a significant portion of it was noise. some of it was about the fights and the police incidents, but a lot of it was noise. >> of the 52 complaints that was filed and submitted to this commission and to the abc by the police and officer mathis, 4.5 out of 52 were substantiated, 8%. so when you say -- and it's our position that because of the positioning of the police car, the reports, the incidents were attributed to this club. that has been substantiated. that position has been substantiated by the abc appeals board. >> sorry to interrupt. it has also not been -- been substantiated by the abc, it has been substantiated by this commission. commissioner tan was part of that board, and it showed all the inaccuracies of these

reports. to where commissioner joseph even mentioned about how inaccurate these reports are, and it weighs hujly gely on someone's permit. >> okay. and it weighs on sound. since i've been on this commission, we were in cbd meetings with you. the neighbors wanted to work with you. they didn't file complaint against you because you said you would be working with them. i stopped going to those meetings, and you said you would work with these neighbors. >> if you see all those neighbors, they're not here. there's 30-plus neighbors in the same building that i'm in, and there's no complaints. >> that's what i'm going to ask. events, clubs unrelated to this

club, two commissions have said, it's one complaint. we have one complainant here. it's mr. and mrs. diamond. the diamonds have -- and i don't know what their motivation is. i don't know them. i've never met them, i've never spoken to them, but it's troubling to me that a man's livelyhood, depending on mr. and mrs. diamond -- maybe they're racist. maybe they don't want black people there, but how come they're the only people, the only people complaining. >> okay. i do want to acknowledge that there is a letter from supervisor pen kinskin's that the comment that a lot of the non-english speakers that did come in and made comments during the meeting e they', th afraid to return. >> i missed the word, i'm sorry. >> there's a lot of seniors that live in the sro's across

the street, and they're scared. >> scared of what? >> scared of complaining. >> so that's why the supervisors, sometimes they have to write a letter at the end of the day to work with their constituents. >> i would love -- >> okay. let's just stop it here. let's get us the data. get everything that we think we need to protect yourself, to protect the neighbors, and to also protect the code. >> can i work directly with you, commission, to give me specifics on what you guys need because last time i was here, you guys told me to come with a plan and what we have done, and you guys told me that's what you needed. now you're telling me that i need data, and this is not -- >> it's not complete. you told me -- i got an e-mail

from kevin. i got kind of a memorandum from ollie. >> pretty detailed e-mail from kevin. >> no, because he doesn't tell me what decibel he played the music on the inside. [ inaudible ] >> you guys ask for a plan -- >> hold on, hold on. hold on. can we have one speaker at a time. commissioner lee, did you want to finish your question? >> i want going to say, we need the data. it's not complete. and if you want us to make a decision on this, it's not correct. >> mr. montoya's correct. last time we were here, you asked what was going on with the neighbors, 1k we responded. you said you need a plan, and 100% of the external doors are finished, complete, and there's an internal door that's 90% complete. >> sir, if you want to watch the tape again, i specifically

asked for data. >> yes. >> so if you want to go and say i did not, it's incorrect. and you can rewind the tape, and i asked for data, okay? actual data. so telling me what i said is wrong. >> we've got data. you've got -- >> it's not complete. >> it's not what you want. that's why i'm asking for specifics. i would love to work with you guys, and i just need to know what exactly it is that you guys want so i can get that done. >> so a couple of things. one, i think it's challenging where you come in and say well, there's a report but it's not finished yet, and we're doing soundproofing but it's not finished yet. it would be helpful if you say here's a report, and it's been finished, and we can take action. it's difficult for us to take action when the reports aren't

finished. and commissioner lee has been very consistent about his desire to see some of the data specifically around the noise. so i appreciate your frustration. that's very clear, and we want you to be back in full operati operationas soon as possible. so i think finishing the reports that are in process, finishing and completing the work that's in process, and then, coming back is what we're asking for, instead of coming in and saying things are almost done. i'd also like to hear from other folks who are here to speak on this issue, as well. so are there any other final questions from the commissioners? >> i just want to add one note. it goes back to something that director weiland said.

we are accustomed to a very specific set of data. they're reports that are easily obtainable on-line. i'm sure the director has a number of these reports that we can share with you. that's what we're accustomed to getting. it's very kind of standard operating procedure. so when commissioner lee says he wants data, i'm thinking, and i could wrong, but it's we want to see the data that we usually see with these complex reports that third parties put together. >> copy that. so the report -- kevin's report needs to be a different report under a different guideline, as far as the study goes. the data of the study, that needs to be complete. >> they take measurements of

sound, and then, they analyze that. today, we've already seen a couple. >> can i say one thing? i respect your position and commissioner lee, as well. i understand it's clear, and it's clarity here. what happens when the data come in, and the diamonds say hey, still noisy here? i don't like it. my kids can't sleep. i don't like it. what happens? what do you do about him and her? >> i'll leave that as a rhetorical question. >> yeah, it is. >> it's what we do all the time. >> let me make it specific. what if that in fact happens? >> so can i just give it my opinion because i've been here on that side of the track before. >> yes. >> if you do everything physically possible, provide us the data, spent the money on soundproofing, done everything possible by the book, the diamonds can file whatever they can file, but you're in compliance. as long as you're in compliance, you're not getting anymore tickets.

this commission can only do so much. >> you've answered my question. >> that's all. it's not about -- i mean, other things can happen, but at the same time, when it comes to impacting neighbors and noise, which this is the issue right now, it's done. >> okay. that was my question, and you've -- i respect your answer. >> all right. so thank you. is there -- are there other people here to comment on this? san francisco police department, are you here to comment on this? do you have input on this decision? welcome. >> steve matthias, central station. i would respectfully request that i be able to speak on different issues if the hearing is going to be presented at a later date just so that the

issues are fresh and can be presented at the same time. >> yes, that's fine with us. we'd certainly like to have your input at the same time as everything else, but you're also welcome to make comments now, if you'd like to. >> i think i'll let the public have their time. i know that they have a lot to say, and -- but yeah, i think i'll address the other things. i think it would just be a better package to be able to do that. >> right. great. thank you. >> thank you. >> members of the public who would like to comment on this? yes, please, come on up. we'd like to have three minutes perperson, if possible. >> thank you very much, commissioners. my name is andrew diamond. you've heard my name mentioned a lot this evening. i live at 2 roland street, which is across the alley from hue night club.

i first moved there in 2007, before there was ever a night club at hue. i met bennett at some neighborhood meetings where he told me he was going to be a good neighbor. i was in support of the club. i love the community. i've lived there now for 11 years. i've heard some disparaging things about me said. i will just say, i will be the first to come in front of you and say when i don't have thump, thump, thump, coming through my walls at night. and even though you put the 12:00 restriction on, they still play music after midnight, so we still get that thump, thump, thump, coming until 1:30, 1:45 until they shut their music off. that's all i care about. i know there's security issues. broadway's a tough place. everybody talks about roland, and everybody talks -- i'm

really concerned about the volume going up. at the back of the alley, it's actually really very quiet. it's not like being out on the broadway the cars are going, so this bass music just cuts through everything. i've spent over $10,000 soundproofi soundproofing and taking apart my walls, covering my windows that face roland street to try to decrease that issue. we bought our condo before we had kids. we'd like to live there forever. this is really a solvable issue. there are nights that hue is operating, and i don't have a problem. it's great and i love it. there are nights that they go overboard, and all i'm looking for is a solution to what i think can be solved. we've had countless police officers, entertainment commissioners. mr. pauli, sean burke has been

in my home. dr. matthias has been in my home. abc has been in my home. everybody can hear the music. you can come to the back of roland street at midnight and hear it. it's not like this is a mystery issue. it's there, and i'm really appreciative of everything the commission has done because it's actually gotten better since last july. things have started to get better, and if it could just get fixed, we would be in heaven. i wouldn't care what hue was doing because, you know, it's just frustrating because they've known about these issues for so many years. bennett was in my living room eight years ago. i've met with him many, marijuanmany times. this is an e-mail. we've bought our own sound meter, and this is inside our home where the sound just bounces about between 70 and # 0, the bass hits; it just goes

right up. and that's what i'm hoping can get solved, and i really want to thank everybody for their help on this. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is garth smith. i'm a homeowner and resident at 2 roland, as well, a neighbor to andrew diamond. it's a pretty simple issue here, it truly is, about a large part of noise and security. both of which have improved dramatically since our meeting last june, where there were many people to express their concerns. as andrew indicated, we've met with mr. bennett over the ten years he's been there. he has indicated he was there to be a good neighbor. he tends to be a procrastinor.

for example, in june of last year, obviously, his operation permit was modified primarily because of noise. it's been six months now, and this insulation noise barrier has just been installed within a week. and the reports to show the improvements aren't even put together yet. so the point is, all we want is the noise down to a reasonable level, and it hasn't been there. it's getting better, and we think it is a situation that can be solved. we just need somebody to put some effort into it, do what they say they're going to do. and we have nothing against the operation. it's -- we know it's broadway. we live there; we own property there. it's just an unusual -- or unreasonable condition at this point. thank you for your time.

>> thank you. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is dominick lamandre. i'm the district manager for the top of broadway cbd. it's good to see you. this is the third time i'm going to submit a comment on this issue. what i will say is that it seems that benity came here today to ask you to make a decision based on incomplete information. we brought this issue to the entertainment commission back in june 2017, and then subsequently went to the appeals board on june 20, 2017, and there were some stipulations laid out in that ruling that bennett has to follow in order for his case to be reviewed. so he comes to you with 90% of it done, and my question is,

this has been an issue that we've been dealing with since february 2016, and he comes to you today to make a decision based on work that has yet to be completed within that two-year time span and asks you to bank that extra time on his good word and on his good faith. and at this point, bennett hasn't shown any good faith in the neighborhood. i've been trying to have a constructive dialogue for over two years now. only recently he's started responded to my e-mails, and it's a one way dialogue that doesn't promote conversation when only one party responds. nothing else to say except i would be very worried about taking bennett at his word. i've tried to cash that in many times, and i have yet to see any results. so thank you. >> thank you. is there any other public comment? all right.

then public comment is closed. commissioners? >> well, obviously, you know, we should continue this, but maybe with maggie showing some samples of sound studies that we usually look at, get all the soundproofing and everything all done, all done to the best you think to your ability and then bring sean out there and do the check, you know, like we normally would do, but i'd like to -- >> you may want to stipulate that in terms of you want sean to do a new sound test, and if so -- >> i think he kind of wants to work with sean and all this, but i want to make sure -- 'cause we're not anybody's personal sound person. we want to get it resolved, but i want to make sure that the -- the place holder has all -- everything done, have those --

those things for the door in, everything done, have jordan's paperwork all done, all the data ready to come to us so we can finally make a decision. and i guess at the time i want to know what's sean's findings are. >> i'm happy to send sean ought ought -- out to do monitoring. it's a little bit out of the ordinary, but you want him there as they're doing testing? >> in my opinion, i think it's better that sean's with them with their people so that -- they're saying that he's taking readings at different times than they take readings. i mean -- >> sorry to interject. i don't want to be contrary, but i think -- i think it would be necessary to send me out if

what we were talking about is an increase in their internal sound limit or an adjustment to what ambient is, and i think that's maybe not what's on the table here. i think what's on the table is they need to -- >> well, they're saying that they're in complains. neighbors say they're still having problems skbl they have have -- >> they have an opportunity to fight the ticket that was issued -- that's not true. actually, the ticket has been paid, but they still an opportunity to appeal that. >> i think right now they're asking some guidance. >> happy to do that. >> so before they come back to us, we want all of their data complete, and maggie can show them -- they don't have to go so extensive, but give us some points of when they took the data, at what time, where they

were at; a little bit more detail than a paragraph or a report. i want all their witnesses to be here, kevin, and everybody who's going to testify for them to be available for us to ask questions. and you say their standards when they take their sound check and your sound check, and if you say it's different than what they have, then, we can bring that up, too, i guess. >> okay. sorry. i don't want to go on too long here, but i want to make sure that this is -- this is clear. you're stipulating that i have a role in them -- >> i'd like to verify -- >> the process prior to them -- >> i'd like you to verify what they're claiming that they're in compliance, okay? like, i want you to take the same reading -- is it possible to take the same reading? >> i think that might encourage a situation in which there's a

difference of opinion actively on-site in the moment, and i think maybe that's not the best course. >> yeah. i don't. i think inspector burke's job should be to offer guidance and to help them to provide the data that we're requiring with director weiland. i would personally not assign or try to assign him to something way outside of his -- >> help them out, let them get all their data. >> well, to me, it's a very legitimate concern they're bringing up. you want something. help me to tell me what it is, and i think between inspector weiland and director burke, they'll be able to do it. >> do what you guys got to do, what you guys think you're in compliance, and inspector burke will take his own readings, as

he would do with any other poe. >> but that's the thing we need to clarify, commissioner lee, because if we're sending sean out to be doing readings, what are the parameters for that? sean's role for going out and doing readings are to a, set a limit or b, ensure the readings are within the limit. he's not going out and doing 24 hours of data or information that you're used to seeing. that's separate. if you want him to skbrust go out and oversee the process, have a -- lending advice on what's going on, that might be a separate thing. >> yes. and i don't know -- speaking for myself, i do not think setting the limits is the way to go on this. >> i think it's compliance. >> ensuring compliance. >> they can supposedly legally work out of that.

if they say they're hitting that same limit, but they're still hearing it in the back, then, there's got to be something wrong. >> i think the sound study will just be interesting and curious to see what are the levels that we're hearing in the alleyway based on the soundproofing they've done. >> all right. so are you guys okay with just the data? >> and to have that -- the final piece of the soundproofing put in place before the next meeting, that small little check box of their -- >> okay. so i'm waiting -- i'm not going to be having him set any kind of a new limit. >> no. >> especially because it's that at ambient right now. >> i think i'd prefer to hold off on that. >> okay. so he will just be, like, an expert witness to help out. is that -- >> so mr. bloom, so you understand, before you come back, please have your compliant have everything ready

to present, and they will give you the guidance of what they're looking for. we can just talk about -- there might be other issues, but let's get the sound thing out of the way so we don't disturb a neighbor that obviously doesn't want the business to go down, but let's establish a kind of mutual understanding. >> that's okay, no, no, no. no worried. >> -- no worries. >> all right. so i have a motion to continue. >> motion to continue. >> with all the data -- complete data from whoever experts they have, and all their witnesses here. and if you can't make it, then skip -- skip the hearing where -- especially the sound people can be here. >> so are you asking for a motion to continue it and when they're ready, they're contact our director and ask to be

calendared then? >> yes. >> february 6th. >> okay. >> yep. >> all right. so that's a motion. >> i'll second it. >> and a second. >> so just for clarity's sake, within that motion, are we also -- 'cause you didn't list within your motion that you wanted a recommendation from an expert that includes data. and you also had mentioned that you wanted -- or commissioner bleiman had mentioned that you wanted the soundproofing to complete. so are those two motions to continue? >> yeah. >> yes. >> all right. and then a vote. [ roll call. ] >> all right. thank you, everyone. and thank you for your patience on this item. our final item is commissioner comments and questions.

yes? >> just one thing. i think a lot of us down here understand what the tones mean when people come up and talk, but sometimes people that don't come down to city hall much don't understand that there's two tones, so when we talk to them, maybe we can kind remind them, you'll hear the two tones, 15 seconds left. >> that's the only thing. i hear people starting to get uncomfortable and starting to hurry up. >> yes. thank you. useful to remind me of these things. any other comments or questions from the commissioners? >> are we doing the rdr changes of the -- the lighting? >> my bad. i mean -- >> data. we don't have to keep repeating it. >> i still think -- skbl is

that somethi that -- >> is that something that you guys want to have in another offline group. >> i think we should discuss that in our yearly retreat, just so everybody can get a little more informed on the kind of questions we can ask. >> we can make the changes in that kind of a setting. >> i would love to have an rdr crash course. >> when did we have our last retreat? >> march. >> in march? >> yeah. >> okay. let me get through the summit, and then we can go to a retreat. we can go to napa and do some wine tasting or something. >> i just want to acknowledge the staff for throwing an amazing holiday party. yeah, thank you. >> and a belated happy birthday to steven rice. happy birthday. >> all right. thank you all for sticking with us for this meeting.

no final comments? meeting's adjourned.

>> good morning everybody. my name is aaron peskin and it is my privilege to serve as a supervisor representing the third district. for those of you who do not

know, i have long served in another capacity as the president of an environmental nonprofit that for the past 20 years has worked to negotiate the purchase of land and water rights on behalf of native american tribes in the great basin nations in the united states. for those who don't know where that is, the great states of nevada, utah, parts of arizona and oregon. and before that i worked at the trust public land. and i'm happy to lead with london breed, malia cohen, our former supervisor who first championed this issue, in favor of the full divestment from fossil fuels. i want to start by thanking the broad coalition of environmental advocates, public health advocates, clean fuel

transportation activists, democratic party officials, grassroots advocates and retirement board members and as of last night, the commission on the environment who have turned out today to demand that san francisco employee retirement system divest now from fossil fuels and we're getting to labor, we're saving the best for last. and i mean that sincerely and it is in my notes. i want to start by saying that sciu 10-1 has been the wind at our backs. i cannot thank you enough. to the folks from dapo, i cannot thank you enough. we'll hear from all of them. i want to start not with our president, not with our retirement board member but with our former supervisor. we have a lot of great speakers but this started with supervisor

john ovolose who first issued the resolution unanimously adopted by the board five years ago that has not yet be heeded but perhaps with malia cohen's leadership will be heeded today. >> good morning. it's great to be here. but also kind of strange to be here. five years after we had first voted unanimously to call upon sfers to divest from fossil fuels. since that time i'm a retiree of the sitting council of san francisco, so i depend on sfers to respond. what we have done in five years of analysis, we know fossil fuel investments is a bad investment. we're seeing the great volatility of fossil fuels while

our sfers overall fund has grown from $19 billion in 2013 to $23 billion in 2018, our fossil fuel portfolio has only stayed about the same, meaning this is a really poor investment while we see growth elsewhere. we know why it's a bad investment. we are seeing increasingly, the harm that's caused low income communities of color, to cities and towns along the waterfront are suffering from sea level rise, from climate, from dramatic climate events, from hurricanes and typhoons and in california we have our fires. these are all signs that our economy founded on oil and fossil fuel is one that harms life on earth. and it's way past time that we start moving our economy to renewable power, renewable energy generation.

we have called upon sfers for five years to do this, take our money out of fossil fuels and put in renewables and they have dragged their feet almost all the way, like they have the donald trump administration on the board to deny the fact that the world is becoming harmed every day as we continue to invest in fossil fuels. i want to thank supervisor peskin, supervisor london breed and supervisor malia cohen to continue with the work to make sfers do their part to divest and today we'll see if they're going to move this the way they have had to these five years. it's time to divest, divest now, sfers your time is up, thank you. >> thank you. this has been a tough 24-hours in this building, but president

breed said something which is profoundly important, that our relationships have to transcend and that number one, it's all about public policy. and with that, under president breed's leadership, we, again, unanimously adopted last year the same resolution that a different board adopted when john was on the board of supervisors. it is my pleasure to introduce on the same policy page, the president of the san francisco board of supervisors, london breed. >> thank you. hi everybody. i'm happy to join many of our environmental leaders and our community members and members of the board of supervisors and everyone who is here today, who is committed to a cleaner planet for future generations. there are many people to thank, but i want to start by thanking

supervisor malia cohen, who is a member of the retirement board who has been leading the fight on this divestment at the retirement board along with victor macres who is also on the retirement board. thank you both. i want to acknowledge sophie maxwell for her long time work to protect at-risk communities from polluting power plants and i want to thank labor. the members of sciu 10-1 and 350.org for your advocacy and staying on top of the issue and members of the commission of the environment for ongoing advocacy on this measure. san francisco has always been a national and global trail blazer for environmental practices. we have reduced greenhouse gas

emissions 28% below 1990 levels, cleaning our air while our population was growing and our economy was booming. we have launched our clean power program, clean power sf, the single most important thing we can do to combat climate change and i was proud to lead that initiative here on the board of supervisors. with the enrollment of clean power sf, we're well on our way to achieving the 50% renewable target by 2020 and 100% by 2030. goals that even outpace the ambitious goals set by the state of california. and we're providing reliable energy at great prices. through the work of so many community leaders, we closed the last two fossil fuel plants eight years ago in this city. and we are leading the nation in waste reduction and resource

recovery thanks to the recycling and composting programs. we are recovering more than 80% of materials from landfill. we are preventing many harmful products from entering our city at off we were the first in the country to ban plastic bags and through legislation i proudly wrote we have the largest styrofoam plan and drug take back program that has kept more than 24,000 pounds of the bay and landfill. that's what we're doing here in san francisco. san francisco has been at the forefront of so many ground breaking environmental issues and today, our retirement board has a chance to make history. we cannot continue investing in companies that pollute our ea h

earth. it's time to divest. it's time to divest. it's time to divest. it's time to divest. and do so, quickly. washington d.c. may ignore climate change. our president may ignore climate change. but here in san francisco, we are going to put this at the forefront. we're going to make sure that they know we have to make change and we have to make change now. it's not fair to our planet and future generations to come. divest now, do the right thing, let's get this done. thank you for being here today. (applause) >> thank you president london breed and thanks for shouting out sophie maxwell. we had two polluting plants, the

hunters point plant that supervisor maxwell led the fight on closing and years later with the incredible work of the city attorney's office, the murrant plant was closed. as supervisor breed said at the forefront of this, inside the belly of the beast, supervisor cohen has been a star in making sure that we divest. and that vote is happening shortly. she has to go in a closed session at 11:30. supervisor cohen has been leading that fight and god willing, a little after 1:00 p.m. we'll get that vote. it's still on the bubble but i know malia is going to make that happen. >> thank you. ladies and gentlemen, good morning. first, i want to recognize many people that have brought us to this point today.

i don't see jed holtsman, he's been attending the sf retirement meetings for years. i want to recognize supervisor peskin for bringing this issue to us and lending his voice in the desire to put pressure on the staff to make this vote happen today. and i want to recognize supervisor ovolose, he took an unpopular position early on and i want to appreciate his leadership style, although different from mine. but nonetheless, here we are today. i think it's a testament that you need both moderate and less support to make this happen. it's not a political issue, this is really the right thing to do when we think of the health and wellness of our entire world.

i want to recognize the members of siu 10-1 who have spoken in two minute intervals. many i had to cut off because your comments were too long but it was good to see you all. and the retirees making the most of their retirement time coming out to support. and i want to recognize the number of staff people to help me and educate me on the importance on this movement and how we can continue to move forward and uplift and recognize our indigenous folks who are here that led the way when they were fighting dapo. there are many people whose shoulders i stand on that we need to recognize. the seriousness of the issue we're going to vote on today is not missed on me. we all know fossil fuels emissions are harming our children and health and doing irrepairable damage to our planet. as a city, we cannot build our

pensions on the health and wellbeing of our children and future generations. but divestment is not just a moral imperative. this is not just a talking point, a political issue of the day. as a fiduciary member, we have a responsibility, as fiduciary member of the retirement board, i have to make sure every person can retire with dignity, with assurance that their pension is safe and no one is taking a gamble. the investments in fossil fuel endanger that promise. the board of supervisors has repeatedly demanded that staff implement divestment plan and frankly we have no plan. the "engagement strategy" that has probably had a hand in jed

holtsman's hair falling out, i think you would agree that engagement strategy has been very hard to stomach. the staff has touted the strategy but honestly there's been no accountability. they've had no mandated timeline for any company's responsiveness. i'm getting in the weeds but the retirement board has a process on how they pull back divestments and it's a multi level multi tier response. it's too much pollution. they have not identified an acceptable ratio of returns to emissions. due diligence hasn't been done. the process for evaluating environmental and social risk has been haphazard and inconsistent.

as our city continues to pay out money for healthcare and invest in mitigating sea level rise and trying to prevent flooding on our streets, we must put our money where our mouth is, we must stand up and shout out. our pension budgets must not exassrbate the issues. we must limit for the safety of our residents and wellbeing of employees, working and retired. i call on my colleagues on the retirement board to join us, take our children's future seriously and finally divest from fossil fuels. ladies and gentlemen, i stand with you, i'm excited and i'm looking forward to casting my vote this afternoon. thank you. (applause) >> thank you supervisor cohen. i want to make a few more shout-outs. first, as we just heard, this is not a conservative issue.

this is not a liberal issue, this is not a moderate issue. this is not a progressive issue. this is a moral and financial imperative. to that end, supervisor cohen, supervisor breed and myself serve as members of the democratic county central committee and it was our colleague keith boraka that issued it to divest. that passed unanimously. thank you keith for that leadership. thank you to bay.org, fossil free sf, indian people organized for change, next gen america. sf bernie-c.r.a.ts.

and last night with incredible testimony from victor who talked about the way the investment industry works, about score cards, out of the half a billion dollars that the san francisco employee retirement system has invested in fossil fuels, over 20% of it has not yielded a positive return to the fund. just what supervisor cohen was saying, for five years or more. that's what we call a bad investment. that is a bad investment. this decision can be made as a fiduciary decision and moral imperative as we did around guns and ammunition and tobacco. it makes prudent sense for the retirement system to divest. i want to shout out the

commissioners gathered here who took the very bold step and at the department of -- commission of the environment last evening voted for full divestment within 180 days. which is a strong demand. thank you commissioners. with that, i would like to bring up isabelle sezie who is a young leader, a grassroots leader and thank you isabelle for being here and thank you for your work. >> good morning relatives. i come from the northern tribes.

i'm 23 years-old and live on occupied territory. i want to first pay acknowledge to the people of the land we do stand on because indigenous voices, indigenous rights and sovereignty is important to remember and acknowledge. i am a member of idle no more sf bay. sfd fund dapo coalition and defending mother earth treaty. i want to start by saying we welcome the pension board and seiu public sector members to join our ranks as water protectors. the vote to defund is critical. it's critical to protecting the water. the divestment vote and movement in san francisco has been initiated and fostered by long standing grassroots, indigenous

advocacy throughout turtle island and mobilizing groups that have fought long and hard for this moment today. we have seen and continue to see the violation of indigenous rights and the threats to our water. all of the sacred systems of life. the standoff at standing rock to stop the dakota access pipeline is not over and it's just the beginning. to show that the many other standing rocks around the world that we are not afraid to stand up to big oil and to divest. the assault on mother earth is real. the climate crisis is real. and all who are living in those yet to be born need clean air, clean water and clean soil. and we need to remember that. we all need clean air, clean water and clean soil to live a healthy and sufficient life here

on mother earth. and i want to thank the san francisco board for hearing us out and responding to the frontline call to divest from fossil fuel projects and the investments. and last, i want you all to know that my generation, the next seven generations and all our non human relatives, we thank you for this and we will be completely relived of any hardships and i send my best regards to the vote in favor for us to divest completely of fossil fuel projects and infrastructure, expansions and any investments because we all know we need to keep it in the ground. keep the oil in the ground, keep fossil fuels in the ground and divest. thank you. (applause)

>> thank you for those profound words. before i introduce the final speaker, i want to say that all aspects of our government minus the sfers board, at least until 1:00 this afternoon, are on the same page and i want to shout out our city attorney who has initiated some of the most ground breaking litigation against some of the largest fossil fuel polluters in the united states of america. and the reason i bring that up, because as cities and states start this kind of litigation, these investments become more and more risky. these become stranded assets and i speak to you not only as a member of the board of supervisors but as a member of the california coastal commission, where last year more emergency permits were applied

for because of sea level rise, king tides, beaches being buried under the sea, than any previous year. as we just heard, this is real. we would not be here without the strong support of labor advocates. sciu 10-1 have led on the fight and they take it personally because many are vested pensions invested in the risky big oil assets. thank you joseph bryant, thank you martha hawthorne. with that, my friend joseph bryant. >> who is ready to divest in fossil fuels? >> we are! >> we're not in the chamber. i want to hear noise. who is ready to divest in dirty fossil fuels? >> we are! >> that's right.

i'm the regional vice president of sciu 10-1. we represent in san francisco over 15,000 city workers who are vested in the city's pension fund and we're urging the board of retirement to divest in dirty fossil fuels now. i want to give a huge shout out to everyone who has played an important role in this, it's been a village that has come together to help move this. thank you former supervisor ovolose, supervisor peskin, supervisor cohen, president breed. and the commission on the environment for your resolution pass last evening. thank you very much and i would be remissed without acknowledging our retirees here who have broken their backs to ensure this is a priority for

sciu 10-1, particularly david page, melissa hawthorne and many others here who have led the fight. with this, we have reached the point of insanity. it's a bad investment. we're losing money on this investment and destroying our communities and we still have to spend our time, energy and effort here to fight for it. what is going on. this is absolutely insane. with all the challenges we're facing right now from the federal level, from throughout this country, we're having to spend our time in the most progressive city in the country to fight for a very basic concept, to do the right thing, divest in fossil fuels. we're here for that and we're not just asking to say do it eventually. we want a timeline. we want something real. we need something real. so please join us today sciu

10-1, again adamant supporter, we'll be up there in the chamber causing whatever ruckus we need to to ensure it happens. thank you very much. >> all right. let's keep it real, let's make it real at 1:00 p.m., at 1145 market street on the sixth floor is the meeting. i hope all of us will be there sitting in the audience ready to testimony. and with that, martha hawthorne leading us in a few chants.

♪ >> not only did the total death on our streets from traffic

collisions decrease dramatically in 2017, pedestrian deaths did as well. since 2013, fewer pedestrians have been killed on our streets. this is really good news. you know, no one wants to see the accidents on the side of the road, no one wants to experience going to a crime scene on the road knowing your loved one has been hit by a car or sadly tragically killed. this is about bringing that number of 20 from 2017 down to zero. we don't want another death on our streets because of human error, because of anything that we can avoid. if we change our behavior, we change our roads and we do a better job here in the city and county of san francisco. >> my ask of the public, number one be aware of your surrounding, be aware of the law, be aware of the street signals and crosswalks and try

to work within the laws designed to keep you safe. look at where we were and look at where we are. this vision will be a reality. >> we all have to remember that all of us, all of us every single day, no matter how you get to work, school, wherever you go, all of us are always pedestrians. this impacts all of us. >> school starts again on monday, so i hope as you are reporting today you will encourage people to slow down, to be mindful, to recognize that you're going to have more cars on the street on monday. we're going to have more kids on bikes, more kids walking. please, be slow, be safe and be mindful. >> i just want to urge everyone at the sound of my voice to make some corrections. if you operate a motor vehicle, think about it, think about the person standing on the corner. think about how fast you're driving. think about the stop sign you're about to come to. just think. and justng