they are all from san francisco.our meetings the youth talk about the racism and harassment they face here in school. the community is coming forward with a lot of accounts of racism is harassment they experience here in the city of san francisco. i ask you guys to support the resolution brought forward and also ask you not to stand on the side of antiarab, antipalestinian racist rhetoric that resulted in 3 palestinian men killed in the united states and 6 year old boy killed in chicago, a palestinian boy. don't stand on that side of history and stands with san francisco who have shown they stand with and demand a cease fire. thank you. >> thank you. >> my name is rachel west and jewish and live in san francisco. i urge you to support the resolution. like many other jewish people i'm absolutely horrified at mass killings taking place in gaza. we won't allow the israeli government to carry out the genocide in the name of all jews. as a mother and are grand mother i'm distraught 17 thousand pal tingens have been killed

[music] i am a immigrant to san francisco. my family came when i was 12 from el salvador during the civil war. this place gave us security, safety and an opportunity to thrive, so i love the city deeply, and as a mother of three kids who have grown up as city kids, i'm grateful for everything the city has to offer for people like me and families. i have been politically involved my whole life, either in government or a non profit worker and i care about the community. i care about people around me, and i want to make sure that as the world changes around us, other people have the opportunity that my family did. >> we are back in san francisco post pandemic. so important to be out supporting our businesses, supporting our neighbors. >> i'm the first woman to represent the district, believe it or not. i'm the first latina elected to the board of supervisors without an appointment first ever, so i do think that (indiscernible) i want immigrants to be represented, women, moms, people that have different experiences because that br

they adopted various reforms like we did in san francisco. as you mentioned we just hosted a boot camp in phoenix, arizona. teams of judges and mayors came from 50 cities to learn how to implement reforms like we have in san francisco. there is a growing realization the penalties are blunt instruments with all kinds of unintended consequences. it is the job of every public servant to find a better way. governance should equalize opportunity not drive inequality. >> quite right. thank you so much. i really appreciate you coming on the show. thank you for your time today. >> thank you, chris. >> that is it for this episode. we will be back shortly. you are watching san francisco rising. thanks for watching. >> okay, good morning, every one. this meeting will come to order. welcome to the december 11, 2023, regular meeting of the land use transportation committee of the board of supervisors. i'm imelda melgar. and jason is our staff person for sf tv.

san francisco how you guys doing? >> can i told you we're to incredibly thiefrld and a honor to be with everyone and san francisco i promise i are not finding a harder parch inside millard lux and shout out to andy in operations (clapping.) and our entire team of millard lux we got the keys to this place on the 11 of last month wow. and is we building in san francisco and here we are neighbors we're concerned citizens like everyone and 0 collectively as a community we are going to plug in energy into the walk that's exactly what we're to go; right? and ownership of us are part of the solution and this is our mail contribution to the city so millard lux opened yesterday and had hundreds of people walk there and telling us it of the we're healing that's was that of the like people walked there the park and said we i don't know how long those places are open but we've as i said a 9 year lease and want to have the experiences in the park so over here open on power side carla world-class give world-class give a caretakers

and migrateed san francisco.ow and my older brother and young are sister were born in the city what got me here was to be honest, i made a lot of mistakes when i was younger. grew up in a house that this h a lot of people in i small house. fell throughout critics. my mother and family were -- really big on taking care of others. this fell first ticking care of each other attitude helped mold me to the person i am now. with this said a let of the things from my culture bled in to what i do in the fire service. as far as you know things like having a strong work ethic. working hard. trying to be a good person they are thing this is were instill in the me at a young age with my household. when i got hired i was the look the department. all right. i know this does in the make a huge impact when you look at it on paper. for me as a person i never saw it as a negative. i don't look to how many numbers of people we have i look to equality of the people we have. right? i had lieutenant that told me [inaudible] he was lik

a san francisco 911 dispatcher. jot train that this dispatchers receive for street crisis team and our new program is to triage calls for mental health as a medical call. we don't tree it as a police matter more a medical matter enthusiasm clint iings, paramedics emt's and councilors are dispatched through 911. we dispatch teams trined identify the crisis. they sends an emt and medic. if you are upon experiencing an emergencior worry body machine's safety on the street call 911 >> nonemergencies use 311. you can learn more about the street will be a - >> are we ready? >> a reminder that is red light on our microphone indicates your mic is off turn your red light off and speak directly into the president heldfond you may begin the san francisco employees' retirement system. >> call the roll please. 1230i68dz present. >> vice president thomas presented and quorum is present. >> and can y

so in san francisco, if you ever vote in san francisco, you will see the ballot is bilingual. so it's both in chinese and in english. so every candidate, they will have a chinese name. so sometimes if you if you want to appeal to the chinese voters, right, you can work on your chinese name. so a lot of non-chinese candidates, they will have a very authentic, very cool chinese name to kind of appeal to the chinese voter. so when the voter see that on the ballot, they might think, oh, that's a cool name, or that that person might be a chinese, so they will vote for them. >> okay. so if they're not chinese, how have they in the past come up with their names? right. can you give us some examples? >> yeah. so normally if you're not chinese, your name will be a transliteration based. long five character words. name right? but traditionally, a typical authtic inese name will be a shorter one. three character or two character like your name, three character. and my name is o characters, right? so the nger name might not be that popular to appeal to chinese voter. so a lot of those non

andrew was integral strengths the popular outland san francisco pod cast and san francisco hot pastryhe cliff a public program interpreting historical items that was from the white flint house when they close in 2020 and in good standing the state bar the california andrew brought his history articles including an analysis of the act of the 1866 and act of con that added richmond and sunset to the city of san francisco and dependable andrew stood behind tables for more than 25 years chatting with thousands of people and an ambassador for the history and west side neighborhood and with his leadership and knowledge on the city's past it is a great loss to san francisco and in addition to a friendly face andrew was a voice of western neighborhood project pod caster will share his love and everything from episodes and research about the visits to the land to the outside and to newish west side landmark close houses camera and more. so 0 just with that, it is clear to say andrew devotion to celebrating the stories and history three make our community special my heart goes out to andrew fri

, we would lose something in san francisco. we would lose part of its heart and soul. it wouldn't be san francisco without cable cars. [bell ringing] welcome, everyone to t creative and dell library future the union square the opening of millard lux. >> yeah. >> (clapping.) my aim my name is phil ginsburg and have over 200 parts parks in san francisco and this would think is beautiful amazing union square might be you are most

so they're resell ing this part of san francisco. they kind of got sold out by the tech area. >> it's a great point you make because talking with some of those people in that area, they'll tell you that, yeah, union square has struggled. yeah. but when we talk about the neighborhood in san francisco, they have not struggled. they are still strong. and being that close to north beach and this area around the transamerica area is very historic. >> i mean, this is the old book buildings and they go back a ways. you know, there's whiskey distilleries, buildings and things like that. and in the 70s and such, it was a big place for like antique stores and hip, very hip clothing stores, graphic design and that kind of went away. now it's starting to come back. so they're not just selling a building, they're selling in the neighborhood. but what does this mean to everybody out there? not not i mean, we can talk about real estate deals or, you know, still over 35% exactly. but and that's what san francisco's got to work on the idea of convert

>> we are so fortunate in san francisco.funded for by the library fund and those that taxed themselves just for library services. we also get a dedicated portion of the general fund. that together allows us to be one of the most well supported libraries in the nation. we have the third most library outlets per square mile of any municipality. all of our branch libraries have professionally trained librarians on-site. service that we are able to provide, the collection, we are a leading library in our country. >> that lead know ask about your biggest annual event in the city. how does the event work and what's happening this year? >> we are excited for this year's one city one book. this is our signature annual literature event. we have everybody in the community reading the same book. this year's title is "this is your hustle" named after the pulitzer prize nominated and pod taste. this is about the population. one nice thing about this selection is that they are both local. we are going to have several weeks of programming,

all san francisco artists that you see named identify as black or african-american in the san francisco arts commission, dreamkeeper initiative funding for artists will support eight first time san francisco arts commission grantees. 16 artists total are requesting up to 50,000 for projects that span a range of artistic disciplines, including comedy, creative writing, fashion, film, healing arts, music and portraiture. for the san francisco arts commission. dreamkeeper initiative recommended new and current organizations a five person review panel convened on thursday, october 19th and friday, october 20th to review potentially new san francisco arts commission dreamkeeper initiative art organizations and current san francisco arts commission. dream keeper initiative grantee organizations . as panelists brought a range of expertise in dance writing, education, nonprofit arts administration and leadership and community based programing. they also demonstrated a broad knowledge of the san francisco arts and culture ecosystem and all panelists also identified as black or african-american a

michael once said that his lives dream to come to san francisco. and upon mr.ashington that dream truly made it his home with meaningful relationships that do orchestra staff and countless organizations and residents and artists across the - by the way, including of you, you several years ago, i had the pleasure to a performance with the simplify aced uk davis at that time in the afternoon a very long drive. but and spent the time talking through his score of shoe man simplify number 4, he did many times over the span of his career he hoed me evolved over many decades a special momentum for me and talk about the me about shoe man but about life and about perspective. that was the kind of impact that michael had on so many people. michael has made and mark on the orchestra on the city of san francisco and the entire classical music world. so it seems fitting own this special occasion and and few days before michael 79 birthday we honored michaels impact to the accomplishment of m t t way on it this street michael captivated audience over the years (clapping.) (c

rules support the trust tht people of san francisco have put us. had our decisions are fair and transparent and we are accountable we live up to ideals. for more information visit the san francisco ethic's commission's website at sfethics. org or phone, e mail or in person. thank you for watching. in cases where there is a >> shared spaces have transformed san francisco's adjacent sidewalks, local business communities are more resilient and their neighborhood centers are more vibrant and mildly. sidewalks and parking lanes can be used for outdoor seating, dining, merchandising, and other community activities. we're counting on operators of shared spaces to ensure their sites are safe and accessible for all. people with disabilities enjoy all types of spaces. please provide at least 8 feet of open uninterrupted sidewalk so everyone can get through. sidewalk diverter let those who have low vision navigate through dining and other activity areas on the sidewalk. these devices are rectangular planters or boxes that are placed on the sidewalk at the end

i have to give credit to the san francisco police department. who has done tremendous work to make sure those who are being committing crimes in have been caught a stagger number of arrests for those who have committed retail theft in san francisco and possess recently my office secured a guilty verdict in one of the individuals reasonable for looking at if took place in this area too years ago. on that infamous night (clapping.) i - i think what that tells you that even san francisco juries have tired of that and when we give them the leverage though need they will hold them accountable that's been been clear san francisco has tinder the corner on to issue i stand with the mayor to urge the board of supervisors have the need for increased technology to catch those perpetrators we know that so many see stores bashes of brazen nature the theft they had to move off policies their employees and shoppers feel safe we have to make sure would before be criminals we'll doing everything we can to make sure though are caught and prosecuted this is no lon

for san francisco t.v., i'm chris manors. thanks for watching. >> we can sweep by in front of a house in a matter of seconds. the only people who don't like it are the people who get the tickets. >> this is a street sweeping sign. don't let it get you. pay attention. [♪♪♪] >> in the morning, when we first go out, we start at six in the morning or seven in the morning. we call that our business run. we sweep all the main arteries of the city. after 8:00, we go into the residential areas and take care of all the other customers. >> the idea with the street sweeping program is to get the leaves and the debris off the ground. >> we -- for not only appearance and cleanliness but safety as well. >> we will get anywhere from 2- 7,000 pounds per truck depending on the season and the route. the street sweeper and the choice of the use right now is an error sweeper. they have a motor in the back and it blows winds down one side and carried by air into the hopper. what will mess this up is new -- large pieces of cardboard or sticks or c

and cultural identity of san francisco. when it started out the focus was really on the buildings, historic landmark listings and really concentrated on downtown area with all the development happening. our organization was raising a reg red flag with historic landmarks in danger and victorian mansions so a hallmark of our organization is moving these victorian mansions in the way of development to inwestern addition neighborhood and other areas to get out of the way of development and preserve them. our organization was around before there was the historic preservation commission of the city so we were at the forefront drawings attention to historic preservation, landmarking and over the last 51 years we have seen how there are more then just buildsings in safeguarding the city cultural resources, there is also small businesses and the different neighborhood icons that make a neighborhood special, so our outreach has really-it is really come full circle in a way because it moved downtown into the neighborhoods and now with

the san francisco public library appreciates your pinch. >> thank you for telling our story in san francisco and making our city shine and for thor more years. >> happy 30th anniversary sfgovtv your videos keep san franciscans engaged and informed on all all the wonderful things in the city on behalf of the of the department of children, youth, families i thank you for making our >> good morning. the meeting will come to order. welcome december 6, 20 tw 3 budget pinance committee. i'm supervisor chan and joined by vice chairs mandelman and hopefully shortly by ahsha safai. our clerk is brent julipa and like to thank sfgovtv for broadcastic the meeting. do you have any announcement? >> just friendre

francisco. we now stand here in support of the realization of that vision, the opening of the street tree nursery. as native peoples our primarily responsibilities are care for the natural world and care for the people who reside in our ancestral homeland, especially marginalized communities. any project at intersection of ecology and equity counts as high priority for us so it was easy to offer our unwavering support for this project. first, we know that marginalized communities have less open space and greenery then others by greenery, i am referring to tree, parks, greenbelts, community gardens. scientific studies continue to show a strong correlation between greenery and race and between greenery and socio economic status. second, we know that being with nature has a positive impact on one's physical mental emotional health. the street tree nursey makes contribution to addressing these kinds of ecological injustices present in city of san francisco and it provides green job opportunities to

and then there's this here in san francisco.t's not hard to find broken glass from car break-ins on the street, you'll see signs like these all over encouraging drivers to park smart. they frequently happen in tourist hotspots like lombard street or the palace of fine arts. these cases seem so commonplace. several months ago, the san francisco da and police chief held this briefing. >> we are are restaffing our deployment for our tourist area. >> if you look at unconfirmed vehicle incident reports from sfpd, the numbers are high. 18,262 break ins year to date in 2023. but they're actually lower than pre-pandemic when in 2019 there were more than 25,000 break ins during the same months . >> are you sick of it? >> of course i am. >> i've interviewed hundreds of crime victims over the years and ask many of them and they will say the data is skewed. it's because oftentimes they're frustrated and have given up reporting to police in san francisco, diane lim, abc. seven news now our in-depth coverage of these issues continues tonight.

they say in downtown san francisco.here was a lot of excitement tonight up on the top of salesforce tower with this effort to put the city on the world map for sustainable city. this was no ordinary business. meet and greet 14 top innovators named by the world economic forum met at the top of salesforce tower wednesday night. they were chosen to bring their sustainability solutions to san francisco entrepreneurs such as tia gordon of new york. >> 40 million drivers in the united states park on the street. they don't have a driveway. they don't have a garage, and therefore they have no place to charge. >> gordon was selected for her solution curbside ev, charging you carry your ev charger with you. >> you just throw it in the back seat, you throw it in the trunk. >> the 14 innovators were chosen from more than 150 applicants worldwide to be presented with the opportunities that we now are. >> it's just really blew our minds. it was just so exciting. >> australian andrew crimsons wash box creates recyc cycled water statio

get out and play in san francisco's parks. >> thanks again. that's it for this episode we will back with another shortly you have been watching san francisco rising i'm chris manners, thanks forrrrrrrrrrrrrr

they are all from san francisco.our meetings the youth talk about the racism and harassment they face here in school. the community is coming forward with a lot of accounts of racism is harassment they experience here in the city of san francisco. i ask you guys to support the resolution brought forward and also ask you not to stand on the side of antiarab, antipalestinian racist rhetoric that resulted in 3 palestinian men killed in the united states and 6 year old boy killed in chicago, a palestinian boy. don't stand on that side of history and stands with san francisco who have shown they stand with and demand a cease fire. thank you. >> thank you. >> my name is rachel west and jewish and live in san francisco. i urge you to support the resolution. like many other jewish people i'm absolutely horrified at mass killings taking place in gaza. we won't allow the israeli government to carry out the genocide in the name of all jews. as a mother and are grand mother i'm distraught 17 thousand pal tingens have been killed

we moved to san francisco early on.e mission district and moved out to daily city and bounced back to san francisco. we lived across the street from the ups building. for me, when my earliest memories were the big brown trucks driving up and down the street keeping us awake at night. when i was seven-years-old and i'm in charge of making sure we get on the bus on time to get to school. i have to make sure that we do our homework. it's a lot of responsibility for a kid. the weekends were always for family. we used to get together and whether we used to go watch a movie at the new mission theater and then afterwards going to kentucky fried chicken. that was big for us. we get kentucky fried chicken on sunday. whoa! go crazy! so for me, home is having something where you are all together. whether it's just together for dinner or whether it's together for breakfast or sharing a special moment at the holidays. whether it's thanksgiving or christmas or birthdays. that is home. being so close to berkley and oakland and san fra

we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek deliberations and am bas doorship to create the state of california a vice council to mexico. mexico granted him citizenship. he loaned the government of san francisco money. to funds some of the war efforts to establish the city itself and the state, of course. he established the first hotel here the person people turned to often to receive dignitaries or hold large gatherings established the first public school here and helped start the public school system. he piloted the first steam ship on the bay. a big event for san francisco and depict instead state seal the ship was the sitk a. t

what we did to put san francisco on the map in a light in a way that demonstrated that san francisco is not what everyone is trying to say it is. we are a great city, and we have extraordinary people who make it a great city. the people who serve and protect our city every single day are the reason why so many people from far and wide get to see and experience the magic of everything that san francisco has to offer, so thank you all so much for being here tonight. thank you for your commitment, for your courage and just like many family members here today, as you walk out the door of your home they continue to wish for your safety, i continue to wish for your safety, and continue to hold each and every one of you in my prayers for a safe return to your loved ones every single night after doing this job. thank you all so much for being here. [applause] >> thank you mayor breed. now we'll hear from commission president cindy elias. >> good evening. sidy elias prez dependent of the police commission honored to be here tonight to participate and listen to the outstanding sories we are ab

we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek deliberations and am bas doorship to create the state of california a vice council to mexico. mexico granted him citizenship. he loaned the government of san francisco money. to funds some of the war efforts to establish the city itself and the state, of course. he established the first hotel here the person people turned to often to receive dignitaries or hold large gatherings established the first public school here and helped start the public school system. he piloted the first steam ship on the bay. a big event for san francisco and depict instead state seal the ship was the sitk a. t

that came in at ten, like san francisco, came in at ten.as movies. >> i have a bunch i like. >> okay, which one? which one do you like? >> oh, you know, i'm a big love actually person. i love the santa claus movies. for some reason, the tim allen's they're always cute. i do love elf. and of course, it's a wonderful life. i almost watch almost always watch that every year. and some version of a christmas carol one some remake of that. yep. >> or in the play form. that's good too. but i like christmas. the charlie brown christmas. my whole family loves that. >> that's a good one. home alone. i absolutely love i mean, from the childhood days, obviously. >> how about you, larry? >> i'm going to go way off the board here for christmas movies. oh, that's. >> oh, that's a good one. that's actually a good movie. >> witherspoon i watch it every year and laugh at exactly the same points. and that's a good family members laugh at me. >> so. all right. >> shake shack is known for its burgers, but the company is also known for its collaborations with st

san francisco is its own entity. we pride ourselves on the traditional fire department in the sense we still use brass fittings, wooden latters, surrounded by three sides of water so all risk fire department. you can go downtown busy high-rise, out to the coast for surf rescue. we have a mix of everything and we all have to be well-rounded firefighters and that is our entire job to make sure that we are profeshant. >> as we train our roles will be to evaluate along the way. the role we have is to get them ready for fire house culture. to be a firefighter requires a fair amount of discipline. you have to understand the rules of the game. understand how to behave, how to appear, how to interact with the public and one of my roles is to make sure the recruits understand that and adhere to the codes of conduct and behavior the department lays out. >> okay, today is monday. the monday after my first big week of testing. two double day testing thursday and friday. we had to do a ems skill, take a written test and 8 differe

we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek deliberations and am bas doorship to create the state of california a vice council to mexico. mexico granted him citizenship. he loaned the government of san francisco money. to funds some of the war efforts to establish the city itself and the state, of course. he established the first hotel here the person people turned to often to receive dignitaries or hold large gatherings established the first public school here and helped start the public school system. he piloted the first steam ship on the bay. a big event for san francisco and depict instead state seal the ship was the sitk a. t

san francisco. our population is diminished. the good people have no place to hide but run. and the people coming in here draw the open border, the sanctuary, every city and sanctuary state. i am here to urge you quit going after me. thank you. and for your public information, i'm going to hand you my message in here for public information. i don't know who's going to take it because this is a public hearing. i'm here to express myself for your public record so you will not spell my name wrong and you will not twist it around that i come here, say something else. thank you. okay. thank you. next speaker, please. is well. good morning. ethics? yes we. it's understood. i think that your hands are tied. i mean , because they're all the government's generally speaking, everybody has his or her hands tied by the system that is absolutely oppressive, obviously. i mean, we know that. what can you do as far as for you being responsible for ethics , is that. yeah, the question is, is it ethical to let yourse

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a mother of two adults in san francisco. i currently reside in candle sticks my business is here. i have been on three continents before the united states. >> san francisco is by far the city that truly gives opportunities to every single person doing everything we can. i'm honored mayor breed nominated mow i hope i can be helpful to the community that i currently very much in love with. >> um. thank you very much. i wanted to um, just express my appreciation to freda to serve the mother of children and refuge a small business you're looking for a few things to - i appreciate you're giving back to your city and um, i was interested in looking at some of our background seeing in the new york times you were accredited by the um, chronicle the coup intervene in san francisco so it is important to this body but important how sanitation is. >> small businesses right now like trying - always collective at first my big thing i can't do that by myself but my staff coming up we move one step forward doing everything we can but giving

a san francisco 911 dispatcher. jot train that this dispatchers receive for street crisis team and our new program is to triage calls for mental health as a medical call. we don't tree it as a police matter more a medical matter enthusiasm clint iings, paramedics emt's and councilors are dispatched through 911. we dispatch teams trined identify the crisis. they sends an emt and medic. if you are upon experiencing an emergencior worry body machine's safety on the street call 911 >> nonemergencies use 311. you can learn more about the street >> i'm a firefighter here at station three 1 i grew up in texas and kind of boundaries around to bunch of different cities before i came to san francisco lived in new york and was going to school there i had never been here before the moment i knew san francisco i knew i was in the right police station like the place and was proposed to be. >> i was with change and cyclist transportation throughout the city and actually end up getting in a car accident not a big deal but i was in

the san francisco community right now. and we're calling on dean preston not to introduce it, tyler gregory is ceo of the jewish community relations council. >> he says any resolution needs to include a call for the removal of hamas. >> there can't be a peace with hamas in power. and that's what this resolution is lacking. >> but some supporters of the resolution say it is critical that san francisco supervisors take a stand in a war that is continuing to lead to loss of innocent lives. >> i would challenge anyone to point to anything in this resolution that is divisive. it's specifically saying ing all the death has been atrocious and we need a solution to this that brings all sides to peace. >> the arc is planning a rally before tuesday's meeting at city hall, calling for a return of hostages. they say they'd prefer to see san francisco focus on local issues. >> i think if they want to focus on the domestic rise in anti-semitism and islamophobia and have our board of supervisors hold our two communities that are hurting

the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. secretary, please take the roll. >> good morning. thank you president spears. please respond with present when i call your name. [roll call] we have quorum. >> thank you. >> commissioners, the next iletm is communications. we like to provide instructions for public comment. public comment will be available each time on the agenda and are during general public comment. channel 78 and sf govern are streaming. comments or opportunities to speak during the public comment period ar

[indiscernible] expansion permit for san francisco until a rehearing of their decision that san francisco requested takes place. all be it, the puc did reject san francisco request to stay the wamo permit. today i like to ask the transportation authority staff to work to continue to work collaboratively with the municipal transportation agency staff to further develop our input to state agencies, including through a av regulatory framework study that would look at how av safety and performance metric could be used in a performance based approach. the study utilize best available public data and estimates we have been able to garner to illustrate how the framework could be applied to testing and deployment in san francisco and beyond. thank you mr. chairman for that opportunity and thank you staff for working on this. >> thank you commissioner peskin and thank you for all of the time significant time that you are putting into this issue. let's see if there is public comment on item 11. anybody in the chamber? see if we have remote public comment on item 11. >> there is no public comment fo

i moved to san francisco in august. the fact a fascist rezeme runs my home state comes as no surprise to me. growing up i heard stories about san francisco being one of the most enlightened liberated cities enthe county. now i'm not so sure. member of the board in supporting the war what is the difference between you and your counterparts in florida? i'm here to demand cease fire to the genocide. the decision cannot wait till january. eletes of the country both republican and democrat flaunt the deference to war machine remaining complicit. atrocities the eletes are funding with tax pay dollars who are waging a class war against in turn. palestinians are human beings. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello members of the board. bret foxray primary care practitioner. the pressing issue of cease fire involves all san francisco california and public health. i have a connection to the issue as third generation arab american the direct coverage from gaza has shown [indiscernible] but all americans and all humans wincing the et

is and it says a lot about where san francisco is heading. i also just want to acknowledge shamann walton for putting together the legislation that created a lot of this position and more importantly, the funding allocation for this kind of work. there are so many hands that lifted up this bucket of success that i just want to make sure i'm sure i'm forgetting people, the folks like marshal kind and my office who did the work daily and who is at so many of these meetings. the rest of city hall and the budget team that helped pull all this together whom we have big expectations for moving forward, and all of you paying attention to all of this as well. it is easy to be an advocate knowing community supports you and there is political support for the work we do and committed to as public servants so thank you all for being here this morning and thank you most of all terry for applying and your willingness to bring your expertise, your professionalism, your management and your character to this work where it is so desperately needed, so well rec

get out and play in san francisco's parks. >> thanks again. that's it for this episode we will back with another shortly you have been watching san francisco rising i'm chris manners, thanks for . okay. good morning everyone, and welcome to the san francisco planning commission and recreation and park commission special joint hearing for thursday, december 14th, 2023 to enable public participation. sf gov tv is only streaming this hearing live today and we will receive public comment for discussion and action items on today's agenda. each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes and when you have 30s remaining, you will hear a chime indicating your time is almost up. when your allotted time is reached, i will announce that your time is up and take the next person queued to speak. we will take public comment from persons in city hall first, and then open up the remote access lines for those persons calling in to submit their testimony, you need to call area code.