Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to the March 25th, 2025 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll. Thank you, Mr. President, Supervisor Chan. Chan President, Supervisor Chan. Chan President, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey President, Supervisor Engardio. Engardio President, Supervisor filter, filter present, supervisor and Gardeo, and Gardeo present, supervisor fielder, fielder present, supervisor Mahmoud, Mahmoud present, supervisor Mandelman, Mandelman present, supervisor Melgar, Melgar present, supervisor Soder, Soder not present, supervisor Cheryl, Cheryl present, supervisor Walton, Walton not present. Mr. President, you have a quorum. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Could I have a motion to excuse Supervisor Sauder and Walton from today's meeting motion by Chen, a seconded by Mahmoud. And without objection, we can take that without objection, right? Without objection, Supervisor Sauder and Walton are excused from today's meeting. And then the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramatusha Aloni, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramitusha Alonie have never seeded, 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 ancestors ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramitush-Alone community and by affirming their rights as first peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? A pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for whichnation, under God, indivisible, with liberty, and justice for all. And on behalf of the board, I would like to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV and particularly, Sus Enos, who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, do we have any communications? Yes, thank you, Mr. President. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes your attendance to this meeting in the Board's legislative chamber, room 250, second floor within City Hall. Or you may watch the proceeding on SFGOVTV's channel 26 or view the live stream at www.sfgovtv.org. If you have public comment to submit in writing you can send it via email send it to BOS at sfgov.org or use the Postal Service just address the envelope to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The number one, Dr. Carlton, be good lit 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 at least two business days in advance. By calling, 445184. And finally Mr. President and members through a previous arrangement, we will have an ADA accommodation request to provide public statements as the first speaker during public comment this afternoon. Thank you. That concludes my comments. Thank you Madam Clerk. Let's go to our consent agenda. Please call items 1-8. Items 1-8 are on consent. These items are considered to be routine if a member objects. An item may be removed and considered separately. All right. I don't see anybody on the roster. So, Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll? On items 1-8. Supervisor Cheryl. Aye. Cheryl. Supervisor Chan. Chan, aye. Supervisor Chan. Chan, aye. Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, aye. Supervisor Angardio. Angardio, aye. Supervisor Fielder. Fielder, aye. Supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, aye. Supervisor Mandelman. Aye. Mandelman, aye. And Supervisor Melgar. Melgar aye, there are nine aye's. All right, without objection, these ordinances are finally passed. Madam Clerk, please call our regular agenda on finished business item nine. Item nine, in accordance with section 2961 of Article 29a of the Business and Tax Regulations Code, passage of this this ordinance by the board requires an affirmative vote of two thirds of the full membership. Otherwise, eight votes. Item 9 is an ordinance to amend the Business and Tax Regulations Code to suspend the empty homes tax pending a final decision in Eric DeBain versus the City and County of San Francisco, retroactive to January 1st, 2024, and to reinstate the tax. So that the tax first applies in the tax year immediately following the calendar year of that final decision. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Can you please call the roll? On item nine, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl I. Cheryl I. Supervisor Chen. I. Chen I. Supervisor Chen. Chen I. Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl I, Supervisor Chan. Chan I, Supervisor Chan. Chan I, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey I, Supervisor Engardio. Engardio I, Supervisor Fielder. Fielder No, Supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud I, Supervisor Mandelman. I. Mandelman I, and Supervisor Melgar. Melgar, aye. There are eight eyes and one no with supervisor field or voting no. The ordinance is finally passed. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 10? Item 10. Pursuant to charter section 9.113 sub C. This matter requires a vote of two thirds or eight votes of all members of the board to approve the appropriation ordinance on final passage today. Item 10, this is an ordinance to appropriate approximately 5 million of state and federal revenues to the human services agency to direct client assistance rental subsidies and services through the Cal Works housing support program in fiscal year 2024 through 2025. Please call the roll. On item 10, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl aye, supervisor Chen. Chen aye, supervisor Chen. Chen aye, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey aye, supervisor Angardio. Angardio aye, supervisor Fielder. Fielder aye, supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud aye. Supervisor Mand Guardio. And Guardio, aye. Supervisor Fielder. Fielder, aye. Supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, aye. Supervisor Mandelman. Aye. Mandelman, aye. And Supervisor Melgar. Melgar, aye. There are nine, aye's. Without objection, this ordinance is finally passed. And Madam Clerk, can you please take us to our new business item 11? Item 11. This is a resolution to adopt findings that the Marina Improvement and Remediation Project is physically feasible and responsible under administrative code, chapter 29. Colleagues, I think we can take this item same house, same call without objection. This resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 12? Item 12, this is a resolution to authorize the mayor's office through the mayor's office of innovation. To accept in-kind gifts and consulting services from ZS Associates valued at approximately 170,000 and a doby valued at approximately 168,000. total value of approximately 338,000 from February 26, 2025 through June 13, 2025 in connection with the Civic Bridge Program. Let's take this item same house, same call without objection. This resolution is adopted and Madam Clerk, can you please call items 13 and 14 together. Item 13 and 14 are two resolutions pertaining to the California Constitution Appropriations Limit, pursuant to the California Constitution, Article 13B. Here are two resolutions that establish the appropriations limit for fiscal year 2024 through 25. For item 13, this is due to the addition of local non-residential new construction and the percent change in population within San Francisco metropolitan area. From the previous year, for the purpose of computation of its appropriations limit at approximately 11.7 billion. And for item 14, this establishes the appropriations limit for special tax districts and infrastructure revitalization and financing districts and determines other matters in connection here with us as defined herein. All right, let's take these items same house, same call without objection. These resolutions are adopted. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 15? Item 15 resolution to accept payment of delinquent special taxes in improvement area number one of the city special tax district number 2009-1, San Francisco's sustainable financing from AMB peer one LLC to approve the settlement agreement and release of claims and to provide for other matters as defined herein. Let's take this item same house same call without objection this resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk can you please call item 16. Item 16 resolution to authorize the issuance and sale of bonds of the San Francisco Unified School District to prescribe the terms of the sale of a not-to-excite amount of 160 million of said general obligation bonds for an election of 2024, Series A authorizing sale of said general obligation bonds by negotiated sale and to approve the form and bond purchase agreement, to approve the forms of one or more paying agent agreements and to authorize the execution of necessary documents and certificates pertaining to such bonds. We'll take this item same house same call without objection this resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 17? item 17. This is a resolution to determine that the person to person, premise to premise transfer of a type 21 off sale, general beer wine and distilled spirits liquor license to Luke's local ink located at 1266 ninth avenue, will serve the public convenience and to request that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose a condition on the issuance of the license. And we can take this item same house, same call without objection. This resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 18? Item 18, this is a resolution to urge the implementation of a comprehensive drug market intervention strategy to address San Francisco's fentanyl crisis. Supervisor Mahmoud. Thank you President Mandelman and thank you colleagues for the opportunity to have this resolution introduced. First, I wanted to thank President Mandelman, Supervisor Dorsey Cheryl and Guardian Sotter for their co-sponsorship on this resolution. This resolution was created because the tenderloin where I represent is home to over 3,500 children. Yet these youth face unimaginable circumstances from witnessing overdoses to, as we've seen in recent reports, being coerced into the drug trade as well. The fentanyl crisis has created an unsafe environment for families and children and shifted our perception on national scale to one that does not capture the heart and soul of the city, so many of us in this board are working to uplift. What's happening on our streets cannot become the status quo, and every child in San Francisco deserves a safe and healthy childhood, and every resident and visitor deserves to feel safe and welcome in our city. We've tried different approaches in this city to address this crisis, and it's not for a lack of will or resources, but we have to be honest that there's more progress that we have to take and we need new approaches. The drug market intervention resolution offers a comprehensive and community-driven approach from the supply side of this problem to dismantling open-air drug markets while creating pathways for prevention and intervention. And this was born out of advocacy from the community, from families at 201 Turk to nonprofits, to academics who came to us and said, we have to focus on evidence, we have to focus on the data that has been successful in tackling open-air drug markets across the country. Organizations like United Players or the Families at 201 Turk, nonprofits like Mission Hiring Hall have all said that they endorse this framework of a drug market intervention. And what this resolution is asking for is that we need specialists to come in and guide city departments to diagnose the situation and prescribe a roadmap for implementing a uniquely tailored solution for our city. There's three main components here, which is one collaboration to across different city departments because it's not just SFBD that is involved with the open-air drug market, it's also a department of public works, Department of Emergency Management, so many organizations that have to be working together in concert to solve this problem. It involves deterrence because as drug markets are dismantled we have to prevent new ones from emerging. And so this resolution prioritizes funding for community ambassador programs that provide alternative paths for first time nonviolent offenders reducing recidivism and improving public safety. Prevention through community engagement is critical because we need stronger workforce and youth development programs to provide alternatives to the drug trade that we're seeing being exposed to our kids. This could involve investments in safe passage, mentorship programs, job training, to break the cycle of crime and addiction. The impact of the fentanyl crisis is not just on the individuals as we've indicated. It's on families and communities and we cannot allow another generation of San Franciscans to grow up thinking that the drug trade is their only option. During our Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee meeting, I introduced an amendment on page one, lines 10 through 15, which have already been incorporated, to clarify on this objective that enforcement alone cannot eliminate the drug market and should be minimized whenever possible. This amendment reinforces our commitment to prioritizing inter-eudancy collaboration, direct communication, and deterrence. Over punitive measures, while expanding pathways to employment, education and rehabilitation for both nonviolent dealers and individual struggling with addiction. That clause now reads, whereas DMI focuses the criminal legal system on disrupting public markets by acknowledging that enforcement alone cannot eliminate the market and should be minimized whenever possible. Prioritizing interagency collaboration between law enforcement, public health and social service agencies, replacing enforcement with direct communication and deterrence whenever feasible, and providing non-violent dealers and users with pathways to employment, education, rehabilitation. I wanted to thank Supervisor Fielder for recommending these amendments because it follows the spirit of where DMI focuses as well. I'd also today like to introduce three other non-substantive amendments, the first of which are on page two, lines 10-3-18, that will now read, whereas the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center launched in 2023 to enhance coordination among the San Francisco Police Department, San Francisco District Attorney's Office, San Francisco Sheriff's Department, Department of Public Works, and the Department of Emergency Management has made significant progress, including seizure of over 300 pounds of fentanyl and more than 2,000 felony drug arrests. Whereas despite DMACC's efforts, enforcement is currently limited to three to five days per week, underscoring the need for a sustained and comprehensive strategy to disrupt drug markets and illegal vending markets and reduce overdoses. And my last amendment will delete part of the final clause to now read as further resolved, the Board of Supervisors recommends allocating necessary resources to fully implement a DMI strategy, including increasing support for workforce and youth development programs and strengthening community-based drug market disruption initiatives. I wanted to thank the provider, Chen, for these amendments to help the resolution focus on the spirit for which is intended, which is truly around deterrence and prevention. This resolution can, accordingly, ensure that San Francisco is using every tool available as the academic invented it describes as a harm reduction from the supply side to prevent harm and provide real opportunities for our most vulnerable youth. Because so many of the neighborhoods from the tenderloin to other neighborhoods in the city deserve a childhood and I'm grateful to my colleagues to recognizing this fact and supporting the residents in any district. The DMI framework is an evidence-based model that has worked in cities across the country. And it's time for San Francisco to take action. It will take all of us to help build a safer, healthier future for all San Francisco's. To that effect, I urge my colleagues to support this resolution as well. Thank you, Supervisor Mahmoud. There is a motion to amend the resolution before us. Is there a second for that? There's a second from Supervisor Dorsey and Supervisor Fielder. I think, yeah, okay. Thank you, Supervisor Mahmoud, for bringing this resolution forward. I'm appreciative of the conversations we've had to be clear. I did not advocate for specific amendments. I've expressed to Surah Zermammoude that the DMI strategy seems promising for holding dealers accountable. However, I remain concerned that an enforcement approach divorced from metrics related to public health goals, street conditions will lead to just more arrests than jailing of drug users rather than dealers, which ends up being so much more expensive for our city budget, less consequential for public drug markets, and more fatal for drug overdoses than scaling up respite centers and drug treatment. Because we have not adequately scaled up respite centers and drug treatment, we continue to see displacement effects and increasing fatal overdoses. And now, new research published just last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association analyzing specifically San Francisco data shows that after a drug seizure, overdose incidents increase during the next 24 hours and within 100 meters of the event. As long as we are unclear on the metrics along which we are measuring success and which initiatives or agencies are best suited for leading that, we will continue to see displaced and effects and increased fatal overdoses. We need both enforcement and treatment if we want street conditions to improve. And I don't see them as mutually exclusive, but I look forward to working with Suvars-Ramaq mood and everyone on this board on a more comprehensive drug policy at the four pillars hearing I've called for. Thank you, Supervisor Field, Supervisor Chan. Thank you, President Mendelman. I came into the space and I, to thinking that I will not be in support of this resolution for a couple of reasons. First is the reason being, it seems to orient it on a strategy that is by one individual, however, may be very brilliant and thoughtful. I also have thought around, is this should we actually be devoting our resources and budgets and staffing around just one person strategy presented through academic setting? I would love for us to consider it and no doubt, but not to center our resources around this one strategy. And I certainly have a lot to say about the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center since it developed and established on day one, both on again the approach, but the resources and the staffing that we see, which frankly we will see, so near enough instaffing and over time spending and significant increase of over time spending from our share of department that is coming at the budget and finance committee in the coming weeks. All which is to say not only that I am not in support of the continuing approach of the drop market agency coordination center, I have a lot more questions about this new approach simply by one academia. And so I am not in a position to say that this is what we urged the mayor to do at this time. And I most certainly would like to see a more comprehensive approach from our mayor and his administration, but I don't know if this is it. So thank you. Thank you, supervisor Chan. So if I am reading the room correctly I think we can take the amendment without objection. Okay, so the resolution is amended. And then I think we need to do a roll call on the amended resolution. On item 18, Supervisor Asamended, Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl I, Supervisor Chan. Chan, no, supervisor, Chan. Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Chair, Could you please call items 19 through 21 together? Items 19 through 21 are three mayoral appointments to the successor agency commission, commonly known as the commission on community investment and infrastructure. In Item 19 approves Carolyn Ransom Scott and item 20 approves Earl Shaddick's both terms ending November 3rd, 2028 and item 21 approves Mark Miller term ending November 3rd, 2026. Can you call the role on these items? On items 19 through 21, Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl, I, Supervisor Chan. Chan, I, Supervisor Chan. Chan, I, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, I, Supervisor Angardio. Angardio, I, Supervisor Fielder. Fielder, I, Supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, I, Supervisor Mandelman. I. Mandelmanlement Eye, and Supervisor Melgar. Aye. Melgar, aye. There are nine, aye. Without objection, these motions are approved. And then I think we can go to our committee reports. Item 26. Item 26 and 27 were considered by the government audit and oversight committee at a regular meeting on Thursday March 20th 2025 and were forwarded as committee reports Item 26 is a resolution to approve the settlement of the grievance by the international union of operating engineers Stationary engineers local 39 against the city for approximately one million this grievance involves an employment dispute under the city's memorandum of understanding with the union. And I think we can take this item, same house, same call without objection, the resolution is adopted. And then can you call item 27? Item 27, this is a resolution to authorize the Department of Homelessness and Support of Housing to solicit donations from various private entities and organizations to support the expansion of temporary shelter and other homeless services to support people experiencing homelessness notwithstanding the behested payment ordinance. Supervisor Fielder. Thank you, President. Colleagues, as Chair of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee, I'm committed to continued oversight of the city's practices ensuring that every city department adheres to our existing standards. Recent reports have raised serious concerns over the city's contracting process. And we have a duty on the board to ensure that we put in the proper measures to avoid any indications of impropriety. While fundraising to meet our city's pressing needs for affordable housing and shelter beds is undeniably important, we also have a responsibility to the residents of San Francisco to ensure that all city businesses conducted with integrity, transparency and accountability. It is important that philanthropic interests do not influence or interfere with our city's policy goals, but instead complement and help us achieve them. To that end, I appreciate HSH for working with my staff on amendments for this item to require reporting back to the board on how this waiver is used and to bring it up to the ethical standards that our city deserves. with respect to future renewals of these waivers, I'll be looking at the reports to see how they are being used and whether the city is indeed benefiting from these waivers. Thank you. Thank you, Supervisor Fielder. I think we can take this item same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. And Madam Clerk, can you please call item 28? Item 28 was considered by the Rules Committee at a regular meeting on Monday, March 24, 2025, and was forwarded as a committee report. I'm sorry. Pursuant to the Board's Rules of Order and Amendment to the rules shall be adopted by the affirmative vote of two thirds of or eight votes of the board. Item 28 is a motion to amend the board's rules of order to add a new rule 5.22.1 and to adopt a parental leave policy for the board of supervisors. Apologies, Madam Clerk, and thank you and supervisor Melgar. Thank you so much, Mr. President and Madam Clerk. A couple years ago, this board passed legislation to allow for parental leave policies and procedures for all our boards and commissioners. Because before that, believe it or not, we didn't have them. In this board of Supervisors didn't have a policy. I want to take a moment to congratulate our colleague who is not here with us today for having the latest addition to his family, Supervisor Saudder. And to acknowledge that we're all human beings who have families and care taking responsibilities and it is high time that we have the rules in our charter and in our policies that reflect that as well. Thank you. Thank you, supervisor Melgar. I think that we can take this item same house, same call without objection. The motion is approved. I guess we could do a minute of roll call. Madam Clerk. Yes, for roll call, Mr. President, first up to introduce new business as supervisor Cheryl. Colleagues, today I am introducing a resolution recognizing April 2025 as national sexual assault of assault awareness and prevention month in San Francisco. I am deeply grateful that so many of my colleagues, that this resolution has the support of so many colleagues on the board, we all recognize that sexual violence impacts people across all communities regardless of gender, race, or age. It is a public health crisis that often begins early in life and carries devastating long-term consequences. One in nine girls, one in twenty boys will experience sexual abuse before adulthood. More than two million survivors of rape live in California today. These numbers are staggering but they are not abstract. They represent people in our city who live with trauma and deserve our support. Our job is to create a city that listens to survivors, believes them, ensures access to care and the justice that they need. We also have a duty to invest in prevention, education, and early intervention, especially for young people. This month is about raising awareness and recommitting to action. I want to express deep gratitude to the people who show up every day for survivors, the advocates, counselors, health care workers, teachers, case managers, family members, and friends. They are often the first to hear the truth, the first to offer care, and the ones who walk with survivors through the hardest parts of healing. And I also want to thank the mayor's office of victims' rights for their continued leadership in this work. And I want to recognize the Youth Commission for passing their own resolution and pushing this conversation forward with clarity and courage. My predecessor, supervisor Catherine Stephanie, championed this resolution last year, and I'm proud to be able to do so again today alongside so many of my colleagues. I'm honored to carry that work forward and reaffirm the city's commitment to survivors and to the people who support them. To survivors in San Francisco we see you and we stand with you. The rest I submit. All right, let's go to our 230 special commendation. Yes it's now time for the recognition of commendations from Maritoria Service to the city and County of San Francisco. And I believe we will start with D7 Supervisor Mirna Melgar. Thank you, President Mandelman, for this special occasion to elevate women's history month and also equal payday, which is today. We will be recognizing the contributions of incredible women across the city under the general theme of women make it work because let's face it women are the backbone of our economy our society our Democracy and for far too long women's labor often go unrecognized and undervalued right now our federal government Continues it's all out of salt on community, including women. It is especially important that we take these opportunities to celebrate the achievements of groups whose contributions are often unnoticed. Women, especially women of color, make our society function. We are often the default caregivers, the organizers, on top of our day jobs. But regardless of the job and responsibilities we have, when something goes wrong, we are the ones who come in and fix it. When the ball gets dropped, we pick it back up. So today, we will celebrate women in San Francisco who make our city better. And as we recognize these wonderful women's achievements, we should also reaffirm our commitment to making this world more supportive for women and girls. And with that, let's kick off our commendations. I have the great pleasure of honoring someone I dearly admire as a fierce, powerful and impactful leader, Dr. Zaya Malawa. Can you please come up? I had the great privilege to serve with Dr. Malawa on the first five commission and later on the Children and Families Commission after the merger of the departments. Dr. Zia Malawa is a mother, a pediatrician, and a public health professional. Throughout her career, Dr. Malawa has been a champion for racial justice and medicine, helping improve health outcomes for black babies, black mothers, and parents and children of color for two decades. She has worked for public health departments, including the San Francisco Department of Public Health, federally qualified health centers, and other public agencies throughout California. Dr. Marlawa has used this wealth of experience in her work leading San Francisco's Children and Families Commission for the past five years in co-leading the California effort which got medical to cover doula care. In addition to all of this she continues to practice pediatric medicine and see patients. Zia and her mother are both from San Francisco and Dr. Malawa grew up mostly in the Western edition and the Fillmore. She attended John Sweat Elementary School and went to liquid murdering high school. When she had a baby, oh, she left San Francisco. And she went to college in New York, Columbia, and then met school in residency at UCLA. When she had a baby, she came back home because she wanted him to have some of the same experiences growing up that she did. Upon returning to San Francisco, she got a job at the Bayview Child Health Center, where she learned to integrate mental health care into her pediatric practice to better support children, who have experienced trauma in adverse childhood experiences. Growing up, she attended many demonstrations in front of this building, organized meetings across the city, and was raised by her mother to be politically engaged. It did not take long for her to recognize that good medical care alone cannot ensure children of color will be healthy. Social justice work and political advocacy is also necessary to promote good health for kids experiencing racism. In 2016 she quit her job to accumulate more student debt and spend a year getting a master's in public health that you see Berkeley. This is all so the year she became the chair of the first five commission. When she graduated with her new degree she started working with the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Initially, as a contractor, but then as a full-time employee, where she was tasked with finding ways to address the very troubling outcomes for San Francisco's black mothers that what they were facing during pregnancy and birth. In 2017, she started a collective impact effort that eventually gave rise to expecting justice. A public health program that used the systems change and justice oriented approaches to dismantling racism and close the racial gap in birth outcomes. Expecting justice work to advance access to community doulas, a proven method of improving birth outcomes. Expecting justice also became a key partner in California's mom nibus bill passed in 2021. This landmark legislation made full spectrum doula care a covered medical benefit. At that same year, Dr. Malawa and her expecting justice team launched the nation's first pregnancy guaranteed income program, the Abundant Birth Project. This pioneering program provides pregnant people who are at risk of birth disparities with a monthly income supplement. Beginning in San Francisco, the Abundant Birth Project provided mothers with a monthly $1,000 for a year to help mothers buffer themselves against the impacts of structural and historical racism. In 2024 the Abundant Birth Project expanded across the state to an additional four counties and today this pioneering program has given out nearly $5 million to 850 pregnant people who are at the highest risk of having premature births. Not only is this historic but it is also being replicated across the nation. Sparing a movement of providing pregnancy support to be kind and dignified in the care they deserve. Sadly, there are many detractors who have also traveled to Sabatasha's project. But Dr. Malawa is undeterred and continues her fight for public health programs that help marginalize families, access, necessary care that support the health of babies and that they are too often denied due to the structural and institutional barriers that they face. It is my honor to recognize Dr. Malawa and to thank you and to recognize you and the movement you are leading for the countless lives you have saved and for your tireless work to advance racial justice in medicine. Thank you, Dr. Malaua. Thank you so much, supervisors. Thank you so much, Supervisor Melgar, for this great honor. I'm going to put on my glasses so I can actually read what I wrote. It feels amazing to have my contributions recognized in my hometown and to become part of a legacy of hardworking women throughout this city. But even during women's history months, as a pediatrician, I can't help but think about San Francisco's future. About the babies being born right now that will become the future inhabitants of this city. I'm worried for them. In particular, I'm worried for our city's black babies because right now San Francisco has the dubious distinction of having the highest black prematurity rate in the state. One out of every seven black babies in San Francisco is born too early, nearly twice the rate of San Francisco's white newborns. Are you wondering how a city with world-class medical institutions and an annual budget larger than some states is producing such poor health outcomes? The answer is racism. Too many black families in this city lack the resources needed to have healthy pregnancies and bursts. As a pediatrician, I have too often seen black parents facing unimaginable stress because they cannot afford their basic needs. As a black mother and a long time resident, I know this city offers black people so few opportunities for advancement and so many opportunities to experience racial discrimination. What would it look like for this city to truly invest in its black community' future? What would it look like to truly value this city's tiniest and most vulnerable residents? It might look something like the Abundant Birth Project. When we first imagine the Abundant Birth Project, we imagine to San Francisco where every parent can expect a joyful birth, where every newborn can expect safe passage into the world, where the future is bright because critical early investments have set the stage for a thriving society. The abundant birth project is on the cutting edge of public health, slicing through centuries of discrimination, meeting our city's challenges with heart instead of division and accusation, and despite the myriad of barriers we face, including those posed by the city and county of San Francisco itself, it feels amazing to be here doing this work. It feels like we're on the right side of history. Supervisors, please join us in this love movement and do more to protect Black-Berthing Parents and Black babies in this city. Do more to make sure the money already being spent to uplift Black-Berthing parents is used well. Do more to make sure we provide black families with the tangible support and dignified treatment they deserve. Join me in the forward-facing love-centered work of birth equity and become part of a future we all want to live in. Thank you. Yes. Yes. Supervisor Chan. Thank you, Mendelman colleagues. It is my pleasure and honor to recognize the Chinese Consolidated Women's Association today. Particularly to celebrate their 25th anniversary milestone, it congratulate their elected president, Joanna Zhang and executive board members. You may ask, knowing that the Chinese consolidated association, family associations, been a long-standing tradition in Chinatown, how come the women only just celebrating their 25th anniversary? While the Chinese Consolidate Women Association was officially established in 1999 as a philanthropic and charitable organization to promote unity and uplift Chinese women through the advancements of Chinese tradition and culture. But we know for a fact that CCWA was established to pay tribute to the much delay recognition of women's contribution in the Chinese American community and to shed light on the double repression that Chinese women historically experienced throughout the history of Chinese migration into the United States. Not only did women face the same level of racial discrimination by the US government, which was exemplified by laws like the 1975 Page Act that forbade the entry of all Chinese women up noxious by US consulates. Chinese women also had to endure patriarchal culture values within their own community like traditional female responsibility of caretaking after their children and oppressive practices like bounded feet. Despite all that, it is undeniable that women play an equal role in the social and economic events of the Chinese American community. I know many of them took on the traditional roles of homemaker and caretakers, but also assume financial responsibilities for their families, as well as social obligation to the advancements of the community. Even today, the entire leadership at the Chinese consolidated Benevolent Association is man. It was only until 2022 when the first women emerged as the presiding president of the historic organization since its establishment over 175 years ago. I would like to thank, I would like to attribute and thank some of that effort to CCWA, particularly in their empowerment of women leadership within and outside the Chinese community. Thank you co-founder Doors Grover and 2025 CCWA President Joanna Zhang for joining us today and thank you for all your critical work in the community and I'm going to ask them to come up here on the podium and join me. And they should all come up. And while I have the mic too, is that I want to recognize Mrs. Doris Fong, the widow of Lake Jackley Fong, that she was too a founding, she is a founding member and has always been a pillar of our community. But many only know Jack Lee Fong and don't think much about the fact that Doris Dorothy was really the foundation of their company and I want to also recognize our City Hall Preservation Commissioner May Wu, who is also joining them today. And of course, former A to Assembly Member Phil Ting, Jay Chang and Jay Wu, sorry, Jay. And of course, January Mack, who is the board president for the CYC board director, as well as the president of our Portsmouth Square garage. The floor is yours. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, supervisor Chan. My name is Doris Grover. And actually, I'm speaking on behalf of our founder and past president, Ivan Lee. She's in Hawaii, and she's there with us. Now, I just want to deliver a message. She wanted me to thank all the past supervisor and present supervisors and the past mayor's and newly elected mayor honorable Daniel Lury for their support, continued support for 25 years in the Chinese community. And CCWA, it's very proud to be here today. And also I like to recognize three of our founding members of CCWA, that's 25 years ago. And the first one is honorable Macy Wu. And second is Funger and past president Yvonne Lee. And the third is myself, Doris Grover. And we also like to recognize our 20 years of service, Dorothy Fong, and Lily Gao, our pastor, both our past president and they are here today. So I just, she wanted, I wanted to really appreciate being here today and it's something very special for the CCWA. We will continue to service the Chinatown community and the women's community. Thank you very much. I'd like to bring on our newly installed president, Joanna Sang, and she's going to, with her leadership, we're going gonna have another smashing year. Hello, all respected supervisors, supervised county chen, thank you very much. My name is Joana Zhang, the last chair, co-president, and this year, current president. Our CCWA has 25 years history. Every year we have big charity event. The most important is in May every year we have selected the model mothers celebration. Together with women's festival, the second in July and August, we have scholarship delivery to San Francisco High School graduates who are excellent students and go into the college. And the third one is outstanding, always sees Chinese celebration. Every year we did these all charity events, or donated by our team members and directors. We never get city funds. If there is any grounds in future, there is any opportunity we will apply. We want to make our city better. Now I'm introduce our team members, then our general secretary, and Lee. And then, okay, our board directors, Janet Fan. Just now, I'll introduce the, okay, our honorary director, Doris Grover, and our honorary president, Lili Gao, our one-offer founders, Doris' Fang and May Wu. They are all 25 years history to service our community. And our consultant, Jade Wu, who is supporting us for many years and our legal advisor generally, generally Mac. Good afternoon. My name is Janery Mac and I have the honor of serving as a legal consultant for CCWA. This is a huge honor because prior to me, there are two legal consultants were Judge Lillian Singh and Judge Julie Tang, who as we all know are woman trail lasers in the AAPI legal community. It's truly been an honor to be able to work with such a wonderful organization. Many of the founders and leaders, I had the opportunity of volunteering with while I was growing up in San Francisco in many different various capacities. And so I hope that I can continue to work with this organization and continue the Mother's Day celebration where we get to honor the sacrifices and contributions of mothers and parents and also the outstanding overseas Chinese award where we recognize the significant contributions of Chinese Americans. But perhaps most importantly, I hope I can continue to work with this organization on all the charitable efforts such as the scholarships that they provide to youth in San Francisco and the visits that they do to senior centers throughout San Francisco. So on behalf of CCWA, we would like to thank Supervisor Connie Chan for this recognition and award and we would like to thank you for being such an amazing representative for the Chinese community. Thank you. To Strik 9, Supervisor Jackie Fielder. Thank you, President. Buenas tardes a todas y todos. Es un honor estar aquí hoy para hablar sobre una persona extraordinaria, una líder incansable y una defensora de los derechos humanos cuyo trabajo a transformado vidas en comunidades marquinadas y vulnerables. Nicole Santa Maria is a dedicated advocate with deep expertise in healing justice and anti-violence work. Over two decades ago, she began providing crucial support to survivors of violence, focusing on women, sex workers, both cis and transgender in the rural areas of El Salvador. Her commitment to justice and healing has been unwavering ever since Nicole's work with the LGBTQI plus community began through art therapy and research in El Salvador, supporting survivors of anti-LGBTQI plus domestic and sexual violence. She co-founded Collectiveo Alejandra, SV, a groundbreaking organization that collaborates with NGOs, activists, and government entities across multiple countries to raise awareness about the lived realities of LGBTQI plus communities. Today, Nicole serves as the Executive Director of A.F. Baratranz Latinas, an organization dedicated to empowering and supporting trans-Latina women. With a trauma-informed approach, she has strengthened A.S. programs, nurtured staff development, fostered partnerships, andured sustained funding, and served as a powerful spokesperson for the community. Beyond her leadership at Aya, Nicole continues to be an integral member of the Mesoamerican network of women's human rights defenders. She works tirelessly on a global scale to advocate for body autonomy for women, intersex, and trans people. Her work stands as a beacon of unity, inclusion, and resilience, demonstrating what is possible when compassion and determination come together in the fight for justice. Neco Santa María, remember us that the fight for justice and inclusion does not have borders. Its work is a testimony of power. Enter Maria nos recuerdan que la lucha por la justicia y la inclusión no tiene fronteras. Su trabajo es un testimonio del poder de la comunidad y la resistencia. Sigamos su ejemplo y continuemos defendiendo los derechos de todas las personas. Muchas gracias por su servicio. Thank you very much for your service. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. We are recognizing that the I couldn't exist without the we, without the community. So receiving this recognition for me, it is the recognition for our communities, for the entire communities of the San Francisco and beyond, because San Francisco has been the beacon of hope, the beacon of faith, especially for those who have been marginalized for their gender identities and sexual orientations. So here today, I am happy to receive this recognition, but in the personal level, I am really grateful because for an indigenous woman as myself, as an intersex woman myself, that when I born I was told or better said my parents were told that I born with a defect that is called her mafroteism, so intersects and being sent to the margins and being kept quiet in a country like So, it's a lot of work that we have done. It's a lot of work that we have done. It's a lot of work that we have done. It's a lot of work that we have done. It's a lot of work that we have done. It's a lot of work that we have done. It's a lot of work that we have done. It's a lot of work that we have done. It's a lot of work that we have done. that they cannot do great things for their communities. This is a recognition for all of them. So humbly I accept this in the name of all of our peers, but especially for those who are in direct attack in these moments in our country. That is trans communities, our trans siblings are under attack in In this moment, we have been under attack several years ago, but now more than ever, we need to stand in solidarity and allyship and bringing compassion, humanity to the front. No human being is illegal. No human being is not worthy. So we are here to continue building this society, a better society, especially here in San Francisco. They are not placed like home. So let's make it beautiful, inclusive, thriving together. Thank you all. Applause Applause District 11 supervisor Chan. Thank you, President. And colleagues, today, during Women's History Month, I'm so, so proud to honor the wonderful and very inspiring artists and activists. Ealing Wilspir, will you come up? Applause. Ealing, yeah, give her a big round of applause. Thank you, Ealing. Ealing was born in the Philippines and migrated to the United States in 1992. For 15 years, she lived as an undocumented immigrant. And that experience shaped who who she is today Her strength in the face of hardship and her steadfast commitment to helping those around her and have continued to Influence her life as an advocate Organizers artists and a mother Elaine is the executive director of the Filipino Community Center in District 11, serving no income families, low wage workers and immigrants. Filipinos mix up nearly 5% of San Francisco, and yet the majority of the immigrant San Francisco Filipino community remains underserved and under resources. The dealings were a leader of the Filipino Community Center, has been crucial to helping the Filipino immigrant community overcome barriers to economic stability to gain access to essential cultural and linguistic resources. For 20 years, the FCC has provided vital support services, and in doing so has gained the trust and confidence of low-income immigrant Filipinos. By tirelessly advocating for her community, Elaine continues to empower immigrants and working class people in the Bay Area and in Philippines. To this today, the FCC continued to foster and uplift the Filipino community and has expanded its programs to include services connection, immigration resources, and referral, employment support for workers, advocacy, domestic violence prevention, case management, and an award-winning youth development program. And as an visual artist, taking after her father, Elaine is also inspired by the people she encounters through her work and creates drawings, paintings around the theme of beauty, hope, resistance and community. Ealing is a wife and a mother of two wonderful boys, learning the humble responsibility of creating a world that our children deserve. Ealing poops day after day. That is the strength of women in our immigrant communities who sow us the way forward. And I'm so proud to honor Ealing today. And please again, join me again to give her a big round of applause. Thank you, Ealing. Thank you so much, Supervisor Chen. Thank you so much to the Board of Supervisors. You know, I sometimes feel awkward being recognized, you know, being undocumented for 15 years. The big thing that they teach you when you're undocumented as a child is you don't talk, you don't make trouble. You stay in the background, you stay silent, and you make sure that you don't get noticed at all. And this is the complete opposite of that. I think growing up as a documented immigrant during the time where there were no advocacy, there were no words, and there was no big movement yet for immigrant rights. I had to grow up and realize that my life experience was not just my own, that there are so many like me, there were so many like my family, and there are so many more who are less fortunate than what my family has gone through. And my work at the Philippine O'Communi Center, I started there as a student, volunteer in the 2000s, more than 20 years ago. And there I found a community, a place, a voice, not only for myself, but for so many others like me. I realized that the more that I spoke, my story spoke about the injustices that my family has gone through, that I have gone through, and if I work together with other immigrant children, immigrant youth, and workers like me, like my family, that real power can actually be created and given to the communities that we represent and what we deserve. 20, 30 years ago, I would never have thought that a person like me could be recognized in something like San Francisco City Hall. And even now, you know, working at the Filipino Community Center, we represent and work with Filipino workers, traffic workers, caregivers, youth who are under-privileged or live in violence, women who are struggling to survive here economically, while still providing economic support for their families back home in the Philippines. For those of us who live in district 11, those of us who work and live our realities there, it is often that we feel like we are overshadowed by City Hall. We are so far away, most people think we are daily city. And maybe they're not that wrong. But your recognition today, your recognition of our work, our existence in the 11, and our communities' resilience to be firmly a part of San Francisco, to firmly fight for our place here, for our rights, and for a future that we all deserve together shows that without the ongoing work of people, just like myself when I was really young, and even people who are older than me, people who have gone through so much more challenging situations, that progress will not be made in San Francisco. We are a part of that progress, and a recognition like this is a recognition that low-income families, workers, undocumented people, trafficked individuals, that economic justice is women's advocacy, that youth work is women's advocacy, that advocating for immigrants and undocumented community is advocating for women's rights. And because we are all of those and more, we definitely see that the future that we deserve is worth fighting tooth and nail for. And I'm so proud and honored to have been a part of FCC, to have been a part of this work, to have been a part of the district contributing to a better, the 11, a better San Francisco. And the Filipino Community Center is celebrating our 20th year anniversary this year. And we wouldn't be here without support from advocates like you without the strength of the organizing of our workers, our youth, and our low income families. And we would not be where we are as a whole Filipino community. If it were not for the sacrifices and the advocacy and organizing of hundreds and thousands of other Filipino low income and working class people like those that make up the Filipino Community Center. Thank you so much for this honor and we look forward to continuing to work with you all. Thank you. Next up, District 2, Supervisor Cheryl. Colleagues, today I am very proud to recognize Cameron Marlow for her incredible leadership and service to the people of San Francisco. is a a sophomore at Lickwimlanding High School of our city tennis player, a special Olympic swim coach, and district two's representative on the San Francisco Youth Commission, accomplishing all this at only 16. Cameron was born and raised in San Francisco, and her story is a reminder that women's history is being written right now. Her work shows us that the future of this city is bright and it is in good hands. Cameron began serving her community when she was just nine years old, volunteering at a soup kitchen. During the height of the pandemic, when our elder community couldn't safely leave their homes, she cooked and delivered meals to isolated seniors through stepping stones. But her passion for service has only grown since. Cameron is organized in lead donations drives for Afghan refugee children resettling in northern California, partnering with five pillars to provide backpacks and school supplies. She's worked with Project Open Hand to provide essential items for UNHoused San Francisco's. She led an equipment drive for youth tennis advantage and expanding access to sports for underserved youth. And she's done it all while being a full-time student. As a youth commissioner for the city and county of San Francisco, Cameron is a leading advocate on issues that matter deeply to our young people. She's focused on improving youth mental health, especially when it comes to social isolation. She's also leading the charge to make schools safer by advocating for real solutions to sexual violence and SFUSD. Cameron is calling on SFUSD to evaluate his background check system so that no offender can move from school to school. She is pushing for standardized training and curriculum on sexual harassment and assault for both teachers and students. She's also working to strengthen the Title IX student advisory group to ensure young people are always present in the rooms where decisions are made. And as chair of the Civic Engagement and Education Committee on the Youth Commission, Cameron has written policy and advocated directly to district officials, stakeholders, and even state leaders. And again, she's accomplishing all this while being a student. Her work is serious. Her commitment is real, and her leadership is all ready shaping the future of our city. Cameron is an important reminder to celebrate an uplift the innumerable, inspiring young women surrounding us all every day. Right here in this building, there are dozens of young women just like her, leading departments, shaping policy, literally keeping this city running. History isn't only something we look back on. It is something being made every day by people like you, Cameron. So on behalf of the Board of Supervisors and with gratitude from all of District 2, thank you for your compassion, for your courage, and for your incredible service to San Francisco. Your legacy is already growing and we can't wait to see what you do next. Applause Hi, Board of Supervisors and Madam Clerk. Thank you so much. Supervisor Cheryl for honoring me for Women's History Month. It's truly been an honor to serve as the District Duke Commissioner. I initially joined the Youth Commission because of my interesting government and public policy. I never truly imagined the impact that I could make among the youth that I represent. I hope to continue in my journey in public service and continue to use my voice to address topics I'm passionate about such as addressing sexual assault amongst youth and schools supporting youth mental health initiatives especially addressing social, and getting more youth involved in public service. Growing up in San Francisco has shown me public service and advocacy as a gateway to making positive change in your community, being a catalyst of improving the lives of youth has been a rewarding experience. Again, thank you so much for the recognition, Supervisor Cheryl, and to the District 21 team for your support, it truly means a lot to me. Thank you. District 6, Supervisor Dorsey. you President Mandelman. I would like to ask Sue Betz to approach the lectern. And while she does that, I want to offer a little background on the honor I'm presenting today. Not long after I was elected to this board in November of 2022, when I finally knew for certain that I would be around for four years, I had a conversation with then President Aaron Peskin about the possibility of San Francisco City Hall hosting a regular weekly meeting for a recovery community mutual help group. This wasn't simply about finding space for a meeting in any city-owned building. It was about the important symbolism of uplifting our city's vibrant and burgeoning recovery community and sending a message to anyone seeking long-term recovery from addiction or alcoholism in this town that here in San Francisco we are honored to host the recovery community in nothing less than the seat of government itself. As an out and proud fellow brother in recovery himself, Aaron Peskin readily agreed, and as one of our recovery community's strongest allies, President Rafael Mandelman has continued this tradition, and we are grateful for it. But making space available for just one hour or a week was the easy part. The much harder part was to find a leader from the recovery community who would not only agree to convene such a meeting but hopefully create a welcoming and supporting home group that would endure and thrive. And there was one other wrinkle. Because so many recovery traditions are rooted in spiritual and sometimes even religious dimensions, we also agreed that it might be best to find a secular recovery tradition given possible civil liberties concerns of a government building. And it so happens. There is such a recovery tradition born right here in the Bay Area, 26 years ago in May, called life-ring secular recovery. Now again, identifying the right tradition was relatively easy. The hard part, the secret sauce, the factor that would determine success or failure really depended on the person who stepped up to lead it. And as we conclude women's history month, it is my privilege to honor an extraordinary recovery community leader in a field where women are far too often underrepresented, sub-ts, Chairwoman of the Board of Lifering Secular Recovery. Now, Sue was also the inaugural convener of that first-ever alcohol and addiction recovery meeting here in City Hall held every Friday at 12 noon in room 278th, the board conference room, who's growing attendance just celebrated two years of active participation last month. In a city that faces major challenges related to substance use and alcoholism, Sue has been a beacon of hope and resilience, creating pathways to sobriety that are inclusive, empowering, and life-changing. Sue joined life-ring in 2019 and was encouraged shortly thereafter to convene one of Lifering's original online meetings, the Saturday morning chat. Sue also created the liver spot in 2020 and when she began volunteering on Lifering Committees in 2020 helped establish the fundraising marketing communications committee, affectionately known as Fund Markham and she now coordinates those efforts. She also chairs the meetings and convener collaboration team and team outreach and not long after being invited to join the life-ring board of directors she went on to serve as its chair. Through her leadership with life-ring Sue has fostered a welcoming and non-judgemental space for individuals seeking recovery on their own terms. Her efforts in establishing and sustaining both online and in-person meetings have been instrumental in helping many find-strength solidarity and self-empowerment in their recovery journeys, including I don't mind sharing my own recovery journey. For her leadership to provide a welcoming and essential resource for city employees and residents alike, reinforcing the importance of community-driven recovery efforts. Sue Betts continues to have a profound impact, not just in San Francisco, but as part of a broader movement for those interested in secular self-directed recovery. Sue, your tireless advocacy for positive recovery choices has changed lives. On behalf of the city and county of San Francisco, we offer this certificate as an expression of our deepest gratitude for your work, your humor, your leadership. Thank you for making our city a better place for all San Francisco's, especially those of us in recovery. Congratulations, Sue Pads. Applause. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Well, thank you, Supervisor Dorsey. And sorry, a little choked up there, board of supervisors. And happy woman's history month. Thank you for having me. This woman's history isn't exactly what you would call textbook. I certainly wouldn't want to read about it. But you know what? Here's a brief synopsis, nonetheless. The universe has a dark sense of humor on April full's day in 2019. I blew up like Violet Boergaard in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, except I wasn't blue. I was in an alarming shade of yellow courtesy of stage four, alcoholic cirrhosis. SF General Hospital gave me a dark choice. Quit drinking or die. It's really not much of a choice. But in the beginning, everybody was the beginning of a new chapter written in bold print, make sobriety your top priority. And I have, and I try to help support everyone I can, because this is just my story. This is the story of every person who chooses recovery day after day. And those days add up. Six years later, I'm still here. I still have my original liver. And I'm still sober. Uh. They say the best program is the one that works for you. And San Francisco is rich with resources, free residential treatment, affordable sober living, and a wealth of peer-led programs, including, of course, my favorite, life-ranging secular recovery. I was thrilled to find the life-ring meeting here in Kaiser ARS on Fillmore and now it is my honor to convene a life-ring meeting here in City Hall. We must keep the doors open and keep the pathways clear to ensure that everyone can find recovery resources that resonate with them and find the connection within them. Let's honor compassion, extend a hand to those struggling and empower every individual fighting for sobriety. Let's recognize that this work provides vital resources that allow people to reclaim agency, rediscover purpose, and find their way backs to themselves. Thank you, Matt, who make a decision. And I think that's why I think you should be able to make a decision to make a decision to make a decision to make a decision to make a decision to for allowing us the space to continue and to grow as people in recovery. And also to all the board of supervisors for valuing the power of choice in recovery. Stay strong, make good choices, and make your history be filled with stories worth sharing. Thank you. I'd like to ask Margaret Graff to come up to the podium. So this women's history month, it is my honor to recognize sunset resident Margaret Graf. We're celebrating Margaret's leadership in all four of her careers. Yes, four, nurse, mother, lawyer, and community advocate. She gave medical attention to future president John F. Kennedy. She raised three kids. She was a lawyer when few women were in the courtroom and she advocates for senior power today. Margaret is a woman that's made lots of history at age 86 and we look forward to her making more history. In 1960, a young politician entered her hospital clinic in Wisconsin, asking for an antibiotic shot for a nasty cold he had. Margaret administered the shot to his backside, and then she talked to John F. Kennedy for about 20 minutes and ended up campaigning for him. Later in the 1960s, Margaret left her careers in nurse and moved to San Francisco with her husband Paul. They bought a house across from the Great Highway where Margaret still lives today. They raised three children there. Margaret always dreamed of being a lawyer and attended law school in the evenings. Margaret became a defense litigation attorney in her 40s. She represented medical clients when there were few women in her specialty at the time. Sometimes she was the only woman in the courtroom. After 20 years of law practice, she retired in 2005, then she traveled the world with her husband. Sadly, tragedy struck when their eldest daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Margaret cared for her until she passed away, and soon after her husband developed Alzheimer's disease. Utilizing the skills from her first career as a nurse, Margaret cared for Paul for six difficult years, describing it as the hardest job of her life. She looked everywhere for help, but information was not centralized. It was not until the city's Department of Disability and Aging Services invited her and other caregivers to a study group that she found community and others facing the same challenges. This experience brought Margaret to her fourth career. In 2018, Margaret founded Senior Power, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering seniors to care for their mental, physical, and emotional health, and advocate for themselves locally. Senior power evolved out of necessity and blossomed into a beautiful community resource. When the pandemic closed Terrible Police Station for public meetings, Margaret transitioned their monthly meetings to a newsletter to keep seniors connected. Senior power extended its reach by starting a virtual Zoom program known as Senior Connections, where speakers from UCSF School of Medicine and UC School of Law discuss general medical and legal topics. While creating a community for sunset seniors, Margaret met Dorothy Lathen, who I honored back in February for Black History Month and Dorothy is here today again. The women have lived two blocks away from each other on their great highway for over 60 years. Now I mentioned Margaret's four careers, but I think there might be a fifth author. Margaret wrote her first book in 2023 a children's book about climate change and her second book is coming in May senior sharp essays and art on aging thank you Margaret for being a trailblazer and an advocate in San Francisco Thank you Super supervisor and guardian. At 86, I'm here for the historic perspective on women. A very long time ago when I was just a small child, there were few women heroes that could be served as models In when I was approximately six years old, I started settling on my women heroes. I chose Florence Nightingale because she went out into the battlefield to care for the sick and the wounded. I chose Annie Oakley because she was a really good horse rider and she won all of her trick shooting contests against men. I chose Eleanor Roosevelt because she was known for her good works and though I was a little fuzzy and what good works were, I thought that was something good to be. my own own family, there have been women heroes. Much lesser accomplishment than those I've named, yet still remarkable for their time. My great-great-grandmother, fleeing a famine and a turbulent political society, left Europe to cross the ocean and come to New York, and then from New York to go overland to the Midwest, to marry a widower twice her age. She was a male order bride. I am the proud, great, great granddaughter of immigrants, and I have never forgotten that. I have an aunt, a great aunt, who walked the streets to help women to have the right to vote. I have a grandmother who was the first woman to own a car in the county she lived in. And my own mother, who at a tender age of 13, was sent off to boarding school so that she could become the first in her family to become a teacher. Women have come a long way in seeking their heroes today. The field is much broader in the examples that we have to look to are much more diverse. Their women astronauts, software engineers, CEOs of companies, we even came close to having a woodman President in my lifetime, please. As I progressed through my chosen careers, I was always warned about a glass ceiling. This was a term coined in 1978, and it came to mean and referred to a supposed limitation on professional advancement. Yes, there have been clear instances in my careers. When I've been the only woman present in a group of males, when I've been the only woman who stood up and spoke, but those days are gone. They're retreating. Even the glass ceiling is I pushed upward. It got thinner. And finally I discovered that all that was holding me back was some thin air. So we've come a long way. We've got a way to go. To all of you young women who are sitting here today, come, stand on my shoulders. Just as I stood on the shoulders of everyone who came before me. Just know, I will support, I will push, I will help. Just know you are not alone and a new generation will come right behind you and I expect you to do the same for them. And for all the women whose careers are behind them, for whom the upward challenge has been reached, come. Follow me. Bring your intelligence, your talents, and your empathy. Volunteer. Your neighbors, your community, your city need you. There is still history to be made and we are not done yet. Thank you. There is still history to be made and we are not done yet. Thank you very much for the sonner, it on the back of your head. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. District 5 Supervisor Mahmoud. Can we have Radwa Hussein and all her family and friends come up? Today in observance of woman's history month, it is an absolute honor to recognize someone who truly is the embodiment of making it work, an honor and celebrate Radhwahsein, a pillar in the tenderloin community. She's a remarkable community leader who has dedicated her time and energy to enriching San Francisco's diverse communities. She actually has a background in veterinary medicine, bringing a deep sense of care and compassion for all living beings, which eventually led her to work at the Tenderland Community School and heavily and heavy involvement in our community. She's the founder of Early Learning, Arabic Story Hour at the San Francisco Public Library, helping children connect with language and culture and the joy of reading. Radwa also played a pivotal role in organizing the first ever EAD celebration years ago in the Tenderloin, creating a space for families to come together, celebrate, and share in the rich traditions of the holiday, and continues to be instrumental in planning the expansion of the event, stepping in where needed, organizing residents, and ensuring the community is always centered in all decisions. I first met Radwa last year during a read aloud at Tendoroyen Community School which she helped organize, an event in which the majority of students were first generation children of color. Her attention to ensuring students have role models where mirrors is part of the quiet work she weaves into her community service at all times. What immediately struck me upon meeting her was her warmth, her kindness, and almost stoic calmness in an environment where you have little ones bouncing off the walls and running around at 8 a.m. on their way to the classrooms. It was clear that she had the temperament that only a mother, a healer and a true leader could have. Whether she's leading community events, uplifting immigrant families or making sure our youngest residents have access to literacy and cultural education. Radhwa is an inspiring force for you've ever had the privilege of tasting her cooking, you know she puts as much heart into her food as she does into her community. I have not had that privilege, so I'm looking forward to that. You will. This endless well of heart and compassion is reflected in conversations with her colleagues at TCS who have highlighted to us, her dedication, love for the community, and tireless efforts to serve her community with kindness, warmth, and patience. She's a vital part of the heart of TCS. She leads and moves to this work with her heart forward, consistently caring for others in ways that are deeply impactful and wildly appreciated. Her calm and grounded presence is a true strength, especially in the neighborhood that she represents. She is a careful observer, a collector of human stories, and data that helps care for students and families more thoughtfully and intentionally. Otherwise, it has been crucial in making connections with community leaders and organizations and her capacity at TCS. She has helped work towards food security for families in the neighborhood by securing food boxes, donations from multiple businesses, and gift cards from local grocery stores like Trader Joe's, Costco, and Safeway. She has gone further by securing toy donations for families both in the winter and just this week. Radova is also essential for contacting our Arabic-speaking families with school updates, advertising community events, encouraging family participation, and providing behavior and discipline information with families in the tenderloin. Her colleagues were thrilled to report that TCS has seen greater family involvement since she began there. When we spoke with them, they couldn't agree more in her deserve recognition for this incredible work and her impact in the community. So above all, Radhwa is a devoted mother, a leader, and someone who makes San Francisco a better place every day. We are lucky to have her in our city, in our neighborhood, and in District five, and celebrate all her contributions. Thank you, Rado. Thank you. Thank you, Rado. Thank you, Rado. Thank you, Rado. Thank you. Salamaaikum, everyone. Peace be upon you all. I want to start by thanking you all for being here today. I am filled with joy and gratitude to being honored today as a mother, a working woman in Arab and Muslim. I want to give a special thanks to my husband Ahmed and my wonderful children, Yassin and Zain, who despite being a little bit upset from me for picking them up early from school, but they are here by my side. Your love and support means a word to me and keep me going. I am also deeply grateful to my entire tenderloin community, especially in my tenderloin community, school co-workers who are here today and those who couldn't make it, but have been showering me with love all day, like a real family. Your love, your hugs, your kindness, your constant encouragement, remind me why I do what I do. A heartfelt thank you to Supervisor Blamahmoud for this incredible honor. Your support and believe in us make a real difference. In the face of challenges that immigrant communities facing right now and the current struggle in the Middle East, weighing heavy on our hearts. Very heavy. This recognition is a ray of hope, a reminder that our effort are seen and valued. It encouraged us to keep striving, contributing and making a difference. Thank you again for this meaningful honor. Asalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Thank you. And now, if Trent sang could come on up. This commendation is bittersweet for me, but it is my honor on this final Tuesday of Women's History Month to present a special commendation to Trenting who is going to be stepping down from her role as chief executive officer at PRC at the end of next month. That's the bitter part. Many of you are familiar with PRC and the important work they do in San Francisco. For those who are not, PRC formerly positive resource center provides legal, medical and housing assistance to people struggling with addiction, HIV AIDS, mental health challenges, under, un or under employment and homelessness. When T When Trent took over a CEO of PRC and some of the folks in this chamber will remember, the organization was struggling financially and had had to come before this board seeking emergency assistance to keep its doors open. Trent and her team turned it around. They designed and implemented PRC's financial stabilization strategy, restructuring programs, and negotiating contracts, and strengthening financial oversight. Within just a year, her leadership brought PRC back to financial stability, achieving net positive revenues and lifting the organization off the controller offices watch list. Today, under her direction, PRC remains one of the city's preeminent wraparound service providers, delivering support to more than 5,000 San Francisco's annually and doing so in a way that is sustainable for the organization. Tren began her work with Positive Resource Center as a staff attorney, a recent law school graduate back in 2009, representing low income clients through the disability claims process. She was a founding member of SFHIVFog, that's frontline organizing group, a program that now operates under PRC's umbrella of services. In its early days, SFHIVFog was an entirely volunteer driven effort, a small group of community providers who saw and need to support HIV frontline workers and took action. Without city funding, they organized trainings based on topics frontline workers requested relying solely on their own volunteer time. Seeing the program's value, the Department of Public Health eventually funded it. But began as a grassroots effort with no listserv, mentor program, educational campaigns, or paid positions has since evolved into a comprehensive city-backed initiative serving San Francisco's HIV service providers. In 2013, Tren took a position with the National League of Cities in Washington, D.C., helping to connect American families with critical health care programs like Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. After the Affordable Care Act passed, Trent returned to San Francisco to head up the new Equal Access to Health Program at PRC. That program came out of a city task force that was looking into how passage of the ACA might affect San Francisco residents living with HIV. At the time, there was nobody in the city working on healthcare law specifically for HIV positive folks. Trend provided consultations for community partner providers, assessing available healthcare options, navigating interactions between different programs, and offering brief consults or representation as needed. She worked closely with case managers at clinics and agencies that provide case management services for people living with HIV AIDS. Prior to the Affordable Care Act, just 25% of PRC clients had health care access. Thanks to the ACA and trans work and connecting clients to care, 71% of PRC clients obtained health care coverage. In all her roles at PRC, staff attorney, supervising attorney, managing legal director, chief of programs, chief of client services and talent, and for the last two and a half years CEO, Trent has combined her remarkable hard and soft skills with an extraordinary heart for service. Whether she was conducting legal consultations, launching innovative programs, connecting people to health care, or saving one of San Francisco's most essential HIV and behavioral health service providers. Her focus has always been on lifting up the most vulnerable members of our community. Thank you, Trent, for your steady leadership, your commitment to serving the most vulnerable, and your heart. We're deeply grateful for your service and wish you the very best in your future endeavors. And now, the floor is yours. Gosh. Thank you. Thank you, President Mandelman, for your recognition and your honor. And thank you to the entire Board of Supervisors. This is an incredible privilege for me to be amongst inspiring women throughout our community. I want to recognize that while I'm being named on the pamphlet and celebrated today, this is a recognition of our clients, our clients with HIV, our clients with mental health disabilities, and people living with substance use disorders. I want to recognize our staff who's here behind me, the wonderful team of senior leaders and direct services providers that this is a recognition of. I want to recognize our board, Darren Smith, who's our representative here today. And I want to recognize my family, my son, my husband, and my parents, my mom who is the example of women leadership. Thank you. I am emotional because looking back at 14 years at PRC in serving the city You put your you pour your heart and soul into it And I'm glad that we were able to save piracy with your partnership to do right by our city and I'll just say As I was listening to the remarks from Margaret, know, it might feel like it's the air that's holding us back. But for me, it was more a reckoning that it was myself stepping into leadership was about me holding myself back. And for any women leaders who are exploring leadership, I would say lean into yourself, own confidence what you can bring your skillset and your talent and believe that you can deliver and I think delivery is critical But it's the manner in which you deliver which is even more important. So thank you to the board. Thank you to our president. I really appreciate your honor. Thank you to the city. Thank you, Trent. And thanks to your mom. Thank you. Thank you. Here's. Thank you. I'm going to have to go now. APPLAUSE Thank you. Happy Women's History Month, everybody. Thank you. Supervisor Melgar to you and your staff for getting us organized. And I think that takes us back to roll call. Madam Clerk. 3PM Special Order, Mr. President. Oh, you are correct. It takes us to our 3PM Special Order. Could you call our 3PM Special Order? Yes, items 22 through 25 comprise the Special Order at 3PM. This is a public hearing of persons interested in the approval of a conditional use authorization for a proposed project at 4,100 third street to establish a use greater than 6,000 square feet in size and to convert an existing two story over a basement mixed use building with eight group housing units at the second floor into an approximately 6,123 square foot social service facility. This within the NCT, the moderate scale neighborhood commercial transit district zoning district Third street alcohol special use district and 65-J height and bulk district items 23 24 and 25 are the motions associated with this appeal Thank you Madam. Madam Clerk, Supervisor Gorsi. Thank you, President Mandelman. In accordance with the agenda and at the request of Supervisor Walton and whose district this is, I would like to make a motion today to continue these items to the April 8th meeting. All right. Thank you. There's a motion to continue to the 8th. It's been seconded motion by Supervisor Dursy seconded by Supervisor Chen and Madame Clerk can you call the role in that motion or do we need to take public we need to call the comment on the continuance yes is there anyone here in the chamber who would like to make public comment on the continuance for items 22 through 25 all right mr. President all right public comment on the toance for items 22 through 25. All right, Mr. President. All right, public comment on the two continuance is closed. All right, we have a motion to continue the hearing to April 8th. And I guess, can we take that with a last track? Let's call it with a roll. On the motion to continue items 22 through 25 to April 8th. Supervisor Cheryl. Aye. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Chan. Aye. Chan, aye. Supervisor Chan. Chan, aye. Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, aye. Supervisor Angardio. Angardio, aye. Supervisor Fielder. Fielder, aye. Supervisor McModd. McModd, aye. Supervisor Mandelman. I. Mandelman, I, and Supervisor Melgar. Melgar, I, there are nine eyes. All right, without objection, this appeal hearing and motions are continued to April 8th, 2025. And then we can go back to roll call. Roll call for introductions. Next up to introduce new business supervisor Chan. Thank you. Thank you Madam Clerk. Colleagues today I'm introducing a resolution to declare that the city and county of San Francisco is a sanctuary for women seeking housing. According to our community partner community community forward, in San Francisco, every night they are an estimated 3,200 women experiencing homelessness. Of those women, over 90% have or will experience some form of violence in their lives. Additionally, survivors of domestic violence are at greater risk of homelessness and that nearly one in five cisgender homeless women endured physical violence or abuse from their partner in a six months prior to losing their housing. Even while knowing these staggering statistics, federal funding for crime victim support has dropped by 37% from 2023 to 2024, and the state has allocated a one-time emergency funding to close the SCAP. In San Francisco, we must do more. Studies have shown that stable safe housing is key to prevent the revictimization of survivors and their children. The resolution I bring to you today calls upon our city agencies to work together to create a collaborative, sustained effort to ensure women, particularly survivors of gender-based violence, have access to safe, affordable housing and essential services. colleagues I also want to remind you that this is not only from this based on this resolution and our community advocates, but also really San Francisco voters. San Francisco voters in 2024 last year actually also voted for a affordable housing bond that's including women's shelter. Today in 2025 in March a year later we have yet to see that funding allocated and that women's shelter is waiting for us to push this forward. And I really urge our city agency to work hard, harder, and to make this a reality. Many women as indicated in this resolution are waiting for this. So thank you to supervisors, Melgar, Chin, and Filder for your early co-sponsor ship in the rest I submit. Thank you. Thank you, supervisor Chin. Supervisor Chin. Submit, thank you. Supervisor Dorsey. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, I offer in memoriam today to Therese Lee, Coats the Second, T.C., to those who knew him, and ask that we adjourn today's Board of Supervisors meeting in remembrance of him as the beloved son, father, friend, artist, and member of the San Francisco community he was. Therese was deeply loved by his family and friends, and despite struggles he faced over many years with addiction, mental illness, and a life lived on and off the streets, he was never alone in his fight. Many San Francisco's learned of Therese's passing and news reports published over the weekend. In two stories about a life's journey that included hope and heartbreak in the San Francisco Chronicle and admission local, we learned that TC had a place waiting for him in a drug program this week to which he would never make it. He passed away last Thursday in County jail and as always in the case of incustody fatalities his death will be investigated by the Medical Examiner's Office, Department of Police Accountability and and Criminal Investigations Unit of the Sheriff's Office. Like his father, Therese Coates Sr., those who knew and loved T.C. remember him as a generous friend and family member, a person of devout faith, baptized into Jesus Christ at the age of 12, a student who were in the scholarship to college in Texas, and a talented musician and gospel rapper, who left behind an impressive collection of music. He was also a father himself. And while his troubled life was cut short at just 33 years of age, his enduring love for his daughter and his wider family was undeniable. It was TC's inestimable progress that led promise, that led so many to fight so relentlessly to help him. There a senior did everything in his power to get his son the care and support he needed in so many ways. As dedicated and loving apparent as one could want, there a senior stood by TC through his darkest hours, advocating for him, searching for resources, and enlisting the help of a member of the Board of Supervisors never giving up hope for recovery. When I spoke to TC's dad to express my condolences a few days ago, he let me know that TC was working on a CD that he had nearly finished. Under his artist name, Trilogy the Minister, it will be Therese a Senior's Mission to release that CD sometime later this year. TC's mother, Andrea Coats, too fought tirelessly to get TC the help he needed, highlighting the urgent need for stronger interventions and resources for those battling addiction and severe mental health crises on our streets. The unwavering commitment of TC's family for his recovery is a testament to the strength of one family's love and unshakable faith. A love and faith that despite many systemic barriers never wavered. As we remember Therese Coats today, we are reminded that few issues confronting major cities are as challenging our heartbreaking as addiction-driven and mental health related unsheltered homelessness, and that the work we do to strengthen our mental health and addiction services has never been more important to our city and to countless loving families like TC's. TC's uncle Richard Biel is the director of recovery services at the tenderloin housing clinic. He happens also to be someone I consider a friend and among the wisest, most inspiring members of the recovery community I know. When I called Richard to express my condolences personally for the loss of his nephew, he shared with me, that TC's life and loss is even now serving as an inspiration for the creation of a new organization called Brothers Against Drug Deaths, an advocacy and support organization for Black men in the recovery community. For all of us who work to get Therese Coats the support he needed, I think there is comfort and hope in knowing that even in its loss, his life is inspiring efforts to give back to those who struggle with substance use disorders, and to offer others a chance for recovery that would sadly elude TC himself. Our condolences to all who loved Therese lead TC coats the second, especially his parents, Therese and Andrea, and his siblings, Terrell, Shania, and Celeste. I mean, he rests in peace at last. And may his memory be a blessing. And the rest I submit. Thank you, supervisor Dorsey. Supervisor and cardio? Colleagues, today I'm introducing a good governance ordinance to remove barriers and red tape for basic backyard storage. I know many Westside homeowners have backyard garden and storage sheds and many of these structures have existed for decades without inspections, complaints or stamped permits. But the moment a homeowner decides to start on a basic improvement project, they're required to navigate our complex building and planning codes and this can be a daunting experience and it shouldn't have to be this way. You shouldn't be required to have a lot of agree to know what can and cannot be done with your backyard. We need to make government less confusing and more accessible to regular residents. A simple home improvement project like a storage shed should not require a public hearing, countless hours navigating code with building and planning staff or the prospect of steep fines and penalties. This legislation intends to clarify what people can do with their backyards. And thank you, colleagues. I hope to have your support on this piece of common sense legislation, the rest I submit. Thank you, supervisor and guardian, supervisor fielder. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues today, I am offering an in-memorium in honor of Curtis Kimball, a former long time district nine resident and a vibrant and beloved community member who passed away far too young on February 19th at the age of 46. Curtis called San Francisco home for 20 years and was known to many San Francisco's as the Crembrule guy and later as the pancake guy. In 2009 Curtis started his Crembrule cart in his mission garage and alongside his brother Brian's magic curry cart you would see the two parts near the mission playground Park or Dolores Park both brothers wearing chef hats and jackets serving up amazing treats. Later the Crembrule cart was stationed in the Castro serving up all manner of unique and classic flavors. You didn't have to know Curtis that long to feel magic. He would smile and engage with everyone telling Woody jokes while torching the tops of his creative Cremberlay concoctions. Curtis was fueled by his deep love and affinity for San Francisco and it brought him great joy to add quirky and fun experiences to the community centered around his special spins on classic foods. During COVID, Curtis felt and lamented the loss of personal connections that so many of us experienced during those early days of the pandemic. In response, he decided to serve free pancakes outdoors for his proceed-aparark neighbors. Curtis said it was because his wife told him he was getting weird and needed to make friends. Curtis hung fliers around the neighborhood inviting all to come together. Over 75 people came to his first party, hundreds attended the second. What started as a lighthearted way to make friends turned into a movement that gained a lot of attention. He was featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and media outlets nationally. As Curtis once wrote, quote, I'm making pancakes to make friends. I'm making pancakes to spread love. I'm making pancakes so that you'll make pancakes and you'll spread love. Because though I love making food, it's the people that make it magic. At the end of the day, or in the beginning, if it's breakfast, we're all hungry to connect. But the accomplishment that Curtis was most proud of was his family. This includes marrying his wife Nicole, with whom he would love and link build their sweet family. Curtis was a caring father to his daughter's Harper and Eloise, and is soon to be son arriving this summer. I want to offer my most deep, my deepest condolences to Curtis's parents Julie and William Kimball, his brother Brian and especially his wife Nicole and his children Harper, Eloise and his son who is on the way. Rest in peace and power Curtis Curtis Kimball. The rest I submit. Thank you, supervisor fielder. Supervisor Mahwood. Submit, thank you, supervisor Mandelman. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Today, I am introducing a couple of resolutions to initiate a historic landmark district designation for two small districts in the Mission Dolores neighborhood, the Chula Abbey and Alert Alley early residential historic districts. This board has done significant work and will continue to do that work to increase and expand development capacity in the city. We will be considering significant up zoning later this year. And if all this works the way it is supposed to, we're going to see a lot of housing development in San Francisco at some point when the money turns back on. And that is generally to the good and positive for our economy and for our ability to accommodate more folks. I do want to make sure that as we do that, we are careful and identify the actual historic resources that we want to see preserved and not lost as development goes forward. So that's what we're doing in a pretty small way in the Mission Dolores neighborhood. We've worked with the Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association, I particularly want to thank Peter Lewis and Aaron Phillips over there. They've been working on this for many, many years. I think the entirety of my time on the Board of Supervisors and before. I want to thank Pilar Lavalli and Rich Soukray from Planning for their work. I want to thank Andrea Ruiz-Sesquide and Peter Millionic from the City Attorney's Office, and I want to thank Calvin Ho in my office and the rest, I submit. Thank you, Mr. President, Supervisor Milgar. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, today I am joined by supervisors Fielder, Walton, Chen, Mahmoud and Cheryl in introducing adhering on Thursday, April 17th at 4 p.m. to discuss the implementation of the Student Success Fund and a corresponding motion to convene very important and very important and very important and very important and very important and very important and very important and very important and very important and very most impacted by the pandemic. These dollars are administered by the city through D.C.Y.F. We have seen some incredible success of interventions funded by this student success fund. Like for example, the whole school's Lesson Study Math Pilot Program, which has produced an improvement of as much as 20% for students. They're not only doing well, but finding joy and learning in learning math, and we need to do more of this. However, there's been growing confusion on how to most efficiently get the student success fund grants out to school sites and how to address potential constraints on hiring Given the school district's budget stabilization process and the guidance from California Department of Education As such when we feel it's timely and necessary to bring various stakeholders to a public setting Inclusive of DCYF the school district and the Department Education representatives to answer questions and clarify next steps. So that we can ensure that the student success fund can meet our city, our voters intent to invest in our students during a really challenging time. We believe it would be best to hold this hearing on the student success fund by convening a one time joint select, the city and school district committee, which will be comprised of three members of the school board, and three members from our board of supervisors, which will be supervisor, field or supervisor Walton and myself. We welcome all of you, of course, and school board commissioners to attend as well. I look forward to this hearing and your support for this motion to convene the special committee. Next, I am introducing a resolution condemning the Federal Administration's unlawful use of the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport Venezuelan immigrants without due process. This action represents yet another example of dangerous overreach of executive power and a direct attack on constitutional protections. The Alien Enemies Act first enacted in 1798 has been used very sparingly in our nation's history only during declared wars such as World War II. Yet today it is being misused to justify mass deportations under the false pretense that the violent actions of a few constitute an invasion by Venezuela. The misuse of this act has alarmed many, many communities, but particularly the Japanese American community who has painful history with this war. During World War II, this law was invoked to detain Japanese, German and Italian nationals, leading to the incarceration of over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry. This vital ruling yesterday by the U.S. District Court striking down the use of the Alien and the Meezak, the Federal Administration has forcibly deported over 200 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador, where they face indefinite detention and conditions condemned for human rights abuses. In 1942, it was Japanese nationals. Today, it is people from Venezuela. We cannot go back to those days. The rule of law is a defining American principle. Our city have long stood for due process, civil liberties, and fundamental human rights. Therefore, I urge my colleague to support this resolution in joining me in calling on the federal government to seize this illegal enforcement and reaffirmed San Francisco's commitment to justice and the rule of law. Lastly, I rise today to mourn the loss of Justice Timothy Riordan, a man whose life exemplified integrity, service, and love for the city and the family. Born in Erase in San Francisco, justice reared and carried forward a family legacy of leadership and civic family. Born in Erase in San Francisco, Justice Reardon carried forward a family legacy of leadership and civic dedication. His decades of service as a respected and fair-minded jurist left an indelible mark on California's legal community. Beyond the courtroom, Justice Reardon was a man of deep faith, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and a mentor to many. His legacy lives on through his children. His son Tim Jr., and daughters Liz and Carrie, were dedicated Catholic school educators. Tim at Archbishop Reardon, high school, and Carrie, and Liz at St. Cecilieth. His daughter Sharon followed in his footsteps to become a San Francisco Superior Court Judge. On behalf of District 7 and the entire Board of Supervisors, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the Reared and Family. May his memory be a blessing, and may we continue to honor his extraordinary life and contributions to San Francisco. Thank you, the rest I submit. Thank you, supervisor Melgar. And I believe that that completes roll call, so let's go to public comment. At this time, the Board welcomes general public comment. As you are lining up on your right hand side of the chamber along the curtains as Madam Clerk stated earlier We will first hear remote public comment from the person requesting an ADA accommodation But I have just received notice they are not on the lines. We'll go ahead to our in-person callers You may speak on the approval of the minutes as presented general matters that are not on to agenda, but must be within the board subject matter jurisdiction. All other agenda content will have been reported out to the board by the appropriate committee where the public comment requirement occurred. First speaker, we will provide two minutes. Okay, so I'm not happy that it should be my last meeting. It's an order from the sky. I get a leave. Not to have to deal with, unfortunately, your low level of intelligence, guys. You know what it comes from, technology. Technology lowers everyone's intelligence, especially now digital technology. That's the way it works. Everybody has become so dumb, it's unbelievable. But true. So I'm going to be living here. That's fine. You won't see me. My last meeting will be tomorrow, actually, with the fire. Because we are under attack. You know it. I told you. You are in danger. Okay, AI means absolute incompetence, defined as the inability to even understand or to justify one's reasons for being, which is to be happy. Focusing on the eternal emotional aspiration towards beauty as the rules of existence explain. So what do you think it ends? You are killing your soul. You are very short. You won't be back. Let me remind you something. If you kill someone with self-defense directly or indirectly, your soul is done. You will never be back. This is the end of your existence. Your shield won't pay for you. So imagine now you are taking orders, basically, from whoever this unintelligence that wants to control the world when it can which is already dead. So you are taking orders stupidly enough from the dead and you expect a future. I think you do stupidly enough, like I said, your intelligence zero underground. Have a good time. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good afternoon, board of supervisors. For the record, my name is Chris Kward Klein. Before I started, I wanted to do a point of information that there was HIPAA information that was referenced to a former supervisor, that is outside acceptable guidelines. I wanted to talk about systemic racism, which that kind of leads to, and basically what happened in the 70s is happening again in San Francisco. I submitted an FBI report that's not the work of just me. It's a hundreds of investigators. Please read it. What happened in the 70s? San Francisco allowed a foreign country and the Caribbean to use their military systems to illegally influence San Francisco and other cities and counties. It led to the invasion of Grenada. If you are not aware, there are troops going to the border and there are military ships going down there right now. Because it's going to happen again if they don't turn the systems off. This report identifies your city attorney and your former city attorney as very culpable. They are under investigation. The make matters worse, the CDC Health and Human Services just said that they were pulling back $11 billion of funding to San Francisco. That's over 11 billion for California, about $300 million for San Francisco. Good luck. In addition to that, the Sanford Coach was fired. ACC, I still can't get you to Sanford being in the ACC. And just read the report. And then the last thing we got been spending a lot of time reaching out to the Baptist Church the Glide Church John from Butler the NCAA and the way CP and multiple news people Wall Street Journal New York Times LA Times San Francisco Chronicle They have a copy of this and they are investigating it as well. You need to use your pressure to have the city attorney and Dennis Herrera resign effectively immediately. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Hello supervisors, super eyesies. Happy women's history month. My name is Eve Langston-Barto. I'm the Chief Policy Officer for San Francisco Safe House and the Co-Chair for the Women's Housing Coalition. I'm here today on behalf of the Women's Housing Coalition to thank Supervisor Chan for introducing the resolution for better protections for unhoused and low-income women of San Francisco. The Department of Homelessness and Support of Housing's latest point in time count estimated that there's 3,176 women that are sleep on the streets today, and we know that that number is low. Over 40% of the women and gender nonconforming people make up the homeless population yet, 95% of our housing are occupied by men. Today providers all over the state of California are calling for the governor to ensure that victims of crime act funding be preserved because for many women and women's services providers, this is their only sole lifeline. With continued tax nationally, now more than ever is San Francisco needs to take the lead and do what it must provide safety, security, and housing specific for women. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Hi, my name is Aitan Athler. I'm a district three resident and a voter. I took off many hours today to come and speak with you all. I spent an hour on the bus. I spent the entirety of the meeting here and I'll be sending another hour on the bus to get back. This past Wednesday, the 19 bus was over full. I watched many people being unable to get onto the bus. This thing, the next day on Thursday, the 49 was over full and I watched people including those with wheelchairs, unable to get onto the bus. I take the bus four times a week at minimum for over an hour. I come and speak not just for myself and not just in solidarity with those that were had a rally recently. Not just, but I come and speak for every single person that uses the bus. I come and speak for every single San Francisco and when I say that we cannot allow service to be cut. We cannot allow for us to only have a mirage of service and I urge the board of supervisors to authorize a general transfer from the general fund to help save muni effectively. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Hi, all. I'm Lisa Platt from D2. Everyone agrees that cutting muni service is bad, especially the 250 people who took off work to attend the rally last week and the 64 who stayed several hours to give public comment. And these proposed summer cuts impact many districts, cutting riders to downtown in D3 and D6, reducing service for the students who ride the bus home from school in D1 and D2, and beating the crap out of access for D5. All SFMTA needs is $7.2 million to stop the summer cuts. They've found the rest in savings. If you all do a general fund transfer of that small amount, we can save Muni or even split the difference with them and do matching. 3.6 million general fund if they commit the 3.6 from their reserves. We can't count on the state or federal government to fix this for us. We need to figure out how to help ourselves. Americans are desperate for leaders who will stand up for the people right now. We're worn down by the weak compromises and excuses. San Franciscoans are feeling this assault more than others. Our immigrants are values in our parks for all under siege. This is when we need you most. We need your voice, your strength, and for you to represent us in a way you know is right. You all are in a position to positively impact our economic recovery and the lives of everyday San Francisco's. You have the opportunity today to stand up for something that is so crucial to the fabric of the city transit. Saving muni is the small win we all desperately need to keep us fighting and not giving up. It's inexpensive in relation to the overall budget but rich in rewards. Please do a general fund transfer to not be the administration that lets muni fail. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Hi, my name is Sonia Rera. I'm a district three resident and a volunteer with Muni now, Muni forever. I am pleading with the board of supervisors to transfer monies from the general fund to the MTA. This money can help prevent service cuts proposed for this summer. Today was a markedly warm day, at least for me. I can't imagine how seniors feel walking to their bus stops, waiting in the sun for their bus to arrive. If the MTA cuts bus service this summer, such as in the manner discussed here at City Hall last week, the city's most elderly bus riders will be hit the hardest. The agency has proposed that a number of bus routes stop running at Market Street. For passengers riding these bus lines they will have to exit their bus, walk to a transfer point, and then wait for another bus. Hopefully the distance isn't too far and the weather is not too bad. Hopefully these seniors can catch their next bus on time. By making such cuts, we make life much harder for residents who will already pay their dues in this life. Please do what you can to prevent this cut in bus service, at least until we have a real chance of getting more money for Muni. Thank you all for sponsoring the resolution calling for the governor and state legislature to save public transit. Please continue this movement by following the lead of supervisors Chen, Fielder, Mahmoud and Melgar, and showing your local support for muni writers. Please approve a general fund transfer to the MTA. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is Bradley Don. I'm the manager of local government and community relations for BART. I wanted to speak in support of item number 31 urging the governor and state legislature of California to provide multi-year operations funding and develop a long term funding plans to support Bay Area transit agencies. BART wants to thank the board for this resolution and your February vote in support of secure ongoing funding, not just for Muni, but also for BART. B essential lifeline. As you know, carrying thousands of Bay Area and San Francisco residents to school, family, and their communities. Bart is also critical for downtown recovery and brings workers, shoppers, and patrons of the arts downtown to our businesses and to support those institutions. About 115,000 Bart trips start or or end in San Francisco on an average weekday, and about 97,000 of those are two or from downtown. BART needs additional funding to continue to provide high quality transit service. Other regions recognize the benefits of public transit and how it protects the environment, supports our economy, enhances livability. And those communities choose to tax themselves to pay about 67% of their regional rail transit's operating costs. Unfortunately, the Bay Area in contrast only pays for about 41% of parts operating costs through taxes. Riders have to pay for the rest. Being reliant on fares to pay for operations has left us with significant desficits in the face of remote work and office vacancies. While we have recovered about 76% of our riders, those riders are taking one less trip a week and our revenue is about a half of what it was before the pandemic. We've been trying to run efficiently and have closed our $35 million fiscal year 26 budget through cost efficiencies, but that budget deficit reopens again in fiscal year 27. If stable funding is an identified, we might have to cut service, run once per hour, close stations, and that's going to be really hard to maintain the ridership that brings people to downtown San Francisco to make it a lively, vibrant place. So we're very thankful for your efforts in this matter. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good afternoon. I appreciate supervisor Fiedler. You mentioned about the Zurich city four weeks ago. I lived in Zurich. I left Zurich in 1990. I moved to San Francisco. San Francisco was above Zurich. There's an old doubt Zurich is still beautiful. I want to speak German and then we're talking, because I learned two languages over there. Zurich is Wunderbar. Zurich is Sikerstans. Zurich is Saubaris, Zürkis, Sehshun. Ishgamesurik, Ishhabeswajarik, Gleft, and the Zurik. Ishkaniks, forgessen Zurik. Taxifarer, Makan Guttengeld, in Zurik. Molto Piacesurigo, Molto Pelito Surigo, Monto bella, bellissimo surigo. Iobisuto Lidwani, Mille Grassier, Supervisor, Fidler, Per Perto Loro, Okie. 8 years ago, Jurik City Taxi Metra was $6 and Sunflowürg City taxi meter was $6. And the sun for taxi meter is $3.50. Now taxi meter drop in Zurich city is $12. Which is more than $13. Sun for taxi meter drop is $4.15, which is ridiculous. And Uber is banned in Zurik. Jurick taxi drivers got doubled after COVID, Sunfall taxi drivers income dropped 95%. Our demand is very reasonable. We are not asking for any donation. We are asking for our money back. That money was earned with our blood and sweat. It is a mess, a poor immigrant taxi driver. City created this mess. City has to clean up this mess. We request to do many times, lower the price of modeling to 125. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good afternoon. It's the same same thing like about the taxi issue. But we feel like we will get released sooner. Something will happen and then something bad happen. Like I was the airport and two days ago they give me a letter they say you did the violated the law. You picked somebody from city dropped him in the airport and you charged the 550 airport fees which was fall I didn't never do that. And then next day they say you will be for six months you will be prepared. And then today call me they say I'm sorry there was all error you're okay you're fine you have nothing to do so I don't know why they're harassing us for what reason and then there's a ramp cap they pick up their one passenger and then they reset the meter three time with the same one passenger. So they collect $60 from the city, $20 each. And then they make that shirt and then they go to the airport. And we sit there for hours and the ram cap, they're making like trips, they're making the money from here, from MTA and then from the passenger. So this is not fair. So please pay attention to that. And at least as far as we don't have a fixed problem, so we have the extra problem. We just want you to please let them know. Don't hurt us like that. We're working people. And we already have so much trouble. We cannot take anymore. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good afternoon supervisors. My name is Robin Krop and I'm going to touch briefly on two topics. The first one is the 7.2 million dollar deficit that Muni has. I have an idea. We have a lot of wealth in the city and I'm wondering whether the city is reached out to wealthy individuals, organizations, or companies that might like to help out with that deficit. So that's just a question I want to put to you. Now, I'm here to talk about my friend, David Hartso, who passed his past Saturday, and he lived in the Hague Ashbury District for 50 years with his wife, Jan, and family. He was a global peace activist and he's famous. And so a lot of people are going to be weighing in about David Hart. So in the weeks to come, he traveled to conflict areas everywhere in the world and did non-violence peace organizing. He was raised by family and friends who were involved in the peace movement. So this came naturally to him. And he instigated a lot of our peace movements. You'll find David Hartso in most peace movements that happened in the past 70 years. He co-founded the nonviolent peace force in 2002. This sends unarmed civilian protectors to places of conflict in the world. And in 2014, he co-founded World Beyond War, which is a coalition of a dozen or more organizations and affiliates dedicated to peace efforts. The Wikipedia statement for David Hart, so his last name is H-A-R-T-S-O-U-G-H. Gives a brief description of his background. You can also watch YouTube's of him being interviewed about his book Waging Peace. And he tells a story of his life activism. You can also watch a YouTube called Epilogue, David and Jan Hart saw because he did this with his wife as a team. And also they brought their family along to peace efforts. If I have time, I just want to say very quickly. He would tell a story that he was integrating lunch counters in the South in 1960 when he was a student. Someone came up to him with a knife and threatened him. And he says, brother, you can do what you... Thank you, fear comments. Thank you, your comments. Apologize it for cutting you off. We are providing two minutes to everyone today. Hello, Supervisor. My name is Audrey Liu. I'm a resident of District One. I'm here today because I'm urging this board to do a general fund transfer to the SFMTA to help prevent this year's summer cuts. First, I would like to thank supervisors, Melmood, Fielder, and Melgar, and Chen for their support on last week's valid to prevent service cuts this summer. Unfortunately, the SFMTA Board decided to not use the reserve funds to prevent cuts this year. As a result, the 31 and five will be shortened, which will affect my ability to get around the city. What now is just a single bus route that's right outside my house, is now a transfer on the 15 to get to the Cal train station, which can add 15 more minutes to my trip. While this is still manageable, I'm concerned about muni's slow decline as more and more service cuts are made and kept. The two Sutter, the 21 Hayes, the 58 Lake Merced, the 38 Geary, the 66 Kentara, and so much more have all had their service cut. Bit by bit, munis being chipped away and becoming less and less viable for San Francisco's and people across the Bay Area. I are just bored to stop the bleeding and that is hurting the over 450,000 weekday riders. Now is the time when the deficit is still manageable to administer self-help. But as keep the trust of riders, well they still use many so that we can at least have our best chance to win about measure the coming years. Please work with SFMTA on a general fund transfer. Thank you very much. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is Phil Braffle. I am a resident of District 8. I'm calling on board of supervisors to prevent a downward spiral of munis infrastructure and service to the city. And to do that, please transfer funds from the general fund to muni. We need a city like San Francisco can't exist at its best when it's Public transportation is decrepit and when it's limited If we don't if we do not act on this when it when we can manage Excuse me When we can manage The out our fine our finances We will be at the mercy of events beyond our control. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, President. Mr. President and Supervisors. My name is Dorothy Peterson and I am a resident of District 10. I came today to ask Supervisor Walton who is not here today to have a hearing some of the injustices going on with a related and regency. In other words, we're having a rehabilitation going on. I am a part of that re-heaving and repairing. And as a part of that re-heaving and repairing, one of the things insurance and the contract says, while my house is under the care of related management, it is supposed to be kept safe and secure. While I was gone, my house under related, under the care of related, my house was viciously vandalized and blood put on my door. There's 156 units in shoreview. I only asked one thing, why? This is a hate crime. Why was my unit out of 156 units? Viciously vandalized inside. I didn't have the key. Inside and blood splattered on my door. When maintenance cleaned it the first time, they did it the second time. Now I would like to have a hearing as to why I was being targeted. And why are they not honoring? Why are they not honoring the contracts that are supposed to be signed? Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Hello. My name is Janice Smith. I'm also a resident of the Bayview And I truly hope the border supervisors could step in. I was trying to show these pictures as well as Mr. Peterson just said, they received money from HUD, they received bond money, they received money from city. But we laid it in management, and this is not the first mirror go round with we laid it. This happened also, we posted how our rehabilitation done in 2021. But a whole bunch of the money came up missing. I'm not going to mention the people's name, so we never had it back in 2021. So now we have it now in 24, 25. The same thing is going on, they're working with this company called Regency and sham rock movers. With the movers, a lot of the people's property are being damaged. lot of property is coming up missing. I'm not going to say stolen but a lot of properties coming up missing. There you go. with the movers, a lot of the people's property are being damaged. A lot of the property is coming up missing. I'm not going to say stolen, but a lot of the properties coming up missing. They're putting used doors as front doors. They have put a bathroom door as their front door. Where you could just put the little stick pin in it and open it up. And I have pictures I would like to leave with you guys, is with the blood and the mold on her door. This is the front door that she was giving, which is not new. This is the mold that's still on her balcony, as she can't even stand outside of her apartment to look over the railing. This is the inside coming from a house where you actually, there's a hold where monsters are being able to come into her apartment. These are the garages, just some of them, as supposed to be new garages. This is a state of emergency point of view. It's like we're not even being cared for. Is that's if they just overlooking us up here? But we need help up there in District 10. And just asking the worst of advice, just everyone please come together. Because since Mr. Walton, it's not helping us. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Griffin Lee District 2 resident and passionate San Francisco. One, I wanted to urge you on the item head item number 31. It looks completely irresponsible to be asking for $2 billion from the governor and California legislator. It shows a lack of accountability and responsibility on behalf of U Board and SFMTA. I deeply feel and many San Franciscoans feel the same way in a sense that you got a deep deep within the SFMTA budget to save Muni I'm I'm advocate and positive about Muni If you start asking the state for money now and A regional bond measure comes up in 2026 at the the same time, you're gonna cut $7.2 million as a service cuts this summer. You're already off to a back start. Do not put this on the backs of the public. Many of you ran on accountability. It's time to stick to that plan and stick to the word and do not disrupt the public for more money. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. It's your from our next speaker please. Hello, good afternoon supervisors and board of the District of San Francisco. My name is Jovon. I came right here today because we're having issues in the District of the Mission on 24th and nightlack. We're trying to avoid homeless people and cars blocking the alley because we've been having issues where people using the restroom and the alley where there's restrooms and certain areas of the streets like by barge station and they don't respect people living right there in the alley of 24th and I like and we've been having incidents of cars motorcycles and different kind of issues and we were trying to avoid incidents right there and we need to have more patrols right there to keep eye on that alley of 24th and I like between 24th and 25th for safety issues because there's tours of schools of the San Francisco public schools and we're trying to avoid incidents for people can get hurt. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker. I put this book up here. Yes, I've got TV please. And Lamech lived 182 years in Begatta's son and and he called his name Noah, saying, this same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands because of the ground which the Lord is cursed. And, Lamek lived after he begat Noah 595 years. and be gatsons and daughters. And all the days of Lamek were 777 years and he died. Now it's interesting, this is a patriarch, very important man, Lamek, the father of Noah. And his number, 595, also pops up, if we understand Jeremiah 28 verse 1 part A, the first 23 words, it gives us a chronology, a precise chronology from when Solomon's temple was destroyed and Herod's temple was destroyed, okay? It really does, and you won't read this in any book, but I can prove it. It was 595 years between the two. It happened on the same day, it happened on the same year. They were both Sabbath years, okay? This 595 years was 85 sabbatical cycles. It's the same thing. It has now been 285 sabbatical cycles from when Christ was anointed and when he was anointed, that's when he started turning the world around. Okay? We're now in the next one, but we could still say it's been 285 Sylvatic cycles. Christ is coming soon. The sun is dark and think about it. AOC is saying her constituency are the illegal aliens. Bozberg. This is the darkening of the sun. He's undermining the authority of the president, this guy who's got a lifetime job appointed by somebody. Thank you for your comments. It's welcome, our next speaker. Mr. President Madam Clerk Otto Duffy. I want to just say God bless this board. I don't want to become too secular. I don't think people realize how deeply religious and spiritual in the community of San Francisco is, although there are many different flavors. And I believe it's ramen down right now. It's also lent. It's also just a couple of weeks from the 2568th birthday of Buddha, among other things. And I would mention many other spiritual beliefs, but I only got 60 seconds. The Deli Lama said there are many ways, many paths to enlightenment. And I think that's right up there with the golden rule. Likewise, when we talk about recovery, there are so many different paths to recovery. Just this time I've never heard of recovery without a higher power. But just today I learned that there's such a secular way of doing it and it just speaks to how many different ways there are. Thank you. Thank you Mr. Duffy for your comments. Before the next speaker if there are any other members of the public who'd like to provide general public comment these last two may be our last two speakers welcome. Good afternoon President and board Board members. My name is Richard S. C. Peterson. I speak almost weekly. I am. I'm a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a student, a people actually use the new new and my drive here is one of the most wonderful. I take the roller coaster 24 to cross town bus to Market Street and take one of the brilliant street cars down Market Street to the board here. is is in trouble. It about a year ago, I thought it was at its peak, where the buses were clean and the buses were running on time. Lately, the buses have been bunched together. Their timing does not seem to be well regulated, and it's going down. The other comment I wanted to make was about the taxi drivers and this relates to transportation as well because we know that the taxi drivers in San Francisco were, well, we call it By having to buy their placards for usually around $250,000 at the highlight. And I think that in any negotiations and you people negotiate with the airport, you ought to make sure that some money is carved out from those negotiations to recompense the actual taxi drivers that service our city. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker. Thank you. Good afternoon, board of supervisors. Thank you for your service and that includes public comment. I've been in your shoes and probably attended about a 100 public hearings as an elected official. And I wanted to come out to you because I know of the great uncertainty that the city and county San Francisco's facing with what's happening at the federal level. And a policy or a strategy of lobbying and strategy of lobbying and litigation is in full proof and inevitably tough choices will have to be made. And those choices will have to remain through at least January 20th, 2029. And dealing with uncertainty and variable revenue is difficult for government. You're not used to variable revenue of such extreme that's being proposed because we're talking about billions of dollars But corporations are used to this variability. They deal with big market swings and they have to forecast at 99% accuracy And you don't have to go that far to understand that your own local San Francisco companies use something called modeling what-if scenarios. So you all have questions all the time that you probably ask a Perstessional staff. What if this? What if that? And in those situations those corporations those boards which are the equivalent to the board of supervisors have information at their fingertips that when they ask a what if question they can get an answer right away instead of waiting a long time because City of San Francisco governments using archaic spreadsheets and spreadsheets are slow fallible and Unfortunately when those people leave the city Through attrition you lose all that information So you only have to go as far as talking to Google, Adobe, Salesforce, Autodesk, OpenAI, Databricks, DocuSign. You name it. They're already using this technology in the city of San Francisco to help them. And I think you don't have to reinvent the wheel. Just go to them, go, what are you doing to model what if scenarios and if there's any questions 408 905 6384 thank you thank you for your comments welcome to our next speaker I want to say if we don't want those strangers or our neighbors to acquire rights in our properties and back your San Francisco California and California should increase the statutory period of adverse possession and prescriptive easement to 10 years keeping a pace with neighboring states discouraging social conflict and instability. But I want to say that after a long time, something has galvanized the will in the spirit of the community, the board, the DA mayor, the city attorney, our assemblywoman, governor, our governor, the president, the AG, and law enforcement with respect to building consensus on reducing overdose fatalities through policing investigation, interdiction, prosecution, and more rarely. Deportation, it is of primary importance to address and reduce supply, addiction, and demand. Medications of break addiction, maybe habit forming. Not easily relinquished and required timely withdrawal. I'd prefer if the board didn't reconsider needles, a former thorn in the city side. The reported uses today is less than distribution of the needles. It's not an issue of clean needles or sharing dirty needles, it's been a matter of consumer preference in the availability of substitutes. What is preferable is a general reduction in demand altogether, representing the maximum preferred outcome. Other countries and nations substantially overcame similar issues. Are we less than other countries? Are we less able? I think not. So good work often yields positive results through trial and effort, learning from errors and through taking ownership and it takes less of our time that way. Thank you for your comments. Any other members of the public like to address the board for general public comment? All right, seeing none, Mr. President. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Public comment is closed. And now let's go to our for adoption of that committee reference agenda items 31 through 37. Item 31 through 37 were introduced for adoption but 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. All right, I don't see anybody severing any of the items, so Madam Quirk, can you please call the roll? All right, on items 31 through 37, Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl, aye, Supervisor Chan. Chan, aye, Supervisor Chan. Chan, aye, Supervisor Dorsey, Dorsey, I, Supervisor Angardio, Angardio, I, Supervisor Fielder, Fielder, I, Supervisor McMod, McMod, I, Supervisor Mandelman, I. Mandelman, I, and Supervisor Melgar. I. Melgar, I, there are nine eyes. Then without objection, the resolutions are adopted and the motions are approved. And Madam Clerk, do we have any imperative agenda items? I have no imperatives to report. Then could you please read the in-memorriums? Yes, today's meeting will be adjourned. In memory of the following beloved individuals, on behalf of supervisor Dorsey for the late Mr. Theresley, TC, Coats, the second on behalf of supervisor fielder for the late Mr. Curtis Kimball and on behalf of supervisor Melgar for the late Justice Timothy Aloysius Reardon. Thank you Madam Clerk. I believe that brings us to the end of our agenda. Do we have any further business before us today? That concludes our business for today. Then we are adjourned. Thank you. you you