Good afternoon. Welcome to the April 22nd, 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 present supervisor Dorsey, Dorsey present supervisor and guardian, and cardio. And cardio present, supervisor fielder. Fielder present, supervisor Mack Mood. Mahop Mack Mood not present, supervisor Mandelman. Mandelman present, supervisor Melgar. Melgar present, supervisor Soder. Soder present, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl present,. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatusha Lone have never seated, lost, nor 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 Vardromatish-Alone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for is Sam's one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. On behalf of the board, I would like to acknowledge the staff at SFGov-TV, today particularly Collina Mendoza, who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, do you have any communications? Yes, thank you, Mr. President. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes you to attend this meeting in person in the Board's legislative chamber within City Hall 2nd Floor Room 250. Or if you can't make it to the chamber, you can 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, you can submit an email to BOS at sfgov.org, or send it via the U.S. Postal Service to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the number one, Dr. Carlton, B. Goodlid Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California, 9402. If you would like to make a reasonable accommodation request under the Americans with Disability Act or if you need to request language assistance, contact the clerk's office at least two business days in advance by calling 415-554-5184. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Let's go to our approval of our meeting minutes. Approval of the March 18, 2025 2025 Board Meeting Minutes. All right. Colleagues, do we have any changes to these meeting minutes? I don't see anybody on the roster. So may I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented, moved by Melgar, seconded by Walton. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll. On the minutes, supervisor Chen. Chen, aye, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, aye, supervisor Angardio. Angardio, aye, supervisor Fielder. Fielder, aye, supervisor Mahwood. Mahwood, aye, supervisor Mandelman. Aye. Mandelman, aye, supervisor Melgar. Melgar, aye, supervisor Sotter. Sotter, aye supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl I, supervisor Walton. Walton I, and supervisor Chan. Chan I, there are 11 I's. With that objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. Madam Clerk, let's go to our consent agenda. Items 1 through 5. Items 1 through 5 are on consent. These items are considered to be routine, but if a member of Jackson item may be removed and considered separately. I don't see anyone on the roster, Madame Clerk, can you please call the roll? On items 1 through 5, supervisor Chen. Chen, I, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, I, supervisor and guardioio. Angardio I, Supervisor Fielder. Fielder I, Supervisor McMood. McMood I, Supervisor Mandelman. Mandelman I, Supervisor Melgar. Melgar I, Supervisor Sutter. Sutter I, Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl I, Supervisor Walton. Walton I, and Supervisor Chan. Chan I, they're R11Is. Without objection, these ordinances are finally passed. Madam Clerk, can you please take us to our regular agenda and finished business at a number six. Item six, this is an ordinance to approve and waive competitive solicitation obligations for a port commission park lease and loan for China Basin Park and for a management agreement for a adjacent public and open spaces between the port and an affiliate of Siwa Lot 337 Associates LLC developer of the Mission Rock project and to approve a A Port Commission license with Rock Utilities Inc and approve two port commission licensees 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 this equidetermination and to make the appropriate findings. We can take this item same house, same call without objection. This ordinance is finally passed. Madam Clerk, let's go to new business. Please call item 7 and 8 together. Item 7 and 8 are two resolutions that authorize grants for the recreation and parks department. Item 7 authorizes a grant agreement with WU-E children's services to accept and expend cash or in-kind grants from WU-E children's services valued at approximately 1.125 million for the tenderloin recreation center children's playground improvement projects. for item 8. The item authorizes a grant agreement with Kaboom and to accept and expend cash and or in-kind grants from Kaboom valued at approximately 5 million to support improvements for up to eight children's play spaces sites. Let's take these items same house, same call without objection, these resolutions are adopted can you please call item nine item nine This ordinance was referred without recommendation from the Land Use and Transportation Committee It amends the planning code to require notice of rezoning Intended to comply with housing element law and to affirm this equidetermination and to make the appropriate findings Super Supervisor Dorsey. Thank you, President Mandelman. Colleagues, I'll confess this was, the site was a close call for me because I do understand and support generally the imperative of public transparency and democracy. At the end of the day, however, and I think just even in the last hour, I think the noticing requirement marks a departure from precedence I'm aware of, including the up-zoning that took place in the eastern neighborhoods many of which I represent. So in good conscience, I'm going to oppose this. Now in my view to live in a major American city today, especially in a city like ours that is afflicted with the crisis and housing affordability and access, reflecting an issue that is routinely rated among voters as the issue number one or two. It is to know that we have an obligation to affirmatively further fair housing. I think this noticing requirement is potentially needlessly alarming, overly prescriptive, in a departure from past precedents precedent, and that's why I'm not going to be supporting it. Thanks. Supervisor Melgar. Thank you, President Mandelman. Colleagues, I was going to explain that this item left the Land Use Committee without recommendation so that it could be voted on by the full board. I also will not be supporting it. I think that it sets a problematic precedent. We have never done this kind of notification for any rezoning that we've done in the city and this is certainly not the first. It's not going to be the last. And I fear that it just adds to a sort of climate and conversation that has been alarming needlessly when there are legitimate issues that arise from any rezoning, we can solve those issues. And I don't think that that is done by alarming folks unnecessarily. And so I think that there can be transparency, there can be sharing of information. I think the planning department certainly has done that. But we didn't do this type of notification when we did the Eastern neighborhoods plan. We didn't do it with central SOMA. We didn't do it with a ship shipyard we didn't do it when we down-zoned All of the Western neighborhoods and so I don't see a need to do it today. Thank you Supervisor Chan Thank you President Mendelman at Lane use colleagues and Lane use last week there was a lot of discussion on why we shouldn't pass this ordinance. But I want to say that at the committee and the committee really failed to recognize intent of this legislation, which is to let San Francisco's know about upcoming major changes. That would affect our residents, landlords, and business communities across the city. It is according to the plan departments that the upcoming rezoning plan could impact at least 13,000 acres of San Francisco land. We're roughly about 30,000 acres. So as you can imagine, and out of which 4,000 acres is park land. So more than half of San Francisco will be impacted. So the fact that we didn't have notification in previous redevelopment and urban renewal project is not a valid reason to stop us from doing what is right today in 2025. In fact, even with government agencies overseeing the previous development and redevelopment project, we hear from communities time and time again, even today that they would like to see more information and more outreach. City planning policies are complex concepts, the arch-hallenging to even convey in English. So imagine how many families and individuals were leaving behind, in monolingual and vulnerable communities. To that, I say our solution in San Francisco should always be to do more, not less, especially under this federal administration where censorship and information has already been weaponized to silence and manipulate the masses. Ultimately, the goal of the housing elements is to increase affordable housing, which I support. This ordinance does not contradict that mission and only promotes participation of the housing elements, but most importantly, our communities write to know what is happening and impacting them. Then again, this legislation is simply notifying residents, business and property owners that will be impacted by the upcoming up rezoning plan. That will impact them within 300 feet of their property and where they reside and where they conduct business. So it's a simple, straightforward right to know. Legislation, I truly too hope to have your support today. Thank you. Mr. Chen. Hi, Colleys. I also want to express my strong support for the goal of ensuring that our city is providing adequate notice to the resident whose properties will be affected by the rezoning. And I believe a very successful rezoning program comes about with good planning and that requires the impact of the community to receive sufficient notice and have the opportunity to also inform the proposals moving forward. And I also just want to clarify in the land use committee, I had hoped that we could move forward to the item with positive recommendation and that's why I did not support emotion to advance this legislation without recommendation and I am a co-sponsor of this legislation and and will continue to vote yes to support this ordinance today. Thank you. Sibraza Fielder. Thank you. I think this is a common sense measure rooted in transparency, equity, and basic democratic principles in our planning processes. It doesn't stop rezoning. It simply says if we're going to change the rules for entire neighborhoods, the people who live and run small businesses there deserve to know. To me, that's basic responsible governance and commuting engagement. So I appreciate supervisor Chan for bringing this legislation forward and I will be supporting it. Thank you supervisor fielder. Madam Clerk please call the roll. Item 9 supervisor Chan. Chan I supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey no supervisor in cardio. In. And guardian, aye, supervisor fielder. Fielder, aye, supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, no, supervisor Mandelman. Aye. Mandelman, aye, supervisor Melgar. No. Melgar, no, supervisor Sutter. Sutter, aye, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl, aye, supervisor Walton. Walton, aye, and supervisor Chan. Chan, aye. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. item 10. Item 10, this is an ordinance to amend the administrative code to allow city departments to purchase content and data subscriptions without complying with solicitation. item 10. Item 10, this is an ordinance to amend the administrative code to allow city departments to purchase content and data subscriptions without complying with solicitation requirements that would otherwise apply and without adhering to provisions in the municipal code that impose obligations on contracting parties as a condition to agreement with the city and to list conditions required for amendment or modification of such agreements. Madam Clerk, please call the roll. On item 10, supervisor Chen. Chen I, supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey I, supervisor Angardio. Angardio I, supervisor Fielder. Fielder I, supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud I, supervisor Mandelman. Aye. Mandelman aye, supervisor Melgar. Melgar aye, supervisor Sutter. Sutter aye, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl aye, supervisor Walton. Walton aye, and supervisor Chan. Chan aye, there are 11 aye's. With that objection, this ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam Clerk, let's go to committee reports. Yes, committee reports. Items 11 and 12 were considered by the land use and transportation committee at a regular meeting on Monday, April 21st, and were forwarded as committee reports. Item 11, this ordinance was recommended as amended but with the same title. It amends the planning code and the zoning map to establish the 3250 19th Avenue Special Sign District to provide signage opportunities commensurate with the size of the parcel and to affirm the secret determination and to make the requisite findings. All right, let's take this same house same call without objection. The ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam Clerk, please call item 12. Item 12, this was recommended as a committee report. It's an ordinance to amend the planning code to remove the conditional use authorization for formula retail uses in the residential commercial zoning districts along Van Ness Avenue. For lots of fronting Van Ness Avenue and to establish that a change of ownership or operator of a pre-existing formula retail use that is not previously received a conditional use authorization is not an intensification of such use that would require conditional use authorization and to affirm the secret determination and to end the requisite findings. Supervisor Cheryl. Thank you, President Mandelman. Colleagues, this legislation takes a major step towards reducing barriers to filling commercial vacancies. First, this ordinance principally permits formula retail along Van Ness between Chestnut and Broadway. Van Ness is facing a crisis of persistent commercial vacancies. Planning department surveys found a 53% ground floor commercial vacancy rate on Van Ness. Compared to the rest of the city's 7.7 vacancy rate, or even Union squares shockingly high, 22% vacancy rate, the 50% vacancy rates on VAN-NESS are a crisis. Since taking office, I have heard from many building owners on VAN-NESS who are replete with stories of tenants deterred, potential tenants deterred by the on average, seven and a half month long permitting timeline. This is bad for VAN-NESS, and it's bad for the city as a whole. Because because with so many road users this street has an outsized impact on public perception of the city's economic health. We should be helping fill these vacancies, not standing in the way, especially when this change is in line with the history of Van Ness' commercial identity. At history includes large retailers and chain stores on the street and despite a decline in tenants now in its third decade, our planning code currently requires prospective, formular retail stores to navigate multi-month-long conditional youth processes. If we know these spaces are hard to fill, why are we making it harder? We need to be doing all that we can to make it easier to open stores. We need to increase flexibility with Vennness, which this ordinance will do, helping activate vacant spaces and breathe new life into this corridor at the heart of the city. Second, and perhaps most importantly, this ordinance will eliminate the requirement for new formula retail operators to obtain a conditional use authorization if the previous Formula Retail at the location did not possess a CUA for formula retail. Well, why is this important? For me, this is important because it will directly impact the former's Safeway on Fillmore. Since the Fillmore Safeway opened before formula retail controls were enacted, it never obtained one. Meaning any new grocery classified as formula retail must secure a conditional use authorization. If we want a grocery store to replace a grocery store, we should probably make it easier to open a grocery store. I'm excited that this streamlining provision will help fill numerous other vacancies left by prior formula retail tenants. And I'm grateful that this legislation is co-sponsored by Supervisor Sauder, Supervisor Makhmoud, and Supervisor Melgar. And that it has the support of all of the local small business associations in the surrounding neighborhoods, San Francisco Democratic Party, as well as the residents associations in the neighborhoods. I'm excited for this legislation to take effect. I'm for Van Nesta to realize it's great potential as a thriving commercial hub, and for a new grocery store to hopefully restore food access to the Fillmore and surrounding communities. Thank you, colleagues, and I hope to have your support. Thank you, supervisor Cheryl. I think we can take this item same-house, same call without objection. The ordinance is passed on first reading. And Madam Clerk, let's go to roll call. Going to roll call, first member to introduce new business, Supervisor Chen. Thank you, person. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleysed, good afternoon again. Today it's really my honor to introduce a resolution which recognized May 10th as the Transcontinental Chinese Rail Roll Workers Day for the contribution that Chinese workers make up to build this country's railroad system under some of the most dangerous and inhuman working conditions. Labors were required to lay down railbacked tracks and other infrastructures through difficult to rings in the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. Over 1,200 Chinese workers died from the war accidents, avalanches and explosions. Why the Transcontinental Railroad, it's highlighted in history books. The contribution of the Chinese workers are not often acknowledged. Chinese workers make up 80% of the workforce for the Central Railroad Company. Then Governor of California, Lee Lens, testified to Congress that Chinese workers were, under dangerous working condition, discriminatory immigration policies, and social isolations. Chinese workers were courageously took a stand to organize for fair wages and safer working conditions. After years of hard work, on one of the America's most marvelous engineering feats, a golden spike, marking the completion of the Transcontinental Rabel on May 10, 1869. The Permanentory Summit, Utah, however, the Chinese American were deliberately excluded from this ceremony and were not in any of the photographs which commemorated the project's completions. This resolution seeks to honor and recognize the contribution and sacrifices that the Chinese worker made to construct the Chinese continental railroad and the legacy of a vibrant-American community. I want to appreciate the Chinese Railroad workers' history center in San Francisco, Chinatown for their support for the resolution. The rest of the meet. Thank you. Thank you, Supervisor Chan. Supervisor Dorsey. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, I am excited that today, together with Mayor Larry, Supervisors Mark Mood and Sotter, we are introducing a resolution of intent to create a commercial to residential downtown revitalization financing district. This local legislation will help to implement bold and much needed state legislation, authored by our own former Assembly Member Phil Ting in AB 2488. At a time when our city is facing historic vacancy rates in downtown when we're also on the hook to facilitate the production of 82,000 units of housing by the end of our housing element cycle, we have a golden opportunity to make real progress on creating more vibrant mixed use neighborhoods. Commercial to residential conversions can be complicated and expensive, but they also give us a unique opportunity to improve upon many of the bad land use decisions of the 20th century to create 21st century mixed use neighborhoods like many of the neighborhoods I represent which are blueprints for economic vibrancy. That's why I'm committed to everything I can as a policymaker to support and incentivize these Office to Residential conversion projects with this legislation. We're adding another tool to the toolbox. I am committed to everything I can as a policymaker to support and incentivize these office to residential conversion projects with this legislation. We're adding another tool to the toolbox It will declare the city's intent to create the downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing district in which property tax increment generated by a commercial to residential conversion projects Would be dispersed back to those projects for up to 30 years as a financial incentive. We're including the entirety of downtown and Market Street, the whole Market Street corridor. And I'm especially optimistic about the opportunities these projects will hold for the mid-market neighborhood. Once this legislation passes, we'll get to work on the formation of the required district board that will adopt procedures and regulations for this opt-in program. I want to thank Mayor Lurie for his leadership on this issue, staff at the Office of Economic and Workforce Development for their work, Supervisor Smokmud and Sauder and their teams and my downtown colleagues and everybody there for their work and support on this. I look forward to being a part of these efforts to revitalize our downtown core and the rest I submit. Thank you supervisor Dorsey, supervisor and cardio. Submit thank you supervisor fielder. Submit thank you supervisor Mahwood. Submit thank you supervisor Mandelman. Well I do have have an introduction. Breaking the chain, sorry everybody. Today, on this Earth Day, I'm introducing a resolution recognizing April 2025 as Earth Month. The first Earth Day was celebrated in April of 1970, the brainchild of then Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. The first Earth Day saw 20 million Americans take to the streets to demonstrate against climate change and paved the way for establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and passage of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and other significant environmental legislation. Since then, of course, the severity of the climate crisis has only grown. Each year, millions of people around the world are killed, harmed, or displaced by climate emergencies that include wildfires, tropical storms, flash floods, mud slides, and sea level rise. And 2024 was the first year in which global average temperatures exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius. The internationally recognized threshold for global warming identified in the 2015 Paris Agreement as the point beyond which, more severe and potentially irreversible environmental consequences could be expected. This April we celebrate Earth month in recognition of the environmental progress that has been made since the first Earth Day, but also the growing urgency and scale of ongoing environmental harm to the planet. I want to thank almost all the members of the board for your co-sponsorship. I also want to thank the Department of the Environment for their work year round to focus the city on environmental sustainability. Again, I want to thank Calv- and particularly the work they've done around climate week. And then I want to thank Calv- and Ho in my office for his work on the resolution and the rest I submit. Thank you, Mr. President, Supervisor Melgar. Submit, thank you, Supervisor Soder. Submit, thank you, Supervisor Cheryl. Submit, thank you, Supervisor Walton. Thank you, Madam Chair. I mean, Madam Clerk, colleagues today,, today, along with supervisors and cardio, filter, Chan, and Melgar, I'm introducing the entitlement package for the ProLogist Proposal at 749 Tolon Street and Bayview's Market Zone neighborhood. A place that's long powered San Francisco through essential industry and labor, but that has also endured decades of disinvestment. This proposal marks a milestone moment for our district. It includes two new state-of-the-art industrial buildings, tolling over 2 million square feet of flexible space to support logistics, local makers, and light manufacturing. Designed with the future in mind, the project features solar power, rainwater reuse and a strong commitment to achieving zero carbon certification. Prologist is also investing directly into the neighborhood, rebuilding eight blocks of public streets to city standards, a $50 million infrastructure upgrade. On top of that they're committing $8 million in direct community contributions and $11 million more in market zone improvements including support for the produce markets reinvestment plan and small business development along Thurst Street. This project will generate nearly 800 construction jobs annually and create close to 2,000 permanent on-site jobs. It also is the first development agreement on a private project in the city to include a micro-LBE goal with dedicated opportunities for hyper-local, baby contractors. And it comes with first source hiring agreement to prioritize local residents for both construction and long-term jobs. This is one of the largest private investments in babyview and decades, but more than that, it is a model for what community-driven equity-focused and environmentally-responsible development should look like. The light industrial businesses in this area, like food distribution and water treatment, keep our city running. This project strengthens those systems while uplifting the people who live and work here. We look forward to continued collaboration with Prologist and Community Partners to bring this project to life. And to help Bayview lead the way in San Francisco's equitable growth. I want to thank community members and labor partners who served on the Gateway Advisory Committee. your input helped shape a package that reflects Bayview's values and priorities. I also would like to thank John Lyle and Topey A. and Susan Ma from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the team at ProLogis, the market zone, Rudy Gonzalez and the building trades, and my legislative aide Percy Birch for all of their work to get us here today. I also have an in-memorium for Otis Winfield, affectionately known as Overtime, a beloved son of the Bayview community whose presence brought joy, warmth, and unmistakable energy to all who knew him. Born in Alexandria, Louisiana, and raised in San Francisco from the age of one, Otis made the city his lifelong home, shaping it with his vibrant personality, strong work ethic, and deep love for family. A proud graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, Otis was known in his youth for his passion for basketball, music, dancing, and his signature love for a good meal. His voice, his smile, and his infectious laughter were a constant source of light and joy. He built a long, irrespective career in construction and public service, working with AT&T and the Department of Public Works, always known for his reliability and dedication. This is Fr faith in God was central to his life as was his devotion to those he loved. He was a kindhearted, funny, and spirited man who strength, loyalty, and compassion to find him. His legacy lives on and the lives he touched, the laughter he sparked, and the love he gave so freely. The latest Wem Jr. was called home on April 8th, 2025. His memory will forever remain in the heart of San Francisco and in the souls of all who were fortunate enough to share in his journey. The rest I submit. Thank you, supervisor Walton. And last but not least, supervisor Chan. Senate. Submit, thank you very much. Mr. President. Let's go to our 230 special order. The special order at 230 is the recognition of commendations from Maritoria Service to the city and county of San Francisco. We will start with district five supervisor Mahmoud. Thank you colleagues. I am supposed to put this on my head because the person we're honoring, grace, or curried, you want to come up with your friends? Applause And all the Japan town folks feel free to come up as well in support. So, colleagues today, I'm happy today to be honoring Grace Herkiri, the Executive Director of the Japan town community benefit district, and the Nihonmachi street fair. On Sunday, I walked in the Northern California Cherry Blossom Parade, And when I got to Japan town, I saw Grace in her office and waved. And I think that's a big representation of who Grace is. A lot of what's happened in Japan town over the last couple years has been in a result of her efforts. And yet still, she takes the back seat and works in the background and never takes the front seat and takes credit for things. And today we wanted to honor her for all her work in public. Because she's not only while she wasn't on the official stage and she was invited to be a guest, She instead, again, speaks to her humility and how humble she is to even not be the star of the show, is what responsible for making Japan Town great. Japan Town was buzzing with life over the weekend with the festival because it's a neighborhood that's always buzzing. Sales tax revenue was up last spring by 17% compared to pre-COVID numbers, even though there are renovations for the peace plaza, restaurants and stores are busy. What's the secret sauce to J Town that makes it so successful? It's impossible to tell the story of Japan town success as a result without talking about grace. Her work on the CBD, the Henehan Machi street fair, are beyond a part of what it makes Japan town not just a global destination, but a neighborhood with a big heart and a close knit intergenerational fabric. She's not only a leader, but a mentor. In fact, one of her mentees described how deeply meaningful it is to see Grace being recognized, not just for her impact, but for her generosity of spirit. Grace has become well-known, city-wide for her ability to bring people together, artists, merchants, youth, and neighbors, in a way that's rare and deeply rooted in community care. She's an alum of Morningstar School in Washington High School. She's committed to the community and shows that it runs deep. She was a day camp participant at JCYC, becoming a counselor as she got older. In 1997, she took over the Nihon Machu street fair, an annual event celebrating Japan town's art and culture. It's such an impressive undertaking, coordinating vendors and volunteers to put on an event that draws tens of thousands from across the region. And it's since expanded to a series of pop-ups, which I think unique to many of the street fairs across the city. Each pop-up has always been sponsored by a nonprofit. So all the money that is generated from these street fares to the food goes to the nonprofit. I know at the festival on Sunday I ate the Terry Burger, Terry Yocky Burger from the firefighters which went to Kamochee. And I got some popcorn that went to Rosa Parks Elementary. So I think again speaks to the character of how you thought and the communities thought about how even those small businesses should be benefiting the nonprofits that are the heart of the district. Grace is also insured that Neon Machi street fair is first and foremost about strengthening and lifting up community including partnering closely with these nonprofits and cultural organizations and focusing on youth mentorship creating a new generation of graces to continue to grace our presence with the tradition of the community. If that wasn't enough, Grace took on the mantle of the Executive Director of the Japan Town CBD shortly after it came into existence in 2017. She hit the ground running, making Japan Town CBD an absolute force in supporting businesses in the area, Grace along with the Deputy Director Brandon Kwan and two ambassadors, Alan Yuki, who are behind her as well, help keep the community safe and clean through trash cans and cameras. They also raise over $500,000 to support small businesses in the area during COVID, connecting businesses with great opportunities, many of which told me how much your work on doing language access for these businesses and helping them access the grants in the city that they otherwise would not have known was only possible because of you and the CBD's effort in making sure they were able to survive during the pandemic. It's her unique leadership and artistry is seen across Japan town. She has lent her graphic design talent. I didn't know that. To projects like the Japan town history walk and the Japan town fan under the Webster Street Bridge, both are vivid cultural landmarks in our city. She also designed the logos for JCYC and the CBD itself. And beyond the visuals, her cheerful demeanor and can-do attitude have strengthened the relationship between businesses, residents in the city. As a personal anime fan, I appreciate all you do to raise awareness for different anime opportunities. I know you had a personally responsible for innovative partnership, like a Lord of the Rings anime partnership with the CBD and the posters were all over, and brought sponsorship and business to the community. So thank you for allowing me to continue to nerd out every time I come to Japan Town. I know Supervisor Cheryl and I did a merchant walk earlier this year in Japan Town and even when traveling with elected, everyone we talked to really just wanted to meet you. Because your boundless energy paired with lifelong community connections has made you the perfect example of what a neighborhood leader should be like. So colleagues, please join me in commending Grace Harakiri on her immense impact in Japan town in San Francisco. And I hope to see all of you this weekend at the pop-up at the Neon Machu Street Fair in August as well. Applause This beyond grateful and of course our district supervisor, Mahmoud, you know, your godsend, so thank you. It's an honor to receive this recognition. But like I always said, it takes a village. And behind me is the village that keeps me moving forward too. So you've got to give a hand to all of these folks. And behind me. The J-Town is my home. J-Town, I breathe and live J-Town. So I'm going to keep on doing whatever I can to keep Japan town surviving and thriving. So again, thank you all so much. I don't know who fed you all this information, but I was thinking, oh my God. But thank you, what an honor. And thank you from Japan Town. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. I want you to ask the question. Next up, we have District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey. Thank you President Mandelman colleagues on the occasion of their transfer to Hawaii. It is my distinct honor to recognize Majors Darren and Mary Norton of the Salvation Army could be pretty fancy. I do so as an expression of gratitude for their extraordinary leadership, compassion, and unwavering service to the people of San Francisco. Now the Salvation Army offers charitable services worldwide, of course. But their work on the West Coast began, this organization's work on the West Coast began in 1883 right here in San Francisco. And for many decades up to including today, the South of Market Neighborhood I represent has proudly claimed as its own the Salvation Army's headquarters and many of its marquee services including the Harbor Light Drug Treatment Center. Since majors, Darren and Mary Norton arrived here in 2019, they have been at the forefront of addressing some of our city's most pressing challenges, homelessness, addiction, and poverty. Through their initiative, the way out, they have provided a lifeline to countless individuals, offering immediate access to drug treatment and recovery services, transitional housing, and long-term support. Their holistic approach has transformed lives, including the lives of many I've come to know as friends and fellow members of the recovery community. But even more than that, they've set a standard for compassionate care in our community. Beyond their professional commitments, the Norton's have demonstrated a heartfelt personal dedication to those in need. Whether it's delivering thousands of meals to homebound seniors during the holidays or responding to emergencies and homeless encampments, they embody the true spirit of service. And in fact, distributing meals from their Soma service center on Thanksgiving morning has become a holiday tradition for me that I'm always grateful to be joined by Board President Rafael Mandelman at. The Norton's work has provided comfort and hope to many, reinforcing the values of empathy and community that are so foundational to the city of St. Francis, Majors Darren and Mary Norton, your tireless efforts and compassionate leadership, leaving and enduring legacy for San Francisco in countless lives that you have helped to change and helped to save. On behalf of the Board of Supervisors and a grateful city, on behalf of a grateful recovery community and many of the members who are here today, thank you for your service and please accept our fondest wishes to both of you for your next chapter in Hawaii. Congratulations. Applause. Thank you. Supervisor Dorsey, thank you so much. President Manderman, fellow supervisors, we are so honored and grateful to just receive this commendation today. Mary and I gave our lives to God many years ago to serve him wherever he takes us and to be a part of the great work that Saviashnami does. We serve in Jesus' name to serve those without discrimination and to help make a difference. And we've just been so thrilled and honored to serve here in San Francisco and help make a difference in the lives of others. We have shared quite often, Mary and I, that when we arrived in 2018, the Salvation Army seemed to be swimming upstream as it related to offering treatment and recovery. We have seen in the last five or six years just a tremendous sway of support to come alongside us to offer, expand the solution space for people that need treatment and recovery in a way out. And so we're so honored to be a part of this effort and to help San Francisco and get off the streets, find hope through recovery and put them on through a better life. And thank you for all of your support and your terrific words of encouragement today. So thank you so very, very much. Applause Thank you. District 7 Super supervisor, Mena Melgar. Thank you, President Mandelman. If I could please ask priestesses, Stacy Borg, Jennifer Mantle, Katie Ketchum, Katherine Wagner, and Pastor Tom Langeenau to come up, please. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Thank you, President Mandelman and colleagues. Today I I am honoring her church and emerging, liberating feminist congregation in the Christian Lutheran denomination as they are a vital part of District 7 spiritual community. If you ever have driven down Portola near Twin Peaks and admired a gloriously purple building that brightens any foggy day that is the home of her church. I want to give a warm welcome to the staff here. In the midst of this very troubled world, her church is an oasis of joy, comfort, renewal. It is a place where women and people of every gender expression are honored as sacred beings. With music, sacred stories, imagery, and humor, they celebrate the ancient and ever present mother and find renewal in her blessing. They honor the earth and cosmic body that supports us, especially through multiple engagement of the arts, which is especially important today and the times we're living in and on this earth day today. Her church's commitment to seeking divinity in the arts and creative expression can be seen right away for its distinctive, colorful, and joyful purple exterior. Through their celebration of diversity, artistic expression, and the divine feminine, her church has deeply enriched the lives of its congregation as a unique spiritual hub. Their embodiment of the values of compassion, creativity, inclusivity has left an everlasting legacy of acceptance and joy throughout our city and our region and District 7 in particular. So thank you, her church, for building this community, for making a better world a happy Earth Day, happy Earth Day to to you all. And now I would like to invite Princess Desi Bourd to share a few words. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. On behalf of many, many, many people who have come through our doors, sometimes they don't stay, sometimes they do. We are grateful for your recognition. We wanted to remind you all why we are a purple. In 2008, when San Francisco was bold enough to say and bring about the whole state of California to recognize gay marriages. Purple was the color that represented that. Purple is also the color for the ancient goddess. That is, the mother who has been around for 300,000 years traveling with her creatures and human beings. And also purple is the color of justice. And we are grateful that we live in San Francisco and here we know that it's filled with politicians and lovers of justice of all stripes. And so we are grateful to be a part of this city. And a part of your where you are our superintendent. You might not know this, but at our building, if you walk around and try and take some pictures of all our beautiful art, you should come. We have hundreds of pieces of beautiful art there, many done by our community members. But if you're at one part of the building and you take your picture, and your phone will say for still extension. If you're at another part of the building and you take a picture, it will say twin peaks. And at another part of the building, if you take a picture, it will say meruloma. So we're almost all of your district, by the way, as well as representatives of people from all over. And so we are grateful and we brought you a couple little gifts because you need more a as a reminder of your great justice work here in San Francisco and in all of you. So thank you very much. Oh wait, we had one more thing and because it's Earth Day, we can't hardly but let me just, you already said this is Tom. He's our our our our our junk pastor and they all have all kinds of roles. Katie Ketchum is priestess of music and painting and Jennifer is our priestess of tactile spirituality and healing arts and Catherine. You always need a priestess of the treasury, right? As well as hospitality, but it is Earth Day. So we wanted to remind you, near. Here is the woman and she will rise. Here is the woman and she will rise. We will live in her. We will live in her. Here is the woman and she will rise. Here is the woman and she will rise. The earth is a woman and she will rise. We will live in her. We will live in her. We will live in her. Everybody look at all the earth. The earth is a woman and she will rise. The earth is a woman and she will rise. We will live in her. We will live in her. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Let's go ahead and take a picture. Okay. Please. All right. Last but not least, for District 8, I'm going to invite Franco Stevens, I think, to go to that mic. There we go. I think we're getting set up. Perfect. Okay. Colleagues, in recognition of Lesbian Visibility Week, it is my great honor to present a special commendation to Franco Stevens. Franco is a Maryland native, but moved to San Francisco when she was 18, and like lots of other young queers arriving in San Francisco in the late 80s and early 90s, she found her way to a different light bookstore on Castro Street looking for community. Now specifically she was looking to find lesbian-focused magazines but at the time there just wasn't much. She took a job at different light, I think I didn't know until we started working on this commendation, and in 1990 Franco and a team of volunteers launched Deneuve. the time advertisers were not convinced that the lesbian market was viable. So Franco had to fund the magazine with her own savings and winnings from betting at the racetrack. Within two years though, she'd been able to secure advertising from corporations like Budweiser and Warner Brothers. She built her subscriber base by partnering with Niaad Press, the largest feminist publisher in the world, and making TV appearances on CNN and her Aldo Rivera. In 1996, the magazine changed its name to Curve. Franco's journey is chronicled in the 2020 documentary ahead of the curve co-directed by her wife, Jen Reinen. The film explores Franco's impact on lesbian media and the ongoing fight for inclusivity and representation in the LGBTQ community and her journey to create the curve foundation. She officially launched the foundation in 2021 to empower lesbians, queer women, trans women, and non-binary people through intergenerational programming and community building. Franco has served on the boards of GLAAD and the San Francisco LGBT Center. She's received numerous awards and honors, including the GLBT Historical Society History Makers Award, and she's entered the Hall of Fame for the Association of LGBTQ plus Journalists. For the last few years, my office has been able to work with Franco and city hall building management to light up this building for Lesbian Visibility Day. This year, Franco decided we should go bigger and it has been a delight for my legislative aidaanha and and I to work with her, and Lex Rosenberg from the Curve Foundation, and Rebecca Rolf from the LGBT center, who is here. Thank you, Rebecca, on that project. This year San Francisco has been, and will continue celebrating Lesbian visibility week from April 21st through the 27th. There are events across the city including a flag raising and reception on the mayor's balcony this Thursday. I hope all of you will come. An unveiling of the living lesbian legends mural on Friday in the Castro and the lighting of city hall for the closing of Lesbian visibility week this Sunday evening. Franco, we love you and the floor is yours. Thank you so much and President, thank you for all the support you've shown to me and the community over the past. However long, I just want to say that celebrating lesbian visibility week is a privilege being able to activate our community to come together with LGBTQ plus women non-binary people and have them all lifted up together is a dream that 19-year-old me coming to San Francisco not having known another queer person, queer woman even existed. I didn't even know the word lesbian. To coming full circle to be recognized with you here today is almost it's surreal. And through lesbian visibility week, I think we can unite the community in this time where it is dangerous to be a queer person. You know, we need to embrace our trans siblings as part of our community. And part of the reason why lesbian visibility week was started in the first place is because there started to be this connotation that Lesbians were not inclusive of trans people which is Completely not the case. There's a few people out there that are not supportive of the trans community curve stands very clear in its mission that we are inclusive of the trans community of non-binary people, of everyone under the LGBTQ plus women's community. And it's because of our allies like you that we feel seen and supported. When I first started working at that bookstore, I just wanted to meet another lesbian. Somebody who identified the same way as I did, there was one other lesbian that worked there, and it was mostly gay men. And I felt like those gay men lifted me up. And it was a time in the early 90s that, you know, we were faced with the AIDS epidemic. And my friends were taking care of all their gay br- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- B- that we were faced with the AIDS epidemic. And my friends were taking care of all their gay brothers. And I've always felt this very kinship between the whole community and that we need to stand behind each other and not think of it as like a little piece of the pie that if gay men get one thing, lesbians can't have another thing. And being recognized today, I didn't do it by myself. Yeah, maybe I had the idea to start a magazine and I did some crazy things like, oh, betting all my money on a horse race to see if it could come to fruition. But it's the people behind the magazine for all these years and the women in the community that have made my work possible. I'd like to give a hats off to my wife and co-founder of the Kerr Foundation Gen. Rainin. To Lex and Sharon who have been a long for a ride for a while and of course Rebecca for your partnership and lesbian visibility and taking it to the next level. And to my community, you buoy me. You are the strength that I see and what propels me to do this work. I see I want to honor you. It's a privilege. Rafael, you're the bomb. I think you're the greatest. So thank you for making this possible. And on behalf of all the queer women in this city, let's go. We can have all everybody. Thank you. I'm going to go to the bathroom. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. So I think Madam Clerk, that takes us to public comment. Yes? All right. Let's do it. At this time, the board welcomes your public comment. Please line up on your right hand side of the chamber. You may speak to the approval of the meeting minutes. Other general matters not on today's agenda, but must be within the board's subject manager restriction. All other content has been reported out to the board by a committee. Where the public comment requirement has occurred. We are setting the timer for two minutes. Please make sure you utilize the full two minutes before you leave the podium if that is your intention. Let's welcome our first speaker. Welcome, sir. Hello, good afternoon supervisors. My name is Henry Agajanov. I am here on behalf of the Armenian National Committee of America. I'm also a San Francisco native. Almost 110 years ago today, the Ottoman Empire set out to erase the Armenian nation from the face of the earth. 1.5 million innocent men, women, and children met their end in some of the most brutal ways imaginable. Today, the same pan-Turkish ideology that fueled in 1915 genocide has returned with renewed force. In 2023, the Azerbaijan regime led by dictator Ilham Aliyev with Turkish support launched a brutal military assault on the Armenian population of Artsakh. Days before the assault, that dictator Ilham announced, quote, we will drive the Armenians out like dogs. The same dictator, who years prior to the assault, stated in an address to his youth, the Armenians of the world are our enemies. The genocidal intent in these statements is clear. Statements like these help motivate hate crimes against our community all over the world, including the worst attacks right here in San Francisco, with the complete destruction of the Armenian Cultural Center, and the heinous attacks against the only Armenian school in Northern California, KZV. The perpetrators have yet to be caught and the community as of yet has been unable to rebuild. History has taught us that what happens when such genocidal warnings are ignored or forgotten and international community not holding them accountable only serves to embolden these regimes to undertake efforts to, quote, finish their grandparents mission as stated by Turkish President Regip type Erdogan. We are very thankful to Supervisor Melgar and this entire Board of Supervisors in the city of San Francisco for voting on the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day Resolution today. On behalf of the Armenian National Committee of America San Francisco. Thank you, thank you for your comments. Welcome, Miss Brown. Mr. Almond, Mr. Almond, Noah Plaz during General Public Command. Thank you, sir. Ms. Brown. I'd like to use the overhead. I'm here to talk about my son as well. Every time I come here, we talk about unsolved homicides. I come here because my son was murdered August 14, 2006, to his day, his case is installed. He was shot with a semi-automatic gun on saving someone else's life. To this day, I am requesting, I bring all the other homicide victims, pictures with me all the time. My quest is for unsolved homicides. Until this day, I'm just still waiting for other ways to pay tipsters to come forth. There's supposed to be a resolution coming up and I'm still waiting for that as a mother who lost their child. My son's birthday was April 6th this month. So I'm I'm filling some type of way. I go to the police commission every Wednesday. There's no police commission this Wednesday. So I'm here today. Mayor Gavin knew some former mayor Gavin Newsom said I know who killed her child. The police know who killed her. Dean A. know who killed her. But no one wants to come forth because of retaliation. I bring this other picture of me standing over my son before the funeral happened. I bring this other picture of what the perpetrators left me, a lifeless body of a beautiful handsome boy that was murdered. He was my only son. And I want justice. So I'm hoping the Board of Supervisors passed that resolution on how to pay tibsters some kind of money to solve these cases, these unsolved cases. I need help, we need help as mothers. Thank you. Thank you, Mrs. Brown. Just for the audience, just sir, please hold your applause. there is a rule approved by the board that there are no audible sounds of support or if you're against an item. If you'd like to make some statement, please just signal as such. Welcome to our next speaker. Hi, thank you. Hi, boarded supervisors. Get after noon, my name is Charlene Brown, and I've been a home bridge care provider for two and a half years. I'm also a member of SEIU 2015's bargaining team for home bridge caregivers. I'm here today to speak in support of additional funding for the home bridge program and tell you about the important services we provide. The work we do, I believe, keeps our community safe. I genuinely believe that caregivers go hand in hand with the city to help bring the city to a better state of mind, a better state for the community. I just truly believe that caregivers go hand in hand with police officers. We go hand in hand with fire departments because we are the first ones on the scene to make sure that these clients that we're taking all over the city are well. I believe we go hand in hand with taking the care of the mental capacity of the clients and just doing daily living activities, trying to keep these people who are in homes that are like 60 plus, just trying to keep them independent living and also in a healthy environment. Homebriads needs additional funding to keep me and my coworkers safe on the job. I was actually assaulted in the tenderloin area, July of 2024. I was assaulted helping taking care of the clients and we're often working in places that have pests and other health hazards. We go into communities we sometimes are familiar with and that puts us at risk. We need time for the community to, we need the funding for the community to basically like give us more safety classes, more safety. And as home-based providers, we just don't make enough to have a livable wage. We don't make enough for livable wages. The starting rate for a studio right now is 2,200 a month, which is way too much to afford the current wages we have. Our program needs additional funding and workers need a higher wage so we can continue serving our community members and keep in our Thank you for your comments and for all the service that you provide I'll let's hear from our next speaker please Hi, how are you? Hi, my name is Yen Zengkuo. I have been home bridge home care provider for 13 years. I'm here to speak because I support of the home bridge program until you about important service we provide. In 13 years we we have hundreds of San Francisco residents who are at risk of not receiving care. A few years ago, the government had a large number of people who were there. Light percent of my clients have mental illness. Home bridge care workers bridge gaps in San Francisco's long-term care system. We care for the people who do not have access to the other resources. The work we do is not easy. Many of us struggle with certain tasks because there is a lack of training. New highs often leave after a couple of months because of how challenging the job can be. I, myself, wanted to give up a couple of times. But now I still stay because I care about my coworkers, I care about my clients. But without higher wages or better training, caregivers will continue to live in this industry. Most of those most in need, such as people with compressed mental health issue will not get the quality care. Thank you, thank you for your comments. Sorry, too comments. Welcome to our next speaker. Greetings. My name is Malik Sinafarou. I'm here on behalf of the Alice Griffith community. And unfortunately it is not good news. I first want to start off by thanking Supervisor Shaman Walton for doing an amazing job on this meeting. April 7th, which was my birthday. I could not be there. Normally, I'm always there. But in this right, we are back for another one on this one here where we have experienced a really interesting event. Yesterday, where a ceiling has fell in on an elder. During an event, we had an art exhibition with the youth and the ceiling fell in on the elder along with a water draft from a long time leaking pipe that had never been dealt with. What's happening in Alice Griffith is not an isolated event. And it is really painstaking to have to come all the way down here to express this because we know that the city knows this. And right now we're under the condition of the great swindle is what I like to call it in the sense that we are right now in the position of trying to figure out how we're going to be able to live in a place like this. Where not only are ceilings falling, we have growing infestations that are developing, and we also have issues with the elevators. I was gonna say evictions. I mean, it just goes on and on sewage, everything. So we have a series of issues that happen. They initially had another know the development we lived in, it was much better. They have something that looks better, but it is not better. Do you want to say something? You have some answer. Sir, if you could finish your two minutes before the next two minutes. So I just want to make sure that no one that the city. Thank you, sir. Thank you for your comments. Great. Thank you. There is a timer on the podium if you could watch that timer next time for. Okay. To fit your comments into that time period. Thank you. Welcome to our next speaker. All right. Okay, my name is Mike Pinkston. I'm a resident of a Bayview apartment in Hunters Point. I'm here with the citywide alliance, which is all of us here standing together. We first we wanna thank Supervisor Watson for holding a hearing on April 7th to shine a light on the horrible conditions that are our neighbors at Alice Griffin are facing right now here today. I was actually a witness to what took place yesterday and I was horrible but actually really scared me half the death. But I was able to stand tall and make sure the senior got the assistance that she needed. What is happening at Alice Gryppin is not an isolated incident. Similar issues are happening all across hood, communities, and San Francisco. At the related properties and Hunter's point, we've been dealing with low quality renovations that use cheap, substandard materials. Contractors are often non-union and unqualified. And the work being done doesn't meet the needs of our community. We deserve better. Security on site has become abusive. People's cars are being towed without warning. And there's no professionalism, no transparency, and no one resident can actually talk to. This is not how you treat a community. We're also deeply concerned about displacement as renov the community. We have a lot of people who are in the community. We have a lot of people who are in the community. We have a lot of people who are in the community. We have a lot of people who are in the community us, and hear directly from the people living with these conditions. We need leadership that shows up, follows through, with accountability and oversight. Thank you for your comments. All right, let's hear from our next speaker. Welcome. Welcome. Good afternoon supervisors. My name is Mr. Dennis Williams of D5. I'm a micro-religious state developer, also a board of supervisor awarded leader. And I'm here today as part of the SF hyper-local building trades collective. I want to first thank all the new supervisors I haven't had a chance to address you guys. I want to thank supervisor Phil Der who we worked during COVID, during our Senate campaign. And it was excellent. She's very diligent about all ethnic groups. So I want to say thank you. First of all, I want to thank supervisor Shemal Walton for holding this hearing April 7th to shine light on the horrible conditions that our neighbors in Alice Griffin are forced to live with. But it's not isolated to Alice Griffin, right? Plaza E's, related properties, millennium, so forth, and so on are facing similar issues on an uninhabitability, West Point, and so forth. I'm here today to also speak on the lack of section three employment opportunities. At Plaza E's, Alice Griffin, and even the new developments in the BIPOC communities at large. They've claimed repairs are underway at a lot of these places but yet no residents have been hired unfortunately. Recently they announced a single job at Plaza East which has over 160 residents. One job is not a commitment to the community as you guys know it's really an insult. We are skilled laborers in our community, developers, GCs and others, truckers. We deserve inclusion, not racial discrimination. I demand Mayor Lurie to come in and lend his time as he does a mission bay in other areas to the BIPOC communities, specifically Alice Griffin, who on the outside the landscape and is beautiful. But when you open the front doors, you see deplorable conditions. That says something about the general contractors and the management companies as well as the developer McCormick and Bernie and Salazar. I just want to thank again Supervisor Walton and there you guys for listening to us and everyone here because I stand with the thank you for your comments welcome to our next speaker. Good afternoon my name is Calvin sitting I live in Plaza East and serve on the council on tenet council. I am here with the Citywide Hood Alliance. We want to thank supervisors Shaman Wonton for holding a hearing on April 7th, the two shine a light on the horrible conditions that our neighbors, Alex Griffin's, are forced to live it with. What is happening at Alex Griffin is not an solo incident. Similar issues are happening all across HUD communities in San Francisco. Our homes at Plaza East are in bad shape. Many units have moe leaks, broken floors, and rodents. This ain't small issues. They're serious and have gone on for too long. We keep hearing promises, but we don't see results. Repairs are moving too slowly, and families are left waiting. We also need the housing authorities to sign the letter of insurance, the L-O-O-A, so that our rights and protections are in writing. This document comes from us, the residents, and it should be taken serious. Thank you, sir. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is Martha Hollins, and I am the resident council of Plas Ease. We are the tenants association. And I'm here today to talk on some of the things that was just said here in Plaza East. I want to thank you all for having us here today, first of all, and what's happening for over two years, 29 units set vacant in Plaza East. And there are still many, many of our units that are occupied and unoccupied need, terrible need repair very badly. Most of them, some of them are from our seniors. Our seniors are living in their units with mold. There are pestilence. There are all kind of conditions that need to be fixed. Floors are falling in. Why? Okay. Why do we live with floors and rules falling We have already had, well, McCormick and Bering to come up from St. Louis and this was in 1986, 1989, to do repairs on the new buildings that had been built. But now, you know, those buildings are falling apart, okay? And, you know, no one is there to, you know, repair. They do repair, yeah. But those repairs are somewhat bend aids. You can call them bend aids, because they have been bend aids put on those repairs every since the the buildings, the new buildings, 193 units have been put up. And we are kind of tired because they're getting ready to do something to it again. I guess we've perversed it. Okay. So they're going to refurbish it. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker. Thank you to the Board of Supervisors. My name is Renee Sipprian and I live at the Frederick Douglass Haines garden apartments in the Fillmore. I am here with Citywide, but the Citywide HUD allowance. I'm speaking today because our community is in a crisis. You have heard from the speakers of what's going in Bayview Hunter's Point. But I'm here to speak on another issue today. I live at Frederick, Dr. Hayden's. I am a Native San Francisco, Syskin. I grew up in the Fillmore. And today I ask you to remember the Fillmore. If you don't know what the Fillmore was like, I ask that you go to your archives and find out what the Fillmore was. It was a black enclave. Currently I'm seeing that we're facing accelerated displacement of black families who have lived here for generations. The out migration of black residents is not by chance. It's a result of long-standing neglect and failed housing policies our communities deserve better. The same goes for Baby Hunter's Point. I would also ask you to look at the archives and see the black community in the Baby Harness Point. What we are seeing are neighbors, hoods, are undergoing rapid demographic shifts with no policies in place to protect legacy residents. If you look around, you can see how quickly the makeup of our community is changing. And yet there are no safeguards to ensure that black families who built these neighborhoods can stay on top of that, there is no pathway for return for the black San Franciscans who wish to return to our beautiful city. This must change. I'm also asking our mayor to confirm his attendance for a walkthrough in our public. Thank you for your comments. If any of you would like to submit your comments, we could certainly include them in the minutes. Let's hear from our next speaker. Welcome. Hi, I'm a little nervous. Sorry. Thanks for having us here. I'm a hub fellow. I'm speaking on behalf of Frederick Doug time to say hi to my parents. I'm going to have a little time to say hi to my parents. I'm going to have a little time to say hi to my parents. I'm going to have a little time to say hi to my parents. I'm going to have a little time to say hi to my parents. I'm going to have a little time to say hi to my parents. I'm an abolitionist and a social justice fighter for my people, for my nation. And I'm truly thankful that my people are standing today to deal with these issues because it's been going on for many, many years. The bottom line myself have came here concerning being called in by Hollows and Bayview Hunters Point concerning three arson fires that took place in Bayview. Even though it was a couple of years ago, I went to the FBI of San Francisco and asked them to investigate. I went to the recent district attorney office and asked them to investigate. The fires and specters was supposed to investigate. I have witnesses. Three consecutive arson's of mothers and grandmothers and children are in these buildings and no one till this day has not given us the answer to the three arson fires that took place in Bayview Hunters Point. I think it's very unfortunate that you would think that a riot has to take place to speak in regards. Solution is that the new mayor and also the representative needs to call in for the particular management that manage these units that's given to the city. It needs to be a freeze. They should not be paid. They should not be paid until we deal with the issues that's happening within the disenfranchised community. We hear of all the other cultures being acknowledged for the art, the culture and their genders. But yet, always is being destroyed. The purpose is to depower us, you think. But as much as you try to depower us, we're going to rise and take our position that's rightfully ours. And we're not going to do it in anger and we're not going to do it in hostility. But we are going do it in strength. You can try to beat us but you won't be able to stop us because we're going to rise to the people that we are. I need everybody to have an understanding to that. Thank you Miss Aquia Chandler. Let's hear from our next speaker. Just a reminder to hold your applause and just signal that you support somebody or. Hi, my name is Honette Lane, a descendant of Dr. Espinola Jackson. And I am here with citywide hood alliance. And I have issues with, I'm disabled. The elevators are always broke. West Point as well. Hunter's view, there are bugs everywhere. Rats, roaches, mice, and coming out the stove. The Deborah Rock, Alice Griffin was red tag. I don't think everybody knew about that, but it was red tag. So there's people in there that need help to get about it there right now. The elevators don't work. The city shut them down in West Point and in Alice Griffiths. And we really do need the mayor to come out and walk with us and see the living conditions that it is. Because I know when the elevator break, I stand in the house. Why is that? I live on the fifth floor. I can't go down upstairs and then it's Fee C's, there's P's beyond me. I would want a dog to live like that. So we really need you guys. And I appreciate the supervisors here, Shaman, all of you. I appreciate you. And I know you guys are listening. And I'm just waiting to see what's going to happen next. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. All right, let's hear from our next speaker. Welcome. Hi, I'm Anon and Lee. I'm from Thomas Payne Square. It's atrocious how we live and nobody wants to help us. I asked either one of y'all to come down here and spend three to six months living there and see. This should not happen in San Francisco. It should not happen. The way we live, roaches, rats, floors, silenced falling down. I, blow, I'm calling on you. You represent our district. We have been calling you. I'm going to pause your time. And calling you. And no, we tire. I'm pausing your time and just throw all of them in. You can give your opponents to the board as a whole. We need help. Thank you. We need help. And we're asking you to do what you're supposed to do and hold them accountable. Thank you for your comments. I'm going to say a lot of space for you. My apologies. I don't need to interrupt you. You are addressing the board as a whole, not individual. This is a meeting of the board of supervisors. So as the previous speaker addressed a supervisor, let's address your comments to everyone. All right, welcome ma'am. Thank you. You're welcome. I'm from Thomas Payne's Square also. I've been in Thomas Payne for over 50 years. I have been there seeing the managers come and go. They treat us like we're a little rats or whatever roaches and stuff we have going through. We have mold in our apartments, and they say it's not mold. They say it's from the cars and stuff. I stay in the three bedroom and I don't see the mold. In my toilet, I wash it out. I clean my kitchen. It still come back. I can floor, it's still there. I said, what is going on here? And then when I call, I can't get them. I have never seen a management company that stayed close, every Wednesday they have training. Why every Wednesday do they have to have training? We need help. And if we don't get it sooner or later, is going to be a whole lot of H. E. L. Elg of HLL going on in Thomas Pay. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. All right, let's hear from welcome. Hello, yeah, my name is Pat Cocker and I have the pleasure of organizing with the Thomas Payne tenets for the last three years and with the HUD Citywide Alliance for, I guess over six months now, and just to follow up on the two last public comments, everything you think terrible about Thomas Payne like every time I think I've heard the worst thing I learned something new We have seniors stuck on third floor residents who came and walked down the stairs have been stuck in their units for four months Certain supervisors haven't returned calls about that. But this will be real We have tenet like we have um the management is trying to steal rent from folks, unless you're a resident who has a whole series of receipts about your rent, they're trying to take money from these folks. There's people get threatened with gun violence in this complex, there is lead paint, there's a spesto, they had people removing a spesto without even protection, like everything you think terrible, you know, this happens at Thomas P. There was even one resident who was stuck on the third floor who to get downstairs, had to get on her butt and scoot stair by stair, down cement and steel and concrete stairs. That is disgusting. If that was your grandma, you would be up in arms. So I beg this board to please do something about this, because these residents have been dealing with so much stuff, and over the last year or two, it's gotten a lot worse, and unless something happens, it's bad stuff's gonna happen at Thomas Payne. So I please beg you to do something about it. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Another speaker? Welcome. Hi, my name is Janelle Jolly. I'm a district eight resident and I'm here in solidarity with the citywide HUD alliance I first want to thank a supervisor Walton for his leadership and holding the initial hearing on April 7th To shine a light on the deplorable conditions That many of our neighbors in HUD housing throughout the city are forced to endure. The majority of the residents at Thomas Payne specifically are African-American and working class. These are people who labor in the city. These are people who hold our communities together and they are subject to some of the worst housing abuses that anyone has to endure in the city and that's unacceptable. In the city of San Francisco, we love to tout how we love diversity, we love inclusion, we work toward equity. But year after year, these residents and residents throughout hood housing continue to be abused by thuggish management. They are hounded such that they get so frustrated living here that they eventually leave, and that's unacceptable. I'm calling on Mayor Daniel Laurie to show up and see how these people live and do something about it. These residents deserve the same amount of attention and respect as anyone living in the Marina, in the dog patch, and in other gentrifying areas of the city. We're also calling on the supervisors who represent the districts where there are HUD housing to show up in residential residents. These people are depending on you to ensure the respect and dignity of their families and of their entire communities. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. We have another speaker in your group. All right, welcome Mr. Washington. Ace on the case, the Philmore corridor in Batsador. And please, person, respect on that name, because it's official, been doing this for 14 years. So let's talk about public housing. I go way way way back before rad with the David Gilmore. So I know what's happening and all the different management that's been going on. In all millions of dollars that's been spent in these residents keep coming back. Keep coming back. Generation at the generation. Dammit, I'm 70 years old when I got in the game, I was just barely 40. And the same thing happens. Western Edition. I stayed at Thomas Paine with my family for years. Plaza East. I was there when they told them down, they want to build them back up again, but they got to spend money, ten million dollars to refer to them. Alice Griffin, I was back there in years when they when they trying to put things together. John Stuart Aldi's row billionaires, millionaires. We gonna check them. We gonna check them. You're not getting away. The mayor, I say he was the mayor, but he's a billionaire. He's got to care. You just got an office by law and we're giving you a chance and the mayor. You got 30 days. You got a few more weeks. They told me, give us 30 days, we're going clean up, feel more. We're going safe way, the addition. Well, the days are ticking down. And I'm coming out with my report. The unfinished agenda, all these reports that started in the film room and the Bay View. So city, y'all beware. I call it city hall, but you know, I also call it silly hall. This is based on the case, I'm on the case y'all. You can get in the way with it this time. Thank you for your comments. BEEP. Another speaker, welcome. Pairing homage to all of Speakers that came before me. I want to recognize their courage, their tenacity, their determination, and their commitment to this beautiful city we call San Francisco. My name is Damien Posey. I'm the executive director and founder of a youth leadership and violence provision organization called Us for Us. Primarily based in the baby, but we served the whole city, we served the whole Bay. I also have the pleasure of being the chairman of the Southeast Public Utilities Commission over there at 1550 Evans. But first and foremost, I'm a born and raised San Francisco. You know, primarily in Alice Griffith, Dub Rock, one of the housing projects we's talking about today, then I moved to Fillmore when I was around 10, 11 years old. I lived all over the city. I was born to a young mother. So I've been able to see things all over the city and being in a quote unquote leadership position over there in Southeast. I want to implore my fellow community servants, because that's what we all are in here is community servants. You know, and I definitely want to pay homage and thank you so much for your leadership, Shaman. I know it's hard, especially being the only brother over there. You know what I'm saying, standing up for the people. I ask that each and every one of you guys, every one of you supervisors here, excuse me. Listen wholeheartedly to these people. If you have a heart, if you care about San Francisco, these things are real. I don't live in A.G. No more. I work hard. I've got some other things going on, but I'm there every day all day. I'm there with the people, with the community, those that know us for us, working with the young people. You see the camaraderie up here. It's not like that with our young people. We got people to feel more here, hundreds of point, Deborah Rock. The young people can't stand like that together. And part of the issue is the living conditions that they're living in. That's upsetting them and that's causing problems. but people don't look at it like that. The beef in the streets come from things like this. If I'm living in a commute. Thank you, Mr. Posey. Thank you for your comments. Thank you Mr. Posey. We're setting the timer for two minutes so everyone has equal opportunity to speak. Is there another speaker in your group? Okay, no sir, sorry, come back next week. All right, we'll wait. Come on up, sir. Are you ready? We're going to start the timer. Here we go. Good afternoon everyone. I'm one of the case managers for Bayview Senior Services and I work directly in Alice Griffith. And I'm writing this letter on behalf of the residents of Alice Griffith to express the concern and frustration over the deteriorating living conditions in our community despite repeated efforts to voice these issues. There have been little to no meaningful response from the city leaderships, our residents many of whom are seniors, families with children, and excuse me. Family of children, individuals with disabilities are enduring unsafe and unacceptable circumstances. The presence of rats and roaches throughout the complex poses serious health risks and many buildings are visibly collapsing or suffering from structural damage that has gone unaddressed for far too long to make matters worse seniors and disable residents are unable to use elevators due to unresolved billing disputes which the city has failed to resolve this lack of accessibility is not only an inconvenience. It is discriminatory and places and underburden on our most vulnerable neighbors. To make matters worse, seniors and disabled residents are unable to use the elevators due to unresolved bill, excuse me, two minutes. I'm just saying that a lot of people in the community are really stressed out. It's making the community restless. We are looking to get this whole thing situated that way. We can live our lives how we're supposed to. The seniors can be safe and the community can be safe. We can prevent black on black crime and the things that kills our community. Thank you. Thank you so much for your comments. Is there anyone else in your group? All right, welcome, sir. Yes, thank you. I've been coming for this committee. This is Supervisors Board. And these issues have been a part of my dialogue with you and advocating for different communities, different districts and the baby on this point. Mr. Walton, I've talked to him about this very same issue when he was running for the board of supervising. He was at a tenet association meeting at Alice Griffin. And I try to bring these to him, and not only him, not point my finger to him, but this has been a city-collaborated effort to deny and neglect those things that hurt, required by law, and it's called 4381 Revision II. And it's the Management Agent Handbook. And what I'm going to read from you, read from this handbook, from you, is this is from her. And it's ironic that you got to heard the lions and all these things that happen. And they have this type of literature and oversight, policy declaration and law on their books that they require management of corporations to be on the bias by, if they're signatory to that agreement that they suppose of, or be, you know, in a might as a- Sir, can you speak directly into the microphone so we can hear the message? They're supposed to be on the bias to those policies and declarations that send this, the management agent book. I'm going to go to PDF number four and it's called working with residents. I'm just going to read you, let's see. This is the general 4.1. I know I don't have time to go through all of this. But everything that you've spoken about up to this point is can be dealt with through her policy declarations and law that's in this very handbook. So this is nothing new. You know, and the people who are in position of decision and policy that's supposed to be all the city and county of San Francisco Thank you, sir Thank you for your comments Is there anyone else in your group as Everyone's spoken all right Welcome let's hear from our next speaker greetings President our supervisor Shaman Walton, all the board, as well as Reverend Amos Brown, Bishop Birch, and the main ones, all the ones from the community who was coming out to speak and still fighting. We are still fighting, even after Mother Espinole is gone. These young ones, these old ones, we are still fighting for our public housing. I'm a third generation for Alice Griffith. But at the end of the day, Alice Griffith has three elevators that's there and I hope all of you guys had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed your Easter. And if you know the meaning of Easter, I hope you enjoyed it even more. Because in Alex Griffith, two elevators are out. They have five floors. And residents wanted to be with their family. Their family wanted to be with them. But because the elevators were out, one been out three weeks. Another one been out for a whole year. They were not able to do that. Not only that, when you're stuck in there and not knowing about you can call the fire department, you know, so they could take them down and bring them back up. You can call your primary care doctor in case you have a appointment to take you to your appointment. I mean, to contact your social worker so they can have AMR or have the other EMT come get them and take them to their appointment, you know, but not knowing this, we're just stuck. We don't even get wellness check. What is wellness check? That has not happened. This is not okay. This is not acceptable. We are steady being on our supervisor back. Daniel Laurie from what I understand. He want to bring more people in the community. Take care of our community first. Take care of us before you bring others. Thank you for your comments. All right, we're going to move to the next group of speakers. I want to thank you all for your patience and waiting for this organized group to make their statements. And now we'll hear from you all and we're setting the timer for two minutes. Here we go. My name is Lada Kiswaniam, the executive director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center. I also sit on the Racial Equity Council for the Planning Department and I want to start by saying we stand in solidarity with the citywide hot alliance and their demands and requests of you and hope that they are able to live and thrive in this city alongside everybody else. We also stand in solidarity with SEIU 2015 who we're here sharing remarks earlier. Absolutely. I'm here also with some colleagues to thank you all for introducing a resolution to honor Arab American heritage month and specifically to thanks to Proviser Balal Mahmoud for introducing the resolution, as well as a resolution to stand against collaboration's racial discriminatory collaborations with the federal government. Arab-American heritage in our community contributions in this country go back over 150 years. This long history is sadly unknown by many overlooked and erased through racist and xenophobic perceptions that the current president is parroting. Now in a grueling political climate, and with this country's federal administration putting a target on our backs, Arab communities in San Francisco and across the country, are facing unprecedented levels of state repression, racial, political, and religious discrimination and hate violence. Over the last year and a half, Arab families in the city have endured immense trauma as we watch family members, friends, and broader community suffer unspeakable atrocities and razes, which they continue to endure. All the while were faced with unprecedented hate violence and discrimination right here in this city, only for being Palestinian or speaking out for being Palestinian like the historic record number of people who gave public comment last year in this chambers in support of a ceasefire resolution that you supported we appreciate you all our elected leaders for taking the right call in this moment for standing for peace and against discrimination and we hope that you will continue to ensure that all people are protected and free from harm against any racial or discriminatory policies and supporting the most vulnerable. Thank you for your comments. Let's welcome our next speaker. Good afternoon, Supervisors. My name is Mohamed Chek. The organizing director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center. I also just want to state that I am in full solidarity with the citywide HUD Alliance and their demands for fair and dignified housing. I'm here today to thank you for introducing and hearing the resolution to honor Arab American Heritage Month and specifically Super Muhammad for putting forward this resolution. This month serves to honor our resilience and as a reminder that supporting the Arab and Suwan community's essential right now in the fight against bigotry and intolerance. The acknowledgement of Arab American heritage comes at a crucial time. As many of you know, Iraq, Iraq, organizes Bay Area youth ages 14 to 23, too. Now locally and nationally, we are witnessing our young community members being not only punished for speaking out against war, genocide and repression, but diverse immigrant students are being abducted and disappeared by ICE, simply for choosing to speak up against war and genocide in Palestine. This is part of a broader attack on immigrants. This is why Aeroch is proud to have worked for years in multiiracial coalitions in this city to support and advocate on behalf of immigrant communities. So as we're working right now alongside many to ensure community defense, the attacks on our communities make clear that this current federal administration is working to make an example out of Arabs, Muslims, and anyone who speaks in support of Palestine for how it plants to squash any kind of dissent. Yet our resilience in the face of injustice is central to our here honoring today. So I thank you for taking time to honor our resilience and for... Thank you for your comments. Welcome our next speaker. Good afternoon supervisors. My name is Foddle Radman. I operate two businesses in San Francisco, one of which is a retail outlet, food outlet in the Thunderloin. The other one is a wholesale outlet at the Bayview Hunter's Point. I am here to thank supervisor Mahmoud for bringing up the legislation to recognize the existence, the positive and productive existence of Arabs in San Francisco who have been here for more than 100 years. We are an organization as a business. We are an organization, neighborhood business alliance with about 1,000 members in here. We work with the city, revenues are up, taxes, and we work hard. We work positive. We are in all the spectrums of the city here. We are professionals. We are businesses. We are doctors, common workers, and we really appreciate each and every one of you for recognizing our existence in here. So positivity and productivity can go on. Thank you very much. Thank you for your comments. Welcome on next speaker. Thank you, honorable supervisors. Thank you, supervisor Belal, and our own community members and staff and city hall Hall for drafting this resolution and all you do to make sure we have a seat at the table. My name is Mariam. I have served the city and county of San Francisco as a commissioner on the Small Business Commission for nearly a decade. I grew up at a corner store in Delhi walkable to City Hall and in a small business community that is deeply involved in the social and civic fabric of this city. I also grew up as a young Arab organizer working with our community groups advocating for things like the language access ordinance and the SF Safe Civil Rights ordinance which is now being voted on today and resurfacing as an important issue. Thank you all for taking that on. During my time on the Small Business Commission, I have made an effort to sunset a number of outdated and discriminatory policies that reveal themselves through the legislative history of the corner store and nuisance abatement laws. I'm grateful to the supervisors, outgoing current, and new, especially supervisor Walton, who have been tackling these harmful codes and taking off the books several broken window style laws that punish working and poor communities and create hostile regulatory environments for as Fuddle one of our members mentioned over a thousand Arab businesses in this city. However, we still have a long way to go before we break the double standard of who the city serves and whom it punishes. I am proud to share public comment today with other small businesses and we are proud to be part of one of the Bay Area's longest continuous merchant organizations. I'm also proud to be with my Arab and Palestinian community and glad to see the Armenian Genocide Resolution on today's agenda well. And I'm here to remind you that you do not have to hold the federal party line. We are your constituents and we ask you to give us as you vote on this symbolic resolution, the respect we deserve and the material change we have been fighting to see. Thank you. Thank you Commissioner Sussanis for your comments. Hello supervisors my name is Nadia Ramon I'm a resident of District 1. I'm here today to give comment on the resolution recognizing Arab American Heritage Month. Thank you so much to Supervisor Mamuth for introducing this resolution and to all of you who stepped forward forward to sponsor it as well. Recognizing this observance in this moment in time is especially critical. We are one and a half years into the genocide in Gaza. In addition to being a moral disaster, this, the genocide in Gaza has caused the worst anti-air racism in the United States that I've seen in my 39 years of life here. On top of that, we have a presidential administration who is targeting people based on their advocacy for the Arab community here in the United States, specifically for Palestinian human rights. We are living in a time when people are literally being taken off the streets and being disappeared without having broken any laws. Vices of international students are being canceled for exercising their right to free speech in this country. These people are predominantly Arab people and their allies. Arab Americans are being discriminated against daily in the streets of San Francisco. They are experiencing hate daily. Somebody outside, when I was right before I came through security today to give public comment, told me to go back to my country because I am wearing a cafeo, which is a symbol of Palestinian culture. Stuff like this is happening all the time, but people do not feel safe coming forward and reporting those incidents. Our community organizations are hearing those incidents. Aeroch is hearing about those incidents. Care is hearing about those incidents, but they're not making it into police reports because this community feels under attack and they do not feel safe. So that comes down to what you can do in addition to voting for this today. Standing with the Arab community means standing up to bullies who want you to remain silent and do not want you to signify. Thank you for your comments. If you have something you'd like to hand over, we can place that in our minutes. Just an offer to you. Let's hear from our next speaker, please. Good afternoon, supervisors. Good to see you all. Thank you, President Mendelman. Thank you, Supervisor Mahmoud Bilal for putting together this resolution. It is now more important than ever. For those of you that don't know me, my name is Mario McGatam, and I've worked with many of you. But owner of the Postal Chase for 30 some odd years, passed president to West Portal Emergency Association, president emeritus of the Council of District Merchants, and currently president of Avenue Greenlight. But what many of you may not know is that I am an immigrant, the Palestinian immigrant, English is my second language, and I am here living the American dream. And I encourage you to do events like this and make resolutions like this because there are in my course of working with the communities in the city, I've run into so many, what I call, invisible Arabs or quiet Arabs that slowly contributes communities Volunteer their time Support their supervisors are politically active But most of you don't even realize who we are because we're so quiet because there is a stigma We're slowly but surely overcoming this stigma and thank you for this resolution and it is more important now than ever to be able to do it. Because hopefully next year when the Arab American community comes before you, there'll be hundreds of us or plenty of us, just like what we saw the resolution for Grace or Recuari, who I've worked with many times before and love to see the recognition that she got which was well deserved. So thank you, keep this up, let's do more. There are many more of us that can come out because I am an immigrant, English is my second language, but I'm also a proud San Francisco and proud to be an America. And honestly, if anyone ever told me to go home, my response always is, I wish. Thank you. Thank you for your time. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker. Good afternoon supervisors. My name is Tatiana Wardado. I am a community advocate on the civil liberties and community safety program at the Asian Lock Caucus. I'm honored to be directly supporting low-income immigrant communities of color through our work at ALC. As an organization with decades of history, defining the rights of Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian communities, we know firsthand the devastating impact that government surveillance and data collection based on religion or ethnicity can have. Communities of color have long been targeted under the guise of national security from NC years in the early 2000s to the Muslim ban during Trump's first presidency to ongoing surveillance programs like the Joint Terrorism Task Force, which you wrote local oversight of San Francisco police. Now in Trump's second term, these attacks continue with, example, Mass Student Visa revocations that are recent loss suit says this proportionately. Now in Trump's second term, these attacks continue with, for example, Mass Student Visa revocations that are recent lawsuit says disproportionately target African, Muslim, Middle Eastern, and Asian students. I would like to thank the board members sponsoring the resolution. We are affirming our city's noncooperation with identity based registries and directing more attention to the civil liberties risks of participating in programs like the JTTF. With the current administrations continued labeling of immigrants as invaders and subhuman, we need the government of the city and county of San Francisco as a critical line of defense. If personal highly sensitive data is collected or shared with federal authorities, it could be weaponized to enable racial profiling, detention, and other violations of civil rights. Now is a crucial time to reaffirm our city's noncooperation with identity-based registries, as so many vulnerable community members are being targeted based on their identities. On behalf of ALC, I urge the Board of Supervisors to vote in support of this resolution. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good afternoon, Board of Supervisors. For the record, my name is Chris Workline. I also go by Sergeant Klein of the United States Marine Corps. I hope each of you had an enjoyable Easter. I attended multiple churches, attended to Sherry Blossom Parade, and volunteered at the Unitarian Church with a community dinner. But that's not what brought me here. I wanted to talk about a few things. There's a state-sponsored terrorism fund of $120 billion and I've heard every excuse from the City Attorney's Office. The last one was that it was a Republican fund set up and that is not true. The fund was set up in 2015 under President Obama. There is a communication and technology breakdown here that needs to be fixed, rectified by the FCC, DOJ, DHS and the Department of Defense. For example, the Castro attack just yesterday, where a brutal attack that was caused by a communication technology breakdown that needs to be fixed immediately. It's very easy, the previous speaker spoke about surveillance technology. You need to talk to the city attorney's office about that because the city attorney's office is doing that as well. And finally, I sent an email to each of you earlier today and other key stakeholders within the city and county of San Francisco concerning this and other topics. Please read that email. Get with public health, public safety, set up meetings immediately to discuss the over-utilization and credentials being issued to people that shouldn't have access to these systems. What public health is doing is interfering with public safety and vice versa. It's an easy fix. It's literally a three-second fix that needs to be coded to turn it off. We all need to have San Francisco back to where it was I love San Francisco I love the street festivals. I love the people here We can get it back, but it's gonna need an all-in all-hands approach by everybody in this room including the people that spoke here earlier So thank you Thank you for your comments next Hello. I'm here in solidarity with the black community and the Arab community. Also a guy has been sitting behind me and standing behind me calling people queer. Just letting you know. So we're kind of in the middle of this anti-harm reduction debate. And. So we're kind of in the middle of this anti-harm reduction debate and the mayor seems to already be committed to rolling back some harm reduction tools like the foil and straws which I learned that if you smoke fentanyl it's safer than if you inject it so by taking away, you are forcing people to take on more risk with their health and their lives. There's so much data behind harm reduction, which is led with compassion and backed up by science, that I seriously wonder what your decisions would be if we could charge you with murder for knowingly putting people's lives at risk. Would you still co-sponsor or support recovery first? If we, the people, could hold you accountable for doing this to us, for literally, you're... I see a lot of similarities between the anti-harm reduction and the anti-trans movement in America. There is a denial of science, there is a denial of reality, and there is a denial of diversity in humanity. Humans are very diverse, that's just nature. That is reality, and so we need to account for all of diversity we have as a species. There's a denial of equity for those most marginalized, those who can't afford to pay for their own recovery programs or spas or whatever that literally do rely on street programs. And there's a denial of inclusion, inclusion of science-backed harm reduction methods. What the fuck? Thank you for your comments, next speaker. Nick Fravasilia. First, like I said, I think supervision being being should be held in the evening so people can attend them who aren't working all day. People might have heard of my situation. I've attempted to publicize it so that I'm not being helped. In a case I've been victim for 10 years of organized crime, whoever's doing it to me, mostly by some kind of satellite technology. I'm attacked all day, physically, mentally, and property wise. And not able to find help anywhere. I've contacted the San Francisco Police many times in recent years, hospitals, social workers, other city agencies, and not help anything. I'm barely able to live. I'm being attacked so badly by this technology all day. and including by operatives on the street as well. I don't know, I believe I'm being attacked mostly for free speech or fascism, whatever we're living under, maybe you can explain what we're living under. In any case, I'm not being helped by the city. Three of the ten. I've been in San Francisco and seven in the East Bay As far as I'm aware it would be the SFPD's job to be helping me primarily In case I'm not being helped by I'm not finding help here in the city. So I was asking where and see I can find help. What I'll do is I'll have someone come and take your information and get more clearly what it is you're looking for. So if you'll have a seat in the first row. Thank you. Welcome back to our next speaker. Good afternoon. As a start, I was a driver for Uber that drove to Stanford University delivering on Sanacombe. Northern California District, excuse me, Northern District Court of California, 25 hyphen CV, hyphen 0, 7 7 5 April 21st yesterday year of 2025. I did not file that that court case is Uber comma FTC V period Federal Trade Commission. I have the United States passport. Recently, San Francisco State University and other universities have visas canceled and revoked. And final statement is APEC, Asia-Pacific Economic Coordination. So if Uber went globalized with mentioning of the United States of America dollar, China trade, China shipping and recession. If Uber went into the Philippines, if Uber was at an Uber hub in daily city, what mission connected with District 9 all the way to daily city if that's your route or San Jose to then where of from District 9, Noi Valley or then where of to that border. Since early. Thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker. This is my mic. Which mic? This mic? That's fine. Good. Hi, David Stolder. I'm the founder of 2 2th and National Tenants Union. And let's get right down to business. We were founded on Indigenous People's Day weekend on Nub Loin when I was campaigning to re-elect my wonderful Dean Preston as supervisor when polluted water came into our building. I happened to have founded Davey and Goliath Landscape solutions, the legendary irrigation landscape company in Seattle on Earth Day 1991, quite a while ago before relocated here a couple years ago so I know a lot about water. I've sat on international panels on water when the polluted water came in. I knew what was happening. 3-1-1 said, Call Randy Shaw, call Randy Shaw, your slum lord, and he will take care of it. Well, Randy Shaw didn't take care of it. I was certain the city would find him. He was supposed to hire an emergency plumber to keep the polluted water from these broken water mains out of our building. He didn't do it. The city didn't find him, and then in my working with Aaron Peskin, Dean Preston, a campaigning for Jackie Fielder, thank you. My vision is a little obscured right now, so if I don't see any of the wonderful people, I've had the honor of meeting, thank you, and those who I haven't met yet yet thank you. I hope that you will take these matters seriously. We need criminal enterprises like Tendriline Housing Clinic to be removed from what they're doing because they're violating federal law by having drug addicts live in our buildings for free at the expense of the American taxpayer. One of those drug addicts assaulted me a few days ago. I'm well to have you here. I'm glad to have you here. I'm glad to have you here. I'm glad to have you here. I'm glad to have you here. I'm glad to have you here. I'm glad to have you here. I'm glad to have you here. I'm glad to have you here. I'm glad to have you here. My name is Deepak Patel. I'm a first generation hotel here in San Francisco taking this opportunity at City Health today with my son who's 18 senior as a spring break, little break since we had a hearing at City Hall regarding a matter that I want to bring to your attention that I've come to several of your offices and spoke about, brief very briefly, but I want to take this opportunity to show that one voice can matter, that the vacancy tax laws that have been in place are, in fact, hurting small businesses like myself who have done the right thing by not allowing rents to, to be able to rent to small, like half liquor stores or many martes that have polluted our city with the ability to have crime in the area because of those stores. And because we've left it vacant or in my particular case a construction zone on Sixth Street for several years, now we're being taxed out because we're a vacancy. Now it seems that there's only four exemptions and none of those applied to me except for one, which I did receive an exemption for one of the spaces for a fire. The other space because I rented to a tenant, the tenant thereafter sued me because I did disclose that construction was going to happen on the city sidewalks that he ended up evicting him because that's as a landlord I need to collect rent if you're in my space. He ended up hiring a pro bono offer and ended up making a claim for $500,000. Now we close out that case and moved on. Now the city has used that time frame of the vacancy to taxes $4,500 plus penalty of $2,000 plus dollars. It seems unfair that an area that's riddled with open drug use, heavy construction, and all kinds of economic damage that we as landlords be held to pay for these vacancy taxes. I think they're, Thank you for your comments. I'd like to say what a wonderful, Thank you, thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker, Mr. Amin. I hope all of you are in good health. I want to thank former Mayor London Breed for doing an excellent job. I would like to thank Dean Preston, my supervisor of District 5. I also like to thank Matt Haney when it was District 6. Congratulations to Stephanie who was in the assembly in Sacramento. Please correct me if I'm incorrect. I also like to thank very much our former President, Aaron Peskin, and also, Hillary Rodden. Thank you, Ms. Nelgar, wherever you are. That this is emergency procedures, and I looked it over, and I think it's P-E-R-T to go to the part of permit and learn how, if we have an earthquake, to be prepared. Now, the word affordable is unacceptable. And I found this new affordable homes for sale in Soma, SOMA. Affordable, it's not $100,850. Another one, two persons, 150,303 person, 120,000, yeah, 120,700, four person, 144,105 person, 155,650. There needs to be low income and section 8. I've said it over and over. Then we have the LSAC, which is outrageous. So, thank you for your time. Happy Easter too, happy pay suck. You look, all of you are doing a wonderful job. And I think if you're time today. Thank you, Mr. Amin, happy pay suck. You look, all of you are doing a wonderful job. And I think it's your time today. Thank you, Mr. Oman, for your comments. Let's hear from our next speaker. Welcome. Hello, thank you. My name is Rosio Molina. I'm here from the San Francisco Human Services Network. I am here to share information about the nonprofit sector's need for your support during this critical budget process. We are waiting on the edge of our seats to receive critical updates about what our budgeting will look like for the next year, for the next two years, and to really collaborate as partners with department heads and all of you here today to strategize around the most critical needs of our communities, which the nonprofit sector is perfectly positioned to inform and to support. On the way over here I was able to listen in a little bit and I heard the gentleman implore you all for support on the street. And he was here asking for a referral, asking for guidance and I can almost guarantee you that he is going to be referred to one of our nonprofit partners in the community who provide the most life saving and critical services to you all and to our community members and I really hope that we can place the critical value that they provide with the budget as well in mind. We are asking for a cost of doing business increase to include a consideration of the increased inflation that we are all experiencing. Our nonprofits cannot provide the critical services that they have been providing at the same cost due to inflation. Meals cost more, housing cost more. I've been hearing a lot about insurance costs going up. These are all things that they would like to share with all of you and I hope that your ears are open. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Are there any other members of the public who would like to address the board during general public comment? Great. Come on up, sir. If no one else lines up, then this will be our last speaker. Welcome. Good afternoon. Board President and Board of Supervisors. My name is Richard S. D. Peterson. I'll make it really short. I still haven't got my fortune telling permit and giving up my law practice and I'm basically unemployed and need your help. And so, as you can see, I've become a shield for one of my former clients. That's all. Have a wonderful weekend. Thank you for your comments. All right, Mr. President. All right, public comment is now closed. Madam Clerk, let's go to our for adoption without committee reference agenda. Items 15 through 27. Items 15 through 27 were introduced for adoption without committee reference agenda items 15 through 27. Items 15 through 27 were introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is required for adoption of a resolution on first reading today. Alternatively, a member may require a resolution on first reading to go to committee. Supervisor Muthmood. I'd like to request for item. I'm going to ask for item. I'm going to ask for item. I'm going to ask for item. I'm going to ask. All right. Can you call the roll on the balance of the items? Just to confirm Mr. President, 18 and 19? 18 and 21. 18 and 21. All right. So then on items 15 through 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. Supervisor Chen. Chen I, Supervisor Dorsey. 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, Supervisor Walton. Walton I, and Supervisor Chan. Chan I, there are 11 I's. Without objection, the resolutions are adopted and motions are approved. Madam Clerk you please call item 18 item 18? This is a resolution to recognize the month of April 2025 as American Heritage Month in the city and County of San Francisco supervisor McModne Thank you colleagues. I wanted to briefly speak on my resolution for the City of County San Francisco celebrating Arab American Heritage Month. Arab Americans have made a profound and lasting contribution to the cultural, social, economic, and political landscape of the United States, enriching the nation's history with their resilience, innovation and creativity. as we just heard from so many of the community members who came and spoke during public comment today. And thank you to them for raising awareness and asking for this resolution as well AirbAmerican Heritage Month observed in the month of April provides a significant opportunity to honor and celebrate the diverse cultures traditions and histories of Airb Americans while promoting awareness and understanding of the Airb community's invaluable role in shaping American society. The Arab American community in San Francisco has a rich and proud history of contributing to the city's diverse identity with individuals and families from a variety of Arab nations such as Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, and others, building homes, businesses, communities, and the cities for generations. District five is home to vibrant and thriving Arab-American communities. Where residents from a wide array of backgrounds and traditions have made significant contributions to the city's cultural and social fabric. Just a week ago, with the incredible support of the community, we were able to pull together the first ever largest tenor oil and eat street fair, creating a space for our Arab community to shop local retailers in a bizarre, enjoy live performance by Palestinian artist MC Abdul, and enjoy activities outdoors with their children. In this context, now more than ever, it is important to uplift our diverse communities and to fight against discrimination, xenophobia, and hate that we know and hear so many of our community members are facing. It's time to affirm our dedication to supporting Arab Americans and all marginalized communities to achieve equality and justice. Thank you again to all the community members who came out and spoke in public comment and thank you to my colleagues for your unanimous support. And most importantly as well, I want to thank Mojanes from Civilized Dorsi's office who I know has been leading on representation for the Arab and Muslim community for many, many years and is the aid who actually wrote this resolution and I want to thank her as well for her contribution here. Thank you, Supervisor Dorsi. Thank you, President Mandelman, and thank you, Supervisor Mockmode, for actually was going to give you credit for authoring the resolution, but thank you for being the lead sponsor on it. District 6 is proudly home to many Arab Americans and small business owners who are deeply woven into the fabric of our neighborhoods. From corner stores and family run restaurants to nonprofit leaders and entrepreneurs, the Arab American community in District 6 has long played a vital role in sustaining our local economy and strengthening the cultural life of our city. The resilience through the challenging times has helped to anchor our communities and remind us of the power of perseverance,, and service. Today I'm proud to co-sponsor this resolution declaring April as Arab-American Heritage Month in San Francisco. This is long overdue recognition of a community that has been an integral part of the American story and certainly San Francisco's story for generations. Arab Americans have contributed immensely to the cultural, economic, and civic fabric of our city, often while facing discrimination, erasure, and barriers to full belonging. This resolution seeks not only to celebrate Arab American heritage, but also to confront that legacy of exclusion. It is an affirmation of identity, history, and the vibrant cultural richness that Arab Americans bring to San Francisco, from the arts to academia, small business to social justice movements, public service to public health. It is also a statement of solidarity and support for a community that has far too often been marginalized and misunderstood. So I want to take a moment to acknowledge and thank my legislative aide, Mohanis Ibadi, who played a leading role in drafting this resolution. Mohanis is the only Muslim legislative aide currently serving in City Hall, and she has brought not just her professional expertise, but also her deep personal passion for equity, inclusion, and representation to this work to those who know her. She is a rock star. Her commitment to uplifting Arab and Muslim communities through policy celebration and disability is something I really admire. And I'm grateful every day to have her on our team. So I hope this resolution serves as an enduring public recognition that Arab American history is American history. I am grateful to my colleagues for joining us in celebrating Arab American history, Heritage Month, and ensuring that San Francisco continues to be a place where every culture is honored, every voice is heard, and every San Francisco has a seat at the table. Thank you. Thank you, supervisor. I think with that we can take this item same house, same call without objection. The resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 21? Item 21, this is a resolution to affirm. San Francisco's commitment to preserving black, indigenous, and black people of color, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer questioning, history, and to provide a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and belonging environment for us workers, residents, and visitors. Supervisor Mahmoud. I just want to thank again Supervisor Walton and Supervisor Mandelman and President for introducing this resolution, especially in the context of the current tempered administrations, weaponization of this issue, and the actions he is continuing to take. I also wanted to briefly acknowledge a recent event that came to light, which was that, unfortunately, in a similar string of events to the spirit of what's been acknowledged in this resolution, Reverend Brown had some of his memorabilia removed from the Smithsonian. He was notified of that last week. And I think compounding with a lot of the issues that are happening nationally, we just wanted to acknowledge that on the record as having occurred. And again, condemning these actions from the Federal Administration as they continue to eliminate Black, BIPOC, broader Arab, Palestinian voices across the spectrum. And it's extremely troubling these times. And I just wanted to extend again our gratitude to heaven. and the community and the community and the community and It's extremely troubling these times and I just wanted to extend again our gratitude to Reverend Brown For all he's done for the community and for the city and how these Issues should not be occurring and we are here in support And thank you for that and with that we can take this item same house, same call, without objection, the resolution is adopted. And Madam Clerk, could you please read the in memoriams? Yes, today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individual on behalf of Supervisor Walton for the late Mr. Otis Wendfield, Jr. Thank you Madam Clerk. I skipped over imperative agenda but we do not have any imperative agenda correct. I have none to report. Right and I think that brings us to the end of our agenda. Do we have any further business before us? That concludes our business for today. Well then we are adjourned thank you Madam Quirk. Thank you.