the loving wife of big jack for 49 amazing years and the adoring mother of four. she was the caring grandmother of three. sister of elaine mccarthy. sister-in-law, and aunt. she dedicated her professional life to teaching young children for over 30 years as a grammar school teacher. she was an amazing woman. she has an amazing family that she has left behind. i cannot believe that she is not with us anymore. i both pray for her and her entire family and that they enjoyed the days they spent together. i ask that we adjourn today's meetings in her memory. the rest i submit.

>> thank you supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. >> thank you. i would like to be added as a cosponsor to supervisor farrell's resolution with the arch diesz. i just want to make a brief announcement. i know that supervisor campos and i have talked quite a bit about the two fires in our district and i do want to thank the community for their out powering support for or families. we do continue to do fund raising for the families placed in the fair. i know we had a more recent fire in district eight this past weekend as well and this is definitely an issue that we as a city need to address. i want to ask our constituents and the public to help get word out about our hands up fund raising drive. the families have all agreed to work together and split the money that is raised. all of the money will go directly to our

families, no other organizations or other entity will be taking a cut or fee. i want to thank hands up for providing that service. it is hand up.org. it is for families of the fire. if you can help circulate it on your social media and to your coworkers it will be appreciated. the community is also organizing a fund raiser at the playground this wednesday. it is being organized by a level of latina and central as a real collaborative. we will be partnering with the fire department and people are encouraged to drop off children's clothing, jackets in particular as well as bedding in good use. that is tomorrow between 4:00 to 6:00 on the corner of farrell and larkin.

we appreciate the support but we want to make sure these families are not forgotten and we continue to support them doing then credibly hard time. finally, i do want to wish the city and the public a happy new year. [speaking spanish] >> thank you, supervisor kim. senator mar. >> thank you. i'm directing our city attorney to begin drafting with our office an opportunity to the purchase act. we all know about the crisis of ford absent in our city. however, despite the housing crisis epidemic our board has the resources to address this crisis. in our current period of great economic prosperity, i believe it's our obligation to help san franciscans who are being forced to leave the city they

helped build. the legislation would give tenants the first chance to purchase their unit or building if their landlord decides to sell. this will give working san franciscans the opportunity to stay in place and not be displaced and it will give tenants a chance to purchase their units at fair market value. it is in baltimore, maryland and the state of florida where tenants are provided notice the property will be up for sale and the tenants have the opportunity with the special amount of time to match the amount of money by the other parties. i encourage my colleagues to support the san san franciscans who are in danger of being displaced.

many of us serve on the golden gate bridge district. i used to be on the bridge board as well. the bridge is a public treasure that's earned by the district of the northern counties. san franciscans and the bay area and tourists all over the world enjoy the bridge 365 days a year. it's not just a piece of infrastructure but also a gateway to the national park and has history in it and the architectal wonder. it's one of the wonders in the world in many people's opinion. san francisco is expensive enough. this isn't something people should have to pay for to enjoy. people on foot are not contributing to the wear and tear on the bridge. it's the cars, trucks and advance. walking and biking are contrary

to the health and environmental goals of our city and our region and the golden gate bridge itself. i wanted to thank the bike coalition and the walkers. the rest i'll submit >> thank you supervisor mar. supervisor tang. >> thank you. colleagues today in partnership with supervisor nina and gene and animal's rights advocates since we're speaking up for our animal friends that don't have a voice. i am speaking up for existing laws whether it's city, state or federal, they do not protect our animals from certain conditions when involved in animal shows. animal welfare laws are difficult to enforce for these traveling shows because many of them move between jurisdictions so the best way for us to send

a strong message that we do not support the use of animals, especially for entertainment puchs is to ban these in san francisco. not concluded to monkeys, elephants ferls those not in compliance with the law could be sentenced up to one year in jail and a fine. for example, even if you google certain images if you can handle it, it's quite sad to see these images. this often results in physical injury and extreme cases, death of chronic stress and trauma also has physical and psychological health on the animals. in addition to the animal's health, some of these

shows also endanger trainers and the public. for example, there has been incidents where the elephants have trampled their trainers. a chichl has bitten their trainer and tigers and zebras have escaped from their quarters. they're up to 11 months of travel for a year. animals travel in small box carts for 24 to 36 hours on the road creating incredibly stressful environments. this legislation doesn't just cover things such as circuses but also for using animals in filming. we're very glad that members of our film commission have okayed the support of this as well. i do believe the lejsz legislation strikes a balance for those educating the public. for example, we will be exempting

out institutions that promote animals for entertainment purposes. we're not alone. there are ten other municipalities that have these in place. but of course i think that we can do more and we really hope that san francisco can set an example for other jurisdictions, other states and other countries around the world to follow suite. again, i would like to thank my colleagues for cosponsoring. most of all, i would like to thank dr. allen and dr. richmond, rows mary ellis for the march of elephants and the numbers and numbers of animal

rights advocates who work on this issue on a daily basis. and of course, my staff, ashley summers for her work on this legislation. so again, i hope we as san francisco can serve as a strong example throughout the world and i wanted to thank my colleagues and see if they have any comments as well >> thank you supervisor tang. madam president seeing that it is 3:30, i will hand it back to you. >> okay. thank you madam clerk. at this time, we have our 3:30 accommodations in honor of black history month. i would like to start by recognizing supervisor cohen for opening remarks. >> good afternoon everyone. thank you for joining us today in the chamber. i have a few brief remarks to set the tone of why we're here today and the purpose of this occasion. every february we get together and celebrate black history month which provides an

opportunity for annual observation on the importance of african americans and the events that have happened in this country. black history month really isn't about beingdy visive. it's about recognizing the often mrishts throughout history. black history months gives us the opportunity to correct many of the misrepresentations and fallacies of the african american country. black history month opens dialogue and interactions. it's these conversations and interactions that can lead to a better understanding and of course, a better appreciation for what experiences and daily dilemmas each of us go through as we try to make accommodations to our family and friends and of course, the larger society. when we talk about the

differences that make us who we are, we are talking about valuing the diversity. we're able to effectively communicate with people of different backgrounds rather it's race, class, gender, sexualty, ethnicity or religion. in valuing the diversity, it's what institutions and members of communities do to acknowledge the benefits of their differences and, of course, of their similarities. understanding the value of bringing people together of varying points of view and life expressions. black history is a time of rejoyousing and celebrating and thanking those african americans who have contributed so much to our country and our city. black history month is a time we

should stand and be able to be reminded about what it is to be an american. so with that, i would like to welcome you all to the people's chamber as we begin to celebrate today's black history celebration. i would like to also call your attention to today's theme being living black history. it's important to note that in many ways we are still forging forward in uncharted territory. the next person i would like to bring up is al williams. is mr. al williams here? thank you. al williams is the executive director of the african american historical society. and the next voice you will here, of course, will be our president. >> thank you supervisor cohen, madam president, members of the board. as supervisor

cohen indicated i'm the president of the african american cultural society. i appreciate the opportunity to be here with you today. i wanted to share a couple things about the theme for black history month. as supervisor cohen suggested, the national theme for black history month in 2015 is a century of black hive history and culture. that theme is established by the african american life and history that was created by a dr. prodigy wilson and his colleagues back in 1915. black history month itself started out as black week in 1926 and evolved into the 70s as black here month. when he and his colleagues got together they had a purpose. the purpose was to demonstrate to the world

that had been everywhere assaulted. the people of african descent contributed to the making and the movement of history. as you know, 1950 was also the year of inoma specific sack acquisition. it was the meeting mark for californians. in that year, african americans formed the branch of the naacp. so this 100th century mark takes on a significance. not only from the national american level but from a californian perspective as well. much of that was contirbuted to the work of the historical society culture and others. the historical society was founded in 1955 again by a small group of men and women who came

together to establish the society. the society itself is the lynnal decedent of the san francisco and literary associate that was established by african americans in san francisco in 1853. so this is a long, long history of the african american history and the presence of african descendants in san francisco prior to san francisco even becoming san francisco. there was also a local chapter of the association for the study of african american life and history. these two groups merged in 1958. 2015 marks the 60th anniversary in the cultural society. we join you and the board in saluting your

black history month honestries. we would like to offer an annual honorry membership to each of the honorries. we will offer the certificates at a later date. we extend our congratulations and continue to recognize african americans make to our great cities >> thank you very much for being here today mr. william. [applause] >> okay everyone. we have some very anxious individuals here today all who are worthy to be honored. we are gathered here to celebrate as supervisor cohen and mr. williams from the african american historical and cultural society have all made it clear. we have something to celebrate; our history, our

culture. and these individuals that we are highlighting today are people who have done a lot for the community, not to be recognized but because they care about making a difference for their neighborhood. and so we ever going to begin with the supervisor cohen who is first on the roster for roll call today and she will be honoring her individual first. >> yes, thank you. ladies and gentlemen, for the record, in the interest of full disclosure, this is not favoritism. it just happens to be this day so we're not dominating the mics today. i'm really excited because i have an opportunity to acknowledge and honor a beautiful human being, honorable judge terry jackson. she's here today in this beautiful red suit. thank you judge jackson for being here. [applause] >> i kid you not, this lady

is absolutely remarkable. so smart, and so talented. i'm going to go over a little bit of her bio. she was a prosecutor for more than 15 years in the district attorney office and later in san francisco's district attorney office where she worked as an attorney on complex litigation, employee descents, trade secrets, white collar defense trials and federal court. she was selected by the chief justice supreme court to sit on a criminal backlog reduction task force which resolved more than 1,000 back logged criminal cases in just one year's time. she also served as an advisory member and then voting member for the judicial counsel and received the madam c j walker is in 2008. if you don't know

who madam c j walker is, pullout your phones and google it real quick. back to judge jackson she's began prosecuting cases in 1984. we were just babies. while working in the district attorney's office, judge jackson became involved with many land mark offices that led to our current books today against domestic violence. she has lectured in many offices on how to create and run domestic violence units. her work is deeply important to our entire city. in 2002, judge jackson was the first african american aproind to the san francisco superior court and this is where she serves today. we are extremely proud of you. judge

jackson is currently involved in litigation and asbestus act, sequel is what we call it over here. we know a lot about that. she currently serves as an adjunct professor of law at casey's university of law and san francisco school of law. judge jackson has supported the work of aspiring law students throughout the yooers. she truly embodies living history. thank you for being here and it's a privilege to be able to honor you this black history seen. thank you. [applause] >> thank you madam president as well as supervisor cohen for nominating me. and all supervisors. it is like old home week. i grew up here. i

remember as a little girl seeing law here. i remember the days when union court used to be here at city hall and seeing -- just one slight correction. there were other african american judges, i was the first african american woman appointed here in superior court. i had the opportunity to seeing judge kennedy and i've seen our former mayor willie brown argue a few cases as well as the late mayor. if you haven't realized, i am i san francisco. i remember where i would go get my shoes and the cap well at christmas. i remember we would go down there and get our chicken and drive to louisiana to see my relatives. yes, i do remember san francisco and i am i part of san francisco and you have made me. and there are many people before me. i

appreciate this recognition. and my goal has always been to be a role model for others. and more importantly, my goal has always been to keep that road open that so many before me from supervisor ward and supervisor kennedy who have paved the way for me to be the first african american woman to be on the the supreme court in san francisco. and it's my job to keep that path smooth so that others like me will follow. and because of this great city, because of the diversity of our city, you are the reason why i sit in san francisco superior court and it is my goal to not only keep our legal system but our city as great and as diverse and welcoming and all-inclusive. if there's one thing i can leave with, it's not so much that i want to be

remembered for any of the accomplishments in my drear, career, i want to be remembered if i can paraphrase something from dr. king. what difference can i make for those who are beside me and those who come behind me, i want to make a ch an g e. so thank you very much. [applause] professor: thank you. congratulations judge jackson. [applause] >> okay. next up is supervisor farrell. >> thank you president breed.

colleagues, so today, i have a real honor to recognize and introduce someone who has been a great pillar in our city of san francisco for quite a while and i'm very proud to call a district two member and that is pamela joiner. pamela, come on up. so just a little bit of background on pamela. pamela is born is chicago. she has been a 20-year resident to our great city. she's the cochair ballet association. she opened her own private arts collection for the public to tour and donate proceeds to the non-proeft organization and high school students. amazing background. the more i read it, the more amazed i am. a

car miss under grad, a harvard mba, she was married at city hall here in san francisco in 2004. serviced as the director of the health care association. this may take a while by the way. an advisory board member of first republic bank. the former cochair of the san francisco ballet. former trusty of the african knee spor ro, trustedy of the mcdowellicalny. trusty of the new york city ballet. trusty of the art institute of chicago. she found an advate partner as a marketing firm. she is the senior at a private firm i know and have worked

with. pamela has been not only an amazing business woman but you are such an amazing member in particular in san francisco of our arts society. i want to thank you for all of your work. and as we approach celebrating black history month here in san francisco, i was so incredibly honored to have you come here today. i really want to recognize you on behalf of all of us, i want to say thank you for your service to our city and tell you how proud i am to count you as a district two resident. so congratulations! [applause] >> thank you so much supervisor farrell. it's really an honor to be here today. in addition, i should say i got the red memo. (laughter) >> so i tried to fall in line here. my husband and i are

enenthusiastic supporters of the art. in part because the arts are a form that can take people places that they otherwise might not be able to go. after living here for 20 years, i now consider myself to be a real san franciscan utilitarianism although utilitarianism not a native. i'm the daughter of two school teachers who took me to the ballet when i was a kid and took me to the museums and so that environment enabled me to dream bigger dreams than otherwise might have been possible. and so i hope to pass that legacy on to others and that's the backdrop of the work that i do. i think that we are truly fortunate to live in this very great city that values culture and cultural institutions. and having spent a large amount of time -- i still spend a large amount of time traveling and living part of the year in europe and so i

can report to you and your colleagues in this chamber and the public that policy and policy makers matter. so we are really fortunate to have policy makers who also value the arts and make it easy for people like myself to find people and causes and institutions to support in the hopes of making a difference. thank you very much. [applause]

[applause] >> thank you mrs. joiner and all you do to support the arts and other questions. next, we're going to call on supervisor kim. >> thank you president breed. it's my honor to bring up the third lady in red. today, there is a theme for black history month and today, we are celebrating san franciscans who boldly, who are boldly living in celebration of black culture, black community and black power. so i'm proud to honor a special lady today, elaine jones or in our community as mother jones. shefrs born in colorado and moved to san francisco when she was nine years old. in 2005, mother jones moved to the hotel on 6th street and has been a fixture of our sixth street south market and community. really is there a meeting or event i