. Melgar I, Supervisor Peskin. Peskin I, Supervisor Preston. Preston I, Supervisor Ronan. Ronan I, and supervisor Safa Yi. Safa Yi, aye. There are 11, aye's. The motion is approved. Madam Clerk, could you please call the consent agenda? Yes, we have two items on consent, items one and two. These items are considered to be routine. If a member of Jackson item may be removed and considered separately. Would any member like an item or item severed seeing none? We will take these items same house, same call. The ordinances are finally passed. Madam Clerk, let's go to our 2 p.m. Special Order mayors appearance before the board. Good afternoon, Mayor Breed. Mayor Breed, no one submitted any questions this week, so the floor is yours, not to exceed five minutes. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. It is imperative that city business is conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and with the up most integrity. Nothing is more important than the trust the public has in its government. One of the foundations of this trust is the principle that government business is conducted for the public benefit and that government workers serve the public interest. Since taking office, I have taken significant steps to ensure transparency, oversight and accountability in the institutions of city government. I've worked with members of the board with our control or our city attorney and other leaders to hold those accountable who have broken our laws and deliver major ethics and good government reforms to prevent actual or perceived conflicts of interest pay to play arrangements and undue influence and to protect against corruption. This work includes implementing over 60 good government reforms recommended by our city controller and our city attorney. Issuing five executive directives to change administrative policies to increase transparency and accountability. Appointing good government leaders including Dr. Grant Colfacts for public health, Patrick O'Rearen and for DBI, Carla Short, for public works, our city attorney, Dennis Arrera, who is now head of the PUC and Carmen Chiu as our city administrator, approving seven laws to ensure fairness and transparency in city contracting and nonprofit compliance and to prevent undue influence and favoritism. I've authored and passed a ballot measure with President Peskin to reform our waste management rate settling process to be more transparent and better serve the public. This work has led to direct benefits for the residents of San Francisco. The city has suspended or debarred 14 contracts from doing business with the city during this process. These contracts have performed over $10 million worth of work for San Francisco over the years, with over $30 million worth of work left on the contracts. These city resources can now be directed to other contractors who will abide by the rules and serve the public trust. The city has secured significant financial recoveries including over a hundred million dollars from recology for ecology for wrongfully conducting a wrongful settlement, rate setting. And to be clear, people are being caught and exposed more than ever before because of the policies that we, that my administration have implemented and we want to send a clear message. But the work is not done. To build on this, along with Supervisor Catherine Stephanie and the support of City Attorney David Chu, I'm introducing a new set of reforms. Our contract reform legislation will provide additional oversight, accountability, transparency, and control for city contractors and grantees. It will ensure that public funds are awarded fairly and manage effectively. And it will protect public funds from being misused for improper purposes, such as political activity or lobbying, city officials, or bringing costly and burdensome lawsuits against the city itself. In addition to this legislation last week, I introduced an executive directive to effectively implement new laws and strengthen oversight under existing law, standardizing contracting practices across departments, providing fair processes for selecting grantees, guiding departments in monitoring grantee performance, better retaining records to allow for effective audits and investigations. This work to reform our government, it's constant. And the need to do so spears across different areas, it's more than just implementing ethics laws. It is also removing barriers to our permitting process for small businesses and construction to remove the ret tape that fuels opportunities for favoritism and corruption. And it's about doing the long hard work to reform our charter, which I initiated under another executive directive last week. I look forward to partnering with the board on passing this latest legislation in the weeks to come. And thank you again to Supervisor Stephanie for co-sponsoring this and I hope more will join. Thank you. Thank you Mayor Breed and given that there were no topics, we will file this item and see you in the month of October. Madam Clerk, would you please read the next item. Item three, this is an ordinance to deappropriate approximately 400,000 from General City Responsibility and 150,000 from the Municipal Transportation Agency and to reappropriate 50,000 to the Arts Commission for mural artwork in West Portal, 125,000 to children youth and their families for picnic tables at Commodore Slote Elementary, playground improvements and seating at sunny side elementary and a new playground at Jefferson Elementary, approximately 162,000 to the Department of Public Works for maintenance of the Westwood Park Pillars, benches at Monterey and Genesee Parklet planting in the inner sunset, median planting on Marietta Drive and fenceence Repairs at Edge Hillway, approximately 13,000 to the San Francisco Public Library for digital literacy courses, 49,000 to the Department of Recreation and Parks for renovation of the Mar review way trail and 150,000 to the Municipal Transportation Agency. For traffic calming on your Bourbon Avenue, Loha Street, Laguna Honda Boulevard, Rockaway Avenue and Monterrey Boulevard, and a public parklet on slow-hurst in fiscal years 2024 through 2025. Seeing no names on the roster, we will take this same house, same call, the ordinances passed on first reach. Next item please. Item four, this is a resolution to approve the terms and conditions and to authorize the general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute a purchase and sale agreement and easement deed with San Mateo County flood and sea level. Rise resiliency district for the acquisition of a 1,386 square foot easement for an aerial water pipeline crossing and associated footings and braces. Across the portion of San Mateo County's assessor, parcel block number 011-322-200 for 70,000 plus an administrative fee and up to 10,000 in closing costs for a total amount not to exceed 83,000. Same house, same call. This resolution is adopted next item. Item five resolution to retroactively authorize the office of the treasurer and tax collector to expend, except and expend a $65,000 grant increase for a total amount of 181,000. From Larkin Street Youth Services, for the purpose of providing one-on-one financial coaching, a two transitional age youth through the Rising Up campaign through October 31, 2024. Same house, same call, The resolution is adopted. Next item. Item 6. Resolution to approve and authorize the director of property on behalf of the human services agency, Department of Disability and Aging Services, to execute at least agreement with the Kelsey Civic Center LLC for use of the ground floor commercial space at 240 Van Ness Avenue as a disability community cultural center for the term of 15 years with three five year options to extend and an annual base rent of approximately 60,000 with a 2% annual increase beginning January 1st, 2026 and to authorize the city's contribution of up to 1.1 million towards the cost of tenant improvements. Seem how same call the resolution is adopted. Next item please. Item 7, this is a resolution to approve the Second Amendment to a contract for engineering services for the lower Alamani area storm water improvement project. Between the city acting by and through the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the McMillan Jacobs Associates doing business as delvin background to increase the agreement by 8.3 million for a total not to exceed amount of 17.8 million and to extend the duration by three years for a total term of nine years through January 17th, 2031. Same house, same call. The resolution is adopted. Next item, please. Item 8, resolution to authorize the mayor's office of housing and community development. On behalf of the city, to execute and submit a grant application for a grant to fund affordable housing development under the California Department of Housing and Community Development's local housing trust fund program for an amount not to exceed 5 million. Same House, same call. The resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, let's go to our committee report item number 9. Item 9 was considered by the government audit and oversight committee at a regular meeting on Thursday, September 5th and was forwarded as a committee report. Item 9 is an ordinance to authorize settlement of the lawsuit filed by David M. Schmidt against build group, Inc., which then filed a cross complaint against the city for 350,000. This lawsuit involves allegations of breach of contract arising from cost overruns and delay on the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Building 5 Rehabilitation Department relocation project. Same house same call the ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam, let's go to roll call for introductions. Yes. Item 10 was not forwarded and is not on our calendar. Thank you, Ms. President. First up to introduce new businesses, supervisor Stephanie. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, I have an in-memorium today. I would like to close today's meeting in memory of Emilio Bernadini, a longtime Calhalla resident and beloved member of our community, who passed away peacefully on July 24th of the age of 85. Emilia was born on September 5th, 1938, to Giuseppe and Nellie Bernadini in Luka, Italy. At the age of 13, Emilia emigrated with his family to San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood shortly after World War II. He attended Silesians and Sacred Heart High School, Go Irish. From 1961 to 1963, Emilio served in the United States Military, stationed at Fort Bragg as a chef. His homemade Italian recipes delighted everyone from kernels to captains. After his service, Emilio became a fixture in San Francisco community. Working for over 50 years as a butcher at Petrini Meets in Mollie Stones and known for his quick wit and warm smile he built a loyal customer base from so many people who absolutely adored him. Emilio's passion for music shown throughout his life. A powerful baritone, he sang faithfully at St. Peter and Paul's Church in North Beach for over 50 years. His rendition of Schubert's Awe Maria was so moving, it felt as though even the angels paused to listen as how it's been described by many. He helped found San Francisco's branch of Luckezi, Nell Mondo, a group dedicated to fostering connections with the Italian community. Though Italy held a special place in his heart, Emilio deeply loves San Francisco, the city he called home for most of his life. On August 16th, 1964, Emilio married the love of his life, Angela Mori in Luca, and together they returned to San Francisco where they raised their two children Nancy and Dani in the Cal Hollow neighborhood. He cherished his role as a loving grandfather to Alessio, Luca and Niko and as an uncle to Linda and Steven, Del Angelica, Diana and Jim Bernadini and Alaria Patrizia and Elisa Mazzoni. Emilio's ability to make any one smile, every one smile, his playful personality and his love for sharing jokes and stories left a lasting impression on everyone he met. And I know that his legacy of kindness, humor and love will endure. He's also known as a Valentinian, meaning someone who frequented Valentino's market on Philbert and Buchanan all the time. He was a fixture there in Valentino's Market on Philbert and Buchanan all the time. He was a fixture there in Valentino's Market. For all of you that know, it's one of our legacy businesses in District 2. And it's an absolute treasure run by Ely. Ely, if you all know him, he's just, it's an absolutely amazing place for the community to gather in Emilio was there all the time. So on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the Bernadini family and friends as they mourn the loss of this extraordinary man and treasured member of the San Francisco community and the rest I submit. Thank you, Supervisor Stephanie. Supervisor Walton. Thank you so much Madam Clerk colleagues. Today I have one in memoriam. It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Adam Ardeno Banks, a man whose legacy will forever be etched in the history of San Francisco, both as an educator and legendary coach. I've had the privilege of witnessing the impact that Mr. Banks has had on our community, particularly in Bayview Hunters Point, where his influence was felt by generations. Mr. Banks was a trailblazer known for his remarkable achievements in the world of track and field. He made history as the only high school coach and San Francisco to lead a team to victory at the CIF, California State Track and Field Championship, an unparalleled feat in the 109-year history of this event. His leadership at Woodrow Wilson High School from 1970 to 1974 produced champions who set records that stood as testaments to his dedication and expertise. Under his guidance, Woodrow Wilson, high school, not only secured the state title in 1973, but also achieved numerous other accolades, including back-to-back victories in the 440-yard relay and high jump events, an achievement unmatched by any other coach. Beyond his remarkable contributions to athletics, Adam Banks was a devoted educator and a pioneer in promoting black history and culture. Starting as a 23-year-old black history teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School, he laid the foundation for countless students to understand and take pride in their heritage. He was also one of the first directors of the Bayview Hunters Point College, where he played a pivotal role in providing educational opportunities for our community in 1976. Adam's commitment to the youth extended beyond the classroom, his career as an educator and administrator took him to San Francisco's law cabin ranch, June, Jordan High School, and Elmhurst Middle School in Oakland, where he continued to mentor and guide young minds. Even after retiring from education, his dedication to public service persisted as he served as a bailiff in the San Francisco Sheriff's Department. A graduate of Balboa High Schoolliffe in the San Francisco Sheriff's Department. A graduate of Balboa High School, City College of San Francisco, and Sacramento State University, Adam Banks not only excelled in his professional life, but also as an athlete. He was part of the record-setting City College of San Francisco 440-yard relay team running alongside legendary figures like OJ Simpson. Adams contributions to our community are immeasurable. His commitment to excellence both on and off the field and his dedication to uplifting the youth of San Francisco and beyond will continue to inspire future generations. As we remember Adam Arnold Banks, we honor his legacy and the profound impact he made on our community. He was more than a coach or a teacher. He was a beacon of hope, resilience, and pride for all who had the privilege of knowing him. Rest in power, Mr. Banks. Your legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of all those you touched. The rest I submit. Excuse me, thank you. Supervisor Walton, Supervisor Chan. Supervisor Dorsi. Thank you, Supervisor Dorsi. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, I'm today submitting a letter of inquiry to invite collaboration and seek responses from departments for specific questions. For a policy endeavor I'm calling drug free sidewalks. I expect this to be the first among other inquiries in months to come to inform legislative efforts and develop an urge-accoordinated strategy to end the phenomenon of public drug use in San Francisco. Court mandated drug treatment, in my view, should be central to that effort. And studies have demonstrated its success in ensuring that criminal justice interventions in drug use-related crimes can be life-saving interventions. I think that's especially important now, knowing that many of those on our streets are captured by drug addictions that are far deadlier than ever before in human history. In fact, the National Institute on Drug Abuse since 2018, principles of drug addiction treatment has been unequivocal in stating that drug treatment does not need to be voluntary to be effective. Although we arguably have legal authority to accomplish much of that now, California voters will begin weighing in on Proposition 36 a month from now, and without expressing a preference for the measure one way or another, statewide polling suggests a strong likelihood that it'll be adopted by a large margin. One change Prop 36 would offer local governments is to further empower drug courts in California by creating a new category for drug-related offenses known as treatment mandated felonies. My letter of inquiry today to our police department, Fire Department, Sheriff's Office, District Attorney's Office, and Department of Public Health seeks feedback on how we would best begin making prompt and consequential use of treatment mandated felonies should voters make that option available to us. Alternatively, I'm asking for what other options we and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United and to make meaningful humanitarian interventions to stop street-level drug use and help save lives. My letter of inquiry today is intentional in starting with general questions, most of which involve capacity and funding. In other words, it's a request for a needs assessment on what would be required, to scale up citation arrests and custody arrests for those engaged in public drug use or possession, to assure prompt access to Buprenorphin and other addiction medications for those who are cited and arrested to expand locked capacity where necessary to accommodate custodial interventions to scale up prosecutions to maximize our use of treatment mandated options and to expand access to drug treatment and related services including more scalable outpatient options. Like many residents, I represent in District six neighborhoods. And like many of my fellow members of the recovery community who have increasingly been moved to activism by the drug overdose crisis we are facing, I think increasing numbers of San Francisco's share the view that drug enableism is helping no one. Not our residents who are being robbed of the safe enjoyment of their own neighborhoods. Not our small businesses who are facing rampant addiction driven theft and even drug induced violence. And least of all not those in the grips of substance use disorders involving the deadliest drugs we have ever known. I've been candid in discussing my own journey in recovery from addiction, why it moved me to ask for this job and why it motivates much of the work I do here. That doesn't mean I have all the answers. It doesn't mean that my views are necessarily right. What it does mean is that there will never be a single day in City Hall during my time here that I will stop working on this. So beginning with this letter of inquiry and with the related efforts to come in the months ahead. I hope to do that in a collaborative and solutions focused way with board colleagues, with room 200 and with city departments that have a role to play in making needed progress. But so long as public drug use remains illegal in California, San Francisco's have a right to expect that those laws will be enforced. Your respective of the outcome of Prop 36. My letter of inquiry today seeks responses and invites collaboration on how we can deliver on the promise of drug-free sidewalks and accomplish it in a manner consistent with our civic values. To that point, my intention in pursuing drug-free sidewalks is that the effort adhere to three core principles. That criminal justice interventions for drug use or possession be viewed as life-saving interventions and always accompanied with access to appropriate addiction, medication, and treatment options. That expungement of all charges for drug use or possession be a guaranteed conviction, condition for successfully completing mandatory drug treatment. And that we honor the dignity of those with substance use disorders. Distigmatizing drug addiction, while unequivocally, denormalizing public drug use and deadly behavior. I look forward to the responses and working together toward solutions that San Francisco's demand of us and the rest I submit. Thank you, supervisor Dorsey, supervisor and guardian. Submit, thank you, supervisor Mandelman. Thank you, Madam Clerk, today I'm introducing a resolution to recognize United Against Hate Week, which is going to be September 21st through September 27th. United Against Hate Week emerged from a United Against Hate Posture campaign in 2017 in response to white supremacist rallies in Berkeley and San Francisco. United Against Hate Week is an annual event aimed promoting unity, understanding, and the rejection of hate and discrimination. We've done this resolution before. I first offered it back in 2019 to allow San Francisco to recognize United Against Hate Week and to join Californians across the state and standing against hate and bigotry and celebrating our shared commitment to inclusion and acceptance. I want to thank the United Against Hate Week organizing committee for their advocacy and especially community advocate and district eight resident Susan Porter-Bexted for her efforts to increase awareness for United Against Tate Week. I want to thank Adam Talks about in my office as well and I want to thank supervisors Walton and Gardio Melgar, Stephanie Preston and Ronan for signing on as co-sponsors and the rest I submit. Thank you supervisorsponsors. And the rest, I submit. Thank you, Supervisor Mandelman. Supervisor Milgar. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, today I am introducing a motion co-sponsored by President Peskin for adoption without committee reference at next week's, to be voted at next week's board meeting to convene in close action on September 24th to discuss the lawsuit of San Francisco versus EPA that is calendared to be heard at the US Supreme Court on October 16th and I will reserve all of my comments for when we have this discussion. Thank you. Thank you Supervisor Melgan. The rest I submit. Thank you. Thank you. Supervisor Peskin. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, today I'm introducing a new ordinance, which will guarantee that rent control will be expanded to all renters in multifamily buildings in the city and county of San Francisco, built as of November 5th, 2024, and will go into effect automatically when state preemption known as the Costa Hockens Act is lifted, which could happen as soon as this year if Californians pass the Justice Serenna's Act Proposition 33. I'd like to thank Supervisor Preston for his close cooperation in the creation of this measure as well as early co-sponsors, Supervisors Walton, Ronin, and Chan. This ordinance will deliver stable housing and freedom from arbitrary price gouging to roughly 100,000 San Francisco renters who are denied their rights by this 45-year-old outdated ordinance. This law intentionally does not affect new housing development whatsoever. Instead of theoretical arguments, I say we put our money where our mouth is and take action to extend equal protection to all multifamily housing already built. The debate between housing rights and housing construction is a fairly flawed debate and frankly is a distraction. There is a reason that support for capping unfair rent increases is the new national policy of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris as well as the National Democratic Party. Because our party leaders understand that renters need relief from inflation Protection from price gouging and that everyone deserves stable housing too many people are being forced onto our streets because of Ren increases I urge everybody to support prop 33 which together with this ordinance can guarantee a stable home for all San Francisco's and Then finally colleagues. I would like to adjourn today's meeting in the memory of another former deputy sheriff Kevin Fisher Paulson Who died on Thursday September 5th for those of you who have been around this building for a long time like Martha Cohen You will remember his smile as he greeted you downstairs. But he was also a gifted writer and author and beloved columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle who would have thunk that he had that other life where he revealed some incredible stuff about his family and it's, if you haven't read his column, where he shared about his life and his family, and also chronicle his cancer diagnosis treatment and decline, you should read it. He said farewell to his readers in a column that was published posthumously, published last week. Like all of his writing, this message to his readers was honest and caring and full of the love that Kevin exhibited to everybody in this building. He was a dedicated public servant who always had a very caring approach. I remember years and years ago there was a woman who was going to jump off of the third story here in the rotunda, and there were a bunch of deputies below with a net to try to catch her. And Kevin went and carefully talked her down and brought her back off of the ledge, and it was a moment I will never forget as he talked a distraught person from jumping and saved her life. He rose through the ranks in the Sheriff's Department to the position of Chief Deputy in Administration and Programs. And in this position, he oversaw administration of all operations, rehabilitation programs, and alternatives to incarceration, which I know made, Sheriff Hennessey and his successor, Sheriff Hennessey, and our current Sheriff Miyamoto proud. He is recognized for his outstanding contributions to the peer support program and the honor color guard. Born and raised in Queens, New York in 1953, Kevin lived with his husband, Brian, and their son, Zane, and Aiden in the Excelsior. He actually titled his book Secrets of the Blue Bungalow, More Truth Tales of Family, Life in the Outer, Outer, Outer, Outer, Excelsior. Kevin fought for gay marriage. He and his husband Brian fostered triplets who were later returned to their birth parents and then adopted Zayn Aiden. He wrote about family and life in ways that were truthful and deeply touching. If you want to feel connected or inspired, I encourage you to read or reread a column by Kevin. He has left his gift for us in his passing. Please join me in honoring the life of Kevin Fisher-Polson, our condolences to Brian Zane and Aiden. The rest I will submit. Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Preston. Submit, thank you. Supervisor Ronan. Submit, thank you. And Supervisor Safa Yi. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I have a couple things today. Thank you, President Peskin, for honoring my constituent. I appreciate you bringing up his name. We had a few things to say in memoriam for him, but I'm glad you were able to put that on the record because he was such an important individual. Actually a neighbor lived or not, maybe a block and a half from our house. One of the last interactions I had with him over the years, he called me and was perturbed. The city had come out to trim some trees and said that he and neighbors 25 years ago had put a lot of time effort and energy in planting those trees and they were not requested for trimming. And he was upset the city had not come and removed the stump of a tree that had died in front of his house. And how could all this happen? And he questioned my leadership. This was all in an email. So I called him up and I said, Kevin, you have my number? I draw, and he's like, and you drive by this house every day so you know what's going on. So of course, we got the stump removed. We ensured him that we were going to plant a new tree and that public works could have done a better job in terms of outreaching and informing him. And then we laughed about it at the end and he talked about how much he cared for the community and how much he cared that the trees represented one thing to the neighborhood, but it was really about bringing the community together as a neighborhood to plant those trees 25 years ago and how those families had seen them grow and seen their children grow. So he was a phenomenal individual, very, very kind and very, very sad to see him pass. Secondly, colleagues, I have a resolution today that we submitted declaring September 16th, 2024, Massa Meney Day. And the significance of Massa Meney began two years ago when she was essentially murdered. Her name is Gina Meney, and she was arrested by the morality police in Iran for allegedly improperly wearing her hijab outside a metro station. And just for background, when the religious extremists came into power in 1979 in the revolution, actually a day before International Women's Day, ironically, they named the Supreme Leader made it mandatory that all women have to cover their hair in public places, government buildings, and if they were not wearing them, they would be naked, quote, without them. She died in the hospital that day, whaling custody from the morality police. She was beaten dramatically on the way to the hospital. And many eyewitnesses, including other women that were detained with her, reported that and accursed the government denied it to this day. But Masa Mene's death sparked a woman's movement in Iran that had never been seen before. Millions of people took to the streets, not just in Iran, but all over the world, protesting the oppressive government and the treatment of women and demanding freedom and democracy for women. So unfortunately, since that time, thousands of protesters have been killed and 14,000 people have been detained and imposed penalties on thousands and thousands of Iranian men and women, but mainly women for standing up. But her catalyst became the movement, the spark for the movement of the women life freedom, chant. And that's rooted in a phrase from her Kurdish background, which demands the end of compulsory hijab laws and other forms of discriminatory and oppressive actions against women. In 2020, two representatives from the Supreme Leader in that country separately talked about how women needed to be made to feel unsafe in their country for if they didn't cover themselves properly. So it's clear that it remains important to continue to bring attention to this issue and to honor Mesa Amini and many women who have lost their lives and have been brutally attacked or imprisoned, not just in Iran, but all over the world. And with this resolution, I invite us to affirm the support for the Women Life Freedom movement and their fight us to affirm the support for the women life freedom movement and their fight against, and the fight for human rights and against oppression of women. And on Monday, thank you to one of our honorees here today for her tremendous work. The building will be lit up in her honor in red, white, and green. Thank you, Ms. Martha Cohen, for always being ahead of the game. We asked for that to happen, and she has made that happen and we will do that in her honor on Monday and the rest I submit. Thank you. Thank you, Supervisor Safa. He, Mr. President, seeing no other names on the roster that concludes the introduction of new business. Okay, Madam Clerk, let's go to our 230 special order accommodations, and I will take them in the order I received them from each supervisor starting with supervisor mandlement. Thank you, Miss President. Always ahead of the game, Martha Cohen, stand up. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Well, it's possible I should just sit down there. But I am going to say some nice things about you Martha because you deserve them. Good government depends on good people and San Francisco City Hall is blessed in having some truly great people. Among them, Martha Cohen, Savvy, Quick, Dogged, Terrifying, when necessary, is unique. City official dim nose to pick up the phone when Martha calls. Martha is the mayor's director of special events, but her impact far exceeds that title, and no job description could do her justice. Civic funerals, global trade summits, world series parades, and even city halls ever changing, nightlights all involve her deaf tans. She also has a special skill set that has endeared her to every mayor since Frank Jordan. She gets things done and on time. She began her career as a freelancer, scouting filming locations for TV shows in San Francisco. That on the ground experienced led to a string of troubleshooting posts with a succession of mayors going back to the 90s. Martha has organized inaugurations for five of them. She organized the state visits of Queen Elizabeth and Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev, World Series wins and Super Bowl celebrations drew her touch and firm command to keep the parade's rolling along. Pride San Francisco would not be pride without Martha Cohen. Each year in June she does what needs to be done and makes magic happen for the queer community here and our visitors. During COVID-19 Martha helped create, implement, and manage the Voting Center on Grove Street for the November 2020 election, and helped design the high volume drive-through vaccination site at City College from January through June of 2021. This past year, San Francisco hosted 22 heads of state for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Summit, APEC, in a few could have imagined 25,000 people to heads of state for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Summit, APEC. In a feat, few could have imagined 25,000 people packed Civic Center Plaza for the Fred again, Skillerex Surprise Concert that made headlines across the country, again, Martha Cohen Productions. And about those kaleidoscope lights on the city hall down as Asha, as supervisor Safa, supervisor Safai mentioned each night selection to honor a cause of memorial passes across Martha's desk. These are just a fraction of the events that Martha has guided to success. Her birthday on September 12th is a fitting time to honor Martha Cohen and give thanks for her decades of devoted service to the city and county of San Francisco. Thank you for all you do Martha and on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, I want to wish you a happy, happy, happy birthday. Thank you, Supervisor Manuel. Hold on, Martha. I'm going to say thank you. I'm going to say thank you. I'm going to say thank you. I'm going to say thank you. I'm going to say thank you. I'm going to say thank you. I'm going to say thank you. I'm going to say thank you. I'm going to say thank you. I'm going to say thank you. I'm going to say thank you. I'm going to say thank you. former supervisor Ann Marie Conroy, the fire department brass and people from virtually every department in city government. So I will just say one more time. Don't be driving one of those ecology trucks. But there is no job too big or too small for Martha Cohen. And it is amazing because you attend to every piece of detail, not just those high profile, international, international events, not just pride, but to many things, everything that needs to be fixed in around this building, whether it is the colors that we see on the building, honoring different days. All of that comes to you courtesy of Martha Cohen, and she does it humbly, and she has no ego, and Supervisor Mandelman, I am delighted that you have seen fit to honor her, as she should be honored, Miss Cohen, the floor is yours. Oh, I'm sorry, Supervisor Sapp, I eat. So I just wanna say Martha, for those of you that don't know, and I almost everyone in this room does know her, I call her the wolf. And that's because anytime anything needs to get done, if you call Martha, it's going to happen. And what I appreciate about her, and I think you said this, Supervisor, she can be one of the most frightening people, and one of the most, and one of the friendliest people all in the same breath, as long as you listen to what she asked you to do. LAUGHTER APPLAUSE Right? APPLAUSE Because she's earned that position and earned that respect. And I'll never forget my sixth grade teacher who was a former Catholic nun, used to say, and when we questioned anything she did, she would say, R-H-I-P and we say, Miss Daniels, what does that mean? She'd say, rank has its power. And that is exactly what you represent, Miss Cohen, and I am so honored to have worked with you over the years and everything that you have done for this city. Thank you very much. And I neglected to recognize Miss Cohen that you are also joined by our Sheriff Sheriff Miyamoto. Supervisor Stephanie. Thank you President Peskin. Yes, I did not want this opportunity to pass to let you know Martha how much I respect you And I have to say on January 30th 2018 was a dream come true for me when I was appointed supervisor And I was being sworn in at the Moscone playground and I was so excited and then I learned that Martha Cone was putting on the event So then I knew I had really arrived because Because if Martha Cohen's doing event for me, something special must be happening. But I remember my daughter was in third grade, my son was in seventh grade at the time, and you were so good with them, just even putting them where they needed to be, because they were so nervous being in front of people, and you're just, you're attention to detail, and your love for this city is so apparent in everything you do. And another event that you did that I absolutely loved was the Tony Bennett unveiling at the Fairmont, which was just so special. I mean, there's so many events, but more importantly, you are just so, you're just a part of City Hall. You've worked for so many mayors, and I know so many people in this room just look up to you and I've enjoyed working with you and I just have to say happy birthday and I love that I get to work with you here at City Hall and hopefully beyond. Thank you. This is Cohen. Thank you. Board President Peskin, supervisor Mandelman, members of the Board of supervisors, good afternoon. I want to thank supervisor Mandelman and members of the Board for this incredible honor. I also want to thank my boss Mayor London Breed and our team here in City Hall as well as the many people I have had the honor of honor to collaborate with in our city departments on a daily basis. Whatever I have been able to accomplish over the years has been the result of teamwork. I have been privileged to have worked with countless talented and dedicated public servants. Over the past 30 years I have had the privilege of serving six different mayors. Whatever differences these mayors may have had they all shared one thing in common a love for this city and a commitment to the people of San Francisco. The most important thing I have learned over the course of my career, no matter our title, no matter our task, we all serve one boss, the people of the city and county of San Francisco, and they deserve our very best every time. When we keep that in mind, we can do great things. And we have accomplished great things. We have made this city of San Francisco, the city of St. Francis Shine, for all the world to see, and most importantly, for our own residents to enjoy and appreciate. San Francisco is and always will be a world-class city. It has been the honor of my life to contribute in my way to the greatness of the city I love. Thank you. Martha, come on in. Thank you. . Next step on roll call is supervisor Steffan. Yeah, commendations. I meant commendations. Yes, thank you. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. We need to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going to take this. I'm going all over here. Well, that's a good question. It's a very good question. That's a good question. You could. I'm actually a representative of the U.S. I'm going to go ahead and supervise her. Thank you, President Heskin. Colleagues, today I have the honor of recognizing Canine Companions for their extraordinary work in training and providing service dogs to people with disabilities and to recognize the importance of service dogs in our community. In line with this recognition, we will soon be passing a resolution declaring September 2024 as National Service Dog Awareness Month in the city and county of San Francisco. And I want to thank Supervisor Mandelman for co-sponsoring. Canine Companions for Independence was founded in Santa Rosa, California in 1975, and has been a leader in enhancing the quality of life for people with disabilities. I'm sorry. Providing over 7,850 expertly trained service dogs to adults, children, and veterans. These service dogs are trained to perform over 40 specialized tasks such as retrieving objects, alerting to sounds, and providing crucial assistance with daily activities, allowing individuals to live more independent lives. As the largest nonprofit provider of service dogs in the country, Canon Companions provides these highly trained dogs and all follow-up support at no cost to their clients, demonstrating their commitment to inclusivity and accessibility. In the United States, over 64 million adults and children live with disabilities, yet only 16,000 service dogs from accredited training programs are currently available, highlighting a significant gap between the need for service dogs and their availability. National Service Dog Awareness Month is an opportunity to educate the public about the invaluable benefits that service dogs provide and to raise awareness about the rights of people with disabilities to be accompanied by their service dogs in public spaces. We are joined today by individuals who represent the impact and dedication of the K9 Companions community. Dave Lasker, a district two resident and dedicated volunteer puppy razor since 2009 joins us today with Cassie. No, Casey. Sorry, I knew I was going to mess that up. Casey. His 11th puppy in training. Over the past 15 years, Dave's commitment has been invaluable in preparing puppies for their future roles as service dogs. Also Janet Corsetti with her hearing dog, Queenie, who helps ensure her safety and independence, showing the wide range of disabilities that service dogs support. So let us take a moment to honor Canine Companions for their extraordinary work and to acknowledge the invaluable contributions that service dogs make to the lives of people with disabilities. Dave, we welcome you to the podium and to say a few words. Applause. Thank you, Supervisor Stefani, for introducing the resolution. I also wanted to thank Sam Logan in your office who did a lot of legwork for me to make this happen. Thank you. As was mentioned, I've been a volunteer with the Sorghum Station for a very long time. I got involved when I had a good friend who developed MS and was confined to a wheelchair and had a service dog from Canine Companions and I instantly fell in love with her dog and wanted to do everything I could to help this organization. I have Casey here with me. He's just about six months old. He's doing really well. He's one of the best puppies I've raised. He's acting more like a year, year and a half old dog than the baby he still is. And I have him till August of next year. Then he returns to K9 Companions headquarters in Santa Rosa for six months of intense training by professionals where he really gets the skills, learns the skills to help people with disabilities. Our organization assists most disabilities except blindness. The blind have their own guide dogs. Organization, which many of you are probably familiar with, many of our clients have mobility issues, are in wheelchairs or have other issues, and the dogs will do things like pick things up off the floor, turn on lights, pull clothes out of the washing machine, and whatever they can do to make their people's lives a little bit easier. We also train hearing dogs, and Janet is a recipient of one, so I'd like her to come up and say a few words about what Queenie can do for her Thank you. Hi everyone. I have a severe hearing loss and When I don't have my hearing aids on at home, I can't hear so qualified me to have my hearing dog Queenie Queenie eludes me for sounds in the home she Queenie. Queenie eludes me for sounds in the home. She, like, timers, smoke alarm, and she give me a big sense of security to live alone. And yes, I'm just thrilled to be here to share what Queenie does and King Companions is a great organization. And it's an honor to be here and thank you. Applause. And last but certainly not least, our final recognition of commendations will be from Supervisor Ronan. Thank you, President Pasquen, and if Nick Gregorados could come up to the front. Very Nick. He looks as good as when I first met him 25 years ago. I'm telling you the guy doesn't age. It's unbelievable. And Anita doesn't either. Like the two of them, it's unbelievable. You have to share your secrets, you guys. It's my parents over there. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Colleagues, today I am thrilled to be honoring Nick Raghurwados for his remarkable 27 year career at prison legal services and in celebration of his recent retirement. PLS is the San Francisco Sheriff's offices unique in-house advocacy department that does the critical work of protecting the rights of people in custody. Nick first joined in the late 90s as an intern while in law school. He has been with the department ever since becoming director in 2009 and serving in that role for 15 years until his retirement early this summer. PLS is a trailblazing department within San Francisco's legal justice system. It was founded by Michael Hennessy in 1975 the year I was born and today answers hundreds of requests for information and assistance each month from people in San Francisco County jail custody. PLS works tirelessly to improve conditions of confinement and during the pandemic they helped incarcerated people collect their stimulus checks that they were owed. They have also done amazing work in forming people in custody of their right to vote and in 2018 for example they registered nearly 500 voters. That's amazing. Nick has been instrumental in the growth and the vision of PLS. A colleague shared that Nick commands the respect of prisoners, the custody staff and perhaps most importantly the interns. In addition to their tireless work seeking justice for incarcerated people, PLS has helped train generations of lawyers and is one of the most sought after legal internships in the Bay Area. Nick has been serving our city since before his time at PLS. He was a teacher with the San Francisco Unified School District at Cesar Chavez and Fairmont Elementary Schools from 1991 to 1998, prior to becoming an attorney. Nick is a loving father, grandfather, and community member who makes connections with everyone. He and his wife Anita live in my district in Bernal Heights and for many years and are beloved and known throughout the neighborhood for their efforts to bring people together. When Nick's children were students at Alvarado Elementary, Nick played a central role in the annual Carnival Fund Rage or Depp Rott over 500 people to celebrate in the school yard. And just this summer and every year we see Nick and Anita at Camp Mather organizing and raising money to keep that sacred place as incredible as it always has been, wherever you are, you're organizing, you're leaving, and you're making the space even better than it already is. With this extraordinary career and lifetime commitment to public service, it is people like Nick who make a real difference in our city. Nick has helped San Francisco's of all walks of life, and especially those in the most vulnerable situations, incarcerated and deserving of the basic right to access quality legal support. I am so proud to commemorate Nick as he takes his next steps in this life's trajectory. We know you will continue to play a prominent role in our community and can't wait to hear all about all the exciting things you choose to do next. And before I turn it over to you, Nick, I wanted to give Shara Miyamoto a minute to say a couple words as well. Good afternoon, Sheriff. Good afternoon, Mr. President, Supervisor Ronan, members of the board and our community. I just wanted to give Nick the opportunity to have the last word after me, as it has been throughout our friendship and relationship together through the years. He means so much to us and I appreciate this moment where I can just say to you, thank you on behalf of all of us, continuing the legacy of my candidacy in PLS, continuing the legacy of taking care of the people who need it the most through the years. It's especially fitting that today, or this year is an election year. And the work, energy and commitment you have had in galvanizing are registering to vote through the years has been one of the legacies that you leave that had been developed just by you and I'll carry it on by your staff and I want to thank you for that. On behalf of the Sheriff's Office, congratulations and he is working on being an excellent barbecue specialist so I look forward to that being a part of what you bring back to us. Thank you. Thank you. Applause. Wow. I don't remember half of the things I've done, but I do remember in law school they said, quote, we're your ahead, so I should probably stop now. I want to thank Supervisor Board President Peskin for that nice words about Kevin Fisher-Polson. He's going to be missed. He was one of my colleagues and he was one of the ones from my Canisie Days that really remembered how things were and how things can be. I want to thank Supervisor Ronan and everybody else here for this honor. It really has been an honor to work for the city for so long. I don't know how it got so long. I went in there as an intern and I never left. Partly, you know, so that's how I got there. I want to thank, of course, Mike Hennessy, Sheriff Mercurimi, Sheriff, other Sheriff Vicke Hennessy and Paul for keeping me around this long and because I was at will and I could have been let go. Here I am. And of course my staff, Melinda, Anasia and Ruby, Melinda was instrumental in the voting. Prisoner Legal Services is really important. I was thinking while Martha was getting her award that had I known her, I might have been able to get more done. So, Melinda, you know who to talk to. And you know, it's a really important job. There's a lot of people that it's kind of an anonymous job. There's a lot of forgotten people in the J.O.S. And it's a really hard job and it's a job that's real important. So, you know, my candidacy started, it's been kept around. And my hope is it'll be continued to be kept around. And the Board of Supervisors will kind of make sure of that if we get a new share of some day that doesn't want it around. So, I mean, I could go on for a long time talking about it, talking about the people I worked with, a lot of people I worked with. A lot of people are here today. Thank you for showing up. A lot of us, but it heads for a long time, sure as you guys do. We're kind of, you know, PLS is kind of the lone wolf, the other side at all times. And Paul, I got the last word many times. You just weren't around to hear it. I just thank you. This is a real honor and I really appreciate it. So thank you. Thank you for your service, Nick. Hopefully, there won't steal the election again. And colleagues, we will make the immemorial for Kevin Fisher-Polson from the entire Board of Supervisors without objection. Madam Clerk, let's go to General Public Comment. At this time, the Board welcomes your public comment. If you would line up on your right hand side of the chamber, you may speak to the mayoral appearance today, the approval of the Board meeting minutes from July 30, 2024, and items up for adoption without going to committee. Those are items 13 through 17. All other items must be within the subject manager's jurisdiction of the board. And Mark, we're going to begin with you. We're setting the timer for two minutes. OK, I'd like to tell you a secret. It's very private, very personal. So please don't pass this on. It's between you and me, and it's slightly embarrassing, but I'm just going to go ahead and tell you a secret. You know, I remember I was counting how many words Elijah spoke in the Old Testament, and there was 1100. And I read that portion how he covered his head with his mantle and then God spoke to him and said to Noah, G who king over Israel. And I thought, I think I'm going to do that. So I put on my shirt over my head and a bird landed on me. I swear a bird landed on me and it squawked and it cut into my head. I'll never forget that, but don't tell anybody that, okay? That's really private. My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether I speak of myself or not. He that speaks of himself seeks his own glory, but he that seeks the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. And I seek the glory of God when I'm gonna say what I'm going to say, but it's really baffles me. It baffles me, I tell you, why I'm not famous? Because I know what I did. I know that I called two talk shows before the World Trade Center fell. Thirty days before it happened, I began teaching people. And it's as simple as knowing two things. You got to know the year Christ was baptized and you got to have a proper understanding of Jeremiah, chapter 28, verse 1, part A, the first 23 words. And if you know those two things and you can count to 36 and add why you're counting, you'll get 666. You can know this, okay? It's not that the world is retarded, you know? But honestly, Daniel said... Thank you for your comments. Let's hear from our next speaker. Welcome. Good afternoon to everybody. Well, we're here back again. We've been living in a miserable life for a sense we have the dexie, uber and all these things. And I don't know when that misery will go away from us. Five o'clock with Bectocal and we work until 10 o'clock, 12 o'clock, only three trips. That is not enough to pay our families or put the food front of them. And plus, everybody's a stress-out and taxi business. Last two weeks, three people passed away. That was hard to take. They were always talking about how we're going to get out. And we cannot get out unless you take serious steps and take an action and give us some some life so we can live our life. It's very difficult. We forgot how to have a picnic. We forgot how to go and meet the families. We forgot how to have a picnic. We forgot how to go and meet the families. We forgot how to take our kids to places. We are just working like a slave 12 to 14 hours a day. And we're not getting anywhere. So we're, please, asking you again right front of my God, we're in misery and we need your help. And we're part of the city. We served that city almost 25 to 30 years. Why are not we appreciate it? We need to be appreciate it because we work hard and we used to know that the hotel callers gave us things because we were serving the city. So we're the same people, we're not the different people. So please help us out and think about it. It's very serious. We're in difficult time. Thank you so much. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is Namles Sharma. Speaking on the Biafah Purchase Taxi Millage Holders, it is a period of Kaljog. Kaljog means period of darkness. We have seen the last six years. I'm driving for 30 years. I'm 60 years old. Maybe next five years I will be tired. I will not be here. Now, our children will drive this taxi cab. What's the purpose of taxiing? So, Spear business for ride shares, inferior business for taxis. What kind of discrimination is that? So, Spearier Business for Ride Shears, Inferior Business for Taxiies. What kind of discrimination is that? Are we untouchable? Don't you know, 6,000 ride share vehicles pick up at the airport per hour. And maximum 60 taxi cabs pick up the airport, which is only 1%. Sometimes, 30 taxi cabs, sometimes 1 taxi cab in Anavar, which is a ridiculous outrage is no one thinks about us. London Breed is not ashamed, she brutally slaughtered us. She is answerable for this, she is accountable for this. I hope she would win again. Repetius, right-side destroyed everything. Pen and taxi modalling payments are very on-hus. What the hell am I doing with us? Our humble request is a really price of Modali to $100,025. $25,000. So because I am your sole 10 years ago, couple hundred Modalins for $125,000. And we are paying interest on $125,000 extra last 10 years, which is the biggest discrimination with us. We cannot afford it. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker. Hello, my name is Jordan. My pronouns are she day. And I have a few things to discuss. First off, I love puppies, disabled people and being independent and hate cops. Also, Rotheio Mandelman is not united against hate. He's a fucking Zionazi and supports conservatorship. Just because he doesn't use anti-air slurs. Jordan, can you address the full board, please? I was using the third person, but anyway, or called disabled people, the R word, at least not publicly, doesn't mean he's against hate. Also, or called disabled people, the R word, at least not publicly, doesn't mean he's against hate. Also, I saw this story in the news about Carmen Marquez, a migrant from Venezuela who's staying in a congregate shelter who then got meningitis from a carton of daily milk, lost fingers, toes, and heard lower leg, and after excruciating hospital stay, is still not eligible for long-term housing and has been offered a temporary motel room where a 15-year-old daughter can't stay with her. So fuck dairy, which is often the only beverage option at shelter, fuck ordinate entry, and fuck these shelter first housing earned poverty pims on ex-twitter. Also fuck the fact that the bullshit ass mayor, who should be required to be in board chambers for public comment instead of hiringying out in their Gucci ass office is Profusing to release funds for social services the reason why we can't have nice things in this city is because we are One of the few cities in the state with the strong mayor system and speaking of sex past I'm glad that the D11 discratio lost his Careship of rules, but why would he he get a photo up at a ribbon cutting for an LGBTQ youth organization? The only reason he even went was so he could save place. Just like he's doing with the Masa Meeney Day, the movement of which I support, the resolution. We will make sure he is no longer welcome in any LGBTQ or women's spaces and your silence is complicity. Women life freedom means holding a solter's accountable and Safaiy should resign. Chetomit Tempo, Fafankilo. Next speaker. Here from our next speaker, welcome. Hello, my name is Leah McGeever, I live in D6. I believe survivors. My track record shows I have spoken up for people I don't even know. But guess what? I believe survivors that has always turned out to be right. Remember Jacobo and Ortiz? A memory so short term has to forget those two men. I know I'm not the only person tired of this political bullshit or these men are touching us, touching our bodies, doing things to our bodies that we absolutely do not want at all, these traumatizing acts that are done to us. I've had a man in front of where I live sneak up behind me and smack my ass as hard as he could. It was shocking, it was painful. I did not want that. Would that be okay if one of you though did that to me? Have some courage so show some morality in a time of Orwellian wars peace and freedom of slavery and say you believe Jordan to. Because you're happy to use Jordan for your career, I was surprised when a staffer approached Jordan to get her to mediate between two supervisors here over some legislation. I remember the many times another staffer has taught me, another supervisor actually, has tauntingly said, hi, Jordan, when we passed by him in the halls, that was unwelcome, and you know what you were doing while you're looking at your phone too. You're all just addicted to your fucking phones. Everyone should know how you use and abuse trans folks, but you can change, right? Prove me wrong. This is about Jordan, but this is also about our community and how you treat trans people, cis and trans women, femme, non-binary people, all survivors of sexual abuse. What do you think is acceptable for us to endure? I don't think sexual assault is acceptable for anyone to be put through. And I think everyone who does such horrendous things needs to be taken out of power and held accountable. Do you? Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please. Got the note to everyone. My name is Leonard Priestly. I'm the CTP of the Special Police Office's Association Department of Education, Training and Development. We are celebrating 50 years of our membership. We started in the film war. We're still in the film war, but we also just bought a building at 14th and Folsom Street, who was one of our goals to have a building. So some of our members who are in training would have a place to stay or come to. We have grown to a different level of an organization. There are a few other members who want to speak on what we're doing and how long we've been doing it, without any help from the city of San Francisco. And also we believe that we made Black history because we got the last day of Black history last year when they gave us the keys to the building. And also an organization, I would like to say, managed by a black group of people, because we're multicultural, has done 50 years in this city. One of the things that we are doing is, and I know you guys got several of these, but these are new ones that we just printed up, it's our month and we would like for you to stop by and see what we have been able to do without any help in regards to that and we are still asking for your support in any way we can there we're going to be more of us but we actually have some tours of duties that help us pay for what we are doing. And we'd like to thank those people who have given us those tours of duty for training purposes. We'd work with reentry people that can't get a job, any place else that may have come to us over the years and have moved on to something better. Thank you very much. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to next speaker. Hello. Hi. Yes, I'm a member of Special Police Service Association because when I look at our society and look at what's going on in our society, the permeation of violence and proliferation, criminalization of people who are all abiding citizens and decriminalization of people who are criminals locked up. When you go into war, you've got to lock up something because people are going at least they're still in, they're already right. So this is what's going on in our society. So when I look at the social contract that we have with people in our society, and I look at the social fabric how we've dengerated into violence and chaos. And then I look at the organization that's boyoffered some hope for those men who have gone down a wrong road and need an opportunity to change the social dynamic in our communities and to focus on community safety. And we need funding in this organization needs to be all over the United States because I'm sure that they are men who need an opportunity and that's what I was looking for even though I've acquired two visits in the process. I have no idea I was going to be involved in security, but I always was concerned about the homicides and the rate of murder in our communities and it needs to be addressed. And we need to change the social dynamic in our communities. And spoiler hats an opportunity to do that by giving these being an opportunity to do that. By giving these being an opportunity, become law-abiding citizens, to train, and to change their way of life. And we can do this again. We have many men that have reported to organizations that can come down and tell you how this organization has changed their life. And they have been on the other side of, well, crime and things like that. So this is a great organization, it's a great opportunity, it's addressing the problem and it's a solution. And thank you, sir, for your comments. Next speaker please, welcome. Is this for presentation? Is this available? Yes, sir. Actually before I start, can I respectfully just ask to get the full boards attention please Sir, I'm starting your time now. Okay. Thank you. Just to have the full boards attention, please please proceed Oh, okay, I'd appreciate the full attention of the board. Thank you I'll be speaking to the mayor in absentia good afternoon board of supervisors in Madame mayor My name is Everett Morgan and alongside me today is my attorney Brandon Banks I'm a member of the community of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city was executive order 18-02. Ensuring a diverse, fair, and inclusive workplace. I felt compelled to share my admiration because for me, it's one of the most powerful and meaningful pieces of leadership I've come across in my 30-plus year career. Therefore, with that in mind, using whatever acumen experience and skill I have, what follows is my crew attempt to redraw your attention to those internal threats impacting the city's credibility and effectiveness. On September 5, 2023, I was hired by a prestigious city department as an engaged and motivated 1824 principal administrative analyst. As of May 16th, 2024, for unknown reasons, I'm now a former city employee who is devastated, depressed, distressed, and most concerned of all desperate. Since my untimely release, I've had to continue with unmanaged self-care of several chronic health conditions that are now in rapid decline due to the stressors created by this unjustified circumstance, not to mention the financial turmoil that has ensued. On display is the complaint that has been filed with City's attorney's office. It's currently being reviewed by David Chuse Office with an expected response due to weeks from today. And there's also a parallel EEO investigation underway and Carol Eisen's office. Thank you, sir, for your comments. Thank you kindly. Next speaker, please. Welcome to the next speaker. Ma'am, can you pull that microphone close to you? Pull the microphone. There you go. Hello, I'm hearing impaired. I'm with the Special Police Office of Association 2. I'm going to be the voice for Deputy Chief Ronald Smith and just pass away, passed away. It'll be one year today. Anyway, I basically just want to get this off my chest. We both have cancer and it's terminal. And we were scanned by two lawyers. They didn't do nothing to help us. What happened is we had rented a car and we had some documents left in the car. The managers that was in charge stole these documents. Forged her name on it with the medical records of our service dog and found her way stealing our service dog. Of course, we couldn't dispute a lot because we were understretched and dressed and threatened by the lawyer either gel time, whatever. I'm sorry I wasn't prepared to make a statement because I caught off guard, but I'm speaking for him, and we never got justice for his service dog. I don't know what else to say, but basically, he didn't get justice. He died before he can even complete his task. The second lawyer bailed out. He didn't want to help me contest it, even though he got paid. Thank you for listening. Thank you, next speaker please. Everybody can hear me? Yes. All right, this is specifically going to you, this lady right here? Sir, you have to address the entire board. It's going to the entire, but I need her to understand because she said something about a Nick that had that work with people incarcerated. My name is Jeffrey Galbraeus, Allen Galbraeus Jr. November 17, 1997, I was a part of a murder to which I was literally charged and convicted of. I spent 22 years in prison. I was 15 years at the time of this fence. Judge Needham, Jacob Needham, and Department 12 freed me May of 2020. Since May of 2020, I've been in fear of one thing, and that's called recidivism. I was just thrown out into these streets. About five months ago, I walked upon 14th and Folstam, 14th and Folstam, and I was a witness to being literally led into an organization that sheltered me and gave me a chance at training and becoming a security guard. Mind you, I've been spending the majority of my life in prison. I don't know anything other than literally just program, wake up, do this, do that. With the help of this organization, I'm literally waking up and I'm going to go do something. I literally help myself start a janitorial service on 14th and Folsom with the help of the restaurant next door to us, it's called the Rintaro. So the only thing that I'm here to tell you guys is that funding is needed at 14th and Folsom. I know all of you got agendas and everything and everybody that came before me has some way out stuff but I'm letting you know now. My name is Jeffrey Galbraef, junior. I spent 22 years in prison. I'm literally asking for you guys help to give us some type of light, shit, some type. Thank you. Next speaker please. Hi there. I'm Susan Porter backstead and I guess Raphael did a resolution but I'm a day late in the dollar short like often. But I am here with United Against Hate, and it's an organization that has been around for about 22 years. And we are committed to supporting curriculum and activities throughout the community that are anti-hate. I worked with Erin Haskin when, I mean, team, sorry, with the whole Alamoil square, horrible fires and the likes. So anyway, on September 20, let's first, we are launching United Against Hate and there will be activities throughout the community. We are passing out posters. We are really encouraging people to go online and look at the activities because we talk about it but we have to do something about it. So, I don't know what the next steps are. We'll be back next week to talk when there's a resolution and I thank you and I hope all of you will participate. I've got tons of posters and we'll be sending them out to the community. Thank you all. Thank you. Seeing no other members of the public, general public comment, public comment is now closed. A moment. I'm sorry, I didn't see you, Francis. Go ahead. So let me bring to your attention this city was named after St. Francis of Assisi. And I see from this two gentlemen who are begging y'all to do right the taxi drivers. Today I went to the San Francisco Public Ut told that his term wouldn't be extended. What is happening to our city? We have the legislative branch. We have the executive branch. We once had the city administrator who had some power was brought under the mail in 1996. What is happening to our city? So normally I go to the commission meeting and I go home. But I'm asking you all that let's have some standards. Let's have some etiquette. Let's have some manners. We just can't put somebody on the commission and treat them like whatever. And this is what is happening in this city. This is what's happening in the city. $15 billion dollars and we can't help the people. $15 billion dollars. That's a lot of money. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker please. You pretend not to see me. You think only the mafia is counting the flies. Okay. For everybody, definitely sorry, miss. This is my orders from the skies, which I don't know if you noticed. In the last three months, I've been beautiful. I didn't hear any thanks from you. Where do you think it comes from? There is no coincidence. Now, My Order is the following. You are all, you are all, basically, the all humanity, under arrest. Good job. That includes the sheriff here. Sheriff, you are under arrest. Good job. That includes the sheriff here. Sheriff, you are under arrest. The charge is violation of the eternal rules of existence which are basically fundamentally entirely focused on the emotional aspiration for beauty. You violated this for too long. Now you are under arrest. There is no joy without a reason, my friend. You have to have a reason. So you have two options now. You can either bail yourself out because you are basically under arrest. If, and if, in your lifetime, you didn't kill anybody or contribute to kill anybody. You didn't mess with the skies, but you know you didn't. I mean, obviously, I hope, I hope. Water, the basic element fire, earth, food, all that. Otherwise, you are done. Your existence was a waste of space. That's it. You will never be back in any form or shape. We'll end your existence un-apy, un-ugly, and your children will pay for you. That's the way it works. Otherwise, you can still come out of this aristation, happily, working basically to apply what I've been telling you to apply. I'll give you the list. Thank you for your comments. All right, public comment is closed. Madam Clerk, would you please read the adoption without committee reference calendar? Items 13 through 17 were introduced for adoption without reference to committee. 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. Seeing no names on the roster, we will take these items same house, same call. The resolutions are adopted. Madam Clerk, would you please read the in-memoria? Yes, today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individuals. On behalf of Supervisor Stephanie, for the late Emilio Bernardini, on behalf of Supervisor Walton, for the late Adam Arnold Banks, and on a motion made by Board President Aaron Peskin on behalf of the entire Board of Supervisors for Chief Deputy Kevin Thaddeus Fisher-Polson. We are adjourned. Thank you. I'll see you next time.