rule change. it's really awful this rule was in existence since 2010. [speaker not understood] and supervisor dufty offered a resolution putting the board on record in opposition. it's a shame that four years later the policy is still in place. so, we can keep working and hope that this outdated rule will be repealed and the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor wiener. supervisor kim, you wanted to say a few words about commissioner hale. >> thank you. my apologies. i also wanted to add in my thoughts on commissioner vera hale and wanted to thank supervisor mar for putting forward such a lovely summary of the accomplishments of vera. she was a tremendous, tremendous force here in city hall and throughout the city. as an advocate for our low-income residents, our seniors, our disabled. and as a woman elected, it was really amazing to see the sheer force and strength of this woman who had been doing this

work for decades. and i just really want to honor her life and i'm excited about the opening of affordable senior housing in the tenderloin in her name. it's not always that you get to see your own naming before you pass, and i'm really glad that her and her family got to see how important her life and achievements have been before she left us. i think it was a huge shock for so many of us to know we won't be seeing her any more, or i won't be seeing her in her office, as she holds me accountable and she always, always held me accountable to the needs of our constituents. so, rest in peace, rest in power, vera. much honor to you and your family. >> thank you, supervisor kim. supervisor yee. >> i submit. >> supervisor avalos. okay. supervisor campos? >> thank you. thank you very much. and i want to thank supervisor mar again, and also want to thank supervisor wiener for

introducing the item on the prohibition on gay men and sort of the donation of blood, getting blood from members of the gay community doesn't make you gay, it doesn't make you dress better or anything else. it's just -- it makes no sense that this policy remains in place after so many years. i have a number of item today and i'd like to begin by going back to an item that was previously mentioned in the context of our budget, and that's specifically the issue of what's happening with our nonprofit workers. we are in the middle of an affordability crisis. and as we have seen in the last few years, between fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2011, 2012, nonprofit agencies have not received a cost of doing

business increase from the city and that's the fact. even though we have seen rise in costs in san francisco to the point that san francisco right now has the fastest growing inequality of any city in this country. and we are asking [speaker not understood] of our nonprofit workers, you know, they are in the trenches doing a lot of important work and i think that it is only fair a we ask so much of them that we also help them to be able to at least make the city that they're working every day to make a better city, at least somewhat affordable to them and their families. so, i am introducing today a resolution, and i want to thank my -- the following colleagues who are co-sponsoring. supervisors mar, supervisor yee, supervisor avalos, and supervisor cohen, that essentially says that the board

of supervisors shall prioritize approval of a supplemental appropriation of up to $3.4 million during fiscal years 2014-15 which is actually the estimated cost of .75, cot of doing business increase for these agencies. the funding allocation for these purposes would come in the event that we have higher revenues than are currently projected for fiscal year 2013-2014. and i think this is a very fiscal response way of addressing an issue of providing a cost of living adjustment for these workers. if revenues are high, then we project why not commit those funds to help people who need the help, especially in the mid of an affordability crisis. so, i look forward to this item going forward and look forward, colleague, to having your support. and, again, i want to thank my

colleagues, and i especially want to thank the workers who i think have been quite patient as we are finalizing our budget, and i think this is an opportunity to close that gap that i think needs to be closed. the next item that i have is a resolution that calls upon the city and county of san francisco to renew our commitment to women's reproductive rights and women's reproductive freedom. as we know, there have been a number of rulings by the united states supreme court that essentially favor the rights of for-profit companies and religious organizations over the individual rights of women, not only in this city, but in this country. this recent war on women, in my view, is unacceptable. women without adequate access to contraception and basic reproductive health care face

countless challenges. and here in san francisco, fortunately we have a long history of supporting women and their reproductive rights. in 2013 i sponsored legislation to create a buffer zone around women's health clinics to [speaker not understood] we saw against those women. currently i'm working with women health advocates, our city attorney's office, and other community members to determine the status of a buffer zone ordinance in light of the recent decision by the u.s. supreme court. they have been in the last ten years more than 140 recorded instances of clinic blockades and close to 5,000 recorded incidents of violence against a abortion providers here in the united states and in canada. and in san francisco, where we have always stood up for the rights of individuals, i know that notwithstanding what the u.s. supreme court has done,

that we will continue to work tirelessly to protect a woman's right to choose, to decide for themselves what to do with their bodies. so, i'm very proud to be introducing this resolution. i want to thank our department of public health to [speaker not understood] who has assisted us in understanding, fully understanding the impact of the hobby lobby ruling, and is also want to thank adrian [speaker not understood] at planned parenthood for her help in putting together this resolution. and i also want to thank the countless women who not only today but over the years have been fighting for these basic rights and were not going to be silent when the right of women is challenged not only in san francisco, but in other parts of the country. and i look forward, colleagues, to your support of the resolution as it comes forward before the board.

the next item, and this is something that we have put together in a very short period of time, and i want to thank laura ling of my office for simply going out of her way to put this item together. and i also want to thank our city attorney's office to city attorney dennis herrera, to jon givner, and to mr. malmet for making this a priority. we held a hearing last week at the neighborhood services and public safety committee regarding the proposed closure of the university mound ladies home which is located in the portola district that i represent. the proposal is that this institution that for more than 130 years has been providing compassionate senior care for individuals, mostly women of modest means, there is right

now a proposal to close this institution. and, in fact, dozens of women have received a notice of eviction that is supposed to go into effect july 31st. the importance of providing affordable and compassionate care for seniors is not something that can be overestimated. it is simply a basic human right that we allow seniors, most of them women, who have dedicated their lives to making san francisco the great city that it is. and as they reach their 80s, and 90s, they want the opportunity to age in place, near their home, near the community that they have lived all of their lives. when we first learned of the financial difficulties of this institution, my office and the mayor's office -- and i want to thank mayor lee and his staff for the leadership that they

have shown -- we immediately worked and tried to work with this board of directors and this agency to figure out how this city could keep this institution open. the fact is that if you are a 90-year old woman who has lived your life in san francisco, who has lived for years in this institution with a community that has been built around you, for you, being told that you're going to be evicted from that institution and that you're going to be moved not only to another location, but to actually be moved out of san francisco to me is more than just a relocation. for many of them it's a death sentence. and the fact that it is happening and that it is happening at this time in some respects is endemic of the larger displacement that is happening in san francisco. and we heard testimony from dozens of individuals, including the daughter of a

woman who served her country as a rosie the riveter during world war ii, and who now at the age of 89 is facing eviction. we in san francisco are better, we have to be better than that. and, so, we are introducing today a resolution, a piece of legislation actually, that will create interim zoning controls and interim zoning moratorium that will specifically prevent any institution within the geographic boundaries that are outlined in the ordinance, it will prevent any institution within those boundaries from changing the use of that institution during the duration of the interim zoning moratorium. that means that through this piece of legislation we try to strike a balance to protect this neighborhood and to

protect the [speaker not understood] that has kept this neighborhood what it is for more than 130 years. because of the urgency and the time sensitive nature of this item, it is something that will have to be voted on very quickly in the next week or so, and it is something, because it's so unique and it's not done very often, that it will require a super majority of this board voting to make this happen. between now and the time that this item comes back to the board, i look forward to the opportunity to interact with the rest of the members of the board of supervisors so that you can understand not from me, but from these families why it is so important for us to do everything we can to make sure that this retirement home does not close. it is in many respects a sign of the times if we of san francisco let these dozens of,

of ladies and men, because some men are included, be thrown to the street in this city. the next item is a very important item for me on a personal level of the lgbt community. and i want to thank supervisor wiener for being a co-sponsor of this, of this hearing request. in 181, just going back to provide some historical context, the center for disease controls reported the first case of hiv in san francisco. in the following years san francisco has become the first city -- became the first city to experience an epidemic around hiv of unprecedented proportions. and because of san francisco's commitment to this lgbtq community, we have become a role model for how to deal with

the hiv epidemic. according to the city's department of public health, at the end of 2013 there were 15,8 67 -- 13,000 san franciscans who were living with hiv and aids. in 2013, 332 san franciscans were newly diagnosed with hiv and 153 with aids. recently -- this is what this hearing request will focus on -- we are excited to report there is a new prophylactic drug regimen that has been found to drastically reduce hiv contraction rates, period. this regimen, it's called pre-exposure prophylaxis or commonly known as prep, is the use of the antiretroviral medication truvada by those who are hiv negative. when taken on a daily basis,

when taken daily, prep reduces the risk of hiv infection by more than 0%. so, this is something that can be life altering in this community. multiple international studies have shown that the daily use of prep can nearly eliminate the risk of contracting hiv. in may, the world health organization recommended that among gay and bisexual men, prep should be used as an additional hiv prevention choice with a comprehensive hiv prevention regimen. additionally, new federal guidelines recommend that prep be considered for people who are hiv negative but are a substantial risk for hiv. however, two years after truvada was approved by the u.s. food and drug administration for prevention and more than four years after

studies showed that it's actually effective, very few people unfortunately are actually using prep, even though the ability to reduce infections is so significant, more than 90%. we in san francisco are at the forefront of efforts to control the spread of hiv. current efforts by san francisco dph, at san francisco general hospital and kaiser are working to make it easier for uninfected individuals to see an expert and get truvada prescriptions and those efforts are also providing outreach to provider and the public regarding prep. there is within the community being completely honest about where the discussion is, there is within the community a fear that prep will lead to decreased condom usage, that somehow by making prep

available people will engage in less safe sex. but let's be honest, right or wrong, for many people gay and straight, there are already many people gay and straight who are simply not using condomseses for a lot of different reasons. it is simply not, in my view, anyone's place to judge why that is. it is simply a fact of life. instead of [speaker not understood], we need to acknowledge that it is happening and we as a public health precaution need to take every step possible to make sure that we protect every individual. and that to the extent that prep can be lifesaving, we have an obligation to make it readily available to this community. prep is an important tool to prevent infection that is meant to supplement, not sub plant, but to supplement existing safe sex options including the use

of condoms. no one that is advocating making prep available is in any way advocating that we engage -- that we do not promote -- continue to promote safe sex. so, today, along with supervisor wiener, i am requesting a hearing here at the board of supervisors so that the city, the county of san francisco, can be the first city to look into what else we can do to fight hiv and aids, and i'm specifically calling on the department of public health to publicly present to this board their past efforts in testing this preventive drug and their current efforts to provide providers and the public access to prep. i specifically would like to explore the possibility that the department of public health subsidize prep prescriptions

and to figure out how the city and county of san francisco can become the national leader in ensuring that all who are at risk of hiv have access to prep regardless of income. this is something that can literally save thousands of lives. i am proud of the city and county of san francisco's history in fighting this epidemic, and we can honor those who came before us and unfortunately died before these treatments were available, but making sure this lifesaving treatment is available to as many san franciscans as possible. and as a gay man of color, i can tell you that there is a disproportionate impact in communities of color within the lgbt community. so, i look forward to that discussion and the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor campos. supervisor cohen. >> first i'm introducing a hearing request just to get a

status update on the airport project, specifically talking about -- specifically around terminal 1. i just want to make sure that minority and veteran run businesses and contractors are having an opportunity to bid on this project. if there are any problems, kinks or challenges that we're able to work it out quickly on the front end as opposed to the back end. also it's important to remember we need to break up very, very large projects such as the terminal 1. i mean, this is a several billion dollar project and an opportunity for a lot of people to continue to get work. so, it's a hearing, my first is a hearing request. second, colleague, a piece of legislation to strengthen [speaker not understood]. the areas particularly in the southeast suffer disproportionately from environmental impacts such as truck traffic. so, i'm delighted to hear that sister dr. espinola jackson is

somewhere in the chamber. yes, ma'am. >> i think she may appreciate this because what we're talking about is the neighborhood that are affected by truck traffic, freeway traffic, industrial activity, and a significant amount of construction activity. and one of the things that we know very, very well in neighborhood, is exposure to particulate matter can lead to chronic health problems -- for chronic health problems that people living closer to these emitterses such as free ways and construction sites ~ are most vulnerable. as a city, we are also aggressively developing formally industrial areas and sites with new housing, commercial space and parks. so, to address some of these impacts, it also makes sense we begin to work more closely with department of public health and the planning department on two [speaker not understood] on construction and new housing

development to ensure it is pro textving -- to ensure it is protective of public health ~. the first ordinance establishes a new clean construction guidelines for public construction projects and designated air quality hot spot zones. this particular ordinance i'd like to dedicate to tessie esther who is battling -- trying to hold on to stay with us. this, this particular ordinance will require contractors to use the cleanest possible technology and leverage our purchasing power as a city to ensure that public construction projects are reducing diesel emissions and other particulates that can compromise public health. now, the second, the second ordinance updates the city's landmark article 38 of the health code to require developers who are retrofitting or building new housing in air

quality hot spot zones to install ventilation systems to ensure residents receive clean air in this units. this will streamline the process for project sponsors by clearly identifying the airs az of the city where we know these enhanced measures are needed most. this legislation is also part of an overall strategy to keep residents of the city and particularly those who suffer disproportionately from a wide range of environmental issues, healthy. as supervisor i have been focused on the health impacts of poverty, of violence, of land use and many other issues in the southeast neighborhoods. now, whether it's taxing sugary beverages, building a new youth clinic or bringing more resource he he to the district, i've been focused on comprehensively addressing the health impacts that our residents experience from a variety, a variety of forces klieg the very neighborhoods that they live in.

district 10 is experiencing an exponential amount of construction now and now is the time to ensure that this new housing and construction is utilizing the best technologies possible to protect public health and safety for our residents. these are real, very real environmental justice issues in our neighborhoods and we must use every tool imaginable that we have locally to ensure that our residents are healthy and safe. one more piece that i want to talk about, and that is really calling for a comprehensive response to our silence that's happening in our city, and that we must really begin to prioritize safety first, and what is significant that i want to make sure that nobody misses is that this epidemic, this issue of safety transcends every single race, class, and

supervisorial district. ~ violence, not silence this is a city-wide challenge and we need to begin to develop a strategy that has broader accountability from, from not only department heads, but also to the very nonprofits that we fund down on the ground to address these problems. so, i'm talking about some reentry all the way to employment and making sure that we're looking at the entire family and we are engaging the entire family so that we have a comprehensive approach when we're dealing with victim responses. that includes responsible and efficient response times from the police department when there are shots fired, to ensuring that mental health services are funded to their maximum capacity, and we need to come together to really develop a comprehensive and thoughtful plan for summer. now, we are in the middle of july. some may say summer is almost

over. it will be a long hot summer if we continue to ignore something. we need to put together a summer peace ran. ~ plan. so, i've recruited several members from the community and board of supervisors that are interested in helping in this effort. one of the first things we're doing is there is a resolution that has been put forth from the community. it's not available to be introduced today. it needs to be cleaned up and go through the board process, but this resolution is articulating a lot of the concerns that many of the communities are concerned about in addressing violence, particularly violence that is perpetrated and executed and in front of children. what is significant, if you stop and think about this, not only on june 27th was alan callaway killed and he was living in district 10 in sunnydale on hurst playground, on february last year lawrence collins was also killed and he was a member of district 11. and on april 27th in 2006,

daunte white who was our part time recreation employee was gunned down [speaker not understood]. i already have the co-sponsorship of supervisor breed, supervisor avalos, and supervisor kim also recognizes the significant relationship between district 6 as well as the entire part of the city, largely being that there is a large african-american population that is in district 10 -- district 6, i understand, david chiu is also interested. any other takers? okay, i'll give you a week to think about t but i'll make sure i come back to you with some strong language. also wanted to recognize that tonight at 6 o'clock at joe lee gym, the address is 13 95 mendell, there is a community town hall so we can begin to address this issue -- these issues as an entire community. i want to acknowledge some of the folks that we do have here today. we've got felicia here who has been an advocate. i think i saw mady scott and

carlotta. we have people on the ground providing these services but sometimes just don't get their due respect so i wanted to take a moment to up lift these women and let them know we care for you, we love you and you are not alone. ~ sean richards also indicated support. [speaker not understood]. if i'm overlooking anyone, i apologize. i just can't see from where i -- okay, [speaker not understood] in the white shirt is also indicating support. he is pi noel a i see you. ~ he he espinola, jucey, i see you. [speaker not understood] we have to deal with this as an entire community. i specifically, specifically want to call out the african-american community because this is serious for us. this is critical. this is life and death. the african-americans, we need to confront the black on black crime. it is absolutely crazy. 4% of any homicide is perpetuated by an african-american and also a victim of an african-american. the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor cohen.

and we will jump to supervisor breed. >> thank you. and i just wanted to -- i was president on roll call today, but after supervisor cohen decided to make remarks about this, i did want to say something because i was there when the homicide took place in 2006 at l.a. hutch hill gymnasium. it was really unfortunate. many of the kids' families refuse to get some of the mental health services that we try to work with them to receive. not only once the investigation was done, you know, we were left with a gym full of blood we personally had to clean up ourselves after the crime scene was just completely ran through, and it was just really a horrible sight. it was a frustrating situation. i thought back then, what could we do? we did a lot of great things in terms of programming, but clearly i don't think we're

doing enough. you know, i see madd's dad in the audience. i grew up with her son. tracy and i, sean's brother were in school together. too often we've lost -- i grew up in the generation of folks that are no longer here because, sadly, they were killed. and i think that one of the challenges that we have as a city is looking at the problem from a larger perspective is what's missing and what's missing i think is, you know, we provide a lot of money to a lot of support services that never reach this population. everyone talks about how -- (applause) >> capable of working with these young people. i have to tell you as someone who grew up with these young folks and someone who has worked with these individuals, it is not an easy thing to do and not everyone is capable of working with this population. i think, first of all,