seen the need for community in e historic preservation process. these claims involved homeowners who ended up in historic districts against their wishes and were squeezed out by complaints from neighbors that created the district or that bought into the neighborhood. specifically, most were retirees and homeowners and african- american and latino neighborhoods who were cited by the city of pasadena for violations, their front yard or window replacements. this devastated communities of color in pasadena. lacking the financial means to make historic of grit, many were forced to sell their home were seeking to decertify the historic district in which they found themselves residing. for these reasons, we believe the community survey and economic hardship provisions are

for thinking tools to protect interests of homeowners or tenants to end up in a historic district against their wishes and like them -- means to pay expenses. there are some protections around giving information to people who reside in those districts currently and there should be a continued push in the planning department to make sure they do appropriate our rights not just when it comes to the issue of historic preservation, but to many issues that deal with development. i feel torn on this one but what did members of the public to know where this was coming from. it was coming from a really good place. from people who saw firsthand some of the negative impact or challenges that some communities faced as a result of some historic preservation policies. i do hear what supervisor campos is saying in regards to wanting to be consistent in how we

apply planning processes in the city. supervisor campos: thank you for reading an excerpt from the letter. -- supervisor chu: it makes me nervous when we began conversations about what communities of color need or what is in the best interest especially when you realize and i am speaking to you as a member that has sat on the land use testimony -- committee. when you listen to testimony, not necessarily articulating from the point of caring for showing consideration to communities of color.

the believe it is the opposite. it makes it easier. i believe these amendments are proposed strengthen the role of the public eye in determining the creation of a new historic district that is appropriate. the requirement for a written vote or survey of both property owners and occupancy is one of the many outreach methods and opportunities for public input in the process to designate a historic landmark or create a historic district. as a decisionmaker i feel that this is incredibly valuable in ensuring we hear from those directly impacted by the creation of a new historic district. i do not believe that this step is unnecessary or burdensome. also, in favor and support of the economic hardship provisions like supervisor olague detailed in a letter about the american -- african american community in pasadena,

it is incredibly burdensome financial aid to meet the standard, the threshold to live and to own and occupy a home that has been designated in a historic district. the economic hardship ensure that low-income homeowners have protection if they cannot afford improvements. we need to also consider the african-american out migration. what we're talking about ami, often times the conversation is focused on low-income and rockleigh in the black sleek african-american middle class that is the first to leave -- and neglects the african- american middle class that is the first to leave. i will be supporting this. thank you.

supervisor campos: i have a procedural question. my amendment for four -- referred to article 10. should be article 10 and 11 and there is additional language i have circulated. i was wondering if i could introduce and and and and that demands both article 10 an article levon delong alliance of outlining the two documents that you have received. >> yes. supervisor campos: thank you. on the new amendment i have introduced, let me say this. i started this discussion i am looking at the amendments that have been introduced from that perspective that there are -- there were times that sum in the affordable housing community felt that historic preservation

perhaps may have gone too far, or was not helping in the creation of affordable housing and in fact, it was having an undue burden on certain committees. and that is how i approach this discussion. which is why, if the question was about the economic hardship provision that has been added, i would have a different approach. i support the inclusion of an economic hardship provision because i do think that it is important to recognize there are certain communities and disproportionately communities of color that are not going to be able to meet the financial obligations that come as part of a historic district. i appreciate the extent to which some of these changes come from the recognition and from that perspective. that is very valid, and i applaud the authors for including that in there. the challenge i have with this provision is i do think that

requiring of the vote in the survey does treat historic preservation severally. it is a tool that can be used for or against whatever the objective is. i do not see historic preservation as the panacea to affordable housing the way that some have proposed it. at the same time, i do not see affordable historic preservation was the enemy of affordable housing in low-income communities. like any tool, it can be used in different ways. my feeling is though that the best way to treat something as complex as historic preservation is to simply have a balanced approach. toomey, a balanced approach means that you do not require additional step, and additional boat, or survey in one area but not require it in another. that is why this amendment is being presented.

it is in that spirit. i appreciate the perspective that has been outlined by supervisor cohen and supervisor wiener. i think they have very good points. i just have a different perspective. thank you. supervisor olague: i wanted to mention i do not see this as a panacea to affordable housing. is time to create an industry and we cannot ignore historically it has had certain impacts on certain committees that have not been positive. i hope in the future we use it as a tool to preserve all the things we value, like affordable housing and other things. i do not think there is anything we have drafted in articles 10 and 11 that we are presenting today that prohibit that. to that end, i wanted to make a comment of that and hope in the future we see it used as a tool to preserve those things we value and i am sure it will be used in that way in the future. >> madam clerk, will call on the

campos amendment. >> supervisor mar, aye. supervisor olague, aye. supervisor wiener, no. supervisor, aye. supervisor cohen campus, aye. president chiu, aye. supervisor chu, no. supervisor: , no,. c -- cohen, no. supervisor elsbernd: the amendment passes. rocco, please. supervisor wiener, aye. surber browser at los, no. seubert izard campos, no.

-- supervisor campos, no. supervisor elsbernd, aye. supervisor farrell, aye. degreaser kim, aye. there are eight ayes. -- supervisor kim, aye. supervisopresident chiu: this id as a mendon. >> you have called that, it is now the 3:30 p.m. special order for the recognition of asian pacific heritage month. supervisor chiu: i want to welcome all of you to the board chamber and to the folks who are about to be announced today. after over when hundreds 60 years, the asian american community here, we have made our mark and i want to thank all of you for the leadership you have

been demonstrating and the diversity of our communities all over the city. this is a day that many of us look forward to as a way to acknowledge the work that is being done. i would like to take a moment and acknowledge the organizer of the heritage month, who has organized a schedule of events. is claudine chen her? she has stepped out. when she steps back in, i will ask her to make a few brief comments. as is our custom, each of us has decided to it knowledge an individual within our community who exemplifies the best of what our community is offering. having just seen the list of all the recipients of today's acknowledgments, i wish i could personally acknowledge each of them. each of us are looking forward to supporting the acknowledgments we're making two

different individuals today because they're not just terrace within our district but they are heroes through all of san francisco. with that, colleagues, i was going to start in alphabetical order but i realized the beginning of the alphabet, supervisor avalos has stepped up. i will go in reverse alphabetical order. we will start with supervisor wiener from district 8. why do we start with supervisor wiener? thank you. supervisor wiener: thank you. i would like to ask my lottery to come up -- honoree to come up. [applause] jane, as someone who i've gotten to know because of her involvement in the community, and specifically with the cooperative nursery school in

the middle of glen canyon, for those of you who have not been tube silver tray or not been to the nursery school, it is truly amazing and magical and unique place and i am always said if i were to have kids, i would want to send their forces in school, it is in the middle of the wilderness. jane has been so involved in -- with the school overtime and has not gone away. every time i ever go there for whether it is for an event or a clean up or they have repented the building, jane is always there and is so committed to this institution. we know in san francisco that is hard to raise a family here. one of the things that makes it possible is having institutions like glen ridge that make it

possible for people to have a wonderful experiences for their kids. it is such a pleasure for me to get to know you over the last few years, to work with you, to be able to work together and support each other. i am thrilled to be able to honor you here today. [applause] >> thank you so much. i am deeply humbled and honored to be here today. i want to thank you for taking time out of your clearly very busy agenda to acknowledge and reflect upon some of the work in the committee and i want to thank supervisor wiener for your leadership in the committee and

the district. you talk about commitment. i am continually amazed by your engagement and your ability to be obsolete -- absolutely everywhere. not only physically but in presence as well. i'm joined by some amazing friends and my family, my husband and kids who challenged me to go to new levels every single day of my life. my sons, i want to thank them for being here. it is tough to raise a family sometimes in the city. they're part of our village and want to thank them. a quick word as supervisor wiener said. we're in the first year of operations this year. we over the 41 years have been nurturing and fostering and strengthening a very positive relationship with the city and this relationship is -- has

materialized through a lease we have through rec and park. as part of the 40th anniversary, we raised tens of thousands of dollars to address some much- needed repairs, repairs that benefit not only directly kids and families but also the many hundreds of kids who go through the building over the summer. i was working out in the schools they cleaning bathrooms. it was a place where people from all over the city come together and rub shoulders and work together. as i mentioned, clinging to the bathroom to running the board. this comes from a commitment not only from parents to the school but the school to the kids and i am glad to be part of this organization. thank you for acknowledging us as an organization. just a quick personal note. supervisor wiener knows the timeliness of this for me is quite exciting. i get to go to a ceremony to

become a citizen of this country. it reminds me of all of our civic responsibility and obligations. i will hold that dear to my heart from this point on. thank you so much again for acknowledging our school. i appreciate it. thank you. [applause] president chiu: i do see claudine cheng is here. i would like to invite her to sit few words in regards to this event. >> thank you supervisor -- thank you, supervisor. may is asian pacific heritage month. we really appreciate your presence. if some of you are not familiar with the history, it started as a week in 1970 -- 1978 every

year. it became federal law that the country should set all -- celebrate it. the city has been having this coordinated celebration within our communities, within the asian pacific american world in coordinating every year celebration since 2005. every year, we had a different theme for the celebration. this year, the theme is advancing education. we felt that despite a lot of stereotypical believes out there that asians are doing well in school, there is a big population out there especially of new immigrant populations that we need to do it better and saw the achievement gap. there many services needed for our population.

hopefully we will see a lot of them around town because we want to do a good job of promoting public awareness. and want to thank you for your participation by honoring each of you, an asian pacific american in your district. i will stop [unintelligible] for each one of you. i hope you will probably where it during this month. this is our eighth year we have been using this, since 2005. supervisor avalos, would you pass it around? great for a photo op with your arteries -- honorees. thank you, president to come off for your time -- chiu for your

time. president chiu: supervisor christina olague. supervisor olague: i would like to recognize the japanese cultural and community center of northern california. i'm going to go ahead and read the whereases here. it is critical people recognize the level of commitment they have given to japanese citizens during their hour of great need, and so i will just to share some facts with you. whereas the japanese serenity center was constructed in 1971 and they jccmc has served residents of san francisco and the broader japanese american committee, and a major 9.0

earthquake struck the coast of japan, triggering a devastating tsunami, resulting in 60,000 deaths and 3000 people missing, and as a result of the great earthquake and tsunami, a series of nuclear accidents happen ed, and on that same day, this organization organized a grassroots relief effort that established the northern japan earthquake relief fund to help the victims of the earthquake and the northern japan relief fund has become the largest japanese american based relief fund in the u.s. and the northern japan earthquake relief fund has galvanized dollars and has raised over $4 million. they have played a critical role in coordinating relief efforts in ensuring the delivery of assistance to affected people in

japan. that is a result. and recognizing its commitment to providing service to people in need and it's overwhelming dedication to supporting the japanese community in san francisco and beyond. on behalf of the san francisco board of supervisors, the japanese cultural and community center, northern california is being commended for their excellence and for their commitment to their heritage and their communities. i am proud to show them this honor today. [applause] >> thank you very much, supervisor, for the acknowledgement. i am the board president.

it is my privilege to be here today and to represent our organization. thank you very much, supervisors, for the time. we would like to thank supervisor kim. she coordinated fund-raising efforts on the board pose a side for relief efforts. it is with the participation of not just the city and county of san francisco but all the good people in northern california that we were able to raise so much money and to of the people of japan, especially in the region of tohoku. thank you for the honor and letting us continue to do our job in san francisco. thank you. [applause] president chiu: our next

acknowledgement will be made by supervisor mar. >> thank yosupervisor mar: than. i am so glad that claudine cheng and others have put their efforts into presenting a pan asian heritage month and current starters -- heritage month. also with the community-based organizations that supported him. it is a story of a worker in san francisco standing up with tremendous courage, being involved with a struggle to stand up for his rights and the rights of his co-workers and a tremendous victory but with the support of a comedy based and grass-roots organizations in the committee. let me ask if he would come up. also from the chinese progressive association, we have

a number of staff and representatives. we have jessie yu, and fay chen could not be here today. also from the asian law caucus is. thank you for being here. in the crowd also is lin chin as well. your tremendous inspiration, your example that you set for other workers but also for people in san francisco is tremendous. he is a former restaurant worker. he showed remarkable leadership and courage by organizing his fellow chinese and vietnamese workers to stand together to take collective action to demand their employer respect their workplace rights and pay the

wages and tips the world. the settlement which is $316,000 for the workers was only possible because he led his fellow co-workers across cultural and language barriers and lines to stand together to unite not just for themselves but for other workers who were too intimidated to file their own individual claims. they joined other workers and other workers of ethnic backgrounds in other neighborhoods. there was part of a movement in san francisco but nationwide to stand up against wage theft. they agreed to/shared their stories with the public through the media, thereby inspiring more workers in similar situations to come forward and claim justice. supervisor campos and die with the support of many of you past and portent wage that ordinance

-- theft ordinance. the aid workers from -- eight workers from clement were courageous as well. it worked 10 to 12 hours per day six or seven baht -- 67 days a week without being paid minimum wage or overtime. the workers were denied tips and proper meals and rest breaks and experienced exploitative conditions not uncommon in many of the restaurants and other low-wage industries across the u.s. there are many good restaurants and employers. the bad restaurants are where the wage that coalition has gone after. the clement workers refused to accept this treatment and saw help from the asian law caucus and the chinese progress of association. with support, the state labor commissioner's office

represented the workers and negotiated a major settlement for them with amounts owed plus $360,000. i want to thank diana chen from the association as well. cpa is celebrating its anniversary. i learned from the chinese progress of association in the early 1980's when i joined 30 years ago, we had a campaign and we worked -- walked picket lines and i learned about working families in the city and we have to stand up for our rights. i was a law clerk in 1988 when she was one of the staff attorneys. there is a long history of the committee based groups that support the workers. i want to thank the community- based groups and courageous workers for their great example

and the great story trade you a set an example for all desperate that me ask you would like to see some words and i have proclamations to give to you afterwards. >> hello. [speaking foreign language] >> i would like to thank chinese oppressive association, the state of california and the division of labor standards enforcement and the asian law caucus and everyone else who helped me and my fellow co- workers