working whether mee their addressing some of the issues that we have seen to date. at thatwouo be at a decision point of whether to terminate the program,ontin thegram discontinue prom, expand the program. we expect to learn lot f enforcement is part of prog and we want to make sure to the extent that we grant a permit and we have appropriate mechanisms in place whether is scootersor taking the perm we don't want to get there, but we need to be able to give the public assurance that in granting access that we are going to enforce the conditions of the permits that we established.

one of our great partners and enforcement in the public right-of-way and really in t management is san francisco public works and we worked with them in the permit program and application and will continue to ith w them as this plays out. i would like to pass the mic. to our director of public work. >> i am excited that we are putting a pilot permit program in place as many of you know when these scooters handed in our secretos in fran, we have been working really hard to try and make sure that at least they are following some kind or order d since they handed we hav had to pick up over 500 scooters on the streets that have been parked inappropriately, means not put in a safe place and created trip and falls or not

been parked in the right place, so this permit process that will be in place is one that will help the citynd ifese actually r streets in san francisco. starting june 4, we will then be picking up scooters anywhere because the good lines have been set forth as we have heard. we will pick them up and not an easily retrievable process. they will be held asvidence until this permit process is in place. work with us here in the city and most itantly we want to see if there is a place for them in san francisco so, this pilot will encourage the corporations to apply and go through the process and we will select the right people and see how it work. thank you. >> thank you ed and mohammed.

with that we will take questions and they will be dealt with appropriately by one of us up here. >> how will the s held accountable? >> under the law if someone is helping abet a public nuisance liable, so the scooter companies are responsible for conduct that they know is occurring once theve been put on notice. you lk a the c asend desist let t hav sent, we have put them on notice as to things that we would expect from them, so certainly they can behf people that they are encouraging to ride. >> fines? >> if i was to bring an action

against mass balance for pc nuisance certainly, but that i not what the nature of the enforcement action has been so underhe permit program but we alwayseserve if there is a public nuisance to bring an action sof nteed. i thik t what youeeen so fars t ity in cordnated way has been operating to try and any potential publicnceo far. in terms of a letter to cse and desist and the director of public works dedicated the resources needed to ensure that we minimize the possibility that there were scooter nuisances on the street and i think what you see from the three of us

collectively sing re in terms of resources already dediated ahe quickness with which the pilot program has been made available that the city is willing toedic de the ure need to make sure that we strike thatight balance between promotions transportation invasion and not sacsacrifiesing con sen conveni. >> will you address helmets in any w . there laws requires person using scooters to have a driver's license, we are a helmet and ride in the street. our permit s that they have

comply with state a local law. >> does it require they offer >> it does not. we are not being too prescriptive but telling them how to be client with the specific permit of what they are applor. f >> what steps are you going to take into account when deciding who gets these permits? >> we wbsolely be accounting for their past performance. it's not meant to be in a punitive way, but i thinkheir tort performance will be a good future performance and they ability to be client

with thexist stae and cal laws as well as potential rmits, so we diedo ttorhat t in and we willbsolutyo so. >> thecoor per are availale effective today and what is the soonest one might get one? >> the applications are available today so any scooter company will be able to go t atwe are establishing a deadline or june 7 for the submission so this is a fixed one year pilot program, se will likelyait until june 7 until we have collected any and all applications at which point we will endeavor to review them as quickly as possible. applications be working th companies to ge them

complete as soon as possible. the city attorney said we are hoping to issue permits by the end of june, so as soon as the end o juniv o experience with past permit programs it probably will take some ti to get completelicaons a mp rev b were ng ouneo have these permitted. asqulyftn get them out on the street will be up to them. >> look at how quickly this has been developing the fact that in less than a couple of that we have a program thas been designed by the mta and we are takin applications today and you have such a tight turn around i think is aeasure of the degree toh the collecve thi as impoant both in terms of fostering transportation invasion, but also protecting

the healtndyf onthe ans and i want to applaud the mta for how quickly they have designed this program and the emen assistance ts is wre you saw the city coming together to recognize that this is impornt for our city. one more question. >> how many -- [indiscernible] >> three. we have had heard rumorsore o wu have heard the three that are out there. >> will you be likely to not get a permit based on behavior so far? >i don'tnt t s for the msa director and we don't know who is going to apply yet. >> is there past behavior that

would preclude them fr getting a permit. >> i don't want to prejudice the application and review process h information about the three that we don't h about th the othersut we want this to be fair and we will give plication.f their >>he iy charging? >> yes, our intent is to recover our cost. the state law restricts us to cost recovery only a don't have permit fee. th is few different fees that apply including reserve we would require them to submit to address any others that the city has. this is designed to keep the city whole i terms of

expenditure. i sent out my cease and desist letter andune until as t the permits have been granted, they should not be operati onl rights of way or parking on public streets, that is correct. we have made it clear that as of june 4 they have to be off of city streets and i think thea director has made itit c behavior will be taken into account in terms of the application process, so i think it will behoove everybody to toay by having them fublic street it is on june 4 and in the event they are not t director will review that behavior and i will reserve the

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still have a quorum. >> commissioner mazzucco: thank you. please read the next lim. [anda item read] >> motion to not disclose. >> do i have a second? second. all in favor. and please call the next line item [agenda item read] >> commissioner mazzucco: and commissioners, as i stated earlier, i move to adjourn in nor of our forme julius turman, who passed earlier in may, may 13, 2018, at 52 ars of age. julius started his career in law in private practice. he was an assistant united states attorney in the district of new jersey hask f rms s an employment r in san francisco. as we learned as his memorial he was a men for many people in the lgbtq community, african

mentored mylawyers, and many law firms. he served on many commissions, and he was on this commission. he was an incredible human, an so i move to end teeting in his honor, and i hope send this to his fami b in michigan, and do ivea a seco >>second. ommi ioner mazzucco: ll in favor? >> commissioner hirsch: and i dthk ng that. >> commissioner mazzucco: we're adjourned.

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the world because that's what we're all about. ♪ ♪ >> in 201,755.7 million passengers traveled through san francisconternational airport. we have on average 150,000 people traveling through the airport every day. flying can be stressful so we ve introduced therapy dogs to make flying more enjoyable. the wag brigade is aartnerip between the airport and the san francisco therapy animal assistant program to bring therapy animals into the airport, into the terminals to make passenger travel more enjoyable. i amgen casarian and i work here at san francisco international airport. the idea for therapy dogs got

started the day after 9/11. an employee brought his therapy dog to work after 9/11 and he was able to see how his dog was able to relieve passenger's jitter. when we first launched the program back in 2013, our main goal was to destress our passengers however what we quickly found is that our animals were helping us find a way to connect with our pang. ther are l at of people traveling through the airport who are missing their pets and who are on their road a lot and can't have pets and we have come in contact with a lot of people recently who have lost pet. >> i love the wag brigad >> one of my favorite parts is

walking into the terminals and seeing everybody look up from their device, today everybody is interacting on their cell phone or laptop and we can walk into the terminal with a dog or a pig and people start to interact with each other again and it's on a different level. more of an emotional level. >> i just got off an 11.5 hour flight and nice to have this distraction in the middle of it. >> we look for wag brigade stssful situations. >> i like coming to airport it's a lot of fun and the people you talk to are generally people who are missing their dogs. >> they are required to compete a certification process. and they are also required to

complete a k9 good citizen test and we look for animals who have experienced working with other orgorganizations such as hospits d pediatric ann w want to be sure that the animals we are bringing into the airport are good with children and goiome our senior travelers. i think toby really likes meeting kids. that is his favorite thing. he likes to have them pet him and come up to him and h reay loves the kids. >> our w bride animals can be spotted wearing custom vets and they have custom patches. >> there is never a day that repeats itself and there is never and encounter that repeats itself. we get to do maximum good in a small stretch of time and i have met amazing people who have been

thrilled to have the interaction. >> the dogs are here seven days a week, we have 20 dogs and they each come for a two hour shift. >> there is a lot of stress when people have traveling so to from these animals around to ease the stress and help people relax a little bit. i think it's great. >> one of our dogs has special need and that is tstine.he wea . >> he has special shoes and a harness and we get it together in the parking lot and then we get on the air train. he loves it. little kids love him because he is a little lower to the ground so easy to reach and he has this big furry head they get to pet

and he loves that. >> he doesn't seem to mind at all. probably one of the happiest dogs in the world. >> many people are nervous when they travel but seeing the dogs is just a wonderful relief. >> what i absolutely love most about it is the look on people' faces, so whenever they are stressed and flying is stressful these days you get these wonderful smile. >> i am the mom of lilo the pig and she is san francisco's first therapy pig. >> lilo joined the wag brigade as our firs first pig. >>wag brigade invited us to join the program here and we have done it about a

year-and-a-half ago. our visits last 1.5 to 2 hours oesa lie le bit longer to get out of the terminal because we still get a lot of attention and a lot of people that want to interact with lilo. >> i feel honored to be part of the wag brigade. it's very special to meet so many people and make so many feel happy and people that work here. it's been a great experience for me and a great experience for to totoby. >> een anxtre ely successful program, so the next time you are here, stop by and say hi. - >> shop & dine in the 49

promotes local businesses and challenges resident to do their showing up and dining within the al square miles of san francisco sers within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so where will you shop & dine in the 49 san francisco owes must of the charm te unique characterization of each corridor has a distinction permanent our neighbors are the economic engine of the city. >> if we could a afford the lot by these we'll not to have the kind of store in the future the kids will eat from some restaurants chinatown has phobia one of the best the most unique neighborhood shopping areas of san francisco.

>> chinatown is one of the oldest chinatown state we need to be able allergies the people and that's the reason chinatown is showing me of the people will the traditional thepg. >> north beach is i know one of the last little italian community. >> one of the last neighborhood that hadn't changed a whole lot and san francisco community so strong and the sense of partnership with businesses as well and i just love north beach community old school italian comfort and love that is what italians are all about

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>> 5, 4, 3, 2 , 1. cut. >> we are here to celebrate the opening of this community garden. a place that used to look a lot darker and today is sun isshanit's beautiful and it's been completely redone and been a gathering place for this community. >> i have been waiting for this garden for 3 decades. that is not a joke. i live in an apartment building three floors up and i have potted plants and have dreamt the whole time i have lived there to have some ability to build this dirt. >> let me tell you handout you -- how to build a community garden. you start with a really good idea and add community support from echo

media and levis and take management and water sun and this is what we have. this is great. it's about environment and stewardship. it's also for the -- we implemented several practices in our successes of the site. that is made up of the pockets like wool but they are made of recycled plastic bottles. i don't know how they do it. >> there is acres and acres of parkland throughout golden gate park, but not necessarily through golden community garden. we have it right in the middle of

>> hi, i'm lawrence corn field. welcome to building san francisco. we have a special series, stay safe. we're looking at earthquake issues. and today we're going talking with a residential building owner about what residential building owners and tenants can and should do before earthquakes and after earthquakes. ♪ ♪ >> we're here this wonderful xhb on missiostreet in san francisco and i have with me today my good friend george. thanks for joining me, george. and george has for a long time owned residential property here in san francisco. and we want to talk aut apartment buildings and what the owner's responsibilities

might be and what they expect their tenants to do. and let's start by talking a little bit about what owners can do befe an earthquake and then maybe after an earthquake. >> well, the first thing, lawrence, ulbe to get together with your tenants and see if they have earthquake insurance or any renters insurance in place because that's going to be key to protecting them in the event of a quake. >> and renters insurance, there are two kinds of insurance. renters insurance coffers damage to goods and content and so forth. earthquarancia parateic get aft you get renters insurance through the california earthquake authority, very inexpensive. and it helps owners and it helps tenants because it gives relocaosts and it pays their rent. is is a huge impac building owners. >> it's huge, it really is. you know, a lot of owners don't realize that, you know, when there is an earthquake, their money flow is going to stop. mow e they going to pa

gages, how are they going to y their other bills, how are they going to live >> what else can property owners do in residential rental housing before an earthquake? >> well, the first thing you oupr to do is get y assessed. find out what the geology is at youre. get an expert in to look at . ruonstructural ofe structural losses, a lot times, aren't going to be that bad if you prepare. an ounce of prevention iworth a pound of cure. get in there and get your property assessed and figure it out. >> so, what is a nonstructural th might causes? se >> well, you know, pipes, for instance. willhip d dung earthquake. and if they're anchored in more numerous locations, that ipping't cwonse a breakage that will cause a flood. >> i've heard water damage is a major, major problem after earthquakes actually. >> it is. that's one of the big things. a lot of things falling over, ceilings collapsing.

but all of this can be prevented by an expert coming in and assessing where those problem areas and often the fixes are really, really cheap. >>doou call when you want to have that kind of assessment or evaluation done? >> the structural engineering gre association of er lifornia right in s francisco. they're a wealth of information and resources. >> what kinds of things might you encourage tenants to deget tenan renters insurance and rthquake insurance, what else do you think tenants should do? >> i think it's really important to know if they happen to be in the building where is the safest place for them to when the shaking starts. if they're out of hebuilding, whattheir continuity plan for connecting with family? they should give their emergency contact information to their resident manager so that the resident manager knows how to get in touch. and have emergency supplies on

hand. the tenants should be responsible to have their extra water and flashlights and bandages and know how to use a toilet when there's no sewage and water flows down. and the owners of the building should be proactive in that regard as well. >> gegethank you so much for joining us. that was really great. and thanks to spur for hosting us here ithis wonderful exhibit. and thank yfor us >> good afternoon, everyone. how you feeling? this is a really special day for us. it's our oppno acknowledge many of the amazing young people that we have here in san francisco, and we have been doing this now for eight years, and it was something that mayor lee started

[applause] >> and he appropriately calls it the mhe future scholarship award" because he always thought a lot about our get you all off a great t t start to make sure you get where you're headed. and our incredible mayor, mayor farr has bn helping to ad this work alongside us to ensure that you get to where you're headed. so we're rlly happy to have you here and your families. families are such a critical piece in making sure our young people get to where they need to go, and it's through our families that many of our young people have had the courage and th th encouragement to go onto college and university. so we're glad you're here, as

well. my name is hydro-mendoza. i'm the president of the board of education here in san francisco, and so i'm really delighted to be emceeing. sfor me pe th something because of the both st th i w on, really special, because you are all sfusd graduates or are in college and graduated from sfusd. so this is our eighth year, and in particular, we just want to thank all of our partners who ve bn involved with us. we draw from schol orships you've already received and through organizations that you selywith, and so w want to thank our schol orship partners, many of who are here with us, the black college track, filipino graduates of san francisco, frack t

teachers of san francisco, masonic foundation of san francisco, mission economic development agency, mission promise neighborhood, mission graduates, san francisco achievers, san francisco yout fund, san francisco ered university state project rebound, the association of chinese teachers,nd a26 valencia. these organizations reflect the love san francisco has for our youth, so we want to thank you for being a part of that. i also want to acknowledge gina frommer who is our sponsor from the san francisco education fund. she has always supported the work that we do with our young people and with ciples, teachers and paraeducators, and last, i want to thank pg&e for their generous support. andrea, you did this donation on behalf o mayor lee, and so it's really important for us to dohis in partnership with

you, so thank you, and thank pg&e for all you do for our city. these partnerships, as i said,