executive director report. do we call for public comment, any other questions or comments on this item? >> this was 11. now you're going to 12. >> discussion item, the deferred compensation committee. let's call -- who keeps saying public comment? we'll call items 12 and 14 together. ok? and then after 12 and 14, we'll call 13. >> calling 12 and 14 together and then we'll call 13 afterwards. >> ok. we're calling 12 and 14 right now, ok? great.

>> this is discussion item and then we'll call it at action item. your report? >> yes, and mr. president, i will let my report stand as submitted. the only thing i would like to highlight, is that coming to the board today for approval, is a recommendation for the rfp, so the sf administration. so to adjust and make her report and from her report will come the recommendation to the board. that's the most important piece. and the rest of this we can take as is. >> thank you very much. item 14 then? >> 12 and 14 together. commissioners, before you is the monthly activity report, briefly i wanted to inform you of changes made to the report. on the first page we included the new funds that were the result of the lineup changes

that happened on march 9. as you know, we had incorporated three new index funds and one active small cap fund, so you can see those assets on the first page. additionally, we made some changes to the second page, where the target date fund benchmark is selected as the board remembers, we had recently approved changes to the planned document and the ipf as a result of the fund changes that happened. so as part of the ips changes, we communicated to the board the new benchmark for the target date funds which should be a composite weighted benchmark as opposed to fixed income stock allocation. we looked at each one of the yaounde lying assets -- underlying assets. this is standard. and they supported the decision and the committee had approved

it to go to the board. i wanted to share that with you. you can see the new benchmark information on page 2. finally, page 3, we wanted to include an additional line to help participation rates, transparency if you will. so we already have an existing participation rate shown on page 3, but decided that it was -- it might be good to include the exclusion of as needed employees, and what i mean by that is, as needed employees are classified as needed. so those would be those potential two month lifeguards or the firefighters from san matteo that do side work with san francisco. and so those san matteo firefighters have their own 457 plans and such. so we wanted to carve that out so you can truly see from the participation success standpoint

who are the people that are truly participating. so those are some of the changes that i made to the monthly board report. at this time i would like to ask if there are any questions. >> i just have one question. i'm sorry, any other questions from the board? just one question about the loans. on page 7, have there been over $5 million of loan applications? am i looking at that correctly? >> that's correct. year to date. 3/31 report, there have been $5 million in loans requested since the beginning of the year. and that is specifically the general purpose loans. that's the bulk of them. >> and the march 2018 loan initiation participation count, 132, what is that number? >> that means that 132 people took out loans in the amount of 5,000 -- $5 million, sorry.

>> and what is the 357? >> that's year-to-date. so the march 2018 number is for the month of march. and the one to the right of it is year to date, so the last three, four months. >> number is getting big. >> you know -- >> we have 2200 -- [inaudible] -- which is -- [inaudible] since we've opened up the program, but certainly our concern was there is $34 million out on loan to the participants at this given point in time of 2200 folks. so certainly been a popular program. >> and that's what we wanted, was participation, so... >> right. >> thank you very much, we'll call for public comment. any members of the public that would like to address this deferred compensation report?

seeing none, we close public comment. is there anything else? great, thank you so much. item number 13. >> i'm sorry, before we get started, i know we're going to lose two commissioners at 6:00, so we'll lose our quorum. >> we will be brief. as commissioner bridges mentioned in the committee report last month, ddc forwarded the recommendation to the full board where the recommendation for approval. really brief background, as you know prudential requirement serves as the third party administrator and record keeper. we signed a contract with them on december 20, 2013 and that is set to expire january 31 of next year. as such staff is recommending to issue an rfp so we can solicit

bids to find the right service provider for the plan. ben taylor is here today to go over the rfp process should the board like that. and we wanted to request the board to approve our issuance of an rfe. so with that, i would like to ask the president or the board if it is his pleasure to hear the summary of the rfp process? >> let me ask from the deferred compensation committee members, is there anything that you think would be helpful to go over for the board? >> mr. president, the committee did hear the full presentation. first of all, i would like to thank ben and the staff for doing a great job in bringing this board and working with the team here. it was a lot of work.

i don't think there is anything glaring. if you don't want to walk through the whole thing, but i would just say maybe ben can give you executive summary maybe. >> sure, just briefly, the rfp process is enabled by the fact that we have a lot of preexisting due diligence, so the main thing is that we use an online database. we issue an addendum for everything custom to this particular plan. and as a result, it will be leveraging the preexisting information which allows cross sorting and comparison and benchmarking and things like that to facilitate a broader review and quicker response time and without making it burdensome to respond to the rfp. that's the only thing that departs from the standard. we've partnered with prudentialprudentia prudentialal and other vendors. we're making sure they had the

voice in the process to do that as well. due diligence as well as to make sure this is going to not only represent the current state, but future state as well, including a number of scenarios in the rfp for pricing, so we're not locked into one format and simply asking to bid what we have today and what we may aspire to. all that is reflected in the process. >> thank you very much. are there any members of the public that would like to speak? seeing none, we close public comment. have any comments? >> there is a motion, commissioner bridges. >> second. >> there is a motion, a second. any discussion? seeing none, can we take the item without objection? great, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> where would you like to go

from here? >> we have one item, before we lose a quorum, i would like the board to consider item 15. >> approval of the annual report. >> i think we can take it as submitted. is there anything that you wanted to point out to the board? in particular? >> we have standardized it over the last 4-5 years, so there is nothing unusual that we're highlighting or that we particularly highlight. and we standardize it because that is what people, mostly the public, expect to be able to see as a standard format for this. so we've not highlighted anything in particular new this year. we've basically updated the information in the same format and template we've used in years past.

>> ok, thank you very much. why don't we call for public comment? any members of the public that would like to discuss the annual report? seeing none, we close public comment. >> i mean we have reached a milestone. we're -- you are now supporting over 70,000 active and retired members that work for the city and county of san francisco, so 70,000 -- >> that's a lot of growth in the last several years. >> exactly. >> everyone is retiring? >> well, we actually have a relatively healthy ratio between active. i think it's 1.3 active employees for every retired member. so i mean, it's not ideal, but it's certainly healthy. but again, what is reflected here was also part of the city bond presentation that resulted in recognition by the bond

rating agencies that this board is very prudent in how they manage the fund. and believe that we're on the right track as far as making sure that this is adequately funded and the money is there to pay when the promises come due. >> ok, thank you so much. is there a motion on the table? i'll move the item. is there a second? motion, there is a second. can we take this item without objection? great. item passes. report is approved. where would you like to go from here? >> i would like item number 16 called just so i could say something that is actually not on here. the executive director report. item 16, discussion item, the executive director report. >> at the request of the president of the board i'm

reminding you that we have ipads available for each of the board members and what we ask of you is to arrange a time with staff, i can resend the e-mail, but we certainly would want you to meet with staff, have them provide you very limited training on how to use it, and how to access it. and i would encourage you to do that as soon as possible. we can arrange for training either before or after next week's investment committee. and as we move forward, i think it's going to become increasingly more important for all of you to have access to the ipad and the information. >> is craig the contact? >> or actually, we've asked everyone to contact darlene who will coordinate a time for craig and his team to train you. >> can we have a member from staff e-mail every board member and remind them i guess norm that would be you, e-mail all

the board before the next investment meeting, and just remind them, please see craig, if they would like to get an ipad, they can schedule it before or after. as a gentle reminder that they are available. thank you. >> we should be sending out the investment committee meeting material tomorrow, we can include it in that message. >> send an e-mail, please. if it's not in front of us in our phone, it may not happen. thank you very much. anything else on the executive director report? >> no as we indicated we're going to start, this is the first month of completed proxy votes related to incr, so we provided that as month one. >> ok. why don't we call for public comment. any members of the public that would like to address the xred report? >> when it comes to travel, i would like to have mr. coaker

travel to chair the meeting on the 5th of may, it's considered to be the best investor in the world is going to give a presentation on why hedge funds are a bad long-term investment. >> thank you very much. any other members of the public that would like to address the executive director report? seeing none, we close public comment. any questions from the board? ok. thank you very much. i think we have maybe just one item left. >> two. board reports and board good of the order. >> we'll take that as submitted. public comment regarding board reports? seeing none, we close public comment. any discussion amongst the board? ok. next item then, please. is that it? i guess i lost track. and we finished -- oh, good of the order.

anything from the board? i will follow up with staff regarding item. anything else from the board? call for the public comment? would the public like to address the board regarding good of the order? we'll close public comment, meeting adjourned. thank you so much.

>> good afternoon, welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, april 10th, 2018. madam clerk, please call the roll. [ roll call ]

>> madam president, you have a quorum. >> thank you. please join us in the pledge of allegiance. [ pledge of allegiance ] >> all right. madam clerk, are there any communications. >> i have none to report. >> colleagues, today we are approving the minutes from march 6th, 2018. is there a motion? moved and seconded. without objection, they will be approved after public comment. madam clerk, please read the next item.

>> appearance of the mayor. no questions submitted from the supervisors, the mayor may address the board for up to five minutes. >> welcome. you have the floor. >> thank you very much. good afternoon, everyone. i want to thank you, once again, for hosting question time and as we gear up for budget season, i want to speak about an issue we care deeply about. it will be the focus of all our budget priorities and we're committed to addressing and that's our homelessness crisis in san francisco. it really is a challenge of our time. wheewhile we want to find the sr bullet, it's complicated. we can't build ourselves out of homelessness. we have 7500 supportive housing units in san francisco, the most per capita of any major city in america. yet, we haven't seen a decrease in our homeless population. if we want to reduce our homelessness count by one, we

have to build 4 housing units to make that happen. because of the new number of individuals who become homeless every year in our city. we have to tackle the issue from the onset before the problem becomes overwhelming. we need to invest in prevention and diversion programs, initiatives we are calling problem solving services. we can make a huge difference in the lives of at risk residents. it's a missing how effective it can be when we help pay for rent, repay old loans or help with car payments. those small but really critical investments can literally be the difference between people staying in their home or living out on the street. and we know that when people become homeless and start living on our streets, it's a whole separate set of issues that we have to deal with as a city. last week, i had the chance to meet ethel who is a single

mother of five children at compass family services. she works hard to take care of her kids, but she was recently struggling with her finances and fell behind on her rent. with the support from the city and nonprofit partners, we were able to help her pay her back rent, provide her with a rental subsidy. now that her finances are in order, she's looking forward to the future. the problem solving services i want to see continue and accelerate here in our city. it's not only inhumane and unethical for the city to allow it, it's also financially unsustainable. problem solving measures would prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place, costs half the amount compared to services for people who are already living on our streets and need to be rehoused. problem services -- problem solving services work. last year, 800 people took advantage of homeward bound

which reunites family members and loved ones. those individuals, only 6% returned so san francisco to use the services of the city. i'm going to see supporting initiatives that are compassionate but not enabling of street behavior. we have to take advantage of every program and explore all resources to make progress on this difficult challenge. we must continue to embrace collaboration with our partners at the state level. tomorrow, i'm going to be going to sacramento to join mayors from the ten other largest cities in california to advocate for more than $1.5 billion in funding for homelessness initiatives at the state. wunderstand that homelessness doesn't stop at jurisdictions. we're all grappling with this. we have to ban together in california if we're going to change and solve this challenge of our lifetime. the state funds will complement our levels and support long-term solutionsolutions to homelessneh as permanent housing and rental

assistance. i want to make sure we recognize a few members who allocated millions for similar initiatives here in san francisco. just as i'm working closely with our state delegation on budget initiatives, i'm prepared and look forward to working with members of this board on the major challenges facing our city during our budget process. as i said last month during question time, we must pursue our shared interest in a manner that's fiscally responsible and represents our budget process. this week we're set to begin deliberation with a responsive budget that will take into account the needs of our entire city. these conversations will determine the best path forward for our city as they always have and always will. now, i don't believe the time to pursue up is represent al budget initiatives. i look forward to continuing to working with everybody here in this room to solve the real challenges of our time. together we will make a difference. i look forward to doing so in a

collaborative manner. thanks very much. >> thank you for being here today. with that, madam clerk, let's move on to our next agenda item. call the consent agenda. >> items 1 through 7. they are considered to be routine f a member rejects, it can be removed and considered separately. >> seeing no names, madam clerk, on the items, please call roll. [ roll call ] >> there are 11 aye. call the next item.

>> item 8 prohibits nonstandard vehicles from operating without a permit and to a far -- to affm that seek i can'ceqa determinat. same house same call? ready items 9 and 11 together -- 9 through 11. >> items 9 through 11 are three ordinances that pertaining to music project located at 200 through 214 van ness avenue. item 9 is an amendment to the general plan to revise the height districts in the downtown area. item ten amends the planning code to authorize a height limit exception for a building to enclose or screen specified futures from view, allow increased roof height, and provide additional visual interest to the roof of the structure. item 11 approves a development agreement between the city and

the conservatory of music with various public benefits and for all three items to affirm, the ceqa determination and to make the appropriate findings. >> cool egg colleagues, same house same call? they are adopted unanimously. let's go to item 12. >> that's an ordinance to order the summary street vacation for panama street and interstate highway 280 in the ocean view neighborhood to convey the interest in the street sakes area to the owner and to accept an offer for a public sidewalk for city maintenance and liability and affirm the ceqa determination. >> last week, i requested this item be continued for a week so that i could meet with the planning department and dbw to

understand how this property had gone from being approved as single family home to having two unauthorized units and then having all of the tenants on the site be evicted. i'm speaking with representatives from the planning and dbw, dru includinge director. there will be more reliable oversight and we will be kept abreast of the results of the inspection that is to be done before a certificate of occupancy is issued for the rehab property. i am now comfortable that the regrettable situation that resulted in multiple displacements will not occur again. so we'll be supporting this legislation today. >> thank you, supervisor yee. can we take this item same house same call? it is adopted unanimously on the

first reading. >> item 13 is an ordinance to amend the administrative code to modify the process for the mayor to appear at the board of supervisors for a question-and-answer session. >> roll call vote. [ roll call ] >> there are 8 ayes and 3 nos. >> the ordinance passed. madam clerk, ready testimony 14 through 33 together. >> items 14 through 33 adopt

various amendments to the following unions and implement union access to new employees. item 14, number one. between the city and the service employees international union local 1021. item 15, amendment number 1 to the 2014 through '19 between the city and the san francisco district attorney's investigator's association. the service employees international union local 1021, staff and per diem nurses. item 17, attend number number one to the 2014 through 2019 muo between the teamsters. item 18, amendment number 1 between the city and transport workers union aflcio. local 200. item 19, amendment to the 2017

through 2021iou between the community of service employees international union. for item 20, amendment number one to the 2:15 through 2018mou between the city and the union of american physicians and dentists. item 21, amendment number one to the 2015 through 2018mou between the city and the union of american physicians and dentists. ion 17. item 22, amendment number 1 to the 2014 through 2019mou between the city and the san francisco city workers united, the painters. for item 23, amendment number one to the 2014 through 2019mor between the city and the international union of engineers local 39, for item 24, amendment number one to the 2014 through 2019mou between the city and the municipal association. for item 25, 2014 through 2019 between the city and the

operating engineers local union 3aflcio. 26, amendment number 2 to the 2014 through 2019mou between the city and the machinists union local 1414. the international association of machinists and aerospace workers machinists automotive trait district lodge 190. item 27, the amendment number 2 to the 2014 through 2019mou between the city and the municipal attorneys association. for item 28, amendment number 1 between the city and the laborers international union local 261. for item 29, amendment number one to the 2014 through 2019mou between the city and the united association of journey men and apprentices of the plumbing and pipe fitting industry local number 38. for item 30, amendment number 2 to the 2014 through '19mou between the city and the international federation of professional and technical

engineers local 21. for item 31, amendment number one to the 2016 through 2019mou between the city and the teamsters local 856. the supervising registered nurses. item 33, amendment number 1 to the 2014 through 2019mou between the city and the san francisco building inspectors association. >> roll call vote. >> items 14 through 33. [ roll call ]

>> there are 1 i -- 11 ayes. please call item 34 through 36 together. >> items 34 through 36 are three resolutions that receive and approve the annual reports. 34 for the yerba buena community district. for 35, the greater union square and 36 the annual report for castro upper market community benefit district submitted by the law of 1994. >> can we take those items same house, same call? they are adopted unanimously. call 37 and 38 together. >> they're ordinances that accept the irrelevant revokable

offer of public infrastructure facilities for item 37 for real property associated with 7th street and mission bay drive phase one and phase two, infrastructure improvements to declare city property and additional property as open public right-of-way and for item 38 to accept the public infrastructure acquisition facilities associated with the mission bay south, mare pose a street intersection infrastructure improvements and establish a right-of-way and to amend the ordinance 1061 entitled regulating the width of sidewalks to establish the official sidewalks widths on the above mentioned street. otherwise known as the mission bay south and to accept the mariposa street intersection public infrastructure for city maintenance and liability purposes subject to limitations and make the appropriate findings. >> can we take these items same

house same call? the items are adopted unanimously. let's go to 39. >> 39 is an ordinance to amend the business and tax regulations code to suspend temporarily the application of the business registration and fee requirements for transportation network drivers and taxi drivers. >> same house came call? it hases on the first reading. >> 40 is a resolution to accept a public sidewalk adjacent to the development project at 923 folsom street. adopt the public works order and make the appropriate findings. >> colleagues, can we take this item same house same call? without objection, the resolution is adopted. let's go to committee reports. >> item 40 45t 40 -- 45 was cond

at a reg meeting on thursday april 5th and forwarded as a committee report. resolution to adapt a fixed two year cycle for the following various city departments. the airport, child support services, and defining the terms and setting the deadline. >> can we take this item same house same call? it's adopted unanimously. we'll go to roll call for introductions. however, we do have three commendations at 2:30. i will interrupt roll call in order to move into the commendations. madam clerk, i'll turn it over to you at this time. >> thank you. supervisor cohen, thank you. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i have nothing to introduce. thank you. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor fewer. >> thank you very much.

colleagues, it is my pleasure to introduce a resolution today in support of the california schools and local communities funding act. this statewide ballot initiative to implement a split role reform of proposition 13 and finally make cooperations and large commercial property owners pay their fair share of property taxes. when it was on the ballot in 1978, it was sold as a way to protect homeowners, but it's actually corporations and large commercial property owners who benefit the most. chevron is pocketing hundreds of millions a year. disneyland is paying just 5 cents per square foot in property taxes. 8 times less than the average california homeowner pays. this has been made even worse after the latest tax give away to corporations by number 45 and republicans in congress. a few years ago, when i was on

the school board, both the school board and the board of supervisors unanimously passed a resolution in support of a split reform of prop 13 and the last month and a half, there have been over 300,000 signatures gathered for the california schools and local communities funding act and is expected to be on the 2020 ballot. this act would restore over $111 billion in annual revenue for our schools and local communities across california, just by making commercial property owners pay their fair share of property taxes. for san francisco, this would mean over $800 million per year. this is a common sense reform and the fairest possible way for us to generate the revenue we need to fully fund our schools and public services. california schools have gone from the top ten to the bottom ten in the country in per pupil funding, and we must reverse this trend. san francisco should be at the forefront of this movement.

to close the loophole in prop 13 and make corporations pay their fair share of property taxes. i hope you all will join me in supporting this resolution. thank you very much. >> thank you, supervisor fewer. supervisor kim. >> thank you. supervisor peskin. >> after a number of years negotiations with some south of market developers, the san francisco flower mart association and the city are introducing together with supervisor kim a resolution outlining the city's general desire to swap 2 parcels of land, one in the south of market and one the former printing press on marin street in order to secure an appropriate

temporary relocation site for the beloved san francisco flower mart in order to demonstrate the city's continued commitment to a beneficial arrangement for all of the parties involved, the resolution puts a clear stake in the ground this we want to move the relocation process along in parallel with the central planning effort that is underway. the resolution demonstrates the acknowledgment of our puc that conveying and exchanging the properties will give the puc more room for equipment storage and provide a home for more than 50 flower mart vendors that employs, hundreds of workers, artists, and is beloved treasure in san francisco. i also want to thank and acknowledge the mayor and his staff who are helping guide this process through the coming couple of months.

in addition, i am introducing the equity for impact transportation tax that i mentioned at the transportation authority commission meeting earlier today that would utilize our existing tax rate for a new category of business, private transportation companies, as bike share and other emerging industries like the e scooters that everybody is explainin como us about. it's good city and practice to make sure the laws keep up. we have to move as quickly aztec and make sure that they are clear and equitable rules that apply to this business sector. as such, this tax is a long overdue update to our tax structure which recognizes the emerging and evolving businesses of private transportation, whether it's fixed route businesses or multi billion dollar commercial carrier businesses like uber and lyft. while capitol hill shells out

federal tax cuts and funding streams for projects are drying up, local jurisdictions struggle to fund basic services and build out the necessary infrastructure to keep pace with growth here in the city. of course, we are all aware of the widening income gap and that further highlights the need to identify new revenue to mitigate the impacts of population growth and demands on our public infrastructure. this tax, according to the controller, will generate up to $35 million annually to fund city services and much needed capitol improvements. the city has been very generous and welcome private transportation companies with open arms in the effort to attract jobs and while we've been very successful at that, our tax laws have not kept pace and have not captured the value of the investments we've made in attracting these businesses. fundamentally, this is about equity. everybody has to pay their fair share and play by the same

rules, including billionaire corporations that have been flying under the tax radar. in rock -- recognition, they would -- it has over stayed its welcome. it's time to right the scales and return value to the hardworking people of the city and county of san francisco. would it tax less than 1% on private transportation companies. that's the same as exiting tiers utilized by the rest of large businesses here in san francisco. this is a corporate business tax, not a tax or fee on drivers or passengers. i ask for your support to put it before the voters on the november ballot. because this is not a regulatory scheme, we are still resolute in my desire to see the state finally and appropriately regulate transportation network

companies and private transportation services to ensure the safety of consumers and the general public. finally, as we've all been watching on tv this morning and bits and pieces between meetings, the united states judiciary committee has been questioning the founder and ceo of facebook since earlier this morning about the cambridge analytica scandal releasing information of 87 million facebook users. that data was exploited and weaponnized to undermine our democracy. he referred to facebook as an idealistic and optimistic company and platform. but that is a far cry from its original motto which was if you recall, move fast and break things. internal memos from 2016 discussed that the proceedings

today reveal admissions from facebook vice president that facebook's growth and connecting people warranted potential harm. so we connect people. that can be bad if they make it negative. maybe it costs a life by exposing someone to bullies. maybe someone dies in a terrorist attack. in the bay area, the capital of tech innovation, we are inundated with emerging technology and business models predicated on the collection and sale of our private data. this emerging technology clogs our streets, our sidewalks, our screens, and our attention spans. i think that for most residents of this city who not only use but are confronted by the use of emerging technology, the lived experience is that these companies are moving fast and breaking things. the city must do a better job of protecting its residents against fundamentally disrupting

technologies for profit. it is our job and our obligation as regulators and representatives to put a firewall around private entities that pose not only obvious dangers but also as in the case of cambridge an lit i ca -- analytica. as our federal government races to understand to what extent our information was misused, i am today requesting that our city attorney begin drafting a measure for this november's ballot that would prohibit the city and county of san francisco from contracting or doing business with any private entity that fails to adhere to the highest standards for data protection that traffics in or monetizes in any way the private information of consumers or that collects copies or stores the private personal information of its users for any purpose other than is absolutely necessary for

the provision of its services. we cannot sit by while private companies pursue an unrestrained profit mode with ruthless and reckless intent, whether it is e-scooters or jump bikes, anything that requires a permit from the city and county of san francisco that has a lease or a contract with the city should be subject to those provisions. the rest i will submit. >> thank you. madam president, i will refer the floor back to you and we'll return to introduction of new business at the appropriate time. >> thank you, so we have three commendations as i've stated previously. we will begin with supervisor stefani. >> thank you, madam president. many colleagues, last tuesday, i introduced a resolution to recognize our san francisco giants on their opening day at at&t park.

and we continue today to celebrate the giants 60th season in san francisco. i'm glad you're all here at the podium. since calling san francisco home 60 years ago, the giants have had 12 playoff appearances, 6 pennant wins, and three world series wins. we've had the pleasure of watching skilled managers like the first african-american manager in major league baseball, frank robinson, dusty baker, the three time world series champion, they have led many players. so many san franciscos are close to our a nounments and broadcasters since listening to the commentary for deck ates. we're fortunate to be joined by one of my personal favorites. you this for being -- thank you for beinger other. i would also like to acknowledge the incredible contributions the team and organization has made in our communities.

the giants organization has been a significant leader in protecting our environment. they have been recipients of recycling and sustainability awards, including california's highest environmental honor, the governor's environmental and economic leadership award. this season, also serves as the 25th anniversary of the giants partnership, working side by side to raise awareness for education, care, and services to end aids. the organization has also been the leader in professional sports supporting recruit and equality for the lgbtq community including being involved in the it gets better campaign. they filed a brief to the u.s. supreme court in 2015. the giants community fund supports junior giants baseball which serves 25,000 participants annually to develop character,

confidence, leadership, and team work in girls and boys in over 90 leagues. the giants have participated in national gun violence awareness day on june 2nd through their support on social media. the color of the national gun violence awareness day is orange. so it's nice to have the giants participate in your orange and black colors. i want to thank joey nevin for helping to make that help. in 2016, espn named them the sports humanitarian team of the year. i want to thank them for their incredible contributions to our city over the last 65 years. we look forward to so many morsel operations in the years to come and especially this year given it is an even year. we are proud at this time to offer you to comment. thank you. >> thank you. i like your glasses, by the way. gamer. i love coming to this building. it has a lot of unbelievable memories for all of us in this giants organization, standing

there in front of city hall during the parades. in this room especially because you can feel the history and the strength of the city of san francisco, and it's powerful. we are an organization that's been around 60 years in this city. it has been a great relationship and the support we receive from the city is something that amazes me, and i stand here today representing all the people that have worked in our organization, the folks in the front office that have directed and lead our organization and all of the players that have worn the uniform that says san francisco across their chest. it is a great honor for all of us to represent this city. we feel the weight and the responsibility of this city when we stand on those base lines that are introduced every year to start a new season. it allows us to say and say it

loudly, to anybody who'll listen, we are the giants. we are san francisco. we will always be san francisco. to the board of supervisors and to the mayor of san francisco, we say thank you for your recognition. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you all for being here and congratulations again and special shoutout to jack for your work with our styrofoam ban

and working with the ballpark to address those particular issues. it is no surprise that you all have been chosen as an environmental leader in a number of things that you've done at the stadium as well. so i just want to say thank you for working with my office and the city on that particular issue. congratulations again and thank you for your service. okay. with that, we have the next commendation for the day. it will be given by supervisor fewer. >> thank you very much president breed. it is my pleasure today to commend karen shane and karen, can you come on up? i've had the pleasure working closely with her as the member of the re-entry council. she has a long history of working on criminal justice issues, beginning in 1976 when she began visiting women prisoners in 1976 as a participant in a women's

prisoner project at the university of california santa cruz. she has provided legal services leading the organization and supervising an effort to provide counsel to survivors of intimate partner battery. she went on to the women's foundation of california where she developed and led the foundation's criminal justice and county policy work to change california's alliance on incarceration. beginning in 2014, karen joined the re-entry division of the san francisco probation department, and as re-entry apology planner, she was respond for the community corrections partnership. in her role, karen consistently worked to improve outcomes for justice involved people in san francisco and beyond. beyond the regular meetings, she convenessed, karen helped to implement san francisco's

reinvestment initiative resulting in documentation of racial disproportionallity in the criminal justice system and a call for action. she helped to achieve the gold of the re-entry counsel through active support of criminal justice reform bills including bill reform, silva saysments mitigation, expanded protections through ban the box, expungement relief and strengthening pretrial services. during her time with the city and county, karen received an award from the san francisco human rights commission and the end of trenches award from the senior offenders project. i've been impressed with her skill and her transition will be a loss to the re-entry counsel and her route to change the system and existing racial disparities. that says, the lawyers committee

for civil rights is definitely gaining an asset. karen, on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, i want to thank you for your strong moral compass to always do the right thing. for those who are most in need. your commitment to human and civil rights, your warm women coming and friendly smile and equally as warm perso personalid your generous personality that continues to give us and make us a more just society. i will miss working with you and i hope to work with you on future projects as i know you will continue doing your good works. thank you so much, karen. [ applause ] >> so thank you so much to you, supervisor fewer and the entire board, including president breed. i have really learned so much while i've been, would go for the -- working for the city of san francisco. it's difficult to make change in

city government. i've met so many people since i've been here in all of the city departments who are truly committed to making this city a great place to live and work for everyone. it's been a tremendous challenge, and i've watched real change makers work hard to make change work for everyone. but this is an uphill battle. as we watch out migration of african-americans continue in unprecedented numbers as we see children fewer and fewer children attending public schools in the city as we watch the number of our homeless neighbors increasing, as we see the number of people with serious mental health issues unable to find the help they need, we are in danger of losing the battle for this city. so while i'm deeply thankful for the kem endation -- commendation and feel represent for the people you represent, i'm also troubled. i started working here because i wanted to see what it was like to work from the inside, to work on needed changes from a different perspective. i'm proud of the work that we've

done together, particularly in deepening the discussion about racial disproportionallity in our criminal justice system. we need to move from understanding the problem to actually making solutions and implementing them. so the last time i was in this room to receive an award, it was from the human rights commission. i was excited to receive it, but it suddenly became an extremely humbling experience. many of my coawardis were killed by san francisco police officers. they refused their awards saying they didn't want an award. they wanted justice. san francisco is yet to provide that justice. with conversations about providing tasers to police officers and broadening the armed scope of our probation department, we're not moving towards real solutions, but opting for the appearance of safety while putting our most vulnerable residences in harm's

way. i moved here in 1972 seeking and finding greater diversity and inclusion. we seem to have lost our way. i look to all of you to help us get on a path that honors all of us. so thank you, i really am honored, and i have to be who i am. so thanks. [ applause ] >> thank you for your words and your service. we will have our last commendation for the day. it will be given by supervisor peskin. >> thank you, madam president. last but not least on the occasion of his last day of

being in his 80s, tomorrow is his 90s birthday, my friend ernie who has been part of the north beach and san francisco scene for many, many decades. loved by one and all in the neighborhood, his story is linked with the city and county of san francisco through journalism, through the jazz scene, where he partied with the likes of duke ellington and others. every aspect of ernie is north beat from his love of food and culture and understanding the intertwined communities of chinatown and north beach and expressing it so elegantly in three books, one of which will be launched tomorrow evening at original joe's