be reckoned with. >> i am desi, chair of economic development for soma filipinos. so that -- [ inaudible ] know that soma filipino exists, and it's also our economic platform, so we can start to build filipino businesses so we can start to build the cultural district. >> i studied the bok chase choy her achbl heritage, and i discovered this

awesome bok choy. working at i-market is amazing. you've got all these amazing people coming out here to share one culture. >> when i heard that there was a market with, like, a lot of filipino food, it was like oh, wow, that's the closest thing i've got to home, so, like, i'm going to try everything. >> fried rice, and wings, and three different cliefz sliders. i haven't tried the adobe yet, but just smelling it yet brings back home and a ton of memories. >> the binca is made out of different ingredients, including cheese. but here, we put a twist on it.

why not have nutella, rocky road, we have blue berry. we're not just limiting it to just the classic with salted egg and cheese. >> we try to cook food that you don't normally find from filipino food vendors, like the lichon, for example. it's something that it took years to come up with, to perfect, to get the skin just right, the flavor, and it's one of our most popular dishes, and people love it. this, it's kind of me trying to chase a dream that i had for a long time. when i got tired of the corporate world, i decided that i wanted to give it a try and see if people would actually

like our food. i think it's a wonderful opportunity for the filipino culture to shine. everybody keeps saying filipino food is the next big thing. i think it's already big, and to have all of us here together, it's just -- it just blows my mind sometimes that there's so many of us bringing -- bringing filipino food to the city finally. >> i'm alex, the owner of the lumpia company. the food that i create is basically the filipino-american experience. i wasn't a chef to start with, but i literally love lumpia, but my food is my favorite foods i like to eat, put into my favorite filipino foods, put together. it's not based off of recipes i learned from my mom.

maybe i learned the rolling technique from my mom, but the different things that i put in are just the different things that i like, and i like to think that i have good taste. well, the very first lumpia that i came out with that really build the lumpia -- it wasn't the poerk and shrimp shanghai, but my favorite thing after partying is that bakon cheese burger lumpia. there was a time in our generation where we didn't have our own place, our own feed to eat. before, i used to promote filipino gatherings to share the love.

now, i'm taking the most exciting filipino appetizer and sharing it with other filipinos. >> it can happen in the san francisco mint, it can happen in a park, it can happen in a street park, it can happen in a tech campus. it's basically where we bring the hardware, the culture, the operating system. >> so right now, i'm eating something that brings me back to every filipino party from my childhood. it's really cool to be part of the community and reconnect with the neighborhood. >> one of our largest challenges in creating this cultural district when we compare ourselves to chinatown, japantown or little saigon, there's little communities

there that act as place makers. when you enter into little philippines, you're like where are the businesses, and that's one of the challenges we're trying to solve. >> undercover love wouldn't be possible without the help of the mayor and all of our

community partnerships out there. it costs approximately $60,000 for every event. undiscovered is a great tool for the cultural district to bring awareness by bringing the best parts of our culture which is food, music, the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscans to see is the dynamics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people,

the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic maing money that we forgot about those that make our city and community unique. when people come to discover, i want them to rediscover the magic of what diversity and empathy can create. when you're positive and committed to using that energy >> [inaudible] i'm a illustrator by day and a [inaudible] composition

teacher. right now i'm practice by transscribing [inaudible] that is what i have been doing the past couple years, teaching myself. california college of the arts, illustration there has really great teachers. robert hunt, vance story taught me a lot. what i'm working on is a portfolio [inaudible] riding a donkey unicorn in the process. >> my name is dawn richardson and musician, drummer and drum teacher. i guess i would say i started my professional path quh i started playing in bands and teaching drum lesson when i was in college. they were definitely not that many women that would do what is doing. in 198 8 i graduated

from cal state los ang and studied mostly classical percussion and music education but at the same time i was in hollywood so played at night in rock bands so was doing two different things. >> the reason i'm [inaudible] the people. there is a extremely vibrant art community especially arounds the red poppy art house [inaudible] as a artist in the past 2 or 3 years there is a event called the [inaudible] every 3 months a free art music festival that i usually play at and just met so many people. >> i was teaching a little bit and doing odd jobs like waitressing and going at night and playing in bands and meeting a lot of people. i

chss in ban that had cool break jz get parts on tv shows or things like that. a friend of mine, we had mutual friends that got signed to a record deal in san francisco called 4 nonblaunds and i addition frd the bands and moved to the bay area. i think things are different now than 30 years ago, the world evolved a lot. it could be a challenge but have to know how to negotiate everything and sometimeatize is [inaudible] it was great to get to a point where i was just treated like another one of the people, a musician not a female musician and that is always what [inaudible] >> you don't hear stuff on the radio [inaudible] i need to write

music [inaudible] be more conscious in their decisions and somehow make that poetic so they will be convinced. i think i will do that. [singing in backgrounds] drawing and writing music since i was a really little kid and fortunate enough to have a good education in art and parentss who supported me. i hope my life will continue to allow me to do both. >> for me now having all male, female girls, boys students it shows the world has changed a lot and people areope toon open to a lot more than they were in the past. you can get a deep satisfaction from responding a lot of year practicing in one thing and becoming really good at something. sometimes i think that it is better to get lost. you have to practice

and become good at what you do, so if you have everything together then go out in the world and do what you do and then i think people weal accept that. >> hi. welcome to san francisco. stay safe and exploring how you can stay in your home safely after an earthquake. let's look at common earthquake myths. >> we are here at the urban center on mission street in san

francisco. we have 3 guest today. we have david constructional engineer and bill harvey. i want to talk about urban myths. what do you think about earthquakes, can you tell if they are coming in advance? >> he's sleeping during those earthquakes? >> have you noticed him take any special? >> no. he sleeps right through them. there is no truth that i'm aware of with harvey that dogs are aware of an impending earthquake. >> you hear the myth all the time. suppose the dog helps you get up, is it going to help you do something >> i hear they are aware of small vibrations. but yes, i read extensively that dogs

cannot realize earthquakes. >> today is a spectacular day in san francisco and sometimes people would say this is earthquake weather. is this earthquake weather? >> no. not that i have heard of. no such thing. >> there is no such thing. >> we are talking about the weather in a daily or weekly cycle. there is no relationship. i have heard it's hot or cold weather or rain. i'm not sure which is the myth. >> how about time of day? >> yes. it happens when it's least convenient. when it happens people say we were lucky and when they don't. it's terrible timing. it's never a good time for an earthquake. >> but we are going to have one.

>> how about the ground swallowing people into the ground? >> like the earth that collapsed? it's not like the tv shows. >> the earth does move and it bumps up and you get a ground fracture but it's not something that opens up and sucks you up into haddes. >> it's not going anywhere. we are going to have a lot of damage, but this myth that california is going to the ocean is not real. >> southern california is

moving north. it's coming up from the south to the north. >> you would have to invest the million year cycle, not weeks or years. maybe millions of years from now, part of los angeles will be in the bay area. >> for better or worse. >> yes. >> this is a tough question. >> those other ones weren't tough. >> this is a really easy challenge. are the smaller ones less stress? >> yes. the amount released in small earthquakes is that they are so small in you need many of those. >> i think would you probably have to have maybe hundreds of magnitude earthquakes of 4.7.

>> so small earthquakes are not making our lives better in the future? >> not anyway that you can count on. >> i have heard that buildings in san francisco are on rollers and isolated? >> it's not true. it's a conventional foundation like almost all the circumstances buildings in san francisco. >> the trans-america was built way before. it's a pretty conventional foundation design. >> i have heard about this thing called the triangle of life and up you are supposed to go to the edge of your bed to save yourself. is there anything of value to that ? >> yes, if you are in your room. you should drop, cover and hold onto something. if you are in school, same thing,

kitchen same thing. if you happen to be in your bed, and you rollover your bed, it's not a bad place to be. >> the reality is when we have a major earthquake the ground shaking so pronounced that you are not going to be able to get up and go anywhere. you are pretty much staying where you are when that earthquake hits. you are not going to be able to stand up and run with gravity. >> you want to get under the door frame but you are not moving to great distances. >> where can i buy a richter scale? >> mr. richter is selling it. we are going to put a plug in for cold hardware. they are not available. it's a rather complex. >> in fact we don't even use the richter scale anymore. we use a moment magnitude. the

richter scale was early technology. >> probably a myth that i hear most often is my building is just fine in the loma prieta earthquake so everything is fine. is that true ? >> loma prieta was different. the ground acceleration here was quite moderate and the duration was moderate. so anyone that believes they survived a big earthquake and their building has been tested is sadly mistaken. >> we are planning for the bigger earthquake closer to san francisco and a fault totally independent. >> much stronger than the loma prieta earthquake. >> so people who were here in '89 they should say 3 times as

strong and twice as long and that will give them more of an occasion of the earthquake we would have. 10 percent isn't really the threshold of damage. when you triple it you cross that line. it's much more damage in earthquake. >> i want to thank you, harvey, thanks pat for san francisco, 911, what's the emergency? >> san francisco 911, police, fire and medical. >> the tenderloin. suspect with a six inch knife. >> he was trying to get into his car and was hit by a car. >> san francisco 911 what's the exact location of your emergency? >> welcome to the san francisco department of emergency management. my name is shannon bond and i'm

the lead instructor for our dispatch add -- academy. i want to tell you about what we do here. >> this is san francisco 911. do you need police, fire or medical? >> san francisco police, dispatcher 82, how can i help you? >> you're helping people in their -- what may be their most vulnerable moment ever in life. so be able to provide them immediate help right then and there, it's really rewarding. >> our agency is a very combined agency. we answer emergency and non-emergency calls and we also do dispatching for fire, for medical and we also do dispatching for police. >> we staff multiple call taking positions. as well as positions for police and fire dispatch. >> we have a priority 221. >> i wanted to become a dispatcher so i could help people. i really like people. i enjoy talking to people. this is a way that i thought that i could be involved with

people every day. >> as a 911 dispatcher i am the first first responder. even though i never go on seen -- scene i'm the first one answering the phone call to calm the victim down and give them instruction. the information allows us to coordinate a response. police officers, firefighters, ambulances or any other agency. it is a great feeling when everyone gets to go home safely at the end of the day knowing that you've also saved a citizen's life. >> our department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. >> this is shift work. that means we work nights, weekends and holidays and can involve over time and sometimes that's mandatory. >> this is a high stress career so it's important to have a good balance between work and life. >> we have resources available like wellness and peer support groups. our dispatchers of the month are recognized for their outstanding

performance and unique and ever changing circumstances. >> i received an accommodation and then i received dispatcher of the month, which was really nice because i was just released from the phones. so for them to, you know, recognize me for that i appreciated it. i was surprised to even get it. at the end of the day i was just doing my job. >> a typical dispatch shift includes call taking and dispatching. it takes a large dedicated group of fifrst responders to make ths department run and in turn keep the city safe. >> when you work here you don't work alone, you work as part of a team. you may start off as initial phone call or contact but everyone around you participating in the whole process. >> i was born and raised in san francisco so it's really rewarding to me to be able to help the community and know that i have a part in -- you know, even if it's behind the scenes kind of helping the city flow and helping people out that live

here. >> the training program begins with our seven-week academy followed by on the job training. this means you're actually taking calls or dispatching responders. >> you can walk in with a high school diploma, you don't need to have a college degree. we will train you and we will teach you how to do this job. >> we just need you to come with an open mind that we can train you and make you a good dispatcher. >> if it's too dangerous to see and you think that you can get away and call us from somewhere safe. >> good. that's right. >> from the start of the academy to being released as a solo dispatcher can take nine months to a year. >> training is a little over a year and may change in time. the training is intense. very intense. >> what's the number one thing that kills people in this country? so we're going to assume that it's a heart attack, right? don't forget that. >> as a new hire we require you to be flexible.

you will be required to work all shifts that include midnights, some call graveyard, days and swings. >> you have to be willing to work at different times, work during the holidays, you have to work during the weekends, midnight, 6:00 in the morning, 3:00 in the afternoon. that's like the toughest part of this job. >> we need every person that's in here and when it comes down to it, we can come together and we make a really great team and do our best to keep the city flowing and safe. >> this is a big job and an honorable career. we appreciate your interest in joining our team. >> we hope you decide to join us here as the first first responders to the city and county of san francisco. for more information on the job and how to apply follow the

links below. >> i have been living in san francisco since 1957. i live in this area for 42 years. my name is shirley jackson, and i am a retirement teacher for san francisco unified school district, and i work with early childhood education and after school programs. i have light upstairs and down stairs. it's been remodelled and i like it. some of my floors upstairs was there from the time i built the place, so they were very

horrible and dark. but we've got lighting. the room seems lighter. they painted the place, they cemented my back yard, so i won't be worried about landscaping too much. we have central heating, and i like the new countertops they put in. up to date -- oh, and we have venetian blinds. we never had venetian blinds before, and it's just cozy for me. it meant a lot to me because i didn't drive, and i wanted to be in the area where i can do my shopping, go to work, take the kids to school. i like the way they introduced the move-in. i went to quite a bit of the meetings. they showed us blueprints of the materials that they were going to use in here, and they

gave us the opportunity to choose where we would like to stay while they was renovating. it means a lot. it's just that i've been here so long. most people that enjoyed their life would love to always retain that life and keep that lifestyle, so it was a peaceful neighborhood. the park was always peaceful, and -- i don't know. i just loved it. i wanted to be here, and i stayed.

>> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. good afternoon and welcome to the july 10, 2018, meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. thank you for being here today. madam clerk, can you please call the roll for attendance? [roll call]

>> clerk: madam president, you have a quorum. >> mayor-elect breed: thank you. ladies and gentlemen, please rise and put your right hand over your heart and pledge with me. [pledge of allegiance] >> mayor-elect breed: thank you. madam clerk, any communications? >> clerk: none to report. >> mayor-elect breed: colleagues, any changes to for the june 5, 2018 minutes? seeing none. without objection, june 5, 2018 minutes will be approved after public comment. madam clerk, please call the

consent agenda. >> clerk: items 1-11 on consent. considered to be routine. if a member objects, an item may be severed and considered separately. >> mayor-elect breed: all right. thank you. colleagues, any discussion on items 1-11? shall the ordinances be finally passed, please call the roll. [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> mayor-elect breed: all right. let good to the regular agenda to unfinished business. please call items 12 and 13 together.

>> clerk: items 12 and 13 being called together. we have two ordinances to adopt amendments for item 12 to hunters point shipyard redevelopment plan. and for item 13, amendment to bayview hunters point and affirm the ceqa determination and make the appropriate findings for both ordinances. >> mayor-elect breed: colleagues, i don't have any other words other than i hope you will join me in supporting items 12 and 13. madam clerk, can we take this -- colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? all right. we'll do that. ordinance finally passes unanimously. madam clerk, please call the next item. >> clerk: item 14 ordinance to amend the planning code to permit as a right public parking in glen park commercial transit and rh2 and affirm the ceqa determination and make the appropriate finings.

>> mayor-elect breed: can we take this same house, same call? ordinance finally passes. madam clerk, please call the next item. >> clerk: item 15 ordinance to amend the planning code to eliminate discretionary review meetings for projects that contain 100% affordable housing upon delegation of the planning commission to apply for planning department review for large projects in the downtown commercial districts and for certain minor operations for certain landmarks and in conservation districts and to streamline procedures including required newspaper notice in residential, commercial and mixed-use districts, affirm ceqa and make the appropriate findings. >> mayor-elect breed: colleagues, any discussion? supervisor peskin? no. okay. seeing there are no names on the roster, can we take this same

house, same call so? ordinance passes on first reading as amended. >> i'm sorry. that's what happens when you are in pain. i would like to make a motion to rescind that vote. >> mayor-elect breed: motion to rescind by supervisor peskin, seconded by supervisor breed. thank you. all right. mr. peskin. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, madam president. in reviewing the changes that we made at the 11th hour a couple of weeks ago as this item was moving to its first reading, my office and planning staff and oewd staff and city attorney recognized the need for a few cleanup amendments and amendments spoken to but did not make it into the amendment two weeks ago. before i suggest a few of the amendments from the latter category, i would like to turn it over to planning staff or -- to propose the cleanup amendments. >> thank you.

there are a number of cleanup items i can read them off line by line in the ordinance that we have. the first is on page 41. you have been given highlights of these changes. starting on line 8, this is the types of use that trigger notification. there were six use categories that were omitted in the paragraph. they're added back in on page 41. in addition, language is restored from 311 to specify when a change of use from restaurant to limited restaurant occurs, no notification is required. next change is on page 43. line 8. this is to clarify that all design guidelines are applicable rather than only the residential. so the language has changed.

this incorporates design guideline language from 312 and 311 in this one section. on page 44, line 7, similarly, these are rules about replacements of structures that are demolished. it strikes out the phrase "in any r district," to make sewer that it applies in all districts, and not just r districts. and the final piece of cleanup from our side is on page 45, line 12. the section 311 reads that we should send notification to authorized units. that's meant to be unauthorized. that's a typo we caught that's within there for some time. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. before moving those amendments, i would like to add the following, which, again, were addressed at the meeting two weeks ago and my understanding is that there's accord amongst all the parties that they should be included today. at page 43, line 22, restore the language that had been in

section 333 to include information and notice materials on tenant counseling services and residential units and from existing 311, 312, prior to authorization of removing any housing unit. page 45, lines 4 and 5, restore language to include business names on notice, when the business names are known, and my understanding is that this is a longstanding practice by the department. also on page 45, line 21, restore the verification of mailing to neighborhood groups that is in subsection 312. and at page 58, lines 18-21, restore the specific requirements in sub decks 317-h2 to include instructions about the permit and appeals process. i would like to thank deputy city attorney kate stacy for having to deal with us over the last number of weeks and i would like to move all of these

amendments. >> president cohen: colleagues, any other discussion on the amendments? seeing none, we can take this item as amended, same house, same call? seconded by supervisor tang. i appreciate that. thank you. as amended, same house, same call? all right. thank you. passes unanimously, ordinance passes on first read, as amended. madam clerk, let's turn to new committee business. can we call item 16? >> clerk: item 16 an ordinance to amend the park code to establish reservation rates for the courts at the golden gate park tennis center upon completion of renovation to authorize the general manager to set rates for services and items faced on certain factors and repeal rates for tennis lessons and affirm the ceqa determination. >> president cohen: thank you very much. any discussion, colleagues?

we can take this same house, same call? all right. ordinance passes unanimously on the first reading. thank you. madam clerk, please call the next item. >> clerk: item 17 resolution to affirm and approve the 2017-2018 dignity fund community needs assessment. >> president cohen: can we take this same house, same call? without objections, adopted unanimously. madam clerk, next item. >> clerk: item 18 a resolution to change south street between 3rd and terry a. francois to warriors way in recognition of the golden state warriors basketball team contribution to the area. >> president cohen: same house, same call? adopted unanimously. madam clerk, it's not quite 2:30 yet. let's go to committee reports. >> clerk: items 19 and 20 were

considered by land use and transportation committee at a regular meeting on monday, july 9, 2018. and were forwarded as committee reports. >> president cohen: seeing no names on the roster, can we take this same house, same call? >> clerk: apologies. i will read item 19. 19 and 20 together. two ordinances, item 19, amends planning code revising map sheets zn06 to rezone as 2719c, lot number 023 located at burnett avenue and burnett avenue north from public to residential, mixed district low density, rm1, rezoning burnett northbounded by ab 2745 and lot number 036 and ab27119c and lot

023 to rm-1. and summary street vacation portion burnett avenue north by 2719c and burnett avenue to specified conditions to affirm ceqa and adopt appropriate findings for both ordinances. >> president cohen: colleagues, can we take these items, same house, same call? without objection, ordinances passes on the first reading unanimously. madam clerk, can you call the next item? >> clerk: item 21 was considered by the rules committee at a special meting on monday, july 9, and forwarded as a committee report. it's a motion to either approve or reject the mayor's nomination for the appointment of joseph marshall to the police commission for a term ending april 30, 2022. madam president, this item has to be amended today before it can be voted on. >> president cohen: colleagues, that means we need to entertain conversation, but at some point, we'll have to entertain a motion

to approve or reject the nomination. i see supervisor fewer on the roster. >> supervisor fewer: thank you very much, president cohen. after watching the rules committee meeting yesterday i'm compelled to make a nomination to reject the nomination of joseph marshall to the police commission. >> president cohen: seconded by supervisor peskin. any other discussion, colleagues? all right. seeing none, madam clerk, that was a motion to amend and to reject the nomination and seconded by supervisor peskin. let's do roll call vote. >> clerk: on item 21 as amended, motion to amend the item, excuse me, as presented by the president, to reject the nomination to the police commission. [roll call]

>> clerk: there are 8 ayes and 3 nos with safai, stefani and read in the dissent. >> president cohen: thank you very much. the month eggs to -- the motion to amend the item has been approved. and that's -- and new we'll take a vote to reject the item. >> clerk: on item 21 as amended. [roll call]

>> clerk: there are 8 ayes and 3 nos with safai, stefani and breed in the dissent. >> president cohen: motion to reject the appointment to the police commission is approved. thank you. madam clerk, we're moving along, folks. how about roll call for introductions? >> clerk: you would be the first member to introduce new business. >> president cohen: thank you. i have one simple request, folks, that we close the board meeting out in the memory of aaron goldsmith. supervisor safai and i and supervisor tang might recall that aaron goldsmith lost his battle to cancer. it was a two-year battle for liver cancer. and he made his transition a few days ago. the services will be held this

thursday. if you are interested in receiving more information, i'm happy to provide it to you. madam clerk, the rest i submit. >> clerk: supervisor fewer? >> supervisor fewer: i'm sorry. i need to be rereferred. >> clerk: supervisor kim. submit. thank you. peskin? submit. ronen? >> supervisor ronen: i have two items today. the first, i will be introducing legislation to put an end to an egregious tactic that landlords are using to force out long-term tenants of single-family homes. one story gained national attention in 2015 when a tenant came home to find a notice that her rent was being quadrupled from $2,100 to $8,900. a similar story in 2018 issued to a family the sunset.

the high-profile case are not unique. i hear from tenant attorneys that the city has experienced 50 to 100 cases like this every single year. sometimes tenants fight, but with the san francisco rent ordinance silent on rent increases that hide intent to evict, more often tenants anticipate defeat, getting worn down, and leave. as my colleagues know, most san francisco renters are covered by rent control, but single-family homes and condos are exempted. it does not take away our right to regulate evictions. this means that for evictions, we have local control to set waiting periods for seniors, pep with disabilities, families with children and school workers and we require that landlords make relocation payments to displaced tenants. where the loophole comes into play is when a landlord decides

to circumvent the rules and use a raise of rent as rent control. we see landlords removing an in-law unit to claim it was single-family or giving a renter notice that they're planning to sell or move in. the stories i've heard are heartbreaking and infuriating. linda cutner, sunshine the clown, is fighting to stay in her home in mission terrace. after 13 years of tenancy, the landlord's children removed the fridge and stove from the in-law unit so they could claim it as single-family and doubled her rent. imagine being a senior and trying to fight that. the redzick family have been renting their home since 2010. after the original landlord lost the property to foreclosure, the new landlord -- not an individual but property investment llc -- made several

unsuccessful attempts to get the family to move before handing them a 65% increase. with an 8-year-old in school, the family is hard-pressed to fight. these are just a few examples, but the same situations repeat again and again throughout the city. i think most of us agree that co costa hawkins is preventing san francisco many being able toll regulate its own rental market. the repeal of costa hawkins is on the ballot in november. if it doesn't or until it does, we have to remain watch what is under our control. san francisco has eviction protections in place and they apply to all tenants covered in the san francisco rent ordinance, including single-family homes. the amendments that i'm introducing make it clear that using an excessive rent increase to circumvent the eviction protection laws is unlawful and

form of harassment. with renters terrified of losing their housing, we cannot afford to leave any gaps in our protection. most landlords follow the rules, but for those that don't, we're putting you on alert that san francisco is serious about enforcing our just cause eviction controls. i want to thank supervisor peskin for co-sponsoring this ordinance and to amy bynhart for working so hard to make it possible in our office. secondly, colleagues, i'm asking today to close out our meeting in the memory of jamie pool jr., young man whose life was thatting -- tragically cut short. he was the victim of gun violence and he was only 20 years old. jaime was devoted to his friends and family. he attended leonard flynn elementary. he went to everett middle school

and graduated from lincoln high school. by all accounts, he was devoted to his friends and family and had a smile to light up every room and warm your heart. ji his family described him as a kind young man with extraordinary character that stood up to bullies. he believed in helping others. when his young brother was being bullied, jaime stood up for him and asserted that you should stand up for what is right even if you stand alone. he will be deeply missed by those he left behind, his father, his mother, his sister, his stepmother, and his stepbrother. thank you, all, so much for being here today. you're in our hearts. i am immensely sadded by this tragic loss of your son, your brother, your friend. and i want to express my deepest condolences we should be inspired by jaime's

example and stand up to the face of violence of the rest i submit. >> president cohen: can we take this in memoriam on behalf of the board? thank you. condolences to the family. >> clerk: i will just articulate it's about 2:26 and i will cut away at 2:30 for the 2:30 commendations. supervisor safai? submit. safai sheehy? >> supervisor sheehy: in memorial for elaine carol lambright of legrange, indiana. she was the mother of-legislative aide. she was born december 7, 1949, in indiana, to iris and myriam

arlene dallas. they preceded her in death. living her life in legrange county, she was a small business owner. from 1999 to 2016, owned and operated nature's corner daycare. elaine was a homemaker that loved her cats, liked to garden and make crafts, interior design and a woman that always spoke her mind. the rest i submit. >> president cohen: can we take the in memoriam recognizing our fellow city family member, colton's mother's passing? without objection. thank you. >> clerk: thank you, madam president. supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: i would like to take this time and commend our fire department, police department, american red cross and first responders that responded to a three-alarm fire at 1333 columbus. it is the border of district 2

and 3. supervisor peskin and i were in contact late at night. i texted him at 1:11 and apologized for walking him up and he said i did not wake him up and we stayed in touch. it's a bar called the fiddler's green. the bartender got all patrons out of the first floor and then went through the units in the building success frill evacuating everyone. and i think he's a true hero for that. the fire department contained the difficult fire and to injuries to the public were reported. to the one firefighter that suffered a minor injury, we wish you a speedy recovery and thank you for our bravery. i want to thank departments for assistance in organizing services around the nine people displaced, five of them that were visiting san francisco on vacation. and i want to thank and recognize acting chief of the fire department mark gonzalez, assistant chief, brooke baker. san francisco fire department p.i.o. jonathan baxter.

the fire marshall and central station police force for their care in a difficult situation. i was extremely impressed with how our departments handled everything and i wanted to give thanks. thank you. >> president cohen: thank you. >> clerk: madam clerk, it's 2:29 and some change. the 2:30 commendations will begin at 2:30 and it should be turning to 2:30 momentarily. >> president cohen: i hesitate to interrupt a colleague, but i guess we can continue. >> clerk: supervisor tang? >> supervisor tang: i'm introducing legislation around single-use plastics, known as our straw ban. it's taken the world by storm and we are going to be hearing it in land use committee on

monday. ahead of that, we had some changes that we're submitting. the rest i will submit. >> clerk: thank you kindly. >> president cohen: it's 2:30. let's begin the recognition of commendations. first, supervisor ronen. we have two commendations, but supervisor ronen will offer two individuals for immigrant heritage month. the floor's yours. >> supervisor ronen: it's actually five individuals. and i wanted to call up angela fox, jessica castillo, victoria romero. are you here? do you want to come up here? thank you so much. i'm so delighted to present the former workers of la taqeuira

with these honors. despite their hard work, discovered their employer was undermining their basic rights as workers. according to the law, they were supposed to have access to paid sick days to care for their children, overtime and healthcare, and yet they were denied all of the rights. after two of the employees were wrongfully terminated in 2016, they began to collaborate with young workers united to fight against the economic injustices that affected them and their co-workers. young workers united is a multiracial, multilingual organization, dedicated to the the quality jobs. robbed of compensation and respect, they began to organize, educating themselves about their

own legal rights. these women fearlessly ignited valuable dialogues and unwavering advocacy with their employer about the basic workers rights they were deprived of. thanks to the women's determined spirit, compassion and leadership, la taqueria will increase their transparency. most of the workers are immigrant women and people of color in san francisco. you are champions of economic, racial, and gender equality. and the work that you have done is a testament to your strength and collective will to make the city a better place for everyone. thank you for fighting to ensure that all workers are treated with respect and dignity. we hope that you will continue to fight for worker justice in san francisco. congratulations. and thank you so much.

[applause] >> president cohen: thank you. congratulations. you will have an opportunity to speak. the floor's yours. >> gracias. [speaking foreign language] >> interpretor: thank you for your attention. this wouldn't have been possible without all of the community members. and now we're happy that l la taquiria will be an example to other businesses to follow the rules put by the state and by the government. [speaking foreign language]

>> interpretor: i believe that all employees deserve dignity and value and respect and i also believe that all employers and workers need to work together with dignity and respect towards each other. thank you. >> president cohen: thank you and congratulations. [speaking foreign language] >> interpretor: my name is jessica castillo and i want to thank everyone who is here for giving us this recognition. thank you. [applause]