can't get along. and no s actualy telling each other the truth. and people airport really caring about the kids because the kids are what matter. no, they don't. yes, they do. no, they don't. yes, they do. no, they don't. take a look at my red nose and i want you to see something. i want to you sing a song with me. i want you to sing a song to someone very special, okay? her name is angela. happy birthday, angela. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you >> yeah! ♪ happy birthday dear angela ♪ happy birthday >> have a, have a, have a happy birthday. ♪ to you. >> maybe you can come over to my house later for some pecan pie,

maybe. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> you're famous, angela. happy birthday. tom gilberti. i mentioned eleanor roosevelt a while back about how it would be appropriate to put a statue of her out on civic center, the plaza there. and it turned out that if you want to understand exactly why it would be very, very appropriate, turn to ken burns, the roosevelts, episode 7. it was basically all about her. and what this one woman was able to do. the united nations still is probably our best ideal. america probably needs to join it. instead what we're doing, we're fighting it. just the other day, the united nations has started listing

where we -- the united states of america is in health and in poverty. the degradation of equal opportunity, levels approaching third world. and so it's at times like this i agree with the supervisor safai that our whole planning, our whole society is at risk. one of the problems i had with our late mayor was a lack of leadership, a void. the whole bay area needs to come together and develop a plan for what we need to do, coming here, looking out over the bay area. it was just brown. we are turning, by commuting, a sales force building, whatever, putting stresses on everything

that we are -- our qualities of life. we need to turn that around. we need to come home. bring our government home again. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> hi, my name is yolanda jones. i come before you today in response -- >> ms. jones, can you speak directly into the microphone and i'll start your time over? >> okay. perfect. i come today before you in response and concerns that i have as a result of most recently issued and executed city of san francisco vehicle contract. i have a more detailed letter outlining my concerns in greater detail. but for this purpose of public comment period today, i am summarizing my concerns very briefly.

please see the more complete written documentation for a more m local business owner. i represent auto detailing. after more than a decade of patronizing the same car wash vendor, a new bid for services was finally introduced. when i read the new bid requirements, it became clear that this would be a different process than what was previously done. however, my business is certainly located in t quadrant with sufficient resources to maintain profit for my business. i decided to respond to the bid and request. in securing and reviewing hundreds of documents and e-mails related to this bid through the freedom of

information act, i found a number of things peculiar. the things i discovered led me to believe members of the purchasing department including mark farley and members of the police department rick yik were working together to serve the goal of undermining and showing my business, boosting those vendors of personal choice. so i'm going to just go to the questions i have because i don't have very much time. let's see. what did farley -- >> you could submit those questions to us as well. thank you. thank you so much for your comments. the sergeant at arms will come get that piece of paper from you. next speaker, please. >> thank you, madam. and happy birthday.

good evening, president breed, ladies and gentlemen of the board. my name is winship hillyer, involuntary psychiatric o outpatient in the city for ten years without a court order, i might add. 45 years ago, the supreme court decided o'connor versus donaldson, this was a landmark decision. it basically took the decision of who to involuntarily detain due to mental illness out of the hands of psychiatrists. before that, it was basically whoever they wanted to, they could shove into a hospital where the person might stay for decades. and rot. as a result, there was massive deinstitutionalization. people were turned onto the streets and became homeless because institutionization harms people. because psychiatric treatment disable them, make them unable to compete in the workplace and the other marketplaces on which

our society runs. 15 years later, those psychiatrists i read to you about two meetings back said, well, we've got our own power grab. takve away from us the ability to send people into the hospital. we're just going to treat people as outpatients. and we're going to treat whoever we want! because as you know, it is highly -- ghs -- oh, god. i'm sorry. my mind is just not -- my memory is just not working. madam. >> thank you for your comments. and before the next speaker speaks, is there anyone else from the public who would like to address the board during general public comment? next saker, please. >> hi, i'm just basically going to attempt to show a video

through this process. it's district attorney gascon. i want to show how he treats the public, particularly a protester, bg ove protester using his car. >> lift it up just slightly.

>> thank you. >> thank you for your video and your comments. madam president. >> president breed: are there any other members of the public who would like to provide public comment at this time? seeing none, public comment is now closed. all right, madam clerk, let's go to items for adoption without reference to committee. >> items 62 through 64 are being considered for adoption. a single roll call vote may enact these items. otherwise an item may be severed and considered separately. >> president breed: okay. seeing no names on the roster,

colleagues, can we take these house, same call? without objection, those items are adopted unanimously. all right. let's go to our second committee as a whole. colleagues, we will now enter into the city of the hall to take nominations and elect a new board president. in order to focus on transitioning to the duties of mayor and ensure there's not a gap in office of board president, i have submitted my resignation to become effective at the end of today's meetings. giving the board an opportunity to elect a new board president today. madam clerk, please call items 53 through 55. >> thank you, madam president. item 53 is a public hearing before the board of supervisors convening as a committee as a whole on june 26th, today, to receive public comment on possible nominations for the office of board president in

anticipation of the vacancy that will occur at the end of today's meetin to fill the unexpired term ending january 28th, at 12:00 p.m. by london breed. item 54 is the nominations and item 55 is the tion f board president. if the president opened the committee as a whole, public comment, members of the public are able to address the board for up to two minutes on the nomination of any member of the board of supervisors to fill the anticipated vacancy. public speakers using interpretive assistance will be allowed twice the amount of time to testify. and if there are any members of the public in the hallway, please enter the chamber now so that you can be a part of this process. >> okay. this hearing is now open and we will take public comment. first speaker, please. >> good evening. my name is brandon harami, i'm an officer with the san

francisco, the local chapter of our revolution. and i really wanted to come up here to recommend a member of the board of supervisors who i think would be the best president of the board of supervisors which would be supervisor jane kim. jane kim has had a long history of passing bold legislation that affects the entire city, of having a bold vision for our city. i'm going to city college for free, which as a low-income californian, really, really resonates with me. my mom was a preschool worker. so prop c, the passa of prop c and thank you, supervisor, for that as well, was substantial to a lot of preschool workers as well. i know the current makeup of the board makes my request kind of shooting for the stars, but i really hope that you consider supervisor kim. if we are going to be looking at what the iogical makeup of the board is now. my recommendation from that ideological makeup would be supervisor cohen. supervisor cohen, thank you for your hard work on

accountability. i am very pleased with the recent budget work that was done. i think we have a long way to go before we're able to have a police force that we can have faith in, and your work has been great on that. so jane kim, that's my number one choice, but my second choice would be supervisor cohen. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. jordan davis. i'd just like to say that my number one choice for board president would also be jane kim. she has been a very prolific legislator, even while swimming upstream. and she would be fitting if she spent her final six months as such. hillary ronen and sandra fewer, you would also be good choices. cohen would be a good choice as well as she's done a lot of work around cannabis equity and making sure mod squad doesn't go too far. however, how difficult it is for me to say this out of fear of

retaliation, but i am extremely opposed to the nomination of h ahsha safai. his eventually lonely fight. i've twice been at the committee when supervisor ronen had legislation heard. and twice he asked a line of question that was designed to troll rather than clarify pieces of legislation. imagine being a sexual assault and harassment survivor in that room and having to hear all sorts of questioning designed to provoke and prolong an already emotional item. on a personal note, it's one thing that supervisor safai misgendered me during a hearing on historic trans rights led legislati legislation, but several times even at mayor elect breed's campaign kickoff, mr. safai has unwelcomely touched me, even

when i asked him to stuff. other women have told me things as well and i'll leave them to tell their stories when they feel comfortable. but i absolutely cannot trust someone who has serious boundary issues for any form of leadership position, especially when they talk about people being able to take on leadership roles. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i made manyemonstrations before you. in fact, i'm the only one to come through and show you how to take care of a billion-dollar problem in two minutes. my examples on twitter clearly stipulate that. but i must admit, when i came through here during women's month, i wanted to find out which one of your supervisors, which one of you supervisors, i would demonstrate and bring a lot of heat based on my considerations. and i shocked all of you when i talked about those rape kits

sitting at the hall of justice for 20 or 30 years. an of all of you supervisors, the only one that got up and stopped me and did a further set of hearings to take care of the problem was ronen. so i recommend her to be the president. a combination of my moves and my dmop stra demonstrations, that's the most hysterical chamber in city hall because i made my demonstrations in there. continual injury of rape can be applied and the statute of limitations cannot be applied to females. and as a result, within the same hearing in that same roosevelt room chamber, i also demonstrated that my demonstration should be incorporated on the grounds that mr. deangelo, who admitted rape and murder has been getting away with it for 40 years. and there should be no statute of limitations on rape.

and as a result, no more than a week and two days later, the legislators in sacramento saw that nodemonstration and got ri of the statute of limitations because of me and ronen. we did it. not you, not you, not you, not you. is that clear? is there anybody out there object to that? so i recommend her to be the president. and we'll get affordable housing, too. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> madam president, district 6 community planners, i nominate angela and/or gigi. [ laughter ] i would also nominate supervisor stefani because she has the seat that's closest to the public comment. it has actually been kind of a pleasant, more inclusive board since you've been president. i want to compliment you on that. whoever you pick, i will they

will continue that. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> so i'm going to quote from the republican national convention o 2016 when donald trump was nominated. and don king was speaking and introducing him. this is a direct quote. from don king. i told michael jackson, quote, i told michael jackson, if you're poor, you are a poor negro. i would have used the "n" word. that's what don king said. if you are rich, you're a rich negro. if you are intelligent, you are an intelligent negro. if you are a slide and dance nigger, i'm sorry, he apologized

for saying it, you are a dancing and sliding negro. you're going to be a negro until the day you die. so if this is offensive to you, i agree. it is offensive. so whoever is willing to remove that statute of abraham lincoln who returned two slaves to their masters. he late gated on behalf of the slave masters whose jokes were negro jokes and black-faced jokes. and yet he stands out there as a pillar of san francisco and the emancipation of slaves. so remove that statute if you're offended by my comments. because those were his favorite

jokes. he said the "n" word constantly. so think about it. elect somebody who actually will represent all of san francisco. thank you. >> i am offended by your comments and i acknowledge that you just made them. >> i offended by your comments and i acknowledge you made them. >> next speaker, please. >> tom gilberti. we have a billion opportunity with our next mayor. an authentic voice from part of san francisco that will deal with the police officers association, somebody that knows what it's like to live in the city a be kind of looked upon by the police. we can have a dialogue. i wish the person that's going to be elected to the board can

work with this mayor on changing that chat between our police and the people of our city. they need -- we need a new direction. i recommended supervisor kim working with our new mayor for the new jail and the crisis center as president of the board. that would help. whoever is going to turn to the board be president, i wish a certain maturity. like i said, an authentic voice. there's another statute that i've been thinking of. mario woods, with five offices pointing their gun at him while he's standing there, for mario woods as he's on the ground with the five guns pointing at him at the ground with the comment they

were fearful for their lives. if we put that statue somewhere, that would be a recognition of where we need to go from. a brilliant opportunity and this is your last public comment. so i have appreciated your time, and i'm hopeful that you appreciated mine, too. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> kevin ortiz, i'm an officer of the latino democratic club. i want to first off say that i'm really disappointed by those remarks. i find them reprehensible, and they're vile. and they shouleen h said here. i'm also more disappointed, the fact that this room is empty right now, and they didn't actually get the chance to hear that. on a lighter note, happy birthday, madam clerk. i want to say right now that i do believe in the ability to move things on the board.

even with the right people. all too often, personality pushes our politics. and we end up not having a way to actually get things done. and it slows up our legislative s.oc and it's disappointing because people at the end are the ones that end up getting hurt because of that. so that being said, i would like to make my nomination for malia cohen because of her work when it comes to police accountability, and we need more of that right now in the city. it's a really big issue that we're going through. and so, yeah. i just want to thank you all for your time. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> let me take my nose off and get through this for a second, all right? i would like the best human to be the next president of the board of supervisors. how about that? because i'm tired of this. i'm tired of this i don't think like the rest of other people. and you know, i'm going to make a personal recommendation based

on my heart. based on something that happened to me that i feel makes a good quality, and that's jane kim. i recommend jane kim to be the next board president because she stopped when she was really super busy when i was having a crisis right there in the embarcardero center at nighttime about 10:00. she stopped and listened to what i had to say. that's what matters to me. other human beings paying attention to what really matters to other humans. so let's not focus on what our skin looks like. let's focus on what our heart looks like. and my heart says jane kim for the board of supervisors president and jane kim for senate. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> i have to say this to all of you. if you don't know anything about

jane kim, you ask her residents. i am one of them. i recommended every one of you. she can be the best example for our city. jane kim, in my deep heart, i believe so. and -- >> thank you for your comments. are there any other members of the public who would like to address this item? please come to the podium. >> good afternoon. members of the board of supervisors. president breed, it's been an honor. i want to take a moment to say that publicly. having said that, we will be selecting a new board president. six months now? and it's really interesting, my choices are probably going to

surprise people. the first choice of someone i almost always disagree with because i always have conversations with, and that is jane kim. legislatively you put together types of legislation that has changed the face of san francisco, and i think you would serve in a great capacity. the other person is someone i alwaysisagr with, and she disagrees with me. but she has also changed the face of things that have happened in district 10. she has moved things forward in ways that -- in terms of police accountability. she's made sure things have moved in the district. and i don't say this enough to you, supervisor cohen, but i'm very proud of what you've done to serve our community. so those are my choices. no slight on anybody else. i have 45 seconds. i would sing but i can't sing.

i would talk all day. so thank you for your time. >> thank you for your comments. madam president, seeing no other -- >> happy birthday. >> thank you kindly. thank you. seeing no other members -- gentleman -- sir, would you like to make comments? okay. >> members of the board of supervisors, why are we standing here right now is because somebody resigned. somebody resigned. and why did she resign, first of all? she resigned because she wanted mayoral elections. last time i was here, the attention was done on her even though she was running for mayor. so today we can't make a decision without considering the person -- the person she can

commu communicate with the most. my recommendation would be the peon that she can communicate with the most. i've got a plate in front of me. i have to eat. and then you're talking about some dessert. let me eat first and then we'll go to the dessert. and i'd like to congratulate her. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. madam president. >> president breed: thank you. are there any other members of the public who would like to provide public comment at this time on this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. [ gavel ] and madam clerk, please read the process for the nominations for office of board president. and just so you know, colleagues, we will clear the board before i gavel down for the purposes of allowing members to put their name on the dais at

the same time. madam clerk. >> the roster, madam president? >> president breed: yeah, roster, thank you. >> thank you. the process for making nominations will include the following. once the president declare s nominations open, members will be called as their names appear on the roster. to state their nominations, a member may nominate and vote for themselves. a sec is welcome but not required. nominations -- nominees should state on the record if they accept the nomination, but it is not required. nominees may withdraw their name without a second at any time. nominees may stay in the chamber. members may nominate one person as there is only one seat to fill. however, if nominations are reopened, then members may withdraw and nominate another supervisor. at the completion of nominations, the president will close nominations. and the president will open up discussion on nominations at the appropriate time. >> okay. with that, we will now proceed with the making of nominations for the office of the president of the board to become effective

at the end of today'seeting for t te ending january 8th, 20 2019. i will call supervisors' name as i see them, but i will clear the roster and then gavel down, and then you can put your names on the roster. so with that, i'm clearing the roster. and i will gavel down. and call on the first person. [ roll call ]

>> it's around the iroquois nation's separations of government. i voiced these concerns in the newspaper. they are not concerns -- this is not disrespectful, but i think that we all need to take note. the iroquois nation ultimately, our federal state and local system of government, and those separations here between the

legislative and executive branch, is what makes the city and this country one of the greatest in the world. i am disappointed. i understand it is legal. i understand it is politics. but i am disappointed. i don't check for the record, think it's necessary that the president to be stepping down today. i don't think it's inclusive. i don't think it's democracy at its best. i want to put that on the record. it is legal, it is legitimate. it is politics. it is not the end of the world. but i think it kind of undermines separations between the legislative and executive branch. and i totally understand why, in the instance of the board of supervisors president, why an individual can vote for him or how self. because unlike in the case of the mare which we experienced on january 23rd, there is a pay raise involved, we were advised.

there is no conflict in voting for oneself. what i am taking issue with, is it seems a little inappropriate for the outgoing mayor elect to be voting for the chief of thiss legislative branch. and i mean no disrespect, supervisor breed. i wanted to say that. it is important it be said and recorded for posterity. having said that, i think all ten of us, and whoever the new incoming supervisor -- we have to watch what incoming, one from district eight and whoever comes from district five, we will, as we have in the past, continue to work together and do so with respect for the betterment of san francisco. >> thank you supervisor peskin for your comments. i too was disappointed in what had occurred in january, and in order to move our city forward,

it is important we move past the arguments and the petty politics for the purposes of doing the job necessary to make sure that we move our city forward. i think it's irresponsible to leave a gap in the presidency, especially after what had occurred with our mayor and what we experienced, which none of us anticipated. as you said, it is perfectly legal, despite the decision in january that was perfectly legal. we may not agree on how, and the results of the decisions, but ultimately i hope we can agree that the work of sam spence -- san francisco needs to get done and we need to move forward to. it is a very short time. so there will be an opportunity to elect another board president in january of 2019. thank you for your comments. >> thank you. i will make a nomination today, but i will not comment on this issue. but after superviso peskin made

his statement, i think it is extraordinary that we've never had a case in which the mayor elect does get to participate in the voting process for the head of another branch of government. that is what it is in today's vote. i want to take this opportunity to nominate a colleague of mine who i came in in the class of 2010. we have spent eight years, close to eight years working together. i really have to say it. we have both grown so much on this board. in fact, we really spent our doubt -- adult life serving on the board of supervisors together. we are the same age and we went through many of the challenges that occur when you join an elected office that can be, at many times, unpredictable, challenging, and rambunctious. sometimes a little mean but also

incredible. incredibly great. i have really enjoyed watching supervisor melia :-colon develop and grow as a public servant, and as an elected leader over the past eight years. it has my pleasure to serve with you and i'm so glad we came on board together as tw to what the young women of colour, that wanted to serve our communities, and i still remember the day that sharon hewitt introduced us. in 2,009 she said that -- she came up to me and she said you both need to support one another. and i remember sharon because of how persistent she was in insisting that communities of other art -- color are together. we cannot win when we are divided. we cannot win when we fight over scraps. we can only win when we are in

coalition with each other. i remember the class that she used to coteach with my former boss at chinatown community involvement centre, and the work that they so intentionally dead to bring our community together. i still hold those words dear to my heart today. it was an incredible loss for both of us and many of us were in this room when she passed away in january. she has proved yourself as chair of the budget committee over the last two years, and as many members of the public have noted, has been an incredible advocate in taking on one of the most difficult issues in this country today. which is how local police work and how we can ensure everyone feel safer when they see a police officer walking down the street. and what that actually means. i think that that is an ambitious goal, a challenging goal, but when you have truly taken on. many of us have shied away from it because it is a difficult issue. i want to appreciate how much you've studied this issue and what an advocate you have beco become. it has been incredible to watch

you at both committees and advocating on this issue, among with many others. i would like to nominate my colleague here today for the president of the board for the remaining six months of this term. >> k. supervisor kim has nominated supervisor cohen. >> thank you. i also wanted to just briefly mentioned that i do think it is a shame that today the duly elected incoming supervisor of district eight won't be able to participate in this vote for who will serve as a first president in his first six months of the term. i just want to note that, you know, this was a very close mayoral election. as i've congratulated president-elect breed on her absolutely fair when, i do think

that the city is one that is a very divided. i'm just really hoping that we are going to be able to work together in that cooperative spirit that you have definitely, that you want to work in that spirit, and so do i., moving forward. so that we can bring the city together and we can wk on these tough issues that we have to solve. that the city expects us to solve. i'm looking forward to that. i also wanted to talk a minute about supervisor cohen who i will be supporting as the next board president. supervisor cohen and i have a balk at times, and we've also been great allies at times. you are tough, she's tough, she's passionate, and she is professionally spontaneous. something we don't always get from political figures. and supervisor cohen has taken some righteous -- righteous stands on issues that are important to me. she has been a clear voice on

the need to protect immigrants and has fought against the weakening of local sanctuary city laws on several occasions before donald trump made it popular to do so. i want to note that. that is important. she was there with us a long time ago. when many people were not. i will always, always deeply appreciate that. she has been a strong and meaningful advocate for police reform, as we have heard from many of the public commenters today. she hasn't been afraid to stand up to the police officers association when they tried to bully her, and she has voted with the so-called progressives on more than one occasion to ensure a strong independent police commissions. that means a lot. supervisor cohen has also been a leader on ensuring equity goals are met in the emerging cannabis industry, and that is something i know means a lot to many of us on this board of supervisors. i believe that in this time of

great change in our city, not just great change in the mayor's office, but also on the board of supervisors, where we will have at least five new colleagues in a very short period of time, that as we are transitioning after a tough election season, and another tough one, in just a few months, that supervisor cohen will provide the ability that this body needs after quite a tumultuous time in the city. so it would be my great pleasure today to be supporting the nomination of supervisor cohen for the next board president s see. >> thank you. >> thank you. it is an honor to support a friend of mine that i have known for almost 15 years. someone that we started our political journey together on a campaign for mayor and here we are. congratulating our new mayor elect.

i think that this transition is appropriate. it is timely. we have an opportunity to bring this board together in a unanimous way. in a conciliatory way. i thank -- i think supervisor cohen has the lead on some important issues. i want to highlight two that are near and dear to my heart. the idea of taking on multiple multibillion-dollar industries, one being the beverage industry, one that has chosen to single out, consistently, communities of color in their marketing, in their design, in their ability to try and bring in new customers, i think that was a heroic effort. i really, really congratulate you on that and how important that is added to the lasting effects it will have. we are beginning to see that. we are beginning to see water stations put in. i can attest to my own child he was in kindergarten and second grade. seeing the entire culture of the way we view sugary beverages

change in front of my eyes. you are a big part of that. that will have a lasting effect on not just san francisco, but our entire state. secondly, another multibillion-dollar industry, the tobacco industry. it is another one that has singled out communities of color, particularly in the african-american community. through marketing, design, menthol cigarettes, flavoured tobacco, with all the things that we learned about. i was proud to cosponsor the legislation with you. truly, it was a learning process. we learned that if you don't become a cigarette smoker by the age of 18 or 19 or 20, you will never become a cigarette smoker. that is what this campaign and this fight was all about. and she led that. those are two things that show a lasting -- that will have a

lasting impact on san francisco, but also show the ability to lead and lead on important issues where others were not able to lead to, and to challenge multibillion-dollar industries. i'm proud today to support you as my friend, and as my colleague. >> thank you. >> thank you. this with the lot be the last time i get to say president reed. you know, supervisor cohen probably doesn't remember this. but i met her the first time -- this was in an elementary school. i don't know if you remember that. no, you don't. i was on the school board at the time. you know, when you choose to speak later, you begin to run out of things to say that other people haven't said already. i think all those issues that my colleagues have already pointed out, issues that you can lead

on, are very commendable. i certainly have senior leadership, and i've seen you grow, also, from the time this elementary school until now. i guess, one of the things that nobody has mentioned yet, i think you should get some credit for also, is the joint forces to support the seniors and passing the dignity fund. was at last year? or three years ago? in your leadership, i've been a really, really -- happy with your leadership being the budget chair. i've seen you -- what you learned from last year and applied it to lap -- this year. it has made such a difference in how you've grown and so forth. and i think part of why i will support, why i want to support you as i've seen the leadership

that you display. not only on the budget committee but also on certain issues, in particular, asking questions about what the police department is doing and not doing and what they should be doing. i think you constantly stand up to a very hard set of issues with the police department, and i think because you are at strength in that, hopefully in the next six months, we can continue to move forward. i'm happy to support you for president. >> thank you. >> thank you president to breed. i wasn't going to say anything, but it is so rare of an opportunity that we actually give praise to the people who serve on this board. i think public service is so difficult. it's one of the things i think

i've learned of being on this board that it is a very hard job. it is a job that youe home with you every night, and you really don't ever shake it off, even on vacation. i will say that i have really grown to respect the leadership of it supervisor cohen. i think that what i particularly like about her is that she has integrity. she has courage. it is so lacking in so many politicians and elected officials. she has a moral -- the moral courage to stand out. i think when you see someone be strong and courageous, it allows you also to look within yourself to fd your own courage to make the right decisions. and i think she should be recognized for these groundbreaking -- this groundbreaking legislation that she has authored. it is true about the soda facts

-- tax. the sugary beverage tax. she just bought the tobacco industry. she will serve us well as a board president and she will serve us well on the board of equalization next year. i really like the fact that if she is not that nice to me, i say to her, you know, that's not nice and she apologizes. but then i really appreciate that sometimes she is not so nice to those people that actually are really not nice to people too. i look at her and i say, yeah, you go girl. and then i just want to say, during that hearing on hunter's point shipyard, completely inspired by your courage, but also your ability to really nail them on what they have not done for your community, and i just have to say, that i think this next six months with you as our

board president, i hope to learn more from you. i hope to also serve you as a member of this board, and i wish you a lot of luck. i think that you will serve us all a very, very well, with a lot of integrity. a lot of courage. a lot of patience for how good we all can be. >> thank you. thank you. i hope you are not letting this get to your head to, now. [laughter] just kidding. all these kind words. i guess it is a preview for all of the great things we will say about you before november. you get a preview of it. i think i first met supervisor cohen when i was an intern and you are in the mayor's office. a lot has happened to the both of us in the last decade or so. you truly know your district really well and it's a really difficult district, with so many different issues and challenges that you have to work on, addressing, responding to, but

also being proactive about. i have also, like everyone else, seen you grow in this role. the chairwoman ship of the budget committee. as everyone has said, we love you speak your mind. you make us all laugh. thank you very much for your seng you in this boardard to presidency. >> thank you. >> i just want to add that when i was pregnant with my daughter, i was going through the emergency program and i got a call one night and she said hi, this is supervisor cohen and i'm your mentor. she was assigned to be my mentor she has been my mentor since. you know, to have three women on this board -- three emergency women on this board and seven women on this board, you are a fierce female leader that i look up to. i want to let you know that when i've been on the board, a very short time obviously, and i worked with you as a legislative aide. what i appreciate in you is the

fact that we have not always agreed, and when i reached out to you to learn from you, you have been so kind and gracious. i think that is so important. we don't always agree on things. it is really important that when we don't, we reach out to one another and try to learn from one another and do it in a gracious way. i thank you for doing that. i just want to thank you for all the work you've done to encourage other women to run for office. you are a leader in that regard, and again, thank you for being my mentor and for canoeing -- continuing to be so today. >> thank you. i just want to say that i am really excited to move to room 200 and have the ability to work with you as a leader of this board. we've been through a number of incredible battles together over the years and i can't believe we've been able to make it this far. the challenges with the

industries that you've stood up to, the challenges with issues in a very complicated community that's continuously neglected to kak how you have stood truong -- strong and tall in this chamber to defend the residents of district ten and putting them at the forefront of the decisions that you've been able to make, it has been incredible to watch. we have grown in these positions together, and your heart, i know, is not only for your district, it is for this city. i am grateful for your leadership on the budget and your leadership around cannabis, around police reform, fighting the tobacco industry, and the sugary beverage industry and all the other great things that people had talked about on this board. it shows you have lead by example and you will continue to be a leader here in working with your colleagues and working with me and other department heads to help us move a san francisco to beer place. i couldn't think of anyone better and more deserving to

serve in this capacity. i am so grateful and honoured for your leadership, your friendship and your support over the years. i'm looking forward to a day when aware -- when we are all doing a lot of great things for this city where we see and feel the difference. this is a testament today of just how well you have worked with your colleagues and how you will be a great board president to move us in the right direction. at this point, seeing no other names on the roster, i will ask, are there any other nominations? i will ask again, as required by angela garrick are there any other denominations? there being no further nominations, nominations are closed. colleagues, is there any discussion? and we will now proceed with the election for board president. madam clerk, please present the principles for this election. >> given that there is just one name in nomination, i think we

can dispense with the principles. >> thank you madam clerk. [laughter] angela breaking the rules. [laughter] all right, cleague army readare weready to vote? madam clerk, on the item, please call the role [roll call] >> when i call your name, and i will be calling it in a boat that we have taken today, you will mention the name in nomination you would like to see as our next board president. >> all right [roll call] [laughter]

madam president, there are 11 votes for supervisor cohen to be our next board president. >> congratulations to supervisor cohen, the next president of the board of supervisors. [applause] at this time, we would like to give you an opportunity to make remarks. >> ok. i have a couple remarks. i had thoughts organizedbut when i listen to you all speak, there's a few things i need to correct. [laughter] >> first of all i want to say thank you very much. it is such a tremendous honor for me to be elected unanimously. i know how difficult that it is for this body to make unanimous votes. i'm grateful for the kind words. kt, it did not go to my head, but it went to my heart.

i want to say to the members of the public out there that, you know, i've made a heck of a career being everyone's second choice. [laughter] everybody's second choice. [laughter] and this has been an amazing ride. i will say my last remarks for december. but i wanto stay a couple things. supervisor kim, i remember sharing -- she was sharing that when you we were put together other other times wheand there i would come home crying to shar sharon. and she said, it doesn't matter. she's your sister. that has truly been ingrained. it is true. when you think about it, we do rise above it. the sisterhood is absolutely strong, and you guys touched on it a bit. you are able to uplift people where they are. and help people along. i want you an acknowledge everye

who has been with me from the beginning. this has been a tremendous growth opportunity. i was 32 when i was elected and have beeingown a very public forum ever since. i really wanto also recognize my staff. my staff and interns from the past and in the present that have helped me get here. and of course, mom and dad. at home they are watching. and i will go back to my prepared remarks so i can keep it together. [laughter] ok. in the meantime i'm excited to work with all of you in this new role. i want to start with the clerk of the board. happy birthday. you've been tremendous help to me. not only in the budget but as a young elected trying to find her way in the world of politics in san francisco. and of course, our deputy city attorney who always provides

excellent counsel to me even though i sometimes need to take a second opinion. [laughter] it is never personal but it is always fun, i tell you. i want to also let the supervisors know that this is going to be a house that is going to always stand strong and fight for democracy and keep a san francisco first of mind. no matter who sits up there or who sits in the mayor's office. that is the charge of the oath we take the day we are sworn in. i am grateful that you have seen enough in me in my character to elect me to serve the last remainder of this year as board president. the past several months, seven to be specific, have been very difficult to get through. each of us have been in the leadership role in navigating our friends, our family, our constituents through the tumultuous choppy waters since

the passing of ed lee. thank you. thank you for your unwavering service and i look forward to standing shoulder to shoulder with everyone to do my part to continue to improve on the lives and the citizens of all of san francisco. thank you very much. [applause] >> all right. thank you very much. ok. well at the end of this meeting, i will no longer be president, but i am honored to have served in this capacity, and i am so grateful that supervisor cohen has uep to the plate and you are all going to be in good hands. i will be at the meeting next week for sure as well because i will still be on the board of supervisors until then.

>> week after next. >> the board is on recess, to have a wonderful 4th of july holiday, and we will see you all on july 10th. with a bat, madam clerk, please read the in memoriam. >> givehatthere are no in ntmoriam's cemented today, i o say thank you for your service to the department. we in the clerk's office have grown a lot working with you and we appreciate all of your service and we don't -- don't forget us when you go to the mayor's office. congratulations to you. >> i will still send you my time, angela kak with the bat, seeing no other things on the roster, madam clerk, are there any other items before us today? >> that concludes our business for today. >> we are adjourned.