working inside for up to 10 hours a day. i have the opportunity to cross the street or take a different route to work, but that is not something thati i am grateful, supervisorzb chi, for the introduction of this ordinance. i hope it passes. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> i am here on behalf of work safe. i am here to express our support for the ordinance. i am also a resident of san francisco. i am here to support it as an individual resident. we work to help people advocate for a self -- safe and healthy workplace. we support the ordinance because it will encourage the use of safe products.

there are approximately 1800 workers in the nail salon industry in this city. as we have heard, they are in the process of implementing a dream chemistry initiative, which will protect californians from harmful chemicals. however, the process has taken a long time to implement a meaningful protections that california desert. in the meantime, encouraging the use of safer products is an example of san francisco leading the way to protect its residents, workers, and consumers alike, and to provide a model addressing health and safety issues. thank you to supervisor chiu for your sponsorship, and to the rest of the supervisors for your leadership. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> thank you. my name is jenny. i would ask that you support the

policy. we want a safe and healthy environment for students to learn. we hope that this law will pass. supervisor chiu: if you wish to speak, please speak closer to the microphone. >> good morning. all the superintendent the authority of san francisco business school, our school all support the ordinance. we hope the law can pass because of the training for the co-worker like a really safe place. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker.

>> good morning. my name is fong. i am a manicurist and i'm working at a nail salon. i know that every day we have really hard time to smells and all the chemicals and products. it's really -- i really want to have the safer products for everyone. it's good for people that work like us every day there. and also everyone would be -- have a baby there in their life they'll have one or two children. and protect for clients come to us. it's really helpful if we have a safe place to work. and protect for everyone that come to our salon. thank you very much. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good morning.

my name is kim. i'm the owner of nova nail spa located on 811 mission street in san francisco. my husband and i, we have been our nail spa, we using the recycles, recycling materials. also we using all the nail products is natural. we don't do the acrylic at all. anything in our nail spa is -- we are using nail polish remover, it's nontoxic, lotion and cream. everything. so basically we are already green. i think this is a very important for myself.

and the worker at my salon, for example. i would like to -- i'm here today so i think this ordinance will improve the health of the nail salon worker. i hope the city will approve. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good morning. my name is chris. i'm with arabian law caucus. my organization is a member of the arabian american center for advancing justice. we are a co-sponsor of this ordinance. i'm also a resident of district five. i wanted to offer a few comments this morning from a civil and human rights perspective about the importance of the proposed program. everyone in the city deserves access to a clean and safe work environment. this is especially the case in local nail salons where extended periods of exposure to toxic

chemicals is common. a california occupational mortality study indicated, for instance, that cost mowtologist vs. a 1.8 times greater incidence rate of breast cancer. this proposed program is essential because the regulatory agencies at the federal level such as the f.d.a. do not conduct independent premarket assessments on personal care products like nail products. san francisco is taking an important step in making nail salons healthier and safer. for the vietnamese community, small business and nail salons in particular are an important economic force. for the last several years my colleagues at a.l.c. have worked hard to establish key relationships in the community to build support for this initiative. this recognition approach is a much needed step to making the industry sustainable for the work force and lays an important foundation for increasing health and safety standards for san francisco workers, business owners, and consumers. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker.

>> hello. my name is henry and i work at a nail salon. i think 24 program--this program will help nail salons have a healthier salon environment and i think this is a good idea for nail salons. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. could you pull your microphone back.

>> my name is nip. i work at the nail salon in san francisco. i feel bad that i don't understand a lot of everything that was said, but then i couldn't understand -- i don't want to repeat this again. however i think this is a really good program that can help for everyone's health working in salons.

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>> i want to get to the problem that we could talk to the manufacturers to reduce the concentrations and the chemicals inside nail products. especially nail polish that once you open and you start coughing. she just wants to reduce the concentrations or toxicity in that so she won't have to cough anymore. she think the program would really help for everyone's health working in the salon.

>> i have been using this product and it doesn't have a lot of smells an i think it really helps improve the salon's conditions. i would hope in the future there are more products like that so we won't have to smell these chemicals. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good morning. my name is van nguyen. the owner of new york nails. i am here today to speak on this. thank you. supervisor chiu: next speaker. >> good morning, supervisors and everyone here. my name is christine, um' with the center for environmental health based in oakland. we also work statewide and

nationwide on getting toxic chemicals out of products and manufacturing processes. for almost 15 years the septre for environmental health has worked to get toxic chemicals out of children's products, prior marely children's products . about a decade ago we were part of the bay area working group on precautionary principle, the simple yet vital idea when it comes to toxic chemicals we need to look bothways before we expose our most vulnerable, children, elders, and pregnant women. today c.e.h. stands with and continues to work with all the groups today urging you, the san francisco board of supervisors, to continue to be at the forefront as you were with the precautionary principle to protect your city's workers and residents from the toxic three. your leadership can protect our most vulnerable. we can work with small businesses to ship markets to to safer alternatives and be a beacon for other cities to follow. thank you.

supervisor chiu: i'm marty martinez, within district eight. i'm with the california pan ethnic health network. a statewide health policy organization working to improve health of the communities of color we strongly support this ordinance. thanks thanks. supervisor chiu: thank you. let me ask are there any other members of the public who wish to speak on this topic? seeing none at this time, the public comment is closed. i want to thank all of you for coming out today. it's funny with at love legislation sometimes good legislation comes from identity december of my colleagues and i, but this is an idea that was really brought by the community. it was brought to us by public health advocates, by advocates for immigrant workers, by advocates for the environment, and all these folks coming together in the coalition and collaborative as helped it move forward. i want to thank you both for bringing it to us as well as the work i know you're going to do in the coming months and years to make sure this program

hopefully does become an ideal model for the rest of this state and country. with that, colleagues, could i ask if we could move this without -- yes, supervisor mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: i want to complement our colleague, supervisor david chiu. i also have co-sponsored on to this legislation. in san francisco for a good 20 years before we eeven had a department of environment has really been testing the boundaries of the federal government's registry on what they consider to be acceptable or not in terms of household and workplace toxic that -- toxins that people are exposed to on a daily basis. and that we understand that due to the powerful interest of the chemical industry, especially their grip on washington, and how that influences the kind of registry in giving the acceptable means of toxins just

like what is being evaluated here today because of the relationship to nail salons, etc., that that on a national level is considered to be ok. well, it's not ok in san francisco. and i really do appreciate how this legislation helps sets up a framework that while we navigate the strata between state and federal government, san francisco continues to push forward and says that we will not allow these hazards to be in our workplace environment, especially which is predominantly administered by immigrant communities and nonspeaking communities where they are off taken advantage of and that, of course, in our households. our job here is to be clean, green, safe, and smart and this legislation leads right to that. thank you to the many advocates who really helpedpropel us into this position. it's smart legislation but it's also really common sense. supervisor chiu: thank you. with that, colleagues, could we have a motion to send this to

the full board with recommendation? motion by supervisor mirkarimi. without objection, that should be the case. madam clerk, do we have any more business in front of this board? >> no, mr. chairman. supervisor chiu: at this time this meeting is adjourned.

mayor newsom: thank you. sorry about the delay. there things i wish i could tell you that i was just doing, but i cannot. i do not want to get ahead of myself. there are some exciting things in a town that is doing well despite the macro economy, with treasure island, a hunters point, at the transfer terminal, the work been done and the. and port -- the work being done at the pier and pork. there are a lot of companies growing in this city. a lot will be making announcements about their growth and commitment to our city. that is the spirit that brings us together at the swearing in. that should be the spirit that focuses and unites all of us.

that is about collaboration, coordination, partnership. not just the public and private partnerships. it is also the public partnerships. it is about getting people to work and reducing anxiety and stress, creating opportunity and building the future of this city by focusing on investing in people and place. i am very grateful that you all took the time to be here. i see you wait too many commissioners to even mention them. -- i see way to mano many commissioners to even mention them along with department heads. i want to thank all of those assembled, family members in particular, for taking the time to come down. we're making a number of new appointments. we are making some

reappointment. one that i cannot hesitate to or should not -- john newland and i go way back. i somehow became the president of the commission, i still do not know how that happened. newland came in to replace a former director and took over the show down there. he was running things, dpt for some time. i got to know john. somehow, i became mayor. i thought he was a great person to get back on the mix and was very honored that john decided to take the entertainment commission post. i beat him up a lot, the

entertainment commission that is. jordan was on that commission. he was wise to say i am out of here and do not need this. it was never personal with me. i said the entertainment commission can be so much more than it is today. it needs to adjust to the changing conditions of what is going on with clubs and promoters. john was always there to say yes let's try new things and keep at this. i was very grateful for his stewardship there and his leadership that he demonstrated. that is why i am honored to have the opportunity to reappoint john. mike garcia is doing a great job on the board of appeals. it seems like you guys are on every single night, channel 15 or 28, 360 whatever. channel 326. [laughter] when appointments come up, you

kind of gauge where someone stands in terms of their position in a number of phone calls that you get. it is always interesting to me the kind of calls that i get, particularly with mike. a broad swatch of folks said that he is doing a great job and hoped would reconsider him. i do not think that many of them were planted, that he sent them my way as is sometimes the case. they came organically. it was an easy decision to make to ask if he would continue to serve. i am very grateful. jordan slain served on the entertainment commission but was not as entertaining as he hoped. he did a good job. he thought you would give someone else an opportunity. i have the opportunity to appoint his replacement. and we have the help service board appointments coming up. i thought who better to consider

than dr. jordan shlain. i thought he would be ideal. i was surprised to get him on the phone because you know how difficult doctors are. when i did, he was put on the spot. he thought it was a medical issue or emergency for me. he then said he would get back to me. he knew what it did. he wanted to make sure it matched with his time and expectations. he did his due diligence as he always does. i am grateful that you are willing to serve. your very good choice, if i do say so myself. i got a lot of calls for todd. the human rights commission is an interesting commission. i appreciate the work they do. it is very important. a lot of the work they do is to -- work that no one appreciates.

i have always joked than politics you do not get credit for saves, only in baseball. the human rights commission should get credit for a lot of saves, diffusing things before they metastasize, speaking in terms of dr. shlain and making sure they do not become bigger issues. todd comes with a lot of credentials. i think he understands the role as preventative as much or more than anything else. that is one of the reasons i got to rhesus parked there. i think she is doing a superlative job. -- that is why i got to recess barks --theresa sparks there. i think she is doing a superlative job. she may be mayor sunday. i think she will be pleased to have todd's stewardship. i do not know why anyone would want to serve on the mta, cheryl

but i do not think there is a better choice than cheryl. she went through the public process. i got a little nervous. some of my biggest critics do not think i sleep on the right side of the bed. they are ahuge supporters of hers. i did not hold that against her. she is simply qualified and capable. she deserves this position. she is going to do a great job. i am absolutely confident of that. we put you through the wringer. i must have called for three or four times. i told her to give me her answer. then i hung up on her. it was great. i appreciated her candor and honesty.

it is not that i did not put all of these folks through the wringer. i wanted to make the right choice. it is one way to say that we're making the right choice. sheryl is someone that will be around a long time. i am confident that whoever replaces me will reappoint you based upon the work you have done and the work that you continue to do. thank you for your willingness to serve. i am very enthusiastic about it. rodney is one i had slated for later nine other commissions. everyone kind of likes him. then more people like him. that is his burden in some respects. i am very pleased that rodney is sticking it out on the port. i know what he wants to do it and for good reasons. he has a lot of friends down there. but he calls balls and strikes.

sometimes you get a little comfortable on some of these commissions. you get a little leverage over folks. sometimes people use it, some more subtle than others. rodney has never done that in any way that would solicit, from my perspective, any condonation or critique. -- condemnation or critique. he operates in places down there near fisherman's wharf. he does a great job and does it with integrity. thank you for your desire and willingness to serve. these are important positions. i am about to go to the bond ratings agencieses. they are waiting for me. we will try to keep our bond rating of their as the highest in california. we are proud of that. it is a remarkable thing, trust me. i cannot promise that is the way it will be in a week or two because we have depleted some

reserves. i can promise you it will be better than nine out of 10 others because of the way we have managed the city finances. people love to critique and say we should spend money we do not have, but we have done justice to that. i say that because we are about to go out and sell about $1.8 billion bonds on the water improvement project. the figure was originally proposition a. there have been a lot of others. -- i think it was originally proposition a. there have been a lot of others. it is important to have good stewards and people better. fiduciaries -- that are good fiduciaries. amy brown is one of them. that is why i wanted to reappoint any. she has done a great job. i am very thankful. not everyone wants to be on the bond oversight committee. they want the airport and those things. these are the important

commissions that do deserve more attention. you always want to find good people, a political. commissioner brown is one of them. that is the group. i have spoken long enough. now i simply ask that you do a little speaking by repeating after me. i will ask that you all stand. raise your right hands. all you have to do is state your name when i say "i." then i will mention the position and you will mention the body or committee that you will be serving. if you change it, i will stop you. that has happened before. someone came here under false pretences and we corrected it.

i could just ask that you allstate your name. "i, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter. during such time as i know the position as a member