>> all right. welcome to our land use committee meeting of april 2, 2017. i'm katy tang and to my right is supervisor jane kim. we will see if supervisor safai will show up. our clerk is not erica major, but victor young. and from sf -- do we have any announcements >> yes. completed speaker cards and k07

-- copies of any documents should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon will appear on the april 10th board of supervisors agenda. >> supervisor tang: thank you. can we call items one and two together, please. >> clerk: yes. [reading item numbers one and two] .

>> supervisor tang: thank you. i will turn it over to the sponsor, supervisor kim. >> supervisor kim: thank you. i have no opening comments. i'm excited we are continuing to accept more straoelt -- streets we can open up for residents and workers in the mission bay area. >> good afternoon, supervisors, department of public works. and as the clerk noted, we have two pieces of public infrastructure which we are asking to be accepted. the first is as noted, seventh street mission bay drive and if i could have the overhead projector, that would be helpful. thank you. seventh and mission bay drive is indicated here in green. and just for reference on the second item is mariposa, which

is a single block section noted in purple below. the seventh street and mission bay drive intersection public improvement project is located in mission bay south redevelopment area and part of the reconstruction plan for mission bay south. it consists of constructing infrastructure improvements in portions of seventh street, mission bay drive and barry street corrector. the plans included at grade railroad crossing. the peninsula corridor joint powers board and california public utilities commission. they approved the redevelopment plan and infrastructure plan, which closed at at grade railroad crossing and provided the new location as a second

entry to mission bay. the second project that was indicated is the mariposa street project. this project consists of constructing improves between i-280 an and off ramps. it included work on the ramps to coordinate with mission bay development projects. the work on caltrans right-of-way is not being accepted by the city. the public improvements were constructed in accordance with approved plan specifications. the director of public works in consultation with city agencies such as puc, fire department, mta, issued a notice that the projects were for their intended use. they determined the construction and acceptance of public improvements are consistent with the general plan and of the

planning code section 0.101 and this doesn't trigger any further ceqa environment review. the projects with consistent with the redevelopment plan. we are asking the land use and transportation committee approve these items and recommend acceptance by the board of supervisors. if you have any questions, i will be happy to answer. >> supervisor tang: thank you very much for your presentation. anyone else or that's it? okay. we will open up items one and two to public comment. any members of the public who wish to speak, come up. seeing none, public comment is closed. can we get a motion on items one and two. >> supervisor kim: i would like to make a motion to move forward items one and two with positive recommendation. >> supervisor tang: we will do that without objection. thank you. item three, please. >> clerk: item three resolution

accepting of public sidewalk easement on shipley street adjacent to development project at 923 folsom street and adopting public works order concerning the easement. >> supervisor tang: i will turn it over to supervisor kim. >> supervisor kim: thank you. my office is here to present on item three. >> good morning. this resolution accepting a public sidewalk easement on shipley street at 923 folsom and adocumenting the public works order concerning the easement. the project began as a large project authorization for 923 folsom street adopted by the planning commission on july 24, 2014. public works has determined the public sidewalk easement is necessary to create a wider sidewalk to create safe passage for members of the public on shipley street with the sidewalk is adjacent.

shipley street is too narrow. convenience and necessity, the city obtain a nonexclusive easement for pedestrians to pass over. on sent 22, 2017, 923 folsom acquisition made an offer for easement over the property for pedestrian passage. on october 26, 2017, public works director and the city engineer certified all work was completed and inspected and that the sidewalk has been constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications and all city codes. regulations and standards and that such improvements are ready for their intended use. the public works director has also recommended that the board of supervisors accept this offer from 923 folsom acquisition llc

for the public sidewalk easement. we have julian marsh here for additional comment. >> supervisor tang: without anything else, we will go to public comment on item three. any members wish to speak? okay. public comment is closed. supervisor kim. >> supervisor kim: just want to thank the project sponsor, julian marsh. at this time i would like to forward item number three with positive recommend to the full board. >> supervisor tang: and we will do that again without objection. item four, please. >> clerk: item four is ordinance business and tax regulations code to suspend temporarily application of the business registration and fee requirements for transportation network companies drivers and taxi drivers. >> supervisor tang: thank you. i think we have amanda from our

treasurer office. >> good afternoon supervisors. the state passed senate bill 182 last year which prohibits treasurer from requiring drivers to register as a business if they live outside of san fran. this is in stark can tras to treatment of all -- contrast to all other independent contractors who do business in san fran regardless of where they -- san francisco regardless of where they live. it undermined our business licensing authority. the city was on record opposing this legislation and we are now challenging the validity of the law in court. in the interest of fairness as the lawsuit proceeds, we wanted to avoid a situation where a small group of businesses, tnc drivers who live in san francisco and taxi drivers continue to play. this ordinance is crafted as a

tempora temporary resolution of the business license. thanks. >> supervisor tang: thank you for that. i wanted to know what the anticipated impact on our revenues would be as a result of this? i'm not questioning the impetous. i think it is really great you brought this forward to us. i wanted to know what we are expecting in terms of the impacts on revenues. >> we estimate it is less than $200,000. in reality most tnc drivers even if they live in san francisco probably wouldn't come forward and register which is why we oppose the legislation. it is covering taxi drivers left in that category. >> supervisor tang: thank you. that sounds very minimal. okay. colleagues do we have any other further questions or comments about this one? >> supervisor kim: no questions, but i just want to completely agree with the direction. it is really unfortunate that the state passed a bill prevents

localities from requiring worker who is do business in san francisco for applying and paying for a business license. out of fairness for the drivers, i think this makes sense. it is unfortunate this is before us. thank you for your work with supervisor peskin and our treasurer. >> supervisor kim: thank you. supervisor safai. >> supervisor safai: thank you. how long do you anticipate this suspension to take? >> it is drafted in its current form for two years. rescinds automatically after two years without any action from the board. >> supervisor safai: that would be $200,000 annually? >> yes. less. >> supervisor safai: what's the anticipation of the time on the lawsuit? >> i would defer to the city attorney on that. but they crafted it to align. >> supervisor tang: deputy city attorney. >> sorry about that.

deputy city attorney andrew shin. i don't know the answer off the top of my head but i could have my office reach out to your office and provide an update. >> supervisor safai: that would be good. i agree with what supervisor kim said as well as chair tang. this is the right thing to do to level the situation. but i just always kind of think of it from the fiscal perspective. if it is around $200,000 or a little less for over two years, how do you all plan to back fill that? that's a loss of revenue for your office, correct? >> no. it goes into the general fund. >> supervisor safai: right. that's a loss to the general fund. okay. just wanted to be clear on that. otherwise, i agree. thank you. >> supervisor tang: okay. thank you all. so, at this time we will open up item four to public comment if there are no further questions.

any members of the public comment on item four. >> public: thank you supervisors. taxi workers alliance, mark rueberg. i want to thanks supervisor peskin for bringing this forward. sb-182 was really just piling it on to a whole bunch of other laws and rules that treat cab drivers unfairly visa vi transportation network company drivers. and actually treats everybody who pays a business license fee in san francisco unfairly as opposed to tnc drivers because they are the only ones who are exempted under state law to my knowledge. so, this will inject a little

bit more fairness into it and owing to the fact that cab drivers would always be exempted at least during the period that this lawsuit goes forward. and we hope and pray for its success. as you are keenly aware, i'm sure, cab drivers have been suffering mightily over the past few years owing to the discrepancies in regulations between the two forms of service, which are really identical or so close to it that you can't make that distinction [bell]. >> public: and i just urge you to pass this. it will be of some help to cab drivers and if you see your way clear to make this a permanent exemption for cab drivers that

can been appreciated. >> supervisor tang: thank you. public comment is closed. colleagues, motion on item four. >> supervisor safai: make a motion to end it to the full board with positive recommendation. >> supervisor tang: all right. we will do that without objection. mr. clerk, any other items before us today? >> clerk: that completes the agenda for today. >> supervisor tang: thank you. we are adjourned. [meeting adjourned].streets.

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chicano-american chinese-american lived in north beach a nob hill community. >> as part the immigrant family is some of the recreation centers are making people have the ability to get together and meet 0 other people if communities in the 60s a 70s and 80s and 90s saw a move to the richmond the sunset district and more recently out to the excelsior the avenue community as well as the ensuring u bayview so chinese family living all over the city and when he grape it was in this area. >> we're united. >> and growing up in the area that was a big part of the my leave you know playing basketball and mycy took band

lessons and grew up. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> allergies welcome to the community fair it kicks off three weeks of celebrations for the year and let's keep everybody safe and celebrate the biggest parade outside of china on february 11th go best wishes and congratulations and 3, 2, 1 happy enough is enough.

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because of the different did i licks the immigration officer didn't understand it became no standard chinese marine or cantonese sproupgs it became so many different sounds this is convenient for the immigration officer this okay your family name so this tells the generations of immigrants where they come from and also many stories behind it too. >> and what a better way to celebrate the enough is enough nuru with the light nothing is more important at an the hope the energy we.

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is traditional with a lot of meani meaning. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new year thank you for joining us i want to say. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to

continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and giv ♪ >> about two years ago now i had my first child. and i thought when i come back, you know, i'm going to get back in the swing of things and i'll find a spot. and it wasn't really that way when i got back to work. that's what really got me to think about the challenges that new mothers face when they come back to work. ♪ >> when it comes to innovative ideas and policies, san francisco is known to pave the way, fighting for social justice or advocating for the environment, our city serves as the example and leader many

times over. and this year, it leads the nation again, but for a new reason. being the most supportive city of nursing mothers in the work place. >> i was inspired to work on legislation to help moms return to work, one of my legislative aids had a baby while working in the office and when she returned we had luckily just converted a bathroom at city hall into a lactation room. she was pumping a couple times a day and had it not been for the room around the hallway, i don't know if she could have continued to provide breast milk for her baby. not all returning mothers have the same access, even though there's existing state laws on the issues. >> these moms usually work in low paying jobs and returning to work sooner and they don't feel well-supported at work. >> we started out by having

legislation to mandate that all city offices and departments have accommodations for mothers to return to work and lactate. but this year we passed legislation for private companies to have lactation policies for all new moms returning to work. >> with the newcome -- accommodations, moms should have those to return back to work. >> what are legislation? >> we wanted to make it applicable to all, we created a set of standards that can be achievable by everyone. >> do you have a few minutes today to give us a quick tour. >> i would love to. let's go. >> this is such an inviting space. what makes this a lactation room? >> as legislation requires it has the minimum standards, a

seat, a surface to place your breast on, a clean space that doesn't have toxic chemicals or storage or anything like that. and we have electricity, we have plenty of outlets for pumps, for fridge. the things that make it a little extra, the fridge is in the room. and the sink is in the room. our legislation does require a fridge and sink nearby but it's all right in here. you can wash your pump and put your milk away and you don't have to put it in a fridge that you share with co-workers. >> the new standards will be applied to all businesses and places of employment in san francisco. but are they achievable for the smaller employers in the city? >> i think small businesses rightfully have some concerns about providing lactation accommodations for employees, however we left a lot of leeway in the legislation to account for small businesses that may have small footprints. for example, we don't mandate

that you have a lactation room, but rather lactation space. in city hall we have a lactation pod here open to the public. ♪ ♪ >> so the more we can change, especially in government offices, the more we can support women. >> i think for the work place to really offer support and encouragement for pumping and breast feeding mothers is necessary. >> what is most important about the legislation is that number one, we require that an employer have a lactation policy in place and then have a conversation with a new hire as well as an employee who requests parental leave. otherwise a lot of times moms don't feel comfortable asking their boss for lactation accommodations. really it's hard to go back to

the office after you have become a mom, you're leaving your heart outside of your body. when you can provide your child food from your body and know you're connecting with them in that way, i know it means a lot to a mommy motionlely and physically to be able to do that. and businesses and employers can just provide a space. if they don't have a room, they can provide a small space that is private and free from intrusion to help moms pump and that will attract moms to working in san francisco. >> if you want more information visit sfdph.org/breastfeedingatwork. ♪ ♪

>> good afternoon. and welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting for tuesday, march 20, 2018. madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call]

[roll call] >> clerk: madam president, you have a quorum. >> supervisor breed: ladies and gentlemen, please join us for the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] >> supervisor breed: thank you, madam clerk. are there any communications? >> clerk: yes. there is one to report. today, march 20. we received a communication from supervisor aaron peskin requesting he be excused from the meeting today. >> supervisor breed: is there a motion to excuse supervisor peskin? made by supervisor yee. seconded by supervisor safai.

without objection? without objection, supervisor peskin is excused. >> clerk: approval of the the mooing minutes for february 23, 2018. >> supervisor breed: motion to approve the minutes from february 13, 2018? moved by supervisor ronen, seconded by supervisor stefani? without objection? without objection, those minutes will be approved after public comment. let's go to the consent agenda. >> clerk: items 1-5 on the consent agenda. these items are considered to be routine if a member objects, it can be removed and accepted separately. >> supervisor breed: seeing no one's name on the list. madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call]

>> clerk: there are 10 ayes. >> supervisor breed: next item. >> clerk: to amend the public works code for fees of autonomous delivery device testing and nighttime work permits. >> supervisor breed: can we take this item same house same call? without objection, the ordinance passes unanimously. >> clerk: referred without recommendation from land use. it's an ordinance to amend the planning code to designated the wall at the intersection of diamond heights and clipper street as a landmark and to affirm the planning department's ceqa determination and make the

appropriate findings. >> supervisor sheehy: i would like to refer this back to committee. >> supervisor breed: is there a second? seconded by supervisor safai. colleagues, can we take that without objection? without objection, the item will go back to committee. madam clerk, next item, please. >> clerk: item 8 is the appropriate to de-appropriate $900,000 in salaries and put it to the overtime budget to decrease the overtimex pence for security services at the airport in fiscal 2017/'18 pursuant to the charter 9.113 subsection c. this item requires eight votes of the membership. >> supervisor breed: can you read item 9? >> clerk: ordinance to de-appropriate $ turn.3 million from permanent salaries, fringe

benefit expenses and appropriate to overtime in the police department and emergency management to support the projected increases in overtime and add salaries in the public health department for fiscal years 2017/'18. this item has an 8-vote affirmative of the membership. >> supervisor breed: seeing no names on the roster, can we take these items same house, same call? without objection, those ordinances pass unanimously on the first reading. >> clerk: resolution to approve the duty-free and ruchl ll ll l luxury lease. >> supervisor breed: same house, same call? without objection, adopted

unanimously. >> clerk: item 11 is a resolution to retroactively authorize the fire department to accept and extend a grant from fema in the amount of $800,000 to purchase thermal imaging cameras and resources for its stress unit for a one-year period of performance of may 5, 2017-may 4, 2018. item 12 is a grant in the amount of $215,000 for the youth fire setter prevention program, september 1, 2017 through august 31, 2017. >> supervisor breed: same house, same call? without objection, resolutions are adopted unanimously. >> clerk: item 13 is to ban the sale and manufacturer of animal fur products in san francisco.

>> supervisor breed: supervisor tang? >> supervisor tang: i won't say too much on the item, since i spoke in committee, but i will present an amendment due to concerns from the business community. the amendment and what it will do to the fur ban is that the effective date will still be january 1, 2019, but to allow for businesses to be able to get rid of their inventory, we're allowing them to be able to sell it through january 1, 2020, if they can, if retailers can on the spot when an inspector comes produce an invoice that shows that they placed the order for the fur product before or on march 20, 2018. if they cannot produce that invoice on the spot, they will be fined. this is in response to retailers' concerns and we're giving them two years of time to get rid of their fur apparel and

accessory products. so i would like to make a motion to amend and then hopefully my colleagues will support as amended. >> supervisor breed: supervisor tang motion to amend. seconded by supervisor stefani. can we take the amendment without objection? amendment passes unanimously. on the item as amended, can we take that same house, same call? without objection, ordinance passes as amended unanimously. madam clerk, next item, please? >> clerk: item 14 will amend the park code to treat the rooftop park above transbay as a city park to amend the health code, prevent smoking and affirm the ceqa determination. >> supervisor breed: can we take this same house, same call? without objection, ordinance passes unanimously. >> clerk: ordinance to amend the

police code to prohibit employers and housing providers from basing employment decisions on decriminalized behavior including cannabis and authorize the city to impose penalties for the first violation to increase the penalties for subsequent violations and increase penalties for victims and a private right of action for the victims and amend the administrative code to require city contractors to adhere to this relating to employment. >> supervisor breed: supervisor cohen? >> supervisor cohen: thank you very much. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i want to talk a little bit about the ordinance and before i begin, i want to thank my co-sponsor, supervisor kim, who has been my partner since the beginning of this legislation. we partnered with the successful

passage of the original version of the legislation in 2014 and i also want to recognize supervisor yee, who is a new addition to the team. last year, last year the state legislature passed assembly bill 1008. and that's -- in many ways, it was an outgrowth of the ban the box legislation that this body passed back in 2014. and the legislation before you today updates our city's ban the box ordinance and brings us into conformity with the state language that prohibits housing providers from inquiring about and requiring the disclosure of or basing housing or employment on an applicant's history. i was asked about moving the

start date from september to january. i want to acknowledge that we've resolved this issue and supervisor stefani is comfortable with the october, 2018, start date. this new position, correct me if i'm misspeaking, is based on an outreach plan by the office of labor standards and enforcement to work with a particular focus -- to work with a sense of urgency of employers that employ 5 to 20 employees. there are three additional points to bring out. it will include hard copy, multilingual mailings in june, english, spanish, and chinese. the emailing notices to all businesses registered with the tax collector and, of course, hold a webinar. i don't believe there are any questions. i think this is pretty much

straightforward. the private right of action i want to acknowledge was a difficult point for people to get around and get support of. i hope you will support me. it is maintained in this legislation. according to holly thomas, deputy director of the executive program for the fair employment and housing, this is referring to assembly bill 1008, stating it's a new category under discrimination and that the same process and rights apply to assembly bill 1008. and so i hope that you will join me in supporting this legislation, as-is. it's a strong, lawful piece of legislation and i believe it will further eliminate some of the barriers that some of our

incarcerated members of the community are facing. thank you. >> supervisor breed: thank you, supervisor cohen. can we take the item same house, same call? without objection, ordinance passes unanimously on the first reading. item 16, please? >> clerk: an ordinance to amend the administrative code to modify procedures for the mayor to appear at the board of supervisors for a question-and-answer session. >> supervisor safai: the sponsor of this item asked us to continue this item since he's out of town. i would like to make a motion to continue this second. >> supervisor breed: supervisor safai has made a motion to continue. seconded by supervisor cohen. without objection, this item will be continued to the next meeting, which will be april 3, 2018. next item, please? >> clerk: item 17, motion to

approve the mayor's nomination of paul henderson as director of the department of police accountability. >> supervisor breed: supervisor cohen? >> supervisor cohen: i don't know if mr. henderson is in the chamber today, but i just want to urge you to support this gentleman. he's a fantastic -- not only law-abiding citizen, but he's been very -- he's just so thoughtful and even-handed when it comes to the application and interpretation of a law and i don't know if you know this, but he's a style icon. and i think he's bringing style back to the department of police accountability. one thing that i want to notice, not only is he very stylish, but he's very personable. and you may recall, two years ago, almost two years ago, we brought a measure to voters to reenvision -- i forgot, what is

the department name? >> office of citizen complaint. >> supervisor cohen: that's right. changing it to something that's forward-thinking and it was really creative and progressive in thought and nature. it also allows -- this department allows us an opportunity to audit the police department, a function we've not ever had that ability. so this is not only a professional, but also a man that is just a great human being. i'm delighted to see him moving up in the world and i believe our city will greatly benefit from his leadership. thank you, madam president. >> supervisor breed: colleagues, can we take this item same house, same call? without objection, motion is approved unanimously. congratulations. >> thank you. >> clerk: item 18 mayor's

nomination for kate black to the historic preservation commission. >> supervisor breed: same house, same call, approved unanimously. all right. madam clerk, let's go to committee reports. >> clerk: item 19 was considered by budget and finance on thursday, march 15. and the committee sent it as a committee report. it's a resolution to authorize the general manager of the public utilities commission to accept a gift of snowflake lights valued at $135,000 from market street association for use for the annual market street snowflake program. >> supervisor breed: can we take this same house, same call? without objection. let's go to roll call for introductions. >> clerk: supervisor yee? >> supervisor yee: thank you, madam clerk.

today i will be calling a hearing on the current employment needs and gaps for older adults and adults with disabilities. we all recognize that ageism and ablism is real when employment is sought. it's unfortunate given the unique wealth of skills, experiences and perspectives that our older adults and older -- and adults with disabilities offer to workplaces and communities. in this age of rising inequity across our country, and especially in san francisco, older adults and adults with disabilities need to achieve financial security also. and several studies show that meaningful employment opportunities provide a sense of purpose, social correctness, and overall improved well-being and quality of life for adults and

adults with disabilities. according to aging and adult services in 2016, in san francisco, unemployment rate for adults with disabilities is 16%, which is about five times unemployment rate of people without disabilities. 61% of older san franciscans lack basic economic security. and most live on fixed incomes that have not kept up with rising costs of living. according to the 2016 data, 16% of over 25,000 of our city's seniors live below the poverty line, an income of less than $981 per month. half of san francisco seniors live on less than $2,943, which is 300% of the federal poverty

level. adults older than 65 -- in the most recent 2015 consolidated plan, there was no mention of specific efforts to promote job opportunities for older adults. the purpose of the hearing is to evaluate the current city resources and programs dedicated to connecting older as -- adults and adults with disabilities, such as the national reserve program that matches adults to part time, paid opportunities, to local nonprofits and public agencies the san francisco pilot was posted by the office of san francisco work force development

and operated for at least six months. the purpose of the hearing is to identify needs so the city can do more to support older adults and adults with disabilities in funding meaningful employment, as well as identify the resources to expand and better promote employment opportunities for the city's older adults and adults with disabilities. i would like to request the following offices and departments to present at the hearing. the mayor's office of disability, the department of aging and adult services, and the office of economic and work force development. as a city, we can, and we must do better, for our older adults than people with disabilities. i want to thank maria jobly from the community living campaign, who has been hosting the san francisco reserve program for bringing this issue to my office's attention.

her organization will be co-hosting a work matters forum this thursday at the first unitarian church from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. i look forward to working with these city agencies, my colleagues and community-based partners and stake holders to identify programs and reap sources to better support our city's growing-older population and adults with disabilities in finding meaningful pathways to employment. the rest i submit. >> supervisor breed: i have two items today. the first is a resolution commending the men and women of the san francisco fire department for their efforts in addressing saturday night's four-alarm fire at 659 union street. as we know, a four-alarm fire saturday night destroyed a building in north beach, displacing several businesses and neighboring tenants. as a former fire commissioner,

i've had the opportunity to witness the heroic efforts of our paramedics and e.m.t.s. and saturday's fire was no exception. i was in the area saturday night and visited the scene, along with a few other officials and i saw firsthand the intensity of the fire and the actions by our first responders, who risked their lives by going into a burning building to search for occupants and evacuate buildings and secure the scene. in all, over 40 fire engines, 7 medic units and 130 firefighters were on the scene, battling the fire and protecting the public for hours into the early morning. and i just want to be clear -- the priority of the department, time and time again, is always to make sure that they save lives first. thankfully, there were no civilian injuries.

unfortunately, one of our own fire fighters was injured after falling from a firetruck. i know that some have raised questions about the timeline of this fire, questions that we know will be answered after the fire is investigated through our standard process. but i think it's important to recognize the incredibly dangerous work that our firefighters, paramedics, and e.m.t.s do every day for our city, particularly when a fire like the -- particularly in the case that we saw saturday night. it was a challenging fire under the most difficult circumstances and they did an incredible job. for that, i plan to introduce a resolution recognizing them for their work. the second item i have is an in memorium for dana harrison. dana was a leader in the san

francisco arts community. she died tragically march 9. the cause was a rare, fast-moving cancer. she was burning man's director from 1998-2005. she used her skills to turn an eccentric desert art rave to a stable, sustainable, profitable arts organization that last year drew over 70,000 visitors from around the world. during the late '90s and early 2000s, dana devoted much of her personal energy and her own money to convert a rundown west oakland factory to an affordable, live-work space for artists. it provided dancers and theater artists with performance space for several years. she formed her own production

company to produce "how to survive the apocalypse." it brought together her love of black rock city's creativity with her love for theater. she worked on behind-the-scenes activities center to the theater community. she tackled social issues, promoting nontraditional casting and addressing gender disparity. she worked with the city to bring theater to the mid market revitization efforts. she had taken on a new role with the berkeley based ridwan foundation, an inter national educational organization focused on spiritual and psychological growth. dana worked outside the limelight of center stage. her gift for making deeply personal connections with people helped to touch hundreds of lives. she led and inspired and

mentored, created change. the city of san francisco greatfully recognizes dana for her contributions to the arts community and she will be truly missed by her family and friends. the rest i submit. [please stand by] san francisco

>> today we're celebrating women history month and recognizing what women have done to make san francisco a better place for each and every one of us.

women's history month is a time to appreciate the contributions and the contributions of courageous leaders working to improve the quality of life of all san franciscoens. as we look around this room, i'm proud we have so many female leaders and role models here with us today, but we still have a long way to go for the fight for gender equity. >> every member of the board of supervisors is paid the same thing, and we have men and women on the board. don't we wish it was like that everywhere? and we need to keep fighting for pay equity, resources to allow women to succeed. since 1996, the san francisco commission on the department of the status of women has recognized the vital work and contributions of women in our local communities through this amazing women's history month program. i am proud to be a part of this

celebration. i would like the welcome the director of the department of of the status of women, emily marase to kick off this occasion. >> hello. happy women's history month. here today, recognizing the strongest representation of women in the country, we're here to launch women's history month and celebrate the exceptional women making history in our communities. this is the first time in 20 years that we have a majority female board of supervisors. [applause] >> someone take a moment to recognize the women on the board of supervisors. president london breed, supervisor malia cohen, supervisor fewer, supervisor

kim, supervisor tang. the national theme is nevertheless she persisted, honoring women who fight all forms of discrimination against women. in 1998, san francisco became the first city in the world to inact a local ordinance reflecting the principles of the u.n. convention regarding discrimination against women. mayor ed lee launched cities for ceqa. the ngo committee presented to anita lee a courage award to the late ed lee for spearheading the city's campaign that now exists in over 60 cities nationwide. please join us for a reception at 5:00 p.m. at the