on thanksgiving day, i must havy head out the window 13 times tok people to please keep the noise. these people are not kind. they're belligerent and scary. i've been attacked. i've had very obscene gestures. this past saturday, i was bringe a sick cat for a neighbor. i was bringing it back from thed someone was blocking my drivewa. i got out of my car and asked, s anyone's car? the one gentleman that said no,y was blocking valerie's drivewayg the wrong sield of the street. soy start -- side of the streeti started to take the cat out of r and the girls came to get in th. i said excuse me, they called as does anyone have the car. they said listen bitch, this isr time, we're only here for a few. in summary, the crowds, it's imd our stress --

>> thank you. your three minutes is up. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> my name is a andrea. thank you for having me here to. i've been at that residence fors myself. and my family owned the buildine 1943. i'm old enough to remember beind playing on street there. i've been in every house in the neighborhood on both sides becae were just friendly neighbors. it's always been that way. now something unique has hamed e that doesn't -- happened there t doesn't feel correct to us at a. the children cannot play. we had neighbors that have chil.

they have to move away. i wouldn't have my children in a neighborhood where there are sts going up and down the street. my concern also is the legal asf what is happening. they're double parking. there is trespassing. there is littering. there is loitering. there is every type of un-- i wy unauthorized type of events hapg that would happen in any publice that does not have authority th. making sure that things move, cd control and move in an approprie of a way. the neighborhood has changed so drastically, we can't sleep at . songs, people want to know why m there. am i the maid in they feel enti.

that is public. i don't think mr. franklin knewt would happen. because he doesn't live there, e doesn't see all of the pit fallt happen to our property and our neighbor's property. we're rooted and grounded in san francisco. i'm a native. my family is native. we've been here for -- since thy 1940s and we're not used to thie of tremendous amount of people r the neighborhood all of the tim. if we're going to stay? san francisco and continue to b, we're going to have to have a br situation. thanks. >> thank you. any additional public comment os item? seeing none, we'll close publict and open it up to commissioners.

this is not a dip cal d.r. scen. we're macing recommendation -- g recommendations. we're not in the d. of d.r. mod. mode here, unfortunately. commissioner richards. >> when i read the case packet d talked wittalked with the projei had plesm connecting the renovao the quality of life. the bay window, big deal. as with a lot of times when i gw perspective, it's because of ths that come and testify before us. you may have had a pretty convig case or argument that clearly te actions of one person over the f

last few months affected the plu live. interesting enough, i'm sittingd somebody used the word "shrine"k twfs mr. franklin. -- i think it was mr. franklin. i appreciate you being here. i respect you a lot for coming . somebody said "thrie "shrine." we have painted ladies on the s. people come and go and take pic. there is traffic. but generally it's diffused becu have alamos square. they're on golden gate or mcallr street or fulton street. lombard street, supervisor farrl wanted to charge people a hundrd

dollars to drive down lombard so mitigate the effects of it beina tourist destination or a shrine. those are the only two i can thf other than this one. you may get your visitors here n lombard street it sounds like jg from the numbers whether they're accurate. a few other things came to mind. this is kind of the weirdest cae had in three and a half years. dealing with the a building perd quality much life as a result oa building permit. whether mr. franklin owns the bg or not, whether these building s are granted or not. mr. franklin can sit in beverlys and promote the house all he wae have a problem. how do we mitigate this? he owns the building that he's promoting. it looks like there needs to bee

level of mitigation here, but te question is what is our jurisdin that? we could not a -- we could recoo the board of a appeals to not ge permit. is that going to do anything? probably not. it might be a token jess tour e neighbors. mr. franklin doesn't live here. he's going to change the insidee house. i don't see the point of that ie pea not going to live here. you could have left it the way s because there was probably fine craftsmanship and now it's goind in a garbage heap somewhere. putting the bay window on realle serves no really purpose. it's not like you're taking off-

asbestos off, you have a set ofm buildings that are built at thee time by the same person that are historic. even though the bay window repls the style of architecture, it's. how many square feet do you getm that? i think i saw a sitting area, it seem luke it serves a purpose. i think had been-like it servens purpose. if we have any jurisdiction or e board of appeals has any jurisdn like we do with medical cannabis dispensaries, we should requiree mitigation of what is happening. and things that came to mind wee parentally the security officert work. he may have been incompetent. but i was thinking more in the f sfmta traffic control officers o stands there and makes sure peot

double park. an off-duty police officer thate hire for special events. apparently this is a special evy hours in in the day. mr. franklin could grant a distt there on the street and have a b officer there whose responsibilo keep order. they don't carry guns because te not there for violent acts and . they're there to keep order. i live in a 13-b district and ty generally keep order as best th. people respect the badge. neighbors have -- i'm no attorns could create a nuisance. the building permit at hand, i d recommend not having the bay wi. the intier renovations and i'd d putting a gate up on the front o

people cannot climb the steps ak in the neighbors' windows. that's all i can come up with. thanks for the public on educatn the impact. >> commissioner fong. >> this is interesting. and like commissioner richards. i'm not sure where i am but poit some obvious nings. things for us to consider. -- obvious things. there are other houses in the c. flood mansion has become a schod many of those cases with the exn of mrs. doubt firehouse, we're t looking at a7ktdvk formal conveo commercial use. stepping aside for a second, tha little bit of embarrassment that hollywood wants to show us. that is one of the privileges og in san francisco that we have tl with can.

ago part just separating the ld use issues and the bay window bt or slide out, like commissioner richards, i don't see that much advantage to doing that. i don't know what the house gain business doing that. that leads the neighbors to bele there is intent. i believe there is an intent too bring it back to the set design. there is not too much livabilitd by the three feet in it my opinn that living room. i think the neighbor's concernse legitimate. i see the videos. our kids go to school nearby. are there really traffic concer? dpt concerns. painted ladies recently approvey that doesn't allow tour buses tp off or go in front of the paintd ladies. so they cleverly drop them off e

corner and they can walk down t. there are no diesel engines accg up and down the hill. that is a dpt concern. the film commission plays a roln this. if they're going to limit the nf filmings or commercial shootingo happen on there. i don't know if we have the abio limit the number of that. it's a multijuri multijurisdict. i don't want to speculate how yd turn this into a 90 day airbnb h is not against the law. it's legal. rent it out for a couple of evea year and it adds more attractiot is now. it's difficult to predict what e attraction is going to be goingd as it is in an older but cult-le television show. it mazes me it has the stick --t

amazes me it has the sticking p. purely from the land use buildig perspective, i don't see it neco have the slide out extension ofy window. i would like to find out what we ability to enforce as far as puc parking and traffic as well as m commission. if we can maybe forever say thit be converted into a conditionala commercial-type of use. which i believe -- i'd like to e information. >> being attractive comes at a . what interests me is to follow l deliberations between the commid all points discussed really strs being thoughtful and on point. how far, there is another layeri want to try to go there. one, we are in a normal neighbo.

it's rh-2. it used to be described by many neighbors for decades. a quiet street on which childreo play on the block. that's the way we like our neigs to be. we have an unusual case that wee nine identical historic buildinn category a resource which shoule our kind of sensitivities towarg extra careful of what we do her. on the other hand, as commissior richards and commissioner fong summarized, we have several like situations, not quite the same e lombard street, painted ladies,, where attractiveness of these ps become so unmanageable. it makes the situation for peope unlivable. i live close to lombard street. when i go i north on the weekeny

hemyself in huge traffic jams. when a fire engine goes by, it's unmanageable. we're here to help prevent thisf thing. attractiveness comes at a price. i don't believe that the bay wis necessarily -- is necessary at . i'm not judging as much from the as judging from the outside. it's unnecessary. i would agree with the would ofm that that is something i would t consider even approving. but i like to go further to loon rh-2 building in being a non-cor to residential. the shrine comment that was repy people is of great concern to m. we do not need empty houses like

winchester mystery house or so r neighborhoods. and while in is probably a very extensive building, we want peoo live there and contribute to the wholeness of a neighborhood. that is my basic sticking point. i'm going to ask administrator , i believe the use of a buildinga thrien slien --as a shrine is a. how do we deal with that? do we have comparable situation? did we have lombard street befoe use of cars as benng something e had restrictions? that should be a garden, an ope. there shouldn't be any cars goin that street. people want to walk? walk, that's fine. but i'm taking a slightly more l look at conditions which don't e

themselves as compatible land uo the way we want to use them at y moment. >> thank you. vacancy of a building or a dwelt is not a change of use. we wouldn't look at that as thet that the building is vacant as e of use to "shrine" i mean perhae project sponsor can align this r about their intended use movingd and whether it will be occupied. in terms of changes of use, we y look at filming in a video prods an arts activity. that's entertainment use which t be allowed in this zoning distr. that said, for a full-on changee which would be subject to secti7 because it's no longer resident. they can't get to the end pointe the use is not allowed. separately, something that the g code does not regulate because s the spectrum of artistic use.

at what point when everyone haso camera that we see movies in the theaters filmed on phones. at what point ko does your homey have a million followers on you, but at what point does your perl actions constitute an art activy versus complaining it into a fim production studio. if people are filming videos inr own home and making money afte s that a change of use under the g code? we'd say no is personal use. but the planning code doesn't de that. it's like a happenstance. until this case, they haven't cd the use. as i understand it, they're not, this is not a filming set. just the fact that it's vacant t make did a change of use. >> we are not to comment on the

interior, however, i would say m not trying to dominate the micre here, that the ground floor user layout of the ground floor use t speak to somebody wanting to ocs building the way this ground fle is laid out on whatever the sher is, i can give it to you. i think it's 4.0. clearly indicates that there arr intentions than residential use. the sequence of rooms, the way s are oriented, it looks more lika staging space for either a recea party or whatever. but it is not a typical layout r residential use. >> is that the storage space thy have? >> it is the sequence of rooms - and i'm looking at the final sew a full bathroom with shower, opo

the garage. you step into a laundry room ant as you open the door, you're stg into another bathroom. that is a sequence of rooms thas completely atypical for a resid. when you look at the previous sh is in front of what have file s. it shows more layout on that par floor which does not speak to residential. >> i would say that -- i would e that a full bathroom off of thet or garage is -- >> you can look at that with a e discerning eye all the way throd it doesn't quite hold. it's at this moment, the pretenf residential versus something --e not talking about the interior,e talking about how the building g used for -- if this is supposede

rh-2 residential in a san franco neighborhood, then this land use depiction doesn't pass muster. that would be my comment. >> commissioner koppel. >> very sympathetic with the ne. i have some similar experiences. i love in the sunset near goldee park. very close to a major entrance s the pol oh, fields an -- polo f. at times my home is disrupted f. the festivals are close to my h. for weeks up until the time of e event, everything is different. everything changes literally. my sister and i have to time who when we do it often. there is nothing we can do abou.

that doesn't even take into consideration when the actual cs iin effect. friday through sunday, our lived the house are a different ballg. so we embrace it. there is nothing we can do abou. there is maybe a hundred thousae that could literally walk in frf our house. people are drinking. people are enjoying themselves d taking pictures. there are a lot of things going. they're going on in front of my. i can't do anything about that. i don't think that mr. franklins necessarily doing anything illee that would warrant us coming don him. i mean, i would definitely wante all mitigation measures taken. i like the fact that, again, lie commissioner richards says, he'e with us today. that's a big help for us, i thi.

him going through the film commn for all his events i think is an important and commendable step. i hope that the neighbors are nd of any such event. i mean, that's all -- speaking r myself i at least know when theo concerts are coming up. i put them in my calendar a yean advance so i can make plans. if i want to get out of town, it out of town. as long as you're notified of te events, i don't see what we cano tell him to stop. as far as the actual house, i ms this house historic? is there any -- does that come o equation at all? >> the building is a class-a, ia known historic resource. >> he owns the house. if he wants to paint the house,n paint the house. i'm leaning towards the recommes of staff in the rdat in our pacf

now. i'm not sid siding with one pere other. i look at the situation as a wh. we live in san francisco. this is a very touristy, popula. and we all choose to live here. as far as what can be done to t, i'm leaning towards what is recd in packet. >> president hillis: commissionr melgar. >> this is fascinating. also, fascinating by your take . so, the house is vacant. so it's not really a change of . but we live in a virtual world t can be an advertisement. virtually and then people come physically, which really wasn'te 15 or 20 years ago. now it is. it opens up a bunch of questiont

what is the use? in ways that i hadn't thought at before. i think that i also, you know, n to support the recommendations d of appeals. although i completely disagree , commissioner koppel, but i don'e what else we can do at this poi. we're not -- i don't like the by window. i think that should go. but i do think that it fundameny changes the neighborhood. we have zoning for a reason. this is a commercial use. so technically, you know, it's t and not, but it has led to an if people that use it as a commerc. even though they're not paying , or going inside the house, the s lovely before.

they took off the gate that wase before. i think on purpose so that peopd go up the stairs and make it int with the house as if it were thl house" house. the owner, mr. franklin, thank r coming, but he was quoted in tha saying that he had plans for the to make it available to fans. which, you know, i get. i respect. i am a big house of both the sh. i have kids who watch them. but that is a commercial use inf the interaction of the fans wite neighbors. so it's tricky. it's fascinating in terms of whr jurisdiction is and what we can. all we can do at this point is t the recommendations to the boarf appeals. but i think that we're going too think about this a little bit me because as commissioner koppel .

we live in a city that it full f historic spots. i think if the winchester housee here, we'd have that also. there are places that are histd have fans all over san francisc. now that they can be promoted oe and attached to a campaign thats a film, it opens up a new world. >> just to echo some of -- for i think the staff's recommendatioe floor of the bay window. i think commissioner richards ag support removing the entire bayw which i agree. i don't think it does much for . i think from an historic standp, whether this is the full house"r whatever to get rid of the bay .

that was an all straition i an s recommendation. this is an interesting case. if mr. franklin didn't own the n someone else did, they will thee acting differently. i think they'd try to discourage from coming there and not necesy encourage people. you come from a different stand. these folks live in this neighbd and have to deal with this. i say to myself, what would i di owned this house? it's a great historic home. there is not a lot you can do. you can paint it probably a dift color. so obviously the red door is a a beacon for people as i look thre advertisement for the home -- aa beacon for people as i look thre advertisement for the home. we can enal courage you to act a homeowner and not promoting the.

i found out this morning my daur watches it. she watches "fuller house" i thi watched the show before. i always thought they lived in e alamos square. highlight san francisco not necy the home. but people can quickly search id find out where they lived. so just a question, commercial e commercial use is that you see s neighbn event space. if people want to turn it into t place. i know either of those would rea cua if they're allowed. >> the hotel use would be allowh conditional use authorization.

something as more of a commercit space is generally not allowed. in some cases they may be more n institutional type place as a mg place that is an institutional . generally if it was a commercial activity, it would not be allows it had some past historic use ad grandfathered in. >> the only thing that could bee here is under the current zonine form of b&b and they'd have to u to do that. which i think when we get the"e' scurns here, there is a threat f getting a cu approved for a b&bs spot given what is happening. i don't think we can presupposee stop that now from happening. i agree -- >> if there was an existing resl tenant of the building, they coy

for a short-term rental authori. >> that could be d.r.ed. >> it is not a permit. so it's a certificate. it's not an appealable document. >> so the neighbors should be a. if someone lived in it, they coa 90-day rental. >> even without the sherrett-tom rental, they could maintain it a rengs use. -- residential use. >> so i regret we can't do -- ie neighbors. there are traffic problems and e parking that we can't really ley support unfortunately to them. we can lend our vocal support bt do much. i support sending this on to bor

board of permit appeals with the recommendation that we take stas recommendation and remove the b. i think your idea of putting ga. that's what i'd do. i'd put a gate up so people donk of my front stoop. i think the property owner shoud consider trying to put himself e position of the neighbors as ife an owner of the home that didn't people to come and look at it, e home a different color, things e probably can't control. >> if the board is inclined to e that a gate be added, that woule a preservation review. you could ask that they look in, but at this point, we don't have environmental clearance for adda gate. that would need to be reviewed y reservation staff. >> if there is a small gate at , not the bigger security gailts e in other places, but i'm sure ir way, you need it.

commissioner richards. >> question for the city attorne require a security guard or them monitoring up for how many line. could we do that today? >> the planning commission is authorizing land use, but two, e department of public health is g the operator. so those conditions regarding te security plan is similar to entertainment commission. they get placed by the agenciese operator. >> so i guess three points, tonn cheek, we could require mr. fran though live there so he experiet is the neighbors experience -- , because i see here you can'ter t want these activities affectingr life down there in southern cal. we could move it to pier 39 ande an attraction. [applause] or the last one would be i thin.

franklin, the words were familyd friends learning how to solve ps with love and friendship. i would strongly suggest since e making hopefully a lot of moneya very successful and artistically wonderful sho you invest in an a security officer and monitor yot with love and friendship. because these people are going p coming to the house. you have some level of responsiy and you're a good guy. that's what i recommend. i'd make a motion to recommend e board of appeals that we -- >> make a recommendation. >> to not have the bay window. >> as well as ts staff recommene staff recommendations and look a gate. >> to take staff recommendationh would in addition to staff recommendations have the entirel of the bay window and ask the pt

sponsosponsor to add a gate ande community about the issues evers to the site. >> commissioner moore. >> i'd like to ask the zoning administrator, but asking a trac control officer is an admissionf change in use? >> no. >> i haven't seen any residentil building anywhere where a single residential building where you a traffic control officer in the f a residential block. i have not seen that. for me, that indicates a changee and intensification. >> there is no requirement the s for a tco officer at this locat. but it would encourage the neigo talk to their supervisor to enst the street is actively and propy controlled by the relative agen. >> commissioner richards. >> so i think commissioner moors point, there is a situation in y

neighborhood, it's called the cs tree, every thanksgiving tom any on 21 street, they have an we ir muss pine and they have traffics between christmas and new years. the neighbors complain. it keeps traffic flowed. they're being good neighbors. they know they cause a -- it's e to christmas for lack of a bett. they mitigate the impact. >> two weeks out of year. >> six weeks. >> we've all driven there for oe times. >> you've a seen it. >> i heard a motion. i need a second. >> second. >> thank you. if there is nothing further, tha motion that has been seconded t- excuse me, to recommend to the f appeals that board of appeals as staff modifications including aa gate and removal of the bay winw entirely on that motion, commisr

fong. >> eye. >> -- aye. >> commissioner melgar. >> aye. >> commissioner richards. >> i want to recommend that the probability sponsor work with te neighbors on mitigation measure. the motion that was -- >> what we said, is that okay we seconder? >> yes. all right. >> on that motion, then, to recd that the board of appeals that y accept staff's modifications ada gate and consider removing the y window and recommend that the sr continue working on mitigation . commissioner fong. >> aye. >> commissioner koppel. >> aye. >> commissioner fel gar. >> aye. >> commissioner hillis. that passes 5-1 with commissione swroating against.

>> -- voting against. >> that included the staff recommendation to remove the ro? >> yes. >> thank you very much. >> that's it jonas? >> i believe that's all, folks. >> meeting is adjourned. thank you.

>> happy holidays. >> happy holidays. >> all right. i'm glad to be here with our supervisors, council district merchants, community mbz, but of course, we're here to thank local 798, our fire department. what a -- what a challenging year that we've had. and i know our hearts always go out to the people who will put themselves in danger in order to save others. time and time again, our firefighters, whether it's fires up north or around the bay area, they jumped to it and saved a

lot of people's lives and property. but they give joy and can do that more than other people that we know that may not have that opportunity. this toy program is something that we all take great pride in, because it represents so much of our valve -- values of giving back and making care of children in our city so they can have a similar experience when the holidays come. not everyone gets that same experience, but our firefighters and our union know how to do it. on that christmas day, they will make that extra effort as well to visit the families that didn't even have something that arrived for them. that's a special treat. it is something that i value so much, that represents a city that keeps our city really strong.

so, tommy, do you, to the union, to all of the members, to the fire department, congratulations on the toy program, reverberating a wonderful place, for the collection, and for its distribution and also to say thank you to each and every one of the members for the over-the-top contributions to the families of the city. happy holidays to you. [applause] >> thank you. appreciate it. good evening. i would like to welcome you to our johnny v. toy haul, named after a firefighter. johnny v. left us years ago in a tragic accident, but he's never been forgotten and we're offered

to name this after him. thanks to generous contributions, we're standing in a beautiful, beautiful toy hall. it will allow us to better serve the program. our toy program is the city's largest and nation's oldest. it started in 1949, with firefighters fixing up old bikes. and it has grown to serving 40,000 children and delivering over 200,000 toys every year. [applause] this effort doesn't stop and start at christmas. it's a year-round effort. after the napa and sonoma fires, we sent toys up there immediately, to try to put some normalization into the children's lives. in the next few days, we're sending toys down to ventura county. we send toys to pediatric aids wards, cancer clinics, anywhere

where there's a child in need. there is is done through the generosity of our donors and san franciscans that put toys in the red barrels that you see, in firehouses and lobbies and for me the holiday season kicks off when i'm dreaming home, frustrated, overworked, and i see firefighters carrying toys out of a building and it reminds us of what the holiday spirit is all about. what the holiday season means. how you can't forget people and you need to make sure that even in this rising economy that we don't leave the poorest behind. i want to thank our special partners that have made this possible. first and foremost, we have the academy of art, who let us sleep on our couch for five or six years now and deliver toys from their warehouse. at&t, air bnb, ron calloway, san

francisco giants, barberie coast, alex turk and ground floor public affairs. and our elected family as well. mayor ed lee, mark farrell, fiona ma, malia cohen, district supervisor, who will speak right now because she's giving me the look. ladies and gentlemen, malia cohen. [applause] >> thank you. i want to recognize councillor safai and jeff sheehy. local 78 has been incredible, whether they're fighting fires or collecting toys or making

chili, they know how to have a good time. i want to recognize the board members that are here. i think we have jill running around. and we have sally running the program. and i want to give a shoutout to clinton park also, and if there is any other staff persons that i missed, i apologize. it's just wonderful. thank you for giving us a reason to come out here to district 10. thank you for giving us a reason to bring a gift and to remind you, this is not the only opportunity. when you see a red barrel across the city, please, please donate a present. and also want to remind you to come on down to city hall because we'll have kris kringle in the house, as we do annual i will giving out toys and taking pictures. again, i want to welcome you into our house in district 10 and let's let the holiday season begin. thank you. [applause]

>> now before our next speaker, i want to give a special thanks to mark leno who has set up this fundraising committee. and also a very, very special thanks to jill peeler and sale gizasa and sally jacobs, our volunteers that make this happen. they ruin their entire christmas season up to and including christmas morning, where they're still giving out toys. a special thanks for making this happen every year. and our next speaker will be supervisor jeff sheehy. >> thank you, tom. it's so great to be here with local 798. tremendous work you do keeping us safe. oldest fire department in the country. and this toy program is so amazing that you are able to do it year-round and help kids that lost everything due to fire. i know it's been really hard up north. my mother-in-law lives up there.

we had her for a while, which was interesting, when she evacuated. it was fun. thank you to the donors making this possible. it's a great list of folks and your leadership on this, it's fantastic. and happy holidays to everybody. this is really beautiful. and one of the great things that i was proud to do with my colleagues was get support for this building in last year's budget round. and so i was very proud of that. it may have been the best thing that we did. but thank you, everyone, and happy holidays. [applause] >> all right, thank you, supervisor. and our next speaker and co-chair will be mark leno. thank you, senator. [applause] >> thank you, tom. i think we all knew tom as santa claus is a san francisco firefighter. don't you know when you are in

san francisco when you are in a union hall and there are chandeliers. think of that, where else, but in our san francisco. it's been a great honor to co-chair this evening with our dear friend halah. thank you. and if you have never been on the receiving end of a phone call with a request from halah, you want to say yes. and i have to say, no one works it like halah does. and that's why she's so in demand and so accomplished. so we all love this program so much for all the reasons stated. tom mentioned over 40,000 disadvantaged children will have a smile on their face as a result of 200,000 plus toys that will be distributed. and the involvement it takes, the money it takes, is not

insignificant. let me add my thanks to our corporate sponsors, foundational sponsors, individual sponsors. there are a couple of things in life that we can count on. number one, that the san francisco fire fighters will be there in our hour of need. and that every season around this time, their hand will be in our pocket trying to raise money for toys for kids in need. and i think, tom, there is no doubt why we're here. we want to be supportive of you and our supervisors, president reed, thank you for your leadership. i was going to introduce the mayor, but i don't think i have to do that anymore. i hand it back to you to please help me welcome our president of the board of supervisors, london

breed. >> thank you for supporting this program. when i was a kid in san francisco, my grandmother to take me shopping to buy school clothes or whatever else. we went at woolworth's, k-mart, things like that. and i would leave her and i would run to the toy section. and i would have a fit. oftentimes, i was never able to leave wal-mart -- not wal-mart, but k-mart or woolworth's with a toy in my hand. i thought my grandmother was being mean, but the fact of the matter is, we couldn't afford to buy toys. she could barely afford to get us the clothes on our backs, which she oftentimes would put on layaway. and how fortunate that i had station 5 right down the street from my house and i knew no matter what i didn't get throughout the year that in december we would line up outside that door and get handed a bag of toys.

[applause] what it does to put smiles on kids' faces, when you hear the gunshots and craziness and everything around you, the time that you can pick up the toys, there is nothing else that matters at that time. no matter if i'm supervisor or anything else in this city, it's a program near and dear to my heart, that it made a difference in my life. it took care of kids in my community and they're consistently there every december, delivering the toys, delivering the bikes, delivering the smiles, delivering the love. and so i want to thank all of the sponsors and all of the people that are here to support this amazing program. we couldn't do it without you.

just this past monday we held an ethnic doll and book drive thanks to jill, over there with her mouth full. jill and i worked together. they would donate to african-american art complex. but we did have a number of the challenges, with kids being african-american, we couldn't get a lot of african-american dolls. having a doll that looks like you, makes a difference. this toy program this launched this ethnic doll and book drive that they do every single year to recognize that here in the city and county of san francisco we come in all shapes and sizes, colors, races, everything that you can think of. and so all kids deserve an opportunity to smile during christmas with a toy, but more

importantly, to get something that is going to make a difference and remind them that they are beautiful, that they are loved, and they are special. again, thank you to each and every one of you for all the work that you continue to do. thank you, tom o'connor, jill, sally, halah, and senator mark leno for the work that he did to make this happen. this is amazing, a great turnout. let's keep the checks coming in. let's keep the volunteers getting toys out to the kids in the community. have a wonderful evening, everybody. [applause] >> thank you, supervisor. our last speaker will be supervisor mark farrell. san francisco has been very good to the san francisco firefighters. you treat us well, come ppensats well and our toy program is giving back to the program. and every once in a while, that

thank you boomerangs and this year, supervisor mark farrell secured a $250,000 grant. and for that, we're immensely thankful. it helped us to put the finishes on the chandeliers that state senator marck leno loves so muc. but without the leadership of this next supervisor, we couldn't have done it. welcome supervisor mark farrell. [applause] >> i get to be the closer tonight. i don't think it's because i secured the grant. i think it's because i'm the only one in this room wearing green this evening. i see a lot of red out there. [laughter] i will be quick because i'm at the end here. a few things. first of all, to hala and the senator, thank you for co-chairing this event. you deserve a ton of credit. my colleagues on the board, i mentioned this the other week. one of the best things that i've done as a parent since being at the board of supervisors, my wife and i take our three

children down to station 1 and we go out and we rise with the officers, with the firefighters, into the tenderloin and other areas and hand out toys. as you think about being a parent, the best thing you can do is teach them that it's better to give than receive. you are doing exactly that. whether you financially contribute, whether you are out there giving the toys out yourselves, this is what it's all about. this is the spirit of san francisco. i'm so proud to be a supporter here. i will always be a supporter, as i know everybody in this room will. it's a personal thing. as london mentioned, so personal to so many in so many ways. as we enter this holiday season, that we never forget those we're trying to serve. i want to say on behalf of myself, my family, thank you for

all that you do and thank you to 798 and to the firefighters in this room. thank you for what you do for us every single day in san francisco. thanks, everyone. [applause] >> thank you, supervisors and all guests. 5 -- i want to thank you all to johnny v toy hall and thank you to sf realtors. welcome and give generously.

>> hello, everyone. i'm supervisor katy tang. welcome to 12 days of kittens. my staff came up with an idea of hosting animals in our office so people can come and not only find animals that they might want to adopt, but we found it's a great stress reliever for people that work in city hall. they come around all day, whether it's the shift department or upstairs or the mta, just want to pet the animals and it helps people feel better. a lot of people proactively ask us, are you bringing back the kittens? we've been doing this for five years. it usually culminates in a party

in december. we'll see animals adopted throughout the year. if people are thinking about animals to adopt, they may go to a pet store, buy from a breeder, go to spca, but we want people to know that the acc has animals that need homes. >> every year, her office does the 12 days of kittens. and she picks up every morning cute, adoptable kittens. she has different groups of kittens every day and brings them to her city hall office and they're there all day for everybody that goes through to see and enjoy. we adopt out 900 kittens every year, cats and kittens. we're working all year long promoting adoption, getting people in to see the cats. so it's a pleasure it have the opportunity to showcase some of them in supervisor tang's

office. kittens love to play and they're frolicking and all that and it's super fun. >> sometimes they will roam around people's desks. if someone wants to adopt a cat, they can identify any of them that might be hanging around our office, but we have to go through animal care and control, make sure they pay a fee. it's very affordable, as well as they receive the proper vaccination. >> come on down, adopt a cat. there's a lot of kitties waiting for a beautiful home. >> how can you resist this face? >> i think everyone needs a pet in their life. it makes your day so much better. i hope you will support us in