life. with righteousness in spirit shall lead the universe onto the stage of forever peace and harmony. the nation will be blessed. when people abide by virtues and picking the right path and doing the right things for the common good. national unity shall come to be in realization. when they treat holiness and moreality as being important, take mercy, we shall be able to enjoy the prosperity of a strong and wealthy nation. thank you. >> clerk: next speaker, please. >> this demonstration is going to show the city and the state of california the best way to assist in the federal court

system. as it stands right now, the federal court system says that aliens as a group generally do not have the right to counsel as a government expense and administrative removal proceedings under the 6th amendment and immigration law. the 6th amendment right to have assistance to counsel and removal in the case of indigent person is in alien terrorists removal courts, my advice to you, the best way to take care of business in the federal system is to incorporate section 504 of the rehabilitation act which has been structured to require the appointment of qualified representatives for aliens who are not mentally incompetent or able to represent themselves in removal proceedings. this has been all the way up to

the supreme courts who have repeatedly declined to find that aliens have a 6th amendment right and counsel at government's expense and removal proceedings. conflict. in the case of tang versus as cot, section 354 of the federal supplement, pages 1113 and the case versus reno, attorney general during the clinton and bush administration, all ruled in favor of the 6th amendment. my advice to you is to use that section 504 the best way to get it into the federal court system. if you don't, you'll get denied. you're wasting funds. i make this look easy, but it's hard to come up here [bell ringing]. >> co-chair: thank you. >> clerk: thank you.

next speaker, please. good afternoon. i'm calling on a delay on the special municipal election only to add a special referendum to repeal the taser measure, the use of unnecessary deadly force and other moving parts. mr. jesus, name has been called. jesus has brought him home. for decades, i have been following officer involved shootings. mr. gary of the ffpoa have been showing a pattern of racist motivation and made remarks in the examiner on black americans with power. he recently said, chief scott is a shield for the city hall and don't know how to do the job, when chief scott took a stand against taser measure. this is to blemish chief scott's record.

here's a question. is gary using his relationship with officers spewing out racial bile infecting members of the ffpoa and expanding? usurping the authority and circumventing the law to avoid criminality that has been manifested when it comes to the use of unnecessary force and overkilling of suspects through the years. this is not a lawless city, but a city of law. no one is above the law, no one is below the law. it's time for not only an independent investigation on the san francisco police officers association, but a vote on so many moving parts. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, i'm a work

site organizer. i would like to thank all of you for your leadership in considering the resolution calling on television and abc operated station of the walt disney company to deliver a fair contract to kgo television employees. they work in the city of san francisco on front street and many residents of the city. the reporters and anchors we represent are dedicated to their craft and committed to delivering broadcast journalism to the people in san francisco and the bay area. the reporters and anchors we represent have bargaining priorities, including securing company benefit and delivering fairer more equitable working conditions for part-time and freelance reporters and identifying genuine solutions to increasing workload demands. as little progress has been made since bargaining began, we thank

the board for considering the adoption of the resolution and supporting our broadcasters who deliver quality local, and national news to the san francisco community. we thank you all and labor partners in this campaign. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, bob butler, i'm a reporter. this is strange for me to talk to you here. i'm also on the national board of sag and on the national broadcast. we represent actors, singers, recording artists, many reporters, radio personalities, we have 26 units bargaining units in the market, abc, kgo, abc has been a long time signatory and a relatively peaceful relationship, but like many companies they want workers

to do more with no additional pay. the company wants the reporters to be more active on social media. they want the anchors to run their own teleprompters and they're withholding paid family leave and child bonding leaf. per negotiations all companies cry poor, about this is abc, which posted third quarter revenue of $2 billion. i want to emphasize that disney abc has been a long time good employer and still is for the members, but i believe passing this resolution will help us reach an agreement that will improve working conditions and compensates laura anthony and the people you've seen giving you news and sports for years. this is the awkward part, i would like to thank supervisor peskin for the resolution. i thank the board of supervisors. >> if there are any other

members of the public who would like to address the board, please come up. >> good afternoon. my name is eric, i'm a resident of san francisco sunset district. i'm a high school social science teacher and anti-nuclear activist with beyond the bomb, an organization dedicated to ending the threat of nuclear weapons. the cold war officially ended andes 25, 1991 with the dissolution of the soviet union. we forgot about the threat of nuclear weapons posed over the next couple of decades, but now that threat is back with a vengeance. russia claims to have developed evasive nuclear weapons and trump is calling for expansion of our own nuclear arsenal and capabilities. in this context, our own president engages in a twitter war with the brutal dictator over whose nuclear button is

bigger. the nuclear threat today posed today is real and terrifying, but we can decrease the threat. we should support the authority of the president launching a strike without approval from congress. second, we should show this administration from the local to federal level we'll not stand by while this presidential administration reverses the progress that every president has made toward eliminating nuclear weapons and the threat they pose. it is imperative we end the unchecked authority but that unchecked authority ends us all. i ask you to please pass the resolution introduced earlier by supervisor tang. >> clerk: thank you. >> hi, my name is yasin i'm with

beyond the bomb in the mission district and under the impression that a resolution was introduced. we have 800 nuclear weapons. the man who has sole authority over that in the white house makes me extremely nervous. he can decide to do a first strike that impacts millions of lives. i think that is why a resolution from the local level calling on legislation and pushing our congressional delegation to -- right into the mic. it's something -- nuclear weapons are something like me are told will be taken care of by somebody else, that i shouldn't care about it and that's why i think a resolution of this kind is so powerful. it place as value on diplomacy and human life and this resolution supports legislation that takes into account how the

weighty decision to use nuclear weapons is something that no one person is equipped to make a decision on. we see this more than ever. while i'm excited about the idea that the u.s. will engage in talks with north korea, i know if things don't go the president's way, he may want to retaliate. right now there is nothing stopping him. all of us in yellow here today, are pushing for the passing of this resolution. if sf passes the resolution they'll be joining many other states, cities, college campuses and organizations in trying to tie the president's hands in stopping us from plunging into nuclear war. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, thank you for listening. i'm terry, i'm a senior advisor to the plow shares fund, a san francisco based nonprofit that

works to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear threats. women, surprise, surprise, have led and are fighting for a safer and more egalitarian future in our lives and nuclear security is no different. our current policies present a grave threat to the world, particularly to women. trump has no doubt heightened this threat, but in reality we've been living under a nuclear pat arcy since the beginning of nuclear weapons. when plans are made, women are left out of the conversation. when had nuclear bombs are tested, women are birthing the babies with defects. and when the trump administration low yield nuclear weapons is discussed, it's only women who ask what happens after that bomb drops?

i want to say this. i want to say that we are busy building an inclusive national security and foreign policy with a more diverse range of perspectives that are not dominated by men and that i fully endorse the resolution condemning trump's nuclear recklessness and voice support for hr 669. thank you. >> clerk: next speaker, please. hello. i'm will. digital communications manager for plow share fund, san francisco based nonprofit working to reduce and eliminate nuclear threats. i work with terry. it is striking that even in the world's greatest democracy, one man has the power to eliminate in a matter of minutes. nuclear war is not unthinkable.

in fact, we need to think about it. we need solutions that reflect our values. we need to democratize the decision-making process and that starts with action at local level. current launch authority completely contradicts the checks and balances that the founders created in 1787. at this juncture, the trump era, san francisco can lead the way into a more just future. current u.s. launch authority predates the trump administration, however, president trump's rhetoric has brought answers to the matter. -- attention to the matter. he has the weapons and the authority to destroy north korea, even absent an attack. since the cold war, the nuclear launch procedures have been designed for speed, not democratic decisions.

as president nixon observed in 1974, i can go back into my office, pick up the telephone and in 25 minutes, 70 million people will be dead. congress alone has the power to declare war under the constitution. congress must have the that's right when it matters most. the decision to start a nuclear war. if this resolution passes, the san francisco will add its name to a growing list demanding a check on the president's authority to start nuclear war. san francisco has proven it can be a leader. leadership on gay marriages, one recent example of this real power and responsibility. >> hello, my name is dr. robert gold, for identification purposes i'm director of health professional outreach and education add ucsf school,

reproductive health and the environment but i'm here speaking tore physicians for social responsibility. i'm the former president of the national organization and president of the local san francisco bay area chapter and we represent thousands of physicians and health professionals concerned about nuclear weapons. we have shared with the international physicians for the prevention of nuclear war, the nobel peace prize in 1985 for our work to eliminate nuclear weapons and i want to salute supervisor tang for introducing this very important resolution. we know from the masterful work of eric, command and control, that there have been dozens if not more episodes where we as a planet came to the brink of extinction because of the threats of accidental nuclear war. this has been reinforced by dan else burg's doomsday machine which underscored the severe dangers we face, including the

fact that a regional nuclear war can lead to the nuclear winter on our planet that would cause up to 2 billion people around the planet to die of malnutrition from the nuclear detonations. for these reasons, we join many of the organizations here in supporting this very important resolution. i'm a grandfather of two kids this city, but it's not just my own grandchildren i care about, i care about the future of the planet. it's important for san francisco to make a stand here and support hr 669 and take presidential authority from firing off these nuclear weapons with no further controls. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm patrice sutton, scientist as ucsf. i'm speaking as an individual. i'm also echoing the other comments you've gotten speaking in support for hh 669 and also

thanking you so much for paying attention that issue. it's such a huge issue and i know you confront so many issues in terms of all the problems in our city. i've lived here since 1982, but it really does warrant your timely attention. i wanted to particularly support the -- you're support of 669, because it can have a lot of national implications in terms of san francisco speaking up on this. the idea that anybody should have the power to get us into a nuclear war seems so crazy, but it's also really among leaders in the globe who have thought about this issue also does not have resonance. there was a -- in 2006, there was a weapons of mass destruction commission that was headed by hans blitz and it had such illustrious people, switch

as rick perry, former secretary of defense, on it. they were looking at the issues reeled to ha 669 and i wanted to quote. so long as any state has nuclear weapons, others will want them. and i will just say that they said that the -- nobody should have the power to launch this, it's very undemocratic and thank you for your support. >> clerk: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, my name is todd snyder, i'm going to echo the previous speakers and urge you as our public representatives and our voices to strongly support supervisor tang's resolution. i only want to say there is ample precedent for this. cities like boulder, colorado, san francisco state student

union have all passed resolutions demanding a check on the president's authority to launch a nuclear attack. please do the right thing, be the leaders you are, the trailblazers, and stand up for the resistance and keep us safe from this unchecked authority. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments, next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm here to tell you i'm living in a society -- >> sir, please speak directly into the microphone. >> i'm living in a society with rules and regulations means a lot, but what has happened, we follow the rules and we're screwed. i'm the taxi driver. i bought it 30 days ago, now i can't make my expenses or pay my bills. this is happening last 5, 7 years in the city. i want you to be a voice and do something about this taxi industry. there are 70 medallions we

brought it for quarter million dollars and the price is zero now. why? über is ruling the roost without any rules. i want you to put this thing on the agenda that you can discuss the 700 me dallion owners who are working day after day and in the end, they get $30-40 a day. do you think anybody can live and survive in this city? again, this is happening right under your nose. nobody brings this to your notice. i want you to think about it and consider to at least pay attention to this plight of me dallion owners. there are three kinds in the city, those with three, are fine. the other is the medallion that costs $15,000, they're fine, but we bought it for $250,000. and i make almost like $100-120.

we'll have to keep coming on this again and again, because i want you guys to put this on the agenda because we're hurting. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is nam. i'm an owner, too. value for $250,000. couple of years later, he sold for 125. some people got it for 125. they started like one year before me. it's a big difference. a discrimination. in one year, $125,000 cost me more. i have three children, children in college, one in school, i cannot afford to make a payment. our business is really bad. because ed lee's brought in über

and lyft. no one -- buses, all the public people that come in here giving big speeches. ok, medallions. how about new buses with the money? and what happened to us. they dumped thousands of über lyft. and who do you empty those cabs, we find nobody. so think what happens. we want to bring $125,000, don't do double standard. they sold some $125,000 and making payment. so the only thing we're going to -- bring it to $125,000. otherwise, we're going to bankrupt. thank you so much.

>> clerk: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, my name is ejas. this is a great place, driving taxi, i didn't know it was being made over here. so i am also a taxi driver to who bought the permit for,000, but i was supposed to get for free, but they closed their door for me. i think i have been dropped my 29 years of service. and whatever i made had been ripped off from me. the sense of to buy the permit for $250,000. i have four kids, two are in the college, one in high school, one in middle. my daughter comes to the state university every day. i work until 10 p.m. and i barely take $100 for myself.

and my daughter spent $20 out of that. nobody is taking any action seems like in the city, that everything is smooth, everything is cool, everything is going along fine. taxi drivers are being killed day after day financially. i think the people who are talking about the nuclear bomb that has been dropped five years ago on the taxi drivers. they are talking about the future, we're talking about the present. please, do something. we think that we are immigrants, that's why there is this kind of discrimination going on about us. when i heard that the immigrants values over here, how you people honor the immigrants and the people of color, i got little my wife might be heard. and i hope my wife should be heard.

i have a -- to your people. and my humble request, please do something, bring it on the agenda -- [bell ringing] >> clerk: thank you for your comments. thank you. next speaker, please. >> thank you, madame clerk, president breed, ladies and gentlemen of the board, i ask for your resignations. you violated our oath of office. you swore to defend the constitution. yet you operation of city-wide case management community focus, here city wide, a joint project for the san francisco campus of the university of california. city-wide is a city and county assertive treatment provider, as such it is responsible for involuntarily medicating and performing surgical procedures on resume do dentist of --

residents of the city, disabling them permanently. city wide also denies its patients freedom of medication, freedom of association and the right to petition the government with grievances all guaranteed by u.s. constitution amendment one. city-wide perpetrates unreasonable searches and seizures with warrants. city wide denies its patients the right to confront accusers. city wide denies its patients the right to jury trials guaranteed by constitution. city wide compacts cruel and unusual punishment from its patients in violation of constitution amendment 8. city wide uses medicine to control its patients unnecessarily because it offers them no avenue. city wide denies its patients equal treatment and you the law. you're knowledgeable of the violations, yet you do nothing to prevent them, therefore you have violated your oath of

office. i ask for your resignation. back to you, madame clerk. >> clerk: thank you for the comments. are there any other members of the public who would like to address the board. >> president breed: any other members of the public who would like to provide public comment at this time? seeing none, public comment is closed. items for adoption without reference to committee. >> clerk: items 14 and 15 considered for adoption. these can be considered or severed and considered separatelily. >> president breed: supervisor cohen. >> supervisor cohen: i'd like to sever item 15. >> president breed: ok, madame clerk, call item number 14. >> item number 14, urge kgo to engage in good faith negotiations and swiftly reach a fair contract with the screen actors guild american federation of television and radio artists members employed by kgo.

>> president breed: same house, same call, the resolution is adopted unanimously. item 15, motion authorizing prepping of written opponent ballot argument and rebuttal ballot argument for the submittal to voters. >> supervisor cohen. >> supervisor cohen: i would like to amend this motion. i'm seeking authorization as a proponent of the argument. there was a little bit of a mixup, but the clerk caught it. i want to thank the clerk for catching it. very important. also would like to add authorization to prepare the opponent argument for the taser ballot initiative? please stand by.

-- late miss jennifer gonzales, on behalf of supervisor peskin, for the late mr. david bushnel, and mr. kenneth chi fong, and milton jones. this brings us to the end of our agenda.

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>> good afternoon. i now call the regular meeting of the health service board thursday, march 8th, 2018 to order. i ask everybody to please stand for the pledge of allegiance. [ pledge of allegiance ] >> do we have a roll call,

please. >> yes. thank you. role call, president scott, excused. [ roll call. ] >> we hasupervisor sheehy expe. we have a quorum. >> before we call meeting to order, i'd like to welcome the executive director for your first meeting, so on behalf of president scott and the entire board, welcome board the health services system. >> thank you very much. could we have item one please. >> item one, action item, approval with possible modification of the minutes listed below: february 28, 2018. >> are there any corrections from the board, commissioners? >> i move to approve. >> second. >> it's been moved and seconded

to approve the regular meeting -- the minutes of the regular meeting of february 8, 2018. those in favor say >> this is the regular meeting of the small business commission held on monday, march 12th, 2018. the meeting is being called to order at 5:35 p.m. small business commission thanks media services and sf govtv for televising the meeting. members of the public, please take this opportunity to silence your phones and other electronic devices. public comment during the meeting is limited to three minutes perspeaker unless otherwise established by the

presiding officer of the meeting. speakers are requested but not required to state their names. spelling which is optional will help ensure proper spelling of names in the meeting. speaker cards will be called in the order in which they were placed in the basket. additionally, there is a sign-in sheet at the front table. sfgovtv please show the mall business meeting live. >> okay. welcome, everybody to the small business commission meeting. it is our custom to begin and end each small business commission meeting with a reminder that the office of small business is the only place to start your new business in san francisco and is the best place to get answers to your questions about doing business in san francisco. the office of small business should be your first step when you have any questions about what to do next.

you can find us here on-line, at city hall, and best of all, all our services are free of charge. the small business commission is the office plaforum to voic your opinions about concerns that affect the vitality of small businesses in san francisco. if you have a small business, it starts here at the office of small business. thank you. first, item one. call to order and roll call. [ roll call. ] >> president, you have a quorum. >> next. >> twiitem 2, please. >> item 2 is public comment. do we have any members of the

public who would like to make any comment on any small business matters that are not on today's agenda? seeing none, public comment is closed. next item, please. >> item three, presentation of the small business commission certificate of honor, honoring members of the neighborhood's vests program. discussion item. >> thank you, and i get to come down here to do this. so on behalf of the small business commission, tonight, we would like to honor the invest in neighbores initiativ, and honor this office. this is when i'm going to talk off the top of my head, and i can probably speak for the

other commissioners when i say this, when i go to other neighborhoods in this city, whether it's west portal, the excelsior, noe valley, a lot of people know i'm on the small business commission, and they're all coming up to me saying thank you. diane adid this for us, and amy did this for us, and jorge did this for us, and they all think it's our commission, but it's all invest in neighborhoods. we are all in the same boat. we have the same clientele, and it's that seamlessness that everybody thinks we're all that one big happy group, which we are. and your office has done some amazing things. like, in the notes. this started under mayor ed lee, and he hired joaquin here to chair it up here, what, how

many years ago now? five years ago? i've known her for 19. you know, it's been a big impact on the neighborhood. you know, especially with what chris does with the cbb's. there was never any contact with cbb's prior to this. i'm not saying anything bad about prior administrations, but it's just that things were done differently. now, it's more of a hands-on approach with businesses and the city hall, whether it's helping businesses relocate, get a restaurant from one side of mission street to the other, you guys are there to help them. half of your guys aren't here tonight because they're at neighborhood meetings tonight, on aymond night. and not one neighborhood meetings, but there's several neighborhood meetings going on tonight. one of the first things i wanted to do as president of

the commission this time around is honor your group. because you guys do a fantastic job in representing the city and county in san francisco, especially on the neighborhood level because that's what it's all about folks. each and every one of you should be very proud of what you have done. so with that, i want you to come on up, and you can get your picture on the tv and that, and let's say a little bit about each and every one of you here. so the first one i'm seeing is amy cohen. and this is a good one because amy helped -- helped us start the cbd's in the castro and noe valley. it was 19 years ago, but when she came into the work for the newsom administration, she was working in a bank branch on

sbsan bruno avenue says you are crazy in working in that neighborhood. why are you opening up something on san bruno and portal? and now, it's a busy neighborhood. and that was one of the best things that you did personally to help me out in my business. but right now, so amy, come on up, and for your vision and commitment and investment in economic and neighborhood workforce. [applause] >> angel's not here, but angel's an angel. no, you've got to say that about him. mr. angel, you know, a lot of businesses that i've referred to angel who have -- need to be -- who are losing their lease, need to move, need help,

sbdc, he's amazing, and he's come up with some ways to help small business owners actually buy their building. not many places do that, so he's great. angelique gross. is angelique here? should have just stayed off here. so congratulations, angelique. thank you for everything you've done helping out neighborhood services. >> next is commissioner adams. >> and then i'm just going to go off -- it's the easy way. [ inaudible ] >> there's a lot of you. i didn't know -- chris. chris corgis. get up here, chris.

so chris is your liaison to the cbd's, and that's not an easy job. and you've got to deal with a lot of neighborhoods and a lot of attitude opinions, and you know what? and if streets aren't cleaned and sidewalks aren't steam cleaned, they may go to the cbd's, but then, they'll also go to chris, and then, chris will have to get on them. so chris, thank you. >> thank you. >> and thank you for everything you've done. now you've got to get some of those renewed. >> absolutely. >> darcy bender. is darcy here today? yea, darcy. [applause]. >> thank you for helping to provide storefront in san francisco. >> you're welcome. thank you. >> francis chin.

where's francis? get over here francis. [applause]. >> so the businesses in chinatown, which is not easy, you've got neighborhood meetings now, and council on district merchants. so good job. somebody had to do it. thanks. congratulations. juan carlos? where's juan carlos? [applause]. >> there he is. central market-tenderloin. he's got an easy one. we should give you, like, five of these. well, good job, because midmarket is changing, and we're a member of that in my other job, midmarket cbd. midmarket is changing, and you've been a big part of that. so thank you, juan carlos. >> thank you, thank you.

>> ellen mar. [applause]. >> helping with the neighborhoods, again, cbd's, jumping in there with everything. >> yes. >> congratulations. you just keep doing what we're doing, and help us get these cbd's when they come up to renew. >> thank you. >> thank you. congratulations. >> thank you. >> larry mclendon. over in the bayview. >> yep. >> that's where all the good restaurants are going, and brew pubs. >> yep. >> well, thank you for a great job over there, they're opening

up. [ inaudible ] >> jorge rivas. jorge's not here, but jorge is -- he's busy in the excelsior with two neighborhood meetings in the excelsior tonight. so jorge, we're on tv, here you go, and we'll get this to you later. tina rose navarro. [applause]. >> okay. and you're doing the echo system stuff. >> sure. thank you. >> there you go. -- and you' >> thank you very much. >> tricia medina. you do a lot because i see you

everywhere. >> i do. [ inaudible ] >> you do all the black ramps for all over the place. you do the ones in the castro. that's where i see your name. >> yes. >> so keep the money flowing. >> i will. >> there you go. congratulations. >> thank you. >> and last but not least, joaquin torres. and this one's special because one of the things that you did, and i know you were part of it, and it was your idea was the fire mitigation, and we just had a fire just not too long ago. when was the last -- [ inaudible ] >> we had west portal. >> the second one in wewes wewes west portal. [ inaudible ] >> but here, i just want the

people to know that when the first -- that first fire in west portal came where squat and impossibgobble, and i reme was watching tv, 7:00 in the morning, and you were there with the mayor. you guys were already there, moving businesses around and taking care of things. you kept your promise. that building got built to looking exactly like it did before the fire. and the other one, too, on ocean -- i was looking at regina -- was the ocean avenue with the bakery. that caught on fire, and you helped them move, and now they're more successful than before the fire. i've got to sing your praises. everything you're doing for the city, whether it's business or economic development, you're an amazing individual.

i'm so proud you're my friend, and these places are a better place because of your leadership, so thank you. [applause]. [ inaudible ] >> yep. let you say something real quick. >> president adams and commissioners, vice chair dwight and small business commission, i just want to thank you for recognizing this group. i want to give out a shout out to rick carillo, very strong member of our team, he kept us in check in the way that i know he's doing the same for you. but the success of the program is built on the people that you've recognized. everyone who's here right now, whether -- and is based on decades, decades of succeeding and failing and flying and constantly being flexible in the work that we do. if not for the leadership of

amy cohen and lisa pagan, we would not be where we are today. if not for the leadership of mayor newsom for beginning this work, we would not be where we are today. if not for the drive and confidence of mayor lee, we would not be where we are today. and to all the people who service the neighborhoods and be responsive to the ideas and critiques that everyone provides to us or all the diverse stakeholders, whether it's elected officials or otherwise, we can respond because of our passion, our commitment or creativity, and i just want to say thank you for recognizing this team of extraordinary individuals. it's really an honor to be part of this group and to support our neighborhoods, so thank you. >> thank you. and just really quickly i want

to give a shout out to the people that aren't here tonight. deanna ponce-de-leon, i want to just give her a shout out. holly hyong, another one. she's out there in the neighborhood, and she's helped me with a lot of business lending. we talk a lot about that, and creative ideas for that. valley brown, the work that she's done in the western addition. and tabitha tapaya, the work that she's done. and last but not least, lauren slough. the work that you've done is incredible. keep it up, and we're all very

proud of you here at the small business commission, so thank you. [applause]. >> yes. let's get a picture of everybody. we want to get everybody in front of the flag. [ inaudible ]

>> one, two, three. one, two, three. let me take one more. okay. thanks. thanks. [ inaudible ] >> mr. president? before we close out, i just want to extend my great appreciation to joaquin torres and his leadership and the

entire staff of the invested neighborhoods program. you're really integral for the office of small business in terms of us being able to deliver our services, and it's always exciting and fun working with a group of people who have that true entrepreneurial spirit, so i just want to extend any appreciation and it's very well deserved, your recognition, so thank you. >> public comment? >> and before we move on, any other commissioner comments? >> i just also want to say thank you and congratulations. you guys have done a tremendous job. >> okay. and public comment, because we have to have public comment.

we have public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. thank you all. [applause]. >> next item, please. >> encore performance. >> item four, presentation of the report office of workforce development state of the sector. presentser is joaquin torres, office of economic and workforce development. >> commissioners, before you start, in your binder, so in case you want to pull it out under number four is the powerpoint for the executive summary. >> oh, but our screens are so clear now. we can see it digitally. >> good evening, commissioners. commission president adams, vice president dwight, and other small business

commissioners. joaquin torres, deputy director here at the office of economic and workforce development. thank you for the commendation for all of the team. we're here to thank you very much for having us. tonight we're here to talk to you about an overview of our recently completed state of the retail sector, challenges and opportunities for san francisco retail neighborhood commercial districts, and that will be presented by amy cohen, our director of neighborhood programs and invested neighborhoods. she's going to review some of the data and implications for the retail study, highlight some policy items, and then we'll also discuss some of our economic development programs in addition to some of the recommendations that have come out of the study so far. our public meetings so far have been at the land use committee, the board of supervisors, in addition to the planning commission, and so you'll be the third body that we're speaking to today. and we can discuss during the q&a session about what some of

your recommendations are or your considerations that you're asking us to make are. but for now, i would like to invite up amy cohen to begin her presentation. >> thank you, joaquin and commissioners, and i just did the math, commissioner adams. it's been not quite 19 years since i've been doing this work, but i have been doing it about 13 years. that's when i think about when we might have met, so i was pleased to be given the opportunity to work on this study, we actually had an add back in the budget from then supervisor mark farrell who was interested in what changes were happening in the retail sector and how that was affecting the city's commercial retail district, so we convened an interagency team to figure out what we should study and how to study it. we decided to work with strategic economics, the company that has done a lot of work in san francisco,

especially a really deep dive in retail when we were looking at formula retail in 2017. so when we landed on with them is actually a series of three issue briefs, and you can find them on our website in what is called the full report or the final report. the first one was a national brief on national industry retail trends and implications for san francisco. the second is what makes a successful san francisco commercial district, and the third is costs and challenges of doing businesses in san francisco. and we merged the findings from those three studies into an executive summary, which you have, and an even shorter presentation, which i'll give today. but the idea was really to look at what's happening nationally and in the sector, but also, figure out how are those changes applying to san francisco and how are they playing out, and what do we need to do differently. and i think having been around, as you guys have, for the last

13 to 19 years doing this work, we -- i think it was really helpful to finally have something on paper that says things are changing. this is not a -- a very quantitative study. it's more a literature view, and it's interviews with brokers, and some sales tactics that we have and looking at information that they had access to. i think it's a very useful and kind of high level scan of what's happening generally in retail and how it affects san francisco and it should prompt and has already started to prompt some thinking about what changes we need to have in terms of our expectations of what does make a successful commercial district and what do businesses need to survive. so we're not going to get deep into the implications but we're going to try to highlight some