Good afternoon everybody. Welcome to the April 15th, 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. and President Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey President, Supervisor Engardio. Engardio. Angardio present, supervisor Fielder. Fielder present, supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud present, supervisor Mandelman. Mandelman present, supervisor Melgar. Melgar present, supervisor Soder. Soder present, supervisor Cheryl, Cheryl present, and supervisor Walton. Walton present, Mr. President, all members are present. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramatusha Lone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatushaloni have never ceded, lost, or forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all people who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramitush-Alone community, and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues, please join me in saying the pledge of allegiance. to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, liberty, and justice for all. on behalf of the board I want to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV and especially James Koana today who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. And with that, Madam Clerk, should we go to our 2PM special order? Yes, Mr. President. Special order at 2PM is the appearance by the Honorable Mayor, Daniel Lurie. There being no question submitted from eligible members of the board. The mayor may address the board for up to five minutes. Welcome, Mr. Mayor. Thank you, Board President, Mandelman and members of the Board of Supervisors. This week, at least for some of us, marks 100 days in office. And it offers us an opportunity to reflect on the work we've started and everything that we still want to achieve. We have made public safety the number one priority, working relentlessly to provide clean and safe streets, confront the deadly fentanyl crisis head on and connect people on the street to treatment and care. At the same time, we are laying the groundwork to jumpstart our economy, in our downtown core, along our commercial corridors, and across our neighborhoods. I believe we're off to a strong start, thanks in large part to the collaboration and support of this board. Together we pass the fentanyl state of emergency ordinance, expedited legislation to unlock federal funds for critical infrastructure and health projects and advanced legislation to spur housing development in Soma and downtown. We introduced new legislation to expand our entertainment zones and renew the first year free program to support small businesses. And we announced two major executive directives, permit SF and breaking the cycle. Property crime is down 35% from last year. Violent crime is down 15% and car breakings are at 22 year lows. Muni ridership is back at 75% of 2019 levels and for the first time in years, people feel San Francisco is headed in the right direction. So much of the progress we've made as a city stems from a major change right here at City Hall. The new era of collaboration is real. We prove it to San Franciscans every day when you call me about a legislative idea or when I stop into one of your offices and we solve problems on the spot. Let's be clear, we're just getting started. In the coming months, we're going to pass our family zoning plan to make sure families can live in our city for generations. We will pass a budget that puts our city on the path to fiscal sustainability. And we will add the interim housing capacity we need to give people on the street a better option. And just as we've worked side by side these past almost a hundred days, I want to read for my commitment to all of you that I will work side by side with you for as long as I am in office Thank you very much. Thanks for having Thank you mr. Mayor for joining us today The matter has been discussed and is now filed All right, Madam Clerk, let's go back to communications. Do we have any communications? Thank you, Mr. President. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes your attendance here in the Board's legislative chamber. You may also watch the proceeding on SFGOVTV's Channel 26 or view the livestream at www.sfgovtv.org. If you have public comment, you'd like to submit in writing, send an email to bos at sfgov.org or via us postal service to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The number one, Dr. Carlson, B. Goodlick Place, City Hall, room 24, San Francisco, California, 9402. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disability Act, or you need language assistance, contact the clerk's office at least two business days in advance by calling 415-554-514-A4. That concludes my comments, Mr. President President All right, thank you Madam Clerk. Let's go to approval of our meeting minutes approval of the March 11th 2025 board meeting minutes Okay So we have our March Sorry March 11th March 11th. Yes, March 11th, 2020-25. Yes, March 11th, a regular board meeting minutes. I don't see anyone with changes. Can I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented? Move by 10 is and seconded by Cheryl. Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll on the motion? On the minute, supervisor Chan. Chan, I, supervisor Chan. Chan, I, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, I, supervisor Angardio. Angardio, I, supervisor Fielder. Fielder I, Supervisor Mahwood. Mahmoudai, Supervisor Mandelman. Aye. Mandelman I, Supervisor Melgar. Melgar I, Supervisor Saudder. Saudder I, Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl I, and Supervisor Walton. Walton I, there are 11 I's. Without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. Madam Clerk, let's go to our consent agenda items 1 through 6. Items 1 through 6 are on consent. These items are considered to be routine if a member objects, an item may be removed and considered separately. I don't see anyone on the roster. So, Madam Clerk can you call the roll? On items one through six. Supervisor Chen. Chen, I, Supervisor Chen. Chen, I, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, I, Supervisor Angardio, In-Guardio, I, Supervisor Fielder, Fielder, I, Supervisor Mahmoud, Mahwood, I, Supervisor Mandelman, Mandelman, I, Supervisor Melgar, Melgar Absent, Supervisor Sotter, Sotter, I, Supervisor Cheryl, Cheryl, I, and Supervisor Walton. Walton I, there are 10 I's, one absence. All right, these ordinances are finally passed. Madam Clerk, can you take us to our regular agenda unfinished business item number seven? Item seven, this is an ordinance to amend the planning code and the zoning map to establish the 600 towns in street west special use district to allow the legalization of the long-standing office uses at the site and to waive or reduce the bicycle parking, open space, streets, escape transportation, demand management and impact fee requirements and to affirm the the sequel determination and to make the appropriate findings. All right. I think we can take that item same house, same call. This ordinance is finally passed. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 8? Item 8, this is an ordinance to amend the administrative code to create the Castro upper market entertainment zone and to clarify the boundaries of the existing area entertainment zone and to affirm the secret determination. Okay, we'll take this item same house, same call without objection. The ordinance is finally passed. And Madam Clerk, please take us to item 9. Item 9 is an ordinance to approve and waive competitive solicitation obligations for a board commission park lease and loan for China Basin Park and for management agreement, for adjacent public and open spaces between the port, and an affiliate of CWAL Law 337 Associates LLC, developer of the Mission Rock Project, and to approve a port commission license with Mission Rock Utilities Inc. and to approve two port commission licenses and an absolving services agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company to facilitate gas services to private property in the project area and electric power service to the Third Street Bridge pilot house and to affirm the secret determination and to make the appropriate findings. And we will take this item same call without objection this ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam Clerk can you please call item 10. Item 10 this is a resolution to approve and authorize the general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute the First Amendment to a professional services agreement for construction management services for the East Bay region with CPM, CM, Perot's joint venture to increase the amount by 25 million for a new total amount of 34 million and contract increase by two years. For a new total contract duration of nine years through June 3rd, 2030. Madam Clerk, can you call the roll on this item? On item 10, supervisor Chen. Chen, I, supervisor Chen. Chen, I, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, I, supervisor and guardio. And guardio, I, supervisor fieldersey, Dorsey, I, Supervisor Angardio, Angardio, I, Supervisor Fielder, Fielder, I, Supervisor Mahmoud, Mahmoud, I, Supervisor Mandelman, Mandelman, I, Supervisor Melgar, Melgar, I, Supervisor Sotter, Sotter, I, Supervisor Cheryl, Cheryl, I, and Supervisor Walton, Walton, aye. There are 11, aye. Without objection, this resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 11. Item 11, this is a resolution to retroactively approve and authorize the director of property on behalf of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. To execute a lease of real property with Lombard Hotel Group for the use of the Monarch Hotel located at 1015 Geary Street for a non-congregate temporary shelter program with 102 units for a one-year term April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026 with an annual base rent of 1.6 million and a final payment of approximately 100,000 upon surrender of the property and to affirm the secret determination and to make the appropriate findings. I think we can take this item, same house, same call without objection. The resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 12. Item 12. This is a resolution to approve and authorize the general manager of the Public Utilities Commission. To execute a first amendment to the first professional services agreement, specialized and technical as needed services. For operations and maintenance support with Stan Tech, J-H-C-E, J-V, MMDJV, ACOM, WREJV, and LEE, to increase each contract by $5.5 million each with a new, not-to-excite amount of $13 million for a total, a new total of $52 million across all four contracts with no changes to the terms of the of the period of contract through August 29th, 2028. Let's take this item same house, same call without objection. The resolution is adopted. And Madam Clerk, can you please call items 13 through 15 together. Items 13 through 15 are three resolutions that approve grand amendments between the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing and Various Entities. For item 13, this is the first amendment to the grant agreement with abode services for adult rapid rehousing. To extend the term by 24 months for a new total term January 1, 2023, 2027, to increase the agreement amount by 8.5 million for a new total of 18.4 million. For item 14, this approves the fourth amendment to the grant agreement with Episcopal Community Services, for property management and support of services at the Henry Hotel for supportive housing to extend the grant term by 24 months for a new total term July 1st, 2019 through June 30th, 2027 to increase the agreement amount by approximately 5.8 million for a new total amount of 20.4 million. Item 15, this approves the Second Amendment to the grant agreement with five keys, schools, and programs for the Art Mar Hotel for supportive housing for 60 transitional aged youth to extend the grant term by 24 months for a new total term of June 1st, 2021 through June 30th, 2027, to increase the agreement amount by 4.9 million for a new total amount of 13.9 million. And for item, that was the last item, Mr. President. All right, thank you, Madam Clerk. I think we can take these items same house, same call, without objection. These resolutions are adopted. And then Madam Clerk, can you please call item 16? Item 16, this is a resolution to adopt the city and county of San Francisco, 10 year capital expenditure plan. For fiscal years, 2026 through 2035, pursuant to the administrative code section 3.20. All housing. We can take this item same house same call without objection. The resolution is adopted. Adam Clerk please call item 17. This is a resolution to approve extend the term by 24 months. For a new total term to live first 2021 through June 30th, 2027, to increase the agreement amount by approximately 8.5 million. For a new total amount of 18.5 million. And we can take this item, same house, same call without objection. The resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 18? Item 18, this is a resolution to approve a lease with the Chinatown Community Children's Center for approximately 6,372 square feet of real property located within City Hall and its grounds a pertinent at a base rent of $1 per year to authorize the director of property upon receipt of the approved permits for the construction of tenant improvements to the least premises to execute a lease on behalf of the city for an initial 10 year term with two 10 year options to renew. And we can take this item, same house, same call without objection. The resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, can you please call items 19 through 22 together. Items 19 through 22 are for the Sunnydale Housing Revenue Notes and Lone Agreements. Items 19 and 20 are two resolutions that approve for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended to multifamily housing revenue bonds. For item 19, this authorizes the execution and delivery of a multifamily housing revenue note in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount of 53.3 million to provide financing for the construction of an 89 unit multifamily rental housing project located at 65 San Toe Street, known as the Sunnydale Hope SF Block 7. For item 20, this authorizes the issuance sale and delivery of multifamily housing revenue bonds in one or more series of approximately 57 million for the purpose to provide financing to construct a 95 unit multi-family rental housing project located at 1652, Sunnydale Avenue, known as Sunnydale Hope SF Block 9, and to approve the form and to authorize the execution of multiple agreements for both items. items 21 and 22. These are two resolutions that approve and authorize the execution of multiple agreements for both items. For items 21 and 22, these are two resolutions that approve and authorize the mayor's office of housing and community development to execute an amended and restated loan agreement. Item 21 with the Sunnydale Block 7 housing partners LP for a total loan amount of 18 million. to finance the construction an 89 unit multifamily rental housing development for low income households to be known as the Sunnydale Hope SF block 7 and for item 22 with the Sunnydale block 9 housing partners LP for a total loan amount of 30.2 million to finance the construction of a 95 unit multifamily rental housing development for low income households to be known as the Sunnydale Hope SF block nine and to adopt the appropriate findings for both items. And we can take these items same house same call without objection these resolutions are adopted Madam clerk can you please call item 23 item 23 this is an ordinance to amend the items same house same call without objection these resolutions are adopted. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 23? Item 23, this is an ordinance to amend the planning code to expand criteria for certain self storage uses in the production distribution and repair zoning district. And to extend the sunset date for such uses and to affirm the secret determination and to make the appropriate findings. We'll take this item, same house, same call without objection. This ordinance is passed on first reading. Adam Clerk, can you call items 24 through 27 together? Item 24 through 27 are four items that pertain to the Mission Rock Project. Item 24, this ordinance accepts irrevocable offers of public infrastructure associated with the Mission Rock Project Phase 1A. It also establishes the official public right of way widths and street grades to amend ordinance number 1061 entitled regulating the widths of sidewalks to establish the official sidewalk with on the above reference streets and of the office of the office of the office of the office of the office of the office of the office of the office of the office of the office of the office Rock Pier 70 and Portugro Power Station projects and to affirm the secret determination and to make the appropriate findings. For item 26, this ordinance grants revocable master encroachment permit to Mission Rock Utilities Inc, a Delaware Corporation to maintain encroachments on and beneath the public right of way. On portions of Terry A. Francois Boulevard, Bridgeview Way, Dr. Maya Angelou Lane, Tony Stone Crossing, Third Street, and Long Bridge Street within the adjacent to the Mission Rock Special Use District and to make the appropriate findings. And for item 27, this resolution grants revocable permission to the port to maintain encroachments in the public right of way and to adopt the appropriate findings. And we can take these items same house, same call without objection or the ordinances are passed on first reading and the resolution is adopted. And Madam Clerk, can you please call item 28? Item 28, this is a resolution to reserve East Clementina Street and East Tahama Street as official street names for an area from the Embarcadero Westward to first street and specifically naming the yet to be constructed one block segment of East Clementina and East Tahama streets between Maine and Beale streets that currently are slated for public improvement and dedication as public right of way as part of the Trans Bay Redevelopment Plan. And we'll take this item same call without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item number 29. Item 29, this ordinance amends the administrative code to change the annual economic statement of city funded organizations requirements to limit the application of nonprofit reporting requirements to organizations receiving more than 1 million annually to reduce required information types and permit reduction of information to avoid personal harm. We can take this item same house same call without objection the ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam Clerk can you please call item 30. Item 30 this is a motion to appoint supervisor Matt Dorsey to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission for an indefinite term. Or to the conclusion of his term as a member of the Board of Supervisors. Colleagues can I have a motion to excuse supervisor Dorsey from voting on this item moved by chance seconded by my mood And we can take that without objection supervisor Dorsey's excuse And then colleagues Nobody has any say about this madam Clerk. Can you please call the roll. On item 30, supervisor Chen. Chen, I, supervisor Chen. Chen, I, supervisor and Gardeo. And Gardeo, I, supervisor fielder. Fielder, I, supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, I, supervisor Mendelman. I.elman aye, supervisor Melgar. Melgar aye, supervisor Sotter. Sotter aye, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl aye, and supervisor Walton. Walton aye, there are 10 aye's. Without objection, this motion is approved. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 31? Item 31, this is a motion to appoint Melinda Burris and Prasanti Patel to the Sugarory drinks distributor tax advisory committee. Terms ending December 31st, 2026. Please call the roll. On item 31, supervisor Chen. Chen, aye. Supervisor Chen. Chen, aye supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, I, supervisor Angardio. Angardio, I, supervisor Fielder. Fielder, I, supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, I, supervisor Mendelman. I. Mendelman, I, supervisor Melgar. Melgar, I, supervisor Sutter. Sutter, I, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl I and Supervisor Milgar. Milgar I, Supervisor Sotter. Sotter I, Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl I, and Supervisor Walton. Walton I, there are 11 I's. Without objection, this motion is approved. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 32. Item 32, this is a motion to appoint Estella Ortiz, to the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board, term ending March 1, 2029. We can take 32 same house same call without objection. This motion is approved. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 33? Item 33. Resolution to accept the San Francisco Sheriff's Office Military Equipment Use Policy for for 2024, the annual report, an inventory, and to approve the request for purchase and use of additional equipment consistent with the criteria set forth in state law. Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll on this item. On item 33, supervisor Chen. No. Chan No, supervisor Chen. Chen I, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey I, supervisor Chen. Chen no, supervisor Chen. Chen aye, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey aye, supervisor Engardio. Engardio aye, supervisor Fielder. Fielder no, supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud aye, supervisor Mandelman. Aye. Mandelman aye, supervisor Melgar. Melgar aye, supervisor Sutter. Sutter I, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl I, and supervisor Walton. Walton, no. There are eight eyes and three nose with supervisor's Chan, fielder, and Walton voting no. The resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, I guess we could do two minutes of roll call. All right, first up to introduce new businesses, supervisor Chan, for two minutes. I will try. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. And colleagues, today I am introducing legislation to grant our fire department the Social Work Contracting Authority to purchase fire apparatus, fire engines that are best equipped for our specific San Francisco Turings and Buildings. Recently, the New York Times has reported that fire engines, fire trucks, manufacturing across the country is monopolized by three companies and the orders can take years to fulfill. This authority, social contracting, will help fast track engines and fire trucks for our fire department to ensure that they are up to the job of our San Francisco streets. Our five fighters are always first on the scene of our emergency, but with the aging trucks, some of which are still in operation from 1970s. This legislation will give our fire department the ability to acquire fire-fighting apparatus equipped with the most up-to-date technology and equipment that will really meet the challenges any disaster that will come our way. But this legislation is not the only legislation in the part of a larger series of legislation being introduced today in partnership with Mayor Lurie and board president, Mendoam, to also allow the fire department to seek partnership. To, what, with Mayor Lurie and Board President Mendoam to also allow the Fire Department to seek partnership with funding to invest in this vital infrastructure and to protect our firefighters, not just with the equipment, but also with cancer testing kits. So with that, the rest I will submit and I look forward to having your support colleagues. Thank you, Supervisor Chan, Mr. President. Let's go to our 230 special order. It's now time for Maritoria Service Commendations to members of the who are here in the public gallery. And we will start with District One Supervisor Chan. Thank you, President. And so, colleagues, today I'm very excited about this and I hope that you will join me in welcoming Roger Pincome, Executive Director of the Great Star Theatre and celebrating the Great Star Theatre's 100th anniversary. This, although not located in the Richmond, it's located in Chinatown where I grew up as a kid. And where my aunt was a, she's an avid Cantonese opera singer. While today she's long retire, but this recognition and where she and I really hung out at Great Start Theater when I was growing up, it's a very meaningful space for the two of us. We often go there for movies, matinee time, and then we will go to our early dinner together. I just think that the Great Start Theater means so much for our community. It's a symbolism behind every movies, every performances in that space. And Great Start also formerly known as Great China Theater was originally built as a Chinese Opera House in 1925 centuries, Chinese opera was a primary form of entertainment in China and within the Chinese diaspora, serving as a powerful medium for telling stories of the Chinese people at the time. Not only has great star been a significant cultural and entertainment hub for Chinatown, it is where families make memories like mine, where and where community was built. The Great Start Theater became the cultural center and a powerhouse for the Chinese American community. In addition to entertainment, the Great Start was also a venue for community town halls, protest and political events for causes both local and afar. Great start later expanded to showing Chinese movies and American short films while still reserving the theater for operas for special cultural celebrations like Dragonbow and the Automon Festival. Bruce Lee's very first film when he was just an infant at the time was also shown at Great Start. But in 2021 there are some brave souls. Alice Chu and Roger Pincom re-opened the venue and created great star theater as a nonprofit organization. With the mission to continue great star legacy in cultivating traditional Asian performing arts, nurturing emerging artists, revitalizing the community and promoting economic growth. And the reason why I say that they're brave souls, as you may recall, 2021, we were at the peak of pandemic. And yet, they took on that responsibility and they took on that mission. In its renewed form, Gray Start Theatre now hosts many, many different kinds of performance, very diverse, that embraces even more voices through modern cabaret, wow, comedy and film film as well as Cantonese opera and Guangzhou music. Thank you, Alice and Roger, for the theater to really restoring it to its former glory and going as far as commissioning custom-person titles from China to match the original color and texture and the dedication in building onto great starts 100 year history as a performing arts and cultural Maca. Colleagues we also have the opportunity to vote on a resolution today recognizing the great start theators and tenual celebration and also want to to thank our colleagues, Supervisor Souter, and also congratulations, who's a new dad. And also, Supervisor Chin, board president Mendelman, and Supervisor Fielder for your co-sponsorship. And before turning this floor to the great Star Theater stars, I'm going to turn it over to supervisor Souter. Thank you, Supervisor Chan, for bestowing this well-deserved honor upon the great Star Theater. This, as Supervisor Chan shared, this is an institution that has meant a lot to Chinatown and has meant a lot to generations of families. Generations of families throughout San Francisco, and particularly in Chinatown, have enjoyed performances of all types at Great Star Theater, and you're making sure that that can continue, hopefully for another 100 years. Roger, and Alice, I want to thank you for your commitment and your investment. I know it is a significant undertaking and you've poured a lot of time and money and sweat and tears into that theater The community recognizes it. We see it and we're all enjoying it. So thank you for all of your work and making sure that this theater has been reborn and continues to serve San Francisco. Thank you. Thank you all. This is a huge honor. We are so honored and also, you know, just we really feel the responsibility of maintaining this beautiful historic theater. I hope most of I had a chance to check it out by now, but it is 100 years old, and it's crazy that it survived so long. It's actually not just the oldest Chinese theater in San Francisco. It's the oldest Chinese theater in North America. So we are very proud to have that here in San Francisco and to be caring for its legacy, it is not easy, but we put our blood, sweat, and tears into it literally. It's been a journey. And we're so happy that we all get to continue this journey together. Thank you, everyone. I'm so honored to be here, be part of this. And thank you for recognizing our work and then the community effort. It has been an incredible journey with everyone. And every time when I think about what happened a hundred years ago and now this responsibility is on our shoulder, I feel very lucky and special to take on this mission moving forward. And thank you so much for recognizing our work. Okay. All right. Applause. Thank you. Thank you. 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. recognizing our work. All right. strict Supervisor Melgar. Thank you so much, President Mandelman. So today I have the great honor of doing a commendation for the City College men's basketball team. So... Dominating. Thank you so much. Welcome athletic director, Brown, coach Justin LeBaw, Chancellor Bailey. I know he's here. Trustee Zamora is here, the audience as well. Dean Calper and all of the members of the City College Rams. On their dominant 75 to 58 victory over Fullerton College to win the 2025 California Community College Athletic Association Men's Basketball State Championship. This victory capped a 32 to 1 season for the Rams. the second 32 win season in the last three years. That's pretty good. It marks City College's sixth state title. Coach LeBah has built more than just a winning program. He has built a dynasty, grounded in teamwork, defense and community pride. The Ram's incredible run titles, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2022, and 2025, shows what's possible when public education and athletics are supported and celebrated. City College of San Francisco continues to be a source of inspiration and opportunity for our residents, proving that talent thrives in accessible public institutions. The championship underscores the value of investing in community colleges. The Ram success came from tenacious defense, outrebounding Fullerton and holding them to seize a low in scoring. Coast North player of the year in sick tournament MVP Miles Ameth let the charge with strong contributions from Ricky Mitchell Jr. and John Squire. This championship is a win for our entire city. It reflects the grit, diversity, and perseverance that defines San Francisco. So let's take a moment to celebrate the athletes, coaching staff, families, and fans, who made it all possible. Thank you so much. Applause App, coach. Thank you. Thanks for having us. You know, City College is not in the news that much for positive stuff. So this is really nice to be acknowledged by you guys because it is a big positive. And a lot of these kids want to high school, say, Ignatius, Sacred Heart, Reardon, Stuart Hall, and then a couple marine guys, but all these guys basically are from Northern California. So it's really nice, we had an incredible season, and we're just very thankful that you guys acknowledged us, it's really nice of you, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. the Go Rams. All right. Supervisor Walens, I'm wondering if Nicole Workman and Kathy Osorio are in the chamber. And I am not... Interesting. All right. Well, looks like the D8 and D10 honorees are, um, may not be here. Okay. All right, we're gonna, we're gonna kill time for a moment while the, uh, there's the chief. All right, D10 Supervisor Walton. Thank you so much, President Mandelman. Colleagues, today I rise to recognize and command chief Bill Scott for his extraordinary service and courageous leadership. Chief Scott, can you come to me? Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Chief, today we honor you for your unwavering commitment to building a safer and more just San Francisco. Chief Scott was sworn in as Chief of Police on January 23rd, 2017, after serving 27 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, where he rose to the rank of Deputy Chief. From the moment he stepped into leadership here in San Francisco, he has been guided by a clear and powerful vision to implement meaningful reform rooted in 21st century police and principals centered on accountability transparency and trust. Under his leadership the San Francisco Police Department became a national model for reform. What began as 272 recommendations from the Obama era U.S. Department of Justice became a blueprint for transformation. Even after the first Trump administration abandoned the project, Chief Scott refused to let the work go unfinished. Instead, he bought in the California Department of Justice to ensure oversight, integrity, and a commitment to completion. On April 1, 2024, the SFPD submitted its final responses an extraordinary milestone that cements chief Scott's legacy of reform. Chief Scott's time at the helm has not been without challenge. He led this city through a global pandemic and a national reckoning on police following the murder of George Floyd. Throughout it all, he remains steady and committed to safety, to justice, and to the community's most impacted by both crime and systemic inequality. Thanks to his leadership, San Francisco's violent crime rates remain well below those of other major cities, and our rates for serious crimes like homicides, far exceed national averages. Beyond the badge, Chief Scott is a father, a husband, and a proud son of Birmingham, Alabama, and a graduate of the University of Alabama. His commitment to public service has always been deeply personal and it shows and everything he has done for San Francisco. And even though we don't always agree on policy and strategy, I can say that you represent the department in this city in a manner that demonstrates you care about people and community. You have a hard job and always managed to focus on what is important and that is keeping San Francisco safe. We are glad you are our chief and stand by your leadership. We honor you not just for your accomplishments, before the integrity, empathy, and courage you bring to the role. You have laid the groundwork for a department that continues to evolve, continues to reform, and continues to serve our city with dignity. So today we give you your flowers and your donuts while you can eat. Thank you. And I know Supervisor Dorsey wanted to say a few more. Thank you, Supervisor Walton. I really want to thank my colleague, Supervisor Walton, for honoring Chief Scott's leadership today and also for bringing that universally acknowledged reward for excellence in policing donuts as part of the, as a good condition going. I also want wanna add my own expression of gratitude to you, Chief, for leading our city's police department through the nation's most ambitious effort for 21st century police reforms. I assume as many of you know, Chief Bill Scott was my boss just three short years ago, and although we only worked together for two years, it was among the most consequential times for law enforcement in modern history against the backdrop of the murder of George Floyd in a once-in-a-century pandemic. At a moment when law enforcement, really nationwide, needed moral leadership, you spoke so powerfully about your own background that inspired your own career as a reformer, as someone who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, learning about the civil rights struggle from your own family members, as someone who's father-in-law served as a schoolteacher and Paul Barra for three of the four little black girls from the 16th Street Baptist Church, and as someone who's on career began at the LAPD at a moment when it was beset by crisis in the early 90s over the brutality against Rodney King and the LAP riots that followed. To no bill, Scott is to understand why police reform matters. And I am grateful for the leadership you have brought to this city. It was among the greatest honors of my career to work with you as a civilian member of your command staff. And now as a member of the Board of Supervisors, and I hope we continue working together chief in the years to come. Thanks. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. APPLAUSE We all really know that. You're doing great. Yes. Yes. He's got your notice. Let the chief speak. LAUGHTER I actually thought you were kidding me. I'd be a little bit of a relief for the chief to come in here and not have to talk. But go ahead, chief Scott. Thank you, President Manumann. Supervisor Walton, supervisor Dorsey and the entire board. Thank you for this honor. It really, I can't tell you how much I appreciate this, but I also would not be standing here if it weren't for the folks sitting here to my left and the community sitting behind me and all the members of the SFPD who are actually out there doing the work day in and day out. I mean, I'm honored and feel it's such a privilege to be the leader of this organization but the work gets done in the field. and it's really a privilege to be a part of the city and to be among you and thank you for all your support and just thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right, let's try District 8 one more time. Our Nicole Workman and and Kathy Osario in the Chamber. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks, man. We'll see you. Okay, let's get, hello. Let's get Kathy and Nicole maybe up. All right, Director Carroll, good to see you. Folks, it's National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Woohoo! Or dispatch your week for short. And today in recognition of this event, I'm offering a special commendation to Kathy Osorio and Nicole Workman for their Decades of Service with the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. Kathy has worked for DEM for 20 years. In December, she received the Dispatcher of the Year Award for her excellent handling of a complicated vehicle pursuit. She was notified of a license plate match on a stolen vehicle associated with a wanted felon in Bayview based on an automated license plate reader. A police motorcycle unit soon spotted the stolen vehicle, and alerted the proper citywide channels to assist in the site units as well as the California highway patrol when the vehicle got onto the 101. After nearly hitting an officer on a motorcycle, the suspect bailed on foot where she was later apprehended by a plane closed officer. Kathy's work that day kept police officers safe and helped apprehend a dangerous felon. Nicole has worked at DEM for 10 years and has made significant contributions to DEM's computer assisted dispatch project. She was one of the few Tagalog certified personnel there and is proud to be able to serve the Filipino community. Her leadership and willingness to share her knowledge led to her receiving the 2024 Tony Hardley Award for excellence in supervision. The award is named after the late Tony Hardley who was seen as a mother figure to many San Francisco dispatchers and Nicole was nominated by her peers to receive the award. One co-worker observed that she empowers others with information rather than gatekeeping and reveling in her expertise. Kathy and Nicole are both extraordinary public servants and it is a privilege to be honored to honor them here today. And Director Carroll, did you want to say a few things before we let them talk to us? Okay. Director Carroll. Very briefly. Okay. I want to thank you for having us again this year. my favorite week of the year when we get to really kind of draw the curtain back from the 9-1 dispatcher and we get to show you the incredible work that these folks do every day, 24 hours a day. I'm thrilled to have you here from these two incredible women in an age when public service has gone through some bruises. I have never met a group of people that more embody the words of public service than an I-1-1 dispatchers. And you've heard a little bit about what these folks have done. Nicole and Kathy to get this award, which by the way, they were nominated by their peers, which makes it all the more special. But what they both bring and what comes out for me is their selflessness. The last year and a half,'ve gone well really the last five years have been challenging for many reasons but particularly the last year and a half we've lost a number of our very loved members suddenly and Kathy has really been there for everyone and Nicole been there for everyone and Nicole is known as the person that shares knowledge absolutely selflessly. So selflessness is the thing that it comes to mind with both of these folks. It is truly a family at 911. Sometimes a little dysfunctional, but mostly we love each other a lot. And these guys empower and embody that. So I just wanna thank you so much for allowing them to come up and say a few things. Thank you. Thank you, Director. Hi, I'm Nicole and good afternoon. So I'd like to begin by sincerely thanking the board and the boarders of the city of San Francisco for passing Proposition I. You're basically allowing us to retire under the Missilania's Public Safety Pension, which means a great deal for us. So thank you so much. Yes. I'm incredibly honored and humbled to accept the supervisor of the Year Award. It's a huge privilege to serve a very exceptional group of people. And to be recognized by them for that work means a lot to me. To being a 911 dispatcher is more than a job. It's a calling. It demands heart, resilience, and wavering commitment to the safety of our city and our first responders. It means staying calm when other certain crisis, it means answering calls that change lives and a lot of times it changes us. The past few years are brought challenges both professionally and personally to Turk Street. And while it is said that you can't pour from an empty cup, I've seen my dispatch family do so every day with a smile and usually with a caffeinated drink or four. Today, I pay tribute to the San Francisco Nion one call takers and dispatchers who has gone home tired with a heavy heart. They We work countless hours, overtime hours, voluntary and mandatory. We miss holidays, birthdays. And for a lot of those people, they would work double shifts and somehow make it to baseball games, dance recitals, family functions. They are unsung heroes, and this award basically is for them. I am very, very proud of my dispatch family. They continue to show up for each other. They are kind, they are generous. And even while navigating personal losses of their own, whether we are mourning a parent, a spouse, a child, or one of our own, they never let life interrupt the essential services that they provide. I see you guys, I admire you and I'm endlessly grateful for all of you. You are my why, you are why I show up every day. I have a lot of people to think. To my fellow supervisors who work magic with the schedule every day and for balancing every curveball throwing your way and for showing up with grit and grace. Thank you to the DM upper management who decided to hire me and trusted me with projects. The center is in a period of transition and we continue to grow and evolve as a dispatch at center. Please let's never forget that our people, the well-being of our members, they must remain at the heart of everything that we do. They are our greatest asset. I also want to express deep gratitude to our public safety partners, the courageous men and women of SFPD, Jess, Josh, and Amy, especially the BSU team for always having our backs when we're having a bad day. The San Francisco Sheriff's Department, who keeps us safe atshade. The San Francisco Fire Department, our Fire Radio Officers, Station 49, our partners like King and AMR, special shout out to Chief Matt Cannon. He's been standing beside us through everything good, bad, catastrophic. He's brought his own dog ranger to be our therapy dog when he can. Tamirion Higgins for keeping us, you know, our cat alive. The desk stop support and help desk people that keep us running 24-7. System watch. Our union, SCIU, BERT, our union officers who always fight the good fight. My post 48 classes, Edwin Justin and Cindy, the entire CAD project team who will hopefully get us by 2027 to a new CAD. All my friends, my family, and my better half who works as much hours as I do. Thank you very much. And finally, the award really is for Leah. Last year, we lost flow and flow meant a lot. For a minute, I was one of her squad leaders. This year, we lost my friend Leah. 20 years of proudly serving the City of San Francisco, top notch dispatcher, and a force to be reckoned with. So it's a loss. And so I dedicate this award to her. Happy this spatcher's week. Thank you. Thank you. Applause. Wow. Thank you Nicole. That was beautiful. And most of the people she thank are also people that would love to thank and appreciate we are all one family at nine one one thank you board of supervisors thank you supervisor Walton I'm a member of district 10 and I see all that you do thank you also like to take a moment to dedicate all those that weren't able to make the call tonight when one in time. Not always, do they make that call in time? So we out and I want one try to be there the best that we can because sometimes we're not always able to make that call. That call, every second counts. First and foremost, I would love to give all phases to my family who has given me continuous support. Without you in my corner, I would not be the woman that I am today striving to be the best. I am deeply honored to be recognized by my colleagues for my work. As a dispatcher, we serve as a backbone of the public safety and a lifeline for those in need and those responding to assist. Our rapid and precise communication is crucial in ensuring that appropriate assistance reaches those in need promptly. From the first day I began working at 9-1-1. I took a pledge to maintain a high standard of service to our San Francisco community to the fullest extent possible. The reward of aiding others is profoundly fulfilling. It is a great honor to serve the City and County of San Francisco. I was born and raised in San Francisco, and it's even a greater honor to ensure that our brothers and sisters in the Fire and Police Department's return home safely. Together, we make a significant difference in our community. Let us all continue to support each other and strive for excellence in service through the strength and honor. Thank you. All right. All right. Thank you, DEM. All right, Madam Clerk, I think we should go to our 3PM special order. Item 34 through 37. Comprise the public hearing of persons interested in the determination of exemption from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. as a categorical exemption by the Planning Department on December 18, 2024 for the proposed project at 2142 22nd Street, which proposes to demolish an existing single-family dwelling and construct a new six-story building with five new units, five off-street parking spaces, housed within stackers and five bicycle parking spaces. Item 35, this motion affirms the determination by the planning department that the proposed project is categorically exempt from environmental review. Item 36 is the motion that conditionally reverses the department's determination that the project is categorically exempt from environmental review subject to the adoption of the written findings of the board in support of the determination. And item 37 is the motion that directs the preparation of findings. All right, so colleagues as our clerk has explained we have before us a hearing on the appeal of the determination of exemption from environmental review for the proposed project at 2142222 Second Street after the hearing the board will vote on whether to affirm or conditionally reverse the categorical exemption determination for the proposed project. I would propose and unless somebody objects we will proceed as follows. First we will give up to 10 minutes to the appellant for a presentation. Then we will allow public comment in support of the appeal to minutes per speaker. Then we will hear from the planning department for up to 10 minutes. Then we will give the project sponsor up to 10 minutes. And then there will be public comment in support of the project sponsor in opposition to the appeal. Again, two minutes per speaker. And finally, we'll give the appellant three minutes for a battle. Doesn't look like anybody is objecting to that. So seeing no objections, the public hearing will proceed as indicated and is now open. And I don't see anyone on the roster, but I should ask if supervisor Walden has any introductory remarks. I will wait to have the. OK, great. Thank you. All right, so let's have the appellant come forward to present their case. You have up to 10 minutes. Good afternoon members of the board. Emily Brough for appellant 2132 and 2136 22nd Street HOA. Can you pull that microphone close so we can hear you best? Thank you. Is that better? Okay. Also with me in appearing on appellant's behalf is Geotechnical and Civil Engineer Alan Crop, who has submitted a declaration in support of this appeal and Mr. Crop has also visited the site at issue and is who I'll turn this over to in a few minutes to describe some of the conditions and factors that appellant has concerns about here. So first, the issue before the board today is not whether this project should be built. The issue is about whether the project should receive environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, SEQUA, before it is built. The Planning Department determined here that this project was exempt from environmental view under SEQU, under one of sequa's enumerated exceptions in the statute. Normally, this would be the case for this typical size of a proposed residential building in an urban area. But when there are unusual circumstances present and which raise concerns about potential significant environmental impacts, the exemption under Sikwa no longer applies. We believe that is the case here. First, the project site is located on a parcel with a significant slope, a 40% grade in some areas. Second, it is located in an earthquake landslide zone according to California map. The link has been provided to you in our briefing. There was an error in the brief that referred to this zone as a liquid faction zone. The project site is in fact on an earthquake landslide zone, which is actually even more unusual in San Francisco than a liquid faction zone is. is, and at the same time, like a liquid-faction zone, poses a similar risk of permanent ground displacement if there's an earthquake. Third, in addition to these two factors, the site has serpentine bedrock underlying the surface, which is known to pose the risk of releasing asbestos fibers into the air when excavated. And there's a lot of ground that is planned here to be unearthed, over 1,000 cubic yards up to approximately 30 feet in depth. The initial project report has only done boring samples from the site from depths to 2 to 5 feet, despite there being planned 30 feet depths into this serpentine bedrock. This is simply an adequate to understand the site conditions and as Mr. Cropkin explained further. The project sponsor and the planning department's response to this appeal has pretty much tried to frame these concerns as common in San Francisco and in any event ones that can be dealt with at a later time, at an unspecified time. We disagree on several bases. First, SICWA, the unusual circumstances exception in SICWA, it's a statewide statute and courts view circumstances as unusual within the meaning of Sequa, when, quote, the circumstances of a particular project differ from the general circumstances of the projects covered by a particular categorical exemption. One here is the size of the building in an urban area. Because this is a state statute, we're talking about comparing the circumstances of the site here to those similar ones statewide. San Francisco undoubtedly poses unusual risks, but do not exist in other statewide residential projects. But even when just considering San Francisco, local projects, the conditions here are unusual even for this area. San Francisco, as we know, is a hilly city and there are certainly projects that are built on slopes as the Planning Department has pointed out. But when taking the concerns that issue here together, there is substantial evidence of unusual circumstances within the meaning of CEQA and most certainly a reasonable possibility of a significant environmental impact due to those circumstances. The significant slope, the state recognized earthquake land slide zone again, unusual even for San Francisco, and third, the underlying potentially toxic bedrock. These become the type of conditions that warrant taking a closer look at potential environmental risks. The factors here shouldn't just be shrugged off as something that can be dealt with later at an unspecified time. They should be planned for and in part to prevent damage to my clients next door building. The Project Sponsor's own initial report on this project recognizes that there are significance concerns with respect to my clients next to our foundation and basement. And all appellant is asking here is that these concerns be evaluated at the outset. That is precisely the function of what an initial study is under SEQUA and initial investigations of the site conditions that have not been done adequately at this point. So that these are known and the engineers and construction professionals can be, can plan and be prepared with appropriate mitigation measures before construction begins. And with that, I'll turn it over to Mr. Crop and I'm happy to answer any questions. My name's Alan Crop. I've been a practicing geotechnical engineer in the Bay Area for over 50 years. I have done work for developers in the city and County of San Francisco and I'm a peer reviewer for Slope Protection Act projects submitted to the city. As I was asked to look at this project, I was quite surprised by the absence of any certified engineering geology studies given the fact that this material is on Sir Petonite, which unfortunately is one of the least stable bedrock types in the city in County of San Francisco noted for many sheer zones and other problematic situations. So when a 30-foot excavation is to be made, it's critical that the depth of that material would be characterized by a geologist for stability. Unfortunately, there have not been any deep borings at the site. There's no geology. A geologist identified his having evaluated the stability of those materials, and that is a concern both under the Slow Protection Act and the seismic hazard map for earthquake induced landsliding as pointed out as well. Serpent Night has the second unfortunate situation that in certain cases it possesses asbestos fibers which can be hazardous during excavation processes when they're introduced into the air. So it's my judgment that the project is not defined at all with respect to the geotechnical and geologic conditions and therefore it is unknown what the situation will be but all of the other factors point to a potentially problematic outcome unless adequate information can be developed that would indicate there is not a risk from landsliding and from asbestos generation. I'm willing to answer any questions or go back to Emily. That's all we have for our opening and we're happy to answer any questions and say a few words on Rebuttal. All right. Thank you for your presentation. I don't see colleagues with questions for the appellant so we should open up public comment for those who'd like to speak in support of the appeal and in opposition to the project. If there's anyone who wants to speak during public comment now line up. This is not general public comment. This is public comment on in support of this particular appeal. All right, doesn't look to me like there is. So seeing no speakers in support, public comment is now closed. And then we will hear from the Planned Department for up to 10 minutes. Good afternoon, President Manelman, board members. My name is Don Lewis, planning department staff. With me today are Lisa Gibson and a Vietamil Review Officer and Joy and Aborette. Madam Clerk, can we please go to my slides? There we go. The item before you is the appeal of a categorical exemption or catax issued by the Planning Department for the 2142 222nd Street Project, pursuing to the California Environmental Quality Actors' sequel. Our March 11th Department response, the appeal letter is included in the board's packet as is our supplemental appeal response, which was submitted on April 11th. We maintain a position that the appellant has not met the legal burden approved to successfully challenge the Cad X. In my presentation, I will highlight some of our main arguments in response to the appeal. And now for a quick overview of the project. The project site is located on the north side of 22nd Street between Kansas and North Island streets in Petra Hill. The project site is occupied by a two-story single-family residence at the reader of the lot. Immediately east, Opil is the Appellance Building, which is a six-story two-unit residential building that was constructed in 1990. Immediately west downhill is a utility right away that runs along Kansas Street with no structures. The project would demolish the existing residents and construct a 40-foot tall six-story over-basement residential building with five dwelling units. The project would include five off-street parking spaces housed in stackers and the proposed building complies with the planning code. Sequel guidelines establish classes of projects that by definition are exempt from environmental view. The class one Cadx allows for the demolition of a single family residence, and the class 3 Cadx allows for the construction of up to 6 dwelling units. The project clearly fits within the class 1 and 3 Caddicleical Exemption. The SQL guidelines also establish exceptions to the issuance of a Cadx, of issuance of a Cadx. One of these exceptions is where the project presents an unusual circumstance that gives rise to a significant effect. Another exception is related to scenic highways. None of the exceptions apply to the project. You've heard the appellants arguments and I won't repeat them, but at a high level our response is as follows. Construction on steep slopes is common in San Francisco. By department estimates approximately 13 percent of San Francisco is on slopes of 25 percent or greater, which works out to be approximately 39 percent of parcels where at least a portion includes a slope of 25 percent or more. Portions of San Francisco are steep slopes designated as landslide hazard zones such as the project site but the location of a project in a size of hazard zone is also not an unusual circumstance in San Francisco. But even if such a location was unusual, apical laws and regulations would ensure that construction of the project would be safe. San Francisco relies on the state and local regulatory process for review and approval of building permits pursuant to the California building code and the San Francisco building code. The project would have no significant impact related to soil, seismic and other geological hazards. And I'll just add that project has even, sponsor hasn't even submitted their building permit yet. We have to get through this process and then they'll begin that process. Excavation of serpentine bedrock is also common in San Francisco especially in Petro Hill where most parcels are situated on serpentine bedrock which contains natural occurring asbestos. But even if such a location was unusual, the project sponsor would be required to comply with the construction dust control ordinance which would protect the workers themselves, as well as the public from fugitive dust that may contain naturally occurring asbestos. The scenic highway exception also applies to resources when the highway officially designated as a state scenic highway. This is one, this is exception that the Poland did raise in their appeal letter but not today. But 26th Street is not a scenic highway, the exception is not a ploy. The removal of the Holly Leaf Cherry Tree on the project site will not affect the visual character of the scenic area as the project site is not near a scenic, a sense of scenic or visual area. In closing, the department has substantial evidence to support the determination that the project qualifies for a class 1 and 3 Cad X and no exceptions apply. The Pellents arguments do not meet the legal burden or proof to demonstrate otherwise. There is no basis for acquiring preparation of a mitigated negative declaration or an environmental impact report. Therefore we ask that you uphold the Class 1 and 3 Cad X and deny the appeal. That concludes our presentation. We are available to answer questions. Thank you. Thank you. Supervisor Wal are welcome. Thank you so much President Madhemen and thank you for the presentation. Um, I do have one question just What type of evidence will be needed for the appellate to meet the burden of proof that The project does not meet or does not qualify for class one or class three category Sure, department with substantial events and shows that it's a common situation, it's not unique, then you don't have to worry about it. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. shows that it's a it's a common situation it's not unique then you don't answer the second question which is what it result in a significant impact so based on substantial events based on the slides we show that there's steep slopes all over San Francisco, Serbita and Betarock is petroleum hill basically and you know we don't see that there's steep slopes all over San Francisco. Serpentine, Beterock is, Pichotl Hill basically, and we don't see that there's anything unique about the location of this project. So the second question, we did address in our appeal response for informational, but we didn't need to because, based on substantial evidence, there is no unusual circumstances. Hope that answers your question. All right. And with that, I think we will go to the project sponsor who will have up to 10 minutes. Good afternoon, President Mandelman and supervisors. I'm two-year Catalana with Rubin, Jr. and Rose representing the project sponsor. So planning has already explained why an exemption was proper here and how the appellants' arguments do not have any merit. I'm going to address the sequel part in a moment, but I also want to talk a little bit about what this appeal is really about. So if we could have the overhead, you can see an image of the existing house. And to the right, you see the appellant next door neighbor's windows on the property line, which are very much relevant to this appeal. This is not a huge project, but it is an opportunity to develop a site that's currently has a small, dilapidated 1,200 square foot house, single unit house, and turn that into five units, including one smaller, approximately 900 square foot, one bedroom unit, and four, approximately 1,500 to 1,700 square foot, three bedroom homes. The project sponsor, who's here today with me, hosted several neighborhood meetings, has been responsive to the questions, including those from the appellant, and has also modified the project in response to appellant's request. After the appeal was filed, I reached out to the appellant's attorney, first by phone call on Friday, March 14th, about a month ago. Her and I had a brief discussion on Monday, March 17th. Thereafter, I followed up a couple times by email, but did not really receive any substantive response, including an email I sent to her on March 26th, asking for any follow-up, asking specifically to see, mentioning if be helpful to understand your client's concerns in so far. We have not seen anything in the Board of Supervisors file. I was told that they're still discussing with the clients. They'll hopefully follow up. Shortly, I followed up again another week later asking if there's any details so that we could understand if we could potentially resolve this appeal outside of the hearing and the response I got that they would be filing their brief the next day. Bottom line, we've certainly tried to communicate with the appellant and try to see if there's a way to understand their concerns and resolve this appeal. Our impression is that this appeal is about two things. First, for as long as the appellants have owned the next door building, they have known that when our property is developed, they may need to close or protect those property line windows. There's a recorded document that has been on the appellance title for over 30 years, providing that standard notice that applies everywhere in the city to property line windows. They have known about it, but I understand and appreciate that they're not happy to see the next door property developed, because that does mean that some of the property line windows will need to be closed or protected. Second, as with any next door neighbor, we understand that the Pelland wants to ensure that construction of the project is done responsibly and safely. That is entirely reasonable, but more importantly, it's entirely consistent with what the project sponsor wants to do and what the city's well-established building permit processes provide. Filing of a Sequa appeal is not the way to address those concerns. Instead, it comes down to the cities building permit processes and review requirements, as well as cooperation and coordination between neighbors. The project sponsor is happy to do that. For example, on a very practical level, it would be helpful for both parties if the appellant allowed DPI to release copies of the ASPIL drawings for their building. After this appeal hearing today, we will continue to be available to coordinate with the appellant and we hope that they will do that too. But this today is not the right venue relative to construction safety concerns and the property line windows themselves Have nothing to do with sequel really so next I want to address the sequel arguments a little better And I know they've already been covered by planning department The pellenette is asking you to find that the planning the planning should not have issued an exemption because unusual circumstances apply here And additionally in their brief because the scenic resource exception applies. Neither is the case here. With respect to unusual circumstances exception, the Belon has the burden to show as Mr. Lewis just stated that there are unusual circumstances that distinguish the project from other projects in the extent class, and then that there is a fair argument that the project will have a significant impact on environment due to those unusual circumstances. The appellans first claim is that unusual circumstance applies because the property has an average loaf in excess of 25%. That is not an unusual circumstance in San Francisco. On the overhead, on the next slide, we see a map that shows the properties in blue color in San Francisco that have more than 25% slope. This is not unusual, and the appellance property themselves has a slope of more than 25%. And in fact, the slopes exceeding 25% are so common that this Board of Supervisors adopted the slope and says MacHazard Zone Protection Ordinance, which is codified in our building code, that addresses additional review and requirements applicable to building permits at this site. DBI will review the building permit for this project per those additional requirements to ensure that the project will be safely built. Those standard building code requirements require retention of a licensed geologist and licensed geotechnical engineer who need to prepare certain reports that are provided to DPI with the building permit application. The appellant claims that we have failed to comply with that requirement, that is not true. Those reports and all other requirements are done in connection with the building permit application which will be filed as soon as we have completed this planning department process. And all of the requirements that Mr. Kroff in noted in the Pellens remarks, including potential peer review, that happens at the building permit stage. The Pellens also claimed in their brief that the property is in the state liquefaction zone. I understand that they're no longer saying that. On the next slide, I had a map of the state liquefaction zone which were not in. They didn't note that the property is in the seismic landslide zone. But that is also covered by the city's building code, by the slope, and seismic hazard protection zone. Lastly, the appellant claims that the unusual circumstance applies because of the serpentine bedrock underneath the property. Serpentine bedrock is quite common in San Francisco, and by no means does it represent an unusual circumstance. On the overhead again, on the next slide, I have a map showing the project site proximity and there are many nearby sites with serpentine bedrock shown in blue. So in summary, neither the site slope nor the serpentine bedrock create anything unusual and certainly nothing that would suggest creation of a significant environmental impact. If the appellance concern is construction safety at this site, given the slope and serpentine rock, overturning the exception, the appellant is asking is not the right path. The path forward is to allow DPI and the city to proceed with the building permit stage using the checklist, code requirements, and well-established review procedures that apply to hilly sites. That same has been done on many other projects. In the alternative, the appellant also argued in the brief that the C-NIC resource exception applies to this project on the overhead again on the next page. You see the full text of that sequel exception from the sequel guidelines. In their brief, they conveniently quoted to you only the part that's highlighted in blue, leaving out the most important part of that exception, which is in the bold text, which is within a highway, officially designated as a state scenic highway. Clearly, 22nd Street is not a state scenic highway, so this exception does not apply. Sort of in some, it is, we strongly believe that there are no unusual circumstances that prevent the use of a categorical exemption. Even if you believe that there were unusual circumstances, the city's building code and other regulations ensure that construction is completed safely and there's there No significant environmental impacts and the appellant has also not indicated that there would be any impacts The appellant's own building next door was built in 1990 and is subject to the same slope and serpentine bedrock Their building has been there for over 30 years the city's building permit procedures today are more not less than they were 30 years. The city's building permit procedures today are more, not less than they were 30 years ago. The city today is very well equipped to handle the building permit review for this project, and there's absolutely no merit to the Sequa appeal. We understand that they're not happy about the closure of the property line windows, which has not happened in the last 30 years, but that possibility has been known for over 30 years per that recorded notice. So we respectfully ask that you deny the appeal and allow this small five unit project to proceed. We'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you very much. Thank you, Ms. Catalano. I don't see any questions, so we will open public comment in opposition to the appeal and in support of the project. If you're here to speak in support of the project, you should line up. And I don't see anyone, so public comment in support of the project and opposition to the appeal is closed. And finally, we'll invite the appellant to present a rebuttal argument you have up to three minutes. Thank you. The project sponsor here dedicated, a lot of its time, explaining what its perception of this appeal is about instead of addressing what the actual, there are real concerns here. The legal standard is whether unusual circumstances exist at the project site. Taken together, this 40% grade is planning pointed out that 25% or more grade is present in 13% I believe of San Francisco's sites. This is at levels of 40% grade, the serpentine bedrock, and the earthquake landslide zone taken together these pose unusual circumstances. And the legal standard under this exception, once unusual circumstances are established, then the party, quote, only need to show a reasonable possibility of a significant effect due to that unusual circumstance. This is not a standard that there would be an environmental effect, as I think that the project sponsor quoted. This is a reasonable possibility. We submit that there is substantial evidence of a reasonable possibility that significant effect would occur due to these unusual circumstances presented today. So with that, we'll submit and ask that the appeal be granted in our favor and the exemption reversed. All right. And with that, this public hearing has been held and is now filed and is now filed. And then we will now consider whether to affirm or conditionally reverse the exemption determination for the proposed project. Supervisor Walton. Thank you so much, President Mandelman. And I want to thank both the appellate and the project sponsor and planning for participating in this hearing. Always wish that neighbors could really come together and work together to solve disputes. In fact, this is the one part of the job I wish that we could be Switzerland in. But because I am a member of this board and this body, I do have to weigh in and make a decision when it comes to these appeals. And for that matter, I do not see any evidence to support the appeal. So I vote to affirm the categorical exemption determination and support item 35 and table items 36 and 37. All right. Supervisor Walton, thank you for your emotion. It looks like supervisor Chan is seconding that. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll. On the motion to approve item 35, table 36 and 37, supervisor Chan. Chan, I, supervisor Chan. Chan, I, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, I, supervisor and guardian. And guardian, I, supervisor fielder. Fielder, I, supervisor, ma'amud. Ma'am Mok Mood I supervisor Mandelman I Mandelman I supervisor Melgar Melgar I supervisor Sutter Sutter I supervisor Cheryl Cheryl I and supervisor Walton aye Walton aye there are 11 eyes All right without objection Item 35 is approved, either are 11 eyes. All right, without objection, item 35 is approved. Items 36 and 37 are tabled. Madam Clerk, this concludes our 3PM special order and we can go back to roll call and colleagues. I'm going to request that we accommodate our firefighters who are here for Supervisor Sauders' introduction. So if we could do Supervisor Sauder and then go back to Supervisor Chen, that would be, I don't think anybody's objected to that. So Supervisor Sauder. Thank you, President Manoman. Colleagues, first is good to be back. I appreciate all of your support. Many of you know that it was a little over three weeks ago that my wife and I welcomed our baby daughter, June, to San Francisco. And it has been a long 22 days, but a happy 22 days. So I want to thank my colleagues for your support. Also, my team in our office for their incredible support. We district three has a new constituent. She is the faseous and edious constituent, but she is also my favorite. I want to quickly acknowledge an introduction while I was out for two new entertainment zones in district three, which I'm very excited about introducing legislation last week with Mayor Lurie at Pure 39 and then at Union Square for Ellis Street. I think these will both be very successful and I want to thank OEDWD for their support and partnership in bringing these forward. Entertainment zones are proven tools for economic development, supporting our small businesses, boosting tourism, and I will be proud to showcase these two entertainment zones, and hopefully a few more beyond that and more to come in the future. Next and most importantly, I want to introduce an in-memorium and ask that we adjourn our meeting today in the memoriam of a fallen firefighter from our San Francisco Fire Department. Tilo Tiape, the third age 38, was a valued member of Station 3. He was a 70-year member of the San Francisco Fire Department. And to his colleagues, he was T, someone to always be counted upon an excellent firefighter and an incredibly hard worker. He chose Station Three because it is the busiest engine in the country. He followed his father into the department. Something his father was always so proud of. The Teape family was heavily involved in the Bay Area, Samoan community, and little T, as he was known in his family, was very proud of his Samoan heritage. He believes behind his wife, Naui. I had the chance to visit Station 3 earlier this year and Station 3 sits at Post and Polk Street. It is consistently one of the busiest stations in the entire country and in the short half hour that I was at the station, there were four different callouts. The members at this station choose it for this exact reason, that it is where you can do the most good and serve the most people. I want to acknowledge the members of Station 3 who are present here today. For Tilletov Ch chosen station three says a lot about his work ethic, his character and his dedication to our city. He will be missed and I hope that he and his entire family know that all of San Francisco is eternally grateful for his service and his commitment and the rest I submit. Thank you supervisor Sotter. Thank you for your attendance here this afternoon. Thank you for your service. Supervisor Moot. Supervisor Moot. Supervisor Moot. I wanted to also extend my deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Tila. I know he was an incredible value member of Station 3, which serves the residents of the tenderloin. And when I received the call from Chief Crispin that he was lost, it hit me in many different ways, especially just knowing how young he was. It's my 38th birthday tomorrow. And hearing that he was was the exact same age, made me really, it resonated a lot with our generation. And so I can't fathom though, the unfathomable loss for his family and throughout the firefighter community and your station. I know his service to our residents was deeply appreciated and just want you to know that May's memory be a blessing. Thank you, Supervisor Rambu. Supervisor Walton has suggested that we have this in memorial and be from the whole board and that seems to me like a good idea. So we'll do that without objection. Thank you, Mr. President. And then moving to the top of the list. Supervisor Chen. Oh, colleagues, today it's my great pressure to introduce the resolution, adding the commemorative street name of Jerika CS Street to her intent between elementiva emission street. This commemorative street naming is an opportunity to recognize the many contributions that musical legend and a district 11 native, Jerika Sia has made to our city. These are living contributions which our communities still benefit from today. We all know that Jer Garcia as a co-founder and a musician of the world famous band The Great Folk Death, but his impact goes far beyond. He was a community advocate, a vocal supporter of environmental justice, and also spent his career working to eliminating barrier to music. Jerry's vision for community accessing to music was the most notable present of his advocacy for concerts in the park and the transformation of the grateful desk communal home on Aspery Street into a space dedicated to free music. His memory still brings people from all the Bay Area together through the Jerry Day celebrations that took place annually at McLaren Park in the Jerry Garcia Empathy Others. Us and as the District 11 residents, I am so incredibly proud to see that our district continues to reflect many of the values that he represented. Free and accessible musical opportunity, especially for our young people, the power of community organizing and a sense of San Francisco and especially district 11 pry. I also want to thank the community member who have been involved in this process. And I especially want to thank Jerry's family for their support. And I also have a second one. Today I also want to introduce a resolution in support of California State Assembly Bill 611. The KIP News Independent Act introduced it by Assembly Member Alex Lee. We have all witnessed it firsthand, the necessity of having local, independent and accessible news outlets. That our community members can trust with the amount of this information available to the public. It is important that we stand on the side of transparency, truth, and community. In my very own district, I know that our seniors relies heavily on their community newspaper. Not just for news or city updates, but for critical information regarding their access to healthcare, transportation, safety, and direct services that they rely on. But we are living in an era where misinformation spreads quickly and only becoming more and more difficult to come back. AB611 helps us fight this information by ensuring that local journalism doesn't quietly get backed up by cooperation with no ties to our communities. When local reporters lose their jobs or when editorial decisions are made by corporate chains out of state, we lose the very people who can tell our stories with accuracy and care. This bill doesn't block sales. It's simply to say that if a legacy news outlet is going to be sold to a big corporation, the community deserves to know. AB611 gives us, gives our communities a chance to explore alternatives and it sends a clear message that Californians believe in public accountability, not just in government, but in the institution that informs us. This is a practical thoughtful bill that helps to restore power to communities, workers and readers. It supports democracy, public trust, and the free flow of accurate information. I'm grateful to California Common Costs and the local independent publishers in San Francisco for spearheading this important effort and the rest I will submit. Thank you. Thank you, Supervisor Chen. Supervisor Dorsey. Submit, thank you. Supervisor Ren Gardeo. Submit. Thank you. Thank you, supervisor Chen, supervisor Dorsey. Submit. Thank you, supervisor Rengardeo. Submit. Thank you, supervisor Fielder. Thank you. Colleagues, today I have a few items and so in advance I thank you for your patience. First off, I would like to recognize an organization that's made a big difference in the lives of so many both people and animals, the San Francisco SPCA. Founded on April 18th, 1868, the SFSPCA is not only one of the oldest animal welfare organizations in the nation, but also one of the most impactful. From launching the very first horse ambulance in 1884 to pioneering the no-kill movement in 1994, the SFSPCA has consistently been ahead of its time redefining what's possible in the world of animal welfare. Their work is not just about saving animals, it's about strengthening the fabric of our community. In 2024 alone, the SFSPCA helped keep over 20,000 beloved pets with their families through free mobile vaccine clinics, community veterinary care, and financial assistance. Their hospital provided over 30,000 visits, making high quality, affordable health care accessible to thousands of Sarvan's Siskins, including myself and my pet cat Pepper. And just last year their tireless advocacy helped launch adopt a pet day across California, finding loving homes for more than 3,600 animals. Today, we honor not just their historic legacy, but their continued commitment to creating a more compassionate future. And so it is with great pride that I introduced a resolution proclaiming April 18th, 2025, as San Francisco SPCA Day. Thank you to supervisors Chen, Walton, Sotter, Melgar, Muff Mood, and Cheryl for being early co-sponsors on this resolution. And moving on, I am today unfortunately compelled to introduce an ordinance to protect a child's right to shelter by preventing city-funded shelters from kicking families with children out of shelter within 12 months unless providers are able to find those families viable housing. I believe and I think you all here would agree that no child should ever worry about where they will sleep at night. We as a city should be working around the clock to end family homelessness not punishing families for our own failures to provide viable exits to affordable housing. As you know, in December of 2024, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing imposed a 90-day stay limit on families living in shelters with up to three 30-day extensions at the discretion of shelter providers and further 30-day extensions at the discretion of of HSH. The stated intent of the policy was to create flow through the family shelter system, which has a weightless of more than 200 families. The policy itself did not provide solutions to resolve long standing systemic flows, which HSH has acknowledged. Any flow that has happened is likely due to the success of rollout of rapid rehousing slots and hotel vouchers that have been coming online from the $50 million package that accompanied these reforms from the former administration. And these extra slots are still not enough to house all of our unhoused families. Along with a lack of exits to homelessness, there are persistent problems with coordinated entry and access points, a severe shortage of fairly compensated case managers, a shortage of multilingual case managers, high turnover of case managers, and most of all, a severe lack of new family-specific shelter beds, permanent supportive, and affordable housing exits. My goal with this legislation is to prevent age-to-sage and shelter providers from removing families from shelter before 12 months if there is no successful option for housing. Why? Because for many of the families in shelter right now facing unique barriers to exiting homelessness, they need more than 30, 90 days to resolve those challenges. This policy is causing unnecessary fear and trauma with revolving 30-day extensions that may or may not be granted based on a family's case manager or family provider. We want to stop the circular eviction threats and last-minute extensions that have caused so much counterproductive pain and anxiety for families and children and instead work on solutions for housing and exits from family homelessness. HSH and the providers may say that this policy will leave them hamstrung and forced to house people for one year. That is a mischaracterization of this policy. If a family has an exit to homelessness in less than one year, that's great. The city should work around the clock to make that happen and I will work with Agedressage in the mayor's office and all of you to do so. San Francisco is one of the wealthiest cities in the world. Family homelessness is not an issue of a lack of resources but rather of political will. Thank you to supervisors Chan, Chen, Walton and Melgar for your early co-sponsorship and city attorneys Adam Radke and Ann Pearson and my legislative aid Gen Fregno for your work on this measure. I I hope that all of you will sign on to protect a child's right to shelter. And finally, today I'd like to offer an in memoriam in honor of Ellie Curtis of Randolph Vermont, a district nine resident, an avid athlete and skier, and an employee of the California Public Utilities Commission. L.A. tragically passed away on April 5th at the far two young age of 26. Kelly moved to San Francisco two years ago after graduating from Dartmouth, where she was an NCAA All-American and captain of her Alpine ski team, a member of the Divec Dartmouth and the sustainability chair of her professional fraternity, Kappa Delta Epsilon. As an athlete, Ellie was dedicated to being the best skier she could be and demonstrated this by constantly pushing her own limits. Her coach, Atdart Muth, said that she was fearless and one of the hardest workers he had seen in his many years of coaching. And this applied to her many pursuits outside of skiing. A government and environmental policy major, Ellie's passion for protecting the environment and the natural beauty of our outdoors naturally extended to her academic pursuits of the intersectionality between our energy, economic, and social justice systems. After graduating from college, Ellie moved to San Francisco, where she took a job as a regulatory analyst at the CPUC. She was excited to put her degree and her passion for social justice to work for the public interest building equitable pathways to clean and sustainable energy. own, by marrying the challenges of decarbonization with structural inequality, I'm hopeful that the energy transition will force us to rebuild our conceptions of justice in the same way that it will force us to rebuild our built environment. I met Ellie last year. When she volunteered on my campaign and found her to be warm, kind and passionate about both environmental advocacy, intercomment into social justice. Volunteering her time with local nonprofits, and in the service of others, gave Ellie hope, even as she was concerned by the natural situation and the future of our country. Inspired her to go deeper into the work of caring for others in a land we get to live on. This was Ellie in a nutshell, driven, never one to despair and a source of encouragement to those around her. I'm so proud to have been supported by a person like Ellie, and equally saddened by the tragedy that took her life at such a young age. Before we were able to see the great thing, she would no doubt accomplish. The possibilities will be endless and heartbreaking. Ellie's family wishes for you to hold Ellie in your hearts as she transitions to a new place among the stars, wind, mountains, spring runoff in my salient. She will be all around us all the time, always and forever. I want to extend my deepest condolences to Ellie's parents, Carrie, and Koch, her sister, Leney, and the rest of her friends and family, rest in peace and power, Ella Curse. Thank you, supervisor fielder. Supervisor Maughnwood. Colleagues, today I'd like to introduce a resolution that is unfortunately very timely. Just a few moments ago I was joined by labor groups like SEI-87 and IF IFPT-E local 21, immigrant rights groups like Iraq and care, city hall colleagues and for many of you on the board of supervisors to the director of the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs to our assessor recorder, representatives of the San Francisco Democratic Party and immigrant rights activists from across the city who gathered today to send a clear message. In this city, we do not tolerate threats on our residents and we stand together always to protect the privacy and human rights of our immigrant community. I'm grateful to each of you participating in the demonstration of our collective power. Because last week when we heard the reports emerged, the IRS had entered into an agreement to share data on undocumented immigrants with ICE. I thought of the era of the Muslim and Latino immigrants families in the Tenerloin, the Ethiopian immigrant community in the Fillmore, and countless communities throughout our city who work day in day out to live out the American Dream. I think of my own family who immigrated to this country over 40 years ago to live out that very same promise of the American Dream, a dream that has threatened daily by the actions taken by our federal government. We've seen these targeted attacks before, during the first Trump administration we saw a Muslim ban that made so many in our community, lose their sense of safety, and we hear icy, portation threats spread fear in our communities. Now our hardworking tax paying residents are being put at risk for contributing to the economic prosperity and social fabric of our country. Tax days is usually a fistidious day, but today it's become an opportunity for this federal government to stoke fear in our immigrant community, and a road trust in the people in our institutions. As a city we have to be clear that these actions by the federal government do not represent us. And on this tax day we stand with our heads held high, unified, unsupport of the children and the families and the seniors in our immigrant community. That is why today I'm introducing a resolution and today's chambers to reaffirm our city's non-cooperation with identity-based registry ordinance to uphold our constitutional rights and to show San Francisco will continue to oppose the federal government infringement on our federal rights. This ordinance was created under late mayor Ed Lee in 2017 to protect our residents under the threat for a Muslim ban during the first Trump administration. Back then, San Francisco made it clear by enacting chapter 103 of the administrative code, the non-cooperation with identity-based registry ordinance that it will not support a sister cooperate with any governmental program designed to create, implement or enforce religious, registry, or database. If the federal government attempts to create databases or registries to target individuals based on religion, ethnicity, or national origin, the city will continue to uphold its responsibility to protect its residents from these discriminatory practices by complying with the requirements of Chapter 103 that limit disclosure of personal information for these purposes. If federal authorities attempt to implement registries based on religion, ethnicity, or national origin, San Francisco will continue to stand united with its residents and opposition to efforts to target harass or subject individuals to prejudice based on their religious affiliation, ethnicity, or national origin. This resolution reaffirms the city and county of San Francisco's commitment to religious freedom, tolerance, and diversity, and rejects any proposal to create or support any government registry or database based on religious affiliation, national origin, or ethnicity. It's been endorsed by AROC, Mission Action, and the African Advocacy Network, and I'm thankful for the support of the immigrant rights groups as well as to many of our board colleagues, Supervisor Fielder, Melgar, Dorsey, Walton, Cheryl, Mandelman, Chen, and Sotter, for their early co-sponsorship. I'd like to thank our city attorney Brad Russi for his support and my team for helping draft this resolution because democracy thrives in diversity and it thrives in community and I can think of no better city where this rings true. Our city has always been a beacon of hope and in these stormy times we must continue to let the light of people illuminate our future with the democratic values that we have always guided us through dark times. And so to the immigrants of our city, this is to tell them that we see you, we stand with you, and we'll continue to fight for you today and always. And so colleagues, I urge you to support this resolution in the weeks ahead. That's the rest I submit. Thank you, Supervisor Mahmoud. Supervisor Mandelman. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I have a few things today, a couple of resolutions, an ordinance, and an memoriam. The first resolution is in support of Assembly Bill 1363, Wyland's Law, introduced by Assemblymember Catherine Stephanie. This legislation adds reporting and accountability requirements around protective orders in California to protect children and families from the harmful impacts of gun violence. As the federal government has failed to address the evils of gun violence in America, it has been and is all the more important for state and local governments to enact common sense gun safety laws to keep children and families safe. Assemblywoman Stephanie championed many of these efforts in her time on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, including introducing resolutions to impose taxes on firearms and enforce proactive trauma responses to the victims of gun violence. But the work is plainly unfinished as stories like Wyland so tragically demonstrate. In December 2016, the King's County Superior Court issued a nine month restraining order with a firearm prohibition against Victor Gomes after he threatened to kill his son, Wyland Thomas Gomes. Less than nine months after the issuance of the protective order, the Department of Justice approved Gomes's application for a firearm despite the explicit firearm prohibition. Gomes would later fire the DOJ approved gun at Wyland before turning it on himself. After Wyland's mother, Christie Camera filed multiple public records request to the Department of Justice. She discovered inconsistencies in data entries and a failure to enforce the restraining orders firearm prohibition. The California Department of Justice subsequently denied Camera's request for information about the firearm sold to her ex-t husband. After two years of legal battles, the San Francisco Superior Court ordered the disclosure of records revealing that the Kings County Superior Court failed to transmit three of four restraining orders against goams through the proper channels, including the one with the firearm prohibition. This system failure allowed Wyland's father to obtain the gun that would eventually kill Wyland. Myland's law amends Section 18170 of the penal code by requiring superior records and the DOJ to maintain records of acquisition and transmission of protective orders and requiring prompt disclosure of such records to a petitioner, a respondent, protected person or their representative. AB 1363 requires all superior records in the Department of Justice to create and post an electronic form and email address to facilitate electronic requests for records on their respective websites under the heading Wyland's Law Record Request. I hope you will join me in supporting Wyland's Law to foster greater transparency and accountability in our ongoing efforts to create safer communities. and I want to thank supervisors Mahmoud, Walton, and Cheryl for their co-sponsorship of this resolution. Secondly, colleagues, you may recall that a few weeks ago, as he sometimes does, Reverend Amos Brown spoke in this chamber. And in this case, he was talking to us about the elimination of his mentor, civil rights activist and martyr Medgar Evers from federal websites as part of the federal administration's efforts to remove any online resources that they deem related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Reverend Brown, we heard you and we agree. Today, supervisor Walton and I are introducing a resolution to put this board on record in formal opposition to these misguided and destructive efforts and to highlight the contributions of Medgar Evers. In January, the President issued two executive orders that call for the termination of DEI mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the federal government. Shortly thereafter, many websites associated with the Department of Defense began purging photos and posts that referenced women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ plus service members. In order to determine what to delete, officials used AI to look for any content with words such as gay, woman, and black, among others. This resulted in a number of pages, including one referencing Med Grever's being flagged for deletion. Ever's a black World War II vet, the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi, then a father and husband was returning home after meeting of the NAACP on June 12, 1963, when he was shot and killed by a known white supremacist on the steps of his front porch. While his death was brutal and senseless, it was not in vain. Ever's efforts during his lifetime to advance the full equal rights of black people helped lead to the passage of the Civil Rights Act the following year. The resolution calls on the administration to end the erasure of great Americans like Medgar Evers and reaffirms our city's commitment to providing a diverse, equitable, inclusive and belonging environment for all who live, work, and visit San Francisco. I want to thank Reverend Brown for bringing this issue to our attention, and I want to thank Calvin Ho and Melanie Mathusson in my office for their work on the resolution. Next, I'm introducing an ordinance to expand the boundaries of the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District to include the DeBose Triangle neighborhood. DeBose Triangle is adjacent to the Castro in both proximity and history. After the 1969 summer of love, LGBTQ people began moving from the hate to the Castro and E. Ricavale. The Gays and Lesbians transformed the Victorians in the triangle and developed a community that continues to this day. Before Harvey Milk moved to and set up his camera store on Castor Street in 1972, he lived a 24-hennery street into Boast Triangle. The first lesbian biker bar in San Francisco, Scott's Pit, was located on 10 Sanchez Street into Boast Triangle from 1970 to 1984, and many other LGBTQ businesses have been located in the neighborhood since then. Including the DeBose Triangle neighborhood in the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District would be an acknowledgement of its rich shared history with the Castro. The legislation has the support of the DeBose Triangle Neighborhood Association and I want to thank my former aide Adam Talks about my current aide on Ha and Deputy City Attorney Brad Russey for their work on the ordinance. And finally, I'm asking that we adjourn today's meeting in memory of Scott Nielsen, who died from natural causes on March 14th. Scott received his Bachelor of Science and Finance from Boston University. He worked for more than a decade as an auditor in the insurance industry and doubled as a field technician. He earned his Masters in Public Administration from San Francisco State State in 2009, and thereafter shifted his career focus towards the nonprofit sector and the arts. In 2014, Scott began his nonprofit work as an intern for intersection for the arts, an organization dedicated to helping artists grow through fiscal sponsorships and professional development programs. He worked as the director of finance and administration with a Stanford Jazz Workshop and Huckleberry Youth Programs, but returned to Intersection for the Arts as a board member in 2017 and accepted the role of Director of Finance in 2019. He led the annual budget and financial planning process in addition to managing the audit process and banking relationships and more broadly working to support the financial health of the organization and helping staff and board members with more than 140 physically sponsored projects. Beginning in 2013, Scott was a valued member of the Alice B. Tockless LGBT Democratic Club and served as the club's treasurer and co-chair of its field committee. Former Alice Co-chair is Gina Seamy and Eara Erick-Lukovd described him as always humble. He never sought the limelight but exuded true leadership. He never failed to do what was right or tell others what he knew to be right. His passing too soon leaves us with a painful hole in our hearts and we will dearly miss his gentle demeanor infectious laugh and lasting friendship. Rest in peace and power, Scott, may your memory be a blessing and the rest I submit. Thank you, Mr. President, Supervisor Melgar. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I have a couple things. Colleagues this week, Mark C. Anniversary of San Francisco's 1906 earthquake on April 18th. 119 years ago, the 7.9 magnitude earthquake and the fire storm that followed killed 3,000 people and left 250,000 others homeless. On that day the brick walls of our old city hall crumbled in seconds despite the building itself having only been open for 10 years. It was destroyed except for the steel structure of the dome. Nearby though, on 13th Ann Mission, nearly another early San Francisco buildings to strong, the Humboldt Beacons van and storage warehouse. This warehouse still stands today, largely because it was a pioneer for its time, being one of the first buildings in the entire state of California to use concrete reinforced with steel. The 1906 earthquake demonstrated to the world that resilient fireproof materials and high standards make a difference. However, as our written building code and retrofit technologies have evolved over time, our city still has some concrete buildings in our midst that may be vulnerable to the next big one. So tomorrow colleagues, I will be presenting legislation to improve the seismic safety of the city's concrete buildings at the Building Aspects and Commission. This legislation was developed with the city administrator's office and EBI experts to help us understand and map out which buildings may be vulnerable to earthquakes. It will give owners who are ready to retrofit clear building code standards at which they have been lacking so that they do not have to redo the work while making their self-buildings safer. Today, I am also, along with President Mandelman, a supervisor Cheryl Dorsey and Fielder, a resolution commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in declaring April 24th, 2025, as the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day in the city and county of San Francisco. The Armenian Genocide is one of the most atrocious crimes against humanity resulting in the murder of over 1.5 million Armenians by the Turkish Empire. Yet to this day, there continues to be an official policy of denialism by the governments of Turkey and Azerbaijan. A denialism that is only more emboldened by extremists at Sohade and division in our communities and the occupation of our talk and Armenia's territories by the government of Azerbaijan since 2022. The Armenian community is still feeling threatened in San Francisco and all over the world. In recent years here in San Francisco, there were shots fired at the KZV Armenian school in my district, an arson that took place at St. Gregory's Armenian Church and Supervisor Sherrill's district that also housed a community center which has not yet been fully repaired. The cross at the top of Mount Davidson is constantly defaced with hateful graffiti. Our places of refuge should not be places of fear. We must condemn these acts. That is why we need to constantly remind ourselves that we cannot combat hate without first acknowledging our past that defending human rights is not only a global issue but one that impacts us locally too. This resolution also urges that we continue to educate students about the Armenian Genocide as part of our school curriculum. I want to thank the Armenian National Committee of America, Bay Area, Chapter for their advocacy and acknowledge the resiliency of the Armenian people in District 7 in San Francisco here and around the world. The rest, I submit. Thank you, supervisor Melgar. Supervisor Cheryl? Colleagues, I want to echo my support, echo rather present-mandalment in supporting Assembly member Stephanie's wildens law. There is no doubt that we have little support in preventing gun violence at the federal level today. But the reality is there is still much we can do here in California and in San Francisco. Public safety is of course about a fully staffed police department, but is also about ensuring that we have systems in place to protect at risk communities. Systems like Wyland's Law, systems like the mayor's office of victims and witness rights, and systems like safe storage facilities. I commend Assemblymember Stephanie in driving our public safety apparatus forward, not just on the obvious things, but also on the things that will save lives every day. The rest I submit. Thank you, supervisor Cheryl, supervisor Walton. Thank you Madam Clerk, colleagues. Today alone with supervisors, Melgar, Chan, and Chan, I'm introducing a resolution declaring April 11th through April 17th, 2025, as Black Maternal Health Week here in San Francisco. In addition, I'm calling for a hearing on Black Maternal Health. This National Week of Awareness was officially recognized by the White House in 2021. In April 11th also marks the International Day for Maternal Health and Rights. Here in San Francisco, the data is clear and it is deeply disturbing. While Black birthing mothers make up just 4% of total births, they account for 50% of pregnancy related deaths. Preterm birth has worsened for black women more than any other racial group since before the pandemic in 2020. And that, of course, is absolutely unacceptable. We also know that 45% of black birthing mothers in our city live below the federal poverty line. The leading causes of maternal death, embolism, infection, and chronic conditions like cancer and hypertension are tied to broader systems of inequity including economic instability, environmental stress, racial bias, and barriers to care. These disparities are rooted in systemic racism, but we also know it is a solvable problem. There are community-driven programs that are already making a difference here in San Francisco, and we must continue our city's commitment to investing in and protecting the lives of all birthing people, especially by uplifting the health, well-being, and joy of Black birthing mothers here in San Francisco. The rest I submit. Thank you, supervisor Walton. Seeing no names on the roster, that concludes the introduction of new business. Thank you Madam Clerk. Let's go to public comment. All right, now it's time for you all to line up on your right hand side of the chamber. We're setting the timer for two minutes. You're ready for the drill you know you can speak to the mayor's presentation you can speak to the minutes. You can speak to items generally but just not on any items that are on our agenda. All welcome Chris good afternoon board of supervisors Earlier to for the record my name is Chris for Klein. I also go by sergeant Klein the United States Marine Corps earlier today a town and the Caribbean approved war funds and earlier I've spoken about our troops being in the Caribbean and there's trouble looming. Late last week at the Human Rights Council that was cancelled because we didn't have enough people show up. I wanted to present a few things here in San Francisco that were very concerning. I urged the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Supervisors to immediately convene a Justice Council meeting and specifically concerning frequencies that are not to be used for specifically for things that are emergencies. And those are being used outside of San Francisco as well. So I've already spoke, I've sent emails to the sheriff, the police chief and other individuals. Again, immediately convene a Justice Council meeting to discuss this. They should be held every three months. They haven't been. Other in that pray for peace. Pray for everyone's safe return. Hopefully there's not war in the Caribbean like 1983. And I like to take a moment of silence for all the people lost in San Francisco and elsewhere because of this violence and nonsense. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker, Ms. Brown. I'm just here to talk about my son. I've been coming here for the last 19 years about unsolved homicides. And there's supposed to be, there was a resolution passed by the police commission to pay tipsters to come forth with information and that they won't be penalized and they'll be safe. I am still waiting for, you know, that there's a new district of DA that is supposed to help implement this, you know, with Matt Darcy. I'm still waiting that. I thought it was supposed to happen soon. I'm excited that this is happening. I know things are going to be changed, and they're supposed to talk with Cindy Lotha of the police commission. But what are we waiting for? Killings are, did you just got through talking about gun violence and all these things and people are getting killed? Why do we have to wait for something to be implemented for tips to come forth? We talk about people buying guns and all this but no one's saying anything. If you give them a sense of impaying them to come forth, they will. We talk about the snitch culture. Nobody wants to say anything. If you give them an incentive to say will. I am definitely waiting on this new DA to help implement this. I'm not knowing who she is, but I'm praying that there's supposed to be one thing changed on there. You know, the DA is not going to be involved. The police is going to be up to the police chief to do this. So if the DA is involved, it's going to take longer. But hopefully this will come forth really soon this month. I'm hoping that this new, that this happens, Matt Darcy. Please, I am so waiting and mothers like myself are so waiting for this to happen. Thank you, Ms. Brown. Just a reminder to address your comments to the board as I don't know what else to do. I've been waiting for long. Thank you so much. All right, let's welcome our next speaker, please. Good afternoon. I'm Virginia Marshal of Retard Educator. However, there are group of us here today representing Megablatte. To Mr. President, Board of Supervisors, to our favorite son of San Francisco, the African American community, supervise a wall to the way we love you dearly and thank you for all your hard work. However, we have some concerns about Megablatte and as a committee, we each wish having part to share. Come quickly, committee members. I'll reserve the rest of my minute to come back. We have a letter to go to each of you and to the clerk. Thank you. We'll come collect that from you. Thank you for your comments. Hello, and thank you for listening. This is addressed to the mayor, to the Board of Supervisors, and to the Human Rights Commission. This is my first time speaking. I'm excited to be here. I grew up in San Francisco, I'm a daughter of Grand Da granddaughter of San Francisco. I'm a former news reporter, executive producer, a Cron for television, KCPS, I Heart Media, Westwood One, KQED, Total Traffic and Weather Network. I've done a lot in media, and then I created Clarity Media, my own nonprofit media organization, funded by the DreamKeeper Initiative. It is my honor to represent Megablack and the many organizations and community members who have benefited and celebrated the DreamKeeper Initiative and all of the successes that we have had. Let's talk about the successes. And we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of you for your commitment to uplifting the Black community in San Francisco. The investments made through the Dreamkeeper Initiative have been transformative, providing essential resources that have strengthened families, empowered individuals, and laid the foundation for long-term economic and social stability. And as a CEO and founder of my media organization, it is my responsibility to be objective and truth-seeking. And I ask the question, where is the rest of the DKI funding? Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome, our next speaker. Welcome. How you doing? My name is Jeffrey Greer. Tonight, this afternoon, I'm representing Megablack. Initially, the the Dreamkeeper initiative was funded annually with a $60 million investment in 2000. In 2024 the amount was reduced to $45 million annually. And the dollars released in a request for proposals. The total amount grant, the total amount grant is listed listed as less than $20 million as it is today per year, spread across three different areas. And after numerous community meetings, engagements with the mayor's office to human rights commission, we were not informed about this monumental cut to the funding. To quote recent comments, It is disingenuous to suggest that the administration is centering the black community while quietly reducing the allocated funds from the last two years from $90 million to $19 million. That's just an excerpt of the letter you all will receive so that you can receive it all in context. But as an individual, I've witnessed the changes that have taken place in San Francisco as a result of this monumental funding. San Francisco should be holding this up as a pinnacle. They should be advertising this and speaking to the entire nation about the success of this mission. Instead, as a people that are facing extinction, we are trying to defend the fact that we even exist. So you need to take another look at it. We've already given our 10% to help the city reduce the budget. So perhaps you can feed the people. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Greer, for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker. Yes, my name is Larry Martin. I'm also a member of Mega Black. And I'm going to read the third paragraph in this letter. In your announcement for the request for proposals, you use a misleading table with derogatory disparaging and negative language. And by the way, this is directed to the board of supervisors. To describe the difference between the request and previous request for funding the DreamKeep initiative. In your quest to malign the previous administration, you also devalue the successes of the DreamKeep initiative, the black community and organizations who invested countless hours into advancing the work. And I just want to say that, you know, it would be the best interest of you, board of supervisors to reallocate the $90 million that was allocated for the black community. Y'all talk about gun violence and stuff like that. This money was doing positive things for black organizations and the black community. To take that away, it's like putting a gun in one of the young's hands. You know what I'm saying? So it would be in the best interest to reallocate the money because it's important it was doing something positive in the black communities and the black organizations. So the take that away would be like a slap in the face and adopting the racist policies that's coming from the federal government now is trying to trickle down to the San Francisco. So it would be the best interest to allocate the money and say no to the racist policies that so many of y'all, some of y'all that might want that like or adopt. You know what I'm saying? So just think about that. Think about that because there's consequences. Thank you for your comments. It's your from our next speaker please. Welcome. Hi, my name is Leva Shepherd. I just want to say in 2021 I was hit by a car in the mission and that's what landed me here. I was paralyzed and today I'm actually getting back to mobility. This dream came through initiative actually allowed me the opportunity to be able to get my education. We received funding and there was scholarships that we received actually to work on our master's degrees Through USF, but what I want to share with you is the but as the last paragraph there It is troubling how this administration continues to speak of accountability and transparency, but only point to your perceived notions of failure in the dream people initiative. With little acknowledgement of the program's success, measurable outcomes, and the overwhelmingly positive perception from the community, including a 95% approval rating. The reported data on the amount of home owners is off by 75%. There's no mention of the number of students supported in pursuing higher education. and the substantial impact of behavioral health services provided through the initiative should be celebrated. We kind of tired of also just coming down and it kind of feel like a beg of something. This is money that is due to us and that's due to our community. And we're actually demanding that it gets refunded back to the community. So whatever meetings you need to have, talking you need to have, whatever you need to do to make it happen. We need to get those fundings back to the hands of the community where they belong. Again, my name is Leba Shepherd. Thank you for your comments. I think I have one minute left for my time. The vision came. Sorry. The vision came. Ma'am, can you hold on one second? You walked away from the podium with about a minute, but I'll typically we do not, hold on one moment please. Typically we do not allow people who've walked away from the podium to return to the podium and continue with their public comment. And I'm just sharing that with you for next time. Conduct your public comment, taking the full two minutes. But because you have important matters to share with us today, I will set the timer for one minute and let you proceed. This is the people's house, and I'm not too. Thank you so much. I want to first want to thank me, our brief. You may begin. We may begin. Dr. Cheryl Davis, Dr. Saeedo, look to the for a birch and supervise the Walton who forget it in us here today. Our request is simple that each of you who represent a district in San Francisco that you will fully fund the Dream Keepers Initiative. It has helped more than 30 CBOs across this city, from pre-K to adulthood, and doing so many positive things. We invite you to come to our 30-year meetings. Thank you so much, and again, I am not too, that was very disrespectful. Thank you, and I would not tolerate it. You have 24 seconds left, ma'am. All right, thank you for your comments. That's here from our next speaker. So, I will give you an your comments. I can't even support SuperHazers. Again, my name is Leonard Priestley. I'm with the Special Police Office of the Socialist Department of Education Training and Development. But I want to share something different with you. I don't want you to think that we're basically talking about security. And I also would like to recognize this organization SPOA for 50 years of service in San Francisco. 1974, Matt Fack, our first office, we still have it from 1974. But also last year, the 24th, we were able to put a down payment on the building on 14th and Valencia, a Folsom Street, and we're still there struggling, but we're still in the building. One of the things I wanted to bring to your attention was the great highway situation. I brought one of the flyers that we put out. This is just a proposal, not a beginning. Just to let people know what we are doing. We've done a lot of things over these past 50 years and we really haven't gotten a credit for it, but that was okay. We've sent a lot of people through security that went into law enforcement's church department, fire department, and moved on from there. We want to see how we can use a space at the great highway to put on an ongoing carnival to remind us of playland at the beach. Most of you may not have been around and whatever it happens to be, but we want to see how we can create a proposal for all the non-profits who are going through situations, can take a day through a carnival and raise so much money in that way. I have flyers to give to each one of you, so if you would take these. And anything that we can do in our community, we have an office on Fillmore Street because I grew up on Fillmore, and we have one on Fullsum Street. Thank you, sir. We'll come collect that from you. Let's welcome our next speaker. Hello, everyone. My name is Cheryl Shanks, and I'm a member of Makeup Black. I wanted to share something very positive about dream keepers and what it did for me and the Tenderloin community. The project that I had been working on for many years, called the Seoul Station which has manifested with the help of dream keepers funds. It will be the only black restaurant in the whole Tinderland. It would not have happened, it would not have happened, it wasn't for guests to human rights but dream keepers funding it. I think that it's only fair that the city start talking about these kind of things in the newspaper and instead of the bad things. I also would like to talk about people being paid. I work and accountability. I work for the community advisory committee. First of all, I wanted to say the city hired the person who mismanaged and misused the money. So why are people not being paid? Why are we being the fall guide for people who hired, and the people who hired, the who mis-managed the money or saying we're not going to pay these people even though we already did the work. I applied for that position. I did the work of that position. If it was not okay by the district supervisor I have nothing to do with that. Why am I not being paid? Why am I not being paid? Why are other people not being paid? What about our self-worth and our self-identity as black people in San Francisco? That needs to be looked at and I really- Thank you for your comments. Speaker's time is concluded. Thank you for your comments. Thank you. All right, welcome. Good afternoon. My name is Cheryl Thornton. I stand before you today in unwavering support of the Black Employees Alliance because enough is enough. Black workers in the City and County of San Francisco have carried the weight of systemic and structural racism far too long. We are not just talking about isolated incidents. We are also talking about the pattern, the most disciplined, the last hired, the first fired. These are not just statistics. They are people's families, livelihoods, and dignity. Let's be clear, this is not equity, this is not justice, and this is not acceptable. We are calling on Mayor Laurie and the border supervisors not with anger, but with urgency. During his campaign, Mayor Laurie stood before the people of the city and promised accountability. He said he would hold his administration to the highest standards. Now it's that time to keep that promise. Mr. Mayor, your black employees are watching. San Francisco is watching. And we are asking not just for a seat at the table, but for our humanity to be recognized, our laborer to be valued and our rights to be protected. And let us not forget this is not just about a moral issue. This is a legal one. The city's own racial equity ordinance, which mandates fairness and hiring, promotion and discipline and workplace culture is being violated. When black employees are consistently targeted and overlooked and pushed out, it's not just unethical, it's unlawful. We need independent oversight. We need transparent hiring and promotion and discipline, disciplinary practices. And we need leadership that doesn't just talk about equity, but it acts on it. Because if black workers can't be safe, respected, and treated fairly in the city like San Francisco, where can we go? Thank you, Cheryl Thornton for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker. Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is Tom Murphy. I'm with the Jerry Day Committee and friends of Jerry Garcia Ampthier. I'm just here to show support for the Jerry Garcia Street sign coming out in Excelsior District. I'm extremely proud it's happened on 415 day as a fellow native Sarah Franciscan from Excels Excelles here. Just a few quick thank you, Supervisor Cheyenne Chen. Thank you for introducing this resolution. All the board, the mayor, Jackie Prager, she was an absolute, she was wonderful to work with Patricia Baraza, Alanda from the Youth Commission, Louise from YMCA, Kathy MokimMeyer and Ben Blieman, Trixie Garcia and the whole Jerry Garcia family, Mark Allen from Red Light Management, and of course, all the Excelsior merchants, Excelsior Action Group, the Excelsior Outer Mission Merchants, SF Clean City and the whole Excelsior District community. And of course, Jerry Garcia, as we celebrate 60 years of the grateful dead this year, it's a whole six years. That's pretty monumental. 20 years of the Jerry Garcia amphitheater, all the musicians playing his music throughout the city, the country and the world, and of course the millions of fans around the world. And I hope to see all of you there at the 23rd annual Jerry Day on August 2nd. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. All right, let's hear from our next speaker. world and I hope to see all of you there at the 23rd annual Jerry Day on August 2nd. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. All right, let's hear from our next speaker please. Welcome. Thank you. Hi, my name is Celeste Perrin. I'm a DA resident and a gun violence prevention advocate and activist. I'm here to support Supervisor Mandelman's resolution in support of Wyland's Law, AB 1363, and to thank Supervisor Cheryl for supporting it as well. In an environment like we're in right now, where the federal government is so openly hostile to common sense gun laws and is actually seeking to make us less safe from gun violence. It's just so important that we do everything we can at the state and local level to strengthen our laws and our gun safety policy in any way we can. So I just wanted to encourage you to keep doing that and thank you for introducing this resolution. Thank you for your comments. Welcome for our next speaker. Good afternoon supervisors. My name is Susan Weisberg. I'm here to urge you to pass the resolution of support for the California polluters pay climate supervonville that is currently in the state legislature. We know that extreme fires like those that ravage the Los Angeles area of this pan-twin past winter, extreme weather conditions and sea level rise are consequences of climate change that is largely a result of the burning of fossil fuels. The companies that make enormous profits from producing and selling those fossil fuels also know that, and they have known it for decades. Just as the tobacco companies, new for decades that cigarettes were killing people before they were finally penalized with anti-smoking legislation. Yet it is everyday Californians who are paying the enormous costs of the climate disasters. Those high profit businesses have created. It's more than time to make the biggest fossil fuel polluters pay for the consequences of their actions. For this reason, the California polluters pay climate superpun bill transfers the major cost burden from everyday taxpayers to the polluters themselves. It directs the California EPA to complete a climate cost study to identify responsible parties and to assess contemporary fees. It specifies that the funds collected will mitigate, remedy, or prevent climate change costs and harms. Polluters pay superfund bills have been passed in New York and Vermont. California must be next. The fossil fuel companies will fight this bill with everything they have. So a resolution of support from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will be a strong message to the legislature that Californians want polluters to stop getting off Scott free. Please pass the resolution of support for the California polluters pay climate super fun bill and help it become law. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker. Good afternoon supervisors. My name is Zabel Pennman. I'm a resident of SF and organizer with Food and Water Watch, the National Environmental Advocacy Organization. Here in support of passing the resolution that we voted on in support of the Make polluters pay climate super fun bill in the California legislature. The LA fires alone earlier this year cost Californians an estimated $250 billion dollars and it will impact Californians and local economies for years to come. And while California faces a 46 billion budget deficit, the fossil fuel companies behind the crisis have been raking in record profits. The solution is is clear polluters must pay for their role in climate disasters. To lighten the burden of ever rising climate costs, the California legislature needs to pass this bill. Many Californians already are facing a massive cost of living crisis. They cannot and should not shoulder this burden that they're not responsible for. We know that the fossil fuel industry is responsible for spewing 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and almost 90% of all carbon dioxide emissions. We also know that they made record profits drilling and burning planet-reckling fossil fuels. ExxonMobil and Chevron alone made $57 billion in just 2023. I urge leaders here today to stand with everyday Californians, taxpayers, homeowners who would otherwise pay for these damages and rising costs if we don't do anything. This Climate Superfund Act would raise up to hundreds of billions of dollars, some of it going directly to San Francisco to protect Californians and build the infrastructure we desperately need. It will lower costs for protecting by protecting taxpayers and families from taking on the burden themselves. So again, I please urge you to vote in support of the resolution that stands with SB 684 and AB 1243, the Climate Superfund bill. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker. Hello, my name is Mia Dreyer. I'm a San Francisco resident and I'm also here to urge you to vote in support of the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act. And as you've already heard, this bill has relates to both the past and future of our state. So I'm going to start with a quick reminder about the past. About a day in September 2020, when the sun didn't come up, the sky was red and the air was very difficult to breathe because a wildfire is happening in or around the greater Bay Area. I am a speech therapist by profession. And in the days and weeks that worked in a number of healthcare facilities around the Bay Area, in the days and weeks that followed and worked in a number of healthcare facilities around the Bay Area. In the days and weeks that followed that day, I lost track of the number of caregivers who broke down in tears in front of me because in addition to supporting their loved ones and caregiving for their loved ones. In the middle of COVID, they now had concerns about housing, about livelihood, and about further damage to their loved ones health through air quality and smoke and other effects of the fires. We talk in about this bill in really big numbers. Billions, $113 billion annual, $11 billion estimated, annual climate-related costs to Californians by the year 2050. As has been mentioned, 250 billion in damages in the LA area from the recent fires. But ultimately, I'd like to remind the board that this burden falls on ordinary Californians who are made to pay for the billions in profits that are being accrued by the largest fossil fuel companies whose disinformation campaigns are fueling the climate crisis. This bill is an important step on taking money from those profiting and giving it back to Californians to support their housing, to support their livelihoods, and to support their health care. And while we will continue to deal with further climate disasters. And I urge you once again to support the Plutors Pay Climate Superfund Act. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker. The recent shocking violence, Europe, for the Bouncer and the angry,, drunken patron of this game in the castle illustrated how this castle, up of market entertainment June is such an evil plan that sucked up to game-boarding block. This city hall has been in formals for doing that. For example, you wanna example? For some street fair, up your alley, dirty alley fair where live sex is happening, I happen all the time in among crowd and the city would have done nothing. Let the city go well in moral corruption for decay. That's why all the business are leaving San Francisco all the storefronts are cluttered, you should know better than that. Thank you for your comments. Let's welcome our next speaker, please. Hello, my name is Elizabeth Smith-Fong, and I live in Parkside. I'm also here to speak in support of the resolution supporting SB684 and AB 1243, the polluters pay climate superfund bill. I'm a longtime San Francisco resident and I've always been proud of our city's leadership on climate change. I also have a two year old daughter and she's the reason I started getting involved with climate action. So all of us in San Francisco lived through the wildfires that other speakers have mentioned in the past few years and had to deal with that poor air quality for weeks on end. I had to tape up my windows to keep the smoke out. And now that I have kids, I'm worried about the possible health effects if it were to happen again. And on top of that, I just don't want her generation or my generation to have to pay for the damage that polluters and fossil fuel companies have done. So, you know, we're all paying the price for fossil fuel pollution, whether it's with our health increased insurance rates or with our children's futures. And this resolution is a really powerful opportunity for San Francisco to keep leading on climate change and to send a message of support for a bill that will really make a difference for California. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker. Good afternoon, I'm Doug Nielsen, resident of San Francisco for over 50 years. Born and raised in California. And I'm also here in support of the polluteous pay climate super fund. You've heard a lot of statistics here. I think we all know that the fossil fuel industry is a major contributor to the global climate change. It's been proven it is the case. What may not be known is that how much, how many trains of dollars that the fossil fuel industry has been able to reap from the fossil fuel, producing fossil fuels. And in 2023 alone, $244 billion regenerated in 2023, and over $100 billion in profits by Chevron, Exxon, Shell, and BP. They all have refineries, and are all represented here in our area. So what do they do with the profits? That goes to their shareholders, it goes to the stock buybacks, it goes to CEO's huge salaries of $32 million on just a 19% raise this year. And who pays for it? That's his taxpayers. We're at a point in California now where people cannot even get money to pay, they can't get insurance to cover their homes, new homes, or they're getting policies taken away. Myself, over 25% raise in my homeowners insurance. So I'm here because we need for the fossil fuel industry to do their duty, do their due diligence. They know this for years of what they're causing this environment across the globe. And we need to make sure that they pay their fair share. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Thank you for your comments, sir. We're going to welcome our next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is Alana Habigurmi-Cabe and I'm a district five constituent and San Francisco native. Alana, can you talk directly into that microphone? Just pull it close to you. Yes. If you can, there you go. Sorry about that. I'm also here to speak in support of the board resolution to support the Make polluters pay climate superfund bill and support of the Resolution to support the Make polluters pay climate superfund bill in the state legislature. I've seen the effects of climate change firsthand, from wildfire smoke to heat waves and flooding during atmospheric river storms in San Francisco. I've had friends lose their homes in the Paradise Fire and more recently in the LA fires. As a lifelong environmentalist and environmental engineer, I know the effects of climate change will only get worse and will continue to cost the California taxpayers billions of dollars. That's why I'm here to urge the board to support the resolution. It's time to send a message of support to the state government and make polluters pay. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker. Hi, my name is Nancy Kizoytho. I'm a resident of San Francisco Film or District. I am originally from Kenya and I appreciate this country that gave us second chances in life. And we have a lot to say thank you. To the city of San Francisco, to America, but of late, it has become a dam star. It has become a very disgusting place, especially when we have superstar children in public schools here, where they are indoctrinated, propaganda taught. I have a lot of information here, pulling out from what my kids are being taught in San Francisco high schools. This is not information that children can be able to go to Ivy League schools, where they are being taught 200 gender ideologies, which is so nonsensical to us who are African conservative parents, and we are also very stigmatized. First of all, big up to Daniel Loury. We supported him. And thank you for all the amazing things he's doing to the city. Bilal Mahmoud is our supervisor in the film. The African community has been stigmatized for years. We are stigmatized by the African American community where we don't get the funding that trickles down to the African community. A lot of African parents are actually taking that children back to Africa, because we are not welcomed in the spaces where we can be able to do programming that help in our African culture. We brought the Kenyan President here. He was not acknowledged by a black London breed. We hated. So, Bill Al-Mahmud, we are asking for an African cultural center where we can do our own programming and we need Elon Musk to come and dodge the education system. Yeah, and thank you to Trump for dismantling the education system. We need the school vouchers so we can take our kids to private schools, teaching the kids on patriotism and not the garbage of what is being taught. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Let's hear from our next speaker, please. Welcome. Happy 415 day board of supervisors, great speech, Nancy. You know, I think it's time we prioritize the well-being of women and children in our community. She has a point, you know, kids in school. They should be learning ABCs, one, two, three, playing outside instead. They're being sexualized and adult materials. They should not be exposed to. And kids aren't just suffering at the schools. On their way to schools, as we all seen, they're forced to navigate the trenches, which are filled with tents and bodies, broken government-issued crack pipes. There's 20 plus people using fentanyl at the playground, and ever since they started cracking down, key word cracking down, on sixth and market, and 24th emission, the Honduras fentanyl dealers have adapted. They're using electric scooters now to circle around our playgrounds and our problem areas. They are mobile peddlers of death, fentanyls of former chemical warfare on the American people, comes from China across the southern border. These Honduras fentanyls, dealers, need to be deported, not given the same rights as indigenous Native Americans. When children are walking to school in San Francisco and they're tripping over bodies and needles and there's fissures everywhere, that's a problem. When children are playing on the playground and there are 20 plus people using fentanyl, that's a problem. You guys are supposed to be the leaders of our community. And I'd like to see as much vigor for the fentanyl genocide happening right in front of City Hall at the same amount as you guys virtue signal for every little thing while everything gets progressively worse progressive policy is making everything progressively worse harm reductions causing more harm forget the gentleman's name last name sholes he said downtown is for drug users he overdosed this morning he's no longer with us you can't blame that on Republicans you guys there's a civil war happening in the Democrat party. You got moderates versus the far left, but you're both wrong. You guys need to take a look in the mirror and take a walk at the bottom of the hill. You're living on top of the hill where everything's fine and dandy. Thank you for your you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I want to say I'm standing here in solidarity for support of our Black Employee Alliance. They, I have been representing a lot of employees in my chapter and more often than that, I'm representing them on disciplinary issues and more often than not, they're people of color. And it's just wrong and unfair that the cost of living in this city has gotten ridiculous. It's pushed out a lot of us working families. And really the red lining is still existing. The opportunity to this American dream is not what it used to be. And I just wanted to be here to make sure and make it clear to you all that our union is vigilant. And we're ready to meet with the Mayor Laurie. We heard at the PEC meeting that he extended his olive branch. He is willing to meet with unions and to start talking with us. I also suggest he talk with this powerful black employee alliance that is creating an important cause for change. We need to have more diversity in the city, not less. And by making it harder and harder for us to get jobs, that is not the way to go about things. Hiring freezes while contracting out is not okay. I will leave the last 30 seconds to just say that I'm a unionist, I'm proud, I love this city and I want to see it do better and do better for all of us workers no matter what our color is. So please enough with this bias, please enough with the cronism and nepotism stop hiring your friends and family higher people that can do the job and are capable. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. It's welcome. We're next speaker. Hi, my name is Liam McGeever. I live in D6. I'll try to get through this without crying after that. This is what I wish. My supervisor, a supervisor would say. I want a state of emergency declared in D6 for being a humanitarian crisis. crippling poverty in the shadows of billionaire skyscrapers is unacceptable. We must redistribute survival resources like housing to seriously address this issue at its root. We need to defund the police. We have only been increasing their budget despite their horrific violence against our communities and particularly against their black and brown communities, our TLGBQ plus community, our sex worker community, our disabled community, our undocumented community, and our neurodivergent community. There is no question that they are also mismatching funds repeatedly if increasing SFPD's budget-solve societal problems. We'd be living in a perfect society by now, but it doesn't, and we don't. be fiscally smart to invest our money and solutions that have been shown to work like education and basic universal income and reparations. Transgender rights are human rights. There will never be an LGBT without the tea and damn those that foolishly try. I'm fighting for you. For your right to gender affirming health care, for your right to live life, however you want, no matter what any cis person may think, for your right to walk down the street without fear, for your right to be housed and fed, for your right to be employed and treated with respect in the workplace, for your right to happiness. Your children do not deserve to be used as pawns in politics. They do not deserve to grow up in poverty conditions. And so San Francisco, including myself, must lift you out of poverty with the urgency this calls for. When our neighborhood is well nourished instead of impoverished, that will be reflected on the streets and sidewalks. We must also seriously invest in free quality. myself must lift you out of poverty with the urgency this calls for. When our neighborhood is well nourished instead of impoverished, that will be reflected on the streets and sidewalks. We must also seriously invest in free quality childcare for your children now. Homeless people deserve to have homes no matter what. Your life is worth saving, no matter the balance in your bank account. You matter and we want you to stay in San Francisco housed. We must live. Trans people must live. Thank you Leah McGeever for your comments. Welcome our next speaker. If there are any other members of the public in the chamber who haven't yet addressed the board during general public comment please come on up otherwise this gentleman will be our last speaker. Hello my name is Richard ST Peterson I'm from Noe Valley and I'm not here to talk about pyramids I am here to talk about ocean beach and I'm a former surfer since 2020 I haven haven't been able to surf, but I always like driving down between slope and say Gary on the highway to see what the ocean looked like. Now, however, my dog and I took the Quintera bus down to Ocean Beach and my dog Sly hates the water even though he's a yellow lab with web feed. But the problem was the bus just drops you off and then when you want to leave it expects you to go across the street to some sort of foreign location. Why is there not good access for people at the beach? Both ends. Take the Gary bus and it doesn't drop you off at the beach anymore. It drops you off up at the top of the seat trope. Anyway, that's my quip for today. I love taking muni. Muni is better than it's ever been. It's cleaner. They're doing a little problem with the timing, but it's great. And that's all I love San Francisco. Thank you for your comments. Mr. President. All right, public comment is now closed. Madam Clerk, let's go to our four adoption without committee reference agenda. Items 40 through 45. Items 40 through 45. These items were introduced for adoption without committee reference. The 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. Councillor Fielder. Thank you. I'd like to request a sub item 41. I don't see anyone else putting themselves in the queue. So Madam Clerk, can you call the roll on the balance of the items other than 41? That would be items 40, 42, 43, 44, and 45. Supervisor Chen. Chen, I, supervisor Chen. Chen, I, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, I, supervisor and cardio.io. In Guardio, I, Supervisor Fielder. Fielder, I, Supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, I, Supervisor Mandelman. I. Mandelman, I, Supervisor Melgar. I. Melgar, I, Supervisor Saudder. Saudder, I, Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl, I, and Supervisor Walton. All right. Walton, aye. And supervisor Walton. Aye. Walton, aye. There are 11, aye's. Without objection, these resolutions are adopted and the motion is approved. And then Madam Clerk, could you please call item 41? Item 41, this is a resolution to support California State Senate Bill number 684. Introduced by Senator Caroleen Mennevar, excuse me, and Assembly Bill number 1243, introduced by Assembly Member Dawn Addis. To address the climate crisis in California, by shifting the burden of increased taxpayer costs, away from California residents and small businesses, to fossil fuel companies that have created the climate crisis. See, Beriza Fielder. Thank you, President. Colleagues, this bill, which is in the California legislature now, is intended to make the largest fossil fuel companies rather than California taxpayers pay the enormous cost of the extreme fires, extreme weather conditions, and sea level rise that are consequences of climate change, caused largely by the burning of false fuels. This bill will direct Cal EPA to complete a climate cost study, identify responsible parties, and assess compensatory fees, and use the collected fees to fund projects and programs to mitigate remedy or prevent climate change costs and harms. Our support for these two bills comes at an opportune moment. As the bill just passed through the Senate Environmental Policy Committee last week, is going to the Assembly Natural Resource Committee next Monday, and we'll go through the Assembly Judiciary Committee as well as the Senate Judiciary Committee for a hearing sometime in June. San Francisco Assembly Member Haney and Senator Wiener are both co-authors of this bill. I thank them as well as the more than 150 organizations, including the Sierra Club of California, Sunrise Movement, and many others for supporting this bill, and for all of their organizing to ensure that the fossil fuel polluters pay for their devastation on our climate. I'd also like to thank my co-sponsors, supervisors Melgar, Mahmoud, Chen, Walton, Chan, Saudder, and Manelman. Thank you so much. Thank you, Supervisor Fielder. I don't see anyone else on the roster so I think we can take item 41, same house, same call without objection. The resolution is adopted. And then, Madam Clerk, do we have any imperative agenda items? There are none to report, Ms. President. All right, could you please read the in-memorians. Today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individuals. On behalf of Supervisor Fielder for the late, Ellery Curtis. On behalf of Board President Mandelman for the late Scott Nielsen, and on a motion made by Supervisor Sauder and Mahmoud. And on behalf of the entire Board of Supervisors for the late Tila Te Ape. 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. Thank you.